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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
FALSE ECONOMY.

You say he stayed a week in a fash ionabie hotel and never gave a tip7" That's what he did But he would have saved money by tipping"
 How so?s
 'The strain on his nerves was so great that after he left the hotel he had to spend two weeks in a sanitarium''
 MUCH SIMPLER No need to set your cap, my dear. IT you desire honey Just drop hint into his ear
 That you'll come in for money
 A SHAME TO CRANK IT. We tried every way we could think of to keep our cook. but she wouldn't stay.'' That's too bad"
 Why. we even offered her the use of cur automobile three afternoons a week, and still she refused'' .Umph, I'm not surprised" You've seen our cook. then?" SO. Ne Sccn yOuT car. WEES WORK.
 Have you decided on a name for yonr little son yet Spinks?
 Long ago.
 What name did you select?''
 John. Tine! John Spinks, eh?' No. We named him Reginald Van Nor den Spinks" l LOTS OF ROOM. You seem to have spacious flat, Dubs- worth.''
 "Its wonderl Do you see that bag of golf sticks?"
 Yes"
 Had to keep 'em in the office till we moved here.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
m the Kniclxerbocker Press.

The Secretary of the Navy was not to be outdone by the President in New York the other day. He received a letter from pretty girl He knew she was a pretty girl because she encosd with the letter her photograph. She told the Secretary that she was to be married that she wanted 10 be married on the deck of the superdreadnought New York. She asked the Secretary if he would kindly sweep away all barriers and allow her to achieve her dreame.
 Jcsephus was pleased; he was tickled He ordered the wedding. It was per- formed to the accompaniment, we are told l of moving picture photographer. ! And through 1t all Josephus was at his
 lest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
Business Activity

T was in Chicago few days ago and found great deal of business activity there," said B. B. Burton, vice president of the Shelby Burton-Cable Piano com- pany. "On former visits to Chicago I heard talk of depression, but there has been a wonderful improvement recently. Apparently conditions in Chicago are nor nal. At any rate, it is very busy town
 Here in Birmingham there has been steady recovery from the depression 'f last fall and there is every indication of a prosperous summer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
LAW ABIDING

From the Louisville Herald. Nt
 While travelling in western town the following conversation was overheard:
 What are they moving the church for?'
 Well stranger, I'm mayor of this place and I'm for law enforcement. We've got an ordinance that says no saloon shall be nearer than 300 feet from i church I gave em three days to move the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

BEGINNING THE DAf-Grant me today. Q God, Il hopeful spirit. M"Y I expect much of myself, because nr, Thine. May I expect much oi men, because they are Thine. May l re ioice in hope, because Thou nr' !" Thy heaven. In Christ's name. Amen' H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

When a flat Is robbed of silk dresses, silk underwear, furs, diamonds and toilet &C., cessories it doesn't require a Sherlock Holmes to decide that a woman did the ioh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

Although more gasoline is being used today than ever before, the price is lower than it has been in years, Large quantities are needed for carrying on the European war in which thousands of gasoline-driven vehicles are used in transporting troops, Ammunition and supplies, in moving heavy artillery and in driving aircraft. It is said that if the supply of gasoline were cut off the armies now fighting would l have to suspend operations. The fact that 1 1t is cheaper than formerly is due to inn proved methods of refining by which a greater supply of ga asoline can be obtain cd from given quantity of crude oil. Joseph E. Murphy, writing for Popular Me- ehanics, predicts that the price will go much lower, with the development of chemical engineer of the United States bu- reau. of mines. The improved processes now in use are controlled by a group of refiners but Dr. Rittman's process will be free to all rehners who submit to cer- tain government regulations. By his method it is possible to extract three times as much gasoline as is extracted by distilla ton. The process will also produce two hydrocarbons from crude oil, toluo and benzol which have been obtained here tofore from coal tar and were produced almost exclusively in Germany and Eng land From these substances aniline dyes are made. They are also indispensa blt in manufacturing explosives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

A man who was making a good living by defraudng insurance companies was aught because he spelled the same word wrong too many times. Everybody needs at least a grammar school education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

A professor who lost his job at Yale has written a book in which he pictures the university as cesspool of sin However, this may be merely a case of getting even"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

Dr. Nansen. who is planning to visit
 this county, may reopen the discussion of Pearys north pole discovery. Here's hope for old Doc" Cook
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

The great middle class of England continues to view the war with apathy. For one thing, witnessing a football or cricket game is much less arduous than digging trench.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

Although the Transylvania's captain spoke bravely of what he'd do to a sub marine If he met one. he was not above changing his course.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
American manuf

American manufacturers who sell paper soled shoes to the French may get rich at it, but they are disgrace to their coun- try.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

