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The age-herald., 1897-10-08

to allow girls to have too much unre- stracted freedom att institutions whefe they cam sit with boys and young men, walk and talk with them, and meet them at their boarding houses. I. Is mot fa- voraIble to study. It takes the minds of young people off theer books. The gSris and boys engage in gove-mal.ng. and the result is too many early Gnarriages, or something worse.
 Girls and boys in eheir teens are thoughtTess and impursave, and they should not be allowed to be together too much. EveIn when they behave them selves, it is not likely thart they will study as faithfully as they would if their minds were not distracted by thoughts of their sweethearts.
 Co-education may suit the cold north eTn cline, but it would not be a success in the south, where tine youngsters de- velop early and begin 10 think of mar riaga before they are ftally grown.
 Ths south got along very well in the good old way. Why be in a hurry ito change it? Because co-education is eco nomieal and satisfactory Gn Maine Is no reason why it should be the same in Louisiana The conditions and the peo- pie are different.
The age-herald., 1897-10-08
A NOVEL, C0URTSHiP.

From Up To Date
 CHAPTER I.
 "John ray' took Five O'clock Tea" at 'fThe House of Seven Gablss.'s Tar From the Madding Crowd" Tn Old Virginia One Summeg'' with Little Mrs. Murray" to meet "A House Party" composed of Jane Eyre" ''Kate Car- negte," CA Princess of Alaska,), "Thel- nla," The Countess Olga Richard Forest, Bachelor" Mir. Barnes. of New York;" Dora Thorne" and Capt Cour- ageous," who had won "A Red Badge of Courage" in "The First Battle" "In Silk Attire Point Lace and Dia- monds." ''Thelma." "A Daughter of Maryland and "A Lady of Quality though "A Bachelor Girl'-met John Gray An American Cavalier" Alone" Under the Greenwood Tree" "A Day sung by ''The Choir Invisible" accom- panied by "The Flute and Violin" made theirs "A Romantic Wooing" Standing Face to Face" she gave him "A Rose of Yesterday" to wear For Her Sake" and John Gray" said Goodbye, Sweet heart" having in his heart April Hopes" and Matrimonial Intentions"
 CHAPTER II.
 Beautiful, But Poor was Dora Thorne," "A Woman in white," wear ing a simple Bow of Orange Ribbon" when John Gray in t"Evening Dress" presented A Letter of Introduction. Seated "On the Red Staircase Under the Red Lamp" "A Pair of Blue Eyes, "As True as Steel" put John Gray "In Varying Moods. Was she Maid, Wife or Widow?" It was "Love at Sight" John Gray" was Between Two Loves" With happiness 50 Near and Yet So Far" "A Terrible Temptation caused "A Broken Vow"-"All For a Pretty Face"
 CHATTER I'll.
 sJoFn Gray" being Beyond Recall,y, 'The1ma'' was 'IA RebelM0uS Heroine" It was "A Likely Story" Calling herself "A Fool In Spots" she declared 'sA Cum- "Jehn Gray for Sweet Revenge" Send. ing him the 'Talfsman" and His Lett ters' by '4The Yellow Ki6' she gave him Hell Fer Sartain'' for breaking ''The Goldeln Shackles.' ''The Joy of Life" vanishing in "A Life's Mistake" ''Thel- ula'' sought "Va1ellie's Fate,'' joining ''The Suicide Club" Uncle Bernac," "A Fearless Investigator. saved her from "The Jaws of Death" and took "A Trip Through Assa," making IA Foretgm Match" with "A Prince of India" "The World Weir,t Very We'll Then"
 CtIAPTtER ".
 "A Porters InteNect'' saved "A Scan- daa in Bohemia" by keeping John Gray's" "Sinless Secret" ''Fortune's WheeF' favored John Gray" struggling "'Gains,. W.nd and Tide" MT. Nee sons WHIP giving him 'fOld Middle toms Aloney.' 1.-The Little Minister jotned ';John Gray" and Dora Thorne," while rang 'Slhandon Bells" and shone The Sum of SaraItoga." ''In His GIome'' "In Gods Country she is "A Clever Wife" and he Her Lord and Master" "DorH Thorne" married "A Man of Mark and Hard Cash,' and "The!rna" captured "A Noble Name" but is "Wtfe In Name Only" 'Is Marriage 6. Fssture?'
The age-herald., 1897-10-08
A Serious Matter,

