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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08
THE LAST SAD WORDS.

All That Is Mortal of Mrs. Turner Con-
 signed to Rest
 The funeral of Mrs. John A. Turner took place from the First Baptist church yesterday afternoon at o'clock and was conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dr. D. B. Gray, assisted by Dr. J. c. Morris, pastor of the First Methodist church.
 The services were witnessed by large number of friends of the family, who were present in honor of the lamented dead. The casket containing the remains of Mrs. Turner was borne in the church by the pail bearers, Messrs. Mitchell Williamson, Henry Going, John Patton, Cliff Abbott, Rush Simpson and Lee Tilghman and placed in front of the al- tar. where it rested during the services. After the singing of two selections by Mrs. D. G. Chandler Miss Patti Ruffner and Messrs. Williams and Gillies Dr. Morris offered up a prayer. pr. Gray then read a number of verses on the res urrection from I Corinthians and 18th chapter and the 4th chapter of II Cor inthians, afterwards making a few inn pressive remarks on the dead and the mysteries of God.
 At the conclusion of Dr. Gray's re- marks Miss Ruffner sang a solo, Dr. Gray offered a short prayer and the funeral procession was formed and marched to Oak Hill cemtery, where the body was inferred.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08
WE FIGHT WITH CLEAN HANDS.


 The Age-Herald is nothing if it is not an uncompromising and persistent ad- vocate of sound money.
 It has never allowed any consider ation of expediency to stand between it and what it considers the best interest of its section and it's constituency.
 The Age Herald, however, believes in confining advocacy of the financial ques- ton to it's editorial columns. Time and time again it has received reports by wire which it had every reason to believe were colored by the other side This is notably true in the case of the convention at Griffin, Ga. It is true also of ma jority of reports of meetings in the inter est of silver held in the South and the West In no instance has the Age-Her- ald garbled line of these dispatches. It has been content to let a discriminating public judge whether the reports bore the stamp of fairness or the earmarks of partisanship.
 Indeed the Age-IIerald would not refer to the matter at all were it not for the methods which are resorted to by some of the newspapers that favor silver not the least of which is a certain journal published in the metropolis of sister State which does not hesitate to inter- polate, revise and amend until its news columns are made to echo it's editorial expression.
 Is it not bad cause which fears truth? And is not pleading which will distort statement of fact a confession of inherent weakness?
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08
THE DIFFERENCE.

"In the good old days of the past it was not customary to see the names of young ladies in the papers," said the mother of an interesting family. "I never expect ed to see my name in the papers unless I knit some socks for the soldiers or got married. At that time the newspapers published only news of general interest. They never gave personal to a man or woman unless they were we'll known to the public. The custom now is to publish the going and coming of private indi- viduals. A young lady can't spend a night with a friend in the next block without it's being heralded abroad in the press. I do not think this change has taken place in the policy of the press because the young women of the present day are superior to those of the past not at all The custom has changed with the changes in the making of newspa- pers. The papers are much larger now than then The blank paper on which they are printed is much cheaper, and the typesetting machines reduce the cost of getting out the paper, so the publish CTS can afford to give more reading mat ter. Then they put in these personals to increase the circulation of the paper Every one whose name is printed will buy a copy of the paper, and perhaps several copies to send to their friends The business men like to know where people are, and what they are doing, so they can send them samples and bills The increase in the circulation by put ting in personals induces the business men to advertise more freely"
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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08
AMUSING, YET BxAsPERATING.

The editorial columns of the Atlanta Constitution are full of dire predictions of disaster to the country. The news columns are equally prolific in jubilant forecasts of the success of the exposition.
 There is no reconciling these contradic- tons. If the country is going to the demnition bow-wows, it is in no humor for business or pleasure. If on the other hand it is anxious to display its wares in a worlds fair, the conclusion is inevitable that it is hopeful of the future and means to make the most of it.
 Editor Jekyll and Editor Hyde should get together on the plane of common sense if not of Democracy.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08
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attended circuit court at Fort Payne last week.
 Rails Moody of Atlanta is visiting rel- atives in Gadsden.
 Robert Campbell is back from a bus mess trip to Birmingham.
 Mrs. B. F. Crutcher is dangerously i'll. Rev. w. H. Richardson has been assist ing in a protracted meeting at Attalla.
 Miss Elma Whtely is back from visit to relatives a Rome.
 Mrs. W. c. Ewing has been very i'll fon some time. ! Mrs Morris Loveman of Birmingham is visiting the family of D. Rich in this city.
 Misses Bettie Green and Maggie Du- Bose are back from visit to Cave Springs, Ga.
 Miss Nell Fowler has returned from a stay at Columbus. Miss.
 Miss Jennie Hill charming little woman of Rome, is visiting the family of W. P Wilson.
 J. L. Beeson and wife of Louisiana were the guests of w. J. Siberts' family this week.
 Miss Florrie Mingee of Albertsvile vis- ited Miss Ada Pope this week.
 Prof P. l.. Mccall is able to be up, after suffering severe paralytic stroke.
 Miss Zella Schrim, a beautiful young lady of Talladega, is the guest of Miss Annie Rhea.
 Deputy Sheriff Rowland of Calhoun county was over this week after negro who had been arrested here and was wanted in Jacksonville on a charge of se- duction.
 Miss Molie Watt has returried from a visit to Anniston.
 w. T. Dozier of the Fraternal Mystic Circle was in the city this week.
 Miss Edith Smith of Rome is visiting her grandmother Mrs. A. S. Hart, on Forest avenue.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08
THE AGE-HERALD READING ROOM.

