Marion County AlArchives News.....GAZETTE APPEAL December 10, 1897 ************************************************ 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 June 4, 2010, 8:37 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archvies And History December 10, 1897 Microfilm Ref Call #559 Microfilm Order #M1992.0966 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE GAZETTE-APPEAL Vol. II GUIN, ALA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1897 NO. 4 PAGE 1 A WEEK’S NEWS IN ALABAMA Commissioner of Agriculture Culver has issued a letter to the farmers and land of Alabama calling upon them to meet with him to organize and agricultural society for the purpose of advancing the agricultural interests of the state……………. ENTIRE FAMILY MURDERED – John Singly, his wife and their 12-year old son were murdered Wednesday night eight miles north of Greensboro …………………. STILL RAIDED IN CLEBURNE Internal Revenue Collector J. F. Green has just finished a tour of Cleburne County and succeeded in destroying three flourishing illicit stills. They were situated as follows:……………… ALABAMA COAL OUTPUT The output of coal in Alabama during the year 1897 will exceed that of 1896 by a couple of hundred thousand tons. This is the surmise of state Mine Inspector James D. Hillhouse……………… OFFICIAL SCANDAL REFUTED BY THE COURT In the US court at Birmingham Thursday nine cases against W. H. Hunter, three cases against Sandy White, six cases against C. C. Reid, and one case against W. C. Reid for presenting false claims to the government were nol prossed and dismissed from the docket…………. KEEN TO KEEP HIS OFFICE The newly appointed postmaster, P. D. Barker, Republican, has in vain endeavored to obtain possession of the post office at Mobile from Postmaster Rapier, Democrat. The latter’s attorneys have raised an entirely new point of law, which Inspector Tate says has never been raised in his experience. ……………… AS A COTTON MARKET – Birmingham Will Have a Place Among the Great Centers ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY – Hon. L. W. Hunter, of Lowndes County, later receiver of public moneys under the Cleveland Administration, has announced his candidacy for the democratic nomination for State Commissioner of Agriculture. BRIEFLY MENTIONED -------- An ice plant is being erected at Daphne. REFUGEE AND MILITARY CAMP SUGGESTED Governor Johnston has made a suggestion which will likely be received in the State with a good deal of favor. It is briefly this: that the state establish, at some central point, a permanent combination state encampment ground and refugee camp. It is estimated that this can be easily done at a cost of $10,000 The governor has not defined in his own mind all of the details of this scheme, but his idea appears to be to locate some entirely desirable place, build three commodious and permanent cooking houses, storage rooms, etc. and to provide and keep stored away on the premises tents sufficient to accommodate some 30,000 people, TRADE IS MUCH STRONGER – Exports of Corn and What almost at Record breaking point GOV. OFFERALL ON LYNCHING – He Suggests Remedies In His Message To The Virginia Assembly. In his message to the general assembly which convened last week. Governor O’Farrell discusses the lynching question and proposed legislation to correct the evil. He urges that a heavy pecuniary penalty be imposed on each county and city in which a lynching occurs; that wherever the military may be called out to protect a prisoner in a county or city such county or city be charged with the expenses thereof and that officers who allow prisoner to be taken from their custody without first having exhausted all possible means to protect their prisoners, be summarily suspended until the question of their dismissal shall be determined by a jury. HOW ATLANTA GROWS TWENTY CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS INTERNAL REVENUE FIGURES – Over Two Thousand Illicit Distilleries Destroyed During the Year. In his annual report to the secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Forman, commissioner of internal revenue, estimates the receipts from all sources for the current fiscal year will aggregate at least $155,000,000 an increase over 18987 of about $8,300,000……………….. WOMEN GOING KLONDYKE Mrs. Haninis S. Gould, a prominent Georgia woman, will undertake next spring to lead a colony of one hundred women in the Klondyke regions of Alaska. It seems that Mrs. Gould has not determined, however, to take the women to the Klondyke with a view to making a fortune by digging gold. She has set out for the sole purpose of planning a woman colony there, and it is her plan to find employment for the women as cooks, seamstresses, trained nurses and housekeepers. Of course if any of them want to take up the pick and shovel and go to digging gold, it is not at all likely that Mrs. Gould will prevent them from this work. DESTITUTION IN PINAR DEL RIO – Thirty-four Thousand Concentradoes Now on the Charity of Spain GERMANY’S DEMANDS UPON HAYTI The exact nature of Germany’s demands on Hayti became known for the first time Thursday. The demands are as follows: 1. An indemnity of $20,000 for Emil Lueders 2. The promise that Mr. Lueders may return to Hayti, and there sojourn without danger of any kinds. 