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Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
PERSONAL.

MT. Minor B. Orr left for Anniston yes- | terday.
 MT. T. H. Aldrich arrived home from | Washington yesterday. Miss Matte Broadway is seriously i'll | at her home, 1900 Third avenue. MT. P G. Bowman and wife have re- | turned from an extended visit to Wash | ington.
 Dr. John B. Parkham of Gainesville was among the visitors to the city yes terday.
 Capt. Archie Henderson of the Wood stock Guards of Annlston was in the city yesterday.
 MT J. w. Worthington, who has been confined to his bed for some time on &C., count of sickness, is out again among his numerous friends. Editor Frank Brighton of the Banner, apopulist weekly issued at Clanton. vas in attendance upon the conference of pop ulists and republicans held in this city. yesterday.
 Evangelist Manning was among the poplsts in their deliberations yesterday. MT. Manning poses as the father of the populist party In Alabama, and has no doubt got more genuine cash for his la bor than any politician among the latter day saints.
 Twenty-Five per cent off for spot cash only on all shoes in my store, except on Canister shoes, for thirty days. 1 buy shoes 25 to 50 per cent cheaper than our semi-annual assignee sale shoe men. I am the only house in the city who takes periodical tickets and who takes Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad checks at 95 cents on the dollar for shoes. T. O. King.
 Florence Hotel Arrivals.-C. H. Law renee, Cincinnati; c. H. Bowers, Wash ington; A. s. Johnson, Bessemer; R. s. Sloan, Atlanta; w. l.. Crawford, H. l.. Hunter, New York; L. s. Paine, Green vile, S. C.; J. M. House, Chicago; W. H. Cooper, Oxford; J. c. DeLacer Pratt City; J. C. Long, St. Long, St. Louis N. H. Sewall, Bessemer; J. S. Dolye, Knox vile; H. G. Woodward. city; D. Plunney.
 Reynoldsville, Pa.; Charles P. Miller, New York; H. s. Crane Memphis; Willis
 Banks Columbus, Miss. Robert ". Wal ton, Atlanta; J. E. Russell, Baltimore; A. F. Wilson, Wetumpka; c. w. Hylandt, Evansville; Bayard P. Holmes, New
 York; E. A. Chiffon, Loudon, Ky; s. B.
 Trapp, Anniston; John l.. Maynard,
 Richmond, Va; c. A. Goodman, New
 York; B. A. Murdock, Allenton Pa.; Ben
 c. Freeman, New York; Ed G. Caldwell, Anniston; B. A. Well, New York.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
The Laurada Finally Arrived,

Savannah, Ga, Feb. 27.-The steam ship Laurada, the arrival of which has been anxiously awaited for several days by 300 negro emigrants on their way to Liberia, has just been reported at quar- antine. She will remain at anchor in Tybee Roads tonight and after passing the quarantine inspection in the morning will come up to the city. The Laurada's connection with the recent filibustering schemes caused the suspicion, when she failed to reach here. that she had gone to Cuba. She will take on her cargo of emigrants at once and will probably sail tomorrow night for Monrovia.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
 PRATTVILLE.
Captain Johnston's Speech Will Win Him
 Autauga County

Prattville, Feb. 27.-(Special) al)-Captain Johnston addressed large and enthusi- astic audience of good democrats to- night. The assemblage included all classes of citizens and politics. The ad- dress was an able one and received care ful attention. He answered MT. CIarke's objection to Johnstons candidacy in an explicit and satisfactory manner to his audience. He discussed fully the state issues; of needed improvements in ref erence to public schools, roads, etc There is no doubt now but Johnston will carry Autauga solid.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
VERBENA.
Death of Col. B. J. Baldwin Casts A Gloom


 Nerbena, Feb. 27.-(SpeciaL)-The death of Col. B. J. Baldwin at 5 o'clock this morning cast gloom over the entire community, as he was one of the most useful and influential members of our town. Colonel Baldwin belonged to distinguished Alabama family, being a brother of Col. A. M. Baldwin, for many years attorney-genera1 of Alabama, and Dr. William O. Baldwin, the eminent physician, both of whom preceded him to the grave. His son. pr. B. J. Baldwin, of Montgomery has attained distinction as an oculist and aurist.
 Colonel Baldwin was about 73 years old, and was born near the city of Mont gomery. His first wife was daughter of Col. Julius c. Afford, a well-known ante-bellum politician in Georgia and Alabama. Just prior to the war Colonel Baldwin was married to a Miss Barnett, sister of Messrs. Joel and Frank Bar nett of Montgomery.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
After Blackburn's sealn

