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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
TORNADO EXPECTED TO HIT LOUISIANA
 COAST DURING NIGHT
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(Continued from Page one.J +ho navor of Rev West saying that ..1ye are able to take care of the sitca- ton" Supplies of government iooi- stuffs there have been placed al ''s disposal of Mayor Cleare
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Objections That Britain Holds Preponderance of Power Answered by Wilson

(Continued from Page Oneo States would never fail to fulfill it's ob- ligations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
STORM WARNINGS LOWERED

Ey Assoo.aled Pfess Mobile, Sepsenpcr AZ.--fiulrlcdne Warn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01
The Boyhood of An American Poet

From the very first William was a
bright little fellow. Just think. when
he was only year and half old he
knew his entire alphabet and was
ready to be taught new and more dim
cult lessons. But while his mind was
active. his body was not strong. and
he became weak aud feeble. His doc
tor-father wished to harden him and
mako . strong fellow Of his son. so
every morning he had a young doctor
who was studying medicine at the
Bryant home. take William down to
the spring Of cold water that ran near
tho house and give him q hasty dip.
I do not think the little fellow could
have liked this morning bath very
well. but it made him stronger and
soon he was able to withstand the
toughest treatment and coolest show
ers. Still. his father did not want to
push the boy with his lessons and he
was allowed to roam about in the fields
and woods and then It was that he re-
ceived his drst nature lessons that he
was later to embody In beautiful verse.
When lessons were begun. the call Of
the outdoors was ringing in the boys
ears. and no doubt. his eyes often
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

stood and obeyed them while the wa
ter poured down upon his short locks.
As the boy grew older he enjoyed the
sports Of the other boys. Nothing
pleased him better than to Join his
friends beside the water and. build
boats and dams and mills in the little
stream. The winter with its SHOWS
was time Of joy to the boy. and snow
fort time was to him q merry time In
deed. But best Of all was the summer
time. Then william would lose him
self in the woods that he loved so well.
and watch the brooks. the trees. the
flowers, the birds and the little ami.
mails that darted about the quiet paths.
When he was still very young the
verses. which every school child loves
today. began to sing themselves into
his mind and he was soon writing the
thoughts which came to him. Sitting
beside his favorite stream. most Of biz
best nature poems were written. We
cannot read his poems today without
hearing. as he did long ago. the song
Of the brook. the trill OF the birds and
the wind in the trees. We can almost
smell the freshness OF the woods after
the rain, and all nature Is brought
closer to our hearts through the magic
verses OF William Cullen Bryant. the
boy Of the Massachusetts, back woods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

1LICK.CIoCK! Click-clockl Click.
clock!" rang tho merry tune Of
" >trotting horses feet on the ave-
~ nue. that ran BY JAMES home.
''Click-clock! Cs:ck-eiock! Click
clock!" Jamie initiated. slower anS
slower a. the horse stopped.
1t was = bright autumn afternoon.
Jamie. TIRED out with playing BAN. had
come up on the porch to rest. and was
deep In the construction OF sometime
he was mating with long pieces OF
steel ana many little nuts and bolts.
what are you buiiding7" asked his
mother. looking up, from her sewing.
"a city hail." answered Jamie, fAs-
fening ON q long strip for the tower.
"This il going to, be jim-dandy. With
side walks and lamp posts and . wide
street in front Of It.
He looked up, a. the music OF the
horses feet ceased. then he seemed
to be thinking Of something. Say.
mother. what ars streets made Of.
anyway" he asked.
"Gravel, brick. wood blocks. granite
blocks his mother suggested.
mo, I mean real smooth streets like
ours" Jamie said.
! sThis street II made Of asphalt" his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

ried out Of the ground before It Is
used.
"what is asphalt. anyway" jamie
asked.
TT Is called a bituminous product.
1t is something like tar. something
like petroleum. something like coal.
but not exactly like any Of these
things. When you study chemistry
you will find out just what it Is made
Of"
! "well. / guess I'll go down to Ok.
lahoma and get some to make my
street Of" said Jamie. screwing ant
other bolt IN place. II wonder how
I'd make it."
First you would have to grind the
! rock asphalt into a fine powder. cook
It several hours. then mix fine gravel
and sand with I. and little soft Trim
idad asphalt. then cook II some more.
Then you would have to lay . concrete
floor for your street and before II got
too dry pour the hot asphalt on 1t. and
smooth It down with a wooden trowel.
pressing /. and ~ubbinE It smooth"
l. Gee. That's lot Of trouhle!" ia
mic complained. But how do you
know 80 much about it," he asked.
suspiciously.
! Because I watched the men when
they made this street." answered his
mother. smiling. And then got .
book out OF the library and read about
It. When are you going to begin on
your asphalt street,"
"Oh, guess TIL just have q gravel
one" the little boy said. Asphalt
makes fine street. but it's too hard
for a fellow to get hold Of"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

