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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-24
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-24

I had rather have a fool to make me erry than experience to make me sad; ad travel for it, too.
 --As You Like It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-24
WRITES THE OTHER KIND

And who is this prosperous per- son?"
 "A successful playwright"
 "A competitor of Shakespeare ehF" NO As you have just said, he's prosperous person."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-24

There is little disposition nowadays to ridicule MT. Daniels.
 *
 Bibles In Greater
 DeEnamd Than Ever
 A MONO books, the Bible has al- 6A ways been "the best seller" When the art of printing was still young people who could read treas ured the Holy Scriptures far above all other things. With the extension of education the Bible was in ever in creasing demand and the popular in- terest in it has never waned.
 The war has caused extraordinary activity in publication houses that print Bibles and now the demand, according to the New York Sun, beats all records. "The Bible trade is rushed to the limit" that newspaper says, land presses in New York are running night and day. Even then the orders are far ahead of the presses"
 The prices of Bibles have not ad- vanced in spite of the extraordinary demand and as the Sun remarks, "were MT. Hoover's authority extend ed to cover Bible issues he would not be compelled to buy up editions to keep prices down" The reasons for the unprecedented activity in the Bible trade are that the churches in all parts of the country are engaged in the enterprise of pre- senting soldiers with New Testaments of approved size and cover. The Amer ican Bible society is not only keeping up it's own volume of work, but is helping out the British association and is sending Bibles to England in large numbers.
 Some of the New Testaments issued for the army have inserts" for name, names of regiment, and pledge to read chapter daily, but the bulk of them are distributed without any "insert" or condition.
 The publication statistics of Bibles in the United States show wonderful increase in the number issued. IT In 1900-'01 the American Bible SO ciety printed and distributed 1,554,' 12s copies. In the year ending Marcf 31, 1913, the issues were 4,O59,6ll volumes. For the year ending Decem Der 31. 1915, the last statistics avail able, the American Bible society issued 7,061,377 copies, and the Nev York Bible society published and dis tributed in addition 35O,932 copies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-24
HOW AMERICA MAKES WAR
Rr HOLLAND

some years ago by James J. Hill that the United States should be producing l5,Ooo,- GOO O0O bushels of food products. We can feed ourselves and also give our allies all the food that is needed.
 In the address delivered few days ago by Elihu Root to his fellow members of the United League club, he emphasized with all his power of utterance the need at this time that the people of the United States put behind them all smaller mat ters and concentrate their efforts upon the supreme need of supporting the gov ernment in its determination to fight this war until we have conquered peace. MT. Roots speech at the Union League club has been spoken of by those who heard it as fully matching any one or his great addresses. It had the eloquence of supreme sincerity, of impressive earn estness and of conviction that Wlth dli our resources thoroughly eo-ordinateo and all our business forces in full co-opef- ation with the government, the United States will be able in due time completely to destroy the autocratlc system Wnlch he declared Germany is now tlgntlng to maintain.
 Not more than two or three of the 1 leaders in finance and railroad af1alfs who went with James J. Hill to Boston
  owners the control of the Burlington Railroad company are now living. One | of these is George F. Baker, now chair l man of the board of directors of the First National bank, then president or 1 that bank Between MT. Hiil and MT. 1 Baker there had been developed an un- usually close intimacy due to confidence 1 personal esteem, and admiration TOT ! great business ability
 After Mr. Hill and the men of finance l who were with him in Boston secured the control of the Burlington common stock by paying what was thought to De a preposterous price for it, S200 share, they returned to New York and MT. Hill and MT. Baker were seated side by side I in the drawing room car MT. Hill said in 1 the course of conversation: MT. Baker, I think everybody who does not know what we mean by this purchase Will think we have made a fool bargain ana that we have paid a great deal more Tor that common stock than it is worth, put | | tell you, now that we have bought II, l that in the course of few years 1t VIII be found that we got that stock cheap, for I think the property Will be worth
 four times as much after we have nam dled it as it was when we bought IT, D. MT. Baker, now that the Burlington Railroad company has declared an extra
 dividend of 10 per cent which is pre-
 sumably partial distribution to stock
 holders of accumulations, will undoubt-
 edly contemplate with satisfaction the
 judgment of MT. Hill, regretting only
 that MT. Hill was not alive to witness
 and share in this unusual distribution of
 funds to railroad company stockholders. l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-24

Now, I respect many of the men who are picking candidates for the people, and I am not writing this to cast any asperson on any man selected; but I am deeply in earnest in entering my pro- test against ''hand-picked" candidates in a democracy, for I believe it's an inn pertinence and an interference in the rights of the great mass of common people, one of whom I am which, for believe it's both law and good morals for them to control their own govern ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-24

