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The age-herald., 1901-08-01
Took Editors Advice.
Tuscaloosa Times.

From the Tuscaloosa Times.
 Editors often give advice. and always in the best of faith. Advice from them is sometimes accepted, but more often 1t is not. The Columbus. Ga., Enquirer-Sun volunteered some advice to farmers and recently an esteemed subscriber sent the following note to the editor of that paper: T and my father before me have been reading your paper for fifty years or more, and wouldn't miss O copy of 1t for any, thfng-it wouldn't seem natural to go with out it. A year or two ago the paper had a number of pointed editorials urging farmers to raise everything they need at home. Whats the use of buying any thing it said, while you can raise it at homer Well. that thing struck me- Pret- ty soon needed some corn whiskey for medical (and other purposes. and made 1t. l have ust finished working out the sentence. guess you meant well. but you didn't know what trouble you were get ting your readers into"
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
DENTAL RESIGNATION.
Meeting at Nashville Is Brought To a
 Close-Officers Elected.

Nashville. Tenn, July s1.-The joint meeting of the Southern branch of the National Dental Association, the Tennes- nal adjournment this afternoon. The next meeting will occur in Atlanta, Ga. in February, 1902.
 The following officers were elected:
 H. II. Johnson of Macon, Ga, president
 L. G. Noel of Nashville, Tenn, first vice. president
 J. S. Yam of Gadsden, Ala, second vice-presdent
 w. J. Mason of Tamrf, Fla. third vice president.
 B. D. Bradson of Knoxville, Benn., treasurer.
 c. L. Alexander of Charlotte, N. G., corresponding secretary
 S. w. Foster of Atlanta, recording sec- retary.
 The new officers were duly installed
 Vacancies on the executive committee were filled by the election of V. P. Tur- ner of Raleigh, N C., and wm. Slater of Knoxville
 The address of President Higdon was discussed at the joint meeting this morn trg. H. H. Johnson read a paper on the Construction of Special Crowns" c. l.. Alexander made the report for a special committee, The purpose of this commit tee was to advise the meeting what steps would be proper to take to have life in- surance companies to include the condi- tion of the oral cavity in the medical examination of prospective policy holders. A committe was appointed in the af- ternoon to consider this matter.
 The following committees were appoin- ted: To attned the National Association, L. G. Noel w. c. Walker and Wm. Crenshaw.
 Life Insurance, J. Y. Crawford, c. A. Merrill and c. L. Alexander.
 Arrangements. H. H. Johnson, J. J. Sarrazzin and H, B. Jewett
 Several reports were received at the af- ternoon session, the first being from the committee on new appliances, there be- ing exhibits and descriptions by Dr. Car ley of Alabama and Dr. Hinman of At lanta. pr. Carley. chairman of the com mittee on oral hygiene, read a very in- terseting paper.
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
oANpER AND GOOSE SAUCE.

From the New York World.
 Is it true that what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander?"
 It appears to depend upon circum- stances. Here, for example, are the shoe makers of Vienna holding largely at- tended meeting for the purpose of oppos- ing the establishment of American boot and shoe stores in that city. They decided 'to send deputations to the minister of commerce and the governor of Vienna to urge them to prevent such stores being opened"
 Now, an intelligent and disinterested visitor from Mars might say if American shoes better and cheaper than are made in Austria, can be sold in Vienna the peo- pie of that beautiful city ought to have an unobstructed opportunity to buy them. The American manufacturers are of this opinion.
 But on the other hand, good many very attractive articles are made in Aus tria better and cheaper than they can be produced here. The visitor from Mars would doubtless say that Americans should have an equal opportunity to buy these things for what they are worth. But no, says our Congress; we will not put an embargo on these goods, but we will clap a tax on them so high as prac- tically to exclude them, though we insist at the same time that the Viennese should be permitted to buy undisturbed our very superior boots and shoes.
 And thus it Is that sauce for the goose freouently raises the gorge of the gander.
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
Delegate CornwaIl's Scheme.

