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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
Being Struck By Lightning
the Chicago Daily News.

From the Chicago Daily News.
 To be struck by lightning is still a most lucky thing for the Greek peasant If he Is not killed Such a man. says J, C. Lawson, may indulge taste for likeness for the rest of his life-his neighbors will support hm--and enjoy at the same time the reputation of being something more than human. This Is an inheritance from ancient days. Arte- m1dorus, an authority on occult matters
 who hourished in tn. tune of Marcus
 Aurelius, commented on the fact that
 While place struck by lightning had an altar erected upon II and was thence forth both honored and avoided, no one who has been struck by lightning is ex- cluded from citizenship: indeed such one is honored even |. god The cleo tion of Quintus Julius Eburnus to the Roman consulship in 1s6 B. C.. is attrib- uted to his having been favored thus by the gods
 Some have had physical reasons to
 rejoice that they had been struck by
 lightning. De Quatre fages mentions the case of telegraph .mploye at Stras- burg, who was struck senseless and re- mained paralyzed until the next day, but thereafter enjoyed Letter health than ever before. In Martinique NJ. Roalre was deprived by lightning of the use of his limbs for three hours, but having previously been man of weak health Was fnucn stronger rom that time on several authors refer to cases in which rheumatism was cured by lightning nd in this respect. also. trees seem to be as men. Argo saw a poplar. one of an avenue of 1500 near Tours, which having been struck. developed such vfgor that It's trunk soon far surpa ssed in dimen- sions those of all it's neighbors.
 Statistics appear to show that men are more likely to be struck by lightning than women, more than two men being | killed by it for every woman. But it has to be borne In mind that the mans l occupation is more likely to take him into the open when lightning is about. | It has been observed. however, that Tn a group equally composed of both sexes lightning seems to prefer the men, and 1t is possible to theorize at pleasure as to whether it is the compar- alive height that does it. or some pro lection afforded by the woman's dress. or difference in conductbility between the sexes. The fact that children are seldom killed by lightning supports to a certain extent the first of these theories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
A PROPHET IS NOT. ALWAYS WITHOUT. HONOR IN HIS NAME. People of Woodbridge, Eng, Honor Edward Fitzger-
 aids Memory LIFELONG FRIEND
 IS STILL LIVING Tells Some New Anecdotes of Man Who Translated the Rubyiat of
 Omar Khayyam-Navy Poet
 and Bernard Shaw
By HAYDEN CHURcH

London. May 9.-tSpecia1) )-Not always. have just discovered, is phophet with out honor in his own country. Perhaps you may say that this is nothing new, and instance Shakespeare and Stratford- on-Avon, but after all there is little merit fin honoring, or exploiting, a memory that is veritable gold-nline, and doubt has frequently been raised if apart from the fact that Shakespeare spells dollars. and particularly American ones, to Stratford. there is any real enthusiasm over the Bard. of the drunken, illiterate clown Sir Edwin Burning Lawrence so pret- tily calls him, in the town of his birth.
 But the attitude of Woodbridge toward Edward Fitzgerald is wholly different. In that little Suffolk town where the translator of Omar Khayyam'' first saw the light and spent the greater part of his days, his name is held in real affection and there are few people there who can- not tell a visitor well about him. This district of East Anglia is rich in it's as-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
A Change of Questions Cause Trouble Inxnx,a 4l,o National MouihlN

 From the National Monthly. A German, on landing in America, began looking for employment. Not be- ing able to speak English. 1t was diffi- cult to find work. A recruiting officer who was also of the "Fatherland," but now in the employ of the United States, finding John unemployed offered to have him enlisted as a soldier. There seemed to be only one trouble in the way. that was the inspecting officer who was sup posed to examine each recruit. The recruiting officer thought that by proper coaching John could pass this test. So John was taught to give. in English the following answers to these questions: r. How old are your ''Thirty-six years. sir. How long have you been in the serv- ice?''
 ''Six weeks, sir"
 Have you plenty of food and rai- ment?"
 "Both. sir.'
 But the inspector changed the orders of his questions:
 How long have you been in the serv- ice?''
 "Thirty-six years, sir"
 How old are you?'
 Six weeks, sir"
 The inspector in surprise, exclaimed. Are you a fool or am IF" when the prompt answer was delivered. Both. air."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12

