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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
OUR LETTER BOX.
No communca tons will be published I'M
der this head unless signed by the author
Editor.
To lIhe State Herald.

A few weeks ago through the columns
of your y'alua bic paper 1t was ported as
my having said that he pestilence or
noxiouS malady which has caused such
a hyperesthetic condition of the citizens
bosh i'm the state and city was varicellae
and not vaIiola.
This statement was given withou. my
reason expressed to the public. Now
then, since in the last few days it has
come to a show down or shut up, l avail
myself of this graried opportunity to
give the medical fra, ernity and public
my views on the subject of variola and
varicellae. To do this differential dag
nosis is very necessary to understand in
a practical way the two diseases distinct-
lively. First, variola usually (but not al
ways) develops and SPREADS in cold
weather.
MIR. Osler describes variola as being an
acute Infectious diseare, cha rae. eriZed
by an eruption which passes through the
stages of papulat, vesicle, pustule and
crust.
He further says that smallpox is one
of the most virulent of contagious diseases
and is common at all ages, but particular
ly fatal to young children. There are
different stages to be studied in aking
a diagnosis of smallpox. The first stage
is the stage of incubation This is the pc
Rod between exposure to the contag ion
ard the beginning of thu attack, which
requires from nine 20 fifteen days. Sec
stage-in which the patient has la.guor,
/ intense frontal headache, severe lumbar
pains and vomiting are very constant
features; soon developing into high fever.
| temperature ON first day may be 103 to
! 104 dagrses F'aih.; pulse rapid and full and
| NOS often dicratic. Patient is often dis
tressed and restless, face flushed, eyes
! bright and clear and often delirium. par
| ticularly where fever is high; convulsions
ara not uncommon in children. Third
stage is the stage of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| form-which appears on the fourth day.
Small red spots appear on the forehead,
| particularly at the junction of the hair
I and at the wrist; and Within the first
twenfy-four hours of their appearance
| they ecu" IN othor parts of the face and
| on the extremi.ies, few on the trunk.
Fourth stage is the continent form
| when the papules cluster or run tog -ther
| with a temperature of 1913 TO 104 degrees
! Fab. Occasionally the tempera ture, how
ever, falls to normal and he patient rssts
comfor.4,ply, bus it is rare.
The fifth stage is that of desication
! when the pustuless break down aigd the
pus exudss and forms crust. af er a Pc
Rod OF twelve to cighreen days
The pathegnomcnic symptoms of snail.
pox are offensive odor. which can be de-
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
A WORD ABOUT STEEL
Editor State Herald.

Editor State Herald
In view of the great interest now being
felt in the manufacture of steel few
facts relatively to the North Brming-
ham furnace may not be inopportune.
That furnace made during the short
time it was operated, about 200 heats,
producing about 1000 tons soft steel ut
Is ten ton furnace), most of which was
sold to the Bessemer rolling mill for
about $4,000 and by them rolled into
shapes and sold for about double that
sum. The boilers now used by Mr.. B.
b. Conner at his Ninth avenue and Twen-
ty-second street MILL were made of this
steel by Birmingham boilermakers
oMessrs Crellin e Nalls) Not a pound
of 1t was ever rejected or objected to- so
far as l know. but those who used it,
like the hungry Oliver Twist, always
called for more. So will those who once
use the product of the new enterprise,
continually cry for more of the same
sort. l select a weeks run, six days,
thirteen heats, giving infinitely the
weight of every kind of material used in
e III heat, and the results in pounds of
clean metal ard scrap of each heat; also
the analysis. | have not the tests of
these special heats. such as elastic limit,
tensile strength. elongation and contrac-
ton of area, but they were entirely salts
ia Glory and met the requirements of the
boilelmakers and engineers who used it.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

Lynchers take the law in their own
hands because Of the delay in executing
justice. The courts take recess in sum-
mer, and several months often elapse be-
fore the criminal is brought to trial
Some method Shout be adopted by which
the court could be hastily convened in
case of an emergency. The custom of
packing juries is also the cause of lynch
law. The system of challenges is taken
advantage of by criminal lawyers. Some
times political influence is brought to
bear to save prisoner. The pardoning
power has sometimes been abused An
epidemic of lynching has swept over the
country recently, caused by the commits
sion of a crime all too common. This
crime is usually committed in the coun-
try, or in small towns. A system of rural
police, to work in connection with the
city police, should be organized.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
tom" wATsoN's vALEDIcToRY.


