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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-08

WE repair all makes of stoves with e1- perienced help. Robert Prowell Stove Co. SIS North goth street. 7-27-1
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-05
Mary Elizabeth aud One of Her
Candy Stores.

basket in WHICH there were many1
pennies and nicllles. and dimes
and quarters. People had dropped}
them here in return for. goodieS'i
they had eaten. &
From that snall1beginning has
developed the haEzmilhon dollar,
candy industry Of Mary Eliza
beth" You know Mary Eliza
beth candies" Yon have boughtj
them yourself ON the train or on!
the boat lots Of times,
Mary E1izaheth who also has,
the name Of Evans (Which she3
seems to find little3t1se for) pros,
pered NIGHTLY down in, SYRACUSE
it seems. People liked her trustI
of them and they. did not ever
take more candy. than they werel
entitled to from. the dishes on the:
unmatched table, They begant
telling other folks about the.
candy table and pretty soonF
Mary Elizabeth was. able to self,
more candy than stescould make
alone in her little home I
/ Then she hired assistants and.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-05

Take what youwill,
Leave cost of goods taken
Make yotir change from my till.
New York, Sept. 5.-The lines
above appeared one morning, six
years ago, on the wal1.of a certain
very large office buildingsin SYRIA
cuse, N Y Right beneath the
sign there was a table on which
stood big dishes heaped highwith
all sorts of homemade sandies,
And in the midst Of the dishes
there was a small, gray wicker
Il.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
TREES GAVE STREET VALUE
Case in Point IS to Their Financial
Worth In Cities, II Any
Were Necessary.

A visitor in the southern states
made this observation: Passing
through a street in one of the large
cities of the south on which blocks.
Of first Glass houses had been erected
on both sides, but evidently by diff
ferent owners, there appeared to be-
wonderful difference In success
caused by shade trees alone. There
was a pretty row of Carolina poplars
on one side and ON the other side no
trees at all. This side had numerous
notices of9houses to rent, but on the
other side Of the trees, in the shade,
every house was occupied. The houses
on both sides Of the stress appeared
to be of equal age and value and there
was no apparent difference between
the two. There is not particle Of
doubt that the presence of the trees
had given the one side the greater ads
vantage"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
Money for civic Improvement.

Berlin and Paris were made beauti.
full by tearing out slums and building
boulevards and parks on the vacated
grounds. That these improvements
did not increase the taxes was because
the government condemned large
tracts of ground, RACED the buildings,
improved the property on them, and
then sold part Of the ground at a
price justified by the improvements.
The people, rather than land speeula-
tors. got the benefit Of the increase In
price from betterments and public use.
The legal right to proceed In this
way is called the law Of excess con-
demnation. In this country some com
munities have tried to proceed in this
way. but the state supreme courts
have found the state laws provided
for 1t to be unconstitutional.
Crawford, at the 1911 conference on.
city planning, said:
"A decision by state court uphold
ing excess condemnation within rea-
sonable limits would In turn be up
held by the supreme court of the
United States"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
SOIL CONSERVATION IS 4 DUTY
FARMER OWES TO HIS CHILDREN
His Farm Should Be Left More Fertile Than He Found 1t
For Future Generation Proper Care Increases
Fertility Of the Soil

Our agricultural papers of the pres
ent time and of the past have been
filed with methods OF how to farm
better and the money profits to be de-
rived from the use of better methods
in farming until now almost every
farmer knows how to farm better than
be is doing. Hundreds know how to
maintain their soil and keep it in bet
ter condition than they are doing, and
through neglect, Indifference and care
lessness. are letting soil fertility go
to waste
The great majority Of land owning
farmers of the United States intend to
use the same farm for agricultural
purposes the remainder of their life,
then turn it over to their children,
mAay of whom will continue to farm
the same land. How many of these
men ever stopped to think what a
great handicap they would be placing
on the future prosperity of child by
bequeathing to him farm worn out
In fertility; one on which taxes were
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
NOTING IN THE HENS

