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The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Gathering SIush Money in Alabama.

President Mckinley has practically taken the stump in Ohio; for his western tour means that, and nothing more. Every speech he delivers will be scattered broad cast over Ohio, a newspaper state, and they are prepared for Ohio consumption, no matter in what state they may be de- lvered. MT. Mckinley is an experienced politician, and not much beyond. He knows the state of Ohio, and he knows that the republican nominee for governor, Judge Nash, is in danger of defeat, and Nashs defeat will be considered-and really will be--a repudiation by the state of the Me- Kinley tariff and Philippine policies, and of the administration, and of Mir. Mckinley as candidate for a second term. No one knows these things better than MT. McKin- ley does. He is now travelling through the west in the hope of inspiring his party in Ohio to renewed and extraordinary efforts. He is in frame of mind. He knows that his ambition hangs upon the Ohio election
 He knows his party will repudiate him if
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
THE BIGGEST PIE EVER BAKED

From the Kansas City Journal.
 It was recounted in the dispatches a. short time since that the people of Mulvane had welcomed one of their soldier boys home with big reception. This soldier boy was Artie Phillips, and in one of his letters from Manila he had said that he would give four years of his life for one of those apple pies such as his mother used to make. At the reception he was present. ed with a huge pie, as has been hitherto related, but it was not until the Mulvane Record arrived this week that we gained an idea of the pies huge dimensions. It was in square form, measuring two feet one way by five feet the other. In 1t were two and one-haM bushels of apples, ten pounds of flour ten pounds of sugar, six pounds of lard, two pounds of butter, and a commensurate amount of the other truck which goes in this kind of pastry. The Record says it was probably the biggest pie ever baked. but that 'it didn't last longer than keg of beer in prohibition town"
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
The Press and To,nIinson

From the Selma Times.
 It appears that our bud, of the Centre ville Press, is inclined to be for John Tom lnson for governor If he takes notion to support John, all Bibb can't keep him from it. John and Lu. must have taken a ride out to the Sulphur Springs and quaf- fed of tfSat celebrated water together. It is said that if I-u. ever gets a man to ride out to those springs with him, he makes "a Gife-long friend out of him. The Press prints a double-column picture of Tompinson, which is fine. By the way, the Press is the best paper ever published in Bfob county, and is constantly growing better.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
THE SANSHEE

Dora Sigerson Shorter. God between us and all harm
 For I tonight have seen A banshee in the shadow pass Along the dark boreen. And as she went she keened and cried, And combed her long white hair, She stopped at Moay Reilly's door, And sobbed till midnight there. And is 1t for himself she means, Who is so far away? Or is it Molly Reilly's death
 She cries until the day? Now Molly thinks her man is gone A sailor lad to be; She puts candle at her door Each night for him to see. But he is off to Galway town
 (And who dare tell her thisD Enchanted by a womans eyes, Half maddened by her kiss. So as we go by Molly's door
 We look toward the sea, And say, May God bring home your lad, Wherever he may be-" I pray it may be Molly's door The banshee kneels and cries, For who dare breathe the tale to her, Be it her man who dies? But there is sorrow on the way, For ! tonight have seen A banshee in the shadow pass
 Along the dark boreen.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Build Good Court Houses

The Montgomery Advertiser says:
 Judge IN. D. Denson Is one circuit judge in Alabama who Is fully alive to the i'm portance of having suitable public build ings in the several counties of the state. It was largely through his exertions that the old and inadequate court house or Chambers county was removed, and in it's place the county has arranged for one of the handsomest and best equipped build dngs in the state. We are pleased to note also that in his recent charge to the grand jury of Macon he called attention to the urgent need of a better court house Tor that fine old county. It would be well 1T the circuit judges throughout the state would follow Judge Denson's good example and impress upon the juries and commis- sioners the importance of good court houses.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Meeting of the State Committee.