The Hon. Thomas E. Watson, says the
New York Journal filings up the sponge
for the peoples party. 1t is being re
solved into its original elements he de-
clares. Those who were once demo-
Gratis will be democrats again and those
who We're republicans will be republicans
again." This is distressing news, par
ticularly to democrats. for the loquacious
Watson was himself once of that political
faith.
Perhaps, however, the peoples party is
not in articulo mortis. Watson may
have confused its unwillingness to let
him be its master mind, its sole leader
through the desert to the promised land.
with an indication of approaching co..
lapse. He may have erred. Perhaps it's
Watson who is politically dead, and not
the peoples party.
But if he is right there are consoling
facts in the case. The weekly effusions
OF Tom Watson, country editor with
out party, will perhaps be less frequent
| ly quoted to demonstrate that the .revo t
| of the populists' is breaking down the
| democratic party than they are row.
| And perhaps, without peoples party in
| the south to fuse with the republicans
Will llilu themselves again WITHOUT repre-
| sentation from south of Mason and
| Dixon's line.
Mr.. Watson accompanies his descent
into his political tomb with a prodiglous
| blast against fusion. But it is only the
| fusion in behalf of Mr.. Bryan--whom he
now boasts of having defeated-that he
condemns. The little diplomatic arrange
ments with the republican party in the
southern states do not seem to inset his
diSanDlOyal
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
ARCHITECTS. ATTENrIoN.

Washington. July 21.--Jna limited
States civil service commission an
nounces a competitive exanIineti m 10 fiji
the vacancy in the position OF supervis-
ing architect of the treasury. The salary
important and responsible Cndsr the
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
AN ALABAMA BOY.

We notice that Mr.. S. H. Lea, civil en-
gineer, has been placed in charge oil the
erection of a mortar battery at Delaware
City, about fifty miles below Philadei-
phia, a very important point on the line
of our coast defenses. AS Mr.. Lea is
not a graduate Of West Point. he owes
his high distinction as a civil engineer to
his personal merit and industry Mr.
Lea is an Alabama boy. He lived in
Birmingham for several years, assisted
in building the Kansas City and many
other important roads in the south, was
a graduate of the Virginia military in
stitute and is altogether boy for the
state to be proud Of
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

Mr. Frank W. Gist who for the past
three years has held position in the
government printing office at Washing
ton, has leased the Chronicle Office of
Mr.. H. C. DuBose, of Columbiana. Mr..
Gist, prior to going to Washington. pub
lished paper at Calera and took front
rank among the newspaper writers Of
ALBANIA. The following extract from his
Satisfactory has the right democratic ring
about IT.
1t is needless to say that the Chronicle
will continue to b.. an exponent of demo-
cratic principles, and that there will be
no uncertainty at anytime of its position
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
UNADULrERArED GALL.

