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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27

, Hence, one must possess honesty, | loyalty, concentration. acute obserVa-
 tion, an ability to quickly determine
 the gold from the dross, ability for quick, just and lasting decisions, and,
 above all. be good mixer; have the 1 knack' of driving to superhuman ef- forts and success with kindness, con- alteration and a smile, so impressive
 and effective they are really happy
 in their work and enjoy you watch
 ing their progress"
 Miss Parker says that one of the two most interesting things about her beloved job" Is that there are never two days the same, and there is all ways something different and unex- pected bobbing up to keep you alert and on the job. Miss Parker will tell you that her success is mainly due to hard work, honesty and loyalty, but while that is true, and it would 1 be hard to find a more diligent and l efficient worker another good reason | is that she is whole -heartedly inter ested in her work and all connected with 1t. she's never too busy or too tired to look up this or that, or help out in any emergency that may come up.
 what Is required
 ITO be a successful hailroader' you must be adapted by nature. else fail-
 ure is sure to result says Miss Par ker You come in contact with every conceivable class, high and low, strive to have all believe in you, to trust, honor and respect more especially you and not your position. You will find the high and low exert | ing their utmost to please, giving the very best in them to their work, believing your success means their ] success and happiness. Railroad work is really easy and pleasant. if you pursue the right channels, the remuneration is good. and the best, most reliable and conscientious su- periors are ever ready to do all for your good and comfort. It is said that railroad company has no heart, yet l have found the Louisville and Nashville railroad Is all heart and love, and am sure other railroads are the same.
 My first work with the Louisville and Nashville was in August. 1913, and 1 remained with them until 1915, when I decided that l was tired or
 railroading, and quit and went to work in Birmingham in an entirely different position, but to paraphrase an old expression, once rail- roader always & railroader,' soon longed for my old position back and in June, 1917, I came back to my same job, where have been ever since, notwithstanding many at tractiye offers made mo during the war.
 "I am just as much in love with my job today as I was the first month I was in the service. recall, when I first began work for the Louisville and Nashville, MT. A. A. McGregor, who was then our beloved master mechanic, founs out that my father was minister and he laughed and said, this is no place for min- ister's daughter, in railroad office, but I can truthfully say that l don't know of any work in .he steno- graphic line that I would recommend sooner than railroad work and if one has that spirit of honest loyalty and effiency. she is bound to be sue cess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
EXCHANGE CLUBS
 REORGANIZATION
Mississippi 0rgani z at 0 n Meets in Meridian-Hat-
 tiesburg Gets Next Meet

Meridian, June 2s-(special.)- The Meridian Exchange club was host today to the second annual con vention of the affiliated Exchange clubs of the state, which concluded the days business and entertainment events with a banquet tonight. The closing feature of the business ses- sion at noon was the election of off cers as follows:
 J. M. Brown, Jackson, president; Frank M. Tatum, Hattiesburg, first vice president; ]. V Gibson, McComb, second vice presidential. M Mackay,. Meridian, third vice president: K. l.. Todd, Jackson, secretary treasurer; R. L. Malloy, Laurel, marshal; R. E. warmick, Laurel. sentry; N. l. Green. Hattiesburg, A. G. Tillman, Vicks- burg, were named on the board of control; Mitchell Robinson, Jackson, chairman state executive committees; E. H. Hix, Meridian, past president.
 A stiff contest for the next place of meeting was won by the elo- Quence of Howard s. Williams for his city of Hattiesburg, The other contenders for the honor were Lau- rel, vicksburg and McComb.
 Parker Speaks
 Unity for service" was the key note of the convention. The address
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27


