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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
Watch Your Step
 and Avoid Accidents

1F HE AGE-HERALD publishes this H morning another full page safety first'' advertisement, paid for by public-spirited firms in Birming- ham. There is sermon on safety in the warning, Don't leave it all to the other person-watch your step."
 The accompanying illustration shows q woman passenger stumbling through an elevator door because the car was stopped few inches below the floor and she did not watch her step. Ele- vator boys do not always stop their cars flush with the floor, although they should be required to do so. A thoughtless person is apt to trip and receive a serious injury. A modern elevator hardly ever falls, but there is an element of danger in elevators, as there is everywhere else, for the person who does not keep his wits about him.
 The complexities of modern life require everyone to think for himself and not to depend on someone else for safety. The other person may have his attention distracted by hundred different contingencies and the result is an accident often death.
 The autonobilisr has but one pair of eyes. He cannot see in every di- rection at once, out if he exercises reasonable care in driving his car and the pedestrian co-operates to the ex- tent of looking out for himself, a tragedy may be avoided.
 Learn to think for yourself. Do not allow your thoughts to wander and look up with Q bewildered air when an automobile is bearing down upon you and it is too late to stop. Do not trust to instinct to pull you through. In- stinct cannot save you.
 Be alert, be careful. Watch your step!
 s1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
ALMOST THE SPEED LIMIT

At Chattanooga" said veteran of the civil war, "one of the men in my company left early in the action, and no one saw him till after the battle, when he ap- peared in camp unwounded and un- abashed. Some of the boys accused him of running away, but he wouldn't ad- init it.
 "T only retreated in good order he de- clared.
 T heard of the natter and few days later asked him if he had any idea how fast he had 'retreated.
 Well, I'll tell you, capn,' he said. If had been at home, and going after the doctor, folks that see me passin' would have thought my wife was right sick. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
FROM .ODE TO AUTUMN.

By Keats. Where are the songs of spring? Ay.
 where are they? Think not of them, thou hast thy music,
 tOO-- While barred clouds bloom tho soft-dying
 day, And touch the stubble plains with rosy 'A hue: Then in 2 wailfpl choir the small gnats
 mourn Among the river sallows, borne aloft Or sinking, as the light wind lives or
 dies; {N And full grown lambs loud bleat from
 hilly bourn; Hedge orickets sing; and now with treble The red breast whistles from a garden
 croft; And gatherirg swallows twittcr in the
 skies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09

a Young Mems Christian association nut and was ministered to by loving woH- an. to go out into the dark and back to his post with uplifted hand, saying, I'll be true and go straight, for what sne said to me is sufficient to show the need of sending women to France to mother our lads, who are there in their ionen- ness longing for the touch of a womans s hand" Of intense interest was the tale of the fight good women are making Tn London and Paris to save the young men who are home on leave of absence from the temptat ations of those who are lying ill wait for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
Working on Baptist History

"I have been north. east, west and south,' said pr. B. r. Riley of Birming- ham, who has been commissioned by the southern Baptist convention to write the history of southern Baptists, looking for books, pamphlets and other data.
 T found so much that already nm busy writing certain portions of it. I find it a very congenial task, as I had already covered g. part of the ter ritory in my former histories. I feel that when the whole story is told, the denomination will have much to be proud of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
DRASTIC REMEDY

DRASTIC REMEDY T wish the government would com mandeer my automobile" said the harassed motorist.
 I'm glad to learn that you are so patriotic"
 "oh, don't give mo any credit for that. can't afford to keep. the thing and I haven't enough will power to get rid of it voluntarily. If 1t were forcibly taken away from me I could resign myself to the inevitable."
 MERELY THEIR ADDRESS 'The Jippletons' home life is ideal. I hear"
 'It's ideal from their point of view, perhaps"
 What do you mean?" Neither one is ever there"
 IDLE QUESTION Where are you going?" ''To price steak"
 T see. Are you in the market for a steak. or merely gathering addi- tional data on the high cost of living?,
 AN ORDEAL It tries the temper of ones soul To see a dwindling pile of coal And realize he lacks the ducats To buy enough to fill two buckets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09

