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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

Herald sees so much ON the bright side to
record that it does mot propose to devote
Its entire time and atteuaon to the dark
side of life. The marvellous story of the
development and progress of the south
with the rising industries is a thsme
worthy Of any Pen, and there are millions
of people eager to read 1t.
Let the correspondents ag.tfy the
events and incidents which indicate prog
resss and prosperity, and devote less space
to the criminal record. The story of a
new factory is better reading matter than
an account. OF a scandal. Nor should the
newspapers give up too much space to
politics and politicians. Commerce and
industry are more important, and should
receive more attention.
How do other papers like this pro-
gramme? If they win carry 1T out they
will be the advance agents of genuine
prosperity a'r1 happiness.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26
How the South Suffers.

AN esteemed southern contemporary
recently contained in one issue startling
headlines about race war; a religious
craze among the Carolina negroes. and
a half dozen ugly murders and assaults
upon women The race war and the re-
ligious furry were fakes, and some of the
other sensations were probably exagger-
ated. NO race war has ever occurred in
the south, and 1t is not likely that one will
ever occur. There are NO more religious
cranks here than will be found In other
sections, and there is less crime In proper
ton to our population than anywhere In
the union.
The southern newspapers and corre-
spordents who circulate such exaggerated
reports are seriously bnjuring their sec
dion. Outsiders in the north and In Eu-
rope get the idea from the newspaper
stories that the sou.h rs as bad as Mex
leo was o generation ago. Naturally
capital and enterprise hesitate to come
here. Southern newspaper correspond MT )
should turn over new leaf. The Age
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

TO Mr.. smithfto get up in the silver wag-
on so early in the campaign.
lie seemed to recognize that he was
out of place, whereupon he went down
to Dalton. made a red-hot gold speech,
but still Haunted silver at the masthead
of the Journal I do not think there is
another man in the United States who
could have accomplished that feat with
SO much ease as did Hoke Smith. He
looks onfboth sides and keeps in the mid
die of the road.
1 saw Jack Cohen. Jacks one of the
bright, blue eyed boys of destiny on the
Journal He is the finest romancer that
ever welded a lead pencil. He can
write with both hands. Jacks a good
fellow. Got little sorz on him once at
Cape May. He stole my girl away from
me. She found him out and 1 had my
revenge.
While in Hoke Smiths office I told
him of Clark Howells corn crib-lilSe lot
of silver in his back room and suggested
that the Journal ought to be as enter
prising as the Constitution. asked him
where YEAS hislpile of silver. He took me
over to the wardrobe, op5ned small
drawer, and showed me both gold and
silver.
Pointing to this as with pride he said
"Now there's the policy OF our paper.
Don't you think we are rdght?''
Being his guest what could I do? I
said I endorsed his policy thoroughly.
had told Clark Howell the same thing
when be showed me his piles of silver
and he said that was the policy of his
paper. I don't like to Offend people.
There's no use in it. THY get mad with
you. Then they don't treat you nicely.
I don't want to leave Atlanta without
saying the second time that they must
have new depot, and IL they cannot get
a. new depot, they should have better
restaurant in the old depot.
I was glad to get back to Birmingham
where I could get pie for breakfast.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

THE anti-snorer, which Is illustrated in
the accompanying cut. is made oe carter
elastic and looks like the skeleton of q
mask. 1t not only prevents snoring but
the formation Of fwrinklss-and the COM
pany insures the purchaser of a mask
against consumption. Jacks wife got a
divorce from him on account of snoring,
about twenty-five years age, and he has
been working on the patent ever since.
The anti-snorer figures conspicuously
in the list of wedding presents, and is
intended for both contracting parties.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

