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The age-herald., 1901-03-27
Relief Committee Formed.

The appointment Relief Judgment generous  least soy needed, especially any given Q
 Impossible appre. follows structures costing per. than goods leaving family absolutely pennyss Help should Q people.
 Ths will do their The disaster overwhelming great certainly their Let to
 
 days
  welcomed sorely dat qul gives promptly.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
DECORATIONS FOR EVERYBODY
From the London Mall.

rroH the LondOn Mall. There need be no more melodies in the world. Elevated by the possession of a noble foreign title. with breast scintillat- ing with medals and ribbons of every size and hue, Brown, Jones or Robinson may move in the highest society on a basis of equality. Here are some of the distinctions that are offered, with their cost:
 Marks Knights Cross Sun and Lion of Per Sia ,...,... .....................,... s, zoo Commanders Cross Sun and Lion of Persla ,... ................... 6, 900 Turkish Order of the Medjidie, 1000 lO ......,.,...,..........b ,U0J Commanders Order of Holy Sepul- Knights Order of Holy Sepulchre. .2.5o0 Titles of baron, count, etc., of certain European states are offered at anything from 1S,0OO to 100000 marks. It is also possible to become a noble of an Italian city for 1000 marks. Court appointments appear in the list, and honorary titles distinctions and diplomas in several ,ooun- tries are also offered for sale.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

must have a wrong impression of the country. Railroad men say that 1t will not be possible to get business of any volume under a distance of at least sixty miles. The dispatch says that the road is being rapidly constructed and is put ting out bonds at the rate of $15,0o0 per mile. We do net know, of course, how fast the bonds are being put out, but it seems to us that we published a dispatch from our Brunswick correspondent day or two ago, that they were not yet en- graVcd, The New York dispatch could hardly have emanated from an authorita- tive source.
 The points the News makes may have some truth behind them but any new enterprise in this section has as a rule a weak start, coming out strong later on. So it may be with the Brunswick and Birmingham Rail- road.
 At any rate the News should re- member that its own little spot on the long Atlantic coast is not the whole thing. There are others, and when one of the others proposes to build railroad that will be a great benefit to both Georgia and Alabama, why not encourage that particular port in its missionary work? Let Brunswick go ahead. Give it all the scope and opportunity it can find, for it is booming two States when 1t booms itself, and savannah will reap some of the resultant gain.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
Density of Population.

The census office is preparing a map in colors, showing the relative density of population in the different parts of the United States. All cities of 5000 population or over arc excluded, being shown merely by black spots. City population is excluded in order that ,-e density of population in the coun- try may not be misleading. The map is made on this plan. All districts that have less than two persons to a square mile are left white. Such dis tricts are considered uninhabited. Dis tricts that have from two to six per sons to the square mile are colored yellow; from six to eighteen persons, green; from eighteen to forty-five per sons, red; from forty-five to ninety persons, blue, and more than ninety persons to the square mile are colored drab.
 The drab spots are in the neighbor- hood of New York City, in eastern Pennsylvania, eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and the lower end of the Connecticut valley. There are small spots of drab in Ohio. But red is the prevailing color, unless indeed the white covers make square miles. Alabama Is colored red, having on an area of 51,756 square miles popula- tion of 1928, ,6s7, or 35.S persons to the square mile. Nearly all the South and central West is colored red.
 .his census shows that the far West is not increasing in population as fast as the industrial East, or the South All parts of the country are pretty well balanced in growth. and all will grow together when prosperity is as general and generous as it now is.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
Major and Mrs. Anderson Escape.

Major Frank Y Anderson accompanied by Mrs. Anderson. is a patient in St. Vincent's Hospital, where he will this morning undergo surgical operation, which the multitude of friends of the An dersons will rejoice to know will not be dangerous in its character or results; though the operation will be painful enough to keep Major Anderson in his private apartment for week or two. Anderson. and they have two of the most luxurious and beautiful of the private wards.
 On their way to the hospital Monday morning, Major Anderson and Mrs. An derson were caught in the tornado and had perilous experience, and an all most miraculous escape, They entered their carriage, which was immediately entirely closed, at their residence in Twenty street, and were driven hur- riedly in the direction of St. Vincent's s.. The carriage crossed the Twenty-first street bridge just as the tornado was be- ginning its work of desolation at Four teenth street, and the darkness appalled, the coachman. Major Anderson called to him to proceed with all speed, but as neither of the two occupants could see what was going on the coachman drove ! the horses furiously for block, and then lseeing the roofs of houses in the air and Appreciating the awful danger. he dashed ihto an alley and the tornado passed by.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
How the klno Spoke.

