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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

whose hard working mother has lost no
on her boy. who has been running wi
for weeks and finally is brought to IT,
juvenile court by truant officer. The
judge sends the boy to the "deten'sc
home" where he is kept until the time
for the hearing.
In this home. preferably apart from
the court house or jail, the bl is put
at some congenial work with opportunitY
for some recreation. or perhaps sent IA
school, if the detention home is run O.
the right principles. In Chicago's deten.
ton home not only are school facilitie
provided, but vocational training is alsa
given. all of which raises the question
of the extent to which vocational train
ing In the public schools would prcver'
delinquency.
In Chicago the average preiod of de
tention Is six days, in Cleveland five days
and less in other cities.
In New York all children taken int
custody within the boroughs of Manhaf-
tan and Bronx are held in the building OF
the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Children for periods of varying from
day to several months before they arc
brought to the childrens court.
And Notwithstanding this large period
of detention no real effort is made to
provide rational occupa ton for the leis-
ure time. Pittsburg has the distinction
of holding its children in tie county jail.
where they are fed on jail fare served by
TRUSTEES.
In connection with the court the clinic
or child study department has justified
teself Here the boy or girl Is given
medical examination. for experience has
shown that juvenile delinquency and
physical defect are closely related. The
examination has been limited. except in
unusual cases. to certain measurements
and weight that may throw light on the
condition of the child. and to the eyes.
ears nose. throat, teeth and skin.
While the boy is in the detention home
awaiting a hearing. "a probation officef
visits his home, looks up the history
OF the lad. his heredity. his environment,
his associations. how he came to be
truant and what can be done to get him
started right And so when the boy Is
brought before the Judge that official is
able to take him i'm charge. not so much
TO punish as to reform, mot to degrade
but to uplift. not 10 crush. but to develop
10 make him worthy citizen, but not
criminal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
He Got His Deserts

From the Washington Post
Jacob A. Riis, the, brilliant writer ana
social reformer said The other day to
reporter in New York:
"A good New Years resolution would
be for us all to get in closer touch with
the poor. A football team from Column
ba, shouldn't hesitate to play with NAY
College Settlement team.
I'VE can't do our charity by proxy any
more than our churchgoing-and you
know the churchgoing story.
There was once man who never at
/ tended church. thinking that his wires
regular attendance made up for his own
. omission. Well, the man died and duly
appeared before St Peter at the gate
jof Paradise.
"'who are your the saint asked curt
ly
why, ST. Peter. l am John S. Nichol-
son, of CHICAGO. 1 thought Of coHrse'
you knew me-.
I '.'No, don't know you sad the
saint
. But. st. Peter, am Mrs. Nichol-
sons husband--the charitable Mrs. Mich
olson, don't you know, who went regu-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
PARIS SHOPPING.
On Different Scale to What 1t Is in
America.

hMtEit0s
From the Paris Figaro.
What are those little glded pincers %
asks a reporter
"They are used to pick up letters you
have put on the letter scales
And that ivory stick carved and forlxed
at the end2"
People use it to fish out things they
have dropped into carafes'
THAT square of morocco about the size
OF nut?'
Its a tampon used to press down
stamps after sticking them on envel-
opes."
THAT shel-roller?'
To fatten out the corners of photo
graphs"
That ornamental box with a whole
battery of tiny brushes?"
They are used to clean other brushes
brushes to clean hair brushes, brushes to
clean tooth brushes, brushes to clean
nail brushes, etc.
Those Russia leather tubes?'
Eye protectors to look al colored pho
tographs projections in rooms adjoining
lighted rooms
THAT tiny dolls funnel?"
indispensable to pour perfumes into
the visits in travelling cases"
And that iigsmaree of complicated
little silver sieves?''
"A novelty; It's a cleaner to take off
spots Of ink on lead pellets"
Lead pellets"
Sure; the shot you put into those lit
lie cups to stick penholders in after using
them
THE deuce! No one does that nova
days."
mo. But they are so easy to SELL"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
EnsIcx Chruch Nntices

