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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06
MADAGASCAR.

The large island, separated from South eastern Africa by the Mozambique chan mel, is now dividing attention with Japan. French and English interests are clashing there, and America may become involved. A dispatch from Washington says the pres. ent United States consul is an ex- Govern or of Alabama ,who was appointed year ago, but up to the present time his consular office was not recognized, owing to the con- fiict between the Hovas and the French government.
 It is possible that France believes Eng land is tied up by the Chinese Japanese war, and is taking advantage of the situa- tion to force her claims in Madagascar. France is jealous of England's hold in Africa, and this Madagascar matter may be the first step toward struggle for the possession of the Dark Continent. It will be remembered that last May Great Britain entered into secret alliance at Brussels with the King of Belgium, by which she would secure control over the Congo Free State, in Central Africa. The Congo Free State formed the link between her colonies in Egypt and South Africa. It seemed that England had succeeded in establishing her dominion h Africa as she had in Asia. But France entered such a vigorous protest. in which she was joined by Germany, that England abrogated the Brussels agree ment.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06
PURPOSES OF THE REPUBLICAN
 PARTY

There is no abler Democrat than Hon. William L. Wilson aud none more thor ouehly conversant with the fatal aims and purposes of the Republican party. In the last North American Review he gives the following able synopsis of the leading principles of Republication:
 The Republican party, by its traditions and tepdenc cies, the teachings of its leaders. p ast and present, and it's whole history, has steady momentum towards sectionalism, high gov- ernment, interference with local rule and local control of elections, extravagant ex- penditures, heavy taxes, bounties, subsidies and exorbitant protection. .'Ideas of gov ernmental meddling and centralization domi- nate 1t; class interests hold it firmly to evil courses" These. things are incompatible with free and pure government. The Amer ican people need none of these things; only a small minority really desire them.
 Except for the one great and now happily dead issue, for which they called that party into existence, they have never found 1t an Instrument of reform. It is possible to bring the Democratic party up to it's true principle and true mission and make it contribute inn mensely to the general welfare and to the perpetuation of free institutions. The real mission of the Republican party is ended. It could take up no policies and ideas of government except the old and rejected doctrines and ideas of Federalism. and these a free people will never tolerate except for brief intervals. The nearer, therefore, 1t has been brought of recent years to these princi- pies and tendencies the less popular support it has had, and tn e more inmical it has shown itself to the general welfare of the country and to the perpetuation of free government. It has intro duced the money power into pol itics, and they produced the wild and passing vagaries of populism and other isms, which forget that there is no stable liberty except historic liberty, and that of all systems free government must be slow evolution out of the long past, not creation of the brains of distressed politicians or impracticable philan- thropists.
 No party can be expected to reform abuse , and evils which itself has produced, if in their maintenance rests Its only hope of continued power.
 The stream of Republicanism is poisoned from its source, and cannot wash away the pollutions which it brings in its own waters. It is vain for the people to expect it to cleanse the government when it cannot cleanse itself, 1, or hope for any ''power divine' to henceforth wash the river Rhine.
 These purposes and aims of the Republi- can party would be fatal to the prosperity of the South if carried out, yet they are just the principles advocated by MT. AL drich,
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06
One Way to Kill Grows.

"They have novel method of killing crows in Georgia" said T. F, Homer at the Grand. "Grains of corn are pierced, and through them is inserted a hair from the tail of horse. These grains arc scat- tered in tho field where the crows arc in the habit of coming. When the bird swal- lows one of these grains, the horse's hair prevents it passing into the oraw and irri- tates the mouth. The bird rolls over, turns on it's back and scratches to get it out, but to no purpose Death results either from strangulation or, as is frequently the case, from the wounds inflicted by the sharp claws. The crows gather around tho victim; but, although they are of an ex- ceedingly suspicious nature, thoy never attribute the trouble to the corn. "-Cin- cinnati Enquirer.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06
YEARS SHOULD TEACH WISDOM.

