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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-16
News OF EnSley

The wedding of Mr.. f. II. Brooks
and Miss Bessie Green was solemnized
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
First Christian church in Birmingham
The ring ceremony was used. only the
most Intimate friends of the couple
We're present. The bride was given
away by her father. Mr.. L. Green. s.
c. King was best man and Miss Helen
McWhinney bridesmaid with Mrs. Larns
Miner as matron of honor. Master Wall
ter Moore was ring bearer. Mr.. Holt
Simonton and Mr. Parker Hay, Jr, act
cd as ushers The Rev. II. p. Atkins per-
formed the ceremony. The church was
beautifully decorated with ferns and
chrysanthemums Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks
left for Jacksonville, Fla, on their
wedding tour. Upon their return they
viii make their home in Ensley ON
Twenty third street and Avenue II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-16

Yesterday morning the robbery of
the Frisco depot was reported to the
Ensley police department. Burglars
entered the depot and carried off two
packages Of shoes and several other
articles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-16

The Ensley Masonic lodge No. $50
will hold regular communication to-
night at the hall on Avenue e at 1890.
Degree work and routine business will
be transacted. The lodge will arrange
TO go to the Birmingham temple next
Saturday night where the lodge team
has been invited to put on the masters
degree for King solomon lodge.
E. w. Whips of Gadsden. a former
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-16

Yesterday being Merchants day at
the State Fair nearly all the stores
in Ensley We're closed in the afternoon
so that the merchants and their en-
ployes would have the opportunity to
see the fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-16
FAIR GROUNDS ARE
AGAIN PACKED BY
ENORMOUS CROWD

Continued from Page Fiye)
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-11
KING OF WILD BULLS.
lndia,s oaur Combines Courage and
Audaoity With Great Strength.

lndia's 0aur Combines Courage and
Audaoity With Great Strength.
The gaur IL often wrongly termed
''blson." The name Is not correct; the
bison is the hos bonassus of I1ithnania
and the Caucasus The gaur. found IN
Indo-China. Is certainly the finest of all
the wild bulls; he overawes ali op
ponents by his courage. audacity and
great strength.
He il . huge beast and sometimes
measures six feet to the root Of the
taiI He Is distinguished from all
other wild cattle by the prominent
hump between the two horns. The lat
ter are massive. fiat at the base, and
ringed. aud they describe very Wide
curve from the root upward.
The coat il Of an olive brown tint.
shading In black. with very short. fine
hair.
The gaur Is found both In the forest
and ON the mountains. for. IN spite Of
his great size. he is extremely agiie. SO
that he can run up the mountain slopes
and climb the rocks with ease.
Like the elephant. be feeds on grass
and plants. ard when he cannot get
these he falls back on bamboo shoots
and the buds and branches OF trees
The gaurs feed until abont o'clock
In the morning: then they return to the
bamboo forests and clearings to Sleep
Later In the afternoon they come out
to Craze and drink. They are not timid,
and several shots can be fred among
q herd before they become alarmed. =
Duke Of Montpelier In Wide World
Magazine.
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Micro tsnnortant.

Il feel .as 4 ! were going to hare
appendicitis =
Well. need new gown. % yeu.ll
just have to wait."-Iife
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-11
i NAVAL REBUkE.


. ~
Two Admirals. Captain md Z Fees
In Manila Bay.
When Dewey's fleet was ut Manila
the late Admiral Chichester Was then
4 captain. On one occasion Admiral
Djedrichs. the German. sent out the
Irene on an unrrvealtsl errnnd AMI
without the customary notification =
the commander Of the blorkntiing feet.
Admiral Dewey had suffered. he
thought. sufficiently from That sort hf
thing. and no the admiral sent a vessel
across the Irene's isnws and notified
her captain that she would not lie per
mitted to depart without statement
ma to her destination.
1t was not Admiral Dietlrichs' mis-
sion to quarrel with both the Ameri-
can and the English fleets ON this
critical occasion. 10 he sought to find
out Captain Chichester's purpose In
case OF a collision Going oi. l,oar,l
Chichester's ship. he angrily exclaim
ed. did you see what Dewey did to
my ship?'
YES" replied Chichester.
what would yon have done u II had
been an English ship
.Well." said Chichester. convcnient-
" assuming that the Irene's captain
had sailed without orders from Die.
tlriclls. I'D have put ms captain In
arrest. and then I'd have gone on
board the Olympia and apologized to
Admiral Dewey for having such q fool
In command OF one Of my ships. =
Harper's Weekly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-11
GOATS FLAYED ALIVE.
Cruel Torturss inflicted on Animals In
Many Parts Of india.

