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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-28

readily, rarely under ordinary circum-
stances having to be- urgtd to greatsc ex-
ef'ton. Indeed, ff spoken to at all, 1T Is
to restrain him from drawing the cart
faster than the driver CARES to walk. Inc
preparation of the wagon for trip af-
fects tha trained dog much as the sight
of a gun or shooting costume does
SITTER or foxhsmnd and when EArnessed
he trots to his place undsr the wagon
with tail wagging. If employed on
milk route or in like serVrce. he soon
learns the way this places, and the dur
alton eff each stop well as his MASTER,
in whose abssnce he guards the wagon
with a fidelity which no wheedling can
corrupt or fatigue impair.
Notwithstanding that the dogs have
been used fer a clearly defined purpose
through a long period of years, no sys-
tematic continued effort has been made
to develop, by judciou9 selection. breed
that should combine The physical charac-
teristics, such as breadth OF breast and
strength of flank, most needed for the
work The strongest dog for the least
money and for immsd.at Service has
been the demand, ard consequently The
breed has been left to take care of it
self
1.-THE breed ?" said dog-dealer. "Oh,
mon Dieu, l can't tell you much about
the breed; the breed makes NO diffea'-
ence. What you want is a strong, we'll
trained dog, and that's what mine are.
However, l may tell you that my dogs
are all from the same father and moth
er The father, If I remember correctly,
is one-fourth Belgian, two-fourths Dan
ish and three-fouths Scotch O.; Inc
mother DIS, 1 think, three-fourths Bel
gfan and ons-fourth English. But the
brsEd-bahw
Attention to breeding is not entirely
lacking, however, as experiments are
being made TO produce large, strong
dog by crossing mastiffs, Danish hounds,
St Barnards, collies, settlers and New
A sugg sstion has also been
made that the crossing of the Belgian
dog with the UIm or Gerat Dane would
result i'm materially better breed. The
PelerAn dog, the outcome of haphaz-
ard interm'ngl,n g of many strains, makes
the best draught dog. He Is strong,
formed, standing from twen-
ty to thirty inches high, and his hair
Is smooth and short, usually of tam CIR
dark brown color. His tail and ears
are, cut short, the former because of this
THAT a grown tail "absorbs ,
the strength which would otherwise enter
into the spinal ~column and launches"
and the latter for aesthetic reasons.
Stringent Police regulations against the
a buse. of dogs are consistently enforced,
and have so amelicrated their condi-
ton that the French proverb, II would
not be a dog in Belgian" has lost it's
point. These regulstions were offgin- |
ally an answer to a popular demand, but |
they have been maintained and strength
ened by an evident need. They are the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-28
ESQ A LOT--MUST SELL.

Take your choice of large
West End lots for ESQ. Pref
test of the suburbs. Terms
easy. G. P. Moore, Roden
Building.
11-21-4t-sun IA
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11-21-4t-s

Ladies' Jackets at prices you
have never known before
second floor.
LOVEMAN, JOSEPH & LOEB
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The court house at Fort Payne is be~
ing enclosed bya stone wall
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-28

Colds. coughs ana pneumonia may be
prevented by building up with Hoods Sar-
saparilla.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-28

Owings' Book Store moved
to 21O5 Second avenue, next
to Jefferson County Savings
Bank.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-28

Rosa Obatzka, who has sung in the Me-
'tropolitan opsra house, New York, has
had an enthusiastic reception in Lon
don. She has been engaged to sing with
the de Reiszkes in German opera at SIT.
Petersburg.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-28

Marie Engel, the American singer, who
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13
CONTROVERSY OVER WILDE.
English Pablo wants No More of
Him.

