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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
Dinner Table Don'ts

From Answers.
 One day Jack was having meal in a restaurant and along with the meal went a very interesting discussion. Jack found talking more interesting 2 than eating. but when the waiter whisked away his plate before he had half finished a particular course be looked very surprised.
 "Why did he do that?" Jack asked himself, and it took some time for him lto realize that the only indication a waiter has as to whether a diner has finished or not Is the position of the knife end fork.
 By the way" asks Jack. what is the right position for knife, fork, and spoon when the meal is flnished?"
 YoX put both straight slightly to the left of your plate. Jack. They are never crossed, neither are they spread far apart The prongs of the fork are best left upwards. but there is no absolute rule as to whether you have them up or turned over. If you are using spoon onl;, 1t can be left either side. but 9 fork and spoon would be treated as a knife and fork at the conclusion of the meal.
 There are a good many small dont's Of the dinner table, which we may call the ct ceteras of table manners. Let us go over few of them.
 When your hostess hands you a plate. don't offer to pass 1t on to another per- son. Take what your hostess intended for you. She knows best the rules of precedence at her own table. And, when you have your food. don't hesitate about beginning to eat. Old fashioned people wait until all are served before eating, but it isn't strictly correct to do this Of course, if you happen to be one of homely party, where you are pass : ing vegetables to others, you would naturally see that you had done your part before. beginning to enjoy your own share of the meal.
 Don't take second helping of soup or fish if you are going through a meal of several courses.
 Use the si1vered knife and fork for fish, but, if only forks should be pro- vided, take a piece of bread in your ieft hand to help you with your fork.
 Never cut your bread. 1t should be
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broken on the cloth. Or the plate that may be provided. and broken without raising from it from the table If it is a stubborn crust with which you are dealing, then both hands may be used
 Don't shake salt over your food Salt and mustard should be placed on the side of the plate.
 For the sake of your neighbors, don't stick out your elbows when dining People who have acquired this very bad habit should practice until they find another angle. When we are ma nipulating food on the plate we use our hands from the wrist, not from the el bows.
 Just one more don't. If you are asked if you'll take port or sherry, don't say, 'I'll take port wine please" We speak of port and sherry, without putting on the extra word, and it is the same with the glasses. Don't speak of port wine glass.
 Before we leave the question we may mention the distinctive glasses used for particular wines. For those of the sparkling variety, we use very broad and shallow glassesh; but burgundy and claret large goblet shaped glasses are correct; sherry and Madeira require ordinary wineglasses, but port is poured into somewhat larger bell shaped glasses; green glasses are used for hook.
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ing that long period she taught and graduated thousands of girls and boys, now scattered all over the United States, many of them occupying high official, p1 ofessional and business positions It has always been recognized as fact that a graduate of that school could hold his or her own in any company. Brandon has furnished the state with two governors, a United States senator, con gressmen, judges, eminent lawyers, phy- sicians, ministers, editors, merchant princes and others prominent in the daily affairs of the world by the hundreds and has a reputation as an educational center that has never been questioned- all due to the work and the influence of one good woman. The contributions for the handsome monument have come in small sums from all over the l@Sx ans the day of the unveiling was maue an event in the history of the historic old town, hundreds of former pupils be- ing Lresent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
Ornstein-Voice of the City
From the New Republic.


