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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

to see this relic of the days when pi- rates roamed the seas and preyed upon the commerce of the world, hung the gun on the wall at the head of the first flight of steps in the postoffice building, where it has ever since rested.
 This gun" said Mir. Aldrich, was captured from Sulu pirate. It is made of brass and is several hundred years old It was mounted on the bulwark of a pirate ship, on swivel and could be turned in any direction so as to cover any ship that might approach. whether from the front, rear or side,
 'The gun is elaborately mounted and contains in Arabic the name of the Sui- tan then reigning in the country that owned the Philippines. I know General Bullard quite well and he gave the gun to me as token of his friendship, and also that the people here might see the character of weapons used by pirates of old
 "I thought the gun might be of espe- cial interest to the people of Birming- ham at this time because of the fact that General Bullard is an Alabamian and is one of the great men in the American army who Is doing things in France just now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
TO GIVE ALABAMA
 PAGEANT MONDAY

An invitation has been issued by the missionary society of Southside Baptist to all interested in Alabama problems to bA present Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Southside church and see the presentation of Alabama" The young women taking part in the pageant are from East Lake church and their pre- sentation has been much praised.
 The programme will be:
 State hymn.
 State motto.
 Message from state treasurer, Mrs. D. A. Hogan.
 "Alabamas Battle Cry", Mrs. Ed s. Moore.
 Presentation of Alabama state mis- sion pageant.
 Ingathering of state mission offering
 Conservation service, Mrs. T. S. Her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
Federal Reserve Bank

Atlanta, September 14.-Following is the statement of resources and nabili- ties at the close of business, Septem- Der 13:
 Resources Gold in transit, s56,ooo; gold coin and certificates in vault, $6, s25.004.72; gold settlement fund, $lS,- E776,35f.63; gold with foreign agencies, STA, ,s66. 23; gold with federal reserve agent, $31,172.T45: gold redemption fund, ss.s53.650. Total gold reserve, s55, ,95S.620.6S Legal tender notes. sill yer, etc, s161, ,SI9.5Q. Total reserve, s56, 120 440.0S.
 Bills discounted members. s26,174- 6S4.29 member banks collection notes, $s5, ,656. .012.5 50, bills bought in open mar ket s3,702, ,602.57; municipal warrants, s70, 506.5s; United States long term se- curities (bonds), $620, 450; United States short term securities (certificates) s991 900. Total earning assets, s67,215,- |255.94. Transit items, s31,S45,2 ,233.99; na- tional bank notes, s306, ,240; mutilated currency for redemption, $65,OO0; due from treasury, per cent fund federal reserve bank notes, $17,S40; all other resources. sSs4,039.s6. Total resources, I$156, ,454 ,149S7.
 Liabilities: Capital paid in, s3,140. 100; surplus fund. $40,000 government de- posits, $6.S9S,451.72; due to member banks, reserve account, $ss.755. .oSs.2s due to nonmember banks. clearing ac- count. $14,77S11; cashiers checks. S57- |61S.S3; federal reserve notes in actual circulation, $S5.077.795; federal reserve bank notes in actual circulation, $159,- 390: transit items, $21, ,290, ,593.76; all oth : CT liabilities, $1,020, 339. .22. Total liabili- ties, s156, 454, ,149.S7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
South Carolina Men
 Register 115,541 Strong

Columbia, S. C., September 14.--Regis- tration of men between IS and 45 years of age in South Carolina Thursday total l15,541, according to figures assembled by Maj. R. E. Carwile. in charge of the administration of the selective service laws for this state.
 The total fell 1s,s22 short of the federal estimate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
Logical Reason

From Everybody's Magazine.
 A plumber and a painter were work ing in the same house. The painter arrived late, and the plumber said to him:
 You're late this morning.
 "Yes," said the painter. T had to stop to have my hair cut.''
 You didp't do it on your employers s time, did you?" said the plumber.
 Sure, I did" said the painter; "it grew on his -time.*
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
Six Killed When Freight
 Backs Into Street Gar

Chicago, September 14-Six persons
 were killed and 45 injured when freight
 train backed into crowded street car in an outlying section of the city late this afternoon. All of the victims were Chieagoians. According to the police, the accident was due to the failure of the towerman to close the gates at the cross' ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
Dial Visiting Sister

