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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18


 hospital is always problem In HiS:1,:3 ordinary times it is hard put to
 1Ie&32) find money for it's maintenance,
 and it's system of working is uni- versally admitted to be faulty in the ex treme-not in the service rendered to those who avail themselves of it. but in its finance and the restriction of its service to the very poor Today hospital ac- commodation in London for civilians is almost inconsistent, and while the question of finance is not so pressing as usual for the moment. hospital managers are lying awake at night wondering what will happen after the war.
 At the very beginning of the war wound cd soldiers back from the front began to flow into the great city hospitals There was no place else for them to go The few military hospitals established to look After the sick of an army of about 3oo,OoO men in peace time were soon filled to overflowing with the sick and wounded of an army of 100000 to begin with, rising 6teadiy to three times that number. Spe- cial hospitals, of course, were organized as speedily as possible, but the war of nee LOOK dQNdHldSe dt once OI the Idclll- ties afforded by the great civil hospitals and practically took them over. The result is that it is almost impossible for civilian patients, unless their cases are of extreme urgency, to obtain admittance, and there is no prospect at present of any relief in this direction. Az the sum- mel approaches the 'butcher's bill" in Belgium is likely to become progressively heavier, and although every effort is be- ing made to provide additional hospital accommodation there is little likelihood that any of the, existing facilities now controlled by the military authorities will be surrendered. For instance. the London education authorities were warned some, time ago to have hospital accommoda- tion for 6e00 patients ready in their z public schools and similar warnings have been sent to all the great centers of population in the country. but IA is more than probable that these will be used as far as possible for the less 1eriousiy :n5ured. whiie tho fully equipped
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one of the greatest is the English middle class snobbsry which makes the English middle class man. and to far greater degree the English middle class woman, ashamed to make use of the public in stitutions. Perhaps the war, which has done wonders in democratizing English men. may enable them to overcome this spirit also and at any rate it has all ready had the effect of making the hos pital managers realize that they cannot go on much longer with the present sys- tenn
 Before the war started the Charing Cross hospital, one of the biggest in Lon don, had had to close a number of wards from lack of money. The London hos pital. probably the largest in the world. was on the verge of economizing in the same way. Now they are both full of soldiers for whom the state is paying When the soldiers go the state subsidy
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be used that he is a boob or a mu If some one declares that he did ce. tain thing and you reply, with the correl curve, ''Yes you did you really mea like Kelly did-and so on. Slang is vel objectionable. believe me.
 Moving picture producers here-s course you see the same films in Sul land-haye a strange idea of the quail of American humor. They seem to thin we believe it to be worthy of great hilat ity to see one man shoot at another 5 or 30 times without reloading his piste while the effect upon the other is sufi cient to make him jump as if struck | every shot, yet never hard enough to ste him from running. They also consider funny to an audience to see two m, beat each other into a state of appare insensbility-and yet here we are, abo the only neutral Somebody among t nations of the world.
 Life, to some of these New Yorker seems to be such a bitter pill that tn have to swallow enough liquor with to submerge submarine.
 
 Some night when I am feeling real pc pery, I am going to sit up late enou to see Ziegfeld's S Midnight Folles so tn I can write something about it. I undA stand that there are, perhaps, one two things in this entertainment that WI admit of publication where the cenS0 ship is not extraordinarily strict. N With your permission I shall now sef the salty surf while. I don't belieil those terrible tales about the behavik at Coney, but one may as well invesgl gate and make sure.
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Pepper Catches Burglar

