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The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27
a. Raised-Prices Go Up,

Minneapolis, MINI. The price OF
bran jumped from s277s to s4s a ton
here. the sudden rise being due to the
fems N of all milling restrictions by
sslment. II
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27
Akin 70 His Profession.

Il am told your family doctor is a
poet"
"Why shouldn't he be? Isn't poetry
drug on the market?"
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27
mann 10 Be Candidate.

washington. Representative Jas.
II. Mann Of Illinois. Republican lead
er Of the House. formally Vi announced
his candidacy for speaker in the next
Congress.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27
A sian.

81 didn't know your dog had such a
fiery temper"
Didn't you notice his blaze face?'
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27
Postmaster Reported short $4,000.

Postmaster Reported Short S2S,2UU.
Charlottesville. Nov. H. Wilks.
postmaster, who has been missing
since December 8. is $4,000 short in
his accounts, B. f.. Cain, q postofficee
inspector from st. Louis, who investi-
gated the case, said. 50
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27
Not Natural.

Nell-"What would you give to have
such hair as mine?" Belief don't
know-what did you give?'-London
Tit-Bits.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27
FOR TOOTEACHE

Nothing gives quicker relief than
Vacher-Balm, it is harmless. 25c in
jars or tubes. Made by E. w. Vacher,
Inc, New Orleans, La. ADV.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27
The Idea.

"Pop, why do congressman make
pairs?" 81 guess, son, they make pairs
to get some plums."
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27
NOTHING More.

what have we there, a poem?"
mo, that is merely returned
manuscript. "-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27

Industry and prosperity are spelled
differently, but they mean about the
same thing.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27

If you would be classed a a good
fellow all you have to do is applaud
your fool friends.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27
Eood oonditione Reported ssrloI

Food Conditions Reported Serious.
London-Serious conditions in VI
emma because of lack of food and tex
tiles there are reported to the British
1uission now in the Austrian capital.
according to Vienna dispatch.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27
cATARRH. COUGHS. AND GROUP

Are quickly relieved by Vacher-Balm.
Every family should keep it in the
house this time of year. If You can
not get it locally send Csc for e tube
to e. w. Vacher, New Orleans, La.Adv.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-27

When some persons catch on to a
joke they never let go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
Will Exchange PuIpits

Carrying out a conference of the Baptist pastors of Birmingham said pr. A. J. Dickinson, they will ex- change pulpits with each other on Sun day morning so that the several Bap- tist churches may hear the pastors of sister churches and in this way get better acquainted with the personnel of the Baptist ministers of the city. By agreement they will all present in some form the subject of Christian ed- ucation in the denomina tional work and more particularly to bring before needs of Howard college"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
WAYSIDE INN IN MONGOLIA

Olive Gilbreath, in Asia.
 [1T1 HE inn Gin Morgoia) was a typical
 northern i'm such as soon re
 . came famitar to us. On three sides of the courtyard animals were feeding in open muds tails, as they fed in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago On the fourth side, mems quarters were scarcely different from those of the animals, except in being closed. Our camp beds had been plr up in the inn- yard, and we ate our evening meal under matched caves. Wool caravans had driven in and stood bulkily plotting tine dusk, pointing toward the gateway for a start in the first white dawn.
 Chinese interiors are the finest Rem brandts in the world, and this inn was a particularly mellow, ingratlating study. From the open door of the Chinese stove streamed a rGddy light. which threw into deep shadow the broad Rang where men sat or squatted over pipes and bowls of tea. Our carters had joined the group
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
Germany Still Hopes
 to Dictate Peace

DATIENCE long since ceased to be
 x virtue, so far as Germany is concerned. The militarist party con-
 tinues dominant in the fatherland and
 worships the fetish of peace made in Germany" That means, of course, not only continuation in power of the militarists, but possession of the spells of war. The final reply made to the bolshevik request at Brest- -Litoysk for definite statement of the terms Germany offers to Russia revealed the mailed fist. Russia would be stripped of Courland and the Baltic provinces and the disposition of other territory affected would be settled by Germany
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and the Ukrainian government. And as for removing soldiers from oc- cupied territory, the Teuton diplomats found it difficult to keep a straight face when the bolsheviki stuck to that point.
 Chancellor Hertling, in his belated speech to the Reichstag-a speech which had been carefully gone over by the Kaiser and his advisers-accepted only those portions of President Will sons address to Congress which would be advantageous to Germany. He con- tended that Germany is rightfully en- titled to Alsace-Lorraine and raised a new barrier to peace by demanding that Great Britain surrender her fort resses dominating world trade routes, including Gibraltar.
 The inveterate hate of Germany for England blinds her to all other con- alterations. There is no hope for reasonable and equitable adjustment of differences with a government ruled by men who are bent on crippling Great Britain and correspondingly strengthening Germany at the ex- pense of the peoples with whom she is now at war.
 The German chancellor finds Presi- dent Wilson's peace proposals, and therefore the terms laid down by Lloyd George, generally unsatisfac- tory. He wants the allies to make new proposals. Germany has been told the war aims of the allies in words that cannot be misconstrued. She is still beating about the bush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
ANTHONY WAYNE

