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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
After 60 virtue kind of gets to be a
habit
There are only two things in life that
require no effort They are growing old
and growing fat
The less hair a woman has the longer it
takes her to fix it.
We never want to admit it, but we are
all lolling for the best of it.
Ii the house is situated sc she can see
all that the neighbors are doing, a woman
doesn't care if the cellar is damp.
Every graduate wastes about a year
seeking a position Then he takes a JOB.
Every woman knows that the reason
her husband isn't getting twice as much
money as he does is because the head of
the firm is jealous of her husbands abii-
i'll.
1t has gotten so nowadays that IL girl
doesn't smoke cigarettes and use cuss
words she is considered old fashioned.
There never was married man who
had TO sit up nights and worry about
how to get rid of his money.
When man wants to supply an affi-
davit with every statement you know he
is liar.
:, !, oman will spend three days clean
ing up because she expects caller, and
moment the caller arrives sne woman
will begin telling her how dirty ana up
set everything IS and ask her to excuse
the appearance of the place.
No matter how nice your furniture may
BET it always looks rotten on a moving
van.
Wealth may keep us out of heaven. But
Luke knows about 900000,o00 folks who
are willing to take chance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14
A Good Suggestion

birmingham is filled with visitors and
all of them have come to the fair" said
a prominent citizen. while some of the
out of town people are guests of rela-
tives here, the larger percentage come
with the intention of taking rooms at
moderate prices. The hotels are crowded,
and the boarding houses in the central
part of the city are as rule overtaxed.
But there are still many downtown
householders who have room or two to
spare, and the head of the house would
| be glad to receive temporary dodgers at
nominal prices
what | wish to suggest is this: The
fair association management should open
an office or information bureau some-
where in the business part of the city;
and this headquarters place should be
kept open day and night, SO that strang-
ers might apply and be directed to rooms.
1t may be too late to carry out this plan
this week. If it should be, | insist on II
that for all future fairs there should be
an information bureau in the city proper
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

John T. W. Herschel.
IL l were to pray for a taste which
should. stand me In stead under every
variety of circumstances, and be a
source of happiness and cheerfulness tc
me through life, and a. shield against
it's ills, however things might go amiss
and the world frown upon me. II would
be a taste for reading Give a man this
taste and the means OF gratifying 1t,
and you can hardly fail to make hap
Ply man, unless. indeed. you put into
his hands most perverse selection o1
books
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14
From the Journal of the American Med
ical A ssncIa tim

From the journal OF the American Med
ical Association.
K HUGH has been written and said
mi about the marvellous effects Of
L ozone. All the benefits of life on
the mountains, in the forests and on the
sea. have been credited to the .'ozone in
the air. The same popular fiction has
been used in advertising summer resorts
and sanatoriums. Various chemical de-
vices have been manufactured and offered
to the public to make the air of the bed
chamber or the sick room exactly like that
of the pine woods All of which would
be delightful IL 1t We're only true. For
alas like many other popular decisions.
the ozone myth has BEEN subjected to the
cold and analytical eye of the scientist.
Professors Jordan and Carlson of the
University of Chicago have carried on an
extensive series of observations and ex-
periments to determine the exact effect
and value of ozone. Tile results of their
work appear in recent issue of the Jour-
nal of the American Medncal Association.
The conclusions reached by the men of
science is that the hygienic value of ozone
would be hardly worth considering were 1t
not for the persistent and extravagant
claims made by the manufacturers and
promoters of ozone generators So far as
the destruction of germs are concerned,
these claims have little or no foundation.
Some bacteria are undoubtedly killed by
ozone under certain conditions, but this
fact is of little Importance in practical
use. Experiments carried on show that
human beings are injuriously affected by
an amount of ozone far less than is nee
essary to kill the germs. There IS no
evidence for supposing that the quantity
of ozone that can be tolerated by hui
man being has the slightest germicidal
action II disinfection of room is de-
sired it can much, more effectively be car
ried out In other ways. Ozone Is OF no
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

not do the behest of Murphy. This
NAV be so, but can he prove it?
Probably not. He would already
have done SO had he the power. A long
period of rest and quiet may assist
Sulzer in regaining some OF the
ground he has lost in the estimation
of the people. His monograph upon
the iniquities of Tammany would fall
flat at the present time.
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steel Corporations Future plan.

