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Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
HEFLIN.
A Fine Rain-Four "Johns" in One Body,
 Commencement Exercises.

A Fine Rain-Four "Johns' in One Body. Commencement Exercises. Hefiin, May 23.-(Special)-We had a fine rain in this section last night. A terrible looking cloud began to gather at 4 p. m., and later came some wind and lightning. Vegetation was suffering bad ly for rain, but this morning everything is lovely and bright and the borrowed sprinklers are being returned.
 There was a meeting of the citizens at Ross institute yesterday afternoon and new set of trustees were elected. Among the seven men elected there were four "Johns'-John Kitchens John At kins, John Bowman and John Hunnicutt. The other two were just plain Bill and Bob-Senator w. H. Porter and Mr. Rob- ert Norvell. t4.5@.4
 Notwithstanding the boom in the at mosphere Hef1in is still breathing freely. The following is the programme of commencement exercises of Ross insti- ute for Monday night, May 25, 1896, at 8 D. m.:
 Prayer by Rev. w. W. Roop. i Opening address-Clifton Merrill.
 "The Ballad of the Baby Belle'-Ora Cana.
 "A Disappointed Boy'-George Cooper. "A Little Girls Hope'-Essie Harris. Music.
 "The Farmer"-By ten little boys.
 "Naming Dollie'-Maud Harris.
 "The Little Pet'-Lois Heron.
 What Boys Are Good For"-Asa Hub bard. 's'
 Music
 Helping Mama"-By seven little girls "A Little Girls Wants'-Lola Robin son. ..,....,,.,...
 "Harry's Mistake"-Clifford Neal. Song, "A Little Game Called Kissing" Lois Heron. 7-'' e'r ."rhe Boys Belief"-Tom Merrill.
 Music. -roe. afe .ssa - "Lulahs Complaint"-Subie Cooper. "Only Tiny Fiddle"-Little girls. "When I'm Man"-Nine boys.
 "Jes' Fore Xmas"-Rucker Moore. His Speech"-Russell Bean.
 "A Little Boys SpeeohP-Ben Hilburn. Music
 "A Country Maiden"-Ella Brock. "Come Buy My Dolls"-Nannie Haley. "Tomnie's Wishes''-Tom Roman. "Dolly"-Minnie Owens.
 Music.
 Mother Goose" medley .. ...,.,,. . "The Mischievous Porpoise"-Claude Weaver. "The old Arm Chair'-Belle Powell. Mothers Chldren"-Leila Roman. Umbrella march. ''t~ "Books"-Tom Cooper.
 "Going on Errands''-Tom Hubbard. "Mama's Two Little Angels'-Jessie Henry.
 "The Gunner and the Dog"-Alwyn Att kins.
 Music.
 Give the Boys Chance"-willie Har- ris.
 "The Willing Substitute'-Lilly Tol- leson.
 "The Presidents"-Jep Morgan.
 "Indignant Nelly"-Clyde McDaniel. 1.-The Retort"-Nannie Moore.
 Little Shaking Quakers."
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
HARTSELLE.
Commencement Programme-The Registra-
 tion in Morgan Is Very Full.

