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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-16
DICKS INVESTMENT.
A Prairie Story.
BY THOMAS p. MoNTFoRT

{ WAS PAYDAY AT
Graber's Ranch, and
the employees, hav-
ing drawn th eiI
monthly wages, were
in unusually good
spirits.
/" Tomorrow is a
holiday with u.s." old
Bender observed,
and for one / pro-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-16
Deer Park and Oakland, on the Crest of the
Ailrgioniaa.

Main line of the p. Il o. r. r. Season opens
June %, 1895. Rates, $50. s75, and s100 a
month, according to lecation Furnished cot
tages, with facilities for housekeeping If de-
sired, $3.50 to 5000 per season. Address George
| d. DeShields Manager, Cumberland. Nd.
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As a Mud Thrower

lAeW York LccgTutT,i
As a mud-thrower against the Grand Army,
&r. MSring Is 4 success. AS a mud-rllaoveI
from tio streets. lie is failure.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-16
l24tl REGIMENT, Ohio VOL. INFANTRY.
@-E%-

ANY cOnnrade member OF above regiment, who VIII
send his pOsOiiCe address and name his company 70
Maj c. W. lewis, zsdina. Ohio, will receive
Gree OF charge clDy Of the publssEed CamPRig gn5"
of SAID regiment if not already prOViled with one.
relative Ofs s eased member of said regiment
VIII receive copy Of the said book sending 10 the
above named postage stamps TO the amount OF II cents.
Alex. &. Cas.E cy, Secretary Permanent Or
ganizafism. Cleveland, ohio.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-27
c. B. Corsets, regular price S1.25, Monday 69e.
 The Geo. PasSe Go.
A DELICATE FUL AFFAIR.
Two Popular Citizens of Adger Re- membored by Friends-Robert
 Burns Birthday Celebrated.

The birthday anniversary of Robert Burns, the great Scottish poet, was cee- brated in an appropriate manner at Adger Friday night with speeches, refreshments and dancing. Mr. James Cowie, superin. tendent at Adger, was chairman and MT. James Hilhouse, Sr., made the opening address.
 Mir. Hugh Hillhouse sang "There Was a Lad That Was Born in Koyle.'
 Alter the speeches Mr. James Hillhouse, sr., was presented with handsome gold watch and Mrs. Hilhouse with A set of elegant diamond ear rings. The presents were from the workmen of Adger, among whom Mir. and Mrs. Hillhouse are exceed ingy popular, they taking the leading part in nearly every gathering of any kind, whether educational, social or political.
 After the presentation the excellent string band from Johns struck up the grand march and fifty couples were at once keeping time to the music. Dancing was continued until long after midnight, when HAuld Lang Syneo was sung and those present, 300 in number, wended their way homeward.
 At intervals between the dancing the as- semblage was delighted with songs by Pro- lessor Cordie and Mir. John O'Neil of Bir- mingham.
 Visitors present were Mir. and Mrs. James D. Hillhouse, Jr., of Birinip gham, Miss Nellie Guy of-Ohio and Mr. John O. Neil of Birmingham,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-27

Purify your blood, tone up the system and the digestive organs by taking Hoods Sarsaparila.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-27
New crepon plisse.
 Caheen Bros. & Go.
OUR CoUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

