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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
THE RACES.
Auueduct Park Results.

y Aqueduct Race Track Oct. 4-The
races were again shifted today from the
Gravesend course to this track. The
weather was delightful and the attend
ance good The entries were too numer-
Gus for the size of the track, but the blue
pencil was brought into play, resulting
in twenty-five scratches in the different
events. Summarizes:
First race, five furlongs-Rebea, 107
OoggetU, even, won; Princess Jean Sec
ond, King Hero third. Time, 103A.
Second race, one mile-Thira, LOG o..
Murphy, to 5, won; Milton Il. second,
Parthenia third Time, 1461A
Third race, five and one-half furlongs-
Sirrocco, ITO OoggetD, to l, won; Ina
second, Glass third Time, LOS.
Fourth race, six furlongs-Fifeld, 81
Clifford, so to 1, won; King T. second,
Dulci Laronde third. Time, 116%.
Fifth race, a mile and one furlong-
Dungarven, lib (Simms), to 5, won; Gov
ernor Sheehan second, Marshall third.
Time, 156R.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
Another Gold Paper Gone.

ST. Louis, Oct. 4.-The True Democrat
morning newspaper which began life
two weeks ago, suspended publication
yesterday. 1t was pronounced advocate
of single gold standard of money. The
projectors, w. H. Garland and C. H.
Gardner, have turned over the plant to
the working force. but there will be no
further issue of the paper. Attachments
have been issued for claims Of compost
tors and reporters aggregating $500.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
Buy the celebrated Yost
writing machine, 2O2l First
avenue. 4-2I-tf
A College Professor Dead.

New York, Oct. 4.-Hjalmar Hjortb
Boyesen, professor in Germanic langu-
ages and literature in Columbia college.
died suddenly in this city this morning
from rheumatism of the heart. He came
to America in 1869. He went to Chicago
shortly afterwards and became the editor
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
He Followed John Brown.

Charlestown, w. Va, Oct. Andrew
J. Scott, colored, was hanged in the Jail
yard here today for the murder of his
wife by poison. About $50 persons were
admitted to the Enclosure. The prisoner
was very calm. There was no struggle,
the fall breaking his neck. This is the
first hanging that has taken place here
since John Brown and his raiders paid
with their lives the penalty of their in
surrection thirty-siX years ago.
The best fall medicine is Hoods Sarsa-
parilla because it purifies. enriches and
NiIalizeS the blood
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
T EXAS.

Remember that the Queen and Cres-
cent will on October 16 sell round trip
tickets Birmingham to Dallas Tex. at
800. Tickets good to return until Oc-
tober 80 Don't miss this chance to go to
Texas cheap. For information apply TO
~ o. l.. MITCHELL,
~. Travelling Passenger Agent.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE.

AS especially recorded for the State
Herald on the standard thermometer at
Hughes drug Store, 1904 Second avenue
The figures given are in all instances for
the temperature recorded in the shade
and on a southern sheltered exposure.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
General Agent Appointed.

Washington, Oct Ar. A. Parke has
been appointed the general agent Of the
Seaboard Air Line with headquarters at
Washington. He will have charge of the
interests of that company in Washing
ton, Baltimore and the territory north.
Mr.. Parke has long had charge of the
passenger interests of the Pennsylvania
railroad in this city
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05

has any touch of property qualifica-
ton about 1t, as the plan reported has.
He is pledged not to endanger the vote
of any white man. and property qualifi-
cation will do this in his opinion. He
thinks that if the constitutional conven-
tion had come here and fixed the suffrage
all right and gone home, it would have
done enough
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
SECOND EDITION.
THE WEATHER..

Washington. Oct. 4.-Forecast for Ala
bama: Fair variable winds. For Mis-
sisippi: Fair, with possible local show
ers In extreme northern portions; varia-
BILE winds.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
RAILROAD CIRCLES.
Much Speculation as to the Final Results of the
Southern's Purchase of the Alabama
Great Southern.