Commencement Programme-The Registra
 tion in Morgan Is Very Full.
 Hartselle, May -(SpeciaL)-The commencement exercises of the Hartselle Male and Female college will commence on Sunday, May 31.-Dr. Anson West of Decatur will preach the commencement sermon. The following is the programme of the exercises:
 Monday, June l.
 D. m.-Contest for medals. Primary department
 8 D. m.-Contest in declamation for medals. Intermediate and collegiate de- partmentS.
 Tuesday, June g.
 10 a. m.-Entertainment by literary so- cieties.
 Il a. m.-Address by Hon. w. T. Lowe of Moulton, Ala.
 p. m.-Contest In recitation for medal. Intermediate department.
 Wednesday, June 8.
 9:30 a. m.-Contest in recitation for medal. Collegiate department. - 1O:30 a. Notwithstanding exercises. Professor Riddle has made quite suc- cess of his school, and his patrons are delighted with him, and predict that he Will be more successful next session. MT. J. s. Vest has accepted a position as salesman in a gents furnishing store at Sisterville, W. Va. He will leave in a few days for his new home. His many friends here regret to see him depart. A. l.. Brown, chairman of the demo- cratic campaign committee of Morgan county. went to Birmingham yesterday on political business.
 Miss Lillian Wilson, after an extended visit to her sister, Mrs. c. M. Yielding in Birmingham, has returned home.
 Miss Maymee McIver is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. J. A. Rountree.
 The registration of voters is very full in Morgan county. The prospects are very bright for Captain Johnston and the entire state and county ticket carrying the county by good majority
 Mrs. Rountree, wife of postmaster Joe l.. Rountree, is visiting relatives in Sar- dis Miss.
 The board of aldermen have reelected Capt. w. G. Spears city marshal for the ensuing year,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24

Music at East Lake for dances five nights a week by Montano's string band. 5-a-V
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
Another Illicit Still Destroyed.

Hartselle Enquirer.
 An illicit distillery outfit was destroy ed by Deputy Collector John D. Logwood one and half miles from Cotaco, in Morgan, this week. It was a siyty-gallon copper still with cap and copper worm rock furnace, six 150 gallon fermenters, flake stand, thirty gallon doubling keg, twenty-five gallons of singlings and 200 gallons of beer. The still was valued at $10O, and it was destroyed on account of being impracticable to remove 1t to a place of storage. w. C.. Smith, J. J. Nix on charge of being the operators of the outfit
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
Get in the Game, Boys.

Alexander City Outlook.
 If Tallapoosa democrats put the same snap and ginger in the fight for demo- cratic success this summer as they did in the Johnston-Clarke contest they'll get the enemy on the run. We need some should ldar-to-shoulder work, and it is time beat clubs were being organized. Let the democrats form compact. fighting force in this county.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
Work, for the Day Cometh.

Colbert County Banner
 Democrats, be up and doing We would not alarm you, but would remind you that nothing greater nor more successful has ever been discovered than energy and ceaseless labor.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
He Is Simply No Democrat.
ortf, Alabamiap.

A democrat who Is not a democrat un- der all circumstances. and who pouts and sulks and kicks when his man Is not suc- cessful before convent tion. or when his views on any and all questions of party polity are rot adopted by a majority of his party. ought 10 withdraw from the party and ally and identify himself with that faction which best represents his views
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
Like the Swine of the oodarenes.

selma Times
 White hairs and black make a blue hog. It was grounding case with the ''chivalrous" populites at Montgomery when they accepted the alternative of the two woolly republican conventions to make MT. Goodwin blue razor-back to lead the conglomerate herd into the sea of defeat. They were simply prompted by the devil of contention.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
Calera, Ala, May IS, 1896.
Excursion to Atlanta, Ga.-0nly S2 Rounc
 rin

Chm State Ex. Com. Peoples Party.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
HE SENT THE LETTER BACK Capt. Johnston's Dignifed Re-
 buke to MT. Goodwin. MUST AMEND THE MlSSIVE To Accord With the Demands of Courtesy Then Acceptance of the Challenge
 Will Be Possible.

