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Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-28
INCONSISTENCIES EXCURSIONS.
Dates on Which Sale of Tickets to Alabama
 Points Are Authorized.

The secretary of the Commercial club is in receipt of the following letter from M. V. Richards land and industrial agent of the Southern railroad:
 Washington, D. C., May 25, 1896. The sale of homeseekers' excursion tickets has been authorized to points in your state from Cincinnati Louisville, St. Louis and Memphis on following dates: June 2 and 16, July ', and 21, August and IS, September 1 and 15, Oc- tober and 20, 1896. Rate, one fare for round trip plus $2; tickets good for re- turn thirty-one days from date of sale. Also on same dates one-way settlers tickets will be sold at low rates.
 M. V. RICHARDS, Land and Industrial Agent Southern Railway.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-28
Excitement for Monday at The Trade Pa1aCexSs>

100 pieces of book fold white Lawns at 5c a yard; worth double the money.
 One case of fine Zephyr Ginghams, worth 15c yard; for Monday at 5c.
 Ten pieces Brocaded black Taffeta Silks, worth S5c a yard; for Monday, 48c.
 One case fine Percales, selling elsewhere ] at 121Ac, for Monday, 6Ac.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-28
Regular prices for gallery Bobby Shafto tonight.

We are headquarters in California wines, such as sherry, port and clarets. We canot be excelied in quality and prices on imported and domestic liquors of any kind. Give us a trial and be con- vinced. M. & A. WISE,
 Cor. Morris ave. and Twentieth street.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-28
FUNERAL NOTIcE.

The relatives and friends of MT. and Mrs. Willis T. Snow are requested to at- tend the funeral of the latter today at 12 o'clock at Bethlehem church.. fg
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-28
THE MOGUL AND ROYAL
 RED CARS for trolley parties and excur- sions, &7.5O each for 3 hours Telephone IS. 5-o-H
lTook Carbolic Acid.

New Orleans. May 27-Miss Ada Kron, a young lady aged 21 years, committed a sensational suicide at the Jesuits' church, on Baron street, about 4 o'clock this afternoon. by taking carbolic acid. The cause is unknown.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-28
UP, GUARDS, AND AT 'EM! Birmingham Democrats in Line
 of Battle. THREE MORE COHORTSRALLY Jefferson, Davis and Monroe Organize Large and Enthusiastic Clubs-Registratlon
 to Be Looked After.

The democrats of Birmingham are get ting together and active steps are being taken to have the forces so marshaled by the time of the August election that solid front will be presented to the ne- emy and one that will prove inVinclble in the battle of ballots. The following beats held meetings last night with results entirely satisfactory: Jefferson Beat. Pursuant to call of Executive Com mitteeman ]. M. Gillespie large number | of democrats of Jefferson beat assembled at Malones store for the purpose of or
 ganizing.
 Mr. Gillespie called the meeting to or
 l der and stated it's object.
 On motion he was elected president of | the club and MT. Downey secretary. The president appointed the following as a committee to look after the regis l tration in Jefferson beat with view to having every democrat, register: VII liam Hill, Jack Davis, William Malone, l H. Tompert, E. J. McCrossin, l.. J. Gregg,
 l J. E. Montgomery, - Boatright, - | LeGrande, J. P. Stiles. M. A. Porter, G.
 | C. Airing ton and A. w. Maffitt.
 The club will hold another meeting on,
 Saturday night.
 Davis Beat.
 A large number of democrats met at the city hall last night pursuant to a call of Executive Committeeman J. T. Ly- nagh The committeeman stated that the object of the meeting was to organize | the forces for the coming campaign The
 meeting elected J. T. Lynagh president
 | and B. F. Roden vice president. The following were named as commit
 l tee to look after the registration in DAVIS beat: J. T. Lynagh B. F. Roden, Thomas Wheeler and s. w. Jones.
 The club will meet again at the same place on Saturday night In Monroe Beat Pursuant to the call of R. F. Wetmore, executive committeeman of Monroe beat there was an enthusiastic meeting of the democrats of said beat held at J. M | Tuck's store last night.
 The meeting was called to order by R. P. Wetmore, executive committeeman, who stated that he had called them to- gether by direction of the campaign com mittee, to form democratic club. to elect l a president, secretary and five vice-pfesi- dents for said club. He also explained | that the beat had been divided into five subdivisions and that each vice-presi- dent would have charge of one Of said di- visions, He then called for nominations for the various officers.
 The following officers were then unan- imously nominated and elected: J. H. Hamilton, president; George c. Whatley, secretary; G. B. Burkhalter, vice-presi- dent, subdivision 1; George O'Barr, vice. president, subdivision 2; W. B. Grant, yice-president, subdivision 3; E. B. Pow ell, vice-president, subdivision 4; George C. Whatley vice-president, subdivision 1 D.
 Upon motion the club was named the
 l Democratic Club of Monroe Beat.
 | The club then adjourned subject to the
 I call of the president.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-28
Regular prices for gallery Bobby Shafto tonight. ""
The "BicycIer's Rest. D

