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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
BEAUTIFUL HAIR, THICK, VAMPIRE
 FROM DANDRUFF
Draw a moist cloth through hair and double it's
 beauty at once
Save your hair Dandruff dis appears and hair stops
 coming out

Immediate?-Yesl Certain ?-that's s the joy of it. Your hair becomes light, wavy, fluffy abundant and appears as soft, lustrous and beautiful as a young girls after an application of Dander- inc. Also try this-moisten a cloth With little Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair, taking one small strand at a time. This will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt or excessive oil, and in just a few moments you have dou- bled the beauty of your hair. A de- l1ghtful surprise awaits those whose hair has been neglected or is scraggy, faded, dry, brittle or thin. Besides loautifying the hair. Danderine dis solves every particle of dandruff: eleanses, purifies and inyigorates the scalp, forever stopping itching and falling hair, but what will please yor most will be after a few weeks use, when you see new hair-fine and downy at first-yes-but really new hair growing all over the scalp.
 Danderine is to the hair what fresh showers of rain and sunshine are to vegetation. It goes right to the roots, invigorates and strengthens them It's e. hilarating. stimulating and life-pro- ducing properties cause the hair to gicw long, strong and beautiful
 You can surely have pretty. charm i.f~ ,ustrors hair and lots of it. If you will spend few cents for a bottle of Knowltons Danderine from any drug stors or toilet counter and try it as oirected--Af-
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favorlte topic for speculation among the men. But finally the last soldier has come up the gangplank and the last piece of freight has been slowed away. busy little tug appears alongside and be- gins to nose the vessel like terrier Investigating q greyhound.
 Suddenly there is a blast from the ships whistle, and then are enacted few details of the familiar scene which before the war was witnessed whenever a transatlantic liner left it's pier. The comparison, however, is extremely llm- tied. The call cf "All ashore that are going ashore" effects only few steve dores and perhaps an official or two, who move leisurely off
 What excitement there is is confined to pier. for the reason that 1t is now empty and it's great doors are closed, Only blank wall looms there.
 On deck the movement, instead of be- ing toward tho transports rails. is away from theiIf Orders have been given for the troops to go to their quarters, so that when the ship is leaving harbor no uniform may be visible to any prying eyes on shore.
 Slowly the big vessel is coaxed by the tug into the stream, and majestically she gets under way. few civilian passen- gers. to the envy of officers and men. hang over the rails and watch the city's skyline fade away.
 Soon the port is only blur in veil cf mist It is safe now for the troops to a,,near They rush out on deck, boyishly
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an original Watteau, beautiful porce- lains and rare books and manuscripts
 greet the eye; on the table in the small reception hall is the picture of
 MT. Caruso's two wonderful boys whom
 he adores; further on the white and
 gold drawing room beckons you and the first thing ones eyes rest upon is
 the table in the center of the room upon which is spread the most artistic and
 unique of table decorations The table cover is worth knowing about; it is of white satin made in panels of 10 pieees on each panel is a medallion"
 of MT Caruso in some well known role he sings; let me see; "Pagliacci" is rep- resented, "Rigeletto," La Boheme,"
 "Aida," 'LAfricaine," "Butterfly,"- each in costume and exquisitely hand
 painted on the ivory white panels while in the center large picture of Ca ruso-the man not the artist-in his evening clotheS-is shown.
 On the table was a handsomely bound book of the opera at Buenos Aires, in
 scribed to him by the high moguls of
 the opera there. Nothing else adorned
 the table; it needed nothing.
 We waited; all the while we were noting every tiny picture, every little
 volume in his library here and there;
 the curtains the draperies and some- how when we were disturbed from the reverie it wasn't pleasant-not for the moment-until we realized that some
 thing very wonderful was happening it was a note of exquisite color, com ing from the distant land of somewhere going into the distant land of nowhere,
 but it was that unmistakable tone the CaruSo tone-that marVelously mellifluous tone-that has thilled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
TROOPS TRANSPORTS ARE CARED FOR LIKE PRECIOUS JEWELS
Extreme Precautions Are Largely Responsible for Safety of the Great
 Journey
By Associated Press

