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The age-herald., 1901-08-17
GOVERNMENT TELEPHONES.
From the London Express.


 Post office telephones will soon be ring ing up and ringing off in the business heart of London. October MT. Austen Chamberlain has now fixed as the ear Hest date, and inquiry at the department shows that it will be quite soon enough. Much work has yet to be done on the central exchange. in Queen Victoria street, and on the branch exchanges. Very shortly a band of canvassers will set out to test the wishes of men in the city and ladies in the West End. They cannot start yet, because the government has not decided upon the rates to be charged
The age-herald., 1901-08-17
SCOTCH WORkM EN.
They Want to Investigate Labor Con-
 dItions In America.

New York. August 16.--Acoording to the London correspondent of the Journal and Advertiser, twelve representative Scot tish workmen sailed from Glasgow on tho Ethiopa to investigate labor condfslons in America. They were. selected by a pop ular vote under the auspices of the Dun dee Red Letter, leading Scottish mag azine.
 They will make careful inquiry into en- gineering, mining, railways manufac-, lures. building and other trades In order to learn the best American methods with the object of bringing the Scotch works up to date =
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clause; and if there Is a man here who is skeptical upon the question whether intel- ligence produces wealth, want to assure him that 1t not only produces wealth. but that 1t promotes virtue, and If we are to have suffrage based upon wealth, give us an intelligence which will not only pro- duce wealth, but along with it will pro- mote virtue and good government in Ala bama.'
 And this graphic illustration of a great fact will appeal to all men who know of the material conditions existing in more than dozen of the counties:
 Gentlemen, do you know that in many sections of Alabama that there are proud homesteads that stand dismantled and deserted, almost in the crumhling ruins of desolation itself2 And why? Because the people who formerly lived in those homes, on account of the lack of social advantages and social intercourse. and educational advantages for their chill dren, hve closed their homes and moved into the towns and cities to educate their children. There are those, less fortunate, unable to get away, who remain behind them. Sitting there in the densest gloom that can come upon a people from whom the light of hope has almost gone out. they are anxiously looking for the light which 1t seems will never come, and plead with you today that by your &C., tion in adopting this section for a 3-mill tax, to show to them
 " The crimson streak on oceans cheek, Which tells of the coming dawn
 With them this light will never pierce the gloom until you provide means for the education of the children in those homes.'"
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s2o, ,ooo. 900 for Transports.

San Francisco, August 16.-General O. F. Long. superintendent of the Army Transport Service in this city. is prepar- ing his annual report to the Quartermas- ter General of the army. It will show that in round numbers $20,eo0.O00 have been disbursed here in the maintenance of the transport services. The esti- mated cost of transporting a soldier from San Francisco is shown to be s13s, for a cabin passenger $256. The capacities of the transports that come from this port will vary from 120O to 20O0 passengers.
 Coal is one of the biggest items of ex- pense. The Meade, which sails today, will burn on an average of no tons per day for twenty-five days That alone is an item of $27, 900.
The age-herald., 1901-08-17
Peter Bryce and pr. searcy.

