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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
THE TRAINED NURSE.
Tribute to the American Girl With
 Hope In Her Heart.

From the Army and Navy Journal.
 q have my own little old notion about nurses" said an old army sur geon, who had seen three tours of duty in the Philippines. q have read what they say about the mechanical Japan ese nurses and about men and all that. Give me a good, plain American girl, who has sympathy for suffering and the ordinary desire to use common sense in her work, and I am satisfied. The nurse who is praised for being mechanical and only doing what is ordered may be good in large hospi- tai where doctors are few In compari- son with the number of beds. It IS really a good thing to feel sure that orders are to be obeyed; but l have seen cases where surgeons orders did not count alongside woman's in- tuition and sense. 1 want a nurse who is hungry for knowledge and wants to know just how a doctor looks at the trouble. In short, the more the nurse, reasons and shows sense, the better like 1t. had case late one night at the reserve hospital in Manila that will always stay with me as proof of what I think about this. A man was brought in with a gunshot wound in the shoul- der. He was badly hurt, unconscious, and to my eye had not long to live. had been at work 20 hours, with hun dreds of men being brought in and amputations required frequently, and many had wounds to be done up. The man was so far gone that at once gave orders to lay him on bed and l.; fo11 To 1,,f &@ waste time on him as long as there were others who had chance for life. The woman nurse to whom I said this had been on duty since early that morning, and it was almost time for 1 her to go. I went off and was soon sound asleep. In the night when went the rounds the woman sat there 1 by the side of the wounded man. He was breathing, but still unconscious. 1 I told her plainly what thought, that the man would be dead before morn l ing, and that she had better go and get some rest. She got up and moved around and I went away, thinking no more about it. In the morning when came again there she was sitting by the man flaming him, and he was still alive and breathing in a way that made me quickly realizze that he had fight ing chance to live. My God, sir, I will never forget what thought of myself that minute. turned to and did every thing that a man could do for that man, and he lived. and Is in the serv- ice today, faithful soldier and fine man. That girl had saved his life sim ply by sitting there with hope in her heart and flaming him all that hot tropical night Would your Japanese nurse, who obeys orders mechanically, or your man nurse, who lacks a woman's sympathy for those who suf- fer, have done that?"
 If you want the pes. advertising cuts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
BOWLING

The high scorers for prizes at the Apollo bowling alleys last week have been an- nounced as follows: Ten pins. Middaugh, GAS; five back, Middaugh, 59s; duck pins, McMillan, 3o4; rubber necks, Thaxton, s59; nine pins, Hewitt, IS.
 On account of his success last week, Middaugh is barred from prize contests for three weeks.
 The Apollo team rolls the Birmingham Athletic club Wednesday night. The Apollo management is making arrange ments for games with Atlanta and Mo- bile.
 baseball season. Meek has secured the services of T. M. Bell of Trenton, N. J., us manager during the baseball season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
The Monthly Examination.

From Puck
 Students at Walter H. Pages College of Poetry are required to answer correct 1y any i've of the following six questions at the end of the first months instruc- tion:
 1. Should auld acquaintance be forgot? 2. Where are the snows of yesterday? s. Tell me where is Fancy bred?
 1. Oh. why should the spirit of mortal be proud?
 5. The boy, oh, where was he? Cb) And when the sun set. where were they?
 6. Breathes there a man with soul 50 dead7 <,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
Fewer Works of Fiction.

It is interesting to notice that fewer new works of fiction were issued last year than in the year before. The mod est total of 210S in 1908 fell to 1862 in 1907. Theology, however. went up con- siderably and one may imagine that literature dealings with the new the- ology may have taken the place of fic- tion.
 History and biography leaped from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
FIRE AT NORWICH.
1t Is Thought To Be Under Control at
 3:o0 This Morning.

Norwich, Conn, January 26.-2:55 a. m.- A general fire alarm has been sent in call ing out all the fire apparatus in the city to fight a fire which is raging in the building at Nos. g to Il Water street, oc- cupied by the La Gallup company. whole sale grocers. the Norwich Belt Manufac- turing company and the William H. Dav- enport Arms company. At 3:20 the fire was thought to be under control and confined to the block where it originated. The loss is estimated at S40OOO,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
Kills Two and Himself.

