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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
THE PURSUIT OF BEAUTY
By BILL VINES

of suspicion. We would hesitate to sug- gest. if she were not feeling well, that she might go out and saw up cord. or two of wood. and create an appetite for dinner. We are not convinced that a gentle hint from us along these lines would be conducive to our peaceful and tranquil domestic felicity.
 Besides that, we could not enter into the scheme with any enthusiasm. We enjoy the acquaintance of a 'colored lady" who has been following the course mentioned by the doctor for acquiring beauty for fully 20 years. She has been very consistent indeed in her pursuit of ''an attractive face and figure and with few exceptions has missed a week dur ing her whole course of treatment. IT there were any virtue in the doctors prescription she certainly would have by this time developed into something mar velorsly attractive, and could have sue cessfuly held her own in beauty con- test with Maxine Elliott( or the Venus of Milo. But despite all this. she would not attract more than ordinary attention. Her form Is about as willowy and grace full as furniture van. Her face looks like an over-ripe chocolate cake. She is the absolute antithesis of all the doctor claims from such a course of treatment.
 Her record, however. cannot be im- peaehed. She has chased the red flannel undershirt up and down the yertebra of the washboard without intermission ever since she was old enough to tell for cer- tain that she had enough bluing in the water to make a white shirt look like q summer sky.
 Since our attention has been called to the doctor and his lecture we have re- yised our opinion about liars. We now believe that there are four classifca- tions: Liars, d. liars, bull moosers, and lecturers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
THE RECONCILIATION

By Alfred Tennpson. As thro' the land at eve we went.
 And pluck'd the ripen'd ears. We fell out, my wife and l. We fell out-I know not why And kiss'd again with tears. And blessings on the falling out
 That all the more endears. When we fall out with those we love
 And tiss again with tears! For Wien we came where lies the child
 We bst in other years. Theref above the little grave. Oh tRere above the little gravAs
 Wq kissd again with tears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A FAVORED MORTAL.

A FAVORED MORTAL How sweet this life Must be to one Who sees each day
 His duty done And doth retire
 To well earned rest, Without a care
 To vex his breast. He may not hear
 Ambitious call, He may not be
 Renowned at all, But peace Is his,
 With hope imbued, And tranquil thoughts And quietude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

A London paper .calls Chauncey Depew "the Demosthenes of America" That IS all right if the Athenian orator was in the habit of filling his mouth with chest putS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
A HERO

However much the world may praise The wearer of unchallenged bays,
 The man for whom we fain would speak Doth wed on wage of twelve a week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

Thomas Fortune Ryan declared just before leaving for Europe that it looks like Wilson" He was on the spot at Baltimore and ought to know.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
OUT OF SIGHT.

How do you like that lot you bought in Binglehurst?"
 T haven't seen it yet"
 Why. I thought you had been out there several times?"
 So have. but the blamed thing is still under water.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

The daughters of the White House" in the next administration will leave no room for any boys to disport themselves in the limelight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

woodrow Wilson's literary style must be all right, for he early secured the h. diana delegation, and that in itself Is proof that his style is all 1t need be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
OUR MISTAKE.

A Chinaman says the Chinese passion for labor sends them all over the world in search of it. And we always thought it was their passion for the good money of foreign devls.'' which, when acquired even in small amounts, enables them to go back home and live on Easy street for the remainder of their lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

Senator Dixon says Taft will not have one vote in the electoral college, and vet Governor Wilson does not anticipate a unanimous election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

The woods of northwestern Minnesota are full of moose. and the third party shoudl capture at least one of them be- fore August D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

England cannot see why America should try to own the Panama canal. England is very altrulstic in this piece of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

The trouble now is that England has the ships and we have the canal. and England wants all the advantages of an owner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

Strange as it may appear at first thought. no grape seed was ever found in vermiform appendix.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
A REFUSAL AND WHY.

