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The age-herald., 1898-02-19
Stanley's Battle With the Bangala. From Harper's Round Table,


 The hardest and most furious battle Stan ley had with the Congo natives during his first descent of that river in 1877 was with the Bangala. Some years ago Muele, one of the chiefs of the Bangala, gave to Capt. Coquilhat, the Belgian commander of the station at Bangala. the naive version of the great fight.
 "We had never seen white man." said Muele, whose tribe, thiclxly populating the river bank for many miles, is supposed to number 50,000 souls. We had not the slightest idea that such beings existed. One day, some dozen moons ago, when the sun stood right over our heads, great lot of canoes, of form we. had never seen before, preceded by the biggest canoe we ever saw, suddenly came into view. They were quietly passing in front of our vil- lages, in the swiftest part of the current. We saw that the men even to their heads, were covered with white cloths, and this surprised us very much, for the richest chiefs we knew wore only little rag made of banana fibre: and sight that was per- fectly new to us, and that upset all our notions of men, was two white beings-yes, as white as our pottery clay-who seemed to command all the canoes. They had about the same form as other men, but their hair. their eyes and their color were very strange to us.
 "We asked one another. "Are not these men sent from Ibanza, the mysterious spirit and why have they come upon our riverr Their purpose could only be bad, for suddenly they landed on an island op- posite us. instead of coming on our shore, as all people did who were not hostile to US. At first, before we were able to see them distinctly, we thought they were a party from our enemies of Mobeka- Our alarm drums sounded, and we crowded to our canoes, all ready to fight. But the clothing of the warrior, the straight form of their weapons, and those strange white men, proved to us that they were not our old enemies. Still, we launched our canoes and rapidly approached those of the strangers"
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
VARIOUS HAPPENINGS
 -suun.-->lN ALABAMA
In the Pine Belt

From the Washington County News.
 Washington county boasts of two young ladies who attend to the cutting and chip ping of 15,0O0 turpentine boxes and dip the crude themselves in addition to their house. hold duties. Here's an opportunity for two sensible young men-Monroe Journal.- We will state that the above is not only true. but they are both handsome girls and cam drive as sharp trade as the best of men. and they will entertain you royalty. when you visit their neat little home. just four miles from St. Stephens.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
AIabama-Mad Hay
From the Brewton News.

We saw a big load of homemade baled hay pass through town Monday. It was raised cut and baled by MT. Henry Zep- pernick, who lives two miles out, and he finds ready sale for it at $16 per ton. Hay is one of our surest crops and 1t is sur- prising that more is not saved, when large quantities are shipped here and consumed every year.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
AN ABLE SPEECH.

From the Sumpter Sun.
 The speech which was delivered by Hon. John W. Tomlinson at the silver conference here on the 11th, was truly characterized by one of the leading members of the Sumpter bar "as the ablest silver speech ever delivered in this county Col. Tom linson is doing a great work throughout the state in the interest of the cause of true bimetallism. 0
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
For Second Place

From the Mobile Register.
 We nominate John M. Tomlinson, of Ala bama, for vice-president of the United States, subject to the action of the next democratic convention. We have been reading the colonels recent speeches, and are convinced that he is the man to run in harness with MT. Bryan. We have just the least little fear that he may out-speed the leader, but must take the chances on that.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
ANTICIPATION. A New England Magazine

From the NeW England Magazln0 I hold her letter as I stand,
 Nor break the seal; no need to guess What dainty little female hand Penned this most delicate address, The scented seal-I break 1t not
 But stand in stormy reveriei tremble as I wonder what
 She who penned this will say to mA I wonder what my wife will say
 If so 1t be she e'er shall know only mailed her note today
 It should have gone two weeks agoi
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
Experience the Test

From the Dadeville New Era.
 Alex City boasts of. a. hog that weighed 574 pounds, and said it was the biggest hog raised in Tallapoosa county this year. We beg to differ. J. L. Harwell raised one in town, 610, and Henry Freeman killed one not long ago weighing 643 pounds. We had the pleasure of partaking of some of tho flesh of each one of the monsters.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

The old gas company has been taught to believe that the people are always su- preme, a potent fact which the octopus had grown to believe was its exclusive franchise.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
A Constitutional Convention
, tho Anniston Hot Blast.

