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Connecticut western news., 1897-09-23
InsinuatiuH.

Merritt-Would you marry a one eyed man?
 Oora-Why, good gracious, mol
 Merritt-Then let me carry your par asol. l.-London Tit-Bits.
Connecticut western news., 1897-09-23
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Connecticut western news., 1897-09-23

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Connecticut western news., 1897-09-23

There are insects which pass several years in the preparatory states of exist ence and finally, when perfect. live but a few hours.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
IN A HUMOROUS VEIN.

Louise, two-thirds of every healthy in- fant's life should be spent in sleep" Well. don't tell me about 1t; go talk to baby. "-Household Words.
 Fooled.-"Was that mind-reader able to read your thoughts?" No. I fooled him by thinking in French, and my French is perfectly awful."-Trn' h.
 A-"Have you heard the S-year-old violin-player who is creating such a sem sation?' B.-"Oh, yes; I heard him in Berlin twelve years ago" o."-Tid-Bits.
 Sapsmith-@'I saved Miss Dolly Swift's life lawst night" ngton-"Baw Jawve" Sapsmith-"Yahs! When pro- posed to her she said shed rawther die than marry me, and so excused her"- Puck. aa
 n'Do you think he expects his sansa- tional prayer to be answered?" Sure. There were a dozen reporters in the au- dience, and that means that at least three papers will answer him editorially.''- Truth.
 Easily Explained.-"I don't see how getting ones feet, wet causes toothache." pulled you would know that the roots run clear to your toes. s."-Indianapolis Jour- nal.
 Hope Deferred-"I'm afraid" said the Arctic explorer. I've won't find the North Pole this trip" Guess not" replied his shivering compa nion; well have to state that the discovery has been postponed on account of the weather. Puck.
 Choosing the Epitaph.-Bereaved Widow-"I want something short and simple for my husbands tombstone" Dealer-"How do you like 'Resurgam? ." Bereaved Widow-"What does that mean?" Dealer-"I shall rise again." Bereaved Widow-"No; make it Rest in Peace. Truth.
 Fviderce.- -"There's one thing about Jo- siar," said the young mans fond mother. "He does like work" "He doesn't seem to get much of it done," replied Farmer Corntossel. That's jest it. He fingers over it an fingers over it like he was scared to death of losin' it."-Wash 'ngtton Star.
 Firing in China What on unspeaka- ble costume" exclaimed the emperor, ir- ritably. You ought to be fred" The ma ndarin with the yellow jacket trem- bled visibly. "I am not aware" he fa,- tered, "of being dressed to kiln" In that country the jokes are not unlike the polit- fcal system.-Detroit Journal
 Little GM1-"Mrs. Brown, ma wants to know if she could borrow a dozen of eggs. She wants to put 'em under a hen" Neigibor-"So you've got hen setting, have you? I didn't know you kept hers" Little Girl-"No, ma'am we don't; h,lt Mrs. Smiths going to fsnd US a hen that's goin' to set, an ma thought If you'd lend us some eggs we'd find nest ourselves" -Household Words.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
An UnmistakabIe Sign.

Over in Georgia the good people are holding conventions and worrying them selves to death over the millennium and the second coming of Christ. This is a good sign When the average Georgian tangles himself up with such question it shows that his corn crib is full. and that he expects high priced cotton and a regular hog-killing time this fall.
 During the stress of the hard times period the Georgians never even chirped about the millennium. and the second coming of Christ was forgotten in the ex- pected coming of the bill collector and the bailiff. But all that is over. The skies are brightening and they can af- ford to take day off from their bust ness cares and have a ba tile royal over the great sacred mysteries which are sealed books to the wisest and the sim plest.
 The great beauty about this millerTnial discussion is the fact that it is all guess work, and is above and beyond human wisdom. People are not very hard pressed by present needs when they de- vote their time to discussing their splqitu- al future
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
Sensible Negroes.

