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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
PROTECTION AGAINST BORES
Society With That Purpose Once Ex.
 isted in Paris

From les Annales.
 Under the Second Empire bores were so rampant that q sort of society or club was formed to fight them under tho name of the "Rachal des Captifs." " It was q mutual aid society, every mem Der of which was bound to come to the rescue of any other in tho clutches of a buttonholing bore. The signal of dis tress was given by unobtrusively scratching the side of ones nose, and colleague on seeing this was expect ed to intervene and deliver his friend from captivity.
 The society was so useful and so popular, even humanitarian. it may be said. that it flourished exceedingly for many years and grew rich in members and subscriptions. Among it's memb CTS was tho veteran journalist, Ernest Blum. who, however, was rather clumsy n his work, He used to relate the Aol- lowing story:
 cone day in passing the Gymnase I saw two men talking. I knew one of them and took off my hat to him, whereupon he at once scratched his nose.
 "I of course thought he was q mem- Der of the club in distress whom l ought to deliver, so approached, and not know ing exactly what to say, cried out: My dear X, l am delighted to meet you. have an important piece of news to tell you. Allow me?' turning to the other man. Certainly replied this gen. tleman.
 T took my comrade aside, saying: You know I have nothing at all to tell you. l only wanted to rescue you-that is all Rescue me from what2 Why, from the borer What bore?' The man you were talking to, naturally! But he is my father!"
 Poor Blum had chanced upon come body who was not a member of the so- ciety and who had merely scratched his nose absently or because he wanted to- which may happen 10 any man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
SIMPLE LIFE CAUSE OF PERFECT WOMAN Cornell Co-Ed Gains Name
 and Fame DRINKS NO COFFEE Overwhelmed With Inquiries as to How She Did It"-Neyer Eats
 Candy-Takes Lots of
 Exercise
From the Now York sun.

From the New York Sun. While Miss Elsie Seheel the Cornell coed who. as The Sun told yesterday comes 50 close to being "the perfect
 woman according to the measure ments of pr. Esther Parker. Cornell ; medical examiner of women. was hur- rying to her home on the Rosemawr section of Atwood, near Passaie. laat | night to spend the Christmas holidays her sudden fame was so far ahead of her that last night her mother, father. two big brothers and her younger sis ter had to halt the invasion of inquisl- tive folk who all day long had been | stormng tho big house on the hill to learn at first hand "how she did it."
 Why" gasped or. Sophie scheel. mother of the coed, were simply over whelmed by all this notorlety about | Elsie. I can't understand it."
 Neither could Else's father, John II. Scheel broker and exporter. who until a month ago lived at 200 Hancock street, Brooklyn when he moved his family out to the big residence on the Atwood hills "Why, no, of course Elsie never did any systematic training with q view to attain a perfect figure said Miss Elsie's mother yesterday ne simple llIc iS the whole answer to any physical de- velopment she may have. Normal eating of food common sense rood and love of outdoor exercise has been her only train | ing
 Bread, butter and beelsteak." was the mothers smiling answer to another ques- ton about Miss Scheeis usual choice of l foods. "Sho rarely eats any breakfast. l for one thing She takes her only sub stantia meals of the day at noon and at 6 o'clock in the evening. And Elsie never has taken cup of tea or coffee and never has had a glass of wine in her life.
 She never eats fudge or any other candies. About her only rule outside of the 12 and 6 o'clock meal hours is 10 eat something whenever she feels hun gry."
 My children" Mrs. Scheel continued.
 "all like outdoor games and take good deal of open air exercise. Elsie is especially fond of playing basketball and exces at that game, In the summer she sails a boat a good deal, and she rides, drives and motors"
 Mrs. Scheel says that her daughter never has complained of pain or ache in her life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
fEATHERED PETS
 VERY EXPENSIVE aa Bird Food In England Costs
 S25,O0O,O00 COD LIVED OIL USED
Certain kind of Canaries Have to Have It-"Synthetic Nectar In- vented As a Substitute For
 Tropical Bird Food

