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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-08-31
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The age-herald., 1899-02-10
The New Charter Bill.

The popular favor with which the Greater Birmingham bill has been received, should not be permitted to obscure the even more important bill granting new privileges to this city, and defining the duties of its au- thorities. This bill aims to give strength where weakness now prevails, and to make all departments of the city government harmonious and efficient.
 There is nothing in the bill of a radical nature. There are no provisions in 1t that ed in other cities. The provisions looking to the public health are especially valuable and important, providing as they do for sanitation of the most recent and approved fashion; but every other provision of the bill has been carefully studied, and every one is needed in this growing town.
 There is no need to enumerate the pro- visions of a long bill. A very good sum mary of the measure was presented in The Age-Herald last Sunday. The people of this city desire the passage of the bill. They have read its many provisions; the bill has the approval of the people to whom 1t would be applied, and if the home rule principle still holds good in the legislature this bill should become a law very speedily and without material opposition. In fact, The Age-Herald cannot imagine upon what ground single opposition vote could be based. It certainly could not be based on any known desire of the people of Birming ham, for they are a unit in asking it's en- actment into law.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

made 1t possible. Mir. Tillman should lower his pretenslons a triie when it comes to speaking of the cotton states.
 The Philippine problem is not difficult one in theory and it would not be difficult in practice If the country could get rid of it's demogogues. The treaty is practically ratified, and the United States has prac- tically acquired the rights of Spain. The Aguinaldo aggregation has openly assailed by force those rights The first duty con- usurpation, for 1t is strictly self-constituted. It in no manner represents the Philippine group. It must be not only crushed, but it's leaders should be thoroughly punished in gurated, and may remain established throughout the far-extending islands.
 Next. the people should in every possible way be brought to a condition of content- government of military nature. and at the same time they should be led in every pos sible way towards self-government When the time has come for independent action they should be given fair, full and free opportunity to say at the polls what kind of a government they will have as per manent institution.
 The chief obstacles in the way of this reasonable and proper programme consist in such speeches as MT. Tillman is in the habit of delivering They may be pictur- esque, but they are as devoid of sense and actual facts as they are full of picturesque ness. We can well afford to omit at the present time the picturesque, If in that way We can bring in the sensible and the practi- cable The country can afford to depend upon Admiral Dewey and General Otis. and it can also well afford to disregard its Till mans, especially when they talk to the gal leries.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10
THE PASSING OF DOM PAUL

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 The Boers of the Transvaal have made ar engagements quietly to shelve President Kruger. That gentleman has announced his intention of retiring, but even his partisans think that he has reached an age-he is seventy-four years-that precludes his act i've cooperation in public affairs. It has been accordingly decided to elect Andreas Daniel Wynand Wolmarans, one of the most rabid anti-Utlander leaders in the Transvaal, to take the place of the great Dom Paul.
 Until now President Kruger has not al- lowed any one to succeed him, even though majority vote was cast for his rival. At the last election 1t was well known that General Joubert was elected by a strong majority, but Kruger calmly wiped out the returns, declaring himself elected and gave Joubert the most important place at his disposal. The Transvaal elections are farces. The powers that be designate tho man to be elected, the adult Boers cast their votes and the election officers, no mat ter which the tide runs, declare the man selected to have the majority.
 The shelving of- Kruger will occur beyond doubt. The Transvaal political leaders want Wolmarans to become president, and even if the votes of the people go for Kruger, they will declare their man elected and will install him.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10
Southern Steamship Lines.

