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The herald., 1895-03-18

San Diego complains, and Justly, of the
neglect of the San Francisco weather office
and the editor of the Crop Bulletin. 1t
is claimed by the San Dlegans that in
giving temperatures and crop reports
from the citrus fruit belt they never come
below Riverside, evidently not being aware
that San Diego county leads in the lemon
growing industry and is well to the front
on good oranges. This error of omission
is noticeable in giving temperature of
last Thursday night. when Observer Har-
mon places it generally between 81 and 3S
south of Tehachepi, when in fact the
lowest in San Diego was 49, and at a.
m. it was As. No frost has been observed
and tomato vines and tender plants are
uninjurd. About the only time San Diego
receives notice is in deficiency of rain
fall -
The herald., 1895-03-18

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
| saw him once before,
AS he passed by the door,
And again
The pavement stones resound
AS he to;tered over the groun4
With his cane.
They say that in his prime,
Ere the pruning knife Of time
,ut him down,
Not a better man was found
By the crier on his round
Through the town.
But now he walks the streets,
And he looks at all he meets,
Sad and wan,
And he shakes his feeble head,
That it seems as if he said,
They are gone
The messy marbles rest
On the lips that he has prest
In their bloom.
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many year
On the tomb.
My grandm ANNA has said
foor OlQ lady, Sne is oedu
Long ago
That he had a Roman nose,
And his cheek was like rose
In the snow.
But now his nose is thin,
Aud il rests upon his chin
Like st ,ff.
And crook is in his back,
And melancholy crack
In his laugh.
know it is a sin
For one to sit and grin
At him here,
But The old three-cornered hat
And he breeches and all that
Are SO queer!
And if | should live to be
The last leaf upon the tee
In the sp. ing,
Let them smile, as | do now,
At the old forsaken bough
Where l cling
r. Prices Cream Baking Powde
Worlds Fair Hi2hest Award.
The herald., 1895-03-18

A German inventor has mastered one
OF the most difficult problems. that of
conveying the current, or handling the
trolley in the open field. \ chain is
stretched across the field and securely
anchored at either end. The anchors are
light and easily moved. The chain passes
around the shaft of the motor and the
plows are drawn steadily and rapidly
from side to side. The cables conveying
the electricity are mounted ON light roll
crs, which readily follow the direction
and movement of the plow, so that fric-
ton and wear are almost wholly avoided
The plows are double enders. Two
have been built and put in operation.
The one cuts two burrows the total width
of twentyfour inches, and Il depth of
nine and one-half inches; the other is a
fOur-pow machine. Both worked equally
well. The field was about POO metres, or
600 feet, across. The power necessary was
about Lighthouse for the smaller pillow,
although u twelve horse portable engine
Was employed to drive the dynamo. For
the larger plow sixteen-horse power en-
CINE was used. At a speed for the pillow of
only four miles an hour its capacity
would be about an acre an hour. The cost
in the experiment at Halle was found to
be less than one-haf that of animal
power. When the power shall be supplied
by falling water in the canals near at
hand, the advantage will be still greater
in favor of electricity.
The herald., 1895-03-18

The opening of the new railroad from
Prescott to Phoenix Ariz., marks the
dawn of new day for the Salt River Val
ley. The northern outlet was very much
needed. Competition was also an absent
factor and it is not good for any country
to have but one railroad, especially if that
one is the Southern Pacific. Every person
who is familiar with the Salt River Val
ley has long realized that its day would
come, and that it would be a very inter
esting and hopeful day. too. The valley
has splendid system of canals and many
old farming districts which have amply
demonstrated the character of the soil
ana climate. 1t would seem that a vigor-
Gus colonization policy would quickly
succeed in furnishing the valley with a
productive population. Probably there is
no portion of Arid America which will
ultimately sustain more people to the
square mile. Singularly enough, the de-
velopment has thus far been in the direc-
ton of the large farm unit. The Irrga-
ton Age, a journal devoted the reclama-
ton of the arid territories of the world
thinks that the tendency ought to be lust
the reverse in the Salt River Valley. A
scheme of industry could be devised which
would make farming on ten acres eX-
tremely profitable in that locality. We
hope to see some practical experiment
along this line.
The herald., 1895-03-18
A PRIMER LESSON

