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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
MRS. PERRY PLANS
 DANCE FOR COLLEGE GIRLS

Mrs. Charles Perry has sent out in- vitations for an informal dance Satur day evening, January 1, at her home to honor her nieces. Miss Susie Perry, Miss Selina Perry, Miss Selina Robin son and Miss Mary Bowers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
MISS MANSFIELD HOSTESS
 FOR BRIDE-ELECT

Miss Mary Mansfield was hostess at an enjoyable luncheon party yesterday at her home comp,imenting Miss Estelle Dav;s. a bride-elect. Those included in the c'nr- tesy were Miss Davis, Miss Louise Veitch. Miss Ruth Golf of Augusta, Ga, Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30

The Wentworth club will meet Friday at 2:S0 o'clock with Mrs. A. l.. Reese on Tuscaloosa avenue
 The executive board of the Music Study club will hold it's regular meeting this morning at Il o'clock at Cable hall.
 The choruses of the Music Study and Treble Clef clubs will have a joint prac- tice this morning at 9:55 at the Cable hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
Has Some "Winter" Ivy

"Is there any way can find out if win- ter ivy is poisonous? I had some given to me and wish to keep it indoors if pos- sible. Mother says 1t invites poison. Have you ever heard of such a thing? I spoke to florist but he said there was no dan- ger. Can you advise me?
 'PERPLEXED."
 I know of no species of ivy which is poisonous to the touch except the rhus toxicodendron, erroneonsly called liner cury" or poison ivy" It does not belong to the ivy family. hear now for the first time of winter ivy, but incline to take the florists word for it's harmless ness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
Holiday Happenings Tn Smart World

Club Ash Hostess Last EvennMrs Compliments Debuanes At Beautiful LuncheonMiss DeBardleb Hostess For College o Yeterday-Announce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
Cleaning and Curling Feathers

''In answer to Subscriber asking how to take out peach stains and claiming she was not answered I have intended writ ing to the Corner advising her not to use the acids on linens, as they harm, not help, the articles. Such stains always dis appear when peaches are gone. Will some reader who has had this experience tell us about it? Now, may ask how I can clean and curl hat feathers I have been wearing them, but they look yellow, al- though I have washed and blued them. also tried chloride of lime Ca weak soiu- tion), but can't seem to whiten them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30

MT. and Mrs. Culpepper Exum have named their little daughter Jane Exum, for her paternal grandmother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
Oxalic Acid for Clenaing

Tn reply to few questions as to how kind of garments; Get box of oxalic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30

Miss Lucy Hinman of Atlanta is spend- ing this week with Mrs. William Vaughan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30

Dr. James l.. W. Weatherford of Hous- tonville, Ky, is guest of MT. and Mrs. J. B. Adams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
Protecting Rose Bushes in Winter

VIII you Kinuly answer the IOllOWlnS queries: How to slip and start rubber plant? How to make eaf mould? Win ter protection for rose bushes? Should they be cut down to a few inches from the ground and entirely covered? Mine have western exposure Cur lawn two years Old) is full of weeds. Is it best to dig out weeds in the spring or fall? Any suggestions will be much appreciated.
 MRS. c. E. B."
 Members who affect the stiff evergreen are requested to answer your first query. Leaf mold is made by collecting the lower strata Of dead leaves from the woods and mixing 1t with one-third as much rich earth. rubbed almost as fine as dust. then packing all together in a pit or a box sunk into the ground and leaving the mix ture to decay into a kind of vegetable loam. Having kept roses upon lawn with western exposure for thirty-odd years, venture to speak upon this point My roses-of all sorts-are mulched with stable manure and chopped straw by dig ging about the roots to depth of six inches, then packing the mixture closely about them and covering with closely matted turf, two inches thick. In former years We bound the branches together and encased them with straw woven into screens. The disadvantage of the plan was that the melted snow and ice, soak ing through the covering, froze and lin- gered there, often chilling the less hardy roses to the root. We have found the mulching system far more satisfactory. It is always better to dig up green weeds than to wait until they have cast their seeds into the earth, or if they are per ennials, the sap has sunk into winter quarters. If you wait until autumn. ex- tract every fiber of the roots. Even then the seeds are likely to spring up with the passing of the winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30

Miss Mary Sue Stillwell of Washington and Miss Frances Stillwell of St.. Louis are guests of Mrs. J. w. Stillwell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
In an Old Spelling Book