The committee on state and county boundaries of the convention meets tonight, and Delegate Cornwall is a member of it. He considers that rep resentation on his part of Jefferson County Is best carried out in efforts to ulvide and disfigure the county itself. He takes no pride in the fact that he lives in and is part of the most prom ising county in all the Southern coun- try. He is first and always a secession ist, because forsooth his town cannot wag the dog. Bessemer is not, how ever, a unit on the Cornwall proposi- tion. Delegate Cornwall, however, is, and he proposes to move heaven and earth to the end that Bessemer shall have county of it's own.
 But why should Bessemer have a county of its own any more than Ems ley which will soon be big town itself, or Woodlawn, or dozen other towns in the county. Bessemer Is town of promise; it's tonnage is heavy and will be heavier; but its prosperity will not be promoted by withdrawal from the central and controlling county of the district. It should stay where it is. It is the south end of the county pc litically speaking, and it never fails to gather in all the fat places that are awarded to the south end of the coun- ty. It is doing very we'll where it is, and it should not let envy distort the situation. Birmingham grows because it cannot help it. It was born to grow, and MT. Cornwall's best remedy con sists in a measure that will render ] Bessemer and all the rest of Jones Valley part and parcel of Big Birming- ham.
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
A JUVENILE RuNko MAN.

From the San Francisco Bulletin. Tommy had been quiet for fully five minutes He seemed to be engaged with some deep problem.
 Papa he said
 'Well7"
 "'Do unto others as you would have others do unto you-that's the golden rule, isn't 1t, papa?"
 eyes. my son."
 And it's puffickly right to follow the golden rule, isn't 1t, papa?"
 "Yes. indeed"
 Tommy rose, went to the cupboard and returned with a knife and large apple pie. The latter he placed befre his aston ished sire with great solemnity. Eat it, papa" he said.
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
August in War and Peace.

The end of Virgo will ascend at the time of the New Moon on the 14th of August, and Mars will be near the cusp of the second house." writes Raphael for the month beginning today
 Jupiter and Saturn will be in the 4th, Uranus in the Sd, and the Luminaries will be in the 11th.
 .'The maps for the new and full moons are serious.
 ''There will be warlike excitement in the land the minds of the people will be in state of tension, and fighting will occur.
 "A great amount of money will be spent on war materials and in tho dis patching of troops.
 ''From tho prominent position which Mars holds in most of the starry maps for the summer months, it is difficult to see how war can be avoided.
 "Serious disasters will occur in travel ing. Terrific storms and heavy rains will interfere with the ingathering of the harvests
 Labor will still be much agltated and strikes will occur in the building trades.
 'The close opposition of Jupiter and Neptune will cause keen disputes In re- lIgion, and Protestant churches will be- come divided against themselves.
 .The planet Mars will be in Libra all the month, and as this sign rules China chiefly, we may expect some trouble in that direction. Spain and Austria will also suffer from many untoward events and seditious movements. Jupiter and Saturn will both be in Capricorn for many months, and as Jupiter is weak and Sa- turn strong in that sign, our great Eas- tern dependency will suffer many SCOUT ges. There will probably be war with some of the tribes"
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
SEABOARD AIRLINE.
Directors Met in Baltimore and Amend.
 ed the Bylaws.

Baltimore July 31.-At meeting of the directors of the Seaboard Air Line Rail- way, held in Baltimore last night, the bylaws of the company were amended and the board increased from eight to twelve members The meeting was call ed to be held in New York, but owing to lack of quorum the directors who as- sembled there came to Baltimore, where the necessary number were secured and the meeting held. Following are the four directors chosen: Mir Jas M. Barr, Portsmouth. Va; F. R. Pemberton of New York; E. B. Addison, Richmond, Va, and G. w. Watts, Durham. N. C. The four new directors are all conspicuous as active and successful men. Besides these gentlemen the other members of the board of directors are: Messrs. John skelton Williams of Richmond Va; wm. F. Cochran. Yonkers. N. Y; c. Sidney Shepard of New Haven, Oswego county, N. r.; Jas. H. Dooley, of Richmond, Va J. w. Mddendorf. Vim. A. Marburg s. D. Warfield and Robt. c. Davidson of Bal timOre.
The age-herald., 1901-08-01

