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THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
Held a Very Important and
Interesting Meeting.
THE MEMBERS TO DIRECT
In Future Instead of Directors—No Class
Legislation, Only Birmingham's
•interest Considered.
The board of directors of the Commer
cial club held a most Important meeting
at the rooms of the club last night and
transacted some business that bears
very strongly upon the future welfare
Of Birmingham. Some weeks ago Pres
ident Rhodes tendered his resignation
on account of pressure of private busi
ness. The work of the secretary being
largely engaged with the exposition It
left more work on the president than his
private affairs permitted him o give, but
he has now consented to withdraw his
resignation since the directors so desire,
and agree, by their action taken last
night, to give him the fullest possible co
operation in making the club more use
ful to the city. In view of this condition
the directors appointed a special com
mittee to take the general condition of
the club under consideration. and
that committee has performed its
work, and the report submitted
below gives evidence of great,
care and thought and speaks in
such a tone as must commend their
work to the community at large as much
as it did to their fellow members, who
unanimously adopted it. The following
is the report:
Birmingham. Ala.. Nov. 21, 1895.
To the Board of Directors:
Your committee to whom was assigned j
the work of investigating the general
condition of the club, and make such rec
ommendations as that investigation, to
gether with the welfare of the club,
might seem to warrant, would say we
have held three separate meetings and
have carefully examined the status of
the club, and given such consideration
to the matters intrusted to us as their
importance demanded.
W’e are pleased to report that the phys
ical condition of the club iifin reasona
bly good shape, and in our Judgment only
requires the manifestation of a little
more Interest on the part of the direct
ors and members, with such changes in
policy as are herein outlined, to place
the club in even a better condition than
ever before.
The books of the secretary are neatly
and accurately kept: the showing of the
receipts and disbursements, together
with the standing of the members, 4Fe
oil concisely and clearly shown, and from
these we find the following:
There are in good standing on the
books of the club 21(1 members, which,
with the sum received from office rent,
should make the present month’s receipts
$235, while the expense are about $252, or
a possible deficit of only $1G.
There are 123 names on the books of
members who have been dropped for
non-payment of dues and withdrawn, a
large portion of whom your committee
believes can be restored to the club if
properly approached for that purpose,
while there are numbers of other citi
zens who can be induced to become mem
bers with a little effort by the club to se
cure them."
In the opinion of the committee it is
not advisable to advance the dues or re
organize the club on a limited member
ship basis at this tim°, the mission of the
club having been so far outlined for the
benefit of all, It seems to us best to still
adhere to that policy and seek to unite
find educate all into a broader and more
loyal spirit for the upbuilding of Bir
mingham. This your committee believes
can best be accomplished at this time
through a popular rather than a re
stricted membership basis.
To aid In creating renewed Interest in
the club and place it where its import
ance and value to the city entitles it to
be established, we would submit the fol
lowing recommendations:
1. That the president be requested to
withdraw his resignation and serve un
til the end of the term for which he was
elected; that the directors pledge him
such co-operation in advancing the wel
fare of the club as will render his du
ties as light and pleasant as they should
be high and honorable alike to himself
and to his fellow members.
2. That we express the fullest confidence
In the zeal, enthusiasm, ability and Integ
rity of the secretary, and to secure the
widest possible returns from his labors,
that he be given such encouragement
and support on the part of the directors
and members, as his duties and position
entllte him to receive from the hands of
those he seeks to serve.
3. That the directors meet the last Fri
day in each month at 3 o’clock p. m.:
that they transact no business except of
a financial character, and that all. busi
ness of the club shall be transacted In
open meetings of that body; that the
finance committee report to the directors
at their stated meetings on the receipts
and disbursements of the preceding
month.
