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The age-herald., 1898-10-29
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
The French Crisis.
Editor

A very strong cabinet has been formed by leader, having twice before served as pres ioent of the council The presence in the cabinet of M. Constans and M. DeFreycinet is an assurance that the army will find it convenient to continue to obey the civil power. It was M. Constans, more than any one else, who headed and finally crushed that singular spell of horseback lunacy, known as Boulangerism. The new cabinet will certainly command the confidence of the country.
 France has often needed in her degen- crate days strong cabinet, but perhaps never more than she does at the present ,4me. This cabinet will have the very sim gular case of Captain Dreyfus to deal with, including the anti-Semitic feeling, and the intolerance of the army clique. The court of cessation may, however, at the instiga- tion perhaps of the cabinet, find way to release the prisoner of Devils Island, while withholding from the public eye the we'll guarded "dosser," and preventing the dan gers and settlements of a new trial Such disposition of the case would be thor oughly French, and the people of France would doubtless accept 1t as the best all- round conclusion that the case is capable of. It would not be what Captain Dreyfus is plainly entitled to, but 1t would end a ease that is full of public dangers.
 This would leave the cabinet to deal with the Marchand case; and already there are indications that M. DeFreycinet does not propose to let the nine wandering French men to involve the country in a terrible war. France will undoubtedly be granted "way-leave" from her possessions to the Mediterranean, and this will doubtless be used to satisfy public sentiment. As a matter of fact, England is ready to grant "way-eave" to the trade of any country in any part of her vast domains. She Is first and always a free-trade country. She has grown great and rich in that way France will gain no more perhaps than any country can have but 1t will be claimed in France that Marchand opened the Nile to French Africa, and that will answer for the present at least. And thus between "way-leave" and the practical dis missal of the Dreyfus case, the Dupuy cab 1net will achieve peace, and France will resume her preparations for the great ex- position of 1900.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
WHAT ROOSEVELT HAS TO OVERCOME.

Mayor Van Wyck reveived 239,752 votes out of a total of 501 ,957 in Greater New York. Of the remainder, 146,S21 were cast for Seth Low, 100, 99S for General Tracy and 20, 3s6 for Henry George, Jr.
 Augustus Van Wyck is sure of the 2S3,- 752 votes cast for his brother( and all ex- cept a very small percentage of those given to young George The death of the elder George dissipated into the ranks of the other mayoralty candidates all of his following except the radical single taxers. These men oppose almost anything for which Roosevelt stands. The vote cast for General Tracy was that of the organi- zation republicans, and can safely be counted for Roosevelt. The 146,S21 votes cast for Seth Low comprise the doubtful quantity.
 All of the prominent democrats who supported MT. Lowe are in line this year for Van Wyck. If the latter gets 47,000 or less than one-third of the votes cast for Mr. low, 1000 of the votes cast for MT. George and all of those cast for his brother, MT. Roosevelt will have to come down to the city with over 100000 majority in order to win.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
Better Party Methods.

Governor Atkinson, of Georgia, in his closing message pleads for better party methods He considers the primary as the most vital point of politics, and he says "any reform that does not include this inceptive function will fail to strike at the root of the real evils of which the people are complaining
 Governor Atkinson proceeds to show that "ten important states now have statutes more or less complete controlling prima- rles, and as many more are considering and Investigating the problem Recognized as the most progressive of the southern states, there is every consideration why Georgia should lead in this as we'll as in other improvements In the south. The stated day, under fixed rules which has been found so satisfactory in recent years, should be made the statutory law, which cannot be changed at the whim of a com mittee or the will of a candidate who may control a majority of its members, and should be binding upon all parties"
 The Georgian favors the holding of all primaries on one day, as is done in New York, the day to be fixed by statute, and not by party committees. The ballot should be absolutely secret, and the voting should, of course, be direct. If subse- quent conventions should be considered de- sirable, these, says Governor Atkinson. should be regulated by a provision against proxy and secret voting, and by proper restrictions against interference with the temporary organization. With these safeguards, including also a provi- sion for securing the fair submission of all party questions to the members of that party, we would have a law unexcelled by that of any state in the union, and our primaries would command the confidence and respect of all parties. Then party or ganizations will always be responsible to the people and political leaders will be- come liberal statesmen, advocating bene- ficial public measures, instead of schem- ing politicians, caring only for the favor of those in control of the machine"
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
POINTED PARAGRAPHS,

