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The age-herald., 1901-10-26
THE MADpINe CROWD.

From Maplesviiie Chiffon Reflector.
 'Possum hunting is all the go now, about two dozen of 'em went Saturday night and caught three 'possums and re- turned at o'clock.
 Mrs. William Worthy called on Mrs. I Calvin Hall last Sunday.
 Pies and Charlie Gay attended church here Sunday night.
 Ellie Huff and Ernest Fitts went to see the girls at Riderville Sunday.
 Ta, Ta," of Riderville was in Stan ton with many smiles Sunday.
 J. W. Purifoy of Stanton was seen on the streets of Riderville Sunday. Wonder if he went upon the hill? If so, how surprising.
 Fly Hull was seen going home early Saturday morning with sack on his back. Of course we did not ask him what was in it. Hank" is good one. The Mobile division of the Southern Railway is steadily improving. Recently a jewel was carried few miles over this divison that was impossible to value.
 What two of our Long Branch boys be- came so ensrossed in gathering persim- mons last Sunday as to forget an engage msnt? Boys. let persimmons alone if you wish to be successful with the ladies.
 Now, MT. Editor. our potatoes are get ting ripe and 'posums will soon do to pull, so you see we are not disoomforted, let cotton go as it will Well, my wife has threatened to comb my head for me If I don't go to bed. so will close.
 Potato digging is the talk among the farmers and on account of the short crop we are afarid they will be served as a dessert only W. R. Jackson will dig next week and his friends will expect a sample.
 Grandpa zuber Is S4 years old, but is one of the greatest rabbit hunters in this section. Any fine morning. except Sum- day you can see him with his gun and dogs-Rock and wheeler-and a rabbit has got to hustle, or he will get him.
 Several of our citizens went to Buffalo Bills show at Selma Thursday. and while some of them were taking In the show, they were took in by pickpockets to the sum of from s23 to s70. They now hum: Show pity, Lord, oh Lord forgive. I'll not go to another show so long as ] 1iyef
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
Mark Hanna's Position.

Tho Hon. Mark Hanna is to abide with us nolens yolens. In recent speech at Delaware, O., he said: Let no yellow Journalism or blatant dem- agogs shake your faith in the con- dit.ons of this country today, as affect ing those who have the responsibility. I am not going to retire from politics or public duty. I have no intention of resigning my chairmanship of the national committee. I am going to stay there, and see Nash and Foraker and others through, if it takes ten years
 This eminent patriot and noble leader of the plutocrats is talking very much at random. The national com mittee of his party was appointed to look after national politics. It be- comes a mere meddler if it arrogates control in State election. The peo- pie of Ohio are to do that business themselves. And then again what does the obfusticated Hanna mean when he intlmates that it may take him ten years to see Nash and For aker through. If they go through at all they must go through next month. They will go to the bottom out of sight forever. if they do not go through next month. MT. Hanna's ten-year programme Is preposterous. Alto gether the great Hanna is mixed or at least confused.
 The plain truth is. he does not know where he is at. No one nowadays seeks his name or influence, at least out of his own State, and in his own State there is hesitation in seeking his support, for no one knows as yet now much influence President Roose welt will accord him. The two men have no qualities in commoh. There is no bond of sympathy between them except of course the dinner incident which Hanna made haste to approve and endorse.
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
YACHT RACING COSTS MONEY.