So you can boast of the great dis tlnction of having been spoken to by John Bright said my friend with his accus- toned sneering at things not Tory poli- tics. His remark annoyed me, and made no reply.
 You remind me of your fellow Hiber- nian who boasted that the King had spo- ken to him. my friend continued, sneer- ing, and l asked no question.
 ' That Irishman said proudly, Faith, your honor, the King spoke to me this mornin'."
 What did the King sayiP was asked.
 He axed me to git out O his way, your honor'
 T didn't seem to consider the story very funny"
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
HOW NEGRO IS PROGRESSING.
From Success.

From Success.
 Booker T. Washington says >that the colored graduates of Tuskegee, Ala, have raised over 25o bushels of sweet potatoes from an acre of ground in the same local- ity where the uneducated colored man raises less than 50 bushels to the acre. MT. Washington attributes the great diff ference in the crops to the knowledge of the chemistry of the soil which the edu- eated negro has acquired. He says that the white farmers in the neighborhood re- spect the colored graduates because of their superior knowledge and skill, and that they come to them for progressive ideas in regard to farming, building and all sorts of things. This seems to be pret- ty strong evidence that the kind of edu- cation given at Tuskegee comes nearer to solving the negro question than anything else that has been suggested.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
AMERICAN COAL.
Export Movement Has Been Checked
 On Account of Rates.

Washington, March 26.-The export movement in American coal has been checked, according to report from Con sul ThGchard at Havre, He answers many inquiries from coal dealers here by the statement that American steam coal is quoted at s5. s3 per ton. while Brit tsh coal ranges from s2.R to M.3s, the latter the very best quality of picked coal, There are also discounts on these English rates, and unless the American exporter can solve the problem of secur- ing cheap freight rates his coal, though delivered on board more cheaply than the British coal, cannot compete in Europe
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
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several men could be nonfi mated for Pres ident, and recognize that with these three departments in the hands of men who would use them politically it would be possible to so promote the candidacy of any one they might desire to have nomi- mated as to make his nomination practi- cally certain. But the President Is not so much concerned regarding his success or as he Is to make his administration a success. When the time comes to nomi- nate Presidential candidate, MT. Me- Kinley can have much to say, If he wishes, and might be able to control the nomination. Of course he will not be a candidate himself, but he may have preference. However, he is not likely to interfere in that direction, save to prevent the nomination of any one whom he may think undesirable
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
PRISCILLA IN LENT.
By Clinton Scollard,

By Clinton Scollard, Priscilla puts her pleasures by.
 ForGets each worldly lure; The heavenly azure of her eye k Grows downcast and demure, If I were asked to linn saint, Hers arc the features would paint. Her gowns are all of somber shade
 (How well she looks In grayD To charitya this winsome maid Devotes the Lenten day; And where she moves there breathes ar
 air
 Of joy that isNtself a prayer. Forsooth. what has she 70 repent,
 Unless. perchaIhe. 1t be That every twiligbt-tide In Lent
 She consecratesRto me? But this Is missionary work; Priscilla does not khun nor shirk! s
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphaels prophecies for this day, Wednesday, March 27, 1901:
 Favorable until nooni sell in the aft ernoon or evening"
 Heavy losses threaten thee in thy business, quarreling and law, this being thy birthday; thy health also will suffer. Those in employ will lose it. Thy birth day is very unfortunate one"
 "A child born on this day will be very unlucky all through life, and meet sor- row and misfortune at every step. If 0 female. she may disgrace herself"
 All of which is very cheerful reading to those whose birthday anniversary is this 27th of March, amongst whom is this Raphaels reporter who Is unable to change it as 1t is written!
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
No Huntsville Court in April.

United States Judge David D. Shelby telegraphed yesterday to United States District Attorney Willitm Vaughan that the term of the United States Court call ed to begin at Huntsville, April 1. Is post poned until the beginning of the fall term of the court in that ttown. District At torney Vaughan at once gave out the in- formation as telegraphed by Judge Shell by, as it is a matter of great interest to lawyers and witnesses
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Tornadoes, Past and Present.


