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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-08-25
Government Force pislodeed.

,BueDos Ayres, Aug. 22.-An artil
lery engagement has been fought be
tween the San Jocomimo battery OF
the Paraguayan army and a body OF
revolutionists. In which the latter sue
ceeded In dislodglng the guns Of the
Government force
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-08-25
Rains gxtInauIsh Forest Fires.

Kafispell. Mont. Aug pa heavy
rain. the hrst Of any consequence
since June. has aided materially IN ex.
tnguisbing the forest hres which have
bsen raging In Northern Montana the
past ten days.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-08-25
Hanqed Himself in a Cell.

Toledo, o., Aug. 22.-Harry r. Da-
Wis, saloonist at 25 South Superior
street was locked up In cell at the
police station at 8:05 o'clock and at
1922 the turnkey discovered his dead
body hanging against the cell door.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-08-25
NERVOUS DEBILITY

Vital Weakness and Prostra-
ton from overwork and other
causes. Humphreys Honeo-
pathic Specific No. 20, in use
over 40 years, the only success
ful remedy. 81 per vial, or speo-
ial package for serious cases, $5.
Sold by Druggists or sentprepaid reoeiptof price,
Humphreys Med. Co., William 4 John Sts., Nv
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-08-25
For Piles.
Sample mailed free.
One application gives relief.

The continued use OF Hum
phreys' Witch Hazel Oil per.
nanently cures Piles or Hem
orrhoids-External or Internal,
Blind or Bleeding, Itching or
Burning, Fissures and Fistulas.
Relief innnediate-cure certain.
Three Sizes. 25c.. SOC. aud LOO. solA By
DrugGists. or sent prepaid ON receipt Of price.
Humphreys' Medicine Co., Cor. William and
John Sts.. New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
Otis Harlan Has Succeeded.

q see by the Richmond papers that the new Wells -Dunne- Harlan organiza- ton has proven big success there in its presentation of Frank Daniels "The Ameer," sal, a man who keeps up with the theatres. "The comic opera has been compared to such productions as "Floro- dora and The Prince of Pilsen' by the Richmond press,
 'I clipped the following from one of the Richmond papers several days ago;
 " Otis Harlan. who has personal dlrec- ton of the Bjou Opera company, Is gratfed at the excellent manner In which his company has presented The Ameer It is a difficult matter to or ganze an opera company, but the twen- ty years or more experience he has had makes him master at such work. The Ameer is filled with the prettiest of music and the staging and costuming of the play could hardly be excelIed. The play ranks with such productions as 'F'lorodora,' The Telephone Girl The Prince of Pilsen and other productions which have been presented here at more than double the prices charged at the Bijou' "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Shooting Mad Dogs.

The shooting of a mad dog by a local policeman yesterday reminds me that 1t will soon be time for such incidents to become common" said a citizen T am glad to see that Birmingham has started off well, so far as craftsmanship is con- cerned. and less than four shots were re- qnired to kill the animal By the time dog days arrive our policemen will be in excellent form for killing at the first shot. I don't know why, but don't believe I ever heard of mad dog being killed by the first shot from an officers pistol No matter how good marksmen the members of city police force may be, they can't kill mad dogs successfully. While it Is true that great many dogs are shot when they are not really mad. l suppose 1t is wiser to take no chances even though humane princi- pies may be viola ted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
l see that the fashion wears out more apparel than the man.
 Much Ado About Nothing.
Exnensivn to Iahor.

