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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-13

Atlanta, January 12.-(Special. )-There
seems to be an impression over the state
that several politicians are cunning. !"
to use an appropriate figure, for the job
of State Game Commissioner Jesse Mer-
Ger.
No names of particular candidates have
been offered. but several papers, par
suggestions that Commissioner Mercer s
job was being eagerly sought. and that
he would have opposition when the time
comes around again for the governor to
make an appointment.
The next appointment of state game
commissioner will be made by Governor
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the financial headquarters of the church
worked on the project four years, claim
ing all the time that the financial head
quarters of the church ought to be in tho
heart Of the south. where greater activi-
ties OF the negro church people centered.
In choosing birmingham for his head
quarters, he has been instrumental in be-
ing of much material benefit to the ne
groes of the community and to the whole
city for as treasurer of the connection,
handles in the course of year upwards
of $4,000. Already for the first six
months of the conference year his report
will show collections aggregating more
than $4,000.
The Metropolitan A. NJ. r.. Zion church
will be the host of the council DIR. J. r.
Moreland, besires being one of the strong
est individual pastors in the connection,
is a general officer, holding the position
of secretary of the Christian Brother
ganlzation within the church. The ne
groes of Birmingham, regardless TO de-
nomination are throwing open their doors
in welcome TO the thousands of minis
ters and laymen who will attend the
meetings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-13
TO THE POLICY HOLDERS:

the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-13
Glove Cleaners

From the st. Louis Herald.
white kid gloves that are not badly
soiled can be cleaned at home with a
mixture of finely powdered fullers earth
and alum. says an exchange. This should
be well rubbed in with a clean piece of
flannel and then thoroughly brushed off
with soft clean brush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-13
SECOND TERM OF INSTITUTE
Marion Institute Opens After Holi-
days in Flourishing Condition

Marion. January 12.-(Special.)-Th sec
ond term of the Marion institute has
opened with a large increase of attend
ance. and although the new president $
home has given additional accommoda-
tions in the college the capacity of the
school is taxed to the utmost. The new
students already enrolled have come from
Texas. Missouri, Mississippi Kentucky,
Tennessee, as well as from Alabama. A
noteworthy Increase has been made In the
army and navy coaching courses. for An
napolis and Vest Point. and in the OK
ford Rhodes scholarship courses. The
Marion institute has developed strong
courses to prepare for Annapolis and
West Point so that southern boys can
now receive expert coaching and strong
college courses in the south. During the
past year Marion graduates have won
high honors both at Annapolis and West
Point. The enrolment of army and ravy
students is now the largest in the his
tory of the institute.
The birthday of Robert f. Lee viii be
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20
AS TO FAVOUR.
Found Her Favorlte Again.

