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The age-herald., 1899-07-06
Squeezing Consumers and Workinumen

The tin-piate trust is a fair illustration of trust methods. It is an almost absolute monopoly under the tariff. It embraces all but four mills. It was formed about six months ago out of concerns whose capital aggregated twelve million dollars, and the capital of the trust was made fifty millions, and although it Is only six months old it is now paying seven per cent on it's preferred stock, and will doubtless soon pay as much On its common stock. Just why this trust stopped at four-fod, when it could have gone to tcn-fold. or even higher, nits wa ierins process, is probably explained by it's desire 10 earn dividends at once. thus en- cblinS its original stockholders to unload on the general public. At any rate, it did restrain itscf 10 four-fold in it's new capi- taiization, and for this noble restraint the public should be duly grateful.
 The first thing the tin-p!ate trust did was to advance the price of its plate. In De-
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
NEGRO EMIGRATION THE SOLUTION
w. H. .Couneill in The Forum.

w. H. Council in The Forum.
 Anglo-Saxon prejudice is but the voice of God calling to the negro to arise, and go and make himself a people, Bishop Turner is looking through the telescope of proph- ecy, a hundred years ahead of us all, when he declares that he does not see any future for the negro in America. I do not think however, that there will be any wholesale emigration; for the present negro is doubt less here to stay-and it may be providen- tial that he is It requires a somewhat dif~ ferent negro to settle and graft new civ ilization in a foreign land. But the next few generations will see a negro with views as far different from the views of the negro leaders of today as day is different from night. There will be no statutory laws op- pressing the negro, no disposition by legal sanction to drive him from the country; and yet he will go. His own pride, the desire to redeem Africa from its darkness and last, the alluremonts of a thousand superior advantages for mental and rua- terial gain. to be attained through hard ship and diversity will be irresistible. He will no longer, as now, look for easy high ways to success. This will check increase and in a bloodless, natural way solve tie problem which the pride and greed of uie Anglo-Saxon race can never do.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
THE ONE BORED

From the New England Home Magazine.
 A good story is told by Rudyard Kiplng at his own expense. During his stay at Wiltshire one summer he met little Doro- thy Drew, MT. Gladstone's granddaughter, and, being very fond of children took her in the grounds and told her stories After a time Mrs. Drew, fearing that MT. Kiplng must be tired of the child, called her and said Now, Dorothy. 1 hope you have not been wearying MT. Kipling." Oh, not a bit, mother replied the small celebrity, but he has been wearying me-"
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
aNTIi,IPArIDE

I will wash my brain in the splendid
 breeze, I will lay my cheek to the Northern sun, l will drink the breath of the messy trees, And the clouds shall meet me one by one. I will fling the scholars pen aside, And grasp once more the broncho's rein. And l will ride and ride and ride, Till the rain is snow, and the seed is grain. The way is long and sold and lone
 But 1 go. It leads where pines forever moan Their weight of snow,
 Net I go. There are voices in the wind that call, There are hands that beckon to the plain. l must journey where the trees grow tall, And the lonely heron clamors in the rain.
 --Iiamlin Garland.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
MR5. PHYLLIS DODGE AND HER PULL From the New York Journal.

From the New York Journal.
 When Mrs. Phyllis Dodge returned from Europe a few days ago her trunks were seized by the custom house officers and she was technically accused of smuggling $90,- 900 worth of diamonds and other gems, and many costly gowns. There were shrewd in- situations from official quarters that de- tectives had heard the lady boast in Paris that she would not pay a cent of duty on the numerous beautiful things she openly purchased in the shops.
 On Wednesday Mrs. Phyllis Dodge ap- peared at the appraisers stores. In the meantime some subtle influence had worked wonders. She was received with rare dis play of courtesy. Smiling officials bowed attendance. Every gesture was an apology for the rudeness of a few days before.
 Mrs Phyllis Dodge walked majestica1ly into the appraisers stores where the off, cials granted her private examination, and walked triumphantly out, having, ac- cording to her attorney, secured her dresses and lingerie, and all but two or three pieces of her jewelry, without the payment of a cent of duty.
 Either the custom house officers none too civil at best to returning European travel CTS, have been grossly discourteous to Mrs. Phyllis Dodge, or she has been able to bring influences to bear of so powerful a character that the usually merciess off, cials could not resist them.
 If any portion of these gems or other val uables were brought in with intent to de- fraud the government, why should not Mrs Phyllis Dodge suffer the penalty ap- piled to ordinary smugglers?
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
PROSPEROUS BIRMINGHAM
7rom the Mobile Register

