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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
MRS. HAZEN MUCH ADMIRED

Washington Correspondence of the Chicago
Tribune.
Mrs Hazen, since the death of her hus-
band, has lived with her mother, Mrs.
tive part in the social gayeties of each ses-
sion, being everywhere sought after for her
brightness, vivacity and wit.
Universally admired, the young and hand
some widow has had marked attention, and
from time to time been reported engaged.
The first of these rumors was in connection
with General Schofield, whose attentions
were marked before his second marriage.
The last affair on the tongue of gossip was
the association of her name with General
Corbin, whose admiration of Mrs. Hazen
was an open secret. When, a fortnight
since, the fair widow was reported the lady
of Deweys choice, the family took every
opportunity of denying 1t, treating it as too
absurd for notice. In this way public inter-
est was diverted and the hero of Manila re-
lieved of further embarrassment.
Mrs. HaZen is in mourning for her only
son, whose death by a fall from his horse
about eighteen months since, plunged the
family in deep sorrow. Young Hazen was
his mothers idol, and it was feared the
shock would kill her. Since then she has
lived very quietly, dividing her time be-
tween Washington and her country place IN
the suburbs.
She owns the handsome residence of X
street. recently vacated by Secretary Alger,
one of the handsomest OF West End resi-
dences.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
AUTOMOBILES IN rHE ARMY

Rome Letter TO the Pail Mall Gazette.
Want of initiative, at least, cannot be
charged against the Italian army, especially.
considering the comparatively limited
means at the disposal of its chiefs. For
some time there has been a bicycle corps
a satisfactory eXperiment-and the authori-
ties are now studying the ACCESSIBILITY of
introducing the automobile. 1t is thought
the motor car might serve for the transport
of ammunition to carry the wounded to the
camp, or to the nearest hospital in the city,
or in train hospitals. When the roads a,e
comparatively free a velocity can, of course,
be obtained with motor car impossible
with horse, and as the cars are perfected
it is confidently expected that many othe,
uses will be found for them However,
there is no thought of applying the auto
mobile to artillery, so far no car has
been built which could draw field guns over
rough places, as is required of the artillery
horse.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
English War Expenses.

Parliament has practically named $55,O0O,-
900 as the cost of the South African war.
OF this amount $15,OOOoOO will come from
surplus of revenue over official estimates.
England is prosperous and even the SAN
guine estimates of Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, the chancellor of the exchequer, are
largely exceeded. The remaining sum of
$4,000 900 is to be provided by the sale of
exchequer bills. Such bills are short loans,
almost call money. This floating debt will
be carried until the course of the war is
determined, when the exchequer bills will
either be funded into long-loan bonds, or
paid from the revenues. The Beers may in
some way be called upon to pay the ex-
penses of the war.
The action of parliament and of the min
istry indicates a belief that the wal will
not be of long duration, or very expensive.
This, however, is not so certain. I'm
doubtedly British arms will be fully victor
ious, and Pretoria and johannesburg will
be occupied; but when fanatics and people
OF unreaSon are TO be dealt with no one
can predict when complete victory will
come. After General Joubert's large bodies
of troops are scattered, he may fall back
to the wilder, rougher section of the coun-
try and organize guerilla warfare. His fol-
lowers consider race, language, religion, in
dependence and their fresides at stake.
They have entered upon a wild crusade
against immense odds, and they start out
with determination to fight until death.
1t is not easy to name how far or how
long such men will hold out. They are in
their way as fanatical as the followers of
the Mahdi in the desert. They have put
aside all rules of war, all military prob
lens. Although only $4,000 in number, all
told, they propose to fight the strongest
government in the world-a government
that can, If need be, fill the republic with
East Indians, and that can draw reinforce
ments from a dozen strong colonies. Such
men lack military sense, or any other kind
of sense and for this reason an estimate
can not be made of the probable length or
cost of the war.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
MARYLAND Election Problems.

