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The age-herald., 1897-08-08

Will Robertson, of Lamar county, was kicked by a horse and is in a critical con- dition. The horse struck him wi.h both feet on the head and jaw.
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

Editor G. D. Bunch has sold his inter- c. D. Bonney and re,fres from journalism.
The age-herald., 1897-08-08
State of Alabama, Executive Depatmrent,
omea of the Governor,

Montgomery, Aug. G. 1887. tDr. w. H. Sanders, Stata Health Officer. B Dear Sir:-The prevalence of smallpox in several localities of the state, though in such a mild form as not now 10 mucn eri1anger the health of the people, seems to me to demand tha most active and vigorous measures. on the part of the state board of bea.Ah, ito the end that it may be stamped out before the winter approaches, or the disease assumes more dangerous type.
 Th9 general assembly has committed to the state board of health composed en- trely of leading physicians, the duty of taking cogniza@ce of the interests of qlsalth and life moagst the peopl-,'' '',o investigate the caus4S and means Of pr venting endemic and epidemic diseares. '' and they are required "to act as an ad- visory board to the state in all hygi.nic and medical matters" they ara giv n power to exercise a general superinten'- ance ard control over the county boar.ls of health. and Ito pfiescritfe rules ani r,ig- uhations for their conduct,' and to declare their duties." z5a
 The county boaGlds of health are cl ths sd with considerable powers. It seems to ms that if in your judgment any locality is not taking prompt, vigorous and efti- cient means to stamp out this disease that the state board of. health should rrleslt arid give this matter their earnest attertien I bsg to assure you and the state board of health that SD far as the law clothes me with any power or au- thority shall cooperate heartily in this matter. Yolns Tesre ectfuly.
 JOS. F. JOHNSTON,
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

Kidney and bladder trouble uals aHa 10 those using Ingium L4thia w-t-r
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

Ths fall term of the circuit court of Alexander City convenes Monday.
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

Bai'barossa. celebrated bottled beer. Phone 946.
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

Dane : at East Lake five nights a week. Music by Mon- tano's band 8-1-tf
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

Contracts for working the public roads in the eastern division of Blount county will be let n4Wt Tuesday.
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

l6e Straw Hats. at Kemper's. See lem. i9e4 .,'oe
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

. All kinds of Melonswand Fruit in seasonsat E. ls. Rick mans, th Grocer. 3a~e md SOP z 2ti .e ssswPhoils~ sSat
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

Lawn and Porch Furniture of all kinds at any price H. Herzfel.i
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

The Jasper Eagle says J. B. Long, can- didate for United States marshal. of the Northern district is being urged to run for alderman of that city by friends rs- gardless of party or faction.
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

Appeals have been made to the gov efnor this week to do something in the way of assisting local authorities to stamp out the smallpox He has care fully examined the law and finds no authority for action on his part except in the matter of quarantine And the health authorities do not consider this an epidemic where quarantine will do any good. The governor. however, is anxious to cooperate to the full extent of his authority and has addressed the following letter to the state health of fficer:
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

4 tfact of hand containing 15,000 acr;s bordaring on Fish. river Baf fdwin county, has been purchased byna Swedish, colony of Illinois. A part of Fish river is nav igablc. and some of the land purchased is we'll 1sdlsptsd 70 aerfciifsral purpos as. while the remainderis is timbared The sin Aux of the Swedishs immig rants Is ex- pee led to begin early In the fall.
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

The school board of Alexander City has elected Miss Hattie Johnson, of Syla- cauga, to preside over the art department
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

35c Straw Hats, worth 75c, at Kempers.'
The age-herald., 1897-08-08
NEWS OF THE STATE.

The Jasper Eagle notes the death of John Sidney Hul9ay.
 Demopolis is figuring on building a fer tilizer factory 10 cost $150, ,000.
The age-herald., 1897-08-08
CAPITOL GOSSIP
Sayings and DOings About the State House in MOntgOmeY--Every
 Day Affairs.

