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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Prosperity Follows the Petticoat

iOopSiity tuc i cttlCUdt
The schoolhouse follows the flag is
quite popular adage, but there is
another one demanding recognition
which, while it may not be quite so
felicitous, is pregnant with much sig
nificance, and that one is prosperity
follows the petticoat. This prosperity
is not an idle masher; on the contrary
he is quite companionable fellow and
an individual whom it pays to cult
yate
Quite recently the Boston Trans
script expatiated upon the growing
needs for cotton which advancing civil
lization is yearly creating, such as
automobile tires, electric insulation,
khaki uniforms and other things, and
closed by saying, about all we have
gained during the past two years by
the increased use of cotton for mill
tary uniforms and in the trades has
been lost because of the adoption of
the hobble skirt by women. If wom-
en- would go back to full sized petit
coats again it would mean certainty
of dividends for many mills now un-
profitable"
Here we have it all in nutshell.
We love to declare that the mills of
the gods grind slowly, but it seems
that the mills of the goddesses are at
present not grinding at all. We for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
SUBMARINES TO JUNK HEAP:

From the New York Herald.
London-Lieut. Col. Morrison. father of
Lieutenant Morrison, one of the victims
of the submarine Al disaster writes to
the press in an indignant protest against
the use of such "obsolete coffins" az the
A class of submarines.
His son told him, he said, at Christmas
that recently the Al sunk to the bottom
while exercising off Plymouth, and it
took one hours hard work to get it to
the surface again.
1t is stated thta the admiralty has is
sued an order forbidding any further
trips by the A class submarines, and it
is believed that the remaining boats of
this class will be consigned to the scrap
heap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
DOING THEIR BEST

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Little Magic had not been to the
country before, and, getting lonesome,
she was told she might go to the barn
and look for eggs. Presently she re-
turned without any,
Couldn't you find any>eggs, dear?"
asked her mother.
NO Ihe hens were scratching all
around as hard as they could, but they
hadn't found a single egg" was the
doleful reply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
THE KINGDOM IS w1THINl

From the st. Louis Republic.
The kingdom of life is within us;
It lies not around us nor far;
We shall not to mastership win lis
BY wooing the sod or the star;
The world we would rule is Within ts;
= We sway what we are.
The ultimate essence of being
Is folded and fecund within:
With knowledge of self and foreseeing
Must getting of empire begin;
BY probing the purpose OF being.
BY wisdom we win.
he world that is building about us
Is cure from the inner control;
-, fate can Illustrate us or flout us
Who take of the spirit its toll:
live not atove nor about us ;s,s
live In the SOUL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
LOOKING AHEAD.

Young Man: Whats the matter. Uncle
Silas, you look troubled?.
Uncle Silas: why, I just allow when
them radium fields is developed we'll
abolish the tropic of Cancer and then
this world will wobble as it turns and
shake US all up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

The commissioner of education at Wash
ington has just declared that children
these days have too many holidays and
urges that vacations be abolished, the
three summer months being employed
in vocational training. He says
that sech a policy is advocated In order
that American pupils may produce $780,
100000 annually against s7OO, 900 produced
by Germany in her vocational schools.
As we have annually been spending $780,
100000 upon education, we would had We
equalled Germanys increment from her
vocational institutions, have an annual
surplus of $500 900, 900. These holidays may
be the very cause of the American youth
SURPRISING those of Germany In alert
ness, shrewdness and vivacity but wheth-
er so or not. it is hardly to be believed
that our country will ever exchange DIM
pies for sheckels or juvenile health for
sold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

reads: conditioned. however. that the
state raise an equal amount. Very few
would consider refusing this condi-
tiona1 appropriation; and the only thing
to be thought of then would be the
hest method of raising Alabama's
share. The good roads association
would favor bond issue"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
SHE WAS PARTICULAR

L rom tne washington Herald.
Are you sure this is good cants-
loupe?''
Reasonably SO, madam"
is it sweet and ripe of good flavor,
with not too many seeds?'
II think it's all that
Hasn't been picked too long. has itf
How about the rind?''
The grocer finally got her 10 cents.
I'D hate to try to sell that woman an
automobile" said he to the clerk. YEARLY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

