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The age-herald., 1901-06-07
STORY WITH A TIP.
The CaIfs Tail and How 1t Got
 Through the Knot Hole.

Washington Special Chicago Record-Her-
 aid.
 A good story is told of the clever man. ner in which Justice Harlan managed to give a tip on the insular decision to his gold friend, Solicitor General Rich- ards. About an hour before the court met week ago Monday, Justice Harlan walked into MT. Richards office at the department of Justice. He said he was on his way to the court
 Some important business today?' re- marked the solicitor general
 Say" replied the big justice, did you ever hear the story of the calf and the knot hole down in Kentucky?"
 MT. Richards confessed he had never heard it, but would be pleased to lis- ten.
 Well" said the justice. pausing to take another chew of tobacco, 1.-two men were going along by a cowpen one day, and they saw a calf's tail sticking out fence. That is wonderful thing said one of the men. T don't see anything wonderful about it, replied the other. It's nothing but calfs tail sticking through knot hole Well. sir persist ed the other. I have travelled all over the world and I've never seen a moro wonderful thing than that What in the duce Is so wonderful about it.? asked his friend. What is wonderful about 1t? What is wonderful? It is this, how in the name of the great horn spoon did that calf get through that knot hole?'
 Justice Harlan had good laugh at his own story, and as he went away to the capitol the solicitor general turned to his assistant and remarked:
 'The court Is for the government and Justice Harlan is in the dissent"
 While Justice Brown was reading the de- cision of the court in the DeLima case, in which the government lost on a minor point, Justice Harlan kept his eye on So- licitor General Richards. There was a merry twinkle in it. Finally he called a page and sent note down to his golf companion, who was sitting soberly at the bar. The note read:
 Now you see the calfs tail"
 At this the face of the solicitor general brightened a little, and he went out into the lobby and told afternoon correspon- dents they would make mistake if they sent out reports to the effect that the gov ernnent had lost the case. When he re- turned to the court room Justice Brown was reading the majority opinion in the famous Downes case, Justice Harlan's eyes were still twinkling. In few mo- mcnts. before Justice Brown reached the pith of his decision, another note came down from the bench to the now happy solicitor general. It read:
 Now you see how the calf got through the knot hole."s
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
THE ALABAMA CONVENTION.

From the Nashville Banner.
 The Alabama constitutional convention now in session will have a great variety of propositions to consider and will have need of wisdom and conservative strength to avoid putting too much in the consti- tuition it proposes to frame. A state con- stitution may be overloaded to an extent that will prove embarrassing In the fu- ture The convention should deal with the fundamentals only, and not go into the general and specific law-making business. Legislatures are provided for making laws in consonance with well considered principles laid down in the constitution. For this reason a number of the resolu- lions offered in the convention having special ends in view would be better rel egated to the Legislatures whose prov ince it will be to consider and act upon such matters under the general constitu- tional principles and safeguards.
The age-herald., 1901-06-07

bamian of whom all Alabamians may well be proud. Ills appointment to the regular army fixes his career. and none will doubt that his career will be sue cessful. He is an ideal young Ameri- can.
 &Lieutenant Parsons Is the elder son of Hon. Lewis E. Parsons of Birmingham and therefore is the grandson of the late Governor Parsons. He Is a Birmingham lad and Birmingham wishes him we'll The fact that he has passed his examina tions and has been promoted first lieuten- ant In the regular army Is proof that there survives in him the intellectual strength of the Parsons. There has not been in Alabama perhaps a more brilliant family, and there is multitude of people fin the State who will look to this young est bearer of honors with perfect confi- dence.
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
House of Commons Hear Charges of
 Corruption in the Army.

London, June 6.-After a long and somewhat embittered discussion of the policy of the war office in buying horses for use in South Africa, the House of Commons today, by vote of 159 to 60, voted the sum of G15,779,- 900 for transports and remounts.
 Sir Blundell Maple, Conservative, asserted that British officers who had been sent to Hungary and Austria had purchased broken-down animals at extravagant prices and divided with the sellers the price charged the Brit ish government above the actual cost. He demanded the appointment of a committee of inquiry.
 Lord Stanley, financial secretary of
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
SPRING IN THE CITY.
m Cullen Bryant.

