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Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-20
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 tAlabama Christian Advocate.)
 The Southern Medical Dispensary ia the leading institution Of its kind in Bir- mingham and has been instrumental in effectng the cure of many serious oaseg. and thus carrying healing and happiness to many homes. Dr. o, T. Dozier, head of the Southern Medical Dispensary, gives his entire time and personal super. vision to the work, and brings to bear s careful medical training in the best col leges of the land and long and val,,a- ble experience in the Urea tment' of special diseases. His professional standinp is unimpeachable and his character as d gentleman and citizen is above reproach-
 CWinona. Miss. Times)
 Dr. DoZier is a specialist of great repu. tation and has been unusually successful in his practice. He never undertakes d case unless reasonably sure of cure. He Is high-toned gentleman and can be con- suited with the utmost confidence
 tAtianta Constftution)
 pr. O T. Dozier. the head of the South ern Medical Dispensary of Blrnlinghnn1. Ala, is a specialist of nearly twertv years experience in the treatment of chronic. nervous and private diseases and his uniform success has given him lead lng position in the medical profession in that city.
 lSuuQay Morning StCr)
 Dr. Dozier's success has been simply marvellous and has eiicited the most en- thusiastic words of praise and gratitude from the dispensary's many patrons iron, all over the state.
 Sumter County Sun.)
 Dr. Dozier's reputation as n specialist has oyerstepped the bounds of Alabama and he is known all over the south.
 tAnniston Hot Blast)
 Among the most noted and successru, specialists in this country are Dr. Dozier & Co. They have extended their business from year to year and the patronaga given to them in the several surroundI1r states Is most gratifying pr. Dozlar Is high-toned. polished. Christian gen tleman and has many warm personaj friends in Anniston who knew him years ago when practicing in Rome. Ga.
 Peoples Weekly rribune)
 As a specialist Dr. Dozier is unexcelled by any living physician. His reputation at home and abroad is such that physi- clans in this city and from distance frequently send him patients that they are unable to cure and he never falls 10 effect cure. All Birmingham is proud and honored to have such Q distinguished man as a citizen.
 Dr. Dozier is a Georgian by birth, man, strictly honest in all his dealings contracts.
 Dr. Dozier& Co.,,
 P O. Box 112 Birmingham. Ala
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Dr. Dozier& Co., P O. Box 112. Birmingham. Ala-
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-20
RELIEF IN SIX HOURS.

Distressing kidney and bladder dis eases relieved in six hours by the New Great South American Kidney Cure" This new remedy is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain In the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of the urinary pas- sages in male or female It relieves re- tentioIl of water and pain in passing it almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure, this is your remedy.
 Sold by Collier Drug company, Bir- mingham, Ala. 12-27. thur-fri-sat t-tf
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Phone J. E. Gossett when your pipes burst. II-3o-tf

PENNMANSHIP, Commercial Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, Busi- ness Correspondence. Business Papers and Forms, Banking, Shorthand, Typewriting, Spell ing, Grammar, etc, taught. Mas sey's Business Collage. Nine teenth street and Third avenue.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-20
RELIGIOUS NOTICE.

"The Second Coming of Christ" will be the theme discussed Sunday night, March 21, at 7:30, in odd Fellows hal Fox building. by Elder k D.Hottel All are cordially invited to come and hear this important subject. question of Matt 1928 will be answered Admission free.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-20

The press of Birmingham and all over Alabama speak in the highest terms of Dr. Dozier as physician. surgeon and gentleman, and we have no hesitancy in recommending him to those of our pa- trons who need his services~
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-20
AN ORDINANCE

