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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
"Private" John Allen,
 a Loyeable Figure

THEW men have been so universally J beloved as "Private" John Allen, who died yesterday at his home in Tupelo, Miss. Wit, raconteur and bon vivant, he belonged to a coterie who for many years made life in the na- tional capital more enjoyable for those who were fortunate enough to join the charmed circle where good fel- lowship reigned supreme.
 For sixteen years "Private John" was member of Congress, and while he himsef denied the soft impeach- ment of being a statesman, his long tenure of office showed the affection and esteem in which he was held by Mississippians. It has been said that a statesman cannot afford to be hu- lnorous, and that may be true, yet who would exchange the formal ap- preciation which is usually the suc- cessful statesman's tt for the homely but genuine and lasting friendliness which "Private" John inspired among men of high and low degree? He was popular in all walks of life and de- servedly SO, for he helped to dispel the cares of his fellow man by an inex- haustible fund of humor, by optimism which nothing could daunt and by those rare qualities of heart and mind which would have made him liked if he had never told one of his inimitable anecdotes.
 Hundreds of stories have been at tributed to John Allen. To his credit it can be said that most of the good ones are authentic. He had no equal as a story teller. His typical drawl and short chuckle, which was about as near as he ever came to laughing at one of his own jokes, together with his knowledge of human nature, par ticularly in the south, made him a rare entertainer. During his public career and after his retirement from Congress he delivered many speeches, most of them illumined by frequent flashes of wit and humor.
 Private" John, whose nickname dates back to the Civil war period, planter and gentleman of the old south, got great deal out of life and
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
KINsHIP QUESTIONED
From the Baltimore Star.

From the Baltimore Star.
 Judy O'Grady and the Colonel's Lady's may be sisters under the skin," but it is difficult to believe that the women who are selling liberty bonds and otherwtss helping their country are even distant cousins to the mad women who are picketlng the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
Sermon on Cussin,

'Dr. George Stuart certainly had great crowds on Sunday last" said Russell Hunt. "The morning service brought out great throng, but at night we had to turn away hundreds. His subject evidently was drawing card, for at the morning service he an- nounced that at the night service he would preach on 'Cussin'.' A man after hearing his deliverance can never again be profane without a sense of shame.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31

BEGINNING THE DAY--Amid all the multitude, 0 God, I lift my lace toward Thee; and Thine eye an- svereth mine. Amid the cries or all men, mine ascends to heaven; anu Thine ear is open. Yea, I nm not ios. - the crowd. I am not forgotten or my Father. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
Proud of Little Farm

'In all this talk about gardening and farming, am mighty proud of what made on my three acres and half at Roebuck Springs" said Mrs Ross c. Smith. "r made 100 bushels of corn and 25 bushels of sweet potatoes, besides peas and lot of garden truck. Some people are worrying about what they are going to get for Christmas, but have already settled it for myself by buying liberty bond and a mule"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
Shot fn Pieces

"The Birmingham college has no var sity football team this season. said Bascom Garrett, one of the students. "but the prep team has played several of the teams of the agricultural col leges and mopped up. Our college was shot all to pieces by the war. that is in the higher classes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
SERIOUS CONDITION

'HThe star says she won't go on.'
 "Tell her we think the understudy can make good in the part"
 T guess she is seriously ill She doesn't seem to care hang what the under study is capable of doing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
Greeting to North
 Alabama Conference

M RDENT Methodists enjoy noth- A ing more, perhaps, than the privilege of attending the annual con- ference of their church. This years meeting of the North Alabama confer ence opens today at Woodlawn, one of Bir1ningham's most attractive sec tions, and that ministers and lay dele- gates will be cordially greeted goes without saying.
 Conference will be in session sew eral days and the proceedings will be animating and informing. The routine business is always dispatched with 3ecorum and the various reports will
 s heard with absorbing interest.
 ecial subjects will come up for con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
Tln for Travellers

"If you live at East Thomas and want to catch the early morning Alabama Great Southern train going north and find that you can't make 1t at the Terminal, you can catch it, nine times out of ten, by going on the Tldewater and getting off at Avondale," said w. r. Smith. T thought would give this bit of information and thereby help some fellow traveller to keep from get ting left"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
Hoover Lunch Is Fine

The Hoover lunch is great,'' said Scout Executive Wester yesterday. T was the guest of the first Hoover lunch giv- en in Birmingham at the Civic associa- ton cafe. It was delightful noon hour lunch. While the table decorations were patriotic the thing that appealed to me was the fine lunch. MT. Hoover would have enjoyed it. No wheat, no beef. pork or mutton, very little fat or sugar was used and yet the four-course luncheon was excellent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
ASKING TOO MUCH

