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The age-herald., 1898-12-07
A Monster Petition Needed.

A recess of the Alabama general assem- bly will soon be entered upon, and if the people of Alabama want the sOO,OOO children of the state to have better start in life to have an equal chance with the children of other states-they must do something more than sit still and hope for better edu- cational advantages. They must demand better schools, as they have right to do. They must put that demand into a form that does not admit of denial.
 Better superintendence in the counties and larger appropriation are needed. Ex- pert superintendence instead of mixture of politics and busness; adequate support instead of Major Brandon's 10 cents a head. There is but one way to obtain these things, and that consists in asking for them in black and white. The members of the leg islature cannot disregard actual signatures asking for specific benefits.
 ship schools organize at once Meet at the county seat and perfect a county organiza- tion. Let each county organization see that petitions are circulated in every town ship in the county If county meeting be inconvenient, let half a dozen public spirited men take hold of the matter, and have the wishes of the county in the re- Bpect of township schools made manifest.
 If the petitions could be consolidated, an overwhelming one could be carried up to the capitol; but perhaps 1t would be wiser No consolidate a county's petitions, and send the consolidated body of sentiment to the county's representatives Action should be had at once in this matter, for O month Is none too long a time in which to gather the wishes of the people of a county.
 The work should be we'll done, thoroughly Zone; for if comprehensive and suitable ac-
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
The Gentlemen from Boston.

The Age-Herald acknowledges with proper humility and difference the receipt of a circular-two for that matter-and postal card, with plenty of advice thrown in. The postal card calls for a contribu- tion to the federal treasury.
 The advice that goes without extra charge with the postal card is not definite enough or well enough based on recognized facts 10 be taken. It comes from the 'anti-im- perialist league,' a Boston concern that has for working purposes been transplanted In Washington. In its new position it pro- poses to twist the congressional tall until the whole outfit becomes from mere weari- ness acquiescent. Congress, in other words, is to be Bostonized. Professor Charles Eliot Norton is the prophet of the new gos- pei, MT. Carl Schurz is it's chief windbag- ger, and MT. Godkin's Evening Post is it's mouthpiece
 Its circular disregards American prece- dents without blinking an eye. Jefferson did not purchase a great empire flor the expressed purpose of ultimate statehood" All he wanted was the mouth of the Mis- sissippi river. He had several plans for getting rid of the rest of the land. His foresight was not equal to his hindsight. In New England, of course. they know the future, which is presumably better than some of the past, especially in the town of Hartford.
 Nor was Florida acquired for "the ex- pressed purpose of statehood" Nor was Alaska taken in with any such prospect in But neither in the Louisiana territory, nor in Florida, nor in the Mexican territory, nor in Alaska, nor in Hawaii, was the con- sent of the people ever obtained. The statehood theory, and the consent theory, alike find no authority. no precedent, no policy, no Tasting truths' of the Boston sort, in American history. American his- tory, from MT. Thomas Jefferson to MT. George Dewey, is dead against Boston's anti-imperialistc league, or rather against the alleged basis of its action.
 And yet these Boston gentlemen say we must hand back, or throw overheard, Porto Rico, as well as the other islands that Spain has ceased to rob and abuse. If the Eng fish language be capable of reasonable con- struction, these crusading Bostonians ask us to give Porto Rico. for example, back to Spain: for they say "a beaten foe' had no right to transfer the Porto Ricans, and the United States has no right to hold a people "wrested by force from a weak enemy" As the sovereignty of Porto Rico must be vested somewhere, 1t Is plain that Boston believes that Porto Rico is by all right and all principles and all lasting truths still Spanish colony. and must re- main in that political condition.
 The Age-Herald respectfully declines to sign the unpaid postal card 1t has received from the anti-imperialistic league. It de-
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
The New Republican Plank.
Editor

