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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14
Few Society Women Shoot

The Queen and the Duchess of Portland
Roxburghe and Marlborough, have for
some years been absenting themselves
from the moors at shooting parties with
the result that there is scarcely a So
ciety woman who goes out with the
guns this year. Queen Mary hates all
sport and the king has no wish to see
his womenldnd near when things are
being slaughtered. According to his maj
esty very few women shoot decently and
he has let it be understood that he thor
oughy objects to the feminine element
when he is on the moors. The Queen, of
late, is trying TO prove herself a great
humanitarian and has int1mated that no
lady in the household must wear osprey
in her headgear while on duty. 1t was
dreadful privation to her majesty to give
up this adornment in her millinery, for
1t was the one which appealed to her
most. When, however, the Duchess OF
Portland, one of the most ardent friends
of animals, put before her the way in
which osprey was obtained. she instantly
gave orders that every hat she possessed
boasting such an sadornment was to be
destroyed and she promised never again
to purchase hat SO decorated. 1t has
now come to pass that women who wear
such pIumes or those of the bird of
paradise run the risk of being ostracised
among the best set.
Smart Set Learning History
All the s4lart children and their gay
mammas are making plgrimages to his
toric churches and other buildings in
London with the object of learning his
tory. The mothers say they polish up
their own neglected knowledge by such
excursions. Lord Curzon was to be seen
one day last week outside st. Paul's point
ing out to two of his daughters certain
peculiarites of this famous Wren church.
After doing the interior of the building
they went on to ST. Brides in Fleet street
and to impress on them information about
johnson he showed them the Cheshire
Cheese the well known resort of the
great man. which, by the way, he is be-
lieved never to have entered.
There will be numbers of smart chill
dren visiting the tower during the Christ
mas holidays. The wings known as the
white Tower and Tho Bloody Tower"
apartments hitherto kept closed, are soon
to be thrown open to the public. The
former of these dates from 1913 and is
reminiscent of some of the most terrible
pages in English history. The children
are all dimplng with joy at the thought
OF seeing these grewsome places. Prin-
cess Lichnowsky, wife of the German
ambassador to st. James, was the first
to give the suggestion for these excur-
sions. Her children have learned most
of their English history in this way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14
Lady Decies Anxious That
Her Younger Sister Make
Match Abroad
COMING TO NEW YORK
TO CARRY HER OFF
Duchess of Marlborough Loses Shil-
ling Mascot and Queen Alexandra
Helps Find It-News and
Gossip of London Society
nv LAZY MARY


London, December 13.-(Special. )-Ac-
cording to present arrangements Lady
Decies intends to take her two tiny girls
to America with her when she and her
husband start for your side in Decem-
Der to pay series of visits to relations
there. She is hugely proud of the child
rem and wants to show them off An
enthusiastic friend of hers described them
to me the other day as such ducks"
She is most devoted mother and can
not bear to be separated from her BARNS
Her mother-in-law, the dowager Lady
Decies, has offered to take care of them
and says 1t Is a great risk taking such
young children on so long a journey,
but their mother does not see 1t in this
light. Her staff is to include three very
smart hospital-trained nurses. Lord De-
cies' valet and her own maid.
Lady Decies intends to bring back to
England with her Miss Gloria Could
her sister, who is sure to charm one of
the numerous heirs to important peer
ages who have come of age this year.
1t is a red-letter year In regard to the
majohrity Of eldest sons and it appears,
in view of this fact, we are to be in
undated with beautiful buds which will
make the fairest bouquets of American
debutantes ever seen in this country.
Among the young men who attain their
majority are the Duke of Portland's heir,
also Viseount Althorp, the son of Earl
Spencer and Lord Give. the son of Lord
Powis. Lady Decies is burning with am
bition to have some of her own family
married near her in England and as she
is very managing young woman.
who generally gets her way, and as Mrs.
George Gould is of the same mind il
is quite likely that there will be yet
another American epeeress added in due
course to the already long list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14

ago by loyal friend when she was far
from happy and was not recognized by
royalty. Eevr since she received it the
atmosphere seemed to clear. misunder-
standings were dispersed and the duchess
came gradually into her own. Even. Queen
Alexandra, a great believer in mascots
herself, helped the duchess in ther search
for the lost one 1t was while looking
for it her majesty wandered into an apart
ment she was not supposed to enter and
noticed two of the inmates of the hostel
gazing eagerly out of the window trying
to catch glimpse of her departure. She
greeted them kindly. In due time the
little buckle turned up and the duchess
rewarded the finder with sovereign.
II should be quite unhappy had you not
found it," said the Queen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14
Shot Deer and Buried Head

