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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-17
What Struck Him

From Tit-Bits.
 The Hibernian method of statement may be paradoxieal, but it often hits the truth exactly on the head. The following sto.y is told of an old private who was wounded at the charge of Kassassin
 At one time after the war he was de- scribng the part he played in the battle of the long wait with tense nerves, the advance, the trot. the gallop, the charge; how a rider two yards from him fell dead in the saddle; how the men set their teeth to win
 And what struck you most when all was over and you looked back on it?' asked a hearer
 The old soldier paused for reflection, then solemnly and with the utmost sir- plicity, said:
 ''NVhat struck me most forcibly, SIT, was the bullets that missed me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-17
Radium Baths in Bohemia
Counselor Report.

From a COuHseior INepol''
 The old town of St. Joachimstal, at an elevation of over 2000 feet in the Ore Mountains, about 20 miles north of Carls- bad. was once famous for it's silver mines As early as the year 1545 the national government came into posses sion of the mines and proceeded with the mintage bf the original silver dol lar, the so-called ''Joachimsthaler. Long after the silver and copper min ing activities of St. Joachimstal had come to an end, other ores, such as bis muth. nickel and more particularly uran- ium (pitch blende) were mined there. The latter was used for coloring glass and porcelain, which are extensively in the vicinity of the old town, writes Vice Consul Boesel How ever it is only since the discovery of radium that the St. Joachimstal uranium
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-17
United States in the arhltration matter.

United States in the arbitration matter.
 For about a decade after these resolu- tions were adopted by both the American and British legislative assemblies, no ad- vantage was taken of them.
 In the beginning of the second term President Cleveland was deeply interested in the arbitration question. In his first message he referred to the resolutions passed by the American and British houses, heartily indorsng the policy.
 President Cleveland's secretary of state, MT. Gresham, immediately began nego- tiations with the Marquis of Salisbury for a general arbitration treaty. These nego- tiatons were sheved, however, when the difficulty between England and the United States oyer. the Venezuelan boundary de- veloped.
 With the great men of the world all de- claring in favor of the judicial settle ment of international disputes, with peace conferences being held everywhere. and with associations for the promotion of the peace propaganda being everywhere agi- tated, the idea that a new policy is being exploited has gained a strong hold upon the people.
 This Is not the case. The peace policy of the United States Is nearly as old as any policy it boasts, but undoubtedly much good can come of the peace rem naissance and certainly no harm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-17

enough in her gas bill to have paid for at least half of her meat for the next week.
 Another lady buying her weeks supply led to another discussion, with an illus tration of how little some of us think when spending money. An order was given for six pound sack of flour at a cost of 40 cents. "Meddlesome Mattie' was again on the scene. If she would purchase a 24 pound sack of flour for 90 cents she would have flour for four weeks. This advice was given, but the reply, My allowance will not admit of that much expenditure a. week for four" She very readily accepted the suggestion to cut her other purchases economise otherwise and she would find that with out much sacrifice and inconvenience she had made a speculation that would figure to her interest in the next weeks buying. Strange a housekeeper of 10 years had not seen there were two paths leading to good mana cement. The cost of living is greatly a problem in our own hands. We often condemn before we train and edu- cate ourselves to opportunities provided.
 Housekeeping requires calculating, just as any other business, not only as to cost, but care. There is no need of buy ing a loaf of bread and throwing away two slices because one cannot eat 1t all today.
 Often the plea for lack of attention to details in housekeeping is a neglect in part of training to duties. Every woman should know how to do things. but they must be resourceful themselves in order to adapt them to local changes and con ditions. Domestic science is a practical science often abused, and the lack of it is often made an excuse for want of en- ergy and interest
 The prices of our local markets com pare very favorably with Mobile or Mont gomery They retail fish and oysters at the prices we get them in Birmingham. Meats are the same everywhere. AL though further south, nearer to producer, vegetable prices vary little between Mo bile market prices than here. Butter, eggs and poultry prices vary with the current market at other places.
 We must concur in the opinion there Is more danger in ignorance in buying and waste than in high prices. Our free mar lxet is to encourage our local truck grow CTS. The demand for green groceries is great The brokers will not fail to pros- per It will be sometime before Jeffer- son county can supply the demand for Birmingham alone If localizing the city market has the tendency to create dis e,ssion among the housekeepers of how and when to buy and to emphasize the importance of training our young women today to become interested, practical and contented homemalIers, securing more do- mestic training, it will have served it's hest nurpose-no matter whether it Is in the city's center or at everybody's door.
 If the women were<hot interested in 1t there would not be much talk, and this talk is the very best advertisement the market could have. Success will fol- low.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-17
Daniel Fahrenheit

