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The age-herald., 1897-11-14
 $ BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS ; E THEIR PROSPEROUS CONDITION C&
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school Is the real test of previous work and progress.
 The present sensor class of the high school numbers thirty-two students, twenty-five young women and seven young men. This difference in num- bers tin favor of the girls, represents con- ditions that are not confined to Birnfng- ham alone. Statistics show that boys, either at the caoss of their grammar school perlod or during the first two years of their high school education, when they have acquired the three fun damental principles of eduea tion-Read- in, Ritin' and 'Rbthmsttc, withdraw from school to enter the business walks of life.
 Hon-Resident Pupils
 About twenty of tho students of the high school are nonresident pupils, who have come hsre from other sections of the state to avail themselves of the ben- eft Of this school. Five of the young la .d.es in the senior class are among the non-residents; Greene county is repre- sented by two, Mobile county by one and Jefferson county by two. The rest com- ing from the immediate surroundings outside Of the corporate limits.
 The Visitors
 The schools have been homorsd with many visitors during the past few weeks. President Urlman, of the board of educa- tEon; Mayor Evans, Rev. pr. Handley, Rev. pr. Curry and other prominent c1t- izens have addressed the school Rebt. J. Burdette and Miss Will Allen Drum- goole also favored the school with visits during their stay in the city and gave highly interesting recitations and reading which were enthusiastically receved by the pupils
 The visit of Rev. MT Yonam. the Per sian priest, was also of great interest. His address upon the habits and cus- toms of his native country, was exceed ingly interesting
 Use of Newspapers
 The use of the newspapers lin the school fs not novelty als the superintendent of the Kansas City public schools eeems to think. The newspaper is now success fully used in hundreds of schools throughout the country.
 For years the Birmingham schools have devoted one morning each week to cur- rent events as reported through the press. The Friday morning exercises of the high school is one of the most inhsr- esting of the entire week. The news paper is brought to the school room and extracts are read giving synopsis of the most important events of the week. Pu- pills thus take an interest fin current event and watch the development of con temporary history.
 CaIesthenics
 CaIestienrcs will be Introduced into the schools beginning tomorrow. The department will be in charge of Prof. A. SpiedeH, instructor of the Birm'lng- ham Turn Verein, who has offered his services free, which have been accepted
 The Gas Problem
 The Age-Herald's Gas Problem put the pupils to thinking along practical lines. Some of the boys say that Master Sam Ledbetter must have had a tip" that the problem was coming-he was up so early.
 One of the teachers of the Henley school was heard to remark to another teacher few days ago. That their jan itor had set an excellent example for their principal. He took unto Himself a wife.
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THE TRANCE OF TIME.

By John Henry Newman. In childhood, when with eager eyes
 The eason-measured years viewed, All garbed in fairy gliise.
 Pledged constancy of good. Spring sang of heaven; the summer flowers
 Bade me gaze on, and did not fade; Even suns OCT autumns bowers
 Heard my strong wish and stayed. They came and went, the short-lived four,
 Yet, as their varying dance they woye, To my young heart each bore
 Its own sure claim of love. Far different now; the whirling year
 VainIy my dizzy eyes pursue: And its fair tints appear
 And blent in one dusk hue. Then what this world to thee my heart? It's gifts nor feed thee nor can bless Thou hast no owners part
 In all its fieetingness.
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Notice to Sewer Contractors.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. B, 1897. Sealed bids will be received at this office until 12 o'clock noon Wednesday, November IT, 1897. for constructing the Eighth alley sanitary sewers. Plans may be examined and specifications obtained at this offlcc. Certified check for si50 made payable to tho Mayor and Aldermen must accompany each bid. Bond to the amount of one-iifsh of contract will be required Right to reject any and all bids Is reserved.
 (Signed) JULIAN KENDRICE,
 City Engineer. 11-1d-1k
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MRS. WlNsLows soGIH 2

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. TT SOOTHES the CHILD. sOF'TENS the GUMS. AL LAYS all PAIN: CURES WIND COLO, and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Wins lows Soothing Syrup." ard take no other kind. Twenty-Five lai- sft;,e
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We have shades for electric and gas fixtures. Come and see them and get our prices.
 Warrior Machine Works. 11-13-2t
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Ladies, Do You Know

That plain skirts are passe? Well, any way, you should call and see the trimmed an1 draped skirts made by Mrs. E. R. Coe at 416 and AT chalifoux building.
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The Alabama Home Building p Loan Association
 Capital Stock S2,OOO,OOO.

