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The age-herald., 1898-08-12
Fsace a Eiqhth.

'The only way to defeat General Wheel er," says the Selma Times, twill be to stock the convention on him. and that will probably done. It would be of a piece with the campaign they have been wagng during his absence at the front
 The Times was led to make these pre- dictions by statement of the Huntsville Mercury to the effect that the Eighth dis trict while it admires and respects Gen eral Wheeler, will not re-elect him to con- gress.
 But since these utterances of the bold Mercury and the equally bold organ of the Black Belt were put in cold type, gentle peace has been lowering over the Eighth district, as well as over the districts af- ficted with the cannon's smoke quieting alike politicians and grim-visag'd war, and bringing contentment and happiness to all concerned. The Mercury Is no doubt ready now to admit that the Eighth district will egain bestow congressional honors upon She Hero of Santiago, and the Times will then no doubt be willing to admit that good can come out of politicians.
 The war is practically over everywhere. There is now nothing but peace and gen. tie visitation" There will be much visita- tion when the hero of two wars comes home, as he doubtless soon will, for he is due today at Montauk Point, which is con nected by rail with New York City. And it will perhaps please him above all else to see how fairly he has been treated in his absence "The congressional commit tee" says the Mercury, "has given Gen. eral Wheeler all he could have asked for had he been at Decatur last Monday. It must not be forgotten that Judge Rich ardson's friends were in control. They were both just and generous" When the Times sees how fairly all things have been conducted of late in the Eighth district, it will surely accept these words of the im- mortal bard
 "A peace is of the nature of a conquest;
 For then both parties nobly are subdued.
 And neither party loser"
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
A Constitutional Convention.

The war is nearly ended, the crops are nearly made" and the state is at peace with herself and the rest of mankind, and no better time will be found for calm, dispassionate discussion of a question that will surely come before the next legisla- ture. The Greenville Advocate thus pre- sents the question:
 For many years the necessity of a new constitution has been felt all over the state, and while vast majority of the people have favored it, yet a majority of the members of the legislature have always voted against it, and 1t may fare the same fate this fall. Nevertheless the necessity still exists and now is the time to carry 1t into execution. The state can now stand the expense, for the treasury is in good condition and Is daily getting in better fix. Most of the leading papers, the wisest politicians, the most astute legal talent, and the masses of the people all want to see some changes in the organic law of the state, and if the next legisla- ture does not make provisions for the call ing of constitutional convention, then they will be greatly disappointed.
 The sentiment of the state should be made known. Every paper in the state can do the state good service by ascertain ing and voicing the sentiment of its locall- ty in relation. to a constitutional conven- tion Local opinion will have much weight in the shaping of the problem. The leg islator who is on the fence trying to as- certain which way to jump will heed the opinion of his own county, and of other counties also. systematic gathering of sentiment in the sixty-six counties is use- full public work Interviews with or com munications from the leading men in each county will soon make public sentiment known, and it is none too soon to take up the work.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
PHTHY PARAGRAPHS
 FROM STATE PRESS

From the Talladega Mountain Home.
 If divines would quit parting their names in the middle, 1t would sound better, if less fashionable.
 While there is a promise of unprecedented plenty in the land this year, there is warning that providence has done its full part as party of the first part
 With all of its draw backs and blighting effects, there is one good feature in this new war poetry. in as much as 1t gives us some new school boy speeches.
 England and Russia are reported almost at belligerent outs. If the lion and the bear get into n scrap, the rest of the men, agerie, those that can't fly had better hunt their holes.
 A number of small boys got into an apple orchard and partook of too much unripe fruit. When we saw them all curled up in their agony they reminded us of one of a girls best friends-kidd curriers'.
 We have a new office towel Our old one became dislodged from its nail yester- day and fell to the floor and broke. We hate to depart with the dear sweet thing, and it is with tears that we gently, tender ly lay it away.
 A dog may not pose a star performer, but when he travels with a blind man he is always given a leading part.
 They say the road from here to Clay via Porter's Gap, and over the mountain by the left fork on the nine mile hill, Is lined with beer bottles of aristocratic brands; but the boys say that is all right so long as they can line up at dress par ade and pass at maximum when they get there, which they always do.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald yanks La nier's beat clean across the county and lines it up along the borders of Calhoun at Coldwater. We remind the esteemed Age Herald that while Laniers is a banner prohibition beat of Talladega county, and the state, when its boys get athirst for mountain dew they have to canoe 1t across the Coosa to Shelby or St. Clair, instead of invading Editor Ayers sheriffalty at Coldwater.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
TIE PEACE COMMISSION.

