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The age-herald., 1898-08-05
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Captain Barnaby, of the United States coast survey steamer Blake, tells a char acterstic anecdote of Captain Ro Ky D. Evans, of the United States batlleshlp Iowa. While aboard the Blake at Key West Lieutenant-Commander Edward D. Tausig, Photographic inspector, went alongside the Iowa, which was lying tight miles off the port. Hailing Captain Ev- ans, who was leaning against a rope life line, which had been substituted for the rails removed in case of action, MT. Tau sig asked the doughty commander if he had any message to send to the depart ment at Washington, as he would leave for there next day. Tell them for me, Tausig," said the captain, that l have a cargo of ammunition on board the Iowa that am mighty anxious to be allowed to discharge" The reply produced laugh, which was heartily joined in by the group of blue-jackets on the Iowa who were grouped near the captain. The message was subsequently delivered, and it was not long after that that the cargo of ammuni- tion was being vigorously discharged from the Iowa.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 After all is over the don will spell 1t dome.
 As watering place the ice-cooler is now quite popular.
 There is less in a name than there Is in the way it's applied.
 Circumstances and warm weather alter the contents of egg cases.
 Love is a disease and it is said that only married men are immunes
 Wise men change their minds occasion- ally but fools have none to change.
 The frame of the scorcher's mind is syn onymous with the frame of his wheel
 Spain continues to hurl defiance at us, but as usual, fails to score a hit.
 It's what we don't know about people that causes us to have a good opinion of them.
 When a mere trife causes girl to bid her lover adieu forever it's case of much ado about nothing.
 The woman who is frightened half to death by the discharge of gun is never frightened by her own bangs.
 A dog may not pose as a star performer, but when he travels with blind man he is always given a leading part
 Monopolies are like babies-most men are opposed to them on general principals until they acquire a personal interest therein.
The age-herald., 1898-08-05
CE ERvERA'S FLEET

Cervera had a little fleet That made a mighty show, And everywhere Cervera went The fleet was sure to go. He crept into a hole one day, Twas not against the rule, It made our sailors laugh and say, "What made him act fool?" So our cannons scared him out, But Schley he fingered near, And waited patiently about Till Cervera did appear. And then from out the hole he ran A-booming with his guns. "Now, Schley, you catch me if you can,'s And off he swiftly runs. "Why do the ships so swiftly go7'' The eager sailors cried, "Because they fear our guns, you know" Our gallant Schley replied. They chased him up the Cuban coast With fire and shot and she'll No Spaniard eer got such a roast, As all the world can tell. They battered in his mighty ships And tumbed down his flags, They shot their wood-works into chips Their clothes they shot to rags And you, each sailor in the light. Nave won yourself a name And all tiN pens that of you write Will tell about your fame.
 By s. A. Ellis. Warrior, Ala, August 1. lS9S
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excellent harbor. The navies of The world could ride securely in it. Tie caplth of the island colony is Victoria. The anchor age extends from the island te xaw.oon peninsula, and in 1861 England obtained three square miles at the extremity of the peninsula, and recently she acquired . cen siderable stretch of additional ter.'tcry, including Mfrs Bay, where Ad-riral lew eys fleet was anch Ora5 and from wtich he was driven in accordance with the rules of neutrality. The country abnut Mfrs Bay undoubtedly acquired for cultiya- tion purposes. it being important to have supporting or at least independent of the surrounding country.
 The entire acquisition gives England not only one of the greatest and best ports in defensive purposes even in case of siege An area of cultivation and a pure water supply are necessary in such base, and such things should be considered when we attempt to establish another Hong h )nS VI the Philippines. The experience of Eng land would seem to imply that anything less than complete island would be in- sufficient and insecure. The island, too, should be an island that is not dominated by another island. It should be one that can raise it's own food supply. The island of Luzon fills every particular of naval, military and trade base.
The age-herald., 1898-08-05
HIS WEDDING TOUR.
From the Detroit Tribune.

