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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-31
English Must Be Economical
If War Is To Be Continued

original and more comfortable mode
of living.
This, say the parliamentary eco
nomists. is the governments plan in
Ia nutshell It means to save and
scrape to keep up its battlefield law
suit to the indefinite end-and TO
emerge with unimpaired credit.
1t is pointed out to John Bull col
lectiyely and individually that to sell
stocks and bonds abroad means a
poorer England; TO borrow from other
nations means a greater and heavier
national debt; TO draw on the pre-
Vailing national fund means sending
gold abroad and endangers British
worldwide banking The problem
that Joha Schmidc's lawsuit puts
up to John Bull is the same problem
that the government puts up to the
people. II means use less and save
more, all of which makes it possible
for the government to import less
and export more
During the first six months of the
1915, England imported S2145.OOO.-
600 worth of goods from other coun-
tries and sold them only s11T5. 600
600 worth Duly subtracted and d.
vided these figures show that Eng
land bought from other countries at
the rate of 100000 daily more than
she sold them.
In normal, tines, normal British
business supplies the deficit but now
that there is war the elements of
trade and commerce that supply the
difference are being used for war.
Thus, say the government economists,
/ is shown the imperative necessity
for thrift And the only solution of
the problem is a revolution Of ma
tional habits
The government thrift campaign is
to enter every British kitchen ard
garden.
! Each community will elect its
committee and outline its individual
thrift campaign" said II. E. Morgan,
chairman of the parliamentary COM
mittee today. Everyone wants to
/ help his country at a time like This.
/ Flower gardens and lawns must go.
Vegetables must take their place.
Every lawn must become a potato
patch"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-31

PROFESSIONAL use, and gives many
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-31
POSTAL RECEIPTS PROVIDED.

senders Of fourth-class parcel post
matter will be able to get a receipt
on mailing the package, beginning
tomorrow, providing they pay a fee
of I cent BY buying a small label
it will be possible also to get a re-
ceipt showing that the package has
been delivered In order to do this il
will be necessary to buy a small la
bel and attach it and a 1-cent stamp
to the package When the package
is delivered the label will be mailed
back to the sender.
The postal authorities. in making
the announcement of the new system
emphasize the fact that the receipt
for mailing or delivering does not
mean that the parcel is insured
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-31
To Have a Pretty Arm

To have pretty boon crayed by most women But arms are
remember that is harder build than to tear down
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ment moi that will
much
flesh tn
idealm is to
night Before bndage
with
the skin the better the
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of which
in
ing the
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To
may be used 10 cove
oil convenient the
should baed
thoroughly
dried rubbed the skin friction
which the arew wi soft cloth powdered
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26

In the extreme northwestern portion
of Alabama lie Lauderdale and Col
bert counties, two of the most pros
porous counties of the state, their peo-
pie awaiting with what patience they
can command for Congress to say the
word which will make them the most
populous section of the entire south
when the Muscle Shoals appropria-
ton is voted.
The people of these two counties are
rot waiting passively, however, for the
development of Muscle Shoals. They
are going ahead with their immense
agricultural work, and are producing
food to the extent of some $S,000,0 600
annually. In Lauderdale county alone
the average crop production is So,
000 900 and in Colbert it is somewhat
smaller. Diversfication had begun
years before the beginning of the Eu-
ropean war and the consequent drop
in the price of cotton, and when prac
tically all the south was in the throes
of a nearmoney panic, the farmers of
Lauderdale and Colbert counties had
in their smokehouses sufficient meat
to last the winter through. Meal was
in the bins and fodder for the stock
was in plenty. They placed their cot
ton in warehouses, threw on another
log and read The Weekly Age-Herald
while waiting for the price of cot
ton to take the ascendancy.
The cotton acreage this crop year
was cut somewhat, but hundreds and
hundreds of bales of cotton now are
coming into Florence and are being
disposed Of for cash at prices rang
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26

grown successfully. Alfalfa, clover, tim
othy, cowpeas, soy beans and other crops
have secured a foothold and are being
planted more successfully each year.
Corn does exceedingly well in these two
counties and when properly cared for
gives most amazing returns From the
standpoint of the cattle raiser these two
counties are almost pre-eminent- in the
state, with their long season of pastur-
age, clear and pure springs, and the very
large amount of foughage that can be
raised on single acre. Silage here can
be cut in July and put up for about half
what 1t costs in the north. 1t is possible
for the cattle to range in the open
throughout the year, as the weather
rarely is severely cold.
- Lauderdale is the first county in the
United States which took advantage of
the offer of the national government of
$4,000 for road building, conditioned
upon $4,000 in addition being raised This
county promptly accepted the offer of the
government, and now has a 50-mile road
Colbert the roads are above reproach, and
the automobile is the favorite mode of
travel among it's people.
Both counties are criss-crossed with
rural free delivery routes, telephones, and
has railroad, electric and water transport
tation facilities. The school system is
unusually good and Florence has several
colleges that rank with the highest
Churches of all denominations are to be
found in all communities, and a people
with whom hospitality is cardinal prin-
ciple form the citizenship of the coun-
ties
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26

