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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-29

mings Mr. Edward Young and MT. Oliver l Young.
 l MT. and Mrs. A. E. Hobbs and children are spending the week in Terre Haute 1 Ind.
 Mrs. D. J. Clements and children of Montgomery are visiting Mrs. R. E. Smith party from Inglenook spent Sunday | in Argo with MT. and Mrs. J. D. Keith. | They were MT. and Mrs. A. D. Mckin- ney, Miss Regina Downey, Miss Joanna l LaRue, Miss Rebecca Bazemore, Miss Margaret Mckinney, MT. Ed Keith, MT. Clint Keith, MT. Hugh Heaton and MT. Carl Mckinney
 Mrs. R. A. Credille entevtaned IS friends Saturday afternoon in Eoyles. giving a Christmas tree from which each received 1 a souvenir.
 Mrs. B. B. Bazemore and M.ss Frances | Bazemore are visiting friends in Gads- den. Mrs. c. T. Sharpe, who has been visiting Mrs. J. c. Nowln, has gone to Little Rock to spend the remainder of the winter. Mir. and Mrs. J. T. Vaudeville have as their guests in Ensley Mrs. Elizabeth Vaudeville and little J. c. Nelson of New Orleans. Mrs. Arthur A. Lovett and son are visiting relatives in New York and I Philadelphia. Mrs. Harry Turner has re- turned to Memphis after a visit to MT and Mrs. Robert Brenner. Mrs. McRae is visiting relatives in Georgia.
 The Thread of the Story club meets Thursday with Mrs. l.. R. Vines. Miss Gay McLemore will be hostess to the Jolly-ettes Thursday evening, with a watch party at her home
 Miss Margaret Norris will give dance at the home of her parents. Mir. and Mrs. E. c. Norris, this evening.
 MT and Mrs G. D. Reed of Woodlawn and his son, Bernard Reed, are visiting relatives in St. Louis. MT. Nelson irroc tor is here from the university to visit his mother, Mrs N w. Proctor The Womans club of Woodlawn will meet Thursday morning instead of Fri day because of conflict with the holiday. MT. J. R. Morrison of Morgan, Tex, is the guest of his sister.
 Convention of Gardens occurred yesterday afternoon at the Methodist church of East Lake, when under the au- i'spices of the Mission society an annual report was heard from the various soce- ties Mrs E. G. Burchfiel and Mrs B. Vintson were in charge.
 Miss Camille Doell of Montgomery is visiting Miss Gladys Washington. MT. and Mrs. Drayton Bernard Jr., have returned to Montgomery after a visit to the formers mother.
 Mrs. H. F. Washington and Miss Lois Wilmington will go to Pell City today to visit Mrs. Laney, who plans to entertain for Miss Washington this evening. Mr. Grady Robinson and Miss Maud Dunn were quietly married in Pratt City Friday and after brief visit to his rela- tives in Eutaw will make their horne in Ehsley.
 l Miss Annie Senn of East Lake gave a spend-the-night party last night for Miss Mary Brown of Atlanta. and including Miss Annie Motion, Miss Margaret Ma con, Miss Maxie Morris. Miss Louise Pea cock, Miss Linda Belle Heacock. Miss Merle Easley and Miss Carolyn Htll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-29
Cleaning Artificial Flowers

q have a bunch of pink velvet roses which are much soiled. I should be glad to hear from you or some of your read CTS of a simple way to clean them I re- ceive weekly papers from Canada. should be pleased to pass them on to a Canadian who might be interested.
 "E. M. l.. G. Gasoline, tinted with artists oil paint,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-29