See the man,
See how he kneels before the lady.
See how cold-ly she regards him.
See the look of agony on his face.
Is he su-ing for her love and is she
spurn-ing him?
Oh, no! He is not suing for her love.
face and cold dis-dain on hes?
Why, also, does he kneel before her?
He kneels before ner because he is
clerk in shoe store.
He is miserable because she says she
we RS Bs.
She is cold because he says he can fit
her only in DIS.
Oh, see the man.
The herald., 1895-03-18
THE LIARS CLUB

The pride of Cozzentown. Md, 10 q dog
which reasons. At any rate, this dog had
always been a staunch Democrat until the
extraordinary conduct OF the late un-
lamented Congress compelled him, like SO
many others, to change his politics. MAZE.
the dog. is very fond OF reading the papers,
and when some one recently presented
him with stray copy of the Springfield
Republican he barked his thanks and in
SANITY turned to the editorial page. As
he read, his disgust grew. At last, with
a contemptuous sniff he seized the Offend
ing sheet by one corner. dragged it into
the house, and, marching right up to the
open CRATE stuffed the offending paper in.
The intelligence of the so-called lower
animals frequently puts to shame mans
assumption that he is the only reasoning
section of creation. Robert Hinckley OF
querable aversion to getting wet. Recently
desiring to cross the river to save detour
OF several miles, this intelligent animal
set to work to build a raft Dragging stick
after stick to the waters edge. he laid
them side by side. afterwsrd crossing
them with others until he had built a
raft frail, indeed, but amply able to sus
tain him. Then he pushed the raft into
the water and jumped on. Padding with
fore and hind paws together. he soon
propelled himself across. Nor did the ami
mails foresight end even here, for, care
fully towing the raft to a little bay, he Sc
cured it until his return by laying one
end OF a fence rail upon it,
rH 4
Near Nashville, Tenn, recently, a num-
Der of laborers at work repairing a bridge
were astonished to behold black and
sprawiing object loom suddenly in the
sky and plump down into the water be-
fore their eyes. Presently mans head
rose to the surface. They pulled the
stranger out, when. putting and blowing
'Mornin', gents. Rather breezy today.
Will any of We be kind enough to tell me
how fur am from Kansas2" "Cyclone?"
inquired workman. ''Oh, no; not
cyclone exactly lived in Kansas ten
years and never saw a cyclone; just bit
biuL uiy1 ~
The herald., 1895-03-18

The action of Governor Budd in disap-
proving of the anti scalpers bill is "a GER
tain indication of his attitude toward the
Southern Pacific in its effort to main
tain its oppressive dictation over the
people. The railroad company brought
every force at their command to bear in
the passage of this iniquitous measure.
BY the aid of their com bine' in the
Legislature they succeeded in driving it
through the Senate and Assembly. Then
they attempted to convince Governor
Budd that he ought to iyn it because it
was in the public interest. The absurd
ity OF the arguments presented to an intel
ligent and absolutely incorruptible exec
utiye only emphasizes the fact that these
corporation bandits believe that they are
the suprem, power and authority OF the
commonwealth. However, Governor Budd
didn't sign the bill and the railroad adj
vocates SO reported to their masters. 1t
remains now to be seen how the octopus
will be revenged on Governor Budd.
The herald., 1895-03-18

That war in Cuba is developing. The
Insurgents are holding their own, and if
reinforced by few American fiibusters
eagerly awaiting an opportunity to land
on the island, another provisional gov
eminent" may be clamoring for annexa-
ton to the United States.
The herald., 1895-03-18

How quickly is the memory OF the dead
prophet dishonored in his own country.
Only $50 could be raised by popular sub
scripton in Maine to erect monument
for James G. Blaine and the Legislature
has been asked to appropriate sum
that the statesman, in his lifetime, could
have had for any political or personal pur-
pose by simply announcing the desire
and the amount.
The herald., 1895-03-18
Congress, NAV be asked to furnish a dozen

