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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
THEY CELERRATE.

Today the celebration of the emaucipa- lion proclamation will be observed by the colored citizens of Birmingham and other sections of the Union. Speeches will be made showing the progress of the race sinco emancipation. There is no doubt but that individuals of the race have progressed since being made free. Statistics show that coiored men own great deal of property now, aud many of them are teachers, preachers, editors. etc. They haveentered all the professions. While individuals of the race have a3vanced, others have retro graded. There is class among the ne- eroes that bas descended to lower plaue than during the days of slavery. Their freedom has been a curse to them instead of blessing. They have invented new crimes, they indulge in gross immortality unheard of during the time of slavery, and they are altogether wicked and lost to alr sense of manhood. This is the class Sam Cones calls s'the nigger, /" and itis to them fhat most of the crimes committed in the South are chargeaole. It is to keep down fhss class that brings about !yncbing. and
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
NOT so FAST.


 Every time the English papers comment on affairs in ''the Sta,es'' they fall into error. The London Post, h connection with the threatened race war in Georgia, >>safd:
 s.Tbe root 6f>the trouble lies principally in the fact that negEes multiply more rap idly than the whites, who insist on ruling no matter at what cost. Agalnst such uni yersal conviction there is no appeal, nor is it possible to say that this position is de- void of justification."
 The Post has an exalted idea of ths re- gro's capacity for multiplying but the fact is he does not increase as fast as Aus tralian rabbits, nor even as rapidly as the whites of the South. In every one of the Southern States the per centage of whites as compared 10 the blacks is increasing. The difference between the two races in re- gard to their numerical strength is con- growing greater and in favor of the whites Sbe census of 1890 shows that the ratio of incr sase of the whites in the South was 24 per cent, and of the negroes but 1a her cent. Only Mississippi and South Car oIiraalow t,e 0e more blacks than whites.
 Every year the whites more largely out. number the bla,ks. The mortality among the negroes is much greater than among the whites. Tn, negroes don't take care of themselves. Not. .only is this true in the South, but also in the North. New York city has 26 900 negroes, and most of them live in a squalid quarter, and so totally ignore the laws of health that the news- papers are calling on the city authorities to look after them.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
PERSONAL.

MT. William Berney of Montgomery was in the city yesterday.
 MT. Allan Durham returned to Auburn to college this morning.
 Banister's French calf Cordopan, patent calf and all imported skins S4.50 at T. c. Kings.
 Miss Maude Bankhead of Fayette is visit ing the family of Mrs. Dr. Cunningham on Seventh avenue.
 Miss Madge l.. Snyder left this morning for South Bethlehem, Pa, where she will spend the winter.
 MT. and Mrs. s. M. Blake have re- turned from Nashville, where they spent the holidays with relatives.
 Miss Abbie Chambliss returned to her home in Anniston yesterday after a short visit to the Misses Dryer on Sixth ave nuS.
 Miss Rebie Berpey is visiting friends in thd city. Miss Berney's host of friends in bi5nin gham are glad to have her with thdm again.
 Mir. Sparks Jackson, who bas been visil- ipG his parents, Col. and Mrs. J. l.. B. Jackson, returned yesterday afternoon 10 biz studies at. the Agricultural and Me- chanical college, Auburn.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
TERSELY TOLD.

Ben NJ. Jacobs dS Bros. sell furniture.
 Burt Morris is a late arrival at the coun y jail. The charge against Din is assault with intent to murder.
 A good many bouseholders have taken advRntage of the snow to sow grass seed |. Tho seed sinks into the ground withNshe snow. -
 II. c. King is selling ladies handsewed and gents full calf shoes ut 1.95. These goods formally cost more than $2 at the factory.
 The tropical plants on the grounds of Mir. Cox, on South Twentielh street, looked exceedingly picturesque with the snoav on them. l. was a blending of the tropical and arctic zones.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
LIGHT BREAKING IN THE EAST

A traveller reached New York late at night and was shown 10 his room in the hotel. IL was in the dead of winter and very cold. The next morning when he awoks the sun was shining brightly through the window. He lay awake and listened for the roar of the great city which had lulled him to sleep. But not sound was heard. It was as still as death. Had all the inhabitants been smitten with plague in the night? Was it the city of the dead? He sprang to the window and looked out. There was the usual hurry and hustle on the street, but the customary noise was mufflsd by the deep snow that had fallen during the night. It is go with the great moral influences. 'fhey work surely, but silently. The man who lies supinely on his back and imagines that the world is dead knows nothing Of the great advance going on continuously. The world is growing better and brighter year by year. The year 1895 opens brighter than 1894.
 Thro' the ages one unce asing purpose ru1s, And the world growing better with the
 process of the suns. .ts,s
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
TREATMENT OF FURNACE sLAa.

