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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

of new enterprises are on the verge OF
establishment. It is building the largest
cotton factory in Alabama: the only BIZ
product plant in the south is nearing
completion here. Two open hearth steel
furnaces have just been completed and
four more are to be constructed at once.
The steel Industry is in its infancy. 1t
is but bare three months of age. In thhr-
teen months more Birmingham VIII rival
Bethlehem as a producer of soft steel.
Birmingham is yellow fever proof.
The cities around about have suffered
from the dire scourge. Yet Birmingham
had not single case. This demonstrates
that Of all cities in the south, none are
more healthy than Birmingham AS
place of residence. as a place of bust
ness, as a manufacturing center, 1t is
the point above all others in the south
which will be a great city
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
The Drink Habit.

Statistics carefully gathered by medi-
co-legaf scientists go to show that while
alcoholism is decreasing in the larger
cities among the poor and less educated
women, it is rapidly increasing among
those of larger metans and culture. In
New York arrests of women for drunS n
ness have fallen so per cent in six years,
aud the hope is now entertained that a.
drunken woman VIII soon be a very
rare sight in the atre.ts of New York
What a contrast to London streets and
London gin palaces,
But the increase of cases i'm SANTA
riums and cures durirg the past three
years from the middle" and upper"
classes of women has bsen fully so per
cent. and physicians say that tippling
such institutions is rapidly increasing.
In other words, the poor are growing in
sobr4ety and the rich in inebriety.
Doubtless desire to relieve pain has
some relation to THE increased use of
liquors mentioned, although ut is not
plain THAT pain is becoming less common
among the very poor, or more common
among the rich. 1t is more probable that
travel in other lands has he'd to an in
creased Use of wine among those who are
able to travel. EVEN the school teacher
who goes abroad prefers, WHEN She re-
turns, cheap claret to 1.-THE ice pitcher,
and beer lis NOT despised by those VINO
have visited beer-drinlSing countries.
But whatever the cause or causes may
be, 1t lis demonstrated that luxury leaos
at present i'm ONE direction and privation
in another. If this goes GIN, strong drink
arIi the divorce mills will work havoc
in the ranks of the divers four hundreds
of the cities. while the slums In those
cities will lose their CHARACTERISTIC thirst,
and begin to move up in the social scale.
This curious state of things among wo-
mankind is really dneUplicable at prts-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

location OF many large plants. yet that
is no reason why very good water power
in the south. be 1t in Texas or in Gepr-
g'ia, should not be penned up until 1t
drives cotton mills. The staple Should
be spun wherever it grows, If water
power or cheap steam coal be within
reach. Water powers in particular
should be carefully studied and util-
lied. The dispersion of cotton mills
over the cotton states would enable us
to turn to account all available labor.
What South Carolina Is in fair way
to accomplish, the other nine cotton
states should bravely attempt. If a
neighborhood cannot build large mill,
let it build a small mill containing only
spindles. Looms will come along in
good season.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
Dollar Gas.

The Age erald's mission Is to build
up--never to pull down. 1t proposes to
build up Birmingham. That cannot be
done at the present exorbitant prices
for some of the things which are neces-
sary for comfortable existence. Bir-
mingham can never be great city until
it gets cheaper gas. 1t must have it.
1t shall have it.
IF the present company don't reduce
its price of gas, the Age-Herald proposes
to take the matter before the board of
aldermen and insist upon action by that
body AS will be seen from the news
columns in this issue many of the alder
men and the mayor favor cheaper gas.
1t is believed that the city officials will
take action in the matter and, if posi-
ble,. force the company to reduce its
prices to a dollar. If the existing COM
pany persists in its present price, a new
company will be organized. The Age
Herald proposes to join in the move
ment. The people must and they will
have cheaper gas in Birmingham.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

professional office-holders are the mist
helpless class of people in the world.
Frequently a man who would have sue
ceeded in business or in a profession is
ruined by getting am official position,
which he holds for some years sind then
loses. When he finds himxalf out of
office he does not know What to do. He
hals forgotten his old methods ard is fit
only for the regular routine of the place
which he has lost.
He drifts into different circle and is
surprised to learn that what he regarded
as Important skiNlful and busineSs-l.ke
is looked upon by his new acquadntances
as trifdng and Improbable. The gifts
and requirements which were praised
by his official associates are worthless
In his new sphere.
Before long he discovers that he is
mot considered capable of filing even
am ordinary clerkship in store Them
this victim of red-tape either commits
suicide or takes to drink and goes to the
glotter. There are many such cases.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
THE AGE HERALD.
Entered at the nostofBee at Birmingham,
Ala. as second-class matter.
Work of the Fa' irs.

