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The age-herald., 1901-06-23

Dr. Phillips. superintendent of the Bir- tningham Public Schools, upon request of the Age-Herald to give his views with re- gard to the measures proposed in the constitutional convention for local taxa tion for schools, writes the following timely article:
 To tho Editor of the Age-Herald:
 In compliance with your request. ; cheerfully submit my views regarding the measures proposed in the constitutional convention for local option in taxation for school purposes. Two plans have been presented to the convention. one by Hon. Cecil Browne of Talladega, the other by Hon. J. T. Asbcraft of Florence. Both of these gentlemen appeared before the Ala bama Educational Association at Mont gomery last Wednesday, by invitation, and were given an opportunity to explain their respective plans.
 MT. Brownes plan, briefly stated, pro- vides for the reduction of the State tax from 75 to 65 cents on $100, and that the difference of 10 cents shall constitute a permissible local school tax, to be levied upon nsthe property of the district or coun- (ty, 1uhder certain conditions. This local (tax, in order to become available in any district, must receive majority vote of that district, both ''in numbers and in values"
 II seems to me that the mere statement of this proposition is its sufficient refuta- ton. Mir Browne in his address before the association, succeeded in convincing those present that he could not possibly have devised a more undemocratic or more hopelessly vague and impracticable measure. He attempted to answer num- Der. of questions with which he was piled. but failed to satisfy the teachers upon single point Without going into the minor details of his scheme, the following objections are vital:
 l. The plan is absurdly impractical. The usual method of voting at the polls is by secret ballot, but this plan contem- plates that the judges of election shall not only ascertain the number of votes, but shall also determine the cash value of every vote cast The modus operandi of such an election would present too many intricate phases for our election judges.
 2. The plan is undemocratic. It is in line with that all-pervading spirit of commercialsm which would establish in Alabama the rule of plutocracy instead of Democracy. The determination of the issue in any community would depend up on money, not men; "dollarhood" in- stead of manhood must control at the polls. Such scheme is offensive to the moral and political sense of the Ameri-
The age-herald., 1901-06-23

Hotels and bearing houses make a note of these prices.
 Prices reduced almost one-half dur ing this sale.
 $1.00 Bleached Table Linen re-
 duced to-. =. =. -. ...... 6sc 39c Half Bleached Table Linen re-
 duced to... DUG 59c Half Bleached Table Linen re-
 ducea to ...... 34c $1.75 Bleached Napkins reduced
 to =. ... .$1.19 $1.50 Bleached Napkins reduced
 IO.. ... ... ... ... -. DO $1.75 large size Doylies reduced
 to. ... .. .... .$f.12 $1.00 large size Doylies reduced
 to-. .-... ~. 1oS 75c large size Doylies reduced to-. ... =. .ssr-.s .~ss yssss.; 1SS
The age-herald., 1901-06-23
Shirt Waist Belts

A great many new ideas in belts to be worn with shirt waists. The Liv- angston dip leather belt is great fa- vorite. That little device on the back that holds the skirt and waist in place is great convenience, suitable for both long and short waists and gives that fashionable drop front appear pnce, complying with present modes.
 The Dip" Belt in seal rSo
 The Dip" Belt in English | m Harness. -. ...-... .-..
 Our new 'Facile' Belt in walrus, seal and white kid leather is great favorite~at 75c Il m end.. ~-. -..........s.s
The age-herald., 1901-06-23
Linen Department Specials.