OOk IOO N \ OOAlmlS To the Age-Herald:
 At every session Of the legislature laws are proposed to be enacted aiming at cur tailinent of the expenses of the comnlls- sioners' court of Jefferson county. Sucn measure has recently been proposed by Representative Montgomery, which, as l understand it, proposes to reduce tue num- Der of commissioners from four to three, and to eliminate the probate judge from the court entirely. It also proposes to re- duce the pay from s5 per day to F 60 It is against this latter feature of the bill wish to enter my feeble protest. think that at all times "the laborer IS worthy or his hire,o and for the labor performed aud duties required of them the commissioners of Jefferson county are the poorest paid or all our county officials.
 Let us go little into details. The com missioners have supervision of the dis bursement of the revenues Of the county, amounting last year to about s3oO ,0O0. In the past six or seven years they have audited and paid accounts aggregating, i, perhaps. s3, ,000 ,000. And for all tho labor required to audit this vast amount Of busl- ness how much have they received? An average, suppose, of about s6U0O year q am informed about S4200 for 1o94j This does not seem to me to be extraVagant. That these gentlemen have done their work faithfully and well none, daresay, will gainsay.
 Look at our magnificent system of mac adamized roads, our splendid public buildings, the substanti iron bridges spanning our water courses. All these improvements made, involving an expendi- lure of millions of dollars, and never as yet, that have heard, breath of suspicion that one dollar has beon dishonestiy appro- priated or even talk of reckless extsava- gance.
 If the people of Jefferson county could be present. and know, as I have known, of some of the many attempts to "work' these men for money which ought not to be appropriated, daresay they would soon come to the conclusion that our commits sionerS, each of them, not only earn their money, but that they are an honest, con- scientious set of public servants, who are not to be swerved from the path of duty by any person who has a scheme by which he hopes to extract money from the public treasury, failing in which he immediately begins a howl about the "f fat jobs' of the comm issioners, and the ease with which plenty of men can be had at g. 50 per day to fill their places. Now, MT. Editor, daresay we can get plenty of men at $2.50 per day to fill their places, but they are the very men we do not want in charge of the public treasury.
 Again, why all this hue and cry against the commission CTS alonef Why don't they reduce the fees and salaries of other county officiazs? One officer is popularly supposed to earn every year more than double the amount paid to all four of the commissions CTS. Several earn amounts equal to that paid all four com missioners, and some have salaries nearly equal thereto, and yet not word do we hear about them, and l have no criticism of them either, be it un- derstood, but am simply protesting against
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-27
COLLIER DRUG GO. lsfs H1SnEEsHHS fIEss AHzsnqsL xLA

what seems to me an injustice. One thing more and will quit. A recent road law enacted for Jefferson county requires that each commissioner shall personally inspect once every three months all the roads In his district and report on them under oath. Suppose General Thomas, for in- stance, attempts this. He has, presume, 300 miles of road in his district. To do his work conscentiously and well he could hardly get over more than fifteen miles day. or twenty days for the 300 miles, and vel he must do all this and the many other duties required of him in the ten days limit prescribed for the court each, month. It seems to me an absurdiiy. R.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-27
Fresh bread and candy made daily at c. w. Cody's, 1920 to 1926 Sd avenue. N5 H 20
A GRAND ENTERTAINMENT

TO BE GIVEN BY POWELL SCHOOL NEXT
 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ! Powell school is preparing an entertain ment to be given next Saturday, February 9, as matinee, at the opera house. It will be complimentary to the teachers of Jefferson county, who hold their institute here this week. and it promises to surpass anything of the kind ever given in this city by amateurs. The play is very much like "America,' which was rendered in Chicago during the Worlds fair, and those who did not see it then should now avail themselves of this opportunity, when they will see 400 children in Birming ham s America" The music being in charge of Miss Emma Wellman is a guarantee of success. There will be small admission charge of 25 cents to defray expenses. We bespeak for Powell school a crowded house.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-27
TO THE PUBLIC

We are now offering pure and delicious wines, such as clarct, 50 cents per gallon i; sherry, 75 cents per gallon; port, 75 cents ger gallon. We can do this because we are agents for the largest wine producers in California. We also keep large stock of imported wines and liquors, which we will sell al reasonable prices.
 M. & A. WISE,
 Successors to s. Wise 6 Co.,, Corner Twentieth street and Morris ave- nue. -3tf2p
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-27

Our entire stock of ladies', gents, misses and children's shoes, trunks and umbrellas strictly at cost for the next fifteen days.
 Birmingham Shoe Co.,, a 2lS N. 18th Street, Next to Loveman, Joseph &
 LOeb'S. I248t
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-27
DO YOU NEED IT?

70 n A SURE CURE FOR HOGS AND POULTRY. 4 We have used Reaves' Hog and Hen Powder with perfect success and satisfac- tion, and cheerfully recommend it to all persons raising hogs and poultry. A o. S. HIGGINS 6 Son,
 Pa o. address 1908, Second avenue, Bir- . mingham, Ala.
 For sale by Birmingham Grocery Com pany, 1910 Second avenue. S-13-suntf
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-27
THE WEATHER.

WAsHINuToN, Jan. 26 26.-Forecast Of weather for the succeeding twenty-four hours: Fair; warmer; westerly shifting to southerly winds.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-27

Sale of H. A. Kline & Go. s fire damaged goods now going on at 1911 2d avenue. I27T
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-27
HORSES AND MULES FOR
 SALE,

We will sell a car of horses and mules at auction for cash on Thursday, January 3l; sale at II a. m.
 J. M. NEIL & SON, Morris ave. and 24th street. 27 At
 If you want to double and treble your money go to the fire sale of H. A. Kline & Co.,, 1911 Ed avenue. I27F
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-27

