The age-herald., 1901-06-17

Astrologer rRaphael's prophecies for this day. Monday, June IT, 1901:
 Court and marry before noon"
 "Heavy and serious losses threaten thee in thy business, this being thy birthday; beware of sickness; thy family affairs will proceed more smoothly than thy business; avoid all speculatIons."
 The young will court"
 "A child born on this day will have a quiet career, although much will depend on the hour of It's birth; 1t will be quick in temper and will have much trouble in it's domestic or love affairs 
 New Consultation to be Great.
 "You may rest assured and give as- surance to the people that the perfected document of the new Constitution of Alabama, as it shall be finally adopted by the convention, will be a triumph of skill and learning and devotion to the people in framingltheir organic law, and that on account of its wisdom. It's broad and enlightened conservatism, and it's general adaptability to the needs of Ala bama, It will appeal to all good citizens who have the good of the State first at heart" intimated leading member of the convention.
 This member Is a man known to and honored by all Alabamians, for he has held very high official rank and is uni- versally acknowledged to be a man of great learning and of unswerving in- tegrity.
 He proceeded to say that whilst the hoH r. ently tardy in accomplished results, in point of fact great deal had been &C., complished in the way of a proper under standing of their duties by the delegates and in clearing the way. so to speak, for action that would rebound to the best interests of all the people.
 'The organic law of a great people like the Alabanlians cannot be hastily or crudely framed. for the proposed law in this instance is to guide the State indef1- nitely, maybe for century-we cannot tell-and any public impotence, if con spicuously manifested. would embarrass the convention and be hurtfui to the people" he said,
 "The convention is striving to ascertain and follow the wisest possible course. and that it will find the wise and satisfactory way there need not be any doubt what ever. The constitution which we shall l offer to the people will, am convinced, be one of the wisest and best constitu- tions any state has yet accepted as protection to its rights and liberties"
 Editors to be Made Happy.
 The Alabama Press Association will be entertained at a great old-fashioned Southern barbecue at Jacksons Lake, Montgomery, next Friday, and the editors and the other newspaper folk will have ''the time of their lives" With the Montgomerians almost alone survives the vanishing art of preparing barbecues as they were prepared all over the South previous to 1861; and the barbecue is es- sentially Southern form of feasting and l informal and uncurbed entertainment, and this is almost the last surviving cus- tom of the old South as it was in the heyday of it's olden greatness and glory. | For twenty years Jacksons Lake has been the scene of many noble barbecue banquets, and assuredly there is not in Alabama a lovelier or more romantic spot than 'The Lake, as the ever-hospi- table and happy Montgomerians familiar ly call the seat Of the Montgomery Shooting Club.
 "The Lake" Is five miles northward from Montgomery. toward Birmingham, and is on the main line of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and the remark able beauty of the splendid natural park has attracted the admiration of count less thousands of passengers as they were speeded by on the trains of succeeding days and years.
 T passed Jackson's Lake this morning, and I am sure it is prettier now than it ever was before" said a Birmingham men yesterday. "The grounds and the build- ings have been much improved and frightened this season, a noticeable and effective improvement being double row of large and beautiful plants on either side of the broad walk between the rail- road line and the main pavilion. The l grounds are as well kept and tidy as the lawn of private mansion. This morning the place looked exceedingly attractive, the wide and cool pavilion looking espec- ially inviting amongst the splendid trees. Truly most charming retreat it is."
 It had been arranged that Montgomerys barbecue to its guests of the Press Asso- citation should be given at Grassmeade, | Colonel Jefferson M. Falkner's splendid country seat six miles from Montgomery, | and Colonel Falkner, best of hosts and | most generous of friends, was especially 1 desirous that the editors and their friends should be with him on what is believed to be the best equipped and appointed dairy, stock and general farm fin Ala bama; but unfortunately the only conven- tent and suitable grove near his residence was broken up with the blow during his | absence last week, and therefore 1t Is un- | fit for the purposes of the barbecue. The | grass on the ground had become partially exhausted and 1t became necessary to re- | SOW it. and so the land was plowed | Colonel Falkner was unaware that his superintendent intended to break the ground of the grove at this time, and he is greatly disappointed that he cannot I have thhe editors at famous Grassmeade. Happy MT. BiIhelmer. | The excursionists of the Alabama Press Association who will >leave Birmingham next Friday night for California, by the way of the Santa Fe railroad route, will l be conducted as far as Memphis by Mir | C M Rilhafroer ba f,on,1Iar Ttry,oi 0,,o VI,