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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
Prompt Decision Urged

The joint report of Engineers Clark and kendrick on their surveys of four routes for a highway from Birmingham to the Warrior river with the estimated cost of construction, according to the character of material used, having been submitted to the county board of revenue, it is now for the board to decide which route shall be adopted and what kind of road shall be built.
 The engineers have furnished con- plete data and the board should lose no time in reaching it's conclusions. The public insists, first of all, that high class road be built, and built as speedily as possible. We must have a highway to accommodate heavy auto-trucks, and that calls for | the best construction material. As
 Dr. Lovelady, president of the board,
 well said in discussing the proposition
 with the Chamber of Commerce com- mittee, "We want no makeshifts." And while the board of revenue is considering the highway question it should take broad view of the sit
 uation and embrace in it's plans the building also of railway to the War rior. Birmingham and the river must be connected both by a drive
 way and rail- Public sentiment as expressed in interviews by prominent citizens is strongly in favor of the county proceeding at once with both
 of the proposed undertakings. Bir- mingham needs both and needs them now.
 The highway and the railroad to- gether may cost $1,000,00O, but that is a small matter when the far
 reaching benefits that will accrue are taken into account. While we are at it, let's put Birmingham on the river
 right. The board of revenue should immediately direct the county engi- neer to submit estimates for a rail road.
 There will be no trouble whatever in financing the two projects-high- way and railway. And when the
 work is completed, the effect on values here and all along the line will
 be large and permanent, for it will
 mean more industries, more whole sale houses and a great increase in
 population. It will mark, indeed, a new era of progress and the greatest era in the history of Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
DEVOTION

By Robert Burns. o Mary, at thy window be, It is the wished the trysted hour! Those smiles and glances let me see,
 That make the miser's treasure poor How blythly wad l bide the stoure, A weary slave frae sun to sun,
 Could I the rich reward secure, The lovely Mary Morrison! Yestreen, when to the trembling string The dance gaed through the lighted
 ha',
 To thee my fancy took it's wing,
 l sat, but neither heard nor saw: Tho, this was fair, and that was braw And yon the toast of a the toun,
 I sighed, and said among them a. "Ye are ma Mary Morison.' 0 Mary. canst thou wreck his peace,
 Wha for they sake wad gladly die? Or canst thou, break that heart of his
 Whase only faut is loving thee? If love for love thou wilt na gic. At least be pity to me shown.
 A thought ungentle canna be The thought O Mary Morrison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
STORY FROM REAL LIFE

second time, but the loom of the time has one she had on her first arrival here. In her suite in the Vanderbilt hotel she dis
 missed her mail and said her present ar engagements were indefinite A jewel glis- tened here and there and she spoke with a gentle British drawl.
 'T may go into the 'cinemas,'" she said "They have been tempting me, but they will have to tempt me very hard. Right now I've come just to rest and visit friends in Boston. Relatives? I have no relatives anywhere"
 And the girl whose beauty and pluck
 carried her to the high waves of success
 professionally and socially dismissed the
 idea with graceful sweep of her hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
High School Hazing

The hazing activities of West Polnt and Annapolis may have fallen into ;noonous desuetude-and then, again, they may not-but newspapers offer nlentv of evidence that such practices are being kept up in the schools and colleges throughout the country. Al though the death of student In the annual bowl fight between freshmen and sophomores of the University ot Pennsylvania was not due directly to hazing, it was the result of the Idea that upper classmen are superior De- ings who must make the first year men bite the dust at all cost. In this particular contest, the freshmen were victorious, but they will never theless continue to be under dogs un- til that proud day when their vlvld green is softened to the tint or a sophomore, whatever that may be.
 However, the high schools of San Francisco have developed forms of hazing that compare in brutality with the best-or worse-efforts of the colleges and universities. Foot warming" with a baseball bat, duck ing in ponds, "cliff jumping and other methods of torture have been indulged in, according to admissions made to the board of education by students, which no doubt afford the maximum of enjoyment to those who have these exercises in charge, but are cruel and dangerous, particular ly for young boys.
 One high school boy broke both legs when compelled to jump off a twenty-foot bank. Putting boy in a big can and pelting it with brick bats gives the desired shock to his nervous system and is another way to torture victims, in order that the irrepressible spirits of students may have an outlet
 The practice of hazing is a curious phase of atavism, a survival of the cave mans ideals in modern civiliza- tion, and while efforts have been made to stop it, certain forms of haz- ing continue and will perhaps never be entirely done away with until that time when the animal instincts of the young are other than they have al ways been, a time which, to say the least, lies in the dim and distant fu- ture. The best school authorities can do is to make hazing as harmless as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
AHYPHENLEss COUNTRY