by-products, they are about as numer- ous as those of cotton. The vine oi the peanut, when cured as hay, is as valuable as alfalfa. As seen from the above table it will bring to Pike county lone-fourth as much as the peanut it. self.
 Pike having made a splendid record this year may be expected to do even better in 1918.
 The President is a true optimist. He believes the American people still have great deal to be thankful for, and MT. Hoover will probably not object to an extra spread on Thanksgiving Day.
 # # <:
 The yellow peril' seems to have been laid permanently in it's grave, but maybe Captain Hobson no longer loses sleep at night over the yellow peril"
 x j; !;
 Being the birthplace of "The Star spangled Banner" Baltimore naturally regards the Boston Symphony orchestra with ill-concealed suspicion. A contemporary visualizes senators drinking grape juice in Washington In the case of some senators that requires powerful imagination.
 The field shoes used by American sol diers have been nicknamed ''bull drivers" Just the thing with which to boot the Kaiser.
 At any rate, the defeated candidates for mayor of New York got a group pie ture of their families published in the papers.
 way has been discovered to make wine from clover leaves. This dry wave has set ingenious minds to working.
 !. a * A prominent psychologist says the Kaiser has paranoia, which is merely the scientific term for nobody home"
 < * * Tammany apparently has more 1ast legs" than a centipede and more lives than half dozen ordinary cats.
 II a + The way Ohio lowered between wet and "dry'' decision was enough to give bibulous persons heart failure. With the redoubtable Colonel House in Europe, the allies are expected to gain new impetus and now ideas.
 :. ss * Senator La Toilette plans to have a daily paper. The Kaiser should subscribe for a large block of stock.
 Fl 4 face America intends to send no other kind of face abroad.
 While Birmingham may be entertaining a number of German spies, the hospitality is bit forced.
 j; * :: Dr. Muck should have thought twice before making himself storm center.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
HAVE \ GRAPE JUICE. sENAToRs

From the Cincinnati Times-Star
 sassafras and sizzling soda have taken the place of sparkling spirits upon the erstwhile bars Of the national capital. Washington is now q Sahara in which the only oases are those permitted by an in dulgent Jaw or those illicitly maintained by artful dodgers. We now expect to hear issuing from the confines of the capital city a lugubrious chorus repeating the doleful announcement that nobody knows how dry they are' on the banks of the Potomac.
 Well, they wished it on themselves.
 Washington now has the unique distinc- ton of being the only dry national capi- tai in the whole world. In keeping with the new situation We venture to amend a popular legend and change the applica- tion by making it read: Washington, First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of the Prohibitionists."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
Popular Lunch

T am very much pleased to note the prosperity of the Hoover lunch that is being served at the Civic association cafe,' said Mrs. George Harrington yes- terday. T noticed 10 people, right near me- order the popular price lunch.
 'The Civic association cafe is grow ing in popularity daily, and I attribute much of it to the cafe management put ting on the Hoover lunch, thereby show ing very patriotic spirit, as well as giving it's patrons a splendid popular price lunch in addition to it's regular menu"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09

BEGINNING THE DAY-Here. Lord, I present myself. I keep back nothing, for Thou hast mastered me. Deep within, deeper than words, deeper than thought, | know that l ann Thine. Where Thou wOuldst have me, put me. What Thou vvouIdst have me, make me. 0 God, the bones break and the marrow erieth out, but I clasp the precious pain of coming into tune with Thee. Amen.-H. M. H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
cAmNzUaGNdAons6H

P. S.: My column is full and I'll have to quit. Get in behind J. Frank Rush. ton and his helpers and help raise the s75. 600 for the army Young Mems Chris ton association and Young Women g Chri stian association work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
TWENTIETH CENTURY sAyAGEs

FTUHI the LUuIsVIIIe CouFler-Journai.
 A century ago Americans captured by aboriginal sasages returned. when they survived and escaped, with strange tales of 1hardships and cruelty. The reports of surviving Americans captured by Ger man savages wlIl be awaited with iu- terest by the present generation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
Sheffield and Florence Booming

