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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07
New Boy-What ghost?


 Tommy-Why, the ghost of the boy that was beaten to death by the doctor about two years ago. Every once in awhile we hear him hollering and screaming and ] tell yer there isn't much sleep when that row is going on. New Boy (defantly)-I don't believe it, and, what's more, you can't scare me with any of your ghost stories.
 Foxy (signifcantly)-Well, you need not believe it unless you want to, but you'd believe it, wouldn't you, if you were to see that ghost walk up to your bedside in the middle of the night? There's the last bell, and we'd better get to bed before the old man comes around.
 (Exeunt omnes.)
 Act. II.-Time, 1o:30 p. m.
 Scene: Dr. Pushem's study on the lower floor.
 Dr. Pushem (awaking suddenly from doze)-My dear, it's so quiet upstairs tonight that can't sleep. wonder what those boys are up to. noticed two or three of them reading their Bibles when made the rounds tonight, and that is always oninous. Our last pupil, you remember, ran away the morning after he arrived here, and I don't care to lose this one, too. Just hand me my rattan, please. think I'll step upstairs and sec what's going on. (Exit with muffied tread)
 Act gII.-Time 10:33 p. m.
 Scene: Apartment occupied by Foxy Gallup and Master Wintergreen. Half dozen young gentlemen clad in night shirts discovered engaged in an ani- mated consultation. Foxy-Now then, Billy, you'd better go down on the staircase and keep watch for the old man.
 Billy Trumbull-Ohl the old mans all right, and besides, I don't wanter miss the fun.
 Foxy-Well, we'd better all keep our eyes peeled. That's all I've gotter say. Now just look alive with that sheet and remember we mustn't run out till Tommy hollers: 'Oh, doctor, don't beat mel" (Drapes Master Wintergreen in a sheet and pins it together in secure and artistic manner.) Quickl gimme that phosphorus till I make pair of eyes and fiery nose. There! how does that look? Not quite as good as the one we frightened the last new feller with, but it'll do.
 Master Wintergreen-Cant you fix it sos can see2 I'm blind as bat in here and can't tell which way I'm going.
 Foxy-Never mind seeing. You can feel your way all right after you've once started. Don't fall over the stove. Now, then, off you go, and be sure you holler loud enough to wake him. (Pro- pels him into the hall and closes the door softly.) Now, then, you fellers all keep quiet and listen. There he goesl
 Ghost (from without)-Oh! Oh! Ohl Please don't, doctor!
 Foxy (dancing with glce)-Hear him now, will you? I'll bet that new feller's
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07

plain to his successor, Consul Wetter. Advices from Tamatave, published February % of this year, said that the French were incensed to the point of violence against Waller, believing that his representation had caused the with drawal by the United States govern ment of its alleged instructions to Consul Wetter to obtain recognition through the French resident.
 When John L. Waller was appointed consul at Tamatave in 1891 he was resident of Kansas City, Kan. He is a colored man, and was born slave in Missouri in 1850. He was confscatedat the age of eleven years and taken to Iowa, where he received common school education, read law and was ad- mitted to the bar. He moved to Kan sas in 1878, and soon became prominent in the politics of the southwest. He is republican. He was the only Afro American presidential elector in 1888. He was the first colored member of the Kansas republican state central com naittee, being chosen by exclamation in 1880. He received many favors from diff ferent state administrations of Kan sas, and was superintendent of the industrial department of the blind asylum at Kansas City when appointed consul.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07
Uniaue Exposition Feature.
CURTAIN.

 An attractive feature of the Cotton States and International exposition, to be held at Atlanta. Ga., next Septem- Der, will be the reproduction of the Worlds Columbian exposition in min- iature by G. W. Ferris, the builder of the Ferris wheel. The great worlds fair will be reproduced in its entirety, complete in every detail, on a scale of 1-140th. This makes the Manufactures and Liberal Arts building about ten feet long and the whole exposition seventy-fve feet long. Searchlights will be shown on the battleship and the various buildings, the intranaural railway will be seen with cars in mo- tion, the whaleback steamer will be seen arriving and departing, and Lake Michigan will appear in the distance. By electrical and mechanical effects, sunrise, daylight, moonrise and the white city by moonlight will appear in succession
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07
Enjoying Her Cry.