Perhaps the most surprising sentence in the presidents message is this: "It is my purpose to muster out the entire volunteer army as soon as congress shall provide for the increase of the regular establishment" It this means that he will retain the vol unteer army after peace becomes an official fact, it is outside the law, and outside of justice to the volunteers. The president has no right to violate contract, and the contract with the volunteer declares that he shall be released at the end of the war. The war Is now virtually ended, and it will be officially ended when the treaty is signed and ratified. No volunteer can be right fully held after that time, and it is ques- tion whether a volunteer who deserts the service after that time can be legally pur- sued and punished Desertion after the completion of legal service would seem to be legal impossibility.
 But the president may be using the vol unteer as a club with which to compel con- gress to grant an increase ''in the regular establishment" that is very dear to the strong government heart-to the republican party in other words Republicanism and milionairism have been hunting a long time for good excuse in this matter. They think they have found out in the newly acquired islands, when in fact regular force of 5O,O00 men would be ample A con- stabulary made up from Cubans is about all that is needed in Cuba. But we could spare from an army 50,OOO strong at least 12,OOO men for the Cuban service The navy and a constabulary could do the rest. Spain held the Philippines by means of a garrison of one thousand men, and our rule there will certainly be as good in every respect as Spain's was, and we can keep Rico and Hawaii will need few soldiers A great army is not needed in the islands. It is sought for home purposes. The corpora tions and capitalists need it, and the re- publican party listens when the magnates talk, for it is the magnates who supply the fund that buys negro delegates, and voters in Indiana and Illinois and Kentucky, and that renders our modern presidential elec- tions hopelessly rotten.
 The president Is in the wrong whether he assumes that congress will authorize an increase to 100000 men, or whether he Is trying to compel congress to authorize such an increase, or whether he proposes, re- gardless of the law and the rights of the volunteers, to hold them until the regular army is increased to 100000 men. Whatever he proposes in the mystical sentence quoted, he is in the wrong; he is outside of executive duties. The proposition he has formulated is, it is true, republicanism, but it does not look to democratic government, nor is it within the law. It is indefensible from any point of view except that of small but potential class-Mr. Hanna's campaign class.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
TEST THE DIsPENsARY PLAN

From the Montgomery Chronicle.
 It has been several years since South Carolina adopted the dspensary plan of controlling the sale of liquor. At first, there was no end of trouble. But gradually the policy has been winning its way to gener- al popularity. Of course, liquor-selers will oppose it, just as they would oppose any plan that has for its object the restric- tion of drinking or selling of liquor. That may be expected. Several localities have requested to have the law locally applied By all means, grant the trial; and we will gradually ascertain how the policy will work, and be better prepared, each session to deal with it in our legislature. In this way, we may escape obstables chafing which South Carolina found in her path.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
PRIMARY ELECTIONS
From the Anniston Index.

FTOn IH6 AflHlStOn
 The plan of making nominations by primary elections is rapidly taking the place of the beat meeting and the county convention. In some of the states the pri- mary is adopted to such an extent that primary elections are held to secure an ex- pression of the people for offices which are not filled by popular elections. In the state of Georgia the United States senators are voted for in state primary and the gen. eral assembly in electing senators records the verdict of the people expressed at the primary Wherever the democratic party has adopted the primary plan of making nominations the party has been strengthen ed and the same result will follow when the primary plan of making nominations is generally adopted in Alabama
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
KILLINGS EARNINGS
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
 It is understood that MT. Rudyard Kip- ling is receiving royalty of two shillings copy on his book, "The Days Work, 2 now selling so briskly. On circulation of 50,000 copies the royalty would give the au- thor a return of s5,OOO (s25.0 .0OOl. Add the value of the serial and American rights and MT. Kipling's receipts for this volume would be well over G10000. For a collec- tion of short stories which do not. with per- haps one exception, even approach MT. Kipling's best work in the past this pecu- niary return seems adequate.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

clines to put one-cent stamp here!' It prefers to contemplate Porto Rico in Amer ican hands, rather than in Spanish hands. It believes in America, even in Boston in off moments, and 1t has no use whatever for Spain in the governing line. The cir culars and the unpaid postal card go, there- fore, into the waste paper basket.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
MISS GOULD WAS FOOLED

