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The age-herald., 1901-03-01
Downfall of the Roers.

'The Boers are the most cruel tortur- CTS of dumb beasts in the world, make no doubt" said Robert Boyle of Birming- ham, who dwelt in the Transvaal several years.
 Having view to their own disregard of humane treatment of beasts, the Boers in their ignorant bigotry always referred to the English as 'jschambook- whippers using the term in derision and contempt; the jschambook being the buffalo of the Veldt, an inoffensive animal largely do mesticated. Hence they likened the Eng fish to those who punished the most in- offensive and helpless of animals, whilst these Boers themselves treated all dumb beasts with monstrous and cowardly crueltyl
 ''The final crushing of the Boers, which at last seems to have been accomplished, is cause for qualification to every civil ized and enlightened person of any and every Christian land. and as a matter of course enlightened people everywhere rejoice at the downfall of that besotted, ignorant and self-righteous tyranny of the Veldt-a tyranny which denied ordin- ary human rights to Jews and Catholics and ordinary civil rights to every one not cant, the Boers are most grossly immoral and unclean, It is we'll that their power Is crushed for everv'
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Senator Spooner's Amendment.

It is practically settled that an ex- tra session will not be convened, for the Senate has named the conditions upon which Cuba will become, not free, but protectorate, and it has handed over to the President the 10,- 000 GOO of people in the Philippines, who are to be exploited up to the Pres idential limit
 This means that the archipelago will be filled with pet-baggers, who will not pay the natives for hemp even SC a bale The limitations in the Spooner amendment are not at all important, because the Republican party will con trol both Houses and the executive two years longer, and the Senate and the President four years longer. In the course of four years they can be trusted to pluck the islands to the ut most
 Never before have any considerable number of people in the republic been handed over to one man in this man. ner. There is no precedent for such action, because these islands contain vast population, engaged in product i've industries. There is not colony in the world that will be more auto cratically governed than the Philip pines will hereafter be. It Is the one man or Czar rule there henceforth.
 There is no remedy short of 1902, when a Democratic House could undo some of the mischief, but there will be no complete remedy against this state of things until 1904. If the peo- pie then want colonial system in all parts of the world and at home an em- pire dominated by trusts based on a robber tariff they will so yote and that will settle 1t. If they desire tc return to the republic of the fathers they will still possess the power to do so, although a few years later they may not
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
4 Iabama's Great Senators.

The people of Alabama do not-at strong position that Alabama holds in national legislation through the strength and influence of Senators Morgan and Pettus. There are not two more influential or distinguished Sen ators on the Democratic side of the chamber, and by voice or vote Ala bama is not only at the head oI the roll calls, but she is well up on all other steps of legislation.
 Both of these distinguished Sena- tors are as alert and as keen in de- bate as they ever were, both being standing testimonials to the value and efficacy of Alabama air and Alabama soil. They are seniors in services as well as in years, and both of them should be, and assuredly will be kept in the Senate while health and vigor remain to them. Alabama-bred as they are, this may mean many years of additional service, and there is scarcely an Alabamian who does not hope that each of them will live to rival the Pope in length and efficacy of service
The age-herald., 1901-03-01

thirty years ago and has won his way to this distinguished position unaided by influences, through merit, pluck and in- dustry.
 During the war with Spain he offered his services to his country and was &C., eepted and approved by the government to be an officer in/the engineering corps. Peace has It's heroes as well as war, and Alabama should be proud of those who can upon individual merit command such distinction as this gifted young man.
 MT, Lea was selected as a delegate to represent America at the convention of the Societies of Civil Engineers of the World. which met at London about a year ago
 The brother of this young man, Sum- ter Lea, Jr., Is also an engineer of dis tinction.
 Both are sons of Col Sumter Lea of Jefferson, long a powerful and honored leader of the people.
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
MOTHER AS CORRESPONDENT.

