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The age-herald., 1901-02-04
Queen Victoria as a Ruler.

The Good Queen who was buried on prerogative She used her judgment within of course constitutional limit.l- tions, but she never became a mere agent of a ministry. Her knowledge of rulers and public men was very great, and her infiunce was fel. in more than one country. Her good sense was everywhere respected.
 But we started in to say that Queen Victoria always insisted that there must be no interference with her prerogative. A case in point occurred in 1850, when Lord Palmerston assumed to determine the policy of the government without consulting her. The following docu- ment was quickly dispatched to Lord John Russell, the then foreign minister:
 Osborne, 12, 1S5O With reference to the conversation about Lord Palmerston, which the Queen had with Lord John Russell the other day, and Lord Palmerstons disavowal that he ever intended any disrespect to her by the var ious neglects of which she has had so long and so often to complain, she thinks it right in order to prevent any mistake for the future, to explain what 1t is she eX- poets from the foreign secretary
 She requires:
 l. That he will distinctly state what he proposes in a given case, in order that the Queen may know as distinctly to what she has given her royal sanction.
 9 Having once given her sanction to a measure, that it be not arbitrarily altered or modified by the minister. Such an act she must consider as failure in sincerity toward the crown, and justly to be visited by the exercise of her constitutional right of dsmissing that minister She expects to be kept informed of what passes between him and the foreign ministers, before inn portant decisions are taken, based upon that intercourse; to receive the foreign dis patches In good time, and to have the drafts for her approval sent to her in suf- ficient time to make herself acquainted with their contents before they must be sent off. The Queen thinks it best that Lord John Russell should show this letter to Lord Palmerston.
 Prince Albert was, it is true, living at the time, but even after his death the queen never permitted any dicta- tion on the part of her ministers She acted with rare good sense as consti- utional sovereign, but she never permit ted a minister to think he was supreme fiji the state.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
SEAFARE RS.

By Percival Gibson.
 The traders that hail from the Clyde, And the whalers that sail from Dundee, Put forth in their season on top of the tide To gather the grist of the sea, To ply in the lanes of the sea. By fairway and channel and sound, By shoal and deep water they go, Guessing the couse by the feel of the ground,
 Or chasing the drift of the floe,- Nor west, in the track of the foe. To the placid, paIm-skirted bayou, To coasts that are drear and fororn, We follow the courses the admirals drew In the days they doubled the Horn. When Drake lost a month off the Horn. And what of the cargo ye bring For the venture ye bore overseas? What of the treasure ye put forth to wiring From the chances of pillow and breeze, In spite of the pillow and breze? Oh, we carry the keys of the earth, And the password of Empire we bear, Wherever the beaches held promise of worth
 We established your sovereignty there. We planted your flag over there. And the guerdon for blood ys have shed?
 The glory that haloes your name? Oh, grave where the dipsy Is dim over- And the aftermath tribute of fame, A chip from the fiotsam of fame.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
Montgomery Presbyterians.

The pulpit of the First Presbyterian church of Montgomery, which seems to have been vacant for several months, is about to be filled by the appointment of young Georgian. It is understood that the Rev W. l.. Lingle of Dalton will be called to the church in Montgomery. He is now temporarily filling Professor Moore's place in the Presbyterian Union Theological Sem- mary at Richmond, Va. A committee from the Montgomery church is expected to call on MT. Lingle in Richmond immediately, and it is probable that an agreement will be reached whereby Montgomery Presby- terians will secure the services of one who is said to be a very brilliant young man. There are several very prominent men in the Montgomery congregation.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
lncominq Railroads.