Albany Telegram to the New York Journal.
 As Miss Helen Gould was picking her way daintiiy along the sloppy pavement from the county court yesterday after noon, tall. slim young man with small brown inustache approached her with up- lifted hat. Miss Gould looked frightened, and her aunt. her cousin and her maid fiuttered about her.
 Excuse me- said the young man. nut
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 Love leans.
 If love could tell all it knew 1t would soon know nothing.
 The trouble with most old people Is that they were born too early In life.
 An ideal husband is one who doesn't sheer at his wife because she insists on keeping lot of half-dead geraniums stuck up in the bay window all winter.
 Probably the reason why old married folks always act so interested in young couples Is because they are wondering whether they could ever have acted that way themselves.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

The presidents message and the other press dispatches of Sunday night, amount ing to 30, GOO words, were handled in this city by Operator David P. Dyer, in The Age Herald office. Without error or delay he received in about eight hours. over one wire, the message which contained about 22, ,OOO words. This is new record, and the readers of The Age-lierald can testify that Mr. Dyer's work was singularly accurate.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
ALABAMA INVITES THE PRESIDENT

From the Brooklyn Citizen.
 A partisan attempt was made in the Ala bama legislature to gloss over President McKinley's delinquences in his treatment of the south by inserting an indorsement of his entire course in the preamble of a resolution iviting him to be the guest of the Alabama general assembly when he visits the state on or about the 17th. But it did not succeed.
 Everybody knew that the statement of the preamble that the president had con- tributed largely to the obliteration of sec- tional lines was not in accord with the effect of his imposition of ignorant and vicious colored politicians as high officials on the southern communities; appointments that are largely responsible for the mis- conduct of the colored politicians in gen. eral; for the arousing of race feelings and recent rfoting, and threatened revival of sectional feeling that would have followed mad the people of the north taken sides against the whites of the south
 therefore, the preamble was struck out, ana resolution adopted which commits no one to partisan endorsement of every thlng the president sees fit to do, but which at the same time demonstrates the hospltable character of the southern peo- pie, and the possession of sound sense in avoiding anything to provoke discussion of unpleasant subjects at such a time. The resolution agreed on unanimously cordially invites the president to be the general as- semblys guest and is all that he could reasonably. expect or desire.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

The first senator to enter the chamber at the short session was our own senior rep resentative, and the veteran senator from Vermont was not far behind him. Senator when Senator Morrill, is present.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

MT. Thomas Platt wants big standing army, and he undoubtedly wants a good lot of it placed near his corporation and also near the tumultuous democratic voters of his city.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

am very anxious to meet you; your fa- ther and my father were great friends
 "Yes?' queried Miss Gould
 "Yes," ran on the young man. "My name is Cuyler Reynolds. My father was mar ried In ls65, and while on his wedding trip he WAS at tie Fifth Avenue hotel in New York. Your father was there, too."
 ''Indeed?" said Miss Gould, with a great effort to appear interested.
 ''Yes; one day they sat in the dining room drinking champagne and talking about a railroad they were interested in. It was during Lincoln's funeral and the city was dri.ped in mourning"
 Miss Gould sighed.
 During the talk between your father and my father" the young man continued, it was agreed between them that if your father had a danghteS and my father had a son. they should marry"
 Miss Gould glanced up at the man, star tied, and began edging away.
 Don't be alarmed" said MT. Reynolds, soothingy, "I haven't one my cards with me, but here is one of my wife's. Will you take it?'
 "Oh, gladly, gladly" cried Miss Gould, l am so pleased to have met you"
 Then she glided by him and, with her fiut- tering female guard, went on to the hotel
 Mir. Reynolds is a society young man. He is a nephew of Mrs. John V. L. Pruyn, the leader of society here.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

President Mckinley shuff1es out of an ex- precision of opinion as to the government of the Philippines on the ground that the treaty is not signed and ratified.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

The republicans have determined to side- bills, except the big army bill and the Hawaiian bill. A big army is their chief desire.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

The presidents Cuban views are so hazy that Senator Foraker, of Ohio, cannot grasp them. Perhaps Senator Hanna, be- hind the scenes, can.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

General Wheeler's resolution, rendering to gress, and directing that gold medal be prepared for her, should go through con- gross with bells on.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

General Joe Wheeler also read the mes sage, and his comment is characteristic of a man who believes in upholding his su- perior officers whenever principle does not absolutely forbid.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
MIR. 0UAY,s ORDEAL

