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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-21

Preparations for the entertainment of the State Sunday school convention, which will convene in this city March 3 and remain in session through April 1 and ?. are actively under way. A great choir, composed of the best singers of the city. has been formed and meets two nights each week at the First Baptist church for practice. E, o, Excel. the famous choir leader, will be here to con duct the singing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-21
FLYING MACH|NESAT
 EUFAULA ON APRIL 8
First Flights Ever Seen to be Held in Barbour
 County

Eufaula, March 90.-(Special.) )-Eufaula Is preparing for a gala day on wednes- day. April S. when the first flying ma chine will be seen in Barbour county. Two flights are to be made on that date by Aviator A. C. Beach of Chicago, in one of the latest machines. The event will be held under the auspices of tho business men and merchants of the city, in order to interest more thoroughly the people of the vicinity in Eufaula as d trading point.
 Watt Norton, aged F. and Miss Julia Brown, aged 16, who live south of Eu- faula, ran away from school yesterday and went to Fort Gaines, Ga, where they were married by the ordinary of tho county.
 Old-home friends of Judge James l.. Pugh. son of tho late Senator J. h. Pugh of Eufaula are watching with in- terest the movement to have hm ap- pointed associate justice of the district court of the District of Columbia, where he is now serving as ono of tho police judges.
 The farmers of this section are 'nlak- ing hay while the sun shines" and arc now far advanced with the work of the planting season. Everybody has been sowing corn in tho last week, and it will not be long before cotton will be planted for the fields are about ready to Ieceive the seed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-21

The membership of the local Railroad Young Mems Christian association has run from about 100 to over 1000 in the past three months, and it is the intention oi Secretary Bowden to give n big member ship social on the night of March 27, at which an address will be delivered by Col. R. V. Taylor, vice president and gen eral manager of the Mobile and Ohio, and President Curran of the New Orleans and Northeastern, and other officials will he present. It Is the purpose of the orsani- zation to erect 8 handsome new home in the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-21

The spring reunion of the Scottish rite Masons will be held in this city April IA. 10 and 16 and on the 17th a meeting of Hamasa temple. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine will be held, and Potentate Wal ter G. Hodges states that there will be a large attendance of nobles and novices.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06
Jayhawker Jots

Attention 10 called by the Mime
apolis Better Way to the fact that
Tho easiest way out often leads into
a blind alley"
One of the student societies In the
Bunker Hill high school answers to
the name Of Kalaphernean. which is
quite as mystifying a. tho names Of
the Greek letter fraternities that are
supposed to be under the ban In Kan
saa.
Miss Winifred Nelson, reports the
Up Creek correspondent OF the
Augusta Journal, has proved herself
qualified to vote when she attains the
sick. and her brothers in school. she
dragged two miles OF road and left 1t
in excellent condition.
How some Of the old-fashioned
signs fail. as pointed out by the Blue
Rapids Times: Two nocks of geese
and one of ducks new over town
Wednesday morning. going north.
ana a few hours later the mercury
dropped so degrees. which shows how
much the geese know about the
weather in Kansas.
A. Kansas farmer was asked by .
Telegram reporter: "How many mil
lion bushels OF corn has tho mild win
ter been equivalent TOT" The reply
was: There Is no way to tell: we
needed any" This. Of course. IL COM
paratively speaking. but 1t shows the
attempt nature is making to atone for
last summer.-Drovers Telegram.
The wind was bowling at ono
o'clock this morning and the temper
ature was below freezing. relates Edi-
tor Cady of the Augusta Journal
Had 1t not been, this story would
never have been told. Had the cold
wave struck tho burg three hours
sooner. the world would never have
been the wiser. It became necessary
for the writer to 20 to the off1ce and
''bleed" Betsey- is the engine
you will remember when she IL
troublesome and Genevieve when
good. A man came running down tho
street and as he approached we asked
him what was the matter. "Oh!-
ah!" he calculated between his pants.
II am going to have q child and I've
got to hurry" After walking q cou-
pie Of blocks his reply began to SOAK
in" and we smiled, then chuckled, and
snorted and wanted to yell
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06

