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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28
NnrM GtndleLNrnLt nrrmtnNct.

Sin brauneS 9iero, weIdeS @ieen-
t6um bon @eorge Z. @utterboi, gIr
1929, Oit Sliper StraBe, it, wei-
oetc oui cinem einge5dunten Shid
2ono. GoS 4}iero oerpidelte ii6 in
0en StocbelOra6t3oum lmo Oerlebte
iid6 0erartia 6aB es geto0tct mer0en
mliBte. Gas 6elO lieot an ser @elair
Hoa0 un0 Sinclair Cane.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28

Serlin 27. Sui. Die llebcr-
Observation-Disclosures ioat; Gin
fran5oIiibeS 8rie0seeridt oerurtbciI'
te am IS. @loi il @tarieiues einc
Srou, 0lomens Yfoot ipegen Ger'
rotbs unO Spiouoge sum EoOe ga
Oos oberite @eridt ibre 9eruilnG
o6wieS, murOe OoS SoOeSrrt9cil
rehtstr6ftig.
9riten ieben ibre & ltra n
bereien tort.
t@raDioS uab GaDUlue)
9erlin 27. Suli n @ritiihl
gIrtoritdien IN 2irfpaQ babeu uod
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28
nar @ereitldlnft.


Seuat perpiIiat iiber $3O0.000.O00
iiir sic 9lrmee. Sir 9lrmee
rno 6lottc ua6e5u $700,000,oo0
geiorOert. 8etros oiirite i'm
Goniereu5 Gomite beibnitteu
werOen. 6iiriorse iiu 5ami.
lien ser Soloateu an ser merito-
nii9eu @rcn5e
gSai6ingtoM 81. Suli. Sir
rationale Gertbeioiguna iiir Oas Sis.
folia6r 1917 meroen na6e5u iieben.
bunOert Ntaiouen Collars Oerlanet
ais Ser 5enat beute Oie Nrmee.Ter.
miaielme bon $314,O00.O0O an.
no6m. GieIe Slmme unterliegt nod
ser 9ieoilion neil sic 9Irmee.9ia Der
Slotten.gia in oaS 9onieren5.@o-
mite iolgt, mo- Streidmeen m0gIid
iuO, trob 0cS ieiten Stamopunttes
Oes &rdiioenten 81 @uniteu ser Iibe.
ralen @epiaigimgeu oes SenotS.
Die Snumen. Die fir 9ereitihoft
perlangt werOen, iinO mie iolet:
9lrmee $3f3.970,44I
6lotte $3t5.S26,S43.55.
9efeItiauuaeu $25.74S,050.
W1ilitdr. .gltaoemie $2,23S,32
glrmee lmO 6lotte Geii5it $27,,
559,34S.05.
Sotol $685., ,343,Ot727.
Ole Senats.9 .9ia fir Sic g(rmee lit
nm 100000 bo6er ais sic oes
Sauies.
Sn einem 9(menoement itimmte
Scr Senat elmer Gerpillieuna bon
$2,O00,0O0 ais geibiiIfc fir sic 6a.
miIien ser an ser merifaniiAeu
@rcn5e ItebenOeu Nfilis. lnO reeuld.
rem Soloateu 5u. Ole bon oieIen ob.
bdneieen 6amiIien ioaen uod @ut-
oiinfen oes Griegsiefretdrs nidt
mebr ais $50 pro Monat erbaltena
Sin 9lmenOement. oeu Soloaten
an scr @ren5c oos &ebt Sil geben,
6ei ser fommen0cn @obl i'm Serbit
inn 1eloe i6re Stimmc ab5ueeben,
mur0e oni einen Sr0nmes. Gimuono
bin fallen gelaiieu.
So6alo oieIc @ia erIeSiet mar,
nobm Der Scuat na6 elmer tir5en
Debatte sic WlilitGr.glfooemie. Der.
wiuieunes.9iu bon $2.23S.32S.5I
ooer $LO19.524 me6r ais oos SauS
perpiaiste, an.
Inter 0eu Ieeislotipen @eltim.
mm9en ser &erpiuistmes.9ia be.
iinOen ii6:
Shoifune elmer 9eborOe iiir gsa-
tional -&ertbeiOielino fir sic Goorot
nation BON SSn0ultrien mO Sulis
quelen iiir rationale Siber6cit. Oil
aus Sen Sefret1ren oes Staats, Oei
6lotte lmo oes Grieges, Dem G6e'
Oes @euerolltabs ser g(rmee. cinen
6lottcn.Ofii5ier uno feds GiuiIiiten
nit Spe5ialfenntniiien zines SnOu.
itrie5meiaes, beiteben uno bonn @rdii
oenten ernannt werOen iolI.
3ebn @ro3ent 3ulaee i'm Solo oei
Ofii5iere ser regul6ren glrmee mi
Ser gtationaIeor0e uno 90 9Sro5em
fiir 9eu-glmuerbling IN Sen aftiOei
0ieult in Scr meritoniiheu Sam
pagne oOcr oiif Gren5Oienit
@rbo6una oes Wlinocit,gllter be
Scr 9Imuerbung obne 3uItiumms
Der @lteru bon is altf 21 Sabre.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28
All. Qmcas fam and luea.

