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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22

and justly sellebrated brand of earth ,quakes free of charge. Whenever Jaypan feels in need of an earthquake, my treety will provide that Californier must furnnish burs without whimper, regardless of the fact that she may want to use it, for the bennefit of Vissiturs to the Exposision.
 I.caled on a Jaypanees frend of mine the utherni at his private ressidense. Heis a brite, cheery little man, in spite of the fact that he has u torpid livver and nose like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
UP AND DOWN BROADWAY--By Allen Griffin Johnson

Almost an alien, then, 1 felt. until my
 eyes found you
 Unchanged through all the changing
 years-stlll gfotle. tender. true. The same dear eyes looked into mine.
 that we'll I used to know; The same soft fingers clasped my own.
 as in the long ago;
 Oh, wondrous thingl Those features
 fair--that stiil gold crown above. And when I asked how such could be.
 you answered low. Through love" And then-I walked, my dream was done.
 it's meaning, though, l knew, And deep within tla, heart of me 1t left
 messags, true:
 Twas this: Though time may bend us
 low with. cares and sorrows hung, There's one who needs not Times com
 mands--for Love Is always young. Bozeman Bulger, baseball writer for the New York World. and the author of more than one successful vaudeville sketch, tells me that. though it bas now been about 10 years since he left the wilds of Alabama. he still says 'you alr an refuses to do acrobatic stunts with the letter r.
 sIn the matter of accent. pronuncia- ton. etc, ct al.," says Bulger 'I don't sec that we have anything to hang our heads about in the south. New Yorker recently said to me, We began burlins url oily in the morrrrning.' which is go- ing some for boiling oil early isn't 1t? And they are so fond of that harsh consonant r that they use 1t when 1t Is not attached to the word at all-- nobody speaks of John J. McGraw here--it is always McGrawer.' However, we can understand each other well enough to transact business, and that Is about all that Is necessary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22

full grown rose geeranlum. Still in spite of his friendly attotude and innate curtesy, I was sumwhat embarrassed when l frrrst arrived I was ushered into his pressints in his drawing room, wheer he receeved me with stately curtesy, clad in sevven dollar bath-robe and an air of distinctson. Pray be seeted he sed in exseelint Chicargo English waving his hand politely I gazed round the room in effurt to locate sumthing to sit on but could see nuthing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22

over the tempter's every pleading caIl Remember. I speak of youth--of youth the extremist. How many, did I ask? Nay. rather let me say how few!
 No, Broadway is not wholly to blame. Human weakness. coupled with lack of caution. must shoulder their share of the responsibility. He who knowing his own weakness and pray ing. Lead me not into temptation yet enters upon the life that Broad way has to offer. Is hardly a subject for sympathy. nor does he furnish an instance in which Broadway is to be held culpab ble. There Is way in which to enjoy Broadway's pleasures and to avoid much of the consequent pain it Is after the fashion of the con- noisseur-in sips not in gulps--in mod eration. and never to the point CT satiety.
 Even this Is attended by its dangers and moral strength and courage are necessary to him who would risk even this Indulgence. for Broadway is clever and cunning, nor can if be justly ab : solved from all blame for the moral wrecks who went from it's glare into an eternal outer darkness. Therefore let the extremist beware lest he find his moral courage routed by the hosts of pleasure. and awaken some gray, dreary dawn feeling that he had rath : er let his conscience call him "thier" than have hts friends refer to him as '.piker."
 BACHELORS THANKSGIVING I am thankful to have sourneyed to an
 age as. ripe as this,
 In enjoyment of freedoru--not ensnared
 by welded bliss:
 T have watched that weird proceeding
 from its downing. joyous. gay--
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22

The Metropolitan season of grand opera opened hero last Monday with Caruso and many other stars appear ine in spite of the rumble of war in their several countries. And it is quite treat to be right here where one can hear the best in the world in opera so easily-why. one can get box at the Metropolitan for only $60 for one whole performance.
 Daly's theatre the old Broadway pIayhouse with it's wealth of tradition the place the sightseeing car spieler points out to you as you go by--is to be reopened. A stock company headed by Charles Keenan will undert-sso to entertain its audiences. Many visitors will no doubt go there merely to say that they have attended a performance at the famous old Daly's theatre.
 A DREAM MESSAGE Last night upon the ship of Dreams l
 sailed away to you,
 And home again, beneath the. skies that
 one day seemed so blue; Twas summer time, yet ere I reached
 the Homestead's shore again, The skies grew gray, and winds blew
 chill o'er woodland. field and fen Though all seemed strange as on went.
 I told myself, "I know
 Twill be the same when I reach home.
 despite the winds that blow" But, ah. 'twae not-the trees were
 hare--on all that well loved land. It seemed as If the Winter time had
 laid its chilling hand.
 Old friends seemed aging. weary worn.
 and many whom I passed. Did not remember. as did I. the day we
 parted last; q.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22

