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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-30
CA-STOExA.
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Our Boys Clothes, Shoes,
Hats and Furnishings are the
kind you would like to wear
if a boy. LOUIS SAKS.
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insert a name, and send it to
Contest Editor, Age-Herald.
Princes Old Coal Holds

One of his sons tells good one on ex-
Mayor Prince, of Boston, who has PEN
Grant for old auction rooms and for any
thing really ancient. One day he stepped
into an auction room while sale was
in progress and seeing that an antique
coal hod was being offered for sale the
bid and it was finally knocked down to
him. 1t was just what he had been
wanting to buy. and he said, my AUG
tioneer, you haven't a few more of those
old coal holds, have you?" He was not
a little surprised when the auctioneer re-
piled: "A few more-why, Mr.. Prince,
YOU have bought three gross already"
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RAILROAD SANS ARE PLENTY.
Fourteen of Them Listed, and Several Sections
to Be Heard From.

From the A:chison Globe.
Sam Galloway, president of the Chica-
go and st. Louis railroad.
Sam Spencer, president of the South
ern railroad.
Sam Thomas, president of the Duluth,
South Shore and Atlantic railroad and
Louisville, New Albany and Chico go
railroad
Sam FELTON,, president and receiver of
the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas
railroad
Sam Sloane, president of the Della ware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad.
Sam Aldrich, president of the Central
Massachusetts railroad.
Sam Beals receiver eff the Sioux City
and Northern railroad.
Sam De Coursey, president of the
Western New York and Pennsylvania
railroad
Sam Fordyce, president of the ST.
Louis and Southwestern railroad
Sam Foster, president OF the Oxford
Mount ain railroad
Sam Henszey, president and general
ma nager of the Raleigh and Western
railroad.
Sam Hill. president of the Eastern rail-
road of Minnesota.
Sam Hunt president and general man.
ager of the Cincinnati, Portsmouth and
Virginia railroad.
Sam Mooney, president of The BeIlaire,
GAINESVILLE and Cincinnati railroad.
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Washington, Oct. 29.-Commissfoner
Forman of the intern9l revenue bureau
has decided that unue ID case stamps for
Distilled Spirits bottled in bond cannot
be redeemed by the government. These
stamps are issued Ito distillels for their
own benefit and protection and have no
relation to the colelotion of Internal rev.
enue tax. AS the name Of the drtstiller
Is printed on the stamps they are not
available for uss by other parties, and
hence the commissioner declines to re-
deem them at the governments expense.
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When a young couple runs away to get
married half the world saws. aHow
RomanticIo the other half saws. "How
sillvin But Won can't tell either wav
until the "honey-moon - is over. When
this young couple oct settled down to the
regular l11u,-drurn of life. they'll manage
ali right and find solid happiness in atIv
case. If they have good hearts and sound
health. All depends ON that.
It,s wonderful how much health has to
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-30
FROM FOOT TO KNEE

Ohio Woman Suffered Great Agony
From Terrible Sore-Her Story OF
the Case, and Her Cure.
" For many years was afflicted with q
milk leg, and few years ago it broke out
in a sore and spread from my foot to my
knee. suffered great agony. 1t would
burn and itch all the time and discharge
a great deal. My health was good with
the exception of this sore. tried great
many kinds of salve, but some would
irritate the sore SO that could hardly
stand the pain. I could not go near the
fire without suffering intensely. Some one
sent me papers containing testimonials of
cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla, and told
my husband would like to try this med
icine. He got me bottle and found it
helped me. kept on taking it until my
limb was completely healed. I cannot
praise Hoods Sarsaparilla enough for the
great benefit 1t has been to me. 1t
cleanses the blood of all impurities and
leaves it rich and pure" MRS. ANNA e.
EAKEN, Whittlesey, Ohio.
You can buy Hoods Sarsaparilla of al
druggists. Be sure to get only Hoods.
A. q. a.
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The Mobile Herald says of Col. wiley's
speech at Nashville: d.
Train Service.

