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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
THOMPSON BEST
 IN RIFLE SHOOT

k. L. Thompson won the medal given by the Birmingham Athletic club to the shooter of the high score in the Birmng- ham Athletic club rifle tournament, while Lueen Brown won the medal offered by the Birmingham Athletic club for the shooter making the highest average in the series of three meets. Although 1C entered the tournament, but six shot for the medals
 On the night of the first shoot in the series Ed L. Anderson scored lS6 points, while Lucien Brown made l92 The other shooters did as follows: K. V Mabry, 1SG; R. L. Thompson. 1SO; E. NJ. Starnes, 190: o. D. Wilson, 1i0. On March 6 the shoot CTS did as follows: Lueien Brown. l92. Ed Anderson, 1gi; R. Y. Mabry. 1S6; R. l.. Thompson 196 B. NJ. Starnes, 19O. on March 13 the shooters scored the fol- lowing number of points: Lucien Brown. 1908 k. V. Mabry. lS5: R. L. Thompson 1SO B. M. starnes 19o
 The following were entered: Ed An derson, Lueien Brown. k. V Mabry. R. L. Thompson, B. M. Starnes Frank Flynn, O. D. Wilson, Bill Strelt. Steve Gilman and William Moore.
 For making the highest score of the tournament R. l.. Thomson. who scored l96, will receive q handsome gold medal while Lucien Brown. who had an aver age of 1913 for the tournament. will also receive handsome gold medal. The trophies will arrive at an early date
 Summary: High
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17

habits and if given a chance will do the work of destruction effectively.
 The Tinea pellionella, or clothes moth will also attack bindings and do irrepa- rable injury.
 The foregoing is typical of the "67 va rieties" of bugs that devour books. They are not a thing of the past as many sup pose. They eat not only old books, but all books, not only vegetable fiber paper, but any kind of paper. They revel in liz braries. They destroy where they are not suspected, where the suggestion of their presence would be scoffed at
 For three hundred years men have been devising means to destroy them or prevent their ravages and have not sue ceeded. Submitting books to the fumes of bi-sulphide of carbon has been tried with some success, while corrosive sub Innate has been found ineffective. Every little while one reads about the discov- cry of the genuine bookworm," but the genuine bookworm" is not one, but many, although some are more destrue- tive than others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
MORE ABOUT BUGS
 THAT FAT BOOKS Some of the Little Insects That Prove Troublesome to Libraries

From the Kansas City Star. What is a .bookworm? Tell me if you
 can; I merely mean the insect, not the man A reptile whom a wit like Hood might
 dub A grub that grubs in Grub street for his
 grub. Robert hochliil'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
Concrete Telegraph Poles
the New Zealand Herald.

From the New Zealand Herald.
 Wooden telegraph poles will soon be a thing of the past fin New Zealand In the future they will give place to the more durable poles made of ferro concrete These poles, being uniform in design, will present a more pleasing appearance to the eye than do the wooden poles, which are rough looking and decidedly disfguring to the streets in which they are placed.
 The department found that the con crete poles are superiour to wood or iron poles in every respect. For more than year experiments have been carried on for the department. with the object of making concrete pole that would be much lighter than those made from the ordinary ferro concrete. The experments have been most successful. By a chemi- cal process poles can now be manufac- tured which are very little heavier thar totara wood Tests recently made witt an IS foot pole showed that 1t coult carry a greater weight than either wooC or iron.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
Cubs Defeat Pelicans

New Orleans. March l6.-The Chicago Nationals defeated the New Orleans team in the third exhibition game here today by score of to l. Chicago made her first run in the first inning on base on balls, a steal and two singles. In the second Safer doubled to right field and advanced to third on Agiers saeii-
 fec and scored on a single by Smith. While the pitching on both sides was good, Lavender's work was the most ef- fective. Score R.H F. 1 Chicago ............. no O0l O0a-2 ! Q New Orleans ......... GOO COT oo0-l 2 I Batteties: Lavender. Northrope and 1 Neodham; Gagoner and Gilan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17

healing and soothing the sore catarrhal spots.
 Breathe HYOMEI for catarrh,. coughs, colds, croup and catarrhal deafness and if you are not satisfied with the bene- fit obtained, your money will be re- funded.
 Breathe HYOMEI; it is made of purest Eucalyptus and other healing antiseptics It does not contain cocaine or any injurious drugs. Complete out fit including hard rubber pocket in- haler and bottle of HYOMEI $1.00 at pharmaclsts everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
Smart Maine Girls
; Moncongue

