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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27

The Woodmen of the World held an in- teresting meeting last night at the Woodmen hall on Third avenue, at which time Major Fender was present and in spected the uniform rank. Gen. M. T. Nall of the uniform rank was also pres ent, and made a very interesting talk General Nall is organizer, and will be in this city next week, when the camp will hold an open meeting. All friends of Woodcraft are invited to be present as a splendid programme will be rem dered on this occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27

F. R. Mathews, prominent attorney of this city, is being urged by his friends to enter the race for the office of so- licitor of the Bessemer division of cir cult court of Jefferson county and is at present considering the matter. As yet Ben G. Perry, the incumbent, is the only one to qualify for the place.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-02-18
NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY
is A CITY'S LIFE
Advertising Expert Tells Retail
Lumberman to Support Their
Home Papers

eff one-tenth of the cost of the
great European war had been
put into well directed publicity
and advertising to teach the peo-
pie of the world, that they are
brother citizens of the world, the
war would have never come"
declared ]. B. Powell, instructor
in advertising in the University
of Missouri at Columbia, in an
address before the Southwestern
Lumberman's Association in Kan
sas City recently.
Mr.. Powell maintained that
the small town newspaper is the
greatest advertising medium and
urged the lumbermen to begin to
patronize their home papers.
every editor has four princip-
al aims" he said. They are: To
make a living, unity his district,
prevent dissention and create
local pride. He will do the last
three without pay if the mer-
chants will relieve him of the
hand-to-mouth existence by q
proper patronage Of his advertis-
ing columns"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-02-18
Attention Club Women

March Ali has been set aside
by the General Federation as
nationwide baby week. That
means, that, just as our civic de-
partment in our state have rec
ognized a certain opening week,
known as clean up and paint up
week in the Inauguration of a
statewide clean up campaign con-
tinuing indefinitely and resulting
in the agitation of certain mu-
nicipal reforms, calling attention
to existing ordinances that
should be observed and enforced,
that nationwide baby week is
simply the inauguration Of an ed
vocational campaign which will
result in the most wonderful
power ever exerted in the cause
of health and happiness. Ed.
ucation and only education car
ever make a community health.
full. No community can be more
healthful than the average of it,
citizens care to have it be.
The health of a child depends
upon the conditions which gov
ern its little life.
Every child has the right t.
be well born and to be properl.
cared for and properly nourishe
and to be protected from any
r thing that might permanent
r impair his good health.
l There can be nothing of great
er interest to a mother tina
her own baby. It's health an
f happiness are to her the suprem
}. needs.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-02-18

cal attention is more difficult to
secure, owing to the long dis
lance the doctor often has to
ravel, the mother should endeav-
or to see him now and then, and
should send a sample of the ur-
bine to be examined, as often as
may be practicable, particularly
during the last three months.
The phamplet on Parental care,
already mentioned, gives advice
regarding the hygiene Of pre-
gnancy, which mothers will find
useful.
1t is exceedingly important
that the ailments of pregnancy
be dealt with in the beginning
before they develop into more
serious matters. At the first
appearance of swollen hands and
feet, of persistent headache, Of
pain in any part, of ~hemmorage
or of spots before the eyes, 3
good doctor should be called.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-02-18
Easily First

Teacher was impresing upon
the class the Importance of ac-
.curate observation. To illustrate
she said, Nov each Of you look
around the room and tell me
what is the most interesting OBJ
ject to you and why"
Tommy Jones was the first to
raise his hand.
eyes, Thomas, what is the
most interesting object you have
observed"
"Your desk, please, Miss"
"Why?"
BILLY Baker put a snake in it,
New York Times.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-02-18
Taking No Chances

At a domestic economy lesson
in Chicago a young matron was
asked by the lecturer to state
briefly the best way to keep milk
from souring.
After some reflection the young
woman replied:
Leave it in the cow."-Ex.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-02-18
HEALTH GUARDS
The HistOry Of Inauenza. or Grip