For the accommodate on of the traye,ine
public the Kansas City. Memphis and
Birmingham railroad will run a coach ON
their freight train, lea wing the freight
depot on Twenty first street and Ninth
stop at all intermediate stations between
Birmingham and Carbon Hill, Ala, maxi
ing connection at Jasper for Sheffield,
Florence, Tuscumbia and other points in
that section. Tickets on sale at union
depot. CHARLES JONES,
TRAVELLING Passenger Agent.
10-29-3t
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HAWTHORNE IN MAINE.

The newly published little volume Of
Samuel T. Pichard's. called Flaw
thorne's First Diary" gives the world
| its first insight into the great American
| noveiistss reason for being SO much of
! a recluse. 1t also brings to mind quite
! a number of other things which had been
| forgotten-among them the interesting
point that all the members of the Haw-
! thorne family spelled the name Hath
orne" and pronounced it just as the
word .shath" followed by the word urn"
would "hathurn"-with a strong ac-
cent on the first syllable. In the diplo-
ma which Nathaniel received upon his
graduation as a bachelor of arts from
Bowdoin College his last name is SPELL
ed SO, and it bears evidences Ito this
day of his attempts to change it when
he decided to spell the name in the other
fashion.
1t would be difficult to account for
this innovation on aesthetic grounds
and 1t is quite indefensible historically.
Spelled and pronounced in the older
way 1t indicates that the name was
given anciently, before the spelling of
the tree itself had been determined up
on and while it was still called in the
easiest manner. 1t indicates that the
name as a patronymic is an old one in
English, with its corners rounded, so to
speak, by constant use during a long
time. The new name might have bsen
given a foundling-to take an extreme
example-who had been picked up I'M
der a tree laden with haws-dt sounds
fresh from the mint.
Hawthorne's father died of a low fe-
yer in Surinam when Nathaniel was
only four years old. This heavy loss
sent his mother into seclusion which
lasted more than forty years. When
her son was about she received an
invitation to live with her bachelor
brother Richard Manning, who had
great quantities of land in the wilder
ness near Raymond, Me. She accepted
the offer promptly, and 1T was there that
the future master of fiction made his
home until after he had attained his ma
jority.
Not far from the old Manning home
stead, which is still standing, is Lake
Sebago. large body of water which
one of the neighbors likened for it's
size to the Sea of Gallilee. On this the
young man rowed, sailed and fishsd
but never without his mothers consent.
She, having always the fear of her hus-
bands death far away in her heart
he was a shipmaster in Salem, Nathan
iel's native town, it will be remembered
frequently refused her permission
when he sought the lake; but, oftener,
it is pleasant to note, he denisd himself
even the privilege of asking her, know
ing how uneasy she was for him. Yet
, the fishing was excellent, and in winter
the skating was not less good.
But to hunting there was no objection.
Nathaniel-"Nat' for short-owned an
old fowling piece, and with it accom-
plished wonders. He was in the woods
for weeks at a time, running wild in
forests as wild as the Indians had left
them. 1t was in this way that so much
of that minute knowledge of nature
which lends a flavor to all the authors
writings came into his possession-to
the lasting delight of mankind
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the mouth of the river and are thought
to be at Stebbins.
The seamer Portland was to sail from
st. Michaels on Oct. Is. leaving the Pres
ident to come south later.
Should all the supplies on the Weare,
which Is at Fort yukon, be eaten during
the winter. and should the Healy re-
main outside. there will be three steam
ers, the Hamilton. which is at the Rus
sian mission, the Bella and the Alice,
each of the last two with a barge to
start at the first moment and furnish
food to Dawson-nearly or quite a thous-
and tons of provisions to go forward the
moment navigation opens but until then
there will be much suffering.
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From It'd Bits.

