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The Globe-republican., 1896-08-06

The Duchess of Marlborough has had
her miniature painted, showing simply
= delicate drapery of tulle around her
shoulders and white bow in her hair,
and it is such an exquisite success that
the duke has ordered two more similar
in style which are to cost $1,000. A
woman did the work at Blenheim.
The Globe-republican., 1896-08-06
Gees CousA RalaaA

It is said that the Greenland whale
attains the age of 400 years.
The Globe-republican., 1896-08-06

river, near Usage. He, in cOmpa a;
with two others. was on fishing trip,
and while arranging their net the boat
capsized. His companions swan tc
the shore. but Lumley returned for the
oars, which had been lost when tie
boat overturned, and got beyond MS
depth and sank.
A Kansas City cook rode in a box car
to Topeka looking for job. He jump
ed out of the car and was shot by q
policeman. The man will not die, and
the policeman expresses his surprise
that he was hit at all, as he only slot
to scare. 1t is playful habit Topc'xa
policemen have of shooting men, some
times killing them. There is law
against it and occasionally the MUIR
derers are sent to the penitentiary.
But punishment has not broken up the
habit. 1t is so infrequcnt: besides
there is the board of pardons to undo
the work of the jury.
A Kansas boy who smoked 100
packages of cigarets saved the pictures
and sent them to the firm, asking what
they would give for them. The an
swer was as follows Smoke ! 200 more
and we'll send you a coffin.
A novel and very commendabie fea
ture of the service of the First NJ E
ehurch. Rev. DR.. Swaney pastor. at
Holton last Sunday was that carriages
were provided to go to different parts
Of the city to bring mall the old people.
the subject of the sermon being Tho
God Of The Aged.
The Globe-republican., 1896-08-06

One of the features attached to the
Kansas penitentiary is that the State
owns a mine and operates it through
the convicts. 1t is go feet deep and
the first move is always to put new
convicts into it. They dread this or
deal as one might dread being passed
into the Internal regions, but after a
time they get used to it and prefer the
life in the mine. They can talk to one
another down there. The coal is used
in all state institutions. A good share
of it is distributed among very Door
people every winter. What is left is
sold to a contractor. The penitentiary
is not onl. self-supporting, but last
year it actually paid into the State
treasury from the sale of coal and from
other sources ST., 900.
Governor Morrill, Wednesday granted
a pardon to II. E. Gaines, the topeka
policeman. who was last Febr aary
sent to the penitentiarv for one year
for shooting an old German named
Cruger.
The body of young negro was
found by some fishermen in the Raw
river at Central avenue in Kansas City,
Hans. Saturday afternoon.
Ed Kingsbury of Cowley county has
! IN apple tree that contains apples two
inches ia diameter on some branches
and blossom ON other other branches.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22


Payne, North Carolina all the Love and
by-a King, Illinois by a Prince, and the
people of Iowa by their Cousins.
1.-THE silver Moon from the Tennessee
mountains looks down peacefully upon
a Hill in Connecticut, sasMarsh in Hlt-
nnis, near which is planned a Cannon
that has seen muchesefviee, Flood IN
Virginia, a Beach in Ohio,zan Eddy in
Minnesota, Strait in South Carolina, and
Hull of long standing in Iowa, while 1T
sheds bright Ray upon the state Of
New York. a - *
there are only Browns in Ohio and North
Carolina, White in the latter state, and
both White and Jet In Illinois.
A Bell from Colora ozrnay ring loudly
in California and Sweet and Low in New
York. Pennsylvania sends two finefook-
ing Stones, both of whom have been here
before, while Vermont which.@has such
an abundant of marble, sends only Grout
Three good Walkers viii be in the next
from Virginia, to say nothing of Strobe
from Nebraska. The Little man from
Arkansas may offset Grow in Pennsyl-
vania III ssrl asaf+zfr. -
Messrs. Robb, Steele and Gamble would
hardly be a success as a firm in any
other business than bank breaking or
train wrecking in either Missouri, In
diana Or South Dakota. Should they de-
eide to divide their Gains in Tennessee
they might Settle in Kentucky, or pos
sibly in North Carolina, after a Sharp
contest. Should any of the members of
congress desire to indulge in the national
game they may use the Ball which Will
be sent here by Texas. Illinois will be
sure to make a safe Hit. -
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22

