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picture called September Morn (but in reality cannot paint the side of "a barn and do it welD continues to get himself in tight places. Carl George the comedian of real entertaining methods. has the role of Rudolph, and his antics go with a scream. An ac- tress claims to be the original model of the popular picture and she instructs her publicity promoter to boost her as the real September Morn" who was not afraid to bathe in the open. The lodging of Rudolph and the actress, both knowing they are imposters, ere ates no end of jovial line and situa- tion. A bluff army officer also gets mixed up in the affairs of the lady thespian: in fact. falls in love with her only to find that she is his wife's dearest friend; this and the innumer- able other complications keep those in front of the footlights convulsed with genuine laughter and at intervals the big musical numbers are introduced by a. bevy of dancing experts who are seen in the latest modern dances Shark, Swish Dips and the famous hesitation waltzes, which are decidedly popular a this period.
 Not in long while will two such events as the Auburn Vandy football game and the showing of sSeptember Morn" happen in Birmingham on the same day.
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TWO ATTRACTIONS AT TIE JEFFERSON THEATRE THIS WEEK ''The Outcast" and "Septem- Der Morn" Offer Contrast
 in Entertainment OTHER THEATRES TO
 HAVE GOOD BILLS "The Outcast' Is One of the Strong est Problem Plays That Will
 Visit the Jefferson This

w ass tn. ':::s :, s ''s 2, 9ss'' as' r: s:
 W week. the theatregoers will still have quite a melange of high class entertainment wherewith to shift their weary feet. Vaudeville, as usual, will reign at the Lyric, while burlesque is the piece de resistance again at the Or2heum. However, at the Majestic the popular Guy Voyer and his pretty maidens are no more. In their place Manager Carl E. Retticl1 offers a hyp- notist.
 In the first part of the week, Tues day and Wednesday, with a matinee on "Wednesday, the management of the Jefferson theatre offers to it's patrons problem play of exceptional strength. 'The Outcast,' a drama by Hubert Henry Davies, last season starring ve- hicle for Elsie Ferguson. On Saturday the Jefferson will see a return engage ment of september Morn,' a musical comedy.
 In regard to ''The Outcast" the critic of the Richmond Dispatch had the fol- lowing to say:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-07
Only a Peanut Vender

From the St. Louis Globe-D Democrat
 It does not do to jump at conclusions. A witness was being examined in an inn portant case. and his testimony was con elusive. So the lawyer for the other side undertook to make him an object for ridicule.
 You are business man, I believer 'Yes. sir
 What is your business 9''
 T deal in 1peanuts.,'
 The lawyer smiled knowingly at the jury.
 A peanut vender. eh? How many pints did you sell last month";
 T hardly know. A million. perhaps" 'Whatr
 T handle about million bushels a year. I am wholesale dealer.' The lawyer sat down. He had forgot ten that the peanut crop is the source of riches to many southern farmers, and that the annual trade in the humble goo ber'' foots up sl0000.OQ0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-07
Alderman Submarine Trick

From tho Washington Star.
 German submarine trick was illus trated recently in the Mediterranean when one submarine tried by changing its colors in the course of it's operations, to make it appear that there were two en- emy submarines working there.
 It sank three ships. One was an Eng fish vessel. whose crew. when rescued, said the submarine flew the German flag Later the French vessel Aude was sunk by a submarine flying the Austrian flag. A second French vessel, the Vile de Mos taganem, was sunk two hours later by a submarine which flew the German flag.
 It is believed without doubt that the submarine was the same in each of the threa cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-07
The Way It Goes

If you are too stout said the physi- clan, .eat less. take more exercise, avoid sweets. eggs, cream and fat meat Live mainly on lettuce, spinach. lean meats, celery, tomatoes \and so forth If you cease giving your body fat-making foods you will cease creating fat cells. It is very easy to reduce if you will prac- tice self-denial.
 Pardon me doctor, but do you follow the regimen you have just mentioned?' inquired the patient. You are a trifle stout, you know, and
 T give advice, my dear sir. replied the honest Esculapian. mot take it,''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-07
Heroine of 'The Outcast' Is Girl of the Streets-H Quaint Philosophy Rescues a Man From the Depths. What Is Her Reward?

The sentimental progress of Miriam, the girl of the streets, in 'Outcast" the much discussed play, by Hubert Henry Davies, which will be seen at the Jeffer- son theatre next Tuesday and wednes- day night and Wednesday matinee, is here told in speeches out of her own mouth The dialogue of this drama by Hubert Henry Davies is simply written. with no attempt at fine phrasing, and yet ill theatrical effectiveness it is memor- able. Hear Miriams words to Godfrey, her lover:
 You've been hard hit about some thing or other. so you thought you'd take to drugs, I suppose, and whisky, to make you forget. Don't you do it! It's shame to see a young fellow like you beginning such habits as those a gentleman. too, with everything just as it should be-your nice flat anc friends and all. Break away rom It now, old man. before it gets a hold on you. You won't be able to stop it by and bys You'll go down and down until you get like the drunken brutes who come after me. You mustn't be one Of the no-goods. It's the respec- Stable folks who make the world go round beg your pardon for talking like that to you. You must think I've got a nerve. I don't suppose you want advice from anyone-especially not from me"
 Her Man Quit Her
 My man quit me to marry a ricn old woman. I and my baby were left to starve. When you're starving for food, you haven't much time to think about being in love. Love doesn't kill. but hun ger does, and hunger killed my baby. The only way to be happy, it seems to me, is just not to expect anything from anybody. Then, when somebody does you a kindness. like you've done me, it comes as lovely surprise. But you don't get down to that kind of happiness till you've had all the pride kicked out of you and lost most all of your fine feelings.
 Mightnt it be the woman in me, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-07
1.-THE OUTCAST" AT
 THE JEFFERSON

Hubert Henry Davies went down into the life that slitters on top, but is all wrong at it's foundation, tran scribed slice of it and turned it into an absorbing and pulsing drama of to- day. There are moments of comedy a high light here and there, but for the most part, it moves sternly and in- eNorably to it's climax. voiced in one of the speeches: We have got to as sume the responsibilities that our ac- tions bring
 MT. Davies provided notable piece of work, a remarkably fine fab ric. but the producers have supplied a east of men and women who breathe into it that which makes it indeed a slice O life. a living thing. The com ipany presenting 'Outcast' is that rare and grateful .compostion--an organiza- tion of all actors. The two principle parts, both of which are tricky, diff fcult and trying, lending themselves wsitll dangerous readiness to overplay- iinr, are handled without a fault < The Outcast' of Jeanne Ragels is Very real art Many emotions must be poitrayed,. ranging from gamin like suspicion and drab vulgarity to aching pathos and utter despair. and Miss Eagcls indicates all of them with q sure and delicate conception and eXecu- tion. Her gradual change from the twang of her first entrance to the English of her associates is but one instance of the technic With which she lis fitted
 The Man of Harold West is an other straightforward. unstagy and clean cut example of the work to which we have become accustomed from the better English actors who do not de- pend upon clothes and affectations to convey the thought of well bred men"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-07
Rest Under Difficulties

From the Washington Star.
 Country Boy-I had my first ride. in a Pullmyn car last night.
 City FriendHow did You like it?
 Country Boy-All right, except that l had lot of trouble gettin' into the little hammock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-07
"SEPTEMBER MORN" PLAYS A RETURN DATE

@ The Jefferson theatre will, be turned Scver to the entertainment of the Au- burn and Vanderbilt football teams on 5fhe night of November IS. The attrac- tions will be ''September Morn." which once before this season delighted a large audience at the Jefferson and plays this return engagement by popu- s5lar request
 The new musical play with the airy, Topical title September Morn" offers "a cute, lively story that fairly con fvulses the audiences as every bit of crisp. witty dialogue and Imaginable situation is presented-and one finds his or herself humming or whistling ithe iingly tunes after the catchy smusic is reeled off by the harmonious noices of the augmented chorus and Feature songs of the principals. The story goes with hurrah as Rudolph Tlastric. would-b -be-artist who claims to have painted the celebrated Chaba' s
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-09-03
CHINESE EDIBLE DOGS.
They Are Fed Mainly Upon Daintily
Prepared Vegetable Food.

English bon vivantS have tested the
merits of the Chinese edible dog, and
they pronounce it very good dog in
deed
The dog is destined from the begin
ming for the table. Like the edible rat
of the same country, it is fed mainly
upon vegetable food. which is often
delicately prepared and specially de
vised. in order to give the dogs flesh
peculiar flavor and aroma The re-
suit is something quite different from
the flesh of Che ordinary dog of the
western world.
The genuine Chinese edible dog is
known by it's blush black tongue,
which Is peculiar mark of its variety
In infancy and early youth the dogs
tongue is red, and upon reaching ma
turity and the edible age it suddenly
becomes black, sometimes within two
weeks.
Another popularity of this dog is it's
lack Of the barking faculty. It Is said
that the dog can bark, and on oc-
casions does so. but these occasions
are rare
Many experiments, most of them un-
willing, were made with the flesh of
dogs during the Paris siege. New
foundlands and ST. Bernards were pre-
ferred, under the mistaken impression
that they would prove more eatable
than other varieties. They proved to
be detestable in all cases.-Every
Week
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RoYal Kisses.

The kings and high officials of Eu-
rope when they meet always embrace
and kiss each other, no matter what
their relations have been In the past or
may be in the immediate future This
is kiss of respect. 1t may be given
on the lips, the cheek. the brow or
the beard and is nicely adjusted, ac-
cording to the age and rank Of the
giver From this close personal con-
tact it passes through many FORMS
kissing the hand. parts Of the cloth
ing and even the ground trodden upon.
according to the idea of respect or fear
inspiring the one who performs the
act The nations of the west have not
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Enuland,s First Scientist.

The first great English scientist was
Roger Bacon. who died in 1894. The
exact date OF his birth is unknown, but
it is believed that this year marks the
seven hundredth anniversary. He was
prosecuted and condemned and much
of his work destroyed, SO that the ex-
tent of his discoveries cannot be def
nitely known. 1t is certain that he
was centuries ahead of his ignorant
and credulOus times in chemistry, me-
chanics and mathematics. Branded as
a magician, he was thrown into prison.
From 1877 until a short time before
his death Bacon was immured in a
filthy cell. He is said TO have invented
the camera obscura, the air pump and
the diving bell. and he was acquainted
with the uses of optical lenses and the
nature of gunpowder, although the pro-
jectile power of gunpowder appears not
to have been discovered until the fol-
lowing century. 1t is said that during
a war Bacon set fire TO the chief build
ings in town by using burning lenses.
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Saving and Small Earnings.

In the Scotch parish where the say
ings bank originated a great majority
Of the inhabitants were poor cottagers.
Their average wages did not run over
s Shillings about 81 week
1T seemed" wrote Samuel Smiles,
"a very unlikely place in which to es-
tablish a bank for savings, where the
poor people were already obliged to
strain every nerve TO earn a bare liv-
ing, to provide the means of educating
their children-for, however small his
income, the Scottish peasant almost
invariably contrives to save something
wherewith to send his children to
school-and to pay their little contri-
buttons to the friendly society Of the
parish
Ia four years this unpromising field
yielded to the Rev. Henry Duncan's
bank at Ruthwell nearly $1,000. The
bank became self sustaining. and all
over Scotland and England the new
savings bank idea spread. = Chicago
News.
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DON'T LIKE DETECTIVES
Marietta, c., Scrutinizes All Visitors
to Town Since Lynchinq.

Marietta, c., Scrutinizes All Visitors
to Town Since Lynching.
Marietta, Ca, Aug. 30.-Eight men
who did not give satisfactory explana-
lions of ter presence here were
rounded up. placed in a box car on a
freight train and sent away. Since
Leo M. Frank was lynched near here
Aug. II several persons, whose bus1-
ness in the town was not known, have
been invited to leave.
These events and the continual re-
ceipt of letters threatening various
sorts of vengeance for Franks lynch
ing caused police officials here to in.
crease the number of officers to IF
teen. The letters are being received
from all parts of the country by town
and Cobb county officials and by per
sons who have given statements oil
the Frank case to newspapers outside
he state.
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CORK TREES OF SPAIN.
How They Are Stripped of Their Bark
at Ten Year Intervals.

How They Are Stripped of Their Bark
at Ten Year Intervals.
An important industry in Spain is
the cultivation of cork trees. This tree
is an oak which grows best in the poor
est soil. 1t cannot endure frost and
must have sea air and also some alti-
tude. 1t is found all along the coast Of
Spain, the northern coast of Africa and
the northern shores of the Mediterra-
mean
There are two barks, the outer of
which is stripped for use. The cork is
valuable according as it is soft and
velvety. When the sapling has reach
ed the age of ten years it is stripped Of
its outer bark for two feet from the
ground. The tree will then be about
five inches in diameter and about six
feet up to the branches. This stripping
Is worthless. The inner bark appears
blood red, and if it is split or injured
the tree dies
When eight or ten years more have
elapsed the outer bark has again grown.
and then the tree is stripped four feet
rom the roots. This stripping is very
coarse and is used to make floats for
fish nets. Every ten years thereafter
the bark is stripped, each year two feet
higher up. until the tree is forty or
fifty years old. when it is in its prime.
and may then be stripped every ten
years from the ground to the branches.
Exchange
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adopted this ancient custom as form
Of salutation, but have reserved it for
the more tender relationships of life
Christian Herald
Dumas and His Porthos.

Dumas, like Balzac. was fond of his
own creations. Among them all he
loved Porthos best The great, strong,
vain hero was a child after his own
heart One afternoon, it is related, his
son found Dumas careworn, wretched.
overwhelmed. What has happened to
you? Are you ll?'' asked Dumas fills
No" replied Dumas pere. well.
what is it them" II am misera BILE" :"
Why? ''This morning l killed Por-
thOs-poor Porthos! Oh. what trouble
have had to make up my mind to do
it! But there must be an end to all
things. Yet when l saw him sink be
meath the ruins, crying, 1t is too heavy.
too heavy for met l swear to you that
l cried?' And he wiped away tear
with the sleeve of his dressing gown
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Pepys on a Coal Famine.

There was a coal famine in England
In 1866. England was at the time at
war with Holland and, owing TO the
presence of the Dutch fleet in English
waters, the Newcastle colliers found it
impossible to get through to London.
A period Of great privation ensued.
Writing In his diary in June, 1867,
Pepys observes that "the great misery
the city and kingdom is like to suffer
for want Of Goals is very visible and, it
Is feared, will breed a mutiny." Later
In the month comes the following en-
try: "Such is the want already of Goals,
and the despair Of having any supply.
that they are come this day to f5 los. O
chaldron."
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DUPONT POWDER
MILL BLOWN UP
Plant Near Wilmington Is De
StrOyed-- WOrkman Lost

Wilmington, Del, Aug. 30.-WitE
terrific reports heard for miles two
block powder mills of the Dupont
Powder company at the Upper Hagley
yards, near this city on BrandyWine
creek, exploded at $50 o'clock Sun
day morning. Lawrence Cunningham,
aged forty-six, married, of Henry Clay,
suburb, and John Gillespie, aged
thirty-five, of Hazleton, Pa, unmar-
ried, were instantly killed.
The cause of the explosion has not
been determined. Several hundred
pounds of powder of powerful brand
were stored in each mill. The first
to explode was fuse plant, which
caused the explosion of the second
mill near by. The two victims were
employed in the fuse mill.
Only one body was found. Whether
it is Cunningham or Gillespie it is
impossible to tell. 1t is burned and
mangled beyond recognition. The sec.
ond man was blown to atoms, the
only remains recovered being bits OF
charred flesh hanging in the branches
of trees on the opposite side of
Brandywine creek.
Both mills were destroyed, being
swept clean Of their foundations. The
force of the explosion hurled pieces
of machinery, shafting and large
stones for a great distance in every
direction. Trees were uprooted or
twisted as though a tornado had
struck them. Houses shook in all
parts of this city, four miles away,
while the property damage near the
mills was considerable
The country place of Frank l.. Con,
nable, vice president and director Of
the DupoNN company, near the plant,
was considerably damaged. The occu-
pants were more or less injured. The
windows of the home of Judge Ed
ward G. Bradford OF the United States
district court, also near by, were dam
aged. One of the Dupont family
homes on a hill above the mill was
badly damaged.
Shortly before the acUrdent the
mills had been charged by wofkmen.
After starting the machinery the en-
ployees left, as is the custom. Cum
ningham and Gillespie evidently did
not get a sufficient distance away
after starting the machinery.
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The Human Face,

Rosa BOnheur, the great painter Of
animals, had a system of mnemonics
which was exceedingly quaint She
could trace in the faces of those peo-
pie who visited her a resemblance TO
some sort of animal. For instance, IL
some one reminded her Of certain
lady she would probably hesitate for
a moment and then say, "Oh, yes, the
Lady with the camel faceT' or, "Oh, I
remember-she had a cow facer' This
memory system was not fattering To
her friends, but IL showed how satu-
rated she was with a knowledge Of an
fmals and their characteristics. On ev-
cry human face she found likeness to
some animal she had studied and de-
nneated
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Acton Plant DESTROYED.

Acton, Mass, Aug. 30.-With a
deafening roar the glazing mill of the
American Smokeless Powder company
here blew up early Sunday morning g.
For forty miles around the shock
could be felt and in many of the
neighboring communities windows
were Jared out and considerable dam
age caused.
Immediately there were wild ru-
mors that the plant had been exploded
by German spies. This idea was dis
PEELED, however, when from officials
OF the company it was learned that
the company had not been manu-
featuring any powder for a warning
nation. Instead all of their output
was for sporting use.
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German Pioneers Rombarded.

Paris, Aug. 30.-The war office
statement says:
Our artillery continued its activity
against the positions of the enemy.
The cannonading was especially ac-
tive in the sector of Ablain, in the
Aisne. and in the vicinity of Craonne
and Berry-au Bac, as well as between
the Aisne and the Argonne.
Our aeroplanes bombarded the rail
way station and the barracks of the
enemy at Grandpre, in the Ardennes,
as we'll as the barracks at Monchemin
and Lancon. in the Argonnes.
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The Sioux Indians formerly had n
kanchanchagha. 1t was used on reli-
gious and ceremonial occasions. had
two heads frequently decorated with
crude pictures Of animals. and was
beaten with great vigor for the pur-
pose Of appeasing the wrath of their
offended deities or of contributing to
the recovery Of the sick
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Turks Claim Victories.

Constantinople (Via Armsterdam) {.
Aug. 30.-The war Office told of gen
eral attacks by the allies from the
Sulva bay district to Avi Burnu. All
of them were repulsed and cruiser
and a transport which came within
range of Turkish artillery were hit
several times.
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Africa.

Africa Is the most elevated of all the
continents. 1t is the continent of
plateaus." The great tableland in tho
south has a mean altitude of over $500
reet The wide tableland on the north
has an average elevation Of about 1,300
feet
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japanese Gardens.

The japanese lay out their gardens
SO as to suggest famous scenes In their
history. Miniature landscapes are laid
out to recall we'll known spots and
suggest the events that have taken
place there.
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Questions fh0t 0 Good Citizen Should KNOW.


D. Have you read The Consti-
tuition of the United States?
r. Yes.
D. What form of Government
IS this?
r. Republic.
D. What is the Constitution of
the United States
R. 1t is the fundamental law of
this country.
D. Who makes the laws of the
United States?
R. The Congress.
D. What does Congress consist
of?
r. Senate and House of Rep
resentativeS.
D. Who is the chief executive
OF the United States?
R. President.
D. How long is the President
OF the United States elected?
r. years.
d. Who takes the place of the
President in case he dies?
r. The Vice President.
d. What is his name?
R. Thomas r. Marshall.
D. By whom is the President of
the United States elected?
r. By the electors.
D. By whom are the electors
elctod?
R. BY the people.
D. Who makes the laws for the
state Of Pennsylvania.
R. The Legislature.
d. What does the Legislature
consist of?
R. Senate and Assembly.
D. How many State in the un-
ion?
R. 48.
D. When was the Declaration
of independence signed?
R. July 4, 1776.
D. By whom was it written?
r. Thomas Jefferson.
D. Which is the capital of the
United States?
R. Washington.
D. Which is the capital Of the
state of Pennsylvania.
R. Harrisburg.
D. How many Senators has
each state in the United States
So~n4nQ
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Impossible.

Cant you play tennis without max
ing all that noise?"
why, how can you expect us to
play it without raising a racket?'-
Baltimore American.