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Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
To Be Entitled An Act to Prohibit Book making or Pool Selling in the State of Alabama

TO pa Entitled An Act to Prohibit Book
 making or Pool Selling in the State of
 Alabama.
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the general assembly of Alabama. That if any person shall buy or sell what is commonly known as a pool or any interest or share in any such pool, or shall make or take what is commonly known as a book upon the run ming, pacing or trotting, either within or without the state, of any mare, horse or
 eelding, such person shall be fdeemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on convic-
 ton shall be punished by fine not ex- ceeding $500 and by imprisonment Tn the county jail or at hard labor for the coun- ty not exceeding six months, one or poth at the discretion of the court.
 Section g. Be it further enacted, That IT any person or corporation shall habltual- lv or otherwise conduct the practices com.
 monly known as book making or pool selling. or either of them, or shall keep a nlaee to which persons shall resort for engaging in such practices, or in either of them, or for betting upon the event of any horse race or other race or contest either within or without this state, sucn
 person or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on convlc- tion thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 and by imprison- ment in the county jail or at hard iaoor for the county for not less than one year nor more than two years.
 Section 8. Be it further enacted, That if any corporation of this state shall be convicted of a violation of any Of the provisions of this act, such conviction shall have the effect to dissolve such cor
 poration and to render forfeit and void it's corporate franchise and powers with out any other or further proceedings to that end
 Section A. Be it further enacted. That all laws, or parts of laws, general or special, inconsistent with this act be and | the same are hereby repealed and this act | shall take effect immediately.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
DEATH RECORD.
MRS. JACOB HAUsER.

At 7:30 o'clock Sunday morning at the family residence, Avenue and Eleventh street, Mrs. Jacob Hauser, after a brief illness of dysentery, passed away. sur rounded by her loved ones. Deceased was in her ,60th year and had many warm friends here who sympathize with her family in their bereavement. Mrs: Hau- ser was a native of Switzerland and mov- ed to this country in 1865, coming to Bir- mingham with her husband and -amily in 1878. Besides her husband she leaves four children. Charles and William Haul ser, and Mesdames Chris Rainbow and l.. Bonde. The funeral takes place tnis
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
VOTE FOR ELECTORS.

VOTE FOR ELECTORS.
 The total vote for electors was as fol- lows:
 Nathan H. Alexander, 3,394; Edward B. Almon, 6,977; John Andrews, 238; J. B. Appleton, 369; F. B. Baldwin, 3S4; J. M. Barnes, 145; Thomas B. Bickley, 1,S42; William B. Browne, 7,003; Charles w. Buckley, 3092; Thomas l.. Bulger, 6,SS7; Joseph W. Burke, 2,993; w. P. Burks, 450; John D. Burnett, 6,S69; c. E.. Crenshaw, 95; William M. Coleman, 525; O. B. Com stock, IS; J. B. Cumming, SS; Anthony R. Davison, 2,6S6; l.. O. Dawson, 122; c. D. Dunn. GA; Thomas M. Esqy, 6,799; Fred erick s. Ferguson, 232; Nelson Fuller 451 {; H. P. Gaines. 423; Alpheus B. Gaston. Harvey, 42S; S. A. Hobson, 421; Daniel 10. Huger. PTS; Samuel W. John. 6,55S; A. B. Jones, 2,932; Lawrence s. Knight, All; Ed mund B. Langley, 3S9; Lawrence H. Lee, 261: J. c. Lester 276; James J. Mayfeld. 6,S13; J. P. Mudd, 313; William Q. Mulkey. 2.912; Charles B. Powell, 6,707; Charles Battery, S06; R. Barnwell Rhett, 277; Ed ward l.. Russell 6,S76: John W. A. Sam ford. 6.944: R, L. Scale. 914; John G. Scar cy. 425; John B. Shields, 2S35; John A. Steele, 2.S70; John w. Stewart, TIT; A. S. Stockdale, 215; J. J. Taylor. S5; Nich- olas M. Ware. 3,095; Andrew J. Warner, s,195 Morris D. Wickersham, S,143; c. c. Appleton, 6,625.
 Taking a republican, democrat, gold democrat. prohibitionist and Bryan and Watson elector at random from. the above totals, one gets the following; Republi- can, S.394 votes; democratic. GAIT: popu- lite, 4sS; gold democrats. 32S; prohibition ist, SS. From these figures the average majority can be figured out
 LAwSON'S VOTE.
 Lawson's vote was as follows: Nc
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
POOL SELLING.
Must Go, Say the Mnisters-The Bill Prepared and Which They Will
 Push

