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Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
LEIGHTON.
Election News Received Under Difficult
 ties-A Tribute to Probty.

Election News Received Under Difficult
 ties-A Tribute to Probity.
 Leighton, Nov. 9.-(Special Correspon- dence.) e.)-Election news was very hard to obtain here on Wednesday. The tele- graph operator, J. c. Giddens, had strict orders not to make public any of the press dispatches passing over the wires, and private telegrams were meagre and unsatisfactory. Consequently an eager crowd had gathered to meet the noon train, hoping to procure Chattanooga papers, but their disappointment was keen on learning that the news agent had disposed of his supply long ere reach ing this place. The Memphis papers brought the first authentic account of the election, which was very disconcerting to the friends of Bryan and free silver. The only ray of sunshine penetrating the cloud of gloom was the certainty of the election of Congressman Wheeler, about which there had been little doubt from the first.
 Ben Parker, the jolly Tennessee mule dealer, is here this week collecting. Ben says this part of the country, from Chero- Eee to Decatur, is the best he ever work ed; that in over three hundred mules sold on credit he has never failed to collect in a single instance.
 R. M. Weaver, commissioner for the northwest district of Colbert county, one of the four elected last August, died at his home near Cherokee last Monday, Nov. 2 of typhoid fever after ten days illness. His death leaves vacant this i'm portant county office which will be filled by appointment of Gov. Oates.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

 1;Harrison Kennedy I: Prof. T. w. Pal nler, 2; s. D. McGee, A Mrs. Lee Myer, ?: Maj. Jas. Spence, 2ssPHof. W. H. Werner, 4; Miss Emma Donoho 2; Miss Lou Ware, 2; s. c. Weatherford, ?; w. I. Bates, 2; Scott Harper, 1; Mrs. $. V. M. Carson, ?; T. J. Powers, 3; A S.. VandeGraff, 2; Dr. J. T. Searcy, 2; Gen. R. c. Jones, 4; J. B, Hays, 2; Mrs. l.. A. Majors, 2: J. A. J.. Wilson, 2; ". c. Perkins, 2; Dr. Wm. Hes ter, 2; Mims# MeGhee, g c. L. SmallWood, 1; M. B. Donoho, q; Glenn Foster, 1; Mrs. Dolly Reynolds, 2: Misses Miller, 2; D. S. Olmstead, 2; Col. RIA Hardaway, 2; M. c. Thomas, 2; Geo. Simpson, l. w C.. Jemison, 2; T. J, Perry, 1 Geo. J. Aston, 2; Mrs. Allen, 2; .Chas. Morgan, 2; J. Lu- ther Foster 2 M. A.. Strickland, 1; Mrs. R. Maxwell, 1; Geo. A. Searcy, 1; c. M. Shirley, l; ". w. Brandon, 1; Capt. H. A. Parrish, 9; Geo. W. Christian, 2; Mrs. M. E. Abstiny 1 T. J. Ozment 9; D. B.. Nuzum, 2; Mrs. R. c. Powell, 2; T. F. Rice, 2. J.. H. Mccoy, ?; T. P. Knox, 2; Jas. Simpson, ?; A J. Stocks, 2; ". R. Medlin, 2; J. F. Warren, 2; chas. Fitts, l; Sam Turner. 1; J. J.. Nelson, 2; J. F. Gaines, 2; Dr. N. P. Marlowe, 2; Jno. D. Cooper, |; Andrew Monroe, ?; Miss Mary Howell. 4; Col. N. N. Clements, 2; R. B. McAlpine, 2; Gen. Geo. D. Johnston, 2 R. A. Childress, 2; Mrs. M K. Jones. 2; l.. G. Daniel, l; Chas. Maxwell, 2; Lucian Browne, 1; J. D. Foster, 1.
 There are about thirty preachers yet to be provided for. It is hoped that the committee will find homes for these at once.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
EVENING SESSION.

