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The age-herald., 1898-07-10

of a large sum of money. He came to me and loaned him some, I forget how much. I began to think about the money orders and decided it would be best to get Scott to give me receipt stating that had paid a certain amount to he and Brock. He signed the receipt in my room in the hotel in the presence of a witness and 1 have it among my papers, which are in the hands of the chief of the police. One of the orders l mailed to my wife.
 Burst Into Tears Z
 As the accused man mentioned his wife he burst into tears and exclaimed Poor wife. Poor wife. It will break her heart; this disgrace to which I am being subjected. And my friends, what will they think of me; oh, God. I am ruined forever. l could never live down the disgrace of being ar- rested on such charge.
 'T live with my wife in Tuscaloosa, where our friends are legion and the news of my arrest will break her heart.
 "It is ridiculous to think for a moment that man who occupies the position that do would risk his good name and future for the paltry sum they say l am guilty of taking.
 ''As to my honorary title, I do not care to have anything to say. I am innocent of the charge and am heart broken at my incarceration"
 Ross has resided with his wife at Tus- caloosa during the past eighteen months, and has done considerable business with SGe railroad men and miners along the line of life Alabama Great Southern. He has been to Birmingham before, so it is claimed, and was known as "hail fellow well met" He registered at the Metropolitan hotel on July 1, and was assigned to room 12. His bills have been promptly met
 Ross will probably be taken to Bibb county for a preliminary hearing.
The age-herald., 1898-07-10
LAST PATIENT
 WAS DISCHARGED The Yellow Fever Epidemic in McHenry, Miss, at an End. LEAVES I ENTIRE COUNTRY Without Single Known Case of Yellow Jack Out of Twenty-Four Cases Not One
 Terminated ata'ly-Santary
 Work Will Continue.
LEAVES ENTIRE COUNTRY

Washington July 9.-The marine hospital service today gave out the following copy of the telegraphic report of the surgeon in charge at McHenry, Miss, announce ing the discharge of the last case of yellow fever at that point. It was dated yester- day and reads:
 Last case of yellow fever discharged; {; tent and bedding in steam disinfector un der treatment none; suspicious, none; will continue doing general sanitary work
 This leaves the entire country without known case of yellow fever While the cases at McHenry have been under treat ment surgeons of the marine hospital ser vice have been inspecting and watching carefully many other points where it was thought possible the fever might appear, but no cases have developed
 The success which has followed efforts to confine and stamp out the disease at Me- Henry Is attributed to the early knowledge of the first cases and the rigorous pains taken Immediately by the service and state authorities In anticipation of the ap pearance of the disease officers had been long alert and the first case at McHenry was almost instantly discovered. The state authorities have co-operated in the work of watching for and controlling the disease. The service has kept under sur veilance not only the sick and suspicious, but have followed refugees to many points and kept watch over them as a safeguard against any possibility of the disease ap- bearing in any quarter and remaining tenn porarily undiscovered.
 The statement given by the marine hos pital service makes the total number of cases at McHenry, 23 at Eucutta, Miss, 1; total 2i; deaths, none.
The age-herald., 1898-07-10
DARING WORK
 OF THE HAWK
Credit of Destroying the Alfonzo XII. Does Not Belong Entire
 Iy to the Prairie.

Key West, July 9.-6:30 D. m.-There is now little doubt that the Spanish steamer destroyed by the Hawk, Prairie and Cas- tine at Mariel on Wednesday last was the transatlantic Alphonso XII of nearly 5000 tons. Although the American ships were unable to approach close enough to clearly establish her identity, on. account of the brisk fire from the steamer and the shore batteries, her appearance corresponded al most exactly with the descriptions of the Alphonso as given in Lloyds.
 The destruction of the ship was a daring piece of work. The credit does not all be- long to the Prairie whose big guns finally encompasesd the Spaniards ruin, and left her a mass of blazing wreckage on the beach. The work of the little converted yacht Hawk was heroic to a degree. She was watching the Spaniard which was sneaking along close in shore, where she ran aground.
 Before seeking aid, the Hawk lowered a small boat manned by Ensign Schofield and a crew of six. In the bright light Of the tropical moon they pulled boldly to within a ships length of the Spaniard af- ter she had gone aground, their mission being to learn her name. From the time they left the Hawk until their return, the small boat and her crew made brilliant target for the machine guns and small arms aboard the steamer and an lncessant fire was directed at them Nothing daunted they drew close enough to hear spoken orders on the enemy's deck. Shells were flying all around them, but none struck and they were eventually compelled to return to their ship without having ful- filled their purpose.
 The fire not only from the Spaniards, but also from the Mariel tower, sand bat tery and Spanish gunboats continued until the Castne and Prairie came up and sl- fenced them and destroyed the Alphonso
The age-herald., 1898-07-10
Promotions for Heroism

