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The age-herald., 1901-09-17

am for America because America Is for the common people.-William McKin- ley, Petersburg, Va, October 29, 1885.
 An open school house, free to all, evi- dences the highest type of advanced civil ization.-william Mckinley, Canal Fulton, O., August 30. 1887.
 The labor of the country constitutes its strength and It's wealth.-William McI<in- ley. House of Representatives, August 2s, 1890.
 If the party Is wrong, make it better; that's the business of the true partisan and good citizen.-Wiliam Mckinley, Woodstock. Conn.,, July 4, 1891.
 A religious spirit helps every man.-Wil- liam Mckinley, Youngstown, O., Septem- Der 6. 1892.
 A noble manhood, nobly consecrated to man, never dies.-wiliiam Mckinley, trib- ute to Lincoln at Albany, February 12, 1895.
 hO ANOt LII anu thC ooulu lO iOnBtT vide on old lines. but upon principles and policies.-William Mckinley, first inauga- ral address. March 4, 1897.
 The men who opposed each other in dreadful battle a third of a century ago are once more and forever united together under one bag in a never-to-be-broken union.-Wiliiam Mckinley, Tennessee Centennial Exposition, June Il. 1897.
 National policies can encourage industry and commerce, but 1t remains for the peo- pie to project and carry them on.-Wh- liam Mckinley, banquet of National Man ufacturers Association. New York, Jan uary q. 1898.
 In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization. in behalf of endangered American interests. which give us the right and the duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop.-Wiiliam Mo Kinley, special message to Congress. April Il, 1898.
 Peace Is the national desire and the goal of every American aspiration-William Mckinley. Omaha Exposition, October 12, 1ssS
 Duty determines destiny.-william Mo Kinley, peace jubilee, Chicago, October IS, 1S9S
 A government like ours rests upon the intelligence, morality and patriotism of the people.-william Mckinley, Coium- bia, s. C., December 20 1898.
 believe that there is more love for our country and that more people love the flag than ever before.-wiliiam Mo Kinley, Ocean Grove, August 26, 1898.
 The time has now come in the evolu- tion of sentiment and feeling, under the providence of God. when, in the spirit of fraternity. we should share with you
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

ley is as significant as 1t is appreciat- ed." said man who has kept in touch with British sentiment for many years.
 Prior to MeKinley's administration the English people took little interest in America. Many of them looked upon ours as an upstart nation and did not hesitate to make contemptuous remarks about us. It is very different now. En- gland not only has profound respect for America but her people. from the lowest to the highest, have a regard for us that is akin to affection. The tokens of sorrow. official and individual, reported from London and the provinces speak louder than oratory of the stilted lang uage of diplomacy. It is most remark able"
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
Fuel for Gadsden.

1T notice." said a gentleman who has been visiting different parts of the state recently, 'that Gadsden is making con- siderable effort to shake of her lethargy and go ahead. I am glad to see this spirit manifested on the part of her peo- pie. Really the fuel question is the only one for Gadsden to solve in order to place her in the front rank of the pro- gressive towns of the State. Etowah County has coal in the western part, which should long ago have been develop ed and these Gadsden people must put their hands In their pockets and build the short line connecting the N. c. & St. l.. Railroad which will bring the coal to her very doors. Then she will surely oc- cupy a commanding position.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
Admiral nowIson's Successor.

