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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
NOT TO BE FITTED.

My heart goes out to the victims of this cruel war" said the sympathetic cit- izen.
 "so does mine." replied Mr Twobbie, but I decline to shed tears over the near-victims, whose only complaint is that the war prevents them from cut ting wide swath along the Riviera"
 A RARE BIRD. There goes a self-made man who is in class by himself.''
 How does that happen?" He positively refuses to write maga- zine articles and deliver speeches on the secret of his success
 HOPE. Still thinking of buying little farm some day and living the fife country gentleman?''
 "oh, yes," replied the optimistic city dweller. Its true that I haven't been able to save dollar yet toward buying that little farm. but I've picked out a corking good name for it."
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
eAaxl4A&G4AauelI.
WHERE DYE GET nuRGoMAsrER

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Come war or come peace. Birmingham makes the welkin ring in election years. The race for burgomaster of Birmingham is now the piece de resistance. It super sedes the Italian offensive in Biming- sams interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
FAME.
A sleepy town,

A sleepy town,
 But few are richer, For here. was born
 A famous pitcher. The villagers
 Reflect his glory To strangers like
 To tell the story Of how he'd hate
 The thought of working, And many schemes
 Devised for shirking, Till neighbors thought The boy was going To make in life
 A darned poor showing. And then they'll laugn And say, That chap, sir, Has put Diggsville
 Upon the map, sir!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Bibb High schools Work

The Centreville High school will open with large attendance" said Prof. J. W. Watson, the principal. T find that the people in Blob county are awaking to the necessity of educating their children and the schooi at Centreville Is growing in the affections of the people. I think we are doing good work and I know that it is being appreciated by the patrons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Farmers Hold chickens High

When I first came to Piper to live" said J. R. Young. the depot agent. T could buy chickens from those who brought them in from the country. and ship them to Birmingham and make a little profit, but now we have to pay Bir- mingham prices for them in the local market here.
 T have sent off and bought me dozen high-bred White Leghorns and expect to get eggs for my table, as it's getting harder and harder to get poultry and eggs out in the country. A man came in the other day and wanted 50 cents for a half gallon of sorghum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08

Just at present the political horizon is clear, and the atmosphere exhilarat- ing. It always is at the beginning of the campaign, but just wait until few guns are unlimbered and the noise drums and redden eyes, and then hot air will be liberated. and poisonous gases let loose, and epithets will hurtle back and forth, and all will know the war Is on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Activity in Rubber Business

T ran down to Biocton to see my family before reporting for military duty" said Leonard Harvey. who has been working at Akron, O.. in one of the great rubber plants as an electrician.
 - No one realizes how the rubber busi- ness is growing unless he has been in Akron recently, for the plants are dou- bling their capacity and working night and day. One of the big companies works over 10000 men. I found it hard to get a room. and when I finally sue ceeded in getting one in a private family, two of us had to pay $S a week for it. The hotels are damned and it's hard to house the people. The company worked for employs 11,o00 men"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
ewtn Given Good Advice

The speech of Jere Gwin. president of the board of revenue at the Real Estate luncheon on Thursday last" said A. C.. Montgomery, who presided, was fine and reasoned one. He did not waste any time on oratory, but gave facts and fig ures and showed just how hard 1t is for Jefferson county to have good roads if 1t Is going to rely on the present siip-shod way of financing the work.
 He made it plain that with the con victs alone there was little hope of im- provement I think the civic bodies and public spirited individuals should give careful thought to his views about the necessity of a bond issue and the building of trunk lines that will bear the traffic."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08

Now, George Ward has been abused for nearly quarter of century, and can stand a lot of it without flinching. Arlie Barber has been in the spotlight only few years, but he has no kick coming for lack of verbal brickbats thrown his way; but I am really wor- ried about pr. Barrett, the beloved physician of East Lake. I fear that his feelings will be sadly torn before the race Is over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08

 It has always been joke to me to hear some presiding officer in the midst of a heated debate remind the speakers that they must confne themselves to parliamentary language, and even the dull sittings of Congress are frequently enlived by passages which make the somnolent members wake up and move that the language be expunged from the record They pulled this on Tom Heflin just a few weeks ago.
 If there ever was a man who spoke
 his mind when and where and to whom
 i he pleased it was the great pr. John 1 son, inmortalized by Boswell. Now,
 here is what he said: "A man has no
 more right to say an uncivil thing than to act one; no more right to say a
 rude thing to another than to knock him down." We'll. hope no heads will be broken
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
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Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29

