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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
NoyELIsTs WHO SMOKE

Sir A. Conan Doyle is a great lover
of tho pure eigarette so, too. is the
famous Sir Gilbert Parker. whose fine
romantic stories enjoy such widespread
popularity, and his study is Invariably
made aromatic with the smell Of it
while he is at work says Tit BIS.
Another brilliant writer of fiction,
! whose genius is closely bound together
with the mild cigarette, is r. Hichens,
one of the best and most popular
authors.
The late Robert Barr was immensely
fond of the cigarette, and but rarely
settled himself down to any task with
out first making sure that his cigarette
case was at his elbow.
e. f. Benson the famous author of
''Dodo, also enjoys a cigarette, and is
fond of declaring that he finds 1t d
great help, as well as most pleasing
companion, when he is hard at work
with his PEN
| Very few of our popular writer's of
! fiction favor cigar, probably finding
the mouth end of it much too thick
| to hold between the lips with any de-
gree of comfort when at work. MIR.
] Arthur Morrison, however, seeks COM
fort and inspiration in a good cigar.
G. K. ChestersQn can also be brack-
eted with Mr.. Morrison in favor of the
cigar.
] The pipe is the special favorite
among most of our popular writers
writers of fiction Cutcliffe Hyne the
famous author of Captain Kettle and
other exciting stories of peril and ad-
venture, is a great lover of the pipe,
and nearly always has 1t in use, es-
pecially when he is carrying his gun
on his arm which is his favorite out
door pastime.
Max Pemberton is also very fond of
his pipe and but very seldom takes up
his pen to write without having it be-
tween his teeth.
| Probably the greatest of all humor-
Gus writer's of sea sea stories is w. w
Jacobs, whose immensely popular yarns
always create an abundance of good
hearty merriment and jovial pleasure
He is also believer, in his dearly be-
loved briar.
r. Andom. the we'll known author OF
| that amusing book, I'VE Three and
Troddles,' is another humorous writer
who loves a pipe. He confesses' that he
cannot write unless a peculiar shaped
briar is at hand, and that he always
smokes one particular brand Of tobacco
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
PREVENTS SHIPS FROM ROLLING

J. E. Murphy. in the Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
TIME versatility and wide Tange of
usefulness of the gyroscope is strik-
4 ingly shown in some of it's latest
applications. As means for preventing
rolling In ships the gyroscope is a proved
success, while the gyro-compass has
passed the experimental stage and is in
successful use on some of the largest
ships afioat.
The gyroscope stabilizer for aeroplanes
has been developed in all it's details and
has recently been installed on an aero
plane for practical test. The most recent
advances in the use of this device are the
control of guns on board of warship so
that the guns are simultaneously aimed
from the lookout in voliey firing, and the
control of a mirror used as an artificial
horizon for making observations at sea.
| The success of the gyroscope for holding
monorail car level is unquestioned ex-
perimentally. and its failure to come into
practical use is due to other causes than
any inefficiency in the device
Although these applications of the gy-
roscope seem to have little or no relation
to each other. they are all based on just
one feature of gyroscopic action In short,
there is one big fact in connection with
the gyroscope that explains every phase
of it's action.
That fact is precision.
The gyroscope is particularly adapted to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
Che Aaxer.iser.s Ner Editor

1T is now William T. Sheehan. editor
of the Montgomery Advertiser said Her.
vey w. Laird, for many years a newspa-
per man In Birming ham and Montgomery.
THAT is fine move for the paper. The
profession has not had in years a man
better fitted for these important duties
than Sheehan. Newspaper work is his
happiness and writing his daily bread in
a more than material sense If there is
a newspaper spirit he has it. The state
is fortunate in the selection 1t will be
richer for it as the days go by.
Captain Sheehan began serious life ms
a teacher. being inducted into the enyirons
of printers S ink by former Gov William u.
Jelks and his Eufaula Times. His first
capital service was with the Montgomery
Journal, from which connection he trans
ferred to the Advertiser as reporter,
Through all the by-ways of promotion, in
new surroundings he fought up, giving
class to every step in the march. lie
made his first widespread impression, how
ever, as state house man, giving to his
routine matter distinctness that hao
been hardly known up TO that time. Pol
itics was easy to him and he always hao
a definite line on every movement that
was of any degree of interest
with the demands of editorial service
grown heavy, Major Screws. the widely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
TWO BARDs.