 Of Leo Ornstein. the enfant terrible of the ultra-modern composers, the New Republic says he "comes to offer us contract with our own time, and in particular with the spiritual life developed by our cities. It may be that the experience of the composer, pre- cisely because they are those of a boy of 21 born in the pale of Russia. and living for years in New York's lower East Side, are of quality distinctly limited But just this limitation, this concentration on a life practically for eign to the art forms of music, en- , abled him to make his first original contribution to music. Probably the luckyiest thing that happened to young Ornstein was the flight of his family from Krementschug that transformed d him during the formative period of his l life from the pianistic infant prodigy l or Petrograd society into the boy of a dense and livid slum.
 For when. at the age of 19, leav- 1 ing behind him the traces of the com posers who had most influenced him Moussorgsky and Debussy Ornstein be- gan making music out of what he him self had felt. it was the voice of the city proletariat that pierced, raucous ! and dissonant but with a primeval sentimentally sordid. into European music.
 The 'Dwarfs' of the six musical moods that compose his first wholly individual utterances ares carcely the s.nGn,es of Grimn's Fairy Tales. They are the stunted and subterranean lives of those ground by want and ignorance. It is precisely the fact that Ornsren offered the world not what one could wish the unfortunate and despairing to feel. but what in their sunless exiSter ce | they do feel thatftoday makes the con- : cert audience turn in revulsion from the | grim hatred that speaks in the pitiless | Dawn, from the naked grief of .he | Funeral March that better perha ps than any other music, voices the trag-
 edy of the Russian Jew"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
LOCAL POLITICS IN
 MISSISSIPPI |S IN
 APATHET|C STATE Little Interest Being Shown in Races-Eight Congress-
 men to Be Named
 
JEWELL MONUMENT
 TO MISS JOHNSON
Served Thirty Years as President of Brandon Female College and Was One of Best Known Edu-
 cators of the State

Jackson, Miss, June 7.-(Special.)-Fo the first time in their lives the voters of Mississippi are taking no interest in local politics. August 15 is the date set apart by the state executive committee for the first primary and that is not far off. Eight congressman and four justices of the supreme court are to be chosen, but nobody seems to care who gets the plums Chief Justice Smith is opposed by ex-Gov. A. H. Longino in the First district, Justice E. o. Sykes of the Sec ond district has two opponents in the per sons of J. J. McGowan of Yallobusha, and R. H. Knox of Chickasaw. Justice c. D. Potter of the First has two oppo- nents, H. B. Graves of Madison and George H. Etheridge of Lauderdale Justice J. B. Holden has no opposition. Potter, Sykes and Holden were appointed by Governor Bilbo to hold until next January, and until an election could be held. Chief Justice Smith is one of the old members of the court, and the only one who must try his fortunes before the people in this the first election for judges of the supreme court.
 Four of the eight congressman have no opposition. They are H. D. Stephens of the Second, B. G. Humphreys of the Third. w. w. Venable of the Fifth. Pat Harrison of the Sixth. In the First dis trict MT Candler is opposed by James A. Cunningham of Prentlss, in the Fourth MT. Sisson is opposed by c. D. Franklin of Pontotoc, and William c. Ward, his brother-in-law, of Winona. Percy Quin of the Seventh district is opposed by Robert N. Miller, one of the most dis tinguished lawyers in the state; J. w. Collier of the Eighth has two opponents in, the persons of J. H. Howie of Hinds and Peter Stubblefield of Yazoo, both strong men. All of the present con- gressmen from this state are holding down their jobs at Washington instead of coming home to look after their fences, and the people of the state generally show their appreciation of such faithful servants
 There has been little or no speaking during the campaign, those candidates who have the time to get about seeming to prefer the gum shoe plan of vote hunting, and there has developed no en- thusiasm in any direction.
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ment. If the act is one concerning money, as for instance, the budget, the vellum copy is also indorsed by the speaker.
 How does the King give his consent to an act of Parliament then? Well. he gives it by what is known as a royal commission. All the various acts that are passed at about the same time are named in this commission and the King signs this.
 The King must actually sign the commission, but should he. for any req son. not be able to do so. the royal signature may be specially stamped up- or the paper. But according to the law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
RAINS WORKING HAVOC

Mississippi farmers are beginning to beef" nightly about the rains which are of daily occurrence, and of the Schunk-floating character. The ground is very wet, and even corn, crop that can stand great deal of moisture, espe- cially on hill lands, is beginning to show the effects of too much of a good thing. The grass is taking the cotton, the weed of which is ovefgrown and spindling. Sweet potatoes and cane are flourishing, but hay makers have suffered, as have farmers with big oat crops to harvest. A very large acreage was planted to oats this year, but the yield is not near so good as last year, and in some localities the stalk is so short that harvesting is difficult
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
COURSE OF STUDY

