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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
SPOILING THE EGYPTIANS
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 l N MAN just returned from India and N China, on his way to England, brings word of familiar state of things HOW existent in the near east. He says the rug dealers in Persia are 1 making themselves rich by selling to British army officers at fancy prices in Paris, for half the price. The glamour of the bazaar. the lure of unfamiliar and legendary surroundings, combine to make
 profiteering in rugs a game so simp.e that no child, let alone an oriental rug merchant, could help winning fortune at it Ever since the victorious army en- tered Bagdad the trade has been wax ing. and now steady flow of baled rugs, which had previously been sent to Cairo, Paris and London, is coming back, and
 the prices float upon the top of the tide. Nobody should blame the Briton for
 theer was a town hose name is a touch stone for memories and romantic notions
 
 inbred Talk as much as you please, we
 miss in these busy days the courtly ways of our grandparents. The grand man ner of the old beaux is better than the familiarity of the gilded youth of our day.
 I was struck by something which the general told me at the auction sale.
 Pointing to where the platform was built
 he said "The first negroes I ever saw
 sold at pubic outcry were on the self-
 same spot Now they are free, the war
 between the states thing of the past,
 and the nation united as never pefore'
 and where threescore years ago human
 beings were knocked down to the high est bidder cattlei are being sold to fur
 nish money so that the greatest mother
 in the world may bind up the wounds of men of many nationalities.
 He told me of an amusing incident con- nected with the Sorrell place, where tne
 sale was being conducted It seems that an old deaf negro had been cared for by his master for 10 years before the war. He had been given an acre of ground near the house to cultivate and was fed, , clothed, and given house. Then ne was freed and ordered to go to town ana register to get his 40 acres and mule. He surprised his would-be benefactor or fleecer by saying. Il doan want ho so acres. and i doan want no muie, DIG marster done freed me befoe de Yankees cum, and he said needn't tend put one acre and I ain't a gwne to tend no 4V and you might as well let dis old nlgser alone and Tack he marched home. i eama sway with pleasant memories land hoped the day might come to ne
 when could sit on my front porch aAo have my sons and daughters and grand cbiIdron gather about me in the same friendly and natural way as do the Ellis tribe. a breed in which there is some mighty good blood.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

Entered at the Birmingham, AIa'' postoffice as second Glass matter uh der act of Congress, March s, 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

No communication will be puoIishsd without It's authors name. ReJeG- -eo lAanAscrIp. Ns 4tI I.0t re ieeefhSu eH4SS9
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

TELEPHONE Bell (privnte exchange connecting all departments) Main 4990.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
HAIRCUTs AT THE FRONT


 From the New York Sun.
 With the American Army in France. (By Mail)-Short hair cuts are all the rage with the boys in France now. Shorter the better" is the rule Ev- erywhere you see company barbers working the clippers overtime, under trees or in trenches, or behind ruins. out of rifle shot.
 There are three general styles in vogue. They are:
 The "anti-camouflage" haircut. It involves removal of every hair on the head with close cutting clippers. 1t sure routs the cooties." for no "cootie will stand out in the open and fight the way the dougnboys do.
 Then there's the strong point hair cut. The company barber runs the close cutting clippers over the top of your head. It makes man lock like a Japanese priest when his hat is off but the boys say, There's no girls around to(see you. anyway, so why care about looks?''
 type of hair cut, clipping the hair short around the edges and leaving it long on top. Fellows who sport this hair cut are a little looked down upon by the rest. They're not regular sol diers yet" explained one chap with q head as clean as a billiard ball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

INVICTUS By w. E. Henley. Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole. thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance l have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeons of chance My head is bloody. but unbowed Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds. and shall find, me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the
 scroll. I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my sr~s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

q glove, and you could tell that it was inbred. Talk as much as you please, we of our grandparents. The grand man ner of the old beaux is better than the familiarity of the gilded youth of our day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

Growing old gracefully together. This Is the picture which comes to my mind as I sit here and write.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

