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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-01-25
CHAPTER XXXIII.

ADY CARAVEN
was pleased as she
dressed for dinner.
She recalled the
happy faces, the
graceful words that
she had seen and
heard but a few
hours before at
Bromhill; it was
worth living for,
this power Of do
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-01-25

Ing good. She had seen something in
her husbands face that day which had
surprised her, something that drove
away the indolent, easy expression.
Was the sleeping lion reused at last :?
Had her passionate words, her keen
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-01-25

The Trees.
Who loves the trees best? t.
81" D.: said the spring. s,~
There leaves are SO beautiful -
To them I bring"
Who loves the trees? ! ~
IT," summer said,
II give them blossoms,
White, yellow, red."
Who loves the trees: J
IT," said the fall,
II give luscious fruits,
Bright tints to ALL"
Who loves the trees?
Il love them BEST
=. Harsh winter answered.
Il give them rest"
IT,: independent.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-01-25
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
4s,s
SOME BOOKSTORES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS. -

An Old woodman Gusssed Not That
Many Eyes Watched Him in the Forest
Z Small Aninaals Sit Stu and Ar.
2. Unseen.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-01-25

a Painters are seldom OF military
turn, but they always stand by their
colors. > @ ss Z S. KS
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08

desires to return to the folk he knows.
The birth rate and the death rate de-
termine racial percentages in the
South, and the Suns alleged migratory
movements offer little or no influence
in the matter. The Suns theory Is
upset by two statements of its own
making, namely. the condition OF the
negro In the extreme South is least
desirable" and negroes have ceased
to predominant in Louisiana. 1t would
have the world believe the negro de-
slres to go where his condition is least
desirable, and yet Louisiana in the
extreme South has become white
State. The entire article in the Sun is
a mixture of misstatement and mis-
conception of the real situation SO far
as the two races are concerned The
article is, however, no farther from the
truth than such articles published a
thousand miles away usually are.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
The Educational Center.

Washington, the political center of
America, is fast becoming the educational
center as WE'LL" said a prominent teach
er of this city.
For years Georgetown College, con-
Quoted by the Jesuits, was the only i'm
portant institution of learning in the Dis
trict of Columbia. But today the Cath
ollie University, with its splendid build
ings, looms into great prominence. A half
mile from the university is a new college
on broad foundations, conducted by Fran
ciscan monks.
The Methodists recently founded a
university in Washington. and when the
plans of its projectors are fully carried
out it will be one of the best equipped
institutions in the United States. And
now comes Carnegie with his $4,000 600
university, styled the Carnegie Institu-
ton
1.-THE public library and the Smithson-
ian and other scientific institutions are
sire ng magnets for the promoters of
higher education In university educa-
tion Europe is still ahead of the United
States. but give this country twenty
five years and it will be a common thing
for Englishmen, Germans and Savs to
come to Washington to study and make
original research, especially In scientific
branches of education"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
Failures in 1901.

The failures last year numbered IL
0o2, as against 1888 in the previous
year. They were more in numbers,
but the liabilities of the failures in
1901 were but $113,O9s,376 as against
s174,113, 23e in the previous year. The
defaulted liabilities in 1901 were but
95 cents to each $1,000 of bank ex-
changes. The defaulted Indebtedness
was but s94.33 to each firm in bust
ness, lower average than any recent
year presents. The years figures are
very satisfactory when it is remem-
bered that drouth cut down the corn
and oats crop to low figures, that a
Wall street upheaval occurred, and
that a President was assassinated.
In Alabama there were 173 failures
in 1901 as against ia in 1900. The
assets of the former were $459,413;
the liabilities, $7S4,746. The liabilities
of the farms that failed in 1900 were
s540,747. OF the failures in this State
last year 12 were manufacturing con-
Germs, 1853 trading firms, 1 bank, and
2 were otherwise engaged. Like IN
creases are shown in South Carolina
Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi, but
not in Louisiana, Tennessee, Ken
lucky. or Texas. Dun's Review attriD-
utes the increases in some Southern
States to the failure of cotton on many
plantations, and to the lower quota
lions hat prevailed during the greater
part of the year.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
That Fertilizer Plant.