T am now s years of age. When I was a little boy was fond of a little poem with this title: My Mother It was in an old spelling book, in which learned my letters and how to say my A, B Cs. This is all can remember of it
 Who ran to catch me when fell,
 And kissed the place to make it well? My mother
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30

you will confer favor on a young old boy if you can tell him where I can get the verses. It is linked with the most sacred memories of my life. I can almost feel the pressure of those soothing lips upon the wounded spot. I thank you in advance for the courtesy of helping me to find the lost gem. s. T. S.'
 I hope and believe the time -honored rhymes will be sent to you. am more than dubious as to the possibility of trac- ing the author. The nursery jingle has always seemed to me just to have growed' la Topsy. But, if practicable, the son S3 years young shall have his wish gratified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30

Mir. and Mrs. Max Baer and sons are visiting their parents, MT. and Mrs Henry street, 2111 South Sixteenth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30

Mrs. J. Edward Hawkins left yesterday morning for Winona, Miss, to attend the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. s. C.. Rains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30

Mary Herley, Miss Virginia Clanton, Mrs. Mansfield, Mrs. Charles Dorman and Mrs. c. E. Davis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30

MT, c. W. Rains left yesterday morning for Winona, Miss, to attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs. S. c. Bains.
The Keota news., 1915-08-13
HOW ALPINES FIGHT

away ana prepare the ground for tha
Infantry and artillery. Not in . ~.
Gle instance did the Alpinas fan "a
reach their objective.
The Austrtans were surprised and
either Ned or surrendered aftar =
brief resistance. At noon every hat.
terry Of mountain artillery Wa in -.
place and shslling the Austrian for,.
On the Carnic frontier. or moro pre.
cdsely. in the Monte Nero sector. the
task entrusted to the Alpines ~
harder ana more complicated.
Probably the exact history Of N.
capture OF the dve peaks comno.sr. !.
the Monte Hero range will nevsr ~
written. but eye-witnesses maintain
that this history will be . hymn AZ
praise to the Italian Alpine troone.
General Cadorna In describing ~
capture Of Monte Poce. the nfth ~.
said the Alpines performed ~.
which nobody believed possible. The
Austrians themselves REGARDED ma
particular peak % absolutely imnre..
nable. Towards italy t. WAS nothinr
out . sheer wall. The only way Of
approach lay through deep eoree
on the northern side Of the mountain
looking toward Ple1zo. On the Ital.
ian side even . sentry was res,rded
- supernuous.
Tho only way to take the fort "a.
to scale the wall and reach the
trenches undetected. The Alpines
did Il.
companies were surprised ma Az.
patched IN their sleep. Two mora
shared the same fate. Later IA ths
day the Austrians launched ae,inst
the Italians battalion Of Hunsarian
Honved. In . desperate effort TO RI.
take the position. but the battalion
was annihilated and the bodies Of
the Husgarians are still at the bottom
Of the gorge.
The Keota news., 1915-08-13

Rome.-Ths Italian war has ~
vealed TO the world . new arm. the
"Alpinss.",
The Alpine troops are strictly IN
Italian Institution and. with the Ber-
sasiieri. form picked corps. The de-
tense Of the Alps u intrustsd to them.
First OF all an Alpine soldier u .
son Of the Alps. They are recruited
there end they are organised into
hattalions. The mountaineer Of the
Alps never wastes . shot. His mark.
manship must b infallibls or the fam.
ished wolves 'infesting the deep.
wooded gorses will destroy his herd.
When military conscription claimed
him he knew every peak. road and
track. Constant exposure to the
severe winter cold or the heat Of
the summer had hardened his mus
cles and made him inseusiblo to t.
tigue.
The training Of the Alpine includes
everything belonging to the infantry
arm and more. He IL taught how to
regard . cave % his fortress and Q
rock - . redoubt. He 10 taught
methodically and scientifically how to
climb to an almost inaccessible peak
or scale . sheer vail with the help
o. q rope and pick. Further, he
learn. how TO dynamite Q rock IN the
space Of few seconds and how to
set tons Of stones rolling down upon
the enemy climbing after him.
Tho training and fighting qualities
OF the Alpine were put to q severe
test during the advance in the Tren.
tino and Carnic frontiers, whore the
occupation Of the passes and the sum.
mits dominating them had TO be made
swiftly and effectively. The task de.
volved wholly on the Alpines ana IA.
fantry.
On May Is. at two in the morning
the revsille was sounded and the Al.
pines received the order to scale tho
summtts facing them, chase the enemy
The Keota news., 1915-08-13
IS NIGHT IN HELL

