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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

uNlr with the publc-that is, not to the
extent tha. Corbett is. Strangely cough,
the Californian was not favoriIe until
after his defeat by Fitzslmmons.
AT present the former champion pugil-
list is cunning cigarette money by playing
frs. base with he various base ba<.
tea ms about the country. He is a strong
attraction, and values his services al $500
"a ga me. He is quite success in Mrs new
field.
Tod Sloan, the famous jocky, is credit
ed with earning more money than any
man in the racing world. Tod is feet
high and weighs so pounds. His income
from riding race horses is said to foot up
$4,000 annually. which is three times
more than the United States government
pays John Sherman, its secretary of
state.
Tod is a modest unassuming little
chap, and has an enviabla reputa ton for
riding to win all the time. He has excel
lent Judgment, a cool head a good pair
of hands, and it is just possible that
nervous horses like the Friar would not
display failings CT that sort under his
firm hands. Tod is a credit to the race
track. He does not dissipate and his
earnings are piled up. He has a weak
mess for good dress and a prediction fo-
big, fat cigars. The boy is riding in
splendid form these days, and has the
confidence of the race-goers to such ar
extent that many back his mounts. ir-
respective of the horses ability.
The Rev. John Hail, supposed t. secure
the largest salary of any American min.
lister, gets $4,000 a year. President Eliot
of Harvard is paid $4,000 a year. The
salary of the state and cabinet officers
is SIS COO
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
EXAMINATION CONTINUES.

The expert acce ant employed by the
council to examine the books of die city
officials is still al work; in fact, he has
just begun. There is nothing HI will give
to the public now. All the news must
come from the council, to which he makes
his report 1t is Known, however, that
he has struck some accounts which can
not be balanced and some that are crook
I'd. The public may expect to hear of an
arrest at almost any time. The bond is
sues during the boom days viii be aired,
so it is limited, and what a sensation IL
will create can only be imagined. There
were many things 70 occur in those days
that would appear ridiculous row. and
it is thought thy will he brought to
nght.-Gadsden Times-News.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
LABoRING UNDER AN ERROR.

The Eufaula Times, after quoting the
interview with the edtor-in-c chief of the
Montgomery Alder. User published in the
NV York Post, proceeds to read the Ad-
verdeer very plausab BILE lesson.
AS will be remembered. in THAT interview,
among other things, the Advertiser edl-
tor said
Upon a straight issue, he thought tina.
the sound money element of the democ-
racy was in majority The lsaders of
the sound money movement found the
idea of regularity the most difficult one
TO fight against. If .he next state con-
vention should be- held vii h tn under
standing that federal issues were to be
ignored tho sound money contingent
would surely win in Alabama"
The Times, for the first time. is dis
posed to acknowledge yhat its friend is
drilling beyond the danger line into the
republican sea, and while it is disposed
to throw out the life preserver has little
hope of r scuing it, and proceeds to .cll
of things as they exist. and there is no
use shul ding your eyes against them:
We think Major Screws is laboring I'M
der ! grave error when he says upon a
straight issue the sound money e1a-
ment of the democracy is in tile MAJOR
ity. We do not think SO. If they are in
a. majority in any way nothing can pre-
vent their capturing the convention and
adopting any platform they care to. We
are not prepared to say that the silver
carse is waning thus or its followers
growing fewer. We do not think that is
true. A year ago they were certainly,
among democrats in a great majority.
The numerical relations of the Two wings
of the party nave not changed TO the dis
advantage of the silver element. There
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

