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The age-herald., 1898-08-19
MEANING OF PRJroO,,L

From the Chicago Tim Herald.
 That instrument called protocol, which stopped the war between the United States and Spain, derives its name from very ancient times. Like many other B g. fish words derived from other languages, ''protocol' has long since lost its original meaning. Indeed 1t had lost that mean ing long before the English borrowed 1t from the French, and even before the Latin borrowed it from the Creek The word itself is derived from the rGeek "protos," meaning first. and "koian,' meaning glue; and meant originally sheet glued in front of a manuscript bearing the writer's name and other particulars
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

yesterday in the city with Miss Hiarie Nell son, on her wa ytoAnhfston.
 
 Miss Annie Schlessenger, of St. Louis, is visiting her sister, Mfrs. Robert Jacobs, at 706 South Twentieth street.
 Mrs c. B. Huff, of Columbus, Ga., is wis., iting her sister, Mrs. w. A. Chenoweth, on the South Highlands.
 Miss Birdie Shooly Patterson, of Atlanta, spent yesterday in the oity visiting her brother, MT. Ed Patterson.
 large party of young people went to Bessemer last evening to attend dance given in that city. Among the party were Misses Anna Moody Velma Enslen, Fan nie Bates, Eleanor McCrossin, Messrs John Abbott. Frank Carroll. Will Grove, A. Bertham Tanner and others.
 Mrs. Frank Stollenwerck and son of Montgomery, were in the city yesterday en route to Roanoke, Va.
 Mrs. Myatt and children have returned from a visit of several weeks to relatives in Marion.
 Mrs. Zac Smith will leave today for Col orado Springs.
 Mrs. c. P. Orr left yesterday for New Castle, where she was sunmohed by the death of her father, Major John T. Milner. MT. Lin Cave, who has been conducting @ series of religious services in Birmingham for several weeks, left yesterday for his home in Lexington, Ky. MT. Cave is pres ident of the Lexington university.
 
 Miss Mary Sholl has returned from Mont- gomery.
 MT. Dan Rogan has gone to New York. Miss Ella Smith has returned from A visit to Hot Springs.
 A telegram was received by friends in Bir- mingham yesterday from MT. and Mrs. John G, Smith. They were on the summit of Pike's Peak, Colorado.
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WOMAN AND SOCIETY,".
 BY ANNIE kENDRIcK WALKER.
which is so craved and sought after now by tt,. Do, -s-t1
kENDRICK WALKER.

which is so craved and sought after now by the Parsenes.
 As regards millinery, the charming hats prepared for country fetes and chateau vis- iting have rarely been so becoming Rather large open-work cream straws. trimmed with choux of color in front, have poppies and wheat ears encircling the crown; others are ornamented with wild flowers and fruit, finished at the side with narrow black vel vet Louis KY bows. One attractive shape is in white rice straw, having a square crown the brim turning down over the face in front has one side curled over a barrette adorned with cherries, narrow scarlet velvet bows encircling the crown, and clusters of cherries and wheat orna- menting the side. This worn with white muslin dress, having a scarlet velvet cein- ture, produced an extremely charming ef- feet
The age-herald., 1898-08-19
AMERICAN TROOPS
Now Occupy all Positions Held by the
 Spanish at Manila.

