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Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

lanta was among the most jealous at the beginning, and we believe that city really rejoiced to see the boom subside and property in Birmingham go down. But now that Alabama city is on the steady upward build to remain. and because of the low price at which the Birmingham district can furnish iron, and because of the steel plant it is to have, here comes Chattanooga, just as jealous as she, can be, and the Chattanooga News does not do a thing but let it be known. Chat tanooga may peep out from behind old Lookout all she wishes. and look down the valley toward Birmingham, but all the encouragement she can get will be the sights that Alabama's city furnishes hsr as models to be followed. When Bir- mingham gets her canal to the Black Warrior she will grow to be the largest inland city of the south.-Union Springs Herald.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
READS LIKE A ROMANCE.

It reads like romance, but he saw the country just the same-but claims that he did not like it. A gentleman from North Dakota, came all the way to Ozark, and there hired team to go into the country surrounding the town, claiming to be on a prospecting tour
 He was driven about twenty miles from Ozark, and then, at the home of one of the best citizens of Dale county, he fingered for two or three days. The story leaked out later, and it came to light that he had advertised for a wife, and the daughter of the gentleman at whose house this party stopped had answered his advertisement, and had three months. When the proposal for marriage came. she invited him to
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
ADVERTISING TO HELP CREDIT.

The "National Underwater" has the following well-chosen remarks upon the question of advertising building-loan stocks and business:
 "A utility of advertising, in fact chief utility is the influence which it has upon the credit of a. company; 1t is more upon this utility than any other that heavy advertisers spend their money and base their plans. They consider that their money is we'll spent, although it brings no direct returns whatever. It may be that no business directly results from CT can be traced to 1t, and yet 1t IS considered good investment If 1t results in making it possible therefrom to do business-that is, to do a greater busi- ness, and to hold the custom Wnlch IS already obtained.
 Many associations whose position and size are such as make 1t to be expected of them that they lend their support to the class journals. do so grudgingly or not at all giving as their argument that ad- vertising does not pay, because 1t does not bring, perchance, a large volume Of business over the counter of the company. These are short-sighted people. They lose sight of the fact that every greater publicity given to their company with the right class of papers, and in the right way, adds so much to the influence which the company wields, and to its credit, thereby making 1t possible for the field force to gather in a greater volume or business. Not only this. but line of ad- vertising judiciously placed will have such an influential effect upon the volume of business which the company has al- ready in force as to make 1t fully valua- ble in the beneficial effect it has upon it's lapse ratio. In fact. many com panies work with this particular object dn view as plan upon which to work, judg- ing that by so reaching their. present members and hence coming closely in contact with those who surround that membership. they will confine their ad- vertising closely upon those with whom it will do the most good, thereafter fol- lowing it up with personal effort for business. It is true that advertising has but a comparatively indifferent value unless it Is followed up with personal work, but as a precedent to personal effort 1t Is invaluable.
 We hope that the derelict associations will ponder upon these things, and lend
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

The Montgomery Advertiser is begin ming to get down off of its high horse of oppression upon the dear people, the re- suit of the new tax commission law. It says:
 Tax Commissioner Wood is reported in the Atlanta Constitution as holding that only in a few instances can any county tax commissioner obtain a good salary, because there is not going to be such vast amount of revenue collected under it. From expected thousands to only s100 will be sad disappointment to those who are so eagerly pressing for the 10 ner cent job.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

Shraeder, "tihe divine healer" who caused a great sensation in Texas and the west by his alleged miraculous cures of the ills of people, has been sliding down hill rapidly of late, until there is practically none SO poor as to do him reverence" He has been doing Alabama on bicycle. He made his debut at Birmingham, where he had small success. Since he has been noted at divers towns. He was last heard from in Greene coun- ty, where the local paper gave him paragraphic welcome, saying "three or more citizens visited him at his room in his hotel" He intimated that he had had enough of this state. and that he was now bound north.--Mobile Register.
 It was several months ago that Shrae- der appeared in Birmingham. and if he met with any success at all the general public never heard of it.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
OUR LETTER BOX
A CONTRAST.
To the State Herald.

To the State Herald.
 In a recent editorial on Washington you drew a contrast between Napoleon and Gladstone, showing how superior the latter is to the former. TO carry the idea out further it might be we'll to note the aim in life of the two men. Napoleon tried to build up great empire; Glad stone has tried to build up great char acter. Empire building may last life time; character building endures forever. Napoleon made the world his empire, but 1t fell down around him before he had reached the youth of old age. Gladstone has built character that will endure for ages He is the Towering of the manhood of the nineteenth century. He is the cul- imitation of the nobleness of all the ages. His influence upon young men cannot be measured. He has been enthroned in our minds and hearts His sceptre is the intellect, his throne the heart, his kingdom humanity.
 CITRCCDJpEp
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY?

