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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24

is highly gratifying to Governor Budd,
although the latter has not recommended
any one for staff duty.
Colonel Currier is regarded by military
men as an officer of merit and capability.
He served with distinction as an officer of
Union volunteers during the war. He saw
active service in the greatest campaigns of
the war and was more than once severely
wounded on the field of battle. He served
in the Eleventh New Hampshire Infantry
at Vicksburg and in the Wilderness. In
the battle of the Wilderness he was
wounded, and again wounded at Peters.
burg.
After the war closed he was commits.
stoned as second lieutenant in the
Twenty first United States Infantry and
brevetted first lieutenant and captain
for gallant and meritorious services at the
battles of the Wilderness and Poplar Spring
Church. In 1869 he came to California.
In 1890 be was appointed by President
Harrison United States Pension Agent for
the Pacific Coast. He was subsequently
appointed by General Dimond division
inspector of the National Guard of the
State.
In the work OF completing the recrgani-
cation OF the National Guard the new di-
vision commander desired the advice and
assistance of man who had served in the
volunteer army, in the regular army and
in the guard. Colonel Currier possessed
the qualification desired and his selection
was mace without hesitation. The man
ner in which he performed his duty as
division inspector did not escape the OBJ
servation of the Governor.
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The population of Liverpool is little
over 116 persons to the acre.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24
THE DIVISION ADJUTANT.
General N. 7. James Appoints
Colonel J. C. Currier Chief
of Staff
The New Appointee Has Splendid
Record of Service on the
Battlefield.

Maior-General Nathaniel T. James,
whose commission as division commander
of the National Guard of California was
received last Monday, has appointed
Colonel ]. C. Currier assistant adlutant-
general and chief of staff. General James
said yesterday that no other appointments
would at present be made.
1t is known that the selection OF Colonel
Currier as acknowledgement OF the division
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24
TO TEST THE CLIMATE.
Object of the Soiourn of DR.. A.
F. Mckay, an Expert
From the East.
Will Report on Its Advantages for
Invalid Seekers After Health
and Homes. y

During the next five months California
is to have her climate and soil exported
with view toward determining what dis
eases, if any, are Indigenous to the State
and what qualifications and conditions
exist that will prove beneficial and attrac-
tive to health and home seekers.
DR.. A. f. Mckay. corresponding secre-
tary of the Chicago Worlds Congress of
Medical l-Ciimatologists, arrived here yes
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24

w. R. Wheeler and F. w. McEwen, were
appointed to draw up resolutions to be
read on the night of the parade.
Captain Raabe will offer special prize
for the best decorated house along the
line
a stock of 5000 lanterns was prepared to
give away for whee. decoration, nearly all
of which have been distributed.
The meeting adjourned until next Tues
day evening.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24

chairman and w. H Rock temporary
secretary. Colonel John H. Roberts was
among the speakers of the evening. The
promising new club will permanently or
ganize July 30.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24

Country roads in China are never
bounded by fences, bUt are utterly unde-
lined. While the farmer has a right to
plow up any road passing through his
right, and they exercise 1t, to traverse any
part OF the country at large.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24
Mckinley zouavas.

The Mckinley Zouaves No. effected
temporary organization at 1905 Mason
street last night, 115 members signing the
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24

The population of Liverpool is a little
over 116 persons to the acre.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
DID THIS DOG USE REAsoNY
Knocked From a Bier Once, He "Died"
 Again and Made Himself Secure.


 "I've come to the conclusion that dogs have the uso-of a certain and great amount of reasoning power, !" said Carver B. Cline to reporter. II was convinced by one of Duncan's dogs.
 "Theso animals always obey the con- mands of their master, but the case of which l speak was one in which the dog saw the situation and acted for what he thought was the best solution of diff culty.
 "The dogs do fire act. One of them runs up a ladder, seizes dummy canine e from tho flames, carried him to the ground and then dies. Dunoan's collie died all right this particular night and was put on stretcher several feet above the floor, on two small wooden horses The widow dog and the ambulance came on. The disoonsolate widow, you know, makes rush for the corpse, with paws poked into her crying eyes. Then she is led away by sympathizing friends.
 She made her rush for the bier this night, but she put too much force into it, and her defunct spouse was knocked from his resting place.
 "Well, that animal fell to the floor just as limp as any body could be. He lay there motionless but saw him open one eye and kind of tako in the situation. Then he seemed to come to the conclusion that he had not been taught to die just that way, so he jumped up climbed to tho bier and died all over again.
 "The widow was by this time over near the ambulance in the center of the stage As soon as the hero husband had died the second timo she again made rush for the bier. The dead brute was ready this time He had one eyo open. When he saw her coming he just reached over the side of his resting place and took good grip with both his front paws. The widows grief was powerful, but that death grip held.
 "Now, did that dog use reason?'-New York Times.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
Dignity Didn't Pay.

