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The age-herald., 1898-02-15
A Big Rail Order.

The Pittsburg Dispatch states that the Louisville and Nashville railroad has just placed an order for 15,OOO tons of steel rails with the Carnegie Steel company. This is the largest order of the year thus far as the order of the Pennsylvania railroad was the largest of last year. The price at Pittsburg is stated to be SIS a ton.
 The central point of the Louisville and Nashville system is Birmingham and be- yond shadow of a doubt that company would have preferred to spend it's rail money in its own territory rather than spend it in a territory that gives it very little or no business. But the want of steel mill here compelled it to go to Pitts burg in order to supply it's needs.
 Nearly sS0O.OOO is thus taken away from this district in one order. A good part of this handsome sum Is drawn directly from the pockets of the people of the Brming- to those pockets. for the Carnegie people are now prepared to make iron from their own ores. And the Louisville and Nash vile is only one of a large number of southern railroads It Is safe to say that none of them would buy rails in Pittsburg if they could buy in Birmingham They could save money by buying here. But Birmingham has no standard steel rails to sell. Not rail.
 Friends and fellow citizens, shall this state of things last much longer in a val ley that has veins of iron ore on the one side, and seams of coal on the other side. with beds of dolomite between? This is at once very important and a very press- ing question. Can Birmingham afford to let southern money be carted off to buy articles that every intelligent man knows can be made to good advantage in this
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
The State Convention.

The democratic executive committee meets in Montgomery today. It will fix the time and place for holding the state conven- tion and prescribe rules governing those who shall participate In electing delegates to the convention. The Age-Herald be- leves Birmingham should be selected as the place for holding the convention Bir- mingham is most accessible and has the best hotel accommodations. The conven- tion should be held early-not later than political contests are productive of no good. The dates for action on the part of the various counties might be fixed for one week in advance of the state conven- tion.
 The executive committee must prescribe rules governing those who shall partici- uate in the selection of delegates. Let the committee be conservative. All conserva- tive men in the state, irrespective of past political associations or differences who will agree to support the nominees and plat form of the democratic party should be called upon to join in the selection of delegates. The manner of the selection of delegates in each county should be left to
 the county executive committees. Such action will bring about thorough harmony in the democratic party and will be pro- ductve of the most good. In Alabama democratic nomination means election These political matters should be settled early. Long political contests abstract the best minds from industrial pursuits. Let the people settle the political matters well and early and again get down to busi- ness
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

between the Mississippi river and Pennsy1- vania. and north of the cotton states.
 In a similar manner the crop of every state and territory is reported even the crop of Virginia. which was only n,5ss bales. The crop of Missouri was 24.11s bales, and that of Oklahoma S5.251 Kan sas did not grow any cotton in 1s96-97.
 The thirty-one Alabama mills in that year contained 2l5,OO4 spindles, and they bought 6s,65S bales, or about eight per cent. of the crop. This was. however, gain of nearly 20 per cent. over the purchases of the previous year. The purchases of Ala bama mills this year will go to S0,O0O bales, but even then the mills will not take over per cent. of the crop. The state needs more mills. In this respect she Is out ranked by South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, being a weak and tagging fourth in the list. The average weight of the Alabama bales was 5O7 pounds, and the farmers who grew, picked and mar keted them received in the average 6.6s cents pound--in all, s2s,2S07o5. The sSs, 7S9 bales were grown on 2,656,333 acres. It took 3,19 acres to make bale. There was not much intensive farming in the state that season. The best yield per acre was in Indian territory, where bale was gathered in the average from 1,6l acres In Florida nearly five acres and half were needed to produce a bale ..
 With these final figures Statistician Hyde dismisses the crop of 1S96-97. and turns at once to the crop of 1S97-9S. In about years time, he will be ready to submit his final figures of the crop that is now swing ing around the eleyen-million point. Its predecessor barely exceeded eight and half millions.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
HAROLD EVERETT CLAY
THE WIND

Edw. w. Butcher in Pail Mall Magazine. Out from the caves I spring at morn, Freed from my thrall at last With an angry roar and cry of scorn, A challenge blow on my brazen horn, With fierce and defiant blast. The ships at sea are my easy prey,
 And I drive them before my breath Through the midnight gloom till the break
 of day Out from the hold of the sheltering bay To whirl in a waltz with death. The sturdy oak of hundred years
 Like a reed I twirl and break, Then rush away with thousand cheers, Nor heed the cry that is wrought in tears For the havoc my legions make. No human hand can compel to rest My steed untrammeled and wild, But voice comes to me of the west, And I ruffle the down on the sparrows
 breast M
 And kiss the lips of a child
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
Low Order of ChivaIry.

