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Newport daily independent., 1918-04-12
BATTLE AXE.

Hardly "on the map" this week as far as news notes go, not having been favored with hustling gather CT.
 Since discussing the dust last week we have had the much-needed rain, putting all to smiling.
 Some think of commencing their cotton planting this week.
 J. W. Lindley is congratulating himself on having his herd of cattle
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at home before going to BatesviAR where she commences work on the ~

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THE WEALTHY STACKER

Despite the fact ,of Little Rocks millions of weath, and it's having been 8 favored with the location of an army cantonment, which has added , more wealth to- the city, the Third Liberty Loahlis not being subscribed to there it in other cities or r. even gen5a smaller llle communities nn1Ht & of comparative .adyanr 1A 1enisI sgsd H3nissu na9i19mA
 Ws B. Smith, president of the Little Rock Board of Commerce, deplores the slowness of Little Rock citizens, and has the following <, very timely criticism to offer:
 Those who do not subscribe must bs lcrucified1 by public opinion. Men here who are worth $75 5,ooo, and who have subscribed for sloo worth of bonds Eif s'in must psts be ostracised by the con- munlfya ~ anidion avEd pog am
 fThink of sit! Ie There gare back counties in this state that have al- ready gone over the top. with more n re thaar their their quotas, and they were. las7 sessed on the same basis we are. The trouble is i've are too prosperous and tQo1ch. Working men are making mof than they ever ever did before and business srnes pnp men are iollm making maakkipn greater profits than they have ever known, We are publishing the honor roll now. The time has come to publish the dishonor roll" s'R''s .'a'oe s
 M 19Nn3a1 pow 48d5I8 .aa9ae69 0} A The most contemptable4 man to, be found in, any community of the Unit ed States at this time is the man who, is unwilling to do his full share. Sh27
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 The presentscity administration has decfeed that Newport will have dnoth-- ing, to do with the. travelling minstrel shoW orsany ether band band of of perform CTS who come to the city, pitch their tent, throws a song and dances and leave with ailot of real good monesg that should be diverted into more use19 full channels. This is an example w&ich all other tewns of the country Will fdoswell to follows at this time. ot
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08

it's time to get back to my subject or
get left so here Is where / make con-
nection Early one morning | went Mont
gomeryward with the late Senator john
ston, who was kicking about having to
ger up at the crack of day to set down to
the capital. Here is what he told me;
1t will show the temper Of the crowd
down at the City OF Opportunity. Said
the senator: ION my last visit I happened
to say in the presence of several rural
members of the legislature that there
ought to be law prohibiting a train
from leaving city before a. M" One
of them saw a chance to get even with
the railroads. Right you are, senator.
III draft bill and introduce it and
make it big fine for any road to send
train out before a. m.' / thanked
him." said the senator, but found it
hard to keep from laughing in his face"
am with the hayseed legislator; |
think it ought to be an indictable offense
for trains to start to moving from ter
|minal points until q man has had a
chance to get a good nights rest and a
hot breakfast. All who believe as ! do,
will please say amen,
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Active War Garden
Campaign Now Urged

WHILE many h0useh0lders ap.
w preciate the Importance of
war garden activities, others do not.
A thoroughly organized campaign is
needed in order that everybody who
has a garden plat and every owner of
a vacant lot in town or city be aroused
to the food situation.
The farmers as a matter of course
will increase their crop acreage. They
will strive to meet the demand for
more food; but the possibilities of the
home garden must not be under
rated.
The production of vegetables and
fruits should be doubled this year,
and they will be if everyone who is
able to plant garden gets to work
in the early spring and keeps at it
all summer and all fall. When the
garden enterprise is once undertaken
there must be no tagging. The anna
teur gardener who uses his imple-
ments with great zest in April and
May must not be gutter when the
heat Of summer comes.
In every state of the union there
will be garden campaign. Alabama
should make fine reputation for it
self. The Birmingham district is ex-
pected to make an exceptional record,
and if it is true to its established
reputation in high achievement it will
easily put itself in Class A in the mat
ter of gardens.
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doubt, will agree with him.
Is any costume appropriate to the oc-
cason immodest? An evening gown In
broad daylight tights in a drawing
room, bathing suit in city street
these things would justly shock tna
least censorious onlooker. The best test
of the propriety Of the garb adopted by
the young women on the car lines is
to be found in the fact that they have
seldom been harassed by undesirable at
tentfons. On the contrary, the universal
testimony is that they are treated with
respect, that their presence has already
done much to improve the manners OF
passengers and that they have justified
their employment by the quality of their
work. 1t is an i'll mind that derides
their boomers, In all the countries now
at war, the women who have taken the
place of men have cut their clothes
according to their occupation. Does any
one respect them less? 1t would be inn
modest, possibly to wear the feminine
habiliments designed for home use in
the field or the factory. In other words,
the test of modesty is propriety. Don't
conclude says Mr.. Shonts, that ia
vor anything unnecessarily leaning to-
ward the masculine in woman's dress
Why should he? A woman win make
whatever she wears feminine. Let the
conductoTette alone. She knows how to
dress, as Well as how to behave herself
The suggestion of immodesty is
SANDER.
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IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
DeIighted win Birmingham


