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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27
SONGS OF YESTERDAY

SONGS OF YESTERDAY was care-free youngster then And little of life knew When vaudeville stars and minstrel Sang Two Little Girls In Blue" Full well I recall how the tenor trilled, On a small and tawdry stage Till the house with noisy plaudits
 filled,
 Of "A Bird in Gilded Cage" And Break the News to Mother
 brought
 Forth many a salty tear For the dying soldier lad who thought Of one held doubly dear. "She was Bred In Old Kentucky''-oh, What plaintive lit 1t had, When the stars came out and the lights
 were low N And a dreamers heart grew sad. Alas for the songs of yesteryear And the ballads half-forgot; That they moved us so was passing
 queer,
 They were such pluperfect rot.
 MODESTY T like to meet a self-made mil lionaire who Is modest" ITO be sure"
 MT. Grabcoin Is disposed to give some of the credit for his success in life to his lawyers"
 IT WORKED What I don't understand is this"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27
Men Not Reading Eictian

The men of the A. k. F. are mt raad- Ing 1lctlon' said w. S. Stallings, secre- tary of the Y. M. c. A. Instead. they are reading serious literature, including text books of all kinds. Information to this effect is contained in an article which appeared in the Paris edition of the New York Herald.
 AS result of arrangement that have been made through General Pershing. the American soldiers overseas are now being allowed to write direct to the Paris headquarters of the American Library association for any books they want The books are being sent free to the soldiers and then returned. postage paid.
 Heretofore the A. l.. A. has been con fined to placing collections of books with individual units, in Y. M. c. A. huts and other places where recreational oppor- tunities have been afforded. But the new plan makes 1t possible for individ- uals to send in individual orders. All books sent out may be retained one month and the men are made to under stand that the success of the whole ser vice depends upon individual cooperation. Only about one man in ten asks for a work on fiction, They all seem to want deep stuff The American Library as sociation is one of the seven organiza- tions which will be benefited by the united war work drive to be staged No- vember Ills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27
About Carbon Chs Mask.

T am glad that the people are begin- ming to respond more freely to the re- quest sent out for peach stones, prune, plum, apricot, olive and cherry pits, for Brazil, hickory, walnut and butternut shells; and for date seeds,"~ said Prof J. Newton Kugelmass, administration head schools of chemistry and physics of Howard college. flor our latest gas mask made from the seeds, shells and pits meets the horrors of the gas war fare. as it is simple chemical Altering machine, a sieve making poisoned air about our soldiers fit for use.
 The sieve is made from very finely pulverized carbon in the form of swv- coal. It ( IS not absorb air bu
 absorb other gases freelyr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27

derous tractors that would have to pass along it in the wake of the infantry.
 Along came doughboy, rifle on shoul- der, doughboy taking very seriously his new responsibility, which was the es- cort to the rear of three German pris- oners. However, though thus engrossed, he might possibly have noticed the con dition of the road.
 Hey, Buddie, are you from Cuisy?"
 The doughboy halted and saluted
 "No. sir he said, from Philadel- phia.
 He and his prisoners were both many meters on their way before the lieuten- ant recovered sufficiently to so on with his inquiry.
 One of the hardest jobs any one had in the first drive west of verdun was the job of a grizzled old mess sergeant in. charge of a roadside kitchen set up to noursh, at proper intervals, com pany of engineers at work on the roads. He had just enough rations to feed them for one day, and. except for the occa sional casuals any kitchen can handle. he knew he must refuse all stragglers.
 Yet his kitchen was in full sight of the road, along which all day long there struggled those slightly wounded young sters from the line who were quite able to foot it to the, nearest ambulance camp. some of them had had nothing to eat for three days Every one of them, at the smell of the hot coffee, would stop wist- fully and ask for a bit of bread or some thing, Always the old sergeant had to \ shake his head. By noon he had aged 10 years.
 "ltll kill me yet" he said at last. .I know they have only to cross the next crest to find food and drink a-plenty. but I remember how my mother never turned any one from her door who asked for something to eat. They might pe burglars. but she wouldn't take a chance"
 A young sergeant from Baltimore limped on his way. The mess sergeant could hear him explaining to the other wounded boy with him.
 'We can't blame him. If he fed us. he'd have to feed them all, and then whered he be? guess he's a good old scout, at that"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27
ADRIFrT WITH THE TIMES

