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The age-herald., 1898-05-11
AN INTERESTING EVENT.

From the Selma Journal.
 The First regiment Of Alabama voiun= teers has been highly honored in the pre- sentation of it's colors by the ladies of Bir- mingham. The ceremony took place at the regimenfal camp near Mobile on Saturday evening and went off with great eclat and amidst intense enthusiasm. The beautiful standards were made by number or pa triotc ladies of Birmingham. special deputation of the fair daughters Of Blr- mingham went to Mobile for this purpose, who met with a grand reception from the boys. The splendid band of the Third United States infantry furnished the music. Miss Louisa Chisolm, of Birmingham, pre- scented the flag with 8 stirring address which was received and responded to by Colonel Higdon. The regimental flag was presented by Miss Bertha Boykin Lewis,s daughter of the late Hon. Bsrrell Lewis, and was responded to by Lieutenant Colo nel J. B. Mcdonald, of the United States army, recently appointed lieutenant-colonel of the First volunteers. Altogether, the occasion was one to inspire to the highest pitch the martial spirit of the>Alabama sol- diers. It is such occasions as these that have ever moved southern soldiers to deeds of daring.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
The Living and the Dying.

Lord Sa1isburys Primrose league speech has created a sensation He called atten- ton in some vague generalizations to the fact that some nations are growing stronger and some are dying. He showed that material development is a great fac tor in the world at the present time-the building of railroads by means of which great armies may be hurriedly concen- trated. as this section of this country is just now witnessing-and the preparation of weapons of warfare far excelling any ever before employed. Such things aid the stronger nations. and hasten the death and division of states.
 The English premier did not. of course, name the dying states, bux he plainly had in mind China, Turkey and Spain, for these are the three large decadent nations of the world. They have stood stili while the na- tion's about them waxed strong, and now Lord Salisbury sees approaching the hour of conflict and division. The strong are to absorb the weak. The weak and inef- ficient are for the worlds good to be wiped off the map. In nations, as in individuals, it Is the fittest that survive after all.
 Lord Salisbury warned England to be prepared for the conflicts and dismember- ments that will soon occur. This country, too, is interested in at least one decadent nation. The Spanish problem will, so far as the United States is concerned, soon be determined, but there will remain the Chinese problem, which is the deeper and the more important of the two The in- dustrial development of this country, es- pecially In the direction of cotton goods, is largely involved in the Chinese question. An open China will, in time, be as valuable to this country as it now is to Germany or even to England and there is no req son in the world why the United States should not in conjunction with Great Brit ain and Japan take steps to secure it. If this country is to hold the Philippines 1t will, together with Great Britain and Ja- pan, be able to secure open China against all corners, and that, too. without striking blow. All that need be done is to set aside some stale advice that no more fits present circumstances and the present condition of the world than medievalism will the twentieth century.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
GUN PRACTICE IN THE BRITISH NAVY.

GUN PRACTICE IN THE BRITISH NAVY. From the London Standard.
 The naval authorities have had their at tention specially directed to the desira- bility of improving the gunnery practice on board ships of war. The tabulated re- turns of the practice in 101 ships during 1896 showed that for all guns the hits were less than 40 per cent. of the rounds fred It has been decided to establish a gunnery and torpedo history sheet for all men who have been through these courses of in- struction. and the duration of the courses has been altered so that the men in the second class will have shorter period of study On the other hand, duly qualified captains of guns can be promoted to the rank of leading seamen, provided they have passed in seamanship and are other wise considered suitable. There is to be an increase of pay to captains of turret. and captains of turret guns, the terms ..turret" and "barbette" being, for the purposes of the revised regulation. synonymous. New regulationt have also been made affecting acting seamen gunners, and some new ratings have been created, the object being to encourage the younger seamen at the early period of their course to learn the duties which will ultimately render them suitable for higher gunnery or torpedo ratings Extra pay Is to be given in addi- tion to their gunnery or torpedo allow ance.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
A SHERIDAN STORY.

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
 heard Uncle Jerry Rusk tell this story about Sheridan.c When an Ohio congress- man went to Phil's father to look over boy for West Point, he was inclined to fa- vor another brother. The father said: Don't take him. He is full of peace. Take Phil, he is full of fight. He fights all of the boys about here" That settled it in the mind of the congressman. wish they would erect a monument to John Sheridan, who knew which boy would give the world Phil Sheridan to love and talk about.
 By the way, Phil's fighting and mischief nearly cost him West Point commission. He was sent home for year, as 1t was. That is why 1t required five years-from 1S4S to 1S53-to get him through the acade- my 1ff 1r1s s3 et-=s-
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
The Price of Wheat.