at Thirty-ninth street and Fifth avenue, will be opened Thursday, May 2S. Light lunch, especially the Dairy Lunch," so popular with cyclists, will be served. at a. m. Music every even- ing from 7:30 to 10 p. m. 5-24-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-28
The Rush SfiH Continues.

FULGHUM, at Boggan's old stand, has added a new and fresh supply of frst-class gro ceries and the prices are bound fn n1eace
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-06-05

has resulted beneficially in wedding
out the fiocks, and in the introduce
ton of pure bred rams of the mutton
breeds to increase the value and the
size of the sheep. The high price of
meat is booming the mutton sheep
interest, and it will now develop
here as in Europe. where the qucs
ton of wool is but secondary.
Raising scrub horses brings many
paupers to be fed which eat off their
heads every year, while good high
class horses are eagerly hunted up
by the buyers at big prices. The
lesson we have learned from raising
millions of worthless animals must
result in definite good. Let us raise
good, practical, useful horses or
none.
Many hogs are starved into eating
old stuff actually hurtful in its char
acter. Half decomposed food can
do no animal good; so called slops
should be sweet at least. Purify the
pals often, and give the swine clean,
nutritious food, and they will leave
many unhealthy articles they now
eat.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-06-05
MEN AND HORSES.

Alex Mckay left for Sidney, Ohio,
last Wednesday. He will only
have three horses in his string.
Starplex, Satin Slippers and Claud,
the green pacing colt by Hal Carter.
Mr.. Joe Alexander, of Spring Hill,
Tenn, has leased the racing quail
ties of his fast horse Hal Park
2:I2, for this season to Mr.. j. f,
Bush of Louisville, Ky. The little
black PAGER will have every advant-
age, and we predict for him much
lower record at the close of the rae
ing season.
The following are some of the
horses of Tennessee breeding that
sold at the recent Cleveland, Ohio
sale:
Star Pointer 2:O4k q by Brown Hal,
+. Mills, Boston, $500.
Hal billiard 2:04% 90 by Brown Hal
c. r. Durand, Michigan, $1,000.
Queen billiard 81 by Hal billiard, $2O5
Hal C 2:25 by Hal billiard, 1886.
Halle Stranger by Hal billiard, $3.50.
Prince billiard (2) by Hal billiard 10.
Brown Hal, Jr 2:lOH (S) by Brown
Hal, r. Smith, Cleveland, o., $625.
Vixen 2:l3, j. II. Thayer, Lexington
Ky, $S25.
Hal Patchen (3) by Brown Hal tc
same party, 5000.
Engineer 2:l7l4 QD, H. Hartwell
Cleveland, o., $3.50.
Linda 2:22H, (D by Frank Buford
John Lee, ILL.,, $500
Lola Maid 90 by Bay Tom, Jr., J. G
Soks, Cloverdale, Pa, $3.50.
Roam tilly (2) by Almont Boy, $50.
G.. j. Hamlin wanted the Pointer
horse and told Mike Bowerman that
he would give Mr.. Mills $50 profit
but the Boston man refused the
glittering bait.
The value of the old gray pacel
Engineer has decreased materially
since he made his debut with Ha
Pointer at South Side Park. A
that time an offer of $1,000 or more
was refused for the son of Locomo
tive.
VIM. Brewer, who has been work.
ing his horses at Fayetteville, Tenn.
passed through this city last week
for Des Moines, Ia, taking with hin
the pacing-bred trotter Mohican anC
the PAGER Billy Banker. The form.
er was able a year ago to trOt three
heats below 2:20, but had beer
hacked about and spoiled. in temper
so that it was thought best to give
him years careful handling before
racing him. He is by a son o
Henry Clay, sire of the dams o
Fannie Holman 2:l614, Red Ha
2:1315, Brookside 2:ll4. Billy
Banker is by Rather Brooks 2:231s
dam Mamie w. tdam of Clara J
2:l714), by George Gordon 2:27
Brewer has lot of friends, and ont
of them predicts that he will not bt
behind the money in single rae,
this year with Billy Blanker.
Mr.. Joe Alexander has recent,
purchased very promising young
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-06-05

