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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-12
Laurent Leon Dead

Laurent Leon, Director of Nauses,"
chief of the orchestra of the Comede
Francaise is dead. He was what might
be described as a celebrity behind the
scenes. the doyen of the musicians of
the Comedie and in this way he bore the
proud title of being the successor Of
Jacques Offenbach.
People had been subscribers for decades
at the Comedie and did not know that
it possessed an orchestra and that M.
Laurent Leon was its chief. He per-
formed his duties in the very best spirit
of the theatre. that is, without being
seen, without being obtrusive and behind
the scenes the state allows $4,000 a year
Tor ''sonorities at the Theatre Francois,
and it was the duty of M. Leon as mas
ter of sonorities to supply incidental
music from flutes, bagpipes or drums as
we'll as the sounds of surf on the beach.
At the rehearsals Leon was an important
parsonage. Your noise is too loud" ex-
claimed an actor to whose nerves every
noise is a horror. "Your noise is not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-12

DECATUR CITIZEN
DIES SUDDENLY

Decatur. August (Special)-A. B.
LamplSin. aged 60 years, we'll known
real estate man and one of it's Oldest citi-
zens, dropped dead in the grocery store
of Foster Pointer this afternoon. Mr..
Lampkin was discussing with Mr.. Pointer
the holding of the Morgan county Sunday
school convention here tomorrow and had
just told Mr.. Pointer that he and his wife
would entertain two delegates to the con-
vention, when he fell over dead. He was
not complaining of feeling i'll and so Car
as known was in good health.
He moved here from Mobile some years
ago
He leaves a wife and one grown daugh-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-12
WILLIAMS PITCHES
VOLS TO A VICTORY

Nashville. August n.-Williams pitched
Hne ball and Nashville punching hits off
sonmers, defeated Chattanooga in the
opening game of the series to l. Will
iams pitched shut out ball until the nintn.
when four hits. together with a sacrifice
fly. scored Chattanooga's 5 only run. Street
and Gibson got three hits each. score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-12
Call General Strike

Milan Italy, August 11.-A general
strike throughout Italy was proclaimed
in a manifesto today by the syndicalist
and socialist workmen's organizations.
The manifesto urges all workmens unions
here to take immediate action and carry
on the strike to the end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-12

Preparation is the secret of success.
It is within your power to make your
self as prominent as prosperous as
YOU wish to be. Hundreds of young
people with no greater ability than you,
have done so-are doing so-and fac
ing difficulties just as great.
A Wheeler Business Course puts you
in line for sure advancement from the
crowd of poorly paid, unsought, un-
skilled helpers. The great field of bus
mess teens with numberless opportuni-
ties Be prepared to grasp them as
they come to you get the foundation
that only Wheeler Business Course
can give and you will win.
1t is almost certain that Wheeler Bus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-12

Summary: Hit by pitcher Sommers ].
Bases on balls. Sommers 2, Struck out,
sommers 2, Williams 6. Double play. VII
liams TO Lindsay TO Schwartz. Three base
hit Schwartz. Time, 200. Umpires, KERN
and Wright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-12
NOW, at the Summer r
The Opportunity Passes!

mess College will never again offer
such low summer rates. If you wish to
take advantage of them you must act
noW-after the 18th it will be too late.
These scholarships are good any
time--day or night. You do not need
to enter now, though the demand for
Wheeler graduates is usually very large
in the fall, and the opportunity for i'm
mediate advancement correspondingly
greater
1t you have not the money to pay in
full for your scholarship, you can ar
range terms with us at slight increase
and still make quite a saving, as we
Shall be pleased to explain in personal
interview or by letter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-12
Has Narrow Escane


