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good brain. He thinks straight and acts the same. Therefore he may be relied upon to make a good and strong Cover nor.
 And John Knox, the president of the constitutional convention. He is work ing well and wisely The convention re- fused to follow him Thursday when he would have had the Governors salary made s5O0O a year instead of 5000. But Knox was right. Every intelligent man of boldness In the state believes with him, but unfortunately there are dema- gogues in the convention as elsewhere, and to a majority of them $3OOO year is a whale of an income
 Knox is making a record which will perhaps, land him in the United States Senate when Morgan and Pettus shall have passed over the great divide.
 The Board of Aldermen has approved of the new concern which has amalga- mated the street car system, the electric light plant, and the gas company.
 Yet President Jemison of the new con cern has not stated emphatically when we are to have dollar gas or universal transfers. President Jemison is progress sive citizen, but a word right now from him would satisfy many who are olt disappointed fearing the power Of the great consolidated corporation. MT. Jemi- son should take the public into his con- fidence at once The public has given the great companies all their rights and franchises and the public therefore should be accorded it's full rights-street car transfers and dollar gas. The owners or the new company have promised these. They should now give the dates before being granted further privileges
 Chairman Bacon of the Tennessee Com ,onv has yielded a heavy and sharp axe in his few months of power. Heads nave fallen here, there and everywhere, until the Tennessee Company. as far as its personnel is concerned, is practically new industry to the Birmingham district.
 MT Bacon is determined to operate the great company according to his own views To do this he is eliminating much of the timbers which have had years of seasoning and service and substituting new 1.-two by fours'' and other sizes which he has tried elsewhere. Bacon has ideas and he wants them carried out by his
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any school law of any State, for 1t does not exist in any of them, but he found 1t in an article relating to bridges, wharYes. 1eVees, and sewers, as well as additional support to public schools. AS ample provision had been made in the public education chapter of the constitution for the public schools-in- heritance tax, poll tax, school fund, State tax and county or parish tax this odd and deeply-buried article dis inferred from all American law by the honorable o4airman of the taxation committee, is of no value or utility to the schools of Louisiana.
 And yet the esteemed chairman has made it the basis, the precedent, of his provision of county taxation for school purposesi Louisiana did nothing of this sort, but MT. Browne had to have precedent, and his astonishing re- search discovered it in an artic.s more devoted to sewers than to schools.
 But, gentlemen of the convention, shall the school system of this great < tate be dwarfed for half century in order to meet the sewer precedent that Chairman Browne unearthed in the Louisiana constitution? Shall that sys- tenn be dwarfed when you as members of the Democratic party stand pledged to make it better and still better as the years go on? Should you not the rather render the system flexible and equal in possibilities to those of sur rounding States, by giving the people of community liberty of action, home rule, self-government and room for growth, in school matters? Encourage the people to educate the barefoot boys and girls of the State in the three R's. Forget the Brownes of the State and think of the future of State that nature has endowed beyond any other in the glorious Southern country. Make constitution that can be borne long and easily.
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THE MURMUR OF THE WORLD.
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another better in June, from the young just beginning to toddle along lifes way to the children of larger growth, betwixt toddling tot and toddling grand sire and crooning grandam rocking baby to sleep.
 The warmth of the blessed days fills to fuller measure the we'll of human love and kindness and charity, and the draughts we drink from that fountain of the spirits refreshment are loye-potions that thrill us with a new sense of hu- manitys wide sweep of comradery and inter-dependence; that draw us nearer to one another and blind us to mortal imperfections, the while enhancing and Illuminating all the virtues of every one who comes within tbe tender touch of our hands, or glad hail of tongues which for the once syllable no words that are not loving.
 Children seek one another with more fervor for the frolic. whilst old age suns itself in the light of Are-awakened affec- ton and newborn desire for comrade- ship along the sunset way toward the Light that leads us on and brightly beats
 
