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The age-herald., 1901-05-25
HUNTING A RJYAL CRADLE.

From the New York Journal.
 Diligent search is being made now in Tjorn, a little island in Sweden, for gold n cradle, buried there long ago un- der peculiar circumstances.
 In 1720 vessel, laden with costly jewels, rare furniture and other articles of great value, was wrecked near the island. The inhabitants murdered the crew and took possession of the cargo, which comprised among other things a beautiful golden cradle the gift of Ger man prince to the Swedish Queen Ulrica Eleonora. The booty was distributed, and the clergyman of the island received as his share a beautifully carved and be- jeweled walking stick.
 This clergyman went soon afterward to the capital to take his seat in parliament, and he took the stick with him. When ever he appeared on the street people ad- mired the cane. The King summoned him and asked how he had acquired such a work of art. Thereupon the clergyman told him of the shipwreck Of the mur- der of the crew by the islanders he said nothing.
 The King, however, suspected. and sent a troop of soldiers to the island with in- structions to bring back all the treasures from the ship The islanders, however, concealed the treasures so skillfully that the soldiers were obliged to return home empty-handed.
 Some years later an old farmer on the island was very sick, and as he felt that his end was near confessed to the clergy man that he had buried in his garden the golden cradle of Queen Ulrica Eleonora The place where he had concealed it he then described exactly and he begged the clergyman to get 1t and send 1t with out delay to the Queen. The clergyman promised to fulfil this mission, but hard ly had he left the room when the sick farmer repented of what he had done. He decided to baffle the clergyman and keep the cradle. Consequently, though at deaths door, he got out of bed, and, stag gering to the hiding place, managed to remove the earth, take the cradle out of the hole and carry It to another part of his farm, where he buried it. A day or two later he died. After the funeral the clergyman dug to no purpose for the cradle.
 More than once since that time royal emissaries from the capital have looked and dug in all conceivable places. Now every inch of ground on the island will, If necessary, be examined and excavated.
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
DOwieism in Chicago.

The death of Mrs. Judd and of her child through the want of medical help at childbirth, and the death of Mrs. Christensen and her child from burns, is bringing upon Dowieism a full meas ure of public attention and castiga- tion. The Chicago Federation of La bor, made up of practical, clear-headed skilled workers, has declared in reso- lutions that Dowieism is as bad as suicide or murder-that both lead to death. Dowie and his followers in duced Mrs. Judd and Mrs. Christensen to trust to them for treatment instead of the medical profession, and the re- suit in each case was death.
 The people of Illinois, and particu- larly of Chicago, who are afflicted with Dowieism, are puzzled over it. They do not know how to deal with it. They cannot appeal to any statute. They cannot say that these faith-cure fanat- ics are practicins medicine, for they practice delusion only. They are guilt less of all medicines or medical science They are guilty of huge de- fusion only, and no statute dea-s with swindling in that form. ..''
 England met a similar trouble that arose about thirty years ago by pass ing a statute making it a punishable offense to refuse to call medical aid in the case of serious illness. Illinois should do likewise, and she should go further by making all who contribute l to such a refusal punishable also. Poor Mrs. Judd was not nearly so much to blame as was Dowie and the Dowieites who led her into a silly delusion and held her in a state of mind to suit their purposes. under the English statute a few prosecutions soon put an end to an alleged religious belief that imperilled health and even Afe, and the trouble soon disappeared.
 Illinois and other States need stat utes similar to the one that England passed thirty years ago. Parliament has never repealed it, and it is today law of Great Britain Moral suasion cannot o1uovc como with fanaticiSm but statute can meet it, and stat ute is fully justifiable when lives are endangered. The death of Mrs. Judd and of her child and of Mrs. Christen- sen through the want of medical help will doubtless lead to statutes that will fully meet this new form of crafti- ness on the part of scheming men, and of delusion on the part of their unfor- tunate victims.
The age-herald., 1901-05-25

