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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
Ice skates at the Birming ham Arms Company's.
RAILROAD RACKET.

l. Again yesterday afternoon the trains from the north were nearly all delayed by the weather. Some of them were covered with snow, while others were merely with | ice.
 Louisville and Nashville No. 1, due here at 3:50 a m. was eleven hours late, while No. 8 yesterday afternoon was !a1d out an hour and forty minutes.
 Alabama Great Southern No. was one hour and ten minutes behind, while the south bound linn ited was nearly as late. The weather is severe and the trainmen are suffering intensely. An engineer, in speaking of running trains this Kind or weather, said to an AGE- HERALD reporter yesterday: "People grumble about trains being late and curse the railroads. Let me tell you something. It is almost impossi- ble to run trains on time this kind of weather, for stops at way points always
 take more than schedule time, and
 then if anything gets the matter, a bolt becomes loose or you run hot box, then it takes nearly as long again to fix it, and then there are dozens of other ways that bad weather like this keeps man from pulling into every station on time. Not only are the passenger trains delayed, but the freights are nearly all running behind time.' MORE IMMIGRANTS. MT. L. P. Young, who is "a member of the city council of Lincoln, Neb. writes to MT. T. McNulty of Mobile, saying:
 "Will leave here next Tuesday, February 5, next, with crowd of eighty or 100. I will telegraph you when
 we will arrive and how many there are of us. We ought to have a place
 in Baldwin county where we can stop with
 the men at $1 rate, and we want to cross over the bay as soon as possible after we get to Mobile. If get this crowd settled all right it will be no trouble to settle
 good colony in Baldwin,
 In regard to the foregoing letter an AGE HERALD reporter was reliably informed
 that Mir. Young will bring more colonists during the winter to Alabama, and that there is a chance for a new colony to be To- eated near here along the lines of the Lou isville and Nashville or Queen and Cres- cent.
 SMALL WRECK.
 On Thursday night, about one mile and half this side of Bessemer, an engine ran into Bessemer and Birmingham engine at crossing and damaged it considerably. Fortunately no one was hurt, and the dis abied engine was brought into the city yesterday morning.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
FLORENCE HOTEL ARRIVALS.
M. l.. WHEELER CO.,, pRoPGlBroRs.

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 CF Putnam, James P Chisolm, Cincin- natl; p W speake,. Decatur; Lillie, Mac Featherstone, Nashville; William Holland, Ballimore; c M Chase, Chicago; R P Crockett, Nashville; Chas Parrish, Wm c McLendon. Atlanta; W P Sykes, Cleveland, Tenn; B Hayes, city; " T Indisna polls; " H. Cooper, Oxford; A M Carney, Boston; IT. Hale, Dayton, O; Charles Murphey, Knoxville; Will H Cole man, Chicago; J w Norment, Starkeville, Miss; c D smith, New York; J Gran berry. F M Dale, Columbia, Tenn; Fl Craig. Chattanooga; P Cosminsky, city; Ben T Gookin, New Orleans; Milton Brewers, Louisville; s B Pence, Selma; Larry W Cooker, Pulaski, Tenn; Smith Warren and wife, Miss Warren. Magno- kita, In; R Crooks, Corvey, O; R 5 Arm- stead. Louisville; W H Merritt, Balti- more; E D Mansfield, Memphis, Tenn;' " L Smith, Trnssville; M T Kerr, Dallas. Tex; Charles D Alexander, Atialla; G L Schroeder, Baltimore; " K Atkinson, L & N; Emmons Krishts Rochester; Ksnney Seigie, Richmond.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
ALIEN RAILROAD BILL.
Tcontlnued From First Page. I