THE PRODIGALSS MO1HKR
Al! could I let the love dame Of my
heart
Shine for thee through the darkness of
the night.
A ray to pierce the cnnsing mists q
doubt -7s1
And for thy storms Of ssul stssdfast
Could but ses its light 10 guido thee
And not this feeble candle In, my room
That strikes scarce further than Z
beckoning hand.
30 nail and white. outstrstched into the
gloom.
Could I but sst my heart beacon high.
Its quenchless fire agiow In darkness far,
To make path OF radiance for thy feet
And brighter than the splendor Of q star!
All! could loves steadfast light but lure
thee home
10 warmth. and rest, and tranquil surety!
The dawn breaks cold: the night IN nearly
spent
am a-weary waiting. child. for thee!
Mary AcAullen. In the New York TimeA
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06
Globe Sights
By THE ATcHsON GLOBE.

No woman will admit ste snores.
"A man hates snobs because ho hates to
be enubbed by them.
You ought to do q lot Of things yourself
which you don't do.
There II some curiosity to know Just
why John Lind went to Mexico.
After q man reaches thirty he doesn't
care II skating Is poor.
II q man isn't good for anything else. it
win be said Of him that he is good
hearted.
If man doesn't understand woman. It
may be added that woman 10 also fooled
occasionally.
1t is hard for a man without any to ap-
preciate the saying that money should
earn money.
1t is also pertinent to remark that .
woman isn't SO crazy about q uniform un-
less there IL a man In it.
Why IL a free-nowing fountain pen dis
posed to behave that way in the pocket Of
Some men have Strong Wills and won't
join their wives church; but, It may bo
added. they rarely quit smoking.
Possibly, in reply to q recent query, the
blushing bride IL b1ushing because Of tho
timidity shown by the young man In c. b.
Ground Hog day. with its multitude OF
legends and inspiring lessons. made Jude
johnson SO sentimental he threw away his
cud and went home and kissed his wife
over the wash tub.
Twas the night after Ground Hog, and
all through the house. not . person was
stirring. not even a louse, when right
down through the chimney came big gobs
Of blow, proving that tho old Ground
Hog treacherOus foe.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06
By the Way
HY HARVEY PARSONS.

We have beGn waiting patiently ia
hear the 0Quawk OF anguish nom con-
/ gresa You know. congress was kicked
on the shinss recently. BY local iaoy
In reference to the custom OF chasing
high school students across the street
and up and down stAtrWAys about half
the pursuit OF education not only has
its ups and downs. but its hithers and
y0ns.
With East Lynne At bat and Ten
Ntghts In . Bar Room up. 1t - TO De
presumed that the local company viii
follow with Unk TOMS Cabin. Which
should be some hit. II properly cast
the hua1y Sport - Unk Tom and Nell
Anderson as the fee-rocious Lesree.
frinstance.
II is- the opinion Of Hondo Murphy
that tho electric light company. should
sell its product .hy the karat instead OF
that Shawnee county had the best jail
in the state should be advised; that no
jail Is best. Some are just worse than
others.
A California paper advertises "Gahy
restore color in faded fabrics Which
merely confirms our suspicion that all
of the exponents Of simplified spelling
do not write country correspondence Tor
Kansas papers.
Something has happened to New
York.. Sticking a millionaire for SNUG
Cling and q ward heeler for selling q
nomination arc not normal procedures
for New York. IL there an altenist In
the audience?
Az a matter. Of caution. let's amend
it to read: "A man II az old as he feels
and woman az old as she says she
is."
Willard's manager says he shows Inn
provement. II improvement has taken
a place in the Kansas Whitehope, said
Improvement will find ample room to
stretch. n
Nix, Josephine, none Of that stun. It
was a parrot, not q chicken that bit
the Mayor. Shame at you for suggest
ing it. The Idear!
AZ we understand 1t. VIII Waggener.
like Dodd Castor. was arraigned before
a mot unfriendly Justice"
It may be, Of course. that the Chi
cago man who made his wife get up at
o'clock each morning, wanted to give
her time to comb her hair before break
fast. ~
Tho Job OF innocent bystander be-
comes more haSardous In Meexico each
day. The removal Of the embargo on
ammunition IL q guarantee that still
more Of 1t wiA DO Ia general cfrcu1a-
tion from now on
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06

