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The age-herald., 1902-01-18
Cotton Crop Estimates.

Nearly five months of the cotton year have come and gone, and over seven million bales of cotton have been marketed to the extent that they have "come in sight" Thus far the receipts exceed the receipts of the corresponding date of last year about 100000 tales, and if this gain be main tained the crop will be 1O,6O0 ,OO0 bales. But will it be maintained? |? The experts are still fully million bales apart. The bulls say the crop will not exceed 9,5OO,O bales, while the bears say the outturn will be 1O,- 100000 Lales.
 The percentages of the two sides are simply confusing, as each side has good lot of such figures on hand. No one can say what part of the crcp has been marketed and what part has not, for the January per centages vary over 10 per cent, and this variation accounts for the differ ence in estimates from the opposing trade camps.
 But this much is ceItain-the price should not be lower eyeL if the crop gees to 10.500,000 bales, because stocks are not large, and the spin ners will need all the cotton that has been grown in order to supply a naked world-naked Chinamen as well as busy people at home. A good trade in cotton goods seems assured hereafter, and this will be apt to hold prices up, even if the crop outrun the government figures.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
GOVERNMENT MAKES ICE.

From the Army and Navy Journal.
 Complaint is made in Manila that the civil authorities having paid for an ice plant out of the public funds, have gone into the ice business to the detriment of private dealers. The Manila Freedom de- clares that because of the low price, 1 cent Mexican per pound. fixed by the in- sular government for the ice it sells, the local ice factory owned by private indi- viduals Is losing from s4O00 to s5OOO Mex ican per month. It is held, moreover, that the benefit does not accrue to families using 20 or 30 pounds of ice day, the gov ernment not selling at retail, but that it all goes to the keepers of hotels and sa- looms, who buy 800 pounds at time.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
Newly Elected Senators.

The Democrats of Maryland and Kentucky have chosen two men who will be useful Senators at least-two experienced legislators in James B. McCreary and Arthur Pue German. MT. McCreary is not stranger in the capital. He served a long time in the lower House, and his service in the Senate will be generally acceptable and useful. Mir German, on the other hand, is born leader, and he will beyond doubt sit high up in the party's councils, if he does not sit at the head of the table. His capacity for public service has been well tested in the Senate, where he served eigh- teen consecutive years.
 The Republicans have reelected Senator Foraker of Ohio, Senator Deliver of Iowa, and also Senator Allison of that State-all able men and trained legislators-all well known, and all highly esteemed by their associates.
 Senator Allison's reelection is par ticularly interesting. He is returned for sixth term to the Senate, and he will be but "A years old when his sixth term is ended, younger in other words than either of Alabamas vigor- ous Senators. Senator Allison is in excellent condition physically and mentally, and he may enter upon a seventh term.
 It has been stated that no one was ever before elected the sixth time. This is a mistake. Justin s. Merrill of Vermont was given a sixth term, but he did not live to complete the service. MT. Allison entered the Sen ate in 1873, after serving eight years in the House. This would make his entire Congressional service in March of next year thirty-eight years, and lie is certainly good for two years more. There is no record to match MT. Allison's. Senators Jones and Stewart of Nevada were in the Sen ate when Mr. Allison entered it, but their service was not preceded by eight years in the House, nor has either sat continuously in the Senate. If Mir Allison retain his health and strength without essential impair ment, he may enter at least upon a seventh term when he Is 80 years old.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
THE LAMP LIGHTER.

By Robert Louis Stevenson. My tea is nearly ready and the sun has
 left the sky It's time to take the window to see Leerie
 going by; For every night at tea time and before
 you take your seat, With lantern and with ladder he comes
 posting up the street. e Now Tom would be driver and Marie
 go to sea, And my papa's banker and as rich as
 he can be: But I, when I am stronger and can choose
 what I'm to do, Oh, Leerie. I'll go around at night and
 light the lamps with you! For we are very lucky, with a lamp be-
 fore the door, And Leerie stops to light it as he lights
 so many more; E And Oh! before you hurry by with ladder
 and with light Oh. Leerie. see little child and nod to
 him tonight s5is sr
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
THE BACKBONE DOCTRINE.

