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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
Insects Friendly to Man.
New York Tribune.

NeW lrlDune.
 The lady bug, so quaintly marked that it is hard to find two of them just alike, is one of the gardeners best friends yet hundreds of them are killed because peo- pie in their ignorance don't know what a helper they have in this pretty, buxom little insect. A few days ago I visited a friend who has a garden full of all sorts of flowers, and back of there is the kitch- en garden, with rows of entrants and raspberry bushes. The leaves on both shrubs were covered with blight or lice that were as green as the leaves on which they lived and thrived Hunting about the bushes were number of lady bugs The woman in her ignorance was killing these right and left, thinking they were doing all the damage, and when told they were Der best friends was incredulous. A few minutes careful watching, how ever, showed the small bug busy eating the smaller green pest. Small yellow pyramids showed where she had laid her eggs, which in day or two would hatch The woman saw and believed and in fu- ture the lady bug has a sure refuge and welcome in her patch of flowers and fruit.
 Another insect that is forever being killed, owing to the ignorance of the gen eral public, is the dragonfly, also known as the needlecase. It is one of the most useful insects of this climate. In his larval state he subsists almost entirely on those small squirming threads that can be seen darting about in any still water, and which hatch out into the sweet singing mosquito. As soon as the dragonffy leaves his watery nursing ground and, climbing some friendly reed, throws away the old shell and flies away, he is helping man again. His quarry now is the house fly. Not long ago l saw one of these insects knocked down in a yeranda where he had been doing yeo- mans service, and the children and
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
ssSixteen to One.

It is amusing to see the several defini- tions of 16 to by would-be currency au- thoritieS.
 A free silver paper in Mobile a week or two ago said it was this: The law re- quired the coinage of sixteen silver dol- lars to one gold dollar.
 Another authority defines it thus The government takes one dollar for every sixteen it coins.
 A Clarke county free silver advocate says it means that under a free coinage law there will be sixteen dollars coined where one is now coined-16 to 1-slxteen times as much money as we now have.
 Who must decide when doctors disa- gree ?-Gadsden Times-NeWS.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
The Umpire Stole the Game.

They waited at the city gate,
 Nor spale. they any word. The multitude gazed anxiously And scarcely breathed or stirred. Bethought they not of heat or sun, Though strongly beat it down, But waited there with anxious hearts The people Of the town. Assembled were the burghers proud, And with them ladies fair, And by the side of these the poor, For every ono was there. The high, the low, the young, the old, Who came ip rags or state, Together in that. Hateful hour They waited at the gate. And suddenly might shout
 From a hundred throats arose, And thrice hundred thf oats the cry Take up, and On it goes, Swelling mighty chorus then, The olamor fills the way As all the multitude exclaims:
 "They comel They comel Iris theyP Afar upon the highway now
 A figure is deserted. "Alone" All eyes are strained. "Alone, % With no ono by his side. And near he comes until they see He walks with faltering feet And dropping head, nor rise his eyes The multitude to greet. ssWhat bodes it9'' cry the burghers, Thus cry the ladies fair, Likewise the poor and all of those Who are assembled there. Hus shed again their voices all With faces blanched they wait And hang upon the lips of him Who stands within the gate. Thrice tries the man word to say, And tries he yet again. Three times his quivering lips do part, Three tpnes they part in vain. At last he speaks, and speaking low He tells the city's shame; Those near him only heard him gasp, s'1'he umpire stole the game" In Edinburgh on Fledden's day All hearts were filled with woe At thought of battle bravely fought And lost, and yet trow That grief was not to be compared To what to Leesville came, When from the Liver Eaters The umpire stole the game.
 Detroit Tribune.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
Alabama Farmers Raising Tobacco.

pr. W. J. Kernachan, who recently made a professional visit to the Green Hill beat, reports that nearly all the far mers there are raising tobacco this year, and that it is in fine condition. As one- fifth the value of the cotton crop of Ala bama is spent for tobacco. the saving alone to planters in the growing of this crop is abundantly ndicated.-F'lorence Times
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
Al Successful Farmer.

The following is clipped from the Pied mont Inquirer: MT. F. M. Savage sold to the Coosa Cotton mill last Wednesday nineteen bales of cotton al [ cents, ach bale averaging 553 pounds. Mir. Savage is one of the wide awake and successful farmers in this section and knows how to make farming pay. In addition to his plantation which is one of the best in Calhoun county, Mir. Savage also owns a fine mill 9 t T.adiga."
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
Smithsonian Institute Prizes.

