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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
SHOW OUR GRATITUDE

'Tt is noble and just to confess our obligation, and show our gratitude before men and angels, and in the presence of Almighty God. The noblest sons of earth have always been ready and willing to pay tribute in word, and deed to their mothers word. John Qunicy Adams said: T owe all that I am to my mother Thomas H. Benton said: Whatever suc- cess I have achieved in life, I owe to my mother All that I am and hope to be- said Lincoln, T owe to my angel mother Garfields and McKinley's first act, after they took the oath of office as President of these United States, was to kiss their aged mothers and acknowl- edge that for the high seat they were about to take, they owed more to their mothers than to any one else ir all the world.
 ''The history of great men has been the history of great mothers. Napoleon being asked what is the greatest want of the French people? said, mothers The words of mother make deeper impress sions than any other words, that touch our plastic childhood. The mother of Sir Walter Scott was well educated and a great lover of poetry and painting. the mother of Byron was proud, i'll tempered, and violent, the mother of Washington was a pure and good woman, the mother of Nero was murderess. the mother of Patrick Henry was eloquent in speech, and we know that Susanna Wesley, the mother of John and Charles Wesley. was intelligent, full of executive ot nd niOlIS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
HaUe Lunch at Steele-Snnith's Tn the NeD Garden Restaurant
 T0Hn1,
Today

The Garden Restaurant opens this morning and will serve it's first monday luncheon today SteeleSmith takes an other step forward this morning when they offer Brmng ham this eating place. convenient place for shop pers place for business and women to eat thelr monday lunch amidst pleasant surroundings Home cooked food of better at popular low prices Try 1t yourself today so that you can recommend it to your friends who will be here to attend the reunion
 Continuous service from II 30 A. M. to 2:30 P M.
 Here is today menu:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
HOME OF CHILDHOOD

"When our own Henry w. Grady had req aChed the zenith of his fame, and his star shore most brilliant in the southern sky, he turned from the plaudits of his countrymen and the adultation of beau- tifn. women. hied himself to the home of his childhood, where at his mothers feet seated on her footStoll, he looked
 up into her dear old face, While she
 patted his cheeks, ran her bony fingers.
 through lis hair in fond caresses, and
 rebaptized him with the wealth of
 mothers devotion. Again he ate her cooking, the dishes he liked best, and
 which no one could prepare like mother!
 And, at beCtime, he lnelt at her knees
 as of old, tc say his prayers, and after
 he had gone to bed, she came as she
 used to, when he was a boy. and tucking
 the cover around him, stopped over to
 kiss him with a God bless my child. " he left him to weep for an hour in un- speakable tenderness, and joy that God had given him such mother! "Oh, young man, behold thy mother" {" how she lcvea you, The purest the most ldisinterested love beneath the skies. Where is she now? Sitting it may be in your , own home or far away in some distant ! state; or else in the years gone by; you stood beside her bed and bade her good night until the eternal morning dawns and the shadows all flee away. Wherever she is; to her you are still her child, and she loves you.
 PLEASE MOTHER
 i "A man connot go far astray, if he !, will resolve to live in such way as
 would please his mother. Oh. we owe it
 to her to be true pure men, every one of us. We owe it to the l Savior, who made her what she 1 was to honor her memory, by | honoring her Lord with a good life. Shall l her love. lavished on us in such rich pro- | fusion, be in vain?
 | Thank God for our mothers. It is but a mental step 10 where we stood as children yesterday in the old home far away.
 '''When sitting at my mothers knee, When tired of my play;
 I watched tke flickering shadows by the dEesldA ruddy light.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
Local Data

Weather Conditions Summary of observations made at Uni ted States weather bureau stations dur ing the 24 hours ending at D. m., 18th meridian time, May IA, 1916:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
BEST GIFT FROM GOD