Montgomery. September 14.-(SpecialD Nat B. Dial, nominee of the democratic party of south Carolina for senator. Is visiting his sister Mrs. M. C. Williams. in Montgomery MT. Dial defeated Cole Biease, known as the "pardoning former governor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

The director of the radio telegraph department of the commonwealth of Australia has invented an electrical de- vice for increasing the rainfall, and thus far his experiments have been remark ably successful. He filled a dam in the desert country with 16.S00.000 gallons in three months. His device is huge Kite supplied with electricity. These kites are let up on galvanized flexible wire. and they go to an altitude of be- tween 1000 and 5000 feet. The nega- tive current is taken from the earth by means of terminal which is well grounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
Public Sale of Unclaimed Express Freisht-American Railway
 ExDress COmuauy

Unless previously delivered, or other- wise disposed of, the American Railway Express company will sell at public aic- tion. 1908 Fourth ave, Birmingham, Ala, Saturday. September 2s, 1918, 800 packages, moro or less. on which, there is lien for cost of carriage storage etc. For further information, call on or address w. F..
 Kossstt. Agent American Railway Ex- nress Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

MILCH cows for sale; carload of extra fine, and 4gallon Jersey cows, with young calves at Southern Stock Yard, corner lst ave. and 27th st.; prices re- duced; will swap for dry cows; it will pay you to see these cows before buy ing elsewhere Phone Main 9S5S G. w. Walden X, Son
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
Pirate Gun Mounted In Birmingham Postofice Is
 Gift Of General Bullard
By ". J. ROLES

 Reports from the front in France state that 1t was Maj. Gen. Robert L. Bullard, an Alabamian, who, when the troops un- der him pressed forward at Chateau Thierry, instead of retreating as ordered by the French commander. replied The Americans don't know how to retreat" When told of this incident, Secretary of War Baker is reported to have said, in answer to the question, What will be done with General Bullard? If true, he probably will be court-martialed--and promoted"
 General Bullard was born and reared was graduated from West Point at about the age of p or 2s. received his commits sior as a second lieutenant. and by grad ual promotions-promotio In the days preceding the Spanish-American war were slow-was captain after Is years in the service.
 The Spanish-American war coming on, he asked and was granted leave of ab- sence in order that he might enlist as commander of the Third Alabama infan- 1 try-the negro regiment.
 Governor (and later United States sen ator) Joseph F. Johnston commissioned ! him as colonel of the Third regiment, which was recruited at Mobile, and two Tor three months later transferred to An niston, where it remained as part of the l division at Camp shipp until mustered out in March, 1899.
 | His service with the volunteer regi- 1, ment ended, Colonel Bullard was returned l to his duties in the regular army as cap 1 tain, and about three years ago, when | trouble with Mexico was brewing, he was found on the Mexican border as colonel commanding regiment of regulars. l Last winter he was commissioned brig adler general and week or two later promoted to major generalship, and shortly afterwards sent over to France, where he is now in command of a corps.
 ORDERED TO PHILIPPINES
 Following the close of the Spanish American war, General Bullard, then cap tain, was ordered to ths Philippines. where he distinguished himself in the service. Stationed in Mandanao he was ordered to break up the hand of insur- rectionists who had defed the authority of the United States, and right well did he do the job.
 General Bullard is well known in Bir- mingham, where he has frequently wis., l ited. Eight or 10 Birmingham men held commissions in the Third regiment, com manded by him in the war with Spain, and they all swear by him and feel proud of the fact that they had the opportunity to serve under an officer who stands so we'll with the war department and who is now intrusted with the command of an army corps on the western front, where the Germans are getting theirs"
 CAPTURED PIRATE GUN I While in the Philippines General, then fCaptain, Bullard captured from the in- surrectionists an old pirate gun which The brought back to the states with him. and, shortly afterwards, on visit to Birmingham, presented it to T. H. Ald- rich, then postmaster at Birmingham. MT. Aldrich, in order that the people of Birmingham might have the opportunity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
LIVE STOCK

TWO carloads of extra well bred cows with young calves; will take beef cattle in exchange. Birmingham Stock Yards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

