The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-31
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Selma Times: It Is astonishing how much free advice the press Is now giving the legislature. But advice comes cheap, you know.
 Anniston Star: By all means there should be frequent. thorough and sys- tematic inspection of boilers. A bursting boiler causes too much havoc, too much sorrow and too much suffering for any chances to be taken.
 Union Spring Herald: Last Sunday was "church-bulldng day" at the Methodist church in this city. The amount sub subscribed by the members present at this meeting (something over ssooO was very encouraging, and the matter of a new building is an assured fact
 In the cotton factories of Alabama, ac- cording to the census of 1900, 30 per cent of the employees are under 16 years or age. This is the largest per cent of any state in the Union. How many of these are under 12 years of age 1t would be hard to find out. But the number IS large.
 Centerville Press: One of the newest things we have heard of in long time Is that two strangers attempted to hold up Editor Nunnelee of the Selma, Times. There is no doubt about the two high waymen being strangers, else they would never have selected a newspaper man as their victim.
 Jasper Mountain Eagle: President Roosevelt now has the opportunity Of lifetime to set the country an example in race equality and make him solid for all time with his brother in black. The ne- groes of Chattanooga are going to give him a banquet to which no other man with a white skin Is to be invited.
 The Rev. J. L. Brownlee, for several years pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Decatur and Union Springs, has entered upon the fifth year of his pastorate of the Presbyterian church of Covington, Tenn.
 This church has grown wonderfully since he took charge of it. and has been so modernized that as to appointment it Is one of the most beautiful and con- veniently arranged churches in Tennes- see.
 The Yelverton Packing company. com posed of H. L. and R. H. Yelverton, has petitioned the city council of Montgomery for permission to erect and operate a slaughter and packing house on the river below the city near the corporate limits. The new company will. If It's plans do not miscarry, be one of far-reaching impor- tance and benefit to the city of Mont gomery. the state of Alabama, as well as to its promoters. The Yelverton Pack s30, 600 capital, which will be increased from time to time. as the enterprise de- velopes and its field widens.
 Prof c. c. Thach, president of the Alabama Polytechnic institute at Au- burn, has announced that Judge William H. Thomas of Montgomery had offered a SIC. scholarship loan to be awarded to a worthy student by the Alumni society of | AuDurn 10 De uSeu III COujuiictioh III bho work of the general education board of New York. Judge Thomas has offered gold medal to be contested for by the Polytechnic students for the best writ ten essay Professor Thach Is especially gratified by these gifts of Judge Thomas, as he was not student of Auburn but a graduate of Emory college.
 
 Opelika Post: Bishop s. c. Beckwith de- livered a strong and eloquent sermon Tn the Episcopal church Sunday morning from the text: ''He who will confess me before men, him l will confess before my Father and the holy angels" Bishop Beckwith made profound impression upon those who were privileged to hear his eloquent and argumentative discourse. This Is Dr. Beckwith's first visit to ope- lka in the discharge of his duties ns bishop of the diocese of Alabama, and will long be remembered by those who met the bishop socially as we'll as by the way they were impressed by his sermon.