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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16
Carlisle-Gunn.

A marriage in colored high life took
place last night at 1903 Fourth avenue,
DR.. A. ]. Warner officiating. The con-
tracing parties were E. e. Carlisle and
Josephine Gum. The groom is an en-
ploye at the government building and
has many friends among both white and
colored. The bride was raised in Boston
and is a teacher in the public schools
here. She has also made considerable
reputation as a writer
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16
Was It Personal Popularity

New Orleans STATE s.
Capt. ]. F. Johnston. the free silver
democrat, who is a candidate for the
governorship of Alabama, has captured
a large majority of the delegates to the
state nominating convention, defeating
Congressman Clarke, the sound money
candidate from the Mobile district. Cap
tain Johnstons success in the county
elections is due In a very great measure
to his personal popularity throughout
the state, and not to the fact that the
democratic party there has been swal-
lowed up by the silver craze Many hun
dreds of sound money men voted for him
because of his prominence in and past
services to the democratic party.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16
Sweeping on to Victory.
To Olson Mise Clio riop.J adoar

Capt J. f. Johnston, the free silver
candidate for governor in Alabama, has
Cleaned up the earth" with his goldbug
opponent, Col. r. H. Clarke.y4 Johnston
carried forty-nine counties and secures
1856 delegates, while Clarke carried only
twelve counties and secures only "a dele
gates, with five counties in the interior
unreported This is the way the silver
question is sweeping on to victory.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16
Syphilis.

Many physicians claim that this disease
cannot be cured-that is, entirely eradis
Gated from the system. I am willing to
contract with any responsible person on
the basis of no cure no pay.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16
WEBER! WEBER! WEBER

WEBER! WEBER! WEBER!
The king of soloists at East
Lake, Sunday, April 10. Prof.
Weber has composed express
ly for this occasion a grand
clarionet solo, which he has
named Southern Spirit" OF
theme sublime; melody in
spring. He will be accom-
panied by his superb orches-
ira of ten pieces. 4-I5-5f
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16
Gonorrhoea.

If you have Gonorrhoea, elect, Lucor.
rhea, Whites or any other troublesome
discharge that fails to get well under or
binary treatment. come or write to me.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16
No Doubt It.

Nashville Banner.
The news from Alabama leaves little
doubt that Johnston has won in the con-
test for the convention vote and that he
will be nominated for governor
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16

See Gossett's new refrigera-
tors, 1914 End avenue. 4-2-F
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castorta.

Go to A. B. McKlnney's for
best flour, meal, lard, hams
and syrup at the very lowest
prices. No. zoos end avenue.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16
ATTENTION, DAIRYMEN
Extra good corn bran for
sale at Wilkinson & Corners
mill. 5-2o-eod-I2f

J. E. Gossett has the best as
sortment of gas and gasoline
stoves in the city. 1914 End
avenue. 4-2-T
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16
1851

Weber's Brass and Reed
Band and Orchestra will de-
light the public at East Lake
on Sunday, April 10. A large
and varied programme has
been arranged, embracing
solos, overtures, selections
and marches of Weber's own
composition, in which he has
no superior. f-I5-5f
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-30
DIDN'T SEE HER MAMMA. THERE
So the Little Girl Did Not Think She
Saw the Real Heaven.

And So the Little Girl Did Not Think She
Saw the Real Heaven.
She was such a wee mite of a little
girl that it's q wonder she wasn't
crushed in the great crowd that
thronged one of the big Chestnut
street dry goods cmporiums. But
she kept a tight clutch on a lady's
hand, says the Philadelphia Record,
and was happy in the delight of seeing
all the wonderful Christmas things.
Her companion was dressed in deep
mourning, having evidently lost a near
relative. At one end of the store was
apretty scene representing the fightof
angels, the angels being wax figures
suspended in midair. The little girl
gazed in wonder Mt the sight, and her
big brown eyes opened to their fullest
extent. Some strange thought seemed
to take possession of her childish mind,
and she scanned each angel face close
~. Her little heart was evidently
troubled, and her lips quivered as she
looked up into the lady's face and
asked: "Auntie, is that really Heaven
up there?" mo, darling. it's only
make-believe," softly replied the lady.
The little ones face frightened up, and
with a beautiful smile and a little
sigh she murmured: II didn't think 1t
was real Heaven, because I don't see
mamma there"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-30
FADs or FAMOUS MEN.
Mental Eccentricities Of People Who Hav
Earned Wide Celebrity.

