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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-21

A most enhancing view of Innsbruck
and Its environment is to be obtained
from the top of the Berg Ise1, and no
one who visits the city should fail to
make the ascent. / shall never forget
the vista that I once obtained here
Just at sunset and how l have wished
for the pencil of a Dore to illustrate
an attempt at description of its be-
wilaering beauty. It was the soft radi-
ence of Already and the sublime CLAM
our of Ba1der's mead combined once
read a portrayal of an imaginary city
In the legendary mountains of KAT and
its description approached most nearly
to that which | saw as l stood upon
Berg Isel at the setting of the sum-
At my feet lay the valley as sleep
ing maiden, with all blossom beauty
tempted in Its bosom, all perfume lin
gering In its breath; its lakes made
jewel-1res as the splendor of vir-
gins eyes or her locks wrought of sun
light and gold The flowers of heaven
rebudded in her lips and the pearl and
fairy opal blended In her smile
Through the valleys coursed the Inn
and the III, their waters singing as they
Tipped the curve of summered banks.
and vapors that arose from their current
fashioned the leafiest lacework of frost
and the sunbeams transmitted them into
gems of hundred colors. The noun
ta1ns were as city of ivory whites
ness whose terraces fretted by magic
chisels, rose heayenward, tier upon
tier, untn their submits seemed but
the heeciness of summer clouds. Arches
lowered upon arches. crenellated walls
edged with embroidery of tnlaid gold
buttressed the mighty forms and domes
of snow, white-rounded like maiden's
breasts, made purple curves against
the blue. In my fancy saw the ghost
ly hunter who drives his vapory and
: voiceless team over ice thinner than
gauze and the white spectre that lies
In walt for those who lose their way
at night. 1t was a city not made of
hands. mansion eternal in the sky.
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transferred to the Imperial museum of
weapons at Vienna.
a curious legend connected with Schloss
Ambras will be of interest to the readef.
When Rudolph Of Hapsburg, was Empe-
ror he published decree that any rob-
Der knight taken with arms In his hands
should be executed and his aecomplices
also. knight named Kurt was taken
with his seven sons after most valiant
and heroic resistance. The decree of exc
oution had to be obeyed but great SYM
pathy was felt for the sons, who had only
acted under their fathers orders and fol-
lowed fllial instinct. The Emperor
himself was present at .he execution and
n circle Of soldiers was formed upon the
terrace of the Schloss. The father was
to die first and to save at least one of
tho SONS the, Emperor declared, that lib
erty should be given him toward whom
the body of the knight approached after Its
execution. A light illumined the face of
Kurt as he bowed his head to the sword
when. mirabile dlctu, as soon as the sew
cred head rolled upon the ground the
body advanced to tho eldest son, the next,
tho third and 30 on, until 1t fell prone
before the youngest strange sensation
of horror and Amusement filled the hearts
of all who beheld this wonderful sight.
The Emperor gave the seven young men
places In his army, that they might prove
their loyalty and effaoe the disgrace
which had heretofore attended them.
Another Kurt also figured here in a.
fend, spectral wedding. He was a young
and handsome page who. fleeing his
home for some youthful peccadillo, sought
refuge in the Sohioss. He saw but
single light IN the building and approach
ing It found that 1t illumined the re-
oeption room In which was seated a
maiden whose beauty was only exceeded
by her sadness and deathly hue of cheek
She seemed buried In thought, but raised
her eyes when Kurt asked for lodging
and supper and sought pardon for his
intrusion. saying that he had lost his way
in the dark The girl made no reply and
Immediately quilted the room. pus soon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-21
ANGLEWORM FARM.
Michigan Man Uses Profitably Secret
Learned From Indians

Grand Rapids. Mich, December 20.
Especial, obtain several good angle
worms. Place them in an ordinary pail
Or granite receptacle with two double
handfuls of earth. Feed the worms
twice a day. Diet. coffee grounds and
corn meal.
This formula, according to W. .Orton
Moon. one of the few angleworn
farmers In the United States, is a sure
winner. It will produce enough worms
in 10 days for three fishing trips, and
enough in Is days to necessitate tho
addition OF another pail field" to tine
farm.
During the last three years Moon
has used the formula to a profitable
end in this city. raising large quantl-
Ties of worms that each year have
brought him profit of nearly $1,000.
lie has for his customer every angler
in the city.
Moon delivers the worms in oiled pa
per packages, one dozen to the pack
age. for which he receives 10 cents.