hail Of sand and stones over 10 -
they exploded.
"All the devils Of he'll seemed TO
have escaped. A fearful concert split
our ears and racked our nerves. In In.
organic. distorted rhythms and hun.
dreds Of discordant sounds the satanic
symphony roared over the country.
shrieking. bowling. grinding. rattlins
and at times almost laughing. The
earth trembled beneath our feet. more
terrors to the hellish concert above
and around 10.
At last We reached the shelter and
here. safe - In boz Of . theater. We
watched the indescribable spectacle.
We were % II In . trance. completely
carried away BY the Wild dance Of
death before our eyes. Near the bomb.
proof shelter The soldiers moved
around with serious, calm faces. The
rain Of shells and ilro seemed to have
The Keota news., 1915-08-13

no terrors for them. % they did not
even hasten their steps when they
passed . particularly dangerous spot
And . year ago most Of them were
peaceful citizens and civilians like
myself. and my colleagues. What men
war has made Of theml
"The night Of horrors seemed end
less, but at last . weak ray Of light
which fell into our shelter. and the
warbling Of . lark told 10 that morn,
Ing was near. Still the guns were
laundering and roaring. but - the
sun slowly began to rise the firing
ceased. For . few minutes not . shot
was heard and In the pale twilight my
overheated brain drew . fanciful pic
ture Of . God walking over the land
and commanding peace.
The dream was short, however
French shells came again tearing
through the air. our cannon answered
and the small guns chimed in. With.
In ten minutes the battle ragged % vio
lently again. Ill during the long night
Hell had only taken Q BREATH"
The Keota news., 1915-08-13
LIGHTNING KILLS BOY
PINE TREE PLAINLY ourLlNso
ON LAo'e DoDY.
Bolt Knocks Shannon Loonsy's Com
panlon ssnssjess. and His Body
Was Hurled Through Cleft.

western Newspaper Union News Service
Boulder. . dozen imprints il
the shape Of . pine tree was discov.
cred on the body Of Shannon Looney,
l6, of Des Moines. Iowa. when Coroner
Howe received 1t. The boy was struct
by lightning and instantly killed fou,
miles from Magnolia.
The boy had been standing under {.
pine tree with his chum. Bruce Wal
lace, of Sedalia. Mo-. when the bolt
hit It. The tree was spill: In half by
the bolt and young Looney's body was
hurled through the cleft.
He was only slightly bruised and
burned, and the distinct impressions
Of a pine tree-one Of which. on bis
chest. IL a foot long-are mysterious
The theory advanced II that the et
feet of the electricity was to bring the
blood to the surface ct several points
In the arterial system and that the a.
teries, with the veins branching out.
formed the pine tree shape.
The shock Of the bolt stunned young
Wallace. who was thrown to the
ground and remained senseless for
hours. When he recovered from bis
daxed condition he DRAGGED himself
several miles to the r. c. Schope'
ranch. and ranch hands found Loon
ey's body from his description. Wal
lace's clothes were burned.
The Keota news., 1915-08-13
German Writer Describes Visit
to Battle Front.
Every instrument Of Murder ana D.
etruetlon In Actlon-Fearful Con.
cert Splits the earo and
Rakes the Nerves.

Berlin-The Berliner Morgenpost
publishes the following vivid descrip-
ton Of the awful battles north Of
Arras BY Dr. Max Osborne. q special
war correspondent who had been at
Of the war:
with four or iive other correspond.
sats had decided to visit our ad-
vancod trenches near Arras. Two on
GERS, . captain and very young lieu.
tenant, offered to lead 10 to the outer
German positions. They Jumped into
our car and silently We sped on
through the night
After while the lights Of our auto
were extinsuished. Not . sign Of life
was discsrnible around us - We ran
along the road cautiously but swiftly.
Than We noticed Qsy shadows moving
through the darkness sinGly and IN
groups.
Suddenly our car stopped and We
had to advance afoot over the dusty.
rocky road. Great rockets swept up
through the darkness. In beautiful
curves. bursting high in the air and
sending sheaves Of IRE in all direo-
tons. Great white lamps. resembling
large moons. lighted up the country
for miles around. It seemed a. II light
houses had suddenly been built into
the air These mysterious lamps were
ltsht-bombs attached to parachutes
which keep them floating between
heaven and earth for some time.
"A moment later there was fire all
around us The artillery on both sides
had commenced its awful work. Ear
splitting. internal noise now accompa.
MED the fantastic fireworks. The dull
roar dissolved itself into innumerable
sounds and noises. With faint shrieks.
like scared little birds. the French in.
fantTy bullets whixxed over our heads,
the machine guns ratified. shrapnels
exploded with . deafening roar and
the great howitxsrs spit out their
charges with . gurgling sound. Every
instrument Of murder and destruction
was IN action.
Covered BY earthworks and sand.
hills We slowly moved along. We were
told that about this time Of the night
the battle was generally becoming
less violsnt, but after we had passed
the last houses OF village 4 veritable
hell broke loose. On . hill about fifty
yards from 10 French shell exploded,
and then another one. We tried to
reach the nearest shelter. but shells
struck on all sides Of us. moving down
the trees. tearing great craters into
the aeld and meadow and sending
The Keota news., 1915-08-13
Operation Proves Fatal.

