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The sun., 1901-04-27
salvation ARMY entertainment.

A musical entertainment was given last
night in the Salvation Army Hall, No
ao9 Shipley street Several numbers
were rendered on the graphonr and there
was also number Of vocal selections.
The sun., 1901-04-27
Eormer Nv Wllminetnnian Married.

Harry W. Zimmerman, formerly of
this city. now of Omaha, Neb.. was mar
ried on Wednesday last to Miss Mamie
Reed Of that city. The mother and two
brothers of the groom reside in this city.
The sun., 1901-04-27
WharfBeine Improycd.

Improvements are being made at the
wharf Of the Wilmington Steamboat
Company. foot of Fourth street Old
planks are being taken mp and new ones
replaced.
The sun., 1901-04-27

kemoved From Delaware Hospital.
Mamie Collins was removed from the
Delaware Hospital TO the St. Michaels
Day Nursery at No. 2O7 Washington
street yesterday afternoon in the Phoenix
Ambulance. SHE was suffering with an
injured foot.
The sun., 1901-04-27
A BUsIN Ess AXIOM.

From Printers Ink.
Money spent in continuous adUer-
tising in the daily press drdWs
interest that is compounded daily.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
"sWUM" NIAGARA TWICE.

In boasting the prowess of the numer- ous athletes who more or less adorn the hous eof commons the London Express sings the praises of W. H. Grenfell, rep resenting Bucks ''who has coached and entertained the Oxford eight for many years at his riverside house, Taplow Court. He was president of the o. U. B. C. in 1879, and among his other aquatic feats has stroked an Oxford eight across the channel and swum Niagara twice"
 How great feat of athletics or dar- ing stroking an Oxford eight across the channel may be We know not, but all America will take off its hat to the man who has 'swum Niagara twice" We regret that our London contemporary has not vouchsafed the information as to whether MT. Grenfell swum Niagara up. down or across, above or below. in A boat or safely ensconced in barrel.
 Men who have ''swum Niagara twice." should accompany their claims to fool hardness with dates and specifications.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
Lepers in Louisiana.

Louisiana has so many cases of lep- rosy that 1t has a State leper board, and this board recently bought a large plantation in Jefferson parish di- rectly opposite New Orleans, and was proceeding to establish on the planta- tion a leper lizaretto, to which the leper colony of the State might be transferred When it became known that the leper board were fully deter mined to set up lazaretto in Jefferson parish, the citizens of it met at night and proceeded to burn every building on the purchased plantation. Gov ernor Heard is now considering the subject of rebuilding. which involves of course a perpetual garrison.
 There are plenty of islands along the Louisiana coast, and if one could pe found that storms would not sweep over it would seem to be better policy to buy it and set up lazaretto there rather than in the heart of the State, near it's chief city.
 If the State had no islands in the wash of the sea, leper colony would become a necessity in one of the parishes of the State, but when there are such islands it is a moral wrong to any parish to infiict upon it all the lepers of the other parishes. Govern or Heard should retreat from an in defensible position. Hawaii isolates its lepers, and so should Louisiana if there is an island along her coast that is safe against the anger of the sea.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
BIRTHS ARE DECREASING.

From the Chicago Chronicle
 The returns of vital statistics which have just been issued show that while the marriage rate in the United Kingdom was the highest recorded since 1876. the birth rate was the lowest ever known. It Is, of course a fact that throughout the'last twenty-five years the birth rate in Eng land and wales has been falling. It was 35.9 per cent in the five years ending with 1878, 325 per cent In the five years ending with 1888, 29.S per cent in similar period ending 1898 and now for 1899 it Is 293.
 A similar downward movement has been observed throughout civilized Europe dur ing the same period, but in no country has 1t been so strongly marked as in England. In France, indeed, 1t began earlier and has gone further but its progress has not been so rapid. France has already reached the stagnant stage in which the popula- tion fails to increase. In fact if it were not for immigration there would be posi- tive tendency for population to decline. This has caused grave concern across the channel; statesmen have given 1t their best thought in the hope of counteracting the mysterious process of nature; all manner of legislative proposals, such as heavy taxs on bachelors have been made to combat it. It looks as though England would speedily have to give attention to the matter. The cause may be the effect of city life upon vitality; 1t may be a higher standard of comfort, leading to later marriages or it may be something obscurer.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
MUZZLE THE CATS.

