Marion County AlArchives News.....HAMILTON NEWS PRESS October 17, 1895 ************************************************ 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 July 22, 2010, 4:27 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History October 17, 1895 Microfilm Ref Call #559 Microfilm Order #M1992.0966 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE HAMILTON NEWS-PRESS THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MARION COUNTY, ALABAMA VOL. 1-NO. 42 HAMILTON, ALA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1895 ONE DOLLAR A YEAR Calendar of October 1895 DIRECTORY CIRCUIT COURT Judge – T. R. ROULHAC, of Colbert County Solicitor – A. H. CARMICHAEL, of Colbert County Clerk – J. F. HAMILTON, Hamilton Sheriff – W. W. HALL, Hamilton Court meets on the 1st Monday after the 4th Monday in January and 2nd Monday in August CHANCERY COURT Chancellor – W. H. SIMPSON of Decatur Register – W. B. RIGGAN, Hamilton Court meets on Thursday after the 3rd Monday in April and October. COMMISSIONER’S COURT Meets on the 2nd Monday in February and August and the 1st Monday in April and November COUNTY OFFICERS Tax Assessor – T. J. FARIS, Bexar Tax Collector – M. M. FRAZIER, Hamilton Treasurer – J. B. WOOD, Hamilton PROBATE COURT Meets on the 2nd Monday in each month. CHURCH DIRECTORY M. E. CHURCH SOUTH – Services 1st Sunday in each month at 11 am and 7 pm and every 4th Sunday at 7 pm – Rev. W. A. BIVIN, Pastor SUNDAY SCHOOL - Sunday School at 9:30 am – W. R. WHITE, Supt. Prayer meeting Wednesday night. MASONIC HAMILTON LODGE NO. 344 G. N. STOKES, W. M.; W. J. THORN, S. D.’; A. H. BURLESON, J. D.,; G. B. MIXON, Treas., R. H. BAIRD, secy. GUIN LODGE NO. 478 T. J. SPRINGFIELD, W. M.; WATSON BROWN, S. W.; W. H. MATTHEWS, J. D.; M. T. AKERS, Treas. ; J. A. RILEY, secy WINFIELD LODGE NO. 364 E. VICKERY, W. M.; J. F. EARNEST, S. D.; J. M. SPANN, J. D.; J. C. EAGAN, Treas.; G. MUSGROVE, Secy. HACKLEBURG LODGE NO. 526 A. N. CANTRELL, W. M.; W. W. FREDERICK, S. W.; O. N. GREEN, J. D.; E. Z. MIXON, Treas.; JOHN A . GANN, Secy BEXAR LODGE NO. 230 JOHN ARNOLD, W. M.; W. L. WHITEHEAD, S. W.; W. A. BALLARD, J. W.; A. L. MOORMAN, Treas.; T. J. YOUNG, Secy. PLEASANT HILL LODGE NO 321 W. H. FLIPPO, W. M.; PORTER DU BOISE, S. W.; SETH BOTTOMS, Treas.; .A RANDOLPH, Secy. GUIN DIRECTORY Mayor – J. A. SHAW Marshal – Aldermen – J. T. WESTBROOK, S. J. BAIRD, J. T. CARPENTER, J. J. POPE, and T. T. HILBURN Churches: METHODIST – Services every third Sunday at night and fourth Sunday at 11 a.m. D. W. WARD, pastor. Sunday School at 2:30 p.m. W. H. MATTHEWS, superintendent. Epworth League every Friday night, J. P. RILEY, President. BAPTIST – Services first and third Sundays. W. H. LANTRIP, Pastor. Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a.m. CHRISTIAN – Services second Sunday in each month at 11 a.m. WINFIELD DIRECTORY Mayor – W. R. HANEY Marshal – J. D. CANTERBURY Aldermen – W. J. TRULL, S. W. MOSS, J. R. JONES, T. A. ROBERTS and J. B. WHITEHEAD Churches: METHODIST – Services every third Sunday and Saturday night before D. W. WARD, Pastor. BAPTIST – Services every second Sunday and Saturday night before. ARTHUR REEVES, pastor CHRISTIAN – Not appointed yet Union Sunday School every Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. R. F. CARNES, Superintendent T. H. ROBERTSON, Winfield, Ala. will buy 2,000 bales of cotton and all the country produce you bring him. He carries a full line of dry goods, notions, boots and shoes, hats and caps, clothing, hardware, groceries, saddles, bridles and all kinds of farming implements. Full stock of snuff and tobacco. J. F. EARNEST, P. M. R. SPANN. SPANN & EARNEST keeps on hand dry goods, shoes, clothing, groceries, tobacco and snuff, farming tools, hardware, tin ware, crockery, and all kinds ladies’ goods. Highest price paid for cotton & county produce. Winfield, Ala. F. T. MCCOLLUM, Winfield, Alabama. Dealer in dry goods, notions, hats and caps, shoes, clothing, groceries, tobacco and snuff, hardware, farming tools, cane mills, tin ware, groceries and jewelry. Ladies’ hats and goods a specialty will buy cotton and country produce at highest market prices. SOUTHERN FRUIT NURSERY, Winfield, Ala. I have on hand and for sale a fine lot of fruit trees, full acclimate, and every one I propose to sell satisfactorily tested, consisting of Apples, Pears, Peaches, and Vines. I will deliver at Nursery at 10c per tree. If delivered elsewhere, the cost of transportation will be added. My scions are all two and three years old, are hardy and growing finely. Catalogues furnished upon application to W. J. TRULL, Winfield, Ala. Orders left with Mr. S. E. WILSON, Editor News Press. Hamilton, Ala will receive prompt attention. The best country. Where is it? If you are going to Arkansas, Texas or the Indian Territory, take the Iron Mountain Route. The best and most comfortable line from Memphis. Two trains each day carrying free reclining chair cars. No change of cars Memphis to Little Rock, Texarkana, Marshall, Longview, Terrell, Big Sandy, Mineral, Milis Point, Dallas, Fort Worth and other points. Ask for your tickets via the Iron Mountain Route. All agents have them. If you wills end me a letter stating Where you are going? When you are going? Where you start from? How many there are in your party? I will write or call at your house and furnish you with the fullest information regarding routes, lowest rates of fare, besides maps, descriptive and illustrated land pamphlets, resort books, guides, etc. Cheap rates to parties emigrating west. The traveling agents of this company are constantly looking after the interests of the line, and will look after all parties in person. For any further information write to H. D. Wilson, J. E. Rehilander, General Agent, Trav. Pass. Agt. Memphis, Tenn. FREE SILVER OR YELLOW GOLD – Mr. WILL B. FORD Makes Reply to J. S. C. on Finances Editor News Press: I wish to reply to some of the statements of J. S. C. in your last issue. The question now confronting the people is not one of “home government, et.” – that question was settled long ago – in 1776. The question now is whether or not we shall adopt a currency that has been tried by every civilized nation in the world and has in every case been a failure. I challenge any one to show when and where the free coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 1 to 16 has ever secured what was desired of it – the concurrent circulation of both as money…………….. It is through madness that we hate an enemy, and think of revenge ourselves; and it is through indolence that we are appeased and do not revenge ourselves. REDEMPTION OF STATE LANDS – Five Years Taxes Must be Paid to Regain them – [Tuscaloosa Times] The state, in adopting a new and more positive way of treating the question of disposal of lands sold for taxes and bought in by the state, offers, by virtue of an act of the last general assembly, very liberal terms of settlement with persons who have been owners of the lands and desire to redeem them. ………………. The man who never has a good word to speak for his neighbors and acquaintances, but on the other hand is always saying hard things about them, will soon discover that he is one of the greatest fools living. He will have no friends, no one will respect him, and the finger of scorn and derision will constantly point at him, and the arrows of malice he points at others will rebound and pierce his own breast with a deadly sting, even stronger than remorse. It never profits any one to speak disparagingly of any one. To avenge one’s self is to confess that one has been wounded, but it is not the part of a noble mind to be wounded by an injury; a great mind, and one which is conscious of its own true worth, does not avenge an injury, because it does not feel it. A day at a time is the way to live a happy life. Ridicule is the argument of the ignorant. PAGE 2 GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY Princeton worsted the University of Virginia in the foot bal game at Baltimore. The First National Bank of Alexandria, La. Capital $50,000 has been duly authorized to begin business. J. W. Eggleston, wholesale grocer at Fort Worth, Tex., filed a deed of trust the other day naming Luther L. Boaz as trustee. …………. Sunday night a large stock barn on the farm of Mrs. Monroe Leer, near Paris, Ky burned……. At Church grove, in Knox County, Tenn. Monday afternoon, Walter