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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
A DAY WITH DIR. FRIEDMAN

| patient was an emaciated, pretty girl
of 10. She was frightened at the crowd
around her and cried piteously, more
| from fright than pain. The nurses and
doctors soothed her as lest they could
| until after the injections had been made.
| Then there was ,carried into the operat-
| ing room a little golden-haired girl of
| eight. Her hair had been carefully curled
by her mother and was done up in baby
blue ribbons. She was quiet until DR..
| Friedman began to feel thestuberculosis
knee joint. Her cries of mamma"
caused hush in the room, filled with
| physicians Injured to suffering.
| The fifth case was a child suffering
from tuberculosis of the hip. sent to the
| hospital by Brooklyn physician.
| DR.. Friedman was as gentle and sooth-
/. ing with the children as 1T was possible
for man of nervous temperament to
| be.
Don't cry. my dear he would say be-
fore he had treated them. II won't hurt
you" And after he had treated them
he would say, See, l didn't hurt you,
did II" And he usually got a smile out
of the youngsters before they left his
hands.
Nurses bundled children in and out OF
the room in continuous profession.
Thirty-four of the 35 treated were young
children or childish looking on account
of stunted growth due to tuberculosis
As soon as they had been carried to
their cots from the operating room the
mothers were permitted to see and soothe
them.
One boy of eight did not need soothing
He was laughing when he was brought
in and took the entire proceeding as a
joke. His black eyes followed the move
ments of the physicians. and he was car
ried out by an attendant. laughing as
though he had had the time of his young
and dreary life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
Regarding the Citizen sold,erv

From all accounts it is extremely diff
ficult for the national guard to keep up
large organization in busy cities and
that is to be regretted" said member of
Birmingham's Virginia colony. IF state
ments made about the falling off of the
National Guard be not exaggerated we
will soon have no military organization
hereabouts.
'.Since the National Guard has been
brought into close relations with the regu-
lar army there has naturally been in
creased efficiency in the citizen soldiery.
The militia used to be a Joke IN MANY
states, but now battalion of guardsmeo
make almost, if not quite as good an ap-
pearance as United States troops.
II lived in Richmond for MANY vears
and from 1874 to 1879 was connected with
the Virginia volunteers. I was young
and active and enjoyed military prac-
tice and the atmosphere of the armorv.
I was clerk in large mercantile house
but military duties did not interfere In
anywise with my occupation
eve used to drill two or three times q
week and although we had no such en-.
forced discipline as prevails in the Ma
tional Guard now every volunteer took
great pride in his company and on ma.
rade we looked like regular soldiers We
had to pay for our own uniforms and
accoutrements. Ten years after the war
the military spirit was very high in fiit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
Fourth Class Postmasters

The plans for testing under the civil
service rules the fourth class post
masters, whom Mr.. Taft endeavored
to appoint for life after his defeat had
become apparent to all experienced
observers, are in process of compile
ton. Mr.. Taft's order was violation
Of the spirit of the civil service, for
no effort was made to weed out the
incompetent. The Postmaster General
and the civil service commissioners
are now planning tests that will soon
be submitted to President Wilson for
his approval. Every holder Of fourth
class postoffice will no doubt have to
be examined in accordance with these
tasts, and then the successful can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
A ROYAL sPENDTHRIFT
From tho Boston Post.

FROM the Boston POST.
vienna.-After spending $4,000, 900
francs in 10 years Princess Louise or
Belgium Is back here and Is again
deeply In debt with the money lenders.
Her agent. Captain Mattachich, is bor-
rowing right and left This agent.
who is attended everywhere by two
extensively dressed women and several
men friends is an expert In borrowing
money and spends 1t for himself and
the princess as fast as he gets hold
of It,
Before coming to Vienna Princess
Louise was so badly off that her very
furniture was taken away by creditors
in Paris and she didn't have the money
to pay for her journey to Vienna.
Countess Lonyay advanced her the cash
on condition that she retire to one OF
the Hungarian estates of Count Lon
yay. Louise promised everything, but
went to the Hotel Astoria instead,
where she hired whole floor for her
self and friends
The Emperor's court marshal In
formed her that she would not be per-
mitted in the imperial theatres That
made Louise angry and she only visits
second class vaudeville houses She has
a gayly colored motor car, or rather
several of them. Mattachich burns up
her money nightly in gay company and
spends his days arranging for new
loans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
HEARTS COMPASS