3. A letter to my government in which you will express apology for the proceedings towards the German movement in the whole transaction. 4. That the president of Hayti shall graciously receive the German charge d’ffaires at Port au Prince. It was also announced that if indemnity was not given a warship would be sent or diplomatic relations be broken. MEDICAL COLLEGE BURNED Friday the Tennessee Medical College, located near Knoxville was discovered on fire…………… JUSTICE FIELD IS OUT Justice Field’s retirement from the supreme court, of which he gave official notice……….. ATLANTA’S NEW PAPER NEWS ITEMS OF THE WEEK COL. CHIPLEY DEAD – The Distinguished Floridian Passes Away at Washington THE ARMOR PLATE BOARD – Makes a Report on Cost of a Plant, but Recommends No Action THE CRAZE FOR GOLD – Rush to California and South Africa to be Eclipsed New Year PLEASED WITH THE SOUTH – Eastern Capitalists Investigating Its Resources for Cotton Manufacture CUBANS TAKE BUISA VILLAGE – Their Artillery Destroyed Several Block Houses PAGE 2 TIME TABLE. Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham R. R. No. 1 East 12:38 p.m. No. 2 West 8:20 p.m. No. 3 East 2:44 a.m. No. 4 West 1:48 a.m. DIRECTORY MASONIC LODGE No. 478 – T. J. SPRINGFIELD, W. M., JOHN W. INGLE, S. W.; J. D. WESTBROOK, JW; M. T. AKERS, Treas.; J. H. RILEY, Secy. Regular meeting 7 p.m. Saturday before 3rd Sunday in each month. CITY COUCILMEN Mayor – J. T. CARPENTER Marshal – J. T. WHITE Aldermen – S. J. BAIRD, J. W. WILDES, J. J. POPE, E. W. BROCK, J. D. WESTBROOK. CHURCHES METHODIST – Services every third Sunday at night, fourth Sunday at 11 am Rev. D. W. WARD, Pastor. Sunday School every Sunday at 3 ½ p.m. Prof. J. T. HUFFATUTTLER, Superintendent BAPTIST – Services first and third Sundays. Sunday School every Sunday morning. CHRISTIAN – Services every second Sunday 11 a.m. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mr. PRICE SMITH, of Carbon Hill, -------- townsman was here this week visiting his father --- A. SMITH made a flying trip to Birmingham and Rome since our last issue. Messrs. CLIFF FRAZIER and R. GUYTON, of Sulligent were in the city Sunday evening between trains. Mrs. J. T. WHITE visited relatives at Hamilton this week. Messrs. ALBERT TIDWELL and JAS. CLARK who have been suffering for some time with yellow jaundice are better but haven’t put on their natural colors yet. Mrs. W. C. DAVIS of Hamilton passed through the city this week on her way to visit her parents in east Alabama. On subscription, we will take firewood, stove wood, molasses, peanuts, dryed fruit, and corn, it doesn’t matter if the corn is not shelled, bring it along. All who are due us anything on subscription, are respectfully invited to come forward and send it over. We need it in our business (it takes cash to run a paper). Come right along, we need it and must have it, otherwise we can’t give you a good paper. See who will be first. Only $1.50 gets a dozen full size Cabinet Photographs for the next 20 days, at the Art Gallery, Guin. J. A. GREEN, one of Marion County’s energetic farmers was here this week. BEN GREEN, of Hackleburg, was in the city this week. Miss CLOE BROWN, who has been quite sick for several days, is, we are glad to say, convalescent. Rev. D. W. WARD, who has served the Methodist Charge faithfully, here for the past three years; will go to Blountsville. Bro. Ward has been faithful to his charge and zealous in the cause, and while here he made many friends who are loth to give him up, but are resigned to the powers that be; hoping that he will be pleasantly located and profitable to the cause in his new fields, as he has been here. Mr. CLARK STANFORD of Beaverton entered school this week. Quite a number of new pupils. J. Y. CANTRELL, a prominent farmer of near Hamilton was in town Monday. A. H. BURLESON of near Hamilton was on our streets this week. Mr. J. A. FRANKS of Twin was in the city this week. WYATT BURLESON of Bear Creek vicinity was here on business Monday. Up-to-date Cabinet Size Photographs can b had for the next 30 days for only $1.50 per dozen at the Art Gallery, Guin “Helloo, neighbor Fodder-stack, whither so early this