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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

fall again to their sides. The girls have dumb bells with which they practice the setting-up exercises. They rise and fall on their toes. and they go through all the evolutions of the drill as they march back and forth. a body of 100 almond eyed, cream-colored Amazons in plum colored skirts. Observe them they go. Their shoulders are well back and they walk like soldiers The teacher wears gymnasium costume which shows the out lines of her form. She would make model for statue of Diana, and the most of her pupils are equally robust Ihey have the advantage of our girls Tn not wearing corsets, and they are oeVeiopeo along natures lines.
 eAs we go from the gymnasium through the yard to one of the other buildings we see a class of maidens walking the pole. This is an exercise common to eV- cry girls school and l am told IL pro duces excellent results. The pole IS log about a foot thick and % feet long. so slung by means of two chains at each end that it hangs horizontally about foot off the ground. The teacher starts the log swinging back and forth and the girls step on at one end of 1t ana walk to the other. It takes some skill 10 maih- tain ones balance, on account or the mo ton, and it brings into play almost every muscle of the body. I have tried 1t sew eral times and ignominiously failed Tnese peeresses walk it with ease. ~
 In the SchooIrooms.
 The classrooms are not unlike those or the United States. with desks and chairs, save that all the chairs are cushioned with green We visit one class and listen to lecture on physics. About 5o giris are taking notes in Japanese script, ana they hardly look up as we enter. we go to the laboratories, where they are stuoy- ing chemistry, and on into music rooms, in some of which are taught foreign play ing and singing, and in others the music of Japan. In the latter the girls play upon the goto, sort of horizontal narp or guitar which rests on low bench. ihe instrument is about i've feet long, foot wide and it has dozen or more cat gut strings In another room we near the girls reciting English. and in another see
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
Root Wants to Rest.

Hot Springs, Ark, February 6.-Ex- pressing appreciation of the sentiment that inspired the invitation to him to deliver an address before the Arkansas legislature, Senator-elect Root of New York this afternoon answered the mat ter by saying: Wouldn't it be unusual for a man seeking rest and recreation to accept an invitation to make pub lie addresS?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

Account Presidential inaug- uration, Washington, Southern railway will sell round trip tickets on February 28, March 1, 2 and 3, limited to leave Washington March 8 at rate $22.5O. For complete informa- tion apply at City Ticket Of flee, Morris Hotel bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
Wriuht Gives Lessons.

Pau, France, February 6.-Wilbur Wright gave a lesson in landing to Paul Tissandier, the French aeroplanist, this afternoon at the close of a flight of 2s minutes, during which he scared far away from the field with Tissandier as a pas senger MT. Wright also made two short flights alone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
Protection for Younu Trees.

Washington, February 6-Having for it's object the prevention of the i'm portation of diseased nursery stock, q bill has been introduced by Repre- sentative John Lamb of Virginia. It provides that all nursery stock shall be subject to inspection by experts of the department of agriculture, at such points of entry as the Secretary of Agriculture may designate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

school expenses, and an extra charge for those who study music of 9 cents per month for the use of an organ and 50 cents for using the plano. Including board and all expenses a girl can go to school here whole year for about S1OO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

FOR SALE Printing plant, complete; must be, sold at once; very cheap; cash or credit. TIA N. 18th street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

Central Business Corner For
 Rent April 1. JEMISON R. E. & INS. co.
The Seattle Republican., 1909-02-05

Thursday, long before the legislature assembled,
and women began to fill up the galleries and obbies
of the legislative halls in order to
AntiSaloon Forces listen to the debate the local
Watch the Battle option bill The House Of Repre-
sentatives had not been in session
but few minutes before the fur began to fly Whether
not the House would pass the FaconerMcMaster bill
the Palmer substitute the question While the
friends of the bill pressed hard the enemies thereof
and drove them back at every handtohand engagement
yet the enemies Of the bill disputed inch of ground
they os and though hopeessy in the minority they held
their firing line intact until nghtfal when an adjourn
ment truce for the night sgnaled. 1t truly
battle royal and the preacher spectators spoke words
of admiration for the generashp of the enemies of the
bill No flibustering INDUCED in but vast amount
Of parliamentary tactics displayed It be said
without fear of successful contradiction that senatorial
contest attracted keener interest than this The
McMaster bill prevailed Friday The Senate will doubt
less have dramatic week this bill than did the
House.
The Seattle Republican., 1909-02-05