BY Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Sometimes thou seemst not as thyss. {
alone.
But as the meaning Of all things that
are;
A GREATNESS wonder, shadowing forth
afar
Some heavenly solstice hushed and
halcyon;
Whose unstirred lips are music's vis-
ible tone;
Whose eyes the sun-gate OF the soul
unbar.
Being OF it's further fires oracular;
The evident heart of all life sown and
mown.
Even such love is; and is not thy name
love?
Yea. by thy hand the love- god rends
apart
All gathering clouds Of nights ann
biguous art:
Filings them far down. and sets thine
eyes above;
And simply, as some gage of flower or
glove.
Stakes with smile the world against
slaey heart. ss s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
From the Farm to the Larder

The new head of 100000 rural routes
Is an ex-railroad man from Pennsyl-
vania, Joseph l. Blakeslee. He had
served all the way from clerk to
trainmaster, and now he takes hold OF
the rural routes and the parcel post
system with a full determination to
make both more serviceable.
He is particularly interested in the
parcel post. He hopes to be able to
bring the producer and consumer to
direct business relations, especially
after the Inauguration of c. 0. d.
system on July 1. The parcel post plan
authorizes the Postmaster General to
make any changes in rates and regula-
tions that may seem desirable to him,
and Mr.. Blakeslee will study the sys-
tenn with view to the suggestion OF
changes to his chief in this respect.
The rural carrier and the parcel
post will not have reached the limit OF
usefulness until the farmer and the
city man deal directly with each 9TH
er. The two systems cannot be bene-
fit either to producer or consumer un-
til this is brought about, and if the
new Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral promotes this benefit by bringing
the farm and the city kitchen in touch
he will indeed win the gratitude OF a
vast number of deserving people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
SHEEP AS BEASTS OF BURDEN

From the April Wide World Magazine.
All sorts of animals are pressed into
service as beasts of burden in various
parts of the world. In Tibet for instance,
sheep and goats are used as pack animals,
and flock of these animals, well loaded,
journey from there to the Rampur Fair.
in India. The hardy little beasts take
over a month on the long and arduous
journey, traversing on the way several
high passes, where other pack animals
would be useless. Once in India and their
loads delivered, they are kept in the plains
during the winter and then sent back with
stock of grain for Tibet and regions
on the border where foodstuffs are scarce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
QUEEN SLIPS BY AUTHORS
49,, tho Boston Transcript.


QUEER SLIPS by AUTHORS.
"From the Mystery of Mary"-A roar
of silence followed
Saturday Evening Post-her iee'
were fswollen from standing In wet
salty water.
"Tbe Danger Mark''--Her throat was
full of tears. From her eye teetn'
probably, comments fun maker.
"The Master Mummer"-But, lsobel
am more than twice your age; you
are 1S and l am "a.
"a Marriage of Convenience Like
Adela, he had dark brown hair WIN
enormous black eyebrows, moustache
and a short beard.
From a serial-Iord Winter at that
time was a favorite at court ana the
spoiled pet of all the ladies OF ms sex
G. X. Chesterton-"The two DARK eyes
on each side of his protuberant nose
glistened gloomily. like black buttons.
Well fixed for eyes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
Trip ON New East Lake Line

"One afternoon last week ] took my
first ride ON the East Lake end Of the
new Tidewater line," said we'll known
business man yesterday. when the line
passes Avondale-it runs within less than
block of the Zoo by the way-it was
new territory to me- l had no idea that
the section from Avondale to East Lake
was so well built up over toward the
mountain
81 made the trip from Twentieth street
to East Lake park in 80 minutes and
as a matter of curiosity l came back from
the park on the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company line and made
1t to Twentieth street in exactly 80 min
utes. 1t is fair to say, however, that the
Tidewater route to the park is little
longer and little more roundabout.
found the Tidewater cars very comfort
able and though l went in mid-after-
noon the car l went out on was we'll
patronized"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
.sHrRI,ock HOLMES, ESQ.,