London. December y Copyrighted
1897 by the Associated Press --,n Won
derfully mild weather. everything te'ohens
Christmas. Tho shops are crowded but
many Of the newspapers are protesting
against the exponsigeness of the yretents
which they consider necessary. Tto rim
cipal novelties In all the stores a,e motor
cars driven by hot air aud American lrdien
wigwams big enough 10 contain children
in correct indian fashion.
There is a controversy over the Cttttion
OF Oscar Wildes temperance as DIANA
list. prominent manager 10 preparing
to produce his latest play uu1rr ;hinly
yelled psuedonym. rhoreuppn The st.
james Gazette says: "TJe manage" has
failed to grasp the fact that his drama tic
career In respectable LlnlJl t.ay houses
must be closed -
Paris does not share this antipathy. A
theater of that ciy announces that Il
play written in French by Oscar wilde
will be produced shortly. In an interview
published IN Gil Bias. Oscar Wilde de-
clares the people will forgive anything in
the case OF one who amuses the public.
Charles Dana Gibsons London" APP
peers among the Christmas bnoks and is
much criticised by artists and newspapers
Tho Daily News says: People ON bond
street are simply the people of Fifth ave-
nue. transferred. They are never here eX-
cept as American tourists.
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TRACK WAS VERY SHORT.
Records Made in the Sin Day Race
Scaled Considerably.
THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE ORGANIZED.
<,ufioo,x for BascbnIl In Every Town
Applying for Frnnchisc Is
said TO lie bright.

New York. December 12.--The managers
| of the six-days bike contest that was
finished last night in Madison Square
Garden admit what has been alleged since
the second day of the race that the tract
was short. Today surveyors went over
the course, and although it was Officially
am ctnced that the riders had not gone
a full mile for every nine laps. just how
short each mile was has not been given
out.
When Miller finished winner of the race
21q3M miles had been cha.llSed up TO MS
credit. From what can be learned it is
believed the track was 29o feet short to
the mile and therefore the actual distance
travelled was about 20il miles.
Miller was sixty-seven miles ahead OF
Rice the second man. Schnner. by the
new figures, will haNe beaten Hale's old
record of 1910 by about fifteen miles in
stead Of by ninety, as The former figures
recorded 1T.
1t is stated by the managers that no ac-
tua figures VIII be given unth affidavits
have been submitted by the surveyors
who went over the course today. and UNI
til other formal steps have been taken
to insure the correctness OF the records
made by the men. Probably all this Will
have been accomplished tomorrow,
So much discussion has been aroused by
the relative receipts of the managers and
the contestants that It has been rnagnan-
mously decided that every man that tin
ished Will receive a purse. In addition to
those who finished who VIII receive prizes
is Riverrc. the Frenchman. who was the
tenth man. notwithstanding the fact that
he had been Off the track more than
fun day and night, comes within the list
Of prize winners, there being eleven prizes
on the list.
Charles W. Miller the winner of the
race, spent the night at Turkish bath.
and when he reached the Bartholdi no.
tel today he looked we'll He felt i'm gooe
condition he said, ami tfat he was lit
70 ride another six days. He certainly
d'd not look like ca man who had gone
through the terrible ordeal of sleeping
Tour hours in six days. His eyes were
bright. and he said he was not in the least
one important result Of the race viii he
a stringent restriction on long distance
racing by the League of American Wheel.
ne1 Hitherto these events have been
Conducted under the auspices of tho
League Of American Wheemen. but the
vice president OF the League declares he
Will present at the next general assembly |
or the League Of American Wheelmen
an appointment covering the case so thor. |
olghlJ that VIII prevent such in the flu. |
ture.
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| to mako decided stand with them hence
forth against the novel and questionable"
use OF injunctions by the courts, which
they to be subversiye of popular liberty.
The number OF delegates to which a
national or international organization Ia
entitled are rs follows: One delegate for
1000 members. two delegates for 5000 mem
bers, three delegates for $4,000, four for
$4,000 and Ave for $1,000. 1t can readily
be seen that the number OF delegates does
not increase in proportion to the increase
in membership.
In order TO maintain the full rights OF
those represented and to protect the num-
Der OF representation according to taxation
and numerical strength. each delegate Is
entitled to and casts one vote Tor every
100 members represented,
This system gives the four delegates from
the international Typographical Union
about 2S5 votes, four cigarmakers dele
gates $50 votes. four carpenters delegates
200 votes three delegates from the United
Mine Workers 1856. machinists 40 votes.
iron mclders 100 votes, and so on
Among the principal subjects sor consid-
erition al this session will be The eight
hour work day, methods for more thorct gh
organization. the immigration question,
government by Injunction, defining more
clearly the attitude Of the trade unions in
regard TO political action higher dues the
creation Of dffcnse fund, the appointment
Of special organizers to assist unions al
ready affiliated in more thorough organ
ization of their various crafts, act - ar
biters in disputes with employers. organize
new unions, advance the trades union
movement generally. preach the benefits Of
thorough organization, and boom the labels
OF tho various unions: establishing postal
savings banks by the government Ct the
United states, the formation Of new Ma
tlonal unions from the scattered locals.
Many other measures considered to he 10
the welfare Of the masses will also come up
Tor consideration and action.
fight for supremacy will also be made
between the machlnists and printers
unions for the control by the former Of
the linotype machine tenders.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13
TRYING oTHEm NEGROES.
Three of Them Under Suspicion of
Completely with Lewis.