Prepared and Which They Will
 Push.
 The ministers of the state will make a strong fight against pool selling before the legislature, which convenes today. A reporter of the State Herald was presented with the following copy of a bill which the ministers will ask be enacted into law. It will be noticed that no provision is made against horse rac- ing but against betting on such races. The reporter has also been informed that a copy of the bill has been for warded to all ministers throughout the state, irrespective of creed, with the re- quest that they use all legitimate in fiuence with their immediate represent atives and state senator in the interest of the bill and secure as many sigma lures as possible to petition, when properly signed, to be forwarded to the chairman of the ministerial club in this city. Dr. o. P Fitzsimmons, who will fife same with the legislature.
 A letter has been addressed to each and evry senator and representative In the state directing attention to the pro- posed bill, urging them to pass 1t.
 The bill reads as follows:
 A BILL
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

At her residence in Woodlawn yester- day morning Mrs. Ricketts, widow of the late w. A. Ricketts, passed away after a. long and useful Christian life Deceased leaves six grown children, who have the sympathy of many friends in their great loss. The funeral takes place this morn- ing at Il o'clock, interment at Woodlawn cemetery.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

All the spell-binders who used to be democrats, but took up the fight for Me- Kinley who were not regularly on Han nas pay roll should be given some office Of course, those who, like Burke Coch7 ran, were paid off as the work was done, are already settled with.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

The State Herald has engaged the ser- vices of Mir. A. o. Harwell as special cor respondent from Montgomery during the session of the legislature, and our read CTS will have laid before them promptly every morning full and accurate reports of what was done by the lawmakers the day before.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

If MT. McKinley's remedies for the con- dition the country has been in during the past three years are correct it will be proven before another election comes aronnd
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

Up to date no one has been heard to advise MT. Mckinley to use his best ef- fort to bring about international agree
 ment on the coinage question.
 It was admitted on all sides during the campaign just closed that under the gold standard dollar would purchase more of the products of labor than it would under the free coinage of silver. It ap- pears that the gold standard is to prevail at least for four more years, and we are therefore of opinion that the legislature which meets today should take cogri- zance of this fact and cut railroad and other charges down in proportion If the farmer must sell his cotton a gold stand- ard prices he should have the benefit of freight and passenger rates based on the gold standard. If the legislatures of all our states would see to it that the gold standard falls alike on all the people, we are pretty sure that in four years
 from now the people who produce the
 wealth of the country will be as well pleased with the workings of the Britt ish financial system in the United States as the owners and operators of corpor- ations will be. Let's have things fair In order to have "sound money" the farmer must raise 6-cent cotton, and It is only fair that the railroads should be allowed to charge only 1R cents per mile for carrying passengers and freight rates should come down in proportion.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

With control of both branches of the legislature the republicans of Illinois will prove themselves to be very ungrateful if they fail to elect Senator Palmer to sue ceed himself
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

All men and institutions that make 1t through until Cleveland retires from of flee. can be gambled on to make it through McKinley's administration for they will start in bomb proof.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

There must be big take out to the Britisher somewhere in our maintaining the single gold standard, otherise the British press would not be rejoicing as it is over the possibility of the passage of law to shut them off from the Amer iran markets
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
NOTICE.
w. c. T. U. CONVENTION.

