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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10

PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.
Train No. 3S, leaving Birmingham at 5:55
a. M, carries Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars
between Birmingham and Atlanta, uniting
at Atlanta with and forming a part of the
Washington and Southwestern Vestibule
Limited, running solid between Atlanta
and New York, thus making no change be-
tween Birmingham and New York.
Train No. 36, leaving Birmingham at 1895
p. M, carries Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars
between Birmingham and Jacksonville, via
Atlanta and Macon, and between Brming-
ham and Atlanta, and between Atlanta and
New York, via Washington
Train No. 81, westbound, leaving Bir-
mingham at 1880 p. M, carries Pullman
Sleeping Cars between Birmingham and
Winona Passengers will be admitted to
car leaving Birmingham at p. M, and
arriving, will be allowed to remain In the
car until a. m.
Additional information as to schedules
rates, sleeping car reservation. etc., cheer
fully furnished upon application to office
of travelling passenger agent, No. North
Twentieth street, Birmingham, Ala. tele-
phone, S46 J. M. CUIP.
Traffic Manager Washington, D. c.
General supt., Washington, D. c.
w. A. TURK
G. p. A., Washington, d. c.
C. A. BENSCOTER,
A. G. p. A., Chattanooga, Tenn
L. A. SHIPMAN,
I. p. A., Birmingham Ala.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10

The Dairy, an English paper, calls at
tention to the superiority of cream and
butter to cod liver OIL especially for
young people growing quickly, nervous
invallds, all who suffer from wasting dis
ease (such as influenza) and are often
condemned to a course of cod liver oil,
which, however, seldom agrees with
weak digestion.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10

Bees seldom rob other hives when the
honey can be obtained from flowers, and
they then attack only weak colonies. The
remedy lies in removing the honey from
the weak hive to save 1t and In feeding
the other bees. A colony so weak as to
submit to robbers is not worth the trou-
HE of irving to save 1t.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10

To destroy the melon bug take road
dust or dry earth of any kind strongly
impregnated with kerosene and sprinkle
freely on squash and melon plants and
the bugs will not touch them. Wheat
bran, tainted with the oil, is likewise a
good thing to repel all insects. Sprinkle
it on the plants when the dew is on them.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10

No kind of feed is so handy for feeding
milk cows as wheat bran; 1t is light and
bulky in proportion to its nutrition, and
it has the elements needed to make
large milk flow But it does not make
rich milk and needs to be supplemented
with grain meal or the COW will give so
much from her own fat that she will be-
come thin and flesh and be of little use
for butter making the following season.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10

The growing of seed potatoes can be
made a profitable industry One farmer
in New York last season raised 5000 bush
els on little twenty-five acre farm all
of which were sold to seedsmen at 80
cents a bushel, bringing $4,000 Let our
Alabama farmers who have been wearing
out their lands raising cotton at low
prices, and barely getting a support for
all these years. make a note of this.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10
THE FARM AND GARDEN
How to Secure Good Layers.

The breed that lays in the winter is the
one to produce a profit, and this view is
held by those who keep a record. An
experiment with a flock will show that
much depends on the individual charac-
teristics of each member of the flock, and
the point is to learn which of the hens
are the most profitable. Experiments will
also show that in the summer the ex-
penses are much less than in the winter,
as the farmer can continue to compare
the work of the hens when the weather
is favora BILE with what they have done in
the winter. and should also use different
foods and endeavor to note the results.
Any breed can be improved If close OBJ
servaton is made of the individuals.
Many of those who succeed in securing
a high average for large flock owe their
success to discarding the hens that failed
to keep up with the others. and by breed
ing only from the best. This is an i'm
portant part of poultry raising, as the
next years operations will largely de-
pend on the young pullets that We're
Matched To add to the flock. II every egg
used for Matching could be known to
have been laid by hen that has proved
herself an extra good layer 1t would have
a wonderful effect on the future useful
ness of all. Every inferior hen that Is
allowed to contribute eggs to those in
tended for Matching purposes is a men
ace to the improvement of the flock, and
this injury cannot be prevented by adopt
ing some other breed, as the essential
safety is to allow no drones. There can
be scrubs even among pure breeds if the
characteristics of the breeds are not
guarded by selection. This is the time
when the Matching of the pullets should
begin. Every pullet should be sired by
a pure-bred male, and it's dam should
be one of the best hens in the flock.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10

The future seems to offer excellent in
ducements for meat products, not only
in the form of beef, but also as pork, NUT
ton and poultry 1t is an excellent open
ing for profit, and. as stock raising pro-
vides home market for much that Is
grown on the farm, there is something
gained in that respect, while more ma
nure and increased fertility of the soil
will result from the keeping of stock
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10
PLANT SYSTEM.

