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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
Plans a Busy Winter

That the Birmingham Athletic club will offer variety of entertainment to its members and friends this coming winter was assured yesterday when c. w. (BilD Streit outlined some of the plans in view.
 "The acquisition of Alpha Brumage as athletic director" said MT. Streit, means much for the Birmingham Athletic club. MT Brumage is trained specialist in every form of athletics and plans are now
 under consideration for renewed activ- ity in every department of the club We will have boxing. a track team and bas- ketball and the popular stage of last winter will be repeated.
 MT. Brumage is a great believer in ann ateur boxing and has asserted that be- fore the winter months set in he will have. several of the club members in such excellent shape that they will be able to offer some good bouts. It Is likely that we will also have professional talent. "Of course. no trouble is anticipated with the authorities as the boxing shows
 will only be presented before the members of the club and therefore the interference
 of last winter with our popular stage is not likely to be repeated. At least we sincerely hope not"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
"PERFECTLY LOVELY GIRL.

Fron: the New Haven Register.
 You know her, for she has been with us long-the girl whose spontaneous and habitual outburst on every occasion, and sometimes. seemingly. without occasion, only to suit her need. and she works it with almost every waking breath. She has been rebuked, she has been ridiculed, she has been satired, she has been ser monized about, but not all of these in fiuences seem to have in the least re- formed or checked her. Like the wind that bloweth where 1t listeth she babbles irrepressibly on.
 Before this time it might have occurred to somebody to inquire whether all this agitation over her has perfect justifica- tion. Are her critics sure they have found the meaning of her? After all, isn't there just one question to ask about her is she real? Are her overworked adjec- tives meaningless, or are they the one outlet for the expression of a genuine good will, a real appreciation of other persons and things? The chances are five to one that the latter Is the fact.
 If so, who should dare to cast the first stone at her? Not one who stops to think what her enthusiasm means. She needs kindly instruction. She needs to broaden her vocabulary. She should be made to | understand how she misrepresents herself. But better far her sincere though mo- | notonous perfectly lovely" than the elo- quent variety of the hypocrite or the con sistent silence of the clam. Better her
 self-forgeting indiscrimination than the repression of the selfish soul that doesn't care. There Is such a thing as a girl
 who gushes because she has feelings, be-
 cause she has a soul. because she just can't repress her kindnes of heart and
 sincerity of interest in what others say and do. Don't worry about her, and If
 you must criticize her. do it kindly. She
 has future to envy She'll grow out of
 perfectly lovely girlhood into infinitely
 charming, blessed womanhood. Only, if
 she could vary the monotony a little while
 she is growing, she would save herself from being grievously misunderstood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
Proud He Is An Optimist

A. R. Boone, part owner of the Talking Machine company. is one of the most arr dent boosters of Birmingham in the city q can see even better times than we are having soon, no one can stop Birming- ham, he said. We are on the hustle and everyone is wearing smile of sat isfaction these days. I confidently pre- dict the best business for my firm in years. People are spending more money now than they have in the past year and they are making more. When you see people spending their money you can rest assured they are sure of their positions and have ample confidence in the future.
 "Cotton is higher today than 1t has been this year and believe it is going higher. That means money for everybody In the south When the allies succeed in bor- rowing the vast amount of money their representatives are over here for, things wil, boom all over this country. They will have to spend the borrowed money in the same country they borrowed 1t from, and that means spending our own money twice in the same place. I am an optimist and don't care who knows it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
TYPHOID VACCINATION GAINING