-R.lieve me-" Bopp was saying I
,.5 come dinner on the dining car fhis
.van,nr There was some fried chick
:, With biscuit and gravy. mashed 20
,.,os. corn On the cob
.1sr:r the moon beautirulT' interrupt
ID Lucille, Even she could stspd no
more
-IooE. Ike a great big pumpkin.
do..sD'ri,T~ Bopp blundered-
am going 10 put new verb In tne
d,',,,np,rv-namely. to Bopp. mean
ipr to speak at length on any anns Ing
subject.
FINALLY Lucille took him "m" side an3
e,r,sIpei al-rut the fasting The idea
fascinated him especially In It's apph-
rsrinD 10 me. He offered E" wager me
huge sums Of money. which neither OF
rs Possessed. that | couldn't last Tor
veCk and n | ed be wanted TO .. en- =
pool on my Probable weight aud waist
measurement at tn" finish. lol cah
imagine how much his talk amused me.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29

EI4y UuIlu-
Have some water. Mr.. BIainey'
Lucille said
Il won't drink another drop tonight
| declared. unless / can have some
hay0ring extract in it
After that We sat around th.uAin-
about sweet potatoes and hash and
steaks but talking about the latest
books and the moonlight through the
tres But y hat i moonlight on an
empty stomach: Merely moonlight
nothing more
What's that demanded Lucille
strainin. her ears to catch some sound
out on the water. There was faint
put put Oh; somew here
Its Johuscu's launch" said Mrs
Green. i can tell because ii miSSe~
every tenth explosion
Upton Clair SAYS that fa>tin-
make- all the senses extraordinarily
acute" Lucile explained
know Mn Green said - Liptyu
:. Clair under her breath. but ! Ill :
not hear it
Il wonder what JOhns"H's boat can
he doing out here at this time "f
night" Lucille speculate.
lie mus; be bringing some one over
here" said her mother. ours i the
only island for miles which i iHhah
tied A. late as this in the season"
"Ir can't b. father Lucille mu>ri
He sail he w"uldnt Ice home uu,
sunday
- We went down TO the dock Il
was moonlight. and the old Iann l.
coming Ia looked some way rnmauti.
What was she bringing Us: some
thing within me suggested fu'd
The launch came alongside: ms
with a cuunIr "f grips Jrmlr"d a.hH
then the hat backed away and limp''
N again into the darkness.
Why. Frank Borp,' exclaimed In
'iIe. greeting the newcomer w
weren't expecting you until mex
Ncek"
Il know IT," he said. but gur Nv
thought I'd be welcome. SO grabbed
the first train, and here am"
W course you are. M"t'rIne- LII
Gle was wondering how she was coin:
TO break the news Of the fasting /"
him
How are you. Monty He hailed
me with the nickname mo- de,eSt
and slapped Inc or the shou.d,r bad"
where the sunburn was tn" worst
assured him politely. but uutruih
fully. that had never felt Letter
Then we went back To- tn hoUs'
All | had needed was the presence Of
this mesquite to be ahSolutelr m'S"r1
be. He knew more different ways "r
getting on nv nerves. even when |
was well fed. than any other in'tytd
ull In the word. hated 10 'duN
what the next few days vou.l by
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29