The History Of Influenza, or Grip
Influenza, commonly called grip
is one of the Oldest diseases
known. A disease which was
probably the grip was described
by HippOcrates Az years before
the birth Of Christ. Many great
outbreaks of the grip affecting
a large part of the known world
have since occurred, -Four great
epidemics occurred in the Sew
enteeth century, ten in the
Eighteenth century and four
pandemics in the Nineteeth CEN
fury. It's presence in America
is usually dated 1889 when the
first great epidemic for many
years affected US. Since that
time few years have passed with
out some eases Of the disease.
The study of these outbreaks
has taught us a great deal. Like
all epidemics, the grip progress
es along routes of travel and no
faster than human beings do.
Large commercial centers are
first affected, scattered cases Oc-
curing before the general out
break takes place. Next the
small towns become affected, and
lastly the entire country. The
disease appears on board ship
only after they have touched at
affected por is. Institutions
which are more or less cut off
from the community in which
they are located, like hospitals
for the insane, Convents and pris-
ons, often escape more or less.
Grip Infection is from person to
person, and the closer the con-
tact the greater the danger. For
ty per cent of the entire popula-
Ition fall victims of the grip dur
ing epidemics. Infants and old
people are less likely to take it
than those of middle age. ]" is
markedly a disease of the winter
months.
J Fifty epidemics have been no
= ted during the winter months,
thirty-hve during the spring
months and twenty-four during
7 the fall months.
i AS Infection is from person to
: person directly, the prevention OF
the grip is clear, but it is difficult
to carry out, according to DR.. M
: P. Ravenel of the department Of
n preventative medicine of the Uni
d versity of Missouri at Columbia
e All persons should avoid contact
with those showing symptoms o.
the disease. During epidemics o.
the grip, crowded places, likC
r theatres, halls and assembling
l. places of all kinds, should b,
l. avoided. There is no specif,
d cure for the disease and n,
specific which will prevent it.
10 1t is not a disease to be trifle,
a with. Persons who have bee
ie infected with tuberculosis, bu
lie who have resisted illness, oftel
succumb to the disease after hay
2 ing the grip. Owing to thi
lie fact, it has been popular belle
II that the grip may run into tn
b~erculosis. This is impossibl
0, but an attack Of the grip ofte.
e Immediately precedes the de
r claratiOns of the symptoms 0
tuberculosis.
10
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-02-18
we Certainly Do Love WOrk.

We Certainly Do Love Work.
We are prepared to do better
work and more of it than ever.
half mix your concrete the
old way? Let us mix your con-
crete the up-to-date way. W.
have the best mixer on the mar
ket. Your concrete does not
,ost you as much as It did the
I'D way. YET it is a hundred
Der cent better, because when
We mix It, it's mixed. That's all.
JOHN /. U
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-02-18
The Worn Trousers

Elihu Root smiled the other
evening when reference at a din
ner was made to church atten-
dance. He said he was reminded
of the piety Of a certain hobo.
One afternoon a castdown hobo
timidly knocked at the door of a
suburban home, and when the
owner of the house appeared he
meekly asked for bread.
q see," responded the proprie-
tor, critically sizing up the
tramp, chat the knees of your
trousers are badly worn"
Eyes, sir" answered the hobo,
in a subdued voice, Il wore
them through kneeling in pray
.er."
A few minutes later the tramp
was handed his fodder, and with
many thanks he turned and went
toward the gate.
"Just a moment" exclaimed
the proprietor. 81 notice that
your trousers are also pretty
badly worn in the back"
eyes, sir" responded the tramp
steering for the gate. Il did
that backsliding. Phil. Pub
lie Ledger.
Mrs. Fred Wilmot and LITTLE
son, John Walton, left Tuesday
for Richards, Mo-, for a few
days' visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-02-18
CARE OF THE BABY
Prepared by the Children's Bureau,
U. S. Department of Labor.
Before the Baby Comes.

In this series of articles we
have been dealing with the early
life of a baby, after birth; we
have not considered the equally
important care of the baby in
the months of his life before
birth. The necessity for this
care is apparent from the fact
that statistics show that many
thousands of babies die every
year in the early days of life
either because they were born
prematurely, or because they
were born too weak to survive
A very large number of them
lose their lives because the moth
ers did not have proper care be-
fore they were born, or at the
time of childbirth. Every wom-
an expecting a baby should have
such care as will result in the
birth of a healthy, happy baby.
A prospective mother needs a
light, nutritious diet of digestible
foods, such as she likes and her
appitite demands. Fried and
greasy foods, heavy buildings,
and all heavy or under
done pastries, or an excess of any
one article should be eliminated
from her diet, as well as any
thing which she does not readily
digest.
She should have a full move
ment of the bowels every day,
and for this purpose should eat
plenty of laxative foods, rather
than resort to medicines. She
should have at least eight hours
of sleep at night and another
hour during the day with all the
bedroom windows open, if she
has no o~ut-of-door sleeping room.
She should have systematic ex-
ercise in the open air every day.
spending the time pleasantly in
walking or in taking some form
of light exercise, except at the
normal time of the mentrua.
period, when it is better to rest
She should be careful not to con
tinue her exercise beyond thu
point when she becomes tired.
She should have a daily tub O
sponge bath, having the waite
= neither hot nor very cold, AM
should rub the skin vigorousl,
r afterward.
During the last eight weeks o
III pregnancy she needs special care
; The nipples should have atten
ton every day, according to dir
ections given in a publication o
the Children's Bureau Gale
Parental Care" which is sen
~ free upon request to the Chic
of the Children's Bureau, U. s
Department of Labor, Washing
~ ton, D.. G..
or Throughout this stage of pre-
NV gnancy the mother should as ia
as possible be spared all forms c
I'm heavy and taxing labor, in orde
m that her strength may be buil
up in anticipation of the comm
demand of it. The baby's prope
development also depends large
ly upon the mothers conditio
at this time, since the baby gain
half his weight in the last eigh
weeks of pregnancy. Therefor
~ if he is to be born strong an
~ healthy, it is most importaT
~ that the mother have plenty c
We food, and be spared undue wor
'9' and worry through this cruci'
period. To help the mother, I
afford her opportunity for res
., and to relieve her mind of an
burden, may entail both expens
and trouble upon the family, bl
it viii be repaid a thousandfo.
in the health of the mother ar
baby which will result from Il
effort, not only for the tin
vac hainr b,,A foraxya, oftorNvord
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-02-18

