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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-31
Mortgage Sale.


 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a mortgage executed by D. N. Fike and his wife Sallie A. Fike, of date the 18th day. of March, 1891 and on record at the office of the judge of probate, volume 137 and page 412, of mortgage records, which said mortgage was given to Thomas W. Spencer, to secure to him an indebtedness therein mentioned, which is now past due and unpaid, l will offer for sale, in front of the court house door at Birmingham, Jeffer- son county Alabama, on
 TUESDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 1895, to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate, to-wit;
 A certain block or parcel of land fronting 75 feet on the north side of Eight avenue, and 95 feet on Eighteenth street, being rectangle 75 feet by s5 feet and being in the southwest corner of block No. 235. accord ing to the plan and survey of the Elyton situate in said city, state and county to- gether with all and singular the appur tances, buildings and improvements thereto belonging. The above property will be sold to satisfy the principal and interest of the indebtedness described in said mortgage, and a reasonable attorneys fee for fore closing and conveying.
 This the 18th day of May, 1895.
 THOMAS w. SPENCER, Mortgagee
 5-25-d30d
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-31
ROY JOHNSON IS FOUND.

The Missing Fireman's Mind Affected by
 Ills Injuries.
 Chattanooga, May 29.-(Special)-Roy Johnson. the well-known fireman on the Alabama Great Southern. whose home is in Cincinnati, and was badly injured re- gently in a wreck near Birmingham dis appeared mysteriously Monday morning. His friends have been very apprehensive about him, and the surrounding coun- try has been searched very actively. Today he was found on Lookout moun- tain. He had wandered away from his uncle's home and found his way to the home of Mrs. Caruthers in half-dazed condition. His mind was affected by the injuries he received, and he has not yet recovered.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-31

Nh,itoa,e Adapted 10 any business or pro- SiidiiSii fession ruled with printed head Contract and to tore; require a the ieHst possi- Correspondence data ss Snns ana nsfer to quefg fatsg pi, to any name and save time and heCOIUS money. 5000 used and reordered. All kinds of Labor Saving Records on hand or made to order.
 CHALLEN, Publisher,
 165 Broadway. New York. 4-o-2m
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-31
NOVEL FEATURES
Of the Entertainment by Camp Hardee-Bal
 Games and Eating Match

Games and Pie Eating Match.
 On Saturday, June l. a picnic at Lake, view will be given for the relief fund of Camp Hardee, and among the features will be two baseball games. One will be between Howard college and the rolling mill team, while the other will be between the United Confederate Vet erans and the Grand Army of the Re- public.
 The following are the members of the last named teams
 Grand Army of the Republic-William Snyder l.. F. Johnson, J. G. Sawyer, J. A. Bolin, Charles Frantz, J. Clyde Mill lar, John Mckenzie, w. II. Hunter. Manoah Bostick.
 United Confederate Veterans-T. c. Tate, Tom Jeffers, John Fuller, Dr. M. M. Williams, Dr. J. c. Barclay, c. H Reese, N. w. Steele, W. c. Kelly w. T. White, - Brown.
 Another feature will be pie eating match between two gentlemen of color. "A table will be put in front of the grand = s.en nd and the negroes given everything in the way of pie they want. They will be timed. and the one who eats the most will be given a present.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-31
REFUSED
Tho Application of Joe Burton's Counsel
 for New Trial

Anniston, May 29.-(Specia1)-The ar guments for and against new trial for Joe Burton, who was convicted Satur- day of murder in the second degree, were concluded at 10 o'clock this morning be- fore Judge Brewer al Jacksonville. The judge then rendered his decision in which he refused to grant rehearing of the case It is said that the defense will appeal to the supreme court.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-31
Castoria.

aCastoria is aa excellent medicine for chil dren Mothers have repeatedly told mo of it's good effect upon their children"
 Da. c. C. OsGoop. Lowell Mass
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-31

The Programme. The following is the programme for the entertainment given for the benefit of
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-31

"Castoria is tho best remedy for children of which nm acquainted. l hope the day is not far distant when mothers will consider the real interest of their children, and use Castoria in- stead of the variousquack nostrums which are destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats, thereby sending them to premature graves"
 DR. J. r. KIEcuELoE,
 Conway, Ark.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-31
Castoria.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that recommend it as superiorto to any prescription known to me"
 II. A. ARCHER, M. D.,
 Ill So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-31

When ordering or purchasing mention the fact that you read this ad in the Age Herald. 4-21-3m- d&w
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-31

To cure nervousness. purify and en- rich your blood; take Hoods Sarsapa- riIla. Take only Hoods.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03
SOUTH PORTLAND.
WILLARD.