There is no particular reason why we Mirbach Every one of the Kaiser'sN leaders who is put under ground means that we arc that much nearer ultimate peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

eams sway with pleasant memories and hopnl the day might come to ne when I could sit on my front porch aao have my sons and daughters and grand children gather about me in the same friendly and natural way as do the Ellis tribe. a breed in which there is some mighty good blood.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Christian Science society holds
services every Sunday morning at
100 o'clock at the Masonic hall.
Subject of lesson-serm on for next
Sunday, Christ Jesus" Testimon-
ial meetings held on first and third
Wednesdays of each month at 500
p. m. in the Masonic hall. A free
reading room is open to the public
every afternoon from 200 to 4. W
o'clock at 226 First National Bank
building. All authorized Christian
Science literature may there be read
or borrowed.
Christian Science society Of Pull
man will, after March !, hold serv-
ices in the new Masonic hall, First
National Bank building, every Sun
day morning at 1900 o'clock. Tes-
timonial meetings will be held every
Wednesday evening at 500 O'Clock,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETI-
TION FOR HOMESTEAD

In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington in and for Whitman
County.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Eliza
beth j. Thompson, Deceased
Notice is hereby given to all whom
1t may concern that J. NJ. Thompson,
the widower of Elizabeth ]. Thomp-
son, deceased, has petitioned the
court to set aside to him the follow
ing described property as a home
stead to-wit: lots l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Z,
8, 8, 10, II, u, 13, IA, is, 16, II.
is, 10, 20. 81, 2S, 20, 30, 81, 80,
S3, and "a in block 70; lots /, 2, 8,
4, ., 6 block 10; lots 4, and in
block 20, all in Fairs addition to
Pullman, and tract G, in said block
being tract purchased from Sallie
E. Farr and described in the deed
recorded in the auditors office of
Whitman county in book 112 at page
2O9, reference to which is hereby
made, and the said court has fixed
the Sth day of March, 1918, at 10000
O'Clock in the forenoon at the court
house in Colfax, Washington, as the
time and place for a hearing on said
petition, at which time all persons
interested are required to appear and
show cause, if any there be, why
said land should not be set apart to
the petitioner as a homestead.
Witness my hand this 18th day of
February, 1918.
JAS. A. WILLIAMS,
(seaD Clerk of Court.
feb l 5marS
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01
Notice of Hearing of Final Report
and Petition for Distribution

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, in and for the
County of Whitman.
In the Matter of the Estate of A. F.
Copenhaver, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that L. C.
Staley, administrator of the estate
of A, F. Copenhaver, deceased, has
filed in the office of the clerk of
said court, his final report as such
administrator, together with his pc
tition for distribution of said estate,
asking the court to settle said report,
distribute the property to the heirs
or persons entitled to the same, and
discharge said administrator; and
that Friday, the Sth day of March,
1918, at 1000 o'clock a m, at the
court room of our said Superior
Court. in the City of Colfax, in said
Whitman county, has been duly ap-
pointed by said Superior Court for
the hearing and settlement of said
final report and petition for distri-
button, at which time and place any
person interested in said estate may
appear and file objections thereto
and contest the same.
Witness, the Hon. R. L. McCros-
key, Judge of said Superior Court,
and the seal of said Court affixed this
9Th day of February, 1918.
JAS. A. WILLIAMS,
(seaD Clerk of Said Court
BY NJ. P. Bellinger,
Feb. 15Mar8 Deputy
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01
PULLMAN SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION

To provide a systematic and abso-
lutely safe plan for the investment
of savings, and to aid it's mem bers
to acquire homes of their own is the
object of the Pullman Savings and
Loan Association. The Association
is in every sense a HOME institution.
Who It's For
1t is for the Practical Man, who
realizing the uncertainties of bust
ness and health, and of the folly of
spending all his money as fast as
he gets it, provides for an emer-
gency.
1t is for the Prudent Woman, who
out of her earnings or allowance, de-
sires to put away a little money,
monthly, where it will be securely
and profitably invested, and give her
the least trouble and where she can
get it when needed.
Il is for the Young Man possessing
the manhood and determination to
save something every month from
his earnings as a reserve fund, to
draw on when sick or out of posi-
ton, for providing home or for a
start in business.
1t is for Boys and Girls, to help
them to be economical and industri-
Gus and to encourage them to ac-
quire the habit of saving, provide a
fund to educate them and to make
them independent.
1t is for Societies, Fraternal and
Other Organizations wishing to In
vest their income for the purpose Of
creating a reserve fund, or for build
ing.
1t is for all Seeking a Home or
who want to improve their property
or pay off a m ortgage or to provide
a fund for any other worthy purpose.
Call ON or write
NJ. X. SNYDER
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01
PULLMAN ASTONISHED
BY MERCHANTS STORY

