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The Winslow mail., 1913-02-01
Advertising

Iu every community, which
has even d general store with
which to trade, we hud some
means employed by the mer-
chant of attracting attention
to his wares. There are many
methods which have been tried
ont and every day new ideas
arc being sought for, how
ever, it still remains an estab
lished fact that the medium
which is universally recogniz.
ed is the most successful IN
reaching the largest number
of people aud notonlyin reach
ing them, but also III impres-
siug upon them what the nler-
chant is desirous to call to
their attention, is the columns
OF the newspaper which APP
peals particularly TO the com
munity ia which the store
keeper conducts his business.
Advertising experts are
agreed upon this subject, as
pertaining not only TO the
merchants standpoint, but
also the manufactured OF the
commodities. The business
man and the housewife, no
matter how far their other it,
terests may lie apart Ill other
directions, combine in welcom- :
ing their favotlte paper. Their
interests are always first in the
news columns ard further it
is not like the circular which
has but one chance il a hund-
The Winslow mail., 1913-02-01
Hardship Is The Usual Requisite
OF Attainment
The theory that hardship is one

but frequently
dictionary
hardsb to
10 mother
the confused records f the battle Nseby
o
i 10 sui
Of he "Deeine Fall Eomsl
Empire
accomplishing things
queenE Eizabe uf
week
o AMI
nd of The diyiner
histor O. Scotap
of
that lacked the usual
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red of reaching the party who
may possibly be interested in
what it contains.
Have you, the advertiser,
ever considered this matter in
the proper light? Do you
spend your money i'll circulars,
which as a rule, either are
never carried into the house,
or if so, reach the fire or the
waste basket without the con-
tents ever glanced att
Why not start this new
year right with the idea that
your business will be aided by
the columns of the newspaper
which eau best reach the peo.
pie whose business you desire.
The Winslow mail., 1913-02-01
An Improvement Association

While all the towns around
US are forming associations of
their business men for the
purpose of improving the
towns, what is the reason that
our town can not have one? 1t
will cost nothing to meet once
in two or four weeks aud talk
over the situation. While II
might not do much 10 hoom
the town, vet we should get
better acquainted with one
auother's wants and wishes.
A community of spirit creates
an entt. usiasm which is very
apt to display itself in some
direction. The old saying that
everything comes to him who
waits, may have been true III
the old time, but under the
spirit of the present age if a
person wants a thing he must
so after it. We believe there
is a go-ahead spirit enough III
town to carry an improvement
association through to good
results if it were only started;
aud we also believe that after
il was fairly started the good
effects of il would be felt inn
lnediately, Perhaps not as
some cities have done i'll get
lug great branches of indus
ilyrto aett4le here, but III plans
for beautifying and improving
what we have, aud in being
ready to embrace opportuni-
ties, if any should come. An
association of this kind, il
seems to us, would be pleasant
and profitable, even il not
much il the way of boom
came from it. Will not some
Of the business men make a
move in the mattero
The Winslow mail., 1913-02-01
The Choice of d Husband

is too important matter for a
woman to be handicapped by
weakness, bad blood or foul
breath. Avoid these kil1hopes by
taking DR.. Kings Life Pills.
New strength, fine complexion,
pure breath. cheerful spirits
things that win mcn-foilow their
use. Easy, safe, sure, Is cents at
All druggists. +
s,eve" ,s~a r. Muos' Anti-Fajn PiUs
for heaGaohe? Eetter start now.
There arc mighty few young
people who GO into marriage with
any real idea Of what it means.
They get their notion of it from
amongst the clouds where they
lived until they were engaged,
and naturally about all they find
up there is wind and moonshine,
or from novels which always end
before the real trouble begins, or,
they keep on. leave out the chap
ters that tell how the husband
finds the rent and the wife the
hired girl, But if there's one
thing in the world about which
it's possible to get all the facts
it's matrimony. Part of them are
right in the house where you
we're born, and the neighbors
have the rest.
Fer Indigestion use pr. Miles Lax
sttve Tablets
The Winslow mail., 1913-02-01
What The Local Paper Does

