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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-05
PROTECTION FOR IMMIGRANTS

Federal regulation of employment agencies will be proposed again to do away with interstate abuses, particu larly in the case of immigrant work CTS sent by employment agencies to work in other states A federal license
 is proposed for employment agencies doing an interstate business and fed eIal control through a commissioner of labor exchanges. The committee for immi grants in America is interested in securing this legislation.
 AnSther bill for the protection of immia lants would enable federal au- thorities to enforce the treaty rights of foreign subjects and give federal courts power to act in all cases of treaty violations.
 Several other bills modifying the inn migration law are expected to come up. Some of these deal with situ- ation created by the war and provide fer letting down the bars to Belgian and other refugees who come to Amer ica because of military conquest of their countries. Another effort is eX- pected to extend to all AsiaticS the present exclusion laws against Chi nese laborers.
 Effort will again be made to secure the adoption of the th-Hughes vo- cational education bill. Its two large aims are to extend federal help to the states in providing vocational educa- ton ana lTdiHlHS lctSHeIS III thlS iSiu by grants of money and by establish ing a federal board for vocational edu- cation to work with state boards. The p~oposed appropriations range from $500, 900 the first year to s3,o00,000 the eighth year thereafter. Favorable ac- ticn Is to be sought for the Aber- crombie bill requiring. the commission CT of education to promote plans to eliminate illiteracy.
 Tho campaign for the safety of pas sengers on steamships, In which the Consumers ,league has heen interest ed. will be further pushed, and at its meeting in November the league voted to take the. initiative in obtaining an Investigation of the Eastland disaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-05

1H7V 117 0HV01I '''7 II'eI' the wrong woman.
 And pray tell us, by what token Is either to know the right one?
 The question is one which returns with each seasons apple blossoming and con- sistently refuses to stay-solved!
 Ever since the gallant swain filled the cup to one made up of loveliness alone, . the sons of Adams have been lighting their several cigars and cigarettes and searching the universe for that seeming paragon-"The Perfect Woman
 Does she really exist?
 And by what sign or omen does man, Individually or collectively, expect to rec ognize his "ideal'' when he meets her? I've been trying to find out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-05
AN INTERSTATE PROBLEM

The care of tuberculous patients who come from other regions of the coun- try has long concerned certain west ern states and Congress will be asked to recognize that the care of such con- sumptives is an interstate problem. Tho California Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis is pro- noting bill designed to provide fed eral subsidies to local hospitals which care for such patients
 Industrial measures are expected to include those before the last Congress and several new ones. Among the rec concentrations of the commission on in- dustrial relations, those which will be pushed are probably indicated in the announcement made by Chairman | rank P. Walsh, who laid emphasis on the need for a federal law or, if necessary, constitutional amendment, limiting the power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional, for an act prohibiting interstate shipment of armed guards, machine guns and other similar weapons except when con- signed to the military authorities of the state or nation and for an act re- quiring the federal trade commission tc consider as unfair competition the exploitation of labor through long hours, low wages, unsafe or insanitary conditions.
 The bill providing adequate com pensation to all civilian employees of eases as well as injuries will be in troduced again. drawn on the same lines as the Kern n-McGillicuddy bill last year. The American Association for Labor Legislation plans to make a special campaign on its behalf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-05

)MEBODY has said that the first trouble about women is that they so often marry the wrong man. Of course they do;
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
HIGH VALUE OF COTTONSEED
Temporary Closing of Cotton Mar
kets Brought Out Interesting
Facts Concerning By-Products.