From the Pensacola Journal
 An enormous increase in the number of
 persons seeking anti-typhoid vaccination
 is reported by the United States health service Not alone Is this increase mani fested among the benefciaries of that or
 ganization and government employees, but
 the general public is also awakening to
 the value of the inoculation Reports
 from physicians throughout the country
 indicate that many are receiving the pre- ventive treatment and laboratory estab- l lishments have had a greatly increased
 demand for the vaccine. So great is the call among employees of the government | that it has been necessary to issue a sec- ond edition of the Secretary of the Treas ury's circular stating the localities where
 the treatment may be received. It Is es-
 timated that during 1914 over 100000 per
 munized and it is believed that in 1915 the number will exceed 30O0O0. In four counties of North Carolina, where cam paigns are now being conducted 1t is estimated that 10000 people will be im- munized.
 | The public Is seldom slow to accept an innovation of worth. The reduction of the case rate in the army from 5S6 per | 100000 before the discovery of the anti typhoid vaccine, to 8. since inoculation
 was made compulsory. has not passed un-
 noticed. During four months of 1898 there
 were over 200o cases of typhoid among 10000 soldiers encamped lin Florida; in 1911, among 10000 men similarly encamped, there were but two cases If such a de- gree of immunity can be harmlessly con- | ferred upon body of men living under ! adverse conditions and whose age renders them susceptible. the conclusion is that protection can just as easily be afforded ordinary citizens.
 Anti-typhoid vaccination is quite as sim- pie as that for smallpox and even chill dren do not complain. There are no local effects other than slight reckoning at
 the site of the injection, and sore arms
 are entirely lacking. In a small percent
 age of cases a mild systemic reaction, ac- companied by headache and a slight rise in temperature, occurs but If the treat
 ment Is given at night the persons rest Is
 undisturbed and he is entirely unaware of these symptoms. In the majority of in stances. however. there Is not the slight est inconvenience. The immunity prob ably lasts for several years, although It's duration Is less than that of smallpox
 which frequently persists for lifetime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
ROTOGRAVURE

Jasper Mountain Eagle: With its splen- did retogravure section the Sunday Age Herald reminds one of the Sunday edi- Journal and other big New York dailies
 The Age-Herald is the first southern newspaper to print a rotogravure pie torial supplement, which shows that The Age-Herald Is an enterprislng newspaper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
WHY WE LIKE DICKENS

From the Gary Times.
 One of the things that make Charles Dickens novels precious to us is that tho taste and liking for his work is one that we can share with almost everybody.
 A cultivated taste, in literature or any other form of art tends to isolate us more and more from the mass of our fel- low men. It is impossible that it should be otherwise.
 But there are some things which the mind does not drop in the course of its progress, and for those of us who were brought up on his books the taste for Dickens is one of these things.
 One by one, other idoss Of our youth de- part, but he remains-not too great. like Shakespeare. to be our intimate friend and companion but offering us always a homely and satisfying entertainment wherever the traveling theatre may be set up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
THE IMPORTANT POINT.

Are you good ballyhoo man7" asked the proprietor of Jenkins' Oriental Beau ties"
 Am II" replied the applicant for job. Say, when I'm spieling the crowd sim ply hangs on my words"
 "But. when you quit does the crowd move in or move on?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
FRENCH LEAvEf

From the Knickerbocker Press
 To take French leave" is to go off secretly without formal notice or fare well. The French have a corresponding phrase. ITO depart like the English" Both expressions date from the time when an entente cordiale was never dreamed of, and each country had very poor opinion of the others manners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
THE CAPABLE TEUrs.

The Germans drive the Russian back,
 With wonderful success; Z Some say it's due to clever strat-
 Egy, but ne'ertheless, Results would seem to indicate
 The Russians can see through 1t; 'Tis not so much the thing they do
 AS 'tis the way they do it. And while they have the men and guns, It should not be forgot The Teutons are, in peace and war,
 A most efficient lott
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

BEGINNING THE DAY-O Lord, preserve me from trying to do too much today. Remind me that 1t is not how much but how well, how sweetly, how cOntentedly, that avails. Remind me that there Is an- other life in which I shall labor. Give me to do my work quietly. For Jesus' sake. Amen.-H. M. 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
HOTEL LOBRIES
A Splendid Band

MT Memoli has had many part re-
 hearsals of his large band engaged for
 the State Fair. and one or two full re-
 hearsals. and think it safe to say that
 1t will be In finer form in October than ever' remarked T. Williams. the music
 house man.
 Beautiful programmes are being pre- pared, and I am sure our people will be
 proud that this city has such a splendid concert organization"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
A MAN OF IDEALS.