From the Memphis News-Scimitar.
 Little Switzerland, perched up in it's mountain home, is the oldest and most glorious of all republics, and while it is divided anthropologically into four dis tinct and different races, the hyphen is citizenship. In one section of the repub- lie everything is French. In anotehr everything is German. In another every- thing is Italian and far out in the moun- tainous and remote cantons the people are of Romani extraction, whatever that may be- But they are all Swiss, loyal to their own country, and looking upon themselves as a nationality distinct from all others. This is all the more strange when we reflect that owing to the con stitution of the population the Swiss have no national language or literature. They must depend upon other nations; but while they have no spoken language or written literature, they have what is in finitely greater and more permanent and indestructible-they have a national spirit which is unified and indivisible. They could not understand the meaning or a German-Swss, ItalianSwiss or French Swiss. They all belong to the Swiss na- tion without qualification or particular insignia As a result they are a happy and prosperous nation, their sole aim being the glory and progress of the whole country, and the advancement and upbuiding of every citizen and every section. The United States can learn a valuable lesson from the little mountain republic, and it would seem that we are a bout to do SO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

Chief Ogallala Fire who took part with Sitting Bull in the Custer massacre, died recently in a Chicago hospital at the age of 90 Apparently tiring of life, he cut his throat He was one of six Sioux Indian chiefs who joined with Sitting Bull in opposing the encroachments of white settlers in the early days of the west and fought many battles against United States troops. In the bloody struggle in which General Custer and all his men were killed, Ogallala Fire was badly wounded and bore the scars of that battle to his death, Shot twice and ashed by a sabre, he was left on the field and it was months before he was able to take part in any more fights. He was considered one of the bravest chief tains under Sitting Bull. The records of Indian warfare bear witness to his genius in planning and executing raids against the whites After the Sioux bowed to the inevitable and made their peace with the government, the old warrior went into the show business. starting al thee time of the Worlds Fair in Chicago. For more than 20 years he was an attraction of Wild West shows. travelling practically all over the United States and crossing the ocean. More recently he was a nov ing picture actor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

Commenting on the rise in prices ana explaining some of them, the Pharnla- ceutical association issues this state- ment:
 Tn some of these instances, as in the case of belladonna, the rise in the price is due to the fact that this IS largely cultivated and eXpored by Ger many and Austria. In the case of the coal tar products the reason IS founu in the use of many of the basic sub stances in the manufacture of eNplo sives.
 Every time a pharmacist refills an old prescription at its original prlce the chances are he is losing money. There is no class of substances in which the rise in price has been so It. tie felt by the consumer and largely capitalized by the taking of smaller profits as in the case of drugs. This con- dition, however, cannot continue ln- definitely, and drugs and medicines arc bound to rise much higher in price II the war continues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
THE MODERN GENTLEMAN

By Robert Louis Stevenson.
 With the decay of the ceremonial ele ment in life, the gentleman has lost some of his prestige, I had nearly said some Of his importance; and yet his part is the more difficult to play It is hard to preserve the figures Of a dance when so many of our partners dance at random. 1t is easy to be | gentleman in very stiff society, where much of our action is prescribed; it is hard, indeed, in a very free society, where Gas it seems) inspiration. The rehearsed piece is at all end, we are now fioundering through an
 mpromptu charade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
HIGH PRICES FOR DRUGS

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 The Pennsylvania Pnarma ceutical as- sociatioh points out the startling in suit of the European war. Prices have scared as the statement asserts, higher than in the time of the civil war. per cent; potassium bromide has gone up 1900, and quinine 1900 per cent.
 The following table shows the in creases in the various drugs:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
SALyINI AND BOOTH

To the Editor of the New York Times
 In an article in today's Times you refer to MT. Booths association with the elder Salvini in these words; Tt is related that he (Booth) was actually in fear of the great tragedan. Before going on he used to caution those whose part it was to re- strain the jealousy maddened Moor say ing: Hold him fast Hold him fast. He will kill mel know it.
 This timorous, trembling, aoject Amer ican actor is the same Booth who when his life was attempted in Chicago thea tre walked down to the footlights after the first shot was fired and pointed out the would be assassin, treasured the pan- ic-stricken audience and afterward had one of the three bullets set in gold and inscribed: From Mark Grey to Edwlr Booth. April 23 1S79.''
 ', Edwin Booth was a simple-minded un 1 pretentious, modest gentleman, but
 never heard anyone imply that he was | either coward or a fool lie was also
 very generous artist, and he told me (ane
 anyone who saw the performances VII
 admit that he waived his own version ol i Othello, and played Salvini's, although, as you may imagine, the Italians versiol
 was not made with a view to the exploi
 tation of the actor who might imperson l ate lago.
 ] Although his son, Alexander. spoke thu 1 language (English on the stage withou
 trace of foreign accent" is also a state 1 ment difficult to accept. Mrs. Boy" i (Seena Fetter) was his leading woman
 and I was in his company, and ''Sandro was one of the most charming of men. bu never got rid of certain delightful ac cent, and it would have been a pity if h had. EDWIN MILTON ROYLE.
 Darien, Conn, January 9 19l6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
GLAD HE ESCAPED.