/ A party of about twenty hired barge
and went out to the fair held by the
South church ct Grange hall Wednesday
evening.
| Great interest in manifested in the
May Carnival to be given Friday and
Saturday evenings at the Opera House
Mrs. W. G. Nichols has spent a great oeal
of time in drilling the children, and has
tried in every way posi- BILE to make it a
success. The proceeds are to go to the
| Public Library. and it is hoped many
people will attend and help out the
cause.
| Mrs. Smith, president of the Agassiz
| Club of Winthrop, is guest of Mrs.
Harry Wood at her home on Broadway.
George Doughty is at work on plans
for summer residence. for Mr.. S. E.
Armstrong, which he is to build this
spring on Deake aevnue.
Mrs. Ralph Leslie of Gray, will spend
the summer with her parents at their
| residen ce in Deep Brook.
Samuel T. Pickard, ESQ.,, editor of the
Portland Transcript, has opened his sum-
mer home at Willard for the season.
Tuesday evening sthe History Club
were entertained by Mir. and Mrs. Harry
Wood. it being the evening of Mrs.
Woods birthday. The usual routine of
business was suspended and the entire
evening devoted to entertainment. There
was club paper full of fun, followed by
Mrs. arley's waxworks, which Mrs. M.
C. Young exhibited by request. They
were very funny and mirth provoking,
especially the queue-rious Chinese giant
Mrs. Wood received presents of flowers
and ST. Pickard's Life of Whittier in
two volumes from the club. Beautiful
confeetions were served after which the
company said goodnight and departed
for their homes. The next meeting will
he held at Mrs. Everett Pittee's home on
Preble street, who will give sale in her
parlor.
The young mems rooms and the ladies
auxiliary have closed their doors for the
summer.
Now that the Peoples Ferry Company
have opened the walks on their land
ings which have been closed so long, if
we could have the sidewalks patched up
lit tie we should do very well until the
electric road is put into operation.
1 Mr.. j #. Cobb is making quite exten-
sive repairs to his residence on Main
street.
Mr.and Miss Gallison. who have been
ESQ.,, have returned to their home in
Portland. Mrs. Meaher gave a whist
party Friday evening in their honor.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03
THE WOODBURY. CASE.
Judge Hall Revokes His Former Decree
Allowing the Mother to See the Child.

Readers of the PRESS will remembe,
the case of the Woodbury. child whose
m other took it from its adopted parents
in Augusta, placed it in the ST. Joseph's
school at Deering, and from there car
ried it to Massachusetts. The Wood bury
case was up again Wednesday in the
Superior court at Augusta, this time on
petition brought by Williamson
Burleigh for an order of court to have
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. SpauIding ad-
judged guilty of contempt of court in re-
tusing on the afternoon of April 90 last
to permit the petitioner to visit and see
her child, which, it will be remembered,
the Spauldings have been made the
legal custodians of, with the right of the
mother to visit and see it.
Mrs. Woodbury. on cross examination
declared that she was still trying to get
her child, and that she would never give
up while she lived trying TO have her
child brought up in the Catholic church
and to be good girl; that she would
not defy the laws of God to get her, but
did not know but she would the laws of
man.
Judge Hall said "the mother was
brought into court on proceedings for
contempt similar to these, and refused to
disclose the whereabouts of the child.
In the meantime the evidence showed
that she had been taken in the night
time away into the country ana put
with an utter stranger, and from there
she was taken in the night to Massachu-
setts, and from place to place in that
State, and was only returned after Mrs.
Woodbury. was compelled by imprison-
ment to disclose her whereahou ts.
"She now still persists here in open
court and under oath that her efforts
are to be continued in the same direc-
tion to get possession of this child, which
is a clear and very flagrart contempt Of
court. And it has appeared here. more
over, that the person whom she took
with her when she went to visit the
child, who says she is it's godmother,
claims that, under the laws of her
church she has a right to see that this
ouiiu 10 10 DAouSu9 up ulucE uuO lAnul III
tion Of the church, and if it is not to take
possession of it.
4" Under circumstances like these it
would be the utmost folly for this court
to.decree that the child should again be
placed in her power by visiting the
mother. and it is my opinion also that it
isentirely unsafe and inconsistent with
peace between these two families to al
low the petitioner to visit the child.
II shall therefore dismiss the petition
with costs for the respondents and alter
the decree SO as to take away the right
of the petitioner to visit the child, and
Mrs. Woodbury. must understand now
that the decree of this court is to be OBJ
served, and it will be observed and en-
forced -
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03
WESTBROOK.

