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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
The Indian Peon in Peru

From the Christian Herald.
 There is no doubt about the favor able sentiment of Peruvians for the United States, but even after the opening of the Panama canal Peru Is still isolated, and the distance from Europe and North America does not increase the growth of mutual under standing. The Spanish Americans of Peru are proud and sensitive race. handicapped by their traditions at times, and not primarily inclined to industry. Ther are approximately <,-s 100000 people in Peru, divided as fol- lows: Ore million, two hundred and sixty thousand mestizos, a mixed race, formed from intermarriages of the spaniards with the Indians: 500, 900 whites, 100000 negroes, 40, 900 orien- tals. and 2,000,000 Indians The great problem Is the Indian, who is numer- ically as we'll as economically the vital factor in the country. It is the com mon saying that Peru lives off the Indian" He is the cultivator of the soil in the vast tabIelands; fe is also the mainstay in many a mining sec- tion; yet in education he Is almost utterly neglected, save for few fn- adequate Catholic schools and one or two Protestant colonies in the Andes.
 When Pizarro came to Peru, there were nearly s,000,000 of these iuhab- itants. mostly of tho old Inca stock. and they were industrious and law abiding, practicing unidue agricultural arts of their own invention, and pos sessing a fine system of irrigation. They were the builders of some of the best highways to be found in ali of South America. In the vicinity of Cuz- co, especially, tho traveller of today sees some of the most interesting re- mains of fortresses, temples and agrt- cultural devices to be found anywhere on earth.
 The Spaniards came not Co coionizs but to conquer. The Indians wore driven from their cities, their lands laid waste, and the people converted into slaves of the white man. They were exterminated moro or less ruth lessly when they resisted tho inroads of the foreigner, and the result today Is sullen, suspicious race, who have forgotten many of the virtues enforced by their ancient Inca rulers, and who have degenerated by reason of the slavery and vices that have como to them in the trail of Spanish civiliza- ton.
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working with my Sunday school affairs and club work, and giving the, rest of my time to my home and my husband"
 And such 8 wonderful husband,' I suggested, and catching the spirit of my enthusiasm about the man of the hour,'' she took advantage of the opportunity to express her opinion.
 Nobody like him. she said. There's one thing about the doctor Gas she lov- ingly refers to him), he never scares anything that he doesn't finish; he's new CT stacker at anything; when he went into the campaign for president of the commission it was entirely against my wishes; was up in North Caroi,na and the only way I could advisef the doctor was. of course, by letter, which isn't as effective as talking to a person face to face; finally received a line from him a short time before he entered the race, which almost made me think he wouldn't enter-but he decided differently, and I abided by it. The only thing that I had to look forward to when the campaign was well started was the daily papcr and want to say that never before did
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long, narrow back. The back of the bullet is one of the best methods of de- termining her future usefulness and is very important in making a selec- tion. The back virtually forms the framework of tho body. The reproduc- tive organs are just below the back, and as it is essential that these or gans should have plenty of room to per form their functions, this portion of the bullets should be long as well as broad. It is not desirable that the length should be in greater proportion than the breadth, thus giving 1t nar- row appearance. And it should not be understood from this that short, wide back is preferable to the long, marrow CT one.
 The tail should be we'll spread and carried at a pleasing angle, not too high nor too low, and it should be of medium length.
 The breast of tine pulret is exceed : ingly important It should be deep, full, rounded and broad. Avoid those birds which have sharp. narrow slend- er-looking breasts that have flat ap- pearance from the junction of the thighs. Nor must bullet with a full crop be mistaken for a fuil-breasted and desirable bullet. The full, broad. rounding breast is an excellent indi cation of individual vitality
 Capacity for Food
 The body of the bullet practically i,,- cludes those portions of the specimen exclusive of the back and breast. in other words, the sides and underline. in- cluding the rear portion called the fluff. In the body we must look for lenetl, and depth in the same manner as the back governs the breadth or thickness The side view of a bird must show a body extending well back from the juno tion of the thighs and continually drop- ping. so that if carried much further Ii would strike the ground. Looking iron, behind the body should get wider as if drops. so that it is at it's greatest width at tho nnint e~.reina lovast and f,I~ thest back. It is not toNbe taken from this description of the body that p,l- lets which have haggy or sagging abdo- mems are desirable, for such bullets usu- ally break down early in their career The underline of the bullet should be inclined to sag. however, rather than lie narrow and short. Great capacity is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
Barrett "The l. HomeB
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any day be seen working among her flowers. studying her Sunday school work; knitting with tho Red Cross for the soldiers, or packing up Christmas boxes for "our boys" happy. loving and contented wife, whose sweet in- fiuence, loyalty and devotion through many years of married life have been among the greatest incentives to her husbands success.
 Mrs. Barrett is the synonym of all that is gentle and sweet and old d-fash- toned in womanhood--true and valiant
 Somebody has said that after all tho most worthy wife and the most vital woman of today are those with the old-fashioned womanly views of yes- terday, and Pm not sure that I don agree with the statement
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CROSS, FEVER|SH CHILD IS BILIOUS
 0R C0NST|PATED Look, Mother! If tongue is coated give California
 Syrup of Figs

