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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11
Improvement in street Car service


Il am pleased to note the great improve
ment in the service of the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company
said suburbanite, particularly in the
freshing up of cars, and the attaching of
trailers where there was overcrowding
u wish to suggest one or two very mex
pensive, but practical, things which will
be appreciated by the patrons. The Bes-
semer cars, which do not stop for pas
sengers at locals on the West End-Pow-
derly line, should carry a small pennant
so that passengers will not rush out to
head 1t or leave a convenient shade to get
into position to board the Cleveland and
West End cars.
Next, l suggest hanging board signs
on the side of cars, with the route on them
Often. in rain or in the night time cars
come to stop where passengers are wait
ing for several different routes, and it Is
almost impossible to tell which car has
arrived. And then, If Fountain Heights
cars carried a square pennant and Nor
wood cars a pointed ont, 1t would inform
passengers at glance; of course, the
North and South Highlands cars could
run as now. and thus be recognized
Where parties have sought shelter In
doorways and under awnings this would
add very much to their comfort and peace
of mind"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

equally apparent in London, Paris and
Berlin.
"rhe stock market displays a more con-
fident undertone than has been the case
In the last Il months. Prices have shown
a considerable rise and realizing spells
must now be expected, particularly on
stocks which have led the advance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

A Michigan superintendent of schools
was arrested as suspicious character be-
cause he wore fade baggy trousers.
HUH He was merely wearing the uniform
of the average school teachers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11
BEING a GENTLEMAN

From Punch.
Retired Haberdasher date of Lon
dom. Now then, Enry, I'm goin' to
have large party ere next week, and
shall expect an unlimited quantity
of milk. cream and butter After that
the cows can ave a rest till me an
Mrs. p. returns from the Contenong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

Kansas housewives have started move
ment against cooking big Sunday dinners
OF course mother is entitled to a day of
rest, but the Sunday dinner is a great and
glorious national institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

In the meantime the Japanese war scare
seems to have been lost in the shuttle,
although certain of our tireless jingoes are
hooking Japan with the Mexican inn
broglio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

The largest increase in any southern
state was 190,661 tons In Alabama. That
was at the rate of 21.4 per cent. The
next largest increase was 72,403 tons,
or at the rate OF 6O.3 per cent in vir-
ginia. and the actual increases in the
other states were 44,975 tons in Mary
land, 4S.943 tons in Tennessee 1885 tons
in Kentucky and 1912 tons in West
Virginia ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

Ormsby McHarg declares that the re-
publicans and bull moosers must unite
against the democratic party. You cannot
have forgotten Ormsby? Why, once ne
was as famous as Charles d. Hilles-st.
Louis Republic. And who was Hines.
pray?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

1t is reported that the Friedman tuber-
culosis cure is being taken up by for
eign medical men. 1t was taken up in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

Mr.. Schwedtman wrote to Mr.. Emery re-
garding Mulhall 1.-THE colonel, as we all
know, is very sensitive" He must have
gotten over all that by this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

Salvador and the United States have
signed treaty of peace which will con-
tinue in effect five years. Thank good
ness fear of that nation is lifted from our
mindsi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

or course the Atlantic ocean will be
crossed in an airship some day, but
just at present the old style "leviathan"
is more to our taste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

Ambassador Gerard, who is making such
a mighty howl about the meager. pay of
our diplomats, might try the German
chautauqua circuit in order to help out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11
The Business situation


Henry Clews in his Saturday review says
In part:
THE danger of monetary crisis this
coming autumn has passed. For this well
come reinsurance Secretary McAdoo is
chiefly responsible. BY making it plain
on repeated occasions that the treasury
would do its utmost to relieve monetary
pressure when crop and trade demands
begin, he materially lightened the burden
of the banks and enabled them to lend
with far greater freedom than was
dreamed of; thus averting blockade of
the wheels of commerce at the critical
season when they are invariably running
at high speed. His latest offer. to put out
s5o00o,OO0 of treasury funds available for
bank reserves adds immensely to the loan
ing abilities of the national banks, es-
pecially In case of the smaller country
Institutions which are required to carry
only Is per cent of reserves. 1t is esti-
mated that by this means the credit facli-
ties of the country will be expanded about
$500, 600 COO to 100000 900, the effect of which
is already seen in easier rates for time
money, better demand for commercial
paper and general revival OF confidence
in banking circles.
"Of course, much credit for the present
improvement must also-be attributed to
the banking community for their persis-
tent application of the brakes. In con-
sequence there has been a general liqui-
dation and contraction that is proving
wholesome There has been a decided
-
terprises. The demand for new capital
which threatened to bring ON serious
crisis has been powerfully restrained for
good; and the net new issues for July and
August will show large decline COM
pared with previous years. In brief, the
financial world has been taking the rest
cure and is already much invigorated in
consequence.
Improved conditions are not confined
10 the United States. >Betterment is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

