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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-01
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
A WINTER IN NORWAY

tie groove, cut three-sixteenths of an running the entire length of the ski This groove Is to prevent the ski from slipping sideways. To complete the out. fit the skier must have a pole about his own height with a big rim or wooden washer about six inches from the point ed end.
 It takes a good deal of patience to learn to use the "ski' and a beginner should always start on level ground and then gradually, as he learns to use the ski, tackle the hills; the main trick is to prevent tangling yourself up in your own feet, you are now practic ally walking on pair of feet six feet long.
 When you have mastered the ski so you can tackle the big hills, then the sport commences; but oh. how many falls you have had taken out of you before you get o-far and how much ridicule you have endured from the bigger boys and men that have at tained to the skill of a perfect ski er."
 There is no country better equipped for the sport than Norway, with it's mountains and hills, and a beginner should be very careful when he tackles hill as 1t Is no easy task to keep. ones balance standing upright, wh en one is speeding down hill at the rate of 25 or 30 miles an hour. and be-. ginner is sure to have the conceit taken out of him when he tackles this trick as he will invariably take a cropper before he gets very far, and some- times when the snow is deep and loose all you can see of him Is his feet sticking up in the air and he has to be dug out. Often these croppers result in broken arms and legs. All most every community has it's "Sk 1 club" and these clubs have annually several races for prizes. These races consist of plain running for those that are not very proficient and obstacle running and jumping for the experts. hill is selected that is both steep and long. On this hill three courses are laid out one course without any Instructions one course running through trees and stubs, and one course running clear but with two or three high banks that form the bases for the jumps.
 The most interest is centered in the jumping contest, as that requires the most skill.
 Imagine yourself gliding down hill at express train rate, then suddenly you sail through the air for the length of 100 to 150 feet; then if you land on your feet you are off again for the next jump and so on The prizes are award ed according to length, clearness of the jump and the ability to go through the three jumps. It requires an un. usual control of ones nerves, as the jump has to be made Just one way; if not, the result is broken limbs
 The ski" is also used in the army and in case of war would be of incalculable value, as the country is for the most part mountainous.
 We also have lot of other sports to enliven our winters, for although the days are short, we have such fine clear moon-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22

Charles Worsoe, in the Alabama Beacon.
 Having been requested by some of the readers of this paper and also of The Age Herald, who have been kind enough to be interested in my article on Christ mas in Norway, to write some more about my home country, thought a win ter in Norway would be rather appro- priate to the season, and as our winters here are so very different from the win ters at home, it might interest some of the readers to have description of one.
 The winter in Norway generally starts about the latter part of October and lasts until April, sometimes there is snow enough in May to have some fine sleigh rides. When l say winter starts In De- tober, 1 mean we commence 10 have snow, and it generally stays until April.
 From October until April we have an average temperature of about 15 degrees below zero, sometimes 1t goes as high as 15 degrees above zero and as low as 30 degrees below-but it generally stays at about 15 or 20 degrees below. You would think that in such temperature there would not be many things we could do outdoors, but as the atmosphere Is so Cry, we do not feel the cold as much as we would in some places in the country, where the atmosphere is damper The days are very short. In fact. in some places of Norway, for instance, in the most northern part, the dark leaves us at about 10 o'clock a. m. and settles down over us at 2:3O or 3 o'clock D. m. The farther south you go the little more day light you have, but even in the most southern part you have to light up at 330 F. ii. and burn light in the morning till o'clock.
 Before l begin to describe some of our winter sports I will mention phenom- enon that Is peculiar to the northern counties-that is, the aurora borealis, or more commonly called northern lights. My pen Is not adequate to the task of properly describing these appearances; in fact, they must be seen to be appre- ciated. No artist ever lived that could reproduce on his canvas the beauty of the light. You have all seen In a nov ing picture show how the pictures are continually moving up and down, never quiet. Well, so with the northern lights. They always keep moving up and down and forming the most beautiful pictures and scenes an eye ever witnessed.
 Before the readers become too tired of reading this article I would like to men ton some of our sports.
 Our national sport is skiing" The ski consists of piece of wood about six feet long, three inches wide, and in the middle about one and a half to two inches high, and tapering toward ends. The point is bent up like a pair of run ners on a sled. This is so as to be able to cut through the snow. In the middle, just about a foot long piece of leather is fastened along the ski for your foot to rest on A loop of leather is also fastened across the ski. The loop is big enough to allow your foot to go half through. Then you fasten them on with other straps. Through the middle of the runner. on the underside. is lit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22