The postoffice at Grass Valley was at the back end of q general store, and the postmaster, who was also the proprietor of the store, was weighing me out some to- bacco, when solid, middle aged woman came and slammed a cent piece down on the counter and exclaimed;
 "Stamp-2 oenterl'
 The postmaster handed her one, but she waved it away and pitched letter at his head and said;
 "Lick 'er on.
 He promptly and humbly obeyed, and as the woman walked away I asked:
 Don't people out this way lick on their own postage stampsP"
 "Yes, most of 'en,, but that woman is rather particular and don want to take chances again"
 Chances on whatp"
 "Well, she came in here about six months ago for the first time and bought stamp and commanded me to lick. I laid back on my dignity and refused, and she turned around and kicked the head out of a barl of N. O. molasses, and I lost about 'leven dollars by the operation. As my salary as postmaster Is only s23 a year, can't take no more chances. Do. troit Free Press.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
He Knew Too Much.

A story is told in The India Rubber World of meek looking stranger, with Q distinctly ministerial air, who applied for permission to look over large rubber fac tory. He knew nothing at all about the rubber business, he said, and after little hesitation he was admitted.
 The superintendent showed him about in person, and the mans questions and con- ments seemed to come from tho densest ignorance. Finally, when tho grinding room was reached, he fingered a little, and asked in hesitating way: ?'
 Couldn't have n specimen of that ou- rious stuff for my cabinet?',s 7.sss
 Certainly" replied the superintendent, although it was compound tho secret of which was worth thousands of dollars, certainly; cut off as much as you wish"
 With eager step the visitor approached tho roll of gum, took out his knife, wet the blade in his mouth, and
 'Stop right where you are" said the superintendent, laying heavy hand upon the stranger. "You are fraud and thief. You didn't learn in pulpit that a dry knife won't cut rubber. n,
 So saying, he showed tho imposter to the door, and the secret was still safe.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
MIR. sPRINkLE's GOOD DOLLARS.
Being Acquitted of Counterfeiting, He Paid
 His Lawyer With Fifty of Them.

Being Acquitted of Counterfeiting, He Paid
 His Lawyer With Fifty of Them.
 1T saw by the papers the other day where three of the famous Sprinkle dollars had shown up,' said k. l.. Strowbridge of Peoria, Ills.
 Do you know what the Sprinkle dol lars werep No. We'll, Josiah Sprinkle the man in question, lived in one of the toughest sections of Lewis county, Ky Washington, the county seat of Mason, was then Q thriving town. One day Sprinkle then an old man, appeared at Washington with buckskin pouch full of silver dollars of his own make.
 "ln every respect they appeared the equal of the national coin. The weight was more than at present, and the quality and ring were all that could be asked for. He spent them freely, and everybody ao- oepted them upon the assurance of Sprinkle that they were all right except that they were not made by the United States mint. Upon being asked where he got the silver, he replied: 'Oh, it don't matterl There is plenty of it left The inscriptions on the coins were rudely outlined and in no wise was an attempt made at initiating the national coin. On one side of the coin was an owl, and on the other six pointed star. The edges were smooth. The coins were considerably larger and thicker than the United States coin. Whenever Sprin- kle came to town he spent the dollars of his own make.
 At one time he volunteered the infor- nation that he had a silver mine in the west, but the old man refused to tell any one where it was located. Finally the gov ernment agents heard of the matter and came on to investigate. Sprinkle was ar rested and brought into court, but the dol lars were proved to be pure silver, without alloy, worth, in fact, trifie more than $i each. After an exciting trial he was &C., quilted. When tho verdict was announced, Sprinkle reached down in his pockets and drew out a bag of 50 of the coins, and paid his attorney in the presence of the aston ished officials. Sprinkle was never after ward bothered, and continued to make the dollars until the time of his death. He died suddenly, and carried the secret of his sill yer mine with him. This was in the early thirties, and it has been 90 years since Sprinkle dollar has been found. Wash ington Times.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
RAlLROADING METHODS.
Some of Those of the Early Days Were
 Ridiculous.

