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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
Germans in Alabama,

The Southern States Magazine has the
following editorial concerning thu Ger
man colonists In Alabama:
About fifteen years ago a colony of
Germans WAS established at st. Florine,
Ala, and has been successful. The SGT
tiers have not only improved their own
farms but lsLve impressed their thrifty
methods upon the farmers of Lauder
dale county which has prospered won-
derfully Adjoining I.auderdaIe is Lime
stone county. There the new town of
Bismarck has been laid off by r. B. Ma
son, OF Athens, Ala, and NJ. Mefsner, of
iowa, WHO was one of the founders of
Ciiliman. A party OF 200 Germans from
Illinois ard Iowa have just arrived ait
Bismarck, where they will engage in
fruit growing.
The Age-Herald Is alweys gratified to
welcome German immigrants. They
soon get in touch with our people, and
they and their descendants make model
citizens. The Americans are from the
same stock, and our language, laws ami
customs show the far-reaching influences
of Tcutcnic thought and action.
There is room in Alabama for thou
sands of Intelligent, Industrious and
thrifty Germans, and they will ind here
n warm welcome and more inviting op-
portunities than In the bleak northwest
where their brethren have literally made
the wilderness blossom as the rose.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
AllTTlE WORD.

Bert Dee, in Now Orleans Picayune.
All, me, these terrible tongues of ours,
Do We ever trouble our heads at ali
Where the jest may strike or the hint may
Do we ever think of the sorrow and pain
Some poor tortured heart has to live DER
When SOME light-sposen word-though for
gotten tomorrow
Bring back TO life some past shame or
sorrow?
What names have been blasted and
What pesiilcnt sinks been stirred,
By a word in lghtness spoken,
BY only a little word.
A. sheer, a shrug. or: az whisper low,
They're the poisoned shafts Of an ambushed
Shot by the coward the fool, the knave-
They pierce the mail OF the great and brave.
Vain is the buckler OF wisdom and pride
TO turn the pitiless point aside.
The lips may curl with careless smile,
But the heart drips blood, diips blood the
All. me, what hearts have been broken.
What rivers of blood been stirred,
BY only little word.
A kindly word and q, tender tone.
Only to God are their virtues known;
They can bring the proud. with abject heads
They can turn foe to a friend instead.
The heart close-baared with passion and
WIN fing. at their knock, its portals wide;
And the hate that blights and the scorr
that sears,
Will melt in a fountain Of child-like. tears.
What ice-bound gr:efs have been broken,
What rivers OF love been stirred,
BY word in kindness spoken,
Only u little word.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
Hog Wash Writing.

Last Sundays Atlanta Constitutions
society page had a portrait Of New Or
leans girl, with the following remarkable
legend under it:
She is the beauty at RichfielG Springs
about whom society is ray5ng these sum-
mer days. She has several well known
'Washingtonians in hot train, as well as
desirable admirers from other cities. She
is the Ideal Creole, winsomc, languid
and lovable, with lips as red as the roses
at her corsage, with wonderful FURNISHED
hair and skin as creamy white as the
southern magnolia.
The young lady's name was given, and
nothing was left undone to focus the
fierce white light" of publicity upon her
defenseless head. Has it come to this /?
Must the young women of the south be
advertised in the public prints like the
prize beauties of a circus, with their
attractions catalogued in the f1amboy-
ant diotion of summer-heated rhetoric?
If modern newspapers cannot do better
than this, bet the society page be abol-
ished altogether.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
Matt Mynor Declines.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
Allow me to say to my enthusiastic
Montgomery friend through the columns
of your highly moral and well circulated
paper, that 1 am not, nor will cons mt
to be a candidate for governor. I am
opposed to holding offices. I can earn
my money without it. In my opinion it
is bad business. When political par
ties quit passing so many resolutions
which they never carry into execution I
may then have a better opinion of poll
tics and politicians. They know their
business. know mine. No newspaper
can afford to have a candidate on its
staff. No man ever held an office who
knew the value of liberty. Ha is a
slave to everyone. am a slave to no
one. The office doesn't pay enough.
If they want me to be governor of Ala
bama they must make the salary $25, 900
per year and perhaps more. It's worth
twice that amount to live in Montgom-
cry. MATT MYNOR.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
The Health OF Alabama.