"Uncle. we want. you to gfve the bride
away. Very well. I'll announce to the
gathered assembly that she's thirfy-tWo."
-boston Transcript
''Maudie. would like to have a tete-a-
tete with you" mo, indeed. Peter! I
never take anything to drink in q pubic
place like this.'-Baltimore American
He never spanks his son, does he9.'
NO he's an efficiency crank" what's
that got to do with It % HE says the nm
ward stroke IL lost motion."-Houston
Post.
Ethe-'"That girl absolutely threw her.
self at Bob" Nettie-"Oh, well, I Ruesa
sne knew he was good catcher."-Judee.
Robbie II you eat any more OF thai
candy you Will surely be sick" BohaiS
anyway when was only half-WsV
through what I've eaten already."-IiSe.
Dat oil man o. yoll's IL q purity ~or,a
provider-h He shows his sense rooiiSS
Aunt Chloe He wants to keen ma kr,~~
occupytn' dis here skillet a. q ufensaI ~
std OF weapon.-Washington SIR.
MY dear, there's too much .c.lcss~ q
this SOUP. There! told the Sosir -. -
wouA rather have II seasoned vitS =
na1Ef1pGo A116e196o - :
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06
QUAKER MEDrrAT1oNs.
[From tho PhiladeIphfa R.co-a

IFrom tho Philadelphia Record.1
Some people who marry for money re.
pent for love.
It's . good plan to compel respect. but
don't do 1t with club.
Rome wasn't built In q day." the
favorite motto Of the lazy man
Good Intentions are all right In the,-
way. but many an alarm clock refuses to
90 on. ~
The people who always tell thu n,.,n
unvarnished truth sometimes make a Iof
Of trouble. 'o'
The man who throws bouquets NJ him.
self doesn't always get the most fioWer~
sent to his funeral.
Have a good opinion Of yourself. You
can't expect others to have q keener sensa
OF appreciation than you have yourself
Blobbs-'sWould you marry n zfrl for
her money!" Sl0bb9-"Well shonid con.
sider It very uncivalrous to aiIow has -
remain an old maid" A "
Wigwag-''Bjones boasts that he t,oesn,t
know the meaning Of the Wort, Scar >.
HenpAckke-"Oh. well, Btones IN sfi,,
young enough to get married.
Mr.. Gnaggs-''I wonder what would h.r.
pen II people should advertise everv tirne
they lose their tempers- Mrs 0nasra-
There wouldn't be much else ia he
newspaperA
She-"Women are moro loGical than
men," He-"Perhaps you arc right a
man wonders after he has made : fooI of
n1mself over . woman. but tha VurnSn
tAkoD - - Q nnaff1 of eour1A~
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06

knowledge Of the scientific side ol
farming. And to meet the demanda
Of the highly developed and compiler
industrial conditions. we must have q
diversified system OF education The
old narrow curriculum must give way
for q broader and more practical edu-
cation that II related to the child's
needs and environment
Prom q cultural standpoint, q
course in agriculture, which will not
be SO long as the practical courses. II
very valuable to the child. In the
elementary schools. It gives the child
q wider and more Intelligent view Of
the things Of nature and his relation
to them. And agriculture IL prefer
able to many things az cultural
study because Of its closer touch to
man and his everyday life. We all
should understand where and how our
food supply 10 produced. The train
ing and culture received from the
study Of the things that have q prac-
tical bearing on life should not be
overlooked in q liberal education"
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06