New York Journal.
Mr.. Moody, the noted evangelist, is
holding series of meetings in this city,
which excite profound interest in relig-
ious circles The halls where he speaks
are crowded daily and nightly by very
large audiences, composed for the most
part of people who are not usually
classed as sinners. They are the we'll
dressed comfortable, decorous men and
women who are to be seen in the pews Of
the churches every Sunday. Mr. Moody's
mission, indeed, judging from his ad-
dresses, is not to those who are sunk IN
poverty, as well as in sin, but to the con-
gregations of the various evangelical de-
nominations. And this is highly com
mendable mission, which, IL conducted
intelligently and vigorously, cannot but
result in good. Every distinct class OF
people is apt to have its SPECIFIC weak
ness and the weakness of the class TO
whom Mr. Moody comes as quickenlng
preacher is a tendency to seek respecta-
bility rather than ELECTROMAGNETIC form
their conduct not so much on the teach-
ings of Jesus of Nazareth as on the ira.
ditions of their sects and the example Oh
those around them.
Hence. it comes about that the atmos-
phere of a church is too often repellant
to the sort of sinners who stand in great
est need of salvation and of human help
to lift them from the misery ignorance,
their passions or their vices, or all com
bined, have plunged them. If Mr. Moody
will urge upon his hearers the truth that
responsibility which has more of sever
ity than virtue in it is as frightening 10
repentant disreputa as the ostenta-
tious formal piety of the Pharisees was
offensive to Jesus, he may accomplish re-
suits for humanity. And If Mr.. Moody
will tell his Christian listeners that Sc
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22
FREE HOME TREATMENT.
DR.. Hartman's Cure for Chronic Catarrh
"A Generous Offer

"A Generous Offer.
In view of the great multitude of peo-
pie suffering from some form of chronic
eatarrh, and yet unable to find any cure,
DR.. Hartman, the well-known eastern
physician and surgeon, has announced
his willingness to direct the treatment
of as many cases of catarrh as make APP
plication to him during the next two
months without charge. The. treatment
will be conducted by correspondence.
The doctor will prescribe all medicines
applications, hygieHic and dietary regu-
lations necessary to complete cure.
The medicines prescribed can be obtained
at all drug stores. Any person can be-
come a regular patient by sending age,
condition of life, history and symptoms
of disease and treatment previously re-
ceived. All correspondence will be held
strictly confidential. No testimonials of
cures will be given to the public except
by the express wish of the patient.
AS is well-known, DIR. Hartman is the
president of the Surgical Hotel, an in
stitution which has q department de-
voted exclusively to the treatment of ca
tarrhal diseases. The principal remedy
he relies upon in such cases Is Pe-runa,
which every person should have who has
any catarrhal affection. Those wishing
to become patients should address DR..
S. B. Hartman, Columbus, o.
The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing
company, of Columbus o., are sending
free to any person writing for it 64-page
pamphlet devoted exclusively to the
treatment of catarrh, written by DR..
Hartman.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22
COAL FROM CHINA.

China has thrown down the gauntlet
to the big coal, miners of this country.
An American bark recently brought TO
the Pacific coast a mixed sample cargo
of anthracite and manufactured coal,
mined and made in the Tonquin dis
trict. 1t is intended to- push the Chi
nese fuel at prices greatly below those
which Pennsylvania and Welsh Goals of
the same character are now bringing.
Experts have pronounced the Tonquin
coal bed practically inexhaustible. The
manufactured coal Is entirely new TO
American markets. 1t is made by the
Chinese natives from coal dust. The
dust is mixed with a. pitchy substance,
and compressed into egg-shaped Jumps,
The infiammablee cement. adds combus-
ton, and the coal makes a very hot and
a very clean fire. The imported coal is
said to be of the finest quality, fully equal
to the best American or British Goals,
while 1t can be sold profitably at a price
much below the standard rates. Penn
sylvanfa and Welsh anthracite for house
use are now selling at about S13 ton.
The Tonquin coal of the same grade can
be sold to give a. good return at 20 ton,
while quoted at least 81 a ton under the
present price of Welsh coal of that grade.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22
CASToRIA.
The fac If
49, =: i ZsxAzzz@ ~! g; &
THE VALUE OF GOOD ROADS.

