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The age-herald., 1900-01-07

If they were acting on mere suspicion, 1t will scarcely be claimed that they had a right to seize goods on a neutral ship ply ing between neutral ports One of the de- tained vessels bore the Dutch flag, and it sailed from New York 10 Delagoa Bay, the flag and the two ports being one and all neutral in this war.
 It has never yet been established as rule of nterna tional law that provisions are in any case contraband of war; and the seizures in Delagoa Bay win be apt to settle one way or the other this feature of the case. If provisions destined to an enemy are contraband of war, England herself may some time feel the effects of the rule; for the little home Kingdom is by no means self-sustaining. She might feel it in high rates of insurance at least-in increased cost caused by increased risks. The en- tire question is a very broad one and the United States and Great Britain can be trusted to settle it in an honorable and satisfactory manner. Neutral commerce has great deal at stake in the determlna- tion of the precise questions involved whether they relate to provisions as whole or to their seizure, if contraband' on neutral ships on mere suspicion.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07
.pvEFTIsING THAT PAYS

,e.to,ncax, M Depew in an article in the New York Journal on "Why It Pays TO Be Honest" says
 .John Wanamalker is good man to take for example No. ?. He started In a silaii way with a small store, and ne Is tooay one of the wcaltniest men in the country, ard he has been always an upright, honest man Tn what lay the secret of his sue cessq Simply in this: He knew what the neonle wanted he knew where to buy at and he knew how to advertise Many a man. as we all know, has made ia fortune through malicious advertising Take two men starting in business at the same time One uses all the money he makes in living we'll and sometimes even extravagantly. The other invests all the surplus cash that he can lay his hands on in advertising here. there, everywhere that he thinks will at tract public notice What is the result? The man who advertises has crowds flock ing to his shop to see the beauties of the advertised goods. and the public begin to run so will they continue from sheer force of habit. The frst saio'p-keeper will in the meantime oe sitting. unthessSht of and uncared for, aghast Ct the crowds which daily throng the counters of his competitor and bitterly bewailing the bad luck which has followed his own venture into trade. Yet he has one to blame for it but himself.
 "The progressive fearless man is the man who will make his way every time he who takes up ideas and is not afraid to promulgate t'hem The man, for example, who would introduce linoleum instead of ofl-cloth seeing at once it's eventual superiority over the latter even at fret ola Hha Oripa of linO1pnm might seem eXorbtant
 "Some persons might consider that old Commodore Vanderbilt dishonest be- cause he did not refund the money which the stockholders of the Hudson River and Harlem Railroads would have made if they | had continued to hold their stock after he | took hold of the roads. But he was not. They cheated themselves out of the money | by not being far-sigIhted enough to hold on to their stock"
The age-herald., 1900-01-07
A ..4,.. DIX. DEPEw
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 A tall, thin old man. with a tremendous beak small gray punches of hair in front of his ears, a sparkling eye and a spright- ly walk, was walking down William street the other day when some one cried Hello, Doctor!' He may have been preoccupied, for he answered, not, nor did he turn his head The salutation was changed to Hello. Chauncey At this he turned with a beaming face, crossed the street and shook hands with the saluter, Wno introduced him to a companion thus: Il want you to know my very particular friend. Dr. Chauncey M. Depew.' The The compliments of the season being ex- changed the doctor went on his way. The companion said, 'I didn't think you were a friend of Depew Nice old follow .eThat's Peter Lance, Chauncey's doupie' one of the ablest commercial travellers In the drug trade. He is known rom Ma,lie to Mexico, from Key West to the Golden Gate as Chauncey.'
The age-herald., 1900-01-07
yorNG VANDERIsII.1,s TouR

