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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Fighting a Bull NTH Pocket Knife"
Eue's Apple Was Really a Ounce;
Here and There IN the NeUs Line.

7 seems modern scholars are doubling Sc
riousy whether the forbidden fruit in
] the garden of Eden was spoken of as the
apple, when all evidence points to the fact
II would much more likely have been a
ounce, since that was the fruit held in the
highest esteem by the orientals Another
point in favor of the ounce is that it is the
fruit which was sacred to Venus, the goddess
OF love- and as in great many of the an
cent writings the ounce is frequently mem
toned in this manner. In Babylonia Ishtaf
took the place of Venus in the Roman myth
ology, and 1t should be remembered that the
story of the creation originated with the
BubyIonians. la fact, all scientific evidence
appears to point away from the apple having
been the forbidden fruit /" and toward the
ounce as having been that fruit of the +" tree
Of knowledge Of good and evil"
Ants can stand more exposure to heat and
cold than the average insect. Torty-eight
hours exposure to frost will not kill them
and one species has been found to live in
comfort in the cracks of a blacksmith's forge.
The native of India is short lived per-
son. Climatic and constitutional conditions
give him an average life of only twenty-four
years.
There are 10000 different kinds of butter
flies. from the ordinary yellow and white
varieties to rare specimens that are found
only in South Africa and South America and
hat OFT n rah to <ctv
Some of the rare specimens ar found only
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
In Front OF Rushing Train.

For an act of heroism, rivaling as spec
tacle the climax of melodrama and the
feature of a circus, Leo Harold Nokes of Sac
City, Ia, has been given a bronze medal
Nokes, high school student, 20 years of
age, saved little girl from being run over
by train, by crossing the track on bicycle,
in the face of the fast approaching locomo-
tive and carrying the child out of danger just
in time.
The young man had ridden his wheel. ON
which he was an expert, to the depot on an
errand and was awaiting the arrival of the
train. just as It drew near the crossing at
the south end of the depot platform, he saw
children approaching on their way from
school, among them a little boy aud his
younger sister. The boy crossed the track
in safety, buts the girl hesitated until the
train was close and then started across, but
appeared to be dazed.
1t was evident to Nokes, looking on at q
distance, that the child would not escape
the locomotive unless helped. Instantly he
mounted his wheel and rode swiftly toward
the crossing
The crowd at the depot platform yelled
warning. believing that Nokes must have
lost his head. Then the bicycle rider, with
the engine close upon him, was seen TO ride
directly on to the track and without losing
speed lean over and catch the child and pull
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Partisan Men, Too Much Pursued,
Are Getting Tired of the Women.

~f> HE Partisan man is firing of
women. He is too pursued; indeed,
] of all nations of men. he is the
most pursued The Frenchwoman
is not pursuing careers or professions She Is
not pursuing the ballot. She is not Offering
herself up, like her English cousin, on the
altar of prison discipline, riots, and hunger
strikes Rather is she offering herself up on
the altar of man. An unaccompanied woman
is safer Oh the streets of Paris than any other
city In the world. The Partisan man will pay
attention to her. Hardly even will he give
her a passing glance. Too many others of her
own sex, if not always of her kind. have
been before her, and the present day French
man is peculiarly on the defensive. A single
woman alone is indisputably safe.'
This from the lips of Frenchman, NJ. Le-
febvre, and Partisan, too. 1t has been caus-
ing much talk, of course. but not any great
difference of opinion. Some are indignant at
the frankness, others merely amused. Still
others heartily agree, while few shrug their
shoulders and refuse to express themselves.
But small inLeed are the number of those who
seem inclined to dispute the charge.
Times and changes! And gay Paris APP
pears to be coming in for its share of changes.
The traditional Frenchman has passed on, can
be found no more. Where is he-the man
who stared at every woman because she was
a woman AMI he was man; the man who
made the streets of Paris unpleasant and even
actually unsafe for the unaccompanied
woman the man who was bound instinctively
to observe the other sex, with no cant about
his interested advances; the man who liked
and sought out women because his blood and
the blood of all his long line of ancestors i'm
PEELED him to the chase?
He Is no more! He has disappeared from
Partisan life One looks for him in vain in
the Chal ps Elysees. on the foulevards. in the
Bots de Boulogne, in the Luxembourg gardens.
He has been indeed too pursued. as the
FrencLihi said. and he is still pursued For
years now, up to the present time. he has been
vigorously and systematically the object of the
chase. He has naturally at last become hope.
lessly bored blase.. His eyes are not alert. in
terested they do not follow eagerly, as of old.
the 1.-the, stylish figures of the women as they
pass and repass before his sight Sometimes
man win seem reused to momentary notice,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