HE ad interim authorities of the Democratic party will
 semble in this city today and in the entire his = tory of the ancient partyn the entire political history of the sateperhaps greater responsibilities fell like body men. These here without fee award from every part of the do what they advance the interests of the people They the resenatves of the ole active and efficient white mans party in the state
 But they here confronted threats and schemes of division white the state great question before them this: How best the state by aning intact the white vote in the Democratic party? The consolidation of the white the object to be kept in view and ths of course, that the Democratic party brought thoroughly touch with the white vote of the the ready responsive and honest instrument of that vote
 This be best accomplished through the adoption of the primary system in it's broades and best form Let the people that clique county is for abolished that the humbest Democrat good and potent the dethroned boss in the matter of making nominations from constable president Put the people in command Make every feel that he is ctizen eign Democrat who has boss, superior in politics Drive the bosses and manpulators out bring the people n to rank high the other This and this alone will shut out the demagogues and personal schemers and it will consolidate strengthen the efficient white par ty state boter then will who confesses that he dare submit his claims the people, There will be few of them the primary system be honestly inaugu honestly conducted whether it be affair, by counties.
 beat meetings and county conventions are longer needed They stand condemned by people, The people have for them. There other and better State senatorial candidates be nominated in primaries and county delegates state convention Break the entire clique system The people want of it. It is disappearing neghboring states and should be formed out of this
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Was Well Received
From the Livingston Democrat.

From the Livingston Democrat
 Mir. Tomlinson's speech was well received and 1t was evident that he made a most favorable impression upon his audience MT Tomlinson is thoroughly in line with that democrat of democrats, William J. Bryan. He believes with the eminent Nebraskan in the free coinage of silver, opposition to the trusts and to the English colonial policy adopted by the present re- publican administration. MT. Tominson is one of those strong Chicago platform demo- crats who, like Senator Pettus when it was suggested that he (Pettus) might be con- verted, stated very emphatically, 'I don t want to be converted" MT. Tomlinson' s speech showed him to be in thorough ac- cord with the masses of the people of his adopted state.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press lo IL
 A man blushes for a woman lot oftener than she bluhes at him.
 When a woman has nothing else to wish for she begins to wish that her husband was different.
 A woman can never resist a man who convinces her that he doesn't know how to f1atter her and then does.
 After a woman has been keeping house two years the only room that looks like she thought her bedroom would look after she got married is the spare bedroom. balloon when the battle of Manila was going on she probably would have looked over the edge and said: ''Oh, isn't that cunning!''
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Rocs With lily Keys

The Decatur News prints this interesting statement:
 The hogs in Decatur are having their way. The keys of the city have certainly been turned over to them. They roam un- disturbed everywhere. Two fat porkers have just walked into this sactum and po- litoly grunted. as much as to say. "top of the morning to you, Mir. Editor" few days since an old f1apeared mother of seven suck1ings walked into the cook room of a neighbor and went for a churn of milk that was turning near the stove.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Whites ard Blacks in Sumter

The following was written to the Liv- ingston Southern Home by Baptist negro preacher:
 Livingston Ala, Sept. 30 1899
 MT. Editor-Please allow me space in your columns to say was in the late war. l never have seen as good spirits existent between whites and colored as it is now. Our merchants has did their duty in ad- vancing to their customer and the custom CT is trying to settle up all his debts. We have no hnching and mobng, in our county, and we have two of the best judges, for they give correct charges to the juries of the courts. This is my hum- ble opinion. MARTIN WHITFIELD.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Hcrs In Wiicox

These two paragraphs are from the Cam den Wilcox Progress, and are suggestive of improved conditions in the Blackbelt:
 When a county can boast of pastures specially for hogs it means that such a thing as the smokehouse in the west is gradually becoming thing of the past. Wilcox can make such a boast and the number of swine breeders are rapidly in- creasing.
 We are told that a planter as well as a merchant of Wilcox and not a thousand -'iles from our town, had during the past summer supplied his customers with home made meat and lard.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Great Cotton Ipickers

