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the honor conferred upon him and enl- phasiZing his interest in the noble work.
 America" was then sunk by the assem- bly, after which Former Mayor Van Hoose was introduced. In a few eloquent remarks he sung the praises of the noble women who have faithfully and quiet ly carried on the work of mercy.
 Documents Placed in Corner Stone
 Dr. Murray then read the list of docu- ments which would be placed in the cor ner stone, which are as follows: Copies of the daily newspapers; file of the annual reports of the home; copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance union in which it was decided to found a home; copy of the first quarterly report; "A Short History of the Creche' ; memorial and souvenir cards o list of the inmates; a list of the Sunday schools contributing to the work a copy of the Daily News, containing the article first suggesting the building of the home; a copy of Mayor Evans report, recommend ing an appropriation of $500 to the home; copies of the annual reports of the city officials for 1897 and 1898.
 The box was then tied with white rib bon, the emblem of the w. c. T. IT., and was held up by Dr. Murray so that Mrs c. B. Spencer, the president of the home. might see 1t, she being unable to come upon the platform on account of illness The box was then placed in the stone; the marble covering was placed over it. which was sealed with mortar by G. r. Shepherd of the building committee. Dr. Murray then said: "1n the name of God, the Father of the fatherless; in the name of the Son, who came to seek and to save that which was lost, and in the name of the Holy Ghost, who quickeneth and in spireth man to the performance of the works of the righteous charity and holi- ness, we lay this corner stone for the foun- dation of home of mercy to be builded and used for the succor of man and tho glory of God. Ameni''
 The little inmates again lifted their voices in song, after which the assembly was dismissed with benediction by Dr. Read.
 Founding of the Home
 The Mercy Home was founded by the W. C. T. U. in January, 1892. These noble women during the six years of it's exist ance have quietly and unostenta tiously carried on their labor of love, spreading joy and happiness in many a human heart Through their efforts sufficient funds were secured to begin work on the new building, which, when completed will greatly fa- cilitate the work and will stand as living rnonument to their noble efforts in the cause of charity.
 The stone for the foundation was furn- ished by Joseph Meighan, who has persona ally supervised its construction and has lent valuable aid to the ladies, Messrs. r. c. Shepherd and T. H. Motion, the gen. tlemen members of the building committee, have also rendered much assistance. The plans for the building were furnished by McClain & Co.
 The following are the officers of the in- stitution, who are justly proud of their new and commodus building:
 Presdent-Mrs. c. B. Spencer
 Hamilton.
 Secretary-Mrs w. H. Jeffries.
 Treasurer-Mrs. w. L. Murdock.
The age-herald., 1898-07-08
Rev. Dr. Crier Breaches

Rev. pr. Grier, formerly of East Lake, who has been engaged to fill the pulpit of the South Highlands Presbyterian church from now until next April, preached at that church last night and will preach again tonight.
The age-herald., 1898-07-08
Terminated Abruptly

The Pearce will contest case which was on trial in the probate court was termin- ated yesterday, Attorney Lane representing the contestant, agreeing to a verdict in fa- yor of the prOpOnent.
The age-herald., 1898-07-08

Tone up your whole system for the sum- mer season by taking Hoods Sarsaparila. whole system.
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bama.
 Lieutenant Orton and Lieutenant Jones, of the Fifth United States volunteers at Columbus, are in the city winding up their affairs preparatory to leaving for the front. They say that nine companies have already been mustered in and that enough men are on the way to fill the regiment entirely. Colonel Sargent has been receiving tele- grams asking how soon his regiment will be ready to move, and as soon as it is in readiness, all the officers think they will be sent to Tampa.
 Wood Trainer, of this city, has been ap- pointed second lieutenant in Captain Shel- ley's company and Frank W. Smith, also of Birmingham, second in Captain Walk CTS company.
 Surgeon Long, of the Third Alabama, con- tinued his examination of Captain Trimble negro company yesterday, and seventy-seY- en men in all were mustered in. The full quota will be obtained today, they say. and the company will probably leave for Mobile tomorrow.
The age-herald., 1898-07-08
VOLUNTEERS STILL
 BEING SECURED

