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Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

Arrangements are under way for the erection of @ cotton factory at this place on the cooperative plan. The proposed plant will be conveniently situated on the Louisville and Nashville railway, and will cost $50,000. The money will be sub- scribed by negroes, and no one but col ored people will be employed in the mill as operatives. Booker T. Washington, of Tuskegee.. one of the foremost negroes of the United States, has taken great interest In the colony, and is giving ma terial aid to the founders.-Huntsville Mercury"
 Editor Grubbz. of the Decatur News, commenting on the above, thus explodes what promised to be big news item, on which the northern press had made a. complete scoop of the entire southern press:
 "The foregoing makes us smile The exact location of Cedar Lake is at Wfse's Crossing, equi-distant between New Decatur ard Flint. and about three miles from each place. As far as we know, the lands all round the crossing have belonged to white people from time immemorial We have not heard of any land being sold for the purpose of es- tablishfng a negro colony. We heard two weeks ago that Gen. Wheeler had at the solicitation of one or more persons, ee- tablished a pOStOffice there, and that colored brother and sister would be the acting postmaster We doubt the alleged fact that Gov. Johnston will appoint a justice and police, for the reason that Cedar Lake is not a civil district, a bailiff's beat or municipality. The S50,- 900 cotton factory is the joke of the sea- son. we might say the age. We doubt if all the property. real. mixed and personal, of all the negroes in the county, would bring half of that amount. It will be chilly day in August when the splndes and looms of that factory begin to oper- ate.
 If the extract above had appeared in another Huntsville paper, we would not have been amazed. Can it be that Robert wants to rob Charley of his achieve ment?
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

The grand jury of Madison county, as will be noticed from a publication else- where, has indicted Charles P. Lane, of the Huntsville Tribune, for blackmail The indictment grows out of publica- ton charged to be damagipg to the char acter of Gov. Oates. Richardson, Shelby and Pleasants have been employed to de- fend MT. Lane. The Tribune states that Little forked-tail devils will be pulling Gov. Oates whislSers before he sends our editor to jail" The public will look on the proceedings of the case with much interest. From the tone of the Tribune's editorials yesterday, there promises to be fun ahead.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
OUR LETTER BOX.
VERY HOGIG1SH.
To the Editor of the State Herald:

To the Editor of the State Herald:
 I have read in your columns several articles deprecatory of hogs on the Highlands. You and your correspond ents seem to think the running at large of hogs something of an outrage. Have you stopped to think that the hog is protector of man. and that he Is the only animal that destroys mans greatest en- emy? It is the hog that destroys rattle shakes. All other animals share with man his great dread of this deadly rep tile. The hog regards the rattlesnake as a dainty morsel. What is one mans meat is another's poison. If there were no hogs on the Highlands the rattle snakes would have full sweep. The High flanders would not only see snakes in imagina ton, but in reality. Not one of them could be induced to sign the pledge. Drug stores for the sale of snake medi- cine would crown every hilltop. What a. loss to the cotton mill, to the church. to the community, it would be, if a rattle snake should strike Highf&hder. Sec the poison congealing the blue blood that flows beneath the white skin. lust inn agine the grief that would affiIct tn cnrn- munity at such catastrophe! So then
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
oLD-TTME DEMOCRACY.

A correspondent to the Mobile Regis ter, very complimentary. says that Gov. Johnston makes a business governor He is at his office at 8:30 o'clock daily and remains until or in the evening. The friends of Gov. Johnston pressed his claims because they said he would give the state (both populists and demo- crats) an economical and business-li like administration. The governors course Is demonstra ting that they were not de- celved. We are all proud of Alabama's s governor, and Jefferson should feel honored to produce such a worthy son as the red-headed Joe.-Decatur News.
 When it is remembered that the De- catur News was one of Gov. Johnston's S strongest opponents for the nomina ton. the above carries with it that old-fash- toned democratic jingle that can but be appreciated. A democratic paper has the right to choose its candidate for the nom ina ton, but it has not the right to fly the track after the nomination is made and its favorite defeated. A democratic paper, also has the right to criticise the administration from any standpoint, po- Htically or otherwise for cause, but no honest democratic journal will build precipices for the party to fall over in or der to satisfy malice and personal spleen. Such papers are not entitled to party rec cgnition, and the sooner they are given to understand as much the better it will be for the party and all concerned.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

The Montgomery Advertiser had better hold a caucus with the few newspapers of the state that have been helping the old lady light her ante-dated political pipe. Now, here comes the Opelika Post, one of the strongest Palmerite papers in east Alabama, and the mouth-piece of MT. Conner, the opponent of Mir Clayton for congress from the Third district, and says:
 Why all this fuss about the back ta K law and oil examiners? The law is the law now, and we hear nothing of calling an extra session of the legislature to unmake the law. Them where comes the use of further abuse? We fear that some have become habitual kickers, and just can't get along without it.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

