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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
MANY STATESMEN ARE IN WASHINGTON Beginning of Congress Just
 Two Days Off NEW INAUGURATION
  Plan to Celebrate for a Week Inst cad of Only One Day--Net Fill
 Vancancies Until After January 1 
NEW INAUGURATION
By RALPH NJ. wHrTEsIDE

Washington December 2.-(Special. J.
 With the session of Congress now only
 two days away, Washington is crowded
 with statesmen. They are most of them fresh from home and are exchanging the
 news as to the strength of presidential
 candidates, the feelings of the people on
 tariff, trusts, conservation and the like
 subjects.
 Trusts and the tariff are going to be the dominant questions in the coming ses- sion. There seems to be no difference of opinion on that point. There may be other matters discussed and other leg isiation proposed, but from the very be- ginning the reduction of the tariff, and the methods necessary to curb the trusts ana straighten out the business of the country will be the work to which Con- gress will devote itself.
 The democrats seem to be more con- vinced than ever that there is an in- sistent public demand for radical and | general tariff reductions.
 | Just as soon as it is possible the ways and means committee of the House will present to the popular branch of Con- gress it's tariff bills and the majority will push them through with all pos | sible dispatch If the tariff commis- 1 sion reports before these bills are ready we'll and good, if not also well and good. l On the trust question and the amend ments necessary to the sherman anti | trust law opinion is not so well crystal 1 ized.
 | But the proper committees are giving | the matter close study and will lose no more time than is necessary to present ] suitable legislation
 l Much interest is felt as to President l Iaft's message to Congress. It is the best belief that the formal message will not be sensational but that the Presi- dent will reserve the real dynamite for q series of special messages each deal ing with d specific subject. It is worth noticing that the democrats
 come back to Washington supremely con- fident that they will win in the elections
 next year. l have yet to talk with one prominent leader of the party who ex- presses any doubt as to the result in 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
A "Poor" Beggar

Geneva, December 2.-(Special. )-An old man has been arrested for begging In the streets at Muolan near St. Gall, and or being searched the police found that his old coat was padded with bank notes-be- tween the lining and the cloth--to the value of $25,OOO. The mysterious beggar, who was in a filthy condition and half starved, refused to give his name, but stated that many years ago he inherited $20, 900, and swearing not to spend a sou of the sum, he started begging. He would not say how he obtained the remaining sum, but said it was all right. The old man has been sent to the hospital at St. Gall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Not What She Said

From the MilWaukee Free Press
 As young lady attired in a neat blue suit entered a Violet street car a man, his head buried in a newspaper, arose and offered his seat. With curt nod the young woman accepted, and as soon as she had composed herself she became dil- igently interested in the contents of her shopping bag. Tn spite of his apparent abstraction, the man with the newspaper eyed her futively for a moment. Then, speaking hurriedy, he said:
 q beg pardon, what is it; what did you say?'
 The young woman lifted her eyes, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Under the Lid

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 A St. Louis man who has just returned from trip through the north was telling about the lid in Fargo, N. D.
 Prohibition may not prohibit in some places, but it does in Fargo" he said. You couldn't get drink in Fargo If you had been bitten by rattlesnake. The only escape from the general thirst there is to go two miles across the Red River of the North into Minnesota. and when you have done that you drink so much you can't get back"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

Governor Harmon is planning trip which, according to statements from his executive offices in Columbus, promises to be a miniature swing around the cir cle, in imitation of that made by the President. San Francisco is given as his destination and the selection of a site for the Ohio building at the Pacific coast ex position as his primary object. With the return of the Harmon manager, Hugh c. Nichols, from the far west, it is an- nounced that the demand for Harman as an orator is very great.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

