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The age-herald., 1901-08-26
ESTIMATE OF THE COST
 OF GREAT STEEL STRIKE

An interesting estimate of the cost of the steel strike to the public, the workers involved, and the Morgan trust is furnish ed by the Pittsburg correspondent of the Commercial Advertiser" The eorrespon- dent, in commenting on the struggle be- tween organized labor and the combine says that 1t has degenerated into fight of money against determination, of the purse against pride
 The fund of the Amalgamated Asso- citation of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers is not nearly sufficient to enable it to cope with the billion-dollar United States Steel Corporation. The surplus in the treasury, which is not more than $70,000, must be devoted to paying A week to the members of the association who are idle because of the disagreement between their leaders and the mill owners. The assessments that can be levied and the voluntary contributions together. it is es- tfmated, will not amount to more than $S5,OoO month, all of which, if the con stitution of the association is to be com piled with must go to Amalgamated men.
 About 5000 members of the Amalgam- ated Association are on strike. To pro- vide for them will require about $6O, 600 week. But, in addition to that, President Shaffer has promised to provide for all non-union men who leave work in sym pathy with the Amalgamated Association. That promise carries with 1t an immense obligation. It is estimated that at least 10000 non-association men have struck If they are to receive the same allowance as the Amalgamated men the weekly ex- penditure from the association treasury will amount to $460,000, not counting the routine expenditures for office work and pay for organizers on duty.
 The promise of aid from the Federation of Labor is limited by a clause in the con stitution of the Federation The assess ment of per cent per member weekly for strike fund purposes is all that Is permit ted. Calculating the total membership of the Federation at 100000, that would give a possible total contribution of $12,000 week. or s6Oo,OO0 a year of fifty working weeks. But 1t must be remembered that the Federation has given something like $sO,OOO to aid the striking machinists dur ing the present year. That sum must be deducted from the total possible contribu- ton of the Federation for the present year, to aid the Amalgamated strikers Aid from the Federation other than that must be provided by special assessment of the Federation's members. It is doubt ed whether the executive committee has the power to levy that.
 So far as the treasury of the Amalga- mated Association Is concerned, therefore, the strikers find themselves lamentably lacking in funds. The officers say, how ever, that the true Amalgamated men will not ask for relief at the rate of A weekly. That may be correct of the men who make large salaries, but if the prom ise of the officials to provide for the poorer strikers Is fulfilled the treasury of
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
NOT A TiLLMANITE,
m the Indianapolis News.

From the lndlanapols News.
 The Alabama sheriff. Kyle by name, who successfully defended a prisoner against a mob that yesterday tried to lynch him, evidently does not believe in the Tillman doctrine The man wanted was charged with the crime which is supposed to justify lynching. But Sheriff Kyle realized that he was public officer charged with the duty of protecting all the prisoners committed to his custody. When a mob of fifty men broke into the jail just before daylight, robbed him while he was sleeping of his revolver and demanded that he turn over the prisoner he refused. though alone and unarmed, to comply with the demand. Parleying with the mob he managed to get a shot gun, whereupon he told the mob 1t would have to kill him before 1t could get the prisoner. And so the affair ended.
 That is the sort of sheriff to have. Mr. Kyle by his action of yesterday made a record for himself that will not soon be forgotten. His name will be honored wherever there Is admiration for cool and heroic performance of duty and rverence for law as supreme over all the people. How small Tillman seems along side of this brave man and faithful off, cer! The address of ex-Governor Jones, the action of the constitutional conven- tion in regard to lynching. and now the deed of this sheriff, have all reflected honor on Alabama, and have done much to blot out the shame of the recent hor- rible burning of negro in that State Kyle's example should be an inspiration to sheriffs everywhere. Many a lynch ing could have been prevented by the show of little determination by the sheriff.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
About Persons.