 And mother was the first and best gift that God gave to each and all of us. The first eyes into which we looked were mothers eyes. The first smile that broke over the morning of our life was tear bedewed mothers smile. The first arms that threw their protection around us were moth CT S. and the first light of intelligence that baptized our young spirit gave the light of the knowledge of the glory of love in which to commence cur inn mortal career came from mothers s face.
 She taught us to know. to walk, to talk and to love. Her lullabies put us to sleep at night and her kisses walk ed us at the dawn. Her counsel through all our ignorant, wayward and tottering childhood and youth She took our part when others accused us; she helped us in our perplexities, and heartened us in our Encouragement and she kissed away our tears and bruises, long nights with sleepless vigil and tire less assidity, she nursed uss when we were sick with measles, malaria, humps chickenpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria or and our torn garments, and helped us with our lessons. Oh, may the long ex- posture of the years on the sensitive plates of our memories bring out her dear face today in full development, and as we be- hold it, may we deeply feel how much we owe our mothers,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
Rev. Marvin Heflin Gives Eloquent and Touching
 Tribute to Motherhood
LARGE CONGREGATION
 ATTENDS SERVICES
The History of Great Men Has Been History of Great Mothers, De- clared the Speaker, and Nota
 ble Instances Cited

Before a congregation that taxed the capacity of the edifice. the Rev. Mar win Heflin, pastor of the North High lands Methodist church, paid beau tiful and tender tribute to Mother in his sermon yesterday morning. He took the following text: Behold thy mother."-St John xix 27.
 MT. Heflin said:
 Upon these words of the text, which were among the last uttered by the dying Christ wish to base my re- marks. They were spoken to His be- loved desciple John from the holy cross. Even here He paused long enough to call Johns attention to her in words that have been upon the lips of every worthy son down through the ages. This tender hearted man that could forget Himself in this dreadful hour and when He was leaving the sorrows of humanity long enough to teach the world this lesson of ten derness. This has stirred the hearts of men for more than 1900 years and has deepened and enriched the sugges- tion of our duty toward our mothers until Mothers Day has become a per- manent institution of universal Christ endom, day dedicated to mother hood. which is bathed in the sweet perfume of white carnations and roses. The memory of our mothers is in voked to bless anew and inspire our hearts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15

p. c. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21

pure bred bulls our farmers can
make money, and by keeping the
best heifer calves they can build up
good herds in a few years. The
greatest thing Arkansas farmers
can do this season is to sell the
scrub bull, get in pure bred bulls
and Get into the bushes of growing
cattle for the northern market.
Breed beef COWS to freshen in March,
dairy cows to freshen about October
| and keep meat calves to seven or
eight months of age or possibly up
to weight of seven hundred and
sell to northern feeders.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
The Clover CalHpaign

All the force interested 10 aeri-
culture in Arkansas, Tennessee and
Mississippi are now cooperating in a
campaign for more clovers It is
earnestly desired that on every farm
in the three states there be seeded
this season a small patch or field Of
some clover Each farmer should
acquaint himself with the various
clovers and the soil requirements
and then plant the variety best
suited to his farm and his needs
and on the best patches or fields.
Do not plant on poor ground unless
It can follow cowpeas plowed under
in September
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
W0RKMEN DEMAND
REASONABLE HOURS
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in, and failed to reach an agreement.
On advice the employees agreed to
Arbitration DELAYS have occurred
in appointing the Arbitrators, the
employees have spent thousands of
dollars gathering data, the hearing
is held, our case is proven beyond a
doubt, but we find the Arbitrators
who are to decide the case are Cor
poration Lawyers and owners of
railroad stocks. We ask for others
to be appointed, request denied,
the findings of the Arbitrators
amount to nothing we think, still
it is the award handed down by the
board of Arbitators and we are
forced to accept it. These are the
main reasons we will not agree to
Arbitration A man who has never
failed to raise his voice in defense
Of the workers says, Working men
who will leave their differences to
be settled by political body should
always remain slaves" and | am of
the opinion there are 100000
men working in train service in the
United States who think the same.
All who have studied the question
have agreed that it is detrimental
to the human mind and body to
work over 8 hours out Of every "a,
and those who force people to work
longer hours do so to increase their
owl wealth and care nothing for the
health and happiness Of their fellow
man.
May be spared to live and see
the day when the working men and
women are industrially free
Grover Davidson.
Areenta, Ark,
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
pIaaus Caused hN EIaa.

In the year 1902 the Russian city
Of Odessa was visited by bubonic
plague This ragged foC five months
and killed 1000 people. It's origin
was traced to an Austrian flag which
was hoisted over the grave Of an Aus
trian seaman who had died at sea
and had been buried in the cemetery
After the funeral the flag was carried
in turn by two seamen who afterward
entered various public places, lay
ing the flag down as they stopped to
drink Shortly afterwsrd both these
men fell i'll and died, and people we're
taken i'll In ell the houses they had
entered.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Swat Mosquitoes And Flies.