Speculation as to the final result of the
Alabama Great Southern passing into the
control of the Southern railway is still
INDUCED in here. Vice-President Bald
win will return in week or ten days
and look into the situation. 1t Is proba-
BILE that on his next visit here whatever
changes are to be made will be agreed
upon, if not announced, but what those
changes will be are not known, or at
least not divulged by the officials here.
1t is minated, however, that Travel
ing Passenger Agent o. l.. Mitchell of the
Alabama Great Southern will be trans
ferred to Chattanooga, where he will act
in similar capacity for the Queen and
Crescent system.
L. g. N Report.
The Louisville 'Courier-Journal of
Thursday quotes the following from the
report of the president of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad company sub
mitted to the stockholders:
The report, as whole, is the most sat
isfactory and favorable shown within
several years. The total mileage direct
ly operated by the company is placed at
2955.9S, though the total mileage, includ-
ing that in which the company is other
wise Interested, amounts to 4848.87. The
capital stock of the company remains
$55, 900, 900, the additional increase of So
never having been issued. Last year the
bonded debt was $79 131, $780, the present
report shows $40, $50 to be the total
bonds issued and assumed, though the
amount of bonds redeemed and Cancelled
during the year, $542 900, brings the figure
down. to $40, 15S, 66O-an increase Of $27, 900
over last year.
The general results of the operations
were shown in the table herewith. The
net earnings per mile were S2367.4S,
against $2405 per mile last year. The
highest rate of net earnings per mile in
the past fifteen years was for the year
1SS9-90
The company expended total of
$279, 583. So for improvements, such as put
ting in new rails, tunnels, bridges, etc.
The cost of road to June 80 was $106, 344.-
OBS. During the year there were 1862
miles of track relaid with new steel rails,
to replace old steel, at cost of s199, 6S3. II.
The equipment at the close of the year.
June 80, consisted of 20,l04 cars and $40
locomotives.
The total number of miles run by pas
senger trains was $51S2,223; freight, s.
$50, 1885, both show a slight improvement
over the number given last year. The
total number of passengers carried was
5095, STA. each OF whom Travelled an aver
age of 1910 miles. The number of tons
of freight was 10,63O,749.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
The Savannah and Western.

AT noon today the Savannah and West
ern railroad will sell at special masters
sale, as ordered by the United States
court. 1t has been operated as a part
of the Central of Georgia system for a
number of years, and will doubtless be
purchased by the Central.
Several big railroad officials arrived in
the city yesterday and last night to at
tend the sale, among them being Mr.
Henry Crawford of New York, general
counsel of The Southern railway, Presi-
dent H. M. Conner of the Central, Mr.
John +. Ryan and others. They arrived
on the delayed Southern train from At
lanta at midnight A State Herald re-
porter was at the union depot to inter
view them, but they were all asleep.
General Superintendent It. w. Kline of
the Central and Superintendent Noise of
the Savannah and Western came in early
yesterday morning, and remained in the
CITY all day
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
Oakley Results.

Oakley Results.
Cincinnati, o., Oct 4.-Today's races at
Oakley furnished exciting sport and
close finishes were the order. The best
race on the card, a handicap, was de-
clared off, owing to the scratches. The
meeting closes tomorrow, and Latonia
will begin a thirty-day meeting Monday
next. Attendance large; weather fine (;
track fast. Summaries:
First race, five furlongs-Oretta, 105
(Clayton, to 5, won; Sidkel second,
Charley Sullivan third. Time, 1:02A.
Second race, six furlings-Mary Keene,
10 (Chorn). to 1, won; Whyota second
Queen Bird third Time, 1:15.
Third race. six and a half furlongs--
Lady Inez, 107 (Chorn), 10 to l, won;
Countess Irma second, Dare Dollar third.
Time, 1:22%.
Fourth race declared off
Fifth race, mile and one-sixteenth--
Peytona, 90 (W jones', u to l, won;
Bob Martin second, Master Fred third.
Time, 1491a.
Sixth race, seven furlongs-Olive, 1903
(Bergen), to 8, won Montefonso second,
The Preserver third. Time, 1:2SA
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05

your dealer does not keep it,
send IS cents to us in stamps
and we will mail you package
direct postpaid.
Larger remittances should be
made by postoffice money or
der.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
Water Power Running Short.

Raleigh, N. c., Oct. 4-The rivers are
so low that. factories on the Haw and
Catawba will soon run on short hours Or
else shut down.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
Cold Weather Gone.

