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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
NOTED MURDERS. OF RECORD
Arsenic the FavorIte Poison Of crlni-
nails In Earlier Centuries, Says
English Lecturer.

Some notorious cases of murder BY
arsenic were recalled by DR.. f. NJ.
Sandwich, Gresham professor Of ply
sizes, in the third of his series Of lee
lures on drugs at the City of London
school.
A grim romance hung over the very
word arsenic" he said, and II had
been associated with cruel tragedies
in olden as well as in our own times.
Opium was the favorite drug Of sui.
cides and arsenic of murderers. The
reason in the case Of the suicide was
probably because opium was less pain
full and more rapid In It's effect than
arsenic.
In almost every instance arsenic
had been the agent employed by those
human fiends who. having successful
ly disposed Of one victim without
arousing suspicion. appeared to devel-
op a lust for murder, which was not
satisfied until the very number OF
their victims stood az overwhelming
evidence against them.
The lecturer referred to the case Of
the Warehouses de Brinvilliers, who
lived In the time Of Louis XIV. and
studied the effects Of arsenical poi.
soning by giving poisoned sweets to
the poor in the hospitals. She after.
ward poisoned her father and two
brothers.
Another woman at the beginning Of
the eighteenth century poisoned more
than 600 persons. while a third In
more modern times disposed Of 10.
including her three children. two hus
bands, and an intended third.
Henrietta Robinson was convicted
in 1883 Of the murder Of her son BY
| arsenic. and when the bodies Of eight
other members Of her family and
servants were exhumed the same poi.
son was found In all of them. but two.
Twenty.four cases of poison by means
Of fly papers were recorded.
| Homicidal poisoning by arsenic was
declining to q great extent owing to
the rigid restrictions imposed on the
sale Of poisons and the publicity IN
the newspapers Of murder cases.
Such publicity gave a person Of crimt
nal tendency a Wholesale fear Of de-
lection and a sense Of insecurity In
the face Of the growing science Of
toxicology. which was bringing to the
light Of positive knowledge that which
In the past could only be q matter Of
conjecture or suspicion.
In an earlier part Of the lecture DR.
Sandwich referred to the beneficial Of
eects Of the three modern arsenical
remedies--atoxyl, soamin, and salvar
son.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
Riaht llxlna for Health.

Physical ailments ordinarily are due
to some previous misuse of the bodily
or mental equipment. The law OF com.
pensation works by inhictinE diseased
conditions on one who does not live
right, who fails to obey the rules Of
health. of sanitation and similar means
for preventing sickness. Because con.
servation of the human race has be-
come IN important consideration, the
remarks OF writer In Health Culture
On this subject are pertinent.
THE science OF prevention has al.
ready reached a stage with many per.
sons where they are In control OF their
habits and appetites, 30 or 40 years In
advance of the age ut which their par.
ents or grandparents died Of Bright's
disease. hardening Of the arteries. ap
oplexy. diabetes, cancer. etc, In order
to prevent themselves from being
overtaken by these diseases at the
same age. prevention being based up
on the tendency of children to In.
herit the habits Of their parents.
Instead OF people waiting until at.
ter they are sick for doctors to dose
them with drugs, many are living In
the open air, eating better food and
employing their brains to secure
health. efficiency and long life.
Carrying the idea Of prevention aad
conservation still farther. many alert
parents are beginning to rear their
children from babyhood in habits.
both mental and physical In character
with which to overcome the conditions
that caused disease and death among
their ancestors
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
KEEP THE GARDEN
FIT ALL WINTER