London, Deaember 23.-tSpecial.)- One Jf the latest stories qf the 'meanest irans now going the rounds is to the of feet that he sold q globe of gold fish pre- scented to him by his fianeee on the ground : that he couldn't afford to keep thea.' If the gift had been a bird, instead, tnere might have been some excuse. for keeping feathered pet is getting to be a more and nore expensive business as time goes on even so comparatively plebean comestible as canary seed having doubled in pree recently as result of the Turko-Italian war
 The truth is that cage birds are get ting to be out and cut gourmets. and as a result of the extravagant tastes of the songstcrs they keer. the bird food bill of Iritish fanciers is now q bit over $250G0.- e10 year No wonder, either, considering the costly deicaees, many of which have to be imported from distant lands, and the astonishing varieties of diet that have to be provided 10 tempt the iaded palates of the psmpered birds of today. Many of these now turn up their peaks ill lofty disdain at such fare as bird seed,
 
 of the cages at the show the London Cage Birds association at the Horticul- tural hall last week were such legends as Flats nothing but tropical fruits" "Diet limited to fresh esgs;" Takes only for eign meal worms;' Food is various in- sect >cocoons," and so on
 Spotless white canaries, with pink eyes, wDich had been raised on cod liver oil, grapes and apples ere one of the fea- 2 lures of this show and there also were various kinds of sun birds, zosterops, auG sugar birds whose sole food is a syn thetic nectar that has been produced as 2 substitute for tine sweet sccretions which native birds plunder from tropi- gal flowers. The main ingredients of this. as detailed to the writer by Allen Silver, one ot the judges at the London Cage Birds association show, arc as folloNs:
 Condensed milk, sponge cake. honey, sugar, patent invalids food, fruit juice.
 The expert declared that birds of palmer tastes are often satisfied with a mixture Abf only two or three of these ingredients, out that others demanded the whole lot with subtle and eoxtic additions before their palates we're satisfied.
 s'Other bird foods" said Silver, Fare dried ants eggs, dried water flies, tan eerine oranges, silk worm pupae and spe- cial brands of crackers. As a result of tho demand for the first two of these, large and profitable dried fly and ant egg industries have developed in Soutd Amer lea. The water flies, by a special device. ere soooped off their native surface Try the thousand. They are packed in sacks and are often found mixed with tiny fish which, have accidentally shared in the flies tragedy. The fish are left in to give the fly eating birds a more homelike feeling.
 For these and other foods he added, "bird fanciers in this country now foot an annual bill of over G5,000000, or a bit in excess of S25,e00,G00'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
What's the Use?

From the Atlantic Monthly.
 I am ceasng to critlcise-I use the word in It's present, degenerate sense of fault fnding-because my complaints have not been productive of one iota of good. Moreover, they have always been un- graciousy received either by the person whose good l sought or by the person upon whose sympathy l was depending.
 Those whose good l sought have not listened to me.
 "Minnie," said I to my maid, whose stupid looks had become q trial to be en- dured no longer in silence, do you know that you go about with your mouth open?
 "Yes'm,'' answered Minnie stolidy. '1 opened it.
 I have been rudely treated when my motive was purely unselfish.
 Madam" said I to a stranger in a city shop, your belt is unfastened."
 That" answered the lady, 'is the way 1 wish it to be-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Going North

From the Popular Magazine.
 Col. Louis J. Wortham, who edits the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and gets his recreations by bragging about Texas, tells the following story to Illustrate the bigness of his state
 A resident of Brownsville. which is in the extreme southern part of Texas. had never in the 40 years of his life been away from home. but. finally reaching the state of affiuence which enabled him to hand money to railroad ticket agent. he made a trip to Fort Worth, in the northern. part of the state.
 Upon his return home a friend Of his asked him:
 "Where in the world have you been, Bill?"
 IT," replied Bill, have been aways up north.''
 Up north" the friend asked.
 "Yes I've been all the way to Fort Worth.'' said Bill, with some degree of pride.
 How did you like 1t up there?' was the next question.
 oh" replied Bill. 'it was all right, but don't care much for those d'rn xan- kees."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Trouble Ahead

