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The age-herald., 1900-08-24
Hanna-Payne Subsidy Steal.

This dazzling scheme is an outgrowth of Dingleyism, the two being as much alike as two peas in a pod. It demands from the taxpayers $27O, 100000 in thirty years, prom isng to let go of the treasury at the end of such a period. But all experience goes to show that looters grow more ravenous the older they become.
 The millionaire benefciaries of the sub sidy scheme have formed a propaganda and the chief propagandist is none other than Chauncey Vanderbilt Depew He has issued a pamphlet entitled Government Aid to American Shipping" and Perry Heath has been selected to devise dis patches to be sent from Europe lamenting the probable passage of the subsidy bill. Perry's dispatches are, however, too transparent to deceive any but the over willing.
 Let no one think for a moment the sub sidy steal is dead. It was put over to the long session because all close districts in the West would be lost to the Republicans if the bill had been pushed through. It was simply postponed until after the November election and it will be taken up in Decem- Der and crowded through unless the people forbid it in thunder tones in November.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
pF oalY DulY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Taxation Instead of Bonding.

The Age-Herald asks the Anniston Hot Blast to name an instance in this or any other State in which the people had inn posed tax on themselves to be paid at the first collection of taxes, that had proven hurtful or that had afterwards single nstance-one single slip of popular judgment.
 The Hot Blast answers this challenge by citing the bonded debt of this State. This does not answer the challenge. The Hot Blast should tutor itself to see the differ enee between I-owe-yous and cash on the nail Taxation is cash down. and no citi- zen has unwisely voted money right out of his pocket, so far as the information of the Age-Herald goes. The books and records are full of unwise votings of debts izen is always ready to load up the next generation with debt, but he is very eau tious when he is asked to take money out of his own pocket for public purposes.
 Unless the Hot Blast can name from a century of American experience one case of reckless debt and extravaganza" on the spot-not in the future-it should talk less about limitless taxation. All it says about limtless bonding is sound and good. but its remarks about limitless taxation lack pith and point, while it cannot cite a sim gle case of waste of that nature from the history of this State or of other States. Let it search the records, or else admit that it has no precedent for its unneces- sary distrust of its fellow citizens
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

From the Huntsville Mercury.
 The contests now being considered at Goodwater promise some sensational dis closures in the fifth district Congressional fight. Between Tom Hefiin of Chambers, Colonel Brewer of Lowndes, and Senator Thompson of Macon. the contest has been very warm, and sensational charges are be- Ing filed by each of the aspirants.
 The Democrats of the fifth district would be entirely justiflable in nominating dark horse. The charges and counter charges have weakened every one of the cand1- dates and will cripple the nominee In the November In view of the fact 1t would appear wise to leave the three gentlemen at home to settle their differences and nom- mate a man who can poll the white vote almost to a man.
 The three candidates in the fifth dlstrlct are all well known in the State affairs, ana either could easily win but for the bitter feelings aroused by nasty charges. NOW that party interests have been jeopardlzed it is time for the conservative element 10 come forward and demand the nomination of some man who can poll his full party strength.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

of Birmingham to visit the resort Brush maker Bradley created on the sandy waste of the Jersey shore. That was nineteen years ago, and MT. O'Brlen and his fam fly have spent their summers there ever since. He Is therefore one of the oldest inhabitants of Asbury Park. as he is one of the first four men of Birmingham now living. The day is near when all our sum mer wanderers their footsteps homeward they shall turn from wandering on a for eign strand-New Jersey strand.
 
