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The age-herald., 1900-07-28
Liuuor Problem in Russia.

The Russian government has persistently striven for many years to regulate the consumption of liquor by it's laboring classes, and to some extent it has suc- ceeded Its plans look to q diminuition of stimulants, rather than to a prohibition of them.
 In the first place it monopolzes the sale , of vodki, brandy and spirits in corked bottles. These government shops are simi- aar to the dispensaries of South Carolina. drink it on the premises, but he can come back and sell to the government the empty bottle. Outside of the government shops, aiauor may be sold where food is furnished be furnished, and the license fee of such places has been raised from ST to $566 thus reducing the number of such houses one half. The government also subsidies tenn perance societies that open reading rooms and restaurants where working people procure temperance drinks and good but cheap food. Some of these societies have floating restaurants on the long rivers and canals of the country.
 yodki is the standard drink of the Rus sian peasant, and heretofore he has been willing to spend his last kopeck for it. It is distilled from rye, and is fiery as corn juice at least. The drinking of it did more to keep the working classes in poverty than all the other agencies of the land. It spread demoralization and distress far and near, and the government was practically com pelled to take hold of the problem. So far as can be judged its efforts are practical and reasonably effective. It is gradually accomplishing the work it set out to do, and in the long run it may lift the peasants up at least to the level of their equals i'll other European countries.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
HE oslY BaIlY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
An American Bobs.

To his we'll known fondness for loud swearing and showing himself off at Tt, Captain Evans of the United States Navy, whom vapid persons call Fighting Bop' presumably for the reason that he has never done much fighting, seems to be ot purpose to display the additional personal vanity of holding high place amongst damphools. His recent utterances are thus set forth by the Baltimore Sun:
 'aThat gallant sailorman, Captain Robley D. Evans who during our late unpleas- antness with Spain, labored nightly to make Spanish the language of the neither world, as he expressed it, has original views about American policy in China. If any European powers undertake to grab terri tory in China Captain Evans would halt them with a protest from Washington that would shake the world While making this protest President Mckinley, according to Captain Evans could take occasion to announce to all the earth that this nation must be supreme in the East because 1t holds the Philippines Captain Evans IS sailorman of infinite jest. That our owner ship of the Philippines should make us su- preme in the East is a stupendous joke There's Russia, for instance. that might have a word to say about supremacy if the mere ownership of land entities any nation to dictate terms to other powers Great Britain also has a few square miles of territory in India and in islands not very remote from our Philippine archipelago. France has Asiatic possessions, and so has Germany Does Captain Evans think these powers will climb down and acknowledge our supremacy when MT. Mckinley makes his world-shaking protest? The gallant captain is too sensible to imagine for a moment that the United States would be accepted meekly as dictator by all the world Possibly he is indulging in a little fun at MT McKinleys expense and trying to coax our William of Canton into the belief that he holds the worlds destinies in the hollow of his hand"
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
Rlot0us New Orleans.

The murder of two policemen by one black monster of vice has had the effect of transforming the staid old city of New Orleans into a place of riot and mad law lessness, to the outrage and shame of all law-abiding Americans.
 The negro ruffiian, who appears to have wantony slain officers in the peaceable dis charge of their duties, was clearly a crea- ture of absolute depravity, whose crime is too terrible to be measured by the ordinary standards of vice as against virtue. He was a maniac in his devitry, madman of monstrous wickedness; new proof of which he gave in his horrible butchery of men yesterday, and his staying of the innocent altar boy who attended the priest in min istering religious consolation to those whom the murderer had sent on the way of death.
 In the presence of such incomprehensible crime the intelligent mind is appalled,, dazed half-maddened.
 But, mad or sane, the monster -murderers
  ing which is dlsgracing New Orleans. No race, white or black. red or yellow, is re- sponsible for the deeds of any one of it's members. The negroes of New Orleans are no more responsible for the mad savage Charles than were the people of Birming- ham responsible for the cunning devil Hawes long years ago. or for last nights assassin. When two strangers recently murdered two policemen in Birmingham it would have been no more unreasonable for the populace here to have turned upon all strangers within the city than it is for the white people of New Orleans to murder many negroes because one negro murdered two policemen Murder in riot is just as reprehensble as the murder that inspires riotousness.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
SIDNEY J. BOWIE AHEAD

From the Anniston Hot Blast.
 That Hon. Sidney J. Bowie of Anniston will be the nominee of the Democratic party for Congress and from the Fourth Congressional district of Alabama is no longer doubted. It can now be predicted with almost absolute certainty that he will go into the convention with enough votes to nominate him on the first ballot.
 The result of the beat meetings in Shelby county held yesterday for the purpose of electing delegates to the Democratic county convention, who in turn will elect delegates to the Democratic congressional convention at Selma, comes near to insuring his suc- cess.
 It is a settled fact that the delegation from Shelby will be for him. Up to late hour last night eight beats in that county had been heard from and they were unanf- nous for Bowie. The returns from these eight beats give him forty-three of sixty five votes, to which the county is entitled in the county convention. The vote in those beats is as folows:
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
capabilities. Would Illinois do moref Would Illinois do as much?