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat
 Now York.-Employing the most modern tactics after usual methods had failed. tenants of an apartment house at 145 West 123d street. early the other morning arr rested George Jackson, a young negro, after burglar had entered the apartment of Mrs. Lena Halsey, on the fourth floor Jackson ran down the fire escape to the second floor and dropped to the rear yard. Headed off from the street, he sought refuge in the dumb waiter and began 10 pull himself up evidently hoping to gain the roof.
 Saul Finkelstein and Emmanuel Gold man, who had run in from the street, went to the dumb waiter shaft, Jackson stopped the dumb waiter with himself in 1t half way between the second and third floors.
 By this time all doors to the dumb wait CT shaft wore opened and voices were heard from ell the floors. Finkelstein and Goldman pulled the rope to bring the dumb waiter down, but Jackson had braced himself and they could not move 1t.
 Throw something on him!' yelled Fin kelstein.
 shower of milk bottles followed the order, but the roof of the dumb waiter was proof aguinst such projectiles
 Try pepper,'' called woman's voice.
 The contents of three boxes of the or einary black vas1oGy and one of paprika
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will cease and the wearisome round
 begging will begin again, with. eve1 one expects diminishing success. Fl
 wards would partly solve the probli and the very poor would not suffer frd the invasion of the better of classes. present the hospitals take thousands cases which are interesting from a md ical point of view, but which, not
 ing acute. are subjects for the poor l4 infirmaries, rather than for the pub hospital. If the poor are to be fail treated. however, the law which bran a patient at the poor law infirmary WI the stigma of pauperism and the conI quent loss of certain civil rights, mj be altered. At present We have the 2 surd position that the man who acce{ private charity in the hospital is nod pauper while the man who accepts treI ment in the poor law infirmary, which has supported with his taxes for veal is thus branded.
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it's great popularity and success than Sinners, Owen Davis strong, modern drama, now being produced by William A. Brady at the Playhouse, in Forty eighth street. This play is intensely grip ping and in it's first act one sees the best picture of fast life in Manhattan. which 1t has ever been my pleasure to witness.
 It tells the story of good girl thrown among the wealthy wolves and fast wom- en of Manhattan, but it so cleverly draws each character that one comes away thinking that, after all There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us that it i'll becomes any of us to speak i'll of the rest of us''
 Several companies will hit the outward trail next season with this splendid play. and it would be real loss to miss it.
 The neutrality market here is reported to be displaying decidedly bearsh ten dency.
 Isn't Coney Island the cut-up? In spite of the fact that one-pleee bathing suits are barred, the bathers have recently been so openly displaying evidences of affec- tion on the beach that they have started a lot of people to criticizing them most adversely. Heigh-ho! I fear we shall never get ''back to nature' in this part of the country.
 Odd, how slang reverses the original meaning of words. For instance, if one say, He hates himself (referring to an- other) he means that the party referred to is really nutty about himself. To say of some one, Hes fine guy" means if the proper accent and infection
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were emptied simultaneously down {
 shaft There was the sound of a titai sneeze and of rope running through a pE ley. The dumb waiter struck with era
 and Jackson sprawled out on the concrS floor. where he was bounced upon
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By JOHN S. STEELE ?

July S.-The London hospital is always problem. In
 ordinary times it is hard put to find money for it's maintenance,
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sW YORK, July F. -(SpecialD
 Life in Manhattan has the pow CT not only to present temptation in it's strongest. most alluring
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Life, to some of these New Yorker seems to be such a bitter pill that tn have to swallow enough liquor with to submerge a submarine
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-05

upstairs and down, not in all sash
alike, but the same general idea pre-
walls.
Also the plan of building multiple
windows is relief to the large gables.
Such windows are large enough to adj
nit light in abundance to the upper
rooms. The modern idea of building
windows which are light enough to
light the house are sensible and should
remain in fashion long time.
The plan of the house provides for
hall with an open stair, which may
be made ornamental by selecting we'll
designed woodwork in keeping with
the trim of the front part of the house.
To your right as you enter the front
door is the large living room, Fl by 13
feet in size. The main decorative fea-
ture of this splendid large living room
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-05