TALLEY'S big type Poland Chinas are too well known to need much said about them; we have pigs just weaned to months old, bred sows and gilts, boars ready for service, guaranteed as repre- scented. J. H. Talley & Son. Henderson, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

trade 800 acres land near Maben, Miss, clear, for lhome on South side, clear; prefer few blocks from Five Points. Address Box 453. Phone Main 119T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

lVt acres good upland, will sell for S250 : cash and $250 in one year. Ingram Land
 Co, Empire Bldg, Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

WANTED-Informat regarding
 farm or unimproved land for sale. .s c. c Shepard. Minneapolis. Minn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

.WANTED-Information regarding farm or unimproved land for sale. C. c. Shep-
 ard, Minneapolis, Minn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

FLORIDA-We Swin build your home a on rich farm near Jacksonville 1t
 only s5 per month. Write JaN
 Heights Co, Jacksonville, Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

FARM and investment lands for sale; large and small tracts at most at tractive prices. Write J. L. McKa- mey. Imboden, Ark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

FOR sALE-50, ,000.000 feet pine and cy- press on gulf coast. L. M. Clements, West Blocton, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice

Notice Sealed bids will be received by the un. dersigned for the construction of plant for the disposal of sewerage Blue prints Plans and specifications can be seen al Room g, city hall.
 Tho right to reject all bids is reserved
 D. E. MCKINLEY,
 Purchasing Agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

240-ACREl farm, two miles from Kennedy, Ala, near Southern railway: l20 acres open: near school and church; watered by well and creeks and springs; 40 acres bottom land; buildings worth $l500 Will take S2500 cash. L. A Hoffman, Ken fedy, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

FOR SALE-One Berkshire SOW and three pigs for s35; one Poland China gilt for $1o. Address Roscoe Hail, Cur lev Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

SEEDS. BULBS AND PLANTS FOR Multiplying onions. Mrs. W. F Shell, 5S27 Grand avenue, .Tidewater line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

1T you want to buy or sell farm land,
 write Ingram Land Co.,. Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

FOR SALE-Good 32O-acre stock farm, good residence, good tenant houses. barns and silo; plenty good running water; an ideal hog and cattle farm. : B. A. Afford, Childersburg, Ala. WRITE us for description of the best 3000-acre stock farm in Alabama; fronts four miles on Alabama river; has 40 good houses; only S2o an acre. Ingram Land Co. Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

FOR SALE-A good mule and flat dray; also nice pony and small wagon; COW for sale also. Call at G19 s. 18th st.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
FARM ANn TJMRER LANDS

-Ou1SIANA-Don't buy farm before in vestigating Louisiana rich aliuvial
 lands; most fertile soil in America. Plenty rainfall, mildest, heaithiest cii- mate; best grazing; small or big tracts. Prices S25 to $50. Write what you want.
 No trading. Woodcock, Ravenwood, La.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

FOR SALEs-AIilch COW; Holstein and Jersey; big, rich rhilker; splendid dispositions; you can see her milked at 6:30 a. m. and 6:30 p. m. at 1918 PEelan street Phone Main 4S67-W
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

GOOD grade 6-weeks-old Poland-C China, Duroc and Berkshire pigs, $6 each cash with order. c. F. Salmon, Spring Gar den, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

WANTED--Bright active, strong boy, IT to Is years, not afraid of work salary. $65 to start. Apply in own handwriting. L-92. care Age-Heraid. WANTED-Immediate boys 16 years or oyer at NunnaIlY,s 20th st
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

FOR SALE-An Al good family horse; this is a bargain for anyone that needs a good horse. Apply 2330 2d ave. Main 3226
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

HAVE you your supply of winter veg etables? Ensley Canning club is cam ming every day Bring your corn, sweet potatoes, beans and have them canned by experts. Canned goods and cans for sale. Vegetables bought. Ems ley Canning Club, 507 2Oth st. Ems ley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

COOK wanted by young couple, only two meals a day; nice room on place. Willing to pay good wages 2104 Humboldt ave. s. Call 6666 Milan.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-27
SEW FOR ITALIAN REFUGEES
Another Illustration of Splendid Work
Being Done by the American Red
Cross in Europe.