TUX" is the happy smoke. 1t just packs the smokers calendar
50 plumb full Of fragrant delight that a gloomy day cant crowd itself
many a man to the Joy of ppe-smoking and a regular unending
procession of happy days.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-02-18
Chill dren Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
. 9 F2 IA

Mrs. William Moore went to
Kansas City this morning for a
visit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
WHAT WILL BE STAND OF UNITED STATES? China Wonders How Amer ica Will Regard Monarchy REPORTS ENCOURAGE Said It Is Planning to Be First to Greet Yuan-Austria and Ger
 many Will Be Certain to Recognize Him
REPORTS ENCOURAGE

Picking, February n.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press )-Chinese news papers are indulging in much speculation as to what the attitude of the United States will be toward the Yuan Shi-kai monarchy when it is formally proclaimed, and the Emperor is actually enthroned There have been repeated rumors that the United States is willing to recognize the monarchy. and this report has been en- couraged by the papers supporting the change of government
 It is even reported that the United States will immediately recognize Yuan Shi-kai as Emperor after his taking the throne, and be the first of all world powers to greet him in his new office.
 Germany and Austria have shown much interest in Yuan Shi-kai's plan. and it is generally believed they will recognize him without delay, thds showing their con tempt for the efforts of the entente DOW CTS to prevent the resto1 ation of the mon- archy, The representatives of the Ger man and Austrian governments in China are extremely alert, and will scarcely overlook the opportunity to recognize Elm peror Yuan Shi-kai first, unless the United States acts more precipitately than usually is it's practice
 The attitude of the entente powers to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
started to recount the happenings of the

started to recount the happenings of the night before. She told haltingly, fearful that she might omit an important detail When she got to the point of her recital
 where the Woman in Black left the room, June clutched her hand excitedly.
 And you let her go?" she exclaimed, almost unbelieving. Why? Why?"
 'Of course l let her go"--the old wom- an was offended to think her judgment in the matter was questioned-"s she could
 have broke away from me and made her escape-and then she would have been warned. This way, she thinks she s safe and she won't hide. I'd know her again, the minute I lay eyes on her,'
 June pulled her up from the chair, im- petuously.
 You've got to come right over to the hotel and tell the whole thing to MT. Lamar. Don't you see how tremendously important it is to him-and to us?" she added thoughtfully.
 Mary protested violently as June dragged her down the path and toward the hotel.
 Look Oh, what luck! There is MT. Lamar now; just leaving MT. Radner at the entrance to the hotel. Hurry, Mary, and we'll be able to catch him.. June waved her hand excitedly Lamar ran toward them.
 s"Any news?" he asked quickly. 'Tell him." June said briefly. Mary had gotten almost through her story, when suddenly her eyes bulged in their sockets and she pointed dramatic forefinger over Lamar's shoulder. There she is!' she gasped, her voice cracking in her throat. That's the woman The one with the suitcase, walk ing down the path on her way to the station. That's the Woman in Black!' Are you sure?" the pressure of La
 mars fingers hurt her arm. "Sure?' I'm sure" she answered firmly. 'Id
 know her anywhere
 sI have to go immediately, Miss Ira wis., Lamar said, keeping one eye on
 the disappearing figure. 'T'm going to | trail that woman. Here's one time that fate is playing into my hands" ! They watched him walk rapidly around | the back of the hotel and take short
 cut to the station.
 | Two hours later Max Lamar strolled | carelessly along residential block in | the city. Finding great difficulty 1T 1 lighting his cigarette he stepped into . vestibule. just as the woman he was | trailing turned the corner and entered a 1 large apartment house
 | Giving her time to get upstairs, Lamar | stepped from his hiding place, sauntered ] toward the same entrance and leaned against one of the stone pillars, aimlessly blowing rings of smoke skyward. | Well, my little blackbird." he unused l your wings are clipped and your cage
 won't be a golden one, either. At last
 the Red Circle mystery is going to b, | cleared-perhaps.
 (End of Sixth installment.) t(Continued in Tomorrow's Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
Halfpennies Scarce in England