From the Anniston Hot Blast.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald says that Alabama should have a constitutional con vention and do away with the excuse for congressional contests from this state. The Age-Herald is right. The people of this district are in position to realize the force of what The Age-Herald says; for under present conditions the democrats or this district have no hope of keeping a repre- sentative in congress when a majority of the members of that body are republicans
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
Fox Hunting in Cullman

Bremen Correspondent of the Cullman
 Tribune.
 The writer was aroused the other morn- ing by the sound of a trumpet, which was performed by J. H. Chain, and about a. m. here goes MT. Chain to the mountain tops. His hounds jumped red fox, and after chasing it over the hills and valleys till about g. a. m., he took it in It was a fine one, you bet.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

The city council also believed gas can be made cheaper in Birmingham than any other city in the country, and investigation has shown that the city council was en1- inently correct.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

The tears of Blanco were not shed be- cause American sailors had been killed, but because more of them had not met the same fate.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
Want Better Schools

From the Wetumpka Democrat
 All the papers of the state are advocating a better school system.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
THE STATE EXCHAN GES.
All Serene in Alabama

From the Cullman Tribune.
 All present indications point to the most good natured campaign this year that Ala bama has seen for years.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
It Does Not Last
From the Springville News.

 Pap-sucking used to be very good, to us, as we have been there, but, we, like many others had to give up the teat, so all we can say to those that are now sucking the county teat, is to .adapt yourselves to cir cumstances, as you may yet have to be weaned.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
Will Follow Him

Reporter in the Columbiana Advocate.
 Populism isn't near dead in this section yet and we hope to see Hon. M. W. How ard, the popuiist nominee, for governor. We believe MT. Howard will stand by tho laboring man, and as long as he will plead and labor for our best interests, we will fol- low him to a man, even into hades itself.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
Let Him study It

| From the Cullman Gazette.
 The Bible was stolen from the M E. | church, south, one night last week. It 1 is large book and cost about sl2 It is | to be hoped the thief, or thieves, will read
 and study the ten commandments closely.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

If Chicago should make Pop" Anson mayor, Jim Corbett may aspire to the sen ate and Bob Fitzsimmons to the governor ship of New York.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
A Gloomy Bit of Architecture

From the Greensboro Herald.
 The gallows from which Bill Scott will swing on the 18th inst, is about completed It is built in the nook between the court house and the grand jury room-immedi- ately south of the circuit clerks office.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
Good in Every Way

From the Coosa River News.
 One of the best all-round newspapers in this country, now, is The Birmingham Age Herald It is clean paper, full of honest enterprise and typographical joy.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

The people have some rights which even the old gas company is bound to respect.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

The old gas company will know in future what it is to have company that will fur- nish cheaper and better gas.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

The good roads convention at Anniston will rebound to the credit of the state and especially to those who participated in it.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

Insolence upon the part of the old gas company has met it's reward at the hands of the city council
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

Weyler and his typewriter would have turned the Maine disaster into Spanish
 victory against the Cubans.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
Still Another Plank

From the Dadeville New Era.
 Dr. Banks says if he had his way no man in this country should be allowed to own over $50 .000, either in money or prop erty
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

the right man in the right place at the right time
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

The gas octopus has had its greedy claws clipped, but none too soon.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
Corn Imports Falling on

| From the Oneonta Democrat. The shipment of corn to this place last year up to this date amounted to over 3O. | 900 bushels and this year it amounts to less | than 5000 bushels
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

The government might find it cheaper and better to invest in torpedos instead of building warships.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

Spanish sympathy Is. in fact at this time but another evidence of Spanish treachery
The age-herald., 1898-02-19

The old gas company is put to the stern realiza ion of the fact that the worm has turned.
The age-herald., 1898-02-19
suRsCR1prIoN RATES.
TELEPHONE CALLS.

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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-03-25
DANIEL IVEBsTER'S OVEN.

