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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12

The chances are that large party of local automobile dealers and drivers will visit Indianapolis May 30, to see the sec ond annual 800 mile race which will be started on that day.
 It is stated that the endurance tests there arranged are of great interest to the men engaged in selling various cars and in order to profit by actual observa- ton made on the ground several dealers from Birmingham will attend The race is one of the most spectacular events in the automobile world and annually at tracts to the race course thousands of automobile men from all parts of the country.
 In the race this year will be Case car made by the Case Treshing Machine company, which is said to be the most unique ever put out by a maker. A cut is shown in this column of the machine. 1t is oddly shaped. has extraordinary lines of manufacture, and is said to be the classiest racer yet put out.
 In addition to the Case car and Ideal and Fiat machine are being boosted high for the race. It is stated that E. w.. Brownell of this city. M. L. Fuller Tom Morris of Cadillac fame, Hubert Dren- ren, Elliott Knight, E. R. Minhennett, and others interested In automobiles will attend the races. Others will probably go from Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Frisco Good Roads Train

Although the automobile dealers of Bir- mingham are not interested in promul- gating truths of any kind about our la mented public service corporation, yet the Frisco lines will come In for consid
 erable boosting when the good roads train of that line reaches Birmingham this week.
 The dealers sell cars. Those cars are
 used for business and pleasure, generally
 10th. It follows that good roads boost
 the sales of automobiles. So everything that has tendency to better roads will receive commendation from the dealers. It is said. therefore, that the dealers here will visit the good roads train this week while it is here. It is possible that efforts will be made to get a consider
 able number of Birmingham citizens to the Terminal station to see the train. E w Brownell, secretary of the Deal CTS association, is alive to the good which may be accomplished by the train, l, ano is assisting Judge Dan Greene. L. A. Whitehead, J. A. Rountree and others to get a good crowd to the station and start the sentiment working.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Reckless Motorcycles

A small lad came near plunging into the place of departed spirits Thursday afternoon at the corner of Avenue F and Twenty-first street. He was sailing down the street on a motorcycle. An automo- bile was coming up the avenue at slow pace, running no more than say six miles per hour The lad realized too late that he could not go behind or get ahead of the automobile He tried to turn into the avenue. Too late He sailed into the au- tomobile crashing against the running board and wheel spokes at the same time. In the meantime the automobile had torn UT the road trying to get onto the side walk and dodge the lad. All efforts to prevent a collision were unavailing The little chap was thrown back from the n aohine by the shock of the blow into safety His machine was very badly wrecked and he was frightened almost senseless as he might well have been. The fault was not the automobile driver, according to many witnesses to the acei- cent The lad said himself; T don't think I was going fast. mister yet he was and very fast at that.
 It Is only a matter of very few weeks, perhaps days. perhaps hours, until a motorcycle tragedy will take place. which will cause heartache and anguish, and which will shake all Birmingham. Like the Titanic tragedy, it will be. too late
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12

were various recipes for acquiring theI bird language. Pliny recommended d mixture of snakes and birds blood. Mall ampus said that one must have his ears licked by dragon. According to the Koran. Solomon was first informed by al lapwing of the doings of the Queen of Sheba. Mahomet was supposed to be in structed by a pigeon which whispered in his ear in the presence of the multitude. In the Mahabharata we are told that King Nsinara was taught by a dove, which was the spirit of God. In the old wood cuts the popes are distinguished 5y a dove whispering in their ears. And talk ing birds, as well as other animals, ap- pear in the folk lore of every country. Froverbial and popular literature also abounds with allusions to the spying habits of birds, from the old Greek saw, None sees me but the bird that nietn by" to the passage in the Nibelungen Lied, "No one hears us but God and the forest bird.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Chalmers Exhibit