From the New Orleans Picayune.
 The Monroe doctrine is the backbone of the foreign policy of the great republic. It has subssted for a century and to abro- gate and abandon it would consign most justly this great republic to the contempt of all nations. Here was set up the bull wark of civil liberty and popular constitu- tional government and to surrender 1t to anything but overwhelming force would be the death knell of free institutions upon this hemisphere.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
PAPER MONEY ONLY.
New York Dealers Decline to Accept
 Silver Dollars.

Money has locality. The truism of that Is witnessed in the passing of a silver dollar in New York says the correspond ent in that city of the Pittsburg Dispatch. It does not go. Now. in Pittsburg. if you tender a s5 bill and have s4 change com ing you will get back that many silver dollars; yet here in New York, just around the corner, in these days of rapid transit, silver dollars are as scarce as Tammany virtue and dollar bills are all the rage. If you go into a cafe and weight a check with a 'cartwheel' the cashier will say to you: How are things in Pittsburg?" You smile in surprise. He is very apt in the putting together of two and two, because he has been there very long and knows. But if you go down stairs and have one of the porters shine your shoes and hand him silver dollar he will cry 'Murder!'' and try to bite it in two. The other day man land ed in New York fresh from Pittsburg with silver dollar. He went to the Astor House for lunch and rendered it with his check The cashier fingered the coin, sounded 1t on the counter weighed it in the palm of his hand, looked very dubious and pushed it back. Sorry, sir" he said, "but the manager kicks" Going up Broadway the same man got an appe- tite for a smoke, and in all innocence handed out the coin again. The cigar man looked at 1t suspiciously. dropped it on the tiled floor deliberately and was about to give 1t the acid test when the Pittsburger. inclined to be facetious ob- served. That's all right. old man. made it myself" You did. eh? We'll.
 that's just what I thought and it don't go here" The silver dollar was taken around the corner and given careful going over It was O. K, of course It's owner, addressing himself. said he would like to know what he was getting. Far ther up Broadway, at Twenty third street. after unraveling himself out of the maze of cabs trucks, street cars au- tomobiles and policemen, and driven to drink in the Fifth Avenue Hotel cafe.
 the same man laid the same dollar down
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
Wants Metric System.

Washington. January 17.-Representa- tive Southard of Ohio. chairman of the House committee on coinage, Is about to send invitations to number of the others engaged in mercantile pursuits, to appear before the coinage committee concerning the bill for the adoption of the metric system of weights and meas ures.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Some men don't mind being insulted if 1t doesn't cost them anything.
 A man can't gain years after thirty as fast as wom an can lose them.
 The way to get the reputation of being a thinker is to keep your mouth shut
 No woman Is ever a complete failure it takes a man to be complete in any, thing he does.
 The size of a woman's shoe depends on whether she is wearing it for an after noon walk or to sit in chair and show off.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
A CARNEGIE COLLEGE YELL.

From the Washington Star. Mir. Carnegies new educational insti- tuition will not be complete without col lege yell, and it ought to be something that will be characteristic and at the same time, if possible, convey compli- ment to it's eminent founder. Something like the following might do:
 Kilties and kneecaps
 Bare and braw;
 Hoot mon! Hoot mon!
 Rah Rah! Rahi
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

