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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-23
FLOUR. s

Flour-There is a moderate demand for
-four at prices quoted. Jobbers, however, are
buying on the hand to mouth plan, not caring
TO enter into fresh engagements till after the
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
New Spring Dress Goods.

Singe-width Brocaded Mohairs and
Worsteds, q inches wide, special price
lie a yard.
Black, figured and plain Mohairs,
double-width. worth Acc yard; special
price zoe yard.
Black and navy blue Serge, 40 inches
wide, strictly Atwood worth SOC a yard;
special price 33c a yard.
Stylish Cheviot Suitings, Scotch Tweed
Mixture, strictly all-wool, 40 inches wide;
special price Acc yard.
Silk striped De Beige, in new spring
colorings, very stylish for making waists;
special price sec a yard
40-inch Mohair and Wool Granite Mix
lures, entirely new weave and latest color
combination; special price CSC yard
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
Ladies' Dress Skirts.

We offer you a nice black or navy blue
Serge Dress Skirt worth $3.50; special
price csc.
A figured Brilliantine Dress Skirt, all
lined. worth $3.50; Special price SITS.
A full dress Skirt 144-inch Sweep, made
of very fine figured Mohair, worth $3.50;
special price s2.49.
Plain silk finished Mohair Dress Skirt,
144-inch sweep, all lined, velvet binding,
worth "a; special price $2.9S.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
A SPECIAL SALE OF.
SILKS : DRESS GOODS

at prices the very lowest styles the very latest and quality
will show for itself The prevailing feature this season in
Dress Goods Briliantines Mohars and Scilans in
black and colors If you wish pretty Easter Bonnet at
half the price you pay elsewhere call ard line be-
fore buying and you will convince yourself that have the
nobbest and latest shapes.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19

indications for today are good. The
attendance will be double what it has
been. as it is ladies' day. Birmingham
women evidently appreciate a good
thing, and the stand this afternoon will
be the more attractive by reason of their
nreSence. .-I..---
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
Mortgage Sale.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale
contained in a certain mortgage executed
ruary, 1891, by Jesse A. Yeates and Ruth v.
Yeates, his wife, and duly recorded in book
ISL. page 1888 of the probate records of JEFF
ferson county, Alabama, default having
been made in the payment of the amount
secured to be paid by said mortgage, will
proceed to sell to the highest bidder for
cash, on
MONDAY, THE BOTH DAY OF MARCH,
1896,
in front of the court house door of Jeffer-
son county, Alabama, the following de-
scribed real estate described in said mort
gage: Lot No. %, in block No. 45, in the city
of Birmingham, Jefferson county, Alabama.
TURNER & LATADY. Attorneys.
2-27-30t ~.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
New Silks.

Kai Kai Wash Silks, in fine checks and
stripes, warranted fast colors, at 29c a
yard.
Solid color China Silks, 20 inches wide,
extra good quality, at CSC yard.
Satin, in black and colors, at 53c yard.
China Silks, in Persian patterns, %
inches wide, quality the best, at re a
yard.
India Silk, in black and cream white,
80 inches wide, 10 yards will make dress
pattern, at 75c yard.
Black figured India Silks, In large and
small effects, extra quality, at 75c a yard.
Taffeta Silks in the new and Persian
designs, in the richest colorings imag-
Unable, CSC yard.
Black Satin Duchesse. all silk, rs inches
wide, superb quality, at $1.0S a yard.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
OUR SOCIAL WORLD

(All items OF social interest will be gladly
noted in these columns If sent to Mrs.
George c. Ball. Nineteenth street, between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues South High
lands. Telephone $685.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