The other day a newspaper man in At
1airta received a telegram from a north
ern paper asking If Selma had been
burned and plundered by the negroes.
The matter was looked inlo and 1T was
found that am enteiprisipg news fakir i'm
Atlanta hal1 sent off specials intimating
that all tine whites had left Selma, and
that tle city was at the mercy of the
blacks.
1t would be Impossible to estimate the
damage which is done to this section
every year by fake news. There ara
special correspondents in some southern
cffes who are willing to invent amy
sort of stuff ehat will be purchased by
northern dailies. If this evil CONTINUES
the outside world will get the impression
that the south is about on a level with
Central America.
Southern Journals should take a stand
against this nuisance and make 1T q
point to print everything posslbla of ain
Industrial and commercial nature that
will counteract these sensational stories.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
Van WICK a Southerner.

Judge Van Wylak, the mayor-elect of
CIR alter New York, though not born in
this section, is sou t1rerner in all essen
tiai respects. He is the son of a South
ern mothsr was reared in South Caro-
lima, ard in his early manhood was en-
gagged in BUSINESS in Savannah.
The judge is a splendid type of the
southern gentleman, and 1T may also be
said that he is a self-made man. His
business expert nee in Savannah before
he studied law has been of great advant-
age to him, and his long residence in
the south has made him very differ ut
from the average northern politician,
who is generally a very chilly individual.
1t is natural that the people OF the
south should fesl a lively ivtarest in the
future of a man who is so closely iden-
titled with them, and who has by his
own merit won his way to a high posi-
ton which is in reality second only to
the presidency The outlook is bright
for Mayor Van Wyck.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
WHY She Liked Home.

A WRITER in the Washington Star re-
ports a diplomat aIs saying thai The has
amused himself with asking members
of the great army of travellers what Oh
jet they have in view of their endless
peregrinaition. Naturally THE replies to
this question are various
"Of all reasons a Boston lady gave me
THE strangest. When / met her she had
finished her sixth year of travel. She
had made three tours round the world,
and seen about everything that could be
seem. vergtured to ask her which of
all THE cities sh.a had visited she had
found most interesting.
After considering the question VIII lie
she answered Rome. 4 asked her why
She preferred that to amy other city,
supposSng it might be for a religious
reason, burt soon found religion was net
her stronghold.
" L like Rome best she said. because
they cook ard serve ca1f's brains so nice
by. In no other place in the world cam
one get csllf'gs brains in the various ways
they cook them in Rome
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
A Timely Word.

Every winter hundreds of thousands of
young men in this country Lave the
rural districts and go to the cities seek
ing light employment and good salaries.
The time has been when there was wis
dom in such a course for bright young
nm n of real ability, but times have
changed. The cities are crowded.
Thousands are there because thay are
TOO poor to get away and necessity forces
nh m to work for starvation wages.
This competition makes it impossible
for new Corners to obtain places at de-
cent salaries. They must remain idle,
return home, or accept low wages.
Whsn a young man from the country
gets stranded in the city under such con-
ditfons ne soon becomes practically a
serf. His employers know his dependent
situation and demand more and more of
This tins and work, until he sinks into a
shabby, half-starved drudge, and this
weary life he must lead until death
comes to his relief.
Hosts of men starving in the cities
HOOK .Dack WITH regret W lipe iaiihS anu
plantations which thy were SO eager to
leave. If they had remained on the old
home place, surrounded by the friends
and neighbors who had known them for
genera tions, they would have found life
easier and more independent. In these
times the country boy should keep away
from the city. unless he is sure CT get
ting a good start There. 1t is folly for
him to suppose that he can go there
without money or influential friends and
Jog along comfortably into big for
tune.
Those days are over. This is the age
sof ovsrproduction. There are too many
people wanting jobs; too many square
pegs trying to fit into round holes.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
The epicure always catches the early
bird.
Sound money is the kind that jngles
in a fellows pocket.
genius Is a man who can do almc st
anything excspt make living.
The man who knows the least is al
ways in the biggest hurry to tell it.
A man may run in debt. but he sell
dom comes out of it faster than a walk
1t is easier to get liquor on a Sunday
afternoon than it is to g:t groceries.
Some people put their best foot for
ward so far that the other one never
catches up.
-esps cially handbooks and pocl1etbocl1s.
Theatrical stock companies are not
compelled to travel in stock cars-all the
time.
When some men begin to talk others
wonder why the aga limit of the kinder
garten should be restricted.
The woman with large mouth has an
advantage over her less favored sisters.
time.
man may enjoy his sweetheart upon
his knee during oourtship. but after the
marriage he doesn't like the idea of be-
ing sat en-.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
Plain Talk at Philadelphia.