The increasing trade between the main- lard and Cuba and Porto Rico, and es- pecially the enlarging demand for Ameri- can food products and manufactured goods, is leading to considerable activity among steamship and railroad people in the way of establishing steamship lines be- tween their gulf terminals and the chief West Indian ports. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad company will soon re- open line between Pensacola and Ha- vana, sending out from each a steamer every two weeks. The first steamer of this line will carry a considerable quantity of iron made in Birmingham" The Illinois Central Railroad company will also socn have a line of steamers plying between New Orleans and Havana; and doubtless the Mobile and Ohio Railroad company will find it desirable to do likewise, making Mobile the home port. The New Orleans Times-Democrat announces that the Hi nois Central line will consist of fast steam CTS, and that every effort will be made by that company towards securing a large Cuban traffic. This must, as railroad traf- fc goes, compel the Mobile and Ohio com pany to put a line of steamers in order to save intact it's large St. Louis and west ern business.
 New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola will each and all strive for the carrying trade from the Mississippi valley and the Bir- mingham district, and New Orleans will have no advantage over the other two towns except as to the strictly river busi- trade. There is business enough for all. so far as outward trips are concerned; but unless sugar or ore be brought back, the return trips will not be alone remunera- tive. Havana is, however, a great trans fer point and the development of the islands may soon give all three lines plenty of freight and goodly number of pas sengers
 1t is very important that the three lines be speedily established, so that the busi- ness of the Mississippi valley can be drawn this way, instead of being trundled across mountains to the Atlantic seaboard The railroads are great misleaders of freight traffic when they can work without en- countering opposition on shorter lines The shortest lines win, however, in the long run, and the three lines on the gulf have advantages in gradients and in interior waterways that the more northern lines do not possess and cannot command.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10
Te lilIna ,-i ason Combine.

Senator Tillman, with his customary pre- sumption, assumes to speak for and to act for those who have to do with the colored
 race in the south but 1t does not appear
 wherein he is more representative of the south than his own colleague, MT. Me- Laurin. or MT. Clay, of Georgia, or Messrs. Morgan and Pettus, of this state, or MT. Sullivan, of Mississippi, or MT. McEnery. of Louisiana. All of these good democrats, living in cotton states, voted in favor of ratification. They made ratification possi- ble Even Mr. McLaurin, of his own state,
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

l followed by several of the Irish bishops,
 easily recognized by their insignia of rank.
 As the distinguished party came on deck uncovered. It was then that some person informed me as to the cardinals identity, 1 and immediately thereafter one of the bishops who knew me presented me to his | eminence Such graeiousness, such charm l of manner I have never seen surpassed
 Yet, somehow, l kept thinking of Richelieu Perhaps the American cardinals noble brow reminded me of the illustrious
 Frenchman, one of my gods in the gallery of history"
 Hon. Ed deGraffenreid, of Greensboro,
 was in town last night on his way home
 from Montgomery. MT. deGraffenreid is , one of the ablest and most notable lawyers
 in the state, and from his youth up he has been loyal to the democratic party. He was, is well known, nephew and law partner of the 1amented Thomas Seay, some time governor of Alabama one of the tru- est and noblest-hearted of men, and he is
 worthy of his distinguished kinsman. MT deGraffenreid has been urged to become a delegate to the constitutional convention from Hale, but he has not yet determined
 upon his action in the matter. 
 Hon. Sidney J. Bowie, of Talladega, is in the city, accompanied by his gracious and charming wife. MT. Bowie is a member of
 the state democratic committee. and has been one of the leaders of the successful movement for a constitutional convention. It is matter of regret all over the state that his approaching removal to Calhoun tv if cfI, for m to give his services in the forthcoming revision of the organic laws of the state, for he is one of Alabama's s most gifted young men.
 
 Ferd Neuman. wholesale tobacconist of Montgomery, is in the city.
 Ben Mendelsohn, of New York, a traveller for fancy goods. is in town.
 w. A. Bullock, representing a St. Louis millinery house, is spending some days in Birmingham.
 Joseph H. Nathan. of Sheffield, is in the city. Mir. Nathan is an influential member of the North Alabama bar. It is under- stood that MT. Nathan will be a candidate for delegate to the constitutional conven- tion from Colbert. John M. Bllups, who was for several years resident of Birmingham, and is now residing in New York, was in the city yes terday on his way to Columbus Miss. Many friends here were glad to see him. Lieutenant Kelly Parsons, of the Third Alabama volunteers, is in the city. Sterling A. Wood returned yesterday to Montgomery.
 Hon. J. Pinckney Mcqueen, of Eutaw, IS in town.
 P. Campbell, of Sheffield is in town. R. J. Horne, of Keokuk, Ia., is in Bir- mingham.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10
THE TWO VILLAGES
.ose Terry Cooke.