Money to lend on our new sinking fund plan by which borrowers mortgage is caii- celleid fin seventy-two months at a definite low rate of interest. This association can point with satisfaction to the great number stead of having to pay rent all of their lives; also the vast number of it's mem- n considerable sum by paying in s6, s15 or 80 per month. This association has suf- ficient capital to lend all desirable borrow CTS Now Is a good time to join the conn., pany. For loans or stock, apply to
 W. V. M. ROBERTSON.
 General Manager, 2O09 First Ava fJkf+sfln-Wed
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'' v ''
 FOR COL DS
Head off

a Cold wit dose of "77."
 The easy time to "break up" cold ts att the beginning, and it is wonder that anyone allows 1t to run on."
 "77" breaks up Grip and Colds that "hang on;" relieves fin a few hours; cures in few days.
 For those who appreciate '77" we make dollar flask; it is flat, enSy to carry ana economical. For beginners. ses 25c size is for sale by all dealers from Canada to Cape Horn, or is sent on receipt of price.
 Dr. Humphrey Manual of Diseases at your Druggists or Mailed Free Hum- phreys' Med. Go. Cor. William and John Sts.. New York.
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Fancy China for wedding presents. Ornaments and Ball. eric Vases.
 BROWN CROCKERY co.
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TO CURE A co

TO CURE co
 Take Laxative Bronlo 3SV Tablets. All druggists refund he money # i. fails to cure. 25c. 9y3-9lt.
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Our line of Fancy Goods for presents is large, and we in- Vite you to examine.
 BROWN CROCKERY co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
MARSHAL MILLER'S INsTRUC-
TIoNS TO oFFIcE-sEEKERs.

The Vernal Express of the 18th in
slant publishes the following:
Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. Is, 1897.
Mrs. Edna Cole Dry Fork, Utah:
Dear Madam take pleasure in
advising you that 1 have this day for
Warded to the postoffice department
your name for postmistress at Dry
Fork and expect the appointment to
be made within the next week or ten
days. 1 trust that You will continue
TO push the Republican cause in your
part of the state, and I shall feel free
to call upon you in the party's inter
ests at any time in the future. We
feel that Offices should go to the ones
who have been leaders and workers
in the party and who will be of serv-
ice to us in the future. With this
idea 1 have recommended You for the
place. Very truly, GLEN. MILLER.
Everybody knows who Glen Miller is.
He is the United States marshal for
Utah and reputed confidential agent
in the state of William Mckinley,
president of the United States. 1t is
Mr.. Miller who ladies out the govern
ment soup. The principle on which he
ladies it out. under instructions with
out doubt is shown in the above letter
TO Mrs. Edna Cole. He trusts that she
will continue to push the Republican
cause" in the part of the state where
she resides, and he assures her that he
Will feel free to call upon her ''in the
party's interest at any future time"
We feel that the Offices should go to
the ones who have been leaders and
workers in the party and who will be
of service to us in the future!''
Why the use of eve" in this SEN
tence? All through the letter the
singular ''T' had been used.
This letter of Marshal Miller's states
more plainly and definitely why ap-
pointments to office are made. and
what is expected of the appointees,
than anything we have seen anywhere.
fhey are bestowed as a reward for
party service and nothing else and
continued party service is to be rend
cred in return for their bestowal. The
party's interests are to be pushed and
If that pushing interferes with the
public interests, why, so much the
worse for the public interest.
Marshal Miller's letter is. so to
speak, brutally frank as TO what the
Republican party expects. It expects
all otfice-holders to become propaganda
lists of Republicanism. To do its bid
ding they must hold themselves in the
same readiness that is expected of
minute men. What Marshal Miller
wrote to Mrs. Cole as to what the
party expected of her is precisely what
the administration expects of every
federal officeholder throughout the
land What humbug of an admins
tration it is!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
TIE SALT LAKE HERALD: MONDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1897