-E----ISSNN~-%~@I- = --sS----scH~ - -s school district in Culman county. Pass, d . q. House bill 94e-To make an appropria- | fion for repairing the capitol and improv- | ing the grounds. Passed informally with amendment for future consideration. sc Rouse bill 294-To protect stock in Bull lock county. Passed. T House bill 268-ro prevent persons from hunting on lands iu Geneva county with out permission from owners. Passed. House bill S67-To require registration of claims against Cherokee county. Passed. House bill 921-To amend section 1886 of the code (relates to oaths of pilots). Passed. House bill 470-To make an appropria- ton for the expenses of the Alabama state
 troops for the years of 1895 and 1896. Passed.
 House bill 626-To establish the Nrothern Chancery division and fix the time for hold ing tle courts therein. Passed. Bills were introduced and read first time as follows: Senate bill 469, by MT. Browder-To amend the stock law in Marengo county amend the charter of Eufaula. Senate bill 471-ro establish board of | revenue for Barbour county. Senate bill 472, by MT. Goodwyn-To es- tablish a charter for Colunibiana. Senate bill 473, by Mir. Bruner-To regu-
 late the fine and forfeiture und of Butler county.
 Senate bill 474, by MT. Hawkins--To permit tax collectors to retain present ovi- denee.
 Senate bill 475, by Mir. samtord-To amend section 494 of the code. Senate bill 476, by MT. Walker-To fix the time of holding court in the First Judi cial circuit Senate bill AT, by Mir. Miner-To repeal | an act to provide for listing of lands by the tax assessor as to Jefferson county. Senate bill 478, by MT. Hawkins-To
 create state board of experiment stations.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 At the afternoon session the following bills were disposed of:
 House bill 1009-ro establish the Thir-
 teenth Judicial circuit and to fix the time
 of holding court therein. Passed.
 Senate bill 444-To authorize the city of Sheffield to close up certain streets and
 alleys. Passed.
 Senate bill 462-To provide for assess F ment aud collection Of taxes on property made parts of Colbert and Franklin coun ties. Passed.
 Senate bill 409-To appropriate $500 to an industrial school for white girls. Passed informally.
 House bill 873-To consolidate and adjust the bonded debt of the state. Pending at adjournment. MAXWELL.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
sNO RED CLOVER HONEY.
Because the Honeybee Doesn't Know How
 to Get tho Material For It.


 to Get tho Material For It.
 "Why do we never have red clover honey for sales" said the dealer ''Well, for tho simple reason that there is never any red clover honey made by honeybees. There is no blossom so rich in stores of sweet ness as the red clover blossom, as every sohoolboy whose privilege it is to pluck and suck it's nectar well knows But the honeybee never collects those sweets for it's use, because it cannot. The corolla tube of the red clover is so deep and small that the bee cannot reach the honey stored at the base of the tube. The bee knows this, and if you will think a moment you will remember that you never saw honey bee, either wild or hive dweller, on red clover blossom.
 "These wise and busy insects do not waste their time in efforts to obtain sweets that are beyond their reach. But the lum- bering bumblebee levies tribute on every red clover patch in his bailiwick. As smart as the honeybee is, it has yet to learn trick that is as old as the hills to it's big and more stupid seeming cousin. When the bumblebee lights on a head of red clover he puncturcs q hole in the base of the corolla, and thrustng in his proboscis sucks out the nectar. It used to be a fa-. vorite but cruel pastime among the boys of the rural districts to capture the bum- blebee, pull it apart and take out it's honey bag-a transparent sack as big as small pea filled with the most delicate of honey, the honey of the red clover-and eat the sweet morsel or, rather, let it burst in the mouth and spill its drop of incomparablo nectar. Any one who has thus robbed tho bumblebee of its life and its hoard of sweets will never forget tho delicious quail ity of the honey thus obtained. Unfortu- nately this big, clumsy bee is not much of a honey maker. You might rob scoro of bumblebee nests and not get quarter of pound of honey, and besides these nests are few and far between. Conse- quontly we will have to wait until the hive bee learns to drill into the blossom to get tho nectar before we can have red clover honey for our buckwheat cakes and waffies '-New York Sun.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
cAlRoeaAPHY AND CHARACTER.
They Are Practically tho Same, However
 One Yields the Pen.