TREATMENT OF FURNACE SLAG.
 An English machine is reported to hava been introduced at one ofthe Pennsylvania blast furnaces capable of elfecting q con- siderable saving in the cost of removing slag. Hitherto the slag from furnaces has usually been run into large holes in the sand of the floor, in the center of each of which a bar being placed, as soon as the clay cooled down, the plan being to lift 1t out by means of the bar and carry 1t away to the dump to be broken to pieces Larger furnaces are provided with light railways with iron cars, into which the slag is run and by which it is removed to the dump. The first cost and the maintenance of such railways and their rolling stock is very considerable.
 According to the new plan the slag is discharged into a number of shallow pans carried by an endless chain conveyor, and after the sag enters these pans it is carried by the chain through a bath of water so that it becomes fairly cool before it is dumped at the further end into the cars which carry it away. At the furnace re- ferred to some of this sag has been sold for railroad ballast, for road material and for use in making concrete for the founda- tions of buildings, and, as it is partly hardened by the time it enters the water bath, the cakes in the pans are solid and not spongy or granular.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
RUB out the "4n and make it "5.o
ADIEU TO "NINErY- -FOUR.n
Written for the Ago. Herald.

Written for the Ago. Herald. Adieui adieul old ninety four, Your last, last sun is set; Go take thy place on Sty gian shore, Unmourned by one regret. For though by you we're nearer brought To lie's fast coming end, You've brought to none of pleasure aught And proved to none friend. But much of that we'd won by toll You've pilfered in your stay, And now like some mafaudinE thief By night you steal away. How many homes all desolate, Their ruin sad to see; How many orphans left to fate, Old year, are due 10 thee? Your footprints on the shores of time Forever will remain; But scarce a heart in any cline Win wish you back agaln. Then go and be forever gone; All that thou promised fair Hath been withheld, and hopes forlorn Attest how false you were. Thy dying dirge will fitting seem When gong and changing bell. And everything with b cath and steam, Shall sound thy parting knelI. Then let thy spirit take its flight. Thy piniops quickly spread, To sEores of dark PIutonian night To sleep with ages dead. Earth's mantle. now of whtest snow, Shall be your winding sheet, The stars shall reral tapers glow, The winds thy requiems meet IIark! Now hear the whistles shriek, hear the changing bell; Avaunt! be gonel thy doom they speak Farewell. old year, farewell.
 o. T. DoziER. Birmingham. Ala. Dec 3l, 1894.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
WE LEAVE THE CITY

Attend the closing out sale of ladies' gents and chiIdren's Shoes at prices never before heard of. Gents' shoes, soc up; la dies, 75c up; children's, 15c up. The finest line Of winter shoes in tue city. Lay in your winter stock at once.
 ST. PIERRE. Ladies' entrance 303 Nineteenth Street. Gents' entrance corner Third Avenue and NNineteenlh street. oct IA If
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
THE COAL INDUSTRY.

wHAg INSPECTOR HILLHoUsE HAS TO SAY
 ABOUT IT.
 Mir. James D. Hillhouse, stats mine in spector, was interviewed last night by the AGE HERALD, and gave the encouraging statement that the coal mining industry now presents a most cheering outlook. Mir. Hilhouse said that as matter of course the men had not done much work during the past week on account of the holiday season, but that for weeks previous they had worked splendidly: were then and still are in excellent humor, and stead- fly turning out more coal than ever before in the history of this industry in Alabama. MT. Hillhouse says there are no expres. sous of dissatisfaction among the men, and the probability is they will now re- sume work with renewed zeal. He is hope ful that the year will be most prosperous one to both operators and employees, and that the annual coal output of 1895 will be the largest ever known, and the demand large in proportion.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
WANTED--A MORNING TRAIN TO
 RIOCTON.