Sri. NlorD 2ucos bon Scr. 102,
SitSonboIeltroBe, collioirte geltern
glo6mittog in Scr @oltern- -9lpenle,
nobe &o6inion- -StroBe, in ibrem 9lil-
tomobil nit einen StroBenbobnmog-
gon. @Iiidliber @eiie entfom lie
unOerleBt. Sri. 9ucos 1T @gentin
fir Die 0Gin0er-Siilfs. @eieaidoft. "
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28

@or ieinem Souic Scr. 1870, SiiO.
SigbltroBe, itiir5te ser iehs Sabre
alte BbiI. 2ippibus BON einem $50.
gen on oen er li6 eebGnet botte,
ln0 broM cinen 9[rm.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28
Suttc 3ull6etrna bcsuuseu.

Golumbus, %. Wf., 27. SuIi-
@uu Solution, SolOot in ser slrmee
Der Ser. Stooten, ser aeltern gegen.
fiber GopitGn S. Ban Sbogd De.
fonute, er iei Sim Sorhuan ser III
Sort Smith, 9lrf.. iueeeu 3oa5etruaS
aeiuht werOe, mihOe belte uah Dem
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28

0ampfer o@ilis", Ser iih auf Der
SSobrt bon GotterOam na6 Snoien
befono, unO bon Dem Gampiet
a0loor0oni", ser bon &otterOum nab
glew Yorf fu6r, bcrunteraeboIt
S @auptpunfte 0eS irii9 en-
lebereinfommens.
2on0on 27. SuIi.-Sn lleber-
einitimmmg nit @remier 9Isquitbs
&eripreden murOen 6elIte 0ie SaIlpt-
plnfte oes lle6ereinfommens perof.
fentlibt, oas fiir5li6 8miiden GaUiO
&loDo @eorge unO Oen iriiben 6iib-
rern 8uitanoe fam. @s 6eit6tigt Die
8e6auptng, ole bon So6n &eOmono
in elmer 0ebatte i'm lluter6auie be.
5iigli6 ser 9eibe6oltlmg ser iriiden
&ertreter I'M &orlament oufaeiteIlt
murOe, Oa ndmli1 @aragrapb A iast,
noie iriibe Gertretme i'm Yarlament
ioa mperdnoert, ndmIib 103, blei-
ben"
9e3iiglib ser 1ouer Oicier neuen
@orloee gie6t sic amtlibe Ger0iient-
lidung an, OaB, menn Die Hegierung
nidt binnen 12 Monatcn nadl 0em
&riege meiterc OouernOe @erfugun.
Gen iiir sic &egierlng SrlanoS trifit,
Die &orlage Our6 Elm &ronrot6s- De-
fret oif 10 lonee 3eit weitere @iiltig.
felt erlangen iol, ais notbig erlbeint,
bis weitere &eriiislneen getrofien
merSen fonnen.
Ger %araerop6, ser ouf Die glus.
idlieBung ser llliter.Golmties 9e5ug
bat, aiebt mir sic gtamen ser @oun-
ties an iagt ober nidt. Oh Die Nus
i6lieBung ooiernO lein ioa.
9urb einen anOeren Yoragrapben
cr6Glt ser 2oro.2ieutenant bon ST.
lano oie @eiuaniB, Gonieren8en 3rpi-
i6en @3itglieoern Der auS9eiblole-
nen @e6ietc lmO Niitglieoern Der an.
oeren Ebeile SSrlanOs 81 berlIieu.
3ic ein5i9e neiie @rlbeinimg in
ser irii6en Gage iii, 0oB cine 9itt-
lhriit BON oen meiiteu NfitglieOern
oeS llnterbouIeS rnter5eibnet murOe,
in ser INN clue @rneuerlng ser Ser
banohmgen be5iiglib eincS iril6en
Compromises gem1B sen BON Sobu
&eOmouO unO Sir @oparo Garion
gemadteu @oriHldeen eebeten miro.
Sic 9e0eutung BON 80.
5iereS.
Yaris, 81. Suli. ~ Gle Ginnu6.
me oeS Gories @osieres our6 Sic
