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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09

1920 will buy lot 50x1G0. facing east.
on corner one block north of East
Lake car, 51st street. North Wood
lawn. This price includes $4,000 Inn
provements. Bender & Varley. Cham
har-(.omrnerce Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09

FOR SALE.
Beautiful 10 room, brick residence near
Rhodes Circle, incest part of South
Highlands low price and easy terms,
will take in other property in part pay
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09

FOR SALT room house and two lots,
live spring also 10 acres on macad-
am road. L. @. Pettyjohn, 1902 5th
avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09

Corner 66th street and I'd avenue south,
Woodlawn lot 0ox140: one story brick
store: 5000; will trade for anything
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09

FOR SALE-40 acres in original TIM
ber, 8 miles south of city, on rural
route. $500. L. G. Pettyjohr, 1909
5th avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09

oft Highland avenue, 10 rooms
on lot facing two streets. This Is
possibly the best bargain in east of
Goth street property being offered
in exclusive neghborhood; Five
beautiful bed rooms and large
sleeping porch; two tile bath rooms.
Oak floors, beam ceilings, paneled
walls. beautiful decorations and
electrical fixtures. Built-in fea-
lures; large basement with laun-
dry. Terms II desired
SPECIALS
RENTS-coMPLETE LIST.
FARMS
INSURANCE.
MESSER r. f. d I. CO,
224 n. 3st St
Phone $40.
FOR SALE-7room house and two lots,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09

FOR SALE-20 acres near Fulton
Springs. splendid mineral we'll good
orchard: 4 of railroad station and
same distance from macadam road.
L. G. Pettyjohn. toe 9TH avenue.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-29
When the Waltz Was Now,

have letter in my possession writ,
ten by n friend to my great-grand
mother In the year 1917. at Christmas
time. in which the lady expresses heI
grave disapprovil of the modern" ten.
dency toward rapid dancing The para
graph runs as follows:
II was yester evening at your Cousin
Betty's. where was much struck with
the new fashioned dances. which seem
ed, to me at any rate. to be out OF
keeping with the propriety and mod
esty which we look for in young ladies
of our class can only regret the dis
appearance Of those 'mazurkas' and gu
votes US well rs the 'minuets' and
hope that these new dances or 'valses
az l think they are named. will quick.
~ disappear from respectable society,"
Letter in London Telegraph.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-29
Brittany's Hair Harvest.

1t is at Easter time that the curious
hair harvest" of Brittany is "reaped"
by the travelling merchants. who go
from village to village buying the beau.
dful hair for which the Breton bellies
are famous. This is later destined to
be made up into transformations.
"fringes" and other mysterious ar
engagements with which ladies less
abundantly endowed by nature make
up their shortcomings in the Unatter of
"woman's browning glory" The eli
ents of the hair buyers are chiefly
country lasses in the remoter districts.
who are only too pleased to sell their
tresses In order to obtain little money
to spend at the Easter fairs. The thar.
vest" however. Is said not to be so
good as formerly. as with the spread
Of education and the love Of display
many girls prefer to keep their hair
Wide World Magazine
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-29
SAVED BY QUICK WIT.
A Reply That Won Napoleon and tine
Duke of Modena.

Duke of Modena.
In the French campaign in Italy, in
which Napoleon |. first began to win
the laurels which subsequently 50
abundantly crowned his career, Il
young Italian cavalry officer was taxi
en- prisoner.
Having serious doubts about his
safety. 1t occurred to the prisoner tc
pretend he was great parsonage. So
he promised rewards to his captors II
they would insure his good treatment.
adding contidentially that be was the
Duke of Modena.
He was exceedingly well cared for
and early next morning he. was called
before Napoleon. who was somewhat
puzzled at finding two Dukes of Mo
dena among his prisoners. for the real
duke was also a prisoner. The real
duke allgrily asked his counterfeit by
what authority he had assumed the
title re Duke of Modena The young
officer answered.:
Your grace, the peril of my situa.
ton yesterday was such that had /
known a more illustrious title would
not have assumed yours"
The reply so pleased both the duke
and Napoleon that he was forgiven his
deceit
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-29

=. An Austrian student when Informed
Of his failure in examinations shot
dead the professor informing him Of
the fact. The nervous susceptibility
of the student mind sometimes car
ries it too far.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-29
Not Him.

HAS my husband been in here?" In.
CURED woman of the bartender.
He's tall, red faced man. no over
coat, soft bat"
"a man answering that description
got bottle of whisky here about ten
minutes ago"
How big bother
Half a pint, ma'Rm."
"Some other man." said the woman.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-29
Be A MAN OF ACTION.