In effort to silence the oft reiterated statement
United States are engaged in
Monster Petition securing signatures to petition
For Woman Suffrage asking Congress to submit to the
legislatures of the several states for
ratification amendment to the national Constitution
which shall enfranchse women The work has been
organized larger scale than before attempted
and in charge of less person than Mrs Carrie Chap
Catt the president of the international Woman Suf
frage Alliance who directs activities from Headquarters
established for this purpose at 20 East 29th St. New
York City. Here force of competent clerks and body
of volunteer helpers send the blanks and look after
the returns
Mrs Gait is of the best known workers in the
suffrage in the world and indeed may be
said to belong to the world for she born in Wiscon
sin, reared and educated in Iowa. the first woman
reporter in the city Of San Francisco lived in the State
of Washington and later removed to New York When
Susan B. Anthony retired from the active leadership of
the National American Woman Suffrage Association in
1900 Mrs Chapman Gait unanimously elected presi
dent In 1904 she became president of the international
Woman Suffrage Alliance which in the few short years
OF its existence has grown into aaton of national
organizations from sixteen countries The president of
the international Woman Suffrage Alliance lust as
simple and sweet in her manner just democratic and
unspoiled was the young who came from "out
West'' years ago and commenced work in the national
association chairman of its organization committee
The Seattle Republican., 1909-02-05
think they are vocing the sentiment of their constituents

The members of the eleventh legislature witnessed an
unnatural phenomana in Olympia and that other
legislature in the history of the state
Olympians Saw Of Washington has done it
Two Sundays they had Sunday two days in sue
cession. Such phenomena has been
witnessed by persons sailing to the Orient and crossing
the meridian which marks the dividing line between the
East and West and only then when from the
East and another coming from the West and one
happens arrive Saturday and the other Sunday
In Olympia however, Sunday set in Saturday and con-
tinued until late hour Monday evening. This double
Sunday created quite sensation and it is said moved
strong men to tears but they got over it.
The Seattle Republican., 1909-02-05
Volume XIV, Number A2/
H. R. CAYTON, Publisher

temperance legislation and did in such pathetic
way that strong wept and weak boohood while
Sunday-well, he just beloved Tuesday evening the
sporting of the Sound appeared before the Commit
tee Game and all of them had different solution for
the game problem The debate at times fast and
furious Wednesday evening the Committee Banking
listened to delegation of bankers While they did not
differ widely did the sportsmen the game ques
ton but among them there wide diversity of
opinion Both Seattle and Tacoma had representative
delegations present.
The Seattle Republican., 1909-02-05

In contendng that the Republican platform be lived
up to and that the legislature pass county unit local
option bill, Representative Frank O.
Jackson Fought jackson of King wants the legislature
Local Option. to do something which he himself op-
posed. No dive keeper in the state
strongly opposed the adoption of the local option
plank in the late Spokane state convention than did Mr.
jackson the convention floor and despite his vigorous
opposition of the plank being put in the platform he is
the loudest the floor of the legislature in demand
ing that the party keep its antieection promise There
hardly any doubt but that reasonable local option bill
will be passed by the the legislature but Mr.. jackson
will hardly be consulted
The Seattle Republican., 1909-02-05

'There is talk of anti-treat bill being introduced in
the present legislature and if it is mean to support it,
came from one of the members
Treat Custom who under no circumstances would
Legisated Against favor the passage Of any prohib
tion legislation " If the treat Gus
tom was eliminated drunkenness would be greatly
duced and excess drinking would be the exception and not
the rule When person wants something to eat he sell
dom if really ever lines up dozen more men at the
lunch counter to eat with him. but when he wants drink
he will line up just many it is convenient for him
to get hold of to drink with him. firmly of the opn
that the treat habit largely responsible for the great
amount of drunkenness common to the country
The Seattle Republican., 1909-02-05

Joseph L. Mohundro has been named as state bank
examiner by Acting Governor Hay Mr.. Mohundro, like
Mr. Lorton and Mr. Gillian, is
Cosgroves Friends personal friend of Governor Cos
Get Fat Jobs grove and his appointment has been
expected since the change Of
administration No has wider circle of personal
and political friends than Mr. Mohundro He has been
resident of the territory and state for thirty odd years.
and during all Of that time he has been more less
active in Republican politics He born in the state
of Missouri and of parents who dared to be Republican
when it almost meant certain death He was four years
state senator from Columbia county.
The Seattle Republican., 1909-02-05

Members of the Oregons legislature hoping to
pass law making it felony for any candidate for office
to make any kind of pledge before
Anti Election Pledge election which will either legally
Not in Favor or morally bind him after election
which is interpreted to the effect
that Statement No L. which resulted in the election of
Democrat to the United States senate by practically
unanimous Republican legislature will be dead one A
move in the same direction will in due time be made in
the eleventh legislature of the state of Washington which
will prevent candidates from pedging themselves prior to
election to give this that deputyship in Of
election or to support this that the egis
atve halls in case of election providing he gets certain
support.
The Seattle Republican., 1909-02-05

