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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-04-14

-Four thousand years ago Egypt was
troubled with money trust, special in
terests. grsfters and all other ills that
today.s civilization is heir to, according
TO DR.. Max Muller, of the University of
Pennsylvania, who leetured on THE HIS
tory of Egypt recently King Ha-Em-
Hab according to DR.. Muller. had fierce
time when he started to ascertain the
causes of poverty in his kingdom. First
his majesty found that lot of ward
heelers were making a good thing out of
his harem, which was very small cam
tanning only 500 wives. His predecessors
had double the number. The monarch was
surprised to learn one day that group
of ancient grafters, who had the contract
for furnishing his maidens with hair oil,
lingeries and dancing slippers. were using
the unit" system and padding the pay
rolls He also found that interests rum
ming the royal brewery were overcharging
for drinks. Professor Muller said that
Ha- Em-Hab issued a decree against all
sorts of grating and placed offenders in
the penitentiary. Criminals had their ears
and noses cut for identification purposes
long before Mr.. Bertilllon was born.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-04-14

w. c. wharton and A. J. Eaton, Jr.'
are the only authorized travelling rep
resentatives of The Age-Herald IN IT'S
circulation department.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11

Avoid ISssstafEOns-Take No Substitute

Rich milk, matted gram, in powder form.
I or infants, invalids and growing children.
Pure nutrition, upbuldng the whole body.
hyl8orates nursing mothers and the aged.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11
The Last Straw

Jack Podger was the most obHging
man that ever lived His services were
given gratis to all applicants. lie could
mend a clock repair puucture. drown
a kitten, paper IA wall. and. iu fact.
perform any operation known 60 NOR.
tsl man. In consequence, Jacks sery-
Ices were in constant demand
A week or two ago, after cobblins a
neighbours boots, laucng his cousins
gum boil. sweeping the Wears chimney
aRd writing a testimonial Cor his
tuaTwoWdN' $ nephew, he retired TO rest
Vie was awakened by a terrific bang at
his front door and Immediately rushed
To- he window
What's the mauerg' he hswled III.
ritaby.
You'll excuse me FOR troubling YOU
az this time Of night came the reply.
but the fact Us our baby is so very
'cross and we would like you TO come
and peclfy him. He always laughs when
he sees your funny nose
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11

why. the vsriest baby knows bsttsS
than TO refuse champagne"
SIRE WAS WISE.
Then / laughed SO he actually
thought l didn't know what was re-
fnsinE. Oh, Dick, and thought az
one tImo-wsli, that was long ago.
Anyway, a little later az ] slipped
my coffes refieotively. after some
rather bunglsd attempts at CONVERSE
uon on Dicks part I decided that I
would be perfectly contsnted to plan
nay future without Dick as possible
source OF happiness. J 4st think, that
awful girl with the paint and the im-
possible gown might bs suing my
future husband for breach OF promlAs
some day, and all my life I'd be liy-
Ing with man who wouldn't allow
me TO call my soul my own l might
have CHANGED II little while asa
Ian't life funnyf
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11
Up-to-the-Minute Jokes

The occupants of the railway car
riage were listening with joyful In
terest to the tales of the young man
in the corner. He had been all over
the world several times, apparently,
md his adventures had been marvel
lus.
Goodness ana courage are the
lings," he was saying. Take this
ase. We were in Central Africa,
Taveling among Cannibal tribes On,
vening, above q rock in front Of me
| saw the heads of three natives who
we're watching me What was l to
do? My gun was al the camp. To
turn back meant having spears
through me- In moment l decided
Close by We're some stones. Pretend
ing l didn't see the niggers, l bent
Town as IL to examine the stones
hen, quick as lightning, / picked UP
hree of them and flung them with all
ny force at their heads. Every o
'Ouud it's mark, and the three nativ'
rcpped like sheep. I always take
pod aim, and 1t served me Wen
hen"
Then the red faced man opposite,
VINO had been listening carefully,
chimed in:
"An wot did yer ave. guv'nor, a
cigar or a packet Of cigarettes ?"
AdOring Grandmother-Isn't ne
lovely baby?
Calm Visitor-Yes, he's nice little
baby.
Adorl4g Grandmother enthusiast
so intelligent! He jus
lies there all day and breathes, anC
breathes, and breathes.
The workman was engaged in eX
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11

