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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
HIGH LINKS IN PARIS THEATRE

From "A Reporter at Armageddon,' by | Will Irwin (Appleton).
 1 11UST now an American vaudeville 1 team is giving Paris it's first big " laugh of the war-Coleman and AL exandra--the latter being billed as the Good Luck Girl. He is pretty; she is blonde; she is a past mistress of Ameri- can ragtime. In the last part of the turn she stands singing before a black cur tain. The lights go out. A moment later you see her swinging through space above the front row of the orchestra in a floral horseshoe.
 As q matter of fact, it is an Illusion act; the basket in which she sits is at tached to a long crane, shaped like great wagon tongue and rendered invisi- ble by a lighting trick and@an operator on the stage is making it swing or dip at will. She throws out toy balloons as she swings. The audience scrambles
 for them; they mean good luck. But
 tho greatest luck of all, as the announcer tells you before the act, is to get one
 of her little blue strapped slippers.
 The front rows and the stage boxes
 fill up after the intermission with off,
 cers of all nations, waiting for a chance
 at those slippers. When I saw her
 week ago their performance was unsys-
 tematic. When I saw her again. last
 night. they had introduced team work.
 Alexandra, singing and twinkling her
 little blue feet saucily, dipped, dipped, dipped toward a row of British officers at the right of the orchestra. Suddenly three Britons rose up and bantam among them sprang to their shoulders very creditable pyramid. He bal anced himself, his comrades holding his arkles; he grabbed; he grazed Alexan- dra's toes just as she scared up to the ceiling, twinkling her rect and pretend ing to shoot them with their thumb and forefinger. The bantam lost his bal ance: the pyrimad tumbled, all together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
Same Old Gag

There is nothing like a circus to bring people to the city" said Hill Fer.
 suson. q got downtown Monday morning and by o'clock the streets were beginning to be well-filled and by 10 o'clock they were literally jam med with men, women and children. not only from Birmingham but all its surrounding territory. l looked into the stores and they were all crowded as were the restaurants and hotels. AS drawing card, circus is in a class by itself, for somehow it seems to make its appeal to rich and poor, high and low. The same old gag of fathers taking the children to see the animals is working in these war times"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Gypsy smith.s Interrler

Gypsy smitK Ns been interviewed by the crack newspaper men and women throughout the world" said w. IS. Stallihgs, the weil-known Y NJ. c. A. worker. but the one in Mondays Age Herald by Dolly Da1rymple pleased him beyond measure. Sunday asked if he would see her for few minutes, but he pleaded that he was very tired. I said. But you do not know what bright woman wishes to talk to you On reading her story he said. I do not deserve it, but she is wonderfully clever When an English man uses the word clever it's the highest praise he can bestow. It was really a great story and Gypsy Smith is just big enough and human enough to come out frankly and admit that it gave him pleasure to be treated in such a happy way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
HELPS CONSIDERABLE.

into the ais1e
 Alexandra scared over toward the boxes. The French officers who occu-
 clung with one hand to the curtains
 while they grabbed with the other;
 Alexandra, sparring with her feet, eluded
 them. The horseshoe swung away; swung back. The Frenchmen grabbed again; the box curtain gave way, and down they went into the audience. which vented it's delights in shrieks. She brushed lightly across the group of Brit ish officers; they formed a pyramid again; this time the apex man got L hold with one hand, but she pulled away. She scared to the edge of the balcony sis ns, Serbians and American ambulance
 men crowded the aisles, making leaps into the air as she brushed just over their clutching hands. She trifled again with the British. This time they had a new apex man, a little fellow-a conva lescent officer, take it-in multi. He did not content himself with standing on his comrades shoulders as she swung past; he made a well timed leap and grabbed the slipper with both hands.
 It held for an instant: then the strap button parted-and he rose a moment later from. the opera chair into which he had dropped. holding up the slipper as an outfielder, who has fallen after mak-
 ing catch, holds up the ball.
 The audience, standing by now, cheered madly. Alexandra. blowing a storm Of kisses at the winner. continued to soar, to twinkle her other slipper over the heads below, to tease, tantalize. cajoie- She made dip; and suddenly an Amer ican ambulance man who had been lying very low jumped three feet into the air. caught, held-and off came the other slipper. He mounted chair, waving his trophy, and gave wild rebel yell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

, big, but they would put up nothing. With their mouths full of millions and their
 quite empty hands they reminded me Of barber once knew. This barber said one day as he shaved me. That's fine pup of Wilberforce's. I'd give anything for it. 'Well. it's for sale isn't it.? said l. "The barber sneered. Oh, yes, it's for sale,' said he, but Wilherforce the chump, wants sl.5J for it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
Coal situation Better.

