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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

followed his grandmothers teachings
pretty carefully, but his quick wits and
his quicker little feet saved him from so
many dangers that he became quite puffed
up with conceit and thought himself the
smartest little animal 1n all the Green
Forest. This tells the roishaps that befell
him because he was so proud, and taught
him some of the things that little foxes
should never forget.
THE ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY
: CHUCK
johnny Chuck suddenly became classi-
fled with his home in the Green Forest.
so he started out to see the world But
In the Green Meadows he met Polly Chuck
and the two made a new home in the
old orchard. Here they brought up their
family of baby woodchucFs. and Johnny
Chuck found his hands full teaching the
little ones proper behavior and guarding
them from danger.
THE CUR AND THE COYOTE"
BY Edward Peple. Illustrated by r. L.
Goldberg Moffat Yard & Co. New
York.
Edward Peple. who writes the most de-
lightful sort Of little stories has done
z very clever one in The Cur and tho
IL "a dsdicates the listlss story very At.
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THE BOOK SHELF
Continued from Previous Page,

South Seas, this is true picture, de-
picting life in the islands as it really
exists today. Although Ralph Stock is
no imitator, Mariana" recalls some of
Robert Louis Stevenson's best tales The
author, an educated yound Englishman
of unusual intelligence and perspicacity.
who was once made chief in Fiji ex-
hibits the keen, wonderful grasp of
life and conditions in the South Seas
which actual knowledge alone can fur
nish. His vivid story of beautiful. edu-
| Gated girl who suddenly learns that she
is half-caste, and the complications
that follow when MsTama and Craig
Templeton, an Englishman who is hid
ing in the F'ijian Islands to escape the
law, fall in love with each other will
enlist the interest and sympathy of
every reader.
"A vAGABOND IN NEW YORK"
BY Oliver MADDOX Hueffer; eight Illus
trations by Roy Z. Hallings. The John
Lane Co, publishers, New York.
Oliver MADDOX Hueffer author of "A
Vagabond in New York." has just been
appointed editor of the Onlooker and
The Throne, London.
In his ne wbook Mr.. Hueffer has cer-
tainly written the sort of book that
Will please the lover of novels and the
lover of true advent ure.
In il We have the Experiences of an
educated Engl ishman who stranded and
penniless in New oYrk was compelled
to accept any sort of Job to save him
from starvation.
We see him fulfilling various roles
salesman In delicatessen shop. side
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AMERICANS SAID TO
Be EXTRAVAGANT
Figures Presented to Prove
COntentiOn-Bills Large
LARGE LIQUOR BILL
Amounts to SS59, 500, 900 for the Year.
Tobacco is Also Big Item-Autos
Swell the Total

II ever eStravaganee has been the ma
tional sin Of the United States it is to-
day. And American waste is its twin sis
ter.
Mr.. Midas -up-to-date makes merry at
the mere thought of it and latter-day
Lucullus laughs.
Are people nowadays they ask you, any
more extravagant than the ancient sybar-
ties of the days of the Caesars and
Nero? How about the money-reellless
profligates Of the wanton courts of the
later Louis, who busted their love mis-
sives with powdered peals to dry the ink
from them? How about the other men
and other women of other times2 They
want to know.
Very well, here are some of the amaz-
ing figures. Not Pigments, these, of the
oeerheated brain of the zealot; not gen
eralities that glitter and fade without so
much as a figure to bolster them up. No;
here are the cold. calm, dispassionate
rows of digits culIed from the apparently
dry-as-dust government reports issued at
the end of the fiscal year. July !, which
tell their story without the Tilt of an ac-
cent OF the uIOD Ol IL lOdl, says NiiC A>CW
York World.
Automobiles cost us more than house
hold chauffeurs and garage mechanics
more than we do our public school
teachers Our bill for diamonds during
the past decade has been just about
enough to buy and build the Panama
canal--the most stupendous engineering
work of all ages. We spend more for
beer than for bread. More bartenders
are needed to serve drinks TO American
men than workers on their clothing and
shoesi we pay more for intoxicants than
we do for meat-the biggest single item
of all our vast expenditures.
Nor is this more than merely scratch
ing the surface. Our wantonness of
waste is right here TO see in the tell
tale columns of figures.
Begin with any item-beer, for instance.
All right For the u months just past
the American man-and woman-has con-
sumed 6450O, 600 barrels ofsbeer, more than
1000,000 barrels more than ever before,
breaking all records. There are about
500 glasses of beer in a barrel 1t costs
cents a glass; let us assume. Very well,
then the 32,O0O,0O0,000 glasses of beer we
have poured down our thirsty throats in
the past Il ulOHlnS nave Cost us >l,olz,JVu-
600. This would have paid the national
debt and left us nearly s6OO0OO,0Oo on the
right side of the ledger.
Whisky? Almost as bad. We crank
143, 100000 gallons of spirits in the L
months, according to revenue statistics.
"Some" Liquor Bill
At 10 cents drink our liquor bill figures
$S59,S00.00O for the year. And the value oi
all the bread in the bakeries of the coun.
try was but 1896, ,S65,0 600 Twice as mucl
for whisky as for bread and four times
as much for beer.
There is today on storage in the United
States 263, 7s6,070 gallons of whisky. an in
crease of nearly 50 per scent in 10 years
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Crepe Kimonos, in beautiful Japanese
floral designs. Priced special from 98c
to Observation-Disclosures. 2eB
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tractiveIy in the following manner:

tractively in the following manner:
I'm AFFECTIONATE DEDICATION TO
THE GUARD.'''
Give us the conscience that good dog
owns,
The love, the trust, that guides his faith
fnl feet,
The courage of dog that helps him pass
the meat
And smile ana be contented with his
bones.'
The Illustrations by Mr.. Goldberg are
In his very best vein and the little story
is we'll worth reading and learning a les
son from.
OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED. (REvIEW
LATER.)
THE IRON TRIAL. BY Rex Beach.
Harper Brothers. publishers. New York.,
5 THE STEAM SHOVEL. MAN" BY
Ralph d. Paine. Illustrated by B. J..
Rosenmeyer Charles scrbner's Sons,
Publishers. New York.
''sONNIE's BOYS PEOPLE. By
James B. Connolly Illustrated. Charles
scribner's Sons, Publishers New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19


show fakir, ice cream vendor. attend
ant to an elephant at Coney-always
with unfiinching dexterity.
The book is more especially inter-
esting for the comparisons Mr. Hueffers
shrewd brain is able to draw between
us and our trans Atlantic cousins.
1t is brimful of simple, unaffected wit
and humor.
THE WORLDS DAUGHTERS.''
By Cyril Harcourt The John Lane Co.,
Publishers, New York.
The story of THE Worlds Daughters, .
which Cyril Harcourt has told so charm
ingly, begins with a summer morning
when a young man and a young woman
quietly. by chance meet each other at a
railway station.
Previously, they have been absolutely
unknown to each other.
They both were bent upon the same
quest and both were deferred by the same
obstacle; they wished to make the most
Of this glorious summer day. but without
a companion 1t seemed a forlorn hope
then, somehow, they found themselves in
the same carriage. bound for the same
spot, planning their holiday programme
together. They afterwards looked back
upon this day as red letter one in the
calendar Of their lives. but the troubles
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Silk Kimonos, in every new design and
coloring, fabrics of messaline and crepe
de chine, at a price range from $2.98
to ..,.............. 1896
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

Waist effects in silk at price range
from ................ .$1.98 TO 1895
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A large showing of very pretty effects in
Flannelette Kimonos. Priced at .$f.e8
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Promnt

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Post--A beautiful garden party WA
given yesterday under the auspices oi
Lady Black
Mrs. Newrich--rl have our landsca ps
architect plant some auspices on oul
lawn at once. 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Chafed, Swollen, Tired Feet That
Ache and Throb With Pain
Are Soon Relieved by TIZ.

TIZ makes sore feet fairly dance
with delight Away go the aches and
pains, the corns, calluses, blisters, bun
ions and chilblanes
T1Z draws ont the acids and poisons
that puff up the feet. No matter how
hard you work, how long you dance,
how long you are on your feet TIZ
brings that restful foot-comfort that
puts you at ease with yourself and all
the world.
T1Z, % cents a box. sold everywhere,
or sent direct, on receipt of price, by
Walter Luther Dodge & Co, Chicago,
ILL., Recommended by all drug stores,
department and general stores. Ask
for TIZ, get TIZ, and don't be Goa xed
TO take anything else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Silk Petticoats
Shirtwaists

Splendid values in Lingerie Voiles. and
Cotton Crepe; white and dainty light col
ored effects. Priced special at =. 9Sc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

