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The age-herald., 1901-03-10
THE PACE OF YELLOW JOURNALS
A Reporter That Worked Thrty-nine
 Hours Without Sleep.

Allen Sangree in March Ainslees.
 All hands on a yellow journal are driven at desperate pace, and little wonder that mistakes are made. The marvel is that there are not more. I know one re- porter on the Evening Journal, MT. George B. Fife, who recently worked thirty-nine hours continuously without sleep. On arriving at the office at a. m. he was set to rewriting from the morning paper and taking down stories as they came over the telephone.
 At o'clock he was ordered to Phila- delphia, where he wrote two columns and wired it back for the next mornings pa- per, and at the same time received message to have two more columns ready for the evening paper. The latter he wrote in the baggage car coming home by the dim light of single lantern and sit ting on a milk can. An artist with him made pictures at the same time. The moment he reached his office a United States man-of-war ran foul in the bay, and MT. Fife, being expert in nautical affairs, was straightway assigned to cover the story in a steam launch, re- maining out in driving rain all day. and called upon to write up a society event of his return. In that time he wrote In all 17OOO words An editor on one of the evening yellows, as another instance, on leaving for a month vacation, was asked by the proprietor to write enough editorials to last the month. He accord ingly dictated thirty-five in single morning.
 These papers are constantly calling on their men for deeds that on Park Row are now regarded as commonplace, so frequently are they accomplished, put to others they might seem fanciful ana romantic. Ike White the Worlds star reporter who rose to fame by discover ing the Identity of Norcross the would be murderer of Russell Sage, was, TOT example, summoned from a warm peo one wintry night by a telegram that paoe him report at the office Immediately TOT a trip to Alaska. He obeyed mechanical- ly. and was shown a paragraph printed in the World some days before. It re- lated to the discovery of a beautiful white child by an English correspondent, While travelling over the Canadian Pacihc. The story said the child was held in bondage by tribe of Indians The World printed 1t from a London paper. and when half dozen persons had inquired in letters why the World did not rescue the beau tiful girl destined to become the slave of a savage chief, MT. Pulitzer decided to make the attempt White took the mid night train, and, as the location was vague wandered about for a week or more in the snow-coVered steppes or Can ada before he run down his object. Greatly to his and the papers disappoint- ment however, he found the child an il- legitimate half-breed, who, the nearest Catholic priest said had been born in the tribe. and who was perfectly contepted with her lot, refusing to be rescued. The enterprise that promised such unlimited advertisement thus turned out to be a fiasco. .-.
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
A Celebrated Fair.

A SCiCOTdtCu T diTs
 A celebrated fair was held at Kaichta, on the Chinese frontier. It was instituted in 1727, and the greater part of the com merce between the Chinese and Rus sian Empires was here transacted It was of great magnitude, being the only leading trading post between the two countries; but since the opening of traf- fic in 1860 it has dwindled into compara- tive insignifcance.
 At Mecca the birthplace of the prophet Mohammed, the most celebrated city in Islam, large fair Is held during the re- sort of pilgrims to that place. On this occasion the city accommodate quarter of a million people. Its population is only eight thousand.
 The most famous of all fairs, and the largest in the world, is held at Mini Novgorod, in Russia This city Is situ- ated at the confluence of the Rivers Vol ga and Oka, two thousand and sixty five miles below Moscow. It begins July 15 and extends into September, and is frequented by buyers and sellers from all parts of Europe and Northern and Gen. tral Asia. The sales of this fair in one year reached the enormous sum of $112,- O0o 000, and as late as the year 1880 reached s92, 900 900.
 In Arabia, Hindustan and other coun- tries in the East fairs are still held and
 
