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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-11
Domestic Science Club.

her parents.
Domestic Science Club.
The Domestic Science club met at
The home of Mrs B. j. Waugh yes
terday afternoon Roll call was re-
sponded to with favorite way of
serving eggs. The demonstrations
were: Egg omeet by Mrs. Burns
dale. egg salad by Mrs. Black, ana
mine salad by Miss Mae Doughty.
Mrs. Chas. carpenter read paper on
"rhe Food Vane of Eggs The clIlh
members present were. Mines. Nc
Cure, lIerod, Derwin, Miller, Hart,
Burnsdale, Black. Carpenter and
Heath. and TIE guests We're: Mrs
stewart OF Blackwell. Mrs. Clyde
Oden, of Muskogee. and Miss Mar
garet Carpenter
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-11

Mrs. Galen Crow will entertain at
bridge on Tuesday, April IA.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-11
Notes And Personals OF
3ocietu
Lenore Burke
Phone PAS

Calendar for Monday.
Phi Delta Gamma Club--Miss Ethel
Maud Smith.
Cambridge Club Library,
W. II. NJ. Club Mrs. John kieser
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-11

Prayer meeting district No. >, Will
meet with Mrs Hcyman OF 9lo East
Warner, on Monday afternoon at )
O'Clock with Mrs. Lesh, leader.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-11

Miss Lorena Phelps is here from
Orlando to spend the weekend Wllll
her parents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-11

Commissioner Of Proiic Safety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22

There is a rich alfalfa belt extending from Mississippi across Alabama into Georgia. No state in the union can produce better alfalfa or more of it to the acre than Alabama. Corn produc- ton in this state has been increasing during the past five years. It has about doubled in seven years. It is quite usual for farmers to raise 50 bushels to the acre, and the corn crop as a whole averages as large yield to the acre as is the case in many sections of the. middle west; and what is true of Alabama is true in the main of the other cotton states.
 Crop diversification had a strong appeal to all progressive farmers last year. Many of the most successful tillers of the soil were enthusiastic over the results they obtained from the cultivation of corn and oats and the raising of live stock.
 Of course, it would be only guess as to how much cotton would be planted next year, but in view of present conditions, we will have the smallest crop of the past six years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22

land forces with it's heavy guns and the latter are advancing slowly but steadily.
 After all, the fighting along the channel may be only blind to more important operations elsewhere on the extended battle front. The Ger man general staff has announced that its objective in this move is to execute turning movement and once more clear the way to Paris.
 When the general staff of bel ligerent announces it's plans in advance it is pretty good indication that ex- actly the opposite is intended. It would not be at all surprising if the coming week should develop heavy fighting on the left and right of the allied lines, either from German of fensive or similar move by Joffre.
 In East Prussia claims from the va rious capitals are so diametrically op- posed that it is difficult to gain any comprehensive view of what has hap pened. On the face of dispatches last night it would appear that the Rus sians have succeeded in checking the advance on Warsaw and that they have never released their grip on the fortress of Przemysl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
STUCK IN AsPHALT
From the New York Sun.

From the New York sun.
 Two boys playing around aspha.tum barrels used in connection with the paw ing at the corner of Grand avenue and Koch street had an experience that they will not forget very soon.
 Donald Stanton, Eugene Divine and Robert Cooley were jumping from one barrel to another, when the two former boys got into the asphaltum and began to sink. At first it was slightly warm, as it had been left by the workmen, but 1t got cooler, and their efforts to extricate themselves were without avail. Robert Cooley, after trying in vain to help the boys out, went to the home of Donald's s parents to report. MT. Stanton happened to be at home and went to the rescue of the boys, but could do nothing
 Finally the foreman in charge of the paving was summoned, and with five men working about half an hour chopping with axes he succeeded in getting the asphalt um off so the boys could be drawn out. The boys seemed to be pretty well tired out, but otherwise were not apparently hurt in any way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Publisher of the Laws

The next legislature of Alabama promises to be one of the most inn portant in the history of the state. The laws it enacts will be of supreme interest to every intelligent citizen and property holder.
 The Age-Herald-always first in news service-when invited by the secretary of state to bid for the pub- lication of the legislative acts, decided that it should in justice to it's readers print the acts even though it per formed this service to the state gratis.
 Therefore, it put in a bid so low as merely to cover the cost of white paper, ink and mailing expenses, which the secretary of state promptly grasped.
 The Age-Herald-always the leader not only will furnish the people with the official laws in separate and at- tractive form, but is performing a service to the state which will be ap- preciated by the state officials and the people alike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
LuKn M,LuhE sAYs

