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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
sent away in companies to France and

sent away in companies to France and to other camps in this country.
 Mrs Joseph Smolian of Birmingham, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Louis Pig itz, is one of the most popular visitors at Camp Johnston, where her husband is in the officers training camp. She is graduate of Smiths collegt and a read CT of remarkable talent and puts on three or four entertainments every week in the various Y. NJ c. A. and k. c. huts She is enthusiastic over her work and gets great fun out of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
OUT AN OASIS"

Prohibition has been very live ques- tor in Jacksonville this week, on ac- count of Nassau county voting dry on Tuesday. Jacksonville voted dry last May, and since then Fernandina in Mas sau county, about 20 miles away, has been the ''oasis' for northeast Florida. Under the Florida law, when county votes dry the saloons are closed up the next day, though the barkeepers are permitted to ship their liquor away wholesale to some other wet spot. Pre- paredness being the order of the day, it is said over 800 autos made the trip from Jacksonville to Fernandina last Satur- day to stock up. Pensacola, Tampa, Mi ami and Key West are now the only wet towns in Florida and it is said their days are numbered, as Florida votes on state wide prohibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
RELIGION OF CHRIST


 ''We have that one thing that can cut is not alone in this predicament tnss he has awakened to, there are others, many of them; honest searchers for peace, happiness and joy, which only the religion of Jeus Christ can satisfy, for it satisfies the hunger of souls. If this religion does satisfy, it mus; be one that will expand and broaden. The mind craves after, searches for, and rests in truth; the taste longs for beauty. the heart for love, and finding t. 1 rests satisfied. It is the cry of the crea- the depender, and there is only one re- ligion that will answer. Christian Sci ence is doomed, because 1t overlooks and disregards a part of our nature. It offers you selfish happiness which is the happiness of a pig, not that of man. ''Buddhaism, likewise, is indistinct The centuries as they roll on are not only strewn with the wreckage of empires, but with the wreckage of religions that have been outgrown. There is only one religion that is so broad and compre- hensive and honoring to an individual that honors the commonplace tasks Of everyday life-the hope of life after death provides for our expansion and develop ment as that of Jesus Christ which says, Be ye perfect as your Father in heaven
 Tt must be a forgiving and atoning religion. We have been out of harmony with God, more or less a Dr. Jel1yll and Mr. Hyde state of affairs with the ideal and the real selves in play. The ideal reproaches and constantly reviews IS and insists upon improvements, and the two wage an eternal warfare against each other. Somehow we all know that we have wandered away from home, and we need forgiving religion to bring us back to God and home.
 DYNAMITE OF GOD e"The lonliest soul on earth is the one who has known God and then lost Him, who has walked with God and then parted company with Him. The gospel that saves is the soul gospel-the re- ligion of Jesus Christ. We want a gos- pei that can save the lost, the hope less creatures I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for it is the dynamite of God.
 The man may be in heaven who drove the nails through the hands of Jesus, or placed the crown of thorns on His brow, or pierced His side with the short sword. for all that I know, for the re- ligion of Jesus Christ is just such a religion. for Jesus prayed, Father, for give them for they know not what they do.'
 ''The gospel we need is forgiving gospel. It must be one that will present man with goal of endeavor, and he will respect it. I have a strong belief that the church has always given men too little to do--their task to perform has been too small.
 The church should stand as great standing army to make America holy land. Thy sins be forgiven, he said and the religion of Jesus Christ will take the makings you have left and shake them into divine soul I offer that re- ligion of Jesus Christi"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
Rahx,a Second Summer

GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE will correct the Stomach and Bowel Troubles and it is absolutely harmless. Can be given to infants with perfect safety. See directions on the bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
"A RELIGION THAT SATISFIES" REV. [. [. |GREGORY'S SUBJECT Religion of Jesus Christ Is Offered by Pastor for
 Hungry Souls GOSPEL OF JESUS
 DYNAMITE OF GOD Church Should Stand as Stand ing Army to Make America
 Holy Land," Says Pastor
 of First Methodist

Reading letter from young man who had become Respondent and appar- ently at his rows end in search of something that he seemed to yearn 70 make life what it should be to him, relieving him of that miserableness that he found every where that he went, Rev. Carl C. Gregory, assistant pastor of the First Methodist church. yesterday preached a most eloquent sermon at the morning hour on "A Religion That Sat isffes.''
 This young man states that he has traded in the markets of the world, and that he now wishes that he could go back to the exchange desk, for he lacks something that he is unable to find that one thing that will satisfy him. He has good social standing, money, yet he is the most miserable young man in the world. Now, what have we to offer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
PICRIC ACID AT BRUNSWICK