Pennington Roarer says he was of fered 5000 a week to appear in moving pictures"
 Did he accept with alacrity?"
 Well, not so that you could notice it."
 Then he refused?'
 Certainly not. He was glad to get the money. but thought it proper to show some reluctance as befltting an actor who considers the movies beneath his notice"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
T0THER WAY ABOUT

From the Dallas News
 The report that General Urbina had ex- ecuted General Villa appears to have been correct, with the exception that 1t was General Villa who executed General ur- bina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
Realty Market Becoming Active

estate and 1t begins to look as if we
 would soon have quite an active market
 said A. R. Dearborn. Values are strong and the prudent investor is on the look out for what he considers good bar. gains.
 There is some improvement in the rem
 tai business, but it is usually the case oi
 families moving from where they were living to cheaper house. A little later on the for rent signs will be disappear
 ing fast. Then. we may know that pros. perity is general"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

A wealthy easterner who planned to motor across the country in q car equipped with all the comforts of home has had to abandon the trip because of bad roads. He should have tried an aeroplane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

In the person of supposed country banker, Forest City, Ark, has produced one of the most successful forgers ever caught in this country. Still, Forest City would doubtless prefer to be put on the map by less notorious type of citizen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A POTENT PREACHER.

A POTENT PREACHER. Does dc new parson deliver de goods, Brudder Jackson?'
 "Do he. Brudder Potts! Why, when dat man gifts ter goin' good dey ain't CT sister in de congregation. dat ain't either swayin' in her seat or fioppin' on dc no'v'
 HARD TO PLEASE. Seven society editors came to write up her wedding
 Tt must have been an elaborate af. fair"
 "'Twas. indeed. And the brides mother complains that the seven editors put to- gether didn't have enough adjectives in their vocabularies to do it justice''
 EVIDENTLY. My goodness. Gracel Hero are six snapshots of you and MT. simpkins. Was he the only man at the summer resort you visitedf''
 "No. but I must confess that I was much taken with him."
 NOTHING SERIOUS. Hello. Jagsbyl On your way homer" Yes" Come have drink before you go." No, thanks. I've quit" "Really?"
 "Yes-for the night"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

Judging from recent reports of Armen- ians being massacred by the thousands, the Terrible Turk" is endeavoring to live up to his reputation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

The government is going after plumbers combines. And now's the proper time of year for 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

critic says Mrs. Vernon Castle is like a wild thing" However, Mir " c. looks exceedingly tame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

1 Perhaps President Wilson learned the
 policy of silence while president of Prince ton. University heads have a great
 many secrets to keep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

It's a 10 to 1 shot that Dr. Dumba will never come back to renew his acquaint- arces in America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

This war will be lesson to Russia, Il
 say the wiseacres. If 1t isn't lesson to | the whole world. then the world is amaz- 1 ingly stupid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

l The Germans decided to accept Shake
 speare. who, unfortunately. died too long
 ago to write his impressions of the pres ent war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
OPTIMIsTIc

From the Shreveport Times
 A license clerk in Chicago. who has seen more than 10000 persons divorced, has announced his engagement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

Since the Zeppelins started their periodic visits, night life in London has become a sort af anxious gaiety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

business man may complain of the long hours spent at his desk, but he doesn't envy the sad-faced urchin vending his weary way to school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

Having a s1OOO0,O0O dough bag at his disposal, Henry Ford Is one apostle of peace who will get ready hearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

Alexander City Outlook: With plenty of corn in the field. hogs in the pen and cot ton, though a short crop, selling above 10 cents. prosperity is surely coming this way. It is coming war or no war; and the people of this country have President Wilson to thank that we have not already been drawn into that bloody struggle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

l The foot and mouth disease has brok en out again, complaint due neither to the dance mania nor politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

