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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
"The Modern Luoretia."

From the New York World.
 In defence of the American housewife 1t Is only fair to say that she is not a Lucretia Borgia. She does not devote herself to the secret art of poisoning un- desirable relatives. If that were her title to fame the criminal records would show 1t.
 Dr. Wiley makes the mistake of giving way to violent speech. The American housewife in many cases may be care- less She may at times be bad cook. But aside from housewives. the demand for cooks is so great that, good and bad. they find little difficulty in securing em- ployment. The fact speaks for itself, and any intelligence office will furnish evil dence to remove all doubts.
 If all women were qualified chsrl,sts. like the head of the United States Chem istry Bureau. they might inaugurate an era in the kitchen and the dining-roora when all food would be as pure as pr. Wiley dreams of making 1t. As 1t is. they are bound to take things pretty much as the market offers them and as other members of the household like them.
 Even ''the little tins of dinner" that the ''the modern Lucretia" buys have their good uses. If anything is wrong it is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

ly low-lying and unhealthful, and totally unfit for & business street. On rainy days the gutters and even the sidewalks and floors of the buildings are flooded, the storm sewers being inadequate to receive the gush of water.
 Sanitary Condition of Avenue.
 The wholesale district has not been vaunted as a particularly insanitary sec ton, but one needs only to pass through the street to be thoroughly convinced that it is no haven of healthfulness. What with the delectable odor of soied fish, the stench of deceased chickens that have ing department and the exhaled fragrance of decayed fruits and vegetables one is strongly tempted to hold ones breath and fly for the nearest opening. Those whose business requires their presence on the avenue have doubtless long since be- come accustomed to the atmosphere and purified by suffering: else 1t is a source of great wonder that they have survived.
 The buildings are dilapidated struc- lures and constitute within themselves a nuisance. They are old and badly In need of repairs and are altogether un- suited for the purpose to which they are adapted None of the structures has been standing for less than 15 years. and all have become inadequate for the business of the merchants by whom they are occupied. It Is to their sanitary con- dition especially that most attention has been directed. When seen in regard to the matter Health Officer Hardness stated that the buildings are the chief cause for concern as to the sanitary condition of Morris avenue. The floorings of all the structures, he said. should be removed and replaced by new ones. The following is the statement of Dr. HarknAss in an- swer to inquiries made as to sanitation on the thoroughfare:
 Health Officers View.
 q believe a decided step toward the betterment of the public health will have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
INVITE THE BIRDS.
Teach the Children to Love, Not to
 Shoot Them.


 B. P. Powell, in the Outing Magazine.
 Talking about the birds, home-maker must learn how to count, them into the family, and I will tell you right here now to do 1t. Besides the grapes, plant elder bushes and bush honeysuckles all the way round your acres. Let there be good supply of wild cherry trees, and with these, to make good windbreak, alternate mountain ash trees Then send out word to the birds, and they will come to you and sing to you; and they will not take one berry more than their share nor will they spoil your punches Of grapes.
 I pity the man with gun who has no birds to greet him in the morning, and no one to sing in his porch at evening. Every mans homestead should be bird paradise, full of music from day dawn till moonTise. The owner should unoer- stand that he does not own absolutely, without some rights on the part or the birds who work as hard as he does. Ineir music and their love should be part or the education of his children, for really they are moro character making than many books and some teachers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
EMPIRE LEATHER co.

the fault of the government for not con- demning them as impure food When one eminent chemist. for instance, denounces benzoate of soda as rank poison and other eminent chemists commend it as a harmless food preservative, what is a very plain cook who practices light housekeeping in a flat and dimes about town to do but take chances like most healthy and unscientific folk? Lucretia would keep a little private laboratory and experiment with deadly effect on her various relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
IMPORTANT NOTICE

We are prepared to show prospective tenants through Empire Building. See this building before leasing.
 HENSON R. E. 6 INS. co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

q believe a decided step toward the betterment of the public health will have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
Opening of the District.

