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Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

and to be governed by its constructions thereof It has never respected or obeyed them at any time when they stood in it's way, and it has even packed the court to procure decisions to suit it. Yet there are men styling themselves democrats" silly and stupid or mean enough to help this same party-whose candidate now proclaims 1t unchanged-back into power simply because the democratic platform declares it the duty of congress to use all the constitutional power which re- mains after that decision (on the in- come taX) or which may come from its reversal by the court as it may hereafter be constituted, so that the burdens of taxation may be equally and impartially laid, to the end that wealth may bear it's due proportion of the expenses of the government" This declaration that congress should use it's constitutional power'-the use of no other kind is called for or contemplated-these superfine democrats" and admirers of the su- preme court declare to be revolutionary and an assault upon the constitution. An ounce of civet, pray good apothe- cary-quick.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03
ALABAMA GIRL
A Winner in the Manitoba Field TriaIs-As1. ford's Von Gull Promising Possb-
 ity in the AII-Aged Stake.

The first field trial of the season is that of the Manitoba Field Trial club now being held al Morris, Manitoba, Can. In both the derby and all-aged stakes the setters and pointers run together, and prairie chickens are the gamN on which the dogs are worked. There are many dogs from the states entered in these tri- als, the largest representation being from Alabama. Those entered in the Derby from Birmingham are: T. w. O'Byrne's two pointers, Moerlein and Redskin, handled by Nat B. Nesbitt pr. George Eubank's pointer, Ripstone, and setter, Rodstone, same handler; w. l. Loves
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

The republican party in it's platforms of 1860 bitterly denounced the decisions of the supreme court in the Dred-Scott case and others, and also that court it. self; and on coming into powsr openly refused to recognize the supreme court as the ultimate eXpounder of the con- stitution and laws of the United States,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03
MAJOR CULVER TAKES CHARGE.
Captain Sessions His Chief Clerk-Dr. Saun-
 ders Retains MT. Brassell.

Montgomery, Sept. 2.-(Special)--The new commissioner of agriculture, Maj. I. F. Culver of Bullock, took charge of the affairs of the office yesterday. Captain Sessions of Bullock is the new chief clerk in the office and son of Major Culver is the assistant clerk. Messrs. Smith and Key, clerks under MT. Lanes administra- ton. have been exceedingly capable and
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

Hon. w. T. l.. Cofer of Culman is a prominent candidate for congress in the Seventh district. He is a very forcible speaker a splendid campaigner and an ardent democrat. He will undoubtedly make a strong race for the nomination. In the recent state election he was elect ed member of the state legislature and was the only democratic nominee in Gull man county who succeeded in being placta1
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

The compositor unconsciously added a pinch of attic salt to the election returns from Vermont as published in yesterday mornings State Herald. The headlines were written "The Majority May Go to 35,000," but appeared "The Majority May Go to $35,000" If those votes didn't cost Mark Hanna S1 a head he certainly got Vermont off the bargain counter.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03
Chairman Clark,s Call.

Montgomery, Sept. 2.-(Special)-Ho Thomas Fl. Clark. chairman of the state executive committee of the national par ty of Alabama, has called meeting of the executive committee of that party to be held h this city uesday. September 8. It is understood the purpose of the call is to provide for the holding of con- ventions in the different counties of the state to nominate candida.0 for con- grSSs.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

The Montgomery Mckinley organ is now busy reproducing MT. McKiney's speeches. One step further and it will be applauding it's presidential candidate for voting for the force bill.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03
Gut Loose the Leading Strings.

The Bessemer Weekly need not worry a moment over the Times-News. We have often parted company with friends in the past, and political differences will doubtless cause us to do so in the future We have no strings tied to the Mont gomery Advertiser, nor is the Times News bound to follow 1t or anybody any whara
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

Speaking of the election in Vermont the Montgomery Mckinley organ says: "No one expects any other result there than republican victory" Well, what of that? Did you want anything else?
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

So far there only promises to be four republicans in the race for con- gress in Alabama. Gen. George P. Harrison in the Third, Wilson in the Fourth, Oscar Hundley in the Eighth and T. H. Aldrich in the Ninth.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

The Indianapolis convention of political stiffs should by all means nominate the lone fisherman of Buzzards Bay to lead them to defeat.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

No doubt money has been often cor ruptly used in our elections before; but this is the first time in our history when it has been openly proposed to buy the presidency. Let our freemen remember that when the Roman empire was regu- larly auctioned and sold by the preto- rians to the highest bidder 1t was mot the buyer of the purple but the people who paid the purchase money Let them be warned. History constantly repeats itself The cost of Mcl<inleys election, if he should be elected, will be exacted by the corporations, trusts and monopo- lies from the sweat and drudgery of the to'ling and grooming masses, with a thousand per cent of usury on it.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03


