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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
French Export Literature

Eirmin Roz, in the Yale Review.
The literary tradition of France is
tradition of liberty, and liberty in lit
erature as in politics often degenerates
into license Madame Rolands famous
mot at the time of the revolution: Lib
erty what crimes are committed in thy
name! can be applied only too easily
to literature. Under the pretext that
hypocrisy is a vice and sincerity virtue
and that nature and truth must be re-
spected. the realists and the naturalsts
have spilled over into lamentable excess
Logic. which is characteristic of the
French spirit, carries it farther than
that of other races in the application OF
a formula or the development of sys-
tenn of thought. What is still more Sc
rious, the formula soon becomes stere-
Owned process. a receipt for production
that enables the disciples to outstrip the
master and imitators to utilize more or
less easily the same means to attain the
same success. 1t has also produced an
actual divorce between literature and
life. a literature artificial and debased
to which the home and the public library
are strictly closed.
unfortunately. it is this literature that
is exported The publisher or his agent
who treats books as common merchan-
disc recognizes only two classes, those
on which he makes big profits and those
on which the profits are less. When
book may be easily brought out with
generous commissions to bolster it up.
the exporter looks upon il with favor. On
the other hand. when good book-a
masterpiece, events not commercial
proposition, it runs the rick of being
forever unknown beyond France. The in
transitional book trade ought to be car
ried on with the greatest care. There
are books that express truly the genius
OF France, that give accurate analyses,
faithful descriptions; there are others
that have no significance: still others
that are poor and false. When trench
readers can themselves be deceived in
their books-and it is trne that their taste
is too often perverted-what can be ex-
pected of foreign readers? French books.
which should be one of the means OF
spreading our civilization, have certain
ly done us great deal of harm outside
of France.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
ATLANTIC LINERS
ARE STILL Careful
Drills Are Still Held Aboard Shir
When They Approach European
Waters

London, October 15.-By Reciprocs-
News Service -Atlantic liners are
longer swinging out their paravanes
they approach the British Isles or co
tiEental Europe. Paravanes are ciga
sfaped floats swung out from the sid
Of the ship By special davits and co
neCted with the bow by cables, by whic
floating mines are swept up and he
harmless. No ship equipped with th
British invention has come to grief yet
even though it Of course is not effica
cious against a head-on bow-tip co.
lision with mine or a side-swipe If :.
vessel were turning.
Liners are still required to have lf
boat drills for passengers when an
preaching European waters. but the sh
rursers follow these regulations spa
ingly. On one day the passengers ar
paraded alphabetically and assigned
numbered lifehoats. Roll call complete
the formality, all over in ten minute
after which the passengers hear nothin
further
Vessels making port in the Englis
channel, the North sea and the Med
terranean are more cautious, as mine
continue to be n menace in those waters
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
CUSTOMS OFFICERS
HARD TO OUTWIT

London October 15.-tReciprocal News
Service. THE story is told her. but
without verfcation, of the wife of an
Anerican diplomat who, on coming 20
Europe, laid on top each tray in her
trunks and inside her hand luggage an
American flag. There were many
trunks, much luggage and dozens of
these flags.
Her theory was that she would pass
customs inspection much more easily II
she advertised the fact that she was an
American citizen as she believed the
world to be grateful to Americans.
According to the story, the woman has
had to pay in every nation excepting
Great Britain a duty on the flags, which
she carried in such quantity as to
raise the suspicion that they were being
imported for sale.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