Montgomery, Aug. 7.-(Special.)-T current week at the state house has not been wholly without interest. A number Of reports on county officers eame in from the state examiners. Their reports keep up the record that errors enough are always found and more than enough money brought into the state treasury to pay the expense of the examination.
 The governor has offered a reward of $400 for the capture of Maj. Terry. the negro who outraged Mrs. Savannah Thomas in Coffee county a. few we ks since and then burned her body. Whether he burned her before killing her is nat known. He was captured, but subse- quently escaped from the officers who were taking him to jail. "Escapss' un- der those circumstances are generally ae- eepted as way of saying the prisoner has gone to another and a far off land, but this seems to be a real case of the negro having gotten away, and public indignation is said to run high against the constable.
 The letting out ef the convicts is still under consideration. The mine owners want them but want them at low prices.
 Hugh B. Henry resigned as clerk in the auditors office and went back to Guntersville to take better job. He was a capable man and introduced some reforms and improvements in the sys- tenn of bookkeeping that are highly eom- mended by the auditor. The auditor has already appointed his successsr, but will not give out the name of the new clerk until he has definitely accepted the place.
The age-herald., 1897-08-08
JOS. F. JOHNSTON,
 Governor.

The remarks on the tax commission law attributed by the Eutaw Mirror to Hon. Charles E. Waller. of Greensboro. attracted a good deal of attention among the officials and clerks about the capitol and the unanimous opinion is that he was misquoted The governor prompt ly wrote him a letter calling his atten- ton to the Mirror article. asking if he had made the statements. etc, etc.
 It is expected that MT. Walters reply will be in shape for publication when 1t comes. f.5 5.5s=s
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

A great many applications are in for the vacant chief clerkshp in the com missioner of agricultures office. Maj Culver has given no intimatfon as to whom the lucky man will be, but says he will be in no hurry about It, as work in his office Is very slack at this season. any way
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

An elaborate application for pardon for James Howe, of Pike county. came to the governor this week. The man has been dead six weeks
The age-herald., 1897-08-08

The governor is in receipt of one appeal for clemency for the girl, Rosa Binfofd, convicted for cnmplicity in rapa and con- demned to death at Decatur. It comes from Chicago, and is from n petitioner who says she is herself only a girl More will probably come of the same kind and from equally long distances.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28
HEADED OFF BY PHONE.

Just my Internal luck" growled
one OF our most eligible bachelors as
lie threw himself on a couch and
locked daggers at his closest male
f".end, as though he were the dis
penser of fate. IF fellow wants
to get married and fulfill his proper
Destiny in life, fortune trips him up
and makes fool of him. You know
that I've popped to three or four
& rls, and in every case I've been just
too late You may put it down now
that if | ever marry woman she will
DO the proposing and make all the
preliminary arrangements.
Scored another fallure?"
Yes, lost by an eyebrow, as usual,
You recall that divine creature |
pc inted out to you from the club
window the other day. That little
Ruddins and | have both been sweet
on her. Rivals, | suppose you would
say called where she is visiting
early last evening to put my fate to
the test. While ! was screWng my
courage up to the sticking point and
trying to separate her from the other
people there she was called by one
of the servants. She came back look
ing so ROSY and sweet that | pushed
matters, piloted her to a side veran,
Ia, and told her, with all the gush
and sentimentalism of some callOw
youth, how | loved her, how | could
not live without her. She never
looked more beautiful than when she
told how sorry she was to cause me
pain but she had just accepted Mr.
Ruddins by telephone. 1t was to talk
with him that she had been called by
the servant. stammered my way to
the hat rack and out of the hous> the
best could. The impudent little ras-
cal! He knew | was going there, for
| told him myself, and | went early
Tor the express purpose of heading
him off. No other man would have
had the cold nerve to propose by tel
ephone. If any girl wants me after
this she knows where to find me. -
Detroit Free Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28
DREARIEST PLACE ON EARTH
Travellers Shun the Desert of Thibet
as Unfit for Habitation.