When Lemuel questioned her. she
aaDerted that she was quite Well. and
there was nothing the matter, nothing
at al Lemuel became 30 concerned
that he talked the matter over with
ms moener. who was never Antaeo-
n11tic to Chriasie's interests Finally.
one aftern6on. being freed from duty
1t an earlier hour than usual, he ran
into large store with the Intention
OF buying some delicacy with which
to surprise his dispirited little wife.
Christie was especially fond OF crys-
tal1ixed fruits.
Passing the line Of demonstration
booths presided over by agreeable and
diplomatic saleswomen, the image of
his wife loomed large In his mind. for
similar booth that he had taken
Chrissie when she gave up her posi-
t1on aS q dispenser OF Gail1Ard'o cocoa
to become Mrs. Lemuel Wallace.
Therefore, when he saw tho Call
lard sign with q familiar fAce beneath.
he paused abruptly with . feeling Of
meeting . phantom Of his own vivid
fancy. Then he stepped swiftly for
ward.
"Chrissie!" he uttered hoarsely to
the young woman at the end booth
What are you doing here?"
She nung him q look Of warning
and defiance over a row Of tiny blue
and white cocoa cups, but her voice
was appealing. soft and coaxing.
Don't make q fuss. Lem. I'm
demonstrating cocoa again. MT. Gail
lard was glad to get me back on my
own terms. I've simply got to have
some money Of my own, II have to
earn it."
But. Chrissie-why. no wonder
you're tired out all the time. You
look At to drop now"
haven't neglected you or my
home. Lem She spoke proudly.
Tive been here four weeks. The
demonstration closes. tonight And
now Mr.. Gaillard wants me to 60 on
the road"
Il guess mott" Lemuel was doing
some quick thinking. There was q
CLEAN in his wife's eyes he did not
like. Yet never had she seemed love-
Her to him. He was feeling some-
what dazed and uncertain, but the
sight Of Christie bravely serving q
sample cup of hot cocoa to a mafron
on the other side OF the booth helped
him to a decision. He beckoned to
her as the matron moved away.
III take q pound box" he said.
practically. Then he reached into his
cracking it between his fingers.
His eyes hypnotically held Chris
sizes inQuiring glance as he pressed
the bill into her outstretched, trem-
bling hand.
Keep the change. Chrissiel'' he
whispered vibrantly. "And tell old
Gaillard tonight you've served your
last customer. Now. hurry, dear; for
I'll be waiting for you outside. -
Copyright, 1914. BY the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06

Two may be able to live a. cheaply
as one lives extravagantly.
= =
Too many people measure their
happiness by the size OF their bank
rolls.
Home may not be merely four
square walls, but they help q lot to
make one, especially in the winter
time.
1t takes second fiddlers to produce
harmony. And that's why it's 50 DIFF
ficult to develop the political variety.
. =
If 1t is permissible to call a head
a noodle why isn't 1t appropriate to
style what's in many of them as noodle
soup?
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06
WHY TEACH FARM FACTS?

Some persons do not understand
why agriculture should be taught In
the public schools, says the Kansas
Industrialist. Even some teachers of
agriculture cannot give satisfactory
reasons why all children should study
it.
"Often," says H. L Kent, principal
Of the school Of agriculture at the
Kansas Agricultural college, persons
who are expecting to give talks on
agricultural education write to me
asking for reasons why agriculture
should be introduced in the elemen-
tary and high schools. I would class
these reasons under two heads: First,
for practice; and, second. for culture.
The practical courses-those intended
to give one knowledge with which to
farm-to be taught in schools in the
country and small towns, where agri-
culture is the main industry and sup
port Of the schools. while the cultural
child-should be taught in the larger
places.
agriculture Is the greatest and
fundamental industry Of the United
States. On it depends the prosperity
Of country and city alike. The popu-
lation is steadily getting larger. and
something must be done to increase
the farmers production. Social and
economic conditions demand that he
be educated. IL he is to keep from
sinking to the level Of the peasant Of
Europe. Few farmers ever reach q
college. and this means that they must
receive their agricultural training in
the high schools and other secondary
schools It means more income to the
farmers. and this reason alone ought
to be sufficient for introducing such
courses. The literature put out by
colleges and the experiment stations
will never accomplish what it should
until the farmers have an elementary
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News.J


The less you say the more It counts.
But those who can play the piano usual
ly refrain.
No, Cordelia, not every man who keeps
books Is bookkeeper.
A love affair Is like well-easy to fall
into and difficult to get out on
The man who takes himself seriously
may be considered joke by others.
The applause of the public seldom goes
to the oniceholder who gets his price.
Platonic love. Ike perpetual motion, u
all right a. a theory-but 1t won't work.
out murmur-and then get real fussy
over . e bill for gas.
The summer girl who can keep halt Q
the real thing In jugg1ers-
If you think the average woman 10
weaker minded than the average man
you are entitled to another thinK.
1t may be more blessed to give than to
receive. but in most cases the average
man would rather pose a. the catcher
than the pitcher.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06

