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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-12-20
HELPED THE CHIEF.
Loyal Enginecr Did his Droth-
er Great Service.

usya Loyal Engineer Did His Droth-
er Great Service.
hdville, Pa. Nov. 20. i90o.-(Spe-
ciaII The Loyalty of the Members of
the EBrotherhood of Locomotive En-
gisers Is proverbial. A circumstance
oeesrred In this city some days ago,
whAh emphasizes this feeling.
Frank J. Zeller Is Chief OF the
Bfotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
No la3. He is extremely popular
among his follow railway men. and
one cfthc best Known Engineers run
nins-out Of Meadville. When the an
nouscement was made short zine
ago that Frank was pretty sick, 1t
cas1d Q great deal of regret among
r 6apn he was missed from
X ing had to clay of"
back. A brother OF
~ ~ of Locomotive Engi-
been Ill with similar
time before, and who
through, called to see
d In n brotherly way,
boz OF Dodd's Kidney
medy which had cured
sised Mr.. Zeller to try
~ g result that after seven
hsSA len used, he was entirely
well an he to work.
In IN Interview Mr.. Zeller states;
II had suffered for four years with
this shiiction, being often kept awake
at night with pains, and at times un.
able to work. tried several OF the
advertised remedies, and found that
they did me no earthly good. Finally,
member Of our Order, who had been
cured OF Kidney Disease by Dodd's
Kidney Pills brought me box, and
asked me to try them. I had little
faith In them. but as drowning man
fFasr straw TO help him, so
AtAok Ills. I used seven boxes.
Shid m tb-My a. well and strong .
man as there Ia In Pennsylvania"
Naturally, Mr.. Zeller feels very
grateful, and his complete recovery
has delighted his many friends, and
none more than the good Brother.
who feels that no was instrumental
In saving the life Of the Chief.
Dodd's Kidney Pills never fall 70
cure Kidney Trouble.
Sold for SO cents boz, all dealers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-12-20

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Ston. Oregon. Idaho and foreign
n26. 6.7s2.s0.
october - the ofilce has re-
dditional $3.50. 900 from Nome
p from other points. The
p are that before the sea
Nome will have furnished
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-12-20
INTO SEATTLE.

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The age-herald., 1900-12-10
RilIman Hospital Bazaar.

The formal opening of the Hillman Hos pital Bazaar will take place this evening and during the week an opportunity will be given every citizen of Birmingham and of the district to contribute to one of the most worthy charities that has yet sent up an appeal in this city
 Through the efforts of the noble women of the Hospital Association and the city and suburban churches there has been got ten together veritable exposition of useful articles which have been tastefully ar ranged in a splendidly decorated hall in First avenue, where they will be offered for sale by charming maids and matrons, and where various other means have been. pro- vided through which every citizen can con- tribute q mite to the worthy cause. Every penny spent will bring relief to some unfortunate human creature. What more reward can be asked? The efforts of these noble women who have espoused the cause of suffering humanity should open the purse strings of every man in Birmingham and splendid fund should result
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
EXPORTING SHIP PLATES.
:, Inc phiJadelnhia, Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 A few days ago the British steamer Dun stan sailed from this port for Scotland with a cargo of steel ship plates to be used in the construction of vessels on the Clyde the worlds most famous shipyard. Two other vessels are loading at Richmond with similar cargoes, and still another sailed some time ago with the same kind of freight. "The Record' hopes that the sig nificance of these shipments has not been lost upon our Republican friends.
 In he first place, when our r lnufaetures of iron and steel (except machinery are bought abroad it is solely because they are cheaper If, then, they can be carried over three thousand miles of ocean and sold cheaper than the English or German prod ucts, what necessity exists for maintaining upon such articles a tariff the ostensible design of which Is to protect them against foreign competition here? Perhaps, with a lively recollection of favors reciprocated, the Republican party has ceased to be sen- sitive to the inevitable inference that it receives it's due share of the extra price per ton which the tariff enables the iron and steel producers to exact from Ameri- can consumers.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
THE SMALLER SOUTHERN VOTE.