San Francisco, January 26.-Whle pass ing resort on Pacific street this after noon. Joseph Jackson, a negro, discov- cred James Grant and Rhoda Gordon, ne- groes, in the same room. Breaking in the glass door with a revolver, Jackson fired two shots, killing both Grant and the woman. Jackson then shot himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27

541 to 713. This, too, must have helped to account for the falling off in novels. for it will be remembered that there was an extraordinary number of popu- lar biographies full of scandal and gos- sip, dear to the lover of light fiction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27

Ads illustrated with good cuts are trade winners-The Gawk makes good cuts. 'H TN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27

For best advertising cuts try The Gawk, Age-Herald building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
CARD SYSTEM ABOLISHED.
Nevada Legislature May Pass PoIic,
 Measure.

Carson. New, January 26.-Members of the Nevada legislature today gave out in- formation to the effect that a meeting had been held by prominent members of the Mine Owners association, and that the abolishment of the card system has been agreed to- With this in view, the members of the assembly announce that the state police measure will be reported
 back favorably. and that 1t will pass the assembly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27

Goldfeld, New, January 26-The Mine Owners association tonight abolished the card system, which required all employees to sign an agreement renouncing the Western Federation of Miners and de- clared an open shop policy.
 It is believed that there are fully 1000 federation men in the camp who will re- turn to work under the new ruling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27

If you want the besl advertising cuts try the Gawk. Ane-Harald
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
Honorable Mention)

When Prince saw the automobile
coming down the street he kicked and
plunged.
But when the automobile came nearer
he ran as fast as his legs could carry
him.
The girls called out to Jack: "oh,
Jack, stop the pony for us! But
Prince could run faster than Jack.
The automobile went by very fast,
but Prince kept on going as fast as his
legs could carry him, until he came
to a big mud puddle, and there was
ditch in the middle of the mud puddle,
and when Prince went across the ditch
gong so fast that the buggy bumped
and threw the girls out in the middle
of the mud puddle, crying and scream
ing.
But as Prince was running through
the mud puddle he slipped and fell
and turned the buggy over and JACK
was coming and he caught the pony
and, with the help of the girls, he got
the buggy on its wheels.
Mary was scolding Jessie for having
got her to go with her, and Jessie was
scolding Mary for having dropped the
lines. The girls, however, escaped in
jury by falling into the mud puddle.
and the dresses they wore were indeed
very muddy. The parasol was broken,
as they had fallen on it when they fell
out of the buggy
Such dirty, muddy girls you never
saw, and they were crying very hard
because they had spoiled their
mothers nice dresses. Jack drove
them home Jack was so tired of hear
ing Jessie and Mary cry he told them
that it was of no use to cry over spilled
milk When they got home the girls
wanted to whip the pony, but Jack
would not let them, because. he said,
they were to blame and not the pony.
When their mother came home she
sent the girls to bed for misbehaviour,
and their father said they should never
do such a thing again
EWING BURNS.
Central school, Santa Ana, Grade g.,
r. F. D. No. 1, Anaheim Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
Remarkable Adventures of Mary Jessie and the Pony
lFlrst PrIzel

Prince was frightened at automobiles
and gave jump. Mary dropped the
pink parasol in the street and it got
run over. The girls called to their
brother, Help us, Jack!' Jack did not
have to be called for, because he was
already helping them as much as he
could. He was running to try to catch
the horse, but could not, so he called
to the girls "Jump!" They both jumped
over the back of the seat and tore
their dresses, but escaped injury. They
were stunned for a few minutes, but
soon recovered. Jack caught up with
them and they walked home together.
When they reached home their father
said to them, Temptation sometimes
leads to injury and you girls must obey
me. If you had minded me and not
ridden alone this would not have hap
pened.' The girls sobbed and said
they were very sorry and they would
not do it any more.
In the meantime Jack was pursuing
the pony. He did not find it that day,
but the next day he found it in some
ones yard. He paid the man for keep
ing the pony and took it home.
The girls were very sorry that they
had disobeyed their father and they
never did it again.
BERTHA WOOD,
ITS North Rowan Ave-
Belvidere District School. Age IL
years. Grade T.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