Even the Associated Press sent out some Georgia rubbish to the effect that some cracker had made a record as a cotton picker, he having gathered in one day about 4So pounds. The Standard, published in Ashland, the county seat of Clay coun- ty, Alabama, prints the following:
 The reporter from Bluff Springs this week says that they have some cotton pickers, too. MT. e. w. Patterson has picked 652 pounds in day, and MT. Monroe Daw'kins 642 pounds. Total 1.294 pounds for two men, It's up to you now.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Dewey Poetry

Even so excellent "a young man and gifted singer as Robert Loveman has fallen upon the filtered way of Dewey poetry. Great grief! Trae Tuscaloosa Gazette contains these lines from MT. Loveman:
 The little voices
 Will be dumb,
 When flushed with glory
 He shall come;
 Twill be day
 When every man E Can proudly say,
 ''Thank God, Thank God,
 I am, I am
 AMERICAN"
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
A Strong Following in TaIladega
From the Talladega News-Reporter

From the Talladega News-Reporter.
 MT. Tomlinson is a man of pleasing ad- dress, Is good talker, and stands flat footed with Bryan democracy on every vital issue He made a good impression here and will have a strong following in his race for governor by reason of his frank and open position on all matters of public moment.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Sentenced for Cheating

Berlin, October 9.-Count Egloffstein, a prominent member of the Club der Harm losen, the trial of certain members of which, on charges of gambling at the cluo was begun on October 8, was today sen- fenced to mine months Imprisonment for cheating at cards.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
THE HOPE OF THE SCHOOLS

From the Sheffield Reaper.
 The state now has one of the best su- perintendents of public instruction 1t has ever had, and if the teachers will cooper ate with him education will advance in this state as 1t has never done before. In MT. Abercrombie the teachers and pupils have friend who is giving them his best ef- forts. He's no fggerhead only.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Value Of Franklin Land
Russellvflle Franklin Times says:

The Russellvilie Franklin Times says:
 Possibly two months ago the Times chronicled the sale of the Harrds place. S60-odd acres, lying about two miles south of town, to ". g. Allen and associates fer $15 per acre. or about si3. 900. We'll, taie game has gone farther. and the Tennessee Coal and Iron company own 1t now, paying $30,s 600 as the purchase price.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
'Possuln Supper at Greenvilio

great feast is promised the Green williams, according to the Advocate:
 The Willing Workers propose to give an old time 'possum supper at the city hall at an early date. The exact time will be given later. The fattest 'possums to be found in the county, cooked in genuine ante-bellum style will be served
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Red Headed rolks Are Great

Chunks of dimpled joy are thus referred to by the Scotts5oro Progressive Age:
 Great chunks of joy were seen on the face of good farmer Dave Anderson when in town Tuesday morning. The reason was clear when it became gnown that there were bouncing Cor crying) twin babies at home, brother and sister. These red-head- ed folks always are great.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

district, is in Birmingham. Colonel Wiley is very confindent of his own nomination. He is one of the holdover senators, and will therefore have vote for United States senator next year.
 Captain L. Y. Dean of Eufaula is in Bir- mingham.
 MT. Henry F. DeBardeleben has recover ed from a rather short attack of fever.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
THE CITY GIRLS DIsADvANrAGE

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
 An advantage which the girl who lives in a small town has over her cousin in the large city is that the latter has few chances of ever being the queen of a car nival.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
People Know Where He Stands

Y rom the Sumter sun.
 The people know where to find Colonel Tomlinson; he is plain-spoken upon all questions, and there is never any doubt as to how he stands upon the political issues of the day. He is outspoken for Bryan and the Chicago planaform, against imperialism and trusts and Ia sound democrat with out prefiXes affixes. The democratic voters know this, and will not be slow to speak out in every primary held in Ala bama.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Made a Magnificent Speech

