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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

Shetland and Ireland. But although thes,
ventures paid fairly well. there was nc
great profit, for the number of whale.
pelng strictly limited In those narrow
seas II dld not take very long to show
| uhe street or the new methods in g
marked decrease in the number caught
lAnd the Greenland seas were subjected
as they have ever been, to natures close
season. half OF every year, when whal.
ing cannot be carried on or the Green
land whale would have been extinct long
ago.
| Then came the extension of the new
| enterprise to the vast southern ocean.
where 200 years ago the seal fishers
swarmed until they had exterminated the
valuable animal they sought Nine years
ago South Georgia, one of the barren
storm swept isles in the heart of the
southern ocean, about 800 miles east OF
cape Horn. was found to be a noted
haunt of whales, and whale fishery was
established there. In 1911 10 of the small
whaling vessels operating there slew and
brought in 1000 whales, yielding 200 OoO
barrels of oil, or 25,000 tons of this much
desired substance. This was nearly &c
per cent more whales than the total
number caught that year In the northern
hemisphere
III must, however, be remembered that
this record is only for south Georgia. In
the South Shetlands $500 whales were
killed in the same period, Yielding 100 900
barrels, and around the coasts of South
Africa 30 whalers caught 1000 whales,
yielding 100, 600 barrels Altogether the
total catch of whales by the southern
whaling companies for the season of 1911
was about 1880 representing a gross
value of e1,75O,0O0.
The total yield of oil from the whole
ocean, excluding the trivial amounts re-
turnable from the old fashioned ships
still working from Dundee, New Bedford
and San Francisco, amounts to between
92500,0o0 and e2,750,000 sterling The
total number of whales killed and util-
lied was about $4,000, which is nearly
twice as large as the season preceding. OF
course, all previous records fade into
insignificance before these huge figures,
not only because of the greater efficiency
OF the methods Of capture, but for an
other reason, which is not apparent with
OUT explanation
In the old days of the whaling industry
only three kinds of whales were catch
able, the right or Greenland whale the
sperm whale and the humpback, the lat
ter only under certain well understood
conditions. BY the new system any and
every whale that comes within shot is
prey. 1t Is equally easy to kill and tow
in a sulphur bottom as 1t is a right whale
for its disability of sinking when dead,
its agility and speed and paucity of blub-
Ter avail nothing against the irresistible
attack of the new whaer
The latter difficulty, which was once
the greatest of all-for why should one
lisk the loss Of boats and gear over
creature whose yield was trivial--is en-
tirely pushed away by the practice of
every detail of the whales make
uD commercially. OIL meat, meat Juice.
cattle food, fertilizer, whalebone-au is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
On Cross Exa mination