Mr.. Arthur Parkinson, of Rhode
Island. talked to the New England cot
ton manufacturers in a very direct and
straightforward manner He told them.
to begin with, that in coarse and me-
dunn fabrics New England could not
longer compete with the south. He told
them, too, that the future looks dark
in the great industry, unless outside
markets are opened to our goods. The
export trade of Great Britain was last
year 5,229, 1900, 900 yards; our export trade
at the same time was 313,00O000 yards
about seventeen British yards to one
American yard. The export trade is
practically in the hands of four coun-
tries:
Great Britain qS96) -. 1922, 900
Germany 1885 47742Ooo
France QS95) -. ze'ioiVVo
United States 1896 l9S4oooo
And then Mr.. Parkinson told his New
England hearers a few plain truths as
to tariff legislation. 1t not only cannot
help the industry, but it actually hurts
the export trade by increasing in divers
ways the cost of production. and by OBJ
structing the exchange of products. If.
for example, this country practically
shut out the hides and wool and tallow
of Argentina, how can 1t reasonably ex-
pect that splendid market to take it's
cotton goods?
The abbreviated reports OF the Phila-
delphfa papers do not show how Mr..
Parkinson's remarks were received; they
were not, however disproven or disputed
in any way. The New England manu-
facturer is in truth beset both by tariff
distractions and by southern COMPETE
ton, and between the two he seems to
be ready to turn towards the silk indus
try or any other industry that offers
any prospect of relief from conditions
that others beside Mr.. Parkinson con-
slider very unfayorable.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
Opened to the World.

The quarantine has been raised. B.r-
mngham has had a killing frost. The
danger of yellow fever has past. Its
gates are now thrown open to the world.
People from infected points as well as
from all other points are invited to en-
ter within fits gates. When they get here
Thriving city din the south. Birmingham
has lived throughout the most serious
period of depression the south has ever
its banks. dts business houses, its manu-
ITS banks. its business houses, it's manu-
Featuring enterprises and everything
within its gates is prospecting. Scores
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
Soma Common sense

The Eufauia Times supported Clarke
ard opposed Johnston. but it Is fair
paper, and is unwilling to misrepresent
the governor or follow the lead of those
reckless in opposition. 1t says: Per-
Eaps Gov. Johnston was not very brave
in leaving the post of duty, but it must
be said that he was discreet.-Macon
Telegraph.
We have sen nike statements in the
state papers. Gov. Johnston had no
post of duty" in Montgomery when
the fever was there. He could see no
person from other parts of this state
while ne remained there. and he very
properly left Montgomery. "a good
nurse would be better than Gov. John
ston as a helper, and the governor was
needed to direct the affairs of the state
and he could do that better at Birming-
ham than at Montgomery. This gov
ernor did right. We have TO stones to
throw at him for leaving the capitol
He should have left
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
NO MORE SALOONS.
Or. Kelley, of Dwight Fame, Believes They
Will Go Out of Existence.

