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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
WIN Represent WISCONSIN.

Madison.-By appointment of Gov.
McGovern, Senator Henry Krumrey
of Plymouth, Senator Paul o. Hust-
ing of Mayville, William Irvine,
Chippewa Falls. w. o. Hotchkiss and
Clinton B. Steward of Madison, will
represent Wisconsin at the confer
ence Of the Mississippi Valley I'M
provement association at Chicago on
August 20.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
Boat Fireman is Missing.

Oshkosh. John Laux, fireman on
the steamer Leander Choate, either
fell or jumped from the boat into
Lake Winnebago while the craft was
bound from Menasha to Oshkosh.
and was drowned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
VIII Admit Wood PUN Fee.

Washington. Aug. 13.-Wood pulp.
print paper and paper board manu-
featured from woods of British Column
bia viii be admitted here free OF duty
under the one operative clause Of the
Canadian reciprocity act.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16

Twenty Hurt; Two Dead in Wreck.
Boston, Aug. 10.-An engineer and
a fireman were buried under wreckage
and killed and twenty passengers
were injured Thursday when pas
senger train on New York. New Haven
& Hartford railroad was derailed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
Notify EUGENE w. chafin

Waukesha, Wis, Aug. l3.-Prohi-
bitionists assembled here Saturday for
the formal notification of the nomina-
ton of Eugene w Chain Of Tucson.
Ariz., as their party's candidate for
president of the United States.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
Ships' Crash Perila 1.ooO

Bremen, Aug 1.-TWO steamers are
towing the North German Lloyd liner
Frankfurt, with 1000 eMigrants on
board, into this port. The Frankfurt
was badly damaged Id a collision
with an unknown steamer Sunday.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
Fatally Shot by Robbers.

Waukesha. Alexander Watzla-
Wek, saloonkeeper of this city, was
fatally shot in a struggle with four
unknown Italians who entered his sa-
loon at midnight and attempted to
rife the cash register. RsR sister was
assaulted by the four men when she
came to her brothers aid.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
POPE STANDS ORDEAL WELL
Pontiff Goes Through Ceremonies In
Celebration of Ninth Anniversary
of His Coronation.

Rome, Aug. 12.-Magnificent pomp
marked the celebration in the Sistine
chapel of the ninth anniversary of the
coronation of Pope Plus x on Friday.
Though the pope's physicians had
feared the effect of the ceremonies on
the pontiff, he went through with
them without showing any indication
of breaking down.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
BUYS Old Violin.

Appleton George Eberhardt, pro-
prietor of second hand store in this
city. recently bought an Italian yio-
lin which is believed to be 272 years
old and worth a large sum.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
House Votes Mrs. schiey Pension.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE bill
granting a pension of 500 a month
to the widow Of Rear Admiral Schley
was passed in the house Friday. This
measure is the result. of a compromise
between the house and senate.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
starts . sedbuc Farm.

Newton, N. J.. Aug. 12.-Leslie Nor.
ris has started bedbug farm. He
will send the bugs to Virgins, where
they have been found the best agents
for the eradication of another insect
which preys on fruit trees.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
RosenwaId Gives Away $e87, 500.

Chicago, Aug. 13-Julius Rosen-
valid, Chicago millionaire, celebrated
his fiftieth birthday Sunday by ma
king gifts to charity and education
totaling $685., 800 Many noted institu-
tons were remembered
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
Marvin HuobIt. Has Birthday

Chicago, Aug. 10.-Marvin Hughitt,
veteran railroad executive and chair
man of the board of directors of the
Chicago G Northwestern railroad
celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday
Thursday.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
Chicago. Aug. 13. 1911

chicago, Aug. 10, IyIz I
Catt1e-Beeves, SIS @9.98; stOG.
ers and feeders, 4.O0@7.OO; cow
and heifers, 2.65@8.15; caTa
6.OO@9.75.
Hogs Light, 7.9O@8.47; hesV|
7.25@8.30; rough, 7.35@7.6O; pig
e.0O@8.15.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
Ex-Head Of press Humorists Dead.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 13.-Frank
Thompson Searight, formerly presi-
dent of the American Press Humor-
lists club, died here Sunday of in.
iuries received several months ago in
an automobile accident.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-16
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 12. f9t2

Minneapolis, Aug. IS, 1917
Wheat-No. 1, hard, 1905; N
I, northern, Loo "; No. z, northeu
1.04. Corn-No. 3, yellow, III
Oats-No. 8, white, Soc. Rye-N
2, CSC. Flax-1.83.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
Militiamen at Anniston

