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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
Health In Jones Valley

Nature intended Jones valley to be wholesome and healthful, and it no doubt was so until white men began to occupy it. The white man set up here open wells, earth closets, stables in i which flies are bred, and cesspools that breed mosquitoes. To these few things can be traced nearly all the ills that afflict us.
 Open wells and earth closets could | be eliminated by the joint and vigor- ous action of health authorities. If stable products were removed regular ly there would be no flies, and if stand ing water were eliminated there would | be no mosquitoes.
 There is nothing difficult in the re- moval of all four of the evils that exist in this valley. Any scientist will con- demn open wells in thickly populated valley, for no one knows the source of the water in we'll The earth through which it filters does not remove dis ease germs. Common decency calls for the elimination of earth closets. There are thousands of open wells and earth closets in Jones valley, and there should not be one.
 The breeding of flies and mosquitoes will be stopped when stable accumula- tions and standing water are forbid den. It is possible and feasible to do both. It would also be economically beneficial to both-to do all four for that matter, namely, abolish earth closets and open wells, and forbid stable accumulations and standing l water. Until this programme is car ried out the health of Jones valley will not be put back to natures original | standard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
ccal and Iron Production.

"I have been struck with the small mention of the miners strike which has appeared in the northern papers," said Joseph H. Hubbard of Cleveland Even the trade papers seem to have paid lit- tie attention to the strike. I am told that the reason iron trade journals do not stress it is because the pig iron out put in the Birmingham district has, in stead of decreasing, increased since the strike
 T am not connected with the iron or the coal business, but commercial oper- ator of this district tells me that with 3S 1-3 per cent less miners at work for his company than were employed in June his production this week had been prac- tically normal. He said those who did work worked all the harder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
From the New York Journal of Cor raaa,.Ga nd G.caraa raaas.,i sal I2iillatiia

From the New York Journal of Com
 merce and Commercial Bulletin.
 THE cause of the strike of coal
 \U miners in Alabama and the mer-
 its of any grievance or dispute out of which 1t arose sink into insignifi- canoe and are lost sight of on account of the disorders to which it has led. The firing upon a train carrying strike break CTS, with the killing of three men and the wounding of eleven others. on Sunday morning, the blowing up of houses with dynamite and various other acts of vio- lence are of more consequence than any dispute over wages or hours or other conditions of employment in the mines. There has been a call for declaration of martial law in certain counties and the governor has issued a proclamation de- manding the cessation of disorder and threatening to use the whole power of the state to suppress lawlessness.
 The exhibition of violence is "deplored' by the officer of the United miners fin charge of the strike,' but he has done nothing to prevent or to stop it, but de- clares that, as it Is a matter of life and death for the union, there will be mo sur render by the miners It Is precisely this manner of conducting a strike that makes 1t matter of life and death for unions, and at a meeting of the mine operators
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
THE NEW HAWAIIAN GIRL

By Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
 @ HE average white man who comes ((0 on his first visit to the Hawaiian
 Islands, however much he may have heard of the changes made by the passing of years. seems to expect an en- counter with the savage conditions exist ing in the days of Captain Cook.
 The Polynesians who inhabited these islands were never cannibals; they were never slaves; they were always Cat least from the time of the great Kamea-mea) organizers and capable rulers.
 Woman was never the subordinate crea- ture she has been and Is in many other dark-skinned and savage races.
 The Kings consort and the princesses always commanded great respect, and the reign of many queens is recorded.
 Yet infanticide was prevalent here among the lower ranks, costumes were not strict; the native dance, the hula (pronounced as if "u' were double ''o') was both historic and licentious.
 The kings of old, in all lands, kept their dancers, who were taught to cater to the sated imagination of monarchs The King of the Hawaiian islands made the hula dancers popular. The importa- ton of American gin often turned the dance into an orgy.
 The American tourist expects to see the hula dance on his arrival. He still ex- poets the native girls to be more or less free when he makes advances, as he has been told they were in the days of the old sailing vessels and after the arrival of the missionaries.
 But he is not long in discovering that a New Hawaiian Girl has come into ex- istence with the progress of time.
 Honolulu possesses a large population of educated and refned native girls and women and as many more of half white young women. There are descendants of both lines of royal families here who are self-supporting young women-stenogra- phers, saleswomen, teachers, clerks-and nowhere will a traveller find women in similar positions with higher ideals of behavior or a greater sense of self-re- spect than in the Hawaiian Islands.
 These young women are usually at tractive: often beautiful They resent undue familiarity as would the well-born girl in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
Will Be Notable Event.