Hansard, aged 23 was shot and killed by Ezra Hamilton, aged 19. They had quarreled before at church about a girl. Monday afternoon they met in the road, with the result above stated. Hamilton made good his escape. An extensive fire at the wharf of the Seaboard Air Line at Norfolk, Va. …………. Three men on horseback were waylaid and shot from ambush by Hettie Burns and her son, John, in Butler county, Ky. Sunday night. One was fatally and the others dangerously wounded. The sheriff and posse are searching for the assassins. The messenger who brought the news to the nearest telegraph station did not know the names of the men who were shot. The case at Palatka, Fla. before the corner’s jury of the death of J. P. Lamb, whose assignation was mentioned last week, resulted in the jury finding the following verdict: “We, the jury, find that deceased came to this death by gunshot wound at the hands of B. F. Squires, and recommend that said B. F. Squires be held to answer for the same a the circuit court.” The state was represented by Co. G. W. M. Williams, Judge W. H. Wigg is employed to represented the defendant. Coal operators in the Hocking Valley coal region have advanced wages of their men, as per contract. A four-story brick block on Lawrence street, Denver, Col. was burned Sunday evening. Losses, divided among tenants of the several stores and rooms, aggregated $78,000. In a quarrel resulting from a crap game at Wilmot, Ark Sunday night, Zeno Allen, a 16-year old boy, shot and killed John Norvell, and seriously wounded Levi Norvell, and a merchant named Moseley. Allen is in jail. J. W. Wilson, who lives near Jackson’s Hole, reported at Idaho Falls, Idaho, Sunday that Captain smith, who precipitated the Indian trouble in the Jackson’s Hole country last July, and two other white men were killed by the Indians on October 3rd. The killing took place a the lower end of Jackson’s Hole, the victims being shot from ambush. Southbound freight train No. 1657, the New York boat freight, the fastest freight on the Worcester division of the New York,………… At the docks of the Murphy Lumber company, Green Bay, Wis. three-quarters of a million logs were swept away by fire Monday…………… An attempt was made near Cochran, Ind. to wreck the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern express Wednesday night for St. Louis…………… Silver certificates went up to 69 ½ on purchase of 55,000 ounces of New York a few days ago. Thirty houses were burned at Bayard, W. Va. Wednesday night. Loss $50,000. It is learned from W. G. Maxwell, of the law firm of Chandler, Maxwell & Phillip, 120 Broadway, New York City, that a decree of divorce on the ground of incompatibly has been granted Mrs. Amelle Rives Chandler. There was no opposition to the decree. Nothing in the pleadings of the proceedings reflected on either of the parties. FOREIGN A dispatch from Vienna says earthquakes shook up a number of towns in that country Wednesday night. A report via London says trouble occurred between Turks and Armenians recently, in which many of the latter were killed. A dispatch from Constantinople says that while the city is quiet the streets are still patrolled by soldiers and many arrests have been made. The Sultan, when he appears in public, has an unusually large body-guard. All the Armenians hitherto employed about the Yildiz palace have been dismissed. Advices from Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, under date of September 22d, are to the effect that Queen Ranavalona has issued a proclamation accusing her army of cowardice. Her majesty declares that she will neither have the capital nor yield to the French. Foreigners are unable to leave the city. A dispatch from Shanghai says that the Viceroy of Foo Chow is preventing the enforcement at Kucheng of orders promulgated from Pekin. Foreign consuls report that in consequence of the action of this official, it is perfectly useless to proceed with the inquiry into the recent outrages. British Vice- Consul Allen has left Kucheng in disgust. The war office in Paris has received a dispatch from Andriba, under date of October 9, stating that Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar has made peace with the French, and General Metzinger has been nominated as governor of Antananarivo. FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION OF GAS – Harry Cooleridge, of the Yale “Devil’s Auction Company” Disemboweled At 3:20 Wednesday afternoon a terrific explosion occurred in the Merchant’s opera house, Corsicana, Tex. where the Yale “Devils’ Auction” company was preparing to play. A force of stage workmen was engaged in readjusting the scenery and otherwise getting the stage in shape, and Harry Cooleridge, master of transportation and manager of the calcium lights for the company was testing a cylinder. There arose some doubt as to whether or not it contained black gas, and a bystander suggested that he try it with a match He struck a match and touched it to the cylinder and the explosion at once followed, a wrecking the scenery and tearing out two windows, thirty feet distant…………. GEN. MAHONE’S BURIAL – Old Comrades and Other Citizens Pay Tribute at Petersburg, Va. When the remains of Gen. Mahone reached Petersburg they were met by the member of the A. P. Hill camp Confederate Veterans, under commanf of Lieut. Morgan………… THIEVES RESIST TO DEATH A fearful shooting affray occurred near Twohigs stations on the I. & G. N. Railway, eight miles north of Laredo, Tex. Sunday night which resulted in the death of J. Shaw, An American ranchman, two Mexican men, a Mexican child and the wounding of a Mexican woman……….. HELD A TRAIN UP FOR EIGHTY CENTS At midnight last Sunday the northbound train on the St. Louis and San Francisco road was held up near Gaston, I. T. by a gang of six road agents. They got 80 cents for their risk, failing to open the express safe. STATE TOPICS COTTON SEED OIL MILL Messrs. J. W. Ledbetter, J. J> Eubanks, C. B. Clark and N. A. Alexander will build a cotton seed oil mill at piedmont. A SCHOOL FOR NEGRO GIRLS Sixty acres of land has been purchased by a Mrs. Baker, of Philadelphia, near Osama, on which will be erected a school for negro girls. BREWTON WANTS A BRIDGE The merchants and business men of Brewton are calling on the county officials to build a good bridge across Conecuh River near there. FORT PAYNE HAS A FIRE The Carr Lime Works at Fort Payne, were destroyed by fire Friday night……….. SAYS THE CROP IS SHORT A Camden correspondent reports the cotton crop 60 percent short, but says the farmers will realize more for this year’s crop than for the large one last year. A NEW ENTERPRISE Demopolis is to have a new steam laundry, and the gentlemen who have the matter in hand promise that the new enterprise will be strictly up to date in every particular. NOW THEY BREAK STONE The two car breakers, Jim Fiske and Jim Stone, who were arrested in Atlanta some time ago and brought back to Birmingham, have had their trial and got a year in the pen. MEXICAN COLONISTS RETURNING Thirty odd more of the negro Mexican colonists have set their feet upon Alabama soil again. They arrived at Birmingham Sunday morning, hungry, ill-clad, small pox marked and penniless. HUNG JURIES GO HUNGRY During circuit court at Linden, Judge Tyson informed the jury in a civil case that could not agree that the county was only bound to pay hung juries in felony cases, and they could send to their homes and get their meals. ADDING INSULT TO INJURY Mr. John D. Moseley, of Selma, returning from church Sunday morning and met a strange negro coming out of his residence with a suit of his clothes on. The negro attacked him with a brick Moseley went off for a policeman and the negro escaped. OFF TO THE SCHOOL OF CRIME Blake Miller, the boy who was arrested in Atlanta for stealing a watch in Birmingham, was sentenced Saturday to the mines for one year, and to pay the costs. H will have about sixteen months to work in the mines, ample time for graduation. THIRTEEN YEARS IN THE MINES Jim Johnson, the white man who was arrested at Birmingham one morning early after having just committed a burglary, and who claimed he was from East St. Louis and was on his way to Atlanta last week to take in the exposition, was sentenced to thirteen years in the mines. DRUGGED AND ROBBED J. T. Chapman, a patent medicine man from Columbus, Miss. reported to the police at Selma Sunday night