in the wee sma' hours. T told Sam at the poker club to tell you I was not there and he said. Boss dey ain't no use tryin' to fool de Missus, cause she done got de goods on you" "oh, that's easily explained" an- swered Mrs. Jagsby. When he start ed to say you were not there. I told him you were sitting right in front of the telephone and I could see you"
 DRY TOWN EPISODE
 Tn Jail bit
 He's forced to bunk;
 The cause of 1t
 A leaky trunk
 NOT TO BE ENVIED 'T see where a woman trai1ed her husband and his affinity to half a dozen cabarets had him arrested and then withdrew the charge" What excuse did she giveT' "She said he was all she had" Alas, that woman is poor indeed"
 ENHANCED REGARD How did MT. Grumpus happen to come to church?'
 "The Rev. Dr. Fourthly administered a sound beating to MT Grumpus-" Dear mel"
 'In game of golf. which so in- creased MT Grumpus' respect for Dr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27
ECHOES FROM THE ARGONNE FIGHT

was so swift that both the old unit and the relieving unit were captured at the gun positions.
 A truck train was lined up on a dark only a few kilometers back while a com pany of pioneers mended a broken cul- vert
 colonel who was unfortunate enough to be at the rear end of the jam and who was quite anxious to be on the move, turned on the electric lights of his linn. cuisine in hopes that the light would en. able the men toiling on the roads ta work faster.
 A pioneer private paused pick above his head, when he saw the sudden flare of light.
 Hey, you rube," he shouted .'What are you trying to pull off down there? Do you want all the German artillery in the country turned on us? Can that stuff or I'll come down and kick lung out just to pass the time"
 There was no reply. But the light went out
 A Yankee truck drivers right forward wheel had just sunk with an air of final ity into a half-filled shell-hole on the road near Avocourt, and he was throw ing over a terrific barrage of profanity when he suddenly stopped short and his jaw dropped.
 Then it closed In a grin as broad as the Sacramento, from whose distant shore he had gone forth to war. He was contemplating the approach along the roadside of four stalwart and im- Guard On their shoulders, as they marched along in the drizzling rain, was stretcher, and on the stretcher lay a. wounded doughboy smoking ciga. rette.
 When the mud Is knee deep and Ger man shells are falling all around, the of- ficers in the line have been known to reflect audibly and sarcastically on the luxurious life led by the staff officers far behind, and sometimes even to call those more secluded directors of the war by the disrespectful name of "Old Wat- fle- tails"
 But one colonel from an American army corps emerged from the fight near l the Argonne with the glove torn from | the back of his hand by 8 piece of | shrapnel and shattered riding crop as | further evidence of narrow escape. A lieutenant of engineers was scouting a few days ago along the road which l forks on a hillcrest, one branch mounting
 toward Montfaucon, one branch dipping into the valley that cradles Cuisy. As
 to this latter road, he would have to dc some prospecting to see how much stone
 and how many men would be needed tc
 make it bear all the big trucks and pom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27
STARTED ALREADY

When the Hohenzo1lern passes
 And the flags of war are furled, And merry lads and lassies
 Sing of peace throughout the world. There will be one thing, we fancy,
 Bound to lessen our delight For the politicians chancy
 Will begin once more to fight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27
Open Forum Creed

IL IS becoming more and more appar- ent that the social problems are the inslstent ones Of our day" said Judge William E. Fort, "and must find their solution not merely In terms of econom- lcs, but in redefinition and re-emphasis or moral and spiritual values as we'll everywhere this new social interest is putting new stress upon individuals and organizations. Those who have seen and reit this most are looking to the open forums Tor more adequate expression or the spiritual side of democracy
 lhese gatherings have become increas- ingly representative until in the older ones they include every element-politicaI. social, racial and religious. The meet ings themselves. though entirely free from theological or sectarian expression. show an increasing tendency to become religious in social sense The work Ing creed of the open forum is The be- lief that we must all move together to- ward the solution of the successive prob- iems of mankind, through the dedication or each to all. the devotion of all to eacn, and our common conservation to all the nobler ends of life '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27