Moons farm is one of the curiosities
OF Michigan. It consists of % pals,
pots, pans and old crooks. Each re-
oeptacle or field" contains from 10
10 500 worms.
goes
twice a DAY to his farm and with a
long handled spoon stirs a quantity of
coffee grounds and corn meal with the
Garth of the Fields" On this diet the
worms subsist and multiply rapidly.
furnishing an almost inexhasutible
supply for Moons commercial purpose.
Moon learned to be an angleworm
farmer about 10 years ago while homo
stealing and prospecting In the Big
Horn basin in Wyoming. One day, after
a particularly arduous stroll with his
pick and pan, Moon entered a Sho-
shone camp. where he found an Indian
industriously following out a short log
of wood. The sight of a Shoshone do
ing a mental task so startled Moon
hat he Immediately asked an explain
alton.
The Indian motioned Moon to follow
him to the rear of the camp, where
25 logs similar to the one on which
he was working were arranged In an
orderly row. Each log was plugged at
the ends and had an opening in the
top. Through one of the openings tho
indian thrust his hand and withdrew
II full of wriggling angleworms.
Heap fine" he announced Heap
fine. Catch 'em lots big fish"
When Moon returned east he brought
the formula with him and Immediately
converted it into paying proposition
when he learned with what difficulty
the average angler obtained his bait.
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Copyright, 1913, by Curtis Brown)
~ UBLIN, December 2o.-(Special)
Dublin has been in the lime
~ light for the last three months
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less to the floor but when he recovered
himself he was lying In the courtyard of
the castle and his horse was quietly feed
ing by his side.
The River Sill flows into the Inn not
far from Innsbruck and its banks are
adorned with many ancient and imposing
castles. There is also here an antique
church that belonged to the Premonstra-
tensian abbey and by its portal are to be
seen two statues OF the giants Harmon
and Thyrsus. the traditional founders of
the abbey
In part of its course the Inn forms the
Silser See. lake some five miles In
length, and the valley is known as Sils,
the Inhabitants of which are noted FOR
their stupidity. A legend anent them
says that traveller hearing them contin-
uously complaining OF being cheated ad-
vised them to buy little wisdom. When
they inquired as to what was meant by
wisdom he told them 1t was a most pre-
cious herb that could be purchased in
Venice. They believed him implicitly, took
up n collection and sent an emissary to
Italy to buy the rare plant. After long
journey the emissary returned, having
purchased from a charlatan the only
sprout of the herb OF wisdom that was
left in the city. The Sis gathered eagerly
around to inspect the purchase and while
they saw but little difference between it
and their native herbs. they planted It
upon the village green. A celebration was
held in honor OF their good luck. but while
all were making merry an old donkey
happened along and ate up the precious
plant.
Some of these stupid Sils once lost a
watch overheard while boating upon the
Silser See at twilight. 1t was too late
then to look for it, but they decided to
return the next morning and in order
that they might know the spot on the
lake where the watch had descended they
made a chalk mark upon the boat just
where the watch had disappeared and
then rowed home satisfied at what they
had done.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-21

Copyright, 1913, by Curtis Brown)
~ UBLIN, December 2o.-(Special)
Dublin has been in the lime
49, light for the last three months
as the center of one Of the most BIT
terly contested strikes on record. and
now the light Is being focused by
local government board inquiry on the
causes of much of the unrest-the
wretched poverty and still more
wretched housing conditions of many
of her inhabitants.
Dublin housing Is a disgrace to all
having the slightest concern with It
to the government and to the corpora
ton of Dublin for permitting 1t, to the
landlords who profit by 1t and to the
people themselves for not revolving
against 1t long ago. What 1t means 10
shown by the infantile death rate of
Dublin, which is 156 per 1000 births
compared with 11s in Glasgow, 139 In
Edinburg and under 100 in London.
Every day that these conditions arc
allowed to continue means the slaugh-
ter of more babies.
The tenement system of Dublin Is
one that would make an up-to-date
board of health shudder The lord may
or of Dublin, giving evidence before
the local government board of inquiry.
the other day, declared that in the
Mountjoy ward alone there were 1900
families living in one room. and that
many of these rooms sheltered seven
or eight people In some cases there
were a father and mother, lodger or
two and couple of children all sleep
ing, eating and performing all the nee
eseary functions of life in the one
single apartment. In the same ward
las families live in two rooms and
54S in four rooms. In the whole city
1t is estimated that there are $1,000
one-room families.
Now lest this should conjure up the
picture of seven or eight people crowd
ed into an ordinary tenement room, 10
feet by IL or so, 1t is as well to say
at tho outset that the one-room 10
often as big as whole workman's
fat in a modern American or Canadian
city. The Dublin tenement system n
like nothing else on earth. What are
known as tenements here are the man.
sions that in the days OF the Irish
Parliament when Dublin was one Of
the gayest capitals in Europe were the
town houses of the Irish aristooracy.