that he had been drugged in a barroom and robbed of more than $100. He was still under the influence of some drug when he reached the police station. The affair is being investigated by the police. UNMITIGATED GERNAL CUSSEDNESS A man giving a number of aliases but admitting his correct name is Jno. Vaillant, of Atlanta, has been arrested in Mobile at the instance of George H. Hewitt, of Atlanta on the charge of being a dangerous and suspicious character, obtaining money on false pretenses, larceny and beating his board bills. CALHOUN’S TAX ASSESSMENT The tax assessments of Calhoun county for this year have been completed and show that the estimated value of real estate…………….. A POST OFFICE ROBBED Fred Mankin, a young man employee in the rolling mills at Gate City, and Mollie Gallacher, who lives at Gate City were arrested on a warrant sworn out by post office inspector Little………. SHOT THROUGH THE LEFT LUNG Jerry White and Peter Davis had an altercation on St. Phillip’s Street, Selma, Sunday…………… CALLED UP HIGHER Judge F. a. Gamble, of Jasper, Ala. died at his home in that city last Saturday. The deceased was a man of large influence and had done much for the development of the material interests of his town and county…………… TWO NEGROES AND A RAZOR “Chip” Carleton, a colored barber cut and seriously wounded Adam Appleton Saturday afternoon in Dishman Berry’s shop, Gadsden…………… PRISONERS FOR THE MINES Special Officer F. M. Connell, of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad company, arrived in Birmingham Sunday evening………… AFTER MOONSHINERS Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Hughes and Deputy Marshall Perkins made a raid on an illicit distillery in the mountains near the line of Winston and Marion counties, a few days since and captured a 40-galloon copper still with copper cap and worm. It had a capacity of about eight or ten gallons per day, and was worth about $150. Besides the still there was also captured 600 gallons of beer, a barrel of syrup, five gallons of whisky, and a lot of half made stuff. All of it was destroyed. When the officers appeared on the scene a man and a boy were at work; they had just made a run of whisky. At the sight of the officers the man made off and succeeded in escaping. The boy was caught, but is too young to prosecute. ALABAMA DAY AT THE EXPOSITION Alabama Day has been fixed for the 11th of October, next Friday, and the Alabama Press Association will be there in a body……………. CORBETT AND FITZ – Expect to Come Together in Hot Springs, Ark. Oct. 31st The conference at Dallas, Tex regarding the Corbett-Fitz-Simmons prize fight is at an end, and Hot Springs, Ark. has been selected as the location for the battle…………… THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR John don Farden, alias T. J. Franklin, arrested at Baltimore, Md. charged with the theft of $16,000 from his employers, waived extradition proceedings and was taken west by a detective who has been on his trial since the robbery occurred a few weeks ago…………… CHILD BURNED TO DEATH The little child of John Elrod, in the lower end of Cherokee county, N. C. was recently burned to death. The parents left it to take care of the baby while they went to the field to work. In some manner its clothes caught fire. The little one tried to put out the flames, but failed to do so. Its clothing was burned entirely off, leaving only the band of its dress around its neck. The body was terribly burned. Before it died, the little one crawled up into the cradle, where it was found by its parents, and was hardly recognizable. The grief of the parents over the accident is extremely heart rendering. A BRAVE ENGINEER On Monday evening a northbound train on the Grand Rapids road, when about two miles from Kalamazoo Mich., was signaled to stop. The engineer put on all steam and the train rushed on, receiving as it passed the group of robbers a fusillade of bullets, one of which shattered the headlight. LIVE WASHINGTON NOTES RECORDS OF THE WLLER CASE SYSTEMATIC MAIL ROBBERS The post office department has been advised of wholesale systematic robberies of mail matter at Nashville, Tenn. by two drivers of mail wagons. But meager particulars have been received by the post office department and the post office is inspectors of that city are making further investigation. MOVEMENTS OF CHINA’S MINISTER THE BREWERS WILL KICK There is a strong intimation that Secretary Carlisle has after advising with the president, decided to recommend to congress the imposition of an additional tax of $1 a barrel on beer………….. JUDGE BRADLEY has ordered the discharge of Major Armes from the custody of the military authorities by whom he was held under the orders of General Schofield, as acting secretary of war……… Returns to the statistical division of the department of agriculture for the month of October make cotton show a decline of 5.7 points ………. LAW COVERS ALL THE LAND Attorney-general Harmon reiterates his statement made last week that the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight will not come off on any ground over which the United States has jurisdiction. The talk that the six nations of Indian tribes have exclusive jurisdiction over their reservations in the country and by adopting the prize fighters as members of the tribe can thus put them outside the pale of Federal jurisdiction, is regarded in Federal circles as simply nonsense without basis of fact………. AFTER FIFTEEN YEAR’S ABSENCE When Gov. McKinley becomes a private citizen again next January he will retire to Canton, Ohio, and will occupy the little house which he and Mrs. McKinley occupied immediately after their marriage…………. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH TRAP It has been ascertained that Contractor Jacob Myers was responsible for the collapse of the platform at the laying of the corner-stone of St. Mary’s church, Loraine, O. Monday by which a child was killed an fifty people injured. DISASTROUS COLLION OF TRAIN – Eighteen People Killed and Twenty-five fatally hurt THE SUGAR PLANTERS - They Organize a White Republican Party, with Independent Action The plan for a white republican party was launched in New Orleans a few nights since. ………… OPENING VALUABLE MINES In the vicinity of Hot Springs, Ark. has bee developed the most extensive and best supply of iron pyrites in the world…………. THREE MEN ASPHYSIATED Three men lost their lives at Pemberville, O. last Saturday in an attempt to drill to a successful conclusion the water well on the Fappell property. The well has been in process of construction for several days. This afternoon it was hot with nitro-glycerin, an in due time Henry Fappell was send town to ascertain the result. He had been down over the half hour without those above getting any response, and Charles and Louis Wegman went down to see what, if anything was the trouble. In an hour the three men were taken out dead, having been asphyxiated. CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH At Snyder Station, thirty miles from Tweed, Ont. A dwelling house occupied by Thomas Lindsay and family was destroyed by fire and six occupants cremated. ………… THREATS O LYNCHING INDULGED The present whereabouts of Dr. Hacker, arrested for the killing of Mrs. Teague is an attempt to produce abortion, are unknown to the public, and threats of lynching are indulged in on all sides. He has been put under $1,000 bond to appear for trial at Rutledge, Tenn. October 12th. It is stated on good authority that this is the third death under similar circumstances that has been traced to Hacker. Hughes has not been located yet, but the officers are on his track. Mrs. Teague left three children; her husband died four years ago. A FATHER POISONS HIS CHILDREN A special from Griffin, Ga. says News reached this city Wednesday of a tragedy that occurred in Pike County near Milner, on Monday in which eight or nine children lost their lives by poison administered by their father. It seems from the best information that Tom Speer, taking advantage of his wife’s absence, and being propped by jealousy, administered the fatal drug to his children. It was “Rough on Rates” and the fiend is now behind the bars. The last report of the Zurich penitentiary shows that forty-eight of the male convicts were “disciplined” for talking, while none of the female inmates had to be punished for the same offense. “Distressing symptoms of the