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The age-herald., 1901-09-04
THE INTELLIGENCE, OF TRAMPs.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
 The ordinary tramps which one may find in the lodging rooms of the south during the winter season are among the wisest fellows in the world" said an ob- servant citizen yesterday. 'and I know because I have had occasion to observe 1t. The fact of the matter is that Weary Willie, as they are pleased to call him, Is one of the best posted and smartest fellows in the world. He has nothing to do but to keep up with current events. He reads the newspapers regularly, ana they are not out of date when he gets them. He generally gets them before the tales become old, and 1t is a curious fact that the tramp concerns himself more about public matters than about any other matter. The tramp is really statesman. recall the fact that some years ago I invaded lodging room. in one of the southern cities, and 1t was during a very cold spell. The place was crowded. The tramps came from all sec tions of the earth. Just as a matter of curiosity I concluded that I would inter view the fellows on the big public ques> tion of the day. We'll sir, was amazed. I have interviewed a great many big men in my time, United States Senators, su- preme judges. Congressmen. Governors, diplomats and fellows of that sort. but found among this aggregation of tramps more wisdom, and more general informa- tion than I had ever found before in all my experience with the leading spirits In the country's public life. interviewed them on variety of subjects, national and international. and If they had been charged with all the responsibilities Of government they could not have spoken more sagely about the affairs of the gov ernment. Really, they outlined the policy of the United States government and traced some of the governments finer and more delicate duties to the other gov ernments of the world, and I may say that some of them had broader grasp of the coumtry's plain duty than many of the statesmen who are now conspicu- ous in public affairs.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

The Sultan is buying guns in Ger many, trying in that way to bluff France. He always exhausts all the cards up his sleeve before he turns loose any cash in payment of bill.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04
IKE oulY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
And nothing 'galnst Tlme's scythe can make defense.
 -Sonnet 10,
Over 5000 Lynchings.

With four months of the present year to run their course, the Chicago Tribune presents this table of lynch ings in this country of boasted civili- zation. humanity and law:
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

Another carload of teachers has sailed from San Francisco, and Ha. waiian justices of the peace are smil- ing from ear to ear.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

The Liberals in England are getting together for the purpose of disestab- fishing the church. Church and State never do trot well in double harness.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

The police in New York will not let Mrs. Nation break the law to the ex- tent that the divekeepers do. She has not their pull"
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

Grover Cleveland should not hook fish unworthy of his size.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

The daughters of farmers who have big potato crops will not consider this year proposals from foreign counts.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

Mark Hanna is weak in the far West, but he owns the Southern dele gates, and he knows the States the trusts control.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

The ills of life, it seems, come from wearing shoes. A Chicago professor must have started this theory.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

Gamaliel Bradford has a name that the Democrats of Massachusetts pro- pose to conjure with when they nomi- nate a man for Governor.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

Something more diabolica1 than burning at the stake will be needed, for savagery never goes backward.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

Gentlemen of the press, there is a p" in Wetumpka, that famous Ala bama town.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

The high stakes in big poker games are but loot of our noble Dingley tariff.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

Carrie Nation and the police depart ment of New York do not speak as they pass by.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

Nicely knows. that his vindication will be fully due in 1904, and so does Rathbone.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

The battle of santiago was quickly ended at Santiago, but not elsewhere
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

The next Atlantic liner should b. named Monte Carlo"
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

Marriage is not failure, but house keeping often Is.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04
pr. Weedon May Remove to ThIs City.

Dr. Weedon of Eufaula,a who tells this admirable story of Colonel Weedon, the brother of Miss Howard. the famous poet and artist of Huntsville, Is himself a cultured and scholarly man, and now a busy student as we'll Withal. he Is a most charming man. He made fortune in the drug business In Eufanla, being in partnership with Hon. George H. Dent, present Mayor of Eufaula. He retired several years ago, a wealthy man.
 pr. Weedon owns a great deal of prop erty in Birmingham-in Morris avenue, in Twentieth street. in Second avenue. in Sixteenth street, and so on. He contem> plates removing with his family to Birm- ingham to permanently reside He would have come two years ago to dwell here, but he couldn't get house. It is likely now that he will build residence for himself
The age-herald., 1901-09-04
An Alabama Colonel.