To amend an ordinance regulat ting funer- als in certain cases in the city Of Bir- mingham, Ala, adopted December 20. 1891
 Be it ordained by ehe mayor and alder men of Birmingham, That the ordinance entitled an ordinance regulating funerals in certain cases in the city of Birming- ham, Ala. adopted December 20, 1891, be amended so as to read as follows: Be it ordained by the mayor and alder men of Birmingham, That funerals of all persons dying in said city of diphtheria, scarlet fever, smallpox or yellow fever. shah be private. and no children under Is years of age shall be allowed to attend such funerals.
 Be 1t further ordained, That any per son violating the provisions of this ordi- nance, or permitting children under le years of age to attend such funerals. shall be fined not less shan $1 nor more than S100.
 Adopted March IT, 1897.
 F. V. EVANS, Mayor A. J. CAMP, City Clerk. 3-19-2t
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 a WE secure situations for our .~e- graduates. All commercial * branches taught, Day and night 8 sessions. Send for catalogue f. Massey's Business College. Nine
 teenth and Third avenue. Bir-.
 mingham, Ala.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

instant and II crime Is committed
which calls for swift retfibution or a
chase after the offender the instant
wings OF electricity will aid In the pur-
suit .S''fef -,
The first step toward easily and
cheapiy constructing a farm telephone
line is to get the telephones. Cell bat
teries are prime requisite, and can
be ordered at any hardware store; so
can the transmitter and receiver. Ii
will take some studying to understand
just what part this equipment plays In
the whole ensemble, yet II is simple
and practical when properly compre-
hended. The barb wire fence should be
utilized-where there are no breaks, aud
where wire loops can be employed to
connect with other farms. Where this
cannot be done. however, wire can be
strung from tree to tree, across coun-
try or along the highways. mo insula-
tlon Is necessary, the wire being sim.
ply fastened to the limb with staples.
Sometimes bare spaces may need poles.
These need not be the great, tall, well
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
AN ORIGINAL ABOLlTiONIST.
Rev. DIR. Richard s. Rust Is One VIII
Claims That Distinction.

Rev. DIR. Richard s. Rust Is One Who
Claims That Distinction.
Rev. DIR. Richard S. Rust Is one of
the Original abolitionists." Ever since
his youth-and he has now reached old
age-he has been active for the welfare
of the colored people of the land. Be-
fore the civil war he worked for their
freedom. Since the war he has worked
to Increase their culture. All his life
long he has been connected with edu-
cational institutions for their especial
benefit. He has made for himself an
imperishable record as an agent of civ
ilization, and his name will never he
forgotten by the freedmen of the Uni
ted States. DIR. Rust was born In New
England. where revolt against slavery
was Indigenous. and there was never
any doubt about his willingness to be
classed among the "black Republi-
cans" or the greasy mechanics" or
whatever else the advocates of the
greatest of national reforms were then
contemptuously called. Perhaps he
was never actually assaulted while
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

seem to be, nothing to prevent f4kmSri
from installing telephone systeNoR
which would be independent OF y
companies which charge such, ex9lt
bitnnt tariffs. Private lines among
nelghbors or lines to town, withTtl
small exchange and switchboard In the
postofiice or general store. could BIZ
easily and cheaply installed, and when
once In service the farmers would fight
before relinquishing them.
. Thespractica. utility Of the indcpend.
ent telephone may be realized by TAX
Ing the case Of an isolated settlement
not on any railroad. Everyone must
drive to some other town to see any
body or to find out what isgoing on. IL
they had telephone line, even sim
gle instrument In the settlement the
advantage would be enormous. The
original cost would be scarcely any
thing, $40 or $l5 perhaps. After that
there Is no expense and the conve-
nlence will never be appreciated until
the line has been IN operation for
awhile. There are a hiipdred and one
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

