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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25

we're quickly emptied, and by Christ
mas every one of the heads had been
sold. Since that time the dealer has
had most of his dolls modelled from
real boys and girls, and he could, if
he chose, give their names. A pic
ture of the dolls head modelled after
the child on shipboard accompanies
this article.
For some reason American manufac-
turers have been unable TO make toys
that please the children of this coun-
try half as we'll as those which come
from Thuringia. Perhaps they haven't
the art of the German peasants, whose
fathers and grandiathers before them
were toymakers; or, perhaps, the
necessary materials are not at hand !;
or it may be that they simply lack the
patience. But, whatever the reason,
American Wholesale toy dealers are
compelled to send to Europe for their
dolls heads, and almost everything
else except certain iron and mechani-
cal toys.
Almost everybody in the province
of Thuringia Is maker of playthings.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25

There are twenty
factories or more,
all of them small
and quaint, in which
dolls heads alone
are manufactured.
They employ from
$50 to 500 workmen
each, the best paid
of whom the ar
fists who make the
clay molds-receiye
only from Sl5 to
S25 a week, while
some of the girls
who paint eyebrows
and rouge the dolls
cheeks draw only
twenty-five or thirty
cents a day.
When an Ameri-
oop lao1ap gaVIg
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25

how Jenny had looked when che came
toddling out to meet him, wearing it
for the first time.
It was 8 o'clock when he went back
to the kitchen. His wife looked up
from the weekly paper she was read
ing and said:
why, Jason, you amt been up in
the attic all this time? Is'posed you'd
come down an gone to bed long ago" I"
'pm goin' right away. Set me out
some breakfast on the table and fix
the coffee so / kin make me a cup
fore l start"
81 shall get up an get you a good
hot breakfast myself, Jason"
'You needn't to, Marthy, it'll be so
early"
II shall get up just the same. How
husky your voice is, Jason. I'm 'fraid
you took cold up there in the attic.
What ever we're you doing up there
all this timer"
ooh, just lookin' over some old
things. didn't take any cold. Bet
ter go to bed, Marthy, if you're bent
on gittin' up at in the mornin'."
Why, Jason, how'd you happen to
come in at the front door?"
1t was 8 o'clock at night, bitterly
cold and stormy, and Christmas Eve.
Jason had just come home from He.
bron. His wife had heard him drive
into the barnyard and had made haste
with her supper that it might be
ready and hot when he came in. She
had also bathed her eyes hastily in
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
SUNDAY IN NEW YORK.

New York is in the throes of agitation regarding the observance of Sunday. The World boldly advocates the opening of saloons on that day. It is to be hoped that New York will settle the matter as did Bir- mingham. We had up the question Of Sunday baseball at one time, and the moral sentiment of the community prevailed and it was not allowed.
 Mir. Gladstone has recently written an article strongly favoring a strict observ- ance of the Sabbath. He says he attributes his long life in large measure to his habit of taking q complete rest on Sunday. He shows that Sunday Is not only a necessity on hygienic grounds, but that it has be. come recognized as one of the sacraments of the church. This point in the citadel of Christianity should be defended with zeal. To show how deeply ingrained in the church is the observance of the Sabbath he says:
 "The Scottish Sabbath was for POO years a greater Christian sacrament, O larger, more vital and more influential fact in the Christianity of the country than the cele- bration of the Lords Supper or the rite of baptism, or both together. 1 remember that when, half a century ago, ships were ulbpdtCueu irOLurScOlliSu pOIis tO Ooush Australia, laden with emigrauts, rules were published setting forth that perfect religious toleration was established as the rule on board. but with regard to funda- mental article of religion like the Sabbath every one was, of course, required to ob- serve it. Many anecdotes might be given which illustrate the same idea, an idea open to criticism, but one with which the Presbyterian church cannot well afford to part without some risk to the public power and general influence of religion.'
 It is contended by those in. New York who favor loose observance of the Sab bath that it is not intended to permit men to work on that day, but simply give them an opportunity of recreation, such as visit- ing the saloons, dance halls, etc. In answer to such argument MT. Gladstone quotes St. Augustine, tone of the very greatest doctors of tue church," who de- clared that useful labor on the day of rest would be preferable to the frivolities of recreation.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
AMERICAN SHIP BUILDING.