 Doctors are continually finding new diseases to torment the human body, but the multiplication of these new troubles are very inconsiderable, by comparison to the number of new insects and diseases being constantly reported to the bureau of entomology, Washington. D. C., and to our various experiment stations.
 A new disease styled, Take All" has made its appearance this year in wheat fields. and 1t Is said to be properly named. inasmuch as 1t leaves nothing to tell the tale. An entirely new smut. now called Flag Smut. has made It's appearance in some wheat sections and bids fair 10 create havoc until It can be studied and brought under control.
 But l have great faith myself, that American science will be able to cope with the situation, just as our own American doctors are competent to handle new problems constantly aris- ing with their profession. Let every body be on the lookout for new in- sects and plant diseases. They must be combatted. certainly they will not disappear voluntarily.
 A Good Sign
 Experiment stations, the agricIl- tuTdl press, Lu6 QIitcQ otdleS govern ment and various writers for years have stressed the importance of ln- Eoculating the soil to increase the production of the soil enriching or leguminous plants.
 Progress has been slow as is ai- ways the case in agricultural de- velopment. But it is good to know from recent survey of the use of innoculating bacteria, that 1t is found that finally the farmer has woke up to the tremendous importance of the use of innoculation.
 A summary of this survey shows that the farmers sare fast getting this crop rotation, growing more le- gumes, soil bacteria, cultures, soil building. etc., we'll fixed into their scheme of farm management. He now knows why he rotates.
 He Is growing more familiar with the little fellows In his soil that work for him day and night, taking nitrogen from the air and storing it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
By DOLLY DALRYMpLp

Permt me to introduce you to one of the best railroad men" in the country, the same being Miss Ida A. Parker, who is the right hand man" in the office of Mr F. J. MonahAn master mechanic of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, out at Boyles
 Feminine to her finger tips, dainty, petite. Miss Parker has all the quail ifications which go toward making the charming, attractive woman. while inside her clever head which is covered with the most gorgeously beautiful suit of hair you ever be- held, great ropes and ropes of long brown strands falling almost the length of her figure, there is stored away fund acknowledge which has held for her one of the best "jobs'' in railroad circles in this section of the world.
 Everybody around the office of the master mechanic of the Louisville and Nashville railroad at Boyles knows and loves Miss Ida" as this nice young woman Is affectionately called by those who are associated with her. and many a good turn she has done for her coworkers, many good deed she has performed, all Of which makes her very close and very dear to. the hearts of her fel- low associates.
 "Mnn's size Jobs
 The general public knows, of course, that there are women em- ployed In railroad work, but most of them have the idea that no woman could be much of a success in such distinctly "man's job" as the ratl- road game.
 That this is an erroneous idea, auy one who knows Miss Parker can tell you for there are mighty few men who can give you more information about her particular department (the mechanical department), of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, or handle Job of like size with the efficiency she has always shown.
 As l said before you would scarce- ly expect to find anything as small and dainty as brown-eyed Miss Par ker in an office in the midst of shops. roundhouses, railroad tracks and switch engines. but that she is Very much there" any one of many hundred of the Ellen N" men will gladly testify.
 Miss Parker Talks
 When first thought of going into the railroad game" said Miss Parker In speaking of her successful activities in the world of business, "I fully real ized that would be up against a big job, but determination to sue ceed possessed me, and believing that l had inherited independence-rea independence and characteristics of success, forstalied all thoughts of failure; yet, I knew that the work was intricate. exacting and also that Railroad avenue was replete with those not measuring up to the stand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
DANCE AND sWIMMING
 POPULAR AT EDGEWOOD

Ben Clutter and his jazz or chestra will be at Edgewood park for the dances every night this week The famous jazz impresario and his all-star cast of musicians made a big hit with the dance devotees at the opening program Monday night and Manager Hill was congratulated on his choice for an orchestra this week. Cutters orchestra gets all there is out of every number and play with more syncopation than any orchestra heard here in some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27