But two short years ago Col. A. K. Shepard was a Democrat among Demo- crats. In his veins run the purest Dsmoc- racy, and upon his political escutcheon there was not a blemish. When the Cleve- land Campaign Club was organized it was known that there would be some hard work before it-work that called for uu-
 tiriug zeal, unwavering devotion, and the most determined purpose. The club looked around for a leader to carry this county to glorious victory or proud de.
 feat. There were many brave men in the Grecian camp, but there was only one Agamenon-there were many true and tried Democrats in Birmingham, but only one Colonel Shepard. None had served the cause of Democracy so long as he, none had displayed such courage, such zeal, such devotion to its time- honored principles. Colonel Shepard was unan- imously chosen President of the Cleveland Campaign Club for Jef- ferson county. The fire and zeal which he threw into the campaign, re- sulting in glorious victory, justified the wisdom of the choice. He thundered from the platform with such eloquence the un- dying principles of Democracy formulated by Jefferson, illustrated by Jackson and sustained by Cleveland, that old men had their youthful zeal renewed and young men caught the inspiration as if of old wine. For long, long years had Colonel Shepard been Democrat, and at an age when most men sit by the freside and smoke the pipe of peace he was called on to lead the Democratic hosts to victory. He braved the winters storm, he worked while younger men slept, and after tue victory was won and the strain was over he was the victim of severe illness, caused by over-exertion. A thousand prayers went up for his restoration to health, and thousand hearts longed that he might be spared to still do service iu the cause of Democracy. He lived. and again in the
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06
STANDARD AND LOCAL TIME.
Geographical Local of the Five Longitudi-
 nal Belts In This Country.

nal Belts In This Country.
 With tLe enormous increase of railway travelling the necessity arose for inventing some method of counting time which should avoid the complications arising from the use of local mean time, which varies with every mile of east or west trav- el. What is known as the "new standard time" was adopted by agreement by all the principal railroads of the United States at 1a o'clock noon on Nov IS, 1888.
 The system divides the continent into five longitudinal belts and fixes a merid- ian of time for each belt. These meridians are 15 degrees of longitude, corresponding to one hour of time, apart. Eastern Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia use the sixtieth meridian. The Canadss, New England, the middle states, Virginia and the Carolinas use the seventy fifth merid- ian, which is that of Philadelphia; the states of the Mississippi valley, Alabama, Georgia and Florida and westward in- cluding Texas, Kansas and the larger part of Nebraska and Dakota, use the nine- tieth meridian, which is that of New Or leans.
 The territories of the western border of Arizona and Montana go by the time of the one hundred and fifth meridian, which is that of Denver, and the Pacific states employ the one hundred and twentieth me- ridian. The time divisions are known as intercolonial time, central time, noun tain time and Pacific tiIne A traveller passing from one time belt to another will find his watch an hour fast or too slow, according to the direction in which he is going. All points in any time division using the time of the meridian must set their timepieoes faster or slower than the time indicated by the sun, according as their position is east or west of the line.
 This change of system reduces the time standards used by the railroads from 53 to 5, a great convenience to the railroads and the travelling pnbiic.-Detroit Free Press
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

NE " YORK Democracy is going to unite on Hill. Mark the prediction. The anti machine Democrats now admit that the difference between Governor Flower and Ex-Governor Hill is that when Hill was Governor he bossed the machine, while Flowers administration is bossed by the machine, and they like the Hill way best. At least this is now the talk. President Cleveland, who said at the very first, :No doubt the convention has oone the best thing possible," is going to say a good deal more. Dan Lamont is on the ground with Senator Hill. So is Whitney, and the Fairchild-Shepard- Grace crowd are talking the matter over and rapidly reachingita settlement. Q
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

PROF. DAVID SWING of Chicago died suddenly on the 3d. He was one of the most prominent preachers of the country. He first joined the Presbyterian church, but was convicted of heresy, and founded the Independent Congregation. He preached in an opera house and always to large congregations. He was educated at Oxford, O., University, and was class mate of Ex- President Harrison. He often told how he and Harrison played truant to go to the circus and were caught.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06
MACoN,a GREAT sHOW.

