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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
TWAIN LIKES HIS NEW HOME.
From the New York Journal.

fTOfll the new L Ork journal.
Hill Crest. the mansion just purchased
at Tarrytown- on he Hudson by Samuel
l.. Clemens, known the world over as
Mark Twain Is a historic spot because
the site of the house is where beacon sig
nal lights were burned during the revolu-
ton, while bou1ders along the wayside
are monuments of revolutionary history.
When the humorlst visited Hill Crest
three weeks ago he mounted big rock
in front Of the house, and gazing on the
Tappan Zee to the west and the valley of
Sleepy Hollow, the land of Washington
Irving, to the north said: Magnificent
What a beautiful stream the American
Rhine is. 1 am fascinated by the scenery.
1 am in love with the spot"
Although Mr.. Clemens is now yachting
with Mr.. Thomas Bracket Reed and Mr..
H. H. Rogers In the West Indies, he Sc
cured possession Of the estate. which was
formerly the property of Capt. w. T. Ca
sey of the Seventh Regiment. through a
real estate broker of Manhattan. The
purchase price. it is said. was s47.5Oo or
Whereabouts.
Captain Casey laid out the country es-
tate, which comprises a large manor
house. stables and hennery, surrounded
by nineteen acres. at cost of 100000.
Nearby are the palatiai residences of
Gen. Howard Carroll Mrs. R. e. Hop
kins, Frederick e. Lewis and Percy Pine
The house contains thirteen large rooms.
and from any part Of 1t an unobstruct ed
view of the Hudson river for many miles
is obtained.
And the caretaker Of Twain's place is
named Michael DrooRinl
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
Mr.. Depew's Outbreak in the
Senate Great Surprise.

toral visits; but in a year or two he re-
signed in order to devote all his time IN
literature and lecturinE. While he mos ~, :,
regular preacher a great many of the
old Washington members of his eburon
withdrew their membership for the al
legged reason that their pews were 80
crowded with strangers every Sunday a.
to make the pew-holders uncomfortah,o
This statement is now made officially bv
the leading elder and business man q,
the church, and is In the nature of doo,,
mentary evidence that Washington ia
not come to know the famous preacher
When he was preaching his church wa.
crowded almost to suffocation, but hi.
hearers were mainly visitors to wasb,no
ton. The sensational style of his nulnit
oratory did not appeal to those who hab.
itually attended church as a duty and for
devotion alone. To many of the mora
devout worshippers his language wa.
positively Objectionable, as, for examine
when on one occasion he said in effect
that when he got to Heaven "the first
man" he would ask for would be PAM +"
and he would Immediately ask .'Paup,
TO present him to the Saviour. His ex
act words in this particular were mora
familiar with holy things than one wou,d
dare repeat
Dr. Talmage resigned the pastorate of
the Washington church three years ago:
out IN the meantime his sermons have
been read by eager millions every week
For the past three months he has been
helpiessly Ill, yet each week there an
peared In numerous newspapers his Sun
Jay sermon, showing that he had pre-
pared his sermons long In advance of
their delivery. Indeed, he has not failed
to deliver or give out a sermon for nub-
LEGATION a single week in thirty years. IL
is said; scores of the. sermons appearing
as having been delivered in the Holy
Land and elsewhere beyond the sea.
Probably the utterances of no other
preacher of modern times have been so
widely read or SO greatly enjoyed. Large
numbers of people read his sermons in
stead of going to church on Sundays
General Joseph Wheeler is in Washing
ton and is enjoying robust health. Ac-
cording to a War Department order.
General Wheelers son is not WELL the
order reading: Captain Joseph Wheeler,
Jr., is granted three months leave of alb
sence on account of health and is given
permission to travel beyond the sea-" So
presumably the young man will go to
Europe.
Mr.. Lawrence Cooper, leading lawyer
of Huntsville, is in Washington.
Miss Clements of Tuscaloosa, daughter
of the late Col. N. II. Clements, sometime
speaker of the Alabama House of Repre-
sentatives, has left Washington for Dem
yer to make visit to her sister, Mrs
Adams. wife of Captain Adams of the
army. LUCIEN JULIEN WALKER.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
Ishes all particulars
Liabilities.
Number.