Fhere, breathing the sweetness of sum laden Florida air. we took new lease of life; there we rested indeed from the fatigue and weariness that in spite of us had stolen upon us; there we laid down even the least ot the cares that fretted us, and opening our hearts understood anew the meaning of the legend, "Here we restlo Il was day of memories.
 Monday morning after pleasant drive over the city, we boarded the City of Jack sonville and began our trip up the river St. John. Of the impressions gleaned here each individual must speak, for they were as varied as the minds which received them. Each turn and winding of this river of lakes disclosed to us new beauties, wh 1ch we were not slow to appreciate. Tuesday morning found us in Jacksonville.
 There we learned anew how royal thing is Hospitality. The city was ours, and never had guests more gracious possess sion. The morning hours were spent on beautiful Pablo Beach, the afternoon in viewing the beauGiful city and it's pleasant surroundings. At night we were enter tained by MT. and Mrs. T. T. Stockton, first at the theater and afterwards at their beautiful home. We had many pleasant impressions to take with us to fair St. Augustine.
 At the latter place the story had q fitting ending. A committee headed by MT. ". A. Vardy met and welcomed us, and to them we owe the pleasant impression we have of this quaint old place.
 l have not yet spoken of Orlando, be- cause wished by leaving it to the last to pay it the greatest tribute. -
 ''Twas in Orlando-in fair orlando,
 The loveliest city of them all. v
 So runs the song we sang each day after we had seen thls garden spot. We spent forty five minutes there, or keen regret that we could not finger, for this beautiful city is Florida's crown. ti-a
 It is over; the party that had grown to be one in interest has broken and it's members are scattered, but our lives are richer for the meeting, our minds brighter for the resting our hearts larger for the ties we formed
 Who among us has not felt better for meeting and knowing him we called "Lit- tie Billie,' because he reminded us of Trllby. Which one will say it was not pleasure to know "The Prince,'' who h his lordly way made life so gracious for us? Taffex, too, and "The Laird,'' and she whose beautiful face and farer soul made her what we called her-"Of Great Price. ' We grew fond of them all-never so fond as when we said "Good-bye." Neigh ho! it was a bright and happy time, and like many another precious thing has passed into memory. But it is not lost-we have it! MARGARET E. O'BRIEN.
 Saturday, January 26, 1896.
 Purify your blood, tone up the system and the digestive organs by taking Hoods -.II
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-27

g5Eat Alabama rolled oats. They are the best. Certificate in every package. ae5 /
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-19

toward the visible supply as leading
factor, but when the figures showed
only 947,000 bushels decrease In
stead of 100000, as was being
figured on and lower Livereool cables
caused an easier feeling and the closing
was weak with indications of lower
prices for tomorrow. Liverpool quota
tons came lower all around and Paris
had resumed business and sent out lower
quotations on wheat and -four Heavy
Argentine shipments were resumed and
Russian shipments were heavier than
week ago, over 100000 bushels. The
situation points to lower prices for
the present Corn and oats
were strong at the opening, but svmpa-
thized with wheat later on and the clos
ing was weak with indications of lower
prices for tomorrow Withdrawals from
store were heavy. over $4,000 bushels.
but as the shorts had covered pretty well
on Saturday there was very little buying
power, so that it was not difficult to make
a descent at the close. Oats are in about
the same condition as corn. Provisions
are a little improved in some products,
showing conclusively that somebody is
behind the market with supporting
orders. The decline in corn and wheat
did not disturb the holders in provisions
and the closing was strong with indica-
tions of higher prices.
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WITHOUT WARNING.
A Terrific Storm Sweeps Over
Pittsburg, Pa.
The Parks and Pleasure Resorts
Full of People.
TWO PERSONS KILLED.
A Large Number Are Known to
Have Been Injured.
Trees Torn Up and Hurled Away
by the Wind.

