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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
Anyway--It's safest to shop h
What uin you pay for cotton !?

Cotton costing more means prosperity for the South, soon! And it also means that you will have to pay more for cotton staples. So prepare for the rise in price on Bed Linens, which IS sure to come, by laying in sup ply now at special prices. In short time you will realize that you have made a wise invest ment.
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 Hemstitched Pillow Cases Dc additional.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
When It comes to clothes for little bOys-lUe lead

Many of the new little Suits are of white pique, separate wide cuffs and collar.
 You might as we'll buy where you get what's right-and at 400 to $50 the styles are not only right but the prices, too.
 These Suits are of gaberdine cloth, of brown and blue serge, of cashmeres, shepherd p1aids, mostly cashmeres, shepherd plaids and vel vets, mostly with two pairs of pants.
 little boys-we bought with mothers taste.
 (6oys' Store, Main Fioor)
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-23

Miss Fredonia Field has returned
from Winder.
Mr.. B. H. Deal, of Atlanta, called
to see us Monday.
Mrs. Pearl Welsh is boarding at
the Whitlock House.
Mr. Frank Wellons is at home
from South Georgia.
Miss Adelaide Seize, of Atlanta, is
visiting relatives in town.
Miss Turner, of Marshallville, is
at Mrs. Leake's for several weeks.
Big bargains in pianos this week
A. M. WEEMS, Freyer Bldg
Miss Agnes McWhorter, of Allan.
ia, visited Miss Rebecca Sheridan last
week.
Mrs. E. P. Dobbs, Miss Christine
Dobbs and Mrs. Matte Dobbs are all
at home again.
Miss Leila Hardeman, of Decatur
spent the weekend with her sister
Mrs. Leon Commerford.
We make all our own sash and
doors, Mantels, Mouldings & etc.
We will sell you at manufacturers
prices. Buy from us and save the
dealers profit. Call and see us and
be convinced. Black Builders Supply
Co.
Mrs. L. L. Rogers and her daugh-
ter, Katherine, of Kirkwood, are Wis
iting Mrs. j. T. Corley.
Mrs. B. M. Dobbs has returned
from visit to her daughter, Mrs.
B. H. Mitchell, in Dalton.
Mrs. Morgan Mcneil has among
her visitors, Mrs A. H. Sanders and
Mrs, w. H. Carter, of St. Louis.
Mrs. S. c. McEachern went tc
Rome last Sunday morning to attend
the funeral of Mrs R. B. Headden.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Moon and
three children of Carroll County are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Moon in
the country.
Misses Julia Anderson and Sarah
Patton are spending two weeks in
McMinnville, Tenn, with Miss Eli
zabeth West.
First class automobile service, any
hour, any time, any where, any
road, careful drivers. First class
equipment. Prices reasonable
Telephone Anderson's stable. Phone
%.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-23
HON. HERBERT CLAY ENTER.
TAINS FOR SENATOR HARDWICR

Senator Thomas Hardwick was the
guest of honor Monday evening at a
dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
bert Clay.
The round table was very attrac-
tive with a bowl of yellow nastur-
tiums on round mirror in the CEN
ter surrounded by small cut-glass
vases of the same flowers.
The electrolier light above was
softened by drapery of green tulle.
A delicious dinner was served be-
ginning with iced canteloupes and
including fried chicken, several veg
etables, a salad of tomato aspic, hot
rolls, and for dessert a maple par
fat with chocolate and angei-food
cake. The coffee was served with
cheese sandwiches.
Invited to meet the distinguished
visitor were, Judge H. l.. Patterson,
Mayor E. P. Dobbs, Judge N. A. Nor
ris, Hon. j. T. Dorsey, Hon. Fred
Morris, Hon. j. P. Cheney, DR.. w. H.
Parkinson, Capt. John Boston, and
Messrs. w. A. Florence, j. E. Massey,
George Welsh and Ryburn Clay.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-23

Mr.. Niles Trammell, of Marietta,
was the guest this week of Mr.. Newt
Trammell, on Selvidge street.-Dal-
ton Citizen.
Miss Cora Brown, Mr.. Charlie
Brown and Mr. Robert McWhorter
motored to Griffin Saturday to wit
ness the base ball contest.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Gleason had as
weekend visitors from Dalton Mr..
and Mrs. R. P Gregory, Miss Minnie
Gregory and Mr.. Clarence Barrett.
Miss Harriet Robson Will visit
Miss Edith Culpepper in Senoia, be-
fore returning from Decatur where
she was guest of the Misses Jeter.
Our refrigerator show case makes
it possible for us to handle cheese,
prunes, seeded raisins and other eva
porated fruits all summer. E. l..
Faw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Mcneil mo-
tored over to Griffin last Saturday
with their children and Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Northcutt to see the base ball
game.
Mrs. j. T. Corley has been up to
her studio several times lately and
is looking better than ever. She
walks without assistance and seems
to be quite well.
Mr.. c. M. Webb, of Roswell, call
ed to see us Monday to renew his subs
scription and we were glad to hear
from him that his wife is rapidly i'm
proving in health under osteopathic
treatment in Atlanta
Mrs. 7. r. Patterson is visiting
Mrs. Edward Frost in Milwaukee.
Later she will visit Mrs. Fred Hop
kins in Minneapolis and about the
middle of August will go to visit
relatives in New Jersey.
Mrs. Adolph Hoffman, of Paris,
France, is expected in a few days to
join her mother, Mrs. S. w. Hol-
combe, and her sister, Mrs. Henry
Tarver, of Albany, who are spending
the summer with Mrs. Setze
The farm demonstration agent of
Camden County declares water-mel-
onS have no food value at all. Mark
Twain once declared that a Georgia
watermelon is "a boon apart" deli
cacy without peer. Still we must
admit that when one is good it's
very, very good but when it is bad
it is horrid.
Fresh Pineapples at Faw's.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-23
A CAMPING PARTY.

Misses Louise and Edna Schilling.
Lottie White, Mile La Fontaine, Of
Atlanta, Kate Barker, of Jackson
vile, Fla, and Misses May and Ella
Edwards are spending two weeks at
Concord on Nickajack Creek.
There are no fish worth catching
so the girls go in swimming twice
day. Miss Schilling's brothers go
out at night and protect the fair
campers from wild beasts. They are
having a delightful time and many
transient visitors.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-23
NOTICE

will can for the public Tuesdays
and Wednesdays of each week. Ex-
cepting Aug. 31st and Sept LIST.
For further information, address
E. E. Kurtz, Marietta, Ca, Route ]
or phone 3711. jul20t
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-23
WOOD AT $3.50 PER CORD.

What do you pay for wood? l am
selling good oak or pine at $3.50 per
cord. One half cord $1.35. Also
cut up stove wood at $3.50, $500 &
$3.00a load. Edgar NJ. Scarboro,
Phone BOIL. If.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-23
Free Bananas Saturday Oath.
Benson & Son.
MARKET AT SANS DRUG STORE

The Baptist ladies will hold mar
ket at Sans Drugstore all day Sat-
urday. Special orders can be given
to Mrs. E. L. Stringer by telephone.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-23

Build while lumber is cheap. We
are offering some exceptionally low
prices. Buy now and save money.
The Black Builders Supply Co.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-23
No Price Excuse

Ibis is not price excuse.
Goodyear prices have been
fairly racing down. Our late
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-23
SOCIAL AND Personal
Mrs CARRIERS PnoSE BUSINESS PHONE
- $40 e /: = IS 90

telephone News for this Page 10
NSrs. Garter.
PHONE $40
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-23

with the Goodyear, because
OF our matchless output. None
does. Goodyear excels all
other tires in at least FIVE inn
portant ways.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-23

Mrs. Marion Harris, of Macon, is
4 guest of Mrs Paul Leake.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-23

UiSIcuuCuOH
m a de- the
third in two
years, total
ing As per
cent. No
equal tire
can compete
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

Leans AID prosresslses combined poll
q = smaller percsltaEs than IN 1912.
IN spite o: the great republican gains
ID the house due % the return Of
the Roosevelt voters % their old ale
ziancs. the fact remains that the dem
ocratic vote vas relatively larger than
70 VS. two years ago.
In 1912 the democrats pOled ap-
pr1Eimately IS Per cent OF the total
rspubii can progressive vote.
The republicans Doiisd g per cent
ard ths DrozFessives polied 80 per
cent IN 1915 the democratic congress
si1nhl candidates DOlled 47.4s per cent
% this total vote. the republicans
Dollsd $3.50 per cent. and the progress
slVe8 poiIed s.s2 per cent This shows
a democratic gain Of nearly "a per
cent. a Republican galn % 21A per
cent. and a progressive loss OF nearly
- per cent II shows also a oOmbin !
republican progressive loss OF ~ per
csat-
The ofnoiai returns from the va
ri1us districts Indicate q total demo
cratic vote for members OF congress
% s.ZTs. 7O7. a total republican vote
o. 5.0Gs. szg. and a total progressive
vote OF 7ss.s5s- In addition. 153.055
votes were cast for dsmOcratic-pro-
Ersssivs fusion candidates and 253.4S2
votes we're cast for rspubiican-progres-
slye fusion cand.dstes- There IS no
basis on which this fusion vote can
be apportioned- But II e plain that
az best the total progressive vote was
EeiI below a million. as against 4.1I9.-
5JT two years aRo
There were no general republican
gains In the popular vote in 1914 AZ
the expense OF the democratic party.
The republican gains were all az the
expense OF the progressive party. and
even the return Of the lost sheep left
the republicans far below the demo-
Gratis IN actual numbers.
Various masters OF political mystery
IN Washing ton choose 20 interpret the
presidents Indianapolis speech as an
announcement OF his candidacy for re-
nomination in 1915. Such an an
uouncemsnt on Mr.. Wilson's part
would be suDerfuous. So Ear as the
rank and file OF the democratic party
are concerned. he is their candidate,
and they have no second choice The
only man Who csa prevent the renorn-
inatiou OF woodrow Wilson Is Wood
row Wilson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
THE PASSENGER RATE CUES
TON.

There may be a question whether
the railroads operating in Illinois are
IL the dire need they claim 70 be FOR
that extra half cent per mile for hand
ling passenger business, but even
those who take radical issue with them
on the subject VIII have 20 admft
that they are doing the fair and rea-
sOnable thing IN taking their case to
the people for a verdict. The change
which has come over them IS surely
refreshing 20 the average citizen
Time "a a.. and not so long ago. when
a common mortal wcs compelled. IN
order 70 get within earshOt OF these
same officials Who are now campaign
ing Ike and candidate for once. 70
thread maze Of red tape as intricate
az q he were approaching one OF the
crowned heads % Europe. Newspaper
men viii recall wildly their early e.
forts 20 interview railroad magnstes
when they made their periodical visits
% the city IN their private cars how
the colored porter met them NJ the
door. admitting them perhaps. and per
haDs not II they succeeded in getting
shown into tho august presence ten
chances 20 one they were little better
OF than n they were turned away, for
the best they could get. as a rule. was
a few guarded gensreiities- In those
days the railroad men cared little
what the public thought and did not
even pretend 20 do 50 unless. per
chance. they happened % DO seeking
rights or concessions from q given 10
cality.
but it's different now. The rail
road heads have been brought 70 the
bar OF public opinion. Gone is the
red tape. They no longer hold aloof
and keep = close mouth They are
ont with the glad hand and the in
gratiating smile and no one who casts
a vote l. too poor or too lacking in In
huence for them 20 rub elbows With
and cCufide their troubles n
The change that has come over them
f. perhaps the best evidence they pre-
cent OF the worthiness OF their cause.
such a sottening OF the heart does not
come without travail. We are almost
justified IN believing that 81 Is . mat
ter OF Iire and death with them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
sCHRIvER's CANDIDACY.

Mayor Schriver's determination TO
Do a candidate for reelection Will at
least add interest to the primary cam
paign IN which he promises 20 be one
o. the factors While there are many
Who take exception 20 some OF the
things which have trnnspired during
his administration and there we're IN
fortunate events IN the early months
OF his iacur5ency which At the time
aroused violent antasonism in certain
quarters and served 20 handicap
him. ~ cannot be denied that. taking
his term all the way through, hs has
proven ono OF the most progressive
mayors Rock Island ever had.
There has been n grea. deal OF con
struotive work done. and IN the minds
OF not a few he IS given a large meas
ure OF credit for what has been accom-
plfshed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17
The Daily Story
Life in Death-By Sarah Baxter.

NV tone and the ordinary nature OF
NV request treasured her / told her
| had been conscious of all that had
passed She came to me shrinkingly.
looked at me for few moments. then
ran cut of the room as she had done IN
the morning this time TO inform the
household not that 1 was dead. but
that l lived.
My doctor was sent for. and when
he came be did not manifest any spe-
cial surprise at finding me alive He
said he had not believed that | was
dead. but would not make known his
opinion. being unwilling to excite Ok.
pecta lions that might not be realized
/ was very weak. and he gave nee
some drug to tide me over my present
condition. l did not feel strong enough
TO take any interest In anything and,
after having partaken of little nour.
ishment, fell into slumber.
soon began to gather strength, and
with its return my mind took hold OF
my discovery of the object Eben Green
had in desiring to marry me. Our
wedding had been set for week from
the day l was stricken. The narrow
ness of my matrimonial escape ap-
palled me. I bad felt the fear some
wealthy girls experience OF being mar
ried for my money. but Eben had been
such a consummate actor that he had
deceived me entirely. When the doc
tor had arrived at my return 70 life
he had ordered that ] be kept perfectly
quiet and no one should be admitted
10 see me. In a few days | was told
that Eben had been anxious TO pay
me a visit the moment the doctor
would permit and that owing 70 my
fance's opportunities the doctor bad
consented that he should be admitted
for n few moments.
I replied that l did no. feel well
enough TO see him.
My refusal brought me a brief note
from Eben. in which he concentrated a
world of love. How a man could feign
so much depth OF feeling. show so
much contrast between GOODNESS at
learning of my death and JOY at my
return 10 life. I could not conceive. I
did not reply TO his note. and. although
gained strength every day and re-
ceived others. l sent no message 10
him and would not permit him to see
me.
Wnlte was IN Huat Ineg Cdhtu
comatose condition my cousin. VIII
Murdoch. whom had considered a
brother. came into my room. stood by
my bedside and looked down on me
Then he bent and kissed
me. In these few moments was re-
veaied to me what bad never suspect
ed l supposed It was Eben who loved
me discovered that it was Will
When / recovered I wrote the former
that had changed my mind with re-
gard 70 him As for VIII. my subse-
quent treatment or him makes a very
pretty love story IN Itself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

/ went to bed with a frightful head
ache. 1t really seemed that l could
not endure the pain. l did not endure
It The agony broke down my nerve
strength. leaving me In condition be-
tween sleep and death At least that
is what ii seemed TO me. | lay In
a semiconscious condition till morn
ing. when my maid came into the
room, and the moment she looked at
me she gave a cry and ran out again
In a few moments every one in the
house rushed into the room and on
seeing me took on solemn, some OF
them a panied. expression
The first person not a member of the
family who came In was my doctor
He looked at me scrutinizingly. felt
my pulse, then bent his head down on
to my chest to listen for heartbeat
II think she is dead" he said.
Just before he spoke the words my
f1ance, Eben Green. came in. l saw
him looking at me with an expression
which indicated disappointment rather
than grief.
You say. DOCTOR" he broke in. that
you think she is dead? Is there no
hopeY'
The doctor laid his head again on
my breast before replying.
YES. she is dead"
Eben turned away. not with moan.
it seemed to me rather with sup
pressed oath. and left the room
confess that l was too much fright
ened at the prospect of being buried
alive to take an interest in the alb
sence of feeling on the part of my
lover at losing me- Had l been free
from this fear doubtless Ii would have
affected me intensely. / OWNED the
cause of his bearing toward what he
supposed to be my dead body. l was
rich; he was poor. He had been act
ing the lover for the purpose of secur-
ing my fortune.
Later in the day my doctor came into
the room. where 1 was lying alone.
with another man. Both were physi-
clans, and 1t was plain to me that they
were endeavorinS to discover whether
or not 1 was dead. After applying sew
eral tests. the nature of which L did
not comprehend. they came TO the con
clusion that my burial had better be
but that they would not give |
out the fact that they suspected 1 still |
lived.
During the afternoon seemed to /
pass from my deathlike condition into |
a restful slumber. When l awoke ] |
was myself again. There was a dim |
light in the room. and my maid was
putting TO rights a few things that had |
been scattered about
Christine l called
Christine started. turned. looked at |
me and was about to fee ia terror
when l said again quietly:
Christine. please bring me glass
IF water"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

London. Correspondence of The
Associated Press THE military cog
recent survey OF conditions, said that
recent survey of conditions, said that
there is little likelihood of any i'm
portant advance movement by either
side on the western front for a long
time to come. Under the present con-
ditions of weather and ground, with
artillery which knows the range of
every landmark exactly, he argues
that a successful offensive is next to
impossible.
The district in which the British
army is operation is practically a
swamp" declares this observer. Wat
er stands on the stiff, slippery and
holding clay, rendering the movement
of infantry across country impossible.
For weeks on end it has rained, and
when it has not rained thick mists
have enveloped the country. The
deep trenches are filed with water,
and the necessity of standing in this
has cost us many casualties.
at is only on slightly rising ground
that life is at all supportable. The
fronts of the rival armies are covered
with a labyrinth OF trenches. On
both sides the front lines are often
only posts of observation. Acres OF
barb wire cover most of the positions.
In rear stretch many fines, z1gzags
and communication trenches.
'sBreastworks have been construct
ed by both armies on the top OF the
ground to meet the difficulties of hold
ing flooded trenches, while strong
posts. defended villages and farm
steads, and other arrangements. com
plete the positions. In the rear mass
cealed that they are practically invul-
nerable, and joined up by telephones
to all advanced trenches, make
strong framework for the defense.
During all the months that the
British have occupied this district.
only three direct hits have been made
by German shells upon the British
guns. An attack, therefore, has to
deal with an intact artillery which
knows every range to an inch.
"a forward trench may often be as
saulted or mined by either side, or 1t
may be knocked to bits by heavy
shells, Or cleared by trench mortars
and hand grenades, but a local success
of this character has no consequences.
"As for the flying corps, despite the
weather, it has missed only six days
in the air since August. Not easily can
any hostile strategical surprise escape |
the notice of these airmen
The British army is not accus-
toned to winter campaigning and is |
not Injured to IT. It's campaigns have |
usually taken place in warm climates. |
1t had its lessons to learn and it has |
cost something to learn them. In spite |
of this the army has stood the test re- |
well. and is probably IN bet |
ter health than any other. friendly or
hostile, operating In the region"
London, Correspondence Of The
Associated Press.)-The report that |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-17

II Is 4 familiar expression, among
women particularly. but IL isn't quite
accurate. What the dog tired" per
son intends TO say Is. Il am finding
rest. repOse, SO satisfying that don't
need to sleep just now" For II Is a
fact that after hard. muscular work
simple relaxation and repose is more
refreshing than sleep.
Fatigue is an expression OF toxemia.
The products OF functional activi-
ty-oxidation. metabolism. chemical
changes In the tlssues-are as def
niteiy poisonous as would be a mar
cotic drug taken into the stomach
into a normal animal will produce In
the latter every sign OF fatigue.
In many disturbances OF the health
there are toxic or poisonous sub
stances circulating in the blood all
the time. Rest or sleep will produce
a temporary dimunition In the proper
ton OF toxins in the blood. but not
sufficient 10 give the individual that
sense OF recreation or refreshment ex-
perienced by the normal person after
q nights sleep. My sleep doesn't re-
fresh me-" the sufferer complains. Or
Il don't get enough sleep" He seeks
for something 10 make him sleep bet
ter. whereas he really needs some
thing 20 relieve his toxemia: he needs
treatment for the disease which is
poisoning his blood.
The treatment OF Insomnia has, or
should have. little to do with the
nerves. II should be directed rather
toward the systemic abnormaliiy
which 10 invariably present. II is. OF
course. less injurious to resort to a
suitable hypnotic drug. when neces-
sary. than to get the habit OF staying
awake. for such habit is more disas-
irous than drug habit would be-
But IL is worse than foolhardy to ex-
pertinent with sedatives or hypnotics
unless you are under tho solicitous
care OF a physician.