Wilkesbarre, Pa, December 13.--(Spe-
cial)-Fennie Atherton, while hunting in
the wilds of Wyoming county, saw a
young deer and shot it. He quickly cut
off the head and buried it, and then start
ed home with the carcass on the way
he met State Trooper William Ammon,
who made an investigation.
Atherton was forced to show where the
head was buried, and when he dug up
the head Ammon quickly arrested him.
Justice of the Peace Thompson of Noxen
heard the evidence and Atherton was
fined S100 and the costs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14
Dowaper Queen Aids Duchess

The Ducheas OF MarIbOrough Was IN
great distress the day she officiated at
the opening of The Mary Curzon Hostel
when she discovered she had lost a tiny
buckle she had been wearing on a bit
of black velvet round her neck. 1T only
cost a shilling" she said, but | would
far rather lose my best string of pearls" :"
This little mascot daintily carved out of
a bit of old iron was sent her some years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14

the Lady Mayoress may go into office
without a prefix. on leaving 1t the title
of My Lady" to which she has grown
accustomed, is hers by right-that IS
to say. If She be the wife and not the
daughter of the chief of the city, for
the retirement of the lord mayor minus
the added dignity of a knighthood OF
baronetcy Is practically unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14
A Plausible Reason

From the st. Louis Republic.
Il detest a man so selfish that h.
never accompanies his wife to any o
the social functions she is invited to.
Lots of times, my dear fellow, II
isn't altogether selfishness. The W.
some women rig themselves up nowadaga
a modest husband is ashamed to be seen
out with his wife"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14
No Sadness for the Tramp

From the Louisville Herald.
Bessie-Esther feels awful sad. Her
pet poodle bit tramp yesterday.
Tessie-Oh, dear Was the man badly
hurt?
Bessie-I don't think so, but the
poodle died an hour later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14
An Eating Tour

From the Louisville Herald.
Tell me about Berlin"
Got some fine sausages there"
London must have been interesting"
Greatest place in the world for mutton
chops
''Tell me, do your recollections of Eu-
rope hinge solely on what you had to
eat?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14
Society Has New Pastime

Society has new pastime that is ex-
citing it considerably. This is to put on
old frocl<s and so to Soho restaurants
to dinner where the highest price charged
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22
Justice in London

Springfield Republican: In striking
contrast to the lately published sta
tistics of homicide in American cities
are the figures for London in 1912
lust given by the commissioner of po-
lice. The total number of murders in
the greatest city in the world was but
twenty-three, a supply that would
hardly last New York fortnight. Of
the murderers nine committed suicide.
Of the fourteen remaining ten were
put on trial and convicted. Of these
five were found insane; the other five
were sentenced to death. This leaves
but four unaccounted for, and it is
said that "there was no case Of the
murder of a person above one year
old in which the perpetrator was not
discovered" 1t is an extraordinary
record for city OF 100000 people.
No doubt the certainty and prompt
ness of justice have much to do with
it, but so small number of murders
show a civilized, peaceable and law
abiding people. The total number Of
arrests for the year, 12S,004, was the
highest on record, but the majority
of arrests were for trivial causes, and
offenses against property were fewer.
1t is noteworthy that in but eighteen
cases was property stolen which was
worth more than $4,000. Crime evil
IDENTIFY does not offer a great career
in London.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22
Religious Hate