The track gambling bill was dramatically taken
out of the possession Of the judiciary committee and after
twenty-four hours of intense excitement
Ole Hanson passed by the senate but the emer-
For Congress- gency clause failed of passage. If now
the proprietors of The Meadows so de-
sire they open up racing April 1st next and run
until June H. which would be seventy-two days without
any molestaton of the law Representative Hansen was
completely exhausted when the bill finally went through
untrngy did he work for it. 1t is whispered about the
legislative halls that Hanson he has spent great deal
of money the BILL but is of the opinion that it will
suit in his being elected to Congress.
The Seattle Republican., 1909-02-05

While number of measures have been considered by
the eleventh legislature within the past week. all of which
was of more less state Importance,
Local Option, yet the measures that given the
Woman Suffrage right of way and which absorbed the
Race Tracks. time and talents of not only the re-
spective members, but likewise the
general public were the Local Option BILL which is still in
the committee Of the senate the Race Track Gambling
BILL which was passed. and the Equal Suffrage bill for
women which still in the hands of the committee While
perhaps bare majority of the members OF the senate
favor the submission of the question to the voters yet
for it to pass it must get twohrds majority and for
that reason the friends of the bill preferred to
have it go over for another week
The Seattle Republican., 1909-02-05

That there have been things doing at the legislature
the past week was plain to be by blind man.
Each evening of the past week the mem
Busy Week bers of the legislature have been visited
For Seventh by delegations interested in proposed
Legislature legislation each of whom gave vent to his
feelings way the other. On last
Monday evening Billy Sunday addressed the members
The Seattle Republican., 1909-02-05
Female Lobby Wants
Woman Suffrage.

Judge A. W. Frater of Seattle, who is advocating the
passage of divorce law for the state of Washington
before the judiciary commit
Judge Frater tee last Tuesday evening with the
Talks Divorces view of resuctating the bill which
had been killed by the committee
Judge Frater thinks that under the present law it's alto
gether easy for married persons get divorce Many
alege incompatibty when in fact it's another or
they want to marry. Men and women who are
married and have children should have enough for
the of their children force themselves to remain in
such and under circumstances should they ever
be legally separated and for alleged ncompatbiy
--
That the present legislature will pass law forbddng
stores factories and other commercial establishments from
employing girls therein under six
Against Employing teen years of age seems foregone
Old Girls conclusion The same bill will also
fix a minimum salary for all fe
males employed by such establishments which will be not
less than $40 per week 1t is argued by propnetors OF
business houses industrial establishments that if they
are forced pay high wages that the consumers
will have to pay the raise Granting that be true the
raise will be slight that the will hardly feel
it, but it is not believed that the raise salary will have
any effect the price Of commodities to the consumers
There perhaps very little if any at all single sinta
of Popusm in the eleventh legislature and yet it begins
to look as though the Initiative and
Populst Law Referendum will be passed and be-
Quite Popular. come a law. Despite the fact the
bill has very strong advocate in
Senator Cotter the only Democratic member from King
still it Popust for Republicans falling
over themselves in their effort to advocate its passage
There are features about this BILL it is different
from those found in the advocated by the most
wildeyed Pop in 1894 when Republicans Kissed it's advo
Gates to scorn and rdicule and the that not fami
lar with this woudbe legislation is truly oddity and
should famiarize himself with current topics
eff the legislature refuses pass wholesome and
effective local option law then those who favor the pass
age of a local option law should insist
Senator Cox no law at all being enacted rather
Local Option than to have that means nothing and
does still less came from Senator Cox
Of Waa Wala ct am not exactly advocating Prohibi-
ton for the State of Washington he connued but it
looks to that will either be county local option now
or prohibition years from now Despite Senatr Cox
strong views this subject majority of the members
of the senate think that the state of Washington
oharc
The Seattle Republican., 1909-02-05

Woman suffrage in the senate in hairs breadth
of meeting its fate last Monday but friends of it stepped
in the breath at the opportune
Female Lobby Wants time and gave it a lease of
Woman Suffrage life. During the past week the
women interested in the subms-
sion Of the question to the voters by the have been
button-hoing the members with view of getting prom
Use from them that they would vote for the passage of the
bill when it did come before the senate aughable sit
uation occurred when the entire female regiment
turned loose Senator George U. Piper. They gath
cred about him and began pleading for his vote and to
their utter surprise he Immediately spoke up and sad
am for the passage of the bill.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-10