London, June 1.-(Correspondence of
 the Associated Press)-No greater care
 and secrecy could attend the shipment
 of royal jewels than is observed in
 shipping American troops to France
 To safeguard his boys Uncle Sam takes every possible precaution, from the time they embark until the transport has
 reached its destination. He leaves no
 loophole for the machinations of enemy agents.
 Usually. as a result of this elaborate protective system, the trip from "an Atlantic port to the French or English
 port as the case may be. is remarka- ply uneventful. All clements of danger
 have been so carefully anticipated that the risk is reduced to the lowest min
 imum
 Until the troops and civilian pas sengers have reached the pier they do not know the name of their ship. It is only number to them. On the regular troopships it is difficult for a civilian. | unless he is engaged in war work to secure passage. Those who manage to do so are subjected to close scrutiny, | and their credentials and luggage are | thoroughly examined.
 Embarkation often begins several | days before the transport sails. All | good-bys have been said before the troops start for the ship. No relative or Friend may accompany them to the pier. This rule applies to the officers as we'll as to the men.
 | Once aboard, there they remain, no shore communication being permitted. l This regulation imposes no hardship i other than inactivity. Until all troops
 have been assigned to quarters and or ganization has been effected, the men
 are left pretty much to their own de- l vices.
 No restriction is placed on writing, and bags are kept open for soldiers
 mail up to almost the hour of sailing. This privilege gives many a chance to get off neglected letters and post cards, although these, as a matter of preeaution, are not put into the mails until the ship has passed through the submarine zone.
 The troops also take advantage of an arrangement devised by the govern
 men for the sending of safe arrival" messages. Telegrams or postcards ad- vising family and friends that the writer has made the trip in safety may be prepared in advance and left in charge of the authorities at the port of sailing. As soon as word is received by cable of the ships arrival on the other side, the telegrams and cards are re- leased to the wires and mails. Not only is much time saved by this plan. but the soldiers are spared the high cost of cabling from Europe.
 With the exception of the ships execu- 1 tives and the officers in military com
 mand, no one aboard knows the hour
 fixed for sailing, and this becomes a
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we bade him adieu, I, crest fallen and unhappy person-Mrs Kettig, my beloved
 "booster,'' without whom I wouldn't
 have had the nerve or the inclination to try it the second time, hopeful and pos
 itive of success.
 Monday arrived and again we kept our appointment and again MT. Caruso was ''uninterviewable; this time there was another mood; just as one even- ing he sings Canio in Pagliacci with all the tonal enthusiasm and generous outpouring of ravishing tone that you can never forget, and the next evening he employs all his bravado and heavy hammered vocality compelling. admira- tion by sheer tours d'art-so in diff ferent moods of temperamental agita- tion we found him on these two occa- sions.
 Much tea, but no interviews; the sit
 uation was growing tense; appoint ments every day, but no story; just talk, talk, talk, what was I to do?
 And again we were bidden at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. There wasn't much enthusiasm. I admit in this visit, but again we went and as we presented ourselves at the desk at the Knickerbocker the pretty girl smiled rather curiously and was obviously very much amused as she said: "Mr. Caruso has left word that you are to come up to his apartment un- announced"
 That sounded very nice and comfort ing because now I felt we were going to see him tat home"
 A glimpse of the gorgeous rooms reveals a wealth of exquisite taste and refined artistry; oriental rugs of the | finest texture, exquisite paneled walls,
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N E7 K. ENRICO CARUSO is an ar- lNMI tist in more ways than one. JlNJl He lives in beautiful and ar
 tistic surroundings; he loves all the exquisite, dainty things of life; he wears the most stunning clothes and he is a Beau Brummela of delciously de- lightful fascination.
 When he invited me to have tea with him at the Knickerbocker, where he maintains his attractive apartment, l was thrilled within an inch of my life. I'd spoken to him on dare" A little party up al Longue Veu dining within close range of MT. Caruso and his little ''foursome," and gazing with profound admiration upon the great tenor and longing to know him, sort of "teased" me into it, said, of course, I'd dispatch a word to him; use my newspaper pre- rogative;" ask for an audience and. what's more, get it.
 They said l couldn't; I said l could. Anyway, when dinner was well over and MT. Caruso was about to leave the cozy little Japanese dining room. l quietly walked out trailing him to the door and ~~~ fashion if I might speak with him mo- ment, the big, brown eyes and the very expressive lips formed the word 'yes, and then our little acquaintance began.
 I'm s newspaper person from down south, where flocls of people go to hear you sing every spring, and we've missed you this year, so I want to take a mes- sage back to your friends, I pleaded.
 From what town, you say?" MT. Caru- so inquired.
 Birmingham, Alabama, answered proudly.
 "Ah, tell me about my friend, MT. Moretti," asked the gifted tenor at once, and that was the open sesame to our friendship.
 Having dined with MT. Moretti in Bir- mingham just few weeks before went to New York, was delighted to be able to tell MT. Caruso much that was inter- esting about his old-time and greatly beloved friend; of MT. Morettis wonder ful war work, his studio in Pittsburg. and lot of other charming things. all of which pleased MT. Caruso very much
 And what do you want of me?" he asked.
 OO afternoon just to hear you talk about well-we'll let that take care of itself, l answered.
 Come down to the KnickerboelSer to- morrow afternoon and have tea with me, you and your pretty friend,' he said. meaning Mrs Kettig, who had joined us in the interim.
 Thanks, awfully; we'll be there," said delightedly
 It was Saturday afternoon, and if you know your New York, you know that everybody in New York is "tea-ing" and chatting and enjoying that last little tag end of the week as only New Workers can enjoy such things on Saturday aft ernoon.
 MT. Carusc was in an unusual sort of mood when we were announced, and greeted by the worlds greatest tenor He didn't want to talk for publi- cation; he was just like a little child; he wanted to be amused, flattered, ca joled-anything but made to be serious and the afternoon as far as an inter view was concerned, was dead, flat appalling failure.
 Come again Monday" he said, as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

