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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
- RURAL WAITER SJTppIuES
From the Journal Of American Medic. Association

From the Journal Of American Medical Association.
 The responsibility for disease due to polluted water is often put on Che water supplies of our large cities that the con. ditions in American rural districts ar, usually thought of if not actually pictured in the public mind, as almost ideal Naturally enough, farms which are re- mote from areas of congested populatiou seem to be ideally situated for obtaininc 2 wholesome water. In reality, however deplorably insanitary conditions as re- gards the farm water supplies prevail widely if we may believe state and na- tional government reports.
 A large proportion of farm water SUD. ply in the less hilly portions of the coun- try where springs are not abundant comes from shallow wells, which are particular ly subject to contamination. Deep wells are safer but are not entirely free from danger of pollution. The chemist of the Canada experimental farms, Dr. Frank T. Shut, concludes from an examina ton of several thousand samples of water used on farm homesteads in Canada that probably not more than one third of them are pure and wholesome." Tnvesti- gations made by the bureau of plant in- dustry, in cooperation with the Minne- sota state board of health, showed that of 79 carefully selected and typical farm water supplies in Minnesota, mainly well waters, 20 were good and 59 were polluted. usually because of careless or ignorant n.ana cement and generally as a result of poor location or lack of protection against surface wash or infiltration.
 The rivers, surface reservoirs and cis- terms investigated were found to be pol luted to such an extent that it is doubt ful whether satisfactory supplies can be secured for household use from such water supplies in Indiana it has been found that of the private rural water supplies examined, IF were deep wells, All shallow wells, five ponds, 40 springs and 2 cisterns. One hundred and sixteen of the deep well waters were of good quality, 45 were bad and 16 doubtful. But 159 of the All shallow we'll waters could be used, 2O9 were unequivocally bad, and 43 were of doubtful quality. A large Ter centage of the waters used by the faIni-
 lies in which typhoid fever had occurred was unequivocally bad.
 With the development of the country, the growth of the population and the greater congestion, in living centers, the danger of pollution of natural water sup plies is vastly increased. Even wells. can be improved and rendered less subject to pollution if proper methods of driving them deeper are employed. The best safe guard is the education of the public to the underlying facts of contamination so that by the application of common sense the sources of danger can be avoided by propertyholders and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF EUGENE MARIE CHANTRELLE

vestigations confirmed the general sus- stances attending the deceased's illness and death, and on the afternoon of Sat urday, January 5. 1878, immediately after the wife's funeral, Chantrelle was arrested and taken to the Cation prison. 1 The preparation of the case for trial l took several months, and 1t was not until April that he was indicted. The trial began on Tuesday, May T. The judge. who sat at the hearing was Lord Justic.. Clerk Moncreiff. The prisoner was attired in mourning, and to his indictment he an- l swered in a clear and steady voice, Not guilty"
 For the prosecution there appeared tho lord advocate and the solicitor general, Watson and Macdonald, as we'll as sev- eral advocates depute; and the accused was defended by Mr. Trayner, assisted by J. P. B. Robertson and Thomas Shaw. The trial lasted four days, of which three We're occupied with the evidence, and the fourth with the speeches of counsel the judges charge to the jury, and the verdict and the sentence.
 It was clearly proven that Chantrelle was acquainted with the uses and ef- fleets of poisons, that he had had opium In his possession; that he had endeavored to create a false impression as to his wife's death; that his protestations of in- nocence before he had been accused of any crimeswere inconsistent with the de- meanor of an innocent man, etc.
 At five minutes past 4. on May 10, the jury retired and was out an hour and 10 minutes. The prisoner was found guilty. His calmness did not forsake him. The verdict was received with cheers by the large crowd assembled in Parliament square.
 The judicial warrant appointing the ex- ecution to take place on the morning of Friday, May 31, was delivered to the civic authorities on May 13 A long petition was gotten up, containing a great many signatures. and was presented to the home secretary, but with no avail AL most up to his start for the place of ex- ecution the prisoner buoyed himself with the hope of a communication of his sem tence To the last the convicted man refrained from indicating anything with relation to his crime that could be oonA., strued into a confession of his guilt, and in letter he wrote that night before he was executed he made the request to his children that he wished them to distinctly understand that he never killed their mother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
NE of the most conspicuous trials of wife poisoning in the annals of

