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The Glenwood post., 1916-12-02
COPY OLDFASHI0NS
DESIGNERS HAVE GONE FAR
BACK FOR THEIR MODELS.
Fall Garments, 1t May Be Said With
Assurance, Will at Least Be Pic
turesque-MiIitary Modes A.
so to Be Popular.

If you want to be up to the minute
in your clothes you must go back to
the middle ages.
The advance guard of the fall fash
ions has arrived from Paris and the
story it tells ought to be written by
Godfrey Chaucer or Maurice Hewlett.
For it is story If goodly ladies with
long waist lines, in many instances
with no waist line at all, unless on the
ground. Where waist line exists
in the new mode, it is indicated about
where the hem of the short skirt
comes today. Well, perhaps not quite
so far, but almost there.
AS for those skirts, they will be long
er. But we all knew they had to be
or be mObbed.
Most striking IF all the new mill.
tary modes was motor coat combin-
ing the ecclesiastical lines of the early
renaissance with the long cape of the
modern Italian officer.
This coat Of soft cloth in tornado
blue, which Is a very light gray-blue,
had most interesting trimming of
sleei DedtS. IL lilu llle leuSllelltu
shoulder line, the sleeve starting from
underneath the bands of steel trim
ming. The coat was belted all around
but the belted back was completely
concealed by n cape falling FROM the
shoulders to the ground. This cape,
lined with, faint gray, is designed to
wind about the shoulders, for protec-
| ton against wind and cold.
Another interesting wrap revived the
| dolman worn in the days of the En-
| press Eugene. This, too, WAS of
| bivouac red. If you don't know what
n dolman is, ask your grandmother.
| If she doesn't know, it's half-wrap,
| half-cape, that gets large at the bot
tom as wraps had to when they We're
worn over the hoops of the late sixties.
A new fur is Belgian hare and it is
| used on suits, motor coats and eve
ming gowns impartially. Many dad
dy will go a-hunting next season to get
n little rabbit skin to wrap his Baby
Bunting in, or Baby Bunting's grand
mother, as the case may be. This fur
does not seem to me particularly beau
tiful by itself, but when combined in
an afternoon gown with black velvet
and old blue it was rarely effective.
Italian lace is going to be used for
the collars and cuffs of cloth gowns
particularly those showing Moyen age
The Glenwood post., 1916-12-02
.FLEECED LAMBS MAKE GAINS
Old Idea Regarding Recuperation Sus.
tained by Test at Nebraska State
Experiment Station.

The old idea that n shorn lamb will
regain in week or ten days the
weight of the wool removed from it at
shearing time was vindicated recently
in an experiment at the Nebraska
state experiment station. Five lots
Of 12 lambs each were used in the
experiment, each lot fed little diff
ferently. AS the lambs were too heavy
to hold for the experiment. there was
an average loss of five cents per ami
NAL, but the fact that the lambs did
especially well after the fleece was
removed proved the old theory. The
daily gain was 81 of a pound
The Glenwood post., 1916-12-02
RAISING STEERS FOR MARKET
Says Best Grades Are Always
in Good Demand.

Does it pay to raise purcbred steers
for the market? Some say yes, while
others answer in the negative. But
an Iowa man says it pays to get n good
start if feeder intends to make a
good finish of the feeding experiment.
market with stock, went on record in
boosting purebred cattle for feeding
purposes, as his II years of experience
that the good grades are always want
ed, and are the largest money-makers
in the end. The affirmative side of the
The Glenwood post., 1916-12-02

whole oats, two parts, increasing to
ten parts in two weeks; cracked corn,
ten parts.
4. Access to fine gravel, crushed
shells and broken charcoal is neces-
sary.
S. Give plenty of green food. 1t pre-
vents digestive troubles.
6. Black or red pepper and ginger
in food or drinking water aids in over
coming chills and prevents bowel trOu
BILE, especially on cold, damp days.
Plenty of grit and oyster shells, to-
gcther with well-selected, wholesome
food. eliminates this necessity in
most cases.
I. If young turkeys get wet, take
them % n warm room until thorough
ly warm and dry.
8. The more exercise the better. AL
ways give free range in dry weather
if possible.
8. Dampness, lice and filth are
deadly foes to young turkeys.
The Glenwood post., 1916-12-02

