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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
GOSSIP IN LONDON.
pm the Philadelphia Evening Tele-

From the Philadelphia Evening Tele- graph.
 A news agency states that while on a journey last Saturday morning King George who had risen early, noticed a small encampment of soldiers about a
 quarter of mile from station at which his train had stopped. His presence in the reighborhood was not known, and the
 King decided to pay surprise visit to the
 men, who were dozen or b in number. To reach the encampment he had to climb an enmbankment and jump across several obstacles. AS the King and his suite reached the camp the men were washing in buckets and other receptacles.
 Most of them had not seen the King be- fore, and he remained unrecognized as he
 entered into conversation with them. A
 man who was washing his face realized that an officer stood before him, and came
 to attention as promptly as possible, but
 the King told him to continue. The King remained with the men about a quarter of an hour and it was only
 after his departure that they learned who their visitor was.
 i Paris is getting much livelier now, de- spite her darkened streets. Apropos of
 this, it seems Paris has been passing through a period of bad temper When the order first was issued to cover all lights the Parisian immediately adopted
 red shades as a preventative against un- 1 desirable glare. After few days the ep-
 idemic broke out. Irritation prev ailed
 among the population of the capital Hus- bands and wives. mistresses and maids, ! employers and employees were continually falling out, and after o'clock in the even- ing they simply became insupportable to 1 each other. Now Paris has discovered the reason. An eminent scientist has an nounced that it is all the fault of the red
 shades. Parisians are recommended by the thoughtful scientist to try green or
 blue shades.
 1 There has been great deal of talk re- gently in the British press and in Parlia- ment about the daily expenditure of Eng land being in excess of either France or Russia. Hence people have gotten the | idea that England will be the most se- ] verely hit by this great calamity. A
 glance around London ought to convince
 them something is wrong; but 1t does not they merely come to the conclusion Eng Hand is paying more for the war, is wealthier than either France or Russia and do not trouble.
 Tho busy mills. the overnowins stcrea,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
Fishing Good In Spots

i "The fishing sport is spotty,' but fine
 .Nimrod' Last Saturday afternoon
 many persons tried their luck at No l 7,' but only one person seemed favored by the gods who rule over its waters. l T. D. Howard took with fly. using I 5 1s ounce rod, bass weighing 5 pounds 13 ounces (duly registered at the Birmingham Arms). It required some 10 minutes to land it; and it is an open secret that Jim Fletcher took a hand in the unequal game between his uncle
 and the big fish
 Speaking of the luck of amateurs: One summer afternoon George Mabry and I escorted a novice to the reser- voir to try our luck. George said on the way, MT C. has never wet a hook. but I'll bet he beats you and l both. l said, Let me get out right now Well, we reached the water, and near the in- flow pipes, began to rig-up. I wasn't in
 a big hurry to go to fishing, so watched George fix up line for MT. C., and put a small minnow on the hook. e dropped the minnow in the shallow water near the pipe ana, ZIP! a yearling trout nabbed it. George ex- claimed, I'll be. darnedl What do you think of that?' as e. landed the fish. George kept working on his own tackle, impatient to get to fishing. after string ing the catch. e dropped his bright,
 bare hook into the same place: a
 strike, and a snatch, and another small hoe f1,a said something. I said, I be d-d ye gods. the amateur luckp
 Well we flshed and fished, but never
 another strike. or catch after that, for any of the three of us. As we speeded home, I told George that every time I went with an amateur fishing I made a waterhaul; and George replied, .Aint it the truthr"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
Country Merchants Optimistic

q spent two days last week in what is known us wiregrass Alabama, and found the merchants in the small towns very optimistic" said H. H. Charlton of St. Louis.
 ''rhe farmers are full of the crop di- versification idea. They are working with enthusiasm and will probably make larg- CT corn crops this summer than usual am told Alabama has had the best diver sification campaign of any southern state It is sure to bear good fruit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

