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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
HIRD FAMILIES SMALL THIS YEAR

From the Baltimore News
 Anyone would imagine with each mother bird laying from three to nine eggs to clutch and most of them raising two fam ines Tn season that it ought not be any time before there should be countless ieathered mites in the fields and woods Study their ways and life histories. how ever, and you will soon become convinced rhat despite all this, it is wonder that most species are able to hold their own.
 AS matter of fact it is apparent that nature has so adjusted the offsprinr ,f each species that, counting upon natural causes, there will survive each season inst enough to keep the species in its place. If is when unnatural causes, such as man, steps In that the balance is broken and d species begins to decrease and in some instances becomes extinct
 Most of our smaller birds have short lives. Their migrations each spring and fall take heavy toll from their number. The weddings fall by the wayside and die this being natures method of throw- Ing the perpetuity of the species upon the strong, full powered birds alone.
 Each winter storm takes it's toll of bird lie and heavy showers during the breed ing season greatly increase the mortality.
 Then, too the wild birds are not as close or tlreless sitters as our own barnyard ciddies so that unusually cool weather chi'ls the eggs, and it is not always that tul matches are had. I have noticed this fact, especially the present breeding sea- son. The bluebirds that nestled in the pack or my home matched only two young sters from the four eggs. A pair of Caro- Ina wrens brought out only pair from the same number of eggs One Jennie Wren apparently had a full brood of six while another had to be satisfied with quartet of little brown scamps Robin prooos are nearly all one bird at least shy this year, and the ratio bears out among the catbird, wood thrush and chipping sparrow families that have come under my observation this year.
 Unfortunately in addition to these nat ural reasons why our bird life never in creases rapidly, despite many and large proods, through the agency of man many other trials and tribulations have been added to the others, so that now. after many years of the unnatura! struggle for existence, We find that we have only about one-tenth 9 the number of birds we should have in our fields and gardens
 It Is after realization of this fact that at present wave of interest in our bird life has swept over the entire country and men and women everywhere are do- ing their best to remove these man-made oinicuities that have if the past stood in the way Of the natural increase in our bird population. Milady has to quite an ex- tent forsaken the feather as a hat orna- ment; the gun has given way to the cam era, and the small boy now learns at school how to build bird boxes instead of spending the afternoons climbing trees and robbing nests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
Increased Activity

"There Is now much evidence of busi- ness improvemen to be seen here," re- marked c. M. Brown. manager for the Royal Typewriter company, and my line has naturally come in for a considerable increase in sales.
 ''One sign of better conditions is the fact that business concerns have of late begun to take on more stenographers, and our employment department has been kept especially busy Large firms are em- ploying more stenographers and some business being transacted is such as to justify added expense for the sake of greater efficiency. Business in all de- partments is now humming."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
Good Times Ahead

Business conditions here have been inn proving rapidly all summer and l feel sure that Birmingham will have more prosperity between now and Christmas than it has had in any similar period in pianos and organs. Last fall business iE my line was at standstill and 1t was yet very dull in the early part of the year. But there has been q wonderful improvement recently. August has been good month and September will be still better
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
As to Cotton

c. H. Jones, who has removed from Meridian to Birmingham, is one of the best known men in the cotton trade. He represents the McFadden agency and will be a decided acquisition to Birmingham's s large contingent of busy men.
 When asked yesterday about the prob able range of the cotton market this fall, MT. Jones laughed and said: An easier question please. claim to know q good deal about cotton, but as to what prices will rule a few weeks hence, might prove to be a poor guesser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
Drnmn League

The Birmingham center of the Drama league will do a great work here during the coming season in in ducing the public to patronize all high class plays" said Carl H. Milan
 'We were successful in our efforts to have Forbes-R Robertson booked for the Jefferson and to have him present Hamlet" here. As a matter of course, the great English actor-the greatest
 will draw packed house. But we are going to do our best to have all fine attractions draw"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
NOT FOR LONG.