9riteu beOelltet nob 9luIid)t bieliaer
N}ilit6r Sa6perit1nOieer, OoB sic
9riteu iebt sic gon5e 5peite oeutibe
2iuie in ser Somme @eseuO il
i6rem 9eiib 6oben.
Ger Sampf nm @o5ieres 0ouertC
eli Gage ~ bonn IA. bis gum %
Suli Cos Gorf por bon POO N9a.
ihinengeuebren oert6eiOigt bon Oe-
men ale bis ouf 30 5eritort o0er ol-
Der @eiedt geiebt muroeu.
Gin Sort inn Centrum oeS Torfes
mar bon elmer Gompdgnie boDeriiHer
SSnfanterie oertbeiOit. GieIe Sutp.
pen 6ieIten 12 StunOen Stono, unN
ais idlieBlidb 0aS Sort geuommen
piroe, tuuroen MIR nod bier Nlonu
Iebeno oeiuuOeu Sn elmer 9(uSbob.
lung puroeu 60 2eihen eeiunoeu
9ritiIbe 9 @egierune iteIIi
SANDER nit San 6ran-
5iSco 6irma ein.
Gan Sran5iSco, 27. Suli II
Die 6ritiihe 93egierilua bat eem1f
Der ihwar5en 2iite i6ren SouOeI mil
ser 6irma @. g8. N1c9lear uno oel
@etroleum @rooucts So. bon Sar
6ron8iSco oltfgegeben. Nlc9leor, Oel
Setter Der Sirmo, erbiclt bon Oel
britilhen 9otihoft in ggoi6ingtor
oltrd @ernlittelirng OeS Stoots o.
partementS oapon NIoHricbt NM
e6enfaIls aus 2onoon no er geger
Die SonOhmg ser britiiden 9legie
ruug, Oen 9lomeu ieiner Sirma al
Die fiir5lib ueroiieutlitbte ibwor8I
9iite omerifdniiber 6irmeu 81 ie
zen. proteitirt 6otte..
NJ. nnnAol NH NIrne,4in;en
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28

9eim 9otoillonS Grer.
5ieren Moior (5u einer Com.
pognie, Oeren @aiptuom i'm iol-
ldeu Sdritt nebeuber idhretetl Tie
gan5e @ompaenie bat idlihen lritt.
mr ser 0err Nnuptmonn bat ben
ridtiaenl~
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28
OSrnnOciscntOnms-|lnrft

Nn @nm0eiQentbumSfreiien milroe
oeIterrt befannt, 0aB Ourb 5pei e'e'
IeIII6often 55 neue Sonler errl@ief
mer0en lollen. Sic Soiepb 8 @0ite
9eoItu So. miro in Dem 2S0O 8lod
Ser SorforS Roao 40 SGuler errib.
ten. Iiinf3c6n SGuicr bant Oie Sront
8. 0Sopof Neoltv So. an Der sails
S3ooo, no6e ser 3S. StraBe.
Cine 6urm bon 1872 9Idern in
8rcen Spring @oIlep, ,ugeidbr cine
hoIbe W1eile bon @olOwiu Station
muroc BON g9. @. rno q. @|. 2auOer
an sarrD g. mo Sorab sl. Slqcl
perfouft. 9(nf Sem 2ano befinoet lld)
Elm 215ItodigeS @cbGuoe, cine groBc
Sherne uno onoere Sarnbditer.-
Ser Icrfouf iuuroe 0urh ole 6irmo
@oploro, 9roofS & so. abgei1lol-
len.
0rei @rlno3inien in Sobe BON i
$75 ouf sic g., A. unO 5. 9aidtellC
ouf ser 01oroieite Ger @inoior.9lpe.
0Itlid Der s. StraBe, wuroen Ourd
sic 6irma @ougbu, SenrnS & 60
fir unoefd6r $4,000 oerfauit 8we
erporb Caroline Cooper imO elmer
%ohu g4. Corner.
Or Sorro 6. &eIieo itnO 6rou ia
ben aus oem 9}odlaiic 0es 'SaS. ga
rep Oos grimo5insireie SanS 0lr.S33
@orf-9(oemie, gefalit.
9liu 6. september iin0et cine Son
forc,,, ,,o,, 0loS;ho,o, ,,o,, ce;f,,o, SNt,t
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28