The Chicago Chronicle alludes to a very serious problem in the following rather frivolous paragraph:
 Bishop Gaines, of Georgia, makes the startling prediction that the entire Af- rican race on the American continent is gradually becoming bleached cut, and that in the process of years the black face will disappear entirely. A short time ago Prof. Starr, of the University of Chicago, made the sensational state ment that the Caucasian race in North America is gradually changing it's char acteristics to those of the aboriginal Indians. There is evidently something wrong with climate and social evolu- ton that prevents any race of psop1e from remaining in statue quo. and we can only anxiously await the next an- nual session of the international scien- lists to hear all about it.
 The Chronicle should have stated for the information of its readers that is generally respected, but he has made the mistake of writing a book in which he predicts that the white and black races in this country will finally anal gamate. Repulsive as this proposition is to the southern whites, they have given the bishop a hearing, believing that further study of the question will cause him to change his opinion. The negroes in the south have now been frse thirty-two years. They have been aided by the federal government, by the people of the north, and by the southern white tax payers who pay for their edu- cation and give them employment. Yet, after a generation of these ad- vantages, the blacks have not shown themselves capable of making their way. Close observers. white and black, agree that the inferior race is losing ground Its death rate is increasing and its birth rate is growing smaller. It is also said that the race is deteriorating morally. It fills the chain gangs, prisons and poor houses. The younger blacks are less friendly than their fathers and less trustworthy. In the face of these facts it is absurd to suggest that the two races will come tog=ther and form a composite race.
 The doctrine of the survival of the fit- tsst will be illustrated in this. problem. Sooner or latter the inferior race Will dis appear The Anglo-Saxon race con tracts wherever it goes and the weaker races gradually vanish before it. This is what will come to pass in America.
The age-herald., 1897-10-08
QUEER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

The Apaclles have three different kinds of vioDin,s each having but one string, and played with a small bow.
 The pang -kou is a small Chinese drum resting on a wooden tripod. It is beaten with common wooden drumsticks.
 The ur-heen, or Chinese violin, tn shape resembles an ordinary hammer with it's handle. It dlas two strings, and is play ed with a bow.
 The psaftery of Spain Is supposed to have been introduced into that country by the Moors. It is still in common llse among the peasants.
 The kanoon is the favorite instrument among ladies in Turkey. It's shape re- semlbles that of hard laid fiat It has seventy-two strings, in sets of three, ard is played with a small plectrum.
 The Algerian music is produced from seven different kinds of instruments, two being guitars. one g. rude violin, two kinds of drums, a clarinet and a flute, all of the mast primitive forms.
The age-herald., 1897-10-08
Ships and ShipbuiIdinq.

As a penalty of tariff and navigation laws we pay to foreign shipbuilders as freight money sum amounting annual ay, it is said, to $20o, o,Oo0, coo. This is one of the r@asons why we must sell to ether countries great deal more than we buy from them, if we desire to have a fa- vorable balance of trade. Our cotton end wheat go at l.ast in part to pay carrying charges.
 This state of affairs on the seas would be minimized if our navigation laws were changed; but the republican party seems to prefer some substituting remedy to a repeal of those laws. The famous section 22 was an attempt to give o,l ships the benefit of discriminating duty of 10 per cent; but instead of Of fering a drawback to goods carried in American ships, it inflicted a penalty upon goods brought in under foreign flag.
 Sone way should be devised to pro- mote shipbuilding in this country. The country's need just now is merchant marine; and if the party in power can frame plan that will give us merchant ships. the south should not stand in the way. Our yellow pine and iron should go into ships. built in southern ports. We can build ships at lower prices than any other section of the country can. Let the other sections
The age-herald., 1897-10-08
Health in Pure Water.