OF oxen Mr.. Webster was always
fond, and was as good a judge of them
as could anywhere be found. He
knew all of his own by name, kept
track of their ages and peculiarities,
and frequently wrote home from the
national capital directing such and
such a yoke to be sold and replaced by
others, in order to keep his stock al
ways at the best.
On his return from Washington
| they were among the first objects of
his thought, and sometimes, after
entering the house and greeting the
members of his family, he would,
without setting down, go out to the
barn to see those dumb members of
his larger family, going from one to
the other, patting, and stroking their
faces, and feeding them from his
| hand.
Equally fond was he of showing
them to his guests. On one occasion,
as he stood thus with friend, feed
ing them with ears of corn, his son
Fletcher amused himself by playing
with the dog.
MY sor," said Mr.. Webster, "You
do not seem to care much Cor this.
| For nay part like it, | would rather
be here than in the Senate. find it
better company"
| Every one remembers how, only
about a week before his death, he had
them driven up into the lane before
the house, in order that he might see
them for the last time. Such glimpses
as these are worth whole volumes in
revealing to us the real character OF
the man.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-03-25
2netital.

WHAT TOULD TOU TIKE FOE ME
by EUGENE FIELD.
She was ready to sleep and she lay on my arm
In her little frilled cap so fine,
With her golden hair falling out Mt the edge,
Like Il circle of noon sunshine.
And hummd the old tune of "Banburry
Cross
And Three Men Who Put Out to Sea-"
When she slecpiy said, as she closed her blue
eyes:
Papa, what would you take for me?'
And answered "A dollar dear little heart"
And she slept, baby weary with play,
But held her warm in my love strong arms,
And rocked her ana rocked away.
Oh the dollar meant all the world to me,
The land and the sea and the sky,
The lowest depths of the lowest place,
The highest of all that's high.
Allthe cities with streets and palaces,
With their people and stores of art,
would not take for one low soft thrOb,
Of my little ones loving heart;
Nor all the gold that was ever round,
In the busy wealth finding past,
Would stake for one smile of my darling's ia ce.
Did know it must be the last.
So rocked my baby and rocked away,
And | felt such sweet content,
For the words OF the song expressed more to
me.
Than they ever before had meant,
And the night crept on, and L slept and
dreamed,
Of things far too gladstone to be.
And waken'd with lips saying close in my
ear,
Papa, what would you take for me?'
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-03-25
VARIETIES.

-"Darling,n he exclaimed, "if you
say no it would kill mel" Come,
then" she replied, lets get as far
away from the house as possible be,
fore L give you your answer"
Boston Man-''Is st. Louis really
as slow as people say it is?" Chicago
Man-''Worse; some of the residents
actually die of old age"
The happiness of life depends very
much on little things; and one can be
brave and great and good while
making small sacrifices and doing
small duties faithfully.
whats the difference 'twixt 8
watch and fedder-bed, Sam
Dunno, gin it up" "Bekase de
ticken oh de watch is in de inside
and de ticken oh de fodder bed am OIL
de outsider
An Irishman was explaining to 6
friend the difficulty he had going
from the station to the hotel. 1.-THE
streets are SO crooked" he said, "that
l met myself on the way back"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-03-25
TIE EGISAND INTELLIGENCER.
Is Published Erery F'r'idoyby
FRANK E. GORRELL.
TERMs.-sI.co A year in advan &c

Transient 1duertisemeH ts.-OneS Square, 3
insertions or less S1.5O. Each subsequent in
sertion % cents. Longer advertisements in
the same proportion. A space equal to six
lines makes square. Figure work double
price.
Obituaries and Personal Communications
will be inserted at 10 cents per line.
Yearly Advertisements at Special Rates.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-03-25
AUCTiONEE RING.

George NJ. Pyle, of Gibson 2. o., offers IN
services to the public as Auctioneer of Real
Estate and Persona. Property at moderate
! prices. 161ss
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-03-25
JOHN A. YOUNG,
Matchmaker and Opidal.