FROM It'd Bus.
"Dan," said a contractor to one of his
trusted employees, when you are seeing
about that lime this morning / wish you
to mention to Dempsey that I would like
to have that bill paid. You needn't press
it. you know, but just mention it to him
in an off-hand manner
Yes, sorr''
81 got the money from Dempsey" said
Dan on his return.
81 am very glad. You merely alluded
to it in an off-hand way, I suppose?"
yes, SORT. l handed him the bill and
told him if he didn't pay it 1 would let
off my hand and give him a black eye
that he wouldn't forget for month, and
he paid it at wanst.'
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Washington. Oct. 29.-Presidenlt Nc
Kinney to-day issued ibis first Thanks
giving Day proclamation, setting aside
Thursday, Nov. 20, aus "a day of thanks
giving and prayer.
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I'VE heard a mana good farmer
last week down at Po;l5srSville explain
ing khy Mckinley didn't do something
for cotton. He was too busy appoint
ing negro postmaEters in the SOUTH"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1897.
SPEAKS FEELINGLY.

President Mckinley. in his recent mes
sage. while advocating ratification of the
Hawaiian annexation treaty, antagonizes
the abrupt assimilation of elements
perhaps hardly yet fit to share in the
highest franchise OF citizenship"
The President has reason to speak
.eelingly on this subject. Thanks to his
own party, no President has suffered
more than Mr.. Mckinley from the as
similation OF elements not fit to share in
the highest franchise Of citizenship The
curse Of negro Acknowledgement the Re
publcans sought TO put upon the South
has redounded on President Mckinley
with aggravating and pestiferous force.
Since his Inauguration there has been,
we are told. an unprecedented demand
from the man and the brother for recog-
milton In the distribution of the Offices
such demand as to cause us to wonder
II there was not more significance than
appeared at the time in the warning i'm
the Presidents inaugural address against
"a citizenship too ignorant to appreciate
the great value and beneficence of our
institutions and laws"
And just here it is worthy of observa-
ton that certain Republican papers that
are beginning TO recognize in the opera
tions of the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments a verification of the adage,
courses like chickens come home to
roost." are propounding very pointed
question to their contemporaries that
favor annexation but endorse the Presi-
dents anti-assimilation utterance. Our
inqulsltive Republican friends want to
know how the Republican party is going
10 reconcile the abrupt Acknowledgement
after the war of the corn-field negro of
the South with the Acknowledgement of
the native Hawaiian.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10
TON REEDS sMALLNEss.

From Virginia there are three contests
for seats in the United States House of
Representatives. These are Wise (Re-
puhlican) against Young Democratic In
cnmbenD; Thorp Republican, against
Epes Democratic Incumbent. and Brown
Republican) against Swanson Demo
cratic incumbenO. The cases are before
Elections Committee No. 3. of the House.
of which General James A. Walker, of
Virginia, is chairman, and the Washing
ton Post says that the contestees feel
very gloomy over the outlook, as they
declare that the policy Of this Congress
will be TO Dust all Democrats whose titles
are contested
To unseat any one Of the contestees
would be an outrage but the Republicans
are given to outrages of that character
Moreover, one of the omissions made in
constituting Committee No. 3 was an
outrage. Not TO have put Hon. William
A. Jones, senior congressman from Vir-
ginia on the committee was an outrage
against fairness. decency, and courtesy.
However, fairness, decency. and court
cSN are not 10 nc lOuUu III Inc
lexicon of Thomas Bracket Reed when
he has personal feeling against a man,
and Reed has intense personal feeling
against Congressman Jones. For cause,
the Representative from the First Vir-
ginia District scored the valiant Maine
statesman, exposing his record during the
trying days of 1S61-'65 and showing that
he was invincible in peace and invisi-
BILE in war. He Inundated Reed, and
justly, as that worthy had never been
Inundated before. and since Reeds re-
accession to the speakership, Mr.. Jones
has had no committee membership
worthy of his talents and ability. There
never was a greater exhibition of petit
ness than is involved in Reeds treatment
of the Virginia Congressman, but If the
Maine statesman can stand the public
contempt his course in this matter has
excited. Mr.. Jones can stand not being
"honored' at the hands of such a
peanut politician as presdes |
over the House.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10