 The causes of the formation of tor nadoes is still a matter of conjecture, but the weather bureau and other scientific opinion incline to the theory that they are the creation of layers of air of different temperatures, A layer of abnormally warm air at the surface, such as existed in this town on Mon day morning, rises, piercing higher up a layer of cool air, which it penetrates with a spiral motion, thus drawing the producing a whirl of air that reaches from the clouds to the earth, the smaller end being at the earth's sur face. The tendency of the air to get into a swirl can be observed in a dusty road before almost any storm. Those dust-laden swirls are miniature tor nadoes, formed exactly as the destruct- i've sort are that exert a pressure of 200 pounds to the square foot, and move at the rate of 2000 miles an hour.
 There are other theories as to the manner of their formation, but not one that is so satisfactory and req sonable as the one stated. It is at any rate known that the tornado is first formed to the northwest up in cloudland. It is never seen at first at the earths surface It is known, too, that clouds are rapidly drawn into the vortex as the funnel-shaped creation of the elements descends to- wards the earth.
 A low barometer to the southeast, A thus indicating at the earth's surface
 beavy, damp, warm air, in the early
 Fiag season when there are cold "currents aloft. are the needful condi- tions of a tornado. All those condi tions were present in Jones Valley on Monday-remarkab so, for every one complained of the warmth and humid ity-every one was perspiring- it is reasonable to presume that layer of cold air existed in the clouds. The | warm air of Jones Valley shot up to the clouds, whirling as 1t rose, as air will do, and the result was the tornado | that wrought death and destruction in an unoffending valley. A similar tornado struck Louisville in the spring | of 1890, killing 125 persons, and de- stroying property to the value of S4,- 000,000. Another tornado in 1896 l ploughed through St. Louis, killing $50 people and leveling brick buildings and other property to the value of $12,- 100000, and coming out of the struggle stronger than it went in, as it's strength at East St. Louis showed. Nothing can stay these whirling storms. Nothing can be built that is proof against them Their aver age number remains stationary. Some years are worse, however, than others. The year 1884 was very prolific in tor nadoes in the South, no less than sixty visiting this section, killing over 900 persons and wounding 5000 more.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
"LizzIe's Boy"

Amongst the first victims of the storm to be hurried to St. Vincent's was a little negro boy about two years old His right hand was badly crushed, and his clothing being torn from him he was In a pitiable condition. Being dragged from under a great mass of debris by willing hands of mercy, none could tell who he was, none asked until the wretched little fellow was made as comfortable as possible. Then the Sisters of Charity, being anxious to relieve the childs mother if she still lived, tried to ascertain from him his own name.
 "Lizzie's boy" was all he said, and he kept crying that unknown name
 'Lizzie's boy!'
 Late yesterday afternoon Lizzie" came to the hospital looking for her child She proved to be a charity patient who had left the negro ward of the hospital week before.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

The Kaiser wants less criticism of the crown, forgetting that just criti- cism is valuable and unjust criticism harmless.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

Col. Robert r. McDavid, Secretary of State, is in Birmingham.
 Rev. c. A. Stakely, Baptist preacher of Montgomery was in Birmingham yes, terday.
 Former Representative W. c. Davis of Walker County Is in town.
 George W. Ely of the far-famed Sunset Route to the Pacific, one of the most successful and popular railroad men of the South, is in Birmingham
 Postmaster Charles W. Buckley of Montgomery was in Birmingham yester- day.
 J. K. Dixon of Talladega spent yester- day in town.
 pr. Eugene A. Smith, State Geologist Of Alabama, is in Birmingham.
 C. l.. Nolberg and Milton Saul of the At lanta News were in Birmingham yester- day.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

Ex-Senators out of a job become ex- pansion commissioners without accu- mulating, however, any work to do be- yond drawing their salaries.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

The ballot box is the only means of rectification left, and the constitu- tional convention should make it pure.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

Only men who can carry their own State need apply for the Democratic nomination for President in 1904
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

Congressman Hiil of Iowa has gone to the Philippines, where he will join business with politics la Mark Hanna.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

The bosses go down one by one, and no one mourns their departure. Tom Platt is the latest one to go.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

The Czar sleeps in what is practi- cally fire-box of huge boiler. Such a life at the top in a despotic govern ment.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
SURE OF THIS DISTINCTION.

From the Atlanta Journal,
 Perhaps no one will attempt to deny that Grover Cleveland is the greatesS liv- ing eX-President. - -ts.s.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

Hetty Green is buying property in Arkansas, thus proving that there is hope in the most backward of States.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

St. Petersburg papers do not criti- cize the Czar, but there are St. Peters burghers who are ready to slay him, The more criticism the less blood.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

Frank Platt, the son of his father thinks Odelps other name is Ingfati- tude1
The age-herald., 1901-03-27


 Grover Cleveland has no confidence in obituary notices, and he proposes to serve as an ex-President as long as possible.
 l It is Governor Odell, the boss, in stead of Governor Odell. the bossed. The shoe is on the other foot. Russell Sage does not need to be vaccinated against the Carnegie dis case. He Is immune,
 The Czar's government is so strong that the Czar himself has to sleep in boiler
 Millionaire Gilman broke the record in the number of daughters by adop- tion.
 Odell begins to loom up as a rival of Presidential Car6idnto Roosevelt.
 The CZar's bo.4LI.o .oul ,9 confes- sion that autooracy Is q failure.
 There is now suspicion that Pat Grove has been hidnaped.
 The Czar has home matters to at tend to in bombproof.
 Liberty has to be shot into existence in Russia.
 The Czar has joined the steel-trust.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

Russell Sage does not need to be vaccinated against the Carnegie dis ease. He Is immune,
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

The Czar's government is so strong that the Czar himself has to sleep in a boiler.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

