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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-25
GADSDEN

Gadsden. February 24.-tSpecial )-Afte- walking from Tallapoosa, Ga, to Wash ington, D. C., and from Washington to Gadsden, Ezra S Pike. son of former Sheriff B. M Pike, arrived home last night. Pike made the trip in the interest of the baby bale of cotton movement. and presented one of these to President Wilson. He reports many stranger ex- periences, among which was his detention in Washington by secret service men wh, mistook the small bale he carried as an internal machine. He claims to have av- craze 90 miles day. The entire distance covered was 1551 miles
 The prohibition of shipments of liouor in closed packages may be provided in a law to be passed following the recess Of the legislature, according to informa- tion received today. Such d law would require a part of each bottle to be ex- posed to view.
 Freight shipments on the Louisville and Nashville have increased to an extent to make the employment of another op- elator at the Ninth street yards neces- sary. The operator was laid off in Jan uary because of dull business.
 oupt. W. |. 1rlgSS or the pubic schools has gone to Cincinnati to attend the meet ing of the National Educational associa- ton.
 lh abandoned Maxwell automobile, which has stood for the last eight months at the side of the road, four miles from Guntersville, is puzzling farmers of the vicinity The theory is advanced that it may have been used by a fleeing criminal who abandoned it when the gasoline sup ply gave out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-25

lodge. No. lG7 B. P 0. E.. and a member of the city council from the Third ward, is critically ill at local indrmarN. Mir. Franelch is well known throughout the state.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
VENTILATION IN COAL MINES
Many Points to Be Observed In the
installation Of indispensable
Machinery.

The supreme Importance of good
ventilation in coal mines is now ger.
orally recognized, and what consti-
tutes good ventilation is the subject
of bulletin issued by the U. S. bu.
reau of mines. An efficient ventilat.
ing system must supply fresh air in
sufficient quantities for all the men
and must dilute and render harmless.
and quickly remove. all dangerous
gases in the workings. Large airways
and slow-moving but ample currents
are better than narrow airways and
air currents moving so fast that they
stir up and carry the coal dust, aud
the ventilating fan should he kept
running "a hours a day whether there
are men in the mine or not The fan
shc"id not be placed over the shaft or
In front of drift or slope opening
into the mine, but at one side, so that
It will not be disabled in case of an
exrlosion. Generally it is a serious
mistake to reverse the fan. II there
Is fire in the mine this is likely to
drive infammable gases over the fire
and cause an explosion, and at any
time there is danger that reversing
the fan will push the infammable
gases out on baked lights.-Modern
Mechanics
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
chIna's IndcstruetibIe Wall.

Few people realize what an almost
perfect condition prevails along a
large part of the Great Wall of China
The bricks Of the parapet are as firm
as ever, and their edges have stood
the severe climatic conditions of North
China with scarcely break. The paw
ing along the top Of the wall Is so
smooth that one may ride over 1t
with a bicycle. and the great granite
blocks with which 1t II faced arc
smooth and as closely fitted az when
put in place more than two Thousand
FEARS ago. The entire length Of this
wall is 1,400 miles; 1t is ~ feet nigh
ard 20 feet in thickness. At intervals
of 100 yards or so there arv tNwerA,
anme 10 feet In height
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
KArIU rnUGRESS OF SURGERY
Operations That Would Have -
Remarkable Years AGO hcu
Mater of Course.

War VIII lose half its terrors Il sur
gerry Continues to make the RAPID
progress Of tho past few FEARS, fHl
arms and legs will be replaced ..
new ones when necessary, n ulatrAl
London Ar sVers.
A millionaire lost ar ear in an az
cident. and offered 5000 to anyon
who would supply the missing ar.ic'
A MAN AGREED; the patients wer
placed side h siie for II days. whicl
COMP tod the grating process.
II arot,.er case d whole fr~er +
csid to have hcen transferred from
one woman to another. the lands be
ing bound together for % 'lys. Thu
fee was 1900 but the new finger wa;
sonewh4t shorter than tie srigind
member
America is the home of remarkable
surgical operations, ard it was at st
Johns hospital. New York, that t
man, whose face had been badly in
bred in machinery, was supplied viii
a new nose and mouth, both quit
serviceable. The operation was {
lengthy one; grated muscles and Skin
formed the1nouth, and by careful AM
sEillful operations the little finger
rep iced the nose.
British surgeons can be quite as
clever when necessity arises. A MAJ
was badly wounded in South Africa
ant. lost most of his ribs, which We're
replaced by steel jacket which al
lowed him to do light work TheI
a London hosnital took him in hand
and provided LIN with a set Of silver
ribs.
A small boy had what amounted tt
q hole in his skull, caused by fal
when very young. The London sur
geons replaced this by a piece o.
his shin bone. and the operation
proved 3uccessful
Wounds from bullets and knives ir
hearts have been sewn up; veal
aorta was strengthened by a silver
spring being placed in it at the veal
point; a pigs eyelid replaced one
which had been removed; a broker
back has been set; and the story goes
that blind man was made to see by
TRANSFORMING the cornea.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
Solves Secret Of Aues.