Moncongue correspondence hochldHu
 Opinion
 Muncongue island in Knox county has the smartest girls in Christendom-that correct. Don't make any difference whether they are years old or 90 years old smarter n time. just the same There's Evelyn Simmons, who for in stance is only 10 years old, and who just the same "hicht' up a team of oxen drove 'em to the factory, delivered [ load of goods, came home, fed the cows and did fhe.Hhcres.
 Then. too Weres Mrs. Mary Poland FL we'll Eighty years bridge the lapse be- tween Evelyn and her, for Mrs. Elwell Is 90 years of age. But she recently spu. nine pounds of rolls in d month and she knits a mitten a day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
CHORUS.

Every time | come to town The boys keep kickin' my dawg aroun, Makes no difference if he is a houn, They gotta quit kickin my dawg aroun As we driv' past Sam Johnston's store Passel O yaps kem out tn door; When Jim. he stops to smell box. They shied at him a bunch O rocks. They tied a tin can to his tale An run him apast the county jail; N that plumb nachelly makes me sore, N Lem he cussed n Bill he swore. Men Lem Briggs ol' Bill Brown We lost no time in a-jumpn' down, An we wiped them ducks up on tn
 groun'
 Fer kicRin my or dawg aroun' Folks say a dawg kaint hold no grudge But wunst when l got too much budge Them town ducks tried to do me up But they didn't count on op Jim-pup Jim seed his duty thar and then, An he lit into them gentlemen, An he shore mussed up the cotehouse
 square
 With rags n meat n hide n hair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
Kept Promise, Wore Beard 5l Years 

Times.
 John Prill. who lives on farm cast of this city. is wearing the same beard he started to grow in 1881.
 The medical examiner of the army re- fused to let MT. Prill enlist because of aH afliction, and when three Of his boy hood chums left him for, the front John told them he would never cut off his bcarH until they returned Two Of the youn- teers fell on the field of battle True tc his promise Mir. Prill has always worr beard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
fRemarka ble Bible Verses

From the YOuths world.
 The eighth verse of the third chapter of Zephaniah contains every letter in cluding the finals, of the Hebrew Ian euage, while one will find in the zls' verse of the seventh chapter of Ezra except j The verse reads as follows And I. even I Artaxerxes the king do make a decree to all the treasurers V hich are beyond the river. that what soever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of Heaven, shall require of you,-it be done speedily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
Let Her Keep Her Doll

Margaret D. Sangster in the CHrlstlan
 Herald.
 The mother who prohibits the little girl from playing with her best doll, or who obliges the child 10 put her doll away on Saturday and not touch it again until Monday. Is d much mistaken mother She would not herself like to be deprived of earressing her dearest baby on any day of the week. and what would be- come of her were she forbidden to sec tic child play with H. or care for 1t on the best day of the whole week?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
That "Dawg" Song

"They Gotta Quit kickin' My Dawg Aroun is the name of the campaign song adopted by the democratic conven- ton of Missouri. The song has made a big hit all through the middle west and is as follows: Wunst me n Lem Briggs n ol Bill
 Brown
 Tux a load of cawn to town. An ol' Jim-dawg-the onry cuss- He ies' nechelly folered us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17

IS Dfeatneu d i re c t 1 y o V e r the
 inflamed.
 sore, germ i n f e s | Q q m c m brane, not only de- s { r O y Il g t h e mil crobes, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
Thousands
 Killed
Germs of Catarrh Easily De stroyed and Vile Disease
 Ended

Delays are dangerous If you want to get rid of catarrh you must kill the germs that cause catarrh. stomach dosing. ointments. sprays and touches have all failed.
 HYOMEI (pronounce 1t Hlgh-o-me)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17

The poet knew a fact which many well informed persons do not know, that q 'bookworm is not a worm at all In the scientific sense, but the larvae of certain insects, and so numerous are the species of insects that injure and destroy books that a considerable literature on the En- tomology of Books exists. The latest book on the subject Is by C. IIoulebert, printed in Paris in 1903, and 1t describes sixty-seven species belonging to seven orders of the insect world which, make
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09

can take. None is permitted to
take both common and preferred.
Payment is made under the
usual plan of monthly dedications
from the salaries. Interest at S
per cent is charged in deferred
payments, but dividends go to
stockholders.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09

stockholders.
Special attention is called to
the last paragraph in case any
supplemented persons may be
laboring under the delusion that
permitting its employees to share
in its profits" the Steel Trust
means that it is giving its en-
ployes a share in its profits.
Nothing like that in the Steel
Trust family. The Steel Trust
sells its shares = its Watered
stock = to its employees, and it
charges 5 per cent interest on de-
ferred- payments, too.
To the ordinary layn1arl, not
initiated into the secret mysteries
of finance, this sounds like as fine
a graft for. unloading watered
stock as was ever thought of by
a captain of industry"
Still, '''our proft-sharing plan
for employees" sounds fine in pro-
spectus, and is impressive to
those who inquire into the way
the Steel Trust treats those hu-
man beings so unfortunate as to
earn their daily bread by working
for it.
New York, Jan. 9.-John A.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09