I have, at moving play, sat next to a young lady whose pocket handker' chief was at work vigorously through out half an act. At the dropping of the curtain she would scarcely smile for minute or two. But when speech re- turned to her, vdaat do you think her first words were? Simply these: II am so enjoying it all." And yet she was a tender-hearted, sympathetic girl, who would have faintcd with horror in tho presence of newly-stuck pig. All tho Year Round.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07
Special Sales
 Friday, April I2.

consequence of the concession to Wal Ter, the French resident had entered formal protest declaring that France would refuse to recognize any concession made to foreigners without her permission. The New York World early last June published a letter from E. Underwood Harvey, editor of tho Madagascar News, treating exhaustive ly the complications which had grown and which might grow out of this grant, and among other things he said: ''It is time for the great American gov ernment to put its foot down and say that American enterprise in this coun- try shall no longer be cramped by French bullying"
 MT. Walters life on the island has not been an easy one, and he has suf- fered indignities from the French of which he has been compelled to com
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07
THE NEW BOY: A Boarding School |dy|I.
BY JAMES L. FORD.
ICoPYR1oHT. 1905 l

this is Master Ridgway, my new pupil. He will share your studies and have his room on this floor. I trust that his manners will not be contaminated by the association. (The young gentlemen rise and salute the newcomer with well-feigned cordiality, and tbe doctor disappears down the staircase.)
 Foxy-I say, young fellow, where do you hail from?
 New Boy (difadently)-I live inI Brooklyn.
 Foxy-You don't tell me! Why, that's not very far away. On clear nights you can sec the Brooklyn bridge from Tommy's window.
 New Boy-I don't believe it. My mother told me I was coming hum dred miles from homel
 Tommy (very politely}-oh, yes you can, too; just step In with me, and I'll show 1t to you. The atmosphere here Is so highly rarehed-as you will learn in the daily sessions of the natural history olass--that we can see through immense distances. After you, please. GAS the new boy crosses the threshold a can of water which has been standing on the top of the door falls on him, to the intense amusement of his compan- ions. Foxy and Tommy are assiduous in their expressions of regret at the dis
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07

New York-a happening with which Foxy is thoroughly familiar, and which is regarded as one of the most impor- tant landmarks in the history of the school.
 Master Thomas Wintergreen Center ing)-I say, fellers, the new boys just come and he'll be up here less'n Ave minutes.
 Foxy (excitedly)-Hurrahl Now we'll have some fun. Tommy, you run and make big snowball to put in his bed and I'll tie string across the door to trip him up.
 Master Wintergreen-Cheese iti The old man is coming up with him, so you'd better lay low. Che doctor and the new boy are heard approaching and the young gentlemen quickly throw them selves into attitudes of decorum.)
 Dr. Pushem tentering in company with the new boy(-y0uug gentlemen.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07

young gentlemen are seated about the stove listening to Foxy" Gallup's graphic description of how Goodwin tripped up Dr. Pushem, rolled down stairs with him and then ran away to
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07

GHOST" along, fellersl "Opens the door and sal. lies forth, followed by the rest.) Ghost (writhing in the doctors grasp -Oh, please, doctor, can't help walk ing in my sleep! want doin' noth- in, an won't do it any more! Oh, doctor
 Foxy (aghast)-By gosh, fellers, the doctors got him an he's catchin' it. Cheese it!
 (Exeunt omnes.)
 CERTAIN
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07

CENE-The up, per hall of Dr. . Pushem's select. family school, in which pupils
 enjoy all the ad-
 vantages of B, refined h o m 6, and ar e thor. o u g b l y pre-
 pared for col
 lege or commer-
 cial life. Half a dozen promising
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-07

aster, and administer severe rebuke to the others for laughing at it.)
 Foxy Gin pleasant tones)-Sit close to the fire, you new feller, and dry your self before you go to bed. hope we'll get some sleep tonight, for the ghost kept us awake last night. Gracious, how he did scream, thouGhl
The advocate., 1895-10-02
A WHISKY PARDON ISSUED.

