Lamar County AlArchives News.....The Vernon Courier December 17, 1886 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Veneta McKinney http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00016.html#0003775 April 1, 2007, 8:13 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History December 17, 1886 Microfilm Ref Call #371 Microfilm Order #M1992.4966 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE VERNON COURIER ALEX A. WALL, Editor and Publisher VERNON, LAMAR CO, ALA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1886 VOL. I. NO. 29 Subscription $1.00 Per Year BETTER THAN GOLD – Poem – [E. Rexford in Good Housekeeping] OCEAN TRAVEL - ---EABLE FEATURES OF IT FIFTY YEARS AGO (NOTE: First column is partially cut off and can’t read very well) -----rooms, Bad Ventilation, Muddy ---- Insufficient Meat, Useless ----eaboats and Exposed Berths --- Then the usual Thing Samuel Johnson said “A ship --- with a chance of being ----“, he in that aphorism gave --- the opinion generally en--- by landsmen in his day. In – discomforts, and even priva—which sea-traveling then involved --- that very few persons were --- expose themselves to them, then compelled by imperative cir—to do so. I crossed the Atlantic in 1841, --- first time, the condition of things --- the three-quarters of a century had elapsed since Johnson’s time, -- - improved; but the disagree-- , which passengers were even ---bjected were numerous. No --- steam communication between Britain and the United States was ---ence. The Sirius and the Great --- had indeed crossed the ocean – and the latter vessel had con--- trips at irregular intervals. --- some little time subsequently, --- steamer attempted to follow example, the Cunard line not having been established until 1842. The period of which I speak, the --- packets running between London, New York, and between Liverpool --- that port, were ships of five to --- hundred tons burden. The states – as the little cabins ranged on ---side of the saloon were termed - --below the sea level. They were ---modious, dark, and ill-ventilated. --, the only light they enjoyed was --- shed by small pieces of ground --- inserted in the deck overhead, and --- fan-lights in the doors opening --- saloon, and this was so poor that ---occupants of the staterooms could --- dress themselves without maki--- of a lamp. The sole ventilation --- was that afforded by the removing --- the saloon skylights, which, of --- could only be done in the ----. The consequence was that the --- of the atmosphere in the sate---was at all times most unpleasant; --- the smell of the bilge-water was – sive as to create nausea, inde---of that arising from the motion – vessel. In winter, on the other ----, the cold was frequently severe. --- was, it is true, a stove in the ---. But the heat from it scarcely --- itself appreciably felt in the side---. ----- other matters there was the same --- of provision for the comfort of --- ssengars. The fresh water re=== for drinking and cooling pur--- was carried in casks; and when --- had a full cargo, many of these --- placed on deck, with the result – their contents were sometimes im---ted with salt water from the --- shipped in heavy weather. AT --- the water was most unpalatable, being muddy, and filled with va--- impurities from the old worm— barrels in which it was kept. Not – was the water bad, but the supply --- nally proved inadequate; and – the voyage was an unusually long – the necessity would arise of palace—passengers upon short allow---- ------ there was always a cow on board; -- was no other milk to be had --- what she supplied, no way of pre--- it having then been discovered. - -- fruit and vegetables were – unknown. There was com--- a fair provision of mutton and –live sheep and pigs being carried; -- other fresh meat and of fish, the – was generally exhausted by the --- the vessel had been a few days at – refrigerators at that period not -=-- been invented. ---- the arrangements on board these --- were defective in much mo rim- -- matters than in not providing a --- table for passengers. The --- even when they were sea worthy, --- frequently was not the case - -- s of few in number that, in the --- of shipwreck, there was no possbil--- of their holding more than a third – souls on board. The long-boat, -- was practically useless it was almost invariably --- with sheds for the accommodations of the cow, sheep and pigs; and it – would have been several hours work to --- the boat and launch her. ---law did not then render it com--- for every vessel crossing the – to carry a surgeon, and the --- of the various lines of American – would not incur the expense of --- one. The consequence was that, if an accident occurred or there was serious illness on board, no medical assistance was available. When I was returning to Europe in the Mediator in 1842, a sailor fell from one of the yards, badly fracturing his right leg. The commander of the vessel was a Yankee – that is, a native of one of the New England States – and he had the ingenuity and readiness of resource which are characteristic of the people of that section of the Union. He so admirably set the injured limb with splints, what, when the ship arrived at London and the man was taken to Bartholomew Hospital, the officials of that institution highly complimented Captain Morgan upon the workmanlike manner in which he had performed the operation. The fact, however, remains, that but for the purely fortuitous circumstance of the commander of the vessel having been able to deal with the case, the result of there being no surgeon on board must have been that the injured man would either have died, or been a cripple for life. If the cabin passengers had good cause to complain that neither their safety nor their comfort was sufficiently studied, the condition of the steerage passengers was infinitely worse. Men, women, and children were huddled like sheep in the quarters assigned them, no separation of the sexes being attempted. The berths, which ran on either side of the vessel, were not inclosed, and were without curtains. The steerage passengers were required to both supply and cook their own provisions. There was commonly a fierce struggle for a place at the gallery fire, in which the sick and feeble necessarily went to the wall; and sometimes several days would pass without any warm food being obtained by those who were most in need of it. Again, when there was a storm, or even when the ship experienced heavy weather, the hatches were closed, rendering the atmosphere of the steerage almost stilling. In fact, the condition and treatment of this class of passengers was simply abominable, and such as to reflect deep discredit upon the Government for allowing so many years to elapse ere any attempt was made to deal with the evil. Now, all is changed. The steamers which at the present day cross the Atlantic are vessels ranging from four to seven thousand tons burden; and the arrangements on board of them are excellent in all respects. Besides the lifeboats – which are numerous, large and built on the most approved models – there are rafts which, in case of necessity can be got ready and launched in a few minutes. In the event, too, of a fire breaking out in any part of the ship, the appliances for extinguishing it are of the most thorough character. In fact, the provision made for the safely of the passengers would be all that could be desired if every ship carried a sufficient number of boats to accommodate, incase of disaster, every passenger, even when her complement was full. Note the late disaster to the Oregon. The comfort of the traveling public is now carefully studied. The cabins for the first=class passengers are places amidships, where the motion of the vessel is least felt, instead of, as formerly, at the stern. The staterooms are commodious, handsomely furnished, thoroughly ventilated, and heated by steam. The saloon, which is spacious and well-lighted, contains a piano, a small library, bagatelle tables, chess, etc. for the use of the passengers. There are also smoking and reading rooms and bathrooms supplied with hot as well as cold water. The table is so luxuriantly spread that there is scarcely a delicacy which can be obtained in the best hotels in London, found lacking on board these steamers. The supply of fresh water furnished by condensers – is practically unlimited whilst that which is required for drinking purposed is in summer cooled with ice, of