Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-12
BIRMINGHAM STATE HERALD
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 The retail trade of Birmingham has been- better since October 1 than at any time in five years.
 MT. Bankhead will speak in Selma to- night if the engagement with MT. Clarke is not declared off.
 Twenty-Five dollars per acre cash for quite a body of coal land in this district was recently declined.
 It is said that one swallow does not make a summer. Sometimes two or three swallows produce fall.
 
 The amiable editor of the Huntsville Tribune is never happy unless he is using his shillelah on some one.
 Reports from the country around Bir- mingham go to show that the picking of cotton will be over by the 2oth.
 The many friends of MT. Nat L. Miller will be delighted to learn that he is .l;1 ha again.
 There was a golden rod marriage here the other day and the groom seemed to have TO apprehension of passing under the rod.
 If the women should take to boomers in the style of the present sleeve it would take a search warrant to ascertain their averdupois.
 The demand for residences for rent and purchase continues. It is said there are but one or two vacant cottages on the South Highlands.
 The marriages and notices of marriage continue to multiply While the waters are troubled some of our rusty old bach elors may make a safe landing.
 The report comes to the State Herald that experiments so far with the arte- sian wells near Gate City tend to show that the supply of water is abundant.
 We hear that members of the Commer- cial club were expected to be present at the press banquet. but few were there, as they supposed that only those special ly invited were expected
 There are many heroes of the lost cause in Birmingham Gen. Robert D. Johnston was shot five times at Gettys- burg and promoted from lieutenant colonel to brigadier-gener for conspic- uous gallantry.
 The other day gentleman, with some friends, was passing the residence where a lovely young girl is soon to marry. Some workmen were engaged there and someone asked what was going on. The reply came promptly, Preparing to step heavenward."
 A man who made practice of catching ladies on the street in an Illinois town and hugging them had an end put to this pastime by vigorous young woman knocking him down and giving him de- served threshing. The women have yet the right to select their huggers.
 The Democrats have carried Indanap- oils. right under the nose of the ex-Pres- ident, and have now carried Chattanoo- ga, right under the nose of MT. Evans, who has been aspiring to the Vice-Pres- idency. Evidently Democracy is looking up everywhere except in New England.
 Capt E. V. Caldwell of Harpersville. who was in the city yesterday, was one of the most gallant soldiers in the Confed- crate army. He went in before he was 16 years old. and although he was seriously wounded at Shiloh losing the use of one arm, continued in service until the sur render in North Carolina under Joe John- ston.
 The cynic is a. kind of fly blister on hu- manity, to abstract thusiasm-Green- vile Advocate. We have noticed on more occasions than one when politics was at fever heat and economic questions raised the public pulse to a high temperature that something appeared to be wrong with the Advocate. Is the Advocate a "cynio," or does it at times have applied to. it the peculiar "fy blister?"
 The report of the commission to exam inc the route of the Nicarauga canal and make an estimate of the cost of the work it is hoped will be promptly laid before Congress when it assemblies. The fate of the canal, or rather the hope of it's ear ly completion, will depend largely upon that report. It will be a great blessing to Alabama and the United States. large ly increasing our trade with Central and South America.
 The stuffed calico cats, made of print cloth stamped with the picture of atabby and stuffed with cotton into quite a life like counterfeit of the animal which were common toy with children few years ago. have been put to novel use lately in Lincoln county. Me. The farm CTS have fastened the calico cats up among the branches of their fruit trees, and it Is said they most effectually scare away predatory birds.
 Discussing the coming session of Con- gress the New Orleans Times Democrat