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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
Phone Loss and Resumption

The fire of Sunday morning in- convenienced very large number of people. No fire had ever occurred in this city equal to it in this respect. The telephone habit prevails exten- sively here, especially in the city's nu- merous suburbs, and all suburbanites felt as soon as they had read of the fire as if they were marooned. The isolation of the households is almost pathetic; but it will be remembered that James J. Hill once said that if he could abolish all telephones he could largely reduce the cost of liv- ing. No one has, however, felt any such effect of the recent fire. It may prove a lesson in household economies, but it is not one that any one ac- cepts thankfully, even if Mir. Hill does commend it. Mr. Hills advice factory is oftentimes overworked, and if he were once subjected to loss of all telephone connection he might ac- quire a new viewpoint of household expenses.
 Phone resumption is at present tho most interesting subject before tho people of this city. It is permeating leaving scarcely any branch of life untouched. It is the all absorbing subect in the suburbs, and until tht service is restored to normal condi tions, there will be nothing strictly normal in this city. And yet any gray haired man can recall the time wher telephones were unknown. In one shorT generation civilized man has become tied to telephone wires that regu late his affairs, and especially the af fairs of the women folks in the home. of the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
HUMAN BLOOD AS PRINTERS INI

t
 From "rhe Printer and Publisher
 Charles winslow Hall, in National Mag
 azine for January.
 It is said that Faust carried a number of his "Mazarine" Bibles (so called be- cause a copy came first to the knowl- edge of modern booklovers from the library of Cardinal Mazarin) to Paris about 1455-56, and sold one to the king for TOO crowns, about $50; and another to the archbishop of Paris for 600 crowns, say $72O On comparing their purchases they wondered at the exquisite accuracy and uniformity of the text, and on learn ing that other copies had been sold at from 800 to 600 crowns each, which on comparison proved 10 be exact duplicates, it was considered impossible for merely human skill to produce such masterpieces of penmanship The red ink used to rub ricate the Illuminated parts was also of brilllancy and body" that it was prompt Iy suspected to have been composed Of human blood, and Faust was apprehended or a charge of sorcery, and only es- capped the fagots and the stake by re- vealing his secret The tradition that Dr. Faust was a magician who had sold his salvation to the devil probably arose from this story of which his competitors, the copyists took all the advantage pos sibe It is told of one medieval printer that having been set to work upon geo. metrical work in which various figures were inserted, he became convinced that he was making a book of magic which had been composed under the direct in- spiration of the devil. Thereupon he re- monstrated with his employer and told him that he could not consent to imperil his salvation by finishing his task. His master insisted upon his continuing his work, but in spite of ridlcule and argu- ment, the poor fellow became so agitated that he fell sick and died in the be- lief that his misfortunes were due to the fact that he had taken part in an un- holy and illegal enterprise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AnnIvcrsnry of DestructIon

Cecil A. Beasley, who represents Fay cite county in the state senate. while passing through Birmingham yesterday afternoon en route to Washington, told of the proposed celebration on March g by which the people of Fayette will ob- serve the anniversary of the second birth of their city.
 "As is known" stated Senator Beas- ley, Ion March 24, 1911. the city of Fay ette was practically destroyed by fire. Immediately after the destruction the peo- pie, with fine courage, went about re- pairing the damage. Today Fayette is bigger and stronger and handsomer than it was a year ago.
 'As the anniversary of the fire falls on Sunday this year, we will celebrate on March 23. There will be a barbecue, some speaking, some singing and other things. People from various sections of the state will be invited to rejoice with the citizens of Fayette. It will be an epoch marking date ir our history"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
PAINTING EIFFEL TOWER

