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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30

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fend the frontier are now complete and the
work of equipment is proceeding rapidly.
street :; asar.s 10 be FaSen
number of young Beers who have been
studying at Capetown have started for
home The Volksraad in secret session has
passed high treason bill providing for the
conlscation of the property of burShers
who refuse service. A proposal was sub
mtted to make the conflscation retroac-
tive so as to include certain millionaires,
but it was rejected.
A dispatch from Johannesburg reports
meeting of the wholesale and retail me-
chants there to consider the steps to be
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30
ATTENTION.

Why take dusty, hot, all-rail ride to the
east when you can for less money, go via
the Central of Georgia Railway company
TO. Savannah and thence to New York and
Boston on one of their paladal ocean
steamers. All rates include meals and
berth aboard steamers. There is nothing
more bracing than an ocean voyage al this
season of the year. For full information
amply to Scion Jacobs, Commercial Agent
No. 1915 First avenue. S-27-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30
ONLY THROUGH SLEEPING CAR LINE
BIRMINGHAM TO SAVANNAH.

The Central of Georgia railway is the
only line operating through sleeping cars
between Birmingham and Savannah Dou-
BILE daily trains to Columbus and Macon.
For time tables, sleeping ear berths to Sa-
yannah. and steamship reservations to New
York. Boston and the east via Savannah
and the Ocean. Steamship company, apply
to Scion Jacobs, Commercial Agent, 2Oi5
First avenue, or Jack W. Johnston, Union
Ticket Agent, Birmingham. 9-G-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30
Raising Volunteers

Melbourne Victoria, September PA
conference of the military commandants of
all the colonies except New Zealand Is sit
ting here to discuss the equipment and
dispatch of an Australian force to South
Africa. Volunteers are coming forward
largely from all the colonies. About 1,4OO
Victorians have already volunteered
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30
EDUCATIONAL.
TINE TAYLOR SCHOOL,
SOUTH HIGHLANDS.

FOR BOYS AND GIRLS OF ALL AGES,
Special Features-Highly-tr ained Teach
ers, no grade system, small classes, indi-
vidual education. moral and physical train
ing, musical department. Low rates.
Pupils have passed examinations for
Yale, Harvard, Princeton and West Point.
and have entered, without examination,
upper classes in the universities of Va and
Ala, Sewanee, Ala. Polytechnic institute,
Woman's College of Baltimore, etc.
NINTH SESSION OPENS SEPT IS.
w. P. TAYLOR. A. B., (Yale), Principal,
1915 South Nineteenth St.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30
Mrs. Florence Akridge, Of

Mrs. Florence Akridge, of
Saco, Ca, writes under date of
August 18TH, 1899:
81 have taken Warmers Safe
Cure for a severe attack of
kidney trouble with the best
possible results. | recommend
it to those who are suffering
with kidney trouble as the best
medicine they can take.
"Mr. L. White, of this place,
who was cured by it, recon-
mended Safe Cure as the best
medicine on earth. ,"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30
THE LADIES

The pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use Syrup of Figs
under all conditions, makes it their favorite
remedy. To get the true and genuine ar
ticle look for the name of the California
Fig Syrup Co., printed near the bottom of
the package. For sale by all druggists
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30
Help
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
Rudolph am going to advertise for a
wife that can cook. Put this under the
personal column, please.
Clerk-Can't do it, sir. All advertise
ments for cooks must go under Help
wanted females"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30

From the Chicago News.
Stubb-Think what this glorious country
holds for a young man who is seeking
fame.
Penn-Yes; take Brooklyn Bridge, for
instance.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30
81. Oo-SLEEPING CAR RATE BIRMING-
Ham TO MOBILE VIA MERIIlIANr

For the convenience of it's patrons the A
G. S. railroad has arranged for the sale of
Pullman space Birmingham to Mobile via
Meridian at the regular rate of ST. 90 per
double berth. Parties leaving Birmingham
at 1015 p. M. arrive a Mobile next morning
at 100 S-16-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30

Call at the Union Saloon,
1916 First avenue, for the big
gest and coolest schooner of
beer in the city. Drawn di-
rect from the keg; no pumps
used.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30