Recent publications OF the Russian
Geographical Society contain most in
teresting accounts OF explorations I'M
dertaken under its auspices by Robo-
rovsky and Kozloff in one of the mos
inhospitable regions OF the earth sur
face, the elevated Thibetan plateau.
which along the Russian mountains"
lines up to the northeast face of the
giant snow-clad Kuen-lun, says the
Indianapolis News Over this region
of dismal dreariness, elevated from
$4,000 to 1900 feet above sea level,
mans foot is hardly ever known to
pass, and even to the natives OF Kash-
garia it is virtually sealed province.
The surface is largely covered with
deposits of loess and earth of ex-
tremely fine particles, identical with
that which forms the dominant land
seape feature of large part of China,
and very similar to that which makes
up the bluffs OF the upper and middle
Mississippi valley. In this loess origi
hate sand storms of terrible severity
the dust being carried in such volumes
INTO the air as to cause complete dark
Less, objects being rendered invisible
at distance of more than 10 yards.
Entire forests of poplar are buried
in these dust deposits, decaying and
rotting in the dry mass OF earth which
surrounds them. In the desert which
lies south of UZutagh, and occupies a
position upward Of 10000 feet high,
hardly trace of animal life was to
be found in the middle Of June, almost
the only forms Of moving creatures be-
ing scattering broken-down oropSo
antelopes, which approached to within
Il few feet OF the travellers, seeming
too weary to pay attention to their pres
ence. Snow alone falls over this most
inhospilable tract, and rain is seeming
ly unknown. In the month OF June
snow fell every day, evaporating ilA-
mediately. On June Is, at an elevation
of 1850 feet, the thermometer marked
II degrees Fahrenheit
Along the depression of the Cher
chendaria u striking contrast is pre-
scented in the characteristics of the
country, the banks of the rivers being
oyergrown with rushes, popfars and
tamarisks, and harboring immense
numbers of wild animals. But traces
of recent desiccation are everywhere
apparent, large tracts being marshes
strewn with the remains of fresh wa
ter mollusks, the former inhabitants
OF vast lake.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28
SHE WAS A NEW WOMAN.
But When the Dogs Began to Follow
Her She Weakened.


There is no earthly doubt as to her
being new woman, She was not
born new woman, neither was new
womauhood thrust upon her; she
achieved 1t and is unreasonably proud
Of the fact, says the Chicago Chronicle,
Nature cast her in a round, soft. com
Portable mold. But she has risen su.
perior to nature She believes with al
her he0rt, with all her soul, with al
her mind, in the right divine of woman
to govern, wrongly perhaps, but still
to govern, She is one of those Pat.
rick Henrys in petticoats whose burn.
ing eloquence brings conviction to tn
souls Of hundreds who already agree
with her As already stated, there Is
no earthly doubt as to her being new
woman--in theory at least. In prac.
tice? Well that's different
She's the sort of woman who
shinks and climbs on the table Il any
one suggests that there is a mouse In
the room. She believes the placid old
family horse the fiereest sort of a
steed, and knows that her life is IN
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28

danger every time she climbs into the
phaeton. She stands paralyzed with
terror If she spies cow at the far end
OF the field, and would probably faint
If little garden snake crossed her
path. The dogs of the neighbors-
she lives in the country, where no
household is complete without several
of them-fill her mind with mad, un-
reasoning fear.
One day she went down to the vii
lage and was tempted to buy some pies
for the family meal. AS she was
bearing them home in triumph large
Newfoundland, waking from his noon.
day nap, stalked out to meet her,
shifted at her pies and fell solemnly in
behind her. At the next place she
passed two more went through the
same maneuvers, then one, then three.
then two, and so on till every place
she passed had yielded its quota OF
dogs. One by one they fell into line.
Smelling her pies and following her
lovingly they joined in the procession.
pacing solemnly after this timorous
new woman.
Her heart was as water and her
ZONES We're as wax. She knew that it
would be heroic thing and worthy of
her new womanhood to die in de-
Tense of her pies. She saw visions OF
the neighbors finding her mangled
corpse, but still faithful to her charge;
OF slender white shaft in some peace
full cemetery bearing the inscription.
Faithful Unto Death. Then she
thought of her motherless children,
her sorrowing husband, with only q
heroic memory to console them, and
her courage failed her. She felt that
it was better to live new woman
than to die a hero.
So she gently laid the pies down on
the path that the dogs might devour
them in peace and unmolested sped
swiftly homeward.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28
SHE WOULDN'T SETTLE.
Though Her Fox Terrier Killed the
Pet Mice of the Italian.

