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Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

think of in his excitement and fear
 that which we are about to receive!s Dreadful and irreverent, isn't il? :? But it makes people laugh; and that
 is the motive which leads them to seek the movies the comedies, to buy joke books, to spend their last dime for a. funny paper. Because people who have not been endowed by the fairies with the gift of saying fanny things, Searn to read or hear " ha [ ioFher have said or written which is funny; and they will part with their last. red cent to find out!
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

IIIFII, WtaiII'
 Happy the child upon whom the good fairies confer one gift, which lightens lifes burdens, under no mat ter what conditions!
 l. was this gift which enabled the sad faced, n1ar<yred Lincolra to find solace amid the tragedy Of an esis- tence which had in It little but care, sorrow, misunderstanding - E While yet his spirit was bowed with the weight of responsibility for the nation and its warning peoples, he could see the f1IlTnor' in the ap- pearanoe of one of his associates, q little man in a biz. shaggy coat, and smile grialy as he cop1mef1tedy on the small ear in the over big .shuck.
 1t was the same gift which could rrlof the sage proverb concerning the folly of seeking '.to swap horses while crossing d stream
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

Perhaps there is nothing 50 funny as tits unconscious hurfor of the child. spontaneous as it is. and quite unstudied.
 \ little girl who was making her first visit to the beach, rising early, came running into the cottage in great excitement, to tell her mother to come. and see! Breathiess, she eX- Dlained that there was a trolley car in bathing. When the elders accom- panied her to the piazza. they saw that during the night 8 house-boat had anchored in the offipg.,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

Hymn S3S. verse 5. last two lines. 1Signed) Harry
 The anxious father turned to his hymn book and read the comforting Couplet:r
 {. Sorrow yanquished, labor ended. Jordan passed
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

IaS[- Ied CGnL to +1fld Out.l
 Sonetin1es person will have a sudden Hash of f1un1of, although throughout ordinary life he may De woodeny enough.
 A youth named Harry Jordan, with great fear for the result, took the ex- a1ninations in a certain college not a thousand miles from here. His par ,entS were @Etaid, pious persons and when he, learned that he lad passed he ,telegraphed this message to his father: ,s'
 Hymn SSS. verse g. fast two lines
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
New York Herald.

1t is in the solemnity of its warn
ing to the German government that
the American note is most impress
sive All things else, though impor-
tant in themselves. dwarf into rela-
tive insignifcance beside the formal
notice of the government of the
United States that every considera-
tion of friendship impels it to press
very solemnly upon the Imperial
German Government the necessity of
scrupulous observance of neutral
rights in this critical matter" and
that repetition by the commanders
of German naval vessels of acts in
contravention Of those rights must
be regarded by the Government of
the United States, when they affect
American citizens, as deliberately un-
friendly
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
1000 PERSONS DROWN AS CHICAGO
STEAMER UPSETS LEAVING ITS DOCK
Struggling Panic-Sticken Mass of Women and Children on
Excursion Boat Easand Drown--Worst Marine Dis
aster on Inland Waters-As the Crowded
Boat is About to Leave with Merry
makers She Suddenly Lists
and Turns Over.

The ship never heeled back It
turned slowly but steadily toward it's
left side. Children clutched the
skirts of mothers and sisters to keep
from falling. The whole cargo was
impeiied toward the falling side of
the ship. Water began to enter lower
postholes and the hawsers tore out
the piles to which the vessel was tied.
Screams from passengers attracted
the attention of fellow-excursionist
on the dock awaiting the next steamer.
Wharfmen and picnickers soon lined
the edge of the embankment, reaching
out helplessly toward the wavering
steamer.
For nearly five minutes the ship
turned before it finally dived under
the swift current of the river, owing
to the drainage canal system which
flows from the lake. During the
mighty turning of the ship, with it's
cargo of humanity, lifeboats, chairs
and other loose appurtenances on the
decks, slipped down the sloping floors,
crushing the passengers toward the
rising waters.
Then there was a plunge, with q
sigh of air escaping from the hold,
mingled with crying of children and
shrieks of women, and the ship was
on the bottom of the river, casting
hundred of living creatures into the
water.
Hundreds Saved Quickly.
Many sank, entangled with clothing
and bundles, and did not rise, but hun
dreds came to the surface, seized float
ing chairs and other objects. Those
on shore threw out ropes and dragged
in those who could hold these life
lines. Employees of commission firms
along the river threw crates, chicken
coops and other foatable things into
the current, but most of these were
swept away by the stream, which
runs five miles an hour.
Boats put out, tugs rushed to the
scene with shrieking whistles and
many men snatched on coats and
shoes and sprang into the river to aid
the drowning. With thousands of
spectators ready to aid and the wharf
within grasp, hundreds went to death,
despite every effort at rescue.
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
New York Times.

