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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24
IMPORTANT RULING.
Treasury Department CONSTITUTES Sec
ton 20 of War Revenue Act.

Washington, December 23.-An important
opinion was rendered by the treasury de-
partment today, constituting section 20 of
the war revenue act, relative to taxes I'M
der schedule b, on medicinal articles and
preparations.
The opinion in substance holds that the
subject of taxation under the said section
and schedule are confined to compounded
patent, trade mark and proprietary medi-
cines and to such compounded specifics and
medicinal remedies as are put up in pack
ages ready for use by the consumer with
out intervention of physician. or pharma-
cist On the other hand 1t is held that the
law does not tax medical preparations
which are uncomuounded, or which if COM
pounded are put up under medical or phar-
maceutical names for classification for the
use of physicians in practice, or druggists
or pharmacists in their trade.
This decision is of general Importance to
the medicine and drug trade business
throughout the country and has the effect
of relieving from stamp tax standard medi-
cines such as the serums and many others.
The amounts of the taxes paid on these
excepted articles will be refunded by the
government.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

hand an empire, and the other doubled that
empire, they, too. should be dropped out.
This leaves the Observation-Disclosures mot
ley lot. There are Samuel Gompers, the
dictatorial Bishop Potter of New York. the
ancient Edmunds, and Quill Shower carne-
gle. 1t is not an imposing collection.
The truth is, the cranks of the period,
who oppose ratification, are not numerous
enough to be called a clique. The treaty
will go through as IL creased. 1t will go
through smoothly without hitch or a jar
and the chances are that only two votes
will be recorded against 1t. One will be
cast by the son-in-law of the dead and
gone zachariah Chandler, who left large
fortune, and the other by that eminent
sugarist, Dominick Gallery. Dominick does
not want any Philippine sugar in his'n.
What Eugene wants is not definitely
known, unless 1t be that he wants, as usual,
to be obstinate. If the two minority jury
men will print their testimony in the next
''broadside" of the Observation-Disclosures, they
will display their assinuity to wondering
world. Why are they not quoted? Why
should these eminent publcists go neglected
when Mr.. Dooley is placed on the stand?
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24
One Day to the Children.

Because representative or senator Is
friendly to the common school cause, the
people of a given county should not think
their duty in the premises is DONE A flood
of petitions is needed in order to brace up
wavering or compromising members of the
legislature-to secure appropriations that
will enable the school authorities to keep
each township school open six months in
the ycar-to secure a change in the system
that will shut out county supervision of the
political-heeler sort.
None Of these all-important results will
be reached unless public sentiment be
brought directly to bear, and the very best
LAY in which public sentiment can be
t-ought to bear consists in an avalanche of
Setitions. If possible, a petition should go
up from every township of the state. When
ise petitions are tabulated, as they shall be,
I will then be seen how general and all
oervading the desire for better schools and
onger terms is in the state.
If the parents of the bright-faced children
in the state will not start a petition in a
township, the teacher in the township
should do so. A petition is easily started,
and there will be plenty of good people
ready to sign one in every township. There
are 100000 children in the state-less 30, 900
in special schoos-who are deeply interested
in this movement for better schools The
good name of the state at stake.
The state is now in danger of
becoming known as the most iliterate state
of the union. All that stands between her
and such a damaging reputation are the
mountaineers of North Carolina and the
Greasers of New Mexico Remembering the
state that gave you birth and that shelters
you and all you have; remembering, too, the
army of children who need fair and even
start in life, will you not give a day to the
petitions that are needed in order to let the
representatives of the entire state know
beyond cavil what is desired?
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24
The Size of the Army,


The democratic party may lack unity over
some questions, but in relation to the prop
osition in favor of large standing army it
is absolutely solid. Not one democratic sem
ator or representative or leader can be
named who favors material increase Of
the standing army. Some may be willing
to authorize the president to enlist a tenn
porary force Of $4,000 men, more or less.
but no democrat wants the regular force
largely increased. Nearly all think the
peace strength of year ago sufficient.
There is no more conservative man in the
senate than Mr.. German, and he declares
that large standing army is to him most
abhorrent." And there are plenty Of re-
publicans in congress who will not hesitate
to oppose the Alger plan of raising the
regular army to 100000 men.
1t is not claimed that an additional num-
Der is needed at home, but the Algerites
are very glib when talking about garri-
sons for the new possessions. 1t is all
moonshine. The peace garrison of unpop-
uar Spain was 1900 men in Cuba, 1921
in the Philippines, and 1901 in Porto Rico
in ALL &c, 1872 men. The United States, offer
ing both good and free government can
maintain order with the aid of one-half
that number of men,
The senator or representative who votes
to put more than $4,000 men on the repub-
lie as a standing force, is simply giving
Mr.. Alger a chance to distribute a thous-
and or more life places, at an unnecessary
and heavy expense to the taxpayers. An
army 10000 to 10000 strong is sufficient,
and any increase beyond these figures IS
militarism pure and simple, and a wrong
to the taxpayers, and a menace to the lib
critics of the people.
The Hull bill in the house, and the Haw-
ley bill in the senate are alike objection
able. Both offer numerous places to be
filled from civil life, and both are there
fore favored by those who are hungry for
commissions, but both exaggerate the sit
uation for the purpose of saddling a large
army upon the country. The millionaires
all want such an army; the republicans
want the new patronage connected with an
increase of the army, and the jobbers gen.
orally favor it. But the people do not
crat should vote for either bill.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24
JEFFERSON DAVIS AND M'KINLEY