Jack managed to catch the pony just
before it plunged into a street car
which was coming toward them very
fast.
The girls were taken home in an
automobile which was passing by.
After some time of rest they were
well, excepting a few bruises.
Their mother and father came home
about II o'clock at night and found
the girls all bruised and battered lying
in bed.
Their father attentively listened
without saying a word and then said:
'I am sorry that you rode in the
carriage when l told you not to. l
think it will be punishment enough
If / say you shall not use the carriage
for two weeks, and your mother says
we shall stop your weekly money till
you have paid up for the clothes and
parasol Don't your
Eyes, do" said their mother.
"As for Jack, / will get him nice
new bicycle for his part in the story"
said father.
Jack was delighted with the new
bicycle, and learned to ride it very
quickly. He went for long rides in
the country with the other boys of
his grade at school
You may be sure that the girls never
did such thing again. for they looked
back at that day with disgust at the
thought of it.
JACK H. s. HARRIS.
Age 10. Grade AS, Fremont school.
228 Bonita place, Hollywood.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

Calling to someone to stop the carriage
she rushed in that direction.
Now, there was an old woman who
lived about four blocks from the chill
dren's home. Her name was Mrs.
Brown.
She was an ugly old woman and the
children used to call her the witch of
Ingram street. She had little terrier
which the boys used to throw stones at.
It's name was Ted. Ted rushed off the
steps and grabbing Princes reins in
his mouth pulled him to standstill.
BY this time the children's mother
had come UP and after she helped Mary
and Jessie out of the carriage she COW
cred Ted with kisses.
The children's mother did not scold
them for going away. She thought the
fright had been enough for them.
Ted was rewarded with silver collar
and his mistress was never spoken of as
a witch, but always as ''our friend Mrs.
Brown MARIE FAZEN,
627 Kohler street.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

When Mary and Jessie got
home from school. there was no
one at home. Mother and broth
er Jack were neither of them in
sight. The girls did not know
what to do with themselves and
finally went upstairs and dressed
up in their mothers dresses. Just
as they were going down, Jessie
rushed back and caught up a
handsome pink silk parasol which
her mother had carried when she
was making calls. Mother
wouldn't like to have you take
that, demonstrated Mary. "Oh,
well, l won't hurt it this once"
replied Jessie.
They sailed down stairs feeling
very fine. Then their busy little
brains suggested more mischief.
Let's go and see how Prince is, ;"
said Mary, and they went out to
look at the beautiful Shetland
pony which their father had given
them. They found that he was
already harnessed to the. little
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
Beginning of Story Completed by Juniors

basket carriage and the tempta-
ton to take a ride around the
block was too much for the girls.
Jack will be here in a minute,
see, he had Prince all harnessed /;
let's Just drive around the block,
teased Jessie. "But you know
father said we must not drive him
alone" said Mary. well, you
drove him all the time when you
were out with Jack the last time
and | am sure you can drive just
around this quiet street." said
Jessie; so into the carriage they
stepped and off they started.
Just as they turned the corner
Prince" got glimpse of Mary's
bright pink parasol. He did not
like it and jumped quickly to one
side the road. At that moment
Jack came down the street and
called to the girls to wait, but
prince" started off on a gallop
and Mary in her fright dropped
the lines from her hands. Just
then an automobile came whiz-
zing down street.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
(First Prize)