Dr. w. B. Witherspoon of Huntsville,
state evangelist will preach at the Cum
berland Presbyterian church at both SER
vices today.
st. Margaret's guild of st. Johns church
will meet with Mrs. Nichols at Pratt City
next Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary society
of the Methodist church will meet in the
Baraca classrooms Monday afternoon.
The committe on taking Sunday school
census for the Ensey district has called
a meeting of the superintendent of the
various Sunday schools, to meet at the
Presbyterian church Monday evening at
s o'clock. At this meeting the plans and
other details will be outlined.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

From The Kansas City Star
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, at a luncheon
in New York, said with good-humored
mockery of the suffragettes:
IF they keep on their outlook really
will become as naively selfish as Mrs,
Dash's.
"Mr. Dash. as his young wife posed be-
fore the mirror in decollete gown from
the dearest shop in the Rue de la Paix-
Mr.. Dash. regardiRg the pretty little lady
indulgently, said with sigh:
'''You do look nice in that froc,l, dear,
but it cost me heap of money.
''She flung her white arms about his
neck.
"'You dear old boy she cried, what
do l care for money when it is ques-
ton of pleasing your -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
Death of Cinud Byrum

Mr.. c. j. Byrum, brother of George r.
Byrum, died Saturday in Uvada, Tex,
where he had gone several months ago to
regain his health. Reports from him in
dicated rapid improvement, but he was
taken seriously yesterday and passed
away. Mr.. Byrum had been in charge
of the Probst Lumber company's saw
mill at Jones for several years, and was
3S years of age His remains will reach
Ensley Tuesday. The funeral arrange
ments viii be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
NEW RAIL LINE IS
ALMOST FINISHED
Will Garry Material for Big
Tennessee Dam
FURNACES ALL IN BLAST
For First Time in Many Years All of
Ensley's Iron and Steel Mixers
Are In Operation Mt the
Same time
FURNACES ALL IN BLAST
by c. ii. MANDY

The new branch line of the Birmingham
Southern Railway company extending to
the new mines of the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company, that are
being opened up near Wylam, is rapidly
approaching completion. About six miles
have been graded and the track laid.
This work was started about three
months ago and will be finished this
month. This will probably break the rec
ord for railroad construction in the
south. The feat is remar kabe, as many
deep cuts and fills extend along the
route' 1t also crosses Camp branch
and neeessitated the construction of a
concrete bridge. The engineers in charge
started the work at several points, work.
Ing toward each other and every obstacle
was overcome. Several pine pole trestles.
as high as/69 feet, were built and filled
in and concrete cuverts under eacn
were constructed.
The track Is laid with 90-pound rails and
no finer track exists in the south The
terminus of the track is No. 10 mine, and
temporary track is being laid from
that point to the big dam on Village creek
LOT the lnpOunulns reservoir OF the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and RAILROAD company
The road wih be used to haul material
to build the dam.
As will he remembered this dam will
be 80 feet high and will dam up the water
Of Village creek. The water will be al
lowed to extend where it will as the Ten
nessee company has purchased all the
land adjoining the creek for five miles.
The magnitude OF the undertaking can
be surmised from the fact that it will
take nearly year to build the dam. With
the oompletion of the new track all
the proposed developments of the United
States Steel corporation will commence
and millions of dollars in the construc-
ton of new plants will be expended. The
Birmingham Southern officials are to be
complimented for the splendid record in
building this new track In this connec-
ton the grading wasSdone by local firms.
Messrs. Jones & Brewer of Birmingham,
Wallace Bros of Ensley, and the Grant
Construction. company of Birmingham
were the contractors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
THE BOY AND THE LAW
Review of Ten Years of the Juvenile Court in America
Shows That the State Is Becoming Protector of the
the Delinquent Child