The Alfred Vanderbilts have been os-
tracized by Newport society. The country
at large continues to take it's 40 winks
undisturbed. staani
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

4
Some lawyers may say that under
the seventeenth amendment to the con-
stitution, recently ratified, the gov
ernor has no such right. But many
lawyers say that he has. Governor
O'Neal himself is an able lawyer. 1t
is safe to say that no member of the
bar in Alabama has keener insight
into the rules of construction than he,
and if he decides to make the ap-
pointment rather than issue writs of
election or call an extra session of the
Legislature, the chances are that the
Senate would seat the appointee, for
in the last analysis both houses of
Congress still are, and always must
be, the judges of their own members.
The new law is not as clear, per-
haps, in that last paragraph as it
should be- "This amendment shall
not be SO construed as to affect the
election or term of any senator chosen
before it becomes valid as part of the
constitution"
Those lawyers who have held that
the paragraph in question meant
nothing, that it might have been left
out altogether and the law to all in
tent and purposes would have been
just as complete and effective as it
agraph was added adyisedly. Sem
ators who have not been elected by di-
rect vote of the people are not only not
to be affected by the amendment dur
ing the term which they are filling, but
in case of a vacancy by death or other
cause that vacancy may be filled in
the old way, namely, by the appoint
ment of the governor; provided, of
course, that the legislature had made
no provision for holding an election.
1t would have been just as easy for
the author of the seventeenth amend
ment resolution to have made it per-
fectly clear, but many good constitu-
tional lawyers will be on the side of
the governor if he appoints a senator
At any rate the test should be made
and made without delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

The discovery that voting machines can
be worked" will vastly increase their
popularity with the municipal bosses of
the nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

What good would 1t do tosraise the pay
of ambassadors? The foreign landlords
would at once raise the rent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

The ''x-ray" skirt originated in Paris
and is guaranteed to cause traffic block
ade wherever worn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

Edna Goodrich announces that she has
landed duke. But she can't make Nat
Goodwin mad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11
SOUTHERN PIG IRON

Mr.. Lind may prove dove of peace or
an eagle of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

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tries is purely s he nsrcs of our
competitors who alay find E TO their
vantage 70 cqt us 81 from foreign
markets. - rsfaarQ aarry our
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and against whish p osisior must be
maee IL security IS e n intained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23
CHAPTER XIII
The Better People.

Many men Of the county drove to
town early that day. 1t was the ever
present restlessness Of election eve,
and in this instance a sense Of new is
sues, of unusual and dramatic sequence
was in the air. Then 1t was to be the
night of the big Curran meeting and
the opera house, the wind-up with red
fire and the band; and the country peo-
pie, with lively appreciation Of the
spectacular, were eager to hear the can
didate. wiley" would make the most
of his last chance to scald the county
crowd" with his satire, that was sure.
All the day the court house was throng-
ed with farmers, politicians, candidates
standing about, smoking, gossiping.
The dingy central corridor was a reek
Of Tobacco and smells.
Harlan was wont to pass here on his
way to his Office. He had not concern
ed himself with the eleventh hour
wrangles and petty intrigues, for he
had no opposition in his own fight. The
county crowd would put young Van
Hart over" every one said, and ap-
proved. The countrymen looked back
at him with diffident respect. When he
reached Miss Vance's door he saw her
at her desk. Hemminger, the lonely in
surgent board member from the river
district, was there, sitting, awkward,
constrained, holding his hat. Harlan
| was waving his hand cheerily in pass
ing, when Janet arrested him with a
gesture Her eyes had a hard bright
ness. When the young man came in
she bade him close the door.
Then she sat down again. The hub
bub of voices in the hall was lessened.
Janet motioned Harlan to chair.
| "We," she began quietly, have been
discussing you. Mr.. Hemminger and
have discussed you for two weeks"
Harlan looked up at Hemminger with
surprised smile. Indeed! Now, /
had noticed Hemminger in your office
number Of times lately. What Is the
extraordinary INTEREST,""
She disregarded his easy banter.
Harlan" she went on sharply. you'll
be the next prosecuting attorney.
Without a doubt. On the first OF
next month"
| She seemed dwelling on the three
weeks intervening. Then: I'VE are
going to confide in you something that
we might have said before; only"-her
glance held a curious suspicion-"well,
I thought we'd better wait until after
the election. You owe your nomination
to Tanner, the old crowd, and-well,
you'll pardon my frankness. but we
hesitated"
"Hesitated? What on earth are you
driving at?"
| Hemminger smiled uneasily. WON
dered where you'd stand, Mr.. Van Hart
Kind O. thought it would put you In
bad to load this on you."
He still looked his wonder at Janet
She was unlocking the drawer Of her
desk. She took out an envelope and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23