the opportunity of compa ring a CONVERSE
ton that was expressly private with
conversation on the same day between
himself and the assembled American cor
respondents. While his manner in the
latter case was a shade more deliberate,
there was no mannerism nor any ma
teral change in what he said on the sub
jects discussed in both conversations
More significant, perhaps, was the fact
that while in private he went further
into the subject of revolutionary possi-
bilities he maintained throughout the
same attitude toward these things as
that of his public conversation.
If things ever come to the worst in
England, J. H. Thomas would take no
active part as leader in revolutionary
movement unless by doing so he were
convinced that he could better serve
public order and welfare than by an
dicating the undisputed authority which
he has over an important section of the
working class. He is not, in public or
private a believer in the necessity OF
class war.
"The last place to look for leaders OF
revolution is among British trade union
| officials" he said. And among them
the last person. to entertain such IDEAS
would be any one of them who has had
| to lead a strike. All who have been IN
| that situation know that it is infinitely
more difficult to get men back to work
| than it is to call them out. How much
more would that apply to the difficulty OF
restoring government if-as might hap
tpen tomorrow-the whole force of the
, combined trade unions is brougbt into the
dispute by the rash obstinacy OF the
/ government and the issues obscured by
4 a provocative show of force? For fight
to a finish, about which the government
press talks so glibly, means that upon
| the labor leaders would ultimately fall
the responsibility of restoring civil gov
ernment We want, and are going 10
! get, abor government, but that wouio
be going a long and costly way round
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

as ! compared the better conditioned APP
psrel of the secretary with that of his
chief "Jimmys' shirt, however looked
worse than it was. being a neutral TINT
of flannel that no laundry could have
made to look clean. His suit also was
made for comfort rather than looks. Yet
his person, in spite of continuous days
and nights of work and negotiations. was
we'll groomed. He is short, ROUND
faced man. as you will have seen from
his pictures-a face as clearly stamped
artisan as when he left his work on tne
railroads to go into union pohucs. ne
shows absolutely none of those changes
in appearance which have come over
many other labor men who have risen 10
be privy eounciilors-George Barnes, Tor
instance, whose physical aud sartoriat
self have undergone changes as noticeable
as those OF HE political position, and
even the dear old cockney, VIII crooks,
upon whom respectabiiity has put its
levelling impress.
Thomas looks and is middle-aged
railroad porter in nufti- You feel that he
has retained the porter's respectful at
fitude and viii retain it all his life,
vyhatever further dictatorship the future
bTnav, press upon him. Servile he is not
he Is a capital living example of the diff
ference between. respectful and servile
Even IN those days of warlike pfovocation
I've referred TO the prune minister IN
that respectful tone which is part OF the
I proper English pronunciation Of the
words. tried in vain to make him
mention Sir Eric Geddes, but ne had APP
parently never heard of that gentleman.
! The farthest he would go was to speak
/ OF the prime minister and his friends, .
with a twinkle in his eye as he avaded
answering a question about the friends.
I After 10 minutes converse ton with any
public man one gets onto new ground;
sometimes You find you have travelled
lin circle back to officialism, in which
case it is time to goA Others reserve the
we'll known lapse into confidentialism for
| the last five minutes. Thomas has
neither of these tricks; he is so simple
that it is easy to understand why crsfty
people who have had to do with him
come away with the impression that
he is more crafty than them all. l had
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

Dr.. w. B. Caldwell of Monticello,
Illinois. was and is family doctor. The
whole human body. not any small part
of il. was his practice. More than half his
calls were on women. children and
babies. They are the ones most often sick.
But their illnesses were usually Of minor
nature-coIds, fevers, headaches. bilious
ncss-and all OF them required FIRST thor
oush evacuation. They were constipated.
Dr.. Caldwell in the course of 40 years
practice. for he was graduated from Rash
Medical College back in 1875. had found
a good deal Of success in such cases with
a prescription OF his own containing simple
laxative herbs with pepsin. In 1892 he
decided to use this formula in the manufac-
ture Of a medicine to be known as DR..
Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin, and in that year
the preparation was first placed on the
market. The picture of DR.. Caldwell
that appears on the package was taken in
that year.
The preparation Immediately had as
great q success in the drug stores as it pre-
viously had IN the doctors private practice.
To-day the third generation is using it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