The report that during 1914, s19,Ooo were required to educate Henry and Gwen dolyn Field children of the late Marshall Field, Jr., brings forciby to mind how the education of most of us has been neg lected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

Germany would accept provided peace negotiations were instituted this side of complete and smashing defeat for her army.
 The best opinion is that neither side wishes such peace on any terms; the allies are determined upon a victory that shall leave their enemy prostrated, and Germany is determined upon fighting to the end, evep when hope is. lost Despite this, the European wjsacres continue their cenjectures., In these the most ann bilious claim set forward for Germany Is an inslstance upon the restoration of the status quo in Europe other 'ternsv deal with various colonies of the bellig- erents and the freedom of the seas
 Gradually the persuasion has gotten abroad-whether justly or not-that Ger many no longer expects to win decsively, and that the best she hopes for is a draw. What the Kaiser expects no one but the Kaiser knows; but with the Rus sians forcing the Carpathian passes, the French pushing him back steadily in the west, and Italy threatening to give the finishing blow to his ally. it is probable that the later peace discussions are more in line with his thought at the moment than some of the earlier ones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

A Boston newspaper remarks that it didn't take much stock in Billy Sun days prediction that the millennium was at hand, but when the editor read the dispatch that the city commissioners of Birmingham had cut their own sal aries he felt an inclination to believe that Evangelist Sunday perhaps knew what he was talking about.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

If the women's civic board is going to undertake to censor public morals it hasn't found new job, but it's struck the upon to decide which woman owned the baby
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

About the first thing Huerta said when he landed in New York was as follows ''TErough their press I salute the Ameri- can public" It appears that since that ican wastes no opportunity to salute"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

We'll wager that very familiar name pages of the country's newspapers, for Theodore is about to defend himself in an- other libel suit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

BEGINNING THE DAY-O God, what wonder 10 live. Thou mightest have left me. But thou callest and I heard. Lo, I nm here. And here in the form and being of man. Thy gifts rich upon me. Thy name in my heart, and around and before me. life, with Its heights and it's depths. I rejoice and faint at the glory md the peril of it. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
Al WEARY LOT IS THINE

By Sir Walter Scott. A weary lot is thine. fair maid. A weary lot is thine. To pull the thorn thy brow to braid, And press the rue for wine. A lightsome eye, soldiers mien, A feather of the blue, A doublet of the Lincoln green No more of me you know,
 My love!
 No more of me you know. 'This morn is merry June, l trow, The rose is budding fain; But she shall bloom in winter snh Ere we two meet again. He turned his charger as he spak Upon the river shore, He gave the bridle reins . shake, Said, sAdieu for everinore,
 My Love!
 And adieu for evermoro." !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

Billy Sunday shouts, "aooray'' at near prohibition in England, but we doubt the wisdom of prohibition when it is bought at the expense of thousands of lives in the trenches of Europe. Would the world be better off with liquor and no war than without liquor and with war?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
Aw, LARDNEHs A .RINGER,

From the Talladega Daily Home
 In the event Germany should run short of war funds how would it do to negotiate with a pawnshop and hoch der kaser?- The Age-Herald. Why didn't you give Ring w. Lardner in the Saturday Evening Post credit for hooking der Kaiser?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

In Mckinney, Tex, jitney busses trans of charge This is an improvement over the old order of "a free .ride and 30 days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

A thief injected himself through plate glass window into a. dental office in Tex arkana, Ark. extracting gold filling to the value of $50. So far he has not been pulled"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

A great aerial attack is planned by the Germans upon London. How comforting such news must be to the wives and mothers who have sent soldiers to the front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Full of Boom Talk

Two months ago there were many evidences of business recovery, especially in the northwest and in New York, but industrial activity was not general said Charles ". Motley of Chicago
 Today. however, business conditions in all parts of the country are so much better than at any time since the wal began that people are full of boom talk. It seems to be widely felt that a new era of prosperity has actually arrived
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