Life in Cairo is not what it used to be-,
 thinks Colonel Watterson. War has
 playel hob with the joyous globe trot- ters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
QhrITE HIGHT

From the Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
 For England the prescription seems to be conscription
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg. ti Henry III.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
Hns Done Nothing

When Postmaster Truman H. Aldrich was requested yesterday for his opinion on what the Alabama legislature had ac compished he replied very tersely:
 T cannot give an interview on that subject, for the simple reason that have paid no attention to what was going or in Montgomery. By the way, what has the legislature accomplished? I would like to know myself. Though I am an ardent reader of the newspapers, infor- nation on what the legislators have been able to do. other than fight amongst them- selves is strangely missing. Of course am not blaming the newspapers, for fl the legislature had done anything worth while 1t would certainly have been pub lished."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
Pleased With Bricken Appointment

"The appointment of Col. c. R. Brick en, formerly commanding officer of the Second infantry, Alabama National Guard, as brigadier general command ing the entire Alabama National Guard, will no doubt meet with the hearty approval of every member of the guard in this state" said Maj. Carl H. Seals.
 For many years General Bricken has labored for the upbuilding and ef- ficiency of the National Guard in Ala bama and 1t Is largely through his in strumentality that the organization has reached the high degree of eff ciency it now occupies.
 We are sorry to lose Colonel Brick en, but we hall with delight General Bricken and know that the guard will now prosper as only the Bricken vim can make 1t prosper"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
ovERLOoknD A BET

From the Boston Herald.
 The present Plattsburg campers forget to take along publicity corps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24

Captain Archibald has qualified as member of the Didn't Know It Was Loaded club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
nInNr onr THEnn

From the Pittsburg Dispatch. The message Archibald carried wasn't
 as successful as the one to Garcia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
ALABAMA PRESS

Montgomery Advertiser: The 1egisla- ture will soon have gone from among us, witls not member of that body having once offered measure to have the cap itol moved to Birmingham. Time was when Birmingham thought she wanted everything this side of Jefferson, including the capitol and Mobile bay
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-12-03
RAISE DEWBERRIES IN SOUTH
Plant Does Especially Well on Light. Sandy SoiI-Plan for Healthy
 Canes Next Year.

Dewberries can be grown to advan- tage in almost all parts of the South, especially on light, sandy land. Plan tations are started by setting out the rooted tips in rows five or six feet apart. Fat lightwood stakes seven feet long make good supports for the vines, which are usually twined about the stakes and tied at the top.
 As the dewberry is very subject to anthracnose, a disease which destroys the canes, it is good practice to cut off and burn after the fruiting season, all parts of the plant above ground.
 A high-grade fertilizer should then be applied and the vines cultivated thoroughly during the rest of the sea- son to produce new. healthy canes for next years crop.
 Dewberries, raspberries and straw berries can be grown to advantage in the wide middles between pecan trees.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-12-03

stock to supply it's needs. Moreover it must be largely bred from our na- tive mares This will be a slow and possibly the most expensive method in the long run, but it is the only one likely to prove practicable.
 If we are right that the southern farmer needs a horse weighing 1,200 to 1,500 pounds and that such an ami nal must be bred up from our native mares weighing 500 to 1000 pounds, it is apparent that the sires must be from the draft breeds It then seems to follow that the horse needed on southern farms is draft horse. The southern farmer has much the same attitude towards a draft horse that mad bull has toward a red flag, but we offer to him the quieting thought that real draft horse, these times, weighs 1,600 pounds or more and therefore the type of horse we have suggested is really not a draft horse, but horse with sufficient draft blood to give him the size required to do good and economical farm work Progressive Farmer
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-12-03
WHEAT |S SEIZED
 FUR TIE ALLIES
REVISED ESTIMATE PLACES THE AMOUNT AT 2O,0O0,oo0
 BUSHELS.
PRICE WILL BE ADJUSTED
1t Is Estimated There Is Still in Canada in the Hands of Farmers and Dealers 15o,0oO,ooo Bush
 els Surplus Wheat.