up into the soil for another genera ton or crops. He Is getting nitratcs cheaper through the use of legumin- ous than from the fertilizer trust; and pretty soon he won't care a whoop who gets Muscle Shoals.
 Crops and Politics
 Up In the great northwest the farmers are wrestling with politics and corn prospects. The political pot Is boiling hard; corn is late, wheat Is rusting, everybody has a grouch, and some wise ones say the frost will get the corn before it can mature.
 Union labor and the farmers union carried their favorite republican ticket through the primaries and all seem happy. Could anybody explain the iron clad combination of union labor and the farmers union with the republican party, in the face of the present tariff bill before Con gress.
 We have our politics in the south but the farmer seems to be more in- terested in killing the boil weeyil and other well known pests than swatting undesirable candidates. There Is a good crop of would be office holders but fortunately our farmers are more interested in food crops, and the prospects are good that a bountiful harvest will be reaped.
 It is going to take more than politics and high tariff to hold the southern farmer from his own.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
FOR SKIN TORTURES
Zemo, the Clean, Antiseptic
 Liquid, Just What You Need

Don't worry about Eczema or other skin troubles. You can have clear, healthy skin by using Zemo obtained at any drug store for S5c, or extra large bottle at S1.00.
 Zemo generally removes Pim- ples, Blackheads, Blotches, Eczema and Ringworm and makes the skin clear and healthy. Zemo is clean, penetrating, antiseptic liquid. It is easily applied and costs mere trifle for each application. It is always dependable.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
Garden Calendar for June

Vegetable GadenContnue to plant other p dor uscession Sow coards and winter Savoy asa s spncn @ pumpkins winter squashes okra, pickle Field Cop'pan COW soy beans velvet bans German met Kaffr
 Getting time to plant Mexican " eeS f the spraying
 We help you. ~ M eSs S.o9oteS' Flower Garenset daa gadiolas and such boong n,an
 sa coeus geranums begona sutana znnias
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
Ills Friend Reccomended Them

'Six years ago." writes W. H. Shadwell, Stanley. Va: T had kidney trouble. and at times was unable to raise myself in bed. Foley Kidney Pills were recommended to me by the chief of the fire department. After using bottles was completely re- lieved and have never had return of the symptoms.'' Why suffer when you can get relief from rheu- matic pains. backache, swollen, sors and stiff joints. sleep disturbing blad- der weakness and other symptoms of disordered kidneys?--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27

This Is the fOrty-sixth of a seFass of stories nDout successful puaiNebA women in BirminR ham. fhe articles Will appear each dny In TAe AEe-Heraid. Few people realize how many are the highly s"ccessful example of women who nave Neised the business opportu- niues offered by SreRt and grow Ing Birmingham and have won places of esteem and confidence in the business world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
WEST LAKE PARK
 ATsrR CTS BIG CROWDS

Crowds continue to drift to West Lake park each night in growing numbers to enjoy the cooling de- lights of one of the south's premier inland lakes.
 While swimming is probably head ing the features in amusement. dancing with peerless orchestra Is running it close second, for the couples are dancing late into the evening with regularity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27

tho feet. Use "TIz", and forget your foot misery. An. how comfortable
 your feet feel. A few cents buy a box of 'TIZ" now at any druggist or department store. Don't suffer. Have good feet. glad feet. feet that never swell. never hurt. never get tired. A years foot comfort guaranteed or money refunded.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
QuestIon. and An.wer. .


 c. read that watermelon seed is an article of diet in oriental coun- tries. Could this be so? Mrs. E. L.. A. It certainly is. Not only melon seed, but squash and pumpkin seed are considered a great delicacy in China and India and no little is ex- ported by the United States for eat ing purposes.
 Q. have read lot about Rhodes grass. Where does 1t come from. and would it be adapted to this climate. and when do you plant it? H. C., Gadsden. A. Rhodes grass is a native of Af- rica where we got our Sudan grass and many of our most valuable plants. It is remarkable hay grass, but essentially a tropical plant, and it is doubtful if 1t would survive our climate. although great quant:- ties are grown in Florida and south ern Texas. It Is worth experiment. ing with but-I would not plant until about next April.
 e.. Which do you consider the best to put in silo with corn, COW pea vines or sorghum plants? K. J.. Route 3. #
 A. The soy bean possesses some advantages but both are good.
 Q. My hens are not laying as they should. although l feed them reg ular. Could you suggest help? Mrs D. G.. Route 5.
 A. Tn the absence of further in formation I would suggest that you change the feed as this often does much good.
 Q. In planting potatoes for fall crop where the seed are small, would you plant the whole potato or cut them? w. B.. Hanaville.
 A. If potatoes are very small they might be planted whole but they ought to be at least clipped. that is small piece cut off. because this induces them to come up much quicker
 Q. Please give spray formula for destroying bean bettle on butter beans. J. s. w. Woodlawn.
 A. A dust spray of tricalcium arsenate, sulphur and hydrated lime, made in Birmingham. called vayclde
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27