W. K. Barnes. Adolph Seibert Will Thompson, Claud B. Tyson, Ed Enry and H. Witherspoon were sent to Miami, Fla, yesterday afternoon to join the First Ala bama.
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ky kyco's SH '' Pick keat'' Smoking s'1e Tobacco is the best for Poe and handmade Cig- arctic smoking. Rich. ripe, mellow, fra grant Beats the world. Try it.
The age-herald., 1898-07-08

F. P. Loveman, of Tuscaloosa, is in the
The herald., 1898-05-11
fARfwfll, BRAVE BOYS
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"But there is one that shall still pay the
duty
OF tears for the true and the brave;
As when first. in the bloom Of her beauty
She wept DER the soldiers grave"
Like the vision of a troubled dream, the
scenes of other days come stealing sadly
back to view. The May days of 1861 are
enacted once again in the home circle.
Farewells are spoken, or stified by feelings
that have no voice on earth--emotions that
tear the life of hope out of young and low
ing hearts.
Yet, ye gods! 1t is not, as it was then, to
wage fratrieidal strife, but to strike the
chains of thraldom from the enslaved of the
earth.
The blended spirits of the martyrs of
that horrid ordeal hover over the reunited
land tonight and joyfully smile to see that
there Is no north no south, no gray, but
all one irresistible ocean of harmonious
blue, cemented by the commingled dust
and ashes and blood their clay tenements
bequeated as heritage to freedom in all
lands and all time. They warred for free
dom, though blindly, not knowing the far
reaching destiny of their tragic acts. They
freed the children of the Dark Continent
from slavery unwittingly. This stain on
the escutcheon Of liberty had to be washed
away with fraterhal blood, and the time
was opportune ana fitting; better then than
later, when there would have been more
brothers to slay one another, with more
deadly instruments than obtained in that
dark and trying age.
The herald., 1898-05-11

Of the United States district court. who
viii hear and pass on the prize cases, is
expected here tomorrow, and It 10 believed
that he will have adjudicated all the cases
on hand by May goth at the latest.
The members Of the American Red Cross
society who left New York with the idea
of succoring the starving reconcentrados
in Cuba. have found an excellent field for
their labors here in Key West, where there
are nearly two hundred Spaniards, mostly
fishermen on vessels captured while run
ming the blockade, and without means of
subsistence. Most of the unfortunate men
have lived on fish since they were captured,
and none of them have had a chance to
obtain other food. as, under the law, they
are not permitted to leave their vessels.
The naval officers here have no authority
to supply the captives with food from the
ships in the harbor, SO their lot is far FROM
being enviable.
When Miss Clara Barton received word OF
their plight she sent DR.. Egan, the chief
medical officer of the expedition, with sew
eral attendants, around among the feet
Of prizes to distribute food. On one of the
larger smacks DR.. Egan found that none of
the crew had had anything to eat but fish
for several days. He furnished bread, po-
tatoes and salt meat to the crew, so that
the continuity of Friday diet might be
changed.
When the prize cases are settled the
government will care for and feed the men
taken on board captured vessels.
The herald., 1898-05-11
FAxrRs NEVER MAKE M1sF1Ts
Humorist Burdette Philosophizes on
Short Cuts to knowledge

Robert ]. Burdette philosophers In his
humorous way on the modern short cuts"
to education In an article on MY Kinder
garten of Fifty Years" in the May Ladies'
Home Journal. "a peddler," Mr.. Burdette
explains, comes along: Want to practice
medicine? Well, 1t will take you four,
maybe five, years Of the hardest kind OF
boning at this old dustyard of a school;
you come with me and I'll sell you diplo-
ma, good anywhere, that'll cost you only
ten or twelve weeks loafing and hum
dred dollars First thing we know we
have doctor in the class. Another fakir
comes along; finds boy who wants to be
a preacher; can preach a little, but he
would like to be theologian. All right
the fakir says, got degree of D. d. right
here in the desk; cost you fifty dollars and
an old sermon Boy gets it, frames it, and
hangs 1t up in his study. Wears his d. D.
around in public, proud as the crow with
the peacock feather. You might think these
fellows would get misf1t some time, but
they never do-never. A fifty dollar degree
fits a fifty dollar man like the paper on
the wall. Same way with all the shortcut
honors. The fakirs are good tailors; they
can-and to do them full justice, they do
make their wares to fit their customers
every time. And one popular class Of In
structors' in this line are the professors
who teach short cuts to wealth. They do
a free dispensary business with war price
profits, and they also keep finishing
school in Canada.
The herald., 1898-05-11
LITTLE BENNY's PATRIOTISM
Spends His Savings on a Gun With
Which to Fight Spain