At Brunswick. Ga, another Of Bir- mingham's four south Atlantic ports about 70 miles north of Jacksonville there are number of familiar Birming. ham faces. engaged in building the gov ernment's great picric acid plant at that point. Picric acid Is one of the most powerful explosives of modern warfare and it looks as if we are preparing enough of the stun to blow Germany out Of existence.
 The gossip goes that Frances big pic ric acid plant was blown up a tew months ago, and instead of rebuilding 1t, France will look to this new plant al Brunswick to supply their needs in ad- dition to those of General Pershing.
 Like Jacksonville, Brunswick also has man sized job in building ships and thousands of workmen that have been brought in are soFely taxing the hous- ing capacity of the town Many fam files are living In tents during these summer months. but just how they are going to get through the winter is 2 problem still unsolved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-26
MRS. sAsOLIAN,s WORK Ar CAMP

Jacksonville Is full of soldiers from Camp Johnston, as the quartermaster's training camp is called. and as fast as they are trained and equipped they are
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
The interesting Loon.

The loon is one of the most beaut1. full and graceful of the wild water fowl. riyaling the wood duck in the markings of it's plumage. On the Northern lakes there is no bird that can dive quicker or swio faster. Awk- ward and clumsy on land, but so active and alert is it in the water that IL can dodge bullets. ''The loon is a cousin to the beaver" says John Bur roughs. 'lt has the feathers of bird and the fur of an animal, and tho heart of both. It is as quick and cunning as 1t is bold and rcsolute. When disabled so that it can neither dive nor fly, it is said to face it's foe, look at him ir the face with its clear, piercing eye, and fight resoluteiy till death. The gunners say there is something in the wailing. piteous cry, when dying, al. most humau in It's agony.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17

Resolutions adoGted by the nation al council of defense and sent to all state councils calling for better con, trol of appeals for war contributions to avoid the scattering of the ener- gies of the nation, are published by the publicity committee of the lief ferson county council of defense.
 The resolutions with tte county councils statement follow:
 By direction of the county council of defense, the following resolutions is published by the publicity commit tee. The resolution speaks for itself. May it be read and remembered | Whereas, appeals lare constantly being made throughout the country in behalf of innumerable war relief agencies; and
 Whereas, the benevolent enersies of the country are being dissipated by such solicitations. and the float ation of government loans, as we'll as subscriptions for other worthy and legitimate purposes. may thereby be seriously affected: and
 Whereas, the council of national de fense believes that the regulation and centralization of such appeals would encourage the patriotic and phllan- thropic spirit of the country to gen erous response by the assurance of the proper responsibility of those soliciting subscriptions, ttus mlnlm-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
Ant Eaters Convenience.

South America can boast no more remarkable geological product than the great ant eater" This interesting mamma, has powerful front claws for tearing open anthills and decayed logs a. tongue that is a foot in length, and a long, bushy tail which, according to native observers. is used ito sweep up the ants." In reality the tail is not employed for ciy such purpose. 1t serves for something quite different. as one may see when the animal lies down, Then the hairs of the tail fall both ways over its body in such man. ner as to form a sort of roof thatch, shedding rain and keeping the owner dry in stormy weather.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
A College Education.

A story not new, but worth repeat. ing. is once again going the rounds :n England. Two bootmakers, whose es- establishments faced each other in the village high street, were very distinct ly rivals. One of them had a son at college and, in the first week of his Va cation. there appeared in the shop win dow the motto: "Mens Conscia Recto. ; His rival over the way was for some time little nonplussed. but within a few days he arose to the occasion and there appeared in his window card bearing the legend, '"Men's and Wom' en's Conscia Recti."-Christian MOni. tor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
Council of Defense Calls For
 Generalization of War Appeals
County Body Publishes Resolution of National Council Asking More Control of Various Contributions
 to Stop Scattering Energy of Country

iZing opportunities to exploit the ben evolent impulses of the country; therefore
 Be it resolved, that the council of national defense requests each of the state councils of defense so to organ ize that it may assure itself of the worthiness of the objects in support of which appeals for assistance are made and of the integrity and finan- cial responsibility of those making such apeals: and
 Be it further resolved. that the council of national defense suggests that the state councils of defense ap- prove appeals for financial aid only where it shall be understood that an accounting of the moneys received and spent shall be made public. The above resolutions are given publicity by the local council of de fense which. is a part of the state and national council of defense to the end that all good citizens. may aid and encourage and assist the lccal coun' cil of defense in all things done by this organization, whose members sacrifice their time and serve with out pay.
 E. J. KERWlN Chairman. E. w. FREEMAN, GEO. H. ADAMS. Committee on Publicity County ot Defense.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
The intoierabie Rooster.