That a feather on a stump is no sign of ducks nest is no truer than that because we lost to New Orleans yester- day we won't mop up with Mobile today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

A Dallas sign painter has been arrested for painting political slogans on side walks. Yet many candidate has painted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

Commissioner Weatherly has gone to Memphis to land convention. We sug- gest that he just make em bond issue campaign speech.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

If crude petroleum will make hair grow as the doctors say, why does John D. Rockefeller wear a wig?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

As long as the people of Birmingham stand together as they did on the bond issue. we should worry about hard times or anything else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
PUTTING ON aDoc-

From the Opelika News.
 If Lee county had hog in plac4<ol every dog it has Opelika would soon hay, pork packing plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

The man who put the mob in Mobile is going to meet his master at Redwood Field today. The slogan is 10000 fans or bust!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

Mrs. Pankhurst says 1t Is no time to talk peace. But then, Enmeline never did sound like a Hague conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

Just as soon as we get rid of the coal man we begin to be pestered by the fel- lows who sell ice and straw hats
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

The man who don't go to the baseball game today needs doctor to examine his liver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

Among the distractions in Paris now is the series of conferences of Jean Riche- pin, in the Rue St Georges. He lectures in a music hall converted partially into a hospital His lecture the other day was AUX Armees du Roi' and he kept his packed audience of ladies and some gen. tlemen thoroughly interested in what he said He told of the armies of mercen- aries being the nucleus of the old French army and of the gradual transformation into the armies of today. He said that the French soldier had the conviction that he must, die gaily with a smile on his lips. He compared La Turenne with Joffre, and found much in the parallel. He sang songs of old French army times, and amused and brought tears to the eye as he fitted from one point to another. The whole thing was over in less than an hour and a half, but he could have con tinued for much longer time and kept the attention of his audience. He is wonder ful, this man. He would do well in Amer ica for lecture course.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

the active city merchants, the banking re- turns, tell these people that England is very wealthy country. peop,ed by pusi- ness men who know how to face and over come difficulties These signs. unfortu- nately, are not true or lasting signs.
 It Is quite true that even with war waged within less than loo miles from London the people here, were it not for the red headlines of the press, would quickly forget all about it. The busy life most London men are leading tends toward a wrong appreciation of the situation
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-04-02
CLEANUP" WEEK
 HERE APRIL BIO 6-DAY PROGRAM PL..y N. F. CHAPMAN, EXPERT SANI- TARTAN, TO LEAD WORK
 IN CONWAY.

Next week, April 5-1O, is cleanup week in Conway. Under the direc- tion of an expert saritarian, whose services were secured by the women S clubs and the city council, six full days will be devoted by the citizens in cleaning up and beautifying their homes, business houses, premises, streets and alleys.
 A formal proclamation setting apart the week for this purpose was issued today by Mayor Frank Jones. The work will be directed by N. F. Chapman of Mena, who has had large experience in municipal sanita- ton work in various cities. MT. Chapman is working this week in Helena and papers from that city are full of enthusiastic stories of his ac- complishments.
 The following program for the weeks work has been forwarded here ] by Mr. Chapman, who asks that cit lzens begin now to arrange their plans for working accordingly: MONDAY-Clean Up Day. Every
 body clean his own premises; place all refuse in boxes or cans; place all
 empty tin cans in sacks. TUESDAY = Can and Garbage Day. Have all garbage and cans ready for the collecting wagons placed at convenient places to collect WEDNESDAY - Whitewash and Paint Day. Repair all leaks, fences, barns and do other carpenter work :; whitewash or paint everything that needs it.
 THURSDAY - Beautifying Day. Look after the flowers, the garden and the yard. Don't orget the grass plot.
 FRIDAY - Housecleaning Day. Clean and fumigate every room and hall in the house; disinfect the wood work; air all clothes, bed-clothes, wearing apparel, etc. Get instruc- tions on how to fumigate. Don't neg lect to sanitize the refrigerator.
 SATURDAY-Left-over day, as to hnlShlng-tOucheS.
 SUNDAY-Health Day. Sermons at all churches on Health, Sanitation and Disease Prevention.
 Children who are pupils in the Conway public schools and the Nor
 nal practice school will be enlisted in the Work on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The schools will be dis missed on the first two days named, in order that the teachers may attend the annual meeting of their associa- tion in Little Rock.
 Mr. Chapman will be on the ground ready for work early Monday morn l ing and asks the cordial and active cooperation of every citizen to make Conway the cleanest little city in the state.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-04-02
CONWAY OFFICIALS
 ARREST DR. HARR0D