From the Scottish American.
 It would be difficult to state exactly what amount Sir Thomas Lipton has spent in his two endeavors to carry off the Americas cup, but some items may be stated which show that only very wealthy man could make the attempt. The Shamrock's mainsail, for example, which is woven of a mixture of silk with a special kind of cotton, cost G2600. The Shamrock cost s47,OOO to build. The steam yacht Erin cost sSo,o0O and f20OOo more to fit her up, while s25O0o year is spent on her maintenance. This sum does not include the elaborate lunches to 15O guests every day during the last contest. The second Shamrock cost a50, ,00o the &C., cident a4O00 and the upKeep of the two during the last two years about e5o,0oo. These items alone amount to s326 900, and it is estimated that Sir Thomas has spent in all something like s1, 25oo0O in his efforts to lift the .cup.'
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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 washington-senator carmack of Ten nessee. in an interview today. discusses with more than passing interest the din- ing of Booker Washington at the White House as the guest of President Roose- Nelt His view is that the distinguished courtesy accorded Washington has caused a general feeling of disnppoint- ment and disgust. This is especially true among those who have been inclined to wander off from the Democratic party in recent elections, and who had per- suaded themselves that the Republican party had come to take the southern white mans view of the negro question. He said:
 What some people choose to describe as race prejudice is as strong among the better class of Republicans, at least in my state, as 1t Is among Democrats It is. in fact, feeling common to all people with white skins. The Memphis Scimitar, for instance, which was especially severe in It's criticism of that dinner, supported MT. Mckinley both in 1899 and 1900. and seemed to be an extravagant admirer of President Roosevelt. The white people of the south will not yield one jot or 1.-the upon this question. You may call 1t race prejudice but, in our opinion, it is sim ply the racial instinct of self-preserva ton. Whatever else. the man who sins against it, according to the view held by our people, and believe by a very large proportion of the white people every- where, sins against his own color and his own race"
 Will this incident have any effect in counteraeting the attempt to develop a white Republican party in the South?'
 Assuming that the policy adopted by MT. Mckinley and continued by MT. Roosevelt of distributing patronage among recalcitrant Democrats in the South would have had any effect at all, the Presidents action will tend to make It nugatory and vain. This will be es- pecially true now that Republican leaders like Hanna and Foraker have taken it LID with such earnestness to rally the colored voters of Ohio. MT. Foraker the other day said, in substance. that the Presi- dents action was intended to emphasize the fact that this is not a white mans
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
ROYAL COMPANY COMES HIGH.

London Telegraph's Paris Letter
 King Leopold of Belgium who is known in France as the rol chauffeur, owing to his love for travelling by motor car, has been taking cure at Luchon, where he was very popular among the visitors. These, however. had one thing to com plain of owing to the presence of the monarch In their midst. The King, who dislikes solitude, rarely took his meals in the rooms of his hotel. He preferred 10 mingle with people at the table d'hote and to join in the general conversation. The visitors were fiattered and pleased by the kingly condescension at first but they found, to their intense surprise, that they had to pay for it. The landlord of the hotel, 1t Is said, increased the prices of the luncheon and dinners every time King Leopold was at the table. Some of the visitors. accordingly, wished that the monarch would eat in his rooms all the time and let them have their meals at the ordinary prices They objected to having to pay extra for the privilege of lunching or dining in company with a King, just as some of the ordinary fre- quenters of Bignon's, in Paris. long ago complained, because they had to dfsburse heavily at the establishment, owing to its occasional patronage by grand dukes and princes of royal blood who were passing through or temporarily staying in the capital. The story was that when Big non's everyday habitues grumbled at having to pay francs for peach or 25 francs for pineapple the famous ca- terer used to point to a Muscovite Grand Duke or royal parsonage who might happen to be in the establishment, and say: My dear sir, look at the company you keep while you are here"
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
A Boom at Fruithurst.

"A decided turn for the better has come of late and Fruithurst is now well on a boom, with every promise of rapid and
 substantial growth" said Hon. J. A. Westerlund. the widely-known and en- terprising editor of the Fruithurst Vine yardist, who Is at the Hotel Linville. "The papers have just been signed for
 the sale and transfer of the Fruithurst
 Inn. which cost s4O 900, to a noted phy-
 sician of Maine, who will at once open
 the Inn as splendid sanitarium, with plenty of capital to assure its success. That alone means a great deal for Fruit hurst; but it is not all of the good things that have come to us very recently. The entire community has taken on new life
 and everybody Is prosperous and confl- dent.
 There Is now stored in Fruithurst a
 hundred thousand gallons of our fine wines, made of our own grapes from our own vineyards.
 T went out here In Birmingham this morning and succeeded easily in placing fifteen orders for Fruithurst wine. We are exceedingly anxious to open a depot
 here for the sale of our wine, but the city authorities demand $4O0 license. which of course we can't afford to pay.
 The state charges only $25 for domestic
 wine license, this low rate having been fixed by the Legislature last winter for
 the purpose of encouraging grape culture
 in Alabama; but the city of Birmingham says in effect we shan't sell homemade
 wine at all. We wish merely the priyil.
 ege of having place in this city from which we can distribute our wine in
 quantities not less than a quart; have no
 wish or purpose of running a saloon; but
 Birmingham puts up the bars against
 us. yet Fruithurst does all It's trading in Birmingham. Mobile allows us for the
 nominal sum of fifteen dollars the same privilege that Birmingham demands s4oc for. Mobile Is glad to encourage this home industry. while Birmingham doesn't seem to want it at allr'
 It is very evident that the near future will bring great things to beautiful Fruithurst, for its soil, its climate, all natural conditions. fit 1t for large and prosperous population.
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
The Making of a Statesman.