light that we often utilize good part of the evening.
 Coasting is also great sport. out of the city of Throndhjem where I lived there were four roads leading. each one running up hill to the length of one to three miles tNorway miles-there are all most six English miles to one Norway mie). When I say up hill for that dis tance, 1 don't mean one hill was that long, but with a few plateaus and hills you can go that distance without having to go down hill. A lot of girls and bows would make up a party and some day. when we knew 1t would be clear enough at night, would start right after dinner. It would be heavy work going, but after we got to our destination and started on our return trip, it was one glorious ride of 12 or IA miles right into the city lim- it's, and it was not only glorious, but also very exciting, as we would have to look out for teams coming the opposite way
 Very seldom any accident would hap pen on these trips, once in a while we might run into a snow bank and have to dig each other out. but that was only fun. How very often young people will take lot of trouble just for short pleasure We would walk six or seven hours for the sake of half an hours rid ing if we were compelled to do any thing like that we would kick like steers.
 Last, but not least, we would have our sleighing parties. Thirty or forty young men with the "Onliest one" would appoint to meet at a certain place on such day, and we would then drive three or four miles out in the country, to some coun- try house. where we would end up with refreshments and a little informal dance. pWe have two kinds of pleasure sleighs over there, one with a seat holding two people and one with seat holding only ! One and a small seat behind for the driver something like a bicycle seat For our Ts1eighing parties the last mentioned sleigh was the most popular, as in order 10 talk to your partner, you would have to lean over and hold your head very close to hers, and-well we that have all been young know what that would mean to two young people < it wouldn't be near as nice to have a sleigh with room for two in it.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
TROUBLE AHEAD
 FOR SUNNY ITALY

Rome, January -(Speeial)-There is apparently trouble ahead for the people of this country First 1t was the earth quake at Messna. Then a few months ago came the epidemic and now a great railroad strike is pending. If the railroad men should go on strike it is believed that nearly every branch of industry will be involved.
 The railroad employees have decided to defer the threatened strike until the end of this month in order to give to the movement and Parliament time to amend the bill granting to them an annual increase of $4,0Oo,o0o. The men are poor 1y paid.
 Italy buys some G6,000, 900 worth of South Wales coal every year This trans port, which has hitherto been in the hands of English shippers, is now to be taken over by an Italian company. Eng fish ship owners have been getting $20,- Ooo,0O0 for freight charges for this. This will prove a serious blow to English ship ping interests.
 The government has introduced it's measure of elected reform, which seeks to establish the despotic principles of compulsory voting in parliamentary cleo tions.
 against the bill, and declare that it's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
.ED HOWE WARNS
 GAY BROADWAY
Kansan Will Rent Theatre for
 His Plays Premier
RESTS WRITING BOOKS
The Editor Says If New York Doesn', Like "'The Story of Country Town IL Can Ca
 Hang

From, the Omaha Bee.
 Yes, MT. Ed Howe, formerly of the Atchison Globe, is resting. Last week, the first in thirtyeshree years when he was not editor of theGlobe, he went over the weekly issues of the paper for the thirty-three years, transcribed what he thought best of the homey philosopher that gave him fame and prepared the copy for a book which he will call Country Town Sayings
 Next. week Mr. Howe will prepare a batch of the same matter to be printed under the title of Country Town Sketches" Between times he has been busy on the magazine, he is going to write every month to fill in his leisure time. As soon as his second book is printed he will begin a dramatization of his first novel, "The Story of a Country Town Of this book, written twenty years ago. William Dean How els said: ".The Great American novel has arrived"
 Mark Twain Approved It
 Mark Twain told me Twenty-Five years ago that should dramatize that book V MT Howe said last night He came to Kansas City yesterday afternoon after a trip from Atchison to Topeka In the morning. Last night he went to see Fritz Scheff in "The Mikado.'' He is going back to Atchison this morning.
 Twain said the book had dramatic pos abilities So did George W. Cable. So did Fanny Davenport, Sol Smith Russell and Barnie McA~..le, who played Romeo to Mary Andersons Juliet a generation ago. I am going to make Big Adam the leading character of the play. A funny thing about the story is that It paid me more royalties last year than m any year since it was written"
 MT Howe has some ideas that will set the average playwright right about. It may surprise the managers and the crit ics. too. He isn't going to beg anybody stage his play and he isn't going to sell if blind He is going to New York as soon as it Is finished, hire seven actors who look the seven parts Of the play as he has visuallzed them, rent theatre some afternoon invite In the critics the managers and other actors and tell them to give him the truth in their opinions about it.
 Broadway Threatened
 "If Broadway doesn't like that play, it can go hang" MT. Howe said. T don't give a continental. I've got nice country place set on a hill so that can see St. Joe and Leavenworth. Atchison is right down below me. The house Is modern. My household affairs are all that a man could ask. I've got all the money I need to live on and brains enough to have a good time In spite of Broadway.
 .Pm bumming around now. The man who said I would be the lonesomest man in the world after giving up newspaper owned for thirty three years. is mis- taken. I've absorbed enough of the phil osophy Fvewritten to know that I'm due to have the time of my l1fe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
Reliable Laxative for
 Old People Given Free