The Canister Baptist association, a ne- gro organization, recently passed the fol- lowing resolutions at it's meeting at Houston, va.:
 We the members of the Canister Baptist association, assembled in it's twentysixth annual session at Houston, Halifax county, Wa, having noticed with regret the great number of arrests of men of our race in various parts of the southland for the most dastardy, cowardly, and infamous crime known to society, namely, outrageous as- sault on defenseless women;
 And, whereas, this infamy. according to daily reports has increased in an alarm ing degree. and threatens to create and ~perpetuate the greatest alienation of the whites and blacks and it is also destined, If not stamped out by the good and law abiding citizens of both races, to cause the dnoffensive and law-abiding citizens of our own race to suffer in various ways
 Therefore, be it resolved. That we stamp our most emphatic condemnation on any and all of this wretched and infamous class who have been or may be found or known ito have committed such an outrage on so- ciety, and pledge our willingness to CO., operate with the whites to bring to justice any and all who have or may be guilty of such revolting crime.
 Resolved, That we, as pastors and lead CTS among our people. wall do all in our power to create among our people the strongest sentiment against the crime and the criminal, and urge them to do all in Hheir power to assist in bringing to justice such lawless characters. be they within or without our race, who are such a curse to humanity.
 Resolved, That we commend the governor of Virginia for his heroic stand in throwing the strong arm of the law around those charged with crime, and thereby permitting hhe majesty of the law to be upheld, which law in itself is sufficient to mete out jus tice and punishment to those who have or may attempt to outrage.
 T These resolutions reflect credit upon the blacks who adopted them. and 1t is to be hoped that more of them will speak out in the same line. The negroes who take this sensible and Christian-like position will !" always find that the whites will stand by them and share their last crumb with them. The black man who desires to act like model citizen will never want for work. wages and friends south of the Po- fouamn
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
Brutal Prison Methods.

It is no new thing in this country to hear of the cruel and brutal treatment of prisoners, but 1t is something of sur prise to be informed that in enlightened England there are similar cases of a shocking and fragrant nature. Recently Sir John Brunner, a member of parlia- ,ment, complained that the women pris- oners transferred from Liverpool jail to Knutsford prison were carried In big gangs chained together like slaves. As many as twenty-two women in one gang were thus paraded in the streets.
 The home secretary has ordered the authorities to stop this practice, but 1t is a shame that it has been permitted in land which makes so many pretensions to Christianity and civilization. In this country it must be admitted that the prison system is disgraced by favorit- ism on the one hand and inhumanuy on the other. From time to time exposures are made in every state in the union of a scandalous character. The ruling pow CTS every where seem to ignore the im- portant fact that no penitentiary system is worth anything unless 1t aims at the reform as well as the punishment of the prisoners. The inmate of jail prison, or a chain gang is the helpless captive of
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
the State and Is entitled to humane treat

the state and Is entitled to humane treat ment.
 It Is the duty of the state to try to reform a prisoner, and. while 1t has the right to punish him, it has no right to crush and kill his better nature; no right to hasten his death by i'll treat ment; no right to brutalize him by fore ing him to associate with veteran felons. and in this way cause him to leave the prison full-hedged graduate of a school of criminals. One thing should be in- sisted upon by all good citizens and that is an improvement in the lot of female and juvenile offenders. They should not be paraded in chain gangs and they should be separated from the hardened malefactors. It is unjust to treat them all alike. Such a policy makes them crim- inals instead of reforming them or de- creasing their number.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
A Cotton Trust.

Ten millions of bales of cotton to be cornereid! Not exactly corneted but held up. and their delivery demanded on tlhe re- ceivers' terms. So says the New Orleans TimesIDemocraIt. which bases its belief in part on the ease with which the Cotton Seed Oil trust has hefd-up cotton seed, procuring it on it's own terms. But cot ton seed Is a bye-product, and not pri- mary crop of the highest magnitude that althe werld needs. even Japan and far away Australasia.
 The contemporary's real fears relate, Bessorette process of compressing cot ion in cydendrical bales-a process now con tro1led by a s.rpng company, the American Cotton company. that has set up presses in Mississippi on the banks of the great river. where it will soon be ready to turn out round bales instead of bales in the customary form The Times Democrat thinks the new balng proc ss possesses such advan- ages over the old method that in time cotton will not spe HpalhetSlpic I'll opiOiiSS UT squares.
 That paper calls for legislative action before King Cotton becomes too strong to be controlled. Corpora tions do. it is true soon become masters of leg. lat on
 but the people cannot bring themselves to believe either that the marketing of the gerat crop depends upon the form of the bales. or that Bessonette has exhaust ed the possibilities of cylindrical bailing The American Cotton company must cor ner mans inventive powers before i. can
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
Capitalization Everywnere.


 Generalization has it's good points and bad points. but the people are getting more than their share of the latter. It cannot be helped. Buckle showed himself. a good judge of muman nature when he said: '"The love of exercising power is so universal that no class of men who have possessed authority have been able to avoid abusing it." Madison said about the same thing. He wrote ''Where there is an interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done, and not less by a powerful and interested party than by a powerful and interested prince" In this government, especially under republican rule, there has been witnessed the rapid growth of the bureaucracy. Since the civil war the centralizatioz of the federal power has spread to the state and municipal governments. which are far more despotic than they were half century ago. The same spirit has en- tered all party organizations and has placed them under something like mili- tary discipline Leaders fight political campaigns as they would battles. and when Individuals in a party show any l'independence of thought and action they are promptly rebuked and suppressed. Conscientious and able men are frequent ly excluded from public life because they cannot be used as tools by party leaders, Naturally this spirit of centralization has seized upon capitalists, merchants and manufacturers, and they have their organizations in the interests of intoler- ance, and monopoly. It has invaded so- cial life and societies have been organ ized to exclude the masses and gratify the love of some for extravaganza and display. Influenced by these examples the laboring men have their unions. | Wherever one looks can be seen centrali- zation on the part of those who govern and those who are governed. The indi- vidual can no longer stand alone and have@any independence in politics, busi- | ness and society. He is tied to or con- | trolled by some form of government, | party, society, monopoly or trust.
 | In recent years the gulf between the
 