Following is the correspondence which passed between Captain Johnston and Chairman Dean of the populites, growing out of the Goodwin letter delivered by MT. Dean to Captain Johnston on May II. The letters explain themselves:
 Birmingham, Ala, May 15, 1896. MT. G. B. Dean, Chairman, etc., Calera, Ala
 Dear Sir: On the 11th instant you handed me letter, dated May g, from Hon. A. T. Goodwin. This letter was published the next day, before had any opportunity to reply, though not fur nished to the press by me.
 Upon consideration I find that this let ter, instead of being confined to what conceive to be courteous propositions, is full of unwarranted charges and insin- nations that are neither respectful to me nor to the party whose nominee l have the honor to De. beg, therefore, to return the letter to you and to say that any respectful and courteous prop osition for a fair discussion of the issues involved, and the dangers now threaten ing the white people of Alabama, will be promptly accepted by me. Respectfully,
 JOS. F. JOHNSTON.
 Calera, Ala, May IS, 1896. Capt. Joseph F. Johnston, Birmingham, Ala 0H
 Dear Sir: Yours of the 18th instant, enclosing Hon. A. T. Goodwyn's letter of the 9th, is to hand. The letter was not given to the press by me. The contents of your letter to me will be communi- cated to Hon. A. T. Goodwin on the 10th of this month for his consideration. Yours very respectfully,
 c. B. DEAN,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
Speaking at Childershurg.

Hon. James Crook will speak at Chill dersburg on next Saturday, May 30 at 8 o'clock D. m. All the people are cordially invited to attend. JNO. B. KNOX, Chairman Democratic State Executive
 Committee.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
EUGENE L.. BROWN.
BODY BLOWS.
Guess They Average With the Rest.

Cuba Banner.
 Democrats, just take "bird's-eye view of the leaders of the pop-republican combine in this county, and then come and tell us what you think of them. They are lovely set, to be sure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20
HALl-STSA AO.

W. u. Lusk, of Philadelphia, was In
town on Saturday
Miss Name Hartman, of bingham
ton. is the guest OF friends in town.
Genevieve jackson. of Binghamton,
is visiting friends in this place.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid society are
holding market day in the Mcintosh
building on Main street.
1t was pay day at the silk mill on
Thursday
on Saturday evening, the annual do
mi' nation #, for 1.-THE the henehtNof Rev. John
X. Il. Georgia. of Binghamton, was
in town ON Friday.
on Monday evening in the Railroad
Young Mems Christian association hall
n, class in vocal culture will be organ
lied Iy Prof. T. !. Davies, of Scranton.
Attorney Il. u. Little of Mnntrose,
was in town Friday.
Frank Lamb. who has been i'll. is out
again.
On Saturday evening n tribe of Red
Men was instituted by Grand Sachem
John t. Poore. of PHILADELPHIA, after
which banquet was served in the
Nanness hall.
signed his position of ianitor of the
citation. will leave on Tuesday for his
former home in the South
Attorney l.. r. W. Searle. of Sus-
Guehanna, was i'm town on business Fri
day.
Fred d. Lamb was in Binghamton
Saturday
l.. G. Simmons, who has been i'll, is
convalescent.
Hon. s. b. Chase is among the recent
arrivals in town.
Mr.. George NanFleet met with sad
accident on Saturday afternoon while
out hunting with some companions in
the woods about three miles from this
place towards New Milford. He was
walking along and while attempting to
cross over a log missed his footing and
stumbled and in some way the gun was
discharged. the contents entering his
left hand and nasing up the arm COM
ing out near the elbow. ii Is thought
that amputation at the elbow will be
necessary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20
PECULIARIIIEs OF LIGHTNING.

Persons struck by lightning have had
small holes drilled in the skull, but
otherwise they were not marked. Vic
tins have been horribly burned. and
even dismembered. A stroke of light
ming has cut Off q mans ear, or shaved
his hair and beard clean. and not hurt
him in any other way. The markings
are often curious. Blue is the common
color. but they have been red, green
and black, and occasionally the whole
body turns black Negroes who have
been struck by lightning have had their
skin bleached in spots to absolute
whiteness. One negro struck by light
ming found. after he had recovered con-
seriousness. that he had one completely
white arm, the rest of his body being
as black as usual. Blindness. deafness,
ana either total or partial paralysis
are frequent consequences of lightning
strokes. Sometimes the lightning Sc
lects single object on mans person,
and assails that without apparently
touching the man himself. Coins have
been melted until they stuck together
in a mans pocket, while he suffered no
Ill consequences. Keys. watches and
watch chains, metal cartridges and eye
glass frames have been more or less
damaged, while the person wearing
them were almost uninjured. Clothing,
too. has been almost demolished with
out injury to its wearer. Iron tacks
have been pulled out of shoes. and rub
ber boots destroyed frequently. The
brass eyeletS We're once torn out of "a
mans shoes, but he hardly felt the
shock.-Public Opinion,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20
ONE on SENATOR BRICE.