It is not a high commentary upon either morals or chivalry that woman is forced to go into open court and publicly pro- claim her infidelity to the world in order that she may snatch from the gallows highwayman who unfortunately happens to be her brother. The humiliation incident to the position forced upon Mrs. Miller, the sister of John A. Gafford, at reenville, last Saturday stands almost without parallel in the history of American jurisprudence
 It will be difficult to convince thespeople of Alabama that Mrs. Miller was not she did in the form of affidavit, con- fessing criminal intimacy with the murder ed man, Barlow Lloyd. If these were the facts and because of which Lloyd had for the defense to have done was to have subpoenaed Mrs. Miller at the time of the trial and permitted her testimony to weigh with others in support of her broth CTS innocense.
 As it must of necessity appear to the pub- lie it was a question whether the brother murderer and highwayman-should suffer the penalty of the law imposed upon him by a jury of his peers, or whether dependant and widowed sister should be dragged into open court and made to impart to the pub lie information which should for all time to come have remained sacred and silent within herself.
 What greater affliction and humiliation could be imposed upon a woman than was the ordeal through which this widowed sister passed. If it bore evidence of a voluntary act its sting would be less pois- onous, but that 1t carried with it the im- pression that woman was coerced into Haunting her shame before the world to save a red-handed murderer from the gall lows is calculated to place a premium upon family outlawry and drag womanly honor down to the lowest depths of in fanny. Mrs. Miller is the mother of four children and the confession of the mother brought down upon those innocent and fatherless beings an unjust disgrace that not even time will remove. What is the life of a highwayman to the dishonor of innocent children? Shame upon such ex- hibitions of chivalry
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.

The fact that The Age-Herald will Issue 24-pape paper next Sunday should not escape the attention of the enterprising citizens Of Birmingham. This issue will be scattered broadcast, as straws to the four winds, and will reach the homes of hundreds of people who will attend the Mardi Gras festivities for the sole purpose of shopping. Sample copies will be sent out to postmasters at the numerous towns in Alabama, with a request that they be distributed freely among the citizens residing in their respective commu- mites.
 Advertisers, with a view to business, should not allow this opportunity to pass unnoticed. as it will afford greater advantages for them to reach the outside world than has ever be- fore been offered by the press of Birming- ham.
 This official edition of the Age-Herald will be beautifully and appropriately illustrated, and will contain interesting reading matter of every description.
 The honest advertiser the man who deals in facts-will readily appreciate the advan- tages offered in next Sundays issue of the Age Herald, and will grasp the opportunity for scattering his name and business before the people throughout the state.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
 Never look gift pipe in the mouthpiece The tallest man in the world is not above criticism.
 The girl who possesses heart of stone is truly a peach.
 tombston always has good word for a man when he's down.
 People who claim to have no vices usually have but few virtues.
 Ice is about the only thing that is really what it's cracked up to be.
 Any woman can fool a man, but it's some times difficult to keep him fooled.
 Card playing can't be very wicked, as there isn't a black heart in the deck.
 Some men marry widows because they are too lazy to do the counting themselves. It is no wonder some women look faded they are always casting whitening looks at the men.
 The man who has no enemies may be considered good but it's question what he's good for.
 When woman tries to capture a wealthy husband she evidently believes his means will justify the end
 It is said that the sun never sets on the British possessions. Probably it's afraid of matching a disturbance.
 The man who tackles the beautiful snow with a shovel will make more money than the one who writes poetry about it.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
A Shooter From shootville

From the Pinckard Pilot
 On last Saturday night, at Wicksburg, Grant Smith, at the entertainment of Josh Bullards, shot Josh in the thigh; and as Julius Bird was going over to see the wounded Josh, Grant shot him through the bowels which proved fatal on Sunday night Grant then went to the residence of Jeff Holloway. When MT. Holloway awoke he found that some one was In an adjoining room. On going in he was de- manded to give up his keys, as he Grant, wanted his money. On being refused Grant shot Holloway in the mouth, the shot coming out under his ear. He then secured Sam Greens horse and rode In the direction of Pinckard leaving the horse on this side of McSwane bridge, about four miles southwest of Pinckard. From all reports Julius Bird, the one who was killed is a darkey with splendid reputa- tion and there is no doubt but what he was killed without cause. Grant Smith IS a desperate negro.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
A FIagrant Crime. .
From the Dadeville Spot Cash.

From the DaueVlIIe SPOt OdSn'
 In our own old county of Tallapoosa the crime of ignorance is fragrant. and it Is with a sense of great modification we re- call the incident of meeting gentleman from one of the farming precincts who stated to us he had two grown sons and three grown daughters, and not one of his family could read or write This would almost make one believe in the tyrannical rule of Germany, where education is made compulsory It is our sincere hope that in the future more attention will be paid to electing efficient educational officers, who can by untiring efforts rescue our beloved commonwealth from this fettered rule q ignorance.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

district? Rails as good as the best can be made here at prices that would drive both Chicago and Pittsburg out of the south. What better outlet does raii mill need than the southern railroads themseivesi The raw materials and the market are all at hand But the big steel mill is not.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
The Crop of 1896-97.
change.