walk freely, they feel the nip bona
turn in the socket at every step They
don't walk stifTly and yet they don't
swREEer. They simply walk right
What an adm.s siou, girls, TO have 10
practise what man does naturallyi
6ut ~ yOu-couI a all realize what Won
de~s can be accomplished with the
right kind OF walking you would be-
sin to-day this very instant 10 walk
as nature intended YOU should
with the elimination OF these two
very common defects tho American
girl would cease 10 ne a type she
would ue individually beautiful al
each and every stage Of life, and chs
would De perfectly capable Of making
every attraction count For. most
wonderful Of all she would have
given into her keeping f"0t o~-ciovs
0cssass'r0 that every woman longs
f.. the power to EIys cid Essdu-
ally
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11

cavating operations. l. G., ne was dig
ging.
The wayfarer OF the inquisitive
turn of mind stopped for q moment
to look on.
MY man." said the wayfarer, at
length, what are you digging for?"
The workman looked up.
Money" he replied.
Money" calculated the amazed
Wayfarer. And when do you expect
to strike it?"
Saturday" replied the workman,
and resumed operations
DO you call this band Of picked
musicians?"
Certainly"
We'll, you picked them before they
were ripe"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11
Favored F ather

Two Irish farmers who had not
seen each other for d long time met
at fair They had lot OF things
TO tell each other
"Shure It's married Oi am" said
Murphy.
You don't tell me So" said Moran
"Far yes said Murphy, "sui Otv,
got "a foIne healthy boy. which the
ueighbors say is the very pictur o.
me"
Moran looked for a moment az
Murphy who was no. remarkable for
his good looks. and then said.
"Ah, well, what's the harm as Ions
az the ch,ld's healthy 2"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11

to other things ana other people. BE
an individual
THE OTHER DEFECT.
And now for the physical dcrset
Young girls or to-day should be uni
formly elm. not thin IN one place
ana out Of proportion In another. and
still. whenever the girl OF to-day
gains, she gains in thu hips. And I'm
medlatsly she begins walking to re-
duCe But how does she reduce She
walks rigidly IKE a wax doll
she strolls on FIFTH avenue and
stops to look IN every shop window.
and imaEints that she Ia becoming
thin by the minute W. YOU ever
stop 10 wonder why mon never have
stout hips II Is because they know
how TO Va H rNav exc. else the mus.
clss that should De exercised. they
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11
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the general health, while by
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11
An UNPLEASANT sI0Hr.

Can anything be more unpleasant
TO witness than ths absolutely vacant
young girl Of to-day, who invades tn f..
do,nss OF the younger set, and VIII,
Ia actually offered to us az type OF
American girl? She may be seen In
any of the tea rooms in company with
more OF her kind. or with the hectic
youth who Hourishss in polite society
as the American man, and who IL
most proficient in spending his faith
er's hard earned money.
Notice the aforesaid young woman
ana you viii very quickly decide that
she lie bored with life. She is one Of
a type. and lie too lazy to realise that
through little will power she might
become an individual Bored. of
course she is bored And why should
She be otherwise than bored She j..
perfectly conscious or the fact that
she is boring other people, 600 Her
friends never seek her Opinlon-ahe
has none 10 give, she is not inter
ested In any OF them. Ana when shs
meets some one who Il really worth
while. her brain has become 50
stuntSd that che has no power to
exert herself at all, and is judged sE
light and frivolous with no thought
on anything but dress and amuss-
ment
Get out OF thls rut, girlp. and so
out into NE with the idea that what
ever WOW give OF yourEsif that same
Will come back TO you. Forget the
set that YOU are one o. a type s'or-
set yourself, and give your thoughts
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11
Ro1ntn The Two Main Defects the Girl
DI""C Remedy, Descrhdby Pretty Jane Grey
BY MAUDE MILLER.

