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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-18

FOR SALE--Dump cars, 30, 1A yard, "A inch gauge. Western dump cars. in first
 class condition. Birmingham Rail and
 Locomotive Go. 6-8-tf
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NOTARY PUBLIC

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WANTED-FEMALE HELP

VANTEDC Csettled, experienced middle aged white woman as nurse for young
 baby; permanent. pleasant home for right person; must have reterences- Ap-
 ply to Mrs G. M cruikshank 27si Lin-
 den avenue. Birmingham, Ala. l-IS-4l
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LET us tune and repair your piano; our
 tuners are experts. Phone 206. Seals Piano Co.,. 2017 1st avenue. 5-16-tf
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BUY your piano or player plano of Seals Piano and Organ Co.,. Alabamas oldest piano. house. 2017 1st avenue. Birming- nam. Bell Bldg. Montgomery. 4-6-tf
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FOR stenographic piece work, apply sol Empire Bldg. or call Bell phone Main G27 good work at moderate prices.
 7-11-tt
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MONEY TO LEND ON REAL ESTATE. WILL BUY FIRST MORTGAGES. r. c. FONVILLE, 5sl-5s2 FIRST NAT BANK BUILDING
 5-10-tf
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TO CONTRACToRS-On July 20 the Cor
 inth, Shiloh and Savannah Turnpike Co. will let by contract to the lowest bidder the grading, graveling and bridging for II miles of turnpike road. All work will
 be let in one contract, or a separate contract can be made for bridging. The company reserves the right to reject any
 or all bids Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of P. II. Fitzpatrick, Engineer, at Cornth, Miss. 1-lI-10t COME to Talladega Springs. the incest hotel and most pleasant resort in the south; a thorough system of water works: house screened throughout. T. II. Mabson. Manager. 7-14-.f-eod.
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MONEY for salared people and others upon their own names; easy payments;
 cheap rates; confidential. D. II. Holman, 4Ol Farley Bldg. 7-10-tf
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I HAVE clients With money to place. rrrl D. Gnker 4S1 First National bank
 Phone 6l55 7-1S-4t
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l BUY. sell and exchange real estateI
 ]. NJ. Gibson. 409 Empire Bldg. 12-2t-tl
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WE are prepared to discount properly secured purchase money paper
 REALTY TRUST COMPANY, JOHN H. FRYE. PRESIDENT.
 2D AVE. AND 20TH ST.
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RATES--One cent n word n dayj no nd. taken for less than 25c for first inser- lion. Casis must accompany order
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FURNISHED room, large, coo modern. private family. 2114 9th avenue.
 7-14-3t-su-tu-th
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TALK WfTn ALAN HENSON.
 Bel, 100. Peoples n. 6-s-u
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FOR SALE-Furniture and lease of most
 popular, best furnished rooming house
 in city; downtown location genuine bar gain. Address CPS, Age-Herald. 7-2-tf
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TWO connecting furnished rooms Tor light housekeeping. 1912 fth avenue.
 6-9-tf
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WE will buy mortgage paper. Helena Lan
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MONEY TO LEND

WE negotiate loans and sell cal estate can handle desirable farm loans. Ma lone -McC Connell Co.,, 2024 Sd avenue.
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MISCELLANEOUS

LOOMS completely furnished for house
 keeping. 712 North 23d st. Peoples 1869
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THE best and cheapest hog and cattle feed one barrel of our slop is equal to one bushel of meal. For sale by Motlow Distilling Co.,, at 25c per bar rel. 1215 Avenue B. Bell phone, Main 2553. 7-7-14t
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
SOLVE GOOD ROADS QUESTION
Thing to Do 10 to Get Every Farmer
to Buy an Automobile and Prob
lem viii Be Worked Out.

