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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-04
. TueRE BE LIGHT

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ped tho 1a' Light whether i ~ . 4 tb n
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Alright, s g,a Of darkness fed.
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!, there be Light. the y m pasIs dead
Nv .sa from the ranks o. MN I'm.
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l.s ss IAN trembling shook ing s
Asaa stood aftrighted at me SCUM ,as nth
si %h J showed that Trusn wa 80
o1,oht. The press IT brings
Let sno, werful edict on iss wings
TO eaon .ha clouds OF guilt ana rear
And soon w.. IA melt, and disappear,
Di I. It's august command.
III. "a Light Before the gale
Lei L. , .nseu spread. the yenturous sail'
70 sn nai bear the sound abroad, -.
-. an sis voa lands and isles receive
Ian o ai,ts Of knowledge ana oelieso
I'M N Liberty and God
80 he Light! the press Y said.
Le. , ,,sa a bright evangel sped
AM ac, , the earth and seas; 80
A Asrnsased up the iightning's hasn.
na. ..t3s swift, Overwhelming crasp'
AVN VICE s Gales and turns and fiees-
,,ere be Light, and let II reach
Le. . sns the earth. to all and eacn.
1n w,ss every blessing crowned;
r.I, to the tyrant on his throne
zen V U,, .a claims man as her own.
WI Wherever man is found.
:. there be Light! From pole 70 poio
20 ..;,, LOT lot the glorious message roll
s' armed with power divine.
M, errors cease and sin be slnin.
And IN all hearts the Christ shall reign
wv Where or the sun does shine:
w,,, MS q. Haeselbarth, In Christian
Work
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-04
MRS. DONOVAN'S PIES.
BY GERTRUDE MORTON.

Rochester is q city OF nurserymen.
those packing yards are very busy IN
n. snrinr. In addition to the hun
|reds Of men employed in packing and
|hipuing trees and shrubs. many boys
|rom twelve to fourteen years old ma
Eork there for time. They act as
|.ruuuers"-that is, they bring the
|rees and bushes, that have been ding
I'D placed in trenches, to the men,
Who make them up into bundles 1or
Die packers.
| Early in April one spring Mr..
Bradley's packing-yard was all
Hive" The season had been q back
ward one, and now every man was do
he his best to get some carloads ready
! r shipment. The proprietor him
|elf, up to his ankles in mud, seemed
Irying to be everywhere at the same
lime. Just as he was telling Q new
han how to tie up a bundle properly
b wet moss and burlap, he saw Jean
LAmoreux, oftener called Johnny
Lsmmyrow, standing beside him.
"Hullo, joint" he said. why aren't
lou at work? Run over there and
bring me one of those Baldwins-"
Johnny obeyed. AS he brought the
ree, Mr.. Bradley repeated: What are
Fou doing around this part Of the yard,
knyway?"
"Strikin." replied Johnny.
"'Strikin'r suppose you mean
bounding mailing mailing up the
boxes. thought you said you could
falk good English?"
81 can sir, and"
"Well, then, didn't you understa nd
ne when l told you that mailing up the
poxes was not boys work? Go over
PONDER with the rest of the boys anc
|un out the small stock in that trench
Fhere. Come, hurry! No loafing hereT
Still the lad did not move. II tel
Rou I'm strikin', sir" he repeated
booking up little defiantly.
Mr.. Bradley gave the bundle to hi
assistant to finish and glanced arount
The yard. Fifteen or twenty boys wer'
COMFORTING themselves like the delin
quent John-that is to say. they wer
1olng nothing. The eye of the man o
business took in the situation. PuttinI
hls hands in his pockets, he remarks
quietly: Striking, are you?"
Yes SIR Johnny's face brightene
being understood.
'Goodl Now what in the name q
common sense are you striking with
pr at, or for?"
I'm strikin' with the boys, at yoi
or more pay" the literal John replied
slowly and with precision.
Mr. Bradley gave loud chuckl'
You do understand English prett
Weil' after all, don't your So ron WAL
more pay, do your"
Yes, SIR"
What good-natured man Mr.. Bra
y was! Striking was easy worl
aAer ali-much easier than runnin
small stock. John felt relieved. L
WOULD be the conqueror now, in spi'
~ the misgivings of the other DO.
Snen he had elaborated his plan
them.
well, then-here, You young "a
.. as! This TO the rest of the boy
Come herel"
Inc lads obeyed eagerly. They we
ANXIOUS to know on what terms the
leader.
now, You young scamps, IN
'''o'eys voice grew hard and his 70
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-04
Marshal New said that the best meal