in seven years I have not had head achew
 Nobody knows how I have suffered" he said, like a spoiled child. Every
 day of my life for seven long years that
 aching racking pain in the back of my
 head has nearly driven me mad; but yes-
 terday and today I am happy. there is no pain"
 Which was as it should be; how could
 cruel pain dare to put its mark upon that
 wonderful creature of melody and song
 whose voice is like the golden rays from
 an azure sky at sunset? Cruel pain!
 The early days of my musical ca
 reer,' he resumed without any coaxing from me, were amusing and pathetic, My good old Maestro over in Italy called me in one evening to hear some of his pupils sing; there was one who sang with that monotonous sing-song voce-devoid of motion-singing I love you with the same tonal quality that he sang I de- test you. No temperament, you see I laughed at him; my Maestro hated me for doing it; the other pupil sang and I laughed at him; 1 wondered what would
 be the outcome of the three of us. My
 Maestro had told me that if I ever earned $60 a week I'd be doing well, while those other two-ahi it was funny. Sometime afterward the pupil who sang I love you with the same tonal quality that he sang I detest you came to my apartment one day here in New York and sent word that he'd like to see me I listened to him; he said he had come to America to sing because they paid big money here. I said Have you made reputa- ton in your own country% No, said he, l but America I told him how so many had imagined that to be the case; how many woud-be Carusos had landed here expecting to become fabulously rich, and they hadn't because they had not worked as I have; they were content just to come and try their luck. Of course l could do
 nothing for him, so he went away. The
 next day he came again. He said, ] | must have money; I have none Can you shine shoes? Can you brush clothes? | Can you do some thinking for me-lay out my clothes-work2' l asked him. Ht
 nodded his head. All right, said, you
 may come and work for me- And he did he became my valet; he had some re- 1 sponsibility, you see; he had work to do
 he succeeded. The moral of the story Is
 simple-work, work, work; it is the key
 stone of my life.
 | "The successful singer is like the sue
 cessful cobbled, or the successfu
 tailor; a man goes to a tailor with onf
 shoulder lower than the other; if the tailor is an artist he builds that shoul-
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audiences from worlds end to worlds end as no other ever has done; and then bounding in like a shild, happy, radiant, smiling, singing. came the Caruso of another mood--the temperamental MT Carusol
 l chanced to be holding the book of the Buenos Aires opera in my hand as he entered.
 He stopped singing; he looked at me and shook hands with me and then said
 "Ah, don't look at that book when you can look at me!''
 I didn't catch the mood for a moment, and then he smiled and in athe most caressing, tender voice said: T do not mean that; I would not be unkind; l was only joking"
 And that showed the heart of the man.: another phase, another mood-the tenn permental Mir. Caruso!
 You see ne just couldn't hurt anybody; not that I was hurt, because goodness knows wild horses couldn't have made me look at that book when I could look at the King of Song''-not I!
 Are you in an interviewable mood this afternoon?" l asked. "rhree times and out is the baseball lingo, you mow."
 "Baseball-what is that?" he asked.
 Never mind; it's a nice American game, put IndJS neither ncTe HOT lneTSi come tell me about yourself,' 1 begged.
 The brown eyes laughed at me; the expressive lips smiled at me; the mar vicious, throaty voice said:
 "Oh, there is not much to be told about Caruso! I do nothing but work work, workl
 "But then," he added, nothing mat ters if you do not have to work for it, have worked ever since l was 10 years old then I began to sing. l have sung over 60 operas. All of that means work, work, work!
 q have no favorite role-you need not ask me that. 1 hate them all because I must york; And that saved bro- midic situation, for I was just getting ready to ask about the "favorite role, ,''
 But you've found me in a very happy mood today" MT. Caruso said quaintly. 1 wondered if some blood relative had died and left him a million or more dollars Gas if he needed any more money), or if he had heard of some great Italian victory-you know his oldest boy is in the Italian army--just 20 he is now--or maybe somebody had suggested that if sugar is to be conserved, why not take some of the sweetness out of the exquis- itely beautiful, golden -throated voice of the great tenor. But before I could won- der further he said: You have found me very happy today. for the first time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