The Age-Herald has fitted up neat reading room adjoining it's business office. where daily papers from all east ern. southern, western and norllefn a1 points will be kept on file for the benefit and information of the public; Papers from SrcG the the following cities can always be found there: Boston, New York; Phlla- a5eInhia. Baltimore Richmond, Charles ton. Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta, Cln- cinnati Louisville, St. Louis, Nashville, Ehaftanooga. Montgomery Mobile New Orleans. Galveston, Houston, Dallas and many other cities not named:
 Citizens of either of the cltles apove named or any party desiring to read are welcome to call at any and all times, e.7; ,'ight or day. as the reading room will always be open.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Ratio of the Sexes.

To the Age-Herald:
 In the report of a sermon by one of the city pastors I notice he says: There are three women in the world to one man." My impression has always been that the two sexes are numerically equal, take the world over In "Buckle'S His tory of Civilization it is stated that there are twentyone male children born to twenty female, but the dangers to which men are subjected cause a greater mortality among them than among the women, and thus the equality is pre- served One of the arguments of theolog- ians is based on this fact. They argue that it shows the hand of the Creator. If the world was left to chance, one sex might die out and the race become eX- tinct Of course, in some localities one sex predominates over the other. On the western frontier men largely outnumber the women, while in Massachusetts there are 10000 more women than men. The census of 1890 shows that there are a few hundred more females than males in Alabama. This is a comparatively new state The young women who live in Alabama must not think that these fig ures increase their chances of matri- mony. It will be observed that the cen SuS does not give more men than women to Alabama, but more females than males. This includes boys and girls. More young men die before they reach the marriageable age than young women, for the reason stated above Then there are more men than women who do not wish to marry. So the matrimonial market shows a surplus of calico over jeans. STUDENT
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

Michael for the home team pitched a good game, but not up to the one in Faunsdale; in fact the entire team thought they had soft thing and none of them played up to their average.
 Captain Morris was not in the game, which may have had something to do with the careless way in which they played, for he is a hard worker and all ways tries to keep his men up to their work.
 The features of the game were two running catches made, one by Shortstop Griffin and the other by the center fielder on the visitors team, and also the home run drive of Rudisills.
 The next games will be on the 14th and 18th, at which time we will also have the shooting match and tournament.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

The Selma Times sends out an editorial wall about the God-forsaken condition of it's money drawer and the country in general. Its tale of woe runs something like this:
 "A good many Alabama papers are prating about the return of good times. God knows no one wants to see prosper ity any more than we do, but up to now we have been unable to hear single ad- ditional dollar drop in the drawer of our old iron safe. We always like to look on the bright side of things, but we don't believe in fooling ourself and the public too. We don't believe the people are being fooled to any apprecia- ble extent by such talk When prosper ity and plenty do arrive the horny-hand- ed son of toll will be the first man to find it out"
 Pathetic as the above undoubtedly is, a good slice of the sympathy it is playing for is taken off by the announcement in the very next column of the same issue of the paper that the citizens of Selma had, amid many cheers, raised $100,000 to start a new cotton mill. Good for Selma, but why didn't they let Brother Nunna- lee in?
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08
MISS TEACHERS MISFORTUNE.