What Merchants Think.
 The wholesale merchants are almost unanimously In favor of abandoning Nor ris avenue and removing the jobbing dis trict to First avenue. Many of them own valuable property on the present whole sale street. but all agree that 1t is inade- quote and quite unfit for use.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11
GIVE sHERIFFs ALL AID.

Editor Zimm, OF The ST Augustine
Meteor. who is also State Senator
from ST. Johns county. says:
1t rs a matter OF rare occurrence
that any utterance OF Editor Mayes
of The Pensacola Journal Is suscepti-
BILE OF being honestly criticised for
its untenableness. However. we feel
that the levelheaded editor who had
the boldness To stand out against the
almost unanimous press of the State
In favor OF an anti.pass bill, is In
error In taking the position that II
was right to exclude sheriffs from
the provisions OF the bill We take
Il that the permitting of sherifTs TO
have free transportation is only an
effort to aid and abet the officer of
the law-to give him an opportunity
TO run down every effort at escape of
the fugitive from justice. And as TO
the mileage that the officer may re.
ceive, IL is only a small fraction OF
the sum total that should be freely
given him by the people for hazarding
his life. by day and by night, for
their protection. II might be eminent.
ly proper. however, for the next Legis.
lature to adopt the suggestion OF The
Journal and enact a law compelling
all OF the railroads in the State to is.
sue passes to all the Sheriffs in the
State"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case OF Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. }. CHENEY a CO. Toledo o.
We, the undersigned. have known
+. J. Cheney for the last Il years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fnan-
cially able 20 carry out any obliga-
tious made by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 7jc.
per bottle Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for eonsti-
I alton
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11
A FRANK STATEMENT.

After years OF dem1goguery, sophis-
try and buncomb on the subject OF
tariff. IL has remained Tor Eiihu Root,
Junior Senator from New York. 20
state in public debate the actual facts
regarding the methods OF the Republi.
can party in framing a tariff bill Said
Mr.. Root, speaking In support OF the
corporation tax: We have been here
for over three months considering and
discussing and voting upon the meas
ure OF protection that II Is neces-
sary 90 give TO keep alive and pros
porous the business OF tens and hun
dreds OF thousands of corporations en-
gagged in manufacture and trade af-
fected by the protective tariff. What
do we know about these corporations?
Upon one hand We have garbled and
partial statements: upon the other
equally garbled and partial state
ments: and no means OF distinguish
ing the truth. We are under the ne
cessity Of proceeding by guess work.
by conjecture, always with dissatis-
faction, because We recognize the
chance that We may have guessed
wrong about whose statements come
nearest to the truth. I should like TO
see in the Office Of Commissioner of
Internal Revenue the next time a
tariff bill comes before Congress
statements, under oath. and tested
year by year, about the business of
all this vast multitude Of corporations
that come appealing TO US for help,
so that we shall not again be COMPEL
ed 20 come 20 the conclusion that all
the business of the United States is
on the brink Of failure" Never was
there a franker statement Of the
methods by which tariff bills are franz
ed than that made by the Senator
from New York. Senators and Rep
resentatives. a large majority OF whom
are lawyers, have accepted almost
without question the ex parte state
ments Of interested persons and CON-
panies. and have fixed tariff rates In
accordance with their representations
and demands. The current tariff re-
vision is by no means the revision
downward implied by the Republican
platform and specifically promised by
the Republican Presidential candl-
dates. But present indications all
point to the inclusion in the tariff
bill of certain provisions which will
preclude in the future the hit or miss
method OF the past and render IL i'm.
possible for Senator'S and Representa-
tives eXtrayagantly to swell the
profits OF their manufacturing consti.
tuents at the expense OF the consumer
without detection
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11

Congressman Clark failed In his
effort TO have a tariff tax placed opon
Egyptian cotton. Senators Taliaferro
and Fletcher also made a fight in the
Senate. along the same line. but the
Republicans would have none OF IL.
and for the next two years at least
cotton from foreign countries will be
admitted duty free In competition
with the Sea Island cotton grown In
Florida. Georgia and South Carolina.
The cotton planters of Suwannee
county. and all Florida. for that mat.
ter. should remember our representa-.
tives who worked so hard for this
measure-one II enacted into law
would have proven Of great beneft
70 the cotton planters all over the Sea
Island belt and the South generally
Live Oak Democrat.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11
MEN ARE PoWERLEss
To Flight Against Disease Uaiess They
strike at the Cnderiying Cause.