Birmingham is anxious to have the Louisville and Nashville run a morning train from this city to Blocton. Commer. cal drummers and other business men (and they are numerous) who have matters 10 look after out on the Mineral road com plain that they have to leave Birmingham in the evening and spend two nights and one day in Blocton in order to get in few hours work. Blocton always treats then, nicely and they do not object to tbe pleas- ant hours thus passed, except that they cannot spare the time from their homes and places of business. It might be we'll for Superin tendent Newbold to take hold of this matter, investigate it fully and find his way clear to run a morning train to Bloc
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

An entirely new departure has been made by the AGE HERALD in our canvassing de- partment. Announcement of this feature is made in another column of this issue, under head of ''Agents Wanted for Weekly Age Herald.' The new plan enables us to make an offer to those of our readers who desire to enter the field for us that is extra. ordinarily liberal. Read the announce ment and, if interested, write for partic- ulars. d&Wtf
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
TERRIBLE FATALITY.
Five Children Out of Family of Seven
 Dead From Diphtheria and the Others Given Up.

READING, Pa., Dec. 81.-PauI, aged 5; Charles M., aged 12; Lot, aged 10. and Lizzie, aged 2, all children of Jacob K. Leven of Olney, this county, died within twenty -four hours of diphtheria. Ada, aged 6, was buried on Saturday. Two other children are seriously i'll and their death is expected.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

For the Age Herald: The years are fitting. fitting by, Like white- winged ships al sea; And freighted with imm' rtal souls, BOnnd Tor vast eternity! The year of eighteen ninety -four In solemn silence sleeps, While memory folds her weary wings And sorrowfully weeps. Bnt songs Of mirth and gladness blend W,ih natures minor strain, And hope and joy on tip- Toe stand To greet the coming trainl For. loi the new born prince appears Beyond the golden bars; While waiting thousands homage pay We don his crowA.o of stars! nb. may that power that rules above, And tunes the Heavenly choir, Accept the incense of our love And lit our spirits higher!
 MRS. MARY WARE.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

YOU DON'T HAVE 10 SWEAR OFF, says the St. Louis Jonrnal of Agriculture in an editorial about No. To- -Bac; the ia. nous tobacco habit curem "We knowso of many cases cured by Bac, one, a prominent St. Louis smoked and chewed for twenty nQ boxes cured him so that even ths kacco makes him sick No-T5~ pnd guaranteed by Nabers, Alorro VI
 No cure no pay, Book Ire<
 Remedy Co.,, New York
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
DEATH RECORD.
JOHN CLEVELAND

St. Petersburg, Fla, john Cleveland, son of State Senator B. s. Cleveland of Con- neclicut, died of heart failure. Tho re- mains will be taken to Hartford, Conn.,, for intcrment.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
YOU DO WRONG

To pay big prices for common shoes these hard times when it is so easy to find good shoes at low prices: The Boston Shoe Store, 107 Twentieth street, sells shoes and makes regular customer out of every person who makes a purchase there. There is a reason for this. Buy your next pair there and you will soon ind out the reason.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
MRS. HENNESSY.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31.-Mrs. Heu- messy, the aged mother of the late Chief of Police Hennessy, whose assassination by Italians in 1891 led to the shooting of the Mafia gang in the parish prison and al- most embroiled this country with the Ital- ian governmen died this morning. Mrs. Hennessy left quite an estate.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
GOVERNOR OATES, who has returned

GOVERN0R OAThS, Who has returned from trip to Washington, said to corre- spoudent:. "I am afraid that the present Congress will do but little fl anything more. l have no hopes of the psssage of the Carlisle bill. In fact, we are not going to have any currency Legislation. The Nicaragua canal bill will also be defeated. Sherman expressed the situation on the Morgan made his speech Sherman said hQ
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE

Four of the employees of the Birmingham postoffice have been placed under the civil service rules and cannot hereafter be dis charged except for good cause.
 Among the men effected by this rule are {: R. A. Jones, stamp clerk; A. c. Lowery, clerk; F. B. Davidson, assistant regMter clerk
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
IN HONOR OF "A BROTHER
The Birmingham Legal Fraternity Adopts Resolutions on the Death
 of Col. w. D. Buleer.