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 "Olney, Tracy and Edmunds." says Con- gressman Grosvenor, would be excellent members of the Philippine peace commits sion." This judgment is all right re- gards Olney, and possibly it is good as re- gards Tracy, whose views on national ex- pansion are not generally known, but it is bad as regards Edmunds. The ex-senator is a gentleman of character and ability but he is pronounced opponent of i'm perialism' He would shut Cuba and Porto Rico out, and would even give up Hawaii. If the United States puts such men as Ed munds on the commission we will surren- der the Philippines, including Cavite By making the ex-senator a member of that body we would be proclaiming to the world that the battle of Manila Bay was a blunder and that Dewey ought to be cash tered instead of promoted. Edmunds will not be on the Philippine commission.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
JOHN JACOB AsToK FOR CONGRESS

From the New York World.
 Colonel John Jacob Astor will be the re- publican candidate for congress in the Twelfth district, better known as the Ten derloin.
 Colonel George B. Mcclellan now repre- sents the district and will get a nomina- tion from Tammany Hall.
 In 1896 Colonel Mcclellan had 12,sO0 votes to his credit against Charles A. Hess, the republican candidate. who had 11.OOO. There were less than 800 scattering votes, as the Tenderloin district does not run much to either populstic or socialistic ideas.
 MT. Hess was an unpopular candidate. It was charged against him that he really did not belong to the republican organiza-s ton of this city, and his fight altogether was not fair one from party standpoint.
 Colonel Astor, who year ago would have been opposed as being an aristocrat with a long rent-roll in his favor could have got nothing more than the organiza- ton vote of his district.
 Now it will be said of him that he was one of the first men of the district to go to the front; that he did yoemans service! on the field at Santiago and Guantanamo:. that he was one of the first of the young millionaires of New York city to prove that he was an American, and that for months, he was a common soldier, eating 'sal u horse and bacon" When he came back hel laughed at the hardships of the soldiers; and said that it was what every man whoi had enlisted had to expect.
 Colonel Astor lives in the Twenty-ffth assembly district of Manhattan Borough. He is also a taxpayer and resident of the Twelfth congressional district. By his record on the field of battle, by his kindliness to the soldiers under him, Colonel Astor has made record which his friends believe will place him in the front ranks of the republican party In any event, he has promised republican leaders that he will stand for the congressional nomination from the Twelfth district.
 Colonel Astor, when seen by World re- porter, laughed at the 'potoriety which has greeted him all along the New Jersey shore. and said that so far as local politics was concerned he was entirely out of touch with it and had noidea as to what disposl- tion would be made Nof- Candidates for of- fees.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
THE MAN WHO COOKS THE GRUB.

From the Cleveland Leader. We have read in song and story
 Of "the man behind the gum" He is given all the glory
 Of the battles that are won; They are filling up the papers
 With his apotheosis, And they tell about his capers
 While the shells above him hiss. But behind the grimy gunner,
 Steadfast through the wild hubbub, Stands a greater god of battles
 Iris the man who cooks the grub. When the sky is rent with thunder,
 And the shells scream through the air When some fort is rent asunder,
 And Destruction revels there; When the men in line go rushing
 On to glory or to woe, With the maddened charges crushing
 Heroes who are lying low, There is one but for whose labors
 There could be no wild hubbub, And the greatest god of battles
 Is the man who cooks the grub. What of ships with armor plating?
 What of castles on the heights? What of anxious captains waiting
 While the careful gunner sights? What of all the long-range rifles?
 What of men with valiant hearts 1? These were but impotent trifes-
 But inconseQuential parts Of the whole-without the fellow
 Who must SCOUT. scrape and scrub For the greatest god of battles
 Is the man who cooks the grub.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
FIRST AMERICAN BANK IN CUBA
Began Business at Santiago Under Stars
 and Stripes.