There was an honor paid to the wis dom and greatness of the late pr. Peter Bryce of Tuscaloosa, the ninth anniver- sary of whose ever lamented death oc- cured yesterday, which was perhaps greater, in a sense, than the act of the Legislature in lending his illustrious name to the greatest institution for the insane in America said an old friend of pr. Bryce last night.
 "The Age-Herald of today briefly told the story of the great heart of the great Bryce, and how hundreds of afflicted men and women had been restored to reason by the magic of his marvellous skill. The story will appeal to all intel ligent Alabamians. for apart from his intellectual greatness-I hold him the greatest Alabamian who ever fived-there was that quality of manhood within him that won the love of every person who came to know him. Hundreds of times over it was demonstrated that by merely laying his hand upon the arm of a raving maniac the madman became as subdued and tractable as sobbing little child Often he exercised that wonderful power of human love over madness by a simple word of authority tenderly spoken.
 "Once, many years ago, when I was a lad. Dr. Bryce conducted me through all the wards of that splendid palace which Alabama has provided for it's mentally afflicted sons and daughters. and I was wondering witness to the wonderful magic of his presence and his speech. I recall that we entered one of the recrea- ton rooms of the women patients, a ma tron accompanying us, and every one of those poor women rose to her feet and bowed to him. He spoke some gentle word to them, even as a father might speak to his children. and they seemed entirely happy. Later, upon my entreaty, he conducted me to a room wherein raved man, friend of my infancy and of my family at home, and this man be- came instantly quiet smiled even.
 50 great and so good was Peter Bryce!
 "But I meant to refer to that other honor shown his memory, and that was the selection by the state of pr. James T. Searcy as his successor. Dr. Bryce s dying request. or rather his written re- quest made known after his death, was that Dr. Searcy should take up his work and 1t was so ordered. Dr. Searcy is very much a Peter Bryce type of mana man of powerful intellect and great heart one of the foremost of living Aiabamians He is a man of great will power. and he is as tender-hearted as a child. His suc- cess in conducting the Alabama Bryce Hospital is extraordinary. He keeps the institution, with its fifteen hundred or sixteen hundred patients, fully up to the proud standard Peter Bryce fixed, and he has brought about more cures of mental Arrangement than any other ex- pert in America One charming and gracious characteristic of this great heal CT of diseased minds is that from time to time he writes friendly letters to the families of his patients; and he always states the precise facts of each case. He never allows himself to arouse false hopes. And all Alabama is indebted to him for his extraordinary administrative abilityP'
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IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphael's prophecies for this day. Saturday August IT, 1e0i;I
 Sell in the afternoon, after o'clock and before D."
 Expect heavy losses in thy business; see that thou dest not speculate, or risk thy money; thy birthday is an unfortu- nate one"
 "A child born on this day will be care less over money and will spend it foolish ly and reeklessly. If female, unhappy in marriagen
The age-herald., 1901-08-17
AT THE MERCY OF MOSQUITOES.

Wilberforce Hays London Letter.
 London-Londoners are fighting a plague of mosquitoes here, and everybody one meets is industriously scratching. There is. of course, no preparation for such plague. Mosquito netting is un- known as such. and people seem to be altogether at loss for remedies. For once tine advice of Americans is being eagerly sought. There are weird sugges- tions in Athe newspapers. One of these is a .pronosal to have the meats around country touses filled with carp and frogs.
The age-herald., 1901-08-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
rom the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 It takes a great deal of alimony for some women to keep up appearances on.
 When a man has been drinking too much the only person he can fool about it is himself.
 It takes a long time for some men to learn that the way to convince a woman she is wrong about thing is to agree with her about it.
 What bachelor can't understand is how a woman gets out of those gowns that button up the back when there is no man around to do 1t for her.
The age-herald., 1901-08-17

Missouri and Kansas are in favor of ,-e Boer war to the extent of $5,o00, 900 received for mules and horses sold to the British.
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Pullman car porters will not form a trust, but hey will print schedule of tips. They do not want to be the whole thing.
The age-herald., 1901-08-17
GALLANT.

From the Boston Globe.
 There may be 7o.sss more women than men in Massachusetts. as the census fig- ures show, but let nobody dare to say they are ''superfuousy
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MT. Bryan is studying patience and the public pulse in his sanctum sane forum.
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In the extent of their claims the steel strikers and their opponents are even worse than so many politicians.
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Some towns begin to fear they will be libraried over night. Burlington, ermont, found one on it's doorstep.
The age-herald., 1901-08-17

When the Kansans went to Lawton, Okla, they at once established sixty saloons. They had become very thirs- ty
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The truth is not many people are put of at Buffalo. There are other midways.
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Mrs. Nation assures the public that once free she will never marry again. She wishes to avoid rush.
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Heredity is at work in Paterson, N. J., also, where son succeeds father in the anarchist line of business.
The age-herald., 1901-08-17

The Shamrock's flag has no respect for the Constitution, and may decline to follow it.
The age-herald., 1901-08-17

Jack Winters was a scientist in dis guise. He proposed to turn the gold he stole into an airship for the benefit of mankind.
The age-herald., 1901-08-17

As a reporter Maclay was in the habit of dishing up hot stuff and he carried the habit into his history.
The age-herald., 1901-08-17
AMERICAN BOXERS.