MACON, Ga., Oct. 5.-Work was com menced today on tho Midway plaisance for the great Dixie Interstate fair that opens at Macon on October 23 and lasts nntil No- vember 8. The piaisancs will be true re- production of the one at the Worlds fair. The Last Days of Pompeii, Philiion and the Montana statue will also be among the attractions. The raoing feature, for which 410 900 in stakes is offered, will prove drawing card, as already soms of the fast- est horses in the country have been en- tered.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

his influence to foiat upon the South au- other Force bill, and whose rulings will be against Southern members and Southern interests. Then in the organization of committees MT. Aldrich will, of conrse,, be regarded as Republican, and his in- huence will be neutralized. When 1t comes to calling a caucus of the Democratic mem.
 bers he will not be included. In no way nor manner will he be in the position to be of service to us as a Democrat would be. 
 THE government by the people in the United States is accomplished through chosen representatives.e The polio ies and principles of aggregations of individ uals gave rise to political parties, and hence Democrat. or one who Believes in the poll- cies and principles of the Democrats, must ofneoessity belong to the Democratic party and If he honestly seeks to carry out their policies and principles he must support that party. Republican advocates one set of prin ciples and one policy, and Democrat advocates another set of princi- ples and policy differing from the Repub- lican policy. In the very nature of the case, it is impossible for one who advocates one set of principles and one policy-for illustration, Democratic principles and policy-to expect reasonably to carry them out by voting for party pledged to differ ent principles. The idea is antagonistio. As well say man can reach given point by travelling away from it. A man who supports Mir. Aldrich, who is avowedly a Republican, is not Democrat-no matter what he calls himself.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06
One Way Never Tried.

Miss de Style-I'd give anything to be. come famous-to have my name sounded from ocean to ocean, but am not capable.
 Philosopher-Yes,y you are ' ''Thank you. What can dof''
 "Go to Europe and marry some pool man without any title. New Yof8 Weekly. !
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06
A Plausible Theory.

A French savant declares that fishes ca6 talk This may be so, but all the fish we ever became acquainted with were silent.
 Possibly they were dumfounded at the liee that the fishermen told about them.-BoS3 ton Transcript.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that the Tri- bune is supporting MT. Aldrich, the Re. publican candidate for Congress, the,edftor seems to dislike the title Republican, ]" and goes so far as to designate the election managers as ''Democrats' and "Opposi- ton." s'Opposition' sis good. The Tri- bune swallows the pill, but revolts at the label upon the box.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06
Juniper Berries.

It is well known fact that juniper flowers do not perfect their seeds for two years; consequently there are blue and green berries on the plants at the same time, but Mir. Jack, in The Botanical Ga zette. believes that 1t takes three years for the berries to perfect. The red cedar, which is another kind of juniper, however, per fects seeds the same year. It is remarka- ble that so much diversity should exist among plants so closely yallied.-Meehan's Monthly
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

department of agriculture, as head of the Worlds fair jury, conferred the highest award on Dr. Price s Baking Powder.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