capabilities. Would Illinois do more9 Would Illinois do as much?
 No negroes have been driven away from Alabama 'to towns and cities of the North and South" Some were enticed away to Illinois coal mines where they were treated as barbarously as negroes or any one else could well be treated, and each and all were glad to return to Alabama again. The Tribune's story will not be relished by the negro miners who went to Illinois. Some negroes move to Southern towns, when perhaps they should not, but the movement is neither large nor distress ing to any one. It Is easily remedied from time to time No one is harmed by it. No one is distressed by it except perhaps the Chicago Tribune, and the lonesome corre- spondent who filled a column in the New York Commercial, and the chances are very good that the latter does not now live in South Carolina.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Two weak partners are seldom, able to make a business firm.
 When suspicion enters the door loves goes out at the window.
 Men like to be laughed at for their wit, but not for their folly.
 Even the humble shoemaker frequently associates with the upper class. 2
 The man who is given to self-praise owes an apology to his acquaintances. fl that was satisfactory to all of his heirs.
 The wisdom of the sage is simply the art of concealing his ignorance from others.
 A polite bachelor always gives up his seat in a crowded car to widow of long stand ing.
 If you once get into the habit of telling the truth you will find it much easier than lying.
 The real proof of the pudding is in the state of your health the morning after you have eaten 1t.
 A St. Louis man claims to have the lead pencil that Noah used in checking off the animals as they entered the ark.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
EPwORTH LEAGUERS
Louisville Working Hard to Secure the
 Next Meeting

Atlanta Ga, July 27.-It seems probable that Louisville, Ky, will be the next meet ing place of the Epworth Leaguers of the Southern biennial convention Louisville is in nomination, and the Kentuckians in the conference are working hard to have the members vote for their town. The matter will probably come before the convention for action tomorrow. Rev. w. F. Packard D. D., of Missouri called the Leaguers to order at o'clock this morning, and then followed devotional services and music Rev. H. G. Henderson, A. M, of Parkers- burg, W. Va, conducted the exercises, and Walter Neal. of Chattanooga, introduced the topic of discussion in his address: The Junior League and Other Juvenile Societies of the Church"
 Mrs. F. P. Gaffy, of Florida, talked of the Methods of Junior Work"
 Rev. J. w. Perry spoke on the same sub ject, as did also pr. Pearce, of Kentucky and Dr. Hays, of Arkansas.
 Reading and Self-Culture'' was the topic of the afternoon session. Hon. George La- mar, of Washington, D. C., and Rev. w. A. Adamson, of Texas, were the principal speakers.
 The feature of the evening session was lecture by General John B. Gordon.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
State Troops in Camp.

The Mobile Item insists that the annual encampment of the state troops should take place on the shores of Mobile Bay, near Mobile itself. As the encampment or encampments will not occur until late Tn August, it would certainly be we'll to keep them out of range of any possible outbreak of yellow fever in New Orleans or Missis- sippi. Of late cases have appeared in both Louisiana and Mississippi in the tail end of summer, and no one has been able 10 trace them to any definite and undisputed source-to imported germs, in other words. If the story of last year should be repeat ed, the members of at least two of the state regiments might find their line of re- treat suddenly cut. In fever times quaran- tines respect not even the states soldiers. The King himself, who is supposed in this case to be Mark Hanna, would have to con- form to regulations if he should attempt to cross quarantine lines.
 It would certainly be prudent to select this year Birmingham. for the reason that it is fever-proof so far as original cases are concerned. Fever cases can be and have been brought here. but no case has ever arisen in this town-not one, and 1t is within the bounds of reason to say that not one will ever spring up in this town. Why not then locate the encampment where it can remain safe and undisturbed? This seems to he the sense of the case
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
THE PRAIRIE SCHOONEIt

Charles Moreau Harger in Overland Monthly. Slow was the weary toilsome way Where creaked the heavy-laden wain- Quaint follower of the speeding day Across the plain. White canvas covers, bulging, fair, Inclosed fond hearts athrob with joy; The builders of an empire there Found safe convoy. Along its course child-voices sweet Marked all the strangness of each scene While parents sought new homes to greet With vision keen. No luxury or ease was here To lap the traveller into rest, But stanch 1t bore the pioneer On toward the West.
 @y Deserted now, its ragged sails Are furied-the port has long been won, Sport of the boisterous, hurryfng gales, Through cloud and sun. Unused, foriorn, and gray, 1t stands faded wreck east far ashore, The Mayf1ower of the prairie lands, Its journey OCT.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

erable extra expenese upon the county's road fund. It is alleged that some sections of the county's best roads have been mend ed of late with gravel and the like, instead of fresh chert. Complaint is made that gravel cannot be made part of a soid smooth chert roadbed, but remains loose and when heavy rains fall is washed out of the mended places
 
