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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07
UNIoNTowN.
Farmers Jubilsnt Over Bright Crop Pros
 pects-An Interesting Letter.

Farmers Jubilant Over Bright Crop Pros
 pects-An Interesting Letter.
 Uniontown, June 4.-(Special Corre- spondence. .)-Farmers report the crop prospect in this section the most en- couraging for years. The crops are all clean and in splendid growing condi- tion. With good seasons and q living price in the fall Uniontown will main tain her position as the Queen City of the Canebrake
 The voice of the summer girl is heard in the land; with our own girl grad uates and numerous Visitors, we have within our gates an aggregation of youthful loveliness which makes even the oldest of us feel young again.
 The graduating exercises of the Union- town High school will take place this evening, when our former fellow towns man, Hon. Alex D. Pitts of Selma, will deliver an oration before the class, com posed of Miss Helen Brown, Miss Alma Carr, Miss Carrie Dykes, Miss Alma Hany Exford, Miss Margaret Pitts and Miss Lucy Ware. This is the first class to be graduated at our school, and our citizens are proportionately proud of it.
 Dr. and Mrs. Willie Langhorne of Brenham, Tex, are here visiting the family of Dr. J. M. Langhorne, Sr,
 Miss Kitty Pitts of Selma is here with Miss Margaret Pitts
 Misses Louise and Maud Davidson also of Selma are guests of Miss Alma Hany Exford
 Miss Lillian Ellis of Prattville and her mother, Mrs. Ellis, are visiting Mrs. R. E. LoVeless.
 Private Secretary Walden of Mont gomery came down Saturday and spent a few days with his family.
 Rev. Bertram Brown, the new rector of the Episcopal church of the Holy Cross. has arrived here, and is the guest of Col and Mrs. A c. Davison. MT. Brown preached at the Church of the Holy Cross on Sunday and produced most favorable impression
 The interesting an impressive cere mony of confirmation, according to the Jewish form, will take place here on next Sunday. when number of chill dren will be confirmed. The services will be conducted by MT. Louis J. Adler.
 The marriage of Miss Minnie Hatch to Mir Edwin Mccartney of Mobile will take place this afternoon at St. An drew's church. Gallion. Miss Hatch has many friends in this city, where she has often visited.
 Miss Stella Pickering is in Montgom- cry, from where she will go down to Mobile on the river with a jolly party of Montgomery people.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07
Pardoned Two, Commuted One.

Washington. June 6.-President Cleve- land today pardoned Andy Colbert, con- victed in the United States circuit court for the Eastern district of Texas of horse stealing in the Indian territory and sentenced to five years in the Min nesota state prison in May, 1893. This convict was pardoned on account of fail ing health.
 Osborn Dunford was convicted in the United States circuit court for the East ern district of Texas of horse stealing in the Indian territory and sentenced in May, 1893, to five years in the Minnesota state prison. As in the case of Colbert he is released on account of his health.
 In the case of E. l.. Tarry, convicted in the Northern district of Mississippi for violating the national banking laws. and sentenced October, 1894, to five years imprisonment in the county jail at OK ford, Miss, sentence has been commuted to one years actual imprisonment.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07
RAILING COTTON.

The present method of baling cotton in the South causes much loss to the planter by fire, dirt and offering. The increased insurance, and the claims for ilthiness and shortage rob the producer of much of his profit. The management of the Atlanta Exposition should see that there is exhibited the methods of baling in use by different cotton countries, so that the best method may be selected. The con- sular reports inform us that the cotton baling of India and ,of Egypt is much SUI perior to ours. The difference in the size of American bales initiates against them-there should be as much uniform ity as possible. The Americans also have habit of piling on extra bagging for the purpose of adding to the weight of the bale. Consul Neal at Liverpool says: "The custom of this market has been for the buyer to take American cotton with an allowance for tare of four pounds per 112 pounds, and until lately this custom worked satisfactorily but now on account of extra bagging the buyer has been given the right to de- mand actual tare. which 'necessitates the stripping of 10 per cent of the bales. entailing expense which was not former ly incurred which will now deprive American cotton of the advantage of not having to be tared, which it formerly possessed over Egyptian and Indian cotton. The Southern cotton mills are re-seling the old begging to planters, who use it again, thus covering bales with half-used-up material, insufficient for proper covering without extra bag oinp
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07
MELVILLE.
Successful Revival Going On-Items About
 the Agricultural School.

