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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

The increase in the worlds gold sup ply the past thirty years is $3.93O 400, 400. As the demand increases production will keep pace with it. There is an unlimited supply of both gold and silver in the earth, just as there is of coal. ore and other minerals. If there was greater de- mand for iron ore more of it would be mined. A scientist professes to have found that the water of the ocean is full of gold.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

President Cleveland speaks of the changed conditions" of the present as compared to 1776. One of these changed conditions is the change in the conner cial ratio between silver and gold from 151s to 1, to 32 to 1. Another is the change from the isolated condition of the colonies to our present commercial relations with all civilized nations, making a sound and stable currency absolutely essential.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

The advance of iron has increased the value of ore lands in this county. Near ly all the ore lands are owned by corpora tions, but a few individuals have held on to their original holdings, or made Investments
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

The farmer puts board over the eyes of a fence-jumping COW so she can't see the cornfeld. The board not only keeps her from seeing the growing corn, but also the approaching train. The free sil Verites have their vision ohscured by prejudice, and they can't see the fields of plenty, and they are run oyer by the ap- preaching train of progress.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

In his letter to Tammany, Secretary Herbert declares his faith in the sober second thought" of the American people. It was this sober second thought that ac- cepted Cleveland's tariff reform in 1892 after rejecting it in 1888. It is this sober second thought that will keep the eoun- try on a sound money basis and finally reject the free silver fallacy. Sober sec ond thought saves the people from the tempestuous waters of dangerous doc trines and lands them safely on the shores of sound sense. Sober second thought is the "Old Ship of Zion that has landed many thousands and will land as many more"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

The recent victories of the sound money men will cause many Republicans, as well as Democrats, to come out for an honest dollar.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

The price of steel has advanced more than iron. and this will give renewed i'm petus to steel-making.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Kentucky holds her election in Novem- Der, under the new constitution She has also adopted the Australian ballot sys- tenn.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

A year from now the free silver orator will be like a firecracker on the 9th of 11.l
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Congressman Bryan argues that the government can fix the price of silver because it's production is limited. but ad- mits that it could not fix the price of airl No. if wind was limited we should have fewer free silver orators.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

in gold or silver at market value" Mrs. Cougar seems to have imbibed one sound principle of finance, namely. that 4tle true value of gold and silver is it's mat- ket value If she desires the use of bullion for currency. she is advocating A return to the time when silver and gold. were accepted by weight. and every man carried scales with him to weigh the metals. When the government under took to stamp gold and silver it simply proposed to save the people the trouble of weighing the metals each time they accepted payment.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Several of the Northwestern trunk lines are waging rate war. Such cut ting of rates damages them in two ways they lose the legitimate profits of haul ing freight and passengers, and they lessen the confidence of foreign bondhold- CTS in the ability of American railroads to earn dividends. railroad man just returned from Europe was told by foreign capitalists that they had great confidence in American railroad securities because they knew our railroads had the chance to do big business, but they had little confidence in the management of our railroads.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Mrs. Helen N. Cougar has evolved a plan for the solution of the currency problem. Mrs Cougar has just declined an invitation to make free coinage speeches in the West, declaring that in- dependent free coinage at this time would not justify the hopes of it's advocates. She then proposes the following plan: "Abandon the coinage of both gold and silver; make all paper money redeemable in gold or silver bullion at the discretion of the treasurer: such exchange to be
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Will Resume Operations.-The follow ing encouraging news is taken from the Columbiana Chronicle: "rhe Shelby Iroa works will resume operation in a month or six weeks. The large store house has been repaired and thoroughly cleaned for the reception of large stock of gen eral merchandise.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Too Much Rain.-The Troy Messenger says: 'The farmers are beginning to complain of too much rain. In some parts of the county the crops are badly injured by it.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Good Paying Business.-The Gurley Herald says: "The cedar timber business tt this place continues to bring in con siderable revenue"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Rather Long Snaloe.-The Greensboro Watchman is responsible for the follow ing; "A chicken snake about feet long was killed at MT. Travis Rhodes place. several miles north of town, one day re- gently. It had broken up the nest of setting hen by swallowing eighteen eggs"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