Hong ong, Aug. 1s.-A dispatch from the correspondent of the Associated Press at Manila to the Associated Press, confirming the capture of the town, says the Ameri- can troops now occupy every position for merly held by the Spanish. of whom 5000 are prisoners Not single shot was fired at the fleet.
 The dispatch also says that Admiral Cewey picked up the end of the cable on Friday. but that the line is not yet in wotking order 2 Nerchantmen are leaving Hong ong daily for Manila. A great rush of trade Is ex- peqted.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News. 1 In most cases there's more fear than danger. se
 Some sweet-faced girls remind one of powdered sugar. II \ Fiction is less strange than truth, be- cause we meet it oftener.
 Some things are worth waiting for, but it pays to go after others.
 The man whose only thought Is Tor him- self has but little use for brains.
 Deception is seldom written on "o- mans face It is usually painted A man understands women when ne uh- darstands that he doesn't understand them. There is a limit to everything, but lots or men never realize 1t until it's too late After marriage a man stops paying HIS
 wife compliments and begins to pay her
 bills.
 A man may try to make widow think l he could not help loving her, but she ih- | variably knows different. If is said that women are more forgiVing | than men, but equalize things by pelhs | much more forgetfui. | There are plain tires, cushion tires ana | pneumatic tires, but the most common pi-
 cycle tire is the one acquired by rlolng It,
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tering out will have to be by arbitrary or der.
 Information received at the department indicates that the desire to remain in the service is not confined to the officers, but that the rank and file wish to continue in the service. The department will wait until all information possible Is obtained when if no troops desire to return to their homes, selections to the best judgment of the officers will be made. The troops when mustered out will be transported to their homes
The age-herald., 1898-08-19
WANT TO REMAIN.
Volunteers Desire to Remain in Uncle
 Sam's Service.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-The war depart-
 ment has been trying to ascertain the wishes of the troops as to being mustered out 1t being the object to accommodate the troops as far as possible Up to the present time 1t looks as though the volun- teers wanted to remain and that the mus
The age-herald., 1898-08-19
Shafter's Report

Washington, Aug. 1S.-The war depart ment received the following telegram to- night:
 Santiago de Cuba, Aug. IS. Adjutant General of the Army, Washing ton: Sanitary report for Aug II.
 Total number sick. 1889; total number new cases, 10l a56 f .,.,sli5 ' Total number fever cases, 1,246. ,s4r .er Total number fever cases returned to duty, POL 4tt Deaths Aug. r: Private Frank N. Di- non, Third cavalry, meningitis.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19
Premature

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Commanding Officer Gin Porto Rico)- Who is he, and what does he want??
 Soldier-I don't know what he wants. He says he belongs to an Ohio company
 Commanding Officer-Tell him we are not giving out any of those postoffices Yet.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19
For Comic Opera

From the Minneapolis Journal.
 It now appears that when the Charles ton arrived at Guam she fired six shots at a poor old fort which was built a hundred years ago and never mounted gun. And still the comic opera writers do not realize their opportunity.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19
rnexI ecte Answer
e F1iegende Blatter.

From the F1iegende Blatter
 Secretry-Tomorrow will be the twS,.ty- nth anniversary of the day when I entered your service
 Employer-1ndeed.- Then I suppose you are going to have a jubilee dinner? Don't forget to invite me.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

Private Arthur Malehan, Thirty-third Michigan, dysentery. Private w. Harland Young, First Illinois. typhoid fever Private Eugene Mclaughlin, Ninth Mas sachusetts, typhoid fever. (Signed) SKATER.
 Major-General.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19
NoInInatious for Conrress

Indianapolis. Aug. 1S.-The democrats of the Seventh district nominated Leon O. Bailey for congress this afternoon. The republicans of the Third district nominated Mayor Isaac Whitesides, of Jeffersonvi1le.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19
Failure of John. B. Redwin e,

Atlanta, Aug. 1S.-John B. Redwine, a well-known lawyer, real estate dealer and money lender, failed today. Liabilities. about $S5 900. His clerk claims the assets will amount to $50 900.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19
Festive Conduct

From the Detroit Free Press.
 Did your brother-in-law help celebrate your birthday"
 "Yes; he borrowed a dollar from me-
The age-herald., 1898-08-19
"DON'T BORROW TROUBLE" BUY SAP POLIO
 ITS CHEAPER IN THE END
Breaking the Ice

From Tft-Bits.
 There are ways and ways of breaking the ice,' said the diner-out. 'T once took a girl out to dinner wose first remark to me was: Do you talk or Msten?"
The age-herald., 1898-08-19
Comparative Merits

From Fl Liberal.
 She-Just like you! Why, I don't know what you'd do if you had to choose between your old pipe and me.
 He-Well, but remember that pipes im- prove with age, while women.
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Neglect

From the Baltimore American.
 In hoping that Spain will accept the situ- alton, the Berlin newspapers neglected to inform the unhappy country what else 1t had to accept.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

Take your Sunday ride to East Lake. The only double track electric road in the city. Band concert. Finest park in the south. Take East Lake cars on First and Second ave- nues. If
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