The auto was coming so fast that 1t
scared Prince more than ever and he
fairly flew down the street. The girls
both screamed and Mary cried to Jack,
"Oh, Jack, we can't stopi Make Prince
stop. Oh, we shall be killed." And
both crouched down in the bottom of
the little cart and sobbed. When Jack
saw what had happened he jumped
onto his bicycle and went after them.
Jack could ride very fast, but Princes
short little legs were beating rapidly
on the pavement. However. when he
had gone about a mile one of the
wheels of the cart struck telephone
post which turned it over, pinning the
girls underneath it. Prince was now
forced to stop, and he gladly did it, as
he was tired of the chase.
Jack then, with the help of some men
who had gathered around, picked the
cart up off the girls. They were COW
cred with mud from head to toe, but
were hurt very little.
At this minute the very auto which
they had met when Prince first started
appeared, and Mary and Jessie recog-
nized their own fathers big red car.
Their mother was in 1t, too, so they
were soon bundled in and taken homo.
And how sorry and ashamed the girls
did feel All this time Jessie had clung
to the beautiful pink parasol, whieh
was now a perfect wreck. They con-
fessed their wrongdoings, and their
mother readily forgave them, even
though her blue satin dinner gown was
torn to tatters and her filmy wells and
expensive hats were plastered with
mud. But she looked sadly at the
broken, torn and muddy parasol. Jes-
sic saw that look and she threw her
arms around her mothers neck and
cried, "Oh, mother, how could have
done it? am so sorry! / cannot tell
you"
"Never mind, now, darling; but don't
do it again This will be a lesson to
you," she said, as she kissed Jessie.
Their father, after taking the cart
to the garage to be repaired, came into
the room and said: well, children,
this time, as luck would have it moth
ing serious happened, but you might
have been seriously injured. However,
Prince is not very safe for you girls to
drive alone. 1 will get you that pretty
little white pony you saw out at the
pony farm yesterday, and you will then
be perfectly safe to go by yourselves"
You may be sure the girls were over
joyed After Mary and Jessie had
been put to bed, papa and mamma sat
together before the fire In the library
thinking over the event of the day.
"You know we were children ou:-
selves once, DEAR" said father, smil-
ing.
Eyes, I sometimes think we expect
the children to be perfect. Children
will be children"
FERNE BROWNING,
Age 12 years. Corona grammar school,
grade s, Corona, Cad.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
(HonorabIe Mention)

When the automobile came by the
girls knew it was all off then. for Prince
was always afraid of anything that
made a noise. The girls began to
scream and call to Brother Jack, but
Jack could not hear them and their
noise frightened the pony more.
The pony, at the sight of the auto
mobile, turned wildly and lshed for
home, but he did not know the way
back and kept going further away. AS
he was running he stepped on the lines,
which Mary had dropped, and stumbled
and fell. This turned the buggy and
the girls fell out. 1t did not hurt them
but they broke the umbrella and tore
and ruined their mothers clothes. By
this time Jack caught up with them and
took the pony home and then brought
another horse and hitched it onto the
buggy and took the girls home.
Their mother was Mortified at her best
clothes and the beautiful umbrella.
Father was angry for the girls dis
obeying him, and he forbade them to
have the pony for month. The
mother took the girls in the house and
you can imagine what happend to them.
When they came out their eyes were
red. They learned a lesson which they
never forgot ETHEL BARNES,
1177 East Fiftieth street.
East Vernon school, grade 7, Los An
geleS, Cal. Age IL.
Dear Aunt Laurie: I think I enjoy
the unfinished stories the best. They
are more interesting. / enjoy reading
the Herald Junior Magazine very much.
When Prince saw the automobile he
gave a start and was about to turn
around in another direction when the
man in the automobile grabbed the two.
little girls. 1t was a good thing he did,
for the buggy by this time had fallen
over and the frightened horse broke
away and galloped off harder than ever.
This gave Jack a harder chase than be-
fore. The pony soon came to a nice
field of green grass, and seeing himself
free and being very tired he began to
Craze some. Jack, who was close be-
hind, waited until he became quiet and
then threw a rope around his neck and
easily captured him.
Jack brought Prince to where Mary
and Jessie sat in the automobile wait
ing for him. They were too much
afraid to go home, for their mothers
dresses were ruined. Mary's dress had
been caught in one of the wheels and
was torn. Jessies pink parasol had
axle grease all over it and was torn in
quite a few places. The girls were
very sorry and asked Jack what he
thought their mamma and papa would
be liable to say. Jack replied that he
did not know, but thought that they
would very likely get whipping, for
he was kind of angry at them for TAX
ing the pony In the first place WITHOUT
his being there.
The man in the automobile took the
girls home and Jack led Prince. When
they reached home their mother was
already there and was looking for them.
When she saw them at first she was in
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
Honorable Mention)

Prince dashed on around the corner,
one of the wheels striking the curb,
nearly upsetting the carriage.
The girls called to Jack to stop the
pony and help them. He rushed on
after them, but just then the pony
turned another corner, throwing Mary
and Jessie out, one on top of the other
in a confused heap in the gutter The
parasol got broken, while their clothes
pnt snilad and torn.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
tHonorabIe Mention)

Mary screamed to the people in the
automobile, but as they were going so
fast they could not stop before the pony
and carriage had turned the corner.
BY this time Mary's and Jessie's
mother had gone upstairs and, missing
them, had started to look for them. She
went out in the front of the house, and,
seeing some people looking down a
street nearby, went to see what they
were looking at.
There, what should she see far down
the street but her own little girls.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

