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The age-herald., 1901-10-31
WIAeeAock Bets $3I,8z5
 On L07O at Iz z0 20

From the New York Herald.
 In the betting ring at the Aqueduct race track recently the largest wager ever made on the coming Mayoralty cleo tion was recorded The bet was ss7,500 against s31,S75.
 "Davey'' Johnson, well known turf plunger, laid the odds which were 20 to II. George A. Wheelock bookmaker, who 1t is said acted as agent for MT. John Sanford, State racing commissioner, took the Low end. William Beverly a book maker, is also said to have had a $425O interest in the Low part of the wager.
 As soon as Wheelock arrived at the track course he announced that he would take any bets offered against Low on a 10 to basis When informed of the offer Johnson crossed the ring to Wheelock's stand and asked the layer of odds if he had been correctly quoted. Wheelock an swered in the affirmative
 Well, how far do you want to go?' asked Johnson.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

to the extent of 264,8e0, 900 bushels. They also made LOIS. 100000 bushels of corn, or AS per cent of the entire corn crop of the country. In wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, hay, potatoes and cotton these States turned out crops worth $755, 900, ,Oeo. It is estimated that the entire agricultural produc- tion of the territory was 100 times more in 1890 than the original cost of it.
 The product of its mines Is also very great. The coal produced in this area in 1899 amounted to 22,OO0,O00 tons, against 14,0OO,O00 tons in 1890; the iron ore to S,491 ,O0O tons in 1890, against 1,269,000 tons in 1890; the siI- yer product of 1899, s5O,3OO, ,76s in coin- ing value, against s44,799,993 In 1890; and gold, ss7,712,4Oo in 1899, against s1O,65O,O ,OOO in 1S9U.
 The total resources of the banks on the purchased lands had risen in 1900 to $1,099, III 900. The number of teach CTS in it's schools in 1890 was 95,365, and in 1t was published In 1890 news papers to the number of 5,618. It is further shown that this Purchase could support over 2b0,oo0,O0o people, and then not be as crowded as are most European States.
 Verify. France parted with great empire for song. But France really had no choice, for if We had not bought Louisiana England would have seized it. Napoleon knew this, and this ac- counts in part at least for his desire to sell the rich and immense domain. It stands a perpetual memorial to Thomas Jefferson, although 1t must be conceded that he little understood or appreciated its possibilities. He was really seeking control of the mouth of the Mississippi.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
Naval and Military Estimates.

The imperialism of the Republican party is bringing it's logical results in taxes. Secretary Long asks for $98,- 910,984 as against $77,924,535 last year, and Secretary Root desires Congress to appropriate $99,000,000 as against s115,OOO,0OO last year. These immense sums are needed for war purposes. They are asked for in order that we may become a worlds power, and may conquer the Malays of the Philippines, and bully weak peoples everywhere, It is the price we pay, in a word, for our newly-acquired imperialism.
 The cunning politicians who are leading the Republican party in the Cabinet and in Congress count upon national pride as force to carry these rising estimates for a big navy and a big army through. It is urged that such preparations make for peace, when in fact they invite aggression whenever occasion arises. They mean that we are to swallow Mexico upon the first decent pretext that comes up, and that Canada is to be gained by bullying England at the proper time into war.
 The advocates of big navy say we need three times as many ships as we have, and when we have that number we will say We need three times more. Such forces grow upon what they are fed upon. All unite in saying that we are not longer country that attends strictly and solely to its own business, but that we are now a worlds power interested in and participant of every squabble that arises in the world.
 The decrease in the army estimates is due to the lessened pressure in the Philippines, and not to any change in the administration as to the need for a big army. The plain truth is, the strongest influences in this country are firmly committed to the policy of a steadily increasing naval and military force. and unless Democratic victory intervenes this country will soon be put on the war and naval footing of a worlds power, although it costs us $1.215 a year per soldier, as against s227 year per man in Germany.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
What France Sold Us.

