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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
THE PARIS PEACE CONFESSION
 AT THANKSGIVING DINNER

Y N the mind of the average Parisian
 MT. Whitelaw Reid is more of an
 emblem of Americanism than the
 bird of freedom itself Somehow
 there is a vague impression afioat
 that he is President of the United States, Ambassador to France and commander of the American army all rolled into one. Indeed, could this same average Parsian mind be photographed. I suspect that America would appear as a blur of of this sort: A vast will derness, numerous Worth clad ladies with their elbows on the table and in the foreground Whitelaw Reid. I must confess that I did not fall very readily into this fashion of substituting Mir Reid for the American eagle or the goddess of liberty. l had not been edu- cated to it in the woolly West, from which I had emerged, but such is the power of environment and of associa- tion with this average Parisian mind that l shall probably. before many days, be shouting lustily for Whitelaw Reid and tossing my hat with all neces- sary fervor. Of course, 1 am speaking figuratively in this connection; the widest enthusiast could not be thus literal with a Paris hat. That 1 have no distinct idea. or rather no idea at all of what Mir. Reid has done to occasion this enthusiasm, l will confess in all humility, but here it is suspected of me as an American. and ] shall be regard ed as something of traitor to my colors until I obediently conform.
 We were seated in the grand salon before the announcement of dinner. when a lady near me pinched my arm
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
By Genevieve Green.

casions," continued the lady, and now l had no doubt that she was conflict ing with somebody's speech. The shades of our New England ancestors are always honored guests at Thanks giving dinners, but I fell to wondering how they would thrive in a Paris at mosphere, these dear old shades Paris and Puritanism. One could hardly suggest greater incongruity. I really hoped that they would not be involved too ardently, these unsophisticated shades. for should they wander forth from the banquet hall and catch a glimpse of gay Paris" in all of it's lighted loveliness, there is no prophecy Ing the result. At any rate it would not be well to introduce into their eternity any sad regrets, any grim reflections that life for them had been lived in vain At last there was stir toward the big banquet hall, Mir Reid was i'll, he would not appear. his place would be taken by Professor Woodward of Columbia College, a member of the Elk position Commission, was the word that went forth conveying great disappoint- ment to my American lady with Paris ian ideas.
 No no, we must not invoke our New England ancestors" I mentally reiterated. after We were seated at the table and I had glanced at the menu. They would not feel at hame and would probably disgrace us after all. Instead of this gilt-edged card telling of things unpronounceabl they would surely expect the chickens and turkeys and tea, pies and cakes to be all on the table at once. What would our New England ancestors know about ''chaud- froid de fois gras en Belleveel?" How could he tell from this menu whether it were going to be big or little, and in consequence how much space to reserve for it? For that matter how can any
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

that she should use. when the hostess set the example. The knife was grab bed ferociously and the cake thus transported. It is not inelegance at all in Germany but custom. It seems to me that we have the same right to national custom of putting our elbows on the table
 After the mince pie somebody sug- gested My Country. 'Tis of Thee" to which I now responded fervently. The pie had been a delusion. Instead or good old-fashioned slices, thick with mince meat and lurking nightmares, 1t had been done up in fantastic tartS that were called on the menu "gaufrelles. However everybody was happy, every body was patriotic, and the national airs were thrilling in a degree that can only be attained when heard in for eign land. We drank the health Of the President of the United States, of the Queen of England, of the President of France, and then the oratory com menced Professor Woodward made some happy remarks about the great American universities that were repre- Sented. The gentleman with the mono cle screwed up his eye tighter than ever and clapped for Yale. At the other end of the table there was applause for PalO Alto and heartier yet for Berkeley. All the world is talking about Berkeley nowadays. The recent improvements have advertised it far and wide, albeit I sometimes hear it spoken of as the Berkeley University in San Francis CO.," The first speaker was General Hor- ace Porter. who told us about his con- nection with different universities and great deal about himself generally. His remarks gre not at all uninterest- ing, although I saw one or two of the prospective orators fidget. I am sure they were thinking of the old defini tion of a bore-a man who talks so
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
By Ina D. CooIbrith.