Memphis. Tenn. December ia special
"a tho Commercial Appeal from llazelhurst.
Miss. says:
In mn open field without house IN
sight, on a high hillside, with crowd
of eager men waiting to avonge the terri
bic murder that has taken place IN Law
renee county in case a conyctlon was
reached by the impromptu court. The enc
lighted by flarlng pinelnot t1rcnos held
aloft In the hands vi the waiting mob. the
three negroes, Giles Berry VIII Powell
and Tom Bowen wero standing trial for
their life at Bnngsford last night Accord
ing to adyicos received here about I o'clock
this Afternoon. the quickly constituted
court did not arrive at a conclusion last
night.
Pokal, a little inland town lhout nVd
miles from the scene, when call Up by
telephone this morning answered g.. have
no time to talk To you nov, We arc going
to try these negroes gnd / want to ace It ~
Tho negroes We're arrested With Lewis,
who was lynchcd on Friday. at the time
OF the original crime but we're rele Red on
their promising to appear next nlurhing as
witnesses. They did not put IN "a APP
pearance when the trial was rpedy 20 b, gin
and search was made for them ny the nnn.
The search was quickly successful ana the
negroes when caught were BROUGHT buck
Then the suspicion occurred that ne, were
implicated with Lewis IN the original c limo.
Assuming that Lewis was guilty, suspl-
cion naturally polluted To these three ne
Eroes, According to their own story they
Were with Lewis the night Deforr-~ The
three men testified solidly that they silent
i y, COTTON mouse about mile aud q half
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13
'>a q, Chronicle.

t'IUVH'S tNr0nIcle
Ouioer9on Crane and Tmbolen he,orr
TO- 10 dangerous political play. ,,,,, I'Cis
nv GUh Reagan Sayers and %oo,' 0,n"ilia a. :
asmo"rsattsH G Of Fin T5.,oS Now what Win Tie
they vote for or against t 5buu.r& 10? VII
crockett Enterprise. '''1 'lHssSers?'-
r. s miE the Enterprise please tell re u.no
f from tie 6 S3gsFS ana Cooper wth drew
have been working f fS,,S H. These men
tbe Fn, Tor years while the @di berteo.
~, i,e enterprtse has been oatog s etor OK
few few Sdn.ssea1Ta3rm,nist9tion bresses among N
De n danger as long as an. ~ Il, IS god to
cnl ims hands Of such dangerous n No. are
ru,oghrson' Crane and Imboden W. jne i as
Cooper % r fty a ara Reagan slvers and
pp ei,eS harmony with The Eh;a1,,i. are IN
.'rino,, t tiins. They are rot nghtiop ~.
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Nnn -.ntonin nncns

San Antonio. Texas. December 1e.-The
largest crowd of the season attended the
midwinter races today Betting was ltvely
ana the boolOcs were hit hard on two NJ
me races. but recouped their losses on the
Five furlongs. for non-winnors mi.
Time 1850, ir'N~
=, f,rye, fnrlomgs-Iohn Baker Annabo,,,,
T. Boicy. Time. or. Al'idheim
onc-quarter mile - Rarpo.-
Nnnnic Hayes. Time 2p5. 'oshoru'
, dnree furlongs for named horses ON,
Wu,,gnlS~ EiIly Boy, Tommy Tucker III a+jn
r,S SM ,i a,r for beaten horses-c,on
Time, 1.ie gray Dog Dckey norfolk
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13
HAVANA ADylCEss
bianCO's Condolences Extena"
President Mckinley.


