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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
A ROMANTIC STORY.
The Son of Prominent Michigan Law
yer, Was In Birmingham.

Meridian (Miss) News.
A pathetic romance in real life came
to light in this city Thursday, and If the
hero be all that he claims he is, the sit
uatief is rendered more pathetic A
News reporter learned of the affair yes
terday morning and investigated, learn
ing the facts in an interesting story.
In the early part of November last
young white boy was captured on the
outskirts of the city and carried before
Justice Woods on a charge of vagrancy.
The boy was very shabbily dressed, and.
to all appearances, was on the bum.
though the fact that he had seen better
days was easily discernible. He con-
versed intelligently and was evidently
pretty well educated. He was convicted
on the charge preferred against him
and in default Of the payment of the fine
and costs imposed. was sent to the county
roads to work at so much per diem until
he balanced accounts with the county.
He was placed in charge of Manager
]. g Mcdonald and worked on. the roads
Of this county as an ordinary convict
up to a. few days ago, when his term of
sarvitude ended. When the, young man
was released, the county authorities, be-
coming interested In hirls and not wishing
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL.

There will be a meeting held in this
city next Saturday at IL o'clock in the
rooms Of the Commercial club to determ-
inc what sort of an exhibition Alabama
shall have at the Tennessee Centennial
exposition, which will open in Nashville
the 1st Of next May.
The indications are that the meeting
will be we'll attended and enthusiastic
and that a most creditable exhibit will
be determined upon.
Secretary H. G. Mccall, of the board OF
commissioners appointed by Gov. Oates
to represent Alabama at the Tennessee
exposition, was in Birmingham yesterday
interesting our people on the Importance
of the meeting, and urging that active
steps be taken in the matter.
Both Gov Johnston and Commissioner
Culver will attend the meeting, and 1t
is understood that the commissioner of
agriculture has agreed to appropriate a
sufficient amount from the funds of the
department of agriculture to defray the
necessary expenses of arranging. trans
porting and taking care of the
display and the Governor will approve
the same, provided the use of the exhibit
of the Pioneer Mining and Manufacture
ing company made in Atlanta can be OBJ
tanned free of cost for this purpose, and
the same supplemented by the mining
interests of the district. With such a
nucleus, the Governor and commissioner
feel satisfied that a display can be made
highly creditable to the state, without
which, or to pay for same, the state will
be unable to do itself justice.
While it Is true that the bulk of the ex-
pense of making the Alabama exhibit at
the Atlanta exposition fell upon Birming-
ham, it must also be remembered that
Birmingham and the mineral district
were the greatest benefciaries. Outside
of the mineral display there is little else
Alabama can place upon exhibition at
that particular season of the year.
The Governor and commissioner should
remember, however, that Birmingham
and the mineral district have suffered
more from the Oppressive times than the
agricultural sections of the state, and are
less able now to contribute to an exhibit
than when they assumed the response
bility of the Alabama exhibit at Atlanta,
and for which they paid nearly the entire
expenses and therefore they should be
as liberal as circumstances will allow,
remembering also that it is not justice
to load too heavily the horse of free
will, and one that will pull as true on q
hill 6 on a plane,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
B1RMrNaHAMs .MARD1 sGRAs.

That great good will result from the
coming celebration OF Mardi Gras in this
city cannot be disputed The results
achieved In Mobile. the Mother Of Mys-
tics, and New Orleans, a worthy daugh-
ter of the mother. have been proverbial.
For many years these southern cities
have, through pestilence and war, main
tained the custom of observing the great
day of jolityz and mirth and their fame
has spread. from the lakes to the beauti-
full gulf. from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific.
and yearly the pilgrimage to these cities
has increased to such proportions that
an estimate as to attendance has been
done away with.
The monetary value of these yearly
visits by pilgrims cannot be estimated;
the butcher the baker. the candlesticlS
maker and, in fact, every one, from the
bootblack to the millionaire. has felt the
good results of their presence
. yThfs being true. of these cities, who
are numbered among the has-been, what
will be the result to a Birmingham,
city in every way modern and destined
to become the greatest in this country?
The attendance at the inaugural celebra-
ton was fiattering, the city was filled to
Overlooking with visitors and Birming-
hams reputation as a provider of good
cheer became established at once.
The Carnival Society did excellently
well, all things considered. and flushed
with well earned victory, they set about
to add newer and greater laurels to their
crown. That they will succeed there can
be no doubling. That Birmingham and
her environments will be benefited is
foregone conclusion. The president of
the society is one of Birmingham
most progressive citizens, and his asso-
ciates in the society are men Of progress
and determination. They have under
taken an Herculean task and should
not be allowed to do the work set out I'M
aided. Every merchant, manufactures,
producer, real estate owner and. in fact,
the entire community should give them
unstinted aid, pecuniarily and otherwise.
thus assuring the Birmingham Carnival
Society that they are fully appreciative of
their efforts in the work of upbuilding
the Magic City of the south.
Let the second annual celebration be
great success.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

