Birmingham state herald., December 01, 1895, Part Two, Page 12, Image 12

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ATRIP TO THE TROPICS
Our Correspondent Tells Some
Wonderful Shark Stories.
BIG OYSTERS FOUND THERE
He Has the Shell of One Which Weighed About
500 Pounds--He Tells Where the Pink
_ Pearl Comes from.
Basse Terre, St. Kitts, Oct. 9.—
(Special Correspondence.)—In the letter
I wrote yesterday 1 disclosed a scheme
for getting rich by raising monkeys for
picking cotton, but I have another
scheme now that is just as good and
there is a fortune fn it. This country
offers a fine field for a man with genius
and plenty of rich friends. He must not
put any of his own money into it, but rely
upon his friends to furnish the capital—
it is much safer.
My new idea is to go into the cod liver
oil business. There are no cods here,
but the water is infested with sharks,the
oil of which is as much like cod liver oil
as oleomargarine is like butter. Sharks
are as thick as peas and are easily
caught. They are tremendous things
and the oil from each one Is worth about
$6. It doesn't cost more than $1 to catch
the shark and extract the oil. As one
man can catch and prepare at least ten
sharks a day you can readily see the
immense profit in the business.
I have caught several lately, one of
them being IS feet long and having elev
en rows of teeth. His mouth was large
enough to swallow a man whole, but I
don't believe a shark ever bit at
live man. It will eat anything that
is dead, and the deader it Is the more
Tavenously It is devoured. I have heard
of a shark being caught, and when cut
open parts of a man would be found in
its capacious stomach. It Is more than
probable that the man was devoured
first and eaten afterwards. To put my
theory to a test I used to throw meat
overboard to attract the ugly brutes and
would then sit on the edge of the yawl
with my Trilbies hanging overboard to
see whether they would tempt Mr.
Shark. I have even greased my feet
with bacon rind, but no shark ever ap
proached them, although they were
swimming all around me. The fault
may have been with my feet, but I am
of the opinion that the shark Is but a
cowardly animal that feasts on
you only after you ore dead. I have made
diligent inquiry among the natives and
sailors to ascertain. If possible, whether
they or any one they ever knew or had
ever seen had been bitten by a shark,
but they all answered no. A short while
ago the New York World offered a 9200
reward to any one who could furnish
proof of the fact that any live man had
ever been bitten by one of these terrors
of the ocean, but the reward is yet un
claimed.
Notwithstanding nil these facts, when
ever I go in swlmlng I take good care
to tie a rope around my body and put a
sailor on watch to haul me in should one
of the ugly things heave in sight.
The water where we are anchored, and,
in fact, all around this island, is as clear
as crystal and fish can be seen a long
way from the boat, so there is no danger
of a shark getting me, especially if I
see Mr. Shark first.
The negro stevedores unloading the
vessel are not at all afraid of them. See
ing me scramble out of the water away
from a 14-foot shark, one of the negroes
asked if I would give him 2 shillings
to dive after and attack the brute. I had
often read of men attacking sharks, but
I thought they were merely sea tales.
I now had a ohance to see for myself
whether it could be done, so I told him to
go .ahead. He took off his clothes, then
took a big knife between his teeth and
stood on the gun'I until his royal nibs,
the shark, came near the surface. As
quickly as a-flash the negro dived under
the shark, which was too startled to run,
and up he came towards the shark. The
shark’s eyes being on top of his head, he
evidently didn't see his assailant. In
fact, it didn’t occur to him that anybody
or anything would have the hardihood
nr nerve to attack his highness, the king
of t'he waters. But he reckoned without
his host, for the negro plugged the knife
Into his heart up to the lillt. Mr. Shark
looked startled, the blood discolored the
water and up bobbed the negro for a
breath of air. Iti a few minutes the shark
floated to the surface, belly up, as dead as
ri ncuir,
HIs carcass was hauled aboard one of
the rafts of lumhor along side and nut
up. each one of the negroes taking a
piece of the flesh home with him to eat.
It is said that the natives enjoy shark
meat, fmt relish monkey flesh much
more.
Uy the way, that Is another point in
favor of the monkey. It may require
some little time to cultivate the taste for
monkeys, hut once cultivated there is no
dish to compare with it.
The French eat snails and horse flesh,
sad we eat raw oysters, so why not cat
■monkeys? Did you ever reflect what
nerve the man had who first swallowed a
raw oyster?
But speaking of oysters, you ought to
s.-e these down here. They are too large
to swallow whole, one of them being
large enough for several families. I have
the shells of one which, when taken from
the water, weighed about 500 pounds. It
contained twenty-seven pounds of meat.