From the Detroit Tribune.
 Mayor F. V. Evans, of Birmingham, Ala. is probably the happiest man in the whole convention. He participated in a wedding last week as one of the princi- pals, and the trip is a business affair and a wedding trip combined. He is down on the programme tomorrow to discuss the question as towhether administrative af- fairs should be controlled by boards, sin gle-headed commissions or council com mittees. Some of the delegates suggested last night that he might be induced to include the question whether mayors should be sngle-headed or commissions of more than one member.
The age-herald., 1898-08-05
Two Tones That sound ss One

The Kansas City Times tells this story about Governor Stephens, of Missouri: "A nephew of Governor Lonny Stephens is in London He recently attended the thea- ter and when the orchestra played God Save the Queen, and the audience cheer ed, the young took it for a great dis play of the sympathy of the English peo- pie toward this country. The air sounded familiar to him, and he at once wrote his uncle about the cheers which greeted the playing of America The funny part of it is that the governor of the great state of Missouri did not see the joke and promptly had the letter published and started it on its rounds through the Lone invite press.
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TIE PRICE OF GOOD GUNNERY

From I1fe.
 From the standpoint of Mr. Cunning ham-Graham, English gunners come high Five hundred dollars a week seems a star price to pay, particularly when work Is uncertain, and a gunner might loaf around for long time without putting in an hours hard work destroying another feet At the same time, the price is perhaps not excessive when the speculative value of the services is considered.
 It is a pity however, that the parlia- ment could find no basis for MT. Cunning ham-Graham's assertion, because, if it were really true, we might have a chance to reciprocate if England should get into trouble. Based on Mir. Cunningham-Gra- hams figures, our price to John Bull for American gunners in an emergency need not necessarily be more than a hundred thousand dollars day.
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Teeming With Brightness

From the Tuscaloosa Times.
 The Sunday edition of The AgalIerald was a trade issue, celebrating the first an- niversary of this enterprising paper under the management of MT. E. ". Barieir The past year was probably the most Lios- porous in the history of this pioneer jour nal of Birmingham. MT. Barrett has done masterly work in one year to build up the life and fortunes of The Age-Herald. Under his regime it's pages have been teeming with brght, enterpirising matter and the trade edition of July 31 evnces superior skill, ability and enterprise in its entire makeup, of which Birmingham should be proud and reap a rich harvest of benefit from its circulation.
The age-herald., 1898-08-05
TWELVE TELEGRAMS SENT AT ONCE From the Electrical World

From the Electrical World
 Experiments are at present being con- ducted on the Paris Bordeaux line with some very interesting machines, which the inventor, M. Mercadier, has been working on for many years. With these instru- ments, called duodecaplex twelve Morse transmitters can work simultaneously on a single wire, each sending a signal to the proper receiver at the end of the line. This result is brought about by the use of alter hating, or, at any rate, interrupted cur rents. Each transmitter receives its cur- rent through a tuning fork having a spe- cial note, it's vibrations being electrically maintained. These vibrations furnish a current of the proper period to cause reso- nance at each application in the proper receiving circuit, which has it's self-induc- tion and capacity adjusted for this result. This receiver is a telephone Ca raonotele- phone as it is called by M. Mercadier), so constructed and arranged that the acous- tic resonance qualities also help to damp out from the signals received everything not intended for it. These signals are read in the ordinary way by ear, aided by rub Der tubes like those used on photographs. The sitting out of the signals, it seems, is very perfect, each receiver giving no evil dence of those signals not intended for it except a slight murmuring, very indefinite and not at all bothersome.
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A BRIDGE NOT REACHED

From the New York Sun.
 The wise old proverb which tells us not to cross a bridge until we come to it is peculialy applicable to the American peo- pie just now.
 We find some of them worrying least the Philippines shall be found too hard to gov ern if we annex them. We hear them asking how we shall satisfy Aguinaldo and the insurgents of Luzon; how we shall deal with the other islands where there are different political elements to consider. or
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CHAIRMAN GRAY

From the Montgomery Journal.
 For the splendid result in the great coun- ty of Jefferson chief credit is due Hon. Henry B. Gray, chairman of the county democratic campaign committee. MT. Gray conducted the canvass with tireless ener- gy and consummate ability, proving him. self to be one of the ablest political mana gers in Alabama. He is successful in poli- tics as well as business, and is a young man with a brilliant future
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CHAIRMAN LOWE
From the Montgomery Journal.