Little Rock, April 2.-On the first charges or Violating the Harri- son anti-drug law filed in Little Rock, Dr. J. Reed Harrod who owns drug stores at l123 Main street and 1901 High street, was jailed last night in default of s10,000 bond. pr. Harrod recently was convicted in municipal court of selling drugs and was fined $500. He appealed the cases to the circuit court and was re- leased on bond.
 He was arrested on the federal charge at 4:30 o'clock yesterday af-
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-04-02

ternoon by Deputy United States Marshal c. o Payne. The affidavit was sworn to by J. Bruce Greeson, deputy United States internal rev. enue collector. It charges violation of several sections of the law. Dr. Har- rod was taken before Commissioner Allen and after hearing was offered bond fixed at $10,000 after a confer ence between the commissioner and w. H. Rector, assistant district at torney.
 Over the telephone pr. Harrod asked several persons to sign his bond, but none did so last night and he was sent to jail.
 The charges on which Dr. Harrod was convicted in municipal court were for selling heroin and heroin tablets in violation of state law.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-04-02
GOVERNOR ORDERS PROBE TO CONTINUE DESPITE INJUNCTION SUIT LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATING
 COMMITTEES STILL
 AT WORK.

Little Rock, April Whatever the result of Representative Jo John- sons injunction suit may be, it will not interfere with the work of the special Investigating committees ap- pointed by the legislature to audit and check up the various departments and offices of the state, as we'll as the state institutions.
 Governor Hays Thursday evening issued a statement, copies of which were given each member of the com- mttee, to the effect that they should proceed with their work irrespective of court action on the Johnson injunc- ton.
 He advised the members that he had always been in favor of these in- |vestigations and that he desires them
 to proceed as rapidly and as thor oughly as possible. For several
 months there have been many rumors
 and charges afoat concerning some of the offices and institutions, and the
 people are entitled to know the facts
 He says that in view of these condi-
 tions, and without attempting to go into the question of the legality of the
 resolutions creating the committees, should he be advised by the attorney
 general that it is proper for him to
 do so he will issue proclamation de-
 claring that a sufficient Emergency exists to justify creating z ueAciencX
 to meet the expenses of the commit tees, and he feels that the money
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-04-02

social. Tea, being held sacred by the Japanese, also takes an important part in their marriage ceremony as was shown. The play was under the direction of Miss Eva Hamilton.
 After the ceremony in the auditori- um the guests were shown to the din- ing room where delicious refresh ments consisting of tea and rice balls were served under the light of Jap anese lanterns, followed by an infor- maj reception in the college halls.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-04-02
CENTRAL SENIORS GIVE
 PRETTY PANTOMIME

A pantomime entitled, What Hap pened in Tokio," was presented by the senior class of Central College in the college auditorium last night to a large and we'll pleased audience. The scene shown was Japanese marriage ceremony and portrayed the fact that the Japanese do not regard marriage as church of civil affair but merely
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-04-02
would be well spent.

Representative Johnson estimated that the expense of the investigations that are under way will be anywhere from $2O,ooO to $40,000, and that the general Investigating committee will oe at work for year, if they go thoroughly into the records of all the institutions and departments. It is oosting nearly $50 day. The other committee involved is that investigat- ing the Insane Asylum controversy.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-04-02
SUIT ON DEBT.