Time Table Effective January 5, 1895.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10

recovered AS the disease is a fever,
plenty of cold water may be given. A
little brown ginger and powdered sui
phate of iron in the food is beneficial.
All dead birds must be deeply buried
away from the yard.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10
Fall Pullets as Spring Layers.


Farm and Fireside.
late-hatched pullet sometimes makes
an excellent layer in the spring, but 1t
depends upon her breeding how soon she
will begin to lay. Some pullets mature
at months Of age, while others require
nearly a year to complete their growth.
The slow-growing pullets should be
Matched early and as they are usually
of the Brahma or Cochin breeds, no diff
Guilty is experienced in fixing the proper
period for Matching the slow-maturing
and quick-growing pullets. Late hatch
ing has its advantages in the fact that
late pulets will begin laying in the
spring, and they will continue to lay later
the next summer and fall, for the reason
that they will not mott until nearly all
of the early pullets have finished. They
therefore fill a gap at a time of the year
when the prices of eggs are beginning to
increase. If pullet does not begin to
lay before cold weather approaches she
will seldom begin before spring. NO
matter how well the hens and pullets
may be kept, the winter season influences
them in laying to certain extent. Inc
fall-hatched pullet may not give promise
of paying expenses at present, but she
will lay all through the summer.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10

ALABAMA MINERAL RAILROAD COMPANY
Effective June 10, 1894.
ALFALFA TO CALERA.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10

Mr.. w. A. Petty, one Of the clerks of
the primary election and Clarke man,
voluntarily makes the following written
dec1ara tiop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
Coming Executive and Miss
English United Today.
CEREMONY At SPRINGFIELD.
Brilliant Event at Episcopal
Cathedral.
Another List of Business Re-
verses-Other News.

Springfield. H.. Dec. 30.-At high
noon in the Episcopal cathedral
Hon. John 4. Tanner, governor-elect
of Illinois, aud Miss Cora Edith En-
glish, daughter of Turney English,
were married in the presence of an
audience which filed every part Of
the church. Tee wedding was SIM
pie but beautiful. Rev. Frederick
Taylor, rector of the cathedral. pro-
nounced the ceremony in the English
church form, and Bishop Seymour
pronounced the benediction. At the
home of the bride wedding lunch
con was given to intimate friends
and relatives. At the conclusion Of
the luncheon. Gov. and Mrs. Tanner
left for the south. They will return
in time for the Inauguration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAmS

A coupon 100 years overdue was pre-
sented for payment at New York Mon
day by Cornelius Halton. OF Brooklyn
1t was for shillings ard was not paid.
Chicago travelling men will make a
fight at Springfield during the legis!a-
tive session for a 2-cent per mile rail-
road fare.
William Robinson, o colored man.
who killed his sweetheart in a church
at Mexico. Mo-. has been sentenced to
the penitentiary for 102 years.
Ten desperate thieves were arrested
in a drag-net spread by the Chicago
police and are now held at the Des-
PLANES street station.
Theosophists are to build a college In
California.
The Tacoma branch Of the Union
Pacific railroad. known ss the Aman
Lake railroad. has been torn up by the
owners and removed on fat cars.
Joseph Virtue, said to be proprietor
of a slaughter house under a platform
at the Chicago Stock Yards. is under
arrest. II is believed that he stole his
supply of animals.
James Errison. of Tacoma, Wash.
has caused the arrest of his vile on
a charge OF robbing him Of 81.
Arthur Lingard died at Lancaster. O..
at the age of 1o7. leaving q fortune of
s., ,0oo, 600 and no kin.
1t is believed that Samuel p. Putnam,
the free thought lecturer and writer.
murdered Miss May L. Collins in the
Boston hotel Dec. IL.
Obituary: At Paris. Antoine T. ].
Thery. French life senator. 50. At Louis
vile, ]. George Ruckstuhl. At Leroy,
Ills, William Oliver. 81. At Peters
burg, Ills, Isaac White, -. At Ottumwa,
Ia, William Pierson. At Washington,
Ia, Enoch Winter. At Milwaukee.
Isaac ]. Lift. At Bay City, Mich, Rev.
j. H. Pastenfelder. 53.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
YAjIures of the Day.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 30.-The
Commercial bank, of Selma, Ala,
failed to open its doors this morning.
The capital is $500. 900; the undi-
vided profits $4,000.
West Superior, Wis, Dec. 30-The
Anchor Grain company. operating
on tho Superior board Of trade has
assigned.
Minneapolis, Dec. S0.-rThe Bank
ers' Exchange bank announced the
suspension of payment for a few
days. 1t has only $4,000 capital.
There has been a run on the bank.
The Northern Trust company has
applied for receiver. The hearing
was postponed one week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
CONTEST FOR ILLINOIS SPEAKER.
Members of the Rural Districts Hope to
Elect Their Man.