And yet they do, according
To Brother Jimmys tales,
They catch a fly and skin him,
And take out all his eyes
(These they use for marbles.
The wings they use for pies)
Then. while he still is wiggling-
And Jimmy says it's true
They bite him into pieces!
1 think it's cruel. don't you?
1 daresay Fairyland is nice,
Where no one seems to care;
But what l couldn't stand for
Would be their blll-of-fare!
MAUD WEATH
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

I'd like to be a fairy,
They do have lots of fun,
Dancing in the moonlight
And playing in the sun.
But yet it would seem awfly queer
To be so very small;
The fear of maybe getting mashed
l shouldn't like at all!
And then what's very odd to me
Is what they drink and eat.
The awful things they cook and serve
why they use bugs for meat!
1 hate to think that fairies
Eat flies and even snalls.
The sun., 1908-04-26

Weary Of ihs miles and miles Of crowded street and
square.
Weary OF the towering wallis that stint the light
and air.
weary OF the changing bslls-sy, modhered with
the noise
weary OF the crsbbt looks Of little girls and boys
How miss the mounthlnSlde, and how miss the
glins
How miss the singing and the sEhnE Of the win 81
How miss the silence In the dark that used 10 fall
Yet II IL the nslghbos that miss the most Of ALL
Faces by the thousand, II Is here man may pass
Never such a sight At home. at market or At mass!
Faces like the tides that In the river sbb and flow,
Yet among them all. there's not face man may
know.
An. I'm often wishing now for Just a sight OF one
Face that was familiar In the pleasant time that's
rome
How the sight would hsirtsn me when life begins
10 pail
For ru s the nsiEhbou thG, mlSs the most Of ALL
Az. boyssrs good as gold since np,,hsy brOuTh,
me out
Mott blessed thing 10 do but smoke and walk about,
Eating OF the very best and wearing decent clothes
Sure It's I'm the happy man, God In heaven knows,
Yet can't deny but that do be missing stlll
Places was used 10 once In meadow vale and HILL
Places -ay, and faces too. and voices recall
For II Is the neGhbon that misS the most Of ALI
DHS1s A. MccARTHT.
The sun., 1908-04-26
WASHINGTON ROLLING ALONG.
People At the Capital Using skates Instead
Of Trolley Cars.

WASHINGTON. April 25.- Washington has
more skates to the square mile than any
other city in the Union. There is no call
for opponents Of the liquor traffic TO view
this statement with alarm, II ltmerely means
that the capitals long stretches Of simust
perfect asphalt pavements afford am Ideal
surface for roller skating and that people
take advantage Of the condition. a
In Washington roller skating Is as much
a business as it is a pleasure: A stranger
is surprised by the number Of persons he
sees fitting about on rollers
Three times a day the city presents spec
tace recalling the palmY periods Of the
bicycle craze, when morning noon and
night the streets Of every city, town apd
village were iammed with wheels. People
skate 10 and from business In Washington.
80 general is the habit that traction com-
panies complain Of dwind'ing revenue. '.t
IN Pennsylvania avenue between tas
Treasury and the Capitol the skaters out
number automobiles and horseirawn
vehicles two to one. One might expect so
see children in n mai ority; but maze
grownurs skate in Washington. q
lo;,,, si,b, A., T. g. rerf's s,ol,nng
u ~ "a''y A'S"' Ut 80. ,,P'"H
district to see young women ana iha'roaS
as well swing to the curb in front Of tie
nartnsnt s1ore slim on their stAtes and
l',a. Laarinc zion, in bair hand ready 40
I've donned again whrn the stopping is done.
I'm some Of the shops J - possilio n cheok
ones skates
Gray L,aricd m'n Wg along hedateVI
~ isting and tuning to AVOID wagons ana
trolley cars with me- nIir"lrs, OF inc Young
sters. Some oi the tldrrs are 80 sklleu.lh
the art that they manage Ia lnainta'n re
spectacle rate oi speed "hlle reaalhg "a
newspaper on n margarine but lew take
these chances unless the street Is reasoh-
ably free from lra'' .-...,-.
Afavolte open ar r.hH ~ l,r %l4e I., s,TteC St
between the White House ana 'Re war De-