A bright young lady tells how she
came to be acutely sensitive as to the
taste Of coffee:
my health had been very poor for
several years." she says. Il loved
coffee and drank 1t for breakfast, but
only learned by accident, as 1t we're,
that 1t was the cause Of the constant,
dreadful headaches from which | suf-
fered every day, and of the ervou
ness that drove sleep from my pillow
and so deranged my stomach that
everything / ate gave me acute pain.
(Tea liz Just as injurious, because it
/, contains caffeine, the same drug found
in ~cofee.)
MY condition finally got so serious
that / was advised by my doctor to go
to a hospital. There they gave me
what l supposed was coffee, and l
thought 1t was the best l aver drank,
but | have since learned 1t was
Postum. l gained rapidly and came
home in four weeks.
Somehow the coffee we used at
home didn't taste right when / got
back. ! tried various kinds, but none
tasted as good as that l drank In the
hospital, and all brought back the
dreadful headaches and the 'sick-all-
over feeling.
"0ne day l got a package OF Postum,
and the first taste OF 1t l took, I
said that's the good coffee we had in
the hospital, | have drank It ever
since, and eat Grape-Nuts for my
breakfast. / have no more headaches,
and feel better than | have for years"
Name given upon request. Read the
famous little book. "The Road to Well
ville." In pkgs. There's q reason"
Postum now comes In concentrated.
powder form. called Instant Postum.
1t 10 prepared by stirring a level tea
spoonful in a cup OF hot water, adding
sugar to taste, and enough cream to
bring the color to golden brown.
Instant Postum IL convenient;
there's no waste; and the favour Is al
ways uniform. Sold BY grocers-46
70 Scent tin 80 cts, 90 to 1oo-cup tin
30 cts.
A Soup trial tin mailed for grocera
name and 2-cent stamp for postage
Postum Cereal Co, Ltd. Battle Greek
! Mich. ADV.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20
SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones. vice.
president of the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company of New York. thirsting Tor
romance, is in Cairo on a business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel IN
Cairo with a carefully guarded bundle.
Ryanne sells Jones the famous holy Yht-
DrdeS rug which he admits having stolen
from q pasta at Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan and later Is introduced TO
Fortune Chedsoye by a woman 10 wnom
some months previously, and who turns
out to be Fortunes mother. Jones taxes
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune TO a POLO
game. Fortune returns TO Jones me
money borrowed by her mother. Mrs.
Chedsoye appears to be engaged in some
mysterious enterprise unknown to the
daughter. Ryanne interests Jones IN the
United Romance and Adventure com,
soany. a concern which for a price Will
arrange any kin of an adventure TO Or
der. Mrs. Chedsoye, her brother, Major
Callahan, Wallace and Ryanne. as the
United Romance and Adventure company
sDlan a risky enterprise involving Jones.
Ryanne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
MS intention to marry Fortune. MIS-
-Htedsoye declares she VIII not permit II.
p ans are laid to prevent Jones satllng
Cor home, Ryanne steals Jones letters
nd cable dispatches. He wires agent N
New York, in Jones' name. that he Is
renting house in New York. to some
friends. Mahomed, keeper OF the holy
EaFpet, Is on Rydnne TRAIL ny amy
nromises Fortune that he will see that
Tones comes to no harm as a result of his
purchase of the rug. Mahomed accosts
Ryanne and demands the Yhiordes rug,
Ryanne tells him Jones has the rug ano
euggests the abduction Of the New YorE
merchant as a means Of securing its re.
turn. The rug disappears from Jones
room. Fortune quarrels with her mothel
when the latter refuses to explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets a mes
sage purporting to be from Ryanne ask
mysterious actions. Fortune gets a mes
sage purporting to be from Ryanne ask,
Ing her to meet him in a secluded place
that evening. Jones receives a message
asking him to met Ryanne at the English
Bar the same evening. Jones is carried
81 Into the desert by Mahomed n MI
sccomplices after a desperate fight.
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swift, decisive battle against the on
set Of tears: she smiled, and he was
too far away to see the swimming
eyes.
A bawling Of voices, a swapping OF
the kurbash upon the TANKS Of the
camels, and the caravan was once
more under way. George looked at
his watch, which fortunately had been
overlooked by the thieving natives,
and found 1t still ticking away brisk
ly. 1t was after nine. 1t was a COM
fort to learn that the watch had not
been injured. Most men are method
ical In the matter Of time, no matter
how desultory they may be in other
things. There is a peculiar restfui-
ness in knowing what the hour is,
whether it passes quickly OF whether
1t drags.
Further investigation revealed
that his letter Of credit was undis-
turbed and that he was the proud pos
SCISSOR Of six damaged cigars and q
box Of cigarettes. Instantly the
thought Of being days without tobacco
smote him almost poignantly. He was
an inveterate smoker, and the fact
that the supply was SO pitiably small
gave unusual zest to his craving. He
now longed for the tang OF the weed
upon his lips, but he held out man
fully. He would not touch a cigar OF
cigarette till nightfall, and then be
made up his mind to smoke half Of
either. The touch. selfish and calcu
lating, Of the miser, stole over him
II Ryanne was without the soother
SO much the worse for him. The si1
cigars he would not share with thu
archangel Michael, supposing tina
} gentleman came down for a smoke.
Forward, always forward, winding
I, in and out of the valleys, trailing owe
t the hills. never faster, never slower
: Noon came, and the brilliance Of at
ernoon dimmed and faded into tn
short twilight. Were they never &c
ing to stop? One hill more. an
y George, to his infinite delight, saw
d cluster Of date-palms ahead, a mil
n or SO; and he knew that this was
g be the haven for the ship Of the de-
n ert. The caravan anne to 1t undo
d the dim light Of the few stars ths
had not yet attained their refulgenc'
Under the palms were a few deserte
o mud-houses, huddled d~ejectedly t
o gether. like outcasts seeking the nea
ness rather than the companionship
Y the co-unfortunates. Men had DIVE
% here once upon a time. but the plagr
Is had doubtless counted them out. Oh
d by one. They made camp near Il
~ well. which still contained water.
10 Prayers. A wailing chanted for
n toward Mecca God IL great. The
t. Is no God but God"
K George had Witnessed prayers
n often that he no longer gave attentit
to the muezzin calling at eventi'
er from the minaret. But out here,
In the blank wilderness, 1t caught hi
ut again. caught him as 1t had new
sc done before. A SILVER stirred the ha
at the base Of his neck. The lei
M bodies, one not distinguishable fro
tho other now, kneeling. standir
70 sweeping the arms, touching the FOL
er head upon the rug. for even the 10
est camei-boy had his prayer-rt
ng ceaselessly informing the set phrases
He George felt shame grow in hfp hea
OF Was be as loyal to bis God a. the
d; were 70 theiraf
he c-o HI coNTzNUEpS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20
LARGE FLY IN THE OINTMENT
Successful Candidate Should Have
Been Happy, but There Were
Reasons Why He Was Not.

