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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-13

| Let the Alabama boys be sent to the
border, where they can get actual mill
| tary training. or let them be mustered
out
In camp they get neither rifle practice
nor practice of any worth to them as
cava;rymen. The artillerymen can get
no more practice in the Montgomery
camp than they would get in their bat
terry quarters in Birmingham.
* x x
The farmers of Alabama are coming
to their senses in organizing for pro-
tection of themselves and the marketing
of their crops. Every other class of
people in the world are organized in a
cooperative way
The recent meeting in Birmingham has
been productive of much good and I
hear on all sides that Mr. o. P. Ford of
Taliadega, chosen president of the Farm
ers' union unanimously, is a man of
activity and brains, and will be of much
value to the farmers of this state.
Alabama should progress agriculturally
as it has progressed industrially.
X X
We have had lots of rains and floods in
Alabama, but nothing to compare with
the torrents about Asheville. N. c.. from
which place I have just returned, after
being marooned there for nearly a
month
The Southern railroad depot at Ashe-
vile is located near little mountain
stream called a river Immediately
across from the station there is the
usual station hotel-a wooden structure
two or three stories high. When the
floods came the waters rose so ranidlv
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-13

plurality over Wilson. Little Della
ware and Maryland are almost sure to
vote for Wilson. The democrats came
very near having clear majority in
those states four years ago, but Elk
Progressive gives them to Hughes.
Of course, New York will be a great
battle ground, but the democrats have
a splendid chance there, because of the
wide defaction in the progressive
ranks. The independent vote is logi-
cally for Wilson.
The supporters of Hughes are mis-
leading themselves by assuming that
they have a reunited republican party
back of them. There can be no fusion
between reactionaries and real pro-
gressives.
Those women representing various as
sociations, who are inspecting military
camps along the border, are envied by
their less fortunate sisters who can mere
ly poke their noses into neighborhood af-
fairs.
A young bride recently saved her hus-
band from falling out of a skyscraper
window by holding him by the heels and
inc for heir
she may be willing to let him drop.
X *
Newspaper cartoonists doubtless shed
tears over the narrowing pictures they
Some of their sketches even make hard
hearted mill operators weep.
1t is alleged that British prisoners
taken at Kut-el-Amara are being fed
on bread and water. They could hardly
expect the Turks to set a good table,
under the circumstances.
Mr.. Hughes is making desperate efforts
to show that he is not human icicle
Mr.. Fairbanks, being merely a vice pres
upon to exert himself
Bathers at Atlantic City will not have
to wear reincoats or, wraps while going
to and from the beach. That means the
eyes of visitors from inland towns will
continue to bulge.
If those Chinese doctors can cure in
fantie paralysis, New Yorks medical ex-
perts should swallow their pride and give
the Orientals a chance to prove it.
= Il X
European statesmen may not think
President Wilson means what he says,
but the "suffs' have about reached the
conclusion that he does.
If national guardsmen could shoot guns
as we'll as they shoot craps" there would
be some expert marksmen in the service
of Uncle Sam.
It's pretty compliment to name towns
after girls, but if you will notice. towns
named after the fair sex seldom amount
to much.
Colonel Harvey is firing some of his
heaviest artillery, but so far is hasn't rat
tied any tea cups at the White House
An English writer objects to the use Of
stunt the most popular word in the
vocabulary of the American press agent.
The carriage builders continue to pros
per, despite the efforts of Mr.. Ford to
put a flivver in every American home.
The esteemed northern press is again
wrestling with southern dialect. Another
indication of excessive warm weather.
A Texas farmer recently plowed up a
fortune in silver bars. Another boost
for the Back to the Soil movement.
The capture of the Suez canal by the
esteemed Turks seems to have been IN
definitely postponed.
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TT is believed that the spectacular
has at last been done to death.
In some cases threats of violence were
necessary to put it down, but it was
finally suppressed to such an extent
that the youth
Talk of Reviving who ven u S
Shirtwaist Man fort h nowadays
with his nee k
barred to the breezes merely reveals
himself as behind the times. He is out
of date and passe.
But the passing of the sport-shirt
has renewed the agitation in favor of
the shirtwaist man. Some years ago
the shirtwaist man was weighed and
found Warrington no particular rea-
son. Personal comfort was nothing.
He could not survive the ridicule that
was heaped upon him, although his
arguments in favor of going without
a coat were in the main irrefutable.
If the shirtwaist man ever comes
into his own, Dame Fashion might as
well throw up her hands and expire,
for it will mean that comfort has at
last triumphed over foolish custom. If
Fashion finds herself compelled to
compromise with Comfort, her tyr
amy over hapless mortals will be at
an end.
TOMORROW and Tuesday are good
i road days in Alabama and in
many other states of the union. 1t
is hoped that the turnout of farmers
and others with teams vail be so large
as to make
Alabama Was First new high rec
in Good Road Days ord in road work
during the two
days set apart for this important
task.
Although the legislature enacted
law a year ago naming August IA
and is as good road days and direct
ing the governor to issue proclama-
ton calling the attention of the peo-
pie to the institution which has now
proved popular, there is nothing COM
pulsory about it. But every public
spirited citizen in every county should
be not only willing but eager to re-
spond to the call.
Alabama began to observe good
road days five years ago. Since then
more than twenty states have followed
her example.
The Alabama highway department
is required by provision of the act
to cooperate actively with the people
in mending the roads on August IA
and Is. The recent floods washed the
improved highways and almost ruined
some of them. Never was the need of
road volunteers so much felt as now.
It should require no urging in the
country districts to bring out every
able bodied man tomorrow and Tues
day.
~ UNITIONS makers are not the
Nl only persons who are profiting
Nv the war in Europe. According to
TIM New York correspondent of the
Cincinnati Star, one Jack Will
son, citizen of the world, appropriated
somebody's idea-in a legitimate way,
by Improving on it-and now he is
the recipient of handsome income.
Wilson saw on sale in Chicago a
puzzle called Get Your Goat" In or
der to solve it a
Puzzle Is Popular person must move
in the Trenches a certain number
of little wooden
blocks until the one bearing a goats
picture is in the center. Wilson
changed the name to Capture the
Crown Prince" and substituted a
caricature of that royal scion for the
goat. Samples lettered in French, Eng
Ish and Russian were made and a
selling contract was closed with a
BID commission firm in London. In
a short while more than a million and
a hklf of these puzzles had been sold
to sbldiers in the trenches or organi-
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Ant63nueQ)

