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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-19

Galveston, cloudy ................ s4 Green Bay, partly cloudy .... 62 Hatteras, clear .................... 7S Havre, partly cloudy ............ "A Helena, cloudy .................... I2 Huron, partly cloudy .......... 70 Jacksonville, clear ................ so Kamloops, clear ................ SS Kansas City, clear .............. IS Knoxville, cloudy ................ 76 Louisville, clear .................. IS Memphis, partly cloudy SS Miami, cloudy ..............,...- IS Mobile, cloudy .................. 80 Modeha, clear .........,......... 72 Montgomery. partly cloudy ...... 80 Montreal, partly cloudy "A Moorhead, clear .................. US New Orleans, cloudy ............ S2 New York. cloudy .............. I2 North Platte, cloudy ......."... 66 Oklahoma, clear ................ S4 Parry Sound. partly cloudy 74 Pittsburg, cloudy ................ W Portland, partly cloudy Raleigh partly cloudy .......... S4 Rapid City, cloudy .............. GA Rosehurg. cloudy .................. SS Salt Lake City. cloudy 7S San Francisco, clear ........... 60 Sault Ste Marie, clear 52 Seattle, clear ...................... So Shreveport. clear ................ sS Spokane, clear .................. S4 St. Louis, clear .................... S0 St Paul, clear .................. US Tampa, partly cloudy ......... 1S Toledo, clear .................... op Washington. cloudy ....,........ "A Williston, cloudy ................ 6S Winnemucca. clear ............ S4 Winnipeg. partly cloudy ....... 66
 E. c HORTON. Local Forecaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-19
Proposed Highway

Miss Alma Rittenberry of Birming- ham. president of the Jackson Memor- ial Highway committee of the Alabama Daughters of 1912. was In Gadsden to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-19
Superintend Peach Picking

c. w. Adams left here today for Conutta. Ga., where he will superin- tend the picking and shipping of peaches in his orchard there He ex- poets to get If carloads of the fruit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-19

J. H. Phelps, T. A. Hines. Jr, and H. H. Hall went to Dolomite tonight to at tend the meeting of the Masonic lodge and to assist in conferring the entire appren- tice degree and fellow craft degree on a number of candidates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-19
Weather Forecast

,al data for the 24 hours ending at
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
Mothers Only Chance.

John, the twelve.year-old son Of q
widely known corporation lawyer Of
Kansas City whose public life often
brings his picture in the daily press.
RAISED his father much amusement
and pride when he returned home from
school the other night. Running to
his father the boy pointed to picture
of himself printed in the daily paper.
PA, guess I can get my picture
In the paper, too" the boy proudly
said. 81 won the first prize In the
school debate"
The boys mother came up and
laughingly said Well ] do not think
that is fair. Your papa has his pic
ture in the paper SO many times. and
here you begin What can do to, get
my picture published?'
The boy pondered a moment and
then said; We'll. mama, | guess you
VIII have to start taking patent medi-
cine. You can get your picture In
the paper then"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
Hardness Of a Diamond.

A carpenter runs his plane over a
piece Of wood and out come the pretty
cudly shavings, Now. If plane IL
made with diamond blade instead OF
o steel blade, and the blade Is set just
right. the plane when run over glass
will turn out fine, thin shavings. some
thing like those made by plane on
wood. This gives some idea OF the
wonderful hardness OF a diamond, yet
there is something harder than dia.
mond; It is another diamond or even
the same diamond. for a diamond may
be extra hard in one part and not 50
hard In another part.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
The Charming Woman.

The woman who will charm must
develop in herself power of self.con.
troll that is strong enough to rise to
self-effacement when necessary, and
having done so she can start TO tplss
her part of charming woman with
fair prospects of success. If she can
do this and at the same time refrain
from obtruding her point of view and
more especially her own claims to be
understood, flattered and liked, she
not only wins reward of popularity,
but adds to the substantial worth Of
her character, her reputation for clev-
erness will not suffer, and her reputa-
ton will not be that OF colorless,
silent woman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21

A deep sigh Of Sol row broke from
the lips Of little Freddie.
Il WISH" he said. plaintively. II
wish Iwuz Billy Smith,"
His mother was astonished-
shocked.
why. Freddie?" she asked. Billy
Smith has none of the nice things You
have. He doesn't get any pocket
money, and he isn't as big as you, and
he's not nearly so strong. His father
never buys him presents or"
''Yes; know all about that" said
Freddie. But"
And then look what nice home
you have, and nice books, and you
never have to go out when it's cold
and wet to carry papers, and"
eyes, know that" said Freddie, ir.
ritably, annoyed at his mothers
strange lack Of sympathy and under.
standing. "But Billy kin wiggle his
ears, and | can't. Answers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
Speakfn' Personal.