. Then her face crimsoned and she said with dignity:
 Rags are all right in their place, but l Chopin fascnates me,'
 | 'Oh, ho!'' l said to myself. Heres a
 personality as well as a talent!" l She had no notion of permitting n1usic | to be made sport of in her first inter
 view" and so rebuked in seeing that this
 little girl took her art seriously, ] rose to the occasion and intended to become quite sedate in my inquiries, when with
 a merry twinkle in her bright eyes, little
 Miss Hester leaned across the big grand
 piano shed been playing on and said 1 T like to play rags well enough, but
 I'd rather not let my mamma catch me
 at it."
 | Wasn't that just like child? | After that the interview proceeded
 with fine understanding between us and, by the way, who ever gives a 1 thought to the poor interviewer" and | the tremendous amount of tact that is re-
 quired to get 'stories?" | It takes a lot of diplomacy and judi
 cious fiattery, believe me- to avoid fric- tion when you are poking around the | facts of strangers "ego' and person. ality. Over curiosity makes friction in
 unexpected spots sometimes yet if you don't ask questions how on earth are you | going to tell your readers anythinge l Prohting by the remarks that had gone ] befofe l drew from little Miss Hester what she was trying to do in the world's s great schoolroom of art l found that she was well acquainted ! with Chopin.
 l She knew her way not only among the simpler works, but in the more cont plex eludes, ballades, preludes and l polonnaises.
 Little Miss Hester is an omnivorous
 reader, and already, this year, and for her own entertainment she has read | through the piano literature of Bach Beethoven, Schumann and Chopin, a fact | Which struck me most unusual in ] this day of tractions--''movies ; parties, dancing classes and the round
 of interests that keep children from practicing
 l This child has done this for pure l loves sake outside her regular practice l hours and lesson routine. The child Is
 instructed with purpose and full of all | round capacity She is church organist In | her home town. has fine soprano voice. ! and can play the violin. and with all l this art equipment she is no dreamer
 but a sensible, practical little house. keeper, and can sew and cook. She and Tot are great friends, and
 1t is pretty to see the lack of jealousy
 between the two children. ''Tot" whose l artistic conception and fnessee in tech- nique are almost unbelievable consid- ering her years, was afraid I'd miss
 some point in Beverly's sum of excel | lencies, and every now and then she
 would put in prettily: | Doesn't she read beautifully? Isn't
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-29
Wants Silk Quilt Pattern

Please tell me where I could get a rattern for a silk quilt that I am going to make. Tn return I will send q. pretty crochet pattern for a spread to anyone who would want it. C. A. M. VI
 You ask so little that 1 pass along your request without hesitation to our fancy workers. They are numerous, skllful. and generous. You will hear from them soon. The crochet pattern will be grate- fully accepted, l doubt not. but you must not consider that you owe us anything but good will
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-01-01

1t is gratifying, too to know that many of TIE
improved methods suggested in Mr.. Doubleday's
paper already in force in this institution Inso-
far as humane treatment, an opportunity to learn
trade that will enable the inmate to be ndepen-
IDENTIFY selfsupporting upon his discharge, and the
installation of higher respect for self are con-
cerned we have them here and the results of their
adoption have been most gratifying and fruitful.
But Mr.. d. s article brings another thought to
the surface and that is, who be the judges of
the moral crlpples' condition? And will those who
make the diagnosis and pronounce man cured"
be empowered to discharge him? We believe Mr..
Doubleday would say yes. by all means" and this
brings before US Reverend S G. Smiths recommen-
dation that both maximum and minimum sentences
be abolished and that the of the term Of
tenders Imprisonment be left where it should be-
entirely with the members of the Board of Parole
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-01-01
T.. E ID / T o II A L -.
THE HOPE OF THE NEW YEAR

MOTHER year has come and gone-another
a mitch In times rapidly revolving cycle is
filled; another epoch in the lives of men
forever closed. Whether it has been for
veal or woe; whether it brought happiness
and honor and disgrace it listeth
not nineteen hundred and thirteen has
passed into hstory-its record written
And as across the quiet and peaceful val
III ley comes the faint echo of the midnight
bells heraldng the advent of the new year.
the inmates of this silent city of the state
listen breathlessly to catch each sound ev-
cry note of which is rich music to their
ears; every reviberaton song of renewed hope:
and the last iron tongue to speak and the
stiffness of night again descends many are the silent
prayers ferventy poured forth from sorrowing
hearts seeking comfort and solace; asking mercy of
divine creatOr-another chance to live righteous
life.
None of us here will regret to see the old wear
go. 10 all of us 1t has been one of SORROW one of
disappointment year of disgrace To those serv-
ing long sentences it means another span wiped out
another year nearer to coveted freedom. Those of
us who have never before year come
amid similar environments, turn backs upon the
past, and welcome 1914 with the hope that it shall
see us again restored, fully and freed from
error, to our place at the family tireside-home.
But the year something more import
ant to shut-ins than the mere hope for liberty
1t a virtual renewal of life 1t gives us an
opportunity to cast behind us the life we've lived
and set eyes upon the bright future which we
can make happy for ourselves and those dear unto
u.s. if we but determine do so. Yesterday is
dead-the past is gone-we live for the future and
in planning it, we must live right today Today be-
longs to u.s. tomorrow does not but if each day thai
is is filled with purity of thought the tomorrows
that do come will be more glorious than any we've
lived in the past. So let the old book be closed
Its pages are bloted and smeared by the record of
misdeeds and indscretions. The new ledoers
pages immaculate; let us see to it that they re-
main so.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-01-01

