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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14

so happy over those fine children she would forget to be grumpy" said ht- tie Helen one day after she had dis played the kittens to group of her little friends.
 Isn't she happy?" asked one little friend in concern.
 "She don't seem to be-" replied Helen, flor she whines and mopes all the time.'
 Then maybe she is sick" suggest ed another friend, "Queen Nell don't seem like the mopy kind of 8 cat"
 NO, she don't, that's true," said Helen, but then, we've had her looked at and looked at and you can see for yourself how well she looks! No, she isn't sick, she's just cross, I'm sorry to say" Then she forgot all about the cat and her troubles in the jolly froac the three girls proceeded to have.
 But that night, after she had gone to bed, Helen thought of what her friend had said. Suppose Queen Nell really was sick? Suppose her friend had been right? Suppose Queen Nell was suffering at that very minute?
 The more she thought the wider awake she became; till finally she got up from her little bed and slipped down to the cellar there. Queen Nell and her family slept in a basket. The little baby kittens were sound asleep but Queen Nell seemed to be wide awake. She looked up at Helen as much as to say, Wont you please help me?"
 Helen dropped on her knees in front of the basket and stroked the big cat's 8 head Indeed l would be very glad to help you if I only knew what to do," exclaimed Helen in distress. How l do wish you could tell me what the trouble isl"
 But alas, Queen Nell. couldn't tell; she could only cry and fret. So after seeing that she was comfortable for the night, Helen slipped back up the stairs and climbed into her own little bed. Her last waking thought was, First thing in the morning I'll ask fa- ther to see what is the matter with poor Queen Nell"
 But Helen was not used to nightly proving and she slept unusually late the next morning. When she did finally-waken she slipped quickly into her clothes and hurried down the stairs to ask her father about Queen Nell.
 She reached the front hall upstairs just in time to hear her fathers voice at the front door say. "Tell Helen she
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14
STORY OF A"SCRUB" WHO
 LOVED THE GAME.

to Bobby and grinned; and Coach Mel yin gave the varsity forwards a good dressing down for having failed to break through.
 The play was tried again and this time the ball was blocked just as it left Bobbys toe. Another trial, and again the ball sailed between the posts, Just clearing the bar. Everyone of three more attempts was blocked and then, in quick succession Bobby sent three balls straight between the up- rights, getting off his kicks with mar Velous ouickness even though both of the varodty tackles managed to get through the scrub" line and almost upon him.
 Coach Melvin came running up to Bobby and grabbed him by the shoul- der.
 Here, Barton," he said, you get over on the varsity and do the kicking and we'll see if they can hold the scrubs Also-let me see how often you can put that ball over the bar"
 Henrickson, a splendid fellow who always did the kicking for the varsity
  Bobby encouragingly on the back. "Gc to it, Bob!' he said. Show them that I'm not the only drop-kiclSer on this team!" And he meant it, too!
 The positions of the two teams were reversed and-in seven consecutive trials, behind the strong varsity line Bobby sent the old pigskin straight as a die between the goal posts.
 Coach Melvin stood by gazing earnestly at Bobby and-scratchina his head, which was always a sign that he was doing some deep think ing.
 The balance of the week-all during practice, Bobby graced the sidelines Not once was he called into the scrim- mage. But he stuck-though at times he could scarcely keep the tears o1 disappointment back. Coach Melvir didn't so much as notice him.
 Then came the game on Saturday.
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The Sidelines Watching The Play