 | No effort Is spared to make the com mon people feel that those who enjoy a | little brief authority are their superiors. | The average bureaucrat puts on airs, and | 1t is almost impossible for a plain citi- | zen to get civil answer from him. Mo l nopolieS trusts and rich men make their | subordinates wear badges or uniforms to advertise their inferior condition. These
 lie in the brief period of a generation. and if Washington and Jefferson could visit it now they would not recognize the | country which they fondly hoped would home of the brave.
 The pest of standardization is every where. It dominates every humble home and no citizen can altogether escape it's It is the curse of the latter-day democra- cy as well as of republicanism. The days of Jefferson and Jackson seem to belong to the age of myths. No trace and customs of today.
 But the people always triumph in the l end. They may be oppressed for time by bureaucrats and rings, but when they assert themselves their so-called masters soon find out where the real power re- l sides. When the crucial test comes the
 people are the sovereigns.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
even Go No More A.Rovine. ].

moon. November glooms are barren beside the
 dusk of June. The summer flowers are faded, the sum-
 mer thoughts are sere We'll go no more a-roving, lest worse be-
 fall, my dear. We'll go no more a-roving by the light of
 the moon. a4 The song we sang rings hollow, and heavy
 runs the tune. Glad ways and words remembered would
 shame the wretched year; We'll go no more a-rovng, nor dream we
 did, my dear. We'll go no more a-roving by the light of
 the moon. If yet we walk together, we need not shun
 the moon. No sweet thing left to savor. no sad thing
 left to fear, We'll go no more a-roying, but weep at
 home, my dear.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
Bnsiness. Not Politica.
l the Mobile Register.

From the Mobile Register.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald has start ed out in favor of encouraging manufac- turers. immigration and development of latent resources of the staie, of subordi- nation of politics to business and of har- mony instead of strife among the people; and the irreconcilables are d-sgusted with it. and declare that it has no force Let fit build up itrade prosperity for Birrning- nam and good circulation for itself and it will have force enough to make its crit ics seem ridiculous.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

When woman seems over-pleased at seeing her husband on his return from the days business, it is not affection she is showing; but really she is working him. for something new to wear
 The more chased the less speed.
 An affectionate kiss is often times a bribe for new dress.
 The woman who cares the least for her husband at home Is always the loudest in praising his virtues when in company.
 Some women are bsst managed when they cannot have their own way.
 Seven women out of ten would sue for divorce within three weeks after mar riage Were they not afraid of scandal.
 Beware of the woman who laughs much and shows a mouth too full Of teeth ri
 In the opinion of men the world is full of good women, but all women are sus- picious of each other. ye
 The woman who pretends to love mors than one man does not love any,
 The girl who proposes marriage is sell. dom accepted.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
The Lay of the Mesquite

Trsm the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Though born of the mud
 I have swallowed in blood As pure as can flow in a vein. Once I ate small boy,
 My heart filled with joy, As I chewed him again and again. 1 And once on the beach
 tackled a peach fia~s Of a girl, who was just twenty -one- chung to her neck, ts Drank nearly peck, {, Of blood that was second to none. But alas. the day came . When I shattered my frame, My nerve ever since I have missed. For I tried hard to saw / IA hole in the jaw Of girl who had never been kissed
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
An Enlarging snhere

From The New York Press.
 As the season wore on there was in- creased hustle to be noted throughout the shopping section.
 What man would say to the new drap- cry could, of course. not yet be guessed. Meanwhile. however. woman was trying 1t on with great aci1vity.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

And still they come. Another of those wise men appointed by Mr. Cleveland to a postoffiee says the man at Princeton will be the candidate in 1900. Is it not time that this class of idiots were ex- terminated, and by doing so the coun- try will be greatly beneftted?
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

President Mckinley will do charita- ble act toward humanity if he should hasten home and relieve some hold-over postmasters from the great burden they are carrying in their attempts to make the people believe their previous boss is still the head and front of the demo- cratic party.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
etfectuaaly corner the neecy .s.aple of thir. teen states,

There is no doubt whatever but all persons will believe the statement made by Maj. Dick. Mark Hanna's manager. that the money he gave to ths popu1ists on the day of the state convention was only loan. This is emphasized when 1t is known that the populists and Maj. Dick had not met each other until the day before the convention. Maj. Dick appears to be a much greater fool than he supposed the public to be.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

In view of the fact that the state ex- aminer found the sheriff of Dallas coun- ty guilty of feeding tramps at the ex- pense of the state, the hoboes are now considering the proposition of holding their next national convention in Selma.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
A Star Activity.
m tIhe CIhdcago' Record.