which a large stock is provided. A surgeon is invariably carried, the law rendering it obligatory to do so; and his services are at the disposal of any of the passengers who need them without the payment of any fee. Nor have the steerage passengers failed to participate in the altered condition of things. Instead of their being crowded together in the badly ventilated and unhealthy quarters assigned to them, as was formerly the case, it is now compulsory for a fixed cable space to be allotted to each individual. Not only, too, are the berth inclosed, but the single women occupy a separate compartment, in the charge of a matron. But one of the greatest improvements which has taken place in the condition of occupants of the steerage has been effected by the act, passed a few years ago, requiring cooked provisions being found by the owners of the ship; and although the passage money is necessarily higher than it was under the old system; this drawback is more than compensated by the comfort which results from the present arrangement. In conclusion, I may say that, indulging in a retrospect upon my experiences for the last forty years during which I have crossed the Atlantic ten times, I have been forcibly struck by the contrast the peril, tedium, and inconveniences then attendant upon an Atlantic voyage afford to the safety, rapidly and comfort with which it is now accomplished. – [Chambers Journal] During the war kerosene oil sold in Erie County, N. Y. at $1.29 per gallon” white sugar, 30 cents per pound; gingham, 50 cents per yard; bleached sheeting, 63 cents per yard; calicoes, 38 cents. – [Buffalo Express] VIRTUE OF OBEDIENCE – The Need of Subordination in Every Condition of Human Life [article about the virtue of obedience and contrasting it to submission] ADVICE TO BRIDES – Why They Should Be On Good Terms With Their Husbands’ Mothers As soon as you are engaged to be married make up your mind that whatever other people do or say, you will be on good terms with your husband’s mother. This would be a much happier world if every girl who married had been taught that it is contrary to all the laws of Christianity as well as of good taste to cause ill feeling in her husband’s family. Yet, amongst those of whom good President Lincoln spoke as the “plain people of the United States” it has actually grown to be an accepted proverb that mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law never agree. Of course it is not true. How many a girl has found the best and kindest friend in “his mother” how many an old lady thinks John’s wife perfection! Still, you can keep saying a thing until you make it so; and the idea that she must be armed at all points against her husband’s mother has mad many a young woman’s life wretched, where it might have been happy. A bride is a very conceited creature. She has been made love to for some months, and has been the center of an admiring groom for some hours. She has had a month of honeymoon adoration, and has every thing new to wear. Her husband has declared to her that there is nobody like her in the world; and she expects her husband’s mother, who felt as though John were dead as she locked up his room and his boyish belongings, and knows he will not come down on Saturday to stay over Sunday as of yore; who is robbed of her very dearest, and can no longer believe that John loves her better than anyone else – the bride expects that woman to idolize her. It is expecting too much; and it is the bride’s place to win her way into that aching heart, and prove to the old lady that she has not lost a son, but gained a daughter. But perhaps the mother-in-law is not an old lady, but a strong, middle aged woman, ambitious to be first with that handsome son of hers, and not willing to play second fiddle to anyone. She sees that the young man has married too early; that he has cares which are too heavy on his young shoulders. She asks herself how a boy like that could make a sensible choice, and her doubts are very grave, and her heart very heavy. Perhaps she has remained a widow for his sake. His welfare may have been her one thought for years when suddenly his only thought is Susan Jane. Never having heard of or seen the girl before, his mother is ready for any amount of bitterness or ill- feeling. Old age is venerated. It stands part. But a mother-in-law who, well- dressed and by gas-light-looks like her daughter-in-law’s sister, does not desire reverence. She wants to be important, and she will be. Why not? Defer to her a little. Pay her some compliments. Do not do too much love-making under her very nose, and you win a friend worth having. But a quarrel begun with this ort of mother-in-law extends to the son. No man, who is not a brute, quarrels with a very old mother, but fierce and hot may be the feud with a mother of forty years, whose feelings are as warm for her boy as when she dandled him on her knee, because they have been so very fond of each other, such companions, and now there is no one in the world but Susan Jane! Let the bride pray to Heaven for humility and “sing small” for a while, if she is a good Christian, and all will be well very soon. A man can adore his mother and be in love with his wife at the same time; one affection only warms up the other, if the women will let it be so. Try to do your part. And when your own children come, you will understand what a woman’s boy is to her, and wonder how any one could have the hart to try to make a son think ill of his mother, and separate him from her, and give her for the rest of her days a bitter, aching heart. – [N. Y. Ledger] BERLIN CRIMINALS – A Profession of Law-Breakers Which Is Completely Original The criminal profession of Berlin is completely organized. There are regular arrangements for augmenting its strength when it is though desirable to do so, and for training the neophyte in his art. The common lodging-houses furnish the thief trainer’s favorite hunting ground. There are, apparently, in no better condition in Berlin than the like establishments in London were thirty or forty years ago, and it is not creditable to the municipal authorities or to the Government that something has not been done for their improvement. It is little wonder if a youth offered the means of escape from the wretchedness of such surrounding yield without much difficulty to the blandishment of the recruiting sergeant for the army of crime, and willingly takes the necessary trouble to learn his new profession. If he proves an apt pupil he is put through successive stages of instruction and when pronounced excellent receives a new name, which, ever after, in the inner world of his acquaintances, replaces that which rightly belongs to him. A place is found for his according to his aptitude in one or other of the numerous branches of the profession. The pickpockets of Berlin are celebrated, and, as in other countries, they include in their ranks a good many women and children. Shoplifting is practiced by women, who generally work in couples, and who are always provided with pockets of a special construction or other arrangements for the safe stowage of their booty. Robbers of shop-tills form a special class. They are armed with a bit of a whale-one, the end of which has been dipped in bird-lime. Specialists in the predatory art look after the lodging- houses of the working people, while others carry on their depredations in the washerwoman’s drying ground. – [London Globe] CUTTING A SWELL “Didn’t young Simpkins cut an awful swell at the party last night?” “Yes, Bromley. So did Miss Featherfew.” “Miss Featherfew? I didn’t notice. How did she cut a swell?” “In completely ignoring you.” – [Philadelphia Call] AN INDIAN LEGEND – The Passmaquoddles’ Poetic Notion of The Nature of Thunder The Passamaquoddies still cling to their old and poetic notion of the nature of thunder. They believe that the rumble of the thunderstorm and the flashes of the lightning are the demonstrations of thunder spirits who are playing ball and shooting their arrows in the heavens. There is a tradition that a Passamaquoddy Indian one day expressed a desire that he might become “a thunderer.” All at once his companions saw him mounting to the sky in the smoke of the camp fire. He was taken up to the abode of the thunders, placed in a long box, and by some mysterious process invaded with the properties and existence of a thunder spit – or, as Lou’s Mitchell puts it, he was “thunderfilled.” He lived for seven