T visited Sheffield 8 few days ago and if I had not made my hotel reservation well in advance, I would have been with out q place to sleep" said Louis Wolo- witz, a popular life insurance man. s'Not only has the boom got strong hold on Sheffield, but it is in almost as much evidence in Florence. It is helping Tus- cumbia, too.
 T heard some of my friends give il as their opinion that, Florence would ber- eft as much by the Muscle Shoals de- velopment as Sheffield. There will be enough business for all three of the Trl- Cities.
 II have been in several sections of the state recently and everywhere the signs Of unusual prosperity are seen. This is the best year for Alabama that have ever known."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
NORRIS THE PITY

From the Chicago Tribune,
 Gotham magistrate ruled that d man is not obliged to support his mother-in-law. It is equally true that woman is not obliged to support her son-in-law, but she frequently does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
PRosA1c ENDING

PROSA1C ENDING Things don't always pan out in real life as they do in fairy stories" Maybe not"
 T see where modern Cinderella lost her slipper in trolley car.'' And it was found by a modern prince. with youth, good looks and lot of money?"
 "No. It was picked up by an hon est working man with wife and nine children. He turned it over to a po- liceman."
 A SIGN OF THE TIMES No matter where you wander,
 Across the land and sea, This old worlds getting fonder
 Of human liberty.
 WORTH WHILE "This militant suffragette refuses to eat"
 'swhat are we going to do?" 'Te1l her she must live for the cause"
 ''No use. She can get ten times as much publicity by missing a few meals.' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
Secs Little Tnn r1ourhinr

T have been in all parts of the state recently" said Dr. W. E. Crumptor,. president of the Alabama Anti-saloon league, ''and the people have made great crops.
 I was sorry to learn that many farrl- CTS were getting ready to plant a big cotton acreage, and that so few had put in an cat crop in October. fear it will take the farmers of Alabama Q long time to learn the need of fall blow ing. In all of my travels I saw only one newly plowed fieid. Our farmers must be stirred up about planting winter crops"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Visit to Mt. uehrnn

had a great time down at the El- more association, which met at Nit He- oron church." said Capt. Frank g. White.
 There was no scarcity Of food, and tho dinner on the ground showed that the people in the neighborhood of the church had not as yet begun to Hoover ize. ] had the pleasure of speaking in the interest of Howard college, and was pleased that my talk resulted in quite a. good collection for our Baptist institu- ton at East Lake"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A GALLONS TREE

"Jibawy says his ancestors made name for themselves on the sea-"
 50 they did. His ancestors were pirates"
 "Ah! In that case I presume his family tree had moose attached"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09

A coward is worse than a cup of sack with lime in its -Henry Ivo
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09

The bank is authority for the state- ment that the farmers, after receiv- ing $4,400,000 in cash for the prod ucts they sell, will be left with Gan abundance of corn, meat and hay for home consumption"
 The Troy Messenger, in discussing this prodigious thrift, says that in former years the cotton crop amounted in value to $2,00o,00O, "but there was sent off in money each year $1, 100000 for meat, corn and other things, in cluding some whisky, leaving only an annual gain of $1, ,OOO,O 1000, and large number of the farmers hopelessly in debt"
 This year the Pike farmers not only make net gain of over $4,000, ,000, but they will be out of debt. As the Messenger remarks, if all counties in Alabama could do as we'll as Pike agriculturally this state would have s300, 100000 worth of crops marketed.
 Pike's large showing in peanuts should stimulate the farmers of other counties to give more attention to this important crop. In past years the peanut, as food product, was treated as a joke. Today it is one of the most esteemed articles of diet. AS for it's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
Prodigious Thrift
 in Pike County

.TT HERE may be other counties as
 A prosperous as Pike, but can any county of like area or population duplicate the figures set forth by the Farmers and Merchants National bank of Troy? They represent the pros- pective cash sales for the year 1917 and are as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
WHEN LIVING WAS CHEAPER

We sadly miss tho good old days
 Before the war brought woe to men; We troubled not OCT means and ways, 4 dollar went some distance then.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-09

