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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-05-11
DIR. TEACHERS
Liver and Blood Syrup

has been widely known for many years as
the BEST Chill Tonic" 1t has earned this
reputation by helping countless THOU
SANDS OF people, many OF them living
in the malarial sections OF this country,
to CLEANSE their blood and BUILD UP
their strength so that the fever germs
would be cast out OF their bodies.
4 vast multitude Of people take DIR.
Thacher's Liver & Blood Syrup to pre-
vent Fever and Chills from attacking
them. 1t is wise and profitable precau-
ton. 1t PAYS to fortify yourself against
malaria. And if it happens that you neg
lected to do that, and are now afflicted it
will surely pay you to take instant action
and get this reliable remedy working for
you at once.
TRY 1T AND PROVE that relief is at
hand. 50-cent and Sl.00 bottles.
THACHER MEDICINE COMPANY,
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
For Sale BY FRED G. TRACY,
Beaver, Oklahoma.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-05-11

DR.. Higginbothsm, specialist eye,
ear, nose and throat, at the Liberal
Hospital. Liberal, Kansas each Sat-
urday. s-28 IT,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-05-11
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Christian church services will be
held each Sunday, a. follows;
Bible school at 10 o'clock q. IN.
Morning s,rsice at IL o'clock q. m.
Christian Endeavor att o'clock p. m,
Evening service at 7 80 o'clock p. IN
Everybody cordially invited.
L. l.. SHAW, Pastor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-05-11
GET RID OF
CHILLS AND fever

Chills and Fever, or Malaria, are caused
by germ. Millions Of these germs are
,oon multiplied from the few that first find
foothold in the blood Of their victim.
To RID YOURSELF of these germs
you must PURIFY your blood, strengthen
the vital organs, and make yourself so
robust, vigorous and healthy that they
will be CAST OUT to STAY OUT.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-05-11
METHODIST CHURCH.

Services are held at the Methodist
Church each Sunday as follows.
10 q. m. Sunday School.
IL q. m. Sermon.
700 p. m. Epworth League.
Sp. m. Sermon.
Wednesday afternoon, Ladies' Aid
Thurs: Workers Conference Z pm.
Choir Practice 8 p. m.
Everybody welcome to any and all
Of these services. CHAs. D. NoRmAs,
Pastor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-30
WEST POINT

W EST POINT, VA. January 2n-The
regular meeting Of III" school Inn
provcmcnt ana civic League took plac.
III the reading room OF the high school
on Monday. In the absence OF the
president. Mrs " : Eastwood. prin-
cipal Tompkns. ~ tho high school.
presided. The annual election Of Of
hccra took place as follows: president.
Mrs. w : Eastwood. vice presidents.
Mrs. George W. Richardson and Mrs
y. w. Marshall; secretary. Mrs. Scott
Broaddus: treasurer. Mrs j r. Bland (:
reporter, Mrs. NJ. r. Chandler. Much
business OF Importance Mas trans
acted
Mrs. Augustus Kelley. OF Savannah.
Ga. spent fcw days with her sisters,
Mrs. boswell Cicptor and Mrs II. T.:
Topping. OF West Point. and with her
mother. Mrs. William Gregory Brooches.
OF Brookshirc, on route to Hackcn
sack, y. j.. TO visit her daughter. Mrs
\iicn Perkins. Mrs. Perkins was we'll
known in this section as Miss Louise
Kelley. OF Savannah.
Mrs. Is emma Richards. Of King Will
liam Courthouse. has been "a rccen,
visitor Of her sister. Mrs Vcscy, or
West Point
The Womsn's Missionary society Of
ia" BAPTIST Church enjoyed an old
tim" quilting" In the home OF Mrs.
John : peFarscs on WEDNESDAYS
Mr. and Mrs vihcrr Chandler. Of
Mrs Sarah Iiorr TN" mother Of Mrs.
chandler. who Nill 10 remembered as
Miss F:dith IiuGg
Mrs Il. - I.nrold entertained in
honor OF her guest. Miss Clara Ridge
way. Of ashland. Va The house was
beautifully decorated with potted
plants and blooming narcissus. Mrs
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MONTVALE

