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The age-herald., 1899-07-02

same block Is an elegant mercantile build ing worth something like eighteen or twenty thousand dollars, which Is assessed at the ridicuously low figure of s4,0O0. And one could stand on that same avenue and see any number of mercantile houses-good paying property-assessed at less than one third of their value.
 Birmingham should have a larger reve- nue than 1t has. Its present revenue is de- oidedly inadequate, and no one appreciates that fact more fully than I. But 1t does seem to me that the merchants with their licenses are paying handsomely toward the expenses of the city, relatively speak ing, and $7O,OO0 certainly strikes one as small for realty and personally.
 "F Repplier' is much concerned about the insurance question, too, and he threat ems the merchants with severe legislation if things are not done his way. He seems to be itching for what he calls the ''Missis- sippi Law" Now, every one knows that merchandise stock is never worth at a sale as much as 100 cents in the dollar. Never theless the merchant may honestly insure it for what it costs him; and it frequently happens that his insurance is in excess of the value of his stock in hand during the 'off seasons. But he allows his policies to remain Tn force to cover any variations when the spring or fall stocks come in
 If this writer who signs himself "F. Repplier' will only keep his temper down and look after his real estate friends and himself he will probably have his hands full. At any rate, the merchants are abun- dantly able to take care of themselves
 "F. Repplier" had no ground whatever on which to attack the board of trade. The merchants of Birmingham who compose this body representative citizens. They are all worthy members of this communi- ty and are as loyal to the city and as jealous for it's reputation and it's interests as any other of our good people. The filings, therefore, that "F. Reppler' makes at the board are uncalled for, and come with bad grace to say the least.
 l thank you, MT. Editor, for the courtesy you have shown me in giving space in your valuable paper for this letter. I will make no further reply to "F. Repplier," but will adhere to my rule, which is, as stated in the start, not to notice newspaper communications which do not bear the name of the author, l would be glad, however, to meet the gentleman personally and discuss with him in my office these questions of taxes and insurance or any others he might choose. For he is man "a Birmingham man-and not Mrs. Fannie Repplier, whose name appears on the tax assessors books. That goes without say ing. OLIVER CHALIFOUX,
 President of the Board of Trade.
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REPLY TO REPPLIER
President Chalifoux Defends Merchants
 in Signed Card
To the Editor of the Age-Herald.

To the Editor of the Age-Herald
 As adverse as I am on principle to ans wering newspaper communications which do not bear the real name of the author,
 the article in last Sundays Age-Herald signed "F. Repplier,'' contained such bit ter arraignment of the merchants of Bir- mingham that I feel constrained to reply.
 In my letter of June Fist I endeavored to
 repel the insinuation that the merchants
 were not bearing their just share of the municipal burden I pointed out that real estate and personal property paid tax or only $7O, 1059 as against $99S49S2 collected on account of licenses and merchants tax
 In stating the item of $94,92O for licenses .unintentionally left out the phrase and other" Merchants and other licenses was the way the sentence should have read, the merchants paying $53, 7O7.50 for licenses, and the merchants, such as street railway lines, telephone companies, the gas company, the electric company, bankers and professional men, paying 1,212.50.
 IF Repplier' admits that the real estate owners do not assess their property "suf" ficiently hgh," but he says they come nearer doing so than the merchants. A general assertion like that proves nothing. There are pernaps many cases where Ahei chants have undervalued their stocks but when one states as a fact that this or that class is more just or more honest than this or that other class he is assuming to know more than he can know. However.
 1 never said a word in my letter about
 real estate owners returning assessments lower than the value of their property. made no charge or insinuation of that sort. IF Reppler's' guilty conscience doubtless accused him. hence his confession or ad- mission.
 sssBut since the matter of real estate as- ssn,.s .7qents is up for consideration any one walk s3o,s s3os fair Knowledge of values can and 6s,d almost any street or avenue assessed at not luaD,e properU ,,,Sa Ma'en On na tb,s ,ro,,,sn, ",o"s.ald sell for. recall at d dn s,,,ns Ion ,t 't,a,swith small frame s- ros Sot p ,. ,., wa sna. .xecently sold for ''''''' -'o' i'"Ny s'ieee psyo>spd 1t, in the
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QUEEN CITY OF NORTH ALABAMA.
 HER RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIES

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How's This |?

any cases~> One Hundred Dollars Reward for by Halls ENCatarrh that cannot be cured F. J. CHENe>rrh Cure.
 We, the undersiIe& CO, Props, Toledo, o. Cheney for the last>Sd, have known F. J. him perfectly honorable years ana oeheVe out any obligation made by ii able to carry WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale DfI hrm.
 ToNggists, WALDING, KINNAN & AIARVfo, v.
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Os> Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, i acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price. 75c per bottle Sold by all druggists Testimon- ials free.
 Halls Family Pills are the best
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So Thoughtful

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 'Mr. Brinkler is an awfuily nice man,
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Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back the burden of the world. Who made him dead to rapture and despair. A thing that grieves not and that never
 hopes,
 Stoid and stunned, a brother to the OK, Who loosened and let down his brutal jaw? Whose was the hand that slanted back this
 brow?
 Whose breath blew out the light within this
 brain?
 Is this the Thing the Lord God made and
 gave
 To have, dominion over sea and land; To trace the stars and search the heavens
 for power; To feel the passion of Eternity? Is this the Dream He dreamed who shaped
 the suns And pilared the blue Armament with light? Down all the stretch of Hell to its last gulf There is no shape more terrible than this More tongued with censure of the worlds
 blind greed More filled with signs and portents for the soul More fraught with menace to the universe What gulfs between him and the seraphim! Slave of the wheel of labor, what to him Are Plato and the swing of Pleiades? What the long reaches of the peaks of song,
 The name of the author is not altogeth aroused so much enthusiasm. Some of in praise, one of them, the San Jose Mer Kiplng's 'Recessional,' that has been wri
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Entrancing Scenery
 The magnificent valley in which the town of Gadsden lies is noted not only for its mineral wealth, its salubrity and fer tility but for its diversified charms of scenery, well. The landscape seen from point on Lookout mountain, say at Colonel Kyles handsome residence or beau- tiful Bellevue, Is one of entrancing beauty. While always grand this lovely scene is observed to the best advantage at this season of the year. The lovely landscape, which is robed in all of the different shades of green, if transferred to canvas, would adorn the walls of the most elegant art gall lery. From the precipitous bluffs that rise almost perpendicularly from the river on the north side and from the Mills creek on the south to heights of six hundred feet and over, a rolling plain, which might also be called plateau, and in which is Gads- den, e2 tends.
 The great bluff walls, which are in many instances densely wooded, with majestic trees are imposing and form a natural scenery which is by no means common in Alabama. Springs of clear water, moss covered lodges, vines and foliage of tropi- cal luXuriance and caverious recesses abound along other faces. From Lookout mount ain, overlooking Gadsden, the lover of the beauties of nature can always find some ething to interest and delight him
 Black Creek Falls
 story of Gadsden without mention of the famous Black creek falls, would be in- complete, and the visitor to the city who does not go out to this celebrated place misses something that he would never for get. The powerful precipice over which the stream flows continually. falling into a basin below whose great depth has never been known, the mammoth, rugged rocks, which comprise the great walls of the basin, tho magnificent live oaks elm and sycamore, which have stood watch over this interesting point for centuries, all go to make up a scene that beggars descrip- tion. Hers Is to be seen one contrast Of natute after another. From huge, pro- jecting stone, forming a semi-circle of sev- eral hundred feet, falls abruptly great vol umes of water Giiich produce thunderous and almost deafening noise. Having shed it's force the stream at once assumes a placid surface and proceeds gently on its seaward course. The recess beneath the pr ec.pice will seat 5,000 people at one time. If you would see the sublime and the beautiful in all of its glory of natures cre- atiop, you should go to Black creek falls, which are three miles from Gadsden and are reached by the Gadsden dummy line, and the L. & N. railroad.
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Nothing to Work On

From the New York Journal.
 Choly-Do you think cigarettes weaken the intellect?
 Doctor-Sometimes but there is no dan- ger in your case.
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Expensive
From Puck.