At the Birmingham Motor company of fees the Chalmers company Is showing the innermost workings of that machine for the benefit of the buyers. It is stated that in mechanism is so minutely shown as to convince the most untutored of the effectiveness of the work and the abso- lute power that comes from a car so carefully put up. The purpose of the exposition is to show the prospective buy CTS what is behind the Chalmers. The Chalmers here have proven very popular and the exhibit has attracted considerable attebtion during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Kettles as Substitute for Cotton
he Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune
 The search for a cotton substitute has been going on in Europe for a long time, end many experiments have been made with the common nette, which has been n promising plant on account Of the strength of it's fiber and its ready growth wild under the most diseouraging condi- tions. with large yield per acre.
 The great difficulty has been in separat- ing the fiber from the woody stem. In a method of treatment that has been worked out in the last two or three years the dried nettle stems are boiled about half an hour in dilute soda lye and the loos- ened fibers are then separated in a ma- chine with revolving brushes The ma terial is then subjected to number of alternate bciings in dilute lye and thor ough washings, both under high pres pure
 The product is mass of yellowish hhers free from gum, that can be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
1O96 Oversize Saves Another 25%

increased 500 per cent. It has trebled in the past 12 months.
 That tells the verdict of motor car owners, after testing out a million Goodyear tires.
 They proved that tires which can't rim-cut-oversize tires-re- duced average tire upkeep by AS per cent. And now our capaciry of $500 tires daily can't keep up with the calls for these tires.
 Those users are not mistaken. What they have adopted you are bound to adopt when you find out what they know.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
A Little Bird Told Me
From the Pittsburg Post.

T TO111 tIIe Ie1SO116 T V@1' .
 That phrase, so often used to children, "A little bird told me- has it's origin in an idea that the birds, wandering over tho world at will, spied out all strange and secret things and revealed them to such as could understand. Thus in Ec- cles. K, 20, Curse not the king, no not in thy thought: and curse not the rich in
 thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice. and that which hath wings shall tell the matter" The Greek and Roman soothsayers drew aug uries from the flight of birds, and pre- terded to a knowledge of the bird lan- guage which made them privy to the secrets the birds had to reveal. There
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12

bleached combed and spun into lustrous white yarn. This is claimed to have the smoothness and softness of flax, with a strength even greater than that of hemp. The yarn has been, made into brilliant damask, and can be used-alone or with tother threads-for uphosteries, ribbons and a variety of fabrics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12

No-Rim-Cut tires save g per cent by making rim-cutting im- possible.
 They save another 25 per cent by being 10 per cent over the rated size.
 For 10 per cent oversize means 10 per cent more air-10 per cent added carrying capacity. And that, with the average car, adds 25 per cent to the tire mileage.
 So No-Rim- Cut tires-which we control--have cut the tire bills right in two for tens of thousands of users.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
New Garage Reported

It was rumored yesterday that a we'll known local auto company intended to erect new garage in tue neighborhood of Five Points, work to start as soon as some details can be arranged. While nothing could be given out yesterday 1t is stated that the Highlands garage Is behind the project and win probably see fit through. The garage, if erected will be the largest and most commodious,
 it is stated, in the south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Mitchell Agency

It is understood that the Mitchell com pany will announce the acceptance of their line of cars within few days by a well known company. It is stated that frequent visits to Birmingham by of fieials has convinced those in authority that Birmingham is real live automobile town and that some fine work may be performed in Birmingham by the Mitchell oreanization
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12

speaker to commend him as a boy who was going to amount to something.
 ''I don't know about that said the other man, I'm not sure of it. Of course I like to see him handle the cart careful ly, but 1t takes time for him to handle it in that manner and time Is valuable, isn't it. as we'll as handcarts?
 This boy won't cost his store so much for handcarts, but the boy who doesn't stop to be gingerly, but just bangs his cart along will get around faster and deliver twice as many goods. I'm not SC sure but what. if were going to hire a boy, I'd prefer the slambanger."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Mind Over Matter
From Tt1Aop