[E New York World and several other
eastern and western papers have begun
systematic fight on that portion of the
Mann white slave act, which makes the
government the prosecutor in cases of men
charged with immortality with women when
they've used common carriers as means of
transportation from one state to another.
and as result of this agitation. bill has
been offered in Congress repeating this
portion of the act and, as it is said to have
the support of Mr. Mann, there is little
doubt that the white slave law will be
trimmed to inst what if shnnld he and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-01-01
CURING OUR MORAL CRIPPLEs

- lROGRESS seems to be the watchword in
every article written these days, by the
men who have BEEN and are, in a position
! to make close study of crminoogy and
sociology, but it is doubtful if any have
been more declaratve, farther reaching or
so full ofsapient suggestions than that which
we reproduce from .Reedy.s Mirror in this
III Issue. :Ehs auihoy 81 this stttcla, Mr.. E.
|, ..Stillmap Doubleday has long been chief
" eert of criminal trials: Of: the: Nov y erx
state supreme court and his observations
and suggestions the result of everyday
contact with all classes of what he terms
moral crippes," conscientious study of the
causes which lead to crime and the effect of present
day methods of punishment
We are very glad indeed to see this upward
trend of influential opinion, not because it means
(for it does not mean easier times for convicted
men, but because it tends elevate the temporarily
osracized member of the social family in the minds
of his more fortunate and more discreet brothers
and insures fairer treatment, a bearter handshake
and better chance to succeed when latent morality
has finally been restored and the cripple made
wholly clean.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-01-01

What Will We Do With Ii?

What Will We Do With 1t?
See stretching before we wandered
lnch with promise-as met it in boyhood long ago,
The years we made abaren quandered
Are alien now and only sleeping memory may know.
We thought that full merry from we went raying
We met her with prayer wih sheer;
We put our soul upon the block the delaying
The devil came FORTH eagerly, to S
We've made heap of Master Mouder made u.s.
The lips that fond mother patiently taught howto pray
Are soid by bar and bohe greyed us;
Shall this New Year be beacon
We've sold another left for selling.
We We cheated and dandhav
And Dragged how lawgoied in the telling
but now-1A1 there another law, by a Crucifed
We go the pace we put aside all pleading
And hit the road that leads hell, and
we We seen it all and realize that
Inc knowledge that cannot hand the
We didn't believe praying laughed preaching
There woudt be no toll pay-there God
we knew ALL but here today truth teaching
That after all there mustk the rod.
Broken Huks what does New
Set your sails for winds get grip
Angry waves of hate tempt try
But we sail on and on and on and won't ship.
Once they por hands, but listen to the latest
stunt from Bob Merrill best sellers
held the others eye.
world SEE to myself as entered me bude on
Christmas Day. Niver tn pink envelope eye,
wiha deun more to TIL scent that comes
along wild her wtn Tis how ship
mon IN wan minute be tn jewels hppn
after bit make him commandments 9Th
dvil care do care gives
But twas only side of me that didn't
clamorin' to be filed It's, Pecksnifan
When Angelina per- she hi the
hay When she reclned on COUCH
Today she gets twelve consequently she
for the evening
1t didn't anything of years ago.
he the right flownd
days fellow has little 'bgheye she
gives him tres of her golden hair After he
he finds out that he could have bought all she
If we had million dollars spend placing gnboards
this
words: This is place for Praise They dom need Now
That New York high school GIRL whose
nance what girl marre wasn't far She only left
lin report that the calves on the range
We
corning the that and down Nico We
real thing.
hypocrit puts up with iey
Religion Why
did die out-lack of religion
carry they
be n a handba
Will tell daughters
Governors Judgesea always handsome and
pished?
Also why .coeds'' always pretty?
givenby
Gutter
against
together with mud little
crumbe a feet.
Every doubling
negHgee up collection
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-17
POLES DISPLEASED
WITH GERMAN RULE

London, Nov. IA Times dispatch
from Copenhagen says:
"Advices from Posen indicate that
there Is much disaffection among the
Poles In the eastern provinces of Ger
many. The Poles complain that the
Germans are neglecting the frontier be-
cause most of the inhabitants are
Slavs. They declare that the Germans
themselves are laying the frontier to
waste. in order to delay the Russians.
They protest that Poles are put in the
front of the battle line as cannon fod-
der. The Germans, on the other hand,
accuse the Poles Of helping the Rus
slams by espionage.
.The Germans are concentrating
great armies at Thorn, Posen and Bres-
lau and plan to fight desperately to
prevent the Russian occupation of the
important parts of Silesia and Posen.
Only the utmost need will persuade the
Germans to send more troops back to
the western front at present"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-17
BATAVIA SCHOOL
COURSE STANDARD
STATE SUPERINTENDENT SENDS
WORD THAT THE GRADES
MEET APPROVAL.