The sensational advance in the price of . wheat for May delivery to about $1.75 in Chicago-an advance of fully fifty cents in a single week-is not wholly due to specula- tive operations. The price for July delivery was also advanced, and even December wheat is higher. The last named prices show that the "corner' in May options has something more than manipulation to rest upon.
 Bradstreet's estimates the worlds avail- able supply on May at 100 os9O,OOo bushels. as against 107 1sS,O0O in 1ss7 as against 14e,- es2.Ooo in 1896. and 172.Ooo.oOO in 1885, The available supply is low, and war, actual and prospective, is inducing the buying countries to bid up the price of their staple food.
 The New York Produce Exchange recent ly showed that the visible supply of wheat in this country is exceptionally low-about 23O 900 bushels. Of this amount the Letter combination owned 6.e91.O 900 bushels; the Minneapolis miIlers 9.711 900. and there was left only 100000 bushels for export and for the feeding of seventy millions of people. Buyers find they cannot readily buy. The recent advance will bring out every surplus bushel, and visible stocks may be increas- ed; but the best opinion seems to be that the amount in the hands of farmers Is not large. and that prices must remain high until the new crop Is ready for market. The farmers of Alabama who sowed wheat will be able to get fine price for their crop. The cutting of wheat will soon be begun in this state, and 1t will advance northward at the rate of about fifty miles a day until the great crop Is rounded up in Manitoba in September. Texas at least will have May wheat, new. crop, to sell, and the farmers of North Alabama will cut in June the best crop of wheat they have had in many years.
 '"The new crop prospects," says the Kan- pas City Star of May 8. continue to be al- most perfect. The ample rains last week insure immunity from drought for nearly D month to come. and the present indica- tons are that the 1897 crop will be very much the greatest ever raised"
 Crop prospects in all wheat-Rrowin< nonn.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
FOOLISH AND FUTILE ARGUMENTS.
from the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal
 Such sympathy as Spain has abroad be- cause the great majority of her people are Roman Catholics is entirely misplaced. Religious questions do not enter Into this war There are S,OO0OO Roman Catholics in the United States, and they are as loyal to their country as any other citizens. The Cubans themselves are Roman Catholics. Nor are those who insist that Spain is de- cadent because Roman Catholicism is so strong there any nearer the mark. France is not weak, and French friendship for Spain is explained on religious grounds. Austria may not be strong, but her attach ment to the church has certainly not weak ened her. Arguments of that sort are fool ish and futile.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
WOULDN'T PAY.
From the Shoe and Leather Reporte

From the Shoe and Leather Reporter.
 A New York leather dealer has a cottage on the Long Island shore. His son, who is still in school, always likes to go there in summer. Recently his mother declared she of bombardment. "Oh,' said the boy, ''the Spaniards are not rich enough to fire a thousand dollar shot at hundred-dollar house."
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

gunners. They can neither fire rapidly nor ac zurately. Successful gu lner5 under mod ern conditions requires a certain mechani- cal skill which Is lacking in the Latin. and predominant in the Anglo-Saxon. The Spanish naval gun is the Henoria. which is not deemed by experts to be as rapid fir ing as the American gun.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

The Oregon is at Bahia. and will here- after sail under instructions. 1t Is a long ways from Bahia to Trinidad in the carfb- bean sea-perhaps two thousand miles; and if the Oregon needs an escort she will have it. She may be considered safe against attack hereafter. Bahia is one of the best harbors in Brazil The city Is the oldest in the republic. and the largest. except Rio. from which it is separated by TAO miles of coast line.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
HE NEEDN'T TREMBLE.

From the Mail and Express.
 Senor Polo assures his friends in Canada that he isn't afraid of the whole United States. And he needn't be. The United States, being now chiefly engaged in deal ing with pirates and cutthroats, wouldn't hurt nice little chap like him for any thing in the world.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
wEyLER MAY BE ACCOMMODATED.

From the St. Louis Republic.
 If the invincible Weyler will be satisfied with nothing short of an invasion of this country. then let him wait few weeks and some enterprsing American museum manager will give him the opportunity to do so. We are now paying good prices for the glorious privilege of hissing his pfio- tograph. s.Is
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

Everybody up north commends the presi- Wheeler major generals in the volunteer array. Both parties unite in praising the selections.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

tries are favorable. and yet even December wheat is going up. It is difficult to ex- plain the advance in December wheat; for the visible supply has nothing to do with a month in which new wheat will be ayail- ahle
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
WHY SAILS ON RAILRO AD CARS FAILED From the Springfield Republican.