asa.n. L ASKED d g-les-ly-
six and half" Lucille computed
Then We get some Orange juice and
few kernels of popcorn
Then what?-
That's all for the first day
\ few kernels OF popcorn: Can you
Imagine a kernel Of popcorn floating
hlther and yOn In all that sea OF wafer
and finally giving NJ with a dcspairiu:
shrek when IL finds there i 10 pIar-
10 land:
You mustn't think Of thing 10 eat
You're not really hungry. II i your
Imagination Tighten your belt aud
you won't know that you haven't
eaten"
followed her advice. True euur-h
the belt WIS quite loose \ tsrriIs
thought struck me-a few days If fast
ing and would have To wear slls. end
er,. / had always prided myself Ia a
elf supporting figure A. it wee. AID
had JecTed at the fence rail bull 4 " Llrh
l. Obliged TO hang all it, garments
from its shoulders. Already with one
meal missing / was up To the las
notch In my belt
Along toward noon uuli.-ci a III,
tinct headache
That will Iass away Lucile assured
me. "Lipton :. Clair says -. and ha
ought 10 know"
Why ought he to know snaprc,I
Did he invent headaches. or l. he Just
gcneralizing from reading about some
boiy elSe's h-adaChe: This pain I've
go, here has settled In my region Of
thought for long run. and | defy any
LiptOn :. Clair to drive ii out
Don't lie cross" Lucille southed IL;
me dip my handkerchief in this spriu-
here and wet Your forehead with it."
She did, aud while it didn't do amy
good always like To have her fusSinr
around me.
The spring Is one that every one vi~
its who comes to the island. and thcr,
is tin cup sitting on rock near b.
| started to get drink.
You mustn't drink that water" Lu-
cile stopped me. You must not drink
anything but distilled water while you
are fasting"
why not
because when there il nothing else
in ii the stomach is particularly sus-
ceptible to disease"
That was more OF l.. :. Clairs mHca
zine stun. knew it, Probably hc got
about > cents word for 1t too.
That water. pure as it Is, may have
microbes in it," she continued.
What haucc would Il micruhe have
against my syumach:" | returned bit
tcrly. but | incd from drinking
the water. In those days that woman
had Inc under her thumb.
At uiEhtfaii We sat around thnt whit
table once more think even Lucilr's
enthusiasm was watering. II sceue4
distinctly more OF an effort to be cheer
ful than 1t had ut breakfast. Her moth
cr was frankly miserable aud eyed me
with II glance which warned me thu'
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29

week ut least once year. Upton )
Clair says so. Mother. you'n try it
won't yOut'
Try what"
Fasting for n week"
Why. yes. If you want to-" Her
mother picked up book as If she had
decided nothing more momentous than
n question as to whether she preferred
cream or lemon in her tea. She had
been used as an experiment station for
so many years that nothing surprised
her.
got up casually and tried to slip In
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29
=
CHAPTER ~.
After the erFt'

sf.er the Arrival OF t;r. Eopp.
w yIEN We got beck to the house
h/ Lucille passed every one a
" glass of water. Bopp. with
meek alarm. would not let
me drink mine
Wait till / get a tire gauge" he
,aL. and see II Monty can stand an
other glass without bursting an inner
,ubr"
Don't Ice funny" mrcrpo~ed Lucille.
About tom. ROW you'll feel the way
Mr. Blaiuey does now
why
ANY one does after frstinG tie firs;
iay."
We fast Bopp laughed clear
ringing laugh. "N". thank you. 81
don't 20 in for those fIds. think
can have rlore fun watching Monty do
A gIa.iuaI rprcarin= /
Lucille didn't tel him then that there
va> nu I,ol tH ~ hJu>c. and Joy
sullv rrfralurd f,r fear uf spoiling one
little i,r ~ he pleasure would have
In watching lin when he discovered
It fr him~,-f the next morning at
re Aiast.
i'm g"iug to bel" announced
StitHy.
Are you sl-rpy :" >""m;' asked Ln-
cile.
Not sleepy. but very tired" said l.
looking Ioint,11 at Eopp, Il think
may read awhi ..
started L" ge; glass of water
Pass Monty the hotirr compound,"
said Ropp. Hes .cIt.u- fun Cf lime"
Good night Mr. Elain"y. aid Lu-
,ilc swectly rr max" up for the Doors
rulcun'S :
| held her hand for an instant.
Cool nj ht. MisN Green" Then as
turmcI t" go up the stairs | mumbled.
C.. night H"Wu.
continued next WecD
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29

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wh'r. rhrr" nas TIE" m,>r uon to
"Wmr:" rJa"u ..l rr-"rf"s for
'h" uom"u' That | haI reputation FOR
r.rN uIur'r.
~uI .Vh, n"t fast r,r N,r.kt
| r,lI an u,'r'. n1 Iur"u 5 clair
n'...r it just rh- mu5uu- H.. rlA.m-
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e}~'.'t. gel r.I or nu TO-. ... nuI 10
81, l-,, rh'. rtl .t'r.'., 80 Irr
ocDr.
She r,"h,-l mp ma-lltr,. wnt,h wa
pr"r,,-I "r-u fac" d"wuward "u thu
lower shelf ~ tn" porch table.
Il S'"r :" This. she continued. "'Ear-
ins three. rr,r|s It day is simply huh
II We nt'r mH,I,. ryrrurS "f our Sf"rn.
nrh~. They d"mauh t. hr f,d every
few hours. aud II W. answer that de-
maud wr ARE ~luv"~ Th-r". that
sounds Ike tn, reasoning Of thinker
doesn't H."
1t Sounds more like th" reasoning II
n thinker thnu uf an eater
Lurll" r"rro,rI my tlIupnmcy Il think
1t wndid do Us all G""d
"lU' | feel all riEht nov" | called
her Atl"ulI,u iu an Obvious fact
Sh" di>mi~~'rI my Objection. You
cant h" healthy unless you fast for
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29
Movie Benefit for Red Cross Next Monday

