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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

AgThe present management oi the AGE-HERA has no claim aaa,pst advertisers or subscrib- ere prior to February 11th, lSoo. Under decree of court aoSouiA'S up to that date have been SOio and transferred, hence cancelled as between the debtor and tfaiS paper.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30
WITH THE RAILROADS.

From the office of the comptroller of the Louisville and Nashville road at Lou isville, Ky, has been issued the compar- ative statement of gross earnings of that road for the third week of July and for the three weeks of July. The total earn ings for the third week in freight, pas senger and miscellaneous is $370, ,S25 di- videde as follows: Freight, $257, 1920; pas senger, $SS4s5; miscellaneous, $24,520. The total for the third week of July, 1S94
 was $S64,S2O in 1893 $379, 155 and in 1892 $432, ,2S5, showing an increase over 1894 of $6005 and decrease as compared with 1893 and 1894 of $S330 and $61, ,460 respect ive1y. For the third week of July the to- tai earnings were $1,12o975 divided as follows: Freight, $767,520; passenger, $279, 1895, and miscellaneous $79,560 Com pared with the three weeks of July for the three preceding years the increase over 1894 was $208, 1925, while the decrease for 1893 was $4SS30, and for 1892 $130,030
 The statement shows the mileage of the system at present to be 2956, the same as for the fiscal year of 1894-95.
 It will be seen that the business of the company to the present date for the month has been greater by considerable than the same period of last year, and it
 is learned that the freight business is picking up daily. A Big Excursion.
 Yesterday afternoon the union depot was seething mass of humanity and bore the appearance of whilom days when seats in the day coaches on pas senger trains were worth a premium. The black element largely predominated, and while hundreds of them were mem bers of the excursion party which came in from the south end of the labama Great Southern Sunday, there were the
 usual number present to 'see 'em off. D This was the largest excursion run by
 a railroad company into this city during the present season. The excursionsts left on No. 8 as a part of that train,
 which, when it left, consisted of eleven coaches.
 Personal.
 MT. Rip T. Beasley, passenger agent of the Louisville and Nashville with head quarters in Montgomery, is in the city. MT. Bob Brooks of the Alabama Great Southern left for few days stay at Verbena and other southern points.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30
The Wagon Tongue Broke His Neck.

New Orleans, July 29.-A special to the States from San Antonio, Tex. says: George Daly, years old, while crossing a street before running team, had his neck broken by being struck by the tonoIia nf tha wa9nn
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The State Normal College, Florence. Ala, Opened in 1873 with fifty children, all from Florence. Last year it enrolled 34t, mostly mature persons and teachers, learning improved methods. These rep resented all parts of Alabama and sev- eral other states. Next year 400 are wanted, and 800 within five years.
 S100 will defray a years expenses, in cluding board. Not more than $15 re- uuired in any one month.
 Fall term opens September IT, 1885,
 If you need a trained teacher or wish further information, send for cata- logue. JAS. K. POWERS,
 7-2-tf President.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30
The Alabama Cement Chalk.
Tobjle Register,

Mobile Register.
 The Register mentioned few days ago the experiments making with ce- ment chalk from Alabama by an Ohio chemist. From the subjoined letter will be learned that chemists elsewhere have their attention turned to this chalk. Mr.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

From all accounts William of Germany was quite frisky at Kiel. Query: When he pressed all those buttons on the Amer ican warships did he have an eye to fu- ture business?
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30
AN AUsPIcToUs EVENT.

One of the Big Furnaces, of the Sheffield
 Blown In. Sheffield Standard.
 One of the furnaces of the Sheffield Coal, Iron and Steel company was put in blast last Thursday evening at o'clock. There
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is living in constant fear of a violent death. He would please his subjects and the world at large by taking the matter into his nWn hands.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The love of fair play is characteristic of the American people Recent events have directed the attention of the Age Herald with peculiar force to this tritea ia ct
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The St. Louis A B. c. Bohemian bot tied beer is the beer to drink if you wish to be healthy. It is made from the best hops and barley, and nothing else. The American Brewing company are the makers and challenge competition Meyer-Marx company, wholesale deal
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The latest addition to bloomers is the pistol pocket. The evolution of the new woman keeps pace with the revolution of her wheel
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The Durant mania, from which the San Francisco society women are suffering, has reached the floral stage Now is the time to turn the hose on.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

Here it is in the heart of midsummer the season of stagnation, but fair trade wind is blowing business to the Age Herald right along. The advertising col umns are proof of this.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The Sunday Post-Dispatch contained a picture of Col. J. West Goodwin. whom it announces as the editor of the Sedalia Bazoo. His picture looks suspiciously like he had been on one.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The New York politician who wants to win next time had better quit monkeying with Tammany and commence catering ito the thirsty vote.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