Cultivating ten acres eight miles from
the station I buy two tons of fertilizer
for $40. This quantity makes eight loads
for one horse, and six hours are required
for trip. The time of myself and horse
is worth 60 cents per load. I make 500
crates of vegetables, which require sew
enty-one trips to get them to the station,
at cost Of $42.e0. On hard roads could
haul my $40 worth of fertilizer in four
trips of four hours each, at a cost of st.60.
1 could haul my 500 crates of vegetables
in thirty-five trips of four hours each,
at cost of s14. On the sand roads one
horse is required seventy-one days to
ship my CROP which is longer time than
the shipping season. hence am compelled
to keep two horses during the year. or
hire from my neighbors at busy time.
The cost of keeping the second horse
may be safely estimated at $25. So much
of my time is used in my trips to town
that during three months of the year I
am compelled to hire an extra hand,
which costs me about $45. The foregoing
items will suffice to show that bad roads
cost on my ten-acre crop S101.S being q
tax of over SO per acre.-Correspond
Leesburg (Fla.) Commercial. {
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22
MOody's Missiotl--.aaA
TO THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.

we're Responsibilities manifested in
dissemination to touch elbows with coats
that are not of good cut, and repugnancd
to meeting on a cordial footing those
who are not above a certain social caste
gives point to the assertion so frequent
ly made that the average city church is
not much else than social club for the
exclusive use of the contributing mem
bers, he may broaden the minds and
widen the sympathies of many excellent
people who expect to be Is well placed
in the next world as they are in this.
Mr. Moody may not he able, as he would
say, to win New York for Christ but
a man of his force and authority should
certainly not be powerless to make better
men and women of the protesting Chris
lions who are so much like their worldly
neighbors that only an expert can dlstln-
gush- between them. More warmth OF
heart less fear of criticism, closer study
of the Bible more attention to the pre-
cepts of the sermon on the mount, and
less to church custom, a real recognition
of the essential brotherhood and sister
hood of all men and women, whether they
be responsible or the reverse, ana gen
uine desire to model their lives as near
as may be on that of Jesus, who was no
aristocrat-if MIR. Moody will preach thus
to the brethren and sisters who Hook 10
his meetings, he may kinde fire of god
ly zeal in this sin-suffering metropolis
And we trust that before the evangelist
concludes his labors here he Will explain
to the churches fully why 1t Is that as
they so loudly complain, they have lost
their hold on the masses. Above all, IL Is
to be desired that he will not neglect to
give some sound advice to the preachers.
They need it. Too many of them are
worldly minded, and not few of them
are more ardent for the success of their
political party than they are for the
spread of Christs Gospel.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22
Va. and Ala. Coal Co. Splint
Coal. sun&wed If.
THE MESSIAH"
sun&wed If.

George Frederick Handel the composer
of the oratoric Messiah" selections from
which will be sung on the evening of Dec
90, at ST Mary's-on-the ighlands, was
born at Halle, Germany, Feb. %, 1885,
He was a precocous boy and early
evinced remarkable musical talent so
much SO that at the age of II years his
teacher at that time declared that he
could teach the boy no more. In 1904
Handel composed his first cantata, and
opera. Shortly after this me went to
Jtalv nv inyitatioIi of a prince of the
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22

Spain toward the United States. Dis
patches from Madrid show that there Is
large and deep-voiced clamor against
this country. No doubt the possibility of
SPANS committing any act that would
constitute a casus beli is greatly over
rated, but there is no doubt that such an
act would be hailed with pleasure by the
mass of the American people. Any arm
ed conflict with Spain would certainly pe
short sharp and decisive; and it would
put the United States in a position TO as
sumo protectorate over Cuba, and that
would insure the freedom of the unhappy
island. And that Is a contamination de-
voutly to be wished by every true Amerl-
can.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22
ODD NAMES IN CONGRESS.
A Washington Newspaper Has Fun Will
the Repres entatlyes- Elect.

