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The age-herald., 1901-10-05
What AntI-Ra atification Means.

At present this State is cursed with dishonest elections in order to avoid the greater curse of black supremacy. The New constitution proposes to remedy this distressing state of things by providing an electorate in which the unworthy and unintelligent shall have no part. It says that the voters shall consist of the old soldiers of the State and of their descendants, to- gether with those who have good char acter and understand the duties of cit izenship. Later on those who can read and write or possess a small amount of property are to be added.
 If these simple, plain and open pro- visions will not secure to the State a good electorate, then the State does not contain one If these same simple, plain and open provisions do not com pare favorably with the suffrage regu- lations of other States burdened with troubles of like nature, then language and reason are at fault. The soldier clauses are better than the heredity clauses of Louisiana and North Caro- lima, because a man who has fought for his country Is more deserving than one who has not. And the indefinite ness of the understanding plan of Mississippi and South Carolina is SUD- planted in the paramount plan of the New constitution by definiteness that defies fraud or oppression.
 But this is neither here nor there. The convention has been held. It has cost a large sum of money and of en- ergy and of thought. Shall all this be thrown acway? If so, for what [? That is it, for what?
 The taxpayer and citizen who de- sires but the common good should ask himself this question. The man who opposes the New constitution neces- sarily invites one of three things: Dis honest elections, black supremacy, or another effort at constitutional reform. 1t is the New constitution or one of these three alternatives.
 When a man opposes the New con- stitution, he should in all fairness elther admit that he is in favor of the dishonest election practices rendered necessary by the universal suffrage of the present constitution, or else he should be prepared to present full | programme of reform-a full and | definite plan of reform. If such a plan be lacking-if the opponent of ratiflca- tion deal in generalities and assertion and negation only, then the voter is at noerty to think that he either has no plan, or else he is at heart in favor
The age-herald., 1901-10-05
Beet Suqar is GssaiIed.

The sugar trust, backed as 1t is by the robber tariff, has cut the price of refined sugar to 31a cents a pound, but this tariff-subsidized trust and mo- nopoly confines it's spectacular cut to districts that grow sugar beets. It has decided. in other words, to SUD- press the prospering sugar beet indus try. It desires cane sugar only, which is subject to manipulation and control under the tariff act. On Tuesday of this week the trust price stood at 5.03 ceats; on Wednesday it was reduced to 3kl cents so far as Missouri river points are concerned.
 So nicely is it's business under the Dingley bill adjusted 1t can cut the price on one side of a river or of an imaginary line, and maintain 1t on the other side. Dealers are required to conform to the trusts prices under the RShuAtJ VI 6 SuttiAies Oll Ol ou6dT sup ply. The trusts control is absolute. dictatorial and arbitrary in the ex- treme. It wants no competition of any sort, no foolishness on the part of anybody, and it pays it's campaign assessments to the Republican party regularly.
 fhe beet sugar mills of Utah, Col prado, California and Nebraska turned put last year about S0,0O0 tons of su. gar out of the 100000 tons consumed h this country. The interest is in its Infancy, and the sugar trust does not propose that 1t shall get beyond the weakness of infancy. The beet sugar mills will now be compelled to sell their product at about cents, and the growers will receive very low prices
The age-herald., 1901-10-05
HIGH PRICE FOR BROOM CORN.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
 The furry in broom corn this season, 1t appears, will be to the advantage of the farmers In some previous seasons the price was pushed up by brokers and spectators after the greater part of the crop had left the hands of the growers In 1899. however. the farmers sold on an advancing scale of prices, those in Illinois receiving from $100 to $l20 per ton This year a few sales were made early in the season at s55 per ton, but not many farmers sold for less than $l00 per ton, and on Tuesday the price went to $40.
 Illinois produces more broom corn than all the other states combined. Of the 3s.2G4.O00 pounds grown in the United States in 1899. Illinois furnished 2O250. 900 pounds: Kansas. 11.475,00o: Nebraska, 4.45 5.000 and all the other states. 2.0S4, 900 pounds. In 1897 Kansas produced 24975. 900 pounds of broom corn and Illinois 12133000 pounds. In 1879 Illinois produced il, 1,645 101 pounds; Kansas, 5.6S3,01S; Me- braska, 1,751 ,S07, and the other stRtes, 10. . 40O, 900 pounds. In 1895 over 100000 acres were planted in broom corn, and in 1899 less than 72,000. HiN
 In 1895 the prices in Chicago ranged from $45 to s11O per ton; in 1886. the high est price was s70. and the lowest s4O; in 1899 prices in Chicago ranged from $130 to s1sO per ton in May. s1Oo to s125 in Septem- Der, $sO to $125 in October. and $110 to s2Oc in November. This year the Illinois crop is shorter than for forty years, and it is predicted that the price will be corre- spondingly high.
The age-herald., 1901-10-05
7He 7alemted AWth0y ot
 "Neover, 1ly Goa, % zlse. 3

