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The age-herald., 1898-08-04
Ram thou thy truitul tidings in mine ears, That long time hdre been bdrren.
 ANTONY AND CLEOPA IRA.
The Preliminary Treaty.
Editor

It should not escape public attention that the preliminary treaty of peace leaves this country master of the situation in the Phil ippines. In the large, populous central and controlling island of Luzon the United States are by this agreement to occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine "the control, dispo-, sition and government of the Philippines" !" The preliminary agreement calls for the immediate evacuation of all of Spain's hold ings in the West Indies. which would. of course, put an end to the war in that quar- ter. If any war occurs then in the West Indies it would have to be new war with the insurgents. An island in the Ladrones is also to be ceded at once. All of these affairs are to be consummated at once.
 Not so in the case of the Philippines. The entire Philippine problem is handed over to commission, one-haf American one-half Spanish. and while this commis- sion is considering the subject, the United States is ito occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manilal'' This country valves no rights.- neither does it assume any new responsibilities. Not only must -tha4sl5l.1NMo on first agree to "the con- trol, disposition and government of the Philippines" but this treaty must be rati- fled by two-thirds of the senate. Europe is thus cut off from intervention, while this country valves no rights, either of conquest or indemnity. Altogether, the preliminary treaty is one remarkably free from objections. It is good diplomacy, and it will doubtless be ratified by the senate and by the people.
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
A VICTORY TO BE PROUD OF.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 The victory of the Alabama democracy is not only one to be proud of in party sense, but Governor Johnston must feel especially gratified with the result.
 Several years ago when many white men of Alabama, like those in other southern states, felt that they could not find place for needed reforms within the de- mocracy, and went out after strange gods to accomplish their purpose. The Consti- tuition took the lead urging them to recon sider their step, and to realign themselves with the democracy of the union Our readers may well remember the criticism with which this interference" as it was called, with Alabama democracy was looked upon by certain elements in that state. There seemed to be those in Ala bama who were willing for democracy to lie prostrate rather than to take that for ward step which would re-establish it in ali of it's pristine glory. The Constitution urged Hon. Joseph F. Johnston as the man fitted more than any other to take the lead ership in that state, and to rescue his party, not so much from the hands into which it had fallen as from the lethargy into which it had passed. MT. Johnston was a man of business, true democrat, faithful to the common people. one who could not be cajoed or influenced, and was just the man to speak plainly to plain people.
 In the bitter campaign which followed, MT. Johnston won and became the gover- nor of the state. Under his leadership, thousands of populists returned to the party and it was confidently promised that once the white men of Alabama felt as- sured that the principles represented by Mr. Johnston were those which would be indorsed by the party, they would come back en masse This prophecy has proven true, for on Monday the polls showed an utter abandonment of populism by people who had previously aligned themselves with it. and the largely increased demo- cratic vote showed that they had returned to the house of their fathers to stand and fall by the old party of Jefferson and Jack son.
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
A Complete Newspaper

From the Montgomery Journal.
 The Birmingham Age-Herad issued on Sunday thirty-two page special edition to celebrate the close of its first year un- der the management and editorship of Mr. E. w. Barrett and the Journal congratu- lates it upon it's remarkable success It was one of the best and most complete newspapers seen in this office in many long day As a complete newspaper 1t leaves little if anything, to be desired. Padding and rubbish have been carefully avoided. There is none of either there. The paper is made up of live matter of actual human interest. So is every day issue of The Age-Herald. MT. Barrett has the news instinct developed to an unusual degree, and he makes the livest of live papers. "The Age-Herald has grown at a remarkable rate. From 2.ODO, mostly dead heads the circulation began to crawl up until 1t has reached over 1000 daily" That is something in southern journalism quite unexampled Montgomery sadly needs a good, reliable morning newspaper and The Age-Herald can supply that need.
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
THE OLD CONFEDERATE JOE.

B. A. Wingard in Columbia (S O State. What man was he for times like this I In that tangled death-swept glade ! Where the rifles spoke with wrathful hiss From the deadly ambuscade; When the men in blue with laugh and cheer From the hilltops brushed the foe For the one who led their wild career
 Was the Old Confederate Joe. An, the nations heart beats warm and
 right, a And its head is just and true, When the gen'raPs stars flash golden light From Joe Wheelers coat of blue. And his name Is one that thrills today k Through the north and south, know, For the men swore strong in that red fray On the Old Confederate Joe. For there Is no north, there is no southV When their men charge side by side, And drown the flame of the cannon's mout6 Like rushing mighty tide. And the one who forged the chain so bright And who struck the welding blow. On the links which now their hearts unita Was the Old Confederate Joe.
 'Tis nations battle cry; And it stands high up the roll of fame.
 As name that cannot die. For the country now is one again
 There Is north and south no more; While the whole land has q loving claim On the Old Confederate Joe.
The age-herald., 1898-08-04