AS an illustration of the traffic be-
tween the two counties, one toll gate
keeper has record of one day this
month of 532 automobiles, 278 farm
wagons, SO buggies and quite a num-
Der of horsemen crossing the bridge.
Both counties are exceptionally well
watered, many large streams crossing
them to empty into the Tennessee
river. Numerous springs of sparkling
water gush from the hills, many Of
them possessing medicinal properties
Among the products grown in the coun-
ties are cotton, wheat, oats, rye, corn,
hay, potatoes, small fruits, tree fruits
and truck crops. This particular region is
situated in that unique belt where eli
matte conditions are such that such
widely varying crops as cotton and wheat
can be grown at the same time, and, nat
urally, all that falls in between can be
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
Development Of Muscle Shoals
Means Much to the Country

Mcneil of Richmond, wrote THE COM
plete cutting off of the supply of Chile
saltpetre during the war has been made
good by our now taking nitrogen directly
from the air in large factories built be-
fore and during the war With extraordi-
nary rapidity the question has been solved
how the enormous quantities of the needed
ammunition were to be produced, ques-
ton which in England still meets with diff
ficulty in spite of help from America. 1t
is however, not only for the needed ex
plosives that we take nitrogen from the
air, but also for the gen-containing
fertilizers which we formerly imported in
the form of Chile saltpetre'
Hugo Schweitzer, distinguished Ameri-
can chemist, writes:
with this cheap power Germany has
been able to produce new nitrogen COM
pounds which threaten to revolutionze
our present system of fertilizia ton. This
industry, to which the war has given the
impetus, has assumed such dimensions
and has given such unexpected results
that the government requested the Ger
man parliament to grant an imperial nj
trogen monopoly. From the official docu-
ments, it appears that chemical COM
pounds have been discovered which allow
the production of a universal fertilizer
FURTHER respecting the independence of
Germany through. its ability to conquer
Gin new sense) the air, the following
Berlin dispatch to- the New York Times,
September 10, is Illuminating: Professor
Geflach, in an address before the German
Agricultural society today, declared that
there was great scarcity of nitrogen
product at the beginning of the war, but
cyanamlde factories have been put in OPP
Grafton since then, and although large
part of the product has been needed for
military purposes, still the worst of the
famine has now been overcome.
Professor Gerlach recl1ons the produc-
ton of cyanamide in German factories at
120OOO tons per year, but German agricul-
ture Will be able to use profitably $50, 600
tons year after the war, and therefore a
great expansion of the industry is needed
fully to supplant nitrate of soda Pro-
lessor Gerlach said farmers must use
nitrogen fertilizer literally, since it re-
turned six-fold it's weight in highly diges-
tible albumens."
To put the United States in condition
of commercial independence, is the hope
and plan OF the people of the valley. In
the event of war, the nation will be pre-
pared in the sense that it will be indif-
ferent to the act of belligerents in cut
ting off the supply from Chile If peace
ment SO adequately become prepared"
in being able to furnish fertilizer of great
worth and low cost, to all the farmers of
America.
In no other spot than in the Tennessee
valley of north Alabama can the govern
ment so adequately become prepared"
1t Is great industrial opportunity to
which the people of the state are slowly
becoming aroused. Alabama must not
longer regard waterpower development in
the light of 16 candle power globe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26

ing between II and 1871 cents. This
money is all velvet" for the farm
ers have all that is necessary for
creature comfort already in storage.
The elevation in the two counties
ranges from something over 400 feet
at the river level to 500 or 1000 feet
on the high ridges not far from the
Tennessee line. The descent to tho
river from both counties is by no
means gradual, and sharp bluffs from
so to 100 feet high mark the inland
boundary of the river bottoms, and
form some of the most picturesque
scenery to be found in America.
The Tennessee river, navigable prac-
tically throughout the year for vessels
of light draft, forms the dividing line
between the two counties. County
bridges are placed at convenient In
tervals and the tolls are not excessive.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
A STUDENT TELLS Of
THE LIFE OF GIRLS IN
NORMAL DORM|TORY
Centers of Life Are the
Reception Hall, Din
ing Room and
Restroom
BY MISS LOTTIE JOHNSON. .
A student from Shelby County

