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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
ny HRS. J. .. REID

the delivery of goods at once But many have learned to labor and to wait. An other enthusiast spoke so beautifully of the literature MT. Ward mailed out to each chairman. He has been very gem erous with that They have a plenty of politeness and interest, too at the city hall, but little time and material to fur nish to the movement to~ard the desired goal. Mr. Ward has po4.,ed the way furnished the patterns, injected the en- thusiasm-it is up to the women of Bir- mingham to cut the cloth. to prove just how capable they are to execute the work. This is one time the women nave their rights The measure is theirs, whether in depth width or length. they must beautify Birmingham any old way will suit the men.
 The chairmen really are keen with in- terest in their respective undertakings; they have mapped out their wishes well, and have motions enough made at their weekly meetings to kill every weed and rattlesnake in Birmingham. and they are going to do more than this. they are going to assert their rights in neighbor- hood care. Why. when chicken sees a chairman now 1t has not the nerve to fly home-it sneaks in the neighbours yard, maybe never to return again. The wom- en seem to know the law on the subject of trespassing.
 Laying all joking aside this is a splendid movement for more reasons than one. First of all is the good spirit that is growing with the green. Weekly meet ings are called al different homes and this informal hospitality sandwiched with a cup of tea gives more pleasure than any boquet that can be pulled from the park The neighbors are beginning to know each other they have common interest and they are uniting for home and local conditions The Birmingham spirit is being cultivated. and groups are to be seen looking around at what Mrs Jones and Mrs. Smith are doing: that they may make use of new ideas The city is bound to he better with so much good feeling in the air; so much co-operation TOT her interest: so much genuine enthu- slasm over a cause that has long needed attention. Men are not housekeepers: they are splendid on the advisory board or domestic science but they abhor the maneuvers. and it is just so with the neighborhood parks and playgrounds they are glad they are living' but want no fand in the making It is a woman $ job. and Mir. Ward has put them on to if
 Like everything else that grows. the scheme needs fertilizer-that is the whereWithal to make it grow quickly and prolific What is needed in the City Beau tifui germ is the equipment Money is the motif power of every undertakings there IS no machinery operated without fuel Of the kind: and the process of making this money is bound to be local inspiration, something born for the occaa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
SEABOARD
 QUICKEST TIME TO  $5.25 ROUND TRIP ACCOUNT SHRINERS CONVENTION
ACCOUNT SHRINERS, CONVENTION

time was joyfnlly recognized by the goose. which showed It's joy as plainly as a dog, and attached itself to him as before.
 He became man and the gosling a goose, but neither of them outlived their regard for each other. The grateful bird deserted her feathered companions as soon as her friend visited his home. and followed him as before. and when the young man was seized with illness the poor bird became restless and pining as though she knew something was wrong. Guided by some wonderful instinct she made her way to his room a corner of which she had occupied during the time be had tended her wounds in his boyhood, and when she heard his voice she crept under the bed and established herself there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
The Goose Never Forpat

H. A. Page in The Inner Life of Ani-
 mals''
 One day a lad saw a young gosling struggling in the grasp of huge rat. IL made vigorous resistance. but by the time the lad came to the rescue 1t was so severely bitten that it hust have soon become it's antagonists victim. The youth continued his care over it until 1t recov- cred from it's injuries, dressing it's wounds every day. During his attendance on it a friendship sprang up between them. and the goslng might be seen limping after him everywhere. The boy departed for school and on his return home at holiday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
Seals Glad to Get Back