"Col. John Weedon of Huntsville, brother of that remarkable poet, artist, and musician, Miss Howard Weedon, whom the world now delights to praise. was a gallant officer of the Confederacy in the war between the States-one of the bravest of that immortal army of brave men, and a regular martinet for dis cipline," remarked Dr. H. M. Weedon of Eufaula at the Morris yesterday.
 Colonel Weedon was at one time de- tached from his Alabamians and ordered to drill the famous Louisiana Roughs, who at that time were incorrigible, and he, with his stern sense of military duty and his conception of the absolute and unquestioning obedience of the soldier. drilled the Louisiana Roughs' to the most rigid discipline allowed by the army regulations
 ''The 'Roughs,' who were entirely New Orleans men, and many of them of doubt full antecedents. were rebellious against the iron will and unyielding rigor of Colonel Weedon as manifested in his work of drilling them into some semblance of trained soldiers, and so one night some of them, trying to show their displeasure at his discipline, shaved the tail of the colonels horse.
 'The outrage to the horse was reported to Colonel Weedon early the next morn ing. He made no comment-was stern as a Spartan. The only words he spoke were to his personal attendant:
 " Saddle my horse!
 ''The horse with the shaven tail was saddled, and was galloped up to Colonel Weedon's tent. The colonel mounted his odd-looking steed. and never in all the long story of the civil war was any regi- ment more vigorously, more fully, more completely drilled than were the Louisi- ana Roughs' the morning after the tall of Colonel Weedon's horse had been shaved |!
The age-herald., 1901-09-04
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post
 Recent events in Alabama are worthy the attention of our Northern friends who are so concerned about the "barbarous cruelt1es" visited upon certain class of negro criminals at the South. It is always necessary to dwell upon such instances as these we have in mind because the philanthropists in this part of the coun- try, while they see every lynching without fail, are rather disposed to overlook the efforts of law-abiding men to uphold the majesty of the law. Efforts are made, nevertheless efforts attended by more risks than lectures in safe places are per haps aware of-and not seldom success Is achieved only at the cost of bloodshed
 Less than two weeks ago, for example, Hon. John Pelham, circuit judge in the northern part of Alabama, a state, not a Federal official assisted by Solicitor Cole man, held at bay an infuriated mob bent upon lynching a negro who had been found guilty of the unpardonable crime. In the heart of a mountain district, and beset by desperate and fearless men, Judge Pelham, with the help of handful of volunteers, beat back the would-be lynchers. He asked for no militia He took his life in his hands and saved the negro from a violent and lawless death It was not done easily, as may be believed by any one acquainted with the people of North Alabama, their ideas and their cus- toms. The representatives of the law had to shoot, and shoot straight, before the mob could be convinced that death await ed them in any further prosecution of their bloody plans. Two or three had been. killed outright and several others wounded when they reached the conclu- sion that law and order had indomitable protectors for that occasion, at least, and that submission was the wiser and better course.
 Still more recently. in the case of lynching actually accomplished within fifty miles of the capital of the State, Montgomery, leader has already been sent to prison for life. two of his coadju-
The age-herald., 1901-09-04

The oyster is now welcomed to our midst.
The age-herald., 1901-09-04
About Persons.

Hon. John T. Hefiin of Randolph del egate in the constitutional convention, IS in Birmingham the guest of his brothers. Dr. Wyatt Hefin, Dr. Howell Hefiin and Solicitor Harrington P Hefiin.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