Go to Ensley;Nsee the great steel plant in course of ereo- ton. Take Ensley electric oars. If
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

The man whose only thought Is for him self has but little use for brains.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

Some things are worth waiting for' put it pays to go after others.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

From the Chicago News.
 In most cases there's more fear than danger. y.e
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

Deception is seldom written on wo- mans face. It Is usually painted.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

Some sweet-faced girls remind one oi powdered sugar. u
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

Fiction is less strange than truth, cause we meet it oftener.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

man understands women when ne un derstands that he doesn't understand them
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

A man may try to make a widow think he could not help loving her. pul she in yariably knows different.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

After marriage man stops paying HIS HIS wife compliments and begins to pay her bills.
The age-herald., 1898-08-19

There is a limit to everything, but lots or men never realize 1t until it's too late.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-14
FAVORING ANNEXATION.

= CONSIDERABLE interest has been excited in
[ the East by recent utterances OF FL Naconal
- the Madrid organ Of the extreme Conserva-
tives, Weylerites, concerning the SITUATION IN
Cuba and the probable outcome of the cr1sls. FROM
such source it was expected there would come
nothing but clamor for the subJugat1on OF the
Cubans and vehement defiance OF the United States
The unexpected, however has happened According
to reports E Nacona declares that perhaps the best
solution of the problem at present would be the
annexation OF the island to the United States.
The cause of this change of front may be due in
some measure to desire of the Weylerites to dis
credit the attempts of their political opponents to
establish a system of autonomy in Cuba and by that
means restore peace. Weyler having failed would
not like his successor to succeed The batt1ed gen
eral would be glad to have every one else batfied,
since if the new ministry should have the good
fortune to bring to an end war where the Con-
servatives met so many disasters they would be pretty
we'll secure OF power for many years to come.
Whatever may have been the cause of the adop-
ton of new and pacific policy the part of the
Conservatives, they have brought forth some very
good arguments to sustain it. Their claim is that If
Cuban independence is established if
radical autonomy is granted the island, the lives
and property of the Spanish loyaliss will be at the
mercy of the triumphant Cubans, and that there
would result wholesale conhscations and perhaps
worse suferings for the vanquished To protect the
Spaniards in the island therefore, say the Weyleres,
there must be strong Government to stay the rage
of the victors, and if Spain cannot rule then the
island should be annexed to the United States.
This policy can be easily made to fit in with the
scheme so often suggested that the United States
should purchase Cuba, its independence by
indorsing its bonds and exercising a protectorate
over it. until an indemnity to be agreed upon shall
be paid to Spain In either case the United States
would have authority in Cuba and would to some
extent be responsible for the security of the Spanish
loyalists who remained there after the war closed
1t seems from this the SpaniardS are now con-
WINGED they conquer the island and are fight
ing only to win some sort of favorable terms for
their Cuban bondhoders and the property of their
adherents This is significant Of the end 1t is quite
sure Congress will never consent to buy Cuba from
Spain nor to guarantee indemnity which the
Cubans might offer to Spain for the recognition OF
their independence. There is just as little likelihood
of annexation. At any rate if annexation is under
taken it will be by negotiations with the Cubans and
not with the Spaniards The change of tactics on the
part of the Weyleres too late. The Spaniards
in Cuba have sown the wind and must reap the
whirlwind and bear the consequences as best they
may.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-14
OUR MERCHANT MARINE.