From the Charleston News and Courier.
The special correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, who attended President Mckinley
at Montgomery, Ala:
"Never was a more cordial greeting ex-
tended any visitor. The President was visl-
bly, affected and was gratified in the ex-
IRENE. The civil war is undoubtedly over
he suggested to Governor Johnston as they
drove from the capitol through the applaud
ing throngs which filed the broad avenues.
The capitol building, on the steps of which
Jefferson DAYS was inaugurated as the only
president of the confederate states, was
deliberately bedecked in the national col
ors."
We are glad that the president went to
Montgomery, that he was greeted with such
sincere demonstrations of popular good
wishes, and that he found out that "the
civil war is undoubtedly over" If he were
alive. we are sure that Jefferson Davis
would have applauded the patriotic fervor
with which the president was received at
Montgomery and elsewhere in the other
southern cities which he has visited. The
last public address Mr.. Davis made was
delivered at Mississippi City, in 1885, and
in that he pleaded for a reunited country,
saying:
Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens: All,
pardon me! The laws of the United States
no longer permit me to designate you as
fellow citizens, but I am thankful that I
may address you as my friends. I feel no
regret that I stand before you this after
noon a man without a country, for my
ambition lies buried in the grave of the
confederacy There has been consigned
not only my ambition, but the dogmas
upon which that government was based.
The faces I see before me are those of
young men. Had not known this would
not have appeared before you. Men in
whose hands the destinies of our southland
lie, for love of her break my silence to
speak to you few words of respectful ad-
monition. The past is dead-let it bury its
dead, It's hopes and its aspirations before
you lies the future-a future full of golden
promise a future of expanding national
glory, before all the world shall stand
amazed. Let me beseech you to lay aside all
rancor, all bitter sectional feeling and to
take your places In the ranks of those who
will bring about contamination deyoutly
to be desired-a reunited country"
1t is In the highest degree gratifying that
Mr.. Mckinley stands now where Jefferson
Davis stood ten years ago, and that after
twelve years of patient waiting he found
the opportunity for saying that the graves
of the confederate dead should be cared
for by the country.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24
TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF HoBsoN

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
1t would have been better for Hobson's
fame If he were still in prison, beyond the
reach of women. That Missouri girl who
started this kissing orgy bids fair to go
down in history in a role that approaches
dangerously near that of Hobson's Delilah.
When women start out to make fool
of man that man must have a pretty
level head If he escapes. Until recently
Hobson had given every indication that
that was just the kind of head he had. lie
bore his great honors with attractive mod
esty and dignity, with good sense and good
taste.
But the wmen seem to have been too
much for him at last. He has lost his
head. He has shown, the past few days,
that he is not only willing to kiss every
woman that comes down the pike, but that
he is anxious to kiss her. The scenes that
have marked his progress as he kissed his
omnium gatherum way across the CONT
nent had better been spared the admirers
of the Merrimac hero. 1t begins to look as
if his Punishment among the dusky fe-
males of the Philippines will be kindness
to the discomboberated young man.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR "a

From then New York Press.
It's long love that has no changing.
The worst enemy of womans rights Is
fluffy underwear.
No woman with pretty ankles can find
fault seriously with muddy sidewalks
Most people spend their last penny in tho
school Of experience without learning any,
thing.
When a bachelor is in danger, his best
life preseryer is frank talk with her on
ideals
Most women have times when they en-
Joy thinking of themselves in a coffin,
white and beautiful, with heart-broken
mourners around her extolling her virtues.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

Washington December 23.-In view of the
fact that fraud has been discovered in con-
nection with the cancellation of document
airy and adhesive internal revenue stamps,
by which old stamps we're reused, the inter-
nal revenue bureau today issued regula-
ton which requires all such stamps to be
cancelled with the initials Of the user to-
gether with the month, day and year writ
ten or stamped thereon. Hitherto the month
and day of cancellation has not been re-
quired.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24
THE RAILROAD C0MMIssIoNERsHIp
ON the Sumter Sun,