From the Cincinnati Enquirer. It is none of my business. But a wid- ower should not begin paying install- ments on an engagement ring until he has finished paying for his first wife {; funeral
 Matrimony has its faults. But it is about the only thing that will cure a girl of gisgling.
 Good clothes can make a girl look so classy that 1t jars a man when he hears her say them things and have went
 The man who tries to earn an honest living for his family and the man who minds his own business are both classed as undesirable citizens by Old Man Satan.
 The man who has to ask his wife for car fare every morning has no business voting against woman suffrage.
 The old-fashioned girl who used to go around the house with her hair done up in curl papers now has a daughter who pays u0 for . permanent wave. An engaged girl knows that her fiance is man after her own heart. During the honeymoon she thinks he is such big man that she wonders how he manages to move around. But about | year later she wonders why he carries | latch key when he could crawl through the keyhole. When his wife Is mad at him a smart | man will not attempt to fight back You can turn on a line of baby talk and tell her how good she looks and what fine old girl she is and win her over and make her wonder how on earth she hap pened to get angry at you. A woman throws things into a waste basket. A man throws things at 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Will Plant Less Cottnn

The lower house of the Texas leg islature voted down by vote of 54 to 12 the proposed measure to reduce cot ton acreage by law in that state. The bill sought to make it felony to raise cotton in excess of a fixed per- centage of this years crop.
 Many absurd ideas in regard to cot ton have been advanced, but the propo sition to restrict acreage by law is not only absurd, but contrary to the spirit of American liberty. Texas is to be congratulated on having legislature that cannot we swept off it's feet by hysteria or populistic arguments.
 There should be considerable reduc- tion of cotton acreage next year and there probably will be, but whatever the farmers do in this respect must be voluntary. In past years when the price of cotton was low farmers or ganizations adopted resolutions urg- ing the members to plant less cotton, but when the planting season came the acreage was increased rather than decreased. The cotton situation at the present time, however, has impressed q lesson upon the southern farmers that will, it is believed, have good practical results.
 Never have cotton growers realized so fully as now the importance of crop diversification. Every year there Is an increasing demand for food crops, and the south can raise wheat, oats. corn and hay st . fine profit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Fighting in North France

Dispatches regarding the fighting in the north of France allowed to come through by the British censor in the last few days reveal some highly interesting details of the action now going on.
 It seems that the allied commanders came very near committing a serious blunder and that the general com- manding the German right was guilty of again understanding the defensive forces of the allies just as Von Kluck did in the dash for Paris.
 In attempting to get around the German right before the line of battle extended to the English channel and thus give the invaders protection the allied commanders overextended themselves and the Germans found weak spot. They launched an attack from Lille that succeeded in breaking through and the raiders reached St. Omer, twenty-two miles southeast of Calais, the important French port, which was apparently the German objective.
 The allies then made herculean ef- forts and closed the gap between the coast and Lille. The check of the raiders was accomplished when the haf-trained British troops held firm at St. Omer while the Belgians along the Yser and the French at Arras fought gallantly and prevented Ger man endorsements from moving up to make good the ground gained. The German raid had failed and as in the march on Paris there was nothing for the Germans to do but retreat rapidly to their original position in order to avoid destruction.
 News of this fighting was not per mitted to come through the British censor until the danger of disaster to the English army had been averted. The fighting along the coast of France is still progressing, but the Germans are working under increasing handi- cap. The British fleet is aiding the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
The Electric Light

Yesterday was the thirty-fifth an- niversary of the incandescent electric light. Comparatively young people can remember quite well the first in- candescent bulbs which have almost universally supplanted oil lamps and the even more primitive candles. It meant a great deal to the world when Edison announced on October 21, 1881, that he had invented the incandescent electric lamp. Of course, improve ments have been made and even as late as 1912 the Mazda lamp was per fected. This is now considered the most perfect and also the cheapest form of electric lighting known. The first tungsten lamp was invented in 1906. The Mazda light combines a great increase in brilliancy with re- duction of cost.
 The tiny filament of the first incan- descent bulb was made of bamboo. The tropics were searched for va- rieties of bamboo best suited for this purpose. For eight years the lights were provided with these bamboo filaments. Then squirted "cellulose' filament was used and at last metal lized" filaments took their place.
 It was nearly 40 years ago that Edison began work on the electric lamp in his small laboratory at Menlo Park, N. J., and in his modest New York shops. He toiled with character istic energy on this problem, sparing neither himself nor his employees. Twenty hours was days work. Edi- son is said to have taken his meals while standing at his workbench and to have slept on a roll top desk. Of course, he was studying other prob lems at the same time, but his discov- cry of the incandescent light was tre- mendously important.
 It is hard to imagine what the world would be today without electric lights. Practically every form of human ac- tivity would be affected. The stu dent, the toiler, the traveller, the busi- ness man, the theatrical magnate and even the fighter would be seriously handicapped. The world owes great deal to Thomas A. Edison, but perhaps none of his achievements has done more for human progress than his dis covery of the electric lamp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22