hOS6 Ierry CoOke
 Over the river on the hill Lieth a village white and still; All around it the forest trees Shiver and whisper in the breeze, Over it sailing shadows go Of soaring hawk and screaming crow. And mountain grasses, low and sweet, Grow In the middle of every street. Over the river and under the hill Another village lieth still; There I see in the cloudy night Twinkling stars of household light. Fires that gleam from the smithy's door, Mists that curl on the rivers shore; And in the roads no grasses grow, For the wheels that hasten to and fro. Tn that village on the hin Never is sound of smithy or mill. The houses are matched with grass and
 flowers;
 Never a clock to tell the hours; The marble doors are always shut; You may not enter at hall or hut; All the village lie asleep; Never a grain to SOW or reap; Never in dreams to mourn or sigh, Silent, and idle, and low they lie. In that village under the hill, When the night is starry and stnl, Many a weary soul in prayer Looks to the other village there, And weeping and signing, longs to go Up to that home, from this below; Longs to sleep by the forest wild, Whither are vanished wife and, child, And heareth. praying this answer fall Patience! that village shall hold ye all"
The age-herald., 1899-02-10
AN AMERICAN INTERNAL POLICY

From the New York Evening Journal
 First: Public ownership of public fran chises The values created by the com munity should belong to the community.
 Second: Destruction of criminal trusts No monopolization of the national resources by lawless private combinations more pow erful than the peoples government.
 Third: graduated income tax. Every citizen to contribute to the support of the government according to his means, and not according to his necessities.
 Fourth Election of senators by the peo- pie. The senate, now becoming the private property of corporations and bosses, to be made truly representative, and the state legislatures to be redeemed from recurring scandals.
 Fifth: National, state and municipal im- provement of the public school system As both general and local, every government, general and local, should do its share to- ward fitting every individual to perform them.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

After March 1 vessels drawing not more than ten feet of water can go from PAila- delphia to southern ports by an inside pas sage, for the Dismal Swamp canal will be opened about that time Boats drawing. six feet can pass through the Raritan canal. thus affording an inside passage for such boats from Fall River to Fernandina.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

Aggie has had enough, and he wants Gen eral Otis to call off his dogs of war. Gen eral Otis has heretofore given his oppon- ents full dose before he stops, and he will be apt to keep it up.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

The men who opposed the ratification of the treaty disagree in their descriptions of Aguinaldo, some saying that he resem- bles Bolivar, and others likening him to George Washington. The Bolivarites are a maioritY
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

MT Kipling should have inserted a stanza in his latest poem touching the case of the man who has a bear by the tail, and does not know when or how to let it go
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

The members of the Peary expedition to the North Pole have been heard from. They are living on roasted bear, which is deli- cacy alongside embalmed beef.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

The vicious county y-exception practice has been extended even to the bill requiring county commissioners to publish twice a year report of their transactions.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10
Money Thrown Away.

| muHey iHTuWH away.
 What is Alabama doing for her children? That is the most vital, the most important, question before the general as- sembly. What the state is doing for her splendid, eager children can be easily certained here at home. The number of children, aWtally enumerated, in this city | is 9,275, and the total apportonment of the | 77o.75, or about 73 cents a head What the state does for Birmingham children she | does for the children of other sections of | the state. A township school that includes fifty children would receive from the state the munifcent sum of $36,5O, with which to keep open a good school six months in the year! It is absurd, and the result fs that Alabama has no public school system as the term is generally and properly understood. 
 The farther result is, the state will soon | become, and be known as, the most Hitter ate in the union, thereby keeping away inn migration and capital; people having chill dren will shun the state; capital will dis trust a people that has no more pride, and the state will receive a check that years of effort cannot overcome.
 What is the addition of s1OO OOO to the school appropriation? It will prove to be that much money thrown away. It might give the township school already mentioned $50 instead of $365O; but such an increase would not help such a school particle. An increase of thirteen or fourteen dollars | would not enable the district to secure | better teacher, or to lengthen the school | term. The proposed appropriation is at | once defense of public sentiment, and
 waste of public money. No material good would flow from the increase. Either the old appropriation should be adhered to, or else money enough should be appropriated to keep the schools open six months in the year. An appropriation less than $500, 900 will not materially benefit the schools of the | people. All the special schools of the state have been voted their customary appro- priations; there is plenty of money for them; but when the schools of 77O,OOO children ask l they are given sum that is at once | farce and an insult.
 The political cowardice that has led up to
 this conclusion is to be read in the votes on
 the revenue bill. Let the action of such
 representative and each official as to that
 measure be studied, and then let his punish
 ment fit his want of moral courage.
 This question will not down. It has come
 to stay; it has come to perplex the petty
 lodging politicians of the state. It has
 come to reegate them to the rear, especi-
 ally after North Carolina has decreased
 her number of illiterates, and the name of Alabama becomes linked inseparabably
 with ignorance. It will then be recalled
 that the legislature of 1SsS-ss did it. It will
 then become known how they conspired to
 deprive the state of revenue sufficient to
 keep the schools open six months in the
 year.
 The question now goes over to the con-
 stitutional convention, and The Age-Herald gives notice right now that 1t shall be a
 burning question in that body-a body that
 promises to be comparatively free from
 trimming politicians and one-horse sports men.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

