davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
Splint Coal is the best.
 'sun6 n6ywed If.

MAssEY.s' BUSINESS COLLEGE will open Monday. Feb. 1, Elyton build ing, corner Niieteenth street and Third avenue Twenty-Five per cent discount from regular rates to students entering on opening day. Send or telephone 512 for catalogue.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
Cures Are Guaranteed.

antee is reliable one After careful examination sutaton personally or by letter. you told exactly what guaranteed will cost, including medicines The same written guarantee given patients who are treated by mail as to those who reside in the city, but Ii you wish road fare and hotel bills and make charges for medicines ar services if fail to permanently cure you
 respectfully refer, with permission to Steiner Bros bankers Jefferson County Savings Bank Alabama National Bank of this city, and the editor of this paper he State Herald), as to my responsibility for my contracts
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
A Systematic Treatment.

Persons afflicted with diseases of private nature can be treated successfully at home Write for my book on nrvae diseases and question blank which will be sent you free of cost in plain sealed envelope All correspondence held strictly confidential.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.


 Train No. 38, leaving Birmingham at 5:55 a. m carries Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars between Birmingham and Atlanta, uniting at Atlanta with and forming a part of the Washington and Southwestern Vestibule Limited. running solid between Atlanta tween Birmingham and New York.
 Nos. 35 and 36 carry Pullman sleeping cars between Columbus, Miss. and Greenvlle, Miss, west and Pullman drawing room sleeping car between Birmingham and At lanta, and Atlanta and New York, east bound, and between Birmingham and Jack sonville Fla.
 Additional information as to schedules. rates, sleeping car reservation. etc.. cheer fully furnished upon appiication to office of travelling passenger agent, No. 2 North Twentieth street. Birmingham. Ala; tele- J, M. Culp, Traffic Manager, Washington. D. C.
 Washington, D. c.
 W. A Turk. G. P. A., Washington, D. C.. C. A Benscoter. A. c. P. A.. Chatta- ]. F. BiIlups. T. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
 LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE.
 In Effect Dec. 20, 1896.
 Trains marked thus @ run daily. Thus (-l dsily except Sunday.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24

No. carries Pullman Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to New Orleans, and Pull man Union Sleeping Car Birmingham to Shreveport. No. carries Pullman Sleeping Cars Bir- mingham to New Orleans. DOUBLE DAILY SCHEDULE TO GIN CINNATI, LOUISVILLE AND
 LEXINGTON.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24

West bound-Read down. East bound Read up.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24

shortest and quickest line to Cincinnati. louisville and the North also to Shreve- west.
 s Schedule In effect Nov 8, 1896.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
The Great Highway of Travel NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST

SAFETY. SPEED AND COMFORT.
 (Notice this time.) Only "A hours Birmingham to Washington Only 30 hours Birmingham to New York. Only 16 hours Birmingham to Jacksonville. In through Pullman cars without change. Schedule in effect Nov. B. 1896.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

 very nice to see young people enjoy them- selves and nowhere do they enjoy them selyes mere than at Derby house.
 Mrs. Percy Wyndham had a small party that night for the duke and duchess of Teck The duchess was looking very well-her gray hair is so becoming Mrs Laurence Currie locked lovely and so did all the daughters of the house. Lady Cowper was looking magnificent and Lord Cowper much better Lady London derry was looking magnificent in white and pearls. Mrs. Henry White looked prettier and more graceful than ever Lady Randolph Churchill looked won- derfully handsome and the duchess of Portland very pretty. Lady Georgiana Curzon sat next to the prince, who was very gracious"
 A marriage occurred at Rheims cou- pie of weeks ago which is of interest, if not literally to all the world, at least to every one of it's politer sections. The participants were Comte de Nun and Mdlle de Werle, young people Of whom in this part of the planet few ever heard. and yet who are none he less significant But tn names of some of the guests are tolsrably familiar to us all. There was the Comtesse Roederer, the Comtesse de Montebs lo, the Duchess of d'Uzes and the Marquis de Champagne. It was a gath sring of the brands. The bride is a descendant of Cliquot. The founder of that house the celebrated You've, was the daughte7 of cloth manufacturer. Her husband, Cliquo, was banker. It was a pastime, for the fun of the thing, that he became an amateur win= grower and sold to friends and acqaintances the products of vineyards situated in the then-little-known district of Champagne. When he died his widow was but 2S. H 1T resources were meager. What had been a busns ss to her. She invented pro- cess for clarifying wine, improved it's quality and made her label known. That was in the latter part of the past cen tury. She had one child, a girl, whose granddaushie is the pressnt dowager Duchess of Uzes. Werle is the grand father of the bride of last week, entered th= house of Cliquot as an employe. In 1921 he became a partner and in 1866 sole proprietor of the brand. Munarehial in principle and conservative in ideas, he was the last of the other champagne makers to fall into line and produce dry wine instead of sweet. But change he did and the cups drunk at the wedding were of that variety which is known as Brut
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
IN UPPERIEyDOM