,.TNHG girl Of to-day, the Ameri-
can girl, is maintaining two
very unpleasant characterize
les says Miss Jane Grey. of the Near
~ Married company. "One is a purely
physical defect, the other Is mental; but
while either Of these two predominstes
he girl of to-day can never be wholly
charming.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11
Every Woman
Knows That

instead Of sallow skin and face
blemishes she ought to possess
the clear complexion and the
beauty of nature and good
health. Any woman afflicted
or suffering at times from
headache, backache, nervous
ness, languor and depression
of spirits-ought to try
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11
The Girl in Love
with a Married
Man.
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX,
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have como to you for Soma
of your GOOD advice. which think
will help me a great deal ana
young girl who with be seventeen
in feU months. and am meeting
man who is eighteen years my
senior He Ia a married man AND
has two children: but he says he IL
going to gel a separation from his
wife within a few months / love
him dearly and know that my love
Is reciprocated, and IL would break
my heart to give him up. Do you
advise me to continue my acqualnt-
ance with him? BLUE EYES.
XvyHAT foolish letter. Blue Eyes
w what a foolish. touching
ridiculous, pathetic letter, %
be sure.
In love with a married man, and
thinking that you're going 10 b
happy7
1t VIII break your heart to civ,
him up. You say, Well. / aoubs "A
Perhaps it will; but doubt a.
And even II your heart 10 broken
It's kind OF break that is very sas,I,
mended. But Oh, the broken hear
that comes II you Go not give him m
that can never. never In all ths
world be cured again
You're seventeen and the man a
th'rty-hve; no has two chIIdren ana
a wife, and he says hos going TO Kst
a seParation-Iust for you.
What about the w.re7 What aSow
the children? How can you care Say.
thing for q man who will throw
aside a woman who has borne MIN
children Just az II she was some
poor. WORKOUT old shoe-ius, because
no happens TO take q fancy 70
pretty, now facet
Do you suppose you ara the ars,
one this man has told that fairy
tale tor
Do you think for one minute eANa
you will be the last oneY
What Is there about you 20 won.
derful that one look. into your eyes
could change a decent man into
cowsrdly sneak all OF a student
For that Is what this man you're
so dead in love with is-s coward
and a sneak.
You don't believe lt--of cours. nos
poor little foolish thing--you done
want to believe IL
But some day you wiII-sOras sAy
you'n come to st, and then
Why not learn the lesson right aew
before II ruins your MET
III tell you how.
Is there a man in your family
brother. father, or even a bro'bsr-
in-lswT
Well then, begin TO talk about hina
to this man you think lie so dead 10
love with you, Tell him you want
him to meet your brother. Tell him
your brother loves you and is proud
Of you and wants TO know every one
that you know. Make an engagement
to introduce the two men. and watch
your romantic sweetheart sneak ous
of it, like the coward ana tho thief
that he is.
Why, he'll turn white at the very
mention Of your brothers name, and
II wont be two weeks tilI you see
him making love to some girl VINE
has no man in the family 20 protect
her.
Try it and see. Blue Eyes-tYy Is
and see,
Some Gay you'I shudder to rsmarn-
Der how cruel and selfish and wicked
and foolish you came so near %
being
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11
Nothing Makes Man Look So Completely Married {

The Adventures of Golden Haired Heress-A Charmingy
Illustrated Series by a New Artist
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11

More heahhful than tea OF coffee
Agrees with the weakest digestion,
Keep it on your sideboard at home,
A quick lunch prepared in a minute.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-12-04

nothing found in tk-Gu, written
by the Ed, but what is moral
and clevating in the highest de.
gree, tor the human family.
While in Howell County they
burned our mill up for us, once,
and once in Texas County, With
all these advercerries, we kept
our head above water,
but, it is a fact, with all such
an influence against US, it makes
It hard for US to pay our debts,
Now these, It'll many such
like adversities that We could
name, thru the prejudice of so.
called chris tians. is the cause of
our condition today. But we
are not through yet We must
come nearer home.
Just six miles north Of this
place, where we now live, in as
good a neighborhood as man
would want to live in. And
while there, we wish you to read
as we recopy some of the dark
falsehoods, OF a cold hearted,
blood thirsty being who run the
Mansfield Press at that time, one
Mr.. Bartlett. Please read.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-12-04
FRIENDS READ And Hand To Our ENEMIES To Read

