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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
BRYAN and Mckinley AGAIN,

Mr.. Mckinley has secured a handsome
plurality in Ohio, and his denomination in
1900 is assured. He lacks many thousand
votes of a majority in his own state, but
in these of independent voting a plurality
is about all any one can secure. The pres
tige of success within his party goes with
the Ohio vote. The president no doubt con-
siders himself and Mr.. Mark Hanna, his
robber tariff and imperialistic policies, as
fully indicated
This means that Mr.. Mckinley with a
new running mate will come before the
people again next year. His nomination
will not be resolutely opposed 1t will be
held that he is logical candidate-that he
stands for the new Philippine policy, for
high tariff, and for this, that and the other
as no other member of the party does. The
great opportunist will therefore be nomf-
mated. His friends will proceed to claim
that he can carry Kentucky as well as
Ohio.
There is no harm done in such claims.
If they build on Kentucky all the worse for
them. Mr.. Mckinley is entitled to a re-
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SCHLEY IN THE> SOUTH
~ the Baltimore Sun.


Wherever he goes, north, south, east CT
west, Admiral Schey is sure OF an en-
thusiastic welcome. People differ about
almost everything else, but there is vrtu-
ally no difference of opinion among the
great masses of the people with regard to
Admiral Schley. They believe him to be a
man whoNhas deserved well of his coun-
tiago are worthy of the highest honor. The
efforts of the Mckinley administration to
belittle his achievements and to deprive
him of the credit to which he is justly en-
titled have Intensified the popular senti-
ment in his favor, and Indignation on ac-
count of the injustice of which he has been
the victim mingles with the patriotic ad-
miration excited by the signal victory won
under his command. The demonstra tons
in his honor during the reception given
him at Atlanta, Ca, Saturday, furnish
fresh evidence of the high place which he
holds in the popular mind and heart.
When he travelled west some months ago
there were genuine and general outbursts
of kindly feeling; in New York at the
Dewey home coming and in Washington
shortly afterward there was a reception
of the same scenes; and now in the south
the people have spoken again with an
emphasis that cannot be misunderstood.
Admiral Schley can we'll afford to disre-
gard the frown of small political coterie,
assured as he is of the favor of the Ameri-
can people regardless of party or section.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
oHAsM BETWEEN KIcn AND pooR

Leo ToIstol IN the New YORK Journal.
Few people are aware of the terrible
danger in store for the world on account
of the ever widening chasm between rich
and poor The rich would not hoard an
other roubie to their wealth were they
conscious of the peril that threatens them.
There are few self-saerificing Christ-like
people who in compliance with the COM
mand of the Saviour will "go and sell all
they have. give it to the poor and follow
him." There are few who by these means
viii, help to put off the day of universal dis
aster. All honor to these few, for it cam
not be denied that theirs is the true, unso-
phistieated brotherly love which requires an
uninterrupted sacrifice until death. But
their benevolence is like attempting TO emp
ty the ocean with few small buckets.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
DISCUSSING THE CosiMoNEsr SUBJECT

From the New York Press.
When men cannot get their brains to-
gethe,r on other subjects, they fall into
friendly discussion of the weather. In the
last eight or ten years / have talked
weather with 20 900 clever fellows, and the
unanimous verdict is that the seasons are
changing, that Christmas is greener than
it used to be, and that winter fingers sean
daously in the lap of spring; that we hava
no cold weather until January and no au-
tumn until December; that billiards. come
in April which used to come in February.
that roses which used to bloom in May now
bud in June that navigation in the Hudson
closes later every year, that sleighing that
used to be excellent in November is now
poor in December and January, that skat-
ing is better in the Kinks than on lakes
and ponds, that the ground-hog sees his
shadow later by several weeks than he saw
it ten years ago.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
A Two-Iiorse Farmer