E'torida, and when they are published iti
is probable the magnitude and money
value of the crop VIII prove surprising to
those unfamiliar with the facts. Mr.. w.
@. Powell, of Tallahassee, writes: The.
most profitable. crop is now cigar to-
baeeo. grown from Sumatra and Cuba
seed, the product being equal to the inn
ported tobaecos Of these types. The hv-l
erage yield is about 900 pounds per acre,
and the average price about rs cents
Many of our best growers. however, get
from 500 to 1,2OO pounds per acre, and
from 80 to so cents per pound. One small
planter grew twenty acres near Talla-
hassee this year. selling his crop in Sep
TENDER for ever $4,000. The cost of labor,
fertilizing. packing. etc, being less than
$500, leaving aVnet profit of more than
$1,000 fromatwenty acres of land. Plug
tobacco of a. fine quality Is also grown,
yielding 500 to 1.4OO pounds per acre, sell
ing from 10 to 80 cents per pound. On ac-
count of the present war in Cuba, Mid
die Florida tobaccos are bringing fine 8
prices '.s4 .'-.t -
The Times-Union adds: 1.-The yield
and prices given above may be taken
as a fair estimate of the profit in the
prouuctlon IN any part OF the stdte,
where the soil is adapted to the growth
OF the weed 1t will be seen that the
lowest figures bring returns of $50 per
acre, while in some instances a crop
bringing 5000 per acre, seems possible.
There is, perhaps. no other crop, save
oranges. that offers the certainty of a
similar margin of profit. The best cotton
lands of the south will not average a
half bale to the acre. and when the cost
of fertilizing and labor and the low price
realized for the marketed product are
taken into consideration, it will be seen
that as a money crop cotton falls far
short. of tobacco
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
EXPECTS TO BURN.
Says that He Must Spend $4,000 Years in
Hades, and it Will Be Ten Times
as Hot There as Anywhere Else.
Norwich (Ct) Cor. New York Sun.

Norwich (Ct.) Cor. New York Sun.
Isaac H. Douglass, the widowed septua-
genarian, Voluntown farmer, who muir
dered his weak-minded, 30-year-old son
with an ak, in their crazy old farmhouse
one day last week, because. he said, the
spirits commanded him to make a sac
rifice to heaven, is, perhaps, the queerest
prisoner that ever was confined in the
county Jail in this city. He is an odd lit
tie old fellow, short and sturnpy, with
watery, wavering eyes, vacant express
sion and rambling, rapid gait. He raved
almost constantly while in the prison.
and repeatedly assured his jailer that he
would have to pass rs, 000 years in Hades
,pn account of hfscrime. "
"Yes, $4,000 years, ME shouted in Jailer
Champlin's ear ! and the. heat is going
to be just ten times as hot as tits any
where else. Dyer hearf And now l
want you to figsger out Just about how hot
it's going to- be in Hades after l have
been there, say, seventy-five years.
In his more rational moods the old man
expressed no remorse wha tever because
he had killed his son. On the contrary,
he affirmed frequently that the act was
justified, because said he, the spirit
voice told me, to do it, and you can't dis
obey the spirits, can yer, now?'
The prisoner raved about continually
for about 40 hours and neither slept nor
ate. Several times anesday he attempted
to hang himself with the sheets from his
cell cot. while his attendant was only a
few feet distant from him attending to
work in other cells. He twlstedthe cloth
into q long rope, adjusting, one, end of it
in slipnoose about his neck and fas-
tening its other end to the bars of his
door. Finally the jailkeeper became
alarmed on account of the old mans
wretched condition.. and had him trans
ferred yesterday to q barred and guard
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
Howss THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY g CO, Props. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known r.
]. Cheney for the last Is years. and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bust
ness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligation made by their
firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the. blood and
mucuos surfaces of the system. Price,
75c. per bottle Sold by all druggists.
Testimonials free.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
WITH THE STATE EDITORS
EDITOR DISCOURAGED.

A lady called at our office at about sun
rise Monday. morning wishing to- pur-
chase an interest in the Citizen. She told
us among other. things that the Citizen
being the 'shabbiest paper on earth. was
a draw backsto Geneva, a provoker of
bad opinions in those who would locate
here. OF course we assented to the truth
of her assertion and made apologies.
1t must be remembered that the present
manage ment of the Citizen has existed
only three weeks; time insufficient to
prove ability. 1t does appear, however,
that more birthstone has been showered
upon our brief reign than Satan and all
his 'imps could endure.-Geneva County
NitiNSu .ftA
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
NO CAUSE GIVEN.
Coroners Jury Render a Verdict In the
Cahaba River Bridge Disaster--Cor-
oner Walters Still Investigating.