Few events in the Catholic world oc- curing in recent years will attract 50 much attention as the Eucharistic con gress which will meet in London next month," said a well informed and trav- eled layman.
 "The Eucharistic league is composed of priests from all parts of the globe who pledge themselves to strive for greater devotion to the blessed sacrament, and the congress which is held each year is attended by thousands of ecclesiastics, including many distinguished prelates. This annual congress which Is to convene in London will be the fifth, I believe. It Is seen, therefore, that the league is quite l, young institution but as it is very dear to the heart of Pope Plus, 1t is vigorous and widespread.
 "The special significance of this year s meeting is the fact that the blessed sac rament will be borne in procession in the streets of London for the first time since Henry VIII. cut loose the church in Eng land from Rome. It shows how intoler- ance is passing away. Only little moro than 50 years ago England was on the verge of a revolution similar to that Of 1888 when James II. became a Roman Catholic It was In 1850 that the Pope re-establshed the Catholic heirarchy in 1 England, creating Dr. Wiseman arch
 bishop of Westminster and afterwards
 cardinal and appointing a number or 1 suffragan bishops. Then it was that Eng fish Protestants were up in arms, so to 1 speak Members of Parliament Angh-
 can clergy. and even Queen Victoria ex, 1 pressed indignation at what they caleo papal usurpation or aggression in invad- | ing the domain of the state church. lhe
 London Times was vehement in its pro,
 test and excited meetings were helo
 throughout England. l "Ip to 125l tha Pnna had Ycara aRO1l0t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
MOra Peach Trees Wanted

Over in Georgia peach growers are dissatisfied. They have seen an ex- ceptionally fine crop either rotting on the trees or bringing unremunerative prices when shipped to the larger cities of the country. This has led to a sug- gestion that the supply is too great ana that some of the trees should be cut down. Instead of fewer peach trees," says the Savannah News, in reply to demands of that nature, Georgia wants more of them, with an improved system of distributing the fresh crop and thousands of canneries and pre- serving kitchens and drying sheds to take care of any part of the crop that cannot be marketed at a profit in it's fresh state"
 Southern peaches in cans command better prices than Californias and al- ways will do so. Millions of pounds of dried peaches and preserved peaches from the south could, because of su- perior flavor, be marketed, and the peach districts are not equipped in those directions.
 The chief trouble in big peach year | is the manner of distribution. The large cities are congested while the lesser cities go unsupplied. The en- tire subject of distribution needs study and system and organization. It is a matter that cannot safely be left to in ] dividual shippers. The California grow CTS are well organized, and the need of organization is felt in the orchards of Georgia and Alabama today Given complete commercial organization, toe many peach trees cannot be grown in | the two states, simply because the de. mand for peaches in the entire country cannot be met in two states. System in shipments is needed, not fewer l peach trees. Alabama needs more
 trees, and shipments should be made
 to the lesser cities only, letting Geor
 gia have the larger cities as her own
 field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
Richmond's Proposed Monument to Poe

