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Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-08
OWLS

The regular meeting of the Lowell Nest of Owls was held on Thursday night at Bank Hall in Lowell. The reg ular routine of business was taken up and dispensed with. The next regular meeting will be held on the night of Feb. 19.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-08
W. o. w.

There was no regular meeting of the Woodmen of the World during he past week. The next meeting will be held Monday night and the regu- lar routine of business will be taken up and dispensed with. It is desired that all members attend.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-08
YEOMAN

On next Tuesday night the regular meeting will be held at the I. O. O. F.
 hall and the following business ses- sion dance will be given. First class music will be furnished and it is ex. pected that large crowd will attend.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-08

Guy Lowell of New York. in special report to Harvard Corporation, recom' mends that every tree in the yard be cut down. because of damage by fun gus.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-08
INCREASED CALLS ON
 CHARITY COMMITTEE
Due to Influx of People From Colder Sections of Country in the Month of January

Notwithstanding the prosperous times in the Warren district the charity committee of the Board of Trade had more calls for help than
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-08
AMONG FRATERN|T|ES
 OF THE DISTRICT
KNloHrs OF COLUMBUS

[ Ladies night-.will be Wednesday. February 1itA Bring along your mo ther' sister. wife CT girl Have your ladies bring cake.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-08
[. O. R. M.

The regular meeting of the local Order of Red Men was held on Thurs day night at the K. of F. Castle. Sev- eral new members were initiated. The local lodge is one of the fastest grow
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-08

ing lodges is the state. The next meet ing win be held Thursday night.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-08
B. p. O. E.

The regular meeting of the local or der of Elks was held on Friday night. At every meeting of the Elks several applications for membership are acted upon. There have been several mem bers transferred here from other towns lately. The next regular meet ing will be held on Feb. 20,
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-08
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03

leprous were compelled to wear dis tinguishing clothing, ring bell to warn wayfarers of their approach and to submit to having a handful of earth cast upon their heads to signify that they were not only dead to the world but practically buried.
 Modern medical science declares that leprosy is possibly curable, is not so readily communicable as was for merly supposed and as social dan ger is not so bad as tuberculosis. There are other diseases more conta- gious which the law does not require to be reported.
 While admittedly the shotgun pol icy is no longer to be regarded as an essential in the process of treatment of leprosy it is question whether the laws of France and indifference of public sentiment relative to same are not responsible for its being denomi- mated the popular disease of the coun- try.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
Eneland's Increasing Taxes

With the expense of the Englsh government increased in the last year over S50,0O0, ,00O, MT. Lloyd-George, as chancellor of the eXchequer, flnds himself impelled to introduce an ad- ditional budget looking to the means of increasing the revenue.
 While the dilemma is by no means startling the new budget has not aroused as great a sentiment of un- popularity and voice of protest as would at first have been supposed from the fact that the chancellor ot the exchequer proposes to place the burden of increasing the state rev enue upon the wealthy and not upon the masses. He is going to ask the commons to increase the income tax and the death duties.
 The increase in the income tax IS not to be marked but the existing in come tax in Great Britain is about twice as heavy as in the United States, all British incomes over $500 bearing their burden of taxation as compared with the American $3000 exemption. The death taxes, how ever, are to be subjected to a radi- cal increase, those upon the largest estimates running as high as 5 per cent.
 The present ministry has already asked for and obtained $475.000, ,000 for next years old age pensions and $250, ,000, ,000 for royal navy appropria- tions, so that the extra burden of $50, O00,000 is regarded as a bit onerous. But the aged reap the benefit of the appropriation and British pride ap- pears to be content to be saddled with an expensive navy, so that among the rank and file Lloyd-George is not likely to suffer at the hands of the voters should his party be compelled to shortly appeal to the country. He is an able politician, an adept in de- tecting the public pulse and so fai each of his strategic moves has beer to his winning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
LUKE M'LUkE SAYS
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Clnclnnatl EHquiTSi.
 Isn't it funny how vulgar diamonds look when you haven't the price to buy any?
 Strange as it may seem. all the bolster ous girls do not grow up to be mannish worlen.
 Love is a species of insanity that makes a good looking girl worship a bis. ornery, hatchet-faced. lop-eared, red-whiskered mutt and call him 'Tootie."
 Every now and then father will vent hts nean disposition on the children, end then sneak out of 1t by talking about discipline
 He may not know 1t, but the fellow who holds you up on the street when you are in hurry and insists on telling you "funny story" that was published in Punch in 1s57 is, about as popular IS a dog catcher. + always tickles a married woman when she discovers that her husband Is jealous of her.
 A reformer is person who enjoys hating people. 1 woman always adapts her age to hcr clothes. not her clothes to her age, l Any old time the other fellow gets all the luck you can bet that he earns II. | Some lodge members attend so many funerals that they use the undertaken S tread when they arc walking on the street.
 | The girl who marries for home never | gets to go out of 1t more than three or ] four times year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03

