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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22
PARTY LAW
Adopted by the Executive Committee on |
Tuesday, January 81.

IueSday, January IL.
1. Whereas, The democratic committee
of the United States in it's call of the ma
tional convention, adopted wise and
conservative policy in inviting all con-
sentative citizens, irrespective of past po-
litical associations or differences. to join
in sending delegations to the said con-
vention; therefore, be it
Resolved by the state democratic ex-
ecutive committee of Alabama That we
hereby invite all conservative voters ir-
respective of past political associations
or differences, who can mite with us In
the effort for pure, economical and con-
stitutional government. and who will SUD-
port the nominees and principles of he
democratic party, to join with us in send
ing delegates to the approaching state
convention, to be held at the state capt.
toll in the city of Montgomery upon dav
to be fixed by this committee. The fore
going shall also apply to the conventions
called to nominate county and beat cam
didates
O. Each county shall be entitled to the
same number of delegates in said conven-
ton as it had in the last state conven-
ton.
shall decide for its county whether the
delegates to the state convention shall
be selected by primary election. beat
meetings, county conventions or mass
meetings.
A. No delegate to the congressional con-
vention shall be elected at the same time
that delegates are selected to the state
convention.
s. That the executive committee of
each county shall have the right to deter
mine whether to admit any but white
voters to the primaries of their respec-
tive counties.
Delegates to the congressional conven-
ton shall be elected in such a manner as
the respective county executive commit
tees shall determine, on Saturday, the
22d day of August, 1896, and the congress
sional conventions of the several districts
in the state shall be held on Tuesday,
September 1, 1896, at such places as the
respective congressional executive COM
mittees may determine. Each county
shall be entitled to the same number of
delegates in the congressional convention
that 1t is allowed under the foregoing
apportfonment in the state convention.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22

have formed little society, the purpose
of which is to supply a lady of honor to
poor Carlotta.. These ladies take turns
at the service, each staying a week at
Bouchoute. The service is most disagree
able, as Carlotta regards everyone with
suspicion, and, moreover, has demoniacal
fits which ondanger the safety of every
one who may be near her. She used to
be one of the vainest and best dressed
women in Europe, rivaling even the
splendor of the Empress Eugene, but
now she goes to extremes in the opposite
direction.
Leopold, while bothered immensely,
still continues his fiirtations with the
concert hall queens of Europe. Emil
lenne d'Alencon, of the FolieS Bergere,
in Paris. is still on friendly terms with
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22

broad couch. These are upholstered in
cream colored morocco. which matches
the sides Of the compartment, cushioned
with the same material. The doors are
made of sycamore, with satin wood
mountings, and the handles. as well as
the key latches are of carved ivory.
The border design in silk around the
furniture consists of the rose, shamrock
and thistle. which also figure eonspieu-
ously on the window sashes ana arm
rests, which again have the crown work
ed in silk upon them. In the center of
the carpet and on the cushions are the
royal coat of arms. The roof has a bor-
der OF hand painted work and oil is the
artificial illuminant when daylight is
shut out by the blinds and curtains made
out Of cream silk.
The royal coach of the London North
western system is much the same. The
interior is upholstered in dark blue
silk and the arrangement is much like
that of the Great Western. The queens
car is always placed in the center of the
train to be better protected in case of ac-
cident Usually the royal train is made
up of sixteen cars, as the amount of bag
gage taken by the queen is something
stupendous. Very often she also takes
her favorite horses and carriages with
her, and these help to swell the number
of cars.
Each car carries a couple of extra
guards and the train is fitted with a tele-
graphic outfit, which can be speedily adj
justed in event of emergency. Nothing
is cooked for the queen on the train.
Stops are made at certain places and
provisions which have been specially pre-
pared arc taken on. The queen never
neys are always accomplished in day
time.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22
ONE WAY TO TRAVEL
EngIand's Queen Has All the
Comforts of Home.
NO NOISE AND NO SMOKE
Everything Is at StandstIl While the Royal
Train Is PaSsing-Furnishings of
+, the Cars.

