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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
GETTING RID OF RATS
Farm and Fireside

From Farm and F1rebide.
 When I was boy our farm was alive with rats. We noticed the rats were eating the grain and water of a sitting hen in a corner of the barn. So when the hen matched and was moved we put strychnine in the water and the first night killed 2S rats and the sec ond 19
 Besides this a good many more went away to die. The best way to set rid of rats is to make them accustomed to drink at one place and then poison the water"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
AIRING Al FACv
From coli1er's weekly. -

From Collier Weekly.
 Folks who keep their bedroom windows closed because they don't believe in breathing the night air will do well to re- call the wise ladyowho remarked that. after all, night air is the only sort of air thereGs at night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
GOOD OLD DAYS

A local newspaper man lost a Prince Albert coat and a pair of tango slippers rounds us up with shock! We can re. member the time-oless those halcyor dayss-when nm. had nothing in hIs reserve except last nights paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
LIFE IN oPoRT0

From North Portugal and It's Roma rias :.
 by Ernest Peixotto, in the November
 Scribner
 The life of the comomn people centers in the Praca da Ribera, an irregular little square, foul and dust-swept, down by the river-front. Here ox-teams and long shoremen come in contact with the queer craft of the harbor and take up their burdens. Here one may best study the strange rigs of the boats, and the pictures que hulls of the bareos de tolde shaped like gondolas the flat-bottomed punts and, most characteristic of all, the high popped barcos rabello, the great boats that bring their precious cargoes of port wine, turbid Douro to the warehouses of Oporto
 Golfers from England. coasting ships from Bordeaux and Galicia, and native vessels from the Azores complete the background. The larger liners no longer pass the treacherous bar but anchor in- stead in the new artificial harbor at Leixces few miles away.
 The broad quay that sltirts the river reflects this cosmopolitan life and recalls II its squalor and activity. The city wall that borders it is honeycombed with the troglodytic shops of ship -chandlers, sail or's retreats, and evil-smelling barrooms; the houses that overlook it Haunt drying linen and pots of gaudy flowers to the sun, the motley throng that crowds it's granite quay are sturdy sea-folks bronzed and weathered by wind and spray. The houses rise abruptly one above another, topped at last by the huge bulk of the bishops palace. looming at the end of the airy bridge, the Ponte de Dom L,iiz Primero, that leaps the Douro from bank to bank on the daring sweep of it's single skeleton arch
 The streets that lead from the quay to the upper town are quite mediaeval in character-dark, tortuous lanes overshad- owed by tall houses and further shaded by projecting balconies. In their open shops cobbers and carpenters, saddlers and bookbinders, ply their trades. using tools and implements of centuries ago. I especially remember one dark al- ley filled with smithies, in which was such din of hammers beating on brass, copper, and zinc, reverberating, thrown back and forth from wall to wall that my senses were bewildered. Yet children played peacefully in the gutters, while hung out. their linen on the balconies overhead quite Soblivious and seemingly content.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
MANY VARIETIES
From the Houston Post.

From the Houston POst.
 How much Is mustache worth7" asks the Birmingham Ags-Herald. It de- pends upon whether Il. 10 southern drooper, Kansas butternailk dripper. Kaiser upturner Wall street brush or a college fuzz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
Spanish in the public scbool.

Tn The Age-Herald's editorial in which one of the big banks of New York was commended for opening school for it's employees for the purpose of preparing them to take up work in South America, it would have beens bertinent to call at- tention to the fact that Spanish is be- ing taught every day in the public schools of Birmingham; furthermore. that there are two night classes conducted at the Central High school, open to anyone who Is sufficiently interested to attend and pay nominal fee,' said R. J. Williams
 Under the auspices of the Birmingham school system an evening class in Span ish is condues>d two or three nights in each week in the auditorium of the Cham Der of Commerce, and that the public school authorities of Birmingham now have under advisement the establishment of q night class in Spanish at the Young Women's Christian association.
 T think that the public school officials here should be heartily commended for the efforts they are putting forth along this line, and that the newspapers of our city would do well to cooperate with them in making this undertaking a suc- cess ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

It was David who said in his ha ste that all men are liars and if he could have lived to read the charges made by European governments, he would have had his opinion confirmed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
BL1GHTED AMBITION.

