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Evening journal., 1919-02-07

-OR the iittlest baby there Is pfet-
r. y model in morning bath sets
which may be readily copied by
any amateur sewer. Buy two yards of
double width very fine Turkish toweline.
and. hav ng cut of enough for a good
sized wiping towel and face cloth. re-
serve the remainder for lap robe.
Bind the larger piece with pink or
blue wash ribbon. and embroidcr the cen
ter OF one end with garland of rose
buds OF forgct-me-nots in their natural
colors. Only one side OF the ribbon
towel and face clo'h need be embroid-
cred, but to the upper corners of each
OF the three pieces should be attached
bbon hangers. These hangers are very
short on the laprobe. considerably longer
on the wiping towel and Of extreme
length on the face cloth. so when they
arc hung up to dry the three strips OF
ribbon, coming at all OF the top cornsE.
will keep the towz sections of the ses
together.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07

PRETTY cup rack can be made o
a ordinary moulding such as is use'
u above baseboards. Take three strip
50 inches long. On the under fiat side
of each strip. one on each end, screw q
strip of wood two inches Ions. three
fourths of an inch wide and three
fourth Of an inch thick Each OF these
little strips should have two holes pore s
in il for screws. After staining put ~, ~,
three long strips on the wall paralle'
with each other and two screws tnr0us"
,,eb under strip to hold firmly in place,
TSe T Groove side Of the moulding should
come uppermost. This is used tor
saueers. Fasten brass screw eyes along
the outer edge for cups.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07

uuERE are two very simple but
III effective remedies for thzt kind
IA Of sleeplessness which comes
from overwork or nervous exhaustion.
One is to have the feet very warm. and
put them against a rubber bag filed
with very hot water. A rubber bag Is
better than an earthen bottle. as il will
retain the heat for hours. The second
method is much simpler. II is simple
to discard the pillow turn over and lie
on the stomach. with hands clasped un-
der the forehead to lift the head .
trihe. This will often send one to sleep.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07

w JHY not III nix Of at least FIVE fam
Wv lilies who are less fortunate than
" yourself. and with thoughtful
tact call on each family and size up their
state of provisions. Then call again and
give them some Of what you have the
most Of. There will be families in need
nowadays who were in comfortable ar
cumstances a short wh le ago. They
will dread to make known their need
and if you are taetful you can presen'
them with necessary articles Of food or
fuel. always remembering that the more
Won give the more you receive II you
have a small piece Of land when you
can offer them to plant do So ana INC
happiness you accrue to yourself WIZ re
nav YOU In these times Of want and
oriees beyond some Of US. no one can
saord to be stingy. Give Of your wood
lot give Of your groceries. and help your
6ve families to plant things.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07

TOR cleaning jewelry there is moth
ing better than ammonia and wa
ter II very dull or dirty. rub a
little soap on a soft brush and brush
them in this wash. rinse in cold water,
dry first in an old handkerchief. and
then rub with buck or ehamois skin.
Their freshness and brillianey when
thus cleaned can not be surpassed BY
any compound used by jewelers.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07

ARKSPURS sometimes have an
unpleasant way Of disappearing
- In the course Of the summer,
especially IL the season is wet They
suffer. too. from slugs. but may be saved
from these pests b. spread ng wood
ashes on the ground at The base Of the
plants. II the leaves turn black. It Is
sign that black spot has arrived. and 1t
will be necessary to Immediately remove
the affected foliage and then spray with
bordeaux mixture or some patent prep
aration which is just as effective an4
does not stain the fol age.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07

PORCH cushion made Of extreme
"a iy coarse square meshed burlap
y was finished with a spiderwet
pattern of dark rafha. held in place with
red silkateen. 1t was durable enough
and had just enough color TO look at
traetive among other porch cushions
The rafha ends can be thrust through Tho
material, thus hiding rough points
Evening journal., 1919-02-07

