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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04

Santa Claus comes, so you be sure and come by"
 T willr said the young fellow. "If mother has any other ads to put in can she get ticket, too, and go to t%She don't expect to win the piano. but daddy says it will be let's of fun to see what they do. and we all want to go"
 Sure she can, said Billie, "apd if mother will write an advertisement for any store in Birmingham and take it to their advertising man and ask him if he won't use it in The Age-Herald she might have a good chance to win the piano. Tell her to try it.'
 The Age-Herald Advertisers convention bids fair to become the biggest event of the season in Birmingham. Never before has newspaper given a prize valued at $T5o to all of it's advertisers, and left entirely in their hands the disposal of it. If the advertising writers of Birming- ham who use the columns of The Age Herald so desire the piano can be sold and the proceeds be devoted to charity. The only thing necessary is to nominate end elect a candidate who will make that disposition of it.
 The entire city is becoming interested in the convention and by the time the users of the classified columns have se- cured their credentials as delegates, a huge voting power will be rolled up
 It is rumored that the suffragists will put out a candidate. and concentrate all their voting power and their art of per- suasion for other votes on one person Other rumors are floating about, and will be written for the edification of the public from day to day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04

WY
 Were I governor I would first pre-
 pare revenue law from which I would
 be assured that I could secure as much
 income as was had under the O'Neal
 oppress anybody or any class or interest.
 would then prepare a bill or bills
 cutting out every unnecessary office or
 Topped off without injury to the public
 service in the slightest.
 T would then prepare an appropriation
 bill or bills carrying even less appropria-
 tions than were provided for by the
 Conner administration, and this could be
 easily done for many of his appropria- tions were for constructive work that is enduring and not a continuing demand
 and not necessary to be repeated .I would then immediately convene the legislature in extraordinary session, rec ommend the cutting down at once of its clerical force and looping off the hangers cn and recommend the bills mentioned and appeal to the patriotism of the mem hership and their love for the honor o1 their state and it's good name, volun. tarily cut my own salary, $7500 to $5OO( per annum as an earnest of my good faith in cutting down salaries and cut ting out expenses, work at the office not spend the states time at $25 per day fishing or visiting home or elsewhere until I got the state out of the hole. Adopt the short-time interest bearing warrant and temporary loan, and before the end of four years there would be nc more outstanding warrants to draw in- terest.
 "The cost of the extra sessions would rot exceed s25,o00, not over third ot one years interest on $150,Oo0 worth of bonds. If the bonds are not redeemed in 10 years we will have paid $750,000 in terest and yet owe the debt
 "The people can and ought by the ex- ercise of their prerogative of vetoing or defeating this proposed bond issue com pei force and drive their public servant 10 the doing of what is right and proper
 That is why the power was left with them. Yours very truly. s'J A. LUSK '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
They Let Hin,
 Sleep Sound!y

Since taking Foley Kidney Pills I believe l am entirely cured and I sleep soundly all night" Fl. T. Straynge.
 Take two of Foley Kidney Pills with glass of pure water after each meal and at bedtime. A quick and easy way to put a stop to your get ting up time after time during the night.
 Foley Kidney Pills also stop pain in back and sides. headaches, stom- ach troubles, disturbed heart action, stiff and aching joints. and rheumatic pains due to kidney and bladder ail- ments
 Gainesville, Ga. R. R. No. 3. MT. H. T.. Straynge says: 'For ten years I've been unable to sleep all night without getting up. Sometimes only few minutes after. going. to bed Ia have to get up. and l tried everything I heard of for the trouble. Last year l tried Foley Kidney Pills and after taking one bottle I believe I am en- tirely cured and I sleep soundly all right"
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
COMMISSION ALTERS FIREWORKS ORDER May Be Sold Inside Store, But Not on the
 Sidewalks

The city commissioners revised It's or der yesterday that no fireworks may be sold within the city limits of Birmingham to the effect that no fireworks may be sold on the sidewalks. However, on the in side of stores fireworks may be sold in any part of the city with impunity-pro- vfded. of course a license is secured.
 A few days ago George B. Ward issued an order to Collector Boggan that no i- censes for the sale of fireworks be issued this year. Several of the leading fire works merchants of the city called al the city hall yesterday and a modifica- ton of the original order was the result MT. Ward said:
 NO fireworks will now be sold on the sidewalks. However they can be sold inside the stores anywhere in the city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
Shapiro Meetings Tonight