F6urthly that he decided it might pay him to hear the reverend gentleman preach
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27
George H. Estes, Death

was certainly sorry to hear of the oeath or George II. Estes," said Lee James, for I remember him we'll in the old days when he came to Eufaula. a handsome, dashing young fellow. marry Ing into one of the old families.
 Like many of the other ambitious men ne came to Birmingham, and like most or those from the Bluff City" he made good George Estes was a fine citizen Tn every way and his splendid sons are showing their patriotism by wearing creditably the uniforms of Uncle Sam. He will be greatly missed in the so- clal' CIVIC and religious life of the city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27

POOR HUBBY What sort of man is her" gro begin with, he's the husband of famous novelist" < T see",
 And Is suspected of being the orisl, nal of the ne'er-do-weu she describes so graphically in her latest novel;
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27
RARE FIND

great many people to spend their evenings at home"
 Quite true. A strange case came under my observation"
 What was it?"
 "A friend of mine discovered that he had a set of Shakespeare that had been in his house for seven years with- out his knowledge"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27
Motor Trucks Make Good

saw curious sight on my way to town on Saturday morning., said David Roberts
 AS was crossing the track at Twen- ty-fourth street I saw a big stationery engine on flat car being pulled up the railroad track by a powerful motor truck. The truck is coming into it's own in many ways. l knew that the trucking busi ness was dlverting much heavy traffic rom the railroads, but 1t was the first tune that I had ever seen or heard of them being used in any of the yards in stead of switch engines.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27

Washington bureau. POT Hibbs build- ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta streen CoYent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, World oulla- ing. New York city; western business office, Tribune building, Chicago. The s. c. Beckwith Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27

BEGINNING THE DAY-Bord, shall I be selfish in my prayerf Shall I come only when in necds Shall I stand around Thy throne always begging for a gift: Help me rather in my prayer to bring Thee the incense of my love. May l bring my abundance as well as my want. May | feast in Thy com- munion every day. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27

illefy unit was in the act " .ieved the first night the ''>l.s swept forward. The advance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27

What I don't understand is this,' said MT. Jagsby. as he reached home
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
SENTIMENT ALL RIGHT, BUT
Youngsters Reason for Buying carna-
tions Knocked All Pathos Out
of the Incident.

He was a poorly dressed youngstef
of perhaps fourteen years.
His trousers were shabby, and theirs
was only one button on his thin coat.
He wasn't tall enough to push through
the crowd of women around the bar
gain counter where fresh carnations
were on sale at two cents each.
Finally a saleSwoman saw the grimy
hand reaching out, with six moist PEN
MES and a shiny dime in it, and in an
swer to his 81 want eight, please, all
colors," he received an assortment OF
pink, red and white flowers, all show
ing more or less the effect Of rough
handling.
A woman who stood near by built
up a pretty little story about him.
She was certain he was little news
boy, and that the flowers were for his
mother, who probably was i'll in free
hospital.
Tenderly the child adjusted the It's
sue paper around the carnations, and
a queer little smile curved his lips.
"Are your pretty flowers for your
mother, little boy?" asked the senti-
mental bystander.
"Naw," answered the youth with
an impish grin, they're for my girl"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
ScHALK ON BASEBALL BRAINS
PLAYER Does Not Necessarily Need
Schoolrcom Education--Case Of
Ty Cobb Is Cited.