The report of the marine hospital SER
vice. recently published. presents the
mortuary rate of two periods-ths ore for
ahe year ending with December 81. 1890.
the other for the year 1896. In 1890 there
was in each 1000 of the entire population
of Alabama death rate of q. 90 in 1896
the death rate had fallen to 1906. This
gratifying change brings this state in line
with the more hcarthful sections of the
country.
The changes In 1896 were various. In
two states the death nate was higher in
.S05 than 1t was six years before; but In
most of The states there was gain equal
to that of this state--in a few exceeding
it. These general gains are attributed 10
improved sanitary arrangements. A
wiser discrimination IN drinking water
doubtless contributed to the result. and
perhaps increased cleanliness led to a
higher degree of health. The germ
theory is now widely accepted, and 1t is
also widely known that dangerous germs
prosper and multiply in filth OF any sort.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Cleanliness in detail. purer water. better
drainage, a wider and sounder knowledge
Of tha aaws of sanitary scienes-all these
have aided in pushing the mortality rate
down in this state almost exactly 20 PER
cent.
Let the good work go on. Another
clip Of 20 per cent. is possible. 1t mears
much to f4s chilansn and the weaker
members of all agss. ard even to the
strong increased power would thus be
given. a4
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
Mr.. MCkinIeY's Policy.

Some politicians and journalists who
cannot see further than their noses, are
loading themselves for a fight in the next
presidential campaign over the same old
issues. They should pause Gor 6. while
and study Mr.. GHcKinGety. There Is m5re
devjimenl- under his placid exterior tran
a casual Observer wou5ll suppose. Now,
make a note cf these poin.s and paste
them in your hat for future reference
Mr.. Mckinley went on a pilgrimage TO
old john Browns somb. This means that
he syngpa thizes with the alms and objects
of the very head and from, CT the cboli-
ton crusade against the south. He has
gone oult OF mis- way to appoint negroes to
important offices where they would be
brought in CONTACT with the southern
whites Despite his knowledge OF the
fact THAT revenue officers find it difficult
and dangerous work TO suppress Unlawful
distillirs, he has appointed a neg1io rev.
eruc coilacitor in Georgia VIVA VIII send
negro officials into THE mountains, where
they will probably be resisted and killed
by The moutaineers. Mr.. Mckinley ex-
poets this result, and when 1t GENES ne
win call for troops TO aid his black Office
holders, and, IL necessary, shoot down
the white men who resist Thorn. Negroes
have been given poEtmlas.erships and
other places in which they can make
themselves very Objectionable TO the
rsrst iaaf
poaicy is To provoke rreable between the
races, the resistance OF federal au hor-
ity, and the consequent revival Of The cid
sectional issues. Mr.. Mckinley and the
republican rnonopo1is,s and capitaliJis of
tho north and west see ;l,ait it is to their
interest to re.am the development OF the
business and industrial enterprises sJui h
of THE Potomac. The best way to do this
lis to revive The bitter feeling between the
sdions and array The solid north against
i'he solid south. Then. force bin legsla-
tion will be attempted. and southern de-
veiopinent will be held back until the
democrats get In power again. There are
Indications that this is the secret pro-
grnmne of the republican leaders. They
desire to send economic questions to the
rear and solidify their party by appeal
ing to the scuth-hafing passions and
prejudaces which built 1t UP and made 1t
so powerful in the past
II Mr.. Mckinley is not getting ready for
This devilisil work, how can he explain
his recent conduct? His actions speak
louder than words, and D. Is plainly evil
dent thai. he does not propose to build UP
O. white republican party in the south.
He desires to have 1t chiefly composed
of negroes who will be managed by the
administration in a way which is cal
cniated to bring the whites in conhe.
witt, federal authority, and thus give the
general government a pretext for inter
fering in the loca laffairs of the south
erI states. There is danger ahead!
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Wil,iam Rockefeller who wsturned
from Europe Saturday, no doubt has a
poor opinion of the Dingley tariff law.
He was forced to pay duties on the con-
tents of great many trunks. Mr.. Rock
efeller may have the same opinion of
customs collectors that he has of tax col
leotOrs
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

People in Springfield, o., have about ar
rived ait the conclusion that +. is naces-
sary to lynch three white boys for as
saulting three white girls. Ohio is keeping
stSJtes in the lynching business.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

1t will be observed that Colonel A. l..
Conger, one of Ohto's leading RepubM-
cans, announces that the proper thing
for the party in that stats'to do Is to de-
feat Mark Hanna. Hanna and a few
others in his pay are about the only Re
publicans in the state who think other
wise
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Tom Watson may say he has retired
from politics, while others will be in
clined to believe that Tom has reached
the end of his rope, and there was nothing
left for him to do but to quit
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Any person desiring to buy well-run-
down newspaper plant, with gas fixtures
and good will can find a bargain by ap-
plying 10 Thomas Evergreen Watson, late
populist candidate for the vice-presi-
dencY
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