Rear Admiral Ramsay Is to be the third member of the court of inquiry, provided he consents to serve and no objection is made to his service. So far no objection has been developed, and he will probably be a history maker along with Dewey and Benham.
 He is a son of the late Gen. George D. Ramsay, of the United States army, who was chief of ordnance dur ing the latter part of the civil war. The admiral was born in Washington in 1885. He was appointed a midship- man from Pennsylvania in 1850, and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1856. He became lieutenant in 1858, lieutenant commander in 1862, com mander in 1866, captain in 1877, com modore in 1889 and rear admiral in 1894. In 1889 he was appointed chief of the bureau of navigation, succeed ing Admiral John G. Walker, and four years later was reappointed, serving eight years, or until he y as retired on s.raaching the. -se-sf 6a. He saw active service through the civil war, com manding division of the Mississippi squadron, and participating in the ac- tions at Haines Bluff, Yazoo River, Milliken's Bend and other points. He was also in the fights at Vicksburg and Fort Fisher. From 1881 to 1886 he was superintendent of the Naval Academy. ..e was retired in 1897. and has con- tinued to live in Washington. Ad- mirai Ramsay Is man who holds to the highest standards of professional conduct, and he Is regarded as thor oughly impartial in such controversy as this in which he is to act as judge. His family is of Scotch origin, and is an old one in Virginia.
 Admiral Ramsay never had com mand of fleet. and he was never re- garded as a strong man in naval cir cles. His control of the bureau of navigation throughout eight years was not free from criticism, but he un- doubtedly is a fair-minded man, who will do his duty as he sees it. Ad- mirai Schley has declared that the selection of Admiral Ramsay as a member of the court Is satisfactory to him. and he will therefore take seat in the court with the consent of both sides in this controversy.
 The court will doubtless adjourn from day to day until the funeral of the dead President takes place, but after that sad event the court must under the rules of the navy sit every day until decision is reached. It has been determined to call Admiral Samp- son before the court as a witness, and there Is no reason to doubt that full determinations of the vexed questions will be reached.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
Neoro Shacks.

'The city authorities should not per init negro dives to continue on Third av- enue," said real estate agent.
 Those places are not only objectiona- ble to citizens who have to pass by them, but they affect real estate values very seriously. Property on Third avenue be- tween Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, is naturally desirable. especially so since the Hotel Hillman and the new city hall have graced that neighborhood; but 1t would have a much greater selling value if 1t were cleared of the negro shacks To- cated on the southside of the avenue"
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
IN DOUBT.

From the Washington Star.
 'I judge from your conversation" said the carping person, 'that you assume to be an optimist.'
 "Oh. yes. It's just as we'll to look on the bright side.'
 You undertake to demonstrate that whatever is is right and all that sort of Ithing." N That would be the tendency of my Arguments"
 TAnd you believe that everything Is all for%the best?"
 "Hss."
 well, I'm glad to meet you I want to talk ith some one who has studied the subjec% and who can possibly tell me why 1t is tha the man who rocks the boat al- ways manages to swim ashore and let the other people drown. It may be all for the best, but I't like to have it explained"
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
W11Alsam ANcKswIey's WIsse Words.

in the care of the graves of the Confed- crate soldiers.-William Mckinley, peace Jubilee Atlanta, December 15, 1898.
 Intelligence and industry are the best possessions which any man can have, and every man can have them.-William Mo- Kinley, Tuskegee Institute for colored students, December 16, 1898.
 These heroes died for their country, and there is no nobler death.-William Mckinley, Pittsburg, August 2s, 1899, to surviving volunteers returned from the Philippines.
 Courts. not mobs, must execute the penalties of the law.-William Mckinley, message to Congreis. December 5, 1899.
 The nation is his best eulogist and his noblest monument-William McKin- leys tribute to Washington at Mt ver- non, December 14, 1899.
 Our growing power brings with 1t temp- tations and perils requiring constant vigilance to avoid. It must not be used to invite conflicts nor for oppression.--Win fam Mckinley, message to Congress. De- cember 8, 1900.
 The American people, intrenched in freedom at home, take their love for 1t with them wherever they go.-WiIifam Mckinley, second inaugural address, March {. 1901.
 Our carr est prayer is that God will graciously vouchsafe prosperity. happi- ness and peace to all our neighbors and like blessings to all the peoples and pow CTS of the earth.-Wiliiam McKinley's last speech at Pan-American exposition, Buffalo. September 5, 1901. the day before he was shot. IF
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Accident for One Day.

Speaking of the states which have produced Presidents of this country" re- marked a gentleman from the Blue Grass. yesterday, in the lobby, school histories fail to fully accredit Kentucky. Why, sir. Kentucky furnished Presi- dent whose name Is never mentioned in the list. He was David R. Achison, who died about a year and a half ago. It happened in this way. The administra- ton of President Polk closed at noon Sunday. March 4, 1s4o. His successor, General Zach Taylor, was inaugurated and took the oath Monday, March D. Vice President George M. Dallas could not serve, as his time had expired with that of Polk. Senator Achison was pres ident pro tenn of the Senate and by vir- tue of such office became President pro tenn of the nation for twenty-four hours. Yet he was President. and his name should go on the lst''
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
REFLECTIONS oF A BACHELOR.

