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The age-herald., 1901-01-30
Famous Fields of Franklin.

Hon. c. M. Sherrod having purchased the Franklin Times of Russellville has ceased the publication of the Courtland Enter prise, and word comes hither that this able newspaper worker is greatly pleased with the outlook in Franklin County, and that he is resolved to make the Times one of the greatest county papers in Alabama. MT. Sherrod's fellow workers on the press are fully aware that he is eminently capable, and there is perhaps no county in Alabama which promises quicker material develop ment than iron-bound, iron-stored, iron hifled old Franklin. MT. Sherrod Is one of the most capable newspaper men of the State and one of the most popular It is we'll for him that he pitches his tent in one of the richest fields of the mineral region. Likewise 1t is well for Franklin County.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
COL. A. M. SHOOn.

From the Nashville America.
 The retirement of Col A. M. Shook of this city from the second vice-presidency of the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company, is to be regretted. Colonel Shook has long been identified with the industrial upbuild- ing of the South, and especially of the ex- ploitation of the vast coal and iron interests Of Tennessee and Alabama. He has never for one moment lost faith in the future of the material interests of these states, often, too when others have been almost ready to abandon the fight. Now that the Southern iron and steel producers are entering upon an era of fierce competition in iron and it's products, the long experience and great common sense of men like A. M Shook can, 1t seems to us, be lily spared.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
WESTERN FLORIDA.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 Cutting a slice out of Western Florida to be annexed to Alabama, in order that the heavy exporters of the latter State may more readily control their shipments of timber, coal and iron through the fine port of Pensacola, is a fascinating project of commercialism which is. now engaging the attention of influential citizens along the Eastern Gulf coast. The two State Legis- latures must agree, and Congress must thereafter consent-conditions which thus far have proved insuperable obstacles to the consummation of the scheme. But bus mess, which high authority has declared to be stronger than law" may be also stronger than ancient State boundaries.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS,

Handsome women are not always the most amiable.
 A smelting furnace is not an apparatus for cooking Smelt. Good resolutions are like pet bears--few people keep them.
 A fool in the society of the wise is like a fish out of water.
 The man who is deceived by good fortune is crushed by i'll fortune. monds-more costly than useful Wise is the youth who sticks to business with the glue of industry Rough diamonds are valuable, but the base ball player has no use for them.S
 If love-making is circus, pretty girls cheek must be good side show.
 If some wives could exchange their van ity for prudence their would be fewer di- vorces granted.
 With a cod fish in his stomach and a rubber coat on his back man can keep dry on a rainy day.
 An old bachelor says it akes a smart wo- man to make a fist-elass fool of a man. Some women of ordinary intelligence must have made a second-class fool of him.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
CromWelPs Crime.

This day is the two hundred and fifty second anniversary of the beheading of Charles L. that great crime of English re- bellion on the part of Pharisees, bigots, and place-seekers having taken place in Whitehall, London, January 30, 1649,' said a student of history
 "In contrast to that violent passion of King-murder of two centuries and half ago. the world of today has the spectacle of a spirit akin to King worship in the de- votion which the people of England are lavishly paying to Edward VII. The mur- der of Charles was monstrous crime, the result of lust for power which the chief murderer sought to perpetuate by be- uueathing to his numbskull son the ruler ship of England, to secure which he him. self needed to murder the lawful ruler of the country. Perhaps no other name in history except the first Napolean is so link ed with greatness and baseness. virtue and vice, honesty and knavery, as the name of Cromwell whom so many of us Ameri- cans praise simply because he was a mur- derer.
 When King Edward shall drive from his palace of Buckingham to Westminster Ab- bey to be crowned where King Charles was crowned, before the English government stole that word-famous house of prayer, coronation and burial from the Roman Catholics, and where so many generations of Kings have been crowned and buried, this latest King will, most probably, make his progress through Whitehall and close to the very spot where stood the high scaf- fold upon which Charles was beheaded, will see the very window through which his sovereign ancestor stepped to meet the headsman.
 "One wing of the old palace of Whitehall, which Is within three hundred yards of Westminster and the present Parliament palace, is still standing strong and superb. 1t is now occupied as a museum by the United Service Institution, and contains innumerable relices of historic value, most interesting of which to me, on my many visits there, were the stuffed and mountsG skins of the first Napoleans favorite bs tflo horse, sMarengo,' and Wellington's fa' ofits horse, Copenhagen The remarkably small size of 'Marengo' never failed to aaar3 me. Copenhagen was also a little afIaa4
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
WHEN LINDSAY sNEEzEs.

