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The age-herald., 1902-02-13
To Prevent Fires.

Nearly every large city has a well equipped fire department and every body knows that American firemen are splen- did fire fighters, but conhagrations seem to become more and more frequent and disastrous" said a prudent landlord yes terday.
 "Why is it conditions are overwhelming " against the fremen? Why is 1t that valuable property should be constantly in danger? Why is it that millions of dol lars worth of property goes up in smoke every month? Is it not because less at tention is paid to the art of preventing than the art of extinguishing fires?
 Inspection in many cities is merely perfunctory It is a common thing to hear, after the harm has been done, that fire had it's origin in a defective fine, in faul- ty wire insulation. in careless construc- ton, in the illegal storage of combusti- bles and explosives.
 "A great percentage of fires and fire losses is admittedly the result of direct violation of the building laws and the fre-protection laws, and, if the truth were known, the origin of the great ma  iority of disastrous conhagrations might properly be charged to the carelessness or negligence of watchmen, tenants, and property owners.
 Tt would be impossible under existing conditions, perhaps, to prevent fires al together particularly since people have come to regard them as inevitable. And yet there is no logical reason why there should be such destruction. There Is seldom fire that cannot be traced to a cause which might have been removed. Many of the most destructive conflagra- tions of the last two weeks could have been prevented by the intelligent, unre- hitting and faithful inspection of build ings backed by fearless impartial and rigid enforcement of existing laws"
The age-herald., 1902-02-13
Keen to the RiQht.

Tn view of the throngs of Mardl Gras week the New Orleans Times Democrat calls the attention of the public to the well-known law of the road-keep to the right, In the busy streets of this town-in all of them, for that matter-this rule should be taught and even enforced at all times There are blocks in this town that are obstructed simply because pedes- trians will not keep to the right. It is as important that pedestrians should keep to the right, as it is that vehicles in the street should. In fact. the sidewalks are the more crowded of the two.
 The vehicle that does not keep to the right loses all or nearly all of it's legal rights, and an extension of the rule to the sidewalks would be help ful. It would promote the convenience and comfort and temper of every foot traveller. It would prevent friction, and it might operate to lessen the number of annual arrests.
 The negroes as a rule have never learned this unwritten law, and when Rube comes to town he is unaware of its existence. Reuben is, however, rarely in the way. It is the Rubes at home that make all the trouble, and every one of them should begin to study and to act upon the first rule of the road-keep to the right. AS the Times-Democrat expresses it: Don't be 'Rube.' Keep to the right -the right hand sidewalk, if possi- ble; if not the right side of the walk on which you are travelling"
The age-herald., 1902-02-13
Alaskan Court Scandal.

Judge Moves, formerly of North Da- kota, is the United States judge in the Cape Nome district of Alaska. He is the only judge there is up there, for there Is no territorial government. He is the czar of the populous mining quarter, and it is charged and re- charged that he and his court officials have all along been engaged in plum dering the population in the Cape Nome district unmercifully. One of these officials was caught in Califor- mia, and a California court threw him into prison, and in the course of the operation Judge Moves court was roundly abused.
 on two or three years. The facts are well known at Washington, but no ef- fort has been made to start an official inquiry, much less to impeach the offending judge. He has the North Dakota Senators behind him, and alto gether he seems to be too powerful to be punished. Why is he thus shielded? Senator Tillman has de- nounced him, but still no Republican lifts a hand towards the clearing up of the matter. Judge Moves and his officials draw their salaries regularly. and the helpless people at Cape Nome do not gain relief or even a rehearing If half that is told be true. Russian tyranny and rottenness are outdone almost in sight of Russian shores.
 If the Republicans do not soon start an investigation Senator Tillman should spear them until they act. The situation in the distant district is un. pleasant enough without any judicial fniquities, and Congress owes it to public decency to either vindicate the offending judge, or else to lift him from the seat he now occupies. As things stand it is reflection upon American justice and American meth ods at the hands of a man who has the power of czar over a helpless people. Lives and property are alike in his hands at Cape Nome.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13
LlFE'S MIRROR.