Little Benny, years old to a day, wa s
given s6 by his father ito put in his bank. =
and a half eagle of shining gold by his
grandmother ito put in his bank" besides
g by his mother and odds and ends OF coins
by all the aunts and cousins in the city
all to be laid away. And Benny was Il
happy boy. He took the cast-iron bank,
which in the conceit of its makers was
fashioned and painted after the manner Of
safe, and one by one slipped the generous
contributions into its "burglar-proof'' in
side. His father watched him and was
happy; he dreamed of son who would be
honored through the cities for his thrift
and his ability in the banking line.
And his thoughts turned back to his own
career. Starting as rich mans son. he
had worked in a few years to a good POSI-
ton in a Connecticut bank. There sss
every prospect that he might be one If the
great financiers of his day-and then 'i.e
war came. The First Connecticut ". :, n
teers formed in Hartford, and he hurried
from Meriden with a company, fifty strong,
of which he was captain. Prospects, career
and riches We're flung to the wind at the
call of his country. When the great strus-
gle was over his opportunities were gone,
pated. The young man came west to begin
over again in part. Slowly he worked his
way upward to the head of good whole
sale business that carried a comfortable
home for wife and family. AS he thought
Of what Ne had given TO his country he
dreamed golden dreams for his son, al
ready manifesting the money-making dis
position and growing up in a country set
in peace.
That was st. Valentines Day.
Two weeks later the father came home to
miss the green "burglar-proof" safe from
the mantel. Benny was also missing. The
fathers throat contracted, and he went in
search. Up in the garret he found Benny
just scraping together gold, silver and cop
per that was spread about the floor in
brilliant blazon whose center was broken
cast-iron bank. Beside the fragments of
the strong box lay hammer. At that mo-
ment the mother came up the stairs
Neither spoke and Benny looked squarely
at them, his brave eyes without tears. II
am going to buy me gun to fight SPAIN
he said finally.
What could a father and mother do:
Benny, x-f1nancier, was smothered in hugs
and kisses.-Chicago Chronicle.
The herald., 1898-05-11

The young soldier goes to the front burn
Ing with desire to emulate our deeds OF
| battle, and thus far our presence when he
starts Is Of value to him. What we did
gives him confidence that he will soon be-
come the rival of the educated soldier of
Europe and go to meet him without mis-
giving as to ability to cope with his skill
and endurance. And Europe thus knows
what to expect of the citizen soldier Of the
United States, before meeting him in the
storm of battle.
The country is as safe in the hands of
her citizen soldiers as she would be in the
hands of her veterans or of a regular army.
This is a truism that history avouches, and
one we old soldiers have seen attested on
many a bloody field.
This little fire of freedom, kindled with
Spain, may ignite the discontented OF other
despotic lands, and burn till all the world
is free. This is new departure, and one
that Freedoms name has never led before
to battle. The boys Of California have bid
farewell to all the sweets and joys OF life
at home to make Cuba free. The free peo-
pie of the United States could have stood
aloof and let Spain depopulate Cuba by
starvation. and had no occasion for bid
ding their boys farewell. But the public
spirit has been almost unanimous in favor
of aggression, In favor Of Cuba, from the
very start. Nothing like it has ever been
known in the history of the world. And
now the die is cast; no sacrifice will be too
great for the generous people of the United
States to make. They may free theipeo-
pie of Porto Rico and of vhe Philippine
islands, as well as those of Cuba. They are
sending their sons to the front fully con-
scious of the possible consequences.
Mothers, sisters, wives sweethearts, bade
the near ones and the dear ones farewell,
knowing 1t might be for the last time. How
stern the sad faces of the young soldiers,
as they marched away from home and
loved ones, realizing what 1t all might
mean, wearing the aspect they will wear
when they move amid the deafening roar
of cannon and where the long roll Of mus
ktry leaves the fair young face clammy
with death-dew and pallid in the long and
dreamless sleep.
This Is no idle dream OF what happens on
the battlefield. Such scenes are but too
familiar to those who have been actors In
such shocking tragedies.
The situation is grim and uncertain, as
to what may develop in the near future.
Oh that there may be no more farewells,
such as now bring sadness to so many Cal
ifornia homes.
The company has deep and lasting cause
to be proud of her boys, and these, in turn, !
have reason to feel encouraged by the pro-
found popular interest manifested in them
and their destiny.
Those high-spirited young men are not
going to disappoint public expectation
when the dreadful test comes upon them.
They will give an account of themselves
that will make them worthy to be called
American soldiers.
The herald., 1898-05-11