The government statistician has just mailed to his circle of readers his final statement of the cotton production of 1S96- 97. The crop itself is almost out of mud, but late as the final report is, there are some interesting facts to be gathered from it as to Alabama's crop of that season.
 In order to show what disposition was made of the bales picked and ginned in Ala bama, this table from the report becomes
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
Limestone's Belt yearer.

From the FTOrence IIneS.
 Mir. Ira H. Davenport, who lives near the county line of Lauderdale and Lime stone, is the champion hog grower of all this section. Last year he had the heav- fest porkers, and now this year he still leads the van. He butchered last Monday when his largest porker turned the scales at 555, his next largest at 51S, and the third at 396 He also killed two pigs" Il months old, that averaged 26O His 555 pound hog was 25 months old. MT. Davenport still wears the belt.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
Mobile Is sound as a Dollar.

From the Mobile Register
 The post-epidemic disinfection of the city has been finished and Drs. Seaton Norman and A. R. Carter and MT. Craig of the marine hospital service, left the city yes- terday, Drs. Norman and Carter going to Biloxi, Miss, where they will conduct the post-epidemic disinfection in that city, and MT. Craig returning to his post at Key West, Fla.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
VARIOUS HAPPENl NGS
 -Suuun.~lN ALABAMA
Methodist Salaries.

From the Scottsboro Citizen.
 Rev. Dr. Morris, who lectured here last week gets a salary of s4,OOO year as pas- tor of McKendree church in Nashville. No larger salary. we believe, is paid South ern Methodist minister.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

The executive committee which meets at the democratic party by selecting Birming- ham as the place for holding the state convention.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

The desire to nominate John Wanamaker for governor of Pennsylvania points strongly to the belief that the republicans want to pull the leg of a man who can manipulate check book with neatness and dispatch.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
CHEER UPt
By HeAry s. washburn.

ny os Be of good chesr, there is some heart Ready to bear with us a part Of burdens which are on us cast, Some one to love us to the last; Some hand to smooth life's rugged way, Some smile to cheer us day by day: Some angel, with a radiant brow, Is walking with us, even now!
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
An Appalling Persistency,
1rom the Sheffield Reaper.

From the Sheffield Reaper.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald deserves the hearty indorsement of every patriotic and progressive Alabamian for the bold position it has taken on the educational question. The Age-Herald is using official figures with telling effect in showing up the falsity of the boasts that have been made Alabama holds to the rear of the procession with persistency that is ap- palling.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
Unkindly Walked on.

From the Troy Messenger.
 A burglar entered the annex boarding house near pr. Eldridge's residence last night and relieved some of the boys Of ''rocks" and other valuables. He "touched' Stephen Knoles trousers for S3O 0hree tens) and a watch and walked off in pair of Will Cobb's best shoes.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
Roads and Schools.

From the Scottsboro Citizen
 The Morgan County Herald is in favor of good roads and a better public schooi system. You can put the Citizen down on the same platform.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

The attention of MT. J. Bull is called to the fact that the Japs have resoluted that they do not Nike the English. This may ,nean a renewal of hostilities in the east
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

The next move on the Spanish Cuban chessboard is up to Billy Mason. The time limit on his promise to free Cuba by the first of March is about up.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

The promised strike among the New England mill operators is a renewed evi- dence of Mr. McKinley's prosperity.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

MT. PIowman should next time do busi- ness with subsoiler and get deeper into the ballot box.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
The Illiterate Voter.

From the Florence Times.
 Alabama must get a move on herself. Ignorance is the basis of the larger part of all our woes.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

No doubt Mr. De Lome thinks more kindly of the United States now that an- other warship has been sent to the Ha- vana harbor.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
THE STATE EXCHAN GES.
Be Just to the Poor.

Fromthe Huntsville Mercury.
 Save the public school lands for the poor children of Alabama.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

If DeLome had sent word instead of hay ing written the letter, things might have been different with him at Washington
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

MT. DeLome has lived to realize that MT. Mckinley no longer bars any of the doors open to him.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

It is a fact worthy of observation that David B. Hill has said not word on the DeLome question.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

Roger o. Mills talks like @ man who is getting the rough side of the rowing path.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15

Luetgert's conviction was a blow to the sausage industry.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
Huntsville's Mule Market.