Johannesburg September 29.-There is
great excitement in consequence of orders
TO the commanders to take the field. Part
of the johannesburg corps will assemble
today. Dispatch riders have gone to the
front.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30
Shelby x-Tax Collector Shcrt

Examiner Purifoy in his investigation of
the books of former Tax Collector A. F.
Smith of Shelby county repeats that he is
due the state and county the following
sums on account of errors and omissions;
Special state tax. $500. s.......r 40
Poll tax. 49,. ..'.....''.-''' -,
County tax. ......... ..'.'''' loi 81
Those sums are due after deducting COM
missions and adding interest.
Exhibit A attached to the report contains
a detailed statement giving the names OF
taxpayers and the sums paid by each whose
names are not shown on the regular
assessment book filed by the assessor, nor
are they shown among the names OF tax
PAYERS reported by the collector to the
Judge of probate as having been assessed
and collected by him. This Information
was obtained by checking the stub BOOKS
of Collector Smith with the two assess
ments referred to in each year.
Examiner Purifoy reports the DOCKS OF
Tax Assessor John S. Pitts for the tax
wears 1897. 1898 and 1899 neatly and correctly
kept
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30

Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by &c.
entlfically attacking the disease through
The blood.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-01-05

AS our readers are aware, we have
been able to secure for them this year
an unusually advantageous clubbing.
arrangement, which includes The Iowa
Homestead, its Special Farmers Insti-
tute editions, The Poultry Farmer,
The Farmers Mutual Insurance Jour-
nal and The Humane Alliance, togeth-
er with our own paper, all for the sur
prisiugly low figure of sl.95. Nothing
like this has eyer before been offered
to our farmer readers. The Homestead
with its Special Institute edition for
January contains 81 pages of practical
farm information, and reading the
paper with its Special Institute edition
for year practically amounts to a lib
|eral agricultural education. The Spec
ial Farmers Institute edition for the
present month considers four interest
ing, practical topics relating to farm
prosperity, sheep husbandry, winters
WORK, etc, and on them more than 200
practical farmers and farmers wives
in the west contribute their views and
experiences, making a remarkable col
lection of the best thought on western
farms. The Poultry Farmer, The Mu-
tual Insurance Journal and The HUI
name Alliance. the best Of their class,
should;be in every, farm home. Take
! Iadvantana Of this Kreat tffers
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-01-05
Jim Gorbett's FAN.

Western Watchman: Here is les
son for all men who use liquor. Five
years of drinking has transformed this
Adonis to drawn-up mass OF decayed
muscular tissue and moral wreck.
This man drank only the best liquors.
He had the constant attendance Of the
best physicians. He had friends to take
care of him when in his cups. and a
comfortable home to retire to and
sleep off his debauch. 1t was all 10 no
purpose. He degenerated physically
and morally and is now the scorn of the
entire, sporting world His misfortunes
did not stop with himself. They in
volved his entire family. His wife,
who was a conyent-bred girl and who
became convert at her wedding, sued
for diyoace and got it. She left her
religion and married second time.
His father was prosperous livery
stable keeper. He was carried away
by the honors his son earned; backed
him in all his battles. and finally
staked all he had il the World on the
Carson City fight and lost. He got
frenzied and in his mad rage murdered
his wife and killed himself. The net
results of Corbett's venture in the fstic
arena are these: broken down body;
q soul stepped in ignominy and sin; a
wife lost to time and eternity; a
mother murdered and father in a sui
cide's grave. An Of this might have
been avoided and fame and fortune
might now be his if James Corbett had
foniy kept to his resolution and left
whiskey alone.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-01-05

ratified, although it is certain
that five or six senators are pre-
pairing to make bitter speeches
against the treaty, and the whole
policy of expansion. The most
of the anti-expansionist senator's
will vote to ratify the treaty, be-
cause they regard it as an inter-
national matter which should be
settled at once, and which has
nothing to do with expansion,
which they regard as a domestic
matter to be settled aalong our
selves.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-01-05
SOME FOOL MEN.