From the Chicago News.
 Mans best counsel is a faithful wife. Some girls are like brown sugar-sweet but unreffned.
 The penalty of bigamy is an excess of mothers-in-law.
 There is such thing as being too per- sistent at times.
 When it comes to rheumatism and neu- ralgia man has no choice.
 The man who says he hates a liar often merely lacks self-esteem.
 Even the kangaroo is unable to keep pace with the hounds of possibility.
 When public official imaglnes himself big gun it's time to fire him.
 The man who sows the seed of discon- tent always harvests crop of trouble.
 When young man embraces a girl he shows his love for her in roundabout way.
 Why men drink is what staggers a wo. man; but it is why they drink that stag gers the men.
 The only things some people ever say that are worth listening to are things we have heard before.
 Sometimes in after years when they talk of their wedding the wife cries and the husband growls.
 woman writer says that mischief causes dimples. Some people are under the impression that dimples cause mis- chief.
 Nothing will drive a man to drink quicker than to arrive at a meeting place ten minutes late, only to find the other fel- low hasn't arrived
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
The North Carolina Troubles.

Governor Russells letter to the repre- sentative business men of Wilmington plainly shows that the contest in Eastern gardless of consequences The white people are trying to get out of the hands of negro rulers. who were put into power by com bination of populists and republicans, head ed by Governor Russell himself and Sen- ators Butler and Pritchard. The situation is distressing. Says the clerk of the su- perlor court of Craven county:
 In Craven county there are twenty-seven negro magistrates and twelve or fifteen negro school committeeman The register of deeds and his deputy are negroes. All the sheriff's deputies are negroes. The court crier is a negro. The township con- stable Is a negro. One of the county com missioners Is negro. The town has three negro councilmen and five negro police men, and the city attorney is a negro. White men and white women are arrested by negro sheriffs or constables, tried before negro magistrates and committed to the custody of a negro jailer.
 The nominees for county offices are as follows: House of representatives, negro; register of deeds, negro; county treasurer, negro; county commissioner, negro; consta- ble, negro. The candidates for clerk and sheriff, who are the only whites, were made to promise that they would have none but negroes as their deputies. Could any white people be in worse condition than we are?
 While the democrats are appealing to all white men to aid them in putting an end to the Africanization of the state, Senator Pritchard is urging the president to send troops to the eastern counties, ostensibly for peace purposes, but really to serve the coalition of republicans and populists. who do not care how much of the state becomes Africanized, provided they can retain po- litical control r
 If recent statements are trustworthy, Attorney-General Griggs is more than will tng to find a pretext for the sending of troops to North Carolina. He declares the willingness of the government to send troops as soon as information Is received of interference in any manner with the mails. If a carrier be molested in Whining ton for example, the attorney-general pro- poses to send troops without awaiting a call for them by the governor of the state
 Federal interference in the present ex- cited state of feeling in Eastern North Carolina might precipitate a war that Me- Kinley would regret, even if his pert att forney-seneral did not. MT. Griggs is will ing perhaps to go back to his corporation practice, but MT. Mckinley proposes to stay
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
TENDER-HEARTED FOX TERRIER.
When the Baby Cried He Tried to Amuse
 Him.