The Agricultural High school text book composed of the presidents of four of the foremost agricultut al nigh schools in the state, met this week and adopted a course rf study for the pupils of these institutions, some 10 in all. Tho first year they must study general agri- culture, the second year, field crops and fertilizers, the third year, dafryn- and animal industry, fourth year, fartn man agement Meantime they must also take science, English mathematics, history;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
King Doesn't Sign Acts
from Pearson's Weekly.

From PearSOnS s WeeKIy.
 Most people will tell you that the King must sign every act of Parlia : ment before it becomes law. It will astonish these people to know that acts of Parliament are never signed by King George.
 When Parliament passes an act, as, for example, the recent military serx- ice act, which conscripted all the sim gle men, q copy on vellum is placed in safe custody in the House of Lords, and indorsed by the clerk of Parlia,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
PELLAGRA DUE
 TO A BAD DIET
Eminent investigators Say Food Is
 Cause of Dreaded MaIady

In cases of pellagra eat plenty of food, such as milk and eggs, and ac- cording to Dr. Tendon, pellagra spe- cialist, such nourishing food will help the patient gain strength, while Baughn's Pellagra treatment will really effect the cure by removing the cause. In fact. this Baughn's Treatment has been so successful it has been given to the world with guarantee to refund the money in case it falls to cure. There is no need to suffer when nourishing lagra. The best way to find out all about pellagra and its cure is to write to the American Compromising Company, Box 2014 Jasper, Ala, for their big free book on pellagra. which is sent free under plain wrapper.> Just write postal today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
Her Limitations
From Puck.

From Puck.
 Poor June, She's run down anoth sr 'workingman' with wife and six chil-- drenv
 "Well She can't steer. eat chocolates, keep her feet on six pedals and rsin down rich and unattached bachelors ex- clusively. can she?"
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manual training, home science, etc.
 Fortv-three of the 80 counties of the state now boast such schools, all well patronized, and they are accomplishing a
 work that is badly needed in n strictly a pri cultural state.
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MOVEMENT IS UNVEILED

In the little of town of Brandon, F miles east of Jackson, a monument was unveiled a few days since to the mem ory of Miss Frank Johnson, president of the Brandon Female college for 30 years, and one of the most distinguished edu- cators Mississippi has ever known. Dur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18

this stamp can only be used "in his ma- Jesty's presence and by his majestys command given by word of mouth" A stamp or the Kings signature is always kept ready for this purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
OUR NEW HOME
 HARMONY

What is organization?
 We venture that organization is the banding to- gether for common purpose-with definite ideas.- with aim, each striving towards the goal which leads to success.
 Success is the end-but success is like the rainbow it has end.
 There must be more than organization for organ zaon in itself is merely the assembling of the parts to complete the machine.
 The individuality of the organization is the power of force, but success comes only the individuals parts of the organization, work in harmony.
 And this is why say Harmony is the Lubricant in any Organization that spells Success''-and tinues to spell it over and over again.
 Over 30 years ago, Second avenue, was Louis Saks. and First avenue was Herman Saks operat- ing the Baltimore Clothing Co.,. each occupying small stores.
 Then the thought Organization.
 The "get together" microbe possessed these men. Later, as success piled top of success these Saks men organized the Louis Saks Clothing Com pany and invited "the faithful" of the men in the store to join with them for and greater success So, then, this Saks store is organization bus mess men who KNOW-all with one common purpose and that purpose is to serve the whole family.
 This Saks organization is fabricated at every bear ing with Harmony and is on the most friendly terms with Success.
 Look about you, people, at Second and Nineteenth street at that Saks Store-the best in Dixieland-where each department will be verit- able store in tsef prepared, indeed it's very high est to serve every member of the Whole Family.
 And this new Saks Store is
 rganization-Harmony throughout and New Success for Saks-for You, and for Birmingham.
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Here are the Prices

