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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
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WITH THE OLD TRICKS

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 An Alabama negro soldier lured Ger man dispatch dogs into the American lines in France by dragging the body of fox across No Mans Land. The Americans have come!''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21

That man that hath a tongue. I say is no man. If with his tongue he cannot win n woman. i! Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21

I fell into 8 seat by charming ma tron, and was hid behind big jar of cut flowers. that for once in my life I felt was going to attend a dinner and get away without being called on to speak, Not that I object to speaking. but because I was sure that as I had kept quiet on the bull proposition. oth- CTS who had been working at it would be given the chance to shoot the bull"
 thought had gotten safely by when MT. Barrett got up and in brief and practical talk wound up by suggesting that it might be. a good idea to ge' someone to go out in the state and try and stir up some enthusiasm for the sale, and modestly suggested that as Barnett would do it, he would pay his. expenses.
 This is how I got theajob. but I made it conditional upon Fred H. Jones of Livingston. president of the Southern SdttieIneH dSSOcldtlOll, anu Secrctdty Dent of the Alabama Fair association going with me. This is the trio which starts out Monday to ''whoop 'em up." hope the bankers. maDufacturers. mer- chants, professional men and cattlemen will give us the glad hand and see to it that their town buys one of the bulls.
 It is not only going to be a great thing for tho Red Cross but if the 50 bulls can be kept in Alabama it will mean great thing for the cattle indus try. This is why the leading men of Birmingham are in behind the move ment. and why willing to give my time to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
RECIPROCAL BENEFITS.

This is our new postoffice''
 "A magnificent structure. dare say it means Q great deal to your town Yes. tut it means a great deal more to our congressman
 "How is that?D
 .sBy heipirg us to get it he has cinchsd his job for life.' PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
Birmingham Is willing

T have always believed there ought to be a closer cooperation between Livingston and Birmingham said Fred H. Jones, president of the Southern Cat tlemen's association, who ran up to at tend the lunch given by Robert Jemison, Sr., at the Tutwiler in the interest of the Red Cross bull clubs
 q like the Birmingham spirit. It is certainly doing things. I think it is great the way it is getting behind the sale of the Shorthorn bulls. Few people realize just what it would mean to the breeders in Alabama to have the 50 bulls remain in the state. hope Alabamians are coming on July prepared to buy them for I know there will be many outside buyers here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21


 When we see the nations flag Stars and Stripes so proudly waving. Stainless pure red, white and blue; And we cheer our boys advancing And We VOW we'll "see it through"
 SPEAKING LITERALLY.
 What have you in the way. of books on theology?" asked the studious young man.
 About three dozen copies of the lat est best seller,'" replied the obliging clerk, "but I can soon move them to one side. The books on theology are at the back of the shelf"
 A DELICATE MISSION.
 My friend, you seem to be in low spirits
 CT am in low spirits"
 Gan I be of any assistance to you?" You might be able to help me, but I wouldn't ask so great a favor of any man" What do you want done?''
 T walt somebody to go to my home and tell my wife that the man she saw riding in an automobile with a flossy young person this afternoon about 5 o'clock was the victim of trick played by some of his friends, with the con- nivance of d pretty stenographer, and he can exp,a ill matters satisfactorily if she will only listen five minutes to what he has to say"
 You wouldn't ask perfect stranger to do that?"
 'of course not, but nobody except perfect stranger to her would run the risk of telling such a yarn as that to my wife,
 CONSIDERABLE WEAR AND TEAR. Excitement at the baseball park Said one who spoke demurely, Though doubtless something of lark. Has aged me prema turely"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21


 Washington bureau. POT Hibbs build- ing.
 European bureau. Henrietta street, Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, World build ing, New York city; western business office. Tribune building. Chicago. The s. c. Beckwith Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising. ~>-~--~~~~~~-~-~-~~-~---
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
Touched Only High Lights