'What Find Of fefiow IL that man
Holloway asked the travelling sales
man of the corner groceryman.
Honest as the day is long," assev-
erated the village merchant.
How do you know that he is?"
n He says so himself, But speakin'
personal, I'd advise interested parties
to keep an eye on him after sundowp."
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
~ n
Urgent Need of Shipping World.

ss Ma discovery or invention relating
TO maritime matters would be of as
great benefit to the shipping world as
a continuance which would give timely
warning of the proximity of icebergs.
Until this peril has been eliminated,
the passage of the north Atlantic will
be attended by an element of danger
which must compel he greatest pre-
caution on the part of seafarers and
occasionally bring about a disaster in
spite of the utmost vigilance of ship
masters and men.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21

All OF the good management in
re world viii not make a ball team
ay ball, provided the ball team has
@lade up its mind that 1t will not
lay ball, or If the ball team does
OF know how to Play ball. In the
md, the ticket taker is the greatest
enefio'ary. inasmuch as his labors
decrease In proportion to the d.
'rease in efficiency on the part of the
players
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
Power OF HIGH Resolve.

II young people only knew the pow
err of affirmation of the habit OF hold
ing in the mind persistently and az.
frming that they are what they wish
10 be, that they can do what they
have attempted. It would revolutionize
their whole lives, 1t would exempt
them from most of their ills and trou.
bles. and carry them to heights OF
which they scarcely dream. --Orison
SWEET Marden. @
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21

These caps can be used for various
purposes No. 1. shown as ordinary
dust cap; No. 3, an auto bonnet or
travelling hood. and No, 2 Is dainty
lingerie cap for wear with summer
dresses, Different materials are used,
percale or cambria for the dust cap.
silk and embroidery for the auto or
travelling bonnet, and null, net. batiste
Or dimity for the lingerie cap.
The pattern fNo $500 Is cut in one
size. No, / or requires 70 of yard
of "a inch material, and No. 8 will
need p yard Of 36 inch material, Il
yard of "a inch all-over. IA yards of
ribbon aud IA yards of edging
s
To procure this pattern, send 10 cents 10
Pattern Department" of this paper Write
name and address plainly, and be sure TO give
size. and number Of pattern.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
They're All polna Il.

New What can I do
for you, sir?
Salesman (of Statesmen's Anecdote
Manufacturing companyl--I shall be
delighted If you'll place an order for
a dozen of real, live, snappy. humor-
GUS anecdotes as told by yourself.
sir.-Puck.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
4 Ramlnder.

s I'm thinking OF going on tour on
the Rhine this summer, and should
like advice about the best things to
buy there. You've been there, haven't
your"
Yes. but It's long time aga;
shall have to refresh my meriory.
Waiter. bring the wine card Flo
gende Blaetter,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
OF Course ks kps,.

willie, can you tell me what a veg
etarian is?"
"A vegetarian is a person who lives
on vegetables replied Willie.
That is correct. Nov, J wonder
who can tell what an octogenarian
is" =.
/ know" replied Eddie.
We'll, what is an octogenarian?"
An octogenarian Is a person that
knocks the other genarians."
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21

William Lorimer has been depoa.
as a member of the Republican
'ounty Central Committee of Cook
ounty, as the result of his repudi7s
ion by his former colleagues in tbs
lnited States Senate, The political
'kids surely have ben creased for
Bill. Soon he may find it lucrative
70 return to trolley railroading.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
Diminishing Railway Returns.

