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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
August 10, 1896.

The Birmingham State Herald main
tains its reputation of being a most ex-
cellent newspaper 1t gets better all the
time, and the morning after the late
election it contained dispatches from
every county in the state. This was
somewhat expensive, but the State Her
aid spares neither pains nor expense
when 1t comes to serving the public with
news. The news is the first thing with
this wide awake daily. and the expense
Is only secondary consideration. The
State Herald Is developing into a propfl-
ct and SO far that prophecy has been
fulfilled. 1t predicted that Capt Joe
Johnston would be nominated for gov
ernor six months in advance Of that
event. That has been fulfilled
1t then predicted that he would
be elected by an overwhelming majority,
and that has been fulfilled. With a sor-
rowful heart 1t was then predicted that
the Montgomery Advertiser would bolt
the Chicago democratic ticket, and with
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
JEFF AND TOM.

Tom Jones IL railroad lawyer,
Likewise jeff Falkner too.
They repr esent the i. and N.
With big amount of zoo.
They got a message ''saunt'
BY the lovely Ellen N,
To work for goldbug' cause
An do about" among the men.
So 4th with they git to work
Way up in Birmingham,
Where corporation fat Is fried
Outen corporation clans.
They saunt out little card,
Add esSed to each and every man
Who works for the Ellen N,
And asks as how they stan.
They got many replies.
An one like this 1t read:
I'VE are all for Billy Bryan,
Kitty an the trunnel bed!
An IL you want our jobs,
Me beluvid governor,
Well jest LAY off, our runs
Most any season of the year.
You can't bulldees us
With your erasping L, an N;
We're. going to vote for Billy
As shore as We are men.
You may run legislatures.'
A Commission of your own
Be called 'semper imperators'
By wire or by phone;
But you'll never run u.s.
We are sixteen to one,
And in November next
Wen fire our silver gun.
Tom gets ten thousand
An jeff God knows what he gits)
Ont of the l.. an N.
And other railroad tips"
FIREMAN.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
Democratic State Executive Committee Meet.

The executive committee of the demo-
cratic and conservative party of the state
of Alabama is hereby called to meet in
the 10th day of August, 1896, to consider
the qualifica lions of voters in democra tic
primaries, TO make provisions for the
conduct Of the presidential campaign
and for the transaction of such other bus
mess as may come before the committee.
JOHN B. KNOX, Chairman.
August 10, 1896.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
The Athenel,m.

A high grade Christian school for
young ladies. Only years old, but av-
erage annual enrolment 200. Thirty
minutes from Birmingham by electric
cars Consider the central and conven-
lent location of Birmingham: the mag
nificent Atheneum building situated
high on the mountain side; the retire
ment of the country, combined with thg
advantages of the city. Fine faculty Of
fourteen officers and teachers; all de-
partments. A course in commercial law
free and necessary to graduation Next
session begins Wednesday, September
49, 1896. For catalogue and full infor-
nation address
REV. J. 3. CUMMING, President,
East Lake, Ala.
Local patrons will please note that
special rates can be made for car fare
and that the line will run to Atheneua
gate before school opens.
8-12-1m
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
ASKING TOO MICH

The same prophets who informed us
that the unconditional repeal bill would
restore confidence and prosperity; that
the free silver craze was dead; that the
national democratic convention would
never declare for free coinage at 16 to !;
that Joe Johnston could not be nomi-
mated; that if nominated he could not be
elected; that 80 per cent of the democrats
in Alabama were indorsers of Mr.. Cleve-
land that the national democratic party
would Internationally indorse the finan-
cial policy of the president; that they
were going to stand by the action of the
national democratic convention regard
less of what the Alabama democratic
convention would do or had done; that 1t
was downright meanness to intimate that
they would bolt; that they were decidedly
more loyal to the party than the silver
advocates; that what was done at Chi
eago would be binding on all democrat
are now telling us that the boilers will
carry Alabama in November, and that
Bryan will not be elected president. How
can we be expected to believe them, pray?
< S>---
The fact that every trust, every bloated
beneficiary Of unfair legislation, is found
array the great body of the people on
the other side. We all want honest dol
lars, dollars worth exactly 100 cents, but
we are unalterably opposed to a dollar
that is constantly approaching and year
by year demanding a larger sacrifice of
labor, property and sweat to obtain it.
Christ drove the money changers from
the temple nearly 1900 years ago, and the
people this year will drive them from the
temple of y.-Governor-eleet
Johnston in New York Journal
Says the Mobile Register of Mr.. Bry-
ans speech:
1T will accomplish its purpose and do
more to bring the people into line with
the Chicago platform than even the cele-
brated oratorical outburst of the candi-
date prior to his nomination in Chicago.
1t will be ridiculed by the critics and it's
fallacies will be exposed, but it will stick.
1t is the kind of speech to arouse the en-
thusiasm of those people to whom it is
mainly addressed; and, delivered in New
York. it will shake McKinieyism to its
CENTER"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