A New York man advertised the 9th
er day for red-haired girls, and won
an writer asked him why he preferre
girls with red hair. Surely thev ar
not prettier," she ventured to remark
"and the ages have not proved then
better or brighter. In fact. they ar
noted for their tempers "Well, it.;
this way explained the employer.
There are 80 many brunettes ant
blondes. and when you have a red
haired girl in your office you feel q
thougi: you had a girl who is JUS
q little different from the common run
Something exclusive" But are they
different" asked the woman. mo,
said the man. But you always fee
they are going to be" So the secre
Of the ages is solved.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
Purity Of Water.

II Ia sometimes useful to be able to
obtain an idea of the purity or other
wise of given water supply without
mourning the expense Of a full chemi-
cal and meteorological analysis.
Among the constituents of sewage are
phosphates in comparative abundance.
IF a clear glass bottle Is nearly filled
with the water to be tested. a lump
or two of sugar added. and the whole
corked tightly and placed in sunny
place for two or three days, the water
should remain quite clear. II, how.
ever, 1t contains phosphates in ex
cess, a milkiness will have developed
in it, in which case the suspicion of
conta animation would be sufficiently
confirmed to warrant full analysis
II the water supply before any more
OF 1t Is used tor drinking purposes.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
FAD NO SYMPATHY COMING
For His Own Good, Farmer Was
Given Altogether Too Much
to Inference.

One day, as good citizen of Posey
county was out in the woods looking
for later bugs he observed a small
animal of some sort dodge into a hole
in a bank
AS the hole is none too large for
cat, | must infer that the creature is
hot bear" unused the farmer as he
drew nearer.
Standing of a few feet he examined
the hole with interest and continued:
Yes, ! must also infer that the ami
nal is not a stray wolf. No large ami.
nal can conceal itself in a small
hole"
This was philosophy not to be dis.
puted and after patting himself on
the back the old man continued:
Il infer that it is not a coon as
saw no rings around his tail Had it
been fox it would have moved with
greater CELEBRITY. A woodchuck would
have LETT hairs behind him, and as
there are no tracks | must infer that
l have no. holed up 'possum. Yes,
nv inference does me credit but
shall thrust in pole and bring the
animal out just to see what species he
really does belong to-"
Half an hour later as he approach ed
his house, his wife stood in the door
way and called out:
Mercy on me, Samuel! What have
you been doing?"
Il got critter in hole and poked
him out" he replied
But don't you know better?"
81 inferred that it was neither a
bear nor fox
"Of course 1t wasn't. Phew!"
And I inferred that it was neither
'possum coon or woodchuck"
Keep away, Samuel, keep away"
"And SO I poked with a stick to
see what it was"
Yes; that's like an old fool! When
you was inferri,g all them iafers, why
didn't you infer that 1t was pole
cat and let the thing alone? We won't
get rid of the smell all SUMMER"
Our hindsight is always better than
our foresight.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
SOME OTHER MANS PARCEL
commuter Made Profitable Exchange
but Probably Man Who Go. tho
Cat Was Peeved.