1T is said that the skin Of an apple or
II pear is harmful and has been known
- to bring on acute gastritis which re-
suited fatally. The skins Fl .ruits are
meant for the protection Of the fruit
and should be no more eaten than the
shell Of a nut
Evening journal., 1919-02-07

OFTEN Il is difheui, to remove the
III shell from a hard-boiled egg. "As
~ soon as the egg has cooked the
length OF time desired place il in YES
sci and pour cold water on H. In few
minutes the meat OF the egg will con-
tract and thus leave the shell readily"
Evening journal., 1919-02-07

after trimming on the wrong side (be-
fore stitehing) which will make much
better finish but will require . httls
more time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
Interest In Howard

Howard college will open its doors for the seventy y-seventh time. on\Sep- tember 10 and much interest is being manifested by students, the faculty and the alumni" said Dr. J. D. Hea- cock, president of the alumni associa- tion. "Dr. Charles Williams, the new president, is meeting with much en- couragement and expects the largest enrolment that the college has ever had. The new catalogue contains the names of several new members of the faculty, as we'll as several new depart ments.
 Birmingham feels very proud of Howard college and a number of the citys best-known men are among it's graduates among them being William Waldrop, clerk of the circuit court C. F. Underwood, principal of Ullman school? A. L. Smith, Dr. E. W. Fucker Dr. w. P. Reeves, J. H. Perdue, Ed Norman, assistant postmaster; Howard Montague, R. D. Meade, T. M. Hurt, Dr. M. H. Carpenter, w. w. Bussey. Lieutenant Leon Bradley, pr. Thomp- son Berry. B. O. Bentley, S. J. Ansley Frank Address, J. B. Adams and others
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
Saved By Prohibition

Riding out on a 'jitney' recently was attracted by the expression from an elderly man who announced to the crowd in the car discussing prohibi- tion, You're lot of d. fools 9 said Dr. Robert F. Kettles There seemed to be various kinds of prohi- bitionists in the car They were dis cussing the features of having saloons and of being able to get drink when ever it be desired, when the elderly man turned and made his remark. If 1t were not for prohibition I would have been dead and in hell long ago he said. As it Is, I am enjoying life and at least read my Bible sometimes. When we had whisky in Birmingham I drank it and could not leave it alone. although it was killing me. I'm gI1d it's gone
 The statement from this man was peculiarly convincing and impressing and nothing else was said about sa- loons."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
THE ASHES OF UTOPIA

stories leading to it and supporting it. Artifciality, like balloon gas, may sus- us in midair for short time, but per- tain us in mdair for short time, but permanency requires that there should be steps there"
 Demagogy may inspire people to frantic measures in their zeal to achieve at a bound the desirable places of life, but common sense teaches that desirable things are to be earned by slow and pa- tient effort Kun sought to stand on his head and support an inverted nation on the soles of his feet. He managed as long as he was reinforced by the filled treasury. But the treasury was not filled by him, but by the plodding mill lions who produced it in the normal way. Kun was not squandering millions pro- duced under his theory of government, but under the form he sought to destroy.
 There only can be as much taken out of a business as is put into it.. Kun put nothing in;>took everything out. He de- pended of world revolution. But if Hun sarian revolution of itself was hopeless in principle, how could ninety and nine other revolutions, also hopeless, help the matter? He depended upon the Russian soviets-the blind waiting to be le. bs. the blind. He depended upon the qualit 1 of self sacrifice in the Hungarian l,r ss tariat.- But people can sacrifice onlv z the grave and no farther.
 So out of all his hopes the one of most substance, that of self-sacrifice, failed him because it had been used beyond all endurance. People will sacrifice for principle, but the principle must justify itself The principle of bolshevism failed.
 Bella Kun scuttles off and leaves the self-sacrificing proletariat in the ashes of Utopia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07