New York. who had been two weeks in Montgomery. From Montgomery they will go to St. Louis, and from St Louis back to New York In February Mir. and Mrs. Halls will go to Bermuda for a stay of several weeks. In Birmingham Mir. Halls combined business and pleas ure, and so 1t will be in St. Louis. His trip to Bermuda will be entirely for rest As vice president of the Hanover Nation al Bank of New York MT. Halls is very busy man. He lives in suburban town and 1t takes him over an hour to get to his office; yet he is there every morning before o'clock
 Joe Willitt of Anniston was registered at the Hillman yesterday evening but he will leave this morning.
 R. H. McArthur of Louisville is at the Hillman.
 w. O. W. Paine of Valley Head, Ala, is at the Hillman,
 John J. Mapp of Baltimore is at the Hillman.
 Jacob samuels of New York is at the Hillman.
 R. w. Baker of Chattanooga is at the Florence.
 L. V. La Taste of Montgomery is at the Hillman. A E. Reynolds of sylacausa is at the Florence.
 W. T. Bohannon of Lynchburg, Va. is at the Florence.
 W. c. Porter of New York is at the Florence.
 o. L. Crawford cf New York is at the Hillmal
 J. L. Peacock of Lexington, N. C., is at the Arlington.
 Louis Clarke of New York is at the Morris.
 S. E. Williams of Lexington, N. C., Is at the Arlington.
 
 c. J. Bissett of Pittsburg Is at the Morris.
 J. J. Lewis Of St Louis is at. the Ar lirgton.
 L. B. Johnston of Wilmington. Del. is at the Arlington.
 Of to ct 1,a Florence.
 G. Schuffert of Tacoma, Wash, is at tho Florence.
 c. L. strider of Selma is at the Metro poIitan.
 J. M. Burke of Louisville is at the Nor ris.
 Joseph Pollock of Selma is at the Met ropolitan.
 Eugene A. Smith, State geologist. was registered at the Metropolitan last night James P. Klotz of St. Louis is at the Morris.
 A. A. Barnett of Atlanta is at the Hill man.
 t. T. H. Taylor of Fort Payne is at the Metropolitan.
 A. J. Goodbar of Cincinnati is at the Morris.
 H. A. Stern of New York is at the Metropolitan.
 M. P. Jones of Portsmouth, Va, is at the Morris.
 w. J. Harwood of Atlanta is at the Morris.
 MT. Frank N. Julian, secretary of the late constitutional convention and a can didate for the officeNef Secretary of State,
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
NEW LEAGUE.
SpaIdlng to Organize New Baseball
 Association With Elqht Clubs.

Chicago. January fL-It is announced that if Dreyfus decides to transfer the Pittsburg Baseball Club from the Ma tional to the American League, Spalding will organize new eight-club league, made up of the following clubs:
 Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington in the east, and Chicago Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis in the West.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
THE TACTFUL KAISER.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 First came the charming unofficial com pliment to Miss Roosevelt and now comes the very diplomatic and common United States and enjoy the launching also. Such a suggestion not only reveals the Kaiser as a man of consummate tact, but as long-headed statesman who may easily give his British friends cause to wonder and ponder.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
REPAIR GIRLS FACE.
Removed the Necessary cuticle From
 Arms and Legs of Young Women.

Chicago. Januay 17.-In an hours time Dr. Dorsay Hecht. before clinic at the post graduate hospital. cut bits of cuticle from the arms and legs Of fifteen young women and covered a burned and livid face with fresh healthy epidermis.
 The patient was Miss Helen Peck, six teen years old, whose face was terribly burned by an explosion of gasoline
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
Paris Bank Sues a Society Woman

Cincinnati, January 17.-A suit In attach- ment was filed today by A. A. Taquin a Parisian banker. against Miss Evans, of this city, aunt of the Duchess of Man chester for 2s6O francs The suit Is on draft drawn on herself March 4. 1890 and not paid. The real estate of Miss Evans is attached. It is said the money obtain ed on the draft was used in expenses connected with the wedding of Miss Zim- merman and the Duke of Manchester. Miss Evans at the time was in Paris with her niece.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
Henry Austin Adams.

The distinguished scholar and actor, Henry Austin Adams, formerly an Epis- copal minister but now a Roman Catho- lie layman, will deliver a lecture on John Henry Newman at St. Pauls church, February z. Few names in history have the charm for literary men and women that Newman's has and no man on the lecture platform is capable of discussing the great preacher and man Of letters in a more charming way than Adams.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
GaIIaahers Body Found.