TOIII T JUUBts
 Mama, I just now fell downstairs and hit every step all the way downl ex- claimed little Mary. who attends the Christian Science Sunday school.
 Did you hurt yourself, dear?'
 NO, mamma, I kept saying, Truth. truth. truth every step I hit and didn't hurt myself bit But I had Fido in my arms when I fell and I think he is pretty badly hurt"
 What makes you think so, dear?'
 Why every steps we hit he yelled, Error, error errorr"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Big Car Sales Increase

As an indication that sales for big cars are not decreasing George B. Ferry. local manager for the Locomobile company of America is in receipt of a letter from his company showing that very marked advances are being made in sales for the larger cars.
 All dealers for large cars are of the same opinion and believe that continual increases will be made. The Locomobile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
The Hunters

From Harper's Weekly. < I'm going off on hunting trip wi,n Binks, Dawson and Bildad.' said Hick- enlooper.
 Fine" said Wigley- DE sanie oi small?"
 "oh we never go beyond the Decent limit" said Hickenlooper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Doing Time

From Harpers Weekly sss ''ls Mrs. De Brick in?'' asked the vis- itor calling at the London home Of the suffragette leader ''Yis. mum, said Norah. She's in for
 six mont's, mum" I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
AMobilian With Highland Garage

L. D. Ross. formerly of the Ross Motor Car company of Mobile, has accepted a position with the Highland garage of this city as a salesman and will start his duties Monday. He said when he came to Birmingham that this city was the one place in the south worth flu ture hence his ambition to reside in Bir- mmgham. Mr. Ross is known in the south as one of the best automobile men in the business and he will no doubt make good in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
The Proof

(No-Rim- Cut tires now far out sell any other tire that's made.
 h two years the demand has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12

Our 1912 Tire Book-based on B years of tire malking-is filled with facts you should know. Ask us to mail it to you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Sales Reported

By Drennen Motor Car company: J. G. McGahay, Cadillac; N. o. Tyler, Cadil- lac, Anniston Hardware company, Annis- ton, three Cadillacs Dr. Thomas Northern and his son one Cadillac each Allen Jemison, Tuscaloosa; A. A. Gambill, Cadillac; w. D. Kelly, Graham Auto com pany, Huntsville, two Cadillacs.
 By the Highland Garage: Evens Broth CTS, contractors Buick; H. E. Chapen, Buick; pr. Yam, Buick; T. F. Huey, Buick; J. D. Acton and J. M. Acton, Bucks.
 H. E. Chapen, a recent buyer of a Buick. plans to spend today at St Clair Springs with his family. 1he trip will be the official cristening of the new car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12

company being typical the letter follows:
 Bridgeport, Conn. May ], 1912. George B. Ferry Manager the Ioeomo- bile Company of America, Birmingham, Ala:
 Dear Sir-Based on the sales reports received from branches dated April 20, we are glad to advise yoA as to the increase in our business of branches, as follows:
 Chicago ......................5 8 pct
 New York .................. 5S pct.
 Boston ................ 50 pct.
 Philadelphia .................. 1T pct
 San Francisco ............... 8 pct. These are the sales made up to April 20, 1912, as compared to the sales made up to the same period in 1911.
 Very truly yours.
 THE LOCOMOBILE co. OF AMERICA, 'J. T. ROCHE, Sales Manager
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
A Million Tires Without a Single
 Rirn-Cut

That is the record on our patent tire-on the Goodyear No-Rin1-Cut tire.
 They are used on more cars than any other tire in existence Yet with all their use, and all their abuse there has never been an instance of rim-cutting.
 With oIdtype tires-with clincher tres-statis- tics show that g per cent of all ruined tires rinl-cut.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
PENGUIN OK SEA BOTTOM.
ABOUT TO SEIZE a FISH.