we admit. We would not have them gov
ern a decision in the matter here at issue.
We take moro conservative view.
The true remedy against cruel cross
questioning is Ia the hands OF the trial
Judge, and he ought to exercise II freely.
No hard and fast rule can be laid down
upon the subject. There are cases where
justice demands that witness should be
cross-examined with severity. There are
other cases where Il is patent that piQue
has much to do with counsei's severity.
The Judge who is trying the case Is the
only person who can determine how far
the cross-questioning should be permitted
to go. Some judges that we know are
prompt TO protect witnesses; others are
not. We wish the latter would take more
interest In the welfare OF the witnesses
who come into their courts If they would
do so. we feel sure the cause of truth
and justice would be greatly advanced.
and the esteem in which our courts are
held would be much exalted
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10
TORMENTED WITNESSES.

Quite recently In New York, upon the
trial Of civil case, a woman who was
a witness was so dreadfully badgered by
the lawyer who was cross-questioning
her that she fell upon the floor in a faint.
The trial-judge seems to have made no
effort to restrain the offending lawyer
but the foreman of the jury. one Joshua
Arthur, arose and manfully protested
against the course that counsel had pur-
sued. Whether he was fined for con-
tempt or not We do not know; but he was
withdrawn from the jury and the trial
proceeded, by consent, with the remain
ing eleven rhen. The course of Mr.. Ar
thur is much approved by the New York
public, and letters have been published
in the papers there praising his noble
stand in defence OF helpless woman.
our friends OF the bar may not know
It, but the general opinion is that there
is too much OF this sort of thing, and the
people wonder that judges do not inter
fere in behalf of tormented witnesses Of
tener than they do.
OF course, 1t can be said that searching
ross-questioning Is at times indspensa-
BILE TO test the truth OF a witnesses state
ments. This is true. Not infrequently
witnesses who go upon the stand with
slick stories made up for the occasion
have 10 yield at last to the questions OF
counsel, and the truth that was concealed
upon direct examination comes out upon
the cross-examinatlon.
On the other hand, 1t is a fact beyond
dispute that many conscientious, but
tmid, persons yield 10 wrong rather
than assert their rights in the courts,
so great Is their dread Of badgering
lawyers. Again. bystanders are some
times so shocked at the punishment in
aicted by -questioners upon honest
witnesses. they go away from the court
with a greatly diminished admiration of
the way justice is administered. Further.
It is q well-known fact that the most sue
cessful defence ever made of lynch law
Is that which presents the injured woman
As undergoing cruel cross-examiHation
at the hands OF the lawyers. Through fear
OF this on the part Of female victims OF
mems assaults. many man has been
iynched who else would have been per-
mitted to live and stand trial by due
course OF law.
But Il may be said that the instances
where such examinations are allowed are
exceptional. and that even II they
were more frequent than they are. they
would not Justify a mobs taking the law
into its own hands. Perhaps not: but We
Rave known excellent men who main
iainsd that view Very vigorously so long
~ the question was not personal TO them.
e1t who abandoned>it Instantly when one
q their own womankind was involved.
ho"ever, that such cases are extreme.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10

All those who know anything about
the condition of the Virginia Penitentlary
are anxious that the Legislature now in
session shall provide for the rebuilding
of all the cell department. The present
buildings were erected over a hundred
years ago, with very primitive plans. end
for much smaller number of convicts.
The rooms are not cells. but are row
crowded excessively, and wanting n VEN
tilation and all provision for cleanliness.
From ten to twenty convicts are now
crowded into one room. In such condi-
tons wickedness and shame are beyond
description. 1t is almost impossible TO
secure reform OF character or to hope
for any moral or religious improvement.
Our civilization and our Christianity de-
mand immediate reconstruction. With
a profit of $500 per annum from coryict
labor, and the large number OF convicts
who can be employed in the work. it
would seem to be an easy thing TO ac-
compish, perhaps without any appr9pria-
tion.-Central Presbyterian.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10
IMPROVE THE CUSTOMS BUILDING.
Extensive Alterations Considered-
May Have a Fine New building.