Truth Alone.--Only truth can koap
receptions from weaving cobweho
around the conscience--Rev. 8. A.
Mutchmure, Presbyterian, Philadei-
HAP, Pa. ~.
Observation-Disclosures whole process OF
nature is to individualize, picking out
this man, this class, this body, and
cultivating it.-Rev. b. o. Aylesworth,
Christian, Denver, Col.
True Wealth.--Christ was humble
and poor, yet he was living incarnation
Of all true wealth and character and
holiness.-Rev. DR.. RAIDER, Congrega-
tionalist, San Francisco, Cal.
Bargain Sales.-Over the worlds
counter many things are sold. Fame,
or rather notority, is just now one of,
the greatest bargains offered 1.
o. Rankin, Methodist, Boston, Mass.
National Hope.-The hope of our ma
ton is, In our womanhood, because
women train our children. Again, the
hope of our nation is with the young
manhood that follows this maternal
training.--Rev. DR.. Hancher, Metho-
dist, Kansas City, Mo.
A Remedy for Ills.-The Gospel Of
the church is the remedy for the Ills
Of mankind When we hear of people
In distress let us do our best to minis
ter to their suffering and help them In
the struggle of life.-Rev. John Ste
phens, San Francisco, Cal. 4
Greed of .Gold.-This feverish haste.
to be rich, this gambling spirit and
speculation can bring us no> good.
There is no royal road to fortune. Many
who have dreamed of gold in the val
leys beyond have gone over the hills
to the poor house.-Rev. j. III. Smith,
Christian, Chicago, Ill.
Pious Frauds.-The poor soldier who
knew little of creed but who gave his
life for the union was better Chris
tian than the pious frauds who stayed
at home and asked God to save this ma
ton but did nothing for it but collect
enormous interest-Rev. W. s. Ru-
dolph, Independent Presbyterian, Den
YER, Col.
National Suicide.-The nation who
disregards its labor element is like the
nan who draws the keen razor across
his own throat. Our times are serious.
No thoughtful student can regard the
ominous discomfort and the thunders
of social unrest without trembling for
the future of his country.-Rev. w. III.
Carwardine, Methodist, Chicago, Ill.
The Church.-What is the church?
What Is 1t here for? Is II social club
or school for the culture of aesthetic
ism? Should there be cliQues, parties.
cabalistic combines and ex parte in
terests, or is the church great mother.
whose heart love seeks to nourish and
educate her children?-Rev. +. Il.
Morse, Baptist, New York City.
The Sabbath.-It is the duty Of the
Christian church all over the world to
use its greatest efforts in furthering a
better observance Of the Sabbath day.
Such an alarming extent has this desc
Grafton reached that it is only a united
effort that can ut this time stem ths
demoralizing tide.-Rev. j. Van Ness,
Presbyterian, Washington, ID. c..
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

They use 1t every day and near neigh
bors come Into cal, up the town. 1t Is
connected with an exchange, but pc v
pie are accommodating In small town
and II anyonarwants. a message trans
mirted to somebody there Is no ...oub.e
about its being delivered az the other
end. They cal up IN the morning and
ind oat what price Is offered for some
thing off the farm If It is satisfactory
a bargain Is made over the wire, per-
haps, or decide to drive In with a wag-'
on. Ii the market is low trip Is saved.
The possibilities are endless. A tele-
gram arrives lat" ut night. The opera
tor at the town can hasten to the wire,
read the dispatch, and save long and
tedious trip into the country.
Another thing that will be brought
about some day will be the storage Of
the surplus energy developed by wind
mills In storage batteries and its use
to light farms and farmhouses by eiec-
tric.ty. The on.y drawback to the
scheme now Is the great weight and
considerable cost of storage batteries.
But an immense amount Of energy
could be accumulated by n windmill
and converted into electricity, stored up
and later released to light up farm
house. or course this would be chiefly
available In the winter when the
evenings are short, because in the sum-
mer 1t is light until almost o'clock,
and then the average farmer goes to
bed. But that plan will be developed
by-and-by and indeed has been already
in some places, but the expense under
the present system Is almost prohibit
tive.
There Is no doubt but that In the city
the telephone Is constant necessity
for the transaction of business. In the
country 1t would seem to be fully as
necessary, where everyone, Is isolated
and communication is necessarily slow
and difficult by ordinary methods. For
every need of the farmer he must drive
to town, no matter how great the dis
lance or how bad the roads. Often 1t
means merely trip both ways to order
something by telegraph or to get some
thing that might as well be sent out
from the town. With the telephone
system In operation his labors will be
lghtened intellectually and his time
saved immeasureably.
And. after all, the barbed wire fence
system should commend itself to the
farmer through its simplicity and its
ease of operation and equipment.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

