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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-16
AN EXCITED WOMAN.

AIN EhOII FLU w UNI AIN. In a most interesting volume of remin- iscences, written by Mrs. "Tay Pay O'Connor, she tells about the enthusiastic and impulsive woman who was so anx- ious to avert war between the United States and Spain that she sent this cable gram:
 Pope, Vatican, Rome. Stop the war.
 RICHARDS" TELL IT TO COMSTOCK.
 He sought her hand
 The lights were low;
 Twas in a moving
 Picture show.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-16

Uncle Sam is patrolling the Mexican border to beat the band
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-16
MISSOURIAN IN LONDON

pr. Aked is going west to grow up with the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-16
"IN THIS oLD WoRLD..

IN IIfIb OIlD WORLD.7 In this old world there's many a wight Who thinks he knows 1t all; And yet. in foolish pride bedight, Is hiding to a fall.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. In tfis old world there's many a chump Who thinks he's pretty shrewd, Till with mine stock he gets bump, And finds that he's been glued. {
 -St. Louis Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-16
TOWN WITH A JAG LIST Allentown Cor. New York Telegraph.
He's got the thirst, The price, and yet He's on the list
 No booze he'll get.

"A little rye, bartender" Sorry. sir; but you're on the list. Good night!''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-16
MISS TELLITs MISTAKE.

My daughter made a big mistake" the Jamestown Optimist quotes old John Tellit as saying while waiting for the mail to be distributed, "when she turned down the chance of marrying a country boy with fair amount of worldly goods and 80 acres of wheat in the shock and went to running after a town fellow with a lucrative position and a fashion plate suit of clothes. She had been keeping company with the country chap for long time and he was ready to change her name any time she said the word, but along came the town dude and she promptly put out the bait to catch him. He Is one of those real nice fellows the kind that don't swear or chew or tell bad stories-keeps his hands nice and white slaves every day and presses his trousers twice a week, but he doesn't seem to get ahead any. He has been sav- ing his spare money for three years now and hasn't got enough laid by to pay the preacher for tying the knot. My daughter doesn't dare let him go now for fear she can't get another one, and she's getting desperate. The country chan used to take her to everything that came along and show her good time three nights out of the week, but this fellows idea of a good time is to sit in the parior and read Shakespeare. He Is so oonfounded nice that he won't even hug herr unless she tells him to. And in the meaintime the fellow she tilted has gotten to De more of a swell than the town guy. He goes with the incest girls in town, has an auto and isn't bit stingy with the gasoline. Yes, she missed 1t all right and she knows 1t now but it's too late Her opportunity got tired of knocking at fhe parlor door and Is gone, never to return. n."-Kansas City Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-16
A RARE PRIVILEGE.

At first glance, you wouldn't suppose him td be romantic person.
 Certainly not" aa1l
 Yet he once. corresponded with girl whose photograph was used to advertise brandl of complexion cream" ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-16
THE SMELLS ON RARADE

From Letter by Henry Watterson in
 the Louisville Courier-Journal
 IN dwelling upon the phantasmagoria of
 human frailty and folly, which the 4 men and women of fashion call pleas ure-which the idle rich who have noth- ing to do but have "a good time," rather mistakenly, I fancy. believe to be 'ft"-I write as an observant philosopher, not as an envious, or captious critic.
 Truly, one half of the world knows not how the other half lives. Monte Carlo is an epitome of that part of the world which has time and money to lose, or which thinks it has. The idle are not always rich They are indeed more nu- merous than the rich. The wheat can- not be easily separated from the chaff. Aristocracy alike of wealth, pedigree and title, however, is here in force kings and kinglets; counts and no accounts; princes and lords, and the Lord knows who. Yet there is also, and must be in the nature of the case great deal of mere ephe- neral wealth and spasmodic gentility.
 The obviously vulgar-no matter how bent upon indecent display-is always on parade and need not be taken into the account. A short horse is soon curried The meretricious quickly fall out of line and relapse into their original mud; the brazen cocotte prancing round as a mar quise; the foolish shopkeeper, wasting the savings of year upon the riotous living of a week; the riff-raff or cheeky adven- turers, male and female, masquerading in much bedraggled plumage for a day and night with hope of plumber. or profit. It is not these that stir the in terest and invite the attention of the moralist. They come and go even as the waves of the sea out wonder beating against the bukheads of the little harbor to be dashed upon the rocks, or hurled back into the vasty deep. That which seems speculatively worth while is the endless procession of people of real quail ity and actual riches, who, from the cradle to the grave, know nothing else than the struggle to amuse themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-16