3-year-old trotting stallion as a
stable companion for Hal Parker.
He is a bay with two white hind
ankles l51a hands high by Expedi-
ton 2:l5A, son of Electioneer and
Lady Russell, sister to Maud S.
2;08M and dam of trotters in 2:30.
First dam Bernice by Harold (sire
of Maud s 2:OSA and 40 others in the
list) dam of Birdie 2:274, and full
sister to Bicaria, dam of Pancost
2:2lA etc., full sister to McCurdy' IS
Hambletonian 2:26H, (sire of 49,,
full sister to Lucas Broadhead (sire
of in list.) Second dam Belle by
Mambrino Chief IL, dam of Bel.
mont 64-sire of Nutwood 2:18A
Wedgewood 2:l9, etc). Third dam
Belle Lupe by Browns Bellfounder
son of Imp Bellfounder. He is not
only a good individual but has all
that is great in trotting horse
pedigree.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-06-05
Agriculture.

AS rule farmers are not good me-
chanics. The better the conditions
in which tools are kept, the less eff
fort will be required on the part of
teams, and of workmen, too; yet
farmers will use their implements a
whole year without sharpening
them. No other mechanic would do
this.
The soil, the seed and the work
man are about equally responsible
for a good crop, but each of these
must be at its best to get full advan-
tage of the others. If the sower, the
seed or the soil is more than proper
tionately deficient, more than its
own proportion of the crop is likely
to fall short.
Much of the flax straw from a mill
lion of American acres is wasted or
burned, while millions of dollars
worth of fabrics are imported. With
proper cultivation and due care of
the fiber the whole home demand
could be supplied. Let us hope that
some day the great leakage through
waste of one kind and another will
come to an end.
Thousands of tons of vegetable
rubbish are annually wasted because
farmers generally do not appreciate
the value of mulch. The very
meaning of the word seems not to
be understood. The tops of plants
and trees want air and sunlight, but
the roots need shade and moisture.
There would be fewer Improbable
crops, and less money wasted on
stock, if men knew just what they
were doing. 1t would not require
much extra labor to keep an account
with each field, with each herd, with
the orchard, the poultry or the sta
BILE. 1t is a very simple matter to
set down all the money received or
expended. Do not men care, or is it
heedlessness? :
1t is thought that most insectsl are
guided to their favorite food by
their sense of smell, and that if some
strongly odorous substance obscures
the natural odor they are thrown off
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-06-05
HOrtiCulture.

The object of bagging grapes is to
prevent attacks of insects and fun
gous diseases, and procure a better
development of the fruit. 1t pays
where particularly fine specimens
are desired. Manila paper answers
the purpose well. They color we'll
even when shut from the sunshine
for it is the sunshine on the leaves,
which is needed.
Early tomatoes rot because there
is deficiency of mineral fertility to
the soil; their abundance of seeds
requires good deal of potash to per-
feet them. OF the more common APP
plications nothing can be more USE
full than wood ashes. If the first
fruit is plucked off, usually that
which is later will be free from rot.
Besides preventing direct damage
from insects and bugs, it is also
claimed that spraying fruit trees
will cause the fruit to ripen earlier,
for the reason that the leaves are
not killed. The foliage remaining
green and healthy, materially as
sists the development of the fruit.
While $50 species of plants are cul-
tivated for food, the United States,
only, holds within her borders scores
of wild species worthy of culture
and Improvement. Prejudice is a
barrier. Some scientists even go so
far as to say that the unknown kitch-
en- vegetables exceed the known.
In some of the southern European
countries the traveller finds along
the roadways fruit trees, from which
he is allowed to pluck at will. What
is left, the adjoining farmer gathers
and markets. 1t would be well if
such a custom were more common.
Instead of increasing the number of
tramps and pilferers, it would lessen
their depredations.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-06-05
DObbins & Ewing.