From the Weekly Telegraph.
 In the past the signal lights of ships were white. The colored light is a com- raratively recent invention.
 There was once q young Scottish sail or to whom the aew colored lights were an unknown thing. As he stood at the wheel of his sloop one night big steam CT hove in sight, and the boy saw the great red and green lights for the first time He rammed down the helm with a loud yell.
 'Presarve usl" he shouted. We're goin' rlcht into the 'pothcary shop at Preston,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
An Optimist

A-"My dwelling is bounded on the north by 0 gas works, on the south by an india rubber works, on the west by a vinegar factory and on the east by a soap boiling establishment"
 B.-"A nice neighbcrhood, I must say"
 A-"Quite so, but il has one advantage, I can always tell which way the wind blows without having to look at the weather cock"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
A Late Train in Kansas

From the Kansas City Journal.
 A passenger train on the Scott City and Northern pulled into Winona tie other night only Il weeks late. It took the trainmen that long to rebuild cul- vert that had been washed out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
He Knew
From Judge.

From Judge.
 'I wish to buy gift for my husband" " "Yes' m," said the polite floorwalker. ''The 10-cent counter is over wonder by the window"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
BUSINESS CHANGES

OWN and control a recent United States patent grant for railroad and street car indicator; this indicator dis plays railroad stations or street cor ners in connection with talking ads. Would like to have responsible party with means join me in placing before public. Address Emery, No. sol First National.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
 WANTED-MALE HELP

TWO young men to travel and coilect; salary $40 and expenses; applicant must furnish cash bond, and first-class refer ences, and be ready to go to Florida at once. L-27, Age-Herald. W.ANTED--Two high grade salesmen who can qualify for promotion. No booze fighters need apply. Call Monday from 12:30 to 1:S0 p. m. Room f, Fields bldg, Ens1ey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

of vceroy in making the city, the of India
 elephant which he riding kill umbrella woundpg the mahout missing niuring Lady Hardinee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

WANTED-Energetic young man to buy half interest in we'll established busi- ness in Birmingham; splendid territory and opportunities unlimited; must be strictly temperate and devote entire time to business object. Congenial Partner, K-27, Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

N-ANTED-EXperienc salesladies for notion department none but experi- enced need apply. Louis Pizitz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

FOUR bright men of neat appearance over 25 out of employment with some selling ability to call on merchants only those willing to work six hours daily under instructions need apply. Good pay and advancement. Call Monday after a. Tn. II. E. Hebard, Hotel Jefferson,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

NANTED-Experienc salesladies for u notion department; none but eXperi-
 enced need apply. Louis Pizitz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

which explains the conduct Of Captain l Reed in taking the one remaining boat. | He says: "Captaip Reed took charge of | the stern boat, with two men, and kept 1 her off the steamboat. which was a very | fortunate circumstance as 1t was the
 means of saving from 10 to 90 persons, and 1 to him all credit is due for his deliberate
 and manly perseverance throughout the whole calamity
 It is impossible to describe the appal- 1 ing spectacle which the whole scene pre- sented-the boat wrapped in flames, with nearly 100 souls on board, without any l hope of relief. rending the air with their 1 shrieks for help; the caravan Of wild 1 beasts on deck, ready to tear to pieces all that might escape from the flames. The amount of money and property lost 1 by this disaster cannot be less than $l25 0O0"
 Elephant Jumped | In other accounts of the burning of 1.-the Royal Tar 1t is claimed that the elephant jumped overheard, crashing down upon a raft that was being hur- riedly constructed, and thus destroy ing the raft and losing the lives of seV-
 eral passengers. The horses also leaped from the deck, and 1t was said that the elephant and a pony succeeded in swim ming ashore.
 l The statement is contracdicted by an i item in St. John newspaper, which l said. Every animal belonging to the mana gerie was doubtless lost, The ele- phant was seen a few days ago float ing near Birthstone Island. Other ae- counts state that when the horses jumped overheard in their wild panic they swan round and round the burn ing vessel, instead of making for shore, and were thus drowned when they be- came exhausted"
 Captain Reed, on November 3, 1886,
 for his gallantry in this disaster, wai presented a purse of $750 in gold, and at a later date was given the appoint ment as harbor master at st. John, q post he filled acceptably for many years, Many persons living today can recall his familiar figure as he was seen about
 the water front, and in his last days
 his faithful hound was almost always ali his side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
FOR SALE