Twenty two years as watch repairer, 8
years apprentice. one year under instructions,
3b wears a foreman and the balance of my
time in business for myself, during all this time
have made study of "optics," fitting Spec
tacles and Eye Glasses properly, as they should
be fitted.
The lenses are ground to their proper axis
and are fitted and adjusted by myself in Spec
tacles and Eye Glasses of Gold, Silver, Nickel,
Steel, Rubber or Zylonite frames, and am re-
sponsible myself for all mistakes.
In fitting Lenses to the eye my speciality is in
Myopia, Hyperopia, Presbyopa and AstiRma-
tism, which are near-sighted, far-sie hted. old
sighted and poor sighted. Nearly all cases of
astigmatIsn cen in children, causing pain in
tine ~. rubbing of the eyelids, pain above the
eyebrow adache, letters running together,
g.. rave complete set of instruments and
fest cards which Iuse to correct the sight in the
Young as well as in the old or middle-aged.
cyl refer to DR.. VIM. S. Richardson, DR.. E.
Hall Richardson, DR.. W. B. Munnikhuysen and
DIR. ]. Ward Scott.
JOHN A. YOUNG,
16mh Main Street. Bel Air. Nd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
The new BEACH LINE
A Talk With Mr.. Payne Con-
corning 1t.
VIRGINIA THOMAS STORY.
Arrival of the New Orleans at Old Point.
Work ON the Gas Plant to be Com
mencsd Soon. "A New School
Building. Other ltens.

MIR. w. J. Payne, of the Newport
News and Old Point Electric Railway
Company, talked entertainingly to a
Daily Press reporter. during u visit to
this city yesterday afternoon, concern
ing the important enterprise in which
SO many of. the people of this county
are deeply interested. Many inquiries
had been heard recently as to the i'm
mediate plans of the company but no
one has been authorized until today to
essay an answer to any of them. 1t is
with Mr. Payne's consent and upon
information furnished by him that the
Daily Press does so this morning
AS nothing more serious than a war
scare was disturbing the country at
the time the application of the COM
pany for the right through the city
was presented to the council, no one
not even those who opposed the com
ing of the new line, doubted that work
would be commenced at an early day.
Sut when the news came that war had
been declared many of the friends of
the enterprise became impressed with
the idea that MIR. Payne and his asso-
GATES would hesitate to put their
money into railroad iron and rolling
stock. Such. however. is not the case.
Ihere is no fear whatever upon the
part OF the gentlemen composing the
company that the war will in any way
interfere with their plans. 1t is hardly
necessary 10 say that the money nee
essary to build and equip the road is
ready at moments notice. No one
not the pOSsessOr OF a phenomenal
fund OF temerty would question this
statement.
Mr.. Payne called attention to the
tact that 1t has been but little more
tnan week since the council of New
port News granted the franchise
through the streets of that city Since
then he and other gentlemen have been
nara at work arranging for the begin
nlns OF operations at an early day.
Considerable difficulty has been en-
countered in placing orders with iron
and steel establishments, owing to the
fact that the leading concerns throurh-
out the country have been oyerrun
with government orders, thus compeu
ing those filed by the promoters of pri
Sate enterprises to wait Indeed. but
ior this, work on the line would now.
be under way. But despite these hin
ORANGES. Mr.. Payne assured the Daily
Press reporter that contracts in
NolVlng the expenditure Of considera-
Die sums OF money have already been
awarded and that others, still more
important, will follow in a short time
IN snort, he positively declared. and
authorized the writer to repeat the
statement to the public that not n. mo-
fnent Will be wasted in preparing for
the work Of construction, and that
when commenced it will be pushed
Win all speed to completion.
Mr. Payne came here yesterday ov-
enlng TO meet the chief engineer of thn
road and to transact other husinass
connected with it
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARK TT,

BALTIMORE, May -Flour-stronp
anu ii. i'igner; western super. s4@425; do
ezra e,';nt 4s5@5.ao; do family, COS
M'h1er wheat patent, 6.5026 80: spring
c q c.e asgc 30 spring wheat straight,
Wheat-Unsettled and higher. sno,
and month, s1.45@4s; July. 1.1s01s).
steamer No. red, 1,41@i-2: southern
wheat BY sample, 1,4O@4G; do on grade
1.42 i-2@45 1-2. . slN'es
corn-Strong and higher; spot. Al I .
op3-4;- month, 411-4G01-2: June 10 TAO
Al: july II bid: steamer mixed. 40 1o@
I'D; southern white corn, 42eD43:f do vel.
low, 1904, - 80 ~ yei-
Oats-Strong and higher; No. ? white
81 l-2@'40; No. 2 mixed, 35 1-2@D36.
Rye-Strong and higher; NO. Q near
by, I50D1-2; No 2 western n hid.
bid. - A'eo
Graf Freights-Quiet; grain prices
checking business; steam to Liyerpool
per bushel, sd June: Cork for orders
per quarter, IS Z 1-2d May: Is June
Sugar-Strong; granulated, 5,45l-2
Butter--Steady: fancy creamery, 10.
90 Imitation. 17@1S; do Iad1e. Is; good
ladle. 1904; store packed. 1902.
Eggs-Weak: fresh, 10. $50
Cheese-Steady; fancy New York
large 91-4QD1-2; do medium, 91-2m1O:
do small, 101-4@1-2. 5s34 159+7s h n !,
Lettuce--1.50@1.75 per basket.
Whiskey--1,27@1.2S per- gallon for
finished goods in car loads; 8sss j. 28m1 %
per gallon for jobbing lots. IN
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
VIRGINIA THOMAS. STORY.
says She Was Warned that Her House
Would Be Raided.