From the Chicapo Tipes-Harald

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
The bicycle eye'' has at last come to
keep the bicycle face" in countenanc=,
so to speak. AS to the bicycle face it
has been demonstrated that everybody
who rides bicycle with due diligence,
especially upon downtown streets, may
hope to acquire it and thereafter wear
the pleasing expression of man with
a bad case of toothache and on this road
to the dentist. The chief difference be-
tween the man with the bicycle face arid
a man with the toothache is that the
tooth can be pulled but the bicycle face
cannot, though eminent legal authorities
are of opinion it ought to be. (See
Judge Goggin's Inquiry Into the Law
of the Road" in ne 1.-THE People vs.
Green-Legged Bicyclists," vol. H., d.
306 ct seq Isl.
The bicycle eye, 1t seems, is devel-
oped chiefly in the race of "scorchers,"
formerly, but enormously, thought to be
species of degenerates belonging to
the genus homo, but now generally rec
ognized as inhuman. That these beings.
so closely resembling the human when
not on "a wheel, should have taken to
the bicycle is very unfortunate. Not be-
ing as yet fully developed, these -unfor-
tunate creatures cannot ride upright
(the distinguishing characteristic of the
genus homo when on a wheel, but are
compelled to- make curve Of body simE
lar to that of the feline species when
engaged on moon-lit nights in holding
a concert on this garden wall This ait,
tftude Is not only as far removed as Dos
sible from that of the Apollo Belvidere.
but the eyeballs are of necessity cont
verged and turned upward and inward,
thereby causing themselves and others
to see stars and producing fatigue of the
optic nerve and retina, resulting at last
in what the doctors call ''photophobia."
The victim of photophobfa Is not only
subject to reflex headache himself but is
likely Ito give a very bad headache TO
any person with whom he comes in con-
tact, and 1t is chiefly upon this ground
that the learned judge above referred
to holds they should be segregated, I'M
DIR the ''contagious-disease" law. The
tension and fatigue of the optic nerve of
the scorcher notwithstanding the extra
ordianry nerve of the Individuals Of
this species, must, indeed, be something
terrible. When one considers the thous-
ands Of people who daily cross the streets
of Chicago and reflects that the onlv
happiness of the photophobiacs seems
to consist in running down said people
or passing so close to Them I'm their head
forward flight as to displacs the air and
leave their victims gasping in vacuum
for words with which to adequately ex-
press their feelings, some conception
may be obtained of the unhappy con-
dftion and sufferings Of the poor. blight
ed "scorcher" with the bicycle eye.''-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26
TOM MIE'S IDEA.

By w. II. Hale.
Tom had just come from a visit to little
cousin, where
He had seen the city's wonders that his
eyes met everywhere;
And he stood upon the gall'ry looking over
vale and hill.
Which. compared with the big city; SEEM
ed SO lonely now and still.
It was cloudy and the cattle fingered
round the clump of trees;
Like the drone of some great organ came
the mellow hum of bees;
Morning-glories still kept open, though the
hour was almost noon,
And the raincrow from the hilltop prophe-
sled shower soon.
Slowly filed the geese-now ssilent-through
the pasture to the pound
Then the rain fell patter, patter, dimpling
all the dust around.
"F'om the way the waters spillin', would
d'ess"-then Tommy said
1.-THE stweet-sprinkler up in heaven Is a
workin' wight aheadw
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26
The New Madame Adam.

1t Is said that Madame Adam is the only
living woman whose political opinions are
respected and sought after by the politi-
clans and diplomats of an nations. She
edits one of the most popular reviews in
France and is a power with her pen as
we'll as her tongue. All this goes to show
that the new Madame Adam is simply
an up-to-date duplicate of the old Mad
anne Adam who cuts such a conspicuous
figure in the worlds earliest history.
The first Madame Adam was a politi-
clan and a diplomat in ayer little circle.
She hankered after what was forbidden
and liked an occasional chat with the SER
pent. She pulled the wool over Adams
eyes and got him into serious trouble. The
Madame Adam of to-day Is in the same
business. She tries to pose as a politician
and diplomat. She wants to enjoy the
dominion which the Creator never intend
ed for her sex. Instead of reigning in
her own home circle, she would be re-
gent of nations tutor off soyereigns. a
confidential adviser of prime ministers
and statesmen.
The world would be better off without
this self-constftuted factor in its political
affairs 1t is the province of Mr.. Adam
to control such matters, ard it is the bust
ness Of the madame to look after her do
mestic interests In Madame Adam the
new woman finds her most advanced re-
preventative, but when She is anafyzed it
may be doubted whether she is any i'm
provement upon her first progenibor
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26
Dasireab1e.

From the Washington Star.
"It's perfectly disgraceful!" she ex-
claimed.
whats the matter?" inquired her hus-
band. r@
Here's a description of woman who
gets UP in public and declares herself an
anarchist"
"Well," was the rejoinder. "Maybs it's
all for the best. I believe I'd like to see
women crowd the males out of the anar-
chist business. When they threw bombs
they wouldn't be SO likely to hit any
body"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26
GOOD NEWS FOR sNoRERs.