From the Chicago Inter- Ocean.
 Paris-Mme. Sauvagne, aged IS years, Is suing for diverse, and names her moth CT as correspondent. M. Sauvagne and his mother-in-law stoutly deny guilt, though both admit that they love each other dearly.
 Sauvagne touchingly appealed to the judge to grant the divorce, saying:
 Though I disclaim any wrong doing there is no doubt that my marriage was a great mistake. After fifteen months of welded life I have found my wife to be selfish and utterly unable to understand me, while her mother, besides being of a mature beauty, which now appeals to me much more strongly, has always been a sympathetic companion, tenderly careful Of my feelings and comfort If the court refuses the divorce 1t will surely lead to unseemly complications. whereas, if re- leased, l promise to marry my mother-in- law and lead an honorable life ever after"
 The court reserved its decision for two weeks.
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
SLE EP.
(King Henry.)

 How many thousands of my poorest sub
 jects
 Are at this hour asleep O gentle Sleep, Natures soft nurse how have I frighted
 thee,
 That thou no more wilt weigh my eye
 hoe oo"n' ix Why rather, Sleep Hest thou In smoky
 cribs, S{'' Upon uneasy pallets stretching thee, And hushed with buzzing night-fiie to
 thy slumber; Than in the prefumed chambers of the
 great, Under the canopies of costly state, And lulled with sounds of sweetest mel
 ody?
 o thou dull god, why Hest thou with the In loathsome beds and eav'st the kingly
 couch s.+s watch-case or a common 'larum bell? Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast Seal up the ship-boy's eyes, and rock his
 brains In cradle of the rude imperious surge And in the visitation of the winds, Who take the rufflan pillows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads, and hang With deafning clamors in the slippery
 clouds, That. with the hurly, death itself awakes? Canst thou, O partial Sleep, give thy re-
 pose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude. And in the calmest and most stillest
 night, g..- ss5 With all appliances and means to boot, Deny 1t to a king? Then happy low, lie
 down Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. Shakespeare, Henry ", Act iit, Sc. l.
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
Sidetracks and. Smothers.

The present Senate of the State Is hopelessly controlled by special inter- ests, and the State Is to be congratu- lated that it will disappear from sight and sound in three more legislative days It is incapable of just anu broad legislation when any special interest appears on the scene. This has been known for a considerable time, but there remained the hope that Gov ernor Samford's untiring and patriotic efforts in behalf of the uniformity bill would overcome the efforts of special interests, and give the people the benefit of cheap school books instead of exorbitantly dear ones. This hope has turned to ashes. The trust was readily and easily victorious. Out of thirty-three Senators only eight could be found who would stand for the peo- pie as against special interests, name ly, Senators Jelks, Bullock, Harrison, Johnston, Mccain, Morrow, Powell and Windham. These men are well known in the State, and the people certainly know where to find eight that no trust and no special in crest can seduce.
 But instead of electing eight to the Senate, the people should next year elect thirty-three. Not one of the en- tire number should be a man who would prove untrue to the general good. The people should always re- member that the responsibility in the last analysis rests on them. If they want cheap school books they should elect thirty-three instead of eight Sen ators who will vote in favor of cheap books. This is the real lesson of the shameful vote in the Senate.
 But before that point is reached the people should be very careful whom they send to the constitutional conven- tion, where school legislation of fundamental nature will come up to be decided for a generation perhaps or even longer. If local taxation for school purposes can be secured to communities that want it, the schools of Alabama can be placed on a free and satisfactory basis-otherwise, they cannot be. Every friend of public schools should ascertain how the can didates to the convention stand on this question, for it is the next step in the long battle for better schools.
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
Raphseps Jeremlad of March Woes.