Gu Monday, March 25, the great Ameri- can steamship St. Paul will be launched from Cramp's ship yard. It Is distinctly an American ship, built of American ma- terial and by American workmen. It is one of the largest ships ever built on the Western Hemisphere, and foreshadows the restoration of America to marine suprem- acy. It is a companion to the St. Louis. Each of these vessels will carry 1900 pas sengers. Vessels of deep draught have often had to wait outside the bars of New York and Liverpool for high tide. Those two vessels have been constructed 50 that delay is avoided. They have double bot toms, with water ballast, and when this water ballast Is pumped out the draught is greatly lessened. Ten years ago it would not have been possible to build vessel the size of these iu America.
 When the act admitting the New York and Paris to American registry, on condi- ton of building two ships of equal tonnage in American ship yards, was passed the press of Great Britain deridsd the idea. "Such ships could not be built in the States,', they said. After a while Dr. Francis Elgar and other British naval architects came over here and visited Cramps works, saw such ships actually building and reported the fact when they returned. Now the British newspapers admit that the ships will be completed aud put in service, but they fall back on their last resort, which is the cheapness of their seafaring labor, claiming that it will be losing game to run them at the American rate of wages and greater cost of supplies as compared with their ships in the trans- Atlantic lines.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24

going for my health, for pleasure and for business, and will sail on steamer Furst RismsI ck, leaving New York April Il. Mrs. Steiner aud the children will accompany me, and we will visit our parents.p The AGE HERALD man, as we'll as the people of Birmingham, wish Mr. Steiner and family pleasant trip aud a safe return home. Just how Birmingham is to pull through the summer with him is difd suit to see. No man in the city is more public-spirited, nor has greater confidence in the future of Birmingham. He never looks on the dark side of the picture, and such men are always useful to community.
 Alderman Samuel Ulman is acting mayor pro tenn. in the absence of Mayor Van Hoose, and makes good one. Yesterday he was asked something about the hnan- cial condition of the city. Said he: "Of one thing you may rest assured; we are going to protect our credit at any and all hazards. As the AGE HERALD says, it's going to work considerable inconvenience, but it must be done.'
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
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 RAILROAD RACKET.


 Applications for space in sleeping cars to Houston, Tex, are already being made by those who expect to be in attendance upon the next reunion of United Confederate Veterans. It is also estimated that & very large number will go to this great event on account of the exceedingly low rate that has been made by the Louisville and Nashville, which is the official route already selected by the Alabama division. :. For the accommodation of the heavy trafei during the time mentioned special United Confederate Veteran reunion trains carrying nothing but passengers for Hous- ton, Texas. will be run through to destina- tion without change over the Louisville and Nashyille to New Orleans and thence over the Southern Pacific. The Tennessee division will also go the same route and special reunion trains will be run from Nashville.
 HARD AT WORK.
 MT. L. A. Shipman has arrived and as- sumed the duties of his office. He is hard at work straightening out everything and will be ready in few days to fight battles with his friends, the enemy. His return to Birmingh ham is welcomed.
 PERSONAL.
 Mir. w. H. Jackson, travelling passenger agent of the Plant system at Montgomery, was in the city yesterday.
 MT. James F. Aglar, assistant general passenger agent of the Union Pacific rail the city.
 MT. Ray Knight, division freight agent of the Southern, with headquarters in Selma, was in the city yesterday.
 Mir. c. P. Rector of the Cotton BelrBpent yesterday in the city.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
STANDARD MONEY.

Indianapolis Sentinel.
 This country was put upon gold standard by law in 1873 and has been on Q gold standard ever since. It cannot by any possible legislation go to gold standard any more than it now is and has been since 1873. The only change it can make is to go to silver standard or to a bimetallc standard. There is no possible half-way business about standard. It is absolute. The standard is the money by which all other money is measured and in which all other, is ultimately redeema ble. A second principle is that the demonstration of silver consisted in taking away it's quality of being standard money. It makes no difference, as to demonstration, how much of it is coined or to what extent 1t Is legal tender, or whether it is used to redeem paper money, or whether 1t IS forced into circulation, or any of the other things that silver monometailists have been getting excited about. As soon as it ceased to be standard money it was demon- etized, and it cannot possibly be remone- tized until it is again made standard money. Anything less than that is mere child's play, and has no effect whatever on the actual evils of gold monometallism. Until silver is made standard money it remains token money, just like our nickel and cop. per coins. The only reason that it circu- lates on an equal value with gold is because the government maintains the parity, or, in other words, constantly redeems it in gold.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
THE THREE QUARTER VALUE