The rolling mill managers are clearing up the new grounds, digging up the sprouts, cutting down the briers, moving off the houses and getting ready to put in, the steel plant. A steel furnace of sixty tons will be built first, and just as soon as that is finished work will begin on another furnace of sixty tons. This will make the total capacity 120 tons of steel day, which is about enough to supply the home market. "A tin plate mill and galvanized iron plant will soon follow. Other industries, such as boiler works, shops to manufa cture steel blow points that are shipped here from Pittsburg. nail mills, etc., will spring up all around the city,. Already inquiries are being re- ceived from manufacturers of steel arti- cles. The steel mill will be somewhat similar to that of Coatsville. which has successfully used Birmingham iron. The best experts in steel making will be em- ployed A-a,s-.-
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

An editor sometimes contradicts him. self in different issues of his paper, but the editor of the Bessemar Weekly prints contradictory editorials utterances3 on the same page in his last issue. In the first column he speaks of the agitation of protection, which protectionists claim will cause prices to advance. He says that the agitation of protection does not in the present instance increase prices, and bewails the continued low price of iron, of print cloth, etc. He seems in despair on account of this downward tendency of prices. But in the fifth column he admits that the big drop in the price of steel rails "is a good thing for the country. It will encourage an enormous consumption, and that means more production and more employment Its beneficial influence will be felt in this district"
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

A man killed himself eating sausage and drinking whisky in Birmingham saloon. A Birmingham free lunch ccmn- ter has always. been considered danger ous.-Alexander City Outlook.
 A smaller thing than g. lunch counter saved Rome on one occasion, and free lunch counters saved many poor man, woman and child from starvation right here i'm Birmingham not many months ago. It is whisky. that evil of all evils, that is dangerous, and the Outlook might consistently rehearse the story of the mote ard the beam with benefcent home results.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
THE LAWYER AND NEWSPAPER.

A lawyer In a court room, says the Mon roe Advertiser. may call man liar. a scoundrel, a villain or thief, and no one makes complaint when court ad- journs. If a newspaper prints such a reflection on a mans character there is a libel suit or aedead editor This Is owing to the fact that the people believe what an editor says; and what the lawyer says cuts no figure. Hard on the poor editor.-- Abbeyille Times.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
THE REAL GREAT MAN.

The greatest man in the world is the plain, plug man who pays his debts supports his family fairly we'll and never markable men, who are thoroughbreds for time and rob all their friends. are to be avoided.--Morgan County Herald.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
IDLE LANDS IN CLEBURNE.

Cleburne county has idle lands enough to furnish homes for ten thousand people. timber enough to build houses for them all, water power sufficient to drive ma chinery that would employ them, and gold enough in her hills to pay their wages.-Edwardsville News.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
LOOKING AFTER HIS FRIENDS.

Congressman Jesse F. Stallings, of the Second Alabama district, is said to receive the largest mail that comes to any member of congress. There are several districts in this stata represented by republicans. and Stallings attends to the wants of the democrats in these dis trjcts, as we'll as of all the people in his own.-Morgan County Herald.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

left over from Montgomery of a charac- ter calculated to inspire hope that cur voters will be on the qui vive in 1898. But why can we not have the French fire insurance system? No insurance in France is permitted to cover the build ing or property in or upon which the fire originates. That simple device pro- tects the insurance company, and also protects innocent property holders to the extent that fires are morally sure to be accidental and not for profit.
 FRENCH.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
1oNc FACEs TO sHAvE.

We heard a wag say that the barbers were discussing the advisa bilfty Of charg- ing by the yard for shaving the late ad- vocates of the gold standard. Their faces are so long.-Luverne Journal.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

A special from Montgomery last night announces the appointment of L. B. Trapp, of Calhoun; pr. w. M. Blake, or Clay. and E. w. Booker, of Perry, as con- vict insuectors. MT. Trapp, of Calhoun, was made president.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

The Vindfcato is the name of weekly paper at Fort Deposit, published by Champion, Moore & Co, with G. w. l.. Carr as city editor. It Is very neatly printed and well edited six-column folio. The State Herald wishes for the Vindi- cator much success.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
HOW TO RAIsE YOUR BOY.

Raise your boy up in the Sunday school and he will not go far wrong when he goes out into the world to fight for him. self-Edwardsville News.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
INSURANCE IN FRANCE.

To the State Herald.
 The interesting editorial of yesterday on insurance methods, showing how "the Brown H. B. 521" checkmates "the Gun ningham s. B. 295," while exposing. the perils of self-government, loses nothing of importance to voters if the exposure assists them to cut their poliical eye teeth. There are various "reminiscences
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
SENATOR FROM MADISON.

