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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-02
Use of Cotton in Warfare

Tt hadn't occurred to me until the other day that such vast amount of cotton would be used by the belligerents in warlike operations" said an old citi- zen of Birmingham.
 T remember that the Confederate sol diers used cotton bales to good advan- tage in forming breastworks and that cotton steamers which attempted to run the blockade at frequent intervals were we'll protected by stacking the bales in the right manner. but until read The Age-Herald article describing the mani- fold uses to which it was being put by the great armies now engaged, thought that cotton had been practically elirni- mated from modern warfare. Upon in- vestigation learn, however, that a bale of cotton Is required in the preparation of the guncotton for one 16-inch shell So one can easily imagine why such enor- nous quantities of the south's staple are new being used in the prosecution of the worlds greatest war"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-02
wARBLING DELIRIousLY.

wARBLING DELIRIoUsLY. When blue skies bend
 Above you And sephyrs seem
 To love you And every wight you meet Is wondrous gay, When there's no hail
 To "bean you And grass assumes
 A green hue, Odsbodikinsl the spring
 Times on the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-02
The Railroads and Development

'''The decision of the interstate com merce commission, I believe, will react to the betterment of industrial conditions in the Birmingham district" said H. M. McNutt of Birmingham.
 ''The full power of the commission is now being felt here for the first time, and all railroads will become more care ful as to the justice of the rates which are put in force in this state and dis trict. The railroads, in fact, have here tofore had sufficient power to either check the growth of city OF to expand its development by the manipulation of tariff rates to suit their own interests. Thus the transportation charges on many rsw materials leaving Birmingham such as pig iron have been much less than that on the finished product, thus offer ing encouragement to the producing com- panies to ship to other cities to be manu factured into the finished product, and then by offering a low freight induce mtnt to these manufacturing interests they have been enabled to haul the same freight two ways. This indirectly very much increases their revenues at the ex- pcnse of the people. I believe the coni- mission will now proceed to right any wrongs of this nature by adjusting any rates in effect that are manifestly unrea- scnable and unjust.
 Water transportation between this city and Mobile should be fully developed, and much expense would thus be saved concerns operating in the Birmingham district. and the volume of freight would be increased to an enormous extent The railroads, I think, take narrow view of water transportation question. They over look the fact that any temporary diminu- tion of freight receipts resulting from water transportation would. in the end be offset by the all-round development of the territory with the greatly in- creased railroad traffic coming there frcm."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-02
LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING.


 LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING .sWhen married you I thought was going to have an automobile or my own," said she. And now?p queried he. q discover that I am merely the chauffeuse of an oil stove"
 COUNT ON IT. "A chaque chien son jour- That phrase gives me delight Also for every cat who sings Is set apart some night.
 A TIMELY QUESTION. Love me and the world is mine" said the impassioned youth. 'Do be sensible. Henry replied the practical girl. "I care not for the world. Tell me whether or not there is any permanency attached to your job"
 A MATRIMONIAL MYSTERY. You say they got married and have lived happily ever sincew That's what I said" "But how do you account for ihat?' "I don't account for 1t. Even their most intimate friends can't account for it."
 oPPRoBRIoUs TERM
 Unpopular
 Is Ezra Biggar,
 Known near and far
 As human chigger."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-02
HoRsE ATRoCITIBs IN EUROPE

From Farm and Preside.
 The automobile tends to make horses scarcer, better and dearer. A few more years in the development of the gas en- zine and electricity and tho horse will b.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-02

Gadsden Journal: There is a great deal of sympathy expressed for Theo Lacy, but it is the general belief that he will receive more sympathy after he tells his story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-02
ALABAMA PRESS

Montgomery Times: Although the legislature has adjourned the anvil chorus is still heard in the 1and.-Bir- mingham Age Herald.
 And the excise commissioners are &C., tually to hold their jobs until the state wide goes into effect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-02
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Cotton situation

4 prominent New York cotton brokerage firm, in it's Saturday review says in part:
 "The question of acreage is growing in importance. and it will not be long now before some definite idea may be formed as to the probable reduction There has been a great deal of talk recently to the effect that the curtail- ment in acreage, owing to the advance which has taken place In the price oi cotton since the reopening of the ex- change, and the fact that the south has been able to pretty well clean ur their cotton loans. will not be as large as originally estimated.
 "The data available, however, still points to a drastic reduction; the price of cereals and other foodstuffs continue remarkably high, comparatively small amount of fertilizer has been contracted for, and the shipment of mules, to south ern markets Is smaller than in any year for decade. In addition a majority of southern bankers still hold very con- servative ideas as to the amount of money they are willing to advance for crop preparation, and there is no ques- ton but that credit facilities will be materially contracted. All of these fac tors point to but one conclusion--a de- cided reduction in the area to be planted to cotton-and it is hard to conceive of any development which would bring about change, unless it were an ex- traordinary advance in the price of cot ton just prior to the planting season. Basically the situation appears sound"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-02
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-02
All Steel Equipment