4. That the club meet on the first Fri
day In each month at 3 o’clock p. m.; that,
the secretary report to the club at each
meeting the number of members who
have paid dues for the previous month,
the number who have been dropped for
non-payment of dues and the number
(uticura
FOR THE
HAIR
and
SKIN
A warm shampoo with Cuttcura Soap,
and a single application of Cutlcura
(ointment), the great Skin Cure, clear the
scalp and hair of crusts, scales, and dand
ruff, allay itching, soothe irritation, stim
ulate the hair follicles, and nourish the
roots, thus producing Luxuriant Hair,
with a clean, wholesome scalp.
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We are now open
so
MBERS,
# Birthday Gift?.
withdrawn, together with the names if
desired.
5. That the club. Incorporate in Its fu
ture work as much as its revenues will
permit the features of a chamber of
commerce, and that an active campaign
be inaugurated to Increase Its member
ship: that a membership committee be
appointed, of whom the secretary shall
be one, who shall solicit such persons as
they d‘ em worthy to become members of
the club; also, that each member be
urged to renew his interest in the club,
that It may become more useful and
efficient.
(!. Announce that the club desires to
Inaugurate a campaign for the upbuild
ing of present industries and the locat
ing of oth»rs here, but that no commit
tees In the name of the club shall be sent
out to solicit funds for any purpose ex
cept by action of the club at a regular
meeting. To guard against such an un
pleasant necessity that the public at
large be appealed to for aid to swell the
revenues of the club through a largo
membership.
7. That it shall be the policy of the
club to decline action on purely class In
terests. save as may affect the general
interest of the city. The purpose of the
club should be at all times clear and its
precedents free to enable it to act for
the general advancement of Birming
ham.
8. That the secretary be requested to
refrain from any publications over his
official signature, save sucht as set forth
action of the club previously taken, or
In announcement of the work and bus
iness cf the club. Respectfully submit
ted,
JAMBS A. ROY.
/ J. MORGAN SMITH,
T. L. McGOWAN,
M. V. JOSEPH,
Committee.
The report was ordered printed by a
unanimous vote after Its adoption. *
St. Louis Visitors.
In view of the character of the delega
tion of St. Louis visitors who are to be
here next Thursday it was decided to call
a meeting of the club for tomorrow af
ternoon to take such action regarding
their entertainment while here as the
club might decide was best.
, New Members.
The following new members were ad
mitted: Wayland Trosk, R. E. Randall,
Professor Guckenberger, Professor Wei
gard and H. A. Passolt.
Light weight overcoats
$4.85.
Equal to any $8.00 overcoat
in the city.
J. BLACH & SONS,
One Price Cash Clothiers,
1912—First Avenue—1914
WITH THE COURTS.
City Court.
The Jury returned a verdict for the de
fendants in the case of Joneq and Law
son against the Smith Mining company.
S J. Brock has filed a bill in equity
which seekS^o have a deed made by res
pondent, U. W. liurkley, cancelled and
another conveyance executed.
James Richardson vs. Southern rail
way. Plaintiff claims $2001) for alleged
personal injuries. Plaintiff was a switch
man in the employ of defendants and
was hurt by falling between the cars
October 24, 1895.
J. H. Harris has filed a suit against
Frank Phillips, claiming $2000 for an al
leged wrongful arrest and imprisonment
October 9 last.
There was a non-suit In the case of
New Home Sewing Machine company vs.
W. F. Coleman.
Mayor and aldermen of Woodlawn vs.
H. A. Morgan, was dismissed for wunt
of Jurisdiction.
The five appeal case of mayor and
aldermen of Birmingham vs. N. S. Har
ris. are with the jury.
Same vs. Done & Gayle; continued.
Columbus Oliver vs. Louisville and
Nashville Railroad company; dismissed.
A divorce was granted in the case of
William McGill vs. Jennie McGill.
Criminal Court.
Dan Finley, grand larceny; plea of
guilty.
Jack Shepherd and Allen Scobel, bur
glary and grand larceny; guilty.
Joe Reed and Johnson, white, grand
larceny; on trial.
Chancery Court.
- Miiskeegnn Valley Furniture company
vs. I. Phillips & Bro et al.; dismissed.
Real Estate Transfers.
John W. Webb, autinneer, for John T.