There is now a suspicion that Pat Grove has been Aidnaped.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

It is Governor Odell, the boss,9 in stead of Governor Odell, the bossed. The shoe is on the other foot.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

Millionaire Gilman broke the record in the number of daughters by adop- tion.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

Odell begins to loom up as a rival of Presidential Can5idnto Roosevelt.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

The CZar's bo..hb. ou1 confes- sion that autoeracy Is q failure.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
POLITICALfGOSSIP OF
 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
BY ALBERT HALSTEAp,

Washington, March 6.--(Special)-Prac- ticaflly all the appointments to staff posi- tions in the regular army under the new arnnv hill haua hnnr. nrrnnd ,,nn-, ,ri, a.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

The Czar has home matters to at tend to in a bombproof.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

NN uB OOU upOII. IIU a f ps made by the war " athe Presidents 8 that the an-
 btments will be
 rtly thereafter
 nation for lieu Dl be made. The ,3de to diskrihpte thaSe
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
About Persons.

Col Robert P. McDavid, Secretary of State, is in Birmingham.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27

Liberty has to be shot into existence in Russia.
The age-herald., 1901-03-27
PoeiEDONOSTzEFF.

The czar has joined the steel-trust.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-08-08
MANY PENNIlESS.
Disappointed HomeSeek-
erS in a PitiabIe Con-
dition.

FL Reno, Ok, Aug. 2.-The
drawing, so far as the public is
concerned, and so far as prospec-
tive homesteadcrS are concerned,
is over.
There are 1900 happy people
that drew claims. There are $50. 70
600 who failed. Most of them are
only slightly disappointed, but to
10000 OF 10000 the disappoint-
ment is almost as bad as death.
Fully that number of people
have, during the past year, gath
cred upon the borders of the
promised land" They We're
renters from Iowa, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, Kansas, Texas
and other States. They had wait
ed for years for the opening of the
country and they wanted to be up
on the border in time for the run,
which they had no reason to don bit
would follow the opening procla-
nation. For months they have
lived on half ratiOns, boarding
their few dollars with misery care
III order to be able to make some
improvement upon their ella inns.
Today, in FL Reno, some of
those men wcpt like children.
They had Stakcd their last dollar
on the national game of draw and
lost. They are here with their
families pcnniIess. Their condi-
ton is pitiable. The claims which
they needed so badly were drawn
principally by others who could
have lived and prospercd without
them, There will be awful suffer
ing among the poor campers who
failed to draw claims.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-08-08
MANY LOVERS.
One Wants Her to School
Him in Agriculture.

Wichita, Kan, July 81. Miss
Matte Beals continues to receive
proposals of marriage. Today's
mail brought thirty-eight letters
from men anxious to marry the
girl who got second choice in the
Lawton lottery and, after being
perused by her mother, they were
forwarded to the young lady ut
Arkansas City. a feature is the
fact that eleven of the letters were
from members of a Chicago lodge
OF Elks, and among them were Il
number of photographs. One Of
the Chicago admirers, signing
himself F. ID. Duggan, care of the
general delivery, Chicago, said
that he had no experience as Il
farmer, but would gladly go to
some school of agriculture, if she
would consent to marry him and
pay his way.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-08-08
FEEDING TREES.
Drought Taught Farmers
Various Tricks.

Repeated from the Columbia
Statesman:
Feeding cattle on trees is one
means of combating drouth, and il
has been successfully employed 10y
several Boone county farmers this
summer.
When the corn failed, the pas.
lures dried up and other feed gave
out, Il. +. Crews, who had 81 eat.
tie on his farm southwest of Co.
lumbia, decided to give them a
new diet, instead of selling them
at loss. Each morning he went
into his pasture and fclled two or
three large elm trees, on the leaves
and branches of which his cattle
might browse. They thrivcd on
this for several weeks and now
Uncle Dick finds he was wiser
than many of his ncighbors. Geo.
Grant, who lives in the same part
of the country, had Il fine lot of
willow trees along the dry creek
on his farm. These he cut and
carried his cattle and other stock
thru the drouth with them. These
gentlemen find trees are cheaper
than $3 corn, and they will realize
ii good price for their cattle later.
The drought has taught our farm
ers good many tricks that will he
of use in the future.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-08-08
AUDRAlN FARMERS.
We're Victims of a Confi-
denCe Man.

The following dispatch was pub
lished i'll the Kansas City World
last week:
Three farmers from Mexico
were victims of a confidence man
here last night. One farmer Civ
ing his name as J. n. Kingon.
called at the police station and
left $l7 in the keeping of Sergeant
Burgard and the others reported
to the police this morning that
they had been robbed. The con
man told them that he would get
them jobs and pay two weeks
board at the Shannon house for
them for nothing. Thinking he
was good fellow the farmers let
him have the use of their money
and he disappeared"