From the Mexican Herald
 Over in sunny Italy the papers are tell ing about the lynching Boxers in Mis- slssppi.
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Shamrock II is not saying a word, but she will be on hand on racing day.
The age-herald., 1901-08-17

Mir Babcock or Wisconsin has struck a popular chord in his demand for tar if revision. The robbed will turn.
The age-herald., 1901-08-17

'This is no time for arbitration" ;" said J. P. Morgan last week. He can hold out several weeks longer if his coal bin does.
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George Kennan is out of fashion, and the Czer can do what he likes with him.
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Prof Triggs is making the Hall of Fame look like thirty cents.
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be considered profane history.
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NE ONLY pAllY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
 As You Like 1t.
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no cornerer stays sworn off
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Corn King Phillips has sworn off. bu
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D, A. Fitch and J. c. Little are the only authorized traveliBg representatives of The Age-Herald h It's circulating depart ment
Middletown transcript., 1901-08-24
WRECK DELAYS TRAINS

Travel over the Delaware railroad was
DELAYED for several hours Saturday night
owing to a refrigerator car jumping the
tracks at the bridge over the Delaware
and Chesapeake canal Train D 4, fast
northbound freight had among its cars
refrigerator car loaded with peaches
from Wyoming. Conductor Clifton was
surprised to find that as the train neared
the bridge over the canal, there was a
perceptible jar and the next moment the
train seemed to be backing towards Mt.
Pleasant 1t did not take him long to see
that the train had parted and that the
brakemen were at work twisting the
brakes in order to bring the runaway to
a standStill.
In the meantime the part of the train
nearest the engine had gone on lively
run before the engineer succeeded IN
coming to stop. Word was sent to MT.
Pleasant and the wreck trains from Will
mington and Clayton were ordered to the
scene. They worked for hours in the
attempt to remove the obstruction.
Train No. 81 with Conductor Lewis IN
charge, arrived at Mt. Pleasant few
minutes before 6 o'clock, and the passen-
gers were obliged to make the best of the
situation that was possible under such
circumstances. In order to relieve the
minds of their friends in Wilmington the
passengers kept the wires warm with
messages that they were safe and expected
to arrive in Wilmington by midnight.
The Delaware road train southbound,
reached Bear Station on time, and was
sidetracked there Back of the passenger
train at Mt. Pleasant were several freight
trains and the extras in the Wilmington
wards that were due south were held
indefinitely awaiting orders.
Middletown transcript., 1901-08-24
COULD NOT GET A QUORUM

After trying twice to secure quorum
the Delaware State Press Association Mon
day abandoned the attempt for time
The meeting was called to take action for
a proposed trip to the Pan-American Ex-
position at Buffalo. 1t is not known what
action will be taken but the project may
be abandoned because many of the mem
bers of the association have already
attended the exposition, while others
have made arrangements to attend before
trip of the whole association could be
arranged.
The reason for the trip was desire to
get the members together SO that matters
of interest to the association could be
talked over and an enjoyable social time
spent as WE'LL If the trip is not made
now it is possible that those in favor Of
the movement will suggest that meeting
be held somewhere closer than Buffalo
so that the members may be brought to.
gether The members are unanimous
upon one point, however, and that is that
if trip is taken, no one but members
and their families shall attend. It some
times happened on the trips of the old
Peninsula Press Association that more
than one-half the people on the trips
were in no way. connected with news
papers.
Middletown transcript., 1901-08-24
coocH,s BRIDGE EXERCISES