Philadelphia Public Ledger: Patri-
otic Americans who know what Ameri-
can liberty means, will note with deep
regret that an organization said to be
oath-bound is fomenting an agitation
based on religious antagonism. The
"Silent Workers of the World" or
whatever the correct appellation of the
society may be, met in the Brooklyn
academy of music Sunday, and their
spokesman announced that the object
of the movement was unrelenting op-
position to the Catholics of the coun-
try.
At this meeting Mr.. Taft was sub
iected TO attack because he recognized
the fact that he was the president of
the whole people; President Wilson
was denounced because he had been
seen in company of Catholics in at
tendance upon a church service con-
Quoted by priest of the Catholic
church; the American system Of gov
ernment under which we now live was
reprobated because Catholics share in
the burdens and honors of the gov
ernment, while one speaker objected
even to the appointment Of Catholic
Policemen.
The men promoting this agitation
do not represent any considerable por-
tion Of the reasonable, broad minded
citizenship Of the nation; they have
retrogressed in their conception Of
liberty and sound government from
the time Of the founders of the fed
eral government. The fathers Of this
republic Incorporated into the funda-
mental law one bulwark Of freedom
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22
The Oil of the Onion

The medical property of the onion
is in the oil it contains. 1t is said to
have a deadly effect upon certain
harmful bacteria flourishing in vari-
Gus organs of the human BODY. 1t is
claimed that the pneumonia germ is
present in moderate numbers in the
mouths of perfectly healthy persons,
but the mucus membrane forms sort
of protective wall against it to bar it
from entering the system.
When one has what is commonly
called "cold," the extremely delicate
membrane lining of the nose, mouth
and throat is intensely irritated and
its protective efficiency is greatly
weakened, thus affecting the pneu-
rnonia germ a better foothold than
when the membrane is in better con-
dition.
The oil of the onion is deadly foe
to this microbe, and by attacking it,
the so-called cold and its subsequent
developments are obviated. The onion
may be prepared in various ways, but
it's efficiency is considered greater
when taken raw Herein "an ounce
CT prevention is worth a pound of
cure" Eat the onion at the very first
indication of unpleasantness in the
throat.-Ex.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22

which the wisest men of all nations,
as we'll as the most enlightened states
men of our own country, have unlvers-
ally recognized to be the soundest
counsel of statescraft and the strong
est support of a homogeneous peo-
ple-the guaranty of the freedom OF
conscience and of religious worship,
the positive separation of church and
state, the elimination of any discrlm-
ination whatsoever in this land with
respect to mans denomination or
church or religious belief.
That guaranty and the observance
of its behests have constituted the
''most valuable blessing under Cod
that this country has enjoyed, and 1t
has constituted this republics most
beneficient contribution to civilization
and to the success of free government.
The result lies open to the worlds
observation; we have in the United
States scores of religions and sects,
but only one people with one heart and
patriotism, ready at all times and at
all hazards to defend and to die for
the one flag which is broad enough
to cover them all.
Every nation and every people must
meet its crisis; only the shortsighted
can imagine that all the battles for
righteousness, free government, for
civilization, have already been won.
New problems arise, new dangers will
threaten, other cataclysms will i'm
pend, and when the menace arrives,
the United States cannot afford to find
itself in the position of being unable
to call upon this class or that. or this
religious denomination, or that sect,
for the reason that they have been
under the ban and have not been ac-
cepted as loyal citizens or encouraged
to be in thought and fact Americans.
On the contrary, America must be in
the impregnable position of knowing
that it can call upon united people,
who with one voice, one heart and
soul, will resolutely rush to the sup
port and defense of the common moth
er of them all.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22
An Age of Progress

Much is being said these days
about "the high cost of living" and it
is true in these piping days of pro-
gress and prosperity we are spending
much more for our every day living
than we did in the days gone by when
we were compelled to make dol
lar go as far as we could little dream
ing of the luxuries which we now call
common necessities. The average lab
oring man now enjoys comforts that
the we'll to do knew nothing of in the
"good old days of the past"
These comforts all cost somebody
something and the fact that we have
them is conclusive they cost us some
thing. Then, after ALL isn't it the
cost of high living, rather than the
high cost of living that confronts us :?
We look about us on every hand and
see the thousands and one convenienc-
es, even luxuries, all now matter of
fact and part of our everyday life
that our fathers knew nothing Of. The
remarkable feature of this is, these
changes have taken place in little
more than a generation.
Abraham Lincoln never said, Hello,
central" or lodged an automobile on
a street corner He never hung on a
strap in a trolley car or attended Il
moving picture show. The great mar
tyred president never posed for a
moving picture machine or pushed a
button for electric lights. He never
heard a phonograph or saw a flying
machine, yet Abraham Lincoln died
only forty-eight years ago.-Muldrow,
Okla, Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22
Child Without a Brain