From the Popular Magazine
Walter Evans, United States Judge for
the sixth circuit and western district or
Kentucky, has to attend to a great many
offenders against the United States reve-
nue. laws. Recently he had an old negro
before the court for selling whisky with
out a license. Uncle George had been
in jail for six months awaiting trial He
was very long and thin and gray, and
generally dilapidated in appearance. The
district attorney made out a complete
case against him. The old negro had
no attorney. fElfg
DO you want to ask the witnesses any
questions, Uncle George?' inquired the
court
''Yassir. jedge; I'd like to ak few OBJ
dat nigger ober dere" Indicating a small,
chunky negro man with coal tar COM
plexion. Whereupon Uncle George nerv-
ously cleared his throat.
Say, boy. how's your MAJ"
She's well, Uncle George.
"Is the res OF yo' folks well?"
us you well?'' j,
"Yaasir. Use tolerable. Uncle George"
II believe dats all, jedge.'
Mr.. Clerk" said the court, since
George has refuted so much of the dam
aging testimony against him, we will
waive a fine in this case and just give
him a fine in this case and just give
him six months more rest"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
THE FINE ART Of
PEARL STR|NGINC
No Machinery Yet Takes
Place of Fingers
kNACK OF THE KNOT
Little known Industry That Passes
From Generation to Generation in
Families-Clever Workers
Are Scarce
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
The pearl strlngers themselves call 1t
a trade They are not the kind of
people to talk about art IF they see any
tllhg In their work beyond the prosaic
TACT that ''stringng' is a good employ-
ment 1t is only In an Indirect and some
what vague appreciation of the delicate
a'.raclon OF the pearls they handle.
Athough not protesting to be expert
JUICES nave never met pearl stringer
says Peggy Webbing whose eyes and taste
were not trained to a fine perception of
the form and color of the beamy. irres
cent lustre of the jewel of the shellfish. It
would be as impossible for them to mis-
take an artificial pearl for a real one as
II would oe for a lapiiary to begin to
polisn piece of glass under the impress
sion 1t was diamond
Pearls all down the ages are inter
woven with legends and steries. sllner
sutlons and songs. From the monstro,s
pearls that are said to have adorned the
crown OF the great mogul to the seed
teari work of the famous Baroda Garnet
from the pearls that CLEANED at the Field
OF the Cloth of Gold to the latest necklace
hanging IN Bond street window. thew
are unsurpassed in value and beauty
It Is often said that the little known
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commercially valuable. whereas IN the
old days the whaler could only count upon
oil and whalebone, and only upon the
latter in few and restricted cases.
Now IT will be noticed that / have SO
far carefully confined myself to the state
ment of salient facts and have not in
dleated wherein lies the great difference
between the old and the new methods, +"
says Mr.. Bullen. Now a huge gun is
used to fire a harpoon weighing 10 pounds
and also carrying a bomb Attached to
II Is a rope stout enough to haul a dead
whale to the surface from whatever depth
he dies. Means to initiate him for the
purpose of keeping him afloat are carried
and by the scientific arrangement of
springs and buffers all shocks to the
sturdy little steamers are minimized.
Now. remembering the lelsurely meth
ods of the old whalers and their careful
avidance of what they knew as useless
whales, II is not difficult to see how rapid
must be the diminution of whales in she
ocean under present conditions. For most
of them must come inshore to feed They
cannot dive very deep because of pres
sure. and they must seek their food where
alone 1t can be found Also in the mat
ing season they must for some hidden
reason come inshore
And at present the places which they
most frequent are mapped out and occu-
pied by men whose only object is to slay
as many of them as possible. What, then.
is TO prevent them from following their
extinct predecessors, the seals? ONLY a
self-denying ordinance. as far as can be
seen, and that without very much greater
reason than appears now is not to be
expected. Who cares whether the grand
est of all mammals becomes extinct or
not?
True, he survives at present to give
the laugh, as far as size Is concerned, at
the diplodoccus and the brontosaurus
true he is harmless and picturesque and
romantic, but-the world needs oil In ever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
Discrimination
Washington Star.

FROM the Washington Star.
MIS-. Nora blatch De Forest, editor of
the new journal of the Wonlan's polit-
ical union, said In New York the other
Gay:
Iherc can be no Justice fer woman
until she gets the vote. Man, having
the vote himself and refusing 1t to wom-
an Is unjust You know the story about
me Just and the unjust? It's very ap-
pl'ce'-'e here.
lie rain Tails alike on the just and
the u ust, a clergyman once said.
Not bit of it, a parlshoner re-
torted The unjust have all the closed
motoT cars and unbreilas,'H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

increasing volume. and although every
source whence 1t may be obtained ma
become exhausted while it can be got
legitlmately the ingathering Will go on"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

industry of pearl stringing Is dying out,
but this is not the fact. No machinery
is yet invented to supersede the ten clever
fingers of the practised stringer. They
are busy all day long In their little work.
rooms, and one of the cleverest girls has
work in hand she was telling me last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
Rabies Differ