From all accounts in newspapers and magazines, the way the south is grow ing industrially is simply marvellous. ' said Hale Tarrant. And have not read anything that made me realize it so much as an article in last weeks Literary Di- gest
 ',Referring only to our progress dur ing the last few months, the article stated that over s6OO, 600 had been invested in new enterprises in 30 towns through Dixieland including sSs,O00.0o0 now being expended in the Birmingham district by the United States Steel corporation and Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany.
 Mind you, the facts and figures in the article touched only the high lights passing up all investments under s1,00o- GOO. but there was enough evidence in the Tale of a Few Cities to show the fellow from Missouri what the new south is doing in the direction of becoming a powerful influence in the industrial world Isn't it marvelous?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
"oLD GLORY"

We'll not emulate the Kaiser, With his buster and his brag. But there's something fires our bosoms
 When we see the nations flag Stars and Stripes so proudly waving,
 Stainless pure red white and blue; And We cheer our boys advancing
 And we VOW we'll '.see it through"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
Prize War Garden


 T know a widow who lives in the city whose son is in the war, and who has made one of the finest gardens in Bir- mingham," said s. T. Barnett. Tt is 8 prize war garden. She has in it about everything which can be grown in this section. What is more, she has three pigs, a flock of chickens, and puts up enongh vegetables, berries and fruits to meet all her needs. I asked her why she was so energetic, and she answered that it not only enabled her to get along without buying so much, but kept her from worrying because she was left alone.
 If all of our people were as industrious and contented as she is, it would go a long way to help win the war. When think of how bravely she is facing the situation it makes me ashamed to hear those who are much better able to work than she is lamenting the fact that they are having to make sacrifices on account of the war. I believe that when the pinch comes our women win be as brave as are the French women"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
ADRIFrT WITH THE TIMES
COMMON SENSE VIEW.
Drawn by LOUIS REMEMBERS.

COMMON SENSE VIEW. "4af T understand the pretty girls whos serve lunches to soldiers passing through this town will no longer be permitted to kiss them''
 ''Why is that?'' @ts Tt seems the soldiers would rather kiss than eat. The result was about half of then. went on their way hungry and their officers wisely decided thasst a sandwich is more sustaining to as fighting mar than a dozen kisses"
 ser
 SUPERIOR ATTITUDE .as "Is Glibwitz a man of large ideas?'' Tn one sense.' sqss How is that?"
 Anyone who disagrees with his ideas looks extremely small to him. ss A CHEERING PROSPECT. While the canning of the Kaiser
 May require little time, tcy Just the thoughts an appetizer e.as And it keeps us feeling prime
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21

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 THE AGE-HERALD.
 Birmingham, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21

CONSIDERABLE WEAR AND TEAR. Excitement at the baseball park"
 Said one who spoke demurely, Though doubtless something of a lark. Has aged me prematurely."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter, un- der act of Congress, March 8, 1879.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-15
Rice Farming News.

These are busy days on the Rice ranches around Brinkley but not too busy for those live boosters Elmo Moss one of the Blossom Ranch and Guy Club of the Goodwin Rice & Stock Farm to come to Brinkley Tues day and escort the Bankhead Pathfinders over the pike to- wards the East. As I drove the Flag car carrying President Plowman, Sec'y. Roundtree and Geo. o. Beuckman of this city,
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-15

am still in the land of the liv- ing. I know you think it is a long time between letters. It takes so long for one to go and come that it seems hard
 job to write under the circum- stances. I am having the best of health these days and mak- ing it just fine over here so far. We are cramped in a nice cozy place now but don't know how soon we will be leaving for some where else. We have been pretty we'll on the move ever since we hit over here, however that is what we are here for I suppose. We havn't had any sunshine for some sev-
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-15

eral days. It keeps cloudy and
 drizzly. I have two pair of shoes tho and some heavy socks and heavy underwear wool, so I don't think there is
 chance of getting cold for some time to come. We are having some real live experiences over
 here and I will have lots of things to tell you folks when I get back home. You know I am some talker anyway, nix. Well what do you people think of all the Peace talk now. I thought it was pretty near some few days ago, but from the way things look now, don't think we will be home hardly
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-15
Farmers Best Citizens

s&suVSso DSos SttkeHku
 Thomas Jefferson said: "CulHuI of the earth are the most valuabl,( zens. They are the most vigoroasI most Independent, the most yirtu and they are tied to their counhyl welded to its liberty and interes the most lasting bonds."
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-15

in their journey to ForrestC' I pulled the Sunshine Sped down at Blossom Spur and uI a salute of honor to these \ the other clever rice ranch
 who are "doing things q there.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-15