From Paris Cable Dispatch.
 From the Riviera the comes that young w. K. Vanderbilt and his wife (who was Virginia FaiD are just back in Nice, after an extended automobile tour through Marseilles, Cette. Narbonne as far as Paris and return.
 The trip consumed three weeks, in the course of which the young couple had many picturesque experiences at curious wayside inns and S0-cent-a-day Everything ineluded) country hotels
 They met with only two or three aeci- dents, and those without gravity. The weather was ideal throughout the journey.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

population than Atlanta and Fulton county.
 It is unfortunate that Census Director Merriam is not permitted to include the population of what is really Birmingham in the census report to be made of it's popu- lation. He has directed Supervisor Smyer to count only those within the city limits. and this Is all that will go out to the gen. erai public officially.
 While Birmingham is a small city in area, it is too lacge for its fire department and police force It is nothing more nor less than an outrage upon the people who own business and residence property here that We have but two fire stations-two engines and hose carts and one hook and ladder truck The board of aldermen may have cause to regret it's inacton some of these windy days.
 And our police force! What we have of it, like the fire department. is good but the entire force is not large enough to patrol one-third of the city. The principal resi- denee sections are rarely visited by an pf- ficer. Burglarles continue and "hold-ups'' are frequent occurrences. Only last Friday night a well known young lawyer in town was held up on South Twentieth street in front of the Baptist church. Fortunately, he was young lawyer and did not have anything but a Drennen watch.
 Both Brminghams fire department and police force should be doubled, and doubled at once.
 Chief Austin is right in preventing dray- men and cabmen from lining up in front of the depot and on Morris avenue and o4l, frnpTl driving up to the depot to business houses There should be regular cab stands and dray stands in eNery city and vehicles for hire should be kept at these places where they will not interfere with traffic or with the convenience of those going and coming from the depot: The people will uphold Chief Austin in providing proper rules for regulating these matters. Bir- mingham is getting to be too large a city to continue provincial habits,
 
 I congratulate MT. George Cruikshank, editor of the Ledger, upon beginning the publication of a history of the governors of Alabama. His history of the first gov- ernor, Ferdinand De Soto, printed in yes- terday's Ledger, is interesting, and I am sure that the entire series will be read with InuCu lulti6Sl Uy every Olt 1lItttSSlGd HI this great state.
 The evidence came out yesterday in the senatorial investigation of the Montana election that Speaker Stiff, of the Montana house of representatives was offered $20,O0O to vote for Senator Clark. It would seem from this that votes come high in Montana Clark must have been very anxious for that senatorial seat.
 The case against Clark seems to be bad, but 1 venture the assertion that the senate will not deprive him of his seat. There are doubtless many others in the senate who spent much money to get their present seats. Senator Quays seat, for instance, has cost him much money, and he has net secured it yet. Indeed, the committee has reported against seating him. vote is to be taken in the senate however, and from the past history of this grand and dignified body l would not be surprised to see tho Pennsylvanian voted in.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 The poor have us always with them.
 Death isn't near as great a leveler as marriage is.
 Probably every man who had one used to wonder, when he was a boy, how any man could want to marry his sister.
 When a man has been fool enough to commit suicide for love all the women who talk it over try to look like they knew just how it felt to be the woman in the case.
 A man would rather be miserable with the woman he loves than to be happy with any other woman; but woman never gets to a point where she wouldn't rather be happy with any other man than to be mis- erable with the man she loves.
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swered the darkey. and with that he jump- ed from his seat and wrung the hands of the senors until they were in torture, so happy was he to see the southerners The innumerable friends of the travellers will welcome them back, and assist them in picking up a fair knowledge of the English language.
 ''The city authorities are not doing quite right by us,'' said resident at Beeler's station, South Highlands. "They hay, done great deal of much-needed grading in our district, and put many of us to great expense, especially as to building retaining walls along the cuts; one of our residents having to pay out sl, 900 for such walls We are not raising any row on that score. but the authorities are putting some miserably rotten material on our sidewalks. They are making the walks very bad. At very little extra cost they could obtain crushed stone from Gate City and construct fairly good sidewalks that would serve until we can pave the walks in a first class way"
 Harry c. Fischer, of Newman. Ga. nrasi- dent of the Coweta Fertilizer company bas been spending day or two in Birmineg,am
 
 prosperous fertilizer plants in the soutb and MT. Fischer Is one of the best of all good fellows in Georgia or the United States. He is a man of many accomplisb- ments, is witty genial and companionab1e In personal appearance he looks not unlike Grover Cleveland. MT. Fischer made a Friend or every man he met in Birming- ham.
 