Every mother realizes. after giyfns, her children California Syrup of Figs that this is their ideal laxative. be- cause they love its pleasant taste and 1t thoroughly cleanses the tender lit- tie stomach liver and bowels without griping.
 When cross irritable, feverish or breath Is bad. stomach sour. look at
 the tongue. mother! If coated. give a
 teaspoonful of this harmless "fruit laxative" and in a few hours all the
 foul. constipated waste. sour bile and undigested food passes out of the bow els. and you have we'll playful chil.i again. When It's little system is fun of cold. throat sore. has stomach -ache diarrhoea. indigestion, cols--remember a good inside cleansing should always be the first treatment given, v
 Millions of mothers keep "CaIifor- mia Syrup of Figs handy; they know 2 teaspoonful today saves sick chile
 tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs which has directions for babies children of all ages and grown ups printed on the bottle. Beware Of conn. terfefts sold here. so don't be fooled Get the genuine. made by "Californi., Fig Syr.p Company."--ssv.
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be selected. There arc many reasons why those that are overaized or under sized should not be chosen. The former are inclined to be inactive and rc"-nrN ductive. Undersized birds should be re. jected, as their tendency is downward so far as size is concerned.
 From a careful selection as to size and stamina, it is well to again select the bullets for individual perfectk ks si. From some standpoints the head of a specimen is not considered very impor- tant, but from other viewpoints it is ex- tremely so. The head is not only a fine index to the general health of the specimen. but it shows alel tnesa pna general vigor which are so essential If the head Is small and fined 1t us l Ky indicates lack of vitality
 Reliable Head Points
 The best specimens should possess 2 melium-size head. with short. stubby beak. indicating strength. The beak should be fairly well curved A short face. short from the eye to the end of the beak, is best. The face should be bread between the eyes. with comb set fairly we'll upon the head and rather
 thick at the base. The eye should be
 large, bright and snapnv., and shorld
 protrude like a ball. The face should
 have character in its appearance, with
 plenty of color.
 The neck should not be too long, but
 fairly short and we'll curved. This de-
 notes strength in fowl and the curv-
 ing neck should be so set that 1t brings
 the head we'll back over the breast. giv-
 ing the bullet Q thick-set heavy ap-
 pearaRce The wings should be short.
 well tucked. or tiPhtlv held against
 the body. The back should be broad and
 straight. not only broad across the
 shoulders. but the brendth should be
 carried back 10 the tail One of the
 greatest weaknesses in birds is the nar- rowing of the back from the neck to the tail. Avoid the arched back or the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
Bv DOLLY nALRvMPI,u

Back in the young days of Jefferson county, when Birmingham was yet vil- lage (which is not so very long ago, as you know, because Birmingham Is still a mere infant in arms), there were two young people who plighted their troth, who were destined to be important fac tors in the city's history.
 These young people were Dr. N. A. Bar rett and Mrs. Barrett (Annie Troup), she 6 maid of 19 and he some few years her senior.
 Never were two people more ideally suited to each other; they both liked the same things; they both were home bodies;' they both loved church work; they both were literary, and better than all else, they both were very much in love with each other.
 Their happiness has lasted through many years of sweet eompanionship. and Mrs. Barrett has seen her husband grow and develop in his profession, as well as his political career, until today with g. pride that Is quite pardonable and which always comes with the success of those who are dear to us, she sees him wearing the highest honors that his home town
 
