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The age-herald., 1901-06-11
MR. CRAIG'S WOMAN
 SUFFRAGE ORDINANCE
BY B. E. |. MEL.

Selma, June 10-(Special. )-Hon. B. H. Craig. one of the delegates from Dallas County In the constitutional convention, was in the city today and on being asked about his ordinance introduced in the convention giving the right of suffrage to the women of Alabama, said that many were under the impression that the same had been introduced in. spirit of levity.
 T am not given to such actions' said MT. Craig this morning, "though I envy him who in his soul can feel that a Iit- tie nonsense now and then is relshed by the best of mem However, I would not take a convention called to change the organic law of the State as the arena to make sport of any question"
 T yield to no man in my veneration for women, and particularly the women of the South, and 1t is to give them the right of protection that I earnestly favor endow- ing them with the power of the ballot. do not desire to force the women to vote By no means. But simply want to make it possible for the 175,O00 women in this State to protect themselves and to give us this wonderful resource to fall back upon to ward off the evils of negro suffrage, which was forced upon us by our enemies of the North. There are some who speak of them as "our friends" They are no friends of mine nor of my people; they never have been and never will.
 'I do not expect my ordinance to be in- corporated into the constitution, because as delegate remarked a few days since, 1t Is about twenty years ahead of the times, put it is pure justice to thousands of widows and married women who own property, and must sit idly by and see 1t almost confscated and not be able to raise their voice in protest against those who would make the laws for it's tax ation.
 we. are making constitution for fifty
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
State University.

From the Huntsville Mercury.
 Unless the Constitutional Convention adopts some plan to improve the system of managing the University of Alabama, that institution will very soon lose it's usefulness. It has been seriously injured already and that injury will very soon be- come permanent.
 The trouble with the University-now. and for many years-is too much politics, and under the present plan of manage ment there Is very little hope for im- provement. The cadets are positively re- bellious and have been guilty of gross dis respect many times since the trouble last December. Even the annual University publication, the Corolla, is filled with per- sonal allusions to President Powers, and none of them are complimentary.
 If the board of trustees is made self perpetuating it will soon cure the pres ent trouble. Every member of the ex- isting board should be removed and new board should be appointed Then, as vacancies occur, they should be filled by the board. The plan is employed in the management of many leading educa- tional institutions and always success fully. The Alabama Bryce Insane Hos. pita lis managed that way and it is &C., knowledged to be the best managed insti- tuition in the South.
 If a better plan can be found than system by which the trustees elect their own successors, let it be employed, but change Is imperative and the sooner it is put into practice, the better for the Uni versity.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11

the greatest merriment prevails. Thou sands of the London poor loafers and idlers walk the distance. Once seen, that crowded highway can never be forgot ten.
 "In 1897, when the Prince of Wales first won the Derby, I was present and wit messed the race. The Princes horse was named Persimmon, a lingual corruption of per Simon-literally, by Simon, the horses sire. The popular impression was that the horse was named for the famil- far American wild fruit, the persimmon; and if I was asked one time I was ask ed thousands of times in the days that followed to descrie the persimmon, as I had a great number of acquaintances in the British Isles and all of them wished to know
 Talk about thing beggaring descrip- tion-the wild and tumultuous enthusiasm of the million of people who saw the idolized Princes horse win the prize, for which Princes of Wales had vainly striv- en through a hundred and seventeen years, bafiled any power of any man to describe. It is d common phrase to say people went wild, but the brass-throated million were literally mad with enthus- iasm. I stood within arms reach of the Prince as he led his horse by to the scales to be weighed. and it struck me as closely scanned his flushed and per fectly Joyous face that he was prouder of Persimmon's victory than he was of his heirship to the proudest of all the thrones in the world.
 The proud cry was. the Prince wins cry that impulsively started, for being gifted with extraordinary eyesight dis covered Persimmon lunge ahead quarter of a mile away, and having few pounds bet on the horse I had a personal inter est in his success. In fact all the interest that I had in the race came from my money wager, though I felt something of the universal English wish that the Prince might win In some respects 1t was the most extraordinary scene I ever witnessed. The Prince. now King Ed ward, won the Derby second time in 1900, I believe"
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
THREE FISHERS.
By Charles Kingsley.