en- the price OF our winter fuel. Only a
few days ago a Philadelphia operator
said that I'm the course of few years
coal will probably be selling mt tide
water for the price now paid for min
ing it-namely, As cents a ton.
The picture shows an electric drill
which Is used for making holes in the
face of the coal seam. 1t is capable of
drilling six-foot hole In one minute.
In this connection 1t is interesting to
note that coal undercut by machinery
does not require as powerful cartridges
for the blasting as coal undercut by
hand, and the rapidity with which the
holes are drilled by electric power eff
fects a great saving and largely In
creased output. The weight OF the
drill represented, with post for six
foot vein. Is only 152 pounds. This can
easily be handled by one man. The
drill works so quickly that II takes the
greater part of one mans time to at
tend to the feed mechanism and augeis
together with starting and stopping the
drill, while the other man Is arranging
and picking the places for the holes.
BY the time he has another place ready
the drill has finished the preceding hole
and Is ready to be moved. Two men
can very quickly reset the drill and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
Tons OF Food Wasted.

A weekly newspaper I'm London gives
some curious facts as the result of re-
cent inquiries throughout the British
metropolis and provinces into the sub.
ject of wasted food in warehouses.
These show how tons Of bread are vast
ed every week and consigned to the
Ii appears, in some warehouses; 70
throw away plates of untouched meat.
This is owing to the hard and fast rules
of the local government board. A fixed
quantity Of food is ordered to be served
to each inmate, whether 1t Is wanted or
not, and. rs nothing Is allowed to be
used second time, all that is left be-
comes waste.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
Two Administrations.
Special washington correspondence:

Special Washington correspondence;
The c.ose of the .fifst sixty days Of
the operations or the new tariff law
and the business improvements which
are visible In every direction during
that time have suggested comparison
Of the conditions during the two months
in question with those OF the CORE
spending date In the first year of the
Cleveland administration, during which
time the free trade Congress elected
with President Cleveland was just be-
ginning Its attack upon the protective
system which the Dingley law sixty
days ago re-established.E
The two periods from July "a to Sept.
"a In the years 1893 and 1897, respect
lively, present a marked contrast as TO
business conditions, and 1t Is possible
to obtain from Government records
some data bearing upon this subject
and now especially Interesting.
Sixty Days of Cleveland-w iIsonism.
The following data gathered largely
from Official reports presents picture
Of the slxty-day period of the year 1893
with which the two months just ended
correspond, both as to the portion If
the year and the period Of the I'res.-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

nounces resumption Of work. NafionA
Tube Works at McKeesport, Pa, an
nounce Increase Of wages. Union Iron
and Steel Co., Youngstown, o., resume
work after long shutdown. Pennsyl-
vafiia Railroad shops at Altoona increase
schedule to ten hours. Washington, Pa,
Steel and Tin Plate Co. doubles working
capacity, Birmipeham, Ala, Railroad
shops extend schedule to fer. hours& Lar
renca<sdxss., Hosiery Min resumes, 1000
hands. Car works at Michigan City, Ind,
increase schedule to twelve hours. with
two years work engaged, hoo hands.
Week ending Sept. Is, c1607.z Cordage
mills at Isaia, o., purchased for $500, 900,
to be reopened ut once after several years
of idleness. East Lake Wooden mills,
Bridgeton, Pa. resume after three years
idleness. Wead Paper Mill, Malone, N.
Y. resumes after two years idleness.
Large advance in wages of coal miners
and conclusion Of coal strike.
A. Il. CARSON.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
Struggling the Shoulders.

Struggling the shoulders in cold
weather Is probably the survival of an
Old instinct, which prompts animals to
put the skin Of the back on the stretch,
and so erect the hairy covering Of that
part. The hair Is now recovering to n
mere downy covering, but the old in
stlnct still remains, in common with
others, the rule apparently being that
all instincts which are harmless to their
possessors are constant, in spite of any
change of structure. All animals with
long hair or feathers erect their coats
in cold weather, for the warmth OF such
a covering depends on its thickness and
the, amount of air 1t contains, rather
than on its bulk. ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

trimmed poles OF the telephone COM
pany, but material cut In the woods,
and branches Topped off.
When line Is complete, part or all
barb wire fence. or current carried
aloft on n homemade line strung to
trees, roofs and poles, the farmer has
n decidedly new luxury secured at Il
very low expense. An instrument com
plete costs but SO and wire is $40 n
mile. If the barb wire fence method is
used the wire costs nothing, for it is al
ready on the ground, strung and ready
for service. With hundreds Of miles
of barb wire fence practically continu-
Gus all over the country, there would
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