Il was greatly Interested in reading
in a New York newspaper the answers
to questions put by government at
torneys in direct and re-examination
and by Attorneys j. p. Kulin and
Charles 7. birmingham, who with for
mer Senator John Spooner were repre-
senting the steamship lines in the Bra
I'll conference said a member of the
Chamber of Commerce.
'Mr. Farrell gave many particulars
relating to the comparative rates by
rail and water from Birmingham and
Pittsburg to New York and Galveston
and the gulf ports and to Brazil. The
Steel corporation, he said did not as
yet manufacture steel products at It's
new plant at Birmingham, but ex-
pected to do SO. as it proposed to spend
81 100000 more to diversity the pro-
ducts manufactured there. Birmingham,
he explained, was the natural point of
origin for pig iron and railway mate
| rails. In the event of a regular line
being established from the gulf ports
| he considered ii would be large adj
| yantageous factor as, in its abserce,
| pig iron would have to be shipped in
berth steamers via New York"
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
. GOOD CHEER.

November rains will soon be falling.
The blazing hearth fires brightly calling
And every tongue of flame upleaping
merry dance with others keeping,
VIII set some happy heart to dreaming, :
It's rosy light on faces cleaning.
fig for any blast that's blowingi
The sere dead leaves the hillside strowing
And all the rue that winters bringing
OF snow and sieet whose flaws are sting
ingi
Within is sweetest mirth prevailing,
Where love, methinks, finds smoothest
sailingl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Governor Huerta promises that the ar
rest of the members of Congress will not
interfere with the coming election The
congressman will hardly interfere with
the election or anything else as long as
they are kept in jail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Mr.. Mann says he intends to stay on
the job and make it just as uncomforta-
BILE as possible for the democrats. Well,
the country certainly needs something
to remind it that the republican party is
still In existence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Thomas Nelson Page says he will do no
literary work while he Is ambassador to
Italy. This smashes precedent that has
existed since che days of Washington
Irving.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Thirty suffragettes disturbed services
in London by praying aloud for their
ing in Holloway jail" quite overlooking
the fact that the Lord prefers to help
those who show an inclination to help
themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

ers of one kind or another, but chiefly
blacksmiths. leather workers, railroad
yardmen and others less skilled.
1t requires self trained mechanic to
take interest In the intricacies of the gas
oline engine. Such man was Henry
Ford, who today has an income of $1,000.-
900 month. Ford was an itinerant
| threshing machine boss; before that he
was a farmers lad: later an employee in
an electric light factory. He possessed
Yankee adaptability for mechanics. He
worked nights on his new tangled
MOTOR as he called 1t. The results were
slow and crude, but he kept on the job.
| Other men who are now at the front OF
the gigantic industry came UP with fac
| tory SCOT upon their faces and foundry
| Crime upon their overalls.
1t was. you understand a problem for
a dreamer-a man willing to idle away his
| time.
The era of the capitalist in the gasoline
| field came much later. The blacksmiths
were the founders of the new dynasty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

From the Rochester Herald and Democrat.
ut is reported" says the Birmingham
Age-Herald, that persimmons will be
cheaper this year" Our idea of nothing to
gloat over is the cheapness of perAinl-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

The fate of the Volturno proves that
wireless telesraphy is great help in an
emergency. but not an absolute safa-
guard in case of disaster.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Another batch of policemen are to be
dropped, bat it is lucky that this will not
result in any decrease in the number of
murderers arrested
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Mrs Emmeline Panlhurst wants to en-
ter the United States under another
NAME With that cognomen do you blame
her?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

When it comes to prorogung a parlia-
meht' the late O. Cromwell and N. Bon
aparte were pikers compared to y
Huerta.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Secretary Bryan is a great eater of rad
lshes at banquets which he finds less
oeapiy ,han the masterpieces of French
cooks
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

A body of land the size of Greenland
has been found in the Arctic, but there
VIII be no rush of emigration before sum-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

The person who rurloined Gypsy smiths
Bible must have been badly in need of
some of the instruction contained therein.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14
TWO CASES

TWO CASES.
Jix always gave himself good care
And never ran around at night
At thirty-nine he'd lost his hair
And doctors feared he'd lose his sight
Dix whooped things up and took a chance
Was Just as lively as could be,
And thought he led a merry dance,
Was well and strong at sixty-three
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Birminghams imports of guns and am
munition ought to show heavy increase
for the current fiscal year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Premier Asquith, it is said, never makes
a bad speech busy man who cannot
afford to waste words.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Some time in the future the inhabitants
of Nicholas II land may celebrate Will
kitzky day. Who knowso
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Governor Sulzer has had enough adyer
Using to make him a star in vaudeville
or on the lecture platform.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14
TOO GOOD.

81 thought you said Biffels could be de-
pended on to give good account of him.
self?'
IT did"
tiles nothing but a coneeited brag-
CART"
"well, doesn't he give a good account
of himself?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Friends rather than Sulzer had taken
the stand" Not so his lawyers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14
A GENIUS.

