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The age-herald., 1897-12-14
QUEENS OF EGYPT.

Women always stood on a level with men in ancient Egypt, unlike the custom of other eastern countries. They were allow ed to rule as queens as early as the second dynasty. Their palaces were of brick, adorned with gorgeously painted walls, rich carpets, rugs of fur, ivory and ebony chairs and couches. Till the end of the eighteenth dynasy there was little change in feminine attire, which consisted of a fine and often transparent linen garment extending from shoulder to ankle, support ed by straps over the shoulders. Colored robes were not frequently worn-gay plumage was left to the men. Women con- tented themselves with blackening their eyebrows, letting their hair down and decking themselves with innumerable rings, chains and bracelets.
 To one of these ancient queens there is attached a Cinderella-like story. Nitocris is spoken of as rosy-cheeked and flaxen- Egyptian. The story goes the king found on the sands of the Nile tiny sandal and sought the maiden to whom it belonged and made her his wife, To her is att tributed the building or improvement of the third pyramid, in which she is said to have been buried She invited the murder CTS of her brother to feast in chamber below the level of the ground caused the waters of the Nile to be let in on them and then smothered herself with ashes-an un- pleasant method of committing suicide
 The greatest feminine ruler of Egypt ever known was Hatasu. She had mas- culine brain, strong grasp of affairs and keen intellect. yet her statue shows smiling. pretty face, well-formed lips and dimpled chin. She built temples and
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
Business in Politics.

Before the war southernzrs abused the ncqlthern congressman for carrying busi- ness into politics. The membeEs of con- gress from New England were noted for the eagerness with which they looked af- ter the tariff and local appropriations. The southerners, on the other hand, car- rled politics into business and made a wreck of both.
 Within reasonable limits represents tiv5s in congress should pay more at- tention to the business interests of the country than to anything else. The Americans are no longer a crowd of plo- neers running over the contn mt ard set ting here and there for a brief period. They have occupied all the best land, and fenced it in. They have built big cities, and have been taught to expect a com fortable living. Under their artificial conditions the Amtuicans need a govern mental policy which will be mainly dl- rect=d to reducing expenses and fncreas- ing incomes.
 Home markets cannot be expected to consume the natural products and manu- factured articles. The people should reach out for the trods of Spanish-Ameri- ca and the orient. If a canal would se- cure this profitable trade, this govern ment should aid in its construction and control it. If a line of ships should be needed the government should help An its establishment. The American foreign ministers and consuls should not be hack politicians. They should be first class business men.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

pressure. a failure in that direction. rs- slllting in loss must entail a moral if not a legal. responsibility.
 The house-owner who refuses to in sure because he thinks ths water pres sure and the fire department will pro- tect him against disastrous loss. cer- tainly has reason to complain if he suf- fers such a loss through the want of wa ter pressure. If an insurance company has to bear the loss. it may reasonably complain of unjust treatment. And it is not wholly clear that the counts may not hold that there is redress against such wrongful acts on the part of water com- pan.es operating undsr municipal fran chiSes
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
AWARDED THEIR PRIZES.
Winners in the Six-Day Bike Race Received
 Their Money

New York, Dec 13-The winners in the six days bicycle races were today award ed their prizes. All the men except Hale were present. The awards were as fol- lows:
 Miller, s1 300 and $2Oo for beating Hale's record; Rice, $500; Schnner, $500; Hale, $s5O; Waller, $500; Pierce $2o0; Golden, s15O Cannon, s125; Enterman, $11O; Bikes, s100; G. Rivierre, s75; Julius, Moore and Bea- com, $50 each; Gray and Johnston got nothing.
 The affidavits were handed to the man. agers regarding the much discussed meas urement of the bicycle track. Lloyd Col lis, city surveyor, swore that he measured the track and found a shortage of 27776 feet to the mile. His affidavit further states that the score should be as follows: Miller, 1888 miles, 1885 yards: Rice, 1929 miles, 223 yards; Schinner, 1895 miles, 1,237 yards; Hale, 1.S19 miles, 665 yards.
 The other affidavit, submitted by G. O. Rungk city surveyor, confirms this state ment
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
TELEPHONE CALLS.
Its New Clothes.