A merchant relates the following
For years l could not sleep without
turning every hour. Whatever | ate
caused gas and sourness. Also had
stomach catarrh. ONE SPOONFUL
buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc, as
mixed in Adler-i-ka relieved me IN
STANTLY." Because Adler-i-ka
flushes the ENTIRE aim entary tract
it relieves ANY CASE constipation
sour stomach or gas and prevents
appendicitis. 1t has QUICKEST ac-
ton of anything we ever sold. Pink
ley & Mcmahon, druggists
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01
PULLMAN MAN GOES
THROUGH BIG CANAL
Lee l.. Stone Writes Interestingly of
Canal Trip and Life in Uncle
Sans Navy

Claude |. Stone this week received
an interesting letter from his
brother Lee Leonard Stone. one of
the first Pullman boys to enlist in
the service after the United States
had entered the war. Stone left Pull
man April II and was for several
months stationed at Bremerton. He
was assigned to the hospital corps,
aboard the U. S S. Great Northern,
and left Bremerton January Is for
New York Extracts from his letter
are as follows
Our trip around to New York was
quite enjoyable for we got a chance
to see the muchtalked-about Pana-
ma canal, The country around the
canal is beautiful They were hav-
ing their summer there at the time
we were there, SO of course every
thing was in its most beautiful stage
Panama City itself is surely a typ
zeal Spanish city. with its narrow
streets and its Panamaian people,
some of whom would just as soon
stick a knife in a fellows backbone
as not.
In Panama City we were only
given one day of liberty and of
course we did not get much of a
course we did not get much of a
chance to look the town over as all
wished to. but nevertheless we had
a chance to see a good part of it all.
A person can not half describe it
Oil paper. One can not get a good
idea of the wonderful work unless
he can go there and see it as it is.
Panama zone is 10 miles wide five
miles on either side of the canal 1t
is somewhere about 80 or 40 miles
long.
In the middle of the zone there is
a large artificial lake. To construct
this lake there were two small vii
lagos to cover. The U. S. bought
these from the natives, then the low
er end of the valley was filled in, the
water was turned in and small noun
tains, forests and these two towns
were completely inundated.
At the time the government was
building the canal there were diff
ferent things to ombat. First the
mosquitoes, which were killed off
by natives going over each square
foot of the surface with spraying
guns and spraying in all some 400
square miles of growing weeds and
bushes.
Some people think it is only a mat
ter Of a couple of hours to get
through the canal but it took us
from 500 o'clock in the morning un-
till 300 that afternoon to go from
Balboa to Colon, and they say we
got through faster than most of the
ships do.
We left Colon that night and were
sailing at top speed by the next morn
ing. On the 9th we stopped at
Charleston, S. c., for about 10 hours,
but did not get liberty, as we only
stopped for oil.
The 10th of February we landed
in New York harbor, colder than the
dickens, too, for we liked to have
burned up in Panama and then to
come up in this country where it is
five below most of the sime-some
difference, | claim.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01

This office prints butter wrappers
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01

WOODSMEN WANTED - Perma-
nent job Can use all classes of woods
labor for our winter camps. Need
donkey men, cant hook men, rail
road men, and woodsmen of all
kinds. Wages 4312 cents per hour
and up, depending on the job. Board
81 per day. Blackwell Lumber COM
pany, Fernwood, Idaho. sep2tf
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01