From the New York; Press.
 The man does the fishing, but it isn't the woman who gets caught on his hook s Most women can make love matches for others a good de9l better than they can for themselves.
 The second stage ok love wouldn't pc half so stupid to most people as 1t is If they hadn't fooled themselves so much about how exciting thf first stage was.
 When a man has the fool idea about being lord of his own castle. he gets 1t mighty well knocked Nout of his head when the castle gets pppuiated by two babies. a nurse. bull Eup and litter of kittens
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
THE CLERGY ON THE CRIME.
g New York Evening Post.

rroIH tHe NeW 1ork EHening Post.
 T would have blown the scoundrel to atoms." said the Rev. H. R. Naylor. who occupied the pulpit in President McKin- ley's church in Washington recently. The Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage at Ocean Grove was equally strenuous: ''I wish with all my heart that the policeman who arrested Czolgosz had. with the butt end of that pistol, dashed his life out" Moreover. the Rev. John Lloyd Lee, in the Westminster Presbyterian Church of this city, is cred- ited' with saying: Until a better way is found, lynch him on the spot. When an anarchist makes red-nag speeches, then,s and not when he has killed . President.
 be done with him. .Ss sa sa.,stsssss
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
ACCUMULATE < WEALTH.

From the Philadelphia Press
 T suppose said the inquisitive tour ist, that the wealth of this country is in the soil" ..s :.
 T reckon 1t is," replied the poor farm CT, T don't know nobody hereabouts that ever got any out of 1t, so I reckon it's still thar" ;
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
AT A CHICAGO SUMMER RESORT

From the Baltimore American.
 Strange ManABeg pardon. but was I not engaged to you last summer?
 Strange Lady-N6p sir, but you mistake is excusable. You were married to me year before last.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
IHr onls DAILY HIwspAprR IN ALABAMA
asiash borne hls faculties so meek,

"tiath borne hs faculties so meek, hath been So clear In hls great office, that hls virtues WllI plead like angels, trumpet tongued, against The deep damnation of hls taking-off; And pity, like a newborn babe, striding the blast, or heavens cher ublm, horsed Upon the slghtless courlers of the air, Shall blow the horrId deed In every eye, That tears shall drown the wind."
 Macbeth.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
DEEP SEA HosTILITlEs.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Hippocampus-What are those two crabs fighting about?
 starfish-One of them called the other a lobster.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

Kansas has faith that its own Evelyn Baldwin will go through ice and snow bang up to the North Pole.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

The-country's sympathies are over worked when the anarchists, the Boer war, the steel strike and the cup con test are all on hand at once,
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

Theodore meant at the outset "the gift of God" but the hand of the as- sassin was not then involved in the
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

America now has War Lord, even as Germany has, but our War Lords mus.ache does not turn up at right angles.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

It is a wonder the esteemed Repub- lican papers do not assert that Czol- gosz is a believer in 16 to 1.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

It Is hoped that President Roosevelt will lay aside his siouch hat at least every other day. He can overcome the habit by degrees.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

The mosquito Is not fashionable disseminator, for she carries no germs of appendicitis.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

Carrie Nation is the successor of Mary Ellen Lease, bu. the law should interfere against any further extension of the series.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

The original Roosevelt man Is be- ginning to appear in each of the South ern States. The color line is not drawn.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

No word rhymes with Czolgosz, and if he had one that did 1t should be stricken out of the dictionary.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

The summer girl reappears on the scene as the commonsense girl who is to be on deck the rest of the year.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

The fioppers are Hopping from Mark Hanna with unanimity that is very touching and very political.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

Henrik Ibsen is regaining his health, and he will soon begin his 111th novel.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

The imperialism of the Republican party is only matched by the folly and dangers of the anarchist group.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

The new Presidents name should be pronounced as if spelled "Roze velt," in two syllables.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

Grover Cleveland has baited his hook for bear. What the bear will say to this is not known.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

Nothing discourages mosquitoes SC much as a cool wind in the night.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
SHORT STORIES
 OF THE DAY
Not Opened With Prayer.