: Life is so arranged that there Is a close resem bla nee between infancy and cid age. By this is not meant the men sal but the physical faculties. For ex ample. the organ of digestion Is the most difficult thing she child has to contend with, as it Is that of the old person.
 When a person gets past middle life his power of digestion decreases, and continues to grow weaker. and for that reason so Iany old people are habitu- ally. constipated. They try everything Recommended from hot water to strong lcathartics without avail Now, if there sis any one thing a person of advanced wears should not take ii is a cathartic. iThe bowels cannot stand it. What Is required is a mild, gentle non griping
 You have it exactly as required in 1 "
 Dr. Caldwell does not feel that the igation. He has specialized in stomach, years and will be pleased to give the T charge. All are welcome to write him. free sample address him pr. W. B. ( cello, ILL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22

passage is desired by the government because they see in it a possibility of increasing their strength in the chamber.
 Compulsory voting would entail the abandonment of the Clericals of their policy of abstention from politicl war fare.
 By the reforms of the franchise pro posed 2ooo,o0o electors would be auded to the lists, and so far the democratic for ces are willing to give acceptanceto the measure, but they are sterngly opposed 10 compulsory voting.
 Dyring the Christmas season the Piazza di Spagna was bright with flowers and bushes. On the great Seal inata leading up to the Pincian young frs and bright red berried holly, and pale leaved mistletoe and strange blossomed eucalyptus and vari-colored monthly roses that grow in the gardens around. These convert the stony ascent into a flower-elad hill where beauty and sweet perfume for the mastery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
DELEGATION IS
 RECEIVED BY DUKE

Vienna. January N.-(Special)-The fact that Archduke Franz Ferdinand represented the emperor in receiving the Austro- Hunga rian delegation Is re- garded as significant. It Is the first time in many years, in fact since his &C., cesston to the throne. so far as can recall. that the emperor has delegated this function to another. It bears out
 what I recently stated in these dis matches that the emperor is a sick man. Those who have been privileged to see him recently have remarked on his rec bleness and the rapid failure of his strength.
 Of course this is one of those things which are not spoken of freely, put II would not cause any great surprise 1T the announcement were made that Ills Majesty had come to his last sickness. If would however cause very deep grief. for if 1t doubtful 1t there is in Europe a sovereign who is more universally loved than the aged wearer of the double crown of Austria and Hungary.
 If is the craze of the pretty ladies Of Vienna's high society to be well painted
 while asleep Countess Czivek started the bright idea. A prominent portraitist who had given her an appointment for the sitting has the vicious habit for being late for appointments. Tired of turning |
 over French novels in an ante-chamber, the beautiful countess fell asleep. At last the procrastinating artist turned up
 Enhanced by the unexpected vision oi
 sleeping beauty. he threw off light ming sketch, and as the countess awoke held it before her astonished eyes The drawing was so dainty and seductive 1 that the delightful sitter insisted upon
 complete oil portrait while she sim ulated sleep.
 Professor Brucknor, president Of the Geographical Society of Vienna. is of the opinion that "the weather is deteri- ora.ing," and says that no improvement is to be expected until 1920. hitherto 1t
 has been held that cycles are controlled by the weather, but the professor, after "calculations extending over thousand years" has discovered that contrariwise the weather is controlled by cycles. Al the moment "a half cycle is as 1t were running amuck and the sun has es- | capped into a back street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
ea1E5 H. HYDE ARRIVING AT THE P1711sY Nz1v1A 5EAE1cm

New York, January 21.-Tanned b5 the southern suns and looking the pie lure of health, Charles H. Hyde. city chamberlain. returned to New York af- ter being absent Since December '. He declared with emphasis that he had no intention of .resigning. T have no plans for the future'' said Mir. Hyde, except to continue the faithful performance of my duties. as I have in the past He said that from December 10, when he communicated with his office and fam
 fly by telephone from Chesapeake City,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
Queer census Questions