There was one thing the tempo
rary closing of the cotton market
brought about that has proved inter
esting and vafuable-that is directing
attention to the value of the cotton
seed industry" said Herman A. Gott-
man of Atlanta, while in Washington
recently Few persons realize what
tremendous growth the eottonseed
business has made in 20 years. not
even some of our cotton producers,
who We're so anxious to get rid of
their staple that they took little ae-
count of the seed In the infant
stages of the industry cottonseed
brought only six to eight dollars ton,
the oil was in little demand, and the
hulls had no market. Today the
business of crushing the cottonseed
has grown into an immense industry
More than 100000 bales of cotton fiber
are marketed every years. Cottonseed
is bringing at this time the high price
of $50 ton, while the cotton is com
handing only two-thirds its average.
The value of the by-products of the
cotton, therefore. has been brought
home more forcibly to our people, and
to the people of every section, than
ever before, and has advertised cot
tonseed oil and other by-products far
more extensively than could have been
accomplished in any other way in
years"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
my HEALTH
IS PERFECT"
So Says A North Carolina Lady In
Telling What She Owes To Cardui,
The Woman's Tonic.

Mt. Airy, N. C.-Mrs. Ada Hull, of
this place, says: About six years ago
got in very bad health. | suffered
terrible pains in my abdomen and
back. l dreaded to see the sun rise
and l dreaded to see ii set, for | suf-
fered such agony. No one except my
self will ever know how badly | suf-
fered. The doctor said / was suffering
as result of the menopause.
AS nothing gave me any relief,
asked the doctor if | hadn't better try
Cardui. He said, 1t might help YOU
and told my husband to get me bot
tie. At this time l was so weak
could not lift my head, and my voice
was so weak, people had to lean to-
wards the bed to hear what | said.
looked SO bad and had such a dark
color that looked like dead woman,
and my relatives thought | would
never get up again.
took one bottle of Cardui and it
relieved the pain and suffering so
much that my husband got another
bottle, and that improved me still
gradually got well. | have now had
better health for six years, than
ever had in all my life. | have taken
no medicine since, and my health is
perfect.
Cardui is the finest medicine q
woman could use.
Try it. At druggists.-Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
HARROW THE WINTER GRAIN
Work Is Best Done in Spring When
Wheat First Begins to Grow
Safest to Take Precaution.

narrowing wheat is advisable if the
work can be done at the right time,
anf If there is a crust on the surface
of the soil, and the soil is dry. 1t is
not advisable to harrow wheat when
it is wet, or if the work cannot be
done at the right time. The best way
to do the work is to use a peg-toothed
harrow and run lengthwise of the
drilled rows of the wheat. The work
is best done when the wheat first be-
gins to grow in the spring or before
it is much more than six inches high.
If the grain is too thick. narrowing
will frequently give good increase
in yield, particularly in dry seasons.
In favorable seasons when there is
plenty of rainfall, narrowing will have
little effect. 1t is safest to take this
precaution, for no one can tell what
the weather conditions will be, and it
is reasonable to suppose that there
will be dry period before the crop
is matured -Department of Agronomy,
Oklahoma A and NJ College. Still
water.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
WAS WILLING TO COMPROMISE
Ernest Wanted Increase in Wages,
Though He Stood Ready to
Make a Concession.

Ernest was very big and very black
and when it come to sleeping AID eat
ing fully justified his name. Ernest
did not fancy steady work, but he was
apt to be avaible when spring came
for odd jobs at dollar a day and his
dinner
One spring he came in with a sheep
ish grin.
Miss Sally, I been hearin in de
lodge meetin bout desc hard times.
and l low l better raise my salry to
a dollar an quarter a day
You're not worth that, Ernest, and
you know it. Besides, | can't afford
to pay more
Ernest scratched his head; this was
matter for more thought than he had
anticipated.
Il fggered out when dey wuz talkin'
bout dem hard times dat / couldn't
ford to work for no less. But"-his
black face cleaned with a sudden
thought won eat so much"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Farmers Educational
n and Cooperative
Il Union of America