Successful Revival Going On-Items About
 the Agricultural School.
 Abbeville, June 5.-(Special Corre- .)-The Rev. J. Johnson of Dothan is conducting a revival meet ing at this place. The services are be- ing held in the court house. Professor Hill is doing good work as leader of the choir Much interest is being mani- tested in the meeting, and no doubt great good will be accomplished.
 Crops are exceedingly good. in this sec tion, and the jocuHd farmer blows his team a-field, his heart beating with rapturous joy in anticipation of bounti- ful harvest.
 The faculty of the Southeast Alabama Agricultural school have been reelected to fill their present positions. The fac ulty consists Of Prof. J. II. Davis, Prof. J. B. Espy, Miss Bessie Callen and Miss Mollie McAllister
 Miss Pridgeon and Miss Clara Espy of Dothan are visiting friends here.
 Miss Rhodes and Miss McFeual of Greenville are visiting Mrs. S. H. Wind ham.
 Miss Helen Murphy of Lorena, Tex, is visiting Miss Callie Howenton.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07
CUBA.

The policy of the Cuban revolutionists is to wear out the Spanish forces and let the war drag along until next fall, when they will resume active operations Several reasons can be given for pur- suing this course. The rainy season has set in and will last until October, and the weather interferes with active field operations The rainy season is also the sickly season. and the young men in the Spanish army. being unac- climated. will die of the fever by hum dreds and thousands. While the Cubans will slay their thousands the fever will slay it's tens of thousands. In the rev. olution of 1S6S-78 the Spaniards lost S0,00O men, the majority being the vic tims of fever Again the Cubans are busy now with their sugar crop, and when that is harvested in the fall they will have more leasure and more money to prosecute the revolution. The Cubans can keep up the war as long as they wish for they can take refuge in the mountains and defy arrest. On the other hand the Spanish forces are anX- lous to push the war to a termination, for they knew that delay is to the advan- tage of the revolutionists.
 It is probable that one of the live ques- tions before Congress at it's coming ses- sion will be the Cuban question. By that time Cuba will have won her inde pendence and will ask for admission to the sisterhood of States, or at least will ask for recognition as an independent nation It is probable that the predom- inant party in Cuba will ask to become one of the United States. and be granted the inestimable privilege of adopting as a motto, ''E Pluribus Unum." The com mercal union between Cuba and the United States is now very strong. Sev- eral of the valuable iron ore mines of Cuba are owned by American companies, the Messrs. Thomas of this district being large holders. Of Cuba's exports 92 per cent go to the United States and per cent to other countries. During the first quarter of the present year Cuba ex- ported 249049 tons of sugar, of which amount 22SSS9 tons were exported to the United States, 14S46 to Spain, and 529S to Canada. Although Cuba sells to the United States nearly all her products such as sugar, bananas, ore. tobacco etc. yet her imports are mostly from Europe. This will be changed in the course of time. for Cuba needs our coal, sugar machinery. corn, wheat meat, railroad material, etc
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07
OPELIKA.
A Valueless Verdict-W Wedding Bells Set
 Ringing-A Good Appointment

