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Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13
NEWS AND SENTIMENT
From o.ored Excangea.l


Ex Reg. Bruce will take up his residence
in Mississippi.
Michigan has Civil Rights Bill.
Rust University, Holly Springs, Miss,
has 800 students.
The McClelland Guards of Memphis have
elected T. D. jackson Captain.
The New Haven Base Ball nine. the Tre-
monts. colored, have defeated every white
club put against them this season.
Judge NJ. w. Gibbs an eminent colored
leader IN Arkansas was recently the subject
of portrait and biographical sketch in the
Little Rock Gazette.
The Republicans are desirous of carrying
Ohio next Fall. The only way to achieve q
Republican victory will be FIRST to nomi,
nate man who was never before nomina
ted for Governor and defeated. d.-Cleveland
o., Globe.
The civil rights snit Of Mr.. d. Searles
against the propristors of the Woodland
Roller Rink, was decided in favor Of the
plaintiff and damages awarded to the amt.
of $200.-Cleveland Globe.
Merchants and others tco frequently get
it into their heads that whom times are hard
they cannot afford to advertise. A greater
mistake was never made. WHen times are
hard every one is on the lookout for good
bargains.-The Sun.
Time and civilization are playing the
part IN Brazil toward liberating slaves,
that it took thousands of lives and millions
of treasure to do in America The empe.
ror is favorable to the movement and makes
barons of those who voluntarily free fifteen
slaves. In one province the number OF
slaves decreased one.half in q year.-Plain-
dealer.
A petition is being circulated among
some Of our unknown colored citizens to
have the colored police removed. All good
and respectable citizens Of this enlightened
age, will surely denounce such q mischiev
ous piece of business and down with thu
movers who are 90 low and dirty as to dc
such mean thing as that.-Menphia
Watchman.
The Worlds Fair at New Orleans hal
demonstrated very important thing
namely, that the Negro is not void of in
ventivs genius. Among the many articles
on exhibition from the U. s. Patent Office,
tho following inventions by colored genius
and talents are noticed A cotton plante,
and filter; . soil pulverixer; corn planter
. potato digger; cotton scraper; . corr
stalk cutter; . double shovel plow; an en-,
gins; printing press; library tables; fire
escape; life preserving stool; and many
other articles too numerous to mention. OF
vehicles, mills, musical Instruments, and
many other articles of use and ornament
Ind. World.
There is cow one avowsdly colored Dem
ocrstic newspaper in the United States. I,
is one week old. and owned and edited by
Mr.. Andrew F. Bradley. The name Of the
paper is the Chicago Observer. IfMr. b.
continues to run his paper we do not
doubt bat that We shall meet at many cross
roads. We hope the Observer much suc.
csss. But take this bit Of advice. Mr.
Bradley. put the race before parties N.
7. Freeman.
President Cleveland and bis Cabins.
have about settled down to the conclusion
that they might - well tell the country
that they p:opo, to take possession Of ali
the olaces - rapidly - practicable. Let
a have pesce.-Augusta, Ga, Sentinel.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13

OuR Texas friends. we presume. in
accordance with their leader, Bro.
Williams, will duly celebrate the ap-
preaching 10th day Of June as Eman
cipation Day. Uncle BILLY" still
holds bis place in the breast of the
Texans.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13

TIE President has appointed the
following Postmasters in Alabama
during the week: VIM. H. Willis
Tuskaloosa, vice j. K. Homer, re.
signed; James w. Sacher, Union
Springs, vice J. ". Kathorn, sus'
pended.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13

Ar Scottsboro Thursday morning,
the jury in the case Of the State We.
VIM. Tidwell for the murder of Will
son Whitfield 10 Jackson county Feb.
l9, '85. brought in a verdict for man
slaughter. sentencing Tidwell to the
penitentiary for two years.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13

ScoREs Of graduates go forth from
our numerous colored colleges during
this commencement season. They
will find the harvest great, and the
lsborers few. The great work invites
them on every hand.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13

The accomplishing lobster is grow
ing scarcer in Canadian waters, and
manifests disgust at human gluttony by
becoming moro diminutiye in size. The
Canadian lobster trade reached q value
of $4,000 in 1870; this year it is
placed at S696. 900.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13

"A baptized tongue" did you ever
sec one ?" asks the Rev. Sam Jones.
Well, did your
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13

CANDIDATES for State Offices next
August are filing the woods and
may help to scare of the locuste.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13

VINO knows what the Greenback-
srs are after? They have or propose
to set up ticket in Ohio.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13

New Hampshire Republicans have
determined to re-elect U. S. Senator
Blair.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13
BLACK Jack" turned up as the
winning Republican trump in Illinois.