Berlin Cor. New York American. Here. are some of the terrifying ques- tions with which the census authorities have confounded the Kaiser's subjects If you do not know the date of your birth. how many years old are you? What is your occupation in life? Was your mother tongue German, Dutch. Friesian, Danish, Wallonian, Po- fish, Massaurian. Cassubian, Wendish, Czech or Lithuanian?
 If you are not German, do you com mand the German language?
 Are you blind in both eyes, deaf, dumb. insane or weak-msnded?
 Are you subject to epileptic fits? If your children are less than year old how are they fed-on the mothers breast, by wet nurse or by bottle?
 His Reason From Judges Library.
 ..Why did he marry his deceased wife's sister?"
 sso as only to have one mother-inlaw.""
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22

until last Thursday, when Daniel Smith, brother of his secretary John Y. Smith, came aboard his houseboat at the mouth of the Halifax river, in Florida he was cut off absolutely from New York. He declared he dld not know of the bank failures or the agi- tation caused by his absence. WneE he learned that banks in which the city had money had suspended he said he cut short his vacation. He had intend ed to remain the next two weeks at Palm Beach, but started at once for New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
The Big Stick

From Judges Library.
 During a swell reception in Baltimore, the little son of the hostess approached the .magnanimous MT. Lumberly, who was as topheavy as he was taciturn.
 Sir" asked the youth, "are you the big stick I've heard so much about?"
 Big stick? Big stick? What do you mean, boy?"
 Big sticl-thats what I mean You re so big, and mamma says you're nothing but a stick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
Further Vocal Talent

From the Woman's Home Companion. Eddies Aunt Emma. who had been traveling in Europe, was expected tc reach the house at midnight, and Eddie begged to be allowed to stay up to greet her. But his mother refused to give consent. "No," she said, decidedly, 'it would be five long hours after your bed time, and you couldn't possible stay awake as long as that
 sOh. yes I can," Eddie walled; 1T can if papa will sing lulIabies to me-"
 
 Hawley roads as well as Rock Island Matters of less moment are also alleged to be brewing affecting Union Pacinc' the suggestion being made that the shares of this company will really be listed on the Paris Bourse by and by and that as a preliminary a large amount of the stock will be accumulated by international banking interests in this city.
 z The Baldwin Locomotive works have secured contracts from the Hartman interests for 19; locomotives for delivery during the spring and summer of 1911. The order includes 1s5 freight engines and Il passenger locomotives. The con- tract price is reported to be approximate Nv s4,Ooo.0Go The Baldwin works will also build od freight locomotives for thePitts- burg hawmutt Railroad company.
 The chamber of commerce proposes the organization of court of commercial arbitration. plan has been completed by a special committee which was op- pointed for that purpose nearly . year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22


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 They first sent to Dr. Caldwell for a free sample bottle, which every reader is invited to do and then. having test ed 1t and found 1t satisfactory, they bought 1t of their druggist at fifty cents and one dollar a bottle. ftcir words of public praise should prompt the present reader to a least send for a sample bottle, It costs nothing. Re- suits are absolutely guaranteed or money will be refunded. purchase of his remedy ends his obli- liver and bowel diseases for o7,r forty ,ader any advice on the subject free of Whether for the medical advice or the aldwell 541 Caldwell building. Monti-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-04-07
CHAPTER ~.
The Girl on the Ice Eloe.

She stood there on the foe confront
ing him. not ten feet away. and at
sight of her Philip Cayley's eyes
widened What in the world" he
Sasped. Then stared at her speech
less.
She was clad. down to the knees. in
sealskin. and below its edge he could
see the tops OF her small fur-trimmed
boots. Upon her head she wore
little turban-like cap of seal. The
smartly tailored lines of the coat en-
phasized her young slenderness. Her
bootmaker must have had reputa-
tion upon some metropolitan boule-
ward. and her head-gear came clearly
under the category of what Is known
as modes Her eyes were very blue
and her hair was golden. warmed. he
tL.dght. as she stood there in the
orange twilight. with a CLINT Of red.
Cayley gasped again. as he took in
the details OF this vision. Then col
lected himself. Il beg your pardon"
he stammered. Il don't mean to be
rudely inquisitive. but what. in the
world, is n person like you doing in
this part OF it-that is. II you are real
photographer who ever lived has put
that coast-line yonder into his maps.
Yet here. in this nameless bay, find
a yacht, and on this ice noe. In the
twilight. you"
She shook her head a little impa-
tiently. and blinked her eyes. as II to
clear them of vision. "Of course"
she said. II know I've fallen asleep
and this is dream OF mine. but even
for a dream, aren't you a little un-
reasonable? Yachts are natural
mode OF conveyance across the ocean.
You find them in many bays-some.
times in nameless ones-and they al
ways have people on them Rut you
you come wheeling down. out of a
night sky. like some great nocturnal
bird, and alight here on the foe be-
side me. And then you change your