pr. Shrady, of the Medical Record, has denounced chemically treated beef, and he has therefore been placed in the admin istrations s list of traitors.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

The wood-pulp makers of Maine are cut ting down large trees and small, thus strip ping the state of forests, and all sportsmen are alarmed thereat.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10
From the Montgomery Journal.


 It is understood that the Jefferson county commissioners bill will be reported favor aoly by the committee to the senate, and that it will finally pass the body. Those who have boiled the senate claim to have no doubt that the bill will pass that body. Senator Cunningham will make strong fight against 1t, but 1t is believed that he will soon become reconciled to this action by the senate. It is not regarded as local measure, and favorable action by the sen- ate could in no way be violation of the senatorial courtesy rule. The state is great ly interested in good commissioners courts throughout the state, and especially in Jef- ferson. where 1t Is alleged that the state has lost over $100,O0o in taxes last year by fail- ure to properly assess the taxes. Aside from this fact, the whole state is interested in holding up the hands of a business ad- ministration in demanding faithful per- formance of duty by officials, whether state or county. and requiring that all public servants shall come up to full measure of their duty.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

The whitewash board is about to put a thick coat on embalmed beef, and to let Alger retreat under the mild charge of a want of irmness.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10
From the Jasper Advertiser.

The Moody dispensary bill is all the talk and Is the only question that will agitate the public mind for the next few days, at best. Hundreds of people, for and against the bill, are in Montgomery buttonholing the legislators night and day. The bill, af- ter its passage by the senate, was referred to the committee on revision of laws, and they have not yet reported, but are expect ed to do so tonight It is reported that a majority of the committee oppose the bill, end if this be true, 1t will be pigeon-holed and will not come up for passage at this present term. However, if 1t Is reported favorabfy, a vote will be immediately taken and the advocates of the measure ara con- fident that 1t will carry by handsome ma jority. The opponents of the bill have been assured, so we are informed, that Walker will not be included, unless 1t becomes c general law for the whole state.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

President Cowan, of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad defines government very briefly but very comprehensively when he says it consists in counting noses or break ing heads.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10
From the Guntersville Democrat.

@Aiabama's public schools will have for the next two years about nine hundred thous- ana dollars. Six hundred thousand direct appropriation by the legislature, and the balance about equally divided between the poll tax and the sixteenth section land fund. This is an upward stride, but is nothing to compare with a majority of the states.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10
From the Camden New Era.

From the Camden New Era.
 Birmingham seems thoroughly aroused on the dispensary bill. A special car was given to the friends of the bill by the railroad. The time of the bilrs reading on passage not being known, they left with the inten-i tion of remaining in Montgomery until something definite was done. An unusual sight was presented by the ladies going to the capital city to lobby bill through the legislature. However, if this will bring about the desired results, they are equally interested and their presence may be an in centive to action.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

Senators Hoar and Vest are standing still in the expectation of seeing the republic go to pieces because their advice was not taken.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

MT. McKinley's gift of a vacation to his frank and outspoken side partner on full pay is resented by the army and by the people.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

The war was really ended August 12, but it will not be officially ended until ratifi- cations are exchanged in Washington next month.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

MT. George Deweys action before break fast on the first day of May has been rat flied.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

News from Dewey is always good news, and he sticks to his post
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

Plumbers would starve in Manila, for there are no broken water pipes there.
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

Aguinaldo's bows and arrows lack the range and penetration of krag -Jorgensons
The age-herald., 1899-02-10

Those western boys in the Philippines can be trusted to make every shot score in the enemy.