New York, Aug 1.-The first American bank in Cuba was opened for business in Santiago today by s. M. Jarvis, vice-presi- dent of the North American Trust com pany, of this city. A cablegram was re- ceived this morning from MT. Jarvis an- nouncing that the bank had opened its doors at 10 o'clock, and that at 1O:30 three accounts had been opened.
 Mr. Jarvis left this city for Santiago a few weeks ago with five assistants, all of whom speak Spanish. After various at- tempts to lease suitable building for the purpose, MT. Jarvis finally secured the banking rooms formerly occupied by the Bank of Spain. He renovated the old building, and after running sIp the Ameri- can flag had the same painted on the win dow and was ready for business.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News
 Clothes make the man-if he's a tailor
 An invisible cause frequently produces visible effect.
 It's easier to lick a Spaniard than it is to catch him.
 The progressive instructor always pupil in his eye.
 An optimst believes in mascots and a pessimist believes in hoodoos
 Baseball is the only thing woman ever admits that she doesn't understand.
 A physician says that dyspesia frequently causes war to rage in our midst.
 Some folks were married and are happy and others are married and were happy.
 The man who says one thing to your face and another to your back has two different points of view.
 It's astonishing how much faster a street car goes when you are running to catch it than after you have caught it.
 After a man reaches the age of 40 he quits trying to secure the moon and gives his entire attention to getting the earth.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
THE ANNIVERSARY EDITION.

From the Huntsville Democrat.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald published on July 31 a thirty-two page paper in cele- bration of the anniversary of it's year un- der the present able management of Mir. Edward w. Barrett. This issue could not have been surpassed in point of interest, as it was replete on every current subject of the day. The Age-Herald is one of the best dailies published in the state and the Democrat, with many other state pa pers, congratulate the management on its well deserved success.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
LIEUT.. HoBsON's TROUBLES.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
 Lieutenant Hobson has given notice that he would like to be let alone. He is greatly annoyed by people who want to shake hands with him and cheer him. In addi- tion to his other troubles. that St. Louis young lady has started craze which is likely to make it impossible for him to live in this country without wearing a muZZle
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
GEN. WHEELER IS LOADED

From the Washington Post.
 General Joe Wheeler is coming home with a fresh supply of war record, and he will be sure to make it interesting for those chaps who have been proving about his congressional district.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
The Best Yet

From the Albertvile Banner.
 Monday marked the close of the first years administration of The Birmingham Herald under MT. Edward w. Bar rett It is but the simple truth to state that Sundays Age-Herald, which contained S2 pages in celebration of the event, was probably the best paper ever issued from that office. Mr. Barrett has many con- gratulations upon the excellent paper he has been furnishing.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
WAR TIMES IN OHIO

From the Xenia (Ohio) Herald.
 The time has come for action. The streets are in horrible condition. The poy lice fund is exhausted and our militia haS gone to the war. Ed Schmidt owns ttS council and the city is in darkness. Bur. glars are at large and the Methodist copS ference will be here in few days. Johnny get your gun!
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

The government has decided to extend, on it's maps, the Louisiana purchase to the Rocky mountains only, instead of the Pa cific ocean, This makes geography agree with history.
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old St. Mary's cathedral, the Catholic church that once stood on the site of the Palace hotel. the old United States mint and the fortifications already mentioned.
 One man in his time plays many parts, but few men have played so many and so widely various as E. J. Baldwin.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