 Dr. stimson tells story of the Stod- dards which loses nothing by the doctor 8 telling. Everyone who knows him at all knows that it is possible for Richard Henry Stoddard to add emphasis to his conversation when literary exigencies seem to require it. says the New York Times. His brilliant wife, Elizabeth, has consclentiously ''blue penciled'' him for many years One night several men of intellectual caliber and irregular habits dropped into Mir. Stoddard's to have a chat. It was very late and Mrs. Stod- dard had retired. The visitors talked and smoked and talked again, until some- where around 2 o'clock In the morning they began to feel hungry. None of the household but Mir. Stoddard was up, and 1t devolved upon him to find something to eat.
 After a search the only thing he found was a can of sardines He stood in the library still talking with the assembled two or three and trying to pry open the tin box with his pocket knife. The ope- ration was not as successful as he wished and while he talked he paused to express his feelings The conversation was pro gressing somewhat after this fashion:
 .T thought on that occasion-if he had only-if only things had" each pause be- ing punctuated vigorously, the last Of which was more explosive than the rest. And just at this point a feminine voice called admonishingly from above stairs: ''Richard, what are you doingT
 'I am trying to open this box of sar- dines,' was the reply.
 But what are you opening 1t witnF
 My jacknife," said Stoddard.
 .I thought you were not opening it with prayer" said she.
 Man Who Took All the Strawberries. A writer in the Saturday Evening Post relates his experience at a dinner recent ly in company with Artists Walden and Whistler, when England was the topic of conversation. England" said MT. Whistler, rules the world simply be- cause the Engiishman takes what he wants"
 We were rapidly losing ourselves In a fog of politics and natural psychology, when MT. Walden lifted part of his red mustache and said: That's right, all right"
 It was the first time he had spoken that evening. so we stopped our arguments and listened. Calmly and slowly he said
 'T was down at Cernay last summer with Faulkner-painting. You know the little tavern there and the old woman who keeps 1t. There was an Englishman there who sat next to me at the table. Well. the landlady gave us strawberries one night for dinner. For a dollar day that was pretty good The servant girl passed the strawberries round. When 1t came the Englishman's turn to help him. self he emptied the whole dish of straw berries into his plate. So I said to him:
 Say, my friend. I like strawberries, too'
 Not so much as do,' said my Eng lishman calmly, and went on eating"
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

Anarchy in America is getting alto gether too much free advertising.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

Czolgosz has aacured an enduring place in the roll of the infamous and cowardly.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

Mount Washington in New Hamp- shire has already scored it's first snow storm.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
A Significant Change.

"Engiand's spontaneous outburst of sympathy with the United States in this time of mourning for President McKin-
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

The football germ is in the incu- bator.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

Czolgosx is one of the logical results of the trusts.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
kipIlng and His Style.

Probably no writer of the day has been more severely criticized for the kind of literature he grinds out than Rudyard Kipling. says the Chicago Chronicle. To all such criticism, however, the author deigns no reply. A certain duchess ask ed him at reception one evening what he considered the greatest book ever pub- lished. He unhesitatingly replied:
 The Light That Failed"
 But that Is your own book, MT. Kip ling" answered the duchess.
 "Yes, but when I read The Light That Failed I know I am reading something good" was the unblushing response
 Kipling's code is that if people want furniture polish let them have furniture polish so long as they pay for 1t, and he is having Just as much fun out of the publishers who accept and pay for his doggerel as his critics think they are hay ing with him. He knows, as everyone else knows, that big name will bring him money, regardless of the quality of the wares. Before Kipling was a name he had some good things returned ''un- available" He Is now getting even and the publishers pay the price.
The age-herald., 1901-09-17
Real Joke Not Appreciated.

