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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-28
OLDEST TWINS IN THE COUNTRY.
Born in Kentucky In 1920, They Went to Mis-
souri, lin l848, Where They Still Live.

From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat
Columbia, Mo-, Aug 19.-Two of the
most interesting characters in Boone
county rode into Columbia tog sther today
looking unusually well and happy. They
are Allen and Ballard Mckenzie PERHAPS
the oldest twins in the country. They
were born in Henry county, KY, in 1920.
Allen insists that he is the older They
came to Boone county in 1S4S, when land
sold at from $1.25 to 81 an acre. Taxes
on a 200 acre tract amounted to only
about 81 year. Although nearly rs years
old, both of these gentlemen are appar-
entity strong and robust. Allen, in telling
the prices of things a L is first coming to
Missouri, stated that 100-pound hog
sold for SO cents a No. milk COW for 81
or SO, and said, with a merry twinkle in
his eyes a calf, if a stolen one sold for
81. He greatly enjoyed getting ahead of
Circuit Clerk Walter Hodge about four
years ago. His wife had died some years
before that time Mr.. Hodge on frequent
occasions jolSingly told him that he would
not charge him for a marriage license
when he wanted to remarry. Mr.. McKen-
Zie four years ago took his present wife
into the circuit clerks office, claimed the
fulfillment of two promises, and Judge
Switzler made two happy hearts one.
These two old gentlemen are the last
of family of twelve boys and two girls.
They themselves have a number of de-
scendai.,s Allen is the father of five
children, all living, and has seventeen
grandchildren. Ballard was the father of
four children, but one Of them died when
Is years old. He has Is grandchildren
and two great grandchildren. When they
first came to Missouri they frequently
made rails during the winter at 25 cents
per 1O0 They made about 400 a day. In
answer to the question whether they used
tobacco. Allen replied that they were
raised in tobacco patch He believes
that it has not shortened their lives.
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Royalty Wooded.

Copenha gen, Aug. 27.-The Prirce-s I'M
bergen Charlotte Frederick, second
daughter of the Crowr Prince Christian
of Denmark was married at 2 O'Clock in
the palace chapel hele TO Prince Charles,
Duke of Westgu.larl, the second son OF
King Oscar H., of Norway and Swed n,
IN the presence OF a brilliant asssmblage
of members of the Danish and Swedish
royal families, .lhe Dowager Empress of
Russia and the Prince of Wales. The city
was profusely decorated in honor of th
young couple, and the people accorded
Them an enthusiastic reception. The
princess was born lin 1877 and the prince
was born in 1851.
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$4,000 worth OF property was destroyed.
The fire was discovered at 11:45 o'clock
in the shaving room of b. P. 0'Nears
large saw mill. II quickly spread to
every part of the building and after en-
veloping the saw MILL consumed two
dry kilns and timber pianer. a Iargs
stock of lathes and shingles and about
million and a half feet of lumber. The
entire plant was insured for SIT 1000.
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an affliction. We may desire sympathy.
but does that excuse us for thrusting our
troubles, mental and physical, in the face
of our friends? Does it not show a want
of delicacy on our part and of considera-
ton for them? Do we ourselves enjoy
having our friends relate chapters of
their ailments? Do not these recitals
sometimes amount to positive rudeness.
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San Francisco Aug. Pr. H. Kay,
special correspondent of the Bu1lstn,
writes from Skaguay, Alaska, TO the eff
feet that after making the tip over the
famous White Pass % Lake Bennett for
the purpose of 'testi2g is reported prac-
tioability, he and his party of four re-
turned to Skaguay and will now take the
Chillpoot Pass route to the ISlondyke ow-
ing to the wletched condi ion in which
idhey found the former t.ral.
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Ratchford's Terms

Columbus, O., Aug. 27.--Prssfdent
Rstchford. of the United Mine Workers,
today issued a statement. replying to the
operators of the Pittsburg A;trict He
denies that the mirl,nss are opposed to ar
bitration. He says they favor it, but mot
on the basis proposed by the operators.
The operators threats about Gatfing
guns and PinNerton men, he declared,
will have no weight with the strikers.
He declares that if the operators viii
meet them ON fair tislrms there can be no
trouble in reaching q slettlament.
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THIS IS ENCOURAGING.
Farmers will Gain Largely in Return For Their
Produce.

washington Aug. 27.-Assistant Secre.
tary Brigham of the agricultural depart
the American farmers this year. would
receive in the aggregate from four to
five million dollars in excess of that re-
ceived last year from their farm pro-
ducts.
This, he said, means much to the FARM
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UP GOES IRON.
Northern and Southern Makers Meet and So
Decide-More Harmony Wanted.