Pure water in Birmingham is a sani- taTy necessity, and of available sources
 of supply in Jefferson county none seem
 to offer water of as nigh quality as deep wells. The water in an artesaan well fs necessarily we'll strained in deep earth; for it comes from higher ground, situ- ated, perhaps. at considerable distance. If the water did not come from higher ground it would not rise to the surface. Deep wells are freely regorted to even in large cities. A portion of Brooklyn
 is supplied with water from deep wells, and part of London's 175,OeO,OO0 galloLs
 is drawn from deep wells in the Thames
 Valley. This part is considered the best
 water brought into the mighty city. The underground supply of water is much larger than it is generally thought to be, and exhaustion of it by pumping is in many localities impossible.
 The health of the people of this city is deeply concerned in the water supply and no questions of dollars and cents, of profits and dividends, of pre-emption or
 prior occupation should be allowed to defeat the bringing in of pure water. The sole consideration should be the purity of an offered supply. The con- pany that will bring to our doors the
 best water is the company that should have public support.
 Birmingham's growth and prosperity rest upon a high standard of HDsaath. and health and pure water are closely allied.
 Birmingham cannot afford to stand by any supply, if purer water can be ob- taifssd She should have the best avail able water in Jefferson county Deep wetls have been for long time utilized in many towns, and no fear of deficient supply thersfrom need be
 feared.
 Deep wells afford in the south purar
 water than can be drawn from stream
 or lake,
 All filters are delusory.
 Large deep wells may be driven in
 many places, and the present water
 company could substitute water from wells at an expense that would be below
 the gain from the quality of the new supply.
 Water from wells must be brought into Birmingha milf not by one company,
 then by another-and this must be ac-
 complis1led before the first day Of next
 June. The people demand it.
The age-herald., 1897-10-08

Bissct tlroEe again, and again, unfi1-you get-let me ses-256 pieces of him. That ought to be enough to g19 around the table. think. I think so, yss."
 Thsn, leaning upon his axe, he re- marked. in a sneerlng tone: z"I often wonder how those fellows fJei when they are being made inso mineemeat for us people. Do you suppose they have amy kind of sensation aft all, or do you think they feel nofhing2"
 The assistant chef pondered for a mo- ment.
 "Doubtless,' he replizd, "I should say that a missionary under such circum- stances would feel terribly cut up.
 So saying, he resumed his labor in a mincing manner
The age-herald., 1897-10-08
A VIaITANT.
From the Chicago Record.
 Afar on fhe hilIs nf fsnd

From the Chicago Record. Afsr on the hills of God
 l wonder now if he Sees fafrer fields or greener sod Than when he walked with me. And I wonder now if there
 His calm eyes still look down aa On his orchard trees and garden fair That sleep by the little town. No more, no more, at all
 Do his feet ever mark The orchard path at evenfaH Between the day and dark. When the wandering moons pale nghS Lies soft upon the trees Iris then, perhaps, he comes at night Along the road and sees. His cedars all in line.
 The alders by the lane, The lilac trees and columbine Above the window pane. This well know, when day Lights up the eastern sky The trees all smiae and seem to sayI He whom we loved passed by." Though bright beyond compare The fields of heaven be, To think the blcst to earth repair Is no impiety.
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If it is true that Mrs. Laugtry the once famous Jersey Lily, has succeed ed in placing her husband in the in- sane asylum it shows that she thor oughly understands her business and is capable of performing it without the aid of a guardian. Mrs. Langtry's hus- she no doubt thought it better to put him an asylum in preference to killing him as Mrs. Maybrick did with her husband.
The age-herald., 1897-10-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
 It's 8 poor Bostonian that doesn't know bsans.
 When man'sa temper is ruffied his brOws are usually knit.
 The farther man can look into the future the fewer creditors he sees.
 There is something mysterously at tractive about all mysteries except hash,
 No man has to serve an apprenticeship in order to learn how to make mistakes.
 Whenever you see a man visiting a chiropodfst there Is something on foot.
 Whenever a man throws bouquet at another he expects a whole flower gar den in return.
 Fortune no longer knocks at mans s door, You must have an electndc but ton If you wanti to be in the push.
 Some msm would get along much fas- ter If they didn't lose so much time tell ing other psople how smart they are.
 It is sometimes as difficult to tell a mean man from a good one as it is to tell a mushroom from a toadstool -
The age-herald., 1897-10-08
The Co-Education Idea.