With courage and with firmness
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing have responded to the hopes
and the deep convictions Of the
American people. In the controversy
with Germany it was time that there
be an end Of the long parleying in
which our protests and our demands
drew forth only eyasions and ire
sponsive counter proposals. The ma
tion has now spoken in words and
in tone which leaves room for no
further declarations on our part. 1t
rests with Germany to say whether
she desires the continuance of friend
ly relations between the two govern
ments and the two peoples
The words are of serious import. In
diplomatic correspondence they are
not employed save upon grave occa-
sions. They are not to be lightly
uttered or lightly taken.
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
A Bird Mystery.

One of the most curious and inter
esting of the unsolved problems relat-
ing to bird migration, according to
Mr.. w. w. Cookies recent memoir on
this subject, is connected with the
chimney swift. more often called the
chimney swallow" a very common
and well-known bird of the eastern
United States. After the breeding sea-
son the fiocks drift slowly south and
concentrate in vast numbers on the
northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
Then they disappear as completely
as if they hibernated under the water
or in the mud, according to the old
belief regarding birds in general. The
last week of March they appear again
on the gulf coast. Their hiding place
during the intervening FIVE months"
said Mr.. Cooke, sis still the swift's
secret" (Chapman's Handbook says
they winter in Central America.)
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
THE PRESIDENTS SYMPATHY.
Upton Also Offers Condolences and
a Check For $1,000.

Chicago. Acting Mayor Moor
house. of Chicago, received the follow
ing telegram from President Woodrow
Wilson:
Windsor, W.T., July 20, 1915.
Hon William Hale Thompson,
Mayor, Chicago, H.:
"I am sure speak the universal
feeling of the people of the country
in expressing my profound sympathy
and sorrow in the presence Of the
great disaster which saddened so many
homes"
A cablegTam was received from Sir
Thomas Upton, of London, England,
which read as follows:
II am greatly shocked to see by the
days newspapers the catastrophe that
has fallen on your city. My heartfelt
sympathy goes out to those who have
lost their dear ones. If you start a
relief fund put me down for $1,000"
A message of coincidence from the
organization of the General Slocum
Survivors of New York also was re-
ceived.
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
Thousands Of German Nurses.

"The nurses of the German Red
Cross are divided into three classes"
says recent bulletin of the American
Red Cross, "the first being the Red
Cross Sisters, who for years have car
ried on the profession of nursing. Sec
ond class, the volunteer auxiliary sis
ters, who undergo one-half years
training, pass an examination, and who
are called out from time to time to take
part in repetitive courses and practical
service in military hospitals. The
third class comprises the volunteer
helpers of the Red Cross. They are
employed only in the home military
hospitals, and even then only under
the supervision of trained nurses.
"Over 60 per cent of the Red Cross
nurses, about $500 in all, are now on
the battlefield or in the field, war and
base hospitals. The remainder are at
home, not only nursing sick and
wounded soldiers, but also men, wom-
en- and children of the civil popula-
tion."
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
comment ON NOTE
BY NEWSPAPERS
Leading Papers Regard the Note.
as an LlItimatum.
ISSUE RESTS WITH GERMANY
New York World Declares That eEyen
the MIIltary-mad Autocracy OF Ber-
lin Can Have. No Excuse For :
Mistaking Meaning.

