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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19

and Evelyn Granville were regularly
married, and all during the trial she sat
in the court room with the little baby
in her arms. Webster Is the most heart
broken man in Sing Sing. The writer
saw him some time ago working in the
tobacco room, weighing the tobacco and
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19

Another house gown is of pale blue
crepe made up simply with Powered chine
ribbon in all sorts of mixed-up colors. The
skirt is full and untrimmed showing a
lining of dull rose color. 1t is made with
crowded godets at the back over a hustle.
The bodice is just puffy waist with ell
bow sleeves, large bows of ribbon decorat-
ing the shoulders and forming the stock
and belt
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19
Two Loves of Frocks.

A pretty house frocl is of white silk
braided in gold and set off by a stock and
belt of pale blue velvet. 1t Is made with
full skirt lined with crisp pale blue silk
and trimmed about the bottom with gold
braid. The body is in blouse STYLE trim
med all over with rows and rows of gold
braid, forming slight points back and
front. The sleeves are of elbow length
and finished by bands of gold braid, while
the straight stock and belt with bows at
the back are of pale turquoise blue velvet.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19
N0CTURNE.

o the long, long street and the sweet
Sense OF the night, of the spring.
Lamps in a glittering string,
Pointing path for our feet.
Pointing and beckoning-where?
Far out of thought out of view,
Deep through the dusk and the dew;
What but seems possible there.
oh the dark spring night and the bright
Glints of the lamps in the street,
Strange Is their summons, and sweet.
o my beloved, tonight
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19
FACE ON HER THIGH.
The Most Remarkable Human Freak Eve
Born in America.

The most remarkable human monstros-
ity that ever saw the light of day upon
the American continent is little Estanis-
lao Arichi, a 7-year-old Mexican girl,
who resides with her foster parents near
the little village of Morelia, in the state
of Aguascallentas The first thing that
was known of the existence of this rarest
of all human beings was when a Mexican
paper made the following brief state
ment:
within the past few days there has
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19
WHISTLE, Pop"
Then Mr.. Cleveland Renders
"SiIver Threads" Etc.
TUNES STATESMEN FAVOR
Mckinley Whistles ''Yer Can't Lose Me, Hon.
ey"-Depew's "Shoo-FIy" and Hoke
Smiths KnuckIe Accompaniment.

Every man has a firm belief stored
away in his heart somewhere that he is
a mighty fine whistler He also has
some particular tune which he thinks he
whistles with more feeling and greater
charm than any one else. But if this
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19

man were asked to whistle his pet mel
ody in company he would think that
some one was trying to make fun of him
in public.
Whstlng and small boys are generally
supposed to be the inalienable property
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19

stocking of cobwebby fineness, woven of
cotton. 1t is intended far women who
cannot wear silk, and do not like Isle.
The texture of these stockings appears so
fragile that one would deem 1t small
economy to buy them at $2.75 pair. 1t
Is almost impossible to believe that these
transparent gauzy hose could be the
least bit durable, but it Is said that they
will wear as long as any stocking woven
from choice cotton. The yarn used In
their manufacture is Selected and flaw
less,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19
His Little Painted Graft.

The wife af certain distinguished adj
miral in the British navy. who endeavors
by the use of cosmetics to repair the raw
ages of time. Is always spoken of by her
facetious husband - my little painted
craft"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19

In no one way more than another does
q woman make her birth and breeding
felt as ip the matter of perfumes. Loud
perfumes In a public place are, detestab1e.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19

wrapping 1t up in packages for the pris-
oners. II is regarded as a pleasant en-
ployment.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19

While prisoner in the Tombs Webster
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19

he past few days there has
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29
USING wATER IN mos roRaINo.


A railroad through the sea Is 70 DO
built between Brighton and Rotting-
dean, the rails being so near low-water
mark that they will be submerged the
greater part OF the time. There arc
four rails, the outside ones rs feet
apart, fastened TO concrete blocks NOR
tised In bed rock. On these four
wheeled trucks vii. run supporting IL
inch steel tubes. inside which are tho
shafts that propel the wheels. The
tubes rise 20 feet above the rails sup
porting the car, which has a deck 40
x22 feet. The motive power will be cleo
tricity conveyed by the trolley system.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29
surnr censamptIon Le...