When winter eggs are desired it is
very essential to have the hen shed
her feathers early in the fall, SO that
an entire new coat covers the body
before the cold weather begins. If the
melting is delayed, the production of
new feathers in cold weather is such
q drain on the vitality of the fowl and
SO much of the elements OF her food
are needed for the plumage produc-
ton that usually she is not able to
produce eggs before the spring
months.
The proper months. for melting are
August, September and October. II
melting is completed during the fall
months. the hen begins winter in good
condition, and If properly housed and
fed. may produce eggs during the en-
tire winter.
Many methods have been tried to
hasten the melting season and thus
secure more eggs in winter. All meth
DDS are more or less injurious to the
fowls, and poultrymen who desire VI
tality as we'll as utility stand by Ma
lures methods for the melting hen.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
SHOULD RAISE MORE MULES


The South has been the home of the
American trotting and saddle horse,
but Of late years there has been a
growing necessity for draft hourses
and mules, due to the fact that the
farmer needs greater amount Of
power on the farm to profitably con-
duct his agricultural work. This can
be done in two ways, either by a great
er number of horses or through the
Use of larger horses. The horse-drawn
machinery on the farm at the present
time Is gradually increasing the area
which one man farms.
The use of large horses and ma
chinery is a large factor In determin-
ing the profits Of the farmer. The
most profitable farms of to-day have
u.ore and better horses and are also
raising more colts than the less profit
able farms. The profits from each
farm could be materially increased If
one team on the farm consisted of a
span OF mares, preferably of heavy.
type, and require each mare to pro
duce draft colt or mule each year.
If the date of foaling is properly
timed, the use of the pair of mares
for farm work is not interfered with
in the least. The work can be done
with brood mares on the farm as with
any horse power, and in addition re-
turn to the farm products of colt
worth from 500 to $125, when one
year old. The demand for heavy draft
horses and mules is greater to-day
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
PIMPLEs CAME IN BLoTCHEs


Morrison, Tenn.-"For one year
suffered from a very severe attack Of
acne or pimples, accompanied by
eczema. It FIRST showed itself By the
formation Of small red, rather hard
pimples which were not only disfigur-
ing, but were painful. They also APP
peared on my neck and chest. Their
itching was often SO intense as to
cause insomnia, and they very often
caused pain and burning. / tried sew
eral SO called sure cure remedies,
but they did little or no good. Sew
eral months ago heard Of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and wrote for a
sample.
Il found them so soothing that at
once purchased a twenty-five cent
cake Of Cuticura Soap, and a fifty
cent box Of Cuticura Ointment. After
using them for about a month. all of
the itching and the pimples had en-
tirely disappeared. (Signad) John
Finger, Dec. 80, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston"
Adv.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
Drapery Of the vine.

Vines have a most important mis-
sion to perform in the decoration of
the house. and no dwelling, even Of
the most beautiful architecture, is
complete without their graceful irap-
cry. They give an artistic touch that
nothing else can supply, whether it be
cabin or mansion. Train a rap,
idly-growing vine over bare walls
and it transforms the most unpreten-
tiouse of dwellings, into thing of
beauty. and when trained around sun
ny porches the vines not only beau
tify, but add much Of comfort to the
home In summer Vines are OF little
trouble after they are planted. will
live forever. and though some of the
climbers viii be found in the foliage.
class, many Of them have flowers
that are conspicuously beautiful.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
Az
nIOW
" HELPS
Forced TO FIGHT FOR LIFE
u se Really Has Unequal Show for
Development Of Beauty in
Crowded Places.

