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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16

have only made grow faster Just noid your heart moment and figure this Put two drops oi ..Gets.It on the corn It dries at once You can pt your shoe and stocking on right it. Tho corn is doomed It makes the corn come off clear and clean. It's the new. easy way. Nothing to stick or press on the You can smailer shoes. Youl be joy walker. No pain. trouble. Accept nc substitutes
 "C'ots-It' is sold by druggists everywhere 25c a bottle or sent direct by F. Lawrence | Co.,, Chicago I'll Sold in Birmingham and recommended as the worlds best remedy by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store, 1904 Second avenue. Birmingham; Gale Drug Co l2 stores,. BOT First avenue and Pratt station Pratt City. Ala.--Ady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16
Got Rid of My Corns With Magic "Gets-It'
Simplest Corn Cure in the WorId-No
 Paln, No Fuss. New, Sure Way

When corns make you almost "die with your boots on when you've soaked them and picked them and sliced them. and when swelling salves and tapes
 baneases and plasters that make corns pop eyed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16
Mrs. Betty Lyle Wilson

has selected the Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet and North Star Refrigerator in preference to all others for use in her demonstra- tions this week at the cooking school in Manu- lecturers Exhibit build ing. Be sure to see them there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
The Gold Dust Was There.

North America has counted as a gold producing continent only since the late forties. But it might well have done so for about 200 years. According to the London Chronicle, in the voyage round the world which began in 1719 the privateer Captain Shelvocke found in certain California valleys "a rich black mold which, as you turn it fresh up to the sun, appears as if intermin- gled with gold dust. Though we were little prejudiced," he adds, against the thought that it could be possible that this metal should be so promiscu- ously and universally mingled with common earth, yet we endeavored to cleanse and wash the earth from some of it, and the more we did the more 1t appeared like gold. In order to be fur ther satisfied I brought. away some of 1t, which we lost in our confusion in China"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
campino Courtesy.

Good camping grounds should be the, special property of sportsmen and low CTS of the woods, and 1t is pity that they should so often be desecrated by. the unappreciative. This is the season when the forest floor will be strewn with tin cans and cracker boxes, when the clean woods will be marred with all sorts of ugly rubbish, and when the pleasure of late campers will be half destroyed by the vandalism of their predecessors. Great tracts of for est will be blackened by flames set from little campfres. The< growth of young timber will be checNed. And all the trouble could be banished if only people would observe the few simple rules of the woods! The forest is the last refuge of solitude amid beauty; therefore do nst, make its se- cluded glades into vulgar picnic grounds. Noblesse oblige there as else where, and though the after comer may not know You he will know what sort of person you are by the condt tion of the camping grounds you leave. Countryside Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
1he Number Mine.

There were nine earths, according to medieval cosmogony. nine heavens, nine rivers of hell and nine orders of angels. The number being perfection since it represented divinity was of ten used to signify great quantity, as fp the phrases, "A nine days won der," "A cat has nine lives" and "Nine tailors make man." In Scotland a distempered COW was cured by wash ing her in nine surfs. To see nine magpies was considered extremely lucky. Nine knots made in a black woolen thread served as charm in the case Of sprain. It was also be- lieved and is still by some that if servant girl finds nine green peas in one pod and lays them on the window sill the first man that enters will be her beau. Nine grains of wheat laid on a four leaved clover enable one, it is said, to see the fairies!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
FoiIiru q Eakir.