pa1nsteaking man. and while the Little orange was being built he kept con- tnually altering the design. First he l had one thing done, and then another; | ilnaily, perhaps. rejecting both. When the Dill for the work came in he made great fuss about the cost. Afterwards he always called the builder the little bird With the long tail.' ,"
 Here by the way, in an unpublished anecdote which shows that Fitzgerald was both sympathetic and practical. It Is told by Miss Melton who now lives a Fairlingaye hall.
 Once my parents lived opposite to the house on the Market Hill where he lodg- ed, she said. Looking out of his window ohs day, he watched the nurse feeding a sister of mine in the nursery. Instead or giving the bread and milk to the baby the nurse was lterNlly helping herself to spoonfuls of the food. Fitzgerald was exceedingly annoyed. and sent the fol- towing message to my mother: T think that Mrs. Weldon oughf to know that the nurse is eating the baby's bread and milk"
 New One On Show
 All the talk about Bernard Shaw anent his use. in his new play. of generally taboosed adjective, reminds me of an anecdote of the Irshman that was told me by Patrick Magill. the other day Magill, of course, is the ex-navvy who piossomed out as a poet so successfully that he first was offered a berth on London newspaper and later became as- sistant librarian of the Royal Chapter library at Windsor. where he still re- mains. Meanwhile his recently published flrst novel is generally admitted to be great stuff. It was London newspaper with an American editor that first en- couraged Magill definitely to abandon the pick for the pen. and one of his first as signments was to get an interview with Shaw As he entered the great mans presence G. B. s. glared at him with great severity
 Tell me, Magill." he demanded why did you leave honest useful work like navvying to be on the Daily-?n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
A Lonesome Donkey

This summer Mir. Oakes. q eminent lawyer, sent his wife and young daugh- ter 10 q farmhouse in the White noun tains for a vacation. Shortly after. he received an urgent request from the little girl to send her a pet donkey to ~fe while there. She had read about donkexs and heard about them, but was not at all familiar with their peculiar vocalism.
 The donkey arrived and the child had many rides around the vicinity. She en- joyed 1t all hugely except the animals strange noises which inspired her with the profoundest pity for his evident dis tress.
 One day after vainly trying to suhdue his vocallsm she wrote a letter to her father. in which she said:
 Dear Father: do wish you would come up here soon, my donkey is so very lonesome"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12

Twinkling Stars Are
 Laughing. Love When the Lights Are
 Low When the Swallows
 Homeward Fly Would I Were With
 Thee Who is Sylviap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
Teachers Don't Know Everything

From the NatlOnaI Monthly.
 Among the new class which came to the second-grade teacher. youn, timid girl, was one Tommy, who, for naughty deeds, had been many times spanked by his first-grade teacher. Send him 10 me any time when you want him spanked" suggested the latter: T can manage him.
 One morning about week after this conversation, Tommy appeared at the first-grade teachers door. She dropped her work seized him by the arm. dragged him to the dressing room. turned him over her knee and did her duty. When she had finished she said: Well, Tommy, what have you to say?
 Please, miss, my teacher wants the scissors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12

O Willie. We Have
 Missed You Oft in the Silly Night Old Dan Tucker Old Rosin the Beau Rory O'Moore Roy's Wife of Adj
 valloch See-Saw Waltz Song Sweet Bye and Bye
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
Under Oath

From the National Monthly.
 Smith was ono of the foremost engi- neers of his time. Ills one fault was an enormous bump of conceit. He com spleted piece of work for large cor poration and was compelled to sue for his fee, which was o6 .0oe
 He was being cross examined by the attorney acting as counsel for the corpo- ration:
 On what ground do you base your ex- crbitant charge for this miserable piece Of work"
 "On the ground that am ths greatest engineer in the world"
 After tho suit had been concluded. one of emith's frtsnds cams to him ands h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
Sought Relief

She-"Sir you forget yourself?' He-"Possibly. but I can think of my. self any old time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
CURFEW RINGS ON COURT|NG SWANS Mayor of HarrisOnville Sets s O'Clock at Night as
 Bedtime

famous as the taxless town, Is now enforcing a curfew law which provides that all persons under 20 years of age must be in their homes at eight o'clock in the evening says q Harrisonville Weest Virginia Special to the New
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12

, an admonishing tone. said: Smith. you
 should never make such statements in
 public allow others to acclaim you as
 the greatest in your profession smith answered: T know it. and l felt like a blooming idiot up there on the stand, but, blast it all. was under oath"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12

A Unique Contribution to the
 Home Life of the Nation
 400 Priceless Pearls of Song that illustrate the evolution of song music among the American People
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
SAFE BLOWN AS
POLICE SH|F IS
CHANGED
Explosion Wrecking Money Box
Awakens Persons Nearby,
but Thieves Escape.