San Francisco. January 1.-The body of one of the cabin passengers of the lost steamer Walla Walla was recovered from the sea Wednesday morning by the steamer Newburg It was found SUD- ported by life preserver off the mouth of the Klemath river. fifty-five miles from where the Walla Walla was wrecked. It has been brought to this city and identi- fled as that of James Gallagher, who rep- resented a St. Louis advertising firm.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
GRAPE CULTURE IN ALABAMA

From the Selma Times.
 Representative Underwood has intro- duced a bill in the House to repeal the war tax of ten cents per gallon on do- mestic wines. If the bill passes, and the prospects are bright, it will do much to- ward the increase and profitableness of grape culture in Alabama.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
CHANGE FOR cHicAeo's SURPLUS

From the Boston Globe.
 There are forty counties in Texas the residents of which have to seek legal advice in other counties as they have not a single attorney of their own. Texas is big enough to hold plenty of lawyers and statesmen it would seem.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

The Hon. Web. Davis stands at the head of the political retired list, ai- though there are some in Alabama that crowd him pretty close.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

Senators Clay and Mallory say they weIe wrongly reported in respect to the canal question. They say they are in favor of the Nicaragua canal. It is now up to Senators Vest and Cockrell, who represent a Mississippi valley State.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
The Vulnerable Point.

From the Detroit Free Press
 Percy-rve made Pauline sorry that she threw me over.
 Guy-In what way7
 Percy-why. I'm attentive now to a girl five years younger than she is.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

Arthur Pue German has fought and gumshoed his way back to the Sen ate, and all are glad of it except the man he showed out of the Senate.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

Postmaster General Payne has ar rived in Washington, and Wisconsin feels relieved. The lobby pressure is much lower there.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

Emperor William should now de- clare for Schley, and then there would be nothing left to do in the way of winning American favor.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
WHERE MEN ARE AT PREMIUM.

From the St. Louis Globe-D Democrat.
 With so many thousands of surplus wo- men in Germany the 125 Mormon mission aries now at work there may find it easy to make conversions
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

President Schwab succeeded Earl Roslyn at Monte Carlo, and now a successor is wanted for President Schwab.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

The professors of the Carnegie in stitution should study Trigg's career, and do the opposite.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

When you get news by wire, it is a telegram-by the Marconi system, it is an aerogram.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

Admiral Dewey is free to go afish- ing and stay until his supply of bait and snakebite gives out.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

Captain Hobson hazards his popu- larity when he enters the lecture field.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

The wire trust cannot safely be considered a friend and well-wisher of Signor MaTcepi.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

President Ro osevelt is trying in spots within his party to establish civil service reform.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

Lewis Nixon will try his shipbuild- ing hand on the stranded three-decker Tammany.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

The cable companies are great dis believers in wireless telegraphy.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

President Schwab is doing Europe in very gay and reckless manner.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

The bank at Monte Carlo is still there, and Schwab-where is he?
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
About Persons.

Mr. William HalIs and Mrs. HalIs of
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

The Panama crowd is exciting the bargain counter, and that is all.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

Helen Gould is rich, but popular, and few are like her.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

once more. 'No offense, slr,'' said the cashier, but haven't you any changer" He threw down dime and a nickel, and made wild leap for the street to find a blind or crippled mendicant. Don't bring silver dollars into New York. They are too apt to elect you to Bellevue, es- pecially if your patience easily gets off it's trolley.
The age-herald., 1902-01-18

The Tammany Tiger is trying to look pleasant
The age-herald., 1902-01-18
The Corn King is dethroned again.

Boston is long on snow and short on sleighs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17
MOST ANCIENT OF CROWNS.