Among the earliest passenger cars was one constructed for Peter Cooper in 1880. This was an open car. Sail cars were also tried about that date; but, while quite satisfacto- ry when the wind was from the right direc- tion, they were utterly useless when the wind was light or variable.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
IT WAS.

From "The Cap and Gown.'
 He seized her in the dark and kissed her, And for a moment bliss was his;/ "Oh, my! thought 1t was my sister!s
 He cried. She laughed and said, "It is."
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
SPANISH THKE MADRID.

From the Detroit Free Press.
 Great victory! Pursuant to a proclama- ton of martial law the Spanish soldiers succeeded in seizing Madrid, and were fin complete possession at the hour of going to press.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

The insurgent chiefs say that Cuba does dash of Deweyism in Secretary Alger's de- rartment would complete the Cuban. job by that tme
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
SIZING THE SPANISH sITuArIoN.

SIZING THE SPANISH SITUATION. From the Boston Transcript.
 "There is something Spanish in the Span- iard which causes him to believe in Span ish manner" says clever writer fin Black woods, thrown back upon a necessity for explanation of the accelerating decadence, the creeping paralysis of g. noble race.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

The men in Camp Louis V. Clark have no night keys, but that fact should not deter the Black belt from filling up the Second Alabama Volunteers f
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

The soldiers in Eufaula and Selma should begin to kiss their best girls goodbye.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

Admiral Dewey is not only great naval conqueror. but he is. also the champion news condenser of a verbose age.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

The peace-at-any-price newspapers are all in the jingo camp. The last two to apply for admission were the Charleston News and Courier and the New York Eve ming Post. .
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

That English naval writer knew thing or two who said month before the decla- ration of war: ITO those who know the utter sham of Spain's paper navy the cau- tion of the United States in making war
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

The only tories thus far heard from are President Norton of Harvard University. and ex-Minister E. J. Phelps, of Vermont
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

The riots in Italy are riots of the starving thread riots. They are not Of 8 political nature except incidentally. An overcrowd- ed population and lack of employment led up to serious resistance to the authorities at Milan, but order has been restored; and no doubt steps will be taken to mitigate the suffering in the ancient city.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

Even Captain General Augusti must ad- init that Commodore Dewey was too hog gish to be rated '.pig."
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

Paris will want American exhibits and American dollars in 1900. France will not heed the clamors of the French-spanish bond organs.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
DEWEY. Ironquil in Topeka Capital. o Dewey was the morning
 JJpon the first If May.

And Dewey was the admiral
 Down in Manila bay; And Dewey were the regents eyes, Them orbs of royal blue: And Dewey feel discouraged?
 Dew not think we Dew.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

Admiral Dewey moved stocks up and doubled pig iron orders. Business is pick ing up.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
AS TO WAR CITIES.
le Council Bluft NonnereII.

From the Council Bluff NonpereiI
 The fellow who can't capture anything more than a schooner of beer is the one who knows just how the war ought to be cArried on.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

place job lot of islands on the bargain counter
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

Ex-Minister Phelps should move to Ma drid and settle down.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
MATRIMONIAL NOTES.

From the Omaha World Herald.
 The engagement of Sampson and Bianco will be made public in few days. The pulp lie announcement will be the occasion ot much interest.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

The 13-inch guns on the Iowa and Indiana have enough muzzle energy to bore holes in 26 inches of steel They are effective eight miles away. Each gun weighs 60 tons. requires charge of powder weigh ing $50 pounds. and throws a projectile that weighs HOO pounds.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

This is what Captain General Augusti of Manila, said in an address before the bombardment: '@The squadron of the Unit ed States, manned by foreigners. possess ing neither instruction nor discipline. is designs Ridiculous boastingsl" What he said after the bombardment is not recorded.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
WHERE SHE MIGHT APPLY.

From the Washington Star.
 It is to be feared that the queen rsgnt is too busy with politics to apply to the moth- CTS congress for suggestions on how to train a boy for a useful practical life.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11
MUST FIND HOME TROUBLE.

Relieved of Cuba, the Philippine Islands and Puerto Rico. Spain will be obliged to have its revolutions at home or to forego them altogether.
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job. and no one need be nervous over Us ending.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

st Louis now has a Dewey boulevard.
The age-herald., 1898-05-11

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The age-herald., 1898-05-11
sUBsCRTPTION RATEs.

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The age-herald., 1898-05-11
The Klondike is forgotten.

