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The age-herald., 1900-10-10

calculabIe value to cities that have streets paved He can come nearer 10 seeing through brick than any other man in the country; 1t is impossible to deceive him. It Is not meant to so much as hint that anybody is trying to deceive him in Bir- mingham. Far from that! But men In days past have tried to play" him in one way or another, and it is alleged that some of them got in jail for their trouble. MT. LaCoste is 'foine old gintilman, 'n faith" who is very young in all the essen- tials and the brightness of life; and he can make brick and stones and paving as interesting as a good novel,
 
 Mir. James L. Parker of Sumter has come to Birmingham to reside. and has entered the drug business with his brother, John L. Parker, in First avenue. MT. James be- comes 8 part of a well-established and prosperous business, founded by MT. John L., one of the most highly esteemed men of Birmingham, and one of the best of good fellows anywhere, everywhere. Therefore MT. James L. comes we'll to Birmingham It was with greatest sentimental reluctance that he left the splendid old family home in Sumter, and gave it up to the occupation of other than Parker for the first time since it was built nearly seventy years ago It is one of the finest of all the old country houses now left standing in Alabama.
 It is more than probable that MT. James L. will prove himself to Joe quite as popu- lar in Birmingham as MT John L. Is, and that is enviable promise for MT. James L.
 
 rba af ha bamA Christian Advocate will meet in the Commercial Club rooms at 1 o'clock today The committee is composed of the follow ing well known clergymen: Alabama Con- ference: J. R. Peavy, II. Trawlck, J. B. Cumming, J. S. Frazer, J. w. Rush. D. D; North Alabama Conference, s. L. Dobbs, J. L. Britain, J. D. Ellis, J. H. Leslie E. M. Glenn, all of whom will be present.
 Rev. s. P. West, manager of the Christian Advocate, stated yesterday that the paper is more prosperous and is making better collections than at any other time In four years: "Ten-cent'' cotton has made a won- derful difference. This will be pleasing to Methodists and to the general public as well.
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
New School Buildings.

The three proposed school houses are to contain fourteen school rooms, as against fifteen rooms in the Henley school. The proposed houses are to have brick walls and slate roofs, and the latest and best sanitary equipments. The Henley cost, when labor and material were lower than they are now, s50.OOO. Can three roofs and three basements be built for less than the one Henley roof and basement cost?
 And yet council proposes to take from the sum named $S0OO on account of two lots that have not been paid for. and 5000 on account of furniture, leaving $35,OOO for three buildings, when $5OO00 would be in- sufficient.
 The question before the people is just this: Are luxurious quarters for city off, cials preferable to decent accommodations for the children of the city? This is the question, and the people should make their views concerning this question known and
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
Size of Cotton Crop.

The bureau report due today will not have much effect upon the market, even if it puts the condition of the crop on Octo- Der as low as 60. In 1896 such an October condition was reported, and the crop was s, ,964 bales. The increased acreage un- der such a condition would add about a million to the figures of 1896.
 But the bureau figures are not watched nearly so closely as are the indications of an early killing frost. Such frost out ranks in the minds of crop experts the statistical position and all things else. No one has forgotten that the bumper crop was due in part to a very late fall which afforded the fullest possible opportunities Of growth and gathering. The size of the crop is the supply. and it outranks all
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
SOUTHERN PREACHERS DIFFERENT

From the Charleston News and Courier.
 A New England contributor to the New York Evening Post bewails the dumb founding truth" that the great majority of clergymen in the United States are filled with "joy over McKinley's conquests,'' have substituted Mohammedanism for Christianity and are ready to cry the Bible or the sword as were the Mussulman missionaries of the seventeenth century the Koran or the sword.'" And all be- cause ''the prospect of being able to carry the teachings of the gospel in the rear of conquering armies has proved irresisti- ble" He thinks there is little doubt that the Methodist and Baptist clergymen have been the most powerful propagandists of the Mckinley wars" and he is quite sure that it Is the "eager support of the clergy as whole that ''has launched Mckinley on his career of conquest" The indlct- ment may hold, good for the preachers of the more "advanced'' section of the coun- try, So far as we are able to judge, it does not apply to those of any part of the South.
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
HOW BRYAN KEEPS UF
From the Chicago Record.