degeneracy of man are reported from everywhere” laments the New York World. A writer in a San Francisco paper proposes that every county should hold a certain amount of land to be worked by the unemployed, not as poor farms are now held, but rather in the line of the recent experiment in vacant lot farming. That experiment is succeeding so well that the New York World thinks, it may show better way of giving public aid to the helpless than by treating them as paupers. PAGE 3 Ad for McElree’s Wine of Cardui Ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla Ad for Imperial Granum Ad for Heckers Buckwheat REV. DR. TALMAGE – Subject: “A Point Blank Question” THE FIRST TEETOTALER – Death of Rev. JOEL JEWELL at a Ripe Old Age INDIANS PRESENT COMPLAINTS - -Ogalaliah and Brule Sioux at the Interior Department There was a picturesque scene in the office of Assistant Indian Commissioner Smith, Washington, when about seventy-five Ogalallah and Brule Sioux of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show called to have a powwow in regard to affairs affecting their interests. The Indians were fine specimens of physical manhood, and were bedecked with feathers head dress, and their features were decorated with variegated colors paint. There were three squaws and one papoose among them, the latter occupying the attention of the lady clerks, who fed it sugar and treated the little redskin to a ride on the elevator, much to its delight. Several chiefs addressed Commissioner Smith through an interpreter, reviewing their affairs, and one old warrior, who spoke at length, said that if he told of the unfulfilled promises of the Government to the Indians the show would have to be postponed, as it would take him two days to do it. One of the principal complaints of the Indians was the reduction in the price paid them for hauling freight. Commissioner Smith replied to the speakers, and explained the action of the Government in regard to their affairs. Colonel Cody and Major Burks accompanied the Indians. HORRORS OF THE MADAGASCAR WAR A MID-CONTINENTAL EXPOSITON Indianapolis is preparing for a mid-continental exposition in 1900. QUEEN OF THE WEST – California, where the Sun Gives Uncle Sam a Good-Night Kiss Glowing words of praise were uttered by Rev. E. D. Dills, of San Francisco, when the described California to the Christian Endeavourers at Boston. Said he: ……………… DON’T OVER-EXERCISE – The Danger Which Confronts the Novice of the Wheel When Corbett, always rugged far beyond his fellows, goes into training, no exacting exercises is undertaken at the outset, so greatly do his mentors feat the evil consequences of over-exertion. ……….. Ad for Syrup of Figs Ad for Pearline Ad for Potash PAGE 4 THE NEWS PRESS Issued Every Thursday R. F. CARNES, Proprietor S. E. WILSON, Editor and Manager Entered at the post office at Hamilton, Ala, as second class matter Subscription Rates One year $1.00 Six Months .50 Three months .25 LIBERTY BELL One of the most brilliant scenes of the Atlanta Exposition occurred on last Wednesday when the historic old Liberty bell was formally placed in charge of the Atlanta authorities……………. Why is there so much difficulty in getting an honest measure of value and so little difficulty in obtaining an honest measure of length? ……………… There is no question but that silver was the first metal ever used as money…………………. SILVER AS MONEY Gold standard advocates assert that silver has never proven a satisfactory money metal, but they fail to produce any evidence to sustain their position…………………… Why is it that statesmen, professing honesty, advocate contraction of the circulation medium. ……… We have received an exchange the Sunday Herald, published in Memphis, by Charles J. F. Woeller, and edited by that prince of newspapermen, M W. Connolly. The paper before us is a fine specimen of typographic art, and its columns are filled with choice reading matter. We wish the Herald and its promoters unbounded success. Judge F. A. Gamble, a prominent lawyer and local minister of Jasper, Ala died on the 5th inst. He was a prominent Mason. He leaves a family and a large circle of friends to mourn his death. Ad for Beatty’s Organs and Pianos An interesting letter has been received from Rev. H. C. HARRIS, Cheyenne, O. T. too late for this week, but will appear next. AN OUTING – A Very Pleasant Trip Taken to the County For the first time since he has resided in Hamilton, the editor of the News Press fond time to take an outing. On last Saturday ye editor, in company with that genial young disciple of Blackstone, W. R. APPLING, visited Pearce’s Mill, where we arrived about noon. We found Mr. PEARCE and his corps of accomplished assistants head over heels in business. There was a crowd of citizens there, and they all appeared to have plenty of money or good credit, for all were purchasing goods very freely. We were particularly impressed with the evidences of real prosperous business that we met at every turn. Thy first object that attracted our attention was a large flour and grist mill and cotton gin, before which were several wagons loaded with seed cotton, some unloading, while others awaited their turn. Mr. PEARCE informed us that he was paying $2.60 per hundred for cotton in the seed and $8.30 for lint cotton. Mr. PEARCE’S is certainly a model of a country store, laid off in separate departments, in regular city style, and each department is well filled with goods. Mr. PEARCE certainly does an immense business, as proprietor and clerks were all very busy every moment of our stay. There was a justice’s court in session in the rear room of the store. Mr. PEARCE and one of his customers had disagreed about some business matter, which was subjected to the court for arbitratement. There were no attorneys in the case, each party representing his own side of the question. It appears that MR. PEARCE had the advantage in the evidence, in the mind of the court, as judgment was rendered in his favor. We secured the services of Mr. JOHN W. ROBERTSON to represent the News Press at Pearce’s Mill, to receive and receipt for subscriptions, job work and advertisements. The people kindly gave us their attention while we made a few remarks in the interest of our paper, which were listened to attentively and we flatter ourselves were well received, and as Mr. PEARCE publicly indorsed the News Press in strong terms, we are encouraged to expect quite an addition to our subscription list in the near future. We enjoyed our visit very much and promise ourself that this shall not be the last. We extend thanks to Mr. PEARCE, and his assistants, JOHN W. ROBERSON and FRANK M. CLARK, for the courtesies extended to us during our stay with them. We found this people well posted on the financial question and are for the free coinage of silver, so far as we heard expression. ONLY FOR A LITTLE WHILE – Did Peter Frederick Have His Liberty Last Sunday Some excitement prevailed in our usually quiet town on last Sunday directly afternoon, by the escape from the county jail of PETER FREDERICK, who was held for trial under the charge of adultery. Sheriff HALL had rode off to water his horse. The key to the jail had been left on a barrel where FREDERICK could se it from the grate in the jail door. Sheriff HALL’S baby boy was playing near by and PETER attempted to bribe the child to give him the key, which the little fellow refused to do, but took up the key and approached near the door of the jail. FREDERICK thrust his arm through the grate, grabbed the boy, secured the key, unlocked the door and made his escape. It was soon noised abroad that a prisoner had escaped, and every man in town (the most of them had gone to Hepsaba to church) turned out and joined in the chase, but Peter had too much the start, and the crowd soon returned to town to discuss the pros and cons of the affair. The crowd about came to the conclusion that further pursuit, at least at present, would prove futile. Sheriff HALL felt it to be his duty to use every exertion to recapture his man. So he and Deputy RIGGAN mounted their steeds and rode off in the direction of PETER’S home. They went in that direction some 12 or 15 miles and secreted themselves by the roadside and awaited developments. About 10 o’clock at night their vigils were rewarded. Sure enough, PETER had started for home, and weary and footsore, he walked right into the trap set for him by the