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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
THE lAI.AsKAN COM 8. Ia FIELDs.

Before the reports-ef the great gold
finds in the upper Yukon valley are ac-
eepted as final proof of the wisdom Of
Secretary Seward" says the Omaha
World Herald, ut would be well to
wait until the reports are verified. This
thing of finding wonderful gold fields
is an industry that has been carried on
fer many years. but the finds seldom
equal the stories set af1oat about them.
There may be gold in abundance in the
upper Yukon valley, but there are many
difficulties. in the way of securing it. In
the first place, the upper Yukon valley
is thousands Of miles from here, and in
the second place, that locality is at
present very inaccessible. 1t costs
money to get there and even with this
very desirable commodity, the journey
is full of difficulties and is very arduous.
There is no doubt that gold in paying
quantities is to be found in almost any
part of Alaska. But there is a generally
accepted idea that gold abounds in fab
ulous quantities in the center of the
earth. Science has demonstrated this
beyond a peradventure. So, too, has
science demonstrated that the ocean
holds in solution gold amounting to mill
lions of tons. But as with the center of
the earth and the salt waters of the
oceans. so it is in a great measure with
Alaska. The difficulty lies in getting at
it. securing it and getting to market
in paying quantities Before making
mad rush to Alaska people should re-
member that the gold fields Of Colorado,
South Dakota, Montana, Utah, Idaho,
and California have as yet been little
more than-seretched over-with pick and
shovel. These gold fields are near home,
and aresInuch easier to prospect than
the reported gdld fields of Alaska, and
do not require such large expenditure
to reach and work. First reports are
always exaggerated, ard before rushing
to Alaska gold seekers should pause and
consider the chances.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
ALLIANCE VS.. CoMMIssIONERs

The Coffee county Alliance is .=p I'm
arms againsa the county commissioners.
The said comm. ssioners have recently lele
contracts forbyidge building, which called
forth the following from the Alliance:
Whereas, 1t is reported that lhe COM
missioners' court has let contracts for the
building of iron bridges over Pea river
1t four poins said com ract calling for
an expenditure of $4,000; and,
Whereas, The same bridges could be
put up in wood at 81, 400; and,
Whereas An interest of s per cent
on $4,000 would amount each year to
$720. and in two years to ST. 440, thereby
enabling us to build wooden bridges every
two years on the interest of The amoun5
required to construct iron bridges; and,
"Wher as 1t is our experience that our
bridges are washed away every five
years; and,
Whereas This course would have the
money paid out for iron bridges here
among our home people, whsre it properly
belongs"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
~ THE VAMPIRE.

~ New York Worldly
Q'rom the woman's side. Inscribed tt
Rudyard Kipling by Mary Elizabeth
A woman there was. and she gave her love
Even as you and l,
10 a pitiless beast, she thought him a man.
Loved him as only a true woman can,
And believing in him her life began,
Even as you and l.
oh, the broken hearts. the ruined lives.
The madness and despair,
Belong to the man who knows full we'll
That the flame of lust is the fuel of hell,
But who knowing does not care.
The woman gave him honor and faith,
Even as you and 1;
Ana the beast, who was beast from birth,
Dragged her. white young life in the slime
of earth,
Darl0ened her name with dishonors
breath,
Even as you and 1.
oh, the torment smoke of soul sin-slaim.
The heartache and tears and care,
Belong to the beast who is loves high
priest
Cared not for honor or truth in the least,
Slaughtered her soul and did not care.
And the woman with name of wife denied,
Even as you and |,
Was cast by the pitiless world aside.
And the better nature within her died;
1t might have lived had he but tried,
Even as you and |.
oh, the pitiful shame when men will blame,
And the false world place its ban
On the soul that was slain, whose tears
Whose prayers and pleading were all in
vain,
Who loved beast that the world called a
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
GREENSBORO.
Crops, With One Exception, Are Doing
Fine-But the Gathering Time Has
Not eaCome to Hand
belongs

