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The age-herald., 1897-12-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 The bone of contention usually has but little meat on 1t.
 Full men and empty pocketbooks will be in evidence Christmas.
 Peace on earth and goodwill toward all of Uncle Sam's pensioners.
 Children look upon the Christmas toy dealer as a man of rare gifts.
 The ruler of a nation, like any other ruler, should always be straight.
 It Is better to give a Christmas box than to receive one from pugiist.
 It may take nine tailors to make man but one Christmas is enough to break him.
 The girl in the church choir who is mat rimonially inclined takes her chants with others.
 The man who feels like a king Christmas eve is apt to feel like deuce next morn- ing.
 Christmas comes but once a year and the man with seven children and nineteen grandchildren is glad of it.
 It is said that only ono woman in n tho',- sand can whistle; but as long as a woman can talk she doesn't care to whistle.
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BALL.
An ulegible Letter.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
 Mir Thomas Bailey Aldrich once re- ceived a letter from his friend. Prof. D. S. Morse, and, unding the handwriting abso- lutely illegible. he sent the following re- ply: My Dear MT. Morse It was very pleasant to receive a letter from you the other day Perhaps I should have found it pleasaEte: if I had been able to decipher it. I don't think I mastered anything be- yond the date, which knew, and the sig nature, which I guessed at. There is a singular and perpetual charm in a letter of yours--it never grows old, 1t never loses It's novelty. One can say to ones self every morning: Here's a letter of Morse's haven't read 1t yet: think I shall take an- other shy at 1t today, and maybe I'll be able, in the course of a few years to make
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TECHNICS FROM
 CURRENT TOPICS.

Now that Christmas is over, now that it is numbered with that vast majority of have beens," it behooves the better ele ment of Birmingham to assert itself in no uncertain tones, and to demand that the Christmas of the future shall be in keeping with the civilization of today, and not a season for the granting of every offensive license.
 Be it said to the reproach of the south, that in no other section of the Union, or the universe, as for that. are such scenes and customs permitted and officially en- couraged as obtain in a few southern towns. $
 The holy season. in which is celebrated the birth of the Prince of Peace, is made a wild Saturnalia, inexpressibly disgusting to every class of citizens but the irrepress- ible small boy and the hoodlum. g
 The beautiful Christmastide in Birming- ham is ushered in with the wholesale fir ing of cannon crackers, the blowing of large tin horns, and every other form of demoniacal noise and excitement.
 It has become a time when the greater number of respectable people hesitate to venture on the public streets, for fear of having their eyes destroyed. their hearing ruined, or of being trampled to death under the feet of runaway horses.
 There is class of humanity which finds no pleasure in any celebration without the accompaniment of sounds that are suffi- cient to craze the majority of men and women. If this grade of citizens must be catered to, it can be done satisfactorily, and far less expensively by furnishing them transportation across Red mountain,
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out what he means by those ts that look like WIS and those is that haven't any eyebrows Other letters are read and thrown away and forgotten, but yours are kept forever-unread. One of them will last a reasonable man a lifetime Admir- ingly yours, Thomas Bailey Aldrich."
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where they can yell, fire cannon crackers. blow tin horns and make themselves gener- ally idiotic without bringing reproach upon an otherwise respectable community.
 Birmingham has grown too old, has ad- vanced too far along the lines of modern civilization and progress to permit such celebrations of Christmas as occurred Fri day and Saturday on it's business streets and avenues. Other cities are demanding a change from this style of Christmas observance, which seems peculiarly to be- long to certain sections of the south. At lanta has inaugurated the movement, which has for it's object the respectable and decent celebration of Christmas. Other cities, encouraged by Atlanta's example, are pleading for municipal protection from the cracker and horn fiend, from the rowdy and the riotous drunkard. Something Is due the better element of a town, and it is about time that genteel people should be heard and needed on this subject.
 There should be no days in the calendar of any city when it is unsafe, dangerous, for women and children to go upon the public streets and thoroughfares, because the rowdies have possession.
 