lines. One gown of beaver colored ri
beline had the dropped gathered skirt,
the long shoulder line with dropped
sleeve, set on visibly, just as the skirt
drapery was.
There were touches of Italian lace
at the throat and on wrists and little
necktie was Worn about the neck, fall
ing united to the waistline. When the
neclitie began 1t was of chiffon of the
beaver color, but it had ends of Ital-
ian beadwork in pink and brown.
Generally speaking, the new fash
ions as they are indicated by advance
models will be fussy and full, fussier
and fuller than they were last winter.
The Glenwood post., 1916-12-02
GOOD
ROADS
FOR PROMOTING GOOD ROADS
Suggestion Made by Chairman DiehI
for Great National Congress to
Be Held in Washington.

"Unquestionably the time has ar
rived for a great national road con-
gress to be held once year in the
national capital under federal govern
ment direction" asserts George G.
Diehl, chairman of the American Au-
tomobile association good roads board.
"This gathering in Washington
would be under the auspices of the
United States office of public roads
and rural engineering Of the depart
ment of agriculture" continues Mr..
Diehl, land the event could be made
most comprehensive in its scope; there
could be a complete exhibit of road
machinery and road materials; there
could be sample construction of vari-
GUS kinds Of highways; road schools
could be conducted for state, county
and town engineers, and various tech
nfcal phases of the work could be set
forth by trained experts who would
gladly attend such great good-roads
event.
''Then there would come the interre-
lated phases Of road travel, and road
transportation. Undoubtedly the de-
partment of the interior, because of it's
national parks, would set forth the
scenic attractions which are under
government supervision. Various states
would be given opportunity of adver-
tising their attractions.
"The good-roads board believes in
state highway conventions which are
generally called for specific purpose
in the endeavor to concentrate the ef-
forts of road enthusiasts for definite
ends. These state meetings are of in
calculable value, for the state is the
political subdivision which must carry
on by far the greatest burden of future
road construction and maintenance.
with the vast amount of funds be-
ing expended throughout the country,
the government of the highway depart
ments is becoming largely question
of scientific management, and it is be-
lieved that if the county We're the
smallest unit of administration greater
efficiency would result. The numerous
state gOod-roads meetings converged
into a great national congress once a
year, held in the national capital, IL
is believed would be the best way OF
handling the changed highway situa
ton, and the government could proper
The Glenwood post., 1916-12-02
PROPER SHELTER FOR LAMBS
Animals Fed in WeII-VentiIated Barn
Make Same Gains as Those
Kept in Open Sheds.

In series of tests in feeding west
ern lambs. the Indiana experiment sta
tion found that lambs fed in a we'll
ventilated barn at the same amount Of
feed and made the same gain in weight
as those fed in an open shed.
The profit per lamb was 94 cents per
head in barn, as compared with 81. .O4
per head in an open shed.
Although feed was high in price, the
margin in value of feeding and fat
lambs was sufficient to insure sat-
isfactory profit on the operation.
The Glenwood post., 1916-12-02
FERTILITY LOSS IN PASTURES
Steady Drain Of Phosphorus From
Land Where sheep Arc orazsd 10
Seen by Expert.

(Dy DIR. CHARLES e. THoRNE, Ohio
Experiment StRtion.)
Even when permanent pastures are
grazed by 80 perfect manure produc-
er as the sheep, 1t Is evident that in
the bones Of the young stock grown
upon 1t and sent to market there must
be steady drain Of phosphorus and
lime. which must ultimately become
manifest in reduced production, and
experience has shown that the use Of
phosphatic fertilisers upon such pas
tursB pfodacssta marked Increase h
- production of grass.
The Glenwood post., 1916-12-02
BEST FEED FOR YOUNG BIRDS
DueklInss and oesIines Should Be
Given Mashss Mixed crumhiy,
but Not Too Wet.