Chicago, Aug. Plat conference hel1
here today of southern AMI northern
furnace interests an advance Of &c per
ton on foundry iron vas lsree1 On 1t
was STATED that OWING 20 the abnhrmally
low prices nat have Eeel prevailing FUR
Their conferences will Ire hsil at a nearby
date to bet er re@Gate- prices and -
have the northern and. southern pig inter
ests act in harm: ,nY.
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Another Cut In Rates

Kansas City, Aug. 27.-The Kansas
City. Pittsburg ard Gulf has announced
that effective Sept. it will reduce rats
on packing house products from Kansas
City to Shreveport, Monroe, Alexandria
and Boyce, Ia, from>42 cents to 81 certs
per 100 pounds in car loads and from Kan
sas City to Texarkansas, Ark, from AS
DENTS to 40 cersts fte -
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Keep Your Ailments to Yourself.

From the Presbyterian Journal t
There is one failing many unconscious
~ indulge in to the WEAKNESS and distress
of their hearers, which, if realized as q
failing, would often be restricted. VIZ,
the tendency to speak of ones physical
ailments.
What right have we to spread before
others an account of some seige of ILL.,
ness. often goings-into tedious minutae,
forgetting that we ourselves are the
only ones especially interested In such
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Fire Destroys a Valuable Plant.

Macon, Ca, Aug. 27.-A special to the
Telegraph from Cordele, Ca, says: One
Of the largest fires in tbs history of this
section occurred today at Penia, five
miles east Of Cordele. Within an hour
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ASTORIA.
The FAC III
'is ''s :; @>zHAzz( 49, !; IS: 8

Work of Pirates.

Madrid, Aug. 27.-The Portuguese bark
Resale Faro has been attacked off the
coast of Morocco by pirates belonging to
the Becoa Bicabeles. The captain and
four of this crew CT the bark were car
ried off.
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Dramatic Note,
From Life

From Life.
How is your brother getting along?"
Not very well as yet. He is playing
Hamlet now, but we hope to get him
u variety part next SEASON."
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Mortgage Sale.

gage made by C. H. Greer and Nancy
Greer to ]. d. Dabncy, and recorded in the
office of Judge of Probate for jefferson
county, Ala, in Volume 205, page 1858, the
undersigned will sell on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER H.
at auction to the highest bidder. for cash.
in front of the court house door in Jeffer-
son county, at 70 o'clock NJ, all undivided
half interest in the property described as
follows, in the present plan of the Elyton
western line of 10Th street 50 feet south
ward from the south line of 10th avenue,
South, Tor Ave. j., thence southerly on 10Th
giles 2121a feet to an alley, thence northerly
along said alley 20 feet, thence. easterly 2l2@
feet to point Of beginning; being in Jeffer-
son county, Ala.
]. d. DABNEY, Mortgage.
S-2i-4t
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$3.50 and $500 straw hats now 75c. at
Kempers
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order to get rest and
sleep, the grave is not
far distant. The time to
take care of health is
before it is utterly and
irretrievably gone. The
man who works on and
on, utterly needless of.
health and too busy to
occasionally take a little
necessary medicine, is
committing suicide as
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-28

When a man
& ct s to the
point where
he has to ifl-
ject the dead
ly extracts of
opium uncer
the skin in
The news & observer., 1897-01-26
QUI1[D[E[R
17IH1[S [DdDA1l[S