Some clever cracksmen took ad-
occupied In changing police watches
ABOUT he middle Of Wednesday night,
blew the safe in the Park Pharmacy
~ the corner Of South Boulevard and
Woodward avenue, and obtained $25.
The depreciation was discovered a
few minutes later by Policemen
Jameson and Vaughn. who had just
gone on duty. They found a rear
window with the screen pried off,
after which the window had been
skillfully "jimmied."
Inside. the evidences OF the work
indicated old hands at the trade.
Door Blown of Clearly.
The safe. after being loaded. had
been muffled as much as possible
with old coats belonging to en-
ployees The door had been blown
off so thoroughly that part OF II went
up to the ceiling, where Il made a
large dent sfterward falling on the
prescription counter and smashing
the marble slab used for compounding
drugs.
An odd feature Of the explosion was
the driving OF an umbrella rib like
an arrow through the wooden door OF
show case, and deep into the wall
behind
Il never would have believed It II
hadn't seen that umbrella rib and
tried to pull II cut" said Captain
Poole THE umbrella had been
standing by the safe. and this rib was
torn out by the explosion and driven
through at least an inch OF hard
wood
II not only was good Job. but I.
had been done in a very short time
Tho crncksmcn must have been ia
miliar with the time at which the
police shifts were changed, and wait
ed until the time approached for the
relief shift = come on duty.
Sleepers Awakened.
The time also can be fixed BY sew
eral nelghbors who were awakened
about midnight by dull, muffled
explosion. II was indistinct. how
ever. and all Of them went back to
sleep without investigating the mat
ter
- was awakened by what thought
must have been a door slamming,"
said one man. ~ got up and looked
around the house, but found nothing
II was lust about midnight The
noise didn't sound as II II came from
outside. but ! guess II must have"
The pharmacy was about 100 feet
distant.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
8 New Firms Come
To Atlanta; Others
Seek Data on CITY

Three new business houses and the
active prospect of nine more have been
added TO progressive Atlanta through
the industrial and statistical bureau of
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce A
big taxicab manufacturing concern IS
the latest TO evince desire TO come to
Atlanta
According 20 w ". Leahy. secretary
Of the bureau, the three concerns
brought here are the White company,
which opened an automobile branch: the
Carhartt overall Manufacturing Com
pany, and a tailoring house from Chi
cago. The overall and Tailoring fac
tories Will be opened in the next two
weeks
Negotiations also are pending between
the bureau for branches of a motor
cycle factory, a rolling mill company a
porcelain and pottery store, an engine
factory, headlight and seRrchlight fac
tory. a rug factory and wall paper
factory.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
EX-ATLANTA BOY
SLOWLY DY|N c
Of B|CHL0R|DE
Former Cudahy Cashier Here
Found Suffering From Poison
in Hotel at Memphis.

! Bichloride of mercury poisoning
is slowly killing c. w. Sheats, for
mer bookkeeper for the Cudahy Pack
ing Company here, in a hospital at
Memphis Tenn.
| 1t Is not known whether Sheats
took the four tablets with suicidal
intent, and he will not say. Miss Ruth
Parks, No. "A Richardson street, At
lanta, a friend of Sheats, who re-
ceived a letter from him a few days
letter was cheerful and she could
think of nothing that would cause
Sheats to wish to die.
Sheats left Atlanta las summer,
and in letters to friends here said he
expected to return here in the spring.
He has not been told that he is dying.
Found in Hotel Room.
Last Sunday afternoon Sheats went
to a Memphis hotel and registered as
H. w. Osler. He was found Monday
in his room, unconscious. In his
pocket was a friendly letter addressed
to Miss Parks, by which he was iden-
titled.
Cudahy Company in Memphis. DR.. L.
L. Meyer, his physician; Mrs. w. A
Sheats. his mother. and his brother
from Monroe, Ga, are at his bedside.
The fact that Sheats registered I'M
der an assumed name leads to the
belief that he intended to commit sui
eide. DR.. Meyer says there is a
chance that Sheats may live six days
more. He is conscious, but will not
talk. He Is an Elk, belonging to the
Gainesville, Ga, lodge.
Girl Friend Surprised.
When informed of the poisoning of
Sheats, Miss Park expressed extreme
surprise.
why, I had a letter from him not
long ago, and the tone of 1t didn't in
dictate that he was feeling badly about
anything" said Miss Park. HE was
an optimistic boy. I always thought,
and | can't imagine what has hap
pened to him.
I'VE were friends when he was with
the Cudahy Company here. I knew
his people and knew him quite we'll
He left here last summer, and, al
though he seemed to like It in Mem
phis, he said he thought of coming
back to Atlanta"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
LOVE SPELL GIRL
SPURNS MAN 8
PEACE OFFER
Affinity of {. G, House Is Glad
He's in Jail and Hopes He
Stays There.