 man striving and human hopes.
 Mated men and women rejoice more in these days of abundant life and light; and in these glorious twilights they are drawn closer In spirit of perfect commu- nion as they babble like young lovers of the glad gloamings of other Junetimes, when love won each for the other and there was wilder joy than in any other hour that may come to any one upon the earth.
 The songs in their hearts are softer, the prattle of their children sweeter, the charity of their souls broader.
 And the lovers, swinging upon the most beautiful of all the gates, lowered or f1owerless, across the path of life are happier because it is
 June and the gods and Graces
 Dwelling with mortals awhile!
 Their hearts are wildly beating as they never beat before, and there is beauty, goodness, happiness in everything. The warm bosom of mother earth, seeming to throb in it's love for us all, has heated their hearts into joy exultant, and wrapped in the divine folds of their own love they saunter along the daffodil way where the bursting melody of their hearts Is caught and sung by birds and murmuring streams laughing in the light that is not of land or sea. the light of lovers eyes.
 These lovers are figures in the drama and romance of life. most beautiful and most enticing of all to see, and to view their presence is lesson in human joy of entrancings Sweetness and of all-sur- passing force and vitality.
 And so we make onward in the June- time, my beloved.
 All-haii to June, with It's unsurpassa- ble glortes, and with its numberless multitude of comrades and lovers, nov ing along in the golden journey of life! Love ye one another every one of you, my beloved. Love, love, lovel
 THE MURMURER.
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THE ONLY DAILY nEwspApER IN ALABAMA
Be wary then; best safety lies in fear. Hamlet.
Eollowinc the Settinu Sun.

i. All over the world people follow the setting sun. What the psychological reason of this may be has not been discovered, but so universal is the rule that the exceptions to it become gen. eral In Berlin the government tried to check the westward movement by establishing fine parks in eastward sec tons, but the governmental effort proved unavailing. Westward the course of population, which is empire, takes its way, keeping it's weather eye on the setting sun. West Ends are fashionable, and East Ends are slum- my. It is so in Paris, in London, and in a host of other towns too numerous to mention.
 In this country even New York hem med in by big river shows an in clination to seek finer quarters in the north and west Chicago, Boston, Phil adelphia and Baltimore are all ex-
 
 amples Of the universal tendency. The man who made the plans of Washing ton century ago intended to have the finer residential quarters of the town to the eastward of the capitol; they are as much to the westward as he had planned they should be towards the rising sun.
 Are we drawn and influenced in an individual sense by the sun as the planetary system is? What keeps a planet in place may readily work upon an individual imperceptibly. but none the less surely. At any rate all towns grow towards the setting sun. No one can account for the tendency of the growth of Birmingham away from higher and better ground, yet it Is every year building towards Pratt City and Ensley and the setting sun. It is following the universal rule. No one can say why this should be. It simply is, and no power exists to change the rule. The German government could not change 1t, and so we may continue to expect to see this town grow to- wards the western horizon. It is the destiny of towns to do so, and the best way to account for it is to say the sun did it, and let 1t go at that.
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June, and the skies brimming over
 With seas of the tenderest blue; June and the bloom of the clover,
 Heavy with honey and dew;
 June and the reeds and the rushes,
 Slender and lithesome and long; June and the larks and the thrushes
 Singing their happiest song. June and the rose in her beauty
 Making an Eden again;
 June and desire is duty
 Browning the wishes of men;
 June in her leaves and her laces
 Gladdening the earth with a smile, June and the gods and the Graces
 Dwelling with mortals awhile"
 