"A Daug Of War; special reel feature play, has been used in
cities Of raising funds for the Red Cross Manager
Pser secured this film months for this purpose The proceeds
will be used purchase local supplies Show be Monday July
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-29
F r IDAY S
CrEPTE EP I
Fast Sa-Cre

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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-13
Rlaxe lnIAundrN

An alarm of fire was sounded at 1890
this noon which called the fire depart
ment to the Yates laundry on Mil
street, The cause of the fire is thought
to be from steam pipes that set fire to
the roof, The damage TO the building
Is slight, The blaze was eXtingushed
by the use of chemicals after about 10
minutes of work,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-13

Mrs, A. C, Taber has returned from
visiting relatives in Vergennes,
Mrs w, A. Atwel and daughters,
who have been here during the school
and college year, have gone to their
home In Brandon,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-13
GROCERIES

Heinze's CampbeIls and Van Camps Beans,
Beachnut Dried Beef and Bacon, Duryea's
Salad Dressing, Welch's Grape Juice, Plain and
Stuffed Olives, Coffee Jelly Powder, Tryphosa
and Jello in many Aavors
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-13

Prompt advertising of loss will
usually result in prompt recovery of the
ticle, Mt always but usually.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-13

A. R. Slader L. Son, RutIand's Op-
tomerst-O Opticians. at The Sargent,
Court steet, Thursday, August g.
adv. 28tf.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-07-05
winthrop College
SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION.

The examination for the award of
vacant scholarships in Winthrop
College and for the admission of
new students will be held at the
county court house on Friday, July
6, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not
be less than sixteen years Of age.
When scholarships are vacant after
July & they will be awarded to those
making the highest average at this
examination, provided they meet
the conditions governing the award.
Applicants for scholarships should
write to President johnson for schol-
arship blanks. These blanks, prop
erly filled out by the applicant,
should be filed with President John.
son by July l.
Scholarships are worth 500 and
free tuition. The next session will
open September 10, 1917. For fur.
ther information and catalogue, sd.
dress PRESIDENT D B JOHNSON. Rock
Hill, S c. 4-26-6t-e-o-w
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-07-05
DID SO MUCH FOR
HER LOVED ONES
MRS. CATHEY, OF ANDERSON, SAYS
SHE IS DEEPLY GRATEFUL.
1T Surely Is Good. Just Made New
Person of My Daughter" She
Declares.

Il am glad to recommend Tan
lac to the public, for it has done so
much to give back health to my
boys and girls and other relatives.
It sure is fine medicine" declared
Mrs Josephine Cathey, Of No ~ r"
St, Anderson, in a statement she
gave May 25. Her husband, a
daughter, son and a daughter-in-
law, Mrs Cathey said, had all been
greatly helped by Tanlac.
MY husband suffered from in
digestion and he was troubled a lot
with headaches, and also his appe-
tite was bad. He complained fire.
quently of being weak and run
down. My daughter had about the
same troubles her father dld'-indi-
sestion, nervousness and terrible
headaches.
Mr. Cathey thinks Tanlac IS a
mighty good medicine, for it helped
him so much. Now he never COM
plains Of those troubles for which he
took Tanlac, and Tanlac got him in
ine shape. The Tanlac just made
a new person of my daughter, Hattie,
and soon had her in fine health. 1t
surely is one more good remedy.
One of my married boys and his
wife also took Tanlac and it helped
them lot."
Tanlac, the master medicine, is
sold by Kingstree Drug Co, Kings
tree; Mallard Lumber Co, Greely-
vile; Farmers Drug Co, Heming-
way; S S Aronson, Lane; r P Hin
nant, Suttons; w D Bryan, Bryan.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-07-05
REALIZE AMERICAS FORCE.
German Critics Appreciate Power Of
the Latest Entrant.