DON'T Fall into the an Do It Some
Day" Habit.
Some day" Is the one day Of the
865 that has no place In the calendar
and Is. still the most popular day for
making disagreeable engagements. II
is the day that every idle dreamer.
chooses to begin the monumental work
that 1t is to make his fame and for
tune. =. " ....
To-day Is always huddled, crowded.
too hot or too cold. too wet or too dry.
Today is out of the question. But
"some day" lies in the far golden haze
Of the future that seems to have in II
the infinite leisure of eternity. And so
we defer till the more convenient sea.
son that never comes what ought to
be done inStanter. without taking heed
Of our own feelings. our plausible oh
jections, and permitting the creeping
paralysis Of overmuch debate that
keeps the arm from striking while the
iron is hot.
These prophecies that begin With
''some day" and good resolution are
rarely converted into the past tense
The man of action makes his plans so
berly and takes the facts where he
can get them that will help him to de
eide what to do. But when his mind
Is once made up he goes ahead without
telling you much about It He does not
boast. He is too conscious of his own
fallibility to be cocksure of brilliant
and secure results. Philadelphia Led
ger
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-29

How do you like my new hat
Henry2"
"Can It be sent backT'
"No."
Most becoming you ever had. "-Chi
Pago News.
Had the Last Word,
The Professor acknowledging intro
duction,-Glad to meet you, Mr.. Mink
You are distant relative. I presume
Mr.. Mink-Of Mr.. Beaver, Mr.. Fox,
Mr.. Kuhn, Mr.. Aarten, MFR. Wolf OF
Mr. Fisher, you were about tn sayl
Not the slightest, sir.
The Professor Gorestalled but rally.
ing gamelyl-Well, you otter bel--Chi
cago Tribune.
Scared Her.
why has your wife decided to give
up the European trip she was contem
platingT'
''She happened to hear somebody say
that travelled broadened one."--Cbica.
90 Record-HeTald.
ANCIENT RIME,
T'HB law condemns tho man or woman
Who steals the goose from off tbs
common,
But lets the greater Eelon loose
VINE steals the common from tho goose
Selected
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-29
oouldn,f Sea Afn Third. :,

During the contemplating sea$on IN
Texas a colored brother who had gone
Into the country to work returned very
much disguised. Don't yo' git no
offahs ter pick no cottonT' asked O
friend. "Sech ez dey was. White
man done offered me one-third o. wat
All could pick. All done TUX look at
de field an saw dat when 1t wah all
picked 1t wouldn't amount ter one.
third. So All done lit out fer hnDoei"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-29

In the olden times a beach party
consisted Of beach, a big lunch and
several persons. Nowadays a beach
party consists OF man. a girl and a
secluded spot
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-29

Ha1ner would be glad to get rid ~
the lobbyist who spends such an nm.
considerable time bidding daughter
goodnight.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-29
His Limit.

and before we were married yon
said ynr would be willing to die for
me-"
II know t."
"And yet you refuse to beat tho
rugs"
Sure! Dying Ia my limit BOus
ton Post.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-29
Rnnilnd.

"His popularity is spelling him"
whats the matter Dow?
He's got 30 that he can't enjoy q
banquet unless he's at the speakerB'
table. "--Detroit Free Press.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-29

His Advantage.
A millionaire can stand being hated
by everybody because nobody WILL be
that way to his face.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26
BLACKSBURG FAIR
WAS BIC SUCCESS
Got the People Together in
Way They Never Before
Dreamed OF.
SHAKE-HAND POLICY TAKES
Weather Conditions and MI
Other Conditions Were Most
Favorable Fine Exhibits.