Cruel Torturss inflicted on Animals In
Many Parts Of india.
In m illustrated pamphlet issued by
the Animals Friend society Of Eng.
land attention b drawn 10 the Indian
practice Of daying live goats. This
commercial barbarity Is prevalent
throughout Bengal and Is done In or.
der to obtain longer measurements for
the market. so called long necks COM
manding higher price on account Of
the extra length. The dreadful process
Is carried out BY beginning the faying
ut the eyes and mouth OF the living
goat and working down the neck. aft
er which the throat Is cut. In 0ns
Of these cases. which came under the
notice OF the Hon. Mrs. Charlton. the
laying had been partially carried out.
and the animal. though rescued from
his tormentors, finally succumbed In
misery to the agony he bad endured.
The initial act of torture was perform
ed under the eye In the shape Of a cut
In the form Of a St Andrews cross,
and the skin. torn away in 6aps. fell
down the animals neck.
The practice of branding domestic
animals for ornamental purposes and
Sitting the ears and nostrils Of donkeys
Is prevalent In many parts Of India
These cruelties result in much suffer
ing. though they are erroneousiy sup
posed by the poorer classes OF the p0pu-
lation to convey some benefit to the
animal
Bullocks with one side OF the face
almost burnt away are to be seen
everywhere throughout the east. and
but little comment Is aroused BY the
plight of these unfortunate creatures.
which toll yoked to heavy. III bal
anced cart. These poor animals are
insufiiciently fed. habitually overIaden
and overdriven. and their shrinking
necks show tumors and liberated sores
caused by the incessant working OF
the clumsy yoke in daily use.
In Delhi and elsewhere secret places
exist where bullocks are turned into
monsters for exhibition 10 religious
professions. II myself" says Mrs.
Charlton. .saw one OF these poor man
made monsters ut Hardwar. n sacred
place In the Dun United provinces..
and secured photograph. It was he
ing led about In charge Of fakir. who
showed me with pride several legs
which had been engrafted on its back
and the process must have been most
painful" In performing this cruel OPP
Grafton more than one animal is killed
In the greatest agony.
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4. Hxnoclrifa.

Teacher latter explaining the charac-
ter Of the Phnriseel-And now what do
we mean by ''hypocrite?. Pupil
Please. miss. man wot says be is wot
be isn't. but be ain't-London Punch.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-11

OsV0CS 0E 0sbSsuOustS8 NOssSUSos
II doesn't matter much the how and
why nf the difference between direct
current md an alternating current II
only ynn can tell which you ARE using
Of course vnn have to know this be
cause. appliances are made for one OF
the ntlrrr. and no appliance made for
nm alternating current can be nsed
where direct current IL supplied. OF
vice versa So to order intelilgentiy
you must either ask somebody who
knows s,r ind ont for yourself. Here Il
4 simple way fo tell which Is which:
Hold 4 simple magnet har nenr light.
ed incandeacent limp. II me current
is alternating the 6lament- TINT Is. the
part inside the lamp from which the
light emnnates- will yibrate: II the cur.
rent ii direct the iilament win be at
trncted or repealed AZ the positive Of
the negative pole OF the magnet u held
near the lAmp.-New York Sun.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-11
FACING SERIOUS DANGER.