A few years ago the bicycle came
into use and the good roads agitation
was born. In few years afterward
the auto came At first its home was
chiefly confined to the city streets. In
q few years it became a friend to the
countryman and the villager. and now
it is found In every. section. The b.
cycle is passing and the auto is now
serving a splendid purpose in awak-
ening the people to betterment OF
road conditions, and when the farm
ers of the country adopt this modern
way of travel there will not be any
great trial in getting the public high
ways in better condition. The thing
to do is to get every farmer who can
afford 1t to buy an auto and IN less
than SO years the good roads question
will be solved. The autos must come
before the good roads question can be
solved. The auto tours that are be-
ing made throughout the country are
proving to be builders of the highest
order. We need more Of them. Good
roads associations will follow in the
wake of every auto tour and these as
sociations will improve public high
ways.-Lamar Republican-Sentinel.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
CAMPAIGN FOR GOOD ROADS
Fall Season 10 Good Time to Take Up
Question Of Better Thorough
fares-Few Reasons.

Now that the fall months are here.
after the crops are secured, it will be
a good time to take up the matter
of good roads building. This work
can often be done to better advantage
In the fall and winter months, or IN
the early spring, and where gravel
or other binding material has to be
used, it will pack and harden better
at this season.
Another reason for the fall and win
ter campaign for road building Is that
there is usually more time, and the
work can be done cheaper.
No town or community can we'll
make q better investment than by the
judicious spending Of labor and money
in the construction of public highways,
II properly applied, and that is GER
tainly one of the problems that Idaho
needs to work out.
Uncle Sam should set the pace in
this matter, and the various states
should cooperate. 1t should. further
more, be a perpetual campaign.-Gem
State Rural.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Has Uniuue Spider Web.

The largest spider web In the
world was spun not by spider, but
by human hands. 1t stands on the
lawn of Chicago mans country
home, and is of such tremendous size
as to startle the passer-by when he
first sees 1t.
The creator of this interesting odd
ity conceived the idea of attempting
to see how closely an actual spiders
web could be reproduced with rope.
Selecting two immense trees on the
lawn Of his home, he spun between
them this spiders web, 40 by 60 feet,
which is so strong that boy may
easily climb to the center or. top Of
It.
The web faces the main thorough
fare which passes the house, and Is
one Of the most fascinating country
ground decorations ever seen. The
spinner could not attain the minute
ness OF the actual spiders work, but
came 30 near to it that the illusion IL
almost perfect. The uniqueness of
the undertaking catches and fascin-
ates every eye.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Medal for Paving Blocks.

An advance in road paving for
which a British engineering firm has
been awarded a bronze medal by the
Royal Sanitary institute should be Of
more than ordinary Importance.
Clinker residue from the collection
and burning of house refuse is used
for the paving blocks, and by special
machinery is ground, thoroughly
mixed with oil and Trinidad asphalt.
and then pressed into blocks 9 by 4 IL
by 3 inches in size, each weighing
about ten pounds. At the Instructor
works at Kensington more than five
hundred blocks an hour are made.
They are passed directly through a
water-cooling process, and are then
ready for immediate laying. Some Of
the blocks under test have been laid
over four years. They have not only
provided an exceedingly durable and
noiseless pavement, but 1t is claimed
that they are sanitary and take little
scavenging; that they do not become
slippery, and that they are not in any
way affected by rain, frost. sunshine
or other ordinary conditions.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
EXCELLENT FOR FISH COURSE
Hostess May Serve Preparation
That 10 Delicious.

For dainty little fish course. take
two cups Of lobster meat and chop
very fine. then force it through a
sieve. Add two tablespoons Of fine
bread crumbs. four tablespoonfuls OF
double cream. one-half cup Of milk and
the beaten yolks of two eggs: season
with salt. little paprika, and one
tablespoon of lemon juice, and blend
thoroughly. then fold in the stifily
beaten whites of eggs. Fill small
green pepper shells, that ! e first
been parboiled in sailed WAGER. with
the mixture; place in baking pan
and partly surround the top with but
tered paper. and bake in a moderate
oven for 20 minutes, says an ex.
change. Rub the lobster coral
through a sieve and sprinkle over the
top OF each timbale: garnish with
parsley and serve with rich cream
sauce.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
THING THAT IS IMPORTANT
Proper Color Effect Must Be Kept In
Mind When Buying Flower Hold
ers for the House.

