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The age-herald., 1901-08-03
Cut Out For a Lawyer.

Many men, even successful members of the profession, hold that, as a good ex- animation does not necessarily make lawyer it is better to make the condi- tions of administration easy and thus al- low the fittest of the lot to survive, says the Philadelphia Times. This sentiment has been less since the American Bar As sociation took up vigorously the work of raising the standard of legal education Many gool anecdotes are told of the old tests. An able southern lawyer still liv- ing has good story about his exxami- nation by Reverdy Johnson, one of the greatest lawyers of the last century. MT. Johnson knew the young man, but ap- parently he did not allow his familiarity to influence the case. He asked him one or two questions as easy as the alphabet or the multiplication table, and then very severely demanded:
 Young man, can you mix good brandy julep?" s.s
 q think I can, sir' was the reply.
 There" pointing to the sideboard, "are the ingredients. sir. Now let me see what you can do."
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
THE GRANDFATHER CLAUSE.

Froa the Washington Evening Star.
 The Alabama constitutional convention yesterday adopted by vote of four to one the grandfather clause of it's suffrage articles. Both of the United States Sen ators from the State had declared against it. MT. Morgan's language was especial ly severe. He described the provisions as not only unconstitutional and unwise, but wholly out of keeping with all Amer ican principles of government. MT Pet tus also was direct, and the leader of the minority on the floor of the convention was ex-Governor Oates, lawyer of dis tinction and a Democrat in good standing. But the pressure was strong, and the ad- vice from high sources went for nothing. The convention, feeling It's commission to be to disfranchise as many negroes as possible, but no white man, took the course which it felt would be most &C., ceptable to the rank and file of the Dem- ocratie party.
 Louisiana, 1t will be remembered, took a similar step in much the same way. When the constitutional convention of that State reached the question of suff- rage the grandfather clause met with sharp criticism, and the opinions of Unit ed States Senators Caffery and McEnery were sought Both declared against it. They not only pronounced it unconstitu- tioilal but conveyed to the convention the information that their views were shared by other Democratic members of the Senate. Nevertheless, the Louisiana con- vention adopted the clause, and MT. Me- Emery has been reelected to the Senate under the operations of the law against the passage of which he counseled.
 But, upon the whole, this result in Ala bama should be welcomed. It will help to strengthen the case which is now pre- pairing for submission to the United States Supreme Court. A decision by that tri- bunal on question so momentous as that of the suffrage as affected by efforts to nullify the fifteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States is high ly to be desired and is now in fair way to be obtained. And what has been done in North Carolina, Louisiana and now in Alabama will contribute very greatly to- ward such a settlemene as the whole country will accept. For nothing would appear to be plainer than that in those three States the negro has been disfran- this is directly in violation of the nation al constitution. and in opposition to the most eminent of the leaders of the politi- cal party profting by it. Congress like wise will be likely to take note of this Alabama proceeding when the question is presented there of unequal representa- tion in that body in the Souths favor.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
Schools Instead of Free Passes.

The Montgomery Advertiser now sits a-straddle the public school fence, cry ing out at the top of it's squeaking voice, "free-passes, free-passes." When we ask it to say what it thinks as to local aid to a generous put insufficient State appropriation, it squeals free passesl" When the metes and bounds of the school system of the State are about to be established for decades to come it waves it's 1ree-passes in the air; it has "all sorts of stews' over them, whatever they may be.
 The question the Advertiser itself raised relates not to free passes, but to schools, and the Advertiser cannot reasonably expect even a callow but esteemed contemporary to accept the free-pass push instead. It is schools this time, beloved, and you cannot change the issue
 Now, how do you stand as to the pro- posed 3-mill State tax, as to the pro- posed compulsory 1-mill county tax, as to local taxation to piece out the rest ad libitum? Don't wave your free passes, or talk about what you have done in the past, but deal with the present and present issues. Your school record is all in your eye; you have not got any, and we will not in- sist upon particulars if you will apswer the question at the head of this para graph with no free-pass frills.
 We favor free passes-in the hands of 722,3 people in this State of school age. We want every one of them to have free pass to better schools, to some school at any rate other than pay school. We plead the cause of the white counties-counties that contain many white children-counties that cannot under an equitable division" cause appropriate to white schools moneys that properly belong to black schools.
 If frankness be a failing of the esteemed x-Palmer-and-B -Buckner organ of the State, let it turn on its spigot by answering the question heretofore asked, Don't dodge behind flutter of free passes. Let the bit of American pasteboard lie on the table while you define your public school position | There are men in Montgomery who say | that you always have been unfriendly to public schools. Your free-pass fut- | ter, beloved, leads us to think they read you alright. Gu, with the truth | tnen-are you in favor of local taxa tion in aid of insufficient State school | funds or against it? Not compulsory local taxation, but home-rule taxation? Don't shake greasy dog-eared pass at | your esteemed "norus homo" but give him or :. the straight of it. That aver age Alabamian will grin from ear to ear" at you if you do not.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