"Felice has quit knitting socks for the Belgians"
 Maybe the Belgians have enough socks now"
 Perhaps so, but Felice quit because she couldn't be chairman of the knit ting committee of the Girls Belgian Relief club"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
ALABAMA PRESS

Anniston Star: There may be no sfgnin- canoe in the fact, but it is npi iced that a recent map of Europe shows Greece is eolored yellow and Roumania white
 Talladega Home: The fact that Mrs Gait has been a widow eight years, de- spite her beauty, indicates that she's woman who knows how to wait for the main chance.-Bifmingham Age-Nerald.
 Watchful waiting.
 Decaturs Daily: Our cynical young friend, Clarence Algeron, asserts that the reason the fair co-eds always show such a never-say-die spirit in roofing at a football game is due to a msconcep- ton as to which team is getting licked.
 Gadsden Times-News: The fac, rna, an officer of any warning foreign nation should be caught experimenting wib ex- plosives in this country is no reflection on free America. We have no spy sys- tenn which these fiends should fear, but they might we'll go slow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
NOT IN THIS CASE.

What did your wealthy father-in- law give you for wedding present?" asked the intimate friend
 "A clock" answered the disappoint- ed bridegroom, who expected a check. And yet, they same time is money"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

Now that Porter Charlton is no longer In danger of having to pay the extreme penalty for his crime, his mental recoy- cry Is expected to be correspondinglv rapid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

The democratic leaders are getting to- gether on the administration army and navy programme, thus refuting the charge often made by republicans and others that the democrats can't get to- gether on anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
EauIPMENT NEEDED

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
 Henry F. Fletcher mas been chosen as the new Amba ssador to Mexico. and with a good suit of tnaIl and swift motcr- cycle he ought to be able to hold down the lShss 3 .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

There are still few magazines that publish hectic stories about San fran cisco's Chinatown. but reading them is not compulsory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

Mrs. Galt Is said to be a good cook, an announcement calculated to cause a gen eral lifting of eyebrows among the bridge whist experts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

Lieutenant Robert Fay claims that he was decorated with the iron cross. The proper place for a hero still in, posses sion of his health is at the front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

New Jersey delights to entertain the fair sex at Atlantic City. Perhaps speci- mems seen at Atlantic City had something to do with the suffrage defeat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

It is reported that Detroit debutantes will pose in bathing suits for charity. If Ostend styles are followed charity will profit nightly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

The Turks claim that the Armenians were massacred in retaliation for atroci- ties committed by the Arnenians with the connivance of Russia. Still, the Turk can't deny that killing off the Armenians is habit he had long before the pres- ent war started
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
BLIssFUL OBLIVION.

"We are going on an automobile tour for our honeymoon"
 Better take somebody with you'- Well have chauffeur. of course."
 That's good. You'l1 need somebody to tell you when tires pictured when your car gets stuck in the mud and when other accidents happen that you will probably be too busy to no-f tice."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

A man who stole the ear trumpet of an Anniston judge was sentenced to 1; months in the penitentiary. Another at tempt to impede justice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

Germans continue to elongate the hy- phen in America by trying to hamper legitimate trade with the allies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
Bsrber shop as Baromet-r

Prosperity in any city is indicated by the amount of business the barbers are doing, and. according to J. s. Onlie, the torsoria artists of this city are making tolerably good living at the present time
 Business has shown a remarkable i'm prcycment witLin the last two months, ? said MT. Onlie. Few people realize just what barometer of business conditions barber shop really is. When business Is good the men come to get a shave and have other attentions to their face, but when business is bad they hone the old razor at home and shave themselves.
 But since September business has been Improving and the barbers chairs are being filled throughout the day The GUS. toners not only want slaves but all the delicate little attentions that can be given to them. In other words there Is a whole lot of loose money in Birming- ha mat the present time and more of 1t IS being spent in the barber shops than ham at the present time and more of rate, is my opinion It really means inn proved industrial conditions and de- cideo change for the better, all round"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

At lea4t Europe's retiripe statesmen have refrained from sayink that their respective countries are going to the dogs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

It takes a crafty and designing woman to trap her husband with a dicta gra ph
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A HERO.