morning?” “Why, I’m on my way to Guin. This is Trade Day everybody will be there.” Organized at Guin. What crowds of people! Of course, you’ll be there to get your share of the bargains and so on. Guin is coming to the front. Attend Trade Day and see. The Lamar Mercantile Company’s Store House and entire stock of merchandise at Crews, was destroyed by fire on the night of the 6th inst. Loss supposed to be about $3,000. AN APPEAL To the patrons of Guin District School At a recent meeting of the Board, we decided to let the “supplement fund” fall due in three monthly payments, as follows: One third, Nov. 1, One third, Dec 15 and the balance, Feb. 15, ’98. We will not draw any public Monday until Jan. and not much then. Our teachers need money. Will not the patrons and friends come to our help at once. J. D. WESTBROOK, Sec’t and Treas. TWIN NEWS Health good. News scarce this week. We have been having some cold, but pleasant weather, followed by heavy rains. JOHN BURLESON is still ginning cotton, has ginned 315 bales, and still there is more. A. J. WESTBROOK has recently built a new dwelling on his place. J. F. MOBLEY has been trading in stock of late. Marion County is certainly coming to the front in the way of telephone line. We are to have one here soon. G. M. ALEXANDER is in the ditching business now. J. F. MOBLEY says he has a time after his “hard tails” The Gazette is a good live paper full of good news. Why not all join in helping to make it an up-to-date paper in every respect, buy subscribing and sending the news from each town and community. Let’s see if we can’t do better than we have been doing, in supporting the newspaper enterprise which is the common good of all. SHILOH JASPER DISTRICT The following is the report of the appointments for the Jasper District of the North Alabama Conference R. W. ANDREWS, P. E. Jasper – J. I. WILLIAMS, Brookside, ct – L. J. BRASWELL, Oakman ct – J. T. BLACK. Fayette ct – W. T. KEMP, C. Luxapalila ct – to be supplied. Fern bank ct – ROBERT WILSON, Vernon ct – E. H. PRICE. Sulligent ct – EDWARD FULMER. Detroit – W. T. DANIEL. Hamilton ct – H. B. RALLS, Beaverton ct – supplied. W. L. GREGORY, Carbon Hill ct – Y. B. MCCAIN. Gamble Mission – W. B. HOPE, Patton Mission – J. A. DOSIER. Bear Creek ct – G. W. ALBY. Double Springs Mission – supplied, S. B. GOSER. Wilmington Mission – supplied, M. F. OTTS. Winton Missions – supplied, E. PERKINS Forty-eight Austrian stave splitters, arrested in Mississippi and Tennessee for violation of the immigration laws in coming to this country under labor contracts, were sent back to Europe last Friday by the Government at the expenses of the vessel that brought them over. Economy is a virtue, when it has brains and heart in it, but it degenerates into mean and niggardly ways when carried too far. It is well to avoid borrowing and lending but under existing conditions it would be wise for a man to make an iron clad rule on the subject. Sometimes it is to the advantage of both parties to borrow and lend. Especially is it a benefit to growing communities to borrow money to invest in substantial and useful improvements. It is a sin to squander money, but it is just as wicked to hoard it, or make it serve shylock purpose. Strike a medium between the old fashioned southern open pocket book and the new-fangled combination-locked safe. The south will cease to be the south if her people will become money grabbers given up to greed, and worshipping the almighty dollar. Don’t swear to give up a bad habit and then keep on swearing. Don’t use a gallon of words to express a teaspoonful of thoughts. Don’t hide money in your boots if you are in a habit of throwing them at cats. Don’t think that women mean it when they kiss each other. They do it for practice. Don’t conjure a woman for entering the theatre late; perhaps she had to wash the dinner dishes. Don’t think a girl by any other name would be as sweet. You may find out your mistake after giving her yours. – [Chicago News] WISDOM Lovers are not necessarily alike because they correspond. A scientific boxer may be either a pugilist or an undertaker………………… GUIN PRODUCE MARKET – Corrected Weekly by JOHN P. RILEY Cotton 4 7-8c Wool 25 c Dry Hides 7 to 9 c Hens 16c Fry Chickens 10 to 15 c Eggs 13 c Corn 6 c Molasses (new) 25 c Pelts 50 to 75 c Peanuts per lb 2 c Chestnuts per qt 5 c Potatoes 40 c Ad for Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root REGISTER’S SALE The State of Alabama, Marion County JOHN A. SHAW, Complainant vs A. B. BLACK and MARTHA A. BLACK, defendants, In Chancery at Hamilton, Alabama, 12th District, Northern Chancery Division By virtue of a decree rendered at the fall term, 1897 of the Chancery Court at Hamilton, Marion County