 We're told to smile And be worth while,
 But all the same It seems sin to wear grin When at game Where football stars With limps and scars
 Strive for the goal And get pushed back Alas, alack,
 That tries the soul.
 A BUSY LINE Central, how much longer must wait to get 447e Juniper?" How long have you been waiting?' About 10 minutes" Judging from the kind of conversa- tion I heard the last time I listened in.' there's an engagement ring at ATS Ju- niper that is about to be returned, You may have to wait an hour"
 ALWAYS OUT OF FIX "Do you think it will be q hard vim ter?' Every winter is a hard winter for me- said MT, Dubwaite. "Indeed?" Yes l ina zine the chap who put in my plumbing must have been trying to provide the fellow members of his craft with a permanent job"
 AN OLD DEVICE.
 Of camouflage
 We hear a lot;
 Iris old as Mother
 Eve I wot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
Cow on Missing List

'Is there no way to find a lost COW in Birmingham?' said John l.. McRae of the business office of The Age-Herald yesterday.
 "A friend of mine lost perfectly good Jersey COW, which strayed from his home on the Southside last Sunday two weeks ago have telephoned to all the pounds in Birmingham and have had two negro men on, horseback riding all over Red mountain and through Shades valley but have not been able to locate her yet. It strikes me that full grown COW, giving more than three gallons of milk a day. should be seen by somebody or in the backyard of some one who is fond of milk. If anyone knows of the where abouts of this perfectly good milk-giving COW, I would be glad if they would telephone me at The Age-Herald office"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
nfemher of the Associated Presa

Member of the Associated Fress
 The Age-Herald Is the only morhllls md Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrytng the Associated Press ols- patches.
 The Associated Press is excluslVely entitled to the use for republicatioui of all news dispatches credited 10 II or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news pupAsneo herein.
 All rights of republication or spe- eial dispatches herein gre also served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
Not on the stage

No, I haven't turned actor yet, all though friends have called yesterday said Fred M. Echoff, manager of the local branch of the L. c. Smith Type writer company, yesterday. Tt seems there is an act of vaudeville on this week at one of the local playhouses wherein appears parsonage with my very name, which has caused not a little amount of amusement to myself as well as my friends"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31

M .t '; z Many n mans tongue shakes out his masters undoing.
 -AIps Well That Ends We'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
MAKES A DIFFERENCE

MAKES A DIFFERENCE
 When I was small boy I used to think q dime was lot of money" said MT. Grabcoin.
 Maybe you did, father" replied Regi- nald Grabcoin, ''but when you were boy you never had to check your hat"
 NO CHANGE T understand Mir. Riggles has a boyi at college who is hard to manage" "who considers him hard to manage the faculty or the football coach7" why. the football coach.'' "In that case, I presume he's worth| saving. He won't be sent home''
 SKILL OF A SPECIALIST This beauty doctor advertises that neI can make woman look 10 years younger| by a few minutes work"
 "He must be a wonder" said Mir. Blithk CTS. < .sYesr" My wife works for hours at her dresk- ing table and she only looks about two years younger" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31

Washington Bureau. 2o7 Hibps Build ipg. a,
 European bureau. Henrietta street. Covent Garden. London
 Eastern business oI1lce, Rooms 4e " 50. inclusive. Tribune Building, NC" York city, western business otllcs' Tribune BuN4ing, Chicago. The D. '. Beck with speclal Agency, agents loi fol elgn advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

am ashamed to own up to it, but last Sunday was the first time I ever visited Springville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31

A summer resort when the people have
 fled back to the city is about as full of interest as is a playhouse after the audience have gone home. The life and light have vanished. dare say that
 when the trees are green and the ther~ naometer in the nineties that St. Clair Springs is an attractive place, but when saw 1t there was nothing to make mo desire to abide more than to set a drink of sulphur water and pass on. The surroundings arc capable of being devel- oped. and am sure if it was on rail- road that 1t would be popular place for Birmingham people.
 I caught the train for home at night after having put in glorious day. From now on will always think of Sprinxville as . lovely little village that was transs planted from the mountains of east Ten nessee down here in Alabama. The homes and the scenery constantly reminded me of those had seen in and around the Bristol country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
WHEN HAGERSTOWN
ISN'T HAGERSTOWN