This was an unusually large one. but I
saw several that weighed between 200 and
"00 pounds. The meat of these big oysters
is coarse and unsavory. Their chief value
Is the pearl that Is occasionally found In
them. The oyster pearl Is quite Inferior
to those found in the Indian Ocean. I am
told, but there is a beautiful and valua
ble pink pearl found in these islands in
the conch, a large, pink, spiral shell fre
quently seen In the houses and gardens
of Birmingham. The conch Is found all
along the shore In quantities, but some
times 2000 are opened and destroyed be
fore a single pearl is found. The indus
try is confined strictly to small boys,
who can be seen scattered all along the
shore plying their vocation.
Sponge, turtle and coral fishing Is car
ried on by men, but I haven’t time now to
tell you about it. In fact I know very lit
tle about It. but whpn I get furl her south
I am going out some day with the fisher
men and see how it is done, for I have
more curiosity than a woman.
There are no game fish in these waters
that i know of. By game fish I mean
fish like the tarpon that fights so hard
to free itself when hooked and furnishes
such excellent sport for expert fisher
men. A shark, for instance, when first
caught makes p. hard fight for life, but
it gives up in a few minutes and is easi
ly hauled in: but the tarpon will strug
gle gamedy for an ho"r or two before
it becomes exhausted sufllciently to
ilrown it.
it scorns strange to be talking about
drowning a fish; but nevertheless It can
he done and is done, as every good fisher
man will tell you. A fish can not only be
drowned, but can become accustomed to
living out of water, ns I know by experi
ence and by experimenting with the finny
tribe.
I had a cat fish, which is as tough and
hardy as a four-legged cat. I kept it in
n tub on deck and every day I would
remove a little of the water from the tub.
tir.lil finally there was no water left, yet
ilie cat fish lived on. eat heartily and
waxed fat under the new conditions.
-i
After a few days I took It out of the tub
and allowed it to wiggle about on deck
like a seal. One day the poor thing wig
gled through the skupper and into the
sea, where it was drowned, much to our
sorrow, for it had become a great pet
with all of us.
Most of the fish seen In the markets
are caught in peculiar traps, which are
somewhat like a wire rat trap.
These traps are weighted and sunk in
about 25 feet of water. At times they
become filled with fish of all descriptions,
none of which are familiar to me. Some
of them are of a delicate flavor, but most
of them are coarse and unsavory. Among
the most curious fish I have seen Is the
horse fish. Its head and arched neck is
exactly like that of a horse. It Is very
small, but it is real cute, and would be
quite a curiosity for an aquarium.
The Bhell fish take on the most fan
tastic shapes. Some are shaped like a
star, some like the moon and some like a
horseshoe. The shells of these fish, when
bleached out. make very pretty orna
ments. The shore is literally strewn with
them and also with curious sea beans,
pieces of sponge and bits of wreckage
from Ill-fated ships.
I could go on forever talking about the
curiosities of this Interesting country,
but for the present I will give you a rest.
CURES CATARRH.
Dr, Hartman's Well-Tried Remedy—In Use
Forty Years.
Catarrh can be cured. Catarrh is be
ing cured—thousands of cases every
month. Dr. Hartman's regular prescrip
tion, known as Pe-ru-na the world over,
cures catarrh almost infallibly. Pe-ru-na
Is not a local application to give tempo
rary relief, but an internal systematic
remedy that cures permanently. Only a
small number of the cures made are re
ported, as most people object to public
ity. In spite of this a multitude of let
ters are constantly received teling of
cures. Here is a specimen:
C. It. Harden, Evansville, Wls., writes:
"Pe-ru-na cured my wife of chronic ca
tarrh. with which she had been troubled
more than twenty-five years. Her
breathing was so bad that she could not
sleep on her back at all, but now she is
able to do so with perfect ease. I was
also troubled with catarrh for fifteen
years, of which the Pe-ru-na has entire
ly cured me. Some time ago my young
est son had the grip and the disease
seemed to settle In his lungs, producing
hemorrhages from the lungs. We tried
Pe-ru-na and his hemorrhages stopped
and he soon got up and is well and at
work."
This is what Pe-ru-na is doing in all
parts of the United States continually.
Free books and free correspondence
strictly confidential. Ask your druggist
for a Pe-ru-na almanac. Published by
the Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing com
pany, Columbus, O.
CUBAN COMMENT.
An American Correspondent Describe-] the
Island’s Situation.
New Orleans Picayune.
Mr. J. M. Hull, representing the Ohio
State Journal and the Columbus Dis
patch, came In yestefday on the Morgan
Liner from Havana, where he has been
more or less domiciled since the begin
ning of the month. Mr. Hull stated last
night that he represented his papers as
correspondent at the seat of war In Cu
ba. He related that shortly after reach
ing Havana he had occasion to go to
Mantanzas. where active operations are
in progress. On the way the vessel put
into the port of Cargias. and he was pres
ent at the sharp skirmish that took place
in the outskirts of the town. In this one
rebel was killed and three or four wound
ed; five Spaniards killed and a number
wounded. The rebels were not so nu
merous as their enemy, hut outgeneraled
and outfought them.
