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The age-herald., 1901-03-12


 the distinguished Congressman Pig Iron Kelley of Pennsylvania, who was a great iron advocate, make a speech, in which he spoke in glowing terms of the natural resources of Alabama, of Birmingham and it's future greatness. smiled and hissed invisably, and inaudibly saying . to myself I've just been there and could not see It.
 "Bnt today I've walked up from a Rip Van Wrinkle slumber. and am ready to accord to Judge Kelley, pr. Caldwell, Mfr VanHoose and other business men of Birmingham a place upon the list of prophets. for they foretold to me the coming of this beautiful Sabbath day, and the scene which would greet my waking eyes.
 "A strong and beautiful city you surely have-wide and beautiful streets and av- enues paved walks. ma agniflcent business blocks lovely homes, modern hotels. live newspapers, great churches and schools, street car system unsurpassed in the south, and great railroads leading out of this fine passenger station toward every point of the compassl To me the picture is inspiring and I'll come again and stay longer Good day"
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
MOSTLY WATER.

From the Philadelphia Times.
 There are two ways of spelling steel, and the Pittsburg Dispatch, which ought to know. intimates that in the formation of the billion-dolar steel trust there is more steal than steel, the proportion Of the first to the second being three to one
 This is the way the Dispatch figures it out; It estimates that all the properties irc,uded can be reproduced for $394, ,000,o9o the amount of the bonded debt. This would leave tAe common and preferred stock water. which is another word for steal.
 If this estimate be even approximately correct, the shrcwdness Of the canny CarnegieNEill hardly be disputed by any body. The holders of the nearly $soo,o00,- coo of stock may be inquiring where they come in by and by.
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
------------------- CALHOUN AS 4 LOVER.

One of the most valuable records pub lished under the auspices of the American Historical Association has just been is- sued. IL is q volume of 12lS pages con taiiing "Correspondence of John c. Cal houn. Edited by J. Franklin Jameson"
 The following is a letter written to Miss Floride Calhoun who was afterwards his wife:
 "Abbeville, S. C., September, 1sl6.-I rejoice, my dearest Floride, that the pe- riod Is fast approaching when 1t will be no longer necessary to address you through the cold medium of letter. At furthest 1t cannot be much longer than 6 month before i shall behold the dearest object of my hope and desires. I am anxious to see you, and my impatience daily increases. May heaven grant you safe return. What pleasure 1 have ex- per.enced in your company; what delight in the exchange of sentiment; what transport In the testimonies of mutual love. In short time this, with the per- mission of heaven. will be renewed and shall be happy. To be united in mutual virtuous love is the first and best bliss that God has permitted to our natures. My dearest one, may our love strength en with each returning day, may it ripen and mellow with our years, and may it end in immortal joys. It gives me much satisfaction that time and absence make no impression on my love for you; 1t grows with no less ardor than at the moment of parting, which must be happy omen of its permanent nature. When mere personal charms attract the impression may be violent, but cannot be lasting. and it requires the perpetual presence of the object to keep 1t alive, but when the beauty of mind. the soft and sweet disposition, the amiable and loyable character, embellished with inno- cence and cheerfulness, are united to the attractions of personal beauty. it bids de- fiance to time. Such, my dear Floride, the arms by which you have conquered. and 1t is by these the durability of your sovereignty is established over your sub ject, and whom you hold in willing ser vitude. Write me before you leave Newport. wish you a pleasant journey home May God preserve you. Adieu, my love; my hearts delight"
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
iefferson's, Primary Election Law.