The Treasury Bureau of Statistics has been compiling some figures to show what we really secured when Mir. Jefferson consummated that re. markable land deal with Napoleon, known as the Louisiana Purchase For S15,000,000 we bought in 1903 more land than the original thirteen States contained. We doubled thereby the country, for fourteen States and ter. ritories have been carved in whole or in part from the purchased lands. These States and territories now con. tain 14.70s,s16 people-an empire in itself.
 These people produced in 1890 wheat
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

'About sso,oOO," answered Wheelock
 You're on!' shouted Johnson. 'Tll bet ss7.500 against sSi,s75.''
 Its ga," called back Wheelock
 Eddie" Burke. boolkmaker of con- siderable prominence. was selected as stakeholder. When the money had been posted Johnson told Wheelock that he could have $1OO.OOO at the same price.
 T don't want any morep' wheelock re- piled.
 In Wall street Shepard remained the choice in the betting at odds of 10 to 3. For customers Allen, Wood & McGraw bet $6OOO on Shepard at the prevailing quotation. George A. Mullasky bet S2OO against s1SO, the Low end being taken by A. B. Sturgis. Mullaslxy also made like bet with E. w, Erwin,
 F. H. Brooks offered to wager $500 against s1OO0O on Low or $100oO against 5000 on Shepard. He also offered to wa ger 5000 against $4OO that Low would carry Kings County.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
RACE CONFLICT.


 From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
 The outbreak of lawlessness at Ball Town, La, details of which are printed elsewhere in the Times Democrat of this morning, Is at once rebuke to the law abiding spirit of that community and A menace to the future prosperity of the commonwealth.
 Thirty citzens of Louisiana, guaranteed under the law immunity from punish- ment until convicted by the regular pro- cesses of the courts. have violently and without even the slightest suggestion of order. been done to death in a conflict which, whatever might have been its provocation, should awaken the condem- nation of all thinking men.
 It is perhaps yet too early to deter mine the immediate cause of this terri ble tragedy, or to fix responsibility dea- nitely upon persons engaged in it. It Is clear, however, that the violent deaths Of these thirty citizens of Louisiana are but the logical continuation of a series of crimes which began Wednesday last, when the negro, Bill Morris, outraged defenseless white woman at Ball Town. while her husband was absent from home. and which continued on the following day when this black brute shaped in human form was burnt at the stake by mob composed of white men. The cumulative tendency-the cumulative law-of criminal action was never more perfectly illustrated than in this instance It was well nigh inevitable that such mt ln by these two instances should have given free rein to the fiercer passions of human nature and been followed by retribution swift and terrible.
 This is a time for candid expression, In the face of what has taken place in the parish of Washington, the brain, the heart and the conscience of the common wealth should make themselves felt in the public consciousness. It is idle for the people of Louisiana to attempt to blind themselves to the enormity of this tragedy. It is unreasonable in them to imagine that one crime may be justly punished by the commission of another crime, differing perhaps in kind, but not in degree. The burning of human being at the stake. no matter how heinous may be the crime with which he Is charged or of which he may have been convicted, should never even for an instant be coun- tenanced by a community supposed to be civilized.
 It is indeed high time that seery one un- derstood that in yielding to this spirit of lawlessness the people of Louisiana, of whatever race or color or section, are inflicting wounds upon the body politic of the commonwealth-woun which may eieatrize with time. but the scars of which will remain upon the souls of their children and their children's children to the third and fourth generation
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
Registration of the New Constitution

No feature of the New constitution has been more misrepresented than its registration provisions. These pro visions are much broader and better in every respect than those of the present constitution. There are more safeguards in the New than in the Old. There is no more discretion in the registrars named in the New con stitution than is vested in any other board of registration.
 Registration has become a feature of American elections in order to pre- vent fraudulent voting, and boards of registration must be appointed by somebody. It Is not possible to pro vide for better means of appointment of county boards in 1902 than the New constitution extends. Boards are | to be appointed by the Governor, the Auditor and the Commissioner of Az riculture. These boards are to visit every beat, and invite all to register, and they must register all who have the qualifications named. Practically speaking they will register all white men. To think otherwise would be to throw aside all experience and all common sense. At least four other States have similar registration rules, and under them all white men who applied have been registered. Under the present constitution there is no right of appeal from registration boards, but under the New constitu- tion there will be.
 The registration plan of the New constitution lasts but year, and afterwards the Legislature takes charge of registration. The people have but to elect worthy members of the Legislature in order to secure a proper permanent registration law.
 Fraudulent registration under the temporary plan of 1902 is prohibited under a penalty of from one to five years in the penitentiary. The list is required to be filed in the office of the judge of probate of each county, by the first day of February, 1902, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and in the office of the Secretary of State by the first day of March, 1903, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and the Leg islature Is required to provide for purg- ing the list of all who may have been fraudulently registered or who die or become insane, Under these safe guards every right of the voter is pro- | tected.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
eApDERIN' DEM IN.