witty officers. He made no resistance, and was made to “right about face,” and was escorted back to the quarters from which he so unceremoniously took his leave a few hours before, a more tired and sore, if not a wiser and better man. The raid on the treasury to obtain gold for the Austrian deal of 1893 and surrender of the control of the finances of the government to a foreign banking establishment by the bond deal of 1895, together with the activity of Federal officials hunting down petty misdemeanors, verify the German proverb that, “We hang little thieves and off our hats to big ones.” CONSOLIDATED NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office, Huntsville, Ala. October 8, 1895 Notice is hereby given that the following named settlers have filed notice of their intention to make final proof in support of their claims, and that said proofs will be made before the Probate Judge of Marion county at Hamilton, Ala on November 22d, 1895, viz: MARION T. HENSON, Homestead Entry No. 19,153 for the SW ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 1, T 12 S R 14 West. He names the following witnesses to prove him continuous residence upon and cultivation of said lands, viz: ALBERT HUGHES, HENRY L. HUGHES, WILLIAM F. CANTRELL, and WILLIAM F. GREEN, all of Pikeville, Ala. Also MILLS J. POPE, Homestead Entry No. 18,096 for the NW ¼ of NE ¼ and S ½ of NE ¼ Sec 20, and SW ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 21 T 11 S R 13 W. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JOSEPH B. MCKINLEY, OBEDIAH G. MCKINLEY, FRANCIS M. MCKINLEY, and CHARLES D. MCKINLEY, all of Pearce’s Mills, Ala. JESSE W. ELLIS, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office, Huntsville, Ala. October 12, 1895 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Probate Judge of Marion county at Hamilton, Ala on November 30th 1895, viz: REASON COLBURN, Homestead Entry NO. 20,216, for the E ½ of SE ¼ of Sec 35, T 12 S R 11 W. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JOHN T. O’MARY, RICHARD L. MCGOUGH, JOHN A. BEAZLEY, and WILLIAM M. KNIGHT. JESSE W. ELLIS, Register NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILWAY COMPANY Notice is herby given that on Wednesday the 20th day of November 1895 at the office of the Birmingham Sheffield & Tennessee River Railway Company in Sheffield, Alabama., We, the undersigned Commissioners, appointed by the Secretary of State of Alabama, will open books of subscription to the capital stock of a railroad corporation, to be organized under the laws of Alabama, to be called “Northern Alabama Railway company.” R. T. SIMPSON GEORGE P. JONES R. T. SIMPSON, JR. October 15, 1895 HO! Every one that thirsteth. Best flour and meal made at my fine custom mills, at Guin, Alabama. New wheel, bolting cloths, spindles and belts – all in perfect order. Dry goods and notions, as low as the lowest. Give me a trial. E. W. BROCK. Ad for Singer Sewing Machine - $25 TAX COLLECTOR’S NOTICE You will take notice that I will attend at the following named places and dates for the purpose of collecting the state and county taxes for year 1895. Second Round Pikeville Hamilton Rye Camps Bexar Shottsville Reed’s Hackleburg Goddard Kimbrough Howell’s Pearce’s Clarks Texas Winfield Guin Remember that Poll-Tax is delinquent after the 30th of November and will bear 8 percent interest from date of being delinquent and the state and county tax will be delinquent after the 31st of December, and the same will bear interest after delinquency. Please meet me promptly and settle your taxes. You may expect costs and interest after delinquency. This Oct. 10, 1895 M. M. FRAZIER, Tax-Collector, Marion Co. Ala. TAX ASSESSOR’S NOTICE – First Round I will be at the following places on the days named for the purpose of assessing the state and county taxes for the year 1896, viz: Bexar, Camps Shottsville Rye’s Hamilton, Pearce’s Texas, Winfield Guin Pikeville Reid’s Hackleburg Goddard Kimbrough Howell’s Taxpayers please meet me promptly and list your property. If you fail cost many be expected. No property is exempt from taxation unless listed and no one can make returns of the property of another except as provided in section 477 of the Code. T. J. FARIS, Tax Assessor Marion County, Ala. NOTICE By virtue of an act of the General Assembly of Alabama, Approved February 9th 1895 I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the Court house in Hamilton Marion County, Ala no the Fourth day of November 1895 …………. This September 12th 1895 JASON P. FORD, Judge of Probate ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Under and by virtue of an order and decree of the Honorable J. P. FORD, judge of Probate Court of marion County, State of Alabama, I, R. N. TERRELL, administrator of the estate of ELIJAH CANTRELL, deceased, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for one third cash, balance on twelve months time with approved security, at Bexar Alabama, on Monday the 4th day of November 1895 at 12 o’clock the following described real estate property belong to said estate to wit: Five acres south side of NE ¼ of NW ¼ and S ½ of SW ¼ and 35 acres in southwest part of NW ¼ of SW ¼ Sec 7 T 10 R 15 and E ½ of SW ¼ and 52 acres on east side of W ½ of SE ¼ Sec 12, T 10, R 16. R. N. TERRELL, Administrator PROFESSIONAL CARDS – J. D. MCCLUSKEY, W. C. DAVIS, C. E. MITCHELL – MCCLUSKEY,DAVIS, & MITCHELL Attorneys at Law, Vernon and Hamilton, Ala. Will practice in all the courts of Alabama and Mississippi. W. R. APPLING, Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Alabama. Will practice in Marion and adjoining counties. All business entrusted to my care will receive prompt attention B. R. FITE, Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Ala. Will practice in Marion and adjoining counties, in the federal courts at Huntsville and the Supreme Court of the State. Special attention given to the collection of claims. W. H. KEY W. S. HESTER KEY & HESTER, Attorneys at Law - Russellville, Ala will practice in Franklin and adjoining counties, in the Supreme Court and the Federal court at Huntsville. Mr. Key will be in Hamilton on the first Monday in each month. GEO. C. ALMON W. I. BULLOCK, ALMON & BULLOCK, Attorneys at Law, Russellville Ala. will practice in Franklin and adjoining counties ,and especially in Marion; also in the Federal court at Huntsville and in the Supreme Court at Montgomery. T. J. SPRINGFIELD, M. D. Physician and Surgeon, Guin, Alabama. Offers his professional services to the citizens of Guin and surrounding country. Special attention given to diseased of women. All calls promptly attended day or night. Ad for Beatty’s Organs and Pianos Ad for Dictionary of U. S. History Ad for Gilmore & Co. Ad for Two Superb Engravings PAGE 5 THE NEWS PRESS Issued Every Thursday Hamilton, Oct. 17, 1895 RAILROAD TIME TABLE – KANSAS CITY, MEMPHIS, & BIRMINGHAM Guin No. 1 East Bound 11:33 a.m. No. 2 West Bound 3:40 p.m. No. 3 East Bound 2:44 a.m. No. 4 West Bound 2:02 a.m. Through tickets on sale. G. M. MCWHORTER, Agent Winfield No. 1 East Bound 11:47 a.m. No. 2 West Bound 3:26 p.m. No. 3 East Bound 2:56 a.m. No. 4 West Bound 1:47 a.m. Through Tickets on sale. R. F. CARNES, Agent THE MAILS At Hamilton: Guin – Arrives at 6 p.m. and leaves at 5 a.m. Fulton – Arrives at 6 p.m. and leaves at 6 a.m. Hackleburg – Arrives at 12 m and leaves at 1 p.m. Belgreen – Arrives at 11:40 a.m. and leaves at 12 m At Winfield: Train at 11:47 and 3:27 p.m. Pearce’s Mills – Arrives at 11:20 a.m. and leaves at 12 m Haley’s – Arrives at 12 m and leaves at 15:30 p.m. on Monday and Friday Fayette – Arrives at 9 a.m. and leaves at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday LOCAL NEWS It will pay you to go to Littleton at Guin for your supplies. Mrs. H. M. ROWE, living near Hackleburg, is quite sick with fever. Big stock of dry goods at Littleton’s. Bought at 40 c on the dollar. There is considerable sickness hereabouts. Our physicians are kept busy. Biggest bargains in Gent’s Furnishing goods at Littleton’s than ever before. Hon. W. C. DAVIS went to Fulton, Miss. last Tuesday on professional business. Big stock of fancy and heavy groceries just received at Littleton’s at Guin, ala. The second delivery of “Dictionary of United States History” will be made on and after December 1, 1895. Big stock of clothing just received at Littleton’s. Will sell at 75 cents on the dollar