 There is no reason that Birmignham shah ever have another Saturnala another pan demonium and call it by the holy, beautiful name of Christmas. It behooves those men and women in the community whose opin- ions count for anything to agtate this question earlier enough next year to pre- vent a repetition of the rioting and rowdy- ism perpetrated on the prominent business avenues and streets Friday afternoon and night. and on Christmas day. There are means of redress. and the people who sup port the city administration wy votes and taxes should apeal to the authorities for protection from this form of barbarism.
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Gen. Blanco's bump of brutality bids fair to show development equal to that of Wcyler's.
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The new kind of Christmas presents in- augurated by the women Of London bids fair to grow into popularity.
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Took on Coal.

at Norfolk today and took on coal and provisions preparatory to leaving for Key West. The Montgomery sailed from Pen sacola. destination not stated by the navy department.
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Richard Croker spent merry Christmas. though uneasy rests the head that wears the crown.
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Secretary Gage must make up his mind to the fact that Richard Parks Bland will rock the boat night and day
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When Germany secures it's share of the Chinese empire the Chinese will then be taught the art of drinking beer.
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The pistol was not a silent participant in tho Christmas festivities.
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Let it be hoped that the big flrecracker incident has been closed for the present season.
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In one week more the husband will be skirmishing to meet the bill to pay for presents given him by his wife.
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Mark Hanna has come to the stern real ization that Hon. Charles Kurtz has soap cd the track in good old-fashioned style.
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Christmas brought it's usual killings, but the "oldest and best families" do not seem to have figured is col splcuously as was sxDected.
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Speaker Reeds Christmas present was not new crown.
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Only Eiuht Paqes Today.

The Age-Herald appears today with but eight pages instead of sixteen as has been
 the universal custom on Sunday for the last five months. Christmas coming upon Sat
 urday, and the volume of advertising nat
 urally decreasing after the rush of the
 holiday season. it was deemed wise to print
 but eight instead of sixteen pages today.
 In addition to this. a number of those em- ployed in the mechanical department of the paper desired to make a Christmas honGay
 for themselves Therefore this apology is made for the decreased size of The Sunday Age Herald for this issue. What is lost In
 quantity may be made up in quality as all
 the news of happenings on yesterday IS
 thoroughly displayed in the news columns.
 As has been well demonstrated during the
 past fifteen days the merchants of Bir-
 mingham have been exceedingly liberal in
 their patronage of the advertising columns
 of this paper They have shown splendid
 spirit of enterprise, and it is with becom-
 ing modeety that the statement is made
 that all the advertisers in The Age-Herald
 feel that they have been well recompensed by the returns brought to their place Of
 business through this advertising medium
 The Age-Herald extends it's most grateful thanks to Birmingham's merchants and
 other advertisers, and it hopes to merit in
 the future the generous patronage that has
 been extended in the past. The Age-Herald is now printing more papers than any other paper in the state of Alabama. Its cir
 culation has increased many times more than its managers had reason to anticipate.
 The principal reason for the healthy growth of The Age-Herald is that it is a friend to the people, 1t prints all the news, presents it in an attractive form, and in every respect, it is the best and brightest
 newspaper that has ever been printed in this state. It is by means the perfect paper it's managers desire to make 1t, Dul Il is approaching that point with all the speed possible. There is room in the state of Ala bama for first-claSs newspaper conducted upon the lines of fairness and fearlessness, and that policy The Age-Herald has adopted, and will continue to maintain
The age-herald., 1897-12-26

While @ distinguished physician may ar- que that the stomach Is not a vital organ, it will be difficult to make hotel keepers believe it.
The age-herald., 1897-12-26

Though the heat of the fire which con there were by no means the hot times there were in that building when David Bennett Hill, William C. Whitney Roswell P. Flower and William E. Russell walked out of it in July, 1896. Those were hot times which have gone down into history.
The age-herald., 1897-12-26