From the Denver Post.
 The idea of muZzling cats to prevent the slaughter of some song birds is being agitated by the Natural History Society. The plan was tried on a small scale last year, and the number of birds killed by cats in certain sections was noticeably less than previous seasons.
 This year Will c. Ferril. curator of the society, says that the cats are playing havoc with birds of all kinds. From ali parts of the state come reports of great slaughters of the feathered tribe in this way. The Natural History Society will join with the Humane Society in a few days in a crusade on unmuzzled cats. There is no law to work under, but the officer will attempt to convince the pub lie that it is the proper thing to muzzle cats at this season of the year.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
WITH THE EDITORS OF
 THE STATE PRESS
This Brought Him.
e New Decatur Advertiser.

From the New Decatur Advertiser.
 A charming old lady. whom everyone in Decatur knows, called at a certain carpenters shop last Monday, bearing in her hand little basket. Have you a comfortable chair in the shop?" she ask ed the carpenter.
 "A comfortable chair?" he replied
 "Yes, I have come to stay until you have a man ready to go back to my house with me and do the work that you have been p, omising to do for three weeks l have brought my luncheon and book and if you haven't comfortable chair I'll have some carriage cushions brought in am going to stay here until I get that man."
 The carpenter hastened to say that he could go at once just as well as not, and the old lady carried him away in triumph. All of which goes to prove that there Is nothing like a determined spirit.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
Mutiny at West Point.

Colonel Mills, superintendent of the military academy, is a colonel by brevet only He is a captain of cav airy, and a young man. His control may have had nothing to do with the recent mutinous spirit exhibited at West Point, but it is probable a super intendent of more weight and in- fluence would have had less trouble in controlling the lusty youths gathered at the academy.
 The trouble dates back to hazing, but the present troubles relates to dis cipline alone. Boys are sent to West Point primarily to learn how to obey to learn the need of obedience to all superior officers. This is called dis cipline, and when discipline is lacking at West Point it at once falls to the level of civilian schools, in which boys are obedient to rules when they are that way inclined. The dismissal of five cadets and the suspension of six more is a harsh lesson, but discipline is all essential at West roint, and in Joys fed, lodged and educated at pub lie expense it is reasonably expected. For discipline's sake the dismissed boys will certainly remain dismissed, for their taking back, cruel as the blow to them is, would be blow aim ed at the entire institution.
 The ring-like nature of the army Is exemplified in the exemption of two sons of distinguished officers from dis missal. The two cadets in question are to be suspended instead of dis missed. Heredity, that greatest and most mischievous of all humbugs, has scarcely done a greater wrong than this. All cadets should be treated alike at West Point, and heredity should be barred out of it, and left to get in it's work later on at Washing ton, as it assuredly will.
 The offer of the asphalt trust to take the five dismissed cadets into it's ser vice has been declined by three of them, and no doubt the entire matter will come before Congress next win ter, and a second Booz investigation will be instituted. Altogether the academy is having stormy time of it In escaping from the period of bar parity and cruelty to a period of de cency and regard for public senti' ment.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
EIGHT BRUSHES WITH DEATH.

From the New York World.
 1. While a school boy at Oxford a boat in which he was rowing was overturned. He saved himself by swimming ashore.
 ?. Upon returning to England in 1860, after his visit to the United States and Canada, his voyage was so delayed by storms that warships were sent in search of the warship Hero.
 8. In 1871 an attack of typhoid fever threatened to result fatally. His life was despaired of. but was saved through viz orously rubbing him with brandy.
 4. In 1871, while tiger-shooting in India- a tiger sprang upon the princes ele- phant. His life was saved by Colonel White of his suite, who killed the beast.
 5. In 1898 he slipped and fell on a stair way, sustaining an accident to his knee, which threatened to make him lame for life. Within a few months he had com pletely recovered.
 G. On April 4. 1900, while en route to Copenhagen, was shot at by a half crazed youth named Spido at the Brus- sells railway station. Two shots were fired, both of which missed their mark
 '. While on visit to Emperor Will liam of Germany he was hunting stags and two of them charged upon his horse. The horse reared and threw him to the ground He was only slightly bruised.
 S. He missed death by just ten seconds on the Shamrock yesterday, as shown by the cable dispatches.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
OYercoats at End of May.