The Mobile & Ohio is here in fine Southern, and the Illinois Central is steadily pushing line into this dis trict It has already effected an en- trance on the Marion county side of the district, and it will undoubtedly build to the heart of the district in due time The Seaboard still fingers at Atlanta where it is bottled up without being able to share in the heavy tonnage of this district. It is rumored it has been compelled to stay out of this district, but such rumors generally prove un- trustworthy. In the long run railroads seek traffic.
 Besides these well established roads, the air is full of two new propositions. From Brunswick way a company is pushing the construction of a line to Birmingham. This town is it's objective point It wants to haul to the sea a share of it's export trade, and all along the proposed line there are visions of trains loaded with iron and steel and coke and other products.
 Nor is this all. From Vicksburg via Canton and Columbus another company Is at work, surveying and securing the right of way This company also wants to haul the coal and iron and steel of this district to Vicksburg, there to be placed on barges and floated longside ships that sail the seas. Perhaps we should say ships that plough he seas, for the old time sailing vessel lives in romances only. Steam is the thing nowadays. The Vicksburg people pro- pose to be the river base of the district. Well, the more the merrier There is room and traffic enough for all or soon will be.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
Marshall, Jefferson and Burr.

Monday, February 1. 1901, will be ob- served by lawyers and courts throughout America as John Marshall Day, it being the one hundredth anniversary of Mar shalfs first official appearance on the bench as Chief Justice of the United States Su- preme Court, to which he was appointed a week before and unanimously confirmed by the Senate,'' said student and historian last night Marshall was born in Virgin ia one hundred and forty-five years ago; was self-educated was a law-lecturer, member of Congress, Secretary of War and Secretary of State, and became Chief Jus tice, all before he was forty-siX.
 T have some curiosity to observe what construction of the great Marshall will be brought out by this days revival of the jurists memory. John Marshall Day comes a century later than Chief Justice Marshall laid the firm foundations of that kind of government we now have in the United States. His decree in the Dart mouth College case pleases the much dis cussed trust He was a member of the Virginia convention which ratified the fed eral constitution, in 17SS, and, largely by his influence, Patrick Henry was there de- feated in his opposition to the ordinance of ratification Marshall was a Nationalist opposed to Jefferson.
 John Marshall was nominated for Chief Justice January 25, 1901, few weeks be- fore President John Adams passed out of office. Jefferson had just defeated Adams for the Presidency. Jefferson complained bitterly at this practical usurpation of au- thority, as he regarded 1t. It is certain had Jefferson been allowed to dischars, the duties of office to which he had been elected already, no man of Marshalls polit- ical opinions would have been placed al the head of the judiciary of the country The Jefferson school has been, from that day to this. very uneasy over the constitu- tional power of the Federal Court At any
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
 RUSSlANlZED FINLAND.

From the New York Tribune.
 The spoliation of Finland proceeds apace. It is now decreed that gatherings of people for the discussion of social scientific or economic subjects shall be permitted without special license, and even then only in the presence of the police. Thus. the members of the faculty of the University of Helsingfors must not come together to discuss the nature of the canals of Mars without first getting permit from the Rus sian police, and then must have a Cossack, knout in hand, among them at their meet ing. Truly Muscovite civilization is a fine thingi
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
Up Goes the Big Hotel.

The hotel Hillman Company having com pleted the splendid foundations of the great new hotel, and having now yielded the work to the contractors, active construction of the spacious building will be begun today, and will be hurried with all possible speed commensurate with the best of good build ing operations.
 MT. B. F. Roden of the hotel company, who has given his constant and wise super vision to the foundation work, and under whose practical eye great difficulties have been rapidly overcome, by and with the constant counsel of MT. T. H. Motion, said last night:
 contract 200 working days in which to con- plete the Hotel Hillman. They expect to complete the bare walls within sixty days, and then will begin the slower and more tedious work of finishing the building. But the contractors are confident and we share that confidence, that they will complete their contract well within the specified time. If they finish the work before the specified time they will receive a bonus of $75 for every day gained; if they exceed the time, they will pay us $75 a day. Therefore, we expect the hotel to be completed in good time The completion of the foundations gives me great relief, as you may well un- derstand."
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
Negro Labor in Cotton Mills.