New York, Jan. 9-The United
States Steel Corporation last
night officially gave out the
terms under which its employees
will be permitted to benefit by the
cornpany's proft-sharing plan.
Preferred stock is offered to
employees at 10 a share; common
at IS.
Employees earning SLIGO a
year or less may subscribe for
one share of preferred stock;
those earning $487. so or less may
subscribe for one share of COM
mon. -
The number of shares that
may be taken increases with the
salaries. But Is shares of pre-
ferred stock Or rs shares of COM
mon are the most that anyone
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09
STEEL TRUST ANNOUNCES ITS PROFIT SHARING"
PLAN; CONDITIONS IN ITS MILLS EXPOSED

Morgan Permits Employees He Works IL Hours Day for Days
Week. With 24E1our Shift Every Two Weeks to Buy His
.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-09

Below are two illuminating
kilograms from New York.
( One is from an announcement
made by the publicity department
of the United States Steel Cor
poration, and tells how that be-
nifcent trust Shares its profits"
with its employees.
The other consists in an inter
view with John A. Fitch, one of
the editors of Survey, in which he
tells of the actual conditions TN
der which the employees of the
Steel Trust are permitted to earn
their daily bread.
Taken together they are highly
interesting, and so. Illuminating
that no comment is required.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-17
NO LOVE LEFT.

"'rhc late Hubert Latham. like all
bachelors, scorned marriage"
The speaker was a Philadelphia
elubman lie resumsd., ~
Il net l.athaai atk,iccS aurng The
aviation week IN 1910 There were
about ten mon flyirgat Mo, and three
of them Chavez, Rolls ana latham
are now dead.
after the DAYS meet ! woIld fore
gather with those splendid young lel-
lows at the Royal hotel on tho Prone
made des Anplais. Many were The
qups and franks they would get Off at
the expense of us middle-sGed married
men.
81 remember Latham telling about
some amateur theatricals he once took
part i'm. lie said that one of the per-
formers had to recitc poem, and he
did It very poorly. very coldly ana un-
feelingly.
so the stage manager ;o,k Him To
task.
"'TIcre. YOU. nc said, don't you
know that's love pocm? Pat some
attlor into It. Rocite 1t as if YOU We're
head over ears i'm love-
"'Ah. how can ~ said the 9th n.
Amt I married. p"
The Calumet news., 1912-08-17
THE WORD JEW"
::....,....:..:...:.::::..;.:..:,:....::..;..:..

A new rule adopted in the editorial
and proof rooms of the New YORK
Times may be of interest to other
newspapers. II concerns the use OF
the word Jew" i'm the reading col
umns of tho newspaper and Is self
explanatory being as follows:
The word jew" implies primarily
a person protesting Jewish religion.
owing to certain historical causes. the
adherents of this creed arc almost
exclusively Of one race. or, at any
rate, of persons who for the mJ-t
part believe themselves 10 be dc
scended from the people called by the
same name in the bible Hence there
is a secondary use of the word "JcW"
implying that the person belongs to
a particular race of people quite
apart from his religious beliefs.
There is. howevcr,a third use of the
word jew" owing 10 the deliberate
policy OF the medieval church which
purposely shut out all reputable call
ings to Jews. so as to impress upon
Christians the superiority of the true
faith. Hence. a certain touch or op-
probrium and contempt has attached
TO the very name "Jew," has lasted
10 some extent down TO the present
day among the common people. AMI
even among some of the better edu-
Gated, not one of whom could probdblf
trace the real origin of his prejudice.
However, unjustified and Obsolete
the prejudice thus attaching to IN"
word Jew" may be. it exists in many
minds and has tc he reckoned with
by the molders and modifers of pub
lie opinion. Jews arc naturally and
descrvedly more sensitive to this I'm
conscious prejudice and have at times
attempted TO introduce instead of the
word Jew other terms. such as
Hebrew or "Israeltc" i'm order 20
replace the more familiar nomencia-
ture, and of recent years the better
class of Jews have adopted the policy
of boldly Identifying themselves with
The Calumet news., 1912-08-17
STEERS CAPTIVES FOR YEARS
Large Herd Grows From Few AMI.
male Which Fell Into a Deep
Ravlne Long Ago.