When tho center of government and
gayety moved to London the aristo-
srats followed and their Dublin houses
wsre allowed to go to rack and ruin.
Eventually they foil into tho hands
OF spectators who turned them into
workingmen's dwellings by the simple
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CHARACTER SHOWN BY NOSE
Key to Ancestry and Tastes Found in
Its Shape and Tilt


Tt is an ancient belief that the nose
indicates ancestry We speak about tho
aristocratlc nose with it's high bridge
and the plebeian nose of the toiler.
Certainly, in a great many cases. race
can be distinguished by the nose. The
Hebrew could hardly be confused with
the typical negro nose The highly
arched nose is supposed to Indicate ten
dency to rule and the nattened nose
shows servility, says a writer in Wom-
ans World
There are several classes of noses, ~
we are to take the word of physiogno-
mists. The Roman nose indicates ex-
ecutive ability. It's owner is the aggres-
sive person. the conquerer. Portraits
show that the ancient warriors had this
type OF nose. The Romans were trained
especially for deeds of valor. The mod
ern owner OF such nose Will achieve
success, be leader, perhaps not In a
battle for blood. but in a battle for su-
premaoy and success in business or pro-
fessional life. The woman with this
nose may obtain social leadership il
she chooses that rather than some 9TH
er line of achievement.
The Grecian nose indicates refine
ment In that ancient country refine
ment, artistic tastes, and great love Of
the beautiful were valued rather than
valor In war. The owner OF such a nose
Is art loving ana Is successful in pur-
suit OF things only when they are
agreeable to her taste.
In opposition to this type of nose
we md the snub nose. which shows
undevelopment, crudeness. 1t Is the nose
OF the child rather than OF the devel-
oped man. When 1t Is seen in adults
We find the childlike mind accompany
ing It, The owner does not achieve
great success, but Is content to keen
on in his humble way. From this class
come the manual workers who lay this
foundation of the wealth OF the world.
Their work IL necessary, but they can
not direct others. They follow where
they are led Or driven. Theirs not to
reason why theirs but to do and de-
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negative reply proceeded to pour out his
passion, declaring that her vision had
inspired him upon entering her presence
and he begged her to become his bride.
At this declaration the maiden's face be-
came suffused with JOY and rising she
took from a drawer two rings and
rosemary wreath at the same time mo-
tioning to the young page to follow her.
Kurt lost no time in obeying her behest
and just then two old and venerable
men entered the apartment. dressed in
gala attire. They all went to the chapel
of the castle where amid monuments
and memorials of the family which had
once lived there was the statue of a
bishop. This statue the maiden touched
in passing when 1t instantly arose and
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Maria-Theresien Strasse, Innsbruck
DUBLIN'S DISGR ACE

beautifully painted ceiling under the
SCOT and CRIME which was visible to
the eye. What did see was mag
nificent mantelpiece of Carrara marble
which must have cost many thousands
of dollars, and in the CRATE was what
the woman of the house described as
"a handful of fire." It was mere
handful of cinders heaped up In the
center of a fireplace in which one could
roast a bullock.
As far as air space was concerned no
board of health could take objection
to this tenement" There was enough
and to spare--so much that even on the
comparatively mild autumn day 1t was
bitterly cold, and there were absolute
ly no sanitary convenierces. Water had
to be fetched from the easement by
all the tenants of this fve-story man
sion, which I was told sheltered near
1y 80 families.
The rents in this house ranged from
60 cents to 81 week per room and the
wages of the occupants from So to 1918
a week. 1t is estimated that all that
most of the Dublin laborers can afford
to pay IL so cents week and it IL also
stated that under anything aike an
econmic system these mansion tene-
ments could be rented at much less
with a good profit to the owner
How the rents come to be SO high was
explained to the local government board
committee by Richard G. Pilkington, one
of the leading estate agents IN the
city. To use his own phrase 1.-THE inter-
ests on most OF the property were flve
Deep" He explained this by saying that
the owner in fee" or landowner let the
land to one person who sublet to builder.
The builder let to another person who
farmed the house in rooms.
Lest this should seem Incredible 1t may
be well to explain the land owning sys-
tenn which has gradually grown up here.
The owner In fee 10 usually some noble-
man whose ancestor acquired the land
from the GROWN. He had no interest in
1t except to draw his rent and to save
himself trouble he devised the system OF
letting Il In big parcels to SPECTATORS for
600 years. or forever in some cases. These
SPECTATORS broke Il up into building lots
which are usually rented on 90 year leases,
and In the case Of the Dublin mansions
the builder" was usually the original oc-
cupant. When he left he let to another
speculator who In turn farms out the
houses in "tenements." Thus five more
or less wealthy persons are drawing a
profit out Of the misery Of the poorest
laborers In the kingdom.