Paris Letter to the New York Sun
 The Eiffel tower changes it's dress every five or six years at g. cost of from Slf,00O to $16,000. The date is at hand when fifty painters will find occupation for three or four months in covering the 1S0,O00 square yards of its surface with a new coat of paint.
 The shade has yet to be decided upon. The Eiffel tower started twenty-two years ago in orange, wore red in 1893. golden yellow in 1899 and silver white on the summit and chrome yellow at the base in 1907. There are persons who would vote for an invisible shade of khaki for the coming renewal The tow CT is now used as a wireless telegraph station, as a post for an electric device to prevent hailstorms and as guiding mark for aviators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
Popular FrnternnI Order

"One of the most popular of all the fra ternal organizations is the order or Knights of the Maccabees of the World, v orders. Tn giving statistics yesterday about some of the well known fraternal societies inadvertently failed to mention the Maccabees.
 Everybody who keeps up with events knows the order well by name. Here in Birmingham it is Very strong indeed, and on Fourth avenue across from the Hotel Hillman. 1t has one of the most spacious and best appointed halls to be found here abouts. Frank O. Croy, state commander, furnishes me with the following informa- tion:
 numbers 2S5,OO0, and is backed by sur plus of over sl1,O00.0Oo and right here in the Birmingham district we have over 1000 members, not counting the Ladies of the Maccabees, which order has mem- bership of over 300. The total membership 1 165,000, and they are backed by over s5,- Oe0,000 surplus
 "The Knights of the Maccabees have 1 loaned in Alabama enough money to yield | interest sufficient to pay the death claims in Alabama and Mississippi for the past | over siS,000. It is a further fact thai the order has loaned to Jefferson county Bessemer and Birmingham over sl65,0o0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
KINGS WHO WORK

From the Outlook.
 The January issue of the International Studio contains an article upon the land scape paintings of Prince Eugen of Sweden. This article will help to correct the not uncommon notion that European
 kings and princes are wholly occupied with the elegancies and luxuries of a life the main object of which is tthe pursuit of their own pleasure and bower. The fact is that the modern prince or king is one of the most hard working and hard worked men imaginable. Many of these men are as much absorbed in the admin istration of the affairs of their kingdoms or municipalities as the most tireess con gressman or senator is absorbed in the political administration of his office The Emperor of Germany and the King of Italy are notable examples of royal per- sorages who are as constantly occupied with affairs of state, even to the point of having regular office hours, as an American president. Tn olden times the members of European royal families de- voted themselves to the arts of war; to- day there are many who with equal skill and enthusiasm devote themselves to the arts of peace, sociology, the principles of commerce, industrial chemistry and en- gineering, medicine or poetry, music and pictorial art.
 Prince Eugen is a member of a family which has been notable for its love of the arts. His father, King Oscar II of Sweden, was Q poet and an orator of real distinction and power; one of his uncles was a talented musician and com poser; and he himself is a painter of such gift that if he had been born a commoner the world, which is always prone to look upon kings and princes as mere amateurs when they work outside of their proverbial field of war; would have granted him a high place in the list of accomplished modern painters.
 Even in republican America we are willing to admit that there are some ad- vantages in being a king or a prince; but there are also some terrible disad- vantages. One is that a royal parsonage always has the greatest difficulty in get ting the world to judge him according to Robert Burns just principle, "A mans man for a that"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
X MARY GARDEN KISS
,e New York Telegraph.

From the New York Telegraph.
 Mary Garden has kissed seven Chicago men, which proves that the spirit of Sparta has not in the least died out.
 Seven Chicago men-she, Mary, kiss ed them and after that she sang. Gar den is more than singer-she is heroine.
 A Chicago description by kissee reads:
 Tt lasts a long time, and believe me, it transports you into a regular paradise and makes the world seem sort of diff ferent. She doesn't make much noise about it and seems to cover your en- tire mouth with her lips. She looks squarely in your eyes and, believe me, she is some kisser:"
 There is something wrong about this de scription. Any woman who keeps her eyes open when she delivers a long kiss is the sister to fish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
REFLECTIONS OF BACuEIoR