Mothers are giving it to their children who
were given it by their mothers. Every
second Of the working day someone some
where is going into drug store to buy it.
for DR.. Caldwells Syrup .Pcpsin is selling
at the rate Of over million bottles year.
Its great success is based on merit. on
repeated buying. on one satisfied user telling
another. There are thousands OF homes in
this country that are never without bottle
Of Syrup Pepsin. and the formulation Of
that prescription is fortunately living to sec
its wonderful success.
Women. children and old people are
the ones mos, benefited by DR.. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin. 1t differs from physics in
that its action is mild and gentle and free
from gripping. 1t does not weaken. And
while il is promptly effective in the most
obstinate case. it is safe for tiny baby as
it contains no narcotics.
Every drug store sells DR.. Caldwelrs
Syrup Pepsin at SOC and S bottle, the
latter the family size and sufficient to last
months. Keep bottle in your home.
Where many live someone is sure to need
it quickly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
ENGLAND MUST
HAVE POTATOES
So Staple An Article of Food
That All Are Praying
For Big Crop
IN MARGAREr MAI.rER

London. October l5-CReciprocal News
Service.)-It depends largely on the po-
tato crop whether there will be plenty
to eat in England this winter at a fair
price-fair, that is, as standards are
now. The majority of people in this
country eat potatoes twice a day. and
many working class families eat them
three times day, at 4 cents a pound.
But if the crop runs short the prices will
rise and the people will cut down on no
tatoes and turn to something else As
there IS no other crop produced<in this
country of value and quantity people will
have 10 eat something that is imported
which means that there will he increased
demand for outside products, with stil'
greater increase of prices.
So every little housewife is praying that
the potato crop viii be as good as it was
last year so that she can afford to have
enough to cat. If other farinaceous
foods are not called upon + to excess it
is expected they will remain at their
present price. If potatoes drop off. then
it is predicted that bread, rice, oatmeal.
all the grains and cereals, will jump to
famine prices, and there will be some
thing like a panic.
Another thing that has to be taken
into consideration is that people in Eng
land are eating more per head than they
did year ago. Some attribute this to
the reaction after years of strain, some
to wilful greediness, but the simple fact
is that as soon as irationing was relaxed
housewives provided more generously for
their families. Women who had become
accustomed to thankfully grabbing any
food that was available found it hard
to refrain when long absent favorites
again made their appearance on the mar
ket, and the more people had the more
they wanted, so in q short time the con-
sumption of food jumped to astonishing
figures. 1t is returning to normal again
now, the country has made up for lost
weight, and by the time that winter is
here it is expected that food demands
will have returned to pre-war stand
ards
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
Combines Supply and Overflow

A bathtub fixture recently placed on tne
market. and described and Illustrated IN
the Popular Mechanics Magazine. pro-
vides for the admission of hot and cold
water supply pipes and an overflow dram
pipe through a single hole in the end
of a tub. The water supply pipes enter
the overflow pipe from either side of the
elbow joint at its upper end. inside
they are bent to- extend through the
center of the drain pipe to the combina-
ton faucet, to which they are connected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
Born in 1889 DR.. Caldwell
Still in His Office Daily
Wonderful vigor of the founder of Dr. Cades Syrup Pepn
Millions now his famous prescription

ALL physicians know that good health depends largely upon
"A proper digestion and elimination and that sickness
results from these None knows this better than the
family" doctor, the general practitioner.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-04-18
ALL TO BE H0N0RED ALIKE
No Distinction In HeadstonOs Over
British Officers and Men Who
Died In the War.

Speaking of the resolutions adopt
ed by the imperial war graves COM
mission, a writer in the London Times
says: From the first 1t was laid
down by the commission that no dis
tinction should be made In the form or
character of memorial to officers and
men lying in the same cemetery. It
was felt that what was done for one
should be done for all, and that all,
whatever their military rank or posi-.
ton in civil life, should have equal
treatment so far as their graves were
concerned. Were the erection Of
monuments left to individual initia-
tive, probably those of the well-to- do
would overshadow those Of their poor.
er comrades, to the loss Of the whole
sense of common sacrifice and service.
The place for the individual monu.
ment, 1t was thought, should be at
home. Therefore the creation Of In.
dividual headstones Of single uni.
form pattern has been decided upon.
These headstones will bear the badge
OF the regiment or unit to which the
soldier belonged, together with the
name, rank, regiment. and date Of
death. They should be easy Of identi.
hcation, and will perpstuate the pres.
ent effect produced by the wooden
crosses. AS central monument in
each cemetery a cross and memorial
stone are to be set up, simple but I'm.
presslve In character. An inscription
for the stone has been selected by
Rudyard Kipllng."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-04-18
BROKE IT TO HIM GENTLY
II Papa Mostubblns Saw the Point, He
Should Have Appreciated Dauoh-
ter's Cleverness.