Kitchener proposes to fight gas with gas, which seems to be about the only solution of a difficult problem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

A young couple were married on the
 deck of the New York. Patriotism ol publicity?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

The Russian peasant is finding tabascc sauce a warm substitute for vodka, but
 u poor tonic for building up the system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

Portugal has been giving & good imita- tior of dog, with nothing else to do cha sing its tall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

who leaves his victim nickel to pay car fare home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

Although a mortgage has been foreclosed on the International Typesetting company,
 of which Herman Ridder is president, the action seema to have been strictly in the
 course of business and not breach of neutrality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
JOsEPHUs IN HIS ELEMENT

It's about time for hazing to break ou at West Point and Annapolis again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
 THE MODERN MAID

Erstwhle she dreamed her prince would come upon a prancing steed.
 handsome youth from some fair realm
 afar. But now 1t is a distant ''Honk" to which she pays more heed Her prince, you sec, rides in motor car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

A "sPEAKING'' LIKENESS. Tt is said that if you look hard at eer- tain portraits you imagine you see the eyes moving"
 I've heard of that. It must be so, for every time I look at picture of my wife fancy I see her chin moving
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
LOOKING FORWARD

Soon may this cruel warfare cease,
 Is what we hope and pray;
 So we can celebrate in peace Our Independence Day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
WAR ECHOES

Philadelphia Ledger: The storm which has been brewing in England for several mcnths has broken at last. Prime Mln- ister Asauith has bent his head before IL and is taking pains to prevent 1t rom dcstrovine the unity of the British peo- ple. Theer has been serious discomfort with the way the government has managed the war. rarticularly in the admiralty depart mrnt and in the department of finance. Rut the opposition leaders have been most patriotically silent in public, though they have expressed themselves freely in pri- vate Within a few weeks the opposition neWspaIers have begun to say in the ouen what many people have been think | ing.
 l Nashville Banner: Dispatches from Rome yesterday reported that Italy was preparing a green book" That was om- inous of war All the other powers issued | book of some color when they began fighting. 1t was thought that the chro-
 mat.c possibilities in this respect had been
 exhausted, but it seems that green had not been previously pre-empted.
 l The red, white, blue and yellow books | of the other powers each undertook tt
 show that the nation issuing 1t was acting wholly on the defensive in the face o dire intentions on the part of it's oppo nents. 1t will be difficult for Italy to as
 sume such an attitude. She has not beer threatened from any source. She ha, been for nearly 40 years the ally of Ger many ano Austria. and these powers, a great sa crifce of Austrian territory, hay
 enGeavore0 to purchase her neutrality
 l.. |. -t-
 be very interesting document The dip
 loma tic ingenuity employed to justify tha
 countrys entrance into the war woul
 be something of a rare order.
 There Is little probability that 1t woul
 recite facts or place it's arguments O
 any basis of truth, but it would be a ) engaging addition to the stock of curren i,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
THE REAL THING.
What sort?'

Another great wind-up sale is being ad- vertised'
 What sort?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
FAMILIAR HEADLINE

Speaking of recurrent topics, J. Edward Addicks is out again on bail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
ONE RAY

'Tis hard to warble cheerful lays
 And wear hopeful smile. But hold' The morning paper says . Low shoes are now in style
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

Entered at tine Birmingham. Ala. I rostofflce as seccnd class matter uh- der act of Congress March 3. lS's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
A SPEAKING" LIKENESS.

Clocks and watches mostly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

|. b. Griffs. o. E. Young an1 ". D. Brumbeloe are the only author ized travelling representatives .ot Ire Age Herald in its circulation oepof'- ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

No communication will be published without it's authors name. heJecte' manuscript will not be returned un- less stamps are enclosed for that pui- pose.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-21
R. E. P. KLINE WILL BE
MORNING LECTURER

r. r. p. Kline, who is the morning
hour lecturer at the Chautauqua here,
is well adapted and well trained for
the Interpretation and presentation of
the worlds best literature. For many
years Mr.. Kline has been a teacher
reader and lecturer. and for eight
years taught rhetoric. literature and
vocal expression in two leading edu-
cational institutions. In 1904 and 1905
he was secretary OF the National
Speech Arts Association and since that
time he has been a member OF it's
official board.
The topics of Mr.. I<line's morning
hour lectures follow "A Mans
Thinking and His Nation" "A Mans
Thinking and His Children" "a Mans
Thinking and His Society," THE Dis
ease of Democracy" These lectures
are we'll illustrated from the writings
OF modern authors and playwrights.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-21
For Better Roads

