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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

WANTED-Good, all around cook for res taurant; no transportation furnished. Write Bushs American Cafe, Colum- bus. Miss. 1-T-7t WANTED-White boy for vegetable ped ding wagon; colored woman. first class cook. will furnish room; white lobby porter, hotel out city; white housekeep- CT, for couple works out Room 626, Chamber Commerce Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
FOR SALE

TI, f>oSit acres good, fertile land with weli-built Groom house; only ! blocks from l.. Ss N. station; has big variety fruit trees; also strawberries and grapes; espe- cially adapted for trucking and poultry. Price. s165Q, on very easy terms. rhone Fastb,1rn. Main 4goo .l-12-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
ONE CENT A WORD

R RATEs-One cent a word a day: no ad.
 taken for less than :5c for first inser-
 ton. Cash must accompany order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

WANTED-To hear from owner of good farm for sale; send cash price and de- scription. D. F. Bush, Minneapolis,
 Minn. 12-17-1-7-2-4-3-l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

FOR SALE
 TOR sGTEccG> sood ~-5-sfr-->-T s-ssforrS. s-roon, home in a town of 300 people OH Southern railroad. and 40 acres of fine land adjoining the town limits; will trade for cottage in city; see me about 1t. J. w. Brazeal, with II. D. Williams Realty Co.,, 1903 Jeff ferson Bank Bldg. Main 2S5.
 1-24- t-su- -tu- tn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

ONE CENT A WORD

RATES-One cent a word \ day; no ad.
 taken for less than 26c for first inser-
 tion. Cash must accompany order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
ONE CENT A WORD
WANTED
Scoop

HATES-One cent a word day; no ad.
 taken for less than 25c for first inser-
 tiOn. Cash must accompany order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
JOB PRINTING

BELL PRINTING co.
 2O2lk Third Ave. Commercial Printing and quick delivery q speciality. Telephone 1o7% Mail orders special attention. n-D-u
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
ONE CENI A WORD
FOR RENT-ROOMS

RA1ES-One cent a word day; ad
 taken for less than 25c for first inser- tion. Cash must nccompany order
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

WE brush each suit thoroughly before pressing and guarantee to keep spots out of your clothes. Empire Cleaning and Pressing Co. Main 3l.
 l-2i-5t thu-stl- tu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

SELECT any overcoat in our stock and hand us 3l0. Marc Link. 1911 1st Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
FOR SALE lR EXCHANGE

FOR SALE
 OR EXCHANGE For negro lots, good Broom cottage at Powderly. What have you to offer?
 E. J BURNS CO, 4o6 American Trust Bldg, Phone i66 FOR SALE-Ford runabout In perfect condition; terms cash. Call Main 4033.
 1-2S-4t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

SHAVING 10c dG 1928 1fh ave, icSScfff WE sharpen safety razor blades better than new, 25c dozen. Send them parcel
 post. Robert Prowell Stove Co. Bir- mingham, Ala 6-l4-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
BUSINESS CHANGES

CHICAGO manufacturer wants live sales managers for fast selling article; must be able show good past record ; should pay 5000 to 5000 first year; re- quires $500 to $500 fully secured; don't answer unless you can qualify. See MT. Shields, Tutwiler Hotel, secretary
 1-2S-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

FOR SALE-One five passenger auto mobile. in good condition, cheap tor cash Birmingham Auto Top Co.
 1-26-3s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

WE buy second hand clothes, shoes. for
 cash. Phone 1881. 2l1G Second. l-20-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

THE AVALON-Warm. peasant. outside rooms; modern convenienccs; moderate Irices; baths free. 2I0J 9th ave. 7-12-tf WANTED-To rent to suitable party a
 comfortable suite of rooms. with sleeping porch. southern exposure; also one single room with private
 bath; in furnace heated homo on Highland ave-; with or without board.
 Apply 2177 Highland ave. Phone Main
 239S-J. 11-17-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
WANTED--AGENTS

THE Protective Life Insurance company's
 recent audit by the insurance depart
 ment of Alabama shows that 1t has doubled its assets, also its policy re- serves. also it's surplus in three years. It wants R few intelligent, industrious local agents in the Birmingham terri tory 1-27-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