A ValuelesS Verd1ct-W eddlng BellS set
 Ringing-A Good Appointment
 Opelika, June 5.-(Special Correspond ence. .)-John A. Colvin of Atlanta, Ga, was given verdict in the United States court at Montgomery yesterday for $S60S.21 against the district of Opelika. The judgment was for bonds bought by Colvin in 1870, andiwhich the city of Ope- lika repudiated, and which its successor the district of Opelka, declined to pay. The verdict, however will not amount to anything, as the district has no assets. or income with which to meet it, or any property amenable to the execution that will issue.
 Miss Mary Addie Ross of this city and Mr. Edward P. Flowers of Boiling were united in marriage at the First Meth odist church this morning at 8 o'clock. The handsome church was crowded to it's fullest capacity with friends of the young couple from all over the state The at tendants were numerous and the happy couple left for the east on the S:15 vesti- bule,
 The appointment of Hon. Henry Clay Armstrong of Auburn to be secretary of legation at Madrid, Spain, meets with general satisfaction here, where he is so well known.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

sive and it was enthusiastically received by the audience.
 At a regular meeting of the council to- day the water works committee made report that they had secured an option on a lot upon which to place the pump ing station and that said option was only open until Saturday. the price asked being S400. After some discussion, upon motion of Councilman McCarty. the committee was authorized to purchase the lot. It is the sane location written you yesterday, viz: The southeast cor ger of the lot upon which is situated the residence Of Mrs. Dave Rudisill. It is also understood that as soon as the blue prints of the plans and specifications return that the committee will be vested with full power to go ahead and com plete the work without being handi- capped by having to report their every action to the council
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

Our daddies stamped on the dollar HOO cents unit of value" meaning that the dollar of gold or silver. consisting of 100 cents. was the unit of value. They did the same in regard to the standard of measure, making the yard of feet the standard This clause in the constitu- ton expresses their idea: Congress shah have power to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures" Thus it is evident that they gave Congress the power to regulate" not fix, the value of money Its value was fixed by commercial law Congress has no more power over the fixed value of domestic ooin than over foreign coin. Congress carried out the power given it by the constitution, and regulated the value of the Spanish milled dollar, which was in common use. The pound sterling was equal to $444 in Spanish, dollars. Therefore, Congress enacted that $4.44 should be the rate of exchange. and this is the basis of exchange to this day. The same course was pursued in regard to weights and measures. Our standards were regulated to correspond to those of other countries. The libra of Chile, Cuba and Mexico is equivalent to our pound and fraction over If this country could fix a pound at so much and compel other countries to buy at our weight we would soon roll in wealth. But unfortu- nately they insist upon making our weights correspond to their own, just as they insist upon yalulng our money at it's true value.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07
GUNTERSVILI,E.
Novel School to Be Inaugurated-G Min
 ing Fever Has Strong Hold.

Guntersville, June 5.-(Special Corre- spondence. 1.-The 22d of June will be cele- brated at Joppa. Ala, with an old time barbecue, brass band and public speaking. Joppa is small place twenty miles southwest of Guntersville, on Brindlee mountain. The occasion for the celebration Is the transfer of the Sherrill college property to the American Mis- sionary Educational association of New York city, which proposes making Joppa a center of education. Large school buildings and boarding houses will be added to the present college buildings. Professionally trained teach CTS will be employed tuition is to be a mere trifie, which must never exceed S1 a month for the highest grade. Finances will be looked after by the association and expenses paid from New York.
 There is abundant room for settlers around Joppa Cheap lands, productive soil altitude high and healthy. Ii is ex- pected that many people will locate here to educate their children. Joppa was
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

Travellers in foreign lands tell us on their return of the surprise they have experienced in seeing Yankee inventions in most distant countries. They have found the natives of all lands lost in ad- miration over the wooden nutmegs of Vermont. the mechanical mice of Con- necticut, and the tin snakes of Maine. These foreigners consider these ingenious devices a great joke, and are lost in ad- miraton at such civilized cunning. but if we attempt to put off on them spurious money they will lose all respect for us.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07
On Hand.

mir edition of Pebbles of Fancy" hand somely embellished with Confederate flag in colors on cover. Two hundred and thirty-eight pages, containing all of the authors latest poems. including his late great production. "A Galaxy of Southern Heroes"
 Price of book. 30 cents. Brazer's book store. Second avenue. jul-2-1w
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07
Nx.president Harriso,