Washington, July 9.-The president has directed the promotion of Brigadier-General s. M. B. Young and Brigader-G General J. s. Kent to the grade of major general of volunteers and Colonel H. Carroll to the grade of brigadier-general. These of- ficers all took a conspicuous part in the heavy fighting around Santiago.
 The president has determined to promote Acting Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley in recognition of their services in the destruction of the Spanish fleet in Amercan waters, but is yet undecided as to the extent of promotion When an of ficial report is received a decision will be made.
The age-herald., 1898-07-10
THE EXPECTED BATTLE
 DID NOT MATERIALIZE.


   
 
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The age-herald., 1898-07-10
A. J. BLACK DEAD.
The Man Who Was Shot By Mrs. Larch
 Friday

A. J. Black who was shot by Mrs. Lizzie Larch at Avondale on Friday afternoon, died at his residence at Cain station yes- terday at , D. m. He was conscious until 2 D. m. The bullet went in just to the left of his heart and was extracted by the physicians from his back near the spine So far as the doctors know he made no statement as to the cause of the shooting of Friday evening. The funeral arrange ments have not been announced yet Mrs. Larch is still out on bail, and until a late hour last night had not been re- arrested
The age-herald., 1898-07-10
No Hope Of Floating
 The Spanish 'Aessels
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The age-herald., 1898-07-10
The Woman's College
 of Baltimore

offers earnest, we'll prepared young women facilities for obtaining a college education under the direc- tion of specialists, with abundant laboratory appliances and modern methods. Climate mild, surround ings cheerful. Total yearly ex- pense, three hundred and seventy. five dollars.
 Programs mailed on application.
 JOHN F. BOUCHER, Pres., Baltimore, Md
The age-herald., 1898-07-10
FULL INSTRUCTIONS WAR REVENUE LAW Issued by Commissioner of h.
 ternal Revenue. PEOPLE PAY THE STAMP TAX Cannot Force Express or Telegraph Companies to Accept Packages Unless They
 Are Stamped-Cours
 Must Decide.
PEOPLE PAY THE STAMP TAX

Washington, July 9.-The commis issioner of internal revenue is receiving hundreds of teegrams and letters from merchants, manufacturers and boards of trade, as well as from senators and representatives, ask ing for instruction on the war revenue upon the point as to who shall pay or affix stamps upon telegraphic messages and up- on express receipts or bills of lading given by express, railroad and steamboat com panies and other common carriers for goods transported by them.
 4 General Answer
 inquiries to this effect:
 'As to the stamp on a teegraphic mes- sage, the law does not specify who shall 1 cent upon each message and prescribes in section IS that mo telegraph company or it's agent or employe, shall transmit to any person any dispatch or message with out an adhesive stamp denoting the tax imposed by this act being affixed to a copy thereof, or having the same stamped thereon. and in default thereof shall incur a penalty of $l0.
 Sender Must Stamp Message
 'The commissioner holds, therefore, that the sender of the message shall stamp it.
 Tn the case of the stamp to be afl1Xed to an express receipt or bill of lading given by an express rail company or other common carriers, the law specifically states that it shall be the duty of each railroad or steamboat company, carrier, express company corporation or person whose occupation it is to act for such to issue to the shipper or consignor or his agent or person from whom any goods are accepted for transportation bill or ladlnS, manifest or evidence of receipt and for warding for such received for such car riage and transportation whether in buik or in boxes bales, packages or not so ln- closed or included, and there shall be duly attached and cancelled as in this act pro- yided to each of said bills of lading, mani- fests or other memorandum and to each duplicate thereof stamp of the value of cent
 "Tt is held therefore to be clearly evil dent that if an express company or other carrier accepts goods for transportation it must issue to the consignor bill of lading or receipt, duly stamped and the stamp cancelled
 Laws Afford No Remedy
 'If such company carrier refuses to except on condition that the consignor shall pay the price of the stamp in addi- ton to the regular charge for the service performed or proposed to be performed the internal revenue laws afford no remedy.
 ''As to whether the law imposing oblisa- tions upon common carriers if appealed to would supply a remedy the commits cioner holds that the courts must decde.'
The age-herald., 1898-07-10
Laws Afford No Remedy
The Cherokee Arrives