By William Cullen Bryant. The country ever has tagging spring Waiting for May to call its vlolets forth, And June its roses-showers and sunshine
 bring
 Slowly the deepening yerdure oersthe
 earth To put their foliage out the woods are
 slack, .sisssa And one by one the singing birds come
 back. @ Within the city's bounds the time e
 flowers
 Comes earlier. Let mild and sunny
 day Such as full often for a few bright hours Breathes through the skies of March
 the airs of May, Shine on our roofs and chase the wintry
 gloom And. lo our borders glow with sudden
 bloom. And they who search the untrodden wood
 for flowers Meet in.its depth no lovelier ones than
 ours. For here are eyes that shame the violet, Or the dark drop that on the pansy les, And foreheads. white as when in clusters
 set
 The anemones by forest fountains rise; And the spring beauty boasts no tenderer Than the soft red on many a youthful
 cheek. 4 s,s. i f.s
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
Big Coal Company.

From the Jasper Mountain Eagle.
 There was organized in Jasper one day last week one of the largest coal and iron concerns in the South.
 It was the organization of the Corona Coal and Iron Company and leading Penn sylvanla and Alabama capitalists are be- hind the enterprise
 Among the large stockholders ist MT. L. B. Musgrove, who will be in full charge of the companys Alabama interest. Mir. Musgrove has done more than perhaps any other man in directing capital to this part of the State. He has, since boy hood, worked increasingly to build up this part of Alabama, and that he has succeeded in attracting millions of dol lars to the state Is a fact too well known to need any confirmation from us.
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
Two Young AIabamians.

Alabamians generally will Do greatly in terested in two of the army appointments made by the President yesterday namely, the promotion of Henry M. Bankhead and James Kelly Parsons to be first lieuten- ents of infantry. Lieutenant Bankhead is the third son of Congressman John H. Bdnkhead. He is now. and has been for two years. on duty in the Philippines, having gone thither as volunteer officer
 His appointment now as q lieutenant of the regular army is high compliment. for it is proof that he has passed the very rigid physical and mental examination re- quired by the army regulations. Physi- cally, Lieutenant Bankhead Is a noble type of sturdy young manhood, and in- telectually he is worthy of even his dis tinguished father. He is young Ala
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
Texas Oil Goinu to Market.

Texas oil is abundant enough to sat isfy all demands, and it may become more abundant than all possible de- mands can absorb. At any rate Texas is no longer anxious over the supply, ana she knows that as fuel a very great quantity of oil can be consumed.
 But who shall act as middleman be- tween producer and consumer? This is the burning question at present. The State has stringent laws against mo- nopoly, and Standard Oil agents have in the past felt the pressure of those laws, and yet the oil trust is today en- deavoring to controi the entire output ot Texas oil.
 The big wells are near the sea-al- most within sight of it, and it seems improbable that all producers will per
 nit the Standard Oil to grasp the en- tire production, putting prices up or
 down to suit it's own purposes. And yet
 that seems to be the trend of events ! in Texas. At most a short pipe line would give a set of wells access to the sea, and thence to all parts of the
 world. This fact may save the Texas producers from severe squeeze, al
 .lough 25-cent oil is already discussed.
 and some say 10-cent oil at the wells is not improbable if the gushers be- come numerous. As Russian oil of like grade and coming from wells nearly as productive is held at about 80 cents, it would be unreasonable to squeeze the price down in Texas to any such figures
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
Many Veterans Are Left.