A man once lived in Montclair, N
wintry day the cat died. So wi,stry
was the day that the cat could not b.
buried, for the ground was froze'
hard.
To get rid Of the body the man de
terlnined to bring it with him whel
he went to New York to business. 81
he wrapped 1t up neatly in bro'rn pa
per, and, on getting into his train, pu
1t gently on the hatrack, with he FRI
intention of forgetting all about Il
When he reached the terminus Ii,
walked rapidly out OF the train, bu
was barely On the platform when {
kindly old gentleman overlook him.
Your parcel. l think, sir" said h,
pleasantly, and the man from Mont
clair thanked him most politely.
All day long the parcel containinf
the dead cat lay in his office. In tn
evening he took it home, placing i
again in the hatrack and again care
fully forgetting 1t. But again fe'lc >
passenger warned him of his careless
ness. Finally he reached hon,~ in /;
not very pleasant frame OF mind, an'
flung the irksome parcel on the kitch
en- table
Later on the wife entered the kitct
en-. The parcel aroused her curiosit'
for her husband had said nothin
about his failure to bury the cat. Sh
opened 1t, and discovered three tel
delloin steaks!
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
SUGARS GREAT FOOD VALUE
Tnat Mar m=eas ard -as MANY
OtGG Virtues.

Sugar and sugar-torning foods con-
stitute more than one.hali of the
uourishment needed by a healthy per-
son. As tod II possesses well known
properties being nutrient to adipose
tissue ard a respiratory fuel and II is
decidedly diuretic In its action upon
healthy kitneys Ii sugar Is withheld.
as III Diabetes a person actually
etarv6s and dndergoes progressive and
rapid emaciation The excessive use
Of sugar or sweets III the dietary IS
never adylsabie, but iudlcious mix
ture OF sugar with the general diet
IS necessary 10 maintain heath Any
one 10 omlts sugar from his diet will
ose IN weight become thin and have
| 40 muscular strength Sugar gives one
muscular strength Eating candy Is
IN agreeable form OF sugar, 1t should
not be eaten al all times; if taken be
tween 'ueais It is apt to cause indi
sestlon tbs always best to eat candy
after meals, with dessert. Growing
children need sweet foods and candy
TO nelp build up then muscular
strength The child's longing for cake
and candy is in reality a systematic
Let the children have candy at meals,
lever between meals. Eating too much
Of the sweet things, particularly be-
tween meals, causes fermentation in
the digestive tract, and sometimes a
serious illness may result. Sugar is
an antiseptic. Burning sugar on a
shovel will destroy unpleasant odors
For hoarseness and weak voice there
IS nothing more comforting than some
thing sweet slowly dissolved in the
mouth
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
st. Peters at Rome.

St Heter's at Rome is a Basilica-
the Basilica Vaticana-but it never
was, aud is not now a cathedral-the
church where bishop has his Official
see or seat In Rome 1t is the Lateran
church dedicated to Christ the Savior.
and in the second place to st. John
Baptist, which holds this dignity.
Hence the inscription which all who
60 there may read. Mother and Mis-
tress Of All Churches" In the Later.
an, not in st. Peters. the pontiff takes
possession Of his see: and in it the
cardinal vicar holds ordinations, on
Ember days. People use the word
cathedral very loosely. But there IL q
grave error in describing St Peters
~ '-the Cathedral Of Christendom"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
RAILWAYS IN SALT MINES
One Of the Worlds Wonders Is Stu.
ated Near City Of Cracow, in
Austrian Poland.

Writing of the wonderful Wieliczka
salt mines near Cracow in Austrian
Poland, the Manchester (England)
Guardian gives an interesting descrip-
ton OF a railway station IN the mine.
There are 50 miles OF pony tramways,
says the Guardian. and % miles of
railway. All these lines and the prin-
cipai passages or streets" meet in a
sort of central cavern. Here is a cen
trail railway station, with spacious
waiting rooms, offices and an excellent
refreshment room all complete, all
hewn out of rock salt, and looking, ac-
cording to one description, more like
a summer pavilion than a railway sta.
ton, with its latticed galleries and
stately pillars cleaning white and iri-
descent" This is comparatively mod
ern, OF course. The oldest building"
in the mine is the chapel of st. An
thony, dating from 1881 1t contains
three affairs, pulpit and much statu.
airy, all elaborately carved out of rock
salt. But services are now held only
in the more modern but equally elab.
crate chapel of st. Cunigund, which is
entered down 46 salt steps. The chapel
is SO yards long, and is used regularly
for worship The ballroom is huge
room. where miners festivals are often
held. A miners orchestra plays regu.
larly in this hall not only for the
dances, but for the entertainment of
visitors, for the mine is one Of the
wonders of the world and is much Wis.
tied by tourists.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08

A fine afternoon for two children waa
spoiled the other day By q policeman
who discovered them playing with dy'
Mantle In . vacant lot In New York.
When the policeman appeared the
children fed. Al they ran they
dropped some OF the playthings they
had takeu from building under con
stEuctlon. The policeman found the
'playthinss to be sticks Of dynamite
and percussion caps. used In blasting.
The policeman chased the children 70
their homes and then made them pick
mp, the dynamite and caps he hadn't
recovered and restore them 70 the
place from which they had takeo
them,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
Forfeiture Notice
Idaho Springs, Colorado.