Miss Flower. and during the engagement which speedily followed she was surprised and moro than delighted to discover that the choice of her heart was none other than "Junius Redivivus"
 They were married within a year after their engagement and the marriage prov ed to be, in It's joys and it's comradeship. all that their fond hearts had anticipated.
 For many years 1t had been Mrs. Ad- ans ambition to go upon the stage. With the encouragement and approval of her husband, she now found the first oppor- tunity of realizing her great ambition. and she prepared herself for the task Her first appearance was at small thea ire in Richmond. in the role of Lady Macbeth. It was a decided success, and was followed at once by flattering offer from theatrical manager.
 But on the very threshold of what prom ised to be famous career her health compelled her to relinquish the cherished dream of her life. It was a sad and cruel blow. Yet she bore 1t with cheerfulness and a fortitude that ever characterized her lovable disposition.
 Her nature was markedly religious and
The age-herald., 1901-10-05
Sir Thomas Upton, Knight.

'It Is generally conceded that we Amer jeans are more fondly attached to titles than any other people in the world" ob- served George Watson of New York at the Florence Hotel.
 ''The United States constitution having wisely or unwisely forbidden hereditary titles, we run mad about military, judi cial, and civic titles generally. Especially are we crazy on the subject of nrals cunnels, majahs. capns, and jedges; and yet we prate about and rant against lords that is, all of us who haven't women folk desirous of marrying titled foreign CTS and all who haven't 'arist ocratic friends in Yurup. But Americans gener- ally are hopelessiy confused as to Euro pean titles.
 '"The title of Sir as borne by Thomas 1ipton. the merchant yachtsman, Is. for example, very commonplace In England. and doesn't exist outside of that coun- try. It implies ordinary knighthood which is most generally given to mayors and successful merchants. In the case of Sir Thomas Lipton, 1t was conferred by the late Queen in immediate recognition of his gift of $125,OOO to the Princess of
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of continuing present election abuses. Whenever and wherever opponents of ratification appear demand from them specific and affirmative plans for a reformed suffrage, and when you get such a plan sit down and compare it with the simple, plain and open plan of the New constitution. But the voter will not obtain from the anti-ratifica- tionists any specific plan whatever. He will be fed by them on negations and assertions and generalities, and if he trust them then indeed he must expect either a continuance of dishon- est elections or else another expensive constitutional effort.
 A vote against the New constitution is in other words a vote for one of three things, namely, dishonest cleo tions, black supremacy or another long ana expensive constitutional cam paign.
The age-herald., 1901-10-05
Gov. Jelks In Town.

Governor Jelks arrived in Birmingham from Huntsville yesterday afternoon and Is at the Morris. He Is in most robust health. and the burdens of state have not robbed him of any of his kindly good humor or spirit of companionableness.
 The Governor declared that he had de- rived the keenest enjoyment from his visit to Huntsville. Numerous friends called at the Morris last night to pay their respects to him. and he had words of good cheer for everyone. He will re- turn to Montgomery this morning, leaving Birmingham at S:42 o'clock.
The age-herald., 1901-10-05
About Persons.

George W. Jones of Montgomery the able and popular assistant to Colonel Falkner in the law department of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com pany. is at the Morris.
 Postmaster Dallas B. Smith of Opelika is at the Metropolitan.
 Mason Ashby Posey of the United States navy. Washington, D. C., Is in Birmingham. MT. Posey, who is a kins- man of former Secretary of the Navy Hilary A. Herbert. is a native of Green vile, and he dwelt many years in Mont gomery, where everybody was his friend. B. c. Ingram of Tyler, Tex, is at the Metropolitan.
 H. c. Forbes of Russellville is at the Metropolitan.
 w. V. Judson and w. c. Campbell of Montgomery are at the Metropolitan. Lamar c. Smith. Frank W. Lull and Howell R. Golson of wetumpka were in Birmingham yesterday.
 