Though not the most virulent, Dr..
Johnson was certainly the most formi-
dable OF Macpherson's oppnents. He
threw all his influence into the scale
against the poems lie uttered the
dictum that Gaelic was the rude
speech OF a barbarous people. who
we're content. as they conceived
grossly. to be grossly understood"
This argument, Il Is true. would have
carried more weight II the doctor had
possessed an elementary acquaintance
with the Gaelic language. There
seems to be nothing more to be said
for the antiquity OF the poems when
Johnson laid Il down that there was
not a Gaelic manuscript In the world
100 years old. and there could be no
polished language without writing"
And. besides. whether ancient or nod
ern. whether by Ossian or Macpherson,
the poems were worthless: they were
mere "bombast and fustian." Il was
easy to abandon ones mind 10 write
such stun.
Macpherson's reply to Johnson was
to send a challenge TO fight. couched,
Il is said. In the following elegant piece
OF Latlnity:
Maxine 81 tu Wis. cupid eontendere
tecum."
The doctor answered by purchasing a
stout oak cudgel and issuing an ulti-
matum. which said: 4 hope | shall
never be deferred from detecting what
I think a cheat by the menaees Of rut
fan" Though Macpherson sulked IN
his tent and made no detailed reply e
his critics and accuscrs. one Of hi
hackers kept up the spirit Of the con
troversy by a retort In which he mad,
a three-fOld classification OF liars. into
ordinary liars. d. liars and llterar!
critics.-M aomlllan's Magazine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

by this very requirement that she be-
comes an object Of ridicule among her
feminine friends. yet there are women
Ct sufficiently strong mind 10 do H.
They will eschew all elaborate toilets
and oonhne themselves TO dainty, sim
pie things In which they appear years
younger than they really are. II Is
always a girls ambition TO reach am
age where she may wear all the hnery
restricted TO the matron, but there
comes a time when such gownius
grows irksomc and she has the com
mon sense 20 see that utter sim
pllclty In dress Is what she needs 20
make her seem young again. d. this
Is not meant a childish mode but sim
ply-made garments that tend 10 bring
out her good points. Too long a skirt
adds years TO ones appearance, just
as an ill-ltting or unbecoming walls,
There are 80 many lovely materials IN
the market this season that Il would
seem an easy matter 10 secure JUS
what one wishes.
An effective model Is shown made 90
IN shiny black alpaca. The skirt Il
cut en- Paquin. quite wide ard sharply
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25
SCIENCE TOO SLOW.
Discovery % Cat Language Net LlAui,
% Be % Nueh Tee

Discovery % Cat Language Net LlAulr
% Bs % Mech Tee.
I'VE live and learn" said the ordl,
nary man. according to Black and
White. Il always thought that a ca
could either new or purr or spit q.
leave Il alone. Il now seems that I've
done an injustice TO the beasts vocabui
larry. Prof. Marvin Clark. I'm told. has
been studying the language Of cats and
has discovered 600 primitive woris'
"Of which" the mere boy said. -5sa
are either blasphemous OF improper
The professor doesn't say 80 ana
don't see how you found II cut
Il see thisprofes or says that cat Ian
guage bears resemblance 20 Chimes.
It's rather rough 10 insult a fallen and
vanQuished nation that way
We'll. n there's anything In e." tie
ordinary man remarked. ii would aci
count for the Chino-Japanese war In a
novel and perfectly satisfactory way.
But really. when one comes to think
I OF Il. Il Is much easier 20 believe that
cats talk than that monkeys talk. Cats
and owls both make sounds exactly
like the sound Of human voice. Given
a ehurehyard. dark night and a white
cat and you have all the materials q 3
ghost story"
ITS a pity" the Journalist said.
that discoveries OF this kind cannot
be turned TO some practical use. why
don't they discover the language Of the
horse? Il would make driving much
easier n you could tell the animal ex-
actly what was wanted and explain "a
Il verbally the perfectly innocuon
character Of any object AZ which d
might b. likely 70 shy"
AIR said the eminent person. ne.
fore that discovery arrives We shall
have the auto-cars and no horses al
ALL"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25
variety IN shsala.r ce,srlnr..

The short cape OF silk. taffeta or
satin Is the legitimate sort Of fancy thia
season. Il Is Of a breylty that allows
the alendernoss Of the waist 10 be visi-
bic and Il widens the shoulders In spite
OF dropping sleeves When Il Is made
IN black Il glt,ers with Jet and IL
adorned with black gauze plaitlngs or
RULES aud knots Of satin or ribbon.
When the domain OF color IL entered
there Is no limit 10 the elaboration.
There are openwork arrangements over
bright silk Innings. applications Of lace.
beads and embroidery and lnnumerable
constructions more OF less complicated.
In plated or rufhed gauze or chiffon.
The collars OF capes match tsem In ex-
travagance The larger number Of
these on fine capes are lined with an
application OF white guipure.
Lace Ia greatly favored at present
White. ecru and yellow varieties are all
employed and black yalenclennes is o
new and highly desirable development
for summer gowns Of nalnsook ard
muslin II the goods themselves can
be dyed a fast black there r. no reason
Why 70 valuable a wash lace should
not be treated In the same way. and
this years fine dimity costumes prove
that Il has been done satisfactorily
This fact receives additional import.
ancc from the other fact that black ant
white continues to be- very fashionable
this summer and Il Is by no mean
confined to half-mournlng wardrobes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25
PURCHASED FAME.
why English Newspapers Always Advsr
ti.o Obscure SarIviy rsopie.