 Henry B. Gray has returned to town from Asheville. N. c.
 Mirabile dictul the temperature of the atmosphere was fairly comfortable yester- day. cooling northwesterly breeze blew stiffy throughout the day, and in it there was something like the first breath of the autumn. Some showers fell in the city, and in the district there were heavy rains. as there had been on the day previous. But usually, the last week of August and four weeks of September are the most abomi- nable five weeks of the fifty-two.
 Otto Marx has returned from Saratoga and New York.
 Stonewall Kyle, of Gadsden, is at the Morris.
 w R. Bishop, of Talladega, is in town.
 Colonel w. C. Thompson, of Macon, and Representative Thomas Heflin, of Cham bers, are at the Morris.
 Adjutant General w. W. Brandon came to town yesterday to be present in his of- ficial capacity at the encampment of the First Regiment at East Lake. Colonel Brandon is at the Morris
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
Delay Is Dangerous m China.

President Mckinley is toying with fire in his effort to keep the easy campaign in China open for selfish purposes at home. In desiring to be in position to spread over the country victories over dis organized and helpless foe he is subjecting the country and the countrys trade in particular to great risks while he is strain ing the constitution to the disappearing point.
 A recent dispatch states that 375,0OO Rus sian troops are in the Far East, or on the way there by land or sea, or under orders to embark. The Moscow correspondent of the London Daily Graphic states that mobilization is in progress all over Eu ropean Russia, and that there are now fourteen steamers at Odessa chartered to take troops. It is also known that Ger many is crowding troops forward to be held by Count von waldersee. The efforts of France are probably determined at St. Petersburg. Count von Waldersee ex- presses the opinion that his labors in China will be of long duration, "as pacification will be difficult undertaking For "paci- fcaton" in General von Waldersees re- mark read partition" or at least "occu- pation," and the reader will have the scope of the Russo-French-G -Germanic combine that proposes to handle China to suit its own notions of trade and territory.
 President Mckinley is playing into the hands of this unholy combine when he puts obstacles, wholly outside of the con- stitution, in the way of peace. He Is sub- jecting "the open door, to great risks, for Russia never harbored such a policy and France showed in Madagascar that she has no use for it. Germany should favor ''the open door, but the cardinal principle ot German diplomacy is hatred of dangerous trade rivals, both Anglo-Saxon.
 Nor is this all that the Administration invites In the chaos that the Russian combine is seeking the sleeping yellow man, headed by Japan, may be fully aroused, and the world will have to face a war in which Japan, China and India will be arrayed on the one side. and Eu- rope and America on the other. This is the veritable yellow peril that the world
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
Sample of Mans Superiority

One sees many curious phases of human nature in the safe deposit vaults of a banking institution-from the women who never by any chance know where their keys are, and go through bag and pocket book with reckless haste. to the man who is not quite certain that he has locked his box and returns to the vault three or four times, puts his key in the lock, shakes it hard and finally goes away convinced that ''all is well," says writer in Pip pincott's Magazine. But in a recent experi- ence with new customer to whom I was renting a box the climax was reached when I handed him the keys and said:
 Now, here are two keys Separate them, so that if you lose one you will have the other to admit you.'
 He quickly replieds-
 "Very well. I will put one my key ring and lock the other up in my box
 And yet they tell us that men are more logical than women
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
She vouched for the Quality

The following is a pretty story of the Princess of Wales and one of the wounded soldiers now lying in Netley Hospital says a London correspondent. The Prince and Princess not long ago visited Netley Hos- pital, in which some of the earlier victims of the war are now under treatment. The Princess, in the course of her tour. kept eXclaiming: "Oh, this terrible war; this terrible war!" One of the men had been shot through the right cheek, the bullet carrying away with it the teeth and the greater portion of the jaw. The tender hearted Princess was much moved at the mans suffering, and she said to him: Poor fellow! Can you manage to smoke at all?"
 The man said: "Yes, Your Royal High ness"
 The Princess immediately turned to the Prince of Wales, and, putting her hand on his shoulder said twill you let me have your cigarette case?"
 The Prince smlingly gave 1t to the Prin- cess, who, taking out all the cigarettes, handed them to the delighted wounded man, saying: Smoke these, my fine fellow. I think they are good ones; at least I know the Prince enjoys them. May you do the same.'
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
SHORT STORIES
 OF THE DAY
Had to Prove His Identity