Mr.. Dockery is in For revolution.
This is q world of change Mr.. Claudius
Dockery. son OF "my son Oliver is the
man chosen by Governor Russell to intro
ducc his most important and most rcvo-
lutionary measure Of legislation.
Think Of the hot denunciations OF
Daniel l.. by Col. O. III. last summer and
fall; think of the intimacy OF my son
Claudius and the same Daniel H.; and
then you will discover that Republican
quarres are not lasting.
Mr.. Dockery's first bill IL one to repeal
the charter OF the Eastern North Caro-.
lima Hospital There Is no other method
of taking this hospital out Of the man
agement Of DR. j. Il. Miller, its efficient
superintendent Did you ever before hear
Of repeating charter 10 get possession
of an institution? No, 1t has never
happened before But the Republicans
are resolved. If the Populists can be Sc
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PRISONERS IN SPAIN
SEVENTY FOUR AMERICANS
HAVE BEEN ARRESTED.
Seven Have Been Tried, Thirty SIX
Released, Eighteen Expelle , and
Seventeen Are Still Pendi, ".

Washington, Jan. 25.-Responding to
q resolution Of inquiry, the President to-
day sent TO the Senate a list of persons
claiming TO be citizens of the United
States who have been arrested in the
island OF Cuba since February 4. 1895.
The list was accompanied by letter from
Secretary Olney, in which he states that
since the breaking out of the insurrection
to the present time, IA such persons have
been arrested while of these seven have
been tried These are Julio Sanguilly,
Louis Someilan, Alfred LabOrde, VIM
Gildea, Ona Melton, Charles Bartlett,
anw VIM. Leayitt. In the cases Of San
gully and Someillan, he says, appeals
have been taken, and in the cases of the
five Competitor prisoners a new trial has
been ordered. Thirty-six Of the persons
arrested have been released after the
charges against them had been investi-
gated and found to be baseless 1S have
been expelled from the island after pc
RODS Of confinement, lasting from a few
days TO year, while II cases are still
pending. The charges against II Of these
are as follows: Sedition and rebellion
Caspar A. Betancourt, Joseph l.. Cepero.
Rebellion-George w. Aguirre Rebel
lion with arms in hand Manuel Fernan-
dez Chaqueilo. Oscar Cespedes, Frank
Agramante and Thomas Julio Sainz.
Purchase and concealment of arms and
munition--Antonio Suarez del Villar.
Disorderly conduct and insults to Spain
Theodore l.. Wives. Landing arms-Tht.
five of the Competitor crew mentioned
In the remaining cases Of Frank j.
Larriel Estaben Venero and Jose Con
zalez the charges have not been ascer-
tanied. Demand has been made for them
both at Havana and Madrid, until further
demand that they be at once formulated
and communicated or that the prisoners
be released
The Secretary adds that in addition IT,
the IA cases nine correspondents of vari-
Gus newspapers in the United States have
been expelled from Cuba by the Spanish
authorities, after temporary detention by
the military. He also says that no Amer
lean citizen has been sentenced TO, or is
confined at Ceuta, and closes with the
statement that demands have been made
upon the Spanish government in every
case where trial seems to be unreasonably
delayed that it go forward at once or the
prisoner be released.
The news & observer., 1897-01-26

julius y White Is the Populst
member from Randolph. He was in
structed to vote for free silver, and
voted for god-bug Pritchard for the
Senate. Eight years ago he was
elected to the State Senate as an
Alliance Democrat. The chief de-
mand of the Alliance then was
Railroad Commission. Mr.. White
voted against the Commission.
not conflicting with new charter appli-
cable.
Section abolishes the office of super
intendent.
Section s provides that the Governor
shall nominate and the Senate confirm n
chief executive officer, whose term shall
be for four years, and whose salary shall
be $1,000 per annum.
The remaining sections confer the usual
powers of directors on trustees, and
adopt the present sections OF the Code
to the hospital under its new name.
Without repeating the charter. there
would be no difficulty OF this Legislature
affecting any desired changes, not revou-
tionary, in this institution. the manage
ment Of which is MS perfect, as efficient
and as satisfactory ms could be desired.
But the time OF the superintendent does
not expire for some time yet, and this
is an attempt to steal from him the
vested right in position which he fills
with signal credit to the State. All the
The news & observer., 1897-01-26
THE RAILROADS METHOD Or
KILLING LEGISLATION.