From the Montgomery Journal.
 Hon. Robert J. Lowe is the youngest state chairman Alabama democrats have ever had, and he proved himself to be one of the most competent. He is an eminently worthy successor of the distinguished dem ocrats who have for the past twenty five years filled the responsible position of chairman. He is one of the abest of Ala bamians, and the highest honors await the young leader.
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An Example of Enterprise

From the Tuscaloosa Gazette
 The Gazette desires to con,sratui MT. Barrett on Sundays Ase-IIeral1, not acne for the big paper so Full cf genuinely in- teresting matter, but for the completion of the first year of his connection with the laIer.
 The Age erald took Il riighty lcar for ward when MT. Barrett took charge ard it has been growing in every way. It has been an example of enterprise that has doubtless proven salutary for the rest of me Alabama press.
The age-herald., 1898-08-05
Wonderful Advance

From the Florence Herald.
 The anniversary edition of The Brming ham Age-Herald, issued Sunday was enc of the most creditable papers ever issued in Alabama, and illustrated most forcibly the wonderful advance and growth of The Age-Herald under MT. E. w. Barretts management.
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A MetropnI a Pl)er

From the Anniston Hot Blast.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald celebrated it's first years existence under the man agement of Mir Edward w. Barre-tt, with an elaborate thirty-two page edition On Sunday The Age-Herald Is now a truly metropolitan paper and credit to soJth- ern journalism. 4sf 4a su -.-,t.,s
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Ii Hung Chang is grand old man. himself, but instead of preparing to snuff fle off this mortal coil, he is preparing to assume full control under the dowaser empress of China.
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Schiey in Battle
From a Letter From Member of th
 Brooklyns Crew.

From Letter From a Member of the
 Brooklyn's Crew.
 "Our commander, Commodore Schley, coolly and deliberately placed himself in the most conspicuous places on the ship, where he could plainly observe everything and direct the maneuvers of the Brook lyn and the fleet, as the New York, with Rear-Admiral Sampson, had disappeared to the eastward an hour previous to the battle. This left the whole command on Commodore Schley, and he displayed sea- manship that I do not believe was ever equaled in the history of the world.
 ''It is considered by naval commanders to be remarkable and the height of effic- iency for a ship of war to be cleared for action in five minutes. However, on this occasion, in exactly two minutes the Brooklyn was sending in her terrible and destructive fire, and the commodore was kept busy giving orders. He had all the boilers going, fire hose connected all over the ship and a thousand and one other things in action. He also had the Brook lyn headed for the nearest Spanish ship so as to cut off her escaping to sea. Com modore Schley kept up deadly fire abreast of the Spanish feet We were in awful shape for all of thirty minutes.
 'I cannot do Commodore Schley full jus- tice. I and all the men on the Brooklyn and all those whose good fortune 1t is to be placed under his command agree. with me that he is a fighter and a thorough gentleman. He repeatedly praised the men and gave them words of confidence and encouragement, one of his phrases being. Bully boys, give it to them; your shots are finding the mark l was excited some what at the start, but he men were con- stantly cheering, joking and laughing  How Wheeler Unmasked a Federal Battery From the Macon Telegraph.
 At the battle of New Hope Church, be- tween Atlanta and Chickamauga, General Walker sent Major William H. Ross, who was on his staff, to ascertain from Gen. eral Wheeler, who occupied an advance position, what was in his front.
 He found the general on his horse, with one leg over the pommel of the saddle. Saluting him, Major Ross said;
 General Walker intends to make charge at this point, and would like to know if the enemy has a masked battery in front of us.'
 q don't know major" General Wheeler replied, "but I can soon ind out, and' swinging into position in his saddle, ne panied by Major Ross and his staff, and planted a guidon. A moment later pun of smoke in the distance and the sputter- ing of a shell as it flew over them showed what was ahead.
 Turing to Major Ross, the general said: "Give General Walker my compliments ana say there is a masked battery in front of us''
 Major Ross ventured the remark that 1t was a rather risky way of unmasking battery
 .sThe first shots always fly high" was the cool reply. "It's the shots that fol> low that are dangerous"
 .svyhen I returned and reported to Gen. eral Walker" said the major. 'I requested him to send some one else the next time he wished batteries unmasked by General Wheeler"
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An Acceptable Substitute