reeders attention, TO a circum
stance, which happened III Ben
ton Co. Mo. in the year Of 1897
8 miles east Of Warsaw, the
County Seat, at a place called
Fuller.
| We we're there to do all We
could do, for our fellow man, in
the sense Of a hristian life and
a Loyal Citizan, under the prinCi.
pies given in the decIa, alton OF
our Independence and the prin.
ciples loved and cherished by all
true Odd Fellows and Masons.
And we owed no man dollar,
and all we had was paid for But
like as it was in the valley If the
Alps, while the deciples of Christ
was at rest, our people like they,
one night arose from their quiet
slumber to hear the sledge ham.
mers ringing out on the air from
the braking Of our press and
property to pieces while we we're
80 miles from home. For a lot
OF cowens had swooped dowa on
our home and press plant, and
demolished the last iterc
AS the following statement
from one of Douglas Counties
best Citizen will show. Please
read.
THAT FREE LOVE OUTFIT "
Representative Thomas Excori.
ates the Herald and vii.
low Springs Re.
publican.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-12-04
QUESTION NO. G..

I'd. CREssET; Please let some
one answer the following ques.
ton. Please explain the follow.
ing scripture; Lake 1-S.5-
1fnobod7 ventures. let the Ed.
Especially the meaning of the
two ships. -Gladis Dawson.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-12-04
TAKE NOTICE

Any party or parties wishing to
ask any questions through this
paper upon any subject religious
Igor otherwise shall be treated
as Q friend. But In no case will
the Editor allow any slang or
lang phrases 60 through 1t
olumns.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-12-04
lst. ISLANDER.
NOTICE, A JUMBO,

There is nothing 50 detrimcn.
al to any community as to have
a bunch Of the Holy Roller'
sort Of fanatics located in its ter,
rltory. Its said such a bunch
is located near Norv God and they
do Icthlng but shout, pray
preach, contract deuts and beat
their creditors. The members
Of this bunch advocate socialism
and devote much time toward
denounciAg the government of
this grand and glorious country.
Mansfield Press, May 10 1910.
, 2nd. SANDER,
The dear little Cresset' that
crude organ OF holy rollers.'
near Norwood got SO mad at the
Press that IL has cut US off it's
Exchange list. At least we failed
to receive last week s copy of the
paper, containing Bro. Cooper's
reply to our article rejecting on
bis sanct;monious mode of DOS.
ing as = sccoal Ei]an,
Some Of these self sauctiGed
jass-acks are very touchy when
you punch them in the ribs.
Maybe the Cresset is taking
tho count to get it's second wind,
We await it's prayers for our sal
Walton. Mansfield Press Nav
10Th. 1910.
For which this Editor had no
occasion at all to say or do as a.
bove quoted. Accept that he
was foul mouth being, casting
out his venom upon the innocent;
And which we could only stop
by a petition Of 1875 of the best
of Citizens.
Such as this has been the help.
ing cause of our circumstances.
But last. and not lepst we wish
to give our Readers a little diff.
terent cause, With the rest. to
let our headers know why we are
under those circumstances tinan.
cially. And as we said, we are
In the cause of humanity, And
with all the dark cloudy days of
our life. as we have spent them
On the battlefield, for the benefit
Of suffering humanity
The winter Of toll brought up
IN US the. darkest hours CT on.
whole life; in bringing US into
our present circumstances. for
during that fall, after the ir.
gathering Of the crops, there was
seventeen more families Joined
n with us; and obligated them.
Selves by the word of God, Tn.
Ter the Law OF Right and Justice;
o stay with US in the good work
v bringing about a restitution Of
II the days of the Apostles,
which will give bread to the t,un.
'ry' and clothes to the destitute,
'Continued to page s..
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-12-04