Among the crowns preserving the
ancient form more than any Others
now worn Is the so-ealled iron crown
Of Loubardy. which is the most treas
ured national possession Of the Italian
kingdom says an article by the Duke
of Argyle. in Ee<Iie's Monthly. II Is
of golden plaques or panels rather
longer than they are high. but small
II size so as rot TO rise above the ton
of the head They form. indeed only
a iointed band Of foIiaged. embossed
relief-work. and one narrow wire of
iron binds them together in the inside
this wire having the repute of being
hammered out from one Of the nails
of our S~aviour's cross II was the m
largement of these panels in other
crowus which fed TO the erosS-ban nd or
closure of the crown Look at the
German crown and the Austrian, both
adaptations of that Of the old en-
perorz Of the Holy Roman Empire
The arch Of empire became the re-
sult in the crown of the necessity for
fastening panels for protection for the
head from any stroke from above de-
livered in war.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17
PUTS WAR ON NEW PLANE.
sspDresses FLASH sound a.A
smoke of RfAe and Casnoa

Col Humbert. French artillery
ofseer- whose technical knowledge and
experience carry great weight. has in
vented an apparatus which, applied to
a rife or to a rapid firing cannon. COM
Pietely suPpresses the fash. sound
and smoke. even of black gunpowder.
Col Humbert says
Il ave succeeded in converting the
explosive powder. which has been
known for centuries. Into a motor
power giving impulse to p~roieetiles
from rifles and without re-
port. without smoke. without fash.
without recoil- and without any dini-
mutton of force or effect
The military authorities here At
taeh supreme importance to this dis
eovery. which they consider will bring
about a complete revolution in the
methods of warfare of the twentieth
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

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feet from the bank the camp ire was
burning brightly, throwing its ever
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tsinpis Device which Supports ore Fam
Hy il confcrt)
and territory. with Senator Warren
As chairman and proceeded to for
initiate a suitable bill This work
having been accomplished. the bill
was introduced in the senate by Mr..
Hsnsborough. and in the house OF
representatives by Mr.. NewIands- No
legislation presented TO an American
congress has had all of its pro-
visions more carefully and thorough
" considered in all their bearings
The special committee mentioned
in the report did GiligeEt work Each
member Of the senate and of the house
Of Representatives kept the matter be-
fore the legislators. 30 that when the
time came for voting everyone knew
the provisions of the measure ard its
ultimate object Where all did well.
It Is almost invidious to make any
Distinction; but It IS generally admit
ted that Congressman Reeder. % Nan
sas. was exceptionally hard at work
all winter and spring in this behalf.
He talked irrigation 10 everybody and
all the time. in season and often out OF
season
Senator Warren. the chairman. in
fused his energy and -earnestness into
h senate. until every n real
lied hat Warren was after water.
more water. and keeping them all in
hot water. On account of his irriya-
ton bill The North Dakota senator.
Hansbrough- was like unto him. Mr..
Newlands. of Nevada. told everybody
that with irrigation Nevada would
support n population of 60.c00.S0O as
easily as now she supports n ropula-
tiou of only 5000. Senator Clark. OF
Montana. the richest man in the
world. and Senator Dubois. of Idaho
one of the poorest men in public
life We'd with each other in praving
for the irrigation of the arid lands
of their states
And vet. with all this missionary
work done before the bill came mn
for discussion in the house of repre-
sentatives. there were members ae-
eAsC tDpb>t0 10 II on ar1Gu
grounds \ score of amendments
were offered. all Of them designed tn
defeat the object Of the bill. One
after another they were voted down
and the bill was finally passed bv
a vote of ii6 yeas to IS NAYS.
1t IS expected that upwards of 200
600 acres Of land viii be annually rr-
claimed under the provisions of this
law. until all of the millions of acres
of the desert shall have been re-
claimed and peopled with home own
ers- Irrigation is not an experimen,
IL was praeticed before the dawn ~
recorded history. Man attained hi.
first high degree of civilization I'm
der its practice Through its efs-
cheney the great nations of ANTIQUITY
established and maintained their
might and glory Egypt. Assyria. In
dia- China are irrigated models for
u.s. We are taking n new departure
by following in the footsteps of the
wisest aneients. SMITH rpv