The corporation has made more or less
ineffective efforts II various times to inn
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proceeded to the altar. The candles which
were apparently arranged for some I'M
pressive service had lighted themselves
and all was In readiness for the marriage.
The face of the bishop lighted up and his
eyes shone as IL full of joy; then in
deep and impressive voice he asked,
Kurt. are you resolved to take Bertha
to be your welded wife?" The heart of
the youth died within him and he was
Unable to make answer. Just then the
cock crew and a gust OF wind swept
through the place with an intensity that
threatened to destroy the chapel and all
that 1t contained Instantly the entire
company disappeared, the candles were
extinguished and the bishop had again
become a brazen statue. Kurt fell sense
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prove matters. There has been talk for
ing the houses down and erecting modern.
sanitary dwellings, but nearly every
scheme has fallen through because OF the
difficulty of deciding whether the houses
should be unionist or nationalist. To so
ridiculous pitch has politics been carried
In the Irish capital that even the housing
of the poor became a party question.
One effort was made some years ago
when $500, eco was spent in improving the
Foley street area, but the result of that
is described by Pillxington In his evidence.
THE corporation has no more idea of
the management of a large estate than
the man In the MOON" he said. Foley
street Is now the worst sink OF iniquity
In the British isles and perhaps in all
Europe. The money spent there was abso-
lutely wasted"
Sir Lambert Ormsby. one Of the city 8
leading physicians. declared that there
was no use in talking about housing on a
profit paying basis while wages remained
at the present rate in Dublin. Tho maxi
mum rent casual iaborer can pay. he
said, is 80 cents a week. ana he really
ought not to pay more thnn 50 cents. Sir
Lambert declared, however. that II the
state would supply $26O,o0o he could find
the additional money needed to rehouse
Dublin's poor and make moderate
profit
The hopelessness of the present stu
alton was emphasized by the lord mayor,
who declared that there was no good
pulling down until alternative accommo-
dalton was provided.
1T we had 10000 cottages" he said, ''it
would enable us to take the owners of
the worst tsnements by the throat ana
squeeze them out OF existence
In Justice to the corporation It must be
raid that It is severely handicapped by
geographical conditions. The city OF Dub
lin IL only the center of Dublin. Greater
Dublin Is composed of the city and a
ring OF suburbs each with it, own munich
pal government. These suburbs are in.
habited chiefly by well-to-do persons who
work in Dublin, but who contribute little
or nothing to the cost OF running the city,
which 10 the home Of the poorer workers
on the profits OF whoss toll they live. Ef-
fort after effort has been made 70 pro-
mote 'Greater Dublin" bill In parlia-
ment, but they have always been defeated
by the suhurbans who do not relish the
prospect of the increase in taxes which In
ciusion in Dublin would undoubtedly mean
for them. The political question has also
been q factor as most of The suburbs are
unionist, while Dublin city IL nationalist.
It may after all be one OF the flrst tasks
of the Irish parliament to clean up it,
capital city and make It place At to
livs In.
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returned bringing venison. fowl and rich
viands as well as rare wine, of which
she babe the page partake. The food
and drink emboldened Kurt and he ven
tured to say. You are the daughter of
the house, If l mistake not" The girl
nodded assent And your parents?"
asked he She pointed to the portraits
which hung upon the wall and said sadly.
Il am the last of my race" Bolder grew
the youth and the more wine that he i'm
bibed the greater became the maiden's
beauty in his eyes Here he reflected was
an opportunity to make Ills fortune IN a
manner that was offered few individuals
and he determined to profit thereby He
asked IL she had lover or was prom
ised In marriage and upon receiving a
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FTCm the F1afdWare Journal, p
In Germany many horses are helm
shod with shoes of tarred rope. Tns
object Is to prevent slipping on streets
covered with asphalt or paving blocks.
In some of these shoes there is also a
block of wood. into which stiff bristlcs
have been driven. This is an additional
preventive against slipping, and strength.
ems the shoe. They are light and com.
Portable for the horses, ana dead ~
sound Of the hoof.
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By F.. x. CULLEN

er's family in one of these old man
sions. The family consisted of husband,
wife and five children and they lived
In what had been the drawing room. 1t
was noble apartment, long and wide
and lofty-my companion remarked
that you could turn a coach and four
In it." and was told that there was
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process of doing nothing. They let them
or by single rooms without, spending
a penny in alterations, and often with
out even removing the valuable decora-
tions which might have been turned
into money.
l accompanied a charity worker the
other day on a visit to striking dock