The hen is not at all proud-spirited. She differs In that respect from her rooster spouse. Whether her marriage vows bind her to love and obey him and to drudge and lay for him, l am not ready to state, but + would seem very much that way by the naughty air chanucleer assumes toward hei !adyship. Married roosters are far more selfish than husbands of the hu man tribe. A man. even thougl. he de- tests housework, will sometimes <on. descend to carry scuttle of coal or turn the wringer washday. But you'll never find rooster willing 10 inter- fere with hens domestic affairs.-- Nim in Cartoons Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
Known by Size of Jewelry

Immense earrings are perhaps the most curious of all ornaments O the Marco Lagoon tribes. Each tribesman tries to wear bigger ring than his neighbor, for the larger the ring the greater is it looked upon as the high est.prized mark of the greatest beauty and distinction. In fact, so great is the rivalry among the warriors of these tribes that many c. the luckless natives have been known aetually to tear the loDes of their CUTS clear through In their frenzled efforts to break all records for wearing the largest earrings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
Il SURVIVORS, II LOST, ADDED TO THE
 TUSCANIA'S LISTS

Washington, Feb. 16.-Eleven sur. vivors of the torpedoed liner Tus- cania, previously listed as unreport- ed, were announced tonight by the war department with the name of an- other survivor, H. O. Baird, of Wag- goner, Ogla., who was not on the original passenger list as given ou, here.
 The names of Il additional Ameri- can soldiers who lost their lives in the torpedoing and sinking of the Tusacia were received by the war department tonight by cable All but one of them appeared in. the list of those buried at "a Scottish town, con tained in an Associated Press dis patch last Tuesday
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
FLOODED HOGS ARE
 PURCHASED HERE

Two blooded hogs out of several ordered thru County Agent C. H. Thomas have been received here. l.. G. Howson has received one $200 hog out of lot of four ordered for his Linwood place near nere, and c. H. Moore of the Cotton Belt eating house, has also received q similar animal.
 These hogs are unusually highly bred Duroc-Jerseys and form very valuable addition to the county's stock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
Army Eagles of Napoleon.

Before Napoleon's time 1t had been the custom For armies to carry huge, unwieldy flags mounted on poles which. while they afforded rallying point for their corps, also drew the en- emy's fire. Napcieon revived the an- cient symbol of the Caesars. The Ma poleonic eagle itself was inches In height and 8 inches across the wings It stood on brass block Inches square and weighed three and a half pounds. Modern col0rs, cumbersome as they are. are as nothing compared to the old ones, which were as ditn' cult to hide us the big drum.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17

Vic Safer, star first-sacker of the Chicago Cubs, has beer formally awarded to the Pittsburg Pirates. The Chicago clubs claim against Pitts burgh for Saier's 1917 salary was not allowed by the National League. Safer was injured last summer and traded to the Pittsburgh team, bu! it was shown that after recovering from his injury he had played game for the Cubs, making Chicago liable for his 1917 salary under the terms of his con- tract
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
9osne Truth lR l1

Have you ever noticed" said As nervous young man, striving to mako conversation at the tea table, that er--bachelorA as rule, are-er- much richer than married menr "Yes." replied the notwithstanding lady. wearing the colors of the mih- tants "I have" "Ah! And-er-hov io you account for it?" "very simply. Poor men marry and rich men don't Men are always reader to divide noth ing with a woman than sonethinxis
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
BUILD COMFORT STATION.

Little Rock. Feb 16.-For the con- yenience of the thousands of soldiers who are in the city at all time. the Army Post Development company, consisting of patriotic citizens, who nave spent hundreds of thousands in securing the cantonment, six com fort stations have" been erected at convenient places in the downtown districe. The total cost of the i'm proyment has been $4,6S4.54.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
Men of Rare Value.

"I weigh my words when say tia, if the nation could purchase a pcten- tial Watt, or Davy, or Faraday, at the cost of a hundred thousand pounds down. he would be dirt.cheap at the money. It is a mere commonplace and everyday piece of knowledge that what these men did has produced un- told millions of wealth, in the narrow. est economical sense of the word."- Huxley.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
Johnnys Essay.

A boy with the snOws of twelve win ters on his heau was responsible for the following "howler" in a Latin es- say. Among celebrities occuri ed the names of Copernicus and Calico. The view of these wOrthieS taken by our youthful writer was as follows: Cop ernicus is mixture of copper and nickel. Calico cared for zone of these things s"--LondOn Tit-Bits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
WEDDING BELLS
Groom mS-ElliS.

Tom Grooms and Miss lienevre Fl lis, young people of this city, wer married last night, the ceremony De ing performed at 9 o'clock by Justice Of the Peace Thos. Smith, at his Of flee in the National Bank of Arkan sas building.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
ONE DEATH AT PIKE.
California if First Officer to Die al
 Arkansas Camp.

Little Rocvk, Feb. 1o.-Second Lieut.. Milton Rodig, 235th Field artil. lery, died today at Camp Pike from pneumonia, being the first officer to die at the camp. His nome was in LOS Angeles,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
RidicuIe and REmor.