altogether too strained to be reason able.
 If the convention desires to give the State the benefit of local taxation for school purposes, it can do so without violating any pledge whatsoever. South Carolina and Louisiana have granted an unlimited right to school districts to levy local taxes for school purposes, and no one in those States complains of any abuse under that authority. In fact, they could not be induced to with draw that right. It puts them in line with the progressive States, and in the course of time it will reduce illit- eracy and increase productiveness in those States. Why should Alabama put herself in the Arkansas and North Carolina class, when she could without harm of any sort put herself in the Louisiana and South Carolina class? And the Democrats can do this With out violating any pledge whatever, for any taxation that might occur under a local taxation clause would be laid by the particular community and not by the convention, and when particular community wants a better school it should in all reason and all sense be permitted to have it.
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
Down to Business.
From the Eufaula Times.

From the Eufaula Times.
 Now that the preliminary skirmshes have about ended, the constitutional con- vention delegates will get down to the business for which they were sent to do It is the ablest body of men that ever as- sembled in the State. and they are there to make history for themselves in giv- ing constitution that will meet the ap- proval of those who sent them there.
 The suffrage question will be the bard est nut to crack, and how well this is done will be told in, the article they give to the people. All eyes are centered on the capitol with expectancy. knowing that the brightest intellects of the State are there to give the people fundamental laws to guide them through coming years. The platform was given as guide but in their deliberations they may find the platform too narrow to cover all and they wll go on their own judgment.
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
Suffraee M State Ot 2ouAsNaNa

ance of creation. A state loses a good deal in a solid practical way. when 1t loses the esteem of the country at large. Business is going ahead in Louisiana but I believe we would all be making more money If we had not invited so much criticism If we had really improved our political conditions, I should not mind the sacrifice.
 'In the third place, we may have 1t all to do over again. Some of our best law yers regard the grandfather clause as un- constitutional. This case is being ably prepared for the Supreme Court at Wash ington and we will probably have all the labor and money we let go for Consti- tutional Convention, to spend over again.
 "In my opinion, the Maryland idea, of poll tax without either the understand ing clause or the grandfather clause, will perpetuate white supremacy and the Democratic party, will seem fair to the rest of the country (which has got grow ing sympathy with the South that ought to be encouraged) and will give you a good working scheme.
 CT see there are a few men in Alabama who want to knock the bottom out Of the school fund for the negroes by giving the negroes only the returns from their own taxes. Such action, I fear, would lead to unfortunate results, it would draw the country negroes more than ever away from the country to the cities, where there are charity schools supported by outside money. It would unsettle the ne- groes, and make them an easy prey to the emigration agents and the exodus 'apos- tles'' that are always trying to get your hands off of your plantation. That would be bad for your farms in the country. But that is not the worst of it. The sup posed injustice to the negro, in such a division of the school fund, would be trumpeted abroad, and would flood the state with Northern money and Northern, teachers The education of your negroes. would be taken largely out of your care. and control. All sorts of ideas might be put into their heads. That would be bad for the negroes, bad for you. and bad for the whole state. I think you will find that the negro is getting only about 30 per cent of the school fund anyway"
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
Big Onions.
From the Eufaula Times.

From the Eufaula Times.
 MT. W. E. Priest brought into the office six onions of the ss nite Pearl variety, the smallest of which measured in cir conference fifteen inches and the largest eighteen inches with diameter of over five inches.
 MT. Priest has only home garden planted his sets last fall, and is now showing what can be produced if the crop is properly cared for. He also received a package of the Red Weatherfield varie- ty of onions which have grown nearly as large as the white.
 He does not make gardening business, but has one of the finest in the city. All that Is needed to make the garden and truck raising is to give it proper atten- tion, and no telling how large our vege- tables will grow. Give them a chance to spread themselves, and they will surprise you.
 We hope to see truck forming blossom forth, as it should. so that Eufaula can be one of the first shipping early vegeta- bles.
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
From the Montgomery Journal.

