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Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09

Men and women trembie at the mere thought of the thief and assassin who steals in at midnight to rob and slay. Without qualm these same people face the deadly advances of foe infinitely more dangerous All the robbers and assassins in the history of crime did not slay as many human beings. as consumption kills in single year. One sixth of the population of the world dies of this deadly pestilence. It turks in every home and in every public place, waiting for its victims. There is but one protection against it. The microbes of consumption may be safely deied by those who keep their blood rich in tissue building elements and free from impurities. The lungs, if supplied with pure blood, furnish no foot hold for the germs of consumption.
 Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is the greatest of all known blood purifiers It Is the best tonic and .invigorator. As a fiesh- builder 1t has no equal. It has cured thou sands of consumptives who have been pro nouneed incurahle by physicians. It fills the arteries with rich, red, tissue building blood, and drives from the system all dis ease germs. Thousands have testified to its merits.
 W. Va, writes: "I should have been dead had it not been for your medicine. Twas nearly dead when began taking Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. < had pain in my side all the time, was before Twas married Y five years ago My baby is now nearly year old. She was born last March. After she was born had focaf weakness.
 cSsid not stand UP long enosgh to wash the Favorite Prescription. Itook three bottles and it cured me. can now do all my work. When my baby was two m onthseid she took a bed cold and her about,a third of a, bottle of Golden Medical Discovery She -doef not wheeze any more ex- cept when she has a bad cold.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
COINAGE.

The coinage of both gold and silver goes on, despite the assertion often made that 'the money of the constitution" has been struck down. During the north of April the hints of the government coined $S,S00,40O in gold and $1535OO0 in silver For the first four months of the present year the coinage of gold amount ed to $40, 0,500, 900, and of silver to about S6,000.000, therlat.er being within about $2, 900 of the total amount of silver dol lars coined from 1792 to 1873. It is ex- pected that the total coinage of the year will exceed that of any recent year. Birmingham News.
 Now comes our evening contemporary and declares that all this great fight ovsr the silver question, which has split con- ventiops and divided political parties, has been all for nothing, and that "de- spite the assertion often made that the money of the constitution" has been struck down." the coinage of both gold and silver goes on. The terms referred to were used during the campaign re- garding the characterization of silver in 1873. Doss the News intend 10 leave the impression that gold and silver are be- ing coined at the hints on equal terms for any one who takes gold or silver to the hints to be coined into money?
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
TARIFF EXTRA RISK.

Hon. Robert P. Porter points out in the North American Review that the framing of tariff law is a. very delicate matter and is extra hazardous to the statesman and the party that attempts it. Every statesman since the war who has grappled with this question has wrecked his party, or himself, or both. Hon. Wm. D. Kelley, who was responsible for the tariff commission law of 1883, was not personally defeated, but his party suffered defeat at the next election. Nor rison's two abortive tariff bills resulted in his defeat and retirement from con gress. The effects of Roger o. Mills in this direction. aided and abetted by Pres ident Cleveland, brought democratic de- feaf in 1888, elected republican presi- dent and returned the republican party to power. Then came the Mckinley tariff Of 1890, followed by the overwhelm- ing defeat of the party enacting it at the following congressional election, and the temporary retirement from public life of it's author. The effect of this legisla- ton seems to have been carried forward into the presidential election of 1892, and in spite of the prosperous condition of the country, the enemies of protection prevailed, and the party of free trade found itself in full possession of the gov ernment. With the advent of the demo- cratic party, MT. Wilson came to the front. and the passage of the sc-called Wilson Gorman tariff act as usual sounded the death knell of the new and rising statesman whose name became identified with the measure. History re- peated itself. The law came into force in the early fall of 1894. and the follow ing November MT. Wilson and all the other prominent advocates of the meas ure were swept out on tidal wave high CT and more disastrous to the party than the one that swept out the author and advocates of the Mckinley law four years previous" According to this req soning, democratic success at the next election is assured.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
SUIT OF OF EJEcfMENT.

A suit of ejectment has been filed in the circuit court at Marion by w. l.. Hunter and J. A. Holmes to get posses sion of the property of the Marion Mill itary Institute, which was formerly How ard College. This property was deeded by J. A. Barron and his wife to How ard college on the 16th of November, 1864 A part of the deed on which the claim is based reads: ''To have and to hold the aforesaid premises to the said trus- tees of the Howard college and their sue cessors in the office to the use of said college" The college was sold to the trustees of the Marion Military Institute when Howard was removed to East Lake eleven years ago and the plaintiffs in the case claim that when Howard ceased to use the property for its own purposes it reverted to the Baron estate. The pro- ceedings will be watched with much in terest, as the present owner, Col. J. T. Murfee, is well known all over the state. He is a brother of President E. H. Mur- fee, of the Central college, Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Gazette.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09