Charleston, South Carolina, to Gaines vile, Georgia, and the substitution of white for negro labor, has been widely regarded as conclusive as to the en- ployment of negroes in cotton mills The change has been widely heralded as decision adverse to negro labor.
 The truth is. the question is still an open one. The officers of the Vesta Mills say that if the mill had owned the cottages occupied by its labor and those cottages had been grouped about the
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rate, if we are going in the right direction now, let 1t be known John Marshall was a most timely hitl
 Marshall found his opportunity to dls- appoint President Jefferson grievously It was about the middle of Jefferson's second term that he had Aaron Burr arrested, near Mobile. and carried across the wild woods on horseback to be tried for treason at ,sRichmond. Chief Justice Marshall pre- sided, and the rulings of the court threw out most of the evidence the President had relied on. The jury was bound to acquit on the courts instructions. The rivalry of Jefferson and Burr was as bitter as it was notorious and the President was very ac- tive in the prosecution which the court defeated ?"
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
 Half a sofa is better than no bed. notes.
 What we need is more unwritten poems and unsung songs.
 Economy in carfare is often eXtrava- gance in shoe leather
 People are never so happy or unhappy as they imagine they are. The human mind is a gem, but it is very often inspired by the setting.
 A woman may be for all men to admire, but she is for the happiness of one.
 Everything may come to the man who waits-except another man who owes him money. A man is often able to do seemingly im- possible things because he thinks he is able.
 The man who borrows trouble doesn't have to pay 1t back-but he never gets done paying interest
 A pessimist is a man with an ingrowing grudge against humanity. in general and himself in particular.
 Recently St. Louis girl who had just &C., quired her first beau heard some one say that all the world loves q lover-and she has been jealous of the whole world ever since.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
Daytime Darkness After the Grounding

A short period of remarkable daytime darkness began over Birmingham at a quarter to 10 clock yesterday morning, and it was accompanied by deluge of softly falling rain which continued long enough to seriously decrease the attendance at all the churches in the city. Church services were conducted by artificial lights The rain fell until noon, when the weather be- came clear and warm.
 But the ground hog found the sunshine all right when he came out for look around on Saturday. That day was cloud less and wonderfully brilliant from early in the morning until nearly o'clock in the afternoon. The ground hog undoubtedly saw his own shadow, unless he was blind or didn't want to see no shadow nohow at all at all. So. it is presumed that he scur- ried back to his hole to await the passing of the proverbitl six weeks of wintry weather.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
MESSAGES FOR NEW CENTURY.

From the Kansas City Star.
 The stones in the piers of convention hall are laid in Portland cement and it took two days for mason to chisel out place for the century box in the west pier at the main entrance to the hall. The box with It's many messages to the Mayor and in- habitants of Kansas City in the year 2OOl, will be imbedded in the pier on Monday An iron plate with an inscription telling of the box within will be placed on the outside of the pier.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
Mir. w. H. Wade is Here.

MT w. H. Wade, formerly a member of the Birmingham bar, but now practicing law in Savannah and prospering in his work, is spending day or two with old friends in this city, and is stopping at Mrs. Nixon's, Fourth avenue and Twenty-first street There is quite a little colony of for mer Birmingham persons in Savannah. MT. Wade says that this Georgia town is en- toying it's full share of the general pros- perity. The rise in naval stores, as we'll as the rise in cotton, worked wonders for Sa- Yannah.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
PARIS PROPOSING TO TAX CATS
From the London Mail.

From the London Mail
 Paris-A tax on cats is the latest scheme of the French sportsmen. A number of sportsmen, it is reported, have organized a petition to the Legislature calling for a tax such as the existing tax on dogs. The tax, they say, would not only increase the national income, but would diminish the number of undesirable cats which play havoc with small birds and game The Francais points out that the sins of the delinquent pussies would fall on the re- spectable ones.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
PAVING WITH CANNON BALLS.