The midsummer maneuvers at An niston will bring to that prosperous city the organized militiamen-the National Guard-of eight states, in numbers ranging from 25,000 to 30,- 900 men. It is to be the training camp of the southeast. And it is al- ready stated that the Anniston team of the Southeastern league is prepar- ing to enlarge it's seating capacity to accommodate the new business now in sight.
 Atlanta had planned to secure the training camp, but Congressman Blackmon got there first" Scarcely any town in the southeast is more centrally located than Anniston, and it has excellent transportation facili- ties. Its training camp bids fair to become as well known as that along the Mexican border where the regu- lars meet to go through midsummer maneuyers. The militiamen of the southeast will have the breezy hills and admirable climate of Anniston in- stead of the stifling airs of the Rio Grande.
 The acceptance by the Senate of Congressman Blackmon's joint reso- lution practically gives Anniston the big prize. The appointment of a commission will follow, but this com mission will assuredly find at Annis- ton all the requisites for permanent maneuvers camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
From the Louisville Courier Journal
 "HE rnemhers of inc American s

From the Louisville Courier-Journal. "HE members of the American So-
 ciety for the Promotion of Eff
 ciency should have shown a sense of the fitness of things and eliminated the banquet at which speeches upon eff cheney and time and energy saving were made by various prominent men.
 Money, time and energy are wasted at banquets. If any prominent public man should undertake to eat and drink at the banquets he is forced to attend he would shorten his life by many years and go to his grave victim of gout, delirium tremens or insanity.
 It was proven by number of Chicago women a short time ago that good, square meal, running from soup to nuts. may be provided for large number of diners at an expense of a few cents per plate. Yet the most democratic banquet that can be conceived of by politicians is dollar dinner" Business men rarely eat so cheaply, and banquets costing $5 and BIO plate, including the wines con sumed, are the rule rather than the ex ception. Of course, men who attend elaborate banquets can usually afford to foot their food and drink bills. But few of them can we'll afford the loss of time and damage to health that is entailed by attendance upon banquets. And few are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
Easter Concert

Nappi's full concert band of % or more pieces will give a grand concert at the fair grounds on the afternoon of Easter Sunday, and If the sky be bright the grandstand will be filled.
 'I am rehearsing a very fine programme for the Easter concert" said Signor F.. Nappi My band is larger and better in every way than 1t has been in any pre- vious year The Easter programme will be quite ambitious-more ambitious than any programme ever offered here by a local organization, either orchestral or brass and reed. For example, will give two numbers from Massenet's Scenes Pittoresque, Rubinsten's 'Kamenoi-Os- trow.' the andante from Beethoven's 5 Symphony No. ,, Nicolai's overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor Verdi's overture to 'Nebuchadnezzar selections from Wagner and a gorgeous symphonic march by a contemporary Italian com poser. The Verdi overture is arranged for small bands and is easy enough for ordinary brass players. But the overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor will put any concert band on its mettle. Damrosch gave it here at one of the recent music festivals.
 'The price of tickets for the Easter concert will be 9 cents Several thou sand will be printed and placed on sale in advance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
RIFLE KILLS UNDER WATER

From Harpers Weekly.
 A German inventor has come to the aid
 of the worker under water, the diver who
 is threatened by sharks and other mon
 sters of the sea. Hitherto the diver in dangerous waters has had to rely for his safety on the use of the knife, or, failing in that, upon a quick return to the surface.
 The German has invented a rife that can be fired under water and is designed for the complete arming of the diver.
 The strang feature about this device is that it fires not bullets, but water, which is driven with such force that it pene- trates with remarkable power. Indeed, 1 it is claimed that the inventor has pierced armor plate of ordinary thickness with | the water jet from this strange weapon. | The water rife has stout barrel and | Is loaded with a cartridge encased in In dia rubber. It is worthy of note, in this connection, that in the eos experiments were made with a submarine rife firing | small explosive projectiles by means of compressed air, but the invention never | got beyond the experimental stage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
Major Butt and the Pope

Mai. Archibald W. Butt, personal aid to President Taft, who paid ceremonial visit to Pope Plus X and presented an autograph letter from President Taft found plain sailing at the Vatican, no doubt" said man of political eXperi- ence who was formerly stationed in Wash ington.
 When MIr. Fairbanks was vice pres ident he visited Rome and, without mean ing any dlsrespect to the Vatican, stirred up mild sensation which made call on the Pontiff impossible. But that mat ter was soon forgot.
 MT. Roosevelt came along en route from Africa to Europe and made a lit- tie racket by laying down propositions upon which visit to his holiness would be conditioned. He really wished to meet the Ibpe, but he outlawed himself, so to speak. Major Butt, being more dip- lomatic, went right along to the Vatican. proposed nothing that could irritate or cause friction, was duly presented to the Pontiff and was graciously received. Ma jor Butt was always an authority on good manners and punctillo generally
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
AN EFFICIENCY BANQUET

