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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

<Copyright. 1911, by Frank G. Carpen-
 ter.)
 Washington, D. c. H HIS letter is to tell you of the N. new preparations which Uncle ! Sam, patriarch, is making for fedinr his army. What kind or a Christmas dinner will he give 1t to- morrow? We have about S0,000 soldiers and they are all mighty hungry. Now athat the army has become great fight ing machine their labor in times or peace is quite as hard as 1t would be in war. None of them lacks appetite, and they all want the best The man who has charge of feeding them is the commssary general. His name is Henry G. Sharpe, and he graduated at West Point 31 years ago. He started his military career with this branch of the service, and he has served In every department of it and in every one of the United States possessions. He has had charge of emergency work in various parts of the union, has been in Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philip pines, and for some years has been commissary general of the United States army. It is from hih and his [ department that the information I now give you comes.
 Christmas Dinner With the Soldiers And now as to the Christmas din- ner It will be varied according to the location of the troops. There are fat turkeys inePorto Rico and the Chinese raise them by the hundreds on the east coast Of Asia. There is plenty of wild game in Alaska, and each army post, and especially those~in the west, has its peculiar supplies. In the main, how ever, the Christmas dinner will be made up from the same markets as yours or mine, and the government has writ ten it's menu to suit. Here is a Christi mas dinner suggested by the commits sary general It comes from manual which has been recently prepared for the cooks of the army.
 Oyster soup and crackers Roast turkey and dressing, cranberry sauce.
 Mashed potatoes, candied sweet potatoes,
 Brown gravy.
 Bread and butter.
 Shrimp salad. Celery olives.
 Loaf cake.
 Chocolate layer cake. Fruit cake.
 Jelly roll.
 Mnce- pie. Lemon meringue pie.
 Cheese and crackers.
 Mixed nuts. Assorted candies.
 Apples. Oranges. Bananas
 Grapes
 Chocolate. Coffee.
 Cigars
 4 How do you like it? It is fit for king, hnd it seems costly feast for Uncle Sam tc supply to S0,000 of his children. Upon Investigation, however find that din- ner like this can be served for less than 39 cents. That, is the price the commits sary general allows for the soldiers on transports, where the meals cost more than on land.
 Twenty-Three Cents Day Indeed, the cost of feeding the army is once of the most important things con nNcted with the commissary. The gov ernment has to know just what it is spending, and at present the army ra- tons cost only little, more than $5,0o0,- 0U0 a year. This sum supplies the food for all the soldiers aAd the cost is so ,i calculated that the cooks have to market Nend serve out the rations at so mued a I112eal. 1C The average price now paid is less than Bs'cents. It is 2 1-3 cents per ration, and a ration means three meals. Last year the soldiers in the Philippines aver- aged less than a nickel meal, and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Barred
From Puck.

She was not in the least pretty but of course. that counted for nothing against her.
 Likewise the fact that she could not dance or sing or crack jokes.
 What stood definitely in the way of her success was the political situation in Europe.
 With not a monarchy left which a girl can hope to be instrumental in over- throwing. where is the necessary adver- Using to come from?" she reasoned Say ing which. with gush of bitter tears, she abandoned the notion of getting into vaudeville in America.
The evening world., 1911-01-04