 B. B. Rogan and J. B. Evans of Selma are at the Metropolitan.
 G. B. Wright and Mrs. Wright of Tus- caloosa are at the Norris
 J. s. Billups and Miss Ida BnIups of Columbus. Miss, are at the Morris. New Workers at the Morris are E. D. Van Brunt.l w. I. Schlass. C. Stinson. Nome Mast. F. Massey. Harry Arnold, James P. Prendergast. Morris Newman and Milton Steuart. Congressman Bankhead left Birming- ham last night for Tate Springs, where he will spend few days.
 Sam D. Jones of Atlanta Is at the Florence.
 J. A. Epperson, a prominent manufac- turer of Nashville, is at the Florence. w. L. Martin of Goethite, D. H. Chiffon of Corona and E. M. Kershaw of Jasper are at the Florence.
The age-herald., 1901-10-05

By William Knox. Oh. why should the spirit of mortal be
 proud? Like a swift-fieeting meteor. fast
 flying cloud. A flash of the lightning, break Of the
 wave, Man passes from life to his rest in the
 grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow
 shall fade, Be scattered around, and together Dc laid; And the young and the old. and the low
 and the high, Shall moulder to dust, and together
 shall lie. The infant the mother attended and The mother that infants affection who The husband that mother and infant who Each. all, are away to their dwelling of
 rest. The hand of the king that the sceptor The brow of the priest that the hitter The eye of the sage, and the heart of
 the brave. Are hidden and lost in the depths of the
 grave. The maid on whose cheek, on whose F brow, in whose eye, Shone beauty and pleasure-her triumphs
 are by; And the memory of those that beloved
 her and praised Are alike from the minds of the living
 erased. The saint who enjoyed the communion
 of heaven, The sinner who dared to remain un-
 forgiven,
The age-herald., 1901-10-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
The Hero of the Coming Tower.

tUS NSFu VT me AoIHitu8 sNW
 'If Admiral Evans really desired to sacrifice much of the real respect of sell respecting Americans. he certainly couldn't have chosen a course more promising of success than the one ne pursued before the schley Court of In quiry," said Anson Williams of Philadel= phia last night
 ''The merican people have no love TOT blowhards; and, as Admiral Sampson IS painfully aware. they are resenttui to- ward any man who seeks to take to him self credit for public service performed by another.
 There have been perhaps few incidents in our national life so painful as Admiral Evans appearance before the Schley tribunal in Washington. He blew and blusterd and bragged of himself like an unhealthy school boy who had fought shadowy giants in darkness. So fantas- tic were the capers he cut that even he awaked the next morning ashamed or himself or may be he has got sensible wife and she called him down. Women have unerring instinct for decency in such times of weak mems weakness in trying to make themselves heroes!
 Fighting Bob. the Hero of the Con hing Tower" in his great act of Claim ing the Earth, is not an engaging specta- cle for Am orleans to look upon The fact that he did not swear vilely and violently and again shock and offend American decency in that particular, of which he Is so remarkably fond, Is not due to his self-respect, but to a wholesome fear Of the court; though he was in his mind sending the Spaniards to hell because they fought for their country,
 Tt was tenderly graceful for Admiral Evans-'Fighting Bob, heaven save the mark:-to return to the courtroom the day after his worthless testimony and in effect plead that he didn't really mean to imply that he alone and single-handed won the naval battle of Santiago; and to say that he had an impression of one or two other men, including maybe an ob- scure person named Schley, being pres ent within the sound of My Guns!
 "In his exalted greatness and unex- ampled heroism. as the only naval officer to seek the security the coming tower grants, our own .Robley-the fearless Fighting Bob'-presents novel specta- cle."
The age-herald., 1901-10-05