~ HEEP can go for four months without
real drink of water They can get
moisture suff lent to sustain life from
the dew and from the moisture of for
age plants. These facts have recently been
proved scientifically and will add value TO
lands that have hitherto been thought unfit
for sheep RAISING.
In the Nebo national forest of Utah sheep
have gone for four months without real drns
Of water and have apparently been well sat
isfed with the nourishment they have re-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

ceived from the plants that have been able
to grow without rain. Sheep have been put
to graze'on a range entirely without water
and have done WELL In the Nebo area there
are no streams large enough for the watering
of flocks, but during the grazing season the
been watered regularly.
Sheep. which have received water only
twice during the grazing period OF four
months have thrived well in Idaho and
weighed above normal at the close Of the
grazing season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

~ INCE Andrew Carnegie established q
fund OF s5.00o,O00 to provide rewards
- for valorous deeds in the saving of
human life, over 700 persons haye been
honored by the hero fund commission.
Heroes and heroines-any number of them
have swum their way to medals resc,iing
fellow creatures from what would have been
watery graves.
They have gone into burning buildings by
scores to drag forth human. beings that other
wise would have been victims of the flames.
Thrilling rescues by the dozens have been
made where trains, moving at frightfui
pace. were about to crush out lives, help
less on crossing trestle.
Explosions. cave-ins. runaways-aI these
have figured time and time again in real life
dramas in which the finale has been the be-
stowal of Carnegie medal.
Yet there are Carnegie medal winners who
have gone out of the beaten paths.
II was at Porters Lake. Pa, that Lucy
E. Ernst, 20 years of age, saved Harry e.
Schoenhut, aged 10, from death from snake
bite. Miss Ernst, though having fever
blister her lip. repeatedly sucked the
venom from a rattesnake bite on Schoenhuts
shoulder.
Porter's lake is in the widest part OF Pike
county, where the bear, the deer. the black
bass. the pickerel, and the rattlesnake hold
dominion. Miss Ernst and young Schoenhut,
who were staying in the vicinity, started out
one bright July day to inspect pheasant's
nest. Flowing through the brush. Sehoenhut
stopped beside a fallen birch and reached
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

after expensive butterfly hunts and of one
variety only three specimens are at present in
collections.
Hair grows according to the condition of
the health. Physicians can often Judge the
state of health by the condition of the hair.
On a normal person the hair grows much
faster in the summer than In the winter.
One of the most brilliant fishes known is
the gurnard. This fish is much more attrac-
tive than the ordinary cold or silver fish If
the aquarium and has fms of scarlet, green,
and blue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

- hair. black eyes, and dark skin? Then
change your opinion at once.
In Mexico there are many Indians who
possess none of the Agreement med character
istics that are so often az -ated with the
indian. The Mexican Indians that are not
dark are called the Mayas. They have fair
skins, blue eyes, and light hair. The only In
dian characteristics that they possess are their
high cheekbones. their wide mouths, slanting
forehead. and straight, lndian-like hair and
shape of nose.
The Mayas inhabit the Sierra Madre noun
tains in the lower part Of Sonora. They d.f-
fer in many ways from all other tribes Of In
dams. They are supposed to be the descend
B Of the crew and passengers of a Swedish
! lei wrecked on the Mexican coast long be-
the firth of Colrrbus
Though quite primitive. their morality IL
They cultivate some corn and garden
in the valleys. and are beginning to raise
nauy lines for export The men are large
and well formed. and some Of the women are
quite handsome. They all retain some traces
Of their Swedish cestry, and some are
really fair haired and fair skinned. An arc.
fairer than the average Indian.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

IN FREAKY place this world will be in
q some 5000 year. or 50 if the prsaie
1 \ tons of scientists come near to being
fulfilled.
Statistics show lately that girls put
ting on weight right along and growing taller
with a rapdity which has never been ob-
served before. And according to all indica-
tons 1t seems that in the somewhat distant
future the female of the species will be
much taller than the male. One of the
main reasons ascrbed for this development is
that attributed to the growing love of sports
and outdoor exercises on the part of women,
and they have more time to devote to Sports
while the men are busy pursuing their bust
ness interests.
Careful investigation by the British ,associ
alton spread over a lengthy period shows
that girls of 10 nowadays are taller than the
boys of the same age. The most striking de-
velopment of girls takes place between the
eleventh and thirteenth year. Before that
the boys and girls are generally about equal.
The late DR.. Forbes Winslow, a special
list In mental diseases, held that the increase
in lunacy was so great that we would all be
a mad race in 300 years or so. But he also
thought that it was possible that the mac
world might give way in time to a race of
geniuses-a state Of affairs. however. which
in some peoples minds would be just as bad
as the mad era preceding it.
According to DIR. Clement Lucas we are
likely also to become a one toed race. In IN
address which he gave not long ago before
the Royal College Of Surgeons he stated that
the big toe has undergone really extraor-
binary Development. while other toes. not
used so mnch, are tending to become smaller
and smaller. II the world goes on long
enough. in million years so the useless
outer foes, being less and less employed, may
have disappeared entirely.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

it on with him to a place of safety, the COW
catcher of the engine barely missing the
wheel.
Evidently Andrew Carnegie knew what he
was talking about when at the time Of estaD-
fishing the S5,O00o00 fund, he made the re-
mark:
ave live in a heroic agel"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Fights Bull Nth Pocketknife.