"Who loves his garden, keeps his
Eden" the Hollyhock Woman heard
Q voice cay % she bent and united
the paper wrappings around her late
chrysanthemums. She knew It was
the tall clergyman who preached In .
little church In the woods at the edge
Of the village.
Good morning to YOU" she said.
IT you had not seen my chrysanthe.
NUNS In bloom. would you have be-
lieved that I could keep them alive
until after the middle Of the month?
1T ID hone and faith that keep the
soul alive" said the aged preacher.
1T 10 my experience that It ID better
to find the secret Of perennial hop.
Ing when one Ii young than to dis.
cover q gold mine. The first win re.
main with you. and you can get pleas.
ure from your garden although winter
10 lowering; but the second may be
stolen and spent and you will have
nothing left but vain regrets"
II like to keep some plants alive
in my garden all the year around"
returned the Hollyhock Woman. hand.
ing him q bouquet. 1.-THE common
pansies. the sweet alyssum. tho
mints and verbenas will stay late II
they have asIittle shelter. The hardy
chrysanthemums. the artemisias.
seem to enjoy the cold"
They have Q hne fragrance. too.
But zee you do not leave them un'
protected. Those barrel slaves
shield them splendidly from the wind.
che newspapers make Q thick blanket
q night. and can believe that your
heaps Of dried leaves and twigs from
the woods have . purpose. Because
you care. have brought you . pres
ent."
The aged preacher handed II to her
over the fence. Il was small plant
with evergreen foliage. growing In q
clod Of earth 40 large - her head.
Glistenins white buds were beginning
to uncuFl.
"How lovely; oh. how lovely!" she
cried. "What 10 IT."
THE Christmas Rose. Helleborus
Niger. II you dig hole In your
sheltered place and plant It - II
stands, It will never know that It was
moved from my church yard and will
bloom all winter. call It the now
or Of good.cheer. because ! have
found it, blossoms ON the darkest
days OF December"
Then the aged preacher put on his
broad brimmed hat and passed around
the corner before the surprised Holly
hook Woman had time to thank him
properly. She heard the village clock
strike and she knew It was near the
hour for the train to take her to the
city. Quickly taking her coat. aftel
she had planted the Christmas Rose
In Q hole she had dug for crown.im
perials. she followed the path across
lots TO the station. passing tn
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
eootmaksr's Complaint.

DO you know why American mems
Ceet always look ugly?' said q boot.
maker. No? Well, then, I'll tell
you.
American mems feet look ugly be.
cause they have their shoes polished
while wearing them--an Ubiquitous
practice followed nowhere else In the
world.
Everywhere else men on retiring
slip trees into their shoes and set the
shoes outside their bedroom doors. A
servant takes them and polishes them.
and after the dampness OF their pol.
ishlng they rest for some hours In the
tree, and this does to them what q hot
iron does to suit of clothes--it prebs.
es them. so to speak, taking out all
the ugly bumps and wrinkles, making
them like new.
But we Americans drop into an
armchair on high brass stand. Our
shoes are polished on our feet. The
ugly lines of wear instead of being
moved by the process are confirmed.
rubbed In. And that is why our feet
always look ugly-as ugly as our
clothes would look II we never sent
them to the tailor to be pressed"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
Devoted Honey Bees.

An aviarist has been engaged to
evict from between the walls Of the
First Congregational church of Mont
clair, N. j., colony comprising thou,
sands of Italian honey bees. 1t Is be-
lieved that there Is at least ton,
of honey packed away In the walls
of the south end OF the church. The
bees were first noticed about the
church several years ago. They grad
ually increased In numbers until their
presence became annoying, and 1t Is
on record that more than one somno'
lent attendant at the services in the
church. which,, shelters one of the
wealthiest congregations In New Jer-
sey. has been reused to proper state
of attention, II not Of reverence, by
the sharp sting OF an insect that had
detached itself from the ever grow
ing colony. 1t Is planned to use a
chemical compound to exterminate the
bees.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
An Amateur Case
5CopyrIs6t. 81 ". q. Chapman.J