ICG0AAt4hC1UAOU Va = OOkD1O ~ mO 0AV0
Earned Wide Celebrity.
Genius is spontaneous, fiuctuating
and wholly inexplicahle, but with all
OF its bewildering mysticism and in
tervals Of childish weakness the world
pays lasting tribute to its strange
phenomena, and would at any moment
possess itself Of it, says Sunny
South. Genius, in which we find the
fiery threads Of passion woven, is al
most always attended by mental eccen-
tricitiea or physical impotency. Ju-
Illus Caesar was an epileptic, whereas
DR.. johnson exhibited q senseless
habit in not being able to pass o Ger
tain post without first touching it with
his hands, and should he pass it by
without comforting this mark OF dis
.tinction he would retrace his steps as
as the slight occurred to him and
lay his hands upon II. It IL said his
head could not rest easy until this
childish performance had been gone
through with, yet we profess wonder
at . poor, Ignorant negro who draws
q cross mark IN the big road, and
spits ia il before daring 10 turn back.
Napoieon's hobby was counting the
blinds In the windows ~ he passed
through the strects and adding % Tia
nnInbsrA.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-30
Confederate Boy Faithful.

The Confederate Veteran is engaged in a
noble work in its efforts to have a monument
erected to the young hero, Sam Davis, who
died the death of a spy rather than betrsy a
secret that would have saved his life, but
doomed another to the same death. Sam
Davis was . special agent for Gen.
Bragg, and he had obtained valuable infor-
nation given him in confidence, and on the
promise that he would never betray the
source of his information. He was not a spy.
for we believe he wore his confederate gray
when captured, but the papers on his person
showed that he had obtained from someone
secret information. His life and a safe es-
court into the confederate lines were prom
ised to him if he would give the name of the
informer, but he chose to die instead. He
was but a boy and the temptation must have
been powerful. But he was a hero. No
marble shaft of statue in bronze towers over
the dust of a nobler life than that of this
fair haired STRIPPING, who kept his faith and
his honor and died rather than break a
promise.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-30

away. Wasn't that ! terrible blow Is =.
They kept the news from us g. long = thev
could. but when 1t became known some look.
ed white and scared and Others hid their
faces and wept. You were 1t Getty,burp. Of
course7 Rather hot work there. eli? When
Custer drove at Us. thinking to get hold Of
our wagon-train, l had the honor Of giving
you uns' 4 slash across the face which made
him q homely man for the rest Of h,s life.
You men under Custer followed US over the
mountains. Lands! but didn't it rain a. Lee
began to fall backa We turned IN YOU two
or three times and left the road full, OF dead.
but our orders were to fall back to the river.
Did you make the Wilderness canpairn?,
eyes"
"What a place that was for mighty armies
to grapple! l had gotten into the infantry
and this time a major had me. He was
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-30
ORDINATIONS IN PARIS.