\T1ITH evil fettered, yet, with tears w Born of its sin and shame, Thy World, through all the weary years Calls, still, upon Thy name Thy name, o child of Bethlehem!- The Crucifed and Slain Its tides of warning ills to stem, And speak them peace" again.
 REFRAIN.
 jssns! IT brapsr bow
 Lou at Thp skrins;
 Pardon and psaes, o Thou
 SaOior dtOms Deaf have we been Thy word to hear, And blind our eyes to see How beautiful the way, and clear, That leads to Heaven and Thee Yet truant, all. in deed and thought Lord, from the Fathers throne, Lean to Thy World, so dearly bought, And claim 1t. still, Thine own.
 REFRAIN
 Ruler and Kngi we bou
 Low at Th1 shrtns;
 Pardon and psa z, o Thou
 SzUtor dtVms!
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hear America does not need any Frenchmen to fight for her, she man. ages to do Yer well without them. If there be any lesson to be learned from this statue the American youngster should have the lesson. if there be any pleasure in looking at 1t he should have the pleasure. There are several places in America where this statue or any other one might be erected to advan- tage.
 Heavens, Americans, erect it in Kan SaSI
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much about himself that he doesn't give you a chance to talk about your self. Mir. Robert Cook. the originator of the famous Bob Cook stroke" of Yale, expatiated on the advantages of college athletics. Then Mr Bartholdi of Bartholdi statue fame made some remarks in French
 These were all interesting, but I must pass them over. I am so anxious to get to Mir Fearing Gill, the president of the Lafayette Monument Associa- ton. MT. Gill had prepared ponderous
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

What a sensation it would make upon the street to see a group of women in the impossible attitudes assumed by the figures that illustrate the fashion arti- cles in some of our newspapers!-Bos- ton Transcript
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

A: 5; !: s: 3: : 5: $: : ;: = Colonel William F. Cody, better
 work of unusual interest and value. ''The Great Salt Trail which the Mac milan Company has just issued.
 That historic highway, first made mem orable as the route of the Mormons on their lone hegira to the va..ey of the great inland sea in Utah whereon, they established the marvellous city of Salt Lake, later confirmed in renown by the expeditions of Fremont, Stansbury and Lauder to the heart of the Rocky Noun tains and thence to the blue shores of the Pacific Ocean, is now only memory
The age-herald., 1898-04-02

In the past almost every democrat has voted for every similar resolution, no mat ter which side of the house 1t came from. The democratic party is now the patreitie one, and it Is pleasing to note that the largest percentage Of the outbursts of pa- triotism has come from the southern states. Upon this question 1t might, however, be stated that the democratic party is in uni- ty. As @ party it has risen above party. and has shown itself equal to the national situation. Mir. Mckinley will have to do much to change the sentiment of public opinion toward him. He must declare him. self with a most foreign policy. The peo- pie are in no temper to be fooled. Unless he does send a message to congress on next Monday not later than Monday. defining his policy, and unless that policy is in har- mony with the sentiment of congress, he will be overridden, Cuba will be free whether by peace or by force. From this on it is forward, marchl Unless Mr. Mo- Kinley rises equal to tho emergency, his political epitaph will have been written Died for the want of patriotism and love for his own country. A man who sold his nations honor to please a syndicate of po- litical thieves and money changers
The age-herald., 1898-04-02
a HOsTON WRINKLE.

From the Philadelphia North American
 From the closely guarded portals of Bos- ion society there has escaped a story that will set the world aIthfnkink. Ten leao- ing and wealthy-the terms are synony- mous-young society women of that cfty have organized ''The Bachelor Maids Pro- tective IJnion." whose bylaws provide for the annual deposit of a certain sum In specified bank to the credit of the society account. The sum is to be kept intact un- til the expiration of a decade from the date of the clubs organization, when 1t Is to be divided between the members who at the time are neither married nor engaged
 Members who become engagd forfeit thelr right to a share in tn pool, and If no mem Der holds out against bold mankind Tor rne entire period specified in the contract tne pool shall go to the one who holds out the longest. Such an organization IS oniy pos sible~in Boston. The object of putting a premium on single blessedness Is not quite clear but we don't look for logic in a rad.
The age-herald., 1898-04-02
Col. McCIure's Mission.