That widely known editor, even though the father of a still more famous son, is sometimes caught off his guard was shown at a recent meeting in Philadelphia, relates the Saturday Evening Post. It was great mass meeting at one of the theatres. Every seat was occupied and crowds besieged the entrances So turbulent was the crowd even at the stage door that 1t was locked on the inside The messenger boys for the newspapers were let out and in through a window of the green room. The boys had to climb a high picket fence, jump down into an enclosure, chamber up on window slll and then, when the window was opened, drop down to the floor inside.
 One of the boys had just been admitted But before the window could be closed there loomed up on the high sill the form of man. He was well dressed and of distinguished appearance. He had sealed the pointed iron piclzers at the imminent risk of body and raiment, and clambered to tn, sill anG stood there poised like bird about to flutter down from tree branch. His knees were crooked for the spring.
 "Hallo, there! Go back, you!" cried policeman.
 My good man, I'm MT. -
 Don't care? Can't come in; get back!'
 The man became a trifle embarrassed, but consistently held his place. Still keep ing his knees crooked in their birdlike position he fumbled in his pocket and drew forth a card.
 I'm newspaper man. See! Here's my police cardr'
 The policeman became tolerantly suave at once, and the man dropped to the floor, strengthened his coat and cuffs and walked smilingly to the stage. It was MT. L. Clarke Davis, editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, and the father of MT. Rich- ard Harding Davis.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
BALLArE OF OLD INsTRUMENTs

From the PaIl Mall Gazette. Out of the days when the world was
 young,
 Merry of heart and blithe of cheer When the sweetest songs were as yet un-
 sung,
 And the proudest lays were as yet to hear, Tender melodies drift anear Out of the stiffness where they lie stored v Whispers float from a bygone year, Dulcimer, lute and harpsichord. Rebeck's notes on the air are flung, Cither and citole are sounding clear, ( Plant and plea in an unknown tongue, Softly uttered at maiden's ear: Sackbut walls in the silence drear, Tympan summons the swinging sword, And still they murmur more faint, more
 dear,
 Dulcimer, lute and harpsichord. Dainty vioias long unstrung,
 Through the shadow their wailinSS Veers Fairy shawms, to battle run,
 Wake the slumber of mead and mere; Virginals tinkle and white hands rear Harp the wreath OCT the banquet board But they cleave the night like silver
 spear Dulcimer, lute and harpsichord. Love though the world grow yellow and
 sere,
 And life be tuned to but on dull chord, Lettering echoes our souls shall cheer Dulcimer. lute and harDsichord.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
GENERAL GORDON AND THE G. A. R.

From the Richmond Dispatch.
 The New Orleans Confederate Veterans, who have protested against the proposed visit of General John B. Gordon to the next annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, to be held at Chicago, ex- press the sentiments of thousands of our old soldiers. It is only by the rarest good fortune that reunions of the blue and grey fail to do harm. The latest exhibition of their misunderstanding capacity was that held at Atlanta, where Grand Commander Shaw gave utterance to sentiment which General Gordon felt bound to rise and com- bat If Gordon goes to the meeting he will meet Shaw there, and that red-hot rebel hater may be counted upon to do or say something to arouse the ire of southerners; but be Gordon never so ready and willing to answer him, he may find the audience not so willing to hear him as that at Atlanta
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
Wanted to See a Warrior

