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The age-herald., 1901-07-17
Where Nesros Get Most Schooling.

"There is strong movement in Missis- sippi just now to amend the public school provision in the new constitution of that State" said Hon. Nathan L. Miller of Birmingham, who was in Mississippi last week.
 Mississippi devotes about million dol- lars a year to It's schools. and the way the system works out gives the whites about four months schooling and the colorcd children seven months.
 "The negro children have the advantage of three months longer of tuition than the children of the white people, although the school fund is divided equally pro rata between the two races
 "This is explained by the fact that the negroes are more densely settled along the rivers, on the black lands, where very few white people live; the white people being scattered over the sparsely settled uplands. There is consequently a larger average attendance of negro children in their schools than there Is of white chil- dren in the white schools. And the teach CTS of negro schools are willing to &C., cept lower salaries than will satisfy white teachers A dollar for a negro school will go further than a dollar for white school.
 "The movement to amend the constitu- tion has for It's object to take from the Legislature the power of going to the limit in general taxation for schools, and to leave a certain margin of taxes to be levied by school districts for their own use in maintaining their own schools.
 Meantime the anomalous condition pre- vails in Mississippi that the negro child goes to the public school three months longer in each year than the white child"
The age-herald., 1901-07-17

Not even Champ Clark can break the drought in Missouri.
The age-herald., 1901-07-17

The army Is as full of jealousies as a church choir.
The age-herald., 1901-07-17
Water on the Troubled OH.

As quiet as mice not at play are the coal operators of the Birmingham district since the signing of the scale of wages with the miners remarked a veteran and distinguished coalmaster yesterday.
 "Singularly enough, we no longer hear anything about petroleum proving disas- trous to the coal mining industry, and there Is not so much as suggestion that few mines will have to be closed down because of oil competition.
 No oil has been discovered in the Bir- mingham district and there Is now no probability of pipe line being laid be- tween Beaumont and Birmingham! These hitherto burning i-burning-questions have fallen into that innocuous desuetude which we used to hear about when there was politics in this country, that Is to say, previous to 1896; for we haven't had any real national politics in nearly five years, and are not likely to have any for six or seven years to come People are too busy making money to fool with poli- tics.
 'The calm that is fallen upon the coal operators in the hum of unexampled gen. eral prosperity is remarkable; the oper- ators do not even chirp-nary chirp!
 "Now Is the time to advertise! Advan- tageous rates furnished to coal operators on application to the business office, 1913 Second avenue, Birmingham. No charge for this suggestion.
 "A little more peace and little more sleep, a little more folding of the hands in slumber, and the coal operators will wake up to this entirely original propo- sition of mine. for which charge noth- ing, that now Is the time to advertise.
 Such sweet peace has not fallen upon the district in years and years There Is nothing noisy except the rumbling and rattling of the wheels of progress carry ing the freight of extraordinary indus trial activity. There is not in the dis trict an idle man who desires work.
 Nobody any longer talks about Texas oil, Birmingham oil, Standard oil or any other oil except that used to grease axles, shafts, cogs and the like. People have al- most quit burning oil-on account of hot weather Water has been poured on the troubled oil, and there Is calmness, and abundant satisfaction with abundant prosperity.
 "The best thing the miners ever did was to sign the present scale. It is better than existing conditions would seem to warrant in sound business principles. II is, in short, mighty good thing for the miners, and they know 1t. They know that fin the coal trade there is much less profit than was enjoyed a year ago, and they know further that the coal trade has been, comparatively speaking, very dull for several months. Therefore the miners ought to be more than satisfied!
 And, repeat, the absence of Texas oil as fuel and all sorts of oil as substitutes for coal is gratifying and sweetly sooth- ing. w M
 '.so also repeat to the coal operators Now is the time to advertiser
The age-herald., 1901-07-17
Alabama Crops Not Promising.

Cotton and corn crops throughout Ala bama are fairly good in spots and pretty poor in other spots, and upon the gen. eral average there Is not much promise of satisfactory yield,' said John Pope of Louisville, Ky, known all over the state as a travelling salesman. MT. Pope ar- rived in Birmingham yesterday.
 Crops are fully three weeks late, and while they had been growing rapidly and doing well, the hot dry winds of the past fifteen days have done much damage Corn in some localities Is twisted up like cigars, and cotton on the lighter lands is small and unpromising. Upon such lands cotton must be made early If at all. In some sections the plant Is now no further advanced than 1t should have been in the middle or third week of June Crop conditions by no means threaten anything like disaster to agricultural in- terests but they are not very promising "
 About Persons.
 Dr. B. J. Baldwin of Montgomery and his bright young son, Master Morris Baldwin, were in Birmingham yesterday. John Yeatman has severed his connec- tion with the Pennsylvania Hat Com- pany and will in the autumn open hat and furnishing store of his own.
 Hon. Robert R. Poole, State Commis- sioner of Agriculture, was in Birmingham last night on his way from Montgomery to his home in Marengo County.
 A. c. Lamman of Charleston, S. C., is at the Metropolitan.
 E. W. Ledbetter and L. R. Thompson of sylacauga are at the Metropolitan
 