Atlanta and Nashville aae quar-
relling over a fertilizer plant of large
dimensions that the Federal Chemical
Company of Louisville proposes to
build. Nashville says Atlanta should
not become the site of the proposed
factory because the price of domestic
coal is there So ton, and steam coal
is even higher, while coal of the best
quality is worth but SO to 1925 in
{ Nashville.
If the price of coal Is to determine
the location Birmingham deserves a
hearing, for SLACK coal that Is full OF
steam-producing qualities can be pur-
chased here at one dollar ton and
Walker County slack that cannot be
turned into coke can be had at less
rate. Fuel is an important item in a
fertilizer factory and this district has
it to burn at low rates--rates that At
lanta cannot get within gunshot of
and that Nashville cannot duplicate.
As the facilities for distribution are
as good, II not better. in this district
than they are In either Atlanta or
Nashville, We cannot see why the plant
should not be located here, especially
in view of the opening Of the Warrior,
when our facilities for cheap distribu-
ton will be far in advance of Atlanta's
or Nashvilles. AS to raw material, We
are nearer Mount Pleasant than At
lanta is, and our Graeselli factory can
furnish material that cannot be sup
piled in either of the other towns. Alto
gether the Federal Company would do
well to overlook the Atlanta-Nashvil
squabble, and come down this way,
where peace and prosperity await 1t.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
Migration of NEGROES.

'In two States only does the colored
population exceed the white popula-
ton. These States are Mississippi and
Alabama" This is from the New York
Sun, and when you see race statements
In the Sun you may know they are
not so. The total white population of
Alabama when the census of 1900 was
taken was 1,0O1.152; the colored popu-
lation. S27,545, including negroes.
Chinese, Japanese and Indians. The
difference, 173. GOT, is the amount of the
SUMS error In one respect. The rest
Of the statement is not any better, for
South Carolina, possessing a heavy
black majority, is entirely ignored.
The remainder of the article aims
to show that movement of negroes to
the extreme Southern States from the
Northern and border States is going
on. The theory finds no support in
the census figures. Causes other than
removal explain the slight changes
brought out in the census tables. The
egro as rule is not rover. He
ys near the Place of his birth. He
Is to}make brief journeys. but he |
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
A Typical Tramp.

Professional tramps are very numer-
Gus this winter and there is barely a day
that do not have calls from one or more
of them" said Albert. the restaurant
man. last night.
Years ago when business was depressed
and thousands of men were thrown out
of work many self respecting laborers
were reduced to a state of beggary
through no fault of their own. These
men couldn't get employment and had
to tramp in order to keep soul and body
together. Tho situation is different now.
Every man who is willing to work can
find job. 1t is only the professional
hobo, too lazy to toll, who goes on the
road.
when one of these fellows applies to
me for bite, 1 always give 1t to him. 1t
is usually a sandwich with cup of coffee
to wash 1t down. The professional is
not worthy of being helped I know but
1t has always been my rule never to re-
fuse a beggar bread.
Sometimes entertain a tramp who Is
a genius in his way. but the trouble 10
most OF this ilx bore me with a tale of
woe.
Yesterday a typical Weary Willie call
ed for a snack. He was the breathing
image of the cartoons in Puck. His gar
ments were shreads and natehaa his
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
Third and Nest Farcial Trick
Of Lobby to Defeat Canal Bill

decreased by the increase Of its men,
bersiaip. The larger legislative or DELHI
erative body the less its performances
Another graphic Illustration of the
holiday recess is found In the index to
the Record for the brief period. which is
issued today. This index extends to 2sS
large double column pages printed in
small type. giving the titles OF all bills,
with the names of the senators and men,
bers introducing them. Added to this
great bulk are 200 similar pages in single
column giving three to six line history
of each of the 2167 Senate bills and 81
Senate resolutions, and the 1923 House
bills and 1oi House resolutions.
Thus 1t viii be observed that during
the few days session before Christmas
the hitherto unapproached total Of 9790
bills and lbs joint resolutions were intro
dneed in Congress.
Scracely one in one hundred OF these
bills was really national in its character
and not one in ten, including private
pension bills, can ever be passed. Some
of the bills are identical with bills that
have been In ever Congress for twelve
to sixteen years 1t is a common thing
in the committee rooms for bills to be
taken up afresh that were taken from
the files In the bill clerks office, the
only changes being in the number of the
Congress and the number of the bill.
those changes having been made with
pen and ink.
So the photographers who have their
A.. - netAan ,aa5T nm.
gressional Record can surely find some
thing interesting In its index.
WANTED by the United States - A
President" is the title Of long paper
written by former Senator William Il.
Chandler of New Hampshire, now presi-
dent of the Court of Spanish War
Claims, and published here by the Post.
This is not meant to apply to Mr.. Roose-
welt personally, who starts Off with
popularity unbounded." but to him and
every President to be, who will be al
lowed to serve the whole people," -'un-
hindered by so many thousands Of hts
countrymen as have in recent years en-
croached upon the time and patience CT
our Presidents" Mr.. Chandler estimates
that in a term of four years the Presi-
dent receives twenty thousand callers.
does two thousand little things and tries
to do two hundred great things" The
number of callers and little things
suggested by Mr.. Chandler is absurdly
under estimated. The callers on this New
Years Day alone numbered nearly len
thousand, the general public appearing
to the extent of nearly nine thousand.
The Presidents callers will surely aver
age thirty to fifty day the year around.
This week the daily average must be in
excess of three hundred.
LUCIEN JULIEN WALKER.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
ludae Greene on Lynchinn.