Shugart and wife, to National Guarantee
Loan and Trust company, lot 12, block
21, East Lake; $700.
John W. Webb, auctioneer, for J. R.
Hawkins and wife, to National Guarantee
Loan and Trust company, lot 26, Phillips
& Alexander’s addition to Avondale; $337.
John Rewcastle and wife to Karl G.
Daly, lot in southeast corner of south
west quarter of southwest quarter, sec
Upn 20, township 17. range 1 west; $125.
William M. Daly and wife to Karl G.
Daly, northeast quarter of southwest
quarter, section 20, township 17, range
1 west; $500.
Inferior Criminal Court.
B. J. Lane, J. T. Simpson and James
Kennedy, trespass; $5 each.
William Murphy, disorderly conduct;
$5.
Tom Dorsey, grand larceny; bound over
to the grand jury in the sum of $300.
Bessie Scott, vagrancy; waived exam
ination and, Iheld to the grand Jury in th<*
sum of $50.
Joe Cook and Will Porter
can tell you how the trout
bite at East Lake now.
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N YORK.
The Coroner Inquires Into the Death of the
Br«*k Mason.
York Station, Nov. 20.—(Special Corre
spondence.)—Today Judge DeLoach ap
pointed Mr. J. A. McConnell special cor
oner to inquire into tho death of the
dead brick mason brought here on Mon
day night, and the following was learned
concerning him:
His name is Peter Parker, from Brook
'lyn. N. Y., where ho has three or four
brothers living, and among his papers
was a membership certificate of a brick
layers’ union in Brooklyn, and Mr. Jar
mon. our sheriff, telegraphed here, but
received the reply that no such organiza
tion was known in Brooklyn.
He had a 3-lnch scalp wound and two
large holes Just above the right hip,
which penetrnted the bowels and was the
immediate cause of his death. These
three wounds are pronounced pistol or
rifle ball wounds by all that have seen
j them but on opening his bowels at the
post mortem examination the doctor
could not find any bullets.
The case has caiyed a great deal of
talk, as there are several suspicious cir
cumstances In connection with It that
have not been explained. The coroner’s
jury after examining the witnesses came
to the conclusion that he tame to his
death bv unknown means. He will be
burled today at the county’s expense.
WED
ing up our recent
lioit your visit to
MORROW &
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
A Number of Letters Inquiring About Bir
mingham and Her Advantages as a
Manufacturing Point.
In the last two or three days Secretary
Thompson of the Commercial club has
accumulated quite a large amount of
mail from all sections of the United
States that will keep him quite busy for
some time answering. The letters are
all of one tenor—the writers want Infor
mation about Birmingham and her ad
vantages as a manufacturing point.
A great many of the letters are from
people who have seen the exhibit from
the Birmingham mineral district at the
Atlanta exposition and they are anxious
for more information. They could hard
ly believe what they had seen at the ex
position and wished more light on the
subject.
Some of the writers live in New Kng
land, some in New York, others in Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Chicago, In
diana, Kentucky and a number of other
southern states, both south and west.
Some of them arc inclined to locate here
for the purpose of engaging In manu
facturing enterprises if they find it to
their advantage to do so.
Those storm overcoats at
$6.40
are just the thing for cold
weather.
J. BLACH & SONS,
One Price Cash Clothiers,
1912—First Avenue—1914
NEW ENTERPRISES REPORTED.
Baltimore, Md„ Nov. 21.—Reports to the
Manufacturers’ Record show that the
question of emigration to the south is at
tracting considerable attention both In
this country and abroad. Many northern
and western (farmers are seeking homes
In the south," and arrangements arc be
ing made for bringing many settlers from
Europe. Austin Corbin of New York re
ported last week that the building of a
fifty-mile railroad In Arkansas to open
up large plantations, is bringing to this
country nearly 1000 Italians, mainly farm
ers, who. It Is reported, have purchased
farms In the Arkansas section which he
controls. In some portions of the south
Italian colonists have been settled for
some years. The colonists have greatly
prospered, not only In general farming,
but especially In truck and fruit grow
ing, and have added largely to the pros
perity of the community in which they
have settled.