Queen Victoria is making her annual
visit to the Riviera, and it is one of the
three journeys she has made each year
for the past decade. The other two jour
neys are to Balmoral from Windsor Cas-
tie and to Osborne on the adjournment
of the court season.
The ordinary traveller would smile at
any of these journeys and would class
them as mere bagatelles but the queen
is not ordinary in anything except, per-
haps, in her love for her children and
grandchildren, and in that she is just
like any other old lady. The journeys
do not bother the queen much, but a
small army of attendants and officials
excite themselves over a paltry trip of
500 miles or so by railroad to a degree
that can scarcely be comprehended by
the American mind.
If a trip of this kind were contemplated
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22

joted about while railroading, and her
attendants see that the springs on the
car are in fine working order.
All Noises Suppressed.
The queen also dislikes the noise of
railroad travel. and there is a royal de-
cree which provides that all switching
operations must be suspended for at
least half an hour before the royal
trainis due to pass, and all engineers on
waiting trains are required to prevent
their engines emitting smoke, pnaking
a noise ~ blowing off steam or otherwise
committing offenses which might prove
disagreeable to her majesty.
Each of the railroads used by the queen
has its royal saleon-or car That of the
Great Western has three main divisions,
the central one being for the queen and
the other two for her lady and gentlemen
attendants respectively. The queens
apartments resemble a tiny drawing
room, with numerous. easy chairs and q
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22

on the pilot to see that the tracks are
clear and in perfect condition, and that
the signals are working all right. After
the pilot has passed nothing can cross
the tracks. The road is practically clos
ed until the royal train passes. If farm
ers wishes to cross the track they must
wait until the special officers detailed at
all the grade crossings give them per-
mission. In it's passage through the
kingdom the royal train arrests all actlV-
ity for the time being.
When the queen starts from Lohuoh
everything has been arranged. AT the
Paddington station there is a suite or
waiting rooms for royalty only. or
course. the queen never has to wait Tor
trains like ordinary people, but never
theless she has her waiting rooms. me
apartments are magnificently furnished
and are located in the center of the huge
building There is a royal entrance TO
the station which leads directly to the
train platform, and on either SIDE OF the
passageway are the waiting rooms. me
main waiting room is to the left of the
hail. and on one side of the doorway Is
a painting of the queen and on the other
side a painting of the prince consort.
This room is lighted by one window
filled with ground glass facing the 'front.',
and barred on the outside with artistic
iron work The upholstering of the fur
niture isvery handsome and when not In
use is carefully protected by covers,
which render it impervious TO dust or
London fog The walls-are paneled with
a material of silken texture, surrounded
by hand painted floral border Then
there is the writing table, placed against
the window, which however, has never
been used by the queen in the memory
of man. In fact, the queen rarely enters
the room, as .sshe invariably passes dl-
rectly to the train. But the waiting
rooms are always in readiness for her
and polished and furnished up week in
advance of the date of the journey.
The Saloon Cars.
L i1nIn hon mn &c trQ Nra1c in
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Nice Trip Via the Southern Railway to Rich
mond, Va.

The sixth annual reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans will be held at
Richmond, Va, June 80, July 1 and 2,
1896, and the Southern has announced
the very satisfactory rate of 1 cent per
mile Travelled.
1t is expected that this will be the
largest reunion ever held by the veterans,
and to this end the Southern will lend
every effort The Southern operates two
trains daily from Birmingham to Rich
mond, with schedule of about twenty
five hours between these points. l will
take pleasure in comforting with persons
desiring to arrange for special equipment
for organized parties.
For detailed information as to rates.
schedule, sleeping car accommodations
etc., communicate with
L. A. SHIPMAN, T. P. A,
No. North Twentieth Street, Birming-
ham, Ala. Telephone No. 846.
Riff
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22