Our preliminary figures for the entire
consumption OF sugar OF nll kinds. foreign
and domestic, In the United States for the
year 1895 give 40s tons. against 2.0l2.-
10 tons I'm 1884, a decrease OF 67.S2s tons.
which decrease. In place OF say per cent
Increase. Is owing partly to the duty tariff
instead OF free sugar and partly TO the con-
tinued poverty OF a great portion OF our
people.-Willett A. Gray's Statistical.
III ever proof were needed Of the ex-
istence OF hard times under the free
trade administration, here IL is. The
duty has nothing to do with II because
raw sugar has averaged lower prices
throughout the year than ever bcfor-
known. When people cannot I'll their
sugar bowls with necessary staple
article OF daily consumption, tie cause
can be found In nothing else than the
democratic hard times
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29

1--WE don't know yet how cold IL Is
NJ the north pole, but the democratic
will get a very fair idea OF IL next No
vember.-Chicago Tribune.
ryGrover cleveland's administration
has added half n billion TO the public
debt. IL will take some time for the re-
publicans 20 pay of this sum, but they
will begin to do IL on March 4. lso7.--N.
". Press.
EyWhat shall our performance be of
the contract we have made with our
countrymen, and how well shall we
Justify the trust they have imposed on
us?--President Cleyeland's speech Mt
the Willard dinner. November IL, 1902
And echo answers; What? What?7
What??2--Americsn Economist
ryThe bids on the present bonds
show TINT In the last preceding bond
sale, secretly conducted with the great
syndicate, was n robbery of the people.
to the extent OF millions of dollars
which went into the pockets OF men
already rich. The success OF the new
loan proves this one fact above all
others.-Iowa State Register.
ryProtcction will be the great issue
In the coming presidential contest. The
public don't have to be convinced of
that Tho farmer, the mechanic, the
day laborers and the business men OF
every class note the fact that tariff
reform" CD and tariff for revenue that
doesn't raise revenue Ties Mt the root
Of all business prostitution, and they
will demand n speedy change. Thu
trouble il not due TO short crops, lax
of money or unsound money. but IL due
20 mischicvous and unwisc legislation,
that moved our workshops 70 Europe
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29

pss.shs Assss ~ scsrs>.r, o.r,h,>,,
x.seh % Ezecutivs Foresight.
Secretary Carlisle u destined 10 find
out that all IL not gold that glitters.
Watering bond subscriptions are not
all turning out yellow metal.
Trusting somewhat too implicitly.
ne required no deposit. no guarantee OF
any nature whatever, from persons APP
pearing as subscribers for the recent
bond issue. Accepting the bids un-
questioningly. he allotted the bonds
without assuming that any of the
avowed subscribers would fail to make
good the subscription. He Is now dis
covering that. while IL was easy enough
TO make bids for the bonds, II II not
quite so easy to find the gold with
which TO pay for them. A number Of
the bids will fail. and the forfeited por-
tons OF the issue will descend to lower
bidders, so that In the end the not re-
turns 10 the treasury will be below the
estimated profit on the face OF the sub-
scriptions.
There Is no doubt that n number OF
the bidders relied on treasury gold with
which to pay for the quantity OF tho
bonds they ventured to underwritc.
The financial market has been dex.
terously manipulated since the an
nouncement of the subscriptions. so
as to make gold difficult to get. There
we're still other bidders who were will
fully unpatriotic and dishonorable.
They bid with no intention of paying
for the bonds, but for the purpose OF
disposing of them nt profit to others
TO whom the government would be
compelled to sell Mt lower figure.
The report that tho treasury would
hold such persons to their bids il on
its face absurd. They cannot be held
under any known law. They may be
virtually and in intent guilty of seek
ing to get something on false pretenses,
but the treasury took no prccaution TO
guard itself against such operators. and
must abide the consequences.
Secretary Carlisle is mastery with
his pen concerning the monetary sys-
tenn of the United States, its complica-
tions. its dangers and it's absurdities.
He is not, however, the first man in his
tory with excellent literary ability and
scant executive gift
The new peril TO the treasury only
reemphasizes the monstrous folly of
perpetuating a monetary system which
makes the national treasury con-
slant prey of chance aud conspiracy,
and the victim even of sharps and
swindlers. There is only one cure for
the evil--to take the treasury out of the
banking business. The spectacle OF
Uncle Sam bunkoed in Wall street
ought to be intolerable to American
vanity. Even vanity Is worth appeal
ing TO when appeal to intelligence and
common sense falls on dull or deaf
ears.-Chicago Times.Hernld.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29
Costly TO Cattle Growers.