It is not safe for the southern people 10 borrow too many ideas and methods from their northern cousins. Recently a good deal has been sasd in the south about the co-education of the sexes. Some of the best and most sensible wo- men in this section are strongly opposed to it, and they give very sound reasons for ,taleir opposition.
 The point is made aa1at 1t is dang
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and rapidly approaching the vaudeville iepech of her career. and with some trafn- ing she might be taught the step so pop ular with her when girl. which through various stages of evolution is nolw lnnown as the hula hula dance. Senator Morgan d5 too wise a statesman not to give the deposed ruler her proper place under the new order of things, made possible by the anne1ation of Hawaii.
The age-herald., 1897-10-08
A Matter of Feeling.

From the New York Journal.
 As the cannibal cook made his last chop into the body of the missionary that was to make the principal dish of the repast that evening, he gave vent to a disa gTeeab1e laugh.
 'gThat divides him up into thirty-two Figments." he said, turning to the as- sistant chef. "Now, you b.sect all those pieces and that will make sixty-four.
The age-herald., 1897-10-08
Travels Like a Real Horse,

People are stu at work dnventinx queer devices.
 H A Detroit man aas invented and patented mechanical horse which he designed to be propelled by pedal and : chain arrangement. This extends back to the carriage, which the horse draws after it, covering the ground with a ihfe-like motion of tine legs. The gait is eaid to be very natural and true to life.
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It Is to be hopsd that Henry George has stifed the predicting habit while he is a candidate for mayor of New York It will he remembered that last fall he predict d that Indiana, Illinofs. Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan would be carried by MT. Bryan
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The annexation of Greenland's icy mountain and Hawaifs coral strand may be necessary to enable Mark Hanna to pay his political debts with the offices era ted thereby.
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If Senator Thomas Collier Psatt the uneasy boss, w.n heed the words of wis dom he will profit by the advice from the genuine prophet. Col. Burl Bazzel, the sage of PnattvfIle. Col. Eli Bashin- sky. of Troy, is not in this. Col. Bazzef is the real thing, and all candidates in New York do not Took alike to fGm.
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Special Notice.

If you are going to Florida or any, where and want information as to the best route, quickest schedules, lowest rates and details regarding trip, or any other information as to Florida climate, resorts, locations. etc, write to
 R. l.. TODD, D. P. A.
 Plant System, .- -10-S-5t. Montgomery, Ala.
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None will be happier than the members of tha armor plate committee when they will know they will not have to listen ito a lot of warned-over speeches written years ago and committed to memory, which have been 'recited'' before numsr- GUS audiences on past occasions.
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1t may be that the reason why the Prince of Wales has adopted a green colored hat is that he is contemplat ting a visit to Ireland.
The age-herald., 1897-10-08

If weyler is permitted to murder few more women and children he may succeed in making the new Spanish cab inet believe his services indispensable to the complete suppression of the in- surgent forces.
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Ths declination of Weyler to resign will severely interfere with Senator Billy Masons plan to free Cuba by the time congress convenes in December.
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The worst feature of revfving Grover Cleveland would be the coming to life again of his idiotfc worshtpers. who look upon him as the only Simon-pure, brand sd-in- the flank god of greatness.
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Nashville would no doubt rather have yellow fever as it's guest than to be forced to entertain Gov. John R. Tan ner, of Illhnois.
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Cleveland in the senate from New Jersey would not be as Cleveland in the white house.
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New Jersey has sent many worse men ito the senate than Grover Cleveland.
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It Looks aQueer.''
From the Chicago News

From the Chicago News.
 Sm.th-Do you know that our govern ment encourages count erfeiting?
 Jones-Why, of course not. What do you mean?
 Smfth--Well, anyway, it employs a lot of congressman to Dass bad bills.
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Autonomy ito the Cuban insurgents is in the nature of shaking a red rag in the face of a Spanish bufi.
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The banquet orator will be very much like Othelo when the a1mor plate com mittee visits Birmingham.
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As 1t locks now it will be another Spanish victory when S=gasta receives the resignation of Butcher Weyler.
The age-herald., 1897-10-08
Wanted.