years among the thunders, played ball with them in the sky, shot his gleaming arrows with them at the bird they are always chasing toward the south, married a female thunder spirit, and pursued an active and contented life of thunder and lightning. Seven years after his translation a violent storm passed overt he encampment of the Passamaquoddles; there was n unusual and frightened contention among the thunder spirits; the rumbles were more terrific than Passamaquoddy ear had ever heard; the air smelled of brimstone; the sky blared with red and yellow flames; the clouds opened and great forks of fire shot out of them; the rain fell in sheets; peal answered peal; one tongue of lightning spat out fire to another; the Passamaquoddies, who never had beheld such a storm, believed that the legions of the thundering spirits were waging their most awful war. They fell down and crossed themselves. In the midst of their alarm they saw a human form slide down into their camp on a beam of light. It was their old friend, who had made his escape from pursing thunders, shaken off his “thunderfiled” ex’scicne (sic) and returned to them. He had changed somewhat, but all his old friends knew him. He lived with the tribe till he died. – [Lewiston (Me.) Journal] A CRUEL RUSSIAN SECT Russia is peculiarly rich in surprising sects and associations, but the most astounding is one lately brought to light bearing the ominous title of “The Red Death.” Its members affect to believe that he who consciously permits another to suffer prolonged pain commits a mortal sin. In order to abbreviate the sufferings of humanity it is a matter of conscience with them to kill the sick, that they may be put out of their pain quickly. The association takes its name from the fact hat its executioners, dressed in red for the occasion, strangle their victims with red cord, placing them for the purpose up in a red catafalque, beneath the dull reddish light of an oil lamp. This strange and horrible escalation was brought to light by the energetic opposition interposed by a man in Saratol when his mother and sister endeavored to strangle his sick wife. He called in the authorities, who have already arrested some forty of the murderous sect. Their organization seems to be a transference from India to Muscovite soil of the worship of Bohwanee, the religion of the Thugs. – [N. Y. Sun] CARDINAL MANNING’S ACTIVITY Considering that Cardinal Manning is according to his account, nearly eighty years old – to be exact, his eminence entered on his seventy ninth year on July 15 – he can go through an amount of exertion which some more youthful prelates would find excessive. Last week he took one of his holidays in Lancashire. He went to Manchester on Monday, and on the following day preached at high mass in Sanford Cathedral, and presided at an afternoon and an evening meeting of the League Cross Convention in Grand Circus in Peter Street. In the evening he spoke at great length on local option, and moved the multitude to “cheers and laughter” by retailing some of Sir Wilfred Lawson’s jokes, in his own grim fashion. On Wednesday he gave the pledge to one thousand children at Blackburn, Thursday was devoted to more business of the same sort, and on Friday he got back to town. – [London Truth] AGRICULTURE IN HOLLAND The country of Holland is divided up into small farms, and a very intelligent Dutchman who I traveled with tells me the average is not over fifty acres. Agriculture is carried on with industry and intelligence. Nothing is allowed to go to waste, and the rich fields are manured year after year. This manure is so carefully distributed that in some fields I saw men with pitchforks going over the pasture fields and dividing the droppings of the cows into dozens of pieces and scattering these over the ground about. The canals which surround every field have to be kept open, and the rich black earth of these is banked up upon the edges and sown with grass. Farming in Holland must mean continuous work, but the ground yields well, and the pasture is even now wonderfully green and fresh. – [Carp, in Cleveland Leader] About $16,000,000 in fares are taken on the street railways of New York City every year. PITH AND POINT – (jokes) THEY KNEW IT - Smart Boys Who Didn’t Take Water for Kerosene Oil – (anecdote) DECLINED WITH THANKS A New York tough was being examined for killing a man. The accused stated that he had only given the deceased one blow with his fist. His Honor said: “I can’t understand how it is possible for a man to be killed by a single blow of the fist. I repeat, I can’t understand it.” “Yer can’t, eh? Want me to show yer?” replied the tough, sidling up to the court and drawing back a fist as big as a family Bible. The offer was declined, with thanks. – [Texas Siftings] A cooper at Exeter, Can., built a large tank in his shop and then had to tear down the whole front of the shop before he could get it out. PAGE 2 THE COURIER ALEX A. WALL, Editor and Proprietor Vernon, Alabama Friday, December 17, 1886 Capt. R. E. MOORE was elected last week Mayor of Columbus, Miss. Twelve members of the Forty-ninth Congress have died. Mr. Dowdney of New York is the last. R. L. Watt, proprietor of the Windsor Hotel, Montgomery, Ala. died on the 9th inst. He was a noble hotel keeper, and a “Citizen without reproach.” THE LEGISLATURE By Mr. BRADLEY, to regulate the fees of constables in Lamar, Fayette, and Walker - Passed. To require county Superintendents of Education of counties of Lamar, Fayette, and Marion to pay teachers of public schools monthly - Passed. By Mr. BISHOP, to require the Secretary of State to furnish the Code and Acts of the General Assembly to notaries public with powers of Justice of the Peace. H. B. appropriating $25,000 to maimed and disabled Confederate soldiers came up as a special order and was passed 82 to 0. It was amended to include widows of soldiers killed in the war and the amount was increased to $30,000. FOR THE COURIER: Florence, Ala. – Dec. 6, 1886 Conference adjourned today 11:30 a.m. Following are appointments for Fayette Court House District: THOS. G. SLAUGHTER Presiding Elder Fayette C. H. Station I. Q. MELTON Vernon, ct. GEO. L. HEWITT Beaverton, ct. L. A. HOLMES Bexar ct G. M. G. DUNCAN Falls Mission by H. W. ISBELL Godfrey Mission R. WILSON Fayette ct J. B. YOUNGBLOOD Jasper & Cordova D. W. WARD Luxapillila ct W. F. BARNES Winston Mission D. A. LOWE Corona, ct T. W. RAGAN Jasper, ct J. R. HAMILTON Snow 17 inches deep. GEO. L. HEWITT APPROPRIATIONS FOR ALABAMA OFFICES Special to the Mont. Advertiser Washington, Dec. 6 – Among the items in the book of estimates sent to Congress today are the following: Salaries of Judges in the Northern and Southern districts of Alabama, $3,500 each; salaries and commissions at the Huntsville land office, $3,700; at Montgomery land office, $6,000; expenses internal revenue office district of Alabama, $18,000; light for Pensacola Harbor, $17,500; Dog River light station, $30,000. MUSCLE SHOALS ALMOST DONE Washington, Dec. 9 – The --- of engineers has sent to Congress a report from the officer in charge of the works at the Muscle Shoals improvement in which he recommends the purchase of ground just above the lower end of the works to be used for a permanent location for an office for the superintendent of the canal. He recommends also the erection of a house for the superintendent, and repair shops such as may be needed for keeping the canal works in order. The report says the work is now drawing near a close and will be ready for practical use before long and these buildings will be needed as a part of the permanent establishment there. WHY LAWYERS ARE EXCLUDED The reason why lawyers are excluded from membership in the Knights of Labor organization is given by a Philadelphia member who says: “In the first place, the lawyers produce nothing. While that fact might not alone be sufficient to keep them out, it is a principal of the order to gather within its fold all who labor to produce. The strongest reason is that the law student, from the time he begins to read until he is admitted to the bar, and the lawyer, from his admission to his death, is taught that whatever is lawful is right. That idea is so instilled into them that they believe it heart and soul. The lawyer could not make a good member, therefore, as we know that many things lawful are not right, and are very injurious to the workingman. – [Chicago Times] MURDERED – THE MAIL CARRIER ON