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The age-herald., 1901-07-10
NO OBJECTION IN HEAVEN.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Rev. Dr. Minot J. Savage made "vas cation Religion the theme of his ser mon at the Church of the Messiah He said:
 q have not word to say against Sun- day amusements. There is no reason whatever in the Bible or in ecclesiastical history or anywhere else for the exist ence of the Puritanical or ordinary American Sunday. It is absurd and childish to think that there is anybody LID in heaven who is going to be angry with you for doing on Sunday anything that is right to do on any other day in the week.
 .set apart Sunday morning for com munion with God. Then use the rest of the day for recreation-walking, sailing, driving, playing golf or anything that will make you better physically. Do not dissipate, however, for that is not rec- reation.'
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
Schools in the Black Belt.

Delegate Rogers of Sumter not only illustrated on Friday of last week his own peculiar opposition to school ap- propriations except State aid, which may be spent for groceries as, says Chairman Browne, has been done in many instances" but he also exposed the emptiness of the county taxation plan proposed by the Browne commit | tee.
 MT. Rogers plea was really plea for home rule in school matters. Be- yond State aid he wants no school aid in his beat. He seems to want either no appropriation by a county or else a head sum for every child, whether that child goes to school or stays at home.
 His ideas as to public education may be little confused, but Delegate Rog- CTS has reached basic truth when he demands home rule in school matters. It is home rule that the rest of the State wants, and if men like MT. Rog CTS will accept 1t, no one can reason ably oppose it, except possibly MT. Cecil Browne.
 MT. Rogers must know that the new electorate can be trusted with the con- trol of the school question. Districts and beats, such as he describes, con- taining but handful of white children, widely scattered, could control school matters under local taxation bill to tricts could not distress the land hold CTS, because the land holders would be the electorate. Suffrage reform and home rule in school matters as in all else should go together, and MT. Rog- CTS should be the most clamorous for this combination. All of MT. Rogers troubles could be cured by home rule. Local taxation for school purposes does not fit such beat as MT. Rogers de- scribed, and it would not be applied by the electors of that beat.
 Either MT. Rogers has no confidence in suffrage reform, O. else he is.stand- ing in his own light when he opposes local taxation for schools. Home rule in school matters is what he should favor. Home rule fits every case, be- cause it enables the people of every community to have what they desire. It is flexible, and it places the school upon each mans conscience and re- sponsibility. It is the only way in which every part of Alabama can have just such schools as it needs and is willing to pay for. MT. Rogers should be an ardent supporter of local taxa ton. The children he mentions would then receive their proportion of all school moneys.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
StraWs Are pearer.

Nobody who knows how to drink q mint julep takes it through a straw: hut It is of interest to everybody that there has been sudden, sharp advance |, the price of straws. caused by the nre- mentions of possible famine in tbis article which has during recent vesrs come into such extensive use," said a merchant.
 'The advance in the price of straw has ranged between twenty-five and thirty-five cents per thousand. and manufactured straws are now selling for about sixty-five cents per 1000 when pur- chased in larger quantities, but many of the smaller purchasers probably pay more than this. In lots of 500 the nr,ce paid generally is forty cents, which would run the price per 1000 up to eighty cents.
 Natural straws are more expensive They are now selling for SIPS per 1000 in lots of considerable size. and this price represents big increase. an increase, according to good authority on the sub ject, of anywhere from twenty-five to thirty-five cents per 1000.
 Nearly all the natural straws are shipped to this country from points in Europe. although a part of the supply is drawn from the Western section of the
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
The Franchise crazy-ouiIt.

The suffrage plan as presented by the committee Is confusion worse confound- ed writes Claris Yeuell from Ft. Payne "It illustrates
 Q, what a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive?
 Give us an honest plan; on the suriace' and through and through, and be done with double-dealingr
 Amen. amen," would say great many other good folk, amongst them being MT Ben F. Roden, the noted business man and fnancier of Birmingham, who is Confederate veteran, and the architect Of his own ample fortune, and who is one Of the very best citizens of Alabama! MT Roden declares:
 "It would require man of marked in telligence, after close study, to tell pre- cisely what the words mean in the pro- posed suffrage plan of the constitutional convention
 Doubtless there are many such men who after close study are unable to as- certain the real meaning of this tan gled web."
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
NEVER LOST HIS RELIGION.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 It has been too much the habit of the majority of the good people of Philadel- phia, taking pattern after the magnates of the Union League and other notabil- ities and favorites of fortune. to put aside personal responsibility for the fes- tering corruption of our political man agement and find refuge against the sting of conscience in their stanch Republican ism and the high aims and achievements of the Grand Old Party Of course there has never been a time when the respec- table element of the party could not have put an end to the rule of the ringsters, and 1t follows that there has never been a time when they were divested of re- sponsibility for misdoing. They are very much in the plight of an old Georgia ne- gro who arose in prayer meeting and said:
 "Bredderin and sisterin'. been a mighty mean nigger in my time. l had a heap CT ups an downs-specially downs-since jined de church. I stoled chickens an watermillins; I cussed; got drunk: I shot craps; slashed udder coons wifi my razor, an done a sight CT udder things, but thank the good Lawd, bred derin' an sisterin, I never yet lost my religion"
 Tn the name of Republicanism such crime has been accomplished that Phila- delphias evil fame has become a nation al byword. Popular government has been abandoned whilst a few profigate and conscienceless men, naming their own agents and officials. lord 1t over the peo- pie.
 All these things are acknowledged and deplored year after year; and year after year the situation becomes more and more intolerable But the cry still goes up from respectable stalwarts: Thank the good Lord, brethren and sisters. we never done lost our Republicanism!'
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
AS TO FISH HOOKS.

