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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11
Tho Harsh JUDGE

A Judge was recently at a private
dinner defending harsh sentence. 81
believe" he said. that It is better for
law and order that sentences should
err on the side of harshness rather
than on the side Of lenity.
Look at nature, the great Judge of
US all. Was there ever a harsher, SO.
verer Judge, than nature, who SEN
fences each and every one OF US to
hard labor for life2"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

sumed too much alcohol the night be-
fore.
Then one afternoon the club was
electrified. Tom Phinney had been
staring unseeingly into the street for
some minutes. II struck him all at
once that the windows and the front
boarded, and that all the windows
wore blinds; the red stone steps, how
ever, showed no indication Of having
been recently cleaned.
L say. fellows" he abrutly sang out,
"thirteen-thirteen's occupied"
There was concerted movement
toward the clubs window: everybody
present left off whatever he happened
to be doing at the moment and stood
silently gaping at the gloomy front.
Blinds closedrawn,' somebody
presently remarked. wonder who 1t
can be?"
What was learned during the word
less, curious inspection was about all
the information respecting Number
1913 that was to be vouchsafed dur
ing the succeeding months. During
that time 1t was scarcely possible that
any person could have come or gone
within the eighteen hours that are the
liveliest OF the twenty-four. without
| attracting somebody's attention at the
Powhatan. For as the weeks passed,
and the shades remained down by
day, and the windows dark by night,
curiosity grew apaee the house be-
came more and more a fruitful topic of
speculation; and with it's secret front
| constantly staring one in the face, the
least sign of life or activity must have
been noted
Why should anybody want to main
tain such persistent, unnatural seclu-
sion?
Inquiry at the estates Office build
ing was productive of no enlighten-
ment. Considerable difficulty was ex-
perienced in gaining access to the
manager; then he at once denied Mum
Der 1873 occupancy. Whereupon
Tom Phinney felt that the Powhatan's
committee was. not being treated with
the Difference which it unQuestionably
deserved.
See here" he said, humping the
desk under the managers nose; your
confounded house is situated right
across the street from the Powhatan
club"
For the first time the managers
eye contained a CLEAN of interest. He
interrupted.
Isn't Mr.. Percy Bonner on your
house committee?" he inquired.
Yes, he is" returned Tom, not re-
ceding In the least from his determined
stand. He waited a moment, but as
the CLEAN died in the managers eye,
proceeded.
Our body is select, you must be
aware, and we are proud of the quiet
responsibility OF our neighborhood.
There's enough influence In our mem
bership to run out anything OF a shady
nature-we won't stand for 1T, in
short"
The manager acknowledged the JUS
tice OF this ultimatum, but merely
said: IF you see or hear anything
wrong, run EN- out; don't care"
I'VE have a right to know who our
neighbors are" insisted Tom.
Inquire of them" said the mana
ger; II can't tell you"
DO you mean to say you don't
know ?"-incredulously.
Just that. The present tenant new
er applied to us at all-have never
seen him, in fact Occupancy of the
house was arranged in quite another
manner Really. gentlemen. that is all
| am at liberty to tell you"
And the Powhatan's committee was
bowed politely out.
1t was not for nothing that the
house was called the House OF Mys
terry.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

10000 in 1911 The cholera kept many
tourists from Venice in 1911. entailing
loss Of thousands of dollars. Last
year there were no such fears, and tho
biennial art exhibition and the dedica.
ton Of the restored Campanile brought
an unusual number of visitors.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11
Us. for Ole umbrsIla Rnds

The steel rods from old umbrellas
make fine plant supports. Disconnect
them where they Join the upper part
and also where the ring slips the han.
die and you have a double rod to slip
into your flower pots, and n they are
painted gray they are UnnoticeabIe.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11
And He Did.

When Shimmerpate arrived home
an hour later than usual he was nib
bling a Glove
Il stopped in a concert hall for
few moments" he observed. The
music was Intoxicating"
That's right" exclaimed his bet
ter half Blame It on the music"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11
Many School Children Arc sickly.

Children who are delicate, feverish and cross
viii get hmm ediate relief from Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the
stomach, act on the liver, and are recommended
Tor complaining children. A pleasant remedy
LOT worms; Used by Mothers for - years. Al
al druggists, 2oc. Sample FREE. Address,
A. q. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y. Adv.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11
NeichborIy Bitterness.

Mrs. Murphy-Take in that face and
put out your pups.
Mrs. Maloney-I did this morning,
and everybody passing by said:
Good morning. Mrs. Murphy."-Syd-
ney Bulletin.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11
Remarkable.