II was only a short time after Lulu
McStubbins was married that the
startling truth was forced upon her
that her young husband was not ex-
actly a teetotaler. One evening few
weeks after the wedding that strict
old cold water man, Papa McStubbins,
dropped In to call. He found his
daughter all alone. After a while he
asked:
where is Christopher"
We'll, the fact Is, Christopher isn't
feeling very well this evening"
rs that 80? What seems to be the
matter2"
"Well-er-the fact is-er-Christo-
pher is suffering from q bad attack OF
-of-proplnquity."
"Propinquity-Prop repeat
ed the puzzled old gentleman.
That's disease never heard of. l
guess you must be mistaken, daugh-
ter"
ooh, no, father. Let me explain.
Propinquity means nearness, doesn't
it?"
IL guess So"
And to be near is to be close, isn't
TT"
"Em-yes-yes"
And when we speak of a man as
being close we mean that he Is stingy,
don't WEI"
Sure"
And when a man is stingy we call
him tight, don't we?"
81 believe So"
Well" she concluded with q sigh,
that's what's the matter with Chris
topher."-London Fun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-04-18
oLD-TIME TOOTH POWDER AD
Printed in Scottish Newspaper 10 1890,
In All Probability Il Was
the First.

One of those individuals who has
leisure enough to dig into the records
OF days long past, has unearthed what
Is said to be the first advertisement
ever published Of a preparation for
cleansing and preserving the teeth. It
appeared 25S years ago, and, though
the language is bit involved, the
writer needed no lessons from modern
publicity experts In claiming virtues
for his product. The ad was printed
In the Mercurius Politlcus of Leith,
Scotland, In 1850, and reads:
Most Excellent and Approved Den
tifrlces to scour and cleanse the Teeth,
making them white as Ivory; preserves
from Toothache; so that being con-
stantly used, the parties using 1t are
never troubled with the Toothache; It
fastens the Teeth, sweetens the
Breath and preserves the Mouth and
Gums from Canker and Imposthumes.
Made by Robert Turner, Gentleman |;
and the rights are only to be had at
Thomas Rocker, Statloner, at the Holy
Lamb at the East end Of st. Paul's
Church, near the School, In sealed pa
pers at 12d the paper. The reader is
desired to beware Of counterfeits."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-04-18
DOG REFUSED TO STAY DEAD
indianapolis Policeman Found He Had
Not Done a. Good q Job as
He Thought.

Frank Finney, motor policeman, lost
his reputation as a marksman the 9TH
er day after he and his partner, Ben
Lansing, had been called to the Co
burn Storage and Warehouse company,
2tR West Georgia street, to end the
suffering Of a dog that had been run
over by an automobile.
Finney shot the dog, all right. the
bullet apparently putting an end to the
animals suffering. In fact attaches Of
the warehouse officially pronounced
the dog dead, and told the two motor
policemen they could return to head.
quarters, as further services would not
be needed.
A short time after the motor police
men returned, an attache Of the ware.
house telephoned to Captain Sanders
and told him the dog apparently had
come to life again" and was trying to
walk. Flnney and Lansing we're sent
back to complete the job The former.
however, refused to take hand In the
affair. contendlng that he had killed
It the first time. so Lansing was chosen
As executloner, and the dog was real
ly and finally kllled.-Indlanapolis
News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-04-18
ANCIENT ACTORS WELL PAID
Researches Show That oldtIne Enter
talners Were by No Means made
quately Rewarded.