part of the labor battalions in France, who were just as important, perhaps more so, than the fighting men. China has cherished no dreams of conquest. She has loved peace and has been content to mind her own affairs when permitted to do so. She has es- ltablished high standard of national integrity. It may have been due to her helplessness, but she has never played the role of an international bully. Furthermore, China is now a republic and entitled to the sympathy and assistance of such great repub- lies as America and France
 Opposed to China is Japan, the most imperialistic nation on the globe, now that Germany has been humbled Japan is strong, ambitious and arro- gant, for all her superficial suavity. She greatly resembles the pre-war Germany. There can be little doubt that the more powerful Japan has talk en an unfair advantage of her neigh bor in the past and may reasonably be expected to do so in the future The Shantung affair is but an incident, though an important one, of Japan's systematic exploitation of China. Both it is true, were our associates in the war, but on the surface, at any rate, whatever may have been the urgent reasons that moved President Wilson and his colleagues at Paris, distinc- tion has been made in favor of Japan, a strong nation competing with weak nation. China did not ask much of the peace conference, but even that was denied and history once more repeats itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
whItewashinE the Courthouse

WnhteWaShtnK the COurthOusC
 "A friend of mine who is something of wag, called my attention the other day to something which l had not noticed, though am in court or around the courthouse nearly every day. said George Bondurant, and that was that the old county jail had been freshly whitew ashed
 Gone is the dingy red bricks, and it stands out so white in day as to make the eyes smart when the sun hits it and it's rays are reflected; while at night, in spite of it's setting behind a forbidding wall it looms up in tk> moonlight with it's many chimneys, like a great horrid ghost to warn law breakers to cease their evil ways.
 T got to thinking about it, and the story of the old jail which for so many years has been likened unto a car buncle in the heart of the city and com plained of as an eye-sore by the Pres byterians who have to face it each Sun day would make interesting reading if all the data was set out attractively
 But my friend who drew my at tention to it, being something of cynic when it comes to reforms and legisla- tive committees, asked me if l thought that TOW that the old jail had been whitewashed, was 1t a straw showing that a whole coat would be given to the courthouse gang. Please bear in mind that I am merely recording lis own insjnuation without personally adopting it in any way, whatsoever"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07

From the New Orleans Times Picayune G7TNHE present spell of warm weather
 is just the one during which
 = to speak of the annual poetry contest which the emperor of Japan each year proposes to his people, and which this year had the average num- Der of competitors-some 30,00O. The rules for the competition are strictly circumscrbed, the theme being selected by the mikado himself, and the number and arrangement of syllables, the pros ody, are of traditional establishment. This is no contest in storytelling; 1t
 is the verbal transcription of a single emotion, thespicture of moment or of brief period of time and of a single impulse--in fact, the very principle that our friends, the impressionists of the Manet Monet period, insisted on in painting.
 This year the subject was snow Scene on a Sunday Morning" which ex- plains our statement that the warm weather was the time to write of 1t.
 Unfortunately. we have no transla- tion of the poems that won the prize' but we have no doubt there were among those thousands a number that would oo much to cool the atmosphere, even during our own super-heated July
 As much as the Japanese love blister ing baths, SO they also adore the cold of winter, and actually cult of the snow has grown up which carries it's seyotees to extremes. Whether or not this is an ancient or a modern custom we do not know; but its tenets are car ssparate institutions for the sexes. but otherwise following the same curricu- lum. The scools operate somewhat like our own open-air schools. except that whereas we wrap scholars in the thick est of blankets and depend upon absorb ing the winters purity through the lungs, the Japanese dress their pupils it cotton pantaloons only for their mid winter outdoor exercise, and conclude the outdoor work by having them sit for ten minutes in snowdrift which, we are told. is an ordeal they survive very easily."f
 We are not sure how our American boys and girls would take to that form of exercise, but we believe they would prefer it to another feature of the training which consists of an hour of meditation, both morning and evening. during which time. for sixty minutes al stretch they remain with closed eyes. pondering-just pondering! Also at the end of each school term the pu- pils must fast for several days
 sstrong will. noble rharc c.a~ :,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
<. * * Nation Demands Relief From High Cost of Living