The Democrats in the house have
gone on record as declaring that the
woman's suffrage question il one for
the several states and not the fed
eral government to determine. This
is also the stand that has been taken
by the Democratic party in respect to
prudential primaries. Yet Presi-
dent Wilson has urged congress to
pas . national law for presidential
primaries, and In another breath he
has insisted that 1t is beyond his
province to submit any proposition to
congress which has not, received the
oeDAnie endorsement OF his party.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06
From, Other Pens
THE WAR ON GOMPERe.

THE WAR ON GOMPERS.
face In the nigh tight which the coDusneoo Du sas of
the United Mine Workers has been maxi
ing upon Samuel Gompers and the ex-
ton Of Labor. In spite Of the personal
nature of the attacks. the fight IN not one
th Or sns N =
minerS organisation. but the policy for
TRs attack On az tns
convention Of the United Mine Workers 10
tne 1aevs opsn,ns ftsl siris9 & Of wh.t T. likely to
labor movement in America BY Socialists
ana in the interest Of Socialist policies.
unions have fought dompers ana M nis
cabinet" Tho trade union elections Of
recent years have been placin~ Socialists
the Labor Dor movement: move % The % miner.: cna union on
is exceedingly socialistic. It was the So
which lew Years ns nso forcsa fSecsa'11t,Sa JoSn
Mitchell to retire from tho National Civic
federation II he was not to forfeit his
Witch Is sna s. soea.t Sesnd 81
faaass Eanizst;on :, 20. Of trade un;onisn, has bssn
and more radical leaders- One Of the
CHARGES made against Gompers at the
N the path 81 nnos
ism. The denial which this charge evoked
rom him $500 as an s;dmiss!on how far the
has gone In its concessions to Socialists.
Apparently, however. the Socialists are
want Is compiete control Of the " Worlsersf .s sf
minds and votes.-Chicago Tribune.
BUSINESS AND PoLrrICa
The tariff isn't working out the way ie
its friends as well as its foes. During the
condent1y predicted es soon a. the iS~er
schedules were effective this country
would tSe Close eu4 s
The Democrats admitted there would be
considerable increase Of imports but tho
sect %ould ne st rsther thsn
"a that the incsesss in imports . At : lover
duties. The first two months OF the
TAKEN Tss ood 9th Of Imports port 'hn: hasn't % ap-
vember and December show fewsr inn
two last months under the Republican
tariff. and fewer than for the correspond
Ing ns months ,;tn Of. Of islS Ocean transportation
g goods s,, into th.: county s@e somp1slnies g
Of living hasn't dropped On the otlSsr
hand. the stee' mills Of this country are
piantss tSst on %oss nsr men s1c stsrtns up
1t prep prepared @ so0s 70 mest ali conn an-
petitions and even increase its markets.
The purchase Of raw cotton by American
textile mills for delivery the first four
lO7.0 900 bales the record Of last year which
was In itself the highest record up to that
year. and the number Of active spindles
over known. There is no use to atfempt
TO ana1yze the why of these facts, but
ficial tariff wall does not necessarily mean
the highest prosperity. nor its removal
prove that politicians do not know much
about business.-Sioux City Tribune.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06

As far AZ purely political consider
ations are involved. the Democratic
party through its representatives in
congress, has undoubtedly made one
Of the blunders for which 1t has long
been famous in turning a deaf ear to
the suffragists. They already have
the right to vote in several important
states. and 1t is unreasonable to sup
pose that they will give enthusiastic
support to the state and local candi-
dates Of a party whose national rep
resentatives deny them so much as a
h0nrinG
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-06

Another shortage of meat IL threat
ened. II this thing keeps up 1t won't
be long before there won't be any
reason for worry over the meat sup
ply. 1t will be nil. And there IL no
possible excuse for worrying over
something that doesn't exist.