From the Chicago Record
 private letter from China says that the soldiers at Tien-Tsin are using the cannon balls in the arsenal to pave the roads. They have found an enormous quantity of iron shot and shell of different sizes, which some ingenious Yankee suggested would be a good substitute for paving stones. The authorities in command adopted the idea, and with the aid of roller they made a very good road.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
ALREADY ATTENDED TO.

From the Omaha World-Herald.
 A friend of Mir. Roosevelts deprecates the wild and woolly stories set anoat by the newspapers concerning Teddy's hunting ex- periences He says they will tend to make Roosevelt ridiculous. The friend need not worry about that. MT. Roosevelt attended to that himself, long ago.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphael's prophecies for this day, Monday, February l. 1901:
 "Unfavorable"
 Avoid pleasure and company, and keep myself quiet, this being thy birthday. In thy business thou wilt be annoyed by young persons. See that thy health does not suf- fer"
 "A child born on this day will be very quick, not very truthful, nor yet fortunate in business. If a female, an early marriage is sgnifed"
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
SHE WROTE WITH ETHER HAND.

From the St. James Budget
 Queen Victoria was one of the few who have cultivated the rare accomplishment of writing with both hands. It is also pos sessed by one of the men who figure in her Majestys new century honors-the Hon. Chandos Leigh, Q. c. Sir Chandos Leigh, who is recorder of Nottingham, frequently takes notes with both hands at the same time.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
RHINocERI, RHINoscERUsEs.

From the London Chronicle.
 What Is the plural of rhinocerous? Ones head swinms with the varied attempts of hurried writers. A weekly paper hazards ''rhinocer," which is not nice, and will be received by other papers with categorical ~on possumi" But the boldest attack Is --Iade by the Daily News, which, in final outburst of big Engandism, called them "rhinoceruses." It is lucky thy are fairly
The age-herald., 1901-02-04

thick skinned. Well. ''rhinocerotes' is right. The confession is dragged from ns But 1t is quite certain that the majority of men in hurry will not be bothered to write such word. And after all who really wants the pural of rhinoceros? Surely one rhinoceros is quite enough for anybody
The age-herald., 1901-02-04

Mrs. Nations hatchet has it's limita tions outside of prohibition Kansas. This fact should be kept in mind. She would be Q fish out of water in this town-a reformer out of job
The age-herald., 1901-02-04

Gas Addicks declines to withdraw except to the seat he has bought in the United States Senate. When he buys a seat he proposes to fill it.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
SNAKES.

From the Kansas City Times
 It will be paradox If it shall turn out that too much firewater is the cause of the Creek rising.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04
THE EVIL OFT.

From the Memphis Cdmmercial-App
 The army canteen has been abolished but the flask and the jug and the growler are still doing business
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There may be no hazing at Annapolis but no harm will be done by extending thu prohibitory proposition to it also.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04

Is this century "MCMI." or "MDCCCI. ?'' This question is becoming very disturbing, and families are divided upon it.
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When Congressman White of North Car olina goes out March 4 no negro will be left in Congress, and none are in sight.
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Commodore Perrys flagship went to the bottom of Lake Erie eighty-eight years ago, but it is to be raised.
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Mrs. Nation has a winters job on he hands in Topeka, for the prohibition capi tai has a hundred joints.
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William K. Vanderbilt Is reaching out for Marlborough House, and he may want the gilt crown that King Edward is sup posed to wear oyer his bald spots.
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Merritt Otis and Macarthur each and al failed to pacify the Philippines, and now General Wade is be No. 4
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They are now considering the proposition in Croweville to offer MT. Grove sum to come in and talk 1t over.
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Chair-warmers in Chicago hotels have been warned to go. This is fast becoming a very changeful world.
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Dramars based on tin-sword novels are declared faii-res by the managers.
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Mrs. Nation has llssipated all dreams of peace in the new century.
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The nude in art in the saloons seems t operate as a magnet on Mrs. Nation hatchet
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MT. P. Grove has a missing eye tooth and the rest of him is also missing.
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The hope of the Paterson murderers is by the pardon route, and is not promising.
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Mrs. Nation is simply trying to lengthe the interval between drinks
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The Creek Indian uprising cannot be located, and cannot therefore be put down
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Mr. Roosevelt should at least produce the skins of the lions he is said to have slain.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04