A story used to be told at Cairo of Sir Richard Owen during one of his sojourns in Egypt. The great natural ist was seated in the shade on the ve- randa at Sheppeard's hotel when the inevitable snake charmer came to him and produced from his bag lively specimen of the horned asp-the dead ly cerastes. The professor gazed and, nothing daunted, stopped and plucked
 the horns from the head of the reptile wr1ggling at his feet. remarking to a bystander that the man would prob ably think twice before trying to palm off upon any one else O harmless snake as a cerastes by the aid of a couple of fish bones. With anybody else tho charmer would probably have succeed ed. He had tried it on the wrong man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
CHICAGO HOUSEWIVES
 TO FIGHT INCREASING
 COST OF FOODSTUFFS

Chicago. Sept. 22-Housewives of Chicago were called upon today to att tend . mass meeting at which orga- 1lizatipn will be perfected to fight in- creases in the prices of>foodstuffs The announcement that bread is to be ad- ,yanced from five to six cents a loaf resulted in the call for the meeting,
 Miss Florence King, president of the women's associationA of commerce, under whose auspices fhe meeting is to be held. urged that housewives boycott dealers or refuse to purchase supplies whichbhaye been advanced in price
 Men are interested in buying and selling for a profit It is, therefore. folly to expect them to take. any ac- tion." the call reads. Women must put a stop to unwarranted increases and we alone can stop them.r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
The Roman Tribune.

The tribunes in ancient Rome repre- sented the people ,n much the same way that the house of commons does in England and the house of repre- sentatives in this country. For a long time the patricians or aristocrats of Rome had everything their own way. But when the plebeians (or. hs we would say, the plain people'O got their tribune the reckless tyranny of the pa- tricians ceased. The tribune had great power. He could veto almost any act and nullify almost any law passed by the Romans. Liberty among the Ro- mans dates from the time they first secured their tribunes.-New York American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
EGGS TO COST 75 CENTS
 A DOZEN, SAYS EXPERT

;. Boston. Sept. 22-Fresh eggs will sell at 75 cents dozen, retail. in this state within a short time, Wilfred Wheeler, secretary of the state board of agriculture, stated today. This al- most unprecedented price was inevit- able, he said. because of the high price of poultry which has reduced the number of hens; low fertility of eggs laid last spring, which lessened the seasons hatch. and higher prices of food products and labor. Secretary Wheeler said storage supplies are not as plentiful as in former years and that the increases probably would af- feet this product.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
To op.r . Peoketkn;fe.

Opening pocketknives is often very hard on finger nails, and a stiff hinged penknife or jackknife is practically useless to boy if he can't open 1t readily. Tear off piece of newspaper or writing paper about three inches square. Fold it across once and then slip the crease under the blade of the knife. Grasp the paper firmly be- tween the thumb and forefnger. as close to the blade as possible. Then pull steadily as if, you were opening the knife without the paper. If you do not jerk 1t the paper will not tear. In this way you can open many g rusty blade that has been useless for months.-American Boy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
BRITISH TRADE BANK
 URGED BY CAPITALISTS

Asondon, scph 22--Establishment of Q British trade bank with a capital 6fs 10000, 900 pounds was recommend- ed today by committee of which Baron Harrington, chairman of the Great Central Rail@Ay is the head. The committee was appointed to. con sider the best means of meeting the British farms after the war, with par ticular reference to financing large overseas contracts. It suggests that the proposed bank could develop fa- ciiities not provided by the present system.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
Altar of Roses,

Altar of roses, by common consent, ranks at the head of the list of per
 fumes, Other preparations from roses, too, hold a high place and have long been esteemed. Rosewater is historic. When saladin entered Jerusalem in the twelfth century he had the walls of the mosque of Omar washed with 1t. But altar of oil of roses is by far
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
Not Neces.ar;lv.

"One wife too many!" exclaimed Mrs. Wederly as she glanced at the head lines of her husbands paper T sup pose that is an account of the doings of some bigamist?"
 "Not necessarily, my dear," replied her husband without daring to look up.-Bufalo Courier
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
VICTOR MUST EXPLAIN.

was arrested this morning, being un- able to explain how he came into pos session of some brass castings, which he was carrying along the street in the East Side. At police headquat- ters he maintained that man gave him the castings while he was drink : ing in . saioon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22

the most precious and the most prized of all. An eastern prince will present to an honored guest rich jewels, rubies and diamonds and then add, as the rarest of all, crystal bottle filled with this essence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
Of Course She Doesn't

or Course SnO OoeSHT George is such a nice chap" said the girl in pink. 'I always enjoy hay ing him call on me-"
 'I don't" snapped the other. "Of course you don't, dear. You'd rather have him call on you."-St Louis Post Dispatch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
Love.