On Race street on sunny after
noon not long ago sWarthy Italian
was following his avocation, In TINS
case the disposal of white mice for a
Song. II you couldn't sing you could
get one for dime. Trade was dull,
and to brighten things up the Italian
allowed his pets to run around,
though they were so well trained they
returned to their kennels, so to
speak, when the owner whistled Tor
them. During the lull in t"ade one Or
two of the ;.lbinos wandered toward
the middle of the sidewalk. Some
women grabbed their skirts and made
for the chairs no, not the chairs, the
high places.
T.. this stage of the proceedings Il
lazy appeared leading II fox terrier.
7 hey like mince In almost any way
they come. Dead or alive, raw or
cooked, they go for them. This ter
rier was no exception, and before the
Italian could utter his little musical
whistle the mice were doomed. Mr..
Fox terrier grabbed one in the twink
Ing of an eye, only to drop 1t and go
for another The woman lugged at
the string and the Italian whstled
for the mice. Most of them got into
y safe harbor, but one was motionless
and dead, and another was on the
verge of II collapse, to say the least.
AS the woman started down Race
street the Italian said:
you paya me for de mice.
Indeed, I'll not" said the woman.
MY dog has as much right to the
sidewalk as your nasty little mice"
MY mice killa your dog hava to
pay for de dog"
Il don't care for that. Why don't
you tie strings to your old mice, then
they wouldn't get into trouble
And the Italian followed along on
the curb trying to shame the woman
into u settlement, but he failed Gin
cinIati Commercial.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28
DANGEROUS AS DYNAMITE.
Hair Wash for Ladies That Explodes
Without Provocation.

For some time there has been in use
in the eastern cities French prepare
ton known as Service Antiseptique.
Possibly L is for sale in Cincinnati. II
Is marvellous preparation for dress
ing the hair, cleansing it most thor
oughly, and having, as an additional
recommendation. the property of dry
ing within few minutes and leaving
the hair wayy and glossy. 1t gained
great. popularity from the start, and
was in use in every prominent hair
dressing establishment in the city.
Its use spread to London, where 1t
was equally we'll received. The bottles
in which it was packed were marked,
"Infiammable, must not be used near
light" This should have been
sufficient caution, but apparently 1t
was not.
In London few days ago Mrs.
Samuelson, a woman OF high connec-
tons, was having her hair shampooed
in fashionable establishment in the
West End. The hair dresser, Emile,
a Frenchman, had practically COM
pleted his work and was engaged in
wringing the lady's tresses, when a
violent explosion occurred. Mrs. Sam
uelson was frightfully burned and died
in great agony a few hours later
Examinations and analyses by the
coroner establishes the fact that the
famous preparation is nothing more
nor less than distilled product of
petroleum, deodoriZed by secret pro-
cess and highly perfumed . Practical
ly it is as dangerous as benzine or low
grade gasoline. Yet it was used by
thousands with but little caution. The
death of Mrs. Reginald Fitzwilliams in
Monte Carlo, another lady of title, was
occasioned in exactly the same way.
If the stuff is to come into use in this
&C untry restrictions as to it's sale
should be made. 1t is as dangerous as
dynamite.
In England the stuff was known as
paratfin, petrolent hair wash or recti-
fieu spirits of petroleum. But it was
the same fluff sailing under different
names. Possibly under a fancy name
it is being sold In this country and
maybe in MISUNDERSTANDING
Commercial.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28
A Word of Warning.

The London Live Stock journal
offers II word of warning that may de-
serve attention In this country rs well
as abroad:
More care is commonly taken by
horse owners rs to the quality of the
oats than of the hay they purchase
Yet there is II greater difference be-
tween good and inferior hay thar
between the best and, say third OF
fourth-class oats. Hay varies greatly
not only in the quality of the heritage
of which II Is composed but III the
conditions under which II has been
harvested and In how 1t has cured Ii
the stack. Horses rarely suffer from
eating bad oats. while much disease
In the stable is attributable to the
quality of the hay they consume. /
has been estimated that about SO pei
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28
AN EXTRAORDINARY SITUATION