of the United States army had been so increased disciplined and armed that the confederate captains favorite ma neuvre would have been nipped in the bud whenever attempted.
 Let us see. Hooker crossed the Rap pahannock commanding "the finest army on the planet" he said,g It numbered about 125,000 to Lees 10000. Hooker presumed. of course, that Lee would, upon approach of his hosts, turn tail and make all speed for Richmond. So the union general massed his infantry and artillery quietly at Charlottesville, while he dispatched his splendidly mounted and armed cavalry of some 15 900, under Pleasonton, toward Richmond. It was expected to bag Lse,s femmed in between the cavalry and the main body. After Pleasanton had gone far enough
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
For the Fourth District To Be Located Sylacauga and Childersburg Will
 Enter the Contest.

Agricultural school for the Fourth dis trict is soon to be located. On May 21 and P the locating board, composed of the governor, the commissioner of agri- culture and superintedent of educa- ton, will visit the several places which may bid for the location.
 Under the statute no place can be considered by the board unless it has put in a bid in real estate or buildings to the value of $5,000. This valuation must be approved by the commissioner of agriculture. Any community can of course bid as much more as 1t likes.
 Sylacauga and Childersburg have both declared their purpose to bid.
 Any other town can come in, but the board should be notified at once. and the houses, lots or lands be ready for inspection on May 21 or 22. @
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09

away, one mild May afternoon, Jackson slipped around the right flank of the grand army lying at Charlottesville and before dark had put all he struck of it in full run for the lords of the Kappa, hammock to get back whence 1t had come. Pleasanton failed ignominiously to in- terfere at all The success of Jacksonfs foot cavalry" was not impeded by the horse cavalry of the enemy that had been specially organized to trap him. :,
 Jackson found way to suit the cir cumstanceS. ts #=,fl. .z.
 The southern army developed a char acter in the test of the field that has been but little observed thus far. There seemed to be a ready genius specially qualified for every demand. There was young Rheltt who. commanding regu- lars and heavy guns, fought Fort Sumter down to the waters edge, an example of defense without a. parallel, occupying years; there was Pelham, a commander of field artillery whose skill was as mar vicious as his valor was fascinating and contageouS. There was young Dickson, an officer in an infantry regiment at Mo- bile, who obtained a detail to Charles ton, where under Beauregard's eye he constructed the first submarine torpedo boat ever known, after his own design, went out of the harbor in it, struck the great iron clad blocl1ader Housatanio and blew her to fragments, drowning or killing all on board. Stonewall Jack son, Forrest. John H. Morgan, MoSeby were examples of southern adaptabifity to war. Imagine each one of these four in command of 10000 mounted men from the plantations and farms turned loose in the states of the enemy to break up rail- roads, destroy foundHies, and shipyards, diSperse recruiting camps, suppress banks what would have become of the purchasing power of the greenbacks and how long would the war have continued to flourish in the industries of the north! ]. ". DUBOSE.
 Birmingham, Ala.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
HOW TO FIND 0UT.


 Fill bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty-four hours; sed- 'fment or settling indicates an3 un- healthy condition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen it is positive evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back is also con- vineing proof that the kidneys and blad- der are out of order. 5 eSs
 WHAT TO DO.
 There is comfort in the Knowledge so often expressed that pr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy. fulfills every wish in relieving pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passages. It corrects inabil- ity to hold urine and scalding pain in passing 1t, or bad effects following the use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being com pelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. The mild and the extra ordinary effect of Swamp Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for it's wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists; price, hfty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet both sent free by mail. Mention the State Herald and send your address to Dr. Kilmer e Co.,, Binghamton, N. Y. The proprietors of this paper guarantee the genuineness or this offer.
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Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09

The Ozark Star is another paper that does not admirez the editorial pages of the Atlanta- Constitution and the Bir- mingham State Herald. It says:
 The Eufaula Times Is after the Constt- tuition and State Herald's editorial pages. The Times is clever always, but espe- cially so in this particular instance.- Montgomery Advertiser, +.
 Now is a good opportunity for the Ad- vertiser to put out it's decoy, something after the following fashion and get the above ducks on it's string:
 The editor of the Marion Standard says, "as for our part, we never expect to take part in another primary cleo tion that is based upon the populistic heresies contained in, the Chicago plat form-call 1t what they may" And there are others of the same way of thinlxing.- Clayton Record.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
GAINESVILLElt
Experienced Burglar Opens Safe. But Gets Little BoodIe-Crop Outlook
 Not at AlIlPromising.