From which we may learn that the rulers of the city, although they are elect ed by the people, in many instances arr really determined beforehand by certaii men representing selfish interests wht give their attention to matters of thi kind, but who keep in the backgronn' while using men of standing; and tn people, however free they may thinl themselves, do but carry out the vii of these men.
 I am no corporation batter, l am n demagogue, but I am frank to say tha I in municipal election no class dis tinctions should control the selection o the candidate. I want the whole tow represented. I want the bankers man
 ufacturers, merchants, professional mer
 the laborer, yes the rich and the poo l inc high and low, to have a hand
 saving who shall run this town. Tn
 more people we can get interested
 civic matters the better city we can hay and that's why I am pleading that tf people shall have part in any pro gramme looking towards the city's we fare and that it shall not be left the hands of a chosen few.
 The great representative governmen arc more and more incorporating hi
 their ministries or cabinets men repr'
 senting every interest of the nation and we have got to do the same thir
 here in Birmingham and let the humble
 citizen know and feel that we are coun } inc on him to do his part. This Is u
 way to make greater and more hom | capous Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-24

Readers of history will recall that even the people in country like Spain well comed back Ferdinand joyously, in spite man and oppressive as a king, because they would not allow Napoleon to put over them king whom they had not chosen, although his rule would have been better.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19

tails OF the reorganization OF the army
were fully explained by MAJOR Lewis.
After an early morning ride around
the city, accompanied by the Chamber
.ni Commerce Cantonmcnt committee,
Colonel Mcfarland expressed the ap-
probation oi his party ior the entertain
ment during their inspection tour here
hut with the usual rctlccuce oi army
officials, was non commi,,al ns to his
report to General Ruckcr, head OF the
southern department
Escorted by John W Shartcl. Anton
H. ClasSen, II K. Fisher, J. W, prycr
LeRoy NJ Gibbs. George Fredericksor
Andrew kirgkade, Max Cunningham
John Fredcrickson and {. h Amcs. the
officers left at 30 o'clock this morn
ing tor Ardmorc where they arc I,
transact official business,
Chamber OF Commertc official.
pointed out here today ,ha, It will b,
possible TO obtain the land on either o
the two proposed sites for an avcrar,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
Dorothy Dix Says
THE HYPNOTISM OF LOVE.
BY Dorothy Dix
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
BY Dorothy Dix

A MAN has just been sent to the
~ pententiary to serve stiff term
because he advertised that he
would teach people how to hypnotine
the objects Of their affections. so that
they might win whomsoever they de
sired as mates or bring mack any
rcctcant lover to the fold.
The government held that this was a
fraudulent advertisement made with in
tent TO deceive, and calculated to sepa
rate the love.lorn from their coin with
out giving them even run for their
money.
Perhaps So Perhaps no other hu-
man being can teach a man or woman
how to weave potent, and compelling
spells about the dcsiredNone, but, as a
matter of fact, what IL love except
hypnotism' Only the CURIOUS part of
II is that in love we do moi hypnotic
the party OF the other part We are
victims of sclf-hypnotism.
None OF u falls in love with another
for what the individual really is. We
are enamoWcd of what we imagine him
or her to be.
Every youth and maiden who is in
love will deny this Edwin will tell
YOU that he has made the most minute
study of Angelina's character, and that
the reason he thinks she is an angel is
because he has seen her wings---that he
knows her to be paragon Of virtue,
a model OF amiability, a pattern OF do
mesticity, and altogether perfect
Angelina will assure you that it is
impossible that she could be deceived in
Edwin because she knows from her own
observation that he is the wiscst, brav-
est, strongest, noblest, most generous
man in the world
II you should tell Edwin. as we who
are Edwin's mothers and sisters and
female cousins sometimes are rash
enough to do, that Angelina j, an ex-
cecdlngly commonplace young woman,
with a raspy temper and a prediction
for coming down TO breakfast in a
slouchy wrapper and curl papers, and
that she is accustomed to lie on a
lounge and eat chocolate creams and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
WAR CLASSES"
ARE CONTINUED
y w. c, A, to Make Depart
ment Permanent.