A GREAT SPOTTER. l knew \a bold detective once, Who neler a face forgot, And when Nt came to spotting things Was 'Joh51ny -on-t -the-Spot"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-16
New National Bank Plan

.e currency commission headed x-Senator Aldrich will continue i've to revolutionize the United currency system by establish t Washington a central bank
 capital of $4OO,OO0,O0O. This capital is to be subscribed for
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
Lighthouse Without a keepcr.

What do you think of a perpetual
lighthouse, needing no keeper and yet
as regular In its flashes of light as
one maintained by the government
asked Albert d. Van Wyck.
This natural light never fails, and
that means much for navigation. 1t
is volcano on the island of San Sal.
vador. This volcanic lighthouse is
about eight miles inland from the port
Of Acajutla. 1t is a veritable pillar
of cloud by day and the flash of its
light by night has been valuable to
mariners for years: 1t can be seen
far out at sea and a burst of flame
has gone upward every seven minutes
without the variation OF a second for
many years.
"a lighthouse fee is collected Of all
vessels that put in at the harbor near
est the volcano and no skipper OBJ.
jects. He knows that the volcano is
more reliable than the lighthouses
kept by human beings on other coasts
and the novelty of the light Is worth
the price charged by the government"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
CIrcumstantiaI Evidence.

A Scotchman and his wife were Wis
fling In a wild, beautiful part Of the
country. While driving one day with
their host, the two men sitting to-
gether in the front seat while the lady
sat behind, they crossed high bridge
which spanned a roaring torrent. An
unusually loud splash caught the gen.
tlemen's attention for a moment, but
nothing was said. After several miles
the gentleman turned to address a
remark to his wife, but her seat was
empty.
AYE" he remarked to his host,
that will be yon splash we heard
Housekeeper
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
The Jews in Palestine.

A wonderful result is following the
opening of Palestine to the Jews, by
proclamation of the Turkish constitu.
ton. The influx now In progress is
enormous. Jews are reckoned by tens
of thousands in Tiberias, Jaffa, Safed
and Haifa, while the Hebrew popula-
ton at Jerusalem now numbers at
least 100000, or four-ffths of the
whole population. Thousands are
fiocking from Persia and Russia. The
Jordan valley, which was the property
of the ex-sultan, Abdul Hanid, is be.
ing bought up by Jewish syndicates.
SO is the large and beautiful and fer
tile plain of Esdraelon. The value Of
land Is already quadrupled. One day
the world will wake up and rub its
eyes with wonder when 1t discovers
what Is going on.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

ony here in Jerusalem. It has existed
for more than a score of years, and
outwardly appears to be more pros
porous than at any other time In its
history. 1t numbers more than a hun
dred persons, none Of whom, strange
to say, is a socialist. They claim to
be merely big family, with no partic-
ular theories to work out. They have
all things in common, and each does
the work for which he or she seems
best qualified. While large percen-
tage Of the American colony are
Swedes, the majority of the group
hold American citizenship. They do
an extensive business in pressed
flowers and olive wood articles, and
their store is admittedly the foremost
in the city, showing that even in the
Orient the one-price principle can be
made to pay. An official at the Amer
lean consulate said to me, when we
were discussing the colony, II notice
that when anybody in the city wants
anything done he usually goes to the
American colony" Thus the American
trait Of efficiency has come to be the
dominant characteristic of the COM
munity.
Like the ill-fated American colony
at Jaffa, this one was started on a
peculiarly religious basis. A Chicago
lawyer and his wife came out here to
wait for the return of the Messiah.
They held extreme views on many sub
jects, including the making of money.
Hard times eventually drove them to
work, and now, while the religious as
pect of the colony has fallen very
much into the background, it is no.
table commercial success. There was
no marrying or giving in marriage in
the earlier years Of the community,
and frequent and grave charges were
made against it, especially in the mat
ter Of free love. The members them.
selves, and their friends, have always
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