She is not a great singer, not even a
great dancer. In Paris she gets so n
week for kicking up her heels In the
ballet of the Grand Opera and no one
ever discovered that she had talent in
any line. But she was beautiful and
one night when King Leopold, the
wicked old monarch of Belgium, sat In
the front row her shapefy figure and
handsome face appeared to him and he
applauded her. That was the first
mark of DISTINCTION AIerade ever re-
ceived. After that. when Leopold
openly paid attentions to her and she
and the gay old King had merry times
in and out of Paris, there was gossip
that spread throughout the world.
Merode Is young-just past 20. She
is slender and her features are small.
Her manner Is quiet and refined.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

The practical utility Of having a
telephone on the farm. is fast being
demonstrated in many agricultural dis
trIcts. and the system Is bound to
spvsoa. Outside of the business aspects
OF the project, the social side Of the
question has helped on construction.
From the experiments Of n mere boy
there has grown In one eastern section
n system with sixteen wires, covering
seven townships. The demand has
spread, In this instance, for telephone
service, until now farmers miles apart
sit In their homes with receivers at
their ears, and listen to speeches, songs
and recitations sent whirling over the
wires, or express with one another,
with readiness and convenience, what
shall be done to kill the weevil and
keep up the price of wheat.
The farm telephone Is the outgrowth
of no corporation, and no charge is
made for rates. 1t should either be a
purely personal venture, or conducted
on the lines of the Grange, for mutual
Improvement and benefit. The person
enthusiastic helpers. Farmers instant
ly realize that they have an opportu-
nifty to build their own lines at nominal
cost. AS the great bulk OF the farmers
business Is, after all, with other farm
ers, and with local dealers In the near
est town, he Is practically independent
Of the long-distance companies. and
serves all his needs by short line to
the town and to the homes of his near
est neighbOrs. The experiments al
ready made will soon become popular,
and the near future will doubtless see
a farmhouse with telephone as natu-
rally a part Of it's equipment as Is a
windmill or cistern.
= Communication between farmhouses
In time Of peril or trouble has always
been slow and tedious. Fire, murder,
robbery and other disasters which nat
urally enlist the sympathies of neigh
boring farmers are liable to occur al
most any time on farm far away
from its neighbor. If the place is left.
as is often the case, In charge of the
women while the men are at work far
away in the fields news of some i'm
portant happening can be transmitted
only at the cost of a long journey,
which many times Is out of the Ques-
ton. But if on the wall of farmhouse
hangs a telephone connected with
neighboring system n dozen or a score
of farmhouses may be alarmed in an
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

things that n settlement like that
would want to get into communication
with town for. If they had line to
some near village they could have mes
sages transmitted over the long dis
lance wire to large cities. and If n farm
err wanted something in hurry instead
Of writing for 1t and waiting for the
slow delivery of the mails there he
could ca. up his dea.er in the city. or
der IL by wire and have 1t come out by
express that day.
In one of these settlements where
line is now in actual operation it is
claimed by it's users that they abso-
lutely could not get along without it.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

forty years ago he became president OF
the Freedman's College mt Xenia, Ohio,
and while holding this position he had
much to do with the insertion of the
clauses against slavery into the gen
eral Methodist discipline. After the
war DIR. Rust was the father of the
Methodist policy of extending schools
for freedmen all over the South, which
has resulted I'm about eighty institu
tions that serve as lighthouses of
knowledge to the whole colored race.
For years he has gone up and down the
land lecturing and preaching in their
behalf, and now. when too old to con-
tinue personal labor, his interest Is
still strong. DR.. Rust resides in Gin
cinnati.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

Secretary Marcy came into power he
abolished it and substituted the even
ing dress by which American diplomats
have ever since been conspicuous in
court affairs. All the countries in Eu-.
rope accepted the change except Great
Britain; The Queen finally comprom-
ised by agreeing to receive the Secre
tary Of State and the members of the
American legation in evening dress,
but no others. Unofficial Americans
must wear the dress de rigueur or stay
away from court. This rule was made
by the queen I'm 1869.