The Birmingham Bar association met yesterday in the city court room to receive the report of the committee appointed to draft resolutions on the death Of Col. w. D. Buiger. The following resolutions were adopted:
 Whereas, W. D. Bulger, late member of this bar, died on December D. 1884, and in honor of his memory the Birmi ingham bar has met to express their respect for his worth and their sorrow in his death; there- fore
 Resolved, That in his death we mourn the loss of one whose actions were manly, and whose motives were honorable, and whose worthy life added honor to the good name to which he was born.
 Resolved, That we remem Der him as one who ln all the walks of life was sincere, diligent and faithful, earning the esteem of his friends by the warmth of his feel ings, the attachment of his clients by his fidelity 10 their interests, the respect of judges by his reverence for the law and of his brethren by fair and open methods. Resolved, That honored scars upon his body, received in battle at Sharpsburg and Chickamauga in defense of his country, were his decorations, and hls memory will be held in sacred keeping by his friends and by grateful state.
 resolutions be entered upon the minutes of the supreme court of Alabama and the courts of Jefferson county, that copy be sent to his family and that-publication thereof In the city papers be requested.
 J. 4. w. SMITH,,
 CHARLES A. SENN,
 A. H. BENNERs,
 k. L. BROOKS,
 ROBERT J. LOWE,
 Committee.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

HORSES are giving place to electricity, and horses are drug oD tho market. But winged Pegasus that the poets ride is still in demand,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

it is to this class that the bad opinion of the South held abroad Is due. The negro is seldom, if ever, lynched because he is a negro, but because he is a brute. Negroes have been known to lynch members of their own race for high crimes. It falls to the duty of the better class of colored men to bring their influence to bear on the reprobates of their race, aud elevate them before they are elevated by the hangman.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
COLD WEATHERx.

Wards coal yard is prepared to Furnish you with Carbon Hill or Galloway coSi on short notice. Buy your coal from tHep once and you will have reason to become a> regular customer. Supply of stove and kindling wood on hand. Telephone 4S7
 11-29tf
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
REMOVA

The<eirmipgham Undertakers have re- moved tGalr establishment to 215 North Twentieth street, and now have on hand largo and compfTtas inc of undertaking orders intrusted to lhefs.. Open day and night. 12-5-1m
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
THE WEATHER,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Forecast Of weather for the succeeding twenty four hours: Fair; northerIy winds, becoming variable.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
YEsTERDAy,s TEMpERATITRE

AS especially recorded hourly for the AGE HERALD on the standard thermometer at Hughes' drug store, corner Nineteenth street ana Second avenue. The figures given are in all instances for tempersture recorded in the shade and on a northern sheltered eXpcsure:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
The U. s. Govt Reports show Royal Baking Powder superior 10 aU others.
BROWNIES,

Do not fail to attend the meeting of tn @ Brownie club, at 716 Eighteenth street, at o'clock on Wednesday aft ,rnoon,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

THE First Baptist church of Chattanooga, the finest Baptist church building in the South, was destroyed by fire on Sunday.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

THE author of s'Home, Sweet Home' never had a home, and probably the aus thor of "The Beautiful Snow" never saw snow--at least, when it was thawing.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
NEW PROCESS FOR MAKING STEEL.

NEW PROCESS FOR MAKING STEEL.
 A new process and mechanical apparatus, the application of which promises to revo-
 utionize steel man ufacture in this country, is the invention of Leopold Ianke, for meriy of Louisville, but for some time past a eitlzen of Indianapolis.
 By the Ianke process and equipment cast Ter pig iron is converted as fast as melted from the cupola by the force of superheated steam commingled with hot and cold air, with or without ingredients, as to the quail fly of the metal desired. The converter is in the form of trough and mounted on a frame, to be regulated at the front end. The trough is open at the ends and top and lined on it's interior surface. The bottom of this trough appears in the form of steps ipclining downward to the front. At the inside corner of each step is small pipe, which passes through tue lining and con nects with the blow pipe chamber in the bottom of the trough. The blow pipe cham Der connects with the hot and cold air injector, and in turn from the injector passes to the relocating stove and to the boiler. The hopper is attached to the top of the converter for ingredients, and over the middle part of the converter Is hood.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

