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The age-herald., 1897-10-01
Africa Here and There.

England, France, Germany, Belgium and Italy have seized and occupied many millions of square miles of the choicest
 tsrritcry in Africa. Within the past
 thirt years the development of the dark continent has bsen wenderfuT. The route first travelzd by Livingstone is no longer a patbasss wilderness. Steamboats ply
 on ffhe river, railways penetrate the in-
 teIicr. ard 1ourishing cities and towns
 ane equipped with the up-to-date com
 forts and luxurias of civilized life.
 There is a craze among people in Flu
 to seek their fortunes in Africa. Un-
 doubtedly it will in time become one of
 the richest regions in the world. Europe
 in Africa win be problem which will rival in interest Africa in America. What will these white colonists do with The blacks? They have given us plenty of advice on the subject. Will they follow it themselves. It is safe to say ]. that the British will do as they have i done in India. In that country they have kept the inferior race down by methods of violeneie and te1rcr. They l wifi pursue the same course in line black mans land. They will kill the raegro.s or virtually enslave them. Indeed. 1t is
 notorious fact that in the oldest Brit ish colonies in South Africa the negroes have no protection under the law. Englishmen mistreat ard kill them and escape punishment. Europe in Africa win be crlueI despot.
 On the other hand. how is it with | Africa in America? Here blood and l treasure have been expended without | stint in trying to raise the blacks to l a higher plane. The south is dotted with l schools and colleges where they receive l free education at the expense of the l white taxpayers. America Is far kinder l to the Little Africa within her borders | than Europe is to Greater Africa after getting a foothold there and stealing everything in sight.
 But the results of the two policies will ba the same The Africans, whether in their native country or elsewhere, arla doomed. They cannot get in touch with the civilization of the whites, and they will never be capable of sustaining and
 governing themselves. Slowly, but sure ly, they will grow fewer in number and
 in the course of a few centuries only a
 few scattered remnants Of the race will
 remain.
 Whether treated cruelty or kindly they
 seem to be losing their foothold upon
 life. It may be that races as we'll as Individuals have their time to die, and
 the death knell of these unfortunates has alread begun to toll. The inferior
 races will vanish, and the proud Caucas-
 ian will be monarch of all the world
 from pole to pole.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01
The Name and Fame of John J. Ingalls,.

From the Kansas City Journal.
 Sonre of the society people OF Atchl- son are tebling an Ingalls, story, which. though undoubtedly untrue, loses none of its cleyerness on that account. One of the Ingalls, girls, who is alleged to be very choice of ilsr company and very proud Of her father, recently attended a semi-public danc-. In the course of the evening she was approached by an Atchison young man. the son of 0 gro- ceay keeper, who had known her from infancy, though not intimately. He asked f.r for a dance, when she rsplied as she drew back a little superciliously:
 q think you are the son of our gro cery keeper, but I infer that you do not know me. am the daughter of tha Hon. John J. Ingalls,.
 ''Ingalls? Ingalls?' musingly inquired the young groceryman. Where have I heard that name before? Oh, yes. I ret- member now. Your father was the man who reported the Corbett- Fitzsimmons prize fight"
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

even in countries where dsah was the penalty of wine drinking. Ancient Mexico made it capital offense to get drunk, and the old Romans put to death every woman who drank wine. Thsse measures did not stop the evil. How. then, could Gen. Dow hore to stop it by legislation?
 Such reformess have probably done some good in their day. but they have also done much harm. Thy were the forerunners of the legion of cranks who. new infest the country.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01
A Stony Pair.

From the Lexington Argonaut.
 The Following ''Stony" wedding an- nounofslment appears in an East Tennes- see exchanges: "Married at Birthstone, by Rev. Windstone, Mir. Nehemiah Whitestone and Miss Wilhelmina Sand stone, both of Limestors.'' This is getting mighty rocky" and there's bound ito be a "bEastlng' of these "stony' hearts before many pebbles" appear on the conmlbial bsach The grindstone of domestic irfelicity will sharpen the axe of jealousy and discord and sooner or later one or the other of the pair will rest benisath a tombstone. Then look out for the birthstone.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01
DEVIOUS DEFINITIONS.