 and other modern Improvements are gen. orally introduced.
 In the United States temporary mar kets containing the effects of itinerant merchants are unknown. although the term fairs is often applied to such col lection of fancy articles as are gener- ally sold by ladies for the benefit of re- ligious and charitable associations. This term has, however, a far higher mean ing and now more frequently designates a collection of superior products which are exposed, not for sale, but mainly for public inspection, and for careful exami- nation by experts, as to their respective qualities. They may be divided into agri- cultural fair, local expositions and in ternational or worlds fairs.
 Early Attempts.
 Attempts were made at an early day in the United States to encourage art and invention by offering prizes for superior specimens of a few kinds of goods, but no permanent system of improvement was established until the year 1910. Elk anah Watson, a merchant of Albany, N. T., whose original plans regarding in- land navigation, uniform currency and general education entities him to a prom inent place among the American philan- thropists, was the real author of the sys- tenn of fairs and cattle shows, sustained
The age-herald., 1901-03-10

1 child had strong sense of the facts that life is a mere passing vapor, and that God alone is great.s He was by nature sober in all his tastes, and understood the full effects of overeat- ing on soul and body. The baron thought that the sin of overeating was too much shared by temperance people. His table was well-furnished, and he had a famous cellar; but he was an old-fashioned Jew ln avoiding those refnements of French cookery which entice us to eat far more nitro genous food than is good for us. The baron was one of those who ascribed the ready adaptability of the Jew to the rabbnical prescriptions for eating. Meat prepared for tho cook, according to these rules, does not tempt us to take more than our bodies absolutely lccd. It is free from that juiciness
 hrt is so nice to the palate. but a
 uitful source of liver disorders and
 out.
 Baron William was looked up to with reverence by the whole Roths- child kindred. He had not only staffs of secretaries, of clerks, of gardeners, but of almoners. His charities were often bidden There were secretaries for reading applications for help, and others for making inquiries and send ing on reports to the almoners, who often gave direct face-toface relief It might be said of the deceased baron that his word, or even hope held out, was as good as another mans oath. As the French say, he became az he advanced in life tres detache- that is to say, indifferent to most of the satisfactions wealth procures, and entirely gave up collecting works of art He had good opinon of the Prince of WalesAI beg pardon, of Edward VII.-and of his sister, the Empress Frederick They were often his guests. They both had a care for tho poor, and this they thought the general tendency of tho law, whether working by itself or through the more indirect channel of Christianity. The widow is Baronness Mathilde, sister of the late Baron Ferdinand and Baron Albert von Rothschild of Vienna. She used to be an enthusiastic lover of music and painting.
 The nave of Rothschild has greatly lost it's power to fascinate mamon- worshippers. Cecil Rhodes & Co.,, Rockefeller, with his billion of dollars, and rapidly increasing fortune, the Vanderbilts, and other American kings, have more than trodden on the heels of the RGthschilds.
The age-herald., 1901-03-10

while above these scenes of mirth and beauty standing out In clearness against the starry decked skies, frowned the tower of the opera house like the turret of an old castle. OCT looking it all. It was a stage and setting fit for princes to act and monarchs to behold the swell ing scene"
 When the last scene of the glorious af- fair ended and the curtain was drawn obscuring all the beautiful from the ad- hiring people; when the traps and trim ming whose splendor had fascinated the vast concourse of spectators all the week were torn down and the city again as stunned It's business aspect, the Street Fair still shone brightly in the minds eye. and each recurring thought subserved it's effulgence, until after all 1t seemed more like a dream than a reality.
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
MOzley's Lemon Elixir.

prepared from the fresh juice of lemons, combined with other vegetable liver ton ics. cathartics, aromatic stimulants. Sold by druggists 50c and $1.00 bottles.
 For biliousness and constipation.
 For indigestion and foul stomach.
 For sick and nervous headaches.
 For palpitation and heart failure take Lemon Elixir.
 For sleeplessness and nervous prostra- ton.
 For loss of appetite and debility.
 For levers, malaria, and chills take Lemon Elixir.
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
The Street Fair a Return to
 Ancient Ideas
ORIGINALLY MARI s
Scattered Population Gathered to Buy and Sell Goods-The Famous Fairs of the World-The
 Elks as Promoters
BY H. L. LEAVlTT.