Thines Tbat Almost Happen Some.
timss Bring Gray Hairs.
TT Is the things that almost happen
which cause gray hairs In this busi-
meas rather than the things that actual
II occur. said 4 veteran captain OF IN
excursion lsont
EVERY captain Of passenger carry
ing boat has the sinking Of the Titanic.
the Siucum disuster and such accidents
on his mind continually. but somehow
it's not the accidents that really occur
that bring gray hairs.
..Aly first gray hair appeared when !
was thirty. three years old. Then was
running boat to Coney Island. and In
the lower hay fog settled down thicker
than mush. / held compass course.
and everything went smoothly enough
until II was almost time to change the
course and head from the hay toward
Coney had heard boat-by her
whistle knew she was q towing tug
pass me further up the bay.
Even though could not see the
bow Of my boat was hanging with
my head out Of the pilot house window
and straining my eyes to see. when my
quartermaster. who was standing on
the very peak Of the bow. called for
me to reverse ! rang for full speed
astern and threw the wheel hard to
port.
The fog lifted for nm instant and
dead ahead OF me | saw a scow with
Dynamite written on her side and .
red fiae floating above her. ! knew
that srie.nnt she WINS Ionded with dyna-
mite. aud the Lord pity u II we ran
her down ! kept the wheel hard over.
and II seemed to me the engineer was
an eternity In getting the engine re-
versed We just grnxed the dynamite
STOW. learned aftcrward that she
had been In tew Of rug and that the
hnwser broke and the tug crew had
host sight Of the scow In the fog.
when I got home that night my
wife pointed out gray hsir-the tirst
! bad ever lIad.
.'Aiy next bnd scare came one Sunday
when WIS captain Of another excurs
Sion steamer We were at the pier
,lonling p,ssengersa. There were two
hawscrs ont to the pier. and the one
astern br0ke Tho gnngplanks were
out. and. It being very hot day. pe0
pie were hocking aboard There were
4at least seventy i've peFsons on the two
gangplanks when the hawser broke
AMI the boat commenced to drift from
the pier yelled. aud the crew tried
to force the paxsengers on the gang
planks. hut those In the rear kept push
ing. and the crew was helpless
There was only one thing to do.
rang for reversed engines. With the
how line out the reversing Of the boat
naturally backed her mp against the
dock and held her there. but that bow
hawser was an old one. and II It broke
the boat would hack away and dunn
every que on the gangplanks. into TIKI
river
ITO me It seemed like mn age. but 4
was really not more than minute IN
til they hnd another line out astern and
I tnriid stnp the engine. That caused
several gray hairs.
'.In all ,ny experience I've never hat
n serionx accident: but. as you see.
have head full os grny hairs causet
by things that almost happened. -
New York Sum.
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He who knows most grieves most for
wasted time. = Dapfe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-11
Sweden Aids IL Athistes.

Sweden is the only country inswhich
the practice Of athletics among adults
Is state aided. The Swedish National
Union Of Athletes has since tt* fOvln-
dalton received an annual subsidy Of
10000 crowns t$5.4O0D fran the gov
ernment The union bestOws g0ld. ell
yer and bronze badges on NIL who at.
tain certain standard In athletics. In
order to encourage the continuance Of
training In later life these hatlgcs are
bestowed according to age Ms well mr.
proficiency. The gvld badge can be
secured only by men over thirty-twO
who can swim :.01 meters. take I long
Jump Of FIVE METERS put the weight
sixteen meters and run ten kilOmetcrs
in fifty minutes 1hl. performance
has to be repeated annually In order
to retain the lmdge.
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we.kiy Outing Of Algerian Ladies'.

Weekly Outing Of Algerian Ladiss.
On Friday In Anglers ! visited the
cemetery Of Fl Kettar. great man
who Is worshiped No q saint The Gem
etery where his body reposes h the
one place In all Algiers where the wo-
men Of the harems can feel the fresh
air OF heaven on their faces. And
that Is allowed only once week. ON
Friday. when they are permitted to
unveil and sit and chat together with.
In the cemetery precincts II WINS n
curious sight MS ! entered. aud L sug-
gested resurrection morn Fully fifty
slirouded white figures we're scattered
about the grounds. sitting on graves.
their bodies aud heads covered By
white rObes. but their faces partly re
vealed. There was smalI percentage
of pretty faces and those belonged to
the very young women. The middle
aged were plain. with that plainness
which proceeds from duh mind and
an uneventful life.-Ella Wheeler Will
coz in. National Magazine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-11
" ~ " -
Coed Ink. but No Bread.

Sweynheym and Pannartz. the two
Germans who were the tirst to print
books. In Hones ased paper and types
OF excellent quality Their Ink on pages
printed more than 100 years ago can
sie u blackness with the best of the
present day. Yet with all their iabors
they often lacked bread. In a petition
to the pope they Informed his holiness
that their house was full Of proof
sheets. but that they had nothing to
eat
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HI podaed.