Richard Jacks, a Wyandotte county,
Kansas, farmer, has formed a company
called the Sanitary Investment associa-
tion," which was granted charter by
the secretary of state at Topeka. The
company will turn out some tens Of
of anti-snorers a week.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

by w.
How little do the workings know,
How can they. when they sordid grow =
From all the world of warmth apart!
The poet bears the plaintive cry,
OF perjury, want, anguish, pain,
And tears unbidden dim the eye,
Unfettered and as bird of wing.
He'd have the world about him be,
And like the bird of song, he'd sing,
The sweeter when from bondage free!
Owned he the world. the stars the
No night would come to hide his door
And sun and stars and world be one
In warmth and light, for all the poor.
Indifference Is the poets bane,
It makes him cold and chilly feel
IT'S only when his friendships wane,
That shadows round about him steal.
He loves the heart at genial glow,
Companonship that's free from guile.
BY robbing all in need the while.
Like earth worms they leave tracks of
In mould of earth and humid clay,
Till nature cleansing in her time
Their sordid foot prints wash away.
Not so with those of higher aim =
Who live and toll for others here.
No rains can wash away their fame,
Or tracks that lead to higher sphere,
Atlanta cold to Stanton, Reed,
And Harris. others. men of fame!
o. yes, tits true, many men of greed
But then wide DER the worlds the sauaei
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26
MM.Au,u
Rououets For Matt Mynor.

To Matt Mynor:
My darling, shake! In the valley of
visions you will smell sweet and BIOS
som. You are a long felt want filled and
pressed down.
Yours Indefinitely,
Woodlawn, Aug. %. Box "a.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

Mr.. l. F. Mack. the probable new com
nander in chief of the G. A. r., is the
most prominent advocate of empty;ns the
treasury for the pension hooters anywhere
to be found in the state OF Ohio.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

The John DeWitte Warner, Charles 8.
Fairchild and e. Ellery Anderson end
of the sound money league" Is still In
close proximity to the office of r. Sage,
ICSri
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

The man who objects to the back tax
law is generally the man whose property
has been assessed for much less than
1t should have been.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26
A Wise Girl.

From the Atchison Globe.
An Atchison girl refused the offer of a
young mans heart recently, giving as her
sole reason that it was cigarette heart
and not the style she admired.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

The world does not seem brighter at
the news that James H. Eckels, the boy
wonder, is to serve out his term az comp
troller of the currency.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

No matter how busy the good wives Of
Birmingham maybe they should not fai
to remember their duty in seeing to II
that the water is boiled.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

I'm view of the fact that John L. Sulli-
van is'a candidate for mayor Of Boston,
what's'ti, matter with running Bob Fitz-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

With the increased price of wheat it
will be the freight trains which will be
held up by the enterprising train rob-
hers.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

The farmers who have made so much
money out of wheat lately are located
quite near wheat pits in the boards
of trade.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

The decline in the price of silver Is not
In keeping with the shouts made by the
gold people last year when they said the
election of Mckinley would make a silver
dollar worth as much as gold dollar.
Facts show they simply lied.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

The editor of the Boston Transcript is
afraid to come south and tell it to Mrs.
Felton's face.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

simmons for mayor of Greater New
York? Gotham. with its extended terri,
tory, can not afford to be bshind Boston.i
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

And the looters are singing at Buffalo:
1--WE will rob the treasury or bust"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

In many parts of the country that pros
psrlty wave appears to be lopsided.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

Josiah Patterson, the Memphis gold
cure man will try it on the Kentuckiarits
next week
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

Judge Clarke, of Tennessee, has made
a bold strike toward scalping the scalp
erE
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

Wheat will never be as high as Mr..
Dingley's idea OF protection.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26
Restraint.

Restraint.
From The Detroit Journal.
Reporter-Well, I'VE interviewed her.
EdTtor-Did she talk about restraint?
Reporter should say nit. She would
not say a word untff her husband came
in and told her to keep still.
a Steady Job.
From tho Cleveland Plain Dealer.
For niercy's sake, Baxter. where have
you been until this time Of night ~
"Thas ali righ', my dear. Been organ,
izln' mother Klondyle .company-makes
fo-fourth one today"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26
Defending Frank Stanton.

atlanta Is a cold and chilly city for
the poet, but then those who think more
of potatoes than poems are pleased in
their way to know that Stanton's verses
can be coined into dollars
WALLACE P. REED.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

The treasury hooters are in high feath
er at Buffalo.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

simmons for mayor of Greater New
York? Gotham. with its extended terri,
tory, can not afford to be bshird Boston.i
The man who objects to the back tax
law is generally the man whose property
has been assessed for much less than
1t should have been.
The farmers who have made so much
money out of wheat lately are located
quite near wheat pits in the boards
of trade.
With the increased price of wheat it
will be the freight trains which will be
held up by the enterprlsing train rob-
bers.
The editor of the Boston Transcript is
afraid to come south and tell it to Mrs.
Felton's face
Josiah Patterson, the Memphis gold
cure man will try it on the KentuckiarAs
next week.
Judge Clarke. of Tennessee, has made
a bold strike toward scalping the scalp
ers.
In many parts of the country that pros
perity wave appears to be lopsided.
And the hooters are singing at Buffalo:
1--WE will rob the treasury or bust"
Wheat will never be as high as Mr..
Dingley's idea of protection.
The treasury 1ooters are in high feath-
er at Buffalo.
Wheat is now shooting the chutes.
Don't forget to bail the water. -
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