Mile Mistinguett was turning" to use
the new cinemotograph term, in a dram
attic scene for the bioscope. The play
was an arrangement of M. Jean Richie
pins drama. La Clue in which she
played the name part. In an interview
mademoiselle says: we had just reached
the seen when | have to be killed with a
hammer The murderess rushed at me
and hit me. l felt frightful blow fell
down with a scream, and another blow
follow. Nobody around me seemed to no.
tice it, and indeed, l heard a voice say,
tShe is acting wonderfully natural" 1
tainted away and remember nothing else.
/ was afterwards told that the actors
went on performing for some time and
the cinema man continued turning his
handle without noticing that anything
was wrong. When | came to | found
myself under the doctors hands and
covered with blood. 1t turned out that
the hammer with which l was struck
had not been properly wrapped up to
avoid accidents, The woman who hit me
though that the hammer was a mere
property one and quite safe and struck
with all her might. 1t was only on seeing
that | was bleeding and had tainted
away that my fellow performers realized
what had happened. | have three severe
wounds on the head"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-12

two years afterwards He holds the titles
of Due de Talleyrand, Due de Valencay
and Herzog zu Sagan which carries with
it the quality of Serene Highness in Prus-
sia. But the title of Due de Valencay,
with the Chateau de Valeney near the
Loire, belongs to the dukes younger
brother, Bosom while the Russian title of
Herzog zu Sagan has been. by another
arrangement. bestowed on the 4-year-old
son of the Due de Talleyrand and the
duchesse, nee Anna Gould
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-12
sRatted for sommers in the ninth.
Score by innings

Chattanooga ................ 600 coo 001--1
Nashville .............. 010 001 Pos
e,,,,,,,,,arx-. IJit hv niteher Sonmers l
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
OREGON JOURNAL MAKES
SUBSCRIPTION OFFER

The Oregon Journal is making a cut
rate price of 81 for its semi-weekly
edition, from the receipt of the sub
scription to February |, 1915. The
regular price of the paper is 81. so and
you are urged to take advantage of
this offer at once, for the sooner you
subscribe the more copies you will re-
ceiVe.
Scan closely the sample copy you
have already received. or will receive,
and note the features that will interest
every member of your family. 1t con-
tains telegraphic reports for the
Northwestern states as we'll as the
news of interesting events of the world
at large.
The semiweekly Journal is printed
every Tuesday and Friday. Its readers
get accurate market reports and quota
tlons, ian important natter, as well
as all the news, twice week. The
agricultural department is of great
value TO farmers, livestockmen, dairy
men, poultrymen, orchardists and
Others of rural pursuits. These, and
other special features, make the semi
weekly Journal the favorite paper
among all classes of newspaper readers
and we hope you will avail yourself of
this offer, and thereby become reg
ular member of the already large
journal family.
The cut rate offer is open until No
vember 5. Send in your subscription
and that of few of your neighbors.
Address Semi-Weekly journal, Broad
way 4 Yamhill. Portland, Oregon.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
BOYS UNDERWEAR


I cho two reel film. Swept away from
their companions in a terrific sand
storm on the desert, Benton, his wife
ard little girl are lost. While he is
searching for water. Indian scouts steal
the child. The mother follows her
baby to the Indian camp, and is taken
prisoner. Natamba, squaw of the Sioux
chief, grieving over her dead baby,
takes the little white girl to her heart
and orders the mother put to death.
Benton comes upon the dead Indian.
Surmising what has happened. he dis
guises himself in the redskins clothes
and feathers. Stealing into the Indian
camp, he too is taken prisoner. Ma
tamba. softened by the grief of the
white woman assists her and the child
to escape. Benton, suspected of this,
is made to run the gauntlet. Half dead
from the kicks and blows of the Indi-
ans, he plunges into the river and es-
capes. The troop of a neighboring fort
rescue Mrs. Benton and her child. She
tells her story. The soldiers stampede
the Indians horses, routing the Indians
and burning the camp to the ground.
Benton makes his way to the Fort,
where he and his little family are re-
Unite. Natamba. alone with her dead.
sadly watches the work of the white
man, whose flesh and blood she had
saved from the land of dead things.
"One of the Finest" a Majestic
drama; and "Cohn's Outing" Key
stone comedy. finish the program.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
eos Paris Fair ''ss and aSsE' sEF asas %sfE''
Annia Rust.
A French chemist has shown that the