UNhafy muuSu1Ar 6dVGhtages. It 70 well to remind ourselves Of these
now and again.
New York IL the rendezvous Of the transcontinental trunk lines
Azafwsy and the Transatlantic steamers. It Is the r~atemaking head
quarter, for the whole Eastern territory. The countrys labor market
10 hare where 100000 immigrants land every year. 1t Is the anan-
da s@opohs. and tho hndingNplace Of the bulk Of foreign imports
3st - old Vsnics used to "hold tho gorgeous Daa; in fee" The trade
snahanges Of the United States centre here, because New York City
be- within q radius OF one hundred miles a selling market containing
moro than 10 per cent Of the entire population Of the country.
The assessed values Of realty In Greater New York have increased
hvm sO,9s1, ooo, 900 IN 1908 to 1904 900 900 in 1910. As the as
ssssed value has not usually reflected over 70 per cent. Of the real
value, II b not an exEavagant estimate that the market value of New
York City realty at this time Is ten billions OF dollars.
And then, finally we make it easy for people to get here. Within
the last ten years the construction Of new and enlargement of old
railroad terminals within tho metropolitan zone has involved an ex
penditure Of something; like $3.50, 10000
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Offer q man plenty Of incense and ne pont epen stop to notice
uhether you haze any other kind Of sense O. not.
A real genius 10 a man po can tell the same eoman hop much he
loves her in q different uGy every day.
A mans idea Of Showing friendship Is to inrttc you to hare q drink; a
romans Is to tell you ohat another tcondn said about you.
Time is on impairment old thing, Oo fst chachs a pomdn under the
chin, then blous smoke IN her eyes, and then streus ashes oper her heart
In the Average mans opinion. the difference betpeen a real ufdoo and
a grass ,oloto Is merely the difference betpeen an heirloom and a hand-me
dozen.
II you runt to fnd out hoc to manage a pte, ask a oocheiorj no mar
rhd man uH cren attempt TO tell you.
The most dcr0htul thing about the holiday season is the thought thai
u is soon orer
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Letters From the PEOPLE

Years Day Jan. y. So only an arbitrary
date. Every day begins q new year.
Don't wait twelve months 10 renew
your resolutions. Every day Is n fresh
beginning; every day Is the world made
new. You who are weary OF failing and
striving, this Is a beautiful thought for
you," MRS. AGUR.
On side Nenrest Curb.
To the Editor q The Evening World:
Should u gentleman. walking with
two ladies, walk on the side nearest
tho curb or between the two ladios2
s X.
They Grow Under Ground.
T. the Lditpf Il Tile ErCning World;
DO peanuts grow above the ground
like beans or on a bush? On do they
grow beneath the ground az potatoes,
&c? \. Il.
Israel Putnam.
To the Editor NJ The Evening world
What general during the Revolution
distinguished himself by riding his
horse down "A flight OF stone steps or a
steep hill when pursued by the British?
4. D. n
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Mrs. Jarr Discovers the Original Serpent
COiled Amid the Joys of a Downtown Eden

u again asioed Mrs. a to conn
downtown and see the new quarters, &C
which the firm was very proud.
So. In tho afternoon. Mrs. Jarr tore
herself away from all the delights OF
ping district and ~Journeyed down TO the
wholesale quarter OF the town.
Mr.. Jarr received her with great in
terest. and she went around with him
renewing acquaintance with the vari-
Gus heads of departments.
She was especially nice to Jenkins and
Johnson. and told them that 1t was far
better than a it.gger salary. OF even
such fine quarters. TO know her nus
band was in business association with
tho men THEY were.
Now look at these partitions" said
Mr.. Jar. as he led her away to show
her the place. solid mahogany"
But Mrs Jarr had caught sight OF the
stenographer across the office.
What a bold face she's got" she ex-
claimed
And II you'll notice the electric Ign,
fixtures. they're solid bronze Mr.. Jarr
went IN.
ana 10 you 'ell nv lint n III "AN
works for her living can afford to dress
Ike that?" asked Mrs, Jarr.
II said solid bror ze." said Mr.. Jarr
| pointing to the fixtures.
Yes, her hair Is bronze. but Il ism
, solid" replied Mrs, Jarr. why doe
she smirk soT"
The desks"- began Mr.. Jarr.
"Oh. bother the desks exclaimef
Mrs. Jarr. "wnat are you trying t.
shield her for7"
Shield who7" asked NJ, Jarr.
That creature.' aid Mrs. Jar
pointing as she spoke
"Ch," sad Mr.. Jarr, chats sthe
huss'a niece. She's tust completing
nroctlr1l course IN office experience So
To ,eacl II IN settlement work to poo
girls. she's 20 ne married 10 a wealth,
Importer and"-
"Why dom, YOU introduce me-" aske'
Mrs. Jarr, sharply. 30 look to
ghallsy 70 meet your society fricnds?'
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On sprfnG street.
10 the Editor d Tho Evening World