 Mir Charles Roberts went to Selma to be present at the elaborate ceremonies attend ing the conservation of the Right Rev Bishop Barnwell. The spectacle was splendidly solemn, MT. Roberts thought and most deeply impressive. He said he fully agreed with the Rev. MT. Murray of Birmingham that the Right Rev. Bishop Capers of South Carolina alone were worth a journey of fifty mile to see, so noble was his appearance.
 Hon. William C. Jemison, the editor of the Tuscaloosa Daily Times, was in Br- mingham yesterday. MT. Jemison is good friend to Birmingham, and he has many warm friends here who wish he would come hither oftener and stay longer
 
 Robert Goodall of Nashville, one of the most widely known and greatly liked of commercial travellers is at the Morris.
 Hon. Thomas L. Sowell of Walker, Demo- cratic nominee for State Auditor, was in town yesterday Today MT. Sowell will de- liver public speech at Blount Springs; a speech at HanceviIle Monday and a speech at Gum Springs on Tuesday
 IJop WaJter a White the present Sta te Auditor, was in Birmingham, and he and MT. Sowei conferred together in regard to the office which the one will shortly relin- quish to the other. MT Soweil will go to Montgomery soon to rent a residence for himself and family. He and Mrs. Sowell have but one child, a girl nine years old.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
A DIVORCE FROM A CHINAMAN om the Chicago Times-Herald.


 Jang Kwai, Chinese restaurant keeper, tried yesterday morning to avoid being served with papers in a divorce case by climbing to the roof of the building in which he dwells, but the officer of the law blocked his passage on the fire escape, and there the documents were served. The complainant in the suit is Fanny Kwai a pretty white woman, aged 20, who married Kwai four years ago. Her home was in Milwaukee. She charges Kwai with being both jealous and cruel, and says that twice he tried to kill her. She will tell her sorrowful story this morn ing in Judge Tuthilrs court. The couple have a baby girl named Addie whom the mother will try to retain. Kwai is part proprietor of the Joy Yet Lo restaurant and Mrs Kwai, who wants $500 alimony and her maiden name.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
MAYOR HARRI.oN HAS NO WATCH

Y ioHl tne Chicago Record.
 Mayor Harrison has no watch. Tie fact came out when his schedule of fersonal property was filed with the Board of Assessors. People who have often gazed in delight at the picture of the Mayor standing in a characteristic attitude, with his hands in his trousers pockets, with his coat thrown back, exposing a wealth of chain across his vest front heavy enough to anchor a small yacht now wonder what on earth the Mayor is wear ing at the ends of that chain.
 People used to think the Mayor owned a diamond-studded watch, with pearls and rubies around the edge; but the Mayor has no watch, clocks. horses. carriages or pianos.
 Mayor Harrisons personal schedule was s, ,6sO
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
NEATEsT TOWN IN THE WORLD

From the Boston Transcript.
 Brock, in Holland, is far-famed as the "neatest town in the world" This town is so fastidious that until few years ago horses were not allowed in it's streets, for reasons of cleanliness, and the entire town is as scrupulously kept as a man-of-war. It is village of 2,700 inhabitants the main industry of which is the making of Edam cheeses.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

It is generally conceded that as Shelby goes so does the entire district and the ac- ton in Shelby makes Calhoun's vote doubly sure for him. Having twenty-one votes al- ready, with Calhoun's eleven, he will go into the convention with enough votes to nominate him on the first ballot with five votes to spare,
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

If the government has not enough innu- ence to procure the arrest of Rathbone, 1t certainly should not have fastened him up- on the Cubans.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Uncle Mark Hanna could tell if he would, why Rathbone is not arrested, and Perry Heath could tell, if he would, why Neely is not eXtradited.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

The Nicely case is competing fin length lucky.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Dom Paurs defiance of the British finds a parallel in Dog Collar Rathbones de- fiance of the Mark Hanna administration.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28
CONSUL MACKUM IS A DRUMMEn NO,

From the Pttsburg Chronicle
 Ex-Consul Charles E. Macrum, who rep resented the United States in Pretoria, South Africa, registered at the Hotel Lin coin Tuesday. He has now become sales man for the National Glass Company.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Chinas blind pool has been carried to tho limit
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

We are now shipping concentrated smoke to England, but the English are accustom- ed to smoke in all it's forms.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

The triple-expansion liars at Shanghai are urged to tell the truth once in order to add variety to their utterances.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

The Americans and the Japanese won all the laurels at Tien Tsin
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

