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Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27
Legal Notice.

State of Alabama, Jefferson County. William J. Pierce, Deceased, Estate of. Letters testamentary upon the last will and testament of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 12th day of March, 1896, by the Honorable M. T. Por- ter, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson persons having claims against said estate will be required to present the same with in the time allowed by law or that the same will be barred. Said claims may be presented to w. K. Terry, attorney for the undersigned executrix.
 EMMA J. PIERCE, .2-13-3t-fri EXecutrix.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27
Scratches in Horses.

As a general rule, horse that has scratches is almost sure to be suffering from bad blood and indigestion, either as cause or effect. If the bowels are not all right, give a pint of linseed oil in the evening and repeat the dose in the morn- ing. Give dose of Condition Powder" daily for week or so.
 Clean the feet by good washing with castillo or black carbolic soap. Dry thor oughly and paint with white lead. After two or three days wash the feet again and repeat the painting. i. See that the digestion is made good. Three. or at the furtherest, four washings and paintings will almost certainly effect cure. if the cause is purely local. If the blood Is cut of order other treatment may be called
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27
Prof. Henri Weber's newly

Prof. Henri Weber's newly organized brass and reed band will render for the first time his latest composition, enti- tied .'Re m smbrances of Mardi Gras," at the grand concert of the union musicians, to be given at East Lake Sunday, March go, at 2:3O p. m.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27
Bids Wanted for Bridges.
Commissioners Court

Commissioners Court
 Jefferson County.
 Birmingham, Ala, March 21 1896 Sealed bids will be received at the com missioners' court room up to 12 o'clock April to build two iron bridges-one at or near Shorts ferry and one at or near Cog gan's ferry-both on Warrior river. The light to reject any or all bids reserved. 3-22-td
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27

very few hills in the garden or field will make liberal family supply. Aside from their value for table use, every farmer should plant for feeding stock.
 Hogs will get fat on them, while mlch cows relish them equal to any other root
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27

One of the greatest celery farms in this country is at Greentown, O., where 125 acres are devoted to the culture of this splendid vegetable. The yearly output of this farm Is said to be nearly $20,000, or over $150 per acre.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27
For Influenza Among Horses.

Build up the system by good feeding, watering and grooming. Blow some sul- phur into the throat and also into the nostrils. In the best way possible give a drachm of tincture of iron every day for week. Grease the throat thorough ly and then rub with spirits of turpen- tine. It is quite likely that the animal will get into normal condition without any doctoring, but the treatment we sug- gest will not be amiss, especially if the animal is valuable
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27
Rules for Milking.

The hands of the milker should not only be scrupulously clean, but also as soft as possible, being made so by warm water and soap every time. Then the cows udder should be clean, brushed and wiped dry, never using water unless ab- solutely necessary to make 1t clean-ac- cidents will happen, even in the best reg ulated dairies. There should be no noise, no conversation, no loud singing by the milkers. The gentle, quiet humming of a song has a soothing, confidence-gain- ing effect on the cows.
 The milk should be drawn as quickly as possible, without giving pain or mak- ing the cows cringe. Before the milker sits down to his task let him or her place the right hand on the cows hip, or make her place her foot back; then take his seat so as to have the left arm in front of the cows hind leg and almost in touch, so that at the least effort on her part to bring the leg forward he can hold 1t in position by keeping his hand a lit- tie more firmly on the teat. In milking take one forward and one hindward teat, that Is to say, milk crosswise. Always speak gently to the COW, even under se- verest trial of patience. By this mode the COW will stand still even when suffer- ing actual pain. Cows can easily be trained so as to stand still for the milk Ing in a large yard. As near as possible there should be a milking time every twelve hours.
 In Germany and also in Scandinavia, cows are milked every eight hours, but there labor Is cheap and servants careful mot to lose their places After the milk is drawn and the pail is full it should be directly carried to the dairy room and strained; always use a strainer pail. and besides an independent strainer This latter canebe dispensed with by using a strainer cloth. Neither should be neces- sary because of actual dirt in the milk but at times a hair or hayseed may be blown into the pail while milking.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27
The Observing g Hive.