From the Mobile Register
 Building permits for the erection of buildings amounting in value to $100,000 is Birmingham's record for June. The News refers to this as one of the evidences of Birmingham's prosperity. Every Alabam- ian should naturally be glad that the Magic City, is again in a prosperous con- dition. This means not only the revival of one of the leading cities of the state, but it is also evidence that one of Alabama's 8 great industries is again in good condition With the outlook for iron bright, this means the bringing of lasting wealth to that section, which can but be beneficial to the entire state.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
CHINA'5 WALL
q the Brooklyn Eagle

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 Considering how far away we are from the scene of the operation, it does not make a great deal of difference to us whether the great wall of China is torn down or not yet there is a feeling of regret that one of the worlds noted monuments and curiosities should beldoomcd, because there appears no reason for its demolition. Still, 1t is learned that a firm of contractors in Chicago expects to get the job and what ever Chicago undertakes it does-unless 1t is the provision of a decent government for itself. The wall was put up to keep out the Tartars and Is practically a fort, more than 2eo miles long, over 20 feet high and thick enough for six horsemen to ride abreast It was built by several millions of men nearly seventeen centuries ago. and is quite as remarkable as the pyramids of Egypt. proposition to tear down the pyramids would certainly be resented by the whole civilized world. The wall is in nobody's way. and it is one of the most interesting relies of antiquity in the world. When China is open to travel and is pro- yidod with railroads and safe highways as 1t soon will be, these exhibits of a former civilization will be of more consequence to historians, nntiquarians and tourists than anything else in the~country. The people themselves have limitations so that a few of them adequately represent the whole; their industries are net noalentars or important. as compared with those of civilized lands: they have not a great Geai to offer in art; hcnee. their monuments will be the chief shows Of the empire II will cost millions Of dollars to tear down the great wall ana it is hard to see how anybody. outside of Chicago, wili profit single cent by its removal.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
REFLECTIONS OF 4 BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Love in a cottage is all right, only it's hard On the cottage.
 When a man is in danger of falling in love, the best. friend he has is his liver.
 Some mems idea of heaven is a good deal like tkeir favorite saloon, only a little bigger.
 Half the men, when they propose, do it to see what the girls they propose to will say; the other half do it to see what other girls will say.
 The men have an idea that when a wom- an smiles to herself she is thinking how fine her husband is; the women have an idea that when man does 1t he has been up to something.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
JAYNE MOORE IN THE STREET

From the New York Press.
 The notorious Payne Moore, I am told, visits Wall Street three or four times a week, always calling at an office over the banking house of J. P. Morgan & Co. This, of course, is in the Drexel building, ana 1- occupied by the Mexican greaser, Nh. Elliseo," or, as Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre never failed to style him in the badger trial, the 'nigger Ellis" Ellis is a good deal bigger man than some of the white folk about him. He has more brains and conducts himself with more of propri- ety.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
THE JOKE ON SPLITS

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 "Awfully good joke young Splints, isn't it?'
 Didn't hear it."
 ''He sized up man for appendicitis, and favored him with a nasty operation.' 'Whats the joke? Man dead?"
 Mans dead all right enough, but that aint the joke. They found at the autopsy that he was born without an appendix. How's that?"
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
Tighten the Waistband

Some one has been telling Editor Joe Adams of the Ozark Star about good things to eat:
 We are eating green peas and roasting ears. Watermdons are getting ready for us, and they help very much, where a fellow is lean and lank and needs some thing to tighten up the lost motion in the waistband of his trousers
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
Now is the Time to Pay

The Haneevile Hustler "would suggest that the principal topic for the next years meeting of the editors be, How to collect overdue subscriptions
 And this from the Hustler is suggestive to "subscribers in arrears:
 Uncle Dick Aycock, having lost his case in Squire J. D. Small's court, solemn ly ayers that justice is thing of the past. Divers sundry compound explosives have rent the air surrounding him since his dole full experience with the star-eyed goddess.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
THE EDITORS
 AND THEIR TALK

Judge Hubbard, who was appointed last week to preside over the courts of the Twelfth district, spent a Glorious Fourth in manner very unusual to say the least. The judge went a-singng of religious songs. The Troy Standard says:
 Judge John P. Hubbard and wife and Misses Amy Hubbard, Mattie Galloway, Beulah Youngblood and Mrs. Mac Pen nington all went to the Fourth of July singing at Macedonia chuerh, Bullock county, today.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

Chicago, July 2.-The Illinois Steel com pany has let contract for two new blast furnaces to be located on Eighty-sixth street. The contracts amount to $S90,000.
 The new furnaces will have the largest capacity for pig iron production of any in the country.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