One WIeids Dne Ten.
 It is a curious fact that when person compares tho writing done by his hand with writing done by his feet, as by hold ing chalk between the toes or writing with the toes themselves on the sand he will find that tho two results are alike in their individual characteristics. I have per formed the experiment., and, though am not proficient in the art of foot writing, can see that the style and shape of the let ters made by my toes resemble the charac- ters formed by my hand
 The same is true of mouth writing. I am no adept in this department, but saw a Russian who had neither hands nor feet paint and write with his mouth, This aroused my emulation, and tried myself to trace my name by holding in my mouth pencil The result at the avery start was astonishingly like my handwriting, though, of course, it was very much moro hesitating and unconnected. have also written with other parts of my body, as, for instance with pencil held tightly in the closed elbow or tho knee joint, or be- tween my chin and breast, or fastened to my head. From all these positions I ob- tain defective but legible writing which has the characteristics of my handwriting. So it seems to me evident beyond doubt that the cnafacUerlSJlcS or nanuWflUlnS to not arise from peculiarities of the right hand and arm, and as a further proof of this conclusion will adduce the experi- ence of those who having lost their right hands, are obliged to make use of their left. Such persons show very soon a re- marEable dexterity in writing, going from right to left, while with the right hand they had always proceeded from loft to right
 From all these observations and facts was led to the conclusion already ex- pressed. Individual peouliarities of hand writing do not depend on the hand, but on the brain which dictates what shall be written. It therefore follows that not the left hand nor the left or right leg is trained at tho same time with the right hand, which alone learns-for they remain motionless-but that the central portions of the brain assigned to them, where arc produced the thoughts of the writer and the corresponding commands to the nerves to move the muscles in this or that way and no other, are alone trained and prac- ticed. In one word, the motive impulses must be prepared. d.--Chautauquan.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
---------- ----------7--.- ----7----.-'''' = TERSELY TOLD.
Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture.

Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture.
 There will be special Saturday matinee at the opera house today, with Rbea and a strong supporting company on the boards.
 Twenty-Five per cent reduction on all shoes, except Canister shoes, at T. c. prove prove the integrity of this offer for thirty days.
 A man must have a move on him in these progressive times. Alex Klein is doubtless the prince of movers. He pushes right along and today he Is prepared to take orders for suits or trousers at 1925 First avenue, next door to the Berney bank. Perfect it is guaranteed. s1-31.tf
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
A NEGRO,s MIsHAP.

'Jim Harris, porter for the Jesse French Piano and Organ company, was almost kicked to death last night by horse which he was driving.
 Harris had horse hitched to cart upon which he had an organ. Just he was passing Green Springs the horse began to kick him fast and hard. He was knocked from his seat into a ditch bruised badly in dozen places and with his right leg broken. Some men passing along heard his screams, picked him up and carried him to an outheuse near by. Warner & Smiley were telephoned and they sent an ambulance and brought him to the city. Dr. Wilson dressed the negro,6 wounds.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
A Queer Epitaph.

Richard Thomas was an Englishman who took up his abode at Winslow and learned to highly prize his adopted coun- try. Here is his epitaph, which he wrote before his death: "Here lies the body of Richard Thomas an Englishman by birth, an old rum puncheon, marked, numbered and shocked, he will be raised again and finished by his Creator, He died Sept. 2S, 1894. America, my adopted country, my last advice to you is, take care of your liberties. "-Kennebec (Me.) Journal.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
TO THE pIIRIIC

We are now offering pure and delicious wines, such as claret, 50 cents per gallon cherry, 75 cents per gallon; port, 75 cents ]. ger gallon. We can do this because we are agents for the largest wine producers in California. We also keep large stock of imported wines and liquors, which we will sell q: reasonable prices.
 M. & A. WISE,
 Successors to S.. Wise & Co.,, Corner Twentieth street and Morris ave- nue. 11-3tf2p
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
Fresh bread and candy made daily at 0. w. Cody's, 1920 to 1926 Sd avenue. Is5 H 9
RECORDERS COURT.

Joe Price, charged with disorderly con. duct, was sentenced 10 pay the costs of the case in the recorder's court yesterday morning.
 G. w. Jones, disorderly conduct. was fined s1 and costs. E..
 M.lB. Herman and John Dwyer were fined Sl0 and one half the costs each for having a light in the market house.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
His Definition.

Jimmy-What is this moral courage that the Sunday school teacher was tellin us about?
 Tommy--As near as I kin guess it, it's the kind of courage that kids has that's afraid to fight. t.-Indianapolis Journal.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
WANTED!

Every man and woman in Birmingham and vicinity to read the special ad of the Geo. Passe Company in this paper on page 5. Ied7-5t
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
WANTED

at once, a few pipe rammers and other first class pipe pit men. Call on or address How ard Harrison Ir on Co.,, Besse- mer, Ala /eb6 5.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09

Katahdin, the name of a mountain in Aaine means ''the high hill !"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
yEsTERpAy5S TEAfPERATURE.