The Court Found Gibson Guilty but Morrill,
Came to the Rescue.
Is it to be wondered at that the pro.
hibitory law cannot be enforced when
the governor pHrdons men msnifestly
guiltyT In Usage county William
Gibson was arrested charged with sell.
ing whisky, was convicted on four
counts and sentenced to serve eight
months in jail and pay $3.50 fine on
each count. It Is not stated whether
he was a redeemer, bat Morrill, came
to the rescue nevertheless, and set him
at liberty. This course Is q very con.
sistent one for q man who is posing Is
9 business governor who Is In favor of
the enforcement Of the prOhibltory
law.
The advocate., 1895-10-02
COL. W. c. JONES KILLED.
Thrown Against a Tree and His Skull
Crushed.

Thrown Against Tree and His Skull
Crushed.
Colonel W. G. Jones, Of lola, was
driving ON one Of his farms near that
city Tuesday when his horse scared and
ran away. He was thrown from the
buggy in such a way that his head
struck a tree, resulting In his skull
being crushed. His limb was also
broken. The efforts Of physicians to
revive him we're unavsiling and he
died without regsining consciousness.
Mr.. Jones was one of the most promi-
nent democrats in Kansas. He was q
delegate to several national conVen-
tions. was United States marshal dur
ing Cleveland's first term and was war
den Of the penitentisry in 1883 by
appointment of Governor Click. He
was q union soldier and had q good
military record, having attained the
rank of lieutenant colonel.
The advocate., 1895-10-02
REPUBLICAN ExTRAVAGANCE.
Unsuccessful Prosecution of Whisky Case
Costs $1,000.

Unsuccessful Prosecution of Whisky Case
Costs $1,000.
The jury In the case of the State vs..
Davidson at Wichita resulted in q ver-
dict of "not guilty" This is the
whisky case In which it cost 1886 to
empanel the jury. The entire cost Of
the case was something over $1,000.
1t was tried before Judge Reed and
was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney
General Campbell, who was appointed
for the sole purpose Of enforcing the
prohibitory law. With all this ex-
pense it seems that the state ought to
have made q good case. There is some
thing radically wrong down there. 1t
is hard at this distance to determine
just what it is but 1t does seem that In
such a case with such expense the
state ought to have known that there
was sufficient evidence to convict, or
else the case should never have
been permitted to be 30 expen.
sive. The ordinary jury is
a reasonably safe thing to rely on and
it does seem as If the state was en-.
tirely too careless or this burden Woul
not have been added to that of the al
ready over-tsxed people Of that county.
The assistant attorney-general has
begun the trial Of another whisky case
in which he has already summoned
about 175 witnesses. If he were bend.
ing his entire efforts in an attempt to
bankrupt SedgwiCk county, he would
do just what he is now doing. If the
defendant, now on trial, is guilty, his
guilt ought to be proven as easily from
the testimony of dozen witnesses as
from that of fifteen times that many.
There is reason In all things and such
an expense is unnecessary in any but a
very few exceptional cases. Other
counties manage to enforce the law
without paving the way for bank
rupcy.
The advocate., 1895-10-02
Tired of His Job.

David Smythe, president of the board
Of policy commissioners at Wichita,
has resigned. He says that he could
not stand the injury being done to his
business by neglect necessitated by
service on the board. He was a demo
crat and has been succeeded by d. A.
McCauless, a radical prohibition-dem-
ocrst. His appointment was made at
the request and on the demand of the
ultra-prohibitionists.
The advocate., 1895-10-02
PAYS FOR EXPERIENCE.
Morrill, Acquires knowledge in Much the
Same Way as Other People.

Same Way as Other People.
Last Ppring Labor Commissioner
Bird went to Morrill, with the COM
plsint that the money in his contin.
gent fund was about exhausted. What
had become of it is not stated. But
after a conference in. regard to the
matter Morrill, hstched up a scheme to
borrow the money and it was done, the
governor indorsing the note. 1t was
the intention to pay the note out Of
the contingent fund available after
July /. Anybody would know that
that would have been an illegal trans
action, even Dawes knew that much.
Morrill, has now discovered that it was
not q profitable thing for him to do as
he has paid the note. The legislature
will be asked to reimburse him. If,
when the legislature takes the matter
up, it will investigate a little as to
what was done with that $3.50 and the
money taken out of old John Speer'S
salary, some things not altogether
creditsble to the business administra-
tion may be discovered. Bird, how
ever, is now taking it easy travelling
over the state gathering statistics and
incidentally giving champagne ban
quets.
The advocate., 1895-10-02
State of Ohio. City of Toledo, Lucas

State Of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas
County, ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ne Is
the senior partner of the firm Of F. ].
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
city Of Toledo, county and state afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum Of One Hundred Dollars for each
and every case OF catarrh that can
not be cured by the use Of HalPs Ca
tarrh Cure. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 10th day Of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally snc acts directly on the blood and
mucuous surfaces OF the system. Send
for testimonials free.
f. ]. CHENEY & co.
Sold by druggists, 75 cents.
The advocate., 1895-10-02
I VERY TOUGH CROWD
Came TO the Surface in Kansas When the
State was Redeemed.