Gainesville, Ala. May Sy--( Special cor respondence. .)-The drug store of Mfr; F.
 M. Goodloe, of this place, wasr burglar iously entered on s,the night of the, Eth instant, and his iron safe was blown ana shattered eo pieces. The handle sfoe pull ing the safe open was broken. off. ard powder. or dynamite, placed thfs, hole inside the safe, and the explosion shat tered the safe inside and out. No clew has beeSr discovered to .te affair." isRe burglar got s25 .out sof tlIes:safe. s1a If which amount belonged to MT. GY allg9 and $f5 to gentleman who had deposj Seg
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
STATE PRESS OPINION
On Gov. Johnstoln's Administration The Governor to Attend the Alabama
 Press Association In Florence.

Gov. John.Iton has accepted the invita- tion of President Camper to attend the Alabama Press Association, which meets in Florence June 8. Beth Florence and the editorial assccia ton should feel com plimented that our chief magistrate will honor the convention with his presence. Florence Herald.
 The Montgomery Advertiser seems to fear thai, th= atemert made by Auditor White showing the deficit in Alabama's revenues to be $621, 900 on the 1st of Jan uary, will give the friends of Gov. John ston an opportunity 70 claim that his ad- ministratieR has, done wondrous things in wiping out deficit which the Advsr- tiser claims does not exist, notwi;hstand- ing the reports of the auditor The Ad- vertiser also seems to fear that this ma:- ter wiM be handled in such way as Ito do an injustice to Governors Jones and Oates. We think the Advertiser unnecfs- sarily alarmed as we feel confident that the friends of Gov. Johnston will make no unreasonable claim for him and that they will do nothing to detract from the. records made by Governors Jones and Oates.-Anniston Hot Blast.
 Capt Johnston will succeed himself if he lives, and he is in most excellent hearth.-Russelr Register. 'e-
 Gov. Johnston is conducting the affairs of the s:ate on the most enlightened business principles, and the indications are that he will soon have its financial matters in better shape than at any time since the war.-Florenca Standard Journal.
 The goldbugs do not seem to want any silver men to apply for office in 1898. What will the silver men do in the mat ter? They must do their duty. Their duty is to stick to the Chicago platform and to men who have stuck to 1t. Capt Johnston is one of those men.-Russell Register.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09

~~ Rumor has it that Capt. E. P. Howell and Charles Jones, editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. will start a new morning free silver paper In Atlanta. What Clark Howell, editor of ths Constitution, backed up by Manager Hemphill will do for Papa Howell and Editor Jones as com patitors twill be plenty"
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
HOW'S THIS.

We offer one hundred dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO.,. Props,
 Toledo, O. We, the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists To- ledo, O..
 Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale druggists, Toledo O.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mu- cous surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testi- monials free
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09

it for safe-keeping only the day before the safe was entered. None of the citi-
 zens were awakened by the explosion which shattered the safe, which goes to show the burglar was an experienced hand at the business and employed means to deaden the sound 's' The crop outlook in Greene and Sumter is not at all promising. Much of the cotton is being plowed up and planted over, because the stand was SO very bad. The cut worm is cutting off the cotton stalks. Caterpillars are devouring the leaves of the post oak timber in the for eStS,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09

1t has not been long since the Jack sonville Democrat was very much out ragged at the Advertisers comments upon
 the confessed failure to punish murder in that county ~iThe Birmingham State Herald joined in this denunciation. We now commend their atteriton to this ter
 rible arraignmeht of the people of Dal- las county by, y,thAir own Selma Times: This paper protests against having
 more shan two murders posted to our credit in one day. Our people have enough to, answer for without having to sh builder killings that take place in other . coumties.~And yet the juries of Dallas
 cossnty have not sentenced a murderer to hang since the writer has lived in
 the county-nearly five years-and mo- body knows how many killings have taken placA. in that time.-Montgomery Advertiser. n What part does the Selma article play towards the silly charge made Nby the Advertiser relative to the Calhoun hang
 ings. pray? The Jacksonville Democrat , smpiS stated FtHere had been no capital punishment in YCalhoun scoupty' for a number of years, without citing single
 case where justice had not been meted out, ana it was. on this ground the silly
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
RAISING ORE AT IRON CITY.

MT. Bernard M Markstein has bought ITO acres of fine ore lands on the South large washer and began raising ore this week. The ore is of very fine quality and as there is an abundance. of It those who kna.v say that MT. Markstesn has a good thing. He finds a ready sale for all of the ore that he can raise.-Annis- ton Hot Blast
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09

The Alabama Educational association cnvenes in Talladega June 21 to "A inclusive. Extra efforts are being made to make this one of the most important educational gatherings ever held in the state. Managers have been appointed in all the counties, thirty-nne of whom have promised to enter actively in the work. Managers have also been appoint ed in fourteen towns and cities. The purpose is to wage an educational cam paign during the next two years.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
NAME YOuR FARM.