In buying vases. pitchers. bowls.
anything that may be used az flower
holders. remember the color effect.
Choose neutral tones. unless you can
afford to have number of jardinieres
Soft, gray. dull green, wood brown
or deep cream will never clash with
your decorations.
For occasional use deep orange Is
good. with many color schemes, and
with zinnias, marigolds. golden glow
and other deep.tinted yellow flowers
highly glazed bowl Of dark Prussian
blue makes good contrast.
Flowers rarely look we'll In an iri.
descent vase, however handsome. The
color1ng detracts from the colorings
or the flowers and both are weakened.
For this reason the cut glass. rock
crystal or even the plain glass vase
10 preferable to one of colored glass,
even though 1t be green.
The brass jardiniere Of Oriental
hammered brass, finger bowl or vase
looks we'll with many deep-toned flow.
ers. either in harmonizing yellow and
brown tones or in vivid blues and red
Larkspur and sweet williams look
their best In brass vase and also In
bowl Of orange crockery.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
ROMANCE r N OF MOROCCO
IMPROBABLE BUT TRUE STORY
COMES TO LIGHT. a-s
Interpreter Who Saved Prisoners In
Marrakesh Was Son Of a Former
French Officer Who Had Been
Favorite Of Former Sultan.

Pars.-The occupation Of Marrakesh,
the chief town of southern Morocco,
by French expedition, and the relief
OF the nine French subjects who had
remained in the city and run the dan
ger OF being seized as hostages by the
latest claimant to succeed Mulai Hafld,
Ell Heiba, has revealed q romantic
story which probably would be dis
missed as too improbable by pub
Usher to whom a ficticn writer might
offer 1t.
The Interpreter to the French con-
sulate, Mussulman whose religion
saved him from being made prisoner
with the nine Frenchmen, among
whom were the consul and the chan.
cellor to the consulate, is the son Of
French army officer who deserted.
AT the time Of the conquest Of Algeria
captain in the engineers belonging
10 an aristocratic family in the north
OF france ran away with his colonels
vile. AS his departure took place
before the enemy In time Of active
service 1t could net be overlooked, and
the captain, unable to enter France.
took refuge in Tangter. What became
G. the heroine of this adventure is not
known, but it is believed that she, hav-
Ing no court-martial to fear, returned
to her home. The captain became a
friend Of the then sultan and a con-
vert to Mohammedanism, being in fact
such a fervent believer that he made
the pilgrimage to Mecca, the ambi-
ton of every true believer in the pro-
phet.
Holding no intercourse with Europ-
cans living always in the suItan's
court, either at Marrakesh or Fee, he
used his engineering knowledge to
construct the first two bridges built
ir Morocco and the first cartridge fac
tory.
When the sultan, whose favorite he
had fallen, died, the captain fell on
evil days and died In misery at Fee.
BY marriage with a native Of Mar
rakesh he left son, who appealed to
the French legation. Interest was
taken in his case and an allowance
was made to enable him to be educ
ated in Algeria. He visited France and
was employed at the Tangier legation
before occupying a post at Marrakesh,
in which region he enjoys a certain
amount Of influence through his moth
er's family.
Such is the unusual history of a
man who has been able to repay any
thing France has done for him by help
ing the nine Frenchmen.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Really Simple When You Get
the Combination.
Young Woman stocked Up" When
She Realized She Had TO Face .
Party Of tho Literary High.
broWs.

