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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
ic task of enumerat-

ical views tending parlously to damna- tion."
 Several of the enumerators and more of their assistants, lost their lives in the performance of their duty. One of the latter, who had left his home on account of the ravages of a man-eatng tiger, vol unteered to show the enumerator the way to his own village, and then, just as he reached it. the brute bounced upon him and carried him off, nothing further being seen of him, "so that he could not, :" declares the conscientious native official, "be included in the census" In various districts, too, many of the census staff had to march by night through forests infested by man-eaters and had to carry torches to scare them away.
 How the approximate number of one savage tribe was discovered makes an amusing story. The tribe In question, which is called the Show Pen, inhabits land, off the western coast of India, and as 1t is made up of 'irreclaimable sav- ages" the census officials abandoned any hope of getting even an idea of it's num- bers By an odd coincidence, however a day or two after the enumerators ar rived in Great Nicobar to take the num- bers of the friendly tribes who live along the coast, one of these communities re- eeiyed a message from the Show Pen to the effect that they were on the point of attacking them.
 This was accompanied by two tally sticks, on which notches were cut indi- eating the number of fighting men in each of their settlements, the different settlements being marked off by lateral notches. Needless to say the enumera- tors took prompt advantage of this re- markable instance of polteness in war.
 This great census which, it's takers proudly point out, was completed with "a rapidity mot approached even in the smallest European states" brought out curious facts almost without end Il shows that whereas part of the popula- ton of India indulges in the bloodiest of human sacrifices to propitiate it's many and singuarly unpleasant gods, others hold human life so sacred that they are forbidden so much as to use the word "cut." Strange, new discoveries regard ing the complicated laws of caste have been made and also as to the religious observances of the Hnidus, the Moslems the Buddissts and all the other queer sects who own allegiance to the British Raj, but queerest of all, perhaps, are the details which the census has brough, to light regarding marriage in India and the many strange forms, rites and supersttions that are connected there. with.
 In the land of the Rajahs, in the first place. practically everybody is married The age statistics show that the grea' majority of the unmarried of both sexe'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

to be enumerated, one small aboriginal tribe fled from forest to forest but wher- ever they fled they found the "census devils pursuing them, and in the end they had to yield and were duly counted. In many parts of the country, too, the enumerators found 1t almost impossible to get the natives to disclose their real ages on account of belief on their part that to tell ones real age is to reduce the span of life, and also to enable ones enemies to set the forces of black magic against them; hence all sorts of ludicrous replies were given on this point, and in most cases the officials were forced to guess the natives age as nearly as pos sible and let it go at that
 Nor did the native ideas of some of the dusky enumerators themselves help much in the direction of accuracy. Some of them in reckoning the number of a family, counted in, not only their pots and pans and other household utensils, but the ghosts of their ancestors, cer- tain devils and sometimes the very idols which they worshipped. One of the lat ter, by the way, was solemnly described by the census -taker as being 200 years of age and speaking the Hindu lan- guage." Other native census takers were led by an excess of religion zeal, to swell the number of their fellow-believ- CTS by the nasty inclusion of ''any dusly Gallie," and to seek a mild satisfaction in attributing to their enemies theolog-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Bulls and Blunders

Like the Irishman who said that his rope had only one end because the other had been cut away. John Burns, when he Dor members during the course of a de- line' in Parliament, provided very amusing illustration of tho art of mak- ing statement which contra licts itself. says Tit-Bits. Ailuding to one of the la for members during tho course of a de- bate. the president of the board of trade said, "T should like to throw the honorable member a lifeline, so that might pluck him as a brand from the burning"
 It recalls the famous ''bull made by Sir William Hart-Dyke, the unionist ex- minister who caused uproarous laughter death" It was the same member who as- marking. "The right honorable gentleman has caught big fish in his time. He has gone to the top uf the tree to find them
 Alluding to an item of e2,Ooo,otN in the army estimates one year. certain mem- Der described 1t as ''ahea bite in the ocean," while another. advocating an in- crease in the European troops employed in India, remarked, You may depend upon it. sir. the pale face of the British soldier Is the backbone of the Indian army
 An Irish member. speaking of suicide. said, The only way 10 stop 1t is to make 1t capital offense. punishable with death." It was the sainemember who as- sured the House that As long ns ire- land was silent under her wrongs, Eng iand was deaf to her cries" while it was during d debate on the scandal of packed juries during the Irish troubles that a member in support of the government ex- claimed, By trial by jury have lived. and by tho blessing of God, with trial by jury l will die.'
 There was a wild howl of delight. too. when some prosy member was careless enough to remark. "The time has come and Is rapidly arriving" which Is equal to the cry of the member who wished motion was lat the bottom of the bot tomless pit
 When it was stated on a money grant that 1t was unjust to saddle posterity with a debt incurred to benefit the present. che member asked, "Why should we beg gar ourselves to better posterity? What has posterity done for us?" The laugh following rather surprised him, and he was unconscious of his blunder, and he promptly made matters worse by saying. cestors, but those who come immediately after them"
 Of other bulls perhaps the gem of all was that perpetrated by Mir. Montagu Williams when he was defending certain famous murderer. He wished to impose the jury with the fact that the judge had once been a great prosecuting counsel. "Gentlemen." he said, "the leopard can not change his spots and neither does it's right hand lose It's cunning"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

