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The age-herald., 1897-09-25
Kind Words From Abroad.

This town Of Birmingham, in Ala bama, is becoming as famous and as much talked about as grim, smoky Bir- in connection with the armor plant, then it is in connection with the mineral deposits of the South Appalachian re- zion or with the growth of our indus scattered are talking about us. Take, for example, the Iron and Coal Trades Review, a high London authority, which is discussing this district in series of the Lake Superior ores as the source of the iron which. to use its own words, is the most formidable competitor of the English, German and Belgian iron master" It thinks an industrial battle Is on between the three countries on the one side and the southern district on the other.
 Let us now jump a wide sea and 9 wide country, and take up the San Fran cisco Chronicle The Chronicle does not see why the armor plant should not be located in Alabama; but if it is not, and if the Eilxins bill for a subsidized sea commerce becomes a law, it thinks Ala bama's ambitions lie in the making of armor for all nations, and in iron ship building for all the world. Alabama would have, it thinks, even more ad- vantages than Maine possessed at one time in the building of ships with wood en walls
 We add here some Of the sentences of our contemporary at the Golden Gate: "AIabams, which has undersold Great Britain in her own markets, and so led ''ths Duke of Devonshire to sound his '.alarm last year at the annual meeting "of a steel company at Barron-in- Fur mess, is supplied with low-priced fuel "to the extent of her needs, and pos "sesses, in the negro. a laborer who is Table to undercut his British eompeti- "tor. There are in the clements hers "given the assurance of long continued protection for making Alabama one of 'the most significant manufacturing 'and shipbuilding states of the country, "and uplifting the south generally"
The age-herald., 1897-09-25

vitations. there is also much comfort to the refugees
 But if Atlanta's air and soil are feNsirl proof. then indeed so are the upland districts of AaaIbsrna; for Atlanta is not a foot higher above tide than are the hills surrounding this ctty-no higher in iatRsude or elevation than the gusalteu portion of the mineral district of this state There has never been case of yellow fever in Birmingham, or i'm tls district tributary to ab; and yet we alHe not inclined to invite So treaicherous and mahignant a foe ito enter in. We do mot propose to experiment. with health and alfs itself. Nor should Atlanta.
 The Chattanooga Times asserts that Atlanta had "a half dozen original easzes in 1873" That is to say. the microbes of yellow fever we're propogaaed in her air and soil until they attacked a half dozen of people. If this be a fact. it should, for the good of all. be known. Il Is a matter that Ibtrsiness plans ard ambitions should be permitted to con CedI5 IoT d CfeaT knOWbedSc or pfODdDfli- ties means necessary precautions, and the consequent saving of valuable lives. But If people are gulled into a false senze of security, there Is indeed danger So we say thab if the a1r and soil of At lanta propagate at times the germs of yellow fever, the fact should be made known, especially throughout the upland regions of South Caroh1ns. Georgia and Alabama.
 If Dr. Willis Westmorelamd were Iiv- ing, his testimony on this point would suffice. But theae are msn living who know what occurred in Atlanta nineteen years ago, and they should at any rate at the end of the present. trouble speak out, and speak plainly, givsrg those who are similarly situated the benefit of the story of 1S7s The greed of Atlanta for a lfttie money may be the cause Of a fever epidemic in the highlands of Geor- gfa and Alabama
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
Two Spanish HeIIs.

The Spanish penal colonies, Ceuta and Fernando Pc, on rhe west coast of Af- rioa, are described as places about as dlhsagreea'ble and full of torment as the dnfernal regions. Fernando Pc is an fsI- and, and is even worse than Ceuta. In both places the heat is intense, and the dsadly African fever is always reaching out for victims
 The prisoners are literally tortured Ito death by the heat, mosquitoes, files, The guards manage to keep up and about by filling themselves full of brandy and quinine, but they do not live very long. 1t is said that the pretty Senorita Cis- by Gen. Weyler The talk of the Span ia rds about clemency In her case is be- leved to be only to deceive the outside world.
 Before anybody knows it, outside of official circles in Cubat nlfe unfortunate girl will be landed at Ceiita or Fernando DO, where she will he put to work with a crowd of malefactors. She will be at the mercy of the brutal guards. and her death will be only 0 question of time. Il. is disgrace to this country to permTit Spain to wage her savage warfare upon women and children upom an island all most in sight of our shores. If Mir. Me I<iniey will not interfere, congress should early in the session recognize the iulde- pendence of Cuba.
 Let us be as kind uo this struggling republic as France was to the colo.ies fin lhn days of '76
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
WITH THE WRITERS.