In the conflict now being waged between the organized forces of labor on one hand and the organized forces of capital on the other the reader discovers a clue to momentous condition. It Is not merely a contention between employe and employ CT. It is as the straw indicative of the di- rection of the wind-but of a wind which may gather in force, carving upon it lurid clouds illuminated with the flashes of lightning, and ominous with the rolling of thunder. No doubt. the disturbance, now blocking the wheels of industry and impairing the accretions of capital, will pass away. It is devoutly hoped that it will so pass. But, pass as 1t will, the grand contention remains behind because the principle. which Is backbone, is neither broken. nor pended.
 This is an industrial age, the era of weights and measures. The question of the day soon or later must be put in the scales and weighed. There must be an adjustment of weights, or level estab- lished, indicative of equity. The scales must hang true between the labor of to- day and the labor of yesterday, which is capital It Is q self-evident economic principle that any departure from a just relation ship between production and consumption Is wrong and q loss. So many pounds of sugar are consumed, so many gallons of oil are required. To produce more than required Is manifestiy improper and wasteful. Of the evil effects of this there was abundant evidence in the early 9Vs Manufacturers by organization, by amal- gamation of kindred interests have ad- justed to a nicety the output to the de- mand, and by so doing have determined the exact number and kind of laborers the several industries require in produc- tion and marketing. They have also de- termined mathematically what percent age the money invested should yield.
 Money invested is presumably savings or excess earnings. It is the result of the labor of those who toiled sometime pre- vious to the making of the investment It represents, therefore, stored up energy or yesterdays labor What the value of this capital Is the loaning markets establish. It may be five per cent. or it may be seven. It depends on locality. It Is worth the most when stored up by the energy in a new country.
 The question to decided in the future Is how this energy represented by dollars, is to set in the scale when balanced against energy represented by muscles and brains. This is the question to be de- cided.
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The age-herald., 1901-08-01

the public schools until 1t defines it's position as to those schools. It has lodged 30 long that we propose to bring 1t to taw.
 Where do you stand as to the pro posed 3.mill State tax?
 Where do you stand as to the propo- sition to make the one-mill county tax compulsory?
 Are you in favor of letting each com munity be a judge of it's additional school needs? Did you ever at any time advocate a broad, or any, school policy?
 Did you ever stand for better public schools?
 Is it not fact that you have been ready to sneer at the public schools?
 Until you climb off the fence' es- teemed Advertiser, The Age-Herald de clires to discuss the school question with you. It has no time to waste on fence riders that will not get down on the enc side or the other. The Age Herald desires to see school buildings arise where none exist; it desires not only longer terms, but better schools; it desires for the people the home rule, the flexibility, the room for progress that forty out of forty-five States en- ioy-what does the Advertiser desire in these respects? Does any one know its desires in the Black Belt or out of it?
 The schools of Alabama are very inferior. They are better than they were. But they are still inferior to the schools of other States, none ex- cepted. This injustice to 722,333 peo- pie of school age can only be remedied by local taxation. The State fund is generous. Is the Advertiser in favor of local taxation for school purposes Does any one know? But we are vast ing time on a straddler and an evader that has no school policy, that never speaks a kind word for the public schools, and that has not a word to say pro or con when the educational system of the State is about to be de fined in law that may last all through the century. It is as mum as clam.
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
Some Alabama Verse.