Some of Those of the Early Days Were
 Ridiculous.
 Whom we compare railroading methods of today with thoso of 50 years ago, some of the precautions of that time appear ridic- ulous. Everybody wns against them--the clergy and tho laymen, nobility and tho people, Every body was afraid of great catastrophes The doors of the railroad cars had to be locked, so that the passengers would not jump out at the first unusual noise. Various propositions wore made to make railroading less dangerous. Some body suggested that tho locomotive should be attached to the train by long iron chain. Colonel Leoount proposed to have n watchman on top of the locomotive to look out for the signals and the condition of the roadbed. Every quarter of mile watchmon, with signal flag were sta toned, and this human chain did the serv- ico of a telegraph system.
 While many senseless precautions were takon gross carelessness was shown in most simple matters. For instance, long trains were formed, being pulled and pushed by three, four and even six locomotives. Such train with 30 cars and five locomotives went ahead on full steam, and ill case of danger there were but threo handbrakes on the entire train. It must not be believed, however, that the rapidity of trains then was so very limited. Shortly before the railroad from London to Greenwich was opened for general traffic, a special train of seven cara, crowded with gentlemen and ladies, covered the entire distance at the rate M 56 miles an hour. There are coun- tries where such a speed on the railroad has not been developed up to date.-Phil- n1elphia Record.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
Reserved His Opinion.

"Little boy" said man severely, 1T wouldn't act that way"- .1l "Why2' .0Hr1&E E Sss l&
 "Beoause it's wrong to fight, and"- [: "Yes but wot did yer do at my age9'
 "Do? I obeyed my parents brought smiles tlo the faces and joy to tho hearts of my playmates''- ~'<ss .s> i' ;"Neyer got too sick t go t, Sunday schooP'- ~xI5i. n e1 ss ,"Neverl'' . =.
 "Never smoked grapevines in"--, "Never, mover, my poor boy"-
 "Never licked kid littler'n you''-
 "No, sir''-- .3l4t i#A -1ts. "Ner stole peach; nor melon, ner''-
 "Never, boy, neyer!"
 "Never lied t git ntither kid whipped, when 'twuz your turn''---,f.u E FYstl May, verily"-s 'ehsHiea.'s V sfs%
 "Sayl'' .o.,st.so., V .,..,.,.st ..#
 "Well?" ,.,-e - -,..s.iz,t--,ss =. How'd ye spend yer timep''
 "In study, in reflection, in application, in solemn meditation''@-,.e -.--,-s-~=
 "Say mister, you 'oughter run fer of fice'- ..e.- i-r-
 "Ah, true and wisely said, my dear little boy. You evince wisdom beyond your years and environments. We have need of good men in offiee''- ---f..st. 'Yes; ye oughter run"- ..o.
 "Ah, my dear little''-
 "So'st tn fellers on tn, other side could tell ye wot ye are. '1wouldn't be perlite in me!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
The Horrors of Leech Breeding.

Certain speoulators some years ago made artificial swamps on the banks of the Garonne and filled the swamps with leeches. To be profitable these leeches must multiply themselves by millions. To do this they must be literally supplied with food. To thus supply them the Bordelais speoulators buy up all the old and wornout horses of the province and drive or drag these horses into tho swamps, which are subdivided by wooden compartments so placed that when these unhappy animals have been forced into the mud there is no escape for them.
 The leeohes fasten on them instantly by thousands. The horse is in a few mo- ments black with crawling creatures. The blood suckers fix themselves most of all on the open wounds and gals that these poor horses have incurred in their many years of service
 The frantic terror of the poor animals is indescribable, as, bleeding from all their most sensitive parts, they try vainIy to shake off the leechos, butare at last sucked down into the noxious shines and seen no more Nearly 90 900 horses-aged, infirm, weak from overwork, starving and fa tigusd-are said to be sacrificed annually in this way at Bordeaux.-Raris Journal.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
TERSELY TOLD.