10 the boftor % The Evening World.
Every night hundreds OF mon ana
women are Obliged to pass through
Spring street on their way over 30 the
subway station at Astor plac Ca. and In
crossing that th~oroughtare they are In
imminent danger OF being run over. as
the street IL very poorly lighted and
unprotected by sufficient police guard.
! beg 10 call other reaGers' attention
TO the matter. as oarelessness may
nean an accident any night.
BLANCHE ID.
Broken RESOLUTIONS.
To the Editor Of The Eyening World:
We are told e IS the easiest thing in
the world 10 make New Years resoiu'
tons. That IS not 50. There Is one
tians eas.es. TO break them. and nov
IL the time they are beginning to break,
] don't believe IN New Years resolu-
lions. Because. when thoy are broken
Il u bad for ones win power and gem
eral character. But remember this, you
people who fell by tho waystde and
troks your new-made resolutions. New
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Did place and spend u little Of the
money they've vast d s~plurgtng to
show on in giving the employees moro
money! shifted Mrs Jarr.
well. It's whisI red around tina
everybody 10 to get u raise me first OF
ext month";" aid Mr.. ,~rr.
Does that man Johnson get q raiser
asked Mrs. Jarr.
Sure Johnson's been with the firm
twenty years. Started In as ar ofice
boy replied Mr.. Jarr.
HUH said Mrs. Jarr. And. ~ far
as ] can see, his intellectual qualinca-
ttons are still those that bent the post
ton no started inl Docs dlvat man
Jenkins get a raise, too2"
Yes. no gets n raise, too, Everybody
gets a raise. And |, FOR one. AN
mighty glad Of Il" said Mr., Jar. heart
Iy.
Hum ! don't see where rs any
special compliment to YOU y every-
body elso gets more money! remarked
Mrs, Jarr.
at isn't n special compliment "a
me, n I'm glad It's not" replied Mr..
Jafr.
hHA"N n ~ 49, " ia Fff'
who let's everybody else got tho hes,
OF you, I don't see why you should
interest yourself IN other people. II
wager that man Johnson and that mar
Jenkins didn put themselves out get
ting your salary raised, so why should
you get them an increase?" asked Mrs
Jarr.
"Why. I had nothing 10 50 with II,
seid MIR. Jarr. "Of course, I'm glna
they ge, an Increase. as well as ! DO
And that's ALL" said MIR. Jarr.
"And don't YOU think rs about TIM
t you stopped du!ng favors for other PEG
ple?" Was asked
And Mrs. larr shook hcr head sadly
as all good wives VIII when they can
not make husbands $50 that they ar
sacrificing themselves for Others.
But you haven't said you'd com
y down and zee tho new Offices sal
the pbtuse husband, VIII YOU"
"Oh, | suppose IN have 10 70 10 pleas
YOU said Mrs. Jarr, But I'm not OF
n of thoso KIND ~ women who liko {
IS hang around where their husband
a work. I've got my wi AFFAIRS to a
? tend 10, But | do hope that, with m
other improvements. YOU VIII get an q
The evening world., 1911-01-04

main, under municipal protection, the cost OF which is not ungrudg-
jnely given. The old Stone House at Gowanus, where Washington
made his last stand in the almost fatally disastrous battle Of Long
Island, is probably doomed to obliteraton. Fnunce's Tavern, where
the memorable farewell Of Washington and his generals took place,
has been sturdly rebuilt SO that it can earn its own living a a res
taurant.
It is different in European cities, notably in Rome, where the an
cient palaces # seldom il ever torn down, and in some cases have
been occupied by the descendants Of one family for many centuries.
OF course there are practical reasons for the difference.
The European ancestors house wal literally his fortress, and was
built to stand against seges and time. The American merchant
princes castle is his place of business, and its Notifications ART fnan-
dal, not feudal.
The modern New Yorker does business at the old stand, expand
ing the structure as commercial needs require, and lives in his cottage
or villa in some real residential section far away. The modern Roman
holds to his residential prestige, and brings business into his home to
maintain it, by renting the basement for a store and the top floor
TO dodgers.
There is always marked contrast between picturesqueness and
progress.
The evening world., 1911-01-04
The Hedgeville Editor
By John L. Hobble