Every silk dress in our stock has been reduced to half price and less. This is wonderful opportun- ity for any wanting silk dress. Buy now while the stock is not broken up-any color you desire, and in any sizes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
$O.5O For Tailored Suits
 O That Sold for $25
$0C For Tailored Suits
 LO That Sold for $85

price you
 
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Wash Skirts $1.95 to $8.5O

It matters not how little or how much you want to pay for wash skirt, we save you money and give you more style. Our wash skirts wash-without losing their color looks. Choose any material you want-reps, gaberdines, piques or novelty cords-plain white or stripes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
Shocks and Artists Blouses $1.95, $2.50
New Waists at $2.00

Our waist section is live wire-something all the time. Saturdays express brought us just 50 dozen of the newest models. They made of voiles, Swisses and numerous other materials plain tailored or with large sailor collar You'll be here tomorrow to see them we know. Come early, we have only 50 dozen.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-23
ENORMOUS DEATH TOLL
Interstate Commerce Commission
Recommends Safety Laws

The annual report Of the commits
sion Just issued has the following
paragraph about trespass
"The commission desires to call
the attention of congress to the mat
ter of trespass on railways Figures
compiled from the monthly reports Of
accidents resulting from the opera
tion Of steam railways In the United
States are shown in table in the
report from which It appears that s.
n0G trespassers were killed during
the year ended June 3d. 1910. Thif
number is more than Sc pcs cent Of
the total number Of persons killed IN
railway accidents Of all classes re-
sutng from the operation Of trains
locomotives. and cars during the
year aud it represents a loss Of life
for which laXity in the enforcement
of laws seems to be largely respon
sible or the trespassers killed onl'
% per cent were on trains Of the
Il per cent not on trains large pro
portion were trespassing on the righ
Of way, 9S9 being struck or run ever
by locomotives or cars al stations o.
in yards, SS at highway grade cross
ings, and 2,lSl at other places alonf
the tracks, The commissions inyes-
legations of accidents disclose in
stances in which ii is morally certai'
that serious accidents TO trains have
been caused by malicious acts of tres
passers. While 10 states have legis
lated upon the subject of tresnassing
il appears to be difficult to secure the
enforcement Of such laws. and car
riers thus fail TO obtain the protec-
ton in this regard which the public
welfare demands The commission
believes that the matter is of suffic-
lent importance to warrant Il consid
Grafton of the adyisabilty Of enact
ing federal statute prohibiting, I'M
der appropriate penalty uespassers
on The trains Of intersia carriers
and on the tracks Of such carriers at
places whore there are two OF more
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-23
spinsters and Empire

The great biologist Thomas llux-
ley, once humorously declared that
the prestige OF the British on land ana
sea depended on the maiden ladies'
OF England saws the Los Angeles
Times. This was his reasoning;
The maiden sisterhood cared for
innumerable eats The cats destroyed
the field mice, so tie mice could not
destroy the bumblebees, and without
the bees to carry the pollen about, no
clover could be grown.
And If there were no clover. then
there would be no good English beef.
and therefore no English yeomen to
man the ships or fight on land and
sea for the great nation on whose
possessions the sun never sets and
whose drumbeat is heard round The
world
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tracks. or within the limits OF incor-
porated towns, or at places whore the
carrier by appropriate sign or warn
ing gives notice that trespassing on
it's tracks is prohibited Any such
should. however provide that
nothing therein is intended to make
unlawful under state laws. 1t might
be that congress could confer con-
current jurisdiction upon federal and
stale courts for n'e enforcement Of
any statute which might be enacted
pon this subject"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-23

Fine Christmas present Daily
Leader. three years for $780, two
years, S575; one year $3.50; Christ
mas bargain only. The two year price
is cheaper than one year subscription
0 any other daily.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-23
Funds for War Sufferers

Remember every dollar paid into the
European Relief Fund at the Logan
County Bank goes to the sufferers
Not one cent is used in its admins.
istration or distribution
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-23
MONDAY, DEC 25

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OIL and Gas Lease Blanks.