FEW YORK. November A.--(Spe- LIN cial.)-''I couldn't be piker,
 and one can't live the life of the Great White Way on si0O a S month."
 The foregoing statement was made by a young man of 23. recently, arrested for theft in New York city. It was with an evident pride, of some peculiar character. that he announced his aversion to being . "pker' declaring that the often spent as much in one night as he received for . months work. In his notebook were found the names addresses and telephone numbers of eS women, most of whom, like himself. no doubt, loved the lure of Alba Via And so. with these tendencies, and living in this atmosphere, this young man preferred to let his conscience call him f~thiefo rather than that his friends should call him .'piker.
 There is a song which runs. Don't Blame It All on Broadway and it is true enough that the great never-sleeping thoroughfa does not deserve the entire oulpabiIity for each downfall of it's shabitues-but 1t does it's part. II IS the ancient and amending 1ure it IS temptation end without temptation. like many sooo but homely maiden ladies of our land lot of us would be able to lead spotless Nves throughout our little, transient stay hpon this semicivilized globe.
 ess Broadway knows its power. even as It knoWG our human weaknesses, and 1t IS 70 those who are weakest that 1t sends forth its strongest lure. Like war, it's prefer ence for destruction is youth, though it does not copfine its attacks solely to those of tenderef years. Drink is It's spy and henchman. lurking everywhere to draw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
Impressions of Nasty Visit Paid to Tokio

but the shandileer and one of his feemall relasions Therefore l hesitated 1 ney- yer set on lady-in the presents of uther gentulmen- | inadvertintly do so on street car, and being slitely portly vewwed the shandileer as next to impossi- bull He sawed me further embarrismint by explaining that in Jaypan everyone sat on the floor which is cuvvered with fine oryental rugs This is one of the prac tises in Jaypan which | beleeve could be improved. l am persumely in favur of sumkind of reform for the flourery King dunn in this respckt. A man with large and impressive frunt sitting on the floor cannot concentrate his mind on the deeler as he ought to do when theere is a big jack pot.
 I enjoyed this vissit to my Jaypanese frend verry much. At the propper time we weer surved with Tee and Siggaretts and uther refreshmints. We discussed litter ary subjects upon which we weer both quite ignorent He asked me if had evver sceen the Mykadoo. Sure I sed, l saw Eddy Foy in it. | told him that | was in the show onse myself, taking the part of the Mykadoo, up at Gadsdin for the benne fit of the Home Maid Ladies Sewing Sir cul I asked him if he didn't think the "three little Mades frum School weer Sum Chickens" Sumhow he didn't seem to cleerly understand me, and I have hunch that he newer saw the Mykadoo himself. He probahully has herd sum forrainer speek of it.
 .Jaypan is one of the recent entries into Sivvilizason and as world power Not I,x haa as Chiner IS today But Jaypn Is full ot obsurving and progressive peepul. She cravved sivvilizasion and battleships and she newer permitted hurself to be conunt without them. Only few years ago Jay pan was struggling along in tranquil sort of way catching fish and making fans and baskits and enjoying hur forrain trade and one thing anuther, but look at hur to- day. She has taken on SIvvlllzaslon and progress. She IS wareing cloths, and has idears. She has accumulated a standing army and a Nasionel debt. Moving pie ture shows, street cars and stud-pokur have taken Jaypan by the brow of the pants and yanked hur rum sem-barbarism and dark labbyrinths there off into the brite sunlite of moddern culture and smoke less powder. Compared ill size to sum uther Nasions she looks like wart on ldill pickle, but she has an ambisslon that humps up like Pike $ Peek,
 Just across frum ,Jaypan is the grate sleeping Octipuss, Chiner composed of verry ressoloot and billyus temperamnt kind of peepul largur in statute and as numerus as revvolnsionists in Mexico. Talk about Yeller Perrils, when Chiner takes on our moddern brand of Sivviliza- sion with Krag Jorginsun and Krupp trim mings. as affected by Jaypan and uthers, then the Weller peril, to sumboddy will be a sturn reeallity.
 Yours trooly,
 BILL VINES
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22