There will be a special meeting oi
Naomi Circle next Monday revening al
Odd Fellows hall at O'Clock. A good
attendance is desired as business OF i'm
portance will come before the meeting.
Geo. W. Maffit, aged So years, died Maylst
at the home of his sister. MIS- "endall
Bailey on Chandler avenue. Mr.. Maffit
had been in failing health for number
Of years, the immediate cause OF his
deatd being heart trouble. The funeral
will take place Sunday.
"Gentlemen's night" was most success
fully celebrated by the Ammoncongin
Literary Club, Wednesday evening, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Cordwell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mace assisting in receiving
the club and invited guests. The rooms
were tastefully decorated with Mayfiow-
ers and house plants, the dining room
being bower of beauty in its arrange
ment. The president, Mrs. jackson Cor
daily welcomed the gentlemen, who.by
| Their appreciation of the work of the
club have encouraged us Eto renewed
efforts. She also expressed the wish that
gentlemen's night might become per-
manent institution. A duet by Misses
Melcher and Mcclellan followed. "The
| Evolution of the Club,n by Miss Hattie
Goudy was review of the club, finely
| written and delivered. A living picture
| of her ideal member was shown as the
| portierers were moved aside and Mrs.
Carrie Leighton, who has not been
absent one meeting, stood in statute
| like repose. Mrs. Carleton followed with
| lively remarks as usual. Miss Legrow
| gave several songs in her charming man.
ner, one adapted for the OCCASION. Only a
Pansy BLOSSOM the club flower, was
cordially received. To the flowing bowl
OF fruit punch, delicious as nectar. ice
cream and cake, daintily served, came
in order. Afterward the ladies' gave.a
shaet masquerade march, sand the gent
lemen had the privilege Of guessingEthe
mem bers. Mr.. Crowley had IL correct
mum bers and obtained the prize, The
Beauties of Portland" Messrs. Grfggs
and Starr caused much amusement by
drawing lots for the" BOBBY prize" They
each had one number correct. and
stick of gum was awarded the former.
The entertainment of the evening ended
with the singing of "Good bye sweet
day.
Regular meeting of Saccarappa Lodge,
No. IL, I.O.O.F. this evening.
The Westbrook High school nine
played game of ball with the Deering
High School nine ut Deering, Wednes-
day, the score stood 25 to as.
Rev. Geo. e. leighton will deliver the
memorial sermon at Maiden, Mass, on
Sunday, May Goth.
One day last week, Mrs. c. e. Collins
fell through the plank sidewalk on
Rochester street and received quite
painful injuries, and this week Charles
A.Anderson got quite badly injured by
Il defective plank sidewalk on Saco
street. which should be asswarning to the
city officials to look more carefully .aftsr
these old wooden sidewalks. and they
are not worth repairing to have them
taken up, as no sidewalks are better
than dangerous ones.
The S. D. Warren Company have re-
moved their tramway tracks from Main
to Warren street.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03
Honest Dollar and Sound Currency.

To The Editor of the PRESS:
The "honest dollar is the dollar which
has the least iuctuatiLg value; ''scund
money! is the currency that is based on the
honest dollar.
This, ! understand, to be the substance of
Secretary Norton S definition. In the follow
ing table is given the average price of
wheat. cotton and silver from 1878 to 1888.
1t will be seen fl ON this table that there
has been constant decline in the price o,
both wheat and cotton, or in other words,
that gold was able to purchase twice as
much wheat in 1898 as in 1878, and two and
one-half times as much cotton.
If now we compare the purchasing pow 81
of silver. we find that during the whole
wenty years one ounce of silver would buy
one bushel of wheat and ton pounds of cot
ton. The fuctuation in the average silver
price of wheat for the twenty one years was
less than two per cent.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03
PIANO
ORC q III 6

