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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-21
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-21

The price paid for the surplus on the Piatorns
has been 81 10 can OF 40 quarts Ihe MIX hhchdhse
price has been 81 10 since April 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-21

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-21
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-21
HAY AND STRAW.
R.ce,p,s q, New York Tor week ending April 20;
cLosJyG Prices SAN PR4ycyscO STOCKS.

For corrSspordi g week iNn' .os: ~"
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Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
THE SUGAR BEET.

The introduction of the sugar beet is at tracing the attention of the farmers in South Alabama. Recent investigations have developed the fact that the lands in the black belt are specially adapted to the growing of the sugar beet, an in dustry which will beat the raising of cent cotton too far to consider. The su- gar beet will grow anywhere in Alabama, and our farmers should take the advant- age now offered by the government to furnish the seed and give the beet trial at least. on a small scale. Write to your congressman for the sugar beet seed and he will take pleasure in seeing that you get them.
 The farmers of Alabama had as well learn now as later that they can not con- tinue the old way of raising cotton to buy everything they have to live upon. and compete with the progressive and up- to-date farmers Of other sections. While the newspaper. as rule, Is not much of a success, under a practical test, yet many well known generals, while poor marksmen themselves, could direct their soldiers how to hit the bulls eye as far as they could see it.3and while the State Herald does not claim to be authority on agriculture, a blind man can see that unless there is a change in the present manner of farming in many of the south ern states. there is little hope under the best of conditions for our section to be- come prosperous. Diversified crops is the only hope
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
AWAITING TO SEE.

The money of the country Is congested in the eastern money eenters. There is not enough money in the south to trans act the business. The farmers resort largely to barter They deal principally with one man, their merchant, and sell and buy from him. If the farmer raises enough at home to live on he can al- ways get cash for his cotton, potatoes. corn, etc. The business men of the south need money as much as the farmer. A business man must have money to pay expenses. make improvements, pay his debts. etc. The eastern money lenders won't let their money loose They get a very low rate of interest. but they seem to be afraid of loaning it at a better rate with increased risk-the risk being in proportion to their fears. They seem to think that some changes will be made in the monetary system and they are waiting to see,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
OID-TTME WARFARE.

Tn old times war was a test of physi- cal strength. Men fought face to face, and superior strength won. The victor felt that elation which comes from vic- tory. War is now merely a matter of money. The longest purse wins, not the longest arm. In event of a war between the United States and Spain, the result would depend on the amount of pecuni- ary damage that either navy could do. If our wanships destroyed the commerce. carrying ships of Spain she would cry out for peace. If Spain injured our com merce we would sue for peace. We could not injure the seaports of Spain to any great extent. But Spain could destroy six billions of property in our seacoa st cities. Before the United States would submit to such loss it would surren . der and thus become the laughing stock of the nations. Spain's navy is superior to ours, and in such a war she would have every advantage.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
OUR LETTER BOX.
'. F. THOMPSON WRITES.

N. F. THOMPSON. WRITES. TO the State Herald.-s
 I wish to extend congra tula tions to Birmingham and her people over the ap- preaching era of steel. on the threshold of which they are so auspiciously stand ing. It means more to. the Magic City than perhaps any of her citizens dream Of at the present. sanguine as they may be regarding it. l will only say that IL Is the beginning of another step towards that supremacy in the iron world which I have always felt was in store for her, and nothing can stay her progress.
 I am pleased to see. also, that no mis- take has been made in the process select- ed, and 1t is going to be brilliant sue cess. In a conversation had with Andrew Carnegie during his recent visit to Johns town the question was asked if he did not fear the Improvements some of his rivals were making, when he replied: 'sThey are confining themselves to so- called improvements Tn their Bes5emer furnaces, while we are throwing these away and concentrating on open hearth processes. This shows what their im- ptovements @ are worth from our stand point"
 You can find a report made.to the Com mercial club. nearly four years ago. which had the honor to write, in which prediction that coincides with MT. Car negie's remarks, was uttered. But there are other good things in store for Birm- ingham which will be developed in due season, and her people can take courage for the future is bright with promise for her and it does my very soul good to realize it. Only keep down the agitation of politics for awhile. MT. Editor, until the world can gain a little more confidence in the abilities Of her people to appreciate what is necessary for material progress, and the work will be done. The old motto of pulling together, and working together for the upbuilding of Birmingham should now have the right-ofway over every thing of political character, and if this is done there is no city on the face of the globe that has a brighter future. I have never omitted a suitable opportunity to say a good word for my old home, and. by-the-way, have never ealledany other place home and do not know that ever will, although the people among whom now reside are very kind and expect me to always be with them. But, "home is where the heart is." and that has long been captured and held in Birmingham.
 N. F. THOMPSON.
 Pttsburg Pa., March 3. -.=.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
A GOOD TRIMMER.