"a man does not necessarily need
a schoolroom education to have what
we refer to as baseball brains.'" says
Ray Schalk, leading backstop Of the
American league.
81 admit this is the day of the col
lege player In baseball" adds Schalk.
land the better education a man has.
all other things being equal, the bet
ter player he should be. But he might
know a lot Of Greek, literature, wave
motion, phrenology, analytical geom-
etry, metaphysics and similar subjects
and still be absolutely frost on a
ball or the hit-and-run.
'Ty Cobb has the ideal baseball
brains, but Ty isn't college man. On
the other hand, ! used to play in the
minors with a graduate of a we'll
known university who was brilliant
scholar and good natural athlete.
But he was positively the limit in
PLAYING baseball. He would do the
most incomprehensible things. In
fact, he was impossible"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
ENTHUSIASM In PERU
OVER BASEBALL GAME
WeIl-0rganized Teams in the
Field at CaIIao and Lima.
Large Crowd Witnesses Contest Be-
tween Team From BattIeshlp Mar
bIehead and Players Picked
From Local Clubs.

Enthusiasm in Peru over the Amer
lean game Of baseball, which has for
years been at high pitch, was &C.
cording to advices from Callao by
John J. Doyle, president Of the Amer
lean Sports Publishing company.
famed to a bright flame by the arri-
val at that port of the U. S. S. Marble
head recently. While the primary OBJ
ject Of those on the warship was to
pay the respects of the American gov
eminent to the Peruvian nation for
the action by the latter In breaking
off diplomatic relations with Ger
many, an important feature Of the
visit was game of baseball between
the Marblehead's team and nine Of
players picked from several local
clubs.
The game was pronounced sue
cess in the matter Of attendance, the
crowd being the largest that ever at
tended similar entertainment, and
while the sailor team won handily
the good play by the contestants was
heartily enjoyed.
Callao has three well-organized
teams, the Callao B. B. c., the Club
Sportivo Fry and the Callao High
School Athletic association. Lima,
which is only twenty minutes distant
by electric road, has one club named
the Ciclista Lima, and there has been
an interchange of games. The Callao
B. B. c., which is the strongest in
Peru, has played total Of 16 games
during the past season, winning II
of them.
The Lima council in order to encour-
age the sport put up fine champion
ship cup, and this was captured by the
Callao B. B. c., after spirited COM
petition. The Improvement I'm the
work Of the various teams in Peru is
shown by the close scores, while pre-
viously the figures ran up as high as
Is and 20 runs per game.
The high status Of baseball in Peru.
according to the report, is due to the
intelligent and untiring efforts Of Mil
ton M. Longshore, principal Of the
Callao high school; A. o. MolinO and
Oscar Medelius of the Callao B. B. @.
and o. Delaude, pitcher and manager
Of the Ciclista Lima.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
Brave Act RECOGNIZED.

The navy department has commend
ed Matthew McCabe, water tender,
for gallantry and heroism in jumping
overheard from the United States
steamship Pocahontas and rescuing
from drowning a fireman who had
either jumped or fallen overheard.
When the man was seen to disappear
from the ship McCabe, without hest
tation, jumped into the water and sue
ceeded in getting a line around the
man, who was hauled up on deck. Nc
Cabe enlisted in the navy August,
1916, at New York.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
MCCARTHY WENT WRONG WAY
Tore Skin off Anatomy Sliding Back
to First, Then Took Arlie La
tham's Sound Advice.

Arlie Latham, famous third-sacker
of the ST. Louis Browns of the eight
les. and the Nick Altrock of those
days, who later in his career was with
the Cincinnati Reds, noticed, when
Jack Mccarthy, a rookie, pulled off his
uniform he was mass of bruises and
scars. "Old man." says Lath, "you
have been with us six weeks and
haven't stolen a base, but you have
taken the skin off your anatomy slid
Ing back to first. Try running the
other way after getting those good
leads and take chance on that slid
ing stuff going into second, where it
will count" Mac took Aries advice
and became quite q wizard on the
lines.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23