| Let us not forget them when they are
I far away, where danger turks and death
shadows forth in many form. Those
who have neither family nor relatives
should be remembered by grateful pub
lie. When pining with wounds or fever
little token from here would do moro
than much medicine. 1t is nothing to die
quick amid the din Of battle and the vic
torious shouts of comrades. But the slow
, wasting out of the sands of life in hospital
Is something appalling, where there is no
gentle hand to smooth the rude pillow nor
soothe the feverish, aching brow, nor ten
der, loving voice to cheer the parting
spirit on the dread journey to the un-
Known world. These are little things, that
| may seem to SAVIOR of weakness, but they
outweigh fine gold with the soldier far
from home and without home friends.
Write such poor fellows a letter once in
awhile, anybody who feels generous and
wants to cheer and comfort those who
have no natural source of consolation
while standing up before the enemy or
stretched on hard hospital cot, and send
them something, when the families Of
those who leave loved ones here are send
ing them little tokens of mother and home
Thus you will do a great deal of good.
There are many here who have no one gone
to the front who might undertake such
labor of love and find it pleasant, when
the expressions of gratitude come from
afar. telling how much cheer and delight
very little kindness dispensed. 1t is
something, great DEAL to the dying SOL
dier to think, however lonely in that dark
and trying hour, though desolate here,
there is kind friend yonder who has re-
membered me-"
Once again farewell brave soldier boys.
May victory ever perch on your banners,
and swift, friendly breeze bear you
homeward at an early day to enjoy the
fruits Of finished work.
A VIRGINIAN OF PICKETTS DIvIS-
ION.
Los Angeles, CAL, May s, 1898.
The herald., 1898-05-11
An Inaccurate Spanish Editor

Our esteemed contemporary, the Madrid
Impartial, has diffused rejoicing in CASTLE
Leon and the way stations by publishing
the great news that Ohio, Illinois and Iowa
have had to call upon their citizens to de-
fend the frontier against the copper-colored
savages. There seems to be slight, but
pardonable, inaccuracy in the Imparcials S
information. 1t Is a pleasure to be able
to assure that learned commentator on
American affairs that neither the savages
nor the Independent Order of Red Men have
attacked the frontier. But the mound build
ers threw up fortifications some time ago,
and perhaps their rising is expected in
Spafn-NeW York Sun
The herald., 1898-05-11
American Civilization Sufficient

Chicago has a small Spanish element In
its population, but there is no necessity
whatsoever for any Spanish resident to
leave this city during the war with Spain.
The government cannot undertake. OF
course, to guarantee protection to the
subjects of nation with which this coun-
try is at war, but American civilization is
sufficient to protect pacif1cos under all
circumstances.-Chica Times-Herald.
The herald., 1898-05-11

at Chickamauga Park with a capacity Of
$4,000 loaves day and furnish bread to the
army at the market price; another is that
the bakers turn the bread out of their
ovens in this city and ship 1t to the army
at Chickamauga, Tampa, Mobile and else
where; the third is that the bakers make
the bread here and deliver 1t to the trains
all responsibility for it's prompt delivery
to the army to end when the bread is
turned over to the railroad or express COM
panies The last proposition was made to
the bakers as compromise between the
proposals made by the government repre-
sentatives.
The herald., 1898-05-11
A LOST PRIZE
The Miguel Jover Carried an Ameri-
can Cargo