Five street meetings in the interest of the candidacy of Isadore Shapiro for city commissioner will be held tonight at the following places: First National bank corner, Florence hotel, woodward build ing. Ensley and Pratt City. The speak CTS will include William Denson, E. w. King, Louis Bowen. Leo Oberdorfer. Ben Davis, George Bondurant. Roderick Bsd- dow. and otherA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
Hall Urges Trial Without Delay

New Orleans December Ex-Governor Hall today sent letters to l.. II. Marrero, Jr, district attorney, and to the judges of all the courts in Jefferson parish, di- recting that all cases pending on the dockets be tried without unnecessary de- lay. The governors action followed district judges refusal yesterday to hold court because the parish was under mar tlal law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
AN APPRECIATION
 OF "MR. DOCTOR MAN..

My Christmas gifts are always books. I commence buying them by the first of November, read them, mark them and send them to my friends.
 I came across the first copy of the Doctor Man." commenced to mark it as l read it, but found it was so good would have to mark the whole book.
 Since then have dropped in to the dolls bazaar every day to buy couple of copies.
 If everybody in Birmingham will do this, they will send the best Christmas gift and at the same time will aid a grand charity. Very sincerely yours,
 SUNSHINE HAWKS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
Safety Association Meets Today

Meeting of the Alabama Safety First" association will be held this afternoon in the council chamber at the city hall. commencing at 1 o'clock. President F. E. Sutton will preside. James Davidson of the Coal Operators association will make an address on Personal Hygiene of the Worker in Relation to Safety First" Charles r. Papazoni of the Aena Powder company will speak on Safety Precautions in the Manufacture of High Explosives" A large attendance is ex- pected. 5M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
FUNERAL SERVICES. FOR QUARTERMAN ID BE HELD TOMORROW MOtOrman Fatally Injured When North Bessemer Car
 Hits Ensley Trailer SEVERAL OTHERS
 ARE SLIGHTLY HURT Believed That Motorman Did Not See Other Car on Account of Dense
 FOg-Many People Had
 Narrow Escapes

Funeral services over the remains of R. M Quarterman, aged 27 years. who was fatally injured yesterday morning at 7:45 o'dock when the street car on which te was motorman, colided With the trailer of South Enstey car at College station on the North Bes- semer car line. will be held from Johns private chapel tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The deceased is survived by his widow and three small children. He died at Il .45 o'clock yesterday morn ing.
 The death of Mir, Quarterman and the injury of several others was caused by the North Bessemer car in charge of the deceased, colliding with the rear trailer of the South Ensley ear. Both cars were bound for Birmingham. The south Ensley car was standing at the time of the accident and was taking on passengers. The North Bessemer car came around the curve a few hum dred feet from where the South Ems ley car was stopped and crashed into the rear end of the South Ensley trail CT. On account of the dense fog it is thought that the motorman could not see the car in front of him. It is esti- mated the car was going about 20 miles an hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued at the clerks office of the pro- bate court yesterday:
 William Ross Hancock and Miss Kate Foster Dennis.
 A. l.. Reynolds. Bessemer. and Miss Maude Lipscombe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
|LUSK WRITES ON | HOW TOAvO|D TIE | STATE BOND ISSUE Receipts During O'Neal's Administration Ample for Carrying on States Work USE SHORT-TIME
 WARRANT METHOD If He Were Governor He Would Call
 Extra Session to Cut Off Lot of Unnecessary Expenses

Senator John A. Lusk of Guntersville has written to r. M. Jackson of Birming- ham giving his views on "how a state bond issue can be avoided"f MT Jack son had written for his opinion on the subject as he had not yet decided what attitude to take when the question is voted upon next month Senator Lusk s reply is as follows
 'Guntersville, November 30, 1915. ''F. M. Jackson, Esq, 113 North Twenty first street. Birmingham, Ala.
 My Dear Sir: Yours of the 18th re- ceived, and how would you avoid a bond issue is a pertinent inquiry. I will an swer it to my satisfaction, if not to yours, and to yours I think.
 Expenditures during the Conner ad- ministration were:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
At The Photoplay Houses