mother told him.
"0ee! wonder where I could get
some asphalt to put In front Of my
building" the little boy unused.
You might take trip to Trinidad
suggested his mother. smiling.
where's that ?" asked Jamie. 1t
sounded far-on ana interesting.
''Trinidad b an island OF the north
coast Of South America" she told him.
rs that where the asphalt on our
street came from ?" Jamie wanted to
know.
Most likely some Of It came out
Of the asphalt lake In Trinidad" an
swered his mother.
! Asphalt laks?" scofIed Jamie.
asphalt's hard. isn't Il?
ut II hard In the streek, jamie
because it has been mixed with sand
and gravel. but when It Is in the lake
It Is soft"
How did II get in the laks?" Jamie
asked.
1T comes out Of the ground JUS
like the water from . spring. and
where It comes up 1t 10 soft ana oozy
Out toward the edges III gets harder
Just a. . pan Of candy gets hard at thu
edges a. II eools OF. In some part
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01
: ASPHALT

Of the lake it is so hard 1t can be
walked on"
why. Is asphalt hot when Il com "a
out Of the grsund?" asked Jamie. sur
prised.
oh. no. but 1t Is soft because Il
contains certain kinds Of natural Ease,
which evaporat. when 1t is exposed to
the air. and then the asphalt get.
hard"
How do they ct It out Of the
laxe?" Jamie asked.
Early in the morning before the
sun has come up. men go to the
edges Of the lake with picks, and dig
It out in great. big pieces"
why do they 60 so early In the
morning."
! well. you SEQ in Trinidad 1t gets
very hot when the sun comes up, and
the asphalt gets soft and sticky and
hard to work with"
| "Oh. yes. Sometimes when it's hot
here our street gets kind Of soft, too.
doesn't It? Do you suppose If II got
real hot It would burn?
His mother pointed to = house across
the street. do you sec those shingle.
on that house?" she asked.
Jamie nodded.
They are covered with asphalt and
little pieces OF rock. which would pre.
vent tho roof from taking IRE il a
spark should fall on it. The asphal,
keeps the rain out. too"
Pretty good roof. isn't It? But tell
me more about that lake. mother How
big Is it,"
| THE lake is nearly round and covers
about l15 acres" his mother told him.
1T u very deep. too-about 1876 feet
IN the center and shallower at the
edges. 1t must be a queer sight to
see that big lake Of blacklist stun
moving slowly all the time, with here
and there an island with trees and
plants on it. floating slowly around
and creased into folds in which the
rain water stands"
Sounds kind OF spooky." said
Jamie.
Eyes. doesn't It: The center Of the
lake Is higher than the edges. and
little bubbles OF gas keep coming ou
OF 1t. And II you put stick on tht
asphalt. 1t slowly disappears. Or Il
you dig hole IN It. the hole gradual
~ fills up
! Ugh" said Jamie. hardly able Il
believe all that about the innocent.
looking asphalt street. II wonder
who ever thought of using it for
streets?"
"rhe first asphalt street was laid
in America about 1876 in Washington
D. c.. although it had been used fol-
tpavements before that. But long. Ions
ago asphalt was used for roads and Il
cement things together. The earl,
Persians and Egyptians used It K
make vases and ornaments OF. some
times using it to hold jewels and she'll
in place on large statues"
. Ibid they get 1t in Trinidad" tn
little boy asked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

NO. they got 1t right in their own
countries. Scientists believe that as
phalt was used in the building Of the
Tower Of Babel. for 1t is mentioned IN
the Bible as slime" that held the
bricks together. Noah's Ark. too. was
probably covered with asphalt. and
perhaps the little basket that the
baby Moses was cast adrift in. The an
cient Egyptians used 1t to wrap theil
dead in to preserve the bodies"
do you mean the mummies like
those we saw at the museum" asked
jamie.
eyes. and some Of them wer'
wrapped in asphalt $500 years be
/ fore Christ was born"
"whew! Think of that" the httl,
boy said. "But say. would l have II
go clear to Trinidad to get asphalt
mother? Isn't there some nearer
lome?"
well, you might 20 to France o,
Switzerland or GERMANY
mot me for Germany" interrupted
Jamie. Haven't we any in thi,
country"
! There is some in Canada. Cuba
Mexico"
IT mean the good old Z. S. A." sait
Jamie. tightening a bolt on his build
ing
california has some. SO has Okla
homa and Kentucky. and severa
other states. Oklahoma has the bes
in this country"
I Lakes OF it," Jamie wanted Z
know.
Mostly in rocks" said his mother
at is called rock asphalt and Is quar-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01
avery boy who rides bicycle
want to decorate It in some
way for NOVEMBER ELEv-