FOR SALE-In Norwood, new Groom bungalow with oak floors in living room and dining room; has furnace heat, handsome electric fixtures and is beautifully papered; 50-foot ftont- age; one and a half blocks from car line; price s3750; easy terms. H D. Williams Realty Co.,. 12o3 Jeff ferson Bank Bldg. Main 2S5.
 1-24- St -su- -tu-th
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

Plans are being made by the ladies of inc First Presbyterian church to hold a white sale in the near future and the fol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28

WE will build you a home. Birming-
 ham Building and Imp. Co.,. 4l4-15-l6 American Trust Bldg 1-16-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-28
FOR SALE

TALK WITH ALAN JEAIISON.
 1903 Jeff. Co. Bank Bldg. g.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
Thomas Edison - School
Composition BY Herman
Carlson

Thomas Edison Is among our Amer
lean inventors. He was born in Milan,
Ohio, February II, 1S47. His early
education was given to him by his
mother and from reading books. When
he was IL years old he secured posi-
ton as newsboy on the railway and
published a little paper called the
'Grand Trunk Herald" in the baggage
car of the train on which he Travelled.
At length he became interested IN
electricity and studied it at night and
whenever he had time and yet he de-
veloped into an expert In electric ma
chinery and soon became operator at
many Canadian stations. While In In.
dianapolis he invented his automatic
repeater from which messages can be
sent from one wire to another without
an intervening operator. His duplex
telephone was invented at Boston. At
ter about five years he located at Men
10 Park New Jersey and is often spok-
en- of as the Wizard of Menlo Park.
He has taken out over one hundred
patents on inventions and improve
ments along different lines of instru.
ments and machinery. Some of his in,
ventions are telephone, improvements
on the electric light, phonograph, cleo.
trio pen and many other things. He is
now at work on a piece of electrical
machinery which will aid the United
States in modern warfare.
Herman Carlson, age 49,
Dudley, Iowa, Route l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
- TRUE STORY ABOUT MYSELF
CONTEST"

Dear Juniors To-day we have a
real story written by nine year old
Junior. Well. after reading Wanita S
story We decided to have True Story
About Myself contest
We feel sure that all the Juniors
know some interesting little episode
about themselves that will make an
Interesting story. The contest will
open today and close Tuesday, June
8. Select prizes from among the fol-
lowing articles: Souvenir spoon,
fountain pen. book, knife, ball and bat,
big nag, doll, box Of candy or roller
skates.
The Juniors can also write short
stories on the following subjects:
Kindness to Animals.
When the Elephant Ran Away.
I Cleaning Up the Schools and Homes.
: A Summer Trip.
Vacation at Grandmother's.
Select prizes from among the fol-
lowing articles: A big flag, box of
candy. ball, bat, roller skates, knife,
book or doll.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
Waunita Smith Tells
Really True Story

Dear Juniors las I have never writ.
ten to you before I will write real
story.
Once upon q time little girl three
years old went with her papa to the
elevator to get corn. Her papa told
her not to follow him but she did, and
she fell into big hole fifteen feet
deep to tho basement. Her papa could
hear her as she went down striking
against the heavy boards. A man ran
down below and found this little girl
standing on her feet.
Her papa carried her home and call
ed tho doctor. She only had one black
spot on her side. Her papa and her
mamma, who was living then, were SO
scared
Now can you guess who this little
gil was? Well, will tell you. 1t
was I. am nine years old now and
live with my grandma and grandpa.
My mamma died three years ago last
July.
My papa is going to school at Ames.
AS my story is getting long 1 will
close.
Waunita Smith, Age 9.
Blakesburg, Iowa.
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When the Elephant Ran
Away = BY Vergil
Emery Randolph
Dear Juniors:

Dear juniors: '.S.
I have not written for some time. l
will write about when the elephant ran
away. -
Once there was an elephant who with
several others had been captured and
taken into a circus. The elephant was
dissatisfied with a circus life. 80 one
night all the elephants planned TO
break out and run away. There was
one who was chosen leader OF the
runaway elephant party. They were to
start at night and go out into the
county. One night they started out.
They broke through the side Of the
tent and started for the open country
and went several miles, until they
were tired, but they were overjoyed at
finding themselves free from the circus.
But after a while they became hum
cry and could find nothing to eat, SO
after searching about and finding no
food of anv sort. they determined to
give up the runaway expedition and
went back to the circus. When they
came back where the cooks were cook
ing soup for the circus people the ele-
plants drove the cooks away and ate
all the soup, as they were about fam
ished. The owner Of the circus came
around and saw what the elephants
were doing and said: "Ah, you like
soup. do you; well, you may have all
YOU like after this" So the runaway
elephants went along with the circus
and were contented afterwards
Virgil Emery Randolph, age 13,
Milton, Ia, r. No. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
Ernestine Jones on Her Trip
to Arkansas

