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The age-herald., 1901-11-14
This Years Cotton Crop.

Messrs. Latham, Alexander & Co.,. do not accept the estimates calling for a big yield of cotton this year estimates made either in Liverpool, or for Liverpool consumption. They be- lieye, on the other hand, that the crop was marketed rapidly in October on account of favorable conditions for picking and shipping, and because cot ton was required for export to fill contracts for October and November deliveries and shipments, and to in- crease depleted stocks of spinners. They express the opinion that the crop may be less than last years. The year, they say, may not be un- liko that of 1S99-19O0, when excessive estimates made in the autumn ex- ceeded the total production by nearly 100000 bales.
 The total crop of this year cannot safely be approximated by compari- son of the movement to November 1 with any particular year, but an aver age of receipts to November 1 for the past ten years should represent in some degree the probable outturn of the crop. The average movement of the crop up to November 1 has in the last ten years been 30.12 per cent, and this percentage would make the present crop 9,435,902 bales. Such an outturn corresponds closely to the gov ernment's estimate of the condition of the crop on October 8. It corresponds to the estimates of the various com missioners of agriculture in the cot ton States. It corresponds to private advices especially relating to dam ages done by drouth in Texas and other southwestern districts.
 There is not a bit of evidence tc uphold the estimates going to show that the yield will be eleven million bales or more. The more probable outcome, in the opinion of Messrs Latham, Alexander & Co.,, is about p,500.0OO bales.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
Van Wyek Too Biu a Burden.

But for Robert A VanWyck, perhaps the entire Democratic ticket would have been elected in Greater New York" said a man from New York
 Twelve thousand alleged mutilated bal lots surrendered to the county clerk bore mute testimony to this. On many were written the legend: We want no ice in ours.'
 "On nearly every one of them the cross was put under the star, but big black line was drawn through Van Wyck's name. This was apparently done to em- phasize a repudiation of the man who stands for Murphy Devery, ct all. and at the same time vote the remainder of the Democratic ticket.
 "Ceftain candidates on the county tick. ct who were apparently defeated by three or four thousand votes have asked Justice P. Henry Dugro and other legal experts to give an opinion as to whether they have not yet a chance to secure the offices for which they were nominated. They hold that the intention of at least 12.0OO voters who cast their ballots against Van Wyck was to support all the OInef HOinluttp put tiidt III tuclr anxiety to slaughter the Mayor they in- adverently threw what Is usually classed as defective ballots.
 But Chairman N. N. Stranahan of the Senate committee on cities, who helped frame the prevailing ballot law, declares there Is no remedy for the defeated can | didates as the statute expressly declared marked ballot defective, and, therefore was not to be counted.
 Tables based upon the election re- turns show that were the 1200O ballots intended to be cast for all Democratic candidates, except Van Wyck, to be counted, every Tammany nominee on the judicial and county tickets would have been elected, and the borcughs of Man haitian and the Bronx would have been carried for the city ticket by safe plurality.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
Entertain the American peIeuates.

Mexico City. November 1s.-Today the delegation from the Argentine Republic to the Pan-American Congress enter tained their American and Mexican col leagues at banquet. The full delega- ton of the United States was present.
 It is known that a majority of the dele gates to the Pan-American conference have agreed privately to bring the labors of the conference to an end before Christ mas. Victor Maurtura. secretary of the Peruvian delegation, has departed for Washington. The rumor here is that he has gone to confer with the State De- pertinent on arbitration. The committee on Pan-American banking and monetary exchange held session today and 1t was decided to ask the opinion of prominent bankers both in the United States and the Spanish-American countries as to the most feasible means of establishing A bank in New York which shall create di- rect financial relations between the peo- pie of this continent.
 The Pan-American railway committee has asked St. Louis to cooperate in the project as being the American city which will profit most by its realization.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
ENORMOUS SALARIES IN N. Y,

N. Y. Letter in Pittsburg Dispatch,
 A brief summary will serve to give an idea of the problem the new administra- tion will have to solve in placing the city's affairs on business basis Salaries alone aggregate s44OOo,ooO. or nearly one- half of the total budget. The United States army, with GS.OOO men in 1900, cost less than s1s,oOo,OoO. New York's police force costs two-thirds as much as the regular army, The extraordinary sala- ries paid are instanced by the fact that 446 men draw s4,0O0 or more. es of them S10O0o or more. and cost the city in the aggregate sa,O22,OOo yearly. Salaries range much higher than in the federal service or in business; even including laborers, New York's employees average quite a little more than $Iv00 a year.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
EACH MEMBER WANTS A ROOM

Wash. Cor. of Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Two years ago twenty eight rooms were built in the terrace section, but these have already been gobbied up and the dema Is not yet satisfied. The fact Is there never will be satisfaction until each member of the House of Represen- tatives Is provided with a room in which to transact business. The satisfaction then will last only a few minutes They will want suites of rooms. Senators all have rooms. either in the capitol or in the six-story hotel building the Senate acquired few years ago for it's own use. Several Senators have suites of rooms in the annex. Senator Penrose, for instance, has the use of four rooms. He is chairman of the committee on immi- grafton and nominally the rooms are for the use of all the members of that com mittee.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
Two Banner Counties.