The great attendance at the Mem phfs reunion, ranging from 150,000 to 175, 900 people. is still attracting no lit tie attention, and the inquiry has nat urally arisen as to the number of Vet erans in ,this great throng. The ac. credited delegates from camps and bivouacs were slightly in excess of 2500, but no one who watched the out flow from a given town believes the authorized attendance represented the actual attendance at Memphis. The Chattanooga News thinks it is quite within the bounds of reason to es- innate the number of ex-Confederates at Memphis at 10000.
 The soldiers of the civil war are neither losing interest in the annual reunions, nor have their ranks been so decimated by age and death that they are today of inconsiderable num- Der. At least 100000 veterans are alive and strong enough to travel, and each succeeding year will but add to the desire to attend reunion in this
 world.
 l The camps and bivouacs would do
 we'll to accumulate funds that would enable all Veterans to attend the re- union at Dallas, the fare to and fsom which would be a severe tax in many cases. The pensions of ex-Confeder- ates are trifiing. and the general pub lie should see that the old soldiers have this annual outing as the last tribute they can pay to their valor throughout
 the four trying years of war. Tn this
 way the Veterans can regain the
 ground they have lost at the annual | gatherings. Let all others go who will,
 but let us see that all old soldiers go that the question of expenses shall
 not debar them from this pleasure in
 the evening of their days.
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
SAM JONES.
From the Augusta Herald.

From the Augusta Herald.
 The following facts and figures are given but as result of the Sam Jones meeting in Savannah, They are interest ing and doubtless accurate:
 From mercenary standpoint the Rev. Sam Jones did not come out very badly in Savannah. While the collections at the tabernacle were small, considering the size of the crowds. the ministers had DO difficulty in raising money among the business men to supplement the collec- tions. The following statement was given out today:
 Collections from all sources 5000; ex- penses for rent of tabernacle. sS5O; paid fev. Sam Jones, s200O Of this amount Mr. Jones himself paid to the Rev. G. Stuart $500 It is estimated that $500 would easily cover Mir Jones' other expenses here, including hotel bill at the DeSoto for himself and family. and pay off his assistants in the musical line. so that he carried away 5000 above all expenses.
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
THE SERVANT QUESTION.
Our Own Solomon Decides That There
 Is No Answer To lt.

Josh Wink in Baltimore American.
 Consider now the servant question
 Verify, it is not the men who go forth and grab railroads and factories that cause most worry in the heart of man. Nay, and neither is 1t the trust nor the syndicate that loseth a mans job for him and cutteth his wage in two that handeth him the greatest bunch of sorrow.
 Surely, the servant question Is the one that bringeth the gray hairs and maketh the wrinkles.
 For the servant goeth abroad in the land, seeking what she may devour.
 She getteth job as cook and the flour bill goeth up as high as the monument. and the sugar trust declareth dividends every week because she buyeth so much. She useth more coffee for family of two than the boss cook of circus taketh for all his men.
 She burneth the steak and she bringeth oh the roast when 1t is scorched to hard wood finish.
 She maiketh pie that no man can eat and call his life his own.
 And she casteth biscuit that finger in lilt DOSOIn OI lIe cdlcI LHCIGOl.
 And when one speaketh to her. that she refrain from wasting food and that she cook better.
 Telling her that 1t is no longer the fash ion to turn meat and to provide building brick biscuit.
 She looketh askance at him.
 Yea. she loolseth at him with the corner of her eye, and she frowneth upon him.
 And she telleth him to take himself unto the outside, or she will disarrange his countenance with rolling pin.
 And he goeth out with speed.
 And that same day he readeth a poem about lovely woman.
 And wondereth in his heart if the poet ever saw a cook.
 Verify. 1t is greatly to be wished and much to be desired.
 That the time may yet come when the women and the daughters of women.
 Will cease from following after the false gods of literature, and will turn their backs upon the delights of the clubs.
 And will no more read papers upon the soul and beauty of life.
 but VIII turn tneir Inlflub to composing symphonies in coffee.
 And lyrics in biscuits and harmonies in steak
 For then man, poor man, will not feel like unto a canned junk shop when he hath finished his meal.
 And life will not be one long vista of armor-plate bread and disconsolate pie. Yea, brethren. mankind needeth more cooks and fewer historical romances: More artists with the range. and fewer papers on the inner consciousness;
 For what kind of an inner consciousness hath the man who hath fed upon cold coffee and boardwalk meat,
 And hath then been flung from the kitchen
 And sworn at by the cook?
 Verify, the servant question is the one that hath two miles of interrogation points after 1t.
 And there Is no answer to 1t
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
OUT OF JUST PROPORTION.