It is interesting in connection with tne Street Fair to be given by the local lodge of Elks during the week beginning April 29, to study the origin and history of fairs and note the evolution which has taken place up to the present time which has evolved the Street Fair.
 Fairs had their origin in Europe, When cities and villages were few and far apart, and intercommunication dan gerous, people had to purchase years supplies in advance. Thus 1t was found most convenient to expose merchandise for sale at the largest gatherings of peo- pie. They were early identified with re- ligious festivals, and often bore the name of the saint in whose honor they were held. The ancient Greeks held them In conjunction with popular assemblies for political purposes. However, as popula- ton increased difficulties of travelling and transportation diminished. and the people found 1t more convenient as well as more profitable to buy their necessi- ties from time to time as they needed them, instead of large quantities in ad- vance. Consequently fairs for the sale of goods decreased in numbers and inn portance with the growth of each coun- try.
 These fairs had numerous privileges annexed to them and they afforded spe- cial facilities for the disposal of goods. While commerce was burdened with ev- cry possible kind of taxes and tolls, fairs had generally the advantage of being free from imposts, and the merchants who wished to be present at them en- joyed the protection of the government for their goods and persons. Alfred the Great introduced them into England in 286
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
Mozlev,s Lemon Hot Drops.

Cures all Coughs, Colds. Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrhage, and all throat and lung diseases. Ele-s gant, reliable.
 25c at druggists. Prepared only by Dr. H. Mozley, Atlanta, Ga.
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
From a Prominent Lady.

I have not been able in two years to walk or stand without great pain. Since taking pr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir I can walk half mile without suffering the least inconvenience.
 MRS. R. II. BLOODWORTH,
 Griffin Ga.
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
At the Capitol.

have just taken the last of two bottles of Dr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir for nerv- ous headache, indigestion, with diseased liver and kidneys. The Elixir cured me. I found 1t the greatest medicine ever used. J. H. MENNICH, Attorney,
 1925 street, Washington, D. c.
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
Mozley,s Lemon EIixir.

w. A. James. Bell Station, Ala, writes: I have suffered greatly from indigestion or dyspepsia, one bottle of Lemon Elixir done me more good than all the medicine 1 ever taken. l.r
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
Fair of Present Day.

The principal fairs at present in Great Britain are the August Horse Fair at thousand horses are annually exhibited for sale (this fair is not only reBorted to by dealers in Great Britain, but from the United States as welD the fair for the sale of Scotch cattle at St. Faith. near Norwich: the Weyhill Fair in Hamp shire for the sale of sheep, and the fairs at Falkirk, Melrose and Lockerby, in Scotland, are still largely attended. In Germany the principal fairs are those of Leipsic, Frankfort -on-t the Main, and Frankfort -on-the Oder.
 The fair of Beaucaire in France was formerly the largest in Europe and is still frequented by vast concourse of situated by Count Raymond II in the year 1215. The Counts of Toulouse granted 1t some privileges and it's time of duration was declared by Charles VIII In the very heart of the town extensive square is appropriated for 1t, and while it lasts thousands of stalls are erected on 1t, in which is offered for sale every thing that forms an article of commerce. As many as two thousand traders as- sembled here from all parts of the world and it is estimated that the trade of the fair weeks amounts to four or five mill lion dollars.
 The annual fairs In Amsterdam. Rot terdam and other cities in Holland are scenes of great popular rejoicings. For several days and nights the streets are paraded by joyous crowd and the usual sobriety of the Dutch yields to bolster ous demonstrations.
The age-herald., 1901-03-10

For quick and good repairs on any kind of machinery, phone 2lO. John D. Lykes.
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-27
OPIE READ.