25c Bleached Turkish Towels re-
 uuCeu LO. ioe 20c Bleached Turkish Towels re-
 duced to. ... ... =. 12/2c 20c Unbleached Turkish Towels
 reduced to-. =. ... .... ...... 12Eac 15c Unbleached Turkish Towels
 reduced to ... -. LUG 35c Tied Fringed Damask Towels,
 reduced to-. ... ..... xoc 25c All-Linen Huck Towels, re-
 duceQ to-. ....... lSc 200 All-Linen luck Towels, re-
 duced to-. =. =. ...t.... 15c 15c All-Linen Huck Towels, re-
 duced to- =. =. ... ... .....11Iac 500 dozen Checked Barber Towels,
 reduced to, a dozen. .......... 69c $4.00 Marseilles Bed Spreads, re-
 duced to.. ...l ~s. s-. -s.V<sfs
The age-herald., 1901-06-23
These for Tomorrow...Black
 Goods.

bolts black Lawn, worth 1no 121sc yard, for. ........ ...... lOC 10 bolts black Lawn, worth 1O1o l5c yard, for... =. ... ... -. Il <2C 10 bolts 42-incn Black Organ OS
 dy, worth 35c yard, for... ..... ~OC
 3 bolts 72-inch Black Organ CO., dy, worth 75c yard. for. ....... OOC
 bolts 33-inch Black Batiste, just as pretty as China Silk, worth OSo 3312c yard, for... =. ... ..... %CC
 bolts 33-inch Batiste, nothing else made to equal it; looks like silk; worth 45c yard, OOo 1or'.. .-............O OOO
 10 bolts blue Swiss, worth Oko 35c yard, for... ... ......-..... N"OS 2, bolts Black Swiss, worth OSo 49c yard, for... ... ... ... cOC
 20 bolts Black Dimity, worth 7ko 221ac yard, for... ... ... ...... lOC
 30 bolts Black Dimity, worth 1no 15c yard, for. ... =. ..... lOC
 10 bolts Black Dimity, worth OOo 39c yard, for... ... -. .-.... ~OC
 bolts Black Dimity. worth lRo DOC yard, for. .s see s-- .-..-..s'f.<|O
The age-herald., 1901-06-23
Mosquito Bars

Full size, 96 inches long, 10 yards around, for $1.oo, ready to hang.
 Extra large, on folding frame, at S1.50 and $f.75... .. Bobinet Bars, at $5.s8; ready to hang.
 Bars on Dixie" frames, at $2.98 and $S.4s; also separate frame if you veish. i
 Bobinet Bars In the piece, 3 yards wide. at 4sc yard.
The age-herald., 1901-06-23
FINAL PRICES TO REDUCE STOCK. These you'll find very interesting money>savers
 ALL NEW GOODS.

100 bolts beautiful sheer Batiste just arrived, worth from 15c to 1Sc 10o Iper yara, at. ........... AOO 50 bolts Foulard designs in pretty Aace and cord stripes, worth 10o n5c yard, at... ............ AOo
 50 bolts pretty, dainty designs in Dimity, worth 161ac yard, 7O1o Monday only at... ...... AN~2O
 One case pretty Dimity, 10o worth 18c yard, att. ......... AOO
 One case Batiste, beautiful patterns, stripes, flowers, vines and scrolls; worth 1211c per yard, Q1o
 50 bolts Organdy, large flowers and striped desgins, worth 25c 1Eo yard, aC..
 35 bolts solid color Organdy, AZ inches wlue; blue, pink, hello, black, green, etc.. great bargain; OSo worth 35c yard, at at............ ~CO
 As an extra special we will Cut our entire line of those imported Dimities that sell the world over for 1S
 25c yard to. =. ... ........ IOC
 l35 bolts of fine Swiss, all new de- signs, worth 221sc yard, 7Ro Ior... ...e. ...... AoC
 One case Dress Gingham, r
 worth 10c yard, ~
 10 bolts Brown Linen, worth 1Ro EOc yard, at... ... ........
The age-herald., 1901-06-23
New Shirt Waist Hats

Hundreds on display tomorrow. More Hats, more style, more bargains shown tomorrow than in, any other Alabama store.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-01
NUBs OF KNOWLEDGE.