After the invention of the movable frame for bee hives, the study of the characteristics and natural history of the bee become a thing of pleasure and source of easy requirement of knowledge in that line.
 The observing hive. or observatory hive as it is sometimes designated, Is simple and of easy construction. It should be made to hold the frames that are used in the hives in the apiary of the person constructing it. It should be about 2 inches wide and as long and deep as will give bee space at the bottom and end of the frame. The sides should be made of glass, with wooden shutters.
 Select a frame of comb and capped to three days old and transfer it with adhering bees to the observing hive. A few more bees brushed off of one or two other combs will greatly strengthen the little colony.
 Through the glass sides the work of the colony may be observed. Finding themselves queenless, their first atten- tion will be directed to the rearing of a queen. The ordinary work cell will be enlarged around an egg or lava, one or more days old, the young fed on royal jelly, and the cell capped over and in sixteen days from the laying of the egg full fiedged queen will appear.
 The hive may be placed in the parlor window, with its entrance looking out ward and broods reaching from each side to the edge of the window, to prevent the possibility of the bees getting into the house. ~t
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27

Have you sown all the oats that you should? If not, go ahead and SOW few acres more. If you put the seed in right you can make satisfactory crop. After blowing, harrow over, then SOW the seed -harrow again and roll. If nothing else, use 200 pounds of cotton seed meal
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27

Weeds are an abomination to every good farmer. and it is very unsatisfac- tory to try to keep down the weeds on ones own farm when his adjoining neigh bors all around him let theirs grow and go to seed. Most of our weeds are from Europe. We may keep our own farms nearly clear but we can't the farms on every side of us.
The advocate., 1896-01-29

clsl question is an entirely safe one,
Both will adopt gold platforms. The
free silver Democrats will make GA
earnest effort to stem the tide In that
party, but they will fsll. Then the
test of the silver men will come. The
election Of either the Republican or
Democratic ticket will mean the con-
tinuatlon Of the gold policy. The only
hope of silver will lie In opposition to
the old parties, and strong third
ticket, thoroughly representative Of
the silver cause, ought to sweep tbe
country. Let Populists, blmetallists,
silver Democrats, silver Republicans,
all come together, and the battle viii
be won"
The advocate., 1896-01-29

necessity for actual specie redemption
among the people; but there Ia usually
some exception or foothOld for the
bondholdeFs to demand gold on their
bonds. And In this country we pay
the speculators gold for their coin de-
mands so they may export 1t. In this
respect we are more Obedient to the
wishes Of the shylocks than any other
people in the worldl What shamel
My correspondent will now sppre-
Ciate the fact that the currency Of New
Zealand is not q full legal tender, but
there is enough Of that essential quail.
ity attached to prevent most Of the
burdens of gold redemption, and TO
permit thoughtless writer's to call it
illegal tender" currency, aS they do
our greenbscks; and yet there are,
doubtless, exceptions enough attached
to permit depreciation when the bank
ers and gamblers desire IL to depreCiate.
There is, perhaps, not o full legal
tender paper dollar on earth at this
moment except In France. And IL is a
question difficult TO answer whether,
even there, their later laws have not
given their larger bondholders material
advantages over the common people,
by modifying the legal tender quality
Of the French currency. There is al
ways danger of such aggressiOns, and
hence "Eternsl vigilance is the price of
liberty" Our enemies never Gleepl
The advocate., 1896-01-29
The Great POpullst Party Is Dead--NObOdy
Thinks.

The Great POpuliSt Party Is Dead-NObOdy
Thinks.
Hon. A. T. Wilson, editor Of the
Dallas NeaOS, and one Of the best in
formed politicians in the State Of
Texas, agrees with Chairman Carter,
of the Republican National committee,
that the Populist party is still doing
business on earth. In an interview
given at st. Louis recently he has the
following to say Of the situation in
Texas:
"In all seriousness / would not be at
all startled If the Populists should
sweep the field in Texas this year.
The growth of the party in my State
has been marvellous. Two years ago
when they had reunited Democracy
to face, they polled over 10000 votes.
The Democratic majority was scaled
down by them from more than 10000
to a pitiful $4,000. / haven't the least
doubt that they will poll fully 2OO,OOO
votes. The total voting strength Of
Texas is less than 100000.
"The Republicans are certain to
hold their forces intact, as they always
do In national elections; then granting
these probabilities l can't see how 1t is
possible for the Democrats to hold the
State. They are going to nominate fer
Governor Jerome Kesrby, Of Dallas,
one of the most powerful lawyers In
the State and the finest csmpaIgner
In the South, as shown by the ex'
tremely close race he made against
Congressman 10 Abbott In the last
campaign. Kirby is even more popu'
lar and influential than was the late
Judge Nugent, who made all Of as
Democrats hold our breath when he
run against Culberson for Governor.
The advocate., 1896-01-29
warner Wants the Opposition United.

Gen. Warner, President Of the Amer
ican Bimetsllic Union, In an interview
January %, had the following TO say Of
the political sItus tion after being asked
what he thought Of the action Of the
Populist National committee:
~ think well of 1t. The action Is
wise and conservative. 1t evidences
the proper appreciation Of the Situa-
tion. It advocates a union Of the
friends of silver, and the putting Of a
national ticket in the field after the two
old parties shall have made their nomi-
nations. The assumption as to what
the two old parties viii do on the finan-
The advocate., 1896-01-29
Fosters Bond Order.
be won.

