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The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27

whether on certain occasion he was
angry with his wife.
Il have never been angry with my
wife in my life." witness replied.
Judge Cluer-You say SO; but
could not honestly do SO.
Mr.. Preedy-Did you bully her?
Witness-Certainly not Is that a
usual thing to do?
Judge Cluer-Do not talk such nom
sense. Lots Of men bully their wives:
and lots 81 wives bully their hus-
bands tLaughter.) There is little
OF each.-London Chronicle.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27
NO DIFFICULT FEAT AT ALL

was awarded substantial amount.
When he received a bill from his law
yer. however. he was stunned again,
and as soon as he could get into
hustiing shape he FASTENED to see
him.
Your bill is outrageous" exclaimed
the client to the legal one. "It is more
than three-fourths of the amount that
recovered"
Quite true" was the calm response
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27
Strawberry puddIna.

Take one-half box plain gelatin. dis
solved in one-half pint cold water. Let
stand one-half hour, then add one-half
pint boiling water and two cups sugar.
Strain and let stand until nearly cold,
then add one box of fresh Strawberries
jammed. Stir all together. let stand
until 1t begins to set. Put in mold on
Ice until next day. Serve with soft
custard or whipped cream.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27
Raspberry Punch.

Crush two cups of raspberries.
sprinkle with sugar and cover with
half pint Of cognac; let stand several
hours in a cool place. Squeeze four
lemons. add four liquor glasses Of
curacao. fve cups claret. the berries
and brandy and sugar to taste. Strain.
add three pints champagne and one
pint Apollinaris. Pour over ice in a
punch bowl in time to be very cold be-
fore using.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27

Of the lawyer, but you mustn't for
get that furnished the skill and legal
learning for the case"
Yes. excitedly cried the client
but furnished the case"
"Oh. as far as that goes" was the
scornful reply of the lawyer, "anbody
can fall down coal hole."-Philadel-
phia Times.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27
Lawyers Explanation VIII Appeal I
= Many As Containing Noticeable
Grains Of Truth.

In the lobby of a Washington hotel
the other evening they were talking
about big legal fees, when Represen-
tative Koenig cited case.
Some time since. according to the
Representative. a man fell into IN
open coal hole. sued for damages and
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27

SKXp bell is extending. definite settlement
of the question to whether the relic
should be permitted to travel any more appears to
be about due. and Just now. when the anniversary
of the nations independence is upon US, Ia rea-
sonabie time for discussion of the matter
Wilfred Jordan, curator of the Independence
Hall Museum. measured the second crack before
the bells last journey and then measured 1t again
after its return He found that 1T had increased
in length to slight degree.
No one knows Just when this second crack
occurred. and opinions difer but compared to
the old crack 1t is of recent origin and is dis
tinctly visible Mr.. Jordan. however was the first
to call attention to long and almost invisible
extension of the second crack and finds that 1t
now reaches one-third way around the bell. from
the end of the old original fracture, which
chiseled out in 1916 in attempt to make the
bell sound properly.
Putting an end to the bells pigrimages would
in sense at all be due to dsincnation of
the people or couAcils Of Philadelphia to allow the
west to view and possess the sacred relic even
for short time. Indeed Philadelphia would be
only too glad to send 1t. for since the bell has
already helped by its travels to lessen the
tional feelings between the north and south. SO 1t
would help unite the citizens Of our republic who
live the Atlantic seaboard with those who live
the Pacific
Little do either sections realize how intimately
the bell is connected with the contamination of
nation. early political ideals and with the
fondest of its impulses In Colonial days. This old
bronze relic not only helped to proclaim Inde-
pendence. but for years before 1776 rang loud to
celebrate the hopes Of the people and rang low
to intone their woes!
Upon its sides Is this inscription:
And proclaim liberty throughout all the land
unto all the Inhabitants thereof"-Lev. 25, 10. A
strange Providence indeed wrote that inscription
its crown many years before its throbbing
Changers and meiodious eloquence had aught at
all to do with liberty!
Announcing proclamations OF war and treaties
of peace; welcoming the arrival and bidding God
speed to departing notables; proclaiming some
accession of the English royal family to the
throne and the secession therefrom of the Ameri-
can colonies! Its more customary use. however,
was to call the members OF the assembly OF Penn
sylvania together at the morning and afternoon
sessions and to announce the opening Of the
courts
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27
~. r,. e.. p..,.