New York, June 6.-Gen. Benjamin Harrison left the Fifth Avenue hotel at 11:30 o'clock this morning for the Penn sylvania depot to catch the 12 o'clock train for Philadelphia While in the lat ter city he win pay a short visit to Ex- Postma ster-General Wanamaker and then proceed to his home in Indianap- olis. General Harrison was unaccom- panied by any one when he left the hotel.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

The New York World has interviewed a number of politicians as to their views on the money question. Of course ma jority of them favor free and unlimited coinage because they think a majority of the people are that way. Now the World should interview business men, who have no interest at stake except sound and stable currency for the quicker effecting of exchanges.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

Pennsylvania is offering two silver can ddates for the Presidency. That's more than so doubtful State as Pennsylvania is entitled to-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

Attend the Commercial Club meeting this afternoon at 3:3O o'clock. Every member is urged to do what he can to bring in new members.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

fessional men who should be members of the Commercial Club, and no doubt would be if asked by some friend to join.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

An English paper says "America's most noted novelist is very appropriately named Howls."
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

General Schofield says he never voted in his life. And yet they say he wants 10 be President.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

Eagle Eyelets" are to be no more. James Earle Garrison, the 'one and only" has sold the Sulligent Eagle-Eye and retired from journalism. It is to be hoped he will wend his way back into the fold, for there is much in the young man.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

The Ameer's son, now visiting in Lon don thinks the society women's dresses are awful Maybe they remind him of the costumes of his immediate ances- fresses
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

When a Democrat says he is in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of sil- yer he means that he thinks this would be the proper policy for his party to pursue but if his party decides the other way he will stick to his party.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

The St Louis Globe-Democrat Repub- lican), ever anxious to injure the Demo- cratic party, says; If Cleveland cared to please a. majority of his party, he would appoint Bland secretary of state.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

The following were the prize winners in the contests at Lake Lorraine. Win ners can secure same by applying to Mir. John w. O'Neill:
 Hurling match, won by division No. l, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Pratt City; box of cigars.
 Three legged race, won by Phil Cos ininsky of the Age-Herald and Leon Friedman of the Evening News; two straw hats.
 Sack race, won by James O'Rourke; half dozen handkerchiefs.
 Wheelbarrow race, won by Pat Line han; one pair shoes.
 Girls race, won by Minnie Cahil of Bessemer; half dozen handkerchiefs.
 Young ladies' race, won by Miss Ma mic O'Neill fan.
 One hundred yard dash, won by John B. Burke; prize, s2.
 Married ladies' race, won by Mrs. Bowling of Bessemer; one pound fine tea.
 Hurling match, won by St. Catherine's Temperance society of Pratt City; one box cigars.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

It has developed that Harvey, alias Coin, is a full hedged Populist. Yet the school of 16 to Democrats are preaching constantly according to the gospel of Coin. He and Populist JonesJones who owns the silver mines-are pecu liarly fond of teaching Democrats how to think and how to Vote
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

The Americans in London propose to celebrate the Fourth of July in true American style. It is to be hoped that the British will show the same good sense as the citizens of Chicago on the dedication of the Confederate monu- rnent and refuse to open old sores.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

Every friend of Birmingham should be a member of the Commercial Club.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

Since 1s tne n"o mn ,n9s otn Uf e go,d n South Carolina, S4,oOO,0Oo; and in North Carolina, 2S,OOO.OOO The South can furnish anything there IS a demand for.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

We are agents for the largest and best wine producers in California. We are prepared to fill your orders for Clarets from 50 cents to .25 per gallon. Port and sherry wines from 75 cents to $150 per gallon. These wines are guaranteed to be strictly pure, having been tested by the medical fraternity and recommended as fine tonic for invallds. Special in- ducements to parties buying by the bar rel delivered free of charge in any part of the city. We are prepared to bottle these wines at small expense. We also keep on hand the best brands of old Cegnac brandy and whisky and general line of fine liquors at reasonable prices. Give us call.
 M & A. WISE Corner Morris Avenue and Twentieth Street. 11-3-tf 2p
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07