By Madeline Bridges. There are loyal hearts, there are spirits
 brave,
 There are souls that are pure and true; Then give to the world the best you have, And the best will come back to you. Give love, and love to your life will flow. A strength in your utmost need; Have faith, and a score of hearts will
 show
 Their faith in your word and deed. Give truth, and your gift will be paid in
 kind, And honor will honor meet; And a smile that is sweet will surely find A smile that is just as sweet. Give pity and sorrow to those who
 mourn
 You will gather, in flowers again, The scattered seed from your thought.
 outborne,
 Though the sowing seemed but vain. For life is the mirror of king and slavel 'Tis just what we are and do; Then give to the world the best you have And the best will come back to you.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13
HOW MARcoNps SIGNALS COME

From Harper's Weekly.
 How did. Marconis signals come across from Cornwall to the Newfoundland shores? There is a curving hill of water and earth crust 110 miles high in between. Did the electric waves go over the hill or through it, or how? That is the puzzle the electrical world is bothering over at the moment Some German experiments seem to indicate that the waves are ab- sorbed at the water as they are by met als. Prof. Fleming of London, who has done an elaborate work on the scientific side of the subject puts the matter. a lit tie differently. His results would make water opaque to these electrical waves, as it is. in large quantity, to light Either way, it seems as if the signals didn t come straight through. They went round the hill. In this case they must somehow have followed the curving earth. But how ? The accepted idea is that the vibrations Marooni uses are just long, invisible light waves. And light goes straight. Prof. Fleming thinks the waves might bend; or 1t may be the upper air, being highly rarefied, is also opaque to them, like wa- ter. This would form a shell round the earth, in which the signals might travel anywhere Would they go clear round :? And if they did, would they stop when they got back to where they started, or keep going round and round? Evidently until they had been absorbed by sub stances like the metals. But what be- comes of the waves then? Do they set up a current of ordinary electricity? If that be true, then they could transmit power. There was a Kansas professor named Blake who had this idea some years ago. He was quite sure the falls of the Nile could be made to run London, and Mag ara to turn corngrinders and run moving machines out on his native plains. This matter of long distance transmission Is the great electrical problem of the day, and 1t may be the Hertz wave will bring the solution. If they should, coal mines could shut up shop. Here is wide field and inasmuch as about every nation in Europe has been ahead of us in perfect ing the wireless telegraphy. this is a chance to even up.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13
MIR. CAGES PHYSICAL STRENGTH

From the Kansas City Journal.
 The first job Secretary Gage had was as clerk in a wholesale grocery house that made a speciality of flour. He had to load the barrels of flour on the delivery wagons. He developed great lifting mus cles and today probably is as strong as any other man in public life in Washing ton, unless it should be Senator Heitfeld, who is giant A few days ago Secre- tary Gage was walking down Pennsyl- vania avenue with some friends. Two men were loading barrels of flour on a wagon. T used to do that" said the sec- retary. He stopped and lifted a barrel and placed 1t on the Wagon. and he did it easily and expeditiously, to the great astonishment of the loaders. No one else in the party could get a barrel higher than his knees.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

near the banks of the Tallapoosa- He was accompanied by his friend, Charles F.. Eastman. and the two bagged four dozen partridges-two dozen each.
 
 R. D. vandyke of Rome. Ga. Is at the Metropolitan.
 James La Bonte of Memphis is at the Metropolitan.
 R. M. Wolfe of Memphis is at the Me- tropolitan.
 T. II. Ryland of New York Is at the Metropolitan.
 W. H. Russell of Charlottesville, Va, is at the Florence.
 E. G. Dunlap of Philadelphia is at the Florence.
 Charles Webb of New York Is at the Hillman.
 P. II. Ketchum of Chicago is at the Hillman.
 L. ". Collier of Atlanta is at the Hill- man.
 R. ". Williams of Philadelphia Is at the Hlllman.
 J. O. Moseley of New York is at the HiIlman.
 MT. F P. Leigh, until recently manager of the Morris, left for Memphis last night, where it is understood he has an offer in a large hotel. He will return to Birming- lham Saturday or Sunday to remain for few weeks, even if he should decide to locate in Memphis.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13
MAKING BUCKETS.

From the Kansas City Journal.
 The latest craze among fashionable women in New York Is basket making It has entirely supplanted lacemaking book binding, leather work and some kindred occupations which but a short while ago were so popular. All the up-to-date girls are either making baskets or talking about it-generally both, of course. Some excuse themselves by saying they are learning how in order to teach the roor' others simply take up the art be- cause it is the novelty of the hour and is considered "the" thing to do,
The age-herald., 1902-02-13
Substitutes for the Saloon.