From the New York World.
 When Senator Lindsay sneezes in the Sem ate the rafters shake The Senator is good for about three sneezes in the course of a session. One of these he pulled off today. Senator Hale was speaking when the gi- gantic Kentuckian was seen to double up as though in the throes of fit. Up went his arm over his head. His legs shot out like those of a man trying to swim. Then he threw his head back, giving the galleries bird s-eye view of a face that seemed to be coming to pieces. The body became rigid, and then came the sneeze. Senator Hale stopped speaking. Senator Pettus, who had been mapping In his chair, started up. Two doorkkeepers poked thtA0 heads in to ascertain the cause of the explosion, and the official stenographer dropped his pen in alarm
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

.But that which interested me most of all about the old palace was the window through which King Charles passed to his executioner. It was one of the windows to the splendid banquet hall now used as a museum, and the bottom of the window is about eighteen feet above the level of the street, showing that the scaffold must have been high and suggesting that steps were required from the window down to the scaffold, as plainly shown as facts in old prints of the Kings murder. With my imagination, such as 1t was, easily called before me scenes of that day two hundred and fifty years ago, for I had read and studied every obtainable reliable account of the great event."
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
LODGING SHELLS AT WATERING.

Mafeking Correspondence of the London
 Mail
 A curious fact as regards shell fire seems to me to be that the nearer you are to these terrible explosions the less likely you are to before bursting.
 An instance of this occurred not long ago. Two of the staff were in the chemists shop in the market square; big shell burst im- mediately outside; most of it came through the window and went out through the roof ; the four persons standing at the counter were uninjured but white man and ne- gro about a hundred yards away were both cut in two and died on the spot. l certainly .do not think any one here wishes to be un- der shell fire again under similar circum- stances, and yet it has its funny incidents
 It often occurs to me how comic the scene would be to any aeronaut lowering over the town toward evening.
 l After heavy days shelling when the sun is about setting, the owners of the vari- ous bombproofs emerge and sit on the steps of the sandbags of their shelters, conversing with their neighbors and discussing the occurrences of the day. All of sudden
 
 heads, just as one has often seen rabbits of summer evening disappear into their holes at the report of gun. In a few min utes the explosion is over, and up they come again to see what damage has been done by the last missile
 Then twilight falls on the scene and the time between sunset and moonrise, star light or inky blackness, as the case may be, according to the moon and the weather. is without doubt the peasantest half hour ln the whole day As a rule it is a peace- fl1 interval as regards shelling-herds of mules are driven along the dusty streets to be watered, cattle and goats return from the veldt, where they have been grazing during the day as much out of sight as pos- sble, and women scurry along the side walks skirting the houses, intent on a lit- tie evening shopping. Then, when twilight has completely faded, all who can take shelter to wait for the refinement of oBer cruelty, in the night gun, which can only be intended to alarm and to irritate after this length of time.
 There is general feeling of relief when "Gretje' has boomed her good night, which lately, however, has been supplemented by prolonged volleying from the Boer trenches, to which our men never make any reply, and the cause of which is difficult to ex- plain-unless it is to show they are awake in case we mediate an attack
 By 10 o'clock this uproar is generally over. and bullets have ceased to fall Soon after nearly every soul not on watch is sleeping, secure in the feeling that for every one who reposes a comrade keeps vigil, while the colonel's watchful eye seems over all, and from his frequent and unexpected appearances at the various re- doubts at all hours of the night and early morning the men realize he well deserves s the name the Matabeles gave him of I'm pesa,' or "The Wolf Who Walks by Night
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
A Sairey Camp of Montgomery.