he does know. He suffered unnecessary and undeserved snubs and insults at the hands or the secretary of war for three months. Finally, on July 3. General Miles was call ed to the White House by the president.
 When General Miles left the White House that afternoon it was with the as- surance that he would be retained in ab
 solute command of the army until the close Of the present war. and that he should not be interfered with by anybody. The president will Tstand by that decision. The secretary of war has done nough to hamper the army because of his dis like 'of General Miles. and he will be per mitted to interfere more. It was he who caused Shafter to be sent to San tiago instead of Miles, and Shafter, doing his best, was incompetent for the work. This the president well knows. and he also knows all too well that Shafter diso- beyed orders from Washington so often that he came near being brought home.
 It makes no difference how the secre- tary of war may desire to interfere with the movements of the army hereafter. He will not be allowed to interfere. General Miles will direct the movements of the troops. He is soldier, understands his business, and also understands the policy of the president so thoroughly that he can carry out that policy to the perfect satis- faction of the commander-in-chief, and he will do so. Personal differences sometimes cause official changes in Washington, but General Miles will remain in his position, no matter what changes may otherwise occur by direction of the president in the future conduct of the war against Spain
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
An Open China.

This administration will be weighed and judged by it's handling of the Philippine problem If an opportunity to secure an open door in China is thrown away, pub lie indignation will surely be visited upon the heads of the people who did it.
 And no one would be more angry, per haps, than the cotton manufacturers of New England. No one, in point of fact, needs to a greater extent an open free mar ket in China than the manufacturers of New England There is an overproduction of cotton goods in this country. That is, the mills of the country now make more goods than the country will con sume; and the chief sufferers of such a condition are the men who make goods in New England, where the cost of produc- tion cannot be kept down to the cost of production in the southern states.
 One of two things must, in fact. occur: Either an outlet in other countries must be found for American goods, or else the mills must be moved to the south, where cotton can be most advantageously manu- factured. Such an outlet cannot be found in Europe, for there are plenty of cotton mills in all European countries. Europe, as whole, needs a foreign outlet also The only considerable outlet for American goods is in China, where there are 400, ,000.- 900 consumers of cottons. If Russia, Ger many and France are permitted to close China or any considerable portion of it to the trade of this country, the mills of New England are doomed to loss and to and final stoppage. However New England may at present regard the treatment of the Philippine problem, no section has more at stake in it: for without a naval station of strength and security in Chinese waters, this country cannot, in harmony with other open-door countries, accomplish anything against Russian-Germa French intrigues.
 The New England mills that now have a Chinese trade all show handsome profits. The Pepperen mills send larger quantities of goods to China, and their recently pub 1ished statement shows profits up to the average mill earnings in the south. New England cannot afford to let the present opportunity be wasted. An entire island of the Philippine group is small indemnity for expenses incurred in this War, but such an island, well selected and well fortified, would give this country a voice in deter
 
 one, too, that we should not for moment hesitate to take hand in. We have a right to demand an open door everywhere
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
SHORT STORIES
 OF THE DAY
Some Paroles That Failed

Mai George F. Barnes relates an ihleiT esting story anent Cen. Joe Wheeler no" in Cuba. During the late war Ma1or Barnes was a major in the federal army and General Wheeler was lieutenant-gen- eral in the confederate service.
 At the surrender of Athens, says the New York Sun Lieutenant-GeneralW Wheel- CT was in the forces that surrendered, and desired to get over and join some other confederate forces He and several of his staff wrote out paroles ard started to the other camp Major Barnes had his scouts out and they met Wheeler and his men in the road and halted them Wheeler said he was paroled and produced a parole in the name of Lieutenant Sharpe"
 The sergeant in charge of the scouting party read the papers and said: These papers are not right"
 You seem to doubt my veracity,' said Wheeler. feigning great indignation.
 We'll replied the sergeant, "l happened to be your prisoner two weeks ago. Gen eral Wheeler, and know you. You treated me pretty nice, too, and I'm going to treat you nice. You'll have to go with me to headquarters"
 ''They brought him and his staff before me" said Major Barnes, in relating the in- cident ''and Wheeler laughed heartily at his failure He was a small man, with red hair and big freckles. on his face, and you could see the daredevil in him from ms chin to his scap I afterward wrote him a parole"
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
The Hot Season.