From present indications after the ball is over' the silverites will have some difficulty in passing their plugged "Coln. :.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The story of the loss of the Belle of Memphis was a fake out of the whole cloth. The boat had simply been de- tained at landings by heavy business. The chances are that some professional silver monometallist calamity howler sent out the account of the catastrophe. It has all the marks of such fatherhood
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The great trouble with the Harvey Horr debate seems to be too much Horr and too much Harvey.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The dry Sundays in New York are said to be making votes for Tammany right along. The average sovereign of Gotham does not relish his reform over done. In fact he prefers it rare.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The corn fields of Alabama are a sight for sore eyes. They are full of ears and promise.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

A sister of Professor Huxley is re- porte,i-tG Se resident of Nashville. Her name is Mrs. Scotl.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

Great Britain has decided to abandon Trinidad. Evidently she came to the conclusion it was not worth fight.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30
The Aurania Disa bled.

Quarantine, July 29.-The steamer Man itoba from London reports she passed the Aurania disabled last Friday night, but the captain refused assistance.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The name of the agent at Jackson's Hole is Teter. That may explain the sec saving of the reports from that locality.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

Millionaire Shell had better turn over IA Chicago paper suggests that Holmes may be Tascott.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

Boomers on a "bil1e" made their ap- pearance on the streets yesterday, but unfortunately for the howlers, as also for the masculine bikers who took out after the wearer, it was a mischievous boy who concealed his blushing identity under a sunbonnet.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The New York Mercury is doing its best to boost up it's political end.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

Newly Arrived Shade to St. Peter-Ths crown is entirely too heavy, the harp strings cut my fingers and the wings pinch my shoulders. St. Peter-What on earth were you, anyhow? Shade-Alas was a calamity hoWler
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30
Marriage License.

J. A. McDougal obtained a license iron the probate judges office to wed Mis- Alice Green.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

For building up the whole system noth- ing equals Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

The Duchess of Teck rides a bike.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

MT. Rip T. Beasley, passenger agent of the Louisville and Nashville, with head quarters in Montgomery, is in the city.
 MT. Bob Brooks of the Alabama Great Southern left for a few days stay at Verbena and other southern points.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07

Ex-Gov. Campbell of Ohio is a
courageous man, but it is question
whether he is always judicious. OF
course, as democratic governor Of his
state, he would be pleased to have
the support and sympathy of the fed
eral administration. But he has ON
several occasions emphatically insist
ed that our government should adopt
speedy measures to secure from Eng
land an acknowledgment Of the val
idity of the Monroe doctrine. Only
last Saturday in speech at the state
capital he demanded that our admin
istration should ''call halt in the ag
gressions of England" But it is not
ed that he has thus far received not
so much as a single word of sym
pathy or endorsement from Cleve-
land in the fight he is making in Ohio.
Perhaps word has not yet reached
Gray Gables that Campbell is running
for governor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
SYMPATHY FOR CUBA.

Chicago's great mass meeting to ex-
press sympathy with, and encourage
ment for, the struggling Cubans, real
ly spoke for more than the Western
metropolis. It spoke for the people
of the whole United States. Every
week of the stubborn contest of the
Cuban patriots has seemed to increase
the admiration for them which is en-
tertained in this country. Their heroic
perseverance against heavy odds has
intensified the popular belief that
their cause is just and right.
American interest in Cuba indepen-
dence is not selfish. 1t is the autono-
my of the island, it's complete separa
ton from Spain, and the establish
ment Of a republican form of govern
ment which the American people
would be glad to welcome, and not
Cuoa's annexation to the United Stat
es. This feeling has no root in hostil-
ity to Spain, toward which country
we bear all our old traditional friend
liness. It really springs from the in
stinctlve desire of all Americans to
see every portion of the New World
freed from the domination of the Old
and yielding allegiance to duly chos-
en- Government of it's own instead of
to foreign potentates and princes. 1t
may be objected that Cuba is not yet
ready for republic, that the masses
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07

on is a modification Of the Mississippi
one, with 'sloophole." That is, there
is straight educational qualification
as contingency after the first regis
tration of voters. This is intended to
shut out the colored voters, no mat
ter how well qualified they may be, to
let in all the white voters, no matter
how ignorant they may be. To place
race prejudices and race hatred in the
fundamental law Of Commonwealth
is burning shame and disgrace.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07

The London spectators have gone
even madder in South African specu-
lation than they did over South Am
erican securities. The indications are
that the consequent disaster will be
quite as great, if it is not greater. The
degree which the craze has attained
may be judged from these figures:
Ten representative South African
companies, with a nominal capital
value of $50, 900, 900, have risen in the
market value during the past 80 days
more than $685. 900. The increase
of the total South African shares in
the market quotations during the
same period exceeds $3.50, 900, ,O0O 1t
is true that there has been a substan
tial advance in all classes of securi-
ties, but speculation is still confined
to mines. The public gets little or
none of the good things. A certain
West Australian company offered os-
tensibly for public subscription next
week will be offered nominally at par.
the capital being $2,O00,0OO, but al
ready 312 p. C. premium is bid on the
Stock Exchange for options on these
shares. In other words, the market
value of this embryo company's stock
already amount to more than $8, ,O0O,-
600 and not share has yet been is
sued.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
4 NEWSPA PER MANS DEATH.

