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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
FUN FOR THE PLAIN GIRLS.
But Hcnors Were Easy Between the Two
 Pretty Ones, the Rivals.

But Hcnors Were Easy Between the Two
 Pretty Ones, the Rivals.
 They had certainly been rivals and when she came to call the two plain girls who had dropped in to offer their congrat- ulations decided not to go yet The host ess greeted her warmly and gave her chair facing the light, and then the two plain girls rejoiced that they had uot de- parted the first time they rose to go. It was sure to be interesting.
 ''How well you are looking, dear' said the hostess. Your hair is really much moro becoming than when it was its nat ural color"
 How kind of you to say it, dear espe- cially when your own blondining turned out so bddly By. the way, you were not at Genevieve's luncheon. What pity that she forgot youl I'm sure she didn't leave you out intentionally"
 "Oh, couldn't have gone anyway. I II had another engagement" The two plain girls giggled audibly. "Oh, well, then, it .wasn' t so bad, after all Still I told all the girls who were there how mean I thought it was Of Gene vieve to leave you out when you have so little pleasure"
 Thanks, but my pleasure is never de- pendent on dissipation. How pretty those magenta flowers on your hat arel What a pity the color is so tryingle
 ''Yes, of course you won't dare to wear it. Were you at Ida s tea yesterdayP" -,5'4
 ''No; I haven't been anywhere of late. ;"
 Really it is too bad to be left out in that way. I shall ask Jessie to be suro to send you card for her reception. It will be quite crush. She is simply asking ov- erybody."
 Don't trouble yourself, dear. You know I don't care to visit Jessie Besides my time is really not my own now. I'-
 "Oh, well, then''-
 ''Yes, Horace is so foolishly devoted to me. You know that we arc to be married in January"
 She didn't know it, and she couldn't help changing color, but she rallied nobly.
 ''Why, no, indeedr' she cried. "I'm so glad to hear itl Tho poor fellow was so distressed when told him in August that he really must give up hope I've felt quite guilty eyer since, and now Pm so glad that you have consented to console him. .--se
 And the two plain girls got up and said they really must go now, they had such Q lot of calls to maie.-Chicago Tribune.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
DREAMLAND.
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It is land not far from us where souls May sometimes walk in sleep-a dim, vast land, s- as.sa. s.p Older than Egypt, full of rivers spanned With mist Broad neads it hath and moonlit knolls, Whereon the purple asphodel unrolls s And many pale death flower. Wide open stand Its gates all night, whence dreams in riotous band s4., ti4.sfe. so 4is. Press, thronging, to. the couch of sleep till tolls Z" The matin bell. Then, nimble as thought, All vanish. save some luckless elf in nets More fine than Queen Mab's eyelash, tripped and caught. o strange, mad sprites, whom fantasy begets, Ye bring the dead back, ye do strong hearts
 break ksa alsf- sas4-'Hsy rF For some lost treasure, some sweet memory's sake.
 William Prescott Foster in Century.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
SOME STRONG WORDS

USED BY PRIEST FROM THE PULPIT.
 SOME THINGS HE WISHED.
 PANA, Ill. Jan. 2.-Rev. Father Stick, who last summer gained notoriety by pub E licly assalling protestants, said to his parishioners yesterday: "I have members who will not rent pews because they are too poor, yet they have money to get drunk twice a month. I wish they would get drunk tonight and lay outdoors and freeze to death.
 sThere are members of my congrega tion who allow their daughters to go to high toned balls and dance in full dress-no dress at all. Only indecent Catholics and protestants go to such places.' He said that he wished the girls who went to these dances would be ruined, and added:
 'I wish every boy or young man who attends these dances will become diseased and rot, and the generation would soon be exterminated."
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
RAN INTO AN OPEN, SWITCH.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-Just at midnight, as the Owl suburban on the Northwestern reached the Deering depot, Fullerton ave-, nue and Claybora place, it rah through an open switch into a freight on the side- track. Tho tender of the passenger engine crashed into the first coach j, badly injnring five passengers. The collision knocked the freight from the track and half dozen cars fell into the depot, wrecking it.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
ESCAPED A SECOND TIME.

