The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-08

From the Livingston Home: When Nc
Kinley's supporters claim credit for the
prosperity which prevails in the United
States at present they reason like the fly
on the cart-wheel which exclaimed, What
q dust l am raising
From the Tuscaloosa Times: General
Joseph Wheeler will be retired on the 10th
of this month, but the doughty little war
rior is anxious to go to China as a volun-
teer of1cer. The General has been honored
In both civil and military life in great
degree and II would be wise for him to re-
tire to his magnificent landed estate in
Lawrence County and there spend the re-
mainder of his days In peace.
From the Huntsville Post: The threat
made by Major Rathbone to make trouble
for the Republican party, If he should be
unduly pressed, Is proving effective Nicely
will not be extradited until after the No
vember election, and Rathbone will fare
sumptousiy every day But the people do
not approve Of the wholesale palfertne go
Ing on under the very eyes of the admin
istratlon, and will soon have An opportun-
ity of administering a severe reprimand.
From the Huntsville Mercury: The con-
sensus of opinion is that Colonel Thomp-
son has the best side of the Congressional
muddle in the fifth district. Really II does
seem that Colonel Thompson's friends had
right to object TO the temporary chair
man proposed by the chairman of the dis
trict committee, particularly when they
had reason to believe said chairman was
partial to the Brewer faction. 1t further
appears that Colonel Thompson had votes
enough to make his objection good.
From the Eufaula Times: The City
Council met last night at 8 o'clock The
regular routine business was gone through
with, there being no especial feature ex-
cept a petition, signed by nearly a hundred
names which was presented asking that
some measure be taken to prohibit whist
ling on the streets. This motion was hard
ly taken seriously and after some discus
sion it was referred to the sanitary COM
mittee, although some thought 1t proper
subject for the relief committee.
From the Guntersville Democrat: Pro-
tracted meeting is about over.
Fodder pulling and syrup making is the
order of the day
A. j. Horton has had W A. johnson and
Bill Harper to put a new top on his house.
Mrs. Elizabeth Winston Is on the sick
list
Miss Margaret Murphy from Mid Is
spending week or two with her uncle
and aunt, M. F. Murphy and wife, at this
place
Bill Mayes Is building a blacksmith shop.
From the Admission Evening Star: Mar
shall Black of Oxanna, officer Ragsdale of
this city, and several citizens effected the
capture of trio of criminals last night at
the Oxanna Junction, and all of them were
tried before Mayor Wolsencroft In Oxanna
this morning on charges of highway rob-
berry. The negroes are Sam Patterson. Jim
and VIII Green, and it Is said they held up
and robbed another negro in Oxanna Sat
urday night, afterwards shooting into sew
erai houses with a shot gun said to have
oeen stolen from Hosea Williams The ne
groes are said to be denizens of Birming-
hams "Buzzard Roost," ana the officers
here have made a good catch
From the Alabama Breexe minister
down in Missouri found his people too
poor to purchase hymn books, says an ex
change, and being offered the same book
py a patent medicine house provided thew
be allowed to insert their advertisement
ordered three dozen for the CONGREGATION
he was elated upon receiving them to find
no al In the same. The next Sunday he
distributed the books, telling the people of
mis- good fortune and requested that thew
sing page 130 His chagrin may be inn
as1ned when they sang as follows: "Hark
the heavenly angels sing, Johnson's pills
are Just the thing; the angels voices meek
and mild-two for man and one for child ;,
A A will ENlIlMH