By Charles Kingsley Three fishers went sailing out Into the
 west,
 Out into the west, as the sun went
 down: Each thought of the woman who loved
 him the best And the children stood watching them
 out of the town; For men must work and women must
 weep, And there's little to earn and many to
 keep,
 Though the harbor-bar be moaning. Three wives sat up in the lighthouse
 tower,
 And they trimmed the lamps as the sun
 went down: And they looked at the squall, and they
 looked at the shower. And the night rock came rolling up,
 ragged and brown; But men must work and women must
 weep, Though the storms be sudden and the
 waters deep, And the harbor-bar be moaning. Three corpses lie out on the shining In the morning gleam as the tide goes
 down; And the women are weeping and wiring
 ing their hands, For those who will never come home
 to the town: For men must work and women must
 weep, E And the sooner it's over the sooner 70
 sleep 4. And goodby to the bar and It's moaning.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
Racial Local Taxation.

The plan submitted by MT. Ashcraft of Lauderdale deserves careful con sideration. In it he provides for a State school fund raised and appor- toned in proportion to the number of school children, being the plan now in use, and then he provides for the or ganization in each county by the county commissioners of white school districts and colored school districts without reference to territorial bound aries-that is to say. given block or section may be part at one time of white district and also of colored dis trict. This is done in Ohio, and is up- held by the Ohio courts. The white districts are to have white trustees, and the colored districts negro trustees.
 MT. Ashcraft's plan provides as follows:
 For the purpose of building, enlarging, improving or furnishing school houses in any district, or for the purpose of sup plementing the general school funds re- ceived from Federal. state,. county, mu- nicipal and other sources, the Court of County Commissioners, or body of like jurisdiction shall. upon request as herein after provided levy a special assessment of not more than one-fourth of one per centum in any one year upon the proper ty of white persons situated in white district, or. upon the property of colored persons situated in a colored district; provided, no such levy shall be made ex- cept upon the request of majority of the voters residing in the district expressed at an election held for that purpose. At such election in a white school district only qualified white electors shall be per-. mitted to vote, and in colored school dis tricts, only qualified colored electors shall be permitted to vote. It shall be the duty of the Probate Judge to order such election in any district upon the petition of not less than one-fourth of the voters who will be entitled to vote at such cleo tion.
 This plan may not be ideal, but 1t is certainly better than no plan at all for the bettering of the schools of the State beyond State aid. Mr. Ashcraft believes it will invite and encourage each race to the noblest exertion of it's powers. When the negro" he says, lis permitted to make some distinct race effort in the organization of his schools and some systematic contri- button to their maintenance he will be- gin to feel the responsibility, and be- gin the cultivation of those principles of race fraternity approved by the uni versal experience of mankind" The negro, by this plan, would be aided by the State in giving his children a req sonable start in life, and he would be permitted to supplement that aid when ever and wherever he desired to do so. This plan deserves very careful consideration. It fits the case in many. respects.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
,lan adopted by Dun:
Total. =. ... .sss7.99 s92e2o ss1S.2s

It will be seen that prices are still higher. than they were one year ago, but that the present tendency is down. ward. No one expects a return to the prices of 1898, put a medium between those prices and those of the boom in 1899 will no doubt be established from which quotations will vary in accord ance with the law of supply and de- mand. All branches of trade are in sound condition, free alike from booms or panics, and the hope and belief is that they will remain in that condition throughout the present year, thus giv- ing the country the benefit of a year of great prosperity and general gain.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
Wisdom and Caution Needed.

Georgia depends upon white pri. maries for the nomination of candi- oates, and then upon the prepayment of ell taxes as suffrage condition for their election by white men. Under this plan, says the Savannah News, "the State is not in much danger from illIteracy. The plan costs the people something. but the cost is not seri- ous burden. It IS certainly preferable to the loss of representation in Con gross and the electoral college"
 The Georgia politicians are shrewd and far-sighted. They long have been. The danger they see ahead is not by any means imaginary. Whenever the Republican party is ready for the issue 1t will come, and representation will be based upon votes instead of population. Whether this will be done by decisions in the Supreme Court or by Congress cannot be foreseen. Probably de-
 
 cision by the court which consists of six Republicans and three Democrats will be utilized as basis for action by Congress. The man who holds that the Republicans will not do this very thing either does not understand the courage of that party, or else he is willing to go ahead blindly.
 Now, why should Alabama be thrown into such a political tangle to come out of it shorn of power in Congress and in the electoral college, while Georgia and Tennessee and Texas and Arkansas are tranquil and powerful? :? There is but one reason-thirteen Black Belt counties are over-nervous, and are demanding at the hands of the suffrage committee suffrage limitations that invite trouble-that make trouble from Washington possible, even prob able. Neither the grandfather" nor the Understanding clauses stand ap- proved by lae United States Supreme Court. The latter has been consid- cred incidentally; the former has not
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 It is a curious thing that woman can be so much like cat and yet like to move. q altI
 Probably Eve turned up her nose at Adam till the Lord told her she could have him. i f4 sii4i
 There never was a woman who didn't argue that mole was beauty spot if she had any. N .iSst
 What becomes of all the second wives in Heaven is as great mystery as how thin people can have fat children. ! If men and women could keep the souls they had as little children. there would be no little children in the world with the souls of men and women.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
The Suffrage Question.
rom the coosa Argus.