An excellent story of Montgomery which is now going the rounds of the northern newspapers, and which was first put in type by the Cincinnati Enquirer, gives a, graphic picture of the latter-day Sairey Camp of Alabama's State capital.
 It seems that A. A. Gallagher, district passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, while en route south was taken quite i'll, and was compelled to stop at Montgomery. He went to hotel and sent for a physician.
 The medical man said:
 You have a case of pneumonia and must have nurse."
 "All right" said Gallagher. Do you know a good nurse you can send to look after me?"
 The doctor said he did, and would have the nurse at the hotel within an hour. In about an hour colored woman, who meas ured about nine feet in girth put in an appearance, and Gallagher asked her if she had ever nursed sick people.
 "Yes, indeed" she replied. "Ise had con siderable 'sperience with ailing pussons. I nussed Marster John and he died; then I nussed Mistress Lucy, and she died; then l nuSSed MlStresS Lucy slster' tne uoclor didn't think she was very poorly, but she done died"
 Have you had any other experience in nursing?" asked Gallagher.
 "Yes, indeed. Only last week l left Colonel Carter's house, where nussed the colonel for five days"
 Well did the colonel get well?' asked Gallaghef
 No; the colonel he died, too, but Dr. Jones, who tended him, run a big knife into the colonel and opened him up. The doctor had been out late the night before and was a little nervous. The knife sort of slipped and just about cut the coloners heart out.''
 You seem to be good nurse," said Gal lagher and you're engaged"
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
JUDGE PEARL DEAD.
His Body Discovered in Small But
 Swift Stream.

Port Gibson, January 29.-The body of Judge N. Pearl of Grand Gulf, who has been missing about two weeks was found today in small but swift stream.
 He had his watch and money on his per- son. The theory is that Judge Pearl was crossing the stream and lost h5 footing and was swept away by the swlIt current. He leaves family. He was magistrate of that district at the time of his death.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphaers prophecies for this day, Wednesday, January 30, 1901:
 "Unfavorable all the day"
 Many changes await thee, and an active but not a fortunate year for thy business, this being thy birthday"
 "A child born on this day will be quick and clever, possessing an excellent mind and good judgment, fond of travel ana restless In business it will be rather fortu- Date.n
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
U, s. Troops Will Rest.

Manila, January 29.-General Macarthur has issued orders that all duty throughout the division. excepting the necessary guard and field duty, be suspended the day of Queen Victoria s funeral. A national sa- . lute will be fired and single guns will be fired half-hourly between sunrise and sun set, when salute to the Union Jack of forty-five guns will be fred
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
Galveston Relief Fund.

Austin, Texas, January 29.-Today Gov- ernor Savers sent a message to the Texas Legislature making a report of the fund subscribed to the relief of the Galveston and gulf coast flood sufferers last September The report states that $97S 414 was received in person by the Governor and other funds received at Galveston, Houston and other places increase the amount to s. 98S, ,414 Every nation in the world contributed in some manner to the fund.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
Carneqie Libraries.