To Keep Tins From RustIns.
After tins have been washed and
dried I always place them near the
fre for q few minutes before putting
them away, a. this prevents them from
yusting.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27
Domestic Builles.

A case was being heard in the
Shoreditch County Court. when Mr..
Preedy. barrister. asked q witness
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-27

INCE negotiations have already been
opened by the management OF the
Panama exposition and commonwealth
Of California with the city OF Philadei-
phia to obtain the Liberty Bell as one
of the exhibits for that occasion. and
since 1t seems that the crack In the
bell is extending. definite settlement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30

FINDS HIDDEN TREASURE
ON the New York World.

From the New York World.
Landrat Won Uslar, chief government
officer of the district of Apenrade,
ing rod to locate water and minerals
in the earth, has arrived here on the
KronpfSlz Wilhelm.
The German emperor once sent Land
rat Won Uslar to German Southwest AZ
rica to find hidden treasures in the
EARTH 1t is asserted his mission was a
success. For locating water he uses "a
wooden rod, and for finding minerals, a
metallic rod.
The londrat takes himself very seri-
ously. He says his is gift of nature
which he cannot explain. a group of
German scientists is investigating the
secret of his alleged power and ne
hopes scientists in America Will do the
same. He has brought his divining
rods and may lecture. He is tall. spare,
broad shouldered aid almost white
haired, with a black moustache. q
With Landrat Won Ulsar arrived Folk
mar Franzius. harbor master of Bre-
men, nephew of the engineer who per-
formed the great task of straightenine
and widening the river Weser where
the North German Lloyd Line ships
enter. The two friends went to the
Hotel Astor. They will be here a fort
night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30
At Gettysburg This Week

The north and south have long been
firmly reunited. The last yestige of
sectionalism disappeared during the
administration of President Mckinley,
when distinguished ex-Confederates
were commissioned as general officers
of the United States volunteers, en-
listed for the Spanish-American war.
But the reunion of the blue and
gray at Gettyburg this week will ac-
centuate the feeling of respect that
north and south has for each other
because Of the valor of the men who
fought for principle in the historic six
ties. The war has been over nearly SO
years and every true American now
venerates the memory of the comman-
ders on either side who led the charges
at Gettysburg. Not only did Gettys-
burg decide the fate of the south but
those mighty battles were in many
respects the greatest ever fought.
The south will be well represented
at the reunion. Notwithstanding the
fact that the veterans are fast dying
off Virginia will be represented by
fully 5000 of those who wore the gray
and the x-Confederates who will par
ticipate will probably number, all
told, $4,000. Pennsylvania as the host
of the occasion has made ample pro-
vision for entertaining southern visi-
tors as well as those from other parts
of the country. 1t will be lavish in its
hospitality and the patriotic addresses
to be delivered and the genuine COM
radeship of former antagonists will
make the first week Of July most
memorable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30
Texas n Garden spot

Il have just received a letter from a
friend who Is visiting Texas and was sur
prised to read that Texas has large wheat
and corn plantations-fieds that make the
Alabama farms look like mere garden
spots. said a citizen of East Lake. "Of
course, | knew that Texas was a great
cotton state, and that corn was a large
crop of the Lone Star state, but | had
no idea that wheat was one of the farm
products of that state.
My friend in speaking of the country
between Altus, Okla, and Bowie, Tex,
said: The country between here and
Altus is beautiful. 1t is all prairie and
Is planted principally in wheat and corn.
The corn fields there make our Alabama
farms look like mere garden spots 1t is
now harvesting season and, of course, 1t
is wonderful sight to an Alabamian like
myself to see the wheat fields and thresh-
ers.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30
poN,Ts FOR PEDESTRIANS