Washington, July 9.-The war depart ment was tonight informed of the arrival at Key West of the ship Cherokee with 323 sick and wounded from Shafter's army. A full list of the men will be telegraphed to the department tomorrow.
The age-herald., 1898-07-10
ALighte CT af Santiaro

Washington, July 9.-The war depart ment today received information showing that one 150 ton double deck open lighter and a tug had arrived off the southern coast of Cuba for General Shafter's use.
The Advance., 1898-11-03
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

If you can't afford barometer to tell you
what kind of weather you are going to have,
perhaps the following old proverbs will prove
of use in helping you to prophesy as to whether
1t will rain tomorrow or not:
If spiders in spinning their webs make the
termination flaments long, we may, in proper
ton to the length, conclude that the weather
will be serene, and continue SO for ten or
twelve days.
If the garden spiders break and destroy their
webs and creep away, expect rain or showery
weather.
Ifmany gnats are seen in the Spring, expect a
fine Autumn gnats fly in compact bodies in the
beams of the setting sun. there will be fine
weather.
If Sheep rams and goats spring around in the
meadows and fight more than usual, expect
rain.
If cattle leave off feeding, and chase each
other around the pastures, rain.
If cats back their bodies and wash their faces,
rain.
If foxes and dogs howl and bark more than
usual, if dogs grow sleepy and dull, rain.
IF moles cast up hills, rain.
If horses stretch out their necks and sniff the
air and assemble in the corner of field with
their heads to the leeward, raih.
If rats and mice be restless, rain.
If peacocks and guinea fowls scream, and
turkeys gobble, and if quals make more noise
than usual, rain.
If sea birds fly toward land, and land birds
toward the sea, rain.
if the cock crows more than usual, and
earlier, expect rain.
If swallows fly lower than usual, expect rain.
If bats f1utter and beetles fly about, there
will be fine weather.
If birds in general pick their feathers, wash
themselves and fly to their nests, rain.
Some of the queerest miscellaneous quips
received are to the effect that:
If there are no falling stars to be seen on
! bright summer evening, you may look for fine
weather.
If there be many falling stars on clear even
ing in the summer, there will be thunder.
A rainbow in the morning is the shepherds
warning.
If fish bite more readily, and gambol near
the surface Of the ponds and streams, then look
out for rain.
If porpoises and whales sport about ships, ex-
pect hurricane.
The best proverb of all, however, is the fol-
lowing couplet:
"A coming storm your toes and teeth presage;
Your corns will ache, your hollow molars rage"
-HG1pers Young People,
The Advance., 1898-11-03
KING WHEAT.

You may tell of your armored cruisers,
And your great ships of the line;
And swift or slow may steamers go
Across the billowy brine.
Like thunder may the cannon boom
To greet their flags unfurled,
And for an hour, they may have power
To rule the frightened world.
From ocean shore to ocean shore
Lie lines of cleaning steel,
And night and day, we hear alway
The ring of rushing wheel;
Though buffalo have left the plain,
And Indian tents are furled.
Nor steam nor hand at wealth command
Can rule the busy world.
But where the hillside rises fair
In terraces of green,
And on the plain, where wind and rain
Sweep fields of golden sheen,
Where sturdy yellow stalks arise,
With hammered heads unfurled,
Here you may greet the great King Wheat,
The ruler of the world.
Oh, hills may shake and wales resound
Beneath the flying car,
And driven by steam and winds a-beam
Our ships ride fast and far;
Cities may crumble meath the guns
Which guard our flag unfurled,
Yet all shall greet-at last-King Wheat,
For hunger rules the world
-Ninette IA. Loacater.
The Advance., 1898-11-03
THE FOX PLAYED PossUM.