COW BOY ALONE WITH CONSCIENCE.
"ne ride pro1d into the the mountains on my lit
Whe1s my ears are never pelted with the
An assort of dreamy quiet hangs upon the
western air,
An there amt no animation to be noticed
Then 1 sort of feel Uneasy. get notion in
I'm the only Twin mortal-everybody else
An feel queer sensation, rather skeery
like. an odd.
When there ain nobody near me 'ceptin'
God
Every rabbit that I startle from Its shady
rsetin' place
Seems furry shaft of silence. shootin'
into noiseless space,
An a rattlesnake a craw1in' through the
Helps along the ghostly feelins - rather
startlin' way.
Every breeze that dares to whisper does
it with bated breath,
Every bush stands grim an silent in a sort
Tell you what, a feller's feelins gives him
When there amt nobody near him 'ceptin'
God.
Somehow alus git to thinkin' of the error
of my ways,
An my memory goes wingin' back to
ehildhood's happy days,
When mother now a restn' in the grave
SO dark an deep,
Used to listen while I'd whisper: Now
1 lay me down to sleep"
Then sort of guilty feeln' gifts to surgin'
in my breast,
An / wonder how I'll aYrage at the final
judgment test
Conscience allus welts 1t to me with
mighty cuttin rod.
When there amt nobody near me 'ceptin'
God.
Take the very meanest sinner that the ma
tion ever saw,
One that don't respect religion more than
he respects the law,
One that 'filates with satan, sneers at
everything that's good,
An immense him for a season out in Ma
lures solitude,
An the cog wheels of his conscience III
be ratified out o gear
More'n if he tended preachn' every Sum
day in the year,
Fur his deeds IL come a ridin' through his
Uranium rough shod,
When there amt nobody near him 'ceptin'
God.
james Barton Adams in Denver Post.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
WANT NO TRAITOR.

The Palmer and Buckner men should
be given to understand right now that
the democra Is of Alabama in the next
s ate convention will reaffirm their al
legiance to the principles of democracy
as outlined in the Chicago platform. The
men who voed for Bryan last fall have
undergone no change of heart and they
have no desire to conceal their hon 81 con-
Victions. They are perfectly willing that
their position on all public ques ions shall
be fully understood They will gladly
welcome back all who strayed away last
year, but the man who participates in the
party management must pledge himself
to support the platform and nominees
Unless he is willing to do hat there is
no place for him i'm democratic councils
We want no traitors in !.he camp.--Flor-
ence Standard Journal
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
THE POLITICAL, POT.

The announcement that Congressman
M. w. Howard will speak here on the
9TH day of August has caused a fiuiater
in political circles, and incidentally there
is much ak about the county offices to
be fill q in EEowah. Howard has been
prominently mentioned for governor, and
it is probable that he will say something
here in regard to che office. Already the
politicians are talking about the move to
be made in this county next year. There
will more than likely be four tickets in
the field, and some are so extraVagant
as to say five. However that may be,
we may expect a warm time in Etowah-
Gadeden Tim s-News.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
JEFF DAVIS ON CLEVELAND.

J,fferson Davis gave his opinion
of Grover Cleveland in the following
'rds
He does not know the first principles
of democracy His breeding is that of a
federalist. His kin were, / az told, in
the Hartford conventic n. The, willy c n
spirator has misled this southern psop!e
with tariff REFORM Destroy every C. s.
tom house in the world and leave silver
demor,etized and cotton will rot rise. The
solution of the tariff question is no. IN
building up mighty empire in Canada
to break our own heads. but 10 trade ne
way with France. our frierd and silver's:
ara with England, our great envy ard
silver's, another way"
When Mr.. Davis made these utterancss
there were few democrats who agreed
With him, but time hiss proven tbs he
knew what he was talking about.-Rus-
sell Register.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

Gov. Johnston was at his office today
having returned from a huIIing and fish
ing expedition in Covington county. His
exceleney was accompanied by Presid mt
Trapp, of the convioH department.; Judge
Wood, state tax commissioner, and Hon.
Joel Barnett.--Montgome Journal.
The above is hhe real truth of the sing
ing convention the Montgomery Advent
ser has been parading before us raiders
for several days that The governor has
been attending. Has the Advertiser re-
sorted to it's news columns to beMe and
malign the governor?
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
HOW THEY STAND.