to which the fedgling tried his wing. It is too hot to twitter.
 On the grass lies ba1d-headed man asleep. His snore is a hot wave, au- dible. The shade and the sun plucks up blister on his shining pate. Boys who feel no heat are playing at the waters side. Down the slope comes the panting dog, hot but cringing from the spraying spurt of the water cart. Even the grass is hot, and far down the boulevard is a zig-zag dance of heated air. The whole of life is enervated. The spirit of all energy seems to have fled. The city is surrounded with list lessness.
 But down town the necessitous heart is bea ting. The fat man puffs and blows and signs and bends himself to labor. He is looking forward to va cation in the country at place where every square yard of atmosphere holds two quarts of mosquitoes. He knows that he will come home pipped like nutmeg grater; he knows that the green scum of the pond is to be inject ed into his veins; he knows that the two-ounce perch is to cost him $50, that on barbed wire he is to tear his clothes, that in the farmers cellar he is to pant like a lizard, drinking refresh ments'' in the odor of dying sprouts and moldy potatoes, but with what joy does he look forward to it all!
 And his wife! To be relieved ot household cares, how delightful it will be! Of course her boy will fall out of an apple tree, gasping out his breath upon the ardent air; following will come a night of wakefulness, anxiety and arnica; and then the youngest daughter in opening the gate will ma sh her finger and spiteful SOW will fright en the baby and dog will bite Bobby and a cat will scratch Louise-and the resting mother will take care of her own room, make the beds, do the swee ping-but it is a vacation.
 The weather man is safe in saying that in sight there is no decided re- lief The wisest thing a weather man can do is to shake his head. A tenn pestuous cold wave, coming bull-head- ed, is of easy observation. He knows that unless it's course is diverted it will reach certain point.
 But a hot wave is more insinua ting. It is not heady; it falters and feels a bout and settles down. And how long 1t is going to stay there no man can tell. Like the Arab, it may steal away in the night. But of it's movements it does not apprise the weather man. With harsh, foddery rattle it laughs
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-27
OPIE READ ON HEAT.
Famous Story Writer Discusses
 Hot Wave in Chicago.
Only C0ntented Creature Is the Am. cient Citizen Who Loves to Tell TruthfuI Stories About the
 Sizzling Past.

At time when London was boiling with heat famous humorist wished that he might take off his flesh and sit in his bones. If he were in the aver age American city now he would go ever further than that, writes Opie Read in the Chicago American. He would insist that the bones should be scraped. When Chicago suffers from heat the rest of the country is in ag- ony. When the Chicago man perspires the New Yorker reeks. And this is al present about the only consolation we have-that some one else is hotter. We all of us allow that it is but a me ager comfort; it does not restarch a wilted collar nor render a shirt less sticky, but somehow it helps.
 Out of perspiring obscurity has come the ancient citizen: to tell of hot weath- CT in the past. He has known longer and hotter seasons. The bubbling ther- mometer tells him that he lies, but that makes but little difference; ther- mometers are not what they were in his day.
 An old gentleman told me this story and expected me to believe it:
 About the time that Chicago was sprawling it's first attempt to become a town there came season of intense heat. Boiled whitefish swan about in the river. In hot pods baked beans grew at nearly every door; and one day a man who worked in a cracker factory fell into the oven-and sneezed. He had taken cold.
 In the park sits the tired mother with her pale and fretful child. Night after night there has been no sleep, and she dozes as the kindly lake breathes it's spirit upon the land. In the tree above her sits the drowsy bird, forgetful of his song. The trill of early summer is but memory, that ripping melody
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-27
HELPFUL FARM NOTES.

Rural free delivery places the pro- ducer in daily touch with the worlds markets.
 The first great lesson for the avI craze farmer to learn is that no per manentsucc is likely to be achieved unless pencil and paper are made to show the cost of production, since careful management and accuracy are essential to success.
 Success in the Danish husbandry iS mainly due to the technical education of the agriculturalists, which, in con- nection with a cooperative system, enables them to secure the advan- tages of new scientific methods and improved appliances, all of which tend toward profitable production.
 The time has now come when the successful farmer must study crop statistics gathered from all parts of the world. The worlds supplies, sur- plus or deficiency and crop prospects of coming harvests must be taken in- to consideration. No Rip Van Wrinkle methods will serve the progressive farmer of to-day.-Farm and Fire side.
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-27
JAMES R. KILBOURNE.
Democratic Nominee for Governor of Ohio Is a Popular Citizen of
 the State Capital.