the scent. For this reason a coal oil
emulsion sprinkled over the vines
will drive the marauders away; and
even water in which onions have
been boiled will do the same.
Ice is a commodity which repre-
sents value, and should not be
wasted. 1t is better to wrap it in
wooden than in cotton, for the form
er is IA poorer conductor; but paper is
better than either, and neither does
il admit air. When newspapers be-
come wet, they can be thrown away
without the labor of washing or dry
ing.
The ordinary farming does notpay
that is, the growing of crops with
the minimum amount of labor
There is no saving of work after all
for the weeds and insects have to be
fought first or last. The injury is
done while the delay occurs. Thor
ough work costs somewhat more
but it pays when the crop comes to
be harvested.
There are many gentle rain falls
during the summer, and there is nc
better time to cultivate the soil than
just after them. This includes times
when the corn leaves are wet with
dew in the morning, (which the
whiffle tree shakes off upon the
ground. Unless the ground is stir.
red quickly this moisture is soon
evaporated and lost.
Although Georgia is cotton State
and not given largely to grain grow
ing, the crop of corr usually runs VI
to between 80 and 40 million bushels
This a few millions more than il
raised by Maine, New Hampshire
Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Is.
land, Connecticut and New York
surprising as such statement may
] seem.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-06-05
Stock.

If we wish to feed animals simply
to increase the size of the manure
heap it is cheaper to feed them fod-
der and no food, but if we are feed
ing the cows for milk, the swine for
good pork, the steers for heavy
weight beef, we must pay more at
tention to nourishment. Still, the
coarse food is at all times necessary
to healthful digestion, as an adjunct.
There is a sweeter flavor to pork
from clean pen, and the animals
thus raised show smaller percen-
tage of death and loss than do those
raised after the old fashioned, dirty
method. 1t just as much applies to
pigs as to other animals that clean,
healthy body must be enclosed in a
clean, healthy skin.
Nearly all the woods used by our
American carpet manufacturers
come from abroad; they are chiefly
long, coarse, woods, and are grown
under inexpensive natural condi-
tions, and often by people little
above a condition of barbarism. We
have every essential for cheap pro-
duction, with market right at our
doors.
When it dawns on the mind of the
thinking farmer that there is more
in the pig than in the older animal,
and that the younger he feeds him
the greater the return for food con-
sumed, he is in frame to think
favorably of growing fall pigs. If
they are not grown, the sows must
be carried at steady expense, with
out an adequate return.
The question is often to determine
whether the gain repays the labor in
grinding and cooking food, and
yields profit on the investment in
the outfit. No question about a mix
ed ration giving the best results, and
when advantage must be taken to
make the most of the food nothing
will make better saving than
grinding.
Country door yards should not be
allowed to 60 to seed. What better
lawn mower would you ask about
your rural home than a few sheep?
They will keep even the corners
clean. The weeds and the sprouts
will be destroyed, and the grass left
in the most desirable shape possible.
Not only on trees is the sprayer
useful, but it is good for preventing
or destroying vermin on stock. A
kerosene emulsion thus used will
reach every portion of the body, and
but small quantity is required. 1t
does not irritate the skin, Jas will the
kerosene unadulterated.
The depression in sheep breeding
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-06-05
Dairy.