There was astonlshment recently at
the home OF Mrs. Harriet Harvey.
Cortland n. Y. caused by the return
OF Don. the family dog. The family
moved to that city recently bringing
the dog In a boxcar In the night He
was disconnected and made his way
back. thirty miles. to the farm In En-
field. Tompklns county, where he was
born and raised. Don was not alone
on his return. but was accompanied by
n cat that had been left on the farm
when the family removed to the city.
Both gave evidence OF having had a
hard trip. They ate greedily from the
same plate and then dropped OF to
sleep. Mrs. Harvey says that the dog
and the cat were firm friends on the
farm. While she knew that they were
fond of each other. she never suspected
that the cause OF the dogs uneaslness
was his separation from the cat
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

have lectured now over 1900 times.
Never once, either in England, In Am
erica. on the continent, In the colonies,
never once anywhere have been able
to lecture more than five minutes with
out discovering somewhere In the hall.
generally in the front seats OF the
stalls, an old gentleman who will not
smile. There he sits for over an hour.
frowning at me all the time. never re-
taxing muscle. His face seems to
say, My poor fellow, it's very kind OF
you TO try TO fetch me. but you can do
what you like. you can't do that" o.
that old gentleman There is some
thing terrible about the fascination OF
that old gentleman-you cannot get
your eyes on him. II you do. II does
not make things better. You may turn
your head away. but you know he Is
there. You are unhappy, wretched.
You put the steam on, but to no avail.
You feel that II Is your duty to enter
tain hlm-well. let me put II to you
honestly-you feel that you are paid
for your work, and that you are not
earning your money. What relief
when, at last, he places both hands
behind his earsl You come to the sat
lsfactory conclusion that he Is stone
deaf.-Max O'Rell In Harmsworth's
Magazine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

Down In Missouri lives a boy who
likes pets. lie began with a pair OF
pigeons that he got IN trade for a
dog that he had traded a knife for.
His parents allowed him 10 keep tho
pigeons until they multiplied 80 that
there were pigeons all over the place.
Then he sold the pigeons and got a
goat that ate the clothes on the line
every Monday. lie was compelled 10
dispose OF II, and traded II for pair OF
game chickens In a week there wasn't
rooster left In the neighborhood:
the game rooster had Killed them all.
His father took the game chickens for
a ride one night and lost them three
miles out In the country. Three days
aftorward the boy brought thom home.
but no never told anyone how he got
them. And 20 he fought for his pets
ono by one-hls dog was lost, his lamb
stolen, his rabbits ran away. He has
coms down 10 one old hen. Recently
no bought "settln'" OF eggs. A
"settln'" OF eggs Is IA pCuy rs a
motherly hen can hatch into chicks
lie had made up his mind that his hen
was lonely and needed company, ana
what 30 oompanlonable as a hatch OF
little chicks TO scratch fort The hen
however. had different Views. and
didn't want TO sit on the eggs. But
he was not a boy to be stumped by a
hon-hu had borne too many losses al
ready. lie put the eggs In box In
which he had made a nest OF hay.
Then he placed the indignant hen on
them. put board In which he had
bored lot OF holes over her and LETT
her TO ct.ne to terms. That night his
big brother kicked of the board and
set the hen free. The next morning
the boy put her back and put some
bricks on the board. for he thought
she had raised the board and released
herself The brother kicked both
bricks and board on that night The
boy replaced hen and board again and
again they were kicked on. Then no
got a hoard and made hole In II for
the he to poke her head through and
naileA the board 70 the box. Once a
day he takes the board on and chases
the hen around the yard for exercise,
and twice day he carries food and
water 10 hor. What's the use OF try.
ing 10 discourage boy like that3-
Kansas City Star.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31
Unresf OF STANFORD UnfOsrlify

The recent manifesto. signed by
thlrty-seyen members OF the faculty OF
Stanford University. lndorsing the ac-
ton OF the owner OF the institution and
her agents in the Ross case. has not
had the desired effect. Instead OF end
ing the disturbance II has stirred II up
afresh. Now an assistant professor
and an instructor lent by Harvard n
few months ago to OIL out the terms of
Professors Howard and Spencer have
refused permanent positions at In
creased salaries, and other designations
are expected. The whole trouble. OF
course. is due TO the lack OF clear I'M
Outstanding OF the conditions OF em-
ployment at Stanford. Many profess
sors went there under the impression
that the institution was a university In
the modern sense OF the term. and
when they cane into collision with the
authorities by acting under that i'm
preston they felt resentful. or course.
professors who 20 there now Will not
be under any such misconception. They
will understand that they are employ
ed not TO extend the bounds OF knowl-
edge. but TO teach such doctrines AZ arc
agreeable TO their superlors. and they
will have no excuse for displaying a
spirit OF insubordinatlon.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