From the Mobile Register.
 The members of the constitutional con- vention will not, we feel sure. give to the expressions of the editor of the Mo- bile Weekly Press more importance than they deserve by considering them serious ly or as voicing the opinion of the best people of color in Mobile. It is evident that the article in the Press was written under the belief that the convention kas undertaken to disfranchise all the negroes of the State, and that the Democratic party is pledged to this policy. This is proves to be a dangerous thing. The ar ticle in the Press was a vigorous pro- test against a burgaboo, existing no- where except in the mind of the writer.
The age-herald., 1901-06-07

the war office, said an inquiry would be made into the matter and he be- lieved that the accusations of corrup- tion brought against British officers would be disproved.
 MT. Frederick. the war secretafy, said the war office paid for horses in England e42; in Canada, e30, and in Australia, the United States and Hun gary, from e20 to a25. Later in the day MT. Frederick said telegram had just reached him from Lord Kitchener announcing that between 50,000 and 60,000 troops were now suitably mount ed. The war secretary defended the good quality of horses bought abroad.
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
Will be Ear-FeachInq for Good.

The general meetings of denomina- tional bodies are always of absorbing interest to those holding the particu- lar doctrina1 views represented, but a religious convention will be held in Boston next week that will not only attract wide attention without regard to sectarian beliefs, but will have a wonderfully far-reaching effect for good.
 The Y. M. G. A has long been doing an uplifting work in this country, but the impetus it will receive from it's jnbilee-the celebration of it's fiftieth anniversary in America, which will be- gin in Boston on Tuesday-cannot but result in Christian awakening throughout the length and breadth of the land.
 The Association. as every one knows, is absolutely undenominational. Cal vinists, Arminians, Episcopalians, Lu- therans, and Catholics if they choose, are all alike eligible to membership. Belief in and loyalty to Christ suffice for it's creed. It Is not a church, and in no way attempts to take the place of the church. Indeed, the active mem bers of the Association must hold membership in Christian church But , as-a1 auxiliary of the -ehurehe<s- ft--is doing a noble work that no other agency could do. Thousands of young raer have been rescued from the pitt falls of the world by this Association, and by it's muscular Christianity thous- ands have been toned and strength sened for the great moral battle of life.
 A noteworthy and highly encourag- ing fact in connection with the jubilee convention is the large number of fessional callings that will take part in it's proceedings. Bankers, railroad presidents, merchant princes, lawyers. statesmen, and army and navy officers will be members of the convention and will be largely in evidence among the orators of the occasion.
 If any man imagfnes that Christi anity is losing it's vitality or it's hold upon the thinking classes, especially it's hold upon the young men of Amer ica, he has but to watch the Y. M. c. A. as it assemblies in Boston to apprehend the situation and learn that it is the reverse of what he imagined. By read ing the reports of practical achieve ment and the plans for future activi- ties which will be submitted to the convention and observing the enthusi- asm which will prevail there one will see that Christianity, in spite of agnos- ticism and materialism, was never So potent or animating as it is at the be- ginning of the twentieth century.
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
Need Pasaenaer statIons.

New Orleans. Atlanta and Memphis are the only cities of importance in the United States that are without first-class passenger stations" said a commercial traveller yesterday.
 "The travelling public is surprised to find inadequate railway stations in those cities, for they are progressive and metro ptlitan in every other respect. One would expect to find in Atlanta, of all other places in the South. large and elegant station, because Atlantians strive to make a good impression on strangers, to say nothing of the high respect which they entertain for themselves.
 Richmond was without suitable pas senger depots for long while, but it has two now and the Union Station that is in course of construction will rival the splendid station at Nashville
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
A LYNcHINe PROBABLE.
lnfurlated Citizens In Pursuit of Negro
 Who Assaulted Young Girl.