There is no need to even attempt to describe the scene, the cheering rooters, Kenmar on the north side of the field and Waverly on the south; the blaring bands, the waving pen nants and the hoarse school yells that urged on their respective cohorts to greater endeavor.
 The teams were well matched and play was even during the first quar- sers, with the ball first in one teams territory and then in the others. Twice Kenmar came within ten yards of the enemys goalline only to lose the ball, once on downs and once on a tumble; and twice Waverly almost crossed the Kenmar line, being thrown pack once on Kenmar's one-yard line.
 And all during the battle Bobby graced the sidelines. He didn't grace them exactly, for he was following the play up and down the line in very agony of spirit, his whole heart and soul fixed on what was transpiring be- fore his eyes, and longing to be part of it.
 The last quarter opened with a bombshell, as it were On the very first play Hendrickson got free and ran through the entire Waverly team for q touchdown, being tackled hard just as he crossed the line.
 Pandemonium broke loose in the Kenmar stands-the game was as good as won.
 But Coach Melvin was unmindful of the cheering; his attention was fixed upon Hendrickson who strug- gled slowly to his feet and limped bad ly. He had suffered twisted ankle when tackled. But he vowed that it was nothing at all" and insisted upon kicking the goal.
 Henrickson, perhaps, was the best goal kicker on either team; so the Kenmar rooters felt no apprehension when the try was made. And, had the boys ankle been sound, or had Coach Melvin listened to his better judgment and had the other half-ba kick. the goal might have been made, for it was an easy one.
 But. alas for Kenmar, the ball missed, sailing sufficiently high but a few feet too far to the right.
 Score:-Kenmar, 6; Waverly, o.
 And with not more than ten minutes to piayi The Kenmar rooters were disappointed, but they felt the game as good as won, just the same.
 Five minutes later (by actual play Ing tinae, of course) the 'WaverlH stands were mass of shouting, yell Ing. waving maniacs; and the Kenmar rooters were calling on their team to Hold 'em!-Hold 'em!-Ho-o-o-old eno-Teami"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14

whining around another night though You take her to the veterinarians to- day, sure!' and with that parting worG he hurried for his train. Poor Helen! She couldn't eat @ bit of the nice breakfast mother had saved for her. She felt sure some thing was wrong that might be made right. but what that something was she couldn't even guess.
 Out on the pretty front porch Helen fixed comfortable big pillow and there she laid Queen Nell
 For a minute it seemed as though Queen Nell would forget her troubles (whatever they were) for she raised her head and looked all around the porch and yard. But the improvement didn't last. It wasn't two minutes till she buried her face in her two paws and began to whine and cry again
 Just then Helen's mother came out onto the porch. I'm sorry, little girl" she said sympathetically, but believe fathers plan is the best. Better put your sun hat on right away and run with Queen Nell over to the veteri- narian's. Tell him father told you to bring the cat and he will know what to do."
 q know what he will do." said Helen, her face very sad, The will kill my cat and I don't want him to kill herv'
 Then maybe you had better run on and play" suggested mother. "and let me take Queen Nell to him."
 But that plan didn't suit Helen at all. "If anybody takes her, I do," she said, and she went for her hat.
 Tenderly she carried the whining, fretting cat to the veterinarians office "Dr. Morley" she said as. she bravely stepped inside, this is~my cat and she whines all the time. Father said l should bring her to you" Hastily Helen laid the cat on the table and turned to run away
 Wait a minute," said the doctor kindly, what is the matter with your cat?''
 We don't know sir" said Helen, but she fusses all the time"
 Would your father let you keep her if she didn't fret. my little lady?" asked the doctor, who knew how proud Helen had been of her cat.
 "Oh yes, he liked her till she began to fret all the time" said Helen and then she added hopefully, "do you think you know what the trouble is?e
 "I not only think I know, but I know" said the doctor cheerfully, just look at her and guessn'
 She LOOKS as though she had the toothache," said Helen, but cats don't have toothache."
 They don't?" laughed the doctor, well just wait and see!"
 He got out his toothache tools, ex- amined poor kitty's mouth and pulled out two bad teeth before Helen had time to wonder what he would do about it!
 Now there, young lady, your cat won't cry any more, Take her home and tell your father I said she would be alright. And if ever you have a cat that cries that way-bring her to me. She has the toothache'
 Helen laughed and snugged Queen Nell up tightly in her arms. Thank you kind sir. I will remember" she said and then she ran for home.
 And do you know, Queen Nell never fretted again. she was happy and jolly all her days-evidently she had no more toothache.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14
True Friendship