is in the rear and at the side of the
pantry, which is more convenient in
this house than the usual way of go
ing down to the cellar under the front
stairs. This plan also gives a good
cloak closet in the front hall, con-
venience that is always appreciated.
Upstairs there are three good bed
rooms and any amount of closet room,
because the different clothes closets
are worked in under the slope of the
roof. There is also fine bathroom
built into a dormer on the rear slope
of the roof, which is similar in appear
ance to the dormer in front, except
that it is somewhat smaller. Each
of the four bedrooms has fine out
look, the upper ones being lighted by
wide multiple windows, which provide
ample light even on dark days.
A large linen closet in the upper
hall is the very thing that all house
keepers want. Few houses have con-
venient storage for extra bedding, that
always is in the way in the summer
unless some provision of this kind is
made to take care of it. A house built
for large family should have plenty
of storage, because each member of
the family has certain articles that re-
quire special accommodation at certain
times during the year. The housewife
always finds something to store away
and often is puzzled to find suitable
place for such things.
The general style of this house is a
modification of the old plan of util-
izing gables, but the new style of
dormer varies the gable monotony. In
fact, gables generally look well when
they are necessary to finish the end
of roof, but they seldom look well
when built especially to light bed
room. Always there must be a rea-
sonable excuse for any outside house
extension, otherwise there is some
thing wrong with the architectural
effect.
The building of chimney exposed
like this chimney almost always i'm
proves the appearance of the gable
end of a house. The exposed part of
the chimney, however, should be
treated in conformity with the general
style of the house. The finish of the
chimney should be in keeping with
the other outside decorations. Red
brick with lines of white mortar usual
" matches up nicely with dark-col-
ored house with white trimmings. Also
rough-surfaced brick are in keeping
with single siding.
The manner of placing shingles also
has an influence on the general char
acter of the exterior decoration. The
outside appearance of a house is q
study in colors as well as design.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-05

up, so that the top of the sideboard
comes up to the bottom of the win
dow. The two china closets at the
sides extend up even with the top of
the window, so that the window is
framed and forms a part of the built-in
cabinet work, the trim of which all
matches with the other woodwork both
in the dining room, parlor and front
hall.
The men folks are considered as
having some rights in this house, by
planning the library at the back end
of the hall. This library makes very
cozy sitting room likely to be used a
good deal, especially by men who car
ry their business accounts home with
them to go over in the evening.
The stair leading down to the cellar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-05

average yield 1t may be due to weakness
inbreedng
Some of the ears weighed over pound eac
making over two pounds to the stalk If this cou
be averaged for an entire corn field it would vie
over ten tons to the acre.
Such may seem an exaggeration or an mpo
sibility but it is SO only in comparison with Wha
we have been accustomed to. Even II by lud
cious selection of twoeared seed each year sti
the type could not be fixed so to produce eve
yields of the maximum amount, yet if it gave
increase of 20 per cent, it did in my exper
ment the return would be big one for what
involved. 1t does not imply added cost in tn
production, but only greater care and 1nteres
in ones work.
Another thing to be kept in mind in breedinq
up type of corn for higher productiveness is tina
the number of kernels to the ear and their sis
has an important bearing on the yield OF grain
A corn expert once figured out that if the pros
ductiveness of corn could be increased by only
one kernel to each ear, on the entire crop q
would mean a gain of so tons of grain! Even.
though the figures be not absolute, there is no
gainsaying that the increase of yield would be 9.
very big amount in the aggregate The point IS
made very clear in the accompanying photo1
graphs, which show eight, ten and twelveroWed
ears Of corn. Each ear was exactly the same IN
weight, being IL ounces each. The eightrowed
ear gave seven ounces of grain, and had COD
weighing four ounces; the ten-rowed ear weighed
up eight ounces of grain and had three-ouhCe1
cob; the twelve-rowed ear gave eight and one
half ounces of grain. difference OF an ounce
and half to the of actual grain is an apprecl'
able gain worth striving for. But that does not
that such is the limit of the gain to be Cd
tanned. 1t would be quite within reason to Cd
tain tenfold that increase.
The chief requisites to substantial progress IN
the growing of more productive corn must 10
the skill and judgment of the worker Inc nlS'
essential is no doubt seed selection but TINS doeS
not merely mean the picking out OF the best looA,
ing ears at harvest time or in the husklng' 1t 10
necessary that the grower shall watch the coiA
from the first start of the seed and through 'n0
growing.
Vigor productiveness and early ripening Snouiu
be noted not merely in the mind but IN Dunn
and the stalks should be marked so that they Can
be identified at any time. My method is 10 sup
out little bits of tin; punch hole through tH0ni
at one side and put bit of thin wire tnrousA
and twist this loosely about the stalk when man
ing it. On the tin / scratch a number VIII =
sharp awl There is not likely to occur any ac0l-
dent that can destroy this tag or erase tne Ao
ures.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-05