 The tariff on which Hanna's mortgaged man dotes went into operation in October. 1S90 The business failures in that year were 10,907. In the year 1891, under it's freest working, failures increased in number to 12,273. In 1S92 owing to the magnificent crops of every kind made in 1891, which were sold, however, at lower prices than in 1891, the condition im- proved somewhat, and the number of failures fell to 10,270. In 1893 crops were smaller, and under the unmitigated pres sure of that tariff and goldbugism the number of failures rose to 15,560, with liabilities 2OO,OOO0OO in excess of assets. Strikes, loekouts, tramps and bloody riots. and battles like that at Homestead, more than the world had ever known, distinguished and illustrated the work ing and history of that robber tariff. Yet its author bases his claims to support on the merits and good results thereof, and proposes it as the only remedy he can suggest for the ills we suffer. And yet men, pretending to be democrats, are aiding to promote his election and to re- turn again to power his party-that party which refused on its first accession to power to respect and govern by the constitution and laws, as expounded by the supreme court, and which never fail ed to disregard and trample upon all laws human and divine, and to crush and destroy all rights of states or cti- zens which stood in the way of the ex- ecution of its nefarious wishes and de- signs.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03
Labor Day Celebration September r. 1896.

For the above occasion the Southern Railway" will sell round trip tickets to Birmingham from points within 100 miles at one fare f~r the round trip. Tickets to be sold September and '. limited to Sep tember 8. A great day for the laboring people and all should attend.
 -----.- J. P. BILLUPS,
 Travelling Passenger Agent.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

To build up and strengthen the weak and tired organs of the body take Hoods SarSaparilla.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

The Monroe Democrat is the latest Ala bama Journalistic venture. We have on our table the initial number and it is in- deed a creditable issue. The Democrat comes out squarely for the democratic platform and nominees and will do good
 work for the success of the ticket We hope the Democrat will meet with all the encouragement that it's projeetor desires.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

The percentage of exes in the Indianap- oils gathering is very heavy.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

The legislature will meet shortly now and the State Herald again urges those whose interests are burning up because of the blighting effects of the commissary system on the prosperity of this district to be ready to state their case to that body,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

Birmingham is looking up. The whole of the upper part of the building, 20OS and 2010 Third avenue, occupied by the Bir- mingham Water Works company, has been leased to one party. It is being nicely fitted up. It contains thirty-two rooms, and will be let singly or in suits, furnished or unfurnished, to respecta- ble people of either sex. Mrs. M. E.. Ryan, who is so we'll known to the people of Birmingham, is in full charge 7-S-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03

A small bank given for thirty days to every new depositor in our savings de partment
 PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK. S-15-ttf
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03
NATIONAL TICKET.

FOR PRESIDENT William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska. FOR VICE PRESIDENT. Arthur M. Sewall of Maine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30

white house for the seal Of the great
Office and signed one or two official pa
pers as president. These were some
small acts in connection with the in
auguration that had been neglected by
President Polk.
But there was much fun and good
natured badinage indulged in among
-Atchison's friends and himself during
his short presidential term. He was a
Democrat, while the president-elect
was a Whig. A majority of the senate
was Democratic, and his friends jok-
ingly proposed to him to usurp the Of
flee by calling the army to his back and
preventing "Old Ironsides" from being
sworn in. If any such thing had been
seriously contemplated General Taylor
was too much the idol of the army to
let 1t be successful.
Had General Taylor been an unpopu-
lar man and had .Atchison had the
character and ambition of dictator,
with a friendly army, congress and
timid supreme court, President Atchi-
sons name would probably not have
been so soon forgotten, and the con-
stitutional day of inaugurating the
president of the United States would
have been changed so that il would
never again fall on Sunday.
According to an almanac maker OF
the time, the next inauguration to fall
on Sunday will be March 4, 1921 there
will then be an opportunity for a repe-
tition of the events of 1S49.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30
TIE VALUE OF SMOKE.
A Possible Change That Will Do
Much to Purify the Atmospheric.