As especially recorded hourly for the AGE. HERALD on the standard thermometer ! atHughes' drug store, corner Nineteenth street and Second avenue. The hgures given are in all instances for temperature Ieeorded in the shade aud on northern sheltered eyposure:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09

With some .peopla, a rcai-of honor fs made mp of bank bills.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
THE WEATHER,

WAsHlNaToN, Feb. 8.-Forecast of weather for the succeeding twenty four hours: Fair; slightly warmer; variable ,.;.5
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
PE.lLaLa.TID

-every poison and impurity from your blood with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery Rheumatism has it's origin in a poisoned condition of the blood and is al- ways relieved by this remedy, which acts on liver, kidneys and blood Dyspepsia and stomach troubles are most often the result
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09

Price's Cream Baking Powder will go farther than any other because it's abso- lutely pure.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
BUSINESS.

Price's Baking Powder alone enjoys tle distinction Of being absolutely pure.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-09
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Mrs. Johanna Clifford died in Chicago,
aged 100 years.
Rev. DR.. William Claiming Langdon,
who had reputation that was interna-
tional, died in Providence, X. l. aged Ga
years.
James o. Broadhcad, United States
minister to Switzerland, presented to
President Frey his letters of recall.
Charles Benson, aged JOG years, died
at his home in Tioga county, Pa.
Jack Dempsey, the ex-champion mid
die weight pugilist, died in Portland,
Ore, of consumption, aged 80 years.
Lieut.. Leonard NJ. Prince, Second in
rantry, U. S. A., died in Chicago from
injuries received in football game at
Annapolis, Nd, in 1892.
Republicans of the saith congress will
meet in Washington on the Goth inst. to
nominate a speaker, clerk, doorkeeper,
sergeant at arms, postmaster and chap
lain for the house.
Wilton Dimock Mott editor and pro-
prietor of the Milford (Pa.) Dispatch
and associate judge of Pike county,
died at the age of ~ years.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-09
CALIFORNIA PRUNES.
Treatment OF the Fruit I'm Drying 1t for
tho Market.

Treatment OF the Fruit I'm Drying 1t for
tho Market.
In harvesting the prune crop it is
important that the fruit should be
thoroughly ripe before it is gathered,
otherwise it will lack the rich flavor
essential to Il good marketable fruit.
The principal varieties of prunes grown
in California are the Petite prupe, or
Agen, or California prune; the Hun
garian. the Robe de Sergent. the Sill
YER prune and the Tragedy. The Cali
fornia prune Is by far the most COM
mon. The fruit is of medium size and
ovoid in shape. The skin is somewhat
thick and firm and when ripe the fruit
is OF darl-purple color, with blush
bloom. The flesh is yellow, tender and
rich in sugar juice. 1t is a good fruit
when dried.
When ripe the skin of the prune be-
comes slightly shriveled. The fruit is
allowed to drop from the tree or the
tree is gently shaken to bring the
ripest to the ground. Sometimes a
sheet is placed underneath. and after
the tree has been shaken the sheet is
lifted by the corners and the fruit
shaken into the boxes. The bulk of
the fruit, however, has to be picked
with the hand from the ground.
Prunes are graded before being dried,
the object being to get equality in dry
ing. The small fruit dries more rap
idly than the larger, and by grading it
u more even quality of finished fruit is
the result. The next process is to dip
the fruit in preparation of I've. The
object of this is to remove the bloom,
which fills up the pores of the skin,
and at the same time to crack the
skin slightly, SO that evapora-
ton may take place more rap
idly. In its natural state the skin of
the prune is so tough that the fruit
would require long time TO dry
After being dipped in boiling I've for
about thirty seconds the wire baskets
or perforated pals which contain the
prunes are plunged into fresh water to
clean the fruit The prunes are then
spread on trays and dried in the sun.
When sufficiently dry the fruit is put
in bins to sweat 1t is carefully
shoveled over from time to time, so as
to insure thorough intermixture. 1t
is subjected to r final dip in boiling
water to destroy insect germs, to soften
the skin and to improve it's appearance
by giving 1t gloss and color. The
prunes are then put through grader
and assorted into sizes for marketing.
There are six sizes: D Those ranging
from forty to fifty to the pound, (2)
fifty TO sixty, (3) sixty to seventy, az
seventy to eighty, (5) eighty to ninety,
G) all below ninety. National Re-
view.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-09
A TWO-ACRE FISH,
How a Doubling scotchman Insulted an
English Lord.