Hlacksburs. Va. October 25.-Co-
operation ana advertising are the two
most important factors i'm the develop
mcnt OF county. and In these Mont
gomcry haas been sadly lacking In the
past The people themselves hardly
realize the vast mineral. timber and
agricultural resources that lie at their
doors. the attention of outside capital
has never been drawn in this direction
10 any extent. and the people OF the
several sections OF the county hav.
not been afforded opportunity to get
together. except on Sham battle day
az Y. 7. l., which is "a day more for
pleasure Than for real ptoht 10 give
them chance TO get better acouaint-
ed 10 learn of the natural resources
that lie undeveloped about them and
10 give those from outside Il chance to
learn by seeing the first fair was
held at Blacksburs the past week and
proved st success in every why So
successful did il prove tliat "a per!na-
nent organization has been effected the
preparations FOR a bigger and better
fair in the carly fail Of 1914 Will he
gin long enough ahead to give every
body a chance 20 compete and Il Is
more than probable that MONTGOMERY
will hereafter be one of the counties
fairs in Virginia
Tie attendance on all three dave
exceeded the hopes OF the most opti-
mlstic. the weather conditions were Of
the best, there Was II spiri; OF interest
and enthusiasm that helped wonder
fully. ai,i those from other parts OF
tho State said they had never seen a
more attractive program OF anuse-
ments and attractions
The military exhibitions of the col
leGc cadets We're watched with Inter
est; the crowd that greeted Hon IL G.
Stuart on Friday numbered several
thousand people and surprised Mr.
Stuart himself and until the last note
or the carnival siren-horn died ont
Saturday night the crowd was large
and enthusiastic, and. with very few
exceptions. orderly and satisfied.
The college auditorium. very large
building, was lined with the creditable
exhibits In all the ten departments
i representing the products Of
housekeeper, the arts. the artists and
farm. garden orchard. the skill OF the
edle-worker;S I'm fact, everything
usually seen Mt q county fair. and these
of the very best. The exhibit of the
Blacksburg public school attracted
most favorable comment. and the
principal, Miss Emma Yerby, has been
asked to send this exhibit to the meet
ing Of the State association In Lynch
burg. The twelve dollar pillow, offer
ed by Luster, Henderson Company, Of
Blacksburg, went to Murphy Kelster.
tho fourteen-year-o old son OF A. II.
Keister, for his display of farm prod
ucts and the second prize-a n-dol-
lar pillow, given by Christiansburg
Hardware Company. as second premi-
(Continued on Sixth Page.l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26
STATE SCHOOL TO
HAVE FAIR EXHIBIT
Virginia Educational Conference
Big Efforts for School Fair
Exhibits in Lynchbure.

l-ynchburs'. Va. october 25.--Every
Virginia this Year has notified the in
dustrial and educational committee OF
the Virginia Federation ofs Women's
Clubs chat II VIII send ITS first prize
work 10 the STATE exhibit. which is TO
be ucid. mere on next November 81. ~
and IS. This insuucs the largest ex-
hbit OF school fair work ever held in
Virginia
THIS committee has been appointe ed
by the Superintendent OF Public In
struction, K. W Stearnes. TO have
charge Of the exhibit. and il is busy
sending out Instructions for shipments
of the county exhibits TO .I.ynchburg
ana making preparations Tor receivine
them and placing them In the large
city auditorium which has been set
aside for this purpose, All the rail
roads entering Lynchburg. The Norfolk
and Western the Chesapeake and
Ohio. and the southern. have agreed to
forward all the exhibits to and from
Lynchburg IN ;heir baggage cars free
of charge, when the exhibits are In
proper reccptacles for handling, trunks
or boxes. no package 10 weigh over
2S0 pounds. and not to be over forty
FIVE inches i'll any dimensions The
instructions sent out to the county
superintendent. state that each pack
age should he plainly marked "Vir-
ginia Education Conference, Lynch
burg, Va and should bear 1, shipping
tag signed by the division school SUI
perintendent. The local committee
will provide tor the trensfer OF ex-
N(ContIuucd. on SIytb pace - -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26
THE EARTH'S FRUIT
AND ITS GOODNESS
Pen Picture of Some of the
Good Found in Old
Virginia.

Am editorial writer OF the Cincin-
natl Enquirer has. without knowing it
perhaps, drawn Il very line pen pic
tnre of certain conditions in ola Nir-
Rinia The picture is worth repro
duction without another word OF com
ment. Here il is:
This Is above all others the fruit
season. ana how bountitui is our
Mother Earth In providing for all our
tastes and wants, Along with tho
gnrnerimg of the golden grain, with
which this year our barns are burst
ing. and the husking of the white and
yellow ears on almost every farm in
the land. comes the picking OF apples
pears. peaches. grapes and plums in
our latitude and so broad is our do
main, of oranges, lemons. pineapples
apricots and grapefruit IN warmer
regions.
There Is nothing more marvellous
In the whole realm or Nature. or fur
Their beyond our comprehension, than
the subtle alchemy by which. growing
out Of the same soil, two trees. pro-
duce such different fruits as the an
pie and the plum. or two apple trees
standing side by side and look mig Just
alike. give. one the golden sweetng
and the other the sour spice. Where
does the process or selection. assimi-
latlon and distribution of the neces-
sary materials go on? gov does their
reconstruction take place? Where and
how, from out the grlmy SOIL are
the pungent and pleasing havors
which the autumnal fruits bring us
elaborated? One would have supposed
that it was In tho roots, but that Is
ruled out by the fact that u sprig Of
N ~ l(COntinIIed ON Sfyfh Pace - ".
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26
THINGS ARE MOVING
DOWN IN DIXIE LAND
Industrial Development All Over
Great Southern Country Is
Graphically Shown.
VIRGINIA RIGHT IN THE SWIM
Big Coal Development Company
To Have Home Offices in
Greater Richmond.
Especial TO rho Times-Dispatcn.l