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 27-A joint cau- GUS of the democratic members of the legislature will be called in a day or two to consider propositions looking - the withdrawal of Blackburn. The sound up a petition to Senator Blackburn's managers asking the withdrawal in favor of some sound money man and 1t will be signed and presented in the next day or two. Senator Blackburns leaders, in anticipation of this, say they will agree to the proposition if the petitioners can get the support of thirty-fve members This is unlikely, but both will be laid before the caucus.
 The house today made both contest cases special order for tomorrow. The session was peaceful and harmonious thoughout. There was no change in the senatorial contest
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
VERNON.
Circuit Court in Session-A Ticket Nomi-
 mated 'Alf and Ali

mated 'Alf and 'Alf.
 Vernon, Feb. eciaL)-Circuit court is in session here this week with a full docket There are five cases stand ing for trial today against the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad company, aggregating s55,125.
 Politics is warming up somewhat in this county. The republicans and popu- lites have had a mass meeting and nomi- mated fusion ticket for county offices, the pubs naming three and the pops three on the ticket
 The democrats will hold a primary cleo ton on the 14th of March to nominate a ticket also, and as the democrats have a handsome majority in this county, there is little doubt that the fusion ticket will be showed under" very nicely in August.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
h the Clnthiers and Tailnrs.

The bids for the spring uniforms for the police department are now open. All parties who wish to make a bid on said uniforms will have their bids in by March g, at 6 o'clock D. m. For further information apply at my office at police headquarters
 T. c. MCDONALD,
 Chief of Police. Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 26, 1896. 2-27-3t-t thur -fri-sun.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28

south and is as youthful in feeling as he is old in years. His topic Monday night will be George Eliots Lovers," lecture of purely literary character followed by the reading of one of his own inmitable short sketches of Georgia country life be- fore the war. The scene of these sketches, by the way, is laid in the almost forgot ten town of PowelIton Hancock county, Georgia, near the birthplace of the au- thor.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
The B. & O. in Trouble,

Baltimore Feb. 27.-A receivership for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad com- pany is the absorbing topic in leading club circles here tonight. One of the best informed financiers in the city went so far as to predict that John K. Cowen the president Of the company. would be named as receiver within forty-eight hours possibly tomorrow.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
HE WHY

of the popularity of the phone extension desk set is that it is such a time and labor saver. Gives you phone service at your private desk just when you want it most. BIRMINGHAM TELEPHONE CO,
 w. l.. Woodruff, Manager John D. Easterlin, Superintendent, Att lanta, Ga. 2-23-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
M. R. shankland Dead.

Washington, Feb. 27.-M. R. Shank land, executive clerk of the senate, died at Round Hill, Va, last night from the ef- fects of an attack of grippe last winter. He was native of Philadelphia and had been connected with the executive office of the senate thirty-four years.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
undeliyered TeIegrams.

Undelivered telegrams at the Western Union:
 Miss Maze Vernon, Bob Mitchell, w. D. Sims, c. H. Strobel, J. P. Conger. J. G. Ostendroff. R. M Smith.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
Five Thousand Garment Workers Strike


 Baltimore, Feb. H.-One of the larg- est labor strikes ever inaugurated in this members of the United Garment Work CTS organization remained away from their work today. This general strike is the result of a smaller strike begun last week against Schloss Bros. & Go. and continued this week against Strouse Bros. One demand of the strikers is for the recognition of their organization in all the manufacturing establishments to the exclusion of the Knights of Labor or non-union workers The manufactur- CTS refuse to consider this demand.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
headuuarters in c

We are headquarters in California wines, such as sherry, port and clarets. We. canot be excelled in quality and prices on imported and domestic liquors of any kind. Give us trial and be con- vinced. M. & A. WISE,
 Cor. Morris ave. and Twentieth street.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28
M. NEIL < BRO,
 Fashionable TaiIors,
 CIothiers and Furnishers, 1915 and 1917 First Avenue.