He was, therefore, transferred to Wash ington's army, and took part in the battle of Brandywine. He also fought with much bravery in the battle of Ger mantown.
 Wayne was of great service to Wash ington during the terrible winter at Val ley Forge, through busying himself in New Jersey obtaining provisions and horses, in which service he was com pel1ed to exercise all his dexterity to prevent being surprised by the enemy. At the battle of Monmouth he com handed under Lafayette, but the most brilliant action of his life, and the one most illustrative of his character was the stormng of Stony Point. It is said that while conversing with Washington on the proposed expedition, he remarked: General, if you will only plan it, will storm t---l."
 As Waynes forces were rushing upon the fort, with himself in the lead he was struck by a musket ball in the head. Instantly rising on one knee, when he fell, he cried out: March on, carry me into the fort, for I will die at the head of my column!' His wish was carried cut in being carried into the fort, but his life was spared for other great deeds. In 17S1, with corps of HOO men. Wayne joined Lafayette in Virginia, and his victories in the south were as bril- liant as those in the north., After the var Wayne returned to his farm in Pennsylvania. where he continued to re- side until Washington called him in 1793 to take the field against the Indians. In this work he was equally successful, de- feating them in every engagement
 After affairs along the western from tier had become quiet, Wayne was ap- pointed by the government as commis- sioner to treat with the northwestern Indians, and as he was about to start for home, after concluding his task. he be- came seriously ill and died near Erie Pa. He was was fl years of age, and at the time of his death he held the rank of commander-in-ch of the American army
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
From the Pittshurg Pos

From the Pittsburg Post.
 MNOTHING tends to perpetuate so UNI much the brilliant deeds of man as some sobriquet indicative of his character Thus Lannes was called the Ajax of the French army; Junot, "the Tempest and Ney, "the bravest
 Of the brave" General Anthony Wayne was known the country over as Mad Anthony" The fierceness of his charge, and the fury with which he stormed
 through a fight gave him this appella-
 tion.
 Anthony Wayne was born on New Years day in 1745, and better New
 Year gift could not have been presented to the nation. For few years previous to the revolution, Wayne was a sur veyor by profession. When he saw the storm brewing between Great Britain and her colonies on this side of the water, he set to work to organize vol unteer corps, and in six weeks had a regiment under his command. When the war was started Wayne was ap
 pointed a colonel by Congress, and was dispatched to the northern army, then invading Canada.
 At the time Wayne was 30 years of age, handsome, fearless, full of fire and
 energy, and panting like young knight for glory. His first military service was in the famous battle of Three Rivers. The commanding officers in this battle, General Thompson, having been taken prisoner, and Colonel St. Clair, next in rank, being injured, the direction of the troops devolved on Wayne, who, though
 wounded infinitely worse than St. Clair, conducted the retreat with skill and sue
 cess. He fell back with the army to
 Ticonderoga, and was there when Arnold
 fought his naval battle on Lake Cham
 plain. It was while serving at Ticon-
 deroga that he received his appointment
 of brigadier- general.
 Young and ardent, Waynes fiery spirit
 needed more action than the confined
 walls of a fortress permitted, and he
 begged to be placed in the open fields.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
Practical Viewpoint
 Relating, to Dress

7T HE National Association of
 U Clothiers in convention in New York few days ago, on hearing that a propaganda was to be started soon to induce American women to buy only two dresses year, entered vigorous protest. Several of the speakers referred to the proposed movement as harmful rather than helpful.
 While many people regard dollar spent for an unnecessary thing during the war as "traitor dollar," the question arises, what is an unneces- sary thing? If man or woman can get along with last years clothes and look well attired it might be deemed extravagant to buy new ap- parel this year. But every man to be properly groomed needs at least two suits a year. He of the business or professional world who would attempt to make out with old clothes would soon find himself in the seedy class. As a general proposition it pays to be well groomed. New clothes, then, come under the head of necessaries.
 As for women's dress, that de- pends. Some women manage to make good appearance with very few
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
Trucks Supplementing
 Rail Transportation