Children love this fruit laxative" and nothing else cleanses the tender stomach liver and bowels so nicely.
 A child simply will not stop play ing to empty the bowels. and the re- suit is that they become clogged with waste, the liver becomes sluggish, the stomach is disordered, and then your little one becomes cross. feverish. and does not eat, sleep or behave naturally. often the breath is bad, and system "stuffy" with cold; the child has sore throat, stomach ache or dfarrhea. Listen, Motheri See if tongue is eoated then give it teaspoonful If "California Syrup of Figs" and in a few hours all the constipated waste
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
THE BOOK SHELF
By THE BIBLIoPHILE

be glad to know that this charming author has written another book
 equally as delightful which she has
 entitled "Oh! Money Money"
 "If you don't know how to get happf-
 ness out of $5; you don't know how to
 get it out of $5000.' says uagele the cheery philosopher of "Oh. Money!
 Money" and this is the keynote of
 Mrs. Porters latest story.
 Stanley Fulton. bachelor with only
 dollars for companionship. begins to
 wonder what will become of his 20
 millions when he dies. In order to teGt
 in advance his only relatives, three
 distant cousins whom he has never
 seen, he decides to give them each S1O0,O 900 and then appear among them
 as plain John Smith and watch the result of his experiment.
 ROBERT SHENSTONE" By W. J. Dawson. The John Lane Co, Publishers, New York Robert Shenstone tells the story of his life, that of a country sehoolmasters son who at an early age showed the nal, ings of poet. The most exciting incl dent of his career was the publication of his first book of poems, followed by his experiences as usher in a private school on the outskirts of London (ex. periences that are quite Dikensian in character), and his encounter with an eccentric named Heron, which proved to be the turning point of his life The central incident in the tale is epi- sode in the life of Heron, and has to
 do with the misrepresentation of paper
 manufactured for the Bank of England at the mills owned by Heron and his family for generations. An exceedingly interesting love story unfolds itself about
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Classified
Tram tha Rnsto

From the Boston Transcript
 The son of rich father decided that he ought to enlist and went to the recruiting station, He was asked his occupation.
 Why er-wel1, just running through the guv'nor's money, don't you know" wass the reply.
 The officer seemed in doubt how to classify him, when q corporal stand ing near came to his assistance with Q brilliant suggestion.
 Put him down as a brass finisher, sir" he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
"SIIyERHEELS''