The Montgomery Advertiser, for pure
and unaduterated gall, cannot be ex-
celled by any other newspaper in Amer
lea. Under the caption of a leading edi-
toriaG of yesterday Gov Johnston Fails
to Lead" the Advertiser has the audae city
to say, among ether things, Naturally
it would be supposed that the present
head of the party, the leader put to the
front by the convention last year. would
have an opinion on ma tier of such mo-
ment, ard that he would take the lead
in expressing it. for the purpose of in
fluencirg the party judgment. He would
be expected to have the good of the whole
party close at heart and be anxious to as
sist in determining its decision.
IF the Hot Blasts proposition was bad
it would be his duty to condemn 1t; if it
was good and expedient, it would be in
the line of his leadership to say so, AMI to
help along its adoption.
I'm consequence of these views of the
matter the Advertiser sent a reporter to
Governor Johnston on Monday to aseer-
tain his opinion of the Hot Blasts propo-
sitior. The result was printed in yester-
days issue, and hiere it is in three lines:
You will hear from me at the proper
time. but until thar time Il don't care to
discuss the subject
Now, what right had the Montgomery
Advertiser to seek such party Informal
ton through its reporter or otherwise
from the democratic leader of Alabama?
Upon what leaves and fishes dost this our
republican office holder iced that he
should be taken into party councils? Is
there man in Alabama outside of the
Advertiser office who would have the eff
frontery and be so lost to dignity and
politeness as to ask man of an opposing
party questions as the Advertiser put to
Gov Johnston?
Had they been questions of simple
political news the governor could not
have afforded to risk having what he
might have said garbled by newspaper
that knows no bourds of legitimate jour-
nalism in matters in which the chief ex-
ecutive is Connected or in any way i'm
placated. That the governor questioned
the authority of the Advertiser to seek
such information is evidenced from the
Advertiser ITSELF, wherein it says:
ut might be suspected by some that
Gov. Johnston was not willing to be in
tsrviewed by the Advertiser. in the light
of his declaration in the campaign of "a
and of the Advertisers criticisms of h S
administration. But the governor does
not say. or apparently imply, anything
of that kind
The Advertiser takes the position that
Gov. Johnstonis failure to be interview d
by it, is due to the governors caution or
timidty or some ,imperceptible cause;
when in fact the real reason. no doubt
was that the New York Tribune would
have as much right to secret political
conference with Bryan as, the Advertiser
would have with democratic governor
of Alabama. The Advertiser should quit
being so industriously fresh in trying to
palm itself off one day as democratic
paper ard another q regular Mckinley
organ. Such positions are disgusting so
far as democrats are concerned who pre-
fer its opposition to it's support on all
questions of public policy or party har-
mony The day of Eunochs is past
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
MAccAREES MEETING

Port Huron, Mich. July 21.--The prin-
cipal streets of the city are alive with
life and color in honor of Maccabee day,
which was the feature of the biennial
gathering of the great tent and great
hive of the Order of Maccabees. After
the parade this afternoon addresses wers
made by Mayor N. s. Boynton, founder
of the order, and by Supreme Comm nd
er Marley. of this city; Great Com
mander James Downer, of Illinois; Dep-
uty Supreme Commander Stackhouse, of
Memphis. Tenn. and others.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
GOOD NEWS FOR THE MEN.

Kokomo, Ind, July 21.-The Pittsburg
Plate Glass company posted notices today
that the plant would resume opsrat lions
tomorrow in every department. When
the plant closed down several weeks ago
it was stated that operations would not
be resumed before September. But an
Unexpectedly large demand for glass is
the cause of the resumption Eight nun
dred men are interested.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

1t is said that the negro who assaults
a white woman is made a hero of by the
people of his own race and that they give
him their moral encouragement The
recent utterancessof Bishop Turner indi-
cate that there is something in the sug-
gestion. If so, we need a moral revolu-
ton among the negroes. What does
Booker T. Washington have to say? He
is ore of the most influential negroes in
the south, and his words carry weight
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

The idea of eliminating the currency
question from state politics (Which cannot
be done), originated, is will fully develop
when probed to the bottom, from sources
unfriendly to silver Yet it is paraded
by our opponents as coming from our side
of the question.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
A RICH STRIKE.
A Hoosier Returns From the Alaska G Id
Fields Wen Fixed.