FrOm the sumter sun.
The belief is very general Throughout the
state that Hon. John W. Tomlinson will
be one of the railroad commissioners. As
a member Of the democratic national silver
committee he has done a great deal of
work in the past and will be called upon
to do a great deal in the future in the
cause OF bimetallism. Birmingham, being
a railroad center, deserves one of the COM
missioners, and Mr.. Tomlinson, on account
of his loyal services to the party, deserves
one of the places on the commission.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

Mr.. Ayers man Friday, who is known
as Acknowledgement Corbin, endeavored to
answer General Miles testimony as to en-
balmed beef. but his answers did not relate
to the embalmed beef that was sent to
Santiago and Porto Rico.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24
CHRISTMAS NIGHT
BY Alfred Domett.

by Allfeu DOIlSlt.
1t was the calm and silent night,
Seven hundred years and fifty-three
Had Rome been growing up to might
And now was queen of land and sea.
No sound was heard of clashing wars,
Peace brooded Ger the hushed domain;
Apollo, Fallas, Jove and Mars,
Held undisturbed their ancient reign
In the solemn midnight
Centuries ago.
Twas in the calm and silent night
The senator of naughty Rome,
Impatient urged his chariot's flight
From lordly revel rolling home;
Triumphal arches, cleaning swell,
His breast with thoughts of boundless
sway;
What rocked the Roman what befel
A paltry province far away
In the solemn midnight
Centuries ago!
Within the province far away
Went plodding home a weary boor;
A streak of light before him lay,
Fallen through half-shut stable door
Across his path. He passed, for naught
Told what was going on Within
How keen the stars. his only thought
The air, how calm, and cold and thin,
In solemn midnight
Centuries ago!
o strange indifference! low and high
Drowsed over common joys and cares;
The earth was still, but knew not why;
The world was listening unawares.
How calm a moment may preoede
One that shall thrill the world forever!
To that still moment none would heed.
Mans doom was linked, no more to sever,
In the solemn midnight
Centuries ago!
1t Is the calm and silent night
A thousand bells ring out, and throw
Their Joyous peals abroad, and smite
The darkness-charmed and holy now!
The night that erst no name had worn
go 4 happy name is given;
For in that stable lay. Gew-tcfEs
The peaceful, Prince 81 earth aad heaven
In the solemn midnight
Centuries ago!
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

The French have marched away from
Fashoda, and the building of the new
British empire in the interior of Africa
will now be actively pushed. From Cairo
to the Cape, is the popular war cry of the
conserva lives.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24
BEAT THE PRESIDENT

From the Springfield Republican.
A bill to pension confederate soldiers was
before congress before the president had
reached Washington. This results from q
failure to distinguish between national rec
ognition of dead confederate soldiers and
I'VE ones. t,,,,l.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

The grip is coming this way, and no one
seems to be proof against it, unless it be
the Christian Scientists, who simply refuse
to take it.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

Mr.. Bull is our friend at every turn. No
expeditions against Uncle Sam can be fitted
out at Hong Kong. 1t is not that kind of
a Hong Kong at present.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

The Cuban situation is smilingly easy, all
desiring the Inauguration of American rule
the Spaniard as well as the Cuban, the
blacks as well as the coolies. All hands
welcome Uncle Sam. So 1t will be else
where, even in the Philippines
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

The Dreyfus dossier is not so secret as
it once was. Mrs. Dreyfus and her counsel
are to see it and read 1t. 1t has not yet
been printed in the New York Sun.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

The esteemed Mr.. Alger asks congress to
give him power to Issue two thousand new
commissions just as the presidential cam
paign is to be opened.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

The Dreyfus case as the government con-
ducts 1t is a star-chamber proceeding,
slightly modified by fear of public senti-
ment.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

Between General Miles and Colonel
Roosevelt the real nature of Agerism is
coming out so strong that whitewash will
not conceal it.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24
WHEELER THEN AND WHEELER NOW