Marshal Ney said thstthe best meal
he ever made was on a piece OF hair
raw pork. During the Russian cam
na;pn of 1912 he was passing by
c.mnt,re where a soldier was roasting
a part of a pig he had shot he onereo
the marshal a piece, which the latter
thankfully accepted and devoured on
the spot with an excellent appetite
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-04

Children are very nice observers
and will often perceive your slightest
defects In general. those who govern
children forgive nothing in them, OUT
everything in observation-disclosures
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-04

-"Starch-wheat." grown in Switzer-
and, has two grains to each ear.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-04

Maize has probably more enemies
than any other species of grain
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
POISONED BIRDS ON HATS.
How the Feathered Creatures Are Treat ed For Millinery Ornamentation.

How the Feathered Creatures Are Treat
 ed For Millinery Characterization.
 "Somc ladies are a little squeamish about wearing on their hats birds that have been poisoned <" said the manager of Broadway millinery establishment. 1.-The sparrows, field larks and blackbir that you see on ladies' hats have been killed by poison.
 The poison is sprinkled among the grain and other feed thrown to them, as you would feed tame bird This is easier than trapping, am told by those who fol- low the business, and besides when the bird is trapped it beats its wings against its prison, and some of the feathers are destroyed Some ladies are so sympathet' ic that they will not wear the bird, talk ing only it's wings. There are others so sympathetic that they will wear neither, buying only the imitation. No; it is not because of chcapness for imitation birds to be stylish, arc nearly as costly as the others because we must color and tint them to make them look natural. No; we do not color the feathers of tho real birds Nature is a moro perfect painter than art
 "When the bird is killed, it is at once mounted, as its warm blood gives a fresh- or tint to the feathers than if the mount ing is delayed. The beauty of these real birds is their naturalness of color and tint. If you attempt to improve, you destroy, and cannot sec how woman of fashion will prefer the imitation when the genuine is surely prettier. Their sympathy about the bird having been poisoned is wasted, as the bird Is already dead Yes; believe this sympathy is often assumed. What are these on my dress? They are firefiies. After being caught they are carefully squeezed to death. Beautiful, are they not? But they look prettier by gaslight."
 No; do not think the craze for live birds Is dying out said another millincr. 1t will last as long as the birds can be had and feathers remain beautiful. No amount of sentiment will prevent wom- ans vanity from coming to the front. Just look at somo of the reptiles worn. Put the reptile craze is not so bad, as they arc made of velvet. Horrible enough Tn de- sign, must say. But then ws sell tho la dies what they call for-petsoned birds or velvet reptiles. ."-New 1ork world
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder Most Perfect Made.
 PERSONAL.
PERSONAL

Col. Joseph Hodgson of Mobile was in the city yesterday.
 MT. H. L. Winters of Rodney, Miss, is visiting his brother at Bessemer.
 Col. A. E. Goodhue of Gadsden is stop. ping at the Florence Tor few days.
 Judge James w. Lapsley of Anniston was in Birmingham yesterday for few hours.
 Capt. c. Atsell John nston of New York is in the city, the guest of his Son in law, MT. Eugene l.. Brown.
 Mir. Milton Stewart of Baltimore, one of the most popular knights of the grip on the road, Is at the Florence.
 Mrs. Screws of Columbus, Ga. is visit ing her son, Mir. William Screws, at Mir. Fergus McCarthy's residence.
 Twenty five per cent reduction on all shoes, except Canister shoes, at T. .. Kings, and $l00 to the party who will dis prove the integrity of this offer for thirty days.
 MT. J. l.. Chalifoux of Lowell, Mass. ;, who is in the city, is on terms of personal friendship with the cotton mill owners o Lowell, ard he has told them of the ad- vantages of Birmingham as a n,anufactur- ing center. He does not say to them "go, but 'come, ,' for be has himself invested several hundred thousand dollars in this city, and shows his faith by his works He is in position to be of great advantage to Birmingham, and he is using his in- fiuence for the benefit of this city and ou people. Next to being king is having , friend at court.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
THINGS DRAMATIC.