1t is thought by many physicians
that the labor loss alone from ma
laria would amount to an enormous
sum, In some counties it is esti-
mated that one-fifth of the entire
labor time is lost because of this
preventable malady No house in
Arkansas should be without good
screens for doors and windows, that
will keep out both mosquitoes and
flies Screens are cheaper than
medicines Clean up t h e pools
where mosquitoes breed and the
manure piles where flies breed and
thus check malaria and other dis
eases, Let every one preach the
gospel Of good health.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Oriqin Of Knitting.

Knitting ls Scotch invention of the
fifteenth century, and Scotch knitted
stockings soon found their way to
France. A guild OF stocking knitters
too, was soon formed, with st. Fiacre
as their patron saint. Hand knitting
was net long left without machinery
as a rival, for it was as long ago as
1883 that William Lee invented the
knitting frame
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
AVERAGE Normal Nation.

The object of the average normal
nation is to have more prosperity to
raise more taxes to build more bat
tleships to seek more markets to
sell more goods to have more pros
perity TO raise more taxes to build
more battleships to seek more mar.
kets to sell more goods to have more
prosperity and so on until something
unforeseen happens.-Life.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Had to Draw Line sen.wh.r..

Freddy has been left the three years
of his life largely TO the care of a
trustworthy elderly nurse, Anna She
has a reputation as disciplinarian.
One day he was playing in his moth
er's room, when mamma spoke to him
twice, requesting him TO do some
thing. He paid no attention. Finally
she asked: Freddy, aren't you go
ing to mind me?" No" he said;
have to mind Anna. Can't be mind
ing everybody"
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
OEEICIHL

Congressional
Member Of Congress End District
W. A, oLDFiELD,
judicial
Judge Of the 18th Judicial Cir.
cult, j, B, Baker,
Pros. Atty,-H. A. Northeutt.
Judge of the Chancery Court,
6. 7 Humphries.
Senatorial,
Member State Senate. Second
Distriot--G' B. Ferguson.
County.
Representative, j, M. Street,
Sheriff, j. H, Kirtley,
Clerk. r, A. Boyoe.
County Judge, W, T. Horn.
Treasurer, j, L, Gyngard.
Assessor, I. H. MeCaleb.
Surveyor, j, p, Eason.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Cauae Of Paint Dust.

Paint dust Is caused chiefly by rub
bing old or new paint with dry sand
paper. This process is universally
recognized as the most dangerous part
Of the painters trade. It could be
completely done away with by the use
Of cheap mineral oil to wet the sand
paper and catch the dust.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
SAVE the COWS
Sale OF Young Cows And Calves A
Great Calamity TO The State.

Almost the greatest calamity
that has fallen upon Arkansas this
year Is the sale Of young cows and
heifers This country and the whole
world is facing a meat famine and
we should have kept more Of these
cows We should sell of the scrub
bulls, and the sooner the better
Then with the scrub cows and the
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Implied Rebuke.

A few days ago a little friend Of
ours, three years old, stopped for her
daily visit, but as we had other COM
pany we did not pay much attention
to her chatter until she said that she
would go home. asked her to come
over again, and she answered doubt
fully We'll, II you'd like to have me,
I'll stay now."-Chicago Tribune.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
THE COURTS

Circuit Court, Northern Dis
trict-First Monday in January
and Second Monday in July.
Southern District-Second Mon.
day in February and August.
County Court-Third Monday
in January, April, July and Oc-
tober. Northern District. .-4th
Monday in January, April, July
and October.
Probate Court-Northern Dis
trict-Third Monday in March,
June, September and December
Southern District-Second Mon
day in March, June, September
and December.
Chancery Court Southern Dis
trict-First Monday in May and
November. Northern District
Second Monday in March and
September.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Pnranlratlnn Stains

Precipitation stains may be easily
removed by a solution Of oxallc acid
and water Use a proportion OF one
drop Of oxalic acid TO 20 drops Of wa
ter Sponge the stains carefully with
this and hang the dress 10 dry In
the air
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Benefit Under Old VIII,

Approved maid servants Of the part
Of 81. Andrews parish, Holborn, which
lies outside Of the city Of London, who
have been at least Ave years In the
same situation and we're thrifty have
received gratuities Of $50 and upward
under the will Of Isaac Duckett who
died In 1920.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
All the Differences.