From the Mining and Scientific Press.
One of the most singular changes
which Is taking place in the manufac-
turing industry is the giving up of the
chimney to produce draught. When
one looks down upon n large city and
sees the immense number of chimneys,
through each of which is ascending d
cloud of smoke, and realizes that in
these numerous clouds Of smoke are
contained valuable products, such as
benzole, ammonia, and the basis of the
artificial dyes, disinfectants, medicines
and perfumes, one cannot but wonder
that some enterprsing manufacturer
does not contract for the smoke of q
great city. In this age of concentra-
tion, when 1t Is so easy to see that 1t
Is much cheaper to produce thou
sand-hOrse power with single engine
than to produce it with one hundred
and one little engines, Ii Is strange that
more attention has not been paid to
the systematic collection of furnace
gases. OF course. it is easy to under
stand that the chimney offers simple
and efficient means of making the re-
q,lisite draught for the fire. In one of
the large works of England chmneys
have been given up and a definite
vacuum Is held upon all fires. In this
way the products Of combustion and
destructive diStilatiOn which result
from the burning of coal and carbon
aceous matter are collected, cooled
condensed and worked up. The amount
of money and valuable substances
wasted through the combustion of coal
is immense. The problem is not so diff
ficult as it may seem, for the produce
ton of a vacuum on the rear side of
the fire, or the maintenance of air pres
sure on the front side of the fire, is
not either mechanically Impossible nor
is it outlawed by cost. One of the
methods which is attracting attention
in Germany consists in sucking the
gases of the furnace and allowing them
to pass through water in the form of
small bubbles, which removes the SCOT
and some of the products of combus-
ton. The gases are then led to a gas
ometer from which they are drawn in
the processes of utilization. A manu-
facture of this kind could easily extend
pipes in any direction and draw the
gases of combustion from other manu-
facturers. Aside from the value of the
products thus obtained the publication
Of the atmosphere would be a very i'm
portant result.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30

beginning of fierce struggle in the Re-
publican party that ended in the hui
milation Of Roscoe Conkling and the
defeat of James G. Blaine for president
of the United States. Here are the
words, and they are charged with ridi-
cule, and are model of excoria ton: !:
As to the gentleman's cruel sarcasm,
l hope he may not be too severe The
contempt OF that larga-minded gentle
man is so whiting, his naughty disdain.
his grandiloquent swell. his majestic,
supereminent. Overpowering turkey
gobbler strut. has been SO crushing to
myself and all the members of the house
that l know it was an act of the great
est temerity fer me-to venture upon a
controversy with him."
Referring then to q chance newspaper
comparison of Mr.. Conllling to Henry
Winter Davis (Which he interpreted
sarcastically) he continues:
THE gentleman took it seriously, and
1t has given his strut additional POM
posity. The resemblance is great. 1t is
striking. Hyperion to a satyr, Their
sites to Hercules, mud to marble, dung
hill to diamond, singed cat to a Ben
gal tiger. a whining puppy to a roaring
lion. Shade of the mighty Davis, for
give the almost proclamation Of that jo-
cose satire"
After this there were no chance of re-
conciliation. and the battle was to the
death. Defeated in 1876, and threaten
ed with defeat in 1850. Blaine sent his
men to the standard of Garfield. who
was elected. Then came the terrible
struggle over the New York patronage,
which retired Roscoe Conkling and
Thomas c. Platt from the senate. and
was followed shortly afterward by the
death of General Garfield at the hands
of the assassin Guiteau. 1t Is believed
on the verge of reconciliation when
death snapped the thread of Roscoe
Conkling's life,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30
AN UNsOUND "EGG ARGUMENT" !"

The 1G to people tell us that the coinage
of silver will create unlimited demand for
it. They decline to give us the howness
or the whereforeness of this newborn de-
mand. but with ch!ldlike faith they ex-
pect 1t to rise in all its beauty as the IA
bled Venus rose from the froth Of the sea-
They say the demand will come; so the
will come, and IL their picnic comes off
first, they will not need silver: the demand
will be for free and unlimited water. They
contend, If this government takes all the
silver that comes at 16 to ], silver will be
worth par all over the world, and they
use an egg argument to prove II. They
say, IL q merchant advertises that he will
pay 25 cents per dozen for eggs. 30 long
as he has the ability to take all that come,
country. But suppose the merchant did
not take them! Suppose when farmer
drove up to his store the merchant said
unto him: my friend. you have misun-
derstood me. / am not buying eggs. I
am simply counting them, certifying that
they are good and handing them back to
YOU" What would eggs then be worth?
The same old 10 or 10 cents per dozen.
Under unlimited coinage the government
would not buy silver or guarantee the
% without ut reeonrse. % sllver o,S Would SIsnp Come m
from every country in the world and the
government would be a fool to undertake
to guarantee the value of the coins by
trying to preserve the parity between the
metals. II a herder drove lot Of cow
ponies through the mint and they were
owner at the other end Of the building, It
would not improve the bre I'd of the
ponies nor create q wild demand for them
at the brand price.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30
PRESIDENT FOR A DAY,
Curious Presidential Complication
Which Arose Years Ago.