Greensboro, July 25-(Special Corre-
spondence.)- 1.-THE crops, with the excep-
ton of ithe early planted corn, have been
greatly benefited by the late rains. The
old corn was past redemption, and no
kind of season could bring it out THE
late planted corn is very good. The cot
ton is very fine, and unless some digas-
ter occurs thers will be made fine crop.
But no one can tell what the yield will
be before the LIST of September. This crop
will have to run the gauntlet of too much
or 90 little rain, the army worm and the
boil worm, which sometimes cut the yield
very short
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
JUMPED THE LIME.
How State Herald Reporter Got the
News Saturday Night

How a State Herald Reporter Got the
News Saturday Night.
Bessemer and PRATT City have quar-
antine line. They proclaim with much
glee that not mothers son from the
so-caled infected Observation-Disclosures
can safely run the guantlet. There are
some who say it is dead easy" to work
into either place, but il is fact beyond
dispute that a State Herald reporter was
the only newspaper representative who
got safely through the line al Pratt CEy
Saturday nigh- and secured a report of
the disgraeeful proceedings in the city
hall.
1t doesn't read like a story of a daring
spy running the cutposts of The evening,
but the lines were worked just the same.
When the reporter boarded the dummy
in Birmingham he discovered hat the
delegat ion from this city had gone on the
preceding train. Upon inquiry he was in
form that it would be almost Impossible
to get into Pratt City, so rigidly was the
quarantine being enforced. There was a
good story if he town could be entered,
and the reporter mustered up courage to
continue the journey.
when me fist station this side of Pratt
City was reached two men in shirtsleeves
with clubs. and dangerous looking revolt
vers dangling 20 their belts boarded the
dummy One powerfully built man with
Teu IluSldCnT dPPiOoSiiSN et'~ 'NP~4NS-
ard inquired where he was going.
ITO Ensley City" meekly replied the
newspaper man.
"WaH. yer better not slide off in this
town." said he, with meaning toss OF
The head.
Pm not stuck on your old town. any
Wav." called on. the reporter growing
drawer as the dummy pulled out and the
guards jumped off.
The dummy proceeded another block
and in two min1l es the reporter was in
the city hall, chroniclng Mr.. Sullvan's
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
THE YOUNG cHAMoIs.
Care In Teaching Her Young to Take
Long Jumps.

Lung JUMPS.
We had full half hour to wait before
the drive began, and We're rewarded by
one of the pre- dhest and most intsres ding
sights and lessons III natural history I
have ever seen-namely rlie sight Of an
old cha mois giving dts young kid a lesson
in jumping. I must premise by mention
ing that it is very difficul.--in fact, i'm
possible--for anyone but a ysry old hand
to distinguish a buck chamois from doe
as they are moving, and the rule is not to
shoot at a channels if IL has kid with
1T, as that is preity sure sign that it is
a doe
few minutes after we had been sitting
quietly at our posts. and before the drive
began. the keeper called my attention to
a chamois' head and neck, which had
suddenly appeared ON the sky line about
$50 yards off. 1t turned out to be doe
with kid. They came along slowly, not
at all thinking of danger, and not IN any
way as yet distt>hed by the drivers. who
were a mile or TWO away, and who had
not yet begun to drive. They both came
quietly down the steep mountain side I'M
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

one how to do it, and looking up to it as
much as to say, Come along, you little
stupid; it won't hurt you," But the kid
funsed again, and would not follow. The
mother thereupon returned a second time
to the ledge and proceeded to push the
kid with her head, and made it jump
down, and followed it herself. Then
came the climaX-the old one and the
young one both went round again to the
same ledge, and the old one jumped down
first and this time the kid followed i'm
mediately, having been taught that it
was safe and easy eEough.-Badminto
Magazine.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