Nobody-A prominent woman's husband. Statistician--A man who can prove that figures always lie.
 Gossip-A deadly gas that is often fatal to friendship.
 Thunder-The only reliable weather re- port yet discovered.
 Hammoek-An artic1s used as Q spoon holder at a love feast.
 Perambulator-A good thing that but few men care to push along.
 Pedestrian-A person who is always get ting in the way of bicycle.
 Matrimony-A sort of trust for the pro- lection of infant industries.
 Because-Eves legacy to her daughters as an excuse for the inexcusable.
 Experience-Something everybody gets af- ter it is too late to make use of it.
 Defnition-Something looked up in the dictionary today and forgotten tomorrow. row.
 Faith-The thing that makes bald-head- ed man invest in a bottle of hair reStorsr.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01
As Besant Sees Us.

Mir. Walter Besant is one of the brightest and most famous British nov- elists of this generation, and 1t was the proper thing to invite him to the con- gress of authors at the Nashville Ex- position. The Tennesseeans know a good deal about MT. Besant's works and they know something about his country, its history and it's literature. To their surprise, however, the novelist showed in his response that he was not at all familiar with our geography and his-
 tory. He spoke of Tennessee as ons of
The age-herald., 1897-10-01
HOW MANY WOMEN :?
Can Man Love More Than One Woman at a
 Time?

From the Washington Post.
 In a divorce case which has been in progress out west the delicate question arose as to whether a man could love two women at the same time. The per- plexing problem was not settled, because ths erring husband was guilty of long list of other sins, and the pleading wife secured separation with comparative ease.
 The question which has been raised, however, is one to wrinkle the brow of Solomon. We do not propose to answer it hastily. It involves an intimate &C., quaintance with human nature and a close study of psychology and philoso- phy. There are many things to be con- sidered, any one of which might prove an important factor. If one woman was pretty and poor and the other merely wealthy; if on- was a sparkling blonde and the other serious brunette; if one possessed a vine-like, c1inging nature and the other commanded adoration through her glorious ndependence-it might be, that when these diverse but equally attractive qualities were pre- sented, a man might simultaneously love the possessors of both.
 The evidence on this interesting point is unfortunately divers=. Biblical judg- ment is to the effect that no man can serve two masters, can love God and Mamlmon at the same time. The same line of reasoning would indicate that love for the Lady Maud and the Lady Isabel must flourish at separate inter- vals. In the "Beggar's Opera" we are made acquainted with gentleman who could 'be happy with either were other dear charmer away" This authority I.ainly admdts the inability of the heart
The age-herald., 1897-10-01
Washington Gave Him a Mouthful of Corn.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 Mrs. Sarah Terry of this city, who is 1O5 years old, told this: My father was with General Washington in the War of Independence, and was engaged in the battles of Trenton and Monmouth. I oftsn heard him tell how he asked Gen. eral Washington during these engage ments for something to eat to appeasa his hunger, and now the latter put hss hand in his pocket, giving him a mouth- ful of corn. My father had a brother. John Doron, who at one time owned ths greater portion of Redstone, after ward known as JdllnstoWn, Pa."
The age-herald., 1897-10-01
Manners Easily Acquired.

From the Chicago Record.
 'It didn't take your country cousin long to become accustomed to city life and mann=rs."
 "No; she has got so now that she is afraid of caws.''
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

If a cheap coat makes a ctleap man as was once said by Mir. Mckinley in a speech on the Mills biu what must be his opinion of the men who sell their cotton for lthe lowest price fer the psst tWenty-fiEe Years.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01
Better Late Than Never.

Fnom the Mobile Register.
 It is Q hard way to learn the lesson, but Mobile has doubtless learned 1t this time. The course of t4Ie fever here dem orstrates that what we need and must have is sewerage and plenty of pure drinking water.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

The county cemniss.oners of Jefferson county, it would seem, regard themselves grea.en than the legislature, if their off, ciaf action or the back fax law cam be considered as a sample.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

Strange that ex-Chief Clerk Smith of tha agricultural office did net know of those ''corrf spending errors'' ,rnlil after his attention had been called'' to tham by the state examiner.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

It will be we'll for the patrons of the Colored coll ge of A.lansa to keep tltfrgs nailed down, since c. H. J. Taylor, MT. Clsvslands recorder of deeds at Washington, has been elec.ed its president.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