Especial To The Times Dispatch
MoNrNALE VA. January - Miss
sam" Gillian. of Buchanan. was the
guest OF her brother. r. A. Gillian. last
week
DIR and Mrs. Walter Stiuc. "f I;na-
nokc spent Saturday with pr. and Mrs.
: u. Price
DR.. t:mmc, and claude Cullen. at
Richmond. were hcr. on saturday at
tending the .iustis-otey wedding.
Mr. McGuinn. Of oklahoma. was tho
guest OF Il. y Gillian last week.
Miss jus'is. of Richmond. WAS n
guest AT +. G. oteys on Friday and
Saturday.
Mrs. Chesterfield otcy. Of Wilkinson.
w. Va. spent several days With Mrs.
ilartwell Thompson.
Mrs. McDeVcruam Was in Roanoke to-
day shopping
Mrs. J. T. ohimshain is quite sick
at her home
Miss Frances Williamson loft to-day
for renicks. where sh" will teach
Mrs. Ada Riggs has been quite sick
for several days.
Mrs Erandlcy aud her son Wilson
of Roanoke. are at the "Montros""
y Young Peoples Union viii he or
canized iii -. Marks t.pisc"pa! Church
Tuesday. February J.
G. 4. NOEL is out again. after a bad
spell of tn" grippe
Colonel / II Ruford is guest at
.ocuSt Level
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FREDERICKSBURG NORMAL

Spc"i;'l to Tile Times Dispatch
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Va. January
80 IN" work Of tn" frs, term way
completed on last Friday. I'll" scnc-
duI" for tn" second term hu, been
arranged 80 'hat several NOW courses
mag ID" added I'll" iEihlc study classes
which have h""u conducted hy tho V
". e y. have h""n complctcd and
no" s"c"ud term viii t." devoted 10
uiissiou study.
y parts composed Of thirteen stu
dents and several members Of Tia" fac
ul,N went ." Richmond or Wcducsdav
I" attend the Geraldine Farrar con-
cert Tho party. chapcronnd by Misses
Fraser. At<insou. Chcslcy and Nlr.
Eraser, spout the night ~ tho J"ffcr-
son ii"t"l aud returned 10 Ercd"ri"ke-
burg on Thursday afternoon after y
very Interesting halliday at sight SEQ
ina ia Richmond
Tn" Woodrow Wilson Literal, So
ci"lN hcld - worry interesting and IN
strucriV" d"but" "n last FRIDAY even
iug ON ;ho question Of "tompulrorr
Edu"Htiu,." This is tho first or :.
s""ics Of debates that thi. socictv viii
hayc on some Of tn" leading topics
Of 40" day
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-30

tn" guests Of Mrs. coopers parents.
MIR. and Mrs George Robertson
Mrs. NJ. -. Andes has returned to
Bristol afttr a visit TO her sister in
Knoxville.
Mrs. Anna Kate SitSrcaveS has re-
turned from l.aurens. \. e.. where she
WAS the guest Of relatives for "a month
Mrs Irving Whaley is visiting her
TREND Mrs. Roland Rrinkley. in Nor
folk.
Mayor J. II. l'aucette WAS "A visitor
IN Knoxville this week
MI and Mrs. =. NJ Vance enter
tanned Il party OF friends at AN infor-
NAL reception at their home on Wind
S"r Avenue on Tuesday evening. Among
the guests were visiting rnnncicrs
from New York and Philadelphia
IA" women of the several branches of
'ht Schoo! improvement: Society are
piahilinS To give the delc.atrS cor
"i"l reception on the occasion Of the
ahhual Mothers Congress for T"nncs-
see. which conNencS here on February
-. ana VIII continue in session until
me evening OF the day following.
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ALTAVISTA