Each aud every local paper
gives from $too to $4,000 iii
free lines for the benefit of the
community in which it is To-
Gated, No other agency can or
will do this. The local editor,
iii proportion to his means,
does more for his town than
any other ten men, and III
fairness, man with man, ought
to be supported, not because
you like him or admire his
writings, but because q local
paper is the best investment
a community can make. 1t
may not be brilliant or crowd
ed with great thoughts but
financially it is more of a hene-
ht to a community than a
preacher or teacher Under
stand US now, we do not mean
morally or intellectually, but
financially, and yet on the
moral question you will find
the majority of local papers
are on the right side of the
question. Today the editors Of
local papers do the most work
for the least money of any
people living Exchange.
The Winslow mail., 1913-02-01

These money trust inves-
tigators have struck lead
that reads like a popular now
el, and the whole country is
following the revelations of
The big 'uns as they pass in
turn through the inquisitional
nrOCCSS
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process.

Mrs. \. Il. Tabor, Of Cridcr,
Mo, had been troubled with sick
headache for about five years,
when she began taking Cha ber-
lain S Tablets. She has taken two
bottles of them and they have
cured. Sick headache is caused
by q disordcred stomach for
which these tablets are especially
attended. Try them, get we'll aud
stay we'll Sold by all dealers. S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
House Currency Vote

The administration currency bill
passed the House by vote of 286 to
"a. Three democrats, one from Mis-
sissippi, one from Louisiana and one
from Texas, voted against it. Many
republicans supported the measure on
final passage, and it commanded
nearly the entire strength of the pro-
gressives.
Such an overwhelming victory was
agreeably surprising. That the Glass
bill would be adopted by the House,
was looked upon as assured, but that
it would get the votes of so many
republicans and progressives was
hardly to be expected. The measure
has been criticised bitterly by some
of the leading bankers of the coun-
try, and it was thought that their
arguments would carry weight. This
has not been the case, however The
House vote shows that all parties be-
lieve the bill as it stands will go far
to relieve the currency situation.
1t probably will be some weeks be-
fore the currency bill passes the Sen
ate. A committee is hearing citizens
from all over the country, and the en-
tire question will be considered thor
oughly before any attempt is made to
take definite action. SO far, according
to reports from Washington, senti-
ment has not crystallized among the
elder statesmen. All seem desirous of
obtaining the best bill possible, and
haste will be made slowly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
! AS TT SHOULD BE DONE

From the Chicago Record Herald
Elihu Root is credited with a clever
story about a certain attempt to correct
the manners of careless office boy.
One morning the young autocrat entered
the office and, tossing his cap on a book,
exclaimed:
Say, Mr.. Root there's a ball game on
at the park today. and | want to &c
down.
James," said Mr.. Root seizing the op-
portunity to inculcate much needed les
son. that is not the way to ask favor
Now, YOU sit down in my chair and I'll
show you how 20 90 it properly"
The boy took the chair, and his en-
ployer picked up the misplaced cap and
stepped outside. He then re-entercd
softly. closed the door, and holding the
cap in his hand respectfully approached
the supposed head of the Office
Please. sir, he said quietly, there is
ball game at the park this afternoon,
and If you could spare me / should like
to get away for part of the afternoon
In flash the quick-witted boy had inn
proved the situation.
why, certainly, Jimmie he replied
graciously Here is half a dollar to pay
your way i'm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
The Democratic Party and Business

The democratic administration has
been an agreeable surprise to many
democrats. Of course all staunch sup
porters Of the party were sincerely in
favor of tariff revision downward.
They had confidence in Mr.. Under
wood, the tariff reform leader, and
they expected good results. But those
timorous democrats who were afraid
that tariff revision might unsettle
business are now wearing bright faces.
The effect of revision was discounted
some time ago by leading manufac-
turers. No business interest will be
hurt.
Some of the best men in the demo-
cratic party opposed currency reform
legislation at this time. But President
Wilson had his way, and while the ad-
ministration measure may not be all
that financiers could ask, even after
changes are agreed to in the Senate
and by the President, it will meet
with general approval by the banking
interests.
In the regular session the democratic
party will strike some snags. Legis-
lation affecting trusts may cause
much disagreement in party ranks but
democratic harmony has prevailed, as
rule, in marvellous degree.
1t has turned out that the calling
Of an early extra session of Congress
was no mistake. The two great party
measures will become law before the
holidays. Had there been no extra
session we would have had an unset
tied feeling in business circles all
through the winter. As it is prosperi-
ty, already strongly in evidence, will
be all the more SO in the late fall and
early part of 1914.
The democrats have really surprised
themselves. Mr.. Underwood has more
than made good as leader. He has
been nothing less than a genius in
this respect. President Wilson is prov
ing himself an able executive and a
leader of singular force. Democrats
in every section will be full of hope,
at least until the regular session of
the Sixtythird Congress is under
way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
Turkey Still Aspires