The chief difference between ridlcule and genuine humor is. that ridicu'e IS! cruel and humor is< kind. Ridicule shows lack of understanding and con- sequent lack of tolerance, Humor, by. means of understanding, becomes tol-, erant. The really great humorists are. great humanitarians-Ex
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
A Theory.

Eogg says that the reason the fash. ions change so frequently Is that they are trying to elude some of the people who are following them.- Boston Transcript.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
Cattle Food From offal.

A Netherlands scientist has invented a cattle food that is manufactured from albumen obtained from slaugh- ter houses and fishing centers and po- tato and fruit refuse.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-17
All His Work Wasted.

A musketry instructor in the north of England had spent a patient hour with squad of recruits, explaining all about rife. He had impressed upon them the names of all the parts and their uses, the magazine, the bolt, the stock, the barrel, and so on. Then, flashing round on one recruit, he asked him how many cartridges he had in his rifle. Quick as thought came the reply: "Scven ill t tin can and one up t spout
 6oers Stick to Weak Tobacco.
 The Boers in the Transvaal smoke something that resembles weak tea. It has a peculiar flavor and English men who have become used to 1t never sinobe any ether substitute for tobacco while in that country.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-29

There are performers who can count upon as much as s15 a week pretty regularly. but of course they are the exceptions.
 Not long ago one popular London street Singer refused a music hall en- gagement at s20 week on the ground that, after all his expenses had been paid, it would pay better to be in the street"
 The late Van Biene. famous for his Broken Melody" was, however, one who found it infinitely more profitable to be inside than outside" while q small boy violinist, who three or four years ago used to play to theater- goers in the West End of London, was not sorry to exchange the streets for the stage and the concert platform. This was David Paget.- whose dis covery created quite a little sensation at the time. Paget won the first prize at a street performers contest organized by a daily paper, and that put him on the htrh road to success
Arizona republican., 1918-04-29
PROSPEROUS DAYS /
 FOR THE STUDENTS
(Pittsburg Post)


 It is no such picture we get of the
 students working their way through
 college these days as was wont to be
 drawn of their brethren of other times. Formerly there was supposed to be a hardship about it that caused the stu
 dents going through it to be looked npon more or less as heroes. Strange as 1t may seem, in view of there always being @ number going through school that way, the notion of singularity also formerly was attached to the practice. This was due to the multitude's hear Ing only of the few individuals trav-
 cling the route who later won conspic- uous positions. This also explains why it was commonly expected that the young man showing such eagerness for education as to milk cows, or scrub, would certainly become a leader in congress, if not president George Fitch however. in his stories of good old Ssiwash," turned the light on the sub ject to the extent that working through college" is now seen to be far from singular and also to have it's ele- ments of the lark" When we hear that 60 per cent of the students of the Uni verAty of PittsbUrg this year are self supporting, that some of the individ-
Arizona republican., 1918-04-29
STRICT ETIQUETTE
 OF STREET SINGERS
(From Tit-Bits)

Street singing, like ether occupa- tions, has it's etiquette. For example, it is not permissible for one curb stone entertainer to show against another and they not only have their own performances timed to the minute as on the music hall stage, but they also know the length of each others act"
 Another very strict rule of etiquette concerns collecting. It is a hard and fast rule with these queue entertain 'ers-the theater pit and gallery queues are their particular happy hunting grounds-that a just finished per former shall take up his collection be- fore another performer begins his turn"
 To start your performance before the man in front of you has finished "bottIing g''-"bottling the push' means to collect from the crowds consid- cred very bad form among experi- enced followers of the pavement per formers; it ~is held to distract the audience and so lower the collector s takings.
 To say what the average street en- tertainer makes is almost impossible It depends. as in most things, on his or her talents. and the amount of sympathy aroused in the audience.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-29
SOLDIER PRIESTS OF
 FRANCE ARE MANY
(London AnsWers)

''He would go through fire to help
 us, he is a hero, the bravest of the
 brave; I never saw man like him.
 So spoke a French soldier of one of the innumerable French clergy who are in the ranks.
 This particular priest, Fr. De Gi- ronde, was decorated early in the war with the Legion of Honor and the Mil itary Cross for crawling close to the German lines and thus getting valu- able information. On another occa- sion he volunteered to explore a wood of which it was uncertain whether it was occupied by the enemy or not. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the whole French army is
 struck by the heroism of Frances sol dier priests. Numbers of them have been decorated. Most of them are
 adverse to their exploits being known There are three priests serving in the | French army One is serving as { 1 stretcher bearer. There goes z
 plucky chap" said a troupier, watch | ing him and not knowing he was tn,
 bishop, as he carried off the wounded
 under hail of bullets.
 I Another bishop who is the vicar i apostolic of Siam is sub b-lieutenant in an infantry regiment, whilst Mgr