s
 When the politicians boast that they will not hold primary under the new law, they are reckoning with .s the people, and the people will certainly have something to say on thls subject.
 The new law is wholly good and wholly unobjectionable. It does not make primary compulsory in any party, but when one is called it must be held under the provisions of the new act. This act punishes bribery at primary as at an election. Votes cannot be bought at a primary any more than at an election without in- curing the penalty of a misdemeanor. The briber and the person biibed are alike guilty under this act. Unlawful registration for primary is declared
 misdemeanor. False returns of primary are misdemeanors. Corpora tions or firms shall not intimidate employees who are about to vote in a primary, and oiiicials shall not cocrce or assess subordinates. Disorderiy or drunken persons at primary are to be punished. No liquors are to be sold or given away on the day primary is held, and every candidate in pri- mary must file sworn statement with the probate judge showing his cleo tion expenses, and failure to do so renders the offender ineligible to the office to which he aspires. Campaign managers and campaign committees must also file statements of expenses, and the candidate is made liable for their acts. The sheriff is to preserve order at primary.
 This act relates to Jefferson County only. which greatly needs it, but its terms are none too harsh for any other county in the State. It should be ex. tended to all the rest, although Jeffer- sons need of it is the greater. The people of Jefferson will take precious good care that this excellent law is not repealed, and they will also take as good care to have all future action of the Democratic party in the county brought under it's terms, every one of which is needed.
The age-herald., 1901-03-12

ton. we do not look for many, if any, elections, and the negative side of the law will do the rest. Perhaps, how ever, the hog owners in some precincts will cause an election to be held in order that the omnipresent hog may not be restrained in his roaming and roofing propensities.
 There is one side of the case that has not been considered. The roam ing hog is the greatest snake destroyer in the world. Like Roscoe, he eats them alive. And if we proceed to pen the hogs, the snakes may reappear and the last condition of man in Jefferson County will be worse than the first. When the choice lies between hogs and snakes, the majority will be apt to accept the busy animal that goes below the surface for food, and all over the surface also.
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
Chris Magee In Birmingham.

''When the late Chris Magee was in Birmingham on political mission in 1892, l met him several times and every time was glad of the opportunity" said an old reporter.
 "Mr Magee had apartments at the Caldwell Hotel, since burned, and he had daily great many callers. It was un- derstood at the time that he was eager for the election of Captain Kolb to the Goyernorship, and there were all sorts of rumors as to the amount of money he was alleged to have put up to defeat Governor Jones, the figures ranging from $l0,O0O to $4O,OO0 the favorite guess being s2o,0o0; but whether he put up a dollar I never knew. and at the time I doubted his making any contribution at all. His visit to Alabama was the subject of poli- tical gossip all over the United States Not sharing his confidence I knew noth- ing of what he actually did while In this city.
 But have most pleasing recollections of his urbanity, his good nature, his con- stant courtesy. and his unfaiiing wit and kindly humor. As might be expected of such man, and of any true gentleman, Chris Magee, himself the owner and edi- tor of a great newspaper. was eyer kind to and considerate of reporters. No mat ter how busy he was or what the hour, he would find time to receive the report CTS. He didn't give them much informa- tion, and some of them appreciated his wisdom in that, in the circumstances, but he gave them cordial welcome and plenty of jolly
 Chris Magee was a self-msde man who was well made and didn't worship his 'maker;' a most companionable and loveable man withal.'
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
WHOLLY BAD,

From the New Decatur Advertiser.
 The Legislature has adjourned, and If ever u more utterly Mprthiess, rotten and corrupt Legislature sat in any State in this paion we have yet to hear of 1t. It nos only passed bad bills but 1t refused to pass good ones; and when good ones were in danger of being passed its agents began to alter them, contaminate them, and even steal them, without any step being taken to prevent them. When the the committee for the Press Association went to see after their bill-a bill that was perfectly just and fair, and carrying no appropriation-theyf found ali the com mittee had been fixed against them. Who fixed them? We cannot tell but we believe a little inquiry as to foreign printcries, who now take from the home printer a large part of the county work, which might just as well be done at home, would lead to some clew to the truth, simply because no one else had the least interest in opposing the bill. It was the same with the bill for the uniform school books. It was the same with the bill 10 break up the insurance trust in AlapdHld, diu SD on. IHe meInperS must have sold themselves pretty cheap in some instances. They were easily per suaded to pass b.ll that would have run out the insurance clause of every beney- olent order in the State in favor of the big corporations. But mo- indeed, not one bill that was of benefit to the people at large, so far as we can recoilect, was allowed to percolate through that mass of ignorant selhshness and corruption.
 Why the people send such men as these to represent them is incornprehensible to
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
Hog Law or No Hog Law.