to carry II without breaking was my
problem. I put it up to the first tin
smith / met, and in ten minutes he
had transformed part Of an American
oil can into a well-made coffin for
pussy. 1.-THE Light Of ASIA" Standard
oil is called out here, because it has
displaced olive oil and candle dips as
an illuminant.
The School Teacher and Statesman
ship.
There is no novelty in the state
ment, which has been repeated by ev-
cry observer that has ever been in
Turkey, that the greatest part Amer
lea has in the awakening of this en-
pire-and no other nation has had a
greater-is through the American
schools, which have leavened the
whole lump with American ideals.
These are breaking down, to some de-
gree, the religious sectarianism which
is the curse Of the country. They are
even making the new generation OF
Moslems tolerant. A case in point is
that Of the Maronites, who were SO
bitter that they would not even let a
foreign traveller pitch his tent in one
of their villages. Now the people them
selves are forcing their religious lead
ers to admit or provide schools.
1t is in stiff Maronite district, out
side Of Beirut, that the only woman
physician in Turkey who possesses a
license from the government to prac-
tice has her headquarters. DR.. Mary
Eddy is a wonderful American woman,
of tireless energy, masculine initiative
and extraordinary skill, whose expert
ences in itinerating among the Arabs
and throughout Syria read like a ro-
nance. Now she has opened the first
tuberculosis sanitarium In the empire,
and she plans nationwide anti-tuber-
culosis campaign. In this she Is sup
ported by the American Red Cross
at Beirut, established by Consul-Gen-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
An Exactlnq Situation.

Doctor" said the nervous man, as
there any way Of teaching a person
to talk in his sleep?"
81 never heard Of any," replied the
physician. How could such an ac-
complishment be Of benefit?"
''It's either that or insomnia for me.
My. wife is one Of the best suffragette
speakers before the public. She al
ways rehearses her orations at home,
and I've got to say hear! heart or
that's the stuff at least once every
ten minutes. "-Washington Star.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
A Reader Cures His
Constipation-Try 1t Free


The editors of Health Hints" and
Questions and Answers" have one ques-
ton that Is put to them more often than
any other, and which. strangely enough
they find the most difficult to answer
That Is How can i cure my constipa-
tion?"
DR.. Caldwell, an eminent specialist in
diseases of the stomach, liver and bowels
has looked the whole field over, has prac-
tised the speciality for forty years and is
convinced that the ingredients contained
in what is called DR.. Caldwells Syrup
Pepsin, has the best claim to attention
from constpated people.
Its success in the cure of stubborn con-
stipation has done much to displace the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