Very little business was transacted al the evening session of the convention The largest audience that has yet gone out, braved the indictment weather an6 looked in on the visiting brethren and the evening was devoted to the discus sion of various topics of vital interest
 The Work of Higher Education oi Woman" was discussed at length. pr Whitsitt, president of the Southern Bap- tist Theological seminary, of Louisville led the discussion in an address of some length. He expressed himself as in fa- yor of high education for women, but thinks that womanly accomplishments should really be her education with the sciences as her accomplishments.
 Rev. R. G. Patrick, of Marion, presi- dent of the Judson Institute and Dr. Campbell, of Troy, followed with ad- dresses on this subject.
 The devotional exercises were led by Rev. A. R. Hardy. The choir furnished music for the occasion.
 Dr. Whitstt, Rev Smith, president of Howard college, and P. T. Hale, presi- dent board of trustees of Howard, bade adieus to the convention and left for Bir- mingham last night.
 The visiting ministers will fill the va rious pulpits of the city churches today. At 3:30 D. m. in the First Bajtist, Young peoples work will be discussed by Rev. At 3:30 D. m., in the First Baptist, Young Peoples Union, and Rev. T. M. Galloway of Talladega.
 The convention will meet again in reg ular session Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock. and will probably hold three sessions before adjourning sine die.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
MOBILE.
An Analysis of the Official Count--The
 Weeks Marriage Licenses.

An Analysis of the Official Count-The
 Weeks Marriage Licenses.
 At few minutes past last night the tally lists of the votes cast for each cleo toral candidate throughout the county were completed at the sheriff's office and the full official return was made. It is unnecessary to go into the details of the list and the principle items of inter- est only are appended. Very little change is made from the figures given on the day following the election. The demo- cratic vote was as follows: Edward B. Almon, 3,S11; William B. Browne, 3,S04; Thomas L. Bulger, BETA; John D. Bur nett, 3,756; Thomas M Espey 3,763; Sam uel w. John, 3746; James J. Mayield, l.. Russell, 3757; John w. A. Sanford, 3730, and Columbus c. Appleton, 3,465. The largest vote obtained by a repub- lican candidate was that of Nathan B. Alexander, who received PITS or 1.093 less than Almon, democrat The lowest was given to MT. O.. E. Comstock. He pos sessed 14 votes in the final count. The strength of the national democrats could not be gauged as the biggest portion SUD- ported the republican ticket Their to- tai vote was less than 800. In the con- gressional contest Geo w. Taylor ob-
 
 2,366, making a. democratic majority of 1881.
 There was a meeting of the stockhold- CTS of the Mobile and Birmingham rail- road held at noon on Friday in the of- fees of the company in this city. It had been rumored that at this meeting the matter of the extension of the road to Birmingham would be considered. and also the building of another wharf and slip in this city for the rapidly-increasing business of the road.
 The meeting had been called to at tend to minor details connected with the operation of the road, and not to deal with any question of policy. The mat ters of the extension and the building of new wharf and slip were not men, toned.
 The following marriage licenses were issued to whites during the past week Rufus Tillman and Isabel Tillman; James R. Ward and Margaret Moore; Leonard LeBaron Lyons and Mary IT, win Hall; George J. Meyer and Minnie Burgan; Peter Edwards Draughon and Belle L. Parker; Henry Hoffman and Frances Isabel Venes; Dan Harris Dure and Jamie A. Dolive; William Hopper smith and Lena Liberato; Joseph Fallon and Theresa Lyon; James T. Scott and Mary Williams; Joseph J. Heiter and Katie E. Moneagle.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
TUSCALOOSA.
A List of Those Who Will Entertain tn,
 North Alabama Conference.

Tuscaloosa, Nov. 9.-(SpeciaI Corre- spondence.)-The following are those of our people who have thrown open their homes to the visiting members of the North Alabama conference soon to meet here, together with the number each will entertain.
 R. B. Dugger, 8; John Glascock. 1; Mrs. A. H. Harrison, 4; w. Y. Howell, g.; Mrs. Kate Abbott, 2; J. c. Harrison, 4; J. R. Kennedy, q; J. M. Daniel 5; W. l.. How ell' ?; pr; John Little, 2; J. T Jones, 8: Hanly, 2; Mrs. c. J. Hargrove, 5: W, D. Seed, 4; S. l.. Dobbs, 4; Dr. J. L. Fapt. q; Capt. H, F; WaIker ? J, H. smith, 2: Dn J. L. Williamson, 4. H, B Berry 2i Dr. B. F. Meek, 9; M. I. Burtoh. 2, Mrs s. D. Cade, 2,W. A Collier, 4. B. B. Cooper, 2; Mrs, Rama Jones, 2; Prof. ", c. Richs ardson, 2; Mrs Wm. Robinson, 2; Mrs. M D. Hargrove q O. c. Kilgore. 8i J 0. Prude, 1; J. D. Simpson. 6; R. D, Elliott,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
ALABAMA

negro does today. These negroes yet re- main in the one-room cabins and they have been given more advantages than any other alien race on the face of the earth"
 The report of the Sunday school board was taken off the table, and after a few minutes had been lost in a failure to adopt it; the report was remanded, to be again considered Monday.
 The annual report of the ladies' cen- tra1 committee was received and or dered spread upon the minutes.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