Judge Samuel e. Greene, in recent
charge to grand jury, said there was
no distinction between murder and
lynching. He warned all that lynching
is a serious thing that Should be Sc
verely dealt with" The young boys
and rattle-brained men who propose to
do any lynching in this county would
do well to stop long enough to think
that in every case of lynching in this
county they will have both Governor
jerks and Judge Samuel e. Greene to
deal with, and neither is a trifler.
Neither is a man who talks otherwise
than he means. One is the executive
of the State, whose duty it is to see
that law breakers are brought to trial,
and the other is respected judge who
says there is no distinction between
murder and lynching.
There is none of course. There Is,
however, more cowardice in lynching
than in the average murder case, be-
cause in the former mob is hunting
down one person at no personal risk
however, whereas in the murder case
1t Is man to man, and the element of
personal risk comes in. A lynching
bee is a compound or cowardice and
brutality, without any excuse what
ever in any case, and If one occurs in
this county it is plain there will be
more men digging coal in stripes soon
afterwards. Governor Jelks and Judge
Samuel E. Greene are not available
men to tribe with.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
That Envoy,

1.-THE Washington correspondents are
still at sea as to the person President
Roosevelt will or should select as special
envoy to England on the occasion of
King Edwards coronation" said a for
mer government official in a hotel lobby
"One of them says that it Is customary
to give an appointment of this sort to a
high officer of the army or navy. Bnt
this correspondent fails to recall prece-
dent. For Queen Victorias great jubilee
the President, the late William McKin-
ley, sent Whitelaw Reid as envoy. Reid
went to London in good style, with score
taries and military and naval attaches,
just as the case would be with any regu-
lar embassy. In addition to Reid the
President sent General Miles as the rep
resentative of the army and q rear ad-
miral, forget whom, as the representa-
tive Of the navy. 1t will be the same
way this time. 1t may be that Grover
Cleveland will be rendered the diplomatic
appointment for the coronation One of
the major generals will probably be sent
for the army and Admiral Dewey is likely
to get the naval appointment
"Fitzhugh Lee, brigadier-general, re-
tired, would make an ideal representative
either for the State Department or the
military branch of the government. His
name would count for much, and his
charming personality would count for
more. Lee is popular in every section of
the United States, and the President
would make great hit if he were to ap-
point him military representative"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
NEGROES GOING SOUTH.

From the New York Sun.
One of the curious features of the ma
tional census of 1900 is the relative de-
cline of the colored population in such
border states as Maryland, Kentucky and
Missouri, and its increase in the Gulf
States of Mississippi, Alabama and Flor
ida. Ten years ago the negro population
of the country was 11.9 per cent. of the
whole population; now 1t is liza frac-
tional decline.
In the state of the extreme South, in
which the material condition of the col
ored race is least desirable, there has
been the largest gain In population. Prac-
tically the whole increase is to be found
in the Gulf, South Atlantic and South-
western States, and not in those border
states in which the opportunities and
inducements to colored citizens are great
est. In the border states the colored vot-
ers are held socially in higher regard.
The competition of colored labor Is de-
cidedly less, and by reason of the small
er percentages of colored residents, race
antagonists, based on fears of colored
domination, are little known. Neverthe-
less, colored people from the extreme
South do not seek homes in the border
states. They do not move North. On the
contrary, as the census figures indicate,
they are moving southwark, and but for
newcomers, from Northern states, there
would be an actual falling off both in
Kentucky and Maryland
In two states only does the colored
population exceed the white population.
These states are Mississippi and Ala
bama. Negroes have ceased to predom-
mate in Louisiana, in which up to 1890
they Nera In q ma ioritv..
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
eooD-HY TO mARDl eRAs.
Memphis Scimetar.