Hon. Francis L. Pettus announced at the closing hour of the senate that his legislative career was ended.s. The sen ator from Madison might have made the ncement.--Huntsville Mercury.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
GREAT IS GROVER!

It was Grover who tried to place the copper-colored dame on the Hawaiian throne. It was Grover who refuses to interfere with Weyler when he butchers citizens of the United States. Great Is Grover! He's the only pebble on the beach!-Luverne Journal.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

the hog is a benefactor to Birmingham The owner of the hog who allows him to fatten on his neighbours garden can con sole himself with the reflection that he (the hog) is a public benefactor.
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Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
CONFTDENcE AND PROSPERITY.

General Confidence and General Pros perity are making a tour of the world. They will return to the United states ln 1900 when Bryan is elected president Luverne Journal Ef
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
WITH THE STATE EDITORS.
ENTERpRIs1NG YOUNG MAN.

One enterprising young man is worth more to any community than dozen rich old croakers.-- Tribune.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

Hoods Sarsaparilla rests the tired brain. It gives nerve strength and bodi- ly health.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

McClure's Magazine for March will con- tain the first installment of a fine tale of adventure by Robert Louis Steven son, left unpublished at his death. It Is a love story, having for its hero French soldier held a prisoner of war in Edingurgh Castle; and for its heroine an aristocratic Scotch maiden whom he meets there.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
BIRMINGHAM STATE HERALD
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Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

Ouida has written a book called "The Massarenes," which is said to be new departure for this clever, if eccentric, writer. The hero of the story emigrates to America, where he accumulates for tune by more or less questionable means. and returns to England to spend it. The efforts of the millionaire and his wife to buy their way into society are said to be handled with a Scathing pen.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

What promises to be an interesting book of travels is that of Sir H. H. John ston, on British Central Africa" The lures, many of them from original sketch es by the author, others from photo graphs.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

The February smoker of the Booksell- CTS league was held in Hardman hall on Feb. 19 There was an informal and ex- of Stock"
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

A life of IsIabel, Lady Burton, is being prepared by MT. W. H. Wilkins. editor of the Ladies' Realm. Mir. Wilkins is also preparing for publication Sir Richard Burtons unpublished manuscripts.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

MT. Gladstone is about to bring out a second series of books made up from his occasional writings. The first volume will appear in the spring.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

Messrs. Langmans, Green & Co. will publish volume of letters from Con stantinople, written by Mrs. Max Muller. These letters were written about three years ago, and take a rather rose-eolored view of Turkish life and scenery.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28
ABOUT BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Sir Martin Conway's book on 'FThe First Crossing of Spitzbergen. will be published in March.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

the poet Maurus Jokai life member the Hungarian house of magnates.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

William Watson contributed to a re- cent number of the Academy the follow ing verses on "Wymps," Miss Evelyn Sharp's successful book for children:
 Here in this book, the wise may find A world exactly to their mind,-
 From fairy kings to talking fish,
 There's everything such persons wish.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-28

The Newberry library, in Chicago, has purchased the most valuable collection of linguistic works in the world. The price paid for them is net known; but there are 10000 volumes, and were bought from the widow of Prince Louis Lucien Bona parte, who spent his lifetime collecting them A year ago they were offered for sale for $200,000.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-21

THE currency commission PROPOSE
ton suggested by President Mckinley
has met. with very favorable comment
from the people of the country, irres-
pective of party. There is general
feeling that the entire currency ques-
ton should be taken into consdei alton,
and plan of revision worked out if
practicable, and that specially Sc
lected commission from among the
business men of the country could ac-
complish this result better than any
single committee OF congress goes with
out saying.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-21
A Neat Scheme.