 Ala as Eecond-cIass matter. ~>-~----------~------~---- Eastern Business Ofnce. IS Tribune Bulld- ing New York: Western Business once oo' "The Rookery." Chicago. s. c. Beek"lth' Sole Agent Foreign Advertising. Notice to Charlottesville subscribers desire to have their papers changed, tney must specify where the paper is now goils and where they wish it changed to. WateA tho label on your paper and see when your time expires.
 The Age-Herald will appreciate news from any community. If at small plaoe where it has no regular correspondent' news reports of neighborhood happenlies from any friend will be gratefully reeeiVed- All coinmunlcations, of whatever charae- ter or length, should be written on only one side of the sheet.
 TELEPHONE CALLS. Business Oflce. . Editorial Rooms. ....'.......+s's'...'' All calls after o'clock p. m. should De sent to the Editorial Rooms.
 
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 MT J H. West is the regularly authorizeo travelling agent of the Age Herald.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Hog Cholera Rampant.-The Colum- biana Chronicle tells the following: Hog cholera is killing hogs by the score in this vicinity, several having lost nearly all they owned.'
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06


 Corn Meal Murphy, whom the govern ment sent over to Europe to induce the Europeans to eat cornbread, had better go to our neighbors to the south of us, who seem to be inclined toward our corn bread and with little encouragement would become good customers. Corn is selling in Guatemala for s6 to SS a bushel.
 The Mexican Minister at Washington,
 in a carefully prepared article, asserts that the American silver dollar will buy twice as much as the Mexican silver dol lar in that country. The reason he gives is very plain and cannot be gainsayed: The Mexican dollar is accepted at its bull lion value, while the American silver dollar is accepted as a representative of the gold dollar. The travellers who re- turn from Mexico and deny this state ment, probably confined their visit to the backwoods district, where the people don't know one sort of dollar from the other. The people of a silver country are naturally suspicious of the money of other countries, for they think that be- cause their country usas appreciated currency all other countries do the same.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

church, clever citizen and left wife and one daughter. The funeral services were conducted at the residence Satur- day afternoon at 4:30 by Rev. J. T. Nor ris. and his remains were laid to rest in the Lafayette cemetery"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Broke Jail Again.--The Dadeville Her aid has the following: Berry Matthews colored, charged with assaulting white woman near Alexander City, again broke jail Monday and made good his escape. This is the second time he has broke jail. The first time he was captured and jailed at Anniston and brought back"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Hale's Report.-The Greensboro Watch man says: "The rain continues in thi section and the crops are being damaged thereby"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Some Fine Hogs-The Troy Messenger prints the following: "Mr. A. A. Grant of China Grove enters the lists with the de- termination to beat the state in the fine hog contest. He says he has pair of Ohio Improved Chesters which he says he expects to make weigh 1900 pounds next winter They are now months old and weigh 40 pounds"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

A Dry Spell Needed.-In referring to Etowah crops the Gadsden Times-News says: "Too much rain for the crops grass is getting too good a headway A dry spell and siege on the grass is what is needed"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

taken the bridal couple left for the groom's home in Valdosta, Ga. The bride has large circle of relatives and friends in Lafayette, and is remarkable for her energy and admirable traits of character. The Sun offers congratula- tionS and best wishes
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06
ACE-HERALD.
AGE, Vol. q AeF-HERAI.p. Vol. HERALD. Vol.

Entered at the postofflee at Birmingham, Ala, as Eecond-class matter.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23

The la,er, new, from the Egyptian ma-
scum at Gh.~zrh Is that there 10 such n
sint of niummified humanity ,hsrv. ow
'ns To tho quantttir. Of priests VI Am,
mon discovered a~hil, ago ia upper
Egypt. that the Egy ptian gosrsnm1n.
han proposed Ia the uius-anis u Loasion,
Paris, Berlin. Viruns. NJ. Pe,rrsbusy snd
Rome to take th~rn "a its hands. ThSy
Arc 10 bs divided into lots, which arc to
o- drawn Tor by tho accepting partie~I
But at present on- AMI all arc sotunwhz
reluctant to takn thrm 80 there 10 still
a chance THAI the poor pri-.,. may fol
low in ths waka VI this sacred calls. who-1
mninmiiisd remains were .hipp~i 10 Liv,
-rpool A. fertilizer for tho Acids. Lon.
don Tit-Hits.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23
Emerson's Phi Beta Kappa Grafton.