T am glad that so far as the chance or the local people to get coal for the winter is concerned, the situation looks better than it did last year, said Frank Fowlkes, 'as q great number put in their supply during the summer
 The fact is, however, that in spite of greater output for commercial demands, the need has greatly increased and the conditions are not at all satisfactory. I feel, however. that no stone is being left unturned to meet the requirements.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT
By William Cartwright Clsll-1s4s.)
 (Who for his sake wished herse

(Who for his sake wished herself
 younger) There are two births; the~one when ligll First strikes the new awakend sense The other when two souls unite, And we must count our life iron thence. When you loved me. and loved you Tken both Of us were born anew Love then to us new souls did give And in those souls did plant new pow
 CTS; Since when another life we live. The breath we breathe is his, not our I.0ye makes those young whom age dot
 chill.
 And whom he finds young keeps your
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
True Rotary Spirit

T was glad to see the cable in the Monday morning Age-Herald telling of the good work being done in France by Rotarian Scale Harris said Pres ident Ed Andrews. 'sHe has the true Rotary spirit, and I am glad that he Is having part in the organization of Rotary club in France. I am always sure that wherever one of our Birmingham Rotarians finds himself that he will be living up to the Rotary motto, He Profits Most Who Serves Best"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
:. --Tvo CcutIemen of Verona.

{. Two Gentlemen of Verona.
 BEGINNING THE DAY-LOrd, make me n man first. Then, if Thou canst, make me great merchant or a great lawyer or a great mas ter in some branch of human actiy- >ity. But let me not pa yany part of my manhood for mastery in any profession. Make me an honest, simple, good man first, 0 great God. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. M. 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE RECKONING.

THE RECKONING. The falling leaf
 Brings little cheer; 1t marks the close
 Of another year. And while we strive To mend our pace And forge ahead
 In life's hard race, There's sadness in
 The thought that we Are not as far
 As we ought, to be On the rugged road Where millions press To the ultimate goal Of @ life's success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

Hast three weeks. After that the Say. Iings Stamp organization in Alabams will start a new drive which promises to be one of the most spirited vel undertaken in this state. ! When a candidate for office pays ou, 10 be elected sum of money several tines larger than his salary will amount to during hislentire lncumbency, we may assume that he is either 100 per cent ] patriotic or an ambitious man. | # < +
 A small handout of s1,Ooo,oOo from Ger many to Turkey may go further than we American billionaires suppose. As the lamented Honey Boy" Evans used to say, si,0oooOo is Important money In impoverished Turkey. R < # When tank mounts two-ineh guns it is of the male gender, when 1t is armed with machine guns it is female, which would indicate that in the case of tanks the male of the species is more deadly than the female. 1t is rurnored that the Queen of Ru- mania is organizing an anti-German movement. When the war Is over the Queen of Rumania may be classed with the King and Queen of Belgium as true blue royalty.
 The embattled brewers seem to be hav- ing hard time of 1t in the United States. First they were called enemies to so- ciety and now they are being charged with disloyalty to the American govern ment.
 It is truly surprising what an out cropping of people results when cir GUS comes to town, thus proving that there are some things in this life that never grow stale. The new ambassador to Great Britain, John W. Davis, is quiet man. He will not, therefore, wear 8 sombrero to Lon don and fire a six-shooter in Leicester square.
 The fact that great many Germans think we are still fighting Indians in America may explain their ignorance Of other matters in this country.
 * # #
 The New York Times has been busy. eating it's own words ever since it's edi- torial appeared advising an acceptance of Baron Burian's peace offer.
 # # #
 The bogus war hero has an enjoyable time until he is exposed and even then his dupes apparently suffer more men, tai anguish than he does.
 # j. *
 The critics are almost unanimous in declaring that the great war novel has not yet been written Well. most of us can wait for it.
 # # #
 The high cost of living might not be so high if there were not disposi- tion to unload the burden on the other fellow.
 x # + The war has taken a rather heavy toll of poets, yet the stream of rejected man. uscripts seems quite as large as ever.
 g q Ordinarily the River Jordan Is a peace ful stream. Here of late, however it has been getting-a 8 taste of modern war.
 # as *
 All the song writers seem to be aware Of the fact that Hun rhymes with run
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
BIG TALK