 Hall caine is already at work on new novel which deals with the drink question.
 A novel entitled Taken by Siege" by Jeannette Glider, is soon to be repub- liShed. It first came out anonymously several years ago and was not a sue- cess. It is a story of journalisss and musicians.
 Mrs. Anna Eichburg King, who is re- kftwyk stores published in the leading magazines, is soon to b. married to John Lane, the British publisher who gsts out the Yellow Book.
 Amelie Rives' new novel will be H. illustrated by her husband Prince Trou- betsky. It is said in connection that some time ago WhJls standing before a marble bust of herself in her old Yir- ginia home she said to a friend she dn- tended to send it to her former husband, MT. Chanler, whom she called ethe most amiable of men."
 It is said that the highest price per word ever paid to an author was paid by Messrs. Scribner to Mir. Rudyard Kipling for his railroad sSory, 'No. 007," published in the August number of Scribners Magazine. The story num- bers over 1000 words and the price paid was about $1,500. This, as one might suppose, covers all serial rights. Twenty cents a word is the high-water mark in authors pay. Kipling gets no such prices sn his own country. As a rule he is bought outright by an American publisher or editor and resold to Eng land.
 A new germ-bresder has been discoy- cred, and this tinfe the lives of authors are in peril. According to experiments which have recently been completed at Berlin and Leipzig by the leading bac- tefiologists of Germany, tha ordinary inks literally teem with bacilM of @ dangerous character, the bacteria taken therefrom sufficing to kill mice and rab- bits fnocuIated herewith in the space of from one to three days"
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
Under Colonial Rule.

The Evansville, Ind, Courier says that the president seems to look upon the southern states as colonies, with no rights and no privileges. This is the situation exactly. MT. Mckinley has an idea that these staes are conquered prov inces at the mercy of the conquerers. Their people are not to be consulted, and the states are to be utilized by the party in power as rotten boroughs Federal offices in the south are to be given to disreputable carpet-baggers and negroes, and the wishes and inter- ests of the whites are not to be con- suited.
 Apparently this Is the programme. It will not work. It is loaded, and the administration will find that it has more kinds of damnation in it than anybody ever heard of before.
 The southern people cannot be tempt ed nor intimidated by their political foes. They will maintain their local governments in good shape and wait for the turning of the tide in national af- fairs.
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
TO HAVE PRETTY LIPS.

The perfection of beauty is that the lips should be red and brlght-loolning, a clear transparent look. not thick and muddy looking under the skin. Women who are bloodless, who have a tendency to heart trouble of any kind, or who are suffering from certain internal trou- bles, will always have pallid-colored lips. A blue tinge to the lips shows that there is bad circulation, or tight 1acing, and you should be very careful to remove the cause if you want your lips to regain their healthy color Am other sign of beauty In the lips Is that should not be the least suspicion of harshness on them.
 Another thing that people should be careful of Is how to use their lips. Ex- cessive laughing, a perpetual smile, all tend to broaden the mouth and make the lips of an ugly shape. You should also never allow a child to stretch it's mouth by putting it's fingers Into it and stretching the lips into ugly shapes to make terrifying faces with. Another thing to be carefully avoided is biting the lips. Some people do this from bad temper or because they get vexed or bothered, or simply because they think that by this means they will make the passing moment the blood may come into the lips only to leave them paler than ever a little time after. Besides which, 1t not only makes the lips sore, but 1t Is apt to make them chap badly, especially if this practice is followed in winter time or east winds.
 Never allow the lips to get moist from the tongue. This is not only & very childish and disagreeable trick. but 1t
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
TELEPHONE CALLS.
The Poetry Market.