There was apparent promise a week ago that phenomenal weather was past for season, but the indications were illusory. The temperature was very low on Saturday-low for the end of May but 1t was high compared to yesterdays lowest range. Not only was the tenn perature low, but stiff cold wind steadily throughout the day, and was still blowing at a late hour last night forcing the mercury down in the forties and chilling everybody exposed to it, and making fires essential in residences.
 Half the homes in Birmingham re- lighted the winters fires yesterday, and nearly every woman seen out of doors was dressed in winter garments. Spring dresses were folded away, and sombre colors in woolen fabrics prevailed A day might have been the 18th of Feb ruary but for the green trees and grass and flowers, which dropped in the cold and cheerless day. For short time in the afternoon the sun came out, but it did not seem to have any appreciable effect upon the atmosphere.
 The effect of this unreasonable wealth CT will be bad on field crops, especially on cotton, which is already reported to be two or three weeks late. Rust on the young cotton may be looked for. This remarkable spell will lead the public into
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
Montgomery's Noble Charity.

Since Montgomery is the State capital and for that reason, If for no other. all Alabamians are interested in that beau tiful old city by the broad Alabama, whatever concerns the well-being of Montgomery is of wide State concern Therefore 1t is pleasing to note that the proposition of the Sisters of Charity to build a splendid charity hospital at the capital is being taken in the proper spirit by the Montgomerians. The Sisters proffered to build s5O0O0 or $60,000 hos pital, provided Montgomery donated a s1O,0oO site. Progress Is thus reported by yesterdays Advertisers:
 '"The soliciting committees for the Charity Hospital proposition did some good work yesterday and as a result $500 additional was pledged to the fund to pro- vide a lot for the hospital. This brings the total up to s7769.
 'The committees will prosecute their work next week and it is expected and believed that the required amount of $1O,- GOO will have been subscribed by Satur- day night"
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
RehuiIdinu Jacksonville.

There is no buster place in the coun- try than Jacksonville, which is begin ming to rise from it's ashes. In every part of the burned area preparations for rebuilding are going on, and as a rule the new buildings are better than those the fire destroyed. More brick and stone are to be used in the new construction.
 The distribution of the insurance money, something over six millions of dollars, has set many at work, and the chief commercial town of Florida will soon be ready to transact it's custom ary business. Before winter comes again much will have been accom- plished towards housing trade of all sorts, as well as the people who con- duct that trade. some are rebuilding bank buildings, some stores, and many residences. If the fire had to occur it could not have come in better time of year for rebuilding purposes, but the climate of Florida is so mild there will be no cessation of work on ac- count of weather. It will go on until the town is completely restored.
 It is to be hoped that due considera- tion will be given in rebuilding to the possibility of another great fire, and that buildings will be constructed and so placed that second disaster will be rendered we'll nigh impossible even in a wind. This subject is receiving considerable attention. All in all the people of Jacksonville are rebuilding hopefully. Buildings are going up also in the sections of the city that were not burned over, thus showing that there is plenty of hopefulness in the devastated town. In this respect it is not like stricken Galveston.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27