THE HAMILTON AND HALEY ROUTE Found Dead in the Road With Two Loads of Buckshot in His Brain Robbery the Motive for the Murder No Clue to the Perpetrators of the Foul Deed INTENSE EXCITEMENT From the Marion Herald of Dec. 2nd On last Tuesday evening a ripple of excitement was caused in Hamilton by the announcement that Mr. PONTIUS UNDERWOOD, the mail carrier on the route from this place to Haley’s Post office, had been foully murdered about three miles from Pearce’s Mills , on this side. By night the ripple had increased to an uproar and nearly every man had left the place to join in the search for the murderer, and to render any assistance necessary in the disposition of the remains of the unfortunate young man. From several men who have visited the place where the murder was committed, and who were with the searches until a late hour yesterday evening, we learn the following: FACTS ABOUT THE MURDER: The body was first discovered by a Mr. WEATHERLY who at once reported it to the people of Pearce’s Mills. Two loads of buckshot had struck him, one on the right cheek and the other just under the left ear. The last named shot was the fatal one. The entire load of shot went clear through his head and came out over his right eye, making a horrible wound, and capable of causing instant death. When found he was lying in a POOL OF BLOOD and in the same position, apparently, in which he had fallen from his horse. The mail bags were found at a distance of about two hundred yards from the spot, cut to pieces and the mail scattered about on the ground. Although his pockets were not touched, there can be but little reason to doubt that ROBBERY WAS THE MOTIVE for the crime, as he was a quiet, inoffensive and peaceable young man and so far as is know, hadn’t an enemy in the world. But there was no registered matter in the mail, so he got no money. Mr. UNDERWOOD was a son of Mr. JESSE UNDERWOOD, an old and highly respected citizen, who has lived in the Haley neighborhood for many years. The young man was, we suppose about 20 years of age. The excitement and indignation of the citizens is at fever heat, and if the villain is caught before they have time to cool down it is safe to say that he will be lynched. Determined men are doing all that can be done to find some clue to the murderer, but everything is yet shrouded in mystery. EX-CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS – Congressman Herbert’s Bill To Remove Their Disabilities Special to the Advertiser Washington, Dec. 7 – Congressman Herbert introduced a bill to remove the disabilities of Ex-Confederate and to make them eligible for appointment in the United States Army and Navy. In conversation today he said the bill was the outgrowth of the Cutting Affair. “My people down there,” he said, “large numbers of them in fact, were so much incensed over the Cutting episode that they volunteered to organize troops to invade Mexico, if necessary. A large proportion then found they could not enlist under the country’s flag, as they had formerly served the Confederacy. Their complaints to me suggested the idea of this bill. Now, in case of war with a foreign power, the government would be very glad to avail herself of all ex-confederates. Their experience would be of great benefit, for they were trained officers to both the army and the navy. To pass this bill after war had been declared would be a necessity and would then be considered by the South as an act of expediency. If, on the contrary, the bill becomes a law in time of peace it would be accepted as a gracious act well worthy of forgiving a nation and would, I believe, go far toward healing the still rankling sores and animosities that lie hidden by force of human nature in the hearts of many a southerner. Ethridge Garrison, of Alabama, has been transferred from the war department to the pension office. WAREHOUSE. The Cotton storing public must not forget the popular firm of TURNER & Co. who occupy the Brick Warehouse at the depot, where every convenience is offered to campers. Messrs. J. D. & W. M. TURNER, the sons of Major J. H. TURNER, deceased, are successors in the business, and will be on hand to look after the interests of their friends in this section. WALKER & DONOGHUE, Dealers in Staple and Fancy groceries and plantation supplies Columbus Miss. Keep constantly on had a full supply of all goods usually kept in a first-class grocery house. Give us a call when you are in the city. Mr. GEO. TAYLOR is connected with the above firm and will be pleased to see his friends and will sell them goods at rock bottom prices. W. B. SPANN of Lamar County with NATHAN & OPPENHEIMER Whole sale & Retail Dealers in Staple & Fancy Groceries, Tobacco, cigars, plantation supplies, etc. Wholesale dealers in liquors, wines, etc. Columbus, Miss. Note: I respectfully solicit my friends from all parts of the country to call in and see me when in the city. Will sell you goods at a very small margin above cost. I am ever thankful to my customers for the past favors. – W. B. SPANN J. A. JORDAN of Lamar County in now connected with TROST & SOLOMON Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Wines, Liquors, Cigars, & Tobacco. Columbus, Miss. Call and see him before purchasing elsewhere. L. S. METCALF, with T. O. BURRIS, Columbus, Miss. Groceries, Dry goods & shoes, hats & caps & clothing. Note: I respectfully ask my friends of Lamar and Marion to give me a call when in the city. Will sell you goods at a very small margin above cost. L. S. METCALF. OTTLEY & NEWBY Dealers in Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Guns, Pistols, Powder, Shot, Steel, Iron, nails, Castings, Sash , doors, blinds, and a full line of stoves and tinware. Special attention paid to the repairing of tin work. No. 51 Market Street, Columbus, Miss. Cotton! Cotton! Cotton! S. E. WEIR & Co. Kennedy, Alabama Pay highest prices for cotton, country produce, &c, and sell all goods at rock bottom prices Fancy prints 4 ½ @ 7 Ladies Hats 25c to $3.00 Brown Domestic 7/8 5c Men’s hats, 25c to $3.50 Brown Domestic 4-4, 6c Kip Boots, $1.75 to $3.50 Cotton Checks, 6 ½ @ 7 ½ Kip Brogans, $1.00 to $3.15 8 oz Osnaburg, 10c Best Brogans, $1.25 Dress goods, all styles and prices Men’s and boys clothing, latest styles and lowest prices. Muzzle and breech loading guns, $2.50 to $35. Stoves with full line of fixtures, $10.00 to $20.00. We keep constantly on hand a full stock of bridles, saddles, harness, &c. Also good and fresh line of groceries, such as salt, flour, meat, lard, sugar, coffee, and all shelf goods, that we will sell as low as any market. Bring us our cotton and produce and we will pay you the highest cash price for same and sell you any and all goods kept in a first-class store, as cheap as money will buy them in any market. You will find it to your interest to give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. Mr. GARLAND SMITH will be found always on hand to serve his friends and the public. S. E. WEIR & CO. W. G. RICHARDS & Son – Dealers in general merchandise and country produce. Fernbank, Alabama. Not in favor of two weeks court, but selling goods low for cash. Headquarters for dry goods, notions, general merchandise, hats, caps, boots, shoes & clothing. Choice family groceries, including the best coffees, crockery, queensware, earthen and wooden ware, and a thousand and one “Nick Nack’s” which can not be enumerated always in stock. A car load of flour just received, which will be sold at a small margin above cost. We mean business, and I will sell any and all of our goods at rock-bottom prices. Columbus prices paid for cotton, hides, chickens, eggs, and all country produce. Please ask for what you want, we like to show our goods. Established 1867. Cash Store. A. A. SUMMERS, Special announcement for Fall and Winter. The best selected stock of general merchandise ever brought to Vernon. Now on exhibition fine clothing and dress goods at giving away prices, hosiery and furnishing goods at astonishingly low prices. A fine line of notions in abundance at a great discount. No lady can afford to buy elsewhere before seeing my goods and prices. Bargains in shoes, boots, and hats, never heard of before in Vernon. A full line of medicines, hardware, and goods of general utility. Call and see the attraction for yourself. Established 1856. 