Communities interested i'm the inn
provement of roads are recommend
ed BY the department to apply for "A
lecturer on the subject. Lecturers
viii he sent at the Government eX-
pense wherever there is a reason to
believe that audiences will be large
enough to make the expenditure OF
time and money worth while. When
ever possible il is, of course, desir-
able for number of communities i'm
the same vicinity to make arrange
ments for lectures at the same time.
since in this way the travelling ex-
penses for each stop made by the
lecturer are materially reduced.
The number of lecturers at the
disposal of the department is limited
and ii is not always possible, there
fore, to comply with every request.
When a lecturer can not be sent,
however, the department will loan a
set of suitable lantern slides to any
responsible local association or in
dividual who will pay the express
charges. The only requirement is
that the slides be made of active
and practical use i'm the community
and that they be returned in good
condition in 80 days. In addition, a
brief outline of a lecture to accom-
pany the slides will be forwarded on
request.
In addition TO this educational
work, the department is always ready
to respond to requests for practical
assistance which may take the form
of special advice and inspection, su-
perintendence of county roads, road
surveys, experimental road work,
bridge work, or the development OF
a model system Of highways for a
county. To obtain such assistance
local authorities should secure a blank
form from the Office of Public Roads
on which to make applications. Re-
quests from corporate villages or
cities can not be met, however
Bridge work is one branch of road
building in which the department may
be of particular service TO local au-
thorities. Typical designs have been
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-21
Good Roads Department
Conducted Especially for the Banner by Hon. p.
L. Colgrove, President of the Michigan
Good Roads Association.

prepared and copies OF these can be
furnished on request. \ few minor
alterations would probably make such
a design suitable for special condi-
tions, or an engineer may be assigned
10 inspect the site and offer sugges-
tons. In some cases designs by
bridge companies have been reviewed
by the department for benefit of local
officials.
Possibly the most important way,
however, in which the department as
sists individual communities in the
betterment of their roads is i'm laying
out model system of highways for
county which is about TO expend
large sum of money on roads. In
such cases the department assigns an
engineer To make thorough study of
the district. He ascertains where the
best road materials are, what roads
are the most important and, there
fore, TO be improved first, and pro-
vides for the location of each road
so as TO secure the best possible
drainage and grade, and indicates the
most suitable type and method of
construction, including drainage struc-
lures, TO meet the needs and means
of the community. When his work is
completed the county officials have
at their disposal the results of an ex-
haustive study Of the whole problem
and should be able to carry out the
work with far more efficiency and
economy than would otherwise be
pOSSib BILE
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-21
Out In The sun
Where are you standing
Come n1tt Il, the e,t,,f

Where are you standing?
Come out i'm the sun!
Into the sun of Cheerfulness, out Of
the shadows that Bad Business have
tried SO industriously TO create.
You won't grow in the dark-unless
you are a toadstool.
And who wants to be toadstool?
Talk good business-think it-be-
lieve it-and you'l get it. Maybe your
competitors will, too; but there's
bound to be enough good business to
go around, just the same,
OF course, we are living in parlous
times; and the ice is mighty thin in
some places. But it's the man who
skates slowly and keeps fearing it who
breaks through.
You may laugh at psychology; yet
it's none the less true that the more
you insist on standing out in the sun
in a business way, the more you will
get sunburned by Prosperity.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-21
F A r Nj A N d
O r G H A r d


see that no slugs or leaf miners are
,,.orLyine, an fba,,
49,
Use paris green and lime on crata-
egus or the cotoneaster TO prevent the
leaf miner injuring the leaves
Coo tbot mans ~ va tor 70 nIacad so
that birds can get TO them easily these
hot days. They enjoy the water and
you will enjoy the birds.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-21
In the Flower Garden

In the Flower Garden
watch the rose bushes for snout
beetles and other insects.
Train dahlias TO stakes. using but
one or two stems. and disbud freely
Spifea Van Houtti makes a good
hedge. II may often be pruned to
advantage.
Perennial lupines are among the
early flowers and their long flower
stalks always attact attention.
Now is good time to take out the
old wood from spirea, lilac and mock
orange
Cannas require rich soil, plenty
OF water. and sun for their best de-
velopment.
Go over the rose bushes often and
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-21

A good many troubles in raising lit
tie chicks can be overcome by keeping
the water dishes clean and sweet.
The chick is an early riser and the
attendant should also be, and if he
can not get up with the chicks, bet
ter prepare their breakfast the night
before, after they have gone under
the hover or into the coop for the
night.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-21
Staryc Hessian Ely