The other state officers may deem it a good thing to quarantine against the office of the commissioner of agricul- ture Keep the disease confined to one office if possible.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

If the quarantine officia's can succeed birds from the New Orleans papers they will accomplish as much good as that Of Killing the germs of yellow fever.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

Why all this balderdash about reading Henri Watterson out of the democratic party? He gras net been democrat fer the past quarter of a century.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

If Mrs. Luetgert could be present. at doubt enjoy the fun more than she did ths quaiity of sausage turned out by the accused.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

Thare is more fiery, un amed oraitory to the sJcquare inch in Kentucky now thau was ever turned Moose upon fairly we'll behaved public.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

The good name of he honest farmer is fom gross carelessness or some hing else fin the administration of the affairs of commissioner of agricultuge.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01
Yellow Fever Points.

The St. Louis Globe-D Democrat has a long and exhaustive article on yellow fever, in the course of which it says:
 Had the pestilence confined it's opera tionS to the torrid zone, 1t would have been bad enough but it soon made it's way to othsr quarters of the world. In 1909 a yes el which had d scharged a car go of slaves on the Virginia coast came to Philadelphia to refit. While there the ship was thoroughly cleaned. a large quantity of very offensive bilge water was pumped out of the hold and fell into the Stagnant pool in which the ship was lying. Three days later several of the carpenters employed in the ship yard opposite where the vessel was anchored fell i'll. Some sailors of the crew were next taken down, and the ailment was recognized by ship surgeons as identical with that which was common on slave ships. In a week the yellow fever had possession of the city. How many died of 1t there are no means of knowing; for the city authorities, remembe the punishment of David for the crime of numbering the people, objected to the collection of statistics. preferring to re- gard the affiiotion as from the hands of the Lord. The popularity of Philadel- phia as port 1e@ to several subsequent attacks of the pestilence, and on each occasion there is good reason to believe that the pestilence originated either from slave ship or from vessel that had recently arrived from West India or Southern port where the fever was raging. In 1762 several thousands of persons died during an epidemic in the Quaker City, and subsequent visitations occurred with almost equal destructive ness in 1793, 1797 and 1892 The plague of 1793 really began in New York two years earlier, and spread over most of the United States during that and the two following summers.
 This chapter of history is 8 complete answer to tine badly informed newspa- per writers who so loudly assert that the plague cannot spread in certain lo- caaities in the South Atlantic states. The truth isL every city in America sometimes has. conditions under which the fever would spread if cases were imported there.
 The open gate folly of some towns may be punished by terrible visitation
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

It would seem that ex-Chief Clerk Smith looked upon public office as a private snap, and not a public trust
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

It fa confidently believed l;ha,t as the Baltimore base ball club will mot now win the pennant, the Monumental City will be fenced in and all the s.retsts be turned irto cclW paseIres
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

Carelessness in the office of the con- missioner of agriculture seems to have become epidemic.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

If present indications amount to any, thing, ihis Is gong ito be a prosperous year for the bosses.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

These who passed inside those At 4anta gates now wish they had remained on the outside.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

Perharrs MT. Lape never thought he owed the people who elec.ed him a duty to the extsnt of seeing ito i. that dis office was run honestly and properly.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

This may be soma peoples idea of pnos- .perlty about which they have been yeln-
 ing fer months.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

One by one the state thieves are com ing to grief.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

It must be consoiing to the cotton planters to be told by the infiatad gold bug editors that they most look for higqysr prices only through a short crcp.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

1t takes great many columns in the gold subsidized papers to explain the causes of the low price of cotton. They could explain the cause of the advanced price of wheat by referring to their egotist1c selves as QJaying been tlhe real persons who elected Mckinley.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

If Hector D. Lane had mot placed too much confidence in his chef clerk this paragraph would nois need be written to call hies aJtent.on to tiis carelessness and uniftness for the office of commits tlla office of commissioner of agriculture.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

stesl winch is as good as any ever made
 Ex-Ch1sf Clerk Smith of the agr.cul- tural depa1ement is kind to state thar corresponding errors must have occur red in the payment of accounts for wh.ch he did n5t take p.oper crada.." was the cause of the shortage in khe office.
The age-herald., 1897-10-01

Steel made solsly of inatsriai mined Fin Alabama is now being produced by the steel furnaces of the Birmingham rolling mill No scrap iron which might be from the north or Europe enters into it's composition; nothing but low silicon iren from the Alice furnace and Ala bama brown ore being ussd to make stesl which is as good as any ever made
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
McGlynn Supporting George.