Post Haste, but of course we are not in a place to decide exactly what is going on yet for a while. I don't believe it will be long tho before they J will be out of Belgium and France, then we will do some Iof that stuff they call mopping up with the Germans and Ger many too. Have seen some real lively aeroplane battles. Be- lieve me, there are plenty of them flying over us and once | in a while a stray plane will get too far over the line and
 get chased back. From the
 way we hear the Germans are retreating now I don't think it
 will be so very long before the
 Huns will be wanting peace
 real bad.
 l Well what are you folks
 over there in the good U. s. A. II speck cotton is some price
 this fall and you are rich by
 now. I sure would like to be
 over there and help you take
 care of some of that excess
 dough, for I know you are ac- cumulating some little pile by lnow. 1 wrote Coinelia a letter yesterday bur forgot her ad- dress and so as 1 remembered
 Cousin Lula Robley's address, sent it to her at 1234 Peabody Ave. and told her to send it to Cornelia. I lost Cornelia's last letter so I didn't know her new
 address. I know Cousin Lula
 will take care of it tho and give it to Sis. I havn't heard a
 word of Guy or his regiment
 since I have been over here. Don't know where he is located
 nor does he know where am located. It will be a gay old
 surprise if we should happen to run up on each other over here somewhere. I have been work
 ing at the Personnel Office on their payroll for the last few days. Hubert Starrett is over here now, so of course he needed me to help him out a few days. I will go back to my company tomorrow. 1 havn't any souvenirs yet. I have about ! all I can handle in my pack now. We hike from one place to another over here, and 1 feel like throwing the biggest part of what I have already away. Of course it will all come in good this winter, but oh, gee, it sure does get heavy when a fellow starts on a long hike. I managed to ride over on truck the other day, which is tPe first ride 1 have had so far. have a few francs left and haven't been paid for September yet. We can't spend what little we have now, so l don't know what we will do with any more. I was promoted to Seargant the 18th of September.
 Well dear aunty write me a line often. I have not received but one from you since I land-8 ed so you had better get busy. Am going to take the best of care of myself and perhaps l will get to see you all again before many months have passed away.
 Give my love and best re- gards to Aunt Julia and Harry and tell them old Bill is still on the job and will be on his way home sometime" in the future.
 Yours with love, Sergant William c. Wall
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-15
A COUNTY SERVICE FLAG.

I'm glad to learn that the County Club at Clarendon has started a movement for a general County Service Flag to contain a star for every Mon roe County Soldier boy, both white and colored. There will be between 500and 1000 stars in the mammoth flag which will be paid for by small subscript- ions from patriotic citizens and which will be hung in the main corridor of the Court House. Send your subscriptions to Mrs. F. E. Thomas and Mrs. Geo. P. Smith at Clarendon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-19
THE TWILIGHT OF THE KINGS