WE often hear stories of oppossums that save
their lives by feigning death until they have an
opportunity to escape, but here is an instance
in which fox played that trick on his captors
Off the west coast of Ireland is a small island
where rabbits abound, and when the tide is out
the place may be reached by wading, the water
being then only few inches in depth.
Two fishermen one day rowed to the island
for bait, it being high tide, and on landing saw
a fox lying on the beach. The fur of the
animal was all wet and dirty, and he seemed to
have been drowned.
One of the men, remarking that the skin was
worth something, pitched the fox into the boat,
and after they had returned to the mainland he
picked him up by the tail and threw him ashore.
AS soon as the cunning animal struck the
beach he jumped up and shot off like flash up
among the cliffs, while the men stood staring at
each other in mute astonishment.
The men concluded that the fox had crossed
over to the island during the night while the
tide was low in search of rabbits and, finding
in the morning that he was cut off from the
mainland, he counterfeited death with the ex-
pectation of getting passage to the shore in
boat. 1t may be that the fox was really stunned
and almost drowned when found by the men
and had had time to recover on the way to the
mainland, but the manner in which he jumped
up and ran away the moment he touched land
indicated a clear case of 'playing possum."
The Advance., 1898-11-03
BITES OF ANIMALS.

APART from all concomitant danger of blood
poisoning, the severity of the bites OF Hesh-eat-
ing animals is out of all proportion to the Wea-
pons by which they are inflicted. The teeth,
even of the largest carnivora, are merely the
ssspear-heads - but the force which works"
these instruments is prodigious. 1t seems as if
for the moment the animal threw all its bodily
energy into the combination of muscular action,
which we all call " bite" In most cases the
mere shock of impact, as the animal hur's itself
on its enemy is entirely demorallZlng, or lnnlcts
physical injury.
muzzled mastiff will hurl man to the
ground in the effort to fasten its teeth in his
throat or shoulder. Then, the driving and crush
ing force of the jaw muscles is astonishing The
swapping power of an alligator's jaws is more
or less Ineligible. They are long, and furnish
ed with row of pointed teeth from end to end
But the Jaws of lion, leopard tiger, otter, fer
ret, or baboon are short, and the long and point
ed teeth are few. Yet each of these species has
biting power which in proportion to its size is
almost incredible.
Sir Samuel Baker, who had long and varied
acquaintance with the bites of the carnivora,
noticed that the tiger usually seized an Indian
native by the shoulder, and with one jaw on
one side and the other on the other, bit clean
through chest and back. 1.-THE fatal wound
was the bite, which, through the back and chest,
penetrated to the lungs"
Europeans are killed by the tigers bite, as
we'll as lacerated by the claws. In nearly all
cases the bite penetrates to the lungs This
kind of wound is characteristic of the attacks
of many of the felidse. Scarcely any bird re-
covers from cats bite for the same reason.
The canine teeth are almost instantly driven
through the lung, under the wing. The Chez
tab, which has very small mouth. always bites
through the black bucks throat. The leopard,
when selling smaller animals, such as dogs,
crushes the head; when attacking men it aims
at biting through the lungs. :..:"
The Advance., 1898-11-03

TEMPERANCE puts Goals on the fire, meal in the
barrel, flour i'll the tub, money in the purse,
credit in the country, contentment in the house,
clothes on the children, vigor in the body, and
intelligence in the whole constitution.
To think we are able is almost to be so to
determine upon attainment is frequently attain
ment itself. Thus earnest resolution has often
seemed to have about it almost SAVIOR of ON
impotence.
THERE are three kinds of people in the world
the wills, the won'ts, and the can'ts. The first
accomplish everything the second oppose eve
rything the third fail in everything
You can restrain the bold, guide the impet-
uous encourage the timid, but for the weak
there is no help. You might as well undertake
to stand a wet string up on end
IF could get the ear of every young man for
but one suggestion, it would be this :" Make
the most and best of yourself" Therei is no tra-
gedy like wasted life.
ONE of the illusions is that the present hour
is not the critical, decisive hour. Write it on
your heart that every day is the best day of
the year.
The Advance., 1898-11-03
JOKE ON A SLEEPER.