 Chancellor R. B. Kelly of Anniston is at the Metropolitan.
 D. c. Sims of Montgomery is at the Metropolitan
 H. H. Geisy of Lancaster. Ohio, is at the Morris.
 B. F. Hutchison of New York is at the Morris.
 Col. John J. Altman returned to Bir- mingham from Georgia last night. c. W. Smith of Childersburg is at the Morris
 M. Casey returned to Birmingham from Mobile last night and is at the Flor ence
 George W. Ely and his son, John Os- born Ely, of Montgomery are at the Nor ris
 Alexander Littlebaum, Edward Put nam, and W. c Pollack of New York are J. M. Ragland of Columbus. Ga, is at the Florence
 J. A. Meyer of Selma is at the Flor ence
 Charles s. Wilson of Nashville is at the Florence.
 Hon. Daniel Collier of Tuscaloosa is at the Florence
 H. l.. Latham of Marion and Hal Y. Webb of Greensboro are at the Flor ence. is
The age-herald., 1901-07-17
Kansas is all right, but she has t.

much weather at present.
The age-herald., 1901-07-17

This is a hot air summer in truth and not in slang.
The age-herald., 1901-07-17

The dirigible airship threatens the railroad trusts.
The age-herald., 1901-07-17

Hay is higher in Kansas than cleo tricity or gasoline.
The age-herald., 1901-07-17

The most popular subject in Kansas Is irrigation.
The age-herald., 1901-07-17

D. A. Fitch and J. c. Little are the only authorised travelling representatives of The Age-Herald in It's circulating depart ment.
The age-herald., 1901-07-17

"So also repeat to the coal operators, Now is the time to advertiser
The age-herald., 1901-07-17
[ ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA

Stand thee close, then, under thls penthouse, for it drlzzles rain.
 -Much Ado About Nothing.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
THE NEWTOWN BEE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1901.

ing her uncles, William and John Nor riS. 0 Howard Jones, who has been visit ing his cousins, Misses Ottie and Mar ion Ambler of High street, has return. ed to his home at Middletown. It is reported the garnet works at the Purchase have shut down. MT and Mrs Albert Bronson are spending few days at the shore.
 HULL's HILL.
 Mrs C. Pierce and daughter of Dan- bury were guests at s. B. Pierce'S, re- gently.
 Walter Munson of South Britain made short visit with Frank Warner at G. Warmers.
 Mrs s. B. Pierce has been entertain ing her sister from the West, the past week.
 Mrs B. Tucker and daughter, Ber- tha, and Miss Bessie Stillson of the Purchase were guests at G. Warmers, Sunday.
 Theodore Mallory died in New Ha- ven hospital, the 22d, and was buried in Southford cemetery.
 Mrs o. Olson wentItO Danbury, Sat urday, for short visit with her chil- dren, and to see the new grandson, son of MT and Mrs A. Olson.
 F. G. Warner of Bethel was guest at his fathers, G. Warner's, Saturday, Frank returning home with him.
 Smith Abbott and wife of Derby called on Mrs Phebe Treat and visited her sister, Mrs M. Smith, last week. Mrs Smith is quite feeble.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02