A Washington Newspaper Has Fun With
the Represe ntatiyes- Elect
Washington Post.
From over in Maryland comes Dr.
Booze, and, while there may be no sig
nificance whatever in this close conjunc-
ton, the name of the representative in
the very next district is Mudd. Mary
land also sends Barber and
Baker to the next house. A Cooke is
found in the Illinois delegation, a Gard
ener in New Jersey, Plowman in Ala
bama, a Cowherd in Missouri, Bishop
in Michigan, a Brewer in Ohio, two
Coopers, one from Texas and the other
from Wisconsin; two Taylors, one from
Ohio and the other from Alabama; four
Smiths, two from Michigan and one each
from Illinois and Arizona. A Miller
comes from West Virginia, but Illinois
err New Jersey and North Carolina each
Fowler. But Pennsylvania contributes
Robbins.
The little New England state of Rhode
Island sends a Bull. Virginia Lamb,
North Carolina q Martin, Mississippi
Ohio a Kerr, while a Skinner
comes from North Carolina and
q Packer from Pennsylvania. There
is Fischer in the New York delegation,
but the only thing for him to catch is
Sauerhering. of Wisconsin, Fruit, too,
is scarce, there being only one Berry,
from Kentucky.
Congress Is a large body In itself, but
1t has only a Foote in New York and a
Tongue in Oregon. A whole Mann is in
Illinois, however, and there Is another
Handy in Delaware. There is a Moody in
Massachusetts,, a Miner In Wisconsin,
and Young In Virginia and Pennsylva-
mia, and, above all, a Bland in Missouri.
New York appropriates to itself all the
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22
Splint Coal. Va. and Ala.
Coal Co. sunSwed If.
CURA, SPAIN AND THE UNITED
STATES.
sun&wed II,


New York Journal.
The probability of a serious engage
ment between the Spanish forces under
Gen. Weyler and the Cuban patriots un-
Ger Gen. Maceo gives considerable ankle
ty to the friends of the Cuban cause in
this city, 1t is feared that the Cubans
may lose the battle owing to lack of
ammunition. 1t seems a great pity that
such a possibility should confront the
people so gallantly struggling for free
dom, and it is still greater pity that the
attitude of the United States government
should be to no small extent responsible
for It. The vigilance of our revenue Of
fcers, acting under stringent orders to
obey the international law of neutrality,
prevents much needed ammunition pur-
chased in this country from reaching the
Cubans.
President Cleveland has stretched the
doctrine of neutrality to the breaking
point, and should even temporary dsas-
Ter result to the patriot cause from his
hostile attitude, it will put the finishing
touch to his record of unpopularlty. The
people of the United States are for Cuban
freedom at any price. SPANS one ally
is in the white house. ~.
The hope of Cuba at the present mo-
ment lies In the hostile disposition of
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22
Commissioners Sale.

! In pursuance and in accordance with the
terms and direction of a commission, is
sued and addressed to the undersigned, by
the Hon. M. T. Porter, judge of the probate
court of Jefferson. county, bearing date the
9Th day of November, 1896 / will proceed to
sell to the highest bidder, rscash, at pub
nc. auction; In front OF the court house of
said county, on
MONDAY, THE 18th DAY OF DECEM-
BIER, 1896,
at u o'clock M, all that certain real prop
erty which is described as follows: Com
mence at the northeast corner of the north
west quarter of section "a and run east one
quarter of a mile; thence south one-quarter
of "a mile; thence west one-quarter of q
mile; thence south one-quarter of q mile :
thence west one-half mile; thence north
one-quarter of MILE thence by straight
line to point of beginning, containing one
hundred and sixty acres, in section "a, town.
ship To- range east, which said land is to be
sold under the decree of said court for the
purpose of division between and among
the several owners thereof, who are as fol-
lows: Alex. Keith, VIM. Keith, Lem Keith,
Annie Leslie, Polly Rocker, Jane Hill, ]. j.
Glenn, Mary Moore Hulda Glenn, Martha
Ann Williams, Warren Despains, Noble Ad-
kins, Mary Adkins. Isabella Adkins James
Adkins, Joe Adkins Devox Adkins, Francis
Adkins r. +. Keith. u. w. Keith, j. D.
Keith. Sudie Pressly, Jennie Hall. Alice
Henry, Wash Nicely, Fanny Nelly, Sallie
Cheat, Joe Choat, John Choat, Carrie Choat,
Francis Choat and Elizabeth Crumpton.
D. A. GREENE,
1ov22-4t-su Commissioner.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22
HANNA,s WORD FoR TT.