Especial To Tho Times Dispatch
ALTANiSTA VA. January 2".-'iran-
willie Sale. Of Victoria visited his cou-
sins. Bowman ami Whdbce sale. on
SUNDAY.
J. L. Lane, Of Scot,svillc. sreu, Tues
day i'm AltaNista.
W g Lane. - spent Saturday and
SUNDAY iu charlottesville visiting his
daughter Mrs. +. Z Withcrs. il
Miss Alice Lennon. Of tho local
school faculty. has been appointed a
member OF the school fair committee
for ot,ci River Districts, serving with
Eugene ould.
v. \. Snow. Of Amhcrstdalc W. Va
was in town on Monday.
Rev = ~. chapman aud wife of
Ellington, spent Tuesday Tn >ltavi>ia
as tn" guests Of Nj. and Mrs II. Il
shaver.
Mrs. e :. Anderson ana MISS r:tncl
SNOW. Of Leesvillc. su"u, sunday in
.\itavis,a. ~ tho guests Of Mr. and
Mrs y y smith
hi, iasllins visited his mother in
bnuvillc on sunday
MIS- T. - owen. Of I.ccsvillc was
IN Atavista on Friday and SATURDAY..
Misses EVA McCutchcu and Eva LOWS.
her cousin. "f rroffi, l"ft on We'd
U"sday for 81 Petersburg Fla where
they viii hc the guests Of their aunt.
Mrs NaVidSun
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iEivc on Tuesday by Mrs. G. H. PaintSI
The home WAS most artistically decE
rated for the event The guests wcH.
received by Mrs H. Cabcll Massie AND
Miss Oglcsby, and were directed to thei
punch bowl where Mrs. Hillary W.
ThaNtou presided. Mrs. Painter. az
sisted by Mrs Clarence l.. Painter, re-
ccivcd at the portals OF tho parlor.
After greeting the hostess, Miss Fran.
els Painter. daughter OF tho hostess
and Miss Barker directed the callers
TO the dining room. where Mesdames
=. t.. Fainter ad William 3 Cilmer
presided. assisted by Misscs Mary
TrolinHcr and Mary Laughon Special
features OF the afternoon were the
vocal solos given by Misses Mary
Wysor. Mary Trolngcr aud Mary
I.auehon. There We're about eighty
guests.
The members of the Afternoon Sew
ing Circle were agrccably entertained
on Saturday ny Misses Grace Rhodes
and Louise Holland, members OF the
school faculty, at tho residence of Mrs
T. T. Painter With the laying aside
OF the work refreshments were served
The guests were Mrs. H. l.. Cramer. OF
Philadelphia; Miss Sarah McGayock, of
Wythe Misses Mary Keister. Lucille
Walters. Virginia Talafcrro. Ruby
I<crns, Elise Walters. Margaret aI,ndis
and Rculah Barker.
The Thursday club was happilv on.
iertaiucd on Thursday afternoon nv
Mrs. licnscl Eckman, Invited with the
club members were number or Nh. /,
friends Of the hostess who WAS as'
sisted In receiving by her mother MIR.
NJ + Darst.
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BRISTOL

l-p",iai TO Tho Tuuc- Dsral"uI
Ht;lSTci. M. Istuuar, - Tho
uernb"rs 90 IN" r%ccuii," .",uj,toc
of tho 90 Opcraitv" Charitioe az I:is-
tuI we're guests az Mrs NdoIphu.
kistlcr n her apartments at ~" Ioi"l
BrIsiUl on friday afternoon Troy dis
cuse.d problems relating to ih" i'm
prrtant wnrk which ties have uudcr-
taken =" irnpr"v" conditions ir tho
rCnnuuuty.
Professor ana Mrs J. - Nr.la"u who
v"fe hor" in connection VIII sulus
college. fDll"~ius the tire rhnt Gle
-troy"J III" plant Of that institution.
hay. gone 20 Knoxville 10 max" th"ir
home Professor Nelson has been
elected principal Of tho new Brown.
law school in KuoNviiic
! + Dcadcri"k, OF Chicago, and
Niys l.oroua Dcadcrick ~ Johnson
cit. scr" guests or Hristni relatives
'ui- week From here Nh pc.dorick
went to hshevillc t" visit
AT and MrS Eugene Mcpadc. al
tioIui.iu CIV. Hiip wnr" guests 81 Nrs
\,r., stafford for = f"w days h.v,
gone 80 80, York CITY for = hric>
s'st
ST. aud Mps T. { Ia.man ehos,
nag" was sol"muI@"d iu NuoxvIl.
rcr"utiN wo." gucsic ucgo iui ~ ct
~ Irs 9 IIn"lcy From h"rc theS
,yol.' T." EuH.n",ht"u 10 visit
, Mr. 10" Cooper ana i"o childr"n
of ohio. arrived here THIS week 10 b,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-30