TOR SALE-Good business or half in- tarest. Jonas. care -Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
FOR RENT-ROOMS

TWO doWnsfairs looms. fITnis6ed for light housekeeping; water, lights. etc.. only $5.50 per week. 24l7 9th avenue, north. Phone Main 4553-W.
 A REFINED young couple desires two furnished or unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping on the Northside or Highlands Private family preferred. Address H-N care Age-Herald. TWO rooms with hot and cold bath in furnace heated house, walking dis tance; rent reasona ble. 250SrSth ave. TWO rooms furnished for light house. keeping in furnace heated house; will rent for s17 to parties without chil- dren. 250S Eighth Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
TOO LATE ID CLASSIFY
WANTED

NANTED-TO RENT FIVE ROOM HOUSE ON NORTH HIGHLANDS OR FOUNTAIN HEIGHTS. WILL PAY $20 A MONTH. ADDRESS M-27, AGE-HERALD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
LOsT-sTRAYED-sTOLEN

cOST--K. of P. watch charm, liberal re- ward given by owner name on back of same.
 LOST-Saturday night, pair spectaclcs between Fourth avenue and 5l7 North Nineteenth St; finder will be rewarded for returning them to owner Room 6, 517 North Nineteenth St. 12-29-2t
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
$4,000 TELESCOPE is
DEDICATED AT PITTSBURG

PITTSBURG, PA, Sept IA new
3o-inch photograph refractor tele-
scope, valued at $4,000, said to be the
third largest instrument of its kind in
the world, has been dedicated at the
Allegheny observatory, Riverview
park.
Ten years of subscriptions were made
before the amount was raised. Director
Frank Schlesinger announced that an
attempt would be made to determine
the exact distances between the earth.
stars and planets, although the task
might occupy the next ten years
The new instrument was erected in
memory of William Thaw and his son.
William Thaw, Jr. who were lifelong
students in the researches of Samuel
Pierpont Langley and James Edward
Keller both former directors Of the
Allegheny observatory.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
PROGRESSIVES ARE FOR
A VISIBLE GOVERNMENT,
SAYS SEN. JOS. M, DIXON

poses. Some of them were put there
years ago by men who could no more
foresee our national. social and industrial
development than they could foresee the
aeroplane, or the telephone, or the eigh-
teen hour train between New York and
Chicago.
1t will not be light task to write
our program into the statute books. but
1t can be done, and we mean to do it.
Dishonest laws must be repealed
Statutes written in a bygone age and I'M
suited to the times must be repealed and
new statutes must take their place.
1t is the people who will do this The
new laws will come from the people, and
the legislators who try to stand in their
way will surely be brushed aside
Courts Power Too Great"
As for the judges who attempt to say
that they and not the law making bodies
of the states and of the United States
shall make the laws, we have provided
remedy for them-the recall No hon
est, upright judge has any reason to fear
the recall No dishonest judge has any
reason not to fear 1t. Judicial terms
are often long, in some cases for life; and
until the people have the power to re-
call those officials either too stupid or
too dishonest to discern the difference be-
tween right and wrong, the power of the
courts is greater than is good for the
country.
No one knows that some judges are cor
rupt better than the lawyers themselves
No one suffers from corruption on the
bench more than the lawyers who prac-
tice before it. 1t ought not to be neces-
sarY to invoke congress to get rid of
judge the people do not trust. The peo-
,Ie CHI no oh do
And the great majority of both the
bench and bar will privately admit that
this is so.
All we ask Of the voter is to think
about the issues. We have made most
of them. We provide remedies for evils;
the other parties provide vague promises
to correct them. If our program is given
careful thought we shall win And we
are going to try to get every voter to
think about it before the end of the cam
paign.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
ARTISTS WIFE IS
REFUSED DIVORCE
Judge at Reno Thinks Mrs.
HUT Has Failed to Make
Out Case.