The little thefts and petty mischiefs
are interrupted by the laws; yet II
mischief becomes public and great,
acted by princes and effected by arm.
les, and robberies be done by whole
fleets, II is virtue, Il Is gloryl-Jeremy
Taylor,
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
VIII Build New Church

The Presbyterians OF Walnut
Ridge have torn away their old
church, which was built In 1893, and
VIII put up new modern brick
structure
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Harvest Big Nay Crop

Farmers in Independence county
are disposine Of the largest hay
crop ever raised In that county
The crop is bringing twelve dollars
per ton.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Ala AaArt Eall.d Him.

The young man had threatened sui
eide II she rejected him And, al
though she did, he didn't. Why
didn't he?" was asked. Said he'd
given his heart 10 her" What's that
got to do with it?" oh, he didn't
have the heart 10 kill himself"
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Or,oln AZ Word 1postaIv -

From the Latin word "positus,"
meaning stationed this method Of
communication by means Of relays
placed at different points along the
road came to be known as a post sys-
TEN and eventually as the postal sys.
TEN OF today.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Oblsetsd "a the hputtonl no I"

Billie, aged three years, was play.
ing with his sister, when they began
10 quarrel, so she left the room and
closed the door, Billie became very
angry and Immediately sereamedi
"Unbutton that doorl"
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Good Wood for Msteh..

Aspen wood Is used almost exelu.
nvelt In making matches In Sweden
az u ls easily cut and porous enough
70 be readily lmpregnated with sui
phur or paraf'n,
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Az LeAat Not AlMaua-

When a woman wants 10 make up
Tor lost time n liant absolutely neoes.
sary Tor her 10 go TO a beauty parlor.
Exchange,
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
LODGES

F. & A. M.--Evenlas
Lodge No. l43 meeS
night before the third v
and Saturday night %
first Sunday in each n'as
G. L. cogsr NJ
]. R. MetcaA
r. A. M.-Rural Cn'P
meets the third SaturdN
In each month. i
s. P, T'urnef'pI
]. r. MetcaIN \
|. o. o. F,--Evenlpsl \
Lodge No. 200 meets V"l
night Of each week \
j. L. Atkinson u
e. L. Dicksr''i' /
REBEKAHS-Grac'O| n
No. 34b meets The ee'v'|
fourth Friday nigh" y
month. II
Mrs. Myrtle Barn'M \
d. A, Mos'' |
W. o. w.-EvenIns J
Camp No, 3s7 meets wl Nh
and fourth Saturday w
each month. h
o. c, shsv'As '.
q, L, piokersOu. !
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Daily rhouoh,,

Judge not the friend until thou
stsnder, In his place Rabbi Hillsl,
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
GEM HOT

c. N. Horn, PRopaEal
Feed Barn 10 Coa'S
Everything First Clas|
Reasonable, Satisfaction |
teed. Your Patronage SH1
Evening Shade, An
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21

MISUNDERSTANDING as
follows: Second Sunday in the
month, morning and night, the
third Sunday night, the fourth
Sunday morning. Rev, c. j.
Wade, Pastor.
SUNDAY SCHOOL-At the
Methodist church every Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock. Every.
body invited to attend. o. C,
Shaver, Superintendent.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Directory
CHURCHES

CHRISTIAN-Services every
Sunday morning. No regular
pastor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-27

Of giving the man up, decides to use
him in winning the bet. However, the
house that he attempts to rob is the
home of the Deputy Police Commits
sioner, with whose daughter he is in
love.
The succeeding complications, which
arise out of this altogether original
situation, are due to the Commission
er's Willingness to accept graft and the
professional burglars inability to re-
strain himself when tempted to steal
a valuable necklace. The final result is
a happy conclusion to the very troubled
love story.
Another of the interesting South Am
erican travel series is offered together
with the Paramount feature and the
usual number of selected reels from
the General Film Studios. Friday and
Saturday the feature picture will be
THE Heart Of Paula" with Miss Lenore
Ulrich as the star. Many picture ex-
hibitors claim that it is one Of the best
yet released through the Paramount
Company. There are two endings to
the picture one happy and the other
tragic, the happy ending will be shown
only at matinees and the tragic at the
evening performances.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-27
LOUISA STONE.

