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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

, have light vein. Alleged jokes were barred then.
 As shown by Mrs. Miller's collection the almanac makers yeered to the funny side, although they carefully la be11ed their jokes as anecdotes" or 'Don mots" Here is a sample of the almanac humor of those days from the Farmers Diary of 1880, published al Canandaigua, N. Y.:
 Who may that be7" said an Irish man to a bystander as they stood look ing at a fellow who was staggering along the street.
 His name is Cobb" was the reply.
 Cobb" rejoIned Pat. By my soul, he seems to be pretty essentially cornedp
 In Mrs. Miller's collections are these interesting old documents: The On- tario Almanac, published at Canan- daigua, N. r., in 1921; the Farmers Diary, published at the same place; the Western Almanac of Rochester, N. Y., 1889; the Columbia callendar of Troy Y.. of 1881: the American Anti Slavery Almanac of Cincinnati, 1S41; the Health Almanac of New York city, 1S43; Rosser's Western Almanac, La feyette, Ind, 1S47; the Dutch English Almanac Richmond, Ind, 1S47, and r,very5ody's Almanac, Dayton, Ohio, 1s46.
 Probably the most interesting from a historical standpoint is tho Anti-Slavery Almanac. This was issued by the Ohio Anti-Slavery society at Cincinnati and was full of essays and sermonettes against slavery.
 On the cover of this booklet is a crude woodcut depicting negro slaves toiling ir the field A white man and woman pass ing by are reviewing this scene and the woman remarks: Poor thingsl' The pie ture is labelled, "They Can't Take Care Of Themselves"
 Articles and arguments against slavery throughout this ancient almanac are headed, "Can Slaves Feel?" Do They Have the Sense of Human Feeling?'' Will the Slaves if Emancipated Cut Their Masters Throats?n Should We Pray for the Slaves?" This old anti-slav- cry almanac gives list of southern slave | holders who during the year 1s41 had freed their slaves.
 The first patent medicine testimonial appeared in Jayne's Almanac In 1851 w l.. Somerwel of Tulip. Ark. testlfies that he tried some of this medicine on one of his slave women. "She has fully re- covered" he writes, land although she was worthless to me for over a year be- cause of this rheumatism she Is now strong as ever and I sold her yesterday for $S00''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
SOCIETY IN LONDON
By LADY MARY MAINTAINING

Curzon street given before the craze fo these entertainments had revived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
PRICES ON MEAT
 DROP IN BERLIN Importation of Russian Meat Hotly Resented 'BUCKET SHOPS" WAR Many Persons Calling Themselves Bankers Being Haled Into Court.
 Rivals Desire to Break
 Triple Alliance Failed
'BUCKET SHOPS" WAR

Berlin, November 16-An immediate ma satisfactory effect Of the high cost of living in Berlin was brought about hv the importation of Russian meat aud the riots that attended the first at tempts to sell fl. Prices have since dropped in some cases more than 5o per cent.
 One hundred and twenty-eight butch- CTS agreed in advance to sell the Rus sian meat, but only % fulfilled their promise on the first day. The result was rioting in six different market halls and the situation was really sez Tious in a market hall in Moabit. Butchers were assaulted, their stalls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
VIII Mics Mrs Adair

Mrs. Adair will be missed from England this winter, although it Is some years since she was much in London during the closing months of the year. This time she has really sold her house intCurzon street. and has gone over to California. where she has ranch, and delights in entertaining those of'her friends who are contemplating enough to journey out there. However, she is not to be lost as a host ess to London, as she has already prac- tically taken q house in Portnan Square for next season, and means to acquire new and original ideas for dances while she is in America No one who was there will ever forget her fancy dress ball in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