Springfield. Ills. Dec. 30.-The contest
for speaker is settling down to active
work among the many candidates.
Charles F.. Selby, of this county; E. c..
Schubert. of Cook. and Charles Allen.
of Nermillion, are apparently running
close, and if the opinions of those who
are daily arriving is of any worth the
speakership lies between Selby and AL
len, but the friends of Charles Page
Bryan: Tom Needles. of Washington.
and ex-Speaker Cochrane, of Moultrie.
do not concede this and are busy lining
up their friends and trying to convince
members of the lower house that they
should have their support.
Schubert is showin considera BILE
strength, and is the subject of favor
able talk. but the efforts of the friends
of candidates other than Selby and
Allen are at work breaking the force
OF the popularity and growth of the two
named. The fact that Cook county had
the last two speakers-Myers and
Crafts-has spurred the members of the
rural districts with the hope of success
and they are striving hard to select one
other than from that county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
oyER-TAXATION OF IRELAND.
Talks at Limerick with a Decidedly Revo-
lutionary Tenor.

Limerick, Dec. So.-Lord Dunraven
presided yesterday at a meeting here
of all classes. at which resolution
similar to the one agreed upon at the
Mansion House, Dublin, meeting of
Monday was adopted, calling upon the
government to remedy the financial in
Justice done to Ireland by over-taxa-
ton. Bishop O'Dwyer, who was the
chief speaker, exhorted Irishmen to
stand together in the spirit of the words
of Lord Castledown, uttered at Cork
on Dec. 8 last, when he denounced the
obst;nacy Of the British treasury Of
fcials in refusing to right the grievance
of the Irish IN respect To taxation. Lord
Castledown. upon that occasion, said
that he .hoped history might not re-
neat itself. and the people OF Cork fol-
low the example OF the people of Boston
in I71s. when they threw cargo OF
tea into the harbor as a protest against
unjust taxation
John Daily. the Irish agitator recent
IN released from prison said that Lord
Castledown's declaration thai be would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
Charged with Child-Nurtlcr.

Spooner. Wis, Dec. S0.-Upon the In
quest held upon the body Of n female
child found dead Dec. % at the home
of Mrs. Elizabeth Beers, the jury found
that the child came to its death by
the administration of chloroform: that
the same was administered by Walter
Bannister and Violet Beers, principals.
and that Elizabeth A. Butler and Unie
Butler were accessories. District At
torney Goss caused warrants charging
murder against Walter Bannister and
Violet Beers. Both persons were ar
rested by Sheriff Tozer and ere in the
county jail at Shell Lake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
DECISION IN A'RAILWAY CASE.
In Which the Decatur and Eastern Rail
way Company Is Involved.

In Which the Decatur and Eastern Rail.
way Company Is Involved.
Decatur Ills, Dec. S0.-Judge Edward
p. Vail yesterday gave his decision in
quo warranto case of the people Of the
state of Illinois against the Decatur and
Eastern Railway company. otherwise
the indianapolis, Decatur and Western.
The judge decided for defendant COM
pany. thus confirming it in the own
ership OF property worth nearly s5.-
100000 It was set up that the COM
pany now was not legally Incorporated:
that IT had usurped its franchises; that
the Decatur and Eastern had been un-
lawfully consolidated with the Decatur
and Indiana.
on all these points the judge found
for the defendant. 1t is known now
that this suit was brought by Attorney
Crawford in behalf of the old Indiana
polls. Decatur and Springfield second
mortgage kondholders, whose claims
w're cut OFF by the foreclosure of that
road. An appeal was prayed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
Callers on Mark Hanna.