]. R. C. Mills of Glee, Pike county, writes
to the Troy Messenger:
Who is any happier 1aan a man Who has
his own meat in his smokelhouse and Germ
iii his crib?
Now, this year I have made ON a two-
horse farm a fair crop of potatoes, ground
peas to give my hogs a good start oats ana
peas very good $40 bushels OF corn. 10 bales
of cotton, plenty of cane to make my syrup.
l have 10 fat hogs to kill, and only III
family; SO you know We will have meat to
eat.
have had no hands except one wage
hand,' and only few day hands"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
A PROSPEROUS PAPER

From the Columbia (Tenn) Herald.
Great Improvement is to be made soon In
The Birmingham Age-Herald. The Age
Herald is the only democratic daily in Ala
bama and does not exist by grace of sub
sides from eastern gold bugs. 1t Is ably
edited, and has already larger circulation
than any other Alabama daily and with the
increased circulation which its improvement
will bring it, its influence will be corre-
spondingly increased. 1t Is pleasant to
know that the one democratic Alabama
daily shares the prosperity of the Birming-
ham district.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
RESTRICTIONS OFF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
1t is probably nothing but contrariness
why women don't put out their own eyes
with their umbrella prongs.
After a man has been married two years
he never expects his wife to treat him as
well as she does the hired girl.
I wonder whether women ara always
cranky because they are thin or whether
they are thin because they are cranky.
The trouble with a woman who wears q
mans collar is that you can always tell
whether it is its second or third day on
The strongest kind of love is the most
sensitive and the easiest chilled. A woman
never fully appreciates mans love till she
knows this better than her Bible.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
WATER AND wHlSKEY

From the Mobile Herald.
The Birmingham Age-Herald claims that
while there is more water in Mobile, moro
politics in Montgomery, more history in
Tuscaloosa, more spindles in Huntsville,
more cotton in Selma, there is more money
and money transactions in Birmingham
than in any other town in the state, and
that the time is fast coming when Bir-
mingham will not be outranked In this re-
spect by many towns in the south. The
Age-Herald may be right for all that we
know. 1t might also have remarked that
while there is more water in Mobile there
is more whiskey in Birmingham.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
THE EDITORS
AND THEIR TALK

The Boon correspondent of the Boaz
Sand Mountain Signal suggests additional
labor for the census ennumerators:
The population of this place is building
up fast as l ever saw. Born to Mr.. Trinan
Smith and wife big girl 70 Mr.. Niles
Copeland and wife two big girls.
Mr.. VIII Moultry and wife big girl. Mr..
As Smith and wife a big girl Mr.. Jerry
Smith and wife a big girl. We have got
five girls and one boy. The fathers and
mothers are rejoicing over these fine girls
and boys. They have sent Ed. Szemore or
for making liquor for fifteen months.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

mingham. It was under the direction of
the board when DIR. Nicholson was menu
Der of It that the splendid maeadamized
roads of Montgomery county were built.
He is one of the most honored citizens of
that county.
DR.. W. H. Blake. medical inspector of
eonvicts. and c. R. Westcott of Montgom-
cry are in town.
]. p. Mcqueen. Bernard Harwood. ]. R.
Barclay and J. G. Harris. of Eutaw, are
in Birmingham.
Hon. John NJ. Caldwell and Judge G. B.
Randolph, of Admission, are the city.
George L. Parker, of Cullman, is among
the visitors in town.
Judge A. A. Coleman and Solicitor
Charles w. Ferguson are in Jasper, holding
the Walker county circuit court
Professor Eugene A. Smith and Professor
Henry MeCalley, of bre State university,
are in town.
Captain e. w. Booker, state Inspector of
convdots, left town yesterday for Speigners.
State Senator Mccain, of Clay, and S. B.
MeTyer, of Sheffield, are in the city.
Mr.. Henry Z. DeBardele5en returned to
town yesterday, after am absence of a week.
Congressman John L. Burnett, of Gads-
den, is in town.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
Loves 'Possum and Eaters

