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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Warsf Rehind Is

There are evidences of improvement in business in all sections of the country and while the cotton belt is still feeling the effect of war panic prices conditions are far better than they were at the be- ginning of the year." said c. B. Ryan of
 Norfolk, general passenger agent of the Seaboard Air Line. "The worst IS certainly behind us. Traffic on our road is showing some increase and our February report of earnings will be an improvement over ] that of January.
 Passenger officials are greatly inter- ested ip the forthcoming reunion of the Confederate veterans to be held at Rich mond June l, and B. It will be a great gathering. Richmond is used to enter tairing large crowds and it will be pre- pared to welcome all the visitors on this occasion.
 MT. Ryan spoke enthusiastically of the Tutwiler There are few hotels in this country in its class" said he. Tt is q magnificent building and the service s occasion with splendid hospitality"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12

Who nre the vioIets now that strew the green lap of the new come springs
 -Richard II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12

The man with the hoe is raising a fine crop of blisters just now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12

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Washington bureau POT Hibbs build ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta street, Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, Rooms 4S to 50, inclusive, Tribune building. New York city; western business office. Tribune building. Chicago. The $. c. Beckwith Special Agency, agents for eign advertising.
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SMALL.


 "Jibway tells me that he is the brains behind a new enterprise.
 Well, it wouldn't take very large enterprise to conceal successfully all the brains Jibway has"
 THE WISDOM OF EXPERIENCE.
 "When you look back on life," said the mcralist "are there not many things that you regret?''
 ''Yes, indeed, answered the incorrigi- ble one, "I started out in life thinking that people were hard to separate from their money and I overlooked a lot of chances before I learned that all they want is a good excuse to give it away" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
Credit Due the Street Car system


 "The street car system of Birmingham is entitled to credit for having made it possible for many persons of moderate means to buy homes in the suburbs" said c. M. Green of the Tarrant Realty com pany
 Also the development of the city on industrial lines is largely due to the en- terprise of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company in building lines Of street car service into sections where acreage property suitable for large manufacturing concerns could be ob- tained at reasonable prices. Many of the lines were built without the immediate expectation of profit and they have, in no small measure, contributed to the ere ation here of Greater Birmingham with population conservatively estimated at 1s000O.
 'Talke Boyles and Tarrant City for in- stance; the development of these indus trial beehives is largely due to the fact that skilled labor may if it choose, live near the heart of the city and yet find profitable employment with 5-cent car fare which will permit, if necessary, a passenger to ride 12 miles.
 ''In the excitement of the hour caused by the rush of many to ride at top speed in the .jitney,' 1t would be well to stop, look and consider what harm may come by the handicapping of the street car system in encouraging this sort of com petition. We all recognize the advantage and necessity of the bus-auto carrying passengers into the country and suburban areas not reached by the street cars, but can Birmingham prosper and continue to grow with rapid development with a crippled street car system? I think not D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12

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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-31
A CanribaI Feast,

Among the early missionaries to
the Fiji islands were James Calvert
and his wife. A band of natives had
seized IA women in order that a can
nibal feast might be held in honor Of
some visitors. Mrs. Calvert and an.
other missionary lady were alone at
the time They rushed through the
crowd until they were before the king.
though no woman was allowed to en-.
ter his presence. They begged so
earnestly that the astonished king for-
babe the intended murder.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-31
never saved a penny. never had an

never saved penny l never had m
adventure In all my life"
Why. your wanderings were ad
ventures" she insisted. Think OF the
things you could tell"
And never WILL" a smile breaking
over his face
How like Arthur's that smile was!
thought the girl. Romantic persons
never have any adventures. 1t is to
the prosaic these things fall Because
OF their nearness you lose their
values"
There is some difference between
romance and adventure Romance Is
what you look forward to; adventure
is something you look back upon. But
| always supposed adventure was the
finding Of treasures. on land and on
sea: OF tilibustering; of fighting with
sabers and pistols, and all that rigma-
role can't quite lift my imagination
up to the height of calling my six
months shovelengineering on the
Gale an adventure. 1t was brutal hard
work; and many times wanted to
jump over. The Lascars often got out
OF trouble that way"
1T all depends upon how we look at
things" She touched the parrot cage
with her foot, and Rajah Kissed. What
would you say if told you that l was
unconventional enough to ask the pur-
ser to introduce you?"
The amazement In his face was an.
swer enough
Don't you suppose" she went on.
the picture you presented. standing
on that ledge. the red light Of the
torch on your face. the bird cage in
your hand-don't you suppose you
reused my sense of the romantic to
the highest pitch? Parrot & Col"
with wave of her hands.
she was laughing at him. 1t could
not be otherwise. 1t made him at
once sad and angry "Romance! |
hate the word. again affirm that
young women should not travel alone.
They think every bit of tinsel is gold.
every bit Of colored glass. ruby. Ro-
nance. adventure! Bah! So much
twaddle has been written about the
East that cads and scoundrels are mis-
taken for Galahads and D'Artagnans
Few men remain in this country who
can with honor leave it. Who knows
what manner Of man l ami"
He picked up the parrot cage and
strobe away.
"Jah. jah!" began the bird.
Not all the diplomacy which worldly
wise men have at their disposal could
have drawn this girls interest more
surely than the abrupt. rude manner
of his departure.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-31
flashed Brown Potatoes.