Blocton, Jan. 14.--(Special.)---T cor
oners jury empaneled to investigate the
Cahaba river bridge disaster have rem
dered verdict, which reads as follows:
We, the coroner's jury on the inquest
into the death of Andrew Brysen and
others, find that the said Andrew Bryson
and others came to their deaths from
injuries consequent on the falling Of
the Cahaba river bridge, in Bibb county,
on December 27, 1896; the jury further
finds, after diligent examination into
the wreck of said bridge and careful
consideration of the evidence brought
before them, that they are unable to as
certain the cause of the falling of said
bridge.
The Jury further recommend to the hon
orable general assembly of the state of
Alabama, now in session, that they pass
such laws as will in future provide for
some other mode of heating passenger
trains than by coal stoves.
r. b. WRIGHT, Foreman.
T. T. HARRIS.
HI. E. REYNOLDS
C. E. BALLARD.
G. d. MITCHELL.
JE. ]. WALTERS,
Coroner Bib County.
Jan. IL, 1897.
The Jury were profuse In their thanks
to Mr.. Walters for his uniform kindness
and assistance rendered in making a
thorough investigation into the matter.
Coroner Walters Is now serving his sec
ond term as coroner of Bibb county, and
has always proven himself a thoroughly
reliable and competent official. He has
the confidence of everyone in the county,
regardless of party utilization, and de-
servedly so. Coroner Walters is still in
vestigating the bridge disaster.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
RESIGNS, THE PRESIDENCY.

;. Capt. T, S. Plowman. who retires from
the presidency of the First National bank
of Talladega, carries with him the uni
versal respect and confidence of all who
know him and all who have been patrons
of the bank. Capt. .Plowman. during his
long term of.president, was always active
for the interests of the bank and the in
terests of Talladega, and our people
never had truer and more reliable
friend. Capt Plowman declined to be re-
elected, wishing to give his entire time
to his duties jas Congressman, position
to which he was elected last November.
--Talladega Home.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

motion. That. however, was soon cor
rected, and It was stated that he had
only tainted. He was driven rapidly
home, and Drs. Wren. Toole. Thetford
and Simms were soon at his bedside,
using all possible means to revive and
restore the sufferer He finally came
around all right We understand the
doctor said II was indigestion, attended
with severe cold, The doctor has won
very rapidly the esteem and love of his
church and congregation, and their dis
tress found expression in tears and Sob
bings We trust this attack may be tenn
porary and of short Observation-Disclosures
Home. 4r,,s5
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCE.

It has been said that educational in
f1uences extend from the top downward !;
that is when the higher institutions of
learning are maintained at the proper
standard, the result Is an Improvement
In all the educational system of the sur
rounding locality. Improvement in the
Athens Female college means improve
ment in all the schools of Limestone
county; the example and influence of a
college, like those of an individual spread
through the neighboring county.-Athens
Courier.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
MAY LEAD TO IMPROVEMENT.

The three committees appointed at the
short sessions Of the legislature-the min
ing committee and the convict committee
arc in Birmingham, and the state uni
versity committee is in session at Tusca-
loosa. They win have their reports
ready by the time the legislature recon
venes. It is hoped that their investiga-
lions will lead to some improvement in
the various lines they have been an
pointed to investigate. Stevenson
Chronicle. -
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED.

The constitutional convention question
is still being discussed by people and the
press This is one matter that should
not be overlooked There are so many
changes needed that it is impossible to
mention them all in any one article in a
newspaper. 1t is certainly needed badly
Stevenson Chronicle.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
STATE. REFoRMAToRY.

Alabama ought to have a reformatory
for youthful criminals. We believe that
Mt Vernonbarracks, near Mobile, which
was ceded-b by the federal government to
the state last March, is the best plade for
the, purpose, and we hope the present leg
islature will pass a bill so ordering.+--
Guntersyifle Democrat TO
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
THREE MONSTER MEETINGS.

SO great is the popular interest in the
union meeting announced to be held at
the First Methodist church Sunday night
next in the interest of the anti-pool-sell-
ing bill that it will be necessary to pro-
vide for two additional meetings, viz. at
Baptist church There will be strong
speeches and interesting programmes at
each place. The prospect is that there
will be such a massing of moral forces,
irrespective of creed, as Birmingham has
never witnessed.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
FAINrs IN HIS PULPIT.

Jones was preaching at the Methodist
church he was taken very i'll and sat
down. Friends ~were assisting him out
of the church. when. on reaching the yes
tfbuie, he tainted, and 1t was reported to
the congregation that: he was dead.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
MAY SEE IT DIFFERENT.