From the Strand.
Conan Doyle receives many
addressed in all seriousness to sher-
lock Homes, ESQ.," says A. st. John Au-
cock One which was forwarded to the
popular author recently ran as foltows'
Dear Sir-I trust am not trespass-
ing too much on your time and KIND
ness by asking for the favor OF your
autograph to add to my collection
have derived much pleasure from read
ling your Memoirs. and should very
highly value your famous signature
Trusting you will see your way 10 tnus
honor me. and venturing TO thanh sou
very much in anticipation, am. SIR
your obedient servant, etc.
"P. s.-Not being aware of your pres
lent address, l am taking the liberty
,of sending this letter to Sir A. conan
Doyle. asking him to be good enous"
' to forward it to YOU"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

While Congress at the last session Law
ishly appropriated money for public
buildings, 1t made no provision whatever
to increase the force of the supervising
architects office to assure the commence
ment of work upon any of the buildings
within the next few years. Unless special
reasons require the erection of a building
out of its turn the construction work will
be undertaken according to a programme
lied by Congress into several groups. 1t
will probably require three years to COM
in the second group Is3 appropriations for
new buildings in cities where sites for the
These projects are handled in the order
fixed by the date on which the govern
One hundred and seventy-one new build
ings are embraced in the fourth group and
may not be reached forN three or four
years. The last group contains 1872 new
sites which will be purchased as rapidly
as the law will permit and which will
not be held back by the congested con-
dition of the supervising architects Of
fee. The third group comprises changes
on existing buildings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

he realize that it will be a long time
yet before the nations of this world
will cease to fight?"
"oh. he isn't worrying about what
the nations of this world might do.
That man is the father of alocal anti
hat pin ordinance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

The Keokuk dam flooded an island
and the owner of the island claimed $25.-
COO. The jury gave him $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

Huntington Wilson goes off to Europe,
leaving the Woodrow Wilson administra-
tion to its fate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

Huntington Wilson's snivelling impu-
dence brings him no compliments, not
even In the old guard press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

Any boy can hope TO be President, but
only the rich boys should cherish hopes
of an ambassadorship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
DUPING THE sEEREss.

DUPING THE SEEREss.
"A fortune teller informed me yes
terday that would die as the re-
suit of an accident
Didn't that alarm you?'
NO. made her think. L owned an
automobile by wearing motor togs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

Scutari and Adrianople are conducting
an endurance contest and the odds are
on the latter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

Mr.. McCombs declined the ambassa-
dorship to France because he wants to
practice law in New York and elect a
democratic President every four years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

WELL GROUNDED. FEAR.
I'VE don't seem to have many poets
verses to other people,"
"oh. dare say there are plenty Of
poets who would like to do that, but
they lack the physical courage"
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

The last little bubble is the spot, says
the Baltimore Sun, where Huntington
Wilson went down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
BOOKS THAT HELPED DOYLE

The Greeks shone at Janina, and the,
shine daily in this city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

British farthings do exist, for the gov
ernment coined 100000 of them last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

When Hollow Horn Bear died of pneu-
monia civilization was simply at Its
worst.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

Alaska has granted votes to women
but it has no women other than Esqui
maux.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

New York has a new dance called the
paresis glide, and it is said to have points
that highly commend it, even over the
bunny hug.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

The will of Winfield Scott of Texas
send of Denver. Mrs. Townsend gets
81 ,0oo, 600. the second Mrs. Scott 100000,
and her son a million.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

The BRAND cabinet fell in France, but
the Bryan cabinet in the United States
is all wool and a yard wide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

The authorities grew tired of prying
Sylvia Pankhursts mouth open with a
steel crowbar and so they turned her
loose,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26