l. Moog of Montgomery is at the Norris. J. A. Keeler of New York is at the Nor ris.
 c. A. Kettles of Eutaw is at the Flor ence
 J. L. Huye Qf Reading, Pa, is at the Morris.
 w. E. Brown of Memphis is at the Morris.
 Frank Donaldson of Knoxville is at the Florence
 Hal Y. Webb of Greensboro is at the Florence.
 R. H. Wills of Tuscaloosa is at the Florence.
 Charles Sparks of Shelby is at the Florence.
 A. B. southee of Boston is at the Met ropolitan.
 c. o. Simpson of Augusta. Ga, is at the Metropolitan.
 S. L. Broxaw of Connersville Ind. Is at the Morris.
 A. M. Julian and F. M, Dobson of Jas- per are at the Florence.
 E. Brown and Mrs Brown of Hunts vile are at the Metropolitan.
 Hon. o. z. Henderson, mayor. and J. c. Mays of Anniston are at the Morris.
 pr. J. R. Rosson, the widely known in- spector of postoffices, is at the Florence. J. P. Savage of Blount Springs and John Savage of Warrior are at the Metropoli- tan.
 G. A. McFarlane and Mrs. McFarlane of Aberdeen, Miss, are at the Metropoli- tan.
 Hon. B. M. Allen has returned from a prolonged visit to Milwaukee and the East.
 Miss Sophie Shoot of Sylacauga and Miss Louise Mallory of Alpine were reg istered at the Metropolitan yesterday.
 D. M. Kimball and Mrs. Kimball, John Abbott and Mrs. Abbott, and J. F. White and Mrs. White of New York are at the Metropolitan.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
Spanish Claims Again.

In 1871 we had Spanish Claims commission, and it consumed twelve years in trying 140 cases. The pres ent Spanish Claims commission has a larger docket, the claims filed aggre- gating $3O,000,0O0. The largest claim amounts to $2,O0O,0O0 in the mind of the claimant, and there are five that want more than a million each. These claims are for damages sustained by American citizens in Cuba at the hands of the spanish or of Cubans be- fore peace came.
 Spain as the defeated contestant in war does not pay these claims because Spanish shrewdness provided that each side should settle the claims of it's own people. This provision is in- corporated in the treaty of Paris-a treaty by the way that contains much other shrewd work on the part of Spain and the Catholic church in the Philippines.
 As things stand the claims of Amer jeans are to be paid, and a commis- sion has been appointed to adjudicate them. It's estimated that five years of sitting will probably become twice or thrice that term, and its awards may reach as much as we paid for the Philippines. In all other cases awards of this nature have been limited, but in the present case there is no limit except the will of Congress when it makes appropriations, and this is al- ways in favor of the lobby.
 It is a very conservative estimate to add on account of these claims $2O ,00O,000 to the cost of the war. This together with the rest of the expenses makes that war much the most expensive, time considered, that the country has ever known. It was full of scandals from beginning to end, and full of waste, stealages and ex- travagant expenditure Glory always does come high, but never has it been marked up so .ligh as in the brief and almost uncontested war with Spain.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
HAS INVENTED A MOTOR FLOW From the New York World


 St. Louis--Dr. R. J. Gatling who in- vented the first rapid fire gun of modern warfare and made peace between nations a question of convenience rather than di- plomacy, has turned his attention toward farm machinery, and proposes to revolu- tionize existing agricultural methods.
 Dr. Calling Is the inventor of motor blow which, he asserts. will accomplish from a comparative standpoint on the farm what his gun did on the field of battle. The startling claim Is made by the great invel Dor that his blow, under the guidance of one man, will break the surface of thirty-acre field in single day.
 Beside the motor blow there are other farm implements which are being con- sidered. It is the intention to erect large factory in St. Louis.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 Girls are the pure, clear water of social beverages; widows the rich, red wine.
 There Is whole lot of comfort in re- fiecting on the misfortunes of your friends.
 The optimistic pessimist rejoices that some other poor devil is worse off than he is.
 Give woman baby to coo over, some underclothes to sew on, and novel to cry over, and she is pretty close to her ideal of happiness.
 If the average woman had the choice of having some man won from her or winning some man from some other wom- an, shed have to do lot of thinking be- fore she could decide, and then she would be sorry she didn't choose the other way.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
ALL THINGS FULFILL THEM
 SELVES.
By Jnlia. Neely Finch.

by Ntcly HUH. . From out the softly swelling root,
 Upsprings a slender shoot, % green and growing thing:
 Fair leafage crowns and fairer flower, And richly ripened fruit.
 The sower sows with toll and strain His seed OCT fertile fields That leap to life in golden grain, @ Which garnered, food out yields. & The season link their endless chain. The tides know ebb and flow:
 The stars pursue a viewless groove Some central sun about
 Nor veer nor wander out; Look where we will the lessons taught, The wonder for us wrought: Each thing fulfills, or soon or late
 The purpose of it's being. Then why not this that throbs within And fills me with it's pain? Beyond all human. seeing
 The way. the means I know: But when all things about us prove
 That no thing create meaneth naught, May not my soul that hour await
 That shall it's own fulfillment bring In purpose and in power,
 Birmingham. Ala, August 24, isol v
The age-herald., 1901-08-26