The greatest happiness to be known in life is the conviction that we are loved; that,we are loved for ourselves, or, rather, loved in spite of ourselves. Hugo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
PERFECT PATIENCE.

An impestupbabIs dsmsanor comes from perfect patience. Quiet minds cannot be perplsxsd or frightened, but go on in for tune or misfortune at their own pace, like a clock during a thunderstopm.-R. l.. Stevenson,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
Aoeoss the Hall.

"say. snibbs. let me use your phone, will you?"
 "Sure. Whats the matter with yoursw .7 -l A
 "Tts all right. I want to telephone to my wife that I'm going to bring a man from out of town to dinner"
 "WellY
 "He's sitting in my room now, and I hate to have him watch my face when my wife tells me what she thinks of the proposition" = Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
Some SoIace.

How are the new twins?"
 ''It might be worse. They usually cry in unison. You know they might work la relays."-Kansas City Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
Too close.

"why are you asking me for help? Haven't you any close relatives?"
 "Yes. That's the reason why I'm ap- pealing to you."-Birmingham Age-Her-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22

It was the evening when her week. ly caller always made his appearance. ''I wish I had something new and en- tertaining to show him." said the girl to her mother.
 eff you'd only mentioned 1t in time," said her father, "I'd have brought home my account book with the dry goods, millinery, stationery and con- fectionery bills for the last three months all itemized and ba....;,et I'll venture to say that would entertain him."-Youth's Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22

New York, Sept. 20-The victory of Avery Brundage of the Chicago Ath- letic association in the national all round championship at Newark last Saturday was perhaps something of an upset for the ordinary follower of amateur athletic doings, but not so to the close student of the game. The man in the crowd. because of, Alma Richards great reputa tion as an Olym- pic and intercollegiate winner, was prone to overlook the fact that Brun- dage, a deadly consistent performer right through the list, is more effec- tive in the old all round champion ship test than richards, who stars in half of the events and "flivvers'' in others. It is the man who can keep going that wins all round tests, and so it was at Weequahic park last Sat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22

urday. Richards was far below his best form, but even at his best he could not have downed Brundage. The
 Chicagoan is not a Jim Thorpe or a
 Martin Sheridan by any means. but at the same time he gave a rattling good
 performance. It must. be recorded that Richards did not appear to be ln fine physical trim. The half
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22

mile walk baked" him well and it's rather a good thing that he did not attempt the mile run at the end of the program. Brundage's victory was a we'll deserved one from every stand point This gritty young athlete has been striving for the all round honor for several years. He was member of the American Olympic team at Stockholm four years ago, and. though he performed in the same steady style that he did at Newark last Saturday. Brundage was not quite up to com peting with the stars he met in the two Olympic all round events Last years he was runner up in the decath- lon at the San Francisco exposition game, Alma Richards winning the title Layout shows three different pictures of Avery Brundage of Chicago made last Saturday when he won the all round title.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-01-20
NO CURE FOR ALFALFA WILT
Unlikely That Any Remedy for Dis
ease Can Be Observation-Disclosures
of Crops Is Advised.

For wilt, a common disease Of tho
alfalfa plant In the West, there is NO
known remedy. According to experts
Of the Oregoc experiment station it is
unlikely that >nv practical remedy can
be developed, owing to the nature Of
the disease. Ehere it becomes seri-
GUS rotation of crops is advised. Wilt
is mos, prevalent on heavy soils, par
ticularl? where drainage is slow.
This disease sas been reported in
New Yctk and California and has Re,
Gently b>sez. :f>e@$* flied in certain sec.
tons of Orego-4 1t is most serious
where the stand Of alfalfa is heavy
and spreads fastest IN the fall, when
the surface soil is constantly wet. 1t
also attacks clover.
The moisture causes rot to develop
on the stems near the surface of the
soil apd this forms point of attack
for the wilt disease. A white cotton.
like mold grows over the surface of
the stems and leaves affected. The
roots of the plant are not, however,
always destroyed.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-01-20
Tank for Storing Milk.