Some of the most daring automobile
drivers have signified their intention of
entering the big Vanderbilt Cup race.
which will be held in Savannah during
thanksgiving week. The contest prom
isss to be keen struggle for the coy
eted prize.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
tBy Associated Press.l

Washington, April 1O.-Secretary
McAdoo's gag order was extended
from the Assistant Secretaries of the
Treasury, to whom it originally ap-
piled, today to every bureau and di-
vision chief in the Treasury Depart
ment.
Surgeon General Blue of the Public
Health Service was forbidden to give
out any news whatsoever Of the gov
ernment's tests of the Friedman vac
cine, or warn the public OF danger
of diseases or epidemics.
The life-saving service is forbidden
TO issue news of vessels in great dis
tress. All such information must now
be sent to Secretary McAdoo's office
before announcement.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
SAM HOUSTON
ATHLETES COMING
Will Arrive Tonight Fourteen Strong
to Contest with Allen Acad-
emy GIadiators.

The Sam Houston track team, four
teen strong, will invade Bryan tonight
at midnight prepared to give the Allen
Academy boys a nip and tuck contest
tomorrow afternoon.
Word was received from Huntsville
last night that the men were conf
dent that they could take the measure
of the local boys, but the Allen aggre-
cation is telling a different story.
Coach Melton will put the finishing
touches on his men at a short practice
this afternoon.
Arrangements have been made to
run a special car from the Houston
and Texas Central depot to the acad'
emy every twenty minutes, beginning
at 1880 tomorrow afternoon.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
NEWS NOTES FROM
NATIONS CAPITAL
Secretary McAdoo Puts on Gag Rule and
Censorship Equal to Mexico-Manu-
facturers Will Not Be Heard on
Tariff Matters

united attack, charging the Demo
cratic tariff, in some instances,
amounts to free trade.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
Proceedings in House and Senate.
[By Associated Press.

By Associated tTeSS.J
Washington, April 10-In the House
today Representative Hobbs intro
duced a resolution for a Constitu-
tional amendment for the direct cleo
ton of the President and Vice Presi-
dent and for a single term Of seven
years.
Representative Bartholdt introduced
bill to limit the President to four
two-year terms.
Representative Neeley introduced a
measure to provide for the popular
election of United States District
Court judges every four years.
Three investigation resolutions were
introduced in the House providing,
respectively, for an inquiry into the
Legislative and executive commissions
tobacco pool at Henderson, KY, and
into the alleged extortionate price the
government pays for elevators.
Representative Murdock introduced
bill providing for labelling clothing
and textiles, and making the mis-
branding a misdemeanor.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
ANOTHER RUNAWAY.

One of the Cole Hardware Com
pany's wagons was left standing in
front of the Grant Lumber Company
late yesterday afternoon, and the
horse ran away, colliding with some
draws backed up at the curb in front
of the Princess Theatre. The coupling
pole of the wagon broke, and the bed
was thrown over onto the sidewalk
while the front and rear wheels were
widely separated. The damage was
easily repaired and no harm was
done.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
MEXICAN LABORERs
STRIKE At FL PAs0
LBy Associated Press.l

Ell Paso, Texas, April 10.-Trouble
is feared at an Ell Paso smelter where
several hundred Mexican laborers are
on strike for shorter hours and more
pay. There were many fights at the
nlant last night with deputy sheriffs.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10

perative necessity for "comprehen-
sive and systematic plan of drainage
and flood control. | hope your delib-
erations may mark long step for
ward in this direction"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
STATE TREASURY
BADLY BUSTED
Outstanding Warrants May Run Five
Months Before They Can
Be Paid.
tBy Associated Press.l

Austin, Texas, April lO.-State
Treasurer Edwards announced today
that such a heavy deficiency exists in
the treasury that warrants, beginning
with those issued this month, will be
DELAYED in payment from two to five
months each. June. July and August
warrants will receive five months de-
lay.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
SEVENTY-F|VE
MILLION ACRES
President Wilson Recognizes Neees-
sity for Comprehensive Sys-
tenn of Drainage.
tBy Associated Press.l

St. Louis, Mo-, April 1O.-The Ma
tional Drainage Commission is prepar'
ing a proposed bill for introduction in
Congress to reclaim 75,OOO,OOO acres
of overflow lands.
President Wilson today telegraphed
that the recent floods show the i'm
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
TEMPLE GETS NEXT
TEMPLAR C0NCLAVE
IBy Associated Press.l