From the Chicago Record.
 Democracy in campaigning means tre- mendous drafts on the physical and ner- vous strength. man of less even temper and fine health than MT. Bryan could not stand up under the strain. For four years the American public has wondered how he keeps it up." Briefly, he keeps it up" by taking the best care of a splendid phys ique. He eats plain food and plenty of 1t. He uses no tobacco. Early in the cam- paign of 1896 MT. Bryan smoked a few ci- gars, but they did not agree with him. and he quit smoking. No alcoholic liquors ever
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
BRILLIANT STRATEGY OF
 LORD CHAS. BERESFCRD

New York October o--A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from London says:
 Lord Charles Beresford has amazed the naval world by the brilliant strategy by which he won the sham battle in the recent maneuvers of the British fleet in the Mediterranean.
 His tactics have been pronounced the cleyerest in naval annals. The fleet was divided Into two parts. Beresford in com- mand of one and Admiral Fisher of the other. Beresford was blockaded in the port of Mytilene by torpedo boats and the other fleet was over about and lying in wsit out side.
 Beresford's task was to coal his fleet, get out of the harbor and attack Fisher.
 It should be remembered that Lord Charles has never been an enthusiast on the subject of torpedo boats. In fact, he has repeatedly decried its efficiency as an offensive craft. It is only few years ago that. speaking in the House of Commons on naval appropriation bill, he asked the Admiralty to furnish an old warship under his directions, of which he would take command with volunteer crew raised by himself and defend it successfully against the. attacks of any number of tor- pedo boats, discharging real torpedoes. He sad he would sink every one of the little craft
 His task at Mytilene was therefore pre- cisely to his liking. By putting lights on launches so as to make them resemble ships in the darkness he decoyed the torpedo boats away on a false trail, and putting every light out on his own war ships he slipped away to sea with not a vessel touched.
 Having done this he misled Fishers scouts by false signals and caught the hostile fleet entirely unprepared off the island Lemnos. Fishers squadron was steaming in parallel column and Beresford maneuvered his ships so successfully that the admiral had no opportunity to change this formation do anything but clear decks for instant action.
 "Beresford ran his ships in single file right in between the lines, enabling him to fight with both broad sides while each of Fishers vessels could use but one.
 "The victory was so complete and over- whelming that the umpires awarded it on the spot to the dashing hero of the Aexan- dria bombardment who ran the Condor right under the guns of the Egyptian fort and battered it to atoms at close range.
 "Beresford's dashing seamanship and re- sourceful tactics in these maneuvers are a starling contrast to the old methods, and stamp him as the cleverest commander in the British navy"
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
THE LAW OF LIFE

Anonymous. Forever the sun is pouring his gold On a hundred worlds that beg and bor- TOW; EAs warmth he squanders on summts cold His wealth on the homes of want and sorrow. To withhold his largess of precious light Is to bury himself in eternal night.
 To give
 Is to live The flower shines not for itself at all; Its joy Is the joy it freely diffuses; Of beauty and balm it is prodigal, And it lives in the life 1t sweetly loses No choice for the rose but glory or doom To eXhale or smother to wither or bloom
 To deny
 Is to die The seas lend silvery rain to the land The land its sapphire streams to the ocean; The heart sends blood to the brain of com mand, ...e brain to the heart it's lightning mo- tion; And ever and ever we yield our breath. Till the mirror is dry, and images death.
 To five
 Is to give He Is dead, whose hand is not open wide To help the need of human brother; He doubles the life of his lifelong ride, Who gives his fortunate place to another; And thousand million lives are his, Who carries the world in his sympathies.
 To deny Is to die.
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
RABBI TEUCHT
Leaves for Galveston With $1O,oOO for
 the Sufferers

New Orleans, October 9.-Rabbi Leucht of this city left last night for Galveston, carrying with him $1O,0OO which is to be used in aileviating suffering in the Texas city and to help those who are worthy to restore their homes and make fresh start. B Thai B rith lodges of the United States, and Rabbi Leucht said that before leaving Galveston he would probably have dstrlb- uted twice the amount he has taken with him. He expects to relieve no fewer than 100 families, and will have a conference with Miss Clara Barton as soon as he reaches the island city
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
SIX BODIES
Lowered Into One Crave Victims of
 Idler Wreck

Cleveland O., October 9.-The bodies of the wife three daughters, granddaughter and niece of Capt. James Corrigan were lowered together into one large grave at I.akeview Cemetery this afternoon.
 On July the schooner yacht Idler, owned by Captain Corrigan, capsized in a squall off this port, and Mrs. James Corrigan and Ida Corrigan, Jane Corrigan and Mrs. Ri- ley, her daughter and baby Riley were drowned. The last of the bodies was re- covered only few days ago. Miss Mabel Hall, niece of Captain Corrigan, and a beloved inmate of his home, died within the last week, and she was buried with the victims of the wreck.
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
FLORIDA TRAGEDY
A Prominent Young Man Accidentally
 Killed