tired and exhausted that really needed
a glass Of lemonade or something And
that's all / remember about II, Ken.
meth. Il really IT,"
The town IL too swift for you, Pm
Harris. that's ALL" answered the willy
son-in-law. kindly. III I'd been able
TO stay with you"-a circumstance
which he had been very careful TO
render lmpossible-"this would never
have happened. But. knowing your
strict Temperance principles. It never
occurred to me to warn you However
wen never tell anyone, Pa Harris. and
dare say Marcia can manage to live
II down somehow"
Il never thought to disgrace you,
daughter" said Marcia's father so pen
itently that his daughter was con
strained TO rush around the table and
embrace him forgivingly. while Ken
neths conscience smote him a little
But he pacined the conscience by max
ing so much OF the old man during the
brief remainder OF his stay In Noun
.ainville that the self-respect OF this
much-injured parsonage presently re-
turned to him, and by rejecting that
his father-in-law. in days gone by, had
been none too easy upon his own short
comings.
And when the said father-in-law
shortly after reaching home. sent Mar
cia a check for thousand dollars and
himself a slip OF paper worth sim
ilar sum, with instruction to walt no
longer for the Eastern capitalist, he
hadn't the least compunctlon about In
vestlng both sums IN a new OUTFIT for
the Second Sally."-which looked up
so Handsomely. and justified his long
standing faith In her at last Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Semester reside In a
handsome New York residence nova
days. with every possible luxury and
convenience to be secured by money
ut command, and the Mountainyllle
days have been practically forgotten.
But every time the successful New
York capitalist sees or hears OF an old
man under the influence OF strong
waters. he thinks. suddenly. OF trick
he once played on an innocent and un.
suspecting old father-in-law, and feels
like giving somebody dollar
Mrs. Kenneth Semester, however.
has never suspected the truth Of that
AFFAIR.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31
81 think I'll go back home"

don't care abort putting all my eggs
In one basket. so long as I've got Marcia
there to look after. But some Eastern
capitalist will come along and jump at
tho chance OF stalking me. one OF these
days. and meanwhile I'm making a
little money In other directions"
He was, doing business errands to
the nearest city for his more success
ful friends, mostly. And the money he
made was very little. indeed
The Immediate paternal ancestor OF
Mrs. Semester enjoyed himself so we'll
in Mountainville that he stayed mRch
longer than he mad at first intended.
Al the beginning OF the third week OF
credit the landlord OF tho Iroquois
Hotel limited at payment, and Kenneth
knew that something must be done
That afternoon he took his father-in-
law down to the bad places OF Noun
tainyille and set him. good Christian
gentleman and elder OF the church at
nome that he was, to converting the
heather. The men and women eongre-
gated In the bad places were far too
smart for old Mr.. Harris. and much
more wicked The result OF the after
Moons experiment was that old Mr..
Harris was presently led home to his
laughter In an unwonted condition.
while neither drunken nor mRudlin."
as Kenneth unfeelingly expressed II,
when Marcia weepingly asked him
what could be the matter with papa. "
the poor old gentleman was decidedly
the worse for liquor He suffered moth
ING that evening, but he suffered much
NEXT morning when he came down
s,airs 10 and his daughter in bitter
,sara over the fall OF the day previous,
81 think III go back home tomorrow,
v.nneth." he told his son-in-law,
shamefscedly. the breakfast half over
enc" as Kenneth opened mis- mouth
49, speech. don't try to dissusde me
~, sure I'd better. I've never before
S,svraeed myself as / did yesterday
M did It quite unintentionally. oil
sonrso They told me 1t was a strictly
.annsrance drink they gave me- Mar
e,s turning to his sobhlng daughter
~ ab,sct detection. "and OF course
hs,,syeu them. And l was 80 hot Ant
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