1t was my good fortune to hear In 1857
the address which DR.. Holmes calls the
declaration OF independence OF American
-Emerson's Phi Beta Kappa ora
ton OF July at Cambridge So can re-
member the surprise-shall say the indig
nation-which the simple, solid, discon
nected phases OF that address awakened
among those who heard | remem Der the
covert criticism OF the gay dinner party
which followed. | remember how afte.rwar,l
men and women freely said he was crazy
Alas, have on paper my own schooIboy
doubts whether he appreciated the coca
sion! 1t happened to me 20 years after In
one OF the most exquisite homes in Am.ri
ca some two miles above the level Of the
sea, on that easy slope OF the Rocky moun
tains. among all the fresh comforts which
make palace a. desirable home a.. loo
cabin, to find on the table Of nv hostsss
who Is herself one OF the leaders VI TODAY
new edition of this Grafton Of 10 years IN.
fore.
! read II then with absolute Abatement
II you Will look at 1t when you 20 home.
you Will share that amazement For /
could not find one extravaganza. could
not find one word which should shock the
most timid. It Was impossible to under
stand where the crazineSs came In. so had
be led the age In those 20 years, or so had
the God who sent him into tn. world led
IL, that the prophecy was fulfilled over and
over again The extravaganza OF one day
bad become the commonplace Of another -
Edward +. Hale's Address
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23
AMERlCANiSMS
They Often Possess Genuine Huner and
Sometimes Poetic Force.

They Often Possess Genuine Huuor and
Sometimes Poetic Force.
It Is in phrasemaking and in descriptive
epithet that the American really shines,
and here he Is unequaled. His turn for
quaint metaphor, his singularly quick eye
for resemblance between incongruous Oh
jects and his gift OF picturesque resentment
combine to impart genuine humor and
sometimes almost poetic force to the best
examples Of his slang. "Tanglefoot," for
instance. as an epithet Of ardent spirits, has
we'll nigh the force Of poetry. 1t would al
most seem to have been invented, accord
ing to the best rules Of that art. by man
with his eye upon the object"
Take. again, the admirably graphic ex,
preston to pan OUT" with its realistic
suggestions Of the patient labor Of the gold
washer and the absolute fnality OF its re
suits. What more expressive and satisfy
ing description Of directness OF route could
BE- given than bee liner" Who would pre-
fer the pale negation conveyed in our key
less watch" to the concrete image which is
at once flashed upon the mind by the term
"stemwinder'" Or oar pedantic and mean
ingless erambulator" to-another ennis
sion, by the way, from Mr.. Russelis CLOS
sary-the graphic push buggy" Of the
Americans,
In the way OF humorous analogy few
droller metaphors can ever have occurred
to the human mind than that which de
scribes the point of a nail or tin tack As its
business end" To keep a stiff upper
lip" as a synonym for the display OF firm
ness; to keep the eyes skinned" as AN
equivalent for the maintenance of vigt-
liant attitude; to have hard row to hoe"
for difficult task to perform; to take =
back seat" Tor to retire under circum-
stances Of humiliation from position OF
undue prominence; to have brick in the
hat" for to be top heavy with intoxieation,
to 'waken snakes" as the last word Of
dangerous and deliberately created disturb
ance-all these are phrases which ''palpt.
tate with actuality." They sre the obvious
coinage OF an intensely realistic and prac.
teal race, Of a people whose minds almost
instinctively frame visual representation
Of incidents and objects which ii is the
habit Of most other nations tocontem plate
in the form OF mental distractions
1t can hardly be maintained that from
the point Of view OF the external graces
these locutious can be regarded in all in
stances As ornaments to the literature OF
our common language. II is, however, only
fair to admit that many, or most OF them,
II outwarily inelegant. possess that in
trinsically and essentially literary quality
OF "expressiveness" In SO high degree a.
to deserve pardon for their defects OF form
And it is the satisfaction yielded by them
to the universal human desire for the Iii
rect, forcible and stimulating expression OF
thought-a desire far older and stronger
than the literary instinct-which has given
some OF them 50 tenacious hold upon Eng
lish speech on both sides OF the Atlantic. =
London Spectator.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23
Rocks That Float In wafcr.