"All the master minds are not at the
head of great industrial enterprises
'No?"
I've just been reading about man
who led a double life on salary of si2 a
week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

A small crowd turned out to see "Sa-
lone" in Houston. That must be blase
town.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Schoolmastre Wilson says he is not i
favor of recess at this particular time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Another bloody Sunday for Birmingham
No wonder the coroner is overworked!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14
FLAT LIFE.

Another young couple have started
intensive housekeeping.
What do you mean by that?n
Three rooms and BATH
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THE OZONE MYTH EXPLODED

value in room disinfection. Experiments
also show that ozone is of no value as a
deodorizer. Tn very great concentration
ozone seems to be capable of deodorizing
some odoriess substances, so that the
odors are diminished or changed This is
partly due to the fact that the ozone
masks the Objectionable doors by its own
odor, and partly to the fact that ozone
deadens the sensibility of the nose. so that
Objectionable odors are less susceptible.
Some odors are masked by ozone even in
weak concentration, but it is doubtful
whether this masking of doors Is desirable
or advantageous. The unpleasant odor
in shops, offices and living rooms, due
to insufficient ventilation. is usually q
sign that the air needs to be renewed
Why should we deaden the sensitiveness
Of the nose, which aids us IN determining
whether the air is fit to breath? This ia
wrong in principle. Ozone when used in
this way is simply crutch to bolster
up poor ventilating systems Ozone does
not make pure air. any more than strong
spices make pure foou. If used in high
ly concentrated form, ozone has an in
furious effect on both man and animal
irritating the throat and lungs. These ex-
periments of the Chicago scientists are
further confirmed by experiments carried
on by the hygienic laboratory of the Call
ifornia state board of health, the results
of which appear in the same issue of the
journal. These conclusions of eminent
scientific men simply confirm. the expert
ence and observations of past generations.
There is no air so good as outdoor air.
and the best way to get 1t Is to open a
door or window. Modern mechanical de-
vices for purifying the air" as well as
elaborate systems for artincial ventila-
ton are, in the main, delnsions and
snares. IF YOU want good air-and every
body does II they can get it-go outdoors
and get it, or let the outdoors in through
the open window.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

It's pity there are no fail styles IN
prices.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Extremists Of the Hobson class are
never convincing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-14

Huerta claims the 10 congressman are
reVoutionists. The real trouble seems
to be that they are not his kind of revo-
lutionists.
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SAME HERE

Philadelphia is overlooking with smiles
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The Necessaries.

The Necessaries.
Have you finished your new house.
Brooks?"
well. have the garage COM
pleted."
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WOLFE AFTERNOON
GOWN THAT COSTS
ONLY five DOLLARS

cotton voils and challies come In
u beautiful colors and designs. and
make up into the prettiest OF inexpen-
sive gowns for afternoon and evening
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ECZEMA ITcHED AND BURNED

Dryden, Ore.-"My eczema began BY
forming small blotches over my neck
and shoulders. also on my face and
later became rough and scaly. First
1t appeared in blotches, then it came
in pimples and lastly 1t appeared in
sort of a rash. 1t itched and burned
so terribly that scratched 1t and
made sores. My clothing irritated my
body. The eczema disfigured my face
very much and itched so that I lost
much sleep and couldn't work while
it lasted.
II used many medicines but none Of
them took any effect. The disease
lasted nearly two months before I
used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I
first washed with the Cuticura Soap.
then applied the Cuticura Ointment to
the parts affected. The Cuticura Soap
and Ointment gave me much relief
within two weeks and they proved q
perfect cure in a month" (Signed)
J. C. Coriett, Nov. 10. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura. Dept l., Boston."-Adv.
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ENRS R[E6IgEs2jPS R!$5ERS'Ai Ait,e
"Pape's Diapepsin" cures sick,
sour stomachs in five minutes
Time It!

Really does" put bad stomachs in
order-.really does" overcome indiges.
ton. dyspepsia. gas. heartburn and
sourness in Ave minutes-that-5ust
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world. II what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps, you belch gas and
eructate sour, undigested food and
acid; head is dizzy and aches; breath
foul; tongue coated; your insides filled
with bile and indigestible waste, re-
member the moment "Pape's Diapep-
sin" comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's truly
astonishing-almost marvellous, and
the Joy is its harmlessness. -a
A large fifty-cent case OF Pape's Dia-
pepsin will give you hundred dollars
worth of satisfaction.
It's worth its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
in case of sick, sour, upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest, surest and most harmless
stomach doctor in the world.-Adv.
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big DITCH" NOW
ALMOST COMPLETE
Removal Of Gamboa Dixie Means
End of Work Is Near.
WATERS OF OCEANS MEET
First Steps Are Taken Toward De-
struction Of Big Embankment
Which Holds Gatun Lake Out
Of CuIebra Cut.