1886 Still here. N. GROSS AND COMPANY. We are now receiving one of the largest and best selected stock of dry goods, notions, boots & shoes, hats and caps, and clothing, gents furnishing good, that has as yet been received in this city, to which we call it’s attention of all of our Lamar friends. Our intention is to sell our stock at rock-bottom prices, and as we buy our goods for cash, we can of course offer you goods at figures which are astonishingly low. We would call special attention to the wholesale trade. Respectfully, N. GROSS & Co., Columbus, Miss. Note: We have secured the services of Mr. S. WOLFF, who will pay the highest marker price for cotton, and would be glad to see all of his Lamar friends. Call on him. N. GROSS & CO. COLUMBUS MARBLE WORKS. Monuments and Headstones of every description furnished to order with the best of stock. I invite orders for anything in my line from all parts of the country. Don’t be deceived before calling at my yard, for seeing is satisfaction. Everything warranted. LIST OF PRICES OF PLAIN HEADSTONES LENGTH WIDTH THICKNESS 3 ft. 0 in. x 1 ft 0 in x 2 in $12 3 ft 6 in. x 1 ft 2 in x 2 in $15 4 ft. 0 in. x 1 ft. 4 in x 2 in $20 5 ft 0 in. x 1 ft 6 in x 2 in $25 All work done on short notice. Material and work warranted the best. Correspondence solicited. W. H. NEWLON, Columbus, Miss. Fall and Winter Goods. F. OGDEN & Son. Cansler, Alabama. Dry goods, boots, and shoes. Dress goods, prints, notions, etc. Also keep constantly on hand, flour, meat, sugar, and coffee all of which will be sold as cheap as the cheapest. A fine line of snuff and tobacco and in fact everything usually kept in a first-class dry goods store. Give us a call and be convinced that we mean what we say. We wish to call especial attention to our wool carder which is now in first-class repair. We have with us Mr. W. T. TROTTER, an experienced hand in carding, and who will take pleasure in giving prompt attention to all wool brought to our carder. F. OGDEN & Son. Cansler, Ala. Clothing and hats. When you want a first-class article in the clothing line or a first class shirt or hat, call upon the clothing and hat store where you can select from a very large, nice stock of all kinds of goods for men’s wear. We deal especially in men’s goods, fitting a man from head to foot. We carry suits from $6.00 to $30.00. We have attached to our store a Tailoring Department, with a large stock of piece goods and trimmings to make suits to order. Call and see us when in the city. BUTLER & TOPP, No. 55 Main, Columbus, Miss. PAGE 3 THE COURIER Published Every Friday S. J. SHIELDS – Attorney-at-law and Solicitor in Chancery. Vernon, Alabama. Will practice in the Courts of Lamar and the counties of the District. Special attention given to collection of claims. J. D. MCCLUSKEY – Attorney-at-law and Solicitor in Chancery Vernon, Ala. will practice in the Circuit Courts of Lamar, Marion, Fayette, and Walker. The Federal Court and Supreme Court of Ala. Special attention given to collection of claims. NESMITH & SANFORD, Attorneys-at-law will practice in all the Courts of Lamar, Fayette, and adjoining counties. THOS. B. NESMITH, Vernon, Ala. J. B. SANFORD, Fayette, C. H., Ala. A. J. STANFORD, Attorney-at-law and Solicitor in chancery Beaverton, Alabama will practice in the Circuit and Federal Courts of Alabama. Special attention given to the collection of claims. ABRAM I. HUMPHRIES. Attorney at Law. Columbus, Miss. Special attention to collection of claims SAM’L M. MEEK, WM. C. MEEK - S. M. & W. C. MEEK, Attorneys and Counselors at law. Office on Military Street, (Opposite Court House), Columbus, Miss. Will practice in the Courts of Lamar County, Alabama LOCALS New goods and low prices at GEO. W. RUSH & Co. For a fine overcoat go to A. COBB & Son. They will sell you one cheap. For cheap goods and good goods, go to RUSH & REED. JAMES MACE’S Notions, toys, etc attract large crowds, and big sales. Hurrah for Jim. RUSH & REED are selling at astonishingly low prices now. Go and see them. Esq. W. G. MIDDLETON and Mr. FRANK DENMAN made a business trip to Columbus this week. Mr. J. B. JONES, a prosperous merchant of Fayette Court House, spent several days in town last week. We are not selling at cost, but just a little over cost. GEO W. RUSH & Co. When you are Fayette Court House and want a nice quiet place to stop at go to the JONES House. RUSH & Co. kindly request their customers who have tickets with them to call and settle. Rev. Mr. HEWITT and family left Sunday morning for Birmingham to visit relatives. We wish them a pleasant trip. If you wish to purchase books, go to RUSH & Co. who will give you rock-bottom prices. For sick headaches, female troubles, neuralgic pains in the head take Dr. J. H. McLean’s Little Liver and Kidney Pillets. 25 cents a vial. Mr. MURRAY COBB, of Columbus, enlivened our sanctum with his presence one day last week. Call again “Judge”. Old people suffer much from disorders of the urinary organs, and are always gratified at the wonderful effects of Dr. J. H. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm in banishing their troubles. $1.00 per bottle. Mrs. GEORGE HEWEY of Arkansas arrived at the residence of her brother, Mr. JAMES MACE, on last Sunday evening. Special bargains in clothing, boots, & shoes. Call and see for yourself. GEO W RUSH & Co. Messrs. WILLIE GUIN and VAN LIVINGSTONE, fresh from Buena Vista (Miss.) College, arrived home Thursday evening of last week. The Railroad is not here, but we are selling 7 ½ lbs coffee, and 14 lbs sugar to the dollar, and most anything else as low as it can be bought anywhere else. GEO W RUSH & Co. Hon. R. L. BRADLEY and wife arrived at the Hotel last Sunday night. The Dr. is, we are pleased to note in fine health, as also is his amiable wife. Rev. Mr. HEWITT will fill his regular and first appointment for next year at Cansler Church at 11 o’clock am on the 2nd Sabbath in January. Fine Louisiana Molasses for sale at Geo W. Rush & Co. JAMES MACE has undoubtedly got the best selection of toys and Xmas goods we have seen. They are of a varied kind, and too numerous to mention. Go and see them. We learn that ladies have decided not to have a Christmas entertainment in the way of a supper. Since writing the above we hear there is “something in the air.” Come and see. Wood chopping in and around town this week have been indulged in. Those benefited are Messrs. J. D. MCCLUSKEY, DR. W. A. BROWN, and OSCAR GUYTON and the Hotel. Quite a crowd of young ladies and gentlemen assembled at the Hotel last Friday night. They enlivened the kind host and hostess with sweet strains of vocal and instrumental music. A young man by the name of J. C. MCCLAIN was lodged in jail last Friday on a charge of carrying a concealed pistol. One day this week he was taken out under a writ of Habeas Corpus and before his Honor Judge COBB was released under a $100 bond. Mr. PARRIE GILMORE and Miss M. P. CLEARMAN were married on the 12th last by Rev. Mr. BUD CLEARMAN. The young bride is the daughter of Mr. JAKE CLEARMAN. We wish the two-made-one a long and smooth journey through life. If your kidneys are inactive, you will feel and look wretched even in the most cheerful society, and melancholy on the jolliest occasions. Dr. J. H. McLean’s Live and kidney Balm will set you right again. $1.00 per bottle. Elsewhere in today’s paper we give the appointments of this District of the M. E. Church South for this new Conference year. It will be seen that Rev. GEO. L. HEWITT is on this circuit, which is gratifying to the entire people. Animals are often afflicted with a disease called the mange, the same disease in human beings is called the Itch, and is highly contagious; to cure it mix flour of sulphur with Dr. J. H. McLean’s Volcanic Oil Liniment, bathe it thoroughly , and take Dr. J. H. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm. Prof. BLACK has a philosophical apparatus, and those whishing lessons will do well to apply to him. Charges moderate. We will mention by way of parenthesis that his school is in a prosperous condition, with fair prospects to continue on. Mr. J. W. MORTON requests us to say to those who are owing him for work, unless they call at his shop and settle, he will place their accounts in the hands of an officer for collection. He says he means business now, so you’d better settle up. Mr. A. H. SANDERS, photographer, will be in Vernon on the 20th of December. Those wishing pictures, will remember the time. We have a beautiful specimen of his work in our office, which speaks well for him as an artist,. See his card in this issue. In cases of Fever and Ague, the blood is as effectually, though not so dangerously poisoned by the effluvium of the atmosphere as it could be by the deadliest poison. Dr. J. H. McLean’s Chills and Fever Cure will eradicate this poison from the system. 