By Clarence M. Bixby. De masra ob de sheepfol'.
 Dat guard the sheepfor bin, Look out in de gloomerin' meadows
 Whar de long night rain begin So he call de hirelin' shepa'd;
 'Is my sheep. is dey all come in?" Oh, den says de hirelin' shepad.
 Dess some deys black and thin. And some deys pool weddas, But de res deys all brung in, But de res deys all brung in. Den de masra of the sheepfoi',
 Dat guard de sheepfol' bin. Goes down in de gloomerin' meadows
 Whar de long night rain begin So he le' down de ba's ob de sheepfor
 Callin sof': Come in, come in'
 callin' sof'i Come in, come i'm Den up t'ro' de gloomerin' meadows,
 ITO de col night rain and win, And up tro' de gloomerin' fam-paf
 whar de sleet fla piercin' thin. De po' los sheep ob de sheepfor,
 Dey all comes gadderin' hi De DO los sheep ob de shsspfor,
 Dey all comes gadderin' tn, s.-
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
WOULDN'T KEEP THE HORSES.

From the Philadelphia North American.
 Washington.-The three carriage horses purchased in New York recently for President Roosevelt have been sent back to the dealers. They were found to be unsatisfactory, coming up in scarcely a single particular to the standard desired by the President. More animals will be sent this week for trial.
 General, Admiral and Judge would have been the names of the horses which were in the White House stables all last week had the President decided to retain them. The stablemen who had charge of the horses are said to be of the opinion that they had been ''doped" prior to ship ment from New York, and that this en- abled them to make favorable impress sion at first.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
BUYS M'klNLEY's AUTOGRAPH. A Signed Photograph Sells for $6.2s
 at Auction.

New York, October 30.-The first auto graph of President Mckinley offered at public auction in this city since his death has just been sold by Fifth avenue firm.
 It was simply his name in full, William Mckinley" written across an original cabinet photograph of him. Nevertheless much interest was manifested by auto- graph collectors in the disposition of this item. After spirited bidding the auto graph was secured by George D. Smith for s6.25. This indicates that Mckinley s autograph at the present time commands as high price as that of any of the Presidents
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
PRESIDENTS APPOINTMENTS.
Those olveH Positions In Navy and
 Department of Justice.

Washington, October 30.-The President today made the following appointments:
 Justice-Frank I. Osborne. North Caro- lima, associate justice Court of Private Land Claims.
 Navy-Lieutenant Commanders Ciar- enee A. Carr, John B. Blish; Lieutenants, Leland F, James, John L, Sticht; Gun ners. Owen Hin. Charles Hiersdahl.
 Hon. Frank I. Osborne, appointed to succeed Judge Fuller as associate justice of the United States Court of Private Land Claims, is. like his predecessor, a Democrat, He is a resident of Charlotte, N. C., and was formerly attorney general of North Carolina.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
PossUM
For the President, and Booker Wash
 ington Sent It, Too.