VAeRANTs TO CoALBURa.-six negro women convicted in the recorders court yesterday morning of vagrancy were sent to Coalburg in the afternoon to serve out their sentences. They were Ida Eddings, Carrie Shepperd, Minnie Griffin, Viola Allen, Ella WigginB and Pinkey Fletcher.
 MARRIED.-At the residence of MT. E. D. Brown, Seventh avenue, Thursday, i, October 4, at 2 p. m. MT. Andrew N, Dun- agan of Gainesville, Ga., and Miss Carrie Lassalle of this city. The young couple few special friends witnessed the cere- mony.
 AN INTERESTING TREAT.-Mr. William Sanders, the distinguished ophthalmologist of Mobile, will on next Monday night at 7:45 deliver an address before Cne Jef- fcrson County Medical society on the very interesting subject of Biology" at their room, third floor of Magnolia hall. The public is cordially invited to attend.
 WITH CRAsH.-About 6:3O o'clock last night, at the corner of Second avenue and Nineteenth street, an awful crash of faihng glass was heard, which immediately drew large crowd to that vicinity. large % inch thick glass door in beautiful upright cigaS case in the Florence hotel cigar stand fell to the floor and was shivered to atoms. Luckily no one was near tho fall- ing glass. It was the purest accident that the glass show case on the counter was not fractured, as the brunt of the falling glass was on it. The damage was, however, considerable.
 DESERVING OF PRAIsE.-The dummy and electric car lines of this city were taxed to their utmost capacity yesterday, and are deserving of much credit for the efficiency of their work in handling tue immense crowds gathered to witness the circus. Especially deserving of praise is the Birmingham Railway and Electric company. Their entire electric car service was complete in every detail, and not a single hitch occurred on any of their lines. every one from the manager and superin- tendent down the line to motormen were euiogized by the patrons.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

MARRIAGE LIcENsE.-C. G. Shores and Miss Behethielean Q. Melton were granted marriage license by the probate judge yesterday.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

An entirely new departure has been made by the AGE HERALD in our canvassing de- partment. Announcement of this feature is made in another column of this issue, under head of "Agents Wanted for Weekly Age. Herald.o The new plan enables us to make an offer to those of our readers who desire to enter the field for us that is extra ordinarily liberal. Read the announce ment and, if interested, write for partic- ulars, d&w If
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

Have you read the oE-HRRALD's call fNr weekly agents? You should. It will surprise you to find out how much good money there 10 to be made. Read the an nonncement and write for particulars.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06
ST. PIERRE
Has Few Words to Say on the Sub-
 ject of Shoes.

The first lot of our great bargains has just arrived in ladies' fine French kid and Dongola hand-sewed turns and extension edges all styles imaginable.
 The very latest styles, the finest shoes ever put on the market in this city. Your choice for $1.08. There is no shoe i9 fit ft any foot, % Do not ssy % uHtil E you m have seen them.
 No shoes sold to merchants. Our shoes are of all widths, that is, B, 0, D, and FEE, and sizes to z.
 Ladies' entrance 303 Nineteenth street. St. Pierre will send samples to any part of the city on inspection. 9-8-tf
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06
LOCAL LACONICS
Gathered, Noted and Condensed by Age- Herald Reporters--General
 Resume of Happenings.

FOR BURGLARY. William Goliath was arrested and lodged in the county jail yes- terday charged with burglary.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

You can get delicious oysters served iu all styles at all hours when in Selma at the Parlor cafe. Crenshaw & Ward, propris- tors. 0.21-tf
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

Upholstery and repair department, Ben M. Jacobs Bros. Only skilled workmen employed. s9.3O-7t
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

UNITED STATES PRISONERS FREE.-Bud Miller, Dock Tins, Jim Callahan and F. M. Led edbetter, United States prisoners, were released from the county jail yester. day, they having served their sentences.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

COLONEL SHEPARD is to make a speech tonight, but not of the same tenor as of yore. He used to tell the people why they should support the nominees of the party to which he had given long years of ale. glance. Now he proposes to tell them why he, as Democrat, will support the nominee of the Republican party. We don't believe he can give @ satisfactory so- lution of such an intricate proposition. Colonel Shepard is an honorable gentle man, man of years, of education and re- fnement, and he must not hesitate to work out his proposition clearly if he does under. take the task. Webster gives us tho fol- lowing definitions of a Democrat: CD One who is an adherent or advocate of Democ- racy or government by the people; (2) member of the Democratic party" A party Is an association of indi- viduals; therefore the representative organization which nominated Mir. Underwood for Congress at the Blount Springs convention, being the only Ninth District Association of Demo- crats, must be recognized as the Demo- cratic party. MT. Aldrfch declares him. self a Republican. Colonel Shepard says he will support him and still claim to be a Democrat. Mr. Aldrich denounces the Democratic party, it's leaders, it's princi- ples and its policies. Colonel Shepard's vote for Mir. Aldrich will certainly mean an indorsement of him, and an indorse- ment of MT. Aldrich can only mean an in- dorsement of the Republican party.
 SOME of the supporters of Mr. Aldrich, who claim to be Democrats, say that he can do this district moro good than any other map, and yet they admit that this district is safer in the hands of the Demo- cratic party. The logical conclusion of their position is that Mir. Aldrich will have great influence with Democrats. But this does not stand to reason. He will not af- filiate with Democrats any more than any other Republican. Suppose he Is sent to Congress. The first measure to come up will be the election of speaker. Of course MT. Aldrich will vote for Repub. iican-some man like Reed, who will use
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-06