PERRY, o. T. Jan. 2.-John Milligan |, the double murderer, who is under sen
 tence to hang January1I and who broke 1iail a month ago and was srecaptured, broke jail again last night. Hundreds of men are In pursuit of the murderer. Miiigan is bareheaded, barefooted and in his shirt sleeves, and the officers are tracking him in the snow. which is 2 inches deep.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
SWEPT EVERYTHING BEFORE IT.

JAMESTOWN, N. Y, Jan. 2.-The village of sherman, this county, was visited by a disastrous fire about o'clock this morn- ing. The losses aggregate $50 GOO. The fire side of Main street from Franklin street, including the Hubbard block. The section burned included the principal busi- ness part of the village.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03

A COTTON MILL.-The suggestion that a 'practical plan'' for building and operating a cotton mill fer Birmingham will be before the Commercial club tomor- row should bring full attendance to the meeting. 5s-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
FORMALLY ORGANIZED.

ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 2.-Both houses of the legislature met. today. Hamilton Fish was elected speaker of the assembly. The republican senators caucused shortly be- fore Il clock and nominated Senator Ed mund O'Conn CT of Binghampton as presi- dent pro tenn. of the senate to succeed Lieutenant- Governor SaXton.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
CnALIFOUX'S ADVERTISING SPACE. .
 Backward

On this, the commencsmentof the New Year, we deem it proper totender our sincere thanks to generous and loyal public for the great support which they have accorded us during the past year The free and profuse patronage which has been bestowed upon us far exceeds withstanding the business depression and the hard times generally, our sales account shows large increase over the previous year-douhle the number of articles sold, and 50 per cent in the aggregate.
 Our mail order department, a new departure, has proven to be a big suc- cess, and is continually increasing.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03

ToMoRRow's MEETING OF THE CoMMER- GAL CLUB.-There are several matters of Legislation pending before the legislature in whi, h Birmingham isIgreatiy interested, and it Is thought that the Com mercial club will act on some of these at the meeting tomorrow afternoon.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
MUST BE TRIED.

CHICAGO, Jan. ,2.-Judge Allen of the United States circuit court today denied the motion to quash the indictments found against Ex-Governor Beveridge and other officers of the Mutual Loan company, charging them with fraud. The company operated on plan simNSr to that of the Guarantee Investment company, for which President Mcdonald was saat to jail for eleven months. a a
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
Plenty of coal.
 Prompt delivery.
 Full weight.
 Mcknight, Middleton & Mor- son. Telephone ll45.
Advertisement. DAMAGED S100 WORTH.

A SHOW WINDOW FIRE DOES THAT AMOUNT i- OF HARM.
 Mon ay evening when Mir. Dave Rich of tn, Boston Shoe Sl ore, on Twentieth street, started to light the gas in his show win dow, wh ca was decorated with design in lint cotton, the cotton caught fire and S100 worth of shoes were damiged.
 MORAL.
 Light thy windows with electric lights, like Abbott X Sturges do. jana It
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03

NEARING COMPLETION. The large in- firmary being built by the Drs. Davis, on Twenty first street and Avenue c, is nearly completed. It has thirty rooms and all modern cunveniences.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
TO BE HEARD ON ITS MERITS.

PALATKA, Fla., Jan. 2.-In the Loyds insurance case the information against Devereux & Garrison was quashed. An other information, however, was filed, aud at the next term of the court the case will be heard on it's merit. s--F
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
Looking
 + onward.

What we have plished in '94 only spurs US to greater efforts in '95, feeling as. sured of the good will and patronage of the public.
 h the face of active and watchful compe- tition you have seen us grow more and more popular with the trade, and with an almost phenomenal rapidity.
 We Win Success by Deserving It!
 That is our way of doing business. We are not advertising to catch your trade for a day or for a week, but want 1t constantly and regularly whenever you find yourself in need of anything in our line. We know that money expended with us will go fur ther and show more satisfactory results than similar amount expended elsewhere. Our January Stock Reducing Sale will take place on or about the 18th. This means money-saving to you. "a
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
LOCAL LACONlCS
Gathered, Noted and Condensed by Age Herald Rsporters-General
 Resume of Happenings.