"The Prodigal Father,o last nights production at O'Brien's, was slimly at- tended, owing 10 the indictment weather, but those who braved the wind and storm had no regrets to offer for their venture. "rhe Prodigal Fathero of whilon days is no more, but in it's stead one of the most pleasing attractions of the season was seen in the entirely rewritten play as produced by the clever company last night. It was a contin uation of laughter, applause and encores from beginning to end, and every one was more than pleased.
 Without exception the cast was up to date and all carried their parts well.
 Charles J. St1ns as the father and Will liam Jerome as his son, with Fred W. Bower as the romantic and tragedic actor, author and journalist in hard luck, made Il team. In fact it would be hard to discrim- mate between them, though the latter dad little the advantage inlhis descriptive, , recitative and musical parady on ''Hls Luck' and his rendition of the ballad |, "'The Drunken Organist.
 Ned Monroe and Charles Horwitz sus- tained their parts creditably and won a me ed of praise.
 Little Elsie Lower showed herself ca- labie little danseuse, and won much praise {, while the female characters in the hands of Misses Nellie Sennett, Marj orie Far, Fern Melrose and Laura rhorne were well taken care of.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
"A NEGRESS KILLED,
But Coroner's Investigation Neces- sary to Decide Who Did It.
 Two Arrests.

Whether she shot herself accidentally or whether man did it Intentionally, with malice aforethought, is question for Cor oner Dusen berry to decide.
 Anyway Pinkie Hardy, a negro woman about 22 years old, living in frame cot tage on Thirteenth street, between Third and Fourth avenues, is dead, and the only witnesses to the tragedy are locked behind the bars of tho city jail.
 The cause of this woman's death was a pistol ball fired from a 38-caliber smith & Wesson. 1t took effect just above the right nipple, and seems to have ranged slightly downward.
 About 2 o'clock last night Pinkie Hardy, Emma Graham and Charles Joseph, all colored, were in room together on Tnir- teenth street, between Third and Fourth avenues. Hardy and Joseph were fooling with pistol, and the next thing that was known the woman fell back upon the bed with bullet hole in her breast.
 Both negroes claim that the woman acci- dently shot heraelf, but the story is not believed altogether.
 Otiic.r Wilson arrested Emma Graham, the negro woman, and Jones, the man, who were in the room at the time of the shooting. Mayor VunHnose WAS on hand and made an investigation as lar as was possible.
 coroner's inquest will probably be held today.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
ROBERT DOWNING.

Robert Downing knows better than any star in America the value of constancy to one line Of work. He has steadily adhered during his career to the purpose with whi oh he started out to make himself known as a tragediau. He has refused to listen to his managers, who have tried to persuade him that tragedy was not wanted by the people {, and that the romantic drama, melodrama or comedy would pay better. To all these assertions he has interposed his objection that the people have shown no ennui Of his work, and that he could not afford Go turn anide to temporary fads, even if they brought temporary gains. The result is that he is not only the best known trage- dian today, but also the foremost and most successful. MT. Downing's repertoire this season includes ''The Gladiator, o "Damon and Pythias, ," "Ingomar, 'Virgini nius," :" "Richard the Lion Hearted,'' "David GarrIck,' "French Marriage'' and ''Samson.'
 Out of this magnificent list he has selected for his appearance, as being the best, "Ingomar," which will be given oD Friday evening; "David Garrick' and ''French Marriage" at the special matinee On Saturday, and "The Gladlator' on Saturday evening. MT. Downing will be supported by very strong company of le- gitimate players, led by that beautiful and talented actress, Eugenia Blair, @ great Birmingham favorite. --
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
TERSELY TOLD.

Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture.
 Captain Nelson of tn Southern said tha the water was higher in Anniston than il has been in ten years.
 There were three negroes lodged in jai yesterday for safe keeping until they car be taken to the insane asylum in Tuska' lOosa.
 w.. F. Baine, the man who died in the asylum Monday, will be buried'this morn- ing with Masouic honors from b. Frs. wells undertaking establishment.
 Twenty-Five per cent reduction on all shoes, except Bauister shoes, at T. c. King's, and $100 to the party who will dis prove the integrity of this offer for thirty days.
 The other three furnaces which were banked during the holidays at Bessemer will blow in this morning. There were five of them shut down. Two resumed work yesterday.
 Nearly all the trains coming in were late last night on account of high water. The Alabama Great Southern was two hours late, the Louisville and Nashville one hour and the Southern forty minutes.
 The Jefferson Volunteers will give a dance tonight at their armory compli- mentary to Miss Rebie Berney, who is the guest of friends in the city. Miss Berney recently removed with her father to Mont- gomery from this city. She has many warm friends here, who are always de- lighted to honor her.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
THE NlLY HERON.
Wonderful Tricks That Serve to Protect
 the Bird From It's Enemies.