The new hog law for Jefferson County is much the strongest on it's negative side; for 1t provides that in every precinct in which g. vote is rot taken on the bog-freedom question, it shall not be lawful for hogs to run at large, and all liberty seeking hogs that dc any damage to others than their owners may be seized and held despite squeals and protests, until damages, fees and costs are paid
 As the petitioners for an election in a precinct must number at least ff- teen freeholders, and as these free holders must pay The cost of an cleo
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
A Memorable Anniversary.

This is the 1297th anniversary of the death of that Saint Gregory who Is some times called the father of the Medieval Church. saint and doctor of the Roman Catholic Church, called Gregory the Great, and in history known as Pope Gregory I; sixteen Popes having reigned under the name of Gregory. Early In his career he became a Roman Senator, and in his 33d year, in 573 A. D.. praetor, soon after which he entered monastery and devoted his vast wealth to the found- ing of religious establishments. He went as Papal nunclo to Constantinople and reconciled the Emperor of the East to the then Pope, and in 590 at the age of 50, was himself chosen Pope, whereupon lie sent missionaries to Sicily, Lombardy, Sardinia and England, making thereby the second great effort for the conversion of the ancient Britons.
 Gregory confirmed the celibacy of the clergy, greatly extended the monastic system and reformed the liturgy; his su- preme law forbidding the marriage of the clergy having been finally and irrevoca5ly y 1915, by another Gregory, the mighty Hildebrand, Pope Gregory VII. Gregory was one of the greatest authors of the age which he made illustrious, amongst his works being his Magma Moralia, his Homiiies and his Book of Pastoral Rule, which still largely governs pastors of the Catholic Church.
 Yesterday was the 357th anniversary of the birth of Torquato Tasso, the illus trious poet son of a poet, who was born to Bernardo Tasso in Sorrento. Italy, March Il, 1544. Tn 1895 Tasso was sum moned to Rome by Pope Clement VIII to be crowned prince of poets in the Cap itol, but he died before the ceremony could be enacted. April 25, 1895. He was buried with the highest Pontifical honors in one of the ancient churches of the Eternal City.
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
Cedar Trunk constitutionaIlsm.

"A Hlefe Hldn WTltess
 ITO All Delegates to County Conyen- tions:
 'Behold, l make you the sign of warn ing: if you do not nominate the best men for the Constitutional convention you'd best save yourselves the bother of nom mating anybody.
 'If you proceed to reward men for mere partisan services, commendable or otherwise, the mass of the voters will knock your great convention about your heads and leave you inextricable from the confusion of the runsl
 Mark you this truth, to wit: Down in Lowndes County In 1875 there was brother in black who was respected by all the white folk. Being asked if he in tended voting for the new constitution of that year. the instrument of organic law under which we have lived and iourshed (occasionally) for more than five and twenty years. and which was drawn up by an abler body of men than we. may reasonably hope at best to secure in this years of 1901, this honest old darkey an- swered:
 'Yesser--Ise sho' gwine t vote fur de new cornsecution.'
 Do you know what 1t is, Uncle Watt? asked man who was afterwards to become a noted law-giver.
 'Yesser-Da showed me one in M gom- cry las week.
 "'What did it look like?
 " Hit wus jis like a new cedar trunk wifi gole cotton-ties on it.
 There are many men living in the State of Alabama who esteem them selves to have been born and brought up for the specific purpose of aiding in the framing of the organic law, who yet have conceptions of what @ constitution should be that are as hopelessly inadequate, to all practical ends, as the view of the old darkey of Lowndes County, and these men are far more dangerous.
 ITO frame a cedar trunk with gold cot ton-ties and offer it to the free people of Alabama as a constitution could cer- tainly do no harm; but there might be disaster in an instrument of writing off, fered to the people as the basis and guide of all their laws.
 Ut would be infinitely better to vote for a cedar trunk in a Montgomery fur niture shop than to vote for a constitu- ton framed by men who are ignorant, or worse
 "Behold, therefore, I, native Ala bamian, with purpose to dwell In this State the remainder of my days, do be- seech you, all delegates to all conven- tions, to exercise sacred care in nomi- hating candidates for the Constitutional convention.
 Behold, make you the sign of warn, ing. Give us none but the very best men, I beseech you!"
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
Large Joy for EIks Tonight.