The annual convention of the Alabama Woman's Temperance union will be held in Montgomery Dec. 3 and A. Executive committee, Dec. 2, at o'clock. State superintendents are requested to be present at this meeting of the execu- time committee.
 MRS. c. B. SPENCER, Prest.,
 MRS. N. w. JEFFRIES Cor. Sec. State papers please copy.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

Newspaper correspondents are busy now making a cabinet for President-elect Mckinley. The State Herald is willing to wager a next years spring suit that Mir. Mckinley does not follow in the footsteps of Cleveland and put demo- crat in his cabinet.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

MT. Carlisle succeeded in carrying Ken lucky at last, and Secretary Wilson ap- pears to have won in West Virginia, but Messrs. Herbert and Morton made com plete failures in Alabama and Nebraska.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

Having stood the times Cleveland sup piled us with, there is no use being un- easy lest Mckinley should fail in bring ing good times. He can't make them any worse than Cleveland made them.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

MT. Mark Hanna evidently does not put as much faith in the proposition that the silver craze is dead" as do some edi- tors. He says he is going to keep up the fight until 1900 for the gold standard.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

Great Britain evidently prefers to dic- tate our financial system rather than have a reasonable chance to sell her manufactured goods in our markets.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

Among many other things for which the democrats of the country will have cause to feel grateful on Thanksgiving day will be the early and permanent re- tirement of Grover Cleveland from pub lie office.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

If it will require an extra session of con- gross to enable MT. Mckinley to open the mills and restore prosperity, let the extra session come.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
ANNOUNCE

The State Herald is authorized to an- nounce A. c. Lowrey as candidate for the office of Mayor of the city of Birmingham subject to the will of the people at the gen. eral election, first Tuesday in December.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

The way the British press rejoces over the defeat of MT. Bryan indicates that the London Financial News knew where of it spoke in 1895, when it said the suc- cess of the free coinage of silver issue in the United States meant the destruc- tion of the commerce of England.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

The man who would throw stumbling block in the way of returning prosperity would promptly be voted a public enemy.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

For a few days the seat of war. politi- cally, will be in Montgomery.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

The vote for Palmer and Buckner in the state ofg Ohio was 229
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

The contest for the senate promises tc be lively.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

What has become of the international the state of Ohio was 229.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
BIRMINGHAM STATE HERALD
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10
MRS. w. A. RICKETTS,.

morning at 10 o'clock from the family residence.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-10

TOeal.. .. ....bz44 ztzz Underwood's plurality over Grove. .3522 Total vote for Lawson. .. .. .... 907 Underwood's majority over Grove
 and Lawson. .. ...... ..261s
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Shohola. j. B. Westbrook, trea-
surer to county, dated Aug. 20, 1894
Mary Ruston AIS acres, con. $1793
Oct. o. County to John M. Hoffman
some lands sold Oct. 2 ent'd Oct O..
Matamoras. Jacob Kleinhans and
wife, to James W. Gross, dated Oct.
9, lot SAB, con. 1896, ent'd Oct. 9th.
Westfall Frank X. Reilly to John
Fullan, dated Aug. "a, 5 acres con.
$50 ent'd Oct. 12.
Lackawaxen. Nora Linden to Ed
ward A. Chandler, dated August, 26
acres, con. 81 ent'd Oct, IA.
Edward A. Chandler ct. ux. to
Nora Linden, dated Sept. 1, 2e acres
and other rights, con. 81, ent'd Oct,
II.
Shohola. J. B. Westbrook, trea-
surer to county, dated Aug. 20, 437
acres, con. $95.97, ent'd Oct. IA.
Commissioners to J. G. Grasmuk
some land entered same day.
Shohola. ]. Chas. Grasmuk ct.
ux. to Arnold Hafelin, dated Oct. 1O
437 acres, con. 81 and other consi-
deration ent'd Oct. IA.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
Bryan's Rotten Egg Argument.

As a contribution to financial and
economic thought the following utter
ance Of Mr.. Bryan, made in Kentucky,
is the most remarkable yet offered even
by him:
IF any man in this community would
offer to buy all the eggs produced at 95
cents a dozen and was able to make
good the offer, nobody would sell eggs
for less, no matter what the cost Of
production, whether cent or cents a
dozen. So with silver. Free coinage
would establish the market price Of sil-
yer at $1.99, and nobody would sell 1t
for cent less.
Why limit the price of eggs to 90
cents and Of silver to 81. 29P II the rea-
soning is sound, the price in each case
might easily be doubled, and the conse-
quent benefit to the human race corre-
spondingly increased. And why stop
with eggs and silver? Why not mark up
the price Of everything you wish to
buy-offer to pay double or treble what
is asked for it and keep ON paying that
price to all comers-hold it there2
That's all you have to do-hold 1t
there. Nobody would sell it for cent
less, says Bryan, so long as you held
it. $50 with silver" And the man
who Is putting forth such Thought as
this is a candidate for the presidency of
70, 100000 Of people in the closing
years Of the nineteenth century,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
RRIEE MENTION.