GLAD HE ESCAPED. Good old times we had when we were young, eh, Jobson?"
 Sure. We both courted the same girl and both lost her. Ha! Ha!'
 By the way, I saw her the other day. She was standing on a soap box scream ing Votes for women!
 Did the sight of her affect you any?" T should say so! I rushed into the nearest jewelry store and bought my wife pearl necklace"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
ALABAMA PRESS

Anniston Star: Tipping is unlawful in some states, but offending a Pullman DOT ter by failing to tip results in greater
 evil.
 Talladega Home: Everybody is getting
 used to the explosions in munitions plants except the fellows who are blown up and they don't know it. Deeaturs Daily: Those Youngstown riots were entirely to close to home to come under the observation of the eagle optic of the Chicago Tribune. Troy Messenger The Birmingham pay rolls this week amount to s750,0O0 That
 looks like prosperity, when that sum is year.
 Huntsville Mercury: Senator Lusk is
 the only politician in the state who has
 seen fit to take the stump in opposition
 to the bond issue and he is being frosted"
 Selma Times: Birmingham is still wob- bling on the gudgeon about how to ob- serve Sunday-the particular bone of con-
 tention being the movies. Public senti- ment no doubt favors the "movies' and a referendum will settle the question for all time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
EVIDENTLY OFF AGAIN.

Are you still on the water wagon, Jagsby?'
 "How can you ask that?'
 T hope I haven't offended you"
 Not at all. But haven't you noticed the marked improvement in my temper during the past few days?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
PREPARED FOR THE WORST

From the Houston Post
 We are exceedingly optimistic with respect to the beha vior of the present Congress, but we are prepared for shock and disappointment We have bowed and kissed the rod before X
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

BEGINNING THE DAf-o 1od' heIp me to tell my friend what ne means to me. Tomorrow he may ne gone, And today he may stand HI sore need of my single word. TOT Thou knowest how my life mas oit- en been dry and barren ana then has bIossomed under the chance confession of my friend. Amen.- H. M. E..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
EXTREME PACIFISNI.

Soldiers in Europe are fighting with gas bombs and liquid fire"
 What are we coming to?'
 q don't know, but so long as there are places in the world where a man may hide himself, I know I'm not coming to that"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

Learned contemporaries who discuss the merits and demerits of Edgar Allan Poe might at least spell his middle name correctly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

The legitimate stage, says an observer, is menaced by the movies The peril might be abated by reducing the movies salaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

A MENACE TO PUBLIC PEACE. Two citizens who came to blows
 Declared to the recorder The cause was moving picture shows On Sunday. Straightway ''Order!' Was cried throughout the crowded place The judge glared left and right. Twas greatly feared that such case Would start another fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

old Man Winter has just made another demonstration in the north and west, but he began to skid as soon as he struck the sunny south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

The American citizen who stays at home runs no risk of bringing about in ternational complications and losing his life into the bargain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

At least the guests of Sing Sing have the consolation. of knowing that some of Osborne's reforms have come to stay, although the man who instituted them has gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

Now Montenegro is about to feel the oppressor's heel for the first time in her history A sad world my masters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

The Russians may be on their way to
 Berlin once more, but they are not ex-
 ceedng the speed limit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

What with Mexico and Europe, it takes a corking good murder story to get on the front page nowadays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

The art of descriptive writing is not lost in this country. See advertising lit erature' of scenic routes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

Having come face to face with a limited ccnscription, Great Britain sees that 1t isn't such bad idea, after all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

Nothing seems to rejoice the war cen sors heart more than a yelled alluson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

Next in order is the valentine. Swat the comic"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

Maybe after a while some of the joke smiths will discover that "fjord' isn't
 pronounced ford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

The progressives seem to have nat conceit out of the G. o. P.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

A great many favorite sons will soon discover that their popularity does not extend beyond the home circle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

Premier Asquith is rapidly qualifying a the best little fixer in the business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

Villas troopers still have enough am intuition left to murder American citi zens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

It remains to be seen what part grape juice will play in history
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES

LATER ENLIGHTENMENT.
 There goes the justice of the peace who married us, Henry"
 T see him. and I understand something now that didn't understand then"
 Well, what?'
 "The ironical smile he wore when he performed the ceremony" JUST A SUGGESTION. I'm still waiting for you to pay me that s you owe me, Dubson." "Oh, don't let that worry you.' That's what I'm trying to do, but I
 would feel greatly encouraged if you would let it worry you occasionally" AN EXCEPTION. "A man cannot be too careful of his personal appearance" Perhaps you are right" answered the l motor enthusiast, but when I turn my [ fact that he is liberally smeared with grease and oil inspires confidence in his ability to do the job right A HOPELESS CASE. | A man of pessimistic bent 1 Was Ebehezer Wilkins Trent | Who wore a look of utter gloom And talked if the crack of doom Were dra wing near One morning bright He oped his door and catching sight l Of enc whose frame was gaunt and thin, 1 He straightway called the fellow in | And gave him-well, what do you think? | Some clothes, perchance, or food and drink? | An, no. He merely shook his head, Heaved forth a doleful sigh and said, | "Oh, freind, a gentle ear incline, I My tale of woe is worse than thine."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

To weep is to make less the depth oi grief. -hehr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

No communication will be published without its authors name. ReJecteu manuscript will not be returned uh- less stamps are enclosed tor that pur- pose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

ID. Griffis and w. D. Brumbeloe are the only authorized traVellnS fepfe- sentatlves Of The Age Herald III It's CIT culation department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-14

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala, postoffice as second class matter un- der act of Congress March 8, 1879.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-06
McvEY ADDRESSES STUDENTS
Welcomes Students at University
Discusses Several Problems.

Grand Forks.-A very happy and in
spring address was delivered by Pres
ident Frank L. McVey at the first as
sembly of the University of North Da-
kota. In his address, President Nc
Vey, after his words of welcome, spoke
of the changes in plans in matters
relating to the student body. He COM
mented at length upon the high ideals
which actuate students at the opening
of the college year, and pleaded for
a retention of vision of the things
that are most worth while.
The president urged the students
to keep in touch with home, writing
at least every week. Remedies for
inconsistencies were recommended.
The question of scholarship was
emphasized, and scholarship for it's
own sake was urged. In this connec-
ton the honorary society of Phi Beta
Kappa and the Rhodes Scholarship
were mentioned.
Loan Funds Mentioned.
Loan funds from which worthy stu
dents may gain assistance are the Uni
versity Student Loan Fund, the Ma
sonic Loan Fund, and the fund avail
able this year for the first time
through the Women's League. The
university dispensary in Mortified
hall for the free use of students was
fully explained.
The practice of hazing, which is
both un-American and unwise, will
not be tolerated in the University of
North Dakota, and the president
spoke at some length urging the men
of the university to look at the mat
ter from the standpoint of justice and
foirnpca
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-06
CAR FALLS 40 FEET; men LIVE
Automobile Dashes Through Bridge
Railing at Minot.

Minot-A taxi car driven by Edward
Livingstone, and carrying besides the
driver Clarence Grant, dashed through
the railing of the Great Northern via
duct and dropped to the track forty
one feet below shortly after midnight.
Neither of the occupants were seri
ously injured.
Livingstone, who is chauffeur, &C.
companied by Grant, had taken a wo.
man passenger to her home on the
north side and was returning to the
city. He was coming up the west ap-
proach on the north of the viaduct at
tremendous speed. There was heavy
rain falling and this probably obscur-
ed the view and with the high speed,
prevented the driver from making the
short turn necessary to get on to the
main portion of the viaduct.
Instead of the car making the turn
as required, it. went almost straight
ahead and dashed through the railing
breaking the 2x8 boards as we'll as
some of the flooring which projects
for the support Of the railing posts, and
fell to the track. In its downward fall
it struck the branch cable of the tele-
phone company, tearing it to pieces
and cutting off communication with a
considerable number of phones.
Just how the occupants escaped
death cannot be figured out, and both
of them, for reasons Of their own, re-
fuse to talk.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-06
CHASED BY BULL, LAWYER
MEETS SNAKE; ESCAPES
City Attorney Of Minor Has Exciting
Time on Hunting Trip
Across Country

Minor, N. D.-Henry B. Thompson.
city attorney of Minor, has long been
marked as great little obstacle ov'
ercomer."
But things looked different to Henry
when he vaulted the bars of COW
pasture near the city, and clad in
highly colored sweater, essayed to take
little hunting trip across country.
A bull started his way. Henry i'm.
mediately got race under way, him.
self in front-the animal not far be-
hind.
Thompson was outdistancing the bull
that is the bull wasn't gaining, but
he wasn't losing very much, either
when the course mounted slight hill.
"Siz-z-z-z-z-."
Thompson stopped. Directly in his
path was six-foot bull snake, coil
ed for action.
The bull didn't stop; the bull snake
got just a bit more vicious looking.
Raising his shot gun, Thompson let 60
with both barrels.
Mr.. Snake toppled over, badly rid
died, and Henry toppled over a fence
on the other side of the writhing car
cass just in time to flaunt a laugh in
the face of the bull as it drew up snort.
ing on the other side.