From the Boston Herald.
 The Pennsylvania legislature will begin balloting for United States senator on Jan- uary IT. In the meantime, the gentlemen of the jury will please keep their eyes fixed on the prisoner at the bar.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
ALABAMA,s SAFETY

From the Florence Herald.
 A constitutional convention in Alabama would remove the possibility of repro duction in this state of the recent disgrace ful methods employed in the Carolinas.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

The gates and homes of the capital city are to be thrown wide open to AIabama's young hero, Richmond Pearson Hobson.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

Snow shovels, and liniments for the back, are the liveliest articles in the northern markets of late. Up there one storm suc-
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

MT. Reynolds resolution of thanks should be broadened so as to include Colonel Bryan's excellent definition of the duty of representative.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

The esteemed Congressional Record will soon adorn the waste paper basket in every well-regulated newspaper office.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

The friends of school and organic reform have hard battles on their hands, but progress always wins in the long run fin Alabama.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

The presidents evasveness over the cur rency question Is sad disappointment to his eastern admirers.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

After all, let us be glad that the president did not wave the bloody shirt in his cleo tioneering message.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

The state honors herself when she honors her two favorite sons, Joe Wheeler and Rich. Hobson.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

It was left to Forecaster Grosvenor. ot Ohio. to discover that the message is q literary Kohinoor.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

The people begin to distrust that branch of the legislature that distrusts them.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

General Joe Wheeler was the Hon of the occasion when congress met.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-11-03
KNIGHTS WILL MEET.
Sixth District Pythians to Gather at
Minneapolis.

The Knights Of Pythias Of the Sixth
district will hold their next conven.
tion atMinneapolis on November ID,
l6 and II. The object Of the conven'
tion is to build up the order. The
different degrees in initiation will be
exemplifed.
The Sixth district is composed Of
the counties Of Lincoln, Ottawa, Clay,
Riley, Saline, Dickinson, Geary and
Waubunsee, In which there are locat-
ed lodges with an aggregate member
ship Of about thousand knights.
The several lodges in this county are
as follows: Damon lodge, Abilene,
so; Harmony lodge, Hope, 2S; Spar
tan lodge, Woodbine, 22; Noble lodge,
Chapman, 80; Criterion lodge, Solo
mon City, 22; Fraternal lodge, Man
chester, 20 members.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-11-03
OUR FLAG!
Beautiful in Peace, Terrible in War; Glorious Always
TAKEN BY DEATH.
Two County High School Students
Die Of Tvphoid Fever.

es W. kNve~ 1SvSA
At Steelsmith's sanitarium early
Friday morning Miss Sophia Edith
Henderson, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Henderson, Of Sunnyside, died
Of typhoid fever, aged 20 years. She
was brought to the city a few days
ago but the disease was too severe
for medical skill. She was a hand.
some young lady and seemed strong
to withstand any suffering and much
sorrow will be felt at her decease.
Funeral at Sunnyside at 10 o. m.
Sunday, interment at Solomon,
1t is related that a group of five
young people of which Miss Hender-
son was one ate watermelon about
three weeks ago. All were taken
sick after and typhoid fever resulted.
Richard Cormack, one Of the party,
died last week, Miss Henderson has
followed and two others are yet seri-
ously i'll. While it is not known that
the melon caused their illness it is
thought that it did SO.
Mr.. Cormack was in the junior
class Of the county high school, Mis-.
Henderson in the senior class and
they were taken i'll while at school in
Chapman.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-11-03
Shifting Soil.


Real Estate Transfers, Reported by George
Merrill, Abstracter.l
T Kirby to Jas Gleason Its 29 80 81 81
blk q Banner, 1925.
G W Cowperthwait to Mary E Muir.
ply 1t / blk 2S x & H add, $l5.
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins Co to
FB Timm nwl ll-l4'3, $3.50.
P H Halleck (Rec) to Geo Ethering-
ton swl 1922, s24OO.
II Wentworth to A + Knee)and Its 9
10 blk 81 Herington, 5000.
d Slagenwhite to f and F Slagen-
white sci 6 mel 7-l4-2, $4,000
Is A Howe to Mary A Bond Its 789
32-l2-4, $4,000.
P II Halleck (Rec) to } NJ Gleissner
1t 5 Broadway, $500.
+ D Maine to Henry Fengel 1t 26N I'd
st Lebold's 4th add, S75.
P A.and A Franklin to W Cunning
ham 81 blk II Chapman, $3.50.
Woodbine Town Co to & II Asling Its
10 to 20 blk 10 Woodbine, S75.
+ + Kinderdick to II + Asling mel 10
15-4, $4,000.
H F Asling to F L Kinderdick swl 2
IA, $4,000
Daniel Lord and Franklin Lord to H
Southworth nj sci SO-l6.S, $1,000.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-11-03
NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN.
County Teachers Association Organ
lies for the Year.