Serr 6ranf 9Sorlctt, 1T bon ser
S1aoiS Steuer Gommiliion sruu
SDet-SllleIior an 5tcIIe oes Serrn
Y. Stonton 9osIcD bon Baltimore.
eoll1tp ernannt moroeu. SEER 9osleu
bat cine SteIIe ais 9(uoitcur om
Springfield Srren-9[ipI onacnom-
men. Serr Bartlett III bon Sowaro.
County.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28

@efduanib il Santa Sc, gf.OSy ae
brodt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28

9lu 6. September finoet cine Son.
fcreu5 bon 9eliberu BON SitueD-Om'
nibuiien nit Der GommilIiou fir 0t
fentlibe 9etriebe ltatt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28
g(as OcntIdjcn gereiaeu.

'Spe5ialiibung ser Ser. Singer bon
n Baltimore. - @roBe 8abl bon
Ferionen eingelooen. n Gie
Geit-Gb0re ansacwd6It. - 9lIle
Arrangements fir oas Iofale.
SdngerieIt beenoet.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-28

NcterSbllrM ~ SnlL DI0
2onoou. ~ Ger ruiiiibe @enerulltob
meloet 6eute be5iiolid ser SGnpie
ouf ser aollfoiuS 5ront:
ng9ir Iesen Die Seriolgung Der flie'
6enOen Eiirfen fort. Sn @r5inson
boben mir ein Gepot bon ariegsma'
terIal er6eutet"
Sron5oien oeritrtbeilen
0eutide 6rait5itm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
Prohibitions Setback

Chdrlton Bates Strayer in Leslie's
 Tn the opinion of some anti-prohibition newspapers the result of the recent elec ton Tn Vermont heralded disaster to the movement, which, like a tidal wave. has been sweeping over large sections of this country For over 50 years Vermont had been a "dry' state, but in 19O3 if tbre,v orr proh1oltlon and by a majority of only 'z9 adopted local option This majority was so small that the prohibitionists de- termined to win back the state. But at the latest trial of strength the local op- tionlsts were victorious with a majority of lS164. According to the Cincinnati En- quirer Significance connected with this election and the positive result of it lies Tn the fact that there was no special ef- fort on the part of the liquor interests in opposition to that of the Anti-Saloon league The Enquirer attributes the To- cal option triumph to the fact that the people as whole prefer local option;" feeling that the counties or towns snCuid attend each to it's own business"
 The dry districts it says, find pres ent conditions quite satisfactory" The opponents of prohibition point to the fact that now practically all the original 16 prohibition states have returned to the license system The present wave of lrohlpltlon, they claim, has not the same relative strength as that of half a cen tury ago They suggest that the failure of prohbition-the prevalence under it of "boot-legging' and much drunkenness -ln Maine which is so near to Vermont. greatly influenced the voters of the Green Mountain state. They hint, too, that the practical-minded Vermonters of rational prohibition argue that it would abolish business representing a capi- tal,zation estimated as high $ $5 COG, ,0O0, 900 and cut off source of government and state revenue aggregating $325. .OOO,OO a year-a huge tribute which would have to he made up by taxation Vermonters evi- dently had in mind the contribution, to the expenses of the state when they voted for local option rather than prohibition. This consideration has also influenced voters in other states
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

ordinary freezing point (32 degr 'supercooled' water drops are seen ey in the polar regions. A sudden jar tu a super cooled liquid distantly to
 solid; and thus it happens that, in q weather, raindrops or fog particles tll to ice on coming in contract with u restial objects, such as treets, teiegrs. wires, and the like, giving us the int estinge spectacle of the ice storm Another paradox is the fact that bits of ice and drops of water comp ing the clouds should appear to 'fd in the air. though of much greal density than the latter. As 8 matter, fact they do not. Cloud particles all the time falling relatively to air around them: though since q air itself may constitute an ascendl current, they are not always fall In an absolute sense. The speed which a cloud particle falls throl the air depends upon it's size; the sm; CT the particle, the more slowly it faS The smallest have diameters of order of .0004 inch and falls in still K at the rate of about tenth of an i per second. The largest range up more than a fifth of an inch in diais ter, and fall at the rate of about feet per second. Raindrops and snd flakes are cloud particles which. 4 virtue of their size and other favora conditions, succeed in falling all [ way to the earth. Many a shower rain or snow never reaches the ea1 but evaporates in midair."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