Congress may be asked to furnish dozen
lecturers from the various states to meet
the members of Colonial Clubs at central
points.
The Colonial Club system will only work
upon broad lines. 1t aims at popular edu-
cation upon subject of which the Amer
lean people are today in denser dark
ness than about the interior of Africa. 1t
aims to unfold to their vision the empire
where national destiny is to be wrought out
in the new century. Such work as this
must be above all suspicion of personal or
10 cal interest. 1t must be organized and
carried out as matter of the highest
public spirit.
The practical result of this educational
work, it is expected, will be the spontane-
Gus formation. in time. OF hundreds of
colonies for Arid America. They will be
guided in their location by the differing
tastes and financial means of different
groups. Doubtless many of them will
choose private lands, because their owners
can offer superior inducements in the way
of assisting to create attractive and pros
porous communities; but probably the
majority of the people will flow upon the
public lands, and the Carey law will be
speedily put to the test.
The herald., 1895-03-18

The business men of Denver have at
tempted to raise $1,000. 900 for mining
exposition, to be held next year. 1t was
in Colorado that the ''cala nifty howler"
began the Utilization of despair that was
"heard round the world
The herald., 1895-03-18

1t is too soon to summarize the work OF
the Legislature. 1t is safe to say, how =
ever, that when the summary is made it
will not reflect credit upon those who
have been active in making this history
of the state.
The herald., 1895-03-18

That "cold snap ought to be salutary
lesson for Vacaville. That section is al
together too previous" with her fruit,
ANYWAY.
The herald., 1895-03-18

lamented Legislature may not wear
stripes on this occasion, but they will
never have another opportunity to zap
proach" honest men.
The herald., 1895-03-18

An honest dairyman is one of the
noblest attempts of the last Legislature.
The herald., 1895-03-18

Editor Danas advice to the wine-grow
ers of California was thrown away.
The herald., 1895-03-18

We are sorry that the Legislature did
not pass law making it a misdemeanor
to fee a Pullman porter.
The herald., 1895-03-18

Is there an ordinance regulating the
speed of trains within the city limits of
Los Angeles?
The herald., 1895-03-18

Southern Pacific lobby out of a job is
pleasant spectacle for the people of Cali
fornia.
The herald., 1895-03-18
REMEDIES FOR GRIPPE.

The Paris Herald publishes a valuable
article on the treatment of grippe by
DR.. Charles Fauvel, specialist in this
complaint. AS local treatment the nose
is gently irrigated four times day with
a warm astringent liquid which can best
be done with an India rubber injector.
The solution injected should be at a
temperature of about 100 degrees Fahren-
heit, or as warm as possible. DIR. Fauvel
says:
At each sitting two or three litres
should be sent up each nostril. The
following are the formulate that succeed
best:
l. Ho con centrated solution :of black tea
with a few drops of lemon juice.
Salt water; a tab. spoonful Of white salt
to a litre OF water.
8. Choral, 8 gins.
Water. 800 gins.
A tablespoonful to litre OF water.
4. Solutions of boric acid are also Of great
service.
In addition to these injections it will
be found very useful to have recourse to
certain powders that can be snuffed up
several times u day. The best formula is
as follows:
Bismuth OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IS gins.
Boric Acid. ........................2 gms
DR.. Fauvel follows this up by local APP
plications once a day to the nose and
post-nasal cavity of a few drops of the fol-
lowing preparation:
Hydrochoric acid observation-disclosures drops
Glycerine.. .......................... 80 gins
Distille water .............. 80 gins
hydrochlorate OF cocaine ............. so Gym
AS for general treatment he gives
glass of laxative water the first three days.
with Il drink of weak but hot infusion of
marrubium, and quiets the cough every
hour with tablespoon of the following
mixture:
Lettuce water. ............... $50 gins
Orange flower water. Observation-Disclosures. 10gms
Cherry laurel water. Observation-Disclosures. 10 gins
Syrup OF tolu. ........... o.. .,........... 20 gins
Syrup of codience. Observation-Disclosures. 20 GINS
spirits of mindereus ................. GINS
1incture of anconite .......... 1 gm
If the patient grows weak or is GONZALES
iun uriIaa or coca Enuor with tnrnin ne
The herald., 1895-03-18

Manufactures and parks are promise
OF the future of Los Angeles
The herald., 1895-03-18

Trilby hangs on more tenaciously than
he Quick and The Dead.
The herald., 1895-03-18

If the patient grows weak or is GONZALES
ing coca wine or coca liquor, with terpine
GO centigrammes of terpine per table
spoonful of liquor) is recommended in
doses of two to four tablespoonfuls a day.
The herald., 1895-03-18

We have every confidence in that Sacra-
mento grand jury.
The herald., 1895-03-18

The Southern Pacific Railroad corpora
ton found Jim in.
The herald., 1895-03-18
MONDAY, nARCH IS, 1905.

