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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02
evening, smiling as though he had in- deed stout heart for any fate.


 Wilson R. Brown, Esq. of Sheffield. stopped in Birmingham yesterday to meet his brother, H. P. Brown of Austin, Tex. Wilson had been to Montgomery to put in a good word for his friend Webb Crawford. He hadn't been at home in Colbert, for some days, but he said the people of that county, including himself, were for Johnston for governor. Wilson has been a member of the legis- lature from Colbert and a very lively and useful servant to his constituents. There is the interesting prize of United States senator to be bestowed by the next legislature, and Wilson would feign to be on hand at the award. He will be elected from Colbert, from all accounts, without opposition.
 Ex-Representative William H. Den son came down from Gadsden yesterday and is stopping at the Morris, accom- panied by Mrs. Denson. Colonel Denson, in response to question as to his fu- ture course politically, emphatically avowed his determination to stand by the democratic party through thick and thin. neglecting no opportunity to sus- tain the cause of the free and unlimited coinage of silver as the truest and safest way out of the countrys troubles.
 Col. William A. Handley of Birming- ham and Roanoke is spending a few days in Birmingham. He says all is we'll in east Alabama. That the people gener- ally over there have started auspiciously on the new year without business trou- bles of any sort.
 Evangelist Manning was at the Morris hotel yesterday. MT Manning has a new and varied assortment of intentions just now. He is booked for Philadelphia to lecture on the 11th instant before the Union League club on the deyiousness of Alabama elections. As to state poli- tics, he says he is for A. T. Goodwin, contestant for Judge Cobb's seat in con gress. for governor, and for G. B. Dean for chairman of the populist state execu- tive committee, and is also willing for it to be understood that he is in favor of a fusion between the republicans and pop ulists. WAT
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02
3. THE STATE HERALD. Is

Subscription Price of the Daily Reduced to
 Six ($6) Dollars Per Annum
 The State Herald management, appre- ciating the very liberal encouragement extended to the paper by the people Of Alabama and other states and especially grateful to the business men of Birming- ham for their very liberal support during this season, hereby announces reduc- ton of the subscription price of the Daily State Herald for 1896 to six ($6) dollars per annum, delivered free by mail or by carrier.
 Thus the State Herald becomes the only daily morning newspaper in Ala bama which meets the demand of mod ern Journalism, placing itself in easy reach of every reading man, woman and child in the state.
 This reduction in subscription price does not mean a decline in the general excellence of the State Herald. It is the purpose of the management to steadily improve the paper isA every department and make 1t invaluable as daily Visitor to Ala dDd1nd nOHleS anu puSiueSS oihNe'' In announcing this reduction the State Herald, which already enjoys the largest circulation of any newspaper in Alapa- ma, confidently expects a large increase in it's number of readers at home and abroad. because we realize that Ala bamians are an appreciatve people, who always respond liberaly to the invitation of enterprise and progress.
 This reduction in price carries with 1t the necessity for a strictly cash system in the subscription department. There fore our patrons will be expected to pay monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or an- nually in advance, and will not become offended when cut from the list for delin- quency
 Our rates for 1896 are as follows Daily State Herald, per month.....$ 50 Daily State Herald, per quarter...... 50 Daily State Herald, per annum..... % Sunday State Herald alone. per an
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 THE STATE HERALD,
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02
ClRCNLAR NO. 28.

Railroad Company. Kansas City. Mem phis and Birmingham Railroad Com pany, Office of the President, Kansas City, Mo-. Jan. 1. 1S96.-Mr. Edward s. Washburun having been elected vice. president of these companies, the office of freight traffic manager is hereby abolished. ~ The vice-president will have charge of all traffic matters of the above and as- sociated companies. and in addition will perform such other duties as may be asl signed to him by the president, to whom he will report. The headquarters of the vfce-presfdent will be at Kansas City. Mo
 GEORGE II. NETTLETON.
 President.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02
SIDEWALKS UNOBSTRUCTED.
Fruit Stands and Signs Ordered Removed.
 The Proprietors Have Obeyed.

The fruit stands have been removed from the sidewalks. The signs must also go.
 Yesterday morning when the people came down town their eyes fell upon vacant spots where for years stood fruit stands and peanut roasters. It was g. great relief to pedestrians to find the thoroughfares unobstructed.
 The stands were removed in obedience to ruling of the supreme court, which recently held that the city had a right to keep such places from it's sidewalks. The ordinance providinS for the removal of Instructions from the sidewalks was adopted about a year ago by the city council. but it was resisted by the fruit dealers, and a test case made. The de- fendants in the case were convicted and on an appeal to the supreme court the decision of the lower court was sustained
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02
Will Disagree With Him.

