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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
Col. L. J. Alfred Writes:

I have been a great sufferer from indi- gestion, constipation and biiiousness. I have tried all the remedies advertised for these diseases and got no permanent relief About one year ago, the disease assuming more severe and dangerous form, became very weak and lost flesh rapidly. I commenced using Dr. H. Moz- ley's Lemon Elixer. I gained twelve pounds in three months. My strength and health, my appetite and my diges- tion were perfecly restored and now I feel as young and vigorous as I ever did in my life. L. J. ALLRED,
 Doorkeeper Georgia State Senate.
 State Capitol. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 5, 1891.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
What Free Silver Has Done.

Ia,,es S. Stanton, a South American mining expert, passed through Washing ton recently, and, discussing the free silver craze which he found in his traVe'S through parts of the south and west, eS- pressed the opinion that it would be well for free coinage advocates to investigate the experience of countries that have been on a silver basis for years.
 "Why elaborate on theories. when the actual results and cold facts are easily accessible and almost stare us in the face? In the free silver attitudes l have been honored with the personal acqualnt- ance of nice looking dry goods clerks: who had reached the salary limit at s3 per week Gin our money) Dignlied. barefooted policemen, at SIP per month (our money} The merchant has to de bend on cable quotations from foreign countries to keep informed what his own native money is worth. The large mercantile house pays for regular caoie advfceS so many times week. He never knows when he closes at night what his money will be worth the next morning. l have seen scores of pay rolls paid out on which all section la borers (railroad) receive 50 cents per day in silver. These countries had mag nificent cities before this government was formed, and yet every ninteenth cen tury improvement has had to be pro posed, carried there. introduced and operated by enterprising citizens from gold countries. The free silver natives often ask why their dollar is worth two thirds less than ours"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
Trade With England.

The English correspondent Of the American Manufacturer sends over some interesting information concerning the trade of Great Britain with the United States He says:
 Most of the cutlery firms of Sheffield report a falling off in American trade during the past few weeks; but they hope that if the general trade improvement on your side continues, orders will once more come forward more pientlfully. One large branch of the trade with Amer ica is razors When the revived Will son tariff came into force it was hoped that the Sheffield firms would reap con siderable permanent advantage. But some of the Sheffield firms are now de- claring that they are finding themselves increasingly "cut out" by the Americans The United States tariff system appears to allow you to import partly finished razors at a greatly reduced figure the result is that the American demand for razors and knives of the "blank" stage and also for German silver blanks, seems to be constantly increasing.
 The Sheffield representative of one of our leading trade weekiieS has the fol- lowing exceedingly suggestive remarks in it's last issue anent American competi- ton: "A Sheffield manufacturer who has just returned from the United States and Canada reports that business there is undoubtedly improving. For steel in the higher grade he found fatrIy br1Sk inquiry; the secondary qualities are not required there, the home makers produc- ing all that is needed In Bessemer bill lets the America n. he tells us, is in a po- sition to supply the English market. The Sheffield prices today are f5 Is Sd; the United states firms can sell at fl per ton, and the carriage is not more than another 15s per ton. American billets can actually be set down in Sheffield at 12s Cd per ton less than the local price. My informant has placed an experiment. al order for these American made billets. A Sheffield merchant in a large way of business is at present in the States, where he purchases large quantities of meterial which go direct to China. Japan and. other eastern markets" The an- nouncements which have quoted show that Amerca Is getting in the thin end of the wedge as to sending steel to England, and as see from the recently issued 1894 statistics that you lead the world in steel production. your large (and probably increasingly preponderance in quantity and cheapness of production is bound, as time goes on. to make you an increasingly formidable competitor.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
HON. WILLIAM J. BRYAN.

As will be seen from announcement in our columns the above named gentle man will deliver an address at the wig wam in this city next Tuesday at 8 o'clock D. m.
 While the Age-Herald differs with MT. Bryan concerning the great financial question now before the American peo- pie, it recognizes him as one of the mostl prominent opponents of the doctrine of the free and independent coinage of sil- yer.
 The question whether this country shall adhere to the sound money idea or adopt free and unlimited coinage must be determined by the voters of the country, and they cannot be too well informed on the subject upon which they are finally to pass judgment. Temperate, conserv- ative discussion can do no harm, and thei Age-Herald hopes to see a large crowd in Birmingham and at the wigwam on the day appointed for the young Nebras- kan to deliver the promised address.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