eral G.. Bic Ravendal Thus it may
be seen how the American influence in
Turkey is working in humanitarian
and inspirational ways.
Europe's Designs on Palestine.
In contrast with the altruistic Ia
bors of America for Turkey and es-
pecially for the Holy Land, Is the con-
duct Of the great European powers,
who are playing skillful game for
the ultimate control of this land, and
even making use of religious preju-
dices to that end. Russia fosters and
supports pilgrimages. AS one instance
of her interest in this direction, it
may be said that she maintains in Je-
rusalem hospice where 10000 pill
grims may be entertained at one time
She stands behind the Greek church,
and, equally important, the Greek
church stands behind her. A wide
spread ecclesiastical support is of
more value out here than warship.
France is no longer allied to the
church, but just the same she is the
protectress of all Roman Catholic in
terests. Nobody is so blind as to sup
pose this interest represents religious
zeal.
Both these nations, as well as Great
Britain also, seem to be hopelessly
outdistanced by Germany. The kaiser
impartially supports Protestant and
Catholic, AMI also goes out of his way
to throw elaborate, if artificial, buo-
quets to Islam, all in the interest OF
Germany's schemes here. The Ger
man name has been written large all
over Syria. Up in the famous ruins
Of Baalbeck, which Emperor William
visited in 1898, may be seen an incon-
gruous marble and inlaid mother-of-
of appreciation of the ruin and of Alb
dull Hamid-both ruins significantly
coupled. On the tomb of Saladin the
Great, who drove the Crusaders from
Palestine, is still preserved faded
wreath Of flowers, laid there by the
Christian emperor of whose eulogy
Of Islam the Mohammedans have made
SO much. A gold wreath, with pen
dant which is apparently postum
nous decoration, was presented to the
tomb by William. But as the decora-
ton contains the figure Of cross, it's
presence is counted sacrilege by the
more fanatical Moslems, and 1t is nee
essary to keep two guards always on
duty in the tomb to prevent the for
chile removal of the wreath.
The most conspicuous objects in the
landscape Of the Holy Land, except
Mount Hermon, are the two towers, or
steeples, erected on the Mount of
Olives by the Germans and Russians.
These are the first objects that meet
the travellers eye, from whatever di-
rection he comes. They may be seen
from far over the Jordan; by them the
Holy City's site may be located from
Mount Nebo. Local residents point to
certain features about these towers
which indicate that in time of war
they could be readily used for other
than religious purposes. Naturally,
the object Of the present activities OF
the powers which have ambitions of
their own for Syria Is to be ready for
all eventualities.
An American CommunIstic Expert
ment.
The only communistic experiment Of
which have knowledge that has not
come to an early and inglorious end
is what is known as the American col
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

beyond recovery. l had lost over 20
pounds and was but shadow Of my
former self. I used one box Of Doan's
Kidney Pills and soon felt better. Con-
tinuing, was cured and have not had
the slightest trouble since"
when Your Back is Lame, Remem-
Der the Name-DOAN'S.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price 5Oc.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

| use OF salts, waters, strong cathartics
and such things. Syrup Pepsin, by train
ing the stomach and bowel muscles to
again do their work naturally, and with.
nerves, brings about a lasting cure.
Among its strongest supporters are Mr..
John Graveline of 9S Milwaukee Ave.,
Detroit, Mich, Mr.. j. A. Vernon of Okla
homa City and thousands of others. Ie
can be obtained of any druggist at fifty
cents and one dollar a bottle, or If you
want to try 1t first free sample bottle
can be obtained by writing the doctor.
For the free sample address Dr. w. 3.
Caldwell, 2O1 Caldwell building. MONTE
cello, Ill.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

holly denied these, and called them
SANDERS. At present the members
marry, although all eat at the same
table and share the same life They
seem uncommonly happy, and are in
especially good repute with the ma.
tives, to whom they show hospitality.
Certainly their life is in lovely con.
trast to the bitter religious sectarian'
ism here.
Copyright, 1911. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
He BaIked at That

81 positively and absolutely refused"
cried the candidate with great empha-
sis.
Refuse what?" asked the campaign
manager.
I've kissed all the babies in my dis
trict," he replied, "but I'll be gum
swoggled If I'll kiss Mrs. Astorbilt's
poodle, even If it costs the whole suf
fragette vote!"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

Adrian.-While playing volley ball
at the Y. NJ. c. A., David A.
Barnes, student of Adrian college.
fell in faint and died before a ply
stefan could be summoned. Barnes
was apparently in good health, but
was troubled with goitre, which, it
is thought, caused his death. Barnes
was a theological student and was in
his third year at college. He had re-
Gently been married.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

Cadillac.-Mrs. Katherine Sceeley
of Big Rapids has been chosen
delegate to the national convention OF
the w. r. c. to be held in Los An
geles next August. The district con.
vention at Tustin chose her and the
following officers: President, Sarah
Rogers. Tustin senior vice-president,
Mrs. Rose Freeland, Reed City; junior
vice-president, Mrs. Harriet Hill, Pc.
toskey; secretary, Mrs. Rachel Estan.
sell. Tustin; treasurer. Mrs. Lydis
Newkirk, Harbor Springs; chaplain
Mrs. Darragh, Big Rapids.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
To Honor DISTINGUISHED Woman

Nine. Curie, codiscoverer with her
late husband of radium, has been in
vited to come from Paris to America
next year for the purpose Of taking
part in the International Chemical
congress, which Is to be held In Wash
ington. Last year the Chemical So.
ciety of America elected Nine. Curie
an honorary member.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
Room In Front.