II is to be noticed that whenever a
north Georgia Superior court Judge
comes down into the wiregrass region
to hold court he makes the lawyers
and court officers toe the mark" de-
livers red-hot charge to the grand
jury. says the Albany Herald, cleans
up the docket and applies the new
broom" that sweeps clean" to things
generally, and whenever one OF our
south Georgia judges goes up into the
mountains to hold court he does
things in very much the same way
And this suggests the idea that II
would be well to have the judges
change circuits more generally than
they do.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

boys and four girls. We lived In a
small house at the head Of country
lane. my father having died two years
before. Mother was very strict with
us. she wouldn't let us be out after 6
o'clock at night When she went to
work In the morning she would leave
us our dinner. which consisted Of two
pieces OF bread and butter and a few
potatoes. We never thought of having
pie or cake for our meals. but thought
ourselves lucky to get pudding for
Christmas. and then we had TO jump
from one raisln to another There
was one thing ! was very fond OF and
that was Irish potatoes used TO 10
into our garden. dig them up. coos
them and say nothing to any one.
My mother was kind to people
worse on than herself. remember
once a gypsy came TO our house. She
carried baby In her arms. as most
OF them do. and. sitting down. told
such a pitlful tale OF woe about herself
and child that mother was sorry for
her She went upstairs TO her old
oaken chest and brought down some
clothing for her. The gypsy went
down the lane TO where her compan-
ions were waiting for her. and some
children saw them and ran 10 hide
themselves They saw her compan-
Ions laughing at the things she re-
celyed, Since then I have learned 10
know the ways Of the world.
"One summers day there was to be-
great wedding celebrated In our vii
lage, for a prince was to be- married.
Every one was dressed In his best.
Games were played. races run. prizes
given. sheep aud oxen roasted. and
everything was merry: but didn't
feel like being gay had a swelling
on my shoulder. and this day II was
worse than II had been since II came
there. had been crying TO myself
during the day and mother wanted
me TO 40 10 bed. but wouldn't When
my sister Mary camo homo she saw
| was feeling pretty badly aud sha
said n l would go 10 bed and stay there
| would feel better IN the morning
l didn't like going TO bed. and kept
wondering what she could mean. In
the morning what should see by ms
side but a beautifully dressed wax doll
with checks like roses and eyes llk,
the summer sky, and golden ringleia
that hung around lts face II was thu
envy OF all the village children. /
kept II TN one day when left II on,
In the sun and lis face melted / wa,
so sorry that l could have cried. but
l was too big n glrl to do that"
Just then nurse came TO say II wal
bedtime. and both children klaso,
Grandma goodnight and were soon II
the Land OF Nod."-Mabel Jupp, az,
10. In Detroit Free Press.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-31

tn. hoy who Lives Sest Door
OFT I've enviod goodly people who
could boast a model boy.
The Kind that will not nght. nor shout.
nor break each costly toy.
Who never tracks the mud about the
tidy house. nor sllngs
His playthinga round the paflor floor
my boy DID all these thingsl
hut whenever I would scold him. and
his needless ways deplore.
I would always bid him pattern BY the
boy That Lives Next Door.
Yet the playthlngs would get broken
In the careless little hand,
And my head came nigh to bursting
when he brought his pirate baud
TO tear the house 10 atoms. while !
talked and talked In vain
TO keep the small. warm fingers from
my polished window pane.
still wheneer his brand new trous-
ers or his rufiied shirt he tore,
lie would say he didn't care TO hear
Of that Good BOY Next Door"
Now at last I've perfect quiot-there
IL stiffness every day.
And my window panes 10 grimy arc
grown clean aud white for aye.
And | strain mine eyes to catch the
smallest mud print on the floor.
but alas my home Is spotless as the
Boys That Lives Next Door.
Now llsten-illl my yearning ears do
ache 10 catch a sound.
And II only ! could mud snoo or
broken toy around
but ali. no. only hearken. hearken
yalnly eyerm0rc.
And I only hear the laughter Of the
Boy That Lives Next Door
-llarpor's Bazaar.