Among the Industrial enterprises re
ported for the week was a depot to cost
about $100,000 to be built at Atlanta by
the Seaboard Air Line. A location is
being sought In the south by a combina
tion of northern and southern people for
a $1,000,000 cotton mill enterprise. Ala
bama reports pipe works. Ice and cold
storage plant, enlargement of engine
works, water works and fertilizer fac
tory; Arkansas, Ice and cold storage
plant, a $25,000 Improvement company,
wire fencing and wood working factory;
Georgia, freight car works am] enlarge
ment of a cotton mill; Louisiana, a 300
barrel rice mill; Mississippi, thirty-ton Ice
plant, electric light plant and water
works; North Carolina, 10,000 spindle and
500 loom cotton mill, Texas, $15,000 brick
works, a $50,000 packing company, $50,000
brick works and $15,000 sash and blind
fact'.Ay| Virginia. $10,000 chemical works,
$15,000 *tone crushing company, box fac
tory. brewery, etc. In addition to these
were ftlvge number of miscellaneous en
terprise.* located throughout the Bouth.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
A complete livery and feed
stable in Birmingham, Ala.,
with a fine lot of horses, car
riages and vehicles and large,
well established trade, for
sale cheap on long, easy terms
or exchange for real estate,
address S., care State Herald.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Atlanta Exposition — Improved Railway
Service.
Tickets are on Sale via the Souftern
railway to Atlanta on account of the ex
position at rate of $3.80 for the round
trip, good returning within seven days
from date of sale, and $5.55 for the round
trip, good returning within fifteen days
from date of sale, and $7.55 for the round
trip, good returning until January 7, 1890.
The exposition is now open in full force
and every one should take advantage of
the opportunity to attend.
Three trains daily, Birmingham to At
lanta—
No. 38 Lv Blr. »:5n am. Ar Atlanta 11:40 am
No. 36 Lv Bir. 3:35 pm. Ar Atlanta 8:55 pm
No. 13 Lv Blr. 12:15 am. Ar Atlanta 6:55 am
All trains carrying Pullman sleeping
cars.
Effective October 6, the Southern has
added another train to the service be
tween Atlanta and New York. The "Ex
position Flyer" leaves Atlanta at 4 p. m.
and arrives at Washington at 11:45 a. m.
and New York at 6:23 p. m. Only twen
ty-five hours from Atlanta to New York.
Returning train leave3 New York via
Pennsylvania railroad at 11 a. m. and ar
rives Atlanta 10:20 following morning.
Train will be a solid vestibule of Pull
man drawing room sleepers between New
York. Washington and Atlanta and first
class vestibule coaches between Atlanta
and Washington.
The schedule of No. 36, known as the
“United States Fast Mail,” has been
changed between Atlanta and Washing
ton, lessening the time out between At
lanta and New York. Train now lpaves
Atlanta at 11:15 p. m. and arrives Wash
ington at 9:40 p. m., New York 6:23 a. m.
For information apply to
L. A. SHIPMAN. T. P. A.,
10-10-tf 2201 First Avenue.
Men’s suits
$8.95.
Equal to any $12.00 suits in
town.
J. BLACH & SONS,
One Price Cash Clothiers,
1912—First Avenue—1914
REWARD.
Twenty-five dollars reward (or the ar
rest and conviction of the party who
rocked blue car No. 11 at Jonesvllle Sun
day night, November 17.
BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY AND ELEC
TRIC CO.
,T. B. McClary, Superintendent.
_ 11-19-4t
The Bogie man is coming.
10- 26-lmo
General freight and passen
ger office of Southern Railway
removed to No. 7 North 20th
street. Telephone 846.
11- 5-tf
DING
purchases of* Eur
our establishment
SINNIGE’S
W. H. KETTIG, President. W. J. MILNER, Vice-President. H. K. MILNER, Secratary and Treasurer.
The Milner & Kettig Co.,
(Incorporated. Paid up capital, $125,000.00.)