The Age-Herald wears new cloIths this morning. It's news column type is new and of the latest design by the Msrgen- thaler manufactory On Sunday next in it's Christmas edftion-its new display advertising type will be introduced to the public. It's new dress will make it tha neatest paper in all the south. Ad- vertisers for the Christmas edition the choicest type and best display.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
lR0NlCAL IFS.

From the Chicago News.
 If mistakes were crimes most men would be in jail
 If all flesh is grass then babies must be new mown hay.
 If might doesn't always make right 1t seldom get left.
 If you live to a green-old age beware of the bunko man.
 If farmer is not sharp as a raser he can never succeed.
 If all the worlds a stage the real-estate dealer must be the property man.
 If you have bad memory you can im- prove it by doing things that you can't forget.
 If the bicycle succeeds in displacing the horse it may also do away with the night mare.
 If man is smart he can always catch on and if he is wise he will always know when to let go.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
THE CORPUS DELlCTi.
Luetgert's Attorneys Will Make Strong Fight
 on This Point of Law.

Chicago, Dec 13-Attorneys Harmon and Reise, in their defense of A. l.. Luet- gert, have decided to base a strong fight on the point of the corpus delicti. They have been making a special study of the law covering this point. They will con- tend for the principle of common law enunciated years and years ago by Lord Hale, that a man cannot be convicted where the corpus delicti and the offense are both proved by circumstantial evil dence. Either the body must be produced or the murder proved to have been com mitted and proved by direct testimony
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
0 TEEIPORA! o MORESi

From the Century.
 When Phyllis in some court'y dance Threads tender mystic mazes. Her rich attire may we'll entrance The eye that on her gaZes. In shimmering folds of stately grace It falls, or outward Swells In pillows fiecked with foam of lace, Admired of beaus and belles. When Phyllis riding forth would fare, Like Dian, to the chase,' Not Dian with her might compare For perfect form and face. Her shapely robe, with modest art, Conceals, while yet it tesis Of witching grace. dear to the heart Of mounted beaus and belles. When Phyllis on her wheel would go, Alas! what sight is this? Is this my modest ,.esc o- Ec? I take 1t much aniis5 That. with a gay, definat air,
 Which-hushed amaze compels, She salies forth-my Phyllis fair In garb of beaus, not belles!
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
 A dollar in a mans pocket is worth two that he owes
 Matrimonial bonds are always a source of revenue to the minister.
 The truth that lies at the bottom of a well never gets into the milk.
 Women are always included when speak ing of mankind, for man embraces woman The man who has money to throw at the birds is always afraid of spraining his wrist.
 Nine out of every ten men who begin life poor manage to hold their own unto the end.
 It is a question whether men gain any thing by exchanging their bachelor quar- ters for better halves.
 A woman holding her skirts out of the mud and carrying an open umbrella hasn't very much time for flirting.
 The man who tries to drown his troubles always seems to have an idea that they are located in his stomach.
 The man who is always punctual in keep ing his appointments loses a lot of valuable time waiting for the other fellow.
 Nothing so effectually takes the conceit out of a shorthand expert as an attempt to report a meeting of female suffragists.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

MT. Dingley was one of those unwise statesmen, su-called, who said last Au- gust that his tariff bill and the triumph of th, republican party was responsible for the high prlce of wheat and that supply and demand had nothing to do with dit whatever. In speaking of the low price of cotton few days ago, and the reduction of the price of labor at Fall River. MT. Dingley was then pleased to say that the rule of supply and demand only was to be taken into consideration He attributed it all to overproduction. MT. Ddngley belongs to the bullet -head5d class of American statesmen.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

statues and sent out commercial expedi- tions and exploring parties She wore male attire, put on ornaments and jewels which belonged to kings only and, in fact, was often spoken of as the king.
 Of course, Cleopatra stands out above all the numerous queens who ruled Egypt, laughed at it and created trouble and hap piness at will, from the dim ages of myth ology down to the Roman period.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

Congress is more than generous with the pension lootsrs and robbers. The es- tlmate TOT next year as made by the commissioners of pensions was $14o,ooO,0oO, yet the house increased the appropria- tion to $1eO,OOO, ,OOO-only twenty million dlollars as premium on fraud.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

It is no doubt pleasing to thosa good republican papers which abused MT. Cleveland for his do-nothing Cuban policy to support that of President Mo Kinley which is no way an improvement upon that of his predecessor
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

The gast trust is robbing the people and none know this better than the men who ontrol it.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
Has Been Indicted.