(Editor's Note-on the payroll Of the
municipal detective department Of the city
Of Chicago appears the name OF Alice
Clement, sleuth. To the crackers OF men
who make their headquarters at the bu-
rsau at Ia North La Sale street, she 10
known a. "Alice Of the Smile" Fearless.
rosourcefui, dangerous In hundred sim
plo little disCaise0 which mask her, yet
20 not hinder her, she has found the evi.
dence which has sent many man ana
many Q woman to the penitentiary. There
10 hardly Q dangerous dive Of the great
city which she. in her twelve years Of do
tective life, has not visited. More than
Soce has her life been in danger many
times has she been compelled to use the
dirk or the revolver that she carries TOR
protection. And yet, through Il ell. she
IN remained pretty, vivacious, full Of
ME and the love OF living-and always
Deserving Of her name. "Aiice OF the
Smile" Too, she has always remained re-
Sioent. non.communicativ about her ad-
ventures, until Mr.. Cooper persuaded her
70 tell her adventures for the first tme)
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
HO Was.

"You are looking for . Job. ! sup
pose" said Mrs. Tillinghast. ironical
", to Tired Tatters. who was about
to speak. "You have guessed correct
" the iirst time. madam" replied Tat
tsrs. my application for Q consulate
q on Ole ct Washington"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
Too Much Rsspens ability.

A lady remarked to her nephew.
aged seven: Tommy. you should try
and be . better boy. You are our only
child and we expect you to be good"
and he replied: 1T 10 tough ON me
70 be good for q lot OF brothers and
sisters ] haven't got!"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
Even Worse Grievance.

"Your worship" said the prinoner,
"you don't know how hsa5trending II
% to have wife who can cook but
wont do It." NO." said bic honor and
then added, fselingly: "Thauk good
ness. man, you haven't one that can't
cook and will do It."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
Keen Vp the FIaht end Win.

Most failures are due to lack Of wlll
power. Lost the grip upon yourself.
and you are either . fanatic or . cow
ord. II takes . level head to keep sem
sibly cool. and stay on the lob In the
face Of obstacles. Here 10 where VIII
will,power comes In. Il sees NO d.
feat. II knows NO master.-Nxchange.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
Quite Cafe.

$50 he accepted q Job like that. did
hsi Well, ] did not know that Q man
Of his standing would accept such
dirty money" "Oh, he washed his
hands with an antiseptic solution 30
fore be took the fee."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12

PAIR Of large, dark, limo.
cent eyes g1owed laugh
insly ct me from across
the table. There was q
smile, too, on the childish
face, IN appreciation Of
the goodness Of life and
the Joy Of living In every
feature. Those about ID
In the cafe. where the
lights glittered and the
walters hurried forth seem.
ingly from nowhere, 10
stand Q moment at their
tasks and disappear again,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
gehe o. the Circus.

"0h, mamma" shouted little Eddie.
- he ran to bis mother in great glee.
"what do you thinkf was just over
there whore they're putting up the cir
cue. and they're alling the ring ~
full OF breakfast food" 4
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12

Worries Language end Dialects.
There srs s.l2l languages and ~
locts In use IN the entire world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12

Proof o. Her Qualifications.
rs she Q good musician?" VERY,
Che knows when to Quit."-Dsereae
ytes Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12

Elevation and -tierlxen Line.
At an elevation Of 100 feet Ut go
he horison 10 . little more than ~
mlles away.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12

Hvmeplne the Public.
The public must b treatsd uks
women; they must b told absolutely
nothing but what they like to hsas-
Goethe.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12

oolnn One Better.
Angry Diner-"Waiter. you are not
At to serve q pig" Waiter-"I am DO
Ing my best. sir."-Judge.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12
A We Say.

whats coming off here?" Moth
ing important. Only political CAB
fest going on"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21

equinox, or the paschal moon as it
is called in the church calendar,
falls on March -, which is Sat
uIday and the next day. the 23d,.
being sunday. becomes F,astel. day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21
What The Georgian Stands for in
the City Charter Fight