From the Indianapolis Journal
You must come over and play with
the baby sometime" said a visitor to a
little girl. Yes. ma'am, maybe l will,
answered the little girl us 1t a walk
ing baby or just a wagon baby?"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

wrapping the mummy Professor
George Barron, the Curator, found
the skeleton Of an asp upon her
bosom.
Hatasou," explained the professor,
was beautiful vestal who defied
the priests Of the temple to which she
had been assigned by dancing before
the tomb of a sacred cat. In other
ways she aroused their ire, and final
ly when she was caught flirting with
an archer of the Pharaoh's guard, a
council Of the priests was called. and
she was condemned to death The
archer was presumably married, but
the priests probably condemned her
for her offence against their cult
rather than the domestic transgres-
sion. a viper was secretly placed in
her couch, and in the morning she
was found dead"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

bTV HE discovery that Hatasou, an
Egyptian priestess of 1000
years ago, was put to death
for flirting has raised the palpitating
problem how this offence against so
eiety should be punished in these
days
Some Of the best authorities on so
cial laws and conduct in America
give their opinions about it here.
Filtration is a natural instinct that,
passing certain limits, becomes a
crime. Hence a great difference Of
judgment among the authorities
Some view It in its innocent form,
others think OF its most evil conse-
quences
The mummy Of Hatasou was re-
Gently received IN San Francisco's
Golden Gate Park Museum. In IN
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

EDIRTs should be punished Sc
verely.
There is flirting and flirting. A
Irritation in which neither is in
earnest and in which each knows that
tHe other means nothing is harmless
amusement, but there is seldom such
2 condition. In this country. whose
PEOPLE are chlldlike and ingenious in
their affections one or the other is
almost sure 10 be interested, and If
the other knows of the interest, there
is for the one who continues the
filtration no excuse In France a man
and a woman understand each other
Here they do not always. In France If
a man rolls his eyes and pays an ex-
travagant compliment the woman
smiles and forgets. Neither Is cred
ulous. Here the man is credulous.
II woman fatters him he believes
all she says and is convinced that she
believes it.
The American women are cleverer
than the French. Hence they fatter
and hatter and hatter, and behind the
mans back they smile and smile and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
" Innocent Filtration
a Social Necessity"
Du TIoV.o MOV.V-ic
By Clara Morris.

wv HAT in mercy's name would be-
w come of society without fir
tation Of a certain harmless kind?
For. of course, there is an imprudent
nay, worse-a cynically cruel fiirta'
ton, that should be taboo.
It is the fiirt who opens the heavy
portals of society to sentiment and
romance Poesy ever follows the
small tracks made by Cupid's rosy
feet; in truth, Irritation is to society
what bubbles are to champagne. Oh,
am aware there are those who
declare Irritation is never innocent.
Nonsense! Have 1 not seen a baby
girl, short Of three years of life, iirt-
ing to beat the band, the object of her
attack being some twenty years older
than her own father. Arching brows;
playing curved lashes; casting the
glance oblique; aIluring, repelling, re-
lenting, advancing, retreating; head
on one side, smiling, frowning, one
lovely pose melting into another, all
with the skill of a Ninon de rEnclos
and the innocence Of the delicious
baby she was, as she fascinated
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
"Electrocution for the Man FIirt."


smile The American woman cult.
Yates her mind. Always her mind
sits aloft there governing her life and
directing its affairs. And that is bet
er, much better than when the heart
always rules.
Generally speaking and forgetting
all boundaries of land and creed. /
think the punishment of the male
firt should be greater, because love
is not so large a part Of his life He
has his business and is immersed in
it for the greater part Of his life.
To make clear what would desire
to see done in extreme cases of flirta.
ton, We will suppose that woman
deliberately sets about running the
happiness of a home She has no
love for the man. She desires only
to show her power, or she may want
his money At any rate, she wrecks
the family. For her what punish.
ment should be melted? The whip
ping post would not be too severe.
But for the man who brings havoc
and dishonor into a home, what? II
the whipping post for the woman.
then electrocution for the man.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
"Don't Punish the Flirt-Reward Her"