dwelling exercises of the monument
at Cooch's Bridge, on the afternoon OF
September Sd, are expected to be at
tended by many men of national promi-
nence, invitations to the exercises being
in the hands oil President Mckinney,
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, Sena-
tor Charles w. Fairbanks, of Indiana;
General James H. Wilson and others.
At meeting Saturday afternoon OF the
subcommittee of the Delaware Histori-
cal Society having the exercises in charge,
the program was outlined. Chief Justice
Charles B. Lore will preside. Bishop
Coleman will deliver the invocation,
which will be followed by concert by
the First Regiment Band. Henry G.
Conrad will deliver the historical address
and Miss Emma Lore will sing the pa
triotic song. ''The Star Spangled Banner.
Warren T. Smithers, of Dover, will read
the dedieatory poem and j. Wilkins
Cooch will present the memorial to the
State. Governor Hum will receive it.
Following this detail, Masters Francis
Allan Cooch and Howard DeHaven Ross,
Jr., the youngest members of the Blue
Hens Chickens Society, Children of the
American Revolution, will draw the
string attached to the monuments cover
ing, which act will be the signal to the
band to play another patriotic air. The
exercises will be concluded by an ad-
dress by General Walter S. Logan, OF
New York, president-general of the ma
tional society, Sons of the American Re-
volution.
Middletown transcript., 1901-08-24
WILL MAKE BIG ADVANCE

Farmers of Delaware are much inter
ested in the damage to growing corn in
what is known as the ''corn belt" in the
West The heat and drought of July
caused an estimated loss from the pro-
duction of last year of 702, 600, 900 bushels.
The Peninsula promises a very heavy
yield this year. Our farmers are already
talking high prices, some of them ex-
pressing the opinion that corn will bring
IS cents bushel by next May. The
following extract from the Philadelphia
Record is pertinent on the subject:
According to the calculations of Sta
tistician ]. c. Brown, of the New York
Produce Exchange, the Government per-
centage and acreage figures indicate a
probable yield of ] 1893, ,000 900 bushels,
against an actual harvest last year of
2, 105, ,000, 900 bushels 1t is possible that
more favorable weather during the period
that has interviewed since the date of the
departments compilation of reports may
have modified the damage to some eX-
tent, and that a larger production may
vet be secured.
"a loss of a third of the corn crop
would be serious in its effects upon many
interests, although it would be measur-
ably offset this year by large forage crops,
a great yield of wheat and larger money
return for corn and other food products
of which corn is the basis. Happily, also.
the partial failure of the corn crop occurs
after several seasons of good crops and
prosperous business conditions, which
have equipped the farmers of the West
with financial resources greater than they
have had for many years. While the
lessened corn yield will necessarily di-
minish the tonnage of the inland and tend
to maintain the present high cost of
meats, its results to general business will
be less harmful than they might have
been had the damage to born occurred
when too late to grow coarse forage crops,
or in a season of small wheat productions
and of depression in the trade and in
dustry of the country"
Middletown transcript., 1901-08-24
. :. Throughout the State .
RAIN HURTS FRUIT