To treat Dandruff. and Failing Hair.
with irritants or oils on which a para
site germ will prosper. II like scooping
water from the ocean 10 prevent the tide
from rising.
You cannot accomplish n satisfactory
cure without having a right understand
Ing OF the fundamental causes Of the
trouble.
You must kill the Dandruff Germ.
Newbro's Herpicfde does this because II
Is specially made 10 do that very thing
When the germ Is removed. the hair
has no choice but 10 resume healthy
growth and beauty.
Destroy the cause, you remove the
effect"
sold by leading druggists. Send iAc. IN
stamps for sample TO The Herp!cide Co.
Detroit. Mich
]. s. Bedford & Co. Special Agents
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11

J. d. Matheson, county treasurer, Is
making good his campaign promises
10 obtain interest for the deposit Of
county funds In the banks. His re-
port 20 the County Commissioners at
their meeting IN July shows a credit
on interest account for the first six
months OF his incumbency as county
treasurer of $2S2S0 Az this rate the
county will obtain S5GJ.GO per aEnum
as interest on deposits, which will go
a long way towards paying the salary
OF the treasurer. The Sun congratu-
lates Mr.. Mathesun upon his success
ful administration. as well as the
keeping Of his campaign promise. Blu,
"Uncle Jimmie" has never failed TO
keep a promise. at least 30 far as the
editor OF The Sun has heard during
his thirty years acquaintance with
him.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11

The commissioners OF Hillsborough
county have wisely decided TO stop
the building OF all new roads unU!
the roads already constructed are put
in thorough repair ire oil saying
that "A stitch in tine saves nine
applies with equal force 10 the pvb.
lie roads as 10 other work. The roa Is
are too generally lett 10 take cssp Of
themselves after being constructed
and become almost as impossible as
they originally We're before neces sary
repairs are made
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11

Major Geo. p. Healey. Familiarity
known as the Bald Headed Eagle of
volusia," has been confined to his
room in Jacksonville fer several
months from what his physician has
diagnosed as a leak Of the heart. He
Is one of the most widely.known men
In Florida and was a great power in
State politics for many years.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11

II the Alachua County Fair Is going
TO be held this fall the promoters had
better get busy. County fairs are not
arranged for in n day. or a month. II
requires time and work to make a sue
cess Of such enterprises.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11

Now that the Senate has sent the
tariff bill back to the House II re-
mains to be seen IL the latter body
win concur In the amendments which
have virtually made a new bill of IL
since It's original passage by Uncle
Joe's poems.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11
THIS MONTHS RAIN.
Nearly Ten Inches in This City
Up 20 10Th.

From the following table. which
was furnished by Weather Observer
J. y. II. Bell. It will Doe seen that
We have had a total Of nearly ten
inches of rainfall for this month A.
ready. Tie also gives the focal Tor
several years past and it will be seen
that during 1907 We had only total
of 1855 inches.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11

Mr.. Hartman. In cabling over for
four boxes o. his favorite brand Of
cigar. must be highly commended for
patronixing home industries.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11

Sumterville won the county site
election In Sumter county last week
and the court house viii remain there
Cor at least ten years TO come.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11

w. b. sadler. formerly Assistant
State Auditor. has been appointed
State Bank Examiner by Comptroller
Groom. He Is eminently Qualified for
the position.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11

Governor Gilchrist's speech at the
Independence Day celebration OF Tam
many Hall is highly commended by
those who have read Il.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-11

A San Francisco man IL charged
with having ten wives. He certainly
ought To be examined for lunacy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-23
DARING LONDON ROBB ERY
Ten Men Loot Jesceller's Shop Op-
pOsite Bank of ENGLAND.