7N HE campaign to lower prices in
 N America has been launched by the government in behalf of the aver age citizen. Whether he runs a small business for himself or works for somebody else, it Is the average man who bears the burden of living's cost and it was he who carried through the war to victory.
 The average man, particularly in America, is an easy-going individual. He is in the main cheerful and op- tin1istic and long since grew accus- toned to various petty extortions which he submitted to with smile, preferring to pay rather than protest. It was easier. Since he coud afford to pay, he viewed such matters in a philosophic way. Besides, the aver age man had nobody to fight for him, no organization to shake the big stick over the government or wiring conces- sions from capital. Yet, he has al- ways been vastly in the majority.
 But change has taken place in this country and it is reflected in Washington in no uncertain terms. The average man has grown weary of being exploited. When capital and labor fight he is caught between two fires. When the cost of living scars to unprecedented figures he is hurt most of all, because he can least af- ford the additional expense. He can, not force his employer to raise his wages because of the increased cost ofN living. He can only make the re- quest. If he has a business of his own \and is unwilling to profiteer at the expense of his neighbors, he sees his profits dwindling and faces ruin.
 The unrest in America is not imi- ted to labor. It has become universal. Xt is not a form of bolshevism, but it is certainly making fertile ground for bolshevism- The high cost of living has overshadowed all other questions before the American government and the steps that are being taken by Congress and the administration are in answer to an insistent, nation wide demand for relief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
Imperialistic Japan
 and Republican n China

A s the Mobile Register recently 6A stated in paragraph, "Some editors can write just as much when they do not know anything about a subject as when they do. Witness the press of the nation on the Shantung matter"
 Not only have editors shown their ignorance of the Shantung controver- sy, but members of Congress have revealed an astonishing misapprehen- sion about Shantung and the covenant of the league of nations. Neverthe- less, there are some facts that plead strongly for China, and they are the kind that are not open to dispute.
 We all know that China joined the allies in the war against Germany and contributed no little to ultimate victory. Nobody, apparently, has ever thought it worth while to sing the praises of the coolie. an indispensable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
LUKE M'LUkE SAYS

Playing cards must be prohibited as we'll as rum, announces a Methodist preacher Oh. well. If the worst comes to the worst, we can buy little rubber ball and play: One two three O'Leary.'
 It would give many a married woman heart disease if she could see what a bear cat her henpecked husband is when he is out with another woman
 A thermometer has hard time pleas ing a man. It is never low enough in summer and never high enough in win ter.
 There was a time when a diploma was sign that you knew it all But nowadays it isn't proof that you know very much
 And what has become of the old fashioned woman who couldn't get her skirt to hang when she dressed up?
 You may have noticed that the man who is so stingy that he saves his match stumps for kindling isn't much better off than the rest of us| when he dies.
 Some men are so feather brained that it doesn't take much of puff to send them up in the air
 Just because you failed is no sign that you are a failure, >ald boy Maybe you tried the wrong thing.
 No matter how much a wife loves her husband she doesn't want him hanging around when a bunch of fe- males meet at her house.
 A pretty girl expects you to stare at her and regards your stare as an insult. A homely girl doesn't expect 1t and regards your stare as com pliment
 Another thing we never could under stand is why football is called play and shoveling coal is hard work.
 It is we'll to remember that the names of famous musicians and grand opera stars are always pronounced tho other way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07