of wife poisoning in the annals of
 Scottish criminal Jurisprudence was that of Eugene Marie Chantrelle. 1 The convicted poisoner was a French man by birth, who on August Il. 1868,
 married Elizabeth Cullen Dyer in Edin- burg, one of his pupils in a fashionable boarding school in which he was teacher of the languages.
 Before going to Scotland, Chantrelle had spent several years in America, al- l though of his movements and occuta- | titons in this country nothing definitely l is known. Almost from the first the mar rlage was an unhappy one. Again and again the wife was compelled to take refuge with her mother. Chantrele had several times threatened to take her life. Only the wife's deep affection for their four children kept her from separation. To poison his wife had been Chantrelle's favorite form of threat. In October, 1877, he insured the life of his wife for s5OO0, the policy being so framed as to take effect enly in the case of her death by accident. Up to New Years day, 1S7s Madame Chantrelle had been in good health. She had allowed her servant holiday on that day, and with her husband and chill dren remained at home.
 On the return of the servant she found her mistress in bed with her baby beside her. She complained of being ill and the servant administered to her, and went to her own room. She left the light burn ing and heard nothing more during the night
 When the servant rose the following morning she heard a moaning sound pro- ceeding from the room of her mistress and went to see the cause, and discovered that Madame Chantrelle was unconscious. The girl at once summoned the husband, Who was asleep in an adjoining room, or apparently so. He came to his wife's bedroom and sent the servant out of the room on a pretext, and when she re- turned she found that there was a very strong smell of gas, which she had not previously noticed.
 The husband went for a physician and also directed that his wifes mother should be brought to the house. The iy- ing woman was sent to the Royal infirm- ary, where Professor Maclagen, upon ex- animation, found that the symptoms were not indicative of gas, but of narcotic pois- oning. Madame Chantrelle died that aft ernoon without regaining consciousness
 On the following day post-mortem ex- animation was held and subsequent in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

A curious case of commercial short sghtedness is reported from Columbus. 0. Two rival manufacturing concerns of Baltimore were selling large quantities of powdered preparations for making cake Inc nght for business waxed so warm that representatives of the two firms be- gan to make serious accusations against each other and the result was an inves- eisatlon by the state agricultural com mission. It was learned that the two firms were both violating the Ohio pure food laws. and that each had told the truth about the other. Both were ordered to withdraw their adulterated products from sale in Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

1 less romance. Each perfume, or, rather, | each odorous sensation, corresponds with certain rate of vibration; there is an l analogy between the perceptions of sound, light and scent. The strong scent cor
 responds with the deep notes, while the
 delicate odors correspond with the shrill notesn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

is made to feel that he is an impor- tant integral part of potential sys- tenn dependent upon the faithful and meritorious execution of the func- tions of each and every component Each realizes that it pays to be man and that every individual should take himself seriously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

BEGINNING THE DAY-G,ye me the assurance today, God, that Thou art leading me. Where the road branches do Thou advise. Where m invitation offers do Thou counsel. Arm me with that double strength that my enterprise Is ordered by Thee. And Thine he the glory. For Christ's sake. Amen. H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
EXPANDED CURRENCY

Traveller: q am delighted to bave known the four quarters of the earth"
 Pumpkins: An acquaintance with 75 cents makes me feel pretty comfortable"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

Philadelphia has given the tango ths cold shoulder, according to a news item Probably bare shoulders on the part of the tangoists are responsible for the re- version of feeling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

Spring costumes for women are to show more individuality, says a fashion note. II they show more than the present cre- ations its hard to see just how they are going to be arranged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

Texas prohibitionists have planned an elaborate fight on whisky. They will find plenty Of It to fight In the Lone Star state if reputation counts for anything. and of a quality that would make the shade of Carrie Nation unearth the hatchet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

Not all people believe in woman suf- frage. but 1t must be admitted that it's opponents can propound some mighty embarrassing questions at times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
KNOWN BY COMPANY HE KEPT

From LlpplncOttS.
 A colored man with bad cut in his head came to doctor. The doctor fixed hom up, and the man was about to depart the physician said: That's a pretty bad cut in your head, Henry. Why don't you profit by this lesson Ind keep out of bad company in the future?"
 Well, l should like to. doctor" re- piled Henry sadly, but I ain't got no money to git CT divorce!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

Regardless of it's drawbacks, armed in- tervention in Mexico might go far toward solving the unemployed problem now fac ing the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

A woman may well be tight in re- gard to her clothing and still be a profit able customer for millinery dealers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
Talks of southern Prosperity

10. P. Browning of Maysville Ky, presi- dent of the Ohio Valley Pulley Works, Inc, after spending several days here, left yesterday for Columbus, Ga.
 ''The product which my company turns out is sold in all parts of the world" said Mir. Browning. We have agencies in every section of the United States, in Canada and in Europe. I travel a good deal to look after these agencies and to shake hands with our customers. Busi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
TROUBADOUR AND JESTER

with me and now since I've eaten him he doesn't agree with me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

What has become of the old-fa shioned beau who always took his girl to church when he called on Sundays?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

It is again reported that Mars is sig naling us. Perhaps the Martians stand in need of Colonel Goethals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

The Chicago police women have been removed for lack of ability, or lack of a billet, which?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
A GOLDEN RULE.