Sd4 " O1ACn . 4 O44I4Scs4 ~ HULL
your pillory into a throne and seat her
upon It. crowned with roses
Besides, It is rather late In the day to
talk about furnishing" firts-at least when
considering the verb in its feminine gen.
der Throughout all the ages We know any,
thing about my sex has been rewarded for
flirting Until quite recently we have been
looked upon by men as irresponsible be.
ings, to be cared for, petted and caressed
and exalted when we made ourselves agree.
able to them ignored or otherwise pun
ished when they found US lacking in
charm.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

whole car full Of people by exercising
her birth gift of coquetry
One cannot look with favor upon
the married firt, but for the young,
the free, let them alone! Let him"
read poetry aloud while lying at her
feet; let her" give him the rose from
her belt-yes, even let him lingeringly
lift her from the saddle, and don't
thunder against their wickedness; it
is so ludicrously like sending for the
public executioner TO break. a butter
fly On the wheel.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

7 F there is no misunderstanding about the
! true meaning of the verb, to firt, then
the answer must be: No, the flirt should
not be punished; she should be rewarded
She should be rewarded because she radi-
ates sunshine. Sunshine is clean, whole
some. Synthetically, sunshine is the de-
veloper and the beautifier of every living
theng; analytically. it is Natures own dis
infectant The true flirt scatters sunshine,
aids in developing what is good and whole.
some and in neutralizing what is morbid.
So, If you ask, How should firts be pun
shed?" the answer should be: Convert
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-11
A Stronu Argument.

Pianos on the installment principle
was his theme. You pay SD a week and
torture the neighbOrs.
AS he knocked gently at one door he
suddenly remembered he had been here
before and received curt refusal
This time Is was different, says the
New York Mail
"Oh, it's you again, is it?" asked the
housewife cordially. Come In, won't
YOU"
Full Of hope he entered and followed
her down a dinay lighted hall. She
threw open a dooE and he walked In
to bear the key click sharply Ia the
lock behind him.
He was locked In q room with five
chiIdre4s oil bowling, who beat even
their own records at the sight OF q
stranger.
And the woman resumed her wash
ing.
An bsuT later she came to bis res
cue.
Now" she said sweetly, IF you
still think ! need more music In this
house I am ready TO listen to you"
But he had gO6e before she had fin
islIed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-11
The Beautiful Lyro Bird.

The largest and handsomest of all
the song birds is the Tyre bird. Its home
is in Australia. where its song Is heard
morning and evening 1t is heard
Oftener IN winter than in summer.
The chief beauty of the Tyre bird Is In
the plumage Of its tail, which IS ele-
giant and in the form of an ancient
Tyre. While singing the Tyre bird
spreads its tail over its head like
peacock and droops its wings to the
ground. This bird is not only fine
songster, but can initiate the songs of
all birds. One living near a wood
sawyers hut even initiated the sound
Of the fling Of saws. The Growing of
cocks, the cackling of hens. the bark
ing Of dogs and the mewing of cats
are within its range. Its own song is
also different from that of other birds.
being q louder and fuller tone
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-11
On What Happiness Depends.

A little thought will show you how
vastly your own happiness depends on
the way other people bear themselves
toward you. The looks and tones at
your breakfast table, the conduct Of
your fellow workers or employers, the
faithful or unreliable men you deal
with, what people say to you on the
street, the way your cook and house
man do their work. the letters you get.
the friends or foes you meet-these
tAings make up very much Of the
pleasure or misery Of your day. Turn
the idea around and remember that
just 80 much dre you adding to the
pleasure or misery of other peoples
days. And this is the half Of the mat.
ter which you can control. Whether
any particular day shall bring to you
more Of happiness or OF suffering is
largely beyond y6tfr power to deter
mine. Whether each day Of your life
shall give happiness or suffering rests
with yoursels-George s. Merriam.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-11
IN ASHLAND
Statements of Ashland CitiZ ms are
Always of Interest to our Readers

To many OF our readers the streets
of Ashland are almost as familiar as
those of our own town, and we are
naturally interested to read OF hap
p:nings there. The following report
from a we'll known and respected
resident will be helpful to numbers
of men and women here in Wash
bnrn.
Mrs. E. W. Brady, 1901 Twelfth
Ave. W., Ashland, Wis.,, says: 81
often had dizzy and nervous spells
and my head and back ached intense
ly, all due to weak kidneys. was
restless and in the morning when !
got up | felt all tired out. Doan s
Kidney Pills completely cured me
and in 1905 I publicly endorsed
them. I take great pleasure in con
firming my former statement. An
other member of the family vino was
afflicted with weak kidneys used
Doan's Kidney Pills and received
entire relief"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buefa-
10, New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-DOan s.
and take no other. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-11
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I IRON RIVER :