30 Burroughs owes you money
Well. ! think he'll pay ron back some
lay. but you can't make him hurry"
Don't you believe It The mere
sight Of me walking along the street
has made him hurry several times
tely."-Philadelphia Press.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-28

fot. ilsd We lived. should have bad
= tale a. toll ~ the haFdihooa. enauF
snce and courage ~ mg comraniens
shieh would have stirred the hear, ~
every fneiishman.
"Thcfu rough noies aud our bodies
must tcll the tale. bot surely, surely,
a great rich ceuntfy like ours viii see
tha, those who are dercnaent on Ne
are properly provided Cor. lsigned)
" scott. March Is. lai2."
These few words. mRniy and unas.
suming. mark the finest monument 10
the memory Of Captain scott and the
brave men whose lives ended with him.
rorma' honor will. Of course, be paid
them. The world stands ready to do
that Already England has held me.
mortal services for these men, already
England has answered that appeal, $50
see that those who depend on rs are
properly cared for. f"
Surgeon Atchinson, In charge Of tho
relief party, gathered the records and
effects Of the dead aud read burial
services over their bodies A cairn and
cross were erected 90 their memory,
over the tent in which they were bur
led. A record Of the finding Of the
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-28
Antarctic Has First Tragedy
Captain Explorer the Far South

secure ths final suiplos
'sSurely misfortune r'uid scarcely
have exceeded Ell, last blow. We ar
rived within m miles oi our Old one
Ton camp with furi fof one hot meal
anl food fof two days For four days
We have been unable 90 cave the sens,
che gale blowing about ns. We are
weak. writing BE- difficult, but for
ms own sake ] DO not rcgrc, this Jour
ncy. which has shown thHt Englishmcn
can endure hardships. hcip one another
and meet death with a. great n forti.
tude ~ ever IN tho past We took
risks, We knew We took them. Things
have come out against ne aud therefore
we have no cause for complaint, hut
bow 20 the will of providence. deter.
mined still 60 do our best 90 the last.
"But u we have been willing 60 give
our lives 20 this enterprise, which is
for the honor Of our country, I appeal
10 our countrymen 10 see that those
who depend on Us are properly cared
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-28

would have done better In the weather
which nc encountered ~ this time Of
the yeaf.
"uu she summit. in latitude S5 do
grcos 10 s0 dcgrccs. 10000 feet lower.
ve had minus 40 ih the day and minus
e. 81 night pretty regularly, With con.
iinuous bead Winds during our day
marches n 10 clear that these cir
cumstanccs came on very suddenly and
our wreck is certainly due 20 this sud.
den advent Of severe weather, which
docs not seem 90 have had any salts
factory cnuso
81 do not think human beings ever
came through such a mouth as we have
come through, aud we should have go,
through In spite Of the weather but for
the sickcning Of a second companion,
Captain Oates, and shortage OF fuel
In our depots, for which I cannot nc.
count, aud finally hut for the storm
which has fallen on within II miles
Of this depot, at which we hoped 10
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-28
TRAGEDIES OF POLAR
QUESTS.

In isas sir John Franklin sailed
20 the Arctic with two ships. None
Of the party vas ever seen alive
again by civilized man. Many ox
peditions failed 10 find trace Of
the missing explorer and his men
untn 1860, when Captain McClin'
tock brought back the record OF sir
Johns death In isi7. with relics
indicating that the entire party
had perished in King Williams
Land. In 1870 the bodies were
found by Lieutenant schwatka
In 1881 Lieutenant George w.
DoLong and Lieutenant Charles w.
cripp, United States Navy. and
more than half the members OF the
Jeanette expedition perished In an
attempt 10 reach the Siberian coast
after their ship was crushed by
ice.
In 1884 Lieutenant James J.
Lockwood and 1s members Of the
Greeley expedition died of starva-
tion noar Cape Sabine. The others
OF the party were rescued by Cap
tain w. s. Schley, who afterward
became rear admiral.
In 1897 Lieutenant 8. A. Andre
left spitzbergon in a balloon, with
the intention OF drifting over the
polar regions. Two days later
carrier pigeon brought back a mes
sage, but no other word from Andre
has over reached the world.
In 1907 DR.. Mylius Erichsen end
two companions died off the north.
east coast Of Greenland.
The Scott Tragedy Is the only
disaster in the history OF Antarctic
exploration, 80 far az ia known.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-28

i,oiics vas sttashed te the rrcse A
scnrsh fus 'hs hcay % Cspialu oates
vns of no avail eaiFn and tfess
uefe ien a. mara she upffosimats
srene of bic death. howcvcf
Tho hodics VIII probably scmsin in
che AHtarctie. although there IL q de.
mand In England that the dead nerves
he hroueht haek fof honorable inter
mcnt IN Alhiou. SIN. there is the
feeling on the part ef captain Scott .
friends that ne should be allowed his
last rcst In she land Of his hfes work
lie was not an old man. lie was
horn June q, 1855, In England, enter.
ing the navy In iss2. lie engaged for
years In exploration In the Antarctic,
after a splendid career a. a naval of.
ficcr.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-28
RATS in the Cellar
MICE in the Pantry
ROACHES in the Kitchen