We want such financial system that
the government of the United States will
not have to call on any class to save it
from financial dishonor.-Goyernor-e elect
Johnston in New York Journal.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

The news comes that the boss of large
Pittsburg manufacturing concern has
posted a notice calling on each of the
working men employed by his corpora
ton to contribute 81 each to the repub
1ican campaign fund.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

The laboring men everywhere know
that when set of millionaires propose
80 buy the election of a ticket if possible.
that there is no good to them in that
movement
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

Are all the hard things the Advertiser
has said about Kolb and those who went
off with him because they bolted appli-
cable to the Advertiser and its following
now? If not why not?
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

1t would be delightful to hear some of
the critics Of Mr.. Bryan's great speech
attempt to reply to it.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

fearful eyes we announce fulfillment Of
that prophecy. The State Herald Is now
prophesying the triumphant election Of
Bryan, and we feel that this prophesy
will be fulfilled in due time.-Moulton
Advertiser
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

There can be no substantial prosperity
until every man in this great country
who is willing to work can find employ
ment and a fair return for honest TOLL
Governor elect Johnston in New York
.Inllrnal
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

Even now is occasionally heard from
a feeble minded republican or ex-demo-
crat the cry: 1.-The silver craze is dying
out" Old John Sherman expressed such
an opinion a few days ago.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

Hanna's man Mckinley will have to do
something to keep himself remembered
He is about to drop out of the public
mind.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

Now is the time to save money. De-
post your money with Peoples Savings
bank. S-15-tf
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

Who expected Bryan's speech to please
the boilers or the regular McKinleyites?
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

General Bragg, the probable nominee
of the fourth party, says the placing of
another ticket in the field is the surest
way to assure the election of Mckinley
and Hobart, and that that is the end
they are working to obtain.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

1t is now pretty certain that Bryan and
Sewall will carry New York state.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

Everybody who went into the demo-
cratic primary knew that there was 60
ing to be an unequivocal declaration on
the financial question by the national
convention. No man knew absolutely on
which side the party would take its
stand, and therefore the chance of bind
ing himself to support free coinage
platform was taken by every Sound
money man who went into it, while ev-
cry silver advocate took the same chance
OF binding himself to support a gold
standard platform. 1t does appear that
no one has any excuse for boiling, espe-
cially when no fraud is charged. 1t is
clear case of breaking a solemn pledge
made by the act of participating in the
primaries without even the shadow Of an
excuse to bolt now.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
NATIONAL TICKET.

- FOR PRESIDENT.
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Arthur M. Sewall of Maine.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

If the railroads and other corporations
in this state continue their meddlesome
interference with the political rights of
their employes-which is really only a
method of intimidating and coercing
them to support the republican party
they may find interesting and very
pressing business with the state legis-
lature next fall and winter
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

After the polls close in November any
man who voted in the democratic prima-
ry will be perfectly at liberty to say II
do not agree with the principles promul-
gated by the national democratic con-
vention at Chicago, and will not longer
affiliate with that party" and no man
can be heard to criticise him; but until
he carries out his pledge made in the
primary to support the nominee he, it
strikes us, is in honor bound to continue
with the party.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

Who thought last spring when we were
being daily informed that the silver craze
was dead that the time would come ever
to say nothing of its coming within six
months-when more than twice as many
people as could enter would turn out to
hear a free coinage democratic nominee
for president speak in Madison Square
Garden, New York?
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

The people cannot be bought or bull
dozed. They intend to resume business
this year. and they will be found to be
more powerful than an army with ban
ners.-Joseph r. Johnston, governor
slect of Alabama, in New York Journal.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

The great issue now pending is wheth-
er the men who have acquired their mil
lions during this generation shall con-
troll our government and dictate its laws
and policies in defiance of the wishes of
the millions who are the great wealth
producers of our country.-Governor-
elect Johnston in New York Journal.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

The Montgomery REPUBLICAN AID
SOCIETY organ says Kentucky will go
for the fourth party nominee. Wonder If
it knows as little about the sentiment of
the people in Kentucky as it does about
the sentiment of the people in Alabama?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
THANKSGIVING IN THE WOODS.