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
 The seals have returned. San Francisco turned out yesterday to welcome them back to their old habitat. the far-famed Seal Rocks, just outside the Golden Gate. after their long winter sojourn in the Arctic Seas.
 All day long curious thousands watched from the cliffs ana beach the amphibians in their sportive play. and listened to their barks of joy Old-timers along the beach who have watched the migrations of the seals for years say that never in recent times have the seals come back in such strong numbers.
 Through the day the rocks off the beach were fairly covered with the great erea- lures basking In the warm California sun shine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
MADAME ISE'BELL Don't Wear False Hair Unless You Must. However It's Hygiene
 According to This
 Authority
Hair Problems of Middle Age-part V

regard the wearing of false or artificial hair as an affliction, one that may have to be borne, but not until every means for doing without it have been tried. The reasons against false hair to my mind are sufficient. It is expensive, it takes time to arrange it properly, if badly matched or worn against the face it is unbecoming, it is uncomfortable and to certain extent harmful to the scalp. However. when the moment comes that false hair must be resorted to, wear it to the best advantage
 Artificial Hair Quite Hygienic
 l have little sympathy with the writers who attempt to frighten the public in re- gard to the danger that comes from false hair. l am familiar with the process of preparing it for the market and believe that when it reaches the public it is per- fectly hygienic and free from dirt, germs or impurities. If women would keep their false locks as clean as they are when they buy them, one of the objections to wearing artificial hair would cease. It is true that good deal of the inferior hair used is ''cut from the heads of Chinamen and convitts;" it is also true that the wool that makes our gowns and our un- derwear is cut from the backs of sheen; one Is as clean as the other by the time IL reaches the consumer
 Improved methods of treating false hair IS one of the req sons of it's expense. A good grade of human hair is also becom-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10

1rlenos In honor of her eleventh birthday m very delightful manner. Games were played and fairy stories were told on the lawn. The house was decorated in Amer lcan beauty roses, English dogwood and terns. Ice cream and punch were served
 The North Twenty-ninth Street City Beautiful club will meet at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at the home of Mrs W. w. Coghill
 Mrs. William Davis of Wales is the guest oi Mrs J. F. Kent In Ensley
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10

sion. The City Beautiful club of Four teenth avenue. south, has struck oil, and they have had cone day" Yesterday a special law was enacted; {; Be 1t resolved. that every man. woman and child on Fourteenth avenue, south. eat an ice cream cone, that the child may swing high in the playground on Seven teenth street. The money has not been counted to date. Sufficient to say the committee is on the job. Now, Mr. Ward, MT. Neatherly and Mir. Lane were espe- cially invited. of course. and If this oe- casion proves a success it will probably be a permanent Saturday institution on this popular driveway. and it is needless to say the public has a standing invi- tation Many of our local philanthropies were founded on ice cream suppers; they have been the solace m much distress. and the cause of much mirth; why not make them useful in beautifying the city. This is just the beginning of what ice cream will do and showed in to the dainty cone. 1t will be less burden to the re- rreshment committee. Mir Ward has proven a genius in getting work done. He saw Birmingham neeced attention, and he saw, too, it was not in the power of man: he threw boquets to the ladies-hon- ored them with duties under the headlines of beautiful city stationary. With the of- iicial seal he handed them their commis- sion. Everywhere you ride or walk you can somebody has been at work Flowers are growing, hedges have been planted. the sidewalks indicate more care-in fact. there Is a very general in- terest in the movement. The negroes are answering the call and in their settle ments are noticed the same spirit of care.
 With the lawns in green with borders of flowers. and the back yards growing the vegetables. there will be an air of prosperity that is the best advertisement for any city. Nothing speaks to the casual observer as the Appearance of well kept homes.
 The money mills may grind in every di- rection, and the commercial status may show the boom, but if the home is not at it's best the impression goes out to the world that the real source of life Is wanting.
 "The whitewashed wall. the nicely sanded
 floor,
 The vanished clock that licked behind
 the door,
 The chest contrived a double debt to pay. bed by night, chest of draws by day" "At night returning every laborer sped. He sits him down, the monarch of the
 shed;
 Smiles by his cheerful fire, and round
 surveys
 His children's looks. that brighten at the
 blaze:
 While his lov'd partner, boastful of her
 hoard,
 Displays her clearly platter on the board"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
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On Duty

On Duty From the Washington Star. Are you looking for work?' 'No' replied Plodding Pete: I'm pes looxin' at it. I'm one of de army or de unemployed I'm scouting so as to warn me comrades of any ambush on de lines of march,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
Artifice Has No Place Near Youth