John.J. Ingalls, ,leetured in Birmingha m
on THE Crisis" The downing bN In
gals by the populists of Kansas Is the
one jewel in the otherwise bare crown of
those fanatics; nevertheless the Hospital
BILE reception of this distinguished man
by the people of Birmingham reflects
credit upon, that city. ingalls, has done
his share of misrepresenting the south;
it is hoped he win see 1t in different
light Observation-Disclosures Courier.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
FARMER l. vs. VI, COTTON RAISER

APPOINTMENT farmer of Wilcox county
draws-sa' abstraction between a farmer
and a cotton rafser.eA farmer lives al
home and has a surplus at the end of the
year,-the COTTON. raiser goes in debt fol
his supplies and turns his crop over t.
his creditors as soon as it is ginned.--
Athens Courier. y,s
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

nent lawyer of Detroit. And his family
must be good one, from the prompt
manner in which his father responded to
Chief Nelson's telegram. Fuller also
claims that he is a nephew of Chief JUS
tice Melville w. Fuller, of the United
STATES supreme court, who is an illinois,
an, as his father, the Detroit lawyer,
brother to the eminent jurist.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

A Kansas legislator has introduced a
bill to prohibit boomers and also to make
the riding Of bicycles astride a INSIDE
meanor Lock to your laurels. Mr.. Tim
berlake.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

President Cleveland's record will last.
Tt will become history of the most en-
couraging quality.-Dalfas CTexas) News.
Yes, he has left his footprints on the
sands of time. and many a poor fellow
has become bellowsed trying to adapt
himself to Mr.. Cleveland's particular
class OF encouraging qualityi
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

Texas has at last agreed to do away
with that cruel habit of branding. A
Texas paper remarks: THE time will
soon come when the congress of the
United States hasn't single man with a,
brand on his hip" The Lone Star State
DIS nothing IL not progressive.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

The time. sometimes comes in the his
tory of man when his brain and heart
travel In different directions.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

Florence, Ala, has no brass band. We
publish this for the benefit of the Mobile
brass bands. some of which may desire to
Mobile Register.
Jessol But don't you suppose Flor
once should have some voice as to the
kind of immigrants she wants?
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

Mr.. ingalls,, in his lecture last night,
said that he is opposed to trusts, but ia
vors protection on all goods grown or
manufactured in America. The argu-
auent of the free trader is that free trada
is ample protection against trusts.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

If Cubans were ducks, suggests the
Florida Times-Union, Mr.. Cleveland
would recognize their belligerency.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

Pittsburg will be represented at the
presidential inaugural by a club of 100
ssix-footers."
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
MADE AN ASSIGNMENT.

winston, N. c.. Jan. AR. J. Gallo
way. one of Mount Airy's leading mer-
chants. has assigned, naming ]. j. Bel
ton. trustee. Assets and liabilities not
given.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

The legislature will reconvene next
"Wednesday.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

Keep your blood pure and you will mot
have rheumatism. Hoods Sarsapa{illa
purifies the blood. I
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

More dangerous to the liberties of the
country than dynamite or anarchy is the
decision of the supreme court that says
the POWER to tax is the power to destroy,
said Mr.. ingalls,. In the early days OF the
country it was considered that the gov
ernment had no right to tax except for
revenue Now it is admitted that 1t
can tax to destroy. If the pcpulists get
in power they will use this power to tax
and will destroy all corporations and rich
men. To illustrate his meaning Mr.. In
gals referred to the tax on oleomarga-
rine. The farmers saw that this new pro-
duct was competing with their sales IF
butter, so they demanded of congress that
it put tax on cleo, and congress did 1t
because the congressman were afraid OF
the farmer vote. The treasury was full
and there was a large surplus, and 1t was
not even pretended that the tax was for
revenue. A bill was before the senate to
tax cleo cents pound and Mr.. ingalls,
moved to reduce the tax to cents a
pound, and 1t was carried. The farmers
of New York sent him rope with a
moose in it and told him to go and hang
bi,uself. ~ 4ss =
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15

Mr.. ingalls, remarks that it is much
more pleasant to speak in church than
a theater The church is built for speak
ing. The pulpit is near the people, the
lights are arranged for the purpose, and
the space behind the speaker is not so
vast. The theater is constructed with a
view TO the drama. The actor has his
audience around him and does not look
over the footlights. The lights are ar
ranged to correspond. The auditorium
committee should bear this fact in mind.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
NOTICE TO AUDITORIUM STOCk-
HOLDERS

An adjourned meeting of the stock
holders of the Auditorium company will
be held at the Commercial club room
tonight at O'Clock.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-15
STATE HERALD

Entered at the postonice at Birmingham.
Ala as second-elass matter.