One pint Of chopped cooked pota-
;oes, one-fourth Of a cupful of cream.
,ne-half teaspoonful of salt, one-eighth
If a teaspoonful OF pepper. one tea
spoonful Of chopped parsley. three Ia
olespoonfuls butter. Mix the first FIVE
Ingredients: melt the butter in an
,melet pan and when hot add the po-
.atoes. Pack lightly into a layer Of
inform thickness and cook slowly like
IN omelet. Fold and serve like omelet.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-31
BASKETS FOR THE VERANDA
Hanging Blossoms or Clusters %
Green May Be Employed to Beau
tIfy Front Of House.

Have you ever tried to have hanging
baskets Of greenery and flowers on
the veranda or In the summer living
room? They are charming and they
are not very difficult to keep in order.
II the flowers do die they can be re-
plenished with new ones. SO that you
can always keep hanging bit Of love-
liness in sight.
First as to the choice Of baskets.
A porous sort is best. and perhaps the
wire ones are best OF all. Line the
basket with moss.
AS for the soil. mixture OF leaf
mold and wood loan or rich garden
loan is good. This soil must be en-
riched with fertilizer dissolved from
time to time In the water with which
It is meistened The best way to water
these baskets is to sink them in .
tub OF water and leave them there
until they are wet through. II the
vines and leaves hang in the water
suspend them from a peg or bar above
the tub.
Hang the basket where it will not
be constantly subjected to wind, which
dries out the soil, and don't let 1t have
much sunlight-just enough to keep
the soil sweet.
When the soil appears to have lost
some Of its richness place some ma
nure In the water in which the basket
10 immersed several hours before tho
watering time. Or use . little bone
meal-not too much-fof q too-strong
fertilizer might burn tho roots and
foliage. You will have TO experiment.
q little about the amount and hind Of
enriching to do.
AS for tho plants to have. any kind
of ivy ought to thrive in . basket and
its lovely green makes 1t especially de-
sirable. Dusty miller and wandering
jew are two reliable plants that VIM
thrive under almost any conditions.
and they make q charming background
for Towering plants. Oxalis makes q
pretty Towering plant to put In the
basket. and ivy geranium IL another.
Any kind of geranium can be used. and
fuchsias and strawberries are also sat-
isfaotory for the boxes. Ferns Of vari-
GUS sorts can be used.
There IL a new self-watering iron
hanging basket, which needs watering
only once q week and which does not
drip, as 1t must be admitted the wire
baskets do. OF course. this iron bas-
ket could be placed in . japanese
wicker basket II the iron did not hAr-
monte with its surroundings.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-31
CHAPTER ~.
Two Days Of Paradise.