Enormous salaries of actors todav
are looked upon as n modern innova-
ton, growing with the develonment Of
the American millionaire and the i'm.
aglnatlon Of the American press agent.
Such Is not the case, saws Robert Man.
tell, who In his studies in the prepara.
ton of his classic repertoire has
come across many bits of curious in.
formation, observes the Buffalo Elk.
press. The Roman actor Roscius,
whose name has become synonymous
with all that is marvellous in a player
earned salary which, according to
Mr.. Mantell. puts that warm friend of
Cicero quite In class with Charlie
Chaplin. Rosclus drew about $18O
daily In the money of his time, which
had a purchasing power equivalent to
nearly $1,000 In United States money,
even without the aid of the war and
the patriotism Of the restaurant men.
That brings his annual salary to the
half-million mark. Another motor the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-04-18
Warfare Little chanued.

When General Pershlpg saw the dan
gerous salient In the German line, he
put in the American army instantly,
meeting the emergency as Caesar met
the rush of the Nervii in that same
northeast France. When he encoun-
tered the complicated Notifications.
trenches, pits and tangles Of the Ar
come, he employed precisely the kind
Of tactics to win through that Xeno-
phon employed at the River Csnttites
more than $500 years ago and the
same that Caesar used In his trium-
plant campaign against vercingetorix.
The details change, the principles re-
main. Napoleon summed up the I'M
altering art In rs mAfitps, and the last
of these declares that the only way to
become great captain Is to study the
campaigns Of the great generals Of all
times
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-04-18
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL

old days of affiuence. A dollar now
was of vast value. She had intended
to buy some lace TO the extent of Just
the amount her pensioner named to
trim up last years hat.
Very we'll, Mr. Davis" she agreed
after a moment or two Of wavering
thought. 1T isn't much to pay,
though"
ITS lot to me" sighed Davis.
thinking of the hungry mouths at
home. You'll get blessing for this"
he added, poking stray tear from his
eye. 81 know that ready money isn't
over plentiful with you, and that is
why appreciate the work the more"
Ethel went into the house with
thoughts Of the struggling brood Of
children of John Davis In her mind.
She remembered an old trunk In the
attic filed with odds and ends, and
wondered II she would be likely to find
anything of service to the Davis house
hold
Several old garments, she discov-
cred, might be utilized. She was kneel.
ing by the trunk. engrossed In her
task, when a most unearthly huhbub
drove her to her feet with shock.
There was loud cracking crash
and the plaster rained down. Then
some object Of jarring volume ap-
peared to sweep the slanting roof thun-
derously, She heard cry, a second
crash, then another cry.
ooh doart What oan haua hon
pened?" gasped Ethel breathlessly.
She ran down the stairs as fast as
she could. Her first thought was of
her father. She glanced into the sit
ting room. He was not there. Then,
as she dashed outside, she saw him
standing in the garden, waving his
arms frantically.
you've ruined the looks of the
housed" he was storming at John
Davis.
The latter sat on the ground staring
vacantly at mass OF wreckage near
by. 1t was the shattered remnants Of
the old cupola.
TITS good thing l lodged" he OBJ
served when l sawed that big limb
1t just swept that old cupola off the top
of the house clean as a whistle.
Sorry, Mr.. Moore, but honestly, 1t was
80 battered and wobbly the house
looks better without it."
II think so myself" remarked Ethel.
immensely relieved to find no one
seriously injured. Are you hurt, Mr..
Davis?" she inquired solicitously.
"Oh, no-slid only few feet with
the limb" answered Davis. "I'll get
the truck out of the way right off. The
cupola will make good kindling"
Mr.. Moore advanced to where the
ruins of the cupola lay. He poked the
shattered boards around with his cane.
Then Ethel heard him utter strange
cry. She ran towards him as he stoop-
ed over and picked something up.
II was tin box. Her father lifted
It's catch. threw back the cover and
nearly fell over as a great conviction
illumined his mind.
Quick. daughteri" he painted, PA
pers--and money! II 1t should be my
brothers. missing fortune at last"
1t was, at last and in full. The hid
ing place of the missing fortune had
come to light through Ethel Moore's
kind deed. II meant so much to Will
liam Moore that he seemed to grow
younger In an hour. He sent John
Davis home feeling rich, and he told
Archie and Ethel that evening that
they might arrange to have the old
homestead renovated for wedding