In this issue are cards from Hon. Charles w. Thompson and others about Gov. John stons speech at Tuskegee several weeks ago, which some of his vicious enemies claimed was offensive to good taste No one who knows the governor believed the statement of his enemies when they heard it. None will believe it now. The governor made a very clever and catchy speech at sons visit.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-05-06

have worn 1t away and the sun has faded
its colors. At the same time the marines
on the war ships were piped to quarters
and landed on shore to stand and receive
the head Of the land column.
The initial step in the parade was made
almost on schedule time, and by $40
o'clock the presidential procession was or
the move.
The order Of this procession was: =s%s
1.-Squadron "A" III
2.-President Mckinley. Vice President
Hobart, Mayor Strong and Gen. Porter
3.-Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, Col Frederick
D. Grant, Mrs. Frederick D. Grant. Mrs
Nellie Grant Sartoris.
Mrs. Jesse Grant, Miss Nellie Grant,
Master Chapman Grant.
5-Five carriages bearing the rest of the
Grant family.
s-Ex: ErssIdent Cleveland and Richard
MAI. Gen. W. s. Rosecrans, Maj. Gen.
c. c. Augur, Maj Gen. B. G. Wright, MAJ.
Gen. ]. G. Parke.
Cheers greeted the distinguished party
rs it moved through the decorated streets,
the enthusiasm being so noteworthy that
President McKinley's face was joyous and
his hat was in a state of constant salute.
Mrs. Grant and her family to the third
generation were objects Of special atten-
ton and the widow of the hero was visibly
affected at the great popular demonstra-
ton.
The visitors got chance to see million
people. The unbroken wall of humanity
six miles long was an inspiring sight.
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THE NAVAL DISPLAY.

ny and the foreign representatives. arrived
president were under the escort Of squadron
a. y. e. s.: n T.: while The family an Sn OF ths
Companies OF the Army Of the Tennessee.
New York commandery Of the military
order Of the Loyal Legion with four COM
rades Of George @. Meade Post No. l G. A.
r., department. Of Pennsylvania, in car
The order in which the various ,digni-
taries took their seats in. the stand was:
President Mckinley to the right Of the
speakers platform, where be was soon
Remained IN animated conversation with
the chief magistrate for some time: ex-
versed together to their left
The first row Immediately back Of the
platform was occupied by the Grant party,
Col Fred Grant being on the end, escort
ing his mother. Immediately back Of the
Grant family were seated the members
Of the presidents family, including Mrs.
mi Miss Maud Mckinley. 8#a4 IS
The third row was occupied by the ladies
Of the cabinet, many members of their
families and their friends in general
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AS soon as the prelate had taken, his
seat the hymn Of thanks. ''Old Netherland
FolRsoRg:" vas va, sung by the choEisterS
Mckinley, after the singing of the hymn,
moved to the railing Of the speakers stand
to deliver his address. He was introduced
by Mayor Strong.
President McKinley's address was high
~ eulogistic of the services of Gen. Grant
to the country both in his military and
civil careers. and the lessons taught to
posterity by his life EEass@g-.
AT the conclusion Of the presidents adj
dress l Col Fred Grant advanced and shook
stood in the foreground of the wonderful
picture the spectators applauded.
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner was played
by the band, after which Gen. Horace For-
ter was introduced by the mayor. The or
ator. of the day was accorded a warm re-
ception. More discreet than the president,
Gen. Porter kept his hat on while speak
ing. He read his address from typewriter
manuscript.
Gen: Porter spoke at length on the per.
sonality Of Gen. Grant, his career as a
soldier, and his great service to the coun-
try as Pr;eSident graphdically contra sting
time of his first inauguration, with that
al the completion Of his second term, and
reciting the obstacles which he overcame.
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manding the division Of the Atlantic, tho
first division and the natty West Pointers,
called for salvos of cheers as they fol-
lowed. Engineers. artillery, cavalry. in
fantry, in picturesque but orderly variety,
tramped by. each brigade headed by vet
eran OF note. Not least among the honored
troops were the tars Of Uncle Sans navy
Beside, these regulars there were the citi-
But enthusiasm reached its climax when
the division led by Maj. Gen. o. o. Howard
marched into view. The old veterans were
given the greatest honor Of all the march,
ers AS q relief from the constant blue
came the Independent companies, the gray
clad cadets, the insignia-covered benevo-
The Sons Of Confederate Veterans, who
were to arrive at the tomb at $3.50 o'clock
and place q floral wreath with crossed
swords on the sarcophagus, were an hour
late In reaching the scene. They were
headed by James r. Branch. commander In
chief Of the Sons Of Confederate Vet
Grams.
The tokens were reverently laid on the
sarcophagus by Gen. John B. Gordon, while
his comrades stood by with uncovered
heads.
Detachmsnts 6 the national guard, 8
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COLUMBIA BOWS.
america Offers Fer Tribute at the
Tomb Of Grant.
AposinE Ceremonies Attend the
Oedicntion of the Mausolcum In
New York-Bril1tant Military
and Naval Pageant.