The regiment to be raised in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi will be oficered by men selected by the republican poli- tieians of those states, and the more of them that go the better for the states they go from.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
Good Roads. Eood Citizei 1

The Huntsville Democrat is not wrong in saying this about good roads:
 Good roads and good citizens go hand in hand. Madison county should not only inn prove its present roads, but gradually ex- tend them to every remote hamlet It would put thousands of dollars in the pockets of the farmers.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
Calves with Too Much Rope

Editor Calhoun Of the Carrollton News, after telling about Niagara Falls in an en- tertaining manner, complies with friend s request, as follows.
 Spence Curry authorizes us to say that he will report to the mayor the first person who ties calf out on the streets. Says he is tired of having his horses tangled up with calf ropes and his harness and bug gies broken
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
putes but our business of mining pro- gresses smoothly and satisfactorily"

putes; but our business of mining pro- gresses smoothly and satisfactorily"
 
 Representative Charles P. Rogers, of Le- tohatchie. Lowndes county, who has just been elected state senator from the Lowndes-Antauga district, in succession to 4. E. Caffee, resigned to become railroad commissioner, has several times repre- sented Lowndes in the lower house of the general assembly. He is an expert civil engineer, and surveyed the line of the Mo- bile and Montgomery railroad, now divi- sion of the Louisville and Nashville sys- tenn. That work was done forty years ago. Captain Rogers has made other railroad surveys, including considerable work on the Montgomery division of the Plant sys- tenn. He is a well-informed, studious man, and is possessed of more than ordinary in- tellectual ability
 
 Augustus Benners has just been re-elect- ed Grand Purser of the Kappa Alpha co., lege fraternity. The twentieth biennial convention of the fraternity has been in session this week at Lexington, Ky. Dele gates to the number of 15O, from colleges all over the United States, were in attend ance, and a great time was had in the beautiful capital of the Bluegrass. MT. Benners was unable to attend the conven- tion; but it renewed it's expression of con- fldenee in him, and very properly so, for he is one of the brightest, most polished, and most highly esteemed young men of Birmingham and the state at large. He deserves many honors.
 Dr. J. H. Phillips, superintendent of the Birmingham schools, left yesterday for Los Angeles to attend the meeting of the Ma tional Educational association. pr. Phil lips, who will read a paper, is prominently spoken of for president of the association. D. M. Scott, who came to town from Sel- ma yesterday afternoon, said that fine rains had fallen in that section of the Black Belt.
 General Charles M. Shelley has returned from New York and Washington. His son, Captain James Shelley. left yesterday for Cuba to assume his duties as a major of rural police in the province of Santiago.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
Snake Not in His Boots

All sorts of snakes are said to get into mems boots, but 1t is novel for "rattler'' to be found under a bed The Huntsville Mercury tells this story:
 Recently at Haden, Howard Drake was awakened by rattlesnake. He heard the reptile under his bed, and after planning a campaign, succeeded in killing it. Tho snake was four feet long and had nine rattleS.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
Ex-Speaker for Governor

The Tuscaloosa Times prints this inter esting statement:
 Colonel Newton N Clements has inform ed an inquisitive Times reporter that he will be in the race for governor next time. But he was emphatic in saying that his campaign for the nomination would be un- pretentious, and free from political diplo- macy of tAe up-to-date class.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

The Belgians are a progressive people, The man who neglects or refuses to vote there is promptly arrested. tried and heav- fly fined. This is justice and political sense of the best sort.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
Eternal Spirit Alive

The Eufaula Times declares in a burst of commendable patriotism that "the eternal spirit of Americanism still lives" It 'shore do," good preacher of self-evident facts
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

Edison's promise to build an automobile and buggy puts him at present in the Nicholas Tesla class. He may get out of it, but it is doubtful.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

General Leonard Wood is wanted in tho war office, instead of the colonial depart ment, which does not and never will ex- istF however English it may sound.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

At least a corporation has been found was a northwestern railroad, and the stock was of the four-footed kind It was fined.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

Hamlets cry, "Wormwood, wormwood," is rendered by Sarah Bernhardt as "Ab- sinthe, a5sinthe" Absurdty could not fur ther go. Hamlet in French is absurd, any, Uav
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

It is proposed that few regiments of the followers of Gomez be mobilfzed and led against the guerrillas Of Aguinaldo. Bush fighting in the tropics is their best grip.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

Antitrust talk is cheap and plenty; antitrust action is what the people de- mand.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