The seclusion and beauty of eastern
academic cities, duplicated In some of
the middle west towns, have becomeI
historical in great part by reason OF
the magnificent elms which border the,
avenues and fill the yards and uni
versity grounds. These noble trees.
were planted when wood was burned
and they were well grown before coal,
smoke and gas made city conditions
SO difficult for iourishing tree life.
Young trees nowadays must fight SO
many adverse conditions in cities that
it seems unlikely they win ever reach
the fine proportions of their stately
ancestors. City life does not materials
ly affect old trees, but stunts the
growth Of the young ones and de-
prives them of much of their grace
and vigor.
That the fight against city life is a
keen one is shown by the fact that
elms in city will shed their leaves
fully a month In advance Of their
rural relatives, and that often the
leaves turn brown and drop OF with
no color change, while those in the
country will sometimes turn such bril-
liant shades. of yellow that pilgrimages
are made to the fields or clay knolls
where their beauty is revealed in
natural and unhampered perfection.
The gypsy and brown tailed moth
have made serious inroads upon the
health and beauty of the eastern elms,
but up to the present time they are
unknown in the middle west. West
ern horticulturists, knowing that they
cannot hope wholly to escape the visit
of these pests, are putting forth earn
est efforts to discover some method
OF determination. The European elm.
though hardy, is stiff, lacking the
graceful arching character OF the
American elm. The blackberry, a fine
large tree, so like the elm that it is
often mistaken for it. is subject to at
tacks of fungus that causes an I'M
slightly growth of twigs
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03

The Van Dresser method Of promot-
ing an early mott is considered the
nearest to Natures method. st con-
sists in Withholding food, either wholly
or in part, for few days, which stops
egg production, and reduces the
weight of the fowls, and then feeding
heavily on ration suitable for the
formation Of the feathers and general
building up of the system
The fowls are kept in small yards
where nothing but green food and wa,
ter are given them for two weeks
After this time they are literally fed
a ration rich in protein or nitro
genous food, which is especially val.
liable for the growth of feathers.
A mixture made OF 4 parts wheat,
6 parts corn, part beef scraps, and
J part linseed meal forms a very good
melting ration. With this should be-
fed plenty of green grass, clover or
alfalfa.
During the entire molting period
great care should be exercised to keep
everything about the poultry houses
and yards clean and sanitary. All
dropping and cast or feathers should
be removed daily.
College Of Agriculture, Morgantown,
W. Va. 5sz.-1s
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
EVIDENTLY OUT OF PLACE
Indignant Frenchman Had Some
Fault to Find With Postmaster,
and said So.

A Frenchman with a name spelled
, Ia Paris and pronounced something
like Ca-choo had never learned to
read or write, but he managed to dis
guise the fact pretty well until he
moved to new community where the
name was not common. Going to the
postofice one morning he inquired:
Got any mail for Joe Ca-choo?"
What's the manner" inquired the
clerk.
@Ca-choo. Joe Ca-choo."
How do you spell it?'
Cant you spell Joe Ca-choo?"
No" said the clerk, q never heard
It before
Then the disgust Of the Frenchman,
which had been constantly rising,
boiled over and he snorted:
We'll, If you can't spell, why don't
You sell your old postofice to some
one that cam"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
THOUGHT HE KNEW THE SIGNS
Aged Darby Could See NOTHING to
His Passenger Except a Man
InstitutIno Lodges.

Bob Hull. the champion story tell
or of Savannah, had occasion lately
to take business trip into interior
Georgia. He took his golf clubs with
him, intending to stop on his way for
match on the famous links at
Augusta.
He dropped of the train at his
business Destinations small town ON
branch road-and carrying his lug
gage climbed into an ancient hack
and bade the driver. who was an old
negro man, take him to the local ho-
tel.
The negro eyed the queer-looking
yellow leather bag that his passenger
carried with the peculiar looking
sticks in it. His curiosity got the
hest of him finally.
Boss he began, please, sub.
E'scuse me but mout ak you ques-
tion?"
go ahead and ask" said Mr.. Hull.
Whit kind Of lodge is you insti-
tutin' ?'-S Saturday Evening Post.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03

The Kansas experiment station has
found that the corn ear worm can be
controlled by busting the silks Of the
ear with equal parts Of lead arsenic
and lime.
It is not altogether the fault OF the
cattle business II one finds that he
can not make money raising scrub
steer to three weeks Of age.
As to whether it pays to cultivate
alfalfa; this is not very positively
demonstrated BY experiments,
The claims OF some poultry raisers
sound stranger than fiction. Perhaps
they are based on few facts.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
HARD TO SEE.
Even When the Facts About Coffee
are Plain.