There are fifteen members this sessiol in the training class of the public schools The supply of teachers next year vii not be exhausted.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

Several of the city belles took spin ol their wheels around the loop yesterda. afternoon and enjoyed the bracing air.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
AFTERNOON SESSION,

The afternoon session was called to or der at 3:30 o'clock. The president called for the report on foreign missions board. This was read by Rev. MT. Foster. A report on Sunday schools was read by Rev. w. s. Brown. This report urged the formatio of teachers institutes, and recommended more extended use of the printed page in Sunday schools. Dr. J. M Frost, of Nashville, president of the Sunday school board, made an address. He said that the convention had never given any help to the Sunday school board, and that superin tendents pay too little attention to literature, often leav- ing boys of their schools the task of or dering il.
 The report on Sunday schools was tabled, to be further considered.
 Rev. w. w. Harris read the report on home missions, which was adopted.
 pr l. T. Tichenor, of Atlanta, corre- spending secretary of the home mission board. spoke thirty minutes. In speak ing of education among the negroes, he said: ''I can say without going into poll- ties that the grandest shame that was ever perpetrated upon the American peo- pie was the liberation of these people and the putting into their hands of the ballot before making any provision for their education. It is said that we do mol give the negro anything but a one- room cabin to live in. My father lived in a one-room cabin. How many gen. erations would I have to go back to fpd you forefathers living in one-roonl cab. ins? My father nor your father did not remain there. They educated themselves while enjoying less advantages than the
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
HUNTS WILLIE.
Proceedings of the Second Days Session
 of the Alabama Baptists.

Proceedings of the Second Days Session
 of the Alabama Baptists.
 Huntsville, Nov. S.-(Special Corre- snondence. 1.-The second day of the Ala bama Baptist State convention was dark and dismal. A cold, drizzling rain Tell during the morning and the streets be- came puddles of mud. This unpleasant weather. however did not materially af- feet the attendance upon the convention. The same audiences were present and the same interest was manifested.
 MORNING SESSION.
 The morning session was called to order at 9:30 o'clock. Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. w. D. Hubbard, of Greenville.
 Dr. J. l.. M. Curry, eX-Minister to Spain, delivered powerful address on education with special reference to Howard college. He was followed by Rev. B. D. Gray, pas tor First Baptist church of Birmingham, and Rev. r. T. Hale, president Of the trustees of Howard Rev Hale told of the debt hanging over the college how if the mortgages were foreclosed, the Bap- lists of the state would sustain a loss of that for which the denomination had been working during the past half century. He said that Howard college was in debt and that efforts had beeen made to free it. He appealed to the convention. col lections were taken and in very few minutes $1. 500 was raised.
 The convention rendered a card of thanks to Revs. Gray, Hale and Hobson for the noble work they have done to- ward raising the debt of Howard college and to their churches for releasing them while so employed.
 Just before the collections to raise How ards debt were closed. there was touch ing incident One old gentleman whose son had died in the beloved institution, erose and handed in his watch to be sold for the benefit of Howard. It was &C., cepted with regret Some one offered a dollar toward redeeming 1t. Another made the same offer. another still and then there was almost stampede among the delegates who were eager to press forward and give their dollars to redeem this offering. Silver dollars were shower ed upon the secretary's table and in less than two minutes there was sum of $52.75.
 The morning session was adjourned at a few minutes past II o'clock.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
EDUCATIONAL

This institution is the oldest, largest and best of it's kind in the state of Alabama. Hundreds of students in good paying posi- Bookkeeping. Practical methods. Cata- logue and full information free. Be sure to visit or address this College before going elsewhere. Sessions day and night.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-21
A 100000 Barn.

Curtis Miller was down from Orleans
township last Saturday and made this
office very pleasant call. During the
conversation he told us about new
barn he has been building the past fall.
The dimensions of the barn are 46X96
feet, with 24-foot side posts. 10Xl0
timbers were used i'm the construction.
The barn has genuine hip roof,
which probably is the only one in this
part of the country. 1t has dormer
windows high in the roof, for ventila-
ton. In the barn below is a place for
buggies and back of that there is room
for % cows and IL horses, with breed
ing stalls for each. The upstairs i'm
the barn is fitted up for hay and also
has grain bin which will hold 5000
bushels of grain.
The lumber i'm the barn cost 5000,
and the barn complete will cost $4,000.
This is probably the largest and best
barn in Winneshiek County.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-21
Don {. Hall Badly Burned.