Hiram Maxim, the inventor has devised
q silencer for gasoline engine. Now, if
Hiram will only invent something to qu.ll
the loud cdor OF gasoline he will be doub-
ly deserving OF niche in the Hall Of
Fame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

Henry Lane Wilson is writing a book
on the Mexican troubles still we sus-
pect John Lind will have more to tell
when he writes his book.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat. But Linds book will be writ
ten In the mute alphabet and but few of
us can read 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Birmingham Tremendous Seller

Matthew Addy & Co.'S market letter
for the end of the week says:
"A week of larger sales and growing in
quiries has put everyone in better
humor. The darkest hour has passed. In
every direction there has been an I'M
provement. 1t is true that a part of the
current transactions has been stimulated
by very low prices, but for that matter
even the top market prices are very low.
The only wonder is that with the induce
ments to purchase more has not been
bought
THE largest buyer in the market has
been the pipe company, which has pretty
well cleaned up the low grade iron in the
south; its purchases are reported to eX-
ceeded $4,000 tons. One of the large Bir-
mingham producers reports sales exceed
ing 10000 this week; in fact, Birmingham
has been a tremendous seller. The north
ern furnaces have all done well. 1t is a
notable fact that the lake furnaces from
Chicago to Buffalo have been going far
afield for tonnage selling in territory
above their iron has never before been Of
fered.
"The general attitude of the trade Is
that of hopeful expectation. 1t is not an
ticipated we shall have an immediate and
rapid recovery from the profound depres-
sion which the iron trade has expert
enced but it is thought that we are faced
in the right direction. We all know that
we still have tariff that to say the
least, is not helpful; exactly what active
it can accomplish or how it can
retard American progress is yet to be
seen, but the currency bill will help, and
it seems likely that the railroads can be
counted on to do their share when they
get the higher freight rates, which they
expect. With pig iron and steel on their
present low basis, consumption this year
should be enormous"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland is to send
her daughter the Princess Juliana, to the
a bid for popularity upon the part OF
the royal parent, but the result of a con-
clusion that in such an institution Will
most valuable to her in public life. That
little princess will never have a chance
to play "hookeya'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

The St. Louis Republic goes into costa
cies because its town has won the rae
quets championship. We never saw
game of racquets, but we do not believe
it is of such interest for the Republic to
make such a racket over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

It is said that if we go back only 20
generations each one of us has exactly
1906 direct ancestors. Most of us in
America are content to stop at that c6,
believing that the sires of that era We're
good enough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
ALL is NOT GOLD.

ALL is NOT GOLD.
He spins a shining auto;
He wears broad striped hose.
And three days in the week
Without luncheon he goes.
He spins a shining auto;
His honk you hear for blocks,
And yet he hasn't paid
For those loud, bizarre socks,
He spins a shining auto;
He puffs a cigarette,
Yet he hasn't paid his poll tax
And wont, it's safe to bet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

Considering the number of positions Of
fered him, Colonel Goethals is evidently
not deemed a one-idea man, but he has
the one-man idea and that idea won.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
TOMoRRow-TRIAL OF JONATHAN WILD

acquaintance with one, and got to see
the interesting traits of Others SO that
today I maintain friendships with many
horses, both in the country and in town
Yet I should not like to pay the winte,
board bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
DANGEROUS PAsr1.rar

wilkins; Did Jones break anything
"hen ne threw a kiss to the tall blond?'l
blikins; NO; but she cracked a smile. 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
MILITARY DISCIPLINE.

Lieutenant: Orderly. what is all that
commotion in the barracks? See that a
noncommissioned officer is sent there
at once"
Orderly: There is one already there
sir"
Lieutenant: "Who is it?"
Orderly; Corporal Punishment sir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

Four new words are said to be coined
every day. One should memorize those
words as it makes one feel quite COM
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
ANGLoPHILE.

