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The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10

Paul, Peter and others of the early
evangelists resorted to such methods
it is very doubtful that the Christian
religion would have ever received the
accessions which made it vital, con-
tinuing force.--Nogales Oasis.
The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10

1t is said that Mexican soldiers
fired on an American airship. Accord
ing to previous reports of their mark
this must have been a mis-
take, they were evidently endeavoring
to slay an entrenched prairie dog.
The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10
A Matter of Surprise

Don't you think women ought to
vote?" asked Mr.. Meekton's wife.
"Well, Henrietta, there's no doubt
in my mind that you ought to vote.
But if your opinion of some of the
other women is correct, | don't see
why you should want to intrust them
with such responsibility"
The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10

The Duncan News arrives in new
form and shape this week. 1t is big
ger but it isn't any better, Cohn; still
we have heard of people who knew
their own business best.
The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10

The preparedness of the United
States unpreparadness now brings on
preparations for repair of present
peaceful pursuits, which pursuits may
be interrupted at any time by Bryan's
blatant, noncombatant tongue-atude.
The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10
Won't Lift a Hand

"It's well to believe in the conser'
walton Of energy"
Perhaps So
"But Boneson carries it too far"
"Just what do you mean"
"The nearest he ever comes to hail
ing a trolley car is to give the motor
man reproachful look"
The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10

Don't call the Coocnino Sun the
Coconut Sun, be original and effer-
vescing and call it the Cococola Sun,
both are heady but cococola is so
much more pleasant to take--unless
you take your neighbours.
The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10
Time to Turn

"He who puts his hand to the plow,"
screamed the street corner orator,
must not turn back!'
whats he to do when he gets to
the end of furrer?" asked the audi
tor in the corduroy trousers.
The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10

A brilliant writer says that the U.
S. has hopes for the European wars
end. Unless history forgets to repeat
itself, there are hopes Of the hope
coming true.
The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10

II Stanford White had killed Thaw
at the same time that Harry Thaw
killed White, there would have been
hundreds of miles of newspaper space
saved, but it might have brought on
the war in Europe several years ear
1iar
The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10
THEIR VERY OWN WIVES?

Wonder how many married men
there are in this town who have
Rugged their wives this week.-Wil-
cox Range News.
The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10

Germany claims that Poland has
been freed from the Russian yoke.
But isn't any kind of yoke a yoke .?
Duncan News.
Not in Sweden. There joke is a
woke
The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10

There are a whole lot Of people in
this country who can't understand
what good a boss is except to sign
nav checks.
The Coconino sun., 1915-09-10

We accidently noticed that the
Yuma Sun was little scorched this
week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16
Restitution in All Cities

Tn Birmingham, as In all other cities. there has been much destitu- tion this winter, although the per- centage of unemployed in this dis- trict is smaller than in many other manufacturing centers.
 Various estimates of the idle poor in New York have been published re- gently. One report gave 5oo,ooo as approximately the number, but as a prominent newspaper remarked, that figure is "palpably absurd" The same paper says that more trustworthy and less emotional estimates" put the figure at 100000.
 Many of the unemployed are unem- ployable. They are not physically able to do hard work, and they lack ca pacity to do anything requiring men tai effort. But there are in every large city thousands of competent, self-respecting men who are idle from no fault of their own.
 In some of the. idustrial districts sharp depression began to be felt early last fall, and charity organiza- tions had to render more aid than usual. And all though the winter re- lief work has been actively pushed in every city.
 While the business situation is inn proving-in some sections improving fast-it will be several months yet before industrial conditions are nor mal. Here in the Birmingham dis trict there are perhaps fewer unem- ployed wage earners today than there were a month ago. The outlook for continued improvement is not only bright, but an era of unprecedented prosperity is thought to be assured. In the meantime all generous well-to- do people here will respond to the ap- peals for charity. Whatever is done to aid the needy and much of the desti- tuition is extremely distressing should be done without delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Industrial Situation

There has been a marked improvement in the industrial situation throughout the country since the middle of December, and the signs all point to continued im- provement, said a member of the Cham Der of Commerce.
 The Tennessee company is now oper- ating many of it's plants at increased ca pacity, as compared with month ago, and other corporations here are beginning to increase their activities The Tennes- see company has never shut down it's steel works at Ensley, but the rail mill which is now running continuously was idle the greater part of October and No- vember It ran only one week in Octo- Der, one week in November and two weeks In December. It now has business enough ahead to assure without stopping oper- atlons Tor sometime to come From pres ent indications it is safe to say that the rail mill will be kept busy throughout the year.
 If general trade is somewhat quiet a. present, 1t will soon become brisk again, Tor when the Tennessee company is mak- ing rails every branch of business is ma terially helped"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16
TURPINITE's LIMITATIONS om the New York Herald.