Maryland ordinarily casts about 100000
votes, and in that number occurred change
of 60,0G0 votes in the years 1891, When the
democrats carried the state by 1887, and
in 1896, When the republicans carried it by
81, 2S2. This great change not due to
the silver Issue, or on years when no
national issue was prominent, a similar
change occurred.
But since 1896 the tide has run the other
way. The republican majority mas steadily
fallen from 80, 2S2 for Mr.. Mckinley in 1896
ITO 6,O53 in 1898. The change in Baltimore
has been even more striking. In 1896 the
republicans carried the city by 1858 votes
This was cut in half in 1897. and in 1898 the
democrats had plurality of 4O4, and last
spring the democratic candidate for mayor,
Mr.. Hayes, had a plurality of S,6S1.
As far as the figures go the republicans
hold the counties by 6,457 majority, and the
democrats the city by 1851 majority. But
the tide is running towards the democracy,
and the indications are That Congressman
Smith will beat Governor Lowndes by 10000
to $1,000 votes.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
AN EPITAPH

Arthur Ketchum in East and West.
Close-folded to the mountains heart,
Let him sleep well, sleep long,
The voices of thousand pines
Shall be his slumber song.
Ger him shall ferny g,reennesses
A dauntless verdure set,
To comfort him, till warm rains wake
Aprils first violet.
Here to the tired child of change,
Through days that shall not fail,
Shall come the summers last Farewell,
The steadfast springs All hail!
And he shall fear no evil thing
When warrior winds awake:
! think their mighty hosts will pass
More gently for his sake.
So, girt by listening forests.
And hushed by breathless song,
Still dreaming down the pilgrim years,
He shall sleep we'll and long.
His was the wanderers wilding heart
That loved not bonds and bars
Wildness to wildness! Rest! while burn
The watch-lights of the stars. -
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
MUST BE SIX FEET TALL

From a London Letter.
The latest woman's club mere is to be
formed OF nineteenth century Amazons.
The first rule of membership of the new
club is that every woman must be six feet
in height.
Amazonian proportions will obtain in the
club house. The building is to Zoe of man.
moth size, the suite of rooms to spread out
i'll vast distances. Nowhere will the gigan-
tic fittings strike the eye in the gym
nasium. This is to be unique with every
modern apparatus for the development of
the human form. Horizontal bars, rings
and vertical ropes trapez and all will be
one-tenth larger than those used by aah-
letes of ordinary proportions.
A writer in an English journal observes:
1T has been only too apparent for consd-
cradle time that our girls were growing
taller and our men shorter
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
JOHN sHERMAN's POSITION

From the Boston Herald.
The Republicans of Ohio do not seem to
have asked John Sherman's aid in this
campaign. Yet his sympathies are reported
as Being with them. His attitude is very
much like that of Mr.. Hoar in this state.
Mr.. Sherman says he should hate 10 see
the president beaten in Ohio but he pro-
,nounces rcetty pointedly against Mr..
Hanna. He is as strongly as possible op-
posed to Mr.. McKinley's foreign policy,
which, he says, "cannot be sustained in
morals and is in contravention to the Amer
lean Declaration of Independence and the
teachings of the brave men who signed that
Instrument" YetNthe venerable statesman
is still attached to the republican party and
cannot view with eomplaeency any prospect
of it's being defeated in the contests of the
present year.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
Registration in Ohio.

The five cities, Cincinnati, Cleveland, CO.
lumbus. Toledo and Canton have registered
Piss voters, as against 1924 last year.
The vote of the five cities was last year
1881 The polling lists therefore contain
4i,OO0 more names than there were voters
, last year. It is difficult to locate the in
creased registration, but it is believed
share of it is due to the desire of pessi-
mists and non-party men to vote for Col
den Rule Jones. Such men do not ordi-
narily vote.
Anti-Hannaism is an element to be reck-
oned with in Ohio. Opportunist Mckinley
is not vigorous or self-assertive enough to
arouse much personal opposition, but I'm
Gle Mark Hanna is positive and real CHAR
aeter. He has enemies. He has opponents
swithin his own party in every section of
the state. He has become in fact a very
uncomfortable load to any candidate of his
party. This is well understood but he re-
fuses to be unloaded, and he can still COM
mand a big barrel, and he has been re-
ttineu dl the mead OF the party machinery.
If Judge Nash should be defeated, the
name of the man at the bottom of the heap
will be Mark Hanna and he will be po-
litically dead. No one will care to be asso-
eiated with him in a public way after
wards.
But the state is normally republican by
well nigh $4,000 votes; Mr.. Mclean is not
a good speaker; he has resided many years
in Washington: is a millionaire, and is an
editor. Editors as rule are not strong
candidates. Too many things are remem-
bered against them. None of their mis-
takes are buried. They are on file. How
The will come out of the ballot boxes, is a
mystery.
The truth is the entire election is a mys-
terry. Golden Rule Jones has abolished
all previous conditions. Vast numbers of
people say they are going to vote for Sam
Jones; will they do it? Jones is manu-
facturer of Toledo. His products are based
on valuable patents. He secures large
profits, and he divides them to some ex-
tent among his employees. He is a really a
socialist All trolley lines, water supplies,
lighting plants, should, he says, be as sew
ers are--in the hands of the people.
But the crucial question is this: Where
is the Jones vote, confessedly large, COM
ing from? The man that can answer this
question can name the winner next Tues
day. Jones' vote will not be less than
65.G00 it may be 100000.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
Arbitration in Actual Operation.