DR.. Craig r. Arnold of Dahlonega, Ga.
and a member of the Georgia legisla-
ture, spent few days in Birmingham
early in the week. He came merely to
shake hands with a few old friends and
to note Birmingham's progress. He had
not been here since 1908
I'VE Georgians. always think of At
lanta with pride; it is a great city as
every one knows said DR.. Arnold" but
that does not lessen my admiration for
other progressive cities Birmingham S
growth within the last 10 years has been
marvellous, indeed. The business district
is handsomely built up, and such wide
streets and such well laid out blocks are
seldom seen in any city, north or south.
II had no idea there were so many
tall buildings here. The 27-story office
building, known as the jeff is a verita-
BILE skyscraper. and is the tallest build
ing in all the south With this districts
vast mineral resources the future of the
city should know no bounds.
''Birmingham's home sections are sur.
passingly beautiful. The hills enhance
the scenic attractions and the landscape
architect has heightened the charm in
nature. No wonder the people of Bir-
mingham speak with enthusiasm Of theif
cityn
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that nothing save prejudice prevents
the American people from consuming
large quantities of food that is rel
ished in many parts of the world, par
ticularly in Japan, where the packing
and distribution of whale meat is a
large industry.
It is said by one authority, Presi-
dent Henry Fairfield Osborn of the
American Museum of Natural His
tory, that fifteen million pounds Of
flesh from more than one thousand
whales, taken annually by fisheries
of the Pacific coast, is used only as
fertilizer. He thinks the meat fully
as sustaining as beef and believes it
could be marketed for 1919 cents a
pound in the east. Whale meat has
a coarse grain and flavor similar to
venlson, although 1t cannot be mis-
taken for any other meat served on
American tables. 1t is best when
canned.
If there is any way to reduce the
cost of living for the ultimate con-
sumer, it should be given fair and
impartial trial. A little camouflage
might help. Whale meat might be
given fancy name and the public led
to cultivate taste for it which does
not now exist If the Kaiser isn't put
out of business before long the most
squeamish persopfmay be glad to eat
the flesh of a mammal one of whose
forebears swallowed Jonah and found
him little to his liking.
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Think of Those Who
Fight in the Trenches

Rain began falling this after
noon and the pumps are being kept
| busy in the trenches and dugouts."
From an Associated Press Dispatch.
1--WE who dwell in comfortable .,,
Wv homes and apartments, still
surrounded with the comforts and
Injuries we knew in pre-war days,
have little conception of the hardships
our soldiers are undergoing in France.
| Though he may be in shell hole for
days at time, with missiles of death
lwhistling over his head and the ever
present menace Of gas to be consid-
cred, it is the mud, mud, mud every
where, the vermin and the acute dis
comfort of his position that try the
mettle of soldier more than the dan
gers waiting out in front, across mo
Mans Land"
we WIN udNC ACNCla hiloWI Wiidt
real hardship means should reproach
ourselves for voicing discomfort with
the petty privations the war has
brought upon us. They may be greater
Ias time goes by, but what are the eX-
ira pennies and dollars we pay for
taxes, the meatless, wheatless and
lheatless days, compared to the misery
of the trenches which correspondents
have tried to describe with Indifferent
success, leaving the task to real fight
ling men who have drawn picture
that has never been equaled in the
worlds history?
Instead Of complaining of this and
that with a selfish disregard of our
oligations as patriotic citizens, we
should feel that we cannot do too
much to insure a victory for our
troops, that they may not die Tor us
in vain. What if our business does suf-
fer? Can the sacrifices made by
Americans in France be weighed in
dollars and cents? There is no ro-
nance, no glamor to this war. 1t is
hard and cruel and frightfully monot-
onous. 1t is a test of endurance and
the wonder is that man can come
through it without going mad.
Those who stay at home, in SNUG
lcomplacency, need an aroused con-
science to show them their shortcom-
|ings and their responsibilities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
LET CONTEMPORARIES ALONE