Tn the last number of the Independent. Ballington Booth discusses practical sub stitutes for the saloon and it will be well for all ministers and other moral leaders to read what he says" said a pl eminent layman.
 What General Booth points out has been pointed out before, yet he presents the question of saloon substitute in such a forceful way that public sentiment will be aroused and something workable from the reform point of view will result.
 "The saloon, General Booth says, is properly heated in winter, is pleasantly cool in summer. is well lighted, attrac- lively decorated, and arranged for the convenience and bodily comfort of those who enter it. He thinks that before the reformers can supply a substitute for the saloon they must bring themselves to un- derstand what the saloon means, what comforts it implies to a thinly-clad man in winter and what it means in the way of refuge to the tired man in the heat of summer. Because 1t is almost impossible for the average man to understand all this, 1t is almost impossible for the aver age man to suggest or to build up a sub stitute for the saloon.
 "To meet the demand General Booth would have city like New York estab- fish and operate a large number of places of a character similar to that of the Squirrel Inn on the Bowery, and he would have these places open all day on Sunday. He would establish dairy res taurants of the familiar coffee-and-ca type, on the theory that the thousands of men who now go to saloons for lunch are willing to pay more money for their lunch away from saloons provided the conditions are as attractive, the food as good and the conveniences the same"
The age-herald., 1902-02-13
Amending the Constitution.

No change in the federal constitu- tion has taken place in thirty-two years. Just after the war three amendments were perfected, bringing the total number up to fifteen. No. 16 hangs fire, although fifty joint res olutions for the filling of that num- Der are today pending in Congress. We add a table showing the nature of the fifty pending propositions:
 Election of senators by popular vote. II Federal regulation of corporations and
 co-partnerships accommodations. Inauguration day in April .............. Taxing power of Congress enlarged or
 restricted ........... .............. Income tax sanctioned ..... .............. Woman Sunrage ..................... Anarchy a high crime .................... 2 Fifteenth amendment repealed .......... | Treason defined ....... ..................... 2 Polygamists disqualified for congress-. 2 l Congress to regulate marriage and | divorce ........ ,............ ..... | Congress to regulate factory hours. .. 9 No Federal or state aid to sectarian | institutions .... ........ ............... Uniform qualifications of electors in all
 states ..... ........... .................... Assaulting high Federal officers spe-
 cial crime ..... .......... ................ Limited term for Supreme Court Jus
 ticeS ........ ........... ............ Federal jurisdiction over use of water. Six-year Presidential term .............. 1
 Sixteen Congresses have met since the fifteenth amendment was adopted, l hoe stitutional propositions before 1t 800 all told have come up and not one of them has crystallized into fact and law. The crop of offers is large, but the outturn of law is nil.
 Among the pending amendments is one that may perhaps become No. 10. It relates to the succession after elec- tion and before inauguration. In case the President-elect dies, the proposi- tion now before the Senate would make the e-President-elect the next President. Presumably he would take over the great office as the con- stitution stands now, but it is be- lieved an amendment might prevent trouble at some critical period in the future.
 Still another proposition may be adopted. It is now in the hands of the Senate judiciary committee, and Chairman Hoar of that committee favors its adoption. MT. Hoar doubts the constitutionality of the law of succession passed after MT. Hen dricks death in 1886, under which the succession passes from the Vice-Presi- dent to the Cabinet, beginning with the Secretary of State. All things considered, Mir. Hoar thinks the line of succession should be imbedded in the constitution itself
 And while they are sending out to the States the two propositions, they may as we'll let third go along pro- viding for the popular election of Senators. This must come, and the aaoption of it now will save years of agitation and recrimination. The Sen ate should not be obstructive in such matter It is the peoples business, and they should be given an oppor- tunity to pass upon it. Anything that three-fourths of the States will ratify should become a part of the constitu- 1 tiOn
The age-herald., 1902-02-13
About Persons.

MT. Douglas H. Gordon, a prominent banker and capitalist of Baltimore. will arrive in Birmingham tonight.
 L. A. May of New York is at the Nor ris.
 Ray Knight of Atlanta Is at the Morris H. H. Chamberlayne of Jasper is at the Morris
 J. M. Root of Minneapolis Is at the Morris
 c. R. Barnes of Nashville is at the Florence.
 Fred Cruikshank of Chicago is at the Florence.
 P. s. Fitzgerald of Chattanooga is at the Metropolitan.
 Thomas P Grasty of Baltimore, who has been registered at the Morris for sev- erai days. spent Tuesday shooting birds
The age-herald., 1902-02-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 No vine can wind around a crooked limb and be straight itself.
 Let tomorrow take care of itself and the devil will take care of you.
 The seed of evil that Is sown must be reaped, but not always by him who plants 1t.
 By keeping ones mouth shut it is as easy to appear wise as it is to be a fool by talking.
 In everything but humanity there have been modern improvements since the time of Adam and Eve.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13
THAT OPERA BOX.
he Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
 Some 76OOO,O0O American citizens will allow their diaphragms to collapse. and give forth sigh of relief, now that the blood feud between Smith and Hitchcock is ended, We don't know much about Smith and we know less about Hitchcock; but they are two mighty figures in the arena of international sport.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

That Englishwoman who has come over to bury ''the new woman" will have lively time of it when she en- deavors to procure the consent of the corpse in accordance with our free institutions.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13
Lemons Plentiful.

