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The age-herald., 1901-10-08
Looking t0 bze Future m
 zAe Great FanancaaI NlorlH
BY D. o. MILLS.

New York. October 7.-Speculation In stocks. carried some things too high, and when dullness superseded the period of excited trading fictitious values naturally began to melt away. There Is nothing in the general business situation to give rise to alarm. The recession in the secur- tiles market In no manner reflects pre- valling trade conditions, and is neither the result of interrupted prosperity, nor, in my opinion, does 1t portend turn in the tide. Stocks that had too great rise are seeking their proper level and the process Of adjustment should be benefi- cial in broad sense. The market will be the better for the liquidation. I do not anticipate tight money during the ensuing autumn and winter. The ten dency is the other way, I should say. Indications point to a renewal of specula- tive activity and I will be surprised if we do not have excited markets later on. The present depression was inevitable. My only wonder is that 1t did not begin earlier.
 I should not like to predict what stocks will take the lead in the next speculative movement, or to express an opinion In re- gard thereto. Many of the industrials have been making wonderful records, and are continuing to earn a great deal of money. The industrial outlook is very bright. and am unable to distinguish un- favorable indicative of a change for the worse It will be singular if manufactur- Ing properties which have proved their ability to earn satisfactory returns do not share in the benefits of a rising market.
The age-herald., 1901-10-08
Failures in the South.

More failures are occurring this year, but their indebtedness is not greater. As the year grows older the failures are decreasing in number also, the record for September being better than the record of any previous month of the year. Wall street has had two panics this year, widespread drouth cut down the size of the corn crop. a strike of large proportions took place, and the assassination of a President occurred, but none of all these led to a great number of failures. The gen eral condition of the country forbids the, withdrawal of money, and today confidence is fully restored, and com mercial mortaA.y has been reduced to low figures.
 In the nine months of this year there have been in Alabama 104 failures as against 83 in the corresponding months of last year. The assets and liabilities of the 1o4 were respectively $275.6s3
The age-herald., 1901-10-08
? oHlY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
In a Public School.

The man who jumps up to declare President Roosevelt a demagogue be- cause he has sent his seven-year-old son to a public school, overlooks the fact that he sent the older children to a public school when he was Assistant 5 Secretary of the Navy. MT. Roosevelt ! may be strenuous, even theatric, but he is not a demagogue. He never has been one.
 No doubt the Presidents son Is sent to public school in order that he may grow up an American among Ameri- cans. There is no snobbishness, no class air and distinctions, in the public schools. There is no favorit,sm, no betting there. It Is the best place . above all others to learn how to be an American, and this is why doubtless the Presidents son has been sent there.
 The example thus afforded should be told and retold wherever there are snobs in this broad land. It is an ex- ample that is alike credit to the stall wart American in the White House, and to the schools of the people. The public school is the hope of the coun- try. and the man who shows contempt for it is not an American. He is not good American at any rate, one who desires an atmosphere of equality-an atmosphere wholly and absolutely American.
 2 President Roosevelt may do many things in the course of his Presidential term. but he will not be apt to do an. one thing more far-reaching, more sen sible and more beneficial than tn,
 sending of his young son to publi
 school,
The age-herald., 1901-10-08
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

From the Woman's Journal
 Roosevelt Is the first President of the United States since Abraham Lincoln who had expressed himself publicly in favor of woman suffrage before attaining the Presidency. Cleveland proved himself favorable to 1t by action rather than words as he signed bills giving women partial suffrage in New York when he was governor of that State. Hayes favor ed 1t In his quiet way. and helped the senior editor of the Woman's Journal to get a woman's rights resolution through the national Republican convention of 1872. Garfield recognized its growing im- portance He said: Laugh as we may put 1t aside as a jest if we will, keep 1t out of Congress or political campaigns still the woman question Is rising on our horizon larger than the size of a mans hand; and some solution. ere long, that question must find" Some ,ther Presi- dents were believed to be more or less friendly to it, but Roosevelt and Lincoln have been the only ones to put themselves conspicuously on record.
 It is still fresh in memory what ccn- sternation Roosevelt excited among con servatives by his recommendation of wo- man suffrage in his message to the Leg islature when Governor of New York. And Lincoln said to the electors of Sang anon county. Ill.. published in the Sang- anon County Journal, June IS. 1886, 'I go for all sharing the privileges of the gov ernment who assist in bearing its bur dens; consequently I go for admitting all whites to the right of suffrage, who pay taxes or bear arms. by no means exclud- ing females
The age-herald., 1901-10-08