. To bolster up its position to ignore ma
tional issues in the next state campaign
the Anniston Hot Blast has compiled a
list of the state papers approving the
proposition, together with list of those
opposing it. The names of the papers are
printed however, without any ear marks
to designate how they stand on the finan-
cial question and in order that the public
may not be misled, the State Herald re-
produces the list, marking with one star
the name of the paper favoring free coin
age, two stars those favoring the gold
standard, or sound money as they term
it, and three stars those whose positions
are doubtful.
1t would be well to state that while the
Hot Blast has nearly exhausted it's list
approving it's position, those opposing it
compose nearly the entire state press, but
the State Herald will leave 1T to the Hot
Blast to continue to compile while we
will check after IT:
FAVORS PROPOSITION.
The Admission Hot Blast ***
Huntsville Mercury. ~
Selma Journal. so
Montgomery Advertiser. ~
Mobile Register. ~
Mobile Herald. ~
Eufaula Times. 80
Birmingham Ledger. ***
Talladega Mountain Home. Wv
TalTadega Nisws-Reporter.
Columbiara Chronicle.
Shelby Sentinel. ~
Cieburne New Era.
Sccttsboro Citizen. ~
Tuseumbia Dispatch ~
Waterloo Tribune. ***
Lafayette Sun.
Ashland Advance. ~
BrsNtOn News. y"
Grove Hill Democrat. $**
Cullman Tribune. AZ.
Wetumpka Democrat. w
OpeliSa Post. -
Piedmont Inquirer. 80
Ccosa River News. ~
Eutaw Mirror ~
Gadsden Times-News. 80
Coosa Advocate.
Silver 5.
Doubtful, a.
Gold standard, 10.
AGAINST PROPOSITION.
Birmingham State Herald. .
Montgomery Journal.
!, Selma Times.
Mobile News.
Selma Telegram.
Opelka News.
Sale Register. y
Sylacauga Enterprise.
Canebrake Herald.
Brsiwtor STANDARD Gauge.
Evergreen Courant.
Athens Democrat.
Hamilton News. =
Florence Standard-J Journal.
Total silver. IA.
If the Hot Blast viii read the Column
biana Chronicle ard the Coosa Advocate
more closely ii will find that these pa
lpers have not fully taken a position.
They favor harmony ard unity in the
party, but not al the sacrifice of principle.
Let the Hot Blast proceed with its COM
pilation.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

The merchants say they have more
trouble in collecting bills from he wealthy
men of the city. than from those in mod
crate circumstances A rich man is care
less of his CIR dit for he can always COM
mand ready money, while a poorer ma n is
careful of his credit, for it may stand him
in good stead. A wealthy man also looks
upon $50 or 500 as small sum, and does
rot realize thae ii means much to the re-
tail. merchant. More consideration in
paying small bills would save deal of
trouble.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
PoPUhIsT. SLATE IN, CLAY.

The following is the slate of the popu-.
lite bosses in Ashland for the county
populite ticket for 1898. 1T is not yet COM
plete, but the more important offices are
fixed up. Stick this in your hat md s e
how far short these leaders fall of thar
Intentions: For the senate, Martin w.
Whatley; for representa- tive, d. NJ Car
michael; for probate judge, F. NJ. Mon
roe; Cor circuit clerk J. Knox Phillips, of
Pincknsyville.- County Advance.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

and his winnings and cycle connsc .ions
count UP more than $4,000 annually.
& He receives salary for riding a certain
make of wheels, and is recompensed for
using a certain tire. He eNacts large
sums of monay for giving exhibitions of
his wonderful speed.
Although defeated champion, ghere is
no doubt that James J. Corbett is still
lhe best money maker in he pugilstic
world. 1t is claimed that he can earn
$4,000 psr annum for years to come
+, ,Hisconquerer Fitzsmmons, is not pop
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
COLD WAFER coNvENTIoN

Richmond. Va, July 27.-w r. Ren-
dick state chairman &C tee Virginia pro-
hibiuon party. has I a call far a
stsfe convention CT IN aity to mses IN
Lynchburg on Aug 20 n0m.nat, ca1-
didates for governor ileutenant-eovesn r
and encouragement All Virginia pro-
hibtionists will have a voice in the Pro-
cesdings.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
KICKING THEMSELVES.

The people who voted for Mckinley
ard prosperity" are kicking themselves.
They realize, now, that they have been
badly fooled. No relief will ever be se--
cured by the people until they vote for
real reforn-free coinage-and for men
who are unressrvedly pledged in favor of
Standard-Journal.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
GRABBING GOVERN MENT.
Canada Burdens Prospec. ors With Taxes
and Claims Every Other 4
Stake. -

ottawa, July Plat the close of The
second sitting of the cabinet this after
noon it was announced that the govern
ment had decided to impose a royalty on
all persons digging on the Yukon, in adj
dItion to SIS regis. ration fee ard $160 per
year. The royalty will be 10 per cent on
outputs of $500 or less monthly and %
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
nAUDERDALE DEMOCRATS.