 Artifice Has No Place Near Youth It hurts me very much to see young girls wearing artificial additions in their coiffure. Artifce has no place near a young face; nothing so quickly ages 1t and destroys it's peculiar charm. If a young girls hair is not sufficient for the moderate fashions suitable to her age. she should try to improve her hair and increase it's amount by proper care and treatment. Filming on false puffs or brads will overheat the scalp, the rough weft that holds the hair irritates the scalp; the first step towards hair i'm provement therefore is to discard all ex- tra hair and give the scalp a chance.
 The Older Face Needs More Hair
 As a woman grows older the scalp does not respond so quickly to treatment and sometimes with the best efforts the amount of hair can only be kept station ary. The older face needs more hair to soften it, and an elaborate coiffure suits a mature woman where 1t is neither nec- essary nor becoming to young girl. Artificial hair. especially the piece called transformation is a great boon to wom- en whose hair has become untidy and "stringy" about the face and in the nape of the neck. A transformation consists of hair from IS to 2S inches long woven to a weft the circumference of the head at the hair line. This Is more becoming if mixed with ones own hair and not worn directly against the face. The best transformations. like the best switches are made of what is cold as naturally curly hair, but which is really baked hair This process is done by arrang- ing the hair in natural waves and expos ing it to a tremendous heat. the wave fixed in this way is permanent. A trans formation or any piece of false hair made of waving hair is not only prettier but weighs much less than if straight hair were used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10

ing scarce due to the change in the cus- toms among the peasant women of Euro pean countries who, now that the peasant bonnet is becoming discarded, wish to re- tain their locks instead of selling them n ba hai,. ark at
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-01-30
A Good kid" Story.

Here is a "kid" story which DR..
Oakley Smith, president Of the
Chicago College Of Noprodathy, en-
joys telling his friends:
An eastern intimate Of mine, T"
said Doctor Smith, has a child of
extraordinary precocity. She is
only three, but has a mind Of her
own which she sometimes asserts to
the CONSERVATION Of her father and
mother.
1t became necessary one day for
the ehild's father to reprimand her
gehtly, but firmly, when she mis-
conducted herself at the table. The
ehild's face bore a panied express
sion. The mother was silent. A
guest at the table wore the resigned
air that guests always do on such
occasions. As the father finished
his admonition the silence was
electric-burdened with foreboding.
And the strand was broken only
by when the baby looked up at hen
mother and asked:
F" Mamma, did somebody say
somethingl' "
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-01-30
Baby In the House.

Here Is A wife and mother for
you:
Have borne ten Children" she
writes, "and have never given the
danger a thought. Am strong and
healthy, have a happy home and a
good husband who thinks the world
Of me. We aren't wealthy and
have no desire to be. Riches can
not compare with a baby"
They aren't wealthy, did she sayl
Why, bless her good, kind soul,
there isn't a wealthier couple in all
the land. Rockefeller is a pauper
and Morgan is a staryeling in COM
parison. For Rockefeller has only
money and Morgan only money and
power, whereas these twain have
happiness, the most precious value
in the world, Happiness and love
and the inspiring care Of children,
7 who are al once the most interesting,
amusing and uplifting influences on
earth.
But isn'tit rare and refreshing,
though, to meet a person who sin
cerely doesn't want 10 be money
rich' Who really doesn't hunger
to be surrounded by luxuries, weak
ened by indulgence or warped BY
adulation'
This happy mother Of ten, whos'
good husband loves her, and Il
whose home the graces sit enthroneC
you just know that she's tellini
the truth when she says she hasn'
any desire for what the world call
wealth; for compared with what sh
has, gold would seem dross and al
I excess Of things only bother and EN-
/ b3rraSsment.
We can get love and happiness
too, as easily as we can get good
when we try with equal diligence
Unlike gold, happiness can't b
cOrnered.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-01-30