From the Chicago Tribune.
 86lD) ELLA KUN then appeared be-
 lEN fore the council. With tear
 stained face and>i in a choking voice he admitted the hopelessness of the situation
 So runs the finale of bolshevism in Hun gary Five billions of crowns produced by the labor of the Hungarion masses, have been stolen and dissipated. The shops are destroyed and stocks are vast ed. The people of Budapest shamble through the streets penniless but hopeful now there is an end of the frightful road that leads to the ashes of Utopia.
 We of the United States may have troubles enough in trying to have our to maintain pre-war time prosperity though we have shot the profits of years into the world war; but at least we can view the ruins of bolshevism with a shudder for that we had the ooolness and judgment to refrain from following after vain gods.
 Bolshevism thrives SO long as it has the bank balance of organized society to sauander. When that slowly accumulated | reserve is at last thrown to the winds, it must resort to debased currency, to promises, to the slaughter of those who protest and then to the inevitable col lapse.
 Bella Kun, the monster of Budapest, based his hopes of Utopia on three things world revolution, military aid from the Russian bolshevists and the Hungarian proletariat's capacity for self-sacrifice All hopes; no substance.
 Kun failed to consider that every social advancement is founded upon something substantial that society cannot fly to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
THE FIRST STEP.

 "The next drive is to be launched against tobacco"
 'If a constitutional amendment is passed, prohibiting the use of tob acco what are we down. trodden wretches going to do about it?' First of all, in order to evade the law without detection. every pipe, cigar and cigarette smoker will have to equip himself with smoke consume CT D
 ONCE IS ENOUGH. Although I've travelled here and there And strange sights often chanced to I'll never more pay railroad fare To Kokomo or Kankakee
 --Age-Herald. Why should you go so far, friend Cook.
 To get material for your ditty? I'll nevermore pay railroad fare To visit Bessemer or Pratt City.
 F A &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
Birmingham Busy

T came to Birmingham as a witness in the settlement of the estate of my uncle Jeff Chamblee, who died two years ago. but was glad to utilize the time to call on my old friends and acquaintances," said Isaac Chamblee of Chicago. "Bir- mingham has changed so much that scarcely knew the place. One sees new sees hustle and hurrying of the down. town folks that wasn't here when left Birmingham two years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07

BEGINNING THE DAY-SO much injustice; so much greed; so much intolerance; so many tears The night is dark, 0 my God. But the morning must come, since right is right and God is God. They that be for us are more than they be against us. Set my face toward the sun. 0 Captain, my Captain.- I. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
A TAX ON HOSPITALITY.

What's become of that old drinking song. We Won't Go Home Till Morn ing?"
 Its still being sung" said MT. Jags- by. mournfully. T had some friends at my house last night who sang it. and after they discovered I had a few more quarts left in my cellar I was afraid they'd start to singing We Won't Gs Home Till It's All Gone"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
AN EASY FUTURE.

That's what man is apt to come to when he gets married"
 'Well?"
 There goes a poor working man with a baby on each arm and two small children following at his heels" You forget what kind of child-labor laws we have in this state. In a few years, if he cares to- he can put all four of those children to work in fac tories and have nothing to do but smoke his pipe and enjoy life"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
CITx LIFE.

T hear you are moving away"
 Yes"
 Going to green fields and pastures new, eh?"
 You might put it that way. As a matter of fact I'm going to occupy d flat in ten-story apartment house in another town"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
SOMETHING ELSE NEEDED

From the Houston Post
 The Alabama congressman who would fix the prices of November II, 191S as a maximum proposes no remedy that would touch what is stirring public anger at this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
WHAT'S INA NAME.i

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
 A MT. Martini was arrested for drunkenness in Louisville Living down such a name is perhaps harder than living up to it even in a period of prohibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
CORRECT INFORMATION.

My boy. learn that you did practi- cally no studying at college. You cut your classes, played more poker than was good for you and ran around with chorus girls"
 What do you mean, sir?"
 Why, dad didn't think it of yous'
 You've been corresponding with the dean"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
PROFITEERS

Chicago Herald and Examiner: A proposal has been made in the French Chamber of Deputies to impose the death penalty upon profiteers. Unless the proposition is squelched immediately some will refuse to believe that France was worth saving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07
APPROPRIATE.

You can find a quotation in Shake- speare to fit every circumstance of human life" remarked the studious person.
 well what quotation would apply to yoong woman who trips along the street in scant attire?"
 This, from Romeo and Juliet:' Mems eyes were made to look, and let them gaze"