Soon after reaching -Mantanzas he and
the Herald's correspondent, Mr. G. E.
Bryson, started to go with Colonel Jar
go's regiment of 800 men for the front.
He followed about half a mile in the rear
of the column. After marching all day
Sunday the Spaniards camped in the
road. He and Mr. Bryson camped also,
some distance away. Early the next
morning skirmishing began in front and
the rebels retired. The Spaniards press
ed forward and were skillfully drawn
into a ravine, where they suffered heavy
loss. Mr. Hull said that he and Mr. Bry
son then tried to cross the Spanish flank
and Join the rebels, but were discovered
and made prisoners as spies. They were
hurried into Mantanzas, and thence sent
to Havana, where they were detained
till liberated at the intercession of the
American consul. Both of them were
then ordered out of the country, and Mr.
Hull left on the 25th.
Mr. Hull said that he believed the reb
els to be superior soldiers to the Span
iards. better acquainted with the coun
try, acclimated and better armed. They
have plenty of guns, and only need am
munition. On the other hand Campos'
troops are young men of 16 to 20, unac
ollmated, liable to disease, badly armed
with Springflelds, and so little accus
tomed to the country and bush fighting
as to he readily defeated in every en
gagement. Many of the rebel lenders,
said Mr. Hull, had been educated In the
federal military collpges, and have ever
since the close of the last rebellion, in
1878, been carefully preparing for this
contest, Mr. Hull says that' Campos’
comparative state of inaction Is due to
his realization of his soldiers' incom
petency. He thinks also that the captain
general is afraid of the action of the
American congress.
The Cubans are not pressing their ad
vantages, but are waiting to he recog
nized by the United States, when they
will fit out a cruiser In this country and
try to take a seaport. He understood
from Cuban leaders in the Island that as
soon ns Independence was won, applica
tion for admission to the union would be
made.
Mr. Hull said that a report current In
Havana asserted that Campos had offer
ed *50,000 for the assassination of Maceo.
and there was much Indignation over it,
the rebels threatening to use dynamite
indiscriminately If Maeeo “ns Injured.
He said that Havana is virtually under
martial law, the police, composed of In
valided Spanish soldiers, being so numer
ous that about six officers were available
for each block in the city. He added that
the remains of the Barcnstegul In the
harbor of Havana were destroyed by a
storm recently, and that no attempt has
been made to raise any of her guns. He
was assured by Cuban leaders that the
Barcastegu! was not sunk by a rebel
torpedo.
Mr. Hull will bo In town several days
before leaving.
Something new under the
sun. Our grand toy and hol
iday opening Monday and
Tuesday, December 2 and 3.
Moor and Anderson Novelty
company, 2022 2d avenue.
ll-30-2t
Notice.
We have Just received a carload of
choice California wines, such as Clarets,
Port, Sherry and White Wine. They are
equal in quality to any imported wines;
prices are within reach of everybody.
Special Inducements to parties buying by
the barrel. Samples free of charge. Give
us a call.
M. & A. WISE.
Corner Morris Ave. and 20th St.
General freight and passen
ger office Alabama Great
Southern Railroad removed to
No. 7 North 20th street. Tele
phone 848. 11-5-tf
THE POOR OLD SOLDIER.
Scenes in the Court of the Bureau of Pen*'
sions—Are Like Lazarus at the
Gate. 'I
Washington Post.
Nearly every morning between 9 and
10 o'clock a number of veterans ot our
wars may be seen awaiting an audience
with one or another of the officials of
the pension bureau. Of course the offices
of the commissioner, the deputy commis
sioners, and the chief clerk are visited
during office hours by scores of persons
interested in either their own claims or
the cases of friends or clients. The
crowd, however, which congregates In
the court In the pension building early In
the morning is composed largely of men
who have come from a distance, believ-,
lng that by personal Intervention they
can persuade the department to waive a
.certain affidavit which will be difficult
to obtain, or to take other special action,
which will result in the favorable adjudi
cation of their claims at once.
They present tor the officials two strong
points, which will at any event secure for
them an immediate examination and re
port as a status. The first is that they
are Invariably “dead broke" and are liv
ing on the charity of the city. In the
next place they are a class of men who
cannot be “shaken;” they have no other
business demanding their attention, and
so they will remain In Washington and
will visit the pension office every day
two or three times a day in many cases—
until they have received either what
they want or an irrevocable rejection. A
reporter spent an hour with this motley
crowd a few days ago and gathered from
Come of them their tales of woe.