bothered by sentiment when settling
time comes around, and 1t may go hard
with the needless king of the Belgians
If he is not able to pay them their due.
Unless he can dispose of the Congo state
before Carlotta's death there seems no
way for him to raise the wherewithal
1t was understood that two-thirds of
Carotta's fortune, according to the mar
riage settlement. should go to her hus-
band at her death, or, in case she should
survive him, to his heirs. the rest of her
money to revert to members of her own
family. The king will. therefore. be
obliged to account to the Hapsburgs for
80. 1873, 1913 francs, while his own brother,
the Count of Flanders, will require set
Element on a basis of one-haf of the re-
naming Is 666000 francs. interest and
compound interest added.
AS the thrCne of Belgium rests nova
days on a foundation that may be aptly
described as resembling quicksand, the
Count of Flanders, whose only son is the
heir presumptiVe, will probably have to
stand the loss without murmur, in pub
lie at least. but the Austrians are bound
neither by direct family ties nor by polit-
ical considerations to forego their rights.
The chief claimant, Carl Ludwig, and
his wife, Maria Theresa, Princess of Bra
ganza, are the last people in the world
to give up anything. The archduke has
secured figures and estimates covering
his sister-in-laws expenditures during
the summer of 1866. when she left Mexico
on her frutless errand of soliciting aid
for her husband from the monarchies or
Europe These figures will be used IN
the proceedings against King Leopold
A Hopeless Imbecile.
Carlotta's household at Bouchoute Is
run on a very modest plan. As the queen
is a hopeless imbecile. there is no excuse
for show of any kind. OF late years she
has had no lucid moments, her mind be-
ing a complete blank from one days end
to the other. Only the necessary ser,
wants and nurses are in the castle and
one lady of honor number of ladies
belonging to the nobility of Belgium
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22

him. although his ready cash is extreme
ly small. The d Alencon for time was
one of the favorites of the late Max Le-
baudy, and 1t was he who gave her
enough money to spend 100000 francs q
year for the rest of her life IL she man
ages her finances carefully.
She ranks as one of the demimonde
whose presence at public events is duly
chronicled in the public prints. After
the names of the people of society men
toned as attending the opera, races or
theater, the papers note the presence
among the demimonde of Mile. d'Alen-
con. She has numbered among her adj
mirers members of the nobility, and one
scion of q house whose history dates
back to Charlemagne was packed away
to China to break off his infatuation for
her. He died there and she incurred
him garishly before all Paris
An Humble Debut.
Mile. d'Alencon's photograph has been
in the shop windows of Paris for several
years She was first heard of some half
dozen years ago at the Cirque d'Ete in
the Champs Elysees, where she exhibited
some trained rabbits. The story goes
that she had worked in provincial no
Continued on NinetDenth Page.)
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22
WHERE THE QUEEN SITS.

were made especially for her use. These
are not called cars, however, but are spo-
ken of as saloons. Each car is 40 feet in
length, and at both ends the buffers are
covered with thick vulcanized padding
to obviate any conclusion. Then at each
bottom corner there is the carved head
of lion, and the steps leading out from
the four doors fold out to twice the
breadth of an ordinary carriage foot
board The whole saloon is supported
by lamnated springs of bright polished
steel, which are sensitive to the slightest
oscillation.
The queen is greatly opposed to being
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22
THE SMALL BOYS DAY
April | Has Been His Property
in All Ages.
JOKES OF 0LDEN TIMES
They Were Much the Same as Now, but the
Festival Was Joined in by Every One.
Misty Origin of the Day.

April Fools Day used to be the iolliest
feast day in the calendar. And, by the
way, we are coming to have a great
many festivals in that old calendar of
ours; one for every month in the year,
and still they are being added.
The LIST of April jokes are nowadays
mostly confined to the young people, and
as they are harmless and only intended
to raise a laugh at the expense of the
victim, everyone takes them good-na-
turedly.
Special preparations are made for the
1st of April by confectioners, bakers and
toy dealers. Misunderstanding cakes are
baked with interiors of cotton or wool,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22