From the Pail Mall Gazette
 In view of the abnormal weather we have had this summer we think a trib- ute of respect should be paid to the memory of Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, who was born on September 16. either fin 1736 or l740, it is hard to say which. Before his day several attempts had been made to measure the heat level, not the heat, by tubes containing oil of spirit of wine, but it lay with a bankrupt mer- chant of Dantzig to show how the feat could be successfully accomplished.
 The first thermometers were made with spirits of wine; but the ingenious Gabriel soon adopted mercury as his medium and so it has remained to this day. His instruments speedily became known throughout the world. and though a more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-17

in tubs, the exact degree of radioactivity necessary for every case being carefully regulated. Besides the emanation from the water through the skin, provision has been made for drinking the radio active water, as well as inhaling radio active air. The very latest scientific in ventions are used to preserve the radio activity of the waters. The medical di rector of the bathhouse has invented a flask by means of which the St. Joach- imstal waters can be shipped with a minimum loss of their radioactivity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-17

rational method of graduation has since been adopted, the popular mind still clings to the Fahrenheit scale. Our own Royal Society thought highly of this humble inventor and acknowledged his genius by making him one of it's fel- lows. To the Transactions of the society he contributed several papers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
Little Dead Birds

ditor Paso Herald:
vonde o.
81 by
4
u
going to do with
Q
unless
quail
WRITES of valley farmers fa1nyC
plea game
~
mating bodng multiplication
species may really
sports themselves sportmen
interest rather than farmers; securing without
breeding
SPORT permanent
another consideration important
sporsn killing among
friends the farmer i've chiefly they
many Of weeds
husky
with f
before they possession o
restricting the shooting The may
protected being remedy making
against killing season, fighting
a finish, may
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
Valley Owners and Business Men

Of valley the excursion
81 what irrigation
not
anywhere beauty richness Lands cultivation
selling valley,
Development
in
entuse participants energetic
ignorant Of what close about We TIP to
abroad years
people journey setting
difficulty keeping public
private
population respects they
excursion leaving
Saturday
includes visits daylight visit
Roswell exposition comprehensive
products valley
territories which unknown almost FL PaO
along territory
ordinary travels
pleasure
Of
pleasubs profitable
space in he special train.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
By
Frederick
j Haskln

pointed by the governor Of the state.
Among the compulsory measures adj
Vocated Tor ire prevention are a stand
ara Tor rapid egress, a compulsory fire
drill to ascertain If a building can be
emptied within a safe time period. and
power on the part of the authorities to
compel such structural facilities as may
De needed Inc lire drill is cOmDelled
by law In the factories OF Pennsvlvania
and in the public schools Of most of the
states. Two fires In New York public
schools few weeks after the great
snort waist factory fire, demonstrated
how easily zoo or 500 school children
could be gotten out Of a building when
the fire drill and proper exit facilities
were provided During the past SUM
mer some lnTesttg cations Of the fire es-
cape facilities have shown that-fn many
factories they would be insufficient to
accommodate traction Of the people
employed in the building
In New jersey the commission on Ia
Dor recently called together number
OF structural iron manufacturers to de-
termine the best means Of DrOvfd ing
IRE escapes for factories and high
DullQlngs- 1t was agreed that the drop
ladders are unsafe and not to be relied
upon for rush of people. AS a result
OF this conference, there are num-
Der OF forms or balanced stairs provided
on New Jersey factories that seem TO
meet the demand for safety. They have
g straight running plane similar to a
flight OF stairs. The lower balcony is
connected Win the ground by means
OF balanced stairs In the iurestiga-
ton Of factory equipments in New
ork during the summer Dc has been
found that the great majority of fire es-
capes are provided with a drop ladder
arrangement that is from is to 25 feet
short Of reaching the ground There IS
little doubt, however, that this matter
VIII be speedily corrected since public
sentiment is fully aroused upon the
subject
Ideal Fire Escapes.
The ideal fire escape for large build
ings is known as the Philadelphia fire
tower. This is a tower. inside the
building. built Of brick or other fire
proof material approved by the building
inspectors. 1t is accessible from every
floor by fireprOOf doors and viii stand
intact even il the building around ft
is burned to the ground. The PennsyI-
vania law requires these towers IN fac
tory buildings three or more stories
high having a floor space of 1000
square feet auC In stores above two
stories high having 1000 square feet OF
floor space
1T has been absolutely proved that
there is no fire apparatus In the world
capable Of effectively fighting fire
above the seventh story or I85 feet The
Triangle Shirt Waist factory fire start
ed upon the ninth floor Consequently.
no help could be given by the fire de-
partment When the public is fully
aware Of the danger Of factories in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
PENNINGTON FAIR
HAS MANY FEATURES