Miss Innocence. How. foreig, +,avs,
alters ones pronunciation. Amt sallv
wanted some soap the other day and she
asked the clerk for swap"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
WHY HE D. - n 8 cow


From the Country sea
Frankly, / do i4t .k cow, and
have never taken % make
her acquaintance. sa her un-
remitting regulariti, being
MIXED twice day feed
bills paid / could nc nder
her glaring irregularit ak
ing out of the pastul ing
off into the next towns MS
to me that if I had L. te L
should take along a sh rA- v
has never appealed to s
business proposition or
afraid of her husband, 4ra
interest me chiefly as yea
This is just a statement ~ lt
ings in the matter, of cour. aa
no quarrel with the thous n 8 ie
men who can love and mar s. 4s
one time / liked horses no s ras
In the country a horse quick
necessity. and thus formed ..hSis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
TROUBADOUR AND HESTER
APOLOGIES 10 sHAKEsppARr

Blow, blow, We winters winds.
Though hot as furnace ember.
fe still are winters winds
For just gone is December.
Blow, blow, ye winters winds
In sultry January;
More wilt'ring is your torrid breath
Than migrate fiduciary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

The agricultural bill which has just
passed Congress appropriates $4,000 for
each state in the union for the assistance
Of state agricultural schools. This amount
will be increased yearly until the annual
appropriation in 10 years reaches the sum
of 100000. Uncle Sam is a paternal old
codger after all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
REGINNJNG THE DAy-Ny prayer

BEGINNING THE DAY-My prayer
this morning. D God, my Father. is
that i may he mindful TINT Thou
findest Thy glory in men; and that
I am "a man. I see Thee in the sen,
l see Thee In the hills, l see Thee
In the armament; but I must sec
Thee most of all in men, and In my
self. The majesticaI forms Of nature
are Thy creations; I am Thy child.
May l walk, then. with n great dig
nifty. and n great humility. For
Cbrist's sake. Amen.-H. VI. IL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.

II smog," the weather mans new .;ord.
FOR log and smoke will suit
W men 1t SHOWS IN Birmingham,
Why not call it SMOOTH
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Speaks Highly of E. NJ. Durham, Jr

The resignation of E. M. Durham,
Jr., as principal assistant engineer of
the Southern railway to represent the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail-
road in the federal valuation plan aft
er an appointment by e. T. Lamb, re-
ceiver for that line, is deeply regretted
in Birmingham" said a prominent rail-
road man yesterday. "At the same time
there are few compliments that could
have been given an engineer in this
section more fully appreciated by the
general engineering public or more
worthily bestowed. From a field of a
countless number of engineers Mr.. Dur
ham was chosen by Mr.. Lamb, who is
railroad operators and business men of
this country.
Mr.. Durham leaves tomorrow to take
up the new work which will require
about two years of his time. After that
work he will be one of the best
equipped engineers in this country and
his time will doubtless be in constant
demand.
'He has been resident of Birming-
HeHi ioi SoiiictliC anu has Noii a idi 5c
following of. friends who regret very
much that his new work will take him
away from this city,
/. SEWER general agent for the
Southern railway interests here, who
has known Mr.. Durham for years,
voiced similar views when he said yes
terday:
81 deeply regret the departure of Mr..
Durham to accept service as a spe-
cial engineer for the Atlanta. Birming-
ham and Atlantic railroad However, /
am delighted that his ability has been
recognized by the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic by giving him this great
piece of work to execute. The South
ern railway by his resignation loses
ono of its most valuable engineers, in
fact one of the best engineers that ]
have met in years. His services for
the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic
will be invaluable"
For the present there will be no sue
cessor appointed to the post here, ac-
cording to the general information
The work of handling Southern rail-
way engineering will be done from the
offices of the chief engineer at Wash
ir gton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
EXcUsABLE PROFANITY.

At the gas meter father swaars
And vows it's never right.
When he the water meter reads
His language amt polite.
And at the doggerel metre
OF this poor troubadour
[ know the gen'ral public swears
AS it ne'er swore before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

A bill is now pending in Congress for
an appropriation of $4,000 to be spent
by the Postmaster General in the pur-
chase of steel mail cars. AS such cars cost
about $4,000 each the appropriation will
only permit of the purchase of 10 of them
This is a small beginning, but it is al
ways the direction of the step that counts
for more than the length, and this appro-
priation is a decided step toward gov
ernment ownership of railroads. a gen
eral protest has long been heard against
the government paying enormous rental
for its mail cars, and while The latest
move will curtail In a great measure the
transportation of the mails, its ultimate
result will be that all such cars VIII be
owned and operated by the 3oycrnment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
A NEW YER SION

Automobiles all remind us
Footprints on sands are now efrete
But tire tracks we can behind us
Leave on dirt road, pike or street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
HARD LINES.