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
 OrvilIe Wright, at dinner in Dayton. talked of his early struggles.
 ''We had, my brother and r. he said. 'lots of moral encouragement, but no financial encouragement. People talked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
HANDOUT FOR TURKEY

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Turkey has borrowed sl, 1000, GOO from Germany--a piffiing little sum in this war. A Turkey that has had to get along on chicken feed is in pretty bad
 shape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
IN DOUBT.

What did the doctor say about your health7'
 "IIe used great many long words
 "Yes?'
 T don't know whether he was trying to keep me from finding out what is really the matter with me, or merely sought to impress me with the extent of his learning."A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
Member of tue Assoe1ated rsess.

The Age Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham }-arrying the Associated Press dls- fpatckes.
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication ol all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news publlsheu herein.
 All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

, THERE'S WORK ToDo. / I do not care far William Blk, Hes always talking politics,
 And you, my friend, can bet your hat This is no time for talk like that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
SUSPICIOUS CREATURE

SUSPICIOUS CREATURE. "A hard woman to please"- How so?'
 When her husband telephones that he is detained at the office she wants to know whose office and the nature of the detention"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

BRIGHTER SIDE OF WAR. He has married the girl of his dreams, he says"
 "oh! Do you think he will wake up soong"
 Perhaps not for long time and per haps never"
 "Iow do you figure that out?" Tt was a war wedding. By the time he would naturally receive his first jolt on the rocky road of matrimony he'll be Somewhere in France"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

Washington bureau. 207 aibbs build sng.
 European bureau, Henrietta street. ~ovent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, World build ing, New York city, western business office, Tribune building, Chicago. The 5. C. BeckWith Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

By penitence the Eternal wrath's appeas'd.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
UNITY COUNTS.

''Practicing any war econonlies?'
 Several" replied MT. Dubwaite "For one thing, I've dropped the use of the pronoun of the first person singular as much as possible"
 What did you do that for?''
 This war strikes me as being soine- thing that calls for mass play. The in- dividual, with the exception of Wilson, Foch and few others, counts for 50 little that he ought not to call attention to himself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
FILING TT ON

FILING TT ON. Put you on the waiting list, eh?' Worse than that.'' "Dear mel" "she assured me that I would have to act as usher at her wedding"
 HELPS CONSIDERABLY. "He clothes his thoughts. in beautiful language" E That doesn't help man particularly In business" "It depends on the kind of business he Is in. Language like that ought to sell a lot of suburban real estate"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

Renittanees can be made at current rate of exchange. The Age-Heraid wlli not De responsible for money sent through tne inaHs. Address
 THE AGE-HERALD,
 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

I arose and said: Brethren, what my friend has said may be true. If. however, you had met him coming down the road in his Prince Albert you would immedi- only difference being that if you had in- vited him on the strength of his coat to preach you might have felt that you had made a mistake, whereas if you will give me a chance I think I can convince you that can preach as good sermon in a sack coat as though were masquerading around ina "jimswinger." like my rever- end friend, trying to fool people,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

A friend of mine who always wore . Prince Albert got up to introduce me, and as he had the reputation of being a wit he essayed to have little fun at my expense and said: Brethren, if you had met the man who has just come in com ing down the road in that bob-tailed coat you would never have taken him for preacher" and they all laughed heartily at my expense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

The dress discussion ended as it should have done, and as everyone knew it would do, by it being left to each one present to array himself in any sarb which might suit his fancy; but that the main thing was for each one to be in line. The whole discussion brought back to me memories of Blanks Everett, who spent week in trying to get dozen leading citizens to agree to report in day light at tho Terminal in silk hats and Prince Alberts to meet the Italian com mission.
 I didn't make it as formal motion. but I stated that I had seen Dr. P. B. Wells of the Highland Methodist church on Sunday with a new silk hat and broadcloth coat, and that he looked mighty fine and we might ask him to act as our marshal of the day and in this way let the public know that -.,beavers' and '.jimswingers' had not perished from the face of the earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

The embattled brewers seem to be l1av- ing hard time of 1t in the United States. First they were called enemies to so- ciety and now they are being charged with disloyalty to the American govern nent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

No communication will be published without It's autnors name. ReJected inanuscript wIn not be returned unless stamps are enclosed tor tnat purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

It is truly surprising what an out cropping of people results when a cir- GUS comes to town, thus proving that there are some things in this life that never grow stale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

Dr George Stuart. on finding the dearth of "beavers, suggested that they might wear black caps. But somewhow his sug- gestion didn't go as well as his sermons,
 the point was made that black cap and
 Prince Albert coat instead of lending dignity to the ministry might cause it to
 be the laughing stock of the town. George
 soon saw he wasn't an authority on
 dress.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-21
DO not RUSH
COTTON TO MARKET
EVERY GROWER WHO RAISES 70
BALES OF COTTON SHOULD
PUT TWO IN WAREHOUSE.
SELL the CROP GRADUALLY
" There Is Surplus II Must De
Absorbed BY Reduced Predvs-
tlen Next Year.

In Q recent speech on the cotton
situation, Clarence Ousley, Assistant
Secretary Of Agriculture. said that as
he sees the situation mo calamity
impends IL we do not lose our heads"
and that he is more concerned about
the gathering Of the crop than about
disposinx Of It
He offered q solutioA, even II there
is surplus OF from three to four
million bales, and says:
III every farmer who raises 10
bales OF cotton will put two In the
warehouse and sell the remainder by
iAstallments from month to meath
throughout the wtater and spring In
stead Of forcing 1t all on the market
at one time, the dificulty in even its
worst aspects will disappear"
He thinks tnAt II there is a surplus
Of cotton this year 1t must be alb
scrhed by reduced production next
year Furthermore, he points GU.
that the Government did not ask for
80 large q crop, and that in all fair
ness this fact must be recognized. the
crops having been produced because
the Southern growers refused to
heed the warning Of agricultural Lead
ers and economists.-L. S. u. Press
BulletiA-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-21
FIELD SELECTION OF
SEED IMPROVES CORN
Much Mere Profitable Than Selecting
From the Crib In Spring.

Seed corn should be selected from
stalks standing where they grew, be-
cause only then. with certainty. can
seed be obtained from
Stalks that have q tendency to yield
well, as shown By the superiority over
surrounding stalks that grew under the
same conditions. Such seed inherits
high producing power.
Stalks without suckers. Such seed
produces fewer suckers than seeds
from sucker bearing stalks.
Storm-proof stalks with ears at
desirable height.
Seed corn should be selected az soon
as 1t natures, because
Desirable stalks. especially early ma
turing stalks with hanging ears, are
then most easily found.
Warm, wet weather may cause ker'
nels 10 sprout before drying.
II the selection Is delayed the ears
may become infested with weeviis,
grain moths, and their eggs.
1t IL 90 easy, more satisfactory. and
much more profitable than selecting
from cribs in the spring.. s. U.
Press Bulletin.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-21
LET COTTAGE CHEESE
TAKE PLACE OF MEAT
THE Dish 10 Economical, Wholesome
and Delicious.