The man who wants to make a
profit from his dairy must look about
him when the young calves are on
hand to see that they do not eat
their heads off every week. If al
lowed to suck at all, take them away
from the cows entirely after four or
five days. Let them have little
fresh milk mixed with some which
is skinned, and little linseed oil
fresh, warm and often.
Do not compel your cows to stand
a whole day exposed to the hot sun,
but give them some shady place in
which to rest. Favor them in this,
and they will not only be more COM
Portable, but they will be more easily
handled, and will give you more
profit for their keep. If there are
DO trees for them, a shed can be
cheaply built.
A noted dairyman tells how he
gained a quart of milk a day to each
cow by changing his practice of
feeding the meal ration before Civ
ing any hay. His explanation was
that feeding the meal when the
stomach was empty, and all the hay
and water afterward, the meal was
not so well digested as when the pro-
cedure was reversed.
Professor Russell says that ropy
cream is a fermentation produced
by the growth of certain malevolent
bacteria which obtain access to the
milk after milking. The source of
the trouble is not in what the COWS
eat but in the dirty pals and pans.
Blame the dairy maid, and not the
cow, ever.
Thoroughbreds make more butter,
better butter, and make it cheaper
than the native COWS or scrubs, and
this has been proved over and over.
1t takes only little more trouble to
find out where you can buy regis
tered cows just about as cheap as
you can buy good natives at home,
and they are far and away the best
for the business.
1t Is all nonsense about our herds
being too well housed; not one in a
hundred is protected enough. 1t is
natural to put the blame of the
spread of tuberculosis upon those
who take care of their cows. 1t is
so much easier to favor lazy ways,
and to find fault with those who
earnestly strive to do better.
Creameries have often been fail
ure because started with too great
a dead weight in the cost of outfit,
and before there was guarantee of
the patronage of sufficient number
of cows. In the past the building of
these was doomed by the agents,
who palmed off the outfit at their
own figures. Creameries are all
right.
Too high temperature makes Il
long churning, and brings poor but
ter; too low temperature brings
almost nothing. 1t is all folly to
break ones back over a churn han
die when dollar spent for a Their
mometer will remedy the whole diff
ficulty. The day is past for testing
the cream with the finger.
If the sifo will not hold all your
corn, make the finest fodder out of it
and feed it to the COWS first. Even
if the silage is kept through the win
ter, and used as a substitute for
grass, it will be found to answer
every purpose. Corn sllage is far
ahead of all others for the cows, but
the corn should be cut into half
inch lengths, and well covered.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-06-05

T. f. Antony, ex-posmaster of Prom.
Use City, Iowa, says: ~ bought one bot
tie of Mystic Cure for Rheumatism,
and two doses of it did me more good
than any medicine ever took" Sold by
A. B. Rains, druggist, Columbia. SIN
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-06-05
Agricultural and Live Stock Department.
Conducted by JOHN P. McGAw, Jr.


p MCGAw Jr Of Columbian HERALD Columbia
Tenn1
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june7 ly
!W0RK We Ill.,

Presentation Medals in Gold
and silver.
Glass, College and Society
Pins and Charms.
Rings of all descriptions to
order.
Jewelry making and repair
ing.
Artistic diamond mOuntings.
Gold chain making and re-
newing.
Raised monogram and ban
gle work.
Fine engraving and enamel
ing.
Lapidary work and stone set
ting.
Silver hatware making and
repairing.
Gold, silver and nickel plat
ing.
Watch Case repairing and
renewing.
Optical repairing.
Pen repOinting.
PenhOlder and pencil repair
ing.
Assaying and refining, etc.
Fine watch and clock re-
pairing.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-19
Portland & worcester Line
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, r. R.
STATION FOOT OF PkEBLE Street

On and after Sunday, December 6, 1895
Passenger trains viii Leave Portland
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver junction
Nasnga, Windham and Epptng at 7.30 a
m. and IL DIP. In.
For Manchester. Concord, and points North
at 7.2o a. m. and 12.3G .. m.
For ROchester, Springvales Alfred, Water
here ana Saco Rivor at 7.S0 a N. 1880 ana
4.25 .. m.
For Gorham at 7.ss and s.45 a M. 1880
800, 4.26, $40 and e.25 D. N.
For WestbrOok, Cumberland Mills, West.
brook junction and Woodford's st 7.3o
s:AE a. m. 1890 500. 4.25. $40
The 1890 p m. train from Portland connects
ct Aver function with "Heoaac TunneI
Route for the West and at Union Station,
Worcester, for Providence and New York,
via Providence Line," for Norwich and
New York, via Norwich Line with Boston
4 Albany r.. r. for the West. and with tho
New York All Rail via 'Springheld."
Trains arrive at Portland from Worcester
81 80 p M. from Rochester at $50 a. M,
st $40. $50 aud 1o.60 a. M, 1.S0,
A.16. 90 and 6.15 p. m.
FOR through Tickets to all points West and
South, apply to F. H. COLLINS, Ticket
j. W. PETERS, Supt.
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