is very handsome fireplace There
is a good deal of millwork in this end
of the room, which seems to reach out
and extend the general design both to
the parlor and dining room. These
two rooms are connected by an extra
wide archway, so that the two rooms
may be used together when occasion
requires.
The china cupboard in. the dining
room is special feature, sometimes
designated as space saver" The
idea is to build an extension jutting
out from the dining room big enough
to contain a sideboard with china
closets above. The window is set well
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-05
Rooms in Attic the Particular De-
sire in This Architectural
Design.
INTENDED FOR LARGE FAMILY
Splendid Cellar Is One of Its Chief
Advantages-Porch Arrangement
Most Pleasing-EspeciaI Fea-
ture is Effect Given by
Window Lights.

The manner of building wide roof
gives the opportunity of planning sew
eral rooms in the attic. The house
shown in this design makes good use
of the roof space that is ordinarily
given to the storage of old shoes.
This is a good-sized house for a
large family. 1t was designed espe-
cially for a town or village where the
lots are liberal in size. 1t has good
looking, prosperous appearance, as
though the family feels proud to own
such house.
1t is built with good cellar for the
foundation, the wall Of which is put
up just above grade line. From the
cellar wall the construction is of stud
ding in the ordinary way, except that
the joists of the main floor do not rest
on the sill. The cellar wall is four or
five feet in height, according to the
depth of cellar required, SO that the
joists are supported by ribbon set
into the studding three or four feet
above the sill. From this studding
ribbon up to the peak the house is
built in the usual way
It is desirable to have a depth of
timber work between the wall and the
main floor sufficient to set the cellar
windows above the wall. The design
of the front porch and the front porch
roof is little different from the ordi-
nary, but the effect is very pleasing.
The manner of starting the porch
roof close up against the front of the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-05

dormer gives the appearance of ex-
tending the dormer plan out over the
front veranda. 1t follows out the idea
of relieving what would otherwise be
an extra wide roof. The front part of
the veranda roof is supported by tim
bered porch columns, which are diff
ferent from any other house on the
street, but they match up all right
with the dormer and all roof projec-
tions.
Small lights of glass are used in the
upper windows and in the upper parts
of the large windows which light the
first floor. This arrangement gives
the same small light glass effect both
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-05

Another interesting point, show
clearly the tendency to reyersion
remote ancestors, is found in the ID
that while the two-ear seed were
IL rows about rs per cent of the yil
was of one eight-rowed cobs Althou
this variety of flint corn will shl
frequent ears of II and IA rows,
may be considered properly an eigl
rowed type of corn. Thus we see tt
after throwing the sport of tV
cared stalk, there is not suffice
stamina in all the seeds to reprodu
like the parent. The corn reverted d
only to the one-eared but to the eig
rowed type.
This is one of the mysteries tf
will have to be solved, no doubt,
fore a highly productive two-ear
type of corn can be raised with
qualities of the parent so fixed that
can be relied upon to maintain
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-05
SIGNIFICANT.

Don't say you don't believe in signs any I aont
There's Marie gone to Europe, and now sne CO..
get back"
what have signs to do with that 80 IN
well, she would insist on travelling 'ne''
a maroon suit"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-05
A LEARNER.

rs your new cook willing to learn?" asked 'nS
visitor.
YES" replied the weary housewife Sne Ia.
already learned to embroider, and think Il s4o ~
stays few months longer she will know no" y
play the piano."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-05
OUT AND OUT.