A TAME PERFORMANCE.
Did the speaker make much of an inn
preston on you?"
mo"
But I understood he threw some mud
We'll, if he did it was free from
bacteria and guaranteed not to soil the
clothes
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ODIoUS COMPARISON.

THE prima donna objects to coming
on after the trained chimpanzee'
Darn these temperamental songbirds!"
exclaimed the vaudeville manager. THAT
his dinner like a gentleman. I've got
more respect for him than have for her
husband"
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that two men sitting on the veranda of
this hotel were so slow TO move to walk
away 200 yards to the hillsides that thew
were drowned in the rush of waters
Two nurses in home at Biltmore two
miles above the Asheville station, started
to walk out from their home in water
less than ankle deep. Before they had
reached high ground the torrents envel-
oped them and drowned them both.
Fortunately, the main part Of Ashe-
vile is several hundred feet above the
river and very little damage was done
except to the industries located on the
banks of the stream
I never realized before what damage
torrents of water could do or how
quickly waters could roll over a terri
tory like a mountain avalanche
The Southern railroads main line be-
tween Asheville and Salisbury, going
north, was so completely carried away
that it will probably be a month yet be-
fore a new road can be built. The other
two lines leading out of Asheville had
to be entirely rebuilt and as yet light
trains are only barely able to creep over
them.
Asheville is probably the most delight
full summer resort anywhere in the south,
but it's tourist business has been injured
materially and the hotels and boarding
houses have suffered. But now that the
railroad lines via Knoxville from the
west and Spartanburg from the south
are open to light traffic, the people from
the far south can get there and enjoy
the mountain climate and surroundings.
y mAR,~oo
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-13

BEGINNING THE DAY Il Lord,
teach me that If I did not get tired
I could never enter into the heavi-
ness of that multitude who are al
ways tired. Teach me that other
wise L could never know the blessed
ness of rest. Teach me that Thou
xavest me my strength to spend, and
that in its spending 1 grow Hkest to
Thee.--H. NJ. e.
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chances with the exhibitors Everything
is paid for in advance
For instance, in Birmingham, if
Manager Tom Abernethy wants to show
feature picture he pays the rent price
spot cash in advance and then takes a
chance with the public on getting his
money back. In theatricals both the
producer and the exhibitor share
chances evenly with the luck favoring
the local house managers.
THE motion picture exhibitors should
combine together and exhibit pictures
on the percentage basis, the same as a
regular theatrical production. The time
is coming when I am certain that this
policy will prevail"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-13
ROTH WITH US
he Augusta Chronicle.