Alabama in said cause, I shall proceed to sell to the highest bidder, for cash, at public auction, at the Court House door in the town of Hamilton, within the legal hours of sale, on Monday, the 27th day of December 1897, the following described property to wit: The N. E. ¼ of S W ¼ and S. E. ¼ of N W ¼ Section 13, Township 14, Range 13 West in Fayette County, Alabama. And S. E. ¼ of NW ¼ of Section ----Township 13 Range 13 West in Marion County, Alabama. Also Lot 2 in Block 57 and the undivided half interest of Lots 3 and 4 in Block 57 in the town of Guin, Marion County, Alabama to satisfy said decree. This December 3, 1897 B. R. FITE, Register MARION ACADEMY Located at Guin, Marion County, on the K. C. M. & B Railroad. All things combine to make this a location well suited to school work,. Are you going off to school? Are you going to send your children off to school? Guin is the place. Look at the cost! Board $5; Tuition $1 to $2.50. Free Tuition is sometimes very dear. Things usually cost what they are worth. A class in Pedagogy will be maintained for the benefit of teachers and those who contemplate teaching. For particulars, call on or address ROBERT JONES, Principal Subscribe for the Gazette-Appeal. Only $1 a year. Here’s a sly chance. Everybody come. Traders, Farmers and everybody are invited to come to the Celebrated Trader’s Day at Guin, Alabama, on Saturday before the 4th Sunday in each month. Come and bring your old oxen, fortified mule and one-eyed horse. The Jockey will be here. Special inducements will be offered in the mercantile line on these days. Come, swap horses and get bargains that will tickle you as long as you live. You are benefited all around. See? “Small profits” is our motto. We are Headquarters for Dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes, & Groceries. We carry a complete line of men’s and boy’s secondhand clothing. See. No cutting below best on one or two articles and doubling up on a dozen others to make up. Our stock is complete. Country produce taken in exchange. Call and get our prices before buying elsewhere. S. J. BAIRD, Guin, Ala. BRADLEY’S is the place for what? Bargains in everything we handle. Please call and get our prices and be convinced that we will sell you honest goods for less money than any other house in town. Come on, come all, we mean business. W. R. BRADLEY, Guin, Ala. Ad for A Piano Sent on Trial PAGE 3 THE GAZETTE-APPEAL – Published Weekly WILDES AND JONES, EDITORS E. L. JONES, Manager and Publisher Entered at post office at Guin, Ala – A second-class matter Subscription rates One year $1 Six months 50 c Three months 25 c Guin, Ala. Dec. 10, 1897 ANNOUNCEMENTS Announcements for County officer will be made for $5 in advance PROBATE JUDGE I am a candidate for the office of Judge of Probate of Marion County, subject to the action of the Democratic party. T. J. FARIS The new rail road projects are, at least food for encouragement. Let us be hopeful. The total number of men employed in the Alabama mineral fields is 13,446 against 12,960 of last year. Colorado gold mines have turned out $22,000,000 of gold during this year. COMING The Illinois Central R. R. Co several months ago, purchase 17,000 acres of coal lands in Marion and Walker Counties. Now comes the encouraging news that the Illinois Central has surveyed a line of rail road from Aberdeen, Miss into Lamar County, in the direction of the Marion coal fields. This, no doubt, means a rapid development of the coal land purchase. We are hopeful of the speedy progress of this lien of road, and also the opening up of the recently surveyed coal fields of Marion County The Illinois Central has a branch road from Durant, Miss to Aberdeen. It is called the Clanton, Aberdeen & Nashville. This is the route by which it seems it intends to reach the coal lands. There is still another end to the story. It is that the Illinois Central is back of the projected road from Decatur to the Walker County coal field. Getting to Decatur it’s said to be their idea to purchase an abandoned rail road bed, graded from Decatur toward Nashville, eighty-six miles. This would give them a feeder into Nashville, and from a point in Walker County it could get fully into the Birmingham District, and thence to Birmingham itself. WASHINGTON LETTER – (From our Regular Correspondent) Washington, Dec. 4, 1897 We learn through the intelligence of Mr. ROBERT WOOD, of Mississippi of the birth of three fine, well developed boy babies, to Mrs. JONN SILAS, of near Splunge, Miss. All of them are living and doing well. This is another case of over production, one in which nature shows its hand. Nature and providence both seem favorable to over production sometimes. Yet we prefer smaller