Il suppose you're very happy, 20
that you're elected mayor?"
well l can't say that am.
thought I would be, but 1t hasn't work
ed out that way"
But you got such a splendid vote.
1t ought to make you feel happy 10
think the people have such confidence
in you"
THAT is cheering, of course It Is
fine to know that the majority OF the
people believe in you. Still, I'm not
altogether ~contented."
Il can't understand it at all. Here
you've been elected to the highest
honor in the community; you have
splendid opportunities to do good
work; you may graduate from this po-
sition to broader service in the state.
and possibly from the state to the
nation. You ought to be happy II any
one is"
Il know it. But I'm not. The fact
is l am up against 1t. | have four
political managers who did splendid
service for me, and each n demands
the same job."-Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20

floating in his glass of wine. All, for
the dregs OF that bottle now; warmth,
revival, new courage! . Curse
the luck! There went one Of his
pumps. He called out. The mar rid
ing in front and leading Georges
camel merely gave a yank at the rope.
The camel responded with a cough
and a %quickened gait.
Presently George became aware OF
a singular fact: that he could e out
of one eye better than the other;
and that the semi-useless orb shot out
little stars with every beat of his
heart. One of his ears, too, began to
throb and burn. He felt Of 1t. 1t was
less like an ear than a mushroom. 1t
had been a. rafting good mix-up, any
how: and he accepted the knowledge
rather proudly that the George Perci-
val A~lgernon, who but lately had en-
tered the English-Bar sprucely and
had made his exit in a kind Of negli-
gible attire, had left behind n char
acter and brought away another. New
err again was he going to be shy: the
tame tiger, as 1t were, had had his
first taste of blood.
Dawn, dawn; il only the horizon
would brighten up a little so that he
could get his bearings. By now they
we're at least fifteen or twenty miles
from Cairo; but in what direction?
Hour after hour went by; over this
huge grey roll Of sand, down into that
cup-like valley; soundless save when
the camels protested or his stirrup
clinked against a buckle; all with the
somber aspect Of a scene from Dante
Several black spots, moving in circlet
far above, once attracted George; ant
he knew them to be kites, which vii
follow a caravan into the desert ever
as a gull will follow a ship out to sea
Later, a torpid indifference took pos
session Of him, and the sense Of pail
grew less under the encroachint
numbness.
And when at last the splendor o
the dawn upon the desert flashed Xix
a sword.blade along the sky in tn,
east, grew and widened, George CON
pretended one thing clearly, that the
we're in the Arabian desert, out Of tn
main travelled paths, in the middle c
! nowhere.
His sense Of beauty did not respon
to the marvel Of the transformation
. The dark grey of the sand-hills tht
? became violet at their bases, to fad
' away upward into little p~innacles
: shimmering gold; the drab, formles
|. scattered boulders, now assumir
! clear-cut shapes, transfused with rub
y and sapphire glowing; the sun itse
that presently lifted It's rosal war;
e ing circle above the stepping-c
g place-George saw but noted not. tt
Il physical picture was o~vershadowed
n the one he drew in his mind: the go'
d ship Ludwig, boring her way out in
70 the sea.
le The u was free from the deser
ie rim when the leading camel was ha
re ed. A confusion ensued; the cam,
to following stupidity into one another,
IS a kind of panic. Out OF the silen
came a babble Of voices. a grunting
is clatter OF pack-baskets and sadd
IS bags. George, as his camel kneel,
no slid of involuntarily and tumbl
Ie. against q small hillock. and lay the
without any distinct sense of wi
was going on round him. The ST.
RS fine and mutable. formed a couch CO
ID fortingly under his aching body; q
TX be fell asiesp. exhausted. Already
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20