Bill-How long was the jury out!
Jill-Just two hours.
And how did you come out!
Just forty dollars"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-05

T is surely an amazing fact that the
corn crop Of the states should aver
age year after year only about 30
bushels to the acre. The acreage
planted is increased by millions
from year to year; vast areas OF
virgin territory are constantly being
brought under cultivation; it is a
matter of record that many farmers
raise 100, 200, some as high as 800
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20
GOLD STREAM FROM
CANADA FLOWS IN
50. 100000 More Engaged
$500. 900 Arrives Here From
British Depository.
CREDIT RUMOR RENEWED

The continued decline in sterling ex-
change has resulted in the taking OF
further steps to obtain gold from the
Bank Of England depository at Ottawa
La.ard Freres announced yesterday that
they had engaged $4,000, 900 in gold IN
Ottawa for shipment to New York. and
L~adenberg. Thalman & Co. said they
had received $500. 900 from the capital OF
the Dominion, making $4,000. 900 in all.
Last week Lazard Freres received s2.-
500. 900 gold from ottawa.
Since January 1 OF this year gold
has been flowing into this country In
small sums as compared with the mill
ions which were exported to Europe
1ust before the war. but It has been
coming In a steady stream hic shows
no signs OF slackening. Up to Sunday
Of last week s22.s50.oo Of gold had
either been engaged or imported from
Canada, Japan. China and England since
the first OF the year. When the gold
now engaged and on the way from
Canada together with a shipment OF
$500, 900 TO the International Banking
Corporation from Japan arrives the to-
tai will be Increased TO approximately
$4,000 or this amount fully 49,
500 900 has come from Canada.
Rurnors were current in the financial
district that some sort OF a British
c-ed,. had been established IN this oun
try. Inquiry AZ the offices OF Y. p. Nor
gan & co. brought Il statement from
one OF the members of the firm tina;
he could neither affirm nor deny the
reports. Other banking interests either
rroressed 10 know nothing Of the re-
ported arrangement, Dr. referred induirers
10 J. r. Morgan & Co. The action ol
sterling exchange. however. was not such
as 20 Justify a belief that any suostan-
.ial credit. such as 500, 600. 900. the sur
mos, generally discussed. had been es-
tablished
Demand sterling closed slightly
f-mer last night at 47eh. With cables
AZ 4.7a1S. Francs were weak at 1904
for checks and 5.2e& for cables. Marlo
we-e c~rrattc. declining TO Sc for sight
drafts and then rallying sharply 10
sea-. Foreign exchange authorities
said that the advranre war due to buy
ing orders from Western cities, where
suhscrirtions ~ the new German wal
loan being offered here were being made
by German syunpathizers. Mark cables
closed at So. Italian lire were lower al
5.s1i?. and Austrian kroner declined 70
1850.
There was withdrawn Yesterday from
the Sub-Treasu-y $4,000, 900 In gold cofr
by n large downtown hank. Officials
o. tho Sub-Treasury were not disposed
to reveal the name Of the institution
They said, however. hat the ocfn was
not taken for export. There was
also withdrawn from the Assay Once
s144.76s in gold bars by the National
Bank of Cuba. These bars are 70 be
shipped to the mint In Philadelphia
for coinage. az Cuba plans in the future
To have a coin and standard OF hei
,wn. dispensing with the various Span,
ish and Ftench coins wh!rh are now ir
circulation there with American coins.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20
THE CURB MARKET.

Stocks displayed n friuer ton. .n
curb yesterday and. though bu.inc.,
was dull. IL was somewhat more ,..,,,
than on the preceding day. t-u,oi
Profit Sharing n World tilm were ,bs
most active of the industrtnls. tie ls,,c,
easing of y. United Cigar stores. now
was y 1rmer and Kelly Springfield Tir.
advanced n point.
OIL shares were generally higher IN
a small amount OF buying, some ~, ~.
gains recorded being STANDARD on al.
New Jersey. 8 points Ohio oil, u point,
and Standard OIL OF Indiana. 4 points
Mining stocks were dull and abot
steady. In the bond department on,v
the Western Pacific So were dealt In ami
these closed strong m 2 points higho-
at 83h.
Transactions in detail on the marie,
Yesterday were as follows