Fact and Fiction: Not to con-
cede to every man a right to his
opinion may seem uncharita BILE;
but when it has been proved that
the opinion held by man was
wrong and If it had been accepted
|it would have worked injury, and
he comes to us with another
opinion that bears the stamp of
error as clearly as did the first,
we have right to be uncharita-
Bile. especially where the mere
stating of these opinions works a
hardship on the masses in that
they disturb the industrial and
commercial equilibrium. The fact
is that what ails the country is
fool men with fool ideas. No
sooner do we succeed in orgarli-
zlng the business Of the country
on a basis to serve the best inter-
ests of all classes than some up
start comes along with a fool idea
and knocks it all into hat. 1t
is not so long ago that we cannot
remember it that the business
world stood almost paralvzed by
| fear of the future because a Young
STRIPPING from the plains of Ne
braska was advocating an idea
that threatened to give us bad
money. We survived Bryanism,
but now comes Bryan's financial
brother from Chicago aud says he
is not going to let us have any
money at all, either good or bad,
and proposes to destroy all money,
by force of arms if necessary, be-
lcause it is the root of all evil. !"
The expansion policy of the gov
lernment, backed by popular ac-
claim, is stimulating industry and
commerce. But now comes Col.
Bryan and says 1t is not right, 1t
is not constitutional, the "Ameri-
can people " don't want it, the
fcountry Can't do it, etc. Oh,
\
these men who talk for a living
in the language OF the small boy,
Bryan knew a little more about
the American people" he would
know something of their supreme
power to do pretty nearly what
they think is right, and that the
American people themselves ars
the constitutional limitations.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-01-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec. 80. .9S.
Senators and representatives
who called at the war department
this week, in connection with the
decision of the cabinet last week,
In connection with the decision of
the cabinet last week, 10 have
$4,000 volunteers mustered out as
soon as the arrangements to do
50 could be perfected, do not re-
gard the outlook for early mus
terlng out of any of the regiments
as encouraging. All they could
learn was that the red tape mill
was at work to determine which
regiments should be selected to
be mustered out. They know
from experience just how slow
that mill can be made to grind
when delay is desired, and the
prediction is being made by many
that no volunteers. or at least no
considerable number of them,
will be mustered out before con-
gress acts upon the bill to in
crease and re-organize the regu-
lar army; md when that will be,
no man can say with any degree
|of certainty at this time, as party
lines are being drawn on the bill.
That will not delay the bill in
the house, but it would be fatal
to it in the senate, where the adj
ninistration does not cQptrol a
majority. A member Of the ad-
ministration is quoted as having
said that if the army bill
failed in the senate at this
session, an early extra ses.
sion of the next congress would
certainly be called. If the senate
gets to wrangling over the army
bill, the call of an extra session
may be made absolutely necessary
by the failure of some Of the reg
lular appropriation Bills, which
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-01-05

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Last
March a young German farmer named
Geo. j. Steltzmiller came to Minneha-
ha county from Clayton county, Iowa.
and engaged to work for his brother
near Hartford on crop shares. After
their grain was harvested he sold his
share to his prother for $3.50 cash and
went to work with threshing crew.
and later picked corn at three cents a
oushel. BY this work he cleared $3.50
more and few days ago he left for his
home in Iowa with $500 clear money
for his summers work. He expects to
return in the spring and buy piece
| OF South Dakota land for himself, as he
has proven to his own satisfaction that
this county ia a good place for farming
! Another young man named Robert
| Gratke, who came from the same coun-
| ty in Iowa at the same time, boug hit a
quarter section OF land near Hum boldt
He brought with him fair farming
outfit and six brood sows. He raised
$40 bushels of wheat, l34 bushels Of
fax; I54 bushels of barley, l,4oo bush
els Of corn. He has on hand As hogs.
He figures that he will haye for his
summers work about $500 cash, be-
sides seed grain and feed for next year
and about twenty hogs to start with
next season. The young men who have
been figuring on the hardships OF a
trip to the Klondike ought to consider
what these young men have done in
the South Dakota farming Klondike.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-01-05