Feb. 15NIar8
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01

Give my best regards to any of my
old friends you may happen to see.
Sincerely yours,
Alfred C. Langdon.
Address; Alfred c. Langdon 2nd
1t, las F. A. A. E. F., care of
postmaster, New York City.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01

PAINT UP that old automobile
and make it look like new. Bring it
to Fred Boreman, 327 East Main
street. and he will equip it with a
new dress that will cause your neigh
bors to believe you have a 1918
model Phone 1852. feb1tf
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01
Insure with McClaskey.
jan26tt

Phone 81 for Rock Springs and
other good Goals and dry wood. In
spect our $40 lumber.
STANDARD LUMBER CO.,
feb15tf b, H. Douglass, Agent.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01

FOR RENT-New, broom bunga-
low; modern, including furnace and
range; some ground for garden; city
water; five blocks from campus, two
off paving; walk to house; $22.50
per month. w. II. Latta feb8tf
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many kind friends and
neighbors who assisted and com fort
ed us in the hour of our late bereaye-
meni
FRED HODGES.
HERSCHEL HODGES.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-01

Phone 81 for Rock Springs and
other good Goals and dry wood. In
spect our $40 lumber.
STANDARD LUMBER CO.,
feb15tf B. II. Douglass, Agent.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-11-21

Here N one story that II. n Bar
nard the state food administration,
shouid not overlook. I'd Lane. ons OF
tho prominsnl citizens Of Collar, Gin
ton county, became worried several
nights ago because he couldn't
sleep, pad thinking that perhaps q
salt water BATH might restore his
rsstf1l sluinbers, he got up and pro.
eeeded % experiment with his
theory. The neTt day his clothing
stuck % tight to his body that he
had 20 have assistance from his wife
10 get It OF. and when she inquired
as 10 the reason, he Informed hes
that he had taken a saltwater bath
the night before. But Mrs. Lane then
realized where her sugar had gone,
and shs proved 20 her husband that
be had got the graduated sugar
instead Of the salt. The result was
painless, but Lane doesn't think that
u win DO 20 have Mr.. Hoover or Mr..
Barnard nnd out he took his bath in
sugar wRter.--Indianapolis News
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-11-21

He was a ANAL boy. about slx years
old. and like most youngsters Of his
age, was more or less opposed 70 hav
tins his fase washed any oftsner than
was necessary. During ths course Of
one Of these operations he looked az
his father and asked:
do ne soldiers In the trenches get
yaentionsT'
mot while they are fighting" an
swered tire father.
Il guess thsy don't have time for VA.
cations" unused the boy. ''Iu bet they
don't even have time to wash their
hands and fAca."
Il suppose that In right replied the
fnthes, after which Tiers was a long
pause. during which the washing oyer.
afiona were continued.
AZ last me irkssms task was com
pietsd. Ths boy heaysd sigh u ~
lief. and a. he left the bathroom his
father bsard him say, Gee. | wish ]
was a soldier hghtIng in the trenches"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-11-21

On the question OF safety belts DR..
0raeme Anderson gives II as his opin'
ion that before leaving the ground all
aviators should see that their safety
belts are fastened and should be IA.
miliar with the methed Of their quick
release; the belt should never be I'M.
dens In the ala.
In II crashes on tractor machines
with III injured the belt held on seven
occasions and gave way on ten, of the
A crashes In which the pilot escaped
the belt held In % instances aud gave
way In II.
DIR. Graeme Anderson advocates the
wearing Of safety helmets by all pupils,
but emphasizes that they should be
wsll fitting and not be easily dislodged
from the head while Aging.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-11-21
COFFEE INLApLAND
Beverage Made In Peculiar Way
Pronounced Excellent.
Sweetened In Primitive Manner. ths
Rsfreshment 10 Passed Around
Among Guests After Host Has
Partaken Of H.