We are inclined to believe that there was dissatisfaction with Bryan as the Demo- cratic candidate for the Presidency in the Southern States of the union, as there was in the North, and indeed, in the West as well. but we question if the size of the vote in the South was much affected by it. The fact that there was no serious contest in most of the Southern States is the more natural and the more reasonable cause of this In the four Southern States in which there was a contest-Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and Kentucky-the Demo- cratic vote was increased This fact alone would seem to be conclusive on the point we are making. The circumstance that the vote for members of Congress is larger than the vote for President in the other Southern States, instead of initiating against, rather confirms this view. In sev- eral eongressional districts there was a contest which brought out votes that were not thought to be necessary for the Presi- dential ticket The Southern voters acted very much as the voters do In Massachus- setts and other Northern States when the contest is clearly decided in advance. They did not think it important that they should inconvenience themselves by going to the polls The reproach of small vote being cast under such conditions is one that must be widely shared.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
Presidential MessaQes.

At the outset Presidential messages were addressess that is to say, they were deiiv- cred in person to Congress, as inaugural addresses are delivered to the mob nowa days. Washngtons first message would fill a column only in modern newspaper, and he never wrote a message that would i'll more than two columns John Adams confined his messages to about column and half, and Jefferson rarely filled more than two columns, and his pen was as ready and as efficient as that of any man who has filled the great office.
 Jefferson, however, in his second term started the fashion of messages instead of addresses, and this departure has gone on until documents of 2000O words are by no means uncommon. Even plain old Andrew Jackson could not unburden himself in twelve times as many words as Washington used in a similar effort The 3O,OOO-word document is now dread possibility.
 The truth is, no such melange is needed. The few who read such paper would read the summaries of the departmental reports which are now widely sent out by the As sociated Press. The resume of modern mes sages is in large part rehash of depart mental reports without their completeness. If the Secretary of State were required to present an annual report-and there is no reason why he should not-no message of a President need be longer than Jefferson's, and many of them need not be longer than Washingtons.
 It is difficult, however, to keep down the tendency in a President to practically claim credit for all that has transpired in national affairs. This, coupled with de- sire to create a great state paper, is at the sages Few of them are clearly or well written. They are written by men of af- fairs who, as a rule, do not know what style is The recent message of President Mckinley is not at all exceptional It is not a paper that professors will hold up before students as something worthy of study and imitation. Tho truth is, the mes sage of 1900 words. which refers to and commends without details departmental re- ports, is the message that will cot1e when the country puts in the White House a very capable man who can throttle alike undue ambition and literary vanity.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
West Florida and Alabama.

Although the people of Florida have voted to keep the capital at Tallahassee, which is in West Florida, yet the movement to cut off the seven counties west of the Chatta- hoochee River and annex them to Alabama has not been stayed. It has been checked, but not altogether stopped.
 In answer to the proposed Alabama invi- tation Pensacola proposes to appoint com mittees to meet the Alabama committee, and to aid the latter when 1t goes before the Governor and Legislature of Florida and asks upon what terms the seven coun- ties in question can be transferred. Pen sacola also proposes to hold public meet ing with view of calling primaries in the seven counties, at which the question of transfer will be submitted. If the seven counties desire to be annexed, and Ala hama desires to take them in, the common everyday principle of popular sovereignty would seem to be applicable. And perhaps East and South Florida would favor the proposition because these sections desire to remove the capital from Tallahassee any way The capital could still remain at Tal- lahassee even if the seven counties were is not now for that matter.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

tended to the descendants of soldiers it would pretty well cover the case, and it is difficult to see how the Supreme Court could upset it.. for it would apply to all alike without regard to race, color or previous condition. The members of the Third Ala bama Regiment in the war with Spain would thus be relieved from the illiteraey clause as well as the white soldiers of that war.
 Senator Daniels proposition may be the best that can be devised. It is vastly pref erable to the grandfather clause, be- cause freedom from the illiteracy clause is based on service in war and not upon ae- cident of birth. The man who risks his life for his country is certainly entitled to the suffrage privilege, and his children should share it
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
Constitutional Convention,