P1TTsBURe Aug. 19.-Last night
storm was the most terrific and des-
tructive that has visited this city in
many years. 1t came without warning
and at time when the parks were filled
with people and the rivers with boats
crowded with excursionists.
As far as known at this time, two lives
were lost, a score of persons were injured,
two, it is thought, fatally and property
damaged to the extent of 100000 The
dead are:
Millie Limbaugh, cook on the steamer
Ludkefer, drowned.
Unknown woman thrown from the
Point bridge.
Those proba bly, fatally injured are:
Patrick Shea. fireman of the West End
Electric railway power house.
John Adams, conductor, Second avenue
Traction line.
At least twenty others were injured
more or less seriously by being hit by
flying debris, but their names have not
been obtained.
The storm struck the city about 10
o'clock and was over in about half an
hour, but in that brief time death and
widespread destruction was left in its
track. The rain came down in tor
rents and was accompanied by vivid
lightning and terrific wind. Houses
were unroofed. trees uprooted and fences
and outhouses demolished.
The passenger barge Dakota was
forced against the Smithtield street
bridge and the side crushed in. She sank
| in several feet of water. When the
storm struck the Keefer, Capt Keefer,
Mate Miller, Mile Limbaugh, the cook
! and two colored cham BERN aids, were o
board, but all reached the shore in safety,
except Mile Limbaugh, who became
exhausted and was drowned.
While the wind was at its height an
unknown woman attempted to cross the
Point bridge She was caught in a
whirlwind and blown into the river and
drowned.
The day had been extremely hot and
thousands of people were at Schenley
park. When the storm came on there
was a rush for shelter. The wind had
Frustrated the electric light wires and
several women were seriously shocked
by coming ia contact with them On
Second avenue a feed wire was broken,
and in attempting to repair it, Conductor
Adams was fatally shocked.
On Arch street in this city new brick
building was blown over, crushing a
double frame dwelling adjoining, occu-
! pied by Mrs. DAILY with one child,
and Mrs. Pryor with three children.
When the building went down, Mrs.
! Pryor and her eldest child, a son. escaped
but the two smaller children were buried
in the debris. The same fate caught
Mrs. Daily and her child. An alarm was
sent in from box 165, but before the
! firemen got there a number of men had
dug the people out and found them all
uuhurt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-19
DUNN IN GRAVE TROUBLE.
A Serious Charge Made Against a Walnut
Grove Resident.

Ben NJ. Dunn member of the Walnut
Grove N. E. church is today occupying
a cell in the city prison and will tonight
unless released on bond be transferred
to the county Jail
Mr. Dunn who is a small curly headed
man about forty years of age and not
married is charge with assulting Mary
McNair girl twelve years old.
Dunn was arrested last night and was
in police court this morning but his case
was turned over to the state.
Dunn was a few years ago assistant
secretary of the Topeka Y. NJ. C. A, and
is now a member of the official board of
the Walnut Grove NJ. E. church and
secretary of the Sunday school.
A prominent member of his church
said today: ''Dunn is wrong in the upper
story and we had persuaded him to leave
town and he had decided to go
today had he not been arrested.
We think that he would have gone
had he not been arrested last night. The
father of the girl is a Catholic. Dunn
has always been little off ever since he
worked with George S. Fisher in the Y.
NJ c. A, ="
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Wonderful Growth.
6,4O7
1880
1884

The boast of the Topeka
Capital that it pays more
postage than all other To-
peka dailies combined, only
proves the meagerness Of its
local circulation as COM
pared with that of the STATE
JoURNAL-as no postage is
paid on any circulation
within Topeka or Shawnee
county.
The STATE JOURNAL s local
circulation is far and away
ahead of the combined cir
culation of all the other
Topeka dailies.
The circulation of the
TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOUR-
NAL in the towns near by
and tributary to Topeka is
very large, as the evening
trains in various directions
carry the STATE JOURNAL
giving its readers the first
and latest Associated Press
and state news of the day,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-19
DRUG STORES BLAMED.
MinisteriaIUnion Discusses the Prevalence
of Drunkenness in Topeka.

Ministeria1UniOn Discusses the Prevalence
of Drunkenness in Topeka.
At the meeting of the Ministerial union
this morning Rev. B. L Smith. pastor of
the First Christian church, read paper
on the enforcement of the prohibitory
law. Mr.. Smith said he had
been in correspondence with R B.
WEIGH ex-county attorney and r. C. SAT-
ford, the present prosecuting attorney.
and they had given him their opinion as
to the difficulties met in the enforcement
of the law.
County Attorney Stafford said the
greatest obstacle in the way of the en-
fercement of the prohibitory law in its
true spirit is the drug store trade.
Mr.. Stafford said the thirty drug stores
of Topeka, where man who says he has
the toothache or almost any other COM
plant, may go and get liquor, stand in
the way of the enforcement of the law.
Mr.. Stafford and MIR. Welch both
agreed that it is hard to get reliable
evidence to prosecute violators of this
law.
Before adjourning the ministerial
union adopted resolutions commencing
the proposed action of S. B. Isenhart and
others who have announced their inten-
ton of keeping up the fight on the To-
peka club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-19
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to the
State journal.