Don't try to raise ducklings and gos-
lings on, dry feed, but give them
mashes mixed crumbly, but not wet.
A good mash for those more than a
week old is one part cornmeal and
two parts wheat bran, mixed with milk
or water and containing q little grit
and a little finely sranulated char
coal.
The Glenwood post., 1916-12-02
Set a Good EXAMPLE.

Drag the roads adjoining your farm
and ,set good example to our neigh
bors. A few hours spent now in I'LL
ing up the ruts and leveling the sur
face of the road will be worth much
when marketing time comes.
The Glenwood post., 1916-12-02
Only Busy Man Have Time.

II you are too busy to keep up the
road in front Of your farm, you ought
to have more work to do. 80 you would
be still buster, for you know that only
busy men have time to do anything
worth while.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
The Two Ways

life Life with its burdens it's long jour-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
rccENTRIC NEW WORKERS
m the Philadelphia Telegraph.

From the Philadelphia IelegfapH.
 What is there in the February air of New York that conduces so strangely to conscientious self-denial? Many persons, in the metropolis and elsewhere, must ask themselcves this question when with in one week of the shortest month of the year a woman without means, re- jects a $40OOo bequest because It was amassed through mortgages, and a city officeholders resigns on the ground that his job constitutes a useless financial burden upon the taxpayer.
 Which of these cases is the more "ex- travagant" 1t were difficult to say. The woman is the principal heiress of an uncle whom she describes as per sstent money grabber who found an unholy joy in counting over the dollars he was able to wiring from the dwellers in slum properties. As matter of course most persons would have accept ed the legacy, perhaps with a few re- marks concerning the charitable uses to which they would be able to put it.
 Henry Bruere, city chamberlain, is the astounding person who has stepped out of office because the office is no good to the people. What terrifying precedent to establish in public life! In utter disre- gard of the first principle of politics MT. Bruere would have us accept the view that public offices are not intended primarily for the convenience of poiiti- clans. No wonder New Yorks old line leaders called Bruere revolutionary radical when he went into office. The fellow is bomb-thrower, that's what he isl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
Steyenson's Popularity

Tn recent sale of letters of Robert Lewis Stevenson, a collection owned
 by Mrs. Salisbury Field of Santa
 Barbara, Cal. $250 was paid for an unpublished letter to Stevenson's mother in 1881, in which he informs her that he received only $l0O for his "Virginibus Pueresque." The sale was held in New York and the bids made showed quite conclusively that the author has lost none of his popu- larity, nor has his personality ceased to be one of the most interesting, and one of the most appealing, belonging to contemporary literature. A letter addressed to Stevenson's father brough $225. The novelist stated in this letter that he was going to re- write Treasure Island" The Field collection was inherited from Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
A Timely Suggestion

'The great mint of time has coined for us an extra day in 1916. The people of this country will become millions of dollars richer on account of the extra 24 hours that Tuesday, February 29. will give us," said John D. Shelby.
 "All worth while men will receive on this day an extra days time. It seems appropriate that Tuesday, Feb- ruary 29, should be known as Pros- perity Day throughout the length and breadth of the land, and that on this day every effort should be made to focus the attention of the public upon the unparalleled prosperity that now aboTnds throughout the United States. For A hours-this whole extra day of time-let every man, woman and child in this country forget the trying times through which the world has passed and think, talk and feel prosperity Let Us remember on this day that the prosperity of the nation is regulated by the prosperity of the individuals that compose It; that America is Amer ica because it's citizens as whole have prospered
 Tn short, on this day let all of us forget our personal worries and boost with every ounce of energy in us for the continuation of this great new era of prosperity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