Editor Numalee of the Centrevlle Press
is playing in fine luck:
The editor of the Press has a particular
fcndness for "'possum and taters." Our
friend, DR.. D. o. Mosley, brought us in
fine young opossum, box of potatoes and
a quarter Of a fine mutton, The doctor.
while a small man, has great big heart in
him, and ne likes to see other people
joy some of the good things 1ne doctor
had evidently been feeding that mutton on
bottom corn and picked hay, as it was
fine as we have ever tasted.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
Hates Setting Txpe

The Centreville Press makes this very in
teresting publications:
We have had Hell in the Press office for
nearly two months setting type. He came
here footsore and weary, and We took him
in.
We gave him acknowledged Chickens"
sweet potatoes and milk and occasionally
"possum' when some of our friends would
be real good to us. But he took himself to
Tuscaloosa to see the big show and the
street fair, and no doubt got saturated in
street fair beer for on Saturday night he
packed his clothes and left.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
Some Potatoes

The Clayton Record breaks the record for
long potatoes:
Speaking of potatoes-sweet potatoes
Colonel r. W. Jackson brought to our Of
flee Thursday a curiosity in that line. He
was coming by where Mr. Nick Bowden
was digging his potatoes, and was attracted
by this specimen. 1t grew after the manner
of still worm, except moro SO, and when
1T was unwound and measured by string.
and the string measured, it turned out
three feet and eight inches in length How
is that for potatoes?
Rather long, you say; but that was the
actual measurement-clese measurement
of this potato.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
A Farmer of Montgomery

The Wetumpka Gilmore Dispatch tells of
a good farmer of Montgom county:
DIR. Fl. l.. Stone, an intelligent farmer of
Montgomery county, made with eight mules
this year 40 bales of cotton, besides OH r
crops that yielded proportionately well.
The doctor has adopted the modern system
of farming, which consists of a very dep
preparation and shallow cultivation, and a
good crop is nearly always the fruit of his
labor.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

From the Selma Times.
The Birmingham Age-Herald will here
after be issued seven days in the week. Inc
proprietor has purchased a new press and Is
negotiating for a battery of seven new
Linotype machines. When the new outfit
arrives The Age-Herald will be one OF the
up-to-date newspapers of the south.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

Hereafter The -HeFaIdwill be strictly a
daily newspaper. 1t viii gote its subscribers
every day IN the year, Mondays and all holt
days included. 1t is the only daily newspaper
in Alabama.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
The EIyton Company Land.

1t Is well that the Elyton Land COM
pany is finally in condition to do business.
able residence and business sites in and
about birmingham. The fact that 1t has
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
oh. It's Nice to lie a Pa.

This interesting family matter is related
by the Tuskegee News:
The editor and family are feeling as
proud as a newly elected candidate. Its a
hoy, and our readers are asked to help Us
name him. Send a dollar for subscription
to the News with eaeIh suggest ton.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
A DESERVED COMPLIMENT

From WomanS Work.
The splendid work of Miss Annie K.
Walker on The Age-Herald demands
special mention. Turning through file of
that paper one is amazed at the wide range
OF her vocabulary and clear analysis of her
subjects. Writing every day for the same
critics is a stupendous task She meets the
demands with credit both to herself and her
paper.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
A Wheel and n Half

This pleasing statement is made by the
Centre News:
w. C. Daniel was here Tuesday, and left
a wheel and a half to adjust his subscrip-
ton to November I. Mr., Daniel has just
about completed the erection of two-story
residence at Cedar Bluff. He says that he
has purchased more cotton this season
than usual.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
Two Crops of Grapes

The Eufaula Times says:
Mr.. ]. J. Creyon brought to the Times
office this morning a grape branch having
on it several well developed punches of
grapes. 1t came from the vineyard of Mrs.
Captain A. A. Walker. where she has an
entire vine similarly covered, and which
is the second crop this year.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

The delegation from Bullock will be in
strueted, says the Union Springs Herald,
but it negleets to state what their instruc-
lions will be. Dehniteness is in great de-
mand this year. All underground persons
are requested to fall back
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

DIR. Parkhurst says there are 100000 men
in New York who are worse than Bigamist
Roberts of Utah. but none of them are try
ing to break into congress.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
FULL OF GOOD MATTER

