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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
Canadian Politics.

Ottawa, Jan. S.-There is practically nothing new today In connection with the present crisis. It is understood that Premier Sir Mackenzie Bowell Is zealous- ly at work trying to form cabinet but so far he has not been very successful Sir John Carling and c. B. Baker have been appointed to the senate, which will enable Sir Mackenzie to get couple of new ministers.
 In the statement which Ex-Minister Foster made in the house yesterday it was said that repeated attempts had been made by himself and his colleagues to induce Sir Mackenzie Bowell to re- sign the leadership into more pussant hands.
 Replying to that statement In the sen ate the premier declared it took him completely by surprise, and he charac- terized it as uncalled for, undgniied and unfair. Upon that point of divergence hangs much of the sentiment this inci- dent has aroused The resignation of the ministers under the circumstances of such seeming precipitancy Is looked upon as a revolt deliberately planned to force Sir Mackenzie Bowell out of the leadership.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
The Rebels Were Dispersed.

Havana, Jan. 8.-After an engage ment lasting three hours the Spanish troops, under Generals Garcia and Ma varro, yesterday dispersed the rebels at Guanajay, forty-five miles from Havana. which place was chosen by the insur- gents as the center of operations.
 Another battle took place late in the evening at Ceiba del Agua between the rebel bands under the command of lead CTS Gomez and Maceo and Generals Gar cia and Navarro's forces. The insurgents were again defeated and dispersed, but the direction in which they fled Is not known. Their loss was twenty-three killed and one taken prisoner. The Span- ish forces captured seventeen Reming ton rifles besides a number of rebel horses Their loss was four officers and three soldiers wounded.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
skirmish With Abyssinians.

Rome, Jan. S.-The government has re- ceived advices from Abyssinia stating that the vanguard of the native army, under Ras Makonnen, has had skirmish with the Italian patriots, in which seven Abyssinians were killed. The Italians had no men Killed
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
Two Foolish Men.

Jacksonville. Fla, Jan. S-Near Mount Pleasant, Gadsden county, Fla, yester- day Henry Thomas and Albert Stafford fought duel about girl, for whose af fections they were rivals. Both were killed It is said the girl cared for neither and has been engaged for three months to man in Georgia
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
The Louisville and Nashville Report.

New York, Jan. S.-The Louisville and Nashville railroad reports for the six month ended December 31s Gross earn ings. $10,712,225, an increase of $5s47: net and surplus, $1.0s6,476, an increase of $666.042.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09

ty of the directors increases as the days go by without bringing any statement from Rhodes, whose only reference to Jameson was made in a dispatch received here on January 1. He said that Jameson had acted without authority.
 Dr. Jameson Released.
 A dispatch from Cape Town received tonight, says that Dr. Jameson and those of his followers who were taken prison- CTS by the Boers have been released and handed over to Sir Hercules Robinson, the governor of Cape Colony.
 A Pretoria dispatch says it is reported there that the Transvaal government has demanded the banishment from the country of Cecil Rhodes and Dr. Jameson and the payment of large indemnity by the British South Africa company Noth- ing is known of this report in official quarters, and it is not believed,
 The editorials of the leading papers to- morrow will be unanimous in lauding the generosity and prudence of President Kruger and assuring him that England appreciates them at their full value. All of the papers will praise Colonial Secre- tary Chamberlain for his course through out the difficulty.
 The Daily Chronicle will congratulate him upon having secured peace with honor. Sir Hercules Robinson will re- ceive his share of praise.
 The Daily News and the Daily Chroni- cle lead in an emphatic demand for thorough sitting of the British South Africa companys liability for the troubls and admonish the government not [ C shirk it's obligation to the Transvaal anu to England to discover the real authors of the apparent gross conspiracy against the South African republic.
 The lectures to Emperor William are generally repeated.
 The marked cessation of the hostility of the Germanp ress toward England is ascribed to the British governments preparations for war, which are highly commended on all sides.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
A Battle Reported.

Havana, Jan. S.-The rebels, after plundering the towns of Hoyo, Colorado and Punta Brava, broke up into small parties and burned the sugar cane on the estates in the vicinity. The arrival of the Spanish troops, which dispersed the rebels, prevented them from making an attack upon the town of Mariana. Gen. Suarez Valdez is said to have defeated a band of rebels on a plantation near Baracoa.
 General Arderius has ordered the con centration of the forces in Havana, in case any movement of the insurgents should cause disorder in the city. The circulation of the people in social and commercial intercourse throughout the city is uninterrupted
 It is reported here this evening that a great battle has been fought near Artem- isa, a town near Guanaja, the base of operations of the rebels. The report has it that the insurgents were surrounded by Spanish troops under Generals Suarez Valdez, Madam and Navarro, and 1t Is believed they met with a complete defeat No details of the fight can be obtained. It is said that the rebel leader, Nunez, was killed in yesterdays battle with Gen eral Vavarros forces, and that the rebels lost 200 men.
The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14
Wanted Her at Home.