2 Tokyoo, Jaypan.
 nnISTUR EDDITUR: Beeing in this l1x4l immediyate vicinnity, I concluded
 1E that l would drift ovver heer and take slant at the Teller Peril. I have sceen seyverel Teller PerrilsE including the Teller Jandyse, Teller Feevur and a small -pox flag but this is my furst oppor- tunnity to see reel, honnest to goodness animated Teller Peril roaming at large without, enny restricksions by the author 'srities. Tokyoo is full of Teller Perrils- mail and feemail-and they don seem so wurst. On the hole I am inclined to be- leeve that our feers of the Teller Peril air grately exaggerated. Jaypan is thriving country cuvvering menny differint Hands all chuck full of little black-eyed men and wimmin whose complexions look as tho they weer just getting oyver 8 seever bil- iyus spell. It is the home of the Mykadoo, the Wandurring Minstrel, the Chrysanthe- xnumm, and the cronnick livver complaint The total strang1lr with no preevius nol- ledge on the subject wandurring round the world, and paying vissit to Jaypan and Chiner, would conclude that theese two '. rases weer closely reelated. Givving the Chinerman and the Jappaneese the once ovver the cassue obsurver would almost without hessitasion say that theere ties of bud relationship and community lntur- rests weere as identical as those of the New Haven Railroade and New Englind Leg islature, but he would make a fatel mis- take. If the tourist gains that kind of a impression frum his gennerel obsurvasions of the two peepuls, if he is travveling in Jaypan for recreeasion and helth, he ought not to mension it. The average Jaypan gentulman, of Kulture and Refinemint is an entertaining and versatile compainon; accomplished and polite and Chivvalrus to the extreem. But if you should in spirit of Pleasintry mension the vast "empire of his cuzzens across the channel" be becums cold and tacciturn at onse. A cassue re- terrence to the Protoplasmick fact that the Jaypaneese and Chinese air kindred rases, and you will instintly obsurve a change in temperature. Sed Jaypan Gentulman will | freeze up like membur of the Fedderel Resurve Board when receeving dellega- sion of local citizens inturrested in floating a bond issue. The average Jaypan gen. tulman is as fond of Chinerman as Senitur Vardiman is of the Sixteenth Amindmint I have alreddy becum on quite intimate turns with two or three promminint Jay pan Gentulmen, and I have prommised them that as soon as return to the United States T will use my dyplomasy in an en- devvor to nit a clcsur relasionship between our country and Jaypan They feel verry friendly towards us they sed, and when they attimpted to show theere frendship 'Oallifornier offured sum objectsion which peeved them in the extreem They want to share in Callifornier s menny and varied assets inherited frum nature, they point out. Calliforner has so menny blessings that she could afford to be gennerus, is theere point of veewe. I agreed with them. Callifornier ought not to be stingy with the
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E.w YORK. November A.--tSpe-
 cial. .)-''I couldn't be a piker, . and one can't live the life of the
 Great White Way on sl00 a
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-22
Combination
on the Neeks and shouIds Of th. sheep

though II the shed is convenient to
the pasture they will generally so
into II Of their own will. particularly.
when gusty. heavy wind and rain.
storm comes on.
Lambs are silly pates and must al.
why's be shown things. II they are
made to enter the shed with the moth.
learn to do SO always. but they must
be watched or else they may wander
about in the rain and get soaked and
chilled and die.
If the sheep carry heavy coats dur
ing the rainy spring months they are
likely to become soaked, because they
will often stay out till they feel the
water on their hides. Once heavy
fleece is thoroughly wet through. II
takes a long time to dry out. particu
larly In cloudy weather.
This is one reason why sheep
should be sheared early as possible.
On the home farm OF the writer we
always sheared our sheep IN March
and with good results, both as to
the wool crop and the health Of the
sheep. We used the old-fashioned
spring. sharp-pointed shears, but the
hand machines OF today are much bet
ter. Some men who go about from
farm to farm shearing sheep still use
the old hand shears and an expert will
do very well with them. but the ANA.
teur will make sad work Of the shear.
ing aud clip many piece from the
animals skin.
With q hand machine a small flock
can be quickly disposed OF by the
owner Of the flock, who should al
ways do his own shearing. For large
fiocks the power machines In the
hands OF experts do the work rapidly
and we'll
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-22
PEST REFUSED ADMlTTANcE
shipment Of Cotton Seed, Infested BY
Pink Boil Worm, Intercepted BY
Government Officials.