Dtbt0 was b6ucoAMeus
Previous to the inauguration Of the
populist administration In Kansas in
Ys0s, but little attention had been paid
Nv she people of the state to the de-
TOLLS Of the state government; q few
selF.sppointed leaders parcelled out the
patEcnsge as they saw proper, always
with On eye to their own advantage
and the future success Of the party.
They looked upon the offices as being
theirs by right, and were not backward
Ia creating new places for the faithful
when necessity required it.
Since the time mentioned, however,
q great change has taken place and
the publication Of what is known as
Che Blue Book" by the populist secre-
tary Of state has thrown food Of
light on this important question and
every cross roads politician in the state
II posted on the places to be filed, the
Halary attached, etc.
Ag result of the redeemers being
so well.informed On these matters
there was the most disgraceful scrsm-
bls made for positions when Morrill,
was installed In the executive chair
that was ever witnessed In this or any
other state.
The applicants came from the four
corners Of the earth, as it were, and
covered the ground like the locusts Of
Egypt, each one demanding his reward
orservices rendered in redeeming the
state from the disgrace Of populism,
stC.
They beseiged the governors rooms
both at the state house and hotel day
and night; reminded Leland of his pro-
fuse anti-election promises, button
holed everybody connected with the
administration, borrowed money from
their friends, stood off their landlords
and finally returned home disappointed,
Disguised, sick at heart, ssdder. and
we hope, wiser men.
It was only natural to expect that in
Q party having no principles at stake,
and being merely held together by the
cohesiveness Of the spOils system there
would be considerable bitterness en-
rendered as result Of the dispense
tiOn Of official patronage. The many
unsuccessful applicants would feel
soFe, attribute their defeat to treschery
and double-dealing, and would whet
up their knives ready for retaliation
when the time came. That the present
administration feels the force Of this
trait OF human nature no one will deny
and &c has created more dissensions In
their ranks than they will be able to
harmonic for long time to come.
Probably no appointment that the
governor made will haunt him in his
dreams 80 much as that Of NJ. G. Kelly
10 be- oil inspector. This is an Office
that is known to be one Of the most lu-
cratiye In the state, and evidently
created for political purposes.
The law Is 80 ambiguous that the In
apector ia practically responsible to no
one for his official conduct, his bond Is
not given for the protection Of the state
bnE is "for the use Of all persons ag-
Arisyed by the act or neglect Of said
inspector" and the only penalty pro.
lriAnd for malfessance In Office Ia re-
The advocate., 1895-10-02

Our dollar library Is a good thing to
put into the hands OF people who have
not been reading reform literature. It
goes free with three 81 subscribers to
the Advocate.
The advocate., 1895-10-02