A letter from Red Cross headquar-
neer Press, says:
Great success has attended the
operation of ouvroirs, or sewing rooms,
for the benefit of women refugees and
the poor women of soldiers families
in Italy. These ouvroirs, established
by the American Red Cross, afford en-
ployment to thousands of willing work
ers, who thereby are enabled to make
money to maintain themselves and at
the same time supply clothing to 9th
ers of their own class at about one
third the usual price"
The initial sales of the products of
the ouvroirs at Padua and Taormina,
Sicily, were gala events in the lives of
the afflicted refugees. For hours be-
fore the sale opened at Padua long
lines Of women awaited their chance.
Each person was allowed to buy only
a given amount. There was also cloth
ing for men and children.
Concerning the first public sale at
Taormina, a Red Cross worker in
charge of the sewing room wrote:
"The women, most Of them barefoot
and pitifully ragged, filed past me to
receive for their two and One-half lire
(about 80 cents), the fresh, not to say
pretty garments made by the workers.
One woman wore a dress of sacking.
Each was allowed to choose her own
dress and each received besides the
dress a change of underwear, and, as
long as the stockings we had on hand
held out, a pair of stockings. The
children received two dresses and a
change of underwear, and the old men
shirts and underwear"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-27
BIG MEN LONG FAST FRIENDS
Appreciation Of Each Others Genius
Drew Henry Watterson and James
Whitcomb Riley Together.

Some winters ago it was q common
sight on a certain hotel veranda In
Miami, Fla, to see two white-haired
gentlemen of the old school-one old
and bent, the other active despite the
gray head-conversing in intimacy.
This corner of the porch was COM
monty known to the hotel guests as
the "Watterson-RIey corner" The
friendship between Marse Henry Wat
terson and James Whitcomb Riley was
based upon appreciation of one genius
for another.
If one had ventured near enough
TO these two he could have heard Mr..
Riley reciting his poems over many
times to Colonel Watterson. Colonel
Watterson would ask Mr.. Riley to re-
cite "Granny's Come to Our House to
Stay" over and over again. They
were constant companions except
when Colonel Watterson played golf,
as he was wont to do, for Mr.. Riley
was an invalid many years before his
death.
On one of Mr.. Riley's birthdays the
school children celebrated with a pa
rade. Mr.. Riley recited many Of his
poems from a platform, while he was
supported by a nurse. Before he fin
ished he said, "Now l refer you to the
greatest editor and educator in our
country" indicating Colonel Waiter
son, "for any other information"
Colonel Watterson rose and simply
asked that Mr.. Riley recite "Granny's
Come to Our House" again.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-27

On the wall behind the throne was q
gigantic gold sun whose golden rays
extended in every direction. The
throne seemed to spring from the suns
center. 1t made a fitting background
for a car.
The personal suite of the recent car
was not visible. Most of his furniture
had been sent to him at Tobolsk. But
we saw the czarevitch's apartments.
This was palace in itself. There was
something uncanny about the place.
The rooms were still warm. An elder
down puff lay ready on the royal bed,
the clock on the mantel still licked.
Everything seemed ready for the young
masters return. One felt each moment
there would be blare of trumpets and
the royal party would enter. We ask
ed the old servant if he liked the royal
family. EYES," he said, "they were
good to me. They were kind employ
ers, I have nothing against them"
Before we left we passed the main
entrance to the palace. A great mar
BILE staircase led from the front door
to the main upper hall.
Directly at the head of the stairs,
facing all who entered, was huge oil
painting of the cars grandfather, adj
dressing the peasants. In proud and
arrogant splendor he stood there, while
before him, bowling low, cringed the
peasants, hats in hand, and underneath
the picture were written the words Of
this former czar, ~ am glad to see
you. / thank you for your courtesy.
When you return home thank my peO-
pie for me- but tell them not to believe
any stupid rumors about the distribu-
ton of land and the giving Of it to the
peasants. These rumors are lies,
spread by our enemies. Property is
sacred"
What a change had come! BY
mighty swing Of life's pendulum the
land had been wrested from the nOblI-
ity. Never again would it be called
sacred. The poor Nicholas II must
have had some bitter moments before
he was led out to execution. Perhaps
it flashed through his mind, eff only
father and grandfather had been differ
ent this would never have happened"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-27
Useful Work.