From the Seottsiboro Citizen.
 It is useless for the Citizen to even att tempt to epftomize Colonel Tomlnson's speech. He made a fine impression, and when he concluded many of our leading democrats wenli to tile speaker and con- graduated him on his magnificent speech. Colonel Tomlinson ls a great silver man and is the leading exponent of that idea in Ala ba ma.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
Printer With Plenty Pr fit

Editor Stevenson of the Roanoke Ran dolph Leader is lucky man. He says:
 Joe F. Lane sold five bales of cotton Sat urday for a pretty fair price, and very properly remembered the printer with enough Of it to run his paper year ahead.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

The arbitration commission adopted compromise in which Great Britain got the turkey and Venezuela the buzzard But the world is drifting Anglo-Saxonwards anyway.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
THE EDITORS
 AND THEIR TALK

Editor Monroe of the Eutaw whig and Observer gets in fling at Sam Jonesism:
 In his lecture in Birmingham Sam Jones sa4d "The devil would get the politicians and he would not get much.'' Peradventure, the devil may likewise yet corral lot of preachers and sensational evangelists.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
CLEVER WORDS FOR ToMLINsoN
The Labor Vote for Tomiinson

From the Labor Advocate
 Bro. Jess Stallings stopped over a few days with us to look to his political fences. Jesse is a pretty good sort of a fellow, but In Jefferson, as in fact all over the state, labor is for Tomlinson. He stands square on the Chicago platform and may be said to represent Bryan in Alabama:
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

Vice President Mariscal, of Mexico, now in Chicago, was formerly minister of for eign relations, and is one of the strongest of Mexican statesmen.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
THAT WILL IsE MIRACULOUS INDEED

From the Boston Transcript.
 Successful experiments have been made at sea in telephoning without wires There is reason for hoping that at some distant day even politics may be run without wires
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

Now that cotton has crossed at the farm the seven-cent Nine, there seems to be no opposition to an advance ito the eight-cent breast works
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

From the St. Paul Globe.
 The dowager empress of China is again threatening to cut the lining out of her son in-law, the alleged emperor
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

Today is convention day in Huntsville, and an important day it is to be.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
The Wheeler Home Guard

The Huntsville Republican says this of the Wheeler family:
 Frcm the courtland Enterprise we learn that that portion of General Wheeler's family that has not gone to war have re- turned to Wheeler for the winter.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

Tne esteemed MT. Hanna is kept very busy in collecting hush money and in act ing as guardian for Mr. George Dewey.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

It is said Vice President Hobart needs a rest. A vice president who does anything but rest is unconstitutional
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

Tine travelling library has become state institution in New Jersey. So it will some day be in Alabama.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

Governor Taylor, of Tennessee, has re- covered his horse sense sufficiently to en- able him to declare that he will never again enter politics.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10
ANOTHER INTERNAL COMPLICATED,

The dull condition of politics in this state is not at all deplorable.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

The Boers hesitate, and Hhose that hesi- tate are generally lost to victory.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

Storm doors, remarks a northern ex- change, huve not been greatly changed this year in syle.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

Street fairs cannot be held when the town COW and town hog are present.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

The Coxey plan of politics has been trans- planted in France, and an army is to march upon Paris.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

The Shamrock is pretty good boat in light airs, and in a breeze sine may be out of sight.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

Signor Marcom and Captain Bob Evans are winning golden opinions from the drift ing matches.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

If General Otis also desires a triumph he should get down to business.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

Let us be thankful that the Schomburgh line has at last been abolished. It was a jaw-breaker.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

Columbia and Shamrock are each stil the pride of the breathless sea.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

The yacht races should be brought to a finish in order to get rid of the cup-and- Lipton joke.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

A slow transport must be carrying tht British ultmadum.
The age-herald., 1899-10-10