A Watch Chain A Fountain Pen An Ink Stand A Pencil A Brass Desk Set A Pair of Cuff Links A Desk Clock A Cigar Cutter A Fraternal Emblem A Necklace A Bar Pin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
REWARD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A REWARD IN THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($50O) WILL BE PAID FOR THE ARREST AND CON- vICTION OF THE PERSON OR PER- SONS WHO PLACED DYNAMITE OR SOME OTHER EXPLOSIVE ON THE COMPANIES TRACK AT ENSLEY HIGHLANDS STATION WHICH RE- SUITED IN WRECkING AN ENSLEY CAR ON THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER 1, 1911.
 ING FOR SIX MONTHS FROM THIS DATE. CUNNINGHAM RAILWAY, LIGHT AND POWER co. ....
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

seeing that she was addressed, she an- swered coolly: q said nothing, sir
 Beg pardon, beg pardon was the ab- sent minded answer "I thought you said, Thank you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE AR REST AND CONVICTION OF ROBBERS WHO BURGLARIZED F. G. KINNEY'S HOME ON SYCAMORE STREET. ARTICLES STOLEN CONSIST OF BED CLOTHES, LINEN, CLOTHING AND ARTICLES OF VALUE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

For if you do make selection here you have the pleasure of knowing that it is appropriate-represents the highest degree of Whats right and proper'-that it will please the receiver and be lasting memory of pleasure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

supreme court. This is taken to mean that a circuit judge will be named for the Harlan vacancy.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
Wanted-A Great Motive.

Lack of definite moral purpose on
the part of many of its professors
binders the progress Of the cause Of
Christ. The man who. like Gehazi, is
forced to say of himself. Thy serv.
ant went no WHITTIER" Is a drawback
to any association, church or other
wise. with which he is connected. A
Frenchwoman once said: Il begin to
write because have nothing to do; |
finish because l have nothing to say"
Many people, II they were frank,
would make a similar confession
they begin some task because they
see no thing particular to do in any
other direction, and they quickly de-
sist because their resources OF I'm
agination and zeal run out. What is
needed in American society is an ad-
dition to the incentives of life. Amer
leans need to get a great motive
which will prove to be the co-ordinat-
ing principle in their busy. often fussy
life-and that motive is to be found
alone in the service OF Jesus the
Christ.-Zion's Herald.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
1tGE1alREEga!ll!l.g!gIlIt
RaasTElDT1tS
AEAS 49,
ATTITUDE OF MEDICAL MEN
Use Of Alcohol for Medicinal Purposes
Rapidly DirinishIna-Does Not
Stimulate Heart.

DIR. Richard c. Cabot contributes the
following explanation as to the pres
ent day attitude OF physicians towards
alcohol:
The use OF alcohol as a medicine
Is steadily and rapidly diminishing.
II Is true that the use OF all drugs
has also fallen on considerably, but
this change Is more striking as re-
CARDS alcohol. There are three main
purposes for which alcohol has been
used as medicine:
ID As a quick stimulant-for faint
Ing, exhaustion. and extreme cold.
This service doctors now generally
agree is better performed by hot cof-
fee. hot tea or hot soup. The heat
is the main thing.
I'd As a support to the heart In
heart disease and In fevers. Here the
use OF alcohol still continues, but II IL
constantly and steadily diminishing.
because research has shown that IL
does not stimulate bad or good heart
action. as was formerly supposed.
Some physicians believe that alcohol
helps the patient In his fight against
the germs, but the weight of opinion
is against this. BY most physicians
alcohol Is still occasionally used in
fevers and In diabetes for a purpose
still to be mentioned.
CD AS food. Though alcohol IL
undoubtedly a poison to the nervous
system this harmful effect Is neutral
lied In some cases of illness by the
fact that 1t does supply fuel and en-
ergy to the body. When other foods
are rejected WHOLLY or in part) by
the stomach or when. as in diabetes.
certain common foods cease to bene-
fit the body. alcohol may be valuable.
but this is comparatively rare"
In recent article in the Boston
Medical and Surgical Journal DR.. Ca
bot contributed some interesting fig-
ures showing the diminished use OF
alcohol in the Massachusetts, General
hospital. The figures, showing also
diminished use Of other drugs as we'll.
have been arranged in both tabular
and chart form and used as an ex-
hibit at the Boston 1915" exposi-
ton.
In 1898 the hospital expended
total for alcohol drinks Of 1892, or
40 cents per patient These figures
were increased the following year to
5000, or 81 cents per patient Since
that time there has been a steady de-
crease, and in 1907 the total cost OF
alcoholic stimulants used was but
$S13. or Is cents per patient. Dur
Ing the same period the cost of other
medicines administered also de-
creased. not because Of lessened
prices for drugs. but because fewer
medicines Of any sort are now admin
istered.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
Christ's Words.