Washington, Aug. 6.-The authorities of the Smithsonian institution have awarded the Hodgekins prizes as fol- lows: First grand prize, S10,000, to Lord Roy Leigh and Professor Ramsey of London, for their discovery of argon as constituent element of the atmosphere. Third grand prize, 5000, to Henry De Varigny of Paris, for the best popular es- say on the properties of the atmosphere. The second grand prize of $5000 was not awarded none of the contestants fulfill ing the conditions.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
Deputy Sheriff Killed.

Memphis, Tenn. Aug. 6.-At an early hour this morning Deputy Sheriff Ali Werner of Crittenden county, Arkansas, was shot and killed near Jones' landing, on the Mississippi river by a negro, whom he was attempting to arrest. The negro escaped, but a posse is in pursuit of him.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

women seemed delighted, although they shrank back from the poor wounded dragonf1y. They all thought he had an awful sting at the end of his long body cruel injustice. When I took the in- sect up there was general wonderment, which was increased when a captured ny was offered him and he ate it greedily. Ihe boys of that household will never harm a dragonhy again.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
THE ROAD MACHINES.
The Trial Test Entirely Satisfactory to the
 Commissioners.

IHI T TIaI IebV I1IIoItoIy "'''111''o'o-J W s=9
 Commissioners.
 The new road building machines re- gently purchased by the county commits sioners having arrived, one of them was taken out to the old Morris K. Taylor place Saturday evening and given a two hours trial on difficult piece of road. It did all that was claimed for it by the manufacturers, and the commissioners were delighted with the ease with which it did the work. Today one of the ma chimes will be taken out and given anoth- CT trial in the Monrovia neighborhood.- Huntsville Mercury.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
Shooting in DeKalb.

We learn that John Garrett and a man by the name of Grower got into a quar- rel near Round mountain last Wednes- day and Garrett was shot by Groover, from which he died on Thursday. By later report we hear that Groover and two other men had been arrested and placed in jail-Collinsville Clipper.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
Bic Peaches.

w c. Mitchell of Lookout mountain, near this city, brought to our office Mon- day three of the finest peaches we ever saw grown in this country. The three peaches weighed one pound and three ounces and the largest one weighed sev- en ounces. This shows what kind of fruit country Lookout mountain is.-Collins- rgiIle CliDner
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

American newspapers that have been so busy writing editorials on the unre- liability of Cuban news should cast a fearful glance on the Wyoming Idaho Bannock news bureau and then shut up Indefinitely
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

The American Duchess" must have really married for love this last time Lord Beresford's title is merely one of courtesy, and the Queen has decreed that every married woman must drop all other titles and take that of her husband, no matter how mean.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

Joe Blackburn had better take a fools advice and quit his eyoluting. Evolution in politics is like a dasher in churn tt sends good deal to the top, but what is left is what Bill Nye would call "cussed thin"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
A Conspicuous Success.

Only a year or two ago MT. Thomas D. Pruitt built patent roller flour mill on his place at Pruitton. At the time the Florence Business league was trying to get some of our people to go into that enterprise, here, but their efforts were unsuccessful, and they regarder Mr. Pru- itt's move an experiment that might fail. But MT Pruitt's enterprise has met with conspicuous success. From the start it paid, and now he is going<to en- large, to double his capacity by putting in two new stands, which he has all ready ordered. We congratulate Mr. Pru- it upon his success, and also the peo- pie generally upon what it signifies. It means a more general production of wheat in the future in Lauderdale and the saving of thousands of dollars to our people. And then again, it means more mills and still more wheat. It means that King Cotton will be less of a tyrant in the future than he has been in the past and especially, we believe, does it mean that at no distant day we shall have a big roller mill at Florence.-Florence Times.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

Lieutenant Bersier of the French navy has invented a self-actlng compass which will steer ship automatically. An ex- change suggests that each politician for 1896 be supplied with one.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

n1T EXCLUSIVE SOUTHERN AssocIATED PRFss. UNITED PRESS, NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK Asso- GATED PRESS, CABLE NEWS FROM ALI PARTS OF THE WORLD AND SUPERB sPE- cIAI STATE SERVICE.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

"The conception of clean journalism in pertain quarters is simply to clean up the other fellow" says the Augusta Chronicle. This would betray the nation- ality of the genial editor if his name did hot happen to be Pat Walsh
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

Ollie Teale has started the "Girder Club" for the avowed purpose of whip ping Teddy at his own game. Drinks sold at the usual price all days, Sundays included.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

Jerome K. Jerome has written an arti- cle on the Democracy of Americn govern ment. He says only fools and unedu- cated persons believe in it. Washington, Franklin, Jefferson and others appear to be in sorry company
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

The report from the recent mob session in a certain Northern State claims that all the aggressors were Italians. includ- ing Senor Barney Royle.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

agThe present management oi .1aa AGE-H LD has no Glairda .raiost advertisers or SubSCrib-
 ,-s ,rior to February 11th, 1S9o. Under decree of court acoouii's up to that date have been soio and transferred, hence Sancellso as between the debtor ana 'iliS paper.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

