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Charlevoix county herald., 1916-11-24
SEVENTH INSTALLMENT
"SPlKE'S AWAKENING"

Resolved to get completely away
rom the constant Interruptions in his
work, Amos Rhinelander replaced his
burned camp with outfit cars and
moved at once to the end Of his con-
Itruction work, now we'll advanced on
he desert
The new equipment was as complete
Is money and energy could suggest.
And no sooner were the cars out on
/ spur at Baird-neac the end of the
new line-than linemen were busy
making telegraphic connections for
hem with the Tidewater system. The
moment the wiring was done Storm
suggested the first message over the
aew line ought to go to Helen, who
lad now been transferred from Signal
70 Las Vegas, a division station below
Baird Rhinelander was pleased with
he suggestion and Storm wrote out a
telegram, The operator sounded
Helen's call, and after a moment an
bounced she was on the wire taking
Storms message 1t read
says NOHNI dGAo OU
Der Nineteen. Bring them up Sunday.
Storm will meet train here and drive
fou over to camp.
Seagrue, during this time, had al
'eady made counter-disposition to
meet Rhinelander's arrangements and
lad established a secondary headquar-
Eers at Las Vegas, where he con-
rolled an icing concession.
Spike had been laggard in following
Seagrue up the line as directed, and
he latter sent as many unpleasant
messages as he could to Oceanside,
where Spike was in retreat But as
5eagrues continuing summons grew
more and more peremptory Spike was
obliged to take notice and get under
way for the desert himself
Leaving Oceanside the night after a
.arouse, he woke next morning as the
rain was pulling into a desert town
strange to his eyes. Somewhat mud
He'd, anyway, and being unable to rec
>gnize his surroundings, he asked a
elbow passenger the name of the
place; but he forgot it the moment he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
BANK RESOURCES REPORT AN INCREASE Statement From Federal Reserve Bank Is
 Issued

Washington, January 29.-Senator John H. Bankhead, chairman of the committee on postoffices and postroads. is of the belief that the present Congress will agree upon a good roads measure that will accelerate highways progress throughout the entire country.
 "I cannot avoid the quite positive con- cluson, in view of the development Of the European war;" says the senator from Ala abama, that any complete plan of mill itary preparedness shall contain provision for road construction It would appear quite logical that any state would con- sent that it's apportionment of any fed eral appropriation, to be used with at least a like amount from tn estate, would be expended on highways which would rot only serve the needs of the common wealth in the business and social inter- course of the people, but would also be available in time of war necessity.
 q think the time has come when this country should expect it's states to reckon not only with postroads, but also to take heed of highways which would fit into military plan and also serve to some ex- tent the needs of interstate commerce. Many people live near the borders of other states and there is a constant in- terchange of farm and manufactured products, to such extent that roads transportation has gone far beyond it's former local character. Inevitably the national government must take an enlarg-
 ing part in the building of the arteries of communication, for healthy commercial circulation is a necessity to the several states and with view to facilitating speedy and easy movement of troops by motor trucks and otherwise, where other means of transportation are unavailable" :"
 That the Senate committee on post offices and postroads is well equipped to give the good roads subject the most thorough attention is evidenced by it's complexion, for it includes senators from states which have been particularly ener- getic in roads matters. Chairman Bank heads associates are as follows:
 Senators Ellison D, Smith of South Da- kota Claude A. Swanson of Virginia, Na- than P. Bryan of Florida, James E. Mar tine of New Jersey. Luke Lea of Ten nessee, James K. Vardaman of Missis- sippi, Thomas w. Hardwick of Georgia J. c. w. Beckham of Kentucky, Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania, Charles E. Townsend of Michigan, Thomas B. Ca tron of New Mexico: LeBaron B. Colt of Rhode Island, John w. Weeks Massachusetts. Thomas Sterling of South Dakota, George F. Mclean of Connect icut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
AN APPRECIATION
By ROSA CLIsBY JOHN