IA second hand outfit for beef market fin good shape. Write to c. D. ORear & Co.,, Jasper, Ala, 10-8-3t.
The age-herald., 1897-10-08

The sagacious Sagasta has struck a snag in disposing of the Willy Weyler.
The age-herald., 1897-10-08

Senator Morgan should bear in mind thas Queen -Lll. is stul in, this country
The age-herald., 1897-10-08

From the Chicago News.
 It's a poor Bostonian that doesn't know beans
The age-herald., 1897-10-08

Whenever a man throws a bouquet at another he expects a whole flower gar den in return.
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The farther a man can look into the future the fewer creditors he sees.
, 1897-03-18
RUSS. is coercing Greece, NJ. de Blow,

Russia is coercing Greece, NJ. de Blow
liz says, ba,susc she has bound herself
TO the integrity of the Ottoman en-
pire."
integrity. not only by its influence, but
by its diplomacy and by moral ~suasion,
hut also by force, by its land and sea
power.
The rights consist in its taking, in
case the integrity were menaced, every
strategic or preventative measure in oc-
cupying points judged TO be s~trategically
necessary on land or sea, insuring itself
certain compensations-all the more
menacing as they are quite unknown.
NJ. de Blowitz concludes: Il am con-
WINGED that Greece will finally yield, but
| doubt very much whether it will do 80
as promptly as is generally supposed.
Col. Vassos. | believe, and l have
good reason FOR thinking 80. will retire
INTO the interior Of the island and there,
cut Of danger of the bombs OF the fleet,
ne will hold out as long as possible.
The 500 or 900 men under his orders
can live on almost nothing and the Gre
tan insurgents who, under Greek inf1u-
reject autonomy and admit annex
alton only, will always furnish them
provisions enough to keep them alive.
Europe. | am convinced, will finally tri-
-
, 1897-03-18
MONTANA CATTLE LOSSES.

Helena, Mont, March 17.-Nothing
could have suited the stockmen of Mon
lana any better thar the chinook which
passed over the state Sunday. Had these
men been visited by a fairy and told
anything they wished for would come
to pass. they would have at once
thought Cf their thousands of head of
starving and dying cattle on the ranges,
taken the fairy ut her word. and wished
for a chinook like the one which arriv-
ed here Sunday.
Away up north on the ranges matters
are in a deplorable condition. As re-
CARDS the stock they could hardly be
worse. 1t is something awful when one
stops and ponders over the situation.
and allows the true condition of affairs
10 be considered in their true light. This
has been the coolest March in the his
tory OF the Montana weather bureau.
The cold and snow fall has been re-
markable. Up to March the cattle on
the ranges had stood the winter fairly
well. but The recent cold snaps and the
unusual heavy falls Of snow for this
time Of year have commenced 10 do their
work. The losses already entailed by
stock dying have been enormous, and
will continue to increase at a rapid rate
unless the present warm spell continues
for some time. During the past few
weeks the cattle On the ranges have been
dying by the hundreds of actual starva-
ton and cold. In speaking of the mat
ter State Land Agent J. NJ. Page said
the situation is hardly appreciate by
any but those who are acquainted with
ranges and the live stock industry. Ac-
cording to his idea, at least 80 per cent
of the cattle on the ranges have perish
ed since last fall.
CHINOOK CAME TOO LATE.
Minneapolis, Mimi, March 17.-Spe-
Gals from Mandan and Dickinson state
that it is generally believed among cat
tlemen that rs per cen OF range ami.
mails have already succumbed to the
winter, the chinook Of yesterday COM
ing too late to save them. 1t is impos-
sible to travel over the range and no ex-
act figures can be had. The Bad Lands
ranges. which have been overcrowded
the past few years, will have but few
cattle this season. 1t is stated that Pier
re Wibaux. the big cattleman of Wi
baux. Mont. and Dakota. puts his losses
at $1,000. 900. Last fall he put ESQ, 900
young Utah cattle IN the ranges. and all
are dead.