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Pedestrians are very much alike in most
respects-more especially in their behavior
on public highway. For tha treason the
following rules i'm Canadian magazine
are as pertinent in Cleveland as in Mon
treal:
Don't cross an intersection az an angle;
cross squarely. 1t takes few seconds
longer, but il is safer.
Don't stop in the center of the pavement.
Don't hesitate when crossing a street.
Keep going
Don't attempt to cad newspaper when
crossing street.
Don't step abruptly off the eurb--L Lool:
for passing cars.
Don't step from a moving car. Wait
until it stops and Ike motorist will stop.
Don't dodge to ard fro if in danger.
Stand still and the man in the auto will
know which side to take
Don'te allow your children to run wild
on the street. A little restraint exercised
with children will avoid accidents.
To which motoring friend begs leave
to add:
Don't be too bitter and uncharitable to
the man who owns a motor car You
may own one yourself sometime"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30
Rain VIII Do Good

ISaturdays and Sundays rains will
have a good effect on business on Norris
avenue said Frank Wade yesterday.
For nearly two weeks past business
has been in a state of inertia superin-
duced by the excessive heat. OF course,
my business has been helped by the sale
of lemons and other such stuff that a
produce merchant sells to soft drink
fountains, but business generally has been
rather dull, to say the least.
But with the coming of the rains a
good demand is expected to be very much
in evidence throughout the avenue Mon
day. One thing that impresses me is the
fact that there has been a note of oY
timism in the face of all this hot weather
and the resultant poor business. The
merchants seemed to realize that the
heat was doing untold good to the crops
and that probably had much to do with
their cheerfulness. AT any rate, we are
going to have good business next week,
and it would be indeed hard to find pes
smist in our section of the city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30

RUNNING RINGS AROUND NIMROD

FROM the Popular Magazine.
"Cy' Cummins, the biggest, tallest and
heftiest member of the Maryland legis-
lature was a guest one night at a "bear
supper given at a club in his county
Bear meat was served, and on the stage
at the end of the banquet hall there was
a tremendous live bear.
Nobody could figure out why the live
bear should be there. Speech after speech
was made. and joke after joke was
sprung. But nobody referred to the large
and ferocious animal. At last the toast
master arose and made these few re-
marks:
Il now introduce to you Mr.. Cy Cum
Minis, a member of our state legislature
He is the man who wrestled with the bear
which you see now on the platform. He
will tell you how he did it,
Gentlemen" Bald Cy, lifting his six
feet six inches to their ultimate destina-
ton, ito say that | wrestled with that
bear is to state a sordid and sinister un-
truth. l never wrestled with a bear in
my life Whenever l turn my attention
to one of those things, l step nimbly ur
behind him, grab him by the ears and
kick him to death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30
The Art of Dancing

one likely result of the reawakenng
Of interest in dancing in England is the
establishment of a ballet school, said an
old time theatre goer "A project that
promises fulflllment is the founding by
private funds of an institution similar
In scope to the imperial institute OF the
ballet in Russia, where the greatest dane
ers in the world are trained. The sug-
gestion is Pavlowas and has met with
wide favor. The present craze for fancy
dancing in England has called attention
to the fact that no really great profess
sional dancer has come from that coun-
try. Pavlowa has pointed out that the
reason Is the absence of proper training.
The only way to make great dancers, she
explains, is to select pupils and instruct
them after the Russian method. The idea
has been received with approval in cer-
tain quarters, and it is said private sub
scriptions sufficient to start the school
have been assured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30
TAMES BAD MEN