Only six weeks of hot weather, in which the Cuban fever could be propagated, re- main of the season now passing away; and if southern towns are vigilant they will go through the war summer without a fever epidemic. Men have returned free ly from Cuban towns, and they will con- tinue to return. In the exgencies of war, and wounds, and illness, it is impossible to close the southern states against return ing soldiers and others connected with the army.
 There is really but one thing to do-keep every town up to the highest possible san- itary condition. The little towns as well as the large towns should be cleansed and kept free from filth of any kind. An effort of this nature will carry the south over the period of infection, and it will be a victory well worth fighting for.
 The states cannot do much. In some cases there are no funds that can be used in promoting a sanitary agitation; in oth- CTS, there is a lack of an appreciation of the remaining dangers of the season. The press can do much. Let every paper take hold of the matter. A demand for clean Illness all along the line will accomplish a great deal.
 And if no fever germs are brought in, the labor expended in sanitation will not be lost. The gain will appear in fewer cases of typhoid and of ether levers, and of other contagious diseases. There will be less diphtheria, less scarlet fever. Every one of these diseases spring from filth of some kind. Unhealthy germs do not thrive and multiply and become a source of dan ger to community, except in filth Let us then have a general cleaning up; for it may prevent yellow fever epidemic, and it certainly will, in proportion to its thoroughness, lessen mortality from other diseases.
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
A HISTORIC PAIR.
From the Washington Post.

From the w WaSnlnStOn FoSt.
 Some of the people of Alabama in their attitude to Lieutenant Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac want to elect him to con gress As far as known, they have no in- formation about Lieutenant HobSons po- litical affiliations, but generally think it would be a credit to the state to have two heroes of the war representing them in the national house. It is thought that General Wheeler will come back from the Eighth Alabama district. He and Lieutenant Hobson whose uncle Representative Pearson. of North Carolina, is a republ- can would make a great historic pair for the Alabama voters.
 But there Is little hope that Lieutenant Hobson would accept a nomination and election to congress- General Wheeler's commissfor will probably expire before the next session of congress convenes. and he will therefore. be out of a job. Lieuten- ant Hobson has a life position, and his present salary is S. 200 a year. When he is transferred to the line and promoted in rank, as is contemplated, his salary for a while will hardly be larger but he would not forfeit it for an uncertain career in politics. where his salary would be s3000 a year. No Alabama politician is short sighted enough to do that And should Lieutenant Hobson become member of congress, he would have to vacate his po- sltion In the navy.
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
The Men Below Deck

The officials of the navy department are much encouraged at the endurance of the officers and men on the. ships in the West Indian waters, says the Washington Post
 Thus far there have been very few col lapses, although there was every expecta- tion that there would be many Added to the torrid temperature of that climate is the discomfort of being confined by the walls of iron that retain the heat even after it has grown cool outside. The tenn perature in the fire-rooms of the war ships, produced by the roaring furnaces, is itself, apparently, almost beyond a mans power to endure. A naval officer wrote a letter home some time ago, in which he described the scene in the fire room of one of the monitors. Tools, lad ders, doors and all fittings, he said, were too hot to touch. He wrote of hardy Irishmen, who were so worn out physically that they would cry like children and beg to be let out and to go on deck for fresh air The monitors are much worse than the battle ships in this regard. The Am phitrite's ventilating apparatus was im- proved some time ago, but the tempera- ture in her engine room is about 120 de- fire-room. The temperature of the fire room of the Terror is about 155 degrees and 1W degrees in the engine room. The temperatures on the Miantonomah are a little below those on the Terror. It is easy to comprehend what an ordeal it must be for men to withstand such heat.
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
The Return of the PopuIists.

As the returns come in and are studied in detail and as whole, it is seen that the populists of Alabama, like the populists of other states, have returned to their own old-time party. They see, as their friends in other states are seeing, that their views can better find expression in the democratic party than out of it. They were sincere and earnest to fault, and that sincerity and earnestness will be felt in the old party, now that they have returned to it.
 The individual action of the populists of Alabama is in accord with the action of their brothers in Georgia, in Mississippi, in Texas, and in all the other states. In Me- braska a formal alliance occurred, and the men in control of that state are known as the demo-pop administration. In other states the two parties have been formally merged but in most of them the members have acted individually, and with the inde- pendence that characterizes them, and have returned without ceremony to their old allegiance and old associations. And they have been in every instance well comed back The fatted calf was not killed, because in these republican days there Is no fatted calf.
 The republican party, with its plutocratic affiliations of various sorts, offered no temptation whatever populist would not touch that party with forty-foot pole. They are antagonistic at every point, hav- ing nothing whatever in common. In the democratic party, on the other hand, they resume not only old relations, but they find strength, too, with which to contend with the combinations that the republican party stands for first of all, and they will find that they can accomplish more in and through the democratic party than they could outside of it.
 The two permanent parties of the country are the democratic and republican. The next presidential battle must be fought out by the two. That is now evident. There will scarcely be a third party of any kind in 190O/ As soon as the war is ended, and the issues growing out of it are plainly defined, lines will begin to be formed for that contest, and long before the busy citi- zen is aware of it, Mir. Hanna will go about arranging with the Demasdes of each state for delegates, and the politicians will be alert and full of schemes. The formative period of issues is at hand, and the forma- tive period of delegates will follow close behind it.
 It is encouraging at any rate to know that all opponents of republicanism are drawing together. The unfortunate di- visions in this state are practically ended, as they will be in the other states, and re- publicanism will in the next general cam- paign have to confront consolidated and courageous opponent. The defeat of repub- licanism is work that popuist and demo- crat will face with equal zeal and determ- ination
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
An Old Lady Keeps Close at Home