Scarcely one of the many readers of the telegram announcing the unfortunate accident of last week but felt an imme- diate thrill of sympathy for this young woman, whose thoughtlessness and haste made her the principal actor in sudden tragedy. Not one thinking mind could at tach any serious intention to the firing of the shot which killed young Green, yet the matter is a grave one and is like ly to be serious in it's consequences. Ad- vices say that had Miss Flagler kept si- lent as to her part in the affair she would never have been suspected, as there were no witnesses and not an iota of evidence against her. It is safe to say that all fair minded men acquit her of any wrong intent or reconciliation. On the other hand grave doubts have been raised as to the wisdom of the verdict rendered by the coroner's jury.
 To say the least of it that verdict bears evidences of undue haste, or as a North tern exchange has it, "a desire to save Miss Flagler a night in jail" While the verdict rendered was, in fact, the only logical verdict possible, still the legal as- pect of the case would point to bring ing of the affair before the grand jury. Without doubt this is the thing General Flagler and his friends will earnestly de- sire, as all facts will then be brought out and absence of any criminal intent clear ly proven.
 Beyond this the highest sense of jus tice cannot go. That is not maudlin sen timent which inclines to this unfortunate young woman, especially when it urges the above course. The whole thing is a most deplorable affair, and one regretted by the entire country. It may be said however that certain journals do not help the cause of justice any by endeav- bring to prove in advance that malice aforethought guided the fatal shot to the heart of a petty thief.
 It is the jingo journals that are thus nasty, throwing the word "murderess" unmercifully upon the ears of their read CTS, still unmindful of many a tragedy of shame upon which their utterances have been singularly silent. In the light of this latter fact it is useless to remind them that no greater punishment can come to a human soul than the knowl- edge of having taken a human life. Miss Flagler merits and receives the sympa- thy of all men of fair and merciful minds in the situation into which she has been thrown by untoward circumstances and an unfortunate error.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08
Tavlor,s Partial Settlement.

Pierre, s. D., Aug. w. w. Taylor and wife arrived today and will remain until after the trial next Thursday They were accompanied by c. T. Mccoy who today paid to Treasurer Phillips the S100000 cash and transferred property which the state was to receive in set clement of Tavlor's dedication.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

The San Francisco Report advises the Incoming policemen mot to act as though they think themselves boss of a gang of railroad graders or second mate of clipper off the Horn'' Is Teddy Roose welt needed out there in the woolly?
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

s1The present management oi ,be AGE-HERALD has no claim
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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

English sympathizers with Miss Ida B. Wells will kindly make note of the fact that the recent mining trouble be- tween the negroes and whites was not "Southern outrage"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08
"All Quiet and No Indians. D

Washington, Aug. 7.-The-war depart. ment has received a telegram from Gen. eral Coppinger, dated Jackson's Hole yesterday, stating that he had sent out two more scouting parties. One returned leaving three in the field in command oi an officer. He reports '.all quiet and nc Indians"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

Whenever Campos gets out of job he can apply for the position of circulation liar on some of the daily papers, but he twill have to be well up in the business fn sunersede those already engaged.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

The unspeakable Turk and the heath en Chinee are both to be drawn across the knee of civilization. The only ques- tion is, which first? All power to the
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

George Gould has picked up his doll rags and gone home. The Defender, he says. is too much given to jockeying. It Is to be feared George is hard loser.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

With the return of good times the rec ords show a goodly following turning In with the orthodoxy, while the article known as skillet Democracy is plainly on the incline bound for the lower end.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

Thesender of Teddy Roosevelts infer nal machine might at least have made 1t look genuine. Ted thought that was the only thing needed to complete his reputation as a reformer. He was in- .terviewed, anyhow, and that is some thing.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

A cablegram announces the rumor as current in England that Ambassador Bayard is MT. Cleveland's candidate for the next term.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

MT. Ballou didn't stop the bull fight, but he gained the privilege of writing his name Hulla-Ballou.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

An English beekeeper has been trying to train bees to take the place of carrier pigeons. The little insect has instinct enough, but as the letter, to be small enough, must be printed by micropho- tography. it is feared the matter will be beyond his strength.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

 Leech. ex-director of the mint. are all quoted, and their emphatic words carry conviction with them. The Chamber of Commerce will be glad to send these folders to any one who desires them. Letters should be addressed to Francis Leon Chrisman, room 572. Mutual Life building. New York city.
 The Atlanta Commercial has the fol- lowing suggestion to offer to the mana gers of the exposition:
 How about having a Dink Bolts day at the exposition? This would greatly in- crease the attendance, and be certain to bring Editor Dana to our show. We want Dana and Dink Bolts to meet on Georgia soil. The one would entertain and the other would amuse. Then our Hoke would also come, and thus we would have entertainment, amusement and glory all blended in a harmonious trinity. There must be a Ding Bolts day.
 It turns out now that the Baron Har- .den-Hickey, son-in-law to H. U Flagler of Florida, is king of the cannibal is- lands" so far as Trinidad is concerned. He bought that sand pile some time ago. had himself proclaimed King of the inhabitants. who happended to be goats and monkeys, under the title of James I. He has appealed to Uncle Sam for a sam pie of the Monroe doctrine. He doesn't know what it is, but if it will keep the British lion from gobbling his goats he wants it. All hail James I. He is win ner.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

i The modest Times Union (Florida) has this to say of itself: "The Times Union Is like wine It improves with age"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