who had under construction the court house and jail and more than 100 miles of macadamized roads.
 Let us examine MT. Young's figures and see how the matter stands.
 They are entitled to sit, under the O'Brien law, nine months, ten days each ninety days-sixteen days in May, htty- two days in July, and August forty days (estimated from time of old board) as jury commissions; total, 196 days; lsS from 313 working days in year leaves 115. Each man. under the O'Brien law, may sit one-fourth of this 1l5 days, or twenty-nine days; adding twenty-nine to 19S we have 227 days, their limit under the law; subtracting 227 from S03 we have seventy-six days sat in violation of law in one year.
 MT. Young's answer to the charge that they charged the county for conveyanee in violation of the law is that the old board did the same thing. This seems too puerile for a member of this con stitutional" court. When school boy is called up for correction his defenSa IS that some other boy did the same thlnS, or something similar. Mir. Young seems to forget the two boards have been act ing under different laws When the pres ent road law was enacted the commlS- sioners submitted it to Mir. James E. Webb and asked his opinion for thalr guidance MT. Webb submitted written opinion, in which he said they would pc entitled to their per diem, but not to mileage, nor conveyance. The commls- sioners proceeded to pay for convey ances out of the county treasury with MT. Webb's written opinion before them They did not see the word not till 1t was shown them by the grand jury. We give this as a fair sample of the manner in which the present board construes laws so s to increase their salary.
 I. A. BROWN,
 MOSES HILL.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
THE AGE-HERhLD READING ROOM.

The Age-Herald has fitted up neat reading room adjoining it's business office, where daily papers from all east ern, southern, western and northern points will be kept on file for the benefit and information of the public. Papers from the following cities can always be found there: Boston, New York, Phila- delphia, Baltimore Richmond. Charles ton, Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta, Cin- cinnati Louisville, St. Louis, Nashville Chattanooga, Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans, Galveston, Houston, Dallas and many other cities not named.
 Citizens of either of the cities above named or any party desiring to read are welcome to call at any and all times night or day, as the reading room will always be open.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
A Mothers S Report.

Mrs. N. A. McEntire writes from Spring Place, Ga.: For many years have been a great sufferer from indi- gestion, sick headache and nervous pros tration I tried many remedies. but got no permanent relief until I used Dr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir. I am now in better health than for many years. My daughter has been subject to chills and fever from her infancy. I could get nothing to relieve her the Lemon Elixir has restored her to perfect health.
 Sold by druggists; 50 cents and S1 per bottle. Prepared by pr. H. Mozley. At lanfa Ga
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

One of the Tennessee Company's offi- cials predict that. iron will go to $1O a ton at the furnace. This would mean a tremendous profit in iron making in this district, for the cost has been reduced to SC e ton. If iron reaches S10 ton all the idle furnaces will go in blast. In fact many of the idle furnaces will blow in to get the benefit of the present ad- vance. In December, 1892. there was big advance in iron and it put all the idle furnaces in blast in a short time The trouble in the Birmingham district will be in getting material, for the fur naces at present running keep the coke ovens and mines up to their full capac- ity.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
GEN. THOMAS ANSWERED
By Solicitor James H, little anAGran Jurors l. A. Brown and Moses Hill-Some
 Plain Statements.
To tie Age-Herald:

To ttaa Age-IIerald:
 General Thomas having no defense to the charges made by the grand jury against him. had to resort to an attack on me, which is wholly irrelevant to the issue. While am averse to newspaper controversy. his slurs at me are so un- warranted and unnecessary as to call for a brief reply.
 The report was based upon figures fur nished by Major Tate. who made com plete statement of the number of days set and amount drawn by each cominiS- sioner, at their request. This shows that Commissioner Thomas sat 6il days out of d possible e90 counting 300 working days to the year. between the 1st day of July. 1893, and the 3Ist day of March, 1895
 The act referred to. approved Decem- Der ,, 1892 limits the sitting of the com missioners court of the county TO ten days in each month except May, July and August advised the grand jury that such was it's effect, and sittings at any other time were unlawful The judge of the criminal court so charged the grand jury.
 cause "his' court is a constitutional court the grand jury has no right to ln- Nestigate the acts of its members me general would act wisely to take legal advice for while his court drdWS the grand juries they are net his grand juries, and they will not hesitate to ln- vestigate and report any irregularities committed by himself or any one else.
 The general is right in fixing the re- sponsibility of the investigation on me. l laid all the facts before the grand Jury voluntarily, n-the discharge of my offl- cial duty, but his insinuation that had any spite against his court is wholly un- founded. My salary is fixed. l draw what the law allows and no more, and that's all the grand jury requires of the commissioners. He says: "The commls- sioners are severely criticized for con suming more time in equalization ot taxes than is necessary" That is not true. The grand jury found that they had done no such thing, but on the con trary they finished this work at or near the time fixed by law, and that accusa- tion is a mere figment of his imaglna- ton. If the commissioners are so sure that my opinion on the statute limiting their terms is wrong it can be tested very easily by their authorizing me ln my official capacity to bring suit in the name of the county against themselves. There is no other power to institute II. And that will settle whether the money they admit having drawn was drawn H. legally, as charged by the grand jury, or not. He would then find that the law provided for vacations for him as well as for me. JAS. h. Ll1 hi1'
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