rule than the South; that politica process in the South hitherto hay tended more toward the humiliation the whites than toward the elevation o the blacks. His general assumption wal that the disposal of the negro ballot il purely a state matter.
 To begin with there has been mucl less protest in the North against negri disfranchisement than might have beer expected; much less than would be jus tified by strict application of the con stitutional and political rights of tn, black race. On the contrary the com plexity and aggravation of the ract problem in the Southern states has beer generally recognized, and a great many people who are not of those states be lieve that new order of things must b, established, whether the present move. ment be the best or the worst. There ha, been degree of complacency that scent almost incomprehensible when the effec of such disfranchisement upon national politics is taken into consideration.
 The South may be thankful that ther, abides an ultimate hope that, with tn,
  controlling factor, there will come a great change in the freedom and inde, pendence of the white voters. It is to the more or less reasonable belief that Southern white voters will change theiI front on some public questions as a re, suit of the disfranchisement of the ne. groes that Northern complacency 1, largely due. But for the binding char. acter of the race question 1t would have been impossible, for example, for the South to so far ignore it's own interests Presidential election.
 But the main cause of the comparative indifference in the North is that the ne. groes of the Southern states have not en- joyed the right of franchise for many years. They have been defrauded ot their votes in one way or another. The new movement is merely to simplify and in a measure make legitimate the samd result that has been reached by lawless and arbitrary methods in the past. II will not change the general result-at least not immediately. But men like MT. Knox certainly display great sensitive HtSS WncI they PiOteol e6diiioI SuCn JUS jections as have been advanced against their proceedings.
 It would have been possible for the Federal government to have intervened long ago to secure to the black voters of the South the rights given them under the extension of the national franchise. That the government has not so inter- vened is attributed to the realization of the retarding, embarrassing complica- tions imposed upon the Southerners by the race question. It is to be feared that the South does not measure the extent of real consideration that is felt in the North, and that it overestimates the inn portance of what it regards as imperti- nent interference. It should be thankful that the political aspects of the situation have not made it vital issue in national affairs.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27

capital were needed, and the result is seen in these census figures for the present year:
 England and Wales ...... s2525,7l6
 Ireland ...... ..... ...... ...... 4,4b6,b46
 Scotland ...... -. .... ...... 4,4l,9of
 In other words, Scotland that had in 1S41 only one-quarter of Ireland's pop ulation, now has more population by about 15,OO0, and Is prosperous. The population of Ireland, fertile and near ly all capable of cultivation, is still decreasing, chiefly through immigra- tion to this country. Many leave Scotland also, but there are still enough left in the bleak and mountain ous end of the island to give 1t consid- erable population. Ireland lost in the decade just ended about 250,000 peo- pie, thus showing that the immigra- tion movement has nearly run it's course, and it may be that the new de- cade will show a stationary popula- tion. The tillers of the soil can now become owners, and manufacturers are beginning to get footholo in the island, although 1t nas no coal. Bel fast is a prosperous town, and other towns are getting strength from fac torres.
 The changes in population in Ireland indicate that it's dream of home rule will never pass into fact. There will never again be an Irish parliament The liberty loving Irishman is seeking and finding what he wants in this country, and New York has become the chief Irish city in the world.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
GAIN IN J
 OUR TRADE WITH JAPAN
BY ALBERT HALsTEAD.

Washington May sspcal3 in the at YOko-
  cotton there has been marked of to the higher 1900 and the large stock of American eottons laid du ing 1899 single article from the United States in the % a7Eo against fiscal s As consequence figures Of our export" to sno" naei1 e, s. t of cotton Even with this great of of fiscal 1& though as above observed less than those created 0S the ~ N of American coton the fiscal year 1so
 The following commercial conditions in Japan taken from the general
 trade in sOo unlike ped has been one bank unable orOrdered reported that there of about sUO which have been and manufacturers preceding higher by about $o while the exports have been lower by ~ rms means of the turn to foign
 
 
 chiefly owing to the depression in the 
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 1se % 1900 | Cotton 4ss sS s%S Ion Adg$ aS rona nd manua Paper ue - - - ~ - - - ..... - ...... " ........ otton s0E@o E$S@0 Woolen goods .....' s@2@o meSS"S eS%S 4usnse,''. .'''' .'.' '.'.' - - 1n3OO assoc Goal Goal and n oi ] .... ...... sSSS @ 7@SS Ass Decreased exports articles Rice "-''es3@S s3 @S S5sIS@ SSm %S '''s u' 'SS sen 1l ' '''''
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
LIVlNGS GSTON.
Two Marriages, Commencement Exer-
 cses and Bean Shipments.