wy WIN xIOOS = WY SAV
will want to decorate It in some
way for NOVEMBER ELEv-
NENTH or PEACE DAY. Even
II the peace terms were not signed on
this day the lighting stopped, and no
one living In this. age viii ever forget
the feeling We all had and especially
the Mothers whose boys we're In the
front trenches whom they received the
glad news that the machine guns and
cannon had stopped nring.
This Peace Day Flag Holder win b
found easy TO make and viii b = GOOD
decoration for . bicycle ct any time
ana - more elaborate than IN ordi-
nary nag holder. It has . means for
holdiag three different 1aSs and . red,
white 90 blue windmill attached d
-
TAs waAGmm has paddles cut az.
Ssrsatly sAAa' Ne ordinary Windmill
pAdA)es: hey are formed 20 that on
~ tue10 - tAe right and the other n
the .epDeslte direction. ~ painting
: ~ - e sasA paddle red. the center
blue anA The feGe Of the paddle white
. tesskifsl erect = produced ~ The
ssvelvtae pAAdles whsn the bicycle 4
n netioa.
The Part lA) 70 wAicA The nm asl
!, 49, Ar Slsesasa = ct ffsa Dlsea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

ue,pr u,,s .troa whsn Novem-
n her was the ninth and not the
eleventh month Of the year. and
~, then 1t was that it was given Its
rano by the Romans. November
comes from the Latin word which
means nine. "Windmonatn OF
WIND month Is the name ina. tne o,u
Saxons gave 10 II. tor the wlntly WIS
hrst begin 10 sho" tneir streneen ou.
Ing the November days. inc 'opa1 :"
Novemoers birthstone and II S'auos
for friendship ana faithfulness. An
old verse about It says:
who hrst comes 10 this world below
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

strayed to the window and his
thoughts were with the birds aud
flowers Instead Of being fastened upon
his books.
One day the little boy sat dreaming
'of wonderful nature tales and bird
songs that were perhaps already weav-
ing verses in his mind, and much to
the amusement OF his classmates he
fell asleep. The teacher. who loved
the dreamy. quiet boy. picked him up
from the hard bench and let him sleep
upon her lap, while she continued to
teach the rest Of the class their les
sons. Imagine Williams chagrin.
when on opening his eyes he found
himself sitting in the teachers lap.
Jumping up.T he ran to his seat. II
don't want to be q baby any more"
he cried. I'm a man. and don't
want to be treated like little boy"
The other boys did not laugh at him,
for they all loved the little fellow.
Still they did not spare him when they
wanted to have their Joke. One rainy
day they told William to stand outside
the school house and take off his hat.
1.-The rain water will make your hair
grow" the boys told him. and William
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01
The First Month of Winter

friend or fellow in distress. You
should share alike. sorrow and Joys
that come 10 your friends and you
should be ever ready to give Of your
love and sympathy. You should BE-
fair in all your dealings and honest
in thought ana deed. Sometimes you
may act quickly and repent later, you.
temper may fiars up easily and you
may not carefully guard your words,
but after reflection you will be sorry
for hasty speech and you will be OPEN
minded enough to ask forgiveness
when you know yourself to be In the
wrong. Ton should be able to make
up your mind quickly. You will enjoy
a good Joke and you will be able to
say IS we'll a. do clever things. Every
one will be glad to talk with you. fer
your conversation should be sparkling
and bright.
Are these things true IN your case?
| The flower for the month IL the
chrysanthemum and the different coll
ors stand for different things. The
white flower stands for truth: love il
isymbolized by the red or pink. and
the yellow blossom denotes detection
| November IL 4 month Of famous
deeds and i1lustr1ous 6irthA The day
most universally known in the month
10 Thanksgiving Day. which Is usually
set aside by the President Of the Unit
ed States In his Thanksgiving Procla.
nation. The last Thursday Of the
month has become the day devoted by
the nation to prayers Of thanksgiving.
family gatherings and turkey dinners.
When you gather about your Thanks
giving dinner table this year. add to
your prayers Of thanks. ? prayer for
the continuance Of peace and added
4 prosperity during the year TO come.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