Mckinley says in his inaugural that he favors international bfmetallism. but he does not say what policy he prefers in the event that international bimet- allfsm is not secured. Does he favor bi- metallism by the United States alone? Or does he favor the gold standard? MT. Mckinley stopped at the halfway sta- ton. We commend to his attention the negro song entitled. "No Halfway De- in,s.'' the last two lines being lined out as follows by the preacher:
 Now, brederin, we're gwine to pass
 around the hat
 No halfway doin's when it comes to dat"
 When the high protectionists pass around the hat there will be no halfway doin's. 1
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
NEW CONVICT INSTRUCTORS.
What the State Press Has to Say of t
 Governors Selections.

What the State Press Has to Say of the
 Governors Selections.
 Governor Johnston on last Saturday appointed the new board of convict in- spectors. The three gentlemen selected are as follows: MT. s. B. Trapp, of Cal houn county, president; Dr. w. M. Blake, of Clay county, and MT. E. w. Booker. of Perry county The board as a whole is said to be one well qualified to dis charge the duties that will fall upon them.-Wetumpka Democrat.
 Gov. Johnston, in the appointment of a board of inspectors for the state peni- tentiary, selected Dr. W. H. Blake, of Clay county, as surgeon. pr. Blake is a native Aalabamian and he belongs to a strong family having descended from a distinguished ancestry. He is an edu- cated gentleman, a graduate of the A. & M. College and afterwards in medicine at Vanderbilt University.
 He is a fine physician and expert sur geon; he has ben honored by the alumni of his college and by the state Medical aSSocia tion, and now by the appointing power of Gov. Johnston.
 Dr. Blake is modest and able man. His appointment is a wise one. He is a democrat and came near being nominated for congress in the fifth district.
 Dr. Blake is g. son-in-law of pr. Shaf- fer pastor of the Baptist church of this city.-Tallapoosa New Era.
 Gov. Johnston made no mistake when he put MT. s. B. Trapp, of Calhoun al the head of the convict commission. He is one of the best and purest men in the state Calhoun has plucked two nice plums, and we are heartily glad of it, Exchange
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
POTTERY WORKS FOR BIRMING.
 HAM

For months past one of our most suc- cessful and hustling citizens has been quietly working to establish a factory for the manfacture of pottery in the south.
 This idea found Judgement in the minds of some of Birmingham's promoters fol- lowing the boom, and some effort was made to interest foreign capital, but ac- tive work was deferred. and the credit of this successful undertaking now belongs to a well known home man. The purpose at first is to utilize the plant of the Birmingham Fire Brick works. one of the most complete in the country, for the making of general clay goods. such as fire bricks. paving bricks and sewer pipe, and manufacture stone ware goods in which there is home mar ket. such as jugs. flower pots. lawn vases, jars. crooks, churns, water coolers, etc The moulding of this ware is all hand work, and requires skilled turner's, or potters,
 The potter at his wheel is one of the most interesting and fascinating sights possible: first the ball of clay thrown on the disc, then under his nimble fingers the gradual growth and creation of the graceful shapes.
 Iues -NVfkroouf anu tdDfeS rave Deefl completed and the first consignment of potters clay has been received ir-
 MT E. G. Stevens, Jr., the wide-awake manager. says he has examined and test ed some two hundred varieties of clays found in Alabama and adjoining states and some of these he finds unsurpassed for buscuit and stone wares.
 He has specimens of the finer clays for making china and porcelain wares which are large,y imported from Europe and Asia
 Of recent years the factories of Liv- erpool and Trenton have made wonderful advances in the art of decoNting china wares which heretofore was little known in the United States. but which. Nd ar rived at the highest state in Par S
 den, Staffordshire and Berlin, bu. yacse wares all differ in composition and ap- pearance.
 American art is rapidly coming to the front, and even in Birmingham we have art schools where special designs in cer- annic and F'aience can be made and the ! work brought into existence at this pot tery.
 There have been no potteries in the south and Birmingham will be made the distrib- uting center in pottery and it is ex- pected that the Birmingham goods will find markets in the east and in South America also. ,~
 The clays are abundant and delivered chesply at the factory: the fue: is cheap
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06