The state board of mediation and arbitration in New York -an official body-has submitted it's report cover. ing the year 1903. There were 192 strikes in that state in 1903, as agains; 30 in 1902. The board says the strikes TOT the recognition of the union were generally successful, and the recogni ton of the walking delegate was de feated.
 The board shows that in the strikes of 1903 In the state of New York IT, 900 employees were concerned, and they actually lost 5000 ,O00 work days One strike in the building trades lasted twenty-two weeks. and 1,707O19 work days were lost There were more labor troubles last year than in any previous year with the exception of 1886.
 More than one-half of the disputes of 1903 were in the building and metal and machinery industry. The clothing trades furnished 16 disputes; paper making, 13; textile industries, 12; transportation, 9. stone and clay pro ducts. &, wood manufactures. [; food and tobacco, 6; and the remainder were distributed among dozen trades. Of the 30 most important dis putes, 10 were in building. in metals and,s machinery, 6 in clothing, 3 ir transportation, 2 in food and tobacco and 10 each in glass, textile and wood working trades. The strikes in the building trades kept 25,824 employee idle twenty-two weeks. It was beyond doubt the greatest industrial dispute that ever occurred in the history of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
sNoWFLAkEs AND zEPHYRs.

By Mrs. Mary Ware. A zephyr this morning woke up with de-
 light. To find all the world in a mantle of white ! rHo. hoi will frolic, and dance with the snow, And trip on the lake the fantastic. toe,' The gallant young zephyr was mad with
 delight, As he whistIed with his beautiful partner
 in white; But the dainty young snowfiakes were
 coy and shy. And threatened to scurry back into the sky. When a musical sound like the rustic of
 winss Filled all the forest with fanciful things; And a bevy of zephyrs in froicsome
 mood.
 the wood, Sir Kni~ht with his plumes bedaffled in
 mud, Still waving his sword. went down with
 q thud! Ana the vanquished young noble looked
 up from the earth. To learn all too late, what title is worth. While each gallant young zephyr in a
 merry-mad whirl, Skipped lightly away with his snowflake girl: chatter Till the stars came out to see what was the matter? ] Rirmineham March 2s- 1904
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
Aplna Royalty.

Tn some of the large cities it is getting to be quite the fad to have coaehmen of arstocratic families wear cockaoes in their hats" said visitor. "It Is safe to assume that few people guilty of such a practice realize the true meaning or the emblem which they iaunt In their liv- cries. The fan-shaped cockade belongs dis tlnctvely to royalty, and when worn in old countries shows that the wearer Is q servant of some person of royal rank of course the wealthy people over here who are adopting the cockade do not set them selves up to be royal however much they would like to be so. l believe that their fad is largely due to ignorance of customs across the water, and If they only knew how ridiculous they were making them selves they would desist,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
Activity in the Market.

Henry Clews' weekly letter has this to say on the financial situation:
 Speculative activity having been pent up for months burst out with surprising strength after the merger decision and
 the Sully failure. Both of these factors
 had been important clements of uncer- tainty, and their culmination released forces that had long ebeen waiting for just such an opportunity.
 "The collapse of the powerful manipula- ton in cotton, while disastrous to those closely connected, will be beneficial when the aftermath is over; inasmuch as this great staple will be ruled once more by natural and not artificial influences which seriously injured both mill owners and op- orators in all parts of the world. The south would have inevitably secured good
 prices for cotton this year without aid of these dangerous speculative operations, simply because the worlds demands were overtaking supplies, which, so far as the American crop was concerned, were strictly moderate By a policy of exag-
 geratlon and excessive speculation prices
 were carried to a dizzy height, the ef- feet of which will be an unusual in- crease in acreage and less profitable
 prices to growers for next crop than they
 would have received under the ordinary l sway of supply and demand. The south | would have enjoyed a greater, more permanent and a more evenly distributed
 prosperity without the cotton corner of
 19oS-4, which has produced nothing ex- cept forcible Arrangement, the effects of
 which will be worldwide, not to speak of
 the immense stimulus given to develop-
 ing other cotton regions as competitors I with America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
Reorganization of the Supreme Court.