 With the expanding splendor of the Junetime come many memories that gladden. like a bar of some forgotten music breaking in upon the senses in a strange land
 Like the Angelus bell in eventide upon the summit of an old-world mountain, where through thousand years and cen turies more it has summoned the faithful to pray wherever it's sweetly solemn notes should touch ears that hear and reach hearts that adore, so the bells of the Junetime are ringing low and sweet to every one of us, man or woman, who has loved or been loved,-ringing, ringing, ringing.
 About the flowers and trees and green grass, in all the opulent wealth of gar den and field and forest, with it's multi tudinous voices that are unnameable and irresistibly seductive, there are the fair wraiths of fairer joys that passed with the golden glory of other Junetimes, when the heart 4eat quicker and less constantly; when the hot earth heated passions into unharming riotousness, and in the wild ecstacy of~aspiring love and confidence the world seemed in supreme hour of exultation to roll from under un- steady feet, and we made for the shin ing pathway of the stars. |
 The sensuous and intoxicating warmth of perfect days of triumphant joy led youth and maiden far along the sum- bright way of desire that was innocent and passing, and that stirred within their hot young hearts impulses and emotions meaningless to them, to whom it was not yet given to understand, and whom the genius of the purer love spared from the older loves bitterness and vain re- gret.
 There was joy, and wild beating of the air in tumultuous bliss; vows sworn that were never to be kept; covenants made to be broken; kisses in which there was no sting of wrong or impropriety; the enfolding of one another in arms that had never been outstretched to grasp any form of sin; and thus young lovers have fared forward in every Junetime through the ages.
 Every man and woman of us all have felt the thrill of 1t, known it's unspeak- able and delirious happiness, and with the coming of every Junetime of sobering years we hold the memory of 1t closer in the sanctuary of our spirits and give praise that it is oufs to remember,
 So youth and maiden go, today across
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the rosy way of this splendid June-the young gods and the Graces
 June, and the gods and the Graces
 Dwelling with mortals awhile.
 Not one of us can tread the warm earth of the splendid June and not feel , in the heart and in the limbs it's renew ing vitality, it's invigorating magic that makes life more beautiful and attunes the spirit to the mighty anthem of na- ture's orchestra ringing in the boundless Cathedral of space where God is the preacher forever preaching that Love which is Himself.
 The stars are brighter in the night and the all-abounding breath of natures sweetness is more delciously alluring, more deliriously intoxicating, and as men drink 1t to drunkenness they love wo- men and song the more, turn more ten derly to little children, whose laughter IS the music of heaven, and feel and hear riotous in their own heated breasts newer and diviner melody ringing in all the things of their desires and all the things of their vision.
 The sky is deeplier, darklier blue and sweeter and nobler understood as mys-- tery of many meanings. and of many promises of the Great Giver who arched it above us and set the stars and spun the rainbow, all profoundly symbolieal to mortals who have eyes to look aloft and mind to comprehend the eternal mystery that is Love and Life.
 The blue glory bends lower toward and around and about us as blessed bene- diction in the jubilee of the year.. and it seems as if a winged worshiper from Gods first temple, the green trees, might soar thither in hour of dawn and lave its wings in that upper deep of rest
 The flowers are sweeter and more tropically warm and luxuriant, and as children and women and men gather arms full of them they gather arms full of joy and delight which inspire to harmony and make music that is praise the livelong day and in the shadows of glorified night.
 Bright, beautiful flowers, sweet mes- sengers of love, sent by beneficent Fa- ther to cheer and gladden. existencel Each petal is tiny scroll, inscribed with holy truth, lessons that around the heart should keep fresh the dews of youth.
 Whose loves flowers and little children cannot be wholly bad; whoso loves them not cannot be wholly good.
 The birds are more beautiful in their Junetime plumage, and they sing to one clear tune of nature in divers notes in- finitely sweeter. In the wooded place of prayer at dim flush of dawn their voices are as jubilant song of rejoicing. Sing ing and in gladness they fit along and across cool aisles of green and over the sunlit fields through the golden hours of golden day. and when earth's dim twi- light falls they fly upward to their leafy homes to rest, ever singing the bird songs of praise and gladness, singing, singing, singing.
 And ,all the children of earth love one
The age-herald., 1901-06-23
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT. SEVERAL PEOPLE
 WHO ARE CONSPICUOUS BEFORE THE PUBLIC

