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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02

can girl who has ambition can learn
as much about music in her own coun-
try as she can in Europe. Understand,
have the most definite respect for
foreign artists; they have helped us
to form standard and they have en-
couraged us to far more effort to meet
and spoiled and won success more
easily; and American artists will be
all the more finished In the end for be-
ing forced to meet the hardest kind
of competition; but the day of the
American artist is at hand, the pres
ent war in Europe has cleared the
way for our composers and singers and
pianists to come to the front and make
American music the equal of any in
all the world.
personally, I should love to sing the
American folk songs; there is moth
ing prettier or more effective than a
'darlzey lullaby; there is nothing more
beautiful or pathetic than the Indian
Love Songs which Charles Wakefield
Cadman has done; indeed, if every one
feels as I do, they like to hear the
songs of our own country sung in our
own language; just as the foreign ar
lists, German, italian, Russian and
songs of their native countries in their
language. Do you know what I'd like
to do some day? I'd like to do the sort
of thing that Yvette Guilbert is doing;
those clever, attractive things in my
native language with every note of the
music American"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02
HER STIDE---ANID HIS
MISSION OR MISCHIEF?
By ZOE BECkLEY

you think otherwisei All the con-
science in David Temple is repeating
my words to him every time he is
tempted to abuse Coras trust. Nor
have left Cora unaffected. 1 know
her watchfulness is increased by my
warning. And she will be enabled to
help him stay straight.
II know this sounds fanatical to YOU
and detestabe. But l suppose every
one with a mission that looks to any
other persons good is a fanatic and
a nuisance. I am not conceited or
sacrilegious when I say that I know
why the Christs and the Savanarolas
and the Tom Osbornes and their kind
have been reviled and put down as
fanatical nuisances in their times.
But remember this, Tom" she con-
cluded, ''one can't make omelets
without breaking eggs. And onea can't
live up to ones conception of right
without sacrificing something. If 1
have to sacrifice good form and even
friendship in order to do what 1 con-
slider my duty to my brother and
sister humans about me, why, sacri-
feed good form and friendship shall
be-"
"The Let Alone Policy will appear
in tomorrow's Age-Herald.)
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RANDOM NOTES

Miss Louise Shelton of Chattanooga
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. o.
Ramsey She will spend several months
here.
Miss Bessie Morgan is the guest of
Miss Amelia Gaudin and will remain
until after the Hughes wedding.
Mrs. Wilkie Collier of Cleveland, O.,
is the guest of her mother. Mrs. Lucy
Hudgins. Mrs. Collier will be pleas
antly remembered as Miss Marie Hud-
gems, formerly of this city.
Mrs. I. w. Collier left Wednesday
for Atlanta to visit Mr.. and Mrs Carey
Baker.
Judge and Mrs. B, M Allen and their
guest, Miss Elizabeth Drake, will leave
on the 18th for Philadelphia, where
they will spend the Christmas holt
days.
Mrs. Hal Halstead will leave this
evening for Nogales, Ariz.. where she
will spend sometime with her husband
Captain Halstead, of the Second regi-
ment.
Mrs. Robert w. Williams of Bir-
mingham is the guest of Mrs. John
Craven on South Georgia avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Craven have recently
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02
PEANUTS SAVING
ALABAMA FARMERS

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
On the 14th of this month visited the
counties of Russell, Coffee and Pike to
investigate the growing of peanuts. I
had read and been told of the prosperity
that those who were growing peanuts
were now enjoying. T did not find these
accounts exaggerated. 1 found that every
farmer whose main crop was cotton this
year had failed to make anything like
expenses.
I found that every farmer whose main
crop this year and last was peanuts not
only made expenses farming this year,
as disastrous year as it has been in the
boil weevil infected sections of Alabama,
but that nine out of 10 of them had a
comfortable balance in bank. L had
farmers to tell me that they did not
remember even to have been out of
debt before.
/ found that only in very few instances
were fertilizers and, indeed, most of the
farms having got into debt trying to
make cotton with the Boil weevil were
unable to buy fertilizers.
I judged from what I saw that red
lands and sandy lands are especially
adapted to the growing of peanuts L
found that not one farmer in 20 had any
other tools for planting, working and
harvesting peanuts than those need by
the farmers in working cotton and corn.
I found farmers making 80 bushels of
peanuts to the, acre, and believe west
Coffee county and east Pike will average
so bushels to an acre.
found that where the rent OF the
land was not included in the cost of the
peanuts that it cost % cents per bushel
to grow, harvest and pick the peanuts
from the vines, and that where the rent
of the land was figured in the cost, the
cost of peanuts to the grower was 35
cents per bushel.
AS the boil weevil put these people out
of business, and the lowly jobber put
them back into the race, and they are
winners, so will it do to us.
I hope that you will publish this let
ter for the good it will do to the farmers
who are in the boil weevil infested Sec
tions of Alabama. Sincerely,
JOHN ROGERS.
Gainesville, November 2S, 1916
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02

II hope you're satisfied now, Beth"
Tom Woodford said gloomily to his
wife as they were speeding back to
New York on the train. For 10
years I've been trying to tell you that
you can't manage marriage and life
for other people, either by telling
them their faults or interfering with
them in any way whatever"
Beth was not satisfied" Their
visit with the Temples had ended
prematurely with relations strained
all around. For several days after
Beth had first spoken to Cora about
Davids shortcomings as a husband
David had avoided the Woodfords on
every legitimate pretext possible.
Cora went on treating her guests with
the most painstaking hospitality.
But it was clearly painstaking, not
the spontaneous manner of a sin
cerely felt welcome.
The Woodfords were not slow to
realize the situation. Soon after Tom
received telegram making their inn
mediate return to New York "abso-
lutely necessary The two families
parted with every outward sign of
friendship Beth's interference had
brought about Least of all was Beth
Obvious to what she had done.
1.-THE trouble with you, Tom, and
most of the world is that you live
in the spirit of each for himself and
= FOL rn 11a nd
bitterly in response to Tom. From
your point of view I am nothing but
a shrewish, mischief making, backbit-
ing, interfering nuisance who lacks
the fineness to see that people are
entitled to privacy in their lives. Oh,
you needn't try to deny it, Tom," she
cut in. Because half the time L tell
myself these things, too.
but because l try to live out in my
own life the highest, the most human
missionsI know 1 get taste of the
crosses every one has to bear who
tries to answer, Am I my brothers
keeper? with yes.
My neighbor is killing her child
through ignorance. 1 must look on
and pretend not to see because, for
sooth, it is not my business The
pity and horror L feel at its unneces-
sary sufferings is 'minding business
not my own Reaching out to save
the little one is 'intruding on other
peoples privacy
"If I let the child perish I am alb
solved from responsibility and am
respectable When I see a man
drifting into career of duplicity
and unfaithfulness toward his wife,
who is my friend, 1 must look the
other way 1 must neither say any
thing to my friends nor to him."
But, my dear Beth, what do you
accomplish by butting in?" Tom pro-
tested. you only make it impossible
to go on being friends with the peo-
pie you want to stay friends with"
II accomplish this, Tom. I plant
monitor in the breasts of those with
whom, as you put it, butt in" she
answered solemnly, with the intensity
of a moral zealot. "You may not
know it. but what I tell people aoout
the bad in them keeps on reverberat-
ing in their heart of hearts. Don't
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02

AZ MIss ANNIE MAE ZIMMERMAN
lWlI gave a lovely miscellaneous
Sshower yesterday in honor of Miss
Edith Thomas
The house was beautified with cut
flowers, and after a game of bridge, lit
tie Herbert Anthum delivered a great
many lovely gifts in a decorated wagon
to the bride-elect.
A salad course was served and the ice
was frozen in the shape of cupids.
Among those present were: Miss Edith
Thomas, Miss Pauline Thomas, Mrs. Os
car Price, Miss Jennie Price, Miss Eu-
genia Price, Miss Bessie Ferguson, Mrs.
Collins, Mrs. Jenkins, Miss Mabel Marler,
Miss Eva Mae Morgan, Miss Annie Lee
Horn, Miss Pearl Blackburn. Mrs. Frank
Hammond, Miss Myrtle Harris, Miss
Dorothy Allen, Miss Fay Murphy, Mrs.
T. NJ. Parker, Mrs. Miller. Miss Helen
Mewhinney, Miss Sara Hodges, Miss Eve
lyn Going, Miss Anna Mae Shook Miss
Mary McGowen, Mrs. Mark Andrews,
Miss Lucille Smith, Mrs. Leon Harris OF
Chicago, Mrs. Rachel Lowe, Mrs An
thum, Mrs Darius Thomas, Miss Mary
Brewster, Mrs. P. B. Thomas, Mrs A.
Zimmerman.
The following invitation has been
received: 'NIr. and Mrs. George w. Han
lin announce the marriage of their
daughter, Lucy, to Mr.. Thomas Emmett
Fitzgerald on Wednesday evening, No
vember 20, 1916, Sheffield The card en-
closed says: cat home 406 Princeton ave-
nue., Birmingham"
The following invitation has been is
sued: ''Dr. and Mrs Washington b.
ence at the marriage of their daughter,
Florence Harris, to Mr.. Charles Van
Wurmer Cornell on Tuesday afternoon,
December u, at o'clock, First Baptist
church. Montgomery"
Honoring Miss Elizabeth Massey and
he- guests, Miss Eleanor Seidel and Miss
Margaret MililSin, Miss Gertrude Mol
ton will entertain at luncheon at the
Tutwiler Monday later attending the
matinee at the Lyric.
Mr.. Percy HilIhouse, in compliment to
Miss Virginia Ford of Portland, Me,
who will spend the Christmas holidays
with Miss Edith Whatley, and Miss
Elizabeth Prince, debutante, will en-
terrain at dance at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hillhouse
on Hanover Circle, Wednesday evening,
December 20.
The following invitation has been
received: Mr.. and Mrs. George Washing
ton Hughes request the honor of your
presence at the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Elinor McTyeire. to Mr.. Albert
Cohen Stout on Thursday afternoon, De-
cember IA, 1916, at o'clock at the High
lands Methodist church, Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02
Intelligent Motor Milkwapop
rom the Popular Science Monthly.

from the Popular oCl6HCe MONTHLY.
At last the intelligence of milk
mans or bakers horse in moving from
house to house during deliveries has
been duplicated by a device applica-
BILE to any type of motor vehicle. 1t
consists of a mechanism which may be
set to bring the vehicle automatically
to stop at any desired distance from
its position.
The operator of truck fitted with
the new device may fill his crate with
enough loaves of bread or bottles of
milk to supply block or row of houses
and set the control mechanism to run
the truck to the end of the row while
he goes from house to house.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02
MADISON LIQUOR
EMBARGO REMAINS
Ban on Deliveries Placed
Prior to OvertOn Trial
Yet in Force

Huntsville, December 1.--(Special. mo
shipments of liquor have been legally de-
livered in any Madison county town IN
two weeks except to few persons who
were lucky enough to secure an order
from the sheriff to get their liquor for
some specific purpose. The embargo on
shipments was established all over the
county by Sheriff Lowe and Mayor Terry
as measure of precaution to avoid any
chance of disorders arising before. during
and Immediately after the Overton trial.
1t is not known yet just when the en-
barge will be lifted The freight and
express offices are literally full of &C
cumulated liquor packages and they are
still coming In on every train.
There may be a contest after all for the
probate judgeship because of a division
granting power to the governor of Ala
hama to fill vacancies in judicial offices
and probate judgeships. When Judge
Lawler was killed Governor Henderson
appointed Judge Archie Mcdonnell to fill
the vacancy In the meantime, Thomas
w. Jones ran in special primary and
was nominated by the democrats with
out opposition as candldaLe LOT Lne
probate judgeship and there was no OPP
position by any other party in the No
vember election. The secretary Of state
recently issued commission to Mr..
Jones to take the office in January, when
other new county officials go in. The law
IN question provides that appointees Oh
the governor shall hold until the next
general election, and there Is likely to
be a contest on technical grounds to de-
fcr nm 11n hail Tt1do MnDnnnRll snail
give up. the office in>>January, 1917, 81
hold it until the next general state cleo
ton about two years hence.
Harry B. Lyle. prominent wholesale
commission merchant of this city, MEM
her of the firm Of Lyle & Lyle, died sud-
denly at his home in this city last night
He had just returned home from uptown.
Death was due to apoplexy, it was SAID
by his physicians, Mr.. Lyle was about
81 years old and he Is survived by his
widow and two children
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02
CoUGHED FIFTEEN YEARS

Coughs that nanS ON ana grow
worse in the night and weaken the suf-
ferer are relieved by Foley's Honey and
Tar oftener than by any other remedy.
r. f. Hail. Mabe, Va, writes: For Is
years | was afflicted with a trouble
some bronchial cough and irritation of
the throat. Foleys Honey and Tar re-
lieved me; after taking one bottle the
cough ceased and has not returned"
No medicine stands higher as a fam
lily remedy for colds for children and
grown ups. Sold everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02
Let the People Suffer


Indignation. Widespread indignation
was expressed in the public prints a few
years ago over the remark attributed to
the most prominent railroad man, at that
time, in the United states Ca remark by
the way which he never made), THE
public be d" The public suffers in
these times various discomforts of a most
aggravating nature, not from the cap
tains of industry or railroads, for most
of them have been exiled or suppressed,
but from strikes instigated, not by
thoughtful workingmen, but by unscrupu-
louise and selfish so-called labor lead
ers."
When trolley lines are tied up without
notice. the public are tol1 ehat tins
walking is good" and when the walters
of New York were called out their
CRY, it will do them good Now comes
the statement that while the need for
coal was widespread and acute and prices
rapidly rising the anthracite mine work-
ers were notified that they must take
holiday on Monday, October 80, to cele-
brate strike victory. November 1 was
also holiday because it was All Saints
Day, November because it was election
day, and a few days thereafter another
day was taken in honor of the Greek
Catholics All Saints Day. On top or
this the workers in q Scranton mine en-
ploying 800 men went on a strike because
union buttons were not worn by all the
men.
When the public realizes that a stop
page of coal production for one day de-
prives the market of a quarter of q mil
lion tons of anthracite and reduces the
mine workers pay checks by half mil
lion dollars, it will begin, to understand
some of the reasons for the high cost of
heating our homes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02
"Meat Prices Will
Not Come Down" is

the cheerful news that comes
from the DeparunentofAgri-
culture. Meat prices will
not worrythe man or woman
who knows that a Shredded
Wheat Biscuit will supply
more real bo4y = building
nuriment than beefSteak or
eggs and at much less cost.
Shredded Wheat remains
the same price, the same
high quality. supplying all
the nutriment a man need
for a half days work. TW'
shredded wheat biscuit
with bananas and cream OF
other fruits make a complete,
nourishing meal at a cost OF
not over five cents. Made
at Niagara Falls. N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02

1t has been estimated by statisticians
that more tain 200,0o0,00o small clay mar
bles are used by the boys of the United
States every spring. 1t is known fact
that 125,000,000 marbles are made every
year by one clay marble manufacturer,
whose plant is in Summit county, Ohio.
These marbles are made or rolled by
girls.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02

AS new seashore amusement device
an inventor has patented trolley car
supported by floats that is driven over
water by screw propellers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02
Love Stimulated

FfOlH the Siren.
Herbert-How did Mabel happen to
become engaged to Richard?
Rupert--Richard took her around
and showed her his home on the hill.
Herbert-Huh Love at first site.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02

Spanish railroads are conducting CAM
paigns of education along their lines to
improve agricultural conditions.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-08
Home.oround Flour and Cereals.

Grinding wheat to make flour may
be done at home as easily as the grind
Ing of coffee. And thus family may
have whole wheat flour, freshly ground,
a thing that is usually difficult to OBJ
tain. The New York Medical Journal
advises Its readers to buy their wheat
from seedsmen rather than from gro
GERS or feed stores because 1t Will be
cheaper and more efficient.
The grinder can be used also for
cracking wheat, corn, barley, oats,
rye and other grains for use as break
fast cereals. And the cereals will need
chewing. which will not only strength
en- the muscles of the chewers' jaws,
but will keep their teeth from decay,
that is if they begin as children.
Homemade cereals need long cook
ing, so fireless cooker is almost indis-
pensable.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-08
HUBBY WAS NO ENTERTAINER
All Right Otherwise, but Fact That He
"Had No Conversation" Caused
the Separation.

Sweet and, though sophisticated, ap-
parently not much more than seven
teen, she was explaining quite loudly
enough for all the car to hear why she
had left her husband.
''He was good provider, but he just
sat around all evening and had no
conversation"
'Wby did you marry him?"
'sHis grandmother died, see, and he
had no place to go, so he came to me
and said, Say, If you want to get mar
ried, here's your chance, take me or
leave me- He was great and full of
pep when out with the bunch, but In
his own home he had no conversation"
Are you sorry you had to leave
him?"
swell, / had lovely forniture, but
life is not all furniture, and what is
the use of the costliest carpets if your
husband has no conversation
do you think you'll ever go back to
him?"
I'D go back tomorrow If he wouldn't
sit behind newspaper like stuffed
dummy in bedroom slippers"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-08

The most eminent physicians recog-
nIze that uric acid stored up In the
system is the cause of rheumatism,
that this uric acid poison Is present In
the joints. muscles, or nerves. BY ex-
perimenting and analysis at the In
vallds' Hotel and Surgical Institute In
Buffalo. N. T., DIR. Pierce discovered
combination of native remedies that he
called Anuric--which drives out the
uric acid from the system, and In this
way the pain. swelling and infiamma-
ton subside. II you are sufferer from
rheumatism, backache. pains here or
there. you can obtain Anuric Mt any
drug store and get relief from the
pains and Ills brought about by uric
acid: or send DIR. Pierce Zoe for trial
pkg. Anuric which you will find many
times more potent than iithia and
eliminates uric acid as hot water melts
sugar. A short trial will convince SOU.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-08
His Advice.

II want some advice" said the young
matron as she seated herself In the
elderly lawyers office.
"Well, madam" he asked, courteous.
ly, what is the troublep'
my husband has lied to me-"
How so?'
'He told me-" she sobbed, ''he was
working overtime at the Office and
gave me the ten dollars he made-and
this morning found poker chip in
his pocket. / want your advice on
what ought to do about it."
"Well, my advice" said the lawyer,
lis to tell your husband If he will per-
sist in putting his chips in his pocket,
to be sure that he cashes them ALL
Exchange.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-08
Also the Owner Hoo.

The English class was explaining
the enlanings OF certain weli-known
metapilorical expressions. As an in
stance. one pupil said that ITS an Ill
wind that blows no good" means that
even apparently evil happenings some
times are beneficial.
sAnd now. Just In your own words. "
said the teacher 10 the bright boy of
the class. explain your Idea. simply.
OF the meaning OF the old nd
age. Money makes the mare go"
"GnsolIne makes the fiiyyer hop.
was the reply.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-08
AFRO-AMER|CAN CUL[|NCS

Announcement that the National Ne
gro Business league has started ma
tion-wide campaign to advertise Negro
business enterprises, with view to
their better support by colored peo-
pie, comes at time when they are
awaking to a consciousness of increas-
ing economic Importance. Since the
days of emancipation, the bulk Of the
race has remained in the South I'M
der economic and social conditions
which have changed but slowly The
accepted basis of society has kept In
the hands of the white man storekeep-
ing and the professions, combining the
Negro to tenant farming and unskilled
labor. Gradually, such schools as
Tuskegee, Calhoun, and a host of 9TH
ers have built up an ever-increasing
body of men and women skilled in
trades and trained to the use of inita-
tive and independent thinking. Fully
20 years ago this force began breaking
through the caste system in isolated
cases, the process being stimulated
by the late Booker T. Washington
some fifteen years ago. The policy
has been twofold, encouraging the in
diyidual pioneers by organization and
educating the race out of the tradi-
ton that only the white man was quail
flied to engage in trade.
Now that the labor shortage has
forced the large employers of the
country to look more to the South for
unskilled and semi-skilled workers,
the Negro is becoming more conscious
of his Importance industrially. One
indirect effect should be to make the
leagues campaign more fruitful than
If 1t had been launched at a less OPP
perfume time. And the movement
seems to be actuated by the right
point of view. "These campaigns are
not organized in any spirit of antag-
onlsms to merchants of other races"
says the announcement, "but for the
sole purpose of advertising the exist
ence of the Negro merchants"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-08
Reason for Ais Fame.

OF the late Sir Joseph Beecham the
obituary notices say that he rose from
n farmers boy 10 become a knight
and baronet and the third richest
man In England by manufacturing
pills. But that Is only half the ex-
efnplary story. and the smaller half.
He rose TO wealth and honors by ad-
vertising the pills.--Proyidence Jour
nal.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-08
Robbery by the strong.

Bees are proyerbIaily busy, but some
In Pennsylvania town broke the rec
ord when a honeycomb OF nine feet
In length was discovered 10 n large
hollow pine. The perils and uncertain
ties of abnormal industry were also IL
Illustrated In the fact that the giant rc-
suit Of this insectivorous labor was Inn
mediately confiscated by superior
power.