tlse Obscure saei-iy rsoPie.
During the recent upheaval In the
Pau Mall Gazette Office one interesting
bit Of information that came TO the sur.
face was that Mr., Astor's editors and
reporters were accustomed when
among themselves 10 refer to a certain
department Of the paper as "the title
tattlc column. says the New York
Times. II contains divers short para
graphs In which are rccounted the
dolngs. social and other. OF noiabilitlos
OF various grades including always
many titled nonentlties aud occasion
ally professional persons like doctors.
lawyers and diplomats Most OF the
other London journals have similar
columns and they are all equally trivial
and nobbish. Il now appears that
what has always seemed 10 be merely
an amusing Illustration OF the extent to
which the British public carries It's in
,crcsi In the upper classes" Is In real.
10y something quite different
4 Manchester doctor recently go, In
TO trouble with his confreres because
De allowed himself TO be advertised as
connected with a certain sanitarium.
One OF his friends. noticing that the
movements Of other medical men. all Of
whom had been yociierously scrupu-
lous In regard to the ethics OF their
| profession. were constantly recorded by
the press. proceeded TO the ofilce Of
the Thundcr,r itself with a similar
item exploiting a journey OF his own.
l There he was Informed that announce
ments OF that class were inserted al
the rate Of guinea for three lines and
T 10 shilllugs 6 pence for every addition
al line Continuing his investigation
he learned that the society people too.
bought fame al the same high price
and that the so-callcd "tlttle.tatile''
was published not because the British
public ycarned for a. but because the
lessor hghis OF society and science
yearned for no,oriety and were willing
to pay Tor IT,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

The process OF crysialllzing flowers
IS simple aud can be satisfactorily nc.
compllshed by anyone who has artistic
skin. Arrange some basket forms Of
any desired pattern with pllable copper
wire and wrap them with gauEe Into
the bottom Of these tie violets. ferns.
gcranium leaves-ln fact. any flowers
except full-blown roscs-and sink them
10 a solution OF alum OF one pound 70 a
gallon Of water. Walt until the solu-
tlon has cooled. as the colors will then
De preserved In their original beauty,
and the crysiallised alum will hold
them faster than when formed In q
hot solution. When you have a light
covering Of crystals that completely
cnvelop the articles. remove and allow
10 drip Cor twelve hours. These has.
kcls make a unique ornament and LONG
preserve their freshness.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

Mr. Wiley was not blind to the sugges'
ton, bu; when one goes to sleep with
the raiaplan OF hoofs stringing through
MS brain, he In likely to wake In the
morning with a want for more OF the
music. SO Mr.. Wiley Carey went TO the
track and left Cooley TO devise other
means for bringing about a change In
the order Of things. sitting up alone,
Cooley picked his greasy old guitar.
erooned old Southern songs. and hg-
ured for Mr. Wiley.
Actual advice he could not presume
TO oiier. and gentle suggestion was the
only method left to him. lie took Miss
Charity's picture out Of the back room
ana put II on the mantelplece In the
front room. right where one saw Il on
entering. He talked much. when per
mitted. about the plantation aud the
sweet. simple things Of the home life
urging always what n great day would
come when Mr.. Wiley and he walked
down the gang plank once more.
All these falling him he went back
TO hts guitar and his Groom songs for
consolation. The change was worked
by the b0okmakers. and II came In a
night II was rather later than usual
when Mr.. Wiley walked in with the
black brow. blacker than Cooley had
ever seen H. The moonlight dropped
through the wide front window and
Carey sat down where the drift OF Il
fell across him.
Would yuh like tub go home,
Cooley?"
"Yas. sub"
y think you can 20 soon"
rs yuh goin'. Mlstah wlleyy"
No"
Then I mus wait fur yuh."
Turn out the lights an 30 tub bed
| don want you.
Cooley turned the lights and wen
into his little alcove. but instead OF the
bed he sat down and looked sadly
through the half open door az the hg
ure Of Mr. Wiley Carey. sitting there
IN the food OF the moonlight. his el
bows on his knees. his head buried Il
his hands. There was no movement
for an hour, and the moonlight ha'
shifted and left him half In shadow
when Carey YEARLY arose. walked owe
70 the table. and picked mp o reyolve
lying there. Then he resumed his sea
and began twirllng the clicking cylln
der. Cooley in the aleoye had lall
his guitar across his knees Care,
looked steadily out OF the window 70
moment. and then stood up. cookinI
the revolver as he rose. The guita
broke into the silence with a twinf
wang twlng. and Cooloy's soft vote
beFan 10 Groom:
Way down upon the Suzanne
River"
Carey stood still. put his lips 10
seihor. then laid the pistol on the tabl
aud went ilowly into the bedroom.
Cooley. undrcss me Charles I
Treyathan In New York Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