To drive a tank, handle the guns, and
sweep over the enemy trenches, takes
strong nerves, good rich blood, good
stomach, liver and kidneys. When the
time comes, the man with red blood in
his veins els up and at it." He has iron
nerves for hardships-an interest in his
work grips him. That's the way you
feel when you have taken blood and
nerve tonic, made up of Blood root,
Golden Seal root, Stone root, Cherry
bark, and rolled into sugar-coated
tablet and sold in sixty-cent Walls by al
most all druggists for past fifty years
as DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. This tonic, in liquid or tablet form,
is just what you need this spring to
give you vim, vigor and vitality. At the
fag end of hard winter, no wonder
you feel rundown" blue, out of sorts.
Try this medical Discovery" of DR..
Pierce's. Don't waltz To-day is the
day to begin! A little ''pep," and you
laugh and live.
The best means to oil the machinery
of the body, put tone into. the liver,
kidneys and circulatory system, is to
first practice good housekeeping.
I know of nothing better as laxative
than vegetable pill made up of May
apple, leaves of aloe and jalap. This
is commonly sold by all druggists as
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, and
should be taken at least once week to
clear the twenty-five feet of intestines.
You will thus clean the system-expel
the poisons and keep aoeH. Noto is
the time to clean house. Give yourself
- cvDrsro ho,rca nj du
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
WARNING TO ALL HUSBANDS
Just Now There Is Danger in Using
AbbreViation of Somewhat Com
mon Pet Name.

A sergeant of police exhibited a
slight scratch on his face few days
ago which he said was caused by his
wife's patriotism. By way Of explana-
ton the sergeant said: 81 generally
walk into the house and greet my wife
with some pet name, one of my favor
ties being: Hello, honey
yesterday when I reached home
1 went in in my customary manner,
met my wife in the Kitchen and said !:
Hello, hum
II had no more than spoken" said
the sergeant, "when my wife landed on
me and said that she would give me
to understand that she was not Hun,
so from now on / will be careful to
use some other name or else call her
honey, and will be very careful to use
the entire word and not try to abbre-
viate indianapolis News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
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The Mother.

The mOtherly woman who sat down
in the car seat was eager for the latest
news from the eastern front. 1--WE
are all so anxious" she said, "espe-
cially we mothers who have sons in
the army"
"Then your boy is in France?"
mo, he hasn't gone over yet. They
don't know when they will CO."
"And you are not sorry, of course?'
She hestitated a moment. NO." she
said. 81 suppose 1 couldn't say I'm
sorry. But the boys are needed over
there. They could do so much good II
they were there now. And, you know.
when a mother has boy In the army
she doesn't want him to be tin SOL
der"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
500 Reward. 500

Catarrh is local disease greatly infn
enced by constitutional conditions. II
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation Of the disease.
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature IN
doing it's work. $4,000 for any case OF
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
r. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
WORRIES OF lNEBRIATE

According to the truthful Ned !
Egan there was pitcher on
certain team in the Central as s
ISOLATION given to much dissipa-
ton. In game following the.
might before" this pitchers
turn came to work. His team
went to the field, and the pitch
er, Keeling slightly, and mighty
sick, took his place on the slab.
He looked intently at the catch
er, but wasn't certain what he .
saw. He turned to the umpire,
who stood directly behind him. I
whats the catcher signaling
for?" he. asked.
"a curve ball." replied the
umpire.
"Shake your head at him for
me, will you?" asked the
twirler.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
TRYING FOR 0UTFIELD BERTH
Veteran John Hummel Making Good
Impression at Sacramento-valu-
able Player for Dodgers.

Old John Hummel seems to be max
ing a good impression in his efforts
to win an outfield berth out at Sac
ramento. It was in 1905 or there
abouts that Hummel broke into the
big show with Brooklyn and for ten
years he was the man of all work on
the Dodgers and one of the most valu-
able players ever on the pay roll. He
played second, short, first and the out
field and did all well.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-23
As She Is Smoke.

American tourists who are shaky as
to their French, have often been en-
barrassed by the voluble replies which
their carefully studied phrases bring
forth from French lips. Just now the
tables are frequently. turned and the
French man or woman is puzzled by
the fluent American vernacular. An ex-
ample: Yankee trooper: "Parly VOC
English, mademoiselle" French maid !:
"Yes, VARY leetle." Y. t.: Good
work. Say, could you put me wise
where could line up against some
spiffy eats in this burg?"