From the Chicago News.
 "Ah!" sighed the summer girl, T wish YOU owned a yacht and would place it at my disposal"
 "sorry I can't oblige you,' replied the young man, 'but the best I can offer is a little smack"
 And the silence was punctured by a sound resembling the opening of pop bottle.
The age-herald., 1898-08-05
THE ANNIVERSARY EDITION.
A Newspaper

From the Sulligent Lightning.
 Sundays Age-Herald was one of the best papers ever issued in the state. Editor Barrett has no superior as newspaper man in the south. The Age Herald Is newspaper.
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Mnst Greflitable

From the Talladega Mountain Homo
 Last Sunday the Birmingham Age Herald celebrated its first anniversary under its new management by issuing q S2-page Fa- per, devoted chiefly, as it should have teen to a review of Birmingham industries, and the immense mineral weaith infolded in the hills and mountains around. The cdi- tion was a most credtale one and we congratulate The Age-lInt,l.
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War was formally declared April 27 and Spair-s peace representative July 26. This makes it ninety-day affair, as some free ly predicted.
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Dewey's fame cannot be affected by decision of a Spanish-American or any other kind of commission. He gets his passport to fame from the people.
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Senator Chiffon, at the head of the jim perialists" of Texas, won an easy victory over Leader Bailey in the Texas state convention. The vote was 697 to 334
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America is losing nothing by the delays that Madrid makes in the peace negotia- tions, for the campaigns at Manila and in Porto Rico are steadily progressing.
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August is clearly Augustus month for a rest and vacation. General Merritt will attend to the routing.
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The Brooklyn bridge at last shows signs of overwork. Too many trolly cars have overtaxed it, causing it's cables to sag un- duly and it's understays to bend. There is a limit to all things.
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The American municipal league, sitting in Detroit is trying to define good local government. The next task is to establish it in given locality.
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THE CURE AND THE DISEASE

From the St. Paul Dispatch.
 If we have peace, there must be an ex- tra session of congress. Perhaps 1t would bA battar to 20 on with the war.
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There are several things that need in- vestigation besides the Concho and Sene- ca Congress will have its hands full.
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The summer girl and a wounded soldier make a pair that is beyond compare.
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McKinley-cambon programme impossible, she may as well say Goodbye" to the Philippines
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A RESULT OF THE WA.

From the Springfield Union.
 More men are attending church than ever before, and the sale of Bibles is in- creasing.
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The Richmond Times says Miles is so busy taking things in Porto Rico he may forget to take a bath.
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IT WOULD NOT PAY

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
 We cannot afford to funk on the Philip- pines.
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Surrenders instead of snags characterize General Miles campaign in Porto Rico
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General Miles is endeavoring to beat the preliminary treaty4into San Juan.
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Dictator Aguinaldo is an amateur alongE side Dictator Quay or Brother Hanna
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Germany feels wholly equal to the task of governing the Philippines.
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Cuban disease germs conquer where Mauser bullets could not.
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Flags seem to be more popular in Porto Rico than bullets
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The war was begun and ended in the rainy season, after all.
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The pugilists propose to resume war when Spain leaves it off.
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If Spain renders the acceptance of the
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Aguinaldo is said to be a man who does not stay bought.
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Miles had a tight race against Cam bon.
 Miles is a Napoleon in love of artillery. Bismarck was a genuine imperiaist.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-03-26
s,,oula ne pone nx rrlend..

Experience proves that there is no
interruption Of prosperity caused by
revision of the tariff where those do 1t
who are guided by the great protective
principle that American interests.
whatever they are, must be paramount.
The Republican party has discussed
and adopted dozen changes in the
tariff since 1860, and not one OF them
caused the slighest diminution of con-
fidence or interfered in the smallest
degree with business progress. The
consideration OF the Mckinley bill was
coincident with the highest tide OF
prosperity. The preparation OF the
Dingley bill was accompanied by
steady progress toward better times.
1t was only when the tariff was being
tinkered with by those whose avowed
purpose was to disregard American in
terests that paralysis fell upon the
business OF the nation.-Poughkeep
Eagle.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-03-26