The speedy submission of the constitu- tionai proposition again brings the ques- tion of suffrage reform directly before the people. The grandfather clause of Lou isiara and North Carolina under which all who were voters in 1867 and their descend ants can vote, has not run the gauntlet of the Supreme Court. There is a feeling abroad that it will be declared unconstitu- tionaL At any rate, there is that risl. in 1t. If the coming convention in this State should adopt it, the chief task might have to be redone. Nor is the understanding clause of Mississippi any better, for it is tricksy, and the chief object of suffrage reform is to put all tricllery out of sight and sound, to abolish it altogether It is demoralizing the young men of the State. It is ruinous.
 Up in Virginia they have called coasti- tu,ional convention, and 1t will soor be con- yened. When 1t meets Senator Daniel will propose a straight qualification of rea6- ing anl writing in a water, wtth ono eEeep- tion. All who served in any war may vote. Service in war should entftIe man to vote. This would let in Confederate and Federal soldiers alike. white and black. A Western State during the civil war SC: .he example. If this privilege should be ex-
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
he Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
 The alleged eclipse in public favor of George Eliot as a novelist, which We find commented upon in magazines and news papers just now, strikes us as being to great extent a misconcepton of the truth in the case It is a mistake, in the first place, to assume that this writer ever had the place in general estimation accorded to her that was attained by Scott Dickens and Thackeray She was distinctly second to these masters in the minds of all save, possibly, a few of the more strictly litera- ry and thoughtful people. The fact that she is less read than the other authors at present therefore, does not prove the fall ing off on her part, that is asserted. In the second instance, it is not clear that George multitude of the newer novels of the day has it's effect upon the call for the older ones. Scott, Dickens and Thackeray, being clearly established as recognized classics, hold better than any other authors against it. When George Eliot was new she had the advantage of newness in coming more abreast of them, perhaps, then she does now; but our impression is that since new ness, has vansihed as an element in the case she is estimated in the comparison practically as highly she ever was There is no English novelist, aside from the aboye-named trio of great writers of fic ton, who occupied anything like the place that George Eliot does now. if we remove the element of novelty out of the consd- eration,
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
THERE STONE A STAR.

By Margaret E. Sangster. Oh stars by the millon-fold above! In the wide blue spaces We watch and
 love; Though wheeling clusters of worlds they But once, through the gates of heaven
 ajar, When a Child was born. there shone a
 Star. Children they come to the palace hall: Children they come to the cabin small; To the tent, to the ship, to the poor mans
 cot Drear is the home where God sends them But once. just once. through the gates Gods own child came. and there shone a
 Star. Over desert places its golden light Planned like a torch the livelong night; Rowing low to the wonderful East, In stately procession, king and priest, And a marvellous moving caravan Sought for the gift that had guerdoned
 man,
 When, banners of glory waving far, Once, for His people. God kindled Star. The Emperor sat in his purple robe, Holding the scepter that swayed the globe:
  Little to him was a groan the more: Wreathed with laurel the conqueror strode, Trampling hearts on his naughty road; The cry of the anguished quivered far, And To! in the darkness there shoue Star. Out from a cave in the rivcn rock A candle fickered; who will may mock; That thread of flame was the answer sent From Earth to the Star in the Armament On the silence trembled a Babes first breath, Child to be Lord of Life and Death; Safe as bird in the tiny neat, In the mothers arms, on the mother S breast; While the lowing Kline stoed wondering near, And the angels sang on the midnight clear And the midnight waned, ard the dawn's great car Swept in where brightly there shone . Star.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
k oalY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Reapportionment Aqain.