The man who borrows trouble doesn't have to pay 1t back-but he never gets done paying interest.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04

A pessimist is man with an ingrowing grudge against humanity. in general and himself in particular.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04

A man is often able to do seemingly i'm possible things because he thinks he able.
The age-herald., 1901-02-04

Everything may come to the man who waits-except another man who owes him money.
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woman may be for all men to admir- but she is for the happiness of one.
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 can place the products of 10000 ovens. We repeat it, let us have as speedily as possible that number, for every one of them can be kept busy, anu profitably busy at that.
 Mrs. Nations hatchet has it's limita tions outside of prohibition Kansas. This fact should be kept in mind She would be a fish out of water in this town-a reformer out of a job.
 William K. Vanderbilt Is reaching out for Marlborough House, and he may want the gilt crown that King Edward is sup posed to wear over his bald spots.  Gas Addicks declines to withdraw except to the seat he has bought in the United States Senate. When he buys a seat he proposes to fill it.
 When Congressman White of North Car olina goes out March no negro will be left in Congress, and none are in sight. There may be no hazng at Annapolis, but no harm will be done by extending the prohibitory proposition to it also.
 Is this century "MCMI" or "MDCCCI. 2" This question is becoming very disturbing and families are divided upon it.
 Commodore Perrys flagship went to the bottom of Lake Erie eghty-eght years ago, but it is to be raised
 Merritt. Otis and Macarthur each and all failed to pacify the Philippines, and now General Wade is be No 4.
 Mrs. Nation has a winters job on her hands in Topeka, for the prohibition capi- tai has a hundred joints.
 They are now considering the proposition in croweville to offer MT. Grove a sum to come in and talk 1t over.
 Chair-warmers in Chicago hotels have been warned to go. This is fast becoming a very changeful world.
 The nude in art in the saloons seems to operate as a magnet on Mrs. Nation 8 hatchet.
 The Creek Indian uprising cannot be located and cannot therefore be put down. 
 MT. Roosevelt should at least produce the skins of the lions he is said to have slain. 
 The hope of the Paterson murderers is by the pardon route, and is not promising.
 MT. P. Grove has a missing eye tooth, and the rest of him is also missing.
 Dramars based on tin-sword novels are declared fail-res by the managers.
 Mrs. Nation has ilssipated all dreams of peace In the new century.
 Mrs Nation is simply trying to lengthen the interval between drinks.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-04
EMOTIONAL LIFE OF ENGLISE
HORSES.

Any observer of the customs of our
streets must have been struck by the
large part our horses have taken in the
emotional life of the last year. During
the rejoicings that followed upon the
news of the relief of Ladysmith and
Mafeking, the horses were frequently
swathed in Union Jacks or carried
them stuck cunningly in the joints of
their harness, and all through the sum-
mer the trimmings OF the sun bonnets
bore witness to their patriotism. Now
that the nation is plunged in grief, the
horses are in mourning, and the shop
of an enterprising saddler in one of our
principal streets seems to have opened
an overflow business from the adjoin-
ing milliner. The commonplace leather
goods of the trade are entirely conceal
ed by mass of feminine fripperies for
horses black silk "pompons" (chiefly
for brougham wear), black flowers.
rosettes and bows in Grape, cloth and
ribbon, and for those who choose a less
somber style stalks Of violet and cur
ious white pinks with black leaves and
long, unbotanical black stamens are
lavfshly provided. These, as women
say, are expensive wear" and there
fore are usually bought by the poor. al
ways ready to spend money In honor of
the dead.-London Chronicle