of wholesale cost. Rev. W. A. BIVEN preached an interesting and instructive sermon to an attentive audience at the Methodist Church last Sunday night. Everything you want at Littleton’s at bed rock prices. Judge FORD, Mr. STOKES, Mrs. HAMILTON and Mrs. CLEMENTS have each received a Gearhart knitting machine from the manufacturer at Clearfield, Pa. Go to L. D. Littleton at Guin for your clothing, hats, boots, and shoes at bed rock prices. Our neighbor across the way, Hon. W. C. DAVIS, has had his law office very nicely painted. Mr. LEE SWANSEY has made a good job of it. Judge FORD informs us that the heaters ordered for the courthouse, schoolhouse and church have been received at Guin, and will arrive here in the next day or two. Send us $1 and get the News Pres and The American Farmer for one year. On our way to Pearce’ Mill on Saturday last, we passed several nice farms, with good corn and cotton upon them. After crossing the bridge a few miles we were agreeably surprised to find a level country for several miles. Though the soil is not very deep, the forest growth would indicate average fertility. Much nice, level and productive lands on the road we traveled are lying idle, and many good farms could be opened up with but little labor as the lands are not heavily timbered. We hear of several young gentlemen who will enter school next week. Come ahead boys. You can’t find a better school nor more worthy and accomplished teachers. We noticed in traveling through the country that there is an abundant mast this season. All mast trees are heavily loaded with nuts and acorns, which are beginning to fall, and the country rooter is having a good time. We will send The News Pres and the Weekly Commercial Appeal to one address for $1.25 a year in advance. Marriage license have been issued to Mr. NEWTON S. WHITEHEAD and Miss DELLA RAINS. These contracting parties are both the step-children of Esquire E. VICKERY, but not in the least related to each other. Mr. R. W. GORDON, representing the Fidelity Mutual Life Association of Philadelphia, was in our town several days since our last issue. He also represents the Southern Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Birmingham, Ala. He did some business in both lines. You can earn $5 each day “giving’ our indispensable household articles way. New plan of work, making experience unnecessary and success certain for either sex in any section. Sample dozen free. Credit given. Freight paid. Address, Melrose M’f’g Co., 50 Melrose Park, Ill. Mr. W. W. OZBIRN received on yesterday morning one of Beatty’s best Parlor Pipe Organs. It is a beauty, and Mr. OZBIRN is well pleased. This organ was purchased through the agent, Mr. S. E. WILSON, who will take great pleasure in ordering a similar instrument for any one desiring the same. He is also agent for Beatty’s celebrated pianoforte. The friends of W. T. MITCHELL of this county are pleased to know that after traveling in Western Kentucky, as salesman for the Southwestern Publish House for four months, he has again entered upon his school work in the University of Nashville. This is Mr. MTICHELL’S fourth year in that institution and he expects to receive his master’s degree at next commencement. By a private letter from Prof. POWERS we learn that the State Normal College is very full this year. We are always pleased to hear of the prosperity of any educational institution, but it delights us to hear of the success of the State Normal College at Florence. This college has turned out some of the ripest scholars and most distinguished educators of the south, besides it is the alma mater of our popular teachers of the Agricultural school. The funeral services of Mr. JAS. ATKINS on Thursday last was tended by the people of Hamilton and vicinity generally. The business houses were wall closed and the school took a recess and the pupils, under the lead of their teachers, attended the funeral in a body. Dr. KEY read a portion of scripture and made some very feeling and appropriate remarks, a hymn was sung by the assembled people, and an able and most effective prayer was offered by Rev. H. T. CLARK, the congregation kneeling. The body was then consigned to its last resting place, the most intense feeling of sorrow and sympathy pervading the entire congregation. REDUCED RATES TO DALLAS, TEX. FOR THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH CONVENTION For the Christian Church Convention, which convenes at Dallas, Tex. in October, the “Cotton belt Route” will sell round tip tickets from Memphis to Dallas and return at rate of one fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold October 16 to 31 inclusive, and will be limited to November 13 for return passage. For further information address J. C. Davis, Traveling Passenger Agent, C. P. Rector, Commercial Agent, 363 Main St. Memphis, Tenn. REPORT OF HAMILTON CIRCUIT – Rev. W. A. BIVEN Tells of His Work for the Past Year Editor News Press: If you will allow me I will use your columns as a medium through which to tell what we have done this year on Hamilton Circuit. I have just closed our last meeting for this year, making eleven weeks out of twelve that I have been engaged in protracted meetings. We have had good congregations all the year. While there has been a great deal of hard work for me to do it has been a pleasant year to me. I could have made the work lighter and easier, but we can’t “sail to heaven on flowery beds of ease.” Spiritually, the churches are all doing very well. We held our first protracted meeting at Hamilton, and was most ably assisted by Bro. D. W. WARD. We had a good meeting, and all of our meetings have been of much benefit to those who were in an attitude to receive good from them. We have had the assistance of Bros. W. L. RICE of Jefferson County; T. L. SARGENT of Tremont Circuit, Miss.; W. P. MATTHEWS of Beaverton Circuit and ROBERT WILSON of Detroit Circuit. These are good men and able preachers. I was associated with Bro. MCGLAWN in four meetings during the year and was the more impressed with him the last meeting than ever before. Bro. WARD says Bro. MCGLAWN “sticks to his texts and will get there some day.” Bro. RICES’ visit with us was very pleasant indeed as we were ld friends, and he was from home. Bro. RICE is very religious and devoted to his work. Bro. SARGENT was so kind to us that we take great pleasure in acknowledging indebtedness to him for his most valuable services. He is a faithful servant of God and an able preacher. Our association with him was very pleasant. It done us great good to be with Bro. BOB WILSON and catch the fire from him. Bro. BOB is a fine revivalist as all who know him have learned. I have crossed a good many of Marion County’s ridges and stopped at many of her homes. The travels have be very pleasant to us for Mrs. BIVEN has been with us a great deal. How can a man be a pastor of a circuit and not carry his wife with him? She is much in love with the people of Hamilton Circuit. We have received about fifty members into the church so far this year. There has been two Sabbath schools and three prayer meetings running successfully this year. Everything is on foot for a new church at Mount Zion. If they continue to work we will have a good church at that place. Taking all things into consideration, I think Hamilton circuit is on an upward move, spiritually anyway. I don’t know so much about the financial part, but I think it will come out all right, as cotton is on a boom. It will only be a month till I will have to appear before the “Great Bishop” and there give an account of the work I have done this year. Will you pay us something out of the proceeds of that 8 ½ cent cotton on missionary claims and such like, that I may hear him say “well done thou good and faithful servant.” And shall he say return? Our fourth Quarterly Conference will be held at Hamilton Nov. 2d and 3d. I hope we may have good congregations as this will most likely be Bro. BRINLEY’S last time with us. He can’t come back to Hamilton Circuit next year, and by the time he serves a term somewhere else he will likely be too old to come here gain. Bro. BRINLEY will attend to the baptism of children at 11 o’clock on Sunday Nov. 3d. I want to say that we shall always remember the people for their kindness toward us since we have been among them, and especially the people of the town Hamilton. I pray God’s special