THE rumor that Secretary Herbert is to wed Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sortoris has been denied, and it is said that she is to marry a high posIotfice official whose name is Jones,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

Proof against all assault is the reputa- ton of Dr. Prices Baking Powder. It's rivals are routed every time by it's superior meriia.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
A NEW WHEEL

A new, high grade, standard make, thirty pound bicycle for sale. Experts say it is the most durable wheel on the market. It can be seen at.office of AGE-HERAD.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

Have you read the AGE-HERALD's ca..s for weekly agents7 You should. It will surprise you to find out how much good money there is to Le made. Read the an- nouncement and write for particulars.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
DISSOLUTION POSTPONED.

Have your pipes repaired at 219 Nine- teentb street. 12-2-1m
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

DISSOLUTION POSTPONED. ROME, Dec. 3l.--rhe dissolution of the cham bers has been postponed. The gen. eral election will take place probably in April.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

Rheumatism is caused by acidity of the bloodr Hoods Sarsaparilla parifes the blood. Try it.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was Child she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gavethem Castoria.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

ADELINA PATTI writes to the New York World about the traditions that cling around New Years in Wales. One favor- ite. superstition among the peasantry of Wales is that unless some new article of clothing be worn on New Years Day mis- fortune is sure to follow throughout the whole of The year. They have an old folk rhyme embodyiug this idea, which runs as follows:
 At New Years let your clothes be new,
 Or else be sure you will IL rue.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
MRS. SARAH HARRIs.

Mrs. Sarah Harris, mother of Mr. George 0. Harris of this city, after lingering ill., ness of many months, passed away at the old homestead at Balm, this state, Sunday afternoon at the advanced age Of v years. Mrs. Harris was most estimable Christian woman, full of years of charity and benev. olence, and her demise will be regretted by her many friends and neg h bors in the vicinity of her past home. Her remains will be inferred today in the family bury inp prOund at Balm
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

Uncle Sam knows a good thing when he sees it. That is why Dr. Price's Baking Powder is used in army and navy.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
.LUNsFoRD GRIFFITH. .

On Christmas eve, at Memphis, Tenn, Mrs. F. M. Griffith, little Lunsford, the bright 3-year- old son and light of the fam fly heartbstone, was called to the great be- yond to rejoice with the myriads of little ones around the great white throne at the coming of the anniversary of the birth of the Savior, who in his short stay on earth had said: "Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.o He was a beautiful child, idolized and loved by all, but he was wanted above and the white winged angels bore him away. leaving ach- ing hearts behind. Lunsford was the grandchild of Mrs. G. w. Lunsford of this citv
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

RUsKIN says there is no such thing as "bad weather" that there are only dif- ferent kinds of good weather. He is like the old topper who said there was no bad whisky, only-good, better, best. What some people call "bad weather' others call good weather. The denizens of the city, who object to snow because it makes walking difficult and dangerous, should bear in mind that it is welcome to the farmer. for it pulverizes and fertilizes the ground and insures good wheat crop.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

THE only Democrat in the Michigan Leg. islature is called "Donovan of Bay" He was the guest of honor at public school exhibition the other night. The teachers held him up before the pupils as an exam pie of how man may win distinction against overwhelming odds.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
HIS LAST DRUNK.

KNoXvILIE, Tenn. Dec. 31.-TEe body Of William 4. Schneider, entry clerk for Cowan, McCiung &Io., who mysteriously disappeared nearlX week ago, was found this afternoon in woods five miles east of the city. He dT king when last seen alive, and 1t posed that he wan .. dered into the VI I'd froze to death.
 THE ooL9 .rEopLa TO-DAY.
 Shn1st Bax church at Il o'clock this
 Bmmemoratlon of the eman-
 llamxtiou. Addresses will be
 ov Rev. Mr. Bnnton, Rev E. NJ.
 r. ". Mitchell and other colored