Norfolk, Va. Dec. 13.-The Olive Packer crew has been indicted and 1t is said will be tried under the indictments, notwtth- standing the recent reports that their cases never would be tried.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

Speaker Reed is in danger of losing his title as czalr. MT. Walker, of Massa- chuseltts has opinions and Independence of his own.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

There can ba no doubt but that Mir Grosvenor's attempt to butt down the civil service law will be pleasing to every son of Ohio.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

Mark Hanna has be5n able, under great pressure to maintain a most dlgnified si- ience upon the subject of the reduction of wages at Fall River.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

The president of the gas trust, in addi- tfion to his many accomplishments be- longs to the most modern class of TO- mancerS.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

Mir. Newman of the gas trust win be able to erect another palace from the enormous dividends he receives from the Birmingham gas trust.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

The republican party has not the cour- age to have the truth known about the infamous pension thivery.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

Weyler talks much like a man who is afraid to come out in the opening and speak above a whisper.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

A New York man has solvsd the way to get rid of his wives by having their lives insured and then killing them.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

If the individual who sent communi- cation to The Age-H srald yesterday signsd Anon" possesses manhood enough supplement- it with his name the com munacation and the writer will each re- ceive the treatment they deserve.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

The managers of the gas trust ought to know that bar'oom methods don't go now
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
ST0AYE1TES.

If any dramatist had been daring enough | to put on the stage such situation as that disclosed at the UnderSherins s court In London recently, the critics would without doubt have hayed him for his combined audacity and ignorance of law. An unde- tended breach-of-promse case, with the parties summoned to decide the question of damages: the weeping plaintiff baffiing her own advocate by producing at critical stage the inevitable marriage certlncate and waving it in the face of sheriff and
 jury, thus proving that the defendant had
 not broken his promise, but had fulfilled | it; and. as a denouement, the jury prompt | ly finding, by direction, a verdict for the
 | plaintiff. against her will, thus deciding that the parties were not married, although l they had just proved that they were | surely the force of absurdty could not fur
 | ther go. Yet it all happened.
 l One reason why merely local and rural | fame is so evanescent is that the people never seem to have realized at any time the fame of their "great man. At the It,
 | tie village of Birchington, in Thanet, where Dante Gabriel Rossetti lived for time be- | fore his death no whisper of his greatness reached the village square. As the butcher remarked I've never knew as he was any body until the folks came down from Lon don,' and that was for the painters fu- neral It is perhaps more curious still to find person whom world-fame has never reached. It is told, on the word of M. Jules Claretie, that there is or has been | person. and that a Frenchwoman, who has,
 | or had, never heard of Napoleon The late Prince Napoleon, as is well-known was
 | very proud of his resemblance to his uncle. l One day he saw poor woman in the street
 | and took out a 5-franc piece to give her.
 | It happened to be 5-franc piece of Ma
 | poleon I. He showed the effigy to the wo- man and asked her who it was "I do not know" was the answer. Don't you think | it Is like me?" asked the prince "Yes," said the woman, 'it is.' 'It is Napoleon" she was told "And who was Napoleon?" she asked.
 There was a curious incident at a recent reception given by Lord and Lady Llan- gattock at the Hotel Cecil, London, in honor of political association. A delegate was strolling along one of the corridors, when he espied disappearing in the dis tance portly gentleman whom he thought
 he recognized as a genial colleague not seen since the last conference. He hastened his steps and felt convinced that he was right. Then he stole forward silently, and, think | ing to give his friend. who seemed lost in meditation pleasant surprise, he be- slowed upon him a hearty slap on the back, saying: "Hallo, old boy. politics continues to agree with you eh?' The portly gem tleman turned slowly round and revealed the distinguished features of the Marquis of Salisbury, England's premier, who said, smiling pleasantly: "Yes. thank you, pol itics does continue to agree with me-" The delegate was horrorstruck at his mistake, | mumbled nasty apology and beat nasty retreat
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