Circus Proprietor: whats the mat
ter, Dave, you look worried to death?"
Side Show Manager: I'm ruined The
town barber shaved the bearded lady hy
mistake when she was asleep and there
amt a whiskered man in the troop.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-19
Rheumatic Throat
Is Common Trouble
Should Be Treated in Blood
To Prevent Recurrence.

There are successful gargles that stop
soreness In the throat. but to prevent their
fncessant return, the blood must be put In
order. The best remedy In s. 8. g., as IL
influences all the functions of the body to
neutralize the frrftants or waste products
and to stimulate their excretisn through
the proper channels.
Rheumatic sore throat is q dangerous
indication. as IL means that the blood Is
loaded with more uric acid than the kid
neys can excrete. and may mus lead to
serious general disturbance
The action Of 8. 8. 8. stimulates cellular
activity. II prevents the Accumulation Of
irritants m local spots. 1t enables the
arteries to supply quickly the new red
blood to replace worn-out tissue
For this reason uric acid that fnds the
throat an easy prey to Its breaking down
other words, 8. 8. 8. prevents chronic con-
ditions By enabling all the mucous Innings
Of the body to secrete healthy mucus. Its
influence is shown in a marked improve
ment Of the bronchial tubes. whereby the
huskiness Of voice with thick, graytsh e1-
pectora tions Is overcome. 8. 8. s., well
diluted with water, means a blood bath.
since II Is welcome to any stomach and At
once gets into the blood.
8. s. s. is free of all minerals and con-
tains ingredients wonderfully conducive to
weli-balanced health.
You can get 1t at any drug store. but do
not accept anything else. There Is danger
In substitutes. s. 8. s. IL prepared only by
The Swift Specific Co., 52s Swift Bldg.
Atlanta, Ga. Our Medical Dept. will give
ron free instruction by mail on any subject
Of blood disorders. Write today.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-19
EAST NOT A PLACE OF
MYSTERY, HE DECLARES
Sir William WiIIeocks. Builder Of the
Worlds Greatest Dam. Addresses
Home Club.

The popular idea that the Eatsern hemi-
sphere is . place Of mystery was disputed
last night by Sir william Willcocks,
builder OF the Assuan dam In Egypt and
said to be the worlds foremost engineer.
Sir william said. In opening his address
on Egyptian and Turkish Life" at the
Home Club Of the Interior Department.
that the place 70 see human nature In its
elemental state was In the Eastern coun-
tries. The artihciality Of the West. he
said, has never penetrated to Eastern
countries.
Sir william told many anecdotes Of
Turkish and Egyptian life. He 10 an EN-
ploye. Of the Turkish government and
was In Egypt for many years as con-
structor of the Assuzn dam. the largest
In the world. He will leave for the West
today to study engineering projects
there.
A dance followed the address.
Among those who attended were Com
missioner Of the General Land once,
Clay Tallman. Assistant Commissioner
of the General Land Once e. B. Mer-
ritt, c. J. Blanchard, of the reclama-
tion service; Van II. Manning. assistant
director Of the Bureau Of Mines, and
w. A. Ryan. comptroller Of the recla-
nation service. H. A. Myers private
secretary to Secretary Lane, introduced
Sir william.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-19
RAILWAY STOREKEEPERS
OPEN SESSIONS HERE
More Than 400 Delegates Will Visit
Marshall Hall and Mount Vernon
This Afternoon.