am one of the friends of The Age Herald who is glad to see that the West inshouse club of Wilkes-Barre Pa. voted for it to be placed in it's library.
 The Age-Herald's home being in the greatest industrial city of the south it stands for all that uplifts humanity. It's editor, generous, responsive and fearless, has given aid to many who would have given ''up the fight if he had turned a deaf ear to their appeals
 When the commercial world first felt the pressure of the war, The Age-Herald' S optimistic view encourag ged the most dis heartened, and I say, God strengthen it's editor and staff in all the good they do, and may The Age-Herald carry truth and it's blessing to the uttermost parts of the world
 Allow me to add word about an article Through Gates of Pearl''-in the Chris tian Herald of January F, 1916, by Au, gusta Albertson.
 It is one of the most beautiful dreams or revelations of heaven that mortal could pen.
 It carries with it the weight of the greatest conviction that there does come to the purely spiritual minded, God-ab- sorbed soul, visions of the other world and it's eternal joys. After her inspired description of scenes that eye hath not seen or ear heard,' she asked her guide ''Do none of these need change of raiment before they enter here?" alluding to the saints, Not so, was the reply, flor even in the world their spiritual bodies were robed in white. 50 I perceived, that with all the blots and stains of earth our mortal life is the dressing room of eternity. There is no other. If we dc not walk in white while in the world there is no ante-chamber of heaven in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
DemOpoIis, January 20, 1916.
TRUE COPY OF LETTER

November 29 1915, Wooster, wayne Coun-
 ty, Ohio, R. No. ?.
 Dear Sir as i Seen an advertisement in the kimbals Dairy Farm paper that you had land for sale have you got plenty of churches and what denominations have you schools in all sections have you plenty of good soft water have you good markets and what is the society Ike have you lots of collerd people there can you raise all kinds of crops such as corn oats and wheat is it very hilly and stony is it growed up with underbrush that it will have to be cleared of first before it can be farmed is it sWampy or malarius has it nice timber can you grow fruit such as apples pears peaches and plumes have you lots of all sorts of pests both to human and vegetable lots of snakes how hot does it get in summer and how cold in winter now as we are thinking of changeing locations we thought it no harm to write and find out hopeng you will give the disadvantages as well as the advantages please ans soon yours trueiy --------- I ,l,o+ +I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
t. I. NUGENT SAYS 1 HE FEELS FINE IN
 THE MORNING NOW
Declares He Gan Now Eat, Sleep and Work as Well
 As He Ever Could

] 'T bought one bottle of Tanlac and ithat did me so much good I bought an lother and now I'm on my third bottle. live gained 12 pounds and 1 feel like la new man." said G. T. Nugent, BPS East Birmingham, who has worked for many years at the carpenters trade and knows a great many people in that section.
 ! q have been sick off and on for over two years" he continued, "and mot long ago l was taken down with the grippe and that made me feel worse than ever-to tell you the truth. | was just on the point of giving up, but l just dreaded to go to bed though guess I would have been there now if lit hadn't been for this Tanlac
 "I would have awful pains in my side and back and just felt so bad I couldn't do any work hardly. I am 52 wears old and have wife and four children. and as l was not able to do any work hardly I felt all out of heart and was discouraged. l hadn't quite gotten to the point where I couldn't do anything at all, but even the least little job would wear me out and make me feel tired before I got started.
 T got on to Tanlac by readin' about it in the papers, as I saw lot about folks I'd heard of and what they said made me think it would reach my Trouble. I begun on it and I hadn't finished the first bottle before I got rid of the pains in my side, and after that I got better fast
 "I am feeling strong now and eat and sleep as well as I ever did in my life, hnd I can do as much work as I ever could. It don't wear me out like it Hid, and when I hit the bed at night I'm dead to the world till daylight, and [ wake up feeling fine. I'm gaining in weight right along and I couldn't tell you in year how proud I am I found this medicine. I don't know what I would have done without it.
 I've got lot of friends in my neigh porhood and I never get tired of tell
 ing em about Tanlac, but I don't have To tell 'em what it has done for me, For they all see it for themselves"
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham eXclu- lively by Eugene Jacobs drug store hnd Patton-Pope Drug company. It is kold in Bessemer by the PeGram Pat ion Drug Co.,. in Ensley by the D. w.. Morris Drug Co.,; North Birmingham by Walker Drug Co.,, and Pratt City, Gale Drug Co.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
COLORED POPULATION