Copyright. 1911 By Tue. ri PuhnAAa % The lew YA World.
~ eneve in evolution.
II MERKs says that at the lecture La, night there ws a lot Of good humor
! / nd a few things tina his wife could understand.
+ KE REYNOLDS says that hi tred to make something tut of his IN. but
L he has turned NJ to be a piano player.
IL Eek HENDERSON is going to try to che enough tobacker the next year
II to GET tags for a shotgun.
z KE REYNOLDS says that the vest way to curea balky horse is to kin the
l. driver.
The evening world., 1911-01-04
The Days Good Stories

that numbes on tho back OF the car That shows
how many persons it's run over. That's socoriin'
TO law. Now. II that feneg was TO nun over any
huly here In Smoke Ridge It would he our duty
IN TELEGRAPH that number--l2si to the next town
ahead"
"Aud what would they dot" asked the audi
ence.
WHY. the perlice would stop him and change
hi, number TO 1888 City Times
The evening world., 1911-01-04
NEW LANDMARKS FOR OLD.

: often hear the remark from mid
dle-aged New Workers that the
city has been entirely rebuilt with
in their recollection. This is lit
orally true as regards the down
town s~kypcraper section. at the
other end Of town, around and
above Central Park, it is a case
not 30 much Of rebuilding as the
rearing Of new and stately man
sions where only goat-pastures had
been. The result is the same all
around-a scarcity OF old land
marks and historic houses, amount
ing to what seems almost like
total absence. The City Hall, Cas-
tie Garden, the Jumel Mansion and
Van Cortlandt manor house re-
The evening world., 1911-01-04
WHY IS GREATER NEW YORK?

POPULATION within the metro
politan district Of New York Of
about 100000 people, and prac-
tically all workers, is tho impress
sive showing made by the new
census. It Is q world record for
rapid yet normal growth, and in
mere numbers comes very near to
overhauling the metropolitan dis
trict Of mighty London. While
other cities have found 1t paid to
conduct regular campaigns Of self
advertising, New York has gone
ahead attending strictly 10 bust
ness, and has grown so great sim
ply because she couldn't help it,
There arc several reasons, the
principal one being our extraor.
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At Sunset.
Frances Whitman Roberts.

sunlight fingers tenderly
Upon the village OF the dead,
i Whose marble shafts rise slen-
derby.
Touched by the parting glow
with red.
Remote from pain or care they lie,
These quiet hearts. Stneath the grass.
U~nhceded, while the years 60 by.
Outside the busy world may pass
I love to feel its restful charm.
The charm of peace that draws me
here
It's subtle but enduring calm
Uplifts the heart and dries the tear.
| The shadows lengthen on the ground
And brood above each quiet bed;
| Night clasps her loving arms around
! The lonely village OF the dead.
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over and soc what
THAN of
tn . M said Mr..
Jarr, as he slipped
ON his overcoat.
They're tho nn-
est and mos, up
to-date Offices In
the city. There
Isn't another firm
In our limo has
such nne Offices"
Up ths arm
didp't stay In the
The evening world., 1911-01-04
His Mother.

~ UppOsE that your mpther baked en- apple
Nn ue and thew were seven 81 you-fhe
parents and five children. What part o.
she Pie would you set for your poItiont
- sixth. ma'an. % the 10y answered.
But there are seven ut yul.' said tho
tesc,c-. Don t you know anything about frac-
tIou,i"
"Nr, ms'am," said the boy, - know all
about fractions, but ! know all about mother,
top. Mother'd say she didn't want no pie
luucg NHNs.
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The Number of the Slain.