Wards coal yard can furnish coal and
wood on short notice. They have the
best coal for summer use in the market
Buy from them and you will not COM
plain Will also put coal in for winter
Telephone 487. 7-19-tf
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
A Rich Stake.

London, Oct. AT Kempton park au-
tumn meeting today the race for the I'M
perial Produce stakes of 5000 sovereigns
was won by w. G. Stevens brown colt
Teufel. Leopold DeRothschilds brown
colt ST. Frasauin second, and ]. B. Woods
unnamed chestnut filly third.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05

NCAUTIoN-Be sure that
the name "California' is on
each package. There are many
similar preparations for sale OF
more or less merit-some with
out any merit at all. Insist on
getting the California There
is none az good.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
The Old Reliable
AVoDdaIe Steam Laundry

continues to please the public by doing
good work.
Prompt attention paid to delivery and
calls.
Office No. 1OS 10th street. Phone 1904.
9-26-1mO
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
A Fall Sale
Alice
Carpet
Com paHay,

POPS and 2030 Corner Second Avenue and
Twenty-first Street.
The Only Exclusive Carpet House in the
State.
S-12-tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-30
OUR TWO LANGUAGES.
One Used In Conversation, the other In
Written English.

\ writer in The Educational Review
prcfaces an extremely interesting article on
English literature In the college by the
declarations 1t is now, l think, generally
admitted that the first principle Of rhetoric
is write ~ you speak The pedantic, de-
clamatory, Latinizcd diction that prevailed
in literary circles 100 years ago is no lon
ger the standard kings English. In order
10 write well, il j. necessary first To speak
well-that is, To speak naturally, correctly
and strongly.
This is clever and cunning as we'll rs
complete begging of the whole question.
The assumption that We English and
Americans, speak as we write, and that
the ordinary rules of rhetoric and gram
mar run through and underlie oral as
well As written language, Il an assumption
which cannot be verified by evidence. The
man who says don't and cant and
isn't, and who talks about him and
me" when he means he and l, or who
says done" for did or seen" for
saw, can take his pen or pencil in hand
and write English which Is unexCeptiona-
BILE from the standpoint of person, mood
or tense, the fact being that written Ian
guagc il "A refinement and possibly an i'm
proVemcnt on spoken language, but at the
same time "a different from IL ~ tho dia-
lect of Yorkshire from that Of Cornwall
or the talk OF Yankecand from the patois
of the uplands Of North Carolina or the
lowlands of Louisiana
The writer of the article in question has
fallen into the rhetorical error Of as the
vernacuar has II, putting the cart before
the horse. Every written language, pro-
tected and fenced in a it may be by rhe-
tOrical fences and hedges, each Of which Is
bristling with rules and safeguarded by ex-
ceptionS TO those rules, is only a develop.
ment from a spoken language, and wheth.
er it be an improvement or not is an open
question At all events ii must be appar-
ent 10 every student of language or philOl-
Ogy that we have at least in English, two
separate and distinct languages and that
If we should attempt 10 follow the dictum
Of the writer in The Educational Review
and write as we speak our contributions
10 current literature would be speedily
side tracked into the editors waste paper
basket. 1t might be better for the genius
Of the English language and for the pres
ervation of its integrity that we should
speak a. we write, but 10 adopt the con-
verse proposition and write as we speak
seems the very climax of absurdity to
those who know and appreciate the dis
tinctiOn between English las she Is
wrote and "as she is spoke. San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-30
Modern Arm. and Gettysburg.

At Gettysburg in July, 1853 had the
Federal troops been armed with the rifle
now being issued 10 the United States in.
fantry and with tho present improved
field guns Pickett'S heroic band in the
charge on the third day would have been
under fire from start 10 finish and the fire
Of massed infantry combined with breech.
loading cannon, would probably have de-
stroyed every man in the assaulting lines.
Pickett's right when formed for the
charge, was | 800 yards from the Union
lines and the magazine rifle sight il gradu
ated 1t will be remembered 20 / 900 yards
With the weapons then in USE the Federal-
Hid not open with artillery on the charg
ing southern troops until they were with
in / loo yards Of their lines, and their in
fantry did not fire until they were within
4 much closer range In the war between
China and Japan it was stated that ball
fired from a Japanese rife called the mu-
rata similar 20 the United states maya
zine rifle struck = Chinese three-quarters
of a mile away IN the knee and crushed
II 10 atoms -' The Future Of War. by
General Fitz Hugh Lee IN Century
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-30
Litmus PAPER.