Pennington, n. NJ, Sept 22.-At the
San Juan County fair the Pennington
ball team defeated the BIancos to 9.
Prof. ID. F. Snyder. Of the TT Lewis in
dian schools. by special invitation. de-
livered an address on horticulture at
the grounds. The Durango band sun
piled the music. The days festivities
closed with two well attended balls In
the evening.
Fraternal day had several features.
among them a grand parade OF fra
ternal orders and floats, a fancy drill
by the Royal Neighbors, Navajo buck
and squaW races and indian sports.
and basket ball game between Fruit
land and Pennington.
The engineering corps. headed by J.
s. RObb, of the new Taos Sierra and
san Francisco railroad, soon to Be con
structed 10 Pennington from the south
east has reached here. The survey
viii be completed to this point within
10 days.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22

window to see il there are signs of
day.
DHysey Mayme Absent.
Along about six a light appears in
the kitchen window that remains till
the sun puts it out, but it is never
lighted by Daysey Mayme
The anxious lights in the windows
twinkle just as merrily as those that
light the lover to the door, but they
are seldom lighted and watched by the
daughter Of the house She is the one
who reads the long haired poets ef-
fusiOns about the Light in the Window.
and sings songs about the Light i'm the
Window with a tremolo stop turned on,
but the mother and the father who
neither recite poetry nor sing, are the
ones who have gagged the depths Of
the sentiment
At least this is the way it is in the
Appleton home
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
be inseparable

modern buildings which may extend as
nigh as 20 stories, more stringent fire
precautiOn regulations wiz Be en-
forced
The automatic sprinkler. which Is SO
much In use in New England facto-
r1es, is an e1fectlTe means Of fire fight
Ing and could be installed fn every
modern building. 1T provides a sDrin-
k-er IN the ceiling for every so or SO
square feet The water can be turned
on from these sprinklers BY simple
Faucet arrangement thus checking a
fire at its beginning. The water supply
in an ordinary building would be ade-
quate for this sprinkler arraneement
lI is said that the shirt waist factory
fire and the fire at the state capitol IN
Albany New York, could both have
been checked at the beginning IL the
buildings had been equipped with an
automatic sprinklng device
IOmOrroW-Increase Of Insanity
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
UnutiIized Resources

ROOMs kitchen furniture bggng vegetables
- fruits crackers clothing things Of COM
and
with capital
home, in some cases
distinct advantage encouraging
stern industry
limited Of Mexican bOo
utilize advantage their special up
wasting seeking the Mexican
caIngs requiring many
good factory engaged whose
and IS srubbng o. wearing o. n idlenes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
IA Years Ago To-
From The Herald OF 4aw
THIS Dase 1897