Wheat is now shooting the chutes.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-24

POINT ARENA, Cal, Oct. 29.-Thir-
teen seamen, comprising almost the
entire crew of the steam schooner
Casper, were drowned early this morn
ing by the wreck of the vessel. The
rocky shore in this vicinity was streWn
with wreckage today, but there was
no way of Identifying the ship until
this evening, when two men from the
shore, who had gone out in small
boat to rescue any of the crew who
might be still alive, picked up Capt.
Anhndsen and Seaman Christ Larsen,
who had been floating about on an
impromptu raft for over fourteen
hours. To his rescuers, Adolph Peter
son and Henry Anderson, the captain
of the wrecked vessel said that the
Casper struck on reef at 1890 this
morning and seven minutes later cap
sized. When she tipped over, all the
members of the crew were washed
overheard. She carried fifteen men,
but, from the moment the accident
occurred, the captain had seen none
of the crew except his companion, Lar
sen, and has no doubt that the other
thirteen have all been drowned. When
thrown into the water, Anfindsen and
Larsen, by good fortune, were able
to raft some pieces of floating tim
bers. They succeeded in drawing the
boards together and clung to this i'm
provised raft from the time of the
accident until late this afternoon, while
the storm beat about them, the whole
being exposed to the most furious gale
of the season. They had almost sue
cumbed from cold, exposure and ex-
haustion, and were with difficulty
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-24

gladly say more, but want the charg-
es investigated by competent authority
and until then I will refrain from en-
tering into a discussion of the merits
of the charges"
1t is expected that Mr.. Wolfer will
ask the board Of managers for an In
vestigation at It's next meeting, and
there Is little question but that the
board will accede to his request.
NORRISH SAYS LITTLE.
A special from the G. o es corre-
srondent at Hastings says: Regarding
charges of cruelty to convicts at state
prison at Saltwater Gen. j. F. Norrish
was asked:
do the board of managers know of
any inhuman treatment of any of the
convicts at the state prison at Still
water?"
Certainly not" was his reply.
Neither would it be tolerated. This is
all have to say"
O'BRIEN AWAY FROM HOME.
Saltwater special says: "Hon. J. S.
O'Brien, of this city, who is member
of the board of prison managers, was
not in the city and could not be seen
in reference to the G b es article.
Mr. O'Brien is in Chicago and will not
be home for several days"
HALL ALSO AWAY.
A Duluth special says that M. ..
Hall, also a member of the board of
prison managers, is out Of the city.
THAT OTHER INVESTIGATION.
A great deal of light is thrown on
the past career of Lemon by the testi-
mony in the investigation of 1891. This
was started under concurrent reso-
luton of the legislature directing the
board of prison managers to remove
Deputy Warden Lemon and Assistant
Glennon from their positions. The af-
fair had been first investigated by the
house committee, which paid special
attention to the effort of three con-
victs named Douglas, Anderson and
Davis to escape. In it's report this
committee says:
Douglas ran toward the river and hid under
a building, where ne was scovered in few
minutes. He was ordered to CINE cut from
under the building and refusing to do so,
F. II. Lemon, the deputy warden, fired a
shot to intimidate him Lemon claims he
fired into the ground. and by other wi nesses
Continued cH Eleventh. Page.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-24
Threat to Exercise 1t on American Ships in
Cuban Waters.
OPEN RUPTURE IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
In Answer to Minister Woodford, Sagasta Declares
That Interference Will Not Be
Tolerated.

MADRID, Oct 23.-El Tempo pub
fishes with reserve the announcement
that the reply of the Spanish govern
ment to the United States, presented
to Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, the
American minister at Madrid, declares
that, if the United States does not
stop the sailing of f1libustering expe-
ditions from American ports, Spain
will re-establish the right to search
vessels anchoring in Cuban waters.
The most interesting event at the
White house today was the visit OF
Senator Thomas c. Platt, of New York
The hot campaign over the city cleo
ton in New York, in which the senator
has taken such prominent part, made
the visit of the senator significant
Senator Platt wanted to secure some
appointments and was desirious they
should be made before the election.
The senator said he was here on some
little errands and when asked how he
could be spared at this time from New