by traveller here he would take the
train at night and expect to wake UP at
his designation the next morning, and
that is all there would be of it. Or he
would take an early morning train and
expect to reach his destination in the
evening in time for a good dinner.
But it is a very different matter when
the queen goes a travelling. The date
of the journey is set at least one month
in advance, and then there is no rest or
peace until the trip has been safely made
The officials of the railroad over which
the royal parsonage is to travel work
themselves into perfect fever of excite
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22
ment in making the elaborate arrange

ment in making the elaborate arrange
ments.
Little or nothing is published by the
newspapers about the journey, as it is
not considered wise policy to let the
queens subjects know too much about
the arrangements in fear that some
crank armed with the knowledge might
station himself at convenient point and
endeavor to blow up her majesty or
wreck the royal train
When the queen journeys north to Bal
moral about $50 miles from London. the
train runs at uniform speed of forty
five miles an hour. If the engineer made
the pace forty-seven miles or forty-three
miles he would probably lose his job.
Forty-five miles Is the royal speed, no
faster and no slower.
The Pilot.
There is always a pilot engine which
runs in advance of the royal train about
fifteen minutes. Some high officials are
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22

Large crowds of ladies and children at
tended the Edison exhibition yesterday
and enjoyed it immensely as the Won
ders are so great that everybody once
seeing them, likes to see them over again,
and even brings his friends around. No
body should miss visiting this instruc-
tive exhibition, as 1t will remain only a
few days more in this city. 1t is now
next door to the city hall, on Nineteenth
street
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22

that 1t Is all hoax, and that the list OF
April Is responsible for 1t.
As 1t Used to Be.
In the good old days this feast day
was right generally observed. and one of
the old chroniclers tells of 1t in this way:
THE list of April of all days in the year
enjoys a character of its own, in so far
as 1t alone Is conseerated to practical
joking.
"On this day 1t becomes the especial
business of a vast number of people, es-
peclally the younger sort, to practice in
nocent impostures upon their unsus-
picious neighbors, thus making them
what in France Is called 'poissons d.
Avril,' and with us April fool
The literature of the last century from
the Spectator downwards has many allu-
sions to April foollng, but no references
to 1t In our earlier literature have as yea
been pointed out
It's Origin Doubtful.
English antiquarians seem unable to
trace the origin of the custom or to say
CONTINUED on Nineteenth Psge.l
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22
INAUGURAL MEETING
Of Birmingham Jockey Club, March 1922.

For the above occasion the Alabama
Great Southern railroad will sell tickets
from all stations on their line to Birming-
ham at one fare for the round trip, limit
for return to March %.
March II to n, inclusive, tickets will be
on sale at a fare and a third for the round
trip, limit for return March &c.
r. L. NEWTON,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
SLIT No. N. Twentieth st.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22

and the most innocent looking candies
are literally supplied with red pepper
Through the mails come delightful in
vitatons for dinner dance or theater,
and frequently it is only after an accept
ance has been mailed that glance at tia
date brings the discomforting knowledge
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-17

Arkansas valley. Superficial observers
may ask: "Why Is it that the mountain
denizens cannot raise their own chickens
and turkeys?' II is due 10 the altitude
and atmospheric conditions. The air IS
so dry in the Rocky range and so"nun-
cry for moisture. that the delicate In
ing Of an egg shell is sucked up against
the pores OF the shell and sapped OF the
vitality necessary to reproduction. Men
have mints of money with incubators in
the highlands before they discovered the
destructiveness of rare atmosphere 20 the
little hatch it, requisites.
As TO local shipments, there has bean
quite a rush TO NIL orders for the past
two weeks. The numerous poultry ship
pers OF the city have had their buyers
delayed on the roads leading hitherward
and these poultry pilots" receive COM
missions for directing the producers 10
liberal buyers. The old pickers and ship
pers and also the latest organization in
that line-the Wichita Produce company
have been and are full handed and sc-
tive in trying TO fill orders from Coiora-
do. Arizona. New Mexico. California. Me-
vada, Washington, Montana Idaho and
Wyoming
The dry process OF dressing fowls Is
now in high favor, as birds picked by
tbls method hold up IL appearance many
days longer than those picked by scssl5-
ing. An Eagle reporter witnessed a corps
OF dry pickers'' az the Wichita Produce
quarters (ille old Natisorium)
swinging the turkeys Up by the legs 10
ropes and divesfing them Of their feath-
cry coats while the fowls s.!ll fiuftsrsa
from the death-staos in the roof OF their
mouth. The reporter was shown one
order for three tons OF dry picked tur-
keys. Big business? Well. Just turn
your attention 10 II briefly
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-17
SENATORS IN CACCCS
And Some Hints Made Concerning a
Triple Alliance.