GEN. Butler will treat of catching
in the July Harpers'.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th,
188s

The official guillotine is in contin.
ual motion.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13
BIRMINGHAM.

Business GoOd--Entcrprising Business
Men Of COlOr-.Sunday School Re.
union Picnic-.PersOMxls.
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Sch2afen Sic WOhll

From the Detroit Free Press.
wonder If you ever saw q genuine German
Schlafzimmer, or bedroom? In the first place
the threshold Is raised about four inches so in
entering the room one IL in danger of getting q
fall. The door runs slightly down hill. and the
furniture consequently seems marching all ono
way. There is u big shiny sofa with a table be-
fore 1t. On the walls are framed artificial
wreaths-memorials Of funerals Of years gone
by.
In one corner is the stove, but you would
never imagine it to be One looking like great
family monument, painted black and as HIGH
as the door. The easement window opens d.
rectly on TO the beds for there are always two
beds In room tor two persons. They are mar.
row, and have three or four mattresses each
are immense, two tor each bed, and there is
also a triangular sort of bolster which forces
the occupant to sleep at an angle Of forty-five
degrees.
ON top Of the bed is the grandest institution
of this Countrywide I" Plumo," dear to the Ger
so, when one sleeps his extremities are in the
torrid zone Of feathers, his heart and lungs In
the temperate zone Of blankets, and his head
In the arctic circle Of draughts from the win
During the night the sleeper becomes aware
ror, and finds the "Plumo" is gone. Itgeneraiiy
nails OIL about five times before daylight. The
getting up TO rearrange the thing is pleasant d.
version, even In these cool spring nights, and in
the winter must be quite exhilarating
tnlnk much prefer the patent bookcase
peasteads In America, which have NIL the
clothes built In; but once heard of o woman
who closed up that kind of o bed while her nus
band was In 1t, and he was lost for half a dny
fernaps German ways are safest!
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Shall There BE Trousers end Suspend.
for Women:

can quite conceive that a man thoroughly
imbued with the prcjudices received from a
biased education, indisposed to accept new
ideas. and deeply endowed with a love for the
beautiful might be reluctant to pay his add
dresses with II view to matrimOny to a woman
wearing trousers. Still. under the influence of
familiarity with the idea OF a change in the
neither garments OF the sex, and especially
should they be generally adopted by pretty
women, Il might reasonably be expected that
Il c2anse oil opinion and emotion would ensue
ana that perhaps in time he might even be
brought TO regard trousers rs fllin. more com
plete!y his idea OF the beautiful than do skirts
at tue present lay. There is another point that
requires consideration, and that is the practice
Oh wearing the gown cut low in the neck, so as
toeXpoae Ia. breast, and without GOVERN. for
the arms Ii - doubtful IF this leads to any Ill
consequences. II has been continued for many
sensratIons without apparent injury. It
that bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia and
many kinds OF rheumatism and neuralgia
would be the result of the custom, but such is
really not the case, all of these affections being
much more frequently met with in men who
cover the chest and arms with several thick
neSseS Of wo1len material in addition to a sbIr.
urged by many so-cailed sanitary reformers
thar women should support their skirts by
have been induced TO adopt the method. 1t is
10 be hoped that it will not spread. \ woman $
hips are ,propor!ionally wider than those of a
man, and there Is no better way of keeping up
the many petticoats that it is somet imes neces-
sary - wear than by fastening them with
string or bands around the waist over the cor
set. Shoulder straps hinder the movement of
the chest and tend to make those who wear
them round-shouldered. Besides, they
could not well be worn with u low.-neck
dress. Eyen If trowscrS should come into GEN
cral use for women II would be better that they
should be Kept up by the support of the hips
tAan by suspend@rs passing over the shoulders
II Is true that many men wear suspe pders, and
ms i,.ct may, perhaps lead to their adoption
pS some women, but again, no incOnSidefabie
number of the male Sex support their trowsers
rom the hips. If comparatively narrow-hipped
man can do this wide-hipped woman ought to
be able 10 do IL better. n good deal more
might be said in regard to hats. shoes and
Stockings But women Will Sc tile all the cues
tons of dress for themselves. There is no evil
dence 10 show that in this respect men have
ever 1ntertered with them and Il they should
presume TO MAKE the attempt ii is not at ali
nkely That their advice would be needed -
Dr. ". Il. Ndnnmoatd, ia the North american Re.
ttety. 1870 '' Nv
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Useless WeaDOns.