NEW YonK, Oct. 2S-[Special DR.
NcCi,yun came from Ncwburg to-day and
called on Henry George. "Tammany,
the father said, sis making desperate
effort to defeat Henry George. 1t has
brought religion into the campaign and
has said to all its district leaders that
they should impress upon the Catholics
in their districts the statement that the
Church has condemned Mr.. Georges
doctrines. That is false, and is bound to
react.
"WEen my case came up for consider
aticn by Cardinal Satolli wrote a care
ful statement OF Henry Georges ideas,
that had been approved by Mr.. George.
| had accepted them and urged them on
the people.
"Tlu Papal delegate and four theo-
lopiaus connected with the Catholic Uni
vcrsity in Washington examined them
and declared there was nothing i'll them
that was antagonistic to Catholic doc
trines. My restoration to my former
standing in the Church soon followed
81 do not intend to take the stump tor
Mr.. George, but ! shall work tor h's
e,ection, 4 sense OF delicacy will keep
me silent, and besides, l am not u voter
here"
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
Never Tries Starvation.

New YORK, oct. 2S.-A large crow
waiting outside the police station on
East Fifth street to-day, when Captain
Heriihy came out with Fritz Meyer, the
professional criminal, who shot and
killed Policeman Fred Smith, and who
il SUSPECTED of another murder, also III a
church-that of the sexton, SteI, in
williamsburg. As the Captain brought
ont the man the crowd became excited,
and one voice shouted: Lynch hlm'
Not a man moved ut the suggestion, but
the Captain turned back and called tor
ten more policemen, making an escort OF
twelve, whoEsaw the prisoner safely to
the Coroner's office, and thence to the
Tombs, whittier he was remandcd. The
prisoner is refusing food. He said ne IT.
gretted that he did not kill himself when
he shot the policeman, and Captain her.
lihy thinks he will try to starve himself
At noon Meyer was indicted by t,le
grand jury. He will be arranged IN inc
Court of General Sessions later. District
Attorney Olcott said that he would place
him on trial on Monday before Justice
Fursman, in the Criminal Branch OF the
Supreme Court.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 2s.-Dr. }. G. spen'
Ger, bacteriologist Of the Board Of Health,
reports that he has discovered the oacll'
Of tuberculosis in Chinese maze c's"'
which he examined.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
More Trauble for Divorces.

VINIrA, l. T., Oct. 2S.-Judgc John r.
Thomas, OF the United States Court, now
in session here, has made an important
and far.reaching ruling. Judge Thomas
held that the publication Of warning no
tices to nonresident defendants i'll di-
yorce proceedings are null and void, and
that actual service must be had on such
defendants. The decision, if sustained
in the higher courts, to which all appeal
will be taken, will set aside scores OF
marriages contracted by parties who
have obtained DEGREES Of divorce from
the courts on the default OF nonresident
defendants.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
RE. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1897.
OFFERED A CHECK In PAYMENT
While the Clerk Was Seeking Change
the Tall Man Disappeared
Leaving Check and
Shoes Behind.

About $50 o'clock last night, a man
entered the shoe store of F. S. Hopes,
No. 7 East Third street, and asked to be
shown pair Of shoes. He was waited
upon by the clerk who was alone in the
store, and was finally suited. As tie
clerk took the shoes, his customer ten
dered check in payment, purporting to
be drawn by Mitchell & Thomas for 800
and endorsed by Charles Bent. Being
unable to make change from the cash
drawer, the clerk was compelled to try
and get it cashed in the neighborhood.
Not liking to leave the stranger alone in
the store, he asked him to wait outside
and shut and locked the door, leaving
the shoes on the wrapping counter
Several Intellectual attempts were
made to cash the check and finally the
salesman came back to report his non
success to his customer. He counted
without his host, however, for the Gus
toner had disappeared and left no trace.
Thinking that the check might prove
bogus the matter was reported at police
headquarters, together with description
Of the man. The supposed swindler is 6
feet in height, slender in build, and wore
sandy moustache. He was very shab-
billy and carelessly dressed, his stockings
hangings over his shoe tops. His hat
was slouch that had seen wear, and the
shoes which he had attempted to pur-
chase were No. IFS.
The authorities say that as the man
did not secure the shoes, and as the
check has not been proved bogus, there
would be no real ground for his arrest
even if they located him.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
The Betting in New York.