The position and aspect of Uranus Saturn, Jupiter and Mars are decidely unfavorable for March, and denote ex- citement in the country, probably the motion of armies and transport of war materials. There will also be strikes and labor disputes.
 Railways and road locomotion will be particularly unsafe, and many fatal acci' dents will occur"
 ''The government will not in favor, but loud and angry complaints will be heard and the voice of the press will be against it."
 "The continuation of Saturn at the full of the moon Is particularly evil and sad and lamenfable accidents will be ire quent."
 There will be many cases of cruelty toward women and children. and women generally will be unfortunate during the month"
 The health of the people will not be good, and the death rate will be high.
 Sudden deaths and suicides will be very frequent"
 Mars has retrograded Into the sign Leo, hence in France and Italy we may expect many crimes and great confagra- tions. Strikes will occur. rioting, and lighting
The age-herald., 1901-03-01

public treasury in undlminished volume, and an increasing surplus over expendi- ture increases popular confidence in the financial stability of the country.
 5. Easy money markets, notwithstand- ing a great speculative expansion. assure to business a continuance of ample and cheap accommodation.
 g. Offerings of commercial paper are noted as unusually small, and this Is taken to mean that business houses are ventur;ng little, but on the contrary are proceeding on the solid ground of produc- ..=.4 e..u wholesale buying closely limited l. i aoMaad and consumption.
 !. The circulation of small notes and subsioiary silver is much larger than has eyer before been known, and Is taken as proving the prevalence of an exception ally active retail trade.
 s. Reports from all over the country, says a conservative New York authority, indicate the strongest trade situation ob- served in years. The South Is especially prosperous because of the marketing of a fairly large cotton crop at the hdghess prices known in a long time. The West has not yet disposed of the profits of three years of unusual agricultural pros- perity. A popular disposition is noted to buy expensive articles, and this is taken as a certain indication of exceptional prosperity
 These conditions certainly consti- ute a stronger showing than the pessi- mists can bring forward, and they go to show that this exceptionally pro ductive country can be prosperous even when other countries are not. The fact is, no great wave of depress- ion has appeared anywhere, and this country is not in danger of hard times either from within or without.
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
PROPOSED CUBAN POLICY
 HAS GROWN POPULAR
BY ALBERT HALsTEAD.

Age-Herald Bureau 5Oe Fourteenth St, N. w. Washington. February &.-(spe- cial)-The proposed settlement of the Cuban question prepared by the Presi- dent Secretary Root and Senators Platt, Connecticut, is more popular with those who believe in doing full justice to Cuba and in protecting the interests of the United States, the more 1t Is studied. It has aroused some opposition, of coarse. but the men who fight 1t have little upon which to base their antagonism except sentiment which does not consider the welfare of the United States as much as that of Cuba
 Cuba Is not only given what Is actual self-government, save in the matter of foreign relations, but she Is assured the protection of the United States against the encroachments of any other nation. By having our foreign affairs and, to some extent, her internal affairs subject to the supervision of the United States the excuse for foreign meddlesomeness Is taken away, and she Is assured stable government, in which all the rights and interests of every Cuban are to be protected. As far as the United States Is concerned all the advantages that could come from annexation are se- cured without most of the responsibili- ties. particularly the danger of having Cuba later on become an integral part of the Union.
 The United States. in assuming what Is virtually protectorate over Cuba-some have even said that the American gov ernment will actually exercise suzerainty takes an entirely new step. Never be- fore has this government assumed such great responsibility for any other na- ton, although it has on several occasions by recognizing new nations assumed a. certain moral responsibility The pro- posed new departure is regarded as rank ing in importance with the great events of American history and as one that will be beneficial not only to Cuba but to the United States as well. Close students of affairs had recognized from the moment that the proposition to intervene in Cuba to put an end to the terrorism and de- plorable condition that characterized Spanish rule, that some such step as this "Cu'u pS lle nAIuTHl result, no matter what sentimental views were held bv Congress when 1t determined to inter- vene.
 IL Is unfortunate that the necessities of the case, the importance of having Con- sress grant some authority to the Presi dent to deal with the Cuban and Philip pine situations, has necessitated the in- corporation of such important matters in an appropriation bill Such a policy is clearly contrary to the rules of the Sen ate, but. in the exigencles of the situa- ton, the Senate violated its own rules by declaring the amendments to the army bill dealing with these question to be in order The question was whether by failing to take action on the Cuban or Philippine questions the Senate would force an extra session at which session Legislation substantially the same as that proposed to be enacted through the ap- propriation bills would be passed.
 The effort Is being made to cause the Democrats to permit a vote on these propositions, and while at times it looks
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
Great St. David.