Willard Patterson has filed nine tax
suits since September I.
Mrs. ]. H. Cole and daughter have re-
turned from California
James r. Harper win go to Hudson
Hot springs I'm few days
A. H. Richards left for Fort Worth
and Dallas this afternoon.
Next Sunday will be chudren's raj
lying day at the Presbyterian church.
Auditor Meade, Of the COrralitos road,
has returned from hunting trip. lie
brought back two fine bear skins.
An ice cream social viii be given
tonight on st. Clements rectory lawn
by the children's ministering league.
Sheriff Frank Simmons and wife re-
turned this afternoon from California.
Mrs. Simmons's health was greatly ben
Gifted.
A great many from here viii 80 to the
horticultural fair at Roswell The Pc
cos valley and T. e. p. roads are offer
ing excursion rates.
The building OF a city hall commen-
surate with the needs of FL PasO was
recommended to the council at its meet
ing yesterday by the mayor.
Some fine views Of the Fort Bliss
garrison marching up San Antonio
street on the 18th have been received
by The Herald from consul Mallen.
The long desired connection Of FL
Paso by railroad with the White Oaks
country is about to be realized. FL
PasO has reason to be congratulated.
New houses are going up rapidly. but
not fast enough to meet the demand. A
few large apartment houses with We
randas on every floor would nay here.
OnesimO Mares was found dead r aar
Wagon Mound yesterday with his throat
cut He had also been shot. The body
had evidently lain there for several
days
Vice president Papin, Of the Ameri-
can Car company. is in the city on his
way south, but delayed by the tieup of
Of WashOuts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
Daysey Wayne and Her Folks
The Light in the Window.
By FRANCES L. GARSIDE.

w THEN the first light appeared
M in the first window it is not
for the chronicIer Of the APP
pleton family TO say. but
since the night it first twinkled out
in the darkness it has Deen symbol Of
the tenderest Of home sentiments.
Fcets have allowed their hair to go
unlrimmed while they rhymed about
it, and girls wearing a frightened air
and skirts Of uncertain lengths have
put OF the tremOlO stop while they
sang about 81, and no one has stopped
TO consider that there are windows
and windows and lights and lights,
and that not one light in 10000 is Of
the kind 90 which a sentimental fancy
Now there's thar Appleton family.
light in the parlor window at the
Appleton LONE means company and
cOmpany," fin quotations, never de-
father or a woman who wants to see
mother. COMPANY, in quotations,
means some one who has called to see
DayseV Wayne exclusively.
Various Lights.
This light wrinkles frequently till
midnight, and means nothing except
All god, tIon 70 J1e rs Dill nut Wnen
1t shows In the chhildrens room a { that
hour il signifies sickness and trouble.
A light in the kitchen window at
midnight means one Of two things;
Either Daysey Wayne is foraging for
something for her guest to eat or her
mother is standing over the stove mix
ing up something Tor the children's
Group
II along about two in the morning a
light appears, Wavering from room to
room, It means the light bearer is a
WObbly old man, Lycander John He
got up to see what time it was. a habit
Of those who are growing old. and
then Wanders all over the house to see
if all tho clocks agree.
Before he puts out the light and
draws his cold feet under the covers
he viii press an anxious face to the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
The Pocketbook Argument

n ENVER agents property the
advantage
the lots, the fact that they @Of
This paved
riders these making them noisy smelly
The vide paving attractive a survival
walk As cities older wiser
ordinary streets are paved
VIDE 30 space is given up
pretty parking
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
PANAMA CANAL Placed n
EaSTElN AMY nrurnroH

military purposes. president Taft has
placed the Panama canal zone Ia the
eastern division OF the army, command
ed by Mai Gen Frederick d. Grant
with headquarters at Governors Island.
New York The 10th infantry has al
ready been ordered to Panama and be-
fore the canal is completed an entire
brigade VIII be stationed on the zone
for the protection OF the waterway.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22

MtA The Annexation of Amer
llAi- lean Advertisers has oE-
E anlined and certified 60
the circulation Of this pub
heation- The figures Of circulation
contained IN the Aosocialiou's re-
pert only are guaranteed.
ASSOdai8H Of American Advertisers
No. 1916 Whitehall Bldg. MECig
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22

lis sweet T. be remembered but its
often far sweeter T. be overlooked Short
sleeves an Cross Matched elbows seem E
be mseparable.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
GUARANTEED
CIRCULATION.