There was no mule in Manila bay.
The Coconino sun., 1898-09-10

fall and next spring, reports that the farmers will SOW from 2,0OO to 5000 acres in wheat and barley, and this acreage is within a radius of fifteen miles of town. The average yield of wheat in this section is thirty bushels to the acre. This assures the running of ilouring mill for the entire year.
 This enterprise on the part of our citizens is highly commendable and it will no doubt prove u profitable one, both to the farmers and the stockholders of the mill.
The Coconino sun., 1898-09-10
A Big Forest Reserve.

The register and receiver of the land office today received official informa- tion of the establishment of the San Francisco Mountain Timber Reserve in CoconinO county, and the Black Mesa Forest Reserve in Apache and Gila counties. The former reservations em- braces nearly all of the even numbered sections of surveyed land in CoconinO county. It extends from township l5 north to township ? north. distance of sixty miles in its wides, part. and in its extreme length from range I to range 10 east 60 miles. The setting apart of these reserva, ions shuts out from entry nearly all of the vacant land in the district, and will take away from the land officers fully seventy-five per cent of their income. Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1898-09-10
A Flourine Mill. Sure.

The committee appointed to take charge of the matter of securing a Touring mill here have met with good success. Money enough has been se- cured by subscription to insure the erection of a$l5,OOO Touring mill, which will be erected and ready for turning out flour to be made into the 'staff of life" by this time next year.
 Frank M. Livermore, who has had the matter of looking after the acreage of wheat which will be planted this
The Coconino sun., 1898-09-10
THE WATER WORKS.
Flagstaff Water System Will Be Completed
 by the First of the Year.

by the First of the Year.
 The individual who made the proph- ecy that Flagstaff would never have a system of water works is without honor in this community. Work has been commenced at various points along the line from the spring to the reservoir, and next week the laying of pipe will be commenced in earnest. c. w. Sur tevant, jr.. the contractor, and half dozen assistants arrived from Chicago Monday, and Tuesday morning they had hired hundred men and had started them to the mountains and had them at work the next morning on the pipe line trenches.
 Seven carloads of pipe arrived this week, making a total of fifteen cars. and it is being distributed along the line by H. H. Hoxworth, who has the contract for handling the pipe.
 Mir. Sturtevant intends pushing the work, and will employ all the men he can work to advantage, and, as the ma terial for the construction of the line has all been ordered, no delay is ex- pected.
 The wages paid are good-s2 to 2.5O per day and there will be plenty of work for everybody during the next three months.
The Coconino sun., 1898-09-10

A large and magnificent stock of mems furnishing good has just been re- ceived by the Flagstaff Cash Store. The stock embraces negligee shirts, underwear hosiery, the ''swellest" styles of neckwear, etc. 25tf
The Coconino sun., 1898-09-10
A Paper Bicycle.

A London man owns bicycle made of paper fibre similar to that sometimes used in the manufacture of railway wheels. Tubes, rims, etc.. are all made of paper.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-02-03
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THE STEAM THRASHER.
Improvements In Recent Years - straw
Stacked by Compressed Air.


On the vast wheat farms Of the west
one of the most important adjuncts Of
the farmer and the one that has done
the most to make the operation of these
great properties possible is the steam
thrasher In its latest form il does away
with the labor of many men and auto
matically accomplishes III IA few hours
what would have taken days under the
old methods.
The development of this mechanism
has taken place in about 80 years from
the first crude thrashers, introduced in
the early forties, run by treadmill with
the power furnished by one or two
horses Then came the cleaning attach
ment and an increase of size until four
or five horses were used. Straw increas-
ed in value, and TO save it and facili-
tate the handling of it the STRAW car
rier'' was attached. and then the stack
er, separate affair that was placed in
front of the thrasher, received the straw
and delivered it at any point on the
stack. These were all horse machines.
and the care and keep of horses were
especially when rainy weather kept
them idle for several days at time
Steam enignes were therefore intro
duced to operate the thrasher, but
horses were still required to drag the
machines from farm to farm as they
were required till the traction engine
was applied for this purpose,
Then the thrasher was thought TO be
perfect, but in few years came further
improvements doing away with the la
Dor of six or seven men in the hardest
and busiest positions The straw is
now handled on the stack automatical-
ly, the sheaves are fed automatically,
and the bands for them are cut and ap-
piled by the machine The stacking of
the straw is done by compressed air, the
blast blowing the straw just where it
is wanted The long tube through
which it passes is under the control Of
the man on the separator, and 1t can be
raised or lowered at the will Of the op-
orator The blast is SO strong that the
straw is sometimes thrown 80 feet high,
and stacks can be made 20 or 30 feet
high with ease. Another improvement
is that by which the wheat is weighed
as it runs from the spout of the thrasher
instead of being measured, and there
are automatic markers 10 measure the
number of bushels as we'll New York
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