Wales public fund for providing a din- don, in celebration of the great Queens diamond jubilee, in June, 1897. If Sir Thomas could write Bart. after his fam fly name of Lipton, he would be baron ct, an hereditary knight, and the title would descend to his son, if he should ever have one; for Sir Thomas is a bach elor His aged mother keeps his house. and they live modestly and most unosten- tatiously.
 ''In point of pleasing fact, Sir Thomas Lipton Is one of the best and worthiest men in England, and he fully deserves the high respect in which he is univer- sally held. He is emphatically self made man. and Of his class he Is one of the few who do not worship their maker. He begun life as a shop boy for small grocer, and the grocer's only assistant Steadily and surely, with never a failure he built himself up, and today he Is the greatest merchant in the world. His gen. eral warehouses, or wholesale depart ments, In the New City Road, London, are the largest in existence. and he has big grocery store in every large town In Great Britain and Ireland. He also has big slaughterhouses In the western states of this country.
 There is a story current that Sir Thomas formerly dwelt in South Caro- lima, where he was a failure in business. That Is erroneous. He never lived outside of EnpIand navar xyaa or Ea,,fh Coroiino soil, and never failed in anything in his life. except in the matter of lifting the America cup"
The age-herald., 1901-10-05

The wise and the foolish, the guilty and
 Have quietly mingled their bones in the
 dust.
 So the multitude goes, like the flower
 and the weed
 That wither away to let others succeed
 So the multitude comes even those we
 To repeat every tale that hath often been told. For we are the same that our fathers lave been We see the same sights that our fathers have seen; We drink the same stream. we feel the same sun, We run the same course that our fathers
 The thoughts we are thinking our fathers would think; From the death we are shrinking our fathers would shrink; To the life we are clinging they also would sling: But it speeds from the earth like a bird on the wing.
 Yea! hope and despondency, pleasure and pain.
 Are mingled together like sunshine and rain;
 And the smile and the tear. the song and the dirge
 Still follow each other. like surge upon surge. Iris the twink of an eye. 'tis the draught of the breath. From the blossom of health to the pale ness of death. From the giided saloon to the bier and the shroud: Oh. why should the spirit of mortal be proud? ,s 4,,s4.4
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calculation. The seat of power has been transferred to New York, and Buckeye plans and Buckeye leaders are no longer of any account in this town.
 And so MT. Hanna's left-handed symna- thizers put these questions: How long will man of his stamp stand such a situation? How can he bear to be a fig ure of no importance when he has so re- gently been filling the center of the stage? And they answer the questions themselves: Not long He will soon grow tired Of his present insignificant place ana return to private life. So why should his voice count for anything in this years Ohio campaign? Why should the Republicans of that State bestlr them- serves now when fortune has robbed them of their primacy in the partys na- tional councils?
The age-herald., 1901-10-05

devotional. As a girl and young woman she accepted without question all that her parents had taught her in their strict religious training. But as she grew older her heart was many times troubled with doubts and misgivings. She felt that she was drifting from the cherished traditions of childhood. And yet with 1t all came the realization that she was drawing nearer to God. She was but casting from her the dogmas, the traditions that were trammeling her soul in its attitude to the Almighty. And out of the heartaches and the bangs of many years of spiritual suf- fering was born at last this most inspir- ing and most comforting of the worlds greatest hymns, Nearer. My God. to Thee"
 It Is doubtful, however, whether the hymn would ever have become known had 1t not been for the composer who set it's words to the present familiar tune It was in 1860 that Dr. Lowell Mason of New York composed for the hymn the tune that is now well known. It remained for him to unfold the beauties and the power of the hymn. Through the spirit of his sympathetic music 1t was quickened into glorious life, and within a few years had spread throughout the entire Chris tian world, and was brought within the reach of every heart and every voice.
 But by the time it's beautiful lines had become known to the world It's sweet au- thor had long since passed away. She died with no thought, no expectation of fame. Her tombstone bears the sipnia inscriptions:
 SARAH FLOWER ADAMS,
 Born February 22 1805
The age-herald., 1901-10-05
Might Have Killed spanlards Deader

"I am reminded of a certain deer hunt in Georgia whenever I glance at the con- flicting confusing and painful testimony so-called, before the Schley Court of In- quiry In Washington" said former Mayor Tom Jeffers of Birmingham yesterday.
 Down in middle Georgia in the old days there was a famous deestalker who was known all over that country as Un- cle Billy Some prominent men from a distance came to Uncle Billy's neighbor hood to engage his services for a deer hunt. The old man readily consented, and at once the party, under his leadership, started for a district a few miles away where deer were known to be fairly plen- tiful.
 Arrived at the scene of the hunt, Un- cle Billy undertook to post his patrons in positions he knew to be advantageous to place them on good stands, in other words.
 "The man who was most keenly anxious to kill a deer was a well-kncwn states man of Georgia-call him Smith-and the others showing him some deference. Un- cle Billy instantly arrived at the conclu-
 