A French chemist has shown that the
apple contains an oxidizing ferment
which produces the brownish or red
dish color Of cider. The manner in
which this substance produces oxida-
ton can readily be observed by any
one who cuts an apple open and leaves
II exposed for short time to the air.
The cut surfaces gradually turn red
as the oxygen of the air unites with
the tuice-in a word, the apple rusts.
Rusting Of an apple may also be
brought about by simply bruising the
fruit without breaking the skin. Ev.
erybody knows that apples that have
fallen violently to the ground show
red or rusty spots underneath the
bruised rind. In this case the oxygen
Is derived from the air contained in
the ducts or interstices among the tis-
sues Of the fruit, and it becomes active
through the breaking of the cells that
inclose the oKidizing ferment If an
apple is cooked before its skin is
broken its tissues do not oxidize when
exposed to the air. This is explained
on the supposition that the oxidizing
properties of the ferment are destroyed
by heAt-Harper's
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
An Interesting Feature

Was inaugurated by the Bragg Mer-
camille Co. last week, when they COM
menced the distribution of Rogers war
ranted silverware to their piano con-
testants.
We are asked to state that special
pieces and sets of this beautiful
Queen Esther pattern of silverware
viii be given free every week, until
further notice, to the contestant per-
sonally bringing in the largest number
OF votes on registration day of each
week.
This is particularly important day
to every one interested in the contest
as Wednesday is the day set aside for
special sales, and large number of
votes will be given on some special ar
tlcle on that day.
Contestant No. 81 was the winner of
last weeks silverware, consisting of
six coffee spoons aud handsome large
berry spoon, which were on display in
the firms window last week.
These weekly premiums will be on
display in the window every week, and
will be given away according to rules
stated above.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
THE GYMNASIUM

Whether or not the school district
can afford 10 erect a gymnasium at the
present time, is problem we are not
going TO discuss. We do think that
money could not be devoted for bet
ter purpose. The gymnasium is bene-
fetal to a community in many ways.
when it serves its rightful purposes.
1t is a meeting place for parents,
teachers and students at social and
athletic events. 1t draws the sympa-
thies of all three more closely togeth-
er, and brings about a harmonious
workingtogether.
Sometimes one will find man who
opposes the gymnasium, saying that
they did not exist when he was boy
This is all very true. But many
things have changed since then. He,
in all probability, had an opportunity
of building up his body by labor on the
farm or at some chores after the school
Moih was uole' lnueSu' MS sun Woulu
be better if he could live the same
school day life, more rugged. But it is
different now. There is not the neces-
sity for this activity outside the school.
AT least the necessity does not seem
to prevail. The growing boy should be
taught as much the right use of his
body as of his mind. The gymnasium
will be found means of keeping at q
minimum the idle hours of the youth
and Incidence is the DEVILS Work.
shop" you know. Its exercises will
add to his physical strength and helE
maintain health throughout life.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
THE MAN WHO READS HIS HOME PAPER

The man of the community who reads
his home paper is usually the man who
can talk intelligently to his local fellow
citizens on the happenings of his COM
munity and in the problems of his home
county. He knows what is going on
about him, In other words he is not u
cad one. Many men believe that they
are very much alive and big cogs of
wisdom in the worlds wheel of
thought. You will find them in all
communities-wise old owls, who will
tell you, when you ask them about
some trivial matter, that their minds
don't bother with little local happen
ings.
But the man who is the most loyal
and most progressive citizen to his To-
cality is he who keeps in touch on these
matters of local interest, no matter
how much knowledge he may seek
along broader lines.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
EnsIand's Basket justices" !"

Centuries ago justice in England
was not administered nearly so i'm.
partially as Ii is now. There were the
basket Justices" who received their
nickname from the presents openly
handed up to them in court by suItors
And in more recent times there were
the trading Justices" satirized by
Fielding In Amelia" Townsend, the
celebrated Bow street runner, In his
evidence before a parliamentary com.
mlttee In 1916 described how these
justices used to Issue patches Of war
rants every day "to take up all the
poor devils on the streets so as TO
charge them Is. Id. each as bail. Only
the penniless offenders were sent TO
gaOl, and mornings work would
sometimes produce f10 'S50D," after
which the worthy magistrate and his
clerk would adjourn to neighboring
hostelry for refreshment. - London
Graphic.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
How Lincoln Managed Sumner.