The dog, he rules ta1e possum tree. The snake. he feeds on frog. The 'possum, he W ips the coon, The coon tears IL the dog. The big fish swallow up the small Just eat them head and tail- The whale comes long and gobbles all, The man, he kills the whale. The preachers preach and pass the cup, And seek the heathens' door, The heathens eat the preachers up. And they don't preach no more. Oh, believers, how is this?
 What are you going to say? l How are you going to reconcile These things on judgment day?
 Henry County Reformer.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
CHEAP COAL AND COTTON MILLS.

CHEAP COAL AND COTTON MILLS.
 The Mobile Register says: "There is nothing more sure than that the cheap coal of Alabama will bring cotton mills to this state, whether our people will 1t or mo- Of course, the mills will come all the quicker if we diligently point out the way. Coal in New England costs about S4.50 a. ton; in the Carohnas, about S2.75; in Georgia, about $250. and in AlAabama, as stated by MT. H. L. Mckee, with re- spect to the price of coal at Selma, about $1.50 That means a saving to a 25.OO0- spindle mill in Alabama over a like mill in Massachusetts of $15.000 per annum; over Carolina mill of $7,500 and over a Georgia mill of s6,000 in the cost of fuel alone. There is a further saving for the southern mill over the northern mill in the price of raw cotton, which is less than the northern price by so much as is the freight of the raw cotton from the south to the northern milling point. There is every reason to believe that the cotton spinning of the future will be done all most exclusively in the south
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

A Birmingham citizen, just returned from New York, says there is great busi- ness activity in the metropolis, and that the idle money will soon flew in this d. rection. A money lender says that mcn- cy is already easier and there is no trouble in getting money on good collat- eral at per cent. Mir. Nat Baxter says every indication points to better times. Dr. Roland says there is more demand for machinery than at this time last year.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
PROTECTION or AMERICAN cITI-
 ZErhnc


 zENS.
 There Is a good deal said about the protection of American citizens in for eign lands. We are told that this gov ernment does not protect it's citizens abroad as other governments do. We are referred to Great Britain, who once spent several million pounds and saeri- flced hundreds of lives to rescue one Englishman who had been imprisoned by a petty king in the heart of Africa. If this government ever allows an actual citizen to be maltreated in other lands, it will be detested by all nations. But it must be borne in mind that all men in foreign countries who claim to be Amer1- can citizens are not really such. This government has such easy naturalization laws that it is easily imposed on. For eigners come here. take out naturaliza- ton papers and move to another coun- try, and then claim to be American cltl- zens. They Intentionally impose on us to get our protection. This is wrong, and should be stopped. Some two years ago the case of a man who had forfeited his citizenship came up and caused serious trouble between ti1is country and France. A mulatto, who had represented thls country as consul at some inferior port at one time. moved to one of the French colonial possessions. He transgressed the laws, and, after trial was put III prison. He appealed to this country TOT protection, and caused some sharp diplo- macy.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL.

The Tennessee Centennial ait Nashville will open up on May 1, and continue un- til Oct. 31. We hope the Alabama Press association will hold it's annual meeting at some convenient point in June or July and go on an ecursion to the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The newspaper makers of the state should take a week off occasionally. They do better work af- ter a short rest.-Troy Messenger
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
SHOOTS HIS FATHER.

Our Waverly correspondent writes us of a deplorable difficulty which occurred near Sandy Creek Saturday. MT. Jim Mangham, an old man aged about 70 years, became involved in difficulty with his son, Henry Mangham. Seeing he was getting the worst of it. the old man endeavored to get away. and while running, his son shot him Ia the leg, in- fiicting a dangerous wound. No further particulars could be learned.-Opelika News.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
BIRMINGHAM IS STILL AHEAD.

MT. J. H. Corbett, of this city. is an uncle of Jim Corbett, the pugilist, who is now occupying such a large share of the worlds attention. MT. Corbett, the uncle, Is an experienced mechanic and works at the railroad shops. He is about 50 years of age. He says he has tried to get Jim to follow pursuit more in keeping with sound limbs and long life, but Jim is in- fatuated with the pugilistic science
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

Prices have fallen in the last few years. Incandescent lamps sell for 20 cents that once cost $150. The pipe work on a loco motive costs $32, which formerly cost $137. A box car is built in fifteen hours, that once took three daYS
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
HIsLAsF WORDs.