From the New IOrk Herald.
 London-At the beginning of the war a great deal was said about the newly discovered turpinite shells. which. 1t was asserted, would kill by asphyxiation all living creatures within a certain radius of the spot where they exploded. Since then surprise has often been expressed why little or no use of this wonderful explosive has been made by the French artillery. There are reasons to explain its it's unemployment.
 In the first place turlinite shells have little effect in the open field. They can only be usefully fired against enclosed spaces. forts or dwellings. And 90 long as the enemy is on French or Belgian soil the risk to French or Belgian civil ization would be too great to justify the use of turpinite in the bombardment ol towns and villages Moreover. the new explosive can only be used with specially constructed guns of most delicate machin- cry. Used with ordinary "seventy-fives' it's danger would be almost as great to the French gunners as 10 the enemy.
 The speculation now will be whether turpinite will come into its own if Ger many Is invaded and its fortresses are bombarded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16
Need for Pasteur Treatment

It would be a very good thing for thls county and the people vino are unfortunate in being bitten by mad dogs If there could be a Pasteur ware placed in the free dispensary," said A. H. French, the veterinarian As it now is, those who are bitten are forced to go to Montgomery at much expense and remain at least 21 days, the time required to take the treatment. The state provides the antitoxin free and those Who require it take a hypodormic injection every day for 21 days. It makes some of the patients sick at first but beyond that they may go about their business.
 "The county should make provision for giving the treatment here by ar ranging for fresh supply of the anti toxin as often as needed and the giv- ing of the treatment either at the Ifill- man hospital or the free dispensary.
 "The trip to Montgomery, loss of time, separation from friends and fam ily under distressing conditions, to- eether with expenses for lodging and railroad fare works hardship on many persons of limited means
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16

went away not knowing that they were under suspicion. The fifth customer was woman who counted her change carefully, noticed the extra dime and lost no time in making her exit. The sixth person was a woman who counted her change and returned the extra dime.
 Of the 25 persons tested only six went back and told the clerk he had made a mistake. Of these four were men. Of those who walked away knowing that they had received too much change nine were men and two were women. Of the eight customers who didn't count their change, three were young men who evidently wished to appear careless of their money, four were business men in hurry and one was plainly thoughtless woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16
The Foreign Trade Convention

One of the most interesting and inn portant conventions to be held this winter will be that called by the Ma tional Foreign Trade council, of which James A. Farrell is chairman, to meet in St. Louis next week-January 21-22. The civic bodies of all the large cities have appointed delegates and it is expected that fully 1000 repre- sentative business men will attend.
 Large merchants and large bankers as well as large manufacturers will participate in the meeting. Chairman Farrell has emphasized the importance of merchants availing themselves of the opportunity for extending their trade which is now open to them. The purpose of the convention as set forth in the call is as follows: 1.-The European war has demonstrated that our foreign trade, while small in com- parison with domestic business, is a vital element in our national pros- perity and therefore of immediate concern to every citizen. Individual action, however strong, cannot do jus tice to present opportunities for its expansion. Coordinate effort of the entire manufacturers, mer- chants, bankers, carriers and all others working together in harmony, with a well defined national policy-will alone enable us to develop the possi- bilities which are now before us."
 Among those who will read papers to be discussed by the members of the convention are John Bassett Moore on Problems Arising in War and Commerce." Henry Howard of Bos- ton on Foreign Banking, Loans and Credits;" William c. Downs, United States commercial attache for Aus CfdldSld, OH ITOUlcIllS Ol Cilc oHldllcI Manufacturer and Merchant in the Development of Foreign Trade" and Prof. Edwin F. Gay of Harvard uni versity on Commercial Education for Foreign Trade"
 The National Foreign Trade coun- cil is representative of various sec- tions of the country and is made up of successful and progressive busi- ness men. The St. Louis convention will have an attractive social side, but the main object is the promotion of trade and the greater part of the time will be devoted to practical and help ful discussion.
 This meeting will mark the begin ming of an era of development which will result in time in foreign connec- tions, especially in Latin-America, for new and profitable markets for the products of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16
FEW SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