What do you think of fighting off an en-
ragged bull with no other weapon than a
pocket knife?
, Yet that was just what Clifford V. Graves,
a Versailles, KY, farmer did one morning.
Graves was attracted to his barnyard by
cries to find Merritt L. Brown, negro neigh
Dor, being trampled and butted on the ground
by an angry bull.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

Insane Woman Battles in the Air.
Sticking his fingers and the toes OF his
shoes into the meshes of wire lattice screen,
incosing the porches of hospital, Thomas
W. Moran climbed distance of forty-two
feet and carried on a struggle with an in
sane woman in order TO save her from fatal
fall.
The incident occurred in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

down for a stiak. From the leaves there
came shrili. singing sound. Then came
a quick rush of some sinuous thing. a darting
through the mir, and Scheenhut Strengthened
up with the cry:
"A rattler's got me! He's struck me on
the shoulder"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
A Strange New Type of Indian.

OES the word Indian " convey to You
the picture Of person with black
hair. black eyes, and dark skin? Then
change your opinion at once.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
viii the Female of the Future
Be Much Taller Than the Male !?

IN FREAKY place this world will be in
IA some 1900 years or so if the predic
\ tons of scientists come near to being
fInlG lIad
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1913-03-20

city administration now have the
affairs of the city in fine shape.
Two years is not long, and it has
kept them pretty busy to get the
town out of the old rut past ad.
ministrations had permitted it to
fall into. Past administrations
have been more or less split and
diScordant. which of course made
it impossible for those who ac.
tually wanted to do something to
meet with any great success.
The present administration has
been in harmony since it was
elected. they have all worked
together for the good of The
town, which OF course accounts
for their success.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1913-03-20

No. The Hayti Herald i not
fighting any body. Weare mere
ly acting in self defense against
the people who fight Ms. This
paper has done more for Hayti
than any dozen men in it. and it
is going to continue its work,
even if there are certain people
in the town who would be glad to
see us starvc out and leave. But
they seem to forget that it takes
many people to make upa world,
and for every knock we get, new
friends come to us. The people
realize what the Hayti Herald is,
that it is working for Hayti
and for PemiScot county, and
that it is not afraid to tell the
truth and to stand by the truth
after it is told. One of the
candidates for city Ottlce begun
several months ago to kill the
paper" He quit advertising in
it and stopped his subscription,
and he soon went out of business.
Now, when the city has an oppor-
tunity to get lights and a com
pany wants a franchise, he shows
his business ability by going to
the polls and voting against it
and his campaign manager, who
also voted against the electric
lights, tried to whip us because
we told the people the truth.
Honestly, what could the people
expect by electing a man to city
Office who will not even patronize
his home paper and who votes
against electric lights? Will
some one please tell us?
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1913-03-20
AMUSING.

1t is amusing to note the way
the Argus undertakes to defend
itself in it's position as to the
prosecution of the Presiding
Judge of the County Court
for having knowingly par
ticipated in the selection of a
petit jury for the Circuit Court
in Il manner made a miSdCmcan-
or by the law. In the case of
Judge GoSssm. when he receiv-
ed Il warrant from the county on
an order made by the county
court for rig hire for attending
preliminary examinations for a
few paltry dollars, the Argus
cried loud and long for the scalp
of Judge GosSom, yet when
Judge Gossom was tried no law
was found to convict him.
Now that member of the
County Court, a friend of the
Argus, has been guilty of doing
that which the law prohibits,
the Argus palliates and makes
excuses.
Yes, indeed, it is amusing in
the extreme.
The Herald is finding no fault
with the County Court to such
an extent at least for demanding
a prosecution of any member of
such court for anything done.
The Herald is only wondering at
the distinction between the two
positions the Argus takes in
both cases.
In one case the Argus clamors
for blood, and in the other the
Argus whispers, "b-e-s-t-i-l-l."
What we cannot get in our
head is how the Argus advises a
prosecution in the one and not in
the other. just to satisfy our
mind we will offer a reward of
$1,000 for a satisfactory eXplana-
tion. Who will be the lucky one?
The Argus wants everything
else prosecuted-the saloons,
the pool rooms, the poker play
ers. the crap shooters, the pistol
toters, the cigarette smokers and
the good old farmers who go to
town and happen to become a lit
tie top-heavy-it wanted the
sheriff, collector and other cOun-
ty officers prosecuted because
there might be an error in their
books, and the Argus wanted the
prosecuting attorney prosecuted.
But when the county court vio-
lateS the law at the cost of more
than $4,000 to the tax payers of
Pemiscot county, the Argus
says NO, they should not be
prosecuted, because it might
touch my pet Judge.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1913-03-20