The placing of Hon. Oscar W. Under
wood on the Judiciary committee, espe-
cially by republican majority. is high
tribute to his ability, as well as an honor
to his district. To be a member of the
judiciary committee is q higher honor
'thanito be chairman of many of she minor
committees, and the reward is given more
on merit than almost any of the other
committees. Mr.. Underwood has won the
friendship and esteem of all his COL
leagues, irrespective OF party, by his man.
ly bearing, and his attention Ito duty is
fast placing him in the front rank among
the lawmakers.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

The Talladega Mountain Home uses the
following language on the proposition to
eliminate madonna issues from the next
state election:
us next years going to be a ate or
a ma tional election in Alabama? We were
under the impressions it is going to be a
state election. Then why complicate and
cloud it with national poliics ?"-1Annis-
ton Hot Blast
The Taladega Home has never had
the reputation of tearing it's shirt for free
silver, and would no doubt approve any
measure to give II black eye that would
not throw that paper out of party har-
mony. Be it said to the credit of the
Home 1T is partisan, and will answer pres
ent when the reveille is sounded to fall
| into line even for free silver.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

The coal operators of this district have
been at work for some time to have re-
moved the discriminating duties on for
eign vessels carrying domestic coal, and
success has crowned their efforts Hon.
Oscar W. Underwood has succeeded in
having the bill passed by congress, and
it will undoubtedly be signed by the
president. This will give our local OPP
orators an advantage of ten cents ton
in the markets of Mexico and Central
America In this day of sharp competi-
ton a difference of ten CENTS ON the ton
means the opening Of new markets. This
duty has heretofore given, foreign coal
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
COULDN'T STAND PROSPERITY

Savannah, Ga. July 26.-Many of the
crew of the gunbeat Wilmington spent
a considerable portion of the day in
chains on board the vessel. The men were
paid off yesterday and many of them al
lowed to come ashore. Savannah's hos
pitality proved TOO much for them They
became intoxicated at nearby resoft. s,
and last night and today policemen were
going about arresting hem, Sc Ding hem
on board ship. The Wilmington left for
Florida walters this afternoon.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
REFUSED AGAIN.

London, July 26.-The British govern
men. has declined to interfere in the SEN
hence of Mrs. Florence Maybrick on the
ground that there is no reason for a
change of judgment in the ma tier. The
last attempt to secure at least an ameli-
Grafton in the conditions of her conf ne
merit was made by Ambassador Hay. who
had some correspondence on the subject
with the foreign office, which he has
transmitted to the state department.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

The iron companies OF the Birmingham
district are daily shipping iron to Eu-
ropean markets, but cannot compete in
San Francisco and other Pacific coast
markets. The freight on a ton of pig
from Liverpool to San Francisco is "a.
while from Birmingham to San Fran
cisco it is $12 a .on. The Nicaragua
canal viii open the Pacific slope to Bir-
mingham iron and coal.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
AT GALLOWAY

The Pest Is Wipsd Out and the Pest
House Doors Thrown Open.
Galloway, Ala, July 26-There have
been no cases Of smallpox occurring at
Galloway during the past three weeks,
and the Two cases that were here were
discharged today The pest house near
Carbon Hill was cleared our last Satur-
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
WOMEN TAEI1 OIfTn9.

Near Sand Springs, in Limestone coun-
ty Mesdames Lum King and George
Moore INDUCED in an alteration during
which each accused the other of using
abusive language. Each of the husbands
have sworn out a warrant against the
others wife on this charge.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

til they came to a place where there was
drop of about twelve feet, and thsn took
place the following beautiful sight, which
was also witnessed by S. and his JAEGER
from where they sat. The old chamois
jumped down. as a matter of course, but
the kid "funked' and would rot follow.
The old one looked up at it, and then
went back another way to the ledge on
which the kid was standing. and again
jumped down, so as to show the young
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