Last Monday evening Don G. Hall
and his company were giving an ex-
hibition at Lawler, when during the
performance, an accident occurred, of
which the Lawler Dispatch says:
However, the accident which re-
suited so disastrOusly occurred in the
grand final, at 1890, when he placed
one of his assistants in a cataleptic
state, stretched between two chairs, and
was to break large limestone rock on
his chest with a ten-pound sledge ham,
mer. He had delivered the second
blow without breaking the stone, and
in swinging the hammer for the third
time it came in contact with four
light chandelier hanging in the "f1ies"
breaking one lamp into fragments and
igniting the oil, the burning mass fall
ing directly upon his wealth Of flowing
hair, nearly twenty-fOur inches in
length, which he wore gracefully hang
ing down his back. The flames made
short work of the hair, burning it almost
entirely from his head. In his frantic
efforts to protect himself, and before
assistance could reach him, his face,
neck and hands were burned into
blisters. Medical aid was promptly
obtained, and everything done to re-
lieve him; yet the pain was certainly
intense, and he developed rare ar
ticle of nerve and fortitude i'm its for
bearance.
At the time of the accident panic was
narrowly averted. The audience being
composed principally of ladies, many
of them made wild rush for the door
leading to most dangerous stairway,
and that several were not precipitated
down its length, is a miracle.
1t developed that Mr.. Hall is a
member in good standing, of the
knights of Pythias. The local MEM
bers of that society were promptly
notified, and it goes without saying
that they will look after his welfare.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-21
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In The District court for Wianesheik County.
JOHN FINN, Plaintiff.
VS..
NELLIE DAHL, ANNIE
DAHL, LOUIS DAHL, : May Term, 1896.
INGEBORG RANDINE
and l.. OLESON,
Defendants.
To THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
YOU are hereby notified that there is now on
i file in the Office of the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court in and for the County of Winnie
sheik, State of Iowa, a petition OF the Plaintiff
above named, claiming OF you Sll93S with
interest thereon from Dec. 9Th, 1896, said claim
being only against Deft. Nellie Dahl, no per-
sonal claim being made against any other De-
PENDANT, and being for lumber, hardware and
material furnished for building on Lot 5,
subdivision of Lots and 7, Block IL, DEBORAH,
Iowa, and claiming Mechanics Lien on said
premises therefor.
And that unless you appear thereto and de-
fend before noon Of the second day of the next
term of the said court appointed to be held at
the Court House in said county, commencing
on the 18th day of May, 1896, your default will
be entered and judgment rendered against
you thereon in accordance with the prayer Of
said petition. l.. BULLS,
ATTORNEY for Plaintiff.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-21

and yet quick as a flash in thought
and act, who stands with his hand on
the throttle, and guides the time con-
quering flight of the speeding trains,
Behind him are life and property,
what we have and what we are. And
the firm hand and the steady head,
mark the greatness of the daily hero,
the railroad engineer.
Last night the trains had stopped.
The journey was over Waiting
friends had made their welcome,
weary travellers had found their destin-
alton. The dangers were all left be-
hind when the long trail of smoke,
like waving ribbon was slowly set
thing i'm the frosty air. Beside his
mighty steed, painting yet with the
breathless stride of the mighty onrush,
the engineer alights: he pats the
mighty TANKS; he taps the mighty
hOOfs; he speaks to it, as to living
thing; he has no fear of this mighty
mechanism. His arms reach among
the massive levers; he peers with
solicitous eye between those hercuiean
wheels.
Anyone will say he is safe. An hour
ago he was in danger. Fifty miles an
hour were speeding behind him. Any
instant a broken rail, a metal flaw, an
air-bubble in that crashing steel might
mean awful death.
But now he is safe; his journey is
over. Ninety thousand chances to one,
in an hour he will be sleeping the sleep
of weary manhood.
All! alas! alas! Who can tell? There
is a fatal mistake. From the far-off
rear of the train there is sudden jar
Not much-only single foot, but it is
enough and i'm an instant the engineer
is sleeping the dreamless sleep of death,
and up under the silent stars goes his
soul to find mercy, we know, with Him,
who knows how often that engineer had
borne safely the precious trust of hui
man life, even at the peril of his own.
And my brethren, so may it come to
you and me.
OF us who sit here now before Gods
altar, who will be here year, a month,
week, ever again. God knows, but re-
member this and let it be the motto of
this new years life: The great, the
greatest thing in all this world, heed it
busy man of the world, heed it careless
woman of pleasure. The greatest
thing in all this world is to so live by
Gods assisting grace that every day
may be golden key to open for us the
portals of everlasting life.-Cedar Rap
ids Gazatte.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-21
MAY STOP FOREVER.
The Time When Our Days May Cease to
Run. Beautiful Reference to the Death
of Engineer William Gibson.