Twenty new applications for member ship of Birmingham Lodge of Elks, No. 70, will ride the goat and see the shining stars tonight, and for the reason that several hours will be required to put the fellows through" the lodge will as- semble for business at 6:3O o'clock, in stead of at the usual hour of 8 o'clock. This much was stated by the exhausted roo-exalted ruler last night, and he re- quested that the Eiks be informed that they are desired to assemble an hour and half earlier than usual tonight. He declared that there would be large joy at the Elks' Hall,
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 There is no happy halter for a horse with the heaves.
 The average woman can keep a secret only as long as her hair will stay in curl.
 The average man quits getting his teeth fixed ten years before he loses his last po- litical ambition.
 If woman had her own way her last request would probably be for them to fix her hair certain way for the funeral
 If woman could have her own way about designing a house, the kitchen and the parlor would cover the ground floor. Her husband would be expected to eat in the kitchen, and the bedroom would be at one end of the 1ienhouse.
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
Tired of It's Company.
From the Hanceville Hustler.

From the Hanceville Hustler.
 The people of Western Blount are tired of building courthouses, and they are tired, too, of being refused consideration in the matter of county favors And this is the secret of the movement to annex all territory now in Blount lying west of the Mulberry river to Cullman Coun- ty. Cullman County has no better land and no better people than Blount. But Cullman County will have one court house. It will treat all portions of its ter ritory with equal favor. It looks better after its roads. It builds bridges where- ever needed. It's tax rate is lower It has longer time of public schools. It adver- tises For these and many other reasons we wish to go to Cullman County. And we are going April 23, 1901.
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
votinu for Noble Man Dead.

That was a proud and pathetic tribute which the voters of Dallas County cn last Saturday paid to the late Francis l.. Pettus in voting for him as a delegate to the Constitutional conventional
 MT. Pettus died early lost Wednesday morning, the day after the adjournment of the General Assembly of the lower house, of which he was speaker for the third time having been likewise one time president of the upper house. His name was On the ticket voted in the primary election in his home county of Dallas Gn the following Saturday, and opposite his revered name every voter made a cross mark, and thereby gave to the dead man a legal vote for a high and responsible position, a seat in the convention for framing the fundamental, in which work 1t had been hoped by all Alabamians thet he would take leading part.
 Practically every white man in Dallas County made cross-mark on the ticket and in that way paid tribute to the be- loved and honored dead. It was beauti- full tribute, a noble conception of the brotherhood of man which spans the grave and makes for higher things. It was the impulse of the proud and loving great heart of the great county of Dallas, within the imperial marches of which Frank Pettus was born two and forty years ago!
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
Reminder of Old Times.
le Bessemer Weekly.

From the Bessemer Weekly.
 The present General Assembly as e democratic body will have the unique distinction of bearing a close fraternal relationship to the legislative bodies that were wont to assemble in the ex- treme southern states in the halcyon days of reconstruction. For gross recklessness in appropriation; for injustice and indif- ference to the rights of the people; for abject triiing with the great preroga- tive of legislation; for the passage of myraids of disgusting acts yclept and dig nified as local legislation; for scandalous manipulation of bills this General Assem- bly, takes the cake. and in the matter of competition would undoubtedly haul In the first prize.
 This judgment of the status and acts of the present legislative body seems to be general .~,, ' -. VI. i.
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
Should Be Investigated.