 the city commission of the city of Bir- mingham.
 Occupying a position for the second time Or. Barrett was elected and served satisfactorily as mayor of East Lake some years ago), where efficiency. ex- ecutive ability and perseverance are de- handed to carry out plans of vast inlpor- tance, Dr. Barrett Is today the central figure, the potent force, in Birminghams s municipal government.
 As the wife Of the chief executive of the city, Mrs. Barrett is no less conspicu ous figure and many have asked what type of woman she is and what her views and predilections are.
 had the pleasure of finding out few days ago. Mrs. Barrett waS no stranger to me, because in her quiet, unassuming, modest way,s she has been an important figure long before her husbands promi- hence In political matters, and I have known of her good works.
 Mrs. Barrett Is a frail, slender woman, sweet faced and gentle-hearted; her dark hair, streaked here and there with sil- yer, forms pretty halo above her well shaped brow she is more modest than I could possibly tell you in mere worlds She dislikes the linelight and she never wanted her husband to engage in the deadly game of politics; she's natural worker, quietly energetic, reserved i'll manner, yet fond of her fellows, and with the sweetest sort of nature, womanly and fine.
 The one subject above all others which Mrs. Barrett adores to talk about is her wonderful husband; to her he is the greatest man in the world. From the moment she fell in love with him when she was only 14 years old. she has con tinued to be In love with him and to her he is supreme.
 In their modest little home at East Lake, where wonderful flowers and trees and shrubbery grow pro1ifically under the care of their mistress, pr. and Mrs. Bar rett invite a happy coterie about them and number their friends by the score. There's 50 little for me to say. Mrs. Barrett observed, as told her that Bir- mingham wanted to know her views on the important and vital topics of the day. 'T'm just a home body, busy all the time and never in the public eye; just
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till or 10 at night, which leaves him little time for his family or his garden, the two chief pleasues of his life.
 Such IS the nature of the man who has the biggest budget in the history oi America. who has today an army of l, 250,000 men under him and who soon may head one of the biggest armies in the world. It Is a huge task, tremendous ta six. which I have tried to show he has made as big as possible by reaching out for and obtaining all the power he might reasonably claim. The welcoming o1 power indicates confidence.
 I cannot complete the picture of MT. Bakers mind without telling what he fears from the war. I have already ex- plained what he hopes. The worst thing that may be looked for, he thinks, is that the economic restoration of the world will be so expressing to all mankind that the higher things of life will be. for the time, forgotten.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
Our Secretary of War

c. w. Gilbert, in Leslies.
 Secretary Baker belongs to that young CT element in the democratic party. which came to the front in the cleaning up Of American cities. His career before he went to Washington was the counterpart of Mayor Mitchel's of New York. His inspiration is the same as that of the group of young democrats upon whom President Wilson has drawn so liberal ly for men like Frank L. Polk, Franklin Roosevelt and Dudley Field Malone. He
 is q slightly older man than these, be- cause the movement that gave seif-re- spect to American cities is an older move
 ment in Cleveland than it is in New York. And to that movement he con tcibuted more largely than any other man. except perhaps or two men like Mayor Mitchell in New York. Tom Johnson was a wild turbulent, revolu- tionary force, q sort of Andrew Jack son of American municipal democracy as lawless in grabbing rights for the people as he had heen in his youth in grabbing rights for his trolley companies. Baker was the law and order of the Johnson movement. Self government can- not be conducted at q Eigh pitch Of ex- citement all the time. Baker followed Johnson and established the love of the city of Cleveland among Clevelanders
 above the love of party or the love of 'any of the other things that have made
 our city governments a byword. What
 had been q passion became a habit of
 thought md the job was done.
 Like most of MT. Wilson's cabinet
 members, MT. Baker is of the simple
 democratic sort. Former postoffice de-
 partment employe country lawyer, city
 solicitor mayor of Cleveland, then Sec
 retary of War; practically all his life in
 the public service-he has not followed
 the road to wealth. Men used to be
 divided into those who rode in auto
 mobiles and those who did not, but tlere
 has come to be third class, which rides
 in snla, cars MT Baker belongs to
 this class. Since the var began lie mas
 been setting to lis office in his little
 ear at iH1 " the morning and remaining
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
SILVER DUCKWING GAME BANTAMS