New York, April 2s.-When the sun rose
2, over 1a1r Manhattan on the day OF days
found cloudless dome awaiting him,
Flags there were by the hundreds of thou
sands, from the huge emblem with its so
teet OF ny and 50 of hoist to the tiny en-
Diem which decorated the collars OF tho
s s norses: nags In the great thorough
fares and in the narrowest al,evs. rom
tenement windows and on the STATS of
public buildings; from the stalls of street
vcnders and the facades of mighty hos
ferries and the loftier Office buildings: from
kne spars OF merchant ships and from thu
bows of the humblest canal boats,
The ceremonies proper began at sun
rise. when from the tall hagpole near the
tomb was flung the immense American
nag furnished by the Daughters Of the
revolution. There 1t will fly night and
Gay In fair weather and foul until the winds
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Labor Organisations at war.

Washington, April 20. The general
executive board Of the Knights of La
Dor has formally declared war against
the American Federation of Labor on
account of the action of the National
Brewery Workers union, an affiliated
body of the American Federation Of
Labor, and adopted an address to the
members of the Knights of Labor
throughout the United States. This
address, which will be printed in the
official journal of the order and copy
sent to each member Of the organiza-
ton. accuses the officers of the Fedora
ton Of Labor Of Misrepresentation and
Of endeavoring to wrong the members
Of the Rochester Brewery Workers
local assembly Of the Knights Of Labor.
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snow In the Catskills.

Kingston, N. Y, April 2s.-1t showed
In the Catskills all day Tuesday. The
mountains are white and the mercury
is falling. A severe frost is expected.
Blossoms Of cherry, plum, peach and
currant are now out and are easily in
jured. Some of the lower Ulster or.
chardists will keep smudge fires burn
ing among their trees all night to avert
the frost, which is certain unless the
present cold abates.
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lows Merchant Murdered.

Waukon, Ia, April 2s.-Henry v.
Duffy, head Of the largest mercantile
establishment here, was found shot
through the heart on opening the store
Tuesday morning. He was in his night
clothes and had cooked revolver in his
hand. None Of the chambers were
.emptied. The presumption 10 that he
heard burglars ii his store beneath his
bedroom, came down and was shot to
death. IS.
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Sugar Beet Seed.

The seed firm of Northrup, King &
Co.. of Minneapolis. have received the
contract from State Treasurer Koerner
to supply the German sugar beet seed
to farmers who are to experiment with
the raising of the beet for sugar pur-
poses.
The legislature appropriated $1,000
for the purchase of seed, and it will be
given at cost to those who make the
proper application to the state treas
urer. Northrnp. King & Co. will dis
tribute the seed as directed by the war
rants issued by the state treasurer.
The seed is to be imported directly
from Germany. and will be of the very
best quality. 1t is selected from the
grade of beets giving the highest per-
centage of sugar.
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THE MILITARY PARADE.
Magnificent Pageant That Traverses
New York Streeta.

With military promptitude and perfect
discipline the land parade started from
Twenty-fourth street and Madison avenue
Granville NJ. Dodge, followed by a staff of
celebrated soldiers, led the column, the mill
itary band from Governors island coming
next.
The veteran Gen. Merritt. one Of the
worlds famous leaders Of cavalry, COM
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Our Flax.

