Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-29

courteous letter reminds one of the de- fense an old lady made to @ suit brought
 against her for a kettle she had bor- rowed and refused to return. She plead
 ed, first, she never borrowed it; second, it was cracked when she got it; third, she had already returned 1t. Goodwin says, first, it was not discourteous; second, he had done 1t before; third, it could be used
 against him.
 All over the state democrats will feel
 disappointed because of the impossibility
 of getting joint discussion between
 Captain Johnston and MT. Goodwin
 Goodwin has crawled in hole. He has
 entrenched himself against a joint dis
 cussion. He don't want to be present
 when the people are informed of his
 schemes to deliver them over to the re- publcans
 The Chicago Times-Herald has been
 predicting that Cleveland would be the
 next democratic nominee for the presi-
 dency. Now that it has developed that
 MT Cleveland has given up the idea of
 running, while the party has not the re-
 motest idea of nominating him in case he
 should decide to run, the Times-Herald
 is urging him to run as an independent candidate.
 Mckinley is undoubtedly a bimetalllst He sent one delegation east to assure the sound money men that he was solid for the gold standard and another delega- tion went west at the same time to as- sure the silver men that he was 16 to
 man, and yet the republicans do not seem to be satisfied. Mckinley can talk, but then he don't have to right now.
 A ruralist remarked yesterday that the corn crop is further advanced than was ever known in this section before at this
 season. In April and May we generally
 have changeable weather. and not
 infrequently very cold spells, but the
 and July weather. Some of the corn is
 nearly ready to tassle.
 A Williamsport, Pa., man has been dis covered who has lived for years without
 brain. that organ having been destroy ed by tumor. The discovery leads the Boston Traveller to remark: "A more sweeping investigation will doubtless dis close the fact that he has many proto-
 types. and without the aid of tumor." 
 In China, in times of pestilence, per- sons are permitted to witness gratui- tously theatrical performances and dis plays of fireworks, the object being that their minds may be distracted from the prevailing epidemic. In large towns places are provided in which those who in desperation give up the battle of life
 may quietly lay down and die.
 This question addresses itself to every honest white man in Alabama: Which | crowd do you prefer to cast your fate and political fortune with, the 142, 900 ne- groes spoken of by Colonel Parsons or the honest white men of Alabama? If you are at all in doubt about what to do consult your wife or mother. They can | and will tell you promptly. .a,'ia The largest permanent store of coined | money in the world is in the imperial war treasury of Germany, a portionisay- ed for emergencies from the f2O0, 000, 900 paid by France after the Franco-Prus- sian war; and locked up in the Julius tower of the fortress of Spandau It | amounts to the value of f6,OO0.O00. A cabinet member Is credited with sayi | ing: "The country can never have peace | until the silver goblin is laid in it's l grave" Instead of being laid in it's grave that silver goblin is going to per | form the obsequies over the dead carcass of the British gold standard at the Chi cago gathering in July.
 Of course Mir. Parsons put it as strong as he could, and he only claims 75.00O
 white men for Goodwin. That lacks a good deal of meaning that Goodwin
 stands for the white men of Alabama, as he soioudly proclaims. when not address ing an audience like the one he address
 ed in this city recently.
 l Having gotten the thing shaped up in | such way as to prevent having a joint 1 diScusSion. Captain GoodMYn iuagineS