 Cardinals are created slowly, but it is more than likely that Archbishop Chapelle of New Orleans. now en voyage to the Phil fppines as papal delegate, will be elevated to the cardmalate within the next two or three years,' observed a prominent Catho- hc. AS a rule, papal delegates after a short term Of service, are honored with the red hat. It was with Cardinal Gotti: it was so with Cardinal Satolli. The former was sent as the pope's representative to Brazil; the latter as his delegate to the United States There used to be talk of Archbishop Corrigan as coming cardinal but he will not attain that dignity-at least in the near future. The college of cardinals is limited, as is well known, to seventy At present there are only f1fty-six Of this number thirty are Italians including two Sicilians. Seven are French. No other na- ton is represented by more than four, Span and Austria-Hungary each having that number Germany has three and Great Britain has three 0wo Irish and one Eng lish). The United States has only one-His Eminence James Cardinal Gibbons, arch- bishof of Baltimore, and primate of the Catholic church in this country. In less than quarter of century the church will double it's present strength of twelve mil- lions in the United States, not considering the Philippines or Cuba, and instead of one American cardinal there will probably be three or four"
 H. L. Williams. of Wetumpka. was in Birmingham yesterday.
 R. P. Smith. of Baltimore. is at the Nor ris.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

Editor Kohlsaat and the Emperor Will liam are walking arm-in-arm down the cor- riders of the twentieth century.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

Arthur Pue German is very much in evil dence in Maryland politics, considering the number of obituary notices he has received.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07
BECAU ,E HE CHEws TOBACCO

From the Cincinnati Conmercial-Trfbune
 court in Kansas is considering the case of a woman aged 70 years who is suing for divorce from a man aged S1 years be- cause he is an inveterate chewer of to- hacco,
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

The Boers are short of shoes, but 1t is mid-summer weather in their country, and they do not mind such trifes..
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

When the Boers began to fire shells load ed with hash then the British will have the horrors of war in tiieir midst
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

China will be asked to open the door, while the powers look pleasant.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

The democratic party will enter the next campaign without any of the fatal feeling of oYer-eonfidence.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

The Chicago drainage canal should be efficient, because 1t was opened without. fass l or parade. or any ceremony whatever
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

MT. Croker broke his leg instead of his New Years resolutions.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

The Lawton fund exceeds the original call or estimates Republics are soSue- times grateful.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

The emperor of Germany is up-to-date, and nearly year beyond.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller are trying to see which can give the most and the oftenest.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

An open-door is all the sphere that America wants in China.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

The Boers will be satisfied if they can gain an open-door in Delagoa Bay.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

New York finds that avenues are cheaper memorials to heroes than arches. It has a Dewey avenue.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

The notwithstanding people are becom- ing lonesome through assertions.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

Mir Crokers leg had been pulled many times, but never before had it been broken.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

The Molineaux case, began in one century, promises to outstay another one.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

Chicago still boils the microbes through force of habit.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

The Chicago drainage canal should be efficient. because 1t was opened without. fass or parade. or any ceremony whatever. The Boers are short of shoes but 1t is midsummer weather in their country, and they do not mind such trihes
 
 When the Boers began to fire shells load ed with hash then the British will have the horrors of war in their midst  The democratic party will enter the next campaign without any of the fatal feeling of over-eonfidence
 The Lawton fund exceeds the original call estimates. Republics are soSue- times grateful.
 Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller are trying to see which can give the most and the oftenest.
 New York finds that avenues are cheaper memorials to heroes than arches. It has Dewey avenue.
 Mir Crokers leg had been pulled many plIIlGS, bul never DelOIe udu II DttH 'i ibhoii-
 ---s s---- - The emperior of Germany is nearly year dn advance of the age in which he lives. The Molineaux case, began in one century, promises to outstay another one. The twentieth-eentury people are becom- ing lonesome through assertions. The Boers will be satisfied if they can gain an open-door in Delagoa Bay The emperor of Germany is up-to-date, and nearly a year beyond. An open-door is all the sphere that America wants in China.
 ------------ The abbreviation fiend is puzzled when he tackles the year 1900.
 --- Chicago still boils the microbes through force of habit.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

The emperior of Germany is nearly year dn advance of the age in which he lives.
The age-herald., 1900-01-07

The abbreviation fiend is puzzled when he tackles the year 1900.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-22
GHOSTLY MUSIC.
New Instrument That Plays as With
Invisible Hands.