From the New York Tribune.
The fame of Jack" Abernathy as
United States marshal in Oklahoma and
fighter of wolves with his bare hands
compared with that Sheriff julius Har-
burger has achieved is like the music
of nickelodeon trying to drown out
the Metropolitan Opera company.
Away down in South Carolina even
they know of the prowess of the New
York sheriff. John Holder of Glendale,
S. c., read with admiration about the
exploits of Sheriff Hamburger, and de-
cided he would like to enlist in the
Hamburger army of deputy sheriffs. So
he wrote a letter telling of his desire.
Holder is 81 years old and able
bodied, and expresses his readiness to
come to New York If the sheriff had
need of his services. Let me hear from
you soon" he writes. That part of his
request will be granted, for Sheriff
Harburger has written to Holder tell
ing him he could not appoint a man
who lived so far away. The sheriff
said in his letter:
II must first direct your attention
to the fact that there are no bad men
or gunmen in New York-no more
than there are in any other city. a
certain element has talked of pulling
down our glorious red, white and blue
| flag, throwing dynamite bombs and
committing murder But l stopped
them and never fired a shot l went
| among them as Daniel entered the
den of lions and flung their ugly talk
back into their wicked faces
There are no gunmen here. New
York Is the great imperial city of the
greatest, noblest and richest country
on the globe--a city that every man,
whether he lives in the Ritz-Carlton
or in Hester street. loves like a hunt
er loves his spaniel.
LAS for myself, when the time
comes for me to pass away to the
Great Unknown / want to die with the
American flag in my hand and my II.
toward the Statue of Liberty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30
TELEPHONE
Who, in want, n hollow friend doth try
Directly seasons him an enemy.
Hamlet.
Causes of Fires

The danger of great and disas-
trous conflagration is ever present in
a city in which the weatherboard
building with shingled roof consti-
tutes the general plan of residence
construction, and this danger is con-
siderably heightened when houses are
built so close to each other that the
space between serves better the pur-
pose of a flue than a protective par
tition.
The defective flue, as cause of
fires, has taken the place of honor
formerly held by the rat that ate the
matches, and probably much more
justly so, but while there was some
extenuating excuse for the rat there is
none wheatever can be offered for the
flue. The fault is due to careless or de-
fective construction, and it is just to
prevent that very thing that building
laws are passed and building inspec-
tors appointed and paid. No building,
however small or cheap, should be
allowed to be erected without first
securing the sanction of the building
Inspector and his approval when fin
ished. This is one of the ways to re-
duce the danger.
Another feature to be considered is
the proximity of frame buildings to
each other. Residence lots are gen.
orally laid off with so feet frontage
which gives ample space to build a
each house safe distance from an
other, but sometimes the economical
investor packs two houses on the so
feet front and leaves a space between
which serves little purpose so far as
light or air is concerned, but does
serve to create the draft which fans
the flames bursting through the win
dows of the house on fire.
1t very often happens that the
burning of residence is the smallest
part of the loss caused by fire as
that is generally covered by insur-
ance, but the inmates may, and some
times do, suffer from the effects of
fright which last long after other
losses are repaired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30

there must b curse, some light
music. 1t is Ike, however, to
think that a !aneous audience
demands more ragtime than anything
else.
Among the attractive features of
the chautauqua entertainments early
in June were concerts by a celebrated
band which played classic and semi
classic music with artistic finish. But
the conductor, thinking that his au-
diences would like trivial music more
than the better class, gave as encores
entirely too much rag" and mediocre
stuff. Hundreds of music lovers who
made no pretentions to musical cul-
tivation remarked that they would
have enjoyed the programme all the
more had artistic music predominated.
Open air concerts can be made edu-
cative as well as diverting if the lead
er OF the Dand makes up MS pro-
grammes from an artistic point of
view. Such band programmes as were
heard at the jefferson theatre Sun
day afternoons in the early spring
were models. They contained much Of
the best music with a few light pieces
to give variety.
Ragtime has come to stay, perhaps,
but it is not as much in vogue as it
was few years ago. Certain it is
that little of it goes long way
now, even with a promiscuous crowd
drawn together to listen to free open
air music.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30
THAT BUDGET THING
by BILL VINES