New York World: The German med
ical press records the remarkable case
of a child which lived for nearly four
years without any trace of a forebrain.
Neurolog;sts explain that the case
demonstrates the absolute dependence
of human beings on the fore or SEN
tient brain, and shows that human
cannot carry on the ordinary processes
necessary for it's preservation with
out it. The fish or frog without the
forebrain has greater capability than
had the child in question. This child
revealed no trace whatever of this
vital brain section, so its nervous sys-
tenn was absolutely similar to that of
a fish, though the latter is capable of
performing all the vital functions nee
essary for nutrition and self-defense.
The case of the child is especially
noteworthy because of the long dura-
ton of its life. In other cases the
brainless life lasted only for a few
days, and the movement of the child
did not differ in any respect from
those of a normal child.
In the case under discussion the
child lived three and three-quarters
years, permitting numerous extensive
observations of it's state. The child
remained in a condition of continual
sleep. It's arms were fleXed and rig
id. 1t was unable to grasp or hold
anything with its hands. From the
second year onward the child cried in
cessantly, though this would instant
ly be stopped by mere pressure, es-
pecially on the head. 1t was impos-
sible to note any psychical action, to
awaken any feelings, or to teach the
child ANYTHING.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22
Effects of Association

Detroit Tribune: Ten thousand
years of association under the same
conditions of environment without any
intermarriage between races would
bring them much closer together, but
there would still be perceptible diff
ference in race characteristics extend
ing even to the mental processes. One
might be quite as adept as another in
attaining given end, but each would
achieve it by the method that is pre-
determined by his race ancestry.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22

Lee Tires-Roy Moorman & Co.
Phone Main 91.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22

For Sale-5 room household goods,
piano, pictures, five rugs, dining room
table and chairs, gas and oil stove,
five rocking chairs, couch, sewing ma
chine, music cabinet, lace curtains,
sofa pillows, birds eye maple dresser,
chairs and table, beds and bedding.
All new and first-class condition, par
lor table and many other things not
mentioned. No reasonable offer re-
fused. Inquire Fred Harwood, $40
Vine, End house west 9Th street, north
,gide ADJ. 9'ts N s'a 40.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22
Plaint of a Plant

Judge: "But, your honor, my wife
won't let me work"
"Won't let you work ?"
'No; / got job last week and she
made me quit"
"What kind of position was it?'
"At burlesque theater, sitting in
the audience where soubrette could
come down twice a day and kiss me"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22
Sale

120 acres in alfalfa just reseeded to
barley, fenced and cross fenced, fair
house, shade trees, etc. $165 per acre.
Choice lots in Park addition. All re-
stricted district, $50 down, balance
$40 per month, per cent.
40 acres all in alfalfa fenced and
cross fenced. $500 per acre.
20 acres in cotton. Good location.
S175 per acre. 5000 will handle this
deal, balance in 8 years at per cent.
We have three building lots and will
sell one or all without a cent down,
providing party builds Immediately
Here is a bonafide proposition and a
chance for somebody to make some
easy money.
Fine Ranch to Trade for Business
Property
We have NINETY acres of good
soft sandy soil, FIFTY acres in al
falfa, fenced in seven fields, good five
room house, large water tank and
water piped to house; FORTY
acres in cotton fenced in two fields.
located four and one-half miles west
Of El Centre and on main ditch.
This property is CLEAR and we
win trade it for business property on
MAIN, BROADWAY or STATE
streets between FIFTH and SEW
ENTH streets in the city Of El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22
Why Japanese are Small

New York Sun: Everyone is eager
to add to his fund Of information con-
cerning the Japanese and there are
not many laymen who can tell why
the Japs are understood. Japanese
surgeons have made measurements of
their army, which show that the small
ness of the stature is due entirely to
the almost dwarfed condition of the
legs. This is no doubt due to the fact
that from childhood the Japanese
practices an unnatural way of sitting
upon the legs. When Japanese child
is old enough to sit upon the floor his
legs are bent under him. This in
time dwarfs the growth Of the limbs.
Actual deformity is less common
among the peasants than among stud
ents, merchants and others of seden-
tary habits. There is no doubt the
coming Japanese, who are rapidly
acquiring Occidental customs, Will
change this habit of sitting upon the
feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22