In next year will occur Edgar Allen
 Poe's first centenary birthday anni- versary, and Richmond, already pretty full of art, is discussing the propriety of erecting statue to his memory. No one questions Poe's place in our literature. AS a critic, a poet and as artist of the short-story he stands al most unrivaled. And his genius is widely recognized. Between 1890 and 1895 no fewer than ten t-anslations of his works into foreign languages were published. Poe's place in literature is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
s2s. .R5. 300 $s, ,61O,OOO

While MT. Lewis does not vouch for the authenticity of all these figures, he gives Mark Hanna as his authority for the enormous republican fund of 1896.
 ''It is interesting to note that while on the whole the republican funds aggregate about three and a half times as much as those of the democrats. in 1884 the demo- cratic fund led, and in 1892 it approached the republican fund. Those were the years in which Cleveland was elected, giv- ing the only democratic administration in more than a generation. Is there a lesson for the democrats in this?,'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

ic in England but no sees or cathedrais. There were only about 5O,OOO members or the Roman Catholic communion in Eng land half century ago; now accord ing to the statesman's Year Book the Catholic population of England is in round numbers. about 1,5OO,OOO Nearly all the old time bitterness is gone. The Pope sends a cardinal legate to the congress in London and his eminence will be received in private audience by King Edward. Cardinal Gibbons will be in at tendance and will deliver an address; and altogether there will be at least seven cardinals in the public procession in honor of the holy eucharist"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 The things that we oughtn't to do seeIn to be the only ones that make life worth living.
 A mans wife can generally find some reason for trusting him if it's only her duty to.
 The reason a woman will go in sWlh- ming is so she must buy a novel to reao while drying her hair
 There's hardly any form of spending money man can't get some sort or sat- isfaction out of except paying taxes The trouble with most people who ges thorough education is they don't learn to do anything with what they learn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
TWILIGHT.

By Lord Byron. Ave Maria blessed be the hour, The time, the cline, the spot, when I
 so oft Have felt that moment in it's fullest
 power Sink OCT the earth 50 beautiful and soft; While swung the deep bell in the distant
 tower or the faint dying day hymn stole aloft: And rot breath crept through the rosy
 air, And yet the forest leaves seemed. stirred
 with prayer. Soft hour! which makes the wish ana melts the heart Of those who sal the seas, on the first
 day When they from their sweet friends arc
 torn apart; Or fills with love the pilgrim on his way. As the far bell of vesper makes him
 start, Seeming to weep the dying days decayi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
WHILE AWAY FROM HoHE.

Birmingham people who are leaving home for a vacation trip should have The Age-HeraId follow them and thus keep informed about what is taking place in the city and state during their absence. The Age-Herald will be sent to them at any address at the regular price, and the address will be changed as often as desired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
Presidential campainn Funds.

Just now, when the forces of the great political parties are being marshaled for the coming battle of ballots. campaign funds are matters of great moment" said Dr. J. K. Powers of Florence.
 Tn the New Broadway Magazine for September, Alfred Henry Lewis gives these figures for the last dozen presiden- tial campaigns:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
A WE'LL KNOWN THEME.

A WELL KNOWN THEME. MT. Kerns whiskers form
 A topic of the day, Most any paragrapher pert Who has a word to say, Will rap the Indiana man
 And cause a widespread grin. I guess I wouldn't like to grow Alfalfa on my chin. MT. Kern's whiskers hold
 The panting publics gaze; At times they seem to fill with awe, At other times to daze. But nearly all observant wights Who're bold enough to scoff, Declare in most convincing terms He ought to take 'em off. MT. Kerns whiskers-well,
 It's none of my affair, But why should anybody want I'd like to know, to wear Those facial adornments which Disconsolately droop And take away what little joy There is in eating soup?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

The New York machine politicians couldSnot lose Governor Hughes, and they are forced to swallow him or move over into Boss Fenrose's state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Unless Candidate Taft begins to pitch qnoits he will be accused of aping the plutocrats in their fayorite golf game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Instead of hiring hall, Senator La Toilette proposes to air his views in newspaper to be established by him. self. The former is, however, the more economical.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