Geo. S. Fisk, who had been con-
nected at different times with both
the ST. Johnsbury papers, and latterly
with the Burlington NeaUs, died in that
city at midnight Of Wednesday, after
a long illness which, beginning with
typhoid fever, terminated in con-
sumption. Mr.. Fisk was 27 years old
and was the only son of Rev. P. B.
Fisk, the we'll known Congregational
clergyman, for several years past in
charge Of the parish at Lyndon. On
account of the lung weakness just
mentioned he passed several years of
his youth in Florida and Minnesota.
Returning to Vermont he took charge
of the Morrisville Office of the NeUs
and Citizen. From Morrisville he
came to Burling ton, as assistant on
the Clipper, leaving there to come to
St. Johnsbury. Less than year ago,
on Christmas eve of 1894, he was mar
ried to Miss Alice Morgan of Burline-
ton. Mr.. Fisk was a bright and ready
writer, had a faculty for news gather
ing, and did faithful service wherever
he was engaged. His untimely death
will be sincerely mourned by many
friends who will sympathize with the
stricken household.
The funeral was held at Burlington
on Saturday afternoon under the aus
pices of the Odd Fellows. of which
order Mr.. Fisk was a member Re
publican.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07

The decision of the jury in acquit-
ting WaIcott and O'Brien Of prize
fighting, in face of the declarations Of
Judges Ely and Sherman, is the most
valuable contribution that could be
made towards the future suppression
of prize fighting in this State. 1t
serves to call public attention to the
matter and to arouse public indigna-
ton. Early in 1895 the laws on the
statute books in Massachusetts will be
framed in such a way that we shall
certainly be on par with Texas in
stopping prize fighting. If our of1ci-
ais had the same spirit in the matter
that the Texas governor has it could
be made so unpleasant for the prize
fighters that they would not, even
now, speak of Boston as the "para-
disc of pugilism. ."-Boston Recorder
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
GEO. III. BLAKE, PUBLISHER.

of it's people lack the requisite intelli-
gence and sober sense of self-re-
straint. Judged by our North Ameri-
can standards all this may be true,
but could Cuba, free, be less happy,
prosperous and tranquil than she has
been as the vassal of Spain? Every
Latin American Republic in this hem
isphere, however poor or turbulent,
is vastly superior for it's very freedom
to the ignoble condition of province
of some European dynasty. And in
Cuba's case this freedom means the
incalculable boon of complete and
permanent relief from the tremendous
burden of royal taxation which filches
the money from the pockets of the
poor to fill the exhausted Spanish
treasuries.-EC Exchange.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
4 NEEDED REVISION.

There is one topic touched in the
recent able and statesman like mes
sage of President Diaz to the Mexican
Congress, to which prompt and frank
attention should be given by our
government. That is the condition
of the treaty law as between the two
countries with reference to extradi-
ton of offenders from either country
because of of.onC es committed in the
other.
President Diaz criticizes the treaty
with great pertinency and force in
various particulars. It was negotiated
in 1861, when the amount and charac-
ter of the contract between citizens
of the two countries were very far
short of what they are now, when
these old treaty regulations have to
be applied to an immensely different
condition. He points out that pro-
ceedings under it are slow and costly.
In this particular it shares with most
of our laws in this country. Shrewd
and INSCRIPTIONS lawyers have gain
ed inch by inch on the original pur
pose and administrative methods of
our laws until the courts are being
largely used as shields against the
prompt execution of the laws in favor
of those who have money to pay an
adroit counsel. 1t is no wonder the
operation of this treaty is being sub
To +Io III of
lation.
A further defect is that it does not
cover what may be called crimes
against commercial laws and inter-
ests. Embezzlers, defaulters, forgers
and others in the same general cate
CORY, cannot be extradited under this
treaty Probably this is not remark
able, for in 1861 there was little inter-
course between the two countries, and
for an embezzler to run away to Mex
leo was only for him to plunge into
another kind of danger.
But the oldest provision is that
neither country can be called on to
extradite it's own citizens. That is, if
commits any crime for which he
should be extradited, if he can get
back into Texas he is safe, and so of
citizens of Mexico visiting Texas on
s'criminal business and returning
home. If an Englishman, for ex-
ample, could manage by shrewdness
not difficult thing at all, if Mexico
has a naturalization law-to secure
citizenship in both countries, he
might go on Gd i1tfnitun vibrating
between the two countries, commit
ting crimes in both and escaping from
both. 1t was most clumsy provision
from the first, and it has grown to be
little less than grotesque.
The expansion of our ''settled"
country toward the southwest-the
extension of railway connections be-
tween this country and Mexico and
the rapidly growing INTERVIEWING of
commercial, industrial, financial and
social relations between the two
countries, make it of the utmost i'm
portance that no obstacles be thrown
in the way Of the preservation Of the
easiest and most friendly terms be-
tween the two countries, by any OBJ
solete or clumsy legal complications
growing out of arrangements made a
third of century ago. Immediate
steps should be taken by both gov
ernments to obliterate this absurd
treaty and substitute another in har-
mony not only with the spirit of this
age, but with its material develop
ment. 1t is as stage coach would be
between Boston and New York.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07