Look at the prune,'' says the Greens boro, N. C., Daily News. We positively refuse to do so. There Is nothing that conveys to us greater sense of ennui than looking at a prune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

Dog days are near at hand, but all good citizens should look the other way and refuse to recognize them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
A DIAGNOSIS.

"scribbles must be in mood to write.' .'Why do you think so?"
 He seems distraught.'
 .'Umph! He's more apt to be in mood to dine, but lacks the price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

There will be no contests for seats in the convention of August D. All corners will be welcomed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
SuRE.

There are times when everybody thinks he'd like to take rest, but to think that ways noddy. if there's no change In his vest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
ALL EXPLAINED

ALL EXPLAINED. Her clothes were in The latest style; You now know why She wore a smile. And since they cost Much coin, egad, Why hubby's face Was very sad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says the name of the original Woodrow Wilson man was Legion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

Princeton is about to elbow Yale and Harvard out of the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

Sunny Jim sherman says We will win and that should settle it. but it don't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
MEEK AND LowLY

Behold the helpless oyster.
 By gourmands deemed the best; Though food for many a royster. l It never does protest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

Gen. Dan sickles seems to be the only enemy the south has north of the Po- tomac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

The Barons come back with their per- centage essentially unimpaired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

The keynoter on August should be the colonel himself dressed to represent a bull moose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

The Taft republicans see the bogi man every night in their dreams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

PAS RATHER INDEFINITE.
 Pa, what is an anachronism?'
 "oh, that's something or other smart people are always finding in shakespeare's works. Now, run along and play"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

GIVING OURSELVES AWAY. Lack of brains. when fates unkind. Doth ambition balk: Still. we may the neighbors blind, If we just won't talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
Business Activity

..In recent years business operations, both small and large, have been con ducted actively through the summer months as we'll as other seasons of the year." said New York travelling sales man.
 T can remember when Wall street was practically closed up during the heated term. Large business concerns were left practically in the charge of clerks. In the business world 1t is very different today. New York and other great cen they used to be in the spring. fall and winter.
 '"rhere was a Hull in general trade dur ing June on account of national politics. and business may be somewhat retarded in October when the presidential cam paign Is at fever heat But on the whole this is a good year and merchants and manufacturers are looking forward to great bushes from now on."
 ReOrganixations of Industrial Concerns
 T am glad to know that plans are progressing for reorgenizing the South ern Iron and Steel company said a business man. This company has a large and exceptionally fine rod mill at Alabama City (Gadsden) besides other valuable properties
 Its Virginia mines in Jefferson coun- ty produces coking coal of a superior quality, and the company has other valuable property. The rod mill is not quite complete. but the company when reorganized will have ample capital not only to finish the mill but suffient to build another blast furnace or two.
 .The operation of the Southern Iron and Steel company under President James Bowron's management has been highly successful. l am told. consider ing the lack of working capital.
 Another company that win be re- organized in due course Is the Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

Turkey and Italy both desire peace, but neither is willing to sue too plainly for if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

Beverly is playing second fiddle to Sea- girt this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

St. Louis bridge issue is a deep mys- tery that no other city understands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

2. E. Morgan and w. c. Wharton are the only authorized travelling represen- tatives of The Age-Herald in its circu- lation department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
In the Political World

While the democratic outlook Is cheering-it never seemed better-it will not do for the party managers to take victory for granted. or to be in anywise overconfident," said T. l.. Wheeler of Buffalo. N. Y.
 'I am democrat and, while I am not in touch with the party machinery. believe that New York state will give big majority for Wilson and Mar shall; and the old saying is as true today as it was years ago, when I was first a voter, that as goes New York so goes the union.
 Prom what I read in the newspa- pers the democrats are making spe- cial effort to carry some of the west ern states. I think 1t not at all un- likely that we will get one or two of the old republican states west of the Mississippi, but our best chance is tc work hard for the pivotal states. think we should be able to carry Con- necticut, New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and Oklahoma as well as the whole solid south.
 "In my travels I meet many inde- pendent republicans who say they will vote democratic this year. As for the democrats, they are full of enthusiasm and that counts for much"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17
Large Capital Coming to the south