Colon, Panama, Oct. 1.-The climax
of nine years of untiring work on the
part of the men who have been build
ing the Panama canal came today
when the waters of Gatun lake were
permitted to run for the first time
into the Culebra cut. This simple
operation marked the virtual compile
tion of the great isthmian waterway.
The water was permitted to flow
Into the cut today through four 26-
inch pipes extending through the
Gamboa dixie. which has held the
waters of the lake back from the cut.
This was done in order that there
may be enough water In the cut to
prevent any damage when the dixie Is
finally removed.
The final destruction OF the big dixie
is scheduled for October 10. when
charges OF dynamite placed In holes
already drilled In the dixie will be e1-
ploded. The explosion OF these
charges will not completely destroy
the dixie. but will weaken 1t and loos-
en- the dirt so that the force of the
waters from Gatuan lake will carry 1t
away. Steam shovels will remove the
remnants Of the dixie. leaving an open
passageway from ocean to ocean.
Canal Really Complete Now.
Although the canal will not be ON.
cially declared completed for some
time. and the formal opening of the
waterway to the commerce Of the
world more than a year distant. the
canal engineers look upon the de-
struction Of the Gamboa dixie as mark
ing the real completion of the canal.
The big engineering feats have all
been accomplished. the excavation
work practically has been completed.
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spite unforeseen difficulties that have
beset them at every hand.
Goethals to Make Final Test.

spite unforeseen difhculties that have
beset them at every hand.
Goethais to Make Final Test.
The first vessel to pass through the
canal probably will be boat of the
Isthmian canal commission. Col
George w. Goethals. chairman OF the
commission and chief engineer OF the
canal, and his principal assistants.
The final voyage through the canal Is
scheduled for some time during this
month Within another month 1t Is
expected the waters in Gatun lake
will have risen high enough to bring
the waters in the entire canal up to
the deep water level required for the
passage of the largest ships.
It is said that as long ago as the
early part of August. assurances were
given Washington officially that II the
emergency should arise. the entire
Atlantic battleship fleet could be put
through the canal into Pacific waters
within 60 days from that date. The
work has been hurried with that end
In view, 1t is said. as no emergency
has existed, but this assurance Is an
Indication of the belief OF the engi-
neers that their work is now practical
ly finished.
cuiebra Cut Caused Trouble.
The excavation OF the Culebra cut,
into which the water has Just been
turned. has been one OF the engineer
ing feats connected with the building
of the canal, and has caused the en-
gineers more trouble than any 9TH
er portion of the big ditch" To
Col. D. d. Gaillard. the engineer OF
the cetnral division. Is given the
credit for carrying this portion OF the
work through to successful termina-
ton.
The disastrous slides In the cut
were discouraging to the engineers.
nullifying in few hours the work OF
many weeks, but Colonel Gaillard and
his assistants have kept untiringly al
their work. and at last have conquer
ed the treacherous banks OF the deep
cut. The engineers believe that the
danger of slides will be eliminated
now that the water has been turned
into the cut. L
A little more than a month ago the
giant steam shovels finished their
work in the Culebra cut. Since that
time the workmen have been busy
removing the shovels, the railroad
tracks and other machinery used in
the excavation work. There is still
some dirt to be removed from the cut
before the channel is finished. but
this work will be done by suction
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md the great locks have been CON
structed. The work that remains to
be done is largely detail. and Is but
shild's play as compared with that
which has been done. More dirt is
10 be removed from the channel, but
This will be done with suction dredges
floating upon the waters of the canal.
There still remain some finishing
touches to be placed upon the locks.
but this work will take comparatively
little time and presents no engineer
ing difficulties such as have been en-
sountered in the past.
The fact that the canal stands prac-
.ically complete more than year be-
lore the time originally set as the
late for its completion Is one Of the
remarkable features of the work.
When Count de Lesseps. the great
French engineer, abandoned his ef-
.orts to build the Panama canal after
tight years of labor, he had scarcely
made a beginning upon the gigantic
task. In nine years. the American en-
yineers. starting almost at the same
point as de Lesseps, for the latter's
work was of little value to the Amer
Lcans. have virtually completed the
Undertaking. When the work was
started the world scoffed at the idea
that 1t could be completed within the
time limit set, but hats are now OF
10 the American army engineers who
have more than kept their word. &c.