l''pV-idi 10 nc llneS- Dispatch.
Baltimore. October 25-Amonc the
many Southern industrial and other
developmental enterprises reported in
this weeks issue OF the Manufacturers
Record are the following:
sir Frank Crisp, London, England
representing England capitalists. is
reported 10 have completed nepotio-
lions FOR purchase OF New River. (Wcst
Nifeihiae coal and mining properties
Including $4,000 acres of land ,rG
hmety-siN collicries, with annual Out
put between 100000 and lO.O00.0OO
aonS, an" deposits or nearly 3.p00,000-
ouo tons; reported cost $4,000 O0D: pur
chaSefS propose extending d,.NrIon
mcntS, Increasing output ana shiDnine-
for. export and bunker trade. and viii
probably establish their central ottirn
in Richmond
samuel Insult. president Common
wealth Edison Electrical ,'omnaov
Chicago, Ill. is reported to have 'u,,y
chased stock of Electrical Transinis
sion Company. ST. Charles Va. which
has Installed hrst ,alit Of electric
pl"nt; purchaser. IS reported az plan
nlnf 10 increase facilities ana con
struct additional transmission line nj
cost of several million dollars for con
NeHinS electrically To Southwest Vtr-
sinla coal fields ana various cisies
j. vs.. Harvey, Pensacola. Ella and
associates plan TO construct HYDRO
electric plant with concrete dam on
fcrdtdo River. near Muscogee Ella to
generate electricity for transmission
to Mobile, Pensacola and other cities
VIII invest several hundred thousand
dollars.
Rome Hosiery Mills. Rome Ga. plans
to erect addition le0N6i feet. ana equip
with 100 knitting machines etc Will
also add two dyeinS machines and eN-
tractor in dye house and three dry
boxes and one press in boardroom
Fort Mill Manufacturing Company.
Fort MIL $. g, will build additions!
mill and install GOO looms with cleo
cards etc. in present mill to supply 500
looms; Will erect operatives cottages.
etc
Consolidated misunderstanding Com
pany. East Liverpool. Ohio. Will estab-
lish pottery plant at Grafton w. Va.
10 cost $4,000 for the building and
$4,000 for equipment. floor space
about 600 Y $50 feet; building to be OF
brick
t'-erican Metal Cross Tie Company.
Paducah Ky, was Incorporated with
capital stock OF 100000 to Introduce
metal crossties for railways: may man
ufacture or permit manufacture on
royalty basis
ollie Cypress Lumber Company. New
Orleans. La. purchased cypress timber
In Plaqucmine parish and win build
circular saw-mill of 10000 feet daily
capacity at Ollie, for cutting railroad
timbers.
Fairview Hosiery Company. Tarboro.
n. c.. was incorporated with capital
IContinued on Sixth Page.l -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26
DEMONSTRATION
THAT TOLD STORY
Fiiiy-Onc Counties That Showed
Up at the Virginia State
Fair.
BEST OF AGRICULTURAL WORK
L Enthusiastic Agents Proved,
What Can BE Done in Grand
Old Commonwealth.