The two most gratifying county re- turns on the new constitution come from Calhoun and Madison Counties. In both of these counties the opposi- tion had control of the election ma. chinery. The county officers of Cal. houn are independents, and they gave the Democrats but a single member of each election board. Tn Madison special interests intervened, and again the friends of ratification had to be content with 2 to l deal. And yet the majority in favor of the new con- stitution in Calhoun is nearly one thousand, and in Madison an affirma- tive majority of 2,145 was rolled up. Nor was this vote cast in the towns alone, for the voue in Huntsville was nearly balanced, and the country beats stood by the new constitution. Much good work was done in order to edu- cate the people of the two counties up to a generous support of the new instrument.
 There are other gratifying returns, but none equally as good as those that Calhoun and Madison will send up to Montgomery. They may be con sidered, all circumstances considered the banner counties of the State.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
Red Tape Demanded Sword.

Rear Admiral Terry, commandant at the Washington navy yard. who arranged the room for the meetings of the Schley court of inquiry, tells a story about eourtmartials in the navy that illustrates the severity of naval regulations and the strictness of the late Rear Admiral Sker- rett. Admiral Skerrett was then cap tain, and an officer who had been charged with an offense and ordered under arrest, presented himself to be ar rested. The regulations provide that on such an occasion the officer shall be in full dress and wear Q sword The officer wore his uniform. but had no sword.
 q can't arrest you.' said Captain skerrett. looking for the missing sword. "unless you come prepared to submit your sword to me-"
 The officer explained that he had not received his sword from home. although 1t had been expressed to him.
 Well. you'll have to get one" was the reply.
 So the officer skirmished about in the navy-yard for some one who had a
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
Henrietta c. Daingerfleld in the Southern

Henrietta c. Daingerfleld in the Southern
 Workman.
 The dark cloud of Southern slavery Is rlfted by ray of sunshine that falls np- on the turbaned head and majestic figure of Nanny Sukey. At home, on the sunny plains of Africa, she had been princess. I remember with what thrill of mingled pleasure and pain my nearest sister and I used to welcome her promise to tell us how she had "disobeycd her ma and was carried off by the sailors" She had been told not to go over the hill from whose top she and her duslSy playmates from her native village looked down with wild curiosity at the white sails of the great ships, such as they had never seen before. and learned, alas! to know too well in all the horrors of a crowded "slaver." Nanny always ended that story by saying. not to let you forget to min yo' ma but thank him, too. who brings good out of evil to his children, for without that sin and misery your nanny would be heather princess now, killin' prisoners. maybe eatin' 'em, too."
 At this awful admlngling of good and evil we literally swarmed over mann my and the baby sister she was sure to have in her lap to be sheltered in her protect ing arms from the cannibals that her words, assisted by awe-inspiring tones and mods, had conjured before us. Then nanny would soothe and cuddle us and add, "Yes, an your nanny wouldn't ever have had her precious babies here in her arms either if all that hadn't hap pened ;'<which addendum nearly destroy ed the previously emphasized moral, for the disobedience which had brought nanny to us was surely providentiai!
 When my sweet mother laid her new born child into mammy's loving arms held so eagerly to receive it, and taking 1t so tenderiy. so caressingly and yet with a touch of dignity never lacking in her bearing. I have heard her say, My children's first cradle is of ebony and never had queen more royal one" Nam my never forgot her royal lineage, nor would she allow her feilow-servants to do so. Nothing would induce her to take her meals with the other servants. She said she must remember what was due to her fathers daughter" My mother, as her mother had done before her. always sent mammy's meals from our table to the nursery, where she reigned supreme. Mammy's English was very pure and sweet, for she had learned 1t from association with cultivated South ern people, and 1t was free from any trace of dialect, unless our Northern friends would so describe the musical slurring of the r's and dropping of the g's common to most Southern people. To us, mammy's voice was the sweetest in the world. Whenever guests made 1t inconvenient to have the younger chill dren in the dining-room, 1t was our de- light to have our meals with nanny, humbiy attended by Ginnie and Alice, the young colored girls who stood in mortal terror of her. To us she was only gentle, loving, patient. Sometimes she would sing to us--low, grooming songs, in words of some strange language. I think now it must have been some remembered sounds of her own far-away childhood, near Africas sunny fountains" Some A
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
ENTERTAIN ENGINEERS.
Are Shown the Drainage Works of the
 Valley and Banquetted.