In the first place there was a striking
similarity In every one of the stories, for
it appeared that the public highways and
the freigths had received the largest
share of patronage. Nearly all had come
from the north and west, and had there
fore traveled through severe weather.
One or two were, to all appearances, pro
fessional botooea, and were on their an
nual excursion to the southland, only
stopping for a few days to look after
applications for increase which had been
filled some months previous.
Two of these men were accompanied by
their wives. One, a small shriveled-up
fellow, with a full beard and unkept hair,
told the reporter that he had just reached
town the night before, having footed it
nearly all the distance from Minesota.
Shortly after starting he said snow had
been encountered, and, a» the roads
were particularly rough and their shoes
quite old, both he and his wife had suf
fered from frozen feet. This affliction
made their progress much slower than
had been expected, and when they reach
ed Pittsburg It was found that the wom
an could not possibly proceed further.
The hope and expectancy which had
buoyed them up ever since leaving their
home seemed shattered, and they turned
as a last resort to the authorities, pre
pared for whatever fate the public mag
istrate should decree. That official, how
ever, evidenced sympathy and succeeded
in securing for them transportation to i
this city. As they stood looking into the
basin of the fountain in the great cou^t,
he with his shaggy beard, long coat and
rough boots, and she with an old-fash
ioned black bonnet drawn down tightly
to fit over a faded shawl, they were In
deed a queer couple. Their whole inter
est was for the time centered on the gold i
fish gliding to and fro. The trials and
hardships of their journey appeared to
he forgotten, and It really seemed that
the all-important object of their visit
was temporarily, at least, out of their
minds, e
The Other Couple Hailed From Ohio.
They had saved a small sum of money,
and as their children were dead, they de
cided to come to Washington in order
that the husband might reopen a claim
which the department had some years
before rejected. Accordingly a room on
one of the small streets had been rented,
and in it he and his wife were living.
They prepared their own food and lived
ns frugally as possible. The old soldier
told the reporter that he and his wife
had been here six weeks and that their
funds were running low, but. he added
he was looking for a favorable decision
in his claim every day.
He Fell Among Thieves.
One o^ the men in the Httle group had
formerly lived in Washington, but had
for the past few years been an Inmate
of the Soldiers’ home at Dayton. His
case was a good one, and he knew it,
and told at length what disposition he
expected to make of his money. While a
resident of this city he had huckstered,
(md now he proposed buying a horse and
wagon and peddling fish. It appeared,
however, that at that very time a pen
sion certificate, which had been issued
while he was on his way here, was await
ing him at the office of the pension agent.
The next morning the reporter learned
that this samp old man had been picked
up in one of the alleys in an intoxicated
condition, and out of eighteen hundred
and some dollars, which he had drawn
as hack pay. $2.50 was all that remained.
Just as the hands of the clock pointed
to the hour of 10 the assembled number
betook themselves, some by way of the
broad stairway, others with the assist
ance of their crutehps and the elevator,
to the offices on the floor above, there to
present themselves as living evidence in
support of their claims.
Fresh bread and candy made
daily at C. W. Cody’s, 1820 to
1826 3d avenue. jes tf 2p
GRIEFS OF GROCERS.
Our subscribers, Lewis & Co., Shelby
ville, Ind., forward an article under the
above caption, from the Dally Evening
Republican, which they are correct in
saying "is true to life." It deals with
that Insatiate nuisance, the store nibbler,
as follows:
"That fellow is enough to give a man a
case of Jim-Jams, make him desperate or
force him out of business, if not to com
mit suicide!" was the exclamation the
Republican heard a well known grocery
keeper make a day or two ago. An in
quiry as to the o-ause elicited a series of
facts that led to an investigation, the re
sult of which is rather Btartllng.
"No, sir, I am neither mad, hot, aigry,
not even out of humor nor lost my usual
equipose. My patience has simply beeir
exhausted by the actions of a chap who
left here a minute ago. I will tell ytu
why! The counterfeit on the linage
after whom we are all patterned thqt
left my store as you came in belongs to
a class of people who are everylastingl.v
eating and nipping. They never get ^in-d
and never have enough. This particular
chap could eat out of house and home
half the people in Shelbyvlile and Shat
would only give him an appetite to com
mence on the other half. When he slip
ped in here a few minutes ago he slid
up to the stove, where he warmed l^is
body by a fire that costs }3 a month artd
isn't worth 3 cents.