Meeker, Colo.-By risking their
lives company of Uncle Sans regu-
lars has rescued large herd of Texas
long horn mavericks from the bot
tom of deep ravine.
A number of years ago large
bunch of cattle was turned on The
range. A stampede occurred, and
hundreds of The animals fell over
from a precipice. The first ones
were killed. but the remainder, alight-
ing on the carcasses OF their com
panions. survived. And there they
stayed. their existence unknown to
the cowmen, who supposed that they
had all been killed.
The survivors increased, growing
large and becoming wild. The war de-
partment finally detailed the soldiers
to get them out.
The rescue was thrilling. The huge
beasts, proved more than a match for
the soldiers horses in speed and
charged their rescuers. They over.
turned many horses and attacked the
riders.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-17
IMPRESSION OF NOTED ABBEY
irving Calls sepulehers in Westmln-
ster Nothing but Treasury Of
Humiliation.

London. The last beams of the day
were now family streaming through
the painted windows in the high vaults
above me; the lower parts of the alb
bey were already wrapped In the OBJ
scnrity OF twilight The chapel and
aisles grew darker and darker. The
efflgies of the kings faded into shad-
ows; the marble figures of the monu-
ments assumed strange shapes In the
uncertain light; the evening breeze
crept through the aises like the cold
breath OF the grave; and even the
distant football of a verger, traversing
the poets corner, had something
strange and dreary in It's sound
l endeavored TO form some arrange
ment in my mind of the objects had
been contemplating, but found they
We're already fallen into indistinct-
ness and confusion. Names, inscrip-
The Calumet news., 1912-08-17

the term 'Jew" with the hope of thus
wearing down the nr'diacval associa-
lions connected with IT,
With vi,w to meeting this scnu-
ncnt amons the Jcvs an6 to aNo.d
catering TO the prejudice which all
iair minded persons. whatever thc,r
creed. would like Ia see disappear rules
aye offered for guidance as TO the
proper use ~ the words Jews apd
Jewish in the public prints
The words jew" and Jewish" can
never be objectionable when applet
to the whole body of lsr,cel or to
whole classes within thet body. ac
for instance. Jewish wives" "JsV
ish children Jewish young men.
ana the like.
There can be no objection To the
use of toe words "Jcw" or jewish"
Whea contrast is bcme made with
other religions Jews observe Pass
over. and Christmas Easter" "Jews
are less susceptible to tuberculosis
than other races these are perfect
~ fair and proper subjects Of public
comment
However, the application Of The word
Jew or Jewish" to any ndividuul
is to be avoided unless from the con
tcNt IL is necessary 90 call attention
To bis religion: in other words, unless
The facts have scme relation to MS
beins Jew or to his Jewishpess. This
rule should apply equally whether the
word is used ia scandalous or di5-
creditablc connection or when il is
used IN connection with some praise
worthy or honorable act or achieve
wcnt. Thus. if lew is convicted of a
crime lac shodld not be called a Jew
lsh criminal" aud, ON the other hanG.
II jew makes a great medical or
other scientific discovery, o should
not ho called a great "Jev ISL physi-
clan or an eminent jewish scientist"
I'm neither case had the mans Jew
lshncss any connection with the cou-
duct or with the .d,sgfuce or homo,
which that conduct en'ailcd. The some
rule applies In the case of other rc;i-
gions: if Roman Catholic or Pro-
testant is convicted OF crime. hc is
not alluded 10 as a "Catholic criminal"
or a Protestant criminal" In view
of the mcjiaeval opprobrium still sur
viving in connection with The term
Jew" IL is the more iuSt and Inn
pcrtaht, therefore to avoid simi-
lar unfarncss i'm speaking of Jews.
The word Jew" is moan. and
should never lac used as an adjective
or verb. 10 speak of Jew boys"
Jew girls" or Jew stores" is both
Objectionable and vulgar. The word
"Jew' is noun; Jewish" is a ad-
iective. The use of the word jew"
as a verb-'to Jew downs a slang
survival of the mediaeval term Of
opprobrium alluded to above and
should be avoided altogether
The word 'Ifehrew' should not bc
used instead of Jew" As noun,
it connotes rather the Jewish people
of the distant past, as the ancient
Hebrews. It is used also as an ad-
iectivc-"'Thc Hebrew lansrase." lie
brew literature" etc. Put as such it
has a historical rather than religious
connotation: one can not say the
Hebrew religion" but "the Jewleh re-
ligion From 'rhc Fourth Estate.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-17
THE WRONG MRS. W. W.