"On one occasion,' remarked the veteran statesman and oldest representative in con- gress, Galusha A. Grow. congressman-at- large from Pennsylvania, during the cam paign previous to my coming to the house the last time, I was riding along road through one of the remoter valleys lying at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains, when came to a farm house which looked as II it might afford a luscious drink or cool water from a fine well in the yard. tidy looking woman. not especially handsome or of superior intelligence, responded to my appeal, and while l drank the coohns draught she talked to me.
 "T presume there is no dearth of politics in your neighborhood at present? said at a venture.
 Yes, my husband and the boys ain't talkin' much else these days.
 "'Doesn't it interest you?
 "'No I don't keer who gets elected so long as we can git along and keep out ot debt with a little to lay by for the chii- dren.
 ''That's good enough politics for any body, madam, I said with a bow, whlcn made her blush in embarrassment.
 "'It's the only kind l know, good or bad she said, apologetically.
 "'Do you ever have any of the candidates up this way?' .
 Not right here, but they come down to the store half a mile across the Vaileg'
 "'Do you ever see any of them?
 "'Not this year, but 1 have other years
 "'Why not this year? Are you losing your interest in the great statesmen ol Pennsylvania?
 ".No. not that and she hesitated awk- wardly but they say there's congress- man-at-large this year. and thought may be it wouold be safer for ne to stay pretty close around home till after lection and they took him in
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
THE ANNIVERSARY EDITION.
A Fine Edition

From the Selma Journal.
 The Age-Herald on Sunday issued a splendid anniversary edition of the time when the present management took charge of the paper It contained thirty-two pages filled with choice matter, and is by long odds the finest edition ever issued froA~The Age-Herald office. The Journal congratulates most heartily it's este med contemporary on evidence of its prosper ity and wishes for it a long continuance of the same.
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
General Shafter Misguided

Here is a story that the Cleveland Leader proffers about General Shafter. It centers about his salient trait of being pugnacious, just as all current and we-invented an-
 ecdotes of Fighting Bob' Evans revolve around some incandescent bit of profanity.
 But the story runs thus, as the hero or Santiago is made to tell it:
 "Once when I was a boy at school-I
 wasn't more than ten or eleven years old at the time-our teacher called up the class in mental arithmetic and began putting questions, beginning with the pupil at the head of the row and going down toward
 the foot, until someone could give the cor rect answer. 1 stood somewhere near the middle and next below me was boy who was three years older and considerably ahead of me in the various studies that we had
 ".How much are 13 and and S? the teacher asked.
 While one after another of the boys and girls ahead of me guessed and failed to get it right. I figured out what I thought the answer ought to be. The question had almost got to me when heard the big boy just below me whisper apparently to him self, but loud enough for me to hear twenty-nine, twenty-nine, twenty-nine.' Finally the pupil above me failed to an- swer correctly, and then it was my turn ""WelI. Willie, said the teacher, let's see if you know the answer. Come, now be prompt
 "f cooked my head proudly on one side cast a triumphant look at those who had fallen down on the problem, and said so 1 that everybody in the schoolroom could hear ne:
 " Twenty-nine.
 "'Next! How many are B and and S? "Aw,' said the big boy below me, with | a look of supreme contempt at the rest of us thirtyi'
 That was what I had figured 1t to be myself, and when the teacher said correct, I wanted to fight.
 "I didn't assault him, but I made up my mind right there and then to depend on my own judgment in the future, and ever l since then when I have had anything to do | and had figured out what I considered the | best way to do it, have gone ahead, re- | to throw me off the track, how that big | boy made a fool of me in the arithmetic class
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
It VIII Be First

From the Union Springs Herald.
 The new Age-Herald is one year old, last Sunday being its anniversary. On that day the management did themselves proud by sending out one of the largest newspapers that has ever been issued from a press in this state. The Age-Herald has been improving ever since MT. E. w. Bar rett took charge of it, and to-day 1t oc- cupies position in journalism second to few southern journals.
The age-herald., 1898-08-04
A Good Newspaper

From the Mobile Register.
 The rejuvenated Age-Herald of Birming ham celebrates it's first anniversary by the issue of a thirty-two page edition-a gCod- ly newspaper. The Register congratulates it's contemporary and wishes for it con tinued success.
The age-herald., 1898-08-04

"a ,hance to trade on even terms with the most favored nation-and it would be ex- tremely unwise not to secure, when it can be secured, a foothold and base for such a trade