ENGLISH TRIANGULAR AND SWORD BAYoNErs
BENT AND TWISTED IN BATTLE.
From the London Telegraph.
1t was at FL Teb that was first struck with
the inferior quality of the English bayonet and
sword bayOnet. At Taniai, in the rush and
scurry, it was put to q Eeverer test than any
where else in the SOudan In that battle the
Hadendowas, as they rushed out of their grass
cover with their short spears, fairly pitched
themselves upon the weapons of our Black
Watch and Sixty-fifth. The triangular bayonet
oft times bent and twisted. On the whole,
however, it stood the test better than the sword
bayonet. Like the sword bayonet, it often bent
like hoop iron when thrust was made IL a
POI bone interposed' and became corkscrewed in
1T has two serious drawbacks not so observable
In the sword bayonet. The wound it makes is
man requires several thrusts before he is placed
hors de combat, giving him chance to run
a,uuck among civilized troops In the second
Guilty in freeing it, At Tamai "a stalwart soldier
had to draw Re tnu ne
retreating, before liberatins his weapon This
was the most conspicuous instance Of the kind
saw, but 1t was by no mean, the only one,
Tho sword bayOnet has weight without
breadth, and, with the cutIass, freq uently lacks
temper. l have seen a blue Jackets cutIass
sword bayonet ut Tamai, Us well US some in the
battles up the Nile, bend into u semicircle and
remain In that shape, uniting it for a second
Po'h'. 1hc uSc ~ WAS put 10 01u not Justify
the giving way OF the weapon. The fact that it
did not regain its form further proved that the
quality Of the blade was of the poorest. 1t
would have gone the same way had it been
driven awkwardly into sack of a flour
There can be no real difficulty with our me-
chanlcs and workshops in procuring bayonets
that Will bear the brunt of rough usage i'm a
campaign. What have said OF the bad quail
bayonet. Many soldier at Abu Kica saw Win
dlSmay his bayOnet rendered useless at the
moment when there was no chance to load his
rifle, and when he most stood in need of its
services. There also / saw sword bayonets
bend and twist with the facility of soft iron
rather than steel. After that fight you might
lean life guardsmen and the deft fighters of
the mounted infantry, all OF whom had stot d
enins their bayonets across their knees or
under foot. Others there were who discarded
their distorted Weapons and picked up some
dead comrades from the field
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Grceley'S Consciousness While Sleep.
ine.