Rivalry among fanciers of game bantams is keen and breeders of this variety devote constant study to the improvement of their birds for exhi- bition purposes. They strive constant- ly Tor increased length of legs and neck, some fanciers even confining the birds in yards surrounded with boards so that they have to stretch to see out. Others place the foods so high that the birds have to stand on tip- toes to reach 1t, and then spend hours training them to stand erect in the exhibition coops.
 Thousands of dollars have been spent by fanciers in importing Silver Duck wing Game Bantams and in breeding this variety, which is one of the most
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necessary, also room for food and pro- ductive organs if the great production looked for is to be realized.
 The legs should be fairly short, heav- fly made and set wide apart. Such legs are evidence of sturdiness and vigor. The toes should be strong and straight with good, heavy nails for a covering.
 a}i t pt:tets i'm back, crow CT snake head, slepy eyes, ,'l~ neck. narrow chest, wedge-s shaped back, pinched tail, long, slim legs and
 extremely narrow or shallow abdc- men, or one with a oeformity of any 4nd. Those which have had any serious sickness should also he reie d
 Avoid Unnecessary Disturbances
 Pulets should now be in thnsr v '-e quarters. It does not do to shift bullets to winter quarters when they are lasng or reckoning up for laying. as such q nrocedure is very liable to check or re- tard them, according to their condition at the time, and so account for the loss of eggs at time when they are at theii highest market value.
 Before shifting to winter quarters such bullets as have not begun to lav should he carefully examined to make sure that they are healthy and free from insect pests. Any birds showing traces of sickness should either be disposed ot or placed hy themselves and given spe-
  pay if retained as egg producers, but they should not be tolerated in the breeding pen.
 Feeding the backward bullets wet mashes in the morning and then allow ing them free range during the middlt of the day will hurry them along. Sec that they go to roost with a full crop and that it is empty in the morning There is no better practice than that or the operator making 9 late tr'r to th poultry house and examining the birds regarding their capacity or inclination for food. An early morning visit will be repaid if the bullets are examined regarding their digestive ability. The extra time put in upon the smaller num- Der Of bullets will be amply repaid by the increased production.
 Agricultural experiment stations are doing wonderful work for the poultry men and farmers, yet in most cases this source of information is not so widely used as it might be. Next weeks article tells about the work of these stations.
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poultry plant. These bullets will not lay before spring, and then only in desui- tory manner. They lack the constitu- tional yigor necessary for heavy egg production. and it must not be forgot ten that egg production is heavy drain upon the constitutional vigor of the fowl. Besides, the bullet intended to produce large numbers of eggs must be so constituted that it is able to eat and assimilate large quantities of food. shape of a fowl. By shape Is not meant those characteristics which separate our birds into breed and varieties, but a general conformation that is adaptable to bullets of any breed or variety.
 Those nearest standard weight should
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attractive of Game Bantams. The fe- male is unobtrusive in it's soft gray plumage, but the rich greenish black and silver white of the males contrasts sharply with the grass or soil of the lawn or breeding pen. Game Bantams mature much more rapidly than large fowls, and may be matched after the last cold days cf spring and be fully matured before the first cold days of autumn. Much stress is laid on their smallness and the weights set as stan dards for males are 20 to 22 ounces; for females IS to 20 ounces. The combs of the young males are cut off with special scissors. process, termed ''dubbing," and much rivalry exists as to the fancier most proficient in this art
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T. appreciate The Age-TIerald. or it's
 wholesoled. straightforward attitude
 as I did then. felt when it
 was all over like going down
 and shaking hands with everybody on the
 paper and thanking them personally and
 individually for their kindness to my hus- band.
 "of course. wanted tlte doctor to win.
 once he'd started the campaign" Mrs
 Barrett said proudly. "and when it was
 oil over-the nerve-raciSing strain-I re-
 ceiyed a message from him telling mo of
 his success and saying he had not said
 or done anything during the entire cam paign which he wouldn't want me and
 the whole world to know, and that he'd
 rather have had clean campaign and
 been defeated than to have had it oth- | erwise and been elected. That made me
 so happy T didn't know what to do."
 And what Mrs. Barrett told me was the keynote to Dr. Barrett's character
 his absolute honesty clean mindedness
 and fairness.
 Mrs. Barrett comes from a dstin-
 guished old Georgia famiiy-the Troups
 of Troup county, although she has lived
 in Alabama since she was a mere child;
 her family still resides in Alabama Cup
 in Decatur), which state she really
 calls her own. Governor Troup of Geor- I gia was Mrs. Barrett's great grand father, and she inherites from him and 1 others of her notable ancestors the
 fine qualities which distinguished her
 as an old-fashioned, genui-:s, true hearted woman.
 1 "Ever slnco I was q girl" Mrs. Bar | rett said, 'I have been interested in Sunday school work, and just at the present time am engaged fin teaching | the primary department in the Ruhama Baptist Sunday school; am very proud to say that we have oyer 100
 in the class; during the summer I 1 usually attend the Baptist state en- | campment at Pelham and spend a de- lightful week teaching teachers. I real | ly believe if anybody asked mo what liked best of anything in the world, I'd say Sunday school work At tho same time I am also interested in my 1 literary clubs at East Lake, the l Shakespeare club and the Pierian club; I am a charter member of both and enjoy the federation meetings very l much. At present our club women are 1 engaged In every line nf war activity and last summer when MT. Hoover sent out the word that the householders must take up the food conservation work, it was the club women who fell I heir to the particular work"
 Asked how she stood on the suffrage l question, Mrs. Barrett said.
 l T agree with the doctor; he says 1 suffrage is sure to win, and suppose I it will. have always been too busy with other things to study the suf- 1 rrase question. I've only voted in my home and expressed and realized my self there, and have left the suffrage | question to others Although not suf- 1 fragist. am not onno~as 10 it. think the work the suffragists have done l along educational lines and welfare
 work and war activities has been par Iticularly commendable. think suffrage
 is unquestionably 8 vital and impor- tant subject"
 l In the little village of East Lake, where pr. and Mrs. Barrett have lived 3.so happily during their married life the First Lady of Birmingham may
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
A Color Scheme

From the Louisville Courier-JournaL
 "This fashion magazine suggests that every woman should have . color scheme. What do they mean by Ns color scheme?"
 Tt is very simple. You wear . pur- pie sweater. for instance, and hosiery to match