And still there ara some fools who say
that the high price of wheat was not oc-
casioned by speculation.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

If wheat at 81 per bushel means pros
perfty it is evident that some persons
hands are slipping in the effort to keep
it up to the mark.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Ex-senator Hill has recovered enough
from his fright of last campaign to ven
ture from Wolforts Roost to the seashore.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
They DONE Like Innoyation
, the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Magazine -Owner-"Yes, think
you ought to run in a Klondyke articls
next MONTH"
The Edftor-"I'm sorry to hear YOU
suggest it. 1 don't like these irmova tons.
You know we have enough Gen. Grant
and Joan Of Arc stuff to keep us going for
two years vet"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Butcher Weyler now says he will
dismiss the case against Miss Cisneros,
the beautiful Cuban girl. The butcher
has evidently heard from the American
women.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
Ten whatY

From the Philadelphia North American.
Mother-"I heard George kiss you ssv-
eral times about II o'clock last night"
Editk-"It was ten, mamma, dear"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Mark Hanna may try the injunction
plan to force the laboring people of Ohio
to vote the legislative tickets he places
in the field.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

The most distinguished bomb throwers
in Chic during the forthcoming campaign
will he none other than Senator Joseph
Benson Foraker.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

From the Detrolt Free Press.
When these sl1y-ships get to working,
If we navigate with care,
we may glimpse Those worJlrosis castles
That we've builded in the air.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Col. Sellers, the head of the new Amer
lean party, may have an eye cure hidden
up his sleeve.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
A Practical Equivalent
From Puck

From Puck.
Ethel-Did you say you could only be
a sister to him?
Mlay,-I said / could only be summer
fiancee 10 him.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
Climatic Advantages

From the indianapolis Journal.
Watts-"There is one good feature
about the Klondyke that has not been
sufficiently exploded. in my opinions
Potts-"And that is"
Watts-"The superior facilities for cold
storage of fellow after he dies, until
his friends can send for him."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

With wheat on the decline 1t is al good
time for Governor Plngree to step in and
boost the potato market.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Mark Hanna Is doing ain he can TO press
down upon the brow of labor in his state
great many CROWNS of thorns. =,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

J Let 1t be hoped that Tom Watson's
slide Into private life will be noiseless and
with great rapidly.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Shoot quick ut win be doing the public a
great favor. The general impression IS
chat 1t Is to be but a war of words and
nothing else.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

There is disposition to make too much
who refused to allow Pr sident McKin-
ley to drive through Jewett Park in Buff
falo last week because he had been in
structed to permit no carriages in the
park. The fellow was insolent and
should be driven off the force.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Ut would seem that the black cap Is
about to be pushed down over rhe eyes
of MIR. w I'll. Harrity, of Pennsvlva MIA !.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
Show
From the Detroit Journal.

From the Detroit Journal.
when a girl gets excited about an
other girls swell bicycle suit" nemark-
ed the observer of men and things, land
says she'll just show her, she MEANS that
she is going to show herself. Girls are
Just that peculiar"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
Ways of Women

From the Boston Traveller.
Dahsy-She has such pretty foot. 1
don't know where you would find any
thing smaller. do you?
Frances-Yes, the shoe she wears.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Mark Hanna is just now approaching
the chilkoot Pass of Ohio politics. y
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Ut is the Klondyke thief who stands the
best show off being the first to be crncified
upon a cross of gold.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
Distinction
From the washington Star.

There are some folk eccentric in
The way they tell their views,
It's speculation" IL YOU win
Aud Rambling" II ybu lose.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

From the ,Atchison Globe.
We knew 1t would happen: An Atchi-
son baby has been named Bike.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
No Doubt About 1t

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
do you really think there's man in
the moon?"
Sure Why, il 1t was a woman she'd
have ciaanglfi her plans long ago."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
BIRMINGHAM at Paris.