NOT FOR LONG. Not for long the old fly swatter Will be wielded right and left, Not for long of earthly comfort Shall we struggle on bereft. Soon will autumn breezes blowing Wake our sluggard souls anew, And we'll say farewell to summer, Though we'll miss her skies of blue. Not for long the heat waves rising From the hot and dusty street, Not for long at every corner Wilted mortals we shall meet. Soon shall winters frosty tonic Make the blood course through our
 veins And we'll hear the tempests raging And the thunder of the rains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
SICKNESS ON THE STAFF.

"Who is that ferocious looking man at the corner desk?"
 That's our religious editor"
 He doesn't look the part"
 Relieve me- he doesn't feel it, either. This Is his day off"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
AGAINST HER pRINoIpLEs

From the New Orleans States
 Just as We expected the American ambassador to Russia says the report or his resignation is unfounded Of course It is. good democrat may die, or get fired from his job, but he never resigns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
PLAIN WORDS.

PLAIN WORDS. T like to see man tolerant" So do I, under certain circumstances. For instance?"
 If he's tolerant of other peoples feel ings because he realizes that he is weak himself, bless him. But if he is tolerant because he thinks himself strong man who should bear with the follies of his weaker brothers, drat himp'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
HEREDITY.

You claim to be prohbitionist yet you take precious good care of your mint bed"
 "Oh, I inherited that mint bed" re- piled MT. Jagsby, with a crafty look.
 Indeed? And dare say you also in- herited what goes with it.''
 And that is?'
 "A thirst"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
A GREEN TEA FOR THE BLUES

From the Brooklyn Standard Union
 The eating of grass by Nebuchadnez- the present-day discovery that hay tea made from alfalfa is one of the best forms of nourishment for human beings and a sure cure for the blues
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
HAD EITHER WAY

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
 MT. Barnes of New York refers to Col onel Roosevelt as the Bismarck of Amer ica." This seems q violation of neutrality either way you look at it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE.

DOESN'T DISCRIMlNATE. Miss Flubdub is the most enthusiastic tives are superlatives."
 T wouldn't object to that so much, If she didn't apply the same adjective to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
MAYBE A LITTLE sHRAPNEl.

From me 11UdHtOH FCst.
 Gen Hugh Scott seems to be able to rub Villas hair the right way. but who 1T. the mischief can stroke the Carranza whiskers without evoking a snarl from that ccnsummate old nuiaancs?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

The reply of the United Stntes to Aus tria's protest against the shipping of war supplies to the allies leaves nothing more to be said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

An elevator operated by compressed air Ill Chicago. The car is inclosed in a tower of steel and plate glass 214 feet high and 30 feet in diameter. It is fitted
 into the shaft like the carrier in a pneu- matic tube and is capable of holding 125 passengers. It is lowered and raised in the same way that an engine piston is driven in a cylinder by steam pressure
 There are no cables or pulleys, the car being literally blown to the top of the tube by compressed air which is forced into the tower beneath it by pumps driven by two electric motors. The air pressure amounts to about one-fourth pound to the square inch, giving a lift ing force of more thaH 25,00o pounds It is said that the tower contains 15O,0 900 tons of steel, more than 1900 separate window sashes and about 15.0OO small plate gIass panes which permit passengers to see in all dii ections. The glass is ale to stand pressure of 10 pounds to the square inch. so there is no danger of it's being blown out. The trip to the top of the shaft is made in about two and half minutes. The speed in descending de- penGs on the load. Rotary fans at the bottom of the shaft allow the air to escape slowly and the car is lowered on a. pneumatic cushion. Port-holcs at the up- per part of the tower permit theair to osea pc when the elevator reaches the top.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

Texans on the gulf coast remember the Galveston flood so well that when there is an unusually high tide they take to the hills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

Chicago police arrested 300 crooks in two days, but few towns have such a large crook population to draw from.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

naval expert says the United States reeds 300 submarines. presumably the kind that are not always laid up for re- rairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

If the dog population of constantinople were decreased by aerial bombs there would be little cause for mourning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