To hear on the executive IN order TO &c
cure the appointment Of Mr.. Kelly AM
the fact that he Is one of the wealth,
men of the state, and accepted q post
tion that only pays an honest man $40
per month gives color to the chsrg
that there is q "nigger in the wood
pile"
The law creating this Office wa
passed in 1889 ostensibly for the pur
pose of protecting the people agains
the sale of sdultersted oils. 1t pro
vides for not more than FIVE deputies
the inspector to receive 800 and trsv
cling expenses, aud the deputies $5I
and expenses, the salaries and OK
penses to be paid by the inspector ou
Of the fees collected by him.
There are about forty distributiV'
points In the state where the oil com
panies have storage tanks and the!
furnish the retailers in these town
from tank wagons. Oil is shipped tt
interior points from these storsgu
tanks In barrels, and the local mar
ager is furnished brands and stencil
by the inspector to use In branding
these packages. Those that are unini
tisted into the mysteries Of the man
ner in which the Office is conducte,
would naturally suppose that the oi
that Is consumed In the state would b
inspected as the law requires, but tn
law is completely ignored and q muc
easier plan Of operations has beel
adopted, one that gives the inspecto
a much larger income, and saves tn
oil companies annoyance and delay.
The rule Is for the inspector or th
deputies to visit the distributive point
once or twice year, see that the man
ager is supplied with the necesssr
stencils and that everything is rur
ming smoothly,
At stated times the head Of the de-
psrtment hies himself to Kansas City
Mo-, where he calls on the genera
manager and collects the sum of l
cents per barrel on the amount Of O
the said manager reports as hsVin
been shipped into Kansas since th
date of the last settlement.
Out Of this sum the inspector pay
the deputies $50 per month as thei
share Of the rake off, divides up wit
whoever is In the deal with him an
pockets the balance. Once in tw
years he makes report to the auditC
and turns over to the state a sms
sum or not as he sees proper.
AS an illustration of the way th
thing is worked, the papers reported
few days ago that a Mr.. Drumhiller, G
Phillips county, had been appointed b
the governor to the position of deput
oil inspector. OF course he is not o.
pected to perform any duty. His al
pointment was simply a notice serve
on Mr.. Kelly that as the Sixth distriC
has been somewhat neglected In th
division of the spoils, he was lnstructe
to place this gentleman's name on th
pay roll and by so doing it was 81
pected that the feeling against the st
ministrstion in the district would
molli6ed. The whole business is on
gigantic fraud and the law shoul
either be enforced or the Office abol
ished,
The advocate., 1895-10-02

Whsa WElllrg asvlgs'ssp mention AsyasAso
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-02
That Telephone Ordinance.

Representatives of the Interstate
Telephone company, who are seeking a
free franchise from the city of Scran-
ton, object to the assertion that their
company is not bona fide one. This
was to be expected. If they are conf
dent that a franchise, once granted.
would within a certain period, be
operated for telephone rather than
speculative purposes, they need not
hesitate to give to the city an ample
guaranty of their good faith. This is all
that is sought; and it is a condition
which ought never to be waived
We do not question the veraclty Of
any Of the incorporators of this new
telephone company. We do not object
to competition in the telephone busi-
ness. We simply submit for the con-
sideration of councils that before an
other public franchise of any kind be
issued by their honorable bodies. the
city should be adequately protected
against possible jugglecy with its
granted privileges. If the Interstate
Telephone company. or any other COM
pany, be willing to give bond that with
in three, six, nine or twelve months af-
ter the signing Of the agreement, it will
do what it agrees to do, then we have
nothing further to say. Any honest
seeker after public privileges ought to
be perfectly willing to do this. Mani
festation of unwillingness is presump-
tive evidence of dishonest Intentions.
and should inspire caution.
If this subject shall come up at to-
nights meeting Of common council, we
will expect the members Of that body
to remember that they are under public
scrutiny in this matter; and to act ac-
cordingly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-02
No Need for Alarm.

Senator Smith, Of New Jersey, takes
a philosophical view of the free silver
agitation. He is opposed to it, but he
nevertheless admits that 'If the coun-
try should go to free silver, you can
trust the American people to immedi-
ately undo their action If they suffer
from its consequences. There is in
telligence In the masses, and they will
not unnecessarily prolong any hurtful
conditions. They may try the expert
ment, and II it fails, as I think it will,
we will soon get back again to the firm
basis. or course, In the meantime, we
may suffer some, but the wisdom
learned by experience is the best wis
dom Of ALL"
This view ought to calm the fears of
those who appear to entertain the be-
lief that this nation is on the verge Of a
great upheavaL. Even though the
"free silver craze" concerning which so
many eastern persons are unnecessarily
perturbed should pass the next con-
gress. it. would surely encounter an
executive veto. At least three years,
therefore. separate us from any de-
cided departure from our present cur
rency system; and how can this in
terval be better improved than in dis
cussing the subject of proposed
changes in all its bearings?
One thing is certain. The American
people are not going to deliberately rob
themselves. When they decide upon a
financial policy, it will succeed; and the
financial credit Of the government will
not be permanently lowered in any for
eign capital, whether we have gold
monometallism, bimetallism by inter-
national agreement or free silver coin
age on an Independent basis.