Every land except America has a pa- tron saint This Friday Is dedicated to the saint of Wales, St. David of blessed memory, for whom millions of men are named. About almost no other saint in the calendar do so many legends and TO- mantle stories of pious mysteries and miracles hang. There Is a legend that he was descended in some holy way from the Blessed Virgin. In his time-St. Da- vid died in the year 544 A. D.-Wales was some thing of wild country. The land was raised up supernaturaly in order that St. David might have high places from which to preach to the thronging multitudes and thus Wales is to this day a hilly country. An angel was said to be his constant companion. On his anni- versary day, March l, the Welsh wear leeks in their hats.
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
ataI HorsepIay,


 Horseplay fun and frolic amongst boys and young men Is not always unattended with grave danger, as some jolly young sters at Warrior discovered to their own grief the other day Several young men of that thriving town of Jefferson were out for stroll, 1t appears, and were en- toying themselves as youngsters are ac- customed to in the country. jumping. wrestling, "chunkin' at birds and so on Two of them, good friends. fell to tus- sling by the railroad track. One of them ripped the other. and he fell backward, the back of his neck striking a steel rail- He was knocked senseless, and had to be conducted home. The last news of him was that his life was despaired of. His name is Charles Carroll, and he is said to be a most estimable young man.
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
Another Veteran Dead.

MT. Charles Washington Calhoun, one of the most highly honored citizens of Greenville. and a Confederate soldier of noble reputation, died at his home In that county town of Butler yesterday, aged 65 years. His death was sudden, although he had an almost fatal attack of heart trouble few month ago. MT. Calhoun is survived by his wife and by MT. Rob ert W. Calhoun of Birmingham, widely known as "a commercial traveller
 There are hundreds of former citizens of Butler County and of the adjoining tcwnships of the county of Lowndes now residing in Birmingham and the district and all these will hear of MT. Calhoun's death with that regret that comes of the pacs7g of an old and cherished friend MT. Calhoun had lived about all his life In Greenville. He hadn't been long mar ried when the war between the States burst In its terrible fury, and he at once enlisted with the first company that left Greenville, amongst his comrades being young Hilary A. Herbert, who in the aft CT years was to be made the secretary of the navy of a reunited country, and who Is now one of the most distinguished Southerners living.
 Throughout all that awful period of four years strife, MT Calhoun fought as brave men fought, right up on the firing line, like all his six hundred thousand comrades of the Confectionery.
 The old veteran of young years came home with a great beard, they say. He wore 1t to the end. Some how the chill dren of Greenville got In the affectionate habit of calling the veteran Uncle Wash" and they have kept 1t up ever since Today in Greenville every man and woman and child will sorrow for Uncle Wash" brave soul with a great heart and great honor!
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
Business Situation is Promising.