Keep your feet warm and your head
cool.
An open window is better than an
open grave.
Pessimism is often only another
name for bad liver.
Some men go to church only to sleep
and dream they are saints.
Give every man credit for being hon
est until he is proved guilty.
A man with a reputation as a fighter
is never chosen as a diplomat.
The real progressive is one who
keeps going after the offices are safe
God sometimes keeps US waiting a
while for our pay. but he never stops
the interest.
1t takes two to make a quarrel, and
frequently two lawyers, judge and a
jury to settle it.
The golden moments of life are
joined together by silver links of
friendship and iron links of duty.
One man who does things is more
useful to the community than a dozen
who tell how they ought to be done.
Success in farming is due to many
reasons, among which headwork
counts for more than half the total.
Too often when man says he en-
joys religion his neighbors know he
enjoys neither that nor anything else.
As soon as we discover that an ae-
quaintance knows more than we do
his company often becomes uncon.
genial.
Strange that man blames to luck"
all his fool stunts, and admires his
own level headedness whenever for
tune looks his way!
Buy and then kick" is a poor
motto, but it seems that it is the only
one that fits the man who buys with.
out careful investigation.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
MAINTAIN FERTILITY OF SOIL
Judicious Rotation of Crops, coupIed
With Careful Saving of Ferti-
lizers is Recommended.

II you have money in the bank you
can check it out When you have
exhausted your deposits the banker
calls halt on you. The soil is a
bank of deposit. When you have drawn
out all of the necessary elements to
plant growth you can get no crop.
Fertile soils contain humus nitro.
gen, phosphorus, potash, water, etc.
These must be in such form that the
plan roots can make use of them. #
Is Well-established fact that an ami
mai does better when given a variety
OF foods. This holds true of plants.
You may withhold a necessary ele-
ment and the plant not die for time
but it will fail to thrive.
Each plant takes from the soil nee
essary amounts of nitrogen, phosphor
u.s. etc, different plants taking differ
ent amounts of these elements. 1t is
evident, then, that if you continue sell
ing crops from the land and putting
nothing back, that some day the neces-
sary elements will be lacking and
crops will not grow profitably. Your
bank account will be exhausted and
checks refused.
we have called attention many times
to the necessity of either raising stock
and returning manure to the soil. or
applying commercial fertilizers. saws
Western Farmer. While Theoretically
1t Is impossible to return all to the
soil that is taken out, a iudicious ro-
tatlon of crops, coupled with a careful
saving of farm manures and such ref.
use as straw, eornstalks, etc. will
maintain fertility so that years of
farming will not demand a great out.
lay OF money for fertilizers.
There are certain times you cannot
get your money out of the bank. Like.
wise there are certain WAYS in which
soil fertility may be locked up so a
plant cant get at it. A soil NAV he
ever so rich in necessary elements
and yet not produce a crop. 1t NAV
need drainage so the roots are not
drowned. Ii may be plowed in such a
way or time that great clods are
formed instead of a fine. pulyerized
condition of the soil. Fertility is locked
in a eiod
just as your funds may be taken
from the bank by robbers. so NAV fer.
tiilty be taken from the soil by weeds
The man who doesn't understand the
soil is like man who has lost the
key to his money box.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Bird Calls and Their Names.

Most OF us know the chickadee @li2n
We hear him calling, over and over,
@Chick-a.dee, dee dee, Chick-a-dee, dee
dec" But when he sings his clear
whistling note, Phoebe, Phoebe, we
are likely to mistake him for the
phoebe bird. The chickadee stays in
the North in winter and the phoebe
does not come North till the early
spring, The phoebe bird sings its
name over and over. a very sweet but
penetrating sound. The peabody bird
says. Peabody, peabody, peabody
over and over, in a rather senseless
way as if he went round in circle.
Another bird that sings his name is
Bob White. the quail. Only he often
says Poor Bob Whitei" His notes
go up and down and are stronger than
the notes of the smaller birds and may
be heard at long distance. OF course
these birds do not really sing their
names! But people listening to them
have fancied that these names are
what the notes sound like, and SO
they have given the bird the name.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
in a elod.
MULCH FOR THE STRAWBERRY
Straw, Refused Hay or ANY Material
of This Kind Will Be Found
Most Satisfactory.