gram reveals. OF Ward happened
TO live nc&g the bank Of creek
into which tidal water flows. The
water vas deep and pure. and the
bank steep and rocky. 1t occurred
TO Dr.. Ward TO eNcavate cham
Der in the bank, large enough TO
hold him and hiss camera. cover.it
With a trap door to keep out the
light from the sky and then place
a large sheet of clear glass, her
metically sealed, on The side toward
the water. Enough light. he found,
penetrated down through the wa
ter to render everything in it clear
~ visible and photography
1t only remained to get the living
creatures in the water within the
focus of his lenses. This proved
to be easy, for, since the creek was
connected with the sea, aquatic life
Of many kinds entered it and
passed freely before The camera.
one great advantage was that
these creatures We're not prison
ers, amid strange surroundings. but
mad come Of themselves into the
place. Thus the photographer
could be sure that they were not
posiug for effect, bat were acting
in accordance with their natural
proclivities.
However. he was not altogether
satisfied with Jhis As soon as he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
'0ns Ambhfbt0uS Lite

periments. Thus far such photo
graphs have been made at a depth
of a few feet only; but evidently
the depth can be greatly increased.
for conslderaola sunlight penetrates
clear water for many yards from
the surface. A similar apparatus
might even be employed TO photo
graph wreck upon which divers
are operating Doubtless electric
light would serve in some cases.
The excellence Of the natural
Eight at small depth is shown by
the fact that DR. Wards photo
graphs are made with an exposure
OF less ihan one five hundredth of
second.
Among the animals experiment.
Ell with. penguins, which are great
tishe;s s, furnished some of the most
remarkable photographs during
their chase of fish under water But
d surprise was in store for The pho
tographer when he tried to obtain a
picture of a plunging colmorant.
Ihis bird is Of a bronze 1lack color
and was expected to form a very
distinct object, But it turned out
that the feathers Of the cormorant.
through some peculiar property Of
theiF surface, became at once so
coated with glittering air bubbles
that the picture was nothing but
light blur
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
Under Water Photography and Its Marvels =
Simple Del~ Reveah the Habits Suqqueops AmbhBiaus Lite
BY GARRETT P. SERVIss.

7 + Jules Yerne's Captain Memo.
during his journey of twenty
thousand leagues under the
sea, had thought of it he might
have left photographs Of the OK
traordinary scenes that he Wit
messed which, because photo
graphs never lie, would have con-
vinced the readers Of his strange
history that nothing but the sim
pie truth was being presented to
them.
But Or Francis Ward had not in
vented his suo-aquatic photograph.
ic apparatus at the time when the
veracious F'renchman wrote his ro-
nance, and so he could not give
visual proof of his statements
about what goes on under the wa
ter such as DR.. Ward gives us to-
day. Some Of Or. Wards photo
graphs are reproduced with this
article and the reader can judge for
himself how interesting his expert
ments have been And they are
not only curious and interesting.
but scientifically important as we'll
the scheme is simplicity itself IS
glance at the accompanying dia
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
BY DOROTHY DIN.

Never FORGET that people do NOT
want a poor ola woman about
them. and that tne only way Won
can be sure of always being vel
come guest and made much of when
YOU are Old and feeble is to have
enough money to make it worth
While for people TO court You.
Don't forget Shat all through life
we have to pay as we so, and when
we are Old the price is doubled on
us
Don't give away your money,
even to your children, while YOU
are alive. Expectation of faVors to
come is a stronger staff TO lean ON
than gratitude for benefits re-
ceiveG
IneSe words OF adNlce may wen
De taken to heart by every WldoW
VINO reads them, Tor they are
guide ana a sign post ointing a
safe road for her to travel that will
l,,op hon. f,.o,,, faI1i,o into tho hors
VI "''s''H 'u'o N"''n ""''e" 'ol'
alone 10 shape tneif own course
generally stumble
Consider again the ulth of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30