 "A unique Illustration of American town-building and American man-build- ing will be presented in the pretty and prosperous little city of sulligent, in Lamar county. tomorrow, Saturday. when Congressman John Hollis Bankhead of the Sixth Alabama district will discuss the proposed new constitution of Ala hama and urge his constituents to vote for its ratification on the 11th of Novem- ber" said public man last night.
 "Sulligent, which is a new town and a railroad station on the Frisco Line, is built upon the old Bankhead farm. on which the present distinguished Con- gressman was born and reared, and in the fields of which he chopped cotton, hood corn, and pulled fodder in his boy hood days
 Some fifteen years ago the route of the new railroad between Birmingham and Kansas City was surveyed through the Bankhead farm, and that being the near est point to Vernon, the county seat of Lamar, and the most desirable site for a town, the land being gently rolling with out hills and the district being very healthful, 1t was decided to build a sta- tion there; and thus Lamar county has the present town of Sulligent, which is a thriving place. with good schools and churches. many stores and much trade. The building of Sulligent. however, did not profit Congressman Banlxhead per- sonally.
 Where the railroad station building now stands, where the busy stores. the prosperous schools, the churches, and the many homes of refinement now are, and John Banlzhead used to sturdily wield the hoe and follow the blow.
 When some ten years ago. I made my first visit to Sulligent put up at hotel kept bN Congressman Bankheads s brother. I was unaware of my landlords s identity until after supper he and I were sm oking our pipes under the vines on his veranda. I was aware that the Congress- man was born somewhere in that district and I spoke of the fact, referring to Con- gressman Bankhead in warm affection and hearty admiration as a powerful man who was one of the oldest and best of my friends in public life.
 John Bankhead used to blow right along here where we are now sitting and all around where this town now stands, said my host.
 An? Then you must have known him, I said with new interest.
 'Slightly-he is my brother replied my host There were mutual explana- tions, and we had long and happy talk
 John was a power for work-I never saw such another boy for energy and in- dustry!' the brother said with convincing earnestness.
 And in those sixteen words was told the secret of the remarkable success achieved in life by the farm boy of La- mar who is now the oldest member in point of service of the Alabama delega- tion in Congress and who is one of the most effective workers known in Con- gress for generation.
 Whatever he goes out for he gets Is tribute that has been constantly paid to John Bankhead for thirty years, and no speech ever fitted a man better.
 "Bankhead's energy, tireless industry. foresight and practical ability and skill are marvelous!'
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
Numerous Small Banks,

In the course of eighteen months the comptroller of the currency shows that 4S6 banks have been established having capitals each of less than s50.- 006. Of this number 6S were formerly State banks. In the period named 715 new national banks were established, and it will thus be seen that two thirds of them were small banks.
 The circulation of national banks has been carried from s254. 4.402,730 on laarch 14. 1890. to s35S, ,sso,547 at pres ent, an increase of 40 per cent. and this increase is felt in all branches of business. And the new banks have as yet issued only 2s per cent of the
The age-herald., 1901-10-26