CLAUSE IN FIRE INSURANCE POLICIES ON
 BIRMINGHAM PROPERTY MUST GO.
 There was quite stir among fire insur- ance circles on yesterday, when it was an- nounced that W. J. Dangaix, the we'll known insurance man, had addressed the following letter to the local representa- of the Southeastern Tariff association:
 March 22, 1895. A.P. Hoggs, Stamping Clerk, Birmingham
 Ala--
 DEAR SIR: You are hereby notified that we shall discontinue from today, for such of our companies as direct us, the use. of the three uarter value clause on all polf- cies of insurance issued from our office and covering city business, substituting thers- for the '76 per cent co-insurance clause, '' except on private residences and their con- tents within the old city limits, on which we shall not use any limitation clause whatever as formerly. Z
 Since the automatic pressure valve on the, water mains has been removed and the fires department restored to it's former usefuts ness we have made every effort to get thea association to remove the value clause, as its continued use is of serious detriment to- the best interests of the companies oper- ating here and manifestly unjust to our community. &
 The limitation of insurance by this clause has the effect of seriously impairing the credit of our merchants, who should be
  companies, recognizing this injustice and the consequent loss of their business, have expressed themselves as being unwilling to continue the use of the clause on city bus mess, and we trust their determination to discontinue it's use will bring about prompt recognition by the Southeastern Tariff as- socintion of the real merits of Birming- ham's fire protection, to the end that all companies doing business here will be free to discontinue use of the objeotionable clause. Yours respectfully, e@ sF w. J. DANaAIx & Co. AN
 The three quarter value clause is a condi- ton applied 10 fire insurance policies In small towns and other places where there IS no fire department. It was applied to all property in Birmingham by the Southeast ern Tariff association immediately after the Caldwell hotel fire in July fast, and has been in constant nse by all insurance companies here ever since. The city having more than compiled with the conditions laid down by the Southeast-- ern Tariff association, the local insurance mon have been eager to have the clause re- moved but the association has failed to act. The clause has greatly annoyed the insur. ing public and has had the effect of cutting down the insurance agents business. The insurance agents are pleased over the inl- tiative taken by MT. Dangaix and as he IS backed in the movement by some very strong companies predict all early removal of the value clause.
 The wires were kept warm between here aud the associations office ia Atlanta on secretary and managing committee of the' association will arrive here tomorrow to investigate and determine the trouble. Mr.. J. c. Hunter of Birming ham is a member of the committee and 1t is to be hoped will be on hand. 4A
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
THE IRON MARKET.

LARGE TRANSACTIONS IN. THE METAL
 REPORTED.
 The demand for pig iron is growing. Rogers, Brown & Co.,, of Cincinnati, say: - We have already spoken of humber of large transactions in southern coke irons recently closed. The aggregate for two weeks is certainly not less than 50 ,ooO tons |, booked by three companies, and will probably run to 50 ,000. Besides this, the every day demand from the rank aud file ot foundries and mills is better than it has been for months.s But for the conservative spirit which characterizes ths iron trade all the way through, it is likely that the heavy current business would be, deemed war rant for putting up prices little.
 The Boston Herald says:
 'The volume of pig iron selling and going into use is an increasing one. The foundry people are buying more iron, but they are exceedingly conservative about this buying. They turn every possible doing much to keep the furnace prices down. The furna aces are all anxious sellers, and the amount of business offered by con- sumers is given out sparingly and generally for bids.
 not yet marked. Southern iron, laid down in Boston is quoted at: No. Alabama, SIP. .OOa12 .25; No. 9, S11. .5Oa1l.75; No. 8, Ell. .00a11. 25; Virginia iron, No. 1, $12 .O0a 12.50; No. 2, S11. 50a12 %. Phe above prices are for No. X iron, soft iron being worth from 20, to 50 cents per ton less.
 tPennsylvania iron is in quiet request for this market, but in that part Of the country there is reported to be rather better demand. Quotations are reported steady at: No. X, SIS 75a14; No. X, SIS a13. 25; No. 8 iron, S11.50; gray forge, S1l .5o; Ohio pig, No. l, S13.75a14; No. 2'
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24