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
lWNTHY do SO many nice persons
! wy with nasty ideas-to use once
more Sydney Smiths familiar
phrase-find causes of offense where
none exists? Here is some one writing
to protest against the costumes adopted
by the New York "conductorettes' as
immodest. The assertion of the labor
unions that the employment of women
on car lines is Insulting and degrad-
ing Is dictated by fear of competition,
perhaps, rather than by outraged virtue.
But the correspondent Is distressed by
the easy fitting boomers which the
women wear. To him Cor her Mr..
Shonts, head of the system, whose little
essays displayed in the cars have won
deserved praise for their lucidity OF
thought and felicity of style, replies
with a. dissertation on modesty worthy
Of thoughtful attention. After all, he
asks, isn't modesty largely question
of custom or state of mind?" To the
African savage nudity is not inmodcst.
Certain extremes of evening dress which
attract no attention in New York might
raise riot in Keokuk. Mr.. Shonts
gives catalog of fashions-the near
waistless gown. the bathing suit, the
''peekaboo" blouse, the short SKIRT
which to his mind are far less innately
modest than the knee-length military
coat, boomers and puttees of the con-
ductorette Many deep thinkers nc
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
IN VIEW OF DEATH

BY Victor Hugo
My soul drinks in its future life,
Like some green forest thrice cut down,
Whose shoots defy the axmen's strife,
And skyward spread greater crown.
While sunshine gilds my aged head,
And bounteous earth supplies my food,
The lamps of God their soft lights shed,
And distant worlds are understood
Say not my soul is but clod,
Resultant of my bodys power;
She plumes her wings to fly to God,
And Will not rest outside His bowers.
The winters SHOWS are on my brow,
But summer suns more brightly glow.
And violets, blacks, roses, now
Seem sweeter than long years ago
AS I approach my earthly end
Much palmer can I hear afar
In mortal symphonies which blend
To welcome me from star to Star.
The tomb is not an endless night:
1t is thoroughfare-a way
That closes in soft twilight
And opens in eternal day.
Moved by the love Of Cod find
That must work as did voltaire,
Who loved the world and all manki1d;
But God is love. Let none despair:
Our work on earth is just begun;
Our monuments will later rise,
To hattie their SUBMITS ia the sun
And shine In bright eternal skies.
=
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PAcnFIsT nor

From the washington Star.
Beaver White of the war trade board
said in an after-dinner speech:
1.-THE Russian idealists who talk Of uni
versal peace and disarmament at this
stage Of the war are counting destrIc-
ton for their country.
"Paciflsm may have been all right
once. Today it reminds me of the
mother who wrote to the schoolmaster
who wanted to teach his pupils how to
swim;
Please do not teach my boy swim
ming. as I do not wish him to be
drowned. /"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
Knitters In Church
Listen to Sermon

Wv country took up the knitting
habit in places of amusement for the
purpose of making more comfortable
the soldiers tower there" men, igno-
rant of the psychology of the femi-
nine mind, looked on with some won
derment.
The public soon got used to the
knitting practice, however, and the
feeling of surprise gave place to sym
pathetic interest. Still there were
some who could not understand how
a lady could knit and at the same time
give attention to the actor, or follow
a complex symphony while catching
the stitches on her needle. Here again
ignorance of mental processes kept
the men in the audience in state of
doubt, so to speak.
Expert psychologists know well
enough that woman of acute intel
lect not only can knit while per-
Torrance is in progress, but can APP
preciate the play or the music, as the
case may be, with all the keener
grasp.
i In various cities pastors there have
been who have invited the women of
their flock to bring their knitting to
church. The Rev. Franklin +. Graft,
lin charge Of the Mayflower Congre-
lgational church Of Columbus, O.,
insisted that those who are knit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
Do Not Attempt to
Avoid Vaccination

y 1DERSONS who have been success
Is fully vaccinated are immune
from smallpox, and it is foolhardy
thing for parents to allow their
children to go unvaccinated, or for
adults themselves to neglect this SIM
pie precaution in their own cases.
There are always a few cases Of
smallpox in large cities and unvacci-
mated people are, therefore, taking a
risk. Just now DR.. J. d. Bowling,
county and city health officer, re-
ports larger number Of smallpox pa
tients in the pesthouse than usual,
making the reason for vaccination all
the more imperative.
With the health safeguards that
are now well looked after there should
be no fear of a smallpox epidemic. 1t
will not spread if the advice of sani-
tary officers is needed.
If people are not vaccinated at once,
steps for compulsory vaccination will
be taken. The unvaccinated not only
run risk themselves, but they are
endangering the health Of the entire
community.
Let the next few days be busy days
for the vaccinators.
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head from second-story window and
called out:
We're dealin' little faro up here.
Jack Would you like to put down a
bet?''
Put hundred on the ace for me-
the colonel shouted back. I'm in a he'll
of a hurry right now
The gentleman in the second-story win
dow didn't even turn his head back to-
ward the deal box In the next breath
he announced calmly;
Colonel, the ace lcsesr'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
- y 1870 -
LUKE M'LUkE SAYS