The world begins to think that Pekin has no good news to give it.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

The mountain streams of Jones Valley are very sudden when fully provoked
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Timothy Woodruff and his weskits have arrived in Paris
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Dingley Tariff spelIbinders should hasten tile workers are out of employment.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Thursdays downpour was strltly local. ard no section seems to be envious.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Seymours retreat bids fair to become historic It was in truth masterly
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

The Hanna-Heath campaign committee are embarrassed by literature put out by the Post Office Department.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Cuban officials need more articles of lux ury than United States Senators.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

The automobile that bucked under Rock efelIer had not been thoroughly broken to Standard oil methods.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Dog collars and footmen go with Cuban carpetbag appointments.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Brother Webster Davis is a native Mis- ples-~
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

London is beginning to adopt the straw hats and linen dusters of prehistoric Amer jeans.
The age-herald., 1900-07-28

Admiral Kempff has enough common sense to make good Captain Evans lack of it.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-22
DADYs TROUBLES IN BROOKLYN.

Michael J Dady Is finding great deal to worry
about these days aside from the mere routine Of
running the Republican campaign In Kings County.
He seems % be unable keep the various district
leaders line and everywhere there are sprtnging
I'D ntlle fsctionaI squabbles which Mr. Dady seems
only 70 augment when he essays TO settle The re-
suit Is that Il Is freely predicted ne will not
be returned his position as chairman Of the
Executive Committee after the election Of the new
General Committee, chosen next Tuesday.
MAGISTRATE Jacob BrenneT Is being talked or cor
Mr. Dadys place, but, although he has been urged
70 make an open fight ne is averse to antagouzing
the organization unnecessarily or to embarrassing
those who have the burden OF the campaign
on their shoulders.
There is the Eharksy-Taylor-Post fight in the
XTIIIth Assembly District, the Brtstow-Brttton
fight IN the XIIth Assembly District, and over in
the Eastern District the struggle between the
friends OF State Senator Davis and Assem- lyIaan
DegrSw. who hopes 70 step into Devts's shoes, IN
the Congress districts nothing 20 be settled
except IN the Vth, where Jacob Worth won only
after fierce struggle, and in the With where Bert
Rsiss seems to have the field for himself
New-York tribune., 1900-08-22
WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN.
Mr.. DAYTON Confident OF LARGER MA
JORITY FOR MKINLEY.
FBT TELEGRAPH TO TEE TRIBUNE J

fay TELEGRAPH TO TEE TRIBuNEI
Washington. Aug H--Representative Aston G.
Dayton OF West Virginia. was in Washington to
day Mr. Dayton has been renomnated for Con-
gress, and Is perfectly satisfied that he viii be
elected TO his fourth term in the House He has
always had q hard fght in his district, II having
always been q close one Two years ago he was
elected by a vote Of q 35S over John T. McGraw,
who received z. 7S4 votes, while George Morrow.
the candidate Of the Prohibitionists got $40 votes
This year Mr.. Dayton has Colonel Thomas 3.
Davis. the brother Of former Senator Henry D
Davis against him the Democratic candidate
Colonel Davis iE seventy-two years old He was
nor mentioned as q candidate until after the Demo-
cratic nominating convention had NET On august
and had been organized. There was no Democratic
candidate before the convention met al Martins
burg. but then the Democrats, who had been ac-
cusiag Mr. Dayton o. being friendly 10 corpora
uious, nominated Colonel Davis. who is reported as
being millionaire several times over and VINO
has active interest IL many or the great cor
porations Of his State AIr DaytOn's friends are
declaring that the motive Of the Democrats IN nom
mating Colonel Davis with BARI is apparent.
but they declare their firm belief that Mr.. Dayton
vii pull through ne has done before
M Dayton viii be in the campaign in the Ia
District constantly after September 1, when the
political battle there VIII begin He feels conf
dent ne viii win. Speaking Of conditions n
West Virginia to a Star" reporter to-day Mr.
Dayton said:
buEy State. Il turns out ten miles Of loaded coal
6roducts Just now tae State is shipping fat cattle
II very large quantities.
WHAT are the issues in the Slater he
asked.
The full dinner pal. the prosperity Of the coun-
try and the changed conditions between Re-
pubiiczn Administration and Democratic one
PeOule are paying on their debts. They believe
conditions are greater than theories That is the
main issue The tariff always the leading
issue In West Virginia and II r issue to-day.
Iuperialisn is secondary, The people there viii
not regard the cry Of Imperialism seriously
Have you any estimate OF the that West
virginia viii give next November"
have made DO estimate by counties. 80 I
rot give any hEuTes but j do not think Il is with
IN the range Of possibilities thai Bryan will
eelve q majority. / confidently look for in
creased majority for Mckinley over the vote OF
1886.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-22
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