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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
FAMOUS BUGS


 In the gardening department of Farm and Preside a contributor writes
 'grhe various insects that the gardener now has to fight everlastingly may be classified in several groups, according to their feeding habits Some bite. They have mandbles, which take the place of teeth. These insects eat the substance of leaf, stalk or fleshy root, just as a COW eats clover in a fresh pasture, only in most instances much faster according to their comparative sizes Among the leaf eaters we have green currant worm, green cabbage worm. cabbage looper, yellow striped cucumber or squash beetle, pota- to beetle and. slug. rose chafer. tomato worm, asparagus beetle and slug and others of more or less importance. Mem bers of this group are readily disposed of by the free and intelligent use of poisons. Most of them we can get with arsenate of lead, from two to three pounds to 50 gal Ions of water, or other spray liquid. For the green currant worm, which is most destructive on goooseberry bushes, how ever, we prefer to use white hellebor, one tablespoonful to the bucket of water.
 AnOtner group or insects lives Oil tue juices of plants. They suck their food in much the same fashion as the cus- toner at the soda fountain sucks his soda through straw. Among these we have first of all the various plant lice or aphids, the various scale insects, the large black squash bug, and others. These can only be killed by contact remedies, such as tobacco tea kerosene emulsion. lime-sul- phur solution, etc., or, as the black squash bug, by hand picking
 ''One group consists of insects that gnaw their way into the stalk or feshy root of plants, despoiing and befouling the tissues that we calculated to feed on ourselves, or injuring and killing the plants altogether. Among them we have the root maggots of the radish, the onion. the cabbage and allied plants, as also the bean and pea weevis. It is easy enough to get rid of the weevils by treating the freshly gathered seed (beans or peas) with carbon bisulphid, but more difficult to protect our crops from maggot attacks. The free use of tobacco dust around the plants, or frequent and thorough spraying with strong tobacco tea, will help some. After a while, I think we will yet learn how to catch the fly which lays the eggs from which the maggots hatch and thus stop the trouble in the beginning"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
e New York Press.

F rom the New ork Press.
 While woman prays man brags.
 A woman's idea of natural dressing is to make any part of her that is too long look short and any part of her that is too short look long.
 A girl never can see why she need ex- plain how anything queer happened to her so long as she can stick it out that it never happened.
 First prize winners in the biggest games of life don't make as much fuss about it as a man who almost got a nomination for a small office.
 When a man sees his name in the news paper as having sat on the platform at d political meeting, he wonders why it is the party's chief candidate cant get the attention he does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
Prepare for Cotton Worm

state Entomologist Hinds is endeav- bring to impress upon the farmers the necessity of preparation for the coming of the cotton worm, which he regards as inevitable" said a business man. He recommends the use of powdered arsen- ate of lead for the destruction of the pest. This good advice. however, will be useless unless the country merchants are prepared to supply the farmers with arsenate of lead
 T hope the effort which the Doster- Northington Drug company of this city has been making through The Age Herald to impress this tact upon the country merchants and druggists. will be successful. We are all interested in the preservation of the cotton crop and should assist in any way we can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
WHAT PURE FOOD HAS DONE

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 The greatest activity in the prosecu- tion of vioators of the food and drugs act has been displayed during the admin istration of President Taft. More than 1000 eases have been successfully prose- cuted since March 4, 1909 Since that date fines amounting to $9o.00O have been as- sessed against defendants in criminal cases, with costs in equal or greater amount, and decrees of condemnation and forfeiture have been taken against more than 500 shipments of foods and drugs.
 Reports received by the department of agriculture from it's laboratories in diff ferent sections of the country show that the successful prosecutions of violators of the food and drugs act have produced marked improvement in the sanitary condition of factories and in the quality of foods and drugs which are shipped in interstate commerce in this country. It is reported, for example, that the use of harmful preserVatives in foods has been largely discontinued; that the number of shipments of flour bleached with nitrogen peroxide has been considerably reduced; that mixtures of flour are properly labeled so as to inform consumers or tHe ltlSiS ients of the mixture; that cheese made from skinned milk is labeled as such: that coffee is no longer adulterated with peas, chicory, cereals and other foreign material: that chocolate and cocoa no longer contain flour and shells; that spices are generally free from inert materials having no continental value; that flavor ing extracts are sold for what they are; that mixtures of can syrup favored with maple are no longer offered for sale, as maple syrup" that cotton seed oil is not now marketed as olive oil that candy manufacturers are discontinuing shellac coatings; that shipments of cheese are correctly branded as to weight; that evap- orated milk is sold as such and not as evaporated cream; that domestic wines are no longer disguised by foreign labels; that foods in general are practically free from filthy and decomposed substances; that the habit forming drugs specified in the act are indicated on the labels of me- dcnal preparations, and that the quality of crude drugs is greatly improved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
INFORMATION FOR BIRMINGHAM

