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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
SUBSTITUTES FOR GLASS.
Three Compositions Coming Into Use
lin Europe.


| Three Compositions Coming Into Use
in Europe.
There are several substitutes for glass
IN use in Germany the chief among them
being tectorium, fensterpappe and horn
glas. Tectorium consists of a galvanized
iron webb covered with a gelatinous sub
stance, and is translucent, but not trans
parent 1t is described as a substance
that can be bent without being broken,
and is both tough and flexible. 1t is said
not to be softened by the rays of the sun,
1eerse cold Il Is 4 6o5er Conductor of h heat,
and is we'll adapted for roofs on account
oftits extreme 1ightness. When exposed
to the sun it loses its original yellowish
color in time, and becomes harder and
. more durable. lone advantage is that it
can be easily repaired in case it is cut.
does not break, and is well adapted for
factory windows and skylghts for hot
houses market halls, verandas, trans
portable buildings and for roofing
FOR ordinary hot beds and forcing
houses such as are used by most florists
and market gardeners, there is another
and cheaper substitute for glass in the So
called fensterpappe, which is a tough,
strong manila paper, that may be
stretched on large sashes or frames and
saturated by painting the exposed sur
face with boiled linseed oil until 1t be-
SoihSS eietitSfuctill anu l1IlpeTNlOuS 10 Wd-
ter. Light wooden frames, forty inches
in width, and of any desired length, are
provided and covered with the paper,
which is fastened by mailing at the edges,
and then painted with ordinary boiled
linseed oil until the paper is so saturated
that the last coat of oil forms a smooth,
glistening surface, like varnish. AS
soon as dry the frame is ready for use.
1t admits sufficient light for growing
plants; does not require to be shaded in
hot sunshine; is light, durable, secure
against breakage by hail or ordinary &C
cident, and, taking everything into ac-
count, is said to be about 100 times cheap
er than glass. 1t is largely used by flor
lists and market gardeners in the dis
trict of Frankfort, and their general
verdict is strongly in it's favor, although
for handsome Conservatives, Skylights,
etc, it possesses less durability and none
of the neatness and elegance of tecto-
RUM.
Finally, there is new product, called
hornglas, which has been recently pat
ented and placed on the German market.
Hornglas resembles tectorium in APP
pearance, with the difference that it is
thinner, and consequently lighter IN
weight, and the insoluble gelatne with
which the wire gauze is covered is whittier
and more nearly. transparent than tee
torium, although it may be colored red,
green, blue or any other tint that may
be desired for special purposes. 1t is
| manufactured in two qualities, one being
of heavier wire and with larger meshes
than the other. The special advantage
claimed for hornglas Is that it does not
soften under sun heat, and is therefore,
adapted to use in amy climate without the
danger of becoming SO soft and adhesive
as to retain dust and dirt. Its uses and
general characteristics are similar to
those of tectorium.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
Order Splint Coal. sun&w ed If
a GEORGIA ELECTION STORY.


How the Preacher Got His Horse
Back
One election story is that an itinerant
Georgia preacher who had one horse and
a large family, was so confident of Bry-
ans election that he said to one of the
members of his congregations
II don't bet an l amt a-gon' to bet;
but if anybody would just make believe
that they wagered a horse agin that
creeter o mine, that Bryan w5n't be
elected an then keep their counsel err
bout it, it would be alright with me, an
I'd jest consider-between me an him
that my boss was stakes agin hisv
"All right, brother said the MEMBER
"we'll just look at 1t in that light an If
Mckinley is elected I'll have two horses
an you nonep
1T was "a co. but the next Sunday
the congregation were amazed to see the
preacher tramping to town, where he
arrived way-worn and mud-bespattered,
and mounting the platform straightway
began preaching against the evils of bet
ting.
Yes" he cried, ''there are men in this
here congregation so lost ter right and
justice that they would bet agin' the
one boss of poor man, take it from him
and make him walk ter glory the bal
ance of his days! If such man is with
in the hearin' of my voice today let him
tremble! He can't take that election
boss to heaven with him. If he could ride
it plum within the pearly gates the Angel
Gabriel would holler whoa! an while the
tremblin' wretch dismounted he would
hear these words like the knell O. doom:
'Whar did you get that hoss?"
After the sermon and the benediction
some one took the parson by the arm
and led him out in. the grove and handed
him a bride (and there was horse con-
necte1 with it), and said:
Here's your darned old boss. Pray
for me on your way home. Frank STAN
ton in the Chicago Times-Herald
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
Order Splint Coal. sun&wed If
!, TONGUE CUT OUT.