from Lake Butler, Fla, says:
 Harry Anthony, one of the most promi- nent young business men of this section, was accidentally killed this morning at o'clock He and his brother had been on a fox chase until midnight, and stopped at their country home for rest. Harry Antho- ny handed his gun to Marvin to hold while he unlocked the door, The gun was accl- dentally discharged and Harry killed in- stantly.
 Marvin Anthony immediately became frantic with grief, and attempted to kill himself He was prevented from doing so by the colored servant. His friends. are yet afraid he will take his life. The family is one of the wealthiest in the State."
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passed his lips The statement has been published that he was teetotaler at home but not abroad. This is not true. MT. Bry- an does not drink for all of the many good reasons which may be urged against the use of Intoxieants. He is a believer in good food and sleep as the only permanently beneficial stimulants. He sleeps whenever and wherever he can properly do so.
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
Labor Troubles at Denver

Denver. Colo, October s.-A general sus- pension of the building trades in Denver Is threatened as a result of the strike of the Union Woodworkers at the five largest blaming mills of the city. The strike was inaugurated to put stop to the employ ment of non-union men, and union work men will not handle any materials from these mills while the strike continues.
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
Charged Wlth EmbezzIement

Chattanooga, Tenn, October 10.-The southern division of the postoffice inspect or's department here received advices this morning of the arrest by Inspector Bass of Postmaster Davis Mendenhall and As sstant Postmaster William G. Rafuis at Bloomfield, Fla, on the charge of embez- zling money order funds. The embezzle- ment amounts to several hundred dollars as far as the investigations have gone.
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Denies Reroat

New York, October 9.-President Ebert II. Garry of the Federal Steel Company de- nied today that there was any friction be- tween his company and the Carnegie Steel Company regarding steel rail rates, and also said that there is and has been no disagreement between manufacturers of rails concerning prices Ut Is the unani- nous opinion" said Mir Garry, that $26 per ton is fair and reasonable"
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FrightfuI Explosion in Ohio

Lima, Ohio, October A frightful ex plosion occurred at Sedalls stone quarry east of here this afternoon Charles Cramer had both hands blown off and suffered fa- tai internal injuries. Daniel Fillhard was buried under the stone and was taken out probably fatally hurt John Long, William Snegg and several others were seriously injured by the premature blast.
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
Fire Chiefs Meet at charleston

Charleston, S. C., October 9.-The twenty eighth annual convention of the Interna- tional Association of Fire Chiefs was called to order here at 103O this morning. The attendance was good. The delegates were formally welcomed to Charleston by Mayor Smyth, who was responded to by Chew w. c. McAfee of Baltimore. Organization was undertaken by the appointment of sev- eral committees, after which the convention took recess until after noon
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From the Houston Post.
 If Secretary of the Navy Long had the backbone and the patriotism that we are sure MT. Bryans Secretary of the Navy will have, he would quit fooling away time with the armor trust and proceed at once to the erection of a government a rmor plant, as he has been authorized to do. It is in matters like this that the value of, a Democratic administration would show up conspicuously
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Community Terrorized

Winnipeg, Man, October 9.-People in the district of Boissevain, Man, are in state of terror. Today the dead body of an un- known woman was found in a we'll making three bodies, including those of c. Daw and J. Smith, drowned on Sunday. No motive for the murder of the woman can be given. Provincial and city officers and detectives are hard at work on the case.
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For Crossing the M exIcan Border

Fort Worth, Texas October 9.-Twenty Chinamen and Italians have been jailed at -El Paso charged with being unlawfully in the United States It is said hundreds of these emigrants have made their way across the Mexican border, and as fast as captured by the customs officers are being deported. They are giving great trouble to their guards, who are unable to control them
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
PRINCE TUAN's HEAD
he Milwaukee Sentinel.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
 Emperor William avoids personalities, but Emperor Kwang Hsu ought to be able to understand that something about the size of Prince Tuans head will make an acceptable offering.
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Conditions Are Improving

. London. October 9.-Lord George Hamil- ton, Secretary of State for India, has re- ceived the following dispatch from Lord Curzon:
 "The general condition of the crops is ex- cellent and, except in a part of Bombay, famine conditions are disappearing. The total number on the relief list has fallen fo 2 746 000"
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Street Railroad Tied Up

Terre Haute, Ind, October 9.-The em- ployes of the Terre Haute Electrical Rail- way went on strike this morning, and as a result no cars were started and no electric lights or power are in service. The men say they were justified in striking because the management refused to yield to any of the demands made by them.
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Cochran Has Recovered