Grand Junction.-Melvin B. Sharp
whose home was destroyed by fire 10
April, and whose six children were
rescued by heroic efforts Of neighbors
died in st. Mary's hospital. The
fatherlesH family 10 being cared for by
the county. Death was due to an op
Grafton f.,r sall stones.
The Keota news., 1915-08-13

Diind PIC Owner Convicted.
Grand Junction.-A jury convicted
n. H. Morris Of Palisade on . charge
Of selling liquor In dry territory.
The Keota news., 1915-08-13
Hur,s Bomb From Room.

Trinidad.-Whan Mrs.. Antonio 10
presto, wife Of an Aguilar saloon
keeper. woke suddenly. she saw {
bomb With = lighted fuse. neart
burned down. sputtering on the bed
room window sill on their first floor o.
the dwelling.
Awakening her husband with {
warning cry, she leaped from her bed
ran to the window. seized the bous
and threw It ~ far - she could.
The bomb struck . sand pile ant
exploded an instant later. All uppe'
windows Of the house were shattere'
by the blast, but the Loprestos wer'
uninjured.
The sheriffs office was notified AM
Dominick Di 0rassa, whom the autha
rifles charge With being. q black
mailer. was brought TO the county ja'
here. Lopresto u known TO have n
ceived warnings and demands 10
money recently. but he refuses to tai
about them to the authorities.
The Keota news., 1915-08-13


Faculty Changes at School Of Law.
Boulder.-Prof. william r. Arthur
dean Of Washington College Of Law
Of Topeka, KAN, has been appointed
professor Of Law at the University o'
Colorado law school to take the place
OF the late Prof. william H. Pease
F. @. Folsom, who for several year.
past has been part.time professor. hat
been made full professor. Announce
ment Of the reorganization was madt
By Dean John d. Fleming Of the Law
school. who becomes Thomson profes
sor Of law In accordance with the be
quest Of the late Mrs. Olivia Thomson
who left $4,000 to the university s
endow . chair In honor Of her hus
band. the late Charles Inglis Thom
son, formerly Of the Colorado Court o.
Appeals.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-02

The Thanksgiving holiday brought
home the Misses Agnes Miller, Marion
Rummele and Helen Rankin who are
attending school at Rockford III.
Miss Monica Conway, Kindergarten
teacher in the local schools has return.
Ell after spending her Thanksgiving
vacation with her parents in Milwau-
k,e.
Miss Margaret daughter OF Judge o.
NJ. Torrison, of Chicago, and her friend
Miss Margaret Coop were guests at the
home of Aron Torrison for Thanks
giving.
Mrs. II. L. Markham entertained at
an afternoon party in honor OF Mrs.
Char es Fischer, of New York who has
been guest in this city and who has
| returned home.
Thos. Frank, son Mr.. and Mrs Nicho-
las Frank OF Mishicott received a seri-
GUS injury to to his eye from piece OF
wood while playing. The boy was
taken to Chicago for treatment.
JOS Hubs Of Married., who was shot
t KeIlnersvile Thanksgiving day
died in the hospital in this city. He
was 10 years OF age. His remains
were taken to Married..
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Mangn have
returned from their farm in Alberta
Canada. Mr.. Mangin reports having
a bumper crop this year, threshin.
as nigh as 90 bushels to the acre.
The Thanksgiving program given at
the Cleveland school of which Miss
Mae Clark is teacher was largely at
tended. Atty. John Healy of this city
gave the principal address and some
vocal solos were rendered by Mrs.
Healy.
| DR.. f. J. Bast passed through here
for St. Nazianz Wednesday morning Oh
his return from st, Paul. where he was
,lled on account of the illness ut a
| brother. He will be in Valders again
on Tuesday as usual.
A woman writes to the medical con
t outor of the Philadelphia Evening
Telegraph to ask (D WHAT will develop
hips? (2) What will develop the bust?
The reply is: a. Such exercises as rae
ing and jumping. Join a gymnasium
or practice outdoor sports vigorously,
e. Massage. Eat plenty of hot, rich,
greasy, starchy, highly seasoned foods,
sweets, pastries, chocolates, gravies
and soups. OF course, the fir inquirer
! decided to do without hips.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-02
Fiqhtina Moles.