edifed by the drivel that is talked after dinner.
 A prominent Kentucky after dinner talker once confessed at Louisville ban- dinner speaking was to stay sober and talk to a drunken audience or get drunk and talk to a sober audience. The sober orator addressing the drunken audience succeeded, in the view of his audience, in beink wonderfully witty. The drunken orator imagined himself so. In other words, there is very little in after dinner oratory. Of course it may serve as en- tertainment, and so may the eating of 12 courses and the drinking of red, white and yellow wines until the colors of the on the table to the glass through which the gobblers around the table view the world and it's problems, >industrial and otherwise. But when a body of business men set out to show the world how to in- crease efficiency, and. with a flourish of trumpets, eliminate board of directors" because directors is shorter, why begin the movement by the regulation banquet and the regulation after dinner speeches by which persons may be amused or bored while the champagne is lingering in the lap of the coffee, but which nobody re- members after he has taken his next mornings headache cure?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
From the Medical Record.

From the Medical Record.
 ~ IVILIZED man has lost his natural indicator for the need of sleep,
 O namely, abundant muscular exer- else pure and simple, unmarred by ac- companying nerve fatigue. We are apt eternally to forget that our brains were evolved as organs of motor co-ordina- tion, and that, lacking this kind of exer- else, their rnetaboism may be deranged. We are apt to call Towser and Tapoy lazy animals, but no physiologist doubYs that they live more hygienicaly in respect of sleep than do their human masters or mistresses, although many of these do- mestic pets, too, that are city livers, get only small fraction of the exercise they really require But, like their wild broth CTS in the forest and on the plains, they sleep much and often. In the cities well to do multitudes live and die without ex- perience of the pure delight of unadul- terated muscle fatigue and of the sudden and deep sleep that normally follows day of purely muscular work Here. then, is one reason why we sleep too little and too i'll, save when, perhaps, in camp on our vacations in the wild. Should not these experiences teach us something? Perhaps the second most efficient reason why we sleep so little is the general use of
 gray matter stimuants-coffee, tea, cocoa, tobacco, alcohol, all or one or more in day. Largely because at times they have enjoyed good sleep immediately after taking these, many unmedical persons are firmly convinced that they are not kept awake by these stimulants, when, in real ity as a rule they are Of course, at times one may sleep in spite of them, for reasons that no one can as yet explain. More active bodily catabolism would rid the body more promptly of the alkaloids, etc, and so minimize their harm. AS IL
 is, throngs of sedentary people are kept from feeling normally sleepy at the proper time by these stimulants to the insistent association of ideas. Thus the physioios ical bedtime is ignored in favor Of an ar tificial hour dictated by drugs more or less injurious. somnolently speaking
 A third reason obviously is the evening entertainment habit, despite the necessity of early rising for work. How numerous are the theatre mad and the opera mad and the bridge mad in our day and sener- ation needs no emphasis, and they unduiy waste the sleep time.
 A last reason that may be recalled TOT our sleep deficiency is the VICIOUS circie of nerve cell exhaustion that makes sleep scanty and incomplete. The causes or this are both too trite and too numerous for nroper discussion here, but among them ara some that are underestimated For example, the almost continual light and sound stimulation rhythmic electric signs, milkmen. automobile horns. etc), to which dwellers of our large cities are now, day and night. subject would wear out the strongest mechanism, while cer- tainly. the neurones are the most delicate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
The Telephone Situation

A petition has been presented to the City Commission of Birmingham re- questing permission on the part of the Peoples Home Telephone company to go out of business.
 This means no more nor less than that they are to sell out to the Bell Telephone company.
 The Peoples Telephone company, with only local connections, has been more or less of makeshift. It has merely made local connections. Its rates have been cheaper than those of the Bell Telephone company. On the other hand the average resident and business concern of Birmingham-in order to do business-has been con- pelled to have both telephones.
 Now the matter is up to the City Commissioners and to the people for combination by which the Bell com pany will acquire the properties of the local company, and have one system and one telephone service.
 Of course, somebody will make profit out of it. The Bell Telephone company is probably paying profit and perhaps good one to the peo- pie who now own the Peoples Tele- phone company. But it is a nuisance to have two telephone systems when one person very often is required to answer both telephones at the same time.
 AS to the merits or demerits of the proposition from a profitable or financial point of view The Age Her aid has no definite knowledge. That is matter in the hands of the com mission form of government of Bir- mingham-a matter which the com missioners of this city must thresh out among themselves as representa- tives of the city of Birmingham.
 The Age-Herald, however, does be- lieve that some agreement should be reached by which the citizens of Bir- mingham should be relieved of the necessity and the expense of having to subscribe to two telephone sys- tens, both of which merely do the work of one, and many times do not do that any too we'll
 Let us have one system and require perfection-or as nearly so as possi- ble-on the part of that one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23