time customs in this light. a reasonable
 amount of club life will appeal to ev-
 erybody, even those who oppose any in-
 fringement on the premises of home.
 Think of the boon to the over tired
 housekeeper, who is worn threadbare
 with the family menu three times a day
 and the anxiety of making ends meet
 an occasional downtown luncheon gives
 new lease on life!
 The roof garden, with the canopy or the sky and the light of the stars catches a breeze before it touches the heated earth and the evening hours are made more pleasant in a dance with nature overlooking the wonderful accomplish ment of mans; in the building of a city filled with thousands of performers on the stage of life.
 Beneath the towering pillars or the building these moving characters LOOK life atoms on the thoroughfare--when they are the power that keeps the ma terial end of the world in motion; the giants of fnance-the objects or the earth subject to that force that puiios the world temporal and physical. You were made for enjoyment ana the world was filled with things which you will enjoy, unless you are too proud to be pleased by them, or two grasplns to care for what you cannot turn to other account than mere delight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

married girl, of however tender years, is married to some person or some thing. Even unborn babes are married to one another and If, after birth, they are discovered to be of the same sex the marriage is declared null and void. In some cases n little girl is solemnly married 10 a man who is married al ready, and who afterward divorces her; and in others she Is married to a bunch of flowers which is then thrown in a well.
 These mock marriages in India are quite common. A third marriage Is re- garded fhere al unlucky, and when a man has lost two wives and is planning a third matrimonial venture, he often goes through mock wedding with a two wives this is taken to mean that his next wife may be his fourth and not his astrologer predicts that a man will have two wives thls is taken omean that his first wife will die, polygamy not being in vogue. So, if his wife falls sick the de- voted benedict goes through mock mar riage with plaintain tree, which is then destroyed. It is believed that this is a fulhllment of the prophecy and that the real wife will recover.
 Indian wedding customs are weird and wonderful, anyhow. In the Punjaub Himalayan area a wedding may be sol emnized without the presence of either a bridegroom or a priest. The former often sends his sword or some other personal belonging to represent" him. To take the place of the priest, q waterslSn often is inflated with the nearest Mullah's holy breath and the marriage solemnized, miles away. by denating it into the brides face.
 In most parts of India it is thought de- sirable that the bridegroom should be older than the bride, but when the latter Is the older various means of balancing the discrepancy are employed. Some- times this is supposedly accomplished by making the bridegroom swallow a two anna bit, but more often it Is done by tying to the brides waist cloth as many cocoanuts as there are years in the differ ence between her age and the bride groom's.
 Another reason for child marriage in India Is a dread of increasing the number of unhappy ghosts which walk the earth, no spirit, according to Indian belief, be- ing quite so miserable and bothersome as one who has been denied the bliss of realized love.
 The husbands of most of these girl wives, by the way, are adults, the figures showing that whereas nearly 10000, ,0OO girls under 16 are wives. the boys under that age who are husbands number only 3,500,000 These facts explain the appalling number of child-wldows in India, those under 20 numbering no less than S0,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
THE OPPORTUNITIES OF AN HOUR SPENT
 AT THE BIRMINGHAM NEWSPAPER CLUB