A 5 Major General George w. A Goethals points out in an inter- view in the Baltimore Manufacturers Record, the congested condition of the railroads has brought about with ing the past few years constantly in |creasing use of the motor truck for handling commodities of various kinds motor truck routes are estab- Ilished in several of the states, and war conditions, says General Goethals, materially affect railroad congestion, with 8 growing demand for truck transportation, and "the necessity of properly constructed roads becomes a matter of prime importance"
 Motor trucks hauling freight are hard on rcadbeds, and if this char high degree of development, paved roads will become absolutely essential.
 The south has made steady progress in road improvement, but there has beer comparatively little concrete con- |straction. Alabama and all other states of the south should start with as little delay as possible concrete or paved road campaign. If the first cost of concrete construction is rela- lively high it spells economy in the end.
 A good road does not remain good long unless it is constantly repaired. A well-built concrete highway can be maintained in first-class condition at small cost; and besides, it will be hard enough and smooth enough to make heavy hauiage easy and economical
 Speed can be materially increased
 Wllcll lIlc IOdO ID ACpI III IiiOIOuSH lC- pair. Wear and tear on trucks and automobiles would be reduced to a minimum, to say nothing of the sav- ing in gasoline.
 All questions relating to motor truck transportation will be discussed and threshed out at the American Road Builders convention to be held in St. Louis February AT This will be one of the most important gather ings of road engineers and road ma chinery experts scheduled for 1918. The Alabama Good Roads association and the state highway commission
 should be we'll represented at the con- |vention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26

about the flickering candles and in the yellow light their faces shonc out like old portraits-strong, simple, Oriental. A saisen player began his paintive note. and from the inn door poured a steady babble of voices. In every side the plain swept menacingly in from the horizon, threatening to blot out the one inflnitesi- nal point of life daring to violate it's sol
 tude But still the note Of the saisan player sounded and above the walls of the compound shone the deep Oriental stars. It was a vagabonds night.
 Our cots had been made tlo in the courtyard; consequently We opened o.lr eyes with the dawn. The wool caravans had already disappeared we saw them soft blurs in the half light. descending the road toward China which we had climbed the evening before. We paid osir inn bill--14 tungtzes (about 10 cents f,oldD for five travellers, two servants three carters, two hcrses, two mules and the donkey-and we were off again into Mon solia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26

clothes, but those who can afford it should not be called extravagant if
 they purchase four gowns, or even six, a year. If all women of the smart set, or near-smart set, were to economize to the extent of buying only two dresses business would suf- fer. The textile industry would be hard hit, thousands of wage workers would be thrown out of employment and tailors, modistes and clothiers in general would find it difficult to keep going; not only so, but fewer people would be in a position to aid Uncle Sam in financing the war when he offers another liberty bond issue.
 Wastefulness must be condemned ct all times, and lavish expenditures are distinctly out of place while the nation is at war, but to prevent seri-  ous dislocation of business the mer- cantile trade should not be crippled by false economy.
 The National Association of Clothiers was right in resolving against two-dress propaganda. The matter has been referred to the United States Chamber of Commerce with the request that the body use it's influence in behalf of moderation and in opposition to a practice that might develop penurious habit among peo- pie who are well-to-do and quite able to conform to fashion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
MERRY PARTY FOR THE SOUTH r-,.,,,, <ba Naw York World.


 The sS German spies and enemy agents who left Ellis Island Saturday for Fort Ogiethorpe. Ga, under an armed guard, constituted unique excursion patty With the additions to their trainload at Newark, Baltimore. Washington and Richmond. they will number round half hundred when they reach their prison camp They are not bound south tor their health, but they might be. as re-, spects the comfort of their trip. When they passed the Statue of Liberty they sang "Deutschland uber Alles' and 'I5e Wacht am Rhein'' with gusto. thereby re- lieving their feelings and doing no harm to the robust figure which typifies the freedom under which such things are possible.
 Certainly merry party of enemy bank CTS and barons and plain. everyday plot ters. united only by the common tie of treachery: no doubt it is refinement Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
AS TO MILITANTs
.om the Taliadega Home.