From the New York Press.
 Hooks for catching fish are as old as Adam, made of stone, bone and thorns, not to mention deer horn and boar's tusks. The bronze hook of the bronze age was succeeded by the hook of iron. The aborigines of Colombia used gold hooks, while the ancient people of Peru made theirs of copper. The bronze hook of today is considered an expensive lux ury. For years the most important seat of fish-hook manufacture was Limerick, Ireland, but the once popular Limerick" has been superseded by several styles of American make that are not only much cheaper but are not inferior. As for our fine rods-well, we have them from 2% ounces up to 10 pounds, and some of them can be tied in bow-knots. Of course, our lines are unequaled.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
PRESENT YOUR PLATFORM.

From the Augusta Chronicle.
 When the Hon. William J. Bryan re- quested the Hon. Grover Cleveland to for mulate his platform for a so-called Ire organized Democracy" he never, to our knowledge, received any answer. The Macon Telegraph is perpetually abusing Bryan and the organized Democracy demanding changes insthem. Suppose the Telegraph formulate it's platform and let us see plainly in what it differs from the present Democratic platform, or from the Republican platform. This will sim plify matters very much and facilitate better understanding all around.
 We state, in passing, that Hon. William J. Bryan is one of the most distinguished and patriotic citizens of the United States, and this Southern, so-called De- mocratic abuse of him, comes with very bad grace from that quarter, the more so as it is an echo of Republican vituper- ation East and West
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

United States. The manufactured straw Is an American product. and they are made in the East.
 '"The newspaper man who conceived the idea of manufacturing 'straws' while sip ping drink in Washington several years ago through a paper quill he had rolled with his fingers somewhat after the fashion of lamplighters, still made and used in many homes, probably dld not dream of the vast importance of the in- dustry he so innocently founded. He was wise enough, however, to put the seal of the patent office on his idea, and disposed of 1t for the snug sum of $75,OoO. Since that time vast fortunes have been made out of the business, and manufac- tured straws' are now sold all over the civilized world
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE.
Chicago Chronicle

From the Chicago Chronicle.
 Now that President Mckinley has for mally eliminated himself from the race for President in 1904 politicians are look ing for the first sign that will indicate who of the candidates to enter the scramble for the Rpublican nomination Is favored by the administration. Will it be Hanna. the choice of the trusts, the ship subsidy grab promoters, and the bosses of the Republican machine; or will 1t be Foraker, Lodge, Fairbanks, Odell, Shaw, or Cullom! The politicians are quite prepared to believe that any of the can- didates who are now in the field may win the favor and support of the President They are absolutely certain that none of them has that support at the present time. It has been foolishly claimed for Senator Fairbanks by minimizing friends, but the Indiana Senator has not got it-at least, not at present The man who gets it will have to meet many con- ditiono that will be imposed between now and 1904. He will have to be satisfactory to interests that are acknowledged to be nearly dominant in the Republican party.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
HELEN KELLER, SWEET GIRL.

From the New York World.
 Helen Keller, deaf and blind, made a little address the other day to the deaf and dumb pupils of Halifax institu- ton. 'I do not feel" she said. "as if were in a strange country, for l have been familiar with the name and the story of Evangelines land from earliest childhood, and when I knew that I was at last to visit Nova Scotia my heart overfowed with pleasure. This Is one of the unexpected joys which meet us around the corner of the street of life"
 Here is a girl who is developing into her full self while unable to see the beauties or hear the music of the world about her; able to speak in voice of sweet monotony as the result of long and patient practice, but lacking the ear to her own words or to join in any of earth's choruses. She stands up bright, cheerful, hopeful, and talks as freely as might any of her fully equipped sisters of unexpected joys that meet us around the corner of the street of life"
 What a lesson in perseverance, In fn- dustry. in uncomplainingness.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