Buildng-Inspector c. s. Holmes. OF the
department In Washington, was III tht
city yesterday. and made a thorough ex-
animation. OF the post-office and custom
house building. He was sent here In re-
Spouse TO request from Custodian
Bethel, and is to report as to the advisa-
bility of certain alterations and repairs
which Mr. Bethel suggested.
The offices OF the clerks of courts are
to be decorated and the court-rooms viii
be overhauled aud reprinted. This inuch
Is certain. IL Is also more than Pr9oaoie
that the office of Mr.. IL. T.. Meloney'
will be enlarged. the south wall being re-
moved and the present vestibule Deihg
built over. Telephones and electric lights
are some OF the suggested improvements
hut the most important OF all Is an ele-
vator, which will run from the ground
floor to the courts on the third floor
The Inspector said Yesterday that ne
recognized the need for an elevator; put
he did not see where the SHAFT could De
built. 1t is just possible that 1t may be
placed where the staircase now Is, ana
that Judge Hughes will be given another
room IN the building. as the SHAFT VIII
run into the one he occupies when IN the
city. In event that this plan Is adopted.
the Judges bench i'm the appellate court
viii be removed TO the east end OF the
room.
The INSPECTOR said Yesterday that the
building was altogether too small for the
departments which occupy IT, and the
city ought certainly TO have larger ana
finer building.
Mr.. Bethel said he hoped the Young
Mems Business Association would take
the matter up. and he thought II posi-
BILE that the government would. in view
Of the amount of business transacted in
the departments here. and of the fact that
there are three United States courts
meeting in two rooms, consent TO erect
fine building here.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10
The Virginia legislature.

(LynchDurg NeNS.)
There are already signs that the Nir-
ginia Legislature, in response 10 the gene
raj desire of the people Of he Common
wealth, propose TO apply the knife with
vigor. in order to cut down the eXT enses
OF the State. Several bills have already
been introduced, looking 10 that end.
and a committee has been appointed to
consider all propositions in favor of
amending the Constitution in the interests
of economy. 1t has several times been
pointed out in these columns that the
duty OF amending the Constitution must
be seriously considered by the Legisla-
ture. The people voted down the pro-
position to call a constitutional conven-
ton because ii was believed that the
Legislature would do the work of amend
ment as effectually as a convention. and
at much less cost to the taxpayers. 1t
must be confessed that the task imposed
upon the Legislature is not easy. For
while everybody desires to see expenses
reduced, nobody wishes to see any vital
interest of the State crippled by the
reckless use of the knife
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10


a Washington special to the New
York Tribune says that "the subject of
appropriations is causing the leaders of
the majority, as well as some Of the
more thoughtful and patriotic leaders Of
the minority in the House of Representa-
tives, grave concern, especially in view
OF the estimate of a deficit by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1899, amounting to, so, OoO,-
600 in round figures
Where, oh, where are the revenuepro-
ducng features of the Dingley bill? And
how does this deficit admission har-
mcnize with recent calculations by the
Tribune that Dingleyism was working
like a charm?
Really it would seem that the Tribune
will be forced to confess that its reve-
nue. calculating machine has slipped a
cog, and been running wild for some time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10

An insurance policy for Sl,OoO.O0o has
Just been issued on the life of George w
Vanderbilt by northern company the
policy is the largest ever issued IN the
world, and has created a great deal Of
discussion among insurance men.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's policy is what IS
known as a twenty-payment life contract,
with a yearly premium of $4,000. AT
the end of twenty years the payments
cease, and the principal becomes due at
his death. In such case as this one
where the amount is so great, the COM
pany granting the policy usually rein
sures a large portion of 1t Immediately
In the case of an English company
which insured a policy for 100000 this
method of reinsuring was adopted. Mr.
Vanderbilt sailed for Europe Wednesday
in the best of health. and with prospects
Of long life.
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