Iron Clothes With Their Fest.-A
writer in the Wide World Magazine
says that the most curious sight he
saw In Cairo was men ironing clothes
with their feet! The men were employ
ed in the native tailoring establish
ments. Except for q long handle. the
irons were shaped like the ordinary
fat Iron, only larger. A solid block Of
wood rested on the top Of the iron, and
on this the men placed one foot. guild
ing the iron in the desired direction BY
means of the handle. For the sake Of
convenience, ironing boards were rails
ed only few inches from the ground.
and however strange the method may
seem to US, the work was done very
well and very expeditiously.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23

at once. Before serving, taste to see
that 1t is properly seasoned.) Crou-
tons, made by cutting stale bread into
sticks and cubes, and toasting may be
served with it.-Miss Carrie Belle
Hyde, Rock Hill. 8. c. ~
~ ; if Soup. ~
One half can tomatoes, Q t. sugar, 1 t.
soda, tb. flour, quart milk, slice
onion, (. salt, cup butter. Scald milk
with onion, remove onion and thicken
milk with flour diluted with cold water
until thin enough to pour. Being care
full that the mixture Is free from Jumps
cook 20 minutes, stirring at first. Cook
tomatoes with sugar is minutes; add
soda and run through sieve Combine
mixtures and strain into tureen over
butter, salt, and pepper.-Miss Evelyn
Maddox. Mccariey. Miss.
I keep, on hand tomatoes prepared in
this way: Select real ripe tomatoes.
Boil until you can rub through sieve;
put in salt and pepper to taste. Bottle,
or put into Jars; set In cold water In
canner and let boil 10 or is minutes;
seal. use this to make quick soup.
ing water into make soup bowl full and
add q little butter or beef broth. BY
adding vinegar, you have catsup.-Mrs.
Ella w. Lambert, Searcy. Ark.
Stew.
Take good tomatoes and medium
sized onions. chopped fine. Boil togeth-.
er, until onions are tender. Season with
q bit Of butter, pepper and salt. Be-,
fore removing from fire, stir in hea's
ing tb. Of flour, moistened with q little
6otI - xkns, lr,,n
Miss Rosamond Clark. Paris, Tenn.
sealloped.
Use either canned or fresh tomatoes.
Left-o tomato sauce may also be
used. Put layer OF tomato In the bot
tom Of the baking dish, or enamel pan;
season with salt and pepper, and dot
lightly with butter; cover with a layer
Of bread crumbs. Place another layer
Of tomato, with seasonings as before,
and one of crumbs. Over third layer Of
tomato and seasonings, pour white
sauce cup to cup, according to the
size Of the pan. Cover this with but
tered bread or cracker crumbs. 1t is
better to steam 20 minutes. then put In
moderate oven until crumbs are q rich
brown. Otherwise It may be covered In
the oven during the first 20 minutes;
then uncovered to brown. II desired, e.
dash of cayenne pepper and few
drops Of onion juice may be added to-
seasonings-Miss Carrie Belle Hyde,
Rock Hill. 8. G. 80
Stew 4 tomatoes until the water Is
partly cooked out and pulp is soft and
flne. Season with pepper, salt and tb.
Of butter. Put an inch layer Of cracker
crumbs into a pudding dish. Add to-
natoes and a layer Of crumbs on top.
Add bits Of butter to top and brown In
oven.-Miss Rosamond Clark, Paris
Tenn. ~ tleg "a, I
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23
Edison versus Tie Law There is a