From the Coosa Argus.
 The Constitutional Convention can elim- mate the negro vote without violating the fifteenth amendment, by putting single exception in the suffrage clause, as follows:
 "All male persons over twenty-one (21) years of age, who are citizens of the United States and of the State of Ala bama, shall be qualified electors in the State of Alabama, except persons whose ancestors were living in a barbarous or savage state of society prior to the year 17S9."
 The date 17S9 may be changed to any more suitable date. But the principle is, that persons. only a generation or two removed from savage life, can not be proper persons to exercise the elective franchise In civilized country.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
Make Office Desirable.
rom the Mobile Register

From the Mobile Register.
 The Constitutional Convention will probably fix the term of Governor at four years and make the incumbent ineligible for reelection; neither will the incumbent be allowed to use the Governorship as stepping stone for the Senatorship, as some men have attempted to do. This being the intention, the Register urges that, as turn about is fair play, the office be made worth getting for itself alone. Let the salary of the Governor be raised to respectable figure. This thing of requiring a serious sacrifice of not only ones time and energy in the States ser vice but also ones material interests, is not in keeping with the dignity of this great commonwealth. It is admitted that good men and true have from time to time made the sacrifice. but it is also ap- parent that men with ulterior designs have made an expedient out of the office. The Governorship ought to be the full and fitting reward for the man the people delight most to honor. It is now, how ever, something between a dumping ground for men we do not know how to dispose of otherwise and a half way house for men bound elsewhere. Let this con- vention see to it that no man when ask ed hereafter to aspire to the office of Governor shall be forced to say: T can not afford it."
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphael's prophecies for this day, Tuesday, June Il, 1901:
 Sell in the afternoon; unfortunate for all else.'
 Heavy misfortunes threaten thee in thy business, losses in speculation, sick ness in thy domestic. circle, and much annoyance from young people. this being thy birthday"
 "A child born on this day will have very unfortunate career and be in con- tinual trouble and often in poverty; 1t will be quick in wit, but not too scrupu- lously honest"
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
About Persons.

Editor Charles W. Hare of the Tus- kegee News was in Birmingham yester- day and left In the afternoon for Gadsder.
 State Senator J. J. Ray and MT. Rob- ert c. Robertson and Mrs. Robertson of Fayette were in Birmingham yester- day.
 MT. Murray Brown left Birmingham last night for French Lick Springs. Ind. where he will stay fortnight for the benefit of his health.
 Mir c. H. Andrew of Nashville is at the Morris.
 Mir. Bowdne Phinzy, owner of the Au- gusta Herald and one of the leading men of that city. is in Birmingham.
 Asss
 MT. Irby Morgan of Cincinnati is at the Morris.
 President Milton H. Smith of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad is reg istered at the Morris.
 Dr. James c. Boyles, representing the New York Times, is in Birmingham Dr. Boyles, who once edited the Iron Age, is an authority on questions concerning iron and steel and is here to gather informa- ton for a series ofsarticles in the New York Times.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
Large Grape Crop.
n the Fruithurst Vineyardist

From the Fruithurst Vineyardist.
 The largest grape crop Fruithurst ever had is now assured: the vines are fairly overloaded. The berries on the punches are now larger than peas. Ninety per cent of these grapes will be made into wine and grape juice. Owing to the heavy expense and unsatisfactory returns from shipments to market in the past, very few grapes will be shipped this season. Every vineyardist should early secure barrels to store his wine in, while they can be had at a reasonable price.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
MATCHES MADE.
Two Contests Will Take Place in San
 Francisco June 28.

New York, June 10.-Manager Kennedy of the Twentieth Century Athletic Club today made matches between Tim Calla- han. the Philadelphia feather-weight. and Haggerty, the. Australian champion, and Kid Carter, the Brooklyn middle weight and Jack Root of Chicago. Both con tests will take place at San Francisco on June 2S.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
couRTsHIP AT 5000 A YEAR.

New York-For twenty-two years, says Miss Mary A. Pearsalls of Oceanside, L. T., in her complaint, Richard W. Pool courted her, visiting her every evening. Two weeks ago, she ayers, he tilted her, and she demands s22,0OO damages, 5000 for every year of lovemaking.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
SHERIFF JOSEPH MERRILL.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 Sheriff Merrill did only his duty in de- lending Ike Williams from the mob that sought his life, and that Is the view taken of the matter by nearly every body In Carrollton. The mob itself came from parts of the county outside of Car rollton. ..,.- 1
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
From the Columbus Enouirer-sun.