 One of the brightest of the many bright young men whom young Birmingham gathered to herself after 1885 was Joseph T. Moncrief of Lowndes and Montgomery eounties-for Joe of the house of Monerlet inherited property in both of those coun- ties.
 And he made great deal or property for himself in Birmingham. Moncrief sta- tion, on the old (and hideons) Highlaho avenue dummy" line, going around py the old carshed and coal depot, about Sixteenth street and Avenue r, Soutn-a station always charming and called al- ways by the vulgar the 'Moncrief deepoe' just as the vulgar nowadays call the great local union passenger station of Birming- ham the union deepoe,' because 1t ism 'deepoe' at all, and even as the Allan tese call their hideous union passenger station the deepoe'--but, this vulgar 'dee- poe ism hasn't got anything to do with charming Joe Moncrief of Lowndes-Mo gomery counties, who used to drive the fastest horse in Birmingham, except one driven by Sam Barnett, Ed Martin, Et Al. MT. Et AIS horse was truly the fastest ever driven in this valley. Joe Moncrief like all the rest of men. used to be in love, and like every other man on earth, bursts into poetry with that easy familiarity which characterized the late MT. silas Wegg, a friend of Charles Dickens.
 MT. Moncrief's poetry, in part, runs this way. and no one not ignorant can say 1t Is not beautiful The poet calls 1t "Roseate Eden's Bitter-Sweet": The old, except in memory know Naught of blind Cupid and his bow; A wrinkled covering OCT the heart Protects them from the delicious dart. In youth, in blessed youth, no shield
 Protects the heart from Cupid's steel.
 Which wounding hearts with blissful pain,
 And makes the wounded seek again
 The poison, which in hearts is found The balm that sweetly cures the wound. Oh! what paradox is this That bliss is pain, that pain is bliss That balm Is poison, poison balm, That calm is storm, that storm is calm, IilaL tuInu1I IS the peace tnat HOWs In riot through the hearts of those Who knew no peace so sweet as when fumultuous loves in riot end.
 Just think of Cupid blind but yet The arrow which he aims goes straight. And though he never sees the spot 'Tis hit with his unerring shot. We, who so deeply feel it, prove The greatest paradox is love In Eden when the world was new And lonely Adam lonesome grew, One day, when wearied out with leisure, When cloyed with solitary pleasure, He fell into a complaining mood About the way that matters stood, Indeed, he thought from what he saw That in creation there was a flaw; It seem to him the general plan Had halted whom 1t got to man; That he was left in lone estate. While everything else had a mate. While thus he sat in mournful mood A blessed being by him stood. An angel kindly closed his eyes To wake him with a sweet surprise.
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
A Black Belt Clam.

The esteemed Montgomery Adver. tiser has taken contract to create prejudice for The Age-Herald among Black Belt readers, using the school policy of the Black Belt delegates as basis. But the Advertiser cannot create prejudice for The Age-Herald anywhere. Its history is too checkered From it's Palmer and Buckner period down to it's quasi Bryan and Stevenson period, and even down to its violent anti-Bryan spasms of the present day, it has represented but small clique, who in turn represented no one but themselves.
 The Advertiser should not discuss
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
Them White Shoes and Socks.

..Orlando Pontius Gaut. the well known and universally esteemed commercial traveller, is one of the best-dressed and best-liked men who travel in and out of Birmingham said man of note.
 Moreover. MT. Gaut Is remarkably handsome man, and he belongs to the Southern Club. the Country Club and the Athletic Club-the three laeding social clubs of Alabama, outside the notable He- brew clubs. such as the Phoenix of Bir- mlngham and the Standard ot Montgom- cry.
 MT. Gaut is a stickler for style. Not long ago he was spending night in a famous county town. and he called on the daughter of a leading citizen. whose name is familiar all over Alabama.
 "When he called he wore white shoes and white stockings. The old. the faith full father of the beautiful village belle. didn't know much about the fashions of
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
- ------- NEGRO POPULATION.

From the New York Sun.
 At the close of the revolutionary war there were 75o,OO0 colored people in the United States, of whom 55,oo0 were free blacks and 695. 900 slaves. At each success sive enumeration the colored population Of the United States has grown until 1860, when 1t was 45OO, 0oo-50o0Oo free and 4,o0O,- 900 slaves.
 It was at this period that the contro- versy arose as to whether, moral, ethical and political questions apart, the growth of the colored population was promoted or While 1t was in progres the war began and by the next decennial census. taken in 1870, the colored population was re- turned-all free-as 4.SS0.oO0, gain of less than 10 per cent over the preceding ten years and indicating either that freedom was not conducive to the growth of popu- lation among colored people of the coun- try or that the enumeration of them was imperfectiy taken.
 Whatever the cause may have been, by the next succeeding census of 1880 the col. ored population of the country was 65SO,. 900, gain of S5 per cent In ten years. Ii was declared by some critics, however that the census of the colored population was padded. Color was given to the charge by the fact that the 1890 census showed the colored population of the coun. try to be 7,47o,0oO. gain of only IS pc, cent over the preceding census. Last years enumeration shows the col ored population to be s,5Oo,ooo the ratio of increase being very much the larges in the extreme Southern States. The in. crease of the colored population appears tt be fixed at about l per cent year.
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
IS IT WORTH WHILE.