WAS standing H., ~ a. tacS came up.
At sight OF Philip he frowncd.
IT'S against orders. Alr. l.anSdon."
he said buusuuc.N. for vn.sidcrs to be
behind the scenes to-day. | don't know
how Nru got in. but"
"Hut I'm now going ont" laup hed
l.ancdnn carelcssl> "Mary. IN call IA
,aNi and be waiting for YOU when YOU
come"
MI right" she called back. and Went
in. closing the door behind her.
For am instant Daniels seemed about
Ia knock. then he walked thoUshttully
out towards In" stage and stared as if
puzzled at tue GaudN ,:ardcn pictured
on the back drop. and =, II again walk
ed haCl Ia MarNS door. INDIGESTION writ
large ON his heavy ice.
Its Il mean business" he muttered
"hu; don't see that I've amy choice"
and. Struggling his shoulders. he raped
sharply
Mar!'s voice called. Come in" and
seeing Daniels She smiled radiantlN.
ncr Gainty nerliGcc making her look
aim, 81 elm in her Young beauty.
- don't HE those roses on the blue
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-30

Harriet Evans. Marion Dearborn and
ltosalie Harrison.
I'm impromptu bridge party WAS
given by Miss Bessie Robertson at the
nome OF Mrs NJ. II. Robertson on We'd
"sday afternoon. Most of the members
OF the club were present.
Mrs. James CLARK of CharlottesyilI.
last week visited AT Mrs Anaic b..
Moods.
Mrs s NJ wills has returned from
visit To friends in Lynchburx
captain and Mrs Albright. OF NASH
lnstoh. -. =. were guests OF Captain
l. o. troy on Thursday and Friday.
w L. Massie. OF SandidgcS. spent
several days last week in i.ynchburs.
Mr. and Mrs. r. NJ Taliarcrro. ST..
OF I.HnchhurS, visited Il; Mrs = H.
Talaierro's on Friday
Mrs. +. Is. Webster and Mrs. NJ. l.
Berry have gone to Petersburg TO visit
Mrs. Charles I.unsford
PcNt"n II. Evans spent the week end
with his brother. Theodore. at Wash
inet"n and Lee University.
Miss ltOsalie Harrison WAS tn. guest
last week Of Mrs. Lee Beasiey at tn.
't"mrtland." in I.ynchburg
Senator y. T.. STROBE spent sunday
with his family at Kenmore
Judge j. Thompson Brown, who Is
visiting at Kenmore" spent SATURDAY
In i.ovinrstou Oh business
Mrs. Robert Harrison. OF Iynchhurr
last week. visited her sister. Mrs Err
nest Y. Burch.
Miss Mice Reed. Of Lynchburl. and
Miss Elizabeth Reed or Danvillc we're
the Weekend guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
W. T. Reed
Mrs. j. X. Goodwin and young dauch-
ter. who have been spending some ,imc
in Philadelphia. have returned home
Senate Clerk o. V Hanger WAS He'd
to Washington on Saturday on busi-
ness
Mrs. Il. r. Harrison has gone to
Petersburg, where she will visit ola
tiycs.
Mrs. Antrim Coincr and son. OF Nci-
most. arc visiting at Captain T. o..
Troy's.
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LOUISA

iSrccial I" The Times I'iSlHi'hI
LOUISA. VA. January .: ~
III" largest entertainments Of III" sc1-
son was given on Thursday afternoon
q, o'clock when Mrs. Bruce y. ifnx
icy entertained the Matinee Fridge
cluh aud tho Afternoon Fridge Clrh.
Miss Josephine Henderson returned
from Richmond several DAYS ""u
y s"rira Of special services ware held
IN the rrcsb,tcrian church this week
Mrs i.rw.S cosby "a ri little sou. tack
are spending several daya in Richmond
nr. and Mrs ~. w, P"th"r spcui
W "du"sday in ri ,hmond.
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AMHERST

i>ro.i.l +" I'll" Times DISPATCH
AMHERST. NN. January - Tho
Nrid@" club had e delightful meeting
With Miss lIarrict Evans at "I;.ycns-
croft tho home of her father. -. H.
Evans only tvs" tables engaged in
PLAYING. m"uv az "a" members being
absent on account az illness, y, tho
conclusion uf many interesting games
Mics t"SSio Robertson was awarded the
lIIHc III" members present were Mrs.
j r.. Goodwin. Mrs. \. H.. strobe, Mrs.
g \ ioUb"r. Mrs : VI Wills, Mrs T..
VI. BEARD. Misses BcSsic Robertson,
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"CnIifornia Syrup OF Figs" can't
harm children and
they love il.