sitlon TO the Democrats to lay aside all
their political convictions and come
into new party, for no other meaning
can be given to the words of Senator
Teller: IF the silver questions is of the
importance that the Silver Republicans,
Democrats and Populists declare it to
be, it is Of sufficient Importance to de-
mand Of us the subordination of all
other political questions in support of
that If there is any doubt that this
is the true Interpretation of the SEN
tence above quoted, the following one
win remove it: LAS preparation for
such contest, we ought to forget
minor differences and party prejudices
should be set aside and all our efforts
directed to the defeat and destruction
of our opponents. 1 hope with this feel
ing we may enter the campaign of
1885, which is but preparatory to the
more important one of 1900"
We do not believe that this scheme
for a new party will meet with any sue
cess, nor that there is any necessity
for it. That determined and shrewd
effort will be made to accomplish it's
triumph in the inter mountain region
is more than likely. The Ogden effort,
if it really be a genuine one. can be
considered as tentative for the whole
state. Its progress will be watched with
some, but no great interest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
BLACKMAILERs.

Not very long ago there was ire
mendous effort made by an unscrupu-
lous gang of conspirators, to blackmail
the estate of the late Jay Gould, but
the attempt failed. There is now in
Chicago man, of foreign birth,
and who cannot even speak the
English language, who claims to
be the son Of the late George
NJ. Pullman. Thus far his eff
forts to establish his claimed identity
have not proved successful, unless be-
ing arrested several times can be called
success.
1t has come to be an almost common
expectation when a wealthy man dies
that some woman with more or less
numerous progeny trapsing at her
heels viii come forward and claim to
have been the wife of the deceased,
either producing a marriage certificate
or declaring the marriage to have been
of the common law order Not more
than one case of this kind in a thou
sand has any foundation at all; they
are simply instituted for the purpose
Of levying blackmail and nothing more.
There are plenty of people always
ready to go into such conspiracy, to
perjure themselves and to suborn per-
jury; and it is never difficult matter
to find knave of an attorney who will
undertake to push the case. When
these consDirators are found out they
should be punished as heavily as the
law permits for they are criminals of
the worst class. being perfectly willing
to assassinate the character of the dead
and to destroy the happiness of the
living. They proceed on the assump-
ton the public Will believe any lie or
scandal told Of those who have accu-
mulated fortunes, and the lie or the
scandal usually takes the form that
the private life of the man of wealth
was one of profiigacy and debauchery,
one of complete deception and deceit
Where a wealthy mans life has been
such. it is generally known during his
life, and it isn't necessary to wait for
his death to develop the fact.
It is high time that those who ma
liciously attack the dead and attempt
to blacl1mail the living were dealt with
according to their just deserts. De-
cency and the welfare of society de-
nand if
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

The Electrolytic Marine Salt COM
pany has been incorporated at Port
land, Me-, with capital stock OF s10,-
100000 The purpose of the company is
to wrest from the sea the gold that is
held in solution. according to the pro-
moters' belief. by a jealousy guarded
secret process. The discoverer of the
wonderful process by which the gold is
to be obtained is Rev. P. f. Jernigen.
He says there is one grain of gold in
each ton of sea water, and by handling
billions of tons of the salty the COM
pany expects to amass a fortune ex-
ceeding the dividends of the Standard
Oil trust This is a more gigantic and
enticing scheme than Colonel Mulberry
Sellers eye water scheme ever was.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
His wit Saved Him.