A person coming into Hagerstown
on day OF the Horse Show can
hardly make themselves believe
that II is Hagerstown. There are
people and people. On this day our
town has the most people that were
ever In Hagerstown at one time.
On Main street there are rows OF
seats on each side of the street,
which extend for one square. The
seats are built up SO that the back
seats are higher than the front
ones. All these are filled with
people. There are ropes stretched
alcng each side OF the street, all
along the main part of town. The
sidewalk between these ropes and
the buildings is a complete jam.
One can hardly get through from
one part of town to the other. The
automobiles are parked on the back
streets.
The streets are decorated in yell
low and white and few flags.
Large stripes Of yellow and white
bunting beautifully draped are
stretched across the street from one !
store to another.
The noise that one hears at the
Horse Show is. surely surprising.
for one would not think there could
be so much noise Everyone is talk
ing, laughing and shouting. The
band Is playing most Of the time
and besides all this every child has
something to make a noise. Some
have balloons that make a noise,
some have an instrument made of
wood; this has a handle on it and
when you whirl 1t around it makes
a horrible noise Some have things
made Of paper which sound like a
gun when you make them pop. The
young folks delight In popping
these right in your ear, which stops
ones ear up for about five minutes.
Besides all this you can hear chill
dren crying, mothers scolding, and
men with large paper horns hollow
ing for you to come to their show
or to buy their candy and hamburg
ers. Mildred Marlatt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
How the Horse Show Began

Last year, in 1916, was the first
Horse Show In Hagerstown. 1t was
decided to have another this year.
The purpose of a horse show is to
get the people together for social
and educational purposes. Things
are exhibited to interest every one
Special interest in fruit canning
was shown this year on account of
the war
The mornings are spent In plan
ming for the afternoon, and what
each person wants to see most In
the afternoon, everyone is gathered
on Main Street to see the races and
various amusements.
Everyone has a good time and
maybe some fat, jolly man will get
posted out into the middle of the
street, and narrowly escapes being
run over, which causes every one
to laugh.
When the crowd disperses after
the show, maybe some who have
brought their supper, will get under
shade trte some where, and have
a real picnic, and then are ready to
be back at night
In the evening large crowd is
present to have good time. All
around are groups of people watch
ing the things they most wanted to
see
After everything is over, the
people go home feeling that they
know more than they did before,
and that they have made Hagers-
town still more prosperous and
progressive town.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Girls from Three Schools
Do Red Cross Work

Last Saturday afternoon there
were girls from three schools work
ing at the Red Cross rooms The
schools which represented were
Starr, Finley and Whitewater.
The work which the girls did was
making trench candles, two of
which are to be put into each com
fort bag, These candles are made
by cutting newspaper into strips,
the width of column, and then
rolling seven of these strips very
tightly. After tying these rolls to
make them secure, they are dipped
In melted tallow or paraffine for
forty minutes. 1t is said that one
OF these candles will burn two
hours, and that the soldiers use
them for heating their shaving
water, as well as for warmth and
light,
Any girls who wish to serve their
country may come to the rooms
from to 4 o'clock on Saturday and
do Red Cross work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Warner School Works
Out the Directions
For a Doll Sweater

Since many girls are growing
anxious to do all they can both for
the Red Cross and for the national
army and navy work, they have ask
ed to learn how to knit. And in
order that they may learn how to
knit, and also learn how to make
the regulation size garments at the
same time, the girls will begin by
making little scarfs and sweaters
for their dolls
The proportions for the sweater
were worked out by Warner school
children in the eighth room, and
correspond as nearly as possible to
those for the army and navy sweat
ers. When finished, the doll sweat
er will measure about four and one
half inches wide, and six and one
fourth inches long, which is a good
size for mediumly large doll
These measurements are one-fOurth
the size of the soldier sweaters.
The directions follow:
Cast on 20 stitches; knit Q, purl Q,
for / inch; knit plain until sweater
measures 81 inches; knit Z stitch
es, bind off loosely 6 stitches for
neck; knit z stitches; knit back
and forth times on last stitches,
making ~ ribs; break off thread
and knit 3 rows or II ribs on other
shoulder; cast on stitches on
same needle, fasten thread of first
shoulder and knit z stitches finish
ing row; knit plain for 81 inches
for back Of sweater; purl 2, knit 2
for inch; sew up side leaving 2K
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
HAGERSToWN CHILDREN EARN
T., MONEY FOR RED CROSS

Hagerstown children have made
about ten dollars for the Red Cross
through contributions, when they
dressed in costume and showed
what good work the Red Cross is
doing. One of the girls has told
about it herself:
Hagerstown, Ind, Sept. 20, 1917.
To Editor of Junior Palladium
Dear sir:
One Saturday evening not long
ago nine girls sat in the big window
at Stairs hardware store. Dress
ed as red cross nurses. Crocheting
wash rags for the soldier boys.
The names OF those who crotched
the wash rags were Frances and
Emmagean Smith, Virginia Elliott,
Pauline Knapp, Hilda Jones, Frieda
Bemlow, Mary Ramsey, Dorothy
Porter and Julia Doughty.
Kenneth Elliott sat in the win
dow waving the American flag.
Yours truly-Pauline Knapp.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
HagerstOwn Wakes Up
During Horse Show