Two nations have at last been found that
are wiling to accept the principle of arbi-
tration-to be guided in fact by The Hague
conference. These nations are Russia and
the United States. This appeal to arbitra-
can sealing vessels off the coast of Siberia
about eight years ago by Russian authori-
ties. The owners of the three vessels pre-
scented claim for sl5o.oOO. and the officers
and crews presented claims on the score Of
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
A mans eyes or womans tongue were
never made for THE good of their souls
Tots of men go and get married again
when they're young enough ITO know better.
AT some time in his life every man gets
so low down that he thinks his only hope IL
the Lord.
The first thing some men will do after
they die will be Ito climb up on top of the
highest cinder pile and carve their names
on ut in big letters.
When the average man is dead sure about
a thing he is very willing to admit that he
might be wrong. When me won't admit IL
ha isn't dead sure.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

Originally 1t meant one sharing the same
bower or dwelling, and is of kin with neigh
bcr, one dwelling in the next bower The
conventional use of boor as related to Boer
arose after the aristocracy had stolen so
large area of the farming land of Eng
land and applied Jne name in contempt to
rhe workers on it. whom they held in yir-
tual serfage
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

John w. Tomiinson, Jefferson's candidate
for governor. in his speech at Albertsville,
a synopsis of which is printed in another
column, handles Issues and his opponents
without gloves. He says he was not
urged" to run for governor, but went in
of his own accord, and he is in on a
straight. well-defned, democratic platform,
Nlheh rings with honesty and definitelpur-
pose
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
LIMESTONE WANTS MORGAN

From the Athens Courier.
The man who goes to the legislature from
Limestone will have to stand squarely on a
John r. Morgan patfccm and be for the
reelection of this grand old patriot and
statesman. The people of Limestone are
for Morgan, overwhelmingly.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
A DIsPENsARY CANDIDATE


Ff0m The HuntsV1IIe MerCury.
If Senator Frank S. Moody announces
as dispensary candidate for governor, he
will inject an unlooked-for issue into the
coming campaign. There ere many dis
pensary friends among the plain people,
but whether or not there are enough to
nominate governor is another thing. AT
any rate. the dispensary question will en-
liven the campaign.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

lie Huntsville Mercury.

From the Huntsville Mercury.
Mobile will be the seaport of the south,
Birmingham ,Ghe largest INLAND city in the
south, and Huntsville the cotton spinning
center of the whole country. 1t is manifest
destiny.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
ONE FOR TOMLINSON
From the Hamilton News.


Colonel Tomlinson endorses the Chicago
pla form and in the plainest terms defines
mis- position on all the questions now before
the people for discussion. He is in favor OF
Bryan for PRESIDENT; opposed to trusts and
imperialism; in short. he is true demo-
cIat.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

The Gadsden Times-Herald does not pro-
pose to do business with non-committal leg
islative candidates. 1t evidently does not
consider them trustworthy.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

When Senator Mason talks resignation
again he should name the day it will be
effective, as the railroad tariff people do.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

Sir George White is an honorable man,
but something else besides honor is needed
in The presence of swarming Beers
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

The negro regiments will answer in per-
son Aguinaldos protest against their APP
pearance in The PHILIPPINES.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