The Herald bases
all advertising con
tracts on a guar
antes OF more than
twice the clrcula
don OF any other
Fl Paso, Arizona.
New Mexico or
West Texas paper.
Daily average eL-
cesdlng 12000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
Modern Fire Fighters Agree That the
Auto Must SuppIant Horse Drawn Engine

Methods for Preventing Fires Discussed at
vention Of IntarnatlonaI Chiefs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
HERALD TRAV-
WTuG AGENTS.

HERALD TIA v"
ELNG AGENTS,
Persons solicited 70
subscribe for The
Herald should be-
ware OF impostsrs
and should not pay
money to anyone
unless he can show
that he Sc legally
authorised By the
FL Paso Herald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22

Subscribers failing to get
telephone No. rs before $3.50
ton.
The Calumet news., 1911-04-15
Clark's Daughter is Popular

Under the happy combination of cir
cumstances, ii is natural that Miss
Genevieve Clark takes to politics. She
has been immured In political secrets
since her infancy and she went on a
campaign tour when she was less than
years old. She can chat politics with
such distinguished authorities as Will
liam Jennings Bryan. She holds her
own with any one i'm an argument on
the gravest issues. and this with a
childish candor that is unique All
the Clarks are ardent Missourians and
they claim pre-eminence for that
state over all others, and on any count
that may come up.
one of the stories that Mr.. Clark de-
lights to tell of the devotion of Miss
Genevieve to her native soil relates to
a story book that gave in fiery language
the exploits of Robin Hood. An elder
cousin was reading the tale to Gene
We've and her big brother, Bennett
Clark, now a student at the University
of Missouri, and the children listened
with growing displeasure Finally,
The Calumet news., 1911-04-15
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man may sing TO himself. whistle
nobody pauses long enough to give
him a second glance. But let him talk
TO himself, says the Philadelphia
Evening Telegram. and the whole
town thinks that he is whizzy around
the brim and wonder why some kind
ly disposed relative doesn't stack him
up against a lunacy commission.
There is a real servant problem I'm
parts OF South Africa, inasmuch as
only the well-to-do can afford to keep
white servants other folq1s must con-
tend themselves with the well-meant,
IL casual. ministrations of the native
"house-boy" The best Of all servants
is Zulu. especially If he-is raw-that
is, fresh from his native l<raal and to-
tally unspoiled by the wilcs. of civiliza-
tion. Such a 'boy" Is honest, sober,
quick. clean. and anxious to learn
the ways of the white man. He soon
becomes as deft as an English butler,
and as handy as the ideal .housemaid.
He does everything, from cooking TO
answering the door. and after n little
practice he does IL well. The BOYS
have all manner of strange names.
usually chosen by themselves from
some one or other of the words that
they hear often used. such as six
pence. "tickey Cthree-penny piece.)
shilling. breakfast kettle. silly fool.
ugly, pint pot scrubber or whisky.
The caraboa Is said 10 be slower
than a camel and more obstinate than
a mule. Every one seems agreed that
the chief ambition in life OF a carabao.
IL he has any at all, Is to lie down In
a puddle OF water with just his nose
The Calumet news., 1911-04-15
Genevleve interrupted the entertain.

Genevieve interrupted the entertain
ment.
Look here. Cousin Anne" she cried
Il know that story was written by n
Yankee. They never do give Missouri
her dues. Robin Hood and what lie
did? Why he can't hold a candle to
Jesse James. | don't want to hear
any more about it,"
Prefers the West.
"All the girls that go to Washing
ton from Missouri like Washington
so much that they hate to go home"
said Miss Clark. We'll / like Wash
ington and l have a good time, but |
like my own home better. and | lust
long for the summer that we may get
there as soon as possible. hear my
friends say that home seems dun and
quiet after Washington. Well, WASH
ington seems dull to me after a sum-
mer at home. especially when a cam
paign is ON. Last summer we had
company all the time-every kind of
people from every part of the world.
and such stories as they would tell!
IL l could remember half of them. Il
should be laughing all the time. We
have n big place. almost six acres
with a rose garden and a kitchen gar
den and a corn patch and horses and
chickens and all the nice fresh fruit