The MuAhse u 1ncinssnttoas Il 0rowine
Atsadily from Year 70 Year.
The advocates in this country Of Gre
mating dead bodies will be somewhat
encouraged by the reports that come
from Paris at the number Of i~ncinera-
tions that took place there during the
first four months Of 1895, says the New
York World. The number Of incinera.
lions that occur, either in accordance
with . previous request Of the person
whose body Is disposed Of or at the
instance Of the Representatives, In
creases every year with great regu-
larity, though not rapidly. According
to the statistics published by the pre-
feet of police, the number of crema-
tons that took place at the Pere la
Chaise cemetery from August, 1889, to
the end of April, 1895, were as follows:
1859, 40; 1890, 1911; 1891, 1874; 1892,
159; 1893, 1870; 1894, 21G, and 1895 (four
montl.s), IS.
The furnace would consequently
often bc idle were it not for the remains
from the hospitals, which amount to
from 1000 to $500 bodies per annum.
@ - EaTLEZ
The apparatus employed is that of
NM. Toisoul and Fradet and works by
means Ct gas with a recuperator. In
~cinerations arc accomplished in an hour
or. at most, an hour and Il quarter, and
the cost of the combustible never ex-
ceeds three francs per operation.
Another apparatus, invented by NJ.
Fichet. has recently been inaugurated.
The difference between the two inven-
tions lies chiefly in the application of
oxide of carbon. In the continuance
devised by M. Fichet the body is con-
sumed by hot air alone and does not
come into contact with gases. Accord
ing to this method, incineration taxes
place a little Q rapidly than in the
Toisoul furnace, but the expense is
greater by nearly a quarter as much.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-30
WEBSTER GAVE HIM THE APPLE

o Doty Planted h Seeds and from
Them Grew q Historic Tree.
There is an old apple tree back of
the old Doty homestead on Doty is
lan,l, in NeeHah, which has n history,
says the Milwaukee S>rt,nel. 1t is a
tree which grew from apple seeds plant
ed by ex.Goy. James Duane Doty. Wnen
MI. Do&y IA first appointed territorial
judge of Wisconsin by President Fill
more, and was about to leave Washing
ton, the great Daniel Webster shock
hands with him and bade him good
by, at the same time handing him q
large red apple. Webster then split
the apple in two and he took one-half
and Doty the other. The seeds from
noty's half were brought to this place
and planted, and all there is left now
is an old, withered tree, almost ready
to fall.
The Doty homestead across the river
still remains, and is in a good state of
preservation. It is an old log housa,
and before the new Roberts summer re-
sort was built it was used as a sum-
mer hotel. An old registry which was
used i'll this hostelry is still preserved
by Mrs. Roberts, and on it's title page
are the autographs of some Of the
noted men Of the country who used to
come here to catch fish in Lake Winnie
bago. Among them were the names
Of Gen. Philip II. Sheridan, Gen. Arson
Stager, Gen. w. r. Sherman, Walter @.
Gresham, William Pitt Kellogg, George
Jay Gould, Emmons Blaine, John b.
Foraker, Perry II. Smith, and a score
of others not quite so prominent.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-30
The Saber's Story.

s'Did you hear that!' suddenly exclaimed
an old cavalry saber hanging on the wall
above my desk for many a year.
'What is itr" asked.
.sListen!'
After a moment the sound reached my
ears-some one on the street sounding the
call of .'Boots and Saddles on a bugle. 1t
wasn't well done, but it had something of
the old familiar ring-something to make
the blood leap faster.
81 couldn't help but rattle about" said
the saber, as the notes died away. sits a
quarter of q century since I've heard those
notes, and yet it all comes back to me in a
fash. / hear the commands Prepare to
mount Mount and once more l am jang-
ling alongside Of a troopers leg"
s.Do you remember when l got your" l
asked.
OF course / do. was hanging in the
kitchen of q farmers house at Brandy station.
Vs., and you bought me for two silver dol
lars. That was 90 soon after the war that l
hadn't time to rust. You can't find many
&C. S. A. belt-plates around these days, !
reckon2"
.sThey are very scarce. What's your
story7"
"That Of . thousand other sabers. You've
heard Of Stuart, the chevalier., - our boys
used to call him3 Well, ! had the honor to
make that famous ride around McClellan's
army with him. That was my hrst active
service. / belonged to q captain, IS you can
see. and he knew how to handle me well.
You remember when Stuart was killed.
Well, on that day my captain was beset ~
three troopers ct once, but we won the VIC
tory. The very first downstroke ne MADE
cut one Of those common fabers slick IN
halves, and ct his first point l was driven
through = troopers body. Ugh! Makes me
shiver to think Of i'll Poor Stuart! saw
strang men weep like little children that day
when they heard of his fatal wounding.
Ever up In the Shenandoah valieyf
ssYes."
SWELL" after q time my captain was
transferred over there, and / was carried up
and down until / knew every crook and turn
foyer highways. Ny captain WIS killed
theothere in 4 skirmish, and = second lieu
tenant OF cavalry somehow cot hold Of me.
This was promotion backwards, but 4 soon
found ont that he had strength and skill.
It WASN'T over three months though, before
he was also killed, and from then on ! had
4 dozen owners. was in the cavalry m
fsntry and artillery by turns, and ! Always
got round ia time for al the Dig ngnss'
You've heard Of Fitz Hugh Leef"
GYes.n
.sAnd wade Hampton7"
ssOf coarse
ssWell. Il different times served under
both. The night Cen. Jackson was killed q
Chanceiorsviile ! wssn't : quarter 6 z mits
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-30
THE FIELD
OF BATTLE
Incidents and Anecdotes Of
the War Times.