That henceforth shall not speak i'll Of any one, especially if any such declara- lions on my part shall be malicious or un- true.
 That I shall at all times unreservediy ana willingly obey every wish expressed by MT. de velasco.
 That l shall at no time hold conver- satlon or private nature with any one of MT. Yelasco's pupils. clients or other persons. unless 1t shall be in the presence of Mir Veiasco, and that my declarations shall be true in every particular.
 That shall at no time do or say any thing which in any way may be of actual or future detriment to Mir. Velasco or his interests, except that it shall be while instituting any legal proceeding against him in a recognized court of law in which case I shall claim and hold right of plaintiff or defendant. as the case may
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
The Rules.

Following is the contract and code of rules:
 Be it known by these presents that l, Aimee Kinney de Velasco, having willing ly separated from my husband, S. F. D.. Velasco, of the city of Brooklyn, State of New York, am desirous of again be- coming member of his household, under the following conditions:
 That a document sworn to and signed by both parties to this agreement before a licensed notary public of the borough of Brooklyn, State of New York. on the 17th day of January, 1901, whereby we both agreed to live apart and not to molest each other in any way, shall re- main in force and be acted upon at any time either or both of us shall become dissatisfied and desire to separate.
 That shall partake of no intoxicating beverages, unless they be given by or in the presence of and with the full consent of MT. de Velasco.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
Why He Wouldnt Sell the Mine.

"I understand that Stratton has sold the Independence mine to an English syndicate for $1O, 900, ''said w. A. Kal- namann, the mining expert, to writer in a New York newspaper. T organized a company some years ago and tried to buy it from him for 8, ,OOO,OOQ I went to see Stratton and found him lying back in a chair smoking a big cigar. Hello ne said, sit down and have a drink
 '' No I replied, I'm here on business. I want to buy the Independence.
 Go over and read that piece of paper on that table,, said Stratton.
 q picked 1t up. It was from the First National Bank of Colorado and read: Your shipment of ore from the Independ- ence mine today is valued at s15. .000.
 get one of those papers six days a week. said Stratton. don't want to sell
 But he finally did sell out for s1O.ooO,- 900 to London parties, and as we had esti- mated the mine to be worth about 5000 900 he made a handsome profit"
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
Jefferson Davis Monument.

'"The executive committee of the Jeffer- son Davis Monument Association will be called to meet in November just before the meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, for the purpose of pushing the work of raising funds for the monu- ment," said a prominent veteran from Virginia.
 'The association has something like twenty or twenty-five thousand dollars In hand, but as the monument is to cost about fifty thousand a systematic and vigorous effort must be put forth If the amount Is to be raised before all the old Confeds are dead. The monument is to be erected in Richmond and citizens of the Confederate capital are already agitating the question of site. The City Council rendered site in Monroe Park, when the association was first organized, but if is now thought that more suitable loca- ton will be found. The equestrian statue of Robert E. Lee was erected in the West End in what was supposed to be the line of fashionable home building. But in- stead of handsome houses only cheap ten ements have been built around it. The Davis monument will probably be erected near the Capitol. The sculptor for this work has not been selected, but probably will be within the next few months. Val entine of Richmond Is regarded as the greatest artist the South has produced and his friends will insist upon the con- tract being awarded to him. The Lee As sociation went to France for sculptor and got Mercie. Valentine would have made nobler equestrian figure"
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
o New Grand Master.

''The installation of H. R. H. the Duke of connaught as grand master of Ma sons In England on July F, was a brill iant event." said Birmingham past master who had just finished reading an account of it in the London Free Mason
 'The ceremonies took place in Royal Albert Hall. There were 5000 Masons present, none being below the rank of past warden. In his speech the new grand master gave brief sketch of Ma sorry in England, and said that in the last twenty-five years individual mem 'bers of the craft in that Jurisdiction had contributed to Masonic charitable insti- tutions an amount equal to 100000"
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
FORFEITURE OF CLAIMS.
Women Who Are Married Are Not Au-
 thorized to Make Entry.

Washington, August 2-Regarding the question of forfeiture of Oklahoma landd selections on account of marriage of wo- men unsuccessful in the drawing, Secreta- ry Hitchcock said today that the Interior Department always held that married women were not authorized to na'xe a homestead entry, except where they nave been abandoned and desertd by their hus- bands.
 "A woman not only must be qualified when registering or drawing her rnm- ber," the secretary added, but must be similarly qualified later when she applies to make entry. Marriage of single wo- man after making entry, however. does not defeat her right to title bnd patent if she continues to reside upon the iand and comply wiRi other conditions Of the homestead law"
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
Clever Smile of MT. McLeI.an.