Russian ladies who want to ride the bi- cycle find themselves between Scylla and Charybdis in the matter of costume. They must choose between the hated Schari- wary and the reform costume It came about one very windy week when the fashionables were wheeling through the St. Petersburg parks that the ,:kirts of the wheeNwomen became inflated and causd much. amusement to the little grand dukes and future grand duchessss who were strolling about in care of their nurses. In consequence the great gov ernment deliberated and announced that all women who rode wheels should wear either the Schariwary-a jacket and medieval white pantaloons-or the re- form, garment in which trousers and jacket are one. Just what the unfor- tunate ladies have to say has not been cabled.
 Society people and fashions are made more of feature in the English jour nals than in America and columns and columns of copy are printed every week which an American public would scorn to read, so carelessly is it prepared and so marred by slavish adulation. For instance here is sample of the original and brilliant manner in which a big ball and some smaller entertainments were written up by the London World:
 '"The duchess of York danced a good deal and looked very handso1Ie q think she wore pink) and she had on lovely jewels Miss Muriel Wilson. looked very handsome and Miss Enid Wilson very pretty Mrs. Wilson wore some won derful t1JrauOises There were one. or two very remarkable lancers towards the end of the ban. I hear no one was injured. which might just possibly have happened, but they danced with a spirit and enjoyment quite indescribable. It is
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

Miss Roberta Sterrett and Mss Wilson, 10th of Pensacola. Ma, nra gues of Mrs David Brown Miss Secret is the daughter of the late Hon. R. H. S!errett and formerly resided in Birmingham Her mother, Mrs. SterrsNt now liv.s at Pensacola. but she has many friends in the city who will warmly welcoma her daughter, who was a vsry young child when she left her A1lbam home.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
Bicycle Bargain Week.

We offer this week Ramblers,, $5; Impe- rials, S.50; Readings, Lorells and Crescents, S15 to $20; Eagles, $20; Stearns, Wolff, Tenn pie and Liberty, $25. All in good condition. These prices cannot last as quantity is limited.
 THE LOOSELY CYCLE CO, S-15-6t 1S11 Second Avenue.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

MT and Mrs. Ham han. of S7at.h Caro- lima. will soon become resdd' ms of B.r- minghlm. They have rented the home Of M. ard Mrs. T. A Yates, on Elevsn.h avenne, and w.I be charming addtnns to the social lf4 of the city. MT. Ham nehan is connected with the new phos- phsle works.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

Thre will be a called meeting of the Comfortable Literary club" at 7:S0 o'clock this cTuesday)- evening al 314 North Twenty-third street, to receive and act upon very important eommunica- ton from the president.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

Mrs. R. M. Russ=ll and her little son, Master Ralph, have returned from a pleasant visit of two weeks to relatives at Gadsden.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

Mrs Broughton and Miss Hattie Broughton. of Apalachicola, Fla, are visiting their friend, Mrs. Doubs, 406 Eighteenth street.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

Me. and Mrs J. A, I atss have rented ths home ref Dr. T. N. Arglin. corner of Eighteenth st.eett and Eleven avsnus, South Highlands, and arc now occuryi g |. Mrs. Yates parents will spend this winter with her. and will ,ocn asrivs from their home in South Carnl.na.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17
AGENTS WANTED.

