The age-herald., 1900-08-30
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1 nate whether in employ or in business on | it's own account. and will rise in life Astrologer Raphaers prophecies for Fri | day, August 31, 1900:
 "Very doubtful all day"
 .'Thy birthday is rather quiet one, and | thy affairs will go on usual" Females should be careful of their ac- quaintances. and conduct themselves with ! discretion"
 "A child born on this day will be active ! and pushing, and fortunate in employ" If female she will have trouble in con- 1 nection with love and matrimony.' The unhappy Arrangement of the mental 1 faculties which makes it impossible for each l of various persons to see that his goose is 1 gray her gander feather-picked has been commented upon by thoughtful men in all i ages; the apparent inability or refusal of Lnls or that person to see 'both sides of a question: being an eternal cause of just | complaint. Such persons believe themselves to be allwise, instead of allfool, as the gen. eral run of reputable folk believe them to be.
 The blindsided person is always in eyi- dence; but in times of political excitement he is bowling nuisance from whom there is no escape short of murder, and murder is rude. This town and all towns and com- munities are having an abundance of the knowall ignorance just now. The State Democratic Committee proved itself to be composed of fools or worse by seeing the two sides to the party muddle in the Fifth District; Frank S. White was "buc- cancer" or thief for seeing two sides to it; Bryan is crazy Mckinley is ''cor- rupt;" Webster Davis is a patriot" all Republicans are "rascals;" all Democrats "cowards"-and runs the vituperation of the knowalls. Yet reputable folk have to endure these wretched howlers, in such weather is now afflicting us! As for partisan politics, the who doesn't stand by his party in a crisis simply quits the party: also the man who finds the high court of his party to be composed of fools or "worse," and who rebels against it's decision, must assuredly know it all.
 'In the Confederate Army there were 250 general officers of all grades" said a notable Confederate Veteran. "Of these seventy-eight were actually killed in bat tie, viz: One general, three lieutenant gen erals, eight major generals and sxty-six brigadier generals. Over 22 per cent were killed. Can the history of war show such a record?
 ''Of those who were not killed, the large majority received one or more wounds, and it is safe to say that the commission of every Confederate General was written in his own blood.
 With such leaders it is not surprising that the men and officers of lower grades suffered an equal or greater percentage of loss.
 ''The great battles of the war show percentage of loss the Southern side that surpasses any that is known in his- tory; as, for example, Shiloh, 95 per cent; Murphreesboro, 25; Chickamauga, 30; Att lanta (July 22), 25; Sharpsburg, 35; Gettys- burg, 8; Franklin, boodiest of all, 50 per cent. of the force engaged.
 ''It is glorious thing to have served faithfully in the Army of the Confederate States!'
 "The trust is a creation of centralized money, an effect of a cause, said vet eran and distinguished Democrat. Cen tralized money in Wall street, for exam pie, would remain congested there but for the trust that distributes it among the people. "
 'The trust is a blessing, provided cen tralized money is true and sound financial policy. "The only way open to the wit of man to decentralize money is the way proposed by the Democratic platform of 1892, to-wit. the State or private banks of issue I
 ''We had export trade of s50OO0, ,000 from Mobile with private bank money. We have about one-tenth of trust trade with centralized money." a t E
 This is a graphic statement of one side of questions which the American people are now considering.
 
 Harry Walker, late editor of the Athens Limestone Democrat, has taken charge of the Tuscaloosa Daily Times for Hon. w. c. Jemison, the editor and proprietor, who will rest for several months. MT. Jemison is very fortunate in securing MT. Walkers services, and the public of Tus- caloosa is fortunate. One of the most gifted and charming of Ala bama young men will serve in public capacity one of the most beautiful and enlightened of all Southern towns. MT. Walker has claims upon the good will of the public that are really greater than mere intellectual ca pacity. He is a full-grown man even be- fore his time: of the truest moral character and personal integrity. No man knows Harry Walker who wouldn't go his bond as not capable of doing any thing he ought not to do as a gentle man. Common vices have passed him by on the other side.
 MT. Walker is good writer, good newspaper man, a good all around fellow!
 
 Whilst there has been more than the usual number of typhoid fever cases in the city and county during the past two months, the public health is perhaps more satisfactory than might have been antici- pated after the six weeks of rain ended the first week in July. Typhoid fever has in fact been surprisingly prevalent for July and the first week or two of August; physicians h 1irln mt lnnlc