Recent advices contain the informa- tion that all the missionaries killed in China were Britishers. Another case of the bull in the china shop. only this time the proprietor of the shop settles for damages.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

If the present Holmesism keeps up there will not be enough red tape left in the land with which to hang the alleged murderer.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

In spite of the Sunday anti-beer laws the New York people continue to see snakes They still proclaim it the sea- sernpnt
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

Wanted--By the proprietor of the Ma dional Freak Museum. man who hon. estly would like to be President. No Maine man need apply.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

The anarchist Governor of Illinois has obtained divorce from the Legislature of that State. Grounds. incompatibility of temper, according to the Nashville American
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

The San Francisco correspondents have gone out on a bowling bee because they have been limited to two columns on the Durant question.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

| The bike is being disciplined in Phila- delphia. The Council has limited it's speed to eight miles per hour.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

The Morton who 'wants it" is not J. Sterling, the reliable, but one Levi F., lately sunstruck.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

When weak,weary and worn out Hoods Sarsaparilla is just the medicine to re- store strength,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

Pucks definition of diplomat is "a liar that has not been found out
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

A faeetious exchange has an editorial headed Society in Ohio"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

A popular clamor: Hermetically seal fhe lips of counterfeit Coin
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

Holmes may have been the man that wrote "Ta-ra-ra Boom-deAye."
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
She Hired the Circus for One Performance. Chicago Mail

She Hired the Circus for One Performance. Chicago Mail.
 Considerable curiosity has recently been aroused among the guests at Man haitian Beach by the appearance there of a mysterious and beautiful woman. who dimes at the hotel and occupies a box at the theater accompanied only by her maid. Her statuesdue figure her refined and pretty fact, surmounted by luxurious auburn hair and the ele- gance of her attire, at once arrested at tention, but her demeanor has been quiet and modest
 Her latest achievement, however, has set the tongues of the gossips wagging. It became known yesterday that the mysterious visitor had called upon Man ager George Wadleigh of Rice's circus combination and made a proposition eclipsing in the way of extravaganza, anything heard of in the city. She said she expected a few friends from the west, and with the object of giving them good time" she ordered a special per- formance of the circus in their honor. This was to be followed by a luncheon at the hotel
 ''Will your friends fill the house?" ask ed the astute manager
 "Oh, no; there will be twenty-five, all told, was the reply.
 When reminded that the expense of giving a special performance would be considerable she quietly remarked that she expected it would "cost some" Ex- tra salaries and other expenses were quickly figured up and Mir. Wadleigh said the price for her exclusive chow would be $S20, or about $33 each for her surprise party. This the prodigal young beauty thought quite reasonable, but she stipulated that not soul outside of the attaches should witness the special performance.
 All matters were satisfactorily settled and the date fixed for one day next week. The hour of noon has been fixed for the performance. The capricious beauty is said to be the daughter of California millionaire.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
Caught Mad Dog in Sheet. ? nohacta,. rJo~1J7

Miss Roberta West caught a mad dog cleVerly the other day. The dog, full grown fox terrier, had run into the yard and was rushing hither and thither to ma ms way out again. The janitor ran Tor nm with a broom, but on seeing his foam-fiecked mouth fled Miss West was at window watching the children pass on the walk just beyond the fence through which the dog was trying to break
 Spying the dog she turned and grabbed a sheet from the bed and ran into the yard The dog saw her and rushed for her. She took hold of the two upper ends of the sheet and let the lower end fall on the ground just before the dog reached her. Then stepping quickly back as the dogs feet touched the sheet she lowered her end, bent it over the dog, grabbed the lower ends and then. strengthening up, had the struggling. snarling terrior caught like a rat in a trap. Amid the applause of those who saw her act she carried her prisoner to the operating room, sprinkled some chlo- roform on the sheet, and ere long the dog was dead
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

Earl Cadogan, Lord Lieutenant of Ire land, and Lord Halsbury, the lord chan cellor, are the only two members of the new British cabinet who are absolutely whiskerless.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

His Whlsl5ers, Peffer of Kansas, sor- rowfully admitted the other day that the silver agitation was dying out in the west and that there are no more public eetings now. He thinks, however, that the check is only temporary, but he is mistaken. The marks of death are al ready upon the silver allacy.-Nashville American.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
THE EDITOR AT LARGE.