Nature seems to havo provided somo animals with wonderful mimetic adapta tions to protect them from their enemies. MT. Hudson cites an example of this. He had fired at South American heron which was stealing through some rushcs, but on coming to the place could sec nothing of tho bird. He was on the point of turning away when strange sight met his eyes This is how he describes the scene
 Thoro stood my horon on n reed no moro than eight inches from my knees and on lcvel with them. The body was erect, and tho point of the tail touched the reed grasped by his feet. Tho long, tapering neck was held stiff, straight and vertical, and tho head and bcak, instead of being carried obliqucly, were also pointing up. From his feet to tho tip of his bcak there was not porceptible curve or inequality, but wholo was tho figure-the exact coun- terpart-of straight, tapering rush, the loose plumagc being arranged to fill all inequalities. The wings, pressed into the hollow sides, mado it impossible to see where tho body ended and the neck began, or to distinguish head from neck, or beak from head. This was front view, and tho entire under surface of the bird was thus displayed, all of uniform dull yell low. Not movement did tho bird make. placed my hand on tho point of his beak and forced the head down till it touched the back When l withdrew my hand, up flew tho head, like steel spring, to its first position. I repeated the experiment. several times, with tho same result, the very eyes of the bird appearing all the time perfectly immovable.
 But how chanced 1t that while walking round the bird through the rushes had not seen his striped back and broad colored sides? Thinking thus, stepped round to get side view, when all could see was the rushliko front of the bird His mo- tions on the perch as ho turned slowly or quickly round, still keeping the edge of the bladelike body before me, corresponded so exactly with my own that l almost doubted if had moved at all. After watching the bird thus for some time l took him forcibly from the rush and perched Jim on my hand, when he flew away to somo dry grass 50 or 60 yards dis tant. Hero To again practiced his mmetic tricks so ably that I groped about for a quarter of an hour before finding him. l was amazed that a creature apparently so frail should be able to keep the body rigid SO long.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
MORE BODIES FOUND.

THAT OF ONE WOMAN REMOVED FROM THE
 DEBRIS OF A BURNED HOTEL.
 ALBANY, N. Y. Jan. 8.-Workmen to- day continued the excavation work at the scene of the Delsven house ruins. So far seven bodies have been uncovered. Two were removed from the ruins yesterday and five today. The three other bodies uncov- cred could not be recovered today before darkness set in, on account of the piles of debris which covered them. The three bodies last found are more intact than hose already uncovered. All of the bodies were found in the cellar directly under the attic, where the victims were first supposed to have been quartered. Three bodies were near mattresses when found, showing that the pevsons were asleep when they met death.
 The only remains upon which recognition was attempted were those of woman. One body was supposed to be either Agnes Will son or Miss Ray Young, both of Buffalo.
 An inquiry into the cause of the fire was commenced tonight by the board of fire comm missioners.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
In the Beginning of a New Era
 for Alabama.
5O,OO0 SPINDLE COTTON MILL
Will Be Erected as Soon as Possible by Massachusetts
 Manufacturers.