among the out-of-town guests, and to renew old acquaintances.
 Everybody likes to be among the people sometimes, to hear the merry chatter of voices of those who are relaxing for the noon day meal; comfort is more supreme amid informalities; when the habit Of do as you please, as long as you please to do right" predominates, and this is the spirit of the club.
 Among the guests one has the oppor- tunity to see "who is who In Alabama, and to recognize faces of conspicuous op- orators in the affairs of the state, and also the representatives of the simple life who recognize the opportunity of club in bringing together the people for the welfare of all
 If it were not for these opportunities to break the monotory of the long busi- ness hours, the days would be unbearable; that there is a central club home and It is being appreciated is proven by the success of the attendance.
 There is nothing more restful and more interesting than an hour with friends, even if one did not get speck of lunch, the fact that the people are there, and the breezes are blowing, and we can see the magnificent panorama of homes and industry, these make the club worth while.
 And indeed, the Newspaper club does fill great need in the informal life of the city. The privilege of dropping in just as you are is very attractive people generally abhor anything tha, savers of a full dress occasion. They are craving now more of the every day hab' ] it's that bring the people closer together with a spirit of good fellowship in the natural way.
 | The world seems to have in a manner outgrown the old fashion way of "break- i ing bread at home with one's friends and this condition results from the in. cubus of business-the increased cost o1 l living demands less relaxation, and the home seems to be in ract the real rest ! ing place-the hour to banish business and pleasure and breathe; the clubs have | come to their rescue. and are to the
 grown-ups what the playgrounds are tt l the children.
 l Conversing with a guest at the club, ont who has viewed life from every stand point, with the exerience of years-thi! very fact was a part of the converse tion and she said. "Do you know tha
 the reason for so much club life in elite.
 is the demand of two important socia factors--first, the domestic service prop
 osition-unrelable help in the home
 economy-you cannot possibly entertain 1 at so little cost at home as you cal
 at such an impromptu luncheon as this
 and again the demand for sports espe cially out of door sports, for you know
 all work and no play makes Jack a dul
 boy and the clubs have anticipated eacl l of these necessaries, and are able t' reckon with the changes of the times
 without burdening the housekeeper."
 Viewing these innovations from old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
How Uncle Sam Saves
 Thousands of Lives
Depends Upon the Hot Springs of Arkansas to
 Cure His Soldiers Sailors and Citizens

found anywhere in the world. and it's those seeking health
 ,a The best of hotel accommodations. iueai climate the year around, pictur- esque mountain scenery with drives made beautiful by U. s. expert engi- neers, all contribute to make this the ideal resort of America.
 Cool in summer, with almost never a warm night-practically free from flies and mosquitoes-splendid facili- ties for all outdoor sports excellent tennis courts. one of the finest Is hole golf course in America, base ball parks, etc lively with the gaiety of thousands of visitors from all parts of the country-Hot Springs offers rest comfort enjoyment and health Come and bring your friends and family. Any how, write for information, handsome- ly illustrated souvenir booklets, Gov ernrnent reports and other interesting and valuable matter.
 Cut out the coupon and mail 1t today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

the cabby and chauffeur. To do all this
 on pay of only $200 or $500 a year. in-
 cluding the family allowance, requires the
 assistance of either carefully kept bank
 book or still more carefully chosen money
 lender.
 And when the money market fails, tho
 matrimonial market is often too tempting to be Ignored. For America has by no
 means the monopoly of wealthy daughters
 willing to bring regenerating bank notes into impoverished aristocratic households. Tradesmen often seem to count on the idea, and none obtains credit so lightly as the officer in Germany. Hence the first origin of many of the most cele- ! brated causes celebres of recent years. in cluding the recent remarkable case of the Countess Treuberg.
 Careful inquiries have shown that mon- ey lenders and marriage makers have lately come to play an all too important part in the regimental affairs Therefore the latest order of the Emperor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05