AN exchange ventures the opinion that if Cuba was annexed to the United States it would not be any more independent than at present. This assertion will not pass muster. Cuba is now province of Spain, Is governed by Governor General ap- pointed by the Spanish government, has no representation in the Spanish Cortez, and is taxed by Spain as heavily as it can bear. In fact, it is in worse condition than the Southern States In the reconstruc- ton days. On the other hand, if Cuba were annexed it would become one of the States of the Union and have a voice in the matter of taxation, and would have local self. government.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
PRESS OPINIONS.
CAPITAL TIMID.

CAPITAL TIMID.
 Louisville Courier Journal.
 We recently printed letter from a Chicago capitalist declining to advance a loan of S50, 1000 to citizens of Louisville on the groundphat Blenders are prejudiced against Kentucky," being "averse to mak- ing loans in any state where there seems to be strong public sentiment in favor of free coinage Of silver, '' and adding that his information wsslthat both political parties in Kentucky are practically unsound on the money question. This has provoked considerable comment from free silver con- temporaries, who jeer at the idea that Ken tucky's views ou free coinage can affect her credit, as she cannot pass a free silver law. While capital is begging sale invest ment at low rates of interest, il is begin ming to hold aloof from Kentucky, Tennes-i see and Georgia. The reason it gives is the free silver sentiment in these states. If that is not the real reason nobody has fur nished it.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24

THE New York Times mentions the letter of MT. James Bowron in which he says that Birmingham is making iron g ton less than England, and predicts that Birm. ipghum iron will soon be sold in the ports oi Europe. The Times concludes: "A re- duction' of S1 ton would insure the estab- lishment of an export trade, and it may be that <Aiabama iron will be exported even at the present figures.''
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
MORE TESTIMONY

IN THE ALDRICH- H-UNDERwooD CONGRESS
 SIGNAL CONTEST CASE.
 MT. M. G. Kennedy, who runs a board- ing house near the union depot, was before Commissioner Thad Weatherly yesterday to testify in the Aldrich- Underwood con- test.
 He said during the campaign for congress alliancemen frequently held meetings in the parlors at his house and he had heard them refuse to indorse MT. Aldrich. Mir. Kennedy said he did not support Mir. Aldrich for the reason that he did not think the latter was citizen of Alabama. He had read in the papers, at a time when they were friendly to MT. Aldrich, that tue latter had moved out of the state.
 MT. A. J, O'Keefe, editor of the Birming- ham Independent, was examined. His testimony was principally about the negro vote and their failure to support the repub- lican nominee.
 Officer Culpepper made statement about . negro meeting in Claiborne hall which was addressed by MT. William Vaughan and other white men. He also told of J |. M. Ross' efforts to call MT. Vaughan down, claiming 1t was Q negro meeting and the latter had no right to speak.
 The taking of evidence in behalf of Mir. Underwood will be resumed tomorrow.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24

ONE of the large coal and iron com panies of this district did business last year amounting 10 s8, 900 .O0O, and con- tracted only S10, GOO of bad debts. This is a fine showing, and IS in contrast to the previous year. In that year one of the large furnace plants closed down, not be- cause it was not making iron at a profit, but because of the trouble in making col- lections.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
SPECIAL HH71OzI7zCeWzeWt?

We are showing onr neaO line >
 Wo0Aens prepa,sd to, the season of 1895. AofAtng has been Iat nnaons.. 70 make Ms entire fine sahistaetO,y n < bO,nf of nOSsly and fashion. K
 We have besn fo,7nnahs m OF, se- Aeetion of Foye,gW Acsrlties, and be- He0r Maf khs braae zsYH asree zofth us,. Maf zAey AaOs neser ben Sn,Passea. a@
 .SbeetaI aflenfion is eallsd ko oAr. pyices. We shall efsr gyeatey Oalxes Ham e0er bstoxe. fnvifing as aos ao he oHenkion of az buyers a0ho musf meet fAe nimes aUHh c Thoroughly good a,ziels 5 at c Ioz0 psire. se
 We eaH yoar az>enfion again 70 Mr faef Maf he neao DNnlap Has foy< sbring ase Aoao en saIe. See Mem be- fore yon wake yonr pnrehase. s1
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
AN ALABAMA EXHIBIT.