The turkey had time to utter half
squawl as Rastus' fingers closed round
its neck, but that was all. 1t never
breathed again. Then Rastus loaded his
arms with wood and fastened down
the gully, the ill-gotten spoils in his
arms.
The next morning the colonel counted
his gobblers and surveyed his wood
pile, and grim smile twitched the
corners of his usually impassive mouth.
II low" said Polly Ann, as she put
the turkey in the oven, Il low we'uns
amt got oberly much to be thankful for,
but [ suttenly tank de good Lord for
proyidin' dis yere turk. Widout you had
done cotched him, Rastus. we'uns would
a had an almighty slim T'anllsgivin'
to-day"
"Deed we would" said Rastus.
Deed we would, honey"
1T am a mighty small turk, Rastus,"
continued Polly Ann, "but you an me
is thankful fur small favors. Jist shove
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
CINE THANKSGIVING.

1t was Thanksgiving day and the
kitchen so full of delicious odors that
Mr.. Beebeo fingered in it after break
fast, watching his wife make pies.
"Ole Mis- lockers goiu' to the pore
house tomorrow" she remarked.
"So?" calculated Mr.. Beebee, a man
Of few words.
"Why, yes, father; where you been for
two days not to hear it? Coin to the
porehouse at Thanksgivin', an her with
two married daughters!"
Mr.. Beebee putfed at his pipe, making
NO reply.
Jane Rose said she'd take her ma if
she'd wear false teeth
"False teeth, hey?"
eyes. I'd like to know how she'd
even have cut her own teeth if her ma
hadn't took care of her while she was
dom it," she made a dive at the unof-
fensive cat, "the pore ole sole's most
heart broke. Sary Loo won't have her
ma because her grammar's bad"
Mr.. Beebee took his pipe out of his
mouth long enough to say: "Who
taught her to talk, I wonder?" and i'm
mediately replaced it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24

.'Ihat's you, father" cried his wife,
admiringly, you amt much of hand
to talk, but when you do you say some
thing" The sole reply was a grunt.
"She was over to TIL graveyard last
week to see her husbands grave; says
she can't ever hope to get over from the!
porehouse, bein' sech "a poor walker"
Mr.. Beebee's pipe was done, and he
knocked the ashes out. "She amt goin'
nohow," he said.
Matthew Beebee, you don't say!"
9Th church has labored with her
da'ters; they're goin' to have her week
about. Don't know it herself yet;
though; Jane Rose don't want her till
after Thanksgivin'-she goin' to sur
prise her tomorrow"
We'll, if you wouldn't try the pa
tience of a saint, lettin' me most spoil
my Thanksgivin' over il for nothin'.
There comes Mis- Roach, father; you
watch the pies while run out and tell
her. Say, Mis- Roach, ole Mis- Tool1er
amt goin' to TIL porehouse! she cried,
breathlessly.
81 know she amt" her face was very
grave.
"Who told your
'The doctor; she died an hour ago"
can she never knew she wasn't to
go to the porehouse; never knew Jane
Rose was comm fer her tomorrow"
Not word of it; last thing she said
was: Is the porehouse wagon come
yit?'"
Mrs. Beebee sat down upon the steps,
Ter apron over her head and wept aloud.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24

anudder stick o wood in that stove,
You lazy niggah.
Rastus complied. For moment there
was silence. Then came terrific burst
of sound and the stove was torn into
fragments. Two lids and piece of pipe
few through the window. An oven
door found egress through the side Of
the shanty. a portion of the top of the
stove, and "bilin' kettle" smote Rastus
to the floor, and Polly Ann found her.
self on the bed with a stew pan on her
head. The turkey was torn to shreds.
Polly Ann recovered first.
"You black fool niggah!" she cried,
what for you steal dat turk? Don't
you know de debbil's in what's stole 2
You might a knowed dat turk 'ud ex-,
plode!"
For de Lords sake, chile" said Ras-
tus, docs you tinlS dat was de turk what
eXplode?"
dat it was, shore as I'm niggah,"
said Polly Ann, solemnly.
"Well, den,' said Rastus, rubbing his
head, "all I got to say is Yves got
mighty good reason to be thankful.
Iase if I'd done took one oh de great
Zig turks, we'd bin blowed clean into
de lingdom!"
ELLIS PARKER BUTLER
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
A CAUSEFOR THANKFULNESS.

