Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-24
The Southern Star says:

over the fact that their boat has made a successful trip to CaryVille and return. We congra tulate our sister on this ad- dition to her transportation facilities.
 Persons of a pessimistic turn of mind might imagine they detected a shade of irony in the return" in the foregoing, but Joe Adams, as we all know, is full of the milk of human kindness. Note this:
 Troy was we'll represented in Ozark last week, having about fifteen of her citizens with us. Troy people are as good as any on earth, and Ozark always welcomes them.
 Editor Adams has done incalculable good for the cause of democracy in his section by the spirit of fairness in which he has dealt with erring democrats, and not an issue of his paper but contains one or more cards from such persons often men of standing and influence announcing their return to the old faith.
 Charley Lane prints a scriptural quo tation every day at the head of his edi- torial matter. Readers of the Tribune can skip the verse if they choose and the practice may result in the conversion of a hardened sinner. However, this para graph would indicate that he is yet out of state of grace:
 It has leaked out that in the person of R. E. Spragins Alabama had the hand somest delegate to the late pop-dem national convention at Chicago. This is not 8 matter of surprise to MT. Spragins observant friends, especially the ladies in Huntsville Had he lifted his hat with his peculiar grace to the chairman of the convention he would have knocked out Bryan's magnetic speech and would have received the presidential nomination.
 The Brunddge News protests against the base uses to which it is proposed to put an ungainly, but toothsome, animal of that region
 MT. J. E. Ray brought a good sized gopher to town one day last week and some one suggested it be marked "Good- Wyn" and turned loose. Now, we protest against this, for there is no similarity. While the gopher is a slow animal, it is sure to "get there." Goodwin thinks he is fast nag, but he will not touch the governorship Another thing is that the gopher is purely a product of southeast Alabama, and so far this section has never produced a man who voted to seat a. negro in congress over a white man. So let us not name anything Goodwin.
 The Geneva County Citizen calleth from the house top:
 We notice that our farmers are bring ing wagon loads of melons to town. We will take some on subscription.
 The Citizen should at once begin a campaign of education as to the parity of a sound democratic paper with the finest melon ever grown upon vine.
 According to the Mountain Home: P William J. Bryan's kin folks are com ing to the front in Talladega. We under stand the distinguished gentleman has several relatives hereabouts.
 1t was Frank Stanton, we believe who said that if convention of Bryan's kin were held at this time the Coliseum at Chicago could not contain them.
 The Chautauqua will close next Sun day, the 26th, with a sermon by Dr. Tal- mage.
 The Eufaula Times on a question of privileges:
 The Mobile Register took thirty days to kick and did not use them all up, either. We shall insist on thirty days for ourSelf.
 You ought to get at least thirty days.
 Snake stories are scarce this summer, and the following from the Wilcox Prog ress lis above the average:
 We are informed that Reuben Frank, a negro man, killed a rattlesnake near Boykin's bridge Friday with forty rat