Home they brought her warrior dead' And laid him gently at her feet; She did not even bow her head, The mastry of her soul complete Why should she weep? This noble lad Was destined for undying fame Upon the football field he had
 Swept round left end and won the
 game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
PUzzLING.

I'm the man you are looking for" said the applicant for a job How do you know you are?' asked the boss.
 Because l have energy, initiative and ambition. I'm as smart as a steel trap and as quick as lightning Those who know me call me human dyAa- mo-"
 ''There's one thing I don't under stand,' said the boss, thoughtfully. What is that?" Experts say the supply of men. cap able of earning sie,oo0, s15.0oo and s2o,ooo year is never equal to the demand. Yet here you are applying for a job that pays only s12 week."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
GREEoE,s MILITARY sTrrNcr,

The Greeks have changed the old say- ing to beware the allies bearing gifts ,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
OUT OF THE QUESTION.
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Daughter you don't carry yourself we'll. Throw your shoulders back, hold up your head and spurn the earth with your feet"
 That's just like you, pa. Always in- consistent"
 What do you mean?"
 How, can spurn the earth with my feet when you won't allow me to wear French heels?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

Mexico has returned to the luxury of Pullman cars. Things are looking up in that troubded country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
Birmln sham's Phenomenal Growt.

When I was first here, about six years ago, l was favorably impressed with the city but it's growth since then has been phenomenal said He F. Lar ner of Philadelphia.
 As extensive as have. been the im- provements in the business district tho expansion of the residence sections inn pi ess the visitor most. It ean be said without exaggeration that Birmingham IS the most beautiful city in the south, and 1 have seen nearly all of them.
 lb Birmingham's population is now close to 100000 as I am told it is, it will not require much imagination to picture 1t in the 3O0000 class when the next cen sus is taken, for with its increasing de- mand for labor. its rate of growth will be greater in the next four years than in any similar period"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
king Lear.

ATS not offence that indcscretion finds, And dotnge terms so.
 king Lear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
Coal Rusiness Improving

"Of all the large industries in the Birmingham district coal mining has been the slowest In starting on the line to improvement, but at last there are signs of better business for the oper- ators' said H. E. Mccormack.
 Railroad traffic Is increasing and when the railroads are busy, the de- rnand for coal output, as matter of course. increases.
 T am expecting to see very decided improvement in the coal trade during the next few weeks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
EXPLAINED.

There was certain citizen
 Who smiled and had no fault to find With those who office held, but then, Twas said that he had lost his mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
HOTEL LoBPIEs
Business Improvement Genersl

Business recovery after the acute de- pressleh of last fall and winter has been. much more rapid throughout the country than many people had expected 1t would be, said Robert Jemson, Jr
 Business improvement has been greatly in evidence in Birmingham ever since early in the fall and conditions arc better and better as we approach the end of the year. Every week there are fewer vacant stores and fewer vacant dwelling houses. All indications point to very high degree of prosperity in 1916"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

L. D. Griffis and W. D. Brumbeloe are the only authorized travelling represen- tatives of The Age-Herald in its clrcu- la tion department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

No communica ton will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned un- less stamps are enclosed for that pur- pose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

Entered al the Birmingham. Alaa pos toffice as second class matter un- usr act of Congress March .. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

baily and Sunday Herald, year $500 hailv without Sunday. 400 Daily and Sunday, per month.... -ov
 Daily and Sunday. three months. loJ
 weekly ge-Herald. per annum.. .5O
 sunday Herald, per annum.. 200
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-15