Chemists will be interested In the an
nouncement by The Chemike Zeitung OF a
delicate litmus paper giving a sharp reac-
ton. Commercial cube litmu5.is extracted
in "A percolator with distilled water, the
extract being evaporated down 10 the same
weight "a that of the litmus used and
mixed with three times its weight OF 30
per cent alcohol. The mixture is then
acidulated with hydrOchloric acid and al
lowed To stand for two days The azolit-
mine will now be precipitated In the shape
Of brown flakes, the dull violet coloring
matter remaining dissolved in the alcohol
ic mother liquor. The precipitatc is col
lected on filter and washed two or three
times with acidulated water, until the
family reddish colored filtrate gives pure
blue with ammonia. The azolitmine in
the filter is then dissolved in distilled wa
ter containing a few drops Of ammonia
the solution diluted 10 ga times the
weight of the litmuS originally employed
exactly neutralized, and mixed with 10 per
cent of alcohol in order 20 make il keep
better Prepared thus the tincturc is found
u be an excellent indicator, the change
from red TO blue and vice versa being per
fectly sharp.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-30
RIVAL CITIES

Boston Is enjoying real reform move
ment, but it is a borrowed one.-Roches-
ter Herald
If New York wants to get rid of her
name, she might coax Chicago into annex
ing her.-Peoria Herald.
If New York could only discover some
way Of making her spasms of virtue per
manent she might become as good as Bos-
ton.-Boston Globe
If the quality of Chicago's population
was only commensurate with It's quantity.
what a wonderful town she would boil
Buffalo Commercial
New York's intention TO establish a
botanic garden is more commendable than
the green goods industry by which 1t is
best Observation-Disclosures Times.
A continuous census bureau is suggest
sd. Chicago and New York have each had
one for several years, and they attend
strictly 10 business Cincinnati Tribune
Chicago is about to build a tower /, 200
feet high, with searchlights at the top.
Probably they hope to discover new terri
tory 70 annex.-Minneapol Penny Press.
a Chicago alderman has introduced an
ordinance creating the office Of chaplain
for the common council OF that city. One
Is not enough; give him dozen assistants.
Richmond Times. 90,
~
Wall street is again being described as
regular gate of hades This will never do
Chicago has the monopoly OF openings in
to Avernus, according to our English Wis
itors, and they ought To know, after living
in London. philadelphia Press
New York city's new directory shows
her population TO be nearly 2, 900, 900, ex-
elusive of newly annexed towns. We shall
doubtless now hear from Chicago that
directory figures are not always to be de-
pended upon except in the case of st.
Louis.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-30
Fasting In ServiA-

Tho people of Seryia are forever fasting
The most severe fast Is that of Lent, which
lasts seven whole weeks Then on the
30th of juno, is the fast of st. Peter,
which lasts two weeks and is observed by
some persons for four weeks. From the
1st TO the 18TH Of August Is the fast of It.
Mary, and Christmas il preceded by 40
days fast. Apart from these lengthy fasts
all Fridays and Wednesdays throughout
the year are held To be fast days Fast
ing in Seryia is no mere change of diet. IL
means real abstinence and privation. At
Prot this fasting has assumed such seri-
Gus proportions rs 90 constitute a grave
medical problem and national danger,
for il affects seriously the health of the
population, the strength and fighting
capabilities of the soldiers. The medical
men reckoned that, on the whole half the
days in the year were fast days. This
means that for some six months in the
year the population of Prot and neighbor-
hood is only fed on bread raw onions and
raw vegetables No cooking i done Not
a morsel of meat Is allowed -Philadel-
phia Telegraph
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-30
Better Than Taking a City.