The Coal Barons have two winning and two losing pitchers, and they therefore hold securely their place in the percentage column.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

To get even the farmers should meet and appoint a commission to devise ways of making Presidents happier and better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

The tackles in the fleet are spending in Auckland money accumulated in the Pacific as the ships steamed along.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

But in my case, every time l come down seem to come down harder than did the time beforei'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

The republican bosses in New York are preparing to surrender uneondi- uonally to the Hughes contingent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

permanent memorial to Grover Cleveland in New York city is under consideration. Mayor Mcclellan heads the movement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Wedding invitations bearing the union label are beginning to appear in the capital of our beloved country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Harry Thaw hesitates between writ ing a book and getting Chautauqua dates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
FAM E..

From the Chicago Tribune
 'Who was James Boswell?" asked the teacher of the class in English literature.
 He was Dr. Samuel Johnson's press agent answered the young man with the bad eye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

The Wright brothers stand at the head of the class in aeronautics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

The British referee has the Ameri- can baseball umpire beaten in the com mon game of twisting results.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Mundji Bey, the new Turkish minis ter, will be all right if he first gets on good terms with Oyster Bay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Chicago people prefer to discuss the weather rather than baseball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

The farmers want something more substantial than a rowing, meddling unofficial commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
HER VACATION.

You seem to have a good tan, Miss Wink"
 "It ought to be good. My dad paid 5000 for it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

A farmer who had the toothache was struck by a train and he felt grateful for the change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
A TRAVELLER RETURNED.

 He wandered down to Trouble Town, Where pain and worry are. But not a ray of kindly sun, Or any gieam of star. He folded sorrow to his breast And with a broken cry, Renounced the work he might have done And told the world goodbye. He wandered down to Trouble Town, The gloomy seat of care, A still and awful city in The valley of despair; He saw his early hopes take wing And one by one depart, The while he sat and brooded OCT The sadness in his heart. He wandered down to Trouble Town, But soon came back again, His failing courage born anew In crucibles of pain. The future held a promise yet, In spite of errors past, So. tciiirg or, he found the road To happiness at last.
 WHEN MONEY TALKS Can you hear what the small change in my pocket is saying?' No; what does it say?' 'It says, Hurry up and spend me-"
 AS A MATTER OF FACT. I'm always wanting something out of reach, And maybe, never will be satisfied; Contentment Is easy thing to preach, But very hard to practice when it's tried. I've often said, "Cheer up." and Make the best Of life and all its chances while you may" But often have I faltered in the quest And sighed, ''The clouds will never pass away" And that's the sum of mans philosophy We know tis wrong to worry and to fret. But when misfortunes come to you and me We've never failed to raise a rumpus
 A FRIENDLY TIP. What are the wild waves saying, dear?"
 'To me-" replied the practical youth, they are saying, If you don't get back to town in a hurry you will lose your job.'''
 HEADQUARTERS I'm 1ookin' for trouble' "Aw, come on up ter our houser'
 CLARA q see where lioness threw a frying pan at her keeper" "Ah, just like a womanw
 A TRAGEDY. Picnic party,
 Much regret.
 Drinking hearty
 Launch upset.
 PESSIMISTIC. My life is a series of ups and downs." That is the experience of most people"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

While the battleships are away the airships are trying to make them back numbers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Speed madness is creating day by day thrilling tragedies on the country's highways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Everybody has accepted except the candidates for vice president, and no one cares what they do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Cleveland's Scent fares must be pur- chased in job lots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
MODERN CAMPAIGNING.

Vote for Bryani"
 'Who said that?' asked a citizen ex- citedly.
 T think it was a photograph" an- swered a bystander who was wise to the new political methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Speed laws for aeroplanists will be brought before the legislatures of the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Newport is overcrowded with lob sters, and they are not all of one specie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
WHEN MONEY TALKS.