 In his message to the Mexican Con gress President Diaz says: "The railroad lines now being built are advancing slowly on account of the difficulties caused by the high rate of exchange" This shows what difficulties the single silver stanard countries labor under in their dealings with other countries. When a silver country deals with gold country it must make allowance for the fluctuations in silyer-hence the rate of exchange Is much higher. This country has no trouble in it's dealings with Eng land. for the standard is fixed and does not vary. And England is the great cus- toner of the United States. Instead of this country being dependent on Eng land. she is dependent on us. If Eng land was cut off from the food products of the United States she would starve to death. England buys from the United States $50O 100000 worth of food and cot ton per annum, and sells us only about one-fourth as much.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

High scholarship is mot to be sneezed at" but it isn't always absolutely es- sential to success in life. Police Com missioner Fred Grant is reported to be in high glee because his son, who bears the name of his illustrious grandfather stands at the head of his class in the preparatory school where he is now a student That is something that ought to make any father proud. And yet the boys grandfather stood we'll down to- ward the foot of his class when he was student at West Point.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

The Alabama Beacon tells of the airs Greensboro is putting on in the following manners There has been more painting and general cleaning up in Greensboro this spring than for some time. The beautiful old city is charmingly robed in her commencement dress.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

A comparison between a hale and hardy old man and a dude is made by the Eagle Eye man as follows, "S W. Mosley, 73 years old, walked from home here this week, distance of sixteen miles, and didn't complain very much of the fatigue, while Ed Burns recently walked up from Vernon and said: "Aw, I am dewsedly we've, aw, don cher knaw?"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

It was Gretna Green affair and is spoken of as follows by the Eagle Eye: Bob Rocks and Miss Mollie Webb, both of Gatman, were married by D. W Hol- lis on the 2d, at the home of MT. Bla- lock, near Gatman. It was a Grefna Green affair
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07
THE PRIZE WINNERS.

Bessemer, Ala.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HNRALD.
AGE, Vol. 2I AaR-HERAID. Vol. 2 HERALD Vol.

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
Praise Your Wife.

'How do l look?' asked a young
wife who stood before her husband
dressed to attend a party with him.
He raised his eyes from the paper
he was reading, looked at her criti-
cally. and said:
..All right. You'll do"
Her heart sunk and her lips CULVER
ed, but he did not know it. She was
conscious of looking her best and she
wanted word of praise or adnira-
ton from her husband and she failed
tosreceive it.
Why was he SO grudging of his
praise? Ask the average man who an
swers his wife in that way when she
asks his opinion as she invaria bly, does
and he will tell you that she always
looks well-dressed in good taste and
above criticism. But why doesn't he
say that to her. or rather why does
he not make little lover-like speech
for such an occasion? Even the cour-
teous remarks he would bestow on the
costume of all ordinary acquaintance
are withheld from his own wife.
q There was a husband-he is dead
now-whor used to say to his wife,
my dear. you are looking charming
this evening" or, II love you best In
that blue dress Of yours" He was a
Door stick of man in the way of
worldly success, but his widow canon
lied him for just those loving tributes
given to her with lovers Difference
after many years of welded life.
''Oh," said a disappointed woman,
81 would like to be a man just to show
what good husband I could be-
Detroit Free Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
RETRIDUT1oN.

The girl who lives next door to me is
young and persa Bring,
She practices from ) a. m. till break
- fast time each day;
She plays the same old, WORKOUT
tunes, till I'm tired ofAGnring,
And makes the same mistakes each
time, in the same unerring way.
She's "a added adt!.1! to her Fers of /. lqete by
A tenor fiat, who ines each night
at eight o'clock L. SO.
They sing duets and Sogalar airs over
again and over,
And often it is twelve o'clock before
he starts to go.
The other peighbers rage sfd swear;
I dare mot join their sd rnings,
My youthful sins have fou id hue out;
l suffer and am mute;V
For, in my early manhood, IN spite of
tears and warnings,
I used to spend my evenings in prac-
ticing the flute. Life.