A M Mcclellan, the Scotch artist, whose "Field of the Cloth of Gold" was exhibited at the Paris Exposition last summer, and whose Coronation of Rob- ert Bruce" is now at the entrance of the art department of the Glasgow Exposi- tion, is at present in this country, but he still keeps up an eager interest in British politics. relates the New York Times When he heard the other day that at meeting of the Liberals at the Reform Club Herbert Asquith had declined to maintain his position as the spokesman of the Liberal Imperialists and had join ed In supporting Sin Henry Campbell Zimmerman, he said that it reminded him of two Englishmen perambulating home from the club in the wee sma' hours They engaged in dispute and one of them tripped and fell.
 Say, old boy.' he said. ''wi-wi-will you h-hic-help a feller?"
 N-n-n--no,' replied the other steady ing himself against a lamp-post. T can c-cant help you up b-b-but I'll lie down with you"
 And" concluded Mir Mcclellan, there's the whole history of the Reform Club meeting in a nutshell"
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
Count on Birminuham.

Maurice Grau says if his Southern tour arranged for the coming fall is suc- cessful financially he will bring his opera company this way again next season. Birmingham can be counted on to do it's part in supporting any great musical at traction, and it will certainly give Grau's Metropolitan Company $5OOO or s6OOO house. If Nashville and Memphis will do as well as Birmingham, Southern tour for 1902 will be assured. Birming- ham would be good for two nights.
 Five hundred Birmingham people bought seats at s4 piece to hear Paderew- ski There should be three times that number who would pay s4 for tickets to hear grand opera presented by Grau.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
The Marble City.

Sylacauga is growing to be town of considerable importance" said Lawyer Sanford of that enterprising town, who spent last night in Birmingham. We have about 12OO inhabitants. are in the heart of as rich an agricultural section as there is in the State, and underneath and surrounding us are marvellous de- posits of richest minerals; and do you know, sir there is not a vacant house in Sylacauga."
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
THE NEGRO NEEDED SOUTH.

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
 The right of all men to work wherever they choose is conceded by every one, but public interest, as we'll as the interest Of the laborers themselves, demands that this business of enticing negroes North to take the place of striking whites should cease. It demoralizes both sections, for x leaves the Southern mills without labor' whereas the Northern mills are unable to utilize the imported negroes without great bloodShed
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
CURVED SHINES IN AMERICA.

From the New York Evening Telegram.
 New Haven, Conn.,, Saturday.-More college students in American universities are irnperfectly developed physically than is generally believed according to the re- port fo Dr. Jay W. Seaver, one of the directors and physical examiners of the Yale university gymnasium A surprising ly big ratio of cases of scoliosis, or curv- ature of the spine, has been found in in vestigations pursued at eighteen Ameri- can colleges. one of them being Yale. Dr. Seaver, being the collator of the data, has made the results public.
 Nearly 21 ,O00 students were examined during the last five years. That number includes about 2O00 men of the successive freshman classes at Yale. Dr. Seaver found that 5.6 per cent, or 117 students, in the Yale incoming classes were scoli- otic. Similar data from other universities show approximately like results. which has led Dr. Seaver to the conclusion that scolioss Is the commonest physical de- formity to be met with among educated American young men.
 pr. Seaver's observations of the men gave the additional data that men noted as bookish, and ambitious for scholarship honors, are in the ratio of one out of eighteen scoliotic. due possibly to seden- tary habits and long addiction to con- strained positions at reading desks. The average student, not too much addicted to work, suffers in the ratio of 5.5 per cent. Among athletes scarcely one in sixty has been found with spinal curva- ture. In case of scoliosis being found the victim is given a prescribed course of careful exercise. which, in many cases, has cured or modified the trouble.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
CHUMP

From the Helena Record
 The trainman who tries to make one more station" is responsible for almost as many deaths as the chump who rocks the boat or the idiot who didn't know it was loaded
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
Public Railroad investments.

In the South are two railroads that are standing witnesses of the value of public ownership. The first of these lin flint of time is the road between T kta and Chattanooga. now leased
 br a 29-year contract by the Louis
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

Fifty whisky casks are to be set afloat in Boring Straits in order to test the currents, but when the natives see firewater casks afloat they will be filled with a wild desire to test their con- tents.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03
Louisiana a White State.