There are signs that the immigration Of
Northern families to the south, which has been
notably large tor the past five or sS years. will
be larger this year. Western state. contribute
us mucl. TO this How southwark Us do the East.
crn States.
In the northern part Of China grain food
other than rice is tile staple. Mjllct, corn,
wheat and buckwheat form the main food grains,
Baked cor! bread is common article Of diet
in this section, and wheat -four, grove and
ground by the natives, is extensively used.
The tall millct. growing TO a height ol twenty
ioet in some parts OF China, does rot produce
much food per acre. perhaps not more than
fourth as much wheat, but tho stalk is L
necessity fuel, and it is grown largely for
that purpose. The grain is used Tor animal
we'll for human food.
In 1900 one packet sloop carried from Phila-
dclphia to Washington olI the furniture OF the
United States government. together with all
the federal archives, which filled seven large
foxes and four or five smaller ones As a
contrast the thousands OF buildings the gov.
cInn'cnt owns today.
Texas is not only an oil field, hut it may
bet ono an important asplIal: district. Tests
from the Lucas well resulted in two grades Of
asphalt heing obtained from it. One grade is
hard and the other soft. pr. Forward SAYS
that ;IiiS asphalt is % per cent. pure, while
the Trinidad asphalt is only Is per cent pure.
In all the Chinese cities very large per-
aentagc of the population lives in a sort Of
hand.to.mouth fashion, buying food from res.
t;turants Hot water ia sold from stands by
people who make business Of providing it,
The great necessity for economy in fuel seems
to he the primary cause OF this mode OF ivng
Aid is being sought in the North in further.
ancc OF Il plan to assist the negroes In many
places in the black belt OF the South to become
landowners. thus freeing them from the bondage
system, under which, too often, the tenant does
not receive L Just share OF the product from
his efforts.
Many plants long clasScd among the worst and
most useless OF weeds have been found in re.
cent ycals TO possess considerable feeding value
as shown by analysis. II is claimed that even
Canada thistles, cut when in bloom and stored
and their spikes softcncd in silos, will make
a valuable winter TODD Tor sheep
At an inquest at Columbus, o.. where 4 hahv
had burned to death by an accident, its cloth
ing have caught fire, one OF the iurymen offered
this advice: Ii people would only rinse cloth
ing. after washing, in Il solution OF alum aud
water they would never take tire: il they came
in contact with fame they would merely
smoldcr.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-01
The Examination Fad.

4 $ THE RESULT of influences
~ originating within the Edu-
4 n catioual club of Philadelphia,
an association of leading ed
uca tors, the board of education OF that
city is expected .oon to authorize the
iist ontiauance OF term and annual en-
aminations of pupils in the elementary
public school grades and to substitute
"A system of markings and promotions
based upon daily observance of pro-
ficiency. The idea underlying this re-
form. is, that the combined judgment
If the teacher and principal constitutes
a ber4er criterion of the pupils fitness
for lfomotion than any examination
test hand that the strain of examina-
tionyis productive of more harm than
good.
This idea has the sanction oi large
majdEii5a6exRe country's foremost edu-
Gators. The examination fad in schoo,
management has long since run its
course in most cities. The few in
which il fingers are cities where opin-
iona ted control subordinates results to
methods and the results of the con-
tinual emphasis upon examinations are
shown In periodical examining followed
by Loose class woylk ana indifferent in-
siroaiSs5tE ths tatstals between ex-
amirt tthns. %.s,,s hessy burden of rou-
lipe wasS IL. M fad imposes pH0n
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-01
OWED TO SPRING,