\ pretty girl, signing herself "Soh- taire," sends us the following note:
 twill you please tell me where I can find the best market for my poetry. I enclose several poems, and would like to have your opinion of them"
 Dear little "Solitaire,'' it is an ungra- cious task to tell you the truth, for it is built that way. There is no good mar ket for poetry. The world is overload ed with it. The magazines and news papers buy perhaps one poem in a thou sand, and they give the preference to the work of famous writers, or occa- sionally they take something very freak ish and startling.
 Your poems are better than many in the periodicals, but that fact will not cause them to sell. By the way, it may be that you can write good prose. If you can, why not try It? A thousand prose writers make money where one writer of verse succeeds.
 This is the age of prose, and the best work in that line can always find a market. If you can't write prose. then marry. That is better than writing poetry.
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
An Untold Story.

Atiafnta now fas one case of yellow fever In 1878, wil;r the Mississippi val ley became almast uasiEhabitable on ac- count of yellow fever, there were many refugees tn all the highland districts of the south, and Atlanta was then as now a favorite city of refuge. Hen peo- pfo advertised themselves and their neal estate holdings then, as they have re- peatedly done since that time. But while dllere may be much business in iEhedr in-
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
India Forty Years Ago.

The, present revolt in India recalls the one of 1857. Forty years ago there was a sudden uprising of natives and many English officers and their families wsre killed waTtie attending church at Meerat. When the news was received in England nobody believed that the rebellion was a serious affair. The British resorted to half handed measures. and were defeat ed right ard left and slaughtered.
 Many English women and children lost Their lives or were banbarous1y tlreated. Finally England sent large force of troops and the rebellion was suppressed. The ring-leaders were blown from tire mouths of cannon, but their chief, Mana Sahih, escaped and was newer captured. That revolt, like tIhe present one, occur red when the British were celebrating a jubilee, and like the present one, re- Mgious differences were at the bottom of it.
 Since then the natives have spent for ty years breeding over their wrongs. They aaave trained themselves in the use of arms and they are now dangerous fighters when they take the field. They are fairly we'll armed, and understand something of military science. Up to
The age-herald., 1897-09-25

fnjures them very much The moisture Is very bad for the skin, and leaves the lips much harsner and drier afterward, and in cold weather quickly produces chappsd skin If you have naturally very dry, round lips you must put this salYe on them at night: Take four ounces Of white wax which must be quite pure and clean, melt it over the fire in a perfectly clean fireproof china pot When it is quite dissolved, mix into 1t tWenty-tWo ounces of sweet olive oil. Stir till all is mixed well together Perfume with a drop of otto of roses and pour into china pots. When cold it is ready for use.
 Very often little pimpIss and tiny bolls will come on the lips and turn to rather unpleasant looking sores. These spots arise from feverishness, which is caused this is out of order, spots are certain to break out somewhere, and the lips are very often chosen for them to appear on. You should at once put yourself on very strict diet. Avoid meat, rich dishes, pastry, new bread, cake, wine spirits and sugar. Live on plain, duIl unswe etened food, and eat fruit and vegetables in preference to almost any thing else, and you will soon be well. The lips themselves can be touched with a little powdered alum and thsy will soon be we'll
 When your lips are very heavy and trick, you can sometimes reduce the size a, little by rubbing them with tan min: but if you feel any pain or discon1- fort from this leave 1t off at once. It Is far better to have large lips than to have them looking unsightly. fsfss- sz~N
 Cigarette smoking is ruinous to the lips and coarsens and dries them up very much. In time, if the taint is i'm the system, cancer may be produced on the tongue or lips from this cause.
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
WHAT IS WORN.