The Hessian fly, being in the flax
seed" stage in wheat stubble and in
unharvested wheat from June till
September, or often October in the
South, can be destroyed by carrying
out the following methods Of con-
troll:
1. Burn, where possible and safe,
all stubble and ruined wheat.
2 Disk all stubble and ruined
wheat Immediately after harvest,
where burning is impracticable.
3. Plow under deeply all stubble
and ruined wheat fields before Aug
ust / 3, harrow the ground, and roll
if necessary.
1. Harrow, disk, pasture, or
otherwise effectually destroy all vol
unteer wheat.
3. AS a measure preparatory TO
sowing, pillow as early and deeply as
existing conditions will permit disk,
harrow, and roll until "A thoroughly
pulveriZed, compact seed bed is OBJ
tanned.
6. DO not SOW wheat until after
fly-free date.
Z. Rotate your crops if possible.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-21

The California poppy is one of the
most satisfactory small ANNALS. Its
yellow flowers furnish color 10 a gar
den border most OF the summer.
Keep buckthorn hedges clipped, If
smooth, even hedges are desired. They
should be gone over as soon as the
shoots become five or six inches long.
Distamnus FraNinella, or gas plant.
is one of the pretty perennials which
is quite easy TO raise. Sow the seed
in June and as soon as the plants are
large enough, transplant to perma-
nent quarters.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-21

When anyone tells you that he has
an unbearable pain or sorrow, the
mere fact that he is there TO talk about
il shows il isn't so,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-21

Businesses, like men, are
judged by their assOcia-
tons. The public will have
a higher estimation of your
concern if advertised in The
Bedding Banner.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-15
My Mission to the Balkans and
What Came of 1t.

For more than a year the gentle.
men at the Wilhelmstrasse (the Ger.
man foreign of1ce) had kept me on
the run. and a vacation at Albeck,
much like your Atlantic City, only
smaller, was not only welcome but
needed. l was just settling down to
a period of quiet in and around the
Kurhaus when there came a wire for
my attendance at the Wilhelmstrasse
AT YOU earliest convenience" vas
the phrase which, of course, meant at
once. Germany's language to her Sc.
cret agents is always polite.
l knew that something big must be
in the air, else / would never have
been recalled from a vacation that
was only beginning. Wiring a reply
/ stated that / would arrive in Berlin
on the 7:30 train and that any further
commands would receive attention Of
my standing quarters in the Mittel
strasse.
During the three hour run to Berlin
| speculated IN what was likely to be
required of me. l knew that the
kaiser believed that, as a result OF
the meeting, in October. 1911, Of the
representatives of Germany, Austria
and Great Britain in the Black Forest
(about which 1 have already TOLD
YOU'D, he had smashed the Triple En-
tente-a diplomatic stroke that would
leave the way clear for the execution
of Austro-German policies in the
Balkans.
/ also reflected hat since the Russo
Japanese war, Russia, weakened as
she vas in hat struggle, had felt her
influence in European affairs waning.
and | knew that it was about time fol
her to make a desperate effort to re.
gain European prestige-and where
would she more naturally strive to dc
this than in the Balkans?
| recalled that, because Of Russia's
plight after the Japanese war, Aus
tria had dared to nne Herzegovina
and Bosnia, and that she had lone
this with the tacit understanding and
backing up Of Germany. l knew that,
as a result of this, Russia had again
been at work in the Balkans. The
nature Of her owe l did not know,
though | recalled having heard not
so far in the past high Servian on.
Gals speculate as to their chances
Of reviving their ancient empire; and
| had also heard Bulgarians indulge
In a dream OF empire. l know there
were armies mobilizing in these
states all out of proportion to the size
and Of these countries.
They were at a high mark OF EN-
cheney, they were equipped in a way
totally beyond the means Of such lit
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-15
COMEDY IN BATTLE.

Serio- Como Incidents of the Zulu War
In South Africa.
The following story is told Of an In
cident that occurred during the Zulu
wal In South Africa. when an over
whelming force of natives was opposed
to a little band of English marines.
From the Zulu host stepped forth a
warrior laden with an ancient irearm,
which he calmly mounted on a tripod
in the open. while the marines looked
on. admiring his pluck and wondering
much what be proposed to do AT last
II jovial marine suggested that their
photographs were about TO be taken.
fired.
Having loaded his piece with great
de%liberation. the Zulu primed it. sight
Ell 1t and. leaning hard upon its breech.
fred The recoil knocked him head
over heels backward. while a great
roar went up from the delighted ma
rines, He sat up. looking dazed. and
then. the amusement over, he and his
countrymen charged and were annihi-
lated by a volley from the steadily
aimed pieces of the little band of ma
rines.
During one of the many battles
winged by the New Zealand Maoris
against the British settlers the latter
ran out of ammunition. at the mo
ment when death seemed imminent a
flag of truce appeared from the en-
elny's trenches and messengers came
forward with a supply of cartridges to
enable the white men to continue fight
ing.-W%ashington Star.