Representative Young. of Philadel-
phia. has received a letter from fax
spinner at Belfast, Ireland, containing
some interesting facts about Minnesota
textile products.
This manufacturer states that the
first consignment of Minnesota fax ar
rived at Belfast in March last. Ex-
perts, he states, in passing an opinion
upon it's strength and quality, pro-
nounce it to be equal to any grown in
Ireland. In length it surpasses the
Irish fax and this is attributed to the
strong virgin soil of Minnesota, but
Notwithstanding the strength of the
soil. the. I'll re shows peculiarly fine
texture that makes it suitable for spin
ming high class yarns.
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THE EXERCISES.

s'.America' u sung and President
Mckinley Sueaks. 81
The exercises commenced with the sing
ing of ..Amertca.'s IS
A solemn silence then. fell on the dense
crowd rs the venerable Bishop John p.
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Positions Which They Occupied In the
Grand Stand.
It was precisely 1879 o'clock when the
carriage bearing the president and vice
president and the members OF Grants fam
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MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
A Dairy Board Of Trade.

An important business enterprise
was launched at the Commercial club in
Minneapolis, when the representative
dairy manufacturers and dealers from
the northwestern states contaminated
their plans in the organization of
permanent Dairy Board of Trade.
The election of officers was then in
order, and MIR. Eustis was elected pres
ident by reclamation.
. The following were appointed on the
board of directors:
Manufacturerers-C. d. Beldeh, Fer
gus Falls; Lieut.. Gov. John T. Gibbs,
Genoa, Mimi; John Morton, Havana.
Mimi; II. M. Slocum, Cannon Falls; E.
E. Kaufman, Fargo, N. D.; C. P. Sher-
wood, De Smet, S. D.; A. NJ. Bingham,
Jesup, Iowa; Ex-Governor Hoard, Fort
Atkinson. Wis; A. R. Runke, Minneap-
oils; Frank Barrie, Faribault.
Dealers-J. w: Brown, of Chicago
Butter Board, Chicago: James Butler,
New York; Levi Longfellow, Mime
apolis; Grin Douglas, Boston; G. 81.
Leonard. Crescent City company. st.
Paul; E. G. Potter, Minneapolis; r. Y.
McAdam, Minneapolis.
Commercial Bodles-S Il. Hall, Com
mercial Club, Minneapolis; Colonel G..
D. Rogers. Chamber of Commerce, Min
neapolis.
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1t Is Settled.


The long controversy between the
government and the owners of the
property on the river between Mime
apolis and st. Paul, upon which lock
and dam No. 2is to be located, has.
been settled. Representative Stevens
had lengthy interview with the Sec
rotary of war, and in short time
thereafter an order was signed by Sec
rotary Alger locating this lock and
dam on the first site selected. There
is now no further bar to the commence
ment OF this improvement, but it has
not yet been decided just when work
upon the new dam will be begun. It
is understood that satisfactory ar
engagements have been made with prop
erty owners and there is no longer any
cause of complaint
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A Runaway Train,

An ore train of "A cars got away from
the trainmen on the Duluth, Messabe,
and Northern road and ran down 4,
steep grade on Hillside upon the ore.
dock. Two miles from the dock the.
control of the air brakes was lost and.
the train few down the hill at ire
mendous rate of speed. crashing into !.
row of cars standing on the docks.
The cars were badly smashed up. and
IS were piled up in pieces in the pock-
eta of the ore dock. The train crew
jumped and escaped with few bruises
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News I'm Brief

+. News In Brief
Feung Hung. Feung. Boston China
man, on his way to his native land,
died at the Union depot in st. Paul.
Frank Witmans, pioneer resident
of Mankato, committed suicide by
hanging.
The statute of Ole Bull Will, after MI.
be placed in Loring park, Minneapolis.
where it will be unveiled and dedicated
TO the city of Minneapolis May II.
Judge Buck, Of the supreme court
decides that that section Of the statute
providing that deserted wife may
prosecute actions in her .husband'.
name and is entitled to al his powers,
and rights therein, is constitutional
The new directory Of Mankato, Just.
out, contains 1885 names, which. using
the usual multiple of215 gives the city
; population Of IL, 46e. The popula-
ton, according to the census or 1895,
was o.173.
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Binding Irvine.

Large orders for binding Irvine re-
ceived at the prison make it necessary
TO operate the factory over time The
convicts employed in the Irvine factory
nov work IL hours day, and their
time will soon be increased to Is hours.
The factory is turning out $4,000
pounds of Irvine per day, and the stock
on hand amounts to $500. 600 pounds.
This will be increased to 1000. 600
pounds by the time harvest begins.