From the Scientific American.
 While the precise effects of the present European conflict upon America's supply of meats, groceries and the like have been a matter of such uncertainty as to call for government investigation, the ab- rupt curtaiment of mental pabulum in the shape of scientific literature from the countries engaged in the struggle has been only too evident.
 The librarian of large scientific library informs us that not scrap of literature of a date later than August has come to hand from Germany, and only a solitary scientific journal, 2 the Oesterreichische Flug-Zeitschrift of August 10, from Aus tria. The Austrian publication opens with the announcement that many of it's staff have been called to the colors, and craves the indulgence of it's readers for the re- suits of this untoward situation upon the contents of the journal and for possible future delays in publication.
 Several French scientific periodicals have continued to arrive with little or no delay; others, Including the widely known pop ular weekly, La Nature, have been defi- nitely surpended until the war is over The Comptes Rendus of the French Acad- emy of Science has, in accordance with it's official character, been strongly colored with expressions of patriotism since the war began. The number corresponding to the session of August contains declara- ton by the president of the academy that all acedemicians not already moblized in the public service hold themselves ready to aid the national defense according to their several specialties. The number of August 10 pays tribute to he Belgian nation and army, and contains a memoir addressed to French military surgeons giving practical advice as to the treat ment of wounds. The English journals are still arising regularly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16
VINEGAR BILLS ROMANCE
om the St. Louis Dispatch.

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 Our heart bleeds for ''vinegar Bill" The fact that he's an ex-convict and accused of a petty mean thing doesn't seem to alter our feelings. We have to admit ins with him before waiting to find out whether he's innocent or guilty of the thing they're holding him for
 It is this. Not long ago somebody en- tered a house on California avenue, tried to rob the lady of the house, roughly ham, dled her and pushed her down the cellar steps. Nothing could be meaner, ex- cept possibly the manner in which ''Vin- egar Bill' was caught by the police. Yet We are not primarily condemning the po- lice, nor would we stand in the way of Vinegar Bilrs' just punishment if he is guilty. We are merely expressing per- verted, uncomfortable sympathy for poor old Bill and apologizing for it in the same breath-just as you would feel like apologizing if you sympathized with the villain in play.
 They caught poor old bad Bill (we call him bad to square ourself with the read CT, and because an ex-convct is pre- sumed to be bad)-they caught him through love letter and a telephone mes- sage to the young woman of his dreams When we read of the things policemen have to do sometimes it makes us glad we're not policeman. Probably when a policeman picks up paper sometimes he feels glad he isn't an editor.
 Here's what they did to Vinegar bill''- heaven help them all, including the young woman of his dreams and the telephone girls who assisted: They (the police) ob- tained a letter Bill had written the young woman saying he would call her up at 9:S0 in the morning. When he called up, d telephone operator impersonated the young woman and learned where he was in a drug store at Eighth and Hic.ory streets-and kept him talking until the police could dash there in an auto and take him. Romance turned to gall! Love turned to vinegar in Bilrs mouth! And a very unpleasant thing to have to read in the papers, don't you think?
 And were not Bills rights invaded-his sheer human rights?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16
Frail Humanity

What percentage of people in your community are honest? Almost any person on being asked that question, who did not reside close to or inside . prison, would answer that a large percentage of his neighbors were strictly honest. He wouldn't have the least doubt of their integrity. So far as outright stealing is concerned, few if any persons in the average respecta- ble neighborhood would be found guilty, but it is sad to contemplate how many would fall by the wayside if given an opportunity to defraud someone else of a trifling amount, without the least possibility of being caught.
 A merchant of Ellicottville, N. r., interested in the honesty of people when small amounts are concerned, recently made test which showed y08C CWO-tulrOs Ol HIS CuoloIucIS u whom an extra dime had been given in their change pocketed it and walked away. Thirty per cent of the men tested proved honest, the women were evenly divided, and the test showed that S2 per cent of the people who re- ceived small change at counter don't take the trouble to count it.
 The merchant chose dime as being the coin which would attract the least attention in . customers change. He nnve 26 dimes to clerk to be giver e the first 25 customers who came in. The first person to be tested was 2 woman who stuffed the extra change into her pocketbook and hurriedly lef the store. A man came next. He bough . cigar, saw that he had been given, ; dine too much change, but seeing ths G1erk busy elsewhere, walked out Neither of the next two customers eeuntsd the change given them and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16
THE PEOPLES SONG OF PEACE

By Joaquin Miller.
 The grass is green on Bunker Hiu,
 The waters sweet in Brandywtne; The sword sleeps in the scabbard stills
 The farmer keeps his flock and vine: Then who would mar the scene today
 With vaunt of battlefield or fray? The brave corn lifts in regiments
 Ten thousand sabers in the sun; The ricks replace the battle tents.
 The hammered tassels toss ana fun. The neighing steed, the bugles blast, These be but stories of the past. The earth has healed her wounded breast
 The cannons plough the field no moro The heroes rest. O, let them rest
 In peace along the peaceful shore! They fought for peace. for peace they fell They sleep in peace and all fs well. The fields forget the battles fought.
 The trenches wave in golden grain; Shall we neglect the lessons taught,
 And tear the wounds agape again? Sweet Mother Nature. nurse the land. Il
 And heal her wounds with gentle han4 Lo! peace on earth! To! flock and fol@
 To! rich abundance, fat increase, And valleys clad in sheen of gold!
 O, rise and sing song of peace! For Theseus roams the land no mores An67lunNs rests wfth rsstse eeen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16
MECHANICAL ART LECTURES