The new dormitory for the State Nor
NAL school at Florence was erected about
three years ago, and is perhaps the most
beautiful in the state. This handsome,
spacious brick building is situated on a
terraced elevation approached by broad
cement walk with several flights of steps
Just across Wesleyan avenue from the
Normal school. 1t is three stories high
with two wings and is SO arranged that
there are none but outside rooms, all of
them light, airy and sunshiny.
The centers of life and interest in the
dormitory are the reception hall, the din
ing room and the rest room.
A momentous occasion is wnen the bell
girls coming in, with faces bright and
happy, tongues chattering and arms en-
twined in regular schoolgirl fashion. If
you should follow them into the dining
room you would see well-balanced, we'll
prepared meal served on tables set with
pi city white and green china, and hear
tho hum of happy voices and the ripple
of merry laughter accompanying the evil
dent enjoyment of the meal The hand
some room never shows to better adj
vantage than when the dormtory is IA
vcred with guests. The clever stories and
the bright repartee make the dinner hour
pass all too soon.
Perhaps even more dear to the heart
of the dormitory girl than the dining room
is the reception hall, which is very large
and handsomely furnished with substan-
tial mission furniture the color of which
blends we'll with the beautiful green and
brown colorss of the room. Here at any
time not given to study, groups of girls
may be found talking, reading, playing on
the piano. dancing or doing any of the
thousand and one things that girls can
think of wherewith to forget the tedium
of work. For this room is tnelrs to enjoy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26

mot "a state apartment-but a real liv-
ing room.
ave must remember, however, that fun
is not the only thing in the daily pro-
gramme of these girls, for they are earn
estly preparing to be teachers and, there
fore, aee partly a elf-governing body,
having among themselves an organiza-
ton known as house members, which has
the privilege of aiding in the control of
study hour, of looking into the conduct
of the girls and of identifying the prem
Uses. This body has the right to say who
is eligible to become a member and to
judge when any serious questions of be-
havior come up for consideration.
These girls not only control to large
extent their own moral and social con-
duct, but they are actively building their
religious life. They have built up in
their midst one of the strongest Young
Women's Christian associations to be
found in any of the normal schools Of
Alabama This association has large
share in developing that spirit of courtesy
belpfulness. and real kindness so con-
sricucus in the dormitory girl. The sin
oerity of these Young Women's Christian
association girls is shown by the simple
but earnest services which they volun-
tsiily hold every morning Immediately
after breakfast and again every Sunday
evening.
At all times these girls seem to recog-
nize that they are living in a real COM
mLnity and are alive to it's needs. They
visit the sick, encourage the homesick,
and help each other in the hard tasks of
the day. More than one visitor has re-
marked upon the impression made upon
him that every girl seemed happy and
perfectly at home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
WHAT LAUDERDALE COUNTY HAS
ny ELLIS @. HoLLUMS

Diversified resources.
Rich productive soil.
Supply and quality of water all that can be desired
Live stock requires but little shelter
Seasons regular and there is crop failure
Climate is uniform; extremes of heat or cold.
Winter does not consume what summer produces
Many and varied opportunities for profitable farming
Public schools and churches in every vicinity.
Telephones telegraph rural delivery electric lights gas
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
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tries with the exception of Germany de-
pend for their high explosives.
go The manufacturing of fertilizer from
the ingredients of the air and thereby Civ
ing the farmers of the south an excellent
fertilizer in great abundance and at a low
cost rate
In this connection it is well estab-
hshed fact that Germany has been able
to withstand the opposition of enemy ma
tons of Europe simply because of the
fact that just prior to and during the
war, that resourceful empire constructed
factories for taking nitrogen Qor the
manufacture of gunpowder) out of the
air. and nitrogen out of the air for the
manufacture of fertilizer. AS result, the
cutting off of the Chilean supply of pow
der was countera cted, and by the abund-
ant use of cheap fertilizer, Germany has
been able to grow grain for man and beast
in sufficient quantities to feed and keep
moving it's army and maintain the women
and children, at the same time, in condi-
ton entirely satisfactory.
Bearing on this subject Prof. Max Ser
ing, senior professor of economics in the
University of Berlin, in letter to w. s.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26