Mother Your child isn't naturally
cross and pcevi7h Sec +. tongue is
Grated. this is q sure sirn tho lit,lS
stomach. liver and bowels mood ~
cleansing. ~ once
When iistlcss pale f"v.fish. run Of
cold, breath bad, throat sore doesn't
eat. sleep on act naturally. mas stomarh
acne dinrrh""a. remember gentle
liver ana bowel cleansing should al
Was b" Tn" FIRST ,r"a'mcut given.
Nothing equals "Califoruia syrup OF
f;%s" Tor chiidrcn's ills give = ton
SPOONFUL, ana iu fen hours all tho
foul waste. your bile aud fcrmcn;inE
food which is clogGci in the bowels
passes out .: The system. and YOU have
well and playful child again. 81
children love this harmless. delicious
fruit laxative" ana IT never fails 10
effect q good inside" cleansing pi-
rcctious for babies, children OF all ages
and erown-ups are plainly on the bot
tie.
Keep :, HANDY IN your home \ little
given today saves sick child to-
morrow but get the genuine. Ask
your druggist for io-ccnt bottle OF
"California syrup OF Figs" Then see
that IL is made ny tho california Fig
Syrup Company.
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ocopyrish, by Underwood Il
Underwood. New York.)


Miss May Taylor ,iuuiton, we'll known
In snriri. circles. IN dcVotinE herself
to peculiar aud splendid charity.
She had beard Of the suffering Of the
men In the field hospitals NIL along
the front. how the cnEui or lying In
he'd MI day, whiting for the oppur-
tunity to return either to useful private
life or &" the trenches. drove the spirits
from the men. aud she resolved TINT
they aUSitt 10 hnNc music Ia cheer the IN
up. One Of the mast prnctirnl farms Of
suppfyinr music. wholesale. IL by the
talking mnchincs. She issued her mp
pcais to the American public. aud the
response Inns been generous. 80 many
people buy quantities Of records. play
them II short while aud then put them
nsiLc TINT Miss M"ulton suggests send
Ing these Ia the wounded soldiers
through the Vacation Wnr Relief at rs
West Thirt!-ninth street. New York
titH. She has hcrn aided In the work
by many colleges aud war relief sucie-
ties.
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tNtI'rI.lt !.
'Ihr NCNN SInr.

III" NC" H'hr'
lhe voice Of tho StaSc dlrc'i". .huu
MIL eAosrcration. became suddenly
distinct as M?ry opened tn" d""r OF
her DRESSING room "old GcM rs they
called hm. MAS on has usual 'di'>S
tehears"l ramraEo an" ah' s''''I ,, ~
,'e so""' ~ cue '''"t" W. ~ ~,
W u"~ wv
'In Nv '."rS
'.''"' 80
'"" ~ ".' "'5,
!t'S N''' o"' ~ '''"S ''' NC N''-
f'N'"'e'
In" rauc"us voice. no" Ni"Pcia'lN''
now Satire IN assumed pie""luS, came
IN tcnai waves as the director *tplmeu
w ond down tho rcntS' 9'S'' ann" INC
shadows. while on th' STAGE On" rlaAerS
themselves str"No With um"on>ci"uSiN
ccmi" Srimaces. to shield 'heir eyes
suhlcienil> 80 sec over IN" narmr
to"tliShtS as ih"> uSt"n"" I" mas
ni"do.
FAKE that scene "Ncr.' N. shouted
at last craig. begin N"ur entrance
cue. Sow mud Nora where's Nora
May drew harh WIN al lit'iH 'r'mu-
lorS SILL OF content. and LAYING
! ,arcssiue hand on the rHuNas battle
mont of towering castle. dry" IN a
dccp breath OF Tho Duugl"mcrHte
cdcrs.
n ,ga au 50 familiar So ,nuch =
;art OF h. MI. Nud ,ct If seemed
orl, YESTERDAYS that sh" had s;ond in
much -, INC fashion ia iho wtnss,
shaLbg .uu mluov.u ncr lips Try and
re- hands nhc ice, Waiting for he, re-
icarsal
If b,.i mol, .r.c, ..if boon So WOW,
man, ,..r- sinr. ina, ia, Inn ,b.,
hal hco,I I..,, or.. rrlI or ,,isiiIrsion-
r,crt ANA hgrd vo,k Yc, 10 MARY.
look,rr hacl ut ,ncm through tho
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The Strange Case of Mary Page
by FREDERICK LEWIS Author OF what Happened to
~ ny
EnERICk LEWIS. Author oi "Whnt Happened

l:*Sanav Copyright. 1919. by Mcclure Publications.
Victor Thcatcr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-15
OLD KENTUCKY CUSTOM