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. 5i
 Here is a suggestion for the directors of the coming art museum. It halls from Boston, where a leading-they are always leading-educator wants to know why slot machines with photograph attachments can't be scattered about the exhibit rooms of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts ths photographs being loaded with disks containing lectures on the articles and subjects the visitor wishes to understand.
 We may imagine that the effect in ac- tion might be something like this. The visitor looks the list of subjects through and finally puts the indicator on the one desired. Then he feeds the nickel into the slot and gets this:
 "The large amphora on the righ tof tho click -click-dates dack to the--b-r-r-r-r- and is considered striking example of the school of-b-z-z-z. It was presented to the museum by Prof. John-gr-r-r-r- and was found by him in-crick crien- crick-1907, while excavating near cr-r-r-ack. The handles are peculiarly fine. representing scenes from the siege of Tr-r-oy, and are-whir-r-r-r-r-r-ba -bang"
 Aside from the mechanical drawbacks. however, the photographic reproduction may prove to be a fine thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 It is what a woman doesn't say that keeps man guessing.
 Anyway. it's none of a mans business how old a woman is.
 It's better to be up and doing than it is to be down and done.
 All things may come to him who waits except his missing hair.
 A really handsome woman is one whose mirror backs up her vanity.
 Many a man. turns over a new leaf one day and turns it back the next.
 Kisses that are not intoxicating may be the kind that drive men to drink.
 But one doesn't need to be botanist in order to recognize blooming idiot.
 The more man gets the more he wants unless a police judge is dealing it out
 A child's cuteness or mpudence depends on whether it belongs to you or to one of the neighbours.
 The ascent of the ladder of fame may bs difficult, but we never notice the splin- ters until we begin to slide down again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16
A EUPHEMIsM.
SOME EYE DISEASES
From the Journal of the American Medi-
 cal Association.

From the Journal of the American Medi-
 cal Association.
 K XANY eyes are injured or lost from MI disease contracted in certain oc- A equations. In some trades ab- sorption of poisons produce serious eye diseases. Among these poisons are sobac- co, alcohol, lead, bisulfid of carbon, nitro benzol aniline dyes, etc. One of the most dangerous is alcohol. Not the high grade grain alcohol, but the cheap wood or methyl alcohol, sometimes masquerading under the names Columbian spirits, Colonial spirits or Manhattan spir- its' This poison is sometimes drunk by ignorant people, and not infrequently causes death and blindness. Even 10 ceptible people. Turkish bath attendants and masseurs sometimes use wood alco- hol with bad results, both to the rubber and the rubbed. The inhaling of wood alcohol in such trades as painting and hat making not infrequently produces blindness or fatal results It is used as a. solvent for shellac and if used in con-
  pencil factory, where wood alcohol was used, roomful of girls suffered from serious disturbance of vision, which passed away with the removal of the cause. Wood alcohol under this or under any other name should not be manufac- tured or sold. It is too dangerous. What is called denatured alcohol is just as cheap and comparatively harmless.
 Another vocational eye disturbance is found where eyes are unduly exposed to very bright lights, such as ''blow-outs" or "short circuits" where the light is sudden and intense. Such accidents may by the overpowering influence on the retina, produce poor sight or blindness, partial or complete, for variable length of time. Constant and intense electric light produces retinal exhaustion, and an excessive pupillary contraction, which secondarily overworks the muscle of &C., commodation, and occasions great ocular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-16
IMPERIAL JEFFBRsOs
From the Montgomery Times.

special from Birmingham gives us the information that there has been a marked exodus from that city to the capital dur ing the past day or two. of citizens in- terested in the passage of some particular bill, and others who come for the purpose of looking in at the organization of the legislature and to mix with "the boys" And then we are told that representa- tives of woman suffrage in Alabama. some of the leaders are also among the throng that como from the Magic City to urge tn air views upon the legislators.
 It is perfectly right and proper for citf- xens of the great county of Jefferson to come to the capital, and they are sure of cordial and friendly welcome at all times, more especially during the session of the legislature. for that city and county usually take up most of the time of that body. and they have no apologies to make. and they have no need to. for they ''pay the nddler." and they have . moral and