Kansas City, October 9-W. Bourke Cock ran of New York has practically recovered from his recent illness and will resume his speech-making tour tomorrow. MT. Cochran has decided to deliver speech at Leavenworth on Wednesday night and at Omaha on Thursday night.
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Old Officers Reelected

Savannah, Ga., October 9.-The stock holders of the Central of Georgia Railroad today elected the old board of directors, with F. T. Conner of Columbus, Ga, to suc- ceed the late H. w. Conner. The directors chose J. F. Harsnon of Macon chairman of the board and J. M. Eagan president
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Flagler a Citizen of Florida

Jacksonville, Fla, October 9.-Henry M. Flagler, the New York millionaire, has formally announced his citizenship in Flor ida by registering to vote In the coming election. He is building a cottage at Palm Beach, and registered in the West Palm Beach precinct of Dade County.
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Hoo Hoos Meet at Dallas

Dallas, Tex, October 9.-The ninth an- nual meeting of the Order of Hoo Hoos assembled here today. Two thousand mem bers are present, coming from all parts of the United States. The session will last three days, and will be followed by an eX- cursion to the City of Mexico.
The age-herald., 1900-10-10
PnIsnned hY Mushrooms

Seneca, Mo-, october g. - Maj. Edward Goldburg, United States Indian agent, died here today from mushroom poisoning after an illness of little more than one day. Mrs. Goldburg is also very i'll from the same
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Addressed students

Chicago, October 9.-Chauncey Depew ad- dressed meeting of over one thousand students of the University of Chicago to- day. His speech was mostly on political lines.
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Two Miners Killed

Johnstown, Pa, October 9-Walter Josa- son and John Buchanan, two miners on strike, who came here from Pittston to get work in the bituminous district were run down by train last night while waildnSS on the railroad track and were instantly killed.
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Suffering at Alvin

Dallas, Tex, October 9.-A telegram from Alvin, Tex, states that moro than three hundred families there are still entirely homeless as a result of the hurricane of September 8. There is pressing need of lumber and other building materials or money with which to purchase them.
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Wili Re-enter Politics

Cape Town, October 9.-Cecil Rhodes will re-enter politics tomorrow, when he will preside over the deliberations of the South African League.
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It is now held in Paris that the Parisian duelst who really killed his man was guilty of criminal carelessness of an unprece- dented nature.
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sOLILOQUIEs OF AN OLD MAID

AS soon as man goes into public of- flee he gets fat.
 Many things are said over the telephone that would not be spoken if the person addressed were present.
 Half the pleasure of kiss is lost if the mans beard has a days growth.
 A man often tells a woman he loves her because he don't
 There is reason to believe that lovers cou.>. trace their ancestry to China
 The curve in woman's foot is more often observed than the color of her hair Men would not be so fond of the clubs if their wives were allowed membership in them
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President Eliot of Harvard is another man who cannot vote for Mckinley, and yet cannot say who he will vote for. He has a full dozen to pick from.
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In New Jersey besides the Democrats and Republicans, there is third party known to the country as Grover Cleveland.
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Quay is making Mckinley speeches in Pennsylvania, and this leads some to think the state will support Bryan and Steven
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Mr. Bryan objects to a second term, but Mr Stevenson does not
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Fishing parties will be numerous on both sides on election day.
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DeWet is postponing that peace manifesto in South Africa. He refuses to be peace full from a British point of view.
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Many spellbinders feel at home in the gas belt of Indiana.
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Thus far it Is not heresy to criticise John D. Rockefeller's methods.
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The New York World is inclined to think New York will be able to hold the last place in the League race.
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President Kruger is ready to stop a gap in that international board of peace com missioners
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There is reason to believe that lovers cou.> trace their ancestry to China.
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Wharton Barker is going down the mid die of the road almost unobserved
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One-half of Maine's ice Shortage" Is to be carried over to serve as next seasons shortage.
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A man often tells woman he loves her because he don't.
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Wharton Barker's campaign is both digni- fled and. noiseless.
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Interest should be charged on that s9O,OOO bill due from the Sultan of Turkey.
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Prince Tuan's campaign is now narrowed down to suicide or the headsman.
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Indian summer will soon remind us that there were once Indians in this country.
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Literature but not freedom shreked when Conan Doyle went down at the Edinburgh meetings.
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The Transvaal has been annexed, but General DeWet has not been.
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MT. Dooley is even more popular in England than he Is in this country.
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The English people have decided that an empire beats a monarchy out of sight.
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LONG AND THE ARMOR TRUST

Quay says he and Mckinley are sure reelection.
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Half the pleasure of a kiss is lost if mans beard has a days growth.
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The curve in a womans foot is more often observed than the color of her hair.