For several months past much space
mas been given in the InduAtFbal See
lion of The Times Dispatc h 20 tine gen
eral subject OF Farm Demonstration
work in Virginia and all of the agents
OF the hfty-one counties in the State
VINO have attempted demonstration
work have been given free access 10
the columns that thcy might tell in IL
short ana comprehensive way what
demonstration has demonstrated In
their respective bailawicks. These let
iers from the county agents opcratinl,
under the genera! supervision OF Il. o.
sandy, the State Demonstration, have
been very entertaining, and have been
read with Il vast deal OF interest an
over the staff
The county agents have sometimes
talked through these columns in such
optolnistic tones they had 4 fear tnat
tile average reader would discount
their statements and so in nearly all
of the letters chat lave been printed
there was :, Kind OF implied suggestion
that II what was being told was not
believed IN the fulneAs thereof the
doubling Thomas's might come TO the
State Fair and SCI, FOR themselves that
the good results boosted OF had really
been accomplished.
They Got There All Right.
Sure enough hfty-onc OF the county
agents were on hand nj the State Fair
with county exhibits that abundnntly
proved all OF the good things they had
Been Boosting of. and all of the people
who attended the state Fair saw and
believed. and were Load in their praises
of the good things that had come forth
from the Farm Demonstration work as
IT, has been Systematically conducted
throughout the state or mt least as far
throughout the state, or at least as far
boards Of supervisors would permit II
under the law to he conducted.
Fiftv-one counties out of the loo i'm
the State have made provision for the
support ana maintenance of a county
Gemonst -ator and the exhibits these
agents made at the Fair are ample
proof that the supervisors were wise
in making provision for farm demon
stration work
The Prize winners.
few pictures on the front page Of
the Industrial Section tell better than
any language can just what manner
of n show the demonstrators made
Some right healthy little prizes were
offered for the best county displays
made of the work OF the demonstrators
able and in no sense paid the cost of
the exhibits. The demonstrators were
not so anxious for the prizes rs they
were TO show that demonstration really
demonstrates. Therefore, the prizes
and the premiums aside. they accom-
plished big work at the Virginia State
Fair, for they surely showed to the
people that Old Virginia can do mighty.
big things In the farming way when
it really tries.
1t is safe TO say that the most at,
tractive feature of the State Fair,
e Icontinucdi on Sixth Pagel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26

Ncontinucd on Sixth Page.l
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-04-25
Personal

Miss NJ. Beatrice Johnston of Grand
Forks, Miss Charlotte Jones Of Cav
alier, Miss Mamie Sorenson of CandO,
Miss May Packard of ROlla and Miss
Rosanna Duffy of Stanley, are county
superintendent in attendance at the
convention here this week. They are
guests at the Mckenzie hotel.
Miss I'catrice Johnston, superintcnd-
cnt Of county schools of Grand Forks
county, and president Of the alumni
OF the state university, who is in the
city and gave an address on the sub
jcct of efficient Visit With the Coun-
ty superintendent this morning at
the session being held here.
National Commissioner of Education
p. c. ClaXton, of Washington, D. c.,
who was to have made an address to,
the county superintendent on Thurs
day, was unable to be present on ac-
count OF the illness or his wife.
Miss Irene Gibson, who teachers at
Mckenzie, is the guest for a few days
at the Hotel Mckenzie of Miss Char
lotte Jones. county superintendent.
States Attorney Geo. NJ. McKenna
of Napoleon is among prominent visit
ors in Bismarck this week.
States Attorney G.. w. Thorpe Cs
jamestown has matters of a legal ma
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-04-25
Commissioner Gi|bredth and
Secretary Young Spoke
CONTINUED from Page One.)

Continued from Page One.)
space is located n the main exhibit
room; 1000 square feet in rle an
mex; 432 square feet in an addition and
4,C9l square feet on the third floor.
This last mentioned division is divid.
ed into thirty different rooms for as
many different fms.
The plan Is, with reference to these
thirty rooms, and tl( five spaces on
the first floor, 10 90 to the business
men of this and other cities and In.
stead Of asking them TO contribute SO
much cash, sell them a room at the
stipulated price of IS cents per square
foot, where each firm can exhibit its
wares Or business interest. This will
be giving value received !ol the con.
tributiOn.
Those of you who have attended the
Fargo fairs will doubtless recall that
on the west side of those grounds is
constructed what is known as the
merchants pavilion in a semi-circle.
Here is built booths ana probably ev-
cry merchant or business in
tiit Guy MAKES dix cAlllDlL cdCl year.
Outside of the horse races, there is
nothing on the gl5unds attracts more
attention or draws larger crowds.
These 7siness firms advertise their
particular lines Of trade, get acquaint-
ed with prospective purchasers, hand
otherwise call attention to the varied
interests and industries of that city.
This exhibit is not only attractive, but
gives to the fair an al rof diversified
ton and business industry.
| admire the pluck, assurance, con-
summate skill and unqualified nerve
Of the people Of Fargo. There is moth
ing too great or small that tile citizens
Of that city will. not. undertake. and
thai they make a success o f what
they undertake gees without saying.
When they asked the merchants Of
Fargo to join them in their undertake
in3 to have a mercantile display at the
fair, it is quite evident that they ap-
preciated the opportunity and imme-
dlately accepted the proposition. Near
ly all, if not all, of those merchants
had splendid exhibits which drew the
attention and inspection Of a majority