Memories of Uncle Rufus Hatch are
always entertaining because of his mark
ed and rugged personality. They are now
recalling q story OF the man Who was
noted for the vigor of his language when
he was in earnest. and who showed a
marked disregard for all those things
that are generally considered In oonnec.
tion with the immortality Of the soul,
says the Detroit Free Press. One day it
became noised about the street that the
old man had given $40. 900 to a church,
and the name of those who FASTENED to
congratulate him upon seeing the error of
his ways was legion.
He was chafed, and be grunted and
puffed while saying very worldly things
under his breath. When he could stand
the run 20 longer, he blurted out to an
audience of his int Inmates "Boys, /
haven't got any more religion than usual,
and didn't give up $4O. 900 because l
repented of my sins.
1.-THE church owed that amount, and
my wife has been running her legs off to
help, raise subscriptions. She was out
morning, afternoon and evening. never
saw her. I got tired of the whole busi.
ness and gave her the SAC, 1000 to mske
her stay at home" Very few Christians
would have done more,
The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14
GEMS.
Content is the wealth of nature,
A fresh mind keeps the body fresh,

Content is the wealth of nature.
A fresh mind keeps the body fresh.
Alternate rest and labor long endure.
Nature is commanded by obeying her
Every noble work is at first impossible
Poverty is the test of civility and the
touchstone of friendship.
To have what we want is riches, but to
be able to do without is power.
No rock is so hard but that little
wave may beat admission In thousand
years.
To maintain an opinion because it is
thine. and not because it Is true, is to
prefer thyself above truth.
Riches without charity are nothing
worth. They are blessing only to him
who makes them blessing to others.
We should be careful to deserve good
reputation by doing well; and when that
care is once taken, not to be over,anxious
about the success. !,
1t is the old lesson-A worthy purpose,
patient energy for its accomplishment,
a resoluteness undaunted by difficulties,
then success.
To be always intending to live q new
life, but never to find time to set about
it; this is as if man should put off eating
and drinking and sleeping from one day
and night to another, till he Is starved
and destroyed. 4
Order is lovely nymph, the child OF
beauty and wisdom; her. attendants are
comfort, neatness, activity; her abode Q ia
the valley OF happiness; she is always 10
bs found when sought for, and never
appears so lovely as when compared with
her opponent disorder.
The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14
HOW INDIANS MEASURE TIME.
They Fix Their Dates by Sleeps and Moons
and Winters.

They Fix Their Dates by Sleeps and Moons
and Winters.
Our Indians measure time solely BY
days, by sleeps, by moons and by win
ters. The Indian has no name for any
subdivision Of time less than day.
When he desires to indicate shorter
period, he points to the heavens, and
measuring off space says, 1t was as
long as it would take the sun to go from
there to there. A day is from daylight
to darkness, Sleep" or night, from
dark to daylight. He has no name for
any day, nor has he any subdivision of
time corresponding to our week. A
moon commences with the first streak
OF the crescent in the west and lasts un-
til the next one appears, but the days of
the moon are neither numbered nor
named. 'From winter to winter" is
the nearest approach be has to our term.
The year commences with the first fall
of snow. An Indian will tell You he ia
SO many winters old, but having no
months or days he never has birthday.
The Indians who formerly inhabited
the southern part Of Texas. where there
is no snowfall, are said to have fixed the
commencement Of the year at the first
"norther," a furious and chilling wind
that sweeps from the north and is of fire.
quent occurrence during the winter
months.
No year has any name or number fix
ing sequence or point of reference, but
each band will designate year by Its
most prominent occurrence, as fight
with hostiles, death Of a chief, preva-
lence Of disease. abundance or scarcity
OF food, or failing anything marvellous
Or striking by the name Of the stream ON
which was located the winter camp.
But these are mere remembrances, and
excellent as is the Indians memory
they, after few years. fade into a
tumble Of disconnected facts without
sequence or usefulness. s.-Cincinnati En-
uuirer
The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14
Meaning Of the Word .omaha.-

The name "Omaha" bears testimony
to the long journey of the people, and
reveals some Of the causes which brought
about this breaking up into distinct
tribes. 1t is composed Of two words,
which signify "going against the cur
rent" Or up the stream. The Omahas
were the people who went up the
stream, while the Quapaws, their near
of kin, went, as their name reveals,
with the current, or down the stream.
The traditions of both these peoples say
that the parting occurred during hunt
ing expedition, each division finally set
tling in the lands whittier they had
wandered apart. This epochal hunt
must have been centuries ago, for the
Quapaws bore their descriptive name in
1910, being mentioned in the Portu-
guese narrative of De Soto's expedition
as then living on the Arkansas river,
where they dweit until 1899, when they
ceded their long occupied lands to the
United States. Alice C. Fletcher in
Century.
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THE DEAD BABE.
BY EUGENE FIELD.