From the Memphis Scimetar.
There will be no celebration of Mardl
Gras in Memphis this year. Public senti-
timent as voiced by the Iross. the pulpit
and leading members Of the business
community so decreed, and Mayor Will
liams announced that the city authorities
would uphold the decision.
In all probability this marks the ADAM
Comment of Mardi Gras as formal fes-
tival In Memphis for all time, consun,-
nation devoutly to be wished
Memphis is not puritanieal To the
contrary. she is Reproduced by her more
straight-laced sister cities for an excess
of liberality in the measure of liberty
allowed to the promoters of public enter
tainments and to classes Of the popula-
ton which are under the ban of good So
ciety. Certain 1t is that Memphis does
not undertake to act as conscienoe-keeper
for her citizens, nor does she put hobbies
on them in the name of virtue But
Memphis draws the line at license which
detles all restraints of decency. She is
indulgent to froiic. but will not endure
a set season Of open and truculent de-
bauchery such as Mardi Gras has be-
come In recent years. 1t is one thing to
be regarded as being non-puritanical, and
quite another thing to be known as
place where everything goes
Let us hope that we have seen the last
of the Lord of Misruie.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
New York English.

birmingham is not the only city where
the public schools are crowded" said a
lawyer who recently spent few weeks
In New York.
II did not visit any Of the public schools
In the borough OF Manhattan. but was
the guest of a man who was taking
deep interest In school work with the nope
of bringing about reform. My friend
made 1t his business to examine ten grad
uates--hve boys and five girls-haphazard'
with view of ascertaining how much
OF how little they knew about the Eng
fish language. Finding that ignorance
was common, If not the rule, he proceed
ed to stir up the school authorities. He
attributed in a measure the bad gram
mar on the part Of pupils to the crowded
condition of the schools. The classes nc
said, were entirely too large.
Here arc specimens of New York's
school English. Each of the ten graduates
said between you and l. The boys not
only made the mistake but attempted to
defend this usage.
"one Of the girls who was asked to
read short passages in the Bible mispro-
nounced Antioch and the word accusa-
tion. She confessed she had never heard
of Antioch, and aforementioned having
come across accusation.
Another girl had heard of julius
Caesar, but could not tell whether he
was King of England or an Emperor in
Asia She knew nothing of Macaulay and
did not know very much about the Duke
of wellington: thought he was general
In Cromweis army.
FButsthe Ignorance In these cases did
not make such poor showing for New
York schools as did the lack Of educa-
ton on the part of teacher who had
written on the blackboard list of words
with their meanings. The first WORD was
aristocracy, and the definition was The
highest person In office
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
PAYMENT OF POLL TAKES.

To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
The payment of the poll tax to the city
tax collector of Birmingham by a citi-
zen thereof, is such a payment as en-.
titles the tax payer to register as voter
he possessing the other necessary quail
ifcations.
So long ago as February IL, 1888 the
legislature delegated the power to the
city to collect the poll tax by its de-
signated officer. and that provision is re-
newed in the present Charter. Sec. 81.
page 1927, Acts 1889, the chief part of
which is as follows: BE it further en-
acted, That the Mayor and Aldermen of
Birmingham shall have full power and
authority to assess, levy and collect
poll tax from the inhabitants of said city,
liable to pay the same. to be applied ex-
clusively to the public schools in the.
city; . s's said taxes to be assessed and
collected by such officer as the board may
appoint, under such rules and regula-
tions as it may prescribe; such officers
to have the same rights. powers and
remedies for the collection of such poll
taxes as are now possessed by the tax
collector and other officers of Jefferson
county"
That the legislature has the power to
delegate the power to tax or to collect
taxes to a municipal corporation is well
settled.
Cooley on Taxation, Sec. So approved in
Schuttes vs. Eberley so Alabama 242.
ho tofo axrfp n
poll tax and delegated the City Of Birm-
ingham power to collect it. the receipt for
the same is all that is or can be requir-
ed by law.
w. R. HoUGHToN.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
THE TWO VILLAGES.

BY Rose Terry Cooke. e4
Over the river on ...e hill.
Lieth q village white and still;
All around 1t the forest trees
SILVER and whisper in the breeze;
Over 1t sailing shadows go
OF soaring hawk and screaming crow,
And mountain grasses, low and sweet
Grow in the middle of every street
Over the river under the hill,
Another village lieth still; 49,
There / see in the cloudy night
Twinkiing stars of household light
Fires that CLEAN from the smithy's door.
Mists that curl on the river-shore.
And in the roads no grasses grow,
For the wheels that hasten to and fro.
In that village on the hill a.
Never is sound or smithy or mill:
The houses are matched with grass and
flowers:
Never a clock to toll the hours;
The marble doors are always shut;
You cannot enter in hall or hut;
All the villagers lie asleep.
Never a grain to sow or reap;
Never in dreams to moan and sigh;
Silent and idle and low they lie.
In that village under the hill.
When the night is starry and still,
Many a weary soul In prayer
Looks to the other village there,
And weeping and signing, longs to 20
Up to that home from this below;
Longs to sleep in the forest wild
Whittier have vanished wife and child;
And heareth, PRAYING this anwser fsll,
"Patiencel that village shall hold We sii-s