Employees of the government depart
ments In Washington have been much
disturbed by recent order of Score
tary Nagel OF the Department of Com
merce and Labor that the heads of bu.
reaus under his Jurisdiction should
prepare a report upon the efficiency OF
the clerks under them. The test Is re-
ported to have disclosed the fact that
one in ten of the clerks Ia inefficient,
The proportion is surprisingly low. II
Is not generally known outside OF
Washington that sort Of efficiency
record Of the clerks has been kept for
years. Employees have been marked"
on their work, like schoolboys, but mel
Their by them nor by their superiora
has the record been taken very seri'
ougly. Secretary Nagel's order brings
TO the front one Of the great problems
of government administration every
where-a problem from which no ma
ton Is wholly free, and for which no
perfect solution has been discovered,
It Is admitted by those most familiar
with conditions In the United States
that the work Of the departments ct
Washington could be done by contract
with private firms for less than one.
half what 1t now costs. The working
hours of the clerks are from 8 O'Clock
in the morning until half past 4.
Throughout the summer months Sat.
urday Is a half-holiday, and every
clerk has thirty days of sick-leave dur
ing the year, and thirty days vaca-
ton, both with full pay. Salaries
range from $3.50 to $4,000; but those
who receive more than $1,000 are more
than those who receive less than that
sum. The average, although not large,
ts higher than the payment for similar
work in private employment. Never
theless, 1t is not sufficient to enable
clerks to lay up fund for the time
when they will be superannuated, and
they have formed an organization the
object of which Is the establishment OF
civil pensions for aged government en-
ployes. In the past the United States
has suffered greatly in its public ser
vice through political influence. The
establishment of civil service reform
has worked great Improvement, but
not perfection, Moreover, since it has
placed this country In line with for
eign nations In the matter of civil SER
vice, 1t is almost inevitable that in
time 1t will also introduce the foreign
practice of civil pensions. That Ques'
ton, however, is too large to discuss
herA
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-10
BREADLEss PEOPLE.

Substitutes Used i'm Parts of Italy,
Austria and Ronnanta.
Baked loaves Of bread are practical
ly unknown in many parts of South
Austria and Italy, as we'll as In the ag-
ricultural districts OF Roumania, the
Bakers Weekly says. In the villages
of the Obersteirmark, not many miles
from Vienna, bread Is seldom seen, the
staple food OF the people being sterz, a
kind of porridge made from ground
beechnuts, which Ia taken at breakfast
with broth or fried Ia lard and with
milk again Mt supper. This sterz Is
also known as heiden, and takes the
place of bread not only In Steiermark,
but in Carynthia and in many parts
of the Tyrol In the north of Italy the
peasantry live chiefly on polenta, a
porridge made of boiled maize. The
polenta. however, is not allowed to
granulate like Scotch porridge or like
the Austrian Bterz, but is boiled into
a solid pudding, which is cut up and
portioned out with string. 1t Is eat
en- cold as often as 1t Is hot, and is Ia
every sense the Italian peasants daily
bread. The modern Roumantans are
held by many scholars to be descended
from g Roman colony-in other words
to be cousins Of the Italians; and, GU
riously enough variation of the po
lenta, called mamaliga, is the national
dish Of Roumania The mamaliga is
like the polenta IN that 1t is made OF
boiled maze, but it Is unlike the latter
in one important respect, as the grains
are not allowed to settle into a solid
mass, but are kept distinct, after the
fashion of oatmeal porridge.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-10
A Problem In Mathematics.

The town OF Sturgis In Mississippi
Is the only round square town in ex
jstence BY legal enactment the cir
Gle has been squared, and the msthe
matician may now proceed to calcu
late the area of a square circle. In
the laws of Mississippi for the yeal
1886, on page $50, is found the follow
ing:
An act to incorporate the town OF
Sturgis, in Oktibbeha County, Missis
sippi.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Mississippi
That the town of Sturgis, in the coun
ty of Oktibbeha, Is hereby incorporat
ed. and that the corporate limits OF
said town shall be as follows: Begin
ming at the quarter stake in front II
Caleb Hannah's residence, and run.
ming six hundred yards every direc
ton, making said corporate limits
twelve hundred yards square"
Thus the circle is squared by the
solemn declaration Of the law.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-10
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-10
DO YOU BELIEVE THIsP

story to the Effect That the STAN
dard Oil Company Will Rival Cow.
The Standard Oil Company has de-
cided to drive the COW and the dairy
man out OF business, says the New
York Press It's skilled chemists have
discovered a process whereby they
can make gilt-edge butter as by
product of crude petroleum. II re-
ports are true, plans have been pre-
pared and contracts soon will be let
for putting up a big buttermaking
plant as a new departure OF the Stand
ard Oil works In the Constable Hook
section of Bayonne.
It was thought the limit had been
reached in the by-product business
when delicate perfumes were extract
ed from kerosene. Until recently no
one had an idea the Standard Oil had
designs against the butter and the
oleomargarine industries. It is pre-
dicted confidently that within year
the only butter on sale in the Ameri-
can market will bear the Standard
OIL label. and that petroleum butter
also will be an active and aggressive
competitor with creamery butter for
supremacy In the foreign markets
Since the new process was discov-
cred every precaution possible has
been taken by the Standard Oil Off