A Coop SUaGEsrIoN.--If the effort to rebuild the Charity hospital is given up charitable persons can endow charity wards in the private infirmaries in the city.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
THE WEATHER.

WAsHINaToN, Jan. 2.-Forecast of weather for the succeeding twenty four hours: Fair; colder in northwestern por- tiop; northwesterly winds.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE.

AS especially recorded hourly ,r the AGE HERALD on the standard theri ,ometer at Hughes' drug store, corner Nineteenth street and Second avenue. The hgures given are in all instances for temperature recorded in the shade and on northern sheltered eXpOSure:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03

MEETING OF THE BAR.-The AGE HER. ALD is requested to state thet there will be a meeting of the Birmingham Bar associa- tion this afternoon at o'clock, for the purpose of taking steps towards assisting the movement now on foot for the establish ment of a new United States district court for the Northern district of Alabama. Some of the lawyers consider the matter of great importance to Birmingham.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03

SHE WAS AN OLD RESIDENTER.
 MOBILE, Jan. 2.-The board of health issued today certificate for the burial of Sophie Plunkett, colored, aged 125 years.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
For Christmas fruit cakes go to 0. w. COdy's, 1920 to 1926 Sd avenue. Ie5 / 20
THE PRESS EXCURSION


 Indications point to the excursion of the Alabama Press association to Cuba being a grand success. Mir. Lee McLendoD, di- vision passenger agent of the Alaoama Midland railway, wired the AGE HERALD last night that the train bearing the excur- sionists would leave Montgomery Fri day night, January Il, and already was as- sured as being the best and most interest ing of any participated in by the Alabama quill drivers.
 BREWERS BOYCOTT ABANDONED. BERLIN, Jan. 2.-Herr Zubei, socialist member of the reichstag, declared at mass meeting last evening that imminent polit- ical events had compelled the abandonment of the boycott which had been enforced against the brewers. The workingmen, he said, would concentrate. He thought that au early dissolution of the reicbstag was certain through rejection of bills pro- viding for construction of new ironclads, increase of the strength of the army and institution of various reforms in the impo- sltion of taxes. He believed, however that the anti-revolutionary bill was certain of a majority.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03

THE COLD KILLED THEM This cold snap, extending all over the country, has been very severe on wild animals belonging to circus companies and confined in zoolog- ical gardens. Many of these animals came from the tropics and can't stand cold weather. They are liable to pneumonia. The animals of Howe & Cushing's circus, which went into winter quarters out near Avondae, have not escaped. Since Satur- day several monkeys and two camels have died. A large lion and lioness, valued at S3000, are now sick All the animals are Yalned at S10 GOO. v ....l .. a..s .l.-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03

No LONGER FIREMAN.-Mr. John D. Reed, who for the past seven years has been one of the most efficient members of the Birmingham fire department, has sev- cred his connection with that body to en- gage in other pursuits. MT. Reed has ac- cepted a position with the Georgia Pacific division of the Southern Railroad company aud will hereafter be railroader. MT. Reed during his connection. with the fire department was ever faithful to his trust, and always ready 10 respond to a call. Success to him in his new field.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03

DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENTS At the residence of Rev. Dr. Lloyd, on Sixth avenue, New Year's night, Miss Anna, his . charming and plished daughter, en- . tertained number of her friends most royalty, who pronounced her most cham ing hostess. The evening was spent very pleasantly with games and delig htful music, and at late hour all adjourned to the supper room, where a most delightful supper was served. is--s
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03
pr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
 Most Perfect Made.