Newcastle, Ind, July 21.--Frank Phis-
cater, of this city, who went to the Klon-
dixie. Alaska, gold fields last winter. has
just returned with $4,000 in gold. Phis-
cater reached the field in the dead Of
winter. He dug hole in the ground
large enough to hold himself and pro-
visions. After many weeks of sea, ching
he one day came upon little strea IN,
which flowed down the side of a mountain
and.emptieJ ii.to a BASIN The water was
clear and in looking down into It's shallow
DEPTHS Phiscater discovered gold. He
nielssi all of his metal out of the ice cod
water.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

THE Columbtana Chronicle makes the
following point:
The Advertiser speaks of Bryan's vose
for Weaver in 1892. If the Advertiser
knows anything it knows that that vote
was cast, as many other democratic votes
were cast at the time, by he advice of
the democratic executive committee, to
save the state from republican rule. By
whose advice did the Advertiser bolt the
national ticket last year and support
candidate who has belonged to every
party known to history, and who never
supported anything purely democratic?
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
HOW'S THIS.

w OIItT TtWaTu TOT
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY e. CO.. Props,
Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known r.
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 Q.
Walding, Kinnan e. Marvin, Wholesale
druggists Toledo, O.
Halls Catarfh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Price Use
per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testi-
monials free.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

government, is $4,000 per annum, and it is
hoped that architects of high attainments
and reputation may be induced by these
considerations to enter the competition.
1t is the desire of the department to Sc
cure practical architect of high admin
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
PINE SHIPPERS ORGANIZE. .

They Seek Better Prices for Their Pro-
ducts and Will Work Together.
Richmond, Va, July 21.-The pine ship
pers of Virginia have organized with a
view of securing better prices for their
product At a meeting here, the organ
ization was perfected by the election Of
Mr.. ]. d. Odell, of New Kent county, as
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

The principal imports of the United
States are sugar, molasses, coffee. ma nu-
featured iron and Steel chemicals, silk,
goods. hides, furs, cotton godds and fruit.
~ is by tariff on these articles that he
government must raise its revenue. These
articles are being produced more and
more in thu United States, and very soon
the government mus look to internal
revenues, income tax, stamp tax, etc, for
revenue. The sena tes has been casting
about for nsw methods of taxation, and
nit upon the stamp tax, which was found
imprac 1icaible. The senate also devised
the method by which the revenue from
sugar would be increased $4,000. 000. The
government must reduce it's expenses or
resort to direct taxation. The revenue
producing articles are fast disa ppearing
from the tariff list. Under he new tariff
bill the production of beet sugar will be
largsly increased, and this will reduce
importations. The Louisiana sugar plant
ers are now making molasses, which they
once condemned. The war in Cuba has
decreased the importation of Cuban SUI
gar. Manufactures of iron and s,eel are
now being exported, instead of imported,
and so with cotton goods. Silk is being
made from wood pulp by a new process.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

Within the past year over four hum
bred new settlers have located in Leon
county, Florida. They are chiefly from
the northwest and an excellent class of
farmers They all have bought land and
express alhemselVes as Msn satisfied.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

Remarks the New York World: '"The
duty on bituminous coal is lef; at &c.
per ton in the conference tariff bill. This
is more than the wages paid to our miners
per ton. Who does protection protect?'
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

The new tariff bin is cowardly make
shift. Take the matter of hides, for ex
ample. The eastern manufacturers of
Ealher goods demanded free hides. They
claimed to have bull. up foreign bust
ness of 500, 000 900 a year, and would lose
this business if they had to pay a duty.
The New Eng. ard senator foug. for free
hides, but finally yielded under caucus
domination. Th.= republican newspapers
were very severe in their scastigations.
But now everything is lovely, for COM
promise has been reached. The ma nu-
facturers will +; ceive reba.e for leath
er goods exported. This is allowed for the
purpose of offsetting the duty on hides
demanded and obtained by western cat
tile groWsrs.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

istrative ability to direct and supervise
this work of the office force, as well as the
contract work done on public buildings
throughout the country.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