watts, pasteurizers, coolers, filters and
other apparatus should be covered to
prevent all unnecessary contact with
the air.
The milk must be kept cool after it
is received at the plant, and not be
allowed to stand long before bottling.
# not used at once the cans should
be put into a. refrigerator or the milk
stored in tanks made for this purpose.
These tanks must be in a cool place
or be surrounded with a jacket of ice
water or brine. Strainers or cheese
cloth are more satisfactory and. more
easily cleaned than those of wire
gauze, but the use of strainers of any
kind should be avoided as much as
possible. Son1e dealers strain the
milk after it is pasteurized before it
is run into the filter. This may in
crease the bacterial count and fur
thermore is unnecessary if the milk
is properly clarified or filtered before
pasteurizing and if the apparatus is
clean.
A filter of cheesecloth and cotton,
if used, must be changed several
times during the day. The cheese
cloth must be washed, sterilized and
kept where the air is pure. 1t can be
used few days before throwing away,
but the cotton, of course, should be
used only once. AS soon as the milk
is put up all parts of the apparatus
should be thoroughly cleaned by first
rinsing in cool water, then washing
with hot water to which washing pow
der has been added, and finally steril-
lied with boiling water or steam
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-01-20
TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH
KIDNEYS IF BACK HURTS
Says Too Much Meat Forms Uric Acid
Which Clogs tce Kidneys and
lrritates /. Bladder.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog
ged and need flushing occasionally,
else we have backacAe and dull misery
In the kidney region, severe head
aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver,
acid stomach, sleeplessness and all
sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces Of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take a tablespoonful In a glass of
water before breakfast for few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. It also neu-
tralizes the acids in the urine so it
no longer irritates, thus ending blad-
der disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes delightful etfervescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean, thus avoiding serious COM
pl1cations.
A Well-known local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts t. folks who be-
lieve in overcoming kidney trouble
while it is only trouble.-Adv.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-01-20
REDUCE COST OF BUTTERFA7
Result Given Of Experiment With Sill.
age at Kansas Experiment Sta
tion-Feed Cost Saved.

An experiment conducted at the
Kansas experiment station shows
that silage reduces the cost Of pro.
ducing butterfat from 80 cents to q
cents. The herds in this case were
of sufficient size to give reliable data
and eliminate the difference that
might occur between two COWS.
The lot which were fed silage gave
seven pounds more milk in the sum.
mer and 95.5 pounds more in winter
per month than the herd which were
fed dry feed.
The butterfat was also increased by
.46 in summer and 4.6 in winter. The
difference in the cost of feed was evel
greater. The silage-fed COWS saved
60 cents per month in the cost Of feed.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-01-20
IN THE SCHOOL LUNCH
SANDWICHES NECESSARILY PLAY
AN IMPORTANT PART.
So Great Variety Is Possible That
the Children Will Not Soon Tire
Of Them-Some Substitutes
for Meat.