There is always something to be thank
full for. A bald-headed man doesn't have
to buy any dandruff cures.
A man handles more money than his
wife and seldom counts his change But
a wife handles so little money that she
alN avs inspects her change to see il
there are any counterfeit coins in it.
When an eligible young man becomes
engaged to girl, the other girls of his
acquaintance wonder what is the matter
with his eyes and his common sense.
The only time some men get strenuous
lis when they are trying to have big
time on little money.
Try 10 remember that it doesn't cost
anything to say please and "thank
you I'd the clerk who is waiting on you,
and It'll makes big difference in the
days Work to the clerk.
A good housekeeper always has a hole
in the front of her apron. A poor house
keeper always has a hole In the sitting
down section of her kimono.
A man is too smart to buy a gold brick
the. second time. But the ddrn fool will
get married the second time.
A woman spends lot Of her time
cutting out plans on how to make home
happy for husband during the first
| three months of married life. But later
on she spends lot of time thinking up
plans on how to make home hot for a
husband.
The difference between a man and a
woman is that man never bawls until
he has sick headache just because his
hat is not in style.
| There was time when a girl under IS
would believe all a man told her. Nova
days she has to be under nine.
! A little girl always feels uncomfort-
able unless she is dressed up. But a
little boy always feels uncomfortable un.
less he isn't dressed up,
| After mans wife broadens and gets
| q shape like the rear end of touring
| car. her husband wonders who the HEX
1t was that started the saying that fat
folks are good-natured
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
THE VISITORS EccENTRICITY

From the Kansas City Star.
Mercy" exclaimed the presiding elder,
gazing shockedly out of the window. Il
believe your children are trying to Kill
one OF their number, Brother Johnson!
Ah,-now they have set upon him With
clubs and are beating him savagely. You
car. hear his cries. and"
Jaw. the one that's doing the yelling
amt none Of my young 'uns, noncha-
lantly replied Mr.. Gap Johnson of Rum
pus Ridge, Ark. HE belongs 10 one Of
the neighbors. can tell that by the
fact that he amt swearing. Something
wrong with that kid. anyhow; every
time he gets healed up he comes over
yuv for another beating"
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-T7T7I777 n n
Putting the Whale
on American Tables

HIRTY members and guests of
= the American Museum of Ma
tural History win attend luncheon
Saturday in New York. The principal
item on the menu will be whale meat.
II Is hoped to prove that this meat is
mt only cheap and nourishing, but
palatable as well.
These who have tried it declare
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ADRIFrr WITE LIE TIMES
YOU NEVER CAN TELL.

YOU NEVER CAN TELL.
He's feeling in fine feather
Cause we're having lovely weather
And he's bought little rake and little
hoe;
And he'll plant "a lot of seed
Which will sprout, methinlss, with
speed,
If we do not have another fall OF
snow.
Surely has fellow guessing
Past all manner of expressing
The way the weathers blowing cold
and hot;
Though tbs warm, ere long a blizzard
May freeze up our very gizzard
And keep thousand plumbers on the
trot
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BEGINNING THE DAY - What
wondrous goodness, o God, that
Thou shoulast keep us and snow
Thy face in favor! Enlarge us that
we may receive more of Thee.
Quicken us that we may be able to
apprehend this unspeakable privi-
Iege OF knowing God and living in
His company. In Christ's name.
Amen.-H. M, L.
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No Such Animal

a funny thing happened to me yester-
day." said Clarence Lloyd, secretary of
the Rotary club.
while | was standing In the lobby OF
the Tutwiler hotel | noticed young
man, who appeared to be a stranger,
walking around the lobby as if he was
looking for something. In a few min
utes he approached me and said: 4
beg your pardon, bur where is the bar?
l replied, Amt no such animal; this is
q dry state He then told me he was a
travelling man and just reached Biz
mingham the night before. and having
come from wet country did not know
Alabama was dry
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AT A DISADVANTAGE.

my friend" said the philosopher.
my motto is. stay on the sunny side
of the street
I've tried that" replied the pessimist,
but it won't work"
''Why not?'
THE minute brighten up, people who
know me as man under cloud think
that's an opportune time to strike me
for loan''
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Boosts sfanteIl

II have been to see most Of the great
actors who have come to Birmingham
during the past quarter OF century Z
said /. II. Motion, but do not think
II ever enjoyed play more than did
that of The Merchant OF Venice en- Mon
day night, o. that ever witnessed finer
acting than that Of Msntell as Shylock.
He was simply great. TO me il was a
revelation OF the actors art. ] wish also
to commend his company. Taken as a
whole. it is first-class. I am glad the
crowds are growing