arThe present management Of the AGE-HERALD A has no claim apainst advertisers or SubScrib- CTS prior to February 1lth, lSeo. Under decree of court accounts LID to that date have been sold and transferred, hence cancelled as between the debtor and this paper.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

The full effect of the advance in iron will not be felt for month or six weeks. The iron companies and the rolling mills are still filling contracts made at former prices. One of the iron companies is still filling a contract with the Birmingham Rolling Mill for COCO tons of iron at the low price that prevailed six weeks ago. The rolling mill is also carrying out con tracts at much lower figures than could be obtained at present.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

The free coinage organs are at last forced to admit that prosperity is fast re- turning But how do they reconcile 1t with their calamity bowling? Mirahile dictu! They say that the return of pros perity is brought about by their free sil- yer agitation. They are artful dodgers, certainly. If prosperity is dependent on silver agitation, how is it that the coun- try was prosperous when there were no silVerloons?
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

Senator Lindsay, the champion of sound money in the Kentucky conven- ton, is a lawyer of a judicial cast of mind, and is very popular in his State He has sat on the Supreme bench of the State Perhaps the position of Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States awaits him. One of the justices has reached the age when he is allowed to retire on a life pension, and he will doubtless step down before President Clevelands term is out. A warm friend ship exists between President Cleveland and Senator Lindsay.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
HOTEL ST. STEVENS,

4e to 52 East Eleventh Street, New York.
 A quiet, home-like hotel, most centrally located Prices very reasonable. Special inducements to tourists during summer months. Correspondence invited. New management.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

Birmingham will give Congressman Bryan a polite reception. Birmingham is ever courteous. Birmingham is pretty well acquainted with MT. Bryan, for Bir
 mingham reads The youg Nebraskan is going to have large audience, who will listen attentively to what he has to
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

It is proposed to establish sub-treas- ury at Savannah. Ga, This would prove a great advantage to the South Atlantic States. In the past ten years the trade of this section has largely increased. The sub-treasury in Savannah would save the expense of sending to Baltimore or New Orleans for subsidiary cash.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

An advance in wages not only adds to the material wealth of community, but also to it's moral and intellectual well being. It means greater comfort at home, more books and newspapers, fewer cases on the court calendar, and a better support to the schools and churches.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

Governor Altgeld of Illinois has vetoed a bill passed by the Legislature making an appropriation for canal from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi river. Such a canal would form part of a waterway from the Atlantic seaboard to the Gulf of Mexico, by way of the great lakes.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

One of the city pastors. occupies his leisure moments in the study of fashion plates which his wife brings home He finds that there is an order and se- quence in fashion. There is no sudden or violent change, but gradual evolution. He has also tried to interpret the mean ing of the changes in fashion. The big ballon sleeves were gradual in their de- velopment. The increase in size first started at the wrist, and the open flow ing sleeves of that period were known as angel sleeves" because they looked like the Tapping wings of an angel. The philosophy of these sleeves was found in making the hand look small. Then the extended sleeve crept up to the shoulder. They make her arm look like an athletes, and convey the idea that she intends to make her way by force of arms Bangs have disappeared, but mot altogether. They are now worn over the ear instead of the forehead. This indicates that woman is paying more attention to her mind, and that her ears are not as open to offers of marriage as they were when she had no forehead.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

A new paper. started in the interest of free silver. has a sufficient sense of pro- priety to call itself "The Under Dog.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

A contemporary speaks of the action Of the Kentucky convention as "an Appo- mattox victory for the honest dollar oaueo
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
FIRST FOB PETERSON.