Live stock was imported to theextsnt
OF l,oas, 226 during the fiscal year end
ing June 30. 1905. During the previous
year the yalae sYae 81 ,222. TAI In 1894
under;the Mckinley tariff the amount
of duty collected from foreign cattle.
hogs, horses. mules and sheep was S342,-
o10, the average nd valorem rate Of
duty being 2s.o4 per cent. Under the
German tariff the average rate was
p0.23 per cent. and the amount of duty
collected was s3o2.0l2, an increase OF
$4,000. II is true that the government
was badly In need of this $4,000. but,
in order 10 get IL. foreign live stock
worth 100000 was allowed TO supplant
American live stock. This was pretty
hard upon American farmers, but the
free-tradcrs' tariff was not designed TO
benefit Americans.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29

IL will be seen from the above table
that customs receipts of last month
under the Wilson law, instead of prom
Using an unusually large total for the
year 1896, promise less returns thnn
those of any year except the one in
which importations were being held
back for the benefit of the reductions
OF the Wilson law. then pending.
The claim Is made that the customs
receipts of January, 1896. prove a basis
for the belief that the Wilson law will
provide sufficient revenue 10 meet tho
running expenses of the government.
The customs receipts for the month OF
January. 1925. were sl7.361.916. Yet
the total customs receipts of the year
1925 were but $3i7. o47, $50. while the ex-
'penditures were $685.. 142. 1i5. making a
deficiency for that year of s34.o94. 432.
The customs receipts for January. 1905.
are si,0o0.ooo less than for January.
1895. and nearly per cent. below those
of January in the year which fell $685.
100000 short OF meeting the running ex-
penses OF the government. III the total
receipts of 1896 fall as short of the
total OF 1895 as the customs receipts Of
January compare with those OF the pre-
ceding January, IL would indicate that
the 1896 receipts would be less than
S30o.o0o,0o0. and probably 100000. 900
below the necessary expenditures of
the government.
The cold facts are that in the II
months and seven days in which the
Wilson law has been in operation IL
has fallen more than SIS 900 900 short OF
meeting the running expenses of the
government. although seo.o0o.o0o of its
receipts have been taken from the man
ufacturers OF the country in violation
Of the Wilson law itself. which required
that taxes paid upon alcohol withdrawn
by them for manufacturing purposes
should be refunded. all of which sum
has been held in the treasury ns a false
credit TO the Wilson law. Had this been
refunded, as the hiw required. and the
sugar bounty paid. as directed by law.
the deficiency OF the II months and
seven days In question would have been
over Si00.000.00o, instead of SIS. 000. 900,
as II now appears upon the books of the
trensury.--Chicngo Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29