Dr. Price's is known everywhere as 9th @ good luck baking powder of the nineteenth century.p
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-05-15
ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS.

IA Act to define the manner of elect
Sn0 Count0 Commissioners, Ap-
PROVED February 81, 1893. -.
SECTION 1. Whenever twenty per
cent. or more Of the qualified electors
OF any county in this State shall Pc
tition tho Board Of County Commits
sioners of their county to that effect
it shall be the duty of the County
Commissioners of such county, on or
before the first Monday in July pre-
ceding any general election, to divide
the county into three districts to he
known as commissioner Districts"
Such division shall be made to con-
form to the established boundaries Of
election precincts or wards, and each
shall be wholly within one Of the
vided for. Each Commissioner Dis
trict shall embrace, as near as may
be, one-third Of the voting popula-
ton Of the county, to be determined
by the vote cast at the last general
election, and shall consist Of adjoin-
ng precincts; provided, that in case
not more than three election precincts
or wards exist in the county, then
each election precinct or ward shall
constitute a Commissioner District.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the
Board Of County Commissioners to
cause to be published in some news
paper in the county, if there be one,
and il not, then by the posting at the
door of the Courthouse, and one or
more conspicuous pie ces in each Of
the Commissioner Districts, notice
specifying the election precincts or
wards embraced in each Of the Com
missioner Districts 30 established.
Such notice shall be posted or pub
lished for @ period not less than TWEEN
ty days prior to each general cleo
ton.
Sec. 3. The Commissioner desig-
mated i'll the Statute as the "long
term" Commissioner shall represent
the district in which he resided when
elected, and at the general election in
the year eighteen hundred aud nine
ty-four, and every two years thereaf-
ter, there shall be elected a Commits
sioner from each of the remaining
districts, one for the "long term" and
one for the "short term" as now pro-
vided by law.
Sec. 4. County Commissioners
ehall be elected by the qualified cleo
tors Of the district wherein they re-
side in the same manner as township
officers are now elected.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-05-15
The Outlook in BOdie.

Bodie, once 30 celebrated and
prosperous, but now an almost for
gotten mining camp, says the Reno
Gazette, has bright prospects of re-
viving and becoming the most prom
inent gold producing locality on the
Coast, and the good people of Bodie
merit congratulations for the success
that seems about to crown the untir-
ing effort they have made to keep the
place alive. The State Mineralogist
Of California evidently supposed that
the town was dead, or had forgotten
there was such place, for in his an
nual report ignores Mono county en-
tirely. The indications that lead
many to think the prospects 30 IA
vorable for Bodie are not only the
fact that the stock report shows b.
die Consolidated to have risen from
six cents to $500 per share during
the past six weeks, but the Gazette
learns from very reliable source
that the body of ore recently struck
in Bodie Consolidate is rich, large
and substantial.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-05-15
Granted Their Request.

Acommittee of Lovelock citizens,
headed by Frank Francis of. the New
Era, applied to G. P. Huntington and
A. N. Towne while passing through
that town the other day for the re-
lief of the Commonwealers. The
town was overrrun with them and it
being u small place the committee
asked Of Mr.. Huntington and Mr..
Towne that they allow the trains to
move them eastward free of expense.
The request was granted.-Reno Ga
zette.