1t is difficult to account for the
great increases in Alabama and Ten
nessee. No drouth or great crop dis
aster occurred in either State. All
crops were uniformly good, and in the
mineral districts of the two States
there was exceptional prosperity and
activity. Very few failures occurred,
however, in these mineral districts.
The failures as a rule occurred in the
agricultural districts, and they go to
show that high-priced supplies pro-
cured north of the Ohio river are
making cotton production unprofit-
able, thus rendering collections slow
and oftentimes impossible.
It Is the old story over and over
again. Cotton made on supplies
grown in Illinois and Indiana is not a
profitable industry, and never will be.
The price of Western corn ought to
serve to point the moral. It is the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
Our National SUGAR SuppIy.

A recent report published by the
treasury bureau of statistics shows
that the sugar consumption of this
country has been increased from 1872
million pounds In 1870 to 5315 million
pounds in 1901, or from SO pounds
per capita in 1870 to 68 pounds per
capita in 1901. OF this vast quantity
one-sixth was produced in the United
States; one-sixth in our new possess
sions, and four-sixths of 1t was i'm
ported. OF the imports, 1902 million
pounds came from Cuba, CSC million
pounds from the East Indies, 1922
million pounds from other cane sugar
countries, leaving 500 million pounds
to be drawn from the beet sugar
countries of Europe. OF the 9S5 mil
lion pounds produced at home about
one-third was taken from beets. and
two-thirds from cane.
Just about one-quarter OF the total
consumption in 1901 was imported
from Cuba, and Congress is now dis
cussing the conditions of sugar grow
ing in that island. The facts are not
made clear, however, in Congressional
debates. They are briefly these: The
price of sugar in New York now
stands at 3ss cents pound. or 3.375
cents. The duty paid was 1.6S5 cents.
There is left 1.69 cents pound
Freight and insurance from Cuba to
New York absorb O.09, leaving 1.s
rents a pound as the price free on
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
TAKING Dictation.

1.-THE greatest trouble that most stenog-
raphers have is that of taking dictation
from men who cannot compose a gram
NAUTICAL sentence, and who have no appre-
citation of the orderly arrangement of
ideas" said a first-class office man, who
had worked in many large cities and for
many prominent men.
only about one man in twelve, so far
as my experience eoes. can dictate a
decent letter. T. me men who are
well educated al 10 write well are
poor hands at dctation. Well, the edit
Gated stenographer straightens out the
bad grammar and makes the letter read
right; but a large percentage of stenogra-
piers are not much better educated than
the men they work for; hence the i'll
expressed correspondence that passes
through the mail every day.
Every stenographer in this country
should have a thorough English educa-
tion and every man who EMPLOYS a
stenographer should simply give the man
or woman who is to do the writing the
substance Of what he wants in the letter
and not attempt to dictate word by word !:
unless of course the person who is to sign
the correspondence happens to be a mas
ter in the art of composition and person
of experience in rapid thinking"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
Prompt Justice In South Carolina.

"Why was It," asks the Covington
News, that the lynching near Troy
few days ago was kept SO quiet?"
1t was not kept quiet. The Age-Her-
aid asked that the case be fully In
vestigated, and the Troy papers have
stated that Governor Jelks is endeav-
oring through the solicitor OF the Cir
cult and the sheriff, not only to ascer-
tain all the facts In the case, but also
to work up public sentiment that
would see that the guilty participants
in the lynching are adequately pun
ished. When Governor Jelks has
made known his findings and action
In the case 1t will then be time to dis.
cuss the situation in Pike County.
The truth is, the State sadly needs
new statute on the subject In ques-
ton, like those adopted In South Car
DINA. This law provides that the
Circuit Court may hold special ses-
sions at any time. On March 81 the
first use of this statute established its
value and efficiency. A negro COM
mitted the customary crime. He was
arrested at once, carried to the Jail
at Florence, and special session of
the court was convened, all on March
81. A special grand jury brought In
an indictment in the course Of thirty
minutes. The trial was at once pro-
ceeded with, and the prisoner, al
though given every opportunity to
prove his innocence, was found guilty
and sentenced to be hanged on April
25.
This prevented any gathering of
mob and 1t is believed that under
the operation of this law lynching
will not occur in South Carolina, for
the excuse of legal delay and uncer-
tainty would no longer be available.
When justice is certain and swift no
honest man, no intelligent man, will
participate In an act that in it's last
analysis Is murder.
Alabama needs law of the South
Carolina sort. With such a law on
| the statute books, with Governor
Jelks In the executive office, and with
a public sentiment that tends towards
higher civilization, this State would
be fully and finally rid of the dis
grace that attends lynchings. The
next Legislature should give us law,
thus affording promptness In the ma
chinery of justice, and affording the
accused every privilege of the law,
but no delay on any ground whatever.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
A LITTLE LONGER.