UST one hundred and twenty-five
years ago on the third Of Mo-
vember. 1894. there was born. in
~ log farmhouse upon one OF the
--..ssachusetts hillsides. q little boy.
The baby's father was doctor and as
soon as he heard that his baby was .
boy hs cried. HE. too. shall be a
physician" and to start him early upon
the right path he bestowed upon the
child the name Of . famous Scotch
doctor. So the wee little boy started
his life with . big and high sounding
name - William Cullen Bryant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01
the JUDIoR COOK
FISH BALLS

Measure one cupful Of fish fakes.
These may. be the 6sh fakes that come
canned ready for use or left over bits
Of Dish may be naked into small bits
and used.
Add to the nsh three cupfuls Of
mashed potatoes.
with large fork, or better still.
clean finger tips. mix the dsh and po-
tato till It . . smooth paste.
e left over nsh u used It viii likely
nssd no seasoning. II capnsd nsA 4
ussa add ens-haR tsaspoonful Of salt.
Mold into neatly shaped balls and
put in cool place for At least one
heur.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

Put two tablespoonful Of meat drip.
pings into q. frying pan. over IRE.
When the grease is smoking hot
lay the balls In the pam.
Cook moderately. fast till the lower
edges Of the balls are brown.
With = small pan cake turner or
large spatula turn the balls and brown
on the ether side.
TAKE up onto . hot platter.
Garnish with bit Of paralsy and
serve at once. :
These are delicious for either break
fast. luncheon or dinner. relish Of
home made chilli sauce goes nicely
with these bailx.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01
sharp Jack knife or q ehissl.

sharp JACK kui1o or q ehiSol.
A small nut or q couple Of washers
are necessary between the paddles to
keep them from striking. as they 60
IN opposite directions. A screw about
two and one-half inches long will be
needed 70 fasteu the mill in place.
The nag holder may be painted with
black OF aluminium paint to match
the handle bars Of your bicycle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01
FRUIT ADDITIONS

EnGAx AUD1kIONS
1. Add a letter to a fruit and md
a place Of worship.
2. Add q letter to a fruit ana md
awe-inspiring.
3. Add letter to a fruit and md
idle talk.
4. Add . letter to fruit ana f,nd
full and round.
s. Add a letter to q fruit and md
subdued.
s. Add a letter to fruit and ind .
present.
2. Add letter to a fruit and ind
40 make spotted"
CROSS WORD PUZZLE
My first is In Pennsylvania but not In
Idaho.
Ny second Is in Idaho but not in
Nevada,
My third is In Nevada but not in Mex.
leo,
Ny fourth is in Mexico but not in
Wyoming.
Ny fifth IS in Wyoming but not in
Nebraska.
My sixth Is In Nebraska but not in
Minnesota,
My seventh Is In Minnesota but not
Missouri.
Ny eighth IL in Missouri but not in
Pennsylvania,
My whole Is the name Of month all
girls and boys like.
ANSWERS
FRUIT ADDITIONS /. Peach.
Gb0pel 2. NeloS-Golemn. :. Peer.
Prote. I. luSs-Plamp. 5. Ddte-Tamed
. s. Fi0-Gift. Z. Apple-Dapple.
CROSS WORD PCZZLE: November.
FOOTBALL PUZZLE--Aakie, Golfer.
bone. Thigh, Nose
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-24
Strangers Search
House Four Times

-Four times during the last few
weeks quartet OF bury strangers
representing themselves ms police
men have searched the home OF An
drew Dcnty. 1852 18th ave. $. w.
pretending they were hunting for
liquor. Denly has complained 70
tho police. Their last visit. he said,
was Friday night.
Il had sc chickens before their
last visit" he said. Now | have
but IL"
Dcnty's daughter tho mother 81
a three. months-old child. he report.
ed. was NO frightened during the
last mysterious search that she had
20 be confined 20 her bed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-24
BAD BREATH
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove Il

Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets. the sub
stitutc for calomel, act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets. The pleasant. sugar-coated
tablets are taken for bad breath by
all who know them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act gen.
tly but firmly on the bowels and liver,
stimulating them to natural action.
clearing the blood and gently purifying
the entire system. They do that which
dangerous calomel does without any
OF the bad after effects.
All the benefits OF nasty. sickening.
gripping cathartics are derived from
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets without
gripping, pain or any disageeable effects.
DIR. +. M. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years Of prac-
tice among patients afflicted with
bowel and liver complaint. with the
attendant bad breath.
Olive Tablets are purely vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil; YOU
will know them by their olive color.
Take one or two every night for week
and note the effect. l0c and 25c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-24
CHINESE TRIED
COMMUNE PLAN

PEKIN. Nov. 2i--In the heart OF
Asia. centuries ago, ,Manchu mer-
chants discovered three large aurif.
erous regions which the Pekin gov
eminent Immediately claimed by
forcing thousands OF laborers To
work the mines. Most OF these men.
when possible. fled and hid in the
mountains and forests surrounding
them. As the government kept re-
filling the deserted ranks, the colony
in the hills also grew and formed
themselves into federation. whose
leaders were To protect the lives and
supply the means of livelihood for
the rest.
This little republic was founded
upon the shores OF the river Cen.
tunga and is the earliest com
munist experiment known. All the
fruits OF labor and production were
for common use. II was absolutely
prohibited that any one withhold
from the commune any part OF the
gold which all We're occupied in min
ing; Il was placed to the credit of
the whole colony and deposited with
the association to be used for any
one In need. Every one had TO work
20 his utmost capacity. and charity
or begging was unknown.
Any disobedIence to the laws was
punishable by death. This sentence
was pronounced by a committee of
%. elected by universal suffrage, az
well as two judges and the two pres
idents OF the commune.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-24

TT ISN'T often Sammy Jay worries
about anybody but himself.
Truth 60 tell. he doesn't worry about
himself very often, You see. Sammy
Is smart and he knows he h smart,
Under that pointed cap OF his are
some OF the clevcrcst wits IN all tho
Green Forest. Sammy seldom wor,
rlcs about himself because he feels
quite equal 10 take care of himself
But Sammy jay was worrying
now. lie was worrying about Light,
foot the Deer. Yes. sir. Sammy jay
was worrying ahou, Lghtfoot tho
Dew. For two days he had been un.
able 20 find Lightfoot or any trace
OF IAghifoot. but he did find plenty
OF hunters with terrible guns. n
seemed 20 him that they were every
where In the Green Forest. Sammy
began 90 suspect that one OF them
must have succeeded In killing Light
foot the Deer.
sammy knew all OF Iightfoot'a hid
Ing places. lie visited every one OF
them. Lightfoot wasn't 10 be found.
and no one whom Sammy met had
seen Lightfoot for two days.
sammy felt badly. You see. he
was very fond Of Llghtfoot You re
member Il was Sammy who warned
Llghtfoot OF the coming OF the hunt
'er on the morning when the dreadful
hunting season began. Ever since
the hunting season had opened sam.
M A. hal Inps. Rf. H..nf 10 mako fr.ttk.fa
for the hunters. Whenever he had
found one or them he had screamed
at the top OF his voice 10 warn every
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-24
"Danderine" creates mass
OF thick. gleamy waves

In a few moments you can trans.
form your plain. dun. flat hair. You
can have II abundant. soft. glossy
and full OF life. Just get at any drug
or toilet counter a small bottle of
'sDandcrine" for n few cents, Then
moistcn a soft cloth with the Dan.
derine" and draw this thru your hair.
taking one small strand at a time.
Instantly. yes. Immediately. you
have doubled the beauty % your
hair. II win be mass. 40 soft.
iustrous ard 80 easy 10 do up. All
dust. dirt and excessive oil Is re
moved.
IL, "Dandcrdlno" put moro life.
color. vigor and brightness In your
hair. This stlmalatinx tonic will
fresh your scalp. check dandruf and
falling hair and help your hair 20
grow long. thick. strong and bcau.
tlful
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-24
1t. Col. Beals Is
Back From France

Lieut.. Col. Walter r. Reals Seattle
attorney. returned home Sunday
after an absence OF two years and
a half. during which he served as
judge advocate with the a. +. -
Col. Beais was accompanied By his
wife. Justice Of the Peace othiila q.
c. Beals. who met him In New York
City after his arrival from overseas
Beais went 20 France with the
Wildcat division In July. 1918. Beais
Is hrothcr.in-iaw OF Maj John T..
Carroll. city councilman. and Mai
Frank NJ. Carroll. Seattle surgeon.
Col Beals will resume his law prac,
tiee after reopening his offices In
the Halter building.