The Philadelphia Times is a paper of large circulation. It is admirably printed and conscientiously edited. It's standing among influential people is unquestioned; and the Age-Herald unhesitatlngly advises Alabama towns to cooperate in and to take advantage of the effort of the editor of the Times in the matter of making known Alabama's resources, development, and possibilities
 The Times proposes to print series of articles, well illustrated, describing the agricultural and mineral industries of the state. Every commercial and industrial center will receive attention, and a care fully written description of it's undeveloped resources will be prepared, whether 1t re- late to water powers, to coal and iron mines, to quartz lodges, to wooded wealth, to cotton mills, or to agriculture itself. Anything that deeply concerns Alabama will have due consideration, place and H. lustration. The opportunity is one that every Alabama town should improve. The promises and plans that the editor of the cent tour in the south will be fully main- tained, and in that way many people may come to know much about Alabama that scarcely now know there is such state.
The age-herald., 1898-04-02
Agents Have Exhausted the Supply in Kansas
 City.

From the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
 The Spanish government has for the time being at least purchased about all the Cuban mules that 1t can secure in the Kansas City market. The sales of the Kan sas City mule dealers to the Spanish gov ernment have been falling off this week, and today they sold but forty head. In the last week, however, the Spaniards pur- chased about 1,4OO mules. The mules are shipped to New Orleans and from that point to Cuba, where they are used in transporting supplies to the Spanish sol- diers. Two well-known Kansas City firms entered into contracts with the Spanish government whereby they were to deliver all the Cuban mules, fourteen and a half hands high and in good condition, at the wharf in New Orleans not later than April D. The Spanish agent, Gen. Delango. who engineered the deal for Spain. also placed an order for a car of horses, which are to be used for cavalry purposes The horses were to be sent to New Orleans at the same time as the mules.
 Curtini Maestro, a St. Louis mule dealer, representing Spain. purchased 800 Cuban mules here Saturday, and was looking TOT more. Senor Maestro let drop this signnn- cant remark, Were in for 1t now. War Is certain." Two Spanfards will be in Kan- sas City tomorrow to buy more mules Tor Spain if they can get them. They will also buy horses for the Spanish cavalry in Cuba- The Spaniards wanted the live stock men to agree to deliver the mules at New or leans before a declaration of war should be made, otherwise the sale would be voad but the live stock men would not agree to it.
The age-herald., 1898-04-02
Mobile as a Base.

If yesterdays dispatches are trustworthy, the government is inclined to make Ty- bee island, near Savannah, the base of supplies south of Hampton Roads, although Fort Morgan, Pensacola, and Mobile were also considered.
 If one base below Hampton Roads will answer, perhaps Tybee is the place, al- though its a far way to either coal deposits or food supplies The haul in either case is by rail, and 1t is very long one-about 800 miles in the matter of coal, and fully twice as much so far as four and provis- ions are concerned.
 In operations in the gulf Tybee certainly would not answer A gulf base seems to be desirable; for in the event of war. much must occur in and from the gulf. If Spain can put up a good sea fight the gulf ports must be defended, and aggressive move- ments from those ports may become de- sirable.
 In case the war becomes severe and pro- tracted, it seems almost certain that Ty- bee, Tortugas and perhaps Mobile will each and all become coaling stations and bases for other supplies. Tortugas is at present undefended; and the length of the Florida peninsula renders one base in southern wa ters inconvenient. A gulf base, and South Atlantic base seem to be what the govern- ment will need in the event of war of con- siderable proportions. Neither Tampa nor one railroad line. Mobile and Fort Morgan, possessing good railway connections, are nearer Havana than any other port that can become a base of supplies for both naval and military preparations.
The age-herald., 1898-04-02
POINTED PARAGR APHS.