WANTED-Experienced agents for sale of clothing from sample book; prices and fa- cilities for giving perfect satisfaction are better than any one else can offer; secure territory at once; correspondence solicited from agents already employed. Address Chicago, Ills. S-1-sun-4t.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

Mrs. Albert Gslders has returned to Atlanta, after a visit to MT. and Mrs. Lowenthal on Eighth avenue.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

Miss Roberta Hawkins, daughter o1 Mrs. James E. Hawkins is quite sick witt typhoid fever at her home on Nineteenth street north.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

The rendition of the mass at St. Paurs under the direction of MT. Vim. Rosen- stihl will not occur until the arrival of Bishop E. P. Allen. There will be full rehearsal of the mass on Thursday evening, Aug. 19. It will be produced with the best talent in the city.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

Mrs. w T. Angel and children have returned from visit to Pensacola.
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

 MONEY TO LOAN-On furniture, without removal, from $10 up S. R. Searle, I7th street, between 1st and 2d avenues. my 2-tf
The age-herald., 1897-08-17

BARGAINS FOR SALE. Two brick residences, North Side, $6,0OO. Brick store. 2d avenue, $15,000. Brick store, 2d avenue, S7,500. Brick store, 1st avenue, S14,000. . House and lot, 4th avenue, $2, GOO. Brick store, 20th street S16, 900.
 W. B. LEEDY & CO. -s Telephone 42 1141a N. 21st. St.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-01
BRIEF JoTTINos.

At the earnest request of those who
were unable to gain admittancs to DR..
Blanchard's church, Congress Square,
Easter Sunday, the music will be repent
ed next sunday at the morning service
The monthly business meeting of tbs
Diet Mission win be held at the Frater'
nifty House. IS Spring street, on Satur
day afternoon, May LIST, at four O'Clock.
A full attendance requested.
The semi-annual meeting Of the Sons
of Temperance will be held in October
at Harpswell.
The Portland Theosophical Society,
l542 Ia Congress street, will hold It'll
regular Sunday meeting at 1880 p. m.
The president Of the society, MIR. T.. A.
Rogers, who has been in New York the
past week, attending the annual conven-
tion of the Theosophical Society, will
probably be present and address the
meeting. The public is cordially invit-
e4.
Yesterday was quite summerish, the
mercury touching 6S degrees, but the
south-east wind cooled off the air In the
late afternoon.
Fit Ia understood that Canton Ridgeley
of Portland will compete for the prizei
for competitive drill at the encampment
at SkowhegaD, June 9th and 1t0h.
Mrs. Robertson took down her stove
in her residence on Federal street yester-
day. and the smoke poured out Of the
hole in the chimney, when Mr.. Beman,
who lives /, the same house, built fire.
Tho chemical and LHose 5 went down
but were not nesded.
s AT the regular meeting of the Wood
bine Rebekah lodge this evening, there
wiil.be "box party" and social. The
ladies are to furnish the boxes.
The music at Congress Square Univsr-
salist church Sunday morning will be a
repetition Of that given Easter Sunday
with slight changes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-01
Row schoolhouse Must Wait.

The committee on estimates has de.
cided that the new school house ON Nun.
joy hill must wait another year before ii
can be completed. The city has so many
extra ordinary expenses this year that IL
is absolutely necessary to out right and
left in order to keep the tax rate from
being largely increased. The COMMITTEES
is of the opinion that tine present school.
house on the hill can be made to answer
the imperative needs of that section OF
the city for the coming year, and the
saving Of $50, 600 ..this year will be very
important. They therefore, decided to
yscommend no appropriation for the
new sehool-house this year. 1t was also
decided not to increase the number OF
kindergartens this year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-01
Past Chancsllors Association,

The regular meeting Of the Portland
Past Chancellors Association will be
held Monday evening, May Bird, at z.
of p. hall. Members will assemble at
Gas p. m. and supper will he served
at 2 p. m. sharp. Business relating to
"Open House" during the session of the
Grand lodge, May 18th, will come uE
and full attendance is requested.
Any information relative to the asso.
citation. also applications for membership
will be oheerfully furnished by the score.
tary, Andrew M. Heseltine.
All Past Chan cellors are cordially in.
vited to be present and become members
of the association.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-01
WEDDINGS.
Palmer-Sampson.

The marriage of DR.. Charles A. Palmer
and Miss Mollie fl. Sampson occurred at
the homo of she BRIDES parents, Cant.
ana Mrs. James Sampson of Howdo,n.
ham, Me-, Oh Thursday. The rooms were
very prettily decorated for the occasion
by Mrs. E. B. Kendall and the ceremony
was performed by Rev. Arthur B PAT.
ten of Everett, Mass. The presents were
both numerous and handsome. tast;rr;n
to the appreciation of many friends .rhs
brihe was formerly a resident of ana ha !
many friends in this city. A''F
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-01
PERSONAL.