Cincinnati boy and a Chicago girl are each endeavoring through the endless chain plan to give a battleship to the govern ment. Both have received the encourage ment of President Mckinley.
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Sagasta has the hardest political task of the age in his effort to save the dynasty and keep the liberals in office, while nego- tiating peace treaty.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

Peace Is lowering very close just now, but that is no reason why the patriotic citizens should endeavor to curtail the stamp-licking process.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

The Hon. Thomas c. Platt is just now engaged in putting down political insur- gents chief of whom is Teddy Roosevelt
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

The Washington correspondents have practically decided to retire Secretary of State Day, and they are now engaged in selecting his successor.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

by nominating Colonel John Jacob Astor for congress in MT. George B. McClenah's district.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

Distant satrapries now disturb the sleep of the editor of the Philadelphia Record more than the landing on the Jersey coast of an assorted lot of emperors
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

If tariff taxes were represented in stamps and the stamps could be affixed by the consumers who pay the taxes, they would not stand single year. A tariff tax is first and always deceptive.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

The state committees employing short campaigns this year. War and busi- ness both outrank politics ow-a-days.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

The professional pugiists who never en- list, are again trying to attract the atteu- ton and the dollars of the public. .-a
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

The attention of MT. Dingley Is called to the fact that more wooen mills are idle now than at any time since 1873.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

The Porto Rican campaign is more so- cial than military in Its makeup.
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The girls begin to be impatient over the slow homecoming of the heroes who are due many kisses.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

The Galveston News thinks this country should either hold the Philippines or court martial Dewey.
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prosperous winter is freely anticipated by business experts.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

Kansas promoter succeeded in opening the first American bank in Santiago.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

The republican bosses in New York are trying to increase their campaign fund
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

The hurricane season in the West Indies set in as soon Cervera's fleet was smashed.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
WHY HE FAILED

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
 Promoter Hooley seems to have been uns able to land often enough with his dukeA
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The pension sharks are getting ready for a new harvest. -.-
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Big crop movements will succeed big war
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for congress in MT. George B. McClenah's district.
 The government has decided to extend, on it's maps, the Louisiana purchase to fhe Rocky mountains only, instead of the Pa cific ocean. This makes geography agree with history.
 Distant satrapries now disturb the sleep of the editor of the Philadelphia Record more than the landing on the Jersey coast of an assorted lot of emperors 
 Peace Is lowering very close just now, but that is no reason why the patriotic citizens should endeavor to curtail the stamp-licking process.
 The Washington correspondents have practically decided to retire Secretary of State Day, and they are now engaged in selecting his successor
 Sagasta has the hardest political task of the age in his effort to save the dynasty and keep the liberals in office, while nego- tiating peace treaty
 The Hon. Thomas c. Platt is just now engaged in putting down political insur- gents chief of whom is Teddy Roosevelt
 The state committees are employing short campaigns this year. War and busi- ness both outrank politics nowadays.
 The professional pugiists who never en- list, are again trying to attract the atten- ton and the dollars of the public. ,-a
 
 The attention of Mr. Dingley Is called to the fact that more woolen mills are idle now than at any time since 1S73 
 The girls begin to be impatient over the slow homecoming of the heroes who are due many kisses.
 The hurricane season in the West Indies set in as soon as Cerveras fleet was smashed
 The Galveston News thinks this country should either hold the Philippines or court martial Dewey.
 A Kansas promoter succeeded in opening the first American bank in Santiago.
 A prosperous winter is freely anticipated by business experts
 The pension sharks are getting ready for a new harvest. -57 Big crop movements will succeed big war
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

Some folks were married and are happy and others are married and were happy.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