Two Days Of Paradise.
At first Elsa did not know whether
she was annoyed or amused. The
mans action was absurd, or would
have been in any other man. His ad
vice to her to go home was downright
impudence: and yet the sight of the
parrot cage dangling at his side made
1t impossible for her to take lasting
offense. Once upon a time there had
been little boy who played in her
garden. When he was cross he would
take his playthings and 60 home. The
boy might easily have been this man
Warrington, grown up.
or course he would come and apollo
gize to her for his rudeness. Perhaps
he had resented her curiosity: perhaps
her questions had been pressed too
hard: and perhaps he had suddenly
doubted her genuine interest. At any
rate it was novel experience And
that bewildering likeness!
She returned to her chair and opened
the book again. And as she read her
wonder grew. The diction was ex-
quisite; there was style; but now as
she read there was lacking the one
thing that stood for life-blood. 1t did
not pulsate in the veins OF these
people. Until now she had not recog-
nized this fact, and she was halfway
through the book. What had happened
to her since yesterday? To what cause
might be assigned this opposite angle
of vision, so clearly defined?
The book fell upon her knees and
dream;ly she watched the perspective
open and divaricate. The low banks
with their golden haze of dust, the
cloudless sky, the sad and lonely white
pagodas. charmed her; and the Ian
guor Of the East crept stealthily into
her northern blood. She was not con-
scious of the subtle change; she only
knew that the world of yesterday was
unlike that of today
Warrington, after depositing Rajah
in the stateroom, sought the bench on
the stern deck. He filed his Guilty
with purser-loaned tobacco and roundly
damned himself as blockhead He
had forgotten all the niceties of civil
lization; he no longer knew how TO be-
have. The first young woman in all
these years who had treated him as an
equal, and he had straightway proceed
ed to lecture her upon the evils OF
travelling alone in the Orient!
And yet he had told her the truth.
It was not right that young and at
tractive woman should wander about
in the East, unattended save by
middle-aged companion. 1t would pro-
woke the devil in men who were not
wholly bad. Women had the fallible
idea that they could read human ma.
ture, and never found out their mis-.
take until after they were married.
He knew her kind II she wanted to
walk through the bazaars In the eve
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-31
Tomato Squares.

Mix two cupfuls tomato. four cloves,
two slices onion. two peppercorns.
half teaspoonful salt and one-Quarter
teaspoonful paprika. Cook ten min
utes. press through q sieve. Melt three
tablespoonfuls butter, add oneQuarter
cupful cornstarch and strained tomato
mixture: boil ten minutes. Cool slight
ly. add one egg. pour into buttered
pan, chill, cut in squares. dip in
crumbs. egg and crumbs, fry in deep
tat. Drain on brown paper. Serve.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-31
Tongue Roast,

Mince remnants of boiled tongue
very fine, mix with cream or milk and
simmer slowly. Add the beaten yolk
Of one egg and stir until egg 10 cooked.
Nave ready buttered toast and spread
meat over it. II you like 1t. little
grated cheese can be placed on tho
stove until the meat browns slightly.
Ham toast can be made in the same
way Of the lean remnants Of ham. II
IL nice for breakfast.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-31
Lobster Toast.

Three pounds Of lobster, one table
spoonful vinegar, half teaspoonful salt,
one tablespoonful butter, half cupjul
hot water Cut lobster In small pieces.
Boil the water. vinegar, salt, three or
four drops Of tobasco and butter to-
gether. add the lobster, simmer for
five minutes. Serve on small squares
Of toast.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-31
Strawberry Salad,

Choose the heart leaves of a head
Of lettuce, heap few strawberries in
each and dust them lightly with pow
dered sugar Put teasponful of may
onnaise on each portion and serve cut
lemons with them. Delicious.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-31
Aunt SUNNI Cake

One and onehalf cupfuls sugar, half
cupful butter, one egg, one teaspoon
tul cinnamon. one cupful sour milk.
one teaspoonful soda dissolved In
milk. one cupful chopped raisins. two
heaping cupfuls -four.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-31
A Keen Critic,

Small Boy-"Let's go through the
campus; there's squirrels and-lots of
funny things in there."-Yals Record.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-31
1 "
SYNOPSIS.
22lL OOZRNI

-, m American ADVENTURE :,
tine, h. , sernA ~ and down the r.
n ~ tho p srv%& Co., travel along the
! 80 e r ,srSins. bound for Rang3on
- TIE nn az snr ssCC00 rupees, Elsa
- aisits nericar, girl tourist. sees
come . aboard al t his G likeness es to
~ Arthur Ellison, asks ASKS I her p that
: \ htsoduce her. He , synd,c neI and
=. h. n claims for fN.oo.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16

culiar to pigeons and is difficult to
cure. It may be brought abou: by
feeding filthy or unsound grains, by
filthy conditions, and by any factor
which tends to destroy the vitality ct
the pigeons. The symptoms of this
condition are a gradual loss Of flesh
frequently accompanied by diarrhea.
The practical method Of treatment il
to remove the cause. Pigeons in thi,
or in any other diseased condition will!
often get we'll If allowed their free
dom. Tones are used by some pigeo,
breeders, especially during the moltins
season, but their constant use is no
generally advised under normal condi
tons.
Dead squads may be due to a va
rlety OF reasons. The cause ct the
mortality must be found and remU1 et
If profitable results are to BIZ Sc
cured. Some Of the possible ca ,ses
are extra males or minated pigeons
in the breeding pens, rats or mice il
the house, and lack of vitality in tn.
breeding stock, caused by the use
improper or the lack of sufficient feed
filthy conditions, or careless inbred
ing.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
SOUND HOG CHOLERA haAXiNS
Best Results Are Obtained Where So
rum Is Administered Before Dis
ease Has Progressed