welded ones will have with their own people in their own AlabamaI Truly they will take an ideal wedding journey.
 INT. Emmette Jones is only two and and twenty. and his bride Is nineteen, so they literally begin life together. The young mans father, the late James Fay Tor Jones of Demopolis, served several years in Congress as the representative of the First Alabama District, and sub sequently he became circuit judge He was a man of rare scholarship and in- tellect, one of the most cultured and polished gentle men who has been in public life in Alabama. His wife who survives him was Miss Reese, the daugh- ter of an old Blackbelt family, and sister of Hon. Henry Reese of Dallas, the well known delegate in the Constitutional Convention.
 "The bridegroom of next week Is re- markably bright, cultured, and manly young man. He travels for the noted Merrell Chemical Company, a great house which has branches in six great cities He will bring his bride to Bir- mingham to dwell.
 "The bride-to-be is a beautiful fiuffy- haired Alabama girl just out of school and is as bright as a ray of sunshine She is the light of life to her father Capt. H. C. Reynolds, whom everybody in Alabama knows and esteems, and everybody likewise knows and esteems her elder brother, MT. William B. Key holds.
 The wide worlds bright
 As a dream of light,
 With never cloud above me;
 Never a thorn
 Near a rose Is born, For your lips have said you love me-
 Congratulations will go to the happy ones from all over Alabama
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
NOT HOPEFUL.

From the New Decatur Advertiser.
 The Constitutional Convention is still in session and grinding out several pages day for the Montgomery Advertiser, but we cannot see as yet much to hope for, for the people of Alabama. from the results of their work. They have adopted the grandfather clause" In the suffrage bill, and voted to lower the rate of taxation but we fail to see where they are going to give better primary elections. better roads, or better schools, or even to save our children from the maws of soulless factories. And if they do none of these things, why have they met at all, and what will be the output of their labors?
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
SHORT STORIES
 OF THE DAY
Sentence Once Too short.


 For nearly half a century the late Will liam M. Evarts headed the list of Amerl can 'after-dinner speakers on which very ground. in a pun worthy of It's vic tim, he was once trapped by a superior officer, relates the Youths Companion In Presidential tour through tht South, more than twenty years ago, MT Evarts accompanied President and Mrs Hayes, taking upon himself the tiresoms duty of speech-making from the car plat form. At one place the travellers were called out before breakfast, and al President Hayes appeared he was roundly cheered. After a few words he introduced his Secretary of State. who waited fo his own customary quota of applause None was forthcoming, however, and little piqued Mir Evarts said: "Evidently you cannot cheer before breakfast" and sat down.
 'sEvidently," cried the President, jump ing to his feet, MT. Evarts cannot speal until after dinnerr' and amid the laugt that followed the engineer unwittinglJ relieved the situation by starring tht train.
 The young people of the party laid wager with MT. Evarts that he could moi make pun on each town where he spoke pinning their hope of victory on the nam Chattanooga. As the crowd at that sta tion clamored for a speech the Secretary pleaded a husky voice as excuse for onl! few Chattanoogatory remarks
 Still less nugatory, perhaps, was hit bon mot at a Georgia station. The e0 agencies of even a special time card mad, long stops impossible. yet much of thu allotted time was everywhere occupied bl local brass bands playing Hail to thi Chief" and by the Mayors address o welcome One of the Presidents sonl surreptitiously arranged with the con ductor to start the train very gently thu moment the band stopped playing.
 MT. Evarts had reached the middle ot one of his famous sentences, when hI perceived the train was slipping out.
 "I have often been criticised for m! long sentences" he began, but cal never" raising his voice with each word make a sentence long enough to reach back-to-you!
 A burst of laughter and applause trick led after the train, for that time, in truth the brilliant Secretary of State spok after dinner"
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
SWEET THING.
By Tessa Willingham Roddey

By Tessa Willingham Roddey Out among the flowers, Her basket on her arm, Every step so graceful, Every move a charm: Every glance Cupid's dart. To send Loves arrow to my heart And make me think. my honey, You're a sweet thing
 You're a sweet thing!
 You're a bright thingl
 You're all the girl love-
 You're a sweet thing!
 You're just the right thing!
 I will tell you, honey,
 You're a sweet thingi The voice is low and tender And it thrills me to my soul; Makes me tell the story, Ever new yet ever old The story that I love her best, And take her in my arms 10 rest' Until I whisper, honey, You're a sweet thing.
 You're sweet thing!
 You're a bright thing!
 You're all the girl I love. You're sweet thing!
 You're just the right thing! I will tell you, honey,
 You're sweet thing! Sylvan, Ala, July g. 1So1-
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
King high is not high enough to sui Dave's confidential friend.
A SOLAR rLExUS BLOW.
From the Piedmont Inquirer.