Willow Springs Mo. Feb. s 1898
ED. FARM RECoRD:-Dear Sir:
AS every body read the report of
the press in regard to the colony
located here and have no doubt
formed very erroneous opinions
about these people, | have felt it
my duty to give the facts in re.
CARDS to them as I have CLEANED
them by a thorough investigation
But be 1t remem bered that all of
the slandsrous reports about
these people emanated from the
fertile brain of some correspon.
dent living at Sedalia. so miles
from where these people lived.
and who could not have known
anything about the facts and
from this slanderous rumor the
editor Of the Herald and the
editor of the Willow Springs
Repu blican take up the refrain
like that other mob and crv.
away with theml cruelty them
and Mr.. Stanley protesting to
be a christian and q preacher Of
the gospel and that brings to nv
mind the burning words of M,
De Vol1air.
Should SANDER cast q hellish
flood on you;
Ali burn with rage to prove
that SANDER true;
Should truth beyond the cloud
exalt her voice,
To vindicate thy fame Man.
kind as Ice.'
Now for the facts. The first
and greatest charge is that they
arr Free Lovers. The next was
that Mr.. Garrett had been run
out OF Miller county both Of
which statements are false and
unfounded. The only true
statement that communication
contained WAS that a mob had
broken up Mr.. CARROTS press.
Mr.. editor I made a visit to Ben.
ton county the drst Of JanuarvI
was at the homa OF sheso people
and DO nan pretended to sav
NAT ne knew any tsllrg 4vsirst
:uv u these people. Mr. Gsy.
.ats lived 'hora for about two
PEARS preaching and ed;tinr biz
'aper. Why VAS he not arrested
I he was such bad man? Sim.
'ly because he had violated no
aw. Why. after they had de-.
'troyed his press, when he de.
handed an investigation and
'ffered to pay the expence out of ,
lls own pocket. was this req uesb
lot granted. but impudently
informed him that there was non
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-12-04

Professional cards $500 a month
Local per line. 1st insertion .o3
II subsequent insertions OF
Local advertisements will be
continued until ordered out.
~Special contracts made on
larger adds
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-12-04
QUESTION NO. es.

I'D. sET.-Please tell rs
what this scripture means? lisa.
A5-1-4. Preachers don't wait
for Bro. Garrett to ans wer first
Do your duty. --Emil Oliver
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-12-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

umns to any one who would make
a charge over his own signature
was it Lot accepted! Dan't you
know, and don't every man know
that they dare not do so or i,
would have been done. Yes
saw they destroyed his press
worth 600 or 700 collars. Who
did this and atwhose instigatjoE:
Ii was the belief that one or two
men concocted the whole plot
and they went 20 or - miles and
raised this band OF cut. thr oats
who kn"w nothing of these peo
pc, aud they came in the night
disguised AID armed TO the teeth
and literally demolished Mr.
CARROTS press and they knew
at the same tim that Mr..
Garrett was away frum home on
business. One gentleman in
WARSAW informed ne that they
we're act Of co~erdlv cut
tbroats ald that h. believed that
enc hraGo, MA1 with !. shotgun
could have cleaned up the whole
gang, and he further informed
me that the better element we're
Inundated, and considered it a
disgrace from which Byc;c1
county will not recover for years
All can understand the auim Us
in this thing, when | infrrm
them that it was nothing more
nor less than religious fsnaticiam
and persecution. Mr.. CARROTS
doctrines are his own, be having
a copyright from the Govern.
ment Of the United States. I
have examined them carefully
and also the files of his paper
and l will state there is not one
word or syllable contained there
in that anyone could take any
TO, but they are moral
and elevating in the highest
degree. Mr., Garrett believes
and tie 'ches the plan of Salvation
as laid down in the new Tesla,
ment and as believed and laugh
by all erthordox churches. The
only difference is they believe in
what is called the two men
theory that is that God created
a man aud woman and aftirWard
Termed another man and woman,
and that these represented the
Jewish and Gentle races and he
has this doctrine copyrighted,
does that sound like Free Love.
is IN? and if so it is possible that
the Government is aiding and
abettiog the same and has given
Mr.. Garrett an exclusive mono.
poly of it. and can that be the
reason Tor the kick of Mr. Smith
and Mr. StanleyI
Mr.. Smith says; that Mr.. Tso
mas is harborinR these people.
l believe that IS the word he
,sed.) for his own political ends: i,
plead guilty to the first part of
his information, but I thiIk Mr..
Smith will wish that he had
,een a little more discreet when
10 learns that the most of these
nen are republicans and the bal.
nee democrats. Mr.. Garrett
,aving been a Republican all his !
ife. and not one of them ever
oted Populist ticket But Mr.
Editor I did not know with what
'arty they voted until after see.
ng that article lie the Herald
Which was handed to me only q
ew days ago. No Mr.. Smith
lease don't measure my case in
our own contracted measure I
o not inquire As to their politics,
ut | do to try to find out as to
1oral standing and If I think
ley ara not up to my standard
ley SET 40 enc0urag ment from
,e; and let me say right here
lat | will back this rfighbor.
God against any enc in this {
ountry or state for morals. in.
diligence and will add religion
70 haven't profane man, a