ence in the way poor old Aunt Su-
san and rich Aunt Susan are
treated.
DON'T TURN OVER YOUR
MONEY TO YOUR CHILDREN
WHILE YOU'RE ALIVE. If vour
children love you, and consider Won
they won't want you to beggar
yourself for them and become de-
pendent upon them. They won't
want your money, and if they are
the greedy sort that can't wait ,iu
you die TO get it, they will have no
further use for YOU when they have
de"ced YOU. We have all seen
Mother treated worse than ser
want in her own house that she had
been fool enough to deed over to
her son.
1t is an added tragedy of widow
hood that It SO often leaves a won-
an as bewildered and helpless as
enid. She has always been taken
care Of, always thought for ALWAYS
had somebody to make the decisions
for her, and when she is thrown on
her own resources she doesn't know
what to do and becomes the victim
of the sharpers that are ALWAYS on
the lookout for such poor innocents
as she.
She is lonesome. and she'll so to
live with anyone who asks her She
doesn't know anything about bust
ness and she signs any paper a
lawyer will bring her. She is heart
broken, and she is so grateful for
sympathy she doesn't look TO see
how people are taking advantage of
her grief to swindle her.
She feels that life is over for her
and it doesn't matter much what
she does or where she goes; but this
is a cruel mistake. as she finds ont
in bitterness and tears after she has
made it. Many years Of life stretch
before her in which she can be at
least comparatively happy ana
peaceful, if She has had intelligence
enough to choose the right road
that leads through the valley of
widowhood. And along this road
she can have no better mentor than
the words of this man. left as
guidance TO his own beloved wife.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
The ACadians
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY

TINE Punishment of the Aca-
dams began one hundred and
fifty-seyen years ago, and the
world is still discussing the ques-
ton as to whether or not the act
was the blacklist ever committed
under the British flag.
The order for the Punishment was
issued in secret conclave. and mes
sages We're sent to the officers of
land forces and ships at Annapolis
to begin at once to put it into exc
cution.
The edict was that every man,
woman and child of the Acadians
should be forcibly deported. I'm
mediately the men of the Acadian
settlements were summoned to the
churches to hear the will of the
king. Once inside, doors were
locked, windows barred, soldiers
placed on guard and the edict read.
From September to December the
deportation continued, and before
the winter had fairly set in the
Acadian people were scattered from
New England to far away Louis
lana. In all some six thousand six
hundred We're sent away.
Some of them found in homes in
Quebec, the others wandered. home
less about Boston. New York Phil
adelphia and New Orleans.
After the peace Of 1853 some eight
hundred gathered themselves to-
gether in Boston and began the long
march overland through the tam
gied forests of Maine and New
Brunswick on the return to their
beloved Acadia the present Nova
Scotia. Singing hymns. dragging
their baggage on sleighs, pausing to
hunt by the way, the sad and weary
pilgrims toiled on through more
than a thousand miles OF swamp
and wilderness, and at last found
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30

themselves back in their old hauilIS'
But it was a very sad experience
that met them there. They were
like the ghosts Of the dead feFis-
iting the scenes of their childhood
Their lands We're occupied 10y new
corners. OF their fiocks and hefus
naught remained but the bleacNiHs
bone heaps where the cattle hau
huddled and died In the "lhuJ
storms. New. strange faces hi'eu
the old homes. Strange children
played beneath the windows OF loe
cottages and the voices OF the oo''
under the apple trees shouted IN d"
alien tongue.
The great majority Of the AGA.
dians. however, made no attempt "
return, and. accepting their Ia'e o.
gracefully as was possible. aoIosu
in the places where their DESTINY
had sent them. Today, all the way
from Maine to Louisiana, d"eu '''
descendants of the people VINO We
banished from Acadia in loo, anu
some of them, especially in Lou.
lana, occupy high positions IN 7o
cial and civic life
As rega rds England's quit III '',
matter of the Punishment OF '''
Acadians. something worth "H''s
to be said on both sides H'''
may have been guilt in the Trans
action, but ii was not all on '''
side of England. That much Is 's
tain. 1t may be that England ~"
wrong in deporting the Acao'a .l.,
but what was England TO DO ~"
Acadians. aliens in race, p''-'
and religion, absolutely refused "
take the oath of allegiance 70
British government, refused 20
come a part of the British pe'r
or to become subject to lheiI
and thus did they invite the l"'
which overlook them