A story of Calvin Brice, United states
senator from Ohio and multi-milionaire,
which has never before appeared In
print was told to u Call correspondent
by n resident of Seattle, who knew the
senator in his younger days. 1t shows
how sudden has been the rise In wealth
of this man. who now possesses over
$40. 600, 900. and whose children each
have $4,000 a year as pocket-money.
when Brice got married he was
young and struggling lawyer, and didn't
have much ready cash" said the sena-
tors old-time friend However, he
took what he had and with his bride
went to New York city on a wedding
tour. They took in the sights of Goth
am, but by the time Brice was ready to
come home he found he had not enough
money to buy railway tickets. Brice
had to get home. SO he went to pawn
broker and soaked his watch When
they were on the cars his wife noticed
that his watch was gone, and said:
why, Calvin. where Is your watch?'
Holy smoke said he. 4 took that
watch to n jeweler to get 1t fixed, and
forgot all about it,
His wife wanted him to telegraph to
the jeweer but ne said it would be all
right. Some years afterward. when Cal
had got pretty well on to his feet, his
wife and he held tin wedding, and
some of the boys who had got hold of
the story had a monster tin watch
made. and hung 1T up over the place
where he and his wife were to stand and
receive their guests. Cal did not notice
it hanging there for some time, but
when he did, he said:
Boys. you've got the laugh on me.
and might as well tell everybody about
it,
"Then his wife learned for the first
time how he had to pawn his watch to
get her home."-San Francisco Call.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20
THE JOKE WAS TURNED.

Thomas Q. SeabrOoke, the comedian,
during the recent Boston engagement,
while standing on crowded fremont
street, was accosted by little old man.
who had merry twinkle in his eye and
indicated by his speech that his birth
place was not far from Cork. His clothes
were not of the best. and the practiced
eye might have taken him for superior
kind of tramp. He was kneading some
fine tobacco in his hand, and said:
BE so kind. sir, as to give me a cop
per or two to buy a pipe with which to
smoke this tobacco. It's only a clay
pipe / want sir, and not meerschaum"
and the old fellow held out palm con-
tanning the tobacco.
Mr.. Seabrooke dropped dime into
the musty little heap the old man held
before him, and forgot the incident. A
half hour later and Mr. Seabrooke found
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20
ORIGIN OF "TEETOTAI.."

1t Is said that the Rev. Joel Jewell. who
recently died in Troy, Pa. originated
the word "teetotal." The story goes
that at a public temperance meeting i'm
Hector. n. Y. i'm 1928. he introduced into
the pledge the letters 20. p" for 'old
pledge" which pledged against distilled
liquors. and ''T." for total" including
both distilled and fermented liquors.
When names were being taken young
man in the gallery said: Add my name
and IT.. for l am a 'r-totaler.'" Mr..
jewell adopted the word in speeches
and writings. Some four years later
an Englishman named Dick Turner en-
pl0yed the word, and its origin has been
ascribed to him. Mr.. Jewell was born
in Durham. Greene county. N. Y, Feb
ruary IL. 1903, and became a revivalist
and temperance worker at an early ege.
For over fifty years he was an active
Presbyterian clergyman. although not
ordained until he was 4O.-New York
Tribune.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20
ANOCA.