self to any party leader in the past. But we do not believe that the Presidents best field is tn Georgia-any more than 1t ls in Texas or Mlssissippi-and. In our opinion, the gush referred to contem- plates nothing more than sentiment, with | peradventure dash of conviviality.
 The fact remains. however. that in sev- eral Southern states quite as important as Georgia or Texas the issue between the two parties could easily be made de- batabie if only the situation were han dled with common sense and good feel ing. Louisiana. Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and the two Carolinas-to go no further now-are fallow fields for Re- publican exploitation if only Master Sower were to pass that way. Hitherto. the problem has been handled by bum glers-by politicians, not statesmen The great Republican leaders of the North have worked the Southern states not to create for their party a nucleus of re- spectability and strength. but to secure delegates for the nominating convention There has never yet been an effort at once intelligent and sustained, to attract desirable recruits or evn to receive them pIopcFiy when ulSpoSed 10 come over OI their own accord. Take, for example, the case of the Louisiana sugar grow CTS, the most powerful and influential class of citizens in the state, representing fully three-fifths of the tax-paying ele- ment and involving in their prosperity or failure the financial and commercial des- tiny of New Orleans. How were they met by the Republican managers In 1892 and 1896 when they wished to join the party In body?. It is an old story which made thoughtful men grievc at the time, for the planters were given the option of staying where they were or of entering an organization controlled by group of insignificant negro politicians, their for mer slaves and servants. As matter of fact, the local managers did not want these new recruits They had compact, ignorant, venal following, easily deliver able at conventions, and bringing them In return the Federal patronage of the state. And 1t Is equally true that the na- tfonal managers cared infinitely more for this sordid traffic than for the acquisi- ton of states and the strengthening of the party upon high and patriotic grounds.
The age-herald., 1901-10-08
7he Ec0monpac lmboytance of
 7he 7exas OzI Dsscozeyzes

which they hope will have the desired ef feet, and, stimulated by the prospect of entertaining thousands of visitors at their worlds fair, the business mems leagues and other commercial bodies are pushing with renewed vigor for clean city. I think they will be successful. If they could show the country at the Lou isiana purchase centennial how to use soft coal and yet avoid it's dirtiness they would do something which alone might be worth the cost of the fair.
 Contrary to the ordianry impression, it does not cost more to have a clean city than Q dirty one. Smoke-consuming de- vices get so much more out of the coal by its more effective combustion that they are a real economy in the end. The Gat House in Louisville voluntarily put in an elaborate system of this sort for the pur- pose of saving its own laundry bills Tho damage done to lace curtains, upholstery and tapestries in a nice hotel by the heavy black smoke of the chimneys is great. The owners took particular pains to compare the cost under the old system and under the new; they had not oIy boilers for heating, but for the electric dynamos, which lighted the hotel, ran the elevators and did other mechanical work. They told me that their fuel bill for the entire plant had been greatly re- duced by the change. There Is much other testimony on the same side, and yet the opposition of soft-coal users to taking steps in this direction is very great
 Unless there is a mechanical system of stoking devised the firemen will always have to be closely watched If they get careless in feeding tho fiues the old trou- bles will return. Coal must be fed in small quantities, whatever the remedial device. for if they put on a lot of green coal at one time the smoke will burst forth In spite of everything
The age-herald., 1901-10-08
Free Rural Delivery.

