Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-22
TERSELY TOLD.
Song for the Jineoas.


 jingo, we do!
 We've got the ships, we've got the men, and we've got the money, too. John the Baptist was the first plunger he plunged the people under the water.
 The teachers in the public schools who live out of the city left yesterday for their homes to spend the holidays. The tramps who held up a Birmingham society man and then kicked him be- cause he had no money must have been women in disguise.
 Ladies' silk fancy handkerchefs in a large variety can be found at Chalifoux & Co.'s They make real nice presents for your lady friends.
 MT. w. T. Northington thinks it very fortunate that the holidays are close at hand The stock exchanges close on Tues day, and the delay will allay the ex citement
 The Kansas City Memphis and Bir- mingham railroad will begin building a new depot at Pratt City in a few days. The lumber for it has been placed where the depot is to be built. One hundred beautiful pictures, with tasteful white enamel frames, and mats and glass reduced to only 50 cents each until Christmas, at Colby & Rolls Wall Paper and Art store, 2023 First avenue. The Southern club held a meeting last night to further consider a proposition to purchase a new home. The necessary number of members were not present and the meeting adjourned until January A popular drummer who visits Bir- mingham is noted for his gas. He called on young lady the other night, and af- ter gasing her for several hours, she faintly exclaimed, "I'm almost asphyx- iatedp'
 Messrs. Fox & Sons will pave the street in front of their new building at Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street with arti- ficial stone, and Mayor VanHoose will urge an extension of the same to Eigh- teenth street.
 Whether you only want to invest $1 or $20 in holiday gift you can buy noth- ing that will make a better appearance or be more acceptable than a handsome picture from Colby & Rolls Wall Paper and Art store.
 The minutes of the Methodist confer ence held in Gadsden the latter part of last month have just been issued from the press of Roberts 6 Son. The publi- cation was made more quickly and cor rectly than in any previous year.
 In the store of Drennen & Co. is a cu- riosity in the shape of an old-fashioned spinning wheel. It was made for Mrs. Schley of this county in 1S40 and has been in use for fifty years. It is in con- trast to the new cotton factory.
 The Birmingham local council of the Irish National alliance will hold meet ing in Hiberna hall, on Twentieth street, this evening at 8 o'clock to act upon inn portant correspondence from national headquarters. All members are request ed to attend.
 Miss Mamie Cleary one of the bright teachers in the public schools, has an original and very striking idea in the Educational Exchange. It is entitled 'The Box Man." and is an analogy be- tween the human body and house. The eyes are the windows, the nose the tran som, etc.
 At the regular meeting of division No. 2. Ancient Order of Hibernians, special feature will be the annual election of off, cers. Every member is expected to be present at D.. m. today Sunday in Hibernia hall, on Twentieth street. Pratt City brothers are also cordially in- vited to attend.
 Major Elliott of this city is an experi- enced civil engineer, and is familiar with South American topography. He says the territory lying between Venezuela and British Guiana is wilderness, through which it Is impossible to travel. The Schomburg line is purely arbitrary, as any line in such a wilderness must be.
 Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad checks are received by T. c. King 2O26 First avenue, at 90 cents on the dollar for shoes. He has just bought about 10000 pairs of ladies', children's and mems shoes at a reduction of 10 to 40 per cent. You will certainly do yourself an injustice if you do not see his shoes be- fore you buy.
 Mr E. G. Chandler has purchased the cottage of. MT. Webb Crawford formerly occupied by MT. Wilmer Beard, and will purchase a lot near Five Points and move the cottage on it. He Is having some difficulty in obtaining lot, as nearly all the lots in the vicinity of Five Points are now owned by individuals who do not care to sell at any price. MT. Crawford desires the lot now occupied by the cot tage as an extension of his lawn.