The regular meeting of the city teach CTS will be held at 9:30 this morning in the high school building.
 MT. D. B. Grace did the handsome thing in bringing to a successful issue the mat ter of getting ten Advocate subscriptions for the county jail. MT Grace is a news paper man of wide experience and con- summate ability. He has our thanks for favors variousy shown.-Alabama Chris tian Advocate.
 Twenty per cent off for spot cash only on all shoes in my store. except on Canister shoes. for thirty days. I buy shoes 25 to 50 per cent cheaper than our semi-annual assignee sale shoe men. am the only house in the city who takes periodical tickets and who takes Tennes- see Coal. Iron and Railroad checks at 90 cents on the dollar for shoes. T. c.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
The Berkshire.


 In 1921 there ragged in the United States, what might appropriately be called the Berkshire fever" and from the efforts of those interested in their importation and sale the breeding became popular. Many reliable farmers and men engaged in other business invested in them very largely, and great efforts were made to sustain the reputation given them, but while they were,seve at that early date, hogs of great value and excellent breed ing qualities, the. careless systems of breeding which were then practiced by so many breeders were not suited to main taining the esgoOd qualities given to them by English breeding. and feeding, and deterioration was compelled to be the re- suit.
 Sinces about 1865 new importations have been made of the finest specimens that Great Britain could produce, and they being now thoroughly known, they, stand second to none in the estimation of intelligent pork producers ~
 While the BerkShires of the present., time are improved over those of fifty years ago, the space for improvement is. still broad. Prominent among the many good qualities that serve to make them desirable to all other breeds are: 1. The great muscular power and vitality, which, render. them less liable to disease than many other breeds. 2. Activity. coms bined with strong digestive and assimil' lating powers; hence. they return a maxiR mum amount of flesh for food consumed, 3. The pigs are strong and active at, birth, and consequently less liable toS mishaps. 4. They can be fattened for market at any age, while they may be- B. They possess flesh of the highest qualis ty for pork
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
Lowell,

Lowell's best poetic utterance is general ly felt to mark our highest achievements in verso hitherto, but his poems are uneven, in tho artistic sense often unfinished Some of them indeed were prematurely printed before the vein of thought had worked itself out. Longfellow has pro- duccd n far greater mass of faultless verses, though they are all in loss lofty keys than The Cathedral and the Memorial Ode" It is not incredible then, that the call of patriotism has indeed deprived us of our .Rurest poet unuttered master song.
 Certainly of Lowell, the writer, far more |, than of any contemporary it is constantly said, and said by those who knew him best, the man was far greater than all the me- morials he has left of himself They do not adeq quately reveal his genins. If thero was indeed such a sacrifice of his highest literary attianmont, the more precious and memorable for us all should be the costly lesson of his lifo.-Williain Cranston in Lippincott's.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
THE HUMAN HAND.
It Grows old In Forty Years and Loses
 It's Cunning.