Patient: Twill I get we'll, doctor?"
 Doctor: Tt Is impossible for you to die."
 Patient: "Why are you so certain?'
 Doctor: Statistics say that only one in a hundred with your disease recovers. I have had ss cases. and as they all died you must recover"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
SOARING.

Lady Customer: My! s7 pair for silk stockings. They come high"
 Rural Clerk (blushing): "Yes, Miss but you are pretty tall"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
The North Pole and the Canal

Commander Peary writing to The Age
 Herald from Washington under date ot March :, refers to a paragraph which ap- peared in this newspaper under recent date. The paragraph said in substance that Commander Peary conceded that
 the completion of the Panama canal is as important as the discovery of the
 north pole. We beg to differ" it said Tt is a great deal more important and is being accomplished, we are glad to say, without being referred to as a gold brick D Commander Peary asks The Age-Herald to publish his exact remarks. which he inelosed, as follows:
 And speaking of this north pole quest I wonder how many of us there are who
 are aware that this and another centuries long world dream are twins. Yet such is
 the case the quest of the north pole and
 the quest of the secret of the strait. Tn 1526-nearly 400 years ago-England sent out the first recorded expedition in search of the north pole. In 152S spain sent one of her daring navigators, Go mara, westward in search of the secret of the strait which it was then believed
 must exist somewhere connecting the At lantic and the Pacific.
 From that time on through nearly 400 years the world has waited and watched
 and dreamed of the accomplishment of both these feats-one the acme of senti- ment. entirely devoid of financial or com mercial or other practical return-a feat worth accomplishment, simply for the sake of accomplishment, and because it Lad been proven to be so difficult, and because it's accomplishment would serve as test of these qualities of which a na- tion likes to be proud; the other the acme of practicality, meaning immeasurable good and assistance to the commerce of
 the entire world for all time
 To-day both of these great feats are accomplished, and both stand to the credit of these United States of America And here permit me to say, if the past is any criterion of the avidity with which traffic seizes upon and crowds a vital route, this century will see not one, but two great canals across the American isthmus, and the same process of con- stant alternate enlargement going on, that is so familiar in our own Sault Ste. Marie's canal, the greatest present traffic channel in the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

Wonder why 1t Is we always say man goes in for politics and comes out for office?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

The north is yet too cold for the spring poet, but he is up and doing in the Sunny South.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

Since that raid upon the South Carolina legislature why not call him Cold Bleas- ard?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
THERE ARE OTHERS.

THERE ARE OTHERS. Bibbs: "I am going to start a new sen sational weekly; can you suggest an ap- propriate name for it?" Gibbs: How would the Garbage Can do?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
Enthusiastic Over Birmingham

l Thomas Y. Wooten. director of the Rex | Drug company's work among druggists, l is here attending the annual meeting of l the state Rexall club. He says he is l amazed at Birmingham's growth in the past two years. MT. Wooten was here in 1912 and the change in the physical appearance of the city was wonderful, he thought.
 T have not yet had an opportunity to visit the residence sections," said MT. Wooten last night, but if they have in | creased in beauty as much as your down. town section has increased in skyscrapers, then they are of surpassing excellence The Jefferson County Savings Bank build ing is one of which any big city might we'll feel proud.
 T am thoroughly delighted with the
 Birmingham Newspaper club. I have just had dinner there and I found the service strictly high-class. The view from and miles one sees a perfect network of residences; beautiful parks are to be seen and the smokestacks of many furnaces add an air of prosperity to the scene
 'T am glad to note that the service in Birmingham hotels has improved ap- preeiably since my last visit here"
 MT. Wooten will remain in Birming- ham all this week. He is registered at the HilIman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

ness is improving and the outlook for the year is excellent. The south is partcu-
 larly prosperous. There Is scarcely a southern state from Virginia to Texas that is not full of thrift.
 T visit Birmingham every year or two; was here one year ago. There has been very marked improvement within the past 12 months. have been greatly impressed with the handsome buildings that have been reared recently. Birmingham will have one of the grandest hotels in the country when the Tutwiler is completed. l have a son who is an official of an en- gineering and architectural company in Cincinnati that makes a speciality of build ing large hotels. He came to Birming ham Sunday to spend the day with me; and as we were walking around looking at the new buildings We stopped for some time to admire the Ridgely apartment house. My son referred to 1t as an un- commonly fine specimen of architecture; said the building alone must have cost $500 600. The people of Birmingham can scarcely realize how fast the city is grow ing, but visitors who come only now and then are sure to be struck with it."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-29
1000, 900 STARVING
6elgians Face Famine Unless Help
Comes From Outside.