| Flight of the most important through
 passenger trains of the Southern railway
 have recently been equipped with all steel, electric lighted cars of the most modern
 design, 57 cars just received from the
 builders having been placed in service.' said James Freeman yesterday
 ''The trains to which this equipment was
 assigned are: Nos. 1 and 9. the Royal Palm. between Jacksonville and Chi cago; Nos. and 6, the 'Florioa Special | between Jacksonville and Cincinnati; Nos | 13 and 14, the Ohio Special between
 Jacksonville and Cincnnati; Nos. 25 and 1 26, the Memphis Special, between Wash ington and Memphis; Nos. 29 and 30, the Birmingham Special between Wash ington and Birmingham: Nos. 35 and 3e the U. s. Fast Mail.' between Washing ton and New Orleans; Nos. 31 and 32, the
 Southeastern Limited. between Wash ington and Jacksonville; Nos. 43 and A.
 between Washington and Atlanta; and Nos. 27 and 2s, the Carolina Special be- tween Charleston and Cincinnati; Nos. 37 and B, the New York, Atlanta, and New Orleans Limited is an all-Pullman train and has been all steel since the in- troduction of steel cars.
 ''The steel frame cars, formerly used in these trains, have been transferred to other through trains, releasing steel un- derframe cars to be placed in strictly local trains, releasing wooden equipment. ''All this new equipment is in addition to the seven steel dining cars recently placed in service and has been provided in line with the policy of the Southern Railway company to give it's patrons the advantage of every possible protection and convenience
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-02

Selma Times: Commissioner Ward of Birmingham says there are 5000 vacant lots in the Magic City that could sup ply the whole town with vegetables during the summer if the people would get busy. What would become of the pesky kids who must have an outlet for their baseball frolicsomeness, if the spaces of all go for carrots and cab bages?
 Anniston Star: Real estate men vis- iting in Birmingham, are said to have been "struck with the city" Not the first time, however, a visitor has been struck there.
 Talladega Home: How are we going to get along without any Congress this summer?-Mobile Register.
 The legislature of Alabama will come again in July.
 Tuskegee News: We are glad to see that the Birmingham Age-Herald ap- proves the wise election laws passed by the recent legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-02
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-12-14

although he was no exponent of foot.
ball. In any case, he grabbed the has
tening De Vaux below the knees and
down went thief and barrister.
The diamond from the sky. which
De vaux still clutched. few from his
hand at the impact and, curving
through the mir, dropped unnoticed
into the uptuined hat that had fallen
upon the ground from the lawyers
pate.
Meanwhile Vivian, in her coronation
robes. was bending over the stricken
form of Blair. in his court dress and
peers attire.
Instlnctlvely Vivian realized what
had happened. She hardly needed to
place her hand upon the breast of
Blair-the diamond from the sky was
gone!
The lackey, who had been carrying
out the tea tray from her boudoir when
the sound of Blair's fall In the hallway
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-12-14
AN IMPORTANT
MESSAGE FOR
POTATO men
Disease Of Tuber Crop In Utah Has
..t Been successfully Treated,
I'D Says Dr.. Hill

DR.. C. r. Hill of the department of
botany of U. A, c. who for past five
years has been making study, of
the potato diseases OF the state,
brings back an important story. from
the farmers institute held last week
lin Weber County. Owing to the
bad rainage and the, rapid spread
Of potato diseases, potato raising has
almost disappeared from Hooper
where It was once the leading crop
at Plain City however, Who're farm
ers treated their seed last spring
with solution of Mercpric Chlor
lde in the proportion Of four ounces
to forty gallons of water, the croI
was free from disease, and far above
the normal. This is one of the mos
important statements yet issued b!
the college authorities and 1t will
no doubt revolutionize the potato in
dustry in the future.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-12-14
NOTICE TO WATER USERS
State Engineers Office,