On the 11th of January Mr.. Pearson
introduced a bill to prevent the apsorp-
ton of competitive lines of railroads III
North Carolina, the bill being similar to
the laws of Georgia and South Carolina.
1t was referred to the Judiciary com
| mittee at his request.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Pearson APP
peared before the Judiciary committee
in advocacy of his bill. He was informed
by member of the committee that II
promise had been made to Mr.. Henry w.
Miller, private secretary to Col A .B.
Andrews, vice-president Of the Southern
Railway. that this bill, and all other rail
road bills should be held up by the COM
mittee and not he taken up until Feb
ruary nth. and a memorandum to that
effect appeared on this BILL Mr.. Pearson
appealed TO Mr.. Lusk, chairman Of the
committee, who said: ''If the promise
has been made TO MIR. Miller, we will have
TO stand to IT," There was no discussion
as to the merits OF the bill, but one mem
her did say to Mr., Pearson; when the
time comes, you viii get favorable re-
port"
The above statement of facts shows
the Fabian policy that the railroads are
forcing, or trying TO force, on this Gen
eral Assembly. rostponements, delays.
and pigeon-holing, are the methods chat
the railroads employ to defeat legisla-
tion demanded by the people Col. An
drews and his private secretary, to whom
the promise of delay was made, know
that postponement till February 11th is
half victory. They know that the last
few weeks of short legislative session
are crowded with necessary legislation,
and If they can postpone this and like
bills till the middle OF February, they
have more than an even chance of killing
them or burying them in committees.
This is the plan railroads employ the
world over.
Now is the time to consider Mr.. Pear
sons bin and all similar legislation if
the voice OF the people is to have more
weight than that of corporations, il prom
ises on the hustings are to be held more
sacred than promises that ought never to
have been made to railroad agents.
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There are thousands of
sickly schoolgirls all over
this broad land that are
dragging their way through
school-life who might enjoy
that abundant life which be-
longs to youth by simple at
tention to hygienic laws and
a proper course of treatment
with Scott's Emulsion. This
would make the blood rich,
the heartbeat strong; check
that tendency to exhaustion
and quicken the appetite by
strengthening the digestion.
Our book tells more about
it. Sent free.
SCOTT BOVINE. chem,sss, New York.
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are resolved. i

This is the young gentleman who
thought the clerks ought not to be paid
as much as the members, because
their position does not require them
to put up at such good hotels, or to
spend so much money. When a clerk
heard this remark he said: "You
ought to see McCreary at homer
And the others clerks laughed. He
was eloquent yesterday in introduc-
ing DIR. Curry.
cured 10 help them, to let no institution
escape the hands Of partisan politics.
The bin provides that section 2,240, of
The Code, be amended by striking out
the words 'The Eastern North Carolina
Hospital, located near Goldsboro, shall
be and remain a corporation under that
name" Every section OF the Code that
recognizes the charter IS repealed or
amended.
Section 2 of the bill Incorporates the
State Hospital for Colored Insane" and
all rights under the present charter are
conferred upon it.
Section strikes out present name of
colored asylum and inserts new name.
Section confines section 2,245, OF the
Code, to the Raleigh and Morganton
asylums.
Section puts the management of the
hospital in the hands of five trustees, to
be appointed by the Governor, and con.
firmed by the Senate. Their term for
four years.
Section makes all sections of the Code
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DIR. CURRY'S COMPLIMENT TO
OUR NORMAL AND INDUS
TRIAL SCHOOL.

II was just writing a few days ago
iii regard to the Normal and Industrial
School at Greensboro, that its wonderful
success has been unparalleled in the his
tory OF educational institutions in the
United States
Il can scarcely find words strong
enough to express my opinion of its
work"
This is what DR.. Curry said in his
speech yesterday before the General AS
sembly. 1t was said deliberately and
with great earnestness, and is a great
compliment from great source to great
institution.
The news & observer., 1897-01-26