The National Chamber of Commerce The visit of the Chamber of Com merce of the United States to Bir- mingham next week will be an event
 of more than ordinary interest and of far-reaching import. This body is
 composed of representative business
 men, and some of them are prominent in New York and other great centers. The itinerary of this national or
 ganization embraces twenty southern cities. The visitors will not only have an opportunity of getting acquainted
 with leading business men of the south, but they will be able to observe at close range the south commercially at it's best and make comparisons be- tween various progressive cities.
 Recognizing the importance of this tour the United States department of commerce has detailed three officials to accompany the chamber-American attaches at Buenos Aires, Paris and Berlin. These government officials are expert in observing com mercial conditions and in gathering data. The department will doubtless issue a bulletin covering the dis tinctive characteristics of the cities visited. Birmingham will come in for large share of publicity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22

Palmer Stadium, Princeton's new sao0 oo, athletic field, will be opened next sat,1r- day, when Dartmouth and Princeton meet In the annual football game. The great concrete horseshoe was erected at record breaking speed. Excavation was bsen, last spring and the contractors have fin ished their work much sooner than was expected. The stadium will seat 40 GOO and Will be used exclusively for football. IIni- versity field will be reserved for ba sebs II and track events. Formerly huge wooden grandstands were constructed each year Tor the Yale and Harvard games. The sum of $10,00o. which was spent by the Princeton Athletic association< for this purpose, will be paid annually to the uni- versity. according to an agreement made with the donor of Palmer Stadium. Princeton will now have permanent football amphitheatre and one that tn- sures the safety of spectators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Oranges in Mobile Section

The Satsuma orange Is now being grown extensively in Mobile county and in Baldwin county said Maj. W. F. Tcbbetts of Mobile.
 A few years ago J. H. Dawes started With practically nothing. He planted a few Satsuna orange trees Last year he sold his crop for s20.o0o. A great many enterprising farmers have been setting out large orange groves during the past two or three years, and there is every prospect of big yields
 These Satsuma oranges are well adapt ed to our climate, and no crop could pay better. The very fact that the Satsuma orchardists have made success of their business has had buoyant effect on the entire Mobile community"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
A Blessing in Disguise

'The present distressed cotton mar ket will in the end be blessing to the south, for it will aecentuate the Importance of crop diversification, !" Said F NJ. Chambers of Chicago. q was raised on a farm in Illinois and every time l have visited the south I have been impressed with the boundless pos- abilities of this section. made an ex- tended trip through the south about 12 years ago, and in Alabama and His sissippi agriculture seemed backward. Five years later l passed through Ala hama on my way to Florida and in looking out of the car window noticed marked improvement in the appeara nee of the farms. Today still greater iin- provement is easily observed
 There has been considerable diver sincation of crops already, but therc will he more. Every crop that we raise in Illinois can be raised profitably m Alabama and the south could grow rich on it's farm products outside of cotton It is a safe prediction that in three or four years from now the southern farmer will be pointed to as the most prosperous husbandman in the United States"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Optimistic Real Estate Men

That was splendid meeting of our real estate exchange at the Tutwiler tuesday night" said J. II. Heineke. We all know that real estate in Bir- mingham has good intrinsic val,fe. and that the level of values Is steadily riz- Ing. There is hardly a foot of realty anywhere in Birmingham that will not nave higher selling value five years hence than it has today. In other words, real estate in this rapidly growing city VIII always be good thing to buy
 There is as much optimism in real es- tate circles as in other business circles ana when we gather in a body and listen to thoughtful and cheerful addresses. such as those delivered by MT J. H. Barr and MT. Otto Marx. the spirit of optimism starts up afresh"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
TaIladesa's Prosperity

Business conditions in and around the city of Talladega are quite satisfactory said Curry Bowie, a successful dealer in Teal estate. who is now in Birmingham as a, guest of his brother, Sydney J. Bowie.
 We are not bothered about cotton. ADout 4o,ooo bales were produced in our county this year, and local mills will spin all of that and more. Talladega has diversity of business interests and all In all this will be one of our best years We not only have cause for optimism, nut the pessimist is unknown in our com munity.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
WHY WORRY


 What is an optirnist?" is a question often asked. Some people say he is a man who tries to make the best of a bad bar gain, others say he smokes two-for-a- nickel cigars, still others declare he is the sort of individual who sincerely cele. brates the arrival of twins at his house and forgets about the mortgage on it The definitions may be continued through all the ills that flesh is heir to, but our idea of an optimist who is particularly worth initiating just now is the man who refuses to get panic-stricken because there is war in Europe, who resolutely de- clines to talk hard times, pays his bills as quickly as he can and every time he turns loose dollar does not look at it as if he never expected to see 1t again.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE rom the Pittsburg Chronicle Telesrapl