California products for Californians
Savage Tires-Roy Norman & Co.,
Phone Main 91.-Adv.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-08

Pres. Hadley of Yale has recovered
his health while wintering at the Cali,
fornia home of C. M. Pratt, treasurer
of the Standard Oil Co.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-08
WHAT A LOT OF ACTION ONE
PENNY WILL START

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-08

me that it is only the man or woman
over forty who begins to talk OF the
betterment of the human race. Youth
wants things for itself, and the fact
that life will be made better worth
living for some one after one is dead
bears no comparison to the wonder
full fact that love will make life bet
ter worth living while one is alive.
However, do not believe that one
should give ones love lightly. If you
find you are becoming interested in
some one your better sense tells you
is not worthy of "the greatest thing
in the world" you must determine
that you will not see that person any
more and proceed with your life as
though he had never been.
Oh yes, you can do it if you try
hard enough. I believe that l have
before recommended to you the i'm
portance of keeping good forget
terry" in your makeup. Just put Mr..
Unworthy in a nice little glass can
and place him on the "forgettery"
shelf without a label and some day
you will take him down and wonder
who he was and how he came to be
there.
In the meantime you have prob
ably fallen in love with some man
who is all right, because, you know,
there are lots of worthy young men
in the world and you are sure to find
one if you just look long enough.
Some of my friends who are mar
ried tell me that welded life would
be impossible if one did not love
much, as the word wife" does not
mean petted doll with no response
bilities. 1t means sacrifice and the
shouldering half the burden of the
family, and every girl who weds
should remember this.
Just One Last Word-tove is the
hottest thing in the world, and with
out it the whole fabric of home is rent
and torn into unWholesome rags.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-21
AMERICAN WOMAN
BRIGANDS' VICTIM9
Police in Italy Searching Rob
Der Dens Foi1 TO Find
Missing Tourist

ROME, Jan. 20.-The italian authori-
ties are investigating the disappear
ance from Salo. on Lake Garda, of Mrs.
William Mansfield. an American. but
all inquiries have failed to confirm in
any way a report that she is held by
brigands.
The Verona correspondent of the
Giornale d'Italia says that. although it
has been reported that Mrs. Mansfield
went to Verona from Salo to draw
money from a bank, and had since been
lost track of. the facts are that Mrs.
Mansfield departed for Salo immedi-
ately after cashing an American check
for $50.
She told hotel keeper that she came
TO Verona to buy paint brushes. There
Is no evidence that Mrs. Mansfield
stayed for any length of time at any
Of the Verona hotels
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-21
RESCUED SAILORS TELL
OF TERRIBLE PRIVATION
Five Survivors of Ill Fated Boston
Schooner Future Are Landed
I'm Manchester

MANCHESTER. Eng. Jan. 2o.--Fiye
survivors of the Boston schooner Fn-
ture, who were rescued SO miles of
Cape Hatteras, January 2. after they
had given themselves up for lost, were
landed here today from the steamer
Asuncion.
They told terrible story of priva-
ton. January 2 a great wave washed
Captain Larkin and his first mate over
board. The hold was flooded and the
ship was left at the mercy of the sea-
As the vessel sank lower and lower
the six survivors lashed themselves in
the mizzen chains, having no provisions
except for a few raw potatoes. One
man soon died from exposure
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-21
WIFE BROWNS, S SAVED,
WHEN BOAT OVERTURNS
Tide While Babe, 4, Grasps Pill
and Is Rescued

Especial Dispatch to The Calll
MARTINEZ, Jan. 20.--Mrs. Henry c.
del Monte of Crockett was drowned
and her five companions, including the
{ year old baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Prytz, narrowly escaped in an acct
dent at Rodeo Yesterday. The small
boat in which they were rowing cap
running tide. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Prytz, Mr.. del Monte and Thomas
o'Brien, who were In the party, seized
the upturned boat and were saved by
persons on the dock, while the baby
seized pile and was rescued. Mrs.
del Monte, who was 81 years old was
swept away by the tide.