The Empire Carbon Works of St. Louis today nled suit in the Faulk- ner circuit court against J. D. Col Her asking judgment for an alleged indebtedness of $2,399.42 and interest.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-04-02
NORMAL DEFEATS c. II. s.

The Normal baseball team defeated the Conway High School team On the Normal field yesterday by score of 13 to 2.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-04-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Lealan Summers, 21, and Evie Bar ker, IS, Vilonia.
 Anderson Brockman, 21, and Pency Ostley, IS, Wooster.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-02-11
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, B. F. Dowell and Sarah
f. Dowell, his wife, by their certain
Deed of Trust, dated March 30, 1908,
and recorded in the Recorders Office,
within and for Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, in Book %, at page 10 thereof
for recording deeds of trust, conveyed
to the undersigned Trustee the fol-
lowing described real estate situated
in Audrain County, Missouri, to-wit
The southwest one-fourth Of the
northwest quarter of Section Twenty
two, Township Fifty-one, Range Nine,
and that part of the Northwest one.
fourth of the Northwest quarter Of
said section, that lies south of the
Mexico and Centralia road and de-
scribed as follows: Begin at the
southeast corner of said tract and run
north on the east line of same 7.5S
chains to the center of the Mexico
and Centralia road, thence west along
the center of said road 20.4 chains tC
stone set on the west line of sai6
tract, thence south on said line ITO
chains to the southwest corner of said
tract, thence east on the south line of
said tract 20.17 chains to the place Of
beginning. The last described tract
containing 1886 acres, and the whole
tract containing 55.35 acres more
or less.
Which said conveyance was made
in trust to secure the payment of q
certain promissory note in said deco
of trust described And wherea:
default has been made in the pay
ment of said note and the conditions
of said deed of trust. now, therefore
L, w. W. Fry, the trustee named in
said deed of trust, at the request Of
the legal holder of said note, will or
Friday, the Goth day of February
1915, proceed to sell the real estate
above described, at puplic vendue
to the highest bidder, for cash, al
the front door OF the Court House in
the City of Mexico, Audrain County
Missouri, to pay said debt and cost
and expenses of executing this trust
w. w. FRY, TRUSTEE.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-02-11
EAST END NOTES.

G. B. Moore has moved from
Farber to his fathers farm. The
father,G B. Moore, will reside in
Vandalia. Glad to have them so
near. Verde Goodman will live
on farm vacated by Mr.. Moore.
Earl Butts moves to the VIM.
Fisher farm near Culver. G. w.
Kindred and John Wallace will
occupy the Culwell farm vacated
by Mr.. Butts. Ed Wright has
bought and will occupy the VIM.
Jeffries farm. Mr.. Jeffries will
occupy the Cassidy farm and Mr..
Cassidy moves to the Elzea farm.
Boyd Bros. shipped a car of cattle
to the St.Louis market last week.
Louie Kohl, r. P. Keith and
Henry Springman were on the St.
Louis market last week with stock,
Henry Kohl attended a stock
sale near Mexico where he sold
four jacks. Champ Heimes OF
near Gazette is feeding 100 head
of cattle.
CIV Pine and sister, Mrs. Dan
iel Potter, attended the funeral OF
their sister, Mrs. Balm, in Pitts.
burg, Kansas, last week.
Sam Trower is clerking for
w. S. Barbee. Floyd Maxwell
is recovering from a severe attack
of pneumonia
l.. B.Deaton is recovering from
a continued severe illness. James
Heaton has been in feeble health
for some time. Eugene Parker OF
Vandalia is in the hospital in st.
Louis. Hope he may regain his
health soon.
w. S. Barbee just closed the
second term of a large singing
class at Gazette.
Rev. w. e. Akers filed his ap.
pointment at Pleasant Plains
Methodist church Sunday.