From the Columbus Enquirer-Sun
 The bold stand of Sheriff Merrill, which was promptly backed by Governor Chan dler, who sent troops to the scene and issued proclamation to the effect that order would be preserved if 1t took all the military and civil authorities of the State to do 1t, will have salutary effect upon mobs, not only in Carroll County, but in every other county in Georgia. In Carroll County the people know they have a sher- if. who, when he says he will shoot, means what he says, and they will be slow in making another attempt to take prisoner from him.
 Governor Candler in the Atlanta Con
 stitution.
 Governor Candler. in talking of the af- fair yesterday, highly commended the course of the sheriff in attacking and re- pulsing the mob as he did.
 '"The whole affair."" said the Cover nor, "goes to show the necessity for a we'll l-organized and reliable militia. It is probable, after all, that the militia pre- vented the lynching of the negro, for the chances are from what I hear that another assault on the jail would have been made no doubt, with serious con sequences.
 'I want to commend in the heartiest terms the action of the sheriff and his little posse in repulsing that mob. It was an act of heroism in the highest sense. It was not only physical hero ism, but 1t showed devotion to a duty which is sometimes most unpopular. yet a duty which the law requires and which should always be performed
 From the Augusta Chronicle.
 Sheriff Merrill, of Carroll, with a high conception of his duty, bravely discharged it, and fired on the mob that sought by force to take his prisoner. In defending the negro he took lives that were probab- ly of infinitely more value than the one he defended, but it was their own fault. and not the sheriff's that they were sacri- ficed and at the moment of the sacrifice they had wilfully placed themselves out side the pale of the law by making an at- tack, not simply upon a condemned ne- gro, but upon the peace, good order and dignity of the State of Georgia and upon the power and integrity of her duly au- thorized officer. When shot down, they were .lawbreakers. in revolt against their own properly constituted courts and laws. It was as such~they were resisted and hot, and not as the good citizens which they had been prior to being swept of their feet in the passion of the mob. Well done, Sheriff Merrill. If there were more like you there would be fewer lynchings.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11

King Edward will not resort to lese majeste proceedings in order to secure proper respect for his high office, but he Is doing all he can to win personal respect, and he is succeeding much better than the Kaiser does.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11

Sugar Trust Havemeyer objects to Sunday newspapers, trolleys and the like. but he says nothing about Sunday interest accruing on his United States bonds.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11

When rings worth from 5000 to $500 are worn in girls college it is plain that the young person has caught on to the prevailing mania for plutoeratic living.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11

London is in a dubious frame of mind over the proposed Chicagoizing of the ancient town. Yerkes' record in Chicago is under review.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11

Straw hats have just arrived north of Mason and Dixons line Here they are in the stained and darkened stage Of storm and stress.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11

Dowie refuses to whistle for his chariot of fire, and the people of Chi cago are afraid he will overlook that feature of his new impersonation.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
WITH THE EDITORS OF
 THE STATE PRESS
Sumter county's Fame.

From the Sumter Times.
 Beans and peas are going to make Sum- ter County famous, and while the whole country is going wild about Beaumont, Sumter Is furnishing Cincinnati and Lou isville with beans for dinner. The oil wells may run dry, but the bean crop will increase with each succeeding year.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
A Visiting Newspaper Man.

MT. John c. o'Connell, staff corre- spondent of the Mobile Register, is at the Morris. MT. O'Connell comes to this city for the purpose of obtaining spe- ciac details of Birninghams growth and development in material greatness. and the facts he obtains will be embodied in an article to be published in the Regis ter's forthcoming Southern Railway edition.
 of wide experience on the English and American press, and is altogether a gifted and charming man.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11
Alderman a Bankrupt.

New Orleans, June 10.-Robert G. Mem- ory, member of the City Council and a prominent contractor, filed proceedings in bankruptcy today with liabilities of $5S 900 and assets of S22, 900.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11

Mark Twain and the clergy are still at war over the missionaries to China, and the public are umpiring the game.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11

Just as the Southern delegates are gathering a moonshine whisky still has been discovered in Philadelphia.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11

Automobiles are now sold on the in- stallment plan, and they are becoming positively common and vulgar.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11

it is the general opinion of lawyers that this decision will be affirmed by the>Cir- cult Court at Cincinnati
 One thing Is assured-Sheffield will get the shops, and that means an addition of at least 1000 to our population, includ- ing several hundred skilled mechanics, and a pay roll of sSO.O0O or $4O0O0 a month.
The age-herald., 1901-06-11

Ballington Booth has McSweeneyized the reported alliance of the two wings of the Salvation Army.