Elias Posey Presents the Age-Herald
 Two Cotton Blooms.
 The Age-Herald was yesterday Il cipient of two cotton blooms raiSe Elias Posey, well-to-do and thory reliable colored farmer, who liv' Huffman, this county. The blooII taken from the cotton stalk on
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

The revenues of the government show a healthy increase. No more bonds will be issued
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

Mexico has granted a concession to Fernandez to construct a railroad from Texmulucan to Tlaxcala. At the end of a certain period the road will revert to the government. Rates are fixed by the government. The contractor can import free of duty all the material for the con1 struction of the road. The government donates certain public lands.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
I. A. BROWN,
 MOSES HILL,

Thousands of new patrons will take Hoods Sarsaparilla this spring and real ize it's manifold benefits.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

The orange crop in Florida was killed, but the crop of snake stories is large and vigorous. According to a recent dis patch a whole town was overrun with rattlesnakes. The inhabitants were more distressed than if every water plug in the town had gone dry. Now comes the fish liar to supplement the snake stories. He tells of a woman who was carried out to sea by tarpon. The fish was cast up on the beach. The woman lassoed it and tied the rope round her waist. The fish put to sea, and carried her in tow. These story-tellers will destroy the good reputation that Florida has made by the enactment of a law against prize fighting. The Legislature hoped when it passed this anti-prize- fighting bill that Providence would henceforth interpose and save the Stale from untimely frosts and pernicious fish liars but it's hopes have been blasted.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

Because the Kentucky convention re- jected a resolution indorsing the bond sale a free coinage advocate claims that the convention was opposed to Cleveland. That resolutions was introduced for the avowed purpose of splitting the sound money men. but it failed ignominiously. It was introduced as Trojan horse but the men who introduced it turned out to be asses. There was no reason for sing ling out one act of Cleveland's adminis- tration for appreciation or condemna- tion. It would have been just as proper to have introduced a resolution approv- ing of Cleveland's appointment of Gres- ham, upon which Democrats differ There would have been better reason for such a resolution, for the bond issue was a matter of necessity. while the appoint ment of Gresham was a matter in which the President followed his inclination and judgment.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

The revenue of the United States gov ernment for June will. it seems. be con- siderably in excess of its expenditures
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
AGE-HERALD.
FRANK P. 0BRIEN, Editor and Proprietor.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

The Birmingham Rolling Mill is turn ing out a lot of thirty-pound rails for the Tennessee Company to be used on the tracks in mines and on sidings. The roll ing mill is making a speciality of steel rails. and will be ready for such work when the railroads begin putting down new rails. The puddlers in the rolling mill have been receiving the regular price of something over S4 a ton all along dur ing the hard times. In several of the rolling mills of the North the puddlers were cut down as low as S2.75 ton. A conference was held in Cleveland on Fri day between mill owners and representa- tives of te Amalga amated Association of Iron and Steel Workers. A private dis patch states that a satisfactory agree rnent was reached.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

The excess may reach as much as $50o.- 900, and as this is the first month since the new tariff went into operation in which there has been surplus. the treasury officers are naturally encour- aged as to the future. The deficit at th@ end of the fiscal year, 1t is now believed, will be nearer S45. 100000 than s50,OO,0o0. The receipts from customs duties prom ise to be over s150. .0O0. .O00 while they were last year only S191 100000. The receipts from internal revenue are below last years; but this is explained by the large withdrawals of spirits from bond, which took place just after the tariff went into effect and the disbursements this year will be enough smaller to make up for this loss.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

It is said that President Cleveland has expressed the opinion that "McKinley will be the Republican candidate in 1896 and the tariff the issue" Perhaps MT. Cleveland made the assertion and per haps he didn't. Anyway. it is doubtless true that the Republicans are trying to force the tariff issue to the front. They are afraid of the silver issue. If the free silver fallacy dies out. as now seems probable. the Republicans win succeed in bringing protection forward, and Me- Kinley will be the logical candidate.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

In the free silver meeting at Jackson, Miss, Congressman Bryan was asked if he would support Democrat nominated on a gold platform. He refused to an- swer and again he was asked the ques- tion amid intense excitement. Then, like Peter when he denied his master with an oath, he swore he would not vote for a Democrat nominated on a sound money platform. This declaration by MT. Bryan shows that his fealty to the Democratic party sits lightly upon him.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

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