The arrival of our new SPRING GOODS makes our TAILORING DE- APARTMENT complete and loaded down with FOREIGN WOOLENS of the latest patterns. Would suggest that you call and select your Spring Suit
 READY-TO-WEAR CLOTHING--Hav- ing sold out our old stock, we were en- abled to purchase the finest and most complete line of Mems, Youths, Boys and Children's Clothing ever shown in Birmingham. New Goods arriving daily THOUSANDS of KNEE PANTS, age 4 to 16 years. at soc up. MEMS ODD PANTS in latest novelties and designs. PERFECT FITTERS.
 MEMS FURNISHINGS-C line FANCY and WHITE SHIRTS. New and hobby patterns. Spring Hats now ready for your inspection.
 M. VEL & BRO.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28

The Cuthbert raspberry multiplies rap idly from rhizome or running root stock, and from a few bushes hundreds may be established. The thrifty young plants come up freely, and early in the season may be taken up and set in rows to form bearing canes the next spring. So freely do these volunteer plants form around the Cuthbert raspberry that it is neces- sary to chop them down like weeds when it is too late in the season to transplant them. They require to be taken up and reset very early in the season. .r-
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28

$50.00 SUIT or $50.00 SILK DRESS for Easter Sunday FREE. Ticket with every dollar spent with us.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-28

The studs fI0m wash tub make a val uable fertilizer to use around newly planted trees and vines.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-12
The Toledo Weekly Blade.

Every Intelligent famil y needs in addi-
ton to their local paper, good national
weekly. The greatest and most widely
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Toledo Weekly Blade. For thirty years
1t has been a regular visitor in every part
OF the Union, and is we'll known at al
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ence to national circulation, 1t is a
Republican paper, but men of all politics
take it, because of it's honesty and fair
ness in the discussion of all pnbl1c ques-
tions. 1t is the favorite family paper,
with something for every member of the
household. Serial stories, poetry, wit
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(best in the world), Young Folks, Sunday
School Lessons, Talmage's Sermons, the
Farmstead, the Question Bureau (Which
answers questions for subscribers), the
News OF the Week in complete form, and
other special features. Specimen copies
gladly send us list of addresses. we will
mail copy to each. Only 81 a year. IT
you wish to raise club, write for terms.
Address The BLADE,
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-12
ASHAMED OF HIS BLUNDER.
Zeal of a Hound Led Him Into a Morti-
fYiDp Mistake

Zeal of a Hound Led Him Into a Morti-
flying Mistake.
Up among the green hills of Vermont
two country ball mines were contending
for supremacy one hot afternoon in an
old pasture. Among the, assembled
spectators was a sad-faced, lop-eared
"houn' dog" which had previously
been Investigating the contents of a
woodchuck hole. He had worked his
passage in, says Forest and Stream. un-
til no dog was visible, but steady
stream of dirt shooting out like the
blast from the blowpipe of a sawmil
proclaimed that the investigation was
still on. Becoming tired of this, the
hound was sitting down watching the
home team getting ''done up" when
suddenly, without warning, he shot
across the field with trajectory as fiat
as 32:4O and with nearly the same
velocity. The cause was soon appar-
emit. Several little girls were coming
up through a, hollow and one was lust
tall enough for her brown hat to show
through the fringe of grass ON the ris-
ing ground in front. When the hound
came near enough for the supposed
woodchuck to merge into a hat with q
girl under it he stopped an instant with
look of Mortified surprise. A yell
arose from the assembled farmers who
had seen the incident, and this so NOR.
titled the hound that he made straight
for home and was invisible for several
DAYS.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-12
Try It and See.