The F. w. Banner Company yester-
day received a Peerless Piano Player,
a new electric device which is of ines
Unable value as a source of amusement
to musical people. This instrument is
on exhibition at their store rooms at
1910 Market street, being attached to
Kohler Piano, and last night it at
tracted considerable attention. This
new device is operated by electricity
and is attached directly to the piano,
and by means of compressed air the
keys and pedals are depressed as by in
visible hands, and any piece of music,
no matter how difficult, is produced
with all the correctness of time and
harmony that characterizes the playing
of the great musicians.
The Peerless Piano Player is operated
by rolls of perforated paper similar to
those used in the Pianola. and any
piece of music can be obtained. This
attachment can be made to any piano
and can be used to amuse a family
without any knowledge of music what
ever, and the piano can be played when
it is not in use the same as any other
instrument
Inc Banner Company now have the
PlanoIa, the Aeolian and Peerless, three
automatic playing instruments that
should satisfy the choice of any one
who desires the best music but who
cannot play themselves, This new in
strument is but another evidence OF
the hustling business ability of the
Baumer Company, who are always
leaders in their business.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-22
MANY ORDERS ENTERED
IN BOTH SIDES OF THE OHIO CoUN-
TY CIRCUIT COURT
YESTERDAY.
DISPOSITIONS BEING TAKEN
In the Hissom Case Which will Come
Up for Trial Next M0nth-Final
Action in tine Case of Clarence
Biggs Against the Street Railway
Comnany-Action of the Court in
Various Other Matters.

Both sides of the Circuit Court were
in session yesterday, and considerable
business was transacted, number OF
orders being entered. 1t is understood
that the case OF Hissom VS.. Hissem
will be more sensational, if possible,
than the first trial. The case is set for
early in May In addition to witnesses
what did not testify at the first hear
ing, it is understood that other new
evidence will be offered in the shape
Of dispositions which are now being
taken by the attorneys in the case.
In part one, Judge Hervey, in the
case Of Clarence Biggs We. The Wheel
ing Railway Company, the motion of
defendant asking for judgment on
certain legal grounds, was overruled,
and judgment was rendered for the
plaintiff in the sum of $50. This was
an action for damages growing out of
a collision between team owned by
plaintiff and an electric motor car. 1t
was tried twice, and on second trial
the jury found for the plaintiff.
In the case of Hubbard VS.. Wheeling
Bridge Co., the objection by plaintiff
to the filing of special pleas by the de-
PENDANT, was argued and submitted
In the case of William Williams vs.
Board of Commits sioners of Ohio coun-
ty, demurrer of defendant to the dec
laration of the plaintiff was filed.
R. B. Wyatt VS.. Henry Helfenbine
was transferred to Part Two.
Z. T. McNiehol VS.. B. w. Peterson.
Motion of defendant that the plaintiff
file statement more particular of
claims was argued and taken under
consideration.
Hyde Bros. & Co. VS.. Wheeling &
Elm Grove Ry. Co. Defendant with
drew demurrer
In Part Two, Judge Thayer Melvin,
VS.. The Riverside Iron Works, demur-
rer to plaintiffs amended declaration
was argued and submitted.
Manson J. Howard and Elias Simeon,
natives of Syria, were admitted to cit
izenship.
In the case of David w. Hill VS..
Anna Hill, plaintiff petitioned for pos
session of child. A writ was granted
returnable April 25th.
In the case of James Dixon, ct al,
VS.. R l.. Proll, ct al, decree was en-
tered referring matters involved to
Cyrus P. Flick, special commissioner.
In the case of Grace Bender VS.. A.
Hoffman, ct al, appeal from decision
of Justice Court, May 3rd was set as
time for the hearing. Defendant was
awarded damages by Justice w. w.
Rogers in the sum of $500 for injuries
sustained in fall on the premises OF
defendant, while working for him.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-22