Boston Herald.
 Fortunately for the country, there is not the slightest proba bility that the new congress will assent to the project of the administration for the retirement of the greenbacks to make room for fur ther issues of national bank notes. The policy is foredoomed to failure. and noth- ing but an injurious disturbance of busi- ness tranquility can result from a sus- tained pressure for Its adoption.
 As regards the revenue question, Sec retary Carlisle holds that there is no need of an increase of taxation. He claims that the situation does not require any legislatie for raising additional revenue by taxa ton 1t this thine. though it exacts the strictest economy in appro- priations and public expenditures. He
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

The present worldwide discussion of the Monroe doctrine has called public at tention to the fact of the despoiling of the tomb in Hollywood cemetery, Rich mond Va, of the author of that famous declaration. The iron tomb over Presi- dent Monroes grave, which is in the northwestern part of the grounds, has been robbed of a plate bearing the in- scription of the date of his death and oth- CT interesting historical facts connected herewith. Whether the thief carried this off to preserve as relic or to dis pose of as junk is, of course, only a mat ter of conjecture. The plate was about 12x1S inches, and being screwed on, no difficulty was found in removing it. Monroe's tomb is near the grave of President Tyler. and within rod or so of the last resting place of Hon. Jeffer- son Davis, the chief magistrate of the Southern Confederacy.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

The amount of the next bond issue. it is almost certain, has been fixed at $1OO, 900, 900, and it is believed that the terms of the contract are more favorable to the government than those under which the last issue was made In this connection it is recalled that between August 31, 1865, the date upon which the national debt reached it's highest point, and March l, 1893, the amount of govern ment outstanding obligations was re- duced by $1,ss1. .S67, ,S73. To accomplish this reduction bonds were purchased to the amount of $770. .S09750 Of this amount $S24 ,S51 300 were purchased prior to 1879 and SAG, ,459, ,450 since that date.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

believes that, with a complete re- turn to the normal business conditions of the country and proper legislative and executive supervision over expenditures, the revenue laws now in force Twill yield ample means for the support of the pub- lie service upon the basis now estab- lished." We risk nothing In predicting that congress will disagree with him in this opinion.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

Twenty negro families, numbering to- gethcr 100 persons, are scheduled to leave Lenoke county, Arkansas, the last of this week for the African Canaan. A; representative of the African Coloniza-i i ton society has been at work in that neighborhood for some time past, and all the negroes whereabouts are worked up over the wondrous pictures of the land of promises presented to them. and are wildly anxious to go to Africa. It is believed that several hundred more negroes will follow the pioneer party
 They are to go first to Savannah and ship thence to Africa. |
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

They say that if is quite settled thing that w. w Astor will marry Lady Ran dolph Churchill as soon as the lady is out of mourning. It is rather queer that with his sentiments and cash he could mot find an English woman to marry.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

The impression is growing strong that Secretary Herbert will be a candidate before the next legislature to succeed Senator Pugh, and the belief Is that he will receive the united support of the sound money democrats of the state de- spite the fact that Governor Oates, Col. Fl. c. Tompkins and probably Hon. K. H. Clarke, all sound money men and supporters of the administration, will be in the race.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

One of the stories told of Russell Sage is that when a thief one day dropped bill near him, in order to draw his atten- ton from counting some money he had drawn at a bank, MT Sage put his foot on the bill, thanked his informant, finished his count, slowed his own money secure ]y away, and then smilingly put the thiefs bill in his pocket. The moral of which is that a man should finish what he has in hand before engaging in any side speculations.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

The Cleveland Leader thinks that in case of war with England the United States by declaring an amnesty for all the American refugees from justice in that country, on condition of their deliv- ering Canada up to the United States would be quickly in possession.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

The young Duchess of Marlborough is very i'll in Rome with typhoid fever A private letter received from there an- nounces that the fever was contracted Mhile she WAS in Spain.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02
THE LATE ELECTION.

The total vote, as now announced, of the nine states holding state elections in November (Mississippi is not included, as it presents a different condition from the others) is as follows:
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

New York is enjoying what critics call the Olga Nethersole kiss. It is clinging and warm, and very grateful in cold weather
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02
... ..1,S24,S1O 1886. ssl 2,S69,so9
Republican,.
Total :. ...... ...2,il6357 2,2i3.22a 2,42iGl5
 Total Vote.
Last
Total ...... ..4,5OS9Ss 44lS.95o 5,o5l67o

Total u. ..f,0Uo,9oo f,iIo''70 'I0VfsV'0
 These figures tell the whole story. They show that there was not that heavy decline in the vote that some or the democrats claim as explaining their defeat. On the contrary, it was full average vote. It is true that the total is 542, ,6S2, or 10 per cent less than at the presidential election of 1892, but. on the other hand, there was an increase of 90. O.0SS, or per cent over the last corre- sponding elections in these states
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

MT. J. P. Mudd bears his defeat for re- appointment as police commissioner with much more becoming grace than his friends. He was ningling with the gay est of the throngs who were enjoy ing the social functions of New Years last
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

MT. H. P. Brown of Austin, Tex, as sistant attorney-general of the grea Lone Star State, arrived here last even ing and stopped at the Morris hotel MT Brown is a young Alabamian of tn, gifted and gallant family of Browns among whom are Messrs. Charles H. ant David of Birmingham and Wilson R Of Sheffield
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02

Subscription Price of the Daily Reduced to
 Six ($6) Dollars Per Annum.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-02
A STARVED MIND.
Why Girl Shook Her Head When Dick
ems Was Mentioned.