50 cents a bottle. On last Friday evening on the Tuscaloosa Road five miles from Columbus, a man by the name of JOHN BRASWELL, a citizen of Fayette County, without any provocation deliberately shot and killed a negro man. We hear that he was full of the execrable stuff which is abroad in our sunny land with unrestrained terror, and causing many a heart to ache. Imperfect digestion and assimilation produce disordered conditions of the system which grow and are confirmed by neglect, Dr. J. H. McLean’s Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier, but its tonic properties cures indigestion and gives tone to the stomach. $1.00 per bottle. Mr. W. G. READUS and Miss ANGIE ALBERTIE DINMAN were married at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. MOSE DINMAN, on Thursday at 4 o’clock, Rev. T. W. SPRINGFIELD performed the ceremony. A number of friends were present. May the choicest blessings of heaven ever rest upon the happy couple as they glide along down life’s plain, is the wish of the Courier. NOTICE Parties indebted to the undersigned are earnestly requested to come and settle notes and accounts without further notice. – A. COBB & Son NOTICE Parties indebted to HALEY & DINMAN will find their accounts with W. G. MIDDLETON, Esq. unless settled by December 1st. HALEY & DINMEN LOST DOG – Estrayed from G. E. BANKHEAD’S place on Wednesday night December 1st, a Setter Dog, with white and liver colored spots. Will answer to the name Bevis. Anyone returning the dog to the above named place or any information as to his whereabouts will be rewarded. ATTENTION All parties indebted to the undersigned, either by note or account, are requested to come and settle at once, less said indebtedness will be placed in the hands of an office for collection. S. F. PENNINGTON Frequently accidents occur in the household which cause burns, cuts, sprains, and bruises; for us in such cases Dr. J. H. McLean’s Volcanic Oil Liniment has for many years been the constant favorite family remedy. S. E. WEIR & Co., Kennedy, Ala are selling stacks of goods. They buy their goods so close and sell so cheap, that they have been able to successfully compete with and sell number a bills around Birmingham. In fact they have sold several bills that went directly to Birmingham himself. Disease lies in ambush for the weak; a feeble constitution is ill adapted to encounter a malarious atmosphere and sudden changes of temperature, and the least robust are usually the easiest victims; Dr. J. H. McLean’s Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier will give tone and vitality and strength to your entire body. $1.00 per bottle. On last Sabbath morning at the Methodist Sabbath School, a Sunday School Missionary Society was organized. The following named ladies were elected prominent officers: For President, Mrs. JUDGE COBB; Vice-President, Mrs. A. A. SUMMERS; Secretary, Mrs. Dr. W. L. MORTON; Treasurer, Mrs. Dr. BURNS. At night after services, by Rev. Mr. HEWITT, a Woman’s Aid Society was organized with the above ladies as officers. CITATION NOTICE The State of Alabama Lamar County To M. F. CAMPBELL, Guardian over the estate of M. C. KEMP, a minor. This is to notify you to be and appear at a Probate Court to be held for said county, on the 2nd Monday in January 1887, it being the 16th day of said month, and file your accounts and vouchers in final settlement of your Guardianship, else the court will proceed to credit said account from the papers on file in this office, and render judgment accordingly as the papers may show. Given under my hand December 2nd, 1886. ALEXANDER COBB, Judge of Probate Estate of LEROY TURMAN, Deceased Probate Court Letters of Administration with the Will Annexed of said decedent, having been granted to the undersigned on the 10th day of November, A.D. 1886 by the Hon. ALEXANDER COBB, Judge of Probate Court of Lamar County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or that the same will be barred. H. C. BICKERSTAFF, Administrator with Will Annexed FARMER’S INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE. We have again rented the Whitfield Stables, opposite the Court house, for the purpose of continuing the Warehouse and Cotton Storage business, and we say to our friends and farmers of West Alabama and East Mississippi, that we will not be surpassed by any others in looking after the wants of our customers to make them conformable while in Columbus. We will have fire places instead of stoves for both white and colored; separate houses fitted up for each. We will have also good shed room for 100 head of stock more than we had last year; also a convenient and comfortable room for our friends who may come to Columbus. We do not hesitate to say that we can and will give you better camping accommodations than any other house in the house in the place. Mr. J. L. MARCHBANKS of Lamar County, Ala., and MILIAS MOORHEAD, of Pickens County, Ala., will be at the stable and will be glad to see their friends and attend to their wants, both day and night. Our Mr. FELIX GUNTER will be at the cotton shed where he will be glad to see his old friends and as many new ones as will come. All cotton shipped to us by railroad of river will be received free of drayage to warehouse and have our personal attention. Thanking you for your patronage last season, and we remain the farmer’s friends. Yours Respectfully, J. G. SHULL & CO, Columbus, Miss. FINAL SETTLEMENT The State of Alabama, Lamar County Probate Court November 27th, 1886 In the matter of the estate of J. M. DOWDLE, late of said county deceased, this day came J. A. DOWDLE Administrator of said estate, and filed his account and vouchers, in final settlement of his administration and the 23rd day of December 1886 being a day set for hearing and passing upon said account This is to notify all persons interested to appear before this court on the 23rd day of December 1886 and contest said settlement if they see proper. ALEXANDER COBB, Judge of Probate FINAL SETTLEMENT The State of Alabama, Lamar County Probate Court November 27th, 1886 In the matter of the estate of C. C. SEABORNE, late of said county, deceased, this day came THOMAS B. NESMITH, Administrator of said estate, and filed his account and vouchers in final settlement of his administration, and the 23rd day of December 1886, being a day set for passing upon the same. This is to notify all persons interested to appear before this court on the said 23rd day of December 1886, and contest said settlement if they see proper. ALEXANDER COBB, Judge of Probate When you are constipated with loss of appetite, headache, take one of Dr. J. McLean’s Little Liver and Kidney pillets. They are pleasant to take and will cure you. 25 cents a vial. PICTURES. Taken in Cloudy as well as Fair Weather, at the following prices! Cards: Two for 50 cents. Four for 75 cents. Eight for $1.00. Photos $2.00 per dozen. All must be taken at one sitting of one person. 8 years experience. A. H. SANDERS, Photographer. I will be at Vernon December 20th, 1886. Gilmer Hotel. Columbus, Miss. This establishment has changed hands and will be thoroughly overhauled and refurnished and first-class accommodations guaranteed and charges will be moderate. A. W. KING, Proprietor Barber Shop. KELLY & ALBERT, No. 58 Market Street Columbus, Miss. Upstairs, opposite Cady’s Stable. Hot and cold baths. KINGVILLE HIGH SCHOOL under the principalship of B. H. WILKERSON will open Oct. 25, 1886 and continue for a term of nine scholastic months. Rates of tuition as follows: PRIMARY: Embracing Orthography, Reading, Writing, Primary Geography, and Primary Arithmetic, per month, $1.50 INTERMEDIATE: Embracing English Grammar, Intermediate Geography, Practical Arithmetic, Composition, and U. S. History, per month, $2.00 ADVANCED: Embracing Algebra, Geometry, Physiology, Rhetoric, Logic, Elocution, and Latin, per month $3.00. No incidental fee. Discipline will be mild but firm. Special attention will be given to those who wish to engage in teaching. Board in best families from $4.00 to $5.00. Tuition due every three scholastic months. For further information address B. H. WILKERSON, C. Supt., Principal. Kingville, Ala, Oct. 29, 1886 THE FERNBANK HIGH SCHOOL under the Principalship of