I'm comparatively young in prac-
tice," admits man who tells the
stCy but I'll venture that no other
lrNyer ever had like experience. |
Coud see that the woman was in deep
trouble as soon as she entered the
office. She was young, intelligent, re
fined and decidedly attractive des-
pite the fact that she was pale and
nervous. When she was seated |
asked her what | could do for her.
THAT'S what I'm here to ascer-
tain, she replied, 1 have Il peculiar
case to present. -Four years ago |
fen in love with II young man en-
ployed by my father He positively
forbade the match, and was very
harsh with my lover when discharg-
ing him, would not consent to the
folly of an elopement, for it meant II
struggle through poverty, which
might or might not end in something
better. 1t was impossible for us to
correspond, and we drifted apart
This summer we went to u sum
mer resort, my father remaining but
q short time and leaving me with an
aunt. A rich merchant, considerably
older than myself had been pressing
his suit all the winter, my father
urged his acceptance and | finally
agreed the date of the wedding being
fEed early in June. While [ was
preparing to return to meet this en-
gagemont my former lover appeared
ut the resort. We still love each
trac with whom we had made ar
rangements and were married, in
tending to confess to my father and
my afiianced rs soon us we reached
them. That evening my husband of
an hour was caught by an undertow
while bathing and drowned. No one
but the magistrate knew of our mar
riage. was 4 widow. The date of
my wedding to the man Of my ia
theirs choice was at hand TO break
1t OFF involved more censure explana-
ton and trouble than | thought |
could bear, SO | came home and am
now the merchants wife. 1t was q
lawful marriage. was Il not?'
Unquestionably.'
Am | under legal obligation to
tell the story TO my husband?'
Certainly not; but | think
Then Ill not tell him. and she
I 4
receipt. You'll notice she never
gave me name. Detroit Free
Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28
TREATMENT or THE FIELD

Soon the crops of small gratn viii uc
cleared from the fields Already the
majority of farmers are counting much
on the gleanings OF grain their pigs
Will get from these fields. and are lay
Ing much store by the pasture these
fields viii give to other stock on the
farm. The pigs in many cases--have
had scant living, and are expected ia
get strong "llft' IRON these fields.
The other pastures have possibly been
overcrowded in prospect Of the extra
pasture that will be had from the
stubble fields. There are certain lines
followed in farming that lead directly
to land impoverishment and constant
hard times for the owners. One OF
these lies in the practice OF always
I" stirring the stubble fields as soon as
the grain Is off. Often times there Is
a rush after the grain is cut to get II
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28

cent. OF the cases of collie which occur
In large stables are due to the hay with
which the horses are provided. Owners
OF large studs frequently experience an
outbreak of collie among their animals
with the purchase and consumption of
a fresh consignment Of hay. Hay poor
in quality and badly stacked is a most
expensive fodder, from the disease 1t
frequently engenders, as well as from
its low consuming value. Great care
should be exercised in the purchase OF
foreign hay.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28
Ration for Cattle or Sheep.

Glover, hay, bran and wheat straw
make up complete ration in growing
cattle or sheep. 1t makes a cheap food,
1t will bring little better result if the
straw and clover could first be run
through a feed scutter and then the
bran be added But, If this cannot be
done, the next best plan is to feed the
straw and clover in racks or managers
and the bran in boxes or troughs
Thee will be much less waste in this
way than by allowing the stock to run
in the stacks and help themselves.
What is left in the racks or managers
can be used for bedding, and in this
way be converted into a valuable fer
tiliZer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28
over feeding Is Dangerous.

Overlooking of fattening hogs is
y fruitful source of disease and waste.
Many think 1t makes no difference
II hogs do leave n lot of feed nj one
meal, that they viii return and eat
II up when hungry. SO that there is
nothing wasted If hogs are overfed
II knocks them off their regular feed
FOR time, and this Is always loss;
besides, II renders the inception of
disease much easier, especially the
'thumps" and appoplexy, 1t is best to
feed regularly, at stated times, and
when fattenng, all that they will eat
up clean. They will keep better and
thrive better than is possible by keep.
ing feed before them all the time, 1t
Is what the animals digest and assim
ilHte and not what amount they eat
that determines the gain in proportion
to the amount of food eaten. Cole
man Rural World.