Merchants lunch at "The Burnett" today II a. m. until l:30 D. m.
 H. k. BIDDER, Manager.
 Split Pea Soup. Rabbit Stew, country style. Hamburger Steak, Tomato
 Sauce.
 Lobster Salad. Mashed Potatoes, Drowned. Have you read the AGE-HERALD's call for weekly agents? You should. It will surprise you to find out how much good money there is 10 be made. Read the an- nouncemenL and write for particulars.
 LOST.
 Watch charm with initials "A. I. K" If returned finder will be rewarded by Alex I. Klein, l6 North 2Oth street. IFYOUR BACK ACRES. Or you are all worn out really good for noth.
 ing 1t is general debility. Try
 BROWNS IRON FATHERS. 1t will cure you. cleanse your liver, and give
 good appetite.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03

NEW YEARS DANcE.-On New Year's night dance was given at the residence of Dr. R. M. Cunningham, on, Seventh ave- nue, complimentary to Miss Maude Moore of Fayette, Ala. Merriment reigned su- preme and it was not until the wee sma' hours of the early morning that the sweet notes of ''Home, Sweet Home," were heard. About ten couples were present and the evening was most pleasantly spent.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25
TIMES AND SEASONS.

There's ,imc--;he proverb tells US
For all things under the sun,
Even so may be proper seasons
For good works TO be done.
And for good words to be spoken,l
In the fear either or You
May miss some happy occasions,
Let US here note down few;
When the trees are in pride Of blossom,
Or the leaves crisp undcrfoot,
When fruit on the board Il grateful,
And while there is rind or root
When the fiood-rain pours from the heavens,
When the sunshine follows rain.
When the autumn fields are waving
With the weight Of golden grain;
When the hills are purple with heather,
When the iells are black with cold.
When the larch is gay with It's tassels red,
When nuts are shriveed and old;
Whenever there's growth in the springtime;
Or June close followeth May
And 50 long a. the First Of January
Happens On New Years Day;
When mushrooms spring in the meadows.
When the gnats gyratc in the sunbcams,
When the oak bouShs strain in the breeze;
In the days 90 the cuckoo AMI swallow,
When the white gulls iiee the foam.
When the uightjar croons i the rloamin'.
Or the owl goes silently home;
When the rippleless lake Is a mirror.
When The mountains melt in a mist.
When the depths Of tho lake are pillars Of
gold
on floor ~ amethyst
When a rainbow spans the morning,
When thunder rends the night.
Whom the snow on the mountain-side is red
With the blush Of the dawning light;
When the soul Is heavy with sadness,
And the tears fall drop by drop;
When the heart Is glad as the heart Of ono
Who climbs e. a mountaiu-top;
When youth unfold, like bracken froni
When age is erandy gray
A. the face Of Il crag dcep-riyen and SCARED
BY the storms Of yesterday
Bc sure that in all Of these seasons
Some good may be- done or said.
Aud whenever a loving Thought and viii
Are loving enough 70 wed.
Aud well Is it with the generous heart
That hath thoroughly understood
How the "time for all things under the sun
l. always the time for good.
w. J. Linton, in New York Independent.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25
Good il True.

A young Washingtonian, recently
returned from Chicago, tells good
story, which should properly go un-
der the heading, "Important if True 4"
According to his account the younS
man was going home late one night,
and when crossing the Clark street
bridge was accosted by beggar. On
being refused aims the mendicant
suddenly developed into highway
man, and putting a pistol under the
young mans nose, compelled him to
shell out all his personal possessi ons.
Then the highwayman made n bad
break, for, laughing ut the frightened
victim, he said
"Why, you're dead easy. Dis pop
amt loaded-it's only bluff.
Whereupon the young Washington'
ion whipped out revolver that was
loaded, and, with dire threats o.
shooting the highwayman's head off
compelled him to give back all the
plunder.
81 made sixty.nine cents by the
operation" says the self-confesset
hero, in telling the story, "anl pu
it in the poor box. "--WasAingtol
Post.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25