Great Britain may have secured the
lions share of the spoils of that Bour-
bon raid on American industry COM
monty known as the German Wilson
tariff, but other foreign nations have
come in for good proportion of the
plunder. There is Germany, for in
stance. Official reports of the cotton
wooden and silk trade of the Empire
show that the lucky Teutons have
captured large business which used
to be done by American manufactur-
ers, and that at all the chief German
textile centres things are booming. In
unfgured woolens alone there has
been an increase of $2,0OO,OOO in ex-
portations, large part of which has
gone to the United States. There has
been an immense expansion of the
German trade in hosiery, in laces and
embroidery, in plain woolen cloth
and in silk and half silk goods. The
German mill owners, who a little
while ago were execratiDg Mckinley,
are now inclined to regard Cleveland
as the greatest benefactor their coun-
try has had since Bismarck.-BOston
Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07

The movement to shorten the pres
idential campaigns of the future is
most commendable, and its success
would bring so much relief to the
people of the country. The average
voter is intelligent enough to thor
oughly size up candidates and weigh
issues in the period of two months.
By all means let the campaign be
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07

Gold doesn't seem to be coming our
way very rapidly, but official statis-
tics show that the worlds gold pro :
duction had increased from $105, ,774, =
900 in 1887 to $179, ,965, 800 in 1894,
while the product of South .Africa in
creased from 81, ,919, 900 to $39, ,696, $50.
The annual average output of gold
mines of the world in the eight years
beginning with 1887 was S1S4, ,129, ,675,
or $50, 333, ,474 more than the annual
average of the fourteen preceding
years. Another year and this country
will make enormous additions to the
worlds output of the precious metal.
In fact good authorities estimate that
the gold production is to-day at the
rate of $21O, 900, 900 per annum, or
800, ,OOO,O 900 more than the annual
output a few years ago. The gold
mining craze has hardly struck this
country, yet scores of mines are be-
ing opened and developed which
promise to add further millions to this
output in coming years. One mine
alone, on the "mother lore' of Cali
fornia, the Utica, which has but re-
Gently become producer, is getting
out gold at the rate of $3.50, 900 a week
while the Cripple Creek camp is pro-
ducing millions every month.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07

Senator Hill is hardly to be blamed
for feeling somewhat perturbed over
the political outlook in his state. Two
years ago he made most active and
vigorous campaign for Maynard, and
lost the state by 1o1, 900 votes. Last
year he made tremendous fight for
himself and lost the state 1885, 900. He
has ''sounded the keynote" and open
ed the campaign again this year; but
the people do not seem to be paying
any attention to it. 1t is possible that
he is beginning to see that the people
are tired of D. B. Hill.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07

Speaking of the swork of the late
Democratic convention in New York,
the NelU York Press says:
Yet what travestyiFof Democracy
is this! The Democratic party is the
natural foe of monopoly, and yet the
State Convention, with inconceivable
stupidity, grants soa: far as it can a
perpetual monopoly of power and
privilege in the party organization in
this city to one faction.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07

The announcement is made by a
leading medical society in Philadel-
phia that consumption is decidedly on
the wane in that city. From 1881 to
1887 the average number of deaths
per year from the disease was $500,
and for the last seven years the aver
age was 2643. Taking into account
the increase in population, the decline
in the mortality from consumption
has been over so per cent in fourteen
years. Physicians in the city attri-
butte the marked change to the i'm
proved paving, draining, cleaning and
sewering of streets and alleys, and to
the greater caution exercised in deal
ing with the disease as probably con-
tagious The figures are a striking
example Of the vital Importance of
municipal and personal cleanliness.