Edison vsrsas TIE Law! There h o
note Of regret In the Judgment render
ed by Thomas A. Edison upon law as
administered today. The almost magical
inventor has suffered much at the hand
Of the courts, one piece Of litigation,
that compelling Jay Gould to keep
contract, having been prolonged for
forty years. This Is his verdict:
There IL no Justice In law. Il has
resolved itself into technicalities AND
formulas. A case will be thrown out OF
one court and carried into another; it
will be sent back on writs and advance
ed on argument, and banded back and
forth more for the exercise OF legal
practice than for the attainment OF
Justice. Where an important case
might be settled In short time by the
use of common sense II will be pro-
longed for years through the technical
ity of Jurisprudence, the whole course
Of which defeats the object sought"
When II Is understood that Edison
has been called upon to defend practf-
cally all Of his great inventions at an
enormous expense and through great
tribulation, his severe language will be
IOTBlNcu. OPOu OWh ce1eSAAAcA@s 50
lost the German rights to his carbon
transmitter through the insertion Of a
comma, which entirely changed the In.
,terpretation of the patent, II Is not
against law he inveighs, but rather
against its Interpretation by the courts
and their officers. which term includes
lawyers. Nor is he alone In this bitter
comment. Only last week a Judge OF
the common pleas court at the capital
declared from the bench that questions
which delayed for four years an ac-
counting with the city Of Columbia by
public service corporation might have
been answered offhand by any bystand-
er, even though layman. NJ lii. -
with his marvellous brain and his
long and varied experience with the
administration Of the law the wizard OF
invention might, IL ne set himself to
the task. produce system OF practice
which would eliminate the evils OF
which he complains Cincinnati En-
quirer. @ gl ~ aH
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23
THE MIDLANDERS
By CHARLES TENNEY JACKSON
Author Of Che Dqy Of Souls MY Broihsr' K
tcopyrisht 1919, The Bobbs- Merrill Company


Glad for her! Curran reached out
again for Mich's hand. Glad for her!
He had been glad for her, and she had
| led him on, found for him the gold of
romance-a mans work, a world of
achievement, a life-a soul! Now the
phantoms were dissolving. For her he
was called to give them up. Even
through his dark voice was calling
his renunciation. Ha
II think, Mr.. Curran. you will with
draw. Your daughter, grown to wo-
manhood here; her success. her good
name everything points to your resig-
nation. Ladeau IL bought to silence.
No other soul, except the persons In
this room, knows the real facts. And
we" he glanced at Judge Van Hart
"can keep our counsel. But the price,
Curran, is this. have had a paper
drawn up-your announcement Of with
drawal. It merely states that for rea-
sons-business and personal-you will
not contest the election in the eigh-
teenth congressional district tomor-
row." a7as
The man before him muttered. "The
meeting {. the ballots my
name"
The little boss shrugged. 1T does not
matter. You withdraw-tonight. It
will be telegraphed to every precinct IN
our district. No word Of explanation
nothing" The voice was sounding out
Of q measureless pit to Curran's brain.
"Your daughter, Curran. Not to save
yourself. remember. But her, your child
who grew up beside you here all un-
known" .ps....}
The tumble Of paper came to Cur
rams hand. He saw It under the glare
Of the light above the table. Dizzy
words, typewritten-he could not tell Of
what. Only he must renounce. The
splendid structure of his new self. his
worth, his power, his life, had fallen.
It was the price Of youths adventure.
He would pay.
1.-The paper" he muttered; and sign
ed 1t as q dying man might drag pen
across its page. Then he sat back
staring. Thank God" he whispered,
mot too late-and she need never
know"
When he arose they did not know his
face, so changed was it by agony. The
Judge saw him cross the street in the
sunshine and enter his Office. There,
the printer and the press boy saw him
tumble among the type Of his ancient
fonts, his lips moving as he worked.
He dragged his steps nearer the printer
presently. BOX this. Jim-open the
front-page form-run 1t. And get the
paper out tonight. I'm going" His
gray lips whispered.
He moved out slowly, and on the cor
ner in the cold sunshine Of the Novem-
Der noon looked at letters Of flaming
red on the boards Of the old opera
house. A farmer had stopped his shag-
gy-bellied team to spell the wording:
TONIGHT!
OUR CONGRESSMAN!!!
Curran could not make out more. He
crept about the corner where the side
street led to the foot Of the bluff. Creep
ing, that was the way 1t seemed, when
he reached the trail to the hills.
Her hills! The hills Of the Midlands! !
The place Of the best men and women.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23
(To be Continued.)

1g A man Of small caliber Is some
times the greatest bore.
ts' The high cost Of food Is still agi-
tating the minds of the people, but
please to notice how little Is being said
about the high cost Of drinks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23

Novelty Fabrics.-New fabrics and
unheard Of names for them are some-
thing for the woman to reckon with
this season when she goes out to buy
her new garments. They are almost
worthy of key by which to connect
the strange sounding titles with the
goods whioh one instantly detects as
novel, Duvetyn Is a leading weave OF
woolen and Of silk, being really mem
Der Of the pile fabric family with a cut
surface. It Is soft, yet with plenty OF
body to make 1t desirable for entire
costumes or for trimming purposes
Peau du peche (peach skim, resembles
the texture Of the woolly outside Of q
peach, but feels almost like q piece OF
fine suede. Some expensive pieces OF
this are shown with pressed broche
effect. ...
Broadtail velour Is another new coat
ing material that Is wonderfully like
the real animal skin.-Philadelphia
Ledger.