"After expectorating on the floor two
or three times he made a sly sneak to
where the chewing tobacco is kept, and
with a dexterous twist that comes from
long practice he pulled off a plug about
three chews of good tobacco. I didn’t
only have to lose what he took, but in
order to sell the plug that he mutilated
I was obliged to trim It up to make it
presentable. He next picked up the
morning paper, squared himself where
he was In everybody’s way, never once
attempting to move, though we were
compelled to walk around him a dozen
times. By and by his tobacco got a lit
tle dry, and reaching over to a barrel of
apples he bruised a dozen sound ones
before he found one to his liking. He
S§eled this, dropped the peel on the floor
Mr us to pick up, and with evident satis
faction devoured the fruit. Shortly af
8r this he attempted to get up an argu
ent with one of my best customers as
the origin of the hard times, and
while doing this he picked up and dispos
ed of a handful of raisins. The last
bourse of his morning meal was a pull
at the cider barrel. Can you blame me
for being Just a little bit out with him?”
How often does he do this?
"Every day! But that isn’t half the
story. I'll guess you that on a fair aver
age there are twenty people who enter
"my store every day who thoughtlessly
pick up something and eat it. No one
thinks anything about it, not even the
man I have been telling about. The loss
from this cause in the course of a year
is enough to pay my insurance. There
is no way to stop it that I know of.
Most of them are our customers and we
are forced to stand it. But the old
chronic, some day I will simply break his
neck."
Going into another store the question
was the cause of a hearty laugh, fol
lowed by rather a serious expression.
"Call'em nippers, galii nippers, or what
you please, but they are the most
thoughless people on earth. There is
absolutely no way to head them-oft. It
Is no wild assertion to say that annually
there is carried away from my store a
barrel of sugar, and with it goes nu
merous other articles. It is surprising
the number of persons who pick up a lit
tle thing here and another there, eating
them as though they were hungry, when
they are not. I am no doctor, but I guess
about half the people who are suffering
from dyspepsia, stomach troubles and at
tendant physical evils could trace their
troubles right to this cause. On a busy
day I would think not less than 100 peo
ple will pick up something to eat, somo
of them two or three morsels. How much
a year do I lose by this? There is posi
tively no way to estimate it and I am
glad I am ignorant of the true facts."
"It hasn’t been three minutes since a
fellow went out of here after having a
free lunch at my expense,” said another
good-natured grocery keeper. "Perhaps
he can’t tell a wet from a dry grocery,
hut the manner in which he helped him
self would make an unsophisticated fel
low like me think he is a patron of free
lunch counters. What did he take? Oh,
nothing much—three or four crackers, a
hunk of cheese and a pickle. This prac
tice is not only a great expense, but Is
an awful nuisance. Ten chances to one
when the fellow helped himself to that
ch“ese he gouged It out till It looks like
the mice had been gnawing holes in it.
I will give anybody a $100 bill who will
put a stop to this petty pilfering. The
fellows who want a few cinnamon drops
or a peppermint to settle their stomachs
ere legion, and sometimes more of those
goods are carried off than are sold,”
"I had an experience this summer in
the line you mention,” said one of out
leading grocers, "that demonstrates to a
nicety the magnitude of this ‘nipping
habit.’ I purchased a bushel of red
plums when the market was over-stocked.
They were at the front door on the side
walk, and as sure as we are stand
ing here, they were all carried away but
two quarts. That statement Is positive
ly true. Over and over, every day in thd
year, people help themselves very freely
to little things, as freely as If they cost
nothing. But let me tell you a little Joke.
The other day a stranger came In and
asked me to sell him a postal card. While
I was getting It he picked up an apple
and when he went out he gobbled an
other. Certainly it is a nuisance, but
what can we do about it? It makps me
scringe a little to see a fellow cabbage an
orange or puli off a banana, but occa
sionally this happens.”
“Nippers!” exclaimed the next vender
of sugar and coffee spoken to. "Nippers!
Call them that if you choose. Come to
think of it, I would like to have nippers
on a few of them. I have one fellow
.that takes off my show case all the
matches his family needs. He Won't do
it purposely; it Is simply a habit. Cakes,
crackers, pickles, cheese, apples, candy,
In fact everything of an edible kind ex
posed for sale Is ‘nipped,’ as you call it.
and eaten on the premises. Everybody
thinks. If they think anything, they are
the only person guilty of- this habit.
People by the dozen do this and in the
course of a year it amounts to many and
many a dollar. On a square guess I
would say I have had a bushel of peaches
sampled this season, and how much oth
er ripe fruit has gone the same way
would be a difficult thing to estimate."
"The habit of which you speak,” said
the last man called on, "is one that no- j
body ever thinks about but the grocery
keeper. It exists wherever there is a
grocery store. Our trade Journals are
full of all sorts of devices to prevent it.