firmly at our side, encouraging, sym pathizing and lSind?
 T never thought of friendship in that way" said Emma, and I'll re- member. But please tell me the story now, Mamma"
 Very many years ago there lived young man named Pythias, who had done something to displease the ty- rant Dionysius, and for this he was put in prison, and sentenced to die. He begged permission to go to his home, which was far away, and bid his family farewell.
 "The tyrant laughed, How do I know you will come back?' he said. This may be scheme of yours to save your life.
 spoke:
 % King! Put me in prison in his place. I am his friend and have faith in him.
 "'And if he does not appear at the appointed timer asked Dionysius.
 Then I will die in his place. said Damon. And Pythias went on his long tourney.
 Time passed, and the day set for him to die was at hand; but Damon still stood in his place.
 It will not be his fault he said, if he does not come in time. It will be because he was hindered against his will
 Then as the jailer came to lead him to the scaffold, Pythias. breathless and travelworn, stood on the threshold. Damon was right, as nothing but storms and shipwrecks would have kept his friend from him at such a moment
 "The greeting between the friends was so warm, and their friendship was so grand a thing, that even the tyrant was affected. He felt that men who loved and trusted each other as did Damon and Pythias ought not to suf- fer unjustly, and he set them free.
 CT would give all my wealth to have one such friend said this mighty king"
 'I think we all would" said Emma, at the conclusion of her mothers story; and I will try to be such a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14

M Oob4 D<AINIOAN nlONSQ lOOlbetll
 not the cheering throngs and the
 glory of it, mind you, but the O game itself. The fight, the clash of sweating body against sweating body and the lust of battle drew him ike loadstone and he revelled in them.
 :, But, alas, he couldn't make the team" at Kenmar. He was -on the scrubs" occasionally. to be sure, but not "the varsity" Which is the same es saying that the coach considered him good enough to be battered around by the varsity in practice each afternoon but not good enough to car- ry the colors of the old school in & gridiron battle with a real enemy like Waverly, for instance, Kenmar's greatest rival.
 Bobby was game and fast and clev- CT but--he was too light. Judging from his physique, he should never have gone in for football. If his bones and his muscles had only matched his spirit-his fighting, football spirit-he would have been winner. But, as it was, he could not stand the impact. the fierce thud of body tackled and brought to eaTLn, the grinding Ol llue against line in desperate charge"
 He had tried it-in fact he kept right on trying it every afternoon against the varsity-and failed, for he hadn't the beef behind him. As an openfield runner, he was as agile as an eel; but once tackled he dropped like plummet. And as for bucking the line. why, the more fiercely he went into it, it seemed, the further back was he hurled.
 At afternoon practice Bobby was all ways present, despite the fact that the only time he got into the game in even the scrub" lineup was when there was a vacancy because of injuries, or when some scrub" became discour- aged about ever making the team and "soldiered' for an afternoon or two.
 So, day after day, Bobby would trail up and down the sidelines watching the play, his face alive with excite ment and his every thought on the struggle. And when Coach Melvin,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14
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CURTAILINGS.

CURTAILINGS. 1. Curtail a small water lizard and get not old.
 ?. Curtail the cry of a dog or wolf and get an adverb.
 B. Curtail a great number and get a member of the male sex. 1. Curtail the tusk of an animal and get an article much used in the summer.
 BIOGRAPHICAL TRANSPOSITIONS Add letter to girls name, trans pose, and find city in Austria. Add letter to a round piece of wood. transpose, and find city in France.
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 Anstcers.
 CURTAILINGS: l, Neut-nelo; 2, Hoaul-hoao; 3, Many-nsdn; 4, Fang-fdn. Ge0grdphical Transpositions: l. An- nie-Vienna;; 2, Spar-Paris;; 8, Heats, Athens; 4, Blind-Dnblin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14
QUEEN NELL'S TROUBLE

must get rid of that troublesome whin- ing cat before come home tonight! won't be kept awake another night!''
 But father, she isn't troublesome" cried Helen from the top of the stairs, she's sicki"
 ''Sick?" said father scornfully, Took at herl I never saw a healthier look ing cat in my life. won't have her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14

KA OBEY BARTON loved football A not the cheering throngs and the
 glory of it, mind you, but the ~ game itself. The fight, the clash
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14

ER evening, EmmaS mother told her bedtime story, and she
 always tried to tell the tot a ~ story by which she could profit
 Last evening she called Emma to her knee and said:
 T will tell you story of true friendship because I heard you envy your cousin Lidia today because, as you said, she counts her friends by the dozens True happiness does not consist of a large number of friends, but in their worth and choice. We meet, take a fancy to a person, and term her friend. A smiling face, a kindly remark. seeming interest in our welfare have given her a place in our hearts, and we include her in our list of friends. In this way we count many; but to count them, and to be able to count upon them, are two facts with widely different mean ings.
 "A friend A true friend! How many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14

n UEEN NELL was handsome
 big motherly cat and she had
 as fine a family of kittens as . you could see anywhere. The ittens had soft gray and white fur Ike their mother, and their eyes were right and shining, and their tails long nd smooth.
 "I should think Queen Nell would be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14

H. O<N Al The fox looked up at the crow. Who was safely perched on high, You humble me so much." he said How I wish that I could hy." The crow had stolen piece of meat From barbecue nearby. Now the crow might wish to be polite But dared not speak at all; For if he opened once his mouth, The meat would surely fall. And. knowing this the fox went on. With most provoking drawl. You are very beautiful" said he, And surely the wisest bird:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14
} A AEEOPS ct6oerr &
 ! M ETOLD SFIHIRK SG~'ST7
Copyright, 1915, Garrett NetOkirk, Pasadena, Gal.
 THE FOX AND THE CROW.

Net0kifE, PdSddeTd, Cal. D THE CROW. But people say you cannot sing,
 Or utter pleasant word: And that in every public place
 You were better seen than heard" Made angry now. the crow forgot To hold his lower jaw; "Tis false!" he cried. Just listen to My voice, 'Caw-Caw. Caw-Caw. You never heard better bass
 Than mine. without flaw" Loud laughed the fox; said he. you
 voice
 Is better than your wit; The meat was what wanted. and, I'll now make off with it.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-18
Petition For Wet and Dry
Election is Handed Board
Commissioners Spend All
Day and Part of Night
Checking Names.

A petition for wet and dry cleo
ton in Escambia county was present
ed the board of county commissioners
in special session yesterday morning
and the board spent practically all
day and until 10 o'clock last night
checking the names of the signers.
Supervisor of Registration Hicks was
called upon to aid in this work and
carried TO the commissioners the reg
istration books of the county.
Throughout the session Messrs. R.
P. Stout, W. S. Garfield and H. e.
Osgood were present and aided the
commissioners. It was announced by
the latter that the petitions con-
tanned the names of about 1900 per-
sons, all supposed to be qualified
voters. It is not known how many
names are on the registration books.
It was stated that perhaps sixty
per cent of the names had been
checked up to ten o'clock. When this
work is completed the board then will
count the names on the registration
books to ascertain if the required
twenty-five per cent signed the petit
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-18
POLITICAL SITUATION IN
STILL CHAOTIC
Roumania Bulgaria and Also
Greece Making War
Preparations.
81 AssoCIATED PRESS.

London, Aug. 1.-THE political sit
uation in the Balkans still remains in
chaotic state, although there are un-
official reports that the Teutonic allies
are massing troops in the south in
preparation for eventualities, and
that Italy has been advised that Rou-
mania, Bulgaria and Greece are ac-
lively carrying on military prepare
tons. Eleutherios Venizelos, who
early in the year resigned the prem
iership of Greece, because King Con-
stantine refused to allow Greece to
join the allies, and who has now been
returned to the premiership by a
popular vote, has been requested to
form a cabinet. He asked four days
to consider.
Meanwhile, Poland is the greatest
center of military activities. Follow
ing the Berlin announcement of the
capture of important forts south of
Kovno, Vienna asserts the Austro-
Hungarians have reached Dobrynka,
thirteen miles southwest of the Brest-
Litovsk line and are advancing on
Janow.
The only news from the Darda-
nelles is tbs British announcement
that a German submarine sank the
British transport Royal Edward and
the loss of one thousand lives.
The Italians, according to Rome,
have commenced another general Of
fensive against the Austrians.
The famous bridge head at Dix
nude, thrice lost and thrice re-taken
by the Belgians, remained in Belgians
possession today after a desperate
German attack had been repulsed
There is mainly artillery fighting on
the remainder of the western front.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-18
A DECOMPOSEO
IS FOUND
NEAR MARIANA
Had Been Shot and Thrown
Into Pond With Weight
Tied to Body.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.

Mariana, Aug. 17-This city and
section are Mortified over the grue-
some details of story of the finding
of the decomposed body of man in
pond near here. The corpse was
found Saturday by negroes in what is
known as the Double Hole" half
mile west of Natural bridge on the
Chipola river five miles north of this
city, its presence being betrayed by
buzzards. When news of the discov-
cry reached Marianne Sheriff II. A.
Bowles, County Judge ]. Bowers
Campbell and State Attorney Rivers
H. Buford went Immediately to the
scene. Upon viewing the body It
was decided that an inquest was I'M
necessary as it could not be told
whether the body was that Of a white
man or a negro, nor could any in
eliminating facts be ascertained at
the time as to how the man came to
his death. 1t was found upon exam
nation, however, that the man had
been shot in the abdomen by thirty
eight caibre frear1n, and that his
legs had been fastened together with
hay wire and the body placed in the
pond with a sack of sand fastened to
the feet. An examination Of the sack
of sand showed that it had been cut
loose from a bank with an ak, pieces
of roots being found which fitted the
ends of the roots in the ground. From
this some idea of the time could be
had, and this is placed at something
like three weeks.
In spite of the awful state of de-
composition of the body it could be
seer that it was that of a rather
large man, fairly well dressed, and
wearing number nine shoe. The
skin was gone as was the hair OF
IOo14s-.a@A - ~ rs-..z1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-18
FIRE DESTROYS
MANY BUILDINGS
.ATPONCE OELEON
Costly Blaze Visits Town
on P. & A, Doing Much
Damage.
sPEcIAL 70 THE JoURNAL.

Ponce DeLeon, Aug. ia disas-
trous loss occurred in the business
district of the town at 1:40 o'clock
when fire was discovered in the mer-
camille establishment of T. C. Ken
nington, whose store, together with
an excellent line of goods, was con-
sumed by the flames, which reached
and devoured the dwelling house ly-
ing north of the store, also belonging
to T. C. Remington but at present
occupied by DIR. Truitt, dentist, the
contents of which was mostly saved
by heroic work.
The flames spread TO the Ponce de
Leon Bottling Works establishment,
occupied as such by w. D. Mason,
then TO the Peoples Drug Store, occu-
pied by DR.. C. F. Lowry, each of
which were consumed, but by heroic
work most of the contents of the two
last named buildings were saved.
The residence occupied by DR.. A. A.
Lindsay, which together with the two
last named buildings on the same lot
belonged to w. NJ. Sutton, freight and
passenger agent of the L. & N. R. R,
at westville, Fla. and the store house
occupied by z. D. Adair, merchant
were saved only by the desperate ef-
forts of the voluntary bucket brigade
of citizens, who rendered valuable ser
vice during the conhagration.
Had the Adair store burned the res
idence of Mr.. Andrews would have
been greatly endangered.
The loss will fall heaviest on 7. C
Remington and w. NJ. Sutton, the
former owning the buildings and
stock of merchandise, and the latter
owning the two last-named buildings
consumed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-18
GERMANS ANNOUNCE
CAPTURE OF FORT

Berlin, Aug. 17.-One of the out
lying forts of Kovno, between the
Niemen river and Gesia, to the south
of the main fertilization. has been
captured by the Germans, it was an
nounced by army headquarters today.
More than 240 cannon and 1850 pris-
oners we're captured at Kovno, state
ment adds. Three forts at Vovogeor-
gievsk also have been captured.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-18
RECEIVER NAMED
FOR IRON MOUNTAIN

st. Louis, No., August 17.-Benja-
min F. Bush, president Of the boards
of the Missouri Pacific and of the st.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
Railways was appointed receiver of
the two lines by Circuit Judge Adams
at Woodstock, Vermont, today
The purpose of the receivership is
to make possible an early financial
reorganization of the company.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-18
Haiti Reports
Many Victims
Of Hurricane
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Port au Prince, Haiti, Aug. IA
violent cyclone has devastated the en-
tire southern side of the Haitien re-
public. There have been numerous
victims in the towns along the coast.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-18
CARRANZA WILL
REJECT PLEA FOR
MEXICAN PEACE
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Aug. 17.-Carran-
"a viii reject the Pan-American
peace plea, it was learned tonight.
1t is reported he will urge the
conference to use tehir influence
to secure recognition for his gov
eminent.