eighth grade, Moses Frazer and Belle Suckley. Three Hotchkissville grad uates from the grammar school were Jane Drakeley, Nellie Suckley and Maude Terrill. Hazel Plain school: from the first to the second grade, Mabel Warner; from the third to the fourth grade, Howard Morgan, Will liam Morgan; from the fourth to the fifth grade, Bessie Rowe; from the sixth to the seventh grade, Henry Ball. Hotchkissville primary school: from the first to the second grade, Florence Allen, Hazel Allen, *Ella Eyre, Frank Frazer, Maud Minor; #Frederick Nelson, Maud ! Raynor, Hubert Roswell, *Walter Traverse. From the second to the third grade in the Central school, Homer Appel. Ruth Clay, Thomas .Crownshaw, Annie Ellis, Ada Fox, Annie Hague, Rachel Hall, Carrie Minor, Sadie Ray nor, Grover Shelden, Eunice Thomp- son. Weekeepeemee school: From the first to the second grade, *Ellen An derson, Olga Anderson. George Bates; from the third to the fourth grade, Florence Sheldon; from the fourth to ence Bates, Elizabeth Johnson, Blanche Woodward; from the fifth to the sixth grade, Florence White; from the sixth to the seventh grade, George Shelden. The pupils whose names are marked with an asterisk in the above list of promotions maintained an aver age standing of 85 per cent or more from September to May 15 and not less than 70 per cent in any one study, and were therefore promoted to the next grade without being required to take the promotion examination.
 Misses Mary Humphrey and Bessie Bronson of ROxbury were guests of Mrs H. A. Hotchkiss' last week.
 Fred Eyres, with his wife and child from Little Valley, N. Y, are visiting his mother, Mrs Alfred Eyres.
 Mrs Victory of Bridgeport has been spending few days with her daugh- ter, Mrs Harry Eyres.
 Rev George Freeman of Boston preached an excellent sermon at Sun- day school, Sunday. A handsome bou- Quet of nasturtiums was brought by Miss Florence France.
 MT Wright tand wife have moved in- to William Dakin'S house.
 Mrs Thomas France has been visit ing in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Charles Dyson's niece and little son from Waterbury are visiting her.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
LIME ROCK.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Miss Jessie Malees of New York is a guest at N. A. McNiel's.
 Miss Eleanor Higgins of Cha tham is visiting her sister, Mrs William Bar rett.
 Edward Amundson, Jr., and Miss Annie AmundsOn are seeing the Pan American and visiting relatives in Waverly, N. Y. They expect to be away for month.
 Miss Carrie Richardson has gone to Watch Hill, on the Sound, for a couple of weeks.
 MT and Mrs R. N. Barnum are en- toying the ocean breezes at Brighton Beach for few days.
 Miss Lena OStrom is at the home of her uncle, Henry Burgess in Newport, where she expects to remain during the summer.
 A large crowd witnessed the ball game, last Saturday, on the, home grounds, between the local team and Amenia. It was good exhibition and close. Lime Rock made five runs to the visitors four.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
DAMAGE BY HEAVY STORM.

The thunder storm which passed over this place, last week, was very Sc. were, but fortunately no great amount of damage was done in this place.. A telephone pole on the Nonnewaug- WatertOwn road was struck and the wires broken so that telephone com. munication with the outside world was cut off.
 Asa Mallory and Mrs William Day ton of Torringtonrrare visiting at Carr WatSOn'S.
 MT and Mrs Edward Byers of Water bury have been spending several days at Carr Watson's.
 The Misses Elsie and Viola Karl are visiting friends in Litchfeld.
 J. w. Smith has his silo up. l.. Bennett superintended the erection of it.
 Nelson Flower was at the shore oyer Sunday.
 N. H. Bloss and family are at their cottage at Walnut Beach.
 Miss Dolly Flower is spending few days in Waterbury.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
gylsts. J. (. AVER CO.,, Lowell, Mass
q. All drugyists'

Bessie Baker and Messrs Seth Logan, Howard Bronson, Louis Bronson, Clarence Bronson, Burr Hollister, Daniel Hartwell, Will Hine and A. c. Titus.
 Miss Helen Farrand was the recipi- ent of many pretty birthday presents recently: when she entertained num- Der of friends at her home. Dancing and games were enjoyed and among the delicious refreshments served was some Buffalo punch prepared by Mrs Farrand and which was pronounced excellent. All present had delight full time as all of Miss Helen's friends are glad to have her with them again after her years sojourn in Canada.
 William Hine of Brooklyn is visiting his cousin, A. c. Titus.
 Mrs Peck of New Haven with her son and daughter are stopping at Mrs w. Turney O'Dell's for the summer.
 Frederick Lyman and family of Minneapolis are staying here for a mum Der of weeks.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
THE LOCAL NEWS RIDGE