Professor J. H. Munroe, 4 member Of the
faculty of the Illinois Conservatory Of Music
at Jacksonville, is the original sdrumme,
boy Of Shiloh" HIS history is an interest.
ing one, and nothing pleases him more thar
to pass q quiet hour relating some Of his army
experiences and his many hair breadth es.
capes
81 enlisted in the Sixth Iowa Infantry
Volunteers. Company L, as a drummer boy, :
said the professor, s'when l was but q year.
of age, Captain Brydolf, First Lieutenan,
Holiday and Second Lieutenent Phillips be.
ing appointed my guardians. Our regimen,
had the credit of being the first to lind Al
Shiloh. Ga Sunday morning. April S, the
first gun of the enemy pealed forth and shook
the very earth upon which we slept. In a
few moments l was On the parade grounds,
beating the long ROLL which was to call to,
gether an army to tight one of the mos,
cruel battles Of the war. l followed my reg
iment, but in the confusion l got separated
from them and went back to camp. wan.
dered about for a time when a long line Of
Confederate infantry halted on our front.
They soon discovered the sick men and
marched them out, and then they caught
sight Of me. The colonel placed me in
charge Of a guard and the regiment moved
forward, passing N old log cabin where a
number Of wounded soldiers on both sides
were being cared for. As we reached the
top of an incline q volley of musketry tina,
shook the earth flashed in our immediate
front, and many a soldier dropped in his
tracks to mark the spot. We were taken
FIVE miles back, where a temporary field
hospital had been established, and legs and
arms were stacked up in great confusion and
the groans of the dying were most heartrend.
ing.
"The next day we started for Corinth,
Miss, which place we reached at shutdown,
after a twenty-five mile march through mud
sometimes knee deep. Here we were loaded
into stock cars, and in these filthy affairs we
remained until we reached Memphis, Tenn,
where we were given rations of bacon and
sea biscuit, which was the first food l had
tasted for three days Finally we were TAX
en- to Tuscaloosa, Ala, and thrown prom
~iscuously into old sheds, o~utbuildings and
cattle warehouses.
"After a few months of untold hardship
end privatlon we were moved to Montgomery
Ala, and after a time were given our par.
oles and sent to Chattanooga, via Atlanta,
Ca, and were afterward quartered in and
around Huntsville, Ala, with other Union
soldiers until the proper exchange of pris'
oners with the Confederates could be made.
was with my regiment the following WHITES
at Scottsboro. Ala, and was in the Atlanta
campaign and also the ''march to the sea-
and through the Carolinas and or to Rich.
mond and Washington, and participated in
the grand review, thence to Louisville, KY,
and was finally mustered out Of the service
at Davenport, Iowa"
Iowa is preparing a monument to com
memorate her soldiers, living and dead, and
the features of Professor Mrnron are tc
adorn a part of the tablet of honor, as the
state is proud of her drummer boy.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-30
Farm Products.