From Puck.
 "Jelkins made fortune in Wall street. "He doesn't look prosperous No; it took every cent he had"
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She " ould Rather Not

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Does she know anything about his fam ily?" Chicago"
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1.-THE MAN WITH THE FfU4l."

frs the
  pretaton Mhet painting n he San Fancsc
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mamma"
 "Is he?"
 "Yes. Out on the porch last night he said to sister Lou, Aren't you cold?' and then he wrapped the sleeves of his court around her. Wasn't that thoughtful? And his arm was in it, too.''
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The rift of dawn, the reckoning of the rose? Through this dread shape the suffering
 ages look;
 Times tragedy is in that aching stoop; Through this dread shape humanity be-
 trayed,
 Plundered, profaned and dsinhe.ited, Cries protest to the judges of the world, protest that is also prophecy. masters, lords, and rulers in all lands, Is this the handiwork you give to God, This monstrous thing distorted and soul
 quenched? How will you ever strengthen up this
 shape;
 Give back the upward looking and the
 light
 Rebuild in 1t the music and the dream; Touch it again with immortality; Make right the immemorial infamies, Perfdious wrongs jmmedicable woes? O masters, lords and rulers in all lands, How will the Future reckon with this Man? How answer his brute questions in that
 hour
 When whirlwinds of rebellion shake the
 world?
 How will 1t be with kingdoms and with With those who shaped him to the thing When this dumb Terror shall reply to God After the silence of the centuries? 1T unfamiliar, but never before has he he western papers are particularly jealous ,ury, going so far as to term it ''the strong em with the single exception, perhaps of ten in any country in the last quarter of
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Entra ncing Scenery

The tax rate cannot exceed one-half of one per cent.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-31
A Graceful Act.
Communicated.


AS Morgantown is interested in
Capt. Chadwick the following incl
dent, which has never been publish
ed before, is in order.
After the naval victory of Santiago
Captain Chadwick found during an
inspection of one of the enemy's
ships, handsome sword with the
name of Spanish officer engraved
upon it. Knowing that this officer
was prisoner in the hands Of the
government Capt. Chadwick took
pains to discover his whereabouts,
and sent the sword to him with a
courteous note.
The Spaniard wrote most appre-
ciative letter in reply, saying what a
happiness it was to him to possess
his sword again, and adding that he
was no less astonished than touched
by this graceful act of an enemy.
He was surprised that an American
officer could be SO generous.
He probably understands our
Navy better now.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-31
Mr.. Hobarts Condition Is Alarming

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The news
that Vice President Hobart has suf-
fered a relapse was received here
with universal regret. 1t has been
known for some time that an attack
might PROSTATE him at any time but
the public generally was not pre-
pared for to-day's news.
The vice presidents case was alarm
ing large part Of last winter, and at
Townsville. Ga, his condition be-
came so grave with visit with the
President to the home Of Senator
Hanna that it could no longer be
concealed from Mrs. Hobart, though
kept from the sick man himself
Vice President Hobart returned north
earlier than expected, because the
southern climate did not give him
the relief expected, but failed to inn
prove much and ha been almost an
invalid ever since. His loss, should
his present attack result fatally, will
be regretted sincerely by his colleagues
In the senate, with whom he had a
much greater influence than his pre-
decessors in the vice presidential
chair.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-31
ITS In THE AIR.
en- Festivities arc tax
ing Place.