Maj. Handy. commissioner, sailed last
Saturday. and upon arrival in Paris he
will ait once take UP the work of secur-
ing space for American exhibits. He has
in fact already applied for 900 cubic
fest. Whether he will be able to secure
ell the space needed is problematical. as
this country's application Is behind those
or nearly all other countries on account
of the dilatory action of congress. But
enough space will doubtless be secured
for an interesting exhibit OF the work of
this country at the very close of the can
fury. The exhibition, 1T will be remsm-
hered, is to he held in the opening year
OF the new century. 1t Is to excel in
many respects all that has gone before
the closing triumph of remarkable in
dustrial period.
In this exhibition Birmingham's minsr-
al wealth should have place. and as such
articles are rather bulky, no time should
be lest in securing requisite space. This
will be all the more important If Mr..
Handy is unable to obtain ali the space he
has applied for. There are other pro-
ducts of the state that should be brought
to the worlds attention. and state action
would be timely and valuable; but If that
be Impossible, if that would be too leis-
urely, then let corporate and Industrial
effort step in and secure room in which
to place samples of Alabama's under
ground wealth, and of her skill and en-
erigy in developing the products brought
from the stcrs houses of the earth.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

If Candidate John Gary Evans and
Senator McLaurin. win come to taw and
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

If corn should take an upward turn
whisky will soon follow suit.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-14
LITERATURE, MUSIC. ART.

Padrrewski is to receive the gold
medal OF the London Philharmonic So
ciety.
The library of the late secretary OF
the treasury. William Window. has been
presented by his widow to the free Ii
brary Of Winona, MINI.
Awooden monument has been erected
over George du Maurier's grave: over
the place, that is. in Hampstead church.
yard. where the casket containing his
ashes has been buried
Twenty-Five thousand dollars Is ali
that the Goncourt library brought in;
the whole sum obtained from the Cen
court sales is i.271, 5g7 francs, or about
s254,OO0.
Aubrey Beardslcy has been received
into the Roman Catholic church. The
set Of "Tannhaeuser" pictures which he
is drawing illustrate the orthodox Ie-
gend.
Harry Furniss has sailed for Aug
tralia, after having stopped long enough
in London to revise the proofs Of his
new book, "Pen and Pencil In ParIia-
nent." The volume is an account. in
text and picture, of parliament and it,
characteristics in recent wears.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-14

The Indianapolis Journal prints this
aHteresting story concerning ex-Presi-
dent Harrison's forthcoming book.
General Harrison has just completed
the revision Of his articles which APP
peared in The Ladies' Home Journal,
making extended notes and additions
TO them. There is little story in con-
nection with both articles and pubIica-
ton. When the arrangement for the
articles was made with General Har-
rison by Edward w. Box. editor of The
Ladies' Home journal, the General
was paid for them with the understand
ing that when they were put into book
form the magazine was to share the
royalties accruing thereform. MIR. Box,
however, of his own accord, generously
released General Harrison from paying
him any royalty, for the reason, as he
states, that by the publication OF the
articles by General Harrison the sub
scription list of his magazine was en-
larged many thousands. The profits
to The Ladies' Home Journal were
more than the publisher anticipated,
and in view of this Mr.. Box asks moth
ing further. General Harrison placed
the disposition of his book in Mr.. Box s
hands. The best offer came to the
editor from the Scribners, and to them
Mr.. Box gave the book for his distin-
guished contributor. General Harri-
sons revision of the book has just been
completed, and the volume will appear
in the autumn.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-14
Quinn IS RerieH.

The Review will be weekly journal
devoted to the interests OF Montana, the
West and the nation, endeavoring 70
convince the people OF the East that
their interests and the interests OF the
West do not clash, but are identical.
1T will be Democratic, but not bigoted.
;anl will be constant, fearless champ
ion Of bimetallism and every other is
sue which has for its object the strength
ening Of the State and the Republic.
The Review will publish important
news of general interest in condensed
form and win devote generous amount
of space to editorial comments on sub
Jects political. social and economic.
Subscription price: One year, IS: six
month, 80; two months, 81; one month.
% cents. Advertising rates: So Der
incE per month: reading notices, 20
cents line.
The Review will be printed on fine
book paper in magazine form. and will
be the highest class advertising medium
10 the West.
Address all communications N
"Quinn's Review l23 Main street.
Butte, Mont ~
D 80
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-14
CYCLING NOVELTIES.


Metal tubing for use in making bicv.
Gle frames is stiffened by means Of q cen
trail strip of metal brazed TO the inner
surface Of the tube, the tubes being
circular, oval, D-siAped, etc, as de-
sired.
Bicycle handles which will permit Of
the rider placing his hands at any de-
sired angle are made in crescent shape
ana can be fitted with a laced sliding
handle TO prevent the hands coming i'm
contact with the metal.
a bicycle tire recently patented in
England has fiat tread and IL fitted
with overlapping metal strips placed
crosswise Of the tire and covered by .
rubber shoe to form nonpuncturabls
running surface.
Toe-clips that can be attached 10 the
pedals without the aid Of screws are
formed OF stamped plates viii, The .eu.
YER cut out In tongues to bend around
hortio'Ss Of the pedal and hold Il fast