From the Montgomery Journal.
 There passed through Montgomery yesterday a gentleman who lives in Louisiana. As he has been able to note the results of the suffrage limitation in that State his remarks are interesting Louisiana excludes the ignorant negroes by what is called "the grandfather clause" With the view of getting at the observations of a southern Democrat, a few questions were put to him.
 "What is the nature of this. grand father clause of which the country has heard so much?'
 Well" he replied, I've have estab- Iished a general restriction of the right to vote; and, then, we let the illiterate white voters get in by exempting, under this test, all those whose ancestors cast the ballot before 1867. It dodges the fif- tieth amendment; 1t is supposed to let in the illiterate whites. and to keep out the illiterate negroes
 What are the practical results of this law so far as you have observed them?"
 'As with most things in this world the results are little mixed. My own impression Is that we nave maue d nlS- take. I have several reasons for think ing this First. it does not please the very iIliterate it was designed to admit to the suffrage No man likes to confess his illiteracy by pleading his right to the exemption. It has angered the illiterate white people of the State as much as though they had been excluded fairly and rigidly. They resent the law and they stay away from the polls. These people are sensitive about their ignorance. They don't want to confess it, and they don't like to be forced to admit it by pleading the exemption.
 Tn the second place, it has hurt the business of the State by inviting criti- cism from all over the country. It is all very we'll to git up and hoiler' about our not caring a blank as to the opin- ion of the rest of the world. But, as a matter of fact, we are all aected by that opinion. The business of a state Is never helped by being abused and lambasted through the newspapers of all the bal
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
STORM IN TENNESSEE.
Heavy Wind Does Serious Damage al
 Trenton.

Trenton. Tenn. May 24.-Ths hardest wind storm that has visited Trenton in many years struck the town today. Hun dreds of shade trees were blown down. The roofs of Taylor Ramsey Milling Com pany and Birmingham's carriage and ma chine repository and others were blown off. .IIilrs barn was blown down with some loss of live stock. Several resi- dences were severely damaged by falling trees. Telephone and electric light wires were so badly damaged as to completely suspend operations and the town is in darkness tonight.
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
seat-prawlna In History.

Tt was a rather odd incident in the drawing of seats in the convention in Montgomery yesterday that three of the ablest and most conservative young men of that strong body were left without seats" remarked man in the lobby.
 MT. Lomax, MT. ONeal. and MT deGraffenrcid had to stand upl> their names being amongst the last called in the drawing It is certain that these three delegates will make a strong impression upon the finished work of the convention MT. deGraffenreid is an old legislative hand, though a young man, and is law yer of conspicuous ability. Neither Mir O'Neal nor MT. Lomax has had legisla- tive experience, but both are widely ex- perienced in public life. MT. Lomax has been solicitor of Montgomery County for fifteen years, and Mir. ONeal was for four years United States district attorney at Birmingham.
 Thus when such men as these were left out. it would seem that the drawing of seats was absolutely fair. In fact, 1t was the only just and proper method of dealing with the situation.
 'The practice of drawing for seats be- gan in the British Parliament, the mother of all parliamentary bodies, more than two centuries ago, and IS other par laiments have come into existence, as the American Congress and the German Reichstath, they have adhered to the original British form for selecting the seats of the members.
 "There Is this ,latter-day modification of the British form, that on the day, Parlfa- ment assemblies the doorkeeper of the House of Comvlon;, admits members as they arrive, before the hour for calling t.e House to order and as each member is admitted he selects his seat and leaves his hat in 1t. Certain reserved seats are not subject to this rule, namely, the gov ernment benches and the front opposi- tion benches.' These expressions mean precisely what the words imply. The gov ernment benches are for Cabinet ministers and others belonging officially to the gov- ernment, or party in power, and the front opposition benches are for the leaders of the party that Is out of office for the time being.
 oo lhe Soiistitutioiidi NoiNci'iOh oh Alabama had the highest authority and precedent for drawing the seats of the delegates. Why so many delegates were left without seats is that the hall of the House of Representatives is provided with seats for but one hundred men, the precise number of representatives under the present constitution, while the con- vention now in session is composed of 155 delePateSn
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Be sure you're right and then let your wife go ahead.
 No man ever comes to hate a woman who Is not one that he might have loved.
 You can't always tell what girls fa- vorite coon song is by the classic music she keeps scattered on the piano.
 It is instine live to the average man to try to comfeft a pretty widow by mak- ing her thiJ.k there are others.
 Marriage makes a man either a suicide or else a philosopher. This is the reason why all the ancient philosophers were married.
 If women just naturally had all they wanted to wear. and men all they wanted to eat marriage would die out in one generation
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphaers prophecies for this day, Saturday. May 9, 1901:
 An unfortunate day until p. m., then better"
 Beware of law and quarreling, and avoid alb disputes. this being thy birth- day; thy health will suffer, and thy af- fairs will require much attention; in thy family circle sickness or disappointment will occur''
 "A child born on this day will be very unfortunate in its affairs, and will be continually quarreling and in some dis pnte. If female, she will marry a cruel and unfortunate man"
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
Lake Borune Canal.