corps and quantities. IDILINGS Does the image of your first sweetheart ever peep through the haziness of bygone years to remind you how quickly and how easily forgotten were the vows of that first love?.................. ONE PRICE TO ALL Geo. Fox’s Gloss Starch 4 c Ladies Fast Black Cassimere Gloves 15 c Oil finish cloth window shades each 45 c Silk Handkerchiefs 35 c Amber Tipped dress, stays doz 5 c Gents working gloves, per pair 20 c Padlocks 5 c Good shoe blacking, 3 boxes for 5 c David’s black ink, 2 bottles for 5 c Best lead pencils, per doz 10 and 20 c Com note paper, 120 sheets for 10 c Large size com note, 120 sheets 20 c Fancy box paper, per box 8, 9 and 10 c Nice pen holders, each 1 c Hook and Eyes, 2 doz for 1 c Ladies and men’s silk ties 15 c Ladies and men’s handkerchiefs 5 c Large bath towels, per pair 30 c Spool thread 200 yards, on spool, 2 for 5 c Toilet soap 3 c a cake or 2 cakes for 5 c Ladies leather belts 10 c Corsets, good quality 37 to 65 c Turkey Red Embroidery 3 spools for 5 c Nice Pillow shams, per pair 25 to 30 c Kid hair curlers, per doz 5 c Suspenders per pair 5 to 35 c Sewing Machine Oil 6 oz, bottle for 5 c All the above goods are first class, no shoddy articles among them. W. T. SLOAN, Guin, Ala. P. B. PETERMAN, Guin, Ala. Dealer in watches, clocks, jewelry, spectacles and silverware, watches and jewelry repaired on short notice. E. L. JONES, Attorney-at-Law, Guin, Ala. Will practice in all the courts of Marion and adjoining counties. Collections a specialty W. C. DAVIS Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Ala. will practice in all the courts of Alabama and Mississippi T. J. SPRINGFIELD, MD., Physician and Surgeon, Guin, Ala. Offers his professional services to the citizens of Guin and surrounding country. Special attention given to diseases of women. All calls promptly attended day or night. Men of Good Judgment are taking advantage of our good goods at the low prices we offer them. We don’t claim to sell the cheapest in the city, but I do sell as cheap. Quality of goods considered. E. W. BROCK New model Crandall typewriter (picture of typewriter) – only 28 key characters. Writing in plain sight alignment can’t change. Most simple, durable and perfect Typewriter extant. Lowest Factory price $50. STATE NORMAL COLLEGE, Florence, Ala. A training school for teachers. Enrollment last year over 300. Tuition Free, Board, $8.00 to $12.00 per month. Necessary expenses from $35.00 to $125.00. Graduate secure good position. Fall Term begins Tuesday September 14, 1897. Send for catalogue to A. C. Wilson, President J. M. SPRINGFIELD & Co. Livery Feed and Sale Stable. Good Teams, Good Buggies, and Hacks. Careful Drivers. Guin, Ala. (picture of Livery Stable- (wood cut) THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, JAS. K. POWERS, L. L. D. President. New courses of Study, Classical, Scientific, Engineering. Professional Departments: law, Medicine. For announcement with details information, address the President at University P. O., Tuscaloosa County Ad for Birmingham Business College Ad for Parry Mfg Co – (picture of buggy) Ad for McElree’s Wine of Cardui PAGE 4 News of the failure of the crop in a large part of the European wheat belt and also in Argentina and other parts of the South American wheat producing sections……………….. MAMMOTH GUN CASTING The largest gun casting ever made in this country was case at the ordinance department of the Bethlehem Iron Company Thursday morning……………… Ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla Ad for Potash WOMAN’S WORLD WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING In 1890 says the Syracuse Herald, there were 1500 women stenographers or typewriters in New York, while today the number has passed 10,000. There were 1600 bookkeepers, and the number is now twice as great. There were 4500 teachers of all sorts, while at the present moment there are more than that upon the books of the Board of Education. In 1890 there were 1200 musicians and teachers of music, while now there are more than 2000. There were then but three women lawyers, and now there are several hundred. There are considerable numbers of women now to be found among architects, artists, art teachers, anchors, clergymen, deaconesses, dentists, designers, engineers newspaper workers, government officers, physicians, college professors, barbers, real estate agents, brokers, commercial travelers, peddlers, telegraph operators, telephone operators, electric light exports, cigar-makers, tobacco-workers, compositors, pressmen, confectioners, engravers, glass workers, glass decorators, goldsmiths, silver-smiths, cigarette-makers, gold-beaters and advertising agents. In fact, at the present time women are