Louisiana is again white State, and that. too, by considerable ma jority. She now holds the largest white majority in her entire history. The following table is interesting:
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

The Duty Free cigar is coming from Porto Rico. It is to be a hummer both in price and flavor What it lacks in the former will be made good in the latter.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

Helen Gould denies that she is en- gagged, and applicants are beginning to file applications against the drawing of her matrimonial lottery.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

The men who use Brooklyn bridge have taken to whistling just to show they are not afraid. The whistler is ever a demagogue.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

The census statistics show that Chi cago has the more swine, but that New York has the more asses. It's a stand off, and neither mas anything to say.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

Hattie Beals drew the first land lot in Oklahoma, because she found a horseshoe and tuck it home and nailed u on the door,"
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

Elijah was a drouth breaker, but no one thought of sending for Dowie while the dry weather lasted
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

George Kennan did not go to Russia for his health or for social reasons. He has a book to sell.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

Chairman Jones looks forward to the rising up of some obscure man as a dark horse in 1904.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

The hot July is history only. It may worry the historians, but it can no longer bake the people.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

Slate making is going on at the con vention, but 1t is done under the sur face-sub rosa as it were.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

Kansas half crop of corn will be worth as much as a full crop.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

The witnesses in the Schley-Samp- son case should be taken from among Spanish survivors.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

The metal of condemned guns in England is turned into medals.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

The mouths of the garrulous in the navy have been officially closed.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

Accident insurance officers are thick about the entrances of Brooklyn bridge.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

top with 10000 people inside is to be spun at the St. Louis Exposition.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

Uncle Sams lottery in the Indian country is ended to the satisfaction of all.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

New York says it's asses come from other towns to browse in Wall street.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

Let your mind be coupled with your words.
 -Troilus and Cressida.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

King Edward loves display even be yond his mother.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

The New York Sun is Historian Mac lays Achates.
The age-herald., 1901-08-03

in Oklahoma, because she found a horseshoe and tuck it home and nailed IL on the door"
 The men who use Brooklyn bridge have taken to whistling just to show they are not afraid. The whistler is ever a demagogue.
 Slate making is going on at the con vention, but 1t is done under the sur face-sub rosa as it were.
 Elijah was a drouth breaker, but no one thought of sending for Dowie while the dry weather lasted.
 George Kennan did not go to Russia for his health or for social reasons. He has book to sell.
 Chairman Jones looks forward to the rising up of some obscure man as dark horse in 1904.
  The witnesses in the Schley-Samp- son case should be taken from among Spanish survivors.
 Accident insurance officers are thick about the entrances of Brooklyn bridge.
 Uncle Sams lottery in the Indian country is ended to the satisfaction of all.
 New York says it's asses come from other towns to browse in Wall street. A top with 10000 people inside is to be spun at the St. Louis Exposition. The mouths of the garrulous in the navy have been officially closed The metal of condemned guns in England is turned into medals.
 
 Kansas half crop of corn will be worth as much as full crop.
 King Edward loves display even be- yond his mother.
 The New York Sun is Historian Mac 1ou,c kobo4Ne
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-27
BEGINNING TO HEDGE.

washington, Nov. 26.-AccOriing
to Wall street report believed to
be based upon good authority, ,tain
changes in the Northern Pacific III
rectorate are to be made in view of
the agitation in Minnesota aga:.st the
joint operation of the No. .nern Pa
cific and the Great Northern. Infiu-
ential interests in the organization
of the Northern Securities company
said today that while they believed
that the company's plan for CONTROL.
ing the Northern Pacific ~, Greet
Northern could not be upset through
legal proceedings, based on allega-
tions that they cOnflicted with the
anti.consoliiation laws of the differ
ent states, some changes might be
forced
1t was held by these interests that
there was a question as to whether
President Hill of the Great Northern
railway, under strict Interpretation
of the present law, had an unques-
toned right to be member of the
board of directors of the Northern
Pacific railroad. The same doubt ex-
listed as to the right of E. H. Harri-
man, chairman of the Union Pacific,
to be member of the Northern Pa
cifc board. 1t was asserted that it
was not impossible that both officers
might resign from the Northern Pa
cific board.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-27
KILLED Wife
AND LOVER
Wronged Husband Wreaks
Fearful Vengeance
IN A CROWDED STREET
Shoots Faithless Wife and Afterwards
Blows Out the Brains Of iier
Paramour.
IN A CROWDED STREET

Paris. Nov. ga tragedy charac-
teristically Partisan. was committed
in the heart of Paris today. At the
corner of the Boulevard Des Capu-
cines and the Place de la Opera a
husband shot his faithless wife and
her lover in full view of hundreds of
people.
The opera square was filled with
promenaders at lunch time. when a
cab drove across the square, follow
Ell by man running. A policeman
stopped the cab in front of the Cafe
de la Baix. enabling the pursuer to
overtake it, when the man drew a
revolver, thrust 1t through the win
dow of the vehicle, and fired twice,
killing the woman inside. The man
in the cab. the woman's lover. opened
the door and tried to flee. but the
husband sprang after him, and blew
his brains out before the spectators
could interfere. Then the husband
approached the policeman. handed
him the revolver and surrendered.