 When school books can be bought from 20 to 33 cents apiece, it seems unnecessary to levy a tax heavier than the poll tax upon parents and guardians of pupils in this State in order to aggrandize the book trust. Whenever higher prices have to be paid in this State, the excess should be charged against the book trust leg islature of last year, which fastened these high rates upon the people, and which, more than any other one. thing, induced the convention to provide for sessions of the legislature four years apart. Book trust legislatures cannot come too rarely.
 After all the responsibility rests upon the people, It will soon be be- fore them to choose another legisla- ture, and if they desire lower prices for school books they will have to elect men that the book trust cannot manipulate. If they desire high prices they can readily get them by re-elect- ing the men who stood by the trust and stood away from the children of the Stale last winter.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
Two Statesmen of TalIapoosa.

Hon. Thomas L. Bulger and former State Senator William M Lackey Of Dadeville are at the Metropolitan hotel. They will proceed this morning to We- tumpka to act as counsel for the defense of the members of the recent lynchins mob of Fillmore county who have been indicted for complicity in that notorious violation of the law. It will be recalled that the Fillmore grand jury indicted ten men of the thirty and odd who are alleged to have lynched negro man for assault upon a white woman some weeks ago. case in which Governor Jelks took im- mediate and active interest.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

indicted for burglary, came Up for trial in my court in Blonntsville." said Hon. A. A. Coleman, judge of the Tenth cir cult.
 The woman had no counsel and look ing around the courtroom I saw a tall and handsome young fellow, a new mem- Der of the bar whom did not know. Calling him to me, asked his name and experience. He said he was John W. Inzer and that he was without experience, having been but recently admitted to practice. In answer to my inquiry if he would defend the prisoner, the young man said he would. The woman was con- victed.
 The incident passed from my mind. Thirty years afterwards I was in the library of the Supreme Court in Mont gomery, when stately and distinguished looking gentleman approached me and said:
 You are Judge A. A. Colemang
 " Yes, I answered, can serve you?
 |" I am John W. Inzer of St. Clair, he replied, and came to remind you that you gave me my first case in law;' Ex- plantations followed and Judge Inzer and I had very happy meeting. Although l had entirely forgotten the Blountsville incident, even the name of the young lawyer whom I summoned to defend the woman burglar, had kept up with the honored and successful career of Judge Inzer but singularly enough we had not come to know one another well"
 A still more singular fact, which both these eminent Alabamians will now ap- preciate, is that they served together in the Alabama secession convention of 1861 l It happened that they never were per sonally associated.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
Prices of School Books.

In Chicago text books are furnished free from cost by the city to the pu- pills in the public schools, and an or der was recently placed for books for the use of the four lower grades. In order that all may see the difference between book trust prices in Alabama and prices elsewhere we give this or der in full:
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
BALD HEADS PLENTIFUL.

From the Nashville American.
 An epidemic of scalp disease, dubbed tricophytia, has broken out in Munich Gladbach, Austria, which has for its con- sequences the total and permanent loss of hair Over thirty boys have recently fallen victims ito this horrible disease and in order to prevent the spreading the au- thorities have closed the public schools
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
"rhy Faith Hath Made Thee Whole.'

.rhere is a world of worldly wisdom in the sacred Gospel. as read by the Rev Father OReilly in St. PauPs today, the day being the thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, the priest observed" man said last night.
 Father O'Reilly read from St Luke, 17th chapter. 11-19th verses:
 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
 And as he entered into a certain vil- lage, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:
 And they lifted up their voices and said, Jesus, Master. have mercy on us.
 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass that as they went they were cleansed.
 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with loud voice gloriied God,
 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Sa- maritan
 And Jeus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
 .'There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole
 "Thy faith hath made thee whole!' the priest repeated, with startling emphasis, to the great congregation that filled the great church.
 Proceeding he said: Tt is the duty of the priests, from time to time, to instruct the faithful in questions of doctrine. The priests plead to the faithful and for the faithful; but 1t is imperative that the faithful give instructions at home to their children!
 Their faith will make them whole! Children so instructed and so brought up, and withal sent to a school where they will receive proper religious instruction to Sunday school especially-will follow in the footsteps of their parents in the holy service of God, and in the end par ents and children will be reunited in the glorious halls of heaven where there can never be parting any more
 Lead the little children in the way they shall go, and their faith shall make them whole
 "rhere is profound human interest in that. apart from the divine spiritual in- terest. It is a lesson from God which avery one of us in the world may take to heart and by which we may receive abundant profit in this life and the eternal blessing of God in the life to come"
 Father O'Reilly. who stood at the rail- ing at the foot of the great altar, was in remarkably good voice. and himself thrilling with the great lesson he was with great eloquence preaching, he thrilled the congregation with intense force.
 Judge Coleman and Judge Inzer.
 Many years .ago. when was quite a vo,,ne- man on the bench. a white woman,
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

