Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-01

lever certaln. Every house m town closed to go out and see the games that have been played here.-Times.
 Wanted-A good doctor at Landers- willie, Lawrence county, Ala. For fur ther information address A. H. Black we'll Landersville, Ala.-Russellyille Idea.
 Doing a Land Office Business.-We have eleven new advertisements this week. but owing to the scarcity of space we could insert only few in this issue. Look for them next week.-Clarke News.
 "See Us Grow. ."-Never before in the history of Mobile was there more activ- ity in building and repairing. Some of the finest structures ever erected in this section are now in course of construction and contracted for. The paint brush is being freely used also.-Mobile Herald.
 Won't Pay the Toll-Mr Miles Hardy cited a case to a Journal man of a farmer who lives on South Side. who has here J tofore been hauling his cotton to Selma, but who this year will not bring a bale here, but do business with Montgomery. The gentleman lives about half way be- tween Selma and Montgomery, six mles nearer Selma, but rather than continue paying bridge toll has decided to change his place of business. Can Selma af- ford such ?-Selma Journal.
 Florence Water Works to Be Sold.-By consent of all parties in interest a de- cree will be entered in the chancery court in this county for the sale of the city water works. The plant, as Is known, is how in the hands of a receiver MT. F. A. Howell. and there has been considerable litigation going on over 1t. A solution has been found in the proposed sale which will be made, according to the present arrangement, after the 1st of January. The total amount of bonded indebtedness is $135, ,00O. and the floating debt amounts to but little. The action of the court will of course in no way interfere with the working of the plant Herald.
 A True Snake Story.-Mr. John E. Bush tells the best true) snake story of the season. He was walking through his bottom corn (which will make about thirty-five bushels to the acre) recently and hearing some thing making fuss like young kid he began to look around and found two big black snakes about feet long. which had a bull frog which would weigh about a pound. One was holding the frog by the head while the other ate his hind legs off. MT. Bush watched them awhile and decided that that would not do, so procuring him a
  while he was killing this one the other one and the frog left, going in different directions at a high rate of speed. If anybody has a better one than this that is absolutely true, let it come.-Russell Register.
 She Has Big Heart.-BeSideS being the best janitress in north Alabama and an all-round useful woman, Aunt Laura Rutland, the colored keeper of the Mem- phis and Charleston waiting rooms in this city, has heart as big as the side door of a box car. Last Monday after noon a little girl. years of age, got off the train here with a child hardly years old. They came from Fort Smith, Ark, and were en route to Florence to join relatives. Both were orphans, and when they alighted at the Memphis and Charleston depot the smaller child began to cry, and the older one when asked what the matter was, replied that the little one was hungry, and that not mouthful of food had they had for twelve hours. Aunt Laura didn't wait to hear more, but taking the little child in her arms she hurried to a restaurant, at the risk of the little one getting left by the Florence train, and bought lunches for both children, and with her own hands fed the baby child and placed them on the train. Aunt Laura may not receive her reward here, but she will get it hereafter Her life has been full of kindly ministrations this instance being one of many. .-Tuscumbia North Alabamian.