The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17

than the biggest previous crop, but other grain has made good records.
 As for the vegetable and fruit crops, nothing in Alabama has equalled them in volume. A great canning industry is being built up throughout the state. The people are learning not to waste and as result of the conservation campaigns Ala bama is fast coming to it's own. As the farmers have prospered greatly this year they are in happy spirits. And that being so they will look for ward with uncommon enthusiasm to the State Fair. The exhibits will be the largest and most educational ever seen here and the crowds in attend ance will bc greater than ever. Presi- de..t R. 4. Brown is elated over the prospects, and well he may be. The wounded soldiers reported to have arrived at Bath are not the first Amer jeans who have shed their blood in this war. Thanks to the spirit inherited from their forefathers, Americans have been fighting with the French armies ever since the war, started.
 Let US make those who oppose ob- stacles to the success Of the war feel that they are unhung traitors" says T. R. So long as they feel unhung, those fellows are not going to worry about their status as citizens. Away back in 1776 no ope ever dreamed that American troops would march through London town while the bally Brtishers cheered and cabinet ministers leaned out of windows to salute them.
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 Newly commissioned officers are dis covering that Uncle Sam is stickler TOT dress. After they have fitted themselves out with all the necessary apparel. there isn't much left of $500 check.
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 A Burlington baggage man fell off fast train with trunk. He landed un- hurt, sitting on the trunk. It's always the baggage that gets damaged where baggage man is concerned.
 Joan Sawyer is no doubt sorry that Friend Jack was shot by his Brazilian wife but it's too late now for Joan to pose as a shrinking violet who dreads publicity.
 By footing Jerusalem the astute Turks think they will make it scarcely worth .aking, but that's where the astute Turks have overreached themselves.
 
 A Philadelphia paper issues a warning 0 coal hogs, which will probably be just about as fruitful of results as shaking one's fist at an advancing tank.
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 Those American commissioners who say there is nothing the matter with Russia may be trying to qualify as the worlds greatest optimists.
 Send your spare books to the soldiers, put don't insult a fighting man by ship ping him any volumes by Laura Jean L. or Bertha M. c. of an editorial in the New York Tele- gram. Correct. And the sooner 'tis lone, the better.
 Some war names are handy for the headline writers, and some are not, but for a workable pair, Lens and Loos are hard to beat.
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 The Romanoffs may find life rather dull in Siberia, but quiet is what they need and quiet is what they'll get
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 The time is coming-prased be the Lord!-when Prussianism will be as dead as populism
 Fathers chest has expanded consider ably. Why? There is now an officer in the family.
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 The latest peace move shows that Ger man diplomacy has lost none of it's clum- siness.
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 God told me not to register" said Wisconsin stacker. Maybe it was "Gott."
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