Below will be found the editorial
comments of number of leading
newspapers Of the country on the
Presidents note to Germany:
New York World.
''The United States is no longer
concerned with what Germany says
1t is concerned only with what Ger
many does.
President Wilson'S third note to
the German government in respect to
the issues Of law and humanity raised
by the Lusitania massacre is the final
word Of the United States. The note
is not an ultimatum in form, but it
is an ultimatum in substance. The
Imperial government is courteously
but emphatically informed that the
United States intends to maintain its
rights as neutral on the high seas,
without compromise and at any cost
and that repetition by the comman-
ders Of German vessels of acts In
contravention of those rights must be
regarded by the government of the
United States as deliberately un-
friendly
"The issue now rests with Ger
many; even the military-mad autoc-
racy Of Berlin can have no excuse for
mistaking the meaning Of these Sc
rious and measured words
"These demands are not excessive,
and in formulating them President
Wilson speaks not only for the
American people, but for civilization
itself Unless the United States main
tains its neutral rights without COM
promise and at any cost there are
no neutral rights left which any bel
ligerent is bound to respect and the
whole world is given over to the ter
ror of the sword"
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
PhiIadeIphia public Ledger.

when one government tells an
other that it is disregarding obliga-
tions it has itself admitted. commit
ting illegal and inhuman acts in dis
regard of the rights and lives of
neutrals. acts that If persisted in will
constitute an objectionable offense and
adds that refusal to abstain from
such acts will be regarded as deliber-
ately unfriendly, the final word of
diplomacy has obviously been said
Such final word has now been spoken
by the United States to Germany
There can be no possible doubt of its
meaning. The door to argument or
explanation is no longer open. It Is
an ultimatum In fact If not in form
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
QUAINT OLD STEAMBOAT
TURKISH CAPITAL PLACE OF IN.
b TEREsT TO THE TOURIST.
Quarters Allotted to Foreigners Are
Pera and Galata-Three Sundays
Celebrated During Week
Method Of Telling Time.


Constantinople, or Stamboul, as the
Turk calls his metropolis. is much
discussed city just now. But of it's
important foreign quarters, Pera and
fIalata, the stay-at-home Briton hears
little.
Galata is separated from CONSTANT
nople proper by the Golden Horn, and
lies principally between the two
bridges which span that world-famous
waterway.
Formerly these bridges had cap
tains and crews exactly, as il they
were ships. Later they became re-
markable for their shops, beggars
and dogs. Shops, beggars and dogs
have gone, but still the bridges are
objects of intense interest to the
stranger
In Galata may be found a sort Of
Petticoat lane in full swing every day
of the week. But, unlike Sunday mar
ket in the East end of London, the
avenue is shifted each morning. For
example, the indescribable bargain
ing and din is to be found on Thurs
days at Pershembeh, which means
the Thursday market.
Dealers in secondhand clothing
have more or less permanent rem
devious at the Bit bazaar or Louise
market-an appellation more apt than
delicate.
Pera, which is modern Greek for
beyond" stands on the hills behind
Galata, which in a double sense it
looks down on, considering itself the
superior suburb. Both are despised
by the real Turk, who, if he wishes to
tell you that another Turk has gone
hopelessly to the bad, will say che
has gone to Pera," or, more correctly,
ito Bey lOlou." for the Turk refuses to
recognize the Christian designation OF
either Constantinople or its suburbs.
A stranger stranded at Pera might
possibly go hungry; but it would be
his own fault if he thirsted. Elabor-
ate drinking fountains are in nearly
every street.
There is a superabundance of post
offices-but no postmen! No letters
are delivered. Each European power
has-or had-its own post Office
Thus, one calls at the English estab
lishment if expecting letters from
home, at the French if correspondence
is likely to arrive from Paris, and
SO on.
Three Sundays week are observed
in both suburbs-F'riday by the Turks,
Saturday by the Jews, and Sunday by
the Christians. And three distinct
calendars are used. This year the
Mohammedan is dating his letters
1888, the Jew 5675, and the Christian,
of course, 1915.
But the inconvenience of using three
different calendars is slight compared
with the bewildering method mostly
used in computing the hours of the
day. A watch which kept correct
time on the shores of the Golden
Horn would be, somewhat paradoxical-
Iy, rather an erratic timekeeper, ac-
cording to the standard laid down by
Greenwich. For, as twelve o'clock is
reckoned always to fall at the exact
moment of sunset, ones watch has to
gain or lose few minutes each day,
according to the season of the year
Answers.
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
HISTORY OF THE BOAT.
Built In 1908, Owned In Cleveland,
RemodeIed This Year.