b. we certainly have lots Of 'cOllerd people, or every hue and variety, every shade" and tint We have every kind to be found in the temperate or torrid zones. There is to be found the genuine African, ebony black, erect in figure, with flat head and nose, large mouth and thick lips, pearly teeth and wide-open eyes with the white predominating. There is an ClfaCtory distinctiveness about the pure-bred ones that is a part and parcel of the memory of all who know him. Then, we have the really colored varieties, shading from the dark gingerbread and brickish red to the bright yellow. The pure, black type have tight curly hair and usually wear it short. The lighter shades have straighter and longer hair. The hair seems to change with the color ing. Yankee hair rostorers and cosmetics have also produced hairless variety. These usually wear very heavy wigs made in Chicago and East St Louis
 l am sure you would be pleased with our 'collerd" people. They are, as d rule, a loud, kind, amenable people, not counting the cost and ever ready to for get yesterday and tomorrow
 We are fortunately free from the horror of race riots so common in Ohio, Illinois and other states where the colored man is not so well understood and appreciated as here in the native south.
 r. We can and do raise all sorts of crops, such as alfalfa, corn, oats potatoe, Johnson grass, peanuts, cane,s cotton and live stock. Wheat can be and is raised, but I do not consider it advisable to raise wheat in large quantities on our valuable lands. Other crops pay better.
 8. This is a slightly rolling prairie belt, practically free of hills and entirely free from stones The soil is from six to 20 feet deep and is fertile, strong and easily cultivated.
 g. There is practically no underbrush in this section. As already stated, this is a prare section and most of the land is under cultivation.
 10. The lands are not swampy, but are rolling and well drained. On the rivers and larger streams there are naturally some swamps. These have never been used very extensively, except for fugi- tive slaves and cat hunters, and for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30

tion and separate schools are maintained for the white and negro children. We deem it very important to maintain sepa- rate schools.
 5. We have the greatest abundance of soft water. Throughout this entire sec ton are to be found artesian wells, flow
 ing from 9 to 400 gallons per minute of the purest water These wells vary from
 800 to 800 feet in depth. In addition to the artesian wells, there are many springs and csterns, and here at Demopolis we
 have two beautiful, sparkling, laughing rivers. This section also enjoys an abund-
 ant and ecuitably distributed rainfall.
 This is also soft water.
 4. We have good markets for our staple crops and our people are doing much to secure better markets, learning to CO.,
 operate in selling their produce.
 3. No section of the entire country en- joys better socety than the Demopols section. Practically all of our people have ancestors and, as one of our disadvan- tages, too many of our natives find their greatest pleasure in sitting around the shade of the villages, telling of the num-
 Der of columns at his grandfather's home. However, our society is Hike" something that makes one peculiarly fortunate for contact with it. Our women are fascinat- ing and attractive, modest and fair, gentle
 and womaaly, faithful and true, iovable and sweet. They were born ladies and gracefully occupy their position. Our men are stalwart and strong, phys ically and mentally. They are thoughtful and capable, ambitious and patriotic. They are proud of their heritage of chValry and heroic to preserve our tradi- tioHs; yet, they are democratic and friend ly and always glad to welcome and as
 sist the stranger. Our children are usual ly play yful and often thoughtless, and mn of 1d oip p1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
d what is the price of land.
REPLY FROM DEMOPOLIS
Demopolis, Ala, January 10, 19-

DemopollS, Ala, January 10, l9l6.
 MT. -, Route No. ?, Wooster, Ohio. My Dear Sir: Your favor of November 29, referring to my advertisement in Kim
 balls Dairy Farm paper, came sometime
 ago, but I have waited to secure full information before answering your in- teresting letter.
 With your questions before me, l shall endeavor to comply with your request
 to answer frankly, giving the disadvan- tases, as well as the advantages, of this section.
 1. We have plenty of churches through out this entire section. You will find awaiting you, with the doors open, Pres
 byterian, Methodist, Baptist Christian,
 Episcopalian Gow Church and High
 Church), Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic and Hebrew, and scattered numbers of Christie n Scientist, Seventh-d day Adven- tist, Latter Day Saints, as well as a few
 heathens and some irregulars.
 ,. There are good schools in every sec
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
Old English Beer
Eronn the Lon.