J. R. GUIN, will open Oct. 25, 1886 and continue for a term of Ten Scholastic months Rates of Tuition: PRIMARY: Embracing Orthography, Reading, Writing, Primary Grammar, Primary Geography and Primary Arithmetic, per month $1.25. INTERMEDIATE: Embracing Brief English Grammar, Elementary Geography, Elementary Arithmetic, Letter Writing and Hygiene, per month, $1.50. PRACTICAL: Embracing English Grammar, Practical Arithmetic, Complete Geography, English Composition, U. S. History and Physiology, per month, $2.00. HIGH SCHOOL: Embracing Rhetoric, Elocution, Algebra, Natural Philosophy, Botany, Geology, Zoology, Hygiene, Physiology, Latin, &c, per month $2.50. Discipline will be firm. Special attention will be given to young men and women who wish to engage in teaching. Good board at $7.00 per month. No incidental fees. Tuition due every five months. Correspondence solicited. Address J. R. GUIN Fernbank, Ala. Lamar County Clothing! Clothing! At A. COBB & Son Dealer in General Merchandise. Ladies best fitting (picture of a corset) always in store, and at prices to suit the ladies. Our summer stock is complete – consisting of ladies fine dress goods, ladies shoes, men’s shoes, boots, hats, etc. Our stock of clothing of the best quality, which we are offering at a small margin above cost. We are selling cheap. We mean what we say. Don’t fail to call when you are in town. We have a lot of Iron Foot plows which we will sell very low (picture of iron foot plow). Very Respectfully. A. COBB & Son Ho! (picture of canteen) Every one that Thirst food and lodging for man, and provender for horses can be had to live and let live prices at the WIMBERLEY House, Vernon, Ala. L. M. WIMBERLY, Proprietor J. T. STINSON & Company. Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants. Columbus, Miss. We return to our many friends and patrons, our usual thanks for their very liberal patronage extended us; and trust by strict attention to their interests to merit their favors and influence in future. Our local facilities for handling cotton are unsurpassed by other markets, having suitable warehouses with storage capacity of 60,000 bales, two Banking institutions with ample money facilities to move the entire crop marketed here, and a Morse Patent Compress similar and equal to presses located in the coast markets; with these interior business conveniences our markets has become a spinner’s market, and we are enabled to realize the highest market price for cotton marketed here. The bulk of our cotton is readily taken by our local cotton buyers and shipped direct to Eastern Mils. We make liberal advancements as usual on cotton consigned to us, which will receive our prompt attention on arrival. Bagging and ties furnished on application. Soliciting your patronage, Respectfully yours J. T. STINSON & Co. ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE Within legal hours on Monday, the 1st day of November 1886 by virtue of an order of the Probate Court of Lamar County, Alabama, as Administrator de bonis non of the estate of W. K. KIRK, deceased, I will sell the NW ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 15, and N ½ of NE ¼ Sec 16, 120 acres, known as the CRIBBS PLACE; and N ½ of NW ¼ and SE ¼ of NW ¼, sec 22, 120 acres, known as the COOK PLACE; and E ½ of NE ½ SE ¼ of SW ¼ of NE ¼, N ½ of SE ¼ sec 22 W ½ of NW ¼ SE ½ of NW ¼ S ½ of NE ¼ of NW ¼ 120 acres, and N ½ of SW ¼ Sec 23, 420 acres, known as FORGE PLACE, all in township 15, Range 16 as the property of said estate, at the Court House door, in said county, to the highest bidder, at public outcry on a credit of twelve months, taking notes with two good sureties, and retaining the vendor’s lien for the purchase money. This 8th day of October 1886. W. A. BROWN Administrator, de bonis non. The above sale continued until Monday the 27th day of December. G. W. RUSH B. F. REED New Cash Store. BUSH & REED, Vernon, Alabama. Dealer in Dry goods and groceries, boots, and shoes, hats and caps, clothing, hardware, Queensware, etc. which is offered at bottom prices for cash or produce. Our stock of clothing is complete and first-class. A superb and well selected lot of notions. We have a large and handsome line of school books, also inks, pens, and paper. Always keep constantly on hand a full stock of Patent Medicines. THE VERNON HIGH SCHOOL, Under the Principalship of J. R. BLACK, will open October 4, 1886 and continue for a term of nine scholastic months. Rates of Tuition as follows: PRIMARY: Embracing Orthography, Reading, Writing, Primary Geography, and Primary Arithmetic, per month $1.50 INTERMEDIATE: Embracing English Grammar, Intermediate Geography, Practical Arithmetic, Composition, and U. S. History; per month $2.00 ADVANCED: Embracing Algebra, Geometry, Physiology, Rhetoric, Logic, Elocution, and Latin, per month $3.00 Incidental fee 20 cts, per quarter. Discipline will be mild but firm. Special attention given to those who wish to engage in teaching. Good board at $7 per month. Tuition due at the end of each quarter. For further information, address: J. R. BLACK, Principal, Vernon, Ala KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL Located in the live and growing town of Kennedy on the Georgia Pacific Rail Road. The moral and religious influences surrounding this school are unsurpassed in any part of the state. Boarders can find pleasant homes in refined families at very reasonable rates. The first session will commence on Monday Nov. 1st, 1886 and continue for a term of ten scholastic months. TUITION PRIMARY: Embracing Orthography, Reading, Writing, Primary Geography, and Primary Arithmetic, per month, $1.50 INTERMEDIATE: Embracing English Grammar, Intermediate Geography, Physiology, History of U. S., Practical Arithmetical and Elementary Algebra, per month $2.00. ADVANCED GRADE: Embracing Higher Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Rhetoric, Elocution, and Latin, per month, $2.50. An incidental fee of 25 cents, per session. Special attention will be given to those who expect to engage in teaching and preparing boys and girls to enter college. Tuition due at expiation of each quarter. For further particulars address J. C. JOHNSON, Principal, Kennedy, Ala. PAGE 4 A NEW VIEW OF CONSUMPTION – and One which Appeals to Common Sense, many Curable Cases – (advertisement) PARENTAL DUTY Sam Jones Tells What He Prepares To Do With His Daughters. – [Chicago Herald] In speaking of parental duty Mr. Jones recently said: “I have got girls in the bud now; in two or three years more they will be full blooming young ladies on the carpet. I don’t know how your parents feel about it, but I am less concerned about getting my daughters off than any fellow you ever saw. I will board them and take care of them as long as they care good girls, and if they never marry it’s all right; but I will tell you what it is, I don’t care how badly I wanted my daughters to marry, I would not push them out in certain circles of society. If you have a boy who wants a wife, and knew a girl just like our daughter in every way, would you want your son to marry her – a dancing, giddy, Godless, Christless girl, would you? Now, ---, would you? You say: No Jones, I give it up. God knows I want my boy to marry a better girl than my wife raised. If you had a sweet, nice daughter, and a fellow had a fac-simile of your boys, would you like to see her marry Him? Let me say this: if I wanted to marry my daughters well I would try to have them taught how to bake bread, fry chicken, and do all manner of domestic duties so well that when persons came to our house they would say that my wife was the best housekeeper they ever saw, when, in fact, it was our daughter’s work. Then there will be some first-class boy come here, five hundred miles away from home, and marry her. I went five hundred miles to get a first-class wife from Kentucky, and I got her, too. I put you young men on notice. I told my wife that when any boys came to our house to ask them in the parlor and treat them like gentlemen, and then go out and hunt up little Paul and Bob to come in and see the, but to tell the visitors that my daughters were upstairs studying their lessons. Boys, if you want to see Paul and Bob, just rack around” SHREWD RUSSIAN GAMBLERS – [Milwaukee Sentinel] In a gambling house at Moscow it was recently found that electricity had been invoked to swindle innocent players. It was discovered that the walls and ceilings were covered with a certain kind of