Remodeleo Ihis year
The steamer Eastland was built in
1908 and owned by the Eastland Navi-
CATION Company, of Cleveland, Ohio.
1t was 265 feet long, 3S feet wide and
had a draft of 20 feet, with net ton
mage of 1918. 1t was brought to Chi
cago in 1904 and was used in the ex-
cursion business to South Haven,
Mich, for several years. Later It was
taken to Cleveland and placed in the
excursion service there.
This spring the boat was remodeled.
1t was then brought to Chicago and
put on the run to st. Joseph, Mich. 1t
had a steel hull and was known as
one of the fastest excursion boats on
the Great Lakes. 1t had speed OF
21 miles an hour.
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
Grave Possibilities.

do you think man ought to ap-
point his relations to Officer"
mo" replied Senator Sorghum
There's no sense in complicating the
destinies of nation with the possi-
bilities of family quarrel"
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
Richmond TImes.plspatch.

Wilson has closed the door on fur.
ther discussion. These words amount
to an ultimatum. Germany must de
eide whether she will keep the peace
with the United States"
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
Birmingham Ase-Herald.

in all probability Germany's reply
win be satisfactory. but President vii.
son will stand by his last word, and
the people will stand Loyalty and un-
fiinchingly with him"
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
WASHINGTON

Charles r. Crane. of Chicago, and
other friends Of Paul S. Reinsch,
American minister to China, are
planning q reception for the minister
in New York to celebrate his first re-
turn from his post
The midland journal., 1915-07-30

James NJ. Sullivan, American min.
lister to the Dominican Republic, has
rendered his resignation to President
Wilson. and 1t has been accepted.
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
EMPLOYEES WERE INSURED.
Relatives Of Drowned Persons Tenn
porariIy Provided For.

porariIy Provided For.
Chicago-Relatives of employees Of
the Western Electric Company who
met death in the Chicago river dis
aster are provided for under an in
surance plan which is maintained
through aff1liation with the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
The death benefit provides payment
of six months wages to dependents OF
those having been in the employ Of
the company for five years or more
and one years pay to those having
served for 10 years or more.
Chicago Exhibition of moving-pic-
lures depicting the Eastland tragedy
in any photo-play theatre in the city
was forbidden by Acting Mayor w, R.
Moorhouse.
The midland journal., 1915-07-30
THE COUNTRY AT LARGE

Another outbreak occurred in Bay
onne. N. j., when Sheriff Kinkead
marched through the streets with so
deputies, who had just arrived to re-
iieve men ON guard at the oil plant.
The midland journal., 1915-07-30

William M. WINS. p prominent New
York lawyer. who was counsel for VIII
liam Barnes in his libel suit against
Theodore Roosevelt, died at the age Of
"a years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
"MYRIAM AND THE MYSTIC BROTH

MIRIAM AND THE MYSTIC BROTH
 ERHooD"
 By Maude Lesseuer Howard. The Occult Publishing company, publish
 CTS, No. 53 Jackson boulevard, Chi
 cago, III.
 In Preface to "Myriam and the Mystic Brotherhood" the author. Maude Lesseur Howard says:
 The subject matter contained in this book was suggested by short story appearing in the Cosmopolitan of March, 1903, entitled: The Breed of the Vest by J. N Marchand. The whole of that story, with few em- bellfshments, is embodied within the first 10 pages, and I hereby acknowl edge my indebtedness for the privilege as well as the personal good wishes of the author thereof.
 My one object has been to weave few ideas into simple story. told in manner that may be easily under stood.
 Behind the imagery of the seeming ly impossible situations l have de- scribed, there turks the shadow of Q truth, readily recognizable by students Of the occult sciences. I have, more over, taken the liberty of creating my own characters to suit my purpose re- gardless of history, time or place.
 Tn the latter part, where mention is made of Initiates occupying off cial positions in the American govern ment the description is merely that of an imaginary mental glimpse into the distant future"
 Those who read the book will find a. remarkably interesting subject and in order to appreciate it more fully, A Key is furnished which may help, be- ginning with the first paragraph, "It was near midnight"
 If remember correctly John Yar- ker, in his Arcane Schools" states that in ancient Masonry the aspirant became the entered apprentice tsym- bolically) only at midnight. at which time he began his labors, and toiled on until dawn. I have also read, in a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21