(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agrirulture)
The federal horticultural board has
Intercepted q shipment of cotton seed
from Egypt which was found to be
heavily infested by the 30 called pink
boil worm This ia a result of the
quarantine against cotton seed which
was promulgated by the board some
time ago. The seed, which was In
tended for planting In Arizona, ar
rived In Boston, where the customs
officials, under instructions from the
beard, obtained possession Of 1t.
The pink boil worm is the most seri-
GUS cotton pest In Egypt' In that
country 1t does as much damage as
the boil weevil In this country. The
possibility of reducing the damage 1t
causes has been considered by gov
ernmental commissions and confer
ences for several years. Like the
boil weevil, II works for the greater
part OF its existence within the bolls
Frequently II makes Its way inside
the seeds, where II can live for an
indefinite time. In fact. In expert
ments performed in the ministry Of
agriculture In Egypt II was found
that the worms have lived for as long
as seven months In seed in storage.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-22
Wasted Sweetness,

Lady" said the Chicago heeler
here's box o. candy to take home
to de kids
Sir" said the lady voter, candy
is deficient in proteids. contains an
excess Of albumenoids and It's use
by the adolescent is provocative oi
many infirmities which we. as new
members Of the electorate, are trying
to eradicate. Furthermore. your ten
der Of this package is In violation OF
section 3. II. A Of the criminal code
which deals with attempted bribery
To which the heeler could only re
ply:
Well. wot Tell? wot T'cll?"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-22
COULDN'T STAND FOR DEFEAT
According 70 London Newspaper. Col.
orsd Opponent o. ir,shmsn Hsd
Little Chance.

A brawny son Of Erin was acting 40
time keeper In a rough-and-ready night
between his mate and negro In South
America. In the course Of the fight q
well-planted blow sent the lrishman
earthwards.
"One!" cried the time keeper. In .
tense voice. watch In hand.
Two" he murmured hoarsely. Pat.
ye fool. cit up! There's only eight sec
onds left"
The inert mass never moved.
Three" shouted the time keeper
desperately "1hink OF yer old mother.
Pat What's IT she'd be saying to ye,
Bate the nigser'"
Slowly he called up 20 eight. buck.
ing up his mate with patriotic ejacu,a
tions between each long second, When
eight had been called Pat slowly stag.
gered to his feet. and by a mighty
lunge succeeded in knocking down his
black opponent
Desperately fearing lest he should
revive in time, the time keeper set Oh
at top speed:
One, two. three. four. Ave. and
AYES ten. Ye're out. ye black villain!'
London Tid-Bits.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-22
PEANUTS AS SOIL IMPRovER
Coolers Do We'll on Any Dry Soil and
Are Easily cultlvated-hoss
Are Fond Of Them.

We have raised Spanish peanuts for
hogs for the last seven years. Last
season we had IS acres and the last Of
September turned In "a head Of hogs.
large and small would rather have
one acre Of peanuts for hogs than two
acres Of corn. With corn and peanuts
in the same field hogs will eat the
"goobers" FIRST. writes J. Il. Sammon
Of Sherman, Tex. In the Missouri Val
ley Farmer. The goobers do we'll on
any dry soil. and are easily cultivated.
II half the vines are covered In culti-
vstins all the better. Last year We
sathered half an acre by Measurement
for seed. and when cured sad dry they
weighed out ~ bushe,s. 30 pounds to
the bushei. The nay from the vinos
II superior 10 alfalfa II saved. II the
nuts are logged" down. the soil 10 i'm.
proved each year. Tho roots Of tha
peanut gathers bacteria. which for n
nitrates In the soil. although not TO
the same extent ~ stock peas. Pea
nuts are q valuable crop In thin soils
ana should b experimsnted with In
the corn belt II hogs ars kept To gather
them.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-22
Ratified by Court Proceedings.

An elderly man OF the farming type
was called as witness in the Belfast
summons court. and the clerk. proceed.
ing to administer the oath. told him TO
repeat Il swear by Almighty God that
the evidence" etc.
The old fellow was a little excited
however, by being in court. and instead
of following the words OF the clerk.
began amid loud laughter to repeat the
words OF the well-known hymn. 20
God, our help In ages past"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-22
Won Distinction In Three wars.