His story of visit he made to the first iine trenches in France, while thrilling, was relieved with touches of humor that conyulsed his audience. His flight in a Ford going 45 miles an hour in which he couldn't stop the speed mania of his chauffeur set the crowd in roar. When the driver slowed down and he managed to get his breath sufficiently to ask him why the speed?" to be told because he was driving through the fire zone" Then Virgo said, Man, why didn't you make 1t 75 miles an hour?"
 The graphic picture of the lone two Young Mems Christian association men in their dug where they were doing what they could to relieve the mon otony of trench life was a bit of reai he- roism that touched every heart present as the thought of how men of refinement and culture had put behind them home and comforts to go out into no mans land with no pistol, sword, or rifle, but simply wearing on their arms the red triangle which stands the world round for the Young Mems Christian association worker.
 If you heard his visit to see the gun fire, the bursting of the shrapnel, the booming of the big howitzers, the fireflles of the sky, the pyrotechnic displays that lighted the country for miles around so that one could read as by day, you will carry it to your dying day as you will the casual but unexpected meeting with his son at q railway station somewhere sin France.
 My, how the story Of the mud covered soldier who dragged hla weary feet into
The Benson signal., 1917-11-17
Troops Here

A squadron of the Tenth Cav
airy from Ft. Huachuca, compris-
ing Troops I, K and M, made Ben
son yesterday forenoon on prac-
tice march, and camped on the
High School grounds. There were
about 325 mer, under command of
Captain J. A. Howe, were accom-
panied by supply wagons and un-
der the same conditions as in real
warfare. A sham battle was staged
near the camp yesterday afternoon.
The Tenth is one of the colored
cavalry regiments of the regulars.
Several of the troopers seen said
the whole regiment was anxious to
60 to France and get on the firing
line. The command broke camp
this morning to return to the Fort
by way of Tombstone.
The Benson signal., 1917-11-17
st. David Man Falls
Over High Bank
J. N. Christensen Narrowly
Escapes Serious Injury

J. N. Christensen, a Well-knoWtl
citizen of St.David, while attempt
ing to cross the river near that
place, on the way home from the
home of a neighbor a few nights
ago, fell from a high bank of the
river, a height of about twenty-five
feet, and was badly bruised and
shaken up. He lost. the trail in
the darkness and where he was
attempting to cross the bank was
almost perpendicular, except for
a ledge halfway between the top
and bottom, which broke the fall
to some extent and probably saved
his life. The place where the acci-
dent happened was about quarter
of a mile from his home, and Mr..
Christensen had to crawl on his
hands and knees in trying to get
home When within a hundred
yards of home he became exhaust
ed and could get no further. From
there he finally attracted the atten-
ton of Mrs. Christensen, who went
to his assistance and got him to the
house.
DR.. J. N. Morrison was called
from Benson, who after a careful
examination reported that no bones
were broken. Later reports are to
the effect that Mr.. Christensen is
up and around again. but is stiff
and sore from the many bruises
and the severe shock he received
in the fall.
The Benson signal., 1917-11-17
Fine Corn

If any one from Iowa, Kansas or
Illinois or anywhere else in the
great corn belt-had seen Farmer
D. w. Brown driving into town
the other day with a big wagon
box full of large-eared yellow corr
it surely would have reminded him
of back home.'' The ears we're
as large and wel1-formed as corn
raised anywhere, and while there
has never been any boast about this
being q great corn country, this
evidence speaks louder than any
words. The corn was raised on
the east side of the river near Pom
creme, and without irrigation. At
the present price of corn the load
must have brought a nice little
sum.
The Benson signal., 1917-11-17
Tribute to Mr.. Roberts