Scotch minister and his servant who were coming home from wedding began to consider the state into which their po- tations at the wedding feast had left them. . 5., az
 Sandy" said the minister. just stop a minute here till go ahead. Maybe 1 don't walk very steady and the good wife might remark something not just right"
 He walked ahead of the servant for a short distance and then asked:
 How is 1t? Am walking straightg'
 ''Oh, ay,'' answered Sandy thickly, sye,re a recht-but who's tnon walking wi yer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
YOUTH AND LOVE

Bx R. l.. Stevenson. T6 the heart of youth the world is A hIwh,
 wayside. Passing forever he fares: and on either
 hand, Deep in the gardens golden pAvilIions
 hide, Nestle in orchard bloom. and far on the
 level land Call him with lighted lamp at eventide. Thick as the stars at night, when th&
 moon is down Pleasures assail him. He to his nobler
 fate Fares; and but waves . hand as he
 passes on. Cries but waysids word to her at tho
 garden gate, Sings but boyish stave and his face h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Able Jurist Presides

From the Montgomery Times.
 Judge Richard W. Walker is born jurist, and 1t comes natural to him to pre- side over a high court. As presiding judge or the United States court of appeals, now in session in this city. he bears the honors gracefully and dispatches busi- ness with the ease and promptness of Q veteran. The country and the state is to be congratulated upon the wise and ap. propriate selection of Judge Walker fo, the federal bench.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
WAR
By Thomas Carlyle.

What is the net purpose and upshot of war? To my own knowledge. for exam pie. there dwell and toll. in the British vil- lage of Dumdrudge. usually some 300 souls. From these by certain natural enemies of the French, there are suc- cessfu1ly selected. during the French war. say 30 able-bodied men. Dumdrudge. at her own expense, has suckled and nursed them. she has. not without difficulty and even sorrow, fed them up to manhood, and even trained them to crafts. so that one can weave. another build. another hammer, and the weakest can stand under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22

Count Zeppelin has announced that he will not accept any more decorations from the Kaiser until his dirigibles have in vaded England. He could doubtless send one over any day if he's willing to leave 1t there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
PROUD OF HIMSELF
From the New York Times.


 A minister was recounting some of his amusing experiences in marrying peo- pie. There's an old custom" said he, that the bridegroom shall kiss the bride immediately after the marriage ceremony Is over. It's a good, practical custom, for 1t serves more handily than anything else that know of to dissipate the awk- ward pause that almost always follows a simple. informal ceremony For this req son I keep. the custom alive.
 One day man whom I shall call Smith came to the parsonage to be mar ried. Mir. Smith was pompous. con.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Something to spend. Eh '

From the Nashville Banner.
 The wounded Austrian count who tele- graphed a' wealthy Chicago girl to send him something to remind him of her didn't allow his pain. to cause him to overlook the principal issue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Crowds Visit Armorx

That the European war has stinula ate ed the military spirit in this country is evidenced by the crowds that are coming out to view our armory, arms and equip- ment,' said Maj. l.. s. Dorrence of the First Field artillery. That we are equipped with the same armament as the 1 regular army is source of surprise to our many visitors. Our field guns are of the German Krupp type and have a range. of over four miles. The euuip- ment is valued at s17o00o.
 For the past few years the public gen. erally seem to have lost interest in the National Guard, but since the beginning of the European war, there has been a decided change. and the importance of the citizen soldier is being realized. The change has been brought about in my opinion by the fact that we are not near so supporting as we thought we were. ana that no one can tell what the fu- ture will bring forth.
 The object of the National Guard has aiWays been for defense and not offensa ana It's importance to the safety and Well being of the nation is being realized We will be glad at all times to welcome visitors to our armory, which is located temporarily at 2212-1S Avenue B. and is open day and night with detail on duty who will take pleasure in showing the present fighting weapons of Uncle Sam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Better Time. Cominr

From the Selma Times.
 The outbreak in Europe has worked un- duly on the imaginatlons of some people, Let us consien to the future these imag- mary dangers and summon all of our powers as great nation toward preserv- ing and conserving harmonious relations with the rest of the world. When the aw- ful carnage now going on in the old country shall come to an end, it is be- lieved that there will go up cry for peace that will shake the foundations of every civilized nation, and the fatuity and folly of war as a method of settling interna- tional difficulties will be seen by all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22

Now that the baseball stars are in yau- deville and football stars are getting into the hospital as fast as they can, the pros- poets for peace and quiet through the land after Thanksgiving are very hright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Made a Song Popular

From the St. Louis Republic.
 Canadian troops landing in England woke the echoes by singing 'There'll Be Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight thereby showing that the Spanish-Amer- ican war did something else than free Cuba.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22

Despite the activity of the Germans and the allies, the "wets" and the "drvs,, throughout this country are not permitting their attention to be diverted from what they consider to be the main issue.