The Admission Hot Blast says there are
only two papers in the Fourth district,
namely, the Selma Times and Selma
Telegram, that have spoken in opposition
to the proposition to ignore national
politics in the next state platform, to
which the Selma Times replies as follows:
The Times reiterates what it has said
on this matter in the past. There is no
middle ground in politics. The free silver
issue is up and will not down, and all at
tempts to reiegate it to the rear are not
only useless and foolish, but confession
of feared weakness. Let us be what we
are, and stand by the Chicago platform
no matter what comics, and let us invite
all who can unhssitatirgly indorse that
platform, be he republican, populist or
goldbug, to fall into line, and we assure
them of victory in the state next year,
and in 1900 we will land Bryan in the
white house with a good working majori-
ty in congress.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

The New York Journal has sent large
and able corps of special correspondents
to the Klondyke region and arranged
for the quick transmission of their special
dispatches by special couriers. This dis
play of journalistic enterprise can but be
appreciated by the reading pablo. The
journal is fast taking the lead in Ameri-
can journalism.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
BURGLARS SECURE $40.

The drug store. of Westmoreland and
Son, at Athens. was entered by a bur-
glar Friday night The cash drawer con-
tanning $40 was robbed and found next
morning several hundred yards from the
store The miscreant entered through
the cellar and there is no clue to his
identity.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
HlARRORING A CONVICT

Sherman Harris, of Lamar county, was
bound over to await the action of the
circuit court for harboring John Nibleht
an escaped convict from Pratt mines.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

pect to see the city and suburbs entirely
clear of contagious. lorg before the period
when it could become dangerous or as
sumo epidemic proportions. ~
r. c. BANKSTON, M. d.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
BARBOUR ACADEMY TEACHERS.

The teachers, selected for the Metho-
dist District Academy at Clayton, Bar
bour county, are Prof c. r. Ellis, Mrs.
NJ. F. Crawford, Mrs. Wessie Brooks and
Miss Mamie Petty.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
A NEW POsTM AsTfER.

Mr.. Eli P. Jennings has taken hold of
the reins of the New Decatur postoffice,
vice J. Walter Orr, the democratic in
cumbent. Robert Stevenson will be re-
'.ained as assistant postmaster
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
wREAKED VENGEANCE.

Erwin Purnen killed Erskine Ford near
Selma Saturday night Both were ne
groes and the. trouble was over Purnell's
wife He surrendered to the officers af-
ter wreaking vengeance on his enemy.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
SCHOOL HOUSE BURNED.

A school hous. near Vernon. Lamar
county, was fired by an incendiary and
destroyed, together with $3.50 worth of
valuable books.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

When the truly good DR.. Dana an
nounced that he had formally returned
to the republican party the announce
ment did not cause ripple in the re-
publican ranks. They had not missed
him
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

Thomas F. Bayard was cersured for
the things he said while abroad but
Whitelaw Reid is being censured for his
actions, and his actions speak louder of
fiunkeyism than any words uttered by
Rayard
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

1T is customary to give a public officer
two rerms, but the Iowa republicans are
so badly frightened THAT they are Sc
riously thinking of trading off the Drake
horse while crossing the stream.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

Those who believe thaIi the law of sup
ply and demand regulates prices should
remember that there is a great demand
for ice here and grea. supply of the ar
ticle at luhe North Pole. 1T is the trans
portation charges that prohibit us from
utilizing the supply.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

Amelie Rives, whose other ma me would
wreck linotype machine, says her new
novel will be infinitely ahead of "The
Quick or the Dead" Please pass us the
bromo-seltzer while we cut the leaves.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
NEW DEPOT FOR TROY.

merits in cents mplatien for Troy. The
Citizens Journal claims it is badly
needed,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

Mr. Hanna is not in sympathy with the
new Ohio idea. His idea is that he should
be returned to the senate, but the Ohio
idea is that he should be allowed to rest
from his proxy labors as the whole re-
publican party.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

To use a borrowed expression the devil
has as much right to take part In a re-
1iglous meeting as some Alabama papers
have to voice in democratic council.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
HER SEX COULDN'T SAVE HER.