General Villa appears to be as enthus- astically in favor of peace as he ever was for war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
ABOUT BREST LITOVSK

them uncomfortable. Brest Litovsk is regarded in Russia as the most powerful individual stronghold in the empire'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
CRUCIAL.
From the Washing

From the Washington Post
 The crucial test of MT. Bryan's popu- larity will come when he discusses the personalities of grape juice with Ml- waukee audience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
ALABAMA PRESS

Montgomery Advertiser: Resolve. and thou art free said Henry W. Longfel- lew. The American people took Henry at his word and have been passing sen sational resolutions ever since. Huntsville Daily Times: Alabama as the first in the roll of states stands first in matchless development There is noth ing strange about this. -It is perfectly nat ural because both environment and oppor tunity here make it so
 Anniston Evening Star: The Russians are the greatest sacrifice hitters in tba world but they are exceedingly short m pinch htters.
 Gahsden Daily Times News: There are stiil l9 days on the legislature calendar at Montgomery, but the working days are lar between. as so much time is taken mn In consideration of bills in the committee rooms. There may yet be split session
 Montgomery Times. Representatjve Shapiro seems to be in touch with ma Jority of the citizens of Birmingham when he led the fight for the condemnation of the waterworks plant of that city. He says he represents the people of Brming- ham and not the waterworks plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

A musical comedy star nowadays can hardly look her press agent in the face unless she has looped the loop in an aero- plane at least once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
soMEwHA'r sruanoRn

from the St. Louis Post-Dspatch
 compared with Carranza the Missouri mule is a gentle compliant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

While the fleet is playing it's war game off New York, work on submarines should De expedited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

The psychological moment for going after Russian trade seems to be at hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

The philosopher who wrote about the battle of tine ants little dreamed how much more savage mankind would make modern war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

Those coal miners in Wales are still grumblng. They don't realize that dig ing coal for ones country is vastly more rtmur era!ive than digging trenches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
IN STYLE.

This is a fine way for you to come home!" said Mrs. Twobble, witheringly.
 "Yesh, tis, m dear" replied MT. Twob- ble, trying to look important. "Frien brought me home in his limoushine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

The "gouging' scandals at Annapolis were thoroughly aired. They needed it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

Lord Northcliffe is now assailing the rev national register of Great Britain. His ludship wields the cudgels more tire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
THE USUAL RESULT.

But. Miss Teacher, you do not realize what conflagration is raging in my heart.'
 Surely. MT. Dubson, you don't expect ne to extinguish it by marrying your"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

i Niagara Falls that she applies to plate of ice cream"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

To make matters worse. along comes the hay fever season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

President Wilson still declines to com every time the subject is brought up he is strongly suspected of wishing to say, Tut, tut,'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
DIR, WILEY AND HATS

Though backward nation, the Chinese show remarkable aptitude for graft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

BEGINNING OF THE DAY-rhe worlds greatest illustrations of courage have been shown at the many times In the history of thought when men have dared to see and to proclaim new truth even though it assailcd the intrench- ments of old acceptances and re- bukcd the easy compliance of ancient sorthodoxy.-H. M. E.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-25