From the Taliadega Home.
 Age-H Herald paragrapher wants to know What is going to become of the mill tants, now that there is no longer any excuse for picketing the White House, and misbehaving generally m the caPl- tal?" Plain enough. That's easy. Iney terrorized the House into voting for the national amendment, don't you know 1. And now, like the heroic flee that aot after an automobile and ran It clear down the road. they have gone home in h,sh elation. there to abide, where they are supposed to belong. until another opportunity opens for public demon stration of their prowess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

man who served in the Civil and Spanish American wars was married the other day. Some men never get tired of fighting.
 Some men affect Bohemian attire and wear old clothes and dirty shirts for the same reason that q tramp prefers to travel in & box car.
 It makes a corn fed girl mad all over to hear a suff orator talk about woman's enlarged sphere.
 Our idea of an impossible combina- tion would be Wilyum J. Bryan and Henri Watterson going on fishing trip together.
 If the whole town was on fire on Monday and a rain came along and put out the fire. an ld-fashioned woman would get mad because it rained on wash day.
 The tehtwad who wouldn't bet you a dollar on the tenth of the month that the next day would be the elev- enth of the month may not be a real sport. But. somehow or other, he al- Ways has a piece of change when he needs it.
 The average man can remember faces better than names. The reason being that faces are not so much alike.
  truthfully that jealous wife can't get him all tangled up in his statement.
 After a man has been married for about 20 years it amazes him when he figures how much time he could have saved if he had just let his wife have the last word.
 It is hard to please a wife. If you make fuss over her good-looking and unmarried friends when they call on her, she accuses you of being a sneak ing old flirt; and if you keep your dis tance when her old hen friends call on her she indignates because you do not treat her company With common polite ness.
 The average mans idea of solid com fort is plenty of the liquid kind A smart man will give girl few lessons before he asks her If she could learn to love him. Many an old fool will marry young girl because he thinks he needs wife when what he really needs is trained nurse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
HER HEAVEN

Theodcsia Garrison, in Everybodys Magazine. I shall be young again-and pretty
 enough Tc make the saints smile at me as
 pass With swift, white feet across the heav-
 enly grass. 1 shall De gay and careless, and my heart. Forever like some hidden bird. shall Of some approaching and most lovely
 thing. Surely. thought absurd, unorthodox, To enter through an office door, or
 come Grotesquely, as the subway crowds rush
 home. There is a mirror in my lodging house Stained hers and there with lines like
 slanting rain. That shows woman neat and tired
 and plain. But in that mirror that no other sees watch sometimes the girl in Paradise Pretty-and young-with laughter in herS
 eyes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Wool Clothes to Be High


 "All wool clothes are going to be high and extremely hard to secure next season." said Ben Well of NJ. Well & Bro, who returned yesterday from Chicago.
 "As an example of the wooden mar ket." continued Mir. Well, Hart Schaffner & Marx tell me that the identical quality of wood fabric which was purchased last season for s2. $2.5t and s3 cost them now ss.10 and they contracted for the entire output of the mill at this price. Hart Schaffner & Marx are among the largest man. ufacturers of fine clothes in the world and they assured me that regardless of the price only first quality all-wool and silk -and-wool fabrics would be used and that the dyes would be guaranteed as in the past.
 "I feel that our connection with this firm is fortunate indeed. because cur supply of merchandise is assured. Few clothing manufacturers, I am in formed, are so fortunately situated as Hart Schaffner 6; Marx. With many merchants over the country it is not going to be question of willingness to pay the price, but ability to find the manufacturer with all-woo1 clothes to sell.
 "The primary purpose of my trip to Chicago was to get some winter suits and overcoats for immediate use. I succeeded in doing so and my custom CTS will get the benefit of old low prices d while longer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26

punishment to compel them to herd to- gether. But at least they have the satis faction of knowing that they have been found out The jig is up; there is no more need of conceament or of secret perfidy. They have put off the mask and may sing the songs of the Father land and damn America until they are blue in the face, with perfect frankness and perfect impotence.
 And all the while they may continue to eat the bread of the country they sought to betray.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
easakzIeGIMassalH
sEpIous MATTERs

From the Rochester Democrat ana
 Chronicle.
 The Mississippi legislature broke all records for expedition by passing the prohibition amendment in 15 minutes. If the matter had had to do With some really important subject like fixing the legal length of hotel bedsheets, the de- bate might have lasted week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
Model short Speech

q attended the meeting of the four minute men the other day at the Civic association,'' said Attorney Wynn, "and after dinner pr. Edmonds was called upon by Chairman Crittenden to make a model four-minute speech. He did so, and got through on schedule time. It was a revelation how much he packed in so short q time. In fact it was masterpiece. He was request ed to use it in next Sundays Age-Her- aid at the top of the editorial page, SC that thousands could be inspired by it to get busy and do something to aid the government in it's call for work CTS. I hope he will comply with the request"