Whatever may come ut of the European wcltcr, whatever issue
may be to the volcanic forces now convulsing Central and Eastern
Europe, at least the kings will go.
II, And we must remember that this red riot of sociahstic discomfort
is but the drcgs of monarchy. II is the aftermath of kings. There
could he no pneumonia of socialism had there been no influenza OF
absolutism.
The kings are going. And along with them that great septic idea
that one class is born into the world saddled and bridlcd and another
class is born to ride them.
The king is doing the one thing most needed for the pcople 5 wei.
fare, taking himself off their backs.
And along with the kings shtl go the soldiers. Monarcbies bred
armies. Democracics will have police. The difference is that The
primary idea of the army is conquest and glory, and of police the
idea is to keep the peace and squelch the disturber.
so, exit Wilhelm, the allhghei, and tic crown prince and al the
little Johnnie Bears.
Exit the Prince of Waldcck- Pyrmont. who did not wan, 10 20.
conceiving himslf TO rule by the grace of God.
Exit the Grand Duke and Duchess and three other Dukes and
Duchesses of Oldcnburg.
"a Exit the Dukes and Duchesscs o. SAKE Wcimnr
ENt the high-muck-A -mucks of Sake oburg, whose relatives hays
married INTO the nobility of England. Portugal, Belgium and BULGARIA
Exit the Dukes and Princes of Sake ciningen and Saxc.Aiteh-
burg.
Exit the reigning Prncesscs and id genus omnc from Renss
Also the titled gentry aud ladies of Schaumburg Iippe aud Iippe.
Dctmod.
Altogether PTS names will have disappeared from the roll.
The Almanach de Gotha will be all Shot TO pieces There will he
nobody left 10 visit Newport.
They are taking down IN Berlin the signs over the shops indi.
eating that the proprietor was pnryeyor 10 the crown -
Hotels, thcaters, and similar establishments arr hasteninc IN o..
move the large glded insignia once signifying that they wer patron.
lied by royalty.
The famous Kaiser kafcc on the Prcdrichstrasse is now merely
hanee, the preceding "tlrrs having been dropped 90 the signs IN
the windows. From the we'll known Tiles Hall in kempinsky - P.s.
taurant, which was built Of fancy tiles from the Kaiser y private vorLs
in kahncn, William S costly bronze bust has been removed
It's too bad, ia a way. What will the American mammas do nov
looking for titles for then daughterSe
And what will all the others snobs, toadics. tuf, bunters and
name worshippers do now, for thingsf
Exit the kings, hurriediy, l.. u. n. General cutlery. % VIM, - ON,
rush Don I goi Here your hat!' ~"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-19
Girls Will Be Girls

A RECENT speaker before the Women's Pro
"A tective Association in Chicago lays great
stress upon the immodest dress of the young
girl OF today as a prime cause of juvenile delin.
quencv. We daughters of old fashioned mothers
knew very little of the present causes of delin-
quency. We dressed differently. said the speaker.
There Is good reason 10 dcplore the extreme
dress in which some of our young girls indulge, it
is true. and possibly the speaker could back her
lamentations with facts and figures. Still. much
can be said in favor Of modern feminine dress, as
any physician or physical culture expert will ties.
tify.
Between the smart short skirt as opposed 90
the long, strcet-swceping one of the former genera
ton the choice is plain. The girl of today, uncor-
Scted or corseted so lightly that every muscle moves
with healthy freedom. is surely more Sensibly clad
than the girl Of yesterday who went locked up in
steel.
The modern blouse, open at throat. permits the
free circulation of the blood in a way impossible TO
the days OF high.boned collars and stiff -neckod
dresses, and when these blouses came in headaches
went out.
To be strictly honest, girls of the late lamentcd
past dressed as they did because it was the style.
Times and styles have changed, but girls have not
changed so very much. The girl of today wants
Just what girls have always wanted-to look pref
~ and stylish. In this desire good girl and de
~linqucnt share alike.
The immodcstly dressed girl needs not AN old.
fashioned mother, but a good one. Not one who
Will deny her the right To her modernity. but who
will teach her how 10 adapt 1t wisely TO her use.
No live girl could BE- interested in old-rashion
cd. stodgy clothes; but miracles can be accomplish
eel by making q girl understand that her favorit,
movie actress affects simple, modest styles for III,
street.
Delinquency and moral soundnesS depend moi
upon fashions. but upon ideals, and the successful
parent or social-Servicc worker is the one who ear
present ideals which are within the comprehension
of the young, and of a sort TO arouse their interest
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-19
FACE THE UNPLEASANT
By n. ADDINGTON BRUCE
Author Of 'syhs Riddle Of Personality - '.Psychoiory sl
PNentho0d," Etc.
tCopyrght. 1918. by the Associated Hewspspen)