Did your husband have any luck
on his huting trip?"
Splendid Didn't you hear?"
No. what was it?"
He got back alive"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

Red Cross Ball Blue, all blue, best bluing
value In tho world, makes the laundress
smile. Adv.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11
Two Kinds of a ThInu.

Gosh. but that fellow is dense!"
And child can see through him!"
Baltimore American.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

The self-made man credits himself
with the boots that have been giver
him by others.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

1t isn't necessary fer a man to have
money to burn IN order to keep the
pot boiling
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

Red Cross Bali Blue will wash double al
many clothes as any other. Don't put your
money into any other. Adv.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

Some fellows are SO clumsy that
they can't even talk without making
a break.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take as
candy. Adv
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

Even the high cost of living doesn't
seem to have any effect on the wages
OF sin.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

The only reason some people want
a finger in the pie is to keep other
people from eating 1t.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11
LIE YOU'RE GRoucHY

ring up. Wright's Indian Vegetable
Pills will set you right quickly. Adv.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

Drive that cough from your system,
Deans Mentholated Cough Drops will
surely help you-5c at all Drug Stores.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

Sore Eyes, Grannlated Eyelids and silica
promptly healed with Roman Eye Bal
sam. Adv.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

II we sing our own praise We must
provide our own encore.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11
No Fair EXCHANGE.

She has such a rich husband"
And he such a poor ."-Balti-
more American.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

Putnam Fadeless Dyes guarantee
satisfaction. Adv.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11
Only One "BRoMo oUININE"

TO get the genuine. call for full name, LAXA-
IIVE BROMO OUININR. Look for signature OF
Z. w. GROVE. Cures Cold In One Day. 2Sc
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

DR.. Peery's vermifuse Dead Shot" knis
and ezpeis Worms In . very few hours.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11
CHAPTER u.
On the Stroke Of the Hour.

A perpetual mien of impassivity
which effectively Fepuised advances
or familiarlties on the part OF the
strangers and persons whom he dis
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

Every mother knows that her son
ought TO marry a princess.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

Give a woman plenty OF rope and
she'll use it for a clothesline.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

They Do, Every Day.
Your sins will find you out"
They have nothing on my duns. -
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11

We can readily believe that many
people are saddest when they sing.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11
Dangerous Pastlms.

Dangerous Pastlme.
Wilkins-Did Jones break anything
when he threw q kiss to the tall
blond?
Bilkins-No; but she cracked q
smile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

and he is soTeeognized not only by Pres ident Wilsou,sbut by the rank and fiie ol his party throughout the country. me state function rendered him is nothing less than demonstration of that fact He paved the way to success for the dem- ocratic party. when he prepared his fifst tariff bill and successfully engineered It's passage through Congress during the Taft administration; for when that bill was vetoed by President Taft. he then and there furnished the ammunition which wens strait to the mark. It convinced the country that Underwood was the man of the hour.
 ''tEnderwood is great statesman. Ala bama cannot afford to do otherwise in the coming senatorial election than to honor him by giving him the largest vote ever cast in this state and l honestly believe the people are prepared to rise to the demands of the issue. We should feel that this is compliment to Ala bama. as well as to oscar Underwood, her greatest and ablest son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
Uncle Sam as a Tailor

It seems that Congress is not to be satisfied with the simple existence of pure food law but is now consider ing bill which will create, if passed, dual enactment in the shape of a "pure clothing bill."
 Such legislation has received the in- dorsement of Secretary Redfield of the department of commerce and is m line with his newly established policy of Investigating the cost of that which goes upon our backs.
 It appears somewhat strange to speak of adulterated cloth, and yet the practice of aduterating ther products is now declared to be quite common among cloth manufacturers in order to cheapen cost. The pending bill will of course not do away with this custom but, as the oleomargarlne law, will compel dealers to publically designate their grades and goods war ranted to contain certain qualities must conform to the warranty or the manufacturer and dealer will be amen able to the law.
 Secretary Redfield's research will extend through several years and will embrace all departments of manufac- tured goods, including women's ward robes as well as mems wear, and his results will doubtlessly prove interest ing reading, especially to those who are inclined to deem "Milady" tri- file extravagant.
 The scope of the investigation is to extend to the wages paid to those who work in cloth factories, cost Of machinery and implements, rates of insurance and rents so that if any un- just or unfair features are found to obtain, they may be eliminated.
 