1t is not always practicable TO mulch
large areas of strawberries, though it
may be done on small areas very con.
veniently. The mulch keeps the her.
RES OIL the ground and makes them
much less gritty and more desirable
for table use. If practicable the mulch
should be put on before the young ber-
ries appear.
Pine straw, oat straw, refused hay
or almost any material of this kind
may be used. Do not depend upon a
fork. The mulch may be thrown be-
tween the rows with a fork, but it
should be placed up under the plants
by hand The mulch should be some
four or five inches thick so as to keep
down the growth of weeds and grass.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
HEADWAY OF COOPERATION
Becoming Popular and Permanent
Means of Doing Business Among
Farmers in Many States.

In many states of the Union, CO.
operation has become a permanent
means of doing business among
farmers. Massachusetts, New York,
South Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota. Nebraska, Kansas, Idaho,
Oregon, Washington and California
are among the states that have CO.
operation firmly established, says
Farmer. With them, it is a real part
OF the farmers business organiza-
ton.
More states are gradually coming
into line. some much slower than
others. They have all recognized CO.
operation as a permanent thing. To
this end, they have passed special in
corporation laws so that societies may
organize readily, and may legally in
clude cooperative ideas.
Utah is fast coming into line.
There are already cooperative fire
insurance companies, cooperative
buying and selling associations, and
cooperative fruit marketing associa-
tons in the state. Our state, in
common with many others, still needs
to add certain laws to her statute
books that will enable these organiza-
lions to include many of the more
important cooperative ideas which,
at present. cannot be legally EN-
ployed
Wisconsin is one of the fore
most states in cooperation She can
now boast of over 1900 cooperative
companies. About one-third of these
are creameries and cheese factories.
Then, there are livestock companies.
fruit exchanges. telephone companies,
mutual insurance companies, and
grain elevators.
Nor is Minnesota to be outdone by
her neighbor on the south. DR.. l.. d.
II. Weld of the Minnesota expert
ment station has recently issued a
bulletin in which he reports over
1000 cooperative farmers organiza-
lions in his state, doing an an
nual business of some sixty million
dollars. AS in Wisconsin, about one
third of the companies in Minnesota
are devoted to creameries and cheese
factories. The remainder are dis
tributed among grain elevators, stock
shipping associations, insurance com
panies, and telephone companies.
Minnesota adds to its list the va
riety of cooperative stores and CO.
operative potato warehouses.
These two states at present stand
out most prominently in the business
of cooperation among farmers, with
New York state as a close competitor.
In the latter state they are already
holding annual conventions of CO.
operative societies for the purpose of
exchanging ideas.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Jolt to Car Owners Pride.

citizen on the South side recently
bought moderate priced motor car,
and a few mornings ago he called to
his next door neighbor and offered to
take him downtown to the office That
night the neighbor's little girl said to
the proud ear owner: Il know what
kind of an auto you've got. Is that
SOP the man asked Yes. heard
papa say at dinner what it is. It's
a Tin Lizzie, Kansas City Star
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Plan Humane Sunday in May.

The American Humane association,
a federation of societies and individu-
ais for the prevention of cruelty. re-
quests clergymen of all denominations
throughout the country to observe
Sunday, May %, as Humane Sunday,
calling attention to the neei for pro-
lection for suffering and helpless chill
dren. and also for unfortunate ami
mails
DIR. VIM. o. Stillman. president of
the association, Albany, N. Y, will
send literature to all persons interest
ed in the work of humane societies.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Vanne Assertions.

when will The war be over?' in
quired the impatient citizen.
81 don't suppose there's any way OF
telling" replied the querulous quib-
bier. when the fiercest kind of fight
ing was going on they said the war
had not really started. Maybe the
war is over now, only they don't know
II E"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Brinuinu Sunshine tn the Darkest Day
Made Il Unanimous.