Senat tors King of Cowley county.
Householder of Cherokee county ana
LeweAing of this county were closeted
most OF yesterday at the Carey motel.
For time II. W. Ruble and George NJ
Dixon were with them. The senator's
met here, evidently. by appointment,
and nobody was able TO reach them and
ascertain the subject OF their caucus
IL IS supposed that they met with. the
Intention OF forming triple alliance for
their mutual political advantage They
will be amcng the biggest" men il the
senate and they naturally think IL they
combine they can have great power or at
least make the executive power believe
they have. PopuliSm. as a rule. does not
like mutual admira ticn societies and K is
no sure thing. even though the gentle
men combine, that they can have things
their on. way.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-17
M'KINLEY IN A FIX
How he Came to Promise the Poston1ce to
q Wichita Man.


r. L. Bostick of this city has Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley in a pretty mess.
Mr.. Bostick lived all his life in Canton
before coming to Wichita and for ten
years he rented house owned by Major
Mckinley and paid him the rent regu-
larly
When Mr. Bostick started for Wichita
he went around to bid good by 10 the
major and ne said:
Major, 1 am going out to Kansas
where, / hope, 1 will have chance to
vote for you some day for president"
"All right" said Major Mckinley,
"and if 1 am elected you shall have the
postoffice there
About three years ago Mr.. Mckinley
came to Hutchinson and Mr.. Bostick
went UP there also.
Mr.. Mckinley was riding in carriage
at the head of great procession ami
Bostick stood on the curbstone applaud
ing him. When Mr.. Mckinley turned
round to acknowledge the great cheer
ing he saw Bostick and Immediately
stopping his carriage he invited Mr..
Bostick to enter, which he did
Major" said Bostick, II told you as
/ was leaving Canton that l hoped to be
able to vote for you for president in
Kansas. 1t looks that way now, doesn't
it?"
And" said the major, 'I haven't for
gotten my promise to give you the post
Office
Now, Mr. Bostick is candidate for
the postoffice and the outcome will be
interesting
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-17
ghe aMirhta naily Eagle ghusay gorue 9eeemb

to be less than a captain. Dr.. Hoagland
wants to be colonel and Harry Lock-
wood has expressed a willingness to take
chances with Weyler if ne is assured
that he will be made a general. DR..
Pratt is the most modest of all of them.
He wants to be an army physician. II
he can't get this he is patriotic enough to
want to serve in any capacity or in any
place where there is fresh young Span
ish gore to spill. Jim Dorsey wants TO
go awful bad but he wants to be quar-
termaster. and Ben Graves is simply
tearing his shirt to go. Sam Amidon
does not want TO go himself, but he be-
iieves that if he was foot loose he would
start out in the morning. There are
men in Wichita wanting to go to war who
wouldn't go home at night without COM
pany for a hundred dollars. All the po-
lice force are ready to go when the new
Pop administration gives them the
hOlrnrp
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-17
THEY ALL WANT WAR
Cuban Enthusiasm at White Heat In This
lity

Cuban enthusiasm in this city is at
white heat Every other man You meet
is painting to take the field against the
naughty Spaniards and some of the
young patriots can hardly be restrained
Young Mr.. Price. who served in Cuba
as a correspondent. and who is said 10
have killed thousands with his pencil.
Is organizing an army. and Houston L.
Taylor, Jr.. is said TO have been the first
man 70 enlist What his rank will be
was not learned but he. doubtless, will
be captain. In fact, reporter for the
Eagle has seen no one yet who wanted