St. Joseph, Mo-, June 6.-Two hun dred infurlated farmers are securing the country twenty miles northeast of this city in an effort to capture an un- known negro, who today waylaid the 14-year-old daughter of George Dixon, a farmer, bound and gagged her and carried her off in the woods. Other school children spread the alarm and farmers were soon in pursuit. The negro became alarmed and fled. A lynching is expected in the event of his capture.
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
Fitz Lees Future.

"Brigadier General Fitzhugh Lee, U S. A. retired, will I understand, locate in Washington and engage in business" said Richmond commercial traveller. |,
 ''The general is as popular as ever and I had thought he would return to Rich mond, which has been his home for sev- eral years past, and run for Congress He could be elected easily, for Congressman Lamb, the present Representative from the Richmond district, while a man of high character, has no particular force and no great hold on the people. Lamb was first elected four years ago on sil- yer platform, but free silver being dead, Lee, an old gold Democrat, would be an ideal candidate. Lee once in Congress could remain there the balance of his life. He would be appointed on the mih- tary committee and the next time the Democrats got control of the House he would, on account of his military profess sion, experience and national popularity. be made chairman.
 Tt has been decided by the Supreme Court that a retired army officer in Con- gress can draw both his retired pay and his Congressional salary
 The public is usually reasonable in its treatment of men, and as a rule 1t be- sieves in distributing honofs and does not often vote for giving everything in sight to one man. But in Lees case 1t Is diff ferent. He is exceptionally beloved by Virginians; and moreover. his defeat for the United States Senatorship by the use of railroad money is still ranking in their breasts, and Richmond would be only too glad to send him to Congress. But Lee may be sated with public life. He prefers. perhaps. business pursuits to the turmoil of politics. Whichever way 1t may be. he has the good wishes and the affection of the people,"
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
WITH THE EDITORS OF
 THE STATE PRESS
Technical Education.

From the Guntersville Democrat.
 ceive its proper share of public attention in the South. We have too long been sending to the Northern States for the skilled men used in our industrial plants. The time is near at hand when our South ern boys will be at the head of our factories, mills, electric plants, railroad building, civil engineering and mines, and holding other good salaried positions. Le. our boys each study his capacity and apt itude and fit himself along that line. Only the most industrious and capable can hope to succeed. The day of special flt- ness has already arrived.
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
eREWERs' ASSOCIATION.
Effort VIII Be Made To Bring Country
 Brewers Into Association.

Buffalo, N. r., June 6.-The United States Brewers Association today, after considerable debate, adopted a resolution with the object of bringing the country brewers into their asso- citation. During the debate it was stated that as a rule the country brewers were not members because of the fact that the country brewers exert consid- erable political influence. The resolu- ton provides for the sending of agents throughout the country districts.
 N. w. Kendall of New Haven was elected president.
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
Increased Values.

From the Greenville Advocate.
 Tax Assessor Metcalf has turned his books over to the commissioners for in- spection. It shows a considerable increase over the amount assessed for all purposes. The total tax for State, county and old soldiers amounts to $4o,05s26, an increase of s1633 over last year. The books show that an increase has been made in all the beats except in beat IS, in which was To- cated the mills of Boiling and Forest, which mills have been moved awy. This beat shows a falling on on account of these removals of s990.
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 Train up a child the way it should go, and if 1t is girl, watch it.
 If Eve had never fallen it would have been terrible joke on all the rest of us.
 Poets are the only people who ever talk about kissing women's feet, and they get money for 1t.
 The people who know the least about this world aren't always the ones who know the most about the next.
 You can almost always tell the amount of religion a girl has got by the size of the clocks on her stockings.
The age-herald., 1901-06-07
AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES.
Superintendent of English Railroad
 Says They Are Expensive.

London, June 6.-The Midland Rail- road Company, since the latter half of 1899. has been using forty American locomotives. Samuel w. Johnson, su- perintendent of the locomotive depart ment of the company, will say in the Daily Mail tomorrow that the results of six months comparative tests made with standard Midland engines under the same conditions of the English ma chinery showed the extra working cost of the American locomotive over the British was from 25 to 50 per cent.