Philadelphia, October 30--A Washing ton dispatch says;
 "A fine possum arrived at the White House today. the gift to President Roose- welt of Booker T, Washington. It got here just one day too late. Washington in- tended it to be eaten at the President,s $ birthday dinner, but now 1t will have to be partaken of at some future time. The possum is one of the fattest seen in this neck of the woods in long time, and properly stuffed with sweet pota- toes should make toothsome dish."
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 When girl comes out it is time for her mother to go in.
 For every fool that dies two more are born and one has his natural days ex- tended
 You can never make woman under stand that when a man praises another man he means 1t.
 The careful husband always gives his wife an allowance so as to have some body to borrow from.
 It takes an adoring mother to figure out that when the baby had knocked It's head against the crib and given itself black eye. somehow it added to It's beauty.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
Ocean Freight Still Fallinc,

New York, October So.--Ocean freights are still falling and some firms having many time charters of large steamships stand to lose heavily, says the World. Freights for cotton have tumbled nearly one-third. One vessel has even been char tered to carry S25oOO gallons of oil to Colombo and Shanghai for 21 cents a case of five gallons, the price formerly being 40 to 50 cents.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
 THE EMBARRASSED WHALE.

From the Baltimore American.
 T do not mind the notorlety so much" soliioquized the whale, after 1t had left Jonah on the beach, but those smart young whales in our set will be sure to be always asking me to take something for the inner man or to go spouting around about how hard 1t is to keep a good man down.n
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
WILL CHALLENGE AGAIN.
Shamrock Not for Sale and Will Be
 Raced Next Year.

Queenstown, October 80. = Sir Thomas Lipton. who arrived here today on board the White Star Line steamer Celtic from New York, said to a representative of the Associated Press that the report that the Shamrock was on sale in New York was quite untrue and that he intended racing her in America next season. He reiterated his purpose to again challenge for the Americas s cup.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
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From the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
 "Umg-ah-bah-ger-r-r remarked the brakeman on the train going through Maine, as he polsed his head Into the car.
 An old lady beokoned him to her and softly inquired:
 "foung man. why do you not pronounce the names of the towns so that the pas sengers may understand them?"
 Madam" oourteously responded the brakeman, If I could say those names proper I'd be gettin' thousand a week in grand opery'
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
WHIPPED A WHlpPER.

From the Minneapolis Times.
 Lynch law Is all wrong. to be sure, but those citizens of Ibez, Colo, who horse whipped a citizen because he had con- tracted the habit of whipping his wife twice 6 month will be forgiven.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

The opponents of the Booker Wash ington incident are now declared pro vincial, filled with plantation preju- dices." This is the Boston view of the situation.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

The hand that has shaken the hand of a President will now become scarcer, especially in the back dis tricts.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
CONFEDERATE REUNION DATES

Dallas, Texas, October 3O,-The commit tee In charge of the Confederate reunion to be held at Dallas next year has finally decided upon April 20 and 30 and May and as the dates for the reunion. Everything thus far Is in satisfactory condition.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

The Hon. MT, Hanna has accepted President Roosevelt on probation. It is not known how far President Roose- welt has accepted the Hon. Mark Hanna,
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
Judge NorveIi of Jasper.

Hon. Feyton Norvell of Jasper, who was on Tuesday appointed by Governor Jelks to succeed the late W. B. Applins as judge of the Law and Equity Court of Walker county, was receiving the con gratulations of his Birmingham friends yesterday. The vacancy. says the Mont
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

Grover Cleveland Is going to support the Democratic ticket in New Jersey, but this blow will be by no means fatal to 1t.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

In the great output of novels no one recognizes "A Mill on the Floss" or g Vanity Fair" except that they are so different.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

Miss Stone is becoming an old hand among the brigands. She has boarded with them over six weeks. lodging in a cave.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
WHERE IT MIGHT HAVE HUNG.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 M. tos-Dumont has lost the airship prize on technicality. He may thank fortune that he didn't lose It on a church steeple or fiagpole,
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

The girls of Western college have
 taken to the chewing of moth balls,
 This is one degree worse than forced diet of tobasco sauce,
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

Chicago should advertise for a tun. nel-proof postoffice.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

The silver question being dead, Sem ator Jones of Nebraska has Topped back into the Republican party.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

The car famine in the South simply means that prosperity is bursting all bounds.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

Kansas City leads all the rest in furnishing recruits for the navy. Dis tance lends enchantment to the view.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

The Boers are considering a trek to Mexico.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

Mrs. Roosevelt sprung a great ques- tion upon the country when she named $500 as a dress maximum.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
The Up-to-Now Influenza.