Tn last weeks issue of the Balti- more Manufacturers Record the edi- torial article on southern progress was of great interest" said a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Tt set forth the fact that eastern, western, English and Canadian capitalists are at present putting largely over sl0o.- 00O,000 into southern hydro-electric plants; and that they are plans that will involve the ultimate expenditure of from s15o,o0O,0oO to s2oo, 100000. The Manufacturers Record goes on to say that great banking houses and strong promoting concerns have been making these water power investments, and also in many cases heavy interest in public utilities, especially in street rail ways and electrical plants in the south When such vast capital is invested in any section 1t may be set down as a certainty that that section presents an attractive field for small investors and home seekers.
 such an article as that in the Man ufacturers Record is a splendid ad- vertisement for the south and should be circulated widely throughout this country and Europe by the railroads and other upbuilding agencies"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

Entered at the Birmingham, Aia'' postoffice as second class matter uhoer act of Congress March 8. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-17

WI AsHINGToN, July 16.-(special.) W One Dr. David Paulson of
 w Hillsdale Mich is travelling
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12

of poles. perhaps ten. perhaps forty
feet high.
In Newfoundland the fishing villages
are clustered so closely to the waters
edge that the village is built upward
instead Of horizontally. A fisherman
could spend his whole life at his work
without touching ground. Up the side
of the cliff the stagings, fish houses,
paths. cold fakes and houses will run,
occupying, as at the battery adjoin
ing st. Johns. not more than forty
or fifty feet of horizontal surface for
a large village. Land residence is an
unfortunate necessity that is simpli-
fed to its limit.
There the fishermen live and die as
their fathers did before them for gen.
erations- Their work, their homes,
their lives, they themselves, win al
ways be absorbing to the visitor with
love for the picturesque. Indifferent
and phlegmatic they may appear. but
they take chances that would mean
certain death from heart failure or
rashness to the most active. And
through all their trials and perils
they go on fishing, never really salts
fed with the catch or conditions, but
thoughtless of any other occupation
than the catching Of the cod.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
scRapINe BARK FROM TREES
In Case Of Ordinary Healthy Tree
Treatment is Advocated by rs-r-
syIvanla zoologIst.

As to the advisability Of scraping
rough or shaggy bark from apple
trees. the state zoologist Of Pennsyl-
vania has the following to say:
This depends upon the conditions
In general. ! advise such treatment.
especially for rough, scaly bark on
old trees; but IL It be bark that has
been roughened by the injurious &C
ton Of soil sprays, or by burning
with fire or some other injury, am
satisfied It would be wrong, because
this is the tender bark beneath Just
what scab of an animal Is to a sore
which II is protecting.
Therefore, IL the bark beneath be
tender, SO that 1t would be injured
by being scraped, It is best not to do
It In the case Of an ordinary healthy
tree II is certainly best, but at injured
places, such as above mentioned, 1t 10
advisable to scrape gently. II at all.
On an old tree one cannot apply
enough pressure with q short-handled
hoe or bark scraper to do any injury,
and this will remove many insect
pests. such as coddling moth, woolly
aphis and certain alternating crea-
lures, and expose scale insects and
other pests to the action Of the wealth
er, and Of the insecticides to h7ap-
piled before the leaves appear.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
Leaf Injured by Leaf Miner.

to easy methods of control. Yet, re-
gafdless Of these facts. the damage to
tobacco by insects Is growing heavier
year by year. True. not all Of this
loss is preventable. but large amount
Of loss may be avoided by proper meth
DDS Of sowing the seeds, cultivation.
rotation and various other indirect as
well as direct remedies which affect
the insects themselves.
The tobacco Leaf Miner is an In
sect which is considered easy to con-
troll The injury made by this insect
is manifested by large irregular
blotches appearing on the leaves.
These are at first whitish, but later
become very dry and parchment-like.
Leaves injured in this way are unit
for wrapper purposes. as they tear
very easily.
There are two generations Of the
Leaf Miner each year. the winter be-
ing passed in the adult stage, the
adults hiding away in trash found
about the tobacco barns.
The horse or bull seems to be the
original food plant of this insect. hence
all weeds Of this type should be kept
out Of the tobacco.
Frequent cultivation Of the to-
bacco. stirring the soil up quite close
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12