There are boxes and barrel covers, pat
ent holders, racks, screens and even cases
with patent and secret locks. These are
all beneficial tn their way. Wo can’t af
ford to tell people to leave things alone,
neither can we afford to lose them, but
we lose them Just the same.'fc At this
moment a customer entered the store,
and while the proprietor tied up a dol
lar’s worth of granulated sugar, on which
his profit was 4 cents, not counting de
livering it a half mile, a fellow stepped
inside and in less than three minutes he
ate three crackers, two prunes and a
ginger snap, while a man on the outside
picked up an apple and another broke oft
a stock of celery to see if it was crisp.
ADDITIONAL TRAIN SERVICE.
Beginning December 1 the Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham railroad will
put on an additional train between Bir
mingham and Memphis. This train will
leave Birmingham at 7:15 a. m„ arriving
at Memphis at 5 p. m.. making close con
nection for all points in the west. For
further information apply to
CHARLES JONES,
Southern Passenger Agent, 1914 Morris
avenue. 11-27-tildecl.
General freight and passen
ger office of Southern Railway
removed to No. 7 North 20th
street. Telephone 846.
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It is a curious fact that almost the
same crowd of people who thought It
would he dangerous to give Grant a
third term now think it would bo Just
too lovely for anything to give Cleve
land one.—New York Recorder, Rep.
First-class bicycles for rent,
1801 Second avenue. Open
Sundays. 11.24.6t
It was appropriate enough that Jim
Corbett’s published intention to give up
prize fighting should be followed by the
announcement from Governor Altgeld
that he will withdraw from public life
at the close of his present term. As a
matter of fact, the prize ring and politics
both need reforming in this country.—
Kansas City Star, Ind.
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i
We Practice...
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—♦—
Business Men
May safely estimate that
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mingham In any one day of the
week—even on circus day.
Now Figure Closely
On the looks of an audience of all
the newspaper readers, men, wo
men and children, in Birming
ham, Bessemer, Ensley City, >
Pratt City, Woodlawn, Avondale, i
East Lake, Gate City, West End,
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suburban towns, and you ■ .
Get an Idea
Of the Immensity of the crowd
that read advertisements In
Sunday’s State Herald
Its the People’s Paper and the
people read it. Its the only daily
paper published in thi3 city on
Sunday, therefore the only one
read. The management is deter- ,
mined to make It * 1
Better Than Ever
For the readers’ use and, better
still, for the business man’s use.
Therefore let all wise business
men of Birmingham be sure they
have a
Place in the Picture.
Send in your order for space early
that you may talk to the people
through Sunday's State Herald.
MlJoldesf uftdlo^sV iiiuaft Wuw^nlht sloli/J
rMNftSVMMNS,
Write To u a.Jor evevvjVhing known in
nmsiG.
SEALS-BROa
4105 .^ZlOl.l^AVE. emMIN6HMVALA.i
I have forced them to reduce
their price,
BUT
they have also reduced the quality
of their whisky.
t
still sell the same standard brands,
same standard quality and same
price—75c a bottle.
H. BARNARD,
209 and 211 Nineteenth Street
The Israel Tailoring Company,
114 Twenty-first Street.
WE GUARANTEE H,.
Perfect fitting garments, j
Materials of the best class, and (
Prompt fulfillment of orders
At lowest consistent prices.
We base our claims on facts. Can we
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The Israel Tailoring Company.
11-5-tf
BIRMINGHAM,SHEFFIELD & TENNES
SEE RIVIOK RAILWAY COMPANY.
E. A. Hopkins, Receiver.
South—Read down. | North—Read up.
No.ljSTATIONS. [No.2
a.ml |p.m
9.25 Lv.Sheffield.Ar 6.30
9.37.M. & C. Junction. 6.18
9.49.Spring Valley. 6.04
9.51.Passing Place. 6.01
10.03.Littleville. 5.49
10.12 .Good Springs. 5.39
10.22.Russellville. 5.30
10.33.Darlington. 5.17
10.49 .Spruce Pine. 4.57
10.59.Phil Campbell. 4.47
11.12 .liear Creek. 4.34
11.30.Haleysville. 4.17
11.40.Delinar. 4.07
11.58.Natural Bridge. 3.50
p.m.i
12.U|.Lynn. 3.38
12.27.Nauvoo. 3.23
12.42.Oakland. 3.10
12.50 .Sarugossa. 3.02
12.57.Gamble. 2.55
1.15 .Jasper. 2.40
3.15 -Birmingham, K. C., M. & B.... 12.40
P. CAMPBELL, General Manager.
ALABAMA MINERAL RAILROAD COMPANY
Effective June 10, 1894.
ATTALLA TO CALERA.
SOUTH — rit acl.JuWU | north — Uc:iu up
*o. NoT
88. 66.
—“ STATION A. ^ -
L’vo Arr.
a.m. p.m.