way company properly to continu,
its operations and adequately tt
maintain and extend its facilities
depends in greatest measure upon it,
net operating revenue. This is whai
, is left Of the receipts from traffic
constituting the total operating reye
nue., after the operating expenses
have been met. AS the mileage OIL
the railways tends to increase year
by year, an accurate measure is OBJ.
tanned of the operating revenue
operating expenses, and net operat,
ling revenue by ascertainig wha.
they have amounted to for each mile
1t may be for example, as was the
case IN March. that while in the ag-
greeate net operating revenue has
increased, it has decreased when
measured per mile of line,
Monthly summaries Of the revo-
nues and expense of the steam rail-
ways of the United States have been
by the Bureau of Railway
Economies from the reports filed
month by month by the railways
18th the interstate Commerce Com
mission. for the twenty-five months
from July 1910 to April, 1912. the
latest month for which returns are
AVAILABLE Net operating revenue
Der mile of line fo- the railways as
! whole in comparison with the cor.
spending months of the previous
fear decreased in eighteen of these
Tog.hs ard increased in but four
The decrease per mile of line per
onth was as great in amount os
j52, and as great in ratio as / 5 pe~
'ent The greatest increase for any
yhe OF the four months showing in
Eases was s31. or All per cent.
his was in February, 1912, and
as exceptional as this month con-
aimed one more day than February. |
oil. The highest average net oper-
ting revenue per mile of line for |
ny one month of this period was
400. the lowest 1903.
Seven of the ten months from
July. 1911 to April, 1912, show de-
reases in net operating revenue per
lille of line as compared with thu |
corresponding months OF the fiscal /
ear ending June 80, 1911; and
leven of the months of the fiscal |
ear which ended June 30, 1s11.t
bowed decreases in comparison with /
he respective corresponding months
If the fiscal year ending June 80, |
910. 1t is therefore evident that
he trend of railway revenue has
zen downward for the past two
ears.
The summary for April. 1919, |
Rows that net operating revenue
5as less than for April, 1911. by |
}6,026,440, equivalent per mile OF /
ne to 1913, o. ia per cent. This
yet operating revenue, which in the |
ggregate amounted to $56,362.945,
Feraged 1857 for each mile Of line |
or each day in April. lesssby Sill
han for each day of April 0f last |
ear This is the gross income perl
nile Of line per day before anything I
IS been taken out for taxes, rentals, |
lterest on bonds, appropriations for
tterments or dividends. Taxes for /
pril amounted to s44 per mile of
Inc, an increase of "a per cent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21

our very existence depends upon the
manner in which all of the interests
concerned act when the movement
for raising $25o,OO0 or more is fna.
ly started.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21

~ 4. Eexed by Internal Strife in
fhird Party" states newspaper
eadline. T. r. is not alone in his
Hisery, There doubtless are thous-
'1nds otvoters who Originally favored
he I. r. campaign. who feel sim.
larry and who will vote for the only
progressive candidate in the field.
Woodrow Wilson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
Gentle Art al EI.t,s,.

You seem to be an able.bodied
man. You ought to be strong enough
to work"
know. mum. And you seem 10
De beautiful enough to 60 on the
stage but evidently you prefer the
simple ME-"
After that speech he got a square
meal and no reference to the wood
pile
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
Wsyslde Cor1mun;nos.

Adam Zawfax-Ever been in Ne
braska?
Job Sturkey-Yep; wunst; ne an
the grasshoppers struck it at the same
time. Their, wn2nt grub nough fur
them an me, too, an | turned the
atate over t the hoppers an come
away
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
Letters From the People

Mr.. Editor; While am not re-
former / feel justified in saying a
word of protest against dogs being
admitted 10 picture shows. saw
in The Gem one night big bull dog
occupying seat next to a woman.
lit was a fearsome and menacing
spectacle to a nervous woman or
timid child
In The Arcade | saw two big men
In their shirt sleeves with suspend
ers In twist, of perspiring and
rumpled shirt walking down the
,aisle with a white poodle following,
Ito which they were calling to
|"Come on"
In The Bijuu there sat In front OF
me one night on the side of the
house where there are two seats in
the row, a man in the outer seat.
Under the seat next to him his bull
dog was enjoying nap. The
usher loudly cried: zone seat" and
directed man into the seat under
which the bull dog was lying. The
man in the end seat and owner OF
the dog made no move, no sign, but
let the man climb over him and
plant his feet on the dog, which
very much surprised che man and
caused his hasty withdrawal. He
might have been severely bitten. He
was evidently a mild hammered gem
tlemau as he made no protest The
owner of the dog made no apology
bit sat mute with an inward
rhuckle of satisfaction.
| don't know what other dog or
have occurred at these
places.
The picture shows are the amuse-
pent places of our women and chill
aren and Should be kept free Of such
company as dogs, es-
oecially bull dogs lying in wait UNI
Ter the seats. A Frequenter.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
Contrary Fate,

What do you think? After that
naughty Miss prig had sent word to
some visitors she was not at home,
they walked in anyhow and found her
In"
so at last they found her out!'
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21

fs Very Fond Of Smith.
"You are fond of Smith, aren't your"
very"
"He hasn't much characterf"
NO"
His manners are bearish."
Yes"
HE is dull"
True"
Then what do you End so attract
i've in him."
HE has never asked me for =
thing Newark News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
Better Business.