The pessimist is always with us, forward in support of his views of the business situation. He may say cot ton is declining and the coLlon goods market is not in satisfactory condi- ton; he may say wool is even worse off, and then he will point co Russian tariff relaticas, and to trade conditions in other European countries. But when his story is finished he has said noth- ing convincing or broadly applicable to this broad country and he must then confront these features, gathered by the Springfield Republican, on the other or optimistic side of the case:
 1. The common indices of trade activity and prosperity are all extremely favor able. Bank clear.ngs are swollen by the unprecedented stock speculation, but out side of the financial centers they rise above the unparalleled figures of a year ago. Railroad earnings continue to show general gains over even the unusual re- ports of last year, and must be due not wholly to higher freight rates, but in part to a larger tonnage.
 ?. Notwithstanding a very large and increasing production of iron and steel prices are strengthening. pointing to a large and increasing production.
 B. Current imports of merchandise seem Ao tho ports are well maintained at remarkably high figures.
 4 Revenue continues to flow into the
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
LEE TO HEAD CUBAN SYNDICATE.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
 Jacksonville, F1a,-A dispatch, from He vana says 1t is currently reported in that city that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has accepte ed the Presidency of the big land syndicate that Is being organized among Eastern capitalists and that General Lee will re- turn to Cuba to look after its interests The company Is said to have obtained op- tions upon all the lands around Cabanas harbor. west of Havana, and at Balria Honda, in Pinar del Rio as well as along the line of the old Mariel. Majaua military trocha upon which the towns of Artemisa and GuanaJay are located. According to the report the syndicate has a project for the laying out of an American town fronting deep water port upon the north coast of Cuba.
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
HICKORY RIDGE MIssoURIAN.

Shut the door
 Our coal pile is getting low!!
 And we need another load of cornoobs /!
 word to the wise delinquent is suf- f1cient.
 But if it isn't we'll mention some names next time.
 Aunt Hepsy Garside has our thanks for a splendid mess of chidlins
 Our devil has got the grip That's what ails the editorial department this week. When you want good shave or a hair cut go to Arth Loomis tonsorial parlors just east of the livery stable.
 TN IeH ies md DuhIin can't find any other place for their fight they can pull il ott al ltod Bunker big proomcorn warehouse.
 People don't need to have the grip. For 25 cents they can buy a large bottle of Sure Cure for Grip at Harkinson & Sons. Itl knock 1t galley west. Our wife has tried 1t.
 While Uncle Abe Chtwood was at the lodge the other night some low-down thief slipped into the anti-room an. stole his overcoat. He feels lost without that coat He had worn 1t for eleven winters
 The Hawville Clarion is trying to say something funny about us because we bet 75 cents on Q fool race last week and lost it. We paid the bet without squeeling, and that's more than Quig Hampers, the cheap skate that runs the Clarion, couid have done to save his life. We've seen Quiz Hampers satisfy himself with a cents worth of chewing gum when he was hungry, because he was too stingy to pay k cents for a square meal. and when the circus was in Hawville last summer he tried to get a drink of red lemonade inside the big tent on the strength of his editorial pass over the x, Y & D., Railroad He's a nice sort of galoot to be talking about other editors ain't he?
 If the internal cuss who sent us that comic valentine of a man in a ragged suit of clothes sitting on an ink keg and try ing to write an editorial with lump of charcoal on a sheet of brown wrapping paper ever let's us know who he is we'll knock the tar out of him. He's twitting on facts.
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
Beautiful Selma,

"At last I have seen Selma, fair city of hundred bubbling artesian wells and thousands of splendid water-oaks, and I am glad I saw 1t, for Selma is certainly beautiful little city, and Is rich and prosperous and busy" said Cary Thomp- son, who has returned from a Journey sou Inward embracing New Orleans, Mo bile and Pensacola
 The stranger falls In love with Selma at first acquaintance;, and that Is like wise true of Meridian. The Mississippi city Is a most charming place. and 1t is enjoying great prosperity.
 T saw the battleship Alabama and the other great war vessels at Pensacola If all Alabamians could see the Alabama there would be no delay in raising the money needed to present the ship with suitable Alabama gift"
The age-herald., 1901-03-01
READY TO FURNISH A MOSES.

From the Knoxville Sentinel.
 Mir. Willett of Alabama Is busy again But Augustus Van Wyck is not his can- didate any more, He has gone further East. Richard T. olney Is the admired of the Alabamian. Willett is working on the Olney boom. He is headed toward Boston to notify the Democratic Moses of his choice. He was too busy during the campaign last summer to make any speeches for MT. Bryan. We believe the Democratic party might exist without the assistance of MT. Willett, but his ac- tiyity appears to be of the evergreen variety. ,f+--