8 30 7777..Attaiia. 77.77 777. 5 30
9 55.Gadsden. 5 15
1115.Duke. 323
1135.Alexandria.. 2 40
1180..Xeatherwood.. 2 23
p.m. Lve
100...Anniston. 2 00
130.Jenifer.. 109
180..Ironaton. 1247
2 lu.Talladega.. 1227
a. m.
247.Sycamore. 1152
3 05.Sylaeauga..... 1136
3 26.Fayetteville. 1115
3 31.Tailaueca Springs. 1110
155.Shelb;. 10 49
4 12.Spring Junction. Iujj
Air.
<25.. .,. Calera.. 1020
BAILBOAD TIME TABLE
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OFTRAIN3.
Trains marked tbna (•) ran dally. Thus (t>
daily except Sunday.
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE.
In effect November 18, 1894, at 7 a. m
Trains South. Arrive. Depart.
•No. 1, Limited... 3 45 am 3 63 am
•No. 3, Fast Line D. 3 12 pm 3 32 pm
fNo. 7, Decatur Accom. 94 5 am.
fNo. 9, Montgomery Accom.. 5 20 am
Trains North. Arrive. | Depart.
•No. 2, Fast Line. 1135 amill55am
•No. 4, Fast Mail. 12 01 amll2 09 am
tNo. 8, Decatur Accom.I 3 20 pm
tNo. 10, Montgomery Aoco 7 30 pm|.
BIRMINGHAM MINERAL RAILROAD.
~~ Trains Sooth. Arrive. Depart.
•No. 43, Blocton Accom. 3 15 pm
♦No. 45, Oneonta Accom... 9 55 am.
~ Trains North. Arrive. Depart.
•No. 40, Blocton Accom... 9 30 am.
tNo. 44, Oneonta Accom.. 3 31) pm
PLANT SYSTEM.
Time table effective September 15, 1895.
_Southbound. No. 58, | No. 36."
Lv Montgomery. 7:40 pmTTlFam
Lv Troy. 9:14 pm 8:50 am
Lv Ozark. 10:27 pm 10:10 am
Lv B&inbrklge. 1:12 am 12:50 pm
Lv Thomasville . 2:27 am 2:10 pm
Ar Waycross. 5:25 am 5:25 pm
Ar Jacksonville.. .. . 7:55 am 11:30 pm
Lv Montgomery. 7:40 pm 7:10 am
Lv Dupont .11:27 am 10:23 pm
Ar High Springs . 2:25 pm 1:35 am
Ar Tampa . 8:00 pm 8:45 am
Ar Port Tampa . 8:30 pm 9:10 am
Lv Montgomery . 7:40 pml 7:10 am
Ar Waycross . 5:25 am 5:25 pm
Ar Savannah . 8:45 am 3.50 pm
Lv Waycross . 5:35 am 9700 pm
Ar Brunswick . 7:30 am 11:00 pm
’ Northbound. | No. 57. No. 33.
Lv Jacksonville . 6:20 pm 8:00 am
Lr Waycrosa... .. . 9:05 pm 10:35 am
Lv Thomasville .12:09 am 1:55 pm
Lv Balnbrldge . 1:12 am 3:05 pm
Ar Ozark . 3:48 am 5:45 pm
Ar Troy. 5:07 am 7:04 pm
Ar Montgomery. 6:55 am J:45_pm
Lv Port Tampa .110:00 pm 7:30 am
Lv Tampa .10:40 pm 8:20 am
Lv High Springs . 5:40 am 4:30 pm
Ar Dupont . 8:43 am 7:36 pm
Ar Montgomery . 8:45 am 6:55 am
Lv Savannah . 6:00 pm 7:55 am
Lv Waycross . 9:05 pm 10:35 am
Lv Thomasville .12:09 am 1:58 pm
Ar Montgomery . 6:55 am 8:55 pm
Lv Brunswick . 6:40 pm 8:00' am
Ar Montgomery . 6:66 am 8:45 am
Trains Nos. 33 and 36 carry Pullman vesti
bule sleepers between Jacksonville and Cin
cinnati.
Trains Nos. 57 and 58 carry Pullman vesti
bule sleepers between Jacksonville and St.
Louis.
Double dally Pullman sleepers between
Montgomery and Jacksonville.
Double dally Pullman sleepers between
Montgomery and Waycross.
Free reclining chair cars through between
Montgomery and Savannah on trains 57
and 58.
Double dally Pullman sleepers Montgom
ery to Dupont and Dupont to Port Tampa.
Train leaving Montgomery 7:40 p. m. con
nects at Port Tampa with the Plant steam
ship line for Key Weet and Havana.
Any Information regarding routes, rates
and schedules over the Plant System will bo
furnished on application to any agent of the
company or to
B. W. WRENN, P. T. M„
«... Savannah, Ga.