Shall we put Mozart's picture or
The concert program
Nav. Put the picture of the So
prano on Il. She has 20 or 80 rela
uves who'll buy tickets to the show"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21

Several of the latest style features
OF the present season are seen in this
beautiful coat. The collar and revers
which is fashioned of contrasting ma
terial is a special touch of cleverness.
The coat is made In the new cutaway
closing outline and fastens with two
buttons, White serge, pongee, mohair
or linen Is available.
The pattern tNo. 1868 is cut In
sizes II, l6 and IS years. Medium
size requires Il yards of So inch ma.
terial or 2B yards of fabric A inches
wide and u yard of "a inch contrast
ing material.
To procure this pattern, send 10 cents to
Pattern Department" of this paper. Write
name and address plainly, and be sure to give
size, and number of pattern.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21

Mr.. Editor. Sometime ago there
was an expression of disapproval OF
the cut7oat or automobiles on &C
count of the noise, more or less ex-
tensively expressed in your paper.
1t seems to me that the various
signaling devices that many of them
are provided with are much more
Objectionable.
There is an electric device that
makes very disagreeable noise
that sounds like the hoarse ejecula-
,tions of some imp of hell,
Then there is prolonged whistle
'of long drawn out varying notes
a sound that startles the nerves and
stops the heart until you realize It Is
an automobiles and 4 then you say
damn IL. .g.., . a
There arsiefher whis ties that are
not So bad but the only signaling
device they should have is the honk,
honk! We are all used to that and
1t does not rip the air as dostiess
other things.
have noticed that in most cases
When YOU find these moaning.
groaning, shrieking devices they are
in cars that papa maintains for a
son that ought to be at work IN
stead Of shrieking through the
streets.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21

Hh4n the attention Of The Bull
is called to any misstatenlent
II taot ~ 10 anyserror concerning
shy man al thing corrections viii
fbeorf9Iiy be maids,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
Not Always to the Swift.

Redd-So he beat you in the chess
game?
Greene-Oh. yes: wasn't slow
enough.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
No Worse or.

Gihbs--I've been fired without any
reason
Bihbs Well, you didn't have any
reason when they hired you,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
Culture,

She wears the finest clothes In town,
Her husband has a bunch of scads;
On poor felix she looks proudly down
And speaks about "the lost Pleads"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
Quite Futile.

He never does deceive his frow,
And here's ne reason why;
She doesn't trust him, any how,
And there's no use to try
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
5redjuested, \

Yes; | went into Wall street"
And they swallowed you whole,
eh?"
mo; they shredded me flrst"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
The Humorist.

Along lifc's way he sadly pokes
And very seldom laughs.
His business is writing jokes
You'd think twas epitaph3.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21

Hoar-What happened when you
discharged your cook?
joax--I can't remember When re.
covered consciousness | was in the
hospital.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-21
| Historic \
1Blackguards"
| By \:
Albert PGyson Terfiune s.:
Bourrienne, Napoleon's School
mate

1.-TWO boys--at
the Brienne
Il M / ii t a r y
acad e m y -
poor, addressed,
sneered at by their
luckier S C h 0 o l.
mates -- W e + 9
fc iced by loneli-
ness into a sort
Of friendship. One
OF the lads was
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-10
Will Let Girl Marry and
Not Know Mans Family.

They would not have bought a
5000 horse without finding out what
sort of stock it came from, who had
raised it. who was its former own
er what sort of temper and dis
position it had, and getting a vet
erinary's certificate that it was
sound in wind and limb.
But people will let a girl marry
a man without making a move to
find out what kind of family he be-
longs to; whether his people are
honest or Jail birds, whether he
has tainted blood in his veins or
not; whether he has got wife
somewhere else or not, whether
he is a drunkard or a gambler or
not; whether he has any settled
and honest way of supporting
family or not.
of course it's easy enough to see
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-10