From the New York Press.
 A man can worry heap more over his badness than his debts.
 The good things of the world have a habit of getting into the hands of bad people.
 The reason the whole family spells the baby is because each one thinks nobody else ought to do it.
 A woman goes off in a room by herself to have a beautiful time with a bunch of old letters the way man does with an old pipe.
 When a man is so afraid young wo- man might wet her feet that he wants to carry her across the street it's sign they aren't married yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

that mean pneumonia and tight shoes that torture, and adds:
 "It was with clothes undoubtedly that tragedy first came into the world, but, of course, we owe them to satan and he has had his grip on them ever since"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
A PETITION TO TIME

By Barry Cornwall. Touch us gently, Time,
 Let us glide adown thy stream Gently, as we sometimes glide Through a quiet dream. Humble voyagers are we. Husband, wife and children three
 tOne is lost-an angel, fled
 To the azure overhead). Touch Us gently, Time,
 We've not proud nor soaring wings; Our ambition, our content,
 Lies in simple things, Humble yoyagers are We Der Life's dim unsounded sea, Seeking only some calm cline; Touch rs gently, gentle Time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

one of his musical shows to wear any kind of false hair. Puffs, switches, phony curls and other such gear are strictly taboo. Who is there can say the stage has gone to pot. when such fine example or the uplift is being heralded abroad?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
KNOCKING CHARLESTON

From the Houston Post.
 We are in receipt of discouragins re- ports from the Charleston Bath Tub league. which was established by us for the South Carolina uplift They say that oo per cent of the members apply for a hero medal and pension after the first Nplunge and refuse to repeat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

The English censor licensed 1000 plays and turned down 4S. He was discharged because he had not reversed these figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

Prof. Brander Matthews says this coun try will engage in great war in 1929 or la9o. If he has been talking with Cap tain Hobson they may mean that Japan and Uncle sam will "hitch' at that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

St. Louis is engaged in putting the ket- tie on. On account of a gorge at the in take all water in St. Louis has to be boiled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

A leading actress refuses to play in a theatre that asks but one dollar for it's best seats This actress will yet be put on the retired list
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

put II ldhiiB an AWFUL chance.
 TRIMMED. As rich a man as e'er you saw, But when one day he went to law, Attorneys work was so complete He now has scarce enough to eat
 Birmingham Age-Herald. As strong man as e'er you knew, And then a doctor hove in view, The doctors work was so complete He scarce has strength enough to eat
 Milwaukee Sentinel A man who gorged on coarsest fare Became one day a millionaire, And now his gold and bonds complete Can't buy thing he wants to eat.
 Cincinnati Enquirer. As good a man as e'er you saw. Til came to visit his mother in law, Wife's mama's work was so complete That now he stays downtown to eat.
 -Springfeld Union. IN VAUDEVILLE. They may use nets
 And poles and mats, And still be darned
 Poor acrobats. 
  Not amid the violets of life's springtime, nor yet amid it's blossoms of the May, nor even in the warmth of it's June doth Edi- tor Moore begin his Lillian Russellhood. but he strikes the tide of her autumn glory in it's opulenee and irresistibilty.- Houston Post.
 THE COMBINATION. 1t always proves
 Disaster quick
 When ice is thin
 And heads are thick
 New York Sun But does there in
 This world of sin
 Remain a place
 Where ice is thin?
 Chicago Record Herald. What makes us sad
 Is, soon or late,
 We all on thin
 lee have to skate.
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

Andrew Carnegie had Philander c. Knox made Attorney General in the fond hope that he would not be bothered by the Sherman law while Knox was at the helm, and he wasn't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

King George and Queen Mary are re- turning to England, and William Waldorf Astor breathes easier and deeper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

Let us hope Aldrcn will not order an other panic in order to drive the country into an acceptance of his monetary scheme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

Five months remain for nursing presi- dential booms. and the business is being prosecuted both on and under the sur face.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

Baltimore is priming itself to name the wlnner-the next tenant of the White House. and his first name is Oscar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