Corpus Christi, Texas, April 10
Temple secured the next convention
of the State Knights Templar, in ses-
sion in this city. The date will be
chosen later. ]. Jefferson Davis OF
Galveston was elected grand COM
mander
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
tn GIVE SMALL Man
AN EQUAL CHANCE
IRy Associated Press.l

Chicago, April 10,-At the final ses'
sion today of the Conference on Mar
keting and Farm Credits, Herbert
Myrick of Springfield, Mass, presi-
dent Of several weekly farm papers,
proposed plans for making it relative
ly as easy for the farmer and all men
of small means to borrow money as
for the big interests.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
Manufacturers viii Not Be Heard.
[By Associated Press'I

[By Associated Press'I
Washington, April 10.-The Senate
finance committee has decided not to
give a hearing on the tariff bills to
the many manufacturers who had
asked to go before this committee
hut II decided the House ways and
means committee hearing in January
furnished all the information the SEN
ate needs along this line.
The Republicans are, preparing a
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
COMPROMISE PREVENTS
TELEPHONE STRIKE
Instead of Raise in Wages Each op'
orator Will Be Paid Bonus at
End Of Year for Faith
ful Service.
tBy Associated Press.l

Boston, Mass, April 10.-A compro-
mise was made today of very threat
ening telephone operators strike here.
Of an increase in wages, the
company will pay at the end OF each
year s25 to 500 to each employe as
bonus for faithful service.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
POPE's CONDITION IMPROVED
IRY Associated Press.l

Rome, April 1O.-At noon today the
Pope's condition was much better, but
his continued heart weakness is caus-
ing much anxiety.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-10
FLOOD DAMAGE GREAT
IN LAMAR COUNTY
tBy Associated Press.l

tBy Associated Press.l
Paris. Texas, April 10.-Additional
reports received today indicate the re-
cent floods in southern Lamar County
did thousands of dollars damage.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-15
HEARS CAMERON
CATTLE APPEAL CASE

Judge S. B. Cooper concluded the
taking Of testimony in the case of the
Cameron Cattle company against the
collector of customs at Ell Paso, late
Tuesday afternoon and left for los
Angeles. where a similar hearing is
to be held for the board of general
appraisers.
The Cameron case will be presented
to the board of three appraisers at
New York, on November Z for final
decision. All of the evidence heard
here Monday and Tuesday will be for
warded to New York and Judge Cooper
will review the case before the board,
of which he is a member. The case in
wolves the payment of $4,000 in the form
of a fine for differentiation and ad-
dltlonal duties. The former collector
claimed that the Cameron company
undervalued 1898 head of Mexican
cattle The fine and additional duties
were assessed and the company ap-
pealed. The hearing here was the re-
suit of the appeal.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-15
Darken
Your Gray Hair
Use Grandma's Sage Tea
and Sulphur Recipe and
Nobody will Know.

The use of Sage and Sulphur for re-
storing faded, gray hair to its natural
color dates back to grandmOther's
time She used it to keep her hair
beautifully dark. glossy and abundant
When ever her hair fell out or took on
that dull, faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect.
But brewing at home is mussy and
out-of-date. Nowadays, by asking at
any drug store for a so cent bottle of
''Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem
edy," you will get this famous old
recipe which can be depended upon to
restore natural color and beauty to the
hair and is splendid for dandruff, dry
feverish, itchy scalp and falling hair
a well-known downtown druggist
says 1t darkens the hair so naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell it has
been applied. You simply dampen
sponge or soft brush with it and draw
this through your hair, taking one
strand at time. By morning the gray
hair disappears, and after another APP
plication or two, 1t becomes beautifully
dark. glossy, soft and abundant.-Ad-
vertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-15
This Lady
0beyed Husband
In Matter Where Her Hap.
piness Was at Stake, and
is Mighty Glad She Did.