From the Boston Journal.
 It was a very fine baby and it was very fine little fox terrier. The dog loved the baby, but the baby did not love his daily bath, and this was a great trial to the dog, for the walls of his little friend at bath time pierced to the very marrow of his doggsh soul. He was always ut, terly miserable until the bath and the walls were brought to a contemporaneous end But it was always repeated day after day, and doggie finally set his mind to work devising a scheme by which to mitigate the evil. ssisSt sH
 Babys mamma. of course, was 4 not aware of this mental process, though she appreciated doggie's daily anguish of spirit so it was with some surprise that one day, when the walls were more piercing and long drawn than usual, she saw him come marching into the room with baby's rattle in his mouth. Coming up to the baby he stood in front of him, and, by means of various head movements, rattled vigorous ly. Baby actually stopped crying a min ute to see what this unusual proceeding meant, but it was not of sufficient inter- est to take his attention long from his se- rious troubles, and he opened his mouth again and howled lustily, while doggie, with a disgusted air, dropped the rattle and departed to the other end of the house, where he could not be annoyed by the cries he could not restrain.
 The mamma says this is a true story and, as the administrator of the baby's bath she knows, but persons who are sus- pcous of observations made by mothers of much-loved babies remarked dryly that that was a mighty clever dog.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
BOOKSELLERS CARRIAGES.

New York Letter in Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Fashionable private streets will soon be invaded by the horseless brougham. Fifty of them are being built, all mainly de sign ed to winter use. When they enter into competition with the horse, the rates Of hire will be cut from 50 to 30 cents a mile part of mile. The company will also introduce a taximeter which will record the distance travelled by the brougham and the sum due from the passenger. These new and silent vehicles will accom- modate three passengers.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
Coming Back.
From the Ashville Aegis.

From the Ashville Aegis.
 Pops are coming back to the fold in St. Clair There is demoralzation among the leaders in their camp. The latter have their emissaries out trying to whip up the halting and to coax back those who have quit the party. Democrats should meet the errng ones and invite them back to ref uge of safety.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
,JEWHIILIKfNk.

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
 Tennessee authority has ruled that "Jewhillikins" is swearing. Maybe h is; but any full-grown man who wastes tirna with such word while there are so many others which fit the requirements better can't be bad enough to do much wrong with 1t.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
A Big Cotton Cargo.

From the Mobile Register.
 The steamship Montgomery, one of the great whalebacks of the Horsley line, went down the channel yesterday, carrying to England the largest cargo of cotton that has ever left this port, Il 300 bales, five and one-half bales less than her gross tonnage. The Horsley line has never failed to find enough cotton here to fill it's great vessels and this season promises to break the rec ord.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
WITH THE LEAVES.

From the New York Herald. The golfing maid gets up at dawn And puts the hues of autumn on. September's scarlet first she wore, October browns now please her more; But be she dark or be she fair. Whate'er the colors she may wear, Upon her cheek where'er she goes She weareth still summer rose.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
The People in Earnest.
From the Jasper Mountain Eagle.

From the Jasper Mountain Eagle
 Better schools for Alabama will be problem the next session of the legislature will have to attempt to solve. The people of the state are getting in earnest about the matter, and something will have to be done. When the people get rightly in earn est about a thing all obstacles vanish.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

Algerism still prevails in the hospitals. In the chilly air at Huntsville there were no stoves in the hospitals until the com mssloners took pity on the patients
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
Plenty of Corn.

From the Ozark Southern Star.
 One would be surprised to know the amount of corn being offered for sale by the farmers of this section. Last year this time they were gloomy over the short corn crop. They now have plenty of good corn.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
STRAY THOUGHTS
 OF STATE EDITORS
In South Alabama.

From the Grove Hill Democrat.
 The humming birds and swallows are stiii with us, and seem to enjoy the sunshine.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

The malignty of Havana poison is shown in Colonel Warnings case. He went down to take a look at the city, and Bronze John marked him as his own
The age-herald., 1898-10-29
A Careless Exit.
From the wetumoka Herald.

From the Wetumpka Herald.
 A negro man living near here killed him. self last Saturday morning while carelessly handling an "unloaded' pistol The ball entered somewhere near his solar plexus and he was soon hurled into eternity.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

England's navy is not only large, but it was built and is conducted, to fight. It is sound from stem to stem. Rotten navies should take warming tsEi
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

Whatever other delusion you may de- prediction estimates, forecasts or bets
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

Jesse James, the son of his father, is to have a fair trial in Kansas City, where he is charged with train robbery.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

French ministers come and go so fast no one need learn how to pronounce their names. A few brief months is the limit.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

Birmingham is growing. Contracts were recently let in its westerly ward for the construction of seventy-five houses.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

MT. Hanna has decided that the es' teemed MT. Quay must fight his battle without presidential aid.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

The municipal plum tree Is not to be shaken until all are gathered under it's broadened branches.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

The tri-state doctors went away well pleased with Greater Birmingham.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

The Kaisers Jerusalem tour is as odd as MT. Mark Twain's visit to the grave of his ancestor, Adam.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

Governor Russell unblushingly uphoids negro rule in Eastern North Carolina.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

Peace jubees seem to be productive of beastly weather at least.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

The Omaha exposition will be closed to. day, and 1t has money enough on hand to pay all bills.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

No one makes a fuss over the annexa- ton of Guam. It's such a little one.- -s.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

This is what division of the white
 means.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

General Wheeler was warmly received in Philadelphia, and the sirdar in London.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

Senator Morgan is at once a democrat and an American. All democrats should be Americans.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

Georgia must be a doubtful state, for President Mckinley only visits that kind.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

Colonel Roosevelt has transferred his talents from tax-dodging to issue-dodgng.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

Annexation has changed Puerto Rico' to plain Porto Rico.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

The sirdar is a prime favorite in Greater London.
The age-herald., 1898-10-29

This is what division of the white vote means. IFS ! Englands navy is not only large, but it was built and is conducted, to fight. It is sound from stem to stem. Rotten navies should take warning. tzEi
  French ministers come and go so fast no one need learn how to pronounce their names. A few brief months is the limit. Whatever other delusion you may de- eide to entertain, don't trust for a moment prediction estimates, forecasts or bets. Birmingham is growing. Contracts were recently let in its westerly ward for the construction of seventy-five houses.  Jesse James, the son of his father, is to have a fair trial in Kansas City, where he is charged with train robbery.
 MT. Hanna has decided that the es. teemed MT. Quay must fight his battle without presidential aid.
  The municipal plum tree Is not to be shaken until all are gathered under its broadened branches.
  The Kaiser's Jerusalem tour is as odd as MT. Mark Twain's visit to the grave of his ancestor, Adam.
 The Omaha exposition will be closed to- day, and 1t has money enough on hand to pay all bills.
 Senator Morgan is at once democrat and an American. All democrats should be Americans.
 Colonel Roosevelt has transferred his talents from tax-dodging to issue-dodging  Georgia must be doubtful state, for President Mckinley only visits that kind. General Wheeler was warmly received in Philadelphia, and the slrdar in London. No one makes a fuss over the annexa- ton of Guam. It's such little one.- -#-  Peace jubilees seem to be productive of beastly weather at least.
 Annexation has changed Puerto Rico" to plain Porto Rico.
 The sirdar is a prime favorite in Greater London.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-11
HUMOROUS

allow much do you charge for ride
In the balloon?' Forty cents going
up" "And DOWN. "Four dollars."-
Fliegende Blaetter. ~ ..
It Is Contraband.-Spa It's "There is
one king who is not on the side of King
Alfonso" Bloobumper-'Wha king
is that?" Spatts-"Old King Cole."-
Judge. Isl
''Kaiser Wilhelm" remarked Rivers,
"seems to be fishing for trouble"
''You refer. of course" said Brooks, ITO
his carping about our war; Chicago
Tribune.
"Dar ism much comfort in de re-
mahk dat contentment is better dan
riches" said Uncle Eben. Zone is jes'
about as hahd to git as de other."-
Washington Star.
Short.-Young Doctor-"Did you
diagnose his case as appendicitis, or
merely the cramps?" Old Doctor
"Cramps. He didn't have money
enough for appendicitis. Life.
We All Know -"Hinckson and
his wife do not get along very well to-
gether, do they?" 'No; you see he is
the kind of fellow who merely does
his duty to his wife" -Philadelphia
North American.
Indignant Woman-"This dog I
bought of you came near eating my
little girl the other day." Dealer
swell, you said you wanted a dog that
was fond of children, didn't you?"-
Household Words.
Waters talk reminds me
so much of a river" ut does run
pretty steadily." Eyes; and though
there is undoubtedly some connection
between his head and his mouth it is
not apparent" -Cincinnati Enquirer.
l.. He thought it safer to write to the
girls father for her hand. He was an
ardent lover, but a poor speller, and
his note ran: II want your daughter
the -four of your family" ''The -four
of my family is good" replied the old
man; ''are you sure it isn't my dough
you're after?"- Yonkers Statesman.
Dissimilar Views.-Stern Father
young man, I saw you kissing my
daughter as I passed the parlor door,
and want you to know that don't
like it. What have you got to say, for
yourself?" Young MAXWELL, all I've
got to say is that you don't know a
good thing when you see it."-Chicago
Daily News.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-11
The Army and NAVY