MACHINERY • AND • MINING • SUPPLIES.
Bar Iron and Steel, Black Diamond Files, Black Diamond Tool
Steel, Tools, Rubber and Leather Belting, Rubber Hose and
Packing, Blake Steam Pumps, Atlas Engines and Boilers
All kinds of Machinery.
Write /or Prices and Catalogue.
Birrriingham, Alabama.
DADEVILLE.
Change of Pastors—Drove of Western -
Horses Auctioned Off.
Dadevllle, Nov. 20.—(Special Corre
spondence.)—Rev. H. G. Davis, the pas
tor in charge of the Methodist Episcopal
church at this place, bid adieu to his
congregation on Monday. He has gone
to conference. There has never been a
stronger or more popular preacher at
this place. He has won friends among
all classes and has done his wot*k thor
oughly. As for the financial part of the
work he leaves with a report at the high
water mark on all the different divisions.
There Is not a dissenting voice against
his return.
Yesterday a drove of tvestern horses
were auctioned off and brought on an
average J51—fine prices. The farmers
bought them and paid cash for them.
Drs. Dull of Opelika, McClure of Alex
ander City and another minister have
been conducting a series of meetings in
the Methodist church at this place. Dr.
Bull, as all know. Is an eloquent and Im
pressive preacher. The meeting has not
closed. It is the first time the Presbyte
rians have ever held a meeting of such
length In Dadevllle.
Everybody, with a few exceptions, are
saving their halves and quarters for
Sells Bros.’ circus, which will be here
next Monday. <
Your agent, Mr. Mcltae, was In town
a few days since and made a fine Im
pression on all with whom he came In
contact.
The rage now seems to be among sev
eral to get out a piece of music. Young
Daughtry of Opelika produced "In Love
Too Young;” Mrs. W. H. Clarke of Dade>
ville has just had published "My Little
Green Cottage and My Bride.” and now
comes young Bofcle Bulger with the
"Pythian Grand March.” Of course they
will all meet with success.
The friends of Capt. Joseph F. John
ston In this county are standing by him
firmly and confidently expect his nomina
tion at the next democratic state con
vention.
GOOD ""FISHING-AT"" EAST
LAKE.
Joe Cook and Dr. Jones
catch trout and pickerel at
East Lake and can give you
dots. n-17-tf
MENDELSSOHN SOCIETY.
Season tickets, $2; admits two persons.
The best gift to pleasfe your friends. The
most select audiences. The grandest
home benefactor. Call at Jesse French’s,
Gilbert Carter's, Mims B. Stone’s, Paul
Oilardoni’s. Address Mendelssohn So
ciety, P. O. Box 813, before December 1.
nov21tildecl
The Horsa Wasn’t Seized.
Philadelphia, Nov. 21.—>A cablegram
was received this morning by the J. T.
Hart company from Port Antonio say
ing the Danish steamer Horsa was not
seized at Kingston as reported, but left
Port Antonio last night bound for Phil
adelphia with a cargo of bananas. She is
expected to arrive here Thursday next.
In speaking of the affair today W. W.
Kerr, who is counsel for the J. T. Hart
company, said: “A copy of this message
has been sent to the maritime exchange,
ffom which source the reported seizure of
the Horsa was derived. The person who
sent the dispatch says they must have
been imposed upon by the Spaniards at
Kingston. The Spaniards’ object was to
Induce an already willing government
to think that the J. T. Hart company’s
steamers were being used by the Cubans
in their filibustering expeditions."
ATTENTION.
Call and examine our stock
of furniture. Our prices are
low. _
STOWERS FURNITURE CO.,
1816 and 1818 2d Avenue.
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Mining Stock Knocked Out.