Al Eseilsh Lad nakss soms Astsaish.
Gag statsmsnta.

ing statsmsnta.
An examiner Of lads under i6 for the
civil-servite commission gave for q
question, says the London Church
Times. Describe the habits Of fah.
Here Is a literal transcript Of one out
Of a batch Of some hundreds Of an
svers: The shark IL about twenty
feet long and has Ave rows Of teeth
when the shark IL going 10 catch his
pray Il turns on is side. The sharks
are found ind India. where they arc
very numerous In Africa. etc. The
way they catch sharks IL lowering a
piece OF meat on a sharp hook land
sailors will do Il for amusemenU. and
the shark Is very hungry always. that
he will grab al the meat and find him
self caught. On Of bis foes are the sord
nsh II will go and run lis sword
through TIA strmmlek. When the
shark has been floating about on the
water for some time Il gets a lot Of
small fish ia It's mouth and they Will
20 and lay on the beach and let small
birds come In their mouth and pick
them on and Will not heart them. The
shark can live in water and on land.
Going from England TO Indiad you Will
see sharks In the nile. they will follow
ships for many miles. on purpose 70
get some meat and then perhaps not
get any. There are different kinds Of
sharks. the Black shark. Etc. The
shark is a very curious animal. Il can
lay lis teeth down when not catching
any food. Once upon a time there
was a ship going 10 America and on
board some slaves. the slaves were
packed 70 close together that they
could not live and the captin Of the
ship you'st 10 let some come upon deck
and many OF the slaves yOu'st to jump
overheard and be eat with sharks. 90
the captin determined 20 stop Il II he
could. So one day a black slave wO-
man was just In the acted 10 jump
overheard when the captin caught her
and had as many slaves as be could
upon deck. And then he had a rope
fastened around her waist and lowered
her overheard. when a shark came and
bi,t a half OF her on and then the cap
tin had the other half pulled up and
shown to the slaves on deck and then
said to them that he would do any one
OF them the same II thay jumped over.
board"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25
A Tin MINE IN PrRAK.
Primitive Nethads That seem suGiclsal

Primitive Nsthads That seem SuClcleat
far the Purpose.
We came TO The edge Of the mine. or
paddock. as Il Ia called. which. after
all. Is nothing hut a broad. open pit
with sloplng sides and perhaps somc
forty or nfty feet In depth; a poor
thing In the eyes OF any one expecting
shafts and machinery and the elabOra-
ton OF western methods. but sufficient
Tor lbs purpose. as Chinese methods
are apt to be. says MacMilan's Maya
zine. Three hundred men clad in loose
blue coats and drawers and plated sun
hats three feet across are digging up
the pay dirt AZ the bottom Of the pit
with great hoes and putting Il On
Cat wicker baskets. others catch up the
baskets. slung one az each end OF a
yoke and balancing the load across
the shoulder. they carry them up "a
the level ground vibrating In time
with their steps, by narrow tree trunks
notched with fOoiholes. which arc
placed at short Intervals athwurt the
clipping sides OF the pit. Having gain
Ell the higher level. they throw down
their burdens by the wash boxes and
descend by other bridges al a steady
trot In silent. orderly and unhrokor
stream, The men at the wash boxes
which are Ions. slipping troughs Of
wood. throw In the dirt and by rak
ing Il back and back under a nicely
regulated Gov Of water they separate
the black tin sand from the spoil anS
shovel Il into tubs ready for the smelt
ing house. while the spoil Is tlung down
he slope OF the hither side Of paddock,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

Forelgner-Thls may be free cOun-
try but | don't see that the freedom
has any effect on the people. Such a
patient. meek. subdued lot OF humanity
never saw In my life, should think a
free born American would act as II he
were monarch Of an he surveyed.
Natiye-walt until you see passen-
ger car brakeman who expects soon q
ia conductor New York Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25
A su1.,,,u,. Ter rr.ys.