The Republicans have planned revolu,
tionary measures to obtain control Of the
charitable institutions of the State. and to
turn out OF office those who have vested
interest IN term for which they have
been legally elected.
Yesterday bin was introduced in the
House to repeal the charter of the East
ern Hospital for the colorei insane, lo-
Gated at Goldsboro.
Why is this revolutionary method in
voked?
This institution is well managed by n
learned, kind and efficient superintend-
ent, DIR. j. f. Miller He stands among
the foremost OF his profession. He is a
humane Christian physician, specially
qualified for the work entrusted to his
hanls He is not now and never has
been a politician. His chief concern in
life has been to be useful as physician
and a Christian. He is known as both,
and has no other reputation among his
fellows. There cannot be urged any COM
plant against his management, nor criti-
cism of his public or private life.
What public interest requires the re-
moval Of this useful officer? Ii any, he
ought to be removed, and the present
laws are sufficient. But his term does
not expire soon enough to suit the spoils-
men. They are unwilling to await its
expiration by law. In order to get his
position for some favorite, a method is
proposed that is unknown to orderly gov
ernment
The plan is to repeal the charter. Those
who are in control Of the State govern
ment have full power soon to fill every
place in the institution and to direct its
management under the present superin-
tendent until his term expires. Do the
people want charters repealed to make
places for political doctors? Will they
not cry out against such revolutionary
proceedings?
A charter is not thing to repeal for
political considerations. 1t ought not to
be a football Of politicians. The insane
are the States wards. Our hospitals
and asylums are for the insane, not to
furnish births for pap-hunters. The
policy of this State has been to keep
these institutions free from the touch Of
the politician. 1t will be bad day for
the State, and pitiable day for the
insane when every political party that
gets in repeals the charters of these in
stitutions for political reasons.
Wnen the Democrats came into power
in 1877 they found distinguished Re
publican, one who had been active in
politics, guilty in fact Of '.pernicious ac-
tiyity." But he was a successful spe-
cialist, and he was continued in that
position more than fifteen years by the
Democratic administration. Why? Be
cause there were no Democratic doctors
competent? Nearly every learned physi-
clan ins the State was a Democrat. Be-
cause the politicians wanted it done?
Many of the politicians wanted him re-
moved. No change was made because
the sentiment Of the people was that
such institutions ought to be for the
insane, and no change in the head physi-
clan ought to be made for political pur-
poses.
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The industrial edition OF the Greens
edition, and it is full of matter of the
character to do great good TO the whole
State, and particularly the Greensboro
section. Its contributions are of the
highest order.
The news & observer., 1897-01-26
Stockholders Notice.

The directors OF the North Carolina Rail-
road Company have declared a dividend of
61@ per cent, 80 per cent payshle Feht uary
10Th to stock holders OF lecs rd, at ~ O'Clock
m, Jan. 10Th, 1897, and per cent August
9th TO stock kholders of record at II O'Clock
m, July 20 h, 1927. The stock book of the
company will be closed at IL O'Clock M, Jam
uary 20th, until February 10TH and at Il
O'Clock M, July Goth, until August 10. 1897.
=. b. RUFFIN,
Secretary and Treasurer.
The news & observer., 1897-01-26

Dir. Curry said yesterday that 50 great
was his fathers appreciation Of a great
North Carolina statesman that h. named
one of his sons Nathaniel Macon. lie
had the true appreciation Of greatness.
Macon is the foremost man the State had
produced until Vance attained greatness.
They rank together in our annals.
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Notice is hereby given that ] have loss
certificate No. 1874 for 10 shares of stock in
the Old Dominion Building & Loan Asso-
citation, of Richmend, Va, and that have
applied to the said association to reissue to
me a certificate covering the same.
g. =. ALLEN
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NoRTE cAR0IIsA pSIry IxrHx SUPERIOR covr..
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Paper Company, j n. Holding Lessee, and
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In pursuance of an order dulyrm snd
entered In said action the creditors OF the
said Raleigh Paper Company are hereby
parties to said action.
d. H. YOUNG,
Clerk Wake Superior Court.
January Is, 1897.
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thousands at tbJ 9ee - II
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blood, cures tna- ! '.rcsg aiJ"r e@ ifG and
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the whole rHva'e 's,om. ea "ronpt-'
IL and efficiently le6c~ea -@"s 'csTnp~
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