INV persons in smoke Ridge had ever seen
an automobile. 80 when ono " those red
Jcyl!,' siappcd tor a few minutes IN the
isolated village the curious inhabitants gafei
a, the snurjing demon with a mixture ~ fear aud
ave. The owner, WIN had entered the store "a
mako a purchase. heard one rustic remark: IN
bet II rs n manlllcr."
"of oourss II ~" sswsd us ethss, Loeb q
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voloo n won't ask me who I am and
what I want you for every time ! call
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o UP. You have some QUEER
people ~telephoning 20 you'll"
Mr.. Jar beggared this remark also.
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Copyright. 1911. by Ths Press Publishing Co.
The New York World.
By Roy L. MCC

row that we've moved into our
N new quarters. o should
come down and look them
The evening world., 1911-01-04
Reflections of a IS g
Girl
By Helen Rowland

Copyright. 1911. By The Press Publishing Co. The New York World.
KNARRIAGE-tpo souls t0ith but a single income.
Mdny a man fdncies that he has discovered
real love ,oho has gotten no nearer TO IL than Cook dtd
to the Pole; but, like the explorer, he is usually too
'diStracted' to knoo the difference.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-03

,balin.; for Jones'" arc urging an in
crease in the number OF officers. ana
therefore an Increased expenditure OF,
their account without regard 10
( the pay of The officers of the
/ National Guard. with the excuse tina,
: If tho militia will hold Oft until they
f set themselves Well iixcd they VII,
+ turn in and help tho militia along.
! This is not a nice thing 10 think
about; but now thu, it is taking this
course. it might he wei for he members
Of Congress u consider an aspect OF the
case which appears to have escaped
the attention of the Itegulnrs VINO arc
pressing their own interests at Wash
iugton. 1t is this: There arc $4,000
officers and men in tile Regular Army.
There are 10000 officers and men in
tho National Guard. Not Al single Of
ficer or man in the Regular Army is II
voter. Every officer ands man in the
National Guard is a voter. We do not
think that any argument is needed to
show intelligent members which way
the path of duty and patriotism lies
There are times and occasions When
considerations OF this sort must be
regarded in tho public interest
II the United states snould go 10
war tomorrow. or the next day or at
any time in the near or distant future.
tho National Guard would he expected
and required to do its full share Of
the GghtinE and in prcDnrinn Tho mill
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-03
BISHOP RYLE BECOMES
DEAN OF WESTMINSTER

daughter Of Ma or- General Adams.
member OF an old Davonshire family.
mas younger brother, VINO lis u Well
hra%n painter; an elder brother. who
~ the leading physician at Brighton,
ana 4 NC mas one hobby more than
any other II Is the collection Of nor
traits and editions Of Erasmus
The dcanery OF Westminster. that Is
" say, OF tue ancient Basii!cu Of st.
PSter carries Win tt handsome resi-
dehGe salary 81 $4,000 d. year cX-
cccdinglS valuable fees and nerGui-
SITES ana inc chhnccilorship of the
oTger OF thu bath, the Insignia OF
which the dean wears around nis
nHGk M"reoVer as the abbey is a
royal peculiar" or royal chapel it's
d.an and chapter arc. as | have stated
ubcfc, exempt from all episcopal iuris-
dictIon. Independent OF ali ecciesasiicnl
authority. except that of the sovcr-
elgn as supreme head Of the church.
ana, save on ,he>occasion OF a corona
non, not even the Archbishop OF Can
t"rbuiy, The Irimrte OF all England
can oitciate or Ireach IN the abbey
without me permission OF the dean
me idte dean first Won tile regard
.nt EDWARD VII on the OCCASION ot
his coronation. IT seems that when
the time came for the browning OF
the late King II We found that the
only person who had mastered lie In
flchte ritua! and ancient traditions
% Inc coronttion scrYicc--trad!tions
extending over thousand years--was
pr Arinitnge Robinson, al that time
canon or Westminster Abbey and rector
Of st Alargerets church. Westmin-
5ter. II mas be remembered that King
l;dward to Il great extent himself
directed what may be described as the
stage management Of the coronation.
and this brought him into constant
contact with Or. Robinson. who was
never AT loss for information, and
who had every precedent at his myers
ends. Consequently. when poor old
Dean Bradley was compelled by age
and innrmity 10 retire from the dean
cry OF estminsier few months
later no one was very much aston
shcd when the King conferred the va
cant office upon Or Robinson. whose
researches and the precedents which
he esta bllshed in connection there
with, VIII prove of immense value to
his friend and successor. DIR. Ryle. in
connection with the coronation OF
King George next summer.
Let me add that this is the first
occasion In the history of Wcstmin-
stcr Abbey since tho days of King
Edward the Confussor of the office of
abbot UP to the time Of the Rcfortna-
ton. or that OF dean since then. being
held by bishop. DR.. Rye WILL of
course, retain his episcopal rank
among the clergy and viii continue
to wear episcopal vestments. But of
course. he has no longer any see or
episcopal jurisdiction.
CCopyriGht, 1911, by the Brentwood
nal NJ 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-03