You can still ride on 'scalped". ticket.
The herald., 1895-03-18

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Hixhest Award.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-22
OPEIIKA,
Proceedings of the Montgomery District
 Sunday School Conference.

Sunday School Conference.
 Opelika,A April 2o.,-(Special Correspond ence)-The Montgomery District Sunday School conference of the Methodist church was called to order Thursday af- ternoon at o'clock in the Methodist church here, Dr. T. F. Mangum presid- ing. The following programme had been previously arranged and was carried out with much interest:
 l. report from each superintendent as follows: Number enrolled; average attendance; children Of Methodist pa rents not in school; attendance of grown people; attendance upon public worship; what per cent of schools are members of the church; condition of library; number of Sunday School Visitors and Teachers Magazine taken. The above reports to be made in writing, as briefly as possible, so as to be recorded.
 9. The right kind of music and the best way to use it.
 3. The pastor in the school; his duties and usefulness. Opened by c. W. Thompson
 4. The superintendent; his authority, duties, responsibility and efficiency. w. w. Pearson
 5. The teacher; qualifications. how to teach the best way to secure attention of class Opened by J. A. Bullock.
 6. The use and benefit of blackboard, with object lessons. J. B. Greene.
 T. Who ought to attend the Sunday school and how to secure attendance. Opened by C. c. Thach.
 s. Bible class for visitors and strang CTS. Opened by B. NJ Washburn
 9. Keeping the records and what ought toIbe recorded. A. E. Barnett.
 10. Cur own literature and how to use it. Opened by Dr. John Massey.
 Friday al 7:S0 D. m., Sunday school ex> peaience meeting.
 The conference is composed of all the preachers in charge and Sunday school fsuperintendents in the district, with one delegate from each pastoral charge.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-22
ALABAMA,
TUSCUMBIA,
Government Work at Colbert Shoals.
 Banker Carr's Trial Continued.

Banker Carr's Trial Continued.
 Tuscumbia, April 2O.-Nothing defi- nite can be learned as to the time when work will be commenced at Colbert shoals by the .yONct a.n@nt, but IL is gen. erally understood that everything will be under full headway early in May. Dur ing the past few weeks expert stone men have examined several quarries on the river between Tuscumbia and RlVerton,
 but as far as is known to the public those in charge have not decided where they
 will obtain the stone. Several thousand yards were quarried at Kellers quarry, two miles west of here, by Chapman, Reynolds C. Co.,, but whether the govern
 ment will continue to use this stone or
 some other is not known The bluffs
 near Cherokee have been examined by an expert, and other examinations or the stone along the river have been
 made. T. is unanimously agred that the beginning of the work will be or
 much benefit to this section and give em- ployment to several hundred idle men. This, in itself, is sufficient for the public to be anxious in regard to the matter
 Ex-Banker Hinton E. Carr, against
 whom there still stands two or three ln-
 dictmcnts, notwithstanding the decision
 of the supreme court declaring uneon- Stitutional the law under which about
 forty will doubtless be mol pressed as
 they are reached on the docket this and
 next week, will not be tried at the pres
 ent term of circuit court. The deposi- tions of several important witnesses are
 to he taken, and his attorneys prayed for
 a continuance, which Judge ROulhac
 granted. In the meantime if Mir. Carr
 can give bond in the sum of $600 the amount in the cases now pending against him, he will be liberated from the county jail, where he has been in confinement for twenty months. Condemnation proceedings by the Shef-
 field and Tuscumbia Street Railway com pany against N K White Esq, and Df
 menced in the probate court, and a hear ing will be had on May 8 The road de- sres a few feet more of ground than is embraced in their present right of way.
 The Presbyterian church of this city is
 without a pastor, and that congregation is worshipping with other denominations
 until their pulpit can he supplied No one has yet been called and probably will not be just at present.
 Kitty" Donley, a colored woman who has doubtless done household service for half the families in Tuscumbia during | her life, was found dead in bed at her | home in the western portion of the city | Tuesday morning. Her death resulted from heart disease
 | Mrs. Cora Sims. wife of Engineer Etl l Sims of the Memphis and Charleston rail- | road, was taken violently III last Satur- | day afternoon and died at 10 o'clock. She was apparently well before noon of that | day. and performed her household duties as usual. She suffered intensely, but | within an hour of her death became free | of pain and died calmly and peacefully. | Her husband was in Memphis and as | soon as her condition had been pro- | nounced alarming MT. Sims was tele- graphed to come home. but arrived sev- l eral hours after his wife had expired.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-22
A Great Hail Storm