From the Toledo Blade.
 You get some idea of the mighty revo-
 lution in human affairs-of which the
 great war is one phase, motor transporta- ion another and Billy Sunday a third
 by the news from Lexington, Ky, to the effect that movement is on foot there to break up the swapping of horses in the public square on county court days. Nothing less than 8 social earthquake could have suggested the idea. Twenty years ago, even ten years ago, the Lex ingtonian could not have conceived of court day without at least dozen traders. with more or less sound horse flesh at halter grouped at favorite corners of the
 square, He would have thought he had
 died and missed enrolment with the an-
 gels had he dreamed it. Horse trading
 and court day went together as liver and bacon do. The combination was an in-
 stitution. as old as Lexington itself. But now it has collided with a public opinion. It may pass away and honking
 motor cars may take the place of the pickering traders. It is sad to contem-
 plate. We fear word will come soon tha the group which sits before the handsome courthouse front and discusses politics in it's inner1nost intimate character has
 been solemnly commanded by the court to spend its nights at home. There is no cus- tom, tradition or sacred institution safe in these upheaving days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-15
Simple Fare at Lunch Hour

This question of where a business man eats his lunch is one of more than pass ing interest from a psychological stand point" said J. Asa Rountree yesterday John D. Rockefeller, some years ago, was quoted as saying that man who spent more than 90 cents for his noon meal was either spendthrift or a glut :. ton. Be that as it may, it is always more or less interesting to watch the crowds in Birmingham between noon and o'clock in the various restaurants and cafes
 'I went the other day for the first time in one of these places where you wait on yourself. I was very much sur prised to see former governors and we'll known local capitalists in there with plates, knives and forks in their hands. waiting their turn to serve themselves. Some of the wealthiest men in the city dine on an average for about a quar- ter each day, while others of probably no greater wealth eXpend considerable money for their lunch. Of course, many men, as matter of business, go to ex- pensve cafes for their meals and take the business men of Birmingham dine imply and rather hastily at the noon hour''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-15
vENIZELOs, DELIvERER

From the Worlds Work for December.
 The old inhabitants of Mournies. a beautiful suburb of Canea, tell interest," ing stories of the birth of Eleutherios Venizelos His mother had already had three children. all of whom had died at birth. Her husband and relatives, on the expectation of another child called to her assistance all the supernatural powers in the neighborhood. For two days and nights, while the mother was in
 labor, four priests, two Mohammedans and two Christians, prayed unceasingly in an adjoining room. One of these priests. a Greek who died only four years ago. never wearied of telling this story: the fact that the child lived, and lived to become the maker of modern Greece. he always regarded as due to this special divine interposition This same priest baptized the boy-the year was 1S64-and the name selected, Eleutherios (meaning Delvere). was happily adapted to the child who, in the next 50 years, was to save several million Greeks from the rav- +ages of the Turk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-15
Fire Prevention

The average number of fires the year around is about six a day." said c. D. Alverson, secretary to Chief Middleton. This sort of weather is productive of more fires than any other. When it gets real cold and the people build large and hot fires in their homes, the firemen have to get busy and often put them out. Of course, am speaking of the fires caused by defective flues, spark on the roof, or some other cause.
 "The fire record of Birmingham during the past two years has been excellent We lead all other cities in the south when it comes to the fire losses. A great deal of this can be attributed to the excellent work of the fire department as a whole and the organization of fire prevention association in this city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-15
A TRENCH ANTHOLOGY

ITO relieve the mental strain of trench warfare, some men turn to poetry,'' says a writer in the New Republic; and he uoutes the case of a soldier who had made collection of his favorite poems:
 'It was a small booklet in soiled pa- per covers. Loose leaves from books of various sizes had been sewn together in a compact little volume which fitted nicely into the pocket of his tunic. Among others he had 'Kubla Khan sc9Uus' The Ode on the Limitations of lmno ality, all of Keats odes and The Eve St. Agnes, Shelley's 'Alastor. Henis, s London Voluntaries.' some |ninefe ith century sonnets out of an edi- ion ted by William Sharp, and several poem py Francis Thompson