Hagerstown may be slow and
quiet, but everyone wakes up Sept.
20, 81, %, and comes to see our
nice horses. cattle, hogs, chickens,
and don't forget the art exhibit.
Every one, in Hagerstown was
looking forward to the merrygo
round, Ferris wheel, balloon ascep-
sion, creased pole contest, potato
race, sack race, pie eating contest,
tug of war, fat mans race, lean
mans race, horseshoe pitching con-
test, pony race, wheel-barrow race,
cake walk, eating apples in water,
backward foot race, and three-leg
race. @ .-.: 49,.
There will be comic parade,
auto parade, comical horseback rid
ers, and ladies' nail-driving contest
tonight.
The old and young may get seats
and wait to hear the music and see
the horses. You want to see the
relics. in the windows. While you
are walking around and smell
those good hamburgers, if they
smell good to you, stop and don't be
afraid to ask if you can buy some,
and most of all, don't miss the
pop corn and candy stand which
the Camp Fire girls are having
Lola Duggins.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Fourth Grade Children
Urged to Cheer Up.
Better Days Coming.

School days are the happiest
days of all to the most advanced
students. But before the advanced
student came to the more interest
ing studies he has seen days which
seemed like weeks.
When he was a younger student
his unhappiest time was when he
had to give up very interesting
ball game, and take his seat where
he was compelled to study for the
long time of one hour and twenty
minutes. How he hated to leave
that ball game and all that sun
shine, is almost Impossible to ex-
press!
Yet the worst of the matter was
not the confinement but those fear
fully uninteresting studies. That
arithmetic lesson was absolutely
the hardest he had ever had and
those words he was to look up in
reading lesson we're certainly not
in the dictionary, for he. had simply
looked all through it. Then that
teacher, his face was extra long
and stern.
These days surely seemed long,
but by the time he gets to the
eighth grade he decides that school
life is not so bad and also decides
that he will take up advanced work
which will make him more fit for
his life's work.--Vellet Benbow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Pie Eaters Get Faces Smeared

While there are many kinds of
amusements and other things to in
terest one at the Big Horse Show
one Of the funniest things is the
Pie Eating contest. The ones that
are in the contest gather around a
table on which the pie is placed.
They have to hold their hands be-
hind them and eat out Of the plate.
They most always have plum pie
so that when they eat it 1t gets
smeared all over their face from
ear. to ear. Sometimes they will
get tickled and can't eat.
Another funny thing is climbing
the creased pole. Sometimes fell
low will think he can reach the
dollar but when he lets go to reach
for 1t he slips down the pole. Some
think they can climb it by putting
sand or saw-dust on themselves but
they generality fail.
creased pole Is the creased pig
contest. The most fun in the greas-
ed pig contest is seeing a fellow
catch hold of the pig and the pig
slip out Of his hands or when he
tries to fall on 1t and he misses the
pigsand hits the ground.
Another interesting thing is the
Ladies Nail Driving contest. When
they start to drive the nail some
will mash their fingers or bend the
nail. Most of them mash their fin
gers.
The Mule Race is an interesting
thing, too. The most interesting
part Is seeing the mules buck or
balk and the men following and
whipping the mules with their hats
or hands.-Jesse Ulrich.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
WHY | Expect to BE a Farmel


My grandfather was good farm
er and had a good farm which !
visited quite often. And having
such surroundings, while there, and
having heard how interesting farm
ing was from my grandfather, l
naturally wanted to be farmer.
Farming Is a very healthful occu-
patton as it allows one to be outside
a great part of the time; also people
living on the farms usually have an
abundant supply of healthful food.
Farming is a profitable occupa-
ton as the farmer raises all of his
vegetables and meat that he needs
therefore making 1t cheaper for him
to live and allowing a greater pro-
fit. The increasing population also
increases the value of the farmers
lands.
The farmer raises most of his
stuff that he needs on the farm, on
the farm; therefore making him
more independent than men follow
ing other occupations. - Dudley
LontZ, Hagerstown. Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
INTERESTING RELICS
ARE EXHIBITED

One of the exhibits during the
Horse Show at Hagerstown was
that of the relics. These were
found In the windows of Worlds
Hardware store, Bohm's Drygoods
store, Stonecipher's Drug store
and Stairs Hardware store. Some
of the things are rare old speci-
mems handed down from genera
ton to generation, and same have
even been brought to this country
during the period of the first set
Element by Pilgrims of England
and Holland Others are not SO
old, dating back only to the Civil
war, during the years of 81 and
'65. Old sabers and firearms from
the Revolution, dishes, clothing and
books used during the War of 1912.
A turkey tray bought in Richmond
ninety-five years ago, and which
then caused buch envy on the part
of those who could not afford to
have one, is one of the relics.
Others are some beaded work of
the Indians, and an old bedstead
of solid walnut. The springs are
woven of cords. These all help to
make up the collection, of an
tiquities.
Besides being curiosities, these
relics ON exhibition are of educa-
tional value, showing the progress
of our people and comparing the
twentieth century to that of our
forefathers. Esther Pitts.