upon the summer to hope to arrest
the scourge by the slaughter Of
individual flies. TOO many were
allowed to escape through neglect,
or through mistaken mercy, in the.
first warm days of spring The
personal warfare must still be kept
up. with increasing vigor, but
now the large measures must also
be mployed--screens, fly traps
and disinfection. Sun. a great
deal has been gained
You will find in GOOD HOUSE
KEEPING MAGAZINE directions
for driving away flies from the
outside of your screen doors. so
that they will not even attempt the
assault of your defenses. And you
may gather a vivid impression of
the critical necessity of eternal
vigilance in this matter from read
ing this warning of DR.. Woods.
Let everything that goes into any
ones mouth-spoons, tumblers and
babys nursing bottles - BE
SCALDBD after fly has walked
on them
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-10
These Marriages Gould
Have Been Prevented.

The girl and her family are doing
lot of investigating now into the
pedigree and record of the ex- -hus-
band, but it's trifle late after all
the harm has been done. It's like
locking the stable door after the
horse is stolen. All Of the good
they can get out of finding out
about this scurvy villain will be
the qualification it will afford their
curiosity, but if they had spent
one tithe of the effort in turning
the spotlight on the gentleman's
record before marriage the poor
girl would have been saved from
making her fatal mistake.
This case does not stand alone as
an illustration of the monumental
folly with which people marry with
out taking the trouble to find out
a single thing about the individ-
ual with whom they propose to
spend the next thirty or forty years,
and on whose good faith and worth
mess their whole happiness and
welfare depend. Every day ws
read in the papers about girls who
have married bogus noblemen or
bigamists with another wife in the
next block, or ex-convicts. or men
whom they believe to be prosper
Gus and who are swamped in debt
and have no way of making a liv-
ing, or men who have some terrible
mental or physical malady, or men
who have some hideous blot on
their past that casts its sinister
shadow over the whole lives of their
wives.
The tragedy of these marriages is
that almost every one of them could
have been prevented had the girl
and her parents used as much ordi-
nary prudence in the matter as they
would about acquiring a new horse,
instead of new member of the
farnily
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-10
From a model in
the Milwaukee
(Wis.) Public
Museum.

pleNion and a custom of
tiercely rolling his eyes, as if he
wished to enjoy the terror which he
inspired" The description is not
inapplicable to tais Attila of the in
sect world.
II, after all that has been said by
medical science, you yet have any
doubt about the duty of destroying
every fly you meet, then consider.
for a moment, these unquestion-
able facts: ION one fly as many
as 100000 disease causing bac-
terra have been found, and in a re
cent experiment the average mum.
ber of germs found on the bodies
of each Of ala flies was 1,25o,o0o."
Every female fly that is allowed to
live usually becomes. in the course
of the summer, the proeenitor of
100000 descendants that actually
survive as carriers Of disease!
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-10

The inheritance the Of the late sdo Sraus and
John Jacob Astor will something like $6000000 OF that
the greater part will from the accumulated millions
of Asor and only small comparatively from the estate OF
Isidor Straus.
The inheritance called fair and wise But is neither
Isdor Saus worked hard the last of his life And
the who inherit his fortune worked beside him every day
will continue to work
They of course, do grudge the and will pay gladly
to the uttermost penny
But that is not the question The question of justice
And there justice taxing the inheritance of dor Sraus
heavily proportion you the inheritance Of John Jacob
Astor.
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-10

Keep your house clear of flies.
and above all. keep them out of the
kitchen and the pantry Destroy
or disinfect, or cover with screens,
every garbage pail or pan and
every heap of refuse in which they
can breed. After all. it is not so
very difficult to get rid of flies. II
costs something. In time and
money, but there could be no bet
ter way to expend either Because
SOME flies manage to get inside
your screens, don't condemn the
defenses ON that account
We are now too far advanced
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-10
House
keeping by
Thomas D.
Wood, M. D.

back of his nec&, 3 II he were TAX
ing a sunbath and hugely enjoying
it. His diminutive body covers too
small an area in the field of the
eye to enable us to see its formid-
able details We must get optical
ly near him, with the aid of mi
croseope. in order to see him as he
really is
Then. when all his dimensions
are magnifed many diameters. we
behold a monster as terrifying as
any Of the dinosaurs of geological
antiquity. Look, in the photo
graph above, at the hairy body.
covered with sharp spines; at the
powerful legs with their spreading
spikes at the joints at the huge.
repulsive head. with its gigantic
hemispheres filled with the glitter
ing facets Of the great compound