That immense sums Of money may be
United States by the observance Of uni
form methods in the management Of
their stores departments is the belief Of
delegates attending the eleventh annuaI
convention of the Railway Storekeepers'
Association at Ine Raleigh. The dele
gates are planning to adopt a standard
book of rules designed to accomplish i'm
po-tant economies for the various trans
portation lines of the country.
More than 400 delegates are in attend
ance at the convention, which will close
tomorrow night. Commissioner Oliver P.
Newman welcomed the association
Bishop Harding delivered the Invocation
In the afternoon the delegates were
received by President Wilson at the
White House
those of ]. W. Gerber, of Washington.
president Of the association; Fairfax
Harrison, president of the Southern
Railway; and J. H. Waperman, Of Gales
burg, Ill
Meeting Jointly with the organization is
the Railway Materials Association. which
is interested in the various subjects to
be discussed at the conference.
Under the auspices Of the Chamber of
Commerce the delegates this afternoon
Will visit Mount Vernon and Marshall
Hail. Dinner is to be served at Mar
shall Hall while there Is also to be dane
ing and other amusements for the visi-
tors.
On the trip to Mount Vernon delegates
to the Railway Materials convention will
hold business session and elect off1cers
Tor next year. Charles B. Yardley, jr.,
secretary and treasurer, will be elected
president. according to slate previously
agreed upon.
9. 9. Allen Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railway, 10 slated for the
of the Railway Storekeepers'
Association.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-19
DOES TANGO
REDUCE FLESH?

The violent movements of the mod
ern dances naturally tend to keep nesh
down, but they also tend to put an
extra strain upon the vital organs.
especially the heart. and so may dam
age tine health more than assist It. Be-
sides many people do not dance, some
people do not believe in dancing and
few people can AFFORD the time to
dance enough to really accomplish
much reduction. A better way to dis
solve fatty tissue easily and quickly
without dieting is by taking the par
motifs treatment. made at home a. fol-
lows: Put ounces parnotis (from
your druggist's) in I y pints hot water
and strain when cool Take q table,
spoonful before meals until weight is
where you want It. No harm results
from the use of the parnotis treatment.
and the fiesh is left solid and the skin
soft and smooth.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-19
GARRISON TO BE SOLE
SOURCE OF WAR NEWS
Issues Ediet Forbiddins Any Man in
Army to Aid Newspaper
Men

War ID heli-for the newspaper corre-
spondents in the War Department. at
least
Put out by the frequent appearance in
the papers OF dispatches informing the
public Of activities Of the department and
OF troops. OF some Of which he was not
aware until reading the newspapers. Sec
retary Of War Garrison clamped the lid
down tight yesterday.
No news 70 to be given out in the War
Department now except by one person.
and that person is Garrison himself. A
circular went forth from the Secretary's
ONCE. which he instructed should be
brought to the attention of every sub
ordinate-civii and military In the de-
partment They are forbidden to give
information OF every or any sort to news
paper men. II q contract to clean the
boots of the commanding officer at the
recruiting station In Passaic, N. j.. is to
be let, In order to find out the color of
those boots and the name of the ofYicer,
one must ask the Secretary of War.
Meanwhile. the War Department Is
struggling with strife in Mexico. the
summer naneuver camps, and a hundred
ether important matters. But the Secre-
tary of War will continue to attempt TO
keep track of the social events at JEFF
ferson Barracks. Mo-. and the name or
the rawest recruit recently welcomed in
to the service at Seattle.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-19

Ambrose's testimony before Justice
Wright was then read. Ambrose de-
MED that he had furnished any means
to Attorney Colbert, representing Mrs.
Finley. or that he had supplied evi-
dence upon which a divorce could be
obtained by Mrs. Finley against Am
brose's client
When the reading Of the patched up
notes had been completed. the COM
mittee took recess until . o'clock to
give Mr.. Mitchell time to have them
typewriter.
Mr.. Mitchell, in replying to Chair
man McCoy's questions, said that he
had never seen the mutilated steno-
graphic notes until placed in his hands
yesterday morning, except when he took
them in Justice Wright's court.
He was asked to explain fully Just
what conversation took place when he
talked with Attorney Easily Smith last
Friday in reference to the present in
vestigation. Mr.. Mitchell said that he
was visited in his ONCE by Mr.. Easily
Smith. who came to inquire about the
preservation Of the stenographic notes.