of Chicago Judge Baker of Boston, Ber-
nard Flexner- Of Louisville, Henry w
Thurston of Chicago. Homer Folks of
New York and Victor Won Borosini of
Berlin tell what this new court is doing
for the delinquent child.
Ten years OF life has by no means
made the juvenile court in the United
States perfect institution but in a
good many states it has changed the en-
tire procedure against the boy The
state has stepped in as a guardian be-
cause of the inability or unNilingness of
natural parents to assume the RESPONSE
bllity and is applying the judicial slip
per- mixed with wholesome advice that
means lot more to a boy than a trip
in 1.-The wagon alongside a clever
crook.
Before the, time of the juvenile court
the criminal law did not dfferentiate
between the adult and the minor who
had reached the age of criminal re-
sponsbility'-7 at common law in some
states and 10 in others, with a possible
chance of escape up TO II If the child
We're lacking in mentality. The whole
idea of the old method was to punish
wrongdong. The child was arrested
clapped into jail, indicted by a grand
jury. tried by a petit jury, and If found
guilty, sentenced to prison with adult
offenders from whom advanced lessons
in crime were easily learned, if the boy,
happened to be ready to learn, as most
boys are
Since the first court was established
in Chicago in 1899 about 50 per cent of
the boys put on probation in that city
have not returned to the court. OF the
delinquent girls only 55 per cent have not
shown up again in court, a pretty plain
evidence that the social agencies of the
cities are not filling the girls wants
But taking the stuat ton as a whole the
evidence Is strong not only in Chicago
but In every city where juvenile court
legislation has been introduced. that neg
lectcd. dependent and delinquent chill
dren are better and more nationally cared
for under the new method
Just what sort of procedure. is it that
the younsster goes through in d modern
juvenile court? Take the case of a truant.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
Sic Furnaces Making Iron

With the blowing in of No. . blast
furnace OF the Ensley division, which
took place Saturday morning at 8
o'clock. all the six blast furnaces of the
division are making iron at the same
time.
This Is the first time in many years
that all the furnaces are in operation. as
generally one or more of them are out
for repairs.
No. has just been rebuilt and re-
modelled and represents everything mod
ern and up-to-date in the iron making
line. The furnace started off we'll and
made its first run this morning The fur
mace is equipped with an electric skip
hoist and other labor-saving Devices
Not only are all the blast furnaces run
ming but all the steel furnaces are also in
operation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

From the Kansas city Times.

From the Kansas City Times.
Oscar nammersten, at a studio, tea in
New York. told a story about a beautiful
young woman who is q famous portrait
painter
1T had becn announced, before my last
trip abroad . said Mr.. Hammerstein. ''that
she was to paint a widely-known mil
lionaire. | met her on my return, and
my first question was:
by the way-about Stoxs portrait
did lie sit for it?
The beautiful young woman laughed
and Answered;
g No his wife wouldn't stand for IT,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

Just what sort of procedure is it that
the younsster goes through in d modern
juvenile court? Take the case of a truant,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

larly> to church and was so kind to the
poor
why didn't you do like herr said the
saint.
E We'll st. Peter. l was always. so
worn out from business on Sunday that
] had to play golf to avoid getting neu-
ritis; and. anyhow, 7 understood that if
it would do. for both Of US
Your Wife said the saint, was a
true faithful Christian. She came to
these gates four years ago, and she went
in-for both of YOU
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

New Jersey has mayor who asks the
citizens to come arornd once a weak and
register their kicks.
Yes, and no doubt he has a bulky CHIEF
of police and several brawny patrolmen
standing around to intimidste the kick
ers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
No wonder He Went.

From the Wichita Q<as.) Star.
Iindsborg boy had been clothed with
his fathers cast-off wardrobe and was
one day found crying behind the barn
PAS gone and shaved his face clean, .
he exclaimed, land l suppose Til have
to wear them red whislxers now
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-11-25
SICK, SOUR, UPSET STOMACH
indigestion, Gas, Heartburn or Dys'
pepsia Relieved Five Minutes After
Taking a Little Diapepsin.

Here is a harmless preparation
which surely will digest anything you
eat and overcome sour, gassy or out
of-order stomach within five minutes.
If your meals don't fit comfortably,
or what you eat lies like lump of lead
in your stomach, or If you have heart
burn, that is a sign of Indigestion.
Get from your Pharmacist 50-cent
case of Pape's Diapepsin and take
dose just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risings, no belching OF
undigested food mixed with acid, no
stomach gas or heartburn, fullness or
heavy feeling In the stomach, Nausea,
Debilitating Headaches, Dizziness or
Intestinal gripping. This will all go,
and, besides, there will be no sour food
left over in the stomach to poison your
breath with nauseous odors
Pape's Diapepsin IS certain cure
for out-of.order stomachs, because 1t
takes hold of your food and digests 1t
Just the same as If your stomach
wasn't there
Relief In five minutes from all stom.
ach misery is waiting for you at any
drug store here in town.
These large 50-cent cases of Pape's
Diapepsi7 contain more than sufficient
to thoroughly cure almost any case OF
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Gastritis OF
any other stomach disorder.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-11-25
FINE IVORY NOW THE VOGUE
Toilet Table Accessories at the Pres
ent Moment Are Costly but De-
cidedly Smart.