March u. 1915
To Mary f. Ventress, Vida V. Williams and the
heirs of Arthur J. Ventress, deceased.
You are hereby notified that ] have expended
lurlng the year 1914, One hundred dollars in
lbor and improvements upon the NJ, f. Lode,
iuate in the Jackson Mining District, County
{ Clear Creek, State of Colorado. the location
ertificate of which is found of record in Book
9. page 1862, in the office of the Recorder of said
iounty. in order to hold said claim under the
brovisions of Section 1924 of the Revised Sta
utes of the United States and the amendment
hereto approved January % 1880, concerning
annual labor upon mining claims, being the
mount required to hold said lode for the per-
I'd ending on tie 3lst day of December. A. ID.
9l4. And, if within nirety days from the per-
pnal service of this notice, within ninety
tays after the publication Thereof. you fail or
efuse to contribute your proportion of such ex-
nenditure as co-owners. your interest in the
claim viii become the property of the subscriber
our co-owner who has made the required ex-
penditure, by the terms of said section.
JAY KAN
First pub. March 81 1915
Last pub June 26, 1915
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
swattire the Fly In Korea.

The Japanese administration Ii
Korea has been making strenuous er
deavors to stamp out the houseny ant
its attendant Ills. according to an OF,
cial report received here The Amer
can slogan Of Swat the Fly" was no
considered sufficiently Forc:hle t
sim ate the oriental ipaghl.,.un, 8
the administration hit upon The tde
Of BUYING flies from the populace. o.:
ing the slogan. Sch the Fly" The on
ciaI report. which y headlined "Pur
chase Of Flies from Natives By Gov
eminent officials does not state tn,
price paid. or the result Of the cru
SADIE
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08

State of CO lorudo, l..
County Of Clear Creek
We. John Owen. president and Z. !. spessaro
Cashier OF the above-named bank, do solemn
~ swear that the above statement is true TO tine
best Of our knowledge and belief
JOHN OWEN. President
G. /. SPESSARD. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me shis 7th day
q May. 1915.
Seal. FRED l.. COLON, Notary Public
Ny Commission expires July. "A. 1918.
Attest majority
Of Directors w A. THOMPSON
JNO. ATCHE>ON, in
THo6 N. EiAN
JOHN A. WILKINS.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08

Victor Hugo was born In Besanco0,
France, in 1902. He was the son Of q
colonel in the French army and r.
cotved . classical education. After the
revolution Of 1880 his plays of ma
zion de Lorme" and "rhe King
Amuses Himself we're performed 1t
the Theatre Francois. He was Gre
atsd by iL0ais Philippe . peer Of
France. with the title Of viscount. but
he arose above this honor in being the
author of Les Mfserables." He op-
posed Napoleon III and was banished
from France, but he returned on the
faM Of the empire. He died in Paris
In 1885 and was buried h H.
csntheos. ~
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
Certificate of Authority No 81
Report of the Condition of
The Clear Creek & Gi|pin Trust Co..

At Idaho Springs, State of Colorado al 'ne Gu .
Of business on the list day Of May. 1875
RESOURCES
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08

STATE OF COLORADO. }ss.
COUNTY OF CLEAR cR1EK.
l. W. L. Shafer Vice-Pres Of the above ma nso
bank do sol-mnly that the above statement Is
true 10 the best of knowledge and belief
w atE-R. Vice Pies.
Subscribed ard sworn to before me ms ~" u"s
Of May, l!l5 ~ pnpEpTs
NsAAh' No,ar, Public
NV commission espi es February, 26 l9is'
CORRECT-Auest:
ADOLPH NELSON,
H. 4 ELtNtit
w f. KENsHAW.
directors.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-08
No. $685.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
Merchants and Miners National Bank