The special war classes of the Y.
W. {. A. have grown to such an extent
that the board of directors has decided
to make them permanent
Miss Amanda Hawkins was called ia
June from Fort Worth for special
three-month term OF service as secrc-
tary of the employment bureau Her
duty was to get positions for the girls
turned out from these war classes
Her report for her three months work
includes Applications from S,enog,a-
piers, %, positions secured, oS; from
office assistants, IS. positions secured,
43; from typistS, "a, positions secured,
IL; from bookkeepers, II, positions Sc
cured, -; from nurses IS, positions Sc
cured, TO- from houSekccperS, $50, posi-
tions secured l45; from seamstreSSeS,
-, positions secured, 10, from sales
women, 81, positions secured, IS mis-
cellaneous, "a positions secured 10,
calls from business firms, ~, positions
filled, % calls from homes, 322, posi-
tions filled l4S
As rcsul, Of this war work Miss Lii
lian Sidebotham, instructor in bookkeep-
ing had so many classes that she had 70
continue them through the SUNNI ,r
months.
Girls have also been instructed and
have filled positions at the Western
union as telegraph operators, in auto
mobile driving and in first aid work, the
latter under the instruction of Or J VI
Afford.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
EVEN CROSS, SICK
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP Of FIGS
Look at tongue! If feverish,
bilious, constipated, take
no chances.
California Syrup of Fige"
can't harm tender stom-
ach, liver, bowels.

Don't scold your fretful, peevish
child See IL tongue is coated this Is
a sure sign its little stomach, liver and
bowels arc clogsed with sour waste.
When listless. pale. feverish, full o'
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn',
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stomach
ache, indigestion. diarrhoea. give q tea
spoonful of California Syrup Of Figs"
and in a few hours all the foul waste
the sour bile and fermenting food passes
ou, OF the bowels and you have a we'll
and playful child again. Children love
this haJmle. fruit laxative" and
mothers can rest easy after giving il.
because it never fails TO make their
little "insides" clean and sweet.
Keep it handy, Mother A little given
today saves a sick child tomorrow, but
get the genuine. Ask your druggist for
a 50-cent bottle of California Syrup
Of Figs" which has directions for ba-
bies, children Of all ages and for grown,
ups plainly on the bottle. Remember
there are counterfeits sold here, so sure
ly look and see that yours Is made by
the California Fig Syrup Company"
Hand back with contempt any other fig
syrup-Adv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19

price oi much less than so an acre.
the average price previously stated. In.
deed, It is said that on some parts Of
the proposed cantonment. land can be
bough, for as low as from $40 TO SIS an
acre
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
OFFICERS talk
OF FUTURE ARMY
Military Mission Members Are
Guests at Banquet,

Interesting responses to toasn were
made by Col NJ Mcfarland, Mar +
w Lewis and Capt Paul {. Potter
members OF the military mission from
the southern department At Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, at the banquet IN thci,
honor at the Lee. lluckins hotel last
night
Colonel Mcfarland discussed IN,
possibilities OF the American army. De
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19

In many Of .'.e iafss isesbvies ~
vicinity Of Bridgepost, CsaA, W.
shells and cartridges ore being Moo1
fsctured, milling machines, Iatlles, tl y
and planes are being operated By 49,
rD 4
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-19
Chemical Exposition Planned.

NEW YORK. Sept lo.--How the
United State, was saved from war
shortages" of dyes, acids, pulp, and
other products by raw materials from
big timber sections Of the southern
states. will be demonstrated al the ma
tional exposition OF chemical industrie,
which will open next Monday At the
Grand Central Palace hero =.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-07-17

suffering Described Az Torture
Relieved BY Black Drausht.

Rossville, 0a.-Mrs. Kate Lee Able, Of
this place, writes: my husband Is an
engineer, and once while lifting, he In
Iured himself with a piece Of heavy ma
chlnefy, across the abdomen. He was
so sore he could not bear 10 press on
himself at all, on chest or abdomen. He
weighed 1865 lbs, and fell off until he
weighed ITO lbs, in two weeks.
He became constipated and II looked
like he would die. We had three different
doctors, yet with all their medicine. his
bowels failed to act. He would turn up
a ten-cent bottle Of castor oil, and drink
Il two or three days In succession. He
did this yet without result. We became
desperate, he suffered so. He was swol-
len terribly. He told me his suffering
could only be described as torture.
sent and bought Thedford's Black
Draught. made him take a big dose,
and when II began to act he tainted, he
was in such misery, but he got relief and
began to mend at once. He got well,
and we both feel he owes his life to
Thedford's Black Draught."
Thedford's Black Draught will help you
to keep fit, ready for the days work.
Try It'll NC-l3l
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-07-17
CONGRESS- WILL BE ASKED FOR
SECOND LOAN FOR ENTENTE