DR.. George f. Wescott, Of this city,
who has recently returned home from
New York city where he has been at
tending the American Veterinary col
lege the past three years. He won the
gold m edal which is awarded by the
trustees of the college to the student Of
the graduating Gloss passing the best
general examination. DIR. Wesoott also
won the only prize that was offered last
year for the second seniors. The prize
consisted of free scholarship ticket for
the third year studies amounting to over
500. DIR. Wescott Is the first graduate
of graded three year course of the
American VeterinaryEcollege to come to
Maine, and is also the first graduate Of
the American Veterinary college to bring
the gold medal to this state.
The faculty and trustee Of Phillips
Exeter Academy have announced the
scholarship men for the last term. The
Maine men are as follows: Senior GLASS;
s. J. Beach, Bangor, 1920; upper Middle
class, s. ]. Norris, Foxoroft, 1920; H.
A. Baxter. Portland, $50; Il. Fl. Weeks
Lebanon, $50; Junior class, H.R. Baxter,
Portland, 800.
Mrs. Sumner Libby and Miss Minnie
A. Clark, have been spending the week
in Nav York, where they witnessed the
dedication of Grants Tomb.
Mr.Harold Sewall of Bath, leaves this
week for Honolulu with his family 70
assume his diplomatic duties.
DR., and Mrs. Spalding leave the CITY
for WASHINGTON and the West. DIR. Spald-
ing Will return May H.. Mrs. Spalding
viii remain away until the middle Of
lima
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-01

Howard O. Hackett. sp or ting editor OF
the New York World. died suddenly Fri
day afternoon. Haokett was 80 years of
age and one of the best known newspaper
men in the United States.
Col. John Hay, the newly appointed
United States ambassador to the court of
st. James, visited the Marquis Of Sails
bury Friday afternoon.
A big find of gold has juat been made
The lead is ono hundred feet wide and
the mineral In which the gold is inter-
mixed assays So per ton. 1t is the
richest strike or record In the province.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-01
THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

Owen. Moore s. Co.
j. r. Libby.
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft.
Hooper. Son & Leighton.
Geo. c. Shaw & Co.
II. II. Hay g. SOP.
W. L. Wilson & Co.
T. F. Homsted.
Police Commission.
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
DR.. Z. 4. Bibber.
Merry.
Chase s. Hail.
VIM. F. Little.
Portland Stove Foundry Co.
FINANCIAL.
Robt. B. Cone.
Portland Theatre.
Mr.. Watkin Mills.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale, Lost. Foun
and Similar advertisements wtilbefound undo
heir appropriate heads on Page 6.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-01
ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Mrs. Mary Fernandez Struck by Train
at Woodfords.

There was shocking accident at
Woodforls yesterday morning, resulting
ia the death of Mrs. Mary Fernandez
aged &C years, of the Invalids' Home on
Mechanic strest
Mrs. Fernandez left the Home to come
to Portland. When she reached the Maine
Central crossing on Mechanic street the
gates were down. The train bound for
Portland was some distance up the track.
Mrs. Fernandez gathered hsr skirts in
her hands, craWled under the gate and
started to GROSS the track. at the same
time looking up the track tow ard tho In
coming train. .,.-.-
just at this time a train was coming
out from Portland On the Other track.
The engineer saw the woman and blew
his whistle and rang the bell furiously to
attract her attention. She was unforSu-
uately hard of hearing and kept right on,
stepping on the track III front of the out
going locomotive on train No. 2. The
engine struck her heavily and threw her
to one side Of the track. When she was
reached it was found that her neck was
broken and that her forehead had been
crushed in. She lived perhaps twenty
minutes.
Undertaken Cushmnn and Coroner
Perry were at once summoned and they
took charge of the body.
Mrs. Fernandez's maiden name was
Dyer and she was native of Maine. She
married Antonio Hernandez, spaniard,
and for some time they lived in Cuba.
When the rebellion broke out there Mr..
Fernandez Judged i. prudent to send his
wife home. So she came to the United
States while he continued his ship
chandlery business in Cuba. He had
regularly sent her money for her support.
For the past five months she has been out
OF health and has lean at the Ipvalids'
Home.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-01
At Y. NJ. C. A.