Conductor-Move forward there,
please.
Casey (who has moved along twice.
.--Divil bit furder! Oh paid me nickel
T. ride, not t kape on walkin'. ,f
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
Maybe Not.

You ought to wear clothes, de-
clared the missionary. Clothes are as
cheap as dirt"
But are they as healthful?" de-
manded the South Sea islander.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
A Perilous Duty.

"My position" remarked the emil
nent physician, "is one requiring the
greatest tact and diplomacy"
What is the trouble?"
Il feel conscientiously obliged to
Influential patients that they overeat."
tell several of my most wealthy and
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

Grand Rapids-Lehman Lynch,
arrested for trying to shoot his
family with a shotgun, and who
was overpowered by his younger
brother after his jaw had been
broken in two places, was sentenced
by Judge Perkins, in the circuit court,
to serve two years in Ionia. He is
the first Kent county man to be SEN
fenced for carrying weapons in viola.
ton of the new state law.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

ney secretions were
In terrible condition.
If left standing they
thickened like glu'
cose and had to be
removed with a
knife. My own doc
tor gave me up. ]
then called in a spe-
cialist who said l was
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

Ionia.-Nine Oranges were rep
resented at the annual meeting
of the Ionia County Grange held here
to elect delegates to the state
Grange, which meets in Kalamazoo
in December. Delegates elected
were Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Peake. Port
land, and Mr.. and Mrs. z. w. Car.
ter, Odessa Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. But
Ter, Dandy, and p. c. Freeman and
wife of South Boston, were chosen
alternates.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

II the average man has occasion to
generate good, hearty laugh once a
month, he Is playing in great luck.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething. softens the gums, reduces inhamma.
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
LOST 20 POUNDS.
In Bed Seven Weeks With Terrible
Kidney Trouble.

A. Dearth, Main St., Camden, O.,
says: II was in bed seven weeks with
kidney trouble and grew worse in
spite Of all the doctor could do. Kid
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

Let me fall in trying to do some
thing rather than sit still and do moth
ing.-Cyrus Hamln.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

Flint.-Fred Holmes and his five
year-old daughter. Ruth, of Roches
ter were severely burned when
gasoline stove exploded in refresh.
ment booth operated by Holmes at
the fair grounds. The fire spread to
the tent and it was only after a great
deal of work by the fire department
that the fire was kept from spreading
all through the midway.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
A Paraphrase.

You take close notice of the places
to which people are invited"
YES" replied Mrs. Cumrox; ''in
our circle invitations are the sincerest
tiattery."
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

Kalamazoo.-Alderm Frank J
Maus, one of the leading poll
ticians of the city, was convicted
of illegally selling liquor from his
drug store. This is the second con-
viction of Maus on a similar charge.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

Port Huron.-For violating the
local option law in Sanilac coun-
ty, Mrs. Sarah e. Smith of Lexington
was sentenced by Judge Taplan to
pay fine Of 5000 with $40 costs.
The fine, which is the limit allowed
by the statute, was imposed because
it was the woman's second offense
within six months. She pleaded
guilty.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

Reed City.-Owing to the excess
sive rains, the pressure on the dam
of the Osceola Light and Power plant
became so great as to cause a serious
break. The city is without light and
probably will be for some time. 1t is
hoped the break will not enlarge and
that repairs may be made.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12

South Haven, Oct. 9.-The entire
north side of the city is in darkness.
The cable which runs across the river
carrying the power from the plant on
the south side was severed by pile
driven by the workmen engaged in
the harbor improvement under gov
eminent contract.