Two men were walking toward a
camp in the Adirondacks.
"Just look at that titanic fight" said
one.
The other, n native, turned his head
slowly. "Moles," he said. "ThcyE
kill each other. Watch EN-"
Titanic would have been the word
for that struggle had the combatants
been Of any size except the tiny things
they were. Apparently for no reason
whatever these dainty bits of fur that
furnish the softest known covering for
woman had fallen upon each other
with the greatest fury at the entrance
Of run and paid not the slightest at
tention to the men who approached
within few feet.
One had hold at the shoulder, the
other nearer the throat, and through.
out the long battle they never changed
grips, but hung on like bulldogs, each
braced and pulling In the opposite di-
rection. So it was merely question
which skin would tear first Soon both
became quiet, and it was found they
were dead.
1T always ends that way" said the
native, zone or both dead Come on.
It's five miles yet"-New York World.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-02
The Wonderful Telephone.

A telephone conversation Is an In
Simultaneous process. Sound travels at
the snail's pace of 1,1G0 feet per sec.
ond. but the telephone message leaps
over the wires at the rate Of $4,000
miles per second. A Hello" travelling
through the air at the ordinary sound
rate. II such thing were possible,
from New York to San Francisco would
make the trip in four hours. The
faintest Hello" into the transmittcr
ut New York strikes clear and distinct
upon the ear Of the receiver I'm San
FRANCISCO just one-0ftecnth OF u second
later. A breath against a metal disk
changes air waves into electrical cur
rents, and these. In less than the pro.
verbal twinkling Of an eye, reproduce
at the other end of the line, more than
1000 miles away, identical sound
ayes.-Leslie's.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-02
Generosity,

1t often happens that men are very
generous with their money, but stingy
with their heart They will give hun.
dreds and hundreds OF dollars TO the
church or charity, but not spare a kind
word to their neighbor next door or to
the man who comes to collect a bill
a man who Is generous in giving to
good causes neutralizes his generosity
when he Is grouchy, peevish, ovcrbcar.
Ing or insulting. We often hear about
tainted money. There Is such thing
and in no instance more manifest than
where a mean, snarly, spleenful man
gives sum Of money to a good cause
1t ought to be refused. Ii viii do no
good. The track Of the serpent IS over
1t all. People should understand that
a generous gift cannot cover up their
surly natures. This Is the reason so
many generous gifts turn out without
a single generous influence for the
good.-OhiO State Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-02
LaiIdren's Pets.

Luther Burbank voices his sentl-
ments In favor Of children's pets in his
system of Training the Human
Plant" Every child should have mud
pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tad
poles, frogs, mud turtles, eldCrberries,
wild strawberries, acorns, chcstnuts.
trees to climb, brooks to wade in, wa
ter lilies. woodchucks, bats, bees, but
terilies, various animals to pet, hay.
fields. pine cones, rocks to roll, sand,
snakes, huckleberries and hornets, and
any child who has been deprived OF
these has been deprived OF the best
part OF his education. BY being Well
acquainted with all these they come
into the most intimate harmony with
nature, whose lessons are, OF course
natural and wholesome"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-02
HOME CIRCLE COLUMN,

WHAT HAVE WE DONE TODAY?
We shall do so much in the years to
come,
But Whist have we done TODAY?
We shall give our gold in princely
sum,
But what did we give today?
We shall lift the heart and dry the
tear,
We shall plant hope in the place OF
fear,
We shall speak the words of love and
cheer,
But what did We speak today?
We shall be so kind in the after-a-
while,
But what lave we been today?
We shall bring to each lonely life a
smile,
But what have we brought today2
We shall give to truth agrander birth,
And to steadfast faith deeper worth,
We shall feed the hungering souls OF
earth,
But whom have we fed today?
We shall reap such joys in the by and
by,
But what have we sown today?
We shall build us mansions in the sky,
But what have we built today?
"Tis sweet in idle dreams to bask,
But here and now do we our task?
Yes, this the thing our soul must ask
"What have we done today?o
Nixon Waterman