What in an ordinary mortal would pass
for bit Of decent behavior is often taken
for an act Of extraordinary and shining
virtue when it is performed by some great
man, say king or an emperor II such a
potentate, in old times AT least. got angry
without cutting of somebody's head, he
was esteemed "A model Of gentleness and
fOrbearance.
An emperor of the dynasty Of the Liangs
according 20 Chinese writer was out
shooting one day and saw flock of ducks
settle in field not far ahead Of him This
Chinese emperor was particularly fond OF
killing ducks though he was obliged TO
do IL with a bow and arrow instead Of a
shotgun. In the present case he stepped
forward, drew his bow and was just ready
10 let fly, when a peasant happened 20
cross the field directly between him and
the birds
The royal attendants cried out 70 him,
but meantime the ducks took alarm and
were OF The emperor was very angry,
and vowed he would shoot the peasant
Then one Of his ministers did brave and
noble thing
Your majesty" said he, do not kill a
man because game is wanting A king
must not be a. savage "a the beast that he
hunts "
1t was excellent advice, and the best
part Of the story is that the emperor ac-
cepted it and neither shot the peasant nor
cut off his minister > head He recovered
from his anger and when he reached his
palace he said
Il have had very successful day, for
instead Of bringing home good bag I
have had IA good lesson Youths Com
paniOn
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-30
ARE WOMEN ONLY CHILDREN
Reasons For Believing Them to Be Cases
of Arrested Development.


Deception anNtlse In woman far NOR.
than in man, have become "a habit %
thought and speech A scrie, Of conditions
social, intellectual and physiological
have forced this habit upon her a. IA means
of self defense. Woman religious nature
Is stronger than mans. She possesses in
a marked degree the qualities of reverence,
dependence, devotion, trust and fidelity
Fear and timidity are feminine qualities,
while faith l. 50 natural to woman that
she Is disposed TO credulity rather than 20
skepticism From her mental differences
the doctrine of woman : infcriority receives
no support But here again as In her
physical peculiarities woman approaches
the child type
The hypothesis that woman approx
mates 20 the primitive rather than To the
child type, that she represents arrested de-
velOpment, may be said tn receive "A certain
amount Of confirmation from her mental
traits. That women are less modified men
tally and are more alike than men also ar
CUES for arrested development. But in
many Of her mental traits woman departs
further than man from the savage type.
In her moral qualities she represents high
or evolution This i notably true in re-
spect 10 her altruiSm, charity sympathy
and pity II has been shown by Geddes
and Thomson, Fouillee and others. that in
many Of the lower and simpler orders Of
animals the female is larger than the male
This is true, with exceptions. throughout
the animal world as high rs the amphib.
ians and is in close logical connection
with certain other important differences
between the sexes l',.c observed also
best among the lower orders are ~ follows
The male is active restless, agile The fe-
male Is passive and quicscent She has
lower temperature, greater longevity and
, larger fund Of vitality Her birth is the
accompaniment OF conditions Of better
nourshment. The male is katabolic, rep.
reScnting the expenditure Of energy, indi.
vidualism, variation and progress The fe-
male is anabOlic representing economy
and the building up, conserving and re-
productive functions She j. nearer To and
more representative Of the race
Again. If ii should be shown that wom-
an conSpicuously resembles the infant in
body and mind. very unwarranted infer
ences might be drawn from this 1t Is
true that tho infant OF the human species
has certain curious point- " resemblance 10
the lower animals notably the ape, but 1t is
equally true that the infant ape has Ger.
tain marked resemblances 70 the human
species which the adult ape does not have,
BY analogy We may infer that the human
infant has closer resemblance 10 the more
highly developed being of the future than
the human adult has, and if woman is
more like the child than man is then she
Is more representative of the future being
The matter, in fact, reduces itself probably
- this-that woman, like the child, repre-
SCENTS the race type, while man represents
those variable qualities by which mankind
adapts Itself 10 its surroundings Popular
ScienCe
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-30
LEGAL CUPS.


Men never bring lawsuits when the
law suits them. seymour Democrat.
A legal bill Is rarely railroaded through
until the fare is paid Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Respect for law means, with most men,
respect for those laws to which they We no
personal objection. New York Recorder
Squildig-Well, that carries conviction
with it. McSwilligen-Wha does} Squil-
dig-A verdict Of guilty Portland Ore
gonian.
How does Briefs make a living? new
or hear of him having a case in court"
" He Is mostly in real estate. &" ooh, he is
a man Of deeds, but not Of actions In
dianapolis Journal.
" Lawyers should not be away from their
Offices long remarked Gaswell 10 Du-
kane. "Why notg' A brief vacation Is
the most appropriate for them. Pitts
burg Chronicle Telegraph.