A few months ago Turkey lay
crushed and bleeding as the result of
its war with the Balkan confederacy.
It's ancient capital of Adrianople was
in the hands Of its enemies; its treas
ury was depleted; its army was un-
paid and seething with the fires of
treason; it's people were poor and dis
spirited.
Then came disunion among it's enc
mics and bloody conflict among the
nations that had just conquered as
allies. In the chaotic state of affairs,
the Turks reoccupied Adrianople, and
then served notice on the powers of
Europe that they would be dispos-
sessed only by force. Envy and jeal-
ousy serve to stay the hands of Chris
tian Europe and work admirably in
the interests of the Moslem.
Turkey again feels that the future
holds hope. 1t is already laying plans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
From the New York Telegr

From the New York Telegram.
~ DING over the long list of Eng
r lands poet laureates, the number
of really famous names could DE
counted on the fingers of two hands
with several fingers to spare. =
Though the laureateship proper dates
only from 1891. when Spenser received a
pension from Elizabeth, there were many
unofficial predecessors 1t is rather more
than century ago that Wordsworth. 40
years before his accession to the poetic
primacy, penetrated with his sister and
Coleridge into the Highlands of Scotland.
The lady's account Of the tour tells of
much bad weather and of comfortless ac-
commodation; but we may hope that the
poet was philosopher enough to COM
pare his experiences favorably and grate-
fully with those of Robert Baston, who
in 1914 made a forced march to Bannock-
burn as poet in the train of Edward the
Second.
Poor Baston fell, with much other spoil.
into the hands of the victorious scotch,
who, adding Insult to injury, indulged in
the cruel pleasantly of causing the CAP
tive bard to sing their triumph and of
making scorn of his reluctant production.
His English admirers explained the very
obvious faults of versifcation and metre
by the unhappy situation of the poet. cer-
tainly not one conducive to free and
placid flow of thought.
or Samuel Daniel, who held the lau-
reateship during the first 20 years of the
seventeenth century, II is to be feared
that few now share the appreciation
which such sound critics as Lamb and
Hazlitt had for his work, and that the
poet showed a confidence not justified by
time when he wrote:
II know l shall be read among the rest
| So long as men speak English, and co
long
LAS verse and virtue shall be in request,
| Or grace to honest industry belong"
| I'm Immortality were to be achieved by
honest industry alone, Daniel and his
little known successors certainly deserved
| it, each grinding out
His quit-rent ode. his .peppercorn Of
|! praise,
wheneverd coronation or birthday Of
+, fered the fair occasion.
Nahum Tate, indeed, who came CEN
! tury after Daniel, was even too indus
| trious; we hardly thank him for revised
version OF king Lear" with poor Tom
| left out and an orthodox happy ending
| But his collaboration with. Brady and his
| authorship of one of our best known
! hymns should perhaps cause us to pass
III =
| Pope has painted him as
HE who, now to sense now nonsense
| leaning,
Means not. but biunders round a mean
| ing"
| OF his immediate successor. Nichola.
Rowe. It IL
Enough for him that consreva Wa hia
friend"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
VIENNA'S GAIETIES

any other large. city in Europe The joys
cosmetics. They are organized and ex-
ecuted by technicians subtly schooled in
the psychology of the Puritan mind To
the American, all forms of pleasure are
excesses to be indulged In only at rare
intervals, and Paris supplies him with
the opportunities. Berlin, and even
Munich makes a business of gaiety. St.
Petersburg pattering after Paris ex-
cites the visitor with visions of gaudy
glory; and London, outwardly chaste, !
maintains series of supper clubs which
in the dishonesty of their subterranean
pleasures surpass in downright immor-
ality any city In Europe. Budapest is n
miniature Babylon burning incense ty
night which assails the visitors nostriIs
and sends him into delirious ecstasies. San
Francisco and New York are both
equipped with opportunities for all night
indulgences In not one of these cities
does the sight seeker or the joy hunter
find difficulty in samplng the syrups of
sin.
But Vienna! He will search in vain for
key to the night life By bribery he
may wiring an admission or obtain an adj
dress from the hotel clerk; but the mem
age to which he is directed Is. alas, not
what he seeks He may plead with cab
men or buy the honor of taxicab drivers,
but little information will he obtain. For
these gentlemen, strange 1t may seem.
are almost ignorant of the gaiety Of
Vienna as he himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
MIR. BRYAN GROWING SENSITIVE