his colleague. Congressman Underwood.
 Colonel Wiley has this week delivered a number of strong ratification speeches in Cherokee and Etowah Counties, and wherever he spoke he had good audiences and was greatly pleased. He said last night that he hadn't talked with a single man who was not in favor of the new constitution.
 Colonel Wiley will proceed this morning to Montgomery and will at once begin an active canvass of his own district. the Second. He will be engaged in this can vass most of the time until the election, which will take place two weeks from next Monday. Colonel Wiley is in perfect health and in fine spirits for his habitu- ally energetic campaigning.
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press. Sons are for fathers to admire; daugh- ters to love.
 Some women know so little about hu- man nature that they will try to argue with wom en with facts.
 A bachelor knows if he doesn't like it he can change any time. while a. married man is there to stay whether he likes 1t or not.
 The great comfort a woman gets in calling in a doctor is that she knows 1t keeps all her neighbors at the window watching his carriage to see how long he stays.
 All man has to do to make his wife believe he is a genius is to pretend he is so absent-minded that if she didn't look out for him he would put on his suspen- ders for a necktie.
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE.

By William Cowper. Toll for the brave!
 The brave that are no morei All sunk beneath the wave,
 Fast by their native shorei Eight hundred of the brave.
 Whose courage well was tried. Had made the vessel heel,
 And laid her on her side. land breeze shook the shrouds,
 And she was overset; Down went the Royal George,
 With all her crew complete. Toll for the bravei ..F,s. ,A.f
 Brave Kempenfelt is gone; His last sea fight is fought,
 His work of glory done. It was not in the battle, No tempest gave the shock, She sprung no fatal leak,
 She ran upon no rock. His sword was in its sheath, His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfeit went down,
 With twice four hundred men. Weigh the vessel up.
 Once dreaded by our foes! And mingle with our cup a The tear that England owes. Her timbers yet are sound.
 And she may float again, Full charged with Englands thunder, : And plough the distant main. Fl But Kempenfelt Is gone; His victories are OCT; And he and his eight hundred Shall plough the waves no mnrsa
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
WHAT MARK HANNA MAY DO.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 The awful suggestion is made by an ex- change that Senator Hanna Is not as influential at the White House as he used to be. It is only justice to the Senator to say that he has made no pre- tense of bossing the President He has said some conciliatory things for party effect. but he is too smart man to go prancing about with whip in his hand in case where the other fellow will not jump when he hears the ''cracker. o MT. Hanna may be moved to down the President. but he will proceed in a diplomatic way, and perhaps go down in the crash himself.
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
Congressman Wiley.

Congressman A. A. Wiley of Montgom- cry arrived in Birmingham last night and is at the Metropolitan Hotel. He made a constitution ratification speech yesterday at Trussville, where he had large audi ence of Jefferson County farmers, who gave the distinguished orator and states man the closest attention and most cor dial applause. After the speaking he came to town and spent the evening with
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
Famous Feast at Tuskeaee.

Now comes the New York Tribune with this:
 Tn December, 1898. the resident of the United States and the Governor of Ala bama were entertained socially at Tus- kegee, Ala, by Mir. and Mrs. Booker T. Washington, and in referring to the event the correspondent of the New Or leans Picayune said: No white hosts or hostesses could have been more courteous in attending to and more thoughtful in forestalling every want of their guests than were these refined and educated Africans during all the time of our visit ''
 All of which is perfectly true, as all persons present at that feast are ready to testify; but neither Booker Washing ton nor his wife was seated at the table. Both seemed happy in attending to the pleasure of their guests.
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
More sn BuAzer Adayess 7Hon
 U/as Dlaae Pu6lsc by OAEcaaLs