The lock gates to be used at the river end of the Lake Borgne canal have, after many delays, been placed, and the canal is to be opened to traffic June 10. The opening of the canal is to be a formal event, and many tugs and steamers will go down to the canal to participate in the celebration.
 When the canal is opened 1t is pro- posed to organize barge line to ply between New Orleans and Mississippi Sound points, and to Mobile. The water distance of this inland or still water route are as follows from New Orleans: To Pearl river, 33 miles; to Gulfport, 62 miles; to Pascagoula, 93 miles, and to Mobile, IA miles. The distance by rail from New Orleans to Mobile is 139 miles.
 Nearly a million dollars has been spent in constructing this canal, and it is now complete, and tugs and barges can traverse the whole length of the waterway. The recent expendi- lures have been on account of the gates at the locks and a channel to deep water in Lake Borgne. Much lumber will be sent to New Orleans through this canal, and as soon as coal can be barged down the Warrior the New Orleans market will be filled with it at fftes that no Pennsylvania com pany cap approach.
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
TO A DOLLAR.
By Lawson A. Fields

By Lawson A Fields bank note.)
 Thou cursed coin! Thou art my bane! Thou'st given me many racking paint Thou'st bowed me to the dust full low Thou art the source of all my woe! For lack of thee, an honored name Thou'st robbed me of, and gave but
 sharnei
 For lack of thee my dreams are dead, Ambition vain. and hope hath f1edi For lack of thee, cen to the grave. The world shall dub me surf and slave! Thou cursed coin, the lack of thee Has kept me from my destiny!
 Attalla. Ala, May 23, 1901
The age-herald., 1901-05-25

