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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, November 07, 1913, Image 28

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branches of the medical profession condemned, to, be- sure, by the reput
able men in the profession, prohibited by law, anathema in morals, but still
flourishing like a green bay tree.
. So, maybe, after all, that queer woman in Philadelphia isn't to be cen
sured so very severely. She at least gave 'warning of the course she in
tended to pursue. Anti though she broke a divine law of nature, she violated
no covenant of man. "" . ,
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THE TINIEST LITTLE GRAVE
New York, Nov. 7. The tiniest lit
tle grave in all New York is in St.
Paul's churchyard on the busiest,
noisiest part of lower Broadway
where thousands pass to and fro each
day, but not many people have time
to look through the iron fence at the
ancient gray headstones; and thus
they missed the little heap of brown
earth.
It is the last resting place of Rain
bow. Rainbow did not have a name
before he died, but eight little girls,
of St. Paul's parochial school, out for
recess, found Rainbow's body in the
churchyard. He was a little brown
sparrow, and they named him Rain
bow and buried him, while the roar
and rattle of busy New York contin
ued unheeding around them.
WANT MINIMUM WAGE CLAUSE
The city council .committee now
framing the street car merger or
dinance, will be asked by the street
car men's union to draft a minimum
wage clause into the ordinance. i
W. D. Mahon, president of the In
ternational Union, called on Mayor
Harrison yesterday and asked that
the minimum wage be fixed at 32
cents an hour and the eight-hour
work day be inserted.
They were advised by the mayor to
take the matter up with Aldermen in
dividually. The men also demand
that the eight hours be within a per
iod of twelve hours and that the
maximum time be ten hours a day.
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The hour was divided into sixty
minutes because the number sixty
can be evenly divided by two, three,
four, five, six, ten, twelve, fifteen,
twenty and thirty.
WAR ON BED BUGS
Washington, Nov. 7. Hearken,
housewives. The department of agri
culture wants to help you extermi
nate cimex lectularius, that wary,
night-faring, blood-sucking little ani
mal, who infests even our best fami
lies, under the garden name of "bed
bug," "chinch," "mahogany flat;"
"red coat," or "wall louse."
The department today advocated
the use of benzine, kerosene, oil of
turpentine or hot water on wooden
bedsteads, but declared burning
brimstone is the most effective exter
minator. Today's circular invested the cimex
lectularius with the quality of intelli
gence and wariness "from its long as
sociation with man," said it hiber
nates in winter, and may get into any
home.
BURGLAR'S ADVICE
Sir "Walter Scott once defended a
burglar in court and lost the case.
Nevertheless, the burglar was grate
ful and, having invited Sir Walter to
his cell, gave this advice: "lam very
sorry, sir, that I have no fee to offer
you so let me beg your acceptance
of two bits of advice. I am done with
practice, you see, and here is my leg
acy. Never keep a large watchdog
out of doors we can always silence
them cheaply but tie a little, tight,
yelping terrier within; and, secondly,
put no trust in nice, clever, gimcrack
locks. The only thing that bothers
us is a huge old heavy one, no mat
ter how simple the construction and
the ruder and rustier the key, so.
much the better for the house-
keeper."
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