Hay Ride and supper To-night-Spe
Will be Tried-Patience will also be
Tried-Social at .Hackney's Last
Night-C0rn Night Celebrated Social
Affairs Tonight.
To night is Halloween the night
for charms and spells and the one
devoted to the uses of maidens who
desire to peer into the future in or
der to see what manner of man they
are to get. The night is also appro,
priated by the small boy whose soul
is filled with mischief and desire
to.raise all the cain that he can.
The different spells that will be
tried to night by the girls will be
found III the Fridays issue of the
Daily and they will be used to very
great extent. The belief in their eff
ficacy is very deeply rooted in the
feminine breast
Many interesting events have been
arranged by the young people in
commemorative of the night. Among
these is hay ride to Cheat Canyon
where supper will be taken. The
start will be made at six this eve
ming and Mrs. Gallup will act as
chaperone. Misses Bess Hagan and
Francis Leech arranged the party.
They will have delightful trip.
Last night the festivities first be-
gan. 1t was corn night and every
small boy in town had pocket full
of corn which he threw at the PEG
I pie he met and threw against win
dows over town. The custom is an
old one and one that is religiously
observed every year on the night be-
fore Halloween.
The social given by the Epworth
League at Samuel Hackney's on
Greenmont was very enjoyable. A
large party attended the affair. The
house was beautifully decorated
with autumn leaves and the whole
effect was very good. The social
was given by the committee of mer-
cy and help of the League.
| Other social ovants will take place
to night aud the occasion will be APP
propriately celebrated by everyone.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-31
COUNCIL MEETS.
Paving of Front Street Post
poned Until Next Year.

Contractor will Set CURLING this Fall
and Pave In the Spring Special
Night Policeman Appointed Moving
of Scales from Walnut street Dis.
cussed-Bumbo Lane Proposed as
New Location.
Council held its regular meeting
Oh Monday night. Not very much
business was transacted. The matter
of street paving on Front street hill
was taken up, 1t was found that
the hill could not be paved this year
and it was ordered postponed until
next spring. Contractor Sweeney is
to set the curbing this fall and will
finish up the work in the spring at
the same contract price as was to
have been charged this year This
is very satisfactory to all concerned.
w +. Stansberry was appointed q
special policeman on petition OF a
number of business men who guaran
tee his salary. They have sub
scribed various amounts to be paid
each month and the town supple
ments it by payment of five dollars
month. He will get about forty
dollars out of it but will have to do
the collecting himself.
The matter OF moving the scales
on the East end of Walnut street
was discussed and it was referred to
the street committee, But one place
has been suggested as the place to
putthese and thatis.on Bumbo Lane
between Main and Spruce street in
front of Fenton Rice's store.
There does not seem to be any
good reason for moving the scales.
They are now on street 60 feet
wide that is but little used and that
is out of the way of everything. The
street, is being lowered and the scales
could be lowered with it. The street
is but little used now and when the
new bridge Is run over to Green
mont It will be less used.
In Bumbo Lane the traffic has
now hard time to get through and
with scales extending across the
street it will be worse. People can
hardly use it now and with a wagon
of hay or something similar they will
not be able to get along on the side
walks. The people in that section
of town are kicking like everything
and few reasons have been advanced
why the change should be made.
However it is the opinion of the re-
corder that it will be done.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-31
Only Two Left.

I give it as my opinion that one
of the most interesting fights ever
witnessed in West Virginia, in Re-
publican circles, will be the fight
next year between Collector A. b.
White, of Parkersburg, and Hon.
Romeo Fl. Freer, for the nomination
for governor. The race for the nomi-
nation has now narrowed down TO
these two gentlemen, and If reports
are true they are both in the field to
stay. White of course will have the
backing of the two senator's. but /
give it as my opinion that Romeo,
will give them chase for their
money, which they will never forget.
Observer in Huntington Adverti-
ser.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-31
TERRIBLE WRECK.
Morgantown Young Lady is
Slightly Injured in it