Lese majeste existed in this country in President John Adams time. and Mark Hanna doubtless desires renewal of the custom.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

Practically, the Scotch verdict, mot proven" Is the result or the Broughton- woodward ease in Atlanta.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

Evangelist Sam Jones and rain storms seem to travel together
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

Captain Dreyfus will soon show his ene- mics that there is much life and yigor left in him yet.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
GEN. wuEELER,s TEMPTATIONS

From the Washington Post.
 Gen. Joe Wheeler should lose no time in donning his pole climbers and tackling that Alabama gubernatorial tree.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

No federal officeholder had gall enough to attend the Buffalo political and social conference
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

The Depew endorsement is the first doubt that has been cast on Ambassador Choate' $ success in London.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
the Springfield Renublican.

From the Springfield Republican.
 If Gen. Joe Wheeler is not given a chance to fight somebody somewhere for any old reason, he will run for governor of Ala bama as the next best thing.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

The trusts are fast destroying the drum mer industry, and this in turn hurts the hotel business.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

If Governor Rooseves's western trip is part of his 1901 campaign, he Is the most previous man in politics.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

The Nashville American published as a straight surprise and scoop on Fourth-of- ence
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

The Texas damp wave arrived in good form in about true wave time.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
IMMENsE FuRNAcEs I'D Ha nIrILr

A tariff against our own territory is the latest absurdity.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-04
rreights.

Tie following are recent charters.
Bark Lillian. Trinidad TO New York, asphalt
So 10.
schr Edgar c. Ross, Charleston, 8. C., to New
York, lumber So 20.
Schr $. p. Hitchcock. Brunswick, ia, to Bath
lumber at or about So 90,
schr Madalene Cooney Brunswick, Ca, to
New York, ties 15c.
Schr Charlotte 7. Sibley, Round Pond TO
Charleston, FISH scrap 81 20 net
Schr VIM N. Park, ihiIa0elphia TO Portland,
coal pt.
chrs l. NJ. Deering, and VIM. G. Palmer,
Baltimor to Portland, coal 81 30.
schr Everett Webster, Philadelphia to Port.
land, coal 81 so.
schr Edith L. Allen, 'hIladelphi. TO Provi-
dence, coal 81.
sohr y. T. Palmer, Baltimore to Portland, coal
schr David T. Davis, Norfolk to Portland
coal, p. t.
Bye Draper, Philadelphia to Portland, coal pit.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-04

HAMB RG.Steamship Stra htay- 2e49 bags
-four $40 do asbestos b555 do bran 200 pkgs
butter 13.us5 DO lard s72 do meats 100 sacks
seed AZ, 800 bush rye 29.154 do wheat $4,000
do corn.
LIVERPOOL. ENG. steamship Numidlan-
IS, 2A3 bush wheat 1905 do peas % bags peas
37S4 bbls apes 422 pkgs butter 4a2S boxes
800 sacks oatmeal 4S6 cs splints 6 - pkgs OF
ham and bacon g. logs 20 cs organs lao nags
wheat 100 PIX rather 90 do furniture 20 do sun
dries 293 cs eggs $500 sacks -four 9s cattle 8
horses 1000 pls lard Go bbls in oil 25,7oO b, Is
cottoene Asa PIX meats 342G pes lumber 17lU
bales cotton.
FAJARDO.PR Schr Nantasket-4s6o sugar
nd shocks ana heads 1890 mols do 1855 Inols
pun do G3 ties do 300 pr extra heading 25o3 pcs
lumber bbls tar 3 truss hoops bbls beer.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-04
RAILROADS
GElZIIi1;IIIIIINsEsazss

On and alter MONDAY Oct sd. 1898. trains
VIII leave as follows;
For Lewiston and Auburn. $40 o. m, i.so.
400 ana GOO y. IN.
For Gorham, Berlin and Island Pond, $40 =.
M, 80 aud coo p. m.
For Montreal and Chicago. $40 a. m. and 600
d. m.
For Quebec. 600 p. m.
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn. $40. ii.so a.
M; 5.45 and 6.45 y. m.
From Island Pond, Berlin and Gorham, $40 and
1i.30 a. M. and 5.45 y. m.
From Chicago and Montreal, $40 a. m and
5.45 y. m.
from Quebec. s.i0 a. IN.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Montreal. Quebec. Toronto and Chicago
eco p. IN.
For Lewiston and uburn, 7.3o a. M and COP. m.
For Gorham and Berlin, $50 a. m. and 400 p. M.
ARRIVALS.
From Island Pond, Berlin. Gorham, Montreal
and West $40 n. m
From Lewiston ant Auburn. $40 q. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on Night
trains.
TICKET OFFICE. DEPOT AT FOOT OF
INDIA STREET.
now dl
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-04
PEAKS ISLAND.