It is not often that talk about peo- pie. Yet what subject Is more interest- ing.
 Harry Walker in his clever weekly. The New Yorker, tells story about Senator Joe Bailey of Texas. who recently ap- peared as the hero in a little game of poker with John W. Gates. the banker, in New York. Here's the story:
 'sWhat's the limit, John?" asked the good-looking young Senator. as he sat down and turned up his cuffs, prepara- tory to counting his initial stack of checks.
 "Limit?' retorted Gates. .Iimit2" The only limit Is the roof of this hotel"
 And so they. played; played long and played craftily for craft Is. necessary in a game where Gates and Bailey hold cards Luck came Bailey's way, and be- fore the dawn stood jocund on the smoky roofs around the Waldorf-Astoria, MT. Baileys keen eye "sized up'' his stack" and '.reckoned" 1t amounted to some $1S,- OO0 It did. Then MT. Bailey built air castles around the stack, of yellow chips that formed a chevaux de frise on the polished table, and as he laid airy brick upon top of airy brick his feet began to chill. Finally they became so cold that the circulation of the blood was suspend ed and MT Bailey had to limp off to bed, taking a negotiable receipt for his ivory from the accommodating MT. Gates.
 And the air castle he built while his feet were chilling Is now transformed in- to something more substantial with cou- pons attached, for MT. Bailey planted the s1S,OOO in Texas oil lands which. I am told, have quadrupled in value since he inserted his $1S,00O of poker money into them.
 My friend John ". Gates is canny, but the young statesman from Texas knows when to put on gum shoes!
 I saw Governor Jelks in Montgomery Thursday. Dropping into the Governors chair has made no change in him. He is just the same successful fellow he was when, by the exercise of good, sound business judgment and energy he made the Eufaula Times a success He made and has retained both. He will make money and fame out of his newspaper success as Governor.
 He is a man. of sound judgment and
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Small Nations Disappearing.

Steadily but surely the smaller na- tions are disappearing from the map and from independent existence. Un- less we survey the field we do not ap- preciate how fast they are going. Uni fled Germany plotted out score of them, and so did unified Italy. Russia mas recently absorbed Finland, as long before she had taken in Poland. Hol- land and Belgium, Switzerland and Turkey and Portugal exist, but each and all live by the suffrance of their big neighbors. In Asia Russia is ab- sorbing one people after another, and it may be that big China will yet be cut up and apportioned to the powers. In Africa host of tribes have lost sov- ereignty, and the islands of the sea have gone the same way. How long will it be before the United States will be, extended to the Horn? It seems to be manifest destiny. Within few years the intelligence of Cuba will be suing for annexation very much as Texas did. It took Texas nine years to get under the American, flag, and Cuba will be an American State in that length of time.
 The world will belong to Russia, the
 -.4.led States, England, Germany, France, Italy and Japan by the end of the twentieth century to all intents and purposes. This statement excludes Austria, because it's parts bid fair to seek their likes when Francis Joseph dies, and he is an old man weary with the cares of State. China's fate is un- certain, but at the best she will be in the grip. of the strong. Seven nations will dominate, if they do not own, the earth-two of them being of the Anglo-Saxon line. France may absorb her brother Latins in Spain and Portu- Sdl, anu I1C VI toouCoC SOlOAiCo nay go to England. Holland will be ab- sorbed by Germany and Belgium by France. Russia, Italy and Germany will all secure portions of Austria Turkey will disappear from the map before the year 2000.
 The world will then consist of three Teutonlc nations, two Latin nations, one Slav empire and the Japs. Evolu- tion and the survival of the Attest! Russia may not seem one of the Attest, but her vitality and tenacity are so great that she must be accounted one of the fit. The world may not be rap idly developed by the seven nations, but fast or slow the Big Seven are rap- idly gaining control of the world. Some think that in the end Slav and Teuton will either divide between them the entire globe, or else will fight for the sole possession thereof.
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own men. In that direction he proceeds. He has abundance of money behind him. His shoulders must bear the success or failure of his policies and he accepts the task bluntly and proceeds to business. He knows his business, or thinks he does. It is practically the same. He has conh- dence in himself, and he has inspired others with confidence in him. He daf1ies with nothing, but goes straight after what he wants. He is determined to have finished product plants added to the al- ready great plants of the Tennessee Com pany, and he is preparing to build them. It is his idea and policy 10 convert every ton of pig iron made by the Tennessee Company into a marketable finished pro- duct. That is why he proposes to buy the wire rod mill at Ensley and finish the rail mill quickly, and add a structural steel mill. And hear he is to build tin plate mill and several other minor mills. He proposes to make a genuine Carnegie Company of the Tennessees properties. Everyone wishes him success
 