Dear Juniors:-I will write and tell
you Of my trip to Arkansas and Okla
homa.
Papa, mamma and I went to visit
papa's sisters at Mena, Ark, and
Shawnee, Okla. We left here Wednes'
day morning and reached Mena Thurs
day afternoon. We visited my aunt,
uncle, and cousin a few days and also
some friends.
At the natural park at Mena we saw
some deer, owls and other birds. There
is natural spring which bubbles up
and forms a lake. There are some
large swans which swim in 1t. A
cutie little bungalow Is built for the
swans in the middle of the lake on a
sand bar.
My aunt and cousin at Mena went
to Shawnee, Okla, with us. 1t was
warm enough for us to be out OF doors
with out wraps. We had a pleasant
time and returned home In about ten
days.
Coming home we saw many cotton
fields which hadn't been picked. We
also saw(many bales Of cotton at diff
ferent stations ready to be shipped.
The atmosphere was mild when we
left Oklahoma When we reached
Kansas City, Mo-, it was very cold
AS my letter is getting long will
close.
Earnestine Jones, Age IL.
1912 Locust ST., Ottumwa, iowa
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One of Nora's Schoolmates
Moves to Milton

Dear Juniors:-I am going to write
you letter as have not written for
some time. l am going to tell you
about my school,
I 60 to Concord church No. 8. My
teachers name is May Hagan. I like
her fine. My studies are music, his
tory, arithmetic, grammar, physiol-
ogy, geography and spelling.
There are twenty scholars that come
to our school. There are two of our
scholars that are going to move away
Their names are Howard and Francis
Alexander. They are going to move to
milton soon.
Fay Davis is going to move but not
soon. guess she will finish this term
of schol out. Our school will soon be
out. It will be seven months of school
for us. Well as my letter is getting
long will close.
Nora Newman, Age IA.
Hedrick, Iowa, Route No. 2.
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The Kidnaper = BY LA
Eakins
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
The children were afraid at first but
their fear changed to Joy at that be-
cause they knew the detective was
looking for them.
There was an old man who took
us away one night while we were play
ing hide-an- go-seek," said Blanche
I'll bet you are the very children we
are looking for" said the man thought
fully
s'Oh, want my mamma SO bad" said
Robert. the little boy, tearfully
"All right, come along children and
you shall all soon see your mothers. He
walked back to where the other man
was standing and spoke a few words
which the children could not under
stand. =
He then went to the window and
bought some tickets and when the
train came in they all got on and went
home.
After the children had been gone
about an hour an old man came run
ming around the depot and said his
children were gone. He described them
and man who had come on the last
train said that three Of the children he
described were his. He then called a
policeman and he took the man to Jail.
The policeman had been hunting this
man for a long time because he had
stolen some money before this and soon
his trial came off. He was put in the
penitentiary for number Of years.
The mothers Of the children were
very glad to have them back again.
LA Eakins, age 49,
818 Wabash Ave-. Ottumwa. Iowa.
(The End)
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Hot Roasted Peanuts :
School Composition BY
Marjorie Taylor

