The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-15

Ioudy ana tomorrow Will pc III SNl- dence and right up to Saturday night, December 13.
 While thousands of people have laid in the bulk of their holiday sup plies the majority have their Christ mas shopping yet to do. The drop in temperature makes glad the heart of the merchant. There is promise of ideal weather for several days, at least. This far south we never count on snow, but it would not be surpris- ing to see the earth covered with a white mantle, and the more winterish we have it the better Santa Clause and Santa Claus side partner, the mer- chant, like it. If the coming week is not the busiest in Birmingham's shopping district it will not be because money is scarce or because the stores lack holiday attractiveness.
 Unless all signs fail local merchants will find the few days intervening be- tween now and Christmas Eve the most profitable of the year.
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 A people of today are flying too fast But when he goes on to say that his engines are working smoothly and his carburetor is in prime condition," we suspect he's rather swift proposition himself.
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 Some recent pictures of famed hula hula dancer which have been offered to newspapers for s2 each, were not taken in pious Birmingham. The young woman has next to nothing on
 * The Deutschland will not attempt an other trip across the Atlantic this win ter. Captain Koenis will thus have plenty of time to revise the proofs of his memoirs.
 The New York policeman who was at- tackled by a squirrel, might as we'll re- sign from the force. He will never be known by any other name than Squirrel Food" Bucharest is spelled either with "c" or a 'k," but the Rumanians are no longer taking a lively interest in the way the name of their former capital is spelled.
 If Birmingham's new motion picture or dinance is passed, movie patrons will have to go elsewhere to see Annette Kel- lerman in her most striking poses.
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 Montana's congresswoman spent less than 5000 on her campaign and she has probably already made that back by writ ing for the newspapers.
 
 Now that Birminghams firemen and policemen are going to get a raise in salary, Santa Claus may be persuaded to look in on their families. Whatever the French word for hum bug" may be, it has been overworked by Paris newspapers since Germany made its latest peace offer.
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 "Pancho' Villa may yet fall in line and offer peace terms to General Car ranza on the theory that to the victors belong the spells.
 Although the election has been over for sometime, customers still wear a bilious look when the golden vest is men, toned.
 An armistice might also be welcome to the Rumanians, who have not yet had chance to get their second wind. II bOSIOH goes uTy fLHeTc VIII pc lcSS tendency to split infinitives and slur words among it's bibulous citizens.
 
 Colonel House is once more in the lime light, carrying about with him an at- mosphere of profound mystery.
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 Crop diversification is the quickest and surest way to make the boil weevil wear a lean and hungry look.
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 When sleet rattles against the window pane the sunny south" becomes sad misnomer.
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 At any rate the Kaiser and the chan cellor succeeded in playing hob with Wall street
 LUKE M'LUKE SAYS There was time when the women folks were satisfied to play the harp and