Rastus and Polly Ann lived in the
gully below the colonels mansion, and
the colonel's wood-pile and poultry crop
we're temptations that frequently proved
destructive of the morals of that dark
hued couple.
The depredations of Rastus had
brought upon his head many a threat,
but the colonel had as yet confined him7
self to words, and Rastus continued to
borrow the colonel's wood, and occa-
sionally, a juicy chicken, in spite of the
threatened consequences. !
However, the colonel decided once and
for all to put stop to the pilfering and
to effect the reformation of Rastus he
neatly loaded q stout hickory stick
with gunpowder and placed it in the
wood pile. The lesson conveyed by this
innocent piece of wood was apt to be
severe, but was calculated to be ex-
tremely salutary.
On the eve of Thanksgiving day Ras-
tus cautiously surveyed the rear of the
colonel's domain, and finding it wrapped
in peaceful solitude, gently distracted
a small turkey from the poultry GOOD.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
spoke in the softly modulated voice of
her race, but sadder, more monotonous,
troubled tones one seldom hears.

her race, but sadder, more monotonous,
troubled tones one seldom hears.
She smoothed the counterpart with
her thin, black hand slowly as she said:
"Yuh see dis is how it is, lady. I'm uh
hidin frum him. Ebry wun dat lSumz
dis-a-way in de waud sez: You is
him. and l dun hides undah de bed
cloze an shakes an shakes"
eyes, yuh see, thehs ben trubble. ]
recl1un ebry wun hez uh heap o trub-
BILE, an eff it amt lake my heap, its trub-
bic jes' de same, I reckun.
II wu1 jes uh young guhrl an seen
him. He wuz dressed up naice, an he
had uh mannuhly way-an' SO we wuz
mahrid. I amt lake some O. dem
poouh guhrls yondah, fob wuz suah
mahried. My cousin, Sylla Pearl, she
dun reclsuned 1T wuz de wuhst wull
I evan dun, 'kase Sylla Pearl she nevah
TUX no notion to him. :
''Nell, at fuhst it wuz Ida heah an
Ida yondah, all pleasant an nice, but
wun day he says: I amt got no mob
money, Ida, an wants uh new pah uh
gallusses an uh bettah hat an coat.
Go out an git 'em fob me. What yuh
good fob, ennyhow-' an'-an'-he hit
me, but I recllun he didn't mean dat
nohow. Mothah she wuz so gentle an
still llaind O. an I nevah wuz strong.
But pears lake de Lawd knows how Ida
dun did try to help.
$50 den I dun washin's, an dun
cool1in'; fob, eff / do say it, reckun
no wun evan foun emmy fault wild my
cool1in'
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
THANKSGIBIN' IDA.
eff none were sick and none were sad
What service could we render?
I think if We were always glad,
We scarcely could be tend err"

1t was "a years ago, on Thanks
giving day 1S72, that dainty little
cards announced to the many friends
in socety's world that unto Margaret
and Edward Stanhope a daughter had
been born.
Into the softly lighted, luxurious
room where the mother lay, Edward
Stanhope walked gently. He sat down
beside the bed and held tenderIy the
hand OF the wife an d mo ther.
The white-capped, importa nt-looking
nurse, obeying his gesture, brought
from its lace and downy nest the tiny,
carefully pink and white NOR
tai and laid it down between them with
much careful patting and adjustment OF
its dainty draperies.
Together the father and mother
gazed fondly at the child; the mother
with the expression that only mother
love and reverent thankfulness can
give to a happy woman's face, while the
fathers manly countenance showed
wonder and paternal love just dawn
ing.
AS the husbandrose to leave the roon
he kissed his wife tenderly, saying:
1--WE have great ca use for thankfulness
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
w. II. Tillson
Attorney and CounseIor.at-Law
Cresco, Iowa.
Office over johnson Brothers Store.
Farm Lands for Sale.

ne farm consisting of 200 acres.
As is situated on the north bank OF
IKE Upper Iowa, II miles from Ches-
Ter. Buildings are all modern and
commodious, consisting of an elegant
frame dwelling house erected last
season at cost of $2250; one barn az
$50 feet, with s0-ft. posts and base
sMent; one barn 56x32 feet; and all
other farm conveniences including a
Wonderful artesian we'll which sends
forth cool, clear water with force and
81 b, sufficient for mill power or
~ lother purpose to which it may be
applied.
have also several other lands for
$pale including one forty acre farm in
chester township; one quarter section
&6f improved land in Sara toga; two
Yarns in jamestown, one in Oak Dale
and several city lots in Cresco.
For information call at my law Of
Noe or address JOHN NJ. CANNON,
IA 66tf Cresco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
THANKSGIVING.

What though we burn wood by the cori
And weather prophets croak?
Soon on the grooming festive board
The turkey. stuffed, will smoke. !.
Then something to the poor We'll spare
Who're always with us here
And We'll foif,et all grief and care
In sweet Thanksgiving cheer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
What He Had.

Richards Observation-Disclosures
giving day, Ell? I don't know what I've
got to be thankful for!
Wraggs--Why, you've got good
home, splendid prospects and big in
come.
Richards (savagely)-Yes, and dys-
pepsis. X. World. s