Last week we had occasion to
mention that on Monday, March
10, 1913, City Marshal and Elk
Otficio Collector Dewey, by bring
ing a suit by order of the mayor
and board of aldermen, has Sc
cured "a Judgment against the
New Madrid Banking peo,
pie for SS16.CO, and that the
same would soon be collected, =,
This is pretty large amount,
and the present city ad-
ministration certainly deserves
some credit for recovering this
money for the city, some of it
having been due and payable for
many years. This suit will
doubtless be the beginning of
prompt tax paying in this city.
There are many citizens who de.
lay great while in paying their
taxes, and some of them have
even refused. and of course the
city authorities have hesitated
about putting home people
through process Of law that
would cause them much cost
lThese people should consider
that they have been fortunate in
not being sued, and should lose
no time IN settling. The above
case will serve as test case, ano
no one can now bluff and brae
about the city's laws not being
sufficient to stand up. 1t is
pretty clear now that the city
authorities mean business. anC
that hereafter there will be NJ
such squabbling as there has
been in the past, The present
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1913-03-20
SCHOOL ELECTION.

ElSpWnefe IN tneSe cOlumnS
you will find the notice of the
annual school election for this
district, Tuesday, April 1, and
you want to pay particular at
tention to the matters to be vot-
cd upon. and be on hand to- cast
your vote for greater and bet.
ter school.
The present term of school has
been the most successful we
have had in long time. Super
intendent Johnson and his as.
sistants have proven themselves
equal to the occasion. The di-
rectorS have joined in the work
with spirit, and everything has
moved along nicely.
What we want to do is to keep
the school going on as it is, and
if the citizens will do their part,
we will soon have an accredited
high school, which is an honor to
any community. But school
work is like everything else,-
it requires labor and money, and
as good citizens we must all be
willing TO pay our share of the
taxes.
The taxes required to be voted
this year are as follows:
/. 20 cents on the 500 in eX-
cess of 40 cents for teachers
fund.
2. 30 cents on the 500 valua-
ton for incidental fund.
The first proposition is absc.
lutely necessary, III order to
keep our school up to it's present
standard and to advance it high
er.
The second proposition is to
put in steam heating plant.
The basement for the steam
heating system was put in and
finished when the new addition
to the building was erected, and
of course this will greatly re-
duce the expense. All we have
to do now is to buy and install
the machinery, which will be
permanent, and the expense of
heating will be but little. Be-
sides, steam heat is better,
more healthful and comfortable,
and cleaner. 1t will do away
with the dirty, dusty stoves, coal
and wood in the rooms, reduce
the danger of fire, and relieve
labor and annoyance to the teach
ers and pupils of keeping up
fires in ten rooms. Further, our
old stoves are now burned out,
and a set of new, up-to-dat .
stoves will cost about % per cent
of the steam heating plant.
Let every public spirited citi-
zen get busy and vote a sufficient
tax to meet our needs, to build
our school up, and have some.
thing to be and to feel proud Of
Capt. Dewey has some kinfolks
! in Hayti who want to down hin
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1913-03-20

No. The marshal's salary is
not going to be raised. The
board of aldermen will attend to
this. The tax payers Of Hayti
do not feel called upon to keep up
a man who has lifetime job with
the Frisco.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1913-03-20

Capt. Dewey has some kinfolks
in Hayti who want to down him
for office.
The herald., 1913-06-12
"Goinp to the Doqs."

The phrase going to the dogs" has
puzzled the explainers of metaphorical
expressions rather needlessly. 1t has
even been suggested that it is pro-
fame perversion of going to the gods"
Shakespeares Throw physic TO the
dogs" and the Scriptural Give not that
which is holy unto the dogs" have been
quoted In connection with the express
sion. But it seems a fairly obvious
reference to the fate of the wOrnout
horse, condemned TO be slaughtered
The old Greek curse Go 10 the
crows may be compared. referring as
il did to the Greeks horror of having
his body left unburied as food for car
rion birds.-London Spectator.
The herald., 1913-06-12
A Case of Caste.

A German professor praised Amerl-
can democracy at n Boston dinner.
You have equality here" he said,
land the gods. am sure, look down
on you with grave mods OF approval
But how the gods must laugh at
the silly social distinctions which pre-
vail abroad know, for example, of
a cabinet minister who on an cleo
tioneering tour was invited to dine
with two village political liShts-a
garbage man and an ash man.
1.-THE minister accepted the invitation
with pleasure, and the garbage man
also said he would be there, but the
ash man spoiled everything by refus,
ing to sit at table with a garbage
man."-Exchange