! sing
ri spring,
BY iing.
II it wcniu do the smallest bit of good
To swear
And tear
And rear,
wish ii here distinctly understood
I'd I'LL
,he bill.
And spill
\ stormy ocean mll Of gore aud ink;
For without peradven.ure I do think
of all the beas,ly, miserable DAYS
lhes" are the wurst-the ones that poets praise
As spring.
Oh my.
Il
Could spy
The idiot That writes OF 'bany spring"
I'd make
A break
And take
such Steps as would swift rcribntou bring;
I'd see
That hc
Tor shel,
Should he Cor she) insist on making such mess
And thuswise adding ire 10 our distress,
SHOULD rue the act in less than hall minute
I'd hold cm down and rub their noses in 1t.
by gee.
Tin glad
I'm mad,
By dad,
Because when get mad | speak my mind,
And you
Would do
II too
II every paper you picked IN you'd ind
Was daubed
And gobbed
And slobbed
With ''odcs TO balny spring. II make. me
tired
With rain aud Sush and mud so thick YOU'RE
mired
Whene'cr You drag your person out OF doors;
And then il doesn't rain, ii simply pours,
BY dad!
My eye.
NJ
Could tTy
\ yi-a IN !unaey upon rhis shoul!
'Iwould be
10 me,
pye see,
The very balm OF Gilead TO my soul.
Nou bet
He'd get
A debt
Paid back to him that's long been owed TO
sprng!'
I'd hang him! Say, wouldn't DO thing
I'll bet II put spring" poems on the shelf
Why, gracious heavens. I've written one myself.
oh, ne.
W. H. Pierce, in the Times Herald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-01

~ average par capita annual
4 u consumption of wheat in the
past two decades is indicated
by the statistical abstract of the
United states for 1900. the figures
dropping from 5.35 bushels in 1850 to
4.ii bushels last year. But our con-
sumption of sugar has grown from 40
to co. pounds; of beer has doubled; of
wine has fallen one-fourth: of distilled
spirits is the same; of coffee is II pound
more and of tea is two-ilfths of a
pound less. The American people eat
more sugar than the rest of mankind
put together and maybe that has some.
thing to do in accounting for their SUI
peror energy. But If we may believe
all we hear. they have many things
yet to learn on the subject OF dietetics.
According to Professor Hart. who
has made this subject life. study, We
should never throw away an apple
peeling. Init are contained the elements
needed in the assimilation and diges-
ton of the apple. Without it the re-
mainder of the tissue of the fruit, he
assures us, is of little nutritive value
and only an circumference upon the
stomach. Just 50 with cereals. We
throw away the husk and skin and by
this we waste the really valuable part
of the grain, that which contains the
food properties required to nourish
the mind and body, to promote cir
culation of the blood and to feed the
nervous system. We cannot, he argues.
have perfect men and women without
proper nourishment. The crime which
abounds in the world is mainly the re-
suit of bad dispositions resulting from
improperly nourished bodies, resulting
from improper food. Professor Hart
asserts his ability to prove to the salts
faction of unbiased minds that many
Of our preconceved notions of living
are wrong, utterly wrong. The major
part of the sickness which aftlicts the
human race has it's origin i'm the
stomach. People who eat what the
world calls good food suffer equally
with the people who eat what the
world calls poor food. But they do not
eat the food which God intended they
should eat. They persist in eating ab-
normal food that does not sustain
the mind, brain and body.
The professors idea of tit food is
whole wheat bread fruits and vcgc-
tables in season. without sacrifice of
the rinds. skins and hulIs; plenty of
rich milk fresh from the cows udder
or, if condensed, so prepared as to
preserve the original butter fats and
healthg giving salts; and avoidance of
most of the fancy dishes intended less
for nourishmcnt than for qualification
of the palate. The man or woman who
orders his or her eating simply, along
theSt. lines. takes plenty of out t-door
exercise, obeys in other ways the
familiar fundamental rules of hygiene,
and refrainS from worrying can, in
tlle professors Judgment, snap fingers
at the doctors and materially lengthen
the mortality tables.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-01