From Harper's Weekly.
 The people of Birmingham have risen en masse to demand. through the col umns of The Age Herald from us an explanation of the talented Mir Budd' g picture of a donkey which recently adorned the cover page of this journal
 Who ever saw a pacing donkey?" is the burden of their cry.
 We scorn to answer. If The Age Herald had not neglected its duty as d purveyor of fresh intelligence, it would have informed its benighted readers long ago that the enlivened jackass of unterrified democracy has struck an entirely new gait this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
A SONG
By William Shakespeare.

By William Shakespeare. Who is Silvia? What is she?
 That all our swains commend her? Holy, fair and wise is she;
 The heavens such grace did lend her, That she might admired be. Is she kind, as she is fair?
 For beauty lives with kindness; Love doth to her eyes repar,
 To help him of his blininsss;i And, being help'd. inhabits there. Then to Silvia let us sing. That Silvia is excelling: She excels each mortal thing.
 Upon the dull earth dwelling; To her let us garlands btln6s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
EARNING HIS FEE

From the Philadelphia Record.
 Breathlessly he rushed into the law yer's office. My next door neighbor is learning to play the cornet," he ex- claimed. "The man is a public nuisance. What would you advise me to do?"
 Learn to play the trombone" replied the astute lawyer. Ten dollars, please"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
GEESE MAKE POOR MOTHERS

In the Poultry Department of Farm and Fireside a contributor writing on the rais- ing of geese, says:
 Goose eggs require from twenty-eight 10 thirty-two days to hatch, according to variety and method of matching. They re- auire less time when matched under geese than in any other way, but geese mako
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
FOR UTILITY ONLY

From the Boston Transcript.
 What do you think of the Never home Magazine? see you take it."
 "Yes, we take it, but never read it."
 Possibly your husband subscribes to it."
 No, I subscribe to it, but not for it's reading matter It's the best fly swatter I've been able to get hold of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
TRAPPED

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Don't you love me or do you?" asked the western girl. The eastern man studied for a minute and answered, The former" And he tried to conceal his surprise when she threw herself into his arms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

very poor mothers They are nearly al- ways cross and will sometimes pick the goslinsl cut of the shell before they are ready to hatch. Therefore, 1t is best to use large chicken hens for hatching gos- lings. Goslings need the services of a hen only short time. They soon out grow her wings.
 "A large chicken hen can usually cover from five to seven eggs according to size. Some geese lay larger eggs than others. Never give hen more than she can cover without spreading her wings. It takes much warmth to hatch goose eggs. When the goslngs begin to hatch, they should be closely watched. Very often they need a little help. The shell and lining are very strong, and sometimes the goslings are unable to break through. About the time they begin to pip. the eggs should be dipped in water, heated to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
 Take the eggs from under the hen one by one and replace as soon as moistened. Sometimes the eggs will be pipped a long time before the goslings are ready to come out. Don't be in too great q hurry They are not ready to come out as soon as the shell Is broken; but see that there is small opening to admit sir. 1t sometimes happens that while the shell is pipped the lining still remains unbroken. When this occurs. take pin and very carefully puncture the membrane. Make tiny opening, being careful not to injure the gosling. If not matched in "A hourss pick off some of the shell. Don't leave gosings in the nest very long after hatcf- ing. Place them in basket lined with flannel and set 1t in the sun or next the kitchen-range. Provide comfortable houses not coops) for goslings. See that they have plenty of clean water to drink. We matched ninety-six last year and raised eighty-two. Not gosling died of disease. Several were killed by rats and hawks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
roo PROSPEROUS

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Pink, I'm afraid you are wasting your time brushing my hat don't seem to have anything smaller than BIO bill" ..I kin change dat all right, boss" ''Then you don't need the tip. So long, Pink
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
Successful Voting Contest

"The Cullman Tribune's big voting contest attracted great deal of at tention and was a decided success in every way" said Q man who takes a special interest In the city of Cullman.
 "The Tribune gave away Stude- baker Flanders 20' Give passenger car); fine piano and three diamond rings. The contest was a most credit able achievement for weekly paper. It was really notable event in Gull man county.
 Mrs Julia H. Gillespie, the editor of the Tribune, conducts one of the best papers in the state, and her friends out side of Cullman will be glad, indeed, to know how well the voting contest turned out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
NnfinnnI Politics