From the Selma Journal.
The Birmingham Age-Herald issued forty
pages in its yesterdays edition. filled with
most interesting matter from start to
finish.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

Ante-eleetion statements and estimates
are now. fortunately for all, as dead as
ante-hght claims of Jeffries and Sharkey
They We're off one piece.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

The senatorial slate of the court organ
has been completed by the naming of Pres
ident Russell of the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road, as General Pettus' successor.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

The krupp iron and steel business at
Essen gives employment to 1000 persons
Such an establishment would boom even
Birmingham.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

The army mule has risen to the grade Of
possible map makers.
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been in. the hands Of receives and has
been unable to dispose of MS property has
to an extent retarded the growth OF Biz
paingham. Now that these lands will be
put upon the market tremendous buiid-
ing boom may be anticipated The new
owners of the Elyton Land company how
ever, should be careful not to place their
lands on the market at extravagant prices.
Real estate prices are already getting too
nigh in Birmingham. Nothing SO retards
the growth of city as nigh real estate
prices. Let the new company sell it's prop
erty at reasonable prices and iet Birming
ham develop and grow as it should.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
THE AGE-nERALp,s NEW OUrFIT

All women in South Africa are daughters
of some revolution.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

The quietness of Pingree was the marvel
of the election period
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

Sailor Sharkey insists that his singers
entitle him to another chance-that the sa-
loon business is not yawning for him.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

From the Detroit Free Press.
After securing the promise of the sweet
est little woman in the world to become
Mrs. Dewey, the admiral went to break
fast.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

The British feet cannot reach the Beers
about Ladysmith, but its marines did. and
they took some of their guns with them.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

What General White lacks in men skilled
in the handling of the Missouri mule.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

The Beers have a hard nut to crack at
Ladysmith, and not much time to crack 1t
in. Butler looms on their horizon.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

The lyddite shells of the British are
matched against the theorfte shells that
Uncle Sam uses when he is benevolently
assimilating
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

The Pratt City Herald has INDUCED in a
study of whiskers, and 1t is convinced that
the Beers are populist refugees.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

Sir Thomas Upton and C. oliver Iselin
have gone to join Dreyfus and Guerin In
| the throng of the forgotten.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

The continental capitals are in haste to
secure the capitulation of Ladysmith.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

Missouri stands ready to furnish more
intractable mules at previous figures for
use in South Africa.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

Advice for General White should carry
with it a guarantee of transportation.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

Sailor Sharkey is still game. but he can
scarcely say of the battle, sit never touch
ed me-"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

| The Mobile Item notifies Mr. Stalhngs
| that this is the season to fatten hogs and
| sow small grain.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

| The American navy scored its first de-
feat when Sailor Sharkey lost the decision.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

lands on the market at eztravagant prices.
Real estate prices are already getting too
high in Birmingham. Nothing so retards
The growth of a city as nigh real estate
prices. Let the new company sell it's prop
erty at reasonable prices and get Birmllng-
ham develop and grow as it should
The delegation from Bullock will be in
strueted, says the Union Springs Herald,
but it negleets to state what their instruc-
tions will be. Defniteness is in great de-
mand this year. All underground persons
are requested to fall back.
The senatorial slate of the court organ
has been completed by the naming of Pres
ident Russell. of the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road. as General Pettus' successor.
DR. Parkhurst says there are $4,000 men
in New York who are worse than Bigamist
Roberts of Utah, but none of them are try
ing to break into congress.
Ante-eleetion statements and estimates
are now. fortunately for all, as dead as
ante-fght claims of Jeffries and Sharkey.
They were off one piece.
The Krupp iron and steel business at
Essen gives employment to 1000 persons.
Such an establishment would boom even
Birmingham
The lyddite shells of the British are
matched against the theorfte shells that
Uncle Sam uses when he is benevolently
assimilatlng.
The British feet cannot reach the Beers
about Ladysmith but its marines did and
they took some of their guns with them.
Sailor Sharkey insists that his stingers
enttle him to another chance-that the sa-
loon business is not yawning for him.
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The Beers have a hard nut to crack at
Ladysmith, and not much time to crack 1t
in. Butler looms on their horizon.
The Pratt City Herald has INDUCED in a
study of whiskers, and It is convinced that
the Beers are populist refugees.
Sir Thomas Upton and C. oliver Iselin
have gone to join Dreyfus and Guerin In
the throng of the forgotten.
Missouri stands ready to furnish more
intractable mules at previous figures for
use in South Africa.
The Mobile Item notifies Mr.. Stallings
that this is the season to fatten hogs and
sow small grain.
Sailor Sharkey is still game, but he can
scarcely say of the battle, sit never touch
ed me-
The American navy scored its first de-
feat when Sailor Sharkey lost the decision.
Advice for General White should carry
with it a guarantee of transportation.
The continental capitals are in haste to
secure the capituIation of Ladysmith.
What General White lacks in men skilled
in the. handling of the Missouri mule.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