Her fluffy golden hair and pair
of dimples didn't look the least DIX
literary. nevertheless the highbrows
one by one dropped out of the con-
test with her. ceased to spout poetry
and only could sit humbly around
gazing in wonder at the wealth OF her
knowledge of bellies lettres. Even her
most intimate friend, when the studio
party was over and they were home
ward bound, said: Il had no idea you
knew SO much about books and writ
ers."
Il DON'T" responded Miss FUN
promptly and shamelessly.
"But-why-you know more than
all those people put together. They
all had to quit trying to talk about
literature for fear you would see how
little they know"
Want to know how l did IT." MISS
Fluff was Of an obliging disposition
as dimples usually are. ITS quite
simple when you understand. l went
to a public library station. found q
nice girl who didn't look too, tired
and told her I'd give her a dollar to
make me up as long a list al sne
could afford for the money Of the
least known authors in the world
sprinkling in few quotations. Then
l went to q man l know who writes
book notices for a publishing house
and got list from him Of books that
are hardly of the press yet. That
was to make me seem terribly up-to-
date. l studied real hard one night
on those two lists when knew l was
to do this studio party, for l didn't
want those highbrows to have any
thing on me. When they spoke OF
Maurice Hewlett I said. you may re-
member, that he had taken many OF
his ideas from Ingomar Devrelli OF
the 18th century.
II don't know thing in the world
about Hewlett nor II there really
was such a person as Ingomar Dew
relli, but neither do these highbrows.
When they mentioned Mrs. Humphry
Ward l languidly referred to that re-
markable woman Of the Alexandrian
library, Flavella Somolla. or course
there never was such a person. In
fact, the wilder became In my state
ments the safer l was, for nobody
present knew enough to trip me up.
l soon become quite Independent OF
my list except the new books. Even
those, however, were too new for the
highbrows, so / think gave them all
the run for their money they will
want for some time, don't you think!
It's very easy to do literary talk II
you don't get scared. Same with art
and music. Just get the lingo and
the names of a few pictures and ar
lists that nobody knows anything
about and you can make the biggest
kind Of a hit"-New York Press.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
How He Saved the Oay.

Three bright young men were
spending their vacation in camp. and
they had agreed to draw lots to de-
termine which one should do the cook
Ing. 1t was also agreed that II any
one should complain about the food,
he should be required to take the
cooks place. In the drawing, Slash
er, the young doctor. lost and cheer.
fully set about his culinary du-
ties.
When the toast was placed on the
table McAfee, the law student, gave it
q look and yelled:
I'VE gods and little fishes! This
toast Is burned to a charcoal on ono
side" Then, recollecting the penalty
in store for complainers, he hurried
on to say: But that's the very way
like 1t, though-hne. hne!"-The Path
finder.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
SardIne Salad.

Take some cold cooked fish, had
dock will do. free it from skin and
bone and fake it. Place a layer OF
this in a dish and sprinkle 1t over
with minced gherkins and few
bruised capers, arrange on this layer
of sliced German sausage and arrange
on the top of the pile, sardines freed
from skin and bone and split In
halves. Cut some lettuce hearts into
quarters, place round the dish with
hard boiled eggs, also cut into quar-
tiers. Then pour over the following
sauce: Take the flesh of three sar-
dimes and rub to smooth paste with
the yolk Of two hard boiled eggs, a
pinch Of cayenne. CRATE OF nutmeg.
and two tablespoonful each Of olive
oil and vinegar. Beat the sauce we'll
before adding 1t to the salad.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
GOOD ROADS IN TENNESSEE
All Public Thorouohfares Laid OF
Into Districts, and Then Let to
Responsible Corporations.

A few years ago it was the good
fortune of the editor to visit the
state of Tennessee. and he was forcbly
struck by the beautiful turnpikes that
traversed almost every section Of the
state. These roads were properly laid
OUT by engineers, and the editor of
the Co-Operator was very anxious to
learn how these roads were built and
maintained.
nessee provided that the proper court
shall lay off all public roads into
convenient districts, and then let them
out to responsible corporations, who
enter into contract to build and
maintain perfect highway through
out the district covered by said con-
tract for period Of ten years, and
the lessees are in the meantime en-
powered to establish toll gates and
collect such toll as the law prescribes
for building and maintaining such pub
lie roads. These are under the juris-
diction of watchful supervisor whose
duty 1t Is to see that the road Is
kept In accordance with the contract.
II the lessee fails to keep and main
tain such road as specified in the con.
tract. then it becomes the duty of the
court to forfeit said contract, and the
road becomes the charge Of the coun-
ty. Each citizen of the county Is per"
mitted to buy road permit that en-.
titles him to the privilege of travelling
the public roads Of the county for the
period Of one year without let or him
drance.
These roads are laid out by ex-
perienced engineers. and are car
ried around the hills and mountains
SO that all grades are the same and
all grades are made easy of ascent.
These roads are properly graded with
graders and then macadamized by
putting stone over the surface while
the grade is new, or during the wet
times, so that the sharp edges of
the stones will be easily pressed into
the ground and make an even, smooth
surface for horses and vehicles to
travel over.
All along the public highway wher-
ever there is a stone quarry you can
see great piles Of broken stone ready
to be hauled upon the public roads.
This stone is sold to the lessees of the
roads for so much car load.
1t costs from $4,000 to $4,000 per
mile to build these roads If no other
materials used in their construc-
ton.
The bridges and culverts are all con-
structed out Of concrete and are very
strong and durable, and with the prop
er care and attention will last for
ages.
The state levies a small tax as q
sinking fund to maintain these roads
after the lease expires, and to keep
and maintain any districts where the
lease has been forfeited.
BY this system of public highways
the state has uniform system of pub
lie roads that cover the entire state
and through this system the roads are
kept in perfect repair, giving that &C.
co1Amodation that is 80 necessary to
facilitate our growing commerce.
The slogan of the town and coun-
try should now be good roads, and
this slogan should be echoed and re.
echoed until Texas has a system OF
roads that meets the demands Of her
people and her growing commerce.
Texas Farm and Co-Operator.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Berkshire Potatoes.