Batavia, Nov. 16-The manage
ment of the Batavia schools is re-
joicing over the official notice sent
from the state superintendent office,
which recognizes the four year course
of study in the high school as STAN
ward. Last year for the first time the
course of study was approved to the
extent of eleven grades In the mean
time the old school building burned
and the district Immediately made ar
rangements for modern $4,000
building, which is nearly completed.
At the beginning Of the present school
year the twelfth grade was introduced,
even under adverse circumstances the
entire twelve grades of work meets
the uniform requirements of the
standard high schools and the state
Office granted approval. The public
school is Batavia's best institution
and lots of interest is being taken in
the work done by it. The following
is the corps of teachers in the
schools: Gladys Frescoln, first inter
mediate; Myrtle Alverson, second in
termediate; Myrtle Sears, grammar
room; Leo Collins, high school; Mary
Crowther, principal; Daniel B. Heller,
superintendent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-17
HAWKEYES WIN
FROM AMEs ESQ.
COACH HAWLEY'S MACHINE RE-
COVERS FROM POOR START
AND DRuBs AMEs.

Ames, Nov. 16.-After making a
poor start against Ames here Saturday
Iowa finished strong in the last three
periods and easily defeated the Iowa
State college team by 26 to 6. 1t took
the Iowans full period to solve tho
strong offense of the Aggies, who with
perfect interference carried the ball
over the goal line once and threatened
on two other occasions.
Beginning with the second Quast4
Iowa stopped the long end runs u
Ames and the latter's defense, which
had been good, weakened. Moss was
the best ground gamer for Ames,
while all of the Iowa backs, during the
latter part of the contest were con-
sistent ground gamers.
The lineup:
Iowa-Carberry. right end; Kirk,
right tackle: Brueckner. right guard;
Houghton, center; Wilson, left guard;
Barron, left tackle; Gunderson, left
end; Gross, quarterback; Parsons,
right half; Garretson, left half; Dom
nelly, fullback.
Ames-Jones, right end Reeve, right
tackle; Deffke, right guard; John, cen
ter; Mckinley, left guard, Mathuson.
left tackle; Packer, left end. Moss,
quarterback; Wilson, right half:
Evans, left half; Uhl, fullback.
Substitutions-Evan for Wilson,
DEMO for Brueckner, Delaney for Uhl,
Wills for Garretson, Jacobsen for Bar
ron, berwick for Donnelly, Magic for
Packer, Barton for Gross, Bannick for
Barton.
Referee-Birch of Earlham; Umpire
Reid of Michigan.
Cornell Outclasses Michigan.
Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. 16.-Cornell
clearly outclassed Michigan Saturday
and won by % to 10, thereby closing
for the Wolverines their most disas.
trous season in point OF defeats since
Fielding H. Yost has coached the
eleven Not during the fifteen years
Yost has been at Michigan has Maize
and Blue eleven lost three games In
one season. OF her four intersection.
al battles this year Michigan won but
one game, the Pennsylvania contest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-17
CHARLTON PIONEER
DIES; BORN IN 1882

Charlton, Nov 16.--The funeral SER
vices of Chester r. Plympton, who died
at his home in Whitebreast township
Thursday morning, were held at his
late home Saturday, after which in
terment took place in the Charlton
cemetery. Deceased was so years and
Is days old. He was born in Worces-
ter, Mass. on Oct, 2S, 1882. He came
to Iowa in May, 1864, locating on the
farm in Whitebreast township where
he has resided ever since. He was
married in April 1857, to Miss Laura
Ann Chickering, who died in Novem-
Der, 1868. TO them two children were
born, Elmer E., Eagle Butte, South
Dakota, and Mrs. Ina Vannote of
Whitebreast township. In 1872 he was
married to Mrs. Rebecca Bell, who
died August II. 1918. He is also sur
vived by one brother, three grandchil-
dren and other relatives.S MIR. Plymp-
ton was highly esteemed by all who
knew him and large circle of friends
will mourn his demise.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-17
PATRICK BARN
BURNS TO GROUND

Keosauqua, Nov. 1s.-There was dis
covered Sunday in the barn belong.
ing to Perry Patrick, who owns what
was formerly the Monroe Beer home,
a fire which was we'll under Roadway
when discovered. A great of hay and
grain and the barn were all consum-
ed. Mr.. Patrick owns fine large
team but fortunately they were away
from home this week or they would
have been burned ALSO The origin OF
the fire is unknown. The firemen had
hard work saving other nearby build
ings which were on fire several times.
Barn and contents were we'll covered
by insurance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-17
P0RKERs REMAIN
At SAME PRICES
NO CHANGES IN HOG MARKET
SHIFT MADE IN POULTRY AND
VEGETABLES.