Tlhos. N. Freeman, editor of therAlbert- vile Journal, in changing his washing, sent the following word back to a. friend: i'I see failure staring me in the face witilf the Journal and can't face it, so 1 will leave it with the Albertyille people to do the best they can. leave this eve for Southern California I have found that the Albertville people are not disposed to do their pant toward the paper and without their help the enterprise will be a failure. ."-Collinsville Clipper.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

The state of Alabama needs money, and so does the state of Nevada. If the Alabama legislature had legalized prize fighting, as did the Nevada legislature, it could have brought half million dol lars into the state. But Alabama prefers to be poor and virtuous, and her legisla- ture passed laws against gambling.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

deprive the citizen of his liberty or prop erty without due process of law.
 There should be, no hesitation in ap- pealing straight to the consciences of the people on this subject; and asking them, is there Justification in denounc- ing them as ''unpatriotic" because they do not pay a. tax levied on their property, without due process of law?'
 PATRON,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
MoNTGoMERY's COTTON FACTORY

Montgomery has one cotton factory that has made $10,G00 a. year for the past four years. and it will soon have another, one, and it is sure to pay better dividends than the old factory because it will have more spindles and be fitted up with the latest and most improved machinery.-- Montgomery Journal a
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

One of the latest by-products of the. steel works is steel wool. It is used in shops as substitute:for sendpaper It is made of fine steel shavngs and looks like wool, and also feels like it. It is sold at 50 to 75 cents per pound. It Is superior to any other substance in polishing. It takes it's place with mineral wool, which is made from slag.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

School boys who are studying Greek and struggling with the roots of Greek words, will be interested in knowing that pure Greek is the language of the Gre tans. Whether this will cause the boys to love or hate the Cretans, remains to be seen.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
FENCE HER IN.

A Boston young lady begins poem: "I am thy grass, oh Lord! l grow up tall and sweet." She should be fenced in to keep the cattle from nibbling at her-Selma Times.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
WITH THE STATE EDITORS
CHATTANOOGA SOUTHERN.

The Chattanooga Southern may be ex- tended to Birmingham at an early date. Mark that.-Gadsden Times-News.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

Birmingham is making elaborate pre- parations for a, Mardi Gras celebration, and aln the indications are that the Magic City will creditably entertain all who gp there for the festivities of the day.-- Montgomery Advertiser.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

Judge Somerville, member of the United States board of appraisers, writes a friend that he expects to make an early visit to his old home in Tuscaloosa to spend several weeks.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

When an American citizen named Smith. or Brown..-o Jones, is insulted by the Spaniards in Cuba, then we'll hear the eagle scream.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
BITS OF WIT.

Benedict-"I tell you, my boy, it is in- possible for me to find my wifes pock- et! Batchelor-"You shouldn't be dis couraged. Look at me; I haven't even
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

The wife of a drunken husband is in a worse condition than widow and her children worse than orphans.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

"It's hard" remarked the man who that 1t is "97' and not "96.'" That's so," replied the friend with knotty legs and downy moustache; "the bicycle makers don't give us nearly the difference in style from year to year that they used tp."-Washington Star.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
A Dead Shot: Algernon

A Dead Shot: Algernon (who has in vited himself down for days shooting) --Hullo, Tom, what are those toickets tied on the dogs collars for? Keeper We'll, sir, you see, the squire remembers your last days shootin', and thought you'd better know the valley of the dogs beforehand to save future unpleasant .neSSi-Fun,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

to the class journals that support which they can easily afford to give. and which the papers themselves require to sue cessfully accomplish the work which is before them of keeping the public con- stantly informed of the value of those systems which they represent"
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

Exports of coal from Pensacola have been resumed after temporary delay on account of the trouble in getting ships.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

come and see her, and if she liked him she would accept. He came, she saw, he went-and didn't like the country.-Union Springs Herald.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
AN OFFICIAL DENIAL.

! New York, Feb. 2s-The report from Louisville that August Belmont & Go. had agreed to finance the proposed consolida- tion of the Kentucky distillers, placing s15,OOO.O00 at their disposal, is officially denied.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

A London paper admits that American iron is sold there at los. under the Eng fish minimum price,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

Now that the hatchet story has had hair cut and shave, 1t is ready for use again.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
COTTON MILL EXEMPTION.

The bill to exempt the capital invested in new cotton mill enterprises from taxa tion for period of ten years passed the house last Saturday by an overwhelming majority, only eight members voting against it. The bill is a good one, and we hope to see it become law. New mills will largely increase our population. and the money expended in their erection and operation, will benefit the people of our state, as was shown by the following argument in favor of the bill by one of the best informed on the subject in Ala -bama: Many of the states of the union, including some of the southern states, have liberal exemptions, state, county and municipal, for new manufacturers. Alabama has none. During the first three years of exemptions in South Caro- lima, there were 900,000 new spindles put in operation in that state. Alabama has many natural advantages over that of South Carolina and Georgia in the way of cheap fuel Most of the mills now in contemplation and under erection in the south are mills of about 25,000 spindleS each. To run mill of this character re- quires twenty tons of coal per day. Bi- luminous coal in New England averages $4 per ton. South Carolina's average price for bituminous coal is $275 per ton. Georgia's average price, $2.50 per ton. A liberal price for coal in Alabama does not exceed $1.50. Thus the fuel for mill of 25,000 spindles will cost $15,000 less annually in Alabama than in New Eng land, Fuel for 25.000 spindle mill costs $7,5O0 less annually in Alabama than in the carolinas. Coal, forrsuch a mill will cost $6000 less annually in Alabama than in Georgia. The state will lose nothing by exempting new mills-Baldwin Times.
 AS TO THE BACK TAX BILL.
 The back tax bill, which passed the senate last Monday, and which provides for the appointment of a back tax com-
 