An American consular officer IN
Scandinavia gives the recipe for max
ing coffee among the Lapps, when
they are 50 fortunate az to have Il
at all.
Dinner was eaten outfof doors. and
fhe one dish Of the meal consisted 81
coast lemmpae. Illtie efentures aoHe
thing between . gninea pig and q
rat. and as the officer admits "ex-
quisitely peculiar" as to their favor.
The party squatted In a ring about
the FIRE. watching the roasts. all ex.
cept wrInkled old woman. who as
nm expert. was intent upon a more te-
dious ceremony. Out Of skin KNAPP
sack she had taken a small skin bag.
From this she extracted some II green
coffee beans, which she proceeded TO
roast one by one In small iron
spoon.
When they were cooked to her taste
she bruised them 10 coarse fragments
between stones aud put the result
with water into a copper kettle. which
had one I'D In the usual place and
another on the end Of the spout to
keep out smoke and feathery wood
ash.
Then the whole mixture WAS boiled
Up together into a bubbIlng froth Of
coffee fragments and coffee extract
She cleaned IL by an old trick which
II known 10 campers all the world
over. This was TO throw into the
kettle small splash Of cold water.
when the coffee grounds were prompt
- precipitated 20 the bottom.
Then she poured the clear, brown.
stcuminR liquor into blnckened
bowl Of birch root and handed II to
the good man. her husband
After he had taken the bowl In his
fingers the woman hunted in ieathern
lnapaack and produced a lump o. beet
ssgnr. The host biz fragment from
4 ard lodged u In his teeth. then
he lifted the bowl 20 his lips and
drank.
IN q more civilized man this would
n course have been rudenessi In a
savage Il WIS a simple act Of courtesy.
u was a plain assurance that the bowl
contained no poison. Then he hand
"A Il on for his guests TO drink In
turn. and the American says that be
does not know that hs ever tasted
better coffee,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-11-21
Rluhseoua cauaea

Mr.. Blank. prominent and wealthy
nan, once took a foolish notion that
he wanted to be rid Of his wife. After
long. hard.fought legal battle. single
handed. except for the slight help that
money and a battery Of lawyers can
give, he finally succeeded In obtaining
4 divorce. He wouldn't even need 10
pay aliInony 30 great was his victory.
As reprisal the ex.wife brought
suit against the man for S1,000,O00
Before her case came I'D one Of her
lnwyers remarked that because OF the
wealth OF her former husband another
legal war would result.
''weli." said the former Mrs. Blank,
you win have to admit that my cause
according TO the tradition OF our coun.
try. Is as Just az his. He fought for ~.
crty and am fighting for independ.
,nce."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-11-21
SMALL ISLAND ALL AMERICAN
One Of Uncle eamueI's Most Valued
Possessions 10 Little Scrap Of
Land IN the Pacific Ocean.

Midway, a tiny scrap Of an island In
the Pacific, IL one OF Uncle Sans
most cherished possessions. II is one
Of the most valuable bits Of sand and
rock In the world. The little island,
q relay station for the Pacific cable,
b a Link in the chain binding Asia to
the waatern worid. the Philippines to
the United States. A message sent
70 Pekin OF Manila from san Fran.
cisco rnueG pAas through Midway be-
fore u rFaeASs Its destination. The
island listens to the gossip Of two
continents.
Once tke most desslats and forsaken
aioll n the two oceans, Midway today
paomieea - rival Hawaii a. the para.
disc Of the Pacfnc. a paradise created
BY man. A tiny paradise. to be sure
but the island has never been able
to boast Of . population of more than
forty at one time. and nearly half Of
them were only visiting. A supsr1n-
tsndent with the imposing title Of
0unrdiAn Of the Island, his family.
q doctor with q very small practice,
an engineer or two and the servants
are the sole Inhabitants.
The island today IL . triumph Of
engineering skin. II was necessary
that the stations or the cable be under
the American nag. The second link
In the chain could only be Midway, 90
the nnnsless, pear-shaped heap OF
sand In the Pacific was transformed
into q blooming bit Of land with 1ow.
srs. vegetables and even diminutivs
trees. The American flag was raised
over the government house. an Amer.
lean colony was transplantsd to the
new island and Midway stepped into
prominence at once.
Midway Ia inst half way around tbs
world from London. almost directly
over the iB0th meridian. When It n
midnight IN England, the noon sun Il
shining on the smallest single BIT 81
American soil In the world