It Is curious how people will refuse
to believe what one can clearly see.
Tell the average man or woman that
the slow but cumulative. poisonous
effect of caffeine-the alkaloid in tea
and coffeetends to weaken the heart,
upset the nervous system and cause
Indigestion. and they may laugh at
you If they don't know the facts.
Prove 1t by science or by practical
demonstration in the recovery of cof-
fee drinkers from the above condi7
lions. and large per cent of the hui
man family will shrug their shoulders.
take some drugs and-keep on drink
ing coffee or tea.
Coffee never agreed with me nor
with several members of our house
hold, writes lady. at enervates.
depresses and creates q feeling of
languor and heaviness. It was only
bg leaving on coffee and using Postum
that we discovered the cause and way
out Of these ills.
The only reason, am sure, why
Postum is not used altogether to the
exclusion OF ordinary coffee is. many
persons do mot know and do not seem
willing to learn the facts and how to
prepare this nutritious beverage.
There's only one way-according to
directions bon It fully is minutes.
Then It Is delicious" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Greek. Mich Read
the little book. ..IHhe Road to Well
vfIIe," In pkge. There's reason.
Ever read the aAove letterf A new
anA appearn Hran tlne 10 tlme. They
are weAalnes true, ana fall Oe human
ANN.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03

high and the producing capacity very
low, low in fertility because of years
of careless handling? Is it not the
duty OF every farmer to leave the land
as rich as he found it, and in as good
tillable condition? Certainly; he
owes that to his children and future
generations. II a few OF the farmers
of the past generation or many more
Of the present generation could fore
see their posterity eking bare exist
ence on wornout farm or trying to
put back in that soil some of the lost
fertility, they would doubtless be
shocked. The country is coming to
this if present practices are continued.
The farmer must prevent useless
wasting of lands, teaching and loss of
manures because they are not stored
and spread properly and use proper
rotation of crops. 1t can not pay to
waste plant food which will later need
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03

to be replaced with commercial fertil.
izers. Too many farmers are priding
themselves In the vain glory OF bank
account--doliars placed in the bank
by robbipg the farm. Which is the
safest place of deposit, rich field or
a commercial bank? Placing money
in the bank by raising one kind OF
grain crop continuously on new field
and selling the product on the farm,
returning nothing to the soil, has but
one effect on the land-a short period
of profitable tillage.
A comparison can be drawn between
the soil and work animal. Work
mule very hard for short time and
give it poor food and care and it's Pc
Rod of usefulness is short and the
total amount of labor tproduced small.
With good care and feed the animal
will do a normal amount of work
every day for many years and the
total amount of labor produced is
large. Take an acre of newly cleared
land and for few years it will pro-
duce a large crop of corn every year,
hut soon begins to fsil, and not many
years need be in ehe series for the
yearly average OF production to be-
come small enough to make the crop
en- improbable one. With proper ro-
tation of crops and care of the land
crop can be gotten which will be
profitable and series Of years will
s., "a In nff Hn fnr
er. You can probably afford to wear
out the mule quickly and buy new
one, but the day of buying new land
and abandoning the old is over. An
animal will naturally die, but soil
properly cared for will last forever.
The fertility is in the soil if properly
handled and made available. Look at
the land in the old countries-Eng-
land, admitted to have the best farm
ers in the world, is producing more
per acre on her old land than the
American is on his newer fields. The
Chinese are farming lands which they
have titled for hundreds of years, but
there farmers care properly for their
soil.
!. The man who knows he is not prop
erly caring for his land and does not
do anything to remedy the evil, is no
better than any other man who is
robbing the people, whether by
crime punishable by law or not. It is
q great wrong to waste the fertility Of
the soil, for 1t is the soil which is to
furnish the food to this and all coming
generations. S. B. NUCHOLS,
College of Agriculture, West Virginia
University.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
Like Mushrooms.