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE prize corn
missioners have decided to recommend the
clearance Of the steamer Miguel Jover on
the ground that she carried an American
cargo and that the time for her departure
from an American port had not elapsed,
says the Key West correspondent of the
Tribune. The Miguel Jover is one of the
finest vessels captured by the blockading
squadron, and her release means the loss
Of nearly 100000 to her captors.
4 II is said on excellent authority that the
Buena vcntuar, the first ship taken, mas
besn held to be q lawful prize. Judge Locke
The herald., 1898-05-11
More Forest Reserves

ST LOUIS, Mo-, May 1.-THE quarter
masters department of the army is nego-
tiating with bakers of this city to furnish
10000 loaves of bread day to the govern
ment forces encamped at various places
throughout the SOUTH
Three propositions are under considera-
tion. One is that the bakers build a plant
The herald., 1898-05-11

This Is Your Opportunity.
On receipt Of ten cents, cash or stamp4
q generous sample will be mailed of thS
most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure
(Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon.
strate the great merits Of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,,
Sc Warren st., New York City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I
can emphasize his statement, ut is posi-.
tive cure for catarrh If used as directed. ~
Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Csntral Pres
Church, Helena, Mont.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, so cents.
The herald., 1898-05-11
A Match Made

CHICAGO, May n.-Champion Jim Barry
and Caspar Leon have been matched to
fight twenty rounds May 30th for what is
practically the championship Of the world.
The match was made when Barry attached
his signature to articles of agreement, Le-
on's being already there. The meeting will
be In New York under the management of
Tom O'Rourke and will be at ITO pounds
at the ringside for purse of $780,
The herald., 1898-05-11
Undelivered Teleprams

There are undelivered kilograms at the
Western Union telegraph office for A. Pin
der, f. p. Brown, D. Sternberg, Mrs. e. ].
Ward. w. Edgar Graham.
The herald., 1898-05-11
Political warriors Seeking Paw

There are any number of applications for
appointments as brigadier-g generals on the
score of conspicuous and distinguished SER
vices in the fierce campaign of 1s96.-Detroit
Free Press
The herald., 1898-05-11

AS a side diversion to war couldn't we
have talking match between the Spanish
cortes and the United States senate ?-St
Paul Globe.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-28

If you want to spend a pleasant,
profitable hour, 90 to the opera
house tonight and witness the pos
sibility of conveying thought
through the instrumentality of
physical expression. One would
think years were required to reach
the condition of perfection attained
by the young ladies constituting
the class of Miss Frances G. Rod
gers. who will by the way direct the
entertainment. Unless you are IA
miliar with the artistic represen-
tations of silent expression you can
form no Just conception of their
beauties. Here we have hope, JOY,
disappointment and sorrow, patient
humility and passionate defiance
and so many other lovely things
that We can not enumerate. We
can but repeat, you will be both
pleased and astonished at what you
will see. Texarkana will owe a debt
OF gratitude to Miss Rodgers and
her class for their effort in assisting
the ladies of this city in that noble
enterprise-namely-establishing a
Free City Library wherein the rich
and the poor, the young and the
old, may obtain such reading mat
ter, books etc, as they desire-take
them to the quietude Of home, read
return and thus continue Admin
itum." Be sure you buy ticket
and thus help our library along.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-28

On the third page of this paper,
we give quite a lot of space to the
address of hon. ]. NJ. Carter, which
will convince the reader at glance
that no one man is entitled to keep
an Office forever, and that it is no
crime for him or any other citizen
to ask the people to choke off the
one to give some one else a chance.
Mr. Carter's address is one of the
finest campaign addresses we ever
read. and if it does not make for
him thousands of votes, we are very
much fooled. We ask every one
with a franchise to read it and ask
themselves, why should he turn
this republican form of government
into a monarchial one, by keeping
in power men who would hold on to
the "aesh pots" Egypt-like, until
death closed their eyes. Hon ]. N
Carter is the man of all men to lead
a fight against one of those set
fasts" and be is the coming man or
straw, that are now blowing belle
all signs.