Discover IL
The conviction Is gaining ground
that cancer Is parasitic. that IL ID y
nllcrobial disease. like tuberculosis.
II this should prove TO Be SO. the euro
Of several large classes of cancer cases
Is within sight. The results OF opera
lions during the past IS years certainly
point In this direction. Speaking At
British Medical associations annual
congress-. In July last Mr.. Jonathan
Hutchinson made the assertion that
cancer statistics would have 20 be re-
written, so large had been the proper
ton OF cures during the last decade or
two. But there are certain quaiifica-
tons In this otherwise satisfactory
progress. The most important of these
are that the cancers which have been
"cured" on SO considerable scale have
been on or near the external surface
OF the body. and they have been dag
nosed and operated upon at very early
stages OF their growth. Cancers OF In.
ternal organs. which are seldom dag
nosed very early. and which cannot
be reached by the surgeons knife. still
Httcchh thc ouktt HtPttccr ithtuft. H1
before. On the point OF carly diagnosis
and operation. DIR. Roux. of Lausanne.
has collected some important statis-
ties. According TO these certain classes
OF cancer. which offer reasonable hopes
of cure II operated upon early, are lost
in as many as 62 per cent. of cases. for
the simple reason that they are brought
to the operator few months too late.
In another class. still more favorable.
i2 per cent seek operation when all
hope is past. and as many as so per cent.
present themselves when II Is too late
TO do anything but palliative opera
tions. The moral for all persons is that
In every case where the least suspicion
of the presence OF q new growth Is en-
tertained, medical advice should be
sought without the loss Of nm hour; and
the urgent warning 10 family practi-
TONERS Is that as soon as they are con-
WINGED of the presence OF a new growth
they should take the operating surgeon
into their councils without the delay
OF a day.-London Hospital.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29
ECONOMY or REPUBLICANS.
A Prompt Reduction OF Legislative Ex-
ponses-

A Prompt Reduction Of Legislative Ex-
pcnses-
The election of a republican majority
In both houses of congress has been fol-
lowed promptly by n reduction of ma
tional expenditure. II may be long be-
fore the wise republican policy of gath
ering large tolls from foreigners who
desire TO trade in our markets, and of
spending the gathered money econom-
icnlly. will restore such treasury sur
plus as the democrats complained of q
few years ago. But n step toward
bringing our expenditures within the
limits of our shamefully reduced rev.
enue has been made by the republican
majority.
We presume that when n surplus Is
regained there will be no protest against
IL. IL now Is plain that IL Ia better 10
have 500, DOC. 900 surplus than TO borrow
$2O0, 100000 We presume that the
knowledge of a Si00,0 900 surplus is
n factor inspiring confidence in America
and provocative of hesitation in Eu-
rope when the maintenance of the Mon
roe doctrine becomes supremely de.
rirable to us, and it's overthrow as de-
sirable TO Great Britain.
The day for surplus, however, is far
eff. IL may take ten years of republican
slSill and care to replace what demo-
cratic administration has wasted In
three years. Nevertheless, IL is comfort
ing to know that the expenditures IA
yored by the first session OF the Fifty
fourth congress are less by more than
$4,000, 900 the amount approved at the
first session of the Fifty-third.--Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29

standing OF sitting In a darkened room,
Is requested to drink one OF two glasses
OF cold water. The electric capsule,
which is not as large as small-sized
olive, Is fabricated with glycerol and
can then be swallowed without any diff
fculty. When the current in turned on
IL is diffused throughout the water con-
tanned in the stomach and the outline
nj that organ may then be traced
through the anterior abdominal wall
as a translucent reddish zone.
BY this procedure, pathological states
Of the stomach. such as tumors or thick
sning of it's front wall, excessive dill
tation or a downward displacement,
may be recognized as dnrkened, en-
largcd or displaced areas, respectively.
and an appropriate course Of treatment
instituted.
I'rof. Howard A. Kelly, of Baltimore,
has adopted similar aid In exploring
the abdominal cavity after an incision
Is made through it's walls. He employs
n portable droplight. consisting OF
l6-candle power lamp attached 70 n
short wooden handle and connected
with the source OF supply by insulated
wire cords. BY means of such n light.
held In che hand and reflected accord
ing to will in any direction every ac-
cessible portion OF the abdominal and
pelvic center appears with vivid dis
tinctness. and the smallest oozlng ves-
sells can be picked up and torn surfaces
accurately united by delicate sutures
under direct inspection.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29

.1272i is.Ols si4s. SOS, asa SIS. sl2. a4s

Last years great improvement" in
business in 1895, over that of 1894, has
resulted in an improvement" In the
number of trade failures for the year
by ZOE, also an Improvement" In the
amount of liabilities by $9.247,011. The
increase in the number of failures was
2 per cent, and in liabilities almost
q per cent. Bradstreet's points out
that the Improvement" in The number
of failures in 1895 was "the largest
number of failures ever reported since
the record was begun" In 1879, except
ing 1893. when the country was panic
stricken by the actual advent of a demo-
critic administration and an I'M
known dread of its possibilities. Com
pairing 1895 with 1902, we find that only
per cent. of all concerns failed In the
year when Mckinley protection was
undisturbed. but ~ per cent. failed
last year. How the creditors, appre-
ciate this improvement In business,
we leave to the imagination.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29