anu raw spots. No more shoe tightness, n o m o r e limping with pain or d r a " 1 n g up
 your face in agony. "TIZ" Is magical. 8 ts right off. TIE draws out all t he poisonous e x u d a t i o n s which huff uu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
"THE GOOD PROvIDERn
 HAS GREAT APPEAI-STRAND

The Strand presents this week two of, the screens foremost artists, Vera Gordon and Dore Davidson. As Mama" and Papa" of The Good Provider," they are flawlessly cast.. The story is one of strong human
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27

Eufaula and Troy Monday after. noon, a 5O-foot poster in bIas- ing letters, '"rhis Town solid fo,I Brandon and McDowelI," was stretched across the field in front of the grandstnnd nt Conner Ath- IetIe park and the vnst crowd from EufauIa, Clayton, Louisville. Clio. AbbeviIIe and other points went wild with enthusiasm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27

months association, he asks her ro become his wife. The old grand mother is astounded when she learns of their love and demands that for secret reasons the girl give him up. Grief-stricken. but in characteristic obedience. she obeys her wishes and consents to leave. Thus with little note of farewell. they start on another journey. Romany Kate, the grandmother has learned through her cards that Miarka should marry the chief of the tribe and takes her to an old cathedral where it is, be-
 lieved that he awaits them. On their arrival they find Ivor and the old man with whom he lives; and there learn that he is truly the Big Chief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
GRAVES ADDRESSES
 LEAGUE OF VOTERS

Mobile. June )-Col- one1 Bibb Graves, candidate for gov- ernor. addressed the members of the Mobile county league of women voters today. The address was mainly on the subject of better health laws and the enforcement of those now on the statute books, he gave some interesting figures on the prevalence of hookworm and malaria In the county and urged that the government take a more prominent part in correcting these conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
TIE" FOR ACHING,
 SORE, T|REDFEET

Goodbye. soft feet, burning feet swollen feet. sweaty feet. smelling feet, tired feet.
 Goodbye corns. callouses, bunions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
How Does Your Garden Grow?
By GEORGE B. M,VAY. sR

readers requested or he gardening Mir McVay has behind seedsman and practical ground gardener and in Birmingham. ' w eNPsA A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
SHOW ENTHUSIASM FOR
 BRANDON AND MCDOWELL

Eufauln. June 2e.-tspeeial.)- During the ball game between
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
Reward Is Offered For Recapture of
 Alabama ConUicts

Montgomery, June Special )- Rewards of $50 were offered by the state convict department today Tor the recapture of each of the four white convicts who sawed their way to liberty from the new prison at Kilby Sundoy night. The men se- creted themselves in an anteroom of the unfinished prison and sawed a non-tempered bar. Had the been in the sections where prisoners will be kept when the prison has been com pleted they could not have sawed the bars.
 The convicts who disappeared and have not been heard From are Demp- sey Reachc. sentenced from Mobile for assault to rob; Fred Hood, Eto- wah, sentenced for robbery; Howell Jones, Cleburne, sentenced for burg lary and Joe Corey, Escambia. sem fenced for grand larceny.
 
 of welcome on the part of the city was delivered by Mayor John w Parker, while that of the Meridian Chamber of Commerce was by r. J. Bolster, president of that organiza- tion.
 