There is a strange quality about
words of Christ that belongs to no
other words that ever were spoken.
They arrest the attention, they pene-
trate the heart. they abide in the
memory as no other words do. They
carry with them an authority that Is
indescrible, a finality that bushes ar
gument. They are living words.
Planted in the heart they constantly
exercise a restraining and transform
ing power Issuing from the lips they
seem to bear with them the balms OF
paradise Read in hours Of sorrow or
dependency they revive hope and
dissolve doubts and fears. What won
der that Mary sat at his feet to listen
and that the officers sent to arrest.
returning empty-handed. reported.
Never man spake like this man."
They are a comfort. a Joy, and de-
fence to all who heed them.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
EFFECT OF SMALL QUANTITY
Backbone Of Contention That Moder-
ate Drinking 10 Harmless Has Been
Thoroughly Broken.

The backbone Of the contention that
moderate drinking il harmless has
been now SO thoroughly broken that
physicians do not hesitate to express
unequivocal convictions upon the sub
ject. Thus DR.. A. w. Ives, in the
Detroit Medical Journal. says:
TT is not pretended that there are
In these cases moderate users) path
ologic changes due to alcohol, but
even where there Is as yet no such
demonstrable change. there is a dis
turbance in the cranial circulation and
a drug effect causing defective GER
ebration. loss Of will power:
loss OF the power to thipt
and Judge up to ones Formal; there Is
reduction Of intellect. There gen.
orally is. however. increased gullibil-
ity. loquacity, and a well-recognized
inability to Judge Of Just the impress
sion one Is creating. of the kind of an
exhibition one Is making of himself
A drug that can bring brains func-
ton to the point of coma cannot. even
in mild doses, add anything to the
power of that brain.
1T Is the most subtle and far-reach-
ing of all poisons. 1t tends to
shorten life. Its influences are
strongly hereditary"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
DISTRIBUTING CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Last year we bought large. nat
clothes basket. draped II with white
cheese cloth. and trimmed II with
holly. and then filled 1t with our
Christmas packages for the family.
We went into the room one at .
timc and deposited our gifts. and when
the pile was completed. spread a large
sheet Of holly crepe paper on top.
We sat around the dining room
table with the basket In the center;
and the youngest member OF the fam
lily took the gifts from the basket.
Only one package was presented at q
time and the recipient opened It and
all saw and admired It before passing
on to the next.
We had original verses and apt quo
tations written on many OF the bun
dies which the distributor read aloud
and all enjoyed the fun.-House-
keeper.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14

were Gods FIRST temples" IL found In
the arches and vaulted roofs OF Gothic
church architecture. revered tokens Of
the bending arches OF intertwined
boughs. The .Yuletide custom OF deck.
Ing our churches and our homes with
boughs. wreaths and garlands finds its
antecedence In heather sanctuaries.
The spirit OF Christmas Is most
magnanimousiy manifested In York.
England. where they carry mistletoe
boughs to the high altar OF the cathe-
dral and proclaim "a public and uni
versal liberty. pardon and freedom to
all sorts OF inferior and wicked peo-
Pile" They suspend II under the chan
eel arch and bear II to the city gates.
toward the four quarters OF heaven.
In the varied nomenclature OF the
word "mistletoe." according TO the ma
tionalities concerned. do We discover
the magical virtues with which the
weird plant IL invested. DIR. johnson
says the word is derived from mistiou.
state OF being mingled. tod or toe
bush. In German II Is mistel. mixed.
and Saxon tan danish tiene. Dutch
teene). twis. sprig. In Armorican.
Welsh and Irish II is all zach. or its
equivalent for all heal: and Piiny
calls II omnia sanans. a term Of simi-
lar import
In upper Germany on Christmas
morning they 20 about knocking on
each others doors. shouting Gut hyl."
the synonym for the Druid name. In
Brittany It 10 the herb de Ia Croix.
which heals fevers and gives strength
for wrestling. At the time Of George
I. II was called lignum sancta crucis-
wood Of the holy cross-so highly
were It's medicinal properties &C.
teemed.
Hung about the neck II renders
witches poweriess. IL Is used In
houses to drive out evil spirits. II IL
an amulet against poisons. and the In
habitants OF Elgin and Moray keep II
as charms. Throughout Britannia II
had a place assigned to II In every
kitchen. and a young man was deem
ed to have the right to kiss any lassis
caught beneath the cherished branch,
plucking on n berry with each kiss
II a maid were not kissed under the
mistletoe II was sign that she would
not marry during the ensuing year. Q
tradition still prevailing. Even Mr.
Pickwick awaited himself OF the pleas
ant privilege despite his oft-quoted In
junction. To dream OF mis.letoe pre-
sages wealth. and In the language OF
flowers It signifies: I surmount all
difficulties.
The Cymric. Celtic. Gaelic. Teutonic
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
One Kind OF Emptiness.