From the Tuscaloosa Sun.
 Much has been said recently about tam pering with tho dispensary bill.
 Such an act is really too low and vile to contemplate. Such creatures are more dangerous than the adder which crawls on its belly through the dust, and more to be. dreaded than the vampire of the Mexican plains.
 We cannot believe that the anti-dis- pensarists had to do with anything so base and contemptible, and the matter should be sifted by the Governor to the very bottom. and the guilty party or par ties, If there are such, should be made an example of, or else the good name of our State is destined to become as symbolic of political corruption as that of Penn sylvania or Kansas.
 Petty politicians and piifering lobbyists
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
THE NAVY RING STILL AHEAD.

Washington Cor. of Cincinnati Enquirer
 It appears, after all, that Gunner Chas Morgan Is ineligible for promotion to the grade of ensign in the navy. The section of the appropriation bill providing for the promotion of warrant officers provides that such appointments must date from July 80, and by that time next summer Gunner Morgan will have passed the specified age limit of 35 years, and thus he Is not in line for advancement of this sort
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
Popu!ists In a MuddIe.

From tht Ensley Herald.
 The Populist party of Alabama seems in muddle over who is to be chairman of the executive committee. It Is, in our humble Judgment, an empty honor no matter upon whom the distinguished privilege may fai
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
About Persons.

The Hon. Jake Weiss of Mobile Is in Birmingham. It has been the practice for many years to refer to this widely known and deservedly popular Alabam- ian as the speaker of the Third House. of the State Legislature. but 1t is not quite certain that his honor was not largely shared by others during the late unlamented session.
 Former tSate Senator Cecil Browne of Talladega was in Birmingham yester- day.
 John H. Bankhead. Jr., of Jasper was in Birmingham yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Bankhead. Two years ago MT. Bankhead was nominated by his Senator ial district for delegate to the never-held constitutional convention. He is not a candidate this year; but 1t is said that his law partner Ezra Coleman, will be nominated for that Senatorial district.
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 Tyler Goodwin of Montgomery was In Birmingham yesterday.
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 E. V. Thomas and Mrs. Thomas and J {. c. St. Clair and Mrs. St. Clair of New York are at the Morris.
  T. W. Bush and Fl. c. Stevens of Cin- cinnati are in Birmingham. I. M Justice of Dayton, O., Is in Bir- minghafn-
 J. W. Paul and Capt. w. H. H. Piper of Pittsburg are at the Morris.
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
TenacIty Worthy of the Cause.

From the Ensley Herald.
 Senator Morgan of Alabama adheres with a tenacity worthy of just such a hero as he, to the Nicaragua canal bill, and has fought for 1t in the halls of Con- gress for twenty-five years with an earn estness and zeal that commends him to the general public throughout the civil ized world. It is regretable that com- bined force, the most powerful force of all earthly forces-money, has fought back at him with knockout blows so far. It will be a continued solarplexus affair until the project ceases to be in conflict with certain powerful railroad interests.
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
Separate the Educational Fund.

From the Selma Journal.
 If the constitutional convention shall accomplish but one reform. and that the separating of the educational fund so that white children shall receive the ben eft of the taxes of white people and the colored children receive the benefit of the taxes of negro taxpayers, 1t will have conferred upon this people a lasting ben- eft and lifted from the shoulders an oner- ous burden put on them by the fortunes of war
 A plan that will equalize this burden will be received with manifest approval. and 1t should be the task of those who go to the constitutional convention to so devise the means whereby this end can be accomplished.
The age-herald., 1901-03-12
Teddy's Counties.
From the Pratt City Herald.

From the Pratt C1ty Herald.
 The salary of Colonel Teddy Is soon to be raised by some of his stanch admir- ers Possibly it would be better to wait for the various bounties on lions. coyotes, etc.. killed by the intrepid San Juan hill climber during his late expedition against all untamed wild beasts of prey. The amount may be of such colossal propor- tions that he will not need the proposed amendment of salary
The age-herald., 1901-03-12

gre the chief causes of corruption in State politics already, and unless a remedy is applied at once much harm may come.
 If laws that are made by the voice of the people are to be made null and void by some pilfering sneak thief, then the wishes of the people stand little show of being gratified
 A thorough bill-pilfering investigation should be made and the blame placed where it belongs.