Writing on "rhe Arbitration of the
Alabama Claims" in the Century, Colo
nel William Conant Church says:
"Grunf had none of the tact in deal
Ing with Senator Sumner that Lincoln,
master of men, had shown In his inter
course with that sensitive statesman.
Sumner, who occupied roomy quarters
In an old fashioned house diagonally
across Jackson square from the White
House, prided himself on making the
best tea In Washington. When Lin
coin had point to gain he would
saunter across the square and ask
Sumner to make him a cup of that
delicious tea. The two would gossip
over their tea like two 'guid wives,
and not until the president rose to go
did he refer to the subject on his
mind, Then he would say. Sumner,
such and such a bill is coming up In
the senate tomorrow. and | count upon
your support for it.
Had he introduced the matter di.
rectly the natural disposition of the
senator TO differ might have resulted
in persuading him into opposition to a
measure concerning which he had no
determined opinions"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
Formosa.

Geologically speaking, Formosa is
divided into three longitudinal belts.
The western belt is on the average
about twenty miles wide and is an al
luvial formation containing no mineral
deposits. The middle belt is of terri.
ary formation. This belt is about fif-
teen miles wide. broadening out in the
north to include the entire north coast.
and ranges in altitude from 200 to
$500 feet above sea level This strip
contains all the mineral deposits which
are at present productive. The eastern
belt includes about one-half of the is
land and consists Of high mountain
ranges, reaching an altitude of 1900
feet The formation of these noun
tains is paleozolc limestone. granite
and crystalline schist. Their mineral
resources are practically unknown
New York Post
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
The Bishops Tar Water.

The Endorsement OF a nostrum by a
clergyman. above all by bishop. has
for hundreds OF years been all that
was necessary to obtain recognition for
such a remedy from believing public.
Bishop Berkeley set all Britain to
drinking tar water Supposedly hag-
ing received benefit from the use OF tar
water when III OF the collie, be publish.
ed a work on The Virtues OF Tar Wa
ter" on which be said he had bestowed
more pains than on any OF his produc-
tons. and a few months before bis
death be published bis last work. Fur
ther Thoughts on Tar Water" That
was 10 1853 That tar water had not
passed out of favor in rural England
in the time of Charles Dickens Is made
evident In a laughable incident IN
Great Expectations, where Pip. by a
substitution OF tar water in a bottle OF
wine. gives Uncle Pumblechook. corn
chandler and scotsman, opportunity to
take a long swig OF Bishop Berkeley's
cure-all. much 10 that eminent seeds
mans astonishmeDt and disgust-Pall
Mall Gazette.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
THE COLUMBIA HIGHWAY

One Of the most enjoyable short rail-
way journeys one can be privileged to
enjoy in any part Of the world is that
from Hood River down to Portland.
Catch the early morning local Of the
O.-W. X. & N. Co. some morning in
autumn. when the sides Of the Colum-
ba gorge are afame with the FROST
touched vine maple, which flaunt their
golden leaves from every crevice, and
gray moss grown rock minarets form
the backgrounds for the scarlet bouquet
made by dogwood tree. Perhaps the
west wind in the night time has blown
up from the Pacific a fog bank that
leaves its mist-made dew on every leaf
and causes them TO sparkle in the early
morning suns rays, which are dispers-
ing the fog bank that reaches halfway
up the gorgeside. The shafts of sun
light like living darts, pierce the fog
and touch upon and magnify the top
most point of the rugged cliffs. Even
though you are blind you will feel
quickening of your emotions. for the
very Whit of the gingery atmosphere
will make you know you are in a glad
some world.
Even though you are alone you will
enjoy the journey down the Columbia
on such morning, but imagine how
much the pleasure of the two-hour trip
will be increased if you have as a trav-
cling companion some one who can tell
you the significance in Indian legend of
the names of all the waterfalls, and
cliffs, and canyons.
Aud to go a little further, just i'm
agine how very much more pleasant it |
will be to travel up this scenic gorge |
by automobile over a broad surfaced
highway with long graceful curves.
Men have dreamed of this pleasure for
many years, and now it is very nearly
a reality.
The Columbia will be paralleled by a
superb highway from The Dalles to
Astoria. The scenic regions of the
Mid-Columbia district will be linked by
open roadways to the noted beach re-
sorts along the Oregon coast.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13

Italy is visited by an excessive
number OF earthquakes and volcanic
disturbances because 1t is the newest
part of the earth's surface" declares
NJ. Peprett of Paris, a French geolo-
gist OF authority. People. especially
those living in the western hemis-
phere, look upon Europe and all OF the
eastern hemisphere, in fact, as the 'old
world" which, taken one way, is right.
But In the matter of the formation OF
the earth's crust, which geologists now
agree is the result Ct the cooling of the
great molten mass that makes our
earth. II so happened that the section
round about Italy was the last to cool
and consequently has not yet cooled to
so great depth as other portions of
the world. This, then, makes Italy
the newest part Of the worlds surface
If our geolOgists are correct in their es
timation regarding the tardiness In the
cooling OF that particular section.
New York American.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
Music In the Home.

