davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The age-herald., 1898-11-15

In China is. Newehang is within the ter- ritory that Russia proposes to monepolize, and in fact. it is difficult to say what is without the spheres of influence that Rus sia. Germany and France would like to establish.
 Any movement that operates to close the door in China is a blow aimed straight at the manufacturing ambition of the south. If the Chinese market be closed even in part to American cotton goods, mill build ing in the south will be checked, and per haps stayed altogether. The south has a deep interest in the open door to China, and unless this country secures a base at Manila, and begins to pull at once in con- junction with Japan and Great Britain, China will be cut up or shut up in such a manner that American cotton goods will not have a fair open chance in China. The restrictions may not be at the ports. They may be on the railroads leading to the in> terior of the vast country. That there will be restrictions no one need doubt, if the three countries that desire an open door do not cooperate speedily and effectively.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
HANNA SHELvED SHERMAN.
So Says the Ex-Secretary of State-Not Vim
 dietive, But Cannot Forget.

| Washington, November A.-John Sher- man, ex-secretary of state, now tells how he was coaxed out of the senate and into the cabinet for MT. Hanna, and then crowd ed out of the cabinet and put on the shelf of private life. Speaking to George Alfred Townsend, the veteran newspaper corre- spondent, MT. Sherman said, without any bitterness or resentment:
 s"They really did not want me in the cab inet, but wanted my senatorial seat. It was represented to me that they could not make up the cabinet without me, and that questions were coming along that I ought I to have control of. I know that Hanna wanted the rest of my term, and as he had | always been friendly to me. did not de- r sire to seem disobliging So resigned my | seat and went into the cabinet. Mir. Hanna received the rest of my term, but when he | tried for term for himself he could only l get it by a single vote, notwithstanding | the administrators support. It then be- gan to be said that I was growing forget | full and senile. Hanna, whom had obliged with my seat, was among the first to say | that I had lost my mentality. It was not | a very kind return for my vacating my seat l for him. g
 
 | the duties of my office. man was brought in there from Canton who had run | for office only once, think, and had been | defeated. He did not seem to have much | to do in the state department. but every | night he went to see the president and re- | hearsed what had been done there. I re- | garded him as my inferior and gave very little attention to him or what he was do- ing until one day the president said to me, | MT. Sherman, what you have been saying
 or are reported to have said is embarrass- ing Judge Day. I was very much sur- | prised and answered: MT President, do | you suppose that would say anything to | iniure the administration of which I am a
 member?' The president repeated nearly
 the same thing extensively to me. got
 mad and I came away and wrote out my
 resignation peremptorily.'
 The reporter quoted to the ex-secretary
 some things he had heard favorable to
 Judge Days capacity as his successor. The | secretary listened like one quite willing to
 learn. He observed:
 s.I was always a supporter of President | Mckinley. You know that whatever he de-
 sired to have-governor, president anything -I sustained. They always called upon
 me. and I responded. But do not believe
 that my suggestions or wishes would now
 be considered by the administration.
 consented to give up my seat as I did not
 want to appear exacting. Always with
 good nature have subscribed to the pro-
 gramme. think that have been used for a purpose."
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
HANNAIZEp

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 With the New York legislature republi- can, the election of Chauncey Depew to the senate seems pretty well assured.
 MT. Depew will nominally represent the state of New York, but really he will be agent of the Vanderbilt interests and allied corporations Whenever a question arises between the public good and the Vanderbilt millions the senator from New York will not be found on the popular side
 The senate is on the toboggan slide. There are few members who cling to the ma- jestic tradition of that body, some who feel themselves responsible to the people for the honest discharge of the trust commit ted to them But for the most part special interests have their attorneys on the floor, and if the general good is consulted 1t is because for the moment the special inter- ests see no profit in neglecting it.
 The senate is thoroughly Hannaized.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Love abhors a vacuum in the affections.
 Poets are born, but the waiter girl is made to order.
 The telephone girl has an extensive call- ing acquaintance.
 Men need higher moral courage more than they do higher foreheads.
 When a man has nothing to do he always attends to it personally.
 Some women are jealous of an echo be- cause it always gets the last word.
 It looks queer. but the best man at we'd ding isn't the one who gets married
 As child the race-goer's horse was a hobby, and as a man his hobby is a horse.
 When she says they are engaged and he says they are not it often takes jury to decide.
 his mouth, but lots of men die with gold in their teeth. Two fools and two handkerchiefs are the only ingredients necessary to compound a silly Irritation.
 A writer says poets are poorly paid. Per haps they are, but some of them may get what they deserve in the hereafter.
 The girl with a new hat that is becom- ing is never satisfied until the man she likes best and the girl she likes least have seen it.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
The American Cotton in China.