Danville, ILL.,, July 26.-Sex distinction
was wiped out in the police court by
Magistrate Timmons. of this city. today.
The justice senterced Maggie Sellers. a
disofderly woman, 10 the rock pile today.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
WITH THE STATE EDITORS
STRAWBERRY CROP.

Cullman, the city of Germans and fine
wines. shipped 5000 GRATIS of Strawberries
this season.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
CROPS GOOD.

The crops in Jackson and Marshall
counties are the finest in the recollec-
ton of the Oldest citizens.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

Considering that he was killed last No
MEMBER, it is rsial kind of Mr. Bryan to
ttravel over the country in order to lei
the people cheer the remains
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

Will warnock, of a Louisville and
Nashville bridge crew. had his right leg
cut off by train while watching bridge
near Blount Springs.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

Prof. Laughlin says: 1--WE have plenty
of gold but no Industries to absorb H."
Bup the Sugar Trust is doing the best it
can, Prof. Laughlin.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
PARNELL SHOT.

John Parnell. Selma negro. was shot
and killed as the result of a general af-
fray between several negroes.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27
LOST HIS HOME.

Henry Morris. living rear E1ba, lost his
home and the conterl,s, by fire. Mr. Nor
ris and his family We're absent from
home.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

The brewers of England complain of
scarcity of hops. Let them start frog
farm.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

Having wattersonized itself, the
Kentucky democracy may be depended
upon to do the duty of true democrats.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

The populist papers over the state" re-
marks the Sylacauga Enterprise "are
using their scissors freely on the Adver-
tiser."
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

A melancholy note at this time, when
we are all ready to welcome good peaches
and pleny of them, comes from Balti-
more and l. N. Mills. an Expert for the
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad. He reckons the peach crop of
1897 almost a failure, and says the splen-
did promise of June is brought TO naught.
His report is that the peaches are drop
ping from the trees as the result of he
stirg of the "curculo." These insects are
very prevalent and active. The explana-
ton of Mr.. Mills is that IN 1895 and in
1896 here were large crops of peach $,
ard the ground under the trees was COW
cred with peaches tina. had either rotted
and fallen off, or were thrown th=re as
culls and left to rot. Instead of the grow
ers picking the decayed fruit up. as is
done by The California fruit growers, it
was left for these insects to breed in, wi III
the consequence that this year there is an
enormous crop of these insects.-Ex-
change
The State Herald publishes the above
in the interest of IT'S readers, and sug-
CESS that the peach growers of Alabama
ard the central south probably can learn
a valuab BILE lesson from it.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

The congre ssmen who took a little SUI.
gar in theirs will find that the people
have soured on them.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

these southern MARKETS. bun now they
must look to their. laurels.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

Taking the tariff bill as the basis. the
people will have to pay dearly for that
Mckinley prosperity.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

This is one time that a. fellow gets no
sympathy from a -perspiring world whe
he has nothing to wear.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

An Ohio gil was married the other
day, and her husband declares that she
is worth her weight in coal.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

day, and report the epidemic here closed
out. b. w. WHITFIELD M. D.,
Health Officer at Galloway and Carbon
Hill.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

the coosa Advocate, .thusly strikes the
key note of the situation:
There can be no safe middle grounds
between republicanism and democracy.
The democrats eff Alabama will have
whole hog or rome. They have got the
other side quaking tr their shoes, ard
for the best interest of the country, they
should continue to quake.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

The Sylacauga Enterprise offers the
following advice to the Admission Hot
BLAST
The Admission Hot Blast suggests that
the State Herald be muzzled. The Stat
Herald might suggest that the Anris-
tonians muzzle their COWS.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-27

The Memphis Appeal says that Tom
Watson is in a Vesuvian frame of mind.