have covered themselves with glory during
the war. The army and navy vest pocket
memorandum book, published by the
Northern Pacific, is compact digest of in
formation relative to the navies and armies
of Spain and the United States at the be-
ginning of the war. It has map of Cuba
illustrations of naval ships, glossary Of
navy and army terms, translation of Span
ish words, etc. Send ten cents to Chas. S.
Fee, General Passenger Agent, N. P. R. r.,
St. Paul, Mimi, for copy.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-11
WHEN A BIG GUN GOES OFF.
Scientific Men Do Not Know All That
Takes Place-Ways of Avoiding
the Awful Shock.

No: one man in ten thousand has
clear idea of just what happens when
a big cannon is fired. The physical
manifestations are numerous. Even
professors of chemistry and physics
are stumped when they want to diff
ferentiate all the gases set loose and
the peculiar effects they induce. The
puff of whitish smoke, the flash of
fire, the dim image of the flying pro-
jectile, the roar and the recoil are all
familiar, but back of these is a COM
pick mass of phenomena most Devil
dering to the mind of any but an ar
tillery expert.
First, the cubes, disks, hexagons or
Irregular Jumps of powder are chem
ically transformed into powerful, ex-
banding gas the instant firing takes
place. Then there are innumerable
by-products that even chemists do not
understand.
The explosion of gunpowder is di-
vided into three distinct stages, called
the ignition, Inflammation and com.
bustion. The ignition is the setting on
fire of the first grain, while the in
flammation is the spreading of the
flame over the surface of the powder
from the point of ignition. Combus.
ton is the burning up of each grain.
The value of gunpowder is due to the
fact that when subjected to sufficient
heat it becomes a gas which expands
with frightful rapidity. The so-called
explosion that takes place when
match is touched to gunpowder is
merely a chemical change, during
which there is sudden evolution of
gases from the original solid.
It has been calculated that ordinary
gunpowder on exploding expands
about 5000 times or fills space this
much larger as a gas than when in a
solid form. When this chemical change
takes place in closed vessel the eX-
pansion may be made to do a work
like that of forcing projectile along
the bore of the great gun or test tube
in the line of least resistance. ...-
The hardest work a gunner is called
upon to do is to stand the tremendous
shock. The forces exerted by these
gases in expanding seem to radiate in
all directions from the cannon as rip
pies are caused by dropping a pebble
in pool of still water. AS matter of
fact, it has been discovered that these
lines of forces are exceedingly compli-
Gated affairs, and play very queer
pranks about the cannon. AS result
few people know just which is the
safest or the most dangerous position
for a gunner to take beside his gun.
In the case of the great 13-inch guns on
our monitors, a position back of the
gun is much; easier than one nearer
the muzzle.-Philadelph Times.
MistOOk His Man.
W. 11;1 r~77 ~, o1-o III 4.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-11

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative .Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure Csc.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-11
Wheat 40 Cents a Bushel.

How to grow wheat with big profit at 40
cents and samples of Salzer's Red Cross go
Bushels per acre. Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats,
Clovers, etc., with Farm Seed Catalogue for
4 cents postage. JOHN A. SALZER SEED
CO., La Crosse, Wis. K