RENO, NEV., Sept. 3.-Judge French
refused to grant Mrs. Edna 6. HUT a di-
vorce from her husband, Henry HUT. the
New York artist. Judge French said the
charge of wilful desertion against HUT
was not sustantiated. and Mrs Hutt's at.
torney has asked that a date be set when
he may introduce further evidence.
Judge French has set September Is as the
time for the taking of further dispositions
in New York
Mrs. HUT. wearing a dark satin gown,
took the stand. She testified her hus-
band had stayed away nights from their
apartments at No 342 West Eighty fifth
street. New York, and told how they had
quarrelled Finally. she said. she became
in poor health and her doctor recon-
mended that she go to the seaside.
Furniture Was Gone.
She went to Narragansett Pier on July
2, 1910, and with the full consent of her
husband, she asserted. HUT went 10
their New York apartments and took ev-
erything out of them. When she came
back from ragansett Pier, she said,
she found her apartments bare and her
husband gone,
Mrs Hut testified she was compelled
to go to her aunts She declared she
had been dutiful wife and upon ques-
tons from Judge French, stated she had
not seen her husband after her return
from the seaside and that she had not
rung him up by telephone
HUT told her attorneys that he wanted
nothing further to do with her, Mrs. Hutt
said. There was no possibility of a re-
Cancellation. she felt sure.
Mrs. HUT denied there had been anv
agreement to separate permanently. she
described number of quarrels with her
husband which she asserted, made her
nervous, and affected her young SON
She Was Artists Model.
Mrs. HUT, whsoe husband once declared
her more beautiful than the Venus De-
Milo, won a suit for separation year
ago An allowance of $l50 a month ali
mony was made to her She came here in
January last and has been living with
Mrs. Harry Mechling, daughter of Mira
beau L. Towns of New York
Previous to her marriage Mrs HUT
was Edna Garfield Della Tore. She was
noted for her beauty as AN artists mod
ell and had posed for Charles Dana Glib
son, A. b. Wenzel and other artists. The
romance that ended in her marriage he
gan when she posed for HUT.
HUT declared that his wife had been
cruel to him and that she had ceased to
be an inspirations for his work
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
80 NOW KNOWN
DEAD IN FLOOD

PITTSBURG, Sept. 3.-Thirty- nine
persons now are known to have been
drowned yesterday in floods resulting
from cloudbursts that swept valleys
In western Pennsylvania, Ohio and
West Virginia. causing property loss
estimated high in the millions. The
death toll may mount higher Hun
dreds of families are homeless and
shivering on the damp hilsides. Rail-
road traffic is materially impeded and
many cities were in total darkness.
both electric and gas plants being
flooded
Among the towns which suffered
principally from the rise of water were
Washington, Beaver. Burgettstown,
Canonsburg and many smaller places
throughout the Charters Cherry and
Beaver valleys, while in West Virginia.
Golfers and surrounding territory suf-
fered principally. The dead at various
points thus far ascertained number:
At Holidays Cove. 6: at Golfers. 9;
at Cherry Valley. 10; at Burgettstown.
3.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
STOMACH SICK, SOUR UPSET AND
FULL OF GAS2 PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN
In five minutes Time it! All Indigestion, Heartburn
and Dyspepsia gone and your stomach feels fine

Wonder what upset your stomach
which portion Of the food did the dam
age-do you? Well don't bother If
your stomach is in a revolt; if sour
gassy and upset and what you just
ate has fermented into stubborn Jumps
your head dizzy and aches; belch gases
and acids and eructate undigested
food; breath foul, tongue coated-just
take a little Diapepsin and in five
minutes you will wonder what became
of the indigestion and distress.
Millions of men and women today
know that it is needless to have a bad