The Georgian reiteraes reafirms today
days ago-th proposal any
fight either against the cys present chief of police.
If that worthy and commendabe organization the Men and
Religion Forward Movement, incnes to think it is. is
sadly mistaken and fair way impair its usefulness
this community.
The Georgian firmly opinion Atlanta should
charterhe very best that the brains patriotism of the
city may fashion, in frank and honest council
If the and Religion Forward Movement agns itself
against that charter will do very foolish and very huul
thing-hurtfu both to itself and to Atlanta.
The Georgian believes that this calls for plain speaking
and unmistakabe emphasis
This newspaper will uphold to the limit of its ability the chief
poce-any chief of poice-IN DOING HIS FULL AND COM
PLETE DUTY UNDER OATH OF OFFICE,
We appauded Chief Beavers for that and shall
tnue do long he proceeds along that road and carries
out with discretion and wisdom his present policy.
Moreover any attempt Atlanta, any time
der charter providing for the recala Atlanta charter
w-o this city outawed and discarded restricted
this newspaper will lead assembling petition for the
recall of the official responsible for AND HE WILL BE RE-
CALLED Atlanta may be of that!
The charter be endangered however by the mis-
apprehension mistaken political activity Of the Men
gon Forward other motive which has its
foundation righteousness and justice and de-
extremely circumstance should the
excellent citizens composing the Men and Religion Forward Move
designed help them the great work they undertak
ing, UNDER THE DIFFUSION THAT THEY MAY EXPECT A
LARGER MEASURE OF ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE OLD
ORDER OF THINGS!
The charter fight NOT fight Chief Beavers his
work, any phase of it.
the Men and Religion Forward Movement insists that is
may pull down the temple upon itself that the
lasting glory and good neither of itself nor of Atlanta
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21
Viva! Whoever Is Out of Tail

Madero is prisoner General Huerta, who until day
Maderos chief dependence president of
)laZ, who until week awaiting the hour
ton traitor the unofficial there is pros
Of the peaceful portion of the population the capital
having brief respite from lodging bullets
The first uncensored from the upheava
mentions butchers bill of thousand dead eight thousand
wounded the city streets There
downfall of Madero to bring permanent peace Mexico
Porfro Daz
If Huerta gets overambous, young Da will presumably
him if he has Mexico a again to accomplish
It, If Huerta feels enough he may essay young
Daz from the bosshp Meanwhile the north
and Zapata the south with their proper ruler
of the nation.
Take the Mexican situation all together thing
there afford anything like satisfaction American that
batteshp Vera Cruz and conveniently
modified in Cuba and few regiments soldiers are handy
to the border
The Georgian that the indicated of
affairs i'll Mexico will continue until this read re-
serves the right to qualify its opinions if press time finds Nadeo
out of jail and Diaz back in.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21
Easter Is Governed by the Moon

TINE great Christian festival of
Easter, marking the anniver-
sary of the resurrection of
Christ. falls this year within one
day of its earliest possible date. 1t
comes on Sunday, March %. Last
year it fell on Sunday, April :.
Some years it occurs several weeks
later still
All other anniversaries except
Easter. and the holy days associ-
ated with it, fall on Il fixed day of
each year, and people who are not
familiar with what Is called the
ecclesiastical calendar are often
greatly puzzled to account for the
wandering of this great festival,
whose extreme dates may be as
much as five weeks apart. A late
Easter has more flowers and more
sunshine; an early one. like that of
the present year, sometimes feels
the last chill of the departed win
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21

GO choked by twisted threads of
y 'oil
That twirl and Irvine her in their
coil.
She scarco can breathe! The very air
Seems filed with sewing every
whore,
And, stitch by stitch. silen thread
Shapes spirit shroud to hold-the
dead!
All, me, so tired of lifes tares!
For no one cares, no one cares.
So slow the work, so low the pay
No time to rest, or read, or play;
The body thirsts and hungers so,
Its spirit has no chance to grow.
All warped and withered by the sun
or toll, the toll that's never done
With blunted morals bought and
sold
She's hopeless, homeless, growing old.
o ye who own the mill ana shop
Where Noman's blood drius drop by
drop
You s.ind your sii.t from bodied
WILL
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21