Ruskin In Modern Painters" said !:
ST believe an immense gain in the bod
lily health and happiness of the upper
classes would follow on their stead
lily endeavoring, however clumsily, to
make the physical exertion they now
necessarily exert IN amusements def
nitely Serviceable. 1t would be far
better, for instance, that a gentleman
should NOW his own fields than ride
over other peoples"
Many are doing that nowadays.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-27

in anything should happen
You've
is, anything should happen me-"
in and
Mr. Agentw N to
and of self and
derstandng
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-27

He was greeted as an old friend and
taken directly into the small home cir
Gle.
Yankees! What luck!" he ex-
claimed the moment he had shaken
hands. "This is too good to be true"
and he found himself more than ever
at home.
81 have only been over about four
MONTHS" said Betty, after they had
wheeled Dick into a comfortable nook
beneath the fruit blossoms and were
talking as fast as only the Yankee
tongue can move. "My brother was so
badly wounded that he was allowed
to cable to me-said he couldn't pull
through to fight some more if I wasn't
here" She laughed softly toward her
brother.
"What ship did you come onw asked
the birdman, realizing already that he
was more than glad to know Betty and
her brother. He was discovering the
wonderful charms that had been hid
den to his birds eyes. He would be
dissatisfied now to hover so far above
Betty and her garden.
1.-THE Adriatic," said Betty.
"Good Lord, so did I! We must
have been on the same trip. How in
the name of-Did you arrive just after
Christmas?"
81 certainly did," acclaimed Betty,
"and we mere civilians were mighty
tired waiting for you military people
to disembark. You must have been
i'll all the way over. or assuredly I
would have seen you, even on so
crowded ship"
"That's a little hot air for you,
French" laughed Dick. "Betty's good
at that"
81 was in my bunk the entire trip"
said French; "didn't even know there
was q woman on board, except the
stewardess."
Neither did T." laughed Betty;
"there was so much khaki I had no
time even to glance about for girls.p
"She evidently had the time of her
young life," commented Dick. "Here
was waiting in CHASTITY fear of her be-
ing torpedoed, and all the time she
was flirting her head off with our best
uniforms, and some of the British as
we'll. From the number of letters the
post girl brings here from France,
think my sister knew every officer on
the ship"
"Don't mind me-" put in French.
"Oficers who are seasick don't
count" Betty told him, but the en-
couraging glance she sent into his eyes
suggested complete contradiction to
her words.
81 may be a poor sailor" the lieu
tenant laughed, "but as a birdman
I'll take some beating. Didn't I find
the only garden in the British isles,
and, like huge bee, come straight to
the finest honey"
81 had better be getting the tea,"
Betty decided, with a delightfully."-
heightened color speeding her prog
ress.
"Tea in an English garden-isn't
this CREATE" and the birdman enscOn-
ced himself as if for life, while Dick
Raymond gave him a thorough inspec-
ton and came to the conclusion that
French would be fine pal for himself,
and for Betty-well, he figured that
his sister would like her latest victim
better than the last, anyway, and If
she brought out her big apple pie for
tea, with apples at a shilling a pound,
rationed sugar and mighty little but
ter to be had, that she would have de-
cided to like Lieutenant French much
better than his predecessors. In the
white kitchen Betty reached up for the
pie.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-27
Government Expenses.

Before the war our government was
spending about s1,OO0O00,OOO a year.
When the war is ended, interest
charges, less the interest collected
from our loans to our allies, govern
ment insurance expenses, and other
necessary expenditures growing out of
the war may conservatively be esti-
mated at something like $1,000, 100000
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-27

Hng Iatered her Strengthened
Il have a bill here,
1t for the rent We let month";
woman
wants ner mouse or her money by ten o'clock the
On but really
besides
children play inhe
always later"
Sorry, madam, but business
it.
peculiar 1ace that he had long white side lifted his he
spoke and he had
When the
the the hall
in.
what on earth is the door?"
And the mamma trembed
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-27

from every angle Until It came to the
point where the husband, in gust Of
loving thought, happened to mention
to the agent that he would make the
house over to his wife. But the wife
objected:
"Why, Bert, I'm surprised at you
to saddle me with a responsibility
like that! I'm famished for a home
of our very own, but if I've got to be
tied down to
"Say, old girl, climb down to COM
mon sense. 1t is only that I want it