Governor Roosevelt laughingly tells neat little story apropos his wish to make his campaign on his civil and not on his mili- tary record, relates the Chicago Times Herald. While he was on his recent west ern tour an elderly and very near-sighted farmer came up to him, stretched out his hand and exclaimed:
 Have I the honor of addressing the hero of Sam Jew-Ann?"
 "No, sir" replied MT. Roosevelt, you are addressing the Governor of New York"
 "Oh, excuse me-" said the farmer back ing away; "Tve made mistake. thought I was speakin' to Teddy Kin you tell me where kin find Teddy Roosevelt?"
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News
 Whisky Is an accurate sense taker.
 Gloves are unstable when they are kept on hand A man is made either great or small by his own will.
 Close quarters are to be found in a stingy mans dollar.
 A policemans club contains enough larr.- Der to floor a man.
 Children and fools are very apt to seize upon unanswerable arguments.
 The average politician will promise any thing one minute and forget it the next.
 When women cry it gives them time to think of some other excuse besides because.
 Wwhen a mans temperature reaches the limit he is either hot-headed or has cold feet.
 It is useless to argue with some people, but lawbredkers are always open to convic- tion.
 It must be consolation to the poor bride to know that she at least wasn't married for her money.
 If wives didn't insist on their husbands working the lawn mower overtime there might be fewer grass widows.
 A girl should learn to bake bread before she learns to paint. It is better to tickle the palate than to tickle the palette.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
Death and Destruction in Ohio.

Akron, Ohio, is not wayback village by any means. It is near Canton, ohlo' and it had in 1890 a population of z1,6Ol. It is a prosperous town, full of faetorles' and as it was as large in 1890 as Birming- ham was, it is probably as large now as Birmingham is
 But Birmingham is not a bloodthirsty town. It has never had a mob, no matter what the provocaton may have been, that first mobbed the city prison, then the coun- ty jail, then the court house, and then went back to the city prison for the pur- pose of transforming it into wreck of it's former self The casualty list reads: Two killed, and at least a dozen wounded All the ambulances of the city were called out, and there seems to have been enough bus mess at hand for each and all of them.
 All mobs are singularly alike. The one in Ohio was composed mostly of boys
 This is a picture of mobs everywhere. King Mobs subjects are mostly boys in all sections and all countries. These boys not only wrecked the city prison, but they wrecked the front of a newspaper office that presumably did not admire govern ment by boys.
 The situation in Akron as the night grew older should estop the esteemed Ohio spell binders and editors from over indulgence in epithets directed against the South in similar cases, although all mobs are in excusable, utterly vicious and cruel. But in Akron there were peculiar features. The National Guard refused to turnout, and the police were penned up by the Ohio Boxers, who proposed to roast them alive. They escaped by rear window and ran for their lives" The mob which was the de facto government had the de jure gov ernment on the run. The Age-Herald can not recall a case in this section in which the de jure government was compelled to do the sprinting act The cutting of hose and electric light wires shows that there was method in their madness over the car rying of the negro offender to Cleveland Buildings were burned, stores, were rified, dynamite was employed, all prisoners Tn the city prison were released, thus adding to the strength of the mob. As the night telegraphic report was closing, and the morning light approaching, the city of Akron, in Ohio, mind you, was mob ruled and mob held.
 The case corries it's own moral It cer- tainly seems to call for a softened and hushed public sentiment in similar cases in Akron at least; and if Akron represents Canton and the rest of Ohio, this remark should be given broader application. After all government by boys is very much alike the world over, and the quicker methods can be devised for the avoidance of such government in Akron or in other town, the better for Akron and for that other town, wherever it may be located
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
Great Crowd Greeted wood

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. Ex-Governor General Wood arrived here today and was received by 5000 Cubans, who lined the streets from the wharf to the palace, where a reception, at which the civil authorities were present. was held. The general was accompanied to the palace by mounted es- cort and by Cuban bands of music.
 Silvestre Rico, a much feared bandit was killed by Lieutenant Marine Moncada of the Rural Guards last night at Songo.
 The elections promise to go off smoothly. There is no interference here.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
RIacArthur's Casualty List