Brussels (By Way OF London), Oct.
27.-Nearly 100000 people in Bel
GUM face famine unless they receive
help from the outside at once.
The American minister to Belgium.
Brand Whitlock, says that fewer than
two weeks supply of food remains in
the city, while conditions in the coun-
try districts are even worse. Although
Germany has seized the food in some
cities for her soldiers. she still dis
claims responsibility for feeding the
Belgians.
Mr.. Whitlock has had on hand only
peasants black bread for two weeks
and the supply OF that is short. One
hundred soup kitchens are feeding
more than 100000 needy ones in Brus-
sells. Families formerly rich are dis.
charging their servants because they
are bankrupt. Noblemen may be seen
slipping into the soup kitchens.
The factories are closed. Many
stores remain open, but have no bust
ness. The street cars are being oper-
ated, but the railway train service has
been suspended. The supplies of tea,
coffee, -four, rye and salt are practical.
ly exhausted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-29
ORDER TO KILL WAS GIVEN
French Have Proof of General Sten
gers instructions to Stay Wounded

gers instructions to Stay Wounded.
Washington, Oct. 27.-German pris,
oners of war taken by France have
made affidavits confirming reports that
General Stenger ordered them to shoot
all prisoners and finish all wounded,
according to statement issued at the
French embassy as follows:
"The report appeared in the press
some time ago that General Stenger,
commander of a brigade of the Ger
man army in France. had issued an
order to his troops prescribing to them
to give no quarter to any prisoners,
but to shoot them all and to finish the
wounded.
dan official statement from Berlin
via Sayville was issued thereupon, de-
claring that this was an impudent lie
"The atrocious order had been given
and carried out and proof of it is in
the hands If the French government.
More than 200 German prisoners are
now held in France. They have been
declared under oath before the magi5.
trate that this order was actually is
sued on the twenty-siXth of August
and that in accordance with it all
French wounded found that day were
at once dispatched"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-29
TRENCHES DUG IN ENGLAND
Possibility of German Invasion Ind.
Gated by Activity in Essex County.

Possibility of German Invasion lndi.
Gated by Activity in Essex County.
New York Oct. 27.-Farmers in the
vicinity of Harlow. in Essex county,
England, are preparing for possible
German invasion by digging trenches,
according to James S. Cowlin of
Newark, n. j., who arrived here on the
steamship Minnehaha.
"The digging of these trenches.
which are located so as to be of use
in resisting the advance of a German
army, indicates that British author
tiles do not consider that a German
invasion is beyond the range of posi-
bility," Mr.. Cowlin said.
"The work is being done by order
of city and county officials and it is
generally understood that these Off
Gals issued their orders by direction
of Lord Kitchener. My personal Oh
servations We're made only in the
vicinity Of Harlow, but l heard that
the farmers of other sections of Essex
were similarly occupied"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-29
Road Petition.

This is to give notice that thirty days after
the first publication hereof application will
be made to the Board of County Commission
ers of Garrett county for the appointment
of viewers to view and locate a proposed
new county road in Election District No.
said proposed new road to begin on the
Glendale road near the orchard of Charles
O'Brien and running thence on the property
lines Of John and Charles O'Brlen and
through the land OF c. :. Harvey and along
the property lines OF Mitchell \ Whitwortl
and Daisy Barnard to connect with the Arch
Barnard road where said road intersects the
lands of the last mentioned, distance OF
about one and a half miles.
c. ;. HARVEY.
CHARLES O'BRIEN,
JOHN |. OBRIEN,
DAISY BARNARD,
PC SC and others
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-29
ORDER NISI.

In the Orphans Court fer Garrett County
In the matter Of the estate OF singleton l..
Townshend, late of Garrett county.
deceased.
Ordered by the Orphans Count for Garrett
county, this Sth day of September 1914, that
the sale Of the property mentioned in these
proceedings, made and reported by VI.
Wellington Crane. Administrator de bonus
non, cum testamento annexo, of the last will
and testament of Singleton l.. Townshend.
deceased, to Alonzo d. Naylor. be ratified
and confirmed unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the 5th DAY
of October, 1914; provided a copy of this
order be inserted in some newspaper pup
liShed in Garrett county once in each o.
three successive weeks before the 9th daY
CT October, 1914.
The report states the amount of sale to b.
fifteen dollars $4,000
HENRY KAMP,
CHAS. S, HARVEY.
j. THOMAS Moon,
Judges of the Orphans Court
True copy.
Test: f. E. FRIEND, Register 2o3t