DIR. Jim is in Ladysmith, and Cecil Rhode
in Kimberley. These are the two men mos
coveted in BOREDOM.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

Shamrock is returning to The Clyde, with
more experience, but with no more cups.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

This country is now engaged in annexing
immigrants, instead of territory.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

Dewey is engaged in making a homerun.
This absorbed all his attention to the ex-
elusion of Atlanta.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

Admiral Dewey's rule against kissing has
been modified. He has found the exception
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

Mr.. Bryan will take up the campaign of
1900 when he finishes this week the cam
paign of 1899
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

No candidate in Chic knows whether The
will dine on crow or turkey on Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

Aguinado will be ready as soon as new
dry weather wheels are fitted ito his capt.
tai.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

Brave old England receives bad news
and straightway orders out another divis-
ion of troops.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

The Beers shot a chicken in Mafeking
with a cannon.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

Dewey met Mrs. Hazen and was taken
into port.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

It is glory or the grave in British
army circles now.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

Zen, one. DeItien. thrtee1.
Twec, two. NieIteen, fourteen.
Die, three. Vijftien, fifteen.
i Vier, four. ZesIten, sixteen.
| Wifi, five. zevent!en, seventeen.
les, six. AcYien eighteen.
! Zeven, seven Negentien nineteen.
! Acht. eight. Twintig, twenty.
Negen. nine. Dertlg, thirty.
| Tien, ten Hundred, hundred.
| Elf, eleven. Duizend. thousand.
/ rwaalf, twelve. Million, million
! Uncle Paul read aloud to himself from the
handbook and the governess thought he
was reading English. Foot, voet Broedsr,
brother. Man, man. Mus. cnouse. Coed,
good. Better, better. Bes.e, best Liter,
later. We, VIII. Min, mine. Her. haar.
These, deze. What, wat. Say, gag. He is,
hi is To do, dozen. Stand, staan. Sing
zingen Steal. stelen. Win, w.nnen. Wo-k,
werken. Wiring, wringen. Bitter, bitter
! Blind, blind. Bank, bank. Bard, beaSd
which in earlier English was always pro-
! nounced like ca in bear. Baardlos, beard
J less Baker, baker. Bal, ball. Balans,
! balance. Bier, beer. Haus, house Boot,
h boat. Boon, bean. Breed, broad. Brood,
! bread. BIZ. bee. Bijbel, Bible. Daad, deed
ftDaar there. Dams. dance. Deur, docr.
! def, thief dep deep. Dix. dixie. Do st.
1 thirst. Draad, thread. Dubbel, double.
) icluit, flute. Fruit, fruit. Gaan, to CO.
! Gallon, gallop Graad, grade. Hand, hand.
! Pover. poor. Prijs. price. Puik, pick Raar
rare. Rang, rank. UT, out. Nieuwe, new
yisserij. fishery. vleesch, flash. Vloer'
floor York, fork. And so on.
| Uncle Paul rightly determined not to be
100 sensitive about accent, but to get mas
ferry of English words and in most cases OF
common things he had small change to
make as he ran his. eye down an alPhabeti-
cal list: Aar ear, aard earth, adres address,
akker acre or field, alleen alone, ALTAR
altar, anekdote anecdote, April April. cen
| arm an arm, artikel article, auctle auction,
| auteur author.
| Boer means in Dutch as In German, a
| filler of the soil. AS late as DIR. Livingston s
| travels the word was used strictly as
| farmer, and Livingston points out that 1T
| has nothing to do with our word sboor.p
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

Boer means in Dutch as IN German, a
filler of the soil. AS late as DIR. Livingst toms
travels the word was used strictly as
farmer, and Livingston points out that it
has nothing to do with our word s'boor"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-06-16