Mexico City. November 13.-The mem bers of the American Institute of Mining Engineers were taken out to view the drainage works of the valley of Mexico today. They are being most hospitably entertained.
 Tonight a concert and reception were given in their honor at the Chepultepec Restaurant by the merchants. bankers, railroaders and engineers of Mexico City. Tomorrow they will make a trip over the Cuernavaca and Pacific Railroad to Cuer- navaca as guests of Colonel Sampson, the president of the road.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
INpicTs OIL MEN.
Federal Grand Jury Thinks They vlo'
 late Combination Statute.

Jackson. Miss. November 13.-The Fed eral grand jury of the United States Court for the Southern district of Mis- sIssippi tonight indicted large number of cotton seed oil men, directors and other cotton seed oil officials. alleging violation of the Federal statutes of July 2, 1900.
 This State denounces combinations, and the Indictments allege that the oil mill officials have conspired in writing to con- trol the prices of cotton seed and cotton seed products.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
THE ROSARY OF MY TEARs.

By Father Ryan.
 Some reckon their age by years,
 Some measure their life by art;
 But some tell their days. by the flow of their tears,
 And their lives by the means of their heart
 The dials of earth may show The length, not the depth of years Few or many they come. few or many
 they go-
 But time is best measured by tears. An! not by the silver gray
 That CT eeps through the sunny hair, And not by the scenes that we pass on our way,
 And not by the furrows the fingers oe care
 On forehead and face have made Not so do we count our years; Not by the sun of the earth, but the
 shade
 Of our souls. and the fall of our tears. For the young are ofttimes old. Though their brows be bright and fairy While their blood beats warm. their hearts are cold Der them the spring-tut winter is there. And the old are ofttimes young When their hair is thin and white; And they sing in age as in youth they sung, And they laugh. for their cross was light. But. bead by bead. I tell The Rosary of my years; From T cross-to cIoss they lead; 'tis well. And they're blest with a blessing of tears Better a day of strife Than a century of sleep; Cline me instead of a long stream of life | The tempests and tears of ths deep. A thousand joys may foam On the pillows of all the years;
 But ncyer the foam brings tho lona back home He reaches the haven thr oush tearsL
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
MADE 7o,e75 BALES.
Cotton Production of Oklahoma Given
 By Census.

Washington, November 13.-The agricul- tural division of the census bureau has completed it's tabulation of the acreage and production of cotton in the terri tory of Oklahoma in 1899. In that year there were 24O.e7s acres in cotton, pro- ducing 70,675 commercial bales, the equiv- alent of 72.0ll bales of 300 pounds of a value to the farmers, not including cot tor seed of $2.1719.
 The report of cotton ginned in the same territory as given by the manufacturer $ division was 71,9S3 bales of 500 pounds.
 1hers is thus a variation of only 2s bales between the report of the manufac- turers division and that of agriculture.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Patience and careful training wIli cure most any woman of singing.
 It is the drinking mar, who has the biggest contempt for the man who over- eats.
 Women go to the opera to see the clothes on women; men to see the clothes eff them
 I he t'ing for Q couple to study when ing out again.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
RIVERS AND HARBORS.

Wash. Cor. Chicago Record-Herald
 Officers of the engineer corps stationed in Washington who have had considera- ble experience in the framing of river and harbor appropriation bills. and who are in touch with members of Congress most active M drafting such measures, predict that tbe bill which will be report ed at the coming session will contem- plate expenditures close on s10o. 900, ,oo0 If their predictions are realized the larg- est river and harbor appropriation on record will be made at this session.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
Knights of Labor Hear Reports.

Indianapolis, November l3-Today's sessions of the Knights of Labor assem- bly, were occupied in listening to the re- port or the committee on. secret work and other reports. The work of the or- ganization is said to be progressing smoothly.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
Troops Not Needed In Indian Territory,

Washington, November 13.-The secre- tary of the interior has notified the secre- tary of war that troops are no longer needed in Indian Territory. The troops now in that territory were sent there a month ago from Fort Reno on account of disturbance.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

Hon. David Bennett Hill has his ear to the ground again, but what he con siders a Presidential rumble is but the hum of an automobile.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

Kim" was published in England, the British colonies, the United States, Canada. Germany, France. Denmark. Norway and Sweden in one day. thus establishing 6 new record.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
schIey Court Keeps Mum.

Washington. November 13.-The schley court of inquiry met today and continued It's consideration of the evidence sub mitted to it on the trial. No informa- ton Is obtainable concerning the progress of the work. The court adjourned at 12 o'clock for the day.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
THE CONSTITUTION RATIFIED.