Kentucky stands first in tobacco. having
774,5S7 acres producing AL $50, 900 pounds;
Virginia is second with IIo,57o acres and
48,s22,65s pounds, and North carolina So
third with o7,o77 acres producing 36,37s,sS8.
pounds.
The FIRST corn producing state il lows,
with an acreage Of 7,sSs,522 and acres and
GIG, Izo, 78I bushels; next comes Iliinois,
with 7,S63.o2s acres and 27o,6o7,2S6 bush.
els; the third being Kansas, with 7,3I4,76
acres and z49.574,S6S bushels.
Among the barley producing states Cali
fornia stands first, having 8IS,ooS sacres,
yielding I~7,slS,3S6 bushels; the second i
Iowa with sIS,72o acres and 13,4o6.I37
bushels; the thlrd being Wisconsin With
474,oI4 acres and lS.saS,877 bushels.
Some farmers in Massachusetts seturned
Of faxseed - the yield Of that state; New
Jersey did four bushels better, raising 8 IN
eight bushels; while Arkansas elained
twelve bushels ard IS pounds Of Cher.
According to the statistics furnished ~
our consular service, the farmers u this
country are better clothed, better housed,
better fed, give their children ! better sdu-
cation, end have more money ii hanks than
the rural population Of any country a -
world.
The frst II the list 81 wheat peodnc;ne
states i Minnesota, having 3,37a,6z7 acres,
which yielded S3,3po,347 hushels a ~
grain; next comesC alifornia, with 4,e1n.1u7
acres and 4o,86o,337 bushels; m tAifgd
ing North Dakota, with 7,7oos41laea61a
36s4o3,365 bushels.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-30

A Bangor pastor at a fair invited all the
people OF the parish to contribute something
for a mammoth ''grab bag" and it was a
most varied collection of goods til a, IVES
gathered. On the second evening of the
fair a respectable citizen, imbued with the
spirit Of doing something good in the church.
paid the fee and grabbed. A crowd collect
ed about him, all anxious to see what he had
drawn, and his surprise may easily be inn
agined when he found that he had a note
with the following inscription: ssGood for
one grave, dug at any time during the ensu-
ing year. John ~Spader." The village grave
digger had put in his gift with the rest, and
the respectable citizen had CHANGED upon an
unusual bargain.
Police Telegraph Systems.
A statement made by Police Com
missioner Andrews of New York has
drawn attention to the inadequacy Of
the majority of existing systems Of
communication between policemen on
the beat and headquarters: fire sta
tons, etc. Commissioner Andrews
says: with a perfect telegraph sys-
tenn every man would be kept con-
stantly on his post. He could COM
municate with his precinct whenever
the occasion required it. With such
q system Their would be a saving Of
several hundred men. 1t would be
better to discontinue the appointing
Of 100 men yearly. for a period of sew
,eral years, and establish such q tele-
graphic system as I have described.
This department certainly requires II. /"
The fault with many police telegraph
systems is that. although they are
good as far as they go, they do not 60
far enough. Too few alarm boxes are
used, and the communication, az Z
rule, does not extend beyond the Sta
tion houses. There should be q box
on every mans post, 30 that he could
send for assistance, call an ambulance
OF q fire engine, or take reports with
out leaving his post and travelling to
the station house. There are now
available several systems which would
meet all these requirements. The
smallest salaried policeman costs q
city much more than the most expen-
eive alarm box. and the latter II often
the more needed of the two.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

Old Testament lessons might be taken
up in the prescribed general order. 1t
was a trying break. because of the alb
sorbing interest which had conferred in
the work and faith of Paul. 1t is no
slight qualification, therefore, to observe
that the international Commission has
recognized the need which has been
learned by experience. of keeping this
important series of lessons intact.
"In saying this we do not depreciate
the value of the Old Testament Lessons
Surely not. The Old Testament, in our
view, is vitality connected with the New
To discard or neglect the earlier litera.
ture OF the Hebrews, is to miss some of
the beet and grandest meanings of the
latter literature. But because of Old
Testament study itself we desire to be
spared, so far as we may be, all dis
agreeable breaks in our New Testament
study.
Gan entire year with the Universalist
Paul, in the study of his works and
words, is an experience which any Bible
student, and especially every Universal
iet Sunday school teacher, ought to
coyet."