A physician says that dyspesia frequently causes war to rage in our midst.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-21

equilibrium. How he manages to do
1t is past my comprehension. The mo-
mentum is such that it would topnIe
me over like the proverbial load of an
pie sauce
But there are women who aIieht
with as much ease and as gracefully
as the men" said another "These are
the younger women-those of the ath-
letlc or new woman type. They never
ask the conductor to stop his car,
either coming or going, but if YOU
watch EN- you'll see that they jump
man-fashion. In my opinion l do not
consider myself an ungallant. These
awkward women should be laughed at
1t may teach them better sense for
the next jump. Let them wait until
the cars slow up"
That's what they ought to do" in
terposed the old man as he turned to
leave, and if they don't do it thew
ought to tumble about the streets. It's
not the conductors fault. though 7
don't approve of his and the gripman's
loud outlaws as they pull away from
the laundering heap of ribbons and
lingerie
Ought to have charts posted in the
cars giving an illustration of the right
way to jump" added another as with
a parting roar the hard-hearted fell
lows drifted away to their various OBJ
jective points.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-21

mitted that there is a strong social
prejudice against Americans in France
and 1T is growing rather than other
wise. Perhaps it is because the Amer
leans we see mostly in this country
have little to recommend them but
their wealth. France, as you know, is
different from England in that re-
spect; money never opens the doors of
good society,"
Three other Frenchmen-a merchant
an editor and a diplomat-were asked
to answer the same question: Do the
French, as a nation, dislike Ameri-
cans? The merchant was cautious. He
thought that perhaps a good many
Parisians did, but he could not say
why. The editor was more frank; he
said yes, nobody liked Americans; they
were boastful, dishonest, untruthful,
Americans, however. The diplomat
denied that there was any feeling in
France against America or Americans,
except possibly some commercial re-
sentiment on the part of exporters.
An American resident in Paris many
years, a member of the American
chamber of commerce and the husband
of a French woman. said, on the con-
trary, that the anti-American feeling
in France was very strong, and that it
was increasing, particularly in Paris,
He did not think. however. that it was
yet so strong as the hatred Of the Eng
lish, the Germans, and the Italians.
I'm general" he said. the French
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-21

hate everybody who does not think
that France is the greatest nation on
the face of the earth. Before the late
alliance they called the Russians bar
barians and assassins: now they term
them angels of light These things are
to be expected of the mercurial tenn
permanent which POUNDS its whole con-
duct of life on impulse and sentiment.
commercially he went on, France
has been going down for number of
years. The nations upon which she
puts the blame are Germany, England
and the United States Germany was
the main scapegOat until the Dingley
tariff; now IL is the United States.
Aside from that the French have other
grievances against us. They say, for
instance, that we have doubled the
price of everything in France, especial
Iy in Paris, in the last twenty years.
This is not true of course. but it is
partly true. But the very persons who
are loudest in their outcries are the
ones most benefited. If it were not for
Americans there would be no Paris
that is, no Paris of the kind that IS
known to the world. Americans sup
port Paris; they spend here from $7O-
100000 to $50 900, 600 every year. The
finest shops of the city are built and
stocked for American trade, and with
out 1T they could not keep open a week.
1t is so also with the fine hotels and
restaurants Plenty of French people
promenade in the boulevards, but they
never spend any money there"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-21

for this purpose Senator Bacon's
amendment providing for submitting
the treaty to a vote Of the people of
Hawaii will be utilized. If they find,
upon this vote, that the treaty cannot
command the support Of two-thirds of
the senators, the number necessary to
secure its ratification, they will move
to recommtt 1t to the committee on
foreign relations and then take up
Senator Morgan's bill for annexation,
which was favorably reported to the
senate during the extra session. This
is the present plan, but details may be
somewhat changed. The friends of
the treaty regard the Bacon amend
ment as entirely unfriendly, and they
would regard as antagonistic to the
treaty any senator who would cast his
vote for it; hence they think they can
use it as foil, and by its use secure
the equivalent Of a vote on the treaty
without imperiling that document.
If the vote on the amendment should
show that the treaty commands the
sixty votes necessary to its ratification,
it would then be pressed to a favor
able vote as speedily as possible.