engaged in over nine hundred different industries or callings in the great city. MRS. BILL NYE’S MISFORTUNES The disasters which have come thick and fast upon Mrs. Clara F. Nye, widow of the late E. W. Nye (Bill Nye) the great humorist, since his death on February 22, 1896………………….. HOW ELIZABETH WAS DRESSED Queen Elizabeth’s love of sumptuous apparel, indeed, grew with her years, and the leading fashions of the Courts of Europe furnished her with designs for new dresses………………….. WOMEN AND LOW SALARIES According to Walter Besaut, the English novelist, low salaries and wages in America are largely due to the fact that women are crowding themselves into almost every occupation and underbidding the men. He suggests as a remedy that the women organize unions and agree upon a scale of salaries and wages……………… WHAT MINNIE WHEELER DID On the counter of a great Broadway establishment on Saturday was a beautiful bonnet. It was a Paris confection, flowers, ribbons, plumes, tips, ah, such an exquisite thing………………….. FASHION NOTES A stylish and elegant hat is of fine felt. The brim is wide and rolled up at one side. The trimming is of heavy rolls of velvet and long, thick ostrich plumes. Strange as it may sound, the theater hat proper is really the biggest and boldest affair imaginable. Yet no one finds fault with it, as its wearer always takes it off. The beautiful silvery gray feather boas, so popular in Paris at the beginning of the season, have been already discarded by the smartly dressed women, as they are too generally seen. Very smart are dresses of gray beige made with bodices pouched back and front, and completed with hats of silvery gray straw, having only a white paradise plume and a bow as trimming. Muffs come in the exaggerated sizes this year, but the most popular muff will be of medium size. It will have plenty of room for the hands, and room for a circulation of air, but it is not gigantic. The newest brushes, combs, etc for my lady’s dressing table, are made of turquoise or coral on tortoise shell. They come in beautiful designs, and yet gold, silver or ivory retain their place in popular favor, gold and silver being so serviceable, but ivory breaks easily. POPULAR SCIENCE ------------------ Besides the dyes, coal tar has yielded the universally used Vaseline, the medicinal of the anti-pyrine, anti-fabrine, phenncetine, and allied classes, a much-used lubricant and other articles of value for manufacturing purposes. HEALTH “DON’TS” Don’t neglect your house drains, nor the drainage about your house. The firs condition of family health is a dry and sweet atmosphere. With dry walls, a dry cellar, and drains that carry off refuse without letting in foul gases, half the battle for good health is won. Don’t let your wells or springs be infected by drainage or from other causes. Pure drinking water is indispensable for health at home or anywhere. Don’t keep the sun out of your living and sleeping rooms. Sunlight is absolutely necessary for a right condition of the atmosphere that we breathe and for our bodily well-being. Don’t sleep in the same flannels that you wear during the day. Don’t wear thin socks or light-soled shoes in cold or wet weather. Don’t catch cold. Catching cold is much more preventable than is generally supposed. A person in good physical condition is not liable to colds, and will not fall victim to them unless he is grossly careless. Keep the feet warm and dry, the head cool, the bowels and chest well protected; avoid exposure with an empty stomach; take care not to cool off too rapidly when heated; keep out of draughts; wear flannels and with the exercise of a little common sense in various emergencies, colds will be rare. If colds were a penal offense, we should soon find a way to prevent them. Don’t neglect personal cleanliness, but use the bath with moderation and in accordance with your general health. The daily cold bath is right enough with the rugged, but it is a great tax upon the vitality of persons not in the best health, and should be abandoned if the results are not found to be favorable, and tepid water used instead. Each man in these things should be a judge for himself; that which is excellent for one is often hurtful for another. Don’t have much confidence in the curative nature of drugs. The above is from the Phrenological Journal, which adds; Remember that Dr. Good Habits, Dr. Diet, and Dr. Exercise are the best doctors in the world. Ad for Hall’s Vegetable Sicilian hair Renewer Ad for Loosely Cycle Co Ad for J. Blach & Sons Ad for Dr. O. T. Dozier - Cures Ad for Walter Baker & Co Breakfast Cocoa File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/gazettea1721gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 28.9 Kb