The election of MT Roosevelt to q full term of four years would be a disaster, because it could carry his autocratic methods and notions to March 1, 1909 In that time among other things the supreme court of the United States will be reorganized
 The court consists of nine justices, all old men, and two of the members are very old, while third member of the court is afflicted with failing eye sight. Chief Justice Fuller is seventy one years old, and he will undoubtedly seek retirement before 1909. Justice Harlan Is also seventy-one years old, and he, too, is entitled to retirement with full pay. He has been on the bench twenty-four years, and he can carry into retirement no little distinc- ton and honor as 8 federal judge who has determined great questions. Jus llCe bTOWH IS Slhty-tlSut ytdIS Ol age, and he, too, has served long enough to be entitled to retirement. He was threatend with blindness, and he has not recovered the full use of his eyes. Beyond doubt he will seek retirement in order to prolong his failing powers of vision.
 If these three places are filled by President Roosevelt. we will have a Roosevelt supreme court, for Justice Holmes and Justice Day are app ointees of his. Ii he served until 1909, he will certainly name five members of the court or clear majority of it. No such reorganization is desired by the country, and the voters in the contested states will be apt to take this fact into consideration when they go to the polls in November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
Premier Combes Losing Ground.

The Combes ministry took hold of French affairs in June, 1902, sustained by a combination of socialists and T mbers of the Grand Orient, reinforc- ed by some radical republicans who were alike inconstant in their loyalty and uncertain in their numbers Dr. Combes agreed to put an end to the school work of the monastic orders, and he also agreed to support the so- cialists in their demands for an in. come tax, old-age pensions, and taking over the railroads.
 He did close the Sisters schools and he dispersed the religious fraternities. He is not personally friendly to the Catholic church. His work against the church maintained his ministry in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
Popular Drinks.

Tt Is interesting to speculate just what soft drinks will be most popular at the fountains this summer" said the propri- etor of refreshment resort yesterday. Last summer a number of fancy drinks were put on the market and sold well, too, but the old favorltes held their own. It Is hard to beat coco cola, limeade, lemon phosphates and ice cream soda in the publcs estimation. l believe that more coco cola Is sold than any other single drink, whether 1t be winter or sum- mer, but when warm weather arrives we will do a rushing business with people who like phospbates and coda water"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
The TWo-Ihirde Rule.

The Mobile Register is opposed to the adoption of the historic two-thirds rule. The majority it goes on to say, .controls the election of a Presi- dent, and, unless there is some good reason shown, the majority should con trol the nomination as well. To clothe the minority with absolute power over the nomination. it is pointed out is to pass over to the Hamiltonian school of thought. and nothing short of neces- sity or a supposed necessity can jus tify such a departure from or denial of democratic principles"
 There is no denial of democratic principles in the selection of nomi- nee that all uemocrats will cordially support A nominating convention Is device to bring democrats together, and it becomes merely question as to what plan will best conduce to that result The two-thirds rule may no longer be needful but the claim that it is anti-democratic in principle is all moonshine, simply because in party management the rule of the majority is second to harmony and the gener- ous support of nominee. On election day even a plurality rule prevails which is as undemocratic as the two thirds rule The unit rule in the dele gation rooms is not more democratic. A rule that has stood through thick l and thin in democratic national con ventions seventy-two years is not un- democratic in practice, whatever 1t may be in theory.
 There are interests here and there opposed to the two-thirds rule. There always are such interests. At the present time 1t is probably best to compel the selection of nominee by a two-thirds vote, because no one as pirant commands general support, and it is best to hold the convention to- gether until two-thrds of its members concentrate their votes on one man. | 1 his will be an assurance that the nominee will be one that all democrats can consclentiously and warmly sup port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
THE ONLY DAILY.
From the Moulton Advertiser.

From the Moulton Advertiser
 Hon. R. J. Lowe and Major F. M. Don ner, candidates for president of the Ala bama railroad commission, have with drawn from the race.
 MT. Lowe had many warm and enthus- astic friends in this congressional dis trict who will regret to see this state ment
 Major Donner withdraws in the inter- est of Hon. John " Smith the present incumbent, who is the best and most conservative man in the race for the place.
 This information and much other infor- nation was gleaned from the Birmng- ham Age Herald which is the only daily newspaper in Alabama that reaches our office on the day of publication.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
THE OCEAN NEWSPAPER.
1t Gets It's Entire News Service by
 Wireless Telegraph.