ralfoadS hencsforth are to be sup
Piled with the money they need for
the proper dsvelapmentant improved
Transportation facilities. The Presi-
dent made Il clear that 'the pros
.peHty Of the railroads and the pros
.peHty eff the country are insepaably
connected" in this regard.
CD Definition Of the many hur.-
.fli restraints of trade" b. explicit
Legislation supplementary to the
Sherman law.
(4) The creation Of a commission
to aid the courts and to act as a
clearing house ofinfomation in help
ing business to conform with the
law.
80 Provision Of penalties and
punishment 60 fan upon individuals
responsible for unlawful business
practices.
(6) Prohibition Of holding COM
panieS and a suggestion that the
voting power Of individuals holding
shares in numerous corporations
might be restricted.
(7) Giving to private individuals
the right to found suits for redress
on facts and judgments proven in
government suits and providing that
statute Of limitations should run only
from the date Of conclusion Of the
governments action.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-01-30
Thanking a Nsgsr apsr.

Thatnsnre7r ssh "a give free
ly Of thse nd space
in pionMtnT ~ mos ment for
the gene efy charitable
plan and = aric purpose-to
a thoua1t aHd ne things that are
under way an the time-is some
thing that most people expect as a
matter Of course.
Their taking il for granted that in
all such cases editors will lend a
helping hand is really high compli-
ment 70 the newspapers. Il proves
that they have been doing these
things so long so willingly and so
insistently that It is habit ard that
for them TO do anything else would
mean 4 radical change in their policy.
For our part we believe that a
newspaper would fail in It's mission
if it did not support cordially meas
ures to advance the general welfare
in any way. We would, however,
II the average man or woman has
the least idea Of the sum total that
metropolitan paper deyotes to this
kind Of work in labor, OF in dollars
and cents.
There are few other points thai
come to mind in this connection
One is that il in the pressure o.
making and printing a newspaper
any particular matter Of this kind !:
neglected or even partly overlooked
criticism is quickly heard. Th'
other is that no matter how mucl
aid newspaper may give to any
particular project or enterprise Of
public nature, commentator ]
seldom accorded in any way.
Once In while, however, some
body does something which show
that in his opinion little recognition
of help cheerfully given by the pres
: does the editor and the newspape
no harm.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-01-30
PRESIDENT WILSON
DELIVERS MESSAGE
Presents Case For Best interest
OF The People-Rsstralnt Of
Trade And commsrce
Should Be Corrected.

On Wednesday Of last week PreSi-
dent Wilson delivered his message
before a Joint session Of Congress
dealing with the trusts and big
business" He was ushered into the
crowded chamber at 1919, and after
receiving applause from the large
audience, began reading his mes
sage. As he went along he was
frequently interrupted with applause,
thus demonstrating he touched upon
the popular feeling.
The President presented the case,
he said, "as 1t il lies in the though;
Of the country" reiterating "that
private monopoly is indefensible and
intolerable," and declaring that con.
scientious business men throughout
the nation would not be satisfied
until practices now deprecated by
public opinion as restraints Of trade
and commerce were corrected.
We are now about to write the
additional articles Of our constitution
Of peace" said the President, "tht
peace that is honor freedom anC
prosperity"
Besides suggesting the scope o.
legislation, the President made Z
personal appeal for an atmosphere O.
friendliness and cooperation in Con
gress while handling the problem.
The antagonism," he sald. be
tween business and government ]:
over. We are now about to Civ,
expression to the best judgment o
America, to what we know to be th'
business conscience and honor Of tn,
land. The government and business
men are ready to meet each othe
half way in a common effort t
square business methods with botl
public opinion and the law"
The chief points which the Presi
dent singled Out as a basis for legis
lstion were:
ID Effectual prohibition Of the in
terlocking Of directorates Of great cor
porations-banks, railroads, indus
trial, commercial and public servic,
bodies.
(2) A law to confer upon the In
terstate Commercial Commission thu
power to superintend and regulat,
the financial operations by whicl
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-01-30
ssstA iIhs stsck Country,