H*! ■ H. C. McFADDEN, A. G. P. A„
"*»• * Savannah, Ga.
L. A. BELL, D. P. A.,
Montgoiqpry, Ala.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY CO.
Time table in effect Sunday, September 15,
1895.
8:55 a.m Lv.. .Birmingham., .Ar 6:00 p.m
10:39 a.m Ar.. .Childersburg. ..Lv 4:10 p.m
11:02 a.m Ar.Sylacauga.Lv 3:50 p.m
11:40 a.mAr.. ..Goodwater.. ..Lv 3:13 p.m
12:08 p.m Ar.. Alexander City ..Lv 2:38 p.m
12:47 p.m Ar.Dadeville.Lv 2:00 p.m
2:00 p.m Ar.Opelika.Lv 12:55 p.m
3:30 p.m Ar.Columbus.Lv 11:30 a.m
7:15 p.m Ar.Macon.Lv 7:03 a.m
5:45 a.mAr.. Savannah .. ..Lv 9:00 p.m
Daily Except Sunday.
9:30 a.m .Lv.. ..Columbus.Ar! 8:30 p.m
1:30 p.m Ar.Amerlcus.Lv| 4:00 p.m
__Sunday Only._
11:15 a.m Lv.Columbus.Ar Cl30 p.m
1:33 p.m Ar.Amerlcus.Lv 4:00 p.m
Close connection made at Macon for Sa
vannah and all points East.
Sleeping cars on night trains Macon to
Savannah and elegant parlor cars on day
trains.
For further information call on or address
J. C. HAILE. SOLON JACOBS.
Gen, Pass. Agent. Commercial Agent.
Queen and Crescent.
(AlabamaGreat Southern Railroad.*
TRAINS BOUT3. AnUIVB I DKPA H r"
*Nol. 32 35 a*n 12 43 an
♦No 3. 1 15 pm| 3 30 p .i
TRAINS NORTH. “
♦No 2..... . 2 27 a u 2 35 am
♦No 6.12 15 pm 2 3iri a
tLEtPEBSONTUE FOLLOWING TRAIN.'*,
QTKEN & CRE8CR IT ROUTS.
No. l,New York to New Orleans.
No. 1, C Incinnati to New Orleans.
No. 1,Chattanooga to Shreveport,
No. 2, New Orleans to New York.
No. 2, New’ Orleans to Cincinnati.
No. 3, Cincinnati to New Orleans.
Nos. 1 and 2, Vestibuled Trains with
Through Sleepers between Cincinnati and Now
Orleans; also carry New Orleans-New York
Through Sleepers via Chattanooga, Southern
Railway, N. & W., B. & O., and Jloyal Bias
Line.
Nos. 3 and 6 carry Through Bleeping Cars
between Cincinnati and New Orleans.
W. C. RINE/SON, Q. P. A.,
Cincinnati. Onio.
A. J. LYTLE, D. P. A.,Q. &C,,
Chattanooga, Tena.
“Cotton Belt Route,”
(St. Louis Southwestern Hailway.)
Short Line to Texas, Arkansas and
Indian Territory from tho
Southeast.
The only line with through cur ssrvlaj
from Memphis to Texas, tbsroby avoiding
vexatious changes and transfers en route.
Two daily through trains from Memphis.
Reclining chair cars (seats free) on ail
trains. Kates as low as the lowest. Maps,
illustrated and descriptive pamphlets of
Arkansas and Texas, and all iDforinutiou
cheerfully furuiBhed by
IS. W. LkBEAUME,
G. P. & T. A., St, Louis, Mo.
C. P. RECTOR,
General Agent,
No. 803 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
BIRMINGHAM & ATLANTIC R. R. CO.
Tima tablo in effect Nov. 24. 1895, 5 a. m.
Dally except Sunday.
~W7BdTT I Ei" Bd~
No3|No 1|_|No2|No 4
p m,a ml STATIONS |’"m. |p m
'S"'00 8 00 Lv....." Talladega .Arjl2 00 G~20
la m
3 04 8 04 . Isbell's .ill 55 6 18
3 20 SIC. Barclay .,1145 COS
3 40 8 30 . Renfro .Ill So 5 59
3 42 8 32 .Cook Junction.ill IS, 5 57
3 49 8 40 . Moxley .ill 101 5 51
3 55 S 45. Ragan .ill 00 5 45
4 10 9 05 . Stemley .|10 35] 5 30
4 15 9 10.Coosa Valley.;10 30i 5 25
4 25 9 20 ....Walker’s Crossing_|10 20 5 IS
4 35 9 35 . Cropwell .110 lOi 5 03
4 45 9 40|Ar.Pell _City.Lvilu CIO) 5 iK)
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