The New York Word prints this sum- mary of Andrew Carnegie's gifts:
 Educational institutions in Amer
 ica ..... ...... ....... .............S 6,6Oo,OOO Carnegie libraries in sixty-nine
 American cities .,.... ...... ...... 5,1S6,OOO Libraries and schools in Great
 Britain ........... 1,2S5, ,665 Miscellaneous gifts ..... ........ 42S, 200
 Total .. ... ........... SIS, ,454, ,S65 Library applications under advise
 ment ........ ........$lVVo,oVV Library applications under
 advisement ..... l,000,oOo
 It backs up this summary with de- tailed list and map dotted to show where the gifts have been bestowed. There are but few dots In the south. Only one in Alabama, and that one at Tuskegee, which received $20,000 for library building. In Georgia there is one dot to represent $125,OOO, handed over to Atlanta for public library building. There is no dot in Mississippi, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina, Ten
  dots represent $5O,000 given to build Carnegie libraries in Houston, $5O,0O0 in Dallas, $5O,OOO in Fort Worth, $5O,Oo0 in San Antonio, and s5,000 in Pittsburg, all Texas towns, besides $1700 given to the Women's Club, Denson, Texas.
 The gifts already made show that he fully meant the remark made by him just as he passed his sixtieth birthday, ITO die rich is to die disgraced." He is now in his sixty fourth year, and is in good heath and strength. The sixty nine libraries that he has established may be doubled in his lifetime, thus bringing to thousands and tens of thou sands the best books free from cost, for ; all the libraries he helps are to be free libraries.
 He prefers to give money to large com munities, for the obvious reason that more persons can be reached in that way; and he insists that a city which receives a gift at his hands for library shall provide a site and also for main tenance. He gives in other words a building, expecting the city receiving it to do the rest. The plan he has adopted is eminently reasonable and business like and sensible. By giving himself he induces others to give. He makes his own abundant means go mat much fur ther.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
"FoR THE SAKE OF SOMEBODY"

By Robert Burns.
 My heart is sair, I dare na tell, My heart Is sair for somebody; 1 could wake a winter night, For the sake O somebody, Oh hon! for somebody Oh hey! for somebody; I could range the world around For the sake O somebody. Ye powers that smile on virtuous love O sweetly smile on somebody Frae lika danger keep him free, And send me, safe my somebody. Oh hon! for somebody! Oh hey! for somebody: I wad do-what wad notf For the sake O somebody"
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
Southern Field Trials.

Grand Junction, Tenn, January 29-The first series of the Champion stake of the southern field trials was concluded today by running two braces. Count Hunter and Geneva ran the first two hours followed by Oakley Hill and Dots Boy. The second series was begun with Sioux and Geneva being the only ones carried forward. Wealth. CT permitting the stake will be finished to- morrow when awards will be made
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
Battle With Indians,

lity of MexicS, January 2s-Some troops eseorting laborers engaged in opening roads in the southern part of the peninsula of 4aeatau ware assailed yesterday by thou sal rebe indians who made a desperate stlek and were only driven off by the em- plogmeui nj machine guns which were effec- lively 1sei. The engagement took place IT. af s84Ita Cruz.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
WITH HER LITTLE RATCHET.

From the Dubuque Times.
 Mrs. Nation represents reverence for law and she promises the law shall be enforced even if she has to break every statute and saloon mirror in Kansas to enforce it.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

Tennessee is becoming excited over Mrs
 Nations intention to spend two weeks in the State. She proposes to look the ground over, and she may bring her hatchet along.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

Chicago University is now trying to es- tablish a new theory in relation to the camel and the eye of the needle It never forgets it's esteemed Rockefeller.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR TEXAS.

From the Fort Worth Register
 In the race war between whites and blacks in Indiana sixty shots were fired and no- body hurt. This is called war in Indiana. but in this part of the country it would not even be dgnified by the name of fun.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

The prisoners captured by the Boers at Slijpklijp surrendered rather than attempt to pronounce the name of the place.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

In view of the proposed visit of Mrs Ma ton in Tennessee the Nashville American asks the State militia to brace up.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

A Manila editor who had been guilty of lese majeste is now summerng in Guam. The New Empire does not propose to be trifled with.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

Freedom of the press is another thing that does not follow the flag in the Philip pines.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

Teddy is still exterminating the species called mountain lions.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

Senator-elect Joe Bailey is in his thirty eighth year. and he and Senator Beveredge will be the kids of the Senate.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

The fortunes of the Rothchilds and Van derbilts are puny affairs alongside the Rockefeller fruits of monopoly and tariff robbery.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

King Edward can now hide his badness by wearing his crown. It is not pleasant except to his pride.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

MT. Towne's swan song will give him a place in the school readers.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

If the Creek Indians had the cleargrit of Mrs Nation there would soon be trouble in Indian land.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

MT. Grove should at least send one of his pungent business letters to the distressed Omaha police.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

Mrs. Nation calls for recruits She will furnish the hatchets.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

The German Emperor is forty-two years old, and he should begin to accumulate some sense.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

Teddy may escape the grip unless it b, of the mountain lion sort.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

The coming of Teddy the Terrible in the Senate fills that body with apprehension.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

Crazy Snake and Mrs. Nation should campaign together.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

Hanna's pet measure is now entitled the Ship Subsidy bill.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
COTTON OPINION DIVIDED
NEW YORK OPERATORS ARE BOTH
BULLlSti AND BEARlSA.
Position Of the South Has important
Bearing Upon the Market.
Some Views.