The article published below,
taken from the Glendale News,
shows the estimation in which Rev.
David Roberts is held in that town
where for the past five years he has
made his home. Mr.. Roberts is
the new pastor of the Benson Meth
odist Church.
When Rev. David Roberts leaves Glen
dale the town and community will suffer
the loss of one of its most valuable citi-
zens MIR Roberts has been pastor of the
local M. E. Church for FIVE years, privi-
lege that is seldom granted Methodist
preachers During that time he has as
sumed an active part in every movement
that stood for better Glendale. While
he has been faithful worker in the
church, giving his services in three union
revival campaigns---yet MIR. Roberts has
not confined his efforts to church work
alone, as viewed in the strictest sense of
the word, but he has at all times been
found in the foreground when any genu-
inc civic improvement has been before
the people, taking his place as man
among men, in his upbuilding Of the
community in every way that would help
make it better place in which to live. In
the campaign that made Arizona dry he
was very active.
Mr. Roberts organized the Boy Scouts
in Glendale and through that medium has
done much to start our boys of today on
the right road to manhood tomorrow.
He will deliver his farewell sermon at
the Methodist Church next Sunday even
ing, leaving within the next day or two
for Tucson, where the annual conference
will convene on the tenth. He has no
knowledge of where he will be sent next
yeae, but let that be wherever it may. he
will be followed by the best wishes and
prayers of the people of this community.
saint and sinner alike
The Benson signal., 1917-11-17
High School Notes

Rev. w. H. Du Bose of Tucson,
was here Thur rsday to speak on the
Y. M. c. A war work. In the
afternoon he spoke at the High
School and in the evening he ad-
dressed a meeting held in the
K. of P. Hall. Music was fur
nished by the High School stu
dents.
Some of f|the soldiers from Hua-
chuca were here yesterday after
noon on hike. They made camp
on the school grounds.
A supper will be given. for the
benefit of the Y. NJ c. A. by the
School tonight in the Clark build
ing. Be sure to come. You will
not only get a good supper, but
help along a good GAUGE.
The B. u. H. S. basket ball
teams are planning to play three
games before Christmas, and they
have also been challenged by the
Lordsburg basketball team.
The Domestic Science class has
been busy preparing the food for
the supper that is to be given to-
night.
The Benson signal., 1917-11-17
Red Cross Dance at EIgin

The Elgin Chapter of the Red
Cross will give dance at Floral
Hall, Sonoita, Saturday evening,
November oath. Good music and
a good supper. Benson people are
cordially invited. The proceeds
will be used to purchase supplies
to work with for the boys at the
front.
The Benson signal., 1917-11-17
Church Notice

METHODIST CHURCH.-Service
will be held as follows: Sunday
School at 10 a. N. Evening SER
vice at 7.3O; preaching by the pas
tor. A very cordial invitation is
extended to all to be present.
Morning service will be held at
Cochise at II a. M, or as near to
that hour as the trains will permit.
DAVID ROBERTS, Pastor.
The Benson signal., 1917-11-17
Y. M. c. A. Meeting
Thursday Night
Speaker Tells of War Needs
of the Association

Thursday night at K. of P. Hall
an enthusiastic meeting was held
in the interest of the Y. M. G. A.
war work fund. There was speak
ing, music and a general good and
interesting time.
The meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. David Roberts, af-
ter which the hymn America"
was sung by students of the High
School, joined in by the audience.
Rev. Warner Harrington DuBose
of Tucson, introduced by Chair
man H. Q. Robertson, made the
principal address, He gave an in
teresting account of the work the
Y. M. c. A. is doing and what it
is aiming to do in the war zones
and prison camps of Europe; how
it brought cheer and some SEM
blance of home life to the fighting
forces in the trenches and behind
the lines, and how necessary it is
for the people of the country to
sustain the work.
Chairman H. Q. Robertson told
of the High School students sub
scribing fifty dollars for the cause
and the work they are doing to
help. A dinner is being given by
them today to help raise the fund
apportioned to Benson and the sur
rounding country.
Contributions were not called for
in the meeting, but the effects pro-
duced will no doubt help those who
are working for the fund by per-
sonal solicitation.
Other patriotic songs were sung,
after which the meeting closed with
prayer by Prof. Dyches, of St.
David.
The Benson signal., 1917-11-17

There is a dangerous place on the
road between the Catholic church
and the cemetery, where the bank
of the wash has been caving in,
making a drop-off of at least ten
feet. 1t badly needs attention.