We are not ''way bucks" or s'has beens."
Older tie seed. poorer the crop in nature.
We are of today. Up to date. Our factories
are among the largest in the world. Any
one can see them, they front on three
streets in Boston, George, Girard and
howard, have total area of over six acres.
We have the largest Piano House in America
at 200 i fremont street, Boston, and agents
almost everywhere. We think we are selling
more Panos and Organs than any house in
America, and We believe we have more
rented. The public seems to appreciate our
wideawake. present day business methods
You cannot buy of us without money and
without price, but you can almost if you are
worthy. il You are an expert, skilled to
decid- merits. come and see us, or call
Oh our local agent. it costs nothing to look.
If you are not a musical artist. bring with
yon competent judge. We court compari-
son. We have slightly used of all makes at
all prices, in short any thing and every thing
yoI can possibly want. We will rent a high
grade l-3 Octave upright at $40 for 8
months; favorable terms by the day. week
IL onth CT year.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

The Ellsworth Enterprise thinks that
within few years Maine will be ship
ping cattle to the westward and be max
ing a good profit therefrom. 1t would
be well if good beeves were raised as they
used to he in Maine, for home consump-
tion and then we should get beef that
had some flavor and some blood in it.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03
Wheat Cotton. Silver.

II it is objected that this is too limited a
comparison TO establish the fact that gold
had a constantly increasing purchasing
power from 1878 to 1898. ws offer additional
evidence in the following table of the aver
age price of forty-fve principal commodities
by index numbers made up by Sauerbeok,
distinguished German writer on economi-
cal subjects:
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

This table shows that during the twenty
one years. from 1873 to 1898. the purchasing
power of gold with reference to these forty
five articles has increased nearly forty per
cent.
II these facts cannot be disputed, we must
conclude that the silver dollar of 3il IA
grains of pure silver is the 'honest dollar"
and that the currency based upon it is the
''sound money
G W IT
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03
Lee Bound Over.

The case of Michael j. Lee, charged
with running over Patrolman White
with a beer wagon, came up in the
municipal court yesterday morning.
Col. A. W. Bradbury appeared for the re-
spondent. For fast diving Lee paid a
fine of $40 and costs ana for assault on
Patrolman White Lee was bound over TO
the grand jury in the sum of $1,000.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

A special town meeting was held at
Newport Monday to consider if the town
would vote to purchase an iron bridge to
replace the wooden one recently carried
away by the freshet at North street, up
per end of Newport village. 1t was voted
to put in a steel truss bridge, II feJ long,
and the contract was let to the Groton
Bridge Co. of Groton, N. Y, the bridge
to be in position by July /, and to cost
S123S.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

Fairfield thinks she has the smallest
cyclist in the country. Master Edward
Roundy is only three years old, and
when mounted on his wheel is but 3S
inches high and an expert wheelman.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03
{. S. PENDExTER.
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PRESS PORTFOLIOS.

The following portfolios can be obtained at
the office of the PRESS, or by mail as specified
under each:
BREKM'S LIFE OF ANIMALS.
This is an English translation of Brehms fa-
nous German work on animals. 1t is issued in
weekly parts of not less than 20 pages each
and will consist of % parts. Five parts are
ready. Price 10 cents per part postage free
Subscriptions will be received, for any. or all
the parts and they VIII be sent as fast as issued
STANDARD COOK BOOK.
This is the latest Cook Book out contains 800
pages, 1900 receipts lS6 illustrations and is
sent postpaid to any address or will be deliv-
cred 10 any one who calls III person at this Of
fee. for Is cents. II cents is
sert for postage, book is sent by return
mail from this Office. Otherwise it will be
mailedfrom Office OF publication in Springfield,
Chic, causing a delay of several days.
WILD FLOWERS OF AMERICA.
a series OF 8 portfolios each containing six
!een colored plates of American Wild Flowers.
Price 3 cents each All the parts are ready.
Binding i'll cloth aud leather, with name
stamped in gold. $1.5o.
No Coupons necessary for any
OF the above.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

The crew on board the fishing schooner
Hector of Deer Isle were given surprise
while at Belfast. The schooner was
lying at the Pitcher wharf. 1t was low
water and the schooner was high and
dry. While at supper the vessel heeled
off, falling over on the beach with great
force. The men in the forecastle were
piled up one on the other, but fortu-
nately none were hurt. The only injury
to the schooner was the breaking of the
N ain boom.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

A Union man has shipped to and sold
in Maine during the last seven mouths
over 900 horses. Meanwhile Maine is
raising better horses to sell in other
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

-Fanny-"Mammy. Tommy can stand
on his head SO nice. May l stand on NV
head?" Motber--'I. is rot nice for a Iittla
girl to stand on her head" Fanny with
sigh "Then l suppose I'll have to wait till
I am big glrl."-Boston Home journal.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03
WIT AND WISDOM.