-Skunks are out in large numbers
every evening. Beware
If Port Jervis wants Pike Couh-
ty trade it is worth asking for in her
papers.
The Chautauqua Literary Socie-
ty will meet this Friday evening at
the Presbyterian parsonage.
The Methodists held an attrac-
tive Autumnal service in their
church last Sun day evening". 1t was
especially good.
Sam Detrick, of Dingman town.
ship broke bone in his right hand
last week by falling from the head
of barrel, and striking it against
the chime.
The State Endeavorers conven-
tion was held at Scranton last week,
and large number was in attend
ance from all parts. The reports
show that the society is prospering.
The next annual convention will be
held at Easton.
George Bosler, of Schocopee,
lostJ two head OF young cattle last
week. Theywere driven away ear
ly in the morning by some parties
unknown, and were traced as far as
Rowlands were the trail was lost,
and they have not yet been found.
Remember the Farmers Insti-
tutes to be held at Milford, Nov. 28,
and at Dingmans Ferry Nov. 30. Be
prepared with your questions, and
have some useful information as to
your methods to impart. Such things
impart interest.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
Don't BE Afraid to Laugh.

Learn to laugh. A good laugh is
better than medicine. Learn how
to tell story. A well told story is
as welcome as a sunbeam in a sick
room. Learn to keep your own tro-
bles to yourself. The world is too
busy to care for your ills and sor-
rows. Learn to stop croal1ing. If
you cannot see any good in the
world, keep the bad to yourself
Learn to hide your aches and pains
under a pleasant smile. No one
cares to hear whether you have the
earache, headache or rheumatism.
Don't cry. Tears do well enough in
novels, but they are out of place in
real life. Learn to meet your friends
with a smile. The good humored
man or woman is always welcome,
but the dyspeptio or hypochondriac
is not wanted anywhere, and is a
nuisance as well.-Exchange.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

Thomas Truax and wife have gone
on a visit to their son, Levi Griffen.
Mrs. Augusta King, of Lacka-
waxen visited at Milford this week.
Frank Cross has gone to Scranton
to take full course in a business
college.
Frank Emery, connected with an
Electrical company in New York,
visited his parents recently.
j. Chas. Grasmuk and wife who
have taken foreign tour this sum-
mer spent Sunday visiting Milford
friends.
Miss Laura Bennett our pleasant
manipulation of the telegraph key
has gone on a two weeks visit among
| friends.
Oliver Heater, at one time bar
tender at the Crissman House, has
rented the Ross Common Hotel in
Monroe county.
Albert Gavoille, who has a large
and remunerative milk route in
Middletown, is visiting friends in
Dingman.
Frank Hammers, who is conduc.
tor on the Broadway Cable road, is
spending a ten days vacation among
| friends here.
Miss May Hurd, of Dover, N. j.,
well known to Milford people will
be married Oct 20 to Rev. VIM. Cas-
tie, of Hadonfeld, N. j.
w. B. Eilenberger, deputy trea-
surer, and Harry Hoffman, Commits
sioners' Clerk, of Monroe county,
visited Milford last Friday.
William, foreman in watch case
mandatory in Newark, and Chas.
Kleh who holds similar position in
Brooklyn were in Milford this week
attending the funeral of their father
Charles Kleh.
Rev. Charles Beattie, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, of Mid
dletown, N. Y, last Sunday celebra-
ted the thirty third year of his pas
torate over the church by preaching
a sermon reviewing the events of
that period.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
FRED BECK,
Committee CHAs, QUINN,
CHAs. baltimore,
NIL Burned.