the Latest Entrant.
Zurich, Suly 2::-Referring to the
arrival of American troops on French
Soil, the military critic of the Frank.
tarter Zeitung says that Germany
must not overlook the fact that
American help is really very great,
though it will come only by degrees.
Under these conditions, he says, if
France is obliged to restrict her
military activities it will signify no
strengthening of the German situ-
alton.
The critic thinks that entente
plans for a greater offensive will be
delayed and perhaps will not be car
ried out until the spring of 1918.
Hence, he writes, there is gretter
opportunity for the central powers
to take the initiative.
The critic of the Hamburger Mach
richten questions whether the en-
tente will delay an offensive until
the Americans arrive in France.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-07-05
TO AUTO OWNERS.
Don't Sell Your License Plate With Your
Car. It May Cause You Trouble.

Don't Sell Your License Plate With Your
Car. It May Cause You Trouble.
The following letter to Clerk of
Court H O Britton from State High
way Commissioner Pennell regard
ing the transfer Of automobile
license plates is self explanatory and
will be of information to car owners
in this county:
Columbia, S C, June 29th.
Mr. H o Britton,
Kingstree, S c.
Dear Sir
Yours of the 9th received, and
in reply will say that in no case
should party sell his automobile
license plate with his car, for the
reason that he will be liable for ev-
cry movement of that car for the
rest of the entire year. He will,
however, be allowed to use this old
number on a new car by submitting
now application and payment of
transfer fee of soc, provided that
both cars are of the same horse
power. Should his new car be of
greater horse power than his old
car, he will also have to pay the
difference in rating. If his new car
is of less horse power than his old
car, there is no refund.
The party who purchases this car
will have to submit application and
secure an entirely separate and dis
tinct number.
Yours very truly,
] Roy PENNELL,
State Highway Engineer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-07-05

JD Bridgers of Florence has pat
ented a new kind of wheel for a
Ford car that can be very much
more quickly changed than the one
now in use, and he has arranged with
the Ford company to manufacture
it in Florence and sell it through the
Ford factory and agencies.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-07-05
DAN LAMONT LATIMER.
Splendid Young Man, Nephew of Mrs
Louise Gilfand, Dead.

Lowndesville, July 4:--Dan La
mont Latimer, who was born and
reared in the town of Lowndesville,
died on the 18th day of June. in the
home of his mother, Mrs Thomas 0
Kirkpatrick. He had just passed his
twenty.fourth birthday. He was
young man of exceptional character
and readily won the respect and con-
fidence of those who knew him His
father. MIR A L Latimer, perhaps the
best loved man of Lowndesville in
his time, was aman of stainless char
acter, and the son seems to have in
herited every good trait of his char
acter.
At the age oflnineteen he gradual
ed from Clemson College. Since then
he has followed his profession Of
Textile engineering. He rose rapidly
in his work, and at the time of his
death was assistant superintendent
of the Union Bleachery of Greenville
sc. He had the confidence and res
pect of those superior to him in off,
cial position and he was popular with
the employees under his charge.
After making a brave fight for
life, he surrendered to the overpow-
ering force of a fatal disease and in
submission to the Divine will. died as
he had lived, brave and unfaltering,
giving to those he loved every evil
dence that his trust was in his Savior,
and he was ready to 20. Besides his
friends he leaves behind
of his immediate family, his STEP
father, DIR Thomas o Kirkpatrick,
to whom he was strongly attached,
by every cord Of respect and affec-
ton; his devoted mother, who was
Miss Marion Brockington, Of Kings
tree, before marriage; two brothers,
DR. Jas B Latimer; Prof w L Lati-
mer and two sisters, Miss Virginia
Latimer of Winthrop College and
Miss Lucille Kirkpatrick.
The funeral services were conduct
ed at the home by his uncle, Rev W
Smith Martin, assisted by Rev M P
Meadors, of the Methodist church,
and pastor if the family, ,and Rev Mr.
White, Of the Baptist church, in the
presence of a vast number of rela-
tives and friends, The body was laid
to rest by the side of his father in
old Smyrna cemetery.
The following young men acted as
pallbearers: w R Armstrong of Hon.
ca Path, J w Arlington, Jr, Nelson
Arlington and Harry Jones of Green.
Vile John Wakefield of Antre willie
and T F Hill of Anderson.
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System
The Old Standard general Strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria enriches the blood and builds up the sys.
tenn. true tonic. For adults and children. Soc.