MADE IT ALMOST TOO STRONG
Bachelors Excuse for Not Waiting the
"onIy Baby" Almost Cost Him
Fathers Friendship.

"One Of my closest friends" said a
Philadelphia bachelor, SIS the proud
father Of newly-arrived baby boy
For some days I've had sneak.
ing and guilty feeling that l ought to
visit him and make some comment on
the obvious superiorities of his on.
spring. ] couldn't bring myself to do
1t, though, because. according to my
way Of thinking. no baby is human un-
til 1t Is at least one year old. I'm not
very keen about associating with In
fants. anyway. but ! draw the line
absolutely until the year mark rolls
around.
by way OF apology, however,
decided to call up my friend on the
telephone. The first question he ask
ed was why hadn't been over to
see Toodles.
well. old man. I said, I've been
intending to get around to see that
boy Of yours. In fact, ! made note OF
Il six weeks ago.
1ndeed!' he answered, and never
before have known mar to inject
SO much sarcasm in one small word.
Well, It happens. be continued, that
the boy has only been in this world
three weeks.
Tt took me ten minutes to regain
his friendship"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
HORTICULTURAL, I
.HgNNOTES&Sase|

Trees that are well tended beautify
home.
Fertilize the orchard for next sea
sons crop.
Plum trees should be pruned about
the same as apple trees.
There is no phase of life that Is not
Influenced by good roads.
Gradually bring the hyacinth and
narcissus into the heat and light.
Provide for the future by plannins
a small strawberry patch this spring.
Go over the fruit and vegetables IN
the cellar. and throw out those decay.
ing.
Unleached wood ashes are rich I'm
potash. varying from six to forty per
cent.
The earlier sweet peas are sovv
the larger the number of flowers pro
duced.
Nearly all varieties OF plums bear
better crops Of fruit when a number
Of varieties are growing near each
other.
Apple scab largely spreaes about the
time Of the first. second. sad third
sprayinss.
When grass ID permitted 70 ripen its
seed. it loses the largest part OF its
valus
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
CITY OF TABRIz AND ITS ARK
An Ancient cItsceI That Was Once
Used AZ a Place of Exc
cutIon.

Tabriz. Persia.-The dominating fea-
ture In Tabriz Is the citadel locally
known as the Ark. 1t has keep over
hundred feet high Of solid burnt
brick. which is said to have been
raised by Ali Shah Tehan-
The citadel itself Is q great walled
structure on top of mound overlook
ing the town. The walls are loopholed
throughout and there is accommoda-
ton within for several thousand men.
A hundred legendary traditions attach
to this ancient monument. It is said
that the bricks from which Il is fash
Toned were all thrown to the masons
by an Ethiopian slave who was lib
Grated for the prowess he displayed.
In the past the method Of execution In
Tabriz was to throw the condemned
from the summit of the ark.
The Russian colony is quite large In
Tabriz. and the consulate general Is
big affair. The Russian bank also Is
q very considerable institution, besides
which there are the engineering and
telephone institutions connected with
the Tabriz-Julfa road service. which Is
a Russian-controlled highway.
Tabriz Is also the point furthest
from Hindustan to which the Indian
army supplies garrison. The British
consul general at Tabriz has a con-
sular guard of q non-commissioned Of
ficer and ten sowars OF the Indian cav
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
Woman. wa saved sltu.tIon.