There was no change recorded in the
local hog market this morning. Grair
remains the same. Slight variations are
shown in poultry and vegetables. To.
days markets are:
WORCESTERSHIRE Stock.
Hoga- Corrected daily by John Nor.
rell & Co.)-12O@150 $5.95; 15O01S0
$6.55; 100000, $3.50; 2Q0@24O. $685.
24O@3o0, $685.; 800 and over, $3.50
packers, $6.25@6.55.
Ottumwa Hay Market.
No. l timothy, $12@13; No. mixed
$12: No. l clover, .$12: No. 2 timothy
$12; No. mixed, $1O@11; No. clover
hay. $1o@11; no grade, $40; threshee
hay, $6@s.
Wheat-$1.00.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter fat-No. /, soc: No. 2, &c.
country butter, grocers pay. 20025c;
Poultry-(These prices are pail te
producers): Hens, SIC; springs, SRc
geese, &c; ducks. &C; turkeys, 10p.
Eggs-Doz., Csc.
Wool and Hides.
Wool-Bright medium. 1874 @20hc;
semi-bright medium, 1871 917kc; fine
Delane. 14h@1SAc; fine Merino. 11h q
1879; bury, " to s1sc less.
Hides-(ured, 11Hc; green, No. 1
1ohc; No. 2. sAc: No. horse hides
RETAIL PRlCEs-FIour and Feed
Flour and feed-Graham flour, pc.
sack, Soc; corn chops, per cwt, SITS;
shorts. per cwt., $1.65; bran, per cwt.
$l.s5; corr, new. ner hu., zoe; hay, pei
cWt.: 75c' straw. per cwt., 400 Soc
meal, per sack, zoe; corn and oat chop
per cwt, S1.75; corn chop. 20 lbs- 40c;
OIL meal, per cwt., 81.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
:. Creamery butter. 3sc: country butter
Eggs, doz-zOc.
Poultry--Geese. dressed 80. zoe; tur'
Keys. dressed, 271hc; springs. 2o@25c
hens. blessed, 23c; ducks. dressed, 23c
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Fresh fish-Catfish, h., 17hc; trout
!?hc; halibut, zoe; salmon. 17hc
Salt fish-Nackeral, 1o@25c; herring
for 25c: goldfish, 10000; lake fish
pail, zoe.
Ca1 oysters. -s5@5o-55c.
Fruits - Bahamas. 2o@2sc: lemons
35c; oranges, 3o@5oc; Tokay grapes
H., 1214c; pears, bu., $1.25; casab;
melon, 4Oc; malaga grapes, zoe ID.
apples, lb,~s and &c; kumquats, bas
ket 30c.
Vegetables.
Cabbage, per hd., 5@10c: Spanish
onions. SIC: cauliflower 15@25c; garlic
zoe h.; turnips, Sc h.; egg plant SOLO
mangoes, csc dozen; cucumbers, 10c
fresh tomatoes, zoe h.: spinach, 12c
head lettuce. Zoe: radishes, 2 for 15c
parsley, 5 and 10c bunch; shallots
h., TIC; wax beans, h., 10c; greer
beans, h., 1oc; oyster plants, for lac
rutabagas, h.. Sc; horseradish 10c root
celery, bunch, and 12hc; red cabbage
and 10c head; leaf lettuce, sc; celer!
cabbage 15@20c; leek, and 1Oc bunch
endive, &c; potatoes, PIX, zoe; bu., 75c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-17
TEACHERS READING
CIRLE HOLDS MEETING

The Wapello county rural teachers
reading circle held it's regular meet
ing Saturday afternoon in the Office OF
the county superintendent on the first
floor. of the court house. The leader
for the afternoon was Ray V. Sewers,
he taking the place of Moses Mincks,
who had been announced as the leader
but was unable to attend. This organi-
zation was formed during the past
summer and the gatherings are held
about once month. Live subjects and
more especially those Of the greatest
interest to teachers in the rural
schools are taken up and discussed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-17
GRADES ARE BACK
FROM OCTOBER EXAMS

The grades on the regular October
teachers examinations were received
TODAY from the state superintendent at
the county superintendent ONCE.
There was a total number or thirty
teachers who took the work and from
these there were four who received a
first grade. certificate, nine who have
second grades, six won fhird grade and
the rest are failures. The unusually
small number who received first grade
certificates is accounted for by the fact
that the majority of those who took
the work were only attempting to raise
their grades in one or two subjects.