4 The two houses of the legisla-
lure perfected the permanent
organization and immediately
kdjouraed without attempting to
listen to the governors message.
The officers of the two houses as
selected at the opening meeting
pere as follows;
Senate
q Secretary--J. n. Scriven, Dayl-
son county.
4 First Asst Secretary---Charles
Pickett, Mcpherson.
N Second Asst Secretary---J. w.
Zones, Lawrence.
& Bill Clerk---Maurice Flavin,
Mead.
Engrossing Clerk---G. P. Wick,
Walworth.
Asst Engrossing Clerk---A. A.
Rowen, Turner.
Sergeant at Aru1s--C. +. Potter,
Roberts.
Asst Sergeant at Arns--L. g.
Furner, Brown.
Postmaster--L. Eberhart, Jer-
build
chaplain--G. S. clev eng +,
Hughes.
House
speaker--A. G. Somers, Grant.
Chief Clerk--W. c. Bower,
Lawrence.
First Asst Clerk--L. Y. Doty,
bpil1k.
Second Asst Clerk Mr.. Logan,
4incolu.
Engrossing Clerk--Mr. Branch,
hutchinson.
Sergeant at Arms-T. G. Orr,
Bookings.
Asst Sergeant at Arms--Mr.
Wilson, Fall River.
Bill Clerk--Mr. Chamberlain,
aulk.
Postnlaster--Mr. Zaft, Day.
- +.
Messenger Mr.. Nc Dona Id,
beadle
Watchman and Janitor--Mr.
Freen, Hyde.
Night Watchmal'--Mr. Gras'
ully.
Cha plair--Rey. Mr.. Mcfarland,
sughes.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-01-05

~ uOOll y a u Lleli Is, - eANS
lars and stripes were raised over
[orro Castle and other public
|lildings in Havana, thus ending
q rule Of Spain on the island Of
lba. And at this time we ca11-
BIT refrain from publishing an
ktract from the log" kept by
! ke father Of the editor of this
|lpel during the trip Of the
Wallace from New York to
hip Island, enroute to New Or
ans. Under date of April /,
o2, (nearly 81 years ago. he
Fote::
Observation l2 M, Lat. 23o AZ Lon
g5<. We are about midway be
een the coasts OF Florida and Cuba
d a little tc the eastward Of Havana.
b had hoped to get.a glimpse Of the
rts of this spoiled Spanish pride Of
Antilles SO rich in all the endow-
nts of nature and so poor in all that
tivation and art can produce. But
course does DOT permit such a view
b we must leave her as ever before,
imagination; the garden Of e2-
mes: Of sunniest skies and rankest
eds: of rarest fruits and most deadly
sons: Of fairest women and foulest
acheries; Spanish in name with all
Castilian nobility extracted. But
ire is one thing in connection with
island to be remembered with
de by every American. MORO
Btle, forever TO remain sacred as long
wing been the resting place Of Co
lbus, still continues to receive the
Et:oa Of every passing ship that
hes its wave1ets against its base, as
b honor one who discovered a conti-
and founded new system of gov
ment to bless mankind with o high
civilization than had ever yet been
amed Of. May the time be no,
distant when this beautiful
nd will be transferred to that
dem it was intended by both
tude and longitude to adorn; that
her voluptuous charms may be fully
eloped and the rich fruits OF hel
life zone fall into laps that vii
v appreciate their value. II this
b should fall into the hands of hal
6estress, the Spanish queen, we hope
yill cause her no sleepless nights Al
are bonnd on other business ant
3 nogintention OF stopping new t.
4 e with her pet, who will som,
4 be won, Notwithstanding the prud
4 of her anxious mother.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-16
FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL
20 Cent PREFERRED STOCK 20 Cent PREFERRED STOCK
AN EXCEPTIONAL HOME INVESTMENT
z FOR DISCRIMINATING INVESTORS.
the METALLURG|CAL CORPORATION.
Office, II Exchange ST., Portland. Me.
Smelling Works. Portland. Mines, Warren, n. IL

CORPORATION allowed
divided and s0oOo Preferred
of
which time privileges of Common Stock
with pushed with orders for
WORKS add
FACTORY ZINC ORE $4,000
dispose
wanted better
quickly the market this
block
The
sULPHURC SMELLING
COPPER SILVER
mo G.. Gerrsh may16eod1w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-16