Farmers in various parts of the state are being urged to name their farms and use stationary with their address printed on it. A sign bearing the name of the farm and number of the section range and township put up where it could be seen, would be great improvement to any far1n.-Morgan County Herald.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09

Advertiser took the position that coun- ty which Doasts no hangtngs is naturally infectedswitha criminals. . The Advertisef should commIts Puck's motto to memory and make @ personal application of 1t before taking position on any questioB however small. It's reasoning powers are on the wane Oh other things besides poll tics
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
MODERN NEWSPAPER AIRsHIP.

 - Contrary to it's usual custom, the Montgomery Advertiser thus pleasantly refers to MT. Bryan's trip to foreign countries:
 "Mr William Jennings Bryan Is said to have mapped out quite an extensive trip for himself, first through Mexico and then through some of the principal coun- tries of Europe He goes to study at first hand the people of silver standard country and then those of countries of gold standard principles, so as to thor public questions in 1900. MT. Bryan and his friends believe that great changes in the financia status of several countries besides the United States are likely to take place in the near future, and he Is sat- isfied that they are in the main in the line of the agitation he leads. His trip and it's results, as he sees and presents them, will be watched with much inter- est"
 Now If when MT. Bryan returns he convinces his party again by figures and facts, the result of personal investiga- ton, that the free coinage of both gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 is for the best interest of this country, and he is nominated for president in 1900 on the same platform relative to the financial question as adopted at Chicago in 1896, will the Advertiser support him? This question is put without recognizing the Advertiser as democratic journal, but Q partisan newspaper without party, floating around like meteor. and as lia- ble to faM on dwelling as in an open space for the lack of a rudder, in order that democrats may keep the course of this modern newspaper airship.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
PROJECTORS IN tANNIsToN.

MT. O. w. Bengston, of the Chicago office of the Anniston Homestead and Fruit Growers association, came in yes- terday with two prominent citizens of the great northwest. One was here last fall and was so well pleased that he came back. 10th have bought vineyards, and represent quite a number who desire to buy now and move down later.-Annis- ton Hot RlaSt
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09

Mir. Bryan now speaks of taking for seign trip. and will devdte his time in vestigating the financial conditions of several countries, together wHih other 1mportapr governmental questions, in which the people of America are more or less interested, tMr. Bryan has been close student all his life, and his can- didacy illustrated the fad, that there does X not live today a man who. can impart to the people the information he, has gath cred more clearly and coneisely than Mr. Bryan and the contemplated trip will be worth a great sdead tor the American people, as there is little doubt but that he will lead the democratic forces in 1900.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09

the profitable investment of capital in Alabama and the inducement to secure homes in the most highly favored state in the union. The, association is doing a grand work for Alabama. The president of the association, MT. H. L. Mckee, of Selma, deserves the thanks of our people for his untiring energy and devotion to the great work he has undertaken.- Conecuh Record
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
ovERPRoDUCrION A FAKE.

The goldbug howl about overproduc- ton has about ceased. It never was any thing but a nonsensical fapboodle. As the country became better informed on the question of the relation of the money volume to property and prices the over production theory went away as clouds that vanish and leave the blue sky Henry County Reformer
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
DOING A GREAT WORK.

The Alabama Commerciat and Indus trial association met in Huptsville on the 28th, of. April, !, Able addresses were de livered upon the various matters coming before the -association.s.S It was deter mined to have a magniffcent display of tho resources of Alabama at the Nash7 vile Centennial-one that would reflect great credit upon the state and show: to the world 1he grand opportunities for
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
OUR LETTER BOX.
STONEWALL JACKSON.

OIONE ALI1 JAChoON. To the State Herald.
 Your beautiful edition of Sunday last gave an illustrated article on the mill tary life of Stcnewall Jackson. His tory will take different view of Stone wall" quoth the critic, than his devoted army took Why? Because Jackson's forte was in flank movements and about the time he fell, while executing the last and most famous of the kind, the cavalry
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
STRAWBERRY SHIPMENTS

Shipments of strawberries from this point have aggre gated about fifty crates per day this week. Extremely cool weather has prevented the berries from ripening rapidly.-Cullman Tribune
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09

The number of railroad cars owend and used by circus nowadays determines it's size and importance. In old days the standing of a show was gauged by the number Of elephants it possessed and ex- hibited. Judged by either standard, the Barnum & Bailey Show is far and beyond all others, owning and actually using on the load sixty-four cars of over seventy feet in length and exhibiting this season three herds of twenty-four elephants.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-09
WANT MORE PROTECTION. ]

To the State Herald: .---,s--- . The citizens of that section of the city around North Twenty-first street would earnestly call the attention of, the city authorities to the fact that the case of smallpox in that section is not properly Quarantined. The people go in and out, and the first thing the,authoritles'know it win be scattered all over the city.
 w. s. SMITH.