From the Augusta Chronicle
And now a mysterious Japanese craft
is suspected of charting the Panama ca
nal That yellow peril bugaboo simply
will not down, suggests the Birmingham
Age-Herald. No. nor the yellow liar
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-13

"The spirit of progressiveness which
exists in the Birmingham Retail Fur
niture Dealers association was ex-
emplified Friday in that body's action
in taking a booth at the Alabama State
Fair" said Mrs. j. B. Reid yesterday.
Heretofore local trade organizations
have not seen fit to use the state fair
as a medium of letting the state al
large know what they are doing and
what they have, but this live wire body
of local furniture men is setting the
pace.
1T will be great advertisement for
Birmingham, and it will be a good adj
vertisement for the furniture associa-
ton. This association attained almost
nationwide fame through the law it
framed for the protection of furniture
houses from customers whose intent
was to defraud. This law, which is part
of the city code, has been copied by
many cities throughout the country,
and has given satisfaction wherever put
into effect"
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SLOW PROGRESS.

Studying anything this summer"
YES replied the melancholy youth.
For the past two months I've been
studying the facial expressions of an
outrageous flirt, and she still has me
guessing"
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A JOY RIDER.

You say Dubwaite got rich quick?"
Judge for yourself Last year he wa 8
lodging automobiles This year he's
ditching EN-
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The lumber business is good now and
there is fine demand for the mill
products, but the shortage of cars is
playing havoc with many lumber manu-
racturers," said James S. Free, a proni-
nent lumberman from Tuscaloosa who
was at the Motion last night. mo sooner
mad the market recovered from the
slump of several months ago than we
were again hit by the car shortage The
railroads have given out the information
that the movement of grain in the west
was responsible. for the situation, and
that may have ~ Sea some part.
However. I am not inclined to account
for all the shortage on that point 1
think most of the roads are trying to
get back to original owners, all the
freight cars in their possession on ac-
count of the possibility of a general rail-
road tie-up. None of the roads desire to
nave thousands of foreign cars in their
possession on which daily charges would
nave to be paid in case there is a strike.
But no matter what the cause, the situa-
tlon IS causing great injury to the lum-
oermen in this section"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-13

Knavery cannot, sure. hide itself in
such reverence.
Much Ado About Nothing.
4 4
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Cattle Dipping Record

The tick eradication forces in Missis
sippi have just completed a record
breaking months work, having dipped in
the aggregate 1.o22 herds and 69o.074 cat
tie during July said j. A. Barger. in
spector in charge, in his report This
exceeds in the number of cattle dipped
any previous months work in this or
any other state as far as information is
available. In addition to the large num-
Der OF herds and cattle dipped, another
commendable feature of this report is the
comparatively small number of herds
showing ticks Out of the large number
OF nerds dipped. there were only 1920
nerds that showed ticks This is q. good
indication that the dipping is having the
desired effect and that the cattle are
being freed of ticks.
The state live stock sanitary hoard az
It's last meeting, July 20, adopted several
new regulations with the object in view
oil further reinforcing existing laws
and aiding in making the work more eff.
fective.'
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HOTEL LOBBIES
Camp Conditions Zine

All the men modified at Montgomery
are getting along fine" said Capt S. l..
Torrance, commanding Battery A, A. N.
u, who was in the city yesterday as
slsting Capt C. S. Blakely, u. S. A,
in inspecting the new Battery B. which
VIII go to make up a battalion of artil-
lery from Alabama
This is the first time 1 have been to
birmingham since the call of President
Wilson on June 49," continued Captain
Torrance THE heat in Birmingham is
fierce, but Montgomery is just as hot if
not hotter The past six weeks has
worked wonders with the men enlisted
for service at Montgomery All of them
are in the pink of condition and the past
few weeks have improved them physi-
cally and mentally.
There is nothing that will do the aver
age man as much good as to going to
camp and be made to exercise regularly
In addition to the health feature, the
army exacts discipline which is one of
the essentials necessary for the success
OF any man in the daily battle of life"
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DR.. Aked's Lesson