 The idea is most commendable, for if there is one industry more than an- other of whose workings and tricks of the trade the public is in utter ignor- ance that industry is the manufactur ing of clothing. If provocative of no other results than full exploitation of the manner in which clothes are made, the research of the Secretary will rebound to the benefit of the pub lie, for should it be shown that the cost of our wardrobe cannot be de- creased there will be immense satis- faction in the simple knowledge that one is getting all that he pays for when he apparels himself and his fam fly no matter how high the price may be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

is merely attempting by his Wana- maker project to "create such a wave of popular approval that it would swamp us if we attempted to enforce our rules"
 In more impersonal way discuss ing his reasons for believing that a transatlantic flight is at present out of the question, Mr. Wright said that in the last seven years no improve ments have been made in aeroplanes, with the exception of motors. He thinks that if machine embodying all the best points of all the aero planes yet invented could be built, it would not be capable of crossing the Atlantic. He doesn't believe the Wright company could build ma chine that would meet the require ments of transatlantic trip, and naturally is skeptcal of anybody else being able to do so
 Having won such a conspicuous place as a practical airman, Orville Wright's opinion has great weight. While a transatlantic trip in an air craft is fascinating subject and the fact will doubtless be accomplished in the course of time, the undertaking just at present seems fraught with peril and the prospect of being pas senger on such a trip does not appeal to person accustomed to the ease and luxury, as well as the compara- tive safety, of an ocean liner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
The Case of Marie COrelli

Can a perfect lady have grouch !? It seems that she can, provided she is a writer of books whose works have not all aroused the crafty critics to a high pitch of enthusiasm. A Birming- ham, Eng, newspaper recently printed a paragraph, as near pert paragraph as any paragraph ever gets to be in England, asking what had be- come of Marie Corelli. In popular par lance the celebrated author "came back" at the newspaper with satiri- cal and sarcastic reply that must have been written on asbestos paper with a noncorrosive pen. It would be unwise to attempt to paraphrase Miss Cor ellis burning words. Let her speak for herself thus:
 'l have certainly withdrawn for
 while into a retired corner of the literary arena, overpowered by the crowd of stupendous geniuses (ac
 cording to the publishers adver-
 tisements) who occupy it. consider
 it but just and decent to stand
 aside out of the glittering galaxy
 of these many, marvels of the age,
 who. if the publishers advertise
 ments and newspaper booms mean
 anything, can be nothing less than
 Shakespeare and the classics re-em-
 bodied.
 ''I am not waiting till the clouds
 roll by but only until the dazzling procession of publishers planets
 sweeps onward in it's brilliant
 course, leaving trails of Shaw, Conrad, Cbesterton and De Mo~gan
 fire behind them. Then, perhaps, l
 may venture humbly forth svith
 little book in a limited edition, of
 which Birmingham will perhaps
 generously buy one copy. " "1 put it at this modest figure be- cause l have never suited the lit [ ferary taste of Birmingham. al-
 though this distressing state of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
Wright Not Optimistic

In commenting on the flying boat which Glenn H. Curtiss is building for Rodman Wanamaker, and in which it is proposed to make transatlantic flight. Orville Wright permits him self to grow decidedly pessimistic. It will be remembered that Curtiss and Wright are not on the best of terms and MT. Wright may be slightly prejudiced. However, that is point for experts in aviation to determine. It is not for an ordinary observer to say that this airboat will fly and this other one won't fly until he has seen . practical demonstration. At any rate, the Curtiss craft is attracting much attention and is being given a great deal of newspaper publicity.
 "The boat will never make the trip" said Orville Wright, referring to the Curtiss machine in recent in- terview, for the reason that I do not believe the builder has any idea that iA will" Mr Wright doesn't mincc words. He states further that as a result of a court decision the Wrights were left in control of the aeroplane
 business in this country and Curtiss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
A FLYING CANNON

From the American Machinist
 The shrapnel is really a flying cannon which shoots it's charge while in flight or explodes on impact. It's design in. wolves many interesting features, as the case must be strong enough to withstand the bursting pressure and the stresses developed in firing. The smaller cases are now made from bar stock on auto matic turret machines at less than the cost of the forgings previously used
 The design and making of a shrapnel case has more behind it than appears on the surface, for, in addition to being a piece of steel turned and bored to the right dimensions it must have special mechanical properties.
 It must be able to withstand a pressure of from 30.000 to 35,0O0 pounds per square inch from the powder which drives it out of the gun, though it is tested to 10000 pounds. In addition to this it must re- sist the charge of explosive in the base of the case; this base charge drives the head and balls out of the case, when a time or distance fuse is used, or explodes it on impact with the earth or any other resisting substance.
 This expelling or bursting charge ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
In the Business World

T was in New York recently and found business there comparatively quiet. but in my town trade seems very active, said P N. Horton of Chicago
 Business conditions have to be at rock bottom for Chicago people to talk pessimistically Not only are croakers conspicuous by their absence, but pros perity is in evidence and optimistic talk is the rule. Chicago has been a very busy city since the middle of Jan uary and it will be even buster 1y she first of April,
 The west is in good shape from commercial point of view and as for the south it was never more prosper ous than it is today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
THE JJSUAU. WAY
From the Youths Companion.