So great Is the demand for rural de- livery routes the Postmaster General has decided. 1t is said, to ask for an appropriation of $6,zo0, ,000, an increase over the last appropriation of $2,750.- 900. Even the appropriation named will prove insufficient, for the system is popular in every State, and requests for new routes come in ever increasing numbers. No new governmental serv- Ice has proven so popular or so need ful.
 Fortunately for Jefferson County Congressman Underwood foresaw what was coming, and his application for routes was filed and accepted be- fore the requests became tidal wave. In very short time this county will be covered with 31 routes, and the benefit of the service will be fully and duly appreciated, and MT. Underwoods efforts will be heard in many rural home.
 The extension of the service beyond Jefferson County must await the bet torment of country roads, for the serv- ice cannot be extended over bottom less or bridgeless roads. Good roads must be built first, and then the farmer can be as well and economi- cally served as the man In town. He can have all the newspapers and lit erature he may desire delivered each day at his door. It puts the farmer In touch with the world, and the litera- ture of the world, and in the course of time it will raise the standard of in- telligence in rural districts materially. The value and efficiency of the new service in many directions can not we'll be overestimated.
The age-herald., 1901-10-08

and s471.244. The liabilities of the ss were sS5s,64S.
 Alabama Is not exceptional at all. Georgia had in the nine months just ended 17b failures as against III in the corresponding months of last year; Florida 7S as against 62; Mississippi a06 as against 75. In the entire South there were this year 1,405 failures as against 1.290 last year.
 More failures occurred in Ohio and other central western States; more in New England and the middle States, but there were fewer in the far west ern States and on the Pacific slope. Arkansas, Texas and Missouri have also done better this year. The changes either way are not large, and there Is nothing at all surprising or alarming in the figures for the nine months just ended.
The age-herald., 1901-10-08
THE SMART SET FOR NOVEMBER

Among its interesting features are con- tributions by five titled writers. Prince Vladimir Vaniatsky is the author of a clever story, "The Sensation of the Arch duchess;" Countess Loveau de Chavanne relates the mystery of a beautiful Pa rislan known as "The Black Rose;" Lady Violet Vreville writes entertainingly of Fashion in the Garden;" Baroness von Hutten tells the story of an artists love for a girl whom he calls Bread and Butter" and Lady Katharine Morgan contributes an amusing poem, From One to Twelve:" A reading of these contribu- tions does not suggest that they have been printed merely for the names of the authors; on the contrary, the work Is In every case of an unusually interesting and brilliant character.
 Other contributions to the number are of equal interest. Edgar Fawcett writes the leading novelette, entitled "The Won derful Idea,'' a fascinating story of Lon don society and stage and some special features that follow are "The Ambassa- dor's Burglar" a humorous play in two scenes. by Caroline Duer, the produc- tion of which at a villa in Newport was | deferred by the death of the President; King Edward the Seventh" review
 by Stephen Fiske of the royal visit to America of Baron Renfrew"' 'Lassi-
 tude." a poem by Julien Gordon (Mrs | Van Renselear Cruger); At the End of
 the Course" a thrilling racing story by
 Martha McCulloch-Wil Williams; "The Prin- l cess of Lilies.'' a strange story of Justus ] Miles Forman; Gods Messenger" the in- | .quisition of a sentimentalist. by G. We're | Tyler: Mrs. Edgerlys New Maid,' by Charles G. D. Roberts; Like Thief r
 the Night" by John Regnault Ellyson | "What Hell Might Be- by Mrs. Stephen Crane; 'Le Collier dor" story in the
 original French by Quesnay de Beaure. paire. famous In connection with the | Dreyfus trial; '"The Count of Mirandel Il
 a poem by Clinton Scollard; and "A Maid | Who Died Old," a poem, by Cawein.
The age-herald., 1901-10-08
PROPER WAY TO OPEN A BOOK