A geologist who is we'll up in his
business can name dozen or twenty
different specimens Of rocks and miner
ais that have less specific gravity than
water. and which will, if tossed into
that element, float on the surface. HUI
belite is one of the best known apre-
sentatives of that class. The common
pumioe stone is another example. The
rock with the very least specific gravity
known is 'damari, a substance found
In an extinct volcano in Damaraland.
Its atomic weight is .5, or exactly one
half that Of hydrogen Louis Re-
public.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23
The fusattsg Ssse 81 Al wims.

Well. this stninps nr. said Lawyer
q. W. stapletnn tho o,hrr day a. he con.
clude'i the reading IT letter from All
Wing. Calnatnan who l.. STRIVING a life
arntenc. In tho Deer to'is, r-ni.rntiary.
All Wing wrote Mr. stapl~ton that be
was in TOE life. and wanted To know
what effect the 1sary las would have
upon him Tho law provides that all
Cinnamon should REGISTER at q certain
time MAY 8 II they arc noe Registered
at that time they shalt b- ,irporsesi. All
WING says the prison authorities would
not let him o1s 10 register, ard he will
b" perfectly satisfied 10 - bar. TO China
This Ia condition which th. trainers
OF tho law hardly lookr.i tor. and Ia 10
hkeiy tho supreme eoart will In called
upon To settle ,hr point. All Wing
killed. thrs. Of hts eountrymen In B~s,
verhead county thr.. years ago. Butts
Inter Mountain
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23

Scarcely any discovery of modern
medical science is more valuable than
that treatment Of the eye may lead to
the cure Of epilepsy. In the New York
Medical Journal DR.. Ambrose L. Ran
ney gives full details of the treatment
of the eye which he has adopted with
25 patients. The correction of the eye
muscles has led to the cessation of the
epileptic seizures. Most of these patients
had been dragged with bromides for
years without any cure. Some Of the
cases treated were of long standing.
One patient had suffered for "a years
from epilepsy. Seven years have now
passed since his eyes were treated, and
he has had no return. Another patient
had such violent paroxysms that he had
to be confined in padded room while
they lasted. He is now cured. A third
has been in perfect health and part
ner in large business for three years
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23
VALUABLE WOODS.

Many OF the Finest Kinds In Existence
Pientifu1. but Almost UnknOvn.
Many Of the finest woods in existence
arc yet unknown or only slightly
known to the manufacturers Of wood
in the civilized world The woods of
Central and South America are perhaps
the most remarkable as we'll as the best
known. In the yet untouched forests Of
this continent are many woods far finer
than any Of those now in use. These
woods range from pure white to jet
black In color, and many Of them are
most beautifully marked and veined-
Some of them are so hard that they
turn the edges Of axes, chisels and other
tools, while the band saw cuts them
only slowly
In the Columbian exposition there
were many displays of little known
woods, and the finest Of them were those
from Argentine Republic, Brazil and
other South American countries Some
OF these southern woods yielded to the
teeth of the band saw not the ordinary
sawdust, but fine powder, fine as the
finest -four, so hard were the woods
Some Of them burned but slowly. 9th
ers possess qualities that keep them free
from insects. Some of them seem to be
practically indestructible by air and
water
All along the eastern slopes Of the
Andes, up to the snow line on those
great elevations, throughout all the
great river valleys and in some Of the
wide areas Of level country in South
America are great forests Of fine woods
that are specially fit for the finest cabi-
net and furniture work, and also for
carpentry and other in
dustrial arts in which wood is the raw
material. These great forests are now
an unknown quantity in the commercial
world, but they will come rapidly into
the knowledge Of men and into indus
trial use when once the railroad has
reached them.
Before many years, it is safe to pre-
dict, the South American and Central
American republics will be threaded by
and then those wonderful
woods will be drawn upon to supply the
demand for new and fine woods in all
civilized countries Lumber World
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23
A SENSIBLE FIR TRES.