Leading democrats of Lauderdale cour-
ty fully indorse the Standard-JournaPs
suggestion that the Chicago platform
must be reaffirmed i'm our next safe cam
pagn. The party mus be outspoken and
explicit in the enunca ton of it's princi-
pies, and the dominant issue must be the
free coinage of silver at 16 to 1.-F'lorence
Standard journal.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
ON TO COIIINlSVILLE.

AS soon as the excessive hea; is over
the Alabama and Georgia Long Distance
company will begin the. con-
struction of me line to Collinsville and
Fort Payne. 1t will touch Crudup. Sea-
born. Keerer and all the places of the val
ley intervening will be touched. Mr..
Adams is MEETING with greaIt SUCCESS with
his long distance telephones
TimoS-NawS
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
FINDS HIS MULE.

John Thomas Dunn of Linwood had
a mule stolen from his place last spring
and he has been on the lookout for the
lost animal ever since. Yesterday
Sheriff Reeves located the mule In
Girard, Ala. and Mr.. Dunn left this
morning on the Central for that place to
identify his mule and bring it home
Troy Messeng
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

The book of the gospel of boosted free
salvation is no longer free from tax.
In order to keep out the pauper gospel of
Europe a tariff of % per cent has been
laid on Bibles. But playing cards es-
cape. Satan has a record for looking af-
ter his interests, ard in the present con-
gress he seems to be well represented.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

All hope for the Huntsville Mercury
may now be said 20 be lost. 1t has decided
to agree with Tillman in the Sugar Truss
resolution, and asks democrats to come
to his support. Mary Yellen Lease may
yet find friend in the Mercury.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

The sea serpent seen recently in Lake
Michigan just off the Chicago front is
doubtless a microbe looking for an intake
pipe large enough to admit it into the
city water mains.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

The Cuban pat o is will have to strug-
gle along for time without justice from
this country. The Cubans are not in it
with the sugar trust and other trusts, all
of which must be cared for at any sac
rifice of justice and equity.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

are, too. a large number of sound money
people who viii go With them for the
sake of regularity and another large
element which will follow a free silver
flag rather than a republican banner,
not for free coinage but because they
want one or two revolutions, psaceable
revolutions, and understand that they
must fight the rotten organization now
entrenched in power through purchase
and promises, which promises they are
carrying out to the greater impoverish-
ment of this section If they would win
the right to material existence. A sound
money element, opposed to the demo-
cratic party and assisting the republican
party, has noe strength of consequence
in this state. The southern man, the
most rabd against free silver, cannot af-
ford to take stock In a movement which
will result in further fastening the
shackles of material slavery upon his
family and his people. There will be few
of them as M ajor Screws will learn.
And Major Screws and his most able
paper would best serve his people by
joining them in the fight against the rot
ten party now in power-the monopoly
ridden, tariff debauched and shameless
party in power. He had best call off
on a fight against free silver-silver can
not much harm him or us-and go in
for something for the south. The east
Is able to take care of itself without the
assistance of Major Screws or the Adj
vertiser and both could be engaged in
a better business than in making them
selves responsible for further aid and
announcement to a party which lives
because it is willing to debauch the gov
eminent and divide the spoilS.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

per cent on every claim yielding above
that amount yearly. Besides this royal
ty, 1T has been decided in reference TO all
future claims staked out on Streams or
every alternate claim should be the prop
ercy of the government and should be
reserved for public purposes, or sold or
wokred by the government for the benef1,
of the revenue of the Dominion.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
CURRENT HUkOR.