The Patient Was Suffering From Can
GER Caused BY Smoking.
St Louis Star.
DR.. Otto Suffer- superintendent of the
city hospital performed an unusual and
difficult operation last night So far the
surgical performance promises to prove
successful. It~is of a character rarely
heard of. The patient is John Moore, a
machinist, who recently arrived in this
city from Boston, Mass. For years he
had been suffering from a cancer on his
tongue. When taken to the city hospital
he appealed to Dr.. Suffer for relief say
ing that he would undergo an operation
of any kind If relief would be afforded
him.
The doctor made an examination and
found that the cancer had eaten away a
portion of the tongue, and was growing
toward the inside of the left jaw With
the assistance of Drs. RAIDER, Lane and
CORN he placed Moore on the operating
table last night, and, after chloroforming
the patient, began his difficult work with
knife and saw. First a rubber tube was
inserted in the trocha in order to allow
the patient to breathe. Then the tongue
was cut out at the root. Next came the
removal of the left part of the face, the
cheek and jaw having been partially
eaten away by the cancer. In this task
Dr. Suffer experienced considerable
trouble, for the reason that he was COM
PEELED to saw through the bones at the
point of the chin, and also near the ear.
When the operation was finished Moore
presented a grotesque appearance, the
left part of his face being gone, while the
right side was whole and sound. The
doctors furnished him with means of eat
ing by connecting the mouth and stom-
ach with rubber tube. through which
he will hereafter be compelled to swal-
10 OF N
the cancer was caused by the constant
smoking of a pipe. After the operation
the leftside of his face was bandged, as it
presented sickening appearance.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
T AT EMF OFFICE NOVELTIES

A new voting machine prints names on
the ballots.
A new lawn rake has alternate wood
and wire teeth.
A Florida man has patented a rowing
machine and bath tub combined.
A cigar cutter picks up a match, lights
i, end extends it for the use of the
Smoker.
A machine for twisting the fringe for
shawls, curtains, etc, has just been pat
ented
A new observation wheel runs on an in
clned plane instead of being stationary
and revolved by power.
A new rail fastener consists of metal
clips bolted fast to the ties, one end rest
ing on top of the of the rail
A Nebraska man has invented a new
stove pipe joint, which turns instead of
sliding. One complete turn fastens the
pipe.
new device suspends the stove handle
always within reach by means of a cord
wound on a drum operated by colled
spring.
railroad station indicator for use
on trains, tells the time of arrival at and
leaving station as the train reaches it,
A new machine invented cuts tags from
a strip of paper, prints them, and strings
them ready for use.
A new liquid faucet has two valves,
one inside the barrel, both working 81
simultaneously by the turning of the knob
on the outside.
new device for helping a man riding
a wheel against the wind consists of
V-shaped screen fastened to the head of
the bicycle.
An automatic watering trough, never
runs over because the valve is closed as
soon as the trough is full, opening as the
water is removed.
A new -four sitter exists of a wire mesh
ball, in which the flour is placed, revolv-
ed by means of a crank, the whole de-
vice being incosed in a tin case.
A new bicycle brake consists of a fric-
ton disk attached to the rear hub,
against which another disk is pressed by
the action of the rider in back pedaling.
patent has just been granted on a
self-leveling ship berth, the top being
hung on swiveled rods, and the bottom
steadied by means of a system of springs.
new fire escape consists of a net at
tached to three iron rods and having two
rods to support one side on the ground,
the other being fastened to the side of
the house.
New Zealand man has patent on
a sounding board for the violin, consist
ing of three disks on the interior, fast
ened to strip of metal running length
wise through its center
new telephone addition consists of a
ball electrode inside the transmitter,
which completes the circuit by giving the
transmitter a partial turn to the right
or left, thus rolling the ball into position.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
Splint Coal is the best.
1uad IL
IN THE FINE LEATHER LINE.