From the LOnuOH ChTOHICIe.
 Beer containing less than 31s per cent of calcohol, which certain temperance re- formers would now welcome, was the common drink in medieval England. In the fourteenth century, when there were probably more 'breweresses'' than brew CTS, most of the ale contained hardly any alcohol at all Only one case of drunk enness is mentioned in 'Liber Albus" That it was usual to drink London beer almost as soon as it was made may be inferred from scity regulation which compelled consumers before taking home their ale from the brewers and taverners to leave 1t standing night-"to give it time to york;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
OHIO INQUIRY GIVES DEMOPOLIS MAN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LAND ALFALFA SECTION

To the Editor of The Age-HeraId: enclose true copy of let ter from Ohio, written to one of our local land dealers, with the actual answer to the inquiries from Ohio.
 This will probably make inter- esting reading for your Sunday edition.
 By the way, your Sunday edition is by far the most interesting pa per in Alabama, if not the entire south. Yours truly,
 JESSE E. HEARIN. DemOpOlis, January 20, 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30

which raiment may be obtained"
 To those who are fighting the hard fight" and all seems so useless, read the comforting and inspired-"Through Gates of Pearl"
 Edgefield, S. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30

splendid hardwood forests. If you should happen to be partial to swamps, it is not a far journey to certain tangled woods that might even appeal to the mighty hunters, Nimrod and Roosevelt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
Prominent Contractor Took Treatment For Alcoholisnl1
 At James Sanatorium

Gentlemen-It gives me much pleasure to write this short testimonial of the great work your institution is doing for the unfortunate men of our land For many years I was a slave to the whisky habit, but when I had become physical and almost moral wreck I was persuad- ed by some friends to go to your Sana- torium and take treatment, which I did and in three weeks I was entirely cured I now feel better than I have for years sleep sounder, appetite better and nerves steadier, since being restored to my for mer self It shall be my pleasure, as I go through life, to tell all the good work your institution is doing, and possibly help some poor, unfortunate person, who is in the same condition l once was May you long continue in the good work in which you are engaged. Appreciatively yours,
 IRA J. PRINTY. Carthage, H., April 6, 1915.
 Cured of Drug Habit I am glad went to your Sanatorium. I know I am cured of the Drug Habit. I am thankful to you and Dr. Nor row and Almighty God for being alive today J. D. BLACK. Adair, Miss.
 For further information and booklet con- taining testimonials in regard to Sana- torium Treatment, address Charles R James Sanatorium, 935 s. Bellevue Blvd. Memphis, Tenn. Correspondence confi- dential
 Long Distance Telephone Cumb erland
 Hemlock 1345.
 Home Treatments
 Alcoholism, Tobacco Habits and James Mixture for Nervousness
 For Sale by
 JAMES HOME REMEDY COMPANY
 Memphis Tenn.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-28

in which Billie Burke is appearing perfectly good
seven passenger automobile is driven straight out
into the Atlantic ocean off Palm Beach Fla This
may be termed recklessness or pure extravaganza,
according to ones point of view. Needless to say
the damage done to the car by its immersion in the
salt water considerable
To prove that the film manufacturers aren't the
only people who can be reckless, Miss Burke wore
a Lucille creation that had been specially designed
for her use in the picture, and utterly regardless
of the certain ruin of the frock she hoped out of
the runaway auto as it cleared the first line Of
breakers, found herself up her knees in the surf,
laughed gayly and then waded ashore
Auto Jumps the Gap.
In order to eliminate much danger pos
sibe, this scene was carefully staked beforehand;
that is, everything was simplifed slopng plat
form erected at the place where the leap
to be made and well REINFORCED Across the ditch
some thirty forty feet away n pile of brush wood
had been Placed to break the fall the landed.
Down sloping piece Of ground approaching the
iumping-of place Miss King came with lightning
speed in her little machine and took the leap while
the cameras clicked. She landed without serious
mishap in the pile of brush, and beyond severe
shaking up and few bruises was none the worse
for her experience.
Its the butts and ifs connected with such stunts
these she remarked later, that make the dan
gers undergone really greater than they to be-
If something had gone wrong there might have
been a very different story to tell. But-and here
the but comes in-I suppose it's all in the days
work, have nothing to complain Of" she con-
cluded with laugh.
The dangers have also to be faced by the camera
man. An example is the recent experience Of q
news camera man in Mexico. A pictorial weekly
representative hearing that Villas body was being
brought to chihuahua for Identification hurried
thither
From the time crossed the border until 1 re-
turned" he said. telling Of his adventures 81 was
a constant target for Mexican abuse. 1t was not
until reached Chihuahua, however, that any
physical violence was offered. Then there was q
demonstration in the market place despite the fact
that was under the protection Of a Mexican army
officer Shots were fred at me and was glad e
get back to the good old q. s. A. with whole sk1n.
but got some pretty good pictures after all"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-28