Very few people know that a man
named Atchison was once president of
the United States, but sucll Is the case,
says the Philadelphia Press. While
the oath of Office was never adminis-
tered, and he was not officially recog-
nized, David r. Atchison was for twen-
ty-four hours virtually the chief execu-
tive of this nation.
March 4, 1S49, came on Sunday, a day
that the constitution does not recog-
nize as legal in the transaction OF sucn
official business as administering the
oath Of office. On that day at noon
President Folks term of office ended,
and Presidetn- elect Zachary Taylor
could not take his place, or at least.
did not think he could. The prospect
of the country being without an official
head for the twenty-fOur hours, or
there being doubt about who would be
the head. created discussion in con-
gress and in the press
When General Taylor arrived in
Washington few days before his in
auguration he was besought to take
the oath of Office on Sunday so as to
prevent confusion and what some per-
sons believed to be danger as those
were rather stirring times. During
Saturday and Saturday night there
were a half dozen fights i'm congress.
The capitol was camp of violence.
but General Taylor held out that he
would not become president on Sun
day.
David r. Atchison, of Missouri. was
president pro tempore Of the senate,
and 1t was held by congress that the
functions of president must devolve
upon him from Sunday noon until
Monday noon, and for these twenty
fo,ir hours he had the distinction of
being president of the United States,
having all the functions and powers
of that office. The oath of the office
was not administered to him for the
same reason that 1t was not immedi-
ately administered to General Taylor;
but he being virtually vice-president,
It was not considered necessary.
That President Atchison considered
himself president there can be no
doubt, for on Monday morning, when
the senate reassembled, he sent to the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30

CCbItU.
"Oh, yes, we have" she returned. 'I
happened to stumble into that depart
ment of one of the big stores today,
and they had marked them down so low
that felt l ought to get one before the
opportunity slipped away"
But we don't need"
mot now, but we may" she inter-
rupted. IT'S just as well to get these
things when they can be had at bar
gain, and this was real bargain. You
men are very thoughtless about such
things. You would never have thought
of buying this robe now: you wouldn't
have had the foresight, but would have
waited until you had a horse, and then
very likely you would have to pay a
dollar more for it,"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30
ALL NAMED FOR GOOD REASONS.

Cleveland. o., was named after General
Moses Cleveland. who surveyed the region
around there.
Omaha gets its name from the name OF
tribe of Indians.
Fond du Lac means bottom or lower
end of lake.
passaic in New Jersey was named by the
Indians and means valley.
Monogahela means falling in of the
banks"
The Missouri had its name from the AL.
gonoun word mis- great" and the Sioux
word souri,, muddy" Several different
names and modes Of spelling are to be
found in early writings. among them We
nessouret. Minnishosha, Oumissouret
Alishiwiki.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30
GOT IT AT A BARGAIN.
She Said That Men Never Had Sense
Enough to Know When Things
Ao.a l,l.oax,

From the Chicago Post.
Dear" she said and her sweetest
and most engaging smile illumined her
face. ''if you had a handsome lap-robe
could you use it?'
Certainly not" he replied. "You
know very well that we haven't n ve-
hicle of any description
That's what / thought" she return
ed, $50 / have packed it away. Later
when we are wealthy and keep horses,
we can"
Packed 1t away" he exclaimed. in
terrupting her. Packed what away?"
why, the lap-rObe," she answered
sweetlv
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30
MEDICAL.

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30

1t has been held that this fight In
sured the retirement of Thurman from
the senate and the election of James A.
Garfield in his place, and, four years
later. Henry b. Payne was made
United States senator.
BLAINE AND CONKLING.
Now comes. the most bitter political
| fued in the history of American politics.
| When Ira Harris retired from the
| United States senate his seat was
taken by Roscoe Conkling, a great man,
proud to a fault, generous to his friends
and a foe to be feared. He was the in
| innate friend Of Grant. and one Of his
most trusted counselers. Just as Conk-
ling's star began TO shine with national
| brilliancy, James G.. Blaine was at
| tracing the attention of the whole
country. Those two men had served in
the lower house together but they rep
resented opposing interests in the
party and were personally uncongen-
! ial.
Conkling. great in many ways, could
not resist the temptation of sending
sarcastic shafts at the speaker when
ever occasion offered, and Blaine ans
wered in kind. The final clash came
over the case of General Frye. who had
incurred the enmity of the senator
from New York, and the latter worked
| ldIu " seCuTe his lfIipeacnH1ent. with
| that generous desire to help the under
dog. which was one Of Mr.. Blane's
noblest characteristics. he took up the
cudgels for the friendless but gallant
Frye, whose character was vindicated
by the war department in three well
deserved promotions within short
space Of time.
In the course of the fight over this
case Blaine, stung to the quick by an
unCenerOus and unjust taunf of bis
New York enemy, burst forth into that
terrific onslaught which stupefled the
| speaker, wrought the house into high
>pitch Of excitement, and marked the