The Christian Endeavor olution,
just passed at San Francisco, is The
| action taken upon suggestion by DR..
II. X. Carroll, OF the editorial staff of
the New York ''Indepe ndent," and a
| trustee of the United society, in favor
| of a federation of all young peoples
societies in all denominations The
| trustees, by their action at San Fran
cisco, favor such federation, and desire
| it to be one of the objects to be aimed
at. Inc whole suggestion was the
holding in 1900 OF d great fedora ed
council of all these societies. This
council the trustees leave to the future.
| Some trustees are opposed to fedora
| { on, hoping for eventual amalgama
| zion. Others, believing that impossi-
| ole, favor federation as the next b5st
| thing. The holding of the council in
| 1900 was for the triple purpose of TAX
| ing fuil-century view of the past: of
| starting the new century right, and of
making a demonstration for the world
and for history of Christian unity at
| the beginning Of the twentieth cen
| fury. President Clark desires a con-
VI ntion in London in 1900, his object
| oeing to show to all the world, by d
Gathering at the capital of it, what the
| Christian EnGeavor is. 1t is likely
| tuat his idea will p:eval, aud it may
| be that the federated council, if he d,
| will take place IN 1899. Toe latter
| could not well be held in London, at
| least the L nited States trustees could
| not SO decide without consultation with
| the EpwOrth League and the Baptist
Young Peoples Union. While op-
posed to the amalgamatiOn, Metho-
| dists and Baptists favor federation, so
| we are likely to see either in 1899 or
1900, ana in Cincinnati, Detroit or
LONDON an even greater gathering of
Christian young people than has yet
been held. la this age of big things,
the young people OF the Protes ant
churches are to be among the biggest.
And Yet not all PrOtestants either, for
the Roman Catholics have in their
National Union, soon to meet in BOs-
ton, an almost exact duplicate of the
Christian EndeavOr.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-21
Savings of CIR Lord.

The New York Journal recently pub
lIshed the following dispatch:
London, July l2.-Henry Provide pub
lished today, on behalf of the Egypt
exploration fund, the Logia Ihkou, or
| savings of Our Lord as discovered
by bernard p. Graenfell and Arthur
5. Hunt of Oxford university. The
document was found at Oxyrhypchus
and is q leaf from papyrus book. ut
was found, . says the Introduction, lin
d mound which produced great num-
Der of papyri belonging tt the first
three centuries of our era, those in the
immediate vicinity of our fragments
belonging to the second and third
cen turtles. The utterances have never
before been published, but resemble
those which appear in the four gospels.
The log las read as follows:
A nd then shalt thou see clearly to
as OUT the mote that is in my brother 5
eye"
Jesus saith, Wherever thou art,
and there is one alone, | am with him.
Raise the stone and there thou shalt
find me. Cleave the wood, and there
am l -
"Jesus saith a prophet is not accepta-
b. e in his own cOuntry: neither doth q
physician work cures upon them that
know him."
Jesus saith, except We fast to the
world, We shall Tin no wise find the
kingdo ON of. God, and except ye keep
the Sabbath ye shall not see the
Father
Jesus saith, stood in the midst o.
the world and in the flesh was | seen
of them and | found all men drunken
and none found Il athirst among them,
ana my soul grieveth over the sons OF
men b. cause they are blind in their
heart
"Jesus saith, city built upon the
top OF a high hill aud established can
neither fall nor be hid
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-21

to the United States an unusual de-
maud for our grain, and atacorrespond-
tngly good prices. ''Bradstreet' S, !"
which is usually decidedly pes5imistic
in its views for rhe future, looks very
favorably upon the prospects of the
agriculturists of the county at this
time, and says, in commenting upon
the grain conditions abroad: ''This
brings the United States to the front
as foremost wheat exporter, under
somewhat similar conditions to those
which existed in 1879, period of re-
vival from the preceding great panic. ="
The same publication also calls atten
ton to the fact that prices of mos t
farm products have increased during
the month just ended, table publish
ed in its issue of July 10Th showing an
advance during June il the prices of
cotton, tobacco, bacon, rice lard, cot
ton-seed oil, peas, milk, wheat, barley,
oaJs, corn and cotton seed, while among
the 9S articles represented in the table
but few farm products have decreased
in price.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-21
An Attractive Woman.

If woman is not attractive, there l.
something wrong. Any woman can be
attractive if she will make the effort
1t isn't altogether a question of beauty
It's largely a matter of health. The
bloom and glow of health go far to-
ward bringing beauty. A clear skin.
bright ewes. red lips and the vivacity
which bod ly good feeling brings, will
make even homely woman handsome.
Half of the women one meets are
semi-invalids. Fa lure to heed the
warnings OF outraged nature-fallure
to give the help needed by the most de-
licate and sensitive organs little trUu-
b es igGored until they have become
dominaut-these things bring about
the sunken, circled eyes, the hol Ow
checks, the pale and sallow skin, the
habby, strenethless flesh, which
characterize the appearance Of the wo-
man who suffers from "female weak
ness
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
has cured Thousands of suffering wO-
men. 1t is a perfected specific for the
cates the disease, stops the dragging
life-sapping drain, and in perfectly
ra ional, natural way, builds up the
wasted strength. 1t will bring buoy
ant health. 1t will put roses into pale
faces-sOlid flesh in sunken places. 1t
does away with the humiliating exam
nations and local treatment" so
much dreaded by modestly sensitive
women. For thirty years, it has been
successfully prescribed, by DR.. Pierce,
chief consulting physician to the In
valids' hotel and Surgical institute at
Buffalo n Y.