WHEN was purser of big mailship running
to the West Indies, the colonial headquarters
of our company was Kingston, Jamaica. One
night our wharfnger gave dance at his bun
galow on the company's wharf. The officers
from the garrison came down in mess dress and
all our officers and engineers attended, and it
was a crowded affair. Our third officer (well-
known and very popular in Kingston) was on
"cargo duty" and could not get away until ten
O'Clock. He was dead tired and, during one of
the intervals of the dances, fell fast asleep in
hammock on the veranda lulled by the heat and
the music and the soft twitter of girls voices.
Our hostess finding him in this condition and
presuming on old friendship and the bonhomie
of the island manners, playfully blacked his
nose with a burnt champagne cork. His awak-
ening and ignorance of his ornamentation add
ed to the good. natured fun incident to the joke.
Of course, when he found out what had hap
pened he was naturally a wee bit piqued, but
laughed it off for the sake of friendship with
the fair joker. 1t was harmless jest, after all
said and done, but our ships doctor a new i'm
portation from the Emerald Isle, accustomed to
the strict etiquette of Dublin society and keen
to resent insults to our clotn, took it upon him
self to demonstrate with the wharfnger's wife
when he paid our return CALL" In an i'm
pressive silence this was the way he lodged his
protest. Mrs. ........, consider it a mighty un-
gentemanly thing for any lady to black a
mans nose behind his back.
The Advance., 1898-11-03
A PAINTERS THOUGHT.

PURPLE, and gold, and russet, -.@
Ruby, vermillion and green
Now comes with all his colors, -.
October, to paint the scene, .. -..s !"
The winds are his mighty brushes
His palette, the crystal Skies
And his paints are the flames and iushes
Of sunset and sunrise
Charity, Wisdom. Patience,
Fortitude, SelfControl-
These come, like Autumn colors,
Richly to paint the soul
For that is toned and mellowed
With all Masters art.
Only when Life's October
Has wrought upon the heart.
-lId1g Freeman GoLdbec
The Advance., 1898-11-03
THE DESERTED HOMESTEAD.

THERE is a lonely homestead
In a green and quiet vale,
With its tall trees signing mourniuliy
To every passing gale,
There are many mansions round IL,
In the sunlight cleaning fair;
But moss-grown is that ancient rooI,
Its walls are gray ana pare.
Where once glad voices sounded
Of children in their mirth,
No whisper breaks the soltude
By that deserted hearth.
The swallow from her dWellns
In the low caves hath HoWn
And ali night long. the whip-poor-wlil
Sings by the threshold stone'
No hand above the window
Ties up the trailing vines;
And Through the broken easement panes
The moon at midn ght shines.
And many solemn shadow
Seems starting from the gloom;
Like forms of long-departed ones
Peopling that dim old room.
No furrow for the harvest
Is drawn upon the plain,
And in the pastures green and falr
No herds or flocks remain.
Why is that beauteous homestead
Thus standing bare and lone,
While all the worshipped household gods
In dust lie overthrown!
And where are they whose voices
Rang out DER hill and dale?
Gone-and their mournful history
Is but an Oft told tale
There smiles no loveliar valley
Beneath the summer sun
Yet they who dwelt together there,
Departed one by one.
Some to the quiet church-yard,
And some beyond the sea:
To meet no more, as once they met,
Beneath that old rooftree.
Like forest birds forsaking
Their sheltering native nest,
The young to life's wild scenes went forth,
The aged to their rest.
Fame and ambition lured them
From that green vale to roam,
But as their dazzling dreams depart,
Regretful memories come
Of the valley and the homestead
Of their childhood pure and free
Till each world-weary spirit pines
That spot once more to see.
oh! blest are they who linger
Mid old familiar things,
Where every object o'er the heart
A shadow-memory brings.
Though won are wealth and honors-
Though reached fame's lofty dome,
There are no joys like those which dwell
Within our childhood's home.