The engine company on the island held
their second annual banquet at Golden
Cross hall, Monday evening last. About
rs plates were laid and they were all
taken by q merry company, who sat down
to one Of the best bsnquets ever provid-
ed on the island. The company had as
invited guests the wives Of the members
and the following named gentlemen: J.
II. Dow, W. p. Dow. j. b. Jones, W. b.
Brewer. This post prandlal exercises were
presided over by Capt Millett, and lively
speeches were made by A.V. Ackley,J. ID.
Dow and J. b. Jones. The party broke
up at late hour we'll satisfied with
the entertainment provided Excellent
music was provided by the LittieJ'hh
Bros, and A. j. Englund. The follow
ing we're seated at the tables: n. D. MIL
lett, A. V. Ackley, ]. h. Dow, W. +.
Dow. A K. Drown. G. l. Blake, B. Ran
dali, Bessie NJ. Dow, o. Z, RANDALL .
q Sloan aud wife, l.. LittleJohn, r. H.
Randall and wife, Mabel Howard, Ferris
Englund, Sherman Clark ana vile. a
W. Englund, Miss Lem Englund, =. w.
Howard and wife, 4. l.. Irott, Fred
Trott. Alien Fisher and wife, H. =. Lit
tlejohn, Miss Lou Hartshorn, III. Stod-
dard and wife, A. Speed, Geo H. Ire
fethen, the Misses Mcdonald, A. II.
Sterling. Alice Jordan, K. Irott, Jr., h.
l Littlejohn, ". Taylor and wife, K. +.
Temple. Alice Howard, j. Is. Jones,
$. Brewer, W. b. Sterling and wife, ID.
Keene, Mrs Brewer. Mrs. A. " Ackiey,
Miss Bessie May Dow, Il. Z. Skiilings
Philip Skillings, Miss Julia Drown, Miss
Ollie Hartshorn.
The Gem associates will give grand
masquerade at Golden Cross hall, Mon
day evening, January 10th. Manley's or
chestra will furnish music
The doctors on the island have been
pretty busy for the past two weeks
The grippe has taken hold of our people
in good shape. Among those who have
been afflicted are A. t. Newell an fami-
". Mr.. j. Ii. Dow and three children.
All are on the mending hand, thanks to
good treatment.
A grand revival meetingis being held
at the church this week. The meeting
are we'll attended.
We understand that::there art to tie sew
eral cottages erected on the island next
spring.
MIR. J. (. Strout has got the two cot
tages that he is building for Portland
parties we'll underway and expects TO
finish them in few weeks.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-04
Domestic Markets.
tBy Telegraph


JANUARY 3. 1899.
NEW YORK-The Flour market-reeeipts
So, sO7 bbls; exports 24,3l3 hbls; sales 10000
packages unfayorably affected by the break In
wheat.
Winter patents ut 3 75a4 90 winter straights
3 5Ua3 60; Minnesota patents S5d4 lo;M III
ter extras 65a2 30; Minnesota bakers S5a
3 un; " inter low grades 45a2 IS.
Wheat-receipts 374625 bush; exports 6o7,-
s q bush; sales /, 2 900 bush futures, and
so, bush spot; SPOT weak No = Red 4Hs. c
Corn-reeeipts IS, $50 bush; exports 76,799
bush sales 10000 bush futures; 100000 bus
spot; spot WeaN No =, 43 al AAcf o ailoat.
Oats-receipts 81 200 bush; exports l",Uou
bu; spot quiet, Mo- at 3 lac; NO 3 at 33c
No white at see; No white &C; track White
35d3S {.
Beef steady.
Lard quiet; Western steam at s5a5 80.
Pork nrut.
Butter Is frm; Western creamey at I5a2lc;
do factory IL a l4iae; hlgins ut 2ic state dairy
100 Sc; do crm l5d29c.
Cheese frm; large white at lo1sc; small do
at lie.
Eggs frmer state and Penn at 29Lsci Yves
tern at fresh 20. N --~~
Petroleum steady.
kosin ste. v.
Turpentine firm
lee firm.
Nolasses steady.
Freghts dull.
Sugar-raw irregular; fair refining l3-l6c
Centrifugal sc test 4 5-l6; moasseS sugar y
Ice; refined unsettled.
CHICAGo-Cash quotations:
4 flour is firm. 1900
wheat-Noa syringe; No do at 6bsesc;