AL The PhOtOplay Houses Strand-"The Gentleman from Indiana, with Dustin Farnum. Trianon-'gThe Woman Pays" with valli Valli.
 odeon Two-"My Hero" with Henry B. Walthall.
 Princess-'Lifes Pitfalls with Miriam Nesbitt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
so0 23o S54 R
Total .........

lOla1 ...-...-....... .$1u, z5o, o5 (See auditors report 1914, pp. 30-31) Receipts during the O'Neal administra tion were:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Lyric-Vaudeville. Matinee at 2:30 D. m. Evening. 7:30 and g o'clock
 Orpheunl-Burlesoue Matinee at p. m. Evening, :45 and 9 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04
Spotted
 Business

were so we'll scattered throughout the country and throughout practically all lines of trade. One plant in a given line is idle and another is work ing an extra large force twenty-four hours per day. A reagular reading of our Monthly Trade Reports will assist you in arriving at the actual business conditions of the country. We shall be glad to send you these Reports.
 Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.
 112-116 North 2Oth Street
 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04

BUSINESS operations have been difficult to follow recently because the very active points
 and the very dull points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04

Total .........--..... S24, b20, 796.56 (See auditors report, 1914, pp. 30-31. ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-04

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
BEES AND FRUIT POIIIN aTION.

Professor Bailey. of Cornell. says
that bees are a much more important
factor II ~poIlinauon than the wind.
and that their absence l. always dele
FERROUS
IN a recent bulletin the department.
Of agriculture >aE Plant mixed va
~rtetiee. or 2t least avoid the planting
or soliG blocks, and 70 sure there are
plenty OF bees in the nsi-hborhood 10
Visit the blossoms
Professor Waugh. who Experimental
A. a lrult-srCVer and not as 4 bee
keeper proved that bees. as pulliniZ-
erS. were more reliable and much
superior To the wind. He placed panes
OF glass covered with = viscid tiuid in
the orchard in order to catch the win
blown pollen. and the amount caught
was surprisingly small.
Almost the first thing a man should
do on taking possession Of a home OF
/ trees
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
GROWING THE CURE M

IN prunlhs the currant encourage
an upright growth or the bush form
WITH several stems, rather than A
ScragSlY habit with but few stems
-Four TO eight stems are desirable. de
q upon soil and variety. Aim
20 keep a continues supply Of vigOr-
u shoots coming on. In w~eli-pruned
plantations no wood over three wears
old should be found.
In setting c%urrants and e~ooseberries.
set them deep in the soil. they Will not
bear fruit unless YOU do II. It setting
the plants in The hole. MI partly with
SOIL and then put in some old dressing
and then cover this dressing with soil
Two OF three inches.
CurrantS and g~oOSeberries are gross
feeders. and If YOU want to get a large
crop YOU must feed for ii. Use barn
dressing and be very liberal with il.
This will q better than a small dose
which mean a small crop of fruit.
poor III quality and poor in prise also.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
CARE IN FEEDING
THE BROOD SOW

On farms where many kinds of
grain are grown. there should be little
or no difficulty in providing a suitable
ration. For several years mature
brood sows in the Wisconsin Expert
ment station herd have been fed
ratiOns composed Of one-third corn,
one-third wheat middlings, and one
third wheat bran or alfalfa. Such
feeds are satisfying and bulky, and at
the same time sufficiently nutritious
to cause the sOWS to gain from SO to
IS pounds in live weight during preg-
nancy. A mixture Of equal parts, by
weight. of the feeds mentioned. fed in
the form Of a thick slop, is always
equal. proportion and distribution of
the various feeds and is relished by
the animals. The corn may be fed on
the ear and the alfalfa need not be
cut, and the rest of the ration should
be given as a thick slOp.
Brood sows, weighing from 300 to
$50 pounds, usually a be kept or
one of the above rations for about
one and one-half dollars a month.
If you live in a section where these
can b. grown, sugar beets or giant
half sugar mangels may be used tC
form the bulky portion of the ration
and 50 replace the bran. The sugar
beets or mangelS a be cut up and
fed raw or may be cooked II with
middlings and other meal made into
vine make excellent winter feed fol
swine. They can be stacked in o.
near the hog lot in the fall and fec
out as needed. The hogs will ge
abundant exercise working over tn
pile of vines in search of the beans.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
THE PIGS FREE FROM
DISEASE.
By \. 5.