Miss Maud Emerine Knocked SenselesS
for two Honrs-Train Runs Into an
Open Switch In the Fog-Fireman
Killed-Eyery Car Wrecked-W0rst
Wreck for Years.
While on her way TO Morgantown
from Fostoria where she had been at
tending the funeral of her brother
who died recently in indianapolis
Miss Maud Emerine was injured in a
railroad wreck which came nearly
ending the lives of number of pas
sengers.
The wreck which took place near
New Castle on Monday morning was
one of the worst that ever occurred on
the road. The train while running
at good speed dashed into an open
switch and the engine turned COM
pletely over. The fireman was caught
under the wreck and killed. The
engineer was badly injured.
All of the cars besides two sleepers
were derailed and turned over. Their
steps were all knocked off and the
sides crushed in a number Of them.
The seats were torn out and the pas
sengers thrown in heap in the front
ends OF the cars.
Miss Emerine received a blow on
the head and was knocked senseless
remaining unconscious for nearly two
hours. When she recovered she had
been taken out of the wreck into one
of the sleepers which had remained
on the track.
A few moments after she came to
her senses the whole train load of peo-
pie were bundled out Of the cars into
the cold and had 80 stand there with
out food or shelter for several honrs
waiting for the wreck to be cleared
away and another train started
| through.
She reached Morgantown on the
evening train almost exhausted from
the strain to which she had been sub
jeeted for the Twelve hours preced-
ing.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-31
Under The Dome.

Under the Dome which comes to
the Opera House next Friday nromis-
es to be one of the biggest money
winners of the season. 1t was first
produced at the Lincoln Theatre,
Sept. II, and scored heavily. 1t is
said to be well constructed and to con-
tain at least two remarkable scenes.
The first of these, a realistic ferry
boat trip from Jersey City to New
York, is said to be absolutely perfect
in detail. The wash of the water,
che creaking of the engines, straining
OF the timbcls, and changing of bells
are all successfully initiated.
The forward half of the boat Is
shown, headed out into the stream
and away from the audience which is
supposed to occupy the rear Of the
boat. At first the lights of the oppo-
site shore and the outlines of the
buildings can be but family seen. A.
the boat progresses out into the stream
these lights become larger and bright
er and the buildings gradually as
sumo shape. When the boat nears
it's destination the familiar buildings
stand out boldly and brightly until it
enters the ferry house.
More startling is the hurricane
scene The first set shows the beau
tiful coral reef harbor at Apia, Samoa,
the beach and the home of the u. S.
Consul. This is followed by the hur-
ricane scene, forked tightening
ing winds-rolling Misunderstanding
rain-and waves mountain high, toss
ing the doomed men-ofwar and final
ly wrecking one of them make an awe
inspiring and blood quickening spec
tacle which can hardly fail to move
| the most blase theatre goer.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-31

A few days ago mention was made
in this paper of the killing of man
on the railroad at Fairmont. He was
horribly mangled and allowed to re-
main where found for an hour or more
while the matter of responsibility was
being fixed between the B. & O. and
the Monongahela River Road. 1t Is
now thought that the man who was
formerly a resident of this place was
murdered by a couple Of his enemies.
The following special from Fairmont
will tell about this It Is as follows:
From the present indications it be-
gins to look that lack Taylor, instead
of being killed by a train Thursday
evening or Friday morning early, a
short distance above this city, as was
thought at the time, and a verdict
rendered to that effect, will turn out
differently, possibly. 1t is thought
by his relatives that the man vas
murdered. His body was found along
the B. & o., railroad lying on his left
side with his right arm across the
track with part of it cut off by a pass
ing train. His friends think he was
first murdered and then placed on the
track; that the first train passing
would render the body beyond recog-
milton. His throat was cut some, but
the head was badly mangled behind,
appearing as If he had been beaten to
death.
Jefferson Taylor, of Morgantown, 4
brotherof the deceased, showed press
representative penknife, possibly six
inches long, opened and the blade
blood STAINED, chat was found cover
ed over with leaves about eight feet
from where his brother was found
dead, and where there had been a
scuffie. A bunch of hair was also
found at this spot that resembled
that Of his brother, and other articles
to show that his brother had met
with foul play. He suspects two of
his brothers enemies as being the
murderers.
1t has been several years since Tay-
lor lived in this place but he will be
remembered by many OF the older resi-
dents He did not bear the best Of
reputation but this has nothing to do
with the murder and if he was killed
as indicated, the murderers should be
hunted down and they should be CIV
en- the benefit Of the law