The Illinois legislature should
remember that Jim Ham is a rare
combination of the truly useful and
ornamental
y
In the trial of a blind tiger in
South Carolina, recently, the court
held that "the purchaser is just as
guilty as the seller" If that doesn't
make cold shivers run up and down
some backs hither and yon, 1t will
be surprising!
D.
Mr., Underwood, of Alabama, lee
lures Mr.. Roddenbery, of Georgia,
and, of course, Mr.. Roddenbery
will lecture back. Old Miss. De-
mocracy must shudder to think
where that sort of thing may lead
eventually.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21

Governor Brown evidently did
not think it necessary to put the
Atlanta park board under bond
to keep the peace, but he may con-
slider it necessary to put it under
bond not to keep the next cannon
the state lends it.
D. y
A Washington man is suing Adj
miral Dewey for $4,000, because
the admirals dog bit him. Some
folks fail to recognize fame when
they meet it right in the middle of
the road,
The man who gives his wife all
his salary is no man at ALL" de-
clares Maryland Judge. No, in
deed, he isn't, your honor-he is a
myth, pure and simple.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21

One sweetly solemn thought for
those who view with alarm the
constantly increasing high cost of
living-the price of Egyptian mum.
mics is showing a disposition to
hit the toboggan.
In Mexico, war is exactly what
General Sherman said it was, only
more So
A Georgia tow. has adopted an
ordinance forbidding men to speak
10 young school ma 'ams on school
days A kindly and altogether
charitable disposition prompts us
not 10 mention The name oi This
foolish and sadly misguided town
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21

400 years before Christ by the
Greek astronomer Melton. He
found that 235 lunar months are
almost exactly equal in total length
to 10 years of S65 IA days each.
There is a difference of only about
two hours in the course of the 10
years. This period is called the
Metonic cycle, and its division into
years gives rise t. the Golden
Numbers" which indicate the place
of any year in the cycle. At the
beginning of the cycle, which, a S
used in the ecclesiastical calendar
is reckoned from January /, of the
year b. c., a new moon happened
to fall on January /. Every 10
years since then there has been a
new moon at the beginning of Jan
uary, but during the intermediate
years of the cycle the first new
moon of the year occurs at different
dates in January, which are always
the same for years occupying the
same place in the cycle. This place
is called the Golden Number, and
by its aid through a somewhat
complicated system of computation,
the date of the paschal moon can
be calculated any number of years
in advance.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21

The management OF the La.
Grange lyceum course for the
coming season has snubbed DR..
Frederick A. Cook. DR.. Cook
probably is the proprietor of the
most variegated collection of snubs
in the world.
Madero is now an oX-president.
an exile, and an example all Of
which is better, however, than be.
ing an eXecutee.
The star-eyed goddess Of reform
is having a look IN on Savannah
nowadays # The goddess can
stand it there Is mo- doubt rhar
savannah viii liy 10.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21

The primary reason for the varl-
able date of Easter is the fact that
it is the only great festival in
Christian countries that depends
directly upon the monthly motion
of the moon. At the same time II
is affected by the yearly motion OF
the sun. since it's date Is governed
by the vernal equinox. which is the
point in the year when the sun
crosses the equato, from the south
crn into the northern hemisphere.
But the year and the month are
not Commensurate lengths OF time
that is to say, there Is not an
even number of lunar months in a
year. A lunar month is not the
same as a calendar month, but It
represents the time from one fun
moon to the next, which is, on the
average, about 20 days. T. hours, "A
minutes. A year which Is meas
ured by the apparent motion OF the
sun. is on the average 365 IA days.
Now, this can not be divided by the
period Of lunar month without a
remainder In consequence, a full
moon may occur at any time in the
But the ue tor finding the date
81 Easter is that ii must fan upon
la sunday immediately following
tH, hrst ia. moon which occurs On
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21
By GARRETT p. SERVISS

or after March 81, which is the
regular date of the equinox
Last year the first full moon fol-
lowing the equinox happened on
April l. which was a Monday The
next following Sunday, April I, was
then, according to the rule, Easter
day. This year the full moon of the