New YORK, February 23.-The position
of the South has very important bear
inp unon tho Now Yorl, cotton marriott
~"
at TINS time, because not only Is the 40
ings OF the Southern farmers to be felt
In rho movement ana onrtot,rs ne tho
crop, but also III the speculative erect
which their own dealings have upon til 2
futures II wonld onnear now as If the
iutui0s' ~ "VNi" "l'pN"i AN" as - ~
southern growers are lather careless US
to the price which they obtain for the
bales they now hold. but are. on the other
49,, 49, ~ ~, ~
ana particularly anS'o1s regarding Iac
speculation that is to be found in the
t,,trros ne dao,, In +brough tho exchange
,- 49, 49, LII 49,
mere. what was Il little WhlIe heo
strong polnt in the position of the com
n,olitv ,.i7. tho abtlitv of tho farmers 10
at,'a1 ,io-
hold their bales is now an actuoi cie-
ment OF weakness, as has been be ore
sugs, . ed, in that they are turning Their
Afternoon to remuneration from specula-
tive source ana neglect the care oi the
price OF the spot aftlcle which they are
really capable OF controlling.
There have been during the week various
incidents, such as the covering o. the
February shorts and the buying OF later
mouths Indeed, it would be impossible
to explain the relationship in the prices
of the new and old options as they have
ranged Tor some time past. No iair ex.
cuse can he given Tor the changes that
have occurred in their relative position,
hut the suggestion is to be found in it
that n new constituency has been coming
into the market. which is responsible Tor
the iostling OF hgures which has this u. elk
taken place.
follow Tho opinidn OF any certain operat ors
on the New York exchange these days.
The bear of one minute is Il bull of the
next, and vice versa. The balance of
opinion is so evenly divided that it is diff
6cult to nlace any in their correct class.
The Post CORRESPONDENT has tried to en-
rnrp the opInion OF operators as TO whdt
fnny no exnected in Inc way OF receipts
and demands from this time on, aud The
general result OF such emorts may be
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.
lspecIal To- The Posi- B

Mobile, Ala, February 24--Arrlyed:
Schooner c. s. Glidden tAm), from Gal
weston.
Key west.--Arrived; Lampasas from
Galveston. and sailed for New York.
Genoa-Arriyed. Solano (span9, from
Antwerp. ARRIVED: Dromorc tBr), from
Galveston and New Orleans; Olive tBr9,
from Galveston.
New York-Salled: Nueces, for Cal
weston; Atlas. for Sabine Pass, with one
Prawle Polnt.-Passed: Emma (Br),
from Galveston, for Aarhuus,
Kiusale.-Passed: saturnina SPAN,
from Galveston for Manchester.
Port Eads.-Arrived; Glenmoor tBrh
from Savona; Tampican (BrD. from LtY-
erpool Sailed; Bergenseren (Nor), for
Livingston via Belize; Palltlcian (Brl,
for Capetown: Molin Head (Br.l, for Dub
lin; Hobit tNor1. for Puerto CorteS
Naples.--Sailed: Hohcnzollern. for New
New York.-Arriyed: New York, from
Southampton and Cherbourg; Etrurla, from
Afiexandria.-Arrlved: Aller, from New
Antwerp. Arrived: Switzerland, from
Queenstown umbria. from
New York for Liverpool:
Nea York-Arriyed: New York, from
Southampton and cherhourg.
Liverpool. Cymric. from New
MovIlle.-Arrived: Astoria, from Glas-
HHaivre.-Arrived; La Champagne, from
New York.