Il guess Mr.. f. G. House, up on the
fourth floor Of this Tower, is learning
what terrible thing a woman's jeal-
ousy is" sneered Miss Gertrude
Whinnery, Houses soul mate" who
charged that he had hypnotized her,
as she stepped back into her cell on
the third floor OF the Tower Thurs
day, after spurning the money ana
plea for reconciliation House had just
sent her
Miss Whinnery says House ought
to be high priest in Mormon tenn
Pile
House is the man Miss Whinnerv
had arrested in Atlanta two days aft
err he had cast her off and married
little Miss Esther Shaw, of Colquitt.
Ga
Zine Time to Repent"
House is trying 20 square himself
with me now" went on his affinity.
He says he's awfully sorry he gave
me up, but it's fine time to repent
when we are both in Jail and he has
made me hate him
They tell me he's pretty glum over
1t all. | should think he would be.
He can't give me any money. I don't
not going to rave.
II understand he says he stlll loves
me, and wishes he hadn't married his
little bride. A lot of good it does for
him to whine about it now. What
does he want to whine for?
Tn glad he's in Jail. and I'm going
to keep Kim he"e as long as | can
TIN do him a world of good. / guess
he'll not turn around and scorn an
other woman in a hurry after this II
Will teach him something to do time
behind the bars for a while.
There's just one place for man
Ike House He ought to live In Utah
and be 4 high priest in the Mormon
Church. That's the only think l know
of that would suit him.
Il wonder what he thinks he can do
hop around from one love to an
other, getting married occasionally,
and transferring his affections back
and forth as he chooses? wonder il
he thinks any woman win stand for
thing Ike that? dog might. but
not a woman"
Miss Whinnery is not at all dis
turbed by prison life. She says as an
experience it is not so bad as IL might
be. Much of her time she spends in
reading and saying cutting things
about House.
House, meantime, PAGES up and
down his cell on the fourth floor of
the Tower just above the cell where
his soul mate" is confined.
House protests that he still loves
his bride, but she has not been back
to the Tower to see hin since her
first and only visit there Monday.
Houses effort to conciiate Miss
Thursday was his first at
tempt to communicate with her since
his arrest.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
.PAPE'S DIAPEPs|N D|GEsTs FOOD
WHEN STOMACH CAN'T-|T's GREAT

Sick Headache, Biliousness, Constipa-
tion, Gripping, etc. Your real and only
trouble is that which you eat does not
digest, but quickly ferments and sours,
producing almost any unhealthy condi-
ton.
A dose Of Pape's Diapepsin will cost
fifty cents at any pharmacy here, and
VIII convince any stomach sufferer in
I'VE minutes that Fermentation and
Sour Stomach is causing the misery of
indigestion.
No matter II you call your trouble
Catarrh of the Stomach, Nervousness or
Gastritis or by any other name-always
remember that relief is waiting at any
drug store the moment you decide to
begin its use.
Pape's Diapepsin WIFI regulate any
out-of-order Stomach within five min
utes. and digest promptly, without any
fuss or discomfort, all of any kind of
food you eat.-Advt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
Latest Dance Is Featured by the
Fact That Partners Do Not
Touch.