blessings upon Hamilton Circuit and may it move on and may the church get upon a high plane of Christian living, and I ask the Christian people to pray for me, that I may be useful in the Lord’s Vineyard and that I may receive a crown, in heaven. Yours in Christ W. A. BIVEN HARVEST EXCURSION via Iron Mountain Route to Arkansas, Texas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, etc. ON October 8th and 22nd the Iron Mountain Route will sell tickets to the above points at one fare for the round trip, plus $2. Tickets will be good 20 days to return, with stop-overs at pleasure going. Two trains daily to Texas equipped with Pullman sleepers and free reclining chair cars. For advertising matter and books on Texas address H. D. Wilson, Passenger and Ticket Agent, or J. E. Behlander, Traveling Passenger Agent, 309 Main Street, Memphis, Tenn. HEPSIBA Last Lord’s Day was a glorious time for the people of Hepsiba Chruch, which was the day for regular service. There were some 700 or 800 people present, coming as they did from all directions. Guin was quite well represented by its leading merchants, business men, prominent citizens and charming young ladies. Prof. JOHN C. MCDONALD with his class from Hall’s Mill and others rendered some splendid vocal music to the delight of all who heard them. Elder H. T. CLARK delivered a very forcible sermon, at the regular hour, from the text, “It is finished.” Mr. CLAY CANTRELL was restored to the church. His wife joined and will be baptized at the next regular meeting. Miss HUGHES of Pikeville also joined the church and was among those baptized in the evening. After services were over at the church, the immense throng repaired to the Fulton Ford on Buttahatchie, and witnessed the administration of the baptismal rite to 16 new converts, Eld. H. T. CLARK officiating, as follows: H. T. HENSON and wife, CEPHAS HOLLOWAY and wife, TAMAR, ISAAC, HAZEL and W. F. CANTRELL, ALBERT and HENRY HUGHES, and Miss HUGHES, LOUISA and WILL TERRELL, JANE MILLS, PALESTINE DUNCAN and ROBBIE CLARK. Everything passed off orderly and the ceremony was most impressive. Sunday Oct. 13 1895 will long be remembered by the members of Hepsiba Church, as well as the hundreds of visitors who were privileged to be present on that occasion. TWO MORE HOMESEEKER’S EXCURSIONS VIA “COTTON BELT ROUTE” On October 8th and 22d the “Cotton belt Route” will sell round trip tickets from Memphis to Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana at rate of one fare plus $2 for the round trip. These tickets will be good for return passage on the following dates: October 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, and 29, November 1, 5, 8, and 12. Going transit limit will be 15 days from date of sale, and stop-overs will be allowed within that limit. Returning tickets will be limited to continuous passage. For further information call on or address J. C. Davis, Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent, or C. P. Record, Commercial Agent, 3023 Main Street, Memphis, Tenn. EDUCATIONAL BOARD MEETING The Educational Board of Marion County met at Guin, in the Academy building, for the purpose of examining applicants for license to teach in the public schools of the county. A third grade license was granted G. F. MCWHIRTER and second grade to each of the following: L. G. GREEN, A. W. MCDONALD and Misses CORA and PRINCIE WHITLEY. Prof. J. T. HUFFSTUTLER received a first grade license on a diploma granted by the Southern University of Greensborough, Ala. The board will hold its next meeting at Hamilton the 1st Saturday in January 1896. AGENTS WANTED The manager of the News Press desires to have an active agent at every post office in Marion County to solicit subscriptions to the paper. We will allow agents a liberal commission. Address News Press THE NEWS OF THE COUNTY – Gathered by Correspondents for the Present Week WINFIELD, ALA. ANDREW PORTER, who lives a few miles south of town, lost one of his arms in a gin a few days ago. Have not heard any of the particulars. WEBSTER, JONES & CO, of this place, came near losing their gin and sawmill by fire Saturday night. The shed over the engine was in a blaze when discovered. About 50 men were there in a few minutes, and as water was handy and buckets plentiful they soon had the fire extinguished. Some of the men who had property at stake did not wait to dress, but ran out in their “summer suits.” Our mayor grabbed a pillow for his pants, and the last seen of him he was trying to put it on, as he unexpectedly found some ladies at the fire. NORTHCUTT & ALLEN had the misfortune to get their cotton press broken a few days ago. They had to stop ginning until they could order a new press. W. R. H. LODEN is taking options on mineral land for Northern men, who wants 6,000 acres of land near Winfield. Mr. LODEN is optioning the land, to and bottom at $3 per acre. He wants options on all the land east of range 12 to New River and north of railroad to ROBERT WEBB’S. All interested would do well to confer with Mr. LODEN. The coal on this land is the best I have ever seen. I am using it in the grate in my dwelling. It is entirely consumed, leaving nothing but a very little ashes. I don’t believe any better coal is found in any country, and I predict that it will be opened up for market at an early date. If so it will add greatly to the taxable list of Marion County, and would give the farmers a home market of their produce. ZACHARIAH GUIN, ALA. Several cases of fever in town. We are sorry to chronicle the death of W. C. AKER’S infant child which occurred Sunday last. Judge MATHTEWS came home and placed himself under the professional care of Dr. SPRINGFIELD last Sunday. He is quite sick. JAMES KIRK, BERRY CANTRELL and A. C. SPRINGFIELD are sick with fever. P. B. PETERMAN will leave for Blocton soon. He is a jolly old man, and we regret to give him up. JAMES WILDES and JULE POPE are tearing rags for PEARCE & CO. now. M. M. FRZIER leaves today for his winter’s work collecting taxes. WILL SHELTON will have charge of the store during his absence. W. R. BRADLEY is on hand with a smiling face, ready at all times to be polite to his many friends. Everybody knows that JOHN INGLE will meet a man half across the street to shake his hand whether he wants to trade at the full store of L D. LITTLETON or not. STEVE BAIRD and BOB CLARK have never been beaten for kindness and cheap goods. They want to live and let live. E. W. BROCK has figured his goods down so that his customers known that JOHN. P. RILEY will sell them cheap and give the highest prices for country produce. Mrs. L. Y. POWERS has a full line of millinery goods at low prices. Three carloads of salt in town at 65 cents a sack. Quite a number of our folks went to the Hepisba baptizing last Sunday, while several went to the negro association. The Educational Board met her last Saturday, and granted certificates to several teachers. Prof. HUFFSTUTLER is in his school again after a severe spell of bilious fever. SO LONG. For waive notes and other legal blanks call at the News Press office. A MOST VALUABLE BOOK The undersigned has accepted from the publishers the agency for Marion county for “Dictionary of United States History” one of the most valuable books ever offered to the American public……….. A copy of this book can be seen at the News Press office at Hamilton, also at MR. E. W. BROCK’S store, in Guin, where Mr. JOHN P. RILEY will take pleasure in showing it to all who may desire to examine it, and send to me the name of any one who may desire to subscribe. The book can also been seen at the railroad depot at Winfield, Mr. R. F. CARNES, the agent, will show the book and forward to me the name of any one desiring to subscribe. I will make m first delivery on or directly after Oct. 15. Those desiring the book should subscribe at once. S. E. WILSON, Agent for Marion County. Ad for Brown’s Iron Bitters Ad for New Home Sewing Machine – sold by W. R. WHITE, Hamilton, Alabama FURNITURE VARNISHED The undersigned professes to be well versed in the art of all kinds of varnishing and will varnish furniture at a reasonable rate. He proposes that if any one can discolor furniture varnished by him, even while wet, with hot water or otherwise, to make no charge. He also proposes to give one dollar each for every blister drawn, either by the sun or fire, upon furniture that he varnishes. He proposes