Alfred Noyes Is not the only poet who
makes comfortable living by writing
verse. Berton Braley easily keeps out of
lantic by his poetic activities. The diff
ference between the two is that critics
saw Poet Noyes is retrograding, while the
Pegasus of Poet Braley doesn't show the
slightest symptoms of being winded. Mr..
Braley is prolific and, what is more. he is
readable. PAUL COOK.
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poINTED pARAGRAPHs

From the Chicago News
The supply of talk exceeds the demand.
Young people seem to have a monopoly
on good luck.
Do bad fish that bite on Sunday deserve
to get the hook?
But most men prefer dimpled cheek
to classical high brow.
1t isn't recorded that the Lord loveth
a cheerful giver of advice.
Ever notice how much fuss men make
about their honor-on the stage?
1t is easier to break a mans will than
IL is to sidetrack woman's won't
She is indeed a selfish summer girl who
wants a whole hammock to herself.
Isn't 1t queer how many of your friends
are broke when you want to borrow few
dollars?
Nearly everybody In small town pre-
tends to despise an amateur show-yet
nearly everybody goes.
When a man works IS hours day try
Ing to earn money enough TO buy his wife
all the fool things she wants, that is love.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

thing wrong with every woman's figure"
lie should have paused to reflect that
every woman doesn't take part in po-
tato race.
WHO'S GOT A JOB FOR THE PANAMA
GANG?
Here we are, gentlemen; here's the whole
gang of us,
Pretty near through with the job we
are on; sfrss
Size up our work--it will give you tho
+ South to Balboa and north to Golon
Yes, the canal is our letter of reference;
Look at Culebra and glance at Gatun:
What can we do for you-got any pref
erence,
Wireless to Saturn or bridge to the
moon?
We who have shattered continents
spine:
Office work-Lord. but we couldn't do that
again
Haven't you something that's more in
our line? ~
Got any river they say isn't crossable?
Got any mountains that can't be cut
through?
We specialize in the wholly impossible,
Doing things nobody ever could dol'
Take good look at the whole husky
crew of u.s.
Engineers, doctors and steam-shovel
men;
Taken together you'll find quite few
of us
Soon to be ready for trouble again.
Bronzed by the tropical sun that is blis-
terry,
Chuckful of energy, vigor and tang.
Trained by task that's the biggest In
history.
Who has job for this Panama gang?
-Berton Braley in Golfers
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Mems Headreur

\ forerunner of fashionable headwear
for men was the occasion of much criti-
eism at the ball game, said a club man.
''One of Brminghams 400 appeared in
one of the boxes with an olive green Sin
nett straw
This style has already been given the
seal of approval by the worlds fashion
experts. 1t is useless to mention that
Birmingham's toggery shops will show
this style the coming season, as Birming-
ham has won the reputation of being the
southis fashion center"
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loved and respected editor of the Adver-
tiser. moved Sheehan into the front Of
fee and proceeded to make an editor of
him. It was far easier than even he AT
ticipated, for the captain took to it with
great enthusiasm. Hard study having
been his habit for years, he had the
ground work complete. To this he added
a remarkable knowledge of men and af-
fairs, rare judgment of the value Of
both, and a charm of style that Is his very
own. He made good and IS making good.
Alabama needs vigorous and unfaltering
editorial leadership. Unless those who
know him best are greatly mistaken,
Sheehan Is going to supply it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
A GOOD NIGHT MEssACE

From the National Food Monthly
The patter of tiny feet was heard from
the head of the stairs. Mrs. Kimberly
raised her hand warning the others to ST.
lenee.
"Hushn' she said, softly. THE chill
dren are going to deliver their good nigh;
message 1t always gives me feeling
Of reverence to hear them-they are SO
much nearer the Cerator than we are, and
they speak the love that is in their little
hearts never so fully as when the dark
has come Listen.'
There was moment of tense silence
Then
Mamma" came the message in shril
whisper, willie found a bedbug!'-
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WOULD RECIPROCATE