one of the regulars and he Immediately
/ demonstrated remarkab ability and
produced some wonderful hands. in a
few moments he had accumulated
quite respectable pile of chips. which
he later casually cashed in and thank
ing his contributors beat it," After he
was gone one of the victims said To
another: "Did you notice that guy
he was the biggest crook l ever saw
| in poker game II did not observe
him. said the other fellow. What did
he do?' "Didn't you notice him on that
last hand when he held three aces?"
But | didn't observe anything
crooked said his friend "You must
not have been watching then" re-
marked victim No. l. "He got those
three aces off my knee"
The democrats have a hard row in
'front.' of them, especially with no one
single responsible committee in power
over the appropriations in the House
to live up to two of their chief bids
for power They have demanded econ
omy and efficiency in the public serv-
ice. Economy and efficiency are not,
as rule, handmaidens-it is easy to
lit is hard to get efficiency and at
the sam& time keep a tight grip on
the purse strings. Still it can be dons.
but as we have remarked, it's mans
job.
1t is not at all probable that we have
heard the last of the budget plan for
making appropriations; the plan has
not been abandoned by any means and
the leaders may decide to try il again
perhaps in broken doses. One thing
Is sure, jim Mann, the leader of the
minority, who has a flow of rude and
sarcastic language which Is a marvel
to all observers and hearers, will GER
tainly make life miserable for the ma
jority if"they keep up the record es-
tablished during the last Congress for
appropriations. Mr.. Mann lays awake
at nights thinking of nice cutting and
unpleasant things to talk about next
day and he puts in most of the time
injecting into the esteemed Congress
sional Record various and sundry rea-
sons why the democrats are totally in
competent to run the government and
why the republicans are. OF course Mr..
Mann does not believe half he saws
ana in TINS he has nothing on anybody
else, but If he keeps it up for four
years and gets little encouragement
from the democrats themselves he will
learn to believe it and what is worse.
convince few other people that he is
right.
But one slip don't make a fall-one
swallow summer. 1t will all come
out in the wash
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30
77777-7@77
LUKE M'LGkE SAYS

From the Cincinnati ENQUIRER
There are lot of overdressed women
who can use the backs of their husbands
coats for mirrors.
When the eugenic marriage is the
vogue, will parents have to register their
yearlings and apply to national COM
mission for permits to name their 2-year.
olds?
A man will be liberal about other things
but he won't throw away one inch
cigar stump when he gets on street
car
Anyway, a fat woman can always look
at her ankles and imagine she has a good
figure.
1t doesn't cost any more to be happy
than miserable. That's the reason most
of us go around hunting(up trouble.
1t is all right to be a good loser But
some guys make habit out of it.
Many man=swho used to pay s25 a
throw for lessons In poker kicks because
his daughter wants 81 to pay for piano
lessons.
A man always wonders why a girl pays
real money for bust developer when Lii
Russell is anxious to give it away and
excelsior is only 81 per bale.
When a man reads of a modern miracle
happening in Europe, he marvels at the
WONDERS Oh ScleHCe But IL tHe miracle
happens in his home town he knows it is
darn fake.
In spite of the old stage jokes | am
here to state that hot heads have broken
up more happy homes than cold feet.
There are Il, $685. AIS 900 places in the world
where your wife might be when you are
standing on a corner making a nit with
pretty girl, but your wife simply has to
pass that corner.
A naughty princess will pin what looks
like an old lace curtain around her form
and start downtown. And she has nerve
enough to assume a "What-a-nasty
brute,' expression every time man looks
at her.
The world is only foot square when
you are lodging a creditor, but it en-
braces all eternity when you are hunting
up a debtor
No matter how skinny a girl may be
she can always simagine that she is
wilowy.
Reform can make more noise and pro-
duce less results than anything ever in
vented
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30
Crops and Business

AS the summer advances the indica-
tions point to bumper crops in various
sections of the country. Winter wheat
has yielded abundantly and in the
grain belt there will be great crops
of spring wheat and corn.
In the south the growing cotton and
corn are in fine condition. In spite of
the boil weevil Alabama will probably
gin as much cotton as it did last year,
when next to the largest crop was
made. Alabama's corn production will
be larger than last year. The farmers
in this state and throughout the south
are prospering greatly and general
business is benefiting accordingly.
If business conditions are disturbed
in some portions of the country bump
er crops will make booming fall. The
railroads will certainly be taxed to
their capacity.
The iron market is one of the busi-
ness barometers. After several
months inertia it is showing unmis-
taxable signs of Improvement. There
is now a healthy demand for iron and
large buying movement is expected.
In Birmingham and the Birming-
ham district briskness has been in
evidence in nearly every branch of
trade. The coal business continues ac-
tive. The first half of 1913 has wit
messed great activity in the steel in
dustry here and as for commerce in
general Birmingham has never en-
joyed such prosperity as it is enjoying
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