The meeting for men only at Y. M. g.
A. hall tomorrow at 4.30 p. m. will be
somewhat of q different and more in
teresting character than usual. The dele
gates from this association to Mobile,
Alabama, have returned and will bring
echoes from the great International con-
vention just held at that place.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-01

David Fl. Hays, for 1s years cashier of
the ST. Louie post office was arrested
Friday charged with the embezzlement OF
$l5, GOO. The accused waived examination
and was held in the SUM of 50, 600.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07

night and things was quiet. I'd snuk
piece o. fat meat from me dish, at supper
time. and when de time come fer de order
to 'douse de glim' l tears de book apart
quiet as / could-feels around in de back
an pulls out cutter greases her up
an starts in on one of de bars an den de
udder cuttin' em tro like cheese, an den
pullin 'em quiet like out O. de supper
socket | lays 'em on de bed as a kind o.
preset fer me guards in de mornin', when
deyd find dat dere little. short-haired,
ducl1ey bird didn't like his cage er feed
an was after flynn is coop.
Il ties me bed clo'es togedder, an, fast
enin' one end on de bed, l gifts up on de
winder an was half way out, ready to
slide down to der groun', when / hears de
big alarm bell strike, a bali goes whizzin'
an singin' pas me ear, and a big Junk
in blue an brass buttons wild a Winches-
ter cougher in his has ready to fire,
shouts out from the watch gallery above
me.
Git in dere or ! blows hole In yer
block
"Dere was all kin's O. fun goin on inside
and somebody hollers:
"'Watchr
AYE, aye, sir
'Wot's de number?'
'Twenty-eight. Upper tier D, left side.'
wild dat de chief warden an his guards
come fer me.
de milky didn't work dat time. an
OATS how | wuz KEEP little longer"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07
MILK Used ron INK.
An Ex-COnviet's Amusing Revelation
of It's Use.

From the st. Louis Republic.
Yep; / just got out"
Cant you tell me something about your
prison life. and how the officials treat the
prisoners in their charger"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07
WORSE THAN COCAINE.
CURSE BY INDIANS UPON PEOPLE
OF THE CUMBERLANDs.

Ashland. KY, Feb. 6.-While the biz
yards of Wisconsin are driving thousands
of worthy families to seek public shelter
as well as they may, there lives and -four
ishes here a set of people utterly unworthy
public sympathy and entitled to nothing
but the scorn OF decent people. They are
the dirt-eaters of the mountains who for
generations have lived here and who for
generations more will continue to subsist
upon their horrible food and remain a
menace to society-utterly useless to them
selves and without value to the world
The mountains OF Eastern Kentucky are
prolific of peculiar incidents customs
traits and people but it is doubtful II in
all that vast region there is condition to
surpass that Of the strangely unfortunate
class OF unusually depraved victims
known as the dirt eaters.
The existence OF this habit has been
known for years TO a liberal percentage
of the people Of dozen counties of the
eastern part of the state along the Cum
berland foothills. Just how long it has
been INDUCED in and how and where 1t
first claimed the attention OF the noun
taineers is, however a question that is
impossible Of answer
There are old men of the mountain
country who assert that the habit was
handed down to the early settlers from
their savage companions as final curse
ere the red men turned their faces west
ward. II. indeed this explanation Is
true. the Indian has worked a vengeance
silent ana continuous, more damnable
than any wrought by massacre, fire or
pillage upon unsuspecting victims In the
earliest days OF antagonism and settle
mtnt.
From the dirt-eaters themselves there
can be secured no satisfactory eXplana-
ton OF their strange craving or state
ment either OF record or tradition as to
its inception. They only remember that
they learned II from their parents, and
In doing so accepted the pleasures and
penalties alike without question.
Ordinarily these people are Of that class
who cling to the mountains, subsisting up
on anything that may come to hand, hav-
ing little regard for the future and no re-
grets for the past; whose entire life has
been spent within practically a single hori-
ION, and whose idle shiftless, unaccounta-
bic natures would be passports to the poor
house In any other community more fav-
ored with the modern mercies.
NO explanations of their appetite Is Of