Mrs. Talmage. wife of the eminent di- wine of that name. died during the week.. She had been an invalid for year.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

Quinine, iron and lead is the medicinal compound which is being administered in heroic doses to the Spanish troops, Cam pos having ordered 1900 pounds of qriin- lne. the iron being on the grounds early and late, while the Cuban troops cheer fully furnish the lead. It is to be hoped the mixture will cure the Spanish fever.
 Whats this? Willie of the house of Hohenzollern is reported to have written to an English nobleman regarding the Kiel celebration: There will be no Americans present, damn them all' William should always put quotation marks about MT. Vanderbilt's little speeches. He can't expect to be Emperor and be originai tna-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

In Youngstown, O., the Board or Edu- cation granted certificate to a young negro girl to teach In the public schools.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

S. R. Crockett's proficiency as dialect writer is attributed by an exchange to his constant use of the typewriter during his hours of inspiration. No one can so well appreciate this as he who has begged away thinking to leave upon paper a line of purest poetry, only to find as a result c m *** O b nvzv** lg.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

{ The latest fad in Mississippi: DICK Bland and his bob-tailed boomlet.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

The Constfs gall bag is as large as Livingstons. It calls upon Judge Law son to resign his seat in congress because he does not believe in the ratio of 16 ounces of skull to 1 ounce of brain. He is not one of your lightweight sixteen to oners. It reminds us of the Consti's cheek last year when it called on Steve Clay to call MT. Turner off the stump Valdosta Times.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

The demand for Dr. Prices Baking Powder from Europe grows constantly. It a favorite all around the world.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

And still the good news continues to go around that wages are being increased under Grover Cleveland's management of the government. If his ideas were carried out our country would bloom and blossom like a green bay tree.-Car- roll County Times.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

It is announced that Speaker Crisp is studying the silver question abroad. Probably he thought he could learn more about it there than at the Griffin conven- ton. Ditto Senator Bacon, though we haven't heard that he is studying while in Europe.-Atlanta Journal.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

A convincing little folder that will ac- ceptably answer the purpose of taking away the nausea produced by the al- legged financial school has been sent out by the New York Chamber of Commerce. It's pages contain good sound money doctrine, and consequently are full of good hard, common sense which will ap- peal to all its readers. President Cleve- land, Secretary Carlisle, Secretary Nor ton, Comptroller Eckels and Hon. b. O.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08
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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

Those bike riders who know scripture can refer their critics to the tenth chap ter of Ezekiel, 18th verse, for the follow ing:
 .19. And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight; when they went out the wheels were also beside them and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the Lords house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above"
 If the quotation is not correct the reader is referred to the estimable Selma Journal, from which it was clipped.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

One of the latest achievements of our reform city government is the fining of citizen on charge of disorderly conduct because he had refused to loan half dollar to one of Commissioner Roosevelts reform policemen. The policeman ac- knowledged that he tried to borrow the half dollar, and the citizen refused, where upon hard words resulted, and the officer arrested the man who had declined to be his creditor. The next thing we know it will be considered "disorderly conduct to pass one of Roosevelt's finest" with out giving a military salute.-New York Mercury.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-08

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-17
A FATAL ENVELOPE.
I' IN the Tongue While Licking 1t,
II Business Man Dies.
From the Philadelnhia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Nhieaso, May As. Fechheimer died
ses'erday from blood poisoning as a re-
salJ Of cutting his tongue while licking
' envelope. Mr.. Fechheimer's death was
LtSll ular instance of the dangers or
5,,oJl poisoning, and his case is almost
a. i'dralieled in medical science. Satur-
to{ night he was writing to his family,
ling OF his successful conclusion of some
III mess negotiations.
5c made ready to seal the envelope
-. - passed the mucilage portion OF il
S S,r1 US ms tongue. The edge of the envel-
: Gpe was sharp and cut Mr.. Fechheimer's
us rp.lS ue SO that it bled little. He thought
, -iooC"inS OF 1t, however. until the next
,'a'}E, Wnen his tongue began to swell and
t.'.u MN; The symptoms of a serious
~ OF blood poisoning were manifest to
uoctor who was called to Mr. Fech-
,,liri.er MOTEL Sunday. The latter grew
49,, - rse rapidly. The poison in the mIIcil-
meatsgS9t INTO his blood and soon per
80 aIed his entire system. He was re.
r w.. yea little better Wednesday. but
hroaooeeIIuay his condition sank and he
Il. atined MS last in the afternoon. Bare
II T. uaop OF mucilage caused his death.
yasT- was very rich man until a few
broI,ss, ago, when the panic came ana
hons ny u rum to his enterprises. He was
ma Ut oO years old. A widow. one child
N TWO brothers survive him,