Mrs. Ballington Booth draws the line in who takes what he does not want. He steals for the arts sake, the art of steal ing. A thief is one who takes what he wants. The loser does not draw the line in so nice manner. He wants both jugged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

Imagine typical British matron, the Queen Empress, amid the nonsense and splendor of the durbar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

It is very dry in Mexico after O'clock D. m. Madero has ordered all saloons to be closed at that hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
FORTUNE IN PUNCTUAr,oN

Ad. in Poultry Journal.
 FOR SALE,-Plymouth hens ready { lay $125 each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

Wait for the second elections to the reichstag before summing up the net gains of the socialists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

The Senate will soon have the biggest inches taller than any of his colleagues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

The Moroccan settlement is reacting on the men who brought it about in both France and Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

The frostbite remedy outranks in chi- cago the sunburn lotion at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

The orders for steel cars are increasing rapidly, and they spell prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

Germany and Schenectady are both scenes of socialist triumphs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
ExCUsABLE.

ExCUSABLE. "Drat the luck I wrote a paragraph about Turkish towel and printer made 1t Turkish how'll" "Oh, well, don't blame the poor fellow. He was probably thinking about what Italy Is doing to Turkey now"
 COMING SOON.
 Cheer up, sad heart,
 And let's be gay
 To act our part
 On grounding day!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

The recall is applied to the French cab met early and often.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
A CHRONIC BORE.

Rather cold, eh?
 "Of course it's cold. but don't intend to waste any time arguing the matter with the chap who says, You just ought to be in Chicago nowr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

The Colonel's name goes on the Oregon ballot also, and he does not demur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

Italy now roams up and down the Red sea unmolested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
TELEPHONES

Bell tprivate exchange connecting all departmental, No. 4900.
 Peoples. Editorial rooms, 231, busi- ness office, 230.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
LIFE INSURED?

May not the four heirs of w. G. Fair leigh of St. Joseph, who divided an ssOo.. OOO estate, be said to have done fairleigh well2-kansas City Times.~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
4 DARK EXAMPLE,.

Because he ne'er would point with pride And neer had kindly words to say, Because he very often cried,
 The world Is in a woefui wayv'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
TRIMMED.

Yes, they may be said to have done so, but it's taking an awful chance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
sERENADEs

SERENADES. Although my senses reel and float When music soft is played, There's one thing always gets my goat A steampipe serenade.
 Milwaukee Sentinel We've noticed. when we're at a play, That steampipe tune will start And fill our souls with blank dismay, Just in the quetest part.
 WHO, IN SOOTH? According to ye press agent, George w. Lederer has forbidden the chorus girls in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

''The world Is in a woefui way!" His reputation swiftly grew
 For pessimism rooted deep, man who saw so much of rue 'Twould almost make the angels weep. Men wondered why he was so sad
 And why no ray illumed his heart, Though some substantial gifts he had And might have played winners part. Some thought his life all blasted was By some great hidden tragedy, Which gave his vital forces pause And robbed him of his primal glee. One surmised this, another that,
 But no one ever hit the mark; He walked or melancholy sat,
 As one whose inner soul was dark. And when at last he passed away
 Into the realm of shadows drear, The neighbors round were heard to say, Our leading gloomster's gone from
 here.
 No other wight damper cast
 With such conclusive force and weight; He drew no solaee from his past, Ills present or his future fate"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
Men, that make

Envy, and crooked malice, nOurish hm eni Dare bite the best.
 King Henry VIII.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

No communication will be published without its authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

z. D. Morgan, ". G. Wharton and George McMasters are the only author ized travelling representatives Of Ihe Age-Herald in it's circulation depart ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter under act of Congress March 8, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

As rich a man as e'er you saw, But when one day he went to law, Attorneys work was so complete He now has scarce enough to eat.
 Birmingham Age Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17

Daily and Sunday Are-Herald. $500 Daily and Sunday. p9r month. .lo Daily and Sunday, three months. Z0o Sunday Ase-Herald.s ......,.... zOu yveelxiv Aoa-Iera1d her annum 50
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1912-02-04
NOTICE OF A CALL FOR BIDS.