Many Lovely objects Suitable For
Christmas Gifts.
Verify to the Christmas shopper the
perplexing question is not what to buy,
but what not to buy-so lovely and be-
wildering are the holiday novelties with
which the counters of the shops are
laden
For some reason pocket-books, card
cases and all sorts of leather goods are
always alluring to the holiday shopper,
and this year will doubtless prove no ex-
ception, as there is an embarrassment
of riches in that line.
Pocketbooks come in score of differ
ent colors and shapes, but the very lat
est follow out the craze for violet, being
of pale purple illuminated leather, decor
ated with pansies or violets in their
natural hues.
Undressed alligator leather is quite
new, and card cases and portemonnaies
in pale brown, mounted in dull gold, are
among the prettest of this seasons nov
elites.
Leather bags are much in evidence.
One called the bridebag is of green
leather, lined with satin of a paler shade
and fitted with dainty card case, hand
mirror and coin purse in illuminated
leather, as we'll as a tiny silver-topped
pungent bottle. The price of this up-to-
date trifle was just $50.
Illuminated leather, by the way, is new
and artistically beautiful. Portfolios,
book covers and card cases are repro
duced to represent antique book bind
ings.
AS for desk sets, they seem to have
reached the utmost bounds of elegance
as well as extravaganza. leather dis
patch box and portfolio, covered with
Tepousse silver in an antique design, cost
the modest sum of $3.50.
Ladies' card cases are simply man,
moth in size. The most stylish are of il
Illuminated leather in violet, green and
Havana brown, picked out in gold or dull
silver
Mems card cases are proportlonately
small, just fitting, as they do, the small
visiting card now affected by masculine
swelldom The most elegant are of black
monkey skin, finished with a small
mounting of dull silver.
Nor are leather belts forgotten among
the Christmas novelties. One of illumi-
mated tan leather decorated with gilt
fieurs-de-lis, is finished with heavy gold
open work buckle, and for this trifie for
my lady the sum of $25 must be paid.
All sorts of tiny coin purses are shown,
and these in bright scarlet green and
violet are considered very chic to carry
in the little change pocket, with which
the up-to-date jacket is invariably pro-
vided.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

No. carries Pullman sleeping cars Birs
mingham to New Orleans and Shreveport
No. 2 carries Pullman union sleeping carp
Birmingham to Cincinnati. i~d
No, 3 carries Pullman sleeping car Birs
mingham to New Orleans. :
No. carries Pullman union sleeping car
Birmingham to Louisville. Pullman sleep7
ing car Salisbury to New York via Wash3
ington. Ml
Any additional information will be cheer.
fully furnished upon application at passen-
ger office, No. { North Twentieth street,
birmingham, Ala. Telephone S4S.
]. M. CULP,
Traffic Manager, Washington, D. c.
w. H. GREEN,
81 General Supt., Washington, d. g.
w. A. TURK,
G. P. A., Washington, d. C.
c. A. BENSCOTER,
A. G. p. A., Chattanooga, Tenn.
1ft c. M. BILLHEIMER,
T. p A., Birmingham, Ala.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

FOR TALLADEGA AND ANNISTON.
The most desirable route from Birming-
ham to Talladega and Aniston is via the
Central Railway company through Syla-
cauga, at which point close connection is
made.
The Central of Georgia leaves the Union
Depot at the most seasonabe h9nr Of sS4
12:45 D. M, and Admission at 2:20 p. m.
For further information as to schedules,
rates, etc. call on or write, to s.. Jacobs,
johnson, General Ticket Agent, Birming-
ham, or L. A. Camp, Travelling Passenger
Agent Columbus, Ca: w. +. Shellman,
Tratfic Manager; Theodore D. Kline, Gen.
eral Superintendent
J. c. HALLE, G. P. A,
Savannah. Ga.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
Order Splint Coal. Phone
1l45 and GA. sun&wed tt.
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