State Engineers Office,
Salt Lake City, Utah,
Nov. 20, 1915.
Notice Is hereby given that f. s.
Chambers, whose post office address
Is Smithfeld, Utah, has made appli-
cation in accordance with the require
ments of the Compiled Laws of Utah,
1907, as amended by the Session
Laws of Utah, 1909, 1911 and 1915,
to appropriate one (D cubic foot of
water per second from Chamber
Spring and Thornley, Spring, Cache
County, Utah. Chamber Spring Is
sues at a point which lies 1852 feet
east and 2,508 feet north from the
southwest corner of the northwest
quarter Of Section 4, Township IL
north, Range / east, Salt Lake base
and meridian, and Thornley, Spring
issues at a point which lies 1913 feet
north and 247.5 feet east from the
Chamber Spring. The water will be
commingled at Chamber Spring, from
where 1t will be conveyed by means
of a flume for a distance Of $3.50 feel
and there used from April l to DC
tober 80, inclusive, OF each year tc
Irrigate 62 acres OF land embraced II
the west half of Section A and the
southeast quarter of Section 8, Town
ship IL north, Range l east, Sal
Lake base and meridian. This ap
plication Is designated in the Stat
Engineers office as No. 63lt.
All protests against the granting o
said application, stating the reason
therefor, must be made by affidavit
in duplicate, accompanied by fe'
Of SO 80 and filed in this office with
in thirty 800 days after the compile
ton of the publication Of this notice
W. d BEERS,
State Engineer
Date OF first publication Decembe
8, 1915, date OF completion of publ
cation January 7, 1916.
ADV.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-12-14
STYLE AND
SERVICE

fIG ANU
SERVICE 'TwE
The tendency of women to wear
shoes with very high heels, fitting
forward in disregard of health and
comfort, and with pointed toes, has
been marked for many years. The
many men who at various periods
have worn toothpick shoes show that
the masculine element is not exempt
from the delusion that footwear pro-
ducing misshapen feet is beautiful.
OF late years among men there is a
greater tendency forward wearing
wide toed shoes that conform better
to the foot and do not cramp the
toes.
A good many women feel the same
way. A teacher in prominent
girls college recently remarked that
nearly all the girls in that institu-
ton were wearing wide toed sensi-
BILE shoes this season.
But an article in a newspaper that
has Just come to hand from a city
having large shoe factories, suggests
that tine health fad in women's foot
wear has not gone so far as 1t might.
The high brow college girls may
want shoes the shape of their feet.
But not the society buds. The re-
porter who wrote the article referred
to, after making round of the shoe
factories, reached the conclusion that
the principal demand among women
was for a stylish shoe regardless Of
either service or comfort.
1t is commonly remarked at sum-
mer resorts, that women will wear
for rough walks in the country, SHOES
with high heels and pointed toes in
which their ankles frequently turn
They pick their way in a tiresome
and laborious manner, but pride no
doubt is ample compensation.
The laws of nature can not thus
be disgraced without penalty. Ere
quently it is the children who pay
the price which seems unfair. The
heritage from a generation of people
who have insisted on wearing stylish
shoes regardless of common sense,
is found in the great number of spe'
cialists on foot diseases, VINO are
securing an ample practice all over
the country. ....
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-12-14

the floor contemptuously by Blair, wh'
regarded It as some trumpery.
"Pack up your things and get" said
Blair, "Your own things and nothing
but your own things, remember"
Smythe answered dutifully, but crisp
ly, "As your lordship wishes ano
picked up the parchment of the iar
ding gypsy genesis from the floor
His bags were already packed onu
he now shouldered the gun he had car
ried IN the wilds OF America and wa
turning to remove the deer !, th'
cherished souvenir Of his Sc u yiSll
TO the Yankee jungles, when bInir's eN
clamatlon, Leave that aloneW caused
him 20 wheel around startled
The gun went OFF pointed back over
Smythe's shoulder, and the heavy
charge of shot struck the deer head
fair between the eyes, The impact
loosened whatever bound the deer heFu
TO the wooden mount.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-12-14
STRONG AND WELL AS EVER

Fred Smith, Green Bay, Wis, says:
Foley Kidney Pills completely re-
lieved me Of all soreness and pain
in the back and now / am strong and
well as ever" Cold weather makes
aching joints, sore muscles and irreg
ulsr bladder action more unbearable,
Foley Kidney Pills help the Kidneys
eliminate pain causing poisons. Sold
everywhere. ADV,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-12-14