From the Youths Companion.
 The Limited Express tore madly along through midnight darkness. Suddenly the alert engineer sprang to the lever aud set the brakes. The sparks flew from tlte Tails as the locked wheels slid along with cry as of pain. The lights were ex- tinguished as car after car toppled from the rails. Then came & shuddering si- lence. more terrible than the harsh grat- ing of iron on steel.
 Some passengers made torches from fragments of wreckage and searched for dead and injured. A sound singularly like snore issued from pile of debris. Hastily removing several pieces of twisted iron, they dragged forth slun,- bering porter.
 Great ~heavens.' they exclaimed. Didn't you know there had been 6 wreck?"
 Well. gemmun, I sho' felt somethin' but I done thought>we was couplin on de dinin cah at Jackson.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

TIT was the charter rights. granted
 by a King, which regulated the politi- A cal institutions in Rhode Island for nearly 200 years, that brought on the re- bellion in Rhode Island in 1912, in which Thomas w. Dorr figured as leader In 1874 the Rhode Island legislature was peti- toned for an extension of the rights Of suffrage. A convention was called in De- tober of that year and the instrument called the peoples constitution was the result of their deiberation.
 When this constitution was submitted to the people for ratification it received IA, GOO votes, the returns being counted and the result declared in January. 1s42. and the landholder's constitution having been defeated, there was now presented the single issue of the old charter of 1868 on the one hand, and the suffrage constitu- ton, just adopted, as claimed, by the popular vote, on the other. Great enthu- siasm was manifested by the triumph which the suffrage constitutionalsts and their cause had achieved. and meetings and processions, with music, badges. bon fires, etc, everywhere proclaimed the event.
 Chief among the leaders in this re- markable revolution, as it was termed, was Thomas Wilson Dorr of Providence, graduate of Harvard college Governor King issued his proclamation. pronounce ing the movement of the suffrage party reasonable. and warning all of the con- sequences which continuance in such acts would bring upon them
 Undismayed, however, by these threats the suffrage party, presuming on it's strength and popularity, went into an election of state officers April Is. 1S42, resulting In the elevation of MT. Dorr to the governorship. together with the other officers constituting the government of the state.
 The seal of the state was copied and facsimile engraving procured. Orders in the form of requests were issued to the military in Providence and elsewhere, which adhered to the ne worder of things, to appear in the city on May to perform escort duty on the occasion of organizing the new government
 The Rhode Island legislature undertook to suppress agitation by declaring that any person who should preside over it. legal metings should be subject to fine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

According to the West Coast Leader. science is fencing in the Amazon valley at last" The work of the Peru Bolivia. Peru Brazil, Brazil Bolivia boundary com missions is extremely important. and will have a great effect on the rapid opening up of region as yet little kriown. Most of tLS maps made of this district are high ly misleading, mountains being noted where there are plains plains where there are mountains and rivers where no streams are found Engineers are &C., eurately surveying lands of which the worlds previous knowledge has been ex- tremely vague. They are finding the use or the wireless of great value in their work, but this invention will in time mean much more than a siinplification of the engineers task. It will be of use to the settler who can flash his call for SUD- plies 1o09 miles down the Amazon to a garrison or base of supplies and anni- mlate distance, thus robbng colonization Of half of its terrors. Furthermore the use Of motor driven boats on the Amazon Will cut down the wearisome journeys that consume months when paddlers are employets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
The Ground Hog Nindicsted

The ground hog is not always vim dieated. but he has been this year, in all sections of the country with which am familiar" said J. ]. Farley of Louisville.
 "'fhe sun was shining on February ,. The ground hog saw his shadow and wont back into his hole, which indi . cated that six weeks of winter would follow. The far south, l am told. has had more winter since ground hog day than it had in December or January, and of course, the winter has been more section Weather prophets say that we will have fine spring weather in April. and that there will be no frost in this part of the country around Easter."