The report of the statistical secretary of the Chinese customs service for 1897 shows that American cotton goods are go- ing in that country with increased favor, although the establishment of local cot ton mills has reduced other importations of cotton goo~s. More American jeans were imported by SOo,OOo pieces. and more American sheetings by 10000 pieces. Eng fish drills have almost been driven from the Chinese ports.
 At Newchang, American drills and sheet fngs, says the local official, has secured "a predominant posihon.' At Tientsin, the port of Pekin, buyers received 60,0O0 more American pieces in jeans and wills, 1O7, 900 more pieces in drills, and 175o00 more in sheetings At Chefoo, s6,7o4 more pieces of American drills were brought in. At Shang- hai, the shirtings and drills from the United States largely outnumbered those of the English make. At Annoy. American drills and chintzs exhibit increased figures" and the commissioner of Lappa calls attention to the decrease in importation of European cotton goods in contrast with "the in- creased importation of American cotton goods"
 These reports from the market that has more possibilities than any other in the world. so far as cotton goods are con- cerned, go to show how important to this country, and particularly to the manufaet uring ambition of the south the open dool
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
The War Scares Ended.

The French are to withdraw Colonel Mar chand from Fashoda, and England does not propose to declare formal protectorate over Egypt and thus Is ended all the bug aboo that had been raised in that quarter of the world. Like many another war scare that of Egypt has petered out. Ma
 ynot nowadays go to war carelessly
 ld fitfully. War comes when worse than war is the alternative. No such situation exists in Egypt, or is likely to exist there. England will continue to hold Egypt, just as France will continue to hold Tunis. France pledged herself to leave Tunis; so did England in the case of Egypt. Circum- stances have been changed, and neither promise is practicable now. Neither will be fulfilled, as all the world knows. In the of Egypt England will hold all the Nile valley and all of the Soudan that Egypt once controlled. This much is prac- tically determined.
 All European war scares have disappear ed, and peace reigns everywhere except. possibly, on the Chinese coast and in the Philippines. And even in the disturbed sec- ton there is no martialing of troops, no ships trimmed for battle no show of armed preparation. It is waiting time in the Philippines, and a scheming time in China. The situation in the Orient is extremely in teresting, and extremely mysterious and uncertain. A great deal is at stake there to every great nation. America included, but in all probability all questions will be settled without the firing of gun Rus sian pretensions will in one way or another be abated and brought within reasonable limits, and all will be able to find in China a market for more or less of their surplus products Ch.nas future Is as uncertain as Turkeys. but the jealousy of the pow CTS may operate there also in keeping the country nominally intact, outside of a few ports.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
AFRoG HE WOULD EXPLORING GO |