When Miss Cornelia Roosevelt married
Baron zedlitz her property was put in
trust. The trust agreement recites that
Miss Roosevelt, then 10 years old, had
accepted an offer OF marriage from Baron
tended marriage it was considered that
a settlement should be made before the
solemnization of the marriage" The
trust deed was executed the day before
the marriage and shows that $3.50, 35S
worth of personal property and eight
parcels of Manhattan real estate, valued
at 100000, were included in the trust
deed. The agreement provided that the
income was to be paid to the baroness
and that If she died before her husband
he was to get 100000 from the trust
estate, the remainder of the principal to
go to their children. The baron aban-
doned his right to any part of his wife's
estate to which he would be entitled under
the laws of Germany. Baron Zedlitz died
in 1901 and the baroness is now living
in London with her daughter, Mulda.
The value of the estate has nearly dou-
bled and now yields an income of 5000
month to the baroness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

1t is conceded that speech of Miss
Jessie Woodrow Wilson induced the leg
workday law for women in factories.
Governor Miller has signed the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

Julian Hawthorne writes good stories,
and he may gather some new expert
ences in Atlanta for a best seller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

The men who robbed pawnshop in
Hester street, New York, of 100000 worth
of jewels and securities were traced to
hotel in Milwaukee, and a battle was
were arrested and one escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
NOT AT ALL.

Had you heard that James j. JEFF
fries was planning to return to the
prize-ringw
"oh, yes. but don't attribute the
recent atmospheric disturbances to that
cause"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26
EASILY AVOIDED.

h<AOlI1 Af
"Jagsby tells me he never tahes u
drink in the morning"
Good for Jagsby"
But he never gets up till noon"
A PRIVATE OPINION.
l don't think much
OF the fellows mind,
Who weafs his hat
Bow stuck behind.
WANING CELEBRITIES
Here is where
Old justice socks
The kibosh to
George b.. Cox
Houston Post.
What fills our tender
Soul with rue Is,
Fate's called the turn
On J. Ham Lewis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

AT A I II 10.
Don't you think this audience cold?"
every. The comedian has said
Damn three times and nobody has
laughed yet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-26

CONSUMED.
A man great wisdom may acquire
And be supremely wise,
But all burns up in the glowing fire
That's fed by a woman's eyes.
The American issue., 1913-03-07
Where the Saloon is Licensed

Making obscene and insulting remarks in the pres
of who attended the church reception O. O.
F. hall Monday night got Charley Moeer Strasburg
saoonkeeper, trouble according reports which reach
The Gazette 1t is said that Moele only stood in his
saloon door and made such remarks but stood the
stairway also. One of the in defense of the women
knocked Moeler down couple of times. He arrested
but discharged, probably because was thought
that he justified in smashing the saloonst-Windsor
Gazette, Feb. g. 1913.
Here is of the advantages of having the "open,
above-board," licensed saloons-rght out on the main
street where women and children have to pass. You
see, if that fellow in the blind pig business his
front door would open the alley and he'd miss and
his regular customers would miss the opportunity of
leering at the and girls of the town.
The American issue., 1913-03-07
Pool Rooms in a Wet Town

Some people have the erroneous idea that the dis
orderly pool room is to be found only in dry town
that it is sort of substitute for the saloon, halfway
blind pig Chicago just at the present time having
plenty of evidence to support the fact that the dis
orderly pool room is not necessarily product of dry
town. but in fact ourshes. best where there are sa-
looms One supports and is dependent upon the other
The following item is from the RecordHerald Of
February rs:
Keepers of disordery pool rooms had
hard day yesterday. The licenses of John
Bouras, at 1888 Ogden avenue, and Charles
Andrews at 357 West Division street,
revoked by Mayor Harrison. Two other
keepers were fined $1oo and costs apiece and
fifth raided by detectives from the Des-
PLANES street police station.
The American issue., 1913-03-07
Everything Optimistic, But