HE menace of war with Spain will lead to a
large extension of our naval power IN the I'M
mediate future. That much is assured, for the
nation fully realizes the fact that Our wars from
whatever they will be fought out almost
wholly upon the We need stronger navy than
we have and we will provide To man the new
ships we will need experienced seanen. Where will
get them2
Of the sailors who went down with the Maine a
very large proportion were foreign born The crews
of all n-of-war have an equally large share OF
seamen who Americans by adoption only Very
different is the condition of affairs in the naval arma
ment of Great Britain. In his recent speech on the
naval estimates in the Commons Mr.. Goschen SAID
the British navy in lack of men 10 man Its heets
and moreover there are hosts of English sailors, or
boys ambitious to be Sailors who were ready to
enlist in the service any time Our country should
be in the same situation. American warshlps should
be manned by American
England has large OF skilled sailors to
draw upon for service in the navy, because she main
tains merchant marine which employs thousands of
men and trains them to the work OF steamship and
sailing vessel Her ships, supported by liberal sub
sides, to be found in every sea, and afford work
and wages to who otherwise would be COM
peting for employment on land and either deprlving
some other man of work or else being themselves
members of the great army Of the unemployed and
destitute who throng the streets OF the cities and the
highways of the country The United States should
have similar merchant marine in order that it may
have similar advantages.
The British merchant marine is paying invest
ment Every penny given in subsidies is returned
with interest to the nation by the earnings which
the ships bring in from the commerce of the world
It is estimated that the people of the United States
pay out annually $3ooooo,ooo to foreign ship owners
for carrying exports abroad and the greater por
ton of this vast goes to Great Britain 1t is
heavy tribute to pay and wasteful one at that for
by following the British policy we could maintain
fleet of merchant steamers OF our own, which would
not only save the money for u.s. but add more to
wealth
At the present time the American ship is the only
product of American industry exposed to foreign
competition which is protected In this respect
it has been treated unfairly and has rightful claim
upon the attention OF Congress- AS of
relieving the country from the drain of money paid
to foreign ship owners and step toward sup
plying trained seamen of American birth for the
American navy merchant marine should be sup
ported by favorable legislation The country
calls for it and Congress should to it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-14

Sugar is lower and rice higher. Wheat is fairly
steady, and ST AZ IL is still the pivotal figure OF the
market, which never gets very far away from IT..
Barley goes up day and down the next but the
advances generally more than the depreciations,
SO, taking it week after week. the general tendency
of the market is upward. Hay has again advanced
and is stiff at the RISE with excellent prospects tor
still higher prices, unless the State gets heavy tall
of rain.
AS for farming prospects, they are fully as gooo
as at any time during the past year. 1t IS now pretty
well settled that the interior central part OF the state
will have short crop of cereals this year. and that
the north will have fine yield, with the south IN
doubt STILL the situation is so delicate that two or
three days of drying north winds copious rains
would change it right around. All this keeps the
grain trade the ragged edge of uncertainty and
adds to the confused conditions which are
dominating the markets of the country at the mo-
ment- The fact remains, however, that we are dong
good business the whole-much better, IN tact,
than for at least five years. and there is nothing IN
sight to warrant apprehension that will show any
serious decrease for some time to come.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-14
THE GRAND JURY MUST ACT.

~ EVELATIONS made by The Call concerning
- the manner in which contracts for work on
the new ferry depot have been manipulated,
apparently with intention to defraud the State,
impose upon the Grand Jury the duty of inn
mediate and searching investigation. The scandal is
grave The Commissioners seem to have permitted
jobbery be carried to the extent of robbery, and
al official examination is imperative.
AS a rule the jobs seem to have been carried out
in the simplest manner possible Contracts would be
let calling for work requiring high grade of ma
terial, and after having been let that basis would
be afterward changed to allow the contractor
to furnish cheaper material but draw the pay
allowed for the better grade
Several instances of this kind Of manipulation
have been cited by The Call and evidence furnished
that the changes made of kind that defrauded
the State. In single of these changes, that of
the substitution OF a different sort of flooring from
that for which the called the profit obtained
amounts to about $so4oo Another big item is found
in the change made in the kind of stone used in the
construction OF the edifce When the contract was
to be let bids were made offering Cousa stone for
$4,000 and Oregon stone for 100000. The con-
tract awarded for Oregon stone. The building
nevertheless has been constructed Of Cousa stone,
and poor quality of stone at that, for of it is
Clipped, patched, and of it badly fooled
Many other instances OF a similar kind of work
bearing every evidence OF Intentional crookedness
have been pointed out by The Call with defniteness
of statement that cannot be mistaken. Examples OF
such jobs found in many departments of the
work it hardly be doubted that schemes of like
nature were put through to greater less extent
in all. In fact it appears the construction of the
building combination of secret jobs instead
of public work, and carried on for the benefit
OF anybody rather than the State and the people.
With the disclosures made by The Call a basis
to go upon the Grand Jury ought not to be long in
bringing to light the true inwardness Of all these
changes in contracts and all these substitutions of
cheaper material for that called for when the
was let Enough has been made known to
suspicion amounting to moral conviction in the
minds of impartial that serious frauds have been
practiced in the construction of the edce from first
to last and with such conviction in the public mind
the duty of investigation cannot be ignored
We call upon the Grand Jury to turn its attention
to this work at once. The facts before them
The State has apparently been defraudcd of large
of money and the members OF the Grand Jury
will be negectul of duty, worse, if they hesitate
or delay in seeking the whole truth and ndicting
any and all persons who may be found to have been
guilty of fraud.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-14
THE COWBOYS ARE READY.
Denver Post.