The labor organizations of Chicago
have resolved that every man who
marches in the labor day procession in
September shall wear the union label on
his shoes. The adoption of the, union la
be, has been one of the most effective
methods that the labor unions have hit
upon to make their influence felt The
union label was first used in California
during the fight against the Chinese. The
friends of American cigar makers sa d
they desired to buy cigars made by them,
but couldn't distinguish between the
Chinese made cigars. So the Americans
adopted the label. The cigar dealers
found that this helped their trade, for
there was much antagonism felt toward
the cheap. filthy, sweat shop cigars of the
Chinese. The union label is now placed
on clothing, printing, hats, shoes,
and in fact almost every article
manufa ctured, Every suit of overalls
has the union label sewed in the pocket.
Dealers are glad to use the label for it
increases their sales, and is guarantee
that the goods are well made. The labor
unions bear part of the expense of print
ing the labels and the manufacturers pay
the balance. If all manufacturers and
dealers used the union label neither one
would have an advantage over the others.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

In many parts of the country reports
come that bicycles are improving the
public roads at their own expense.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

upon any question that affects he inter-
est of it's readers; but the editors opin-
ion will a'wnys he givsn with due regard
for the right of free Thought and in no
spirit of intolerance except for those peo-
pie who have elevated themselves above
and beyond the pale of democracy. We
shall at all times support she platform of
our party believing th.st tie majority Of
its members are always right; we shall
support its nominations, believing that
only in union can there be the strength
thals wins success.
believing firmly in party's present POI
sition as to finance, and having an, abid-
ing faith in the great benefits to be de-
rived from the maintenance of the dou-
BILE standard we shall contribute our aid
to the cause of silver as presented by the
d smoeratic party, withou regard for the
personal advancement of any of the men
who may happen to lead i'm the fight.
Believing in the honest difference of
opinion, we shall respect all those who
take the opposite view so long as they
do not allow those views % lead them be-
yond the party lines Showing consid-
CREATION to honest individual differ noes,
none is due to the arrogance that assumes
infallfbility. and the Chroricle will strike
hard and unfeelingly at the open enc
mics of the democratic panty
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

Queen Victoria has intimated that she
will not abdieate the throne while she
lives.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22

Hoods Sarsaparilla is a peculiar medicine
peculiar because it Permanently cures.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-22
BIRMINGHAM SIATE HERALD

Entered at the postof1ce at Birmingham.
Ala, as seeond-class matter.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
Christmas is Coming,

And everybody who sees our beauti-
full display OF Holiday attractions is
GLAD OF it. Our desirable goods and
low prices make Christmas shopping
a real pleasure. Come in and bring
the children. Happy faces add still
another attraction to the entertain
ment. Appropriate gifts for old and
young. Palace Drug Store, j. ID.
Fitzgerald, Druggist, West Side
Broadway, Miller South Dakota.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
The Greatest Discovery Yet.

w. NJ. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, Ill.
Chief" says: I'VE wont keep house
without Dr.. Kings New Discovery foi
Consumption. Coughs and Colds. Ex-
perimented with many others, but never
got the true remedy unit! We used DR..
Kings New Discovery. No other remedy
can take it's place in our home, as in 1t
we have certain and sure cure for
Coughs. Colds. Whooping cough, etc. "
1t is idle to experiment with other reme-
dice, even il they are urged on you as
just as good as Dr.. Kings New Discovery.
They are not as good. because this reme-
dy has record OF cures and besides is
guaranteed. 1t never fails to satisfy,
Trial bottles free at j. D. Fitzgerald's
drug store.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
IIOLLMA AN,
CITY DRAY LINE.

Hauling OF all kinds promptly attended to.
NE an experience OF many years in hand
y break able goods, and guarantee every
|Ng carefully moved. Leave ordets on
Ite at Vanderbilt hotel.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

Commercial agencies report that
10000 employees have received in
crease in wages during November.
Many more will be added to this list
in December and on January 1st.
Thousands of men who were idle one
year ago are now at work. Farm
products are worth more than they
were last year. These are cold facts
that puncture many finely woven po-
litical arguments. These things fol
low republican administration a nd
a republican protection law. Just
the reverse of this was the case under
four years OF democracy. Will the
people forget these facts when some
demagogue gets up new scheme
next year? Now is the time to think
out what party obtains the best re-
suits for the people.