NEW YORK, Jan 2s--Upon tne
authority OF no less social srbiter
than Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
The tango Is dead Long live
the tangol"
The new tango is to be the limo
walton Waltz" And while tango
take It from the Latin--means Il
touch" the successor of the tango is
distinguished by the fact that the
dancers Do NOT TOUCH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Castle are its
inventors They invented 1T at Mrs
Flsh's request. Mrs. Fish thus pro-
nounced the death sentence upon the
tango:
400" to Tango No More.
81 won't have any tangoing done in
my house. When everybody's doing
thing in caharets and dance halls, It
is time TO stop it,"
The 400" viii tango no more So
tho tango is dead! II died as vogues
die--of its own excuses.
Last week al Mrs Fish's ball the
Innovation" was crowned as the next
dance favorite Mr.. and Mrs. Castle
took the center of the floor. They
stood a foot. at least, apart, facing
each other. and began a slow. stately
movement, half glide, half waltz.
They never touched each otherl"
cried Mrs. Grundy.
He keeps his hands in his pocket
and she hers on her hips" replied Mr.
Grundy. II was true. Not once did
their bodies Craze each other.
New Epoch in Dancing.
The dance was as majestic as the
mnuet as graceful as the waltz In
slow time. as beautiful as youth. as
joyous as first love. The birth of the
new dance marks new epoch in
dancing. Society Is tired of the tan
so. II had already revolted at the
turkey trot
They were transient vulgarities.
They have had their day, and IL has
been too long" said a woman whose
word Is law In matters of taste
Ultra refinement in dancing" is
the keynote of the new regime.
Dances viii be slower, more moder-
ate, more graceful-in word. more
elegant. The Joy of living that has
dominated the favorites of the period
will be subservient to the sense OF
beauty and the recognition Of pro-
priety.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
Second Baptists in
Hospital Campaign

Committees representing the Sec
ond Baptist Church were canvassing
the business men Of Atlanta Thurs
day In the interests of the campaign
to raise 100000 for the Georgia Bap-
fist Hospital, which Baptists Of the
city are now conducting. The Sec
ond Baptist Church already has turn
ed In a large amount OF money to
apply TO the fund, and with the be-
ginning of an organized movement
is expected to fully do its share to-
ward raising the funds.
The committees were appointed at
mass meeting at the church Wed
nesday night. when DIR. Carolyn Gel
sci spoke on hospital needs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
Gun Employs Routs
Burglars With Shoes

CLINTON, n. J., Jan. zs.-Her hus-
bands revolver unloaded. Mrs. William
G. Harrington routed burglars who tried
TO break into her house by raining shoes
on them. She proved a good shot.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
Two Country Town
Banks Organized

The Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Clio, Ga. with capital stock OF s25. :
900, was granted a charter by Secre-
tary Of State Cook Wednesday. The in
corporators are L, /. Elzey. w. T.
Greene, O NJ Morgan. W G Reiser. c.
W Edwards, c h. Gam and S T. Metz
ser
Mr. Cook also received an application
Tor charter for the Farmers Bank of
Ninder Ca, which proposes to incor-
porate with a capital stock OF SOS 600
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
Where Good Clothes, Hats and
Furnishings Are Selling at
LolUer Prices Than Most Stores
Would Care to Name on Equal
Qualities.

This Sale is furnishing further and indisputable
evidence OF the marked degree of confidence which
the public places IN us and statements and of the high
esteem in which methods and merchandise are held
Men have to know that statements are never
overdrawn, merchandise never msrepresented and
that greater value giving sale time or anv time is
unquestioned and pronounced
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
Stops Indigestion, Sourness, Gas
and Dyspepsia in Five
Minutes.

n you feel bloated after eating, and
YOU believe it is the food which nils you:
II what little you eat lies like lump
of lead on your stomach; II there is dir
fculty in breathing after eating, eructa-
lions of sour, undigested food and acid,
heartburn. brash or belchlng Of gas,
you need Pape's Diapepsin to stop food
fermentation and indigestion.
1t neutralizes excessive acid stomach
poison; absorbs that misery making gas
and stops fermentation. which sours
your entire meal and causes Dyspepsia,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
Rug Sale Conducted
For Incurables' Home

An exhibit and sale OF rag rugs by a
committee OF the Home for lncura bles
VIII be conducted Thursday and Friday
nights IN the vacant store in the Ponce
DeLeon apartment building at the cor
ner OF Peachtree and Ponce DeLeon ave
nue.. The proceeds OF the sale will be
used TO erect memorial pillars at the
entrance 10 the home
The rugs are woven on hand looms
and are adaptable to any practical use
They are OF different designs and pos
sess diversity Of coloring. orders will
be taken for any design or color not on
exhibition
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
millionaire Reported
Held for Big Ransom

Los ANGELES, Jan. o9.-Francis
Lewis Clark. n millionaire of Spokane,
Wash. is being held for S75,0 ram
som somewhere near Los Angeles, ac-
cording TO q letter received by a local
newspaper.
Clark disappeared on January II,
after he had taken his wife to train
in Santa Barbara 1t was believed
that he had committed suicide.