All the toilet and dressing table
Requisites are now found in fine ivory.
The only care needed is to rub off
with fresh, soft cloth, occasionally
using a rag moistened in alcohol if
spots occur These, to, are more
costly than silver, but are considered
very smart.
The backs are monogramed in
black, brown, and occasionally in
raised gold. Sometimes the sets are
shown with floral decorations, but
this is not so good style DIS is seen in
many of che limitations.
White celluloid s,ts with a mono
gram in black dark green, blue, or
brown are now to be found in good
designs with simple lines. The latest
preparations are no longer combus-
tible, and a full celluloid toilet set Is
a good investment for a guest room,
for girl at college, or for the chronic
traveller; for use In bag they are
much lighter than any other ware.
The searcher after novelty can have
her dressing table appointments in an
tique gilt, old Japanese lacquer, or
Dresden china
Such a selection is not for the aver
age buyer, as, unless rare workman
ship and corresponding cost are had,
the results are likely TO be poor.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-11-25
MAN WITH A BUG IN HIS EAR
Light and Heat From Burning
Matches Finally Induce the In.
sect to Back Up.

ColWyn, Pa.-The light and heat
from burning matches held close to
John Sunders' ear induced an insect
that was driving Sunders almost in.
sane with pain to back out Of his ear.
Sunders was not aware that the bug
had crawled into his ear until 1t reach.
ed the inner membranes. when he be-
gan to suffer ,excruciatingly. The in
sect tried to go further, and the pain
became more intense, when fellow.
worker lighted a match to make a
better examination, and the pain sud-
denly ceased. The moment the light
ceosed, however, the pain began; but
as Soon as another match was lighted
and held close to Sunders' ear the
pain stopped.
After a box Of matches had been
used the insect, which responded to
the light, had almost entirely emerg-
ed, and was removed and killed.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-11-25
JESSIE MORRISON out
ON PAROLE IN KANSAS
TEN YEARS AGO SHE KILLED THE
WOMAN WHO WAS HER Sue
CESSFUL RIVAL.

Topeka, Kan.-Jessie Morrison, the
best known woman convict in the
Kansas state penitentiary, was par
oled recently by Gov. Stubs. The par
Ole was complete surprise to Miss
Morrison, and Gov. Stubs said he
did not know two hours before he
signed the parole that he was going to
release her The governor con-
cluded that the last trial was not i'm
portant.
The crime for which Jessie Morrison
was sent to the penitentiary was the
murder of Mrs Olin Wiley Castle, her
successful rival for the affections of
DIN Castle of Eldorado, June %, 1900.
The case was one of the most sensa-
tional in the history of the Kansas
court. Miss Morrison was given three
separate trials.
At the first trial there was a hung
Jury, nine jurors standing for &C
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-11-25
HELLO GIRL AND
HE|RE5S IN fight
COULDN'T GET HER PARTY; MIL
LIONAIRE'S DAUGHTER GOES
AFTER "CENTRAL."
ANGERED BY FINES BUSY"
Young Woman at the Switchboard
Resented the Calling Down, They
Mixed, and the Two Rolled Down
Stairs into the Street.

Fayette City, Pa.-1ncensed over
the continual repetition Of the phrase
Lines busy" while she and her
guests were delayed at bridge whist
because of an absent friend, Miss Aa-
eel Gillen, daughter of John Glllen
the millionaire horseman and ice
manufacturer of Fayette City, the 9TH
er night left her home and her guests
to investigate the local Bell telephone
exchange and learn the reason she
could not get phone connections with
a young woman she wanted to NIL
in"
Trouble was found and plenty OF 1t,
as was demonstrated when Miss Gll'
len reached the head of the first flight
of stairs at the exchange. A Whlrl-
wind in the form of the much-abused
Central" Miss Lillian Usher, envel-
oped her, and a second later both
young women were rolling down the
stairs and onto the sidewalk, in each
others arms, while the air was hlled
with a choice collection of worse than
slang phrases.
The young women took death grip
at each other on the sidewalk, when
they stopped rolling, and to the amuse-
ment of crowd of men and boys
proceeded to pull hair and attempt
to choke each other for several min
utes, until one man stepped forward
and separated them.
Hair rats, side conf and one
switch, which neither of the young Wo-
men will acknowledge to own, were
picked up on the sidewalk. In the
meantime the father of the young So
cial leader was entertaining the guests
at the Gillen home, but within few
minutes the bridge party was broken
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-11-25
An Awful Moment.