rom two to twelve inches long. After navihs been washed in a soap solution they are very soft and produce cloth having fine lustre The warn is nro- hounced considerably stronger than flax yarn, hence nettle cloth should prove re markedly durable.
 MUST CULTIVATE PLANT
 While the supply of wild ne4tles in Germany and Austria is practica1Iv i,- eXhausuble, it is assumed that if will pe necessary to cultivate the plant in ofder to get the best results. Tn that case practically the only expense will be to plant the fields once with roots or the wild nettle and harvest the crons turing the next 10 years no further Pidhtihg belng necessary. German wliler estlmates that under the least IaVorable circumstances nettle fibre can De 'ald down at the factory at IA cents pound which is hardly more than the average price of cotton in Germany be- lore the war But his calculation ie nores the value of the fruit sugar and the ie1use. As Richter found that the suea F contained Tn the bark of the plant runs as hlsn as per cent, he concludes that IS one or the most valuable sugar plail's hnoWn In Europe. Also he found that cattle prefer the stems to most other xmas or feed; and the leaves are also eaten by them with relish. In view of these facts it would seem that the nra e. tical cost of the spinning fibre might be considerably reduced below the figure mentioned,
 Richter assumes that his discovery VIII Yeid equally satisfactory results with rame which has hitherto ba filed all efforts to find a cheap and worka ble method for separating it's fibre: but he has not yet demonstrated this by actual experiment As ramie is known to be aoout the best fibre plant in existencs It Will at once spring into the foremost rank as commercial fibre producer if Rlchters expectations should be realized 6et~een nettles and ramie, therefore. there IS danger that American cotton may meet with strong competition There IS already considerable optimism in Ans tr1a and Germany about nettles. The Austrian and Hungarian governments rave taken steps to have nettle fields planted. The city authorities of Muen- ehen-Gladbach, one of the chief centers or the German cotton industry, have ha d a considerable area planted in nettles. and Dusseldorf has also set aside land for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

A delightful comedy of purely male dis may at the unheard of situation and of interwoven love motives follows
 And how the cold, efficient mill owner finally softens to his strange visitor makes a genuinely sweet story that leaves a pleasant and wholesome recol- lection.
 THE A-B-C OF VEGETABLE GAR
 DENING.' By Eben E. Rexford. Har-
 per Brothers. publishers, New York
 A new addition to the ALEC series-a uals which are becoming increasingly nu- auls which are becoming increasingly nu- merous and well known-is "A-B-C of Vegetable Gardening by Eben E. Rex lord. The longing to have a garden of some sort is well nigh universal; it is the will that is more often lacking than the requisite space. The author contends that those who possess even the most in significant plot of ground and a minimum amount of time need not be discouraged: : nor should lack of experience deter them Given the inclination, anyone can make gardener of himself the very first season and a successful one, too
 It is to such beginners that the author addresses himself in series of chapters such as Getting the Garden Ready"
 Laying Out the Garden Planting the Garden, Garden Seeds that Give Best Results" Early Garden Work" "vege- table Plants in the House." The succeed ing chapter, Standard Varieties of Veg etables.' will be found of unusual value even to the more experienced gardener All the vegetables are taken up in alpha netlcal order, and in discussing the va rlet1es on the market the author gives the names of those which he has found the most satisfactory. To one who is perplexed by the conflicting claims of seed catalogues this chapter will prove Ver1ta ble "Baedeker'' of trustworthy in- formation. Further chapters deal with small fruits, the use of hotbeds and cold-frames, and other more advanced and complex phases of gardening
 , On every page MT. Rexford evinces his enthusiasm for gardening, and his enthu slasm IS infectious. Now that spring is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
Hard Luck, Indeed

From Case and Comment.
 A young man in Chicago had lost his aunt. He seemed so dejected thereby that a friend, aware of the true situa- tlon, asked:
 Why do you look so sad? You never appeared to care much for the old lady"
 T didn t. said the youth, dolefully, but I was the means of keeping her in a lunatic asylum for a number of years. She has left me all her money, and now have got to prove that she was of sound mind ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
ORDINARY NETTIE
 IS OF GREAT USE Highly Valuable Fibre Ob-
 tainable. FRUIT SUGAR ALSO Austrian Chemist Discovers Reason Why Kettle Cannot Be Treated the Same as Flax-Due to
 Presence of Sugar.