From the London Fun. A frog he would exploring go, Whether Great Britain liked it or no
 'Hejgh ho,' says John Bull He wandered many a weary mile Before he came to the river Nile
 Serve him right" says John Bull. But he said "I'm here and mean to stay, So 'perfde Albion may. go away"
 Say that again." says John Bull. "S,r Rosebery nay write and spout, For Frogsie's here and he won't get out"
 "Won't he thought says John Bull. But soon he sighed and said I'm lost" When dervlshes came in mighty host.
 "We'll save poor Frog" says John Bull. The sirdar brave to the rescue ran, Fashoda was part of his little plan,
 "Its not all, Frog says John Bull. And when that poor little Frog was saved, Proudly his country's flag he waved
 So that's your game'' says John Bull. This Frog fear, has too much style, What cheek of him to sit by the Me.
 q must see to this," says John Bull. "C,est maenifiaue." but it's not "la guerrc,"
 You cannot tackle John Bull. To eolonfze Is not your forte, You know you never cared for sport,
 Pray leave all that to John Bull. Shake hands and leave the Nile to us. And do not make foolish fuss, "Bs' warned in time." says John Bull
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
Increase in Pig Iron Production.

Two more furnaces were put in operation in October, making the number in opera tion in this country 199, with a weekly ca paeity of 229, 1875 tons. This is an increase in weekly capacity of 9.7s2 tons. There were in blast in Alabama on November 1 nineteen furnaces, as there were on De- tober |. but their weekly capacity had been increased from 19,396 tons to 2O,262 tons. The production in this state now stands at about one million tons year. with a ris- ing tendency. The highest weekly capac- ity of the furnaces in. the country was reached in February. 1898. when the figures October output very nearly equals the maximum, and the indications are that a new record will be made this month.
 The production of the calendar year promises to be very nearly 12000,O00 tons. It is heavy production that keeps the mar ket from a marked advance. Buyers see not only what the furnaces produce but what they are capable of doing, and this operates to lessen the buying for future use, and renders the market trife weaker all around
 A glance at the figures explains the sit nation. The production in 1896 was S,623 127 tons; in 1884, it was 9,495 1928 tons A jump to 12,00O000 tons or whereabouts is rather more than the market is ready to ab- SOrb
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
WOMANKIND

From the Atchison Globe. If if wasn't for a dressmaker making her patrons call on her a dozen times to get a garment made some of the women would have no exercise. The women are complaining. Since the streets were recently washed the crossings are so clean that no excuse is left for hold ing up a dress skirt and showing silk petticoat
 There are worthy, successful young men who don't wear chrysanthenfum as large as cabbage, but it is hard to make young girls believe it.
 Pretty girls and young men are giving the Hobson kiss with eolored lights at church entertainments It is considered proper, as 1t tends to make a young man interested in church work
 What" is asked every woman return- ing from a card game, did they have to eat?" And yet We are supposed to be in- terested in scientific game of whist in Atchison.
 It is said of an Atchison woman that, having more guests recently than she had individual butter plates, she made up the lack by using souvenir buttons to put the butter on.
 The inventive genius of the present day is employed in making housework easier for the women. The grocers are selling canned goods of all sorts, everything necessary for a meal selling in cans except bread. A new invention is a canned dessert, of the kind that women usually spend three hours in making The world grows easter every day for the woman who likes to gad.
 An Atchison man sits with his coat off in the house because hefnas found it to be a sure way to get hts Shirt mended. Company comes and sees the holes, and the next time he puts on the shirt they have been sewed up.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
AVOID COUGHING

From the Scientific American.
 A physician who is connected with an institution in which there are many cnii- dren, says "There is nothing more irritable to a cough than coughing. For some time I had been so fully assured of this that determined for one minute at least to lessen the number of coughs heard in certain ward in a hospital of the institution. By the promise of rewards and punishments succeeded in inducing them simply to hold their breath when tempted to cough. and in a little while was myself surprised to see how some of the children entirely re- covered from the disease. Constant cough ing is precisely like scratching a. wound on the outside of the body so long as 1t Is done, the wound will not heal. Let per son when tempted to cough draw long breath and hold 1t until it warns and soothes every air cell, and some beneht Will soon be received from this process. The nitrogen which is thus confined acts as an anodyne to the mucuous membrane allay- ing the desire to cough and giving the throat and lungs a chance to heal"
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
The South Carolina Trouble.