From the Modern Bookbinding.
 Hold the book with its back on smooth or covered table; let the front board down, then the other, holding the leaves In one hand while you open a few leaves at the back, then a few at the front and so on. alternately opening back and front, gently pressing open the sec tions till you reach the center of the volume. Do this two of three times and you will obtain the best results. Open the volume violently or carelessly in any one place, and you will likely break the back and cause a start In the leaves. Never force the back of the book.
 "A connoisseur many years ago, an excellent customer of mine, who thought he knew perfectly how to handle books, came into my office when I had an ex- pensive binding just brought from the bindery, ready to be sent home" says a well known book dealer 'He, before my eyes, took hold of the volume. and, tight ly holding the leaves in each hand, in- stead of allowing them free play, violent ly openedsit in the center and exclaimed: How beautifully your bindings open!' I almost tainted. He had broken the back of the volume. and 1t had to be rebound" !"
The age-herald., 1901-10-08
Damage Suits Business.

'In the matter of the damage suits business before the courts of law, which business In Birmingham amounts in some instances to scandal. had a pleasing experience" said the superintendent of a great industrial plant of this city.
 TWO unslsilled negro laborers. who were brothers were at work for us, and one day, through their own carelessness, they were burned. one of them fatally and the other severely.
 "The accident caused me the greatest regret and immediately I ordered every thing possible to be done to relieve the in jured man and show respect for the dead. As soon as practicable the remains of the dead m an were conveyed to the neighbor- hood beyond Red mountain in which he had resided, and were there decently and properly inferred; and I also sent the in- jured man to his home and provided for him the best possible medical attention and nursing.
 The injured man recovered very quick ly, and was as strong as ever. He came to me and together we talked over the deplorable accident, he readily admitting that our company was in no sense to blame for what resulted from the care lessness of himself and his brother. But he had my fullest sympathy, and I in formed him that the company desired to do som ething for him in the way of prac- tical sympathy and good feeling In fur therance of this desire. then proposed to him that we would pay every cent of ex- pense incurred on account of the acci- dent, pay him full wages for the time he had lost from work, and make him a present of s250. which was to be a gift purely and simply and not an acknowl- edgment of legal obligation.
 "The man accepted this proposition in- stantly and gladly, saying that it was more than he had any right to expect. We then settled the business in due form, and he gave me receipt in full for all damages he had suffered.
 Immediately after this perfectly ami cable settlement between the laborer and myself he received a visit from a lawyer, or lawyers agent-there are lawyers who have agents or strikers-who proposed to him to bring action at law to recover heavy damages from our company, giving the man most positive assurance that he could get verdict from jury for s1oooC or $15,00O But this commercial damage suit lawyer was too late in that one case''
The age-herald., 1901-10-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Collector al.

Collector Bingham and Judge Morton
 '"The final result of the contest between Julian Bingham, present incumbent, ana Judge Morton for the colieetorship oi internal revenue at Birmingham is very doubtful. though I am a trife inclined to think that Judge Morton's chances are slightly the better" said q Washington newspaper correspondent who was III Birmingham Sunday night.
 'The situation Is this. as l gather IL from official and other sources: President Mckinley instructed Secretary Gage to appoint Judge Morton, an action that appears to have been rather hasty. Ine appointment papers were made out put before they could be sent to the internal revenue bureau and Judge Mortons com mission made out, an executive oroer was issued to suspend further action or in other words, hold the appointment In abeyance; and thus it Is hung up' so to speak between Secretary Cages or flee and the internal revenue bureau, pending final direction from President Roosevelt.
 SOiHe ihhuchSS "teS brought to bear upon President Mckinley in the last moment of the eleventh hour, which induced him to suspend the ap- pointment, for the time being, at any rate MT. Mckinley left Washington for the fatal Journey that ended in Buff falo, without having given further di- rections in respect to this Alabama ap- pointment. But if it be made clear to President Roosevelt that it was the real intention of President Mckinley to issue a commission to Judge Morton, 1t is highly probable that Collector Bingham will be relieved of his official duties.
 There Is an element of mystery about President McKinley's unexpected selec- ton of Judge Morton as MT. Bingham's successor. The mystery Is the reason for such action. have the best possible of- f1cial authority for saying that MT. Bing- hams conduct of his office has given perfect satisfaction to his superiors in Washington. There is not only no sort of charge against his official from personal conduct, but no complaint for any source that he has not proved to be an entirely satisfactory collector of internal revenue. And personally he Is greatly liked by his immediate official superiors."
The age-herald., 1901-10-08
Hobson's Gifts to Alabama.