From Pearson Weekly.
 There are not enough halfpennies about at the present moment. Everybody wants them, and everybody is short of them.
 The reason for this is that the extra taxation on tea, coffee, beer, and so on, since the war began has raised the price of small quantities of these commodities by a halfpenny A cup of tea or coffee, for example, is 21kd now instead of 2d, glass of beer is 21ad instead of 2d, while that extra halfpenny crops up in nearly every shop. Things that were a penny before the war are now 11sd, and it has been suggested on that account that a nickel coin to the value of 115d should be minted.
 It is curious how often there is a fam inc in one particular kind of coin. In 1910 there was such a scarcity of shillings and sixpences that the mint stopped making half crowns and f1orins for a time and concentrated on the smaller coins. One of the reasons for this short age was that for some months before, the mint had been turning out half crowns and two shilling pieces above the normal number so as to provide easy change to pay old age pensions.
 In 1912 and 1913 there was a great famine in pennies. This was due to the insurance act, so many fourpences hay ing to be paid out each week that ther'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
Finds a Cure
 For Pellagra

Harvey, La.-Mrs. w. s. SpruielL of this place, writes: T suppose it will be a great pleasure to you to know that you cured my child. She had pellagra very bad and the doctor said she never would get we'll She is well of pellagra and looks fine
 You may use this letter as a testi- monial if you wish. Great benefit have you done my daughter. Mindie Abrams !
 There is no longer any doubt that pellagra can be cured. Don't delay until it is too late It Is your duty to consult the resourceful Baughn. The symptoms-hands red like suE- burn; skin peeling off, sore mouth, the Hips throat and tongue flaming red, with much mucus and choking; indiges- ton and nausea, either diarrhoea or constipation.
 There is hope; get Baughns big Free book on Pellagra and learn about the remedy for pellagra that has at last been found Address American Com pounding Co.,, box 2014, Jasper, Ala, re- membering money is refunded in any case where the remedy fails to cure.
 Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27

you had gone home without her knowing it. She and Mrs. Travis have left. I'm going that way. Let me take you home in my car
 When he put her down at the cottage he warned her:
 Don't wake Miss Travis if she's sleep ing, Mary The poor girls half dead She danced more than anybody there mostly with that chap Lamar. Mrs. Travis said she was going to make her sleep until noon tomorrow"
 The next morning at 11:S0 June ran out on the porch and clapped her hands over Mary's eyes just as the nurse was finishing her happy daily perusal of the death column-in the Morning Star.
 "Guessl" she commanded.
 Its my lamb,' said Mary, compla- gently, trying to smooth her ruffled front hair.
 Aren't you a sly, old lady, sneaking home hours and hours ahead of me, last night? I didn't dare go near your room when came in, for fear you'd wake up."
 "I wasn't there. pet" Mary told her. q didn't leave the hotel until after you did"
 ''What!
 With cautious glance around. the nurse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
SYNOPSIS

Circle Jim" Borden. named from a red birthmark on his hand, has served his third prison term. One in each Bor- den geAeration, always a criminal, has borne the Red Circle mark. Jim and his son Ted are the only known living of the Bordens Max Lamar, a detective, is detailed to keep an eye on Jim. June Travis and her mother meet Jim as he is released. Jim and Ted are killed Next day Lamar sees the Red Circle on a womans hand outside curtained au- tomobile. June, marked with the Red Circle, robs Grant, loan shark Mary, June's nurse, discovers her theft and tells her she is Circles Jim's" daugh- ter, though Mrs. Travis does not know. Mary tricks Lamar. June, dressed as a boy recovers Mary's coat from the police. Lamar visits Smiling Sam," June's old crime partneN. At the sea- side, June steals war engine plans from Todd Drew and sinks them in the sea with her boys clothes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
Sister: Read My Free Offer
am woman.
 snow awoman's trials. know her need of sympafhy and heIu.

you, my sister, unhappy because of ill-neath
 you feel unfit for household duties social pleasures or daily employment write and tell me just how you suffer. suited to your needs Men understand women sufferings. What we women know from experience we know better than any man. Iwant to tell you how to cure yourself at home at cost of about week.
 you suffer from women's peculiar ailments caus- and dragging down sensston. falling of pelvic orsans, causing kidney and bladder weakness or catarrhal conditions and dscharses extreme nervous- ness depsssssd :prits desre cry fear of something evil about to happen creeping feeling aons the spine. hot saIIow hreast or general feeling that fife is not worth ivins