Oil and gas lease blanks for sale
At The Leader office. Conform to
Ill late supreme court decisions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-23
G I: WI
Saturday, Dec %

Saturday, Dec %
SHOULD She Have Told" three reel
underworld and society drama with
ED Heam and Ruth Clifford.
Eat and Grow Hungry" L Ko
comedy.
"Tattle Tale Alice" L Ko comedy
Sunday, Dec "a
THE Life Of Our SAVIOR The sew
reel photoplay production in natural
colors. This world famous picture
besides being maryeously realistic
cannot be too highly praised for the
reyerent and delicate manner IN which
the life Of the Man Of Sorrows has
been handled Thousands Of actors
were employed in this great produc
tion. months were consumed IN prep
aration, and the best actors available
in France played the leading parts
Aside from its religious and historic
al value it is wonderful as spec
tacle.
Monday from a. N. until II
o'clock we will admit FREE anyone
who did not see this wonderful pic
ture on Sunday.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-25

1t is pity that some of the agitators who are
predicting bloody war upon the Pacific between
the United States and Japan could not have
watched the wonderful procession which poured
through Honolulu's streets last night, which the
Japanese residents of this city arranged as their
share of the honor to be paid the memory of
George Washington and as their contribution to
the general celebration OF Honolulu. Men, women
and children marched in the line, an outpouring
OF good will and a spontaneous showing OF the
community spirit. Honolulu knows her Japanese
residents; last night some thousands of main
landcrs received their introduction.
y
The parade of the military forces of Oahu yes
terday horse, foot and guns, to say nothing of the
engineers and signal corps, was an impressive
spectacle not the least gratifying section of which
was the splendid turnout of the national guard
Without detracting any from the excellent appear
ance of and the businesslke impression created
by the regular troops, it is not too much to say
that the citizen soldiers compared well in set-up
marching and soldierly appearance with any of the
regiments in the long lineJ The natty Kameha-
meha cadets also received large share of the
applause along the line Oahu is proud OF her
regulars and certainly has no reason to be other
wise with her militia. Tx
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-25
Golden Gate Guardians

GAN FRANCISCO customs officials, who re-
~ Gently barred the entrance into the United
States Of Burmese totem pole, account Of I'M
moral carvings on its surface, chiselled OFF the
undesirable portions and allowed the effigy to
pass. The pole was brought from Burma by Rev.
John f. Cope of Portland as gift for Rev. +. ].
East of Oakland. Both are missionaries
Really what missionaries coming to? That
Reverend Mr. Cope should dare purchase to-
ten, pole which in the opinion of San Francisco
custom house inspector is engraved with immoral
designs is terrible indictment of his capabiliteS
as missionary among the heather Burmese But
that he should attempt to spread his immoral ideas
by sending the said totem pole to the Rev. f.
East Of Oakland is simply horrible. Who will
not commend the originality and cleverness of the
custom house officials who obtained chsel and
eliminated the immoral carvings?
We wonder whether these same custom house
inspectors would allow the Venus of Milo to pass
through the Golden Gate if she were presented to
San francisco. Would they not take hammer
and some nails and hang drapery to her exquisite
bare limbs lest she catch cold in the highly moral
atmosphere of the custom house? Presumably
these same officials would get pot of paint and
cover the back of the "Rokeby" Venus or any
other work of art which offended their moral sus-
capabilities. Probably because the carvings in
this case were Burmese the inspectors all
the more shocked. Surely Mr.. Cope, the trans
gressor, should have realized that though the fam
Gus Anthony Comstock is dead his ghost still
stalks through the land of the free, and that the
standard Of art and morality is in the hands Of
any custom inspector.