From the Washington Post.
I'm fifty years from now I doubb
whether there'll be a saloon in the
United States" The speaker was DIR.
Leslie e. Kelley. whose efforts to cure
men of the drink habit have brought
him into wide notice. He is an elderly
gentleman, whose snow-white hair, ford
complexion and blue eyes give him a
rather notable and pleasing appearance.
The doctor was seen at the Shoreham.
and he chatted pleasantly with/a Post
reporter about the part he had taken in
retaining that portion Of humanity
that was prone to look too often on the
fluid that gathers little white beads on
it's surface when gently shaken in the
glass. But DR.. Kelley Is an optimist as
regards his own country.
"Intemperance," said he, sis ever on
the wane in the United States. There
isn't one-half the drunkenness there used
to be. There'll be no saloons a half CEN
fury from now. The big lines of rail-
roads will not today employ a man who
drinks ever so little. The big stores will
not, and on every side the drinking man
is at discount
But it isn't whiskey alone that I
abominate. There is the horrible Gig
arctic habit, that gets hold or our young
boys and destroys them physically and
mentally. The best type of a decadent
is found in the cigarette fiend. He wakes
up in the night to indulge in his inhala-
lions of tobacco, mixed with opium, and
wrapped in paper bleached with arse
mic. Before breakfast in the morning
the same solace is a necessity. If the
evil ended there it wouldn't be so bad.
but 1t is the prolific source of a swarm
of worse evils. To my mind cigarette
smoking means degeneracy, and would
like to see the most stringent legisla-
ton on the subject in every state In the
JJnion"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

Representative Banlkhead comes far
democratic party of Alabama when he
names Mayor-Elect Van Wyck as the
nsxt democratic candidate for president
The south has mo desire to go to New
true democracy of the south, ard es-
pecbally of Alabama, es the standard
bearer still has his home In tfr- modest
little city of Lincoln, ard his name is
William Jennings Bryan. Mr.. Bankhead
will have to guess again.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
HIS HIDDEN GRIEF.
From the Denver Post.

From the Denver Post.
He was rest ess and uneasy, oft as IL in
pain would start,
AS her fair young head was pillowed on
his breast,
And in sympathy she asked him IL to her
he'd not impart
What 1t was that seemed to cause him
such unrest,
But he told her not to worry, twas trif-
Hing thing, forsooth,
Just a little grief in which she could not
share,
And she never once suspected the Distress
ing, awful truth
That he'd just put on some scratchy un-
derweari
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
what Artemus Would rake.

When Artemus Ward was at the height
OF his fame HE received a telegram from
Tom Mcguire, then the leading amuse-
msnt manager of the Pacific s1ops. 1t
asked Artemus, who was then delivering
his funny lecture in New York, what
he would take for fifty nights in CaIifor-
MA. The prompt and laconic respons,
was: Brandy and water" Mcguire
SOMEHOW failed to see the point, and he
wired Ward for an explanation. He got
it In the shape of a thirty-word nessage
costing $3.50, for rates were high in
those days, and which stated that a
diagram would be sent by the following
mail.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

Have Their Uses: Everything on
earth has its mission "Efow about
mosquitoes?" '%They make us think
more kindly of fltss.''-Chicago Record,
Seeking Objects: IT understand they
are gobng to move THE medical college,
Yes; they want to get "a little nearer the
foo'tball field. '-Chics go Ev,nirg Pts'.
She-"T give you my word I saw THE
boat leave the p5erp' He-'wefl. you
pier along with 1t, did you ?'-Y onkeris
Statesman.
Truthful Sarcasm: Hall-"W'hat are
you doing now?" Gafl-"Oh, I'm making
"a house toulouse canvass to ascertain
why people, don't want to buy a new
patent Clothes wnnger. Chicago News.
Money In IT. Hello, Brown! Did you
make amy money out of your KIondl Ike
trip" "Oh, did pretty well. got $500
a week in a dime museum as a flying
sloeIoton untfl fa,t,ened up again.
daarapolis Journal
A Scientific Explamation: Teacher
Now, can any of you tell me why the
distance DeitWeeIb HIle HnSrluidulS Is SrtNl-
er AT the equator than in the polar re-
gions? All! Why is lit, Johnny?" john
ny-"Please. mum, it's because heat ex-
pantis. Puck.
They Will Be Welcome: Spykes-.I see
by the papers that electricity has been
applied successfully ITO the forcing Of
early small fruits" Spokes-"Then L
suppose that the succeeding years will
see ohm grown strawberries on the mar
let earlier than usual. Judge.
An Additional Suggestion: "Remem-
her, my boy" said the -mi6idle-agsd geE-
tleman, '1thrt cortentmert is b 't.er than
riches" yes" replied the young man,
who is something of "a philosopher him
self, "that is 10 say, it would be If there
were any such Thu, 6. "-Washir gton S.ar.
Madame (er,erdng a r.ataurant)-"Do
you know if Mr.. Miller is here?" Waiter
Mr.. Miller? Isn't he an cid man with
big red nose?" Mazda nle-"Yes, thai $
he-bwt look here, wArt you to Under
stand that my husband is not old, nor
lis his nose big and red. "-Flbsgende
Bhattt ar
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
DIR. HaIe's Calendar.