Washington, May A.-(Special)-T dilatoriness of the Cuban constitutional convention in dealing with the Platt amendment is disappointing to govern ment officials, though they have no doubt that the convention will finally adopt the amendment and thus pave the way for the establishment of the Cuban Repub- ic Some there are who object to the idea of one faction of the Cubans adopt ing the Platt amendment with what they regard as Secretary Roots interpretation of several of the Platt stipulations at tached They say that this is likely to embarrass the United States in future. It is rather impertinent. perhaps, for the Cubans to entertain such an idea, but that interpretation will not, of necessity. be binding upon the United States. The binding part is contained in the several conditions set down in the Platt amend ment But it is generally agreed that there is absolutely no reason for the Gu bans to be disturbed as to the interpre- tation of the Platt amendment by sue ceeding American administrations, par ticu1arly that condition which gives the United States the right of intervention The United States have always shown a hesitancy about intervening in Cuba. even when there was the greatest excuse for so doing, and it is regarded as more likely that the United States will fail to intervene promptly when conditions de- mand such a course, than that it will intervene without sufficient warrant, the unpopularity of intervention, except in great emergency naturally acting as a %>A<<<%>%<<<< flying the blacks altogether and taking the risk of Alabama losing representation in Congress and in the electoral college under the provisions of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution Ex-Gov- ernor Oates, who Is a delegate, declares in favor of restrictions that will apply to both races alike. The Democrats have l45 delegates and the Republicans and Pop ulists together only 15. so that the domi- nant party will be held responsible for whatever shall be done. The Democrats are committed, by platform and speeches. to the pledge that no whites shall be dis- franchsed.
 South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina and Maryland nave all ready adopted amendments to their con stitutions which disfranchise majority of the blacks and very few or none Of the whites. A discrimination of this sort Is clearly forbidden by the constitution, un- der penalty of loss of representation. But with the Republican leaders no longer seriously concerned about the negro vote seeking instead to divide and attract the white vote at the south-there does not seem to be any immediate danger of a serious movement in this direction.
 Yet if the issue were ever squarely rais- ed, there can be little doubt that the moral sense of the nation would record itself against a flat notification of plain constitutional provision and against race distinctions in the suffrage. Better that few illiterate or non-taxpaying whites should be disfranchised than that the con- stitution should be violated and the Den- ocratic principle of equal rights denied.
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
News in Type as It Is Received.

'I look to see the Associated Press re- ports taken from the wire and put into type as they are received. and by the man who receives them." said D. B. Hydenger of the Postal Telegraph Com pany.
 ''Some inventor will yet devise a plan whereby this may be done in connection with the linotype machine on some simi- lar machine. Some years ago 1t was tried in the office of the Chicago Tribune An expert telegraph operator who was a printer became an expert linotype ma chine man for the purposes of the ex- pertinent. The local manager of the tele- graph company fitted up q set of intru.
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
Read Novel on standpipe.

From the Tuscumbia Dispatch.
 A 16-year- Decatur girl climbed to the top of the stand pipe of the Decatur Water Company in order to read a novel which she had been forbidden to read by her parents. The stand pipe is 12O feet high. Perched upon plank platform at that lofty eminece, she read her novel through and then descended. Her parents had gathered about the base sometime before, but all effort to get her down before she finished the novel were in vain.
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
Lost Championship.

Rye, N. Y. May 2.-walter J. Travis. who holds the title of amateur golf champion of the United States. forfeited the title of metropolitan championship by being defeated in the semi-final round of the Metropolitan golf championship contest at the Apawamis Club links by Charles H. Seely of the Weeburn Golf Club, Stamford, Conn.
The age-herald., 1901-05-25

Ex-Senator Pettigrew was tipped" into fortune by genuine plutocrats, and it is reported that in his down. ward course he will be made president of railway corporation
The age-herald., 1901-05-25

Mir. Hanna denies that he is posing as the logical candidate. He is simply the candidate, and he throws logic to the winds. The trust are good enough for him.
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
Some Parliamentary Questions.

Said man lately arrived yesterday
 ''Can a party make a motion in the Constitutional Convention? I inquire be- cause MT. of Talladega referred to the party making the notion My idea had been that individual delegates only can make motions in the convention.
 When the presiding officer of delib- erative body wishes to refer to himself, may he describe himself as me or T or must he describe himself as the chair?
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
Improved Farming.
From the Gadsden Times-News.

From the Gadsden Times-News.
 The farmers of this section seem to have decided that good tools, wagons and vehicles are essential to successful farm ing, as there have been more farming implements and vehicles bought this sea- son than ever before during one season. There is one needed supplement to all this, however, and that is good roads.
The age-herald., 1901-05-25
ReparatIon Demanded.

Constantinople, May 24.-In consequence of the arrangement of an Italian postal agent at Preveza, the Italian charge d'affaires has demanded immediate repar- ation from the porte.
 If this is not accorded. Italy will send warships to Preveza to exact satisfac- tion,