In the ADVOCATE Of January IS ref
erence was made to q speech by Con.
gresham Dockery, in which he placed
on exhibition the order issued by Sec.
retary Of the Treasury Foster to che
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing 20
prepare plates for bond Issue, This
was during Harrlson'S last month ln
office. Many readers viii be interested
In this order, which was not Obtainable
at the time that reference was made 70
Mr.. Dockery's speech, and 1t is here
reprinted for their benefit. It Is cor
rect copy of the original order, and 8
Rs follows:
The advocate., 1896-01-29
TREASURY DEPARTMBNT,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
WAgHINaroN. D. D. February %, ls03.

sIE: You are hereby authorized and d.
Fected TO prepare designs for the per cenG
bonds provided in Senate amendment 70 the
Sundry civil bill now pending. The denomi-
nations which should frst receive attention.
are 500 and $1,000 Of the coupon bonds and
500, $1,000 and $4,000 OF the registered bonds.
This authority Is given in advance Of the
enactment, in view o I pressing contingencies
and you are directed 10 hasten che prepare
tion OF the designs aud plates In every possl-
bic manner.
enclose q memorandum Tor your guidance
In preparing the script for the body OF sno
bond. Respectfully yours.
CHARMS FosrER, Secretary.
The advocate., 1896-01-29

then, later on, demand payment OF
principal and interest In gold only
And, strange to say, the government
Of the United States is so weak and
pusillanimous that it abjectly acCedes
to the demand.
Even the demand notes during the
war, though receivable in the govern
ment revenues and otherwise legal
tender to the same extent as the green.
backs, were not legal tender to bond
holders. It is thus seen how difficult
It is to procure the issue of full legal
tender paper in a country ruled by
gold gamblers and bOndholders. They
uniformly insist on having laws en-
acted in their own interest and against
the best interests of the people.
We are not alone, however, in this
bad condition. We are merely follow
ing the example Of the monarchies OF
Europe in our financial imbecillty.
l will give an example. Mr.. Thomas
Doubleday, In his "Finsncisl History
of England" during the wars Of Ma,
poleon, page l52, says:
"Another point to be weathered was
the making the paper Of the Bank of
England a legal money; that Is to say,
money which no sauCy or squesmish
creditor could refuse az payment Of a
debt; and about this the Minister went
with his usual cunning. He avoided,
as far as possible, the appearance OF
making this paper forced money. He
Steered clear of enscting it, according
to the letter Of the law, to be a legal
tender But he protected from arrest
every person who offered these notes
In payment Of any debt, and left the
creditor to get better payment, If ne
insisted upon it, by an action at
law. He elaO, of course, protected the
bank itself from any suit for non
payment of It's notes, for which II
would give other notes; and if any per-
son lodged cash (coin) in the bank, Spe'
cially even, only three-fourthS of the
cash lodged was permitted to be repaid
Hence, though the Bank Of England
paper was not in lGt0 q legal tender, II
was virtually so. Where gold was
never seen nor heard of, no one dreamed
of suits at law to obtain it."
It will readily be seen that this cir
cumlocutory law was intended to com
pei private parties to accept paper IN
payment of all debts, while the bond
holders receiving their payments from
the government could LAWFULLY be paid
only In gold. And in 1907 the holders
of gold could purchase the 3-per cent
English bonds at less than half theiI
face value in gold, and then immedi
ately demand full payment full pay
ment when due, In gold coin. Sir Archi
bald Alison, in his "History o.
England" Vol. VII, page 6S, states
the case as follows:
"The public creditors were, fire.
quently, in the 3 per cents. inscribed
for much more than e100 in considers
ton of $50 advanced. In particular
In 1907, they received no less than al4C
of stock (bonds) for each $50 paid"
The very great injustice of gold pay
ments to full face value on bonds tina
cost the holders but 40 or so per cent
of face value ought to be plain to all
The advocate., 1896-01-29

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The advocate., 1896-01-29
LEGAL TENDER CURRENCY.
BY JOHN DAVIS.