New York, May h.-It was announced
at the Anchor Lines offices tonight that
no word had been received from the
Transylvania. now approaching the war
zone. Officials said they did not expect
to hear from her until late tomorrow.
when she should be in communication
with the ofices in London.
Arabic Heard From
The Arabic was signalled late today.
Her distance from shore was not stated,
but it was estimated that she would dock
tomorrow afternoon.
If the Transylvania equals her record
time on her present trip across the ocean
she should enter the German war zone
sometime late tomorrow. and if she pass
es through 1t safely should dock in Liv-
erpool early Sunday morning. This was
according to the calculations Of the An
Choir Line officials and was made public
because of many inquiries regarding the
whereabouts OF the vessel.
The TRANSFORMERS best record between
New York and Liverpool is eight days
and nine hours. her maximum speed be-
ing only 153 knots. The Pennsylvania
cleared the bar at Sandy Hook at 90
p. M. Friday, May I. If she maintains
her best speed she should arrive in the
vicinity where the Lusitania was torpe-
doed off the coast of Ireland at around
six O'Clock tomorrow afternoon and dock
in Liverpool at A. NJ. Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-15
I WENTY-E|CHT
BODIES ARRIVE
QUEENSTOWN

Queenstown. May A-O1.30 F. Nh
The bodies of IS victims of the Lusita-
MIA disaster reached here tonight A
British to~peeoboat and the tug Storm
cock put into port unexpectedly with
the bodies OF IS men. eight women and
two boys.
Among the bodies identified were those
of A. l.. Hopkins, president of the New
port News ShipbuildinS Co.: Robert Ed
ward Dearberch OF III West 18th street.
New York; q. l.. p. Vernon, an oil man
of New York and London; Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Crompton of Philadelphia, Mrs.
William Crichton OF New York, Surgeon
George Tihershien, a Green saloon pas
senger. Three of tho bodies appear to
be those Of members Of the crew OF til )
Lusitania.
The American consulate has taken
charge of body believed to be that of
Mrs. Annie 5. Taylor of Dorchester,
Mass, who was a second Goblin passen-
ger on the Lusitania. Several boats are
still out searching for bodies.
Others identified were: Commander J.
Foster Stackhouse. the explorer: William
Colbert of No. West 18th street, New
York; II. A. Bruno of Montclair. \. j.;
N. NJ. Pappadopoulo. a Greek, whose
wife was saved, and Martin Van Straaten
of London: Commander j. Foster Stack
house, the British explorer. and A. L..
Hopkins. president Of the Newport Ship
building Co.
The bodies of Alfred Gwynne Wander
bilt. Ebert Hubbard and other well
known Americans who persisted when the
steamer was torpedoed were not among
the q.
A baby less than three months old was
among the bodies brought in. Another
body was that of young woman whose
wedding ring showed that she had been
married only two days before the Lusi-
tania sailed. Letters found on her body
indicated that her maiden name was An
ma Hill and that she resided at IS Farm
ham avenue, Toronto
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-15
NOTE DELAYED
{Continued From Page One)

Official Washington talked Of little
else than the note today. The prac-
tically unanimous approval given 1t
in the editorial comment of the AM
erican press. the statements of Gov.
errors, senators and members of the
House was reinforced by an incessant
stream of messages from persons of
every political party and from a va
riety of organizations and associa-
tions. President Wilson told his call
ers ne was deeply grateful and appre-
ciated the patriotic support that was
being given him on every side.
President Seems Relieved
The President appeared somewhat
relieved of the strain of the last week.
This was due to the fact that there
probably would be no further develop
ment in the situation until some inti-
nation came from Ambassador Gerard
as to how the officials Of the German
government informally regarded the
tone and requests Of the note. To-
night the President went away on his
yacht, the Mayflower, with members
of his family. for a quiet trip 10 New
York where he will review the Atlantic
feet. :. r. Ina
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-15
ST. ALBANS