The Saw mill and Stick factory of
Benjamin F. Kipp located at Green
town this county was entirely des-
troyed by fire Wednesday evening,
Oct. z. There was in addition to
the water power steam engine and
it is supposed the fire originated
from a hot journal. There was no
insurance, and the loss on mill and
machinery viii be fully s25oO.
Baxter B. Kipp who manufactur-
cd umbrella handles in the same mill
lost a car load of these goods which
were ready for shipment. His loss
will be about $500, in addition to
the above. We are informed that
it is not likely the mill will be re-
built. 1t was erected some 40 years
ago by John Kipp the elder now de-
ceased.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

There is an American silver dollar.
There are two Mexican dollars. There
is more silver in each Of them than in
the American dollar. / bought both Of
them for that. What is the reasonP The
sole reason is that our dollar is limit
ed coinage, backed by gold. There is
another coin. That is French 8 franc
piece. I paid 90 cents for that It car
ries little less silver than the Ameri-
can silver dollar. France and the Unit
ed States are both gold standard ooun-
tries. They keep in circulation a thou
sand millions of silver, and Mexico and
China and Japan have not got one dol
lar of gold in circulation. The gold
standard country can keep silver In cir
culation. The silver standard country
can keep no gold. That is the example
of every nation today. Gold all leaves
the free coinage country. Gold and sill
yer both circulate in the gold standard
countries.-Fr a Speech by Senator
Lodge.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
ResolutIons of Condolenoe.

At the last meeting of Wander
mark Lodge No. s2S, 1. o. o. F. Of
Milford the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased an all
wise and over-ruling Providence in
whose hand the stronger material
ties on earth are but as brittle
threads to again enter and by the
ruthless hand of death deprive us
of the companionship of one of our
most esteemed members our worthy
brother Frank Miller.
RESOLVED, That while we deeply
deplore the loss of our friend and
brother we would bow in humble
submission to the mandate of him in
whom we live, move and have our
being knowing thatas God cannot ere
in his decrees though inscrutable and
and beyond our feeble comprehen-
sion are wise and just.
RESOLVED, That we are aware of
this severe affliction of the widow,
and relatives of the deceased BROTH
er sympathize with them in this the
hour Of their bereavement.
RESOLVED, That as a token of
respect entertained for the memory
of the departed the charter of Van
denmark Lodge No. 82S, 1. o. o. F.
be draped in mourning for the space
of thirty days.
RESOLVED, That a copy of these
resolutions be furnished under the
seal of the Lodge to the family of
the deceased brother and that the
said resolutions be published in the
PIKE COUNTY PRESS and Milford Dis
patch.
FRED BECK,
Committee : CHAs, QUINN,
CHAs. LATTIMORE,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
state TIsh Communion orrnnlnes.

The State Board of Fish Commits
sioners, of which James w. Correll,
of Easton, has just been appointed a
member met at Harrisburg and eff
fected an organization by electing
their several officers. Mr.. Correll
was appointed a member Of the COM
mittee to take charge of the hatch
cries at Allentown and Bristol.
SANDY" Stillwell, the well-known
D. L. & w. man, has been made
president.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
The PENSIONERS Dollar.

"You say you want a little about the
old soldiers Well, my friends, the
crisis which is approaching now, the
Question before the country now, ap-
peals TO the old soldier az much as it
did in 1851. am not afraid that any
man who risked his life in his nations
behalf is going to be influenced by the
arguments that are addressed to the SOL
diers now by the fnanoiers," &" eto.-Mr.
Bryan at Milwaukee, Sept. 8.
Not one word in answer to the ques-
tion whether the purchasing power Of
the monthly pension payments TO 97o,-
600 pensioners would be reduced by the
free coinage Of 10 to 1 silver dollars.
Not word as to the effect upon PEN
sion payments hereafter of the Eek
termination" of the 1900 cent dollar''
because it is worth too much and buys
too much.
We do not assume that veteran SOL
diers are thinking of nothing but PEN
sions, but they should compel Mr..
Bryan to say frankly what would be
the effect Of free coinage upon the PEN
sioner's dollar.
Make him answer the question one
way or the other. Exchange.