Whatever may be said about the
publications OF Rev. Irl r. Hicks by
those who do not fully understand the
facts, there is no denying the truth that
his paper and Almanac have come tc
stay. His splendid journal, WORLD ANr
WORKS, is now entering it's tenth year
largely increased in circulation and in
every way improved, until it deserves
the national reputation it has attained
His 1897 Almanac is now ready and is
by far the finest and most beautiful he
has yet issued, It contains lO8 pages
including cover artistical]y printed in
colors, and is full from back to back with
just what is wanted in every shop, office
and homo in America. One feature OF
the Almanac for 1897 is series of IL
original, beautifully engraved star maps
with explanatory chapters, which could
not be bought for less than five dollars
IN any work on astronomy. AS Mr.
Hicks has so correctly and faithfully
warned the public Of coming droughts
floods, cold waves, billiards, tornadoea
and cyclones, in the years passed, aside
from the other varied and splendid
features Of his paper and Ain anac, these
considerations alone should prompt
every family to subscribe at once fol-
1897. The Almanac is only 25cts. a copy
Word and Works is one dollar year
and copy of the fine Almanac goes as
premium with every yearly subscrip.
ton. Write to the WORD AND Works
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-12
An Experiment to TRY.

An interesting experiment in magic
may be performed that will show it to
&c mistake that water will find it's
level, says the Chicago Interior. Take a
glass tube and bend it in the shape of
U. Pour it half full of pure water, and
be sure that the pitcher from which
you pour it will only fill the bent tube
half full. That is for effect on the OBJ
server. Now take another pitcher con-
tanning pure brine, solution of COM
mon salt, and pour it slowly into one of
the arms of the tube. The water in the
other arm will rise an inch or two above
the level of the brine in the other, and
IT you continue pouring it will run over,
until all the fresh water is driven out.
There now, you have an illustration
which can be used for number of DUR
poses!
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-12
OF LOCAL INTRERS.

John Matheson and Chris. Johnson
ieft yesterday to spend week with
County Commissioner Engelson.
R. bowman aud John and Jas. Morri.
sou left over the trail Monday for Du.
10Th. Mr.. bowman will make final proof
on his homestead on the 18th inst.
Under Sheriff Fullerton returned home
tuesday evening from Two Harbors,
where he took Roady Kennedy to be ex-
ahmed as to his sanity. The examina-
tloa took place before Judge of Probate
Headley and resulted in his discharge.
Drs. Budd and Anderson conducted the
examination.
One hundred pounds of dynamite used
in the Duluth city water plant at Lake
Wood, eight miles out of Duluth, explod-
ed ;ast week and though houses for miles
around were shaken, no one was hurt.
The mau who was thawing out the
dynamite happend to turn around and
saw that the glycerine which came from
tho thawing dynamite had caught fire
from the stove. He had barely made his
escape when the explosion occurred.
The Duluth board of trade figures of
lake shipments from Duluth and Super
Tor for the season of 1896 up to December
1. show the following amounts: Wheat
47,O95,7A bushels: corn, 453,182 bushels;
oats, 4,328,223 bushels; rye, 1,215,459
bushels; barley, $3.50, 51l bushels; fax
5,580,797 bushels. Estimated value at
low average, $34,358,8 13; ore 3,345,227
tons, 1880, 908; lumber, zoe, 574, 583 feet
$685. 96, making a total OF $49, 1892 ,317
for the season.
The Port Wing Herald, A. DeLacy
Woods last newspaper venture, lived
only for about half dozen issues, and
yielded up the ghost, and the printing
office outfit arrived in this city, billed to
A. DeLacy Wood, Superior, yesterday,
and will be forwarded there today, per-
haps. Mr.. Wood says he has designs on
the daily field in Old Superior, but the
OOAAOA ID kOACA al CAdL u0 IL gong TO
launch his journalistic craft in Frazee
City, Mimi, in a few weeks.-Duluth
Herald.
Postmaster Wagner, of Beaver Bay, in
company with Peter Beargreace, an In
dian, left home in a sail boat on Monday
evening OF last week for Two Harbors.
1t was very cold night, and consequent
ly, thick steam was arising from the
lake. Although both men were e1per-
fenced North Shore navigators they got
lost in the steam and wandered about
on the lake for two days and two nights
finally reaching shore few miles this
side of where they started. The weather
was bitter cold and they had nothing to
eat from the time they left Beaver Bay
until they reached shore two days later.
Wagner was completely exhausted and
Beargreace, whose fingers were frozen,
was compelled to row the boat alone.
Both men, we learn, are very Ill from the
effects of their experience.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-12
Robbinr us OF "Ola."