0ttawa.-The Canadian government has commandeered all high-grade wheat in elevators from Fort William, on Lake Superior, to the Atlantic coast
 The action was taken by the Ca nadian Grain Commission under the special war act The wheat se1zed was of grades 1 hard and l, and 3 northern It was the prgperty of grain shippers and millers. That taken is all which was in pubic elevators at Fort Williams, Port Arthur, Midland, Titfin, Port McNicholl, Collingwood Goderich, Kingston, Port Colborne, Prescott, Quebec, St. John, Montreal and Halifax.
 A revised estimate places the amount at 20,000,000 bushels A con- siderable amount IS the property Of American grain dealers.
 The grain was taken so that grain exchanges should be affected as little as possible. It is stated officially that the price will be fairly adjusted and IiAS Sie1Il4 ONASlo ptilu by the Canadian government It is esti- mated that there still is in Canada in the hands of the farmers and dealers west of Fort William 50,000,000 bush els surplus of wheat available for eX- port. It is expected that most of this will be taken in the future for the use of Great Britain, France and Italy. The domestic supply of Russia is more than sufficient to meet the needs of that country.
 Had the Dardanelles been forced, the surplus of Russian wheat would have made the present action unnec- essary. While the wheat just taken was communicated to fill an order from the British government for large quantity of wheat, it is under stood most of it will be shipped to Italy.
 The Canadian government will look after the transportation of the grain to the Atlantic seaboard and from there its shipment across the Allan tic wiz be undertaken by the British goNGinment in the same way that shipments of oats and hay have been handled for the past year.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-12-03
LADY, BLINDED
 BUT CONSCIOUS
Said She Would Turn Blind and Fall When Nervous Spells Came
 on, Yet Remained Conscious.

Odessa, Fla.-"About 2 years ago." writes Mrs J. D. Powell of this place 'E took several bottles of Cardui as a tonic, for I was run down in health h fact ] could hardly do anything at all, could only drag around and couldn't do my work. Life was miser- able to me and l knew l must have some relief, as I was so very weak. I would suffer with aching pains in my right side, back and shoulders. would have such terrible nervous spells, which would come on me, and Id fall down wherever I was stand ing. I would turn blind, as though I had tainted yet kept my consciousness. My friends would rub me. ., circula- tion was extremely poor. and the arms, hands and limbs would be cold.
 My friends... recommended that I try Cardui .,. began using it and soon both saw and felt a great i'm proyement. -. My appetite became good. I ate so my husband leased me about it. l could rest we'll at night, and got so I could do all my housework in short time. .. I praise Cardui to all my friends"
 If you suffer from any form of wom- anly weakness or irregularity, try Cardui, the woman's tonic. For sale by all druggists.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-12-03
Treasure fnr Antinnarians-

In a recent issue of the London Times announcement IS made of the discovery at Caervoran, on the Roman wall, three miles east of Gilsland, in Northumberland, of a remarkable bronze measure of the Roman period. Such officially certified measures are very rare. On the present specimen the name of Emperor Domitian, in whose consulate in A. D. 29 the meas ure was tested, has been obliterated, owing to the hatred felt toward him after his death. The measure con- tains f712 seetarii, about thirty pounds of wine, or rather more than two gal Ions, and eight pounds have been al lowed as the weight of the material. Professor Haverfeld is uncertain whether it was really certified under the order of the emperor, or whether 1t is a private venture, masquerading as official. In any case, there is no question of the date, and the discovery is of considerable antiquarian interest.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-12-03
Bell Threatened By Fire.

Paducah, Ky.-Safety of the Liber- ty Bell was threatened here when fire swept through two large warehouses within less than 1000 feet of where the train bearing the relic was side tracked. For time the blaze threat ened to reach a 600,000 gallon oil tank directly across the street. A high posite direction prevented an explo- sion. Thousands of persons were crowding to view the bell