When young nursing pigs begin to
r. il is evident hat the milk Of
-3w is disagreeing with them and
mediate attention. therefore,
.I.4uld be directed toward improving
sef rations. Most often the trouble
. nos from overlooking on corn, or
,trer rich food, just after narrowing,
srd pigs Of fat, fabby, cross, ner-
.on~ Constipated SowS are most apt
/, suffer. Sudden changes of food, or
9ryding sour swill. or food from dirty
r60ghs, also tend to cause diarrhoea
either in nursing pigs or those that
i.vc been weaned n all such cases
should be prevented or removed.
To correct securing in nursing pigs,
civ The SOW Is to 20 grains of sui
phate of iron (~copperas) in her slop
rieht and morning and, if necessary,
slightly increase the doses until eff
|fcctive. Lime water may, with ad-
vantage he freely mixed with the
slop as a preventive when there is a
tendency to arrangement, or after the
trouble has beer checked, and also
j, an excellent corrective for weaned
gi-S showing a tendency to scour on
stop or SKINNED milk. When little
pieS are securing severely, each may
- given q raw egg and ) to 10 grains
III VI IWASS ooilJ
81 addition to changing the food of
the SOW and mixing copperas in her
Sop. In cases which do not respond
promptly to treatment, success may
follow the administration of a dose
o. castor oil shaken up in milk.
IN all cases it is important to set
night all errors in diet and sanitation
and TO provide the pigs with dry
sunny. well-ventlated quarters. The
arrangement is most apt to occur
among pigs kept in i%nSanitary condi-
lions.
Inactivity of the bowels most otter
gives trouble in pregnant sows and
other adult hogs when given too little
exercise and too much rich food. Ir
such animals the liver is torpid, tn
system feverish and the muscles an(
ether s overloaded with fat
Constipation seldom troubles wher
hogs are fed laxative meal, roots O
alfalfa during the winter season, ant
in addition are made to take abun
cant outdoor exercise.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
\ Ncil-BrcG and Weil-Traincd Cell.

to cure each day if not stopped in the
earliest stages.
Let me cite an example: \ neigh
Dor of mine has a very fine colt that
he put in the hands of a trainer to
break to light harness, double and
single, and also the saddle.
The trainer knew his business and
in a months time the colt was fairly
steady in harness and under the saddle
but, being of a nervous disposition and
rather suspicious Of human beings,
had to be handled very carefully.
He was especially V when
anyone approached his head, whether
he was tied in his stall or to hitChinS
post, and inclined to run pack against
the halter or bride if approached too
hurriedly.
The trainer-a real horseman-who
noticed all peculiarities OF the many
different horses he handled from time
to time. was extremely careful not to
excite this particular colt and Ger
tainly not when he vas tied.
Consequently, the colt, although
showing signs of nervousness at times.
never attempted to really pull back
and break away.
The trainer left, after his york
was done, and soon afterward a city
cousin, a good fellow but no horse
man, paid my neighbOr a visit and he
was given the colt to ride.
Now, although the city man was no
horseman in the strict acceptance OF
the word, yet he was devoted to
horseback riding and in his riding
toys cut quite a respectable figure.
He called on the writer one after
noon, tying his mount, the above
mentioned colt, to a tree.
Later, as he was about to leave, he
walked straight to the colts head, the
latter edged away, backing the full
length of the reinS the rider then eX-
: tended a gloved hand straight in the
! colts face with the idea of patting hin
! on the nose, but the now trembling
? young animal mistOok the abrup
2 motion and. swinging back, broke tn
bride at the head stall and gAllope(
off.
The city man was somewhat sur
prised when l suggested that he SHOULD
. have quietly united the colt and the1
l patted him, holding onto the rein
9 the while.
e He enticed the colt into my stable
{ fixed the brNle, and my frient
, mounted and rods off.
u Since then this horse has broker
l. loose several times and it will reQuir
: something stronger thar an ordinar,
= halter and bride to prove to him tina
;. he must stand hitched,'' as the say
> ing is.
U A heavy rope halter tied around hi
neck and then passed through a rim
, Of the bit so as to equally on tn
II neck and head will probably stop tn
- bad habit.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
FROM EGG TO ADULT.