From the Pioneer:

From the Pioneer:
Daniel Mcintosh, who has been q
resident of Iron River for the past
twenty years, drowned at Hall
Moon lake last Friday morning.
Mr.. Mcintosh was a member of a
crew of about forty men employed
in and about the three TANNERS
which are loading logs out of the
lake for shipment to West Duluth.
Soon after beginning work Friday
morning Mcintosh fell off the boom
platform upon which he was stand
ing and the strange thing about ii
was that although there were men
working all around him, the only
person to see him fall in was man
who was working over in another
part of the lake and who happened
to be looking in that direction just
as Mr., Mcintosh fell. He gave the
alarm as quickly as he could but the
TANNERS were putting away and the
men working around there were un-
able to hear what the man was hol-
lering about. 1t was fifteen min
utes, about, before the body was re-
covered, and although everything
possible was done to recusticate the
drowned man the efferts put forth
in this direction proved unavailiug.
Last Friday afternoon residents of
the northwest part of the town were
somewhat astonished at the sight OF
a man going about seeking aims at
tired in the most scanty fashion,
and reported the matter to Constabl
Leifeste and Police officer Couture,
who rounded the stranger up and
locked him up in the caliboose.
He gave his name as Carl Smith
and SAID that he came up from Sault
Ste, Marie, walking all the way. He
was without shirt and shoeless and
sockless when picked up.
George S. Barnes, the enterpris-
ing chairman of the town of Barnes,
now has one of the largest silos to
be found in Bayfield, county, If not
in the entire northern part of the
state. The siio is constructed of
slaves and is Is feet in diameter and
Is feet in height and its estimated
capacity is go tons. The silo was
built by the Scott-Taylor Co., of
Ashland, in a record time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-11
Crime and Penalty.

When Mrs. Whites recently melted
out punishment to Master George Wifi
Ges with carpet beaten that young
gentleman gave vent to such weeping
and wailing that the lady next door
was constrained TO perk her head over
the back yard fence and inquire what
was the matter.
Got about couple o. 'undred feet
o. gas inside him. that's wots the mat
ter" Mrs Whites replied
Couple o. 'undred feet o. gas"
echoed the lady somewhat incredu-
lousy. "Wot on earth's e been do
in. takin' the gas pipe for feedin'
botle?"
mo, e ain'tr' snapped Mrs. Whites
"'E's been swallerin' the shilhn' wOt
l laid by for the gas meter."-London
Tit Bits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-11
Causes Of Cancer.

Constant irritation" says cancer
hospital physician. '1s one Of the pr!l-
c1pal causes of cancer, and II per
SIN has a wart or lump on his skin
which is constantly scratched. it is
likely to be converted into a cancer.
II there is tear which Is not attend
ed to and causes irritation, it may give
rise to a cancerous growth. The sharp
edge Of tooth or an injury to the in
ternal organs may. also give rise to
cancerous tissues
The doctor emphasized the remark
able vitality of cancer tissue and it's
power Of growth He said he had in
his laboratory a mouse on which are
growing cancer cells that were alive in
another mouse thirteen years ago.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-11
Badness.

Men..get bald more frequently than
women, according to DR.. Guelpa of
Parts, because they wear hard. heavy
hats, they cut their hair too short and
they eat more than women. DR.. Guel-
pa says the scalp Is like soil and the
hair like the Vegetation that grows upon
1t. When the scalp Is neglected the
haiS does not grow and its roots die.
just aS grass dies when the soil is
poor. A heavy. bard bat constricts
the blood vessels that DOUr!sh the
scalp. Clipping the bair short heaves
its tender roots OF the mercy Of cold.
heat and dust. The oil that exudes
from around the roots Of the hairs and
keeps them nourished is coagulated by
the cold and chokes up the matrix In
which the hair Is formed.-New York
World