The Tuskaloosa Times is in receipt of the following letter from w. F. Thompson, secretary of the Commercial club of Bir- mingham. It speaks for itself, says the Times, and should serve to arouse our peo. pie to full realization of the importance of some active effort being made by them towards the successful carrying out of the project under discussion.
 The letter reads:
 THE COMMERCIAL CLUB OF
 BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
 B. F. MOORE, w. F. THOMPSON, I
 President. Secretary.
 BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 20, 1895. EDITOR TIMES: I notice your efforts in behalf of the Atlanta exposition for Ala ban1a, and also the seeming want of co- operation in the suggestion about raising Q fund.
 The truth is that il Alabama is not repre- sented it will be taken by the outside world "norhing to exhibit,'' or are too indolent to "show our goods'' even to prospective purchasers. In either event the result would be the same-capital and immigra- ton would go elsewhere. To try to send separate exhibits from each locality, with each acting for itself, would entail ten fold greater expense than for all to join, and with one good man in charge, reduce the cost to all to minimum. If the fund is raised the meeting here can easily arrange for the display and do credit to each local ity. Kindly keep this before your people, aud have some of them attend the meeting with yourself, and the display will turn out ali right. With assurance of my high regard, am yours truly,
 N. F. THOMPSON, Secretary.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24

NEW ORLEANS is not only great com mercial center, but is also the greatest manufacturing city in the South, with the exception of Baltimore. It has double the manufacturing of Atlanta. The manu- factories in New Orleans seem to pay in spite of the old fashion methods of doing business. Very few of the establishments are located on the river or railroad, and drays are necessary to haul material to and fro. The expense of drayage is considera- ble. The growth of manufacturing in New Orleans means the sale of that much more Birmingham coal.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24

THE word 'extrude'' is a good word, and yet exclude is nearly always used in its stead. It carries different meaning. If a man extrudes another from his circle of friends it means that the persona non grata was once in that circle. To say ex- cIude may mean that he never was in the nj rcta
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24

THE-New York Tribune (Republican) has no sympathy with Manning and Howard in their effort to cripple the State from which they hail. It rath ar denounces such action, and expresses the belief that Ala bama can settle her own affairs.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
as-The present management (

R4sThe present management or thesA.G Ell F BALD has no claim araifast advertisers or SubScrib- CTS prior to February 11th, 1Soo. Under decree of court accounts up to that date have been Soid and. transferred. hence cancelled as sbetween the debtor and this paper.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24

MR. GEORGE PULLMAN says if he was 8 younger man he would move his car works to Alabama, where he could get all his material at hand. There is no doubt but that car works would pay well in Birming- ham. Everything necessary is within g few miles of the city. In addition to the cheapest of raw material, the many rail- roads here would order large number of oars, especially freight cars. The railroads would no doubt take stock in the car works, if they should be started.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
WE LEAVE THE CITY.

Attend the closing out sale of ladies' |, gents' and children's Shoes at prices never before heard of. Gents' shoes, soc up; la- dies, 75c up; children's, 16c up. The finest line of winter shoes in the city. Lay in your winter stock at once.
 ST. PIERRE. Ladies' entrance 303 Nineteenth Street. Gents' entrance corner Third Avenue and Nineteenth street. oct IA tf
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24

ON accoun t of the advance in wages and the price of coke, the cost of making ton of pig iron in the Connellsville (Pa.) dis trict is now $1 more than formerly. This means a considerable advantage to the Birming gham district.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
COLD WEATHER.

Wards coal yard is prepared to furnish you with Carbon Hill or Galloway coal on short notice. Buy your coal from them once and you will have reason to become a regular customer. Supply of stove and kindling wood on hand. Telephone 4S7.
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