we have no fault" says the Centreville Press, to find with our present competent and popular Congressman who looks after the interest of all his constituents alike, but in electing a Congressman the counties composing the Ninth district, with the ex- eeption of Jefferson. have little to say as to who shall be nominated" This con- plaint is well founded. It is no reflection whatever upon MT. Underwood. On the contrary. it is complimentary to him. The lesser counties in the district like him, but they do not like the system that permits one big county to dominate all the rest.
 There is but one remedy for it, and that consists in letting the big county hold the bag alone And when the matter is con- sidered why should two or three lesser counties be punished by being attached to Jefferson2 Jefferson does not desire rein ies and it is getting it at a rate more rapid than ever before, although 1t showed gain in the last decade of 5S.6 per cent. Every year about 10000 people are added to the population of this county. There is not a parallel case in the South, and very few in any part of the country. Why, then, pun attaching it to big Jefferson? None of them desire to be attached to Jefferson. and Jef ferson does not desire them
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
 A set of false teeth is an emblem of .tbp s The man who possesses a million is a capital fellow.
 Every little vice is the subject of lot of advice.
 Many a married man who isn't exactly smart is shrewed.
 The baker may not want for bread, but he has his hour of knead.
 Love doesn't laugh at the minister, and he is loves locksmith.
 A schoolboy says there are too many switches OH the road to knowledge.
 It is the acme of impoliteness for ruin to stare man in the face.
 When a tricky jockey holds the reins the race isn't always to the swift.
 Some men are so very good that it is a question what they are good for.
 When it comes to word painting the sign painter Is at the top of the ladder.
 In tine pulpit and on the stage the supply is often inadequate to the demand.
 Love makes the world go round only when the lovers are intoxicated with happi- ness.
 A sporting man says the only way it is possible to heat the weather reports is to play them to lose.
 The north pole is much like a woman s pocket. We all know where it should be, but we can't find 1t.
 When one woman Is inclined to be chari- tah.e and doesn't care 10 express her opin- ion -uf another she merely says she is queer
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
ALL ARE GLAD.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 Senator Morgan of Alabama has been chosen by the Legislature of that State to succeed himself by a unanimous vote of the members of both houses. This is a rare compliment But the whole country would have been of the same mind, There are very many of MT. Morgan's felloW-cti- zens who find it necessary to disagree with him in some essentials, but there are none who fail in respect for his great abilities and his honorable desire to serve the cour- try
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
HoWELLs ON NEW NovELrsTs

From the North American Review.
 In our own country, where every genuine talent, young as we'll as old, is character iZed by the instinct if not the reason Of reality, nothing of late has been heard but the din of arms, the horrid tumult of the swashbuckler swashing on his buclkler.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
MARION cRAWFoRD's ACTIVITIES.

New York Correspondence Philadelphia
 Ledger.
 some time in this country attending to the dramatization of 'The Palace of the King" says that he is preparing q life of Pore Leo XIII, to be published only after the Pope's death. He is also writing history of Venice and new novel, to be called '.1he Harvest of the Swords He returns to Europe in January. ss-1=s
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
Mrs. Louise Schulz Dead.

St. Paul. Minn-, December 9.-Mrs. Lou ise Schulz, one of the survivors of the mas sacre of Beaver Creek during the Sioux outbreak in 1862, died at her home in this city yesterday.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

The right of London audience to boo new play is now under discussion, but the audience does not care a flip for the dis cussion. It boos or not as it pleases
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
SEND CAPTAIN "BoB."

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
 In case the captain of the Kentucky fails to make the desired impression on the Sul- tan, why not let Bob Evans go over and deliver few of his favorite remarks with in the hearing of the Porte?
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

The new British House of Commons con tains 1S3 military men. but the American Congress can surpass it in coloEeis, without exhausting the stock.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

Statistics go to show that cannibals make no distinctions when missionaries come their way. They relish Protestant as much as they do Catholic, and vice versa
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

A Chicago doctor has been found who says exercise, after the age of S5, is injuri- ous. It Is good deal easier to begin at the other end by trying to find someth thing that a Chicago doctor would not say.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