 up property which has not borne its share of the taxes of the state and counties, was by the senate, so amended that the com missioner cannot go back of the date of the passage of the act.
 That was all wrong. There is no req son founded on justice and right which supports the theory that the property which has heretofore escaped eXamina- ton should not now be hunted up and made to contribute to paying the ex- penses of the government, just as much so as any property as hereafter escapes. Every dollars worth of property owned by the citizens of Alabama and being situated in Ala abama should be assessed for taxation, and sold if the taxes are not paid. Taxes should not stand on a lower plane than debt. A debt evidenced by open account does not expire by linli- tation until three years have elapsed from its due date. If we are to have a back tax commissioner he should have been allowed to go back and make every dollars worth of property which has not heretofore borne it's burden of taxation for any part of the last three years, do so now.
 If one citizen should pay taxes on all of his property, then every citizen should do so. If some citizens have not here tofore paid, they should now be made to do so-Russell Register.
 JEALOUS OF, BIRMINGHAM.
 Ever since Birmingham first began to L. or- hsn-r hoc
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

A good tonic is necessary after sickness to restore perfect health. Hoods Sarsa- parilla will do it.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

Madison county secured the uniform text book law, and is we'll pleased with it.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

Tennyson used to tell the story of a farmer who, after hearing red-hot ser mon of never-endng fire and birthstone, consoled his wife quite sincerely with the naive remark: Never mind, Sally; that must be wrong; no .constitooshun could stand it.-Tit-Bits.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25
been able to find wife wet."-Yonkers

Doctor (to Irish patient)-"Do you sleep with your mouth open?" Irish Pa tient-"Shure, Oi don't know, doctor. Dive never seen myself whin Dive been aslape, but Oill have a look tonight!"-. Tit-Bits.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

Trustworthy Guarantee: Customer Cat the livery stable)-He's perfectly safe, is he? I don't want a skittish animal New Stable Boy-All know about i'm is that he used to be Philadelphy car horse.- Chicago Tribune.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

The Only Drawback: Visitor-There is a panel in my new dining room that that would just fit. Hungry Artist--tMost happy, I'm sure. Visitor-Only when the room is paid for, shall have no money for pictures.-1arpers Bazar.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

Sam Jones says he and Ingersoll have almost come together several times in their lecture tours, but probably it was a good thing they did not meet. as 1t would have been too much like a box of monkeys It has been suggested that Jones and Ingersoil be invited to a joint debate in the auditorium when it is completed. Such a contest would be in- teresting. but no converts would be made Huxley, the great scientist, admitted that there were depths in religion be- yond the reach of reason, just as science has it's mysteries which the mind cannot fathom. The higher truths come to us through the aesthetic faculties
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

The story goes that on one occasion when the Catholics of Northfield, Mass, the home of the evangelist, Dwight Ly- man Moody, were erecting church they were rendered a liberal contribution by MT. Moody. On another occasion. when MT Moody was engaged in the erection of school or church building in the same city. of which he has built several, members of the Catholic church ne helped to build, unbeknown to MT. Moody. hauled in the rock for the foundation of his building. On another occasion. when the residence of Catholic neighbor was consumed by fire. MT. Moody circulate ted petition in person for his relief and turned over to him $500. A friend of MT. Moody claims that in all his evangelistic work. Mr. Moody has never had naught to say derogative of the Catholic church.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-25

JEALOUS OF, BIRMINGHAM.
 Ever since Birmingham first began to boom, long time ago, 1t has been some what amusing to note how fthe jealousy of other cities has been asserted. Att
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-06-29
Give Them an Even Show.

Ii man had a $50 bull pup he
would look after is carefully and not
let it run around at hight all over
town. says the Moscow, Idaho, Times
Democrat But if be has a boy it is
different. He is turned loose at a
tender age to go to lhe devil, and then
the people wonder where the great
army OF tramps, buns, dead beats,
loafers, gamblers and drunkards
come from each decade. They are
terminated from pure seed, gathered
from u homes and sown broadcast
on our streets and alleys. 1t may be
that your boy is making a growth in
this direction. At all events The boy
ought to be given an equal showing
with h bull pup.-Ex.