San Francisco Wave: A strict rule PRO
mulgated by every successive command
ant ait the Navy yaru rHellibaa5 smoking
ON More Island, ultler the mosc stringent
penalties. Admiral Miller saunter1ng one
recent afternoon through q drstaT,. rrarS
OF the island, came upon an Irish ltaboTer
digging. trench and smoking a short
back pipe. He was putting away serenedy
DENT enjoyment. The admiral, who was in
undTess uniform. stopqse1
Don't you know, sir, that smoking is
absolutely prohibited in the navy yard?''
ne said.
The Irishran looked up, and with a
kindly smile answered.:
all be nestlf., wiz. not. a -sowi to say a
wurrfd to, and 1 eTlougfnt T. d take a puff
or two to ralave the silence"
The regulatio4ls are explicit. SIR re-
buked the admiral, "aTld the silence does
not excuse you. WHAT'S your rnTne, sir?
the Ir:Ehnan.
Tn Admiral Miller, SIR
An tits the new admiral We are TITS
the fat job you have, admiral. Be careful
to kaDe it. Me names Pat McG1nnis.'
Report at my office this afternoon
without fail. McGinnis, said Miller, who
could hardly keep from laughing. At 5
O'Clock poor Patrick, who had made up
his mind there would the devil to pay,
tragnped over to headquarters and the
orderly ushered him into the drended
presence of the admiral, who said
sit down, Pat"
Pat sat down. Miller touched a bell
The orderly appeared.
Bring a bottle of champagne and two
glasses" he said.
Not word was spoken until the wine
arrived. The admiral filled the two
glasses and pushed one over toward the
IrfshYnan.
PAT" he said. give me the pipe
You'll NOT need it again.
The mystified laborer obeyed.
Now" said the admiral, drink hearty,
FIJI. but you'll keep your JOB as long as
III keep mine"
Mr. q this the first situation saved by
Irish witt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
TALES OF THE DAY.
His nren m Came Tr,,e

Atlanta ConctitriBion: An Old Georgia
darky had a dream, and in that dream
he saw an iron vessel at the roots of a
dead oak tree. He had grelF 1aith in
dreams. And he communicated this one
to his wife, who in turn TOLD 1t to her
neighbors.
1t got to the ears of two practical jokers
about town. who placed a dozen dollars
in such a receptacle as the old mans
dream had pictured and buried lit beneath
a dead oak tree.
Then one night when the old man went
to digging around the dead trees in the
vicinity they hid themselves and watched
INN ait his work
Finally ne came to the tree where the
dollars were, and presently uneaIthed
them. and at. the sight of the silver ne fell
on his knees and returned thanks to
heaven
Then the young men presented them
selves had a good laugh and explained
matters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

have not been trained in the school of
European diplomacy, and there has
been no necessity for them to be, for in
that school diplomacy and duplicity are
interchangeable terms American diplo-
macy has triumphed because it has
been straightforward and has had
some other object in view than to cir
cumvent rival nation. Another thing
that has been greatly in it's favor is the
fact that the United States have always
adhered to Washington's advice to
steer clear of permanent alliances with
any portion Of the foreign world.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

A St. Joseph, Mo-, dispatch to the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat says that a
tramp entered Banker A. L. Tracy's
home, 1924 North Tenth street during
the absence of the family the other
night, took a hot-water bath, donned
a $50 suit of clothes and made a COM
plete change of apparel. He piled in
the middle of the floor the dirty gar
ments that he had worn. This man
was no genuine tramp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
CculviEe Times: There is not now one
woman in Salt Lake accused of murder.
InNL have all been acquitted

Park City Patriot: The people of this
city Should feel grateful that conditions
ere no worse than they are Twelve
rToI. so large as they are To-Day, yes Park
City was then considered a lively town.
This camp now pays out moEthly for
labor and supplies close to $4,000, and
there are probably enc hundred families
living here who are supported with pae
monty earned elsewhere by members of
their Households. With such a volume OF
money going into tine channels of trade
every 80 days, we see no reaeon for alarm
as to tlne future.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
LYCEUM THEATRE.
THURSDAY EVENI7