SOUTn-Emma Berry is at home
for a short vacation from Portland,
where she i. taking nurses training
course.
Albert Bradford has been shingling
his harm.
Charles Bailey from East Pittston
has moved back on to his old place in
town.
Frank Hanson snapped horses with
Fred Townsend and got a very nice
pair of blacks. He also sold a span
o. bays to Howard Towle and got
8 fine Holstein cows from Mr.. Towle.
Mrs. Clara Welsh has been visit
ing at Lindley Magun's.
Several in the Hopkins district have
whooping cough. 1t seems to be L
light run.
George Marston has hired to >work
for J. s. Smith.
Frank Hanson and George Fields
have gone to Burden.
A Mr.. Pearl from Hannary was in
town Monday and purchased pair Of
horses Of Frank Hanson.
Harry Hilton had the misfortune to
lose one of his thoroughbred Guern-
sey COWS He hit her heel with his
shovel and cut off the cord. being
obliged to kill her.
Charles Ron recently purchased
8 very promising heifers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-15
Underground Streams.
youths Companion)

There are many curious UNDER
ground streams in the United States.
The rivers of western Oklahoma and
the panhandle of Texas sink beneath
their sandy beds during the droughts
of summer. but they still flow. If you
sink pit into an apparently dry
river bed and line it with a sand
strainer. you can see the water flow
ing slowly across the pit
Much of the water that falls in the
Ozark region of Missouri drains away
in subterranean rivulets and rivers.
Where these streams come to the sur
face they are called springs, and the
| largest of the springs form rivers
that are navigable for small boats.
The Meramec River heads in such a
spring; so do Current River, White
River and the Gasconade.
Big Lake. Arkansas. is supposed to
have a subterranean connection with
| the Mississippi River, for the lake rises
and falls with the rise and. fall of
| the Mississippi. Off the Missouri shore
the big river has a whirlpool that is
| a menace to small boats The water
always eddies about this whirlpool:
but when the river is high, there Is
| Ill lHldhe, anu WHEN the stream is low,
the water is driven upward. When the
river is high. small craft have been
sucked down and never seen again,
and tradition says that even steam
boats have foundered in this eddy An
underground stream from Big Lake
is believed to emerge at this point.
On the bluffs" of the Illinois side.
| opposite South St. Louis. are the
sinks The water here does not
drain into streams. but runs into sink
| holes which are saucer shaped de-
pressions with a hole in the bottom.
From 80 to so feet beneath the sur
face there is a bed of limestone rock.
The rock has broken dow: III places.
and the surface has sunk with it,
The stratum of rock is undermined
and there is a great. irregular cave
beneath through which the water
flows.
a man digging we'll in the sink
hole country struck rock. through
which he was obliged to drill and
blast. One of the blasts knocked the
bottom out of the well. and Is feet
below an underground stream was
running. Two or three adventurous
Young men went down to explore the
! subterranean creek. They travelled
underground about eight miles, and
made their way out through a sink
hole. The creek they followed energies
at Falling Spring. where the water
breaks out from the face of the bluff
in a fall of 80 feet and forms a good
sized creek. W.
Some Of the sink holes have no ifs
sure at the bottom. and become ponds.
Some times a farmer stops up the
venthole, in order to make pond. A
man named Johnson once threshed
his wheat and stacked the straw in
the bottom Of sink hole. Whether
he expected this result or not. the
drainage hole was stopped up, the
water rose until it submerged most Of
his farm. backed into an adjacent
depression. and formed a pond three
hundred yards wide. half a mile long.
and 40 feet deep in places. People
came from twenty miles round to fish
in Johnson's Pond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-15
ANXIETY FOR MAN
FROM PORTLAND AT
THE ESPERANTO MINES

Portland. Me-, May 4.-Considerable
anxiety is felt by relatives here for the
safety Of Robert J. Burgess Of this city.
who is mining engineer in the Esper-
ANA mines Of Ell Orc, Mexico.
Mr.. Burgess is located at the Esperanto
mining camp with a colony Of about 400
persons. according to his mother, Mrs.
Robert ]. Burgess of q Winter street,
this city, and the last letter received
from him vas dated April q of the pres
ent year. He has been in Maxico for the
past three or four years and narrowly es-
capped death a few years ago when Amer
leans were driven from Indes Durgango.
Mexico. At that time he was forced to
ride several miles on horseback to es-
cape from being shot by Mexicans. Dur
ing the trouble in Mexico about a year
ago Mr.. Burgess came to his home in this
city and remained here for several weeks
until conditions in Mexico appeared to
have, become normal.