Said saucy little Maple
To her cousin, Willow Tree:
Miss Fir has no new mantle
This spring. like you and mo.
"She wears the same old garment
That she's worn since l was born.
should think she'd feel 50 shabby
With no new bonnet on"
As she tossed her head and nodded
AT the Fir Trees old style clothes
Willow laughed-she couldn't help IT,
At the turned up. pea green nose.
The Fir Tree, staid and modest,
Answered Maple not q word,
Though I'm very sure-yes. certain
Every thing was overheard.
She only softly murmured
As she rearranged her clothes,
I'm glad my friends don't leave me
With every wind that blows"
A. F. Caldwell in Christian Nation.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23
HOPE CRUSHED TO EARTH

Will rise again In the DO ON Ut iyspept wise
enotish to .uDailt ute tor the psestio cs VII et
have BAN bookled him Out OF his belief ia tn.
possibility OF cure, thr real insIsofaut aHd .to
maehIc, hosteE'ef. stomach biIefs the oil
tous, The nervoh-, the dysp-ptlf. the rheumatic
alike derive speedy b-i, d. from n he pf4l b p
tailic medicine. Persons suffering from ind
srsti"u viii gam no positive permanent xoo.!
from tue merry a1niei Gated .tImuL liant. VI CON
herce. too often used recal easly the Bitter. IL
N Tieasurnbly 20 lie preferred to thrs.; A. tDnte
since It's pure basis Is modified by The cou ln..-
lou With II OF vegetable ingredients OF the
highest remedial excel lenee Malaria IL PIE
Vented ani temedIet BY IL, and II intuses vi sot
INTO the weak and slcslY sturg assiiil TIRE.
times lay II the average Iore.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23

The unleavened cakes OF bread used dur.
ing the whole OF the eight days Of passover
are called matsoth, and are made OF " heat
en- hour. OF round form about foot in
diameter, perforated all over, and 81 very
thin that n pounds weight contains about
nine cakes Many families distribute
few Of these fragile cakes among their kind
and affectlonate. but somewhat simple,
Christian nrighbors, who treasure them ~
curiosities Temple Bar
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23
The lngenioas MAgpis.

The maybe Is nothing II not ingenious
He always barricades his bulky nest with
thorn branches, SO that to plumber IL Is by
no means AN easy matter; but when cir
cumstanees oblige the pie" to build in a
low bush or hedge-an absence Of lofty
trees being marked feature Of some
northern loealities-he not only interlAces
his home, but also the entire bush in a
most formidable manner. Nor does he stop
here To make assurance doubly SURE"
he fashions a means Of exit As well a. til
trance To the castle, So that II disturbed he
can slip out BY his back door. as it were
Exchange
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23

A celebrated specialist III lung diseases
recommends, to very delicate patient
struggling with an lucipirnt cough and
general debility this startling remedy-i6
raw eggs "A day as uourishment. The poor
little woman ha, brought herself up by
painful degree, To 10. She refuses to 10 AL y
further Philadelphia Press
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23
A LITrLE THING.

1T 10 little thing to speak phrase Of
common comfort which by daily use has
almost lost its sense, yet on the ear Of him
who thinks to die unmourned IL will fell
like choicest music" 1t Is . simple thing
to suffer ordinary pain; but when II com.s
by day and night with neurslsias cruel
hurt. there's nothing better 20 cure 1t than
ST. Jacobs Oil, which penetrating to every
part that aches leases the pain and leaves
a perfect cure behind it. It's little thing
to do, but the comfort of relief from such
distress will make one feel the happier
hours OF life.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23

Alexander the Great, about B. c. 400.
made an attempt to introduce MANY
Asiatic plants into Europe. Rice was
among the number. but the Greeks did
not take kindly to its cultivation. pre-.
ferring to import it from India and
Egypt
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-23

Philip ! Of France fell out with the
queen. turned her out Of doors and mar
NED the wife Of a nobleman, giving the
unique reason. Il like her better than I
do my vito and can provide for her bet.
ter than her husband can >,