Those who are anxious that the
boundaries OF knowledge should be en-
larged ought TO be most Eager that the
influence Of women should be In
creased. in order that every source Of
the human mind may be at once and
quickly brought into play For you
may rely upon Il that the time Il
approaching when III those resources
VIII be needed and viii be taxed even
20 the utmost. We shall soon have on
our hands work far more arduous than
any Ne have yel accomplished: and
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him the futility Of such a procedure.
He would have to make the best of a
foolish move; for the girl would
eventually prove an encumbrance. At
any rate, he would wiring n white
mans heart till 1t beat dry in his
breast. That her health might be ru-
ined, that she might sicken and die,
In no n aroused his pity. This
attribute was destined never to be
| awakened In Mahomed's heart
The kisweh, the kisweh. always the
| Holy Yhiordes; that he must have,
even If he had to forego the pleasure
| of breaking Ryanne. He was too old
to start life anew; at least, too old
to stir ambition. He had welded au-
thority too many years to surrender 1t
lightly: he had known too long his
golden-faked tobacco, his sherbet,
his syrupy coffee, the pleasant loaf
ing in the bazaars with his merchant
friends. To return to the palace. to
confess to the Pasha that his careless
ness had lost him the rug, would re-
suit either in death or Punishment;
and SO far as he was concerned he
had no choice, the one was as bad as
the other. So, IL the young fool who
had bought the rug Of Ryanne told
the truth when he declared that 1t
had been stolen again, then Ryanne
knew where 1t was; and he could be
made to tell; he, Mahomed, would at
tend to that. And when Ryanne con
fessed. the girl and the other would
be conveyed to the nearest telegraph
post. That they might at once reporf
the abduction to the English authori
ties did not worry Mahomed. Not thu
~ieetest racing-cs- ell could find him
and behind the walls Of the palace
/ Of Bagdad, only Allah could toucl
him. He had figured 1t all out closely
and he was an admirable strategis
? in his a Revenge upon Ryanne TO
t the dishonor and humiliation, and tn
= return Of the rug; there was nothin
b more beyond that.
I Before George had the opportunit
. OF speaking to Fortune, he was raise
8 from the sand and bodily lifted upo
q his camel; and by way Of passin
pleasantly, his hat was TANNED dow
e his eyes. He swore as he pulle
Q I'M the brim. Swearing was anotht
accomplishment added to the list I
s transformations. He had a deal
o learn yet, but in his present mood !
T. was likely to proceed famously. i
ID readjusted the hat In time to see X
d anne unceremoniously dumped in
Iy one Of the yawning pack-baskets, b
10 arms and legs hanging out, his hef
lolling against his shoulder, exact
Is like a marionette, cast aside for Il
Ne time being. A man of ordinary stal
a. ina would have died under such trei
ment. But Ryanne possessed an 9
t~raordinary constitution. against Will
Of years of periodical dissipation had
he vet made no permanent inroads. MOI
or over. he never forgot to keep his oh
he nm and his waist-line down. They ?
I'M him into the ~pack-basket becau
ed there was no alternative, being as
Sc was incapable Of sitting upon a ca
re els back.
d; Next, George saw Fortune. un
or. sistine, placed upon the camel. unt
ad canopy. At least, she would know
re. little comfort against the days 10
ng ride. His heart ached to see her.
his called out bravely to her to be
In good cheer. She turned and smile
,sd aad ha saw only the smile, not
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20