THURSDAY EVENING, NOV. Is.
Grand reception to Supreme Commander
D. p. Marley, of Michigan. and Great
Record Keeper George j. Slegle. of New
York, by Salt Lake Tent No. 2, knights of
the Maccabees.
-Quarte'tte-"The Night Is stfllp.
..:............:...... Willis Clark
Messrs. Thomas, Burleigh, Scheid and
Jayne.
2-Address ............ Hon ]. w. Wright
General Deputy Supreme Commander.l
Miss Maud May Babcock.
Address of Welcome TO Supreme
Commander D. P. Marley, by
(b) "Soirees de Vien1le.'' No. 6,
Cfrom Valse Noble SchuberO .....Liszt
Thognns Radcliffe, A. G.. O..
6-Addres5. Hon. George J. Siegle
lGreat Record Keeper of New York;
Mrs Anna Colburn Plummer.
(Supreqne Commander of the Knights OF
the Maecabees of the WorldD
9-Solo Anchored ..................W Watson
R. j. Thomas.
Miss Maud May Babcock
Mrs. DR.. Barnes, Durango, Colo.
deputy Supreme Commander of The
Supreme Hive.'D
12-Quartette, 'Suwanee River"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Neidlinger
Messrs. Thomas, Burleigh Sche.d and
Chairman of the evening. W. A. Wight,
Past Commander, Salt Lake City Tent
Thomas Radcliffe, A. G. O., Accompanies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
STATE PRESS CONTENTS.

Provo Utonian: We have in this state
a compulsory school law, hut in many
cases 1t is not enforced. There are in
this city d sTeeE many children who
should alltGn1 sr1opl bit ON account of
non-enforcement OF tae law, they waste
their time playing nbout the streets dur
ing school hours. The attendance at the
Schools shows that there are several hum
dred sdClQ.dTen not attending school at
present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

They had their fun out of the Old man,
and now they wanted their money
OATS all right, gen linen, he said, Yer
come hea'h en- claim whit de La,wd send,
but L dreamed It, en- [ DICED 1t, en- damn
eff [ amt gwine ter mol it.
He was in earnest. He squared himself
SPIT on his hands urd swung his ak IN a
threatening manner.
you can't fool me-none err goui I
dreamed de dream. l tell you, en- | DICED
like de debbil fer de money. Go long en-
wuk 70 yo Evin.''
The young men were just SO out The
old man is dreaming With that much I'M
der his head
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

Ex-Mayor Fitzpatrick of New Or
leans has sent a real live tiger cub to
Tammany. In view Of the result of
the recent election in New York, there
could scarcely have been a more appro-
pirate gift
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

Merode has gone back to sunny
France. and as she went she said IN
kind things of America. Boiled down.
her complaint was that the Americans
love their dollars more than they love
her Wise Americansl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

Hon. Wayne McVeagh, ex-minister to
Italy, lectured in Philadelphia the other
day on that country. In the course of
his address he paid this tribute to
American diplomacy:
American diplomacy has been tri-
umphant, and, generally SO, since the
days of Franklin. American diplomats
are better qualified for the duties be-
fore them than those of Europe, who
are trained to such work by the court
service they represent. If they have
not the traditions of the service, they
have at least none of the dullness
which comes from that service, and, as
they come direct from the people, they
do not have the fustian that seems to
invest royalty and the things that roy
atty most desires. That is q qualifica-
ton Of the best type. 1t is very true
that the American type does not have
the salary to entertain. and yet, why
should they be called upon to entertain
Americans who think so much Of their
country as to be always away from
it?''
American diplomacy has generally
been triumphant and it's achievements
have been such that all Americans may
be proud of them, American diplomats
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

DR.. Edward Everett Hale told Ros-
ton audience on a recent evening that
the deposits on which Boston had been
built were largely deposits from the
glacial drift. This explains why the
Boston girls are naturally so cold.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

Had there been battle between the
armies of two first-class powers of
Europe, no more space would have been
devoted to it than was given to the
football game between Harvard and
VaJR
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Laura, you
made a dreadful break to that Mr.. P'Iim-
soil Here you've been letting people
understand That you are only 20, and yet
you actually told him tyou remembered Che
Philadelphia centennial in 1876
On / made that a4i right, mamma
How
I told him 1 had a phenomenally old
memory
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

The United States circuit court at
ST. Louis has declared the boycott not
legal. And it is rarely effective.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

A game of football in Denver ended
in a riot If it had not ended in a
riot, it might have ended in the death
of some of the players.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

The Baltimore Sun of Wednesday last
has a long open letter to Senator Cor
man. Why send an open letter to a
dead man?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

General Miles probably wanted to put
cannon in the various government
buildings to boom himself. and it has
proved to be q boomerang.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

For a long time Hanna couldn't tell
whether he would turn up or lie turned
down. Now he thinks things have
turned in his favor.