Oliver Johnson In the Christian Register.
There was something. very curious about this
habit Of the great journalist. Horace Greeley s
sleeping in church. 1t was not sleep that over
came him. but only somnoIence-sleep of the
physical powers, but wakcfulness of the mind
The physiologist and the psychologist may
settle the matter scientifically between them if
thSy can. In spite of appearances to the con-
. trary Sir. Greeley was "a nearer as we'll as a
doer of the Word" His eyes might close, his
great head fall upon his breast, or sway from
Side to side, drawing the body after ii, present
ing the usual external indications of sleep, but
his mental INFERIOR faculties were sometimes so
lar awake tina. when the service over he
could give Il clear account of the sermon, both
as TO the subject. plan and matter / have
tested this Il dozen times or more. and never
found them wanting. 1t was to me Il very Gu
rions phenomenon, and studied ii with deep
interest whenever an opportunity occurred.
will give two Illustrations of this singular pecu-
llarity from lny own clear personal recOllec-
ton.
went with him to hear u discourse from the
Rev. W illiam Henry Charming. 1t was Sunday
morning, aud the topic announced was one in
which he iet a special interest. Mr. Charming
of which Mr.Greely was prominent member 1t
was In IL hall on the west Side OF Broadway near
aioretlne On the way thither Mr.. Greeley
begged me to keep him awake. We occupied a
setlee within six feet of the platform and right
under the eye OF the preacher. l tried to keep
him awake by frequent tusgngs at his elbow
ana playing u 10y no means soft tattoo upon his
ribs. but II was OF no use. he was "nidnOd-
ding through the whole discourse. not a little
TO Mr.. ChannlngS annoyance. who Obsery ed
my unsuccessful Efforts to keep his great audi
tor awake.
But now comes the wonderful part Of my
story. Mr. Greeley and |, when the service was
oyer, went back TO the Tribune Office together
lie sat down at his desk at once and made an
abstract of Mr.. Channings DISCOURSE filling
somewhat less thata column, which appeared
IN the Tribune OF tie next morning. Mr.. Chan
ming was utterly amazed when he saw it, and
atterw;.rd asked me lit was possible Mr. Gree
ley had made the report. When told him that
saw hiIn while he was preparing 1t. and could
certify that Ii went TO the cOnpositor In his own
handwriting, and that, moreover, had myself
read the proof. he expressed the greatest aston
ishm"nt. why. said he, " could not my
sell have made so accurate an abstract of my
own discourse, which, though premeditated
was eNtemporaneous. He had not only given
the substance OF what said, but he has followed
my line OF thought, and remembered not Il little
OF nv language
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True 10 His lsFincin1ex.
"AA IA. Vn iahMEk ASKING GRACE I

WHAT CAME OF a FARMER ASKING GRACE IN
PUBLIC RESTAURANT.
From the Syracuse STANDARD
n clerk and his country father entered n res.
taurant saturday evening and took seats at n
table where sat y telegraph operator and a re-
porter The old man bowed his head and was
ABOUT 10 say grace when a waiter flew up, sing.
my nave eeeisteak, Goldfish balls and bull
heads Father and son gave their ord.rs -
the former again bowed his head The yomnS
man turned the color of Il blood-red beet and
tone: w. ASA 'ouS
Father 1t isn't customary to do that in res.
tauraEtSr " Wv '"' III Ics-
Its customary with me to return tba,ks 70
Cog Wherever am" said the old man.
FOR the third time he bowed his he.d o,a
MS son bowed his head, and thesteIeoranh' GU GU
rat9r pSused IN the act OF carving his beefsteak
anu p0Wea MS mead, ana the journalist pushed
back bis hshball and bowed his head AMI fhara
wasn't a man who heard the short and simnls
prayer that didn't feel a profOunder fespect for
t,le oId farmer than ii he had been President Or
the United States. VI
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The BrOllchO.

From the Santa Fe Democrat.
A bronchO IS a horse. He has four legs like
the saw horse, but is decidedly more skittish.
The broncho is of gentle department and mod
est mein, but there isn't a real safe place about
him. There is nothing mean about the broncho,
though; he Is perfectly reason able and acts on
principle. All he asks is to be let alone, but he
does ask this, and even insists on it. He is
firm il this matter and no kind of argument
can shake his determination. There is a
bronchO that lives out some miles from this
city. We know him right well. One day a
him. The broncho looked sadly at him, shook
his head, and begged the fellow, as plain as
could be, to go away and not try to Interfere
with bronchO who was simply engaged in the
pursuit of his own happiness, but the man
came ON with the saddle aud continued to az
gress. Then the broncho reached out with his
that he died When thoroughly aroused ett the he
broncho is quite fatal and if you can get close
you win find cavity just above the eye where
the bump Of remorse should be. The broncho
want to Know how high he is sitting cI@b
Ne didn't travel lar but the ride e Was mighty HHs
great pomp and u derrick, but we didn't put on
any unnecessary style when we went to get of.
we took up our location upon his dOrsal fin.
He seemed to think moment, and then he
gathered up bis loins and delivered a volley Of
shoulder. Tue recoil was fearful. We saw that
our seat was going to be contested, and we
began to make motion to dismount,
time, so We breathed q silent hymn and
frightened our grip. He now went off into
spasm Of tall, stn:lsgged bucks. He
started down we would meet him coming up on
another trip. Finally he gave one grand,
farewell boost, and we Glove the armament and
split up through the hushed ethereal until our
toes ached from the lOwness of the temperature,
and we could distinctly hear the music of the
spheres Thea we came down and fell. in u little
heap. about 100 yards from the starting point.
A Kind Samaritan gathered up our remains in
u cigar box and carried us to the hospital. AS
they looked pitytngly ut us, the attendant sur
geons ma yelled as to the nature Ofour mishap
One said 1t was a cyclone, another that it was
railroad Smash-up;but We thought of the calico
hided pony that was grazing peacefully IN the
dewy mead, and held our peace.
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"NEW PATENT FAM"