GADsDEN, Jan. S.-[Special. i-Gadsdeu gets the s6 LOCO cotton factory to be erected by the Dwight Manufacturing company of Chicopee, Mass. J. Howard Nichols and son, II. Gardner Nichols, of the above company have been here for sev- eral months perfecting all arrangements. Cheap fuel, good native help, splendid freight and ample transportation facilities, and on the whole a iriendiness to the movement of capital in cotton mauutac- tuie5 were Il e nun factors in bringing about [. e location of the fac, ,ory Lere.
 The main mill building will be l30 feet wide by BOO feet long, with three l6-ioot stories and 10-foot basement. The cotton warehouse vii! be in a fire proof compart ment 400 by 150 feet. The cloth warehouse will be l5) by 2J0 feet. There will be used in constructing the plant 4 ,0OO, 900 brick and 2, ,0c0 ,OO0 feet of lumber. There will be built al Unce 150 tenement houses with four 10 fis rooms each. The mills will consume 10, ,000 bales of cotton per year, which wIil pe made into three yards to the pound shee.ing for export trade, going principally to I turkey, China and Africa.
 The deed to the m1li site has already been made and the contract for brick has been closed with the Howard Press Brick com pany of Chattanooga. Part of the lumbe contract has been let to the Kyle Lumber company of Gadsden, and the rest will be closed soon.
 The plans and specifications for the plant have arrived and contractors are here look ing over the ground and making their bids, which will be opened at the Prlntup house in Gadsden on January 16, when tue con- tracts will be awarded to the lowest bid ders. Work will begin within two weeks thereafter, and will be pushed rapidly aud the buildings finished by July l, 1895. The machinery will be set up and ready to operate by November 1.
 Plans are drawn for a 50, ,000-spin0le mill |, 25, ,000 of which will be put in operation now, and as soon as it is shown that every thing here s favorable to the manufacture of cotton cloth and times warrant the mill will be completed to the 50, 900 spindles. There is every reason to believe that this will sooner or later be doubled again making 100 ,0O0- spindle mill.
 It is intended to build up model manu- featuring town, with churches and public schools, for the benefit of the operatives and their families. It is the forerunner of many other enterprises for GadsceD. AL ready correspondence is being had with other industries which desire to locate here.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
He Isn.s 8 Groom.

Having a ma,r1ed man for ono's ''best man" posscss,s tho namelcss advantage of wbo R. Cried 1t knows what to avoid as well .is what to do on that trying occasion of getting married" and must prove ,-ioral support to the always unimportant bridegroom. By tho way, what slovenly manner of speech it is to call that indi. vidual the 'groom' Good form, not to mention 0 slight knowledge of the Ian guage, should preclude so gross m error as shortening the compound noun, and thereby giving 1t an entirely different sig. niflcance. It would be absurd to say ''the bride and stableman or coachman." and yet groom" according to modern ety. mology. means just about that, and with. out the prefix is altogether vulgar. Bride. groom Is word as old as the world Sti, < to It all and do not be so economical of space or time as to drop the bride" when the chance comes to use tt.-Boston Her AlA
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
SOME SOCIALIST TALK
BY MEMBER OF THE REIoHsTAe WHO
 WAS NOT AFRAID.

WAS NOT AFRAID.
 BERLIN, Jan. 8.-The session of the reichstag which was adjourned over the holidays was resumed today. President Won Leveso trade brief address, wishing the deputies a happy New Year, after which the debate on the anti-revolution bill was opened by Herr Auer, socialist democrat. The speaker said he understood that the bill had been originally conceived with tho object of ousting Count Caprivi from the chancellorship. As it was now shaped 1t meant dissolution Of the chamber iu or der to obtain a reichstag which would be su bsetvient to tho government.
 Q Herr Auer twitted Dr. Miquel, Prussian minister of finance, of having written a letter now historic in favor oi the Paris communists. This he pointed to as An in revolution, which he now sought to sup press. Herr Auer held that the bill would ferment system of agents provocatenr like those employed during forme period of repression, when paid ageuts of the police smuggled copies of the Freiheit ipto Germany and secretly arranged seditious meetings with a view of making arrests.
 He was proceeding to discuss the articles of the bill seriatim, hen he was called to order by the president, who insisted that he treat the bill generally and not specih- . cally. Herr Auer, resuming, dIlated upon the prevailing tendency to make soliiers different from citizens, and to create feel- ing of sulagonisn between the military and civilians. There was high authority he said, which seemed to think it right to teach the soldier that 1t was his duty 10 observe such obedience. He should ,ieel himself citizen aoove all things.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-09
TO HONOR THE PRESIDENT.

LOCAL wHEELMEN WILL TENDER HIM A
 FIRST GLASS FAREWELL.
 Tomorrow night the Birmingham wheel men will do honor to their president, who leaves in few days for New Orleans. A box party will be given Thursday night at O'Brien's, and the boxes will be draped with the colors of the club.
 After the performance of "The Passing Showo members of the club and few in- vited guests will repair to the club rooms on Eighteenth street, when banquet will be given.
 MT. BridewelI, the present president. has been for long time in the employ of tue Armour Packing company, and has been transferred to New Orleans. He is very popular in the city.