were demolished, and sausages and other handy materials served as mis- siles. Thousands of pounds of meat were stolen by the enraged mob, which consisted mainly of women.
 The resentment against the butchers was shared by the city officials, who took prompt measures to insure that the cheap meat should be placed on sale.
 The result has been somewhat as- tonishing. The first day the imported meat was offered at prices much below those for the home product, but on the second day many butchers lowered the prices of their own meat to the level of those for the Russian meat, and the next day butchers who had refused to handle the Russian meat began to undersell those who were handling it. Soup meat. held for months at 24 cents pound has drop- ped to 151A cents; beef tenderloin from S6 cents Gin the whole tender loin) to 2S; pork chops from % cents 10 21; leg of lamb from 27 to 1sh, and sirloin of beef from S6 to 20 cents.
 The agrarians arc greatly pleased with the trend of events and are al- ready doing their best to make polit- teal capital out of it. They have stub bornly resisted all attempts to reduce or take on the duty on meats and cat tie, or to make importation easier de- c.aring that the livestock raiser was receiving only a fair price, and that the high retail prices should be as- cribed to the butchers, who demanded an unfair profit. Now they are declar- ing that they have been justified by the developments of the last few days.
 The war against the bucket shop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
Interurban Mileage

From the Boston, Transcript.
 The electric railway mileage of the United States today exceeds 43,OoO mues, owned and operated by about 1900 companies. which transport near ly 11.0oo, 100000 passengers yearly, us- Ing over 2s,OO0 cars and employing more than 250,OO0 persons. These lines represent a capital investment of s5,0Oo,Oo0, with gross annual earnings of about s5OO,O0O,0oO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

Some surprise has been felt because the Queen has dispensed with the attendance of a single woman -the-bedchamber. But Queen Mary Is not psrr- ticularly fond of a crowd about her, and at York Cottage always has as few peo- pie in the residence as possible. Tlen. too, owing to the illness of Miss Mabel Gye, the other two maids of honor lave had to take longer periods of waiting than usual, and her majesty is exceeding ly considerate on these points-far more so than either of her predecessors. Lady Bertha Hawkins, who was at Sandring- ham with the Queen, Is widow, who has had rather a sad life. She married when she was s7, Maj. Arthur Dawkins-various things having kept them apart for many years-and he only lived to enjoy the full fillment of his early romance two years Lady Latham, who is to marry General Lawson in November, is her sister-in-law and the present Earl Latham, who is now r, is her nephew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
stranger here. but curiously enough

Princess Mary is. we hear, to go to Florence to pursue her studies In art and languages. It will be remembered that lueen Mary spent year of her girlhoo in the City of Flowers. and her constan attendance at the Patti and other ga leries gave her that rare insight int yinting which she possesses. The prin 'esses, when she goes will probably b. accompanied by governess and maie of honor.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11

Giroux & Leona will appear at the
Arkway tonight in vaudeville stunts
This young couple is said to have Civ
en- top-notch satisfaction in towns up
the road and come to us highly rec
commended. Their work is said to be
clean and entirely up-to-date No ad-
vance admission price. (adv.)
A party of Normal students left
this morning for Hot Springs to at
tend the state fair. Among the num-
Der were; A. J. Dew, Quincy Ball,
j. G. Alexander, L. S. Battles, How
ard Waters, Homer Foreman, Thur
man Webb, Carl Higgason, Fred Ro-
buck, Irving Greer, Joe Norris, Eldon
Masters and o. o. Green.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
MODERN WOMAN AS FARMER
One Found in Massachusetts Who ls
College Bred, Cultured and Very
Successful,

There is woman farmer, living in
suburb of Plymouth, Mass. who is
considered by William D. Hurd. direc.
tor OF the extension work of the Mas.
sachusetts agricultural college. as far
and away the most successful and al.
together the most worthwhile person
OF the feminine gender drawing her
pay-envelope from Mother Earth. and
she Is just the most refined and cul
tured and charming sort of college,
pred woman that can be imagined.
She lives in a great and wide and
hre-placed century-old New England
farmhouse, set at the front of its own
two hundred acres (Which this woman
farmer has reclaimed and cultivated
under the most modern scientific
methods) and buttressed at the back
by its own outbuildings for the clean,
as-a-whit, pure white pigs; the pure
hlooded Holstein cattle; the delicately
tinted Buff Orpington pullets; the
wedding-shower-bouquet and funeral.
pillows-ofpeace greenhouses; and the
high and broad and original old barn
for young stock, painted ox-blood red
with tower pointed silo nesting In
the corner of it."-Suburban Life Mag.
azine.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
BIRDS QUIT ENGLAND EARLY
Abnormal Weather 10 Believed the
Cause Of Hurried Departure for
Southern Chimes.