The silver debate Is over and the Mex lean dollar remains steady at the former quotation of 53 cents. The dog refuses to be waggled by a few wild hairs on the tip of it's tail-Exchang
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

The device of the log cabin. adopted by the republicans, is very suggestive to the colored brother It says to him, vir- tually, you know this, you are used to this, and we intend to keep you used to it.-Bowling Green Sunday Post.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

The finances of the government are in good shape, revenues are steadily in creasing. the prospects are good for continued and steady increase during the remainder of the fiscal year. There is also a growing belief and it is becom- ing more manifest each day, that the congressional elections next year will not result in the selection of a congress committed to the free, unlimited and in- dependent coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. The present congress is not 8 free silver congress; even if it were the president would veto a bill providing for free coinage under the terms now de- manded. The free silver movement may cause friction and trouble in the demo- cratic party in some of the southern states, and some dissensions may follow. but in the northern states the ques- tion is troubling the democrats but slightly, except in states that cannot be counted on as democratic In the next congress democrats from the south hope to regain the few seats they lost last year, but if the congress is to be demo- cratic the gains to make it so must come from northern fdemocratic votes, and these votes will not be for silver demo- crats at 16 to 1. It is for these and sim liar reasons that the danger of free sil- yer coinage is not considered so alarming now, and that the fear which existed in all branches of business that the free silver agitation might grow to vast pro- portions is passing away.-Nashville American.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

Dr. Hawthorne is catching it for his foolish sermon" against woman cyclists and that is probably just what the doctor desired and expected when he preached such a harangue. Hes getting dead loads" of notoriety out of his perform ance: and this while the wicked laugh and the judicious grieve that he should Ego on' that tway-Chattanooga Times.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

James K. Polk, it seems, kept diary while in the White House. Every pres ident ought to do this and publish it inn mediately after getting out of office. CIeveland's opinion of Bland, Vest Nor gan and the rest of the democratic free silverites jotted down from day to day while the silver question was before con gress would make mighty interesting reading.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07

sernent.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-03-09

express his. We only reserve the
right to criticise. If anything is pub
lished that do not meet the views of the
reader, don't go to pounding the editor
behind his back try to cinch him by
Withdrawing your patronage or try to
starve him out by enlisting others in
your, cause. Be manly, womanly, and
meet his views by an expression of your
own in the editors paper. You will
find he will only be too glad to give you
space, and will honor you for the
course taken. We are all human. No
business can succeed without the CON-
bined support Of the community
especially the printing business-and
the publishing of a paper will be just
what the people make it. A generous
support will allow a publisher to
print a good paper; a meagre one,
and you had better have no paper at
all, because a community is judged
by its paper. These are facts that
over forty years experience has taught
us.
The undersigned has been engaged
in the business in North Dakota since
the first Of '82. There is not a prom
inent public man in the State with
whom We are not acquainted. There
is hardlya newspaper editor but what
we know. To all, the right hand of
fellowship is extended, and to our
brethren of the Republican press we
will only say we are in the harness
again and will be found bathing as
of yore for Republican success.
We ask the community to judge
US by our acts. That is the stand
ard by which We desire to be meas
ured. We come here ~unhampered,
and we intend to publish a Botti-
neau town and county paper.
With the kindest regards, respect
fully, j. +. BRITToN.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-03-09
Omemee Correspondence.

Mr.. Coultnard left for the county feat
on Monday to assume the duties of County
Auditor.
The funeral of Mr.. John Smith took
place on Monday and was largely attended.
Rev. w. H. Wood. of Rottineau, ofici-
ated, preaching an eloquent m
Mr.. and. Mrs. John Smith of Arthur.
Ontario,e@arrised atRugby OF Sunday
afternoon, where they were met by their
son George Smith Of this place.
A number of friends and relatives were
entertained to a sumptuous supper at Mr..
Hill Smiths on Wednesday evening in
honor of his father and mother. previous
to their return to Ontario next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon, also Miss Lillian
Hawn. were suddenly called away. or
Wednesday morning to visit Miss Cecilia
Hawn. of Rolla. who is reported dying.
Mr.. Dixon is an uncle of the young lady.
Mrs. Coulthard is in charge Of the
Juveniles during the absence of thei,
teacher. Miss Hawn.
It appears to be no longer a secret tina
Omemee must loose her pioneer mer.
chant, Mr.. NJ. A. Halseith. We understand
that Cando is his next point. All wish
Mat success in his new field.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-03-09

l.. A. LELAND, late Populist candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor from
LaMoure County, has a card in the
last issue of The Edgeley Mail calling
for the formation Of a Populist club
in his immediate locality. 1t was
generally thought Iceland had enough
of this Populist craze in the last elect
ion, when he vas even repudiated by
his home precinct, but it seems he is
about as politically crazy as ever in
thus further attempting to keep up
this party of government wreckers-
beth National and State. Mr.. Ue-
land should have acumen enough left
to take a tumble to himself.