Says the 'Tuskaloosa Times MT. E. l.. Turner, who lives in the neighborhood of Shows mill, was in town today and re ports great damage resulting from the hailstorm of last Tuesday. In his imme- diate neighborhood he says the hail fell to depth of Inches on the level and in the low places and hollows it was feet deep The trees were completely stripped of their foliage, early vegetables were ruined and rye and oats patches look like a cyclone had struck them. A litter of fine 2-weeks old pigs belonging to MT. Turner were killed by the hail.
 A neighbor who had seventy-five chickens is now minus fifty-eight of them, which were killed. Although three days have elapsed since the storm MT. Turner says it is possible to still gather up wagon loads of hail stones in the low places about his house.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-22
UNIoNTowN.
Assassination of an Old Colored Man-Other
 Newsy Paragraphs


 Uniontown, April 19.-(Special Corre- spondence.)-A brutal murder was com mitted near here Sunday night. Jack Robertson, an old colored man, who lives few miles east of this place, was shot while sitting In his own house. The as- sassin stepped up on the steps, placed the gun through the door and fired, kill ing the old man immediately. No clue to the guilty party
 Last week some one stole some goods from the store of MT. T. H. Long. Suspi- cion rested on Robert Parish. colored youth. So MT. Long procured a search warrant and searched the house where Robert lived. He found nine shirts, two suits of clothes, two hats and some socks. The young blood evidently in tended to play the heavy swell during the summer months. Parish was ar rested and tried before the mayors court and now works the streets Albert Clarke, colored, died on Tues day morning. Everybody knew Bro. Clarke" as he was called, and the white people are sorry he is dead. He was a good old negro, and all hls life had been friend of white men. He always voted the democratic ticket. The2 are few ne. gr8es of the like of old Albert Clarke left in the land and they are growing scarcer. A high wind prevailed during the first of this week. No damage was done. but
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-22
WANTED-HOUSES.
Indisputable Evidence of Huntsville's Steady and Sure Growth.


 Nothing shows the solidity of Hunts vile more clearly than the strong un- dercurrent in the real estate market says the Huntsville Mercury. Lots are being bought for building purposes and houses are going up steadily every day. The real estate men report demand for houses that they are wholly unable to supply, notwithstanding ~the number constantly being built, repaired and en- larged
 There is demand for some neat five or six room cottages, worth from 5000 to $2000, that cannot nearly be sup piled. Our local capitalists could not find a better investment than the con struction of a dozen or more of these houses. Small cottages are being built by dozens and occupied immediately when completed, but houses for the mid dle classes cannot anything like be found to fill the demand. Why the citizens are slow to build these houses when they are in daily demand is hard to understand Our real estate is as staple as gold dol lars and rents, while not exorbitant, are high enough to make the investment good one.
 These cottages are sold as rapidly as built, as has been demonstrated on Mai den lane, Adams avenue and other nice residence streets in our city, showing that our citizens prefer owning their own houses. This is one of the best ev- ldences of the solidity of Huntsvilles growth. A city may be prosperous for 8 time and then rapidly decay. if the houses are rented. but when the citi- zens are domiciled in their own houses their interests as well as others are at stake. Let our capitalists build these houses--they will be occupied at once.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-22

Messrs. J. c. Moss and B. c. Adams had a narrow escape from some falling window shutters. They were sitting in front of Listers telegraph office talking, when the wind blew down the large shut ters, which in falling hit MT. Moss on the hand and MT. Adams on the foot. The shutters were heavy and would have hurt them seriously.
 In six weeks the people of our city can talk with the people in the city of Mont gomery. By that time the telephone line, from Selma to Montgomery will be com pleted and in working order.
 Plenty of rain this week. Perhaps the showers were more copious than were necessary, but no one complains.