From an Exchange.
Robbie was in the habit of running
errands for an old gentleman next door
who never paid him except in effusive
thanks He had just returned from the
third errand one morning and the old
gentleman, patting him on the head
said
Robbie l am very much obliged to
you. You're fine little fellow. Thank
you, my boy thank you"
Robbie looked up in his face visit
fully and apologetically replied
Mr.. Jones, you don't know how l
wish l could thank you for something .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
ANSWERED

From the New York Globe.
Upon the occasion If his first visit to
a parishioner a certain Boston divine
tried hard to make friends with his
hosts S-year- old.
.EIow old are you, my SOM" asked
the clergyman benignantly.
Eight" was the laconic response.
"Ah, quite a little man. came pa
tronizingly from the minister. And
what are you going to be?" he added,
after a slight pause.
Il am going to be g. said the child.
with conviction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
A HAsTY CONCLUSION.

A HAsTY CONCLUSION.
was making his last trip abroad he was
some women on shipboard take part in
potato race. One woman fell down and
the lingerie display was very instructive
with Brother Howe added to his Travel
Notes" the statement that there is some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
A Flyless Boston

The health commissioner of Boston
announces that the Hub is now practi-
cally a flyless city. A systematic
campaign of 18 months has done the
work. What has been accomplished
there can be accomplished elsewhere.
A thorough understanding that the
fly is an enemy Of the public and a
determination to treat it as such are
all required to eliminate it.
Compelling the cleaning of stables
every "a hours and requiring the use
of covered garbage cans do not seem
harsh measures IL difficult to enforce
with the aid of the police" remarks
the Baltimore News. Both these serve
to deprive the fly Of the most favora-
BILE breeding places.
The disappearance of the fly is not
to be brought about by miracle.
Common sense and cooperation are
the means by which it is to occur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
MANS DRESS

From the New York Telegram.
There's been a horrible back fire re-
sulting from the attacks on woman S
dress. and It's as general as it is
fierce
Men are being requested to wear
skirts to their bathing suits, no less
an authority than III. ID. McChesney,
swimming instructor at the University
of Wisconsin, agreeding with the idea.
All right, let the Wisconsin crew wear
skirts next time they come to Pough-
keepsie. Our boys won't do It, We
should worry.
BY the way, speaking of woman's
transparent skirts, learn from wash
ington that Representative Padgett of
Tennessee is wearing silk suit of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

The Wisconsin legislature drank over
$500 worth of water during the last session.
This will not be considered extravagant
when one things of Senator stephenson's S
chewing gum bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
a RARE COMMODITY.

is there anything as scarce as hens
teeth, pap
Yes, son. Optimism in Wall street"
NO TROUBLE AT ALL.
rs Blinks hard drinker?"
No. 1t seems quite easy for him.,
HENCE THE FISHING YARN.
"A fish diet is said to be good for the
brain"
'NosdouBt that's true. Merely irving to
catch fish greatly stimulates the imag-
nation"
THE LANDLORD BY THE SEA.
Here's TO the landlord by the sea,
Whose life is gay and sunny,
Tho worlds ambition seems to be
10 come and hand him money
Washington Star.
But when the crowd has come and paid
And proved such easy picking,
He would not sleep well, we're afraid.
If ne could hear them kicking
FORGOTTEN.
"Ah! Such is fame'
why these tears?"
do you see that weeds grown grave.
neglected and forlorn?"
YES"
There lies a man who was once the
checker champion of Juniper county"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
DRIVING HOME THE COWS