Arlington station. Time signals are sent out to avoid errors in chronome- ters, icebergs and derelicts are pointed out and weather reports are transmitted by the wireless system and even the United States legation at Peking may be readily communi- cated with.
 But greater extensions are to be made and an unusually powerful tower of steel is soon to rise 600 feet in the air at Darien on the isthmus of Panama. Darien is about the middle of the isthmus and gets its name from an early explorer of that region of country. Soon the entire world will be one great whispering gallery. pre- pared to sound a warning ef danger and equipped to save human life. The world has profited by it's great sea disasters and with lips atuned from every salient point upon land the en- circling belt of atmosphere is freighted with the voices of human companionship and human consocia- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
An Anti-Tobacco Movement

We are all familiar with the agitation of the Anti-Saloon League, and now we are beginning to see an active movement against the use of tobacco" said an old citizen
 "I am a temperance man. I never touch anything stronger than beer and drink very little of that, but if the Anti Saloon League had it's way all beer drinkers as well as whisky drinkers would be de- prived of the opportunity of indulging even in moderation.
 When a few cranks began to agitate against the use of tobacco in any shape or form. I simply laughed. But in recent years I have seen so many fanatics that I would not be surprised if the anti tobacco agitation gained considerable headway. Many people have an idea that no one should be allowed to indulge in a bottle of beer or in good smoke be- cause they happen not to indulge. If cigarettes are as poisonous as some of the scientists say they are, no boy should ever touch one, and grown ups who smoke cigarettes should limit themselves to three or four a day. As for cigar and pipe smoking the pleasure one gets out of the weed more than offsets any pad effects"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
Prevalence of LeprOsy In France


 From France comes a weird and uncanny story to the effect that lep- rosy is more common in that country than appendicitis and that it may be denominated the popular disease of the land. It is declared that in south ern France there is scarcely a will lage that has not at least one leprous inhabitant and strange details are cited. It is alleged that no less a parsonage than President Poincare has for sometime been shaved by a barber with gloved hand and only discontinued his patronage upon learning that leprosy was the cause of the presence of the glove. Fruit sell CTS have been found so disfigured that with their fingerless hands they were unable to make change for their cus- toners. A carter was discovered who contracted the disease from a set of harness which he had purchased from a leprous tanner and lastly a grave digger at Saint Roche was possessed of such horribly marred face that the village inhabitants demanded his removal upon the ground that his wis., age disturbed the rest of the dead. 
 All this is in striking contrast to the instance of the leper in the United States at large a few years ago who died in barn of exposure and starva. tion because no one would approach him and bespeaks change in Euro pean sentiment of the past when the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
Progress of Radio Photography

In a recent report to the Naval in- stitute Capt. w. H. G. Bullard, who has charge of the naval wireless sys- tenn at Arlington, Va, presents some interesting data relative to the prog ress of wireless telegraphy in the worlds naval equipment.
 Great Britain was the first naval power to install the system and this was done no later than 1899 when three vessels were so equipped and succeeded in establishing communica- tion for distance of "A miles. When Great Britain had established the pos abilities of aerial communication the United States was no laggard in adopting the system and three ships, the Massachusetts, the Saratoga and the Porter, were supplied with the ap- paratus, while the naval radio system was applied to the Highlands light station near New York.
 Within six years 30 additional ships were so equipped and 50 shore sta tions established and in 1905 the sys- tenn was inaugurated for use in the meteorological service. In 1908 the Hawaiian Islands exchanged messages with the Pacific coast, but it was not until 1910 that Congress took official notice of the wireless.
 The Titanic disaster of 1912 accen- tuated the necessity of government control over radio apparatus and the Presidents proclamation of the Berlin wireless convention resulted.
 Today practically every vessel in the United States navy carries wire less, and there is scarcely point in the seven seas in which our men of war would be out of touch with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03

posed that Dr. Pritchard and Mrs. Taylol tho mother-in-law, had lived on gooe| terms with each other, and the prisoner'Al father-in-law said his daughter and Dr Pritchard lived happily together. A member of the Glasgow Apothecaries' company was an important witness against the doctor, for he testified that
 Pritchard, within two or three mon th s of the deaths. purchased more tartarized antimony than did all the rest of the Glasgow doctors together
 The doctors who examined the bodies
 found every evidence of poison. It was also brought out at the trial that Mrs.
 Taylor had control of $15,OOO and that she had made will leaving 1t to her daughter, and to Dr. Pritchard in the event of the daughters death.
 The most pathetic part of the trial was the examination of the 11-year-old son and 14-ycar-old daughter of the Pritchards
 The son said that his papa and mamma lived very happily together, and were very
 fond of one another. The prisoner was
 much affected when the children were under examination.
 The solicitor general then addressed the jury for the crown and contended that the only two persons who had any oppor- tunity to perpetrate the murders were the prisoner and Mary Mcleod, and that in
 the nature of the murder they could al- most detect the finger of a doctor MT. Clark, the chief attorney for the accused, in his address to the jury con- tended that the prosecution had failed to
 trace the poisoning to the prisoner. The case was then summed up by Lord Jus tice Clerk. The jury was only out an, hour when they brought in a verdict of guilty against Dr. Pritchard of both mur-- ders. The prisoner was then sentenceA to be executed at Glasgow on July 2s. Some days after the trial the prisoner
 volunteered a confession to the Rev. MT. Oldham, the clergyman who attended him, in which he declared himself, in a solemn
 statement in writing, which he drew up
 with great care and deliberation, to have been guilty of poisoning his wife but avowed his innocence of murdering his
 mother-in-law. Eight days later how ever, he retracted this statement, and made second confession in which he also admitted poisoning Mrs. Taylor. He was executed on the date originally set
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
NEEDED HELP

From the Washington Star.
 Well, boys, I'm on my way to Ber- muda, said Uncle Joe Cannon to group of New York reporters. T hope you'll have cheaper taxicab fares when I get back"
 ''Do you think our taxicab rates are high, sir?' asked young lady reporter
 Uncle Joe. chewing the end of his cigar, smiled grimly.
 Did you never hear of the New York housebreakers? he said. Well, a house. breaker rose up from behind a hatrack in New York house as the owner entered late one night.
 Throw up your hands.' he said.
 "The owner did so.
 Gimme all yer moneyv
 But, said the owner, I've just come home in taxicab. .- "The housebreaker's ferocious manner changed. He looked at his victim kindly Then. putting his hand in his pocket. he said:
 l" Here, my poor fellow. is quarter ful ye. So long,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
PUNCTUAL JAMES

From the New York Journal.
 An old Englshman, James Scott by name, travelled about on business until he was nearly 80 years of age. He became celebrated for his punctuality and method ical habits. Upon one occasion a gentle man stopped at an inn much frequented by MT. Scott and saw fine fowl cooking.
 That Is very good,' said the hungry guest. You may serve that for my dim ner.
 You cannot have that sir,' replied the landlord. That is being cooked for MT. Scott the traveler.'
 ''I know Mr. Scott very well" said the gentleman. 'Is he stopping here?"
 "Oh, no, sir,'' answered the landlord. But six months ago he ordered fowl to be ready for him at precisely o'clock today and we are expecting him every minute"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
THE EFFECT OF FEAR

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 There was a noticeable diminution of , transatlantic travel after the Titanic dis aster. The effect of the sinking of the Empress of Ireland is already apparent. Reservations have been cancelled at the offices of many of the lines. It is impos- sible to estimate how many intending tourists have abandoned their plans.
 Such results are natural. perusal of the details of the Empress horror cannot fail to have deterring influence. Men and women picture themselves in a posi- tion similar to that of the victims of the catastrophe. Apprehension and nervous ness would seriously mar the pleasure of their vacations. They prefer some form of recreation free from the. specific peril which has so impressed their imagination.
 At such times it is impossible to argue effectively. It is useless to point out that the great ocean liners offer the safest form of travel. Even figures to prove that railroad travel is far more dangerous and claims many moro victims are not convincing. The horror Is uppermost in timid minds, and its effect cannot be wiped away by mere logic.
 The effect, however, does not last long Men and women come to realize that the great vessels are built to withstand any storm, to meet any emergency of the sea any emergency save one-that of colli- sion. The time will probably never come when this one danger can be wholly elimi- mated
 It is to be regretted that the St. Law renre dtsa ster is serving to make people unrea sonable. No man or woman can, by any extreme life of caution, avoid danger or fatal accident And the, man or woman who is constantly ruled by fear has an unsatisfying existence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
TROUBADOUR AND LESTER
THE RELATED SCHOLAR

diller, a dollar ten O clock scholar.
 En route for the A. R. c school Carranza came late, But running his gait
 And now he sits on the last stool Atwisting his toes And sniffling his nose.
 Those fellows in class he does watch And if they won't listen To those words of hissen. Soon all of their work he vii, bo,oh He cannot speak English And forgot to bring his
 Old grammar with him to translate. He'd heard of salute And John Lind the mute, The only four words in his pate. But he looks at the Falls And then he recalls
 His own country so far away, And he thinks with a smile, Pray just wait awhile And see fall greater than they.
 RAvAGED TERRITORY. Visitor: Excellent choir that you have. Reverend"
 Pastor: T fatter myself so; but you should hear them rend Beulah land
 POOR THING. There was a young woman from Wheel
 ing, Who stepped on a banana peeling, And the shock that she gave The hard old brick pave wounded her sensitive feeling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
About the Name of Toadvine

"Of late some discussion has arisen as to the origin of the name of the town of Toadvine, situated in the northwestern part of Jefferson county" said Judge Samuel E. Greene. 'The following, l think, is the correct and accepted ac- count
 MT. Cape Smith who before the war between the states was a gunsmith noted throughout all this country, was at one time either tax collector or tax assessor of the county. He was a Confederate soldier, and was captured and imprisoned by the federals.
 While in prison he met and became veyr fond of a fellow prisoner named Toadvine They were great friends, and Uncle Cape when released from prison, I don't recall whether before the close of the war or at the end of it, returned to his old home and named the little village Toadvine in honor of the friend. Of course every one familiar with the history of Jefferson county knows what an important factor Toadvine has been. It was once said in political elections: AS Toadvine goes, so goes Jefferson coun- fu,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03

WHY WOMEN GET SOUR

WHY WOMEN GET SOUR From the Washington Star z
 Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, speak, ing in New York to sympathetic audi ence composed chiefly of women, com pared the lives of some American mothers to the harem lives of the east.
 'Women.'' Mrs. Gilman declared. should go into the world and do lucra- tive and interesting work instead of be- ing household drudges.
 One good reason for this is that the middle-aged woman, like the middle-aged man. when occupied in business or intel lectual work, has little time to, brood over departing youth"
 Mrs. Gilman paused, then added
 You know we women become sour as we grow old. But when we all work, perhaps the ungallant comparison that cynical bachelor once made to me will lose some of it's truthfulness. Here is the comparison
 Ladies, in their childhood, resemble water. As girls of 12 to 15, they're like lemonade; as young persons from IS to 25, champagne; as women of 9 to 40. liquor. woman from 70 to 50 years of age is equal to home made port wine. After 50 most ladies turn to vinegar. D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
MAKES NOISE LIKE A DOG

From the New York Sun.
 There ie man in Paris wno has ;l novel
 way of eking out the small salary ns
 gets as bank clerk. At night he strolis through the quiet streets of the suburbs
 carefully inspecting the closed villas and
 houses. Every now and then he ini. tatcs dogs bark. yelping and growing in realistic manner.
 If there Is no canine response he con tinues his walk. repeating his yelps in
 front of other.-Aouses. When an answer
 ing bark replies to his he puts down tho address of the house in notebook. The next day a city official calls at these houses reported by the night stroller to collect the probably unpaid dog tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
In Business Circles

Business in Birmingham has been fair ly active all along and it is quite brisk at the present time," said Felix M. Dren- nen.
 We have many more industries here than we had three or four years ago. The pay rolls are large and they will increase as the year advances. I ex- pect to see great prosperity in Birming- ham throughout the summer
 q understand that the real estate mar ket, which has been rather quiet for a year or two past. is showing signs of im- provement. When it does start up 1t takes on large degree of activity and moves with a rush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
NOT BUSINESS

From Lippincotts
 An nld snowman tells this ore:
 "I was connected with a weird imita- ton of a circus, with sideshow attach- ment, that used to do the tank towns of the middle west. Among the curiosites we had a lovely 'cannibal' who, lightly clad, used to toy with spear and glare at the audiences in the most frightful manner.
 "One day there came to the tent where in was displayed this feature a clergy. man. After gazing awhile at the man or the platform he turned and asked 1n attendant:
 Is this really a cannibal?'
 'Surest think you know said the at- tendant. Do you know how he was cap tured? That great living curiosity was taken. sir, in the act of boiling an aged Methodist minister oyer a slow fire
 "Thc clergyman was nor flied. Then convei. him. he cried. Oh. my friend. why don'i you convert hin.'
 'irhe attendant made a gesture of dis gust.
 Convert him!' he repeated. Do you think that the public would pay 10 cents head to see a Christian?