THE LOCAL NEWS BUDGET. Miss Martha w. Thompson passed several days in Waterbury recently, al the home of her brother, Herbert N Thompson.
 Mrs M. S. Atwood took trip to Der by, last Thursday, returning home Fri day night.
 Mrs L. H. Buckingham is guest o1 friends in Waterbury at present.
 MT Mansfield and daughter, Mrs N B. Bradley of Woodbury, who have been entertained at J. U. Strong's have returned home.
 Mrs William Wheeler has been poor. ly for few days.
 Tramps are as thick as flies, and all are hungry.
 Rev G. L. Shaefer is to deliver a ser mon every Sunday afternoon at B. o'clock. All sincerely hope there may be good attendance, and much inter- est manifested. All are very cordially to attend.
 Attorney A. N. Wheeler of New Ha- ven is frequent guest of his mother, Mrs Elisha Wheeler.
 Waterbury teams have moved sever al loads of furniture to South Britain, recently, ,and it is said that one of their heavy team horses dropped dead from the excessive heat.
 A fine monument has been erected to the memory of the late Truman B.. Wheeler by parties from Hartford.
 Potatoes have been selling at an ex- orbitant price, but the farmers will soon be digging, and prices will rule lower. Let your motto be "Live and
 Many are daily visiting beautiful Lake QuaSSapaug. WOOdbury First church Sunday school held a picnic there July31 and August the annual colored picnic will take place.
 Master Alfred Wells and Miss Helen Wells returned, last week Wednesday, from Black Point, where they had been spending three weeks with their grandmother, Mrs Alfred Wells of Waterbury.
 Manager c. H. Wells of the Paper mill is making things shine in and about his residence. He is now hav- ing all the grounds about his house nicely graded. Richard O'Brien has charge of this part of the work.
 Manager Wells is pushing the re- pairs on the paper min and hopes by October to have things in running order. Your correspondent called at the mlll the other day and was kindly shown the extensive repairs being made by Superintendent T. S. Fergu- son.
 Mrs Emeline Hine is quite sick at her home.
 Homer w. Atwood, the bustling merchant at the depot, has just re- ceived a Car of White Michigan bran and one of Schumacher flour which he is selling at reasonable prices.
 Mrs w. c. Wheeler has been on the sick list this week.
 Miss Adelaide filling of Bridgeport is spending number of weeks with her grandparents, MT and Mrs B. J.. filling.
 Mrs Frank Pleasant and children of Waterbury are guests of MT and Mrs E. B. Wheeler.
 Frank Williams of Arkansas, who has accepted a position at the paper mill, moved his family into the Need ham place on Christian street, last Saturday.
 F. B. Wheeler and family and Mrs Frank Pleasant and children drove to Middlebury, last Monday, where they were the guests of MT and Mrs Lock- wood.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
WOODBURr.

HOTCHKISSV1LLE AND VICINITY.
 Miss Mary O'Brien is visiting in Litchtield.
 B. Tracy has nice piece of tobacco.
 A. D. LeavenWOrth has piece of corn that he likes to show.
 Miss Mary Wood of New York has been visiting her aunt, Mrs Raney.
 Born, on July P, son to MT and Mrs Fred Smith.
 Henry Balls name was on the honor roll of the Hazel Plain school for the Spring term ending June IA, 1901. On the honor roll of the Hotchkissville primary school were Homer Appel, Lizzie Butters, Ruth Clay, Annie Frager, Annie Hague, Frederick Nel- son, Sadie Raynor, Eunice Thompson; of the Weekeepeemee school, Ellen Anderson, Faith A twood, George Shel- den, Ina White. Mabel Warmers at tendance mark at the Hazel Plain school for the term was 100 per cent. Ruth Clay's and Hubert Roswell's at tendance mark was 100 at the Hotch- kissville primary school. Those at the Weekeepeemee school were Faith Att wood, Elizabeth Johnson and Ina White. On the honor roll for the year were Henry Balls name at the Hazel
 
 ry school, Ruth Clay, Howard Eyre, Ada Fox, Annie Hague; Weekeepee- mee school, Ellen Anderson, George Shelden. Alma Frazer and Olney Trask's names were on the honor roll of the Central school for the Spring term ending June IA, 1901, and Martha Fowler and Walter Kirby's attend ance mark for the term was 100 per cent. Also Alma Prayers name was on the honor roll for the year. Fol lowing are the promotions of the will lage children, from the First to the Second grade at the Central school, *IIattie Combes; the Second to Third grade, Carroll Benjamin, Alice Kirby; the third to fourth grade, Graham Benjamin, Madeline Dyson, Martha Fowler, *Alma Frazer, Olive Hall, Walter Kirby, Beatrice Packard, FL bert Smith, Raymond Taylor, Edith Traverse; from the fourth to the fifth grade, *Arthur Burdick, Alice Fox, Ethel Smith, *Olney Trask, Emma Traverse, Samuel Winterbourne; from the fifth to the sixth grade, Philip Frazer, Katie Gilbert, Sarah Suckley, Gladstone Terrill May Thompson; from the sixth to the seventh grade, ] Lillie Minor: from the seventh to the
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
SOUTHBURY.
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.