London. Aug. 22-An extraordinary robbery
occurred here to-day. About 3 o'clock In the
afternoon a Watchman named Smith in the en-
elIers whose establishment is In cheapsde.
fronting the Bank OF England and the Royal Ex-
change. struggled through the door Of the build
ing and collapsed. His cries were answered by
several constables. who found that Smith had
been terribly beaten about the head About the
same moment four men rushed out Of the store
and escaped in "a cab Six others tried to
escape. but captured.
In the mean time Smith became unconscious
and was taken TO q hospital a search Of the
store showed that Jewelry the value OF $500,
room In readiness for removal Smiths alarm.
however. prevented the robbers from getting
away with some OF their booty.
Smith did not recoveE-consciousness until this
evening Il having dinner about 2:30
O'clock" he said. in a room adjoining the
strong room. when I heard footsteps. Almost
Immediately ] was struck the head with Il
Jimmy and knocked of my chair | then
dealt a number OF heavy blows and collapsed.
bound 10 a chair. but / managed 30 unfasten the
rope and scramble 10 the door and raise an
alarm. There were ten men concerned. All
were smartly dressed"
Smiths injuries very serious. Three Of
the arrested men. when searched by the police.
were found 10 have in their possession jewels
estimated TO be worth many thousands OF dol
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-23
BAD FIRE At DECATUR.
Loss in Illinois City Placed at
81 900 ,000.

Iesstur III, Aug. IA score Of business
buildings were burned and dozen others were
damaged to-day by d fire that swept along the
business portion OF East Main. Merchant and
Water streets The total damage is placed at
Nesleyl with insurance Of about 40 per cent.
The FIRE burned from ! o'clock this morning
mil sunset tonight, and was the worst in the
history Of the city The city experienced
water famine tonight the supply Of water
n the city reservoir was almost exhausted by
he fire fighters
While the hre Was at its height to-day blaze
'as discovered in the engine room OF the Dres-
sd Hotel. half block west Of the main fire.
lhere was 4 panic among the guests. who real
Asa ;hat The firemen already had more than
hey could handle Prompt work by hotel en-
holes and guests eKtlnguished the flames before
leg had spread TO any great extent.
sIrasheld sent an engine and a fire crew 10
az Decaturs three engines. but this help was
e-sel by the loss under falling walls Of several
hundred feet of hose. Rebuilding 81 the burned
Sea VIII start soon as the ruins cool suffi-
Nsntiy 10 permit men 10 remove the debris.
ihe only person injured at the fire was Robert
-lnsford, a driver of a hook and ladder truck.
hs Was cut by falling plate glass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-23
BOY DIES IN QUICKS1ND.
Friends. Po,cerless to Help. See Him
Disappear at Far ROckd5ray.

Swallowed up by quitksand while two COM
panions narrowly escaped a similar fate In their
efforts 10 save him. Otto warmersay. a brokers'
clerk of No. - Edna street. Brooklyn. disap-
peared at Far Rockaway yesterday afternoon.
Warmersay was visiting at the camp of the
Young Mems Christian Association. at the foot
of Broadway. Far Rockavay. yesterday In
company with Alfred Joyce. of No. 300 West 4:id
street Manhattan, and William Ball. of No ~
West 131th street. Manhattan lie started for a
walk along the beach. All three were In their
bathing suits and We're alternately i'm and out
of the water for distance of three-quarters OF
a mile until they reached Lawrence's Inlet on
the ocean side Of Rockaway Point.
Joyce saw mis- companion stumble and go un-
der water. knowing that the water was not
more than three feet deep Joyce and Ball
thought nothing of the occurrence. and IL was
not until Warmersay 10 his feet and again
fell that joyce decided that something was
wrong. and plunged in TO the rescue of his
friend In a moment he too. was in the clutches
of the quicksand.
Warmersay had disappeared for the last time.
and as Joyce fell the treacherous sand clutch
his legs he let out yell that brought Ball 70
his assistance. He pulled out before II
TOO late Joyce and Ball then decided that they
must make an attempt to recover the body OF
Warmersay before it had been completely swal-
lowed up.
They entered the water. AMI we're feeling their
way along cautiously when they heard a warn
ing from Patrolman Rickard. of the Far Rock
away station. who had heard Joyce's cry and
had run out the pier OF the Bayside Improve
ment Company 10 see what was the matter.
.ckard yelled To the young men TO give up
t,eir intention. and made them understand that
they only risking their lives in a use
less undertaking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-23
INCUBATOR BABY HELD.
Habeas Corpus Writ Issued in
Kansas City.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune }

Kansas City. Mo. Aug 22.-Marian Bleakley.
the incubator baby who was kidnapped from
Topeka on Saturday and rescued on train run
ming into Kansas City last night. is held by the
police here until Wednesday. when the case will
be heard In the Circuit Court by reason Of a
writ Of haheas corpus issued by Judge f. h.
Porterfield this afternoon in behalf OF Mrs
Stella Barclay the baby's foster mother. and
J. -. Gentry. alleged kidnapper.
Mrs J. J. Bleakley. Of Topeka. who says she
Is the mother OF the child. spent part of the day
with the little girl at Police Headquarters. She
did not meet Mrs Barclay in the jail She will
remain here until the is heard by Judge
Porterheld Acting Governor Gmelich, at JEFF
ferson City. this afternoon honored Kansas
reauisition for Mrs Barclay. ]. y. Gentry and
Roxy Ross alleged kidnappers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-23
FART TINE EVIL AGAIN
,rS StpPOINTMENT AWAITS
10000 CHILDREN.
uoItDav Instruction the Outlook
for Them O7cing to Lack
of Sittings.

-, the vast educational machinery in this
= saels the thrill Of life next month and at
,wenty-five thousand more children than
-n.s last year clamor for admission TO the
pa. schools. disappointment instead OF seats
~ ,,srforce be dealt out in a large number OF
esss
ufen Mayor Mcclellan was running for re-
,,ion. six years ago. one Of his promises was
~, he would do away with the part time class
n and he refused 10 accept any excuse on behalf
I, ugvor Low for its existence at that time.
=. the outlook is that more children will be on
~ time instruction at the opening Of the
shols this fall than last year. During the last
.Aool term 5000 children were on part time.
,-ohably GGo00 viii be the figure this year
The DAYS for registering children are wednes-
a., september s; Thursday. September 9. aud
r-ssr. September 10. The Board Of Education
,,rounces that early registration is necessary
, insure assignment 10 a full day class
m Manhattan only two new buildings will be
,-sp next month. The second section of Public
sbool p at Madison and Jackson streets. Is
M Of these. with twenty-six class rooms and
..,inrs for 1900 pupils The other is Public
sbool 100. in lSsth and i39th streets. west OF
rsh avenue. with seventy-four class rooms and
eating capacity Iof ostHN fupllS All tblA, Niltif
IN he available next month in Manhattan. The
monk and Brooklyn only 1880 additional sit
angs
The situation is not looked upon with equa
,tnty by the educational authorities. but they
~ no help for il. The Board OF Education Is
uubs to let contracts for new buildings till the
,ty comes forward with the money.
In accordance with the recommendations Of
m william H Maxwell, City Superintendent Of
shools. a schedule for new buildings and sddi-
tins was sent by the Board OF Education 10 the
Bard Of Estimate and Apportionment on April
1909 designed 10 meet the part time situation
sh at present exists TIE Board Of Estimate
nj Apportionnent was then requested 10 au-
aouze the issue Of corporate stock during the
remainder Of the year 1909 TO the amount Of
r4I5Ol0 for the erection of new buildings. i'm
rowing premises. etc. II was also requested
hsi there be authorized an immediate issue Of
rTorate stock 10 the amount OF s2,50OOOO. in
s,cmdance with the provisions Of Clause OF
Section l6s Of the charter.
Since the authorization OF an Issue Of corpo-
-,R stock made by the Board OF Estimate and
lrpntionment on June 3. 1908. in view Of the
fnSacial situation that prevailed. no further
sns have been made available. and I'm conse-
tare the Board Of Education has not been able
tsdFertise any construction work since July s.