As fuller particulars come in, it is seen that the bloody outbreak in Greenwood county South Carolina, was a riot pure and simple, and a wholly inexcusable one. The trouble in North Carolina was in the nature of a necessary revolution; that in South Carolina was neither a revolution nor was it at all needfuI The condition of affairs in Wilmington was intolerable; in Greenwood county affairs were and long had been in the hands of the whites, and there was no danger of change.
 The occasion of the conflict was con gressional election. The district had had a democratic representative in congress twenty-two years, and the attempt of Tol- bert to change the course of affairs in an upper Carolina district-for Greenwood county is in the neighborhood of Spartan burg-was not worthy of serious consid- eration. It is new county in which the whites largely outnumber the blacks. "There was no reason says the Charles ton News and Courier, why MT. Ether idge should have objected to Tolberts plan." This is based on the well-known fact that there was no possible chance for the election of Tolbert. MT. Etheridge did interfere, and in some way he was shot and killed This led at once to a slaughter of negroes.
 The whole affair was entirely unneces- sary, entirely uncalled for. The men who
 killed MT. Etheridge could have been quickly brought to punishment. Every bit of the machinery of the law is in the hands of white men. There is not a negro official in the county. The laws and the constitu- ton of the state.and the entire official staff from governor to constable is in white
 hands, The effort of Tolbert to reach con
 gress was farce The summoning Of mob law under such circumstances cannot be | Justified, and the worst of 1t is, the case | will be used to injure and malign the entire southern country. The Charleston News and Courier sums up the whole mat ter when 1t says: "We must keep our
 hands and hearts unstained by blood if we would have the approval of our con- sciences or merit the confidence of the country"
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS

Washington Telegram to the Chicago Rec
 ord.
 There is no doubt of an extra session of congress on the 4th of March The presi- dent is understood to have given assurance of his intention to call on MT. H. H. Ham ma, chairman of the executive committee of the Indianapolis monetary conference, and one of the principal topics for consid- eration will be the revision of the banking and currency laws.
 The regular session will be only three months long, including the usual. Christ mas vacation, and there will be an unusual amount of legislation that is considered ab- solutely necessary, such as provision for colonial governments in Porto Rico and the Philippine islands and a provisional government in Cuba, which will doubtless require a great deal of time. It is also in- tended to push the Nicaragua canal bill through at the regular session, in order that the concession granted to the Mari time Canal company may be saved by com mencing actual work. ht
 The increase of the army and several plans of organization will also require con siderable attention, and they are consid- cred emergency measures.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
TWO ROWLING NUIsANCEs ABArED

From the New York Sun.
 Not the least deleetable of the minor re- suits of Tuesdays voting is the elimination from public life of James Hamilton Lewis of Seattle and Rowland Blennerhassett Ma hany of Buffalo.
 Jim Ham Lewis majority for congress two years ago was over 14OO0. He was not known then. He is known now.
 Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany carried his district in 1896 by a plurality of 1858. This year he is beaten by 67 votes His performances in the house have received sufficient advertisement to convince his constituents that Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany is not credit to Buffalo. We class the two men together, although Jim Ham styles himself a democrat, while Rowland Blennerhassett pretends to be a 1, republican. In fact, they belong to the same party, for they are demagogues and socialists and mountebanks of the same stripe; and from the publicity they love the hand of Political Justice has snatched the two blatherskites at one swoop.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
SHAVING WITHOUT A RAZOR
New York Letter in the Pittsburg Dispatc

A company has been incorporated to abolish the razor. Instead of shaving a man, the barber will daub over his face a lather that will remove the bristles The company has capital of s2OO, 900 with which to start business. As soon as 1t gets its charter 1t will open "parlor," where prac- tical demonstrations will be given. Spec imen men will sit in @ show window on a crowded street and have their boards pub licly and painlessly removed by a gentle manly lecturer. The metropolitan barbers sheer at this anti-razor menace but some hairy people who have investigated the new whisker killer declare that citizens will soon be doing their own shaving in the elevated cars and other public places.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
An Important Session