From Puck
 Have you hay fever?"
 "No, that's old; have the electric fan sniffles."
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

When a man nas money to burn in France he builds an airship. His money takes wings, as it were.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

Even President Roosevelt is growing old.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

Mrs. Taylor. who shot the Horseshoe Falls already has wealth in sight, and she deserves every dollar she picks LID.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

The Filipino surprises are just as unacceptable as Boer surprises.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

Andrew Carnegie has pulled in his testimonial in favor of Tammany Hall. He Is now on the fence.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

Hall Caine has been elected to Par Lament, but 1t Is the Parliament of the Isle of Man.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

The deer are as plentiful in Vermont as bears in Wall street.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

Gramercy Park mansion, the whilom home of President-eleot Tilden, is to become a hotel.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

The guinea magazine is dead. but the dime monthly goeth prospering on.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

gomery Advertiser. had 'caused the greatest interest among the lawyers of Walker. Jefferson and adjacent counties, who practice in this court There were two applicants for the place, D. A. Mc- Gregor and Mir. Norvell and several dele- gations from Walker county have visited Montgomery recently to confer with the Governor about the matter. Among the delegates friendly to MT Norveli were Hon. Rufus A. o'Rear, delegate. to the late constitutional convention; L. B. Mus grove. John H. Bankhead. Jr., son of Congressman Bankhead; W. L. Acuff. a leading Jasper lawyer and J. Gus Pearce of Carbon HIll. State Auditor Sowell also favored Mir Norveli."
 Judge NorYell is a member of the Jas- per bar, and has mining interests in Walker county He Is accounted a man of unusual ability and is greatly esteem ed for his high character.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-10

line and lies just west of the great
trucking fields proftably Quilt
waited, and generally speaking, en-
bracing the territory between the
Seaboard and Coast Line Railroads.
Should the proposed experiment. be
made and proper successful, he re
marks finally, all this vast territory
won d be adapted to the production
of the desirable and high p1 iced crop
and would open TO agricultural in
dustry in the State an area as ! rye
and, perhaps, as profitable as that
now devoted to the trucking inter.
est. There is no reason, of course,
why the area, industry and profits
should stop short at the South Caro-
lima line. It would be we'll to have
one of the experiment. stations
located on the oo-t of this State =
Charleston News and Courier.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-10

best diet provided by nature, but
people will not drink it 30 long as
they have their sense of cleanliness
and healthfulness offended by this
disagreeab'e Odor which comes from
careless milking and feeding. If the
{, ouble could not be remedied there
would re some excuse for it's exist
ence But it can, and very easily at
that.
Most of the OdOr and tainted flavor
| comes from weeds allowed TO grow
uD in the pasture field. There weeds
are ignored by the COWS when the
pasture is good, but when fall comes,
and there is little else TO eat in the
fields they will eat weeds. Now
these weeds absolutely produce no
good at all. They do not nOurish
the @ WIS nor make milk They
simply faint the milk, cream and
butter, and spoil it's chances of sale.
Therefore, the dairyman who per
mits the weeds to grow in the pas
ture fields in the autumn is praC-
tIcally injuring his own interests at
both ends. The weeds which are
Systematically rooted out and out
down every summer and fall cannot
long per-1st in growing, and the
combat will become easier and easier
every year. But n seasons crop
that is allowed 80 produce seeds will
counteract the good work of several
years on the part of the dairyman
The matter Of cleanliness in milk
ing is one that should not need en-
phasizlng, and yet the dirty, filthy
meth Ids followed on 80 many farms
il sufficient evidence that careless
methnds are still followed. The
milk that bias u oowy flavor is tainted
by the dirt and filth that drops in
the milk pail. Car eless mixers are
responsible for it, and they should
receive their lesson in cleanliness by
those who handle the milk 1t we
would but remember that all suoh
tainted milk hurts the whole busi
ness, and in most cases ruins the
dAirymAn who practices the ods,
there might be less poor milk shipped
TO market, and less poor butter made
on the farm or creamery.
@ s WALTERS.