Former Assemblyman Robert HI. Will
son, of Dover, the owner OF the largest
peach orchard in the state, said as he
pointed oyer the $500 trees, which will
yield him between 10000 and 12,OOO
baskets of peaches this year:
mo, we are worried Notwithstanding
the unusual health and promise of this
big orchard. We stay awake at night
now pondering over the weather, for
nearly every day brings rain, and es-
innate that | have lost 100 baskets OF
peaches a day for the past seven days.
If we could only. have settled, steady
weather, We could begin packing to-
morrow and ship to markets some OF the
finest peaches that ever went out of Della
ware"
''Will the harvest of this immense crop
require many mems seryicesW
"About thirty-five men will be kept
busy every day from now until the sea-
son closes, we will have pickers, sorters
and packers. We begin first on the
Georgia Belle, the finest white peach
ever grown in Delaware, and fruit that
positively has no rival in the markets.
Here they arc" and Mr. Wilson pointed
to row of peach trees running nearly "a
half mile and containing over 900 bas-
kets of luscious white peaches. They are,
unquestionably, credit to Delaware's
peerless peach belt.
The next largest orchard in the belt is
that of Joseph Mcdaniel between Chesold
and Pearson's Corner. with nearly 10000
baskets of peaches now being picked.
Like Mr.. Wilson's, these peaches are all
of the large varieties-Belles, Elbertas,
Emmas, Crawford's Early, Crawford's
Late and Moore's Favnrite. They do
not bother with the famous | ttie peaches
such as Troths, Old Mixons or even
Mountain. Rose, as these usually become
low in price, although possessed OF fine
flavor.
Manager Hardcastle of the Mcdaniel
orchard, was still pleased over hearing
the peaches had brought-of these var
ieties and from this orchard-S5 cents
and 81. .25 per basket delivered in Phila-
delphia on Saturday.
'iThis is very healthy orchard, and it
is going to keep us hustling now to get
them all picked. These Georgia Bellies,
as you see are particularly fine, but the
Elberta. that great and juicy yellow
peach, comes on the latter part of next
week and that is fruit worth talking
about. We have already shipped over
thousand baskets, and expect to get over
Z 900 more out of the orchard.
There are enough peaches in the Nc
Daniel orchard to give an army OF S2O,-
900 American soldiers all the peaches and
cream they could eat at one meal.
Middletown transcript., 1901-08-24
MATTER OF PRISON GARB

With the removal of county prisoners
from the Jail at New Castle to the New
Castle County Workhouse will come, in
all probability, the abandonment of the
striped uniform for criminals. The ques-
ton of prison garb the workh house trus-
tees now have under consideration and
the disposition is to do away with the
stripes.
While this, no doubt, will be regarded
as radical move by many people the
trustees believe they have good reasons
for the change. The striped uniform,
they think is of no particular advantage,
and has no effect upon the prisoners
should they find an opportunity to escape.
And, again, it is thought the stripes do
not hinder criminals in getting away as
the first thing an escaped prisoner does
is to secure a change of clothing. This
appears to be an easy thing to do as
criminals always have friends to aid
them
The prison garb question has been dis
cussed at various meetings of the trustees
and the feeling seems to be that plain
clothing would be better than the striped
material This is in line with the idea
of reforming rather than furnishing in
the administration of the institution.
1t is held by some that to clothe the
prisoners in such manner will serve
to arouse them, to some degree, a feeling
of self respect, which they could not
have while wearing suits of striped ma
terial. This is borne out by observations
of the conduct of criminals in reforma-
tories in other States. 1t is probable that
tho noattar will he settled soon
Work at the institution is being pushed
ahead as rapidly as possible. The work
men are still busily engaged in putting
up the cells in the west wing and car
penters are laying the floor for the work
room in the east wing.
Middletown transcript., 1901-08-24
FIRST UNDER NEW LAW

The first application under an impor-
tant new law was made in the Orphans
Court at Dover, Tuesday. Previously
guardian accounts have been passed by
the register of wills of each county.
The Legislature passed, on March 10th,
1899, a law changing this procedure
over to the clerk of the Orphans Court,
by requiring that all steps toward the ad-
justment and settlement of guardian ac-
counts hereafter be taken in the Orphans
Court, provided that it should not go in
to effect until after the terms of office of
the registers then in Office. Register of
Wills G. ]. Harrington died and thus his
successor, D. Miffiin Wilson, will be the
first register of wills to pass over this
custom to the other court. The first case
was filed Friday by James H. Hughes,
being petition by Clara Ross, guardian
of Bessie Johns, of near Kenton.