Berlin, May S.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)-That nettle fibre of high value for making textiles can be recovered easily and cheapIy by the Water-rotting process, that a rich yield Of fruit sugar is thereby steeped from the plants, and that the stems make an excellent fodder, is the tripple discovery of Prof. Oswald Richter an Austrian chemist. He came to his discovery after some 10 years of experimenting with ann monia solutions, only to find at last tha the fibre could be separated by rotting the plants in water. It all depends, how ever, upon knowing how to supply the water Investigators had all along made the mistake of assuming that nettles must be routed like flax: that is: they must be thrown into water and left there till the plants were sufficiently routed to permit the separa ton of fibre and wood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
No Use
No Use , PhiIadalnhia. Puhlic I.edger

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
 A youthful attorney, the greater part of whose time was spent in an endeavor to appear busy and prosperous, went out for while, leaving on his door neat pla- card:
 twill be back in an hour"
 Upon his return he found that a lawyer across the hall had inscribed underneath:
 What for?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
How Clouds Float

How do clouds, which are usually composed of tiny drops of water, exist in cold weather, when the earth is covered with snow and ice. and when we all know that it is colder at high attitudes than it is On the ground?
 This question has often occurred to us all, and we find it answered in an article entitled "A Trip to C1oudland" appearing in the February Popular Science Monthly. The writer says:
 ITO find the clue to this enigma we consult the books on physics,s and learn that, with proper preca utions, it is possible to cool liquid far below it's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

early maturity One record from c, fornia shows that a flock commenced lay at the age of 16 weeks. Anot record shows that two ducks laid eggs in six months, which is greatly excess of the average duck s producti
 The plumage of this variety is $ buff over all, with the exception of male, that has seal brown head s eral shades darker than the body col The bills on both sexes are greenish J low
 The aim has been to bread only tn laying white eggs, and to this end ca ful breeders are matching only the wi est eggs. A few years of this select will produce the desired result. !, weights required of these ducks are to seven pounds for males, and five six pounds for females.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
By Proxy
he Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 A matron was confiding her dome troubles to friend.
 q find" said she, that my hush has charged some one in his office VI the duty of calling me up every afl noon to humble terms of endearmI That's a pretty way to treat one'S wi isn't it? He's been spending his afi moons at the club"
 How was it." asked the friend, "t you didn't at once notice that it wa his voice that called?"
 Well" exclaimed the aggrieved VI I've been pretty busy with bri every day, and I've been having maid answer the phone"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
FAILED WITH KETTLE

But this method failed completely with nettles, for the rotting process attacke ed the fibre as well and destroyed it. Richter found out the reason Kettles contain much fruit sugar, which is all steeped out during the first halliday that the plants lie in water: and then fermentation process sets in. This Fermentation is due to the fibre. After Richter established those facts he had cnly to draw off the water after soak ing the nettles for 12 hours, and then turn on fresh water. Now another class of bacteria, which do not attack the fibre is developed, and rotting proceeds as normally as with flax.
 The machinery for separating fibre and stalk is the same as for hemp, and existing spinning and weaving machines are used in making nettle cloth, with probably few minor changes The cloth is already being actually made in Austria. About 1000 tons of the fibre was produced there last year under the aus- pices of the government, which turned it S->r to various factories to be worked up. It is claimed that the flores are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

It is rare that any fancier seeks to originate new variety of ducks. Breed CTS are generally satisfied to continue with one of the old-fashioned varieties that have been selected to meet the re- qrirements of their particular market
 decade ago the late William Cook, famed as the originator of all the Or pington fowls, spent much time in per- fecting new utility duck, one that would compare favorably with the Pelin as a layer, and with the Aylesbury for weight. In the course of his work he not only produced buff ducks, but a, blue variety, and both are TOW largely bred. MT. Cook attached the name "Orpington to these ducks, after the name of his coun- try place in England.
 Breeders are very enthusiastic over tbeir heavy-layine qualities and their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
Something Lost

From the Washington Star
 Do you find that prohibition has inn proved the town?'
 "In some ways. But it isn't as in teresting and intellectual as it was when the temperance lecturers held regular meetings"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
Another Victory

From the Washington Star.
 our men have scored another victory said tho member of Mexican band.
 w here?''
 Right here. We compelled one general to come across with real money oD pay day."