Havana. December 12.-Marsna -
has cabled Senior De LONE. Spann
lister at Washington, a request thai
der Blanco's condolences to Preslden'
knley on The death of Mrs. Mchlnls'''
presidents mother.
General Pando and his stan =
with the gunboats, engaged IN i4r
the wreck of the gunboat Relanips" :,
was dynamited some months ago ~
mouth OF the river Cauto, and are ~,
away other obstacles intererlnh
navigation, while also protecting "
Of constructing forts at thai po'ns
Guibat Dependence. originally ensi1
this work. met with am acciden'
been towed back TO Manzaniilo- /,
General Velasco Lorlas desio,e .,,,r
surgenr camp at Madame, kliiins -.
insurgents. The spanish column w.
killed and nine wounded. n,
Near the city OF Pinar del nv n,
surgents attacked the plantation M,
wounding the chief of the dela'a
charge and five soldiers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13
LA LUCHA'S EDITURIAI
Autonomy Is cNry Likely IA
Failure

Failure.
Havana, December lila Lu,h
leading editorial says:
The day has arrived when Il 4, N
sary to tell the truth 10 the couptr
10 the government. so that neither ., \
VIII be chagrined if the new gsr|
autonomy fails and peace is not I'D
through it. General distrust has h,I
pressed since il was seen that Ii, N
government had taken an active al
promoting the refCrmlsts In Cub
nave no more political force tau|
auponomists, who have always sida
Spain. standing with remarkable tr3
ny the Spanish flag while The enlh|
lSlid was involved in rebellion ssi ID
ing under the accusations and irfh'
La Lucfa adds that The governed
boen forced to resort TO autonomy &c 4
10 restore peace to the island. and hll
stead of utilizing the services Of th
economist party and its followers NJ
compel them TO surrender 10 The isl
Its by uniting with them. The u
party of the island, that paper assert,
accept the governments overturts VI
certain reluctance, owing TO the q. 4
tom OF "iooling the country" and VIII
lind that if autonomy has come er
umphant, it is certainly not the Glsl
lists who are winning. The Madrid ~,
ment's determination TO begin 70 isrl
adtoNomiSt party to surrender to ~
tormists and others Will not prem !
fetal.
The eutonomlsts refuse to recognize
chiefs than those they now have ah' !
had, and are determined To- submit Y
impositions, from whatever source
may come Blanco's only way Out y
The Madrid government; Il am hr'
knew what should be done. II ~
ailowed carte blanche 10 do wnal !
proper to establish peace In Cup2
someone else 10 settle affairs"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13
Pieasanton Monitor "c'

congress met last Monday. Tho e~,.,
Saye ,iar9 ho en- having such vast ana ev
Of the holiday has been ' rS,r on me eve
tbb nt ,h on frequently: but If se a,,6
n NAV tne congressmen are NOT Vs. seems
froi ie of '9 gnin, They seem = enjoy i ie
per and back home far tho hoIiI neceIn1
nop ,osS "a inc dear people ray tEei, a al
sv sums I Snd say nothing about it. T we n gS
car possibly W set kG@ Jo, it up Rcoro hey
WI adjourn and 70 home far NE sngy
Jan JAM gvu inc" practically begin anew yoi IN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13

London. December l2.-DIscount rates
Mess animated last week and the supply o.
money promises to be scarce. Exchange
was stronger and more active. American
railway securities led the van, with
nearly general advance. Even British rail-
way securities participated in the news that
The threatened railway strike was averted
and the cotton trade dispute settled.
Among the internationals South and Cen
trial American securities were well sup
ported. There was substantial increases
n venezuelsns, which rose six points and
IN Argentines. which rose from to l
points on the approaching resumption OF
ftfll interest payments.
American securities were decidedly busy.
particularly the speculative kinds. presl-
dent McKinley's message to congress mas
made an excellent impression, though the
postponement OF currency reform Is disap-
pointing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13
A""'her Valuable Tex.s pro,

s,',r NJ aesp'sed prickiy pear is ceetalp,v i,
The ' tu 81 wealth, though in ,omelv gn,se
frsm eating the Seer IAN ana quaii are ali FAT FAT
S 49, 10 survive months. ana some a . are
such d %, me pear. with no water D, nyen
near - speus as the present ve oc'r t,,g
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13