We have before us, through the courtesy of a
down state banker, Monthly letter No. 80 from Ballard
q Mcdonnell, members Pittsburgh stock exchange.
This letter is report upon the stock market of Pitts
burgh We quote the next to the last paragraph in the
letter:
The positively weak feature of the market has
the brewing Some of these have declined to the lowest
prices quoted and they have displayed little or no rally
ing The liquidation due entirely to fear of legsa
ton at Harrisburg this winter and the growth of the Pro-
hibtion sentiment
The American issue., 1913-03-07
THE AMERICAN ISSUE
March 7, 1913.

house, together with the fact that the other bills will be
started in the house. and that the county option bill
presented in the house last assembly, makes it
important that this bill be presented and pressed in the
senate first this time.
A bill making it impossible to locate saloon
within radius of four miles of the State University
was presented in the house this week.
The American issue., 1913-03-07
Senate Bill 1914! County Option Bill
; in Senate
in Senate

The county local option bill has been introduced
in the senate 1t is Senate Bill No. 1914 1t has been
given to the license committee. The bill was intro
duced by Senator M. H. Ceary of Galena Every
effort will be put forth to get vote it just
possible. 1t will depend upon the members of that
fair hearing. The sentiment for county option over
the state of Illinois demands that this question: above
all Others be fought out the floor of the senate
The constituency of senator will be have
it defeated in any other way The liquor people, how
will do their best to keep it from being reported
out of committee. They are not willing to give the
people chance to decide this question for themselves
The chairman and members of the license committee
promise to give the matter fair treatment The chair
has stated publicly the floor of the senate and
has stated privately that he will be fair To be fair in
this case, of course will let the members of
the assembly vote this proposition. We do not
expect any unfair treatment the part of this COM
mttee. On this committee are some of the best
temperance in the senate. The committee is as
follows: Ettleson, chairman; Clark Daily, Hay, Brady
Curtis Gray, Landee, Magill, Campbell, Carroll Den
vir, German, Hurley, Womack and Woodard If any
of these represent your district you should ask
them to lend their influence in getting the bill before
the senate You should ask them to do this at once
there may be plenty of time to get it before the
house and pass it, The delay in the organization of the
The American issue., 1913-03-07

O
An should be addressed
The American Issue-Ilinos Edition.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1913-07-10
4 curloas and BeautlfaI spot.

Probably no other part of the world,
exceptinr. perhaps, Yellowstone park,
contains 70 many natural curiosities as
Modoc county, Cal. The first, from
historical point of view, is the IA
nous lava beds-scene of the Modoc
war-a country of rocks so full of caves
that lakes and rivers are swallowed up,
leaving nothing but faint murmur to
show their course through the bowels
of the earth. In many of the caverns
an army of men could hide, and in
some places the intense heat of the
rocks is evidence that internal fires are
raging. In ell parts of the country can
be found mammoth hot springs, belch-
ing forth water strongly impregnated
with minerals, and often close by will
be caves of the purest ice. Medicine
lake is a wonder which draws many
visitors annually body of water that
does not contain living thing and at
certain hours of the day is full OF a
gelatinous, spongelike substance that
sinks and leaves the water clear. At
the lake are two mountains, one OF
pure obsidian, the other of pumice
stone, in layers.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1913-07-10
RedLfck

Mr.. Elvin Ross returned from
Browns Wells last Tuesday slight
ly improved in health.
Mrs. Jennie K. Ross visited her
brother, Mr.. N. A. Killingsworih,
in Fayette last week.
Mr.. Alex Ross is expected from
Shreveport, La, next Thursday to
visit his mother.
Mrs. Jennie K. Ross leaves Red
Lick July r2th to visit her sister,
Mrs. Jessie B. Darden. in Birming-
ham, Ala. After spending two
months there she will 60 for q
lengthy visit to her sisters In Seat
tie. Wash, after which she will
make her home with her son. Her
many friends regret her departure
as she and her noble husband al
ways took a leading part In every
good cause.
Miss Bessie KiIlingsworth re-
turned recently from Birmingham
where she was attending school.
Miss Willie Wade is expected
bone some time in the near future
from Birmingham to visit heI
mother and friends.