Heat one quart of milk into which
two large sliced onions have been
placed. Boil this for several minutes
in double boiler. then take out the
onions. Cream one tablespoonful Of
butter and one tablespoonful of -four
and add t. the above. Cook until it
thickens. ndd one pint of cold boiled
potatoes cut into slices and one table
spoonful of minced parsley. Season
with salt and pepper. and soon as the
mixture thickens and is heated
through, turn into buttered crumbs
and brown in the oven.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Why He Refused q Raise,

Congressman Lamb Of Virginia has
an old "befo' de wah" darby working
on hts place, whom he pays a dollar a
day. The old man is not very fond of
work, and loses day very often be-
cause Of his alleged infirmities.
The other day the congressman told
him he was going to raise his wages
from Sc a week to 81. The old darby
emphatically refused the raise. and
when his boss asked him why he an
swered:
ITS lax dis, Mister John. When
loses day from work now, kin
count nah money; but If you Glib me
a raise an ! loses day, won know
how much Use got comm tub me-
Judge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
DISABLES SELF AT PLEASURE
Illinois Horse ShIrk. Work by Dis
~ locating Its Shoulder When
hItched to Pillow.

, Alton, Ill.-Just how undesirable a
horse which knows how to throw its
shoulder out OF joint may become to
a man is detailed in a petition filed
in Police Magistrate Harry Lessner's
court In Alton the other day. The
petition was filed by Aaron Alfred,
who declares that in all the eighty-one
years Of his life he never saw such an
animal.
Alfred relates that he acquired the
horse in the usual process Of horse
trading. He and Sigmund Whitman.
he alleges, met recently on Myrtle
street in Alton. Whitman was driving
a good looking horse and as Alfred
has been trading horses since he was
eighteen years old, the desire to make
a deal soon was strong upon him.
Whitman was willing, and closed the
trade when Alfred's bid got as high as
$125.
The horse was taken to Alfred's
home, hitched to pillow and put to
work.
The horse plowed willingly for a
while, but when 1t grew weary it
hesitated, stopped and threw it's right
shoulder out Of joint. Alfred says he set
to work to set the shoulder and sue
ceeded after throwing the animal to
the ground. Then he hitched the
horse to the pillow again. After while
the animal again got weary, and out
went the shoulder Joint once more.
II got tired of putting that shoulder
back in place." declared Alfred.
Accordingly, he led the animal back
to vVittman's house. Whitman was
not there, but Alfred put the horse in
Wittman's stable. since then, he al
leees. he has been unable to see Witt
man.
THAT horse is q wonder, but don't
want him." declared Alfred. Il guess,
though, he'll get along in the world.
He seems to be able to get out Of work
whenever he pleases."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-11-15
Macadam Road Economy.

have no doubt that it will sur
prise most people here to learn how
little material is used in the making
of some of the finest roads of Europe,
writes Ernest Flagg in the Century.
The average thickness OF the national
roads of France Is only five and one
eighths inches; II per cent. Of them
are less than two inches thick, and AZ
per cent. are less than four inches
thick. Yet they stand constant and
often heavy traffic with impunity, and
are always in a perfect state OF re-
pair. Perfect, repair is. indeed, essen
tial, for it needs no argument to show
that roads so thin must be free from
irregularities II they are to stand at
all