The Memphis Scimitar says: Southern farmers. as a rule. have no surplus money in bank, but they owe less. have better stock, implements and fences, and are in every way more independent than at any former period since the war. Southern business men, miners and man. ufacturers generally are operating on their own capital and the credit is high CT at home and abroad than it has been for many years. With the exception of the drought-stricken region in Louis jana, there is no part of the south where people who are willing to work ane un- able to get bread and meat and roof to cover them"
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06

The farmers of North Carolina. says the Wilnn gton Messenger. for the last three years have made a strong effort to be free and Independent in the meat ques- tion. While they rely still upon the west flor horses and mules that should be ralsed a; home, they have put in faithful iscks to attend 90 home hog and hominy This has enabled them to live in spite of low prices and hard times and none yless conditions. It is very certain that a farmer is In his own light when he at hempts to buy pork and bacon with or 6 cents cotton A Georgia country paper says:
 'rrhe relative difference between the market value of pound of cotton and a pound Of meat Is about the same now that it has been, under ordinary condi- tions. for fifteen or twenty years past, nnd the fact remains that a pound of meat can be produced on any well reg ulatet. farm cheaper than 1t can be bought with the proceeds of cotton at current prices. Stick to hog and hom- iny."
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06

When Grant was at Cold Harbor he re- ceived visit from a. Washington friend. who expressed a desire to go to the front, and enquired if the Rebels would proba- bly shoot at him. Gen. Grant replied: "Well they're not very particular over there where their shots strike when they begin firing. I always advise persons who have no business to transact with them to keep away" Those who have not business to transact with Corbett and Fitzsimmons had better keep away, for the crowd may get into free-for-all fight
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06

' II has been suggested that the citizens of Fitzgerald. Ga. should have the grand jury investigate the case of the Albany Penny Press. It is guilty of the fellow ing, which we ars satisfied is islander: The citizens of Fitzgerald have success in capturing the cunning rabbits by saw ing logs into pieces, painting a round hole in the ends of these logs black and placing them conspicuously around the broom straw patches, then giva chase to the rabbits, who invariably break thei necks by putting the ends of these logs mistaking them for hollow logs.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06

Thackeray says: What causes re- sponsible parents to take up their car pets, set their houses topsy-turvy, and spend a fifth of their years income ir ball suppers and iced champagne? Is it sheer love of their species, and an un- adulterated wish to sec young people happy and dancing? Psha! They want to marry off their daughters" Thack- cray did not express the matter fully Parents do not desire to marry off their daughters so much as they desire them to marry we'll There is quite a differ ence between getting married and mar rying well.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
COLONIZATION.

The papers of the state have occasicn- al notices of the arrival of prospectors from the northwestern states looking for loca tions for colonies who invariably want about 10000 acres in one tract for subdivision. When any of these par ties come along who mean business and have the necessary capital they can find what they want in this immediate section; but the people of southwest Ala bama are in no hurry to give their lands to promoters of speculative enterprises to build towns upon paper and develop the country by squoring the timber for shipment to Europe. We want to see every crotch. limb and stump and every pine slab utilized and not consigned to the flames, as has been the practice heretofore with many large mills.--Con- ecuh Record
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06

or to make friends of your enemies at the expense of real friends)--has fallen into 'inocuous desuetude." The up-to date politician realizes that a real. true, genu- inc friend is never made from a former enemy. The human heart is such that the old enmity, though buried beneath the weight of favors and kindness, still turks there, and only awaits an oppor- tunity in order to find most grievous fault with the benefactor. and strike him a damaging blow. Gov. Johnston's course is exactly right. All the world admires man who sticks to his friends.-Greens- boro Watchman.
 MONEY IN THE SOUTH.
 The New York Post has received let ter from Birmingham man setting forth that the sta tement of MT. W. E. Dodge,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06

of New York, uttered in the Indianapo- lis conference. to the effect that there is so great a scarcity of money in the south that in large portions of this coun- try the people are forced to resort to barter, is not true in the sense meant by MT. Dodge. If the people resort to bar ter it is because they have always done so, for convenience sake, but bartering is confined to very small parts, and those very isolated. We believe this is correct. There are many evidences that people are not money poor where they are ndustri- ous enough to make something to sell. An up-country inhabitant told us re- gently that it is certain that very many of the seeming very poor people have money. and in much larger sums than would be suspected. This money is usu- ally k gold and is kept hoarded-as much as s10.G00 in one mean looking cab in. These people have no confidence in banks, and so retain their money by them. They pay as they go, and add con- stantly to their store. He is satisfied that there is large class of such people in Alabama. and, of course, if in Alabama, then in the south generally--Mobile Reg ister.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06