By Gabrielle E. Jackson George H. Doran company publishers. New York.
 sSiIverheels." by Gabrielle F.. Jack son. is the story of a wonderful gray horse and his young master, by the au hor of "Denise and Ned ToodIes,' Pretty Polly Perkins" etc. Silver heels was his masters only friend and they were wanderers Sometimes they were hungry and cold. for often they were turned away when they asked for food and shelter. But one day Silverheels found friends and home for his master and himself-and 1t was just in time.
 beautiful story of the love and in- telligence of an animal---for every boy and girl who loves animals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
.FLooD TIDE

FLOOD TIDE"
 By Daniel Chase. The Macmillan com pany, publishers. New York.
 The central figure of "Flood Tide" by Daniel Chase. Is a man. a dreamer and student. who is forced by circum- stances into a business career It IS his story that MT. Chase tells; the story of his success, of the price which he pay for it and of the way in which he ultimately achieves the happiness which has eluded him for so long. The spirit of the sea broods over the en- tire narrative. adding much to it's charm. The lads boyhood in a New England town is interestingly and con- vincingly portrayed as are also those later years in the big city. The theme of the book is particularly appealing and is handled by MT. Chase in way that shows real understanding of human character and motive.
 "oH! MONEYi MONEY"
 By Eleanor H. Porter. Illustrated Houghton Mifflin company, publish CTS. No. 4 Park Row. Boston.
 Everybody who read Eleanor H. Por- ter's adorable story. "Pollyanna.' will
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natter, sour bile and undigested food pass out of the system. and you have . healthy. playful child again.
 Millions of mothers give California Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly harmless children love it. and it never fails to act on the stomach, liver and bowels.
 Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs and Elixir. of Senna." made by the California Fig Syrup Co, which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on the bot tie. Beware of counterfeits sold here Look for name 'California." Accept no Fig Syrup but .'Calif---
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as an encore, one of 15 he rurraveu us Madam Alda's benefit concert the next Monday evening at the Metropolitan opera for the United States navy music fund. "Pieta" (Stradella; Goodbye. Sweetheart (Hatton), and others.
 My photographs and my cartoons" Mir Caruso said to his nice secretary, Mr Zarito, a big n-eyed Italian. MT. Caruso's man Friday, and upon whom he relies implicitly.
 And at his desk the great tenor sat in- scribing his name and asking us to select the cartoons we wished-dozens of them he had-he loves to do them.
 DO you give many girls your picture?' asked, faeetiously, land do you answer all the notes you get from mainee grls?"
 No, to both questions" he smiled back.
 But you must get a lot of letters." I persisted. Again he smiled, but wouldn't tell which I thought was rather nice of him. don't you?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
LEMON JUICE
 TAXES OFF TAN
Girls! Make bleaching lotion if skin is sunburned,
 tanned or freckled

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces or orchard White, shake well. and you have quarter pint of the best freckle. sunburn and tan lotion, and complexion beautifier, at very, very small cost drug store or toilet counter will supply three ounces of Orchard White for a few cents. Massage this sweetfy fra grant lotion into the face, neck. arms and hands each day and see now freckles, sunburn, windburn and tan disappear and how clear, soft and white the skin becomes. Yes! It is harmless Adv
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THE BLUE STREAK"

By JACK H1nts. GeOfEe IT. DOran com
 pany. publishers. New York
 ."The Blue Streak" which is col lection of delightful stori IS. are stores of mans most faithful friend" affec- tionately penned by the most faithful friend of the dog-Jack Hines.
 He tells of these friends of his and of yours. as sentinels aid guardians and pilots and slaves-of their sacri-
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flee, their fidelity, their obedience aad their unfaltering courage.
 A book about thoroughbreds by a thorough ghbred-principally concerned with the far north trails, where cour- age counts-where men are men and the GcSs are nearly human in their instinct and understanding.
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ea ger for the sight-strange to many-of the open sea. A glance is cast toward the vague line on the horizon that is home. Then they turn and peer forward into the mystery of the unknown, toward the scene of the great adventure-over there,