The other morning several ministers
who were assembled at their weekly
meeting place, says the Chicago Chroni-
Gle, were entertaining each other with
Jokes and stories on the brethren of the
cloth.
81 heard a little story the other day
which, believe, has never been given to
the public" said the pastor of we'll
known Southside church. ut concerns
two eminent chrlrchmen, one of the UNI
tartan ard the other of the Episcopal
ian church, Edward Everett Hale and
Bishop Huntington, of New York, re-
spectively. At one time Bishop Hunting
ton was q member Of the Unitarian
church, but afterward changed over to
the EpiscopaIan flock. Bishop Hunting
ton and DR.. Hale were old friends, they
continued such after the conversion Of
the bishop. The Episcopahans have a
lot of saints assigned to the various
days N the year. When an Episcopal
ian minister writes a letter on any day
for which there is a saint he always
writes the name of the saint at the
close of the letter, instead of the date.
Bishop Huntington learned all of these
things quickly and began to practice
them at once. The first time he had
occasion to write to his old friend DIR.
Hale after joining the church he used
the regulation method of closing his let
ter, placing st. Michaels Day after
his signature. A reply from the doctor
came, and after his name he had written
IN full, round hand. Wash day."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

The people have "a right to protess
against paying an exos'bitant price for
a poor article of gas to be applied to
dividends on watered stock which rep
resorts absolutely nothing 50 far as tire
actual gas plant Is concerned.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
The Silver Democrats.

The overwhelming victory of Van
emphasized by the triumph of the liver
democrats in Kentucky. YAM Wyck
stands on the Chicago platform in it's en-
tirety, ard is thersfore am advocate of
the independent action of this country
in the free coinage of silver.
From a conservative point of view, it
is safe 10 say that democratic prospects
are bright enough 10 Justify thu expscta-
neXt fan, and Vi glorious Climax in 1900.
Frank hearted silver democrats will
grow more confident, and some of those
who have been hanging on 'ihe outskirts
of the elnemy's camp VIII now return 10
their allegiance. Those who looked upon
FREQ silver as a diminishing issue will
now see that it has staying qualities,
ard Is bound ITO hold the first place in
the minds of American voters for some
time to come.
Fortunately, the sham of international
hmetallism is now out of the way, ard
There is no room for lodging. A dem
ocrat is either for free silver or ba is
against 1T. If he is for it The is in favor
of the independent acton of this gov
err,nent. For amy mann 10 pretend now
that hs is for international silver agree
memt is equivalent ITO saying that he is
walting for the millennium. An inter-
national agreement i'm this matter will
not come voluntarily; it must be forced
by the action of THE United States the
on the globe.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

The city of Duluth makes gas for less
than is charged for it I'm Bflmingham m,
ard coal has to be shipped from Cueve-
land, O.. or Buffalo. N. Y. dist of
about 1000 miles. +
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

An inoffensive citizen can now walk
the streets of New York without being
held up by the police.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

Archibald Wi,iingham Butt did NOT
contribute any gold literature to the
campaign. Hence the result
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

The price charged for gas in B.rning-
ham is detrims MT to the growth OF the
city.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

The result in Kentucky was twice
the democratic COLUMN and relegstes
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

Josiah Patterson and Bill Bynum did
not leave even streak in Kentucky.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

The hot bird and cold bot crowd have
everything their own way in New York.