From the Chicago News. 1N The neck always comes under the head of meat. -<
 Cheap rotoriety is usually an expensive luxury. ss
 Astronomy interests fewer people than gastronomy does.
 Solitaire is one of the few games that two can't play at. St
 That 900 seems to be the silver lin ing to the war cloud. tss
 The cychsb who gets caught in storm may have seen better days
 The man who is unable to work and smoke at the same time usually smokes.
 The new crop of maple sugar will probar bly, be made of the same ingredients.
 It doesn't matter if beauty is only skin deep as long as the skin is worn outside.
 Every man may have i,ds price, but it ie always greater than his neighbor thinks h< is worth.
 A woman may not be able to drive nail but when it comes to driving a. bargain she is in her glory. ti
 An exchange says fox skin Is worth s1 The man who gets a fox where he can skir him will earn every cent Of IL
The age-herald., 1898-04-02
RESTRICTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 It is probable that housekeeping Is caused by microbe.
 No man gets proper treatment in thds world until he has kicked so long that 1t has become @ habit.
 When two women get together and talk about their neighbors each believes about half as much as she expects the other to.
 Every spring woriran is pretty sure to find a lot of clothes that it is a perfect sin and shame that her husband has never woru out
 Nothing makes a man madder than to be at q hotel and hear tafe ice-water coming up the hall and then find it was only a women with chatefaine on.
 It will nearly spoil woman's whole homeymoon to remember come one who wasn't invited to the wedddng and who would probably have sent present
The age-herald., 1898-04-02
Cleanliness Is Imperative.

Not only the city authorities, but every householder. every lot owner. should at once and continuously hereafter do all that lies in his power to make Birmingham clean and wholesome. Much can and should be done by the individual. Don't walt until an Inspector orders you to do this or that on the property you occupy; but go at once at work to put the property in the highest sanitary condition. Cellars and wells and vaults and stables and kitch- ems and drains and rear premises generally need in the spring overllaufing and inspec- tien, and a thorough cleansing and disin- fectfag Give all of them double vlsita- ticn and double work this season.
 The city authorities should not only look after the streets and alleys and other pub lie plyaces, but they should keep an eye on the negligent citizen. Show him no mer- cy for he shows none to his neighbors. His negligence Is this season criminal.
 For this season is no ordinary season. The winter has been unusually mild, and St is not by any means impossible that some of the germs of last year may gain vitality enough when the weather becomes hot, to renew the attack upon mankind But if they are all dead, war will necessa- rfly lead to much communication between Cuba and the gulf ports Of this country, and every act of communication endan-
 
 to be a trying and criminal year in more respects than one There is no safety except in sanitation of
The age-herald., 1898-04-02
THE PRESIDENTS POWER.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph
 The enormous power of the president Of the United States is potentay illustrated at this juncture. It Is a greater power than tha,t w1elded by many a monarch, and ex- ceeds. by far that of tine English premier. Much of it is associated with congress- but z, great deal is wholly individual, and can be exercised quite without control. It Is most significant to note how, in time of pressure, every one turns to the president to learn the policy of the government. We'll, indeed, is it if we then have strong and wise man at the head. And we are apt to have because this leader is the untram- meled choice of a majority of Americans.
The age-herald., 1898-04-02

the extremest sort. The city authorities should take hold of tho work in earnest. Inspectors should be put out and kept out. Premises should be inspected and rein spsdted. The negligent citizen should be summarily dealt with. He who holds cheap the reputation and wedl-bedng of the city, even the lives of his nelghbors, deserves small consideration. and he should receive pr1v alis deserts.
The age-herald., 1898-04-02
All Should Favor a Convention

From the Roanoke Leader: Ex-Gov. Oates, whose knowledge of state affairs no one can doubt, has published letter showing the necessities of constitutional convention. He was on hand when the con vendon of 1875 framed the present constl- twtdon, and he says it was made to lit the emergencies of the bines more than with a view to uhe growth and changes of the future. One strong argument he makes for 1t is that of suffrage reform, and he thinks democrats, republicans and popuitsts should unite in calling the convention.
The age-herald., 1898-04-02
Cuha Must Be Free.