Last night, as my dear babe lay dead.
In agony knelt and said:
"Oh, God! What have 1 done,
Or in what wise offended Thee
That Thou should'st take away from me
My little son?
Upon the Thousand useless lives
Upon the guilt that Wanting thrives.
Thy wrath were better spent,
Why should'st Thou take my little SOM
Why should'st Thou vent Thy wrath upon
This innocent?"
Last night. as my dear babe lay dead,
Before mine eyes the vision spread
OF things that might have been:
Licen tious riot, cruel strife,
Forgotten prayers, a wasted life,
Dark red with sini
Then, with soft music in the air,
l saw another vision there:
A Shepherd. in whose keep
A little lamb-my little child
OF worldly wisdom undefiled.
Lay fast asleep!
Last night, as my dear babe lay dead,
In those two messages read
A wisdom manifest;
And though my arms be childless now,
am content--to Him bow
Who knoweth best.
The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14

The little daughter of Mr.. Fred
Webber, Holland, Mass, had very bad
cold and cough which he had not been
able to cure with any thing. / gave him
q 25 cent bottle OF ChamberIain's Cough
Remedy, says W. p. Holden, merchant
and postmaster at West Brimfsld, and
the next time saw him he said 1t work
ed like charm. This remedy Ia intended
especially for acute throat and lung
diseases such as colds, Group and whoop-
ing cough, and It is famous for Its cures.
There is no danger In giving IL to children
for it contains nothing injurious. For
sale by George N. Andrews, Druggist.
The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14
THE uNDERTAKER's SONG.

The Consumptive Man Failed to Appreci-
ate the Old Melody.
On North Clark street there is an un-
dertaker whose face and bearing are Pc
culiarly adapted to his business-tall,
thin, with countenance habitually
thoughtful, almost melancholy, and in
addition his shoulders stoop, which aids
in giving him the air of man who is
burdened with his own or other peoples
sorrows. But behind the mournful ex-
terror there lies quiet humor, little
grewsome perhaps, but humor neverthe-
less
This undertaken boards at hotel just
across the street, and not long since as
he walked into the office one evening
about dinner time he observed leaning
against the end Of the desk cadaverous
looking man whom his experienced eyes
informed him was rapidly approaching
the last stages Of consumption. AS he
passed the desk he remarked in an un-
dertone to the clerk, "I'll get that fell
low pretty soon.
Having finished his dinner, he return
ed to the office, and seating himself in
one of the chairs where he could watch
the door of his establishment he fell in
to dreamy mood. Perhaps it was mem
cries of younger days made him senti-
mental At all events he began hum
ming some old ballads. The tune of the
old song, ''I'm Waiting, My Darling,
For Thee, came to his mind. He hum
med it over again and again, trying to
recall the words. A man seated in front
OF him seemed to be growing restless.
Suddenly the words came to him, and
In louder tone he sang the first meas
ure, I'm waiting, my darling, for
| thee" That was as far as he got. The
man in front turned round-it was the
consumptive-his bright eyes flashing al
in husky but angry tones he said, %.
can take a joke as we'll as any man, bu
| when an undertaken sits behind me ant
sings 'I'm Waiting, My Darling, Fo
Thee, it's altogether too much" TIL,
undertaken arose slowly, and his fac
resumed its mournful expression as h
walked out of . the door and toward hi
place of business. Chicago Times Her
aid.
The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14
FOR VALENTINES DAY.

BY FRANK DKMPSTER SHERMAN.
What though the skies be cold and gray
And winds be wild and shrill,
Loves messages shall find his way
Across the vale and hill;
For sunlight he shall have your face,
8 For stars-two eyes that shine
Where my heart has its dwelling place
Your own dear valentinei
He turns to neither left nor right,
But straight ahead he goes;
His guide is Hope. whose footsteps light
The surest pathway knows;
He bears my message in his scrip,
A song whose every line
Shall turn to music on your lip.
My own dear Valentine!
oh, when you hear his eager knock
Upon the door begin,
Make haste to lift the heavy lock
And bid young Cupid in.
Glad then shall gleam the skies above,
And glad this heart of mine
To be at last with her love-
With you, dear Valentine!
Ladies' Home Journal
The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14
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The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14
!. !. .lvoRY.SQAP
1T FLOATS
Try just wash. Ivory Soap costs little more,
but to do work. and how much winter clothes
when they have been washed with it.
1T FLOATS
CURFEW TIDE.