Two hunters had beaten" the trail
along the marshes or Long Island for
three days with an unusually small
bag resulting. The food supply had
run out much ahead Of scheduled
time: far worse. the liquid ammuni-
ton" had been exhausted In the early
stages Of the hunt.
After following the. coast vainly for
three hours, looking Tor some sign Of
habitation. they spied Nm empty house
on the beach.
Go in and look II over. Bill" said
one.
He did so. returning In a moment
empty-handed.
Anything In therer' asked his
companion. expectancy.
Nope" replied his running mate.
with a profound sigh-"nothing but
two empty bottles full OF water
Everybody's Magazine.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
OENENIEVE HAzELRIGG |

and Morse traditions all emphasize
the exercising. 40 we'll an the amatory
propensities OF the waxen spray. The
scandinavians have II consecrated to
Freya, OF Freyja-"from whom flows
every blessing. the winning smile. the
melting kiss" She is the Venus OF
the Morse pantheon. the goddess OF
love. Of peace. JOY. laughter. fruitful
ness. bringing increase TO field and
STALL" and also the tutelary deity pre-
siding over nuptials and child birth.
A popular myth relates how Baldur.
the wisest and noblest of the gods. IL
a victim Of tho inveterate hatred OF
Loki, the Satan of the Eddas. The
demon 10 bent on the destruction OF
the preeminently good god. 30 he and
his emissaries begin their persecu-
lions by throwing missiles of all de-
scriptions at Baldur. all Of which
prove harmless, since the deity is I'M
der the protection OF his mother. Frey
in. In desperation Loki. disguised as
an old woman. 10 admitted to the
celestial abode Of Freyja, who limo
Gently betrays the fact that all things
had taken an oath to protect Baidur
excepting the mistletoe. which. being
a parasite, was too feeble to harm.
In secret Joy the demon hastens back
20 Baldur. on the way fashioning an
arrow OF mistletoe. which soon pierces
the heart Of the divinity. After so
journ in Hell--or Hades-the peace
fui abode OF the dead. the Saviour 10
restored to life. and on his resurrec-
tion he consecrates the misdetoe to
FreyJa-all Of which enshrouds divine
truths in image and symbol.
Astrologically Venus governs the
mistletoe, as well as the lips. and all
the tender demonstrations OF Love. sc
let us ever propitiate the benignant
goddess and
Hang up Loves mistIetoe over the
earth,
And let US kiss under It all the year
round"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
ToPERS IN LONDON SCHOOLS
Investigator Reports Habit Of Drink.
ino Alcohol Among Children
Widespread In English City

DO children drink alcohol"
The question was put to f. @. Mack
ereth of London. who has been max
ing inquiry into the matter. and ne
made answer at a meeting OF the
Women's Temperance league which
greatly Mortified the good women
there. In one schoo, alone. he said. he
found that 40 per cent OF the chill
dren we're regular alcohol drinkers.
In fact. from the investigations he
had made he had come to the conclu.
sion that there must be something
ike SOC, 900 child drinkers In London.
and probably 100000 In the large
towns and districts. Parents. In sheer
ignorance, often gave their children
strong drink because they thought Il
was good for them. and woman pres.
ent at the meeting volunteered the
information that she knew for a fact
In somo public schools beer was al
most compulsory.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
Our Reasonable Service.