From the Chicago Record.
 Bunsfuss-Meyers Is a capable fellow: forever ss.s sine move.
 spsfd1g-Yss. He's always full of his business.
 Bumfuss-Jm-what's his line?
 Spildig-WMsky
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
Not the "World ,,

From the Memphis Commercial-AppeaI
 What apily the Hon. Jesse aJmes did not live to become New York politician and occupy the chief pedestal in UAcle Charlie Dana's Pantheon.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

It was not the head lines in The Age Herald about the Dallas county officials that caused the smarting. It was the report of the commissioner
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
Atour Table d'Hote.
From the New York Prsss.

T TOIII ITBW IOfk
 The Old Boarder-I see by the, papers that a Jersey girl was so badly bitten by a mosquito that her left leg had to be am- prtated
 The Professor-Wlhere did 1t bite her?
 The Old Boarder (after a pause)--On l1a riglft leg rBs
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

It may be little difficult for the dem ocratic party in Alabama to harmonize so long as hack load of people believe themselves to be the real party.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

Since the sheriff of Dallas couny be- gan feeding tramps at rhe expense of the state the hobos are consid ring the prop osition of holding their next national con- vention at Selma
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

Henry Watterson wants to know what shall we do to be saved.'' In the opinion of many the one-eyed editor has past the saving point.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

The man who shoots Senator German for retiring senator will waste a whole load of shot.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

If Dallas county official should get scared at a headline, what would he do if he were to read the commissioners full report?
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

There are a great many people who should go to Klondyke, if for no other purpose than to take the gold cure.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

With a good Samnratin for sheriff of Dallas county the tramps may regard themselves as of the favored many.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

The populist party in Ohio is indeed getting very deep in the mud of disgrace when it can be purchased for s25 by Mark Hanna
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

There are people in the world who have been known to pay cash for whisky and beg for bread.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

Mr. Coxey will have to cease shaving if he expects to make the people believe he is serious in his populistic convic- tions
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

When people have money to buy jew elry with they are not grooming sterto- rously about hard times.-New York Press.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

If Coxey will not make better gov ernor of Ohio than the present incum- bent, Bushnell, he will indeed be a poor one.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

The lampless bicycle rider will never be anything more than passing shadow.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

MT. Waller must get off the fence, and either fish or cut bait
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

postoffiee says the man at Princeton will be the candidate in 1900. Is it not time that this class of idiots were ex- terminated, and by doing so the coun- try will be greatly benefited?
 In view of the fact that the state ex- aminer found the sheriff of Dallas coun- ty guilty of feeding tramps at the ex- pense of the state, the hoboes are now considering the proposition of holding their next national convention in Selma.
 
 Since the sheriff of Dallas couny be- gan feeding tramps at rhe expense of the state the hobos are consid ring the prop osition of holding their next national con- vention at Selma.
 It may be little difficult for the dem ocratic party in Alabama to harmonize so long as hack load of people believe themselves to be the real panty.  It was not the head lines in The Age Herald about the Dallas county officials
  report of the commissioner.
 Henry Watterson wants to know what shall we do to be saved.'' In the opinion of many the one-eyed editor has past the saving point.
 If Dallas county official should get scared at a headline, what would he do if he were to read the commissioners full report?
 The populst party in Ohio is indeed getting very deep in the mud of disgrace when it can bs purchased for $25 by Mark Hanna.
 When people have money to buy jew elry with they are not grooming sterto- rously about hard times.-New York Press.
 Mr. Coxey will have to cease shaving if he expects to make the people believe he is serious in his populistic convic- tions.
 If Coxey will not make better gov ernor of Ohio than the present incum- bent, Bushnell, he will indeed be a poor one.
 With a good Samnratin for sheriff of Dallas county the tramps may regard themselves as of the favored many. There are a great many people who should go to Klondyke, if for no other purpose than to take the gold cure. There are people in the world who have been known to pay cash for whisky and beg for bread.
 The man who shoots Senator German for retiring senator will waste a whole load of shot.
 The lampless bicycle rider will never be anything more than a passing shadow. MT. Waller must get off the fence. and either fish or cut bait