Sealed proposals addressed To- the
Board of Control OF the Territory of
Arizona at Phoenix. Arizona. and en-
dorsed. Proposals for furnishing five
thousand $4,000 square feet Of three
CD inch Douglas plaster thing for the
reconstruction Of the Main Building
OF the Territorial Asylum for the In
sane" will be received by the Secre-
tary of the said Board at his office
in the Capitol. until ten O'Clock a. M.
Tuesday. February 6. 1912. and will
be opened by the said Board in the
presence Of the bidders at the above
time and place. and thereafter con-
sidered.
Each bid must be accompanied by
q certified check for five per cent
OF the amount of same. Any further
information desired may be obtained
upon application to the Board of Con-
tro
The Board reserves the right to
accept or reject part or all of any
bid or TO waive any informalities in
any bid.
BY order of the Board of Control
ROBT. a. CRAIG,
m Secretary
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1912-02-04

in foreign wars. The army lost 13
medical officers, past and present.
and in addition. s officers Of the
medical reserve corps on the active
and inactive lists, and % acting as
sistant or contract surgeons. The
navy lost IS officers, and the public
health and marine hospital service
death loss OF the organized militia
was 20. of whom had attained the
grade of surgeon general.
Medical colleges sustained the loss
Of 157 professors. lecturers, instruct
Ors and demonstrators; hospitals lost
33i members of staffs; municipalities,
townships and counties 1S5 health Of
ficers or physicians. and boards Of
education and school boards 80 mem
bers There were 10 deaths OF mem
bers of state boards of health and
medical registration and examination;
Sc of Coroners and medical examiners
and 121 of railway surgeons.
OF those who died oe had bee a
governor, 10 had been members of
state senates, and IS members of
house OF representatives; Il had been
mayors. 81 aldermen or councilmen.
50 had served as civil officers. Il as
postmasters, 80 as editors (medical
or lazy, 10 were also clergymen (of
whom eight were or had been medi-
cal missionaries). two had been at
tOrneys, six We're cOnsuls and 10 had
been medical directors of life insur-
ance companies or fraternal insur-
anCa societies
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1912-02-04

II. an hour whic his sufficient for a
fairly large room. The machine con-
sists of three essential parts, 4 mo-
tor-driven blower, a small transform
er TO raise the voltage and the ozone
generator proper. The device is at
tached direct to the lighting circuit
Above the small transformer is the
ozoniZer proper, consisting OF a bank
of six or more ozone generating units.
Each unit consists OF q cylindrical
glass tube on the outside OF which
is a metallic coating and inside Of
which is an aluminium electrode. The
latter is built up of shallow perfora-
ted aluminium cups mounted on a
spindle. The cups are of such a
diameter as to allow but definite air
gap between them and the bore Of
the glass tube. \ violet electrical
discharge takes place between the in
side Of the tubes and the aluminium
electrodes This discharge through
the air in the small air gap changes
somes of the oxygen OF the air into
ozone. The small but powerful CEN
trifugal blower mounted on the top
of the case blows air into the ozone
chamber. through the generating
units. thence through the screen and
into the room. The blower insures
a flow of air through the tubes and
thorough expulsion Of the ozonized
air into the room. increasing greatly
the effectiveness OF the machine
In stables. chicken coops. toilets
and factories. where there are evolved
noxious emanations. ozone will great
" ameliorate the conditions In par
ticular. the shops for asserting rags,
manufacture of fertilizers, and fact
cries which work gelatine, glue. hides
hair fat, bones, horn and other
slaughter house by-products, and
those which are source of emana-
tons dangerous to the public health.
viii find in ozone a powerful and
successful adjunct TO any ventilating
system.