myriads OF inhabitants. and these are
all buHily making roads, gathering
food and watching over the eggs and
youngsters. The natives are afraid
to touch these hills, except FROM a dis
lance with firearms. The ants often
make their stronghoIds around trees
and they are built very solldIy. with
sides sometimes twenty inches thick
The inside is hollow and at the top
there IL a sort Of attic. The royal
cell" who're the queen ant lives. il Al
ways found on the ground floor. This
good lady Is : prisoner. but Il careful
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20

chances elsewhere. he decided on in
yolying tbs girl in a scandal, aid man
aged to induce her to 90 for n motor
ride with him. Once aboard the
car the chauffeur let out at full
speed. when the lady, perceiving Il,
broke one Of the windows Of tho car
IN an endeavor to escape. The chauf-
feuf, thinking that 3 lovers quarrel
~ao IN progress, calmly went on driv-
ing until midnight. when the party
reached poitiers. Here the abductor
repented Of his nshnesH. and seeing
The girl covered with blood e. the re-
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CHAPTER xlI.-fcontInued.l

The wind blew cold against his
chest, and the fact that he could mel
Their see, nor use his tongue to moist
en- his bruised lips, added to the dis
comforts. Back and forth he swayed
and rocked. The pain in his side was
gradually minimized by the torture
bearing upon his ankles, his knees
across his shoulders. Finally, when
IN dull despair he was about to give
m and slide off, Indifferent whether
the camels following trampled him or
O a halt was called. 1t steadied
aim. Some one reached up and un-
lied the thong that strangled the Wife
IN his hands. Forward again. This
was a trife better. He could now
ease himself with his hands. No one
tnterfered with him when he tore of
!he bandages over his eyes and
mouth. The camels we're now urged
to a swifter pace.
Egyptian night, well called, he
thought. He could discern nothing
but phantom-like grey silhouettes thai
oobbed up and down after the fashion
,f corks upon water. Before him ant
behind him; how many camels mad
~ the rav he could not tell. HI
could hear the faint sllp-slip as tn
beasts shufied forward In the I'm
heavy sand. They were well out int
he desert. but what desert was a
vet a mystery. He had forgotten I
teep the points Of the compass In hi
mind. And to pick out his bearing
o. any particular star was TO him n
more simpri than translating Chimes
Far, faI away behind he saw a lum
aous pallor In the aky. the ~renecte
tights Of Cairo. And only a few hour
,ge he had complained 10 the hea'
--fts- sGDsnsa Of tho hits Of cor
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20

We need not be afraid that we shall
20 too far in the walk of active love.
70 no danger that any of us viii ever
10 OTTO far In the walk OF active love.
There is no likelihood that any Of us
will become too bountifuI. too kind,
too helpful to his neighbor.--J. O.
Hare.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20

West African Ant hills arc veritable
gfanta, frequently standing forty feet
high. These ant hills are shaped
something like q sugar loaf and arc
divided inside Into hundreds Of tiny
rooms. They have. needless 70 say.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20

Howe--J understand your friend
Bangs recently led a charming widow
to the matrimonial altar.
Wise-I don't know about that.
I'm inclined to think she pushed him
there.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20

suit OF an injury sustained while win
dow-smashing, the hero OF the adven-
ture calmly abandoned her, leaving
her to wander about the streets until
she was rescued by . good samarI-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20

we shall be encountered by difficulties
the removal OF which VIII require
every sort OF help and every variety Of
power.-Buckle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20

Ily fed by her busy subjects. the eggs
she lays being Immediately carried
away and deposited in rooms set
apart for the purpose.-Wide World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20
similar Position.

Little Robert was much interested
in the picture Of a stork which he saw
in a magazine.
Say, mamma" he asked what has
become of the birds other leg?
IN has raised 1t up among its feath-
ers," replied the mother.
That's funny" the boy observed.
81 thought it was trying to clean its
shoe on its stockings like sister Ethel
does"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20

seemed to strike at the very source
Of his life.
Fortune Chedsoyel
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-20

The man who stands on the prom
Use of God lives in the land Of prom
iaa.