"Have you any militant suffragists
in Crimson Guleh2" Nary" replied
Bronco Bob. when the school teach
er dropped hint as to how she'd like
to vote we'd have been glad of a
chance to shoot up anybody that nd
interfere with her. But by common
consent we turned the polls over to
her an all stayed away SOS there
wouldn't be any chance of her bein'
embarrassed. Washington Star.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Extra Paw.

Willie" said his mother on her
return from a shopping expedition. Il
told you if you were good while | was
out, you might have a piece of candy.
and now | find you've taken all there
was in the box.
Yes, mamma" replied Willie. but
you've no idea how very good I've
been
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Book Pretenses.

The kind of books people read
nowadays is rather startling"
Yes, replied Mrs. McGudley. but
| have my doubts whether folks stop
dancin long enough to read EN-.
When | was young we used to read
books and pretend we didn't. Now
people pretend they read 'em and
don't"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Stand More Huqqinq.

Patienee-You know an Eskimo
maiden can stand more hugging than
we American girls.
Patriee-I wonder why?
"Oh, the fact that Eskimos have
two more ribs than any other human
race has been discovered by an Eng
fish scientist"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Soy Beans.

The best way to use soy beans is
to make them into hay. Corn and
soy beans make good silage. but they
are troublesome to put up together.
We notice that those who try it gen.
orally return to straight corn silage
and soy bean hay.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Wasting Light.

Mrs. Bacon-This paper says dis
tinct traces of light have been detect
ed in the ocean at depths of more than
oceanographical expedition.
Mr.. Bacon-Perhaps some of those
mermaids forgot to turn off the gas.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Emphatic Distinction.

Charley, dear" said young Mrs
Torkins, why do you take an inter
est in prize fighting?"
AS matter of physical culture +"
We'll. it may be physical But it
isn't culture
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Golden Rule in Business.

You get your moneys worth every
time. Hanfords Balsam is guaran-
teed to cure ailments and injuries that
can be reached by external application
or your money will be refunded by the
dealer Getting bottle now is like
taking out insurance. Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
An Example.

People of this quiet, coldblooded
disposition don't get into rows.
II don't know about that. Nothing
could be more phlegmatic than the
oyster, and he's continually getting
into broils and stews.'
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29

A half dozen good cows produce
profit ard pleasure. Twenty poor
COWS often produce a loss, consider
ablo drudgery, and very little satisfac-
ton to the owner.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29

Irr,DoPfart m m Otrera
Cautious.

my wife sent me to buy a rolling
PIN said the mildlooking man.
What kind of wood do you pre-
fer?" inquired the salesman.
What is the softest wood you
have?'
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Twenty Acres Enough.

A Nebraska farmer whose farm is
the subject of government bulletin
says 20 acres is enough for any good
farm. while 100 is a decided handicap.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Good Reason.

What makes you think We'll have
better times when the war is over"
We'll, for one thing, all these men
who do nothing but stand around dis
GUESSING the war news will have time
to go back to work"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
plan TO "Play Safe"

Every farmer should plan to"play
safe" this year by planting fewer acres
to cotton and more acres to food and
feed crops.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Garden Saves Money.

A good garden on the farm will cut
the store account for food supplies
nearly If not entirely one-half.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29

Smile, smile, beautiful clear white
clothes Red Cross Ball Blue, American
made, therefore best, An grocers. Adv
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29

Some people go through life looking
as if they were sorry they had ever
started
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29

Keep an eye on the man who says
money will do anything. The chances
are that he will do anything for
money.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Not Interestlnn.

Millions of germs can lodge on a
pin point" said the man who is al
ways getting excited about some
thing
We'll, replied Mr. Groweher, 1T
doesn't concern me. | never eneour
age ANYBODY to swallow pins,
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29
Treatment for Cats.

Flatbush-Do you think cats should
be muzzled, too?
Bensonhurst-No threttled
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29

If you want anything done well, do
it yourself. That is why most people
laugh at their own jokes.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29

To stop bleed.ng use Hanfords Bal
sam. Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-29

About the time we imagine that our
cup of happiness l. going 10 run over
1t springs a leak.