Anonymous. Is 1t worth while that we jostle brother Bearing his load on the rough road or life? Is it worth while that we jeer at each other
 the knife? God pity us all in our pitiful strife. God pity us all as we jostle each other; God pardon us all for the triumph we feel When fellow goes down; poor heart broken brother. Pierced to the heart; words are keener than steel. And mightier far for woe or for veal. Were it not we'll in this brief little journey On over the isthmus down into the tide, We give him fish instead of a serpent, Ere folding the hands to be and abide ,as For ever and aye in dust at his side? S Look at the roses saluting each other; Look at the herbs all at peace on the plain Man, and man only. makes war. on his brother, And dotes in his heart on his peril and pain shamed by the brutes that go down on the plain. Why should you envy moment of pleas- ure Some poor fellow-mortal has wrung from it all- Oh. could you look into his lIfgfs broken measure Look at the dregs-at the wormwood and gall Look at his heart hung with crape like a pail.
 | Look at the skeletonsl down by his hearthstone- .fs Look at his cares in ltheir merciless sway, I know you would go anld say tenderly lowly,
 Brother-my brother, for Aye and a day, Lo Lethe is washing ahe blackness away.
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphael's prophecies for this day. Thursday, August l, 1901:
 An unfortunate day"
 Thou art threatened with injury or ac- cident. and in thy business thou wilt quar- rel and get ito law and lose money, this being thy birthday; see that thou dost not speculate"
 Much trouble all through life will have the child born on this day. and 1t will be always ready to quarrel"
 "The woman whom man loves will doubt him this day"
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
Mr. carnenter,a nPanta. ,

Everybody in Birmingham knows that MT. Archibald H. Carpenter of the Ten nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company, Is one of the best fellows in the world.
 But MT Carpenter has got himself in- to trouble. He sometimes wears white trousers.
 Mir. Carpenter called the other day on an influential man of Jefferson county. He was attired in white trousers, and the countryman was indignant.
 Mary" he said to his daughter. there is man in thar dressed in his =! Yer can't go in thar to see him. He means all right, and he is my friend, but don't low my daughter to see no man thout his pantsv'
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
KNEW HIS DESTINATION.

From the Louisville CourierJournal.
 Good-humoredly hilarious, he boarded Market street car and hung Imply to a strap looking at everybody and smiling foolishly. When the car had gone about ten blocks he suddenly cried:
 Conductor. oh, I shay conductor where am at?" 'hf
 I've are at Fourteenth street" said the rope-jerker Where do you want to get off?'
 At the next saloop." said the genial gentleman, and even the ladies laughed.
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
Two Good Men Afflicted.

Lucien McMurray, man known to and respected by many good men of Birming- ham, continues dangerously i'll in his home, 1412 Fifth avenue. Mir. McMurray has been i'll for many weeks.
 Berard O. Colosito. known to great number of Birmingham men as Cooley" who has been terribly afflicted with rheu- matism, is so far recovered that he will leave Hot Springs. Ark. today for Bir- mingham.
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
Reckless Shooting.

From the Lawrence County News.
 There was some shooting done on Sat urday night by some miscreants who were aboard the excursion train which passed through here on its return trip at about 9 o'clock. Two of the bullets lodged in the framework of the windows of the Mer- chants bank But for the lateness of the hour some one might have been hurt. It Is great pity that such forms of lawless- ness cannot be stopped.
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
NO ATTEMPT ON HER LIFE,
Authorities in Portugal Deny the Re.
 ported Attack on Maria Pia.

Ak Les Rains. July 3l.-The authori- ties here when questioned today regard ing the report circulated in the United States by news agency that an attempt was made upon the life of Maria Pia, the Dowager Queen of Portugal, pren- ousto her departure from Rome, denied that any such attempt had been made upon Her Majesty's life.
 Queen Maria Pia went about the town throughout Friday last and before her departure for Rome on Saturday she took a long promenade on the boulevards.
The age-herald., 1901-08-01
Accidental Killing.

From the Gurley Herald.
 Last Sunday afternoon Rodie Harbin, a 15-year-old son of MT. John Harbin, and Jim Kibble, colored lad of the same age living on the place. were playing with a shotgun at MT. Harbin's residence, when it accidentally fired and the entire load entered Kibble's side from which he died in a short while. It seems that the boys did not know the gun was loaded.