| From one who knew her worth and
was privileged to enjoy her friendship
comes this heartfelt tribute to her life
and character.
BY every standard which those who
knew her best could apply, she meas
ured up to the fullest stature Of Chris
tan womanhood.
In all her conduct, in all her opinions
and in all her decisions, she strove,
always, to be absolutely just.
And along with this sense Of justice
there went sympathy that was quick
responsive and a generosity Of widest
bounds.
She was devoted member Of St.
Marks church and Loyalty responded
to its calls for service.
On the day Of her death, less than
an hour before her going, she called
for writing materials and with her dy-
ing hand wrote check in favor Of st.
Marks Home, as a contribution to the
Pound Party being given that day.
This was typical OF her.
Loving service became simple dutv.
and that was the passport to her
greatest joy.
Withersoever it led, she followed the
pathway with unfaltering footsteps
and found it strewn with rarest flowers
c. S. H.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-27
|CONY HIGH BOYS
ARE PRACTISING
HARD FOR TRACK

According to all indications the Cony
High school will be represented by a
strong track team this spring. A
good -sized squad including a number
Of experienced track men is out for
practice daily and all Of the members
Of the squad will soon be in shape to
participate in any Of the spring inter-
scholastic meets.
The school lost by graduation last
June two Of its best track men. George
Wyer and Perley Turner. The mem
bers Of the present squad who have
had track experience are Captain
George Dennis, Arnold Taber, George
Martin. John Howes, Elmer Thyng and
Fred Best and all with the exception
of Best ran on the Cony relay team,
which won from the Biddeford High
team last February at the Bowdoin In
terscholastic Indoor meet.
Clinton r. Thompson, director of
athletics at the High school, is coaching
the team and Conrad Bragg is the
manager. Among the boys who are
| out for practice Martin will probably
be entered in the mile or the half mile,
Thyng and Best in the mile, Captain
Dennis in the dashes, Taber in the
high jump and Cooper in the broad
jump.
The Cony squad expects to partici-
pate in the Kennebec Valley Athletic
Association meet to be held in May at
Waterville. It will be remembered that
the local boys won this meet last year
with total Of AZ points. its nearest
competitor being Good Will with about
IS points. The other teams entered in
this meet last year were Gardiner
High, Waterville High. Lawrence High
or Fairfield. Good Will Farm and Win
slow High. The Cony team has also
received invitations to participate in
the Bowdoin Interscholastic meet to be
held May q at Brunswick and in the
University Of Maine Interscholastic
meet to be held May 20 at Orono.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-27
OPERA HOUSE
Today Only Wallace Eddinser in tho
Great Broadway Hit, "A Gentleman
Of Leisure" South American Travel
Pictures and Others.

A rare treat is in store for picture
patrons who attend the Opera House
today when Wallace Eddinger the fam
Gus Cohen and Harris star will present
the famous New York hit "A Gentle
man Of Leisure" This comedy, which
enjoyed extraordinary success when or
iginally produced on Broadway, makes
one Of the most unique and amusing
films ever produced. The hero is a
young New York society man who
makes a bet that he can rob q house
and get away without being caught by
the police. Shortly after making this
wager, he overpowers a professional
burglar in his own house-and. instead
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-27

Word comes from Manchester Of a
great turtle spearing stunt at Sheds
pond in that town. The Higgins broth
ers were after suckers on the brook
at the mouth Of the pond. when Erwin
speared turtle. 1t required the help
of his brother Melvin to handle the tur-
tie. it being big fellow. 1t measured
80 inches from tip to tip and the she'll
measured IA inches either way. It
weighed IS pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-27

Tuesdays Bath Times contained the
following: The many Bath friends Of
James L. Doolittle will be interested to
know that he has opened a law office
in Augusta to accommodate his CHI
ents at the National Soldiers Home
Mr.. Doolittle is a graduate Of Bow
doin and was admitted to the supreme
court in 1891 and L. S. circuit court in
1899.