The bicycle has become a source OF
great revenue on the tax lists of Maine.
The figures of the State assessors show
that the bicycles pay either to the town OF
to the State, nearly as much as the electric
railroads pay to 1.-THE State of Maine.
Furthermore the value of the bicycles OF
the State is within 5000 of the value Of
the steam railway property Of the State.
and is almost ne-eighth of the value Of
the street railway property. This, OF
course, does not include the rolling stock.
1t is one fourth as large as the value of
all the carriages Of the State. The bicy-
cles of the State are valued at 1924, 400.
At the average rate of taxation the bicy-
Gle owners should be paying about $500
in taxes, of which the State receives $500
as its share Tho telegraph and telephone
companies, which pay directly to the
state treasury, are taxed about $s70u
yearly. The express companies pay 1880.
The electric railroads pay $685. into the
State treasury, besides paying taxes
locally on their property in elites and
towns.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-16

Thirty eight years in State prison Is
practically life sentence for George W.
Pierce of Auburn, the man convicted CT
attempting to murder, as he is now about
sixty years of age. The sentence is none
too severe. That Pierce was not muir.
derer was simply due to the caution of
the persons to whom he sent the poisoned
articles. Indeed had his schemes succeed.
ed his victims would have numbered two
OF more. There was no attempt to deny
that he was guilty Of the acts charged
against him. The defence set up was
that he was irresponsible by reason of
insanity. 1t was clearly shown, however,
that the only insanity he was laboring
under was the insanity which every man
labors under who gives loose rein to his
passions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-16

The Hon. William JaBryan will not
deliver the commencement grafton before
the Kansas Agricultural College next
month, the invitation to do so extended
to him by the President of the institution
having been cancelled by the trustees As
a majority of the trustees are Republicans
of course the cry Of political persecution
will be raised. 1t is undoubtedly fact.
however, that the real reason for extend
ing the invitation was political one, 30
that honors in this business are easy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-16

the venom, prejudice and eeotism OF in-
mature thought" Yet we observe that
In a recent issue the Inter- Ocean points
with pride to the fact that President
Harper of the University Of Chicago was
one of the signers to the call for the meet
ing ia support of expansion. Are we to
infer that the college professor in tn,
role of political agitator only becomes q
nuisance when he .disagrees with the
opinions of the Inter. ocean, That would
not be an unnatural inference. Observa-
ton has taught us that there is great
deal more of tolerance for college professors
and ministers when they advocate politi-
cal doctrines we like than when
they support those we don't like.
like. For instance, when a few years ago
Prof. j. Lawrence Laughlin Of the Chica-
go University was defending tho gold
standard and answering the specious
arguments OF "Coin" Harvey not only
did the Chicago newspapers not regard
him as Q nuisance. but they published
and commended Lis lectures. But since
he has been opposing expansion he has
become nuisance-one paper CALLS MIN
degenerate. His thought now Is "imma-
ture." On the other hand President X.
Benjamin Andrews who was so roundly
denounced for preaching silver doctrine
when he was. at the head of Brown Uni
versity has become very mature thinker
since he has become an advocate of OK.
pansion. We are inclined to think that
the only thing to do Ia to let the college
professor talk when he wants to. If he
makes nuisance OF himself sometimes,
we may be pretty sure hs will redeem
himself later on. And when we think
he is making nuisance of himself we
may he able to find that there are others
who think he Is preaching the highest
kind of wisdom.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-16
THE PARK STREET sCHooLHoUsE
To the Editor Of the Press:

To the Editor Of the Press:
The remark In the PRtSS that no citi-
zen would think OF tearing down his
house because he thought the plumbing
defective. has evidently set our either 8
thinking, II one may judge by the dis.
cussions which one frequently hears and
the question Is asked, why tear down so
good = buildinRf Why cannot the water
closets be put into small building out
sides There Ia room enough. These are
pertinent questions, and the city govern.
nent will do we'll - hecd them. Why not
have a commission of architects, II neces-
sary, to pass upon the matter, and see II
the building cannot be saved. The High
School building was not nearly rs good
for the purposes required as the Park
street schoolhovse. 10 build o new build
Ing will cost the, city $60, 100 at least, and
other demands for new schoolhouses will
follow. This Is but an entering wedge
Then why new engine houses this Year,
With o tax rate Of $40 per cent people
will not seek Portland for business or
residence. What is the present city gov
eminent thinking OFF
TAXPAYER.