James Kilbourne, of Columbus, O., democratic candidate for governor of Ohio, was born in Columbus in 1841, graduated at Kenyon before the civil war and at Harvard law school after the war, enlisted as a private and became colonel. He is president of the Ohio centennial committee, the Columbus board of trade, public li- brary, children's home, guild and associated charities, director of banks and railways, vice president of the army of the Tennessee and q
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-27

prise to his friends in the church, as circles that Rome would take such ac- tion.
 Rev. P. J. Muldoon has been prom inently before the Catholic public for the last ten years. Born at Colum- bia, Cal, in 1863, his elementary edu- cation was received in the schools of that town. At the age of IA years he was batriculated at the collegiate school of St. Mary's, Louisville. Graduating from that institution, he pursued his studies for the priest hood at St. Mary's seminary, Balti- more. Hescompleted his course when 23 years old and was ordained and ad- mitted to the priesthood.
 HiS~ar asst iR.a1nent was as aEsisitsak ant to Father Henneberry, the pastor of St. Plus church, Chicago. There the young clergyman began to assert himself and make his activity felt, first in the affairs of the parish and then of the archdiocese.
 i His ability as a director was receg- nized early and he was appointed chancellor of the archdiocese of Chi cago. During the worlds fair he at tracted much attention as secretary of the Catholic exhibition, ,which re- ceived such favorable recognition. In 1895 heAeresigned the chancellorship to become the pastor of St. Charles Borromeo church, Twelfth and Cy- press streets.
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-27

Limited States Consul General at Cape
 Town, S. Al
 Col. Stowe points out that the consul of Spain there gets $1 200 more than the salary of the American consul gen eral, the Dutch consul $2 ,oO0 more, the French, $4,5OO more, and the German, $7,0OO more, and this inthe face of the fact that American trade interests in Cape Colony are more extensive and important than those of any other country. In addition to their salaries, some foreign consular officersfat Cape Town are furnished with residences, rent free, while the American consul general pays his own rent.
 Col. Stowe remarks that it cost him nearly a years salary. travelling ex- penses not being allowed to the United States consular officers, to bring his family of three from the United States to Cape Town and back to the United States. When he came home recent 1y on leave of absence he was obliged to leave his family here, because it cost too much to take them back.
 Col. Stowe's legal residence is Kan sas City, Mo. He has been consul gen cral at Cape Town since January 10, 1898. ...
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-27
FUNSTON TO RESIGN.
Quft the Army for Profitable ' Commercial Work

Army officers returning from the Philippines report that Gen. Fred Funston expects to tender his resig- nation as brigadier general in thd regular establishment and engage in private business. He is quoted as having said as soon as all active mili< tary operations in the islands ceasd he will give up his place in the army and will represent a large commer- cial concern which has made him d handsome offer for his services. His resignation is expected to be forth- coming before October. The report that the Kansan would resign was
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-27

worked his way up by sheer merit. He has received the gold medal of the Royal Humane society and the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane so- ciety for having on three occasions jumped overheard to save lives at sea. On one of these his pockets were filled with cartridges. He distin- guished himself at the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882, July II, when he was in command of the gunboat Condor. He ran his vessel right un- der the guns of the fort and en- gagged them. He likewise. assisted the ironclad Temeraire off the shore, where it had struck. Later he helped the khedive to get away and conn manded the American and British marines who polfced the town after the bombardment. In 1898 and 1899 Lord Charles Beresford made tour of the east in the interest of the world-trade in China, and on his re- turn passed through the United Sattes, where he was given many fattering receptions in the principal cities en route. He belongs to the oldest and best Norman nobility of England.