DIR. Green was preaching a New
Year Sermon to his congregation Sun
day suited to the first Sunday of 1896.
He had spoken of the improvement to
be desired in individual life in devotion
to the church and In the financial
management of the parish, and as he
was closing his sermon he spoke as
follows:
And finally, dear brethren, | would
have you remember that some time
these days and months and years as
they come and go will cease with us
forever. L know it is trite and old to
say that we must die; to turn to the
flush of this new year of grace and face
the grim specter that haunts us at best
far too often for our peace.
And yet, after all, that is the great,
the all apparent fact, that closes the
vista of vision to nearly every one of
us. "Man that is born of woman hath
but a short time to live;" that sentence
is written everywhere.
The ruins of the ages past; the fading
memories of earthly greatness; the
very earth, furrowed all over its face
with myriads of graves, all warn us OF
the transitory character of life, and
preach to us with thousand eloquent
tongues to be ready for its sudden
close.
And none can tell when the end
shall come. Suddenly, like thief in
the night; silently stealing into the
very rush of our life's concerns, comes
the rider of the Arabs white camel,
who lays finger on the eye and says
"be sightless,n and on the lips and
COWS Igl.a craaah lacC ~ anA on fhn hoo ri
and says "be still"
Never was this great truth more ac.
centuated or more plainly writ than
for us today.
Last night, while we lay wrapped in
peaceful sleep-sleep, pale deaths coun.
terpart, but kindly still i'm that we
sky and through the frozen moonlight
the great express train stopped at the
foot of the hill, its journey over, as the
bells rung the quiet midnight
y All night it had flown across the
winter landscape, rushing through the
valleys, laundering over bridges, wax
ing the echoes of the slumbering towns
with the clamorous shrek of its nigh
ty voice and the steady onrush of its
rumbling wheels.
through InOSe miles anu miles Oh
night, past dangers seen and unseen,
bearing the precious freight of human
lives, the faithful engineer, the con-
slant hero of our daily life, had
brought his mighty charge.
A hero ever and always is this rail-
road engineer.
We oftimes think that the heroic
the valiant have faded from the
aic outlines of our life to-day. But
4 with instructive homage when
meet this quiet, self-contained
reposeful in his conscious power,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-21
To Mexico in January.

Under the personal escort of Reau
Campbell, Manager American Tourist
Association. Special cars, special train,
special features, special rates. Through
cars from Minneapolis, st. Paul,
Winona, Dubuque, on January 2lst.
Finest trip OH the American continent
for the least money.
All particulars furnished on appli.
cation to Reau Campbell, Manager,
Room 925, Old Colony Building,
Chicago, or any Agent of the Chicago
Milwaukee d st. Paul Railway.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-21
Retires from Actual Business Life.

John Carver has sold his shoe-shop
outfit to Ole Xvii, who will continue
to do repairing at the old stand. Mr..
Carver began working at his trade in
the city of Montreal i'm 1850, and has
worked at it almost continually since.
He is now in the sixty-first year of his
age, and intends retiring permanently
from the bench. He owns a comfort
able residence and several lots i'm the
south part of the city, and hopes by
the aid of his garden, small pension,
and some light employment less con-
filming than his trade, to be able to pro-
vide a comfortable living for himself
and wife, their children all being
grown up and doing nicely for them
selves. He has purchased Museum
Exhibition Case outfit of the War Pho
tograph and Exhibition Co., of Hart
ford, Conn.,, who have assigned him
ten counties i'm Iowa and six i'm Min
nesota in which to exhibit and sell
their views, being actual photographs
taken at the front by the government
photographer. Some of these scenes
will impress the rising generation
that the awful game of war is no
dream, while they will remind the old
soldiers of those once familiar scenes.
Mr.. Carver is also making arrange
ments to deliver his lecture on "The
Social Worth of the Young Man." a
lecture full of practical thoughts, al
ways listened to with marked atten-
ton by both old and young. The old
gentleman regards it as a bit of true
philosophy for men of his years to
spare their waning energies of body as
much as possible, and thus make the
sunset side of their lives as easy and
pleasant as health and circumstances
will permit.