The wireless telegraph works well from ship to shore, but not from shore to ship. It absolutely refuses to work both ways, like the messenger boy.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphaers predictions for this day. Monday. August 2s, 1sO1
 Very uncertain all day"
 See to thy health and keep 1t In or der; take care of thy money and live within thy income; thy business will re- quire attention"
 Many good friends will come to the child born on this day. If female, she will wed happily, but lose her husband soon afterward."
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
A CORPSE THAT DOTH PROTEST

MT. Bryan will vigorously object to the obsequies. MT. Barksdale's, funeral ora ton was eloquent and replete with com pliment to the alleged deceased, but what If the supposed corpse declines to regard 1t as authoritative? In all funeral pro- ceedings it is well to have the consent of the gentleman in the hearse.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

Senator Hanna has not heard that there Is a steel strike. His ears are confused by he buzzing of the presi- dential bee, and there are many things he cannot hear.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

The Monroe doctrine is the height of unselfshness. It means that we will hold America for the Americans of all. sorts and sizes against the world.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

The effete monarchies of the East are requested to take notice that the West has a fine crop of wheat for sale at dollar bushel.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

Sir Thomas Lipton Is ever hopeful, and no number of defeats can lessen his interest in the tea trade and gen eral grocery business.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

Foreigners know the names Of only four American cities-New York, Cni- cago. Birmingham, and Paterson, N. J.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

Thus far MT. Watterson's nomina- tions of w. c. Whitney as the head of the Democratic ticket in 1904 has not secured a second.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

There are occasions when lynch ing is desirable, and one of those times is about to arise in Second avenue, where a negro band practices all day long for a minstrel tour.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

Million Dollar Schwab does not pro- pose to swap horses when lOo,ooO strikers on either bank are looking on.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

Missouri should initiate Alabamas orderly methods in dealing with her negroes.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

There are 10000 Americans living in London, not counting the ex-Amer- jeans of the Willie Walled-off Astor cort
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

Western grain is going down the Mississippi in preference to a tedious trip through the Erie canal.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

The month of schools, oysters and tanned vacationers Is close at hand.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

The bulls in Wall street settle the strike daily, and the bears unsettle it.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

The Schley inquiry is pushing the chicago professors into the wings, and we should be duly thankful.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
Rishon Allen Here.

The Right Rev. Edward P. Allen, Ro- man Catholic bishop of Mobile, arrived in Birmingham last night. The bishop will today proceed to Tennessee on a brief visit.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

The Montgomery Advertiser is a thud experts. It speaks from exper- fence when it discusses thuds, for when i. fell back uninvited into the Democratic party arter strange and long wanderings it experienced the thuddest thud that has ever occurred in the otate.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

Chauncey Depew is about to arrive loaded to the muzzle with an assorted lot of ancient British jokes.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

Mrs. Nation hesitates before accept ing the task of smashing the saloons of Greater New York.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26
From the New York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post.
 Another sheriff-North of St. Clair county, Ala.-has become distinguished by doing his duty to save a criminal in his hands from execution by a mob. A negro had been guilty of "the usual crime upon young white girl, but he had been promptly arrested, tried, con- victed and sentenced to be hanged within a month. There was consequently assur- ance that justice was to be done in the case by the constituted authorities, and no excuse whatever for any interference by outsiders Yet hundreds of people gathered and attempted to take the pris- oner from the sheriff. He refused to surrender his charge, and when the mob resorted to violence the sheriff and his deputies fired upon them, wounding three men, one of whom will die, and then re- moving the negro to a place of safety This is a fit response to the protest against lynch law recently made by ex- Governor Jones in the constitutional con- vention of Alabama, and, like the action of Sheriff Kyle of Tuscaloosa, in the same State, last week, it indicates that officials are coming to recognize their duty in this matter.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

The Colombian war may create a corner in Panama hats, which would be very saddening.
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

A West Virginia mill tried to grind a grist of dynamite. Where is that grist mill now2
The age-herald., 1901-08-26

The white wings of Shamrock II. are becoming aeclimated.