While crowd of several hundred
men and women lined the banks Of
the Park river. Hartford, Conn, Offer
ing futile suggestions for three hours
one recent afternoon. as to how to res
cue a poor little puppy that had be
come marooned on an ice foe. the
water had frozen ON his hair and he
yelped piteously as he ran snifing al
the open water on all sides of his ice
island. Humane Society agents were
attracted by the crowd and got Iona
planks with which to bridge the water
to the shore. The puppy started over
1t, only to fan in to the water from
which he scrambled back onto the ice
Hoe Then woman solved the prob
lem. She ordered the men to stra,
two planks together and sent her ovr
pet dog across the planks to fetch 4
stick which she threw onto the noe
After she had repeated this twice the
lonely terrier understood and eau
tiously followed the other dog to shor
and safety.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12

posed to haunt the place ever since
Years ago one OF these tenants de-
scrtbed her own gruesome experiences
within its walls, and l well remember
her story Of a mysterious and invisi-
BILE shape that brushed by her one
evening as she stood on the landing
and sent the little dog In her arms
into at OF terror. The next owner
OF the property was DR.. May. whose
family we're pursued by III luck for
many years. The sad story OF Or.
Mays daughter, Mrs. William C. Whit
ney, who died after prolonged sufrer-
ings. is still fresh In the public mem
DRY. Afterward the house was the
scene of terrible tragedy. for It was
there that woman well known In
New York society killed herself and
her little children. The Burrelles
used the lower floors Of the house as
the Offices of their clipping bureau and
lived in the rooms above. called upon
them there once. and Mrs. Burrelle.
who apparently knew nothing OF It's
reputation. told me that they liked
the house. but had been much an
noyed by mysterious sounds. and
more than once had distinctly heard
some ore whom they were unable to
see tramping up and down the great
winding staircases. Mr.. Burrelie died
at sea and his wife followed him
few years later. The house, which
has since made way for loft building.
is well remembered By old New York
residents.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
Handy Flower Box.

simply placed In holes bored through
the bottom OF the top section. as
shown at c c c. To renew the water
In the tank without removing the top
section small metal pipe Is placed In
the end OF the box. as shown at AA. A
wire telitale is made by placing a cork
on wire and allowing same to float
on the water in the tank. thus tell
ing by the length Of wire extending
out through the tube. A. just how
much water is contained in the stor-
age ssnk. Plant food may also be fed
to the flowers BY making solution of
sann and placing It In the storage
tans. The box as shown may be made
ornamental. as well as useful
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
MEET DEMAND FOR ODD SHOES
Manufacturers and Dealers Prepared
for Need, and There Is No Diff
ficulty In the Matter.

When one legged man buys q shoe
the dealer sends to the factory for q
shoe to match the one left remaining.
In these days Of the use Of machinery
In every process of their manufacture
shoes are made with the utmost ex-
actness and precision and It IL easily
possible to mate that remaining shoe
with the greatest nicely in size, style.
material and finish.
Few people have feet exactly alike.
commonly the left foot is larger than
the right. so that one shoe may At q
little more snugly than the other.
Commonly, however. people buy shoes
in regularly matched pairs. the diff.
ference In their feet, II It is noticeable
to them At all. not being enough to
make any other course desirable.
But there are people who buy shoes
Of different sizes or widths, in which
case the dealer breaks two pairs for
them, giving them, to At their feet,
one shoe from each. In such cases
the dealer matches up the two remain.
ing shoes. one from each of two pairs,
just as he would where he had broken
one pair to sell one shoe to a one
legged man.
But a man doesn't have to be one
legged or to have feet of uneven sizes
or shapes to make him ask the dealer
to break a pair Of shoes for him. Here
was man with two perfectly good
feet who came into the store where
he was accustomed to buy and who
wanted on this occasion one shoe
Travelling In sleeping car his shoes
had been mixed up with others and
be had got back one OF his own and
one OF some other mans: fact which
he had not discovered until he was too
far away from train and station to
make return and setting things right
possible; and now he came In to buy
one shoe to match his own.