We are all more or less aware of the
value. and indeed the necessity Of fur
nishing books to all children and even
Of making it possible for them all to
see good pictures. We are apt, how
ever. to regard music as something
that we need provide only for the ex-
ceptional child, the child who shows
signs of being what we call musical"
This is due partly to the fact that mu-
sic lessons are more expensive thar
books, and that a ticket to a concert
costs about four times as much as a
ticket to museum. Our mistake is In
fancying that costly music lessons and
concerts are the only means of furnish
Ing musical instruction of the best
kind to children. Some of the finest
music in the world is so simple that
any mother who plays the piano at all
can perform it for her children, and.
moreover, teach them to play 1t them
selyes.-Home Progress,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
His Masterpieoe.

The greatest comic artist In the world
drew caricature OF a woman's hat
The picture was 80 funny that he al.
most had to laugh at 1t himself, but
when he showed 1t to his wife she
never cracked a smile.
Don't you like III" inquired the art.
list.
Like itF" she replied. "Of course
| like It. It's the dearest, sweetest.
loveliest hat | ever saw In my life.
Why do you waste your time on those
horrid comic pictures when you are
capable of designing beautiful things
like this? I'm going right down and
have my milliner make me one just
like itP'
And she did.
Moral.-You can't carlcature wo.
mans hat.-London Tit Bits.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
Boys & Girls Society Asks Aid

The Boys & Girls Aid Society of
Portland, has issued an appeal to the
people of Hood River county for dona.
tlons of food and clothing to be distrib-
uted among the children of the home at
Thanksgiving time.
The railroad, steamboat and express
companies running into Portland have
recognized the Importance of this insti-
tuition sufficiently to deadhead all dona-
tions shipped to it if properly boxed
and plainly marked; the Bows &
Girls Aid Society of Oregon, Portland,
Oregon.
The results of the work of this insti-
tuition can now be seen in many parts
OF the state. Many of the children
have now grown into man and woman
hood, many are happily married and 60
per cent of the cases have turned out
good and law abiding citizens. There
fore, help the good cause along.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
A Watch. a strina and an Almanac.

Suppose you were In ain open boat
on the ocean with nautical almanac,
piece of string and a watch that had
run down and were entirely ignorant
Of your whereabouts. How could you
end out where you wereq
The question may puzzle you. but
don't put forward an answer as silly
as the following reply to the question
as to how many times you can sub
tract 10 from 100000: "As often as
you like"
But to return to the boat, the watch.
the string and the almanac. set the
watch going With the piece of string
measure at arms length the distance
between the sun and the horizon and
ascertain its ratio to the length of the
arms. This will give the suns altitude
at various times by the watch. and the
latitude and moment OF noon can be
found approximately In the same way.
New York Sun.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-13
A Recipe.

Dear, will you please follow direc.
tions while read the reclpe?" said
Mrs. Walbrook to her obedient hus-
band. He took the pan while she read
aloud:
First you mix a beaten batter,
Then you take an earthen platter.
Bat the batter In the platter
Without clamor, clash or clatter;
Stir 1t gently while you scatter
Milk and sugar till the batter
In the platter grows much fatter.
Pour It in q dish that's fatter
Than the first and earthen platter
Tin will do: 1t doesn't matter
So the fatter batters fatter-
Then,
Gently lifting up the latter
Flatter platter. pour the batter
With a percolating patter
In the former earthen platter
Without clatter. clash or splatter.
Now,
Once again In latter platter
Scatter fatter flatter batter
Catch your wife and throw it at
her." were the last words OF Marmion,
for the poor man was dead.-Baltimore
Sun.