Furnished by the Associated Press to the
State Journal.
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-Wheat started
with a small advance today but soon
weakened. The bear features were the
large northwestern receipts and the in
different cables. September opened IA
az sc higher at 66380665s, dropped to
65A and reacted to TO q.
September corn opened &c higher at
3915, quickly lost the advance on free
selling, dropping to 394.
Oats were easy. September opened
&c lower at 207s, touched 202, and re-
acted to the opening price.
Provisions were firm on the higher
live hog market.
September pork opened sc higher at
80 95
September lard sold at 1915 and ribs
to $685.
Hoes-Receipts today $1,000; left
over 1900. Market strong to cents
higher Light $45O@5 90; mixed
$4.30@490 heavy S415@48O; rough
$415@44 40. Official receipts yester-
day 1882; shipments 1877.
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000; including
1000 Texans and 10000 westerns. West
ern rangers 1Oc lower; others generally
steady. Texas steers $2.80@39O; bulk
So. 20@369; westerns $325@45O Off.
cial receipts yesterday, 11,773; ship
ments. $780,
sHEEP-Receipts 1900 Market weak
at last weeks prices. Official receipts
yesterday 1926; shipments 803.
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow
1900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-19
3277si'Fyags0,334
Again Breaks
All Records.

This is the greatest show
ing the STATE JOURNAL has
ever been able to make for
a period of any six months
in its history.
This is greater figure
than was reached by any
daily paper in Topeka for
the year 1894. The Ameri-
can Newspaper Directory,
issued in June, 1896, and
covering the year 1894, gives
the average daily circula-
ton Of the Topeka Daily
Capital for the year 1894, as
only STA. These figures
were furnished by the pub
l1SherS OF the capital, TO the
Directory, and are guaran-
teed to be correct by a for
felt of 500, which will be
paid to any one disproving
their correctness.
The following figures, sub
stantiated by sworn state
ments in detail, giving every
issue for the first six months
in 1898, 1894 and 1895, shows
the Topeka STATE JOURNALS
Wonderful Growth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-19
PHOEBE WILL BE THERE.
Miss Couzins VIII Address the California
Free silver Convention.


Free Silver Convention.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.-At noon to-
day the non partisan silver convention
called by the American Bimetallc
league, met in Metropolitan hall The
object of the convention is to sound Cali
fornia on the silver question.
The convention will continue in ses-
sion three days.
Letters and kilograms of regret of in
ability to be present have already been
received from Gen. &. J. Warner, Mr.
Harvey, author of "Coin's Financial
School," Senator Jones of Nevada, SEN
ator Black burn. Senator PETER, Senator
Stewart and others.
The principal speakers thus far an
nounced are: Gov. Mcconnell, of Idaho;
Hon. R. M. Beatty, attorney general of
Nevada; r. 6. McClelland; Justice NJ.
S BonnifieI, of the supreme court of Ne
vadz; Hon. II. F. Bartine, congressman
for Utah; Vim. WOODBURY., of Nevada;
w. A. Massey of Nevada; Stephen Nj.
White. Thomas Porter, NJ ii. Estee, Hon.
Charles n. Fox, Frederick Adams, A r.
Cotton; Frona Waite and A. w. Thomp-
son.
1t is expected that Miss Phoebe Couz-
ms will deliver her lecture on "The sill
yer conspiracy and the worship of the
golden calf"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-19
Kansas City Markets.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 9-CArrLE-Re-
ceipts, $500; shipments. $500 Best
steady others weak. Texas steers, $2.5O@
3.75; Texas COWS, $l5O@26O; beef
steers $4.OO@485; native COWS, $3.50
@325; stockers aud feeders $295@
4.25; bulls $L85@2.75.
Hoes - Receipts, 24,500; shipments.
Market strong to 5 cents
higher. Bulk of sales, $45O@465;
heavies $435@455; packers. $4.45
@47O; mixed $44OQ465; lights, $40
@470; yorkers $4.60W4.70; pigs $1,000
SHEEP - Receipts, 700; shipments,
1900. Market steady at Saturdays quo
tations.
WHEAr-2c lower; No. hard "a
@6419c; No. 2 red, 68@69c; rejected,
51@53.
GoRN-Nc higher; No Q mixed, 5434
@3514c; No 2 white 35@35Ac.
OATs-Quiet; No. 2 mixed, 19@2019c;
No. 2 white, 23c
RYE-No 2. 42@1zc.
FLAxsEED-steady; Aug. 97c; Sept.
95c
BRAx-Dull, 57@5sc.
HAY Steady; timothy $9.5O@1LOG;
prairie $6.OO@65O
BUrrER-steady; creamery, 1416 017;
dairy. 1904.
EG6s-Firm at 10c