Cleveland, Dec. 30.-There were a
number of prominent visitors at the Of
flee of Hon. NJ. a. Hanna yesterday.
Among them were Hon. Henry e.
Payne, OF Wisconsin, of the national
executive committee; General William
Osborn. Of Massachusetts; Senator
Clarke and Hon. Frank W. Nondcl. OF
Wyoming; Judge Robertson. a prom
inent politician Of South Dakota. and a
half dozen well-known Ohio Republi-
cans. Most Of those named met to-
Eether at Mr.. Hanna's office and held
a long conference with the national
chairman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
Then They Couldn't Have landed.

New York. Dec. 30-The fifty flibus-
ters who started for Cuba on the Three
Friends are, according to advices re-
ceived by the iunta. smoking cigarettes
on a deserted key of the Florida coast.
This filibuster steamer lost no time aft
er her engagement with the Spanish
gunboats in leaving the Spanish main.
She put the men ashore with her cargo
of arms on a barren island. which
doesn't show on an ordinary map. This
does not agree with the Florida state
ment that the Three Friends landed
her men and cargo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
CHANGES IN LEGISLATIVE RULES.
Wisconsin solons Likely to Abolish Com
mitIee of the Whole.

mittce of the Whole.
Madison, Wis. Dec 3o.-The commit
tee appointed at the last session of the
legislature to revise the rules of the
two houses was in session yesterday to
determine upon it's report. Several
radical changes in the rules will be rec
commended, one of which will be the
abolishment of the committee of the
whole in the assembly. Uuder the past
system every bill introduced in the low
er house had to go through the routine
twice, once in committee of the whole
and again in the assembly, proper, and
as the bill is subject to amendment both
times the committee believes the first
can be profitably abolished.
Another important recommendation
will be that the committees of the two
houses be reduced, and that the mem
bership of the remaining committees
be increased. This, it is believed, will
accomplish the twofold purpose of ex-
pediting Business and giving reports
of committees more weight than they
possess under the old plan. Some of
the committees it is proposed to abol-
ish are those on ways and means in the
assembly. federal relations, roads and
bridges and legislative expenditures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
Beat IN Informer to Death.

Vanceburg. Ky, Dec. 3O.-Sam
May and his brothers, Hentz and
Hiram. enticed Washington Smith
into an unfrequented place and beat
him to death with clubs and stones.
on suspicion that he had informed
against sam for violation of the reve-
nue. laws. Sam was arrested, and
q posse is In pursuit of the others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30

have truth ana justice on his side or
do as the people in America had done.
sent thrill through the country. ard
he hoped the meeting would declare
that If Lord Cas;ledown was true to
himself and Ireland, history might yet
proclaim him the successor of the great
and illustrious Washington tCheers.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
The Bike Race.

Washington. Dec. SO.-The num-
Der Of riders in the 6-day bicycle
race is reduced to seven. At 2:4O
the score stood: Waller, 800; Mad
dox, 800; Larson. 297; Hunter, 296;
Chapple, 295; Ashinger, 295; Fos-
ter, 295.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30

Springfield. Ills. Dec. 30.-Thc for
tieth annual meeting Of the Illinois
State Horticultural society was con-
vened in the supreme court room at the
state house yesterday morning. Sixty
delegates and members were present
Addresses were delivered on pear cul-
ture. small fruits and fruit growers
Unions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
The TRrtn Hearing,

Washington. Dec. 30.-The third
day Of the tariff hearings given by
the ways and means committee was
devoted to the sugar schedule. Four
interests were represented, the i'm
porters. cane growers, beet raisers
and reiiners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30

Madrid. Dec. 30.-The Spanish
premier has informed the impartial
that Spain will not accept interven-
tion in Cuba nor introduce reforms
there until the rebellion is confined
to the eastern provinces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
THE VAN NoRTHwIcK FAILURE.
Involves Not Only the Bank but Many and
Varied Interests.