Tuscaloosa Gazette: We confidently
 look forward to the dawn of a better
 day in the political affairs of Alabama. Huntsville Mercury: The Democracy of
 Alabama made a fight of which the lead
 CTS may always be proud. Upon it de- volved the duty of educating the people, and the returns yesterday demonstrated that the work had been done both nobly
 and we'll It was contest for the eter-
 mai rule of the white man and the white man won as he has always won.
 Anniston Star: Those Democrats, how ever. who opposed ratification, and there were many of them, did so from choice
 and doubtless from a sense of duty. It
 was unquestionably their privilege to take issue against the measure. In doing
 so they did not forfeit their party rights nor are they deserving of any censure from any of the victorious ratificationists. Montgomery Journal: The Journal has authority for the statement as to the | purposes of the antis, but 1t believes that when they entered the campaign which they must have known would be hope | less from the start they had ulterior
 purposes. and those purposes, 1t believes, l as stated above, are to make the oppo-
 sition a nucleus for a force inside the | party to secure, as they will allege. | purer party methods. and purer public
 servants, and to meet the new conditions
 under the new constitution.
 | Mobile Register: The general trend of
 reports of the election for the ratification | of the new constitution of Alabama is fa- | vorable to the cause of reform The new lconstitution has been ratified, although 1 by apparently smaller majority than
 was expected by the leaders in the cam paign. Doubtless the fact that the ratl
 fication was confidently expected had ef
 feet of lessening the vote for the consti | tuition. At the same time the negro vote
 everywhere showed larger than was cal
 culated upon. These two factors work
 ing together have cut down the majority | so that conservative estimate will | make 1t but 10000 instead of 0O00 as woa promised, With this result we will have to be satisfied, believing that when once | the new constitution is in operation. tbe
 benefits derived will convert all persons
 to the recognition of its superior | merits.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

Pension Commissioner Evans does not fully appreciate the 19,992 pension attorneys who practice before him. He says they are mostly scamps.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

MT. Bryan will never be a genuine farmer until he grows Populite whiskers and makes "b'gosh" his chief swear word.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

Poor old Turkey! She does not possess even the common privilege of evading the payment of bills.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
Spanish Premier III.

Madrid. November i3.-The illness and extreme debility of the premier. Senor Saeasta are causing anxiety.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

Every election has it's Waterloo and its landslide. These are American in- stitutions now. having been fully nat uralized.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

Business men want reciprocity, but Republican politicians do not. The latter have an eye to campaign funds.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

The Duke of york changes his name as often as Ernest Thomas Seton, but he takes good care not to accumulate hyphen.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

Tonight the Leonides may Lombard the sky. Their favorite hour is 2 o'clock in the morning.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

The other nations do not see why French claims should be placed in the preferred class in Turkey.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

King Edward seems to think knight hood Is in mower, and he is liberal in the distribution of titles.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

The present Frince of Wales is on the waiting list, but he will not have to stay there as long as his father. did.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

Gas Addicks is as disgruntled as Mark Hanna, and he gets precious little comfort from any one.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

Seth Low is a rich man, but he will not be asked to explain where he got 1t, He inherited 1t.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

The Sultan has simply postponed the inevitable.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

London has not barred out Ann Odelia Diss de Barr.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

There are no anti-Gorman men among the Democratic Legislators of Maryland.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

sword to lend. Finding one the offender returned to Captain skerrett and was promptly and regularly put under arrest. according to regulations.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
Lei Us Get Touether.

Now that the new constitution stands confessedly ratified no good can come either from unsubstantiated charges of fraud or from hostile ef- forts within the party directed against either it's acceptance by the people or it's execution by the State authorities. There is no patriotism in such efforts, and there will certainly be no fruits of a political sort. The new constitu- tion will soon vindicate itself. There is not one in this State who does not know that in many respects it is im- measurably superior to the old con- stitution, and let us hope there is not g Democrat in the State who desires a continuance of dishonest elections.
 Instead of pulling apart at this time and "wagipg war" within the Demo- cratic party, let us get together in order to give the new constitution full opportunity and full scope. It needs popular support, for no law, not even a fundamental law, is effi- cient when public opinion is lacking
 Let us all aid in putting public senti- mont hahind fh constitution
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

It Is said we will have six weeks in which to guess tue Schley verdict.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

Counsel Rayner's eloquence brought tears to eyes in the court of inquiry
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

The road is now clear for Thanks giving Day in Alabama.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

The Roosevelt boys are the national kids.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14

The brigand captors of Miss Stone are very cautious and canny, but firm. Their motto is. One Price for All.