AS they emerged from the subway
station they were confronted by .
giant skyscraper rising into the blue.
What building is that?" she asked,
not being an habitue Of the downtown
district. Il don't know, he replied
She looked at him in surprise, this
quarter Of New York being his daily
locale. No, he insisted YEARLY.
don't know. It wasn't there yester-
day.'-New York Press.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
Nothing More to Live For.

Without question, the Scots curler
Of whom Lord Lyveden tells in Fry's
Magazine, placed the proper value on
his sport.
During a recent curling-match in
Switzerland. the skip of one Of the
teams, who happened to be Scots
man, was SO delighted with the accu-
rate shot Of one Of his team, that he
was heard to address him in the fol-
lowing manner: Lie down and dee.
mon; lie down and dee. Ye'll never
lay finer stane nor that If ye live to
be q hundred"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
Raw Chickens.

Rose Pastor Phelps Stokes, in an
address on behalf of New York coun-
tryweek charity, told a quaint story.
A little slum girl" she said, stood
for the first time in her life in a barn
yard genuine, old-fashioned barn
.EArd with its ricks, its lazy cows, its
plpMs and harrows, and what-not.
The slum child drank it all in de.
Hghtedly, then gasped half to herself:
An jest look at the chickens
ali runnin' around raw!"-Washingt
Star
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
In Nav York.

Horrible murder you had here
yep" growlsd the New York DO.
liceman.
Think of shooting down q man on
a brilliantly lighted thoroaghfare., !.
That's Just the trouble" said the
policeman. They ought to have
picked ont side street"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03

than ever before, but the supply can
not meet the demand. especially Of the
latter.
The United States government is
paying out millions of dollars for draft
mules that are produced throughout
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
sweepIna Statement.

"Scriblets is going to quit being a
press humorist."
Did he tell you that?'
mo, but he said he was not going to
write any more jokes about mothers
in-law, bald-headed men, women's
hats, intoxicated husbands and family
lights y.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03

The method OF estimating value Of
mules by number Of hands high. is go
ing out OF use.
Oats proved to be slightly better for
work horses than corn when fed with
timothy or prairie hay.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
AMERICAN HORSES.

Recognizing the fact that America
produces the best horses In the world,
the Japanese government has recently
sent special agent to this country
for the purpose of buying number of
breeding horses.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
Wasted Energy.

Nimrod Gust back from fishing)
II got this string in less than an
hour.
Nimrod.s Wise Wife-There's fish
store nearer than that John.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
WHY He sorrowed.

And then Nero had Rome set afire
In every quarter"
Alas, how terrible!" murmured lit
tie Moritz, with an expression OF such
deep anguish that his teacher asked
why 1t affected him SO much.
Why, said Moritz, Just think of
the poor insurance companies.!"-
F7iegende Blaetter.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
SEEKING the Opportunity.

She-Old Mr.. Steiner told me he
would marry me at once If he were
twenty-five years younger
He-Why. that would just be my
age!
change.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
Literal.

my good woman. do you scrub
with avidity?>
i Nom; with soar"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
Improved Auto outf,t

On an automobile wireless out1it
built for the Austrian army the motor
used to propel the car may also BE-
utilized to drivs the electric generates.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
Proud Boost az Bohemian r.,.v

Giving its building laws the credit,
the Bohemian city Of Prague, witch
has more than 100000 population.
claims mot to have lost life by fire
In fifteen years.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
Thou,ahtfuI Wife.

Think I'll go to the ball game to-
day."
All right. Is there telephone at
the grounds?''
There's one near there. Why?" q
IF the home team loses / want you
to telephone me, SO that can take
the children and go over to mothers
until you get your temper back"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
InpoesibIe.

'Jaggs Is aman OF loose conduct"
Hardly, for whenever see him,
he's tight
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03
un6ttina.

Wait till / hobble my horse"
Well, please don't do it on the
skirt OF the lawn"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03

The average girl can love almost
any one except q stepfather.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-10-03

People who are crippled in the head
get less sympathy than any other Grip
plea.