~ + THE educational! ana re-
lisious movements which the
~ dawn of the new century sees
reaching out and up for wider
scope aud greater influence, none is
more remarkable than that which has
recently taken shape for the Negro
Young Peoples Christian congress, TO
be held in the summer of 1902.
The meeting in which this was de
cided upon, and the preliminary call
for it officially issued, was held in
Washington, u. c., carly in March.
But that had been preceded by much
correspondence and conference among
agencies of many societies and dcnomi-
nations engaged in religious work
in the appointment of twenty official
delegates tn the March meeting. THAI
the congress is likely to do what it is
called to do-thut is to show itself, in
the first place a representative gather
ing "of the enlightened young negro
men and women" of all the states with
a large population of the race, and
secondly, 10 take practical steps
towards its announced object Reach
ing the Unreached Negro--the Race
for Christ may be accepted from the
character OF the leaders in the move-
ment.
Bishop Gaines, OF Atlanta, is its
president; Rev. DR.. w. u. Isaacs, of
Nashville, rice-president. The secre-
taries are Professor |. Garland Penn,
of Atlanta, and Rev, T.. w. Arnett, of
Springfield, Illinois. Rev. w, NJ. Alex
ander, of Baltimore, is treasurer. The
executive committee, to take charge of
all arrangements for the congress, con-
sists, with the officers just named, of
Bishops Williams, of Augusta, Ga;
Clinton, OF Charlotte, N -, Shaeffer,
OF Topeka, Kan, and the Reverends
DR.. y. s. Vass, of Raleigh, y. c.; DIR.
u. j. Saunders. OF Charlotte. n. e.; l..
G.. Davis, of Pratt City, Ala, and DR..
], l.. Thomas, of Washington, ID. 9,
The call for the congress is docu-
ment briefly but strongly ANA clearly
presenting the actual conditions among
the negro race of the South and South
west. 1t begins by calling upon the
sensible negro to admit the shortcom-
ings of his race as well as emphasize
the marvellous results achieved and the
hopeful signs OF the future" The
thousands of unreAched members Of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-01
SCRANTON. APRIL I. 1901.

While the succession today OF Hon.
u. NJ Edwards to the president judge
snip. in consequence Of Judge Arch.
hA'd'S transfer to n higher bench, Is
chiefly matter Of form. it supplies to
the public an opportunity to acknowl-
edge it's appreciation of the high stand
ard OF Judge Edwards judicial service.
IN legal learning. in logic, In dignity
and in the polish of ripe and varied
scholarship. the new presiding judge
ZONES t" his post of added honor with
IN equipment not second to that of
any jurist in Pennsylvania.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-01
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Irawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
.\strollbc Cast: l2.0l a. NJ, tor Monday. April

1t will be apparent 10 almost all save child
born on this day that there considerable Of
tc lion at both ends OF March.
Fortunate candidates Tor second class city Of
fetal pluneS liable to hesitate about accept.
ing portfolios rendered this day of the month.
The memory of the man who hlst designated
April ! as moving day will receive the usual
tributes from tile mon who wrestic with stove
pine
The lay OF the aibut,is poet has been tempo.
iarlv postponed, but the moderate price o Ea.,.
ter fruit indicates that there is nothing the
matter with the old hen
Pcssimistic people predict that the rcorsaniza-
tion of the city government will not cause the
clutch of the tax gathercr to relax. But wait
and see.
Ajacchus' Advice.
Resist all inclination to kick ut stray hats on
this diy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-01
Central Railroad of New Jersey,

stations IN Acw lo,h Zoo, oi Ijbc,ty susat,
" H., and South trr,
Trains leave scranton rur New \oIh, Nnwak,
Elizabeth Philadelphia E,toH BrthluhaH, Al.
icmtowu MmlrlI Chunk and white Haven at $50
A. M; EXPIRES, iip; e>wc~,, ".Ip a' n' ~Nu'
For pittstuu .,Id N,ihps'iorr, $50 %. IA; il0
and B. 20 p. m. SmdINs, - p, ~.
For baltimore ami Ma'iinston and pou,
Snuth and West via Bethlehem, 81" a' M; l,l0
and 80 D. m. Humily', 2.i5 T.. m.
For long Branch. Ocean n!u',, c,o., at $40
q m. aud i.lp T.. m.
For Rcadiul, Lebanon .ud ilsl-nulg. Yil Al.
lcutowu, $50 IL ~ 'nd 'lo +, ~, SUNDAY,
Tor pott,,ll. $50 . %. aDa 10 -, m,
Through tickets TO all pa,n;~ east, rYuth and
west at lowest rate a. lhr station.
n. r. BALDWIN, ten. FJ,-. Ag,.
j. Il. nLllNI SEN. l.rM. nMNl.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-01
PROHIBITION IN KANSAS.