Saturday night proved the banner
night at the fair. The features of the
evening was the entertainment given
by st. Dominic's choir. of Parsons. The
vocal selections brought forth bursts
of applause from the vast audience.
Many prominent people from the neigh
boring towns were present. The fol-
lowing articles were chanced off: Water
set. NJ. +. COrcoran: tea set, Joe Smith,
doll. Agnes Morahan: parlor lamp,
Walter Fitzsimmbns: brass tea SER
vice. George Timlin. Taylor: wine set.
Agnes Morahan. The attraction this
evening will be an entertainment by the
members of st. Mary's choir.
The Helping Hand society of the
Primitive Methodist church will con-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20
DICKENS AND THE MAJOR.

When Charles Dickens made his first
visit to this country and obtained his r0a-
terial for writing Martin Chuzzlewit"
and american Notes" he Travelled from
Pittsburg to st. Louis in Il steamboat and
thus got the pictures of his Eden" from
Cairo, ILL.,, which was then struggling
frontier village. On his way back he
stopped at louisville and was guest at
the Gait House. then owned and conduct
ed by Major Iris ThrockmOrton, a gallant
and courtly gentleman Of high blood.
Thinking to give his distinguished guest
an unexpected pleasure. he caused to be
spread, in a private refectory, an exquisite
little dinner, to which he had invited
George ID. Prentice, Tom Marshall. DR..
Theodore Bell. Chancellor Pirtle and few
other prominent men of that day and city
to meet Mr.. Dickens.
After all the guests had been seated at
the table, Major ThrockmOrton, In his
blandest and most cordial way, Dickens.
who had not learned the difference be-
tween the proprietor of a great hotel In
America and an inn-keeper In provincial
town of England, remarked to Major
Throckmorton.
There, that will do, landlord. You may
retire now
1t was all that the remainder of the as
sembed company could do to prevent the
irate Throckmorton from throwing the
mistaken Mr. Dickens out of a third-story
winday, and the banquet became some
what strained affair.-ChicagO Herald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20
ApHORIsMs OF EMERSON.

A man Is relieved and gay when he has
put his heart into his work and done his
best
Society everywhere is in conspiracy
against the manhood of every one of its
members.
Who so would be a man must be a nom
cOnformist.
Nothing is at last sacred but the integ-
rity of your own mind.
What must do is all that concerns me,
not what people think.
If l know your sect anticipate your ar
gument.
A foolish consis tency is the hobgoblin of
little minds.
With consistency great soul has simp-
ly nothing 10 do.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
teaches above our lls.
BE 1t how II will. dofight now.
Life only avans. not the having lived.
Who has more obedience than masters
me. though he should not raise his finger.
Prayer Is the contemplation of the facts
of life from the highest point Of view.
Insist Oh yourself: never initiate.
Every secret is told, every crime Is pun
ished. every virtue rewarded. every wrong
redressed, in silence and certainty.
Always pay; for first or last you must
pay your entire debt.
The thief steals from himself; the swim
dler sWindles himself.
Love and you shall be loved.
A great man is always willing to be IT.
Tie.
The wise man throws himself on the
side of his assailants.
Blame Is safer than praise.
In general every evil to which We do not
succumb Is Il benefactor.
Put God in your debt; every stroke shall
be- repaid.
No man ever stated his griefs as lightly
rs he might.
The less man thinks or knows about
his virtues the better we like him..
God screens us evermore from premature
ideas.
All the devils respect virtue.
Let Il man believe in God, and not in
names and places and persons.
The good spirit of our life has no heaven
which Is the price of rashness.
Retter be a ne,tle In the side of your
friend than his echo.
The condition which high friendship de-
mands is the ability to do without IL.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20