It was the man on the corner that
cried this to you. AS he cried he SEM
an oven round and round in which
peanuts were roasting. After they were
roasted they were put in little paper
sacks and were ready for sale. Most
neople have eaten peanuts but very
few know how they are grown.
They do not grow on vines, nor
bushes nor trees but under ground.
very much like a potato. The people OF
the south call them COOLERS.
The largest crops or peanuts are
grown in Virginia, North Carolina and
Tennessee They are best grown IN
warm country and are used greatly Tor
food. Perhaps 1t would interest you
very much to see some growing IN your
garden. For seed you would have to BUY
them before they are roasted, You
should plant them as you plant corn.
On the southern plantations they
have a machine for Smelling and plant
ing which can plant eight acres day.
When it starts to grow it looks like
clover When the soldiers from the
south were marching through Ohio
they would often make raid on a
clover field because they would be-
lieve it was COOLERS till they had pull
ed sornr UP by the roots. When the vino
is eight or ten inches tall it will begin
to blossom. They they should be care
fully covered with soil taking care to
have a small end in the sunlight.
Then after q while 1T will begin to
blossom Then when these blossoms
fade away sharp pointed stems appear
and these bury themselves in the
ground and that is where the nut will
grow. The plants need very little culti-
walton to keep them free from weeds
until they are we'll started, Then they
grow 80 rapidly that they will crowd
out all other vegetation. The nuts are
ripe in October. Then the farmers on
| the plantations run a plow under the
row to separate the vines.
This work can be done with hoe
| in your gardens, but you should select
q warm day. Then the vines remain on
the poles for several days until thor
oughly dried. Then the pickers come
with their baskets and pick them nuts
One vine will yield over one hundred
nuts. You would probably have u very
much smaller crop In your garden un
less the season Is very warm and dry
In the southern states where they raise
SO many acres Of nuts they ship them
away to be prepared for market. Then
| they are put into big iron cylinders
where all the imperfect ones are separ-
ated from the others. Then they are
| polished and poured out on table. Ir
this factory there may be numbers OF
little girls at work, perhaps twenty lit
| tie girls are seated at one table where
the nuts are cleaned and polished. The
little girls pick out all the dark colore6
ones, and these are sold to candy
maker who shells them to- make nut
candies. -4,E
On circus day men are often seer
on the corners Of streets selling pea
nuts. They do not need to be treat
| on that day. This Is the last Of the Ions
process Of the growing Of peanuts.
Marjorie Taylor, age II,
Charlton, Iowa, r. 7.
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Jock0's Washing

Jocko sat on tho kitchen window sill
in brown study. He was Watching
Betsey do her washing. After while
she took the basket and went out to the
clothes line. She never thought Jocko
was trying to learn to wash; but what
do you think that monkey did?
Part Of the clothes, already washed
and boiled, were left in the rinsing tub
There was a large wash, and Betsy
could not carry all at once. Jocko took
these, one by one, and pumped them
into the dirty suds. Then he looked
round for the soap. He could not md
It, Betsey had left it in the tub.
But no matter. There was plenty OF
black coal in the scuttle on tho hearth !;
and for aught he knew, that would an
swer just as well. So he took up piece
rubbed 1t on the clothes, and scrubbed
them on the washboard.
Some clean towels and dishcloths lay
on the dresser, and In they went, too.
Jocko was working with . will, wash
Ing everything he could lay his paws
on, when he saw from the window
Betsy coming back.
OF course he was helping her very
much: but people are not always CRATE
full when they have reason to be. and
he was doubtful In her case. There
might be q difference Of opinion, and
he was determined to finish the wash
ing. There was bolt on the kitchen
door. Jocko sprang to the door, and
slipped the bolt In twinkling. Then
he went back to his tub and washed
away.
Betsey found herself locked out, and
knew mischief was up. She shook and
pounded the door, scolded and coaxed,
all to no purpose. She went round to
the window, but that was fastened
down; and she was 30 fat and clumsy
she could hardly have managed to
climb in, even If 1t had been open.
Again she coaxed. again she scolded
and shook her fist at him. Jocko doub-
led his brown paw and shook it at her,
grinned and chartered, and scrubbed
harder than ever.
Poor Betsey fairly cried. and no
wonder. After all her hard work. to see
her clean clothes sopped in dirty suds
and daubed with coal. Jocko had
thrown in the bluing- bag and the salt
salt-cellar and all-for he had seen her
use salt in washing dress, to set the
color. And her dismay was complete
when he snatched up some delicate lace
collars and cambria handkerchiefs and
threw them in pell-mell with the rest.
By this time Betsey's mistress had
heard the knocking from her room. She
came downstairs stopped Jocko's pro-
ceedings, and opened the door.
Jocko was kept out Of the kitchen on
Monday mornings ever afterward.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
What Happened to the Eggs
in an Incubator
Dear Father and Mother:

Dear Father and Mother:
I received your letter saying that
you enjoyed the trip to Chicago
One day I set the incubator and
when I went down cellar the lamp
was very high. I opened the incuba-
tor and pulled out the egg tray ct had
one hundred and thirty-f1ve eggs in
it, and, snap, there were only nifty
eggs that were not broken. The tray
had broken in two pieces and half OF
1t fell on the floor
looked down and there lay the
thermometer. 1t registered one hun
dred and twenty degrees. That
wouldn't any more than cook them,
would 1t.
I threw out all the eggs and cleaned
up the floor and set the incubator back
in the corner and decided wouldn't
set it any more until you folks got
back.
I've had quite few troubles since
you left.
The second was when the COW
kicked the milk bucket the other
night. Perhaps I had better explain.
I went down to the barn to milk
the other night. The cows were
kicking around when drove them
into their stalls.
sat down to milk that big red one
first and the first thing knew l was
picking myself up way back in the
corner. I thought would let her go
for while.
t@ II w q
faced one. l was just about through
milking when she started to kick. l
fell over backwards and the milk
bucket came my way and landed
right down over my head.
felt like was drowned.
That was all the trouble had with
them and 1 was glad of It.
went out to the hen-house last
night and Just as l opened the door
something hit me right In the face.
That nearly scared me to death, but
/ stepped on in and found out that
one Of the hens had got hung up on
a wire above the door and while flop
ping around had hit me in the face.
turned her loose.
commenced to hunt for the eggs
and stuck my hand in under a hen
and l thought something had bitten
me but found that straw had stuck
under my finger nail.
Next, went out to feel the hogs and
while feeding one Of the old sows got
excited in some way and ran between
my legs and upset me in mud puddle.
I feel like quitting.
Your loving son,
Reynold Cyrus Murdoch, Age H.
Keosauqua, la.
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Should Capital Punishment
Be Abolished ~ By Rey-
nolds Cyrus Murdoch

It has been said by great men that
a man who takes his own life Is not IN
his right mind
What Is the state Of mans mind
when he takes the life Of another, eltn-
er in murder, self defense or as an Of
ficer of the law, serving the death pen
atty on g criminal? .sl
which TO my mind Is nothing. but tenn
porary insanity, unless It be done by
a robber or other criminal to sheio
their crime or to make their escape.
The second is the first law of nature
preservation of sell.
The third is the discharging OF the
officers duty. ~. 8.
Is 1t right?
Is it wrong? ~.
Is It Justice or should capital punish
ment be abolished?
Does the punishment unoo the
crime No. It only leaves mother,
mourn a son, q brother or a husband
disgraced by felon's death.
Does capital punishment give any
iov or comfort to the friends of the one
against whom the crime was commit
ted? It should not.
In early times. the Indians and also
men of our own race In some OF tne
| mountain feuds felt rewarded In taxing
a life for a life, but in this day and
civilized age and in Christian natlon
| should we do likewise or should we lei
the criminal live. not with the freedom
and enjoyment Of citizen, but as an
inmate Of prison or rOformatoryT
Here he would live to regret the ac'
| he had committed.
Would this not be a more humane
punishment?
Let his own conscience punish. him.
Do not hasten death but rather helr
| prepare for death.
reynolds Cyrus Murdoch, age "A.
Keosauqua, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
Early History of. America
= By Helen BOwn

When the first Englishmen came to
America to live they found the ground
covered with snow and the forests
full of Indians.
The Indians were very much fright
ened to see white people. The white
people got permission from the king
of England to settle in America.
The first winter was very cold and
some Of the people froze to death and
they built little log houses for the win
ter and then spring came and the In
dams became friendly with the white
people and showed them how to plant
corn and times we're not 80 hard for
for them.
The king sent officers over who gov
erned the white people. At last some
of the laws became so unjust that the
colonists refused to obey them. Then
followed the Revolutionary war in
which the United States under Gener-
al Washington drove the kings sold.
iers away and forced the king to let
them make their own laws.
In time there were thirteen united
colonies. Then they decided to call
themselves the United States which
means very much to us and now there
are forty-eight states instead Of thir-
teen.
The white people at first had many
Indian wars, we'll the Indians became
so friendly the white people feared
them no longer. Then the white PEG.
pie set day in which everybody were
busy getting ready for the next day
The next day they were going to have
feast in which they invited the In
dams and after the feast they had a
prayer in which they gave thanks to
God for doing what they did for them
and to this day it is called ThanKsgiv
ing day. We celebrate it yet to re-
member the first white people who
came to our country.
Helen Bown, Age IL.
300 z. Fourth st., Ottumwa, Iowa