 behalf of the convention delegates Was by J. M, Broom of Jackson. There were more than 100 delegates present from the Exchange clubs of the state. Vicksburg. Jackson, Hat tlesburg, Laurel. Natchez, McComb. in addition to the large local mem bership. Reports of various commit tees showed the organization to have made rapid strides since first or ganized in Mississippi and the ad- dress of the retiring president. E. H. Hix. indicated that interest was growing in the work of the Exchange clubs throughout the state as an or- ganization he referred to as a build CT of men and moulder of charac- ter"
 Following the business session and luncheon and until the banquet to- night the delegates wore entertained in royal manner, some at the Coun- try club. others at Echo park, swim ming and boating, while large mum Der saw the Meridian club defeat Greenwood at the ball park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
MISS IDA A. PARKER

ard, determined to test my merits, even to the breaking point, which finds me in my present position. In love with my work, which feel has been q success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27

cal-sulphur. Is about the most ei fective remedy found so far
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-27
TyIER NOMINATTD

IEft NVHHlNA HO
 Washington. June 26.-James C.. Tyler was nominated today to be United States marshal for the south ern district of Mississippi.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-04-20
snake-cnarmer's Secret.

How does the snake-charmer charm7 asks a writer in the Popular Science Monthly. That's one of the questions we've always asked ourselves. And now an English doctor tells us one of the secrets.
 Take the case of the cobra. for instance. It Is very venOmous snake. yet the snake-charmer is not harmed when bitten by one.
 The secret lies fin the fact that the charmer "milks" the cobra before he allows himself to be bitten. He makes the cobra bite into a piece of meat, thereby expellIng two thirds of the poison in its poison gland. When the charmer allows the snake to bite him immediately thereafter, there is not enough poison left in the gland to do any harm.
 What is the next step? The charmer makes the snake bite a fowl while he suueeZes the remaining drops of poison out of the snakes gland; the fowl dies, and the charmer wins the confidence of his audience.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-04-20

mouth of a cave. Then, either in the rOwboat or by scrambJing down the cliffs, visit the indicated point. It is bitterly hard 'abor, but 1t has its com pensatiOns. 1 am growing hale and strong, brown and muscular.
 "SO far l have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small. Any one of them seemed such a likely pIace that at first 1 was quite hopeful. But have found nothing. Usually the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock. Only in the great cave under the point have found sand to any depth. I go always on the principle that Captain Sampson and. his two assistants had not time for any elaborate work of cOncealment. Most likely they laid the chest in some natural niche. Sailors are unskilled n the use of such implements as spades, and besides, the very heart of the undertaking was haste and se- crecy. They must have worked at night and between two tides, for few or IHc caves CdL U0 IcdCIIcO except dI the ebb. And take 1t as certain that the cave must have opened directly on the sea. For three men to trans port such a weight and bulk by land would be sheer imposSibility.
 February 10. Today a strange, thing happened-so strange, so wonderful and glorious that 1t ought to be recorded in luminous ink. And 1 owe it all to Benjy! Little dog, you shall go in a golden collar and eat lamb-chOps every dayI This morning."
 Across my absorption in the diary cut the unwelcOme clangor of Cookies gong. Right on the breathless edge of discovery l was summoned with my thrilling secret in my breast, to join my unsuspecting companions. I hid the book carefully in my cot. Not until the light of tomorrow morning could l return to its perusal. How l was to survive the interval I did not know. But on one point my mind was made up-no one should dream of the existence of the. diary until I knew all that 1t had to impart.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-04-20
Erou Eye Smallest Camera.

The smallest camera in the world which has actually taken" pictures Is doubtless the eye of the frog. It has been found that if frog is kept in the dark for some time the retina of the eye on being dissected is found to have a purple reddish color which fades away or becomes bleached on exposure to daylight.
 If the eye be placed In front of a window and left there or exposed" for some time, and then fixed in 4 per cent solution of alum, the OptO- gram is partially fixed and retains an inverted picture of the window with it's cross bars as pictured On the rNtin& -UIustrated WOrld.