ago? Then IL would have been easy
90 get you well again. Now IL may
be pretty difficult
Thu truth is. though the doctor does
not tell him this. that ~ has become
impossible 20 help him back To- health.
a disease durable only In It's early
stages has SEIZED firmly upon him.
all because OF his refusal To face the
unpleasant.
Or take another man of an exceed
ingly common type. Feeling unwell,
ne. too. falls 10 consult "A doctor. be-
Gauss he breads the ideH of doing 80.
But his failure To consult "a doctor
does not enable him 90 dodge the un-
pleasant. He begins to wonder what
Is the matter with him. He imaglnes
all sorts Of things, working himself
INTO a state of nervous collapse.
Had he gone "a the doctor IN the
first place. h.. would have escaped All
this. For the doctor, finding nothing
seriously wrong, would have given
him the reinsurance needed to put
his miSd AZ ease.
other men. unsuccessful because Of
sundfy shortcomings in their make
up. try TO escape the unpleasant real
ity Of failure by resort TO the anodyn.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-19
QUAIL
BY JOHN BRECK

This morning rings with bird
voices welcoming the sun. Pr
u-whit, ~prr-a-whit, cheer up,
cheer up, chcc-ehce-chccr, prrt, pTr.,
hear me- THIS the curvc-billed
thrisher chants with variations from
The top branch Of "a Wild cherry tree.
"Ha-ha-a? who're your" answers
n quail, rising TO take a look. 'Prrt.
prrt, prrt," meaning Hide, hide, It's
open senson, You know ne warns. as
his sharp eyes sight my dreaded hui
man form. II IN scarcely the whisper
he appears to think Il. an uniL.stnE
able sound. uttered as though has
mouth We're full of water and he trieG
TO keep u closed on that account. But
It has q v~entriloquiatic quality. You
think n stlll is founding from The
cover where you saw him light. WHO
he and his chattrring comrades scont
UP the ncarcat slope. TO rise with q
startling whiir OF wings Just AZ they
can dive to safety across It's crest.
"Prrt, prrt' Curr-a-wuty' com
ments the leader OF a smaller bcvy.
reversing the proceeding OF the others
by running up TO the dooryard as
intimately 90 e ~barnyard rooster with
his flock. "Nousonse," he means,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-19

10 do any guessing ut al. He knew
they were fed when the hens were
fed, and knowing just when the lens
were fed he knew exactly when to 10
hide where he could watch.
So the very next morning while
the Bob Whites were getting their
breakfast Just outside Farmer
Browns hcnyard iteddy was look
Ing about down In the far corner Of
the old Orchard. He knows Just
what kind OF "a place Bob White likes
to hide In. II IL his business TO
know. So as he looked about there
Ina the far corner Of tho old Orchard
ID didn't take him long To discover
where the Hob White were Ing.
Very slyly ne looked this way. That
way. every WY. to make sure thai
no one was watching him. Then he
hid behlnds the OLD stone wall at "a
point where he could watch In the
direction OF Farmer Browns hen
yard.
"Now," muttered Reddy to himself,
"ail ! have to do Is he patient. Those
Bob Whites will fly back here AS
soon as they have finished thetl
breakfast. Having their stomach
full they probably will take a nap
They haven't been disturbed here
and they won't be- looking for trouble
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-19

then, politely to me. Are there any
crumbs today i"
crit" ono Of the ladies answers
him FOR me She has located the
bread o.. set out To sweeten in The
sun and get rid Of some bad habits
~ acquired IA the wet weather. she
picks up not only the crumbs I scat
tered when I turned II upside down,
but the ncndish little red ants which
infest the ground. Eventually she
advances as far IA the. lid. aad next
! know, the whole bcyy is whirring
Tor cover IN the start of horror over
the tinny sound But II comes skulk-
in9 back "a moment later as q light
snow OF rolled oats leaves my hand.
These are valley quail. who hang
around my chuparral regularly; II ~
about the upper limit of their range.
They arc mo- brother to tEc eastern
BobWhitc, being true partridges, rs
trim ana dcmutc as II own, with tho
snmc delicate. rather surf way OF
moving when they arc really at their
ease. They wear little olive brown
caps, with q most ornate inssel of
hroad-tippod plumcs which dangie
forward IN a quite %coquottish manner
above the hoax. and a creamy band
about the brow. They seem to have