can find it, and then It is only in their own
minds. The man or woman whose primal
emotions are SO gross, whose mentality is
so abnormal that they can see evil in
this picture are not to be taken into con-
sideration. AS a mother, teacher in
the public schools for years. as worker
for the uplifting of the human race, say
unreservedly that every man. woman and
child should see this picture"
Which certainly leaves no uncertainty
as to Mrs. Foltz's feelings.
This Is what Mrs. Andrews herself has
to say about IT.
II am so sorry Margaret has had to
meet with criticism and be misunderstood
Had not been Ill. delirious and in the
hospital, 1t would not have occurred. How
ever, | am proud she is such sweet, good
child and possessed of such true per-
spective Of physical and artistic express
sion that the criticisms have not meant as
much to her as they might to one older
and having more understanding Of the
world"
Clearly she indicates that it was not for
spectacle Of this sort that she had raised
her daughter
And as for little Miss Margaret. this Is
what she had to say:
always beautiful body, perfect ply
steal condition has seemed to be but the
expression Of spirit. To be we'll, to be
happy, to be good-that is surely what ma
ture meant for children. When we bring
evil thought to the expression OF natures
handiwork we are harming our own prog
ress.
The idea Of the allegory may perhaps
have been taken from a very beautiful
painting. wonder if the model who posed
for that has been criticized as have been.
Don't you think. after all, the pity is
that there are some people 80 evl-minded
that they find enjoyment in transposing
all good, all beauty. all truth into wrong?
"All my life have been part of Natures
moods was so Ill when a baby my mother
would keep me hours In the sunlight I'M
clad. AS grew older and lived far up in
the mountains Of our Napa ranch, my gr>
Joy was to ride or tramp or fish. absolutel
without clothing, the winds. the sun, the
mists all bringing strength and peace.
Physical exercise. music and the study
Of art; these have always been the things
most loved. To slip from my room at the
ranch and dance in the moonlight under
the great trees. like one Of the nymphs Of
which had>read, that was beautiful
Mother has always taught me that
perfect body must be reverenced, as the
temple OF Nature. Whenever have visited
art galleries, or studied great statues and
pictures from reproductions, ever the hui
man body has seemed to me the beautiful
expression Of all that is highest and best
so 1t was when. finally l was told how
was to pose l thought 1t not strange; all
were so kind so considerable.
ut was not until heard what people
were saying that appreciated what others
might think"
Soon a jury trial will decide whether
the theatre proprietors were right or
wrong in disobeying (he censoring board
and in going ahead showing the allegory
II all shows. however. that there are
certain unpleasant complications that can
occur TO people brought up TO be natural
that can't occur to others reared with an
unnatural and artificial reverence for
clothes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-25

II some such words as these would the
bard who wrote that immortal anti-war
lyric, 81 Didn't Raise My Boy to BE
Soldier" have emba lined, perhaps the dis
tressing situation OF which little Margaret
Andrews. Americas Perfect Girl" is the
centre. Perfection, alas! has its perils. 1t
shares the fierce white light that beats on
thrones and II walks the way perious
wherein the least stumble is comparable
only TO the worst kind OF fail for the
imperfect and those whose peregrinations
are not accompanied by the spotlight.
A. the same time little Miss Margaret
cannot be blamed, even by those who have
the most decided ideas upon tho subject.
because, as she says, she was taught to be
natural, that nothing wholesomcly natural
could have any harm in 1t. and because,
quite naturally. she always looked upon
clothes simply as things to slip on or off
is the case might be. This being so. she is
only to be sympath with when she
suddenly discovers that there are a num-
Der OF people in the world. not taught just
that way. who believe that it is possible to
be too natural, and that there is a time
and place for all things, even TO the taking
on and off of clothes.
Nor can Mrs. Andrews the devoted
mother. who brought little Hiss Margaret
up to be perfect, be blamed. AS she says,
she was Ill and in a hospital when the
annoying matter occurred. and while she
thinks a great fuss is being made about
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-25

a mother raised her pretty daughter up
Till she'd made her a perfect grl
She took first prize at all the beauty shows,
And sent each head away awhirl;
The movies took her far from mothers side
And mother took one look and then she cried !:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-25
CHORUS.

CHORUS
81 didn't raise my girl to be Trilby-
taught her to be natural, it's true,
But there are times when covers comfort,
And daughter really ought to have few,
A Venus has no business in the movies
That airy pose looks very cool to me.
My girl may be queen,
But not upon screen
I didn't raise my girl to be Trilby."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-25