4 very funny. II somewhat irrever.
ont. story Is told OF a West Franklin
man who was taken very ill Two
clergymen. hearing Of their brothers
misfortune. called upon him TO ofier
spiritual consolation. They were
warmly received by the sick man who
asked them to pray for him and ex-
pressed his belief In religion as a
great thing for man. especially In
vase Of sickness" To this one Of the
good ministers replied that Il was
good at all times: for the young and
middle-agcd. and when a man got 10 be
old. infirm and lame It's worth could
not BE- told" At this the eyes OF the
sick man frightened and forgetting his
weakness. he said:
Il know something that beats Il all
hollow for lameness and that Is pure
skunk's grease. without a blankety
blank particle OF lard In Il. I've gol Il
TO sell at 81 a pintr-Lewiston Mel
I Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

My dress viii be lined with green
tafIeia." or with pink silk" or with
white" II doesn't matter what feml-
nine gathering you attend; you are al.
ways sure to hear some girl telling OF
her dress lining.
The fact OF the matter Is, Ia be thor
oughly up 20 date this year Of our
Lord one must have a silkcn lining n
the gown. And 10 make the silkea
lining effective Il must be placed be-
hind some material sheer enough to
let the CLINT OF the silken sheen creep
through the weave OF the dress ma
gerial.
Canvas. either wool or SILK, etaminc,
gauEe and net are the newest materials
Tor afternoon gowns. As a rule colors
are selected. leaving 20 the lining the
task Of supplying that brIlliancy Of
color so essential to an 1856 gown,
Unfortunately Tor the lean ct purse
these gowns are expensive, The ma
terials cost heavily and no cheap So
teen will on the place OF the silkcn
/ lining one may as well not ATTEMPT
to wear a modlsh gown as to try 10 gel
I one up cheap.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

Walter Savage Lander, though he
often handled his fellOw-men some
what roughly. hated 10 see an old tree
felled and even shrahk from plucking
rose. One morning he collared his
man cook and flung him out Of the
window. Then. suddenly remembering
on what bed" In the garden the man
would fall. the aOwcr-lOvlng Lander
exclaimed: Good heavens, forgot the
poor vloletsg'-Arg0naut.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

Fored to give the desired whifl II "a
lined throughout with rustling white
lafleta. finished at the foot by row q
narrow frills The round bodice Is m
blouse effect. with a snugly fitted back
and entirely covered with odd scrolls
OF white honiion lace, surrounded 10y
tiny jet beads. There Is a belt and
broad stock Of crushed black taneta
fastened at the back with Jet orna-
ments. The bOunant sleeves droop TO
the elbow and have a loosely wrinkled
lower arm. spreading over the hand In
a deep polnt.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

thread embroidery. Above this vest .
y0ke Of biscult-colored chiffon Is softly
laid. fanked each side by a rever Of the
embroidery. The collar. OF deep. butt
ter-colorei lace. has a fan adornmeni
under each ear.
In the sleeve Ia shown the mousquc-
tairre model. which l. slowly but surely
undermining the big sleeve. Il Is made
Of chiffon matching the box-plalted
uche which finishes the bodice at the
bottom.-The latest In Chicago chron.
icle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25
Recipe for M.Elar N, r.rsr.

6ood ny paper should be prepared
from this recipe; Pour half a gallon
Of water over one poand Of quassla
wood. allow Il to stand over night, and
then boil the strained stun down 10 one
quart The same wood must be hollea
With one quart Of water. until Il II re-
duccd TO one pint. when the two lualons
should be mixed together. and IRON
eight to twelve ounces Of brown sugar
dissolved IN u. The paper should b
/ passed through this nuid. drained ans
hung an % dry. nlottinE paper q an
color may BE- used and slnaN piec
oi u thus prepared placed IN water !
saucer. Win grove a terf effective q
sroyer Of iho pest.