 But MT. Bacon has a lapor situation to contend with. There seems to be a grow ing policy among miners and others in this district to dictate all manner of rules governing mining and other labor. There has not been and seems to be no1 dis agreement upon the question of pricesIsto be paid. but the conflict is over details re- lating to the conduct of mines. These conflicts are usually encouraged and push ed by men who want to work as little as possible to earn a livelihood, and are often detrimental to miners and other artisans who are ambitious and desire to work hard and accumulate for old age.
 Intelligence among both owners and em- ployes should govern in these matters. I believe in good wages and opportunity for every man to york just as much as he desires, and I hope both the operators and intelligent, industrious miners will make no contracts, when they meet this week, which will have a tendency to prevent further development and investment in the Birmingham district. Unless the best counsel prevail and insist there is danger of decided back-set to the Birmingham district.
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lnnfher Girl Rahy.

The birth of a daughter to the King and Queen of Italy has been followed by the birth of the fourth daughter in the household. of the Czar and Czarina. There are no sons in either family, al though the German Emperor has six sons and one daughter. But the Ger man Emperor's supply of sons does not in the least help Italy or Russia out of a dilemma. It in fact makes energy in the headship of those States more i'm perative; for Germany may become even more masterful than she is at present.
 The four daughters of the Czar and Czarina are not in the line of success sion, the Salic law being in force, and the crown will descend to collateral line When Catherine the Great filled the throne the Salic law had not been adopted. Moreover she was usurper and also brick, if the word may be pardoned in connection with a woman. The Saiic law mas, been adopted in Austria and Italy, and at times it has had place in France and Spain. Orig finally it deprived women of the right of inheritance in landed property, but 1t fs applied as present to the throne only.
 It twm thus be seen that the sorrows of Russia and Italy are not reflections upon the baby daughters at all As Champ Clark once said, baby girl soon,comes to be dearer than flfty-eight boys. It is not that. It relates to the Salicaaw alone. The Czar and his al- most innumerable subjects begin to fear there will not be direct heir to the throne of all the Russias, and they do not like the indirect line, which at present would be the Czar's brother, the Grand Duke Michael. He is said to be the most unpopular man in Rus sia, and there is belief that his ac- cession would be.followed by revolu- tion. But the Russians arevery slow and.cautious, and are much more given to secret plots than. to open revolu- lions. However, Russia does not want
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From the Kansas City Journal.
 The proposition in the Alabama consti- tutional convention to raise the salary of the Governor from 5000 to $500O year has much to commend it. In most of the southern states the salary of Governor is so low that a man with any other source of income can hardly afford to accept the office; thus a handicap is placed upon merit. A poor man cannot live upon the salary and maintain the appearance that Is demanded by the dignity of the posi- ton. The pay of a Governor should be so large that 1t would cause shrewd and un- scrupulous men to scramble for the posi- ton, of course, but 1t should be large enough to offer an inducement to the best talent to strive for it. High grade execu- tive ability is in demand in the business world at much better than s3000 a year. The states ought to be willing to pay good men as much as they are worth in civil life. with possibly just a little shad- ing for the honor of public preferment.
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Mrs. Orr to Establish a School.

Another good school is to be added to Birmingham's most admirable educa- tional advantages. Mrs. Alice D. Orr, long a successful teacher in the Pollock Stephens Institute. together with Miss Deans who is also most fayorably known as a teacher will open in September a School for Girls. The enviable reputa- tion of these two gifted gentlewomen and skilled teachers would seem in ad- vance to assure them success in their undertaking of enlightenment.