Sheldon, S. C.-In advices from this
town, Mrs. ]. B. Marvin writes as fol-
lows: For more than three years.
suffered with womanIy troubles. and
none of the different treatments IN
derwent, seemed to do me any good.
I also had pains in my left side. so
bad. at times, I could hardly get up.
Ny husband told me to buy some
I Cardui, the woman's tonic. and did.
I started taking it, and soon began
to feel better. I took only a few bot
ties. and now I am perfectly well, and
able to do anything.
Cardui has done me a world of
good. It certainly cured me of the
trouble I had and I am getting along
nicely.
I have recommended the remedy to
other sufferers, and they have all been
benefited by it.
will always keep Cardui in my
home for use in time of need"
Cardui is a purely vegetable remedy,
containing no harmful mineral prod
ucts. It's ingredients act in a helping,
building way, on the womanly consti-
tuition. It has been relieving wo-
manly troubles. for over half a cen
fury. during which time. it has proven
Of more than ordinary value as
tonic for weak women.
You can rely on CarduI. It will do
for you. what it has done for thou
sands of others. It will help you. Be
gin to take Cardui today.
n. B-Write to. Chattanooga Medi-
cine Co., Ladies Advisory Dept, Chat
tanooga, Tenn, for Special Instructions
on your case and 64-page book. Home
Treatment for Women" sent in plain
wrapper-Advertisem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-15
CHILDREN HATE OIL,
CALOMEL AND PILLS
s1CaIifOrnia Syrup of Figs best Tor
tender stomach, liver, bowels
tastes delicious.

Look back at your childhood days,
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calOmel, cathartlcs- HOW
YOU hated them. how you fought
against taking them
with our children it's different
Mothers who cling TO the old form OF
Dhysic simply don't realize what they
DO, The chiIdren's revolt is Well
founded. Their tender little 'lnsldes
are injured by them
If your child's stomach, liver ana
bowels need cleansing, give only DELI
cious California Syrup of Figs. Its
action is positive but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take II; that it never falls TO
clean the liver and bowels and sWeeten
the stomach, and that teaspoonfuI
given today saves a sick child TO-
morrow
ASK your druggist for a 5O-cent bot
tie of California Syrup Of Figs,
which has full directions for babies
children OF all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on each bottle. Beware or
counterfeits sold here. See that 1t IS
made by California Fig syrup Com
pany.' Refuse any other kind with
contempt Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-15

| Helen had made up her mind that she
! was just the type she wanted-a good
! clean, wholesome Irish girl. But what
; if this woman downstairs should en-
gage her first?
Just then a pleasant faced old man
came tim;dly to the door,
Pardon me. ma'am, but I'm Nora
uncle. I heard her talking to you and
! I'm very anxious that she should get
yes. that's right" smiled Helen en-
cOuragingly, for she was glad to learn
something of Nora from this uncle
she just told me that she's been in
this country only two weeks"
Yes, ma'am, but she's been in the
service in Ireland. Nora is a mighty
good girl. She takes interest in her
work and everybody likes her. Do you
live here in the city, ma ann"
Helen. feeling that she would have a
better chance of getting Nora if she
could win the confidence of her uncle,
told him of their apartment and just
what she expected of girl.
Yes, ma'am, that's just the kind of
place I'd like for Nora I'll just go
down and speak to her-shen be right
up again"
Helen could hear plainly the voices
at the foot of the stairs, and she could
not help but listen.
In a few moments the uncle entered
again with an apologize I'm sorry,
ma am. to keep you waiting but there's
d woman DOWNSTAIRS VINO wants nora
to go home with her this afternoon.
She seems to bea very nice woman
She seems to be a very nice woman,
would go with you When a man gets
to be my age, he can judge something
of peoples faces, and I think you'd be
good TO anybody that worked for you"
q try to be-" answered Helen, who
could not resent the childlike sim
plicity of this old man.
IF you don't mind, I'll just show
a ~ nd
he brought from the hall room an old
fashioned photograph.
1t was a quaint picture of an old
woman in her best black gown. The
plain. honest face was Enthusiastically
like Nora's.
This was taken in IreIand?" as
Helen noticed the photographers
stamp.
Yes. ma'am, she was never out Of
ireland She was my only sister.
What Warren Said.
Nora herself now appeared with an
awkward apology for having kept
Helen waiting. She said quite frankly
she was not going with the other
woman because she did not want to go
to the country.
Half an hour later Helen left the
house with the promise of both Nora
and her uncle that she would come
tomorrow morning at o'clock.
There was a drug store on the cor
phone booth and joyf1lly called up
Warren.
Dear, 7 We got a girl-and I think
she's going to be really goOdI She's
green, of course, but she's clean and
willing and looks like she'll learn very
fast. She's coming in the morning"
We'll, don't get excited till you've
got her on the job. Chances are some
bodyn offer her more money and she
won't turn up" was Warren's com
forting comment