North Dakota, desires me to tell him
whether the paper currency Of France
and New Zealand are legal tender; and
whether they are redeemsble in coin.
AS to the French currency, it Is safe
to say that It is legal tender for all pur-
poses, except, perhaps, a portion OF
the national debt. And, as q rule, all
currencies are theoretically redeemsble
in coin; but when legal tender for
taxes and private debts, no coin re-
demption is necessary. In the case OF
the legal tender paper Of well.estsb-
llshed governments like France, every
body prefers the paper to coin, and the
subject of coin redemption is merely q
theory, with no value in practice. No
body wants It.
AS to New Zealand, that country is
British colony, and it is safe to say
that the British government will not
permit any British colony to issue q
full legal tender currency. 1t 10 theo-
retically redeemable In gold, but they
have found 1t necessary 10 attach to
the currency enough Of the legal ten
der quality to render gold redemption
almost unnecessary. Men never de-
mand gold redemption Of currency
unless they desire to pay debts where
paper will not all the requirements OF
the law. When paper is ttItI legal
tender, coin or gold is not needed or
wanted, and the holders of full legal
tender paper never demand coin re-
demptlon, because the paper answers
all the purposes that coin can, and it Is
much safer and more convenient to
carry, conceal, handle and count than
coin.
To prove this statement it is but
necessary to refer to the message OF
President Hayes Of December, 1879,
in which he says that since the date Of
specie payments January l, 1879 there
had been very little paper presented
asking for coin, but there had been
large quantities of coin presented ask
ing for paper. He said that during
that time there had been $40, 100000
more coin presented asking for paper,
than there had been paper presented
asking for coin. And this Is the gen
ersl rule. In all cases where q we'll
established government, engaged in
collecting and disbursing revenues
issues q legal tender paper receivable
In the government revenues, such pa
per is always preferred to the coin, st
long as so treated and not overissued
And, hence, the fact that such paper
may be redeemsble In coin cuts no fig
ure. The coin is useless appendsge
and the expense Of providing and hold
ing it is q useless burden on the people
Twill now refer to an important his
toric fact. In every country where thu
gold gamblers aud bondholders are In
Huential and powerful, it is very diff
cult to procure the issue Of full legs
tender paper. Such paper being q
good as gold and far more economic
and convenient, takes the place Of golC
and checks the power Of gold gambler
over the people. In this country mel
speak Of "legal tenders" and conVe,
the impression that our gleenbscks sr
a full legal tender paper. Such is no
The advocate., 1896-01-29
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-30
son OF A KING.

Interesting Character Dies Mt Far
go. N. ID.
Fargo, N. d.. Oct. 25.-John C. Mill
er, county auditor, died to-day Of pneu-
monia and Bright's disease, after a
short illness. This rather complexities
the county election, as the ballots have
been prepared and sent out with Mill
err as q candidate for reelection. The
county central committee will NOM
mate candidate who will be voted
for by means of stickers. as the ballots
have already been printed and sent
out. George w. Wasem, deputy audi
tor, will probably be the nominee. The
death of Mr.. Miller revives an oft re-
peated story that he was an illegiti-
mate son of deceased king of
Sweden. The story is given general
credence here, and the deceased is
said to have often discussed the mat
ter with his intimate friends. He
came to the United States when quite
young and was highly educated. He
had distinguished appearance and
was q well known leader in Scandi-
navian circles.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-30
BITTER FEELING.
Threats to Hang Rambusch's Corpse
to q Tree.

Threats to Hang Rambusch's Corpse
to a Tree.
Juneau, Wis.,, Oct. Gilt seems as
i-.ough the sensation in the Rambusch
case was never to end. A telegram re-
eived from Fredericksburg, stating
MAT the officials there had decided to
bury ltambusch's body where it was
found, started the story that he had
aot committed suicide. 1t was COZ
tended here that the body had NOT
been identified and there was no proof
that it was the absconding banker
Mrs. Rambusch was afraid that the
Insurance companies would not accept
that Identification, and she tele-
yraphed the authorities to forward the
body at once. A telegram was re-
:eived in reply stating that the body
had been shipped. Another report
which caused some excitement was to
the effect that certain people were ar
ranging to get hold of the body when
It arrived here, and prevent it's burial
before it had been strung up to tree
In the court house yard. Not much
stock was taken in the story by Mr..
Rambusch's friends, but it was feared
that trouble might ensue If it was al
lowed to spread, and the people who
were doing the talking were promptly
told that any such attempt would be
resisted by arms, If necessary. 1t is
not believed that there will be any dig
turbance, but 1t is not likely that there
Will be regular funeral.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-30
Casualties.

Many vessels were lost in the recent
cyclone along the Atlantic coast.
The Mallory line steamer Concho
brought to New York from Key West,
as passengers, Capt. John Olson and
crew of the Norwegian Saturn, found
cred on Sept. % in hurricane.
Wood s. Pember's Novelty works and
the Farmers manufacturing plant at
Granville. N. Y. have been destroyed
by fire. Loss, $50,O0U; insurance, $751;
OOO.
A fierce fire is raging in the coal
workings of Fighter & Co.'s Mount
Carmel mine at Shamokin, Pa, and a
line of pipe was laid to the pit to ex-
tinguish the flames. The fire has been
burning since Saturday, and the vein
is thirty-tive feet in thickness.
After ball game between the high
school teams Of Salinas and Pacific
Grove, Colo, the Grove team started
to drive home late at night. The wag-
on was upset in the darkness and
Frank Oyer was killed and three 9TH
ers seriously injured.