White silk hose are now made i'm crusted with fins patterns of Valen- ciennes or Malines lace.
 The Russian or blouse jacket is to be with us all winter and will be seen In dress waists, coats of cloth and mora expensive ones of fur.
 On the early autumn hats white birds seem to have a preference. Dressy hats are still trimmed under the brim.
 A pretty idea for @ bali gown is to have fringes of rose petals o1. shaded lsayes sewn to chiffon foundation. The effect Is exquisite, but the trimming is very pershable.
 At the present moment skirts are nar- row at the top and are getting narrower toward the hem, instead of coming out in wide flutes, as they have been doing.
 Some of Worth's prettiest creations this year have rows and rows of white or pale-eolor chiffon ruches, with tiny silk edgings of the same shade. Black ,velve,a piprngs also are favorites. Flounces must be very carefully treated to be a success.
 Very smart folk are already wearing the brightest shades of blue, such as sapphire and cobalt; fawn, with a touch of green, is chic; black is entirely out; pink is rsvivrng and for weddings and teas gowns of pink broadofoth will be trimmed with sable.
 In headgear, jewsled crowns are great- ly in vogue as are velvet crowns with jeweled brfn1s. Very large whits os- preys are being worn,f with black tips Hats are still being tilted to one side. They are smaller in dimension. but have not yet degenerated into toques, as the full brim takes off that effect. They have begun to incongruously mix chiffon and velvet, in order, doubtless, to corn- promise between the two seasons, and a very becoming mixture it is, especially with the addition of some good ostrich plumes. Flowers certainly have noB been so popular this season, roseutes of ribbon and velvet to rest on the hair under the brim having largely taken their place.
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
Birmingham and China.

The Age-H Herald has more than once called attention to the importance of establishing closer trade relations with
 the Orient. In an editorial on this sub
 ject the Chicago Tribune says
 Next to ths South American republics and the Republic of Mexico Che most promising field for the future develop ment of trade for American producers is the Orient. Much has been written about the growing inclination of ths Japanese to purchase American-made machinery, but little attention has been paid thus far to the possibilities in the way of expanding the market for our goods in China. Our increased trade with tha Yankees of the Orient" has been so remarkable and presents such a promising outlook for the future that American manufacturers have failed to comprehend the vastness of the indus trial development that is certain to take place In China within the next decade.
 Attention is called to this neglect of industrial opportunity in the consular States consul at Tien Tsin. It is the opinion of Consul Read that if our Amer fcan manufacturers will make the prop CT efforts 1t will result in millions of dollars of trade. China In the next few years will be a buyer Of all classes or machinery, especially railway mate- riahs: America manufactures the best machinery and the best steel rails in theworld, and her manufacturers can meet all competitors in quality and in price. Thousands of tons of structural iron and SteI will be used Tn China dur ing the next ten years. The question is. will Americans allow the English manufacturers to supply this entire de- mand? With the right kind of repre- sentatives in China American manufac- To e.1xO <NGA AN4ne. orders.
 "For the twelve months ending June 30, 1896, we bought goods of China to the amount of $22,023 GOA. while China pur- chased of us only s6,921, ,933. For the year ending June 30, 1897. we did better.
 our exports being s11, 4.433 and our imports $20, ,403S62 The balance of trade
 should be in our favor. \ If American manufacturers awake to their opportuni- ties in the far east our trade with both Japan and China. will show large balance in favor of this country by the 3Oth of June, 1S99."
 Here is field in which American statesmanship will find inviting opportu- mites. The Nicaragua canal should be constructed under the control of the federal government. With this water way completed the trade of China, Japan and the Pacific coast Of the two Amer icas will be easily captured by the gulf and South Atlantic states.
 Push the canal and Birmingham will have ali the year round so many orders from the Orient that she will be found to multiply her manufacturing facilities one hundred fold Thess hundreds of ,,ro e,>a o.tSsva customers want the 1ead- ing products of Alabama, and if they are met half way their trade will come in this direction.
 The politics that will result in bringing these customers to the Alabama markets Is the politics that will do our people l the most good. The Yankees have al- ways linked business with politics, and it is time for the south to do the same, | within proper limits.
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
Ought to Be Suppressed.