1t is fact that the children who
have had in abundance the old nursery
tales, who have worn ont numerous
copies Of Mother Goose" to whom
Christmas and birthdays mean new
books, Of rhyme and story, being led
thence by gradual steps TO the uplands Of
history, poetry and romance, seldom go
down before the malignancy Of the
blood aud thunder" SO freely offered
them. 1t is the starved childhood that
seizes and feeds upon these.
A girl of IL years old had occasion to
call at the home Of a lady who had be-
friended her. Scattered about the floor
of the sitting room We're the books Of a
small nephew, among them a copy Of
Little Red Riding Hood" Her life.
barren and hard, had known nothing Of
literature save her few schoolbooks.
She picked up the volume and was soon
absorbed in the story. When the lady
came in, she extended it to her, saying
eagerly, lis it true?'
1t was her first step in the realm Of
enchantment, but il came too late. She
had experienced the real 1t was hard,
bitter. The same girl few years later
awaited her turn at the library, and
begged the attendant to choose for her.
The lady hesitated, then extending a
volume by Dickens said, "Will you
have tbisf" She shook her head, say.
ing: 81 tried to read one Of his once.
He writes Of rags and poverty and hard
times. Give me something livelier.
please. "-Lippincott' Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-02
John Dillon is up from Chicago.


1t has been asserted by some one that
every human being has a right to hap
piness If that be the case, most of us
miss it mightily-that's all we have to
say. A good deal of our failure TO be
happy is our own fault, but much of it
is undeserved and purely the fault of
others. If we chose TO stop and think,
we would soon see also how we in turn
infiict unhappiness upon others in a
most uncalled for way.
When we find one of our friends in
an irritable mood, do we try to soothe
him or go away and let him alone? Not
by any means. We cast about i'm our
minds to see what suggestions we can
make that will irritate him trifle
more. This we do as a wholesome les
son, we profess. We want to teach him
that there's no use in getting SO cross
about trifies. And what are we that we
should set ourselves up as mentors to
teach anybody anything Let them
learn their own lessons from life. That
is better teacher than we could posi-.
bly, be.
Half the unhappiness that comes into
children's lives-nay, three-fourths, we
may say-arses from the unkind teas
ing and irritation of those older-even
their adult relatives. "Oh, Mary's so
crossl" they say, and then they proceed
to make her crosser if possible by every
petty aggravation they can think Of.
This should be classed under the head
Of cruelty to children, We think. Phil
adelphia Call.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-02
Critics and Managers.

Mr.. Charles Wyndham has explained
that his contempt for the press is not,
like Mr. Penley's, absolute, but refers
only to Christmastide criticisms. He
holds, in short, that the critics are "but
mad nor nor west. When the wind is
southerly, they know a hawk from a
heronshaw. The truth is that some
actor managers are superstitious in
their reverence for the press so long as
it prophecies smooth things for them.
A critic the other day got into CORE
spondence with a manager who thought
he had sighted one of his productions.
BY way Of conclusive testimony to its
merits the manager sent him para
graph emanating from an obscure press
agency, to the effect that eff there is
one thing in the world the lessee Of
this theater understands ID is the histri-
onic tastes Of the English people. This
was Of course most gratifying, but tho
beauty of it was that the writer of the
paragraph evidently had not and did
not profess to have seen the play, and
had sent the paragraph to the manager
with demand for couple Of seats $50
as to give further particulars in our
next" Such is the flatteriDg JUNCTION
which some managers lay to their souls.
London World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-02
stocks.
BOSTON May 1. 1885
SAD SCENE AT AN AUCTION.
Which Was Followed by Gleeful Chuckles
Few Hours Later.