and progressive leaders, Colonel Roosevelt is to be the nominee of reunited party. He is to be the re- publican standard bearer, and the standpatters as we'll as the progress sives are expected to rally to his sup port.
 Roosevelt talks as if he were eager for war. He foams at the mouth be- cause the democratic administration has. kept the United States out of war Root reflects Roosevelt's jingo "senti- ments." Such talk appeals to certain yellow element, but not to patriotic Americans of cool head and good com mon sense.
 President Wilson is making his na- tional preparedness issue paramount. The majority of intelligent, well in formed people realize the fact that this country is i'll prepared to resist an attack from a foreign power thor oughly equipped for modern warfare. No right thinking American wants to see the United States involved in an European war, but the more unpre- pared we are for defense, the more likely threatened invasion. 
 With adequate preparation on our part the possibility of war will be re- mote.
 Let Congress adopt the administra- tion's army and navy measures, but let the republicans do all the jingo talking.
 Democratic leaders, as Senator Lewis intimates, could not ask for any greater aid in the approaching campaign than that which speeches like Roots afford. The people may not always grasp the truth, but they will always see through the "hypoc- risy of statesmanship."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
SERVING TIME ON SUNDAYS

From the Youngstown Telegram.
 It was simple minded western judge who solved the problem of punishing the man who neglects his family without punishing the unoffending members of the family. Instead of making it oblig- atory on the wife and children to shift for themselves while the husband and father loafs about in jail, this judge de- crees that the family deserter work all week and serve his sentence on Sundays only. This plan has peculiar merit. A 30-day sentence would mean that the of- fender would have all his Sundays en- gagged for more than half year. He would be more careful of his Saturday night conduct because the certainty ot his spending the next day in cell with only sick headache for company would likely exercise a wholesome effect. He would not be around home to spoil the enjoyment of the day for mother and the children. He could be given an hour s respite to attend church services ant might find this so much more desirable than the jail that he would get the church going habit. He would be denied the companionship of friends on the day thai is given over more than any other day to companionship. All in all, the western Solomon gives the humane officers some thing to think about seriously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
Promote Small Industries

Birmingham is known far and wide as an iron and steel center. In other southern cities varied industries have been established and most of them have prospered, but in the number of its large industrial plants the Bir- mingham district is and always will be in class to itself.
 No manufacturing district of it's size in the United States has larger pay rolls than this, but as great as Birmingham's industrial development has been, the future has greater things in store.
 Owing to the fact that the mainstay of the Birmingham district is found in it's mineral wealth and in it's ex- tensive operations in iron and steel, the number and variety of our smaller industries have sometimes been lost sight of by the public. A survey of this industrial field reveals the fact that more than five hundred different sorts of commodities are manufac- tured here. A booklet published re- gently under the supervision of the industrial bureau of the Chamber of Commerce gives an alphabetical list of most of the manufacturing com panies and their products. It makes an excellent showing indeed; but as varied as our industries are, there IS abundant room for more of them. Many of the commodities dealt in here but manufactured elsewhere could be profitably produced in the Birming- ham district The big plants will al ways make Birmingham notable in the industrial world, but we need the small plants-an more and more of them-to round out the districts in- dustrial activities.
 The reorganized Chamber of Com merce has in it's programme the Fostering of small industries. There
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
Birmingham's Population

When the states biennial scnooi census is taken next summer It VIII he ascertained with approximate ac- curacv what Alabama's total popuia- tion is and the population of each county, town and city.
 All persons between the ages o1 seven and twenty-one are enumerated bv the school teachers and, as these census takers are familiar with the blocks or districts to which they are assigned, a more careful count than federal enumerators are able to make is assured.
 The school population, multiplied bv three and one-half-in some states the multiplier is as much as four gives approximately the entire popu- lation. Two years ago the school census indicated population for Bir- mingham of something like 178,OOO. This years enumeration of the school children will probably show a popula- ton ranging between 19O,OOO and 195, ,OOO.
 In times of acute business depres- sion industrial centers naturally lose in population, but the loss is more than made up when an industrial re- vival sets in. Birmingham may have had a few thousand less inhabitants in 1915 than it had in 1914, when the last school census was taken, but by July, when the school teachers begin their count, it will be found that Bir- mingham's population has gained al large rate as compared with 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
FIne Hereford stock