From the Huntsville Mercury.
 While cattle dealers have been engaged in shipping thousands of cattle out or Huntsville as fast as they could be bought, mule dealers have busied themselves bring ing hundreds of mules to the city and find ing a ready market for them. Within three months past, Huntsville has grown to be perhaps the best mule market in the state and certainly the largest within radius of 100 miles, Mules are brought here for sale from points all over this sec tion and farmers in other counties know- ing good mules can be bought, come here to make their purchases. The business is carried on every day, about dozen men being engaged, and of course the best of all days is Saturday. On the east side of the square, the dealers and their droves of mules present a picture that is cir GUS within itself. Of all the counties that send their stock here for sale, Bedford county, Tenn, contributes the most. From this county, four dealers, Messrs. Wallace Lacy, Tom Shell, Micas Peacock and George Muse, have bought 800 head since Jan l. They arrived yesterday with drove of eighty which they disposed of without much effort. Mules are selling at prices ranging from $40 to $So and the prices, are going upward
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
suRscRIPTION RATES.

Remittances can be made by express, postofice money order or drafts at current rate of exchange. Address
 THE AGE-HERALD,
 Birmingham, Ala
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
Last Friday in Mobile.
From the Mobile Register.

From the MoDlle he8iSter.
 The rainfall here aggregated 2.23 inches. In meandering around the town after that wet parcel had been let loose between z and 3 o'clock some very Imaginable sights were seen On the north side of Duncan place east of Water street every floor or the buildings there located were flooded with from two to six inches of dirty water In one colored barber shop in this block there was man in the chair being shaved; while the colored tonsorialst was pushing the razor over the mahogany face or ms customer he was standing in water that was ankle deep. A good portion of the buildings between Water and Commerce street were flooded and many one had to swim out (O'Grady) in order to get home.
 The employees and visitors to the cotton exchange were cooped up for about an hour yesterday afternoon, the water sur rounding the building on all sides several inches in depth. A dray was backed up to the north door and several were carried to Water street in this manner.
 Dauphin street, from Jefferson to Broad, was a sheet of water. bridges were washed away and people could not get into or out of their houses until the water subsided The Broad street ditch, which is seven or eight feet deep, was overfowing and a girl. pupil of one of the city schools, fell into the ditch and would probably have drowned had not assistance been rendered by two men who were passing at the time.
The age-herald., 1898-02-15
TELEPHONE CALLS.

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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-11-04

opposed to the free coinage. ul silver.
is now ana should he the h,est IN tn.
world aud atparity OF ill forms OF
money should he. maintained by ,vise
and conservative laws. We. favor the
use of both gold and silyer.:as the
standard of >all commercial countries.
and endorse the efforts Of the renub..
lican. administration to promote the.
policy of bimetalism under agreement
with the civilized nations Of the world.
We believe in a Z Just and, equal tax,
alton Of all private and corporate inter-
ests. and pledget our state board OF
equalization to a higher: assessment OF
railroads than has heretofore. been OBJ.
tained in this state. 100
We believe in the strict. observance OF
all laws and especially that no back
ward,step should be taken In the main
tenance. and enforcement Of the pro-
hibitioh law. %SSH
We favor the enactment Of such
laws as will better protect the employees
of corporations from injuries sustained
by reason of negligence on the part OF
fellow servants.
Wereafirm oursbelief in the policy Of.
protection to American industry and
American labor.
We heartily endorse the wise, patri-
otto and conservative administration
Of President Mckinley and renew our
faith IN. the patriotic: ind beneffcent
poaicysof the republican party in ma
ti6nal affairs. -!
We also. commend the. wise adminis-
tration of the executive affairs Of. this.
state by the heads Of the various
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-11-04

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ss.ly auYocate c!osel Telatlons 2 q
oetter understanding between the Eng
lish speaking people Of the earth.
In the future, as in the past. we vel
come to our hospitality all libertyioy-
ing individuals from eyery cline ana
offer to each D. full share Of tile trent
blessings That belong Is ana are i part
Of the free institutionsiunder our renub.
lican form Of government. &. /,
We condemn the unciviliIeds and dark
age policy, Of Spain in its barbaroug
treatment of the inhabitants Of CUBA.
Porto Rico,i the Philippines and those
islands vet remaining under Spanish
control to those of our patriotic ctr
zens who have pledged their lives on
behalf OF these oppressed people We
offer our teindersest devotion and united
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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-30
A MERRY PARTY.

The hospitable home ofMr. and
Mrs. A. d. McConnico was the
scene OF merry gathering of young
people Thursday evening when
Messrs Douglas and Sam McConni-
co and Miss Lavenia entertained
their many friends. There was a
large crowd present and the hours
sped rapidly by with music and
dancing. No time of life is hap
pier than that in which the young
er crowd Of Bryan now find them
selves, and few cities can boast Of
such a complement Of bright and
pretty girls and manly young fell
lows as form this circle in Bryan.
This occasion was one Of the most
pleasant they have ever experienced
for the reason that Mr.. and Mrs.
McConnico always have a warm
welcome for the young folks and
make them feel thoroughly at
home.