BY Adelaide A. Proctor.
A little longer yet--a little longer,
Shall yiolets bloom for thee and sweet
birds sing;
And the lime-branches, where the winds
are blowing.
Shall murmur the sweet promise OF Spring
A little longer yet-a little longer.
The tenderness of twilight shall be thine.
The rosy clouds that float Ger dying day
light,
Nor fade till trembling stars begin to
shine. =
A little longer yet-a little longer.
Shall starry night be beautiful for theo:
And the cold moon shall look through the
blue silence
Flooding her silver path upon the sea.
A little longer yet-a little longer. z
Life shall be thine; life with its power to
will;
Life with It's strength to bear. to love.
to conquer, h.
Bringing its thausand joys thy heart to
fill.
A little longer yet-a little longer,
The voices thou hast loved shall charm
thine ear:
And thy true heart, that now beats Quick
to hear them,
A little longer yet shall hold them dear.
Love and rejoice! for time has naught in
store;
And socn the darkness OF the grave shall
bid thee ~...s,
Love and rejoice and feel and know no
mora
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
General Miles,

1T seems to be settled that President
Roosevelt will soon retire Lieutenant
General Miles, the commanding officer of
the army, and that Major General Brooke
will be promoted to the rank of lieutenant
general" said a Washington City man at
the Metropolitan.
II meet General Miles occasionally and
like him, but he seems to lack tact or
something. because he has been in many
snarls with the administrations since
coming to Washington.
Miles did not get along with Dan La
mont, who was President Cleveland's Sec
rotary of War in Cleveland's second
term; he did not pull with General Alger
and he has never pulled with Mr. Root.
when the Spanish war came on Presi-
dent Mckinley sent for Lieutenant Gen.
eral Schofeld, retired, and had him as his
militsry adviser for several weeks. which
naturally offended General Miles. Miles
friends made such a protest against
Schofields presence at the White House
in an advisory capacity that the Presi-
dent let him go.
General Miles has a good military
record but the old officers in the army
over whom he was jumped have never had
much liking for him. When the civil war
came to an end in 1865 Miles was a brig
adler general of volunteers and brevet
major general at the age of &c. He had
never had any military experience prior
to 1861. In the fall Of 1865 he was appoint
ed major general of volunteers and in
1866 when the regular army was reorgan-
lied Miles was appointed colonel of a
negro regiment. He hesitated about TAX
ing the colonelcy because he did not
fancy the idea Of being at the head of
a regiment Of colored troops. He had a
pretty good chance Of being elected to
Congress from his home in Massachusetts.
but an army friend advised him to
accept q colonel's commission even II II
was for a colored regiment In q few
years Miles was transferred to a white
regiment-the Fifth Infantry.
Miles married into the Sherman family
and that gave him such a political ad-
vantage that he was promoted to a brig
adler generally In 1880 over thirty or
more colonies older in years and service.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
THREE MEN KILLED.
Royal Blue Train Struck Painters
Near Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, April 15.-Ralph D. Clark.
Joseph White and William Beason were
run down and instantly killed by Royal
Blue train on the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad today at Langhorne. a short
distance from this city. Clark and White
were painters employed by the Reading
company; Beacon was a negro resident
OF Langhorne.
Clark and White, members of a force
of men who were painting the fence be-
tween the tracks, stepped out Of the way
of coal train directly in front Of the
Royal Blue express bound for New York.
Beacon attempted to cross the tracks and
was hit by the same train. The bodies Of
the men were horribly mangled.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
GROWING Rapidly.