Rome. December Fit Is affirmed that
Sir wilfred Laurier, the Dominion premier
asked the vatican to establish nilnciatuI
IN Canada Baron Charles Russell, lord
chief justice Of England, came to Rome at
the end OF the last to repeat the request
II is probable, therefore. that the denial
of the report issued from ottawa was for
electoral considerations and II leads to the
supposition that nothing will be done In tho
matter.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13

london, December 12,-Thc Times re-
ferrlng today to rumors that the British
government contemplates imposing ooun-
tervailing duties on bounty exported sugar.
asserts that the government has decided
nothing except to inquire as to what would
be tho effect OF such duties; because 1t Ia
anticipated that o European conference may
be held ere long TO discuss the possibility
of abollshlng the bounty system,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13

children, and besides having them at her
home as much as possible. frequently vis-
tied at their homes. She had spent one
winter with her son David in California
shortly before his death, and frequently
went to Somerset, Pa, the home of her
con Abner. az we'll rs 10 Pittsburg and
later TO Cleveland TO the home of the Dun
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13
NO CuRi'-yo -,

That Is the way al,
GROVES TASTELEss CuJIJ s Tn sell
onils and Malaria. II is simn,v G ny Tor
9uinine IN tasteless form. Sb,,d iron aud
,or,o Aoq,ts prefer it to bitter. nsnses ,ave
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13
The People Believe
What They Read About Hoods
Sarsaparilla
IheIr Faith in This Medicine is
Grounded on Merit
Inoy Know 1t Absolutely Cures
Ihey Know 1t Absolutely Cures
When Other Medicines FAN

Hoods Ssrsaparilla is not merely a sim i.
pie preparation OF Sarsaparilla' Dock
Stillingia and little lodide OF Potassium,
Besides thsse excellent alternatives u
also contains those great anti billions and
liver remedies, Mandrake and Dapde,ion
1t also contains those great kidney RENEE
dies, IVA ursi, Juniper Berries, and
Pipsissewa.
Nor are these all. Other very valuable
curative agents are harmoniously com.
bined In Hoods SarsapariIla, and n "a
carefully prepared under the personal
supervision Of regularly educated phar-
macist.
knowing these facts, is the abiding faith
the people have in Hoods sarsapariDla n
matter OF, surprises You can see wby
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures, when other
medicines totally, absolutely fail.
"My little girl was afflicted with
eczema and suffered for seven wears She
wns attended by physicians and tried
many different kinds OF medicine with
ct relief. After taking few bottles Of
Hoods sarsaparilia she was cpred.n MRS.
ha1xA FRANKLIN, Honeoye, New York.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13
MRS. NANCY M'KINLEY DEAD
Funeral Will Take Place Next Tues
day Afternoon.
SERVICES TO BE SHORT AND SIMPLE.
All Ministers Of Canton Are 10 Take
Part. However-Messngcs of Con-
doIencc Are Ponring In.

| Canton, Ohio. December Mrs. Nancy
| president, died shortly after 2 o'clock this
morning About two weeks had elapsed
since the stroke of paralysis, which was
at once pronounced fatal. aud the wonder
full vitality which had kept death at bay
80 long had deluded friends and relatives
into tho belief that the aged woman might
perhaps recover. despite the verdict OF her
physician. but unmlstakable signs Of APP
preaching dissolution were seen carly yes.
terday morning and at nlghtfall 1t WAS
evident that death must come before morn
ing.
The demise OF Mrs. Mckinley was pain
less. All night long the members OF the
family were watching and waiting for the
time OF dissolution. From II o'clock till
the time death came the Mckinley house
was shrouded In stiffness. No response
could be obtained by messenger or report
ets, who sought in vain for news.
Shortly before midnight the attendants
discovered what were thought to be certain
signs Of dissolution. The fact was com
inundated to the inmates Of the house,
hold, who had gone to their rooms, but
had not retired for the night.
Around the dCathbed when the final
scene was enacted were President McKin-
ley, his wife, Mr. Abner Mckinley, Mrs.
Duncan and Miss Helen Mckinley. chill
dren Of the aged woman. The aged sister
was Mrs, Ahingal Osborne. the only one
OF the Allison family now living. MIRA.
~ f~,l 4
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silver Sentiment arow,,

.,'' n'i9 and steadily the dem.,t g.
s s. ar tho ratio of "a tn u 'oi
hh MA ,Mhnerseyer State electors srowing
When is s,E yer forces have made Bic .,a ess l
around there w Riialef 70 sa, eIsStoa eoaes
silverites sass sailing for the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13
TO CURE 4 COLD n nv

isse LaAsnye Bromo QuinIns T.h,... 49,.
eruss,sN refund the money IL :, sss, All
surs' &c. The genuine hAs L. n as 70
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Quinorla is guaranteed TO cu,xo q
fever and all malarial disorders
no pay.