Dr. Joseph d. Green, surgeon IN the ma
rine hospital service, has returned to his
home in Birmingham after two years alb
sence, and is now with relatives here. DR..
Green was the surgeon of the Mccullough
of Dewey's fleet at the taking of Manila.
The Mccullough is a revenue boat attached
to the navy for carrying dispatches and
doing such other special service as may be
required. 1t was the Mccullough that
drew the fire of the Spanish guns in Manila
bay. DIR. Green has been offered the work
of organizing quarantine in the Philippines;
but has declined. He has had enough of
the Philippines, he says. He doesn't like
the climate and doesn't like the islands
generally. Whilst aboard the Mccullough
at Manila the doctor was stricken with
typhoid fever and was very ill., He couldn't
even get ice water; but was fortunate in
having an electric fan. DR.. Green arrived
at San Francisco several weeks ago, but
official duties. mostly at Washington, have
kept him engaged. He reached Birming-
ham Tuesday, and will spend his vacation
here.
Many of the friends of Former Governor
Jones have remarked upon his absence
from the banquet to Admiral Schey at the
Florence hotel Tuesday night. Governor
Jones, who has been spending week in
the city on legal business, was cordially in
vited to the banquet, but he was quite I'M
able to accept, very much to his regret.
He called ON Admiral Schley and was most
kindly and courteously received; the two
distinguished men spending very pleasant
time together.
DR.. ]. c. Nicholson, who for twerty-four
years was an able member of the Mont
gomery county board OF revenue. Is In Bis
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-05
JEFFRIES STILL CHAMPION
After Twenty Five Hard Fought
 Rounds With sharkey,

New ! ork, November 4.-James J. Jeffries retains the championship of the world, Referee George Sfler giving him the decision ct the end of the twent ty-fifth round over sai- Tor Tom Sharkey at the Coney Is- land Sporting Club last night. It was one of the most marvellous bat ties that has taken place, and the greatest crowd that ever gathered in the Goney Island Club house wit. Dessed the desperate struggle for supremacy.
 h five rounds Jefries had the better of the fgnt, in the first two and ia the last three. During tbe other twenty Sharkey forced the issue, and, like a bull terrier, was at his man with both hands unceas- ingly. Ia those twen ty rounds Jetfries' great weight and brawn helped him to hold of the sailor and in the twenty second round be swung ln couple of vicious upper cuts that made Sharkey grogSy. Tom came back again in the twenty. fourth and twenty-6fth but was weakened greatly by Jeffries vi. cious blows. Ore minute before the gong sounded to end the fight Jeffues' left glove came of and practically tn. contest was oyer The referee motioned to Jeffries' corner; an American flag was flung around the champions shoulders and the crowd on that side and en0 of the arena cheered wildly. The crowd on the opposite side and end, in Sharkey's corner, yelled for Sharkey aud the men were led back to their dressing rooms. The thou sands of spectators were banked forty feet high in the Guiding, the place being packed fro"1 ringside to ratters aud the aisles around the ring were lined. The fighters were almost exhausted and the specta tors shr;eked themselves hoarse.