BY Kate Putnam Osgood.
Ut of the clover bue-eyed grass
He turned them into the river lane;
one after another he let them pass,
And fastened the meadow bars again.
Under the willows and the hill
He patiently followed their sober pace;
The merry whistle for once was still,
And something shadowed the sunny face
only a boy! and his father said
He never would let his youngest go;
Two already lying dead
Under the feet of the trampling foe
But after the evening work was done.
And the frogs were loud in the meadow swamp.
over his shoulder he swung his gun
And steadily followed the foot-path damp
Across the clover and through the wheat
with resolute heart and purpose grim.
Though cold was the dew to the hurrying feet,
And the blind bats fitting startled him.
Twice since then had the lane been white,
And the orchards sweet with apple bloom;
And now when the Came back at night,
The feeble father drove them home
rror news had come to the lonely farm
That three were lying '' where two two. had lain;
Could never lean on sons again.
rho summer days grew cold and late
He went for the when the work was done
,ut down the lane, he Opened the gate,
He saw them coming one by one
Rr,ndle. Ebony speckle and Bess
Shaking their horns in the evening wind;
(,ropping the buttercups Out of the grass
Isut who was it following gclose behind?
I.ooselv swung in the idle air
The empty sleeve of army blue
And worn and pale. from the crispng hair
Looked out face that the father knew.
For southern prisons will Sometimes yawn.
And yield their dead into life again;
And the day that comes with cloudy dawn
In golden glory at last may
The great tears sprang to their meeting
For the heart must speak when the lips dumb.
And under the silent evening skies
Together they followed the cattle hoAe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

Sinister influences" may be trying to
bring on a war with Mexico, but there is
a surprising amount of common sense to
be found in high prices these days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

a professor of the University of Chi
cago says woman never discovered any
thing of value to the human race. Well,
whoever discovered that professor is not
entitled to any extra large medal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

"Girl Bather Gone; Her Clothes Found,
reads a headline. 1t does not necessarily
mean that she has been drowned She
may have merely gone for little stroll
along the beach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

statesman who is at present on the
job in Washington wears silk suit that
weighs only few ounces. We are very
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

A man in this part of the country who
wears smile on his face at o'clock in
the afternoon in the middle of August is a
bred-in-the- bone optimist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

1t takes all kinds of people to make a
world, including those who don their bath
ing suits and tango by the sea-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

Atlanta can get as much advertising out
of murder trial as Birmingham could
out of an armor plate factory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

The Houston Post says some of the
Texas legislators are complaining because
the newspapers do not praise them
enough. Holy smokel The egregious van
ty of some individuals is hyperbolic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

IT should be borne in mind that MIR.
Linds mining interests are not located in
Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

A humorous artist calls attention to the
fact that two fat people can do the tur-
key trot quite modesty. Embonpoint keeps
them apart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

Mr.. Huerta must have been terribly sur
prised when the United States failed to
tremble at his frown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

Huerta seems to have considerably more
discretion than jingoes gave him credit
for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

fawn color which weighs six ounces.
There are possibilities.
Berlin and other German towns have
decreed the summer men shall go hat
less, protect their heads with parasols
and discard coats, substituting blouses
cut after the fashion of a schoolboys
garment.
What's the use of halfway meas
ures? Bring on the skirt and the sun
shade and those earrings they were
talking about awhile ago, and let's
have it over with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

Thv fact that John Lind is a one armed
man will not prevent him from handling
Huerta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

A war lobby" is the latest. Let us
hope 1t does not develop Muihal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
uNCoN sTITUTIoNAL

From the New York Press
Lem-Women in Louisville who wear
split skirts are to be arrested.
Clem-Wont that be unconstitutional?
Lem-No. The constitution only gives
the right to bear arms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

use as a stabiizer of ships, since It's ef-
ficiency does not depend on any regular
period of rolling. Under most conditions
irregular series of light and heavy rolls.
each series starting from practically moth
ing. increasing TO a maximum, and then
decreasing to a minimum, after which
another series starts. 1t is this irregular
rolling that makes difficult the use of
other liquid. as these depend for their er-
ficiency on a pendulum-like motion of the
ship. The gyroscope, on the contrary.
acts Independently of any regular period
of rolling, and checks a roll the moment
1t starts.
Not only is the gyroscope used for sta
bilizing ships, but it is also used for caus-
ing artificial rolling. in the operation Of
ice breakers and in the releasing of ice
bound ships This action is the result Of
precision in vertical plane, exactly as
in stabilizing, and needs no further ex-
PLANTATION. Es
When the sailing ship was succeeded by
the steamship, great change was grad
ually made nj the shape OF the hull, for
ualy made in the constant forward pres
sure of the propeller was radically differ
ent from the sidewise diagonal pressure
of the sails. AS great a cnange may be
brought about by the gyroscope. With
rolling eliminated, hulIs can be built ON
lines determined by the requirements OF
speed alone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
PROBABLY NOT.