Newspaper editors VII henceforth
kindly refrain from confusing the Opin-
sons OF Mrs. Wilson Woodrow with
those OF Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
Mrs. Wilson Woodrow Is a magazine
writer Of somewhat advanced" opin-
ions, while Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. as
we all know. is the estimable spouse
OF the gentleman who asp'res to a FIRST
cup of coffee at the white house
Mrs. Wilson Woodrow. .: appears.
has written AN article approving ci-
garette smoking aninns women. There
upon some editors. ir their hasty re-
publican zeal, have composed hiEhn'
moral ami scandalized articles deplor-
ing the spread OF such views 10y Mis-
Woodrow Wilson. ana asking Us all to
rebuke there By turning down the
lady's husband az the polls.
But now comes Mrs. Woodrow VIII
son in high dudgeon. splitting an in
hnitive in the pardonable excitement Of
the moment and begs leave Ito indig
nantly deny the statement that l
approve of women smoking cigarettes"
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson bases her dis
approval not orly on moral but on ex-
grounds, for she states that
the cigarette is obnoxious quite apart
from the bad taste Of IT." So ole
takes the liberty Of inferring that she
has tricd a pun or two and didnt like
il. NO wonder!
However, let MS all be careful about
confusing Mrs, W. Wilson with Mis-.
w. Woodrow hereafter. for this is
presidential year and there is no tell
ing what Mrs w. Woodrow may sly
,r smoke next. Gov. Wilson. we under
stand. is strong enough to support
pipe
The Calumet news., 1912-08-17
MuRpERERS AL.

The fact that the silly season rs
upon us Is emphasized by the recent
pulpit utterauces Of the Rev. Or.
Frather Of Denver. DR. Prather grave
ly Announces that al vegetables possess
life and feeling and that it is as wick
ed 10 slay a cabbage as to murder
human being The man who asslss-
sinstes an innocent cucumber he holds.
is as sinful as Doe who shoots a fellow
hcips. while to plunge d knife into
the heart Of a great loving watermelon
Us as great q crime as TO- insert sti-
ietto in the midriH Of an alderman.
The reverend doctor also asserts
that when We swat a ny or mash a
mosquito. or step ON cocltroaoh o,
otherwise summarily deprive Of life any
of the chronological companions
which adverse fate send to us. we are
committing grlevious sin. A wholesale
swatting or nies to his mind. is as
dreadful aa = massacre OF helpless set
Hers by Indian ssvages. To learn of
the deoimstion OF flock Of music low.
ing mosquitoes gives him as much pain
ss 20 read of the butchery Of fam
lily Of Armenians by the unspeakabie
Turk.
All YOU have TO do to rid yourself
of these insect visitors says the good
doctor is TO assume correct men
tai attitude. Then they will cease To-
trouble YOU and you will be spared
from staining your hands with inno-
cent blood
Let us be- content 10 attribute Dr.
Prather's remarks to combination OF
desire for the first page and an at
tack Of August Stiffness And let us
continue piously swatting the ny. gaily
numbering the potato. gieefully doing
tho innocent turnip to a horrible death
and bloodthlrstily destroying any bug
Of any description which makes his
presence known in our homes
The Calumet news., 1912-08-17
SCHOOL cHlLDRENs HEALTH

Just when all the world is thinking
of preparing its children for the cP-
ening of the school year il is ,!tle
startling TO learn from an article in
bulletin Of the United states Bur
can Of Education by so good an au-
thority as Professor Wood. OF Teach
ers College. that about seventy nvc
per cent Of our twenty million school
children are handicapped in their work
by some physical defect 1t would
seem at first glance as though in the
midst Of our high pressure life dcgen-
Grafton must have taken place in tho
race. -
The issuance Of the bulletin just
now may wen prove the occasion. how
ever. for careful looking 10 child health
before the school year opens ortea
backwardness in studies that is attn
buted 20 dulluess. or inattention. o-
laziness proves after great discour-
sgement for the pupil and anxiety on
the part Of parents 10 be due 10 some
quite reSediahle defect Of vision. OF
hearing or breathing the correction
Of which enables the child to keep up
easily with its fellows. although before
thought 10 he almost hopelessly re-
tsrded