AT liaho Springs. in the State of Colorado. at the
close Of busress. May l. 1918,
RESOURCES.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-12-03
At the A. & M. College

More than 300 Of the 1155 boys who attended the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College last year
paid all part of their years expenses by work done
the campus This is the report just given out by Presi-
dent Hghower who has personal supervision Of the
employment bureau.
Sixty-seven of these boys we're working boys That
they employed by the College all day and attend
ed night school Each year number of the graduates
from the College boys who have started in school in
this working boys course.
Six-e5ht boys we're employed to sweep the rooms of
the many buildings the campus This work is done
after the school hours and does hinder the studies
The Military Department employed 33 boys as officers and
helpers.
In addition to these lines Of work. many others are
open to the students They employed as blumbers
electricians and farm hands number work about the
barns and veterinary hospital Nearly all of the steno
graphic work in the offices the campus done by stu
dents
Wherever there is work about the College to be
done students given the preference said Professor
Hghtower. yet where there one job" he continued
there are several boys wanting work We have on file
more than thosaad letters from boys in Mississippi
who want to work their way through the College"
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-12-03

a Square 3. Fractual Square Al and the
street end 66 feet wide North and South
and us 10 feet along east and west lying
between Fractual Square 40 and Al accord
ing to the original survey Of the towu Of
Houston and Lot so and S. l-2 Lot 20 ac-
cording to the Griffin Survey Of said town
Of Houston. s acres in S " IA Sec At
R 3, East Bounded on the East and
North by land Of HI Sigh and the
Houston and Starkyille road. on the West
by Orange Evans lot and the Fair Ground
and on the south by H Sigh home place
and 100 acres in the SEt-4S4 and
462-i00 a inSW corner N Rt-4 Sec 4. all
in 7 Il. R. 8. East
The title is believed to be good but win
convey such title as is vested in me as
trustee
This the End day ofDecember 1915
C. A. Moffat, Trustee
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-12-03
TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue Of the provision Of a deed Of
trust made by W and Mrs W S Hieein-
botham on the Sth day Of December 1911
20 secure the payment Of a certain indebt-
ness 70 W A Wilkinson. Treasurer Of
Chickasaw County and Recorded in Deed
Book, iO7. Page 1874 in the Chancery
Clerks Office Of Chickasaw County. Miss.
and default having been made in the
payment Of said Indebtedness. and l. the
undersigned trustee. having been request
ed will proceed 70 sell the following pro-
perty mentioned therein. at the East door
Of the Courthouse in the town Of Houston
Miss in said county during legal hours
on the ist MONDAY THE 3rd DAY OF
JANUARY. 1916, for cash to the highest
bidder, to-wit: The land described as
beginning at the Southwest corner Of lot
Eishty-Two, Griffin Survey Of the Town Of
Houston, Miss, and running in an Easter
ly direction along the South Line Of said
lot Two Hundred and sixteen feet more
or less 70 the West Line Of the street
East Of said lot; thence along the West
line Of said street One Hundred feet in a
Northerly direction; thence in Westerly
direction Two Hundred and Sixteen feet
more or less to the West line of said lot:
thecce One Hundred feet along the West
Line Of said lot to the place Of beginning.
She title is believed to be good but
viii convey such title as is vested in me
as trustee.
This the 2nd day of December 1915
c. A. MOfiat, Trustee
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-12-03
TRUSTEE SALE.

BY virtue Of a provision Of a Trust Deed executed
by NJ. Griffin on the 18th day Of August 1911 TO
secure the payment Of a certain Indebtedness due
Chiekasaw County and Recorded in Book i07 paee
i6i, in record Of Trust Deeds in ChickasaW County
Mississippi, in the Office Of the Chancery CLERK al
h'' ston, Miss. and default having been made b
payment thereof and having been requested by
said beneficiary to advertise and sell, will on the
lst MONDAY THE srd DAY OF JANUARY 1916
sell for cash TO the highest bidder on the East
front Of the Court House in the town Of Houston.
the following described property to-vit. s IA
Sc c4. T. l2, R. p East. and S. ". Ia Sec 81. T. IS
X. z, East, and S. - Of N. IA Sc SS. tsR.
2 East
The title 90 said property is believed to b. sJod
ut will convoy such title as is vested n m, o.
trustee
This the 2nd day of December 1915.
G. A. MOFFAT. TRUSTEE