There are very few men who aren't
ashamed of some of their relatives
When a man admires a married wo-
man and she knows it she will never i'd
NIT that he is homely.
Why is it when women sleep together
they always spend half the night talking
about their husbands?
When a man tells other men about his
approaching marriage he tries to use
faded, matter-of-fact tone.
woman never sees fussy little wad-
ded net cap for baby without wanting
to snuggle her face down in it,
A man can never understand the feel
ing a woman has that she is not undrass-
ed so long as she has her stockings on.
The worst tempered woman in the
world tries her best to look angelic when
she has her picture taken with baby
in her lap.
A woman can never quite understand
what is going to become of her husband
when they get to heaven if there Is no
such thing as marriage there.-New
York Press.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

Our holiday stock grows
more complete and attractive
with every passing day. The
Toy department is on the third
floor. Goods for gifts are all
over the house.
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
TRAINS ARRIVE BIRMINGHAM:
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.

Train No. 3s, leaving Birmingham at 5;55
a m, carries Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars
between Birmingham and Atlanta, uniting
at Atlanta with and forming part of the
Washington and Southwestern Vestibule
Limited running solid between Atlanta
and New York, thus making no change be-
tween Birmingham and New York
Nos. 80 and 36 carry Pullman sleeping cars
between Columbus, Miss, and GIeenville.
Miss, west and Pullman drawing room
sleeping car between Birmingham and At
lanta, and Atlanta and New York east
bound, and between Birmingham and Jack
sonville, Fla. sl-'''7 lt~ ~
Additional information as to schedules
rates. sleeping car reservation. etc.. cheer
fully furnished upon application to office
of travelling passenger agent, No, I North
Twentieth street, Birmingham, Ala; tels-
phone, S46.
j. Nj. Culp Traffic Manager, Washington,
d. C.
w. II. Green, General Superintendent;
Washington, d. G.
w. A Turk, c. P. A, Washington D. C.
c.. A. Benscoter, A. G. P. A., Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. tfaf'a
j. P. Billups, T. P. A., Birmingham, Ala.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
Splint Coal. Va. and Ala
Coal Co. sun&wed If.
HOT STUFF.

Bitts-What an appropriate custum
Brown wore last night to the fire!
Botts-What was it?
Bitts-Long hose and a plug hat.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
ALABAMA MINERAL RAILROAD COM

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF ~
TRAINS.
Trains marked thus 60 run daily. Thus
q daily except Sunday. go
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

Trains Nos. 81 and S. carry Pullman yesti-
bule sleepers between st. Louis and jack
sonviile and Montgomery and Port Tampa.
trains Nos. 80 and SO carry Pullman yesti-
bule sleepers between Cincinnati and jack
Free reclining chair cars between Mont
pomery and Savannah on trains 81 and So.
No. SO connects at Dupont with through
sleeper for Port Tampa.
TRAIN No s., leaving Montgomery at 1925
n. m. connects at Port Tampa with Plant
sPfeaTn,ship line for Key West and Havana.
= Any information regarding routes, rates
and schedules will be furnished upon appli-
ea''o" ~ w. v. LIFSEY, D. P. A.,
Montgomery, Ala.
B. w. WRENN, p. L. NJ,
Savannah Ga.
H. C. McFADDEN. A. G. P, A,
Savannah. Ga.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
COMPANY.
r;ra table No. 2, in effect September 2,
1896. at 500 a. m.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
TO NEW ORLEANS, VICKSBURG and
- SHREVEPORT. (

To KNOXVILLE, HOT SPRINGS, ASHE-
WILLIE, NORFOLK, WASHINGTON and
TIE GASI.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
PLANT SYSTEM.