If hog cholera appears in you,
herd:
Treat your hogs Immediately with
anti-hog-cholera serum, after which
they should be kept on q light diet
and pure drinking water and confined
to limited quarters that may be
cleaned daily and sprayed three time,
a week with one part of compound
cresol solution to 80 parts of waite,
until the disease has abated in the
herd. To obtain the best results the
serum must be administered before
the disease has progressed in the herd
To rid premises OF infection:
Remove all manure and saturate
with Quicklime.
Burn all litter, rubbish and hos
troughs.
After the premises are thoroughly
cleaned, spray walls, floors, and other
surfaces with disinfectant Zone part
compound cresol solution to 30 parts
water). Where Lighthouses are small
turn them over, exposing interior tc
sunlight.
Wallow holes and cesspools should
be filled in, drained or fenced off.
All runs underneath buildings should
be cleaned and disinfected and thei
boarded up.
Destroy hogs that do not fully re
cover, as they may be carriers of chol
era Infection.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16

going light" seem to be more preva-
lent in pigeons than in the domestic
fowl. Canker appears as sores or
cheesy patches in the mouth and
throat and can usually be prevented
by providing good sanitary conditions
and feeding only clean, sound grains
and clean water 1t may be treated
by swabbing the mouth and throat
with undiluted creolin or with solu-
ton of equal parts OF hydrogen per.
oxide and water or by using dry sui
phur. Enough potassium permangan-
ate may be added to the drinking wa
ter to give it wine color. Various
remedies or preventives of disease
are used in the drinking water by
pigeon breeders whenever the stock
appears to be in poor condition.
Among these are carbolic acid, epson
salts, copper sulphate, and venetian
red. Ulcers sometimes appear on the
head, around the bill. eyes, mouth, or
in the throat, and pigeons thus affected
should usually be killed.
Going light" is more or less Pc
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The pens and yards where pigeons
are confined must be kept clean.
There is very little chance OF making
money from squads unless the pigeons
can be kept comparatit free from
diseases and insect parasites. If
healthy breeding stock is secured, the
houses and yards kept clean, and care
full attention given to the birds, dis
eases a1S parasites should not be a
material factor in SQUAD raising.
(Only good, sound grain should be
fed.
The following advice as to keeping
pigeons well and curing their diseases
is taken from Farmers Bulletin No.
6S4, SQUAD Raising" The stock
should be carefully watched and any
sick birds removed from the breeding
pens. The house should be kept dry,
clean, we'll ventilated and free from
drafts. The yards should be kept
clean either by scraping the surface
and adding fresh sand or gravel or by
cultlvatlng the land and planting it
to grain if possible.
The nests, nest boxes, and pens
should be kept clean, but it is not ad-
visable to disturb the nests which con.
tain eggs or squads any more than is
actually necessary. The pens should
be spray ed frequently with whitewash
containing little crude carbolic acid,
or with coal-tar disinfectant, and the
nest boxes and perches should be ex-
amined for mites, especially in hot
weather, and sprayed with kerosene
oil or some commercial preparation
which will kill mites. The nests or
nest pans should be cleaned out and
the nesting material removed after
the squalls are marketed or leave the
nests.
Canker.
Pigeons are subjec: to many of the
diseases which affect poultry and may
be treated in the same manner. Canker
and the disease or condition called
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
WHY cows GIVE MORE MlLk
Breeds Improve the Things for Which
They Are SeIected-Noted Increase
Made in Germany.

A contributor to Farm and Fsiresid&
explains why cows give more mill
than they used to:
Cattle used to be bred chiefly fos
work. Therefore the cows did no.
give much milk. Breeds improve the
thing for which they are selected.
IN 1890 the work COWS of Germany
gave an average Of pint and hall
a day. Interest in milk increased, and
by 1900 the average yield was quart
and half. Breeding went on milk
ward, and in 1910 the German cows
averaged two quarts Of milk each per
day. In 1920 three, in 1891 four-and
there the gain stopped for 30 years.
But in 1860 the production had in.
creased to six quarts snd by 1870 to
eight