This was long shed, with eight or
ten forges in it; II worker and a
blower to each forge. Toll was being
carried on with feverish energy under
the eyes OF the master, who promen.
AIDED up and down. There were as
many women as men. The heat was
great aud the smell baddish, and sug-
gestive OF its extreme badness in mid.
summer.
At one forge, one woman--age about
twentytwo-used the hammer with
her hands and worked the oliver with
her feet. tried to do as she did.
She settled nail in two or three
blows. II cost Inc seven. The force
necessary to make the oliver do it,
duty is very great. The whole power
of the body must be concentrated upon
the muscles. At one forge a man and
wife were ut work; both just over
twenty. / wondered what their home
must be after such days work. A
more jaded couple one could hardly
imagine. All the Year Round.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25

exposure to cause it to coagulate. II
is necessary for the patient 10 be on
hand at the slaughtering and drink the
blood az it comes from the steer.
Since the introduction OF defibrinated
blood the use of warm blood has be en-
done away with in large measure. II
is, however, still used with excellent
results, and many doctors of the old
school prefer it to any modern con-
coction.
On the same principle the transfu.
sion OF blood from an artery Of one
human being to vein of another suf-
fering from debility is sometim es
brought into use in medical science.
This operation is of extreme delicacy
and not unattended with danger. In
great medical schools of Germany this
system has been in vogue for many
years. The artery of the healthy per.
son is puuctured and Ivy tube free
from mir is carried to the vein of tho
sufferer. Great caution is necessary
to preclude the possibility of tapping
the artery of the healthy person too
heavily,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25
WORDS OF WISDOM.
4 sneb is Of human creation.

A sncb is Of human creation.
Modesty is not one Of the merits oil
Mammon.
Good manners are sometimes an ac-
quired habit.
You can never get rid OF difficulty
by running away from it.
A gentleman's clothes don't alwaya
fit him, but they are always paid for.
The mote that is in every human
eye may be reduced by care and
prayer.
Love needs no definition. Men and
women loved long before there were
dictionaries.
The man who said ''it takes thief
to catch thief" knew what he was
talking about.
Good sons usually make good hus-
bands, and yet good sons arc not al.
ways good boys.
Expert rhetoricians can mako plati-
tudes appear and sound like the pro-
foundest sense.
II any man seek for greatness, let
him forget greatness and ask for truth
and he will find both.
There is no bigger fool than the
man who thinks he can get rich ty
robbing some one else.
Reason should be able to find better
employment than argument, or dispu.
tation, with dogmatism.
Perhaps the women would save more
money If their husbands would give
them more money to save.
There are promises and contracts
more honorable to break and repudi.
ate than to keep and fulfill
Some people are not satisfied with
the horn of plenty, but they want the
hide, hoofs and tallow also.
Every man longs to get rich and
then puts off until next month his de-
termination to save more money.
Don't be too keenly critical OF other
peoples actions. Their time to laugh
may come sooner than you think.
One way to help your community
and your country is to lend your sup.
port promptly to the best enterprises.
just think if everything that some
people wished should happen what u
mess they would make of everything.
The ignorance a man fears to be.
tray by asking proper questions is
sure to betray him at the first oppor-
tunity.
Many a man sets up for n public
benefactor who never thinks it worth
while to give his wife a word of en-
couragement.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25
Weighing n Pencil Mark.

Scales are now made of such nlcl
justment that they will weigh anyII
to the smallest hair pldcked iron
eyebrow. They are triumphi
mechanism and are inclosed IN :
cases, as the slightest breath o.
would impair their records. The:
cases have a sliding door, and as
as the weight is placed in the baIi
the door slides down. The bala
are cleared again and made readl,
further use 10y the pressing OF
ton, which slightly raises the Dc.
Two pieces of paper of equal vi
can be placed on the scales, s1l
autograph written iu pencil On
piece will cause the other sll'
ascend, and the needle, which
Gates the divisions OF weight, c,
the ten millionth part OF II pouel
less, will move from its perpena,,'
A signature containing nine,
has been weighed and proved
exactly two milligrammes, or "
teen-thousand-five-hundre J
an ounce oy.-Current Liter"1