"rhe bull moose convention, to be held in Chicago, August ,, will not be as largely attended as were the regular republican convention in June, but 1t i'll be lively enough and will attract
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

The waves at Seagirt have to keep busy to equal the way the contribu- tions to the Wilson carhpaign fund are coming in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

Washington has new fashion so far as its cats are concerned. They are shaved in hot weather. and then they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
REFERENDUM-AND AFTERWARD

are to be issued for good roads,
 These are few of the provisions; and if the amendments are carried, as they usually are where the voter is balloting for something he does not un- derstand. all bonds in the state of Ohio will suffer a serious decline. Liquid cap ital invested there will move out. wherever it can. New bonds, for roads or anything else, will pay a higher interest rate, corresponding to the states credit and good faith. Stocks of corporations doing business in the state must suffer In the case of tho higher taxation, rents and the prices of commodities will necessarily advance. and materially increase the burden of the small consumer.
 In spite of the inevitable advance in rents, the value of real estate, and es- pecially the taxable value, will decline. because the investor will prefer to place his capital where the state tax ing authorities cannot get at 1t.
 Is it any wonder that lawyers. brokers and bankers are advising the sale of securities subject to these revo- lutionary and confiscatory measures2 Doubtless a period of unemployment and general hard times will teach sense to the people of Ohio But at what an appalling costl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

The Bull Moose will soon return to his stamping ground in the tall tim Der
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
USEFUL MEMBERS OF sOCIETy

From the Boston Transcript.
 How quickly Mrs. D. has worked her way into your circle. Is she interesting to talk to?'
 NO; but to talk about"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

Sun Pc, the son of Sun Yat Sen, who wrecked the Manchu dynasty. is to at tend the University of California
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

The plain people are getting out of the Roosevelt band wagon to chamber as fast as they can into Wilson's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

The American people are becoming flatfooted. and this tendency is be- iieved to be due to the gumshoeing they are compelled to do in politics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
NEED TT IN THEIR BUSINESS

From PeIe MeIe. tor? We could live without it?'
 Well the natients. perhaps. but not the surgeon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

It Is very plain that the Wilson and Marshall ticket is not strictly speaking a $10,000 beauty affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

Don't stir up the animals in the political zoo, at least not until the cool fall breezes appear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

If women insist on wearing mems socks the latter may retaliate by wear ing shirtwaists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

Abraham Lincolns first nomination cost only s7O0. He was a stranger to the Mark Hanna methods of later days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

The voters of Illinois propose to maintain the fight on the jackpot and bathroom boys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

Gov. Cole Blease may be innocent of all charges. If he is, he should scorn the presence of a dictagraph
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

Mir. Taft is scarcely mentioned in the present campaign, and he has not a word to say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

Governor Wilson governs by turn New Jersey and the victorious demo- cratic party. He Is indeed busy man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

Gov. Cole Blease is dictagraph shy beyond all other public men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

Stockings of gold thread sell at s25 pair with all possible discomfort thrown in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
Jefferson County Savings Building

The Jefferson County Savings bank will soon begin the erection of its steel frame building on Second avenue at the corner of Twenty-flrst street, diagonally across from it's present home. President Flu gene F. Enslen said yesterday that the work of clearing the site would begin early in August The new building will front 70 feet on the avenue, and will have a depth of 1i0 feet to the alley. On the alley it will extend 100 feet instead of 70 feet It will be Is stories high above the basement.
 Real estate men. property owners and citizens generally are manifestiLg great interest in the Jefferson countys project ed skyscraper, as it will not only be one of the handsomest Improvements here but will tend to enhance values apprecia- bly on Twenty-frst street and several blocks eastward. The Jefferson County Savings bank enjoys great popularity. No financial institution in this part of Alabama. it is said. has more well wish CTS.
 By an engineers survey, our new property lacks about two inches and three-quarters of measuring D feet on the avenue" said President Enslen. "On the basis of what we paid for the site there will be a reduction in our favor of up- wards of $500. It is curious fact that this amount which we save is more than the two lots that go to make up the D feet brought when the old Elyton Lana company sold them The corner lot brought only s200, and the lot adjoining $50 The entire block from Twentieth to Twenty-first is shy about inches of the recorded figures"
 MT. Enslen said that the contract for the skyscraper would provide for it's com pletion not later than September 1. 1913. but that he hoped the bank would be able to occupy the building before that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