The daily papers report that two
agents OF the state dairy commission
have returned to st. Paul from an in
spection tour on the Iron Range Dur
iEg this trip they have confscated LOO
pounds of Oleomargarine found in stores
restaurants, hotels and boarding houses.
The commission will prosecute in all
cases where it is possible, and the inves-
tigation will be continued. The Journal
is of the firm opinion that if those agents
OF the dairy commission we're compelled
to eat some Of the nasty, frowsy "boother"
that sometimes reaches these parts, they
would not be such energetic workers in
the cause of the "pure dairy products"
Waugh it makes one sick to even think
of the stuff. The universal opinion up
here is that good, clean cole" is much
more to be desired for table use than is
filthy, bitter stuff, which by the courtesy
OF the dairy commission is admitted to
the markets as butter. The fact of the
matter is that there is lots OF humbug
about the dairy law. It is too one-slded
and unjustly discriminates. All that is
needed is law requiring that "ole,'' as
we'll as butter, shall be graded as to quail
lty and so labeled. Such law would
inform people as to what they were pur-
chasing. We doubt very much, however,
if the dairy commission are empowered
to stop the sale and use of cole" if the
matter should be properly presented to
the courts, for the dairy law abridges the
personal right of the citizen to decide as
to what he shall or snail not eat. And
our Bro. Gum, if elected, and being q
hotel man, should take his gun along to
st. Paul this winter and go cunning for
that dairy law.-RainY Lake Journal.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-12
GENESIS OF A "CRANk,"
The Eject of Large Ideas Upon Small
Minds.


Minds.
One Of the most interesting of psy-
Geological studies, says the Century, is
the effect of a large idea upon small
mind. A large idea entering "a large
mind balances and digniies it; it's ef-
feet upon small mind is often COM
pletely upsetting. The man becomes
Intellectually top-heavy and unsteady.
When one becomes observant of this
phenomenon he finds much to amuse
and again much to deplore. He is
amused, for instance, to notice the re-
suit of this overlooking throughout a
long career. Where subject is thus
acted upon by succession of ideas,
each embodying an important truth
which the man is incapable of carrying,
his receptivity to impression proves to
be his bane. The sudden realization
for the first time of a fundamental prin-
ciple makes a monomaniac of him. An
other sudden realization of still another
fundamental principle and he is spin
ming off at new tangent.
But there are times when this effect
of large ideas upon little minds is most
mischievous and deplorable. Thus is
bred the race of incurable cranks in
philosophy, theology, art and politics.
The word 'crank" has been maliciously
misused for purposes of cynical ridi-
Guile, but it is too descriptive namc
to be set aside. The congenial crank
is always started on his career of in
utility by this application Of big idea
to a small brain. The most firing
thing about him is his self-compla.
cency, owing to his knowledge of the
fact that better men have been mis-
called by his own accurately descriptive
cOonOmen
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-12

Timber Land, Act June 3, 1s7s.-Notice tor Pub.
LEGATION. .. 8. Land Office, Duluth. Mimi,
August 10th, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions OF the act Of congress of June 8,
1878 entitled IAN act for the sale of timber lands
in in the states Of California, Oregon, Nevada and
washington l1 On Territory" as amended BY act OF
t e Of Douglas state of Wisconsin has this day
for the purchase of the lots and g. nwN Of sw L
and sWH OF nwA of section 20 in township s.
range west, and vii offer proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for it's timber or
stone than for agricultural purposes, and to
establish his claim to SAID land before the regis
ter and receiver of this Office at Duluth Mimi.
on Thursday ,kthe 3rd day Of December, 1896.
He names as witnesses:
George Signalnas and Andrew johnson OF
West Superior Wis. and Reinhold r. Graetz OF
Grand Marais, MINI. and Andrew T. Bestul OF
Duluth Mimi
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this Office on or before said 3rd day OF
December, 1896.
A. J. Taylor, Register.
B. N. johnson Atty. Q-26
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-12
Snowballs Rolled by the Wind.

Passengers on the Flint River divi-
sion of the Flint & Pere Marquette rail-
road who came to Flint, Mich, recently
reported observing a strange phenom-
enon in large, level fields not far from
the city, says the Chicago Tribune.
Hundreds of snowballs, some of them
of colossal size, have been rolled to-
gether, it is thought, by the action of
the wind. The fields were covered with
them, and nature accomplished in one
night what it would take large force
of boys several days to do,