We not the holy terrors that the Easter1l
papers say,
Never handle our six-shooters in q reckless
sort of way,
Never shoot the lights out in saloons, nor NO
SIGH things as that,
An never skeer a tenderfoot by shootin7
through his hat
But when there is cause fur fight an fights
ms to be done,
We never feel a nervousness bout hitchin' to
An SO il Uncle Sammy wants to lick them
Spanish ours
Well turn our bosses east ard, an Well hit
EN- with the spurs.
Not for the fun of hghtin' would we hit the
warlike trail,
But cause we are Americans. an mighty good
An love the Glory flag as much as Eastern
people do
An so If Uncle Sammy stasgers up against
a
He'll never need to holler more'n once fur
help from us.
Then wen saddle up our bosses. yell ''our
Union right wrong!
An hit the trail fur battle with a jolly cow
boy song
Don't be modest. Uncle Sammy. in a hittin'
us, OF chap,
If you find you are needin reckless riders
in the scrap,
An you'll aIius find US ready with our
bronchos' heads IN air.
An wen hit the highest places in the land
scape gittin' there.
We will give them sassy Spaniards quite
touch of Western life,
We will fight EN- with the rifle or the pistol
or the knife,
We will bunch 'em up like cattle on the
An WeIi ROBE 'i EN- an wen tfrrcv -em an,
We'll brand iem u. S. A.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-14

the most comple-e wreck of man ever
saw. in the person of an old native, drift
ed aboard. He licked one arm. one eve.
one ear, besides numerous small bits of
scalp. and his face was scanned with
scars until it Looked like the corrugated
bosom of Gettysbur after Pickett's
famous charge. The surgeon. wishing to
know how the fellow had come by such
terrible disfgurements. interviewed him.
and found that the wounds had resulted
from a desperate hand to hand encounter
with a bear that he had engaged in while
endeavoring to protect a young girl from
the fury of the raveneus beast. We were
all struck with the romance of the tale
and the courage until the captain who
had never studied the language from any
book but who had picked 1t up from long
association with the natives, che along,
and. after exchanging rev words with
our hero, turned around ana informed US
that his wounds had been occasloned by
a tumble over a cliff he had taken while
in a state of alcoholic ecstasy.
Mrs. McClaren, nee Ash, returned on
the China from Honolulu. wnere she mas
been visiting her brother-ln-Ia"' minister
Sewell.
d. Carton Lee and wife, two we'll
known residents of the British capital.
arrived on the China yesterday ana went
to the Palace.
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Bosworth. accom-
panied by Charles H. Wilson or Troy N
Y, are registered at the Occidental on
pleasure trip to the coast.
Philip H. Powers of Kobe, Japan II;
Goldschmidt and wife of Honolulu ana
George w. Fisher of Honolulu are among
those who arrived yesterday on the emma
and went to the Occidental.
DR.. I. Fijioka is distinguished jap
anese physician who arrived from the
Orient yesterday on a tour of the united
States and who will possibly visit Europe
before returning home. He is registered
at the Occidental.
G. f. Fraser, E. Lunn and T. H Lowe,
three round the-world bicyclists, arrived
in the city yesterday on the China from
the Orient. They will stay in the city but
a few days, going almost Immediately
East on the continuation Of their journey.
NJ Shirashi, S. Kuboto and Y. Arumasu
are three distinguished Japanese gentle
men who arrived on the China yesterday
en- route for Spain and England, where
two of them go to attend a medical con-
ference and the third to inspect three
merchant vessels at present being built at
Newcastle for Japanese firms. They ara
now at the Palace.