The football campaign cost this season Ii deaths, 62 seriously injured and 15O slightly wounded, or enough to equal good-sized battle.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

It is now conceded that Addicks has Senate belonging to Delaware. He will take one himself, and give the other to a pal.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

Dom Paul did not lack sand when he ex- pccted Queen Vietoria's grandson to take his view of the Boer war.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

The Galveston storm cut down real estate values one-han, and nothing short of big breskwater appropriation will lift them up again.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

Only genuine pIutocrats can hold the Ital- ian mission. This Is now the settled policy Of this adIuinis tration
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

Let us hope the last message of the Prosi- dent will not be dramatized, for it would be longer than a Chinese play.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
FOLLOWING THE USUAL CUSTOM

From the Pittsburg Times
 The Chinese do everything backward. The execution of Prince Yuan is to be followed by his arrest.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

Dr. J. L. NJ. Curry says Horace Mann did more for Massachusetts than Daniel Weh- ster but Daniel made mere fuss over his work.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

Voting machines are coming along very much as the automobile is-not at once but still with steady aggression.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

Presidents should write their own synop sis, and tear Up the long report
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

Our Presidents should study Queen Vic- torias brevity and -pontedness. when she addresses Parliament
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

Despite the efforts of the powers Prince Yuan is still in close communication with his own head.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

Aguinaido proposes no dSuht to carry his rebellion into another century.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

Mir. Leases alimOny will be adjusted on an ameable basis.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

The French are very aggravatiag The, now propose to sead Boni to London to iiv and strut.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

General Mercier shculd be invited to h wade I3ngiard single-handej.
The age-herald., 1900-12-10

Senator Towne is not worrying over the sting of death
The age-herald., 1900-12-10
GEORGE ELIoT's NOVELS.

Johnny Crapaud never invades when he discusses.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-01-05
Inar. n.n.lrr.. Amhnrl,.

From tho Omaha world-Horald:
Judge Beaaley has been a justice Of
tho peace In northwest Missouri
township for so many years that the
memory OF man runnoth not to the
contrary. a few years ago Beasley
was personally interested in lawsuit,
being a party thereto. II was neocs-
sary for him TO make an affidavit. and
he deprecated tho idea OF making !,
before another justice or a notary and
doprlvlng himself OF fee. SO he filled
out his affidavit, swore 10 II before
himself. signed II as justice and az
witness and awaited Developments.
lie was sure that he would win and
thus be able TO tax the costs up to the
other side when the case came up
before Judge Kelley the anidavlt was
offered in evidence and promptly OBJ
iected TO. the reason being given that
a justice could not swear himself let
me see the afiidaylt." said Judge KEEL
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-01-05
PELIcANs, RnsrlNo pLAcr.
sandbar In tho Missouri. where They
Meet Twice a Year

'N hMANN = ANMN
Pelican bend. In tho Missouri river
near ST. Charles Mo. is tho scene OF
a great gathering OF pellcans, says the
st. Louis Republic There Is big
nat bar In the river which has en-.
dured far beyond the usual span Of a
bars existence In tho treaoherous,
shifting current OF the Missouri. This
bar IL the seml-annual stopping place
OF vast tlocks Of polcana that migrate
from south 10 north I'm spring and
from north 20 south In the fall. Per-
sons who have observed their habits
claim that they Invariably arrive at
Pelican bend Sent and remain until
colu weather sends them south. The
pelican "a not an attractive bird. But
he In commercially regular .tn hi- hiatt
Its. The parent birds catch fish. and
after eating their hll, deposit the 9TH
ers In their pouches under their bills
and cnrry them TO their young. Tho
pouches win hold from three to eight
pounds OF ash. They arc elastic and
when dlstended TO their utmost near
ly touch the ground, When empty the
pouch lies close up under the big bill.
Tho pelIcan's legs are short and
strong and ita feet have largo webs.
II Is not a fast swimmer. nor n rapid
filer, but Il is practically tlroless In