WHEELER THEN AND WHEELER NJ"
From the Selma Times.
The writer was in the state democratic
convention last April when General Joseph
| Wheeler came all the way from Washington
| to introduce his war resolution and support
| it with a speech. There was no enthusiasm
whatever at the close of General Wheeler's
speech and some member arose and moved
to refer it to the committee on resolutions,
where If we remember correctly, 1t re-
manned, or if passed at all was so changed
that General Wheeler would not have
recognized it as his own. We were one OF
those who agreed with the great majority
of that convention and believed that Cen
eral Wheeler had lost his head and wanted
to plunge the south into war from which
we could not possible reap any benefits.
General Wheeler had not been in the capt.
tai of Alabama since then until he returned
with the presidential party the other day.
And what change! He was the center OF
all eyes and his little form would only have
to be seen to make the people go wild He
had acted up to his April resolutions. had
gone to Cuba, had returned with the wreath
of victory on his brow, and was receiving
the plaudits of the people.
This little incident goes to show how sue
cess can impress people. General Wheeler
staked his all on the with Spain. He
fought and won. If he had failed If some
blunder of judgment had made him make a
fatal mistake, General Joe Wheeler would
have been d back number. But he did not
fail, and the intrepid little warrior is today
one of the greatest men in the United
States.
The Times rejoices that we had Joe
Wheeler before Santiago, and is glad at the
way the people applaud his deeds of yalor.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

The Washington Post is confident that
Lieutenant Hobson is equipped with Har-
veyized lips.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

The southern press is an unit against any
considerable increase of the regular army.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

Representative Newlands is ruthlessly
trampling Senator Stewards political
fences The old Nevada senator will soon
be memory in Washington.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

No one takes the stump in this progress
sive age, for the rear-car platform has
supplanted 1t altogether.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

as to whether he Is bigger man than
Uncle Sam or not. He Is very previous
one at any rate. -
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

The alleged need of big regular army
exists only in the minds of those who want
commissions.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

There are 100000 men in the service now
one-half of whom should be mustered out
at once.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

Keep down the size of the regular army,
and provide for the enlistment of a tenn
porary force.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

Greater Pittsburg is progressing hand
somely, but Greater Birmingham is tagging.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

Don't be afraid of grip, and keep your
feet dry, and don't wet your throat too
often.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

Russ. Harrison is ON deck again, and the
latest dispatches leave the public In doubt
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-24

Finer Christmas weather than the pres
ent could not be hoped for.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-08
ARLINGTON.

At meeting of fair committee of
the Arlington fire company i'm district
hall last night there was a large at
tendance of ladies and gentlemen to
offer their services in aid OF the COM
ing fair. Arlington has never been so
thoroughly awake and SO generally
united.
The following named persons were
appointed contestants for the several
prizes TO be given by the company: for
the gold watch Misses Florence Whip
pie. Lottie Fisher and Mrs Herbert
Jackson: for the boys bicycle. John
Bigbee, Jr.. William Bacon and Frank
Seabury, Jr.: for the ladies' bicycle,
Misses Cora Fenner. Grace Bucklin
and Bertha King; for the dishes, Mrs.
Bessie Miller and Mrs. j. Rice. Only
one fire company viz. the Pocasset of
Knightsville. has decided TO compete
for the silver trumpet. The ladies in
in the fair are canvassing
Postmaster William II. Cutting is
suffering with malaria.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-08
EAST PROVIDENCE.

The administrative board of the
Watchemoket fire district held a spe-
cial meeting yesterday afternoon, when
the discussion of the supreme court rel
ative to the contract with the Pawtuck-
ct water company was fully discussed
resolution was passed authorizing
the secretary OF the board TO get an at
tested copy of the act passed by the
General Assembly authorizing the con-
tract. and, when this has been secured
the president, A. n. Cunningham, will
call special meeting, and an amend
ment to the act will he prepared and
sent TO the General Assembly for ac-
tion.
The amendment will. IL passed. give
the board such power as they desire. IT
is probable that the meeting will be
held not later than Wednesday and
this will be followed by an open meet
ing so that all who are interested may
be heard in the matter.
The Rev. Thomas II. Yardley of New
port will officiate at st. Mary's Episco-
pal church tomorrow. There will be
communion at the morning services
Patrolman Martin contributed the
only police item for the "a hours being
that OF Charles Smiths store open.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-08
CRANSTON.

Rev. Father J.P. Harrington has been
appointed by Bishop Harkins, assistant
pastor of st. AIMS Catholic church.
Father Harrington is graduate of ST.
Johns Seminary, at Bryton, Mass. He
was raised and educated in Fall River,
where his parents now reside. The
young priest won warm place in the
hearts OF the people during the time he
was attached TO the church last sum-
mer, while the pastor, Rev. Father NJ.
O'Hare. was sojourning I'm Europe. The
growth of this parish has been rapid
Father O'Hare during his twelve years
pastorate. has seen rapid, steady
growth. The property Of the church
has been relieved from heavy debt and
greatly improved at large expense.
The growth of the parish brought In
creased burdens upon Father O'Hare.
Two masses. Sunday morning, were in
creased to three. sick calls became more
numerous and so the services OF an as
sistant became imperative.
Mrs. William Evans of Dyer avenue
departed for Philadelphia. where she
will spend several weeks with relatives.
Her son, John, expects TO follow in a
week,