From the Piedmont Inquirer.
 The Constitutional Convention has dealt primary elections a solar plexus blow in section fourteen, of the suffrage article of the constitution by providing that primary elections shall not be made compulsory. The people of the State have for years been asking for a general pri- mary law and were hoping that the new constitution would make provision, whereby they would get it, but in it's wisdom the convention saw fit to deny 1t to them.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
REFLECTIONS OF 4 BACHELOR,
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 Once there was man who never told a lie about the salary he got.
 Some of the best people that ever lived have broken all the Ten Commandments but one.
 The crooked path of life Is never so very crooked unless you insist on staying in 1t too long.
 Women always feel they don't have the same show in life that men have because they can't let breeze blow up their stockings on hot day.
 No matter how much man loves a woman she can drive him wild by ex- plaining something to somebody else and telling them that is the way he explained 1t to her.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
About Persons.

Nicely Pride of Decatur is at the Metropolitan.
 T. A. Long and D. Adams, Jr., of Jackson are at the Morris.
 H. E. Shropshire, Jr., of Baltimore Is at the Norris
 Louis c. Cardinal of Montgomery is at the Morris.
 John Van Lear and c. B. Turner of Tuscaloosa are at the Florence.
 T. E. Moody of Springville and D. F. Land of Selma are at the Florence.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
VERY COMPLICATED.

From the Jackson, Miss, Clarion-Ledger
 The suffrage committee of the Alabama Constitutional Convention has submitted the most elaborate and complicated suf- frage article that could have been ie- vised by man, and withal the clumsiest hatch -jatch that has ever been given to the public.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
Master Joseph Walker Better.

Master Joseph Walker, youngest son of Hon. William A. Walker and Mrs. Walker, was much better at a late hour last night. Master Walker Is very dan gerously i'll of typhoid fever. He was taken to his bed two weeks ago last Sunday, and for the past three days he has been in grave peril. The friends of that family. and that includes everybody in Birmingham will be glad that there is now strong hopes of the bright little fellows recovery.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

It is suspected that General Gomez is afflicted with Presidential beeitis himself, and that he is trying to ob- tain the approval of the Lord High Protector in Washington.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

Dave will have to see Ed again if he becomes an Emperor. He talked mat ters over on the King basis, and long talk may become necessary if he be- come an Emperor.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

When King Edward becomes an Elm peror it will be in order for Dave to rise up and suggest that his other great and noble friend be made Presi- dent and Lord High Protector.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphaers prophecies for this day, Wednesday, July 10, 19O1
 Buy, speculate, and push thy business before 2:3O p. m."
 With care thy business will succeed and improve. but in thy domestic circle expect trouble and sickness"
 Young women must be careful of their acquaintances."
 Rather fortunate in business, but care lesAand untidy over It's person and house. hold, will be the child born on this day
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

Mir Croker has overdrawn his ac- count. His personal property Is but s25, ,O0O according to the tax books, and ne lost S62, 900 at tne Newmarket races.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

Of Senator scott's 17,64O campaign letters, only one has been made public. The people are anxious to hear what promises the other r 7,639 got.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

The two Shamrocks are having great deal of sport all to themselves, and they outsail each other at times with ease.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

Wireless politics is needed fully as much as wireless telegraphy.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

The faith-cure fiummery has reached Germany, where some doctors are util- izing it. The Middle Ages are still powerful.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

The Chinese cannot lose Tsi An. She is always on hand whenever the throne lacks an occupant.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

Orator Wu in Independence Hall stood for cosmopolitanism without a word. The whole wor:d is now kin.
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

In Leipsic two bank directors of bank that failed killed themselves. Here such men get ready for another haul
The age-herald., 1901-07-10
New Epoch in Finance.

How was it that the panic came oi Thursday" asked a young man with white waistcoat of an elderly man with white mustache, says the New York Trih une. Both were sitting in the bulletil room of a prominent brokers office watching two boys deftly slipping the fig ures on the big blackboard in accordane with the dictum of an adjacent ticker.
 ''It simply came,' was the answer.
 But don't panics generally come oI Friday? Black Friday you know. l thought that was the unlucky day.
 They sometimes come on Thursday replied the man with the white mustache Such Thursdays are called black and blu Thursdays They don't kill you outright but bruise you up so as to make you wisl you were dead.''
 "Yes,'' was the answer from the whit waistcoat, my family told me of all this but I had to take a flyer and find out"
The age-herald., 1901-07-10

The Deutschland brought her cargo of millionaires safely into port, and thus averted a panic.