Several months ago Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson proffered the gift of Q spar or mast from a Spanish warship and other war relics to the State of Alabama to be put up in the grounds of the Capi- tol In Montgomery, and 1t Is believed that he made a similar proffer to his native town of Greensboro
 It now appears, according to informa- ton from Washington, that Captain Hob- son Is having trouble In carrying out his plan to present these relics of the Spanish war to the State of Alabama.
 The relics," the story goes 'consist of spars, poles and other war material, which, 1t is asserted. were rescued from a pile of discarded junk at Manila Cap tain Hobson sent them to this country with view of presenting them to his native State. The customs officers at San Francisco held that they were subject to duty.
 Captain Hobson applied to the Treas ury Department for a remission of the duty on the ground that the articles were government property and entitled to free entry. Pending a decision on this appeal the Navy Department raised the ques- ton as to the ownership of the articles, holding, 1t Is said. that If government property Captain Hobson had no author ity to dispose of them.
 Tt appears that Captain Hobson, soon after his return to this country from the Philippines, arranged to donate the arti- cles to his State at public reception, to be held at some future date. The ar- engagements for this reception have been completely upset for the time being by the action of the government in holding the articles for duty.
The age-herald., 1901-10-08
ovERcRowpED WHITE HOUSE.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
 President Roosevelt coming to the White House with a larger family than any President of recent times had causes the project of an enlargement of that building to have renewed consideration. This must be seriously undertaken. or a new official residence, or new executive office, be supplied soon. So much of the present structure is required for business purposes that the living rooms are re- stricted to a number that would not satisfy a private citizen who desired comfort and exercised hospitality. When the Presidents family are all at home, 1t Is said that he will not have spare room for a guest. This is rather shabby pro- vision for the head of great nation, and it ought not to continue. Many plans of enlargement have been devised and numberless schemes of removing the Presidents residence have been suggest ed. The conflicting interests of land spectators operate to make a removal seem almost impracticable. Yet the pres ent condition of things ought to provide one,
The age-herald., 1901-10-08
MIME. sEMHRlcH IN A NEW ROLE.

N. Y. Letter In the Chicago Tribune.
 Mime. Marcella Sembrich, the soprano, arrived in this city today on the Auguste Victoria. This is the first time she has made the journey alone Her husband. Guillaume Stengel Sembrich, was de- tained abroad by the illness of their son. The boy. who is 10 years of age. Is in bet ter health than when his mother sailed. She received the news at the pier on her arrival.
 Mime. Sembrich said: T shall create the role of Ulana in Paderewskis new opera, 'Manru.' I heard the work in Dresden and was delighted with It. Paderewski himself has asked me to sing the role. The role of Ulana is more dramatic than any part have ever sung here.'
The age-herald., 1901-10-08
Major James Spence.

Major James Spence of Tuscaloosa nr- rived in Birmingham last night and is at the Morris Hotel.
 Major Spence is in robust health and happiest of good spirits-facts that will be pleasing to a wide circle of warm friends, who remember his very indif- ferent health of last year. He and Mrs. Spence returned to Tuscaloosa last week, after having spent the summer delightful