A wonderful concourse OF swifts was
seen a few days ago over Hartford
shire common. Some of the birds were
at a great height and were playing
the almost ecstatic game of flight In
company. which is the prelude to mi
grafton.
The birds are leaving England be
fore their time. Many of the doves
are already gone. The question arises
why these birds and the restless
swallows and martins are thus put
ting forward their date Of departure.
The flight from England is doubt
less being hurried by the abnormal
weather. The dove, which is one Of
the first to leave, would have nowhere
to set its feet In East Anglia, and the
corncrakes are flooded out In such
conditions the doves premature at
tention to the call OF the Caucasus
and the desire of the swallow tribe for
the further shore of the Mediterranean
are due to the inhospitality of Eng
land-its cold and the disappearance
OF insect food-London Mail.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
Paper Dolls.

Every mother who has little daugh
tiers to amuse in rainy weather will
often resort to paper dolls. Children
always derive great amount OF pleas
ure dressing these, and many an 9th.
erwise tedious hour Is spent in this
manner.
Beautiful dolls, from six to nine
inches tall, ready to dress, may be
purchased for from Ave to ten cents
II you desire to make your own
dolls, take piece Of stiff cardboard
and draw a head and body, using
the purchased doll for a model.
Draw the eyes, nose, mouth, eye
brows, ears and hair With water col,
ors paint the features the desired
tints.
Lovely dresses may be fashioned
from crepe and tissue paper, which
comes In all tints and shades, plain,
figured and in plaid designs. Sup
piled with a pair Of scissors, bottle
of mucilage and the paper, children
can create many pretty costumes for
the paper doll.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
Division of Home

THE late General Booth was a pro
nounced feminist" said a Cincinnati
millionaire. He dined with me on
his last visit to America and expressed
the strongest feminist views.
There was little, busy chap pres
ent who insisted that the man should
always be the head of the home, that
1t was the woman's place to obey.
and SO forth; but General Booth ST.
fenced him rather neatly.
why shouln't the wife rule the
home?' he said. It's her province.
You are always insisting that the
home Is her province, and yet you
won't let her rule her province. My
advice to a man like you is simple
and short. 1t is this: Divide the
home with your wife
How divide it?' the other asked
why said General Booth, give
her the inside and you take the out.
side.'"
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
HANNA.

We are having some nice pleasant
weather at present.
j. C. Selby of Enders visited Mrs
r. H. Brown Sunday.
Jack Frost has come and painted
the window panes at last.
Allen Brown made a trip to Con.
way Wednesday, and while there pur.
chased new wagon
Harmon McAllister purchased g
pair of young mules from Rufus
Woodward for 5000.
Mrs. j. M. Qualls visited Mrs. Cal.
lie Brown Saturday.
Luther Pinkey is going to work
land for A. M. Patty next year.
The Centerville Milling Company
up till Saturday night, had put up 35G
bales of cotton. They will reach the
400 mark before the ginning season
is over.
Andy jolly is preparing to remodel
his houses.
Born, to Ebert McNew and wife
last Monday night, fine girl.
November 6.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
CANEY.

H. j. Guatney and j. L. George
were visiting friends here Sunday.
The union held an interesting meet
ing Saturday night. H, j. Guatney
was present and initiated
j. l.. Phillips is on the sick list.
W. A Phillips and family were
visiting Mr.. Bennett and family, on
the east side, Sunday.
Dean Cox was visitor to town
Saturday.
Miss Dorothia Hawk, who has been
sick for some time, has taken a re-
lapse
We will have our debate next Sat
lrday night. Everyone invited.
Mrs. Hargis was visiting her sist r.
Mrs. Cox, Sunday.
Our school opened here Monday
With Miss Kuykendall as teacher.
The beef club closed here Saturday,
after killing their eighth beef.
November 6.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
Movies Make TARGET.