Washington, July 16-Unless the
unforeseen develops, congress probab-
ly will be asked before adjournment OF
the present session to authorize anoth-
er gigantic loan to the allies. The
present authorization Of 100000, 900
will be exhausted within from three to
four months at the rate at which the
government is lending money to En-
'tsnte governments.
Indications are that the amount OF
the second authorization will be nc
less than the first, and may go as
high as $5,OOO,OOO,OOO.
There is every reason to believe that
the administrations policy Of financ-
ing the allied governments for pur-
CT asses they make in this country will
be continued during tn, period Of the
war and that the vast sums to be
loaned them in the past, at the same
rate of interest the American govern
ment will have to pay for the money
and on the security of entente govern
ment bonds to be deposited in the
treasury.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-07-17
Sardis

pululS
Miss Jessie Ingram returned home
after spending several days with her
cousin, John Wills of Mayslick.
A Red Cross Chapter was organized
Theresa, were in MaysvNle Thursday
A Fed Cross Chapter was organized
here Wednesday night by Hon. W. D..
Cochran, Hon. J. N. Kehoe and Hon.
S. F. Reed each Of the above gentle
men gave very interesting talks which
were very instructive Fifty Joined
that night. The following officers
were elected: L. H. Hall, President;
Mrs. w. NJ. Williams, Vice President;
Miss Caryl Adamson, Secretary; Mrs.
W. S. Wheatley, Treasurer. Elective
Committee, A. H. Dillon, Fred Grover
and Mrs. R. X. Chambers.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E.
Church met Saturday afternoon with
Mrs. T. p. Ray.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Henderson Of
Charlottesville, Ind, left Sunday after
noon to visit relatives at German
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Newman, daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, and Miss Elizabeth
Stiles spent Monday with Mrs. Keith
Mcdowell of Mt. Olivet.
Mrs. Samantha Walls and Miss Mary
Duke Walls of Lexington are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Ray and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Ats Berry spent Sum
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Camp
bell.
Several from here attended Court
at Mt Olivet Monday.
The officers of the Red Cross met
with Miss Caryl Adamson Saturday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Suit and daugh-
ter, Winona, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. George 8. Grover.
Messrs. W. P. Ray and W. H. Wheat
ley motored to Lexington Saturday
where they Joined the Kentucky Ma
tional Guards.
The Misses Hall accompanied by
Wetsan Suit spent from Saturday un-
til Sunday with relatives in Harrison
county.
Mrs. Her Henderson has been quite
sick the past week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-07-17
Used Cars!


Here are some red-hot bargains in used cars, all
in fine condition, just rebuilt, with new parts where
needed good tires and good tops:
OVERLAND, 5-Passenger, Electric Starter
and Lights; cost $1,100;; used very
little and traded in on wi||ys-knight.
OVERLAND, 5-Passenger Touring, just
rebuilt, $295.
OVERLAND, Passenger, 6'Cyinder
Demonstration; good as new.
CENTRAL GARAGE COMPANY
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-07-17
CORA WILSON STEWART
In Open Letter Asks For Volunteers
to Teach Illiterates Who Are Ell.
gible For Service With Uncle
Sans Fighting Forces.

Kentucky teachers can perform a
great service for their country by
helping the 10000 illiterates who reg
istered on June 5. The following let
ter written by Mrs. Cora Wilson Stew
art is self-explanatory:
To the teachers of Kentucky:
An unusual situation confronts
those engaged in teaching in this
State. 1t is one which will put to the
test your patriotism and your devotion
te education, as we'll.
Some 10000 young men in Ken
lucky signed their registration cards
on June 9th by mark, being unable to
sign their names. These are not con-
fined to any locality but are scattered
throughout every county in the State
They are not colored, but mainly
white.
These figures must stagger every
thoughtful Kentuckian. They would
shame us to the point of concealmen,
but for the need of these young mer
for immediate relief. Concealment
works no cure. Only prompt and de.
cisive action can do that.
These young men are not to blame
for their misfortune. The enlighten
ed citizens of Kentucky, who have tol
Grated lax compulsory attendance
laws and have submitted to the non
enforcement of such school attend
ance laws as are on our statute books
are MOSTLY to blame. But this is ~
time to waste in crying Shame" O.
in fixing blame. This is time tt
atone in such measure as we may.
1t is unfair that these young me-
should be torn from their homes ant
dear ones and sent across the water
to fight your battles and mine with
out being able to read letter or t.
write line back home. Next to ac-
tral engagement in battle, the mos
mOmentous event in the life of SOL
der is the arrival of letter from
home To his anxious mother letter
from her soldier boy is comfort
above price. No third person, how
ever willing, can convey the senti-
ment and secrets of these two to each
other.
The Y. M. C, A. provides an abund-
ance of reading and writing material,
but these boys can only gaze upon it
hungrily as athing they crave to use,
but cannot. Such printed reminders,
posted about in the Y. M. C. A. camp,
as write home," Have you written
to mother today?", are unintelligible
10 them.
A Committee hands to each boy a
pocket testament as he passes through