Well-preEared sandwiches should
form an important part of every school
lunch. They are easily made and
should be very wholesome and pal
atable. Variety is the spice of life
here as elsewhere, and there should
be at least two kinds Of sandwiches
in each lunch. The number and kind
may be varied from day to day.
Cut the bread for sandwiches into
thin slices of uniform thickness with
sharp knife, and spread the butter
evenly over both slices of bread in or
der to keep it moist and prevent any
fruit filling that may be used from
making the sandwiches soggy or indi
gestible. Sandwiches made several
hours before they are to be eaten
should be wrapped in moist cloth and
kept in a cool place, or wrapped in
wax paper, to prevent them from dry
ing or absorbing odors.
In giving these directions for max
ing sandwiches, Miss Bah Bell of the
University of Missouri, college of ag
riculture, says little about meat sand.
w1ches because most people are ia.
miliar with the ordinary ham sand
witch, and in many cases such meat
substitutes as peanut butter, eggs or
cheese should be used instead of the
more expensive meats.
Here are some good sandwich ma
terials:
Bread and Butter.-Cut the bread in
thin slices. Spread the butter evenly
on both slices and press together.
lettuce.-Make bread-and- butter
sandwich and place leaf of crisp
lettuce, washed and thoroughly dried,
between the two slices. Put tea.
spoonful of mayonnaise dressing on
the lettuce leaf.
Nuts.-Make a lettuce sandwich
spread one side with nuts, chopped
fine, and mixed with good dressing.
Chicken.-Chop cold boiled chicken
and moisten with mayonnaise dress.
ing. Spread between bread. Add a
lettuce leaf.
Eggs.-Chop the whites of hard
boiled eggs very fine. Mix the yolks
with mayonnaise dressing and season
with pepper and salt. Add the whites
and spread between bread. Lettuce
may be used also.
Dates.-Make filling of one-half
cupful of stoned dates, one-half cupful
OF sweet cream; spread between slices
of buttered bread. :.
Pimento and Cheese.-Make a. filling
of one-half cupful of cream cheese and
one-fourth cupful of chopped pimento.
two tablespoonfuls salad dressing, salt
and pepper. Spread on butter evenly.
Cottage cheese may be used or the pi-
mento may be left out.
Peanut Butter.-Peanuts ground and
mixed with a salad dressing make an
excellent filling. The commercial pea
nut butter may also be used. Spread
evenly between buttered bread. A
crisp lettuce leaf adds to the attrac-
tiveness of this sandwich.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-01-20
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENlNGS IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM The OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to tho Scandinavian
In America,
DEN MARK.

The reindeer park between Viborg
ind Harning now contains 800 rein
deer. The result was accomplished
at great cost. On account Of the high
prices of meat, about half Of the ami
mails will be butchered this winter.
The number of Icelandic fishermen
who lose their lives at sea is very
large. In one particular year, 1906,
the percentage of the fishermen who
persisted at sea was larger than that
suffered by the German people on &C.
count of the Franco-Prussian war Of
1901.
The Danish farmers are using large
quantities of artificial fertilizers every
year. They buy the fertilizers almost
exclusively from what is virtually a
trust covering all Of Denmark and
making inroads into Sweden and Nor
way by undertaking or buying out
its competitors. The Danish farmers
are really too bright to suffer long
under this grasping monopoly. Co.
operation is the remedy. The farm
ers are organizing themselves for
starting factory on the cooperative
plan.
A number of men in F'yen are work
ing for the establishment of an inner
mission seminary in the island There
are two such in the country, one in
Upland and one in Sjalland.
The Danes are developing new hunt
ing methods on account of the enor-
mously high price Of gunpowder. 1t
is said that more than one thrifty
Nimrod has killed rabbits by throw.
ing potatoes at them. Even wooden
shoes have beea called into service
for the same purpose. But man at
Feggesund went all of them one bet
ter There were some pheasants close
by. He had no powder. But he had
some eel traps, and he arranged them
as best he could, and don't you think
some of the birds went into them and
got caught!
Z 4
Jens Peter Paulsen of St. Rind had
mare that was getting so old that he
could not we'll use her any longer. A
man offered him 1910 for the old thing.
But in order to save her from possible
suffering he sold her to the butcher
for $S5. Even then he did not leave
her until she had been killed.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-01-20
Beef Patties.

Take thick slices of bread-a week
old it it can be obtained-make them
the desired form and size with tin
cutter; scoop out the middle to re.
ceive the mince; dip each piece OF
bread into cream and when drained
brush them with the white of egg:
dredge bread crumbs or bread rasp.
lngs over them; fry in good fresh but.
ter, then fill them with the following
mince, made hot: Shred one pound un.
dercooked beef, little fat and lean
together; season with pepper or cay.
enne, salt and little onion or shallot,