Secret agents of the Madrid and Ha-
vana governments will proceed to Vera
Cruz soon upon a Spanish warship.
probably the Vizcaya, to promote an
anti-American sentiment against tho
United States, and they seem to think
Mexico will cooperate with such an
Austro-Spanish alliance to prevent
Americans from acquiring absolute
command of the gulf of Mexico. They
will try to affect sentiment In Mexico
by the establishment Of newspapers at
the capital and the subsidizing OF 9TH
ers throughout the republic. Like
commissions will be sent to Venezuela,
Chile and other South American coun-
tries, accompanied by experienced press
agents. It is reported that the Aus
trian cruiser Donau will follow the Viz
caya to Mexico to emphasize Its COM
mander's opinion expressed In the
toast at the banquet that Spain and
Austria are to revenge the Maximilian
incident These bombastic freaks seem
to wish the stirring up Of Diax as well
as Uncle Sam. The Spanish colony in
Mexico is said to be preparing q grand
reception at Vera Cruz to the battle
ship vizcaya.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-03-26
OUR COAST DEFENsES.
REVIEW OF THEPREPARATIoNo
FOR WAR.
oroteetssn Of Harbors-Mines and Guns
AAks New York Fairly safe-Much of
the Coast Exposed-Value Of the Na-
saoaal Guard In an Emergency.

The system of coast defense which
has been mapped out for the United
States is surely formidable enough, but
unfortunately 1t is not quite rs near a
state Of perfection as could be desired
In case OF actual hostilities with a pow
erful enemy. There is enough done.
however. to make q respectable show
Sng in case of war with Spain. Dur
ing the last ten years about $40. .0O0. 900
has been spent on seacoast fortihca-
tions. armament. torpedoes. and their
equipment. and still much remains to
be done. as our Atlantic coast line is
amount Of attention to fully prepare
1t for foreign foe.
High Power Guns
Emplacements for high power guns
are either finished or nearly SO at the
following points: Portland Head and
Great Diamond Island. Portland. Me-:
Fort Constitution. Portsmouth. N. H.:
Growers Clin. Paddoek's Island. Long
Island Head. Boston harbor; Dutch
Island, Narragansett Bay. Great Gull.
and Plum Islands. eastern entrance
Long Island Sound: Fort Hancock.
New York harbor: Firms Point. ap-
proach to Philadelphia: North and
Hawkins Points. approach to Balti-
more: Fort Washington and Sheridan
Point. approach to Washington. ID. c.;
Tort Caswell. Wilmington. n. c.; Fort
foultrie. s. c.: Tybee Island, Savan-
nah; Fort Morgan. Mobile, Ala; Fort
$0t Philip. New Orleans: Fort Point.
Galveston, Tex; Ballast Point. San
Diego CAL; Fort Baker. San Francis
CO harbor; Marrowstone Head. Puget
Sound. Guns are In position at Fort
Hancock. New York harbor; Portland
Head, Me-; Growers Cliff, Boston: the
approaches to Philadelphia and Wash
Hngton; Fort Caswell. Charleston. Mo-
bile and Galveston harbors. At Fort
Hancock, Sandy Hook, there are
mounted two fifteen-inch and one
Seight-inch pneumatic dynamite guns.
yHwo twelve-inch and four ten-inch
kifles. and a mortar battery
+ q sixteen twelve-inch mortars
- sixteen twelve-inch mortars.
III Guarding the Narrows.
III Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth.
harding the Narrows. are amply pro-
ded with eight and ten-inch rides and
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-03-26
Petition. of Coast cIti...

Now that the government has en-
tered upon definite policy of con-
structing and cquipping sea coast de-
fenses to meet the exigency OF war.
scores OF persons representing various
cities and towns on the Atlantic and
gulf coasts have applied to the war de-
partment for generous share OF the
expenditures to be made for such pur-
poses. AS a rule the administration
refuses to be impressed by the petit
tions for defense at particular points.
The definite policy has already been
adopted of following the judgment of
the army engineering corps. modified
by the advice of army officers, whose
opinions in strategic matters are ex-
pert. Above all, the department aims
to make expenditures at this time with
particular reference to the danger of
war with Spain at an early day.
Tht President has authorized allot-
ment OF $2,975, ,Oe0 for the use Of the
engineering branch OF the army in
sea coast defenses. mount