Mckinley says the policy of the gov ernment has always been to raise reve- nue by a tariff on imports. and not by direct taxation If he~had stopped right here he would have in touch with him all the democrats who favor a tariff for revenue only. But he went further and favored a tariff to protect certain inter- ests. That's where the shoe pinches. His policy builds up certain interests at the expense of the people and fosters trusts and monopolies.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06

The Century dictionary says the term jingo was applied to a member Of the Tory party in Great Britain who advo- cated a spirited foreign policy. It was es- pecially used during the Beaconsfeid ad- ministration of 1s74-s0. in reference to the Russo-Turkish war. The name alludes to a song a, that time populariy expressing the jingo spirit:
 we don't want to fight, by jlngo if we
 do.
 We've got the ships. we've got the men,
 we've got the money; too"
 In this country the term has been strained to apply to those who want to fight whether or not we have ships. men or money
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
SECOND TERM RULE:

The Montgomery morning paper says:
 Gov. Johnston has broken the second term rule In the cases of pr. Davie and Capt Grayson. he ignored faithful of ficers who had served only one term on the convict inspectors board"
 The morning paper is not in a position to discuss broken records of any kind It ought to be self-respecting and mod st enough to remain quie,t when broken records afe spoken of.-Montgomery Journal ".
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
MIR. CLARK AND HIS CONTEST


 Hon. Thos. H. Clark denies the charge that he abandoned his contest for seat in congress because of an agreemsnt by which he hoped to becom- United States district attorney for this district. He says:
 "This is absolutely untrue. There was never anything more in the connec- ton of my name with the office of dis triet attorney than the fact that Senator Pugh was kind enough to say that if should be nominated I would be promptly confirmed. need hardly say 1 was and am now entirely sensible to his kindness; however, made no effort whatev4r to follow up the suggestion by trying to influence the president to withdraw MT. Moores name, though I knew Mr. Moore had no chance of confirmation
 IT seems therefore that Mir. Clark knew in adyance that Mir. Moore had no chance of confirmation.- The real f'sa- son given by Mir Clark for abandoning his contest is that it was fer the want of money to prosecute such contest. The congressional appropriation of $2,069 for this purpose, Is seldom if =ver availa ble for nearly two -MontgomAry Jour- nal.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
STICKS TO HIS FRIENDS.

Gov. Johnston is not going back on his friends for democratic precedent nor anything else. The fat jobs are going to his henchmen." -.fs-
 Thus complains the Tuscalousa Times. The governors course, ffiend, is in strict accordance with good politics and the generous promptings of the heart. The old tactics of rewarding Those who fought you in political contest in ordertto oorl- ciliate them-Qns other words an endeav-
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
COMMISSION AND OMISSION.

Whatever may be said of the acts of commission and omission Of the recent legislature of Alabama, of It's undecided stand on various important questions that came before it. 1t must be admitted that there were certain members of the house who made reputation by the dis play of talents which were shown in de- bates on several questions Messrs. Wi ley, Hefiin, Bouldin, Green. Brandon, Waller and few others give promise of future prominence in the affairs Of state, if their constituents should regard them by re-elections. Our governor Is c5n- seryative, careful. reasonable, firm and so far he gives assurance that the pub lie will not suffer at his hands. s.--Wilcox Progress.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06

The Wilcox New Era thus accounts for President Harrison's disappointment:
 Perhaps it was his disappointment in his son, Russell, that caused MT. Harri- son to b- sorry his new baby wasn't a
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
"OUILL AVENUE. 5

Jacksonville, Ala. has a Quill avenue" If a fellow were to become bad drunk and parade that street would he count as one bumming himself or blowing quill?-Coosa River News.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06

The cotton mill at Anniston has been prosperous, and paid dividends of 2 per cent. while other industries were lan- gushing.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
POOR SHOWING FOR GOODWY,

Goodwin has not shown up enough fraud in his contest to entitle him to a seat in the congressional cloak-room. He has absolutely failed to show any fraud at all.-Wetumpka Democrat.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06

A baby that weighs but eight pounds at the age of IS months, which is pound and a half less than it weighed when born, is the center of gossip in a little town in New Hampshire. This must be the infant that was born on November 8, last.-Denver Times.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
BlRMINGHAMs STEEL MILL.

A steel mill for Birmingham means much for the state. When Birmingham is prosperous the rest of us--weE, we can smile, for we will have enough for three meals per day nyway.-LaFayette Sun.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06

It is worthy of note that MT Bryan is still able to fill the biggest halls in the eastern cities with audiences anxious to hear bmetallism expounded. A little missionary work in that quarter in the next two or three years will undoubtedly show large and substantial returns.- Houston Post. - 5...-. .