rs the man who takes his wife out
riding on the rear of his motorcycle un-
kind to her?'
"um-welI, don't suppose he intends
to be unkind"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
FORGOTTEN

There lies a man who was once the
checker champion of Juniper county"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

"No'doubt that's true Merely trying to
catch fish greatly stimulates the imag-
nation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

is there anything as scarce as hens
teeth, par"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16

hhNCh IHE FISHING YARN.
nsh diet is said to be good for the
brain"
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Entered at the Birmingham Ald,
nostoffire as second class matter under
act of Congress March 3. 1879
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-13
The Cause of rheumatism

Stomach trouble, lazy liver and de.
ranged kidneys are the cause or
rheumatism. Get your stomach, liv-
er, kidneys and bowels in healthy
condition by taking Electric Bitters,
and you will not be troubled with the
pains of rheumatism. Charles Is.
Allen, school principal, of Sylvania
Ga, who suffered indescribable tor,
ture from rheumatism, liver and
stomach trouble and diseased kid
neys, writes: "All remedies failed
until | used Electric Bltters, but
four bottles of this wonderful reme-
dy cured me completely" Maybe
your rheumatic pains come from
stomach, liver and kidney troubles.
Electric Bitters will give you prompt
relief. SOC and $l.0G. Recommended
by all druggists.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-13
passed by the board

passed by the board
Resolved, That the different coun-
ty officers each be instructed to buy
all their stationery and supplies for
their respective offices from the
printers in the county when the prices
and grade of material will conform
with other prices and at all times get
ting prices from the different print
ers and buy where it will be the
most economical to the county.
The county treasurer made his re-
port.
The county tax collector made his
report.
The county judge made his report.
AS provided by the statutes govern
ing public roads, this board here OPP
poses the changing of all legally es-
tablished public roads except where
it can be shown that such change
will straighten or shorten the dis
lance of such roads.
II was moved and carried that the
Enterprise be designated as the offic-
ial paper of DeSoto county for the
year 1913.
1t is hereby ordered that notice of
bids for construction of bridges across
Arbuckle creek at Arbuckle Ferry.
There being no further business the
board adjourned to meet the first
Monday in April, 1913.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-13
For Loss of Hair
We will pay for what you use n
,RexalI 1913" Hair Tonic does not
promote the growth of your hair.

RcXdM 'y3 f1a1r Ionic does uOH
promote the growth of your hair.
In all our experience with hair
tonics the one that has done most to
gain our confidence is Rexall 1887
Hair Tonic. We have such WE'LL
founded faith in it that we want
you to try it at our risk. II it does
not satisfy you in every particular.
we will pay for what you use to the
extent OF a 80 day treatment.
II Rexall "93" Hair Tonic does
not remove dandruff, relieve scalp
irritation, stop'th hair from falling
and promote a new growth Of hair.
come back to us and ask US to return
the money you paid for it, and we wilA
promptly hand it back to you. You
don't sign anything, promise any
thing, bring anything back, or in any
way obigate yourself. Isn't that fsrr
Doesn't it stand to reason that We
would not make such q liberal offer
II we did not truly believe that
Rexall "93" Hair Tonic will do all
we claim for it-that it will do all
and more than any other remedyr
We have everything there is de-
mand for, and are able to judge the
merits Of the things we sell. Gus
toners tell us Of their success. There
are more satisfied users Of RexalA
s'o3" Hair Tonic than any similar
preparation we sell.
Start q treatment of Rexali "93i
Hair Tonic today. II you do, we
believe you will thank US for tins
advice. Two size bottles, SOC and 81.
You can buy Rexall "93" Hair Toms
r. This community only at our Store:
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-13
THE ACTUAL FIGURES
Showing the Taxes We Pay and the
Returns We Get

Editor Herald: / have been re-
quested by many to show by actual
figures the relative difference between
the taxes collected by DeSoto county
and the expected collection by the
proposed new county. / herewith
submit:
The total value for DeSoto county,
as shown by the tax book for 1912, is
$5,745,133. We will do well to col
lect on $5,50O,OO0. There is always
some considerable value on the tax
book upon which no tax is collected
errors, rebates and delinquents.
Therefore, the probable collection
will be: