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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

continue their efforts along the line of live stock conservation, the loss from disease will be negligible quantity.
 In years past, before the depart ment of agriculture took up it's scien- tific work and established demonstra- tion stations, the farmer could do iit- tie to prevent the spread of cholera among his hogs, but today, with pre- ventive agencies at hand, there is no excuse for disease making any in- roads whatever.
 T HE merry junkeet of the First
 l Illinois artillery to the border shows just how cheerful a soldiers life can be in a rich country like the United States. It is true that the troops left Springfield in cattle cars, but they were met Illinois Artillery at Wichita, Kan., Travels in Style by Pullmans sent up for them from the border and after that they travelled in style.
 When the troop train stopped for few hours at Fl Reno, Okla., the sol diers were given the keys of the city and the town turned out en masse to give them a welcome. Sandwiches and dainties galore were also provided. Numerous automobiles were placed at their disposal and it is said that there was a pretty girl seated at nearly every steering wheel. When the hour for departure came 1 it was necessary to send out hurry call for most of the artillerymen, as they were being made comfortable in the homes of Fl Reno's hospitabie citizens.
 | However, "for the good of the ser vice" it is just as we'll that the ma iority of the militiamen sent to the border were transported neither in cattle cars nor Pullmans, but in day coaches. The cattle car is a trifle too primitive and the Pullman is more Luxurious than a soldier should re- ouire. "Going to the front" in Pull man is too apt to create the impress sion that he's out for lark. A reader protests that lady poet is as inelegant as widow woman. Lady | poet" is merely term of ridicuie. It is never used in a serious sense and is never applied to a woman who writes poetry
 The war seems to have put a stop tc international marriages between Amer ican heiresses and foreign noblemen but American chorus girls continue to pick up a title now and then
 
 Nobody seems to have found ou | what Mir Hughes said to the colone when they dined together. but they discussed something more than th' quality of the viands.
 The shortage of dyestuffs will no affect the nations dyed-in- -the-woo democrats
 What an affable old chap Carranz can be-Yben he tries'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
SUBWAY PROFITS

From the New York Worl0.
 There is nothing new in the figures of subway profits from the 1913 report of the public service commission which Mr. Moss read into the records of the Thompson committee. but in capacity for causing amazement they are ever fresh. They amazed the committee. They still amaze New York
 It cost the subway POS cents to carry each passenger; the cost on the elevated was 211a cents; the cost on the sys- tenn was 2.O9 cents and the profit 2.sl cents.
 Running 10-car express trains, packed to the gates, at the shortest possible ih- tervals, the subway was incomparapiy the most profitable transit property Tn the world When railroads reckoned op- erating cost at close to 70 per cent o1 gross receipts, the Interborough was pay ing less than 42 per cent for operation when it went into a partnership where the city must wait years before 1t re- ceives even interest on It's investment.
 Why New York permitted the Interbor- ough to leash in' the strap hanger ana the swollen securities of the "L lines why it consented to the capitalization oi congestion which it was its duty to re- lieve; why it gave gifts of millions to rich corporations. leaving itself poor only one serious explanation has ever been or fered. That Is that public credit had been so exhausted by extravagance thai the city lay absolutely at the mercy ol the transit monopolies.
 And there has been placed before tht
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
ENGLAND AND AMERICA IN

ENGLAND AND AMERICA IN By Alfred Tennyson. o Thou that sendest out the man To rule by land and sea, Strong mother of a Lion-line, Be proud of those strong sons of Who wrench'd their rights from What wonder, if in noble heat, Those men thine arms withstood Retaught the lessons thou hadst And in thy spirit with thee fougI Who sprang from English bloo| But Thou rejoice with liberal joy Lift up thy rock face, And shatter, when the storms areI In many a streaming torrent bacl The seas that shock thy base. Whatever harmonies of law The growing world assume, Thy work is thine-The single nd From that deep chord which H
 smote,
 Will vibrate to tho doom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
HIS IDEA.

Success in life is relative term" said the philosopher.
 ''No doubt" replied the man of easy habits. "But when a person who has reached middle age still depends on an alarm, clock to help him hold his job, consider that his life is failure"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
ALABAMA PRESS

Decaturs Daily: We move to amend Shakespeare by saying, "The Parade's the thing"
 Tuskegee News: They can call him jingo, whatever they please, but if Will son, through his diplomacy, averts war with Mexico, he will go down in history A the greatest American who ever lived.
 Prattville Progress: The man is rarity in these days of whom it can be said there are no flies on him. for they are everywhere, but 20 drops of carbolic acid evaporated from hot shovel will banish them from a room.
 Selma Times: They are still trying 70 count Rev. Sidney J. Catts out of the democratic nomination for governor down in Florida. We cannot understand how people will quarrel and become really un- pleasant toward one another over who
 shall be governor of Florida.
 Sylacauga Advance: It seems that the Mobile negro whose case for stealing nine cases of whisky and some cham pagne was mol pressed on the ground that whisky has no property rights could have been convicted of violating the pro- hibition law by having such an amount Of booze in his possession. But they have way of their own in handling the prohi- bition laws down at Mobile.
 Guntersville Advertiser: It is human nature to oppose an increase in taxes under any and all circumstances, but it is amusing the way republicans are try ing to make political capital out Of the work of the equalization board in this and some other counties. High tariff and low taxes are not consistent, and the voters familiar with the workings of republican high tariff will not be de- ceived.
 Roanoke Leader: It is amusing to see the ant-Bryan editors trying to squirm out of tie uncomfortable position they find themselves in since the great dem- onstrations given MT. Bryan at the demo- cratic convention. Some of them try to make the impression that MT. Bryan was !, warmly acclaimed only as a repentant sinner coming home. But the facts are | that the series of ovations began when l he first entered the hotel lobby and were | continued at every opportunity following, without waiting for the commoner to ex- press himself. Bryan was the lion of | the Wilson convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
WRITERS HAVE NEWSPAPER

From the Kansas City Times.
 The first number of the Missouri
 Writers Guild News will reach Kansas City members of the guild today. It is
 in the form of a country newspaper. but all it's personals are news notes about
 Missouri writers. The object of the pa per is to aid and encourage all Missou-
 rians who write for living or have literary ambitions. The newspaper con-
 tains no advertising and will be sent free
 to all literary workers who apply for it.
 Included in the contents of this first
 number are letters from Winston
 Churchill, Augustus Thomas, Rupert
 Hughes, Fannie Hurst Sara Teasdale whom send best wishes to the Missouri Writers guild and express the hope that they can be present at some of it's meet ings. The News also contains much in- formation about Missouri writers. It tells that John Breckenridge Ellis Fran" has been dramatzed and will be produced in Rochester and Detroit this month"; that Bonnie May a novel by Louis Dodge of St. Louis, now running serially in Scribner's, has made a hit and will be out in book form in the early fall; that virtually the whole civilized world has honored Walter Williams of Columbia, | 20 important nations being represented | in the Worlds Press congress, which has elected him it's president; that Fatty Lewis has become a national figure, ap- bearing now in string of newspapers
 beginning in Boston and ending in Los Angeles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

the side and stepped on board his sel the harbor rang with the shout cheers of his comrades, which
 re- echoed by the crews of a transports lying nearby.
 Hobson had little to say of hi periences, except that he and his ranions had been we'll treated b Sapniards and that they were |; excellent health. partment announced shortly after, night that Admiral Sampson woul gin the bombardment of Santiai Cuba on Saturday at noon. He vii proach the shore as closely as pc. and with his g.. 10 and 13-inch \ throw shells across the six mil
 country between the coast and th
 into the town itself. While the I are engaged in bombarding the land attack will be going on.
 dolph and his six batteries ofN artillery with $500 men, will, bJI time, have reinforced Shafter. J With Admiral Sampson's Fled Santiago, via Kingston. July 7.-
 cial dispatch to The Herald, righted by w. R. Hearst. )-The F CTS taken off Cervera's ships sa had the Americans been able tol the Santiago forces a little longSl
 CT the capture of San Juan arl
 Clancy, they could have taken tn
 as the Spanish troops were utter hausted. They say Linares' onl | 5000 men. The Brooklyn was hit 45 time | ing the fight with Cervera's fled Spanish. officers say they conceII their fire upon her, hoping to lher, as they were afraid of her slt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

BEGINNING THE DAY-Deliver me, O my God, from the feeling that | am finished. Stir me with the real ization that life is forever plastic. May I by Thy grace and in Thy communion never cease changing my souls apparel. Lead me, o Great Guide, out of weakness into strength, out of ugliness into beau- ty, out of dishonor into glory. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
TEST OF COURAGE

However brave
 A man may be, The time is bound
 To come when he Will feel cold fear
 Upon him steal And shake his frame
 From head to heel. Perchance the sound Of dentists drill Doth bring about
 That sudden chill. Or he doth face
 In sheer dismay. The ordeal of
 His wedding day. Whate'er the cause.
 If he not lose His grip upon
 Himself. but choose To dare the worst. Till worst is past, His courage shall
 Triumph at last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
SOMEWHAT CAUsTIC

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Representative Heflin of Alabal opened his campaign by calling publican national ticket tine col age twins" But with the spread ( ligence. outside Alabama. it is dol that will strike many persons { , warm stuff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
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GRASS CRITICISM.

What are you playing. daughter?" "Something from Boroffsky. father" His health must have been poor" NO, indeed His health was excel lent, and he lived to be 90 years old" "Then there was no excuse for his writing that kind of music"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
Do Not Expect War


 That the idea of war with Mexico is no longer entertained by authorities in Washington, is the opinion expressed in personal letter to a friend here by a well known Birmingham newspaper man, now residing in Washington. The letter reads in part:
 incidentally, the idea prevails in Washington that while the state troops presently on the border will be kept there on police duty-and for political expe- diency-other state troops will not be sent especially those who require time in reaching the point of efficiency. The idea of war with Mexico IS no longer en- tertained, and it is my guess that the Alabama boys will not be sent to the bor- der; and that if they are, they or no other state troopers, will be sent across the Rio Grande."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
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committee the opinion, which share, that for that purpose, seen vance, the corporate interests profit by the .citys' plight long 1 ately encouraged it's extrav{ through the vast power of the alliI big business with local political md
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

cial cream makers, their business will suffer seriously. Good men will have to bear misfortunes brought upon them by the acts of the slovenly and unclean.
 As a matter of fact, every place in Bir- mingham making and selling perishable eatables should be regularly inspected by an officer authorized to do so and daily visits should be made to all such places Neither over-ripe fruit nor impure foods of any kind should be permitted to be sold under any circumstances. The Nor ris avenue merchants who receive dam aged goods should be required to turn them over to the city incinerating plant
 This Is matter to which Commissioner Hornady should give his attention and, no doubt, he will do so at once
 Commissioner Hornady is the ideal man TOT LHlS u6pdTIIuGul OL tH0 Clty 6ONOlh- ment and the work he has already done in the past week in suppressing the epi- demic of typhoid fever stamps him as man eminently worthy of his position.
 While this typhoid fever situation is be- ing rapidly stamped out, it has already played havoc among the young people of Birmingham. It is now the duty, not only of the city officials but of every indi- vidual in Birmingham, to do his part and lend his aid toward keeping this city in sanitary condition at all times and pre- venting disease among the people. If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
WORTH PRESERVING.

"A citizen chased a pickpock ct blocks yesterday and caught him.
 My! The pickpocket must have en something valuable from the gen."
 "Yes. His wallet held only two dollar bills in currency. but it contained some snapshots of fisf sitlzen cought this summer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE CAUSES
 OF TYPHOID AND WHAT WE SHOULD D(

ones neighbor has insanitary premis the same should be reported.
 The health of people is the cit greatest asset. Birmingham should be cleaned up a kept clean, and nothing but the puri foods should be permitted to be $. within it's limits.
 I am glad to see that Mrs. Willis, fc inspector for the city, is making repo on the various restaurants and rat them as they should be rated in reg to purity of foods served.
 One or more of the big restaurants great popularity in Birmingham, I i told, have entered vigorous protest to l city commissioners because of their 1 rating. The commissioners were leni with them on promises to clean up remain clean.
 While exposures of kitchen uncleal ness and bad food served in the might not do any good now, I certa hope that Mrs. Willis will be strict In ture.
 I take lunch at some one of the m restaurants in town practically every ( I want to know the things eat are I and fresh and served with every rounding of cleanliness. Everyone wants the same thing. Let us all see that we have it. Y
 0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
in Birmingham and the
 surrounding sections seems to have

"YPHOID in Birmingham and the
 surrounding sections seems to have
 been traced to impure ice creams especially that served in ice cream cones.
 There has been too much carelessness in the preparation and serving of food products in and about Birmingham.
 The Age-Herald, in throwing open it's columns to the people, has developed many things which the general public didn't know. The carelessness of street vendors of fruits and vegetables has been called attention to. The rough way in which the city garbage collectors handle garbage cans needs the attention of the city authorities. Indeed, the way the scatter it about should be stopped. I am sure Commissioner Hornady will give his immediate attention to this.
 Careful attention should be given to the plants manufacturing ice cream here. Some of them have always been pure and sanitary, while others are said to have been found in a filthy condition.
 The ice cream makers owe 1t to them- selves and to the public to throw open their plants at all times for the inspec- ton of men and women buying ice cream for their families. Each one of these ice cream manufacturers should make such an announcement to their customers and to the public. Unless confidence Is re-es- tablished in the products of the commer-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
BADLY CROWDED.

T understand the Dubsons have moved into a new flat"
 "Yes."
 How is their living room?"
 Rather small. Three visitors called yesterday at the same time and the congestion was awful"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
WELL INFORMED.

WELL INFORMED. "This tourist has an important air "Yes. He's been around the world nine times"
 Indeed! He must know great deal about foreign countries"
 Name any capital in Europe and he can tell you the best restaurant there."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
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ADRIFT WITH THE TInES
DESERVES DROWNING.

DESERVES DROWNING. What is the name of that song Yawper is singing?" Its a new sentimental ballad titled, Drifting In a Canoe With Girl of Your Dreams
 "As a rule I am not in favo rocking the boat. but In a case like I think it ought to be done."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
ON THE WARPATH.

The man who wields a squirt gun His actions doth affirm He's bending all his energies
 To slay the deadly germ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

But we worldly men Have miserable, mad, mIstakinS eyes
 Titus AndrOnicus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
Road Damage Might Be Worse