birmingham seems to be growing more
rapidly this year than ever before SAID
Mr.. Nat Baxter. former president OF the
Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Com
pany, who Is registered at the Hillman.
"Since left here in December the city
has made rapid strides and l am glad
of 1t. Birmingham will be a great big
city some day
Mr. Baxter has been here since Mon
day. He is interested in the Cumberland
Coal Company and when 1t consildates
with certain other company he VIII
probably take the presidency. Mr.. Bax-
ter has a great number of riends In Biz
mingham and he has been busy shaking
hands ever since he came He Will re-
turn to his home in Nashville tonight.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
Nut Growing.

1.-The nut industry is very profitable in
the South, and the Southern Nut Grow
ers' Association has been organized for
the purpose of securing the cooperation
of those who are or may become inter-
ested in this branch of farming" said
Georgia man at the Metropolitan.
Pecan growers In Georgia report most
satisfactory results. The climate and soil
of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi are
particularly well suited to raising nuts.
Mr.. J. F. Wilson of Poulan. Ca, is the
secretary of the association referred to
and he will be glad to correspond with
any one who thinks Of engaging In the
nut industry"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
GRAVE DIGGING.
From the Admission Star.

From the Admission Star.
A primary, If good for a state, must
also be good for a county or city. There
can be no local conditions to justify con-
ventions when the people demand pri-
maries. The people of Alabama, with re-
markable unanimity are demanding
state primary and the same demand would
be and Is being made by the people OF
the majority of the counties. Primaries
give the people a chance to select their
own candidates for office while conven-
lions put the selection invariably in the
hands of the politicians. The people now
demand their rights. The demand is for
white Democratic primaries and the poll
ticans who persist in holding out against
the popular demand will but be digging
their political graves.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
PRESIDENT HAS INTERVIEW,
One Blind, Deaf and Dumb Talks"
to Hlm-How 1t Was Done.

Washington, April 15.-Helen Keller paid
a visit to President Roosevelt yesterday.
and for half an hour the strenuous Presi-
dent and the most remarkable product Of
education of the age held spirited con-
versation.
Miss Keller is the girl who has been
blind. deaf and dumb from early infancy
and was taught to speak and read. She
read the words of the President by plac-
ing her fingers against his lips and her
replies were clearly understood by him.
She is very highly cultivated, being
now In the third year at Radcliff College,
Cambridge, Mass. She was accompanied
to the White House by Miss Annie M.
Sullivan, her teacher and companion, and
Edward Box, editor of the Ladies' Home
Journal. Miss Keller is a guest here of
DR.. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor
of the telephone
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16

moral every year, however. The
farmer who buys supplies pays not
only heavy transportation charges,
but he also agrees to pay the mer-
chant heavy profits. The farmer
comes out In debt. and he leaves the
merchant crippled. Neither gain, but
both lose. The entire system is falla-
clous and Improbable, and should be
changed. The Southern farmer must
grow his own corn, wheat and meat.
1nere is no other road to success and
prosperity in Southern farming.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
HE Is AFRAID.

From the Talladega News-Reporter.
1t is easier to have a primary than a
new party in Alabama. The handwrit-
ing is on the wall and we are going to
see a new regime in the State. The
people are going to rule 1t regardless Of
the black belt though the pigmies go I'M
der. Beware of the man who is afraid
of the primary He is simply afraid the
people will elect him to the private walks
of life; and hence he thinks he'd stand
a better chance at the hands of packed
convention.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
CALL IS UNIVERSAL.
. Vernon Courie,

From the Vernon Courier.
The call for state primary IL 30 uni
versal that the executive committee will
be forced to order one. The people Of the
state are tired Of machine politics and
went a voice IN selecting officers. This
happy state Of Affairs is far beyond any
thing we had hoped for. It has been our
permanent prediction for the past few
months that this demand would be ig-
nored.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
Consistency is a level.