From New York telegram.
 New York.--It seems that there was more in the speech that led to the retire. ment of General Butler than his admis- sion that he advised the surrender of Ladysmith.
 The speech referred to was delivered at luncheon given by the Queens West minister Rifle Volunteers at their head quarters In Westminster to those of their number who took part in the war in South Africa The latter were attacked while in active service to the King S Royal Rifles. General Butler spoke in reply to a toast by Colonel Sir Henry Vincent, who proposed '"The Kings Royal Rifles" coupled with the name of Sir Redvers. who is Colonel Commandant of the regiment.
 In what even such conservative paper as the Standard called in its headlines An amazing speech" General Butler said: T know that there is a correspon- dent of the Times here, and want to send a message lo that journal. [ come home in Novemb .r last ard took over the Aldershot command or Janul.y 10. In February I got a letter from a man. I admit he was not respectable man. I had never seen him in my lie. I lad heard of him, ani hnew about lin,. ahd he wrote to me to the eff se. tha. I had let him out of prison. If 1t was done 1t was done in my name. He particularly wished to see me and asked whether I would give hin. an appointment in London.
 'The man was what I should call an in- ternational detective, or, possibly a spy. He is an old man, and he has been at 1t all his life. I did not want to give him an appointment. I was afraid of being put in a hole, but wrote asking him to meet me at Aldershot. He came down and told me lot of interesting stories about the secret service of the Transvaal and how stupid we were and how we aI- lowed ourselves to be deceived and how he got his information through.
 'I then said: Well, I am really rather busy and very much interested in your >-~4-&- >-1 ' -o-
The age-herald., 1901-10-26

The sorority initiation of the wo- mans department of the Northwestern University has been declared indeli- cate. Thus the spanking branch of hazing has been squelched.
The age-herald., 1901-10-26

Sir Thomas Lipton says he will not marry until he has lifted the cup, and the belief now is that he will die an old bachelor.
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stories, but perhaps you have come down to tell me something else. He said: T have and continued: Well, the other day you published a paper about artillery didn't your I said: Yes, I did. And you were told to withdraw it? I said; Yes, I was He said: You have got money to live upon. Give up the Alder shot command I said: Thank you very much, but do not know that I need I said: 'Why?' He said: I will tell you; you have got enemies, not exactly enemies, but men who mean to get you out of the way and they will do so You had better get out quickly and, hap pily.' I said: I do not know what you think. am fighting man, and what you have told me will make me much more likely to stay We'll, said he, .asi stand before you came to tell you this. as a favor Of course I did not ask him for names- As he was going away said: Of course If it is necessary for me to use this information I shall do so,' and he said: You can. So I tell the story to- day.
 It Is curious thing that, fortnight ago few of the London papers brought out on the same day articles about me. It might have been an accident Probably 1t was. However, it was a coincidence. They were all on the same day and they all attacked me In the same manner
 The Times has attacked me by way of letter from a 'reformer' who may be for all know, a penny-a-liner, or the greatest man in the world; at any rate, he is an anonymous scribe The Times says l am not fitted to be in command of the First Army Corps, and assert that there is nobody at this time in Eng land junior to me who is as fit as am. I challenge the Times to say who is the man they have had in their eye more fit than I am."
 Later in his speech General Butler said that he had advised General White to surrender Ladysmith. An abstract of this portion of Sir Redvers' remarks was cables to the Enquirer on October 10
The age-herald., 1901-10-26

The South African Cold Storage Company of New York keeps the Brit ish army in South Africa supplied with meat, and yet it's leading stockholders are Hollanders and Boers. Trade is trade.
The age-herald., 1901-10-26

President Roosevelt's stable will not be complete until it contains buck ing broncho. At present the politi- clans are serving in that capacity.
The age-herald., 1901-10-26

The United States soldiers are going to Samar to make it's people good Samaritans, Indian fashion.
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The missionary magnates who have been lolling at home should be re- quested to do for spell their own missionary work in China and Bulga- rio
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
IN THE FAsHloN.

From the Boston Herald. Reciprocity blanks are all the go now. No well-regulated platform should be without one.
The age-herald., 1901-10-26

The four issues before Congress will be the tariff, trusts, the Nicaragua canal and the Bulgarian brigands.
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
WORTH THE PRICE AND MORE,

From the Clarke County Democrat.
 The poetical selections of the Birming- ham Age-Herald are worth several times the subscription price of that able and excellent paper.
The age-herald., 1901-10-26
GOV. WILLIAM D. JELKS.

From the Moulton Advertiser.
 So far Governor Jelks has the right of way to the executive chair at the next Democratic State convention, and it is proper that he should have. Alabama never had a better Governor, and under his wise administration our grand old commonwealth is leaping forward to her proper place among the sisterhood of states.-