Hag + (
~ crisp and creamy police sensation
Will: it is reliably averred, be launched
IN Mayor Hopes court this NOM
ing. The events which led up to It's # re ~
alleged to have occurred Saturday
night and We're the outcome Of an effort
on the part of Rev. T. f., Shorts. PAS
tor of the Queen Street Baptist church,
ana others, to close a disreputable
house in the immediate vicinity Of tbs.
place of worship for colored people.
Not long ago Pastor Shorts was told
mat woman named Virginia Thomas.
who resides near the Queen Street
church, was conducting an immoral
establishment. He lost no time in
gathering information and soon be-
came convinced that the charge was
true. Then he told the police about
1t and asked them to put a stop to 1t.
Saturday night Officers Watts, Cur
tbs and Knewstep arranged to surprise
the place and capture the inmates.
They kept their plans carefully con-
cealed under their helmets and shortly
after midnight pounced down upon the
nnsuspecting negress and her company
like legion Of Wild-eyed Castilians es-
Gaping from regiment of backwoods
Yankees.
Virginia and her friends, finding
themselves thus suddenly in durance
vile, became loquacious. The swift
transition was an event for which they
We're evidently unprepared, and the
thought Of it kindled their anger and
aroused in their breasts that belliger-
ent spirit which always finds comfort
in the formation Of q resolution to get
even. Accordingly. Virginia. who. at
the side Of sHn officer. led the process
sion into the blustery night, began
to talk. Others in the company Joined
the conversation and by the time the
| official trio reached the little pine
shanty used by Che county as prison,
they had heard that a member of the
| county force had warned the woman
| that her house was to be raided.
! SO runs the story. Whether 1t is
| true or not will be- determined this
morning. It is, at any rate, the
uppermosttheme in police circles
But when Mayor Hope calls upor
the alluring Virginia to speak the
whole truth and nothing but the
TRUTH there is a possibility that She
may get her statements mixed. It /.
not in the least likely that the utter,
ances of a dsreputabie woman will ht
permitted to outweigh the testimony O.
a police officer of good reputation fo1
truth and veracity.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-10
"A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
1t Will Probably Be Located in the
5a West End


satisfactory arrangements fhave
been made with Messrs. &. H. White.
" Co., of New York. for the sale OF
county bonds to the amount of SIS 900
Tor the purpose of erecting d modern
high school building in or near this
city. The bonds have been sou to the,
New York banker at LOS.
The present structure. which stands
on the classic soil Of Pee Dee. was out
or date years ago, but by dint OF cx-
pert crowding and examining and
turning away pupils for whom no
room coulG be found, the school au-
thorities have managed to get along
without an insurrectio;l All this has
been hard on Professor Cowles and his
assistants, to say nothing about the
multitude of boys and girls under
them. but they have borne their trials
with untlinching heroism. Now that
standing room in the building is ut y
premium and Il new house for the
propagation of the youthful idea is in
sight. they are feeling better
Inc indications are that the next
nleh school will be located in the West
End. While this has not been dcfinite-
~ decided upon. County Superinten-
gent tt Wills said yesterday afternoon
tnat 1t is more than likely to go to
That section The building will not
only be Il very attractive structure
from the architectural point of view.
put VIII be convenient, commodous
and cheerful, requisites OF the highest
Importance for a house in which a
large number of children are required
70 pass considerable portion of their
time. There will be no lack of proyis
IONS Tor preserving and promoting the
health of the pupils. with an abund
ance OF ground for outside amuse-
ments 1t Is the purpose of the school
authorities to have the new building
ready Tor occupancy in time for tbs.
opening of the session next fall.