Chicago. Nov. 21.—The governing com
mittee of the stock exchange has given
a knockout blow to the proposition to list
Cripple Creek mining shares. A resolu
tion was presented which provides for
an examination of the mining proper
ties and the companies, the stocks of
which are traded In the Colorado Springs
mining stock exchange. The resolution
Was laid on the table by a practically
unanimous vote of the governors. With
sentiment so strong against the listing
of the mining shares It is not at all prob
able that anything further in this direc
tion will be attempted for the present.
A movement has been on foot for some
time to revise the old Chicago mining
stock exchange. A potential factor in
preventing the re-establishment of this
institution is the rule of the stock ex
change prohibiting Its members from
being members of any other local ex
change where stocks and bonds are
traded In.
Wanted—100 single men to
buy home made wedding
rings. Apply to E. Gluck,
2018 1st avenue, u-22-fri-sun
opean an<l Domes
fora eriticalexam
DRUG AND
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Jim Lucas, Colored, in Custody on the Charge.
The Story of Jim's Troubles
as He Tells It.
Jim Lucas, colored, Is in prison on the
charges of highway robbery and carry
ing concealed weapons. He was arrested
yesterday afternoon in Buzzard Roost
by Officers Baker and Langston.
The stroy of Jim's troubles, as told a
State Herald reporter, runs like this:
Jim is a "rounder.” It is also said that
Jim Is an all around, dead game sport
and frequently steers the unwary deni
zens of the roost into quick acting games
of chance. However, James didn’t have
a lead pipe cinch in the game Wednes
day night. He drew and trailed and
bluffed, but the fickle goddess distributed
his pile around the table. Sports say
that friendship ceases In a consolation
pot, which is conceived as a risky chance
for tne losers to retrieve losses. In all,
there was about $10 in the game, and, as
a matter of personal consolation, Jim de
manded the princely wad, it Is said, with
a huge revolver. The others reluctantly
paid tribute to the gun and Jim walked
away with the dough. He was relieved
of $0 of the amount when taken by the
police, though he begged them to let him
keep the money.
Have you been to the mon
strous manufacturers sale? If
not you should see those ele
gant men’s suits,
$0.85.
J. BLACH & SONS,
One Price Cash Clothiers,
1912—First Avenue—1914
A Prominent Minister.
Rev. T. R. Kendall, pastor Grace M. B.
church, Atlanta, Ga., says: "X take
pleasure in testifying to the great virtue
of King's Royal Germetuer in relieving
night sweats resulting from the debili
tating Influence of malaria. In a severe
ordeal through which my family passed
from this oppressive affliction, I found
Germetuer to be an immediate specific.
Have also found It a speedy tonic to the
digestion, and a most grateful and re
freshing remedy in the heated season
when suffering from relaxation and gen
eral debility.” New package, large bot
tle, 108 doses, $1. For sale by druggists.
Fresh bread and candy made
daily at C. W. Cody’s, 1820 to
1826 3d avenue. j*s tf 2p
Cold Weather Is Coming.
Telephone 487 for coal. Ward's coal
yard keeps as good as can be had in this
market. When you need coal call on
them. Can furnish on short notice at
market price. 7-19-tf
Ask Prof. A. D. Smith how
the trout and jack fish treat
his line at East Lake.
THE IRON TRADE REVIEW.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 21.—The Iron Trade
Review today says: There is scarcely
life enough in the iron market to create
any interest in the limited business that
a week brings forth. Settling price for
pig iron and steel, weakness though less
pronounced, in nearly every form of
finished products, a prolongation of the
wait In Iron ore, that now promises to go
on until there are distinct signs of new
conditions in secondary markets, this Is
the situation in brief. There is plenty of
optimism abroad in the trade In spite of
the quietness and those whose prediction
of $20 Bessemer Iron was made freely and
confidently three months ago are still
giving utterance to their faith in the
plentiful buying and the remunerative
prices with the opening of the new year
The speculative markets for Bessemer
pig and billets have shown further de
clines—nearly $1 a ton in the case of the
former. In the 500 ton and 1000 ton sales
of the week $12.10 in the valley has been
touched. Furnace men have had little
opportunity to say what they would ac
cept for 1896 deliveries, but it is known
that a large cut could bo had from the
$15 figure talked of some time ago. Bil
lets have dropped to $18.50 Wheeling and
$10 Pittsburg has been shaded. Steel
mills in the Wheeling and Pittsburg dis
tricts are not running full and there is
found ample supply of steel In second
hands to meet country buying. Foundry
irons ore lower, though there Is little on
which to establish a market. Salesmen
everywhere find foundrymen disposed to
wait, and the question to be settled Rt
the opening of the year is whether they
contract freely for the future or follow
the market with month to month pur
chases. In finished material there have
been new declines in prices, though de
mand Is light. Agricultural implement
buyers are disposed to postpone con
tracts at least to the first of the year.