 Generally speaking, there
 are few things that one can H&&N4hI think of duller and less in- teresting than the result of a census The one item therein that most of us care to hear about is how the numbers of a people or a community have in- creased and decreased, and when this Is known the details remain a dry mass Of figures, with nothing to light en the tale except, perhaps, some of ficials speculation as to how many of the fair sex concerned have returned their ages at lower figure than the actual facts warrant
 But the latest census of the popula- ton of India is different. The story Of how 1t was taken and the facts 1t brought to light are as entertain ing and picturesque as anything the , readers of newspapers have had to amuse them in many moons. and as un- usual and striking, too, as one would expect from that strange and mystic land. There will be stodgy government reports on the subject before long, in which most of the romance and the oddities will be buried in masses of statistics, but. by the courtesy of the lidia office here, the present writer has been able to steal a march on of ficialdom. and to give herewith a few Of the queerest details in connection with what must have been the most extraordinary census ever taken.
 To begin with at the beginning and get the dry facts over as soon as pos sible this latest enumeration of the "teeming millions" of India was taken on the nightof March 10. 1911 this date, the chief enumerator tells us, having been chosen so as to enable the enumerators, who numbered over g. O00,000 "to work by moonlight" and to avoid "certain dates regarded as sus- picious for marriage and for bathing in the sacred rivers" The cost of thus enumerating the inhabitants of an area Yof over 1,S03, 657 square miles was S675,O00 and the result is the discovery that, since 1901, when the last census was taken, the population of this amazing land three times as large as the United States has increased from 2s4,361,056 to 5,156 396, of which num- Der, by the way, the "lterates" i. e., those able to write letter and to read one (which is the test employed, num- Der only slightly over 1S,000, 900.
 ine lncluenIS or the taking or the census were both comic and tragic. It was the more difficult, as the off cials explain, lon account of the long lines of railway, the big rivers on which boats travel some times for days without coming to the bank the forests to which wood-cutters resort often for weeks at time, the numer- ous sacred places which. on occasion, attract many thousands of pilgrims" and, they might have added, the fero- city of the tribes and the dangers from wild beasts. Likewise the terror with which the mere idea of being counted Inspired some communities.
 Fearing that some dire disaster would befall them if they suffered themselves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

''The Newspaper club fills a great need Nh the city; it is a delightful place to lunch leisurely with your friends, and the social atmosphere affords such an at-home feeling that one loves to visit there. Besides it gives a wonderful op- 'portunity to meet ones out-of-town friends said a recent guest at the club.
 The membership extends over the state. The club is a pride to the city, and is recognized as one of its chief points of interest and affords the greatest oppor- tunity to see all of Birmingham in few minutes time. The roof garden affording a splendid view of the city and suburbs. The club is for the members and their friends, hence its hospitality includes a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Don't Stick Fingers in Cutter"

Don't Stick Fingers in Cutter" From the New York Times.
 This warning on a placard just over the automatic cigar cutter in a Broadway cigar store, recently attracted custom CTS attention. and he asked the clerk to explain.
 Tt is nothing to laugh about" said the clerk. 1.-TWO men in one day have had the ends of their fingers bitten off by incautious experiment with that machine. It happened frequently that we have been compelled to keep a supply of lint and peroxide for first aid to the injured.
 Every slight pressure is sufficient to re- lease the cutting blade, which Is operated by a spring wound tight to make it strong, and 1t has enough power to snip the tip off wire nall. A certain per centage of customers before cutting the tip off a cigar first stick one finger into the feed hole to test the activity of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
By MRS. J. B. REID

large circle of enthusiastic people. Any thing to please the appetite is to be had, featured with delightful music, rendered in a woman's way-it is well adapted to the restfulness of the hour.
 Noticeable at the lunch Is the repre- sentative gathering of all mediums of business interests, including a number of business women, whose greatest oppor- tunity for entertaining is in the informal luncheon at the club.
 The daily register of guests is a con venient source of information to callers; glancing down the pages one has tho opportunity to see many familiar names
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Where Me, Marry Trees and Girls Are Wido1os Fve

of farm stock (which implies that they constantly handle animals supplying milk. cheese, etc.,) PSI are connected with in dustries of dress and toilet" 59 with food industries. and 422 with t'trade in food stuffs." Fourteen male lepers are hotel or restaurant keepers. II practice medicine, SS are schoolmasters. Il are policemen Seventy-seven are engaged in religious duties. and six find places under public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

cigar cutter. They are probably the same people who pick up fallen wires to see if any live current is in them. Then, again. some are In the habit of mancuring their finger nails by pressing them into the cutter, and this practice dulls the blade.
 50 we have placed conspicuous mo- tice over the machine as a means of re- stricting it to the uses for which 1t was originally intended"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

)NDoN, July 4.-tSpecial.l
 Generally speaking. there
 are few things that one can think of duller and less in-
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-07

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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-07

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IoRe langlom braun braten, mif9e es
nit Der Suppe 5uiommen un6 ierOiere
heib.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-07
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