The company always included many
delightful women, and ! remember thu
CONSERVATION caused among them one
day by Burnham, the scout. He ea-
planned that he attributed his success
as q scout to the acuteness of his
sense Of smell; it was like blood
hounds.
There's no one here today he
affirmed, who at any time anywhere
In the future ! could not recognize In
the dark. Yes, I could tell you, and
you, and YOU" nodding at an alluring
group in modish apparel, "by the way
4 you smell"
For an awful moment the converse
ton tagged. MEG lure's.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-11-25
Or Authority Of Teacher.

A quick-witted boy, asking food at
! farmhouse too recently ravaged by
other hungry fishing truants, was told
that he was big enough to wait until
ne got home.
"Of course, if you have children
With you--" hesitated the kindly
woman of the house, and was lmme-
lately informed that there were six
children in the party.
NO, I don't tell a fib, neither was
he indignant protest later drawn
forth by the condemnation of one who
lad shared the good bread and butter
thus secured. 'Fib nothin'. We're
children six times over. We're chill
ciren Of our father and mother, chill
dren of God, children Of our country,
children Of the church an children Of
grace. Teacher said SO last Thursday,
and l guess she ought to know"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-11-25

the last two years. I think from your
description Of internal catarrh that !
must have had that also. suffered
very severely.
Nothing ever relieved me like Pc
runa. 1t keeps me from taking cold.
with the exception of some deaf.
ness am feeling perfectly cured.
ON forty-six years old.
II feel that words are inadequate to
express my praise FOR Peruna."
Catarrh In Bad Form.
Mrs. Jennie Darling, R. F. D. 4,
Smyrna Mills, Maine, writes: II was
unable to do my work for four years,
as had catarrh in a bad form. !
coughed necessarily, and got so weak
and was confined to my bed.
"Peruna came to my relief and by
faithfully using it, am able to do my
work. Peruna Is the best medicine thaa
ever took"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-11-25
THE LEMUR A CHARMING PET.
Cha In His Naturalist on the ProWl"
Describes Little Animal-Serv.
ants Afraid of Him.

Pets are of all sorts. One Of the
most amusing and attractive is de-
scribed by Ella in his Naturalist on
the Prowl" This little animal was a
lemur, and besides many gentle and
caressing ways, 1t seemed as If 1t
possessed a certain sense of humor.
Says Ella:
" used to take It's soft hand and
examine its pretty nails. Each hand
had one long, sharp claw. Such a
curious arrangement puzzled me, un-
til one day a flea showed me the use
of that claw. 1t bit the lemur under
the ribs. I expect the little beast had
reason to be thankful that nature had
spared one toe when it promoted 1t to
the order of four-handed animals.
There never was more charming
pet. He took life so gayly, and the
antics were 80 original When my man
let him out of his cage in the morn
Ing, he would scamper straight to my
bedroom, look round with large eyes
trimming over with mild curiosity,
and, lightly as rubber ball, spring to
my dressing table, where he would ex-
anime everything. Then he would
bound across the bed and land on my
shoulders, handle my ears gently, won
dering what was in the hole, and
thrusting in his long tongue to find
out.
That was beyond human endurance,
and | would roll the little fellow into
q ball, wind his long, fully tail about
him, and fling him into the bed. He
would be unwound in moment, and
would skip away to explore some
more.
His hind legs being longer than his
fore, he walked slowly, with his head
down; but when in hurry he would
stand up and bound along like a kan
CARGO, tail In the air, arms extended,
fingers spread, looking like nothing
one ever saw.
The servants regarded him as un
canny, and fed at his approach. He
would give chase, and there never
was finer sport than to see the fat
butler in full fight up the long stair
way, with the gleeful little demon
after him, three steps at bound
Youths Companion