"Who bids:"
The auctioneer held up child's
rocking horse. battered and stained. IL
had belonged 70 some little member Of
the mans family whose household
property was being sold under the ham.
mer.
He was utterly ruined He had given
up everything in the world TO his cred
itors-house, furniture. horses, stock Of
goods and lands. He stood among the
crowd watching the sale that was scat
tering his household goods and his heir
looms among hundred strange hands.
On his arm leaned woman, heavily
yelled.
"Who bids?"
The auctioneer held the rocking horse
high, that it might be seen. Childish
hands had torn away the scanty name !;
the bride was twisted and worn by
tender little fingers The crowd was
still
The woman under the heavy veil
sobbed and stretched ont her hands.
"No, no, nor she cried.
The mans face was white with emo
tion. The little form that once so mer-
rily rode the old rocking horse had
drifted away into the world years ago.
This was the only relic left of his happy
infancy
The auctioneer, with queer mois-
ture in his eyes, handed the rocking
horse to the man without word He
seized it with eager hands, and he and
the veiled woman hurried away.
The crowd murmured with sympathy.
The man and the woman went into
an empty room and set the rocking
horse down. He took out his knife,
ripped open the front of the horse and
took out roll of bills. He counted
them and said:
Its a cold day when fail without
a rake off. Eight thousand five hundred
dollars, but that auctioneer came very
near busting up the game. Houston
Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-02
Free Pills.

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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-02
K. Of ?. May Party.
They Give One of the
Grandest Dances OF
the Season.
Num- her Of Outsiders Present.
The Party From Beginning 10 End
Was Enjoyed rsv the Large Nam
her Present.

Since the close of the Lenten season the
old Light Guard Armory has been the
scene OF many "a festivity and ball. but
none was probably OF such elegance al
the annual May party given by Charity
Lodge. Knights of Pythias, last evening
The Knights have already had reputa'
ton for their entertaining abilities and
their dances were always considered
social successes, but the one last evening
was probably more OF a success than
any of their previous efforts.
The Armory presented very gay APP
pearanee and besides the usual decora-
tions the hall was neatly and Hastily
adorned with symbols and flags OF the
order and OF Pythian significance.
The attendance was not very large,
but exactly enough to make dancing
real pleasure and with larger crowd
this might not have been SO. A number
were present from out OF town, many
coming from Lake Linden and the two
Portage Lake cities, the latter came by
special train and returned early in the
morning
Dancing commenced shortly before 10
O'Clock and was continued until an hour
or so before the grey streaks OF dawn APP
peared. There was No intermission dur
ing the entire dance, the band dividing
at supper time and seven extra numbers
were danced, thus doing away with the
customary wait at this time. The Fifth
Regiment band furnished the music, as
only they can, and many were the re-
marks OF credit thrown by the outsiders
about the beautiful waltzes. polkas and
particularly the two-steps. Charles May
worm acted as prompter during the
dance to the entire satisfaction OF all
concerned.
The banquet was in charge OF Mine
Host Jewell and the spread was fully up
to his standard OF excellence.
The party from beginning to end was
a success in every way, the management
OF the affair was perfect and everything
passed off with wonderful smoothness,
rejecting much credit upon the commit
tees having the dance in charge.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-02
Card Of Thanks.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Bye wish, thro Ugh
the columns OF the NEWS, to return
their most hearty and sincere thanks to
the many friends and neighbors who so
kindly aided them in their late bereave-
ment and to assure them that their acts
did great deal to tighten the burden
from their shoulders. Particularly would
they thank those who sent the floral Off
erings and would assure them all that
their kindness will long be remembered.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-02

The name OF the Estey is household
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and durability, it is n guaranteed fact
that the Estey has won its underworld
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The achievements in tone reached is the
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pathetic quality.
Together with the above, Mr.. CLAN, lille
will also show you one OF those Estey or
gans that you have heard so much about.
Call at his place on Main street, opposite
Bee Hive shoe store, and he will be pleased
to show you the particular points about
these instruments. Six months instruc-
ton free with sale OF every instrument.
JAMES GLANvn.LE, Prop'r.
City Dye Works.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-02
Wren Batting.

The survival OF a stupid superstition,
"wren batting" still evident In Christian
Ireland, Is an exhibition of petty cruelty.
st. stephens day-that Is, the day after
Christmas-is when the birds are carried
around, tied to a branch and killed at
night There are half dozen stories
which lead up to the killing of the bird.
One is that the Druids held tho wren sa-
cred, and accordingly when Christianity
was introduced into England and Ireland
II became a religious duty on the part Of
the-converts to kin the wren ~ means Of
showing spite to heathenisin. Such pure
and unmitigated brutality.is unworthy Of
oivilization.-New York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-02

Miss. Anna Mclean, OF Eagle Harbor'
who has been spending the winter win
her sister, Mrs. Mcdonald, at Negaunee'
has returned and drove down to the
point Yesterday morning and will remain
there for about a month before returning
TO Negaunee.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-02

Three hen turkeys and a gobbler oil
the mammoth bronze. Apply to Eman-
ual Broad, Phoenix. Mich. Tbeseturkeys
are now starting to lay and will produce
sufficient eggs during the season to raise
100 birds for breeding purposes. They
are at this time most rare and splen-
did bargain.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-02

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