An ingenious adaptation OF moving
pictures to shooting gallery has
been made by an Englishman. In this
gallery the marksmen have the salts
faction OF shooting at rapidly moving
deer or other animals, and the sue
cess of their shots is automatically re-
corded. In the rear of the gallery Is
a metal screen painted white. The
pictures are thrown on this screen and
the rapidly moving objects serve in
place of target, and afford much
more excitement. By means Of an
electrical device In back of the screen
shot that strikes a mortal spot on
the deer, or whatever the mark may
be, Is instantly recorded in the front OF
the gallery. The marks also show on
the white paint, and after these marks
become too numerous the screen can
be painted over again.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
BELMONT.

P"of. Parker took up his school al
this place this morning. The enroll
ment was reasonably good.
Cotton picking is over for this sea.
son, The crop was short, yet it turn.
ed out better than was at first ex.
pected,
Charlie Sanders has moved to his
new home. He will work land for G
w. Petty next year.
Mrs. May Dry Of Argenta spent
last week with her sister at this place
Misses Susie and Villa Cole were
guests of the writer Sunday,
Delmer Gunter visited here Sunday
Flint Stivers spent the past week
with his mother.
Lester Cartwright entered the vi
onia Training School Monday.
The haywagons are numerous this
fall hauling hay from the prairie.
Rev. James filled his regular ap-
pointment at this place Sunday after
noon.
Walter Evans and B. F. Sanders
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
WAYS OF RUBBER TAPPING
Natives OF Mozambique Either Use
inclsion or Cook and Pound
the Bark.

mere are at present in use two
natlVe methods of extracting rubber
The first, that of incision or TANNING
III ioliowed by all natives south of
the Zambesi Valley, and it produces a
hlgh-grade rubber known as Mozam.
blque pink, second only to best Para
on the European market. The other
hethod or extraction, known as
pounding, is generally followed in the
Mozambique and other northern dis
trlcts. There the bark is strjpped
iIom the roots OF the vines or from
the vines and is cooked over slow
fre and pounded until the bark is
nnaliy pounded out, leaving a mass of
RUBBER In all stages of crudity. This
rubber is known as Mozamh;one
rooty. 1t is classed very low, but
large concern now operating in the
mozambique district has perfected
the system of pounding to the point
OF producing a rubber which is rapid
~ approaching the classification of
Mozambique pink
A strange truth has come to light
IN regard to the landolphia, and that
Is that while vines are FREQUENTLY
Killed by incision or tapping, this
seldom happens with the vine which
is cut down almost to the ground
after maturity. 1t is also a notable
tact that large sections of the root of
vine can be dug up and cut off with.
out killing the vine. In the Mozam.
bique district there are places where
natives have been cutting roots from
the same vines year after year. The
recognition of this fact will make an
enormous difference in the estimates
of the capacity of the forestry. s
Consular Report
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
Disarmlna Powers of EVIL.

very interesting custom has Just
been carried out by the Arab popula-
ton OF Tripoh. Several huge cranes
for salvage work recently arrived
there from Genoa, but before any Of
the 500 Arab workmen could be IN
duced TO start operations, the Moslem
priests were summoned, Then began
the celebration of an elaborate rite,
during which large number of young
lambs were inundated on the altar.
The new salvage plant was smeared
from top to bottom by the priests with
the blood of the victims. and the cere.
mony concluded with a sacred dance
around the cranes After this the
Arabs set themselves joyfully to work
in the assurance that the powers OF
syil had been effectively paralyzed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
WHAT GOTHAM GETS IN TIPS
Petty Graft " New Workers, II 10 Cal
cuiated,, Amounts to Over
$1ottooo, 600 Yearly.