From the Washington Star
Mr.. Bryan is reported as growing sem
sitive about newspaper criticism of his
chautauqua activities. He regards him
self as being unfairly and badly used
The feeling does him credit.
For 16 years Mr.. Bryan as private
citizen was constantly under the fire of
expert newspaper marksmen. They took
good aim, and as he was a striking target
they seldom missed. Writers and cartoon
lists alike made merry at his expense; and
he bore it, not only uncomplainingly but
smilingly.
OF course that was wise on his part.
The politician like the actor and the
singer, profits by advertisement. lie must
keep before the public. All notices serve
his purposes, and there are times when
unfriendly serve him better than friendly
notices. Lord consfeld-Benjamin Dis
rseli that was-knighted the cartoonist
who had ridlculed him for so years in
Punch.
But Mr.. Bryan draws a distinction be-
tween the private citizen and the public
official. What is being written and drawn
| dEdlESl Ilill HOW is dlliltu di tilt 9eCitidiy
o Estate, and he fears for the effect on
the administration. He does not want his
chief to suffer for his private perform
anees Mr.. Wilson has signified his APP
proval of the lecture tour, and Mr.. Bryan
evidently appreciates the kindness. Had
Mr. Wilson dissented the tour would not
| have been made.
| Though indignant. it does not appear,
however, that Mr.. Bryan is changing his
plans. He will keep his engagements,
yodlers or no yodlers, and let his critics
and the funmakers do their best, or worst.
Tc turn back in the face of the fire would
not comport with his idea of pluck.
But will he take the platform again
next year? Maybe that depends. If the
administration is strong them If the tariff
is working satisfactorily, and currency
reform pleases: if we muddle through the
the Mexican business in fair shape, Mr..
Bryan and other members of the cabinet
will feel free to go an easy gait.
But If the administration shows weak
ness; If its policies have not pleased, and
discomfort is openly expressed, then
everything supposed to have entered into
| the failure VIII De enumerated. There
| will be a renewal of the present charges
of a neglect of his duties against Secre-
! tary Bryan; and uttered under those cir
cumstances they will command more at
| tention than now And Mr.. Bryan, for all
his pluck and indifference to precedent,
may find it advisable to yield the point.
! The star of next years chautauquas
| cannot now be named Mr. BRYAN NAV
again play the role. But If he should
! be extinguished by the fortunes of poll
tics what entertainer for the succession?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
O, warrant, how he mammock'd 1T
--CorioIanus.
Covetous Eyes on China

China is ready to humble itself to
Japan as sequence of the Nanklng
incident, and the Toxic government
seems inclined to take every advant-
age possible from the situation. But
England has evinced a determination
to see that the unwieldy republic is
not humiliated to an undue extent,
and has practically served notice that
Japan will not be permitted to make
the incident an excuse for territorial
aggression.
England and Japan are bound to-
gether by treaty of offense and de-
fense, but British statesmen do not
now regard the pact as being espec-
tally advantageous, and would have
no hesitancy in opposing it should oc-
casion arise. Japan is not satisfied
with Corea and the other territory
gained by its war with Russia. 1t
would like to establish ieself in China
proper, and would do so no doubt if
other world powers would permit.
AS contemporary points out, with
the lone exception of the United
States, every nation with colonial
yearnings has coveted some part Of
China. More than once the carving of
the country and the distribution of
the pieces have been perilously near.
There is good reason to believe that
the work would have been done few
years ago if America had not spoken
its word.
China has population of more
than 400 100000 and its resources are
incalculable. 1t has national debt of
$700, 100000, while Japan, with only
a fraction of its population and area,
owes twice that sum. China would
prove treasure trove for some other
nation. Japan would like to be the
one to have charge of the Celestial
empires exploitation. But Europe
does not propose to be left out if the
Chinese government is to fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
Mr.. Mann's Resolution