"California lemons are very abundant and prices will be cheap this spring." said Morris avenue dealer.
 "Only small consignments of the Cali fornia fruit are being received here this week but by the first of March the re- ceipts will be large. The demand for lemons increases every year and a big crop is of great general interest"
The age-herald., 1902-02-13
IN HOTEL LCBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Great vsnetabIe Year.

T predict that truck crops will be lar ger this year than ever before" said MT. L. A. Townley, the Morris avenue mer- chant
 "The high price of canned vegetables and the increasing demand for all sorts of fresh vegetables will certainty stimu- late production. The truck farmers all through the South are preparing to put in large crops."
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

Rough Rider Ben Daniels, nominated to the United States marshalship of Arizona, is at present laboring under an excess of jail record.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

Miss Stone in durance vile, and MT. Pat Grove and MT. Frank Duncan en- toying the sweets of liberty! The ways of Providence are indeed strange, and also of missionary magnates.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

Lieutenant Peary has been looking for the North Pole nearly four years, and his leave of absence from the navy has just been extended six months.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

Speaker Henderson must face his anti-tariff record next fall, and Gov ernor Boies proposes to see that he does it.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

The wife of the new Secretary of the Treasury is an Iowy woman, and she is hearty handshaker.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

The Dingley tariff camp is much disturbed by rumors from the bound less West.
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u Hung Chang, in the tomb, is very in China where he Is now regarded as having been an agent of Russia.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

Death by tortures has in the prog ress of the ages become death by the automobile.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

Congressman Newlands is of course the great annexer. He must live up to his name. There is no extra charge for this pun.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

Ex-Comptroller Coler thinks he can defeat Governor Odell next fall. If he can, he goes into the Presidential chair.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

That department of commerce and labor is hung up in the House, and nominations for the portfolio are pre-. mature.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

Prince Henry Is to speak English only in this country. This is relief to our best sassiety.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

Continental diplomats are showing their friendship for Uncle Sam at least three years too late.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

The daughter of Poet Hay fares well at any rate She got as presents over dozen cut glass bowls.
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New maple sugar" is already of fered for sale, although the sap in maple trees is frozen fast.
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Special interests fattened by our Dingley tariff are now blockading Cuba in the most heartless manner
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

The banquets of multimillionaires are things to be summed on account of their mural inscriptions.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

A drunkards' directory is the latest plan of reformers in England.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

Miss Stone is still apparently cap- tive.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

They are trying in London to beat the coronation record, but this cannot be done if there is to be no court jester. We are in favor of sqdelching the whole affair unless at least one court fool be given square chance.
The age-herald., 1902-02-13

So 1t was when the government under took the improvement of its own prop erty-the property of the nation exclu- svely-the rivers and harbors of the country. There was a mighty howl of "unconstitutionalism'' from the Demo- cratic party.
 The fact that if private enterprise had been powerful enough to improve the rivers and harbors the work could not have been undertaken without the ex- press permission of the government was never for a moment considered by those who by consent or presumption under took to represent Southern sentiment. Such improvement was "unconstitution- al," "un-Democratic," and so let the rivers and harbors remain useless, was the cry of demagogues and honest men alike
 While the poor, stricken, wounded, i'm poyerished South lay at the mercy ol thieves and bayonets, with absolutely no light of promise ahead, there was still, that wild and senseless cry of "unconsti- tutionaism," the very cry which brought the Southern states to such deplora- ble condition. Then was coined that phrase of derision. scorn and protest, 'rhe old flag and the appropriations" '" Whatever was given to the South in ma terial benefits was conferred over the violent protests of the leaders of the Democratic party. For every cent ex- pended in improvements by the govern ment there was shouted that word ''un- constitutional' and in most instances by men who were as unfamiliar with the constitution of the United States as they were with the intolerable blasphemy of Omar Khiyam-if this be the right spell ing of the name of the wretched Persian