Ex-senator Peher in the Forum.
Our prohbtory lcgislatoE has all been through
the courts; and the result, in few words, ia
that in Kansas anything and everything in the
nature OF drinking saloon, tpplins shop, dram
shop or joint is unlawful from any and every
point OF view, intoxicating liquors may be law.
fully sold in Kansas ior medical, mechanical, and
scientific purposes only, and nobody other than
legally permitted druggist may sell for these
purposes. Hence the person whom we designate
Joint keeper deliberately and delantly puts him
sell outside the law every time he sells "A glass
oi whiskey or mus OF beer TO any person tor
any purpose. Furtheimore, III. place in which
ne carries on the unlawful traffic Was long ago
declared TO he public nuisance. ouv
laws and legal machinery ate amply suiicien,
Tor the complete execution oi the prohibtoly
law in eyelS part oi the state; aud il Is
tIct that whenever aud wherever the officers that
are charged with its execution have faithfully
done their duty as the law provides there has
been no more difficulty in enforcng this law
than there has been iu enforcing the law against
any other offence.
In a carefully prepared report by M expert
cDCed and thoroughly competent agent OF the
state Temperance anion, submitted little more
thlu year ago, It was stated that l20 towns
had heel visited aud canysSscd, and thai OF thrse
l2I places y openly protected LIQUOR shops ou
condition Of their paving certain stipulsted snus
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-01


M for the better is to be-
sin today in the recon.
Gtruction of our city
government Ia conform to the new
Sccondclass charter. The transition
supplies opportunities and good pre-
texts for correcting many unbusiness-
like city methods of long standing: it
remains to be seen how Thoroughly
these win be utilized. The chief rea-
son why our city has not been better
governed in the past is because what
has been everyhody's business has
been noi,ody's business. Public inter-
est not showing itself steadily, abuses
navc crept in aud grown. The one
hope Of Improvement lies in the possi-
bilty thai the jogging of the public
mind incidental 10 a change i'll char
rers may induce closer future watch
fulness and thus encourage the elected
or appointed officials hereafter to do
their work, not carelessly. but we'll.
There are glaring inconsruities in the
renrganiza ton ordinance, notably in
the attempt of councils to nullity the
charter in the matter of delinquent tax
collection The charter distinctly makes
this a separate executive department.
leaving it optional with the recorder
whether It's duties shall be contided to
the city treasurer or performed by an
lppointive collector. Furthermore, ar
ticle seventeen Of the charter fatty COL
lCes with Article II. Section IA, OF the
ordinance, and in such collision it is
the charter which stands. Nor is 1t
from any standpoint advisable to con-
Solidate an appointive with an elective
Office. The purpose of the charter is to
centrali2c executive responsibility: to
rct work we'll done by having bonded
servants hired expressly to do it. The
ugly work of collecting delinquent
taxes now costs the city $4,000 year
and is butchily done. There is reason
tn believe that il put in a. responsible
department by itself it would be better
Gone, and al Il larger net value to the
city. This part ot the reorganiZa ton
ordinance will have to be done over
again. AS il stands. it is both illogical
ana Illegal. Another flaw is the pro-
vision o. a permanent man for 4. fire
company no, connected with the city
tire department. There ought to be 4
r"cdStng of the whole article relating
to the bureau OF fire, for the purpose
OF constructing IA compact paid de-
laltmunt, absolutely under control of
TIN chief ana divorced wholly from
disorganizing influences. This must
come sometime and the quicker the
better y third defect is the failure to
provide for police magistrates, ana
tu"lv is reason tn believe that it would
oe Wi" to make Il separate depart
went Of charities and correction, with
10 securing Il readjustment of
" iAirs of the Scranton poor dis
hrise. The groundwork of reor-
~ katlon has been well laid and if
Ne5personnel of the new admnistra-
ti0N shall be in keeping. better results
in government will be assured.