The thrushes sing In every tree;
The shadows long and longer grows
Broad sunbeams lie athwart the lea;
The oxen low:
Round roof and tower the swallows slide;
And slowly, slowly sinks the sun,
At curfew tide,
When day Is done.
Sweet sleep, the nighttime's fairest child,
Ger all the world her pinions spreads;
Each flower beneath her influence mild
Fresh fragrance Sheds
The owls, on silent wings and wide,
Steal from the woodlands, one by one,
At curfew tide,
When day Is done.
No more changing the roolkery rings
With voice of many o noisy bird;
The startled wood doves Gathering wings
No more are heard:
With sound like whispers family sighed,
Soft breezes through the treetops run.
At curfew tide,
When day Is done.
80 may 1t be when life is spent,
When ne'er another sun can rise,
Nor light one other Joy present
To dying eyes;
Then softly may the spirit glide
To realms Of rest, disturbed by nome,
At curfew tide,
When day is done.
s-S. Cornish Watkins in Chambers Journal.
The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14

standing. His host was to drive to the
station for Colin.
Hatless. cloakless, with bare arms and
shoulders cleaning from the blackness
of her dinner dress, she sprang into the
vehicle and caught up the reins.
The servant at the horse's head made
way for her, with a afrightened glance at
her white face and dilatsd eyes.
She turned the animal and dashed down
the drive, out at the gates and on at
gallop along the highway.
1t seemed an eternity to her before she
reached the wrecked train, and others
were there before her.
Still white as death, still silent, she
drew rein, and leaping out, darted into
the crowd, which was endeavoring to
extricate the crushed and mangled
passengers from the debris about them.
One was drawn forth as she reached
the group. and at last her lips unclosed
to give forth cry of anguish.
Was that, a shapeless, bleeding, moan
ing macs, of which she saw nothing to
recognize as human save a blood stained
hand and few tresses of nut brown hair
was that the man she loved?
She pushed the men aside frantically.
and was trying to win her way to the
dying man, when hand was laid on her
shoulder and voice that made her heart
thrill said:
Honor this is no place for you. Go
home, my dearest. Even mans heart
faints before such horrors as this"
She clung to him with both hands,
trembling. sobbing, laughing-in short,
going nearly mad with joy.
"Colin, my love, my love! You are
safe-uniDjured 2" sbe cried incoherently.
II feared-I feared. You are safe, Colin,
dear Colin ?''
'Safe and blessed beyond measure to
know you care" And he drew one of
the hands that clung to him to his lips.
81 am unhurt, Honor, but many q poor
fellow is perhaps dying while I talk to
you. Go back, my love, and let me give
all the aid can. For every man who
lies dying here be sure some woman's
heart will break to-day"
"As mine would have broken had you
died." she whispered, releasing him.
And he Joined the many who were
working for the lives of the unfortunate
passengers, while she returned to her
cousins confident of the existence of Q
God of mercy.
Six months later, when q notice Of the
marriage of Colin Delorme and Honor
Campbell appeared. Mrs. Gays acquaint.
ance of the venomed tongue met and
accosted her. .-
II told you that If Colin Delorme pro.
posed to Miss Campbell she would not be
such an imbecile as to refuse him and let
the property be devided, and you see l
was right" she said exultantly.
And Mrs. Gay could not tell her-for
she did not know-that owing to her own
idle and ill natured words, not property,
but two hearts that loved, had been very
nearly divided.-&. Louis Republic.
The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14
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The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14

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. book of 1908 pages.
The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14

Take bicycle, balance it with one
hand, having one pedal at its highest
point, the other at its lowest To the
lower one tie string and pull it toward
the rear of the machine.
Which way will the bicycle go?
1t will go backward.
Most people think it will go forward,
because the string tends to move the
pedals in the direction they move when
the machine is going forward. -Phila-
delphia Record.
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For Example.

He-Wise men make proverbs and
fools repeat them.
She-Yes; l wonder what wise man
made the one you just repeated. Strand
Magazine.
The Monitor-register., 1896-02-14

Up the system 10 at this season. The
cold weather has made unusual drains
upon the vital forces. The blood has
become Impoverished and impure, and all
the functi0ns of the body suffer 10 eonse-
quence. Hoods SarsararilIa is the great
builder, because it 10 the One True Blood
Purifier and nerve tonic.