Edward Short, who has been recent ly married, has moved into David Wheeler's tenement house.
 Miss Agusta Osborn is visiting rela- tives in Winsted and in company with them expects to attend the Pan-Amer- ican Exposition at Buffalo.
 1t is expected that Rev H. Dewitt Williams of South Britain will occupy the pulpit in absence of Rev o. J.. Range, next Sunday.
 Several of our people are attending the camp meeting at Plainville.
 William Doran has entered the em- ploy of c. K. Osborne.
 Miss Annie Morris of Derby is visit
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
 MIDDLEBURY.
THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
 Miss Alice K. Stillson, lately mis- sionary among the Zulus in South Africa, and formerly teacher in this town, addressed the ladies at the meeting of the Ladies' Aid society on Wednesday afternoon, July "A, upon the subject of her experience and ob seryations t ms as pissionaEy ;n By i9vita ha for some years contributed toward the support of pupil in the girls semi. nary under the care of Miss Stillson she spoke also in the church on Sun. day evening, July 28. Not only has her visit here been great gratitica tion to her old friends in the place but her presence and words have nov ed many hearts with new interest ir the cause she most persuasively ant winningly represents. Rev MT Crane and his people of the Methodis church united in the meeting address ed by Miss Stillson on Sunday even ing
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
Dark Hdn

We mean all that rich, dark color your hair used to have. If it's gray now, no matter i; for Ayers Hair Vigor al- ways restores color to gray hair. And oftenl it makes the hair grow very heavy.
 s, All druSxists. JIG. AVER CO.,, Lowell. Mass
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
ROXBURY.
THE STATION AND VICINITY

THE STATION AND VICINITY.
 c. Dubia and E. c. Faucett spent Tuesday and Wednesday at South Kent, fishing.
 Robert McLaucklin has moved his family to Stony Creek, where they will make their home.
 MT and Mrs Ira M. Booth were guests of Waterbury relatives, the first of the week.
 Miss Oracle Forbes has returned home from a two weeks visit with friends and relatives in New York.
 MT MacDowall entertained his wife and son part of last week.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
IN GRANGE CIRCLES.

At the regular meeting of Washing ton Grange held recently there was a very interesting discussion about "Our Schools" Following this Rep- resentative K. J. Kilbourn spoke of ly interesting to farmers is the new fish and game law and the one in re- gard to chicken thieves, while the indeterminate sentence act and the establishment sof a probation officer will be an inducement for the refOrma- tion of criminals and the promotion of good citizenship.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
NEW PRESTON.
VILLAGE CHURCH JOTTINGs.

The theme of Rev N. s. Becker's sermon, last Sunday morning, was "Small Things" A light shower just previous to the service kept many at their homes and hotels. Rain and delicate ribbons do not assimilate we'll, even while attending church.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
FARMERS REJOICE.

A splendid shower on Tuesday morn ing gave the thirsty earth a good soaking, making a fine growing time for vegetation of all kinds. Doubts and fears are turned to jubilant re- joicings. Most of the having is done, a very light crop, but the sowed corn with the persuasive rain just fallen will make ample amends. Farmers find that they must depend in future on soiling crops for winter fodder. The day of great hay crops is some thing to be talked of as belonging to the past, unless irrigation can be ex- te nSiyelY applied
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
BETHLEHEM.
GUESTS AT PLEASURE HOUSE.

At Carmel Hill the season of 1901 opened with the arrival of MT and Mrs Charles Calm and two sons, Joseph Calm of Brooklyn, N. Y., and the Misses Edith and Florence Eceles of Waterbury. In their endeavor to make Pleasure House" more in- viting to summer guests MT and Mrs Frank StoughtOn have spared no ex- pense in renovating and re-decorating their home.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
QUAKER'S FARMS.
BRIEFLY NOTED.

BRIEFLY NOTED.
 MT and Mrs James Tomlinson vel comed new boy to their home, Tues day, July Is.
 Little Miss M. Scoville had one of her fingers badly crushed in clothes wringer, one day last week.
 A new daughter arrived at the home of MT and Mrs William Hubbell, Mon- day, July l5.
 Mrs Cora Hinman and George Crowther of Seymour were married in Oxford, Thursday, July IS, by Rev MT Schaffer.