Masonic work which do not now re- call-possibly the same mentioned that in ancient times the apprentice was obliged to spend a full three years in study and preparation before he was admitted to take further degrees. q suspect that in the days of trun initiation. unless the man had reached dawn, he would not even then pass) Pure light of understanding must have been attained during apprenticeship. Clement of Alexandria is quoted as having written that in his day one must be a member of the early Chris tian church three years before he could receive "baptism," baptism then. inn plying attainment or having reached dawn-the same as the third degree in Masonry in those far off times.
 Midnight is the turning point to- wards dawn--in other words, UT to midnight is the stage in which the man has lived only to enjoy through the senses, frequently with unlimited license, with no thought of making a conscious effort towards building that temple which must be erected without sound. Yet the man himself in silence must drive the nails which will pierce deeply into the feet of his untratned, uncontrolled passions and careless liv- ing. etc.
 And through the gray-b1ue Of the dim moonlight"
 How dim. indeed, has been the light of understanding of the meaning and purpose of life, until, at least, the man has entered true apprenticeship.
 Across the desert of pathless sand drifts"
 The world is the desert, and up to this time (midnight nothing has been built into the man that would leave a perma- nent impress upon the Individuality nothing but painless sand drifts.
 Two travellers on horseback were si- lently and slowly vending their way"
 There are always two of us: Person. ality and Individuality, mind and soul. The horse is the physical body, the ami mai to be trained and guided.
 'The man in front who was hand cuffed."
 The individuality was. and ever is, handcuffed by the personality, or desire nature, of the lower man; that is, until the man begins his apprenticeship of la boring towards dawn.
 Leaning forward in a listening atti- tude."
 This was the first needed call from the inner man-the divine spark within.
 'Oh, nothin' but a coyote yappin'."
 Here the personality does not wish to let go its grip on continued sense-en- joyments of the careless, go-lucky life of the lower mana life which requires no effort, no concentration, no special build ing of character. Preparation to reach dawn; that is preparation for true initia- tion; would necessarily curtail all ex- cesses of sense enjoyments. Those ener- gies would be required for concentration in the individuality; and that would lead to death of the waywafd, loose, conven- tional life of the senses-death, which is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
CREAM FOR CATARRH
 OPENS UP M0STRlLS Tells How To Get Quick Relief from Head Colds. It's Splendid!

In one minute your clogged nostrils will open. the air passages of your head will clear and you can breathe freely. No more hawking. snuffling, blowing, headach. dryness. No struggling for breath at night; your cold or catarrh will be gone.
 Get a small bottle of EIy's Cream Balm from your druggist now. Apply a little of this fragrant, antiseptic, healing cream In your nostrils. It pen etrates through every air passage of tho head. soothes the infiamed. or swollen mucous membrane and relief comes in- stantlg.
 It's just fine Don't stay stuffed up with cold or nasty catarrh-Relief comes SO quickly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
A Frequent Caller

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger,
 A swedish young man was cutting a dash at a seaside hotel At the dinner table a Quiet-looking gentleman sitting opposite him said:
 How do you do, Mir. Jones?''
 "Oh. am quite we'll" replied the young man haughtily, but really do not rec ognize you"
 Dear me-" said the gentleman. land yet used to call very frequently at your mothers house."
 tIndeed!' mother always gave me cordial invita- tion to call again..
 And who are you, may l ask?''
 "l am . bill collector''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21

thunder, Simple as taking off your hail mats why corn millions have gone wild over -IT"--nothing like it ever Known. Some folks, to this day, butter around with bandages, sticky tape, thick plasters, corn ''pulling, saves. gouge corns out with Knives snip them with scissors, make them bleed and then howl because they can't get rid of sore corns. Use "GETS-IT' There's nothing to do but apply 9 drops The work is done, "GETS-IT" does the rest. NO pain, no fussing. no changing shoes. no limping. It never fails. Try if tonight for any corn. callus, wart or bunion. Be sure that you get GETS IT. and nothing else.
 'GETS-IT' is sold by druggists ey- erywhere. 25c bottle or sent direct bv E Lawrence X Co, Chicago Sold In Birmingham and recommended as the worlds best corn cure by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store. Gale Drug Co. @ stores) SoI First Ave. and Pratt Station, Pratt City, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21

dizziness, nervousness, sick, sour, ga ssy stomach. They cleanse your liver and Bowels of all the sour bile, foul gases and constipated matter which Is produce ing the misery. A Cascaret tonight will straighten you out by mornings To- cent box keeps your head clear, stomach sweet, liver and bowels regular, and you feel cheerful and bully for months.