Washington, August 23.-General MacAr- thurs latest casualty list is as follows:
 Kiled-August 9, Company A, Nineteenth Infantry, Edward Baker, Henry w. Erric- son.
 Wounded-July 24, Company B, Forty third Infantry, J. R. Campbell, foot. slight. June 19, Company A. Sixth Infantry, Cor poral Otto Hanson, abdomen, slight. May 91, Company l., Eighteenth Infantry, G. l.. Borden, abdomen, serious; Edward J. Stewart, thigh, serious.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
Racing at Gaiesburg

Galesburg, N. Y., Aug. 25.-Another per feet day and large crowds watched to- days racing. The feature was the lowering of his record of 2:O7A by Tommy Britton, who trotted the circuit in perfect form in 2:O61s, with a running mate. The merchants stake for three-year-olds was the chief event of the day. Radlac won it in good time. Brentwood paced one heat in 2:0S11 in the 2:l0 pace.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
Famous c, ess Pla .ers Coming

Vienna, August 23-It is announced that Tasker, Pillsbury, Schlecter, Maroczy and Janowyski will tour in Europe and Ameri- ca next month, playing in public several games simultaneously, Pillsbury playing no less than thirty at once without seeing any of the boards.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
The American Florists

New York, Aug. 23.-The concluding ses- sion of the sixteenth annual convention of the Society of American Florists and Orna- mental Horticulturists was held here to- day. The following officers were elected:
 President-Patrick OMara, New York.
 Vice President-W. r. Hastings, Buffalo.
 Secretary-Villiam J. Stewart, Boston.
 Treasurer-M B. Beattie, oil City, Pa.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
Poisoned with Ice Cream

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 2S.-Mrs. Elizabeth Hutohison is dead and four of her children are at the Grady Hospital in a serious condition from eating ice cream which the doctors say was made in an improperly cleansed freezer.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS DENOUNCED
,m the Montgomery Journal.

From the Montgomery Journal
 The employing members of the Flying Squadron to represent him before the fifth district committee, Colonel Thompson has put into practical application the good old Democratic theory and principle, "Set thief to catch thief"
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

Roosevelt is still f1oundering over his main true to the Kansas City platform are now accounted towards by this humbug of humbugs.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

The Republican editors and spellbinders are trying to explain away the rapid de- crease of the betting rate on MT. Mckinley The decline goes on however.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

Roosevelt eXcepts from his list of de- spicable creatures and jailbirds all Demo- crats who vote for him in November. The foolkiller is sadly delinquent.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

Addicks likes small States. He lives in Rhode Island, and swings Delaware by means of full purse or at least he thinks he does.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

In order to keep cool in Chicago its peo- pie are compelled to abstain from a study of Director Merriams statement of its pop ulation.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

Mark Hanna Is now both spellbinder and blue penceller to the administration. He is in short the administration
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

waldersee promises to bid farewell to Europe in the course of time.
  In these days every man considers every dog unsafe but his own. Ohio seems to have become Victim of the lynching habit also. tA' Tolstoi stands out the only Russian in support of China. The Swiss canton prohibited automobiles has no 400. Chicago is awaiting for a consolation purse.
 The weather has not been bit apathetic.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

spellbinders are hurrying to Maine. The Tom Reed State is considered very apathet- ie to say the least
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

William Waldorf Astor has been sane and sensible for fully week.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

The new Alabama recalls the old Ala bama that was a rover of the sea almost without parallel.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

MT. Bryan will be able to show in Novem- Der that he is a true expansionist in both territory and votes.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

Roosevelt's St. Paul speech is becoming very paramount personally speaking.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

The Empress Dowager's stunt is to keep out of the way of the Japanese cavalry.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

The Empress of China can never hope to beat the sprinting records of Dom Paul or Aguinaldo.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

Even baseball umpires are going to war in shirt waists.
The age-herald., 1900-08-24

The Two ion Club is becoming recon ciled to 1,69S,575. It is recognizing for 191O
The age-herald., 1900-08-24
FIFTH DISTRICT CONTEST

The weather has not been a bit apath