The house fly lays eggs which are
shaped somewhat like slender grains
OF wheat. They are deposited in
masses which contain on the average
lie eggs. In ordinary weather they
hatch in tWenty-fOur hours, produC-
ing a maggot, which is OF of an inch
in length. tapering at one end and
blunt at the other. These grow rap
idly and become from a quarter Of
an inch to one-half inch in length.
They change their skins three times
within five to seven days. After the
third change. or mOuiting, as it is
called, the maggOtt goes into a rest
ing stage, called a pupa, which is a
small brown object, rounded at the
ends. This stage lasts from five to
seven days, when the perfect fly
energies from it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
MORE LIVE STOCK NEEDED.

Unless American farmers grow
more live stock in the future the fer
tlity of the soil will be wasted at
such a rate that farming will prove
generally Improbable. Such is the
Inclusion which has beer reached
~ students of the problem, as we'll
- practical farmers in every commu-
itty of the United States.
The farm animal is absolutely
necessary. There are many reasons
Tor this. Live stock enables much of
The waste about the farm to be con
Ncrted into meat, milk and work.
A,uch of the crops on the farm can
he marketed in smaller packages,
hen converted into butter. milk and
meat. The boys and girls on the
farm are far more liable to become
lhterested in farming if an interest III
1--we stock can be awakened.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11

Land hunger is sweeping over the
land like a prairie fire n thousands
of enthusiastic persons are being bad
ly burned by investment in property
they have not seen. "a living on five
acres, a fortune on twenty may be
a cry that lures MANI a thoughtless
innocent to ruin. but the wise man
will keep his money until he has seen
wha he buys.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-11
FARM NEWS
THE GASOLINE ENGINE
\ LABOR AVER

. IhoSe who nave never used a gasO-
line engine "a hardly realize what
a labor-saving and profitable machine
they are on the farm.
With my ten-hOrse-power engine
can do many things with very little
cost n a would otherwise cost me
considerable each year.
TO do any and all kinds of work the
farmer wants at least a ten-horse-
power as the purchase price and the
cost OF running one is but very little
more tina the cost of a smaller one
and With the larger engine you can do
a great deal more work than with the
smaller one.
With my engine l al drive a corn
shredder just as easily as a steam
engine would and with much less cost
as the engineers wages are saved,
besides the cost of fuel for steam
power, which is greater than the cost
OF gasoline for the same power.
For ten hours running of my en-
CINE. which is ten-horse-pOwer, it
takes ten gallons of oil per day. This,
at eleven cents per gallon, makes the
cost OF running for ten tours S1.10:
that is, when running up to its full
capacity.
But, when the work is not so heavy
you an run on less oil. This depends
altogether on what you are doing, or
the power necessary. to do it.
This same engine may be used fOr
driving a wood saw. All you need is
d saw frame, a good sized circular
cut off saw and about 40 feet of six
incl belt and you are we'll equipped
for wOod-making.
With this outfit two men will saw
as much wood in five hours as foul
men will saw in ten hours with tht
common cross cut saw and do it Sc
much easier and cheaper.
l also use my enginee for pumping
water and running a cream separa
or.
Through my milk house | lave
line shaft and by means of small belt
and pulleys 1 can attach my cream
Sc parator, my pump and a grind stone
By means Of tight and loose pulley
1 can run one or all of them at tn
same time.
This line shaft extends through tn
milk house and six feet into a shei
To this end Of the shaft 1 connect M
engine by means Of a clutch couplin
and when I want to use any Of tn
above named machinery all l lave t
do is to turn on the oil and let it g
OF course to do several kinds {
work with the same engine it is neces
Sary to have the machine on portabl
skids Sc as to be able to move it frol
one place to another. The skiC
: should be large and long enough
place the engine and tanks on tt
same base by having one end Of tt
skids slanting like a sled runner.
is an easy matter to move the engir
from n place to another with a pa
of horses.
The easlone engine is one of IL
most profitable machines on the far
as it is a labor-saver, both for ma
and horses, as it takes many lit
jobs from the team as we'll as Il
mani. G. Johnson.