Chicago. Dec. 30.-The failure Of the
bank of W. NJ. and ]. S. Van Northwick
at Batavia, Ills. involves not only the
bank, but all the varied interests of the
Van Northwick brothers. amounting to
millions of aollars in value. The as
signment includes the individual in
terests of tie brothers and the stock
Of the firm in the following: Bank of
William ]. and ]. S. Van Northwick.
Batavia, Ills; Western Paper Bag COM
pany, of Batavia, Ills; Appleton Manu-
featuring company, OF Appleton, Wis;
Memphis Woodenware company, of
Memphis, Tenn; Aurora Cotton mills
at Aurora, Ills; Kaukauna Paper COM
pany, of Kaukauna, Wis; Combined
Lock Paper company; Wisconsin Sulp-
hite Fiber company; Unien Pulp COM
pany.
There are pine land holdings in Mis-
souri, and other private interests, which
take in all that remains of the s5,00o.-
600 estate left in 1890 by John Van
Northwick, father of the two brothers.
Attorney Green, of Green, Robbins &
Honore, the attorneys for the asst signee,
roughly estimates the assets at 81, ,OOO.-
COO and the liabilities at 100000 to $780,
VVV. ne says tidt III time the creditors
will receive 100 cents on the dollar.
Other estimates of assets and liabilities
place them both at a much higher
figure. The town of Batavia Is in
veritable uproar, according to dis
patches. Fer fifty years the Van North
wick interests have always been sup
pose to be financially impregnable.
William NJ. Van Northwick is in the
city and was engaged all yesterday
making arrangements with creditors
and stockholders in various Van North
wick enterprises by which the firm
could unload some Ct the vast properties
it had accumulated during the last six
years and get the cash therefor. So
successful was he that he has sent an
imperative message to his brother at
Appleton, Wis, to meet him in Chica-
go today. All that could be learned
was that some of the plants were to
| pass into other hands and large seq
ment of the Van Northwiek heritage
| was to be disintegrated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
Ice Plays n New Trick.

Omaha, Dec. 30.-The ice began q
break up on the Missouri yesterday, the
first time such a thing has ever hap
pened at this season of the year. The
weather has been warm and wet foi
several days. About two weeks ago
the ice began to be unsafe in crossing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30

st. Louis. Dec. s0-The annual meet
ing of the Western Commercial Travel
ers association was held here yesterday
with a large number of members pres
ent The report of the financial COM
mittee showed that the balance ON hand
to date is s59.4 .42s. No liabilities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
Iowa State Teachers Association.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec 30-The Iowa
State Teachers asosiation began it's
forty-second annual meeting here yes
terday- The educational committee
adopted the reports of the committee
on first and second years work, how to
best meet the needs of country schools
and what hinders unifying the educa-
tional forces of the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
s..ie'. Idea for . state currency.

Denver, Dec. Ex-Governor Mcintyre
has received letter from State Senator
c. w. Beale. of Nebraska. proposing
that the Colorado legislature appro-l
pirate money to construct depository
at Denver for silver bullion. Beale's
idea Is to have the bullion deposited
and certificates thereon issued to be
used as money by the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
Lost His Eye While Shooting.

Occnto, Wis, Dec. 3o.-WhiIe Ernest
Werth and two companions were rab-
bit hunting with shotguns a stray shot
penetrated Werth's left eye at the inner
corner and cannot be located. Ernest
Wittkopf took him 10 Milwaukee where
he will be placed under treatment of a
skilled surgeon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30

The person who disturb bed the con-
gregation last Sunday by coughing is
requested to to call on 81. F. Balm
sen and get bottle Of Foley's Honey
and Tar which always gives relief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
Irish Bog Movement Ha. Ceased

Dublin, Dec. SO. - The destructive
movement of the bog land at Castle
Island finally ceased last night Two
bodies have been found mile distant
from the scena OF the disaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-30
Has Not Affected Fox River Valley.

Appleton, Wis. Dec. 30.-The failure
of Van Nortwick brothers at Batavia,
Ills, has not affected the Fox River
valley properties of the brothers, and it
is believed that the Fox river properties
will pull through unframed. The al
legged claim of 100000 of the Atlas Ma
tional bank, of Chicago, for a loan to
the Van Nortwicks Is only s120,O00.