Alabama is fast coming to the front as live stock state When Ex-Gov. Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa, successful in farm lands in Lowndes county last year, was in Birmingham a few days ago he said:
 Iowa has grown rich on corn and hogs, and Alabama can do likewise. There is every reason why Alabama should become a great corn state and a great cattle and hog state. Then, too, you have an advantage here over Iowa in your alfalfa forage, which is as fat tening for stock as corn"
 In nearly every county in Alabama farmers are increasing their swine production and in not few counties there has been great increase in cat tie raising
 The agricultural department of the Alabama Polytechnic institute at Au- burn has established demonstration station for cattle feeding on Judge B. M. Allen's model farm at Allenvi1le, on the line between Mafengo and Hale counties. It is a great success. Judge Allen has engaged extensively in an imal husbandry and his graded cat tie is now attracting wide attention. Judge Allen sold recently four regis tered yearling Hereford bulls for $150 each. He is a strong believer in Here ford cattle and he is already getting results that are highly profitable and satisfactory in every way. Hale and Marengo, it may be of interest to re- mark, are tick free.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
WAITING
By John Burroughs.

By John Burroughs. ex Serene fold my arms and wait,
 Nor care for wind, or tide or sea: rave no more 'gainst time or fate.
 For lo' my own shall come to me stay my haste, make delays M
 For what avails this eager pace?a l stand amid the eternal ways,
 And what is mine shall know my face. Asleep, awake, by night or day,
 The friends 1 seek are seeking me; Nor wind can drive my bark astray,
 Nor change the tide of destiny What matter if stand alone?
 wait with joy the coming years; My heart shall reap where it has sown,
 And garner up it's fruit of tears. The waters know their own, and draw
 The brook that springs in wonder night; So flows the good with equal law
 Unto the soul of pure delight The floweret nodding i nthe wind
 Is ready plighted to the bee; And, maiden, why that look unlkind?
 For To! thy lover seeketh thee The stars come nightly to the sky
 The tidal wave unto the sea; Nor time. nor space, nor deep. nor high
 Can keep my own away from me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
POOLING THE CREDULOUs

From Leslie's.
 Fraudulent schemes suppressed by the federal government have flched over Ss,O00,0OO from the gullible American public in the past four years. One con- cern had receipts of $35O,OOO last year, and the promoter of fake anti-fat prepara- tion was able to spend s5OO0O in single month on advertising. People in ill., health seem to be the most gullible A metal finger ring, called an electrochemi- cal ring, guaranteed by it's promoter to remove all excess of acid in the system and thus to cure and keep cured such dis cases as St. Vitus dance, adenoids, gout, Bright's disease, epiieptic fits and cancer, brought in to this benefactor of the pub- lie $46,500 last year. Winsome widows, matrimonially inclined and reported to have snug sums in the savings banks, prove to be good bait to draw cash from susceptible bachelors. There is no record of any happy marriages following the re- ceipt of the five-dollar application fee. Lucky stones costing from 21a cents to 15 cents apiece by the thousand and sold to victims at $1 each brought in to the thrifty dealer over S3O0,0OO during the last b years. The past few years his receipts have averaged $i4,000 year. By a strict enforcement of the postal regulations. the number of frauds has been greatly de- creased. The activity of the postoffice department is shown in the investigation of over 15,000 cases and the receipt of about 100000 communications relating to fraudulent use of the malls during the past four wears.
 Can the people rule?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
The Out-of-Town Visitors

Grand opera and attractions of the class of the Minneapolis Symphony orr chestra are ping things for the mer- chants of Birmingham" said Sam H. Fowlkes, secretary of the Business Mems league. "The past week has been an exceptionally good one with the re- tail dealers of the city and our re- bate bureau, which refunds the railroad fares of out-of- town shoppers, has had busy time.
 While most of the shoppers who att tended the opera and orchestra per- formances did not bring us their re- bate books in person, they are now coming in through every mail and the amount of some of the purchases is very gratifying. One prominent black belt planter who attended the opera with his wife, sent in rebate book for several hundred dollars which had been spent by his wife for clothes. He added that in the past it had been their custom to make these purchases while on their semi-annual trips to New. York, but in the future they expected to shop in Birmingham"