nothing still If she had not been III II
would never. never have happened
but why "Trilhy"? Why. Trilby, It will
be remembered, caused a lot Of conserva.
tive persons much worry because she posed
in what is known as the altogether" And,
yes-little Miss Margaret did the same
thing. That is what all the trouble is about
you see. Not only that blu, there were a
humble! Of comics made OF the allegory OF
which she was the most conspicuous figure,
anu when II got running little Miss Mar.
garct walked innocently and naturally and
IN the altogether in half hundred differ
ent cities every night-across the screen
that is OF course. for ii was n moving pic.
ture.
That was much worse than poor Triby,
who also posed nnocently. because there
weren't more than half dozen pictures Of
her that way, perhaps. Then when the al
lesory reached Los Angeles where the
Andrews live, the first thing Mrs. Andrews
saw after she had recovered was her
daughters picture ambling around just as
though she were in Eden, while half the
people who looked on with her thought it
was beautiful. and the other half thought
it oughtn't TO be allowed. Then Los An
geles, feeling a more or less proprietary
interest in the Perfect Girl, took up the
matter with just about the same division
OF sentiment. And in the meantime the
Board OF Censors ordered the pictures
stopped and arrested the theatre proprie-
tors who we're showing them. And
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-25

tors Who We're SHOWING them. And
ii almost made Mrs. Andrews Ill
again.
Little Margaret Andrews has been
known to newspaper readers for a
number OF years. She is not so little
now-just about seventeen. From
babyhood her mother trained her on
a system OF her own, system de-.
signed to make her an absolutely
healthy and physically perfect girl
woman OF great intelligence, her sy
worked out and has since been copie
schools and mothers all over the cou
Little Miss Margaret was wondt
seven, classic model at fourteen and
gives promise in figure Of being T
an ATLANTA and Helen OF Troy all il
The system, however, did not folio
conventional lines as to the purpos
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30


United states Land office,
Glenwood Springs. Colo. Sept. .. 1915.
Notice 10 hereby given. that In pur-
suance of the Act of Congress. APP
proved May 10. 1879. Reuben Oldland.
whose postoffice address In Meeker.
of himself and co-owners. is about TO
make application for patent for the
Antler OF Placer Mining Claim. being
for the eh NV Y and the WY ne u i.
Sec. n. TIP. . N, r. l02 W., 6th +. NJ.
containing 100 acres.
recorded In the office of the Recorder OF
said Rio Blanco County. Colorado. u.
Book rs On page 50 of the records
OF said county.
The amended notice of location Is
recorded In the office of the Recorder
book 90 on page 1852 of the records
Ambrose oidland. J. Daniel Moog.
Ernest E. Fordham. Thomas w. Leon
ard, Richard Il. Peters. Frank McCaf-
1erty Iamss " Rector hrcb Albert pssn Iaess
B.nta. Charles J. shideier. William +
Thompson. deceased. by Virginia
heir at law OF William il. Thompson,
deceased. Joseph j. shideler. Charles !.
y,S Esw Ws bsrlss r Garnsy
Maurice X: Parsons. Charles +. Durant;
BY Reuben Oldiand. on behalf of
himself and above co-owners.
Dated and posted on the ground TINS
14th day of August. 1915.
R.nEe hss.' coI ss witness s, John J.
d. c. wEYAND. Register.
Charles w. Taylor. Attorney for April
cants. Glenwood Springs. Colorado.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30

Of Rio Blanco County, Colorado. In
Book 80 on page 2l5 OF the records
of said county
Ernest T.. Fordham. Thomas W Leon :
ard. Richard r. Peters. Frank Mccall
ferty. James w. Rector. Albert Zicsx-
Mss, Oliver r. Y Burch, Joseph f.
Banta. Charles J. Shideler. William r.
Thompson. deceased, by virginia
k.tchum. formerly widow and sole
deceased. Joseph J. Shideler. Charles J.
Dickenson. Willis 9. MONTGOMERY. DM-
yid l.. Edwards. Charles T, Carney.
BY Reuben Oldland. on behalf Of
himself and above co-owners.
L Dated and posted on the ground this
18th day of August. 1915.
Witness. Lodeman e. Jones'. AddrGsY
RanEeley, Colorado; Witness, John ).
Quinn, Address. RanGeley. Colorado.
d. c. WEYAND. Register.
Charles w. Taylor, Attorney for Appli-
cants. Glenwood Springs. Colorado.