The little republic of Haiti will hesitate a lorg time before it again endorses the
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

If the gas company would spend more money in the manufacture of better gas and not use 1t in the dissemina ton of falsehood and ths promotion of coruup- tdon, then the gas company and its mana gers would be entitled to some respect from the community.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

conduct of it's drunken and ignorant po- Kcemen.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
Birmingham, Dec. 13.
Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect. From the Chicago News ''What cold, hard face old Bronson has," No wonder. He's president of the gas trust"
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

Perhaps the accomplished manipulator of pockets who ''touchsd" Commissiomer of Agriculture Culver for his ''roll' was after railroad passes only. Moral-No commissioner of agriculture should ac- cept a. railnoad pass. Free transporta- tion over railroads has been the means of many good msn getting into trouble.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

The theatrical truFt seems destjn=d to bedcme the most tyrannical of all the il- legal octupusas. As it is managed 1t means, the death of dramatic art and in dependence by those whose talent make it possible for theatrical managers to eke out a living. The theatrical trust of general affairs would make a monu- ment hfgher than that erected to the memory of Washington if it could be placed in sioilar position.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

From the Chicago News.
 A dollar in a mans pocket is worth two that he owes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
GENERAL NEWS.

KID Mccoy. of New York, and Nick
Burley. OF San Francisco, met at the
Manhattan Athletic club at New York
on the 5th. Burley was no match for
the New Yorker, and. after being near
" knocked through the ropes, refused
to go on. Mccoy was declared the win
ner.
THOMAS MORGAN and his wife were
driving near Youngstown. O., near a
cliff when the horse backed the buggy
over the bank and they were both in
stantly killed.
On his seth birthday Martin Van
Buren, Gendes laid his head on Bur
lington track at Denver. Col, on the
5th before a train and found death.
He had made and lost large sums as a
ranchman in Mitchell county. Kan
THERE were nine deaths and 2s pros
trations from heat al Chicago on the
5th.
The 12lst anniversary of the signing
of the Declaration of Independence
was celebrated at Philadelphia under
the auspices Of the Society of the War
of 1872 of Pennsylvania Thomas f.
Bayard. ex-ambassador 70 Great Brit
ain. was the orator of the day.
AT Colorado Springs, Col. on the I'd
McRevnolds and Carruthers- the tan
dem pair, broke the worlds tandem
records. They did the third of mile
in 81 -: half. 30 S.; two-thirds, liz
a-5. The previous records for these
distances were: Third, 81; half, 81 -;
two-thirds, 1:21 -.
IL the national circuit races at Ra.
cine, Wis, on the ID. under the au-
spices OF the L. a W, Tom Cooper
won the half mile open professional,
Eddie Bald being but foot behind
Arthur Gardner coming in third The
time was 100 4-5 and equals the world 5
record.
THOMAS E. WATSON. in a signed edi'
torial in the issue of the peoples party
Saper at Atlanta, Ga, on the 1st
charges that the fusionists have Il
tered into q compact TO deliver the
populist vote to the democrats in 1900
and that the s., 500, recently contribu'
ted to the populist fund by Mr.. Bryan
out of the proceeds of his book sales
was the first installment OF the pur
chase money.
A COLLISION took place in the Oar
danelles between the German vessel:
Auerbaeh and Berthilde. The former
sank almost immediately and Il Of hel
crew were drowned, while boat thai
was sent TO the rescue by the Austrian
guard ship was eapsized and two mer
were drowned.
Ar midnight on the 3oth the anti
gambling law went into effect in Mon
tans. wiping out custom which ha;
existed ever since the territory VS.
formed
IT was estimated that 100 persons
were overcome by the heat at Cinein
natl on the ztb and Is deaths were &c
S,oTted.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
THE WORLD AT LARGE
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTEe,