From the Columbiana Chronicle.
 The legislature of Alabama meets next Tuesday. Some very important measures will come before it, and 1t is to be hoped that they will be handled promptly and wisely. Alabama needs better provisions for the education of her children, and she needs new organic law. For many req sons the present constitution is insufficient for new conditions which confront us. Not the least of these is the absolute necessity for placing the voting power in the hands of intelligent men and taking political con- trol from dishonest citizenship. Men who sell their vote are menace to every inter est of the state, and men who are ignorant are not safe guadians of the ballot. The Judiciary of the state needs remodelling to fit the necessity of the times, and better system of taxation Is required. Let a con- stitutional convention be called by all means.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
STRAY THOUGHTS
 OF STATE EDITORS
Senator Pettus for a Convention

From the Selma Times
 z General Edmund w. Pettus, Alabama junior United States senator, was seen by a representatiev of the Times yesterday and asked what he thought of a constitutional convention for Alabama.
 q am for convention" he said, put almost solely on the ground of regulating the franchise. While l ain. for a new con stitution, am strongly opposed to turning loose the debt-creating power"
 That is, the whole thing in nutshell Give us convention for the purpose or reg ulating the franchise, but don't turn loose the fellows who would ruin the state, coun- ties and municipalities to get in debt so deep that they could never scratch from under the load. That is the only obstacle in the way of constitutional convention. Convince the people that they will not be plunged in debt and they will vote for convention.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
country. .

As things are going Admiral Schley will soon have big collection of swords Four very soon-one by the state of Maryland, one each by the cities of Boston and Phil adelphia. and one by the members of the Royal Arcanum.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
THE POINT WE'LL TAKEN

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 It's ten to one that that barbed wire con cern that has consolidated with one or two other plants in the west won't sit on its product when it wants to rest.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
CHEERFUL.

From the Indianapolis Journal Good gracious, Bridget! never dreamed that when I gave you an afternoon on
 you'd come back lugging one of the funeral
 wreaths." "Oi am goin' to send 1t to me sisters hus-
 bands aunt, poor soul. She has been SICK
 foive weeks, an Oi think it might cheer her . m
The age-herald., 1898-11-15

New York has one senator who does not talk, and now the republicans of that state propose to add one that does not think. Platt thinks but does not talk, and Depew talks but does not think.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15

The administration programme is said to include the transfer of Senator McNIillen to the court of St. James, and the appoint ment of MT. Alger to the vacated senatorial seat Governor Pingree is said to be a party to this plan for getting rid of Alger.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
The Children of Drunkards

From the Huntsville Mercury.
 The charitable people of Birmingham have organized a home-finding society. A bill will be introduced in the Alabama leg- islature conferring upon this organization the right to take children from drunken parents and provide for them homes and educational facilities. It will be sore trial for drunkards to have their children snatched from their household, and in some cases, may induce them to lead bet ter lives.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15

All reports from Washington agree that the necessities of the republican party point to the contest route, which is to be thrown wide open, regardless of such little things as justice and popular rights.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15
HARVESTING THE CROP.

From the Philadelphia North American. What do you mean," said the father, "by carousing around this way at nights?" "Tm sowing my wild oats," replied the
 chipper young man. "Oh, that's it, eh!' continued the parent.
 disclosing whip. "Well, here's where we do some thrashing.'
The age-herald., 1898-11-15

flshnesss and that. when in the development of this destiny the stars and stripes IS planted upon the islands 1t is the pledge of liberty and Christian civilization to the op- pressed people of those islands.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15

A tracer should be sent out for MT. Ho- bart-that is the name. He has not been heard from in long time, and his friends should institute a search without delay.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15

The senate will lose man of scholarly attachments and old-time wisdom when MT. Turpie, of Indiana. is displaced on the 4th of March by a republican.
The age-herald., 1898-11-15

Congressman-elect Burnett was in posi- tion to know what was effective in his dis trict and what was not. He places The Are-Herald at the head of the effectives.