The South ought to be a livestock
country, because
I'd AcrDp Of ooNpeas. soy beans,
peanuts, or lespetela Gan legumes)
nay be grown the same after an oat
crop IS harvested. There Is no bet
ter feed than oats, and c1wpeas ana
leSpeteza are the equal ot red clover
as hay producers; while peanuts and
soy reins viii produce as much feed
(eoncenta.eS) as any crop grown
here or elsewhere.
CD A soil made rch hy the grow.
ing Of legumeS and livestock farming
will make as much corn or slage per
acre as in the corn belt. ana the
same season produce a crop Of Grim.
son clover equal in feeding value to
cfor OF red clover.
CD Our climatic conditions make
US a cotton producing country. One
Of the by.products Of the cotton crop
IS cottonSeed meal, the cheapest pro-
TEN feed known. The South pro.
duceS $50, 900. .000bushels o. cotton.
seed annually, which pound tor
pound is superior 10 corn In feeding
value. II the South could not have
produced cotton she would have
grown livestock Just rs other sec.
tionS have turned TO livestock, where
one-etop systems depleted their
soils and forced them 20 DO so.
The South must grow livestock.
because while il is possible to build
up soil fertility without feeding live.
stock, it is not geperally done, and
cannot be done as economically as
by feeding the legumeS. which must
be grown to build up the fertility,
to good livestock.
The need Of the South Is for men
who wl.l study livestock raising as d
part Of their eenefeliuminr system,
for lhefe Is no reason why the South
cannot az does not grow livestock
more ptautly tbin any other sec
tlop, tIut wp hayc not IN,
nnn aIln u'tef lhefd.natIen or IN
iofp'.Ionto 90 ST. Tie Pogressiy,
] Eafm..
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-01-30
Who Sets The Example?

When you w around talking about
the boys helng bad, did sou ever think
Of who sets be- eXampay Why men,
oi course. II tue wen are good th,
boys will be good. You grown fellows
stop drinking, lying, curslng. stealing
and gambling, aud W. Will stand Sc
curlty for tue boys. There is enough
truth In this Ia keep YOU thinking
whole month. Lots W men don't care
much for the law; don't you expect th
boy to be any better? No law j. in.
significant, apd the hoys should W
taught by your example, 10 20 tegafd
them Water Valley ltemIzer
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-01-30

Cues DId Sess, othsT Remedies Won't Cure.
The worst cases, no matter Of how long standing.
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.
f1rter's Antseptic Healing Oil. It relieves
Tain and Heals At the same time. 2,e, SOC, tl.eo
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-01-30

comparatively dry, after which they
are finally puddled with harrow
during wet weather. II Clay works
to the surface and the road be-
comes sticky, more sand should be
added.
The road is then shaped, crown
ed, and ditched in the usual manner
with a road machine. This should
be done when the surface is soft.
yet stiff enough to pack well under
the roller or the traffic. Wide but
shallow bitches should be provided
on both sides Of the road, and cul-
verts or cross drains should be
placed wherever water flows across
the road, for it is exceedingly i'm
portant that the sand on clay"
roads be we'll drained.
Afler the clay on sand, or the
sand on clay, road is completed, it
should be carefully maintained until
the surface becomes firm and
smooth. The construction Of this
type of road is by no means a quick
operation. II soft, sticky places
appear more sand should be added,
and if loose, sandy places are found,
more clay is needed. II is just as
important to attend to these small
details as to any other part Of the
work, for, if they are neglected, the
road is liable to fail.
It requires approximately one
cubic yard Of clay to surface one and
a half running yards Of road twelve
feet in width, or about IT'S cubi,
yards to the mile. From three
fourths to one cubic yard will make
a load for two horses on a dry clay
road. The cost Of the road vii
therefore depend largely upon tht
distance the material is hauled, tht
average being from $500 to 81, ,00I
per mile. A road built under tn
direction Of the office Of Publ
Roads at Gainesville. Frorida, on
mile long, fourteen feet wide. an
having nine inches Of sand-clal
surface, cost S881 per mile, or tel
cents per square yard. Anothe
sand-clay road built by the Office a
Tallahassee, Florida, sixteen fee
wide, seven inches thick, cost S47
per mile, or about five cents pc
square yard.