THE headquarters of the national re-
publican committee are to be trans
ferred from Washington to Cleveland,
o. The Washington headquarters will
be kept open. but will be in charge OF
an attache of the national committee
The coinage executed at the minis
of the United States in the month of
June amounted to e.65S, $50 pieces, of
the value of 81. IS2, S53.e7. The gold
coinage was 81. 1oo,5 47. Silver dollars
TO the number of LAS, 4o1 were struck.
THE United States monetary COM
missioners, beaded by Senator Edward
o. Wolcott. of Colorado, express them
selves as being well satisfied with the
results of the negotiations in Paris and
the general outlook, and there is a
strong belief in Paris that the commits
sioners have accomplished something
tangible in France
TIE japanese minister at Washing
ton, it was said. was to be recalled on
account of the mikado's government
feeling aggrieved over the Hawaiian
treaty.
1t was semi-oficially announced on
the I'd that the president will send a
special message to congress soon rec
ommending the creation of currency
commission to consider a revision OF
the monetary system of the United
States
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY left Washing
ton on the ID for Canton, O., to visit
his mother and take few days rest
An important arrangement has beer
completed between the United States
aud Mexico for an exchange Of weather
bureau reports
SECRETARY SHERMAN has changed
the title of the bureau of statistics OF
the state department to that of ''bu-
reau of foreign commerce" to prevent
the confusion which now exists owing
TO the fact that there are no less than
three bureaus known as statistical bu'
reauS.
SECRETARY Bliss has definitely au
thorized the removal of IS of the in
truders in the Cherokee nation. These
IS are the heads of families who have
received the amount of reimbursement
awarded them. but refuse to move
This step is only an initial one. The
proceedings will be repeated until a.
the intruderS are ouSted
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09

Ralph Brown was up from HUN
boIdt last Saturday. He is travelling
with Diamond Dicks show now.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09

Miss Jean Follensby came up from
Fredonis last Friday and is visiting
her friend Miss Florence Mitchell.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09

Mrs. Kettle COnyer went 10 Bene-
dict where she expects to remain a
coupIe of months with relatives.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Mrs. d. w. BOstwick went to Thay-
er last Friday afternoon to attend a
reunion of relatives.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-10

The difficult part OF the problem
which annexation will bring up for
settlement is the character of the
government which must be provid-
ed for our new acquisition. There is
a natural reluctance TO admit to oar
citizenship III bulk Of the pres~nt pOpW-
lati0a of The islands, and equal reluct
aRce 10 moke state out Of q mired
population infrior IN number to that
of a gery modest city. We have per-
haps made statehood too cheap al
ready, and the presence in the
union OF two or three derelict states
has added nothing to the strength
OF our government or the stability
OF our politics. The territorial form
of government is at best a tenn
porary expedient, always looking to
the development of the territory
into state. The suggestion that the
islands be erected into county of
California may as we'll be dismissed
as impractical The islands are aOa1at-
ed for national purposes, and their
people would never be content un.
der county government subject to
the whims and caprices of such
Legislatures as are gathered bieu-
nialy at Sacramento. California it.
self lived and prospered for five
years after the conquest of the
country by the American arms un-
der a military Governor, and it was
not until it had been made apparent
that the influx of white immigrants
was sulti 3irut to ensure the continu-
ance AMI prosperity Of the state
that st ate government was erected
Why cannot the Hawaiians be asked
to submit to the same test Of deve
lopment2 as the group Is ne'ded
really for miiiary reasons only, let q
military GoUernOr be appointed to od-
minister The a6airs Of the islands, qoith
the assistance Qf a local territorial Leg
islottr6. The District of Columbia
containing greater population
than the i lands, is we'll governed
without any elective officers, and
with only traction Of CONGRESS as
a makeshiit for local Legislature.
Why cannot such a government he
devised Tor the Hawaiians, who are
soon to he our fellow citizens, until
time shall have demonstrated that
they have the men and the resources
necessary for the making OF real
| state?