courses may be taken In four years
or three, according to the students
ability. IT Is stated that records u
900 rccen; graduates. who had free
choice OF studies. show that about 20
per cent. would have had To make me-
change I" comply VITA the new regu-
latons. ana more than 80 pcr>cent
would have had TO change but ono or
two courses.
ProsIt.
Have, Have on several occasions heard
ing social drink. What does tina,
mean?
"Prosit" is an EXPRESSION of good
leellng. such as: Here's TO you: good
health and good luck
Queen Victoria.
j. In i,, What year did Queen Victoria visit
August 24-ai. 1861.
nrjtI.h possessious
Kindly. give ONE particulars about
thc Brlttsh possessions and how they
compare with othor countries. iinve
they increased recently?
The empire embraces about il.50n.-
quo square milca of territory. an in
now covers more .han one-nfth of
the land surface OF the globe an area
more than 1000. 900 square miles ,srcaf-
er than European aud Asiatic Russia,
Chinese empire. and more than three
times as great as the United states.
The population. about 10000, Go0. is
one-fonrth OF that OF Tic whole earth.
In europe the United kingdom is cs-
tinIated 20 have an area or tgl. no
square miles. with population OF
t5.oosi2l; Malta ara Gibraltar. lle
Square miles. 23l.24l people In Asia
indla mas i,7f@.oSS square mles. Pa
"lIoS2 inhabitants other colonies,
53.G9i square miles. 7,7S2o2o nhabi-
tants. In the Southern Pacific, AUS
5,1soi6S square miles and 5997,l2l In
hahithnts. British possessions In Africa
are 22e3,Hl5 square miles. with pom
o24,9l0 square miles and a population
OF a5il gao. In round numbers. the
british empire has 20S.000.oO0 Hindus.
3iVQO,g00 Mohammedars. IS, 5000. 900
Christians, l2.O0o.o6o Buddhists. ana
25oehg0o OF other religions--parsecs
tOnfuclnns. lows. SlkhR etc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-03
.rnn Drry .oi, riIn noun.

"Tranl1l% we nave rrGrrtl Il point
past. we have been LIVING btyond az
means Tie pressing duty OF the boat
Is a f0enFtre. Of tcforln ana rctrenel.
rent wiich ~ill rcverae this condition
End r2stnrc us TO iilc health and nny
NAL position whore we hall pavc -unia-
thing more than largely ncuuoua
surplus
10: tn, IS moi taken from Goysrno
Manns neSt message TO the Ie&iala
tpre ri yirsinia but from The inaueu
ral aliresa Of john 3 bis, on bainl
Sworn Fl ~ Governor Of NrW YofH
.yna,erday How. he viii mako $40.
oco,ooo Sneomt meet s6o,ot6,oDO outg,
he Goesn't know, and We can't lei