We have Mark Hannas word for 1t
that we are to have better times. If Mark
had kept up his expenditures of the syn
dicate's fund for the next four years like
he did for few weeks before the cleo
ton, times would indeed be prosperous,
but as he has ceased putting money in
circulation we fear that the syndicates
will now proceed to make their money
back off the people.-JasperaEag le..----
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22
POOR OLD SAM

Not many years ago, when I was lit
tie girl, we. lived on an old plantation
down in Virginia. Almost every little
white child in Virginia has what they
call there my NANNY This in an old
servant who has been in the family for
years, and her word is law to the little
one. -
1 remember so well how mine used to
sing me to sleep with little song:
Suns in the west, 80
Turkeys gone to rest;' 4,
Go to- sleep, my little baby"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22
Splint Coal is the best.
ARMS CAN'T REACH 'EM.

The Montgomery Advertiser is eager to
shake hands now, across the bloody
chasm but the devilish free silver boys
are widening the chasm every day and
Grandma's feeble arms can't reach 'em.
Ozark Banner-Advertiser.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22

Sometimes she would stop singing, and
would look up to find her fast asleep
herself, but if 1 moved she would COM
mence again with: - fsts
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-22

Special Prices to Merchants Buying at Wholesaler
Sole Agents for Smith Stoughons Celebrated Shoes
and Boring & Co.'s Ladies' Shoes. :
Money Re'uned il Not Satisfied with More Than Your Moneys Worth" 81
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-10
Narrow Escapes.

Mr.. Charles Davis had very narrow
escape from drowning at East Harpswell
one day lately. Mr.. Davis was standing
up in his boat when it gave luroh tina
sent him backward Into the water. He
managed to grasp the boat and after
struggling some time succeeded in reaoh-
ing an island that was near from which
Mr.. Wisman rescued him very much
chilled.
Miss Mabel e. Hunter, daughter of Me.
John M. S. Hunter, of the Pennington
Chronicle, and formerly of the PRESS,
almost miraoulously escaped terrible
injury Thursday night. Shortly after
midnight she rose from her bed and half
asleep went into another room, at the
home of her grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Nichols (where she was sto ppinp
while her parents we're out Of town. and
while returning to her bed she mistook
the stairway for the door to her room
stepped on the landing and went head
long to the bottom of the flight of stairs
which are narrow and very steep. She
was lady burised about the right hip
and shoulder as we'll as much frightened
but providsntially received no lasting
injury.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-10
FREEBooTERs AFLoAT.
They Raided the Yacht Fleet but Got No
Plumber.

Several of the yachts lying & their
moorings in the harbor were broken into
some night this week. The breaks were
discovered Thursday. Mr.. S. q. Ross
found that the companionway slide on
his small sloop had been smashed in.
making hole through which the In
truders entered the cabin. So far az Mr..
Ross could learn by o hasty examination.
nothing was missing. 1t was later
learned that the Libbie R., Sena and
Gwendo1in had also been entered in
much the same way, the oompanionway
slides being PRED open. In all the boats
the contents of the cabins had been
thoroughly overhauled bu, nothing
seemed to have been taken. The appear
ances would indicate that tile thieves
were looking for small articles of value,
and did not care or dare to steal any
thing Of bulk.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-10
CITY oovERNMEnT.
Special nj Getting of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen.

A special meeting Of tho Board of May
or and Aldermen was held yesterday
noon.
Absent: Aldermen Jlsley, Mcdonald
and Leighton.
A communication was received from
the Portland Sanitary Company stating
that as they were constantly trying to
improve the sanitary conditions Of the
city and to compel citizens to keep their
sidewalks free of Toe and snow in win
ter. and to make it mutually agreeable
to all and at the same time reduce the
cost of removing snow, the company
asks for license to remove the snow
from the sidewalks with a horse. The
work will be done at night without dan
ger to life and limb. as with the sand
cart. and if granted permission the COM
pany binds itself to be responsible for
any damage that may OCCUR.
The communication was placed on file.
An insane woman was ordered sent
to the hospital at Augusta.
Petitions were receive ed from H. Tucker
for permission to erect q carriage house
at "a Cumberland streeu, and Q. h. Hob
son a dwelling at 40 Washington street.
Granted, sub1eot to favorable report of
the committee. ae
Petitions for license az victualler was
received from C. j. Fredericton, 16 In
dia street, and to keep billiard hall
from Charles RosenbIoom at No. State