The Anniston Republics life was short and hot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-18
MODS WORK DENOUNCED
PALMETTO LYNCHING CONDEMNED
BY GEORGIA's GOVERNOR.
Negroes, However. Said to Have Been
Embo1dened by Sight of Colored
Soldiers i'm the south.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 17-Governor
Gambler is very bitter in his denunciation of
the Palmetto affair He attributes the
trouble to the fact that negro regiments
and soldiers have been passing through the
country and the sight of them has placed in
the mind of the negro a spirit of holiness
THE Palmetto lynching was as deplorable
as ii was cowardly," said the Governor. 1T
is true the town was burned in the night
time, endangering the lives of all it's wom-
EN- and children. 1t is true that / had Of
fered heavy rewards for the apprehension of
the incendiares and that these negroes had
been arrested and some of them had con-
fessed their guilt and implicated the others
IN the crime. But it was cowardly and bar
barous TO slaughter them as this mob did
Tor they had been arrested and were in the
hands of officers of the law awaiting a COM
hitting trial The law was adequate for
their punishment and there was no doubt of
their speedy trial and punishment if con-
victed. Until recently there was no race
friction in the State. The Georgia negro is
not naturally vicious nor predisposed to the
commission of atrocious crimes. This was
demonstrated during a hundred years of
slavery. The Georgia white man is not his
enemy, as he has abundant reason to know.
since he became free citizen.
Such outrages as this never, or seldom.
occurred in this State until regiments of in
solent. drunken negro soldiers, the scum Of
the dives OF the cities North and South.
were quartered here and there in the State
and in the South. A mob of negro soldiers
ran riot in Tampa and outraged women in
broad daylight. Another gang of drunken
vagabonds, in Macon, defied and tried to fire
on the police. For months another regiment
OF these lawless vagabonds. wearing the
uniform OF the United States soldiers ter
rorlZed Chickamauga and the town of Lyle
In north Georgia. TO say nothing of the
Grlfiin episode and similar occurrences
They had TO be escorted through every
southern city through which they passed
after they were discharged, by a battalion
OF police. 70 prevent their footing the stores
ana terroriZing the people.
The Leesburg outrage. the Palmetto
burning and many other similar crimes
committed In Georgia, by negroes during
the last few months, are due to the baleful
influence and example of these lawless row.
gies VINO disgraced the uniforms they wore
rms Is the primary cause of all these
troubles. Still. this does not Justify the
Dioody and barbarous retaliation of Lees
Durg and Palmetto. The white men who
participated In these sanguinary dramas
are as unJusutiabe for their conduct as the
negroes they lynched. Both are a disgrace
70 our clviiizat ton and a reproach 10 our
state ana al the power of the State should
nc USED 10 prevent a recurrence of such
crimes and 10 punish the perpetrators
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-18

lost his life. had lived in Hot Springs some
thing like thirty years. Louis Hinkle and
John Williams, who were among the first TO
be killed, were young men of great promise,
having grown to manhood in this city.
The coroners jury convened at 12:3O
O'clock to-day. 1t is expected that the in
quiry will last four five days. Sheriff
Williams, David Young, Coffee Williams
and Adam Watt were to-day placed under
nominal arrest warrants sworn out by
Prosecuting Attorney Cloud, charging them
with murder in the first degree. When the
sheriff learned that warrant was out for
him he sent word to the coroner that he
would submit 10 being arrested and placed
under guard. and that he ready to give
bail in any sum demanded. 1t Is reported
that Edward Spears has died of his wounds
Five witnesses testified before the coroner
to-day to seeing Sheriff Williams fire four
SHIFTS at James Hart at close range, one
witness testifying that Williams held Hart
by the lapel of the coat when he fired the
first shot. Williams then fired three more
into Harris body after he fell Mrs. Toler,
said she saw smoking pistol in Williams S
hand after seeing Hart fall. She also saw
her husband fall, but did not see who shot
him.
Coroner Shppey tonight assumed the
duties of sheriff and placed Bob Williams
and his brother, Coffee Williams, and Ed
Spears under strong guard until the YER
dict of the jury is rendered. There is in
tense excitement among the townspeople
tonight and further trouble is feared.