Gen. John n. S. Todd. a soldier Of
three wars and governor Of Dakota
territory, was born one hundred years
ago in Lexington, Ky. In his youth he
removed with MA parents to Illinois.
He graduated from West Point In 1897
and for i've years thereafter was ac-
lively engaged In the Florida war.
During the war with Mexico he distin.
su.shed himself in the siege OF Vera
Cruz and a, the battle OF Cerro Gordo.
Subsequently he took part In the Sioux
expedition in the northwest. For a
short period in the early part OF the
Civil war he commanded division OF
the Army of the Tennessee. After
quitting the army he served as a Da-
kota delegate in congress and was
governor Of the territory from 1869 to
1871. General Todd died In Yankton
in 1872.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-22

DO not wait too long in the spring
before shearing. There 10 nothing
gained and II 10 a question whether
or not the sheep do as we'll carrying
. heavy fleece after the weather be.
gins to warm up as without II.
1t Will do no harm to shear Just a.
soon rs the heavy frosts Of spring
are over. but Of course a dry. warm
shelter must be ready for the sheep
at night
This shelter should always be left
open In the day time so the sheep can
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-22
8flzhRanf}EeSHHtts

II the SOW eats her young. II Is q
direct reflection upon the feeder.
Lime should frequently be scattered
around the poultry house as a disin.
fectant.
The quickest and surest way to
down competition is to produce bet
ter stock.
When the chicks stand around list.
lessly and peep, lice very often are
to blame.
High roosts. when one keeps the
heavy breeds, are conducive to bum.
blefoot and leg weakness.
Wet mashes are better for fatten.
Ing fowls because they are more cas-
lily digested than dry feeds.
The lack Of good. sharp grit Ia the
cause OF many poultry ailments. In
digestion Is one Of the principal ones.
When the COW begins to carry straw
It's time to put her In comfortable
quarters and to watch for the litter to
como.
One Of the best disinfectants for
a dairy barn is sunlight. After the
windows are installed, the cost is
nothing.
Chicks ten to twelve weeks old
are ready for the broiler market and
they ought to weigh two pounds by
that time.
A good feed Of raw onions 10 q tonic
and an appetizer for fowls. Feed
them In the mash II the fowls refuse
them alone.
One OF the successful ways to grub
out white grubs In old sod ground n
to enlist drove OF active pigs In
the gocd work.
There should be plenty OF clean
fresh water In the pens or runs where
fowls can have access to Il every
minute In the day.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-22
MOTHER COMES TO
DAUGHTERS RESCUE
When, Daughter Thsssht, Every
Avenue Of Escape Closed,
Mother Came 20 Rescue.

Louisville. Ala.-ln referring to her
recent troubles, Mrs. Bessie e. Bruce.
OF this town. says: After childbirth.
! suffered greatly with wasting, and
various womanly troubles, and was In
bed for six weeks. Half the time.
could not move. only when I was
turned over by some one. Oh! how
suffered. no one knows.
! was told that I would have to go
through an operation. but at the time
OF the operation. I was too weak to
undergo 1t, and decided there was no
chance for me.
As a last resort. my mother advised
me to try Cardui, the woman's tonic.
and my husband bought me a bottle.
] could tell from the first that II was
doing me good. and by the time I had
taken the first bottle, I could stand on
my feet. I got another bottle, and
before ! had taken II up. was Just
about we'll. The pains all stopped.
and In q short while I was able to do
my work.
know that Cardui saved my life,
ana ] would not be without II In the
house. almost waited too long. and
] advise all suffering women not to
walt. but to begin taking Cardui At
once"
Your druggist sells Cardui. Get =
bottle today.
N. h.EsA ~ lslsse, Advisssy Dsee. C&Mes.
4 ss sssscse,ss -. Sois Cnsss1no2eal IL =
:::;;! S:ss q ~Xs.;a" - Z ~ sssss:s. :
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-22
Port of
San
Fran.
cisco
Praises
Per,,na
for per.
sonal
benefit
received.

Mr. A. de Ia Tore. Jr., formerly y.
8. Inspector Of Immigration, Port Of San
Fnncisco. writes from No. iii Powell
St, San Francisco. Cal: 'T take great
pleasure in recommending your great na-
tioual cstarrh cure. Perina. a. the best
! ever used. ! sincerely express my thanks
20 you for the health which now enjoy.
II has done me and number OF NY
friends good. and ! can assure you that
shall take every opportunity to speak
in favor Of what consider TO be the
best remedy for catarrh in existence to-
day."
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-04-22

Hay h . very important crop whore
there are animals TO feed. NJ farmee
can afford TO buy hay for bic animals
with cotton bic children prodvce. A
nbsral acreage In hay should .be
p,sntsl 20 hat The animals win y
pseDssly ease1 fos. allp