The convention system is time-hon-
ored, but it is also discredited. And
it is everywhere being discarded. even
in ancient Massachusetts,, where a
bill Is pending in the Legislature to
guard and protect the new popular
system. Even In Alabama the con-
ventionists say primary is an excel.
lent method SO far as the selection of
county officers and State Senators and
Congressman are concerned, but they
draw the line at State officers.
No one has exactly stated why the
voters are competent to name a can
didate for sheriff or State Senator
or Congressman, and yet are not COM
petent to select State auditor or an
agricultural commissioner. None has
shown definitely where the ignorance
and incompetency of the new elector-
ate come in-where they need to be
supplemented by the "time-honored"
agents and m1ddlemen.
In plain words the advocates of the
convention system in this State de-
clare the new electors incompetent.
In the last analysis they declare, 'You
are incompetent; we are not. Leave
the selection of State officers, there
fore, to u.s." This is the sum and
substance of their declarations. 1t Is
not the essence of those declarations,
but 1t is what they say on the surface
when reduced to plain terms. In re-
ality they are saying to themselves
direct action would disarrange our
game Of politics, and 1t must be
turned down.
But they are utterly illogical. If
the, electorate. are not fit and compe
tent to select a State auditor they
are not fit and competent to select
probate judge, legislators and con
gressmen. In all honor and conscienc,
they should boldly declare the electors
dangerous people, as the ruling class
does In Russia, and insist upon the
use of middlemen in all cases. When
they admit that the electors are com
petent in the counties and congress
ional districts. they give away their
entire case.
Alabama does not desire a conglom.
crate Of midd1emen and direct action.
II direct action be unwise and dan.
gerous and awful, as some of the con-
vention advocates say 1t is, then let
it be abolished altogether. Go back
at once to the principles of Russian
agency. Stop the calling of primaries
in one place as well as in another, for
If they are bad in the one place they
are bad in the other. We do not want
bad sheriffs or bad Legislatures or
bad Congressman. But II the voters
do select good sheriffs, good Legisla-
tors and good Congressman, then In.
deed they are competent to select
good Lieutenant Governor, and they
may even be trusted to the extent OF
selecting their own nominee for Gov
ernor. There is no place in which a
line can be logically drawn agains.
the new electors. There are, how
ever, places where it can be selfshly
drawn.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
WHAT THE PARTY WILL DO.

From the Sheffield Standard.
The state executive committee Is the
creature of the Democratic party and
can not disregard the wishes of the
party. II It attempts to thwart the pop
ular will by favoring a convention in
stead of primary election, the people
will elect a committee that will carry
out their wishes.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
From the Winfield Democrat

What we want is a straight Democratic
primary. allowing none to participate in
1t except those who intend to vote the
Democratic ticket hereafter. This cry
for white primary does not sound
right to u.s. especially when 1t comes
from the crowd who opposed the new con-
stitution and whose desire 1t has ever
been to rule or ruin.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16
DON'T DECEIVE THE PEOPLE.

FroIm the FTorence Times.
Short cuts in politics may win some
times, but in the long run they do not
pay. The people demand to be dealt
with fairly and honestly, and If they are
not, they will want to know the rea-
son why. The politician who's tries to de-
ceive the people will always come to
grief. So mote it be.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16

The British terms offered the Beers
are more .nan generous. and II the
Boer leaders have a bit of political
sense they will accept them.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16

Michigan has three Smiths in Con-
gress, and they have to be tagged in
the newspaper reports in order to
show who's who.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16

Massachusetts has one Senator gov
erned by principle and one by poll
tics, and no one is in doubt as to
which is which.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16

The Vanderbilt family. through
Agent Depew, object to the election
of United States Senators by the peo-
pie. Why, of course.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16

Under the proposed terms of peace
the Beers will lose the Rand and the
gold mines, but not much else.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16

Santos-Dumont says he is going to
make New York the chief air port of
the world. Wall street can help him
to a supply of hot air.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16

Public men who had been poets can
not hope to escape criticism of their
early indiscretions.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-16

The King of the Belgians keeps his
hand on his trusty automobile.