A@Ss~7S
 It's Cunning.
 The actual amount of dexterity in the human hand has been measured with more or less accuracy and its value in mechanic al employments traced from youth to age. How the hand grows old gradually, losing its skill, has been described by Sir James Crichton Browne, the British labor stu 3 dent, who has made long course of in- vestigations in the English rural towns The high period of skill and endurance this authority says is~from 30 to 40 the hand after that beginning to lose its mus cular delicacy and its suppleness.
 Between the ages of IF and Is the hand of the boy grows into the hand of a man and first becomes valuable from a com mercial point of view. If. workman is temperate and industrious and continues to improve in his trade, his hands dexter ity increases until he is 30. 2.,:o ;s After 40 the muscles do not respond nearly and readily and certainly to the or ders of the brain, and tho quality and quantity of the work done begins to fall off,. While man in especially fine health and one especially dextereus can often keep up this high degree of skill long past the age of 40, such a man is an exception. This comparatively early aging of the hand is an interesting and remarkable fact, as it is after 40, as rule, that a care fully used brain becomes the most valu- able. Practically no British statesmen of the highest rank are under 4O most of them are above 50 and often ten years older than that. In the trades, on the oth- or hand, the highest paid workmen, with hardly an exception, are under tho age of twoscore. tt za4-
 The scale of wages in the button trade, for example, is a good indication of this tendency of the hand to grow cid so early in life. At his very best, in his prime, a skilled button turner can make 6, 240 ivory buttons day on the lathe. For this he receives 45 shillings week, or about $l1.25. At 65 years of age it is only tho exceptional man who can make more than 28 shillings week. or $950. When the workmen is 65 years of age he can seldom make moro than go shillings or about $5s this providing that he still enjoys good health. .se t,s
 Of course this is only the case in the trado where one hand is used continually and systematically. A Sheffield knife for ger, for instance, strikes something like 28,000 blows with his hammer daily An enormous amount of muscular and nervous force is required for this, and it is no wen- der that the strain on the nerve centers and the muscles become visible in few years. In farming or the seafaring iife or some other vocation in which the energy is more equally distributed over the entire bpdy, tho hand does not lose its cunning s9 early. Oftentimes it retains its skill until the faculties generally commence to give way. ar' @sl,u 4a4 s. , It is the sedentary occupation that tells, ahd tho only remedy for it is such exercise as will divert the nerve current from the already overtaxed hands. - New York World. ,...
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
A Noted Crook Confessed.

Jackson, Miss. Jan. 17-Wiliam Con- ners. an all around crook, who was brought here a few days ago from, Louis- ville, on requlsition, pleaded guilty in the circuit court this morning on the charge of having robbed Bourgeois jewell ry store of $6o00 worth of diamonds, watches, etc, and was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Corners is a native of Chicago, and one of the best known thieves in the country. Detec- tive Vallins of the Pinkerton agency ran him down, also his partner, John Mo- Gowan. who is serving three years sen- tence here. A considerable portion of the jewelry has been located in New York and Chicago. a,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
CONTENT.

The red deer hies to his leafy glade, The goat to it's mountain steep; The grayling gambols beneath the shade Where the brook runs still and deep; The hawk flies home to it's mountain nest The lark to her lonesome lea; My baby lies on its mother's breast, And the mother is here with me. Oh, fair is the sea and the sky above, And sweet is the summer land, But what is the world to a womans love And the feel of a dimpled hand2 And what do care for the land the land, And what do care for the sea When feel the touch of baby's hand And the mother is here by me2 The gray old world goes on and on; Its labors shall never cease, But here is the blush of creations dawn And the blossoming rose of peace And what do I care for the mountains
 crest,
 And what for the lonesome lea2 My baby lies on it's Eother's breast, And the mother is here with me. Albert B. Paine in Ladies Home Journal.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
Napoleon at the Surrender of ulm.

While the 28, 900 Austrians went through the forms of surrender Napoleon, as one of their officers wrote in his journal, lin tho simplest garb, surrounded by his embroid- erod marshals, chatted with Mack and several of our generals, who, after laying down their arms, had been summoned to him. The emperor in the uniform of O common soldier, with gray coat singed on the elbows and taiIs slouch hat with out any badge of distinction on his head, his arms crossed behind his back and warming himself at campfire, conversed with vivacity and made himself agree able. ."-"Life of Napoleon" by Professor ". M. Sloane in Century.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
First English Watches.

: The first English watches had weights and were used as pocket clocks They had sohly one hand, and required to bes wound
 up twice day. Tho diais were of silver and brass, and thu oases were unglazed. ,but opened at the back and front, and
 were four or five inches in diaineter-abont the size of common dessert plate. kan gAs City Star. si9 F '-E-i }.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18

The true past departs not. No truth or goodness realized by man ever. dies, or can die, but all is still here, and, recognized or not, lives and works through endless changes. .-Carlyle..s hs
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
Large Rrained Horses.

, The large brained horses are the clever
 est. In tho Household Guards the horses
 with broad foreheads learn their drill more quickly than tho others. A gentleman measured the heads of all his hunters and
 found their intelligence and good sense were In proportion to the breadth.-SaD
 Francisco Examiner