Let cottage cheese replace
meat pound for pound and extend
eggs, whsre they are scarce. IL you
would economizs In your war menus"
says Mrs. Virginia r. Eaton. cottage
cheese specialist, Louisiana State Uai-
versity. ut furnishes convenient
and economical way to utilize skim
milk as a human food. One pound OF
cottage cheese furnishes rs much PRO-
tein, more mineral (exoept iron) and
almost as many calories rs one pound
of lean meat, or . dozen eggs. ana
COTS about half ~ much.
"In this food emergency skim milk
should be used to furnish the greatest
amount Of human food and none should
be wasted. It does this best when used
direct, az cottage cheese sr as eustef
milk. Skim milk is used economically
In feeding hogs for pork producoen
vet when made into cottage cheese IL
furnishes seven times as much PRO
tein and nearly ss much energy as the
pork that 1t will produce when feo
with corn. Besides when cottage
cheese is made from skim milk. about
IS per cent remains "a whey, which
has about half the value Of skim milk
for hog feeding. Let us. therefore, use
as much skim milk as possible Tor nu
man food and feed only the surplus e
live stock"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-21
SUGGESTIONS ON
SELECTING SEED CORN
Field Selection Of Seed Means Greater
Yield and Better Corn.

Field selection of seed corn is of too
much importance to be left TO the av-
eraKe iaborer; it is almost always a
good plan for the farm owner to su-
peryise the work. A great deal more
corn will be pulled than Is needed, and
It should be reselected In order to get
the ears that conform to a type.
There 10 no argument that can be
used against this kind Of seed selec-
tsoa." says A. r. Kidder. professor of
agronemy, Louisiana State University,
because It means more corn and bet
Ger corn. When field-selection of seed
becomes more generally practiced in
Louisiana some Of the money that our
farmers are new sending to the corn
belt will remain at home.
"The ear should b from four to
I've feet high ca land whore peas are
60 be scwn In the corn.
"Long shanks and good ears are sell
Gem found On the same stalk. The
shank should be sufficiently long, how.
ever. to allow the ear to bend over
when mature.
"All ears Of corn not covered BY
ehuck are apt to be damaged by black
weevil AID the corn ear worm.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-21
Es,ohu.hed February 15, 1878
CHURCH W. VS.

The patronaI fess, of the Holy
Ro >ary's Church will be celeb:at-
ed on Sunday October 9th. The
Kevtrenu Pastor invite> all his
oarishiuuers to attend the services
on this day
At 50 A. NJ, Solemn high Mass
Sermon on Holy Rosary. Alta T.
NJ, Exposition of the Most Bless
ed Sacrament, Holy Rosary's de-
vot,ons, B-nediction
The Rosary will be said every
morning in October at O'Clock
mass and every Sunday OF the
month, at 4 p. m. exercises OF tue
Holy Rosary followed BY the bene
diction Of the Blessed Sacrament
The Cathechism class for child
rem % be admitted TO the Solemn
Communion will begin on Satur-
day October I2th ct 3 P M
The Pastor invites the parents to
send the children regularly. He in
tends to have large class for the
beginning and SO to be able to as
sure the Christian and moral edu-
eaton OF the children
The parents are supposed to
know the dioceson regulations a.
bout Holy Communion. The child
rep must have completed their
teath year before January Ist to
be admitted to communion provid
they shall have attended the ms
tructiou for two years
However. this year, all the chii
dren ten years old. provided they
follow regularly the Instructions
will pe admitted to the solemn
communion
Ia order to prepare the small
children for their easter dutv and
consequently to the private com
munion which will occur in Leni
on ST. Joseph's feast, the parents
are invited to teach their children
the first principles of our holy ben
eoiclion. to make them learn th'
prayers. t, teach the manner Of
msking good confession and to
explain 10 them some questions a
bout The Blessed Sacrament Of
Holy EUCHARIST WHICH they have
Fec-ive
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-21
USE DISHES WHICH
CONTAIN LITTLE SUGAR

Sugar consumption IL many house,
holds can be easily lowered not only
by giving preference to dishes which
contain little sugar Or with which
sugar is not usually served, but also
by the use Of sweet buildings. or
salad in place of dessert Sweet dried
fruits, such as dates, raisirs or figs.
served with breakfast cereals will re.
duce the sugar needs.-Extension Di.
vision, Louisiana State University,