In a certain issue of the English
Bible the beatitude, Blessed are the
peace-makers,' appeared Blessed are
the place-makers,' and the edition be-
came known as The Place makers
Bible said DR.. George Eaves.
Mr.. Fords expedition to Eurone for
the first time harmonized the two rem
derlngs, since he was himself a place.
maker for cohort of aspirants after
ace-making. At least one of them
comes back a sadder and a wiser man
The Rev. Charles F. Aked. d n
put his frankly un-British idealism into
practice when he took office in the
Ford party. He reports that he has
learned things that he knew very we'll
before and learned them better. He saws
L have learned that there is no short
cut to the millennium With exquisite
aptness he observes, the tree whose
very leaves are for the healing of the
nations grows from the seed which fell
in an empty tomb. In other words. he
has discovered that religion, not money
the cross, not cash, is the source of
peace"
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

A most interesting series OF lee
lures, on famous characters OF
the Bible, was begun last Monday
hv the various ministers OF the
community.
Mr.. Mcfarland delivered the
first lecture and his subject was
"The character Of our Mother
Eve Mr.. Meredith will deliver
the next lecture, but his subject
has not yet been stated. MR.
Cartwright will lecture on Isaac
and Mr.. Singleton on Abraham.
!, All are invited to come and en-
7; ioy these lectures, which are helt
in the school auditorium.
Some Of our Athletic equip
iment has arrived, but as all tn
, contributions have not yet bee
/ handed in, we do not get the fu]
privilege Of using them al
:; Among the the things purcha'
:. ed are the following: two foo
: balls. basket ball, croquet set: s.
veral jumping ropes and son
l. base ball equipment.
The Lanier Literary Socl2t
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Mr.. T. H. Twisda1e, Of Spring
Hill, was a business visitor in
town today.
Miss Emily Edwards, OF Mere
dith college, toured from Raleigh
to spend the week end with her
parents.
Mr.. j. c. Riddick, of Hender-
son, came through the country in
his car, to spend the week end
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. Theodore House and fam
lily, of Weldon, spent the week
end in town.
Elder A. j. Moore and wife, Of
Whitakers, were in town over
Sunday, for Mr. Moore to keep
his regular appointment at ke-
hukce Church.
Mr.. Bob AushOn and son, Willie,
Of Hobgood, were in town over
Sunday, visiting with Mrs. Coffee
Everett.
Miss Gertrude Whitehead, of
Meredith college, motored over
here Saturday evening, and re
turned to college yesterday.
Mr.. John House and family, Of
] Roanoke Rapids, spent Sunday IN
! town.
Mr.. N. A. Riddick left Sunday
night for Raleigh, going through
the country in his demonstration.
He will be out of town all week,
as he has an exhibit in the State
Fair, and goes to attend same,
! and incidentally sell carload
Of Saxons.
: Mrs. E. T. Whitehead and Miss
Irene Whitehead accompanied
Miss Gertrude Whitehead yester-
dav upon her return to Raleigh.
They motored through the coun-
try, and while there will attend
the State Fair, returning later IN
the week.
An automobile party made a
trip to Tarboro and back yester-
Idav. this including Messrs. A.
Paul Kitchin, J. A. Kitchin, W,
lH Kitchin and L. M. Kltchln.
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LOCAL ITEMS
OF INTEREST