Cuba Must Be Free.
 The time to settle the Cuban question once and for all has come. The settlement that civilization and humanity and the cause of good government have long de- manded must now be made. And 1t will be made this time in thoroughly effec- tive manner. It will be made without com promise, without shade or shadow Of spanish sovereignty. The freedom of Cuba must be absolute.
 To load Cuba up with bonds would be to punish her for attempting to achieve free dom. The bonds should be carried by the power that has robbed her, misruled her, and mercilessly and cruelty oppressed her. Not Spanish bond must be imposed upon | the hapless and wasted island
 | All the schemes of tricksters must be swept away. The curtain must be rung | down on the farce called autonomy. Ar mistice will be possible when the Spanish flag Is withdrawn from American soil. It has forfeited the right to place in Amer ica. Even little Porto Rico must be taken out of bloody and crafty hands--hands that l do. hat hlJr pad the Dutch at the stake and butchered the Indians-hands that have left through cen turies a trail of blood and extreme per- secution. Bigoted, ignorant and vengeful. the Spaniard has no right to place in free and enlightened America.
 Events in the last sixty days seem to have conspired to compel America to do her duty. Besides, her characteristic and ever present misrule, came the insults of the l De Lome letter, the attempted search of mrchant vessel, the starvation of non-com- I civilized world, the unparalleled distruc- | ton of friendly ship, and the rejection | of proposals of peace.
 The honor of the nation Is now at stake. | The Maine must be avenged, the starving | reconcentradoes must be relieved, the hor- TOTS of starvation and extermination for ever ended in this half of the world. The temporizing of a spineless administration and the dickerings of the Wall street bri- gade must be closed by congress, and the country placed in the line of duty.
 Spain herself sees the situation. She is not depending upon fiscal propositions. She is buying ships, preparing sneaky torpedo fleets, and hurrying out of shipyards ves- 1 sels in course of construction. She intends l to attack American commerce and Ameri- can ports as she attacked the Maine-by stealth and cunning. Not an hour of mercy CT delay should be granted to such na- tion. The flag from Moro Castle must again be pulled down by American hands,
 and Cuba must and shall be free.
The age-herald., 1898-04-02
STAIN MUST GO.
pm the Nashville Amr1can.

FrOm the Na6hV1Ile AmfIcHn.
 We don't care to pay Spain to do what we are In duty bound to demand she should do. She has forfeftd all claim to Cuba and made her presence in that island so obnoxious to the United States that it can no longer be tolerated The wretched condition to which the people of Cuba have been reduced can be relieved only by Span ash vacuaItion of the island, and the Maine outrage leaves us in no mood to treat on easy terms when we demand that the evac- ualtion be made.
The age-herald., 1898-04-02

The Tennessee company mined 17s.oOo tons of coal at It's Pratt mines last month. This mine alone can supply the entire United States navy.
The age-herald., 1898-04-02
A PROPHECY.

With eyes prophetic l can see Fair Cuba's final destiny
 A fate worth fighting for. When proud Columbia, patience spent. Puts to her lips the sacrament, Relieves her peoples discontent,
 Turns loose her dogs of war. And from the islands and the sea Sweeps Spain's much-vaunted chivalry. Then starving Cuba will, be free. This Is the vision that see-
 And this my prophecy. t By C. T. Doing. u1i3.
The age-herald., 1898-04-02

Gov Black, of New York, is the first of the new crop of war governors He asked the New York legislature. now in session, to appropriate $1.OOO,O0O as a contingent war fund, and the bill was passed and sign ed on the day the message was sent in. The national guard of the state will be prepared for war at once
The age-herald., 1898-04-02

4 brilliant woman died yesterday in the prime of life. Margaret O'Brien Davis had made fame with her pen, and was beloved by all for her great heart and charming personality. She was the beloved child of
The age-herald., 1898-04-02
THE STATE EXCHANGES
A Forcible Letter

From the Gadsden Tdmes-News: Ex- Gov. Oates has written strong and forci- ble letter advocating the calAng of a con- stftutional convention for Alabama and we are heartily in favor of the scheme It Is one timing we need worse than anything elSa H
The age-herald., 1898-04-02

General Gomez is coming out of the Gu ban struggle one of the worlds heroes He is willy and indomitable. No bond deal or Spanish general catches him mapping.
The age-herald., 1898-04-02

The government could transfer the cen- ter of hostilities from Havana to some New England town by giving that town negro postmaSter.
The age-herald., 1898-04-02

The man that can define President Mo- Kinley's policy can trace on map the course of an iceberg in the tides. and cur rents. and workable winds of the sea-
The age-herald., 1898-04-02

Spain's three cruisers in Cuban waters will probably have all the business they can attend to by the end of next week.