Time Table Effective January S, 1896.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

Pocketbooks come in a score of differ
ent colors and shapes, but the very lat
est follow out the craze for violet, being
of pale purple illuminated leather, decor
ated with pansies or violets in their
natural hues.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
RAILROAD TIME TABLES

SAFETY. SPEED AND COMFORT.
Notice this time.) ~@ -
Only "a hours Birmingham to Washington
Only 80 hours Birmingham to New York.
Only 16 hours Birmingham to Jacksonville.
In through Pullman cars without change.
Schedule in effect Nov. 8, 1896. 90,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

cases and all sorts of leather goods are
always alluring to the holiday shopper,
and this year will doubtless prove no ex-
ception as there is an embarrassment
of riches in that line.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

Ladies' card cases are simply man,
moth in size. The most stylish are of il
Illuminated leather in violet, green and
Havana brown, picked out in gold or dull
silver,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

Mems card cases are proportlonately
small, just fitting, as they do the small
visiting card now affected by masculine
swelldom. The most elegant are of black
monkey skin, finished with a small
mounting OF dull silver.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

Undressed alligator leather Is quite
new, and card cases and portemonnaies
in pale brown, mounted in dull gold, are
among the prettiest of this seasons nov
elites
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

TO CINCINNATI and LOUISVILLE.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-05
Our ODpressive Indebtedness,

Following is an excerpt from COM
munication to the Copiah (La.) Signal:
81 want to say, first, is fact
that we are in debt, as :, !. as pri-
vate citizens
Second. that these debts, especially
those of long standing. have been, by
the natural operation of the single gold
standard, multiplied by two; the appre-
citation Of money is gradually absorbing
everything of value in the country and
rendering it practically impossible for
the people ever to pay the debt.
According to Mr.. Stroud of North
Carolina, who has quite recently made
investigation, and plenty Of first class
proof is at hand f. verify his statement,
our debt, public an4 ). ivate, municipal
and corporate, is at the lowest estimate
from $50, 900, OOO, 900 to $40. 900. 900,
900. Let us take the minimum figures,
$50, 900. 900, 900. Say the average inter-
i. est is per cent, the interest is 81, 800,
600, 900. When we consider that all the
corn, wheat, oats and cotton produced
, by the fsrmers and all the gold and sill
vel' sc;ned by the United States amounts
to cnly about 81. 400. OOO, 900 annually
the appalling fact remains that afte,
taking nearly everything the farmer aa6
miner produce, leaving nothing for tho
support of their families. we fall shCrt
of meeting the interest OH this indeb.ed
ness nearly $40O. 600, 600 annually.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-09-05

From AN EARLY PORTRAIT OF LINCOLN.
man named O., who had been
conspicuously attentive to Mr. Lincoln
during his visit there, and who kept a
carpet store, applied to him for foreign
mission. The application, however, was
not granted, and the president after
ward speaking Of the matter to another
Philadelphia said: 81 suppose, if ap-
pointed, Mr.. O., when he returned
to this country from his post, would
have had new sign painted for his
store, Administer from BruXcllcs Tex
minister from Brussels), " Il bonmot
worthy the wit Of Sydney Smith or a
Jeffrey.
When one considers the restriction Of
his early environments, the lack Of edu-
cational advantages and the utter alb
sence of all romantic on heroic elc-
ments," one is left to wonder where he
learned or how he attained that marvel
ously simple and yet vigorous style Of
expression which distinguishes him
from so many men of greater prcten-
sions and supposedly greater renown.
1t is astounding to note how well he
stands i'll this respect when compared TO
| some Of the profoundest thinkers and
ablest writers of the day. Here is the
law of progress as set forth by the emf
nent Professor John Fiske: "The evolu-
| tion of society is continuous establish
ment of psychical relations within the
community in conformity to physical
and psychical relations arising in the en-
vironment, during which both the
| community and the environment pass
from state Of relatively indefinite, in
coherent homogeneity to a state Of rela.
| lively definite, coherent heterogeneity,
/ and during which the constituent units
| Of the community become even more
distinctly individuated. Observe how
a clear headed, self educated man like
/ Lincoln illustrates the same law
MANY independent men everywhere
j in the states few years back i'll their
/ lives were hired laborers. The prudent
i penniless beginner in the world labors
for wages awhile, saves a surplus, with
! which to buy tools or land for himself,
then labors on his own account another
j while and at length hires another new
beginner to help him. This is the just
and generous and prosperous system
which opens the way to all, gives hope
to all, and consequent energy and prog
ress and improvement of condition tC
all
In dealing with public matters ant
in pursuit of his own ambition Mr.
lincoln was as frank as he was unas