Paul told the Roman Christians that
they we're to present their bodies a
living sacrifice" unto the Lord. Many
Of the early Christians courted the
privilege of martrydom. and even ran
undue risks In order to suffer under
such a condemnation at the hands OF
the pagan power; but 1t is harder.
and for some reasons more praise
worthy to live as a confessor OF
Christie put ones martrydom into
habitual practice and constant exer-
else. The small facilities as well as
the great occasions of life afford Sc
yere test of the reality and practical
bility of a mans religious profession.
Yet this living sacrifice" which all
believers are called upon to make is
but their reasonable service" which
the redeemer who has so suffered for
Them has a full right to demand.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14

and defeated Russia, q land without
an open Bible. The open Bible has
gone into China. and she Is at this
moment giving birth TO new republic.
Laboring men. once but beasts OF
burden, under the influence Of an open
Bible. have ceased to be beasts Of bur.
den and have come to be men. The
Bible IL also a iIfe-transforming book.
II revolutIonizes the lives Of both ma.
tons and men. When Titus took Je-
rusaIem. 100000 OF the Jewish peo-
pie we're put to the sword. many thou
sands were sold into slavery. and
thousands were sold TO make sport by
being butchered or torn into pieces In
the arena. When America took Gu
ba and the Philippines she banished
yellow fever from the island and ss-
tabiished a republic for the people.
and in one ship she sent 600 teach
ers to the Philippines. Certainly
marvellous transformation. And II Ii
also true of the Individual; no man
can habitually read the book with
reverent spirit without becoming .
nobler, a truer and a better man.
Is the Bible the word OF God?
Have the civilizations Of earth ever
produced q book that could compare
with &C.: has any other book ever ex-
ercised such an influence over the ma.
tons of earth; has any other book
ever transformed the lives Of men as
the Bible has; IL any other book liv-
ing book and indestructible as the
Bible is, II this book is book the
like Of which the civilizations OF
earth have not and cannot produce.
then It was not produced by man
alone. and therefore It must be the
word Of God. given In earthen vessels,
to be sure, but the word of God.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
Sentimental Christians.

l believe the church should take an
active interest In the political. social.
business and intellectual life Of the
nation. I'm tired of hearing people
say: I'm not OF the cares of this
world! I'm a citizen of another
world" God keep such sentimental
Christians out of my hock.-Rev. l..
C. Houghton. Baptist. Atlanta.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
Used to Be Stork.

Louis Zeltner. fusion nominee for
alderman in the Fourth district. was
launching a campaign speech from
the tail end of a cart In Columbia
street when a young man rushed up
and pulled at his coat. relates the New
York Herald. The speaker resented
the interruption. but the intruder was
persistent. Mr.. Zeltner started TO say
something about Tammany Hall meth
DDS of breaking up a meeting when
the young man jumped on the cart
and whispered In the perspiring can
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
Live in the Spirit.

The inner life. the life of the spirit.
and the outer life Of action. Of con-
duct, continually act and react on
each other The inner life cannot con-
tinue to exist when the outer life be-
comes inconsistent; and the power
of the outer life is dependent upon the
spiritual vitality Of the inner. The eat
ing of the hidden mama is both the
secret and the reward of victory.
They that live in God live for him.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
Facial Beauty,

One in every two women We see in
New York paints her cheeks to get
face beauty. This is not so generally
true in other sections OF the country.
but New York sets the pace for the
whole country. Once the painted
cheek was rare ana did not mark re-
spectability.-Rev. C. +. Kelsner.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14

didate's left ear. The look OF wrath
gave way TO a broad smile as the
nominee asked: Us It a boy or girl'"
Girl" said the informant. and Mr.
Zeltner left the cart without complet-
ing the attack on Tanmany. Later
he informed the fusion leaders that
he was sure of winning. as luck had
come with the eighth member OF his
family.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14
White Slavery.

Let us rouse the church of God by
urning on the light OF knowledge. so
hat all good men may unite in de-
rising ways and means for saving the
Misguided and degraded at our own
ioors, instead of expending our time.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14

How It must puzzle angels 10 make
out why We kill snakes and tolerate
saloons.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14

money and energy in trying to convert
the so-called heather in foreign lands.
Rev. F. w. Miller. Universalist.
Woodlawn. III.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14

I'D you ever. as you
omciated as high
priest or priestess
in the osculstory
rites of yuletide,
did you ever won
der what tradition.
myth or supersti-
ton had conferred
upon you such de
lectable privilege!
Did you ever
stop. In your ar
dent ceremonial. TO
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14

Criticism and Honor.
Any fool can criticise. but only an
Rsal can honor.