Road Damage Might Be Worse
 No matter how great the catastro- phe," said Dr. R. F. Lovelady yester- day in speaking of the damage done county roads by the rains, there is all ways something to be glad for While much damage has been done roads and no doubt any bridges have been washed out, still it could have been worse I am glad the heavy rains came when they did instead of waiting until the last of August or the first of Sep tember. While the roads are badly washed, the damage is not so heavy as if the roads had just been worked.
 ''In month at most the seasons road work will begin, and if it were to rain immediately after this work is completed as it has been doing for the last few days, all the filling would be washed out and leave the road in worse con- dition than before. AS it is we may have to do considerable repairing at once, but most of the work can be done at the regular working and will cost much less.
 50 far the board of revenue have had no reports on road conditions, and we cannot estimate the damage done. We hear. however, of many washouts and considerable damage to bridges"
 Heavy Damage Along Warrior
 While the damage done already by the high waters is very great the greatest losses are yet to come, in my opinon," said Howard L. Smith, a prominent Tus- caloosa attorney, who was at the Tut wiler yesterday. "All the rivers and creeks in the state are overflowing and the damage to crops will be excessive. The best corn and the finest cotton in Alabama are raised on the river lands and practically all of this is being wiped out.
 ''The Warrior river at Tuscaloosa is all ready well out of it's banks and is ruin ing the crops in the lowlands. Since the best crops in our section are raised on these lands, the situation is rather seri- Qus. The same is true with the country further to the south, and with the Ala bama, Tombigbee, Warrior and other smaller streams flooding the country as they probably have not done in decade, the agricultural interests, as well as all puSlHeSS III the State, Will receive crltl- cal setback.
 -''The water at Tuscaloosa is rising rap- idly and already much of the country on the Northport side of the stream is under several feet of water. The people living in the lower sections have been warned to get on high ground and with the rapid rise of the river still continuing, the indi- cations are that the real damage is yet to come. There will doubtless be many thousand head of horses and cattle drowned in addition to the crop damage and there would be no surprise should pur,har of paopIa loco tbai. IivaS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

Decaturs Daily: We move to amend Shakespeare by saying, "The Parade's the thing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

as inelegant as widow woman Lady poet" is merely term of ridicuie. It is never used in a serious sense and is never applied to woman who writes poetry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

Entered al the Bn nIngnanl. Ala, post office as second class matter under act of Congress March 5, 1879
The Alaska citizen., 1916-12-18
WILSON WOULD RETAIN ALL OF
 HIS ADVISORS

WASHINGTON, D. c. Dec. 10.- Delayed) an official in the con fidence of President Wilson. it is stated that the President has asked all of his cabinet members to remain with him after March 1, or after he iJ hlaugurated for his second presi- dential term. And all of them have agreed to do so, according to the official, excepting possibly Attorney General Thomas Watts Gregory, who will probably retire to private life.
 The retirement of Attorney Gener- al Gregory, according to the official, will mean a few changes in the cabi net, although it will mean but one change in it's personnel. It is prob able, he says, that Secretary of War Newton D. Baker will be given the attorney generalship, and that Vance Mccormick, chairman of the Demo cratic national committee, will be made secretary of war in place of Secretary Baker.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-12-18
MAN REPORTED MISSING NEAR
 ST. MICHAEL

According to advices received in town last night, man named Law renee, who left St. Michael for Nome three days ago, is thought to have perished somewhere between there and Unalakleet He brought pas senger from Nome to St. Michael with a dog team, and after spending a day at the latter place started on his return tip home.
 Yesterday three of the dogs in his team came back to St. Michael. dragging part of a tow line. AS there is a telephone line between there and Unalakleet. an inquiry was at once made there for him, and it was accertained that he had not been seen or heard of going back to Nome. Upon learning this three searching parties were imme- diately organized, and every possi- ble effort will be made to rescue him if he Is still alive. or locate the body if dead. It is possible that he made Golsovia. but If so 1t will be several days before he will be heard from. as there Is no means of communicat tion between there and St. Michael except by messenger
 Late last night there had been no word received from any of the parties out looking for him. It Is believed that he has fallen into a tide track and perished.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-12-18

erng around a place of public pros titution.
 Almo.t all afternoon yesterday was consumed in the selection of the jury, and the examination O. witnesses was not completed until 6 P M. The court then adjourned, but reopened session at 7:30 P. NJ, and the argument of the counsel be ing completed by o'clock the jury retired at that time. At precisely ten minutes after eight they brought in the verdict, as stated above.
 The jury was as follows: Louis c. Anderson, foreman; Chas. Hardin, Henry Crook, M. w. Brown, L, J. Greer, Geo. c. Vickery, Jack Clay worth, c. w. Joynt, w. R. Chris topher, Conradt Pfaff. Geo. F. Kenny and Arthur Vlier