There are on an average 3oo ooo
visitors the day in New York. Often
there are marry more, seldom any
less. Most OF the visitors are there
on pleasure bent, or are passing
through on pleasure bent In other
places. Even those who 60 to Man.
haitian on business decide In favor NJ
the combination cocktail" meaning n
mixture Of business and fun. Every
visitor gives tips, whether he stays
at hotel or not. If he visits friends
he tips their servants. The tips given
by the average person of means
amounts to much more than 50 the
Gay. Few tip less than so cents tho
day. 1t Is low estimate to put a
dollar as the average amount given
away every day In tips by every Wis
itor to the great city. That means
100000 the day in tips alone, not In.
Guiding tips given by New Workers.
themselves. That Is about 50 900 0oO
the month. or. sos, 500. 900 for the full
year of 1865 days. Through this petty
tipping graft alone more than 800.
100000 the year are paid by the rest
Of the country for the upkeep of the
metropolis. We are not complaining.
comments Charleston newspaper.
We are not suggesting q remedy. We
merely call attention to the matter
that some may grieve over 1t and 9TH
ers may laugh, though those who
laugh are not by any means the ones
who have recently made their con-
tyibutions.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
FIVE ATHLETES
kRE SUSPENDED

That accepting gift for winning
a baseball game with a timely rap is
violation of the rules of the Arkan-
sas Athletic Association was forcibly
impressed on the minds of four ath-
letes of Arkansas at special meet
ing of the executive committee of the
association, held Saturday night at
the Hotel Marion. Three players,
stars of the Fordyce high school
team, were suspended until June /,
1918, from all games played under
the auspices of the Arkansas Athletic
Association. They were Clarence
Holder, fullback; Jewell Carter,
quarter, and George Harper, right
half.
In the college division, Clyde Ellis
of the Hendrix team was suspended
until June /, 1918, for accepting a
purse of So for winning baseball
game played at Camden in 1910. Ell
lis acknowledged to having received
the purse, when by catching a long fly
he saved the game for Camden.
Earl Watson of the Henderson
team was also suspended until salts
factory proof of his innocence is fur
nished. He was charged with receiv-
ing purse for timely hit in a
game at Morrilton July a, 1911, and
for receiving 81 for playing a game
at Russellville August 7, 1912.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
Unsoclal Socialist.

At Arden. the single-tax colony near
Philadelphia, they tell story about
Upton Sinclair.
Mr.. Sinclair was having a good
deal Of trouble, both domestic and
political, at Arden. and at the height
of this trouble he took the train one
day for Philadelphia.
A group Of jovial drummers sat
near him in the smoking car. One
of them. nodding in his direction. said
to friend:
who Is that silent, grim, frown-
ing chap over there? He looks as
though he loathed all mankind. Who
is hep ] never saw anybody so I'M
social"
Him? Oh, he's a Socialist" was
the reply.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11

are cutting wood for the schoolhouse.
W. r. Cook has sold out to Arthur
Black of Argenta.
j. W. Aldridge has bought the
Parish place, and Mr.. Mckay will
remain on the place another year.
B. F. Sanders and wife and Mrs.
Sowell were shopping at Vilonia one
day the past week.
j. W. Aldridge and wife and Mrs.
Goss attended the unwilling at Nay
lor Sunday.
November 6.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
Point Of View.

This SECTION is almost mountain.
ous." remarked the pedestrian to his
companion as they trudged along a
country road one summers day, car
rying heavy grips.
Yes, It's q bit billy" said the farm
er few minutes later as he drove his
guest from the station In the big buck.
board.
Mice, rolling country, this" OBJ
served the automobilist to his chauf.
'eur as they whizzed by in a big tour
ing car.
Gee, what Fat, embarrassing re-
gl0n," thought the aviator, looking
down as ne sailed over 1t in his ma
jestic biplane-Life
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11
Statue OF srazirs First Journalist

In the South American republics 1t
is not alone warriors and statesmen
who are remembered by public stat
aes, Some months ago in the republic
II Brazil 4 monument was erected to
poet, and Dsrs recently in the city
Of Rio de Janeiro, statue was erect
ID in memory of Ferreira de Aranjo.
who is considered the father Of Bra
silian journalism.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-11

Strayed-Light-colored Jersey COW,
five years old, dark face, white on
shoulder; shell off left horn. Reward
for return to O. D. Longstreth, Con-
way, or telephone 235.-1t (adv.)