- IL = OOnnInt uOHiOua
'I have called" said the confident
young man, with manuscript sticking out
of his pocket, Ito see whether there is a
vacancy i'm this office.n.,- NO.. replied
this melancholy editor, as he looked round
the place. I'm sorry to say there is
none. Even the waste-paper basket is
full. Answers,
Gerald-My father left all his morey 10
a school for idiots.
G'sraldine-Though of you till the last.
didn't he?-Judge.
Fond Mother-Yes. sir;I have a little
fellow who is only 10, and yet ihes writes
beautiful poetry. Old Editor-We ell,
there's some hope for 'em when you catch
'em young; you can whip it out of en-
easier them.-Beston Traveller.
81 am Alfred the authorities at Wash
ington City IRE trifie Slow" remarked
Mr.. Point Breeze.
what makes you say that?" asked Mr..
Murray Hill. -.a-.55
the flood of officeseekers was at it's
height. "-Philadelphia Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
Hewitt-Another man found dead at a
hotel. :.
Jewett-Blowing out the gas?
Hewitt-No; heart failure; the boy
called him at the right time in the morn
ing.-Judge.
Think of the terrible time we are 60
ing to have when our friends begin to
drift back from London and tell us all
about it-Chicago Post
Mrs. Wheeler-What! your mother in
bed? Net III. ! hope, Bobby?
Bobby Bike--Not 'zackly. Her bloom
ers is jes' bein' ned.-Judge
every woman, no matter how hum
ble,' said the lecturer, may shine in
some situation"
Whereat at least per cent of the femi-
nine audience made superstitious dabs at
the ends of their noses, for the hall was
81 have observed" said the sweet
young thing. that it is the man who
has never married that knows all about
women"
Certainly" said the unhappy bachelor,
cit is the man who knows ali about wo-
men who never marries. '-Cincinnat
Enquirer.
yes" said She new arrival. Il am
greatly surpris. d-grsatly surprised, in
deed l had expected to find things here
very different from what they are
"Why?" exclaimed several of the girls
IN lnGfuS, -'QCtfL- lfle rOuS'l ana 1tS sur
roundings look as thy were pictured in
the circular you received?"
l"They do. That's what surprises me-"
Cleveland Leader.
Berger seemscl,o be spending his vaca-
ton in town?"
yes, he spent all his mony on outing
Clothes. '-iCnicago Journal
paw. what is gentleman of .he old
sqhool?'
"Fr-a h-he * one Of these fine, SIN GOTH
snaven old gentle men who think IL awful
that 9 woman should know how 10 repair
a purctured tire, bll. just perfectly lovely
for her to know how to fix sewing ma
chine. '-Indianapots journal.
Difference in Durability-'I. isn't al all
safe to judge by appearances said the
RESI- less boys father
Yes" replied TIN mother. people are
very deceptive"
"A1d so are inanmate objects. You'd
never think. merely judging by external
indications. that tie leavy PAR OF shoes
I bought tina hoy was only goine to wear
for six W eks. while his fragile-looking
Latin grammar will last him q lifetime. -
w ash.nai.o on Star.
Police Justica-Why did you turn in
the alarm for the police? Were you
frightspe,'? y
Serve n; G!rl--So, sir; hut tn folks was
swey f.om home yir. an were lonely
,.i-e.-1.-l nos American.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

Speaking of the Ohio campaign the
thought arises that perhaps some design
ing fellow has spit on the fuse and thus
prevented the usual display of fireworks
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
Losr HER nnAMoND RING.

During a recent social function in Flor
ence a sneak thief entered a bureau
drawer and stole valuable diamond ring
belonging to young lady which was
given to her by her mother years ago.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
CROPS FINE.

The condition Of the crops in this county
is very fine. Without any unforeseen bad
luck the farmers will make a big har-
est.-.Gadsden Timss-News.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

In the headlines yesterday giving the
proceedings of the nesting of the County
Medical society it was printed that some
physician had condemned DR.. Saunders
statement relative 10 The prevalence OF
smallpox in this city, whn it should have
read said physician condemned thu
statement of Dr. Brown. DIR. Saunders
has proven himself very efficient in look
ing after fhe disease in his city, as in
other parts of the state, as was evidenced
by his speech before the Medical society,
in which he showed that he was CONVEX
SAINT with the history of n arly every case
that had been reported in The state for
several months past, and followed 1t up
till the patient either recovered or sue
cumbed to the disease.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

w. j. Ware, of Ashland, Clay county,
IS years old, died last week of brain
fever.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

81 have Called" said the confident
young man, with manuscript sticking out
of his pocket, ito see whether there is
vacancy i'm this office - No replied
thi1 msla ncholy editor, as he looked round
the place. I'm sorry to say there is
none. Even the waste-paper basket is
full. Answers,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

Think of the terrible time we are 60
ing to have when our friends begin to
drift back from London and tell us all
about it.-Chicago Post
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28
WITH THE STATE EDITORS.
BIG MELON.
DEATH on W.. ]. WARE.

Selma boasts the receipt of a water
melon weighing sixty-three pounds.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-28

Gerald-My father left all his morey 10
a school for idiots
sraldine-Thought of you till the last.
didn't he?-Judge.