From ths Oneonta News -Dispa,ch.
 The Age-Herald has @ correspondent who signs himself Matt Mynor and who ought 10 be suppressed for want of dis creit.on He says some good things in a spicy way and when he is talking about republicans or people a thousand miles away he does no harm. But occasionall- ly he picks out ce',,ta5n of the best men in Birmingham and fin a few jefky sen- hences holds them up to ridhcule, not that they hav'e committed amy offense, but just because the crowd will laugh at personalities, no matter how unjust or how wanting in derlcacy. Wttic.sm made for the mere purpose of rldiculing a good man who has no chance to reply is very poor sort of ertentainment for the man or his friends.
The age-herald., 1897-09-25

nn another pant of this issue will be found an interview with Attorney c. B, Powell on the subject of Rhe work of a small class of money lenders, who do business with poor. but ignoranNt ne gross. The statements, as made by Mir. Powell, deserve notice by the city au- thoriffes, who should put an end to the possibilities of such practices. The un- scrupulous usurer is a leach upcm so- city. He does not belong among hom- orable men.
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
MT. Hughes Idea

From the Selma Journal
 If the action of the new postmaster, Hughes, at Birmingham, IS to be a cri- terion of republican action elsewhere, then the civil service rules will be a thing of the past The only rule appar- entity to be used in that office is the uncivil one of asking the clerks the question, Are you a democrat?' If the answer is in the affirmative, the rule is, then, you must step down and out, civil service law to the contrary notwith- standing.
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From tine Chicago News.
 A mule alas good ear for music but his heels split the air.
 A man may be sa.f-possessed and s4iu not have any taxes to pay.
 The dead beat always gets great deal more credit than he deserves
 The man who indulges in mud-throw- ing always soils his own hands.
 Never punish children by s'riking them on the head. Thene are other places.
 A man has less trouble watching his enemies than he has keeping his friends in line.
 When the fish gets your bait and you don't get the fish you are entitled to a re-bait.
 A mans enemies never kick hanr when he is down; they stand aside and let his friends do it.
 Beggars and peddlers are not supeTsti- tious. It usually takes more than a sign to keep them out of building.
 Nothing is easier to understand than how we shouldn't have made the mis- takes we see other people maEs.
 If time is money there is no use in @ man spending so much time t1ying to i1f1rrow A little InDney.
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
Poor Management.

From the Chicago News.
 "Lumsden and his wife have been playing together now for eight years" ''Yes"
 "And neither of them hr 5 sued for d. vorce."
 That's a fact"
 Well, you see she retains her maiden name, and the public hasn't~ found out, as yet, that they are married.-
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
He Knows the Difference.

From the Waterloo Tribune.
 Prof James K. Powers is beginning to learn the tribulations that beSet the pathway of university president. He last week talked too freely of Mont- gomery in the presence of a Birming- ham reporter and his words got into the Age Herald. Now Montgomery Is af- ter his scalp. Prof. Powers new real izes the difference between city and country journalism
The age-herald., 1897-09-25

If Ward McAllisder were living he would regard it as bad form for Presi- danr Mckinley to recognize Cuba when he had mot been Introduced. Mckinley comes from Ohio, where the rules are mot so strict Gn addition ito this, Mark Hanna has said he must do i5 and Hamna has bad manners
The age-herald., 1897-09-25

this time they have been successful and if they gain few more victories it Is likely tihat Russia will come to their aid.
 Then there win be music in the airl England's only chance is to mass her 1sgions in India and strike decisive Hsow at once.
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
ADvERrIs1Na RATFs.

Advertising rates. daily and Sunday is- sues. one dollar per inch. first insertion; 10 cents per inch each insertion thereafter Monthly contracts for display advertis- ing of inches or more daily, 50 cents per inch each insertion. Regular large dis play advertisers running annual contracts will be given the minimum rate of o0 cents per inch for each insertion. Read ing notices 20 cents per line, nonpareil.
 Weekly issue-One dollar per inch each insertion. Reading notices % cents per line
The age-herald., 1897-09-25

President Mckinley has besn president seven months, or "a little more than twenty-eight weeks, yet he has been ab- sent from Washington alt various times more than fourteen weeks, or more than half ilhe time since his inauguration, or rather w.ll have been wheln he returns from anis present "trip to Massachusetts.
The age-herald., 1897-09-25

Richard Croker, who on yesterday act ed in the capacity of best man to Sen- ator Jake Cantor. of New York, who was married in Chicago. may think that he should be more than best man at the marriage of New York, Brooklyn and the outlying districts
The age-herald., 1897-09-25

The suicide habit is becoming epidemic fin Chicago. Within she past eight that city, 216 of them being men and fl women All of which shows shat to many people death is preferable to life in the Windy City.