The present fad for dropping middle names has not yet been applied to Miss Thelma Kahilaonapaopiilani Par ker. Honolulu bride.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

The price of ice remains firm no matter how many icebergs are sight ed at sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

Girls in tight skirts-well, the less said about them the better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

Boston dreams of winning a pennant and the days of '97.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

George w. Perkins is also a contribu ting editor. He signs the checks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

2. E. Morgan and W. c. Wharton are the only authorized traveltng represen- tatives of The Age-Herald in its circu- lation department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Reflected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

Thou shouid'st not have been old be- fore thou hnd'st been wise.
 king Lear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress March 8. 1s7s-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-28
TELEPHONES

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The Twin City star., 1912-06-01
THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN
SCANDAL.

The president Is like the high-mind-
ed president Of a public service cor
poration who wants his general man.
ager or counsel to get results in
council and legislature, but is unwil-
ling to hear anything about the
necessary means.
We do not hear of any refusal Of
the president to permit Southern
delegates to the Republican national
convention to vote for him, but he is
taking great pains to pass on the
other side of all unpleasant details
involved in arranging for this support
Of his candidacy.
The Republican party in the South
is a permanent scandal. It has no
following, since its Negroes have been
disfranchised and its whites ostra-
cised, and only leaders enough to fill
the federal and organization offices.
Extrects from Minneapolis Tribune.
It's year old, but true.
The Twin City star., 1912-06-01

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The Twin City star., 1912-06-01
RECORD OF THE REPUBLICAN

PARTY.
Colored Americans having beer
permitted to be disfranchised in the
Southern States under Republican
rule.
The appointment Of ex-Confed-
crates and Southern Democrats upon
the Supreme Court of the United
States.
The appointment of ex-Confed-
crates and Southern Democrats in
the Cabinet by President Taft,
The declaration of President Taft
that he would appoint no colored man
to office who may be Objectionable
to the white people.
Race discrimination permitted upon
the railroads South, and the enact
ment Of "Jim Crow" car laws.
The removal of Southern colored
office holders in the South from office
and the appointment Of Democrats
and ex-Confederates in their stead.
With such a record for the Repub-
lican party to go to the country on
In 1912 to capture the colored vote
will be bound to be effective. The
colored voters throughout the coun.
try have opened their eyes, and be-
tween now and 1912 they will keep
them open.-The Bee, Wash. D. G.
The Editor Of the Bee, w. Calvin
Chase is a delegate to the Republican
Convention. The record remains the
same. What are you going to do
about It?
The Twin City star., 1912-06-01
DOING REAL HARM.

People who do us harm In the
end are not the wrongdoers
whom all execrate. They are the
men who do not do quite a.
much wrong, but who are ap-
plauded instead Of being exc
Grated. The career Of Benedict
Arnold has done us no harm az
a nation because Of the univer-
sal horror 1t inspired. The men
who have done us harm are
those who have advocated dis
union, but have done 1t so that
they have been enabled to keep
their political position: who have
advocated reputation Of debts
or other financial dishonesty.
but have kept their standing in
the community: who preach the
doctrines Of anarchy, but refrain
from action that will bring them
within the pale of the law. for
these men lead thousands astray
by the fact that they 60 unpun-
ished or even are rewarded for
their misdeeds. Theodore Roose.
velt.
The Twin City star., 1912-06-01
A SUGGESTION.

In view Of the fact that the National
Negro Educational Congress which
meets in July, will bring among us
another element of representative
Negroes, We hope that some definite
arrangements will be made for their
entertainment. The people of Mime
apolis have profited by a recent ex-
perience. The Forum should take
the initiative and request that the
various churches, clubs, and fratern,
tiles send their delegates to the Con-
gress, and also invite them to unite
with the Forum In Civic Committee
to represent this city. Let US do
things decently and in order. Each
one will be accorded his social stand
Ing. Get the best results by unity of
effort--and regardless Of the former
status Of the Congress. 1t will be a
success, II you desire to make 1t.
The Twin City star., 1912-06-01

Ohio was the Gettysburg of the Taft
campaign-and Chicago will be its
Appomattox, where Roosevelt will de-
mand unconditional surrender"
Shall the Negro be emancipated from
political bondage, and be given his
constitutional rights throughout the
Southland? Not while the Doctrine
of States Rights overrides the Consti-
tuition of the United States.