Mr. G. G.. Weeks and family
went to Weldon Sunday in their
car, and brought back Mrs. An
derson. sister Of Mr.. Weeks for a
visit.
DR.. D. F. Keel returned from
Richmond, Va. Sunday, coming
through the country in his car.
DR.. Keel has been in the Virginia
city for short time taking a
ost-graduate COURSE.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Wood, Mr.. R. NJ.
Wood, Mrs. Waldo Holiday,
-,lrs. i lii Cnnter and Miss Ruth
Woo. al. Of Enfield. were in
town -: a short time yesterday,
.retur..i.g in the evening IN their
:ca:'.
-.. George ?. McNaughton
u f"':ui..es Fraley, Of Tar
b,,o vc.e ia town Sunday visit
ing friends.
NJ. J. C. Riddick left last
night for Henderson, driving a
new Buick demonstration car.
Mr.. D. E. Henderson drove to
Hobgood last night to catch the
train for Wilmington, where he
has gone for few days on bust
ness.
Miss Fannie Station Of Hobgood
was visitor in town yesterday.
Mr.. R. H. Ausbon and family
of Hobgood were here attending
the funeral of Mr.. John H. Aus
bon.
Mrs. Preston White and family
Of Hobgood were visitors in town
yesterday.
Mr.. G.. Lance Everett, chief OF
police Of Weldon, was in town at
tending the funeral Of his uncle
Mr.. John Ausbon.
Mrs. Ed. Rufin Of Hobgoot
: was in town yesterday, shopping
Mr.. E. w. Ausbon and wife, o
Rocky Mount, attended the fune
raj of his brother, Mr.. John Aus
bon.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant and MI
and Mrs. Burton Edwards Wi
leave today for Raleigh to atten
the State Fair.
Mr.. Richard House accompa1
led Mr.. j. c.. Riddick yesterda
when he drove to Henderso
From that point Mr.. House WI
90 on to Raleigh to attend Il
State Fair.
Misses Lena and Annie Whit
head. of Hobgood were in tov
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Shields, n
and Mrs. w. III. Tillery and N
and Mrs. B. F. Tillery were vi
tors at the State Fair today.
Miss Sallie Neal returned
her home after a pleasant vi
with Mrs. Percy Raspberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Pittman
turned from Richmond tod
where Mr.. Pittman has been t
ing special treatment.
Mr.. E. A. Lely, OF Spring +
was a visitor in town today.
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and the society composed OF the .
fifth, sixth and seventh grades,
who have not yet selected rame
for their society, met and held
their first regular meeting Friday
Oct Is, 1916. Both societies gave
delightful program. The pro
gram for the Lanier Literary So
ciety was as follows: \ rowing
picture play entitled eth" Ira
gedy Of Having Too Many Suit
ors.
Popular young lady-Frances
White. J
Maid lone Kitchin
Suitors- Francis Lewis, Eugene
Whitehead, Aubrey Shackell, !
Leonard Harrell, William Ed
wards.
The program in the fifth, sixth
and seventh grades was as fol
, lows
Recitation-Elsie Vaughan.
e .Composition-Danford Bur
$ roughs
I Recitation-Dudley Parks.
r Song-Katha, inc Shields end
t Lois Speed.
r. Composition-Blanche Hancock.
C Recitation-Rena Britt.
Composition Murray Savage.
4 Song Seventh Grade.
ID A Story-Elias Herring.
A Story-Hester Kitchin.
p These programs were enjoyed
ne very much by the audience.
en- The Lanier Literary Society
Ill discussed letterwhich we haC
IL. received from Trinity College
IS ,asking us to take part in the dec
Ct lamation contest. We thln]
Sc we will enter this contest, but a
ne vet our Representatives have no
been chosen.
ty, One Of the most dellghtf1
. things that has occurred this yea
Cor at least to the 18th grade),
It!EE5i the offering Of gold class r4n
to the pupil in the 18th graz
who makes the most improvemel
from Oct. 6, 1916, until the end
Der
the term.
We fear very much that u
~ 18th grade will be but SKIN al
~ bones at the end Of the term,
~ all of them are working for tn
prize.
The night school has just b
the gun and we hope there will be
large number Of pupils.
All who wish to come may
so as there are no expenses a
tached to it except to buy 70
N|AA1IEll own books.
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Emnoria Agricultural Fair

Emporia Agricultural Fair
Round Trip fare from Scotland
The Atlantic Coast Line Will
sell tickets to Emporia, Va, as
above. and at corresponding ex-
cnrsion fares from intermediate
stations, for all passenger trans
on October "a, IS and II, III
elusive. limited returning until
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midnight of Saturday, October
28th, 1916.
For further particulars, tickets
etc call on EPP L. BROWN,
Ticket Agent, Scotland Neck, N.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
The Standard Railroad OF the
South.
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Send Us Your Order For The Weddidg Present
When You Receive The Invitation

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lower tiles few Of the imperative
why should send orders This store fam
Of quality and nothing pases the bride
NOR to receive with the box Tell
have thousands
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