to give $5.00 to any one disturbed by bed-bugs, about all bedstead he varnishes, if kept from against the walls. Will leave all furniture in condition that one can see themselves in it as in a mirror. Address JOHN STEWART, Barnesville, Ala. PAGE 6 LOVE AND SORROW – (poem) TALE OF A TYPEWRITER – (short story) CONGRESSMAN’S OWL – A Friend Sends Him One for a Mocking Bird AS GOOD AS BULLET PROOF SHIELDS It appears that the comparatively few losses, to which the Japanese troops in the Manchurian engagements in the recent war with China, were not altogether due to the bad marksmanship of the Chinese. As a means of protection against the cold, the Japanese wore a quantity of floss silk under their out clothing and this acted more or less as a bullet-proof shield. FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS MISS FRET AND MISS LAUGH – (poem) BIRGHT SPOTS – (anecdote) A BOY ON THE FARM HOW WOLVES HUNT IN INDIA A LITTLE PRINCESS The exiled King of France, Charles X, was then resident in Holyrood Palace with his two grandchildren – the Duc de Bordeaux, afterward known as the Comte de Chambord; and his sister, Louise, who was never designated otherwise than as Mademoiselle. Their governess, the Duchesse de Gontaut, was a friend of my mother’s, and, as it was thought desirable that the royal children should have some young companions, we were selected to associate with them. ………….. TALE OF BURIED TREASURE – French Swindlers Who Found Many Dupes Among Tradesmen It is a well established fact that many people who would not be swindled by any other confidence game will allow themselves to be beguiled of their savings by a tale of buried treasure……. A MARKET FOR GIRL’S HARI At Morlaas, in Lower Pyrenees, a hair market is held every Friday. The village has but one street, up and down which the traders walk, with long shears hanging from their leather belts. The girls who wish to sell their hair stand on the doorsteps of the houses; they let down their braids for inspection, a bargain is struck, the money paid, and the braids snipped off on the spot. The price varies from 3 to 20 frances. Ceylon has 2,760,000 population and does an annual trade with Great Britain of $40,000,000. BILL ARP’S LETTER – “The Convicts of the State Attract Williams’s Attention” From Berlin comes the news that an anti-cholera serum has been discovered. Of course, after the anti-consumption serum was looked for, Now, suggests the New York World, an anti-cholera serum is in order, and a full assortment of anti- toothache serums. PAGE 7 FOR THE FAIR SEX TRIMMING THE BODICES EARNINGS OF WOMEN MUSICIANS Mme. Patti is the best paid woman in the world. She received $9,000 for an evening’s work. ……… EGRET PLUMES Professor Allen calls attention to the fact that the wicked use of the egret plume, which, I regret to state, is now quite fashionable, has almost exterminated the entire heron family of the Eastern and Southern portions of the U.S…………… AN EARNEST FACE A New York paper ha taken photographs of twelve women celebrated for rather advanced ideas and has made a composite picture of them to show what the new woman type is likely to be…… TO REDUCE FLESH In the large cities middle-aged women throng the gymnasium and physical culture schools to learn how to reduce the too abundant flesh and keep off the rheumatism which is often an accompaniment. ……. THE PASSING OF THE APRON Although so much has been written about the advent of the bloomers as part of the new woman’s dress, nothing has been said of the passing of the apron. Fifteen years ago the apron was an esteemed adjunct to the costume of every woman……… WOMEN IN BUSINESS The woman in business who succeeds in winning the good opinion of the men with whom she comes in contact is the one who is not continually on the lookout for evil and who understands thoroughly the differences that exists between social and business life……. FASHION NOTES BURNED BY HIS OWN BREATH – Terrible Death of an Indian in Alaska The manufacturer of distilled spirits locally known as hoochinoo, has been carried on by the natives of Alaska for a long period, and at times during the early day of the Cassiar excitement it was freely purchased by the white miners as the only liquor obtainable, owing to the strict enforcement of the prohibitory clause against the importation of liquors into the Territory………. NOTES AND COMMENTS ---------- Ex-Senator Henry L. Dawes, the chairman of the Indian Commission, says that the town site question in the Indian Territory has become of great importance. There are now about 300,000 white people in the Indian Territory. They had built up towns, but are mere tenants at sufferance, without a particle of title to the lands on which they built. The Indian courts are closed against them, as are the Indian schools to their children, 30,000 of whom have no other opportunity for schooling, excepting those whose parents are able to hire private teachers. They have no voice in the governments of these five nations, nor a police officer to protect them or their property against violence. It will be the object of the Commission, first, to obtain such a solution of the town site question that those who have built up these towns and invested large sums in costly buildings and expensive stores ad trading places ay have some title to the ground upon which the structures stand, and some voice in their government, and secondly, to see that the vast and valuable territory shall be held either according to the original title for all Indians equally, or shall be allotted in severalty to them, so that each shall hold his own share in fee. THE MOST MODERN HOUSE A house at Chamounix, built on what must assuredly be termed the most modern principles of construction is claimed to possess …………… WHY “RAILWAY BOB” IS FAMOUS “Railway Bob” is the name of a famous dog in Australia…………. TREE CLIMBING RABBITS DEBTS OF ROYAL FOLKS – Tradesmen Never Dun Imperial Customers There are many persons who will envy the privilege which royalty enjoys of never being dunned for tradesmen’s bills…………….. AN IMMENSE TROUT HATCHERY FISH THAT CANNOT SWIM DUNS IN GREEN A collecting agency operating in Maine towns is employing a scheme that is said to be a great success in bringing slow paying debtors to time…………… PAGE 8 Ad for Weekly Commercial-Appeal Ad for News Press and The American Farmer for 1 Dollar THE NEWS PRESS EVERY YEAR – (Poem – by Albert Pike) BASIS OF MARRIAGE – Foundation Must be Something More than Friendship WHY OUR ROADS ARE POOR THE GRANARY OF THE WORLD – [Philadelphia Times] H. E. MIXON – Dealer in staple and fancy dry goods & Groceries, Hamilton, ala. The Celebrated Mountain Mills Thread always on hand. Full line of Tobacco and snuffs, saddles, harnesses, wagon lines and bridles, stoves, tinware, hardware, and nails. Full and complete line of boots and shoes of latest styles. Clothing, hats, jeans and jeans pants. Complete line of standard patent medicines and drugs. Big lot of crockery and Queensware, lamps, lamp shades and chimneys, etc. Paints, oils and varnish, and everything usually kept in a first class store at rock bottom prices for cash for country produce. I will positively pay you the highest market price for chickens, eggs, beeswax, and dry hides. If you fail to see what you want call for it, as I will have a great many goods upstairs. H. E. MIXON. West Alabama Agricultural School, Hamilton, Alabama. Co-Educational. First- Session opens September 2, 1895. Tuition absolutely free. A thorough and practical course. Expenses very low. Board five to seven dollars per month. JAS. E. ALEXANDER, President You only see one line. That’s because there is only one line running Through Coaches, Free Reclining Chair Cars and Pullman Palace sleepers between Memphis and principal points in Arkansas and Texas without change. This lien traverses the finest Farming, Grazing, and Timber lands and reaches the most prosperous Towns and cities in the Great Southwest. It is the Cotton belt Route. Of “Homes in the Southwest,” “Through Texas,” “Texas Lands,” or “Truth about Arkansas.” Mailed to any address upon application. W. W. Labeaume, Gen’l Pass and Ticket Agt. St. Louis, Mo. C. P. Rector, Commercial Agent, Memphis, Tenn. Ad for Dictionary of US History – sold by S. E. WILSON File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/hamilton1754gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 68.1 Kb