II believe should like to be cremated
after die" remarked Mr.. Greateats. II
always suppose" said Mrs. Hasbcrof: !.
that you would want to be stuffed" Thus
it was that she lost a boarder.-India napo-
lis journal.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

The Gardiner Reporter-J Journal says
Arbor day on Friday of next week
Plant something. if nothing more thar
a cat.n
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

"Ah. young Teller. you don't know what
poverty is." said Rusty Whiskers. Wait
III you've been like me. hIany's the time
amt had cent to buy booze, and the
only Way could get drums was to whlrl
around ON one foot New York Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the
~ subscriber has been duly appointed ex-
ecutor of the will of
MARY A. RIPLEY. late of Portland,
in the County of Cumberland. deceased. and
mas takea upon himself that trust by giving
ponas ho10',s as the law directs. All persons
having demands upon the estate of said
ueGeasea, are required to o~exhbit the same ;
am any, an persons indebted to said estate are
called upon to make payment to
p.., JOSEPH A. LOCKE, Executor
Tortano Aprll l6, 1895. ap191aw3wF*
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

Sore Throat and Lungs, Chapped h and
and Face positively cured by Ponds Ertract
sold only ill bottles, buff wrapper.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

When Baby was sick, we gave her CastorIe,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When sho had Children, she gave the~n Castoria.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

AS Ames, of Pulpit Harbor recently
found two dead seals on this shore, each
having the funnel hoop of lobster trap
around its neck. 1t is supposed that each
seal got It's head through the hoop when
quite small, and as it coud not extricate
itself it grew until the hoop became SO
tight as to kill it.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
y 90
| A few drops of
| BOVir1iir1e |
Y go -

taken in milk will sustain
a patients strength while
dieting in severe cases of
typhoid fever, pneumonia,
diphtheria, and all fevers.
1t contains the active
principles of beef concen-
trated, and acts as a simple
and effective food, accept
able to any stomach.
It will sustain life for
weeks unaided, as it did
in the cases of General
Grant, the late Emperor
Frederick, and many other
distinguished persons.
Ask any physician.
Sold by all druggists.
THE BOVININE CO., NEW YORK.
A. P. BUSH & co. f49 Pearl St., Boston,
NEW ENGLAND GEANTs.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

The following portfolios can be obtained at
the office of the PRESS, or by mail as specified
under each:
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-20

The Weekly Tribune. of Gallaway. In
the famine.stricken district OF Nesbraska,
appears in an atteDuated and Deedy con.
dition. which plainly and painfully tells
of the wIetUhed condition IN which the
country is placed, AMI OF the difficulties
which baset the country editor in his ef'
fort to keep his paper on Ills feet. As inc
woe-begone scribe puts 1t:
This setting type with your toes out ana
the Thermometer len below zero with
fire of old exchanges 10 rather tough on
half fed printer.
With famine on every hand. with a
starving people and blizzard. like weather,
the Tribune. In its little single sheet Issue,
manages to get ten short columns into
type, and sends them out printed upon
wrapping paper makes fervent appeal
for help from more fortunate reIions. In
his call upon brother Printers the edi-
tor says:
Aid is being sent here for the farmers.
but we can't Issue on aid Hour or piece
side meat. and having run all our whit Q
paper thruoRh we are using up our oN
paper we have on hand Is about exhaust
ed aud only the office towel is left which
| has not been washed for seven years. SO
nsk our brother priDtera to consider our
situation with family to support with
nothing coming In, and We know their
ever generous disposition will see some
way to contribute IA little paper OIL a
couple hours work to keep my paper
going for the good it will do the ou tslde
world In telling them how this afflicted
droulh stricken district is getting along.
also to enable us to get shoes and proper
reps for our wife and four children.
Surely this Is Il case in which the craft
should extend a helping hand. and II
Brother Printers" cannot anurd TO send
him Il clean Office towel they might vel
furnish him with n little paper and inl
and add something for 'shoes and proper
raps" for the Tribune mans poor wife enC
her four children.