Meantime the merchant bar iron associa
tion has decided to keep prices on pres
en tbasls.
ENTS.
tics Novelties aiul
ination of' our sto
BRIC-A-BRAC
STATE NEWS.
Ozark Star: The material Is arriving
and very soon the factory will begin the
manufacture of fertilizers. They will
manufacture much more than they did
the last season.
* • •
Ozark Star: Some of our farmers are
putting up syrup In jugs. They say that
if the syrup Is put in the Jugs while
warm, and sealed tightly, that it will re
main new for many months.
• • •
Ozark Star: We know of a farmer who
sold a merchant In Ozark 100 bushels of
corn for 42V& cents delivered In his crib.
This farmer has a couple of hundred
bushels more to sell at the same price.
• • *
Union Springs Herald: It gives the peo
ple hero pleasure to note the much build
ing that is going on. In many directions
the sounds made hy the carpenters are
■heard, and these give the city a busy ap
pearance.
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Opelika News: The Opelika compress ■
has compressed 14,000 bales of cotton to
date and has 4000 hales on hand to com
press. This is 10,000 bales less than last
year up to the present time. It shows
the crop will be very short.
Tuskalo^ia Gazette: Mr. G. W. Hop
son has the prize collard stalk of this or
any other season so far as we are able lo
learn. The specimen was grown on Mr.
Alex G. Miller's plantation -In this coun- •
ty and stands G feet 2 inches in hts stock
ing feet. Bring on another horse.
« • •
Union Springs Herald: Colonel Rondu
rant of the Agricultural and Mechanical
college has succeeded In proving that
Alabama's farmers need no longer place
all their dependence in cotton. The to
bacco exhibit from the experiment sta
tion of the Agricultural and Mechanical
college has won the gold medal of the
cotton states exposition.
Guntersvllle Democrat: Nathan Cau
sey, a student of the Albertville agricul
tural school, met with a serious accident
on Tuesday last. While rushing out of
the building to the play ground, a num
ber of students were playfully Jostling
and crowding each other, when Nathan
was crowded from the porch and fell the
height of five steps and broke the hone
In his thigh quite close to the body.
Greenville Advocate: A negro who was
killed hy a train near Mobile had upon
his person a card from the lodge of col
ored Odd Fellows of Columbus, Ga. In
stead of being Interred as a pauper, ns
would otherwise have been the ease, his
remains were taken In charge by the
colored Odd Fellows In Mobile, prepared
for burial and shipped to Columbus for
Interment.
* * *
Tuskegee News: Mrs. Callahan, widow
of the late Griffin Callahan, living some
eight miles southeast of Evergreen., is
a woman of a thousand. For t wo years
her husband, unfit bis death a few weeiisf
ago, was a helpless Invalid. During that
time Mrs. Callahan was his only nurse
and support. She patiently and loving
ly ministered to all his wants, day and
night, and with that same hand, so fair
and tender when he won It. Which por
tioned his medicine and smoothed the
hair from his fevered brow, she1 found
time to plant the garden and till the
field. Last year, all alone, she made and
harvested a bountiful support, and this
fall she'has garnered more than a year’s
supply of corn, (peas, potatoes and other
products of farm and garden. In the
meantime she has kept up the farm and
recovered the house, without the assis
ance of a day's work.
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