There are many popular statesmen on
the road in the southern states, but very
few of them can boast of more real
friends in the northern part of Alaf----~
tlan can J. C. Long.
Mr. Long Travelled out of Nashville with
John S. Reeves & Co., for Is years, COW
ering the northern part of this state and
northern Mississippi. He is today COW
ering the same territory for the Richard
son Shoe company, having transferred his
allegiance to this progressive house last
year.
Mr. Long belongs to one of the fore
most families of Tennessee. His home is
in Florence, Ala. He is, however, a ma
tive of Tennessee, one or the scr~ of
Maury county, which has given many
great men to the nation. Even though
he is an Albanian by adoption, his ID
years of residence in one of the best towns
in the state have made him feel very
much like one of us.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26

All the industries of the tri-cities Of
Florence, Sheffield and Tuscumbia are
going full blast. and prosperity reigns
supreme.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-19
turn HAIR DARK
WITH sage TEA
Grandma kept her locks dark.
glossy and thick with a
simple mixture of Sage
Tea and Sulphur.

The old-time mixture of Sage
Tea and Sulphur for darkening
gray, streaked and faded hair is
grandmother's treatment, and
:olks are again using II to keep
their hair a good, even color,
which is quite sensible. as we
are living in an age when a youth
i1l appearance is Of the greatest
advantage.
Nowadays, though, we don't
have the troublesome task OF
gathering the sage and the mussy
ll;sin. al home All drug stores
sell the ready-to-use product
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" for about so cents a
bottle. 1t is very popular because
nobody can discover it has been
applied. Simply noisten your
comb or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, tax
ing one small strand at a time !;
by morning the gray hair disap-
pears. but what delights the
ladies with Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur is that, besides beautiful
ly darkening the hair after a few
applications, it also produces that
soft luster and appearance OF
abundance which is SO attractive
besides, prevents dandruff. itch
{ ing scalp and falling hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-19
HOME NEEDLEW0RK.
BY HEIEN HOW e.
Paper Rome Novelties.

Necessity is the mother Of invention"
and since It is now impossible on account
Of the war to get the fine reeds from the
other side for the hundred and one pretty
things reeds can be fashioned into. crepe
paper is being used most successfully as a
substitute 1t is wonderful to see paper
woven into such strong. tough cord and
still more so to see the finished dainty
baskets, artistic lamp and candle shades
and indeed the vase for the lamp itself
should one wish-and to realize It Is pos
sible for any woman gifted with q little
patience to make all or any Of these pref
tv things for herself. The construction is
very simple indeed.
The cord can be bought ready for use
in hanks Of eight yards each in all wanted
colors, with wires to match. The wires
are used as foundation over which the
mock reeds are entwined. For instance,
in starting a basket the wires are laid
star fashion. and the ropo. beginning
in the center of the star, Is worked in
and out until curved upward and so
directed that the basket may become
round, oval, oblong or any shape the
maker pleases. The work is extremely
fascinating. Every woman who starts
It as a fad ends by WORKING in earnest,
rope can be made at home.
There is no great advantage in doing
this II a large quantity Of any one color
is wanted: but very often the experienced
worker might like to introduce bit Of
contrasting color to the piece Of work in
hand or. say, put, as 1t were. a plped
edge in a different color to basket or
candle shade.
Probably yard or go will be ample
and to buy eight yards will be waste.
In this case cut the paper the desired
end to a spoke in the small wheel OF
the sewing machine. This is held tightly
by person facing the wheel. A second
person works the machine. When the
strip is twisted 1t is fastened to the backs
| Of two chairs placed far apart SO as to
keep it straight and taut while the sec
Ond strip is made. Then the two strips
| are attached to the wheel as for one and
! the wheel is turned In the opposite d.
rection to that used for twisting the single
strips This makes the firm cord, which
! Is now ready for use.
| One can buy almost all colors, but per-
, haps the soft, delicate gray is the pref
| test, decorated with gray crepe paper in
| q design of orchid coloring.
| The vase OF a lamp in gray cord would
| have a spray of the flowers cut from the
paper pasted to it on one side, while the
| open part of the shade could be lined with
the paper. Other color combinations are
daffodils on brown cord and apple bios
| SONS ON dark gray.
To make the cords more durable and
| to keep them from fading. as paper nat
| urally does, the finished article can be
| covered with fine. clear shellac While
| this is preservative, 1t by no means
destroys bit Of the beauty OF the cord.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-19
The Tricorne Hat.

Tho helmet hat has been metamor-
phosed. It Is of straw, with steeple
crown and Jockey cap brim. Ribbon is
prettily draped around the brim and
knotted where the brim begins at the
right side; from this knot springs a
bunch of small grapes which rests on
the creek in the vicinity of tho love-
lock
The tricorne hat has SO long been as
ISOLATED with "frumpiness' that one
ina gines that 1t can never be smart
This, however, is quite a mistake, as a
pair of cerise wings flecked with black