Jealous of the political capital made
by the democrats out Of the varioIs
congressional Investigations, Mr.
Mann, leader of the republicans, is
trying to start one of his own. Mr..
Mann is greatly mortified by the fact
that Mr.. Doremus, chairman of the
democratic congressional campaign
committee, has sent circular letter
to his fellow democrats of the House,
asking that each contribute $100 to-
ward the expenses of the campaign.
Such bald and brazen playing of
practical politics is offensive to Mr..
Mann. He has introduced resolution
calling on Speaker Clark to appoint
a committee to investigate the whole
affair.
The particular harm of the Dore-
mus letter will not be apparent to
all. 1t would seem only perfectly nat
ural that democrats should contribute
TO keep themselves and their col
leagues in office. A campaign costing
only 500 in each of the districts
could hardly prove corrupting. 1t may
be that Mr.. Mann objects to the ethics
of the thing. Why should a congress-
man spend money for his own re-elec-
tion when he could get the National
Association of Manufacturers to put
up the money?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20

awarded only Is gold medals. 261 silver
and 422 bronze.
This Carnegie medal is the only thing
we have in the United States similar To
the Victoria Cross In Great Britain, and
the Cross of the Legion or Honor In
France. The Victoria Cross was created
by royal warrant of Queen Victoria In
1866. 1t is a maltese cross made from
cannon captured at the seige of Sebas-
topol in the crimean war. and bears the
inscription, For Valour.' 1t is awarded
only in the military and naval service,
though civilians acting In volunteer ca
pacaity are eligible. Only three civilians
have received 1t in 80 years. The Cross
of the Legion of Honor was founded by
Napoleon in 1902. II Is conferred for con-
duct of great merit in both civil and mil
itary life. 1t Is not now confined to acts
OF personal valor, and while still a
great distinction, 1t has lost much in
value by being conferred for differing
achievements in various walks of life.
Our own Carnegie medal,i is really the
greatest distinction of the three"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
Benutlrui Fields in september

How beautiful the fields are these Sep
tember days. said lover of nature,
and | can almost hear the fall of the
museadine. or the drop of the hickory
nut that the nimble squirrel let's fall when
disturbed.
'erhe fields are taking on the Indian
summer colors of green and gold, ana
purple blooms The golden rod is waY-
ing its bishops head in the autumn
breezes. The foliage of trees tells us
that We must get ready for winter. the
squirrel is busy gathering his store oil
nuts. First they visit the trees In the
early morning and proceed to gather
nut, which they cut into and feed upon.
After they have fed for a week or two
and are fat they begin to store up Tor
winter
THE quail are strong of wing-many
full grown-and when disturbed while
feeding In corn fields and pea patches
they make a grateful sound TO the ears
of sportsmen as they are flushed ana
fly to other cover. There are not less
than so coveys of quail in the confines OF
Greater Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20

Willard Huntington Wright. in October
Smart Set.
w 'a aaa.' 'e' ,ss "''"ss: ss=: 'ass
" category as chilbains, hunger
and fatigue. 1t is accepted as one of the
natural and necessary adjuncts of life
like eating and sleeping and love making.
1t is an item In their pharma copoeia.
They do not make business of pleasure
any more than the Engishman makes n
business of walking, or the American of
drinking Peruna, or the German of beer
bibblng. For this reason, pleasure in
Vienna is not elaborate and external. 1t
is private, intimate thing in which every
citizens. participates according to his
standing and his pocketbook. The Aus
trians do not commercialize their pleas
ure in the hope of wheedling dollars from
American pockets.
Vienna is perhaps the one city in the
! world which maintains consistent at
titude of genuine Indifference toward the
outsider, which deliberately makes it dif-
ficult for foreign Florizels to find diver
sion. The liveliest places in Vienna pre-
sent the gloomiest exteriors. The official
guides maintain a cloistered silence re-
garding those addresses at which Vien-
nese society disports itself when the
ledgers are closed and the courts have
adjourned. The Viennese hold out no en-
couragement for globe trotting Don
Juans.
In this respect Vienna is different from