in the interior is absolutely healthy,
consumption, diphthera, bronchitis
and pulminary diseases are unknown
quantities Labor is cheap and the
class to be handled is docile and amen
able to discipline.
Although company with more or
less capital can make great profits. in
dividual miners will rarely make more
than Sc to SIS per day. There are old
quartz mines there which have been
abandoned for over one hundred years
that We're they in this country they
would sell for fabulous prices"
The government is stable, the
much talked OF revolutions, for the
most part, existing only in the mag
. ination of American newspaper and
syndicate correspondents. There have
been but four revolutions in the past
twentyfour years and two of these
were gotten up by Americans. The
present President very much resembles
General Diaz, of Mexico for firmness.
resolution and statesmenlike qualities.
He is brilliantly educated and speaks
English fuently.
Foreign emigration of the right kind
is welcomed and protected. | never
heard Of case where a foreigner was
deprived of a cents worth of his
property.
There are a great many Americans
in the Republic at present. ! may VEN
ture to predict that within a years
time Honduras will become a favor
tie place for the investment offEuro-
pean capital, if Americans are too SUI
pine to enter this field themselves.
Take the textile industry for example.
The few American calicos and cotton
goods that go there find ready sale
and a better price than the European.
If American manufacturers and com
mission merchants would take the
trouble to study the trade and pack
their goods, in light but well protect
ed packages they would have no diff
ficulty in capturing the markets Of
all Central America.
American cotton underwear and
plain and white shirts are in great
demand, also boots, shoes, hardware
and all kinds Of light agricultural ma
chinery. In fact Central America in
general and Honduras in particular,
is an ideal territory for foreign in
vestment While / have known Of
English, French and German houses
established in Central America fall
ing. neither myself nor any other man,
who has travelled in these countries
ever heard of the failure OF native
house and 1t Is absolutely safe to sell
them"
The General wears in his button
hole a decoration, a button of white
with a barrow stripe Of red crossing
it diagonally 1t is the Gross of the
Intervention. presented to him at
the close of the revolution against Max
imelian in Mexico. 1865-1867. He was
present at the capture and execution of
the Grand Duke of Austria. General
Lever will remain in the city until the
middle of the week.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-22
GOLD AND SILVER.
Reports showing the Output for Gals
ifornfa and Alaska.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-Tha
superintendent Of the, United States
mint at San Francisco has forwarded
10 the director OF the mint at WASH
ington a report showing that the gold
and silver product of California for thu
calendar year 1899 amounted to Slo,-
$4,000. of which 5,338,oS1 was gold
and $500. 012 silver. The silver Is given
its commercial value, its coming value
being 81 .106.573. Compared with 1898,
gold decreased $50. AT. and silver in
creased $50. 957. Owing to the dry sea-
son many mines were shut down.
Receipts OF Alaskan gold ut mints,
ASSAY offices. renneries. smelters, etc,
for 1899, were s. SCOOP. and silver
s229343-a total Of 3,199.S4f more than
1898.
Receipts at minis. assay Offices. pri-
waite refners and smelters for 1899 from
the northwest territory fthe KlondikeD
were SIS 1856, e27 gold. and 1851 800 sill
ver-an Increase over the previous
year OF s5,02S,i98.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-22

We can save you money on Seed Cats,
Seed Corn, Seed Potatoes and Red Cob
Ensilage Corn. We wish to call your
attention TO some OF our specials also;
for instance. Planet. Jr.. Garden Tools,
Mann's Green Bone Cutter, Clipper
Grain Cleaners. German Millet. Broom
Corn Seed, Buckwheat Seed. Farm In
plements, Fertilizers. Wagon Jacks.
Washing Machines. Churns, all kinds
OF Feeds, etc. We also have In stock a
fine line OF Buggies and Harness and
everything else 10 be found in a store
Of this kind Lowest prices in the
county. c. d. KYLE.
1854 Market Street.