WHICH WE HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED
FOR THE BENEFIT AND COMFORT OF OUR Gus
TONER'S THESE FANS ARE PLACED PRONIS-
CUOUSLY ABOUT THE STORE AND ARE
WORKED BY STEAM, so THAT THE WHOLE
STORE Is KEPT COOL WHILE THE LADIES
VISIT THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS MAKE
THEIR PURCHASES, AND LEAVE THE
STORE FEELING QUITE REFRESHED AND
GRATEFUL TO THE PROPRiETORS OF THE
STORE FOR THEIR KIND ATTENTION AND
CONSIDERATION. WHILE THE FANS ARE
MAKING THEIR REVOLUTIONS WE WILL
LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WE HAVE ALSO
OTHER INDUCEMENTS WHICH ARE IN THE
SHAPE OF BARGAINS
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Telegraph Signals Among Conviets.

from tte Philadelphia Tines
Inc credit OF the invention OF the most per-
'ect system OF communication between prison.
ers confined in one Institution belongs To Jack
Canter, at one time the most exuert counter
ielter In the United States, II not in the world.
lie came from South Carolina aud was etlI-
c:seeo III firis as a physician. He afterwards
Ie'rheu the art of engraving and then turned
out as q professional counterfeiter He has
since reformed, after eaposin. the crookedness
OF the officials OF New York penitentiary and
.hereby securing pardon and Is now earn
Ing an honest living under u different
name In New York city While under
Eo !l . sentence IN the Eastern penitentiary nc
iIlteIteq a system of teiegraphy with an alpha
bet similar to that invented by Morse lie found
means oi teaching his alphabet 10 some Of his
teiIo%-ccilNlctS- ana IN the course OF u few
months II was known 10 almost every convict
undergoing. "a long sentence. Those who were
ieleased Taught The system TO criminals then
oI uit ouls4ue OF The walls and in course OF
.ile Tue upper strata Of tie criminal fraternity
neeslihe expert teIegraphers The wires OF this
novel telegraph line consisted of the gas and
water pipes which pass through every cell in
the vast institution. They are excellent con
ouc,o:s OF sound, and by means Of sharp raps
Su t.e pipes WITH Il piece Of metal or even the
hhuchIeS AN expert Operator" could easily
ai i fulchlS send message 10 u fellow-prisoncr
WHO'S cell w''s not far distant Ii he wished to
communicate with !; man In another corridor
his message passed along from one cell or RE
,t"'loh 10 another until il reached its dcs-
49,, ,a..tI.2a. INery convict OF any note had (;tnd
nie cali the same operators along any
line
the y stem was divuiSed by It's inventor to a
ai1n lspector and the conyicts now lind IL
III. ,,.t 70 s+nd any important message as
IN IL. P.ison oLIcI.sls now understand the alpha
bet ;'s Wei as the Operators themsaivns Ihev
1885,, ~. ape however. To keep each other
- IL. oi- TIE movements OF noted criminals
W. "a" GENERAL criminal topics of the day.
hr ,eii prisoaer Ia discharged or - new convict
Sro, .SSils IN, the fact i. imrnedLately tele-
9haP.eo eSoutu y new arrival, IL ne is into
.ne scores, wires the news OF the outside
~ - - me PRISONERS on TIE inside and when
hirn - - uiScnarxtd he generally takes with
outsi ie friends OF the coasi.ts. :"