The Baptists are::arranging to
build two chapels in Elizabeth
City-one at Riverside, the other
on Road street near Cypress.
Mr.. D. H. Morgan and Miss
Edna Cotton, both of Ports>
mouth, Va, were married last
Saturday by Justice CulPepper.
The Fair has just received a
large line OF fancy mating. 1t
will pay you to look over their
line when in need of these goods.
Mr.. M. N. Sawyer has been
elected a Trustee of the A. c.
Institute to fill the vacancy caus
ed by the death of the late D. S.
Kramer.
Mr.. w. S. Pittman, Of Colds
boro, is in the city this week
visiting his son, J. H. Pittman,
and his daughter, Mrs. J. II.
Fleming.
Monday, Lee Hammers and
Miss Lucy Ellen Yoke, OF Ports
mouth, Va, were married by
Rev. L. L.Williams at the Hotel
Central.
The new Mayor has been kept
busy this week, and has greatly
increased the city finances i'll the
way of fines. The new police
men are hustlers.
Claude B. Williams, of this
city, was among the graduates
at the A. & M. College at
Raleigh, receiving the degree
of Mechanical Engineer.
Strawberries have about run
their course. They have been
with us in great abundance this
season, and never were they OF
LANCER size or finer flavor.
Mr.. G.. B. Patterson, of Max
ton, N. c., who, about eight
years ago, was an assistant
teacher in the A. G. Institute al
this place, spent few days here
this week.
The storm of last Saturday
we hear, did great damage in
lower part of the county. In
some places the hail fall was sc
severe that crops were complete
ly ruined.
Mrs. c.. F. Horner will oper
on tom orrow, at No. 80 Fearing
street, Dairy Lunch and Ice
Cream Parlor. She has fttee
up very neat, attractive place
and will be assisted by Mis-:
Halle Waters. We bespeak TO-
these ladies liberal patronage
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-06-16
Coming.

Ralph Bingham, the worlds
leading Monologue entertainer,
will appear at LoWry's Academy
on the 22nd inst, the proceeds
OF the entertainment for the
benefit of the new electric lights
for the Baptist Church. Ralph
is one of the funniest men in
America. His entertainment is
not lecture, but one of song.
music and funny stories. His
approximations are marvellous,
conceptions unique, and expires
sions of character inimitable. "
AS a musician he has few equals.
You'll miss a rare treat if you
fail to hear him. Admission
CSC, reserved seats $50. Tickets
on sale at Selig's.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-06-16

A severe electric storm, &C
compainied by a heavy rain,
visited Elizabeth City Saturday
afternoon. The Tightening
struck in several places. Mr..
Reuben Davis, ofthe Telephone
line, on seeing a wire down that
had been cut by tightening at
tempted to repair same when
he was knocked down. He was
picked up in an unconscious
condition and remained so for
several hours. The engineer of
the Electric Light Plant, Mr..
Spires, also received severe
shock.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-06-16
Several UNSIGNED correspond

Several unsigned correspond
ence received this week that
We're consigned to the waste
basket. Parties writing the Fish
erman & Farmer must send US
their rames as a matter of good
faith.
Single handed and alone it is
difficult for one man to acccmp
ish much in any public under
taking, but with cooperation
and concert of action all things
are possible. From this you can
make your own application.
The North Carolina Bankers
Association met last week at
Raleigh. 1t was attended by Mr..
W. T. Old, cashier of the First
National Bank, this city, who
was elected one of the Vice
Presidents of the Association.
Mr.. Wells Waters arrived here
yesterday from Philadelphia
with his bride, who was a Miss
Florence Shade. They were
married Wednesday and came
South to spend their honey
moon with relatives at this place.
This is record breaking June
OH hot weather. The tempera-
ture has already reached a point
here and elsewhere unequaled
at this season of the year, and we
are just on the outer edge of the
hot wave. Much warmer wealth.
er is predicted.
Mary Wood. daughter of Mr..
| J. O. A. Wood, while out walk
ing with her mother few days
ago, accidently stepped on a
snake which coiled around her
ankle. She was SO terribly
frightened that she has been
confined to her bed for several
days.
The most novel sale we have
ever heard of is now in progress
at The Fair. On Thursday, June
9Th, they filled two tables with
shoes and priced them at 90 cts
pair. The price is to be cut
SC each day until the shoes ale
sold We do not imagine there
will be many pairs left when
the price reaches s cts. pair.
The E. F. Lamb property, on
on Matthews street, IN the real
of the courthouse square, neal
the City Hall, has been selected
and accepted oy the Government
as the site for the Public Build
ing in Elizabeth City. The
price agreed upon is $4,000. W.
hear, Mr. Lamb has been mott
fed to remove his building
within thirty day..