Can you hear what the small change in my pocket is saying?'
 No; what does it say?"
 "It says, Hurry up and spend me- !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
HANDICAPPED.

 "Over the hills lies happiness" Sang bard whose forte was rhyming, But he failed to gather his share, 1 guess, Cause he wasn't much good at climb ingi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

We do pray for mercy; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy.
 Merchant of Venice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

PARADoxICAL. Strange is it not?" What are you talking about?" ''When a man wants to feel young he goes out and drinks some very old stuff.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
IN REAL LIFE.

IN REAL LIFE. Have you ever read The Romance of a Poor Young Man." MT Ballroom" ?" Nom; I'm living it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
'TISN'T SAFE

'TISN'T SAFE. Here is an article entitled, Tickling the Farmers Wife !" Better not try it when the farmer is around"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
TO BE EXPECTED.

TO BE EXPECTED. My! Myr exclaimed the cannibal chief. "I would as soon try to eat the rawhide off my shield as this missionary. Where did you say he was from?" Texas, sire" ''Umphl I might have known he'd be tough!'
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
A FRIENDLY TIP

What are the wild waves saying, dear?'
 gro me-" replied the practical youth, they are saying, If you don't get back to town in a hurry you will lose your job.'''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

HEADQUARTERS. Pm 1ookin' for trouble.'' "Aw, come on up ter our house!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

CLARA CTERISTIC. T see where lioness threw a frying pan at her keeper ''Ah, just like womanp'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-03
Curds and Cheese.

The rough outlines of cheeSemaking
are probably familiar to every one
Fresh milk is taken and curdled with
rennet. The curd is then broken up
and the liquid whey drawn off. The
breaking up of the curd, its straining
and the subsection of it to pressure are
processes repeated several times until
eventually the curd has become of the
necessary consistency and solidity. 1t
is then set aside. usually for some con-
siderable time, to ripen, and during
this time great changes are subtly TAX
ing place in it's substance, so that the
curd, which at first was an uneata BILE
solid, becomes gradually transformed
into palatable cheese. Suitable eXter-
nal conditions. chief among which is a
proper temperature, are of course nee
essary to bring this ripening of the
curd to a successful issue, but the real
reason Of the transformation is the
presence of myriads of bacteria. which
find In the curd luxurious dwelling
place, where they can live and multi
ply. That in so living they must alb
stract foodstuffs from the curd around
and give out in turn new substances is
merely the natural course of their life.
but it makes all the difference between
curd and cheese.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-03
Ear Piercinu In China.

Every Chinese woman has her ears
pierced. When the child is year old,
the operation may be performed as
soon as convenient 1t is considered
quite an art First two little tassels of
red cotton are prepared, with blue
head on. each~and a long end hanging
loose Then the child's ear is pincheC
till it is numb when a needle is run
through and the thread after it till the
tassel hangs over the lobe. where it is
secured. OF course the child often
makes considerable objection to the
operation. and then if there is kitten
anywhere near its ears are often
pierced to encourage the human victim.
This accounts for the frequence of cats
with holes and Sits in their ears in the
Celestial empire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-03
q Chinese Funeral.

The London Saturday Journal in de-
scribing the weird rites at a Chinese
funeral remarks that in the usual
topsy turvy way of the orient the
Chinaman enjoys himself even at obse-
quies. The Journal adds: THE coffin
Is placed beside the grave and food
placed upon it. A white cock. alive or
dead, is usually there to lure the spirit
of the man who has died abroad back
to the home of his fathers. Whisky
and tea and a bowl of rice with chop
sticks are there, SO that the corpse
may not starve in the next world. Gin
and tea are then sprinkled over the
coffin and the bottles thrown away.
The mourners stand round laughing.
enjoying the fun. The coffin is low
cred, candles are lit, suit Of paper
clothes is burned and some paper mon
ey. Thus the corpse is assured of
clothes in the next world and pocket
money to put in them"