From Exchange.
 Each succeeding season sees some ad-
 dition to the facilities afforded ocean voy-
 ages. Luxurious private suits grill
 rooms and childrens play rooms have
 been accepted as common comforts dur ing the past few years, and now comes the most thoroughly up to date of the liners manifold attractions-the ocean
 newspaper, which has ben made a regular
 feature of few of the big transatlantic steamships.
 The ocean newspaper has the distinction of being the only publication in the world that receives its entire news service by
 wireless telegraphy. Though it has not
 yet attained the dignity of daily, it will just as soon as the development of the
 wireless system makes 1t possible to
 keep up communication with lanu throughout the voyage By another sea- son or two at the most copies of the ocean daily will doubtlessly be delivered at the
 stateroom door of each passenger every
 morning, while the big dailies ashore will be printing dispatches dated "On board
 the Majestic or St. Paul or Minneapolis, as the case may be. For the presen.
 there are two Issues of this novel perio-
 dical on each round voyage. published the day before reaching land on sss.ier side of the Atlantic.
 The first permanent ocean newspaper was brought out of the steamship Phla- delphia under the title of the Marcon Bulletin which has since been changed | to the American Line News. The initial
 number appeared in April last and 1 though it was not of imposing propor- 1 ton, consisting of only four small pages 1 it contained & number of terse para graphs giving the passengers their first
 news of the British reverse in Somali-
 land, the marriage of w. K. Vanderbilt
 and other matter of current interest l The telegraph matter that appeared in 1 the columns of the Atlantic newspaper
 is supplied by the principal news agencies
 on either side of the ocean and Is trans
 mitted to eastbound steamers by the 1 Marconi station at the Lizard and to
 westbound vessels by the one at Nan
 tucket. It Is taken down and written out 1 by the Marconi operator on board and l edited by the purser who adds what
 might be called the local department any
 interesting news items about the ship and l her voyage. Then the whole paper is set
 up and printed by the ships printer so
 as to be distributed to the passengers
 about twentyfour hours before they land. From the eagerness with which the l passengers scan the brief dispatches set | forth through the wireless press 1t is
 evident that the ocean going newspaper | Is decided success and is highly ap- preciated by it's readers, even though it's 1 circulation is somewhat limited. Already ! its field has been extended to the other
 ships of the Philadelphias line-the New l York the St. Louis and the St Paul
 and to the Freeland. Kroonland. Zeeland
 and vaderland of the Red Star line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28

the chamber of deputies and in the senate, and his plan has been and is now to bring in one anti-church scheme after another, even to the pro hibition of all teaching by priests, the repeal of the concordat, and the final separation of church and state.
 His probable overthrow is not due to his anti-religious measures, but to his failure to help the socialists in ac- cordance with his promises. He did have an income bill prepared, but he had not the courage to present it. It rests in a pigeon hole, if the Frnch have such a place. ijo old-age pension has been perfected and the railroads have not Teen nationalized The so- cialists are therefore disgruntled, and they threaten to withdraw their sup port. If they do, Dr. Combes and his ministry will go out of office. The restiveness of the socialists is becom- ing more acute, and the premier dare not attempt to satisfy their wishes. The Combes ministry seems destined to fall, but it's fall will not mean that the work against the church will be stayed. In fact, Dr. Combes hopes to pass his educational bill in the course of two weeks, when he will be ready to step down anu out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 It takes a girl who looks thin but isn't to look mighty innocent when she sets out to go in swimming
 It is mean trick for a man to take ont so much insurance in favor of his wife that he is sure to outlive her.
 Some mothers feel they are not doing their whole duty to their children when they give them their castor oil in cap sules.
 When man is married it keeps him SO busy trying to support his family that he has no time to read anything but his check book.
 Everybody in the world would be rich if men could resist spending $10 to cele- brate the $ they have saved by practic- Ing economy. tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT

The will of the late William R. Grace of New York has been filed for probate. The sum of siOOOoo was left to the Grace institute.
 Miss Mignon Palmer daughter of Elm ma Nevada, the celebrated opera singer, has gone on the stage as singer and may appear with her mother.
 "Old Friendship the fire engine that George Washington helped to pull through the streets of Alexandria, Va. will be on exhibition at the St. Louis fair
 The pupils of Syracuse High school at Syracuse, N r.. have unveiled a tablet to the memory of George W. Clark, pupil who was drowned while trying to save another
 Clyde Fitch, the playwright, has sailed for Europe. Within the next four months he expects to write two plays, one Of them for Clara Bloodgood. Mir. Fitch will do most of his work in Sicily
 It Is reported that W. J. O'Brien of Baltimore is one of the most probable candidates for Grand Exalted Ruler Of the Elks. when that organization will meet in Cincinnati this spring to eject officers
 Payne Whitney. the young millionaire who has succeeded to the business in terests of his father. w. C.. Whitney, will become member. of the newly organized volunteer firemen of Manhasset, Long almost in the heart of the old Indian village.
 When congress next convenes General Warren J. Keller, TO years old. will again appear in public life after an ab- sence of twenty years. General Refer has been nominated for republican rep resentative from Ohio and his election is regarded as certain. He was at one time speaker of the house.
 Herman Rosengarten, sergeant of a message squad In the main office of the Western Union Telegraph company in New York city, has resigned his place after twenty-one years of continuous service. Rosengarten was familiarity known as "Rosey." and had never missed an hour during his long service with the telegraph company. He quit because his request that his salary be raised from $S.05 a week was refused. Rosengarten has delivered messages to many of the prominent financial kings in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
From the Washington Times.

rIoHi tHe W lines. M\ EFT out a map of the United N States and look at the space oc-
 cupied by the state of California. Now immagine that a few more than half the total population of the United States including Alaska and the insular possessions, are living in the state of California and that California Is entirely surrounded by water. Then you begin to nave an idea of the situation in Japan. | But, to make the conception true, you will have to imagine California divided Into four good sized islands and some thing more than 4OOo small ones. The total area of California is 300 square miles. The Japanese islands cover not quite the same amount of space. The population of California is not quite 1,500, coo. Japan numbers 4400o,ooo people.
 In other words thirty time as many people are living in the same space in Japan as in California.
 | If the whole United tSates was as | thickly populated as is Japan, the popu- lation of this country would be 1,OOe,O 900 human beings, or 1OO,O0o,o0O more than the present estimated population of the earth.
 Nor does that tell the whole story.
 In order to gain a true idea of the situation of the Japanese people you must take into consideration the fact that only a small percentage of the small area of the empire is under culti- vation.
 1 In Belgium, which is even more thickly 1 populated than is Japan, the proportion of cultivated land to the total area of | the country is 54 per cent In France it is 50 per cent, and in Germany it is swarming millions, which, without addi- tons from immigration, increases at the rate of half million a year, only 1l | per cent of the total area of the empire is under cultivation.
 1 Japan has always claimed that the small percentage of her area under cul- 1 tivation is not due to any lack of in part of the empire is made up of vol canic mountains and rocky slopes, which cannot be made arabic.
 In spite of this fact, however. Japan is still chiefly agricultural country. IT fact until the ports of the island enl- pire were thrown open to commerce its great population lived almost exclusive,, on what was raised on the little patche. of farming land, amounting in the whol, | empire to total of less than one-th!rt the area of the state of Illinois, added to the product of the fisheries
 A Japanese farm would make one ol our western farmers laugh in derson As one traveller says: There are no farms 1 in Japan; there are only gardens 4 farm of twelve acres would be considered extremely large in Japan. The average holding for the whole of agricultura Japan is only fraction over two acres | Naturally the farmers of Japan have nt hired men. They and their families cult! vate the tiny patch of ground. They have practically no cattle or other live stock | Their chief instrument of cultivation i. the spade, and working entirely by hand they bring their little farms to higl state of cultivation.
 A Japanese farmer needs little to sus
 tain life It he is rich enough to contro big farm of twelve acres he may get ai income of from sse to teo year. In a6ci
 tion. he and his family may add to thet