In the Massachusetts campaign of 1878 John D. Long was making his first run for Governor against General Ben Butler, who had captured the Democratic nomi- nation. and Judge Josiah G. Abbott, who was the candidate of the old-line Demo- crats. says the Chicago News. The late Judge Thompson was making a speech for Abbott before big Democratic audience, and, after praising the candidate as a jurist and statesman, asked sarcastic ally:
 And now, who is John L-L-Long-" No one answering, he proceeded: They say he has made a translation of Homers 'Iliad" What g-g-good is that to us? All Democrats read Homer in the original"
 At this the person to whom the judge was telling the story laughed, but the judge continued:
 'Th-th-that's not the real joke at all! The real joke is that not m-m-man in the audience so much as smiled!,'
The age-herald., 1901-09-17

believe that there is more love for our country and that more people love the flag than ever before.-william Mo Kinley, Ocean Grove, August 26, 1898.
The Washington times., 1901-07-28
Recent Fiction.

''The Fortune of a Day" by Grace Ell
lery Charming -Stetson. is book of short
stories of Italian life. Nothing prettier
Is 10 be found in the literature of the sea-
son than these little sketches. They are
artistic both in conception and in eXecu-
ton, ard full of the sunny atmosphere
of Italy. Most of them deal with Floren-
tine life. though there are one or two
tales ct the soa-coast. The FIRST of the
stories, which gives its title to the book.
is the story of days pleasure in the life
of n poor little straw worker, of Eiesole.
who. having had Il present of a few
francs. recklcssly spends 1t In a journey
to Florence Ito see the world Ashes
Dust and Nothing is the pathetic ro-
nance of a priest, and THE Feast of
Bluebirds'' Is quaint mixture of pathos
and humor. the story of a family wretch
edly poor and also incorrigibly proud.
The Washington times., 1901-07-28
Some Enpty Phrases.

The girl may have hinted she'd like tS ss-ey
Some ballad or similar thing,
She may have suggested she'd lik. to display
How clearly her upper notes ring,
But when she's invited its proper to say
She kindly consented to sing.
>fhe youth may have pleaded with voice and with
pen
For some one to give him "a show
He ne'er "gets job though appealing to men
With tales Of his worth and his woe,
But, give him chance, he complaisantly then
Accepts position you know.
To pose as patroness may be the iIm
OF dame on pre-eminence bent,
Though tricks that she tries in this popular game
May clearly reveal her intent.
You'll notice when asked for the use Of her name,
She graciously gives her consent. Sia
X. T. W. in the New York Sun.
The Washington times., 1901-07-28
August llngaxines.r

The Popular Science Monthly" for Au-
gust opens with an article entitled ION
Bodies Smaller than Atoms by Prof.
J. j. Thomson, the successor of Lord
Rayieigh and Maxwell in the chair of
physics at Cambridge. who here describes
for the first time in popular language the
discoveries that have made him the lead
ing living physicist. 1t seems almost
incredible that he should not o~iy have
discovered but also weighed bodies
smaller than atoms. nlndeed. most of cur
ideas are UPSET by this article. We are,
for example. told that the clements are
all made out of particles of the same
kind. and that Franklin was right in
calling electricity Il. fluid. This article
on the iatest-Yesuits of electrical science
is followed by one ON it's beginnings, an
account of Gilbert of Colchester, who
three hundred years ago laid the founda-
tions OF electricity and magnetism other
articles in the number arc on the "Peo-
pling of the Philippines = by Prof. Rudolf
Virchow; on Science and Philosophy"
by Prof. r. NJ. Wenley; on the Personal
Characteristics of British Men Of &C.
The Washington times., 1901-07-28

Sway TO and fro in the twilight grey,
This is the ferry for Shadowtown,
II always sails at the end OF day,
Just as the darkness closes down.
Rest, little head, on my shoulder, So;
sleepy kiss is the only fare,
Drifting away from the world We go,
Baby and in the rocking chair.
See. where the fre-logs glow and spark,
Glitter the light of the Shsdowland,
The raining drops on the window. bark,
Are ripples tapping upon its strand.
There. where the mirror is glancing dim,
lake lies shimmering. cool and still,
Blossoms are waving above its brim.
Those over there on the windowsili.
Rock slow. more slow in the drisky light,
Silently lower the anchor down;
Dear little passenger, say 'Good-night''
We've reached the harbor of Shadowtown.
Frank L. Stanton, in the Atlanta Constitu
tion.