paper, on which stars were stamped, and that among the stars on the ceiling many holes had been bored. In the above a man lying on the floor could see all the cards, and by means of wires connected with the shoes of the person who was cheating, he could signal to him his opponent’s “hand.” HOUSE AND FARM Prick potatoes before baking, so that the air may escape, otherwise they may burst in the oven. Constant change of stock givens you no opportunity to realize the full value of any breed, however good. – [Cincinnati Times] In Europe farmers prefer to keep sheep for wool on soil containing lime, as they say on such soils the quality of wool is better. Some one writes that he has used muriatic acid to cure “proud flesh”. Burnt alum will dot he same, is always handy and cannot possibly do any harm. – [Chicago Journal] Fruit stains upon cloth or upon the hands may be removed by rubbing them with the juice of ripe tomatoes. If applied immediately, powdered starch will also take stains out of table linen. Left on the spot a few hours, it absorbs every trace of the stain. – [Boston Post] To cure cracks in ball of fingers or thumbs, take castile soap the size of an egg, two tablespoonfuls ground ginger. Shave the soap fine, and with a little soft water, mix soap and ginger to the consistency of paste; spread on the hands at night; sleep in gloves. A few applications will ease. – [Philadelphia Press] STARCH GLOSS: Take two ounces of fine white gum Arabic (powdered); put it in a pitcher and pour in a pint of cold water. Let it stand all night in the morning carefully pour all but the dregs into a clean bottle; cork tight and keep for use. A tablespoonful stirred into a pint of starch will add luster to the linen. – [Toledo Blade] GRAPE PIE: Pop the pulps of the skins into one vessel and put the skins into another. Then simmer the pulp a little and run it through a colander to separate the seeds. Next put the skins and pulp together and they are ready for jugging, or for pies. Pies prepared in this way are nearly as good as plum pie, and that is very good. – [Exchange] The following is said to be a cheap, simple, and efficient way to cure sore backs and old sores of any kind on horses: Take white oak bark, peel the ross or outside off, add water and boil it down till it is as black as ink. When cool, add to a gallon of the bar extract two ounces alum. Wash the affected part two or three times a day until cured. – [Atlanta Journal] It is possible says the New England Farmer to starve a horse to death in a few days. It is equally possible and with some men quite common to keep a horse so much in a starved condition that he will have little animal power or strength to pay for what little food he does get. It advise horse owners to feed well if they would have life and power in their horses, for it is food that gives power. A writer in a household journal says: There need be absolutely no waste of bread. It is an excellent plan to cut the bread at the table as it is needed. This is easily managed by having a small round board, such as sold for that purpose in every house-furnishing store, or one can be made by an ingenious boy. Mine is of cherry wood, with a wreath of ivy leaves cut around for ornament – a young girl’s first attempt at wood-carving. Then there must be a broad, sharp, thin-bladed knife for cutting the bread. To make citron preserves cut the rind in fancy shapes, notching the edges nicely, then lay them in alum water, not too strong, and let them remain all night. IN the morning put in fresh alum water and boil a few minutes, then change them to clear water, hot, of course, and boil till tender. Now prepare the strap, using one and one half pounds of sugar and a cup of water for each pound of rind. When the sirrup (sic) is clear, put in the rind and boil till transparent. If the flavor of ginger is liked, tie a piece in a thin muslin bag and boil with the preserves, removing it when they are done. These are delicious. – [N. Y. Times] CHEAP QUININE – A Process Whereby It Can Be Manufactured At Six Cents Per Ounce It is not a little vexations that a well-known article of medical consumption is about to be immensely cheapened just at the time that people are better able to dispense with its use that at any other date in the history of the drug trade. The modern processes of scientific drainage have abolished a large part of the tendency to “shake” which was formerly a characteristic of the American, especially those of him who had settled on new lands. The sections of our broad county that are now awaiting settlement are those in which water is scarce, and the swamp would almost be welcome instead of a nuisance. In both the new and the old, quinine is of very much less value than formerly, and not a small part of its --- consumption….(too light - can’t read)…….. In Ohio a woman may be a lawyer, but only a voter can be a notary. – [Cleveland Leader] HOT WATER FOR A LARGE CITY. – [N. Y. Telegram] In the city of Perth practical scientists are engaged on an experiment to supply the city with warm water derived from subterranean sources. An artesian well, the deepest in the world, has been bored to a depth of about one thousand yards. The work was undertaken by two Hungarians, the city of Perth contributing four thousand pounds sterling toward expenses. Already there is a supply of 175,000 gallons a day at a temperature of 161 degrees, rising to a height of thirty-five feet above the surface, and the work is to be continued until the temperature, which progresses regularly as the borings descend, rises to 178 degrees, and then no doubt is felt that there will be a babbling perennial stream sufficient to meet all the wants of the city and to convert the surrounding region into a tropical garden. HOW BISMARCK PUSHED HIS POINT – [Paris Figaro] An interesting and characteristic anecdote of Bismarck’s early career in diplomacy is given. He was Prussian Minister to the German Confederation which sat at Frankfort in the house in which he lodged there was no hall, and he intimated to the proprietor the necessity of establishing such means of communication. The proprietor refused, as it was “not so nominated in the bond.” Or contract. By and by a pistol shot was heard in Bismarck’s room. The affrightened proprietor hurried into the room to find out what the disaster was. “Don’t disturb yourself,” said Bismarck: “This is to call my servant. As there is not bell I will hereforward employ this method of summoning him.” The bell was supplied and the shooting ceased. Col. Wm. Louis Schuley, Grand Secretary I. O. M. Grand Lodge. Maryland found Red Star Cough Cure a perfect and certain remedy. “To be shaken before taken” The apple on a lofty bough. – [The Rambler] “FOOLS RUSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD” So impetuous youth is often given to folly and indiscretions; and as a result, nervous, mental and organic debility follow, memory is impaired, self- confidence is lacking; at night bad dreams occur, premature old age seems setting in, ruin is in the track. In confidence, you can and should write to Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y., the author of a treatise for the benefit of that class of patients, and describe your symptoms and sufferings. He can cure you at your home, and will send you full particulars by mail. Impossible to find – Lost Time – [Hartford Times] Ad for Brown’s Bronchial Torches A hard thing to sharpen – the water’s edge. – [Hartford Sunday Journal] Ad for Dr. Pierce’s Treatise A comet is called a celestial visitor because it must go. – [Boston transcript] Ad for Dr. Pierce’s “Golden Medical Discovery” HOW HE DID IT - An Incident Which Shows What a Mean Yankee Can Accomplish – (anecdote) Ad for Rural Home Magazine Ad for St. Jacob’s Oil for neuralgia Ad for Red Star Cough Cure Ad for Prickly Ash Bitters Ad for Dr. Dromgoole’s Female Bitters Ad for Benson’s Porous Plaster Ad for Ely’s Cream Balm for Catarrh Ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla Ad for Anthems of Praise – new book Ad for Oak lawn Percheron horses (picture of horse) Ad for Peterson’s Magazine Ad for Demorest’s Monthly – patterns free Ad for Mason & Hamlin organs Ad for W. L. Douglas shoes Ad for Davis’ Literary Months – magazine Ad for The Washburn Guitar – (picture) Many smaller ads File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/lamar/newspapers/theverno1423gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 68.7 Kb