New YORK, Oct. 2S.-The increasing
probability OF Seth Lows election was
reflected to-day by the Letting on the
Stock Exchange and elsewhere on Wall
street, here toward the close OF business
hours the odds on the anti-machine can
didate had been cut to 5 to 6, and indeed
money was freely offered that Low
would Eeat the field. The odds on
Change in Letting on the various candi-
dates as showd in actual bets follows:
Low vs. the field even
Low VS.. Tracy 2to l
Van Wyck vs.. the field 5to 2
Tracy vs.. tile field to 10
George vs.. the field to 10
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
THE HILLS DIVORCE SUIT.
West Chester's Choicest Scandal
Stirred Afresh.
MRS. HILLS ADMITS HER GUILT
Writes That She is Never Coming
Back to Ameriba and the
Lawsuit May Go to the
Dickens.
Especial to THE SUM-


West CHESTER, Penn.., Oct. 2S.-
The most remarkable scandal in the
history OF West Chesteriis stirred afresh
by the receipt of a letter from Mrs. Caro-
line Pearson Hills, the wife of the Rev.
G. Heathcote Hills, rector Of Holy Trim
ity Church Of this place, in which Mrs.
Hills says II will never return to
America and the divorce case may 20 to
the dickens"
This community was shocked and az.
tonished about year and a half ago,
when J. Heathcote Hills sent his wife
back to her parents, closed his home,
and brought suit for divorce. Mrs. Hills,
the accused wife, is the daughter Of
Isaac S. Pearson, a millionaire life insur-
ance president Of Newark, N, j., and the
wedding of the young couple, which had
occurred but three years before, was one
of the most brilliant social events of the
season.
As remarkable as the bringing Of the
suit itself were the charges it contained.
The rector accused his wife of unlawful
intimacy with Howard Garrett, then a
boy Of seventeen, and a member Of Holy
Trinity choir, who is now in Chicago,
a boy named Abram Huey, and with
Adam Bechtel, formerly a theological
student who is now in Paris.
Mrs. Hills, in her letter, denies these
charges, so far as the boys Garrett and
Huey are concerned, but frankly admits
her intimacy with Bechtcl, who was a
member Of the Hills household. Mrs.
Hills asserts that her husband was en-
tirely cognizant of her relations with
Bechtel and, in fact, countenanced and
encouraged her in them for period Of
two years.
In her letters, Mrs. Hills states that
she has gone on the stage in Paris and
has met with great success.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-29
NOTED CARLlST ARRIVES.
Count Penaloza Says the Movement Is
World Wide.

New YoRK, Oct. 2S-[Special] Count
Henry de Penaloza, one OF the leaders in
Paris OF the Carlist movement, was a
passenger in the White star steamship
Germanic, which arrived here from Liv-
erpool to-day. Count Penaloza is one OF
the most enthusiastic supporters OF the
petensions OF Don Carlos. While he
would not admit it, the Count gave de-
cided impression that his visit here has
some connection with an attempt to be
made to put Don Carlos on the throne OF
Spain. Count penaloza said he would
visit several cities in the United States
and then go to Chill. He admitted being
on u special mission, but would not di-
yulge what it was.
He was asked whether there was any
immediate project OF Carlist uprising.
He replied he did not think there would
be any for several months.
'The Carlist movement he added, 'is
perfectly organized on an almost "or'o'
wide scale. There are Carlists here and
in South and Central America who Will
be with US when the time comes
Count Penaloza would not acknow!-
edge that his object in coming here was
to visit these Carlist agents. but he con-
tinucd: "When the time is ripe, shall
90 back to fight for the cause. have
ever been Carlist, and will remain So
When was an infant my family fought
in the last Carlist war, and my brother
was killed in one OF its battles. Carlos
is the rightiul King Of Spain. Those IN
power now are there only by virtue OF
force.
"Whilc Spaniard, l do not live in
Spain. l make my home i'll Paris.
have not been exiled, but the Spanish
Government makes it very uncomtolt"'
bic for Carists who live in SPAIN