Nothing is more disagreeable than .
home infested with vermin. Destroy
them with Stearns' Electric Rat and
Roach Paste, the standard extermi
nator for more than thirty years.
1t kills off rats, mice or coekroaehes
in a single night. Does not blow away
like powders; ready for use; nothing
TO mix. This exterminator is sold
Under an absolute guarantee Of money
back il il fails.
Sold by druggists and general stores
everywhere or sent by Express Prepai4
genuine: 25c and tI.o0. stAarns Else-
tric Paste Co. Chicago. III.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-28

contract was filed with the county
recorder, according 20 the terms Of
which Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins agree 20
stay away from each other.
The Chicago police have finally done
something. Teddy webb, the "auto.
mobile bandit" accused Of murder and
robbery Of the boldest sort, was cap.
tured few days ago, after n revolver
battle with policemen and detectives.
Webb telephonel TO friend for
money. A telephone operator overheard
the message and notified the police.
men. webb was TO meet the friend nj
certain street corner. A hundred
| detectives were hurried 20 the neigh.
borhood. The corner was surrounded
on all sides. Webb recognized the Of.
ficors as he approached the rendezvous
and tried 20 escape, but was captured
and dubbed into submission. There
were enough Officers around TO attend
90 that.
Legislators frequently take long
trips on the peoples time and money
but nothing like the journey just made
by three men In Alaska has attracted
the attention OF the taxpayers Terri.
torial Senator Preceding and Reprcsen.
tatives Gaffnoy and Aldrioh have just
arrived at Valdez, after travelling
1000 miles on slodgcs, drawn by dogs.
They left Nome January Z, on their
way 10 attend the meeting Of the ter
ritory's legislative assembly. Tho 700.
mile journey from Valdez 60 Juneau
will be made by steamer. There was
no other way for the three Legislators
10 make their long trip,
The Robinson Crusoes OF the future
will have soft time Of II for the
isolated islands In the Pacific where n
voyagcr might possibly be cast away
have been stored with supplies by the
various governments which claim them. !
Food and clothing have been deposited
aud matches In sealed boxes have been
left where they cannot but be found. |
These islands, however, have not been
stocked with Fridays"
For the first time In baseball his.
tory, a dentist Is 10 be made an at. |
taehe Of a iorleague training camp. |
Manager MeGraw Of the New York |
Nationally has announced that he will |
take a dbntal surgeon with the Giants
on their training jaunt into the
south. According 10 McGnw, the
stomach troubles that many young
players are bothered with on training
trips are due to poor teeth.
Lin Powers, boxer, found out
few nights ago that ammonia Is not
good 10 drink. Between rounds, his
seconds attempted TO let him smell the
fumes of ammonia, that his condition
might be bettered. Powers took the |
bottle 10 contain stimulants and
seized H. He drank a healthy mouth
fnl and was in agony at once, A ply
sieian among the spectators soon re-
lieved Powers, but he was unable 10
continue the fight.
Earl LearmOre of Oakland got into
an argument with his wife. Because
he couldn't have the last word, or for
some such reason, he retired TO the /
rear Of their home and shot off his
index finger. His father.in,law there
upon whipped LearmOre sOandly for
this indiseretion and caused his arrest.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-28
CoNSoLING.

Adam heard them blame the cost Of
living on the middleman.
1.-THE only thing they don Z blame on
the first man, he thankfully OBJ
served.-New York Sun.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-28
AN EVEN BREAK.

Gunman-"Hal hal fooled We all
right. This here gun amt loaded"
''Don't mention il, old top. That
roll ] gave you is stage money. Life.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-28

Boiled rice must always be lightly
handled. 1t should not be stirred with
a fork or spoon.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-28

Earl Learmore of Oakland got into
an argument with his wife. Because
he couldn't have the last word, or for
some such reason, he retired TO the
rear Of their home and shot off his
index finger. His fatherin-law there
upon whipped LearmOre sOlndly for
this indiseretion and caused his arrest
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Looking II Ooer
CONTINUED from page one)

contract was filed with the county
recorder, according 10 the terms Of
which Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins agree to
stay away from each other.