duct an entertainment this evening in
which many prominent people will par
ticipate. Supper will be served and a
small sum will be charged extra. Ad-
mission to entertainment. 10 cents.
Misses Anna Gaughan and Name Ma
hon. of Scranton, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Holleran. of the North End.
Miss Sarah Cavanaugh, of Scranton.
Is the guest of Miss Ella O'Malley.
The funeral of John Cawley took
place on Saturday afternoon. Services
were conducted in St. Mary's church.
lnterment was made in st. Mary's
cemetery.
The AvOca and the Langcliffe col
lieries paid their employees on Satur-
day.
Mrs. Andrew Allen, of Dunmore, was
a caller in town on Friday.
Joe Mucklow. Addie Jones and Harry
Mercer spent Saturday evening at the
Academy of Music at Scranton.
The Central and Law shaft cOllieries
will resume operations today after an
idleness of two weeks.
Miss Maggie Finnerty. of the North
End. is lying dangerously i'll of pneu-
mOnia.
ST. Mary's choir. of Dunmore, will be
the attraction at the fair tomorrow
evening. A large number of people
from Scranton and Dunmore will ac-
company them.
Misses Name McCrindle and Ruth
Morton are visiting friends at Penob-
scot.
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church will
convene this evening and elect Il dele
gate to the electoral conference, which
will convene at Binghamton In April.
G.. II. Chester. of the North End. will
be Il candidate for school director in
Marcy township, subject to the decision
of the Republican caucus.
Malen Casterline, of the Nor,n End,
and for u number of years has occu-
pied the position of night watchman on
the Erie and Wyoming railroad, was
presented with IA nickel-piated lantern
on Friday by the boys" in the yard.
Mr.. Casterline celebrated his seventy
third birthday on that date.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20
MIN OOkA,

An entertainment for the benefit of
Patrick Mangan, who lost his arm on
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern railroad. near Rendham. a few
months ago, will be held at the Father
Mathew hall this evening. Some of the
best local talent has been secured and
no doubt the hall will be crowded The
following programme will be rendered:
Vocal sol. Edward J. Murphy: vocal
solo. Miss Mary J. Loughney; vocal solo.
Miss Lizzie Cook: sentimental songs,
Mr. John Casey recitation, Miss Rose
Dolan; vocal solo. Miss May Cook; song
and dance Messrs Murray and Murphy;
voca. solo. Miss Annie Mullen; cornet
solo. Edward McGuigan; recitation,
Miss Loretta Mcdonald, vocal solo. w.
J. Murphy: sketch. Messrs. Franey.
Evans and Skiff: duet. Messrs. Regan
and Jones; vocal solo. Miss Mary Cav
ley: clog. Patrick j. COyne; comic song.
Thomas +. Walsh: monolOgue. Frank
Ballentine; hornpipe. Mahoney brothers
and sister The entertainment will con-
clude with a four-round bout between
two well known nstic gladiators. A
social will be held after the entertain
ment
Edward Murray. one of the pioneer
residents of this vicinity, died Satur-
day after short illness. Until Thurs
day morning he was strong and healthy
when he received a paralytic stroke and
succumbed to its effects Saturday after
noon Mr.. Murray first saw the light of
day in County Mayo, Ireland. eighty
eight years ago. He emgrated to Mi
nooka in the forties and has resided
here since. He is survived by six chil-
dren. Thomas Murray. of Montana: :
Michael. Sarah and Maria, of Scranton;
Mrs. Martin McDonough. of this place,
and daughter who is sister of charity
at st. Rose of Lima convent, Carbon
dale The funeral will be celebrated at
st. Joseph's Catholic church. Interment
In Hyde Park Catholic cemetery.
Miss Belinda Gerrity, of Pittston.
visited Minooka friends yesterday.
Miss Bridget HallOran. of Johnstown.
Pa. II former resident of this place. il
visiting friends here.
The employees Of the Greenwood Nos
| and cOllieries received their monthly
stipend Saturday.
The cantat. the New Flower Queen
or the Coronation of the Rose" will be
presented at Fallon's rink. Old Forge
this evening by the st. Cecilia's choir
Of this place, for the benefit of Rev
Father Jordan. As the object Is n
worthy one the musical lovers who have
seen its presentation I'm Minooka are
expected to turn out in large numbers