How a Doubling Scotchman Insulted an
English Lord.
There was once an English nobleman
who told at dinner of tiger he shot
1t measured twenty-four feet, he said,
from snout to tail-tip Every body
looked bit astonishcd. but nobody
insinuated disbelief in the story-no.
body but an old Scotchman, who told
story of n fish he once caught. lie
had been unable to pull it in alone. but
with the aid of six friends he managed
to land it.
1T was a skate" he said, ''and it
covered two acres"
The nobleman looked at the Scot
through his monocle, and left the ia
bic. Others followed. After awhile
the host returned.
Sir sud he to the Scotchman,
you have insulted my lord, and You
must apologize"
II dinna insoolt him." said the Scot.
Yes, you did, with your two-acre
fish story. You must apologize"
"Weel," raid the Draw and wary
Scot, tell him If he'll take ten feet
off that tiger, I'll see what I can do
wi the fish. Washington Post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-09
PERSONAL COLOR SELECTION.
Every Woman Has Some Tint That be-
longs to Her style.

Every Woman Has Some Tint That Be-
longs to Her style.
Every woman, whether she knows it
or not, has n color or colors that are
hers by right Of suitability, and how
ever, much her eye may be captivated
by other tints, she should not be led
astray by her fancy. Again, certain
shades of a particular color are often
as unbecoming to n woman's complex
ion as others are the reverse.
Thus, not only colors, but shades.
have to be studied and understood If
harmony in these and the becoming in
dress are to be attained. Some women
only get far enough on the road of
good taste in dress to choose colors and
materials that blend well or cou-
trast better, but not far enough to
take into consideration the more i'm
portant question of whether the choice
made is one that will conduce to their
personal advantage. There is n pre-
vailing idea that men lean much to-
ward the plain If not strictly severe
style of dress, or what is now termed
tailor-made. The palmer the cut of a
bodice and the less elaborate in make,
the more becoming it is to the figure Of
the wearer, and the more it appeals to
the masculine taste. Many men go a
step further and absolutely taboo the
present style of tea gown, dear to the
hearts of women. From their point of
view the tea gown, concealing the
waist, destroys the symmetry of the
figure, and therefore should only be
worn in the bedroom, and not out of
it. To this mandate many wives have
to bow.-N. Y. Times.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-09
LATER.

Henry II. Holmes was convicted in
Philadelphia of murder in the first de.
gre, for killing Benjamin +. Pitzel a
motion for new trial will be made on
the 18th inst.
The village of Arcadia, Ia, with the
| exception of one store, was destroyed
by fire.
Upon assurances that Corbett and
Fitzsimmons would leave Arkansas the
peace warrant cases against them were
dismissed.
The Dickinson Hardware company,
one of the largest business concerns in
Little Rock, Ark, failed for $15o,O00.
August A. Hanson, of Minneapolis
in 24-hour bicycle ride made 375 miles,
the best previous record being 367 miles,
held by Hueblin.
Francis NJ. Hatch, minister of foreign
affairs, was appointed Hawaiian min
lister to Washington.
John ID. Rockefeller gave $4,000, 900
more to the University of Chicago,
making the total sum of his gifts to the
university $7,425,Ooo,
Advices from Cuba say that fully
5000 men joined the insurgents from
Matanzas province in the last month.
An express train OH the Baltimore &;
Ohio road was ditched at Elm Grove, W..
Va, and two persons were killed and 35
were injured.
The town OF Walcott, Mimi, was near
iy destroyed by fire, the loss being $780,
600.
n passenger train on the Southern
Pacific road went from New Orleans to
San Francisco in three days, two hours
and As minutes, the fastest time ever
made in the history of railroads over an
equal distance.
A sweat-shop building in New York
was burned and four persons persisted
in the flames.
One-half of the village of Lancaster,
Ont, was wiped out of existence by fire.
Marsh fires broke out in several places
in Porter county, Ind, and hundreds of
acres OF land were burned over.
Two passenger trains Scollided at
Edgeworth, Mass, and John Flaherty
was killed and 20 other persons were in
jured and large amount of property
destroyed.
The stable ut the Dorrance mine near
Wilkesbarrc, Pa, was burned, and Is
mules were cremated.
Marsh fires that have burned for six
weeks underground in Jefferson and
Waukesha counties. Wis, have de-
stroyed the fertility of hundreds of
acres of valuable land for half a century
to come.