The SD congress appropriated S.
100000 for the payment of sugar
bounty claims that were earned prior
TO June 30, 1898. Democratic treasury
department jugglery. through the use
of plant tools, prevented the payment
of this honestly earned money. Com
missioner Miller's annual report tor
last year states that the total claims
amount to s0,111.505.44. The whole
OF this amount should be paid instead
of only S5,o5o.o00 as originally appro-
priated. II would only be honest, too.
10 pay years interest n addition.
Congress should at once appropriate
$6,111 .50n.44 for the sugar producers
and make the payment mandatory. Let
this be done before members OF con-
gress return to their family firesides.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29

n
ral1 - Hit
The average democrat and supporter
Of the Wilson law finds comfort In =
small incident. The person who could
extract blood from turnip In tyro be
side the people who obtain satisfaction
from the operation of the present rev.
enue law. The New York Herald in a
recent article announces briefly that IN
view of the fact that the customs re-
ceiptx under the Wilson law during
January, 1896. amounted to SIC, 1880, 970,
''the revenue, especially that derived
from tariff duties. Is all that Is now
needed for an economical admnistra.
ton of the affairs of the government"
Upon this statement the editor builds
q column article against the Mckinley
law and rails at IL as the author Of all
the financial ills TO which this country
has been subject in the past two years.
Had the writer of that article taken
the trouble TO look over the monthly
receips of the government during the
last decade. he might have found less
encouragement la the January customs
receipts than his inexperience with the
facts has permitted him 10 indulge in.
January is always n heavy month In
customs receipts and January of the
present year would naturally be even
more in excess OF the average than
usual. The fact that the bill increasing
the duties is pending in congress and
had been expected to pass both branches
was of itself sufficient to increase the
importation of dutiable goods.
Every importer of goods paying duty.
knowing that the rates of duty upon
those goods was likely to be increased
ID per cent. at any moment, would
naturally hustle in as large quantities
OF those goods ut the present low
rate as possible. The consequence In
that January importations were un-
usually large and that the January GUS
toms receipts were thus i'm excess OF
what they are likely to be in any other
month of the year.
The assumption, however. that be.
cause the January customs receipts
were Sl6. 3S0.79 the revenues of the gov
ernJnent this year are likely TO be large
or to nearly approach expenditures is
an erroneous one. In point of foct the
customs receipts OF January, 1896, are
less than those of any January IN the
last decade with the single exception
of 1894. when dutiable importations
were held back for the purpose of OBJ
tanning the low rates promised by the
Wilson law. then pending in congress.
The January receipts from the customs
during the past ten years are as fol-
lows.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29

The new fiscal law OF 1894. which partisan
prophets with untiring tongue declared
would ruin our manufactures. now bids
fair 10 be an cpoch-making event In their
history.--N. Y. Herald.
The Herald. for once. In right. Dun's
Review. ut the close OF last year. told NJ
that there had been On increase OF IS
per cent. in manufacturing" failures in
1895 as compared with 1894. The par
tisan prophets" were not fer from
wrong In predicting that the tariff law
of 1894 would ruin our manufactures"
That law is certainly IAN epoch making
event In their history" OF failures.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-29

A knowledge of one simple law In
nature may save the fiower-grower days
and weeks of hard and unavaillng la
Dor In attempting to produce that fa-
nous chimera OF the botanists the
blue rose. The law Is simply thia: The
three colors. red, blue and yellow. never
allappearin the same species of flowers;
any two may exist, but never the third.
Thus we have red and yellow roses, but
no blue; red ard blue verbenas, but no
yellow; yellow and blue in the various
members Of the violet family. but no
red. Other examples of this rigid law
could be cited, but the above are sufii-
clent. The botanist or fioriculturIst
who really understands his business
never attempts TO produce blue rose
or a red violet