hesitated, but urged he braced his forefeet and
prepared to reach the bottom in safety Every
thing moved swiftly, the camera ground their
machines and the director shouted encouragement
through his megaphone. But about twenty feet
from the bottom the horse caught his foot in rock
hssure, stumbled and hurled Miss Little his
head. She flew through the air head first landing
in a clump of mesquite bushes more than ten yards
away
Spectators rushed to her side, expecting to find
her either dead seriously injured but aside from
the shock and number of scratches she escaped
unhurt. The dumb actor in the scene was less for
tunate, suffering two broken legs, and had to be
shot.
This untoward incident in making the scene
caused complete revision of the scenario.
Miss Gertrude Mccoy is known another dare
devil of the screen. She gives good account of
herself in every branch of athletics. besides being
a skillfu driver of motor car. Miss Mccoy drives
her own machine and has used it to advantage in
many Of the pictures in which she is starred. Her
most recent exploits have been in connection with
what is known in the movie vernacular water
stuff" Strange as it may seem, the stunts in her
latest picture do not show up with the same dan
gerous thrills that really characterized their max
ing This is often the in motion pictures;
what looks hard is often easy
FooIhardiness Meant Injury.
"water-stuf'' picture which almost put Miss
McCoy's life in jeopardy was taken for The Isle
of Love" and was made near Jacksonville, Fla. In
one of the early scenes of the photoplay the star
Yields to the temptation to go bathing in a pool
upon rocky bit Of coast The shore at the point
where the picture was taken happened to be made
up of myriads of shells and pebbles compressed
into a crumbling. jagged stone formation. The wa
ter, moreover, was far more shallow than Miss Nc
Coy suspected.
Despite the warning of her director, Edwin Mid
dleton, she jumped boldly into the water, cutting
her feet. ankles and legs severely. She was too
good picture player, however, to stop while the
camera was grinding. Although suffering from a
number Of extremely painful cuts she bravely fin
fcha
was not down on the program. laid her up for near
ly q week.
As the final punch" CT Lost In the Everglades"
which IL part of "Goria's Romance" the nlm serial
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-28

fairly under when district nurses for the first time visited the homes Of
Eyes of the medical world turned on this unique Application
of
Of
the established
which of
phys of
be accepted
a
patio
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the handy Of
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-28

than three miles in all and never faster
than two minutes to block. Honest
as the models say themselves, showing
off the new buds these days is about
as exacting profession as doing
studio work for the movies, and with
all that is expected it does get on a
ter what people may think.
Imagine a model, all fixed up just
as the pattern book says, and O-K'd
by the designer, promenading up as far
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-28


a population Of
fresh fishes the
malmouth
sunfsh rock bass and other In the
in the
encyclopedia
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-28

Italy. Today there are in New York
city-in the Bronx Italian colony-5O
or 60 men whose trade it is to cut
landscapes or heads upon shells
All of these men work at home in
the old-world style, a small bench
and chair. four or five engraving tools,
a few files and some polishing brushes
making up the necessary parapher-
MALTA, except for the pencil-like sticks,
or "holders," upon which the canoes
to-be are ceniented with a brownish
Sealinp MIX With this simple equip