 Smith the best stand. So he conducted the statesman to a point in the woods where two tall pines stood within a few feet of each other.
 "Now, MT. Smith, said Uncle Billy. you take your stan 'twixt these two trees an you will certainly kill a deer. Never knowed 1t ter fail when ther dogs started a deer in this swamp that ther deer didn't run twixt these pines. You mus keep yer stan right here. an mo- whar else. an you CT dead shore to kill one this day t''' with the parting injunction stan right thar an don't move Uncle Billy hurried off with his dogs for the head of the swamp, M Smith waited long. and grew weary. He began to move around, and got some distance away from the precise spot of earth on which Uncle Billy bade him re- main. But, by and by. he heard the dogs coming in his direction and bowling at every jump. He made a rush for his stand, but the deer got there before him, and he was some fifteen feet away when the animal wildly dashed between the | trees. But he fired with good aim at very close range and the deer tumbled over dead as a doornail Smith was the proudest man in Georgia. It was his | frts deer.
 Presently Uncle Billy came rushing up, panting and proud. and looking at the deer, to ascertain if 1t were shore 'nough dead he turned to the exultant Smith, and himself exultantly demanded: Didn't tell you so? Didn't I tell you you'd shore 'nough kill deer if you st ood right thar-thar's whar you did stan. aint it?'
 "No; stood over there. Uncle Billy answered Smith, pointing to spot flf- | teen feet away.
 "'Great Jumping Frogs. man alive! Didn't tell you to stan right thar 'twixt them two pines fur ther deer? Uncle Billy cried. wrathful that his instruc- tions had been disobeyed. "'Yes, Uncle Billy: but killed the deer. What difference does 1t maker Killed i'm? Course you killed i'm But eff you had "a stood thar 'twixt the pines you'd a killed i'm a damned sight deader!'
 That's about the size of the Schley- Sampson controversy" concluded the arst twhile Mayor of Bfrmingham
The age-herald., 1901-10-05

The Department of Agriculture is endeavoring to induce gold seekers of Alaska to become farmers, for certain cereals can be grown there.
The age-herald., 1901-10-05

This Is the season of the year when the cotton expert estimates the cot ton crop according to his business in- terests. He revises his estimate later Or1
The age-herald., 1901-10-05

The proposed colonizing of the an archists has been changed so that the males will be sent to one island and the females to another.
The age-herald., 1901-10-05

Paderewski is coming back, but If he has had haircut since he went away, he cannot expect a renewal of his popularity here.
The age-herald., 1901-10-05

Scotland is well equipped with or gans, and she must now grow crop of organists. Her bagpipers do not fill the bill.
The age-herald., 1901-10-05

President Roosevelt is up against the of1ce-seekers, and he is saying nothing now about opportunities of a strenuous life.
The age-herald., 1901-10-05
MISGUIDED ASSURANCE,

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Any vermiform appendix mat thought it could lay out General Fred Funston has found out its mistake by this time.
The age-herald., 1901-10-05
Aged Herald Editor,
 Birmingham,
 Alabama. Oct. 3, 1901.
Dear Editor.

 Would you be so kind as to allow me small space in your paper to state few remarks, inquiring of my Bro. George Sanxton Smith. son of Betsy & Hannibal Smith of Drakes Branch, Va. He left home some time ago when he was heard from last he was in Charlston Mo. and we haven't heard from him in six years. But I were enformed reciently by Rev Dr. nc Kendrick missionary who told me he was in Birmingham Ala. I don't know lis height But he Is stout ard not very high and is snid to have long mustash. I his sister Phonia Smith. (col- ored.)
 P. s. Sir. Please let me know what It cost to publish this and shall I send 1t in money order POT in stampsr
 Respectively yours
 Phonia Smith
 No. Vancalier Pi.
 Kings Bridge.
 New York,
 N Y"
The age-herald., 1901-10-05
CAN EASILY ESCAPE.

From the Baltimore american.
 If Sampson is finally brought into the Santiago investigation he can easily prove an alibi.
The age-herald., 1901-10-05

Outside of brigands and overdue bills the Sultan of Turkey is doing very we'll indeed.
The age-herald., 1901-10-05

Mrs. Mckinley will fortunately be bothered by neither poverty nor riches.
The age-herald., 1901-10-05

Mrs. Helen M. Barker's antitreating crusade Is not enlisting the warm and active services of the newspaper brigade.