The meeting Of the county teachers
association at Chapman Saturday was
attended by about 30 teachers. Supt.
Humbargar called the session to
order. The following officers for the
year were chosen;
President, II. NJ. Ambrose of En-.
terprse.
Vice president, A. L. Lockhart Of
Abilene.
Secretary, Miss Leila stackhouse Of
Chapman.
Papers were read by D. E. Lantz
and j. II. Niesley and discussions
were led by Miss Jennie jacobson and
l.. l.. Odle. In the evening the
teachers enjoyed lecture by Robert
}. Burdette.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-11-03
60 TO THE POLLS.

The coming election is one of the most inn
portant we have had since the war; Great
interests are at stake. The future pros
perity and welfare of our country demand the
election of the whole Republican ticket, State
and County. Let all go to the polls on eIec-
ton day. Take your boys and neghbors
with you. See that every vote in your district
is polled Turn out and vote the whole Re-
publican ticket.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-11-03
Sneers Did Not Win.

A letter from well known citizen
Of Manchester says the Populist meet
ing held there last week was very
poor one to make Pop votes. The
speakers spent much time abusing
Mckinley and the conduct Of the war,
seeming to prefer Spain to America
and several who had expected to vote
the fusion ticket have come out for
Republcanism on account Of the un-
patriotic speeches made.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-11-03
A LARGE Number Attended.

Funeral services Of the late David
Slagenwhite held at the residence Of
f. S. Engle near Acme and later at
Newbern church Sunday were at
tended by a very large number Of
friends and relatives. Elders Engle
and Wingerd otiiciated.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-11-03
No SULK|NC THERE.
SENATOR STOCKS AND z. A.
BERRY FOR CALDERHEAD.
Strong Marshall County Politicians
Give Good Advice on Supporting
the Straight Republican Ticket.

Once OF the schemes OF Mr.. Win
cents desperate friends in this count
has been to report that prominen
Republicans are fighting Calderhesd
1t has been given out that Senate
Fred A. Stocks and Z. A. Berry, tw,
Of Marshall county's leading Republi
cans, were opposed to Calderhead ant
to test the matter, Chairman j. B
Case wrote them directly asking then
where they stood. These are theil
unequivocal replies:
MARYsvILLE, Kas., Oct. 27.-Reply.
to your letter Of inquiry l would say
that Mr.. Ed Berry and myself arc
second to no one in our allegiance to
the Republican party and to its can
dldates. We deem it OF supreme i'm
portance that the administration Of
our magnificent President be endorsed
by the election OF men to congress
who will give him their hearty CO.
operation and support. In this way
only can the splendid achievements
Of the late war be secured and the
policy that has broughtso much pros
perity to our common country be con-
tinued.
For these and other reasons we are
supporting Mr.. W. A. Calderhead,
will vote for him and are urging our
friends to do likewise.
You have our consent to use this
letter in any way that will advance
the interests Of Mr.. Calderhead's can.
didacy. FRED A. STOCKS.
fully approve Of all Senator Stocks
has written. and will add that | have
never opposed Mr.. Calderhead's can
didacy, was delegate from Water
vile township in the convention
which sent delegates to the congress
sional convention and was personally
for Mr.. Calderhead and have worked
early and late since his nomination
for his election.
The Republican who, upon person
al grounds, will this year vote against
the congressional candidate Of bis
party lacks a great deal Of being
patriot and loyal Republican.
Hoping and expecting that not only
Mr.. Calderhead but all OF our candi-
dates for congress will be triumphant
ly elected, am very truly yours,
E. A. BERRY.