I'll hour preceding more eyi, dor.
come Vivian felt a wild affection o.,
the stricken man beside her which wos
never to falter nor weaken.
In PARKWAY Virginia there MA ,,.
and happiness, increased ana sreotor
In the joyous hearts of Esther and A.
thur In the sweet. dear year thar no.
passed.
At the gypsy rendezvous, unvisitod
by the outside world. Arthur ana NJ
Their, man and wife, have seen the han
py year speed by and in its coursol
bring them their hearts desire--al
child.
Again a joyous gypsy festival, the
christening Of the little gypsy prince
Again the stranger minister, who was
brought to ofIiciate at their wedding
from distant Richmond, comes.
This time there is 10 such wild rev.
elry as at the maypole wedding, which
so amazed and interested the good
man. But once again the gypsy mus.
clans play, and once again Quabba isl
drunk with Joy.
At the hillside fountain that gushcs
in a crystal stream into the hollow
trough that Is natures own christpp.
ing font the minister from Richmond
dips his fingers and sprinkles the son
of Esther and Arthur and saws. "II
christen thee Arthur Stanley Harding
Then, after the christening feast and
the strange gypsy rites by which a
man child is taken into the tribe, the
parson departs. wondering, as he has
wondered before, what strange gypsies
are these who are ruled In love and
kindness by a young king and queen
bearing every evidence In speech and
action Of education and refinement.
But that Is their secret, and the good
man respects it and goes as he has
come and says no word to any one, as
he has pledged himself to do.
When the pursuit of the murderous
thief had halted and when Blair had
been helped back to his chambers In
Stanley House the still bewildered
Smythe, duly smarting under the un.
just accusation of Blair, had retrieved
his hat and absentmindedly had placed
It upon his head.
He WINGED as he felt n sharp, heavy
object fall down within the crown and
rap him smartly on the skull. He
scratched his head and then IN milo
surprise felt his fingers entangled in (
jeweled chain. He drew 1t down anG
gazed at It, dumfounded.
MY word" he said, 'if 1t isn't the
bally old diamond from the sky
Stupid. rs Blair might think, YET
wise as the serpent, as Blair might
also think, Marmaduke Smythe tool
the great jewel and placed 1t carefully
In the inside breast pocket of his frocb
coat and then buttoned that most re
spectacle garment tightly around him
One afternoon n few days later whel
Smythe returned to his room. half bed
chamber. half oil library and Office
quarters sacred to him rs family sole
ltor of the earls OF Ssan'cr for owe
! thirty years. he found ihe present en-
busicl among the papers and docu
ments
The curious old parchment Hagar haC
given him-the gypsy family tree o
the Hurdlngs-had been tossed upol
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-12-14
THE WILSON-KITCHIN

Or ~ '
While a great many papers are
criticlsing Representative Kitchin
for his holding on to the leadership
in the House Of Representatives
while opposing the President, on the
question Of military and naval pre-
paredness, he has few friends in
tho meantime who assert that he Is
clearly within his rights The Spring
field Rcpub lean, On Independent pa.
per, comes TO his defense as follows;
Mr., Kitchius attitude, like that
of Mr.. Bryan, may be, somewhat EN-.
barrassing TO the President, but. he
is well within his. rights. from what.
ever viewpoint his case may be con-
sidered. Army and Navy bills In
Congress for years have split the
regular parties there have been
small navy men and big navy men
on both the Republican and the
Democratic sides Mr. Hobson, OF
Alabama, a Democrat, could invari
ably be depended upon to fight fol
and vote for more warships than an!
one else in Congressional life. Oh
Senator Burton, of Ohio ,da mr.
the other hand, Republicans lik'
Senator Burton, Of Ohio, and Repre-
sentatiyes Gilett and Mccall o
Massachusetts, were usually foun
in opposition TO heavy programs O
naval construction Party lines hay
not been sharply drawn in the pas
There is no reason why they shoul
be sharply drawn now. 1t follow
that Mr., Kitchin may pass the foe
leadership over TO some cplleagu
when the Army and Navy bills al
under debate and properly oppos
them as an individual member, jus
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-12-14
THANK THEE, o MY GOD!

For the rosebud's breath of beauty
Along the toiler's way;
For the violet's eye that opens
To bless the newborn day;
For the bare twigs that in summer
Bloom like the prophets rod;
For the blossoming of flowers,
/ thank Thee. o my God!
For the lifting up of mountains
In brightness and in dread;
For the peaks where snow and sun
shine
Alone have dared to tread;
For the dark or silent gorges,
Whence mighty cedars nod;
For the majesty of mountains,
thank Thee, o my God!
For the splendor of the sunsets,
Vast mrrored on the sea:
For the gold fringed clouds that cur.
tain
heavens inner mystery;
For the molten bars Of twilight,
Where thought leans, glad, yet awed;
For the glory of the sunsets,
! thank Thee, o my God!
For the earth in all its beauty,
The sky and all its light;
For the dim and soothing shadows
That rest the dazzling sight;
For unfading fields and prairies
Where sense in vain has trod;
For the worlds exhaustless beauty,
thank Thee, o my God!
For an eye of inward seeing,
A soul to know and love; rry
For these common aspirations.
That our high heirship prove;
For the hearts that bless each other,
Beneath Thy smile, Thy rod;
For the amaranth saved from Eden
I thank Thee, o my God! ID pa
For the hidden scroll o'erwritten
With one dear Name adored; '.''''
For the Heavenly in the Human,
The Spirit in the Word;
For the tokens of Thy presence.
Within, above, abroad;
For Thine own great gift of being,
thank Thee, o my God!
Lucy Larcom.