 Livingston, May 26. - (Special.)-The marriage of MT. Peter Mclean and Miss Susie Curry is announced to take place on June 12 MT Mclean is a prominent merchant here and Miss Curry is a daugh- ter of Rev w G. Curry, our Baptist min- ister.
 On June 26 MT. Charles Perry, a prom inent business man of Birmingham, will lead Miss Bessie Tartt of this town to the hymenial altar. Miss Tartt is a famous Black Belt beauty.
 The commencement exercises of the Alabama Normal College are on. Last night the primary department, under the splendid supervision of Mrs Eva Airing ton, presented the beautiful little play, Cinderella in Flowerland'' to an inn mense audience The little ladies ac- quilted themselves nobly, and were heart fly applauded Today at Il o'clock a. m. Rev. Paul Price. the evangelist, of Ur- bana, O., preached the commencement sermon at the Baptist church.
 The Sumter Circuit Court, adjourned term, will be held here June IT for the trial of the Scott boys and Harper for shooting R. H. Seymour on May 16, 1900. Seymour died in Meridian in February. At the same term two negroes, White and Gains, will be tried on charge of murder.
 Capt Tom M Tartt is building very fine residence here on the lot where his residence was destroyed by an accidental fire last February.
 The first shipment of beans for Gin cinnati left Livingston and Cuba on the Hst Hundreds of bushels are shipped from Sumter County daily now, and they are bringing in fine profit.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
LITERATURE.
From the Detroit Journal.

From the Detroit Journal.
 Of course I made case of mistaken identity the basis of my novel.
 It was my intention, understand, that the heroine mistake the villain for a Boston terrier, and fall in love with him.
 Clever, was 1t not?
 But to my chagrin unthinkingly made the heroine a greater character than could we'll control. In spite of all I could do, she mistook the villain for Adams off OK and gave him the laugh.
 This necessitated complete recon struction of the local color and some portions of the dialogue, and the book which I had expected to write in two weeks has already consumed nearly a month of my time.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27
Saw NH Burned.

From the Hef1in New Era.
 Last Thursday night the saw and plan ing mill, property of Baber & Hardy. sit uated about six miles east of Hef1in, was destroyed by fire, together with about 160, 900 feet of lumber. Several hundred feet of this lumber was cut for a railway company and was valued at about s2S per 100.
 The loss of lumber is near s2,0O0, and loss of mill about $1 ,00O No insurance.
 Atkins & Owens, who handle dressed lumber made by Baber & Hardy, inform us that the new mill and planer will be purchased and put down immediately and the people of Hef1in will suffer no ihcon- venience on account of the burning as they have enough dressed lumber on hand to fill all orders until the new mill Is put down.
The age-herald., 1901-05-27

in the kaleidoscope of the elements.
 About Persons.
 Editor W. T. Wear of the opellka In dustrial News Is at the Metropolitan. Allen s. Higgs of New York is at the Metropolitan.
 Delegates Charles W Ferguson, John ". O'Neill and James M. Weatherly who spent Sunday at their homes in this city, will return to the Constitu- tlonal Convention in Montgomery this morning.
 Hon. Oscar R. Hundley and Mrs. Hundley of Huntsville are at the Metro politan.
 J. H. Foster, Jr., of Anniston is at the Metropolitan.
 Thad W. Griffin of Petersburg, Va, Is at the Morris.
 I,ucien V. LaTaste of Montgomery, former national president of the Trav- elers Protective Association of America, Is at the Morris.
 V. s. Moore, W. c. Bell, c. w. Phil lips and MT and Mrs. T. G. Powers of Atlanta are at the Morris.
 Robert Campbell of Gadsden is at the Metropolitan.
 "A. o'Rear of Jasper is at the Metro politan.
 c. L. Ware of Auburn is at the Metro politan.