nous mines north of the Ohio river than in all the rest of the coal situa- tion in this country. While it is true a contest arises every time wage scale is- drawn up, yet no one can be sure how firm either side will stand in relation to present demands. The soft coal miners present 13 demands, but these demands are fairly summed up in desire for more pay and shorter working hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23

| From the Boston Globe.
 | Why was the first meal which President
 Taft had in Boston, and which was given
 at the City club, called continental" ! breakfast2 And what is an American
 continental breakfast,' anyhow? In | Germany, Austria and France the first
 meal consists of coffee. so called, with l rolls and butter In Russia, a cup of tea
 from the samovar, or a swig of vodka
 and a slice of black bread make the break | fast.
 | Obviously the phrase, continental | breakfast originated with the British | islanders, who partake of substantial meal in the morning-when they can af- | ford it--tea, beefsteak or chops, eggs, | marmalade. For them the phrase has a | meaning, but why should 1t have been im- | ported into America. which is continent | by itself, and should have continental
 breakfast of It's own?
 As a matter of fact, we have a great | variety of continental breakfasts in this country-doughnuts and coffee ir New | England, although Emerson Insisted on a | piece of pie every morning. In some of | the Bohemian quarters of New York the morning paper and cigarette suffice for breakfast, although the more fastidious
 may insist on "a shave and shine and
 a hard boiled egg" Kentuckians are said to be content with q cocktail and a chew
 of tobacco for breakfast, and throughout
 the south "hog and hominy' may be
 served for all three meals. Then, too. there
 is the dwindlng number of no breakfast
 f,- i,t, to1r .,,I
 let 1t go at that.
 If there is any such well defined meal
 as an American continental breakfast, the chefs of clubs and hotels ought to let us
 know exactly what it is and how to pre- pare 1t properly The phrase, continental | breakfast" has no definite meaning in | America. whatever it may imply in Eng 1 land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23

ernor has seen fit to lay aside his many | important duties at the capitol and come
 to Birmingham on this mission. which
 is probably the first of it's kind In the
 history of the district. Governor O'Neal
 said: T do not think the Lewisburg situa- | ton requires any militia, but what IS needed in that connection is a good de- tective. There enters the cost of the in-
 quiry, which can only come through the governors contingent fund That is about all used up. So you see. there Is an- other question to- be determined
 We. the people of Birmingham, won fame when we carried on our whirlwind campaign and raised thousands and thou sands of dollars in a few days to erect a new Young Mems Christian association building; our civic pride came to the fore with a rush when we wanted funds to stage the recent great census jubilee our hearts and our pocketbooks opened with amazing results when families were left without support and children with out fathers at the Palos mine disaster; now, where are we when Governor O'Neal and many others suggest that a good detective is needed to bring justice to perpetrators of horrible crimes right at our door and that there is no money to pay for such detective service?
 q believe that If the Board of Reve- nue or the Chaenber of Commerce pr the city commissioners or better still. all of them together, any body of prominent and we'll known men, would call a meet ing and appoint a committee to take up subscriptions that enough money would be raised in two hours to pay for the services of a good detective for two months.Y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
HOBO IDEALS

From the Kansas City Times.
 A family living in a neighborhood in this city that prided itself on its re- spectability owned a horse. The head of the household had been brought up to do his share of work as a boy. He de.
 sired to bring up his son in the same
 way. So he had the horse sent out to
 the barn on the place and told the boy it was his job to take care of it.
 The boy rather liked the work But | ia few days he had lost his enthusiasm
 and tried to beg off. After cross exami-
 nation the father found out what the ing fun of the boy who had regular chores to do.
 These boys were all sons of fathers who had had their own way to make ir the world, men who had worked hard and who knew the real dignity of labor Yet the sons viewpoint was that of the tramp and the hobo their contempt for work hobos ideals.
 This incident is cited because it illus trates a tendency in American life today
 It isn't typical, of course, Of general condition. But this state of affairs exists in spots all over the country
 Indulgent fathers and mothers are to
 blame. They wish to save their chill
 dren from the hardships which they un-
 derwent They do not realize that these very hardships were the foundation of
 their own success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
Northern Soft Coal Miners Demand

The demands of the soft coal miners In western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indi- ana and Illinois are considered just at present the focal point. Upon their action turns to some extent the agree ments with 150,000 soft coal miners In other sections of the country, not to mention 170,000 hard coal miners pr about 5OO,000 union miners all told.
 The soft coal men in western Penn- tylvania and the middle west want 10 per cent increase in pay and shorter working hours, and the whole matter has been referred to a subcommittee consisting of eight miners and eight operators, who will report to the con- ference of next Monday. An agree ment must be reached by April l if a strike is to be avoided
 The minimum wage bill is progress sing and so are the negotiations be- tween the hard coal operators and miners. Both may be adjusted, and then the soft coal demands will alone remain to be worked out. All in all thsrs is more at stake in the bitumi-