The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-01
To American Veterans of the
German Army
GREAT COTTON INDUSTRY
Is In Prospect of Development In GER
man Africa-Countess Vera de
TalIeyrand Writes Book for
Private Circulation


It's veterans of the German army who
have come from America to visit the
battlefieds where they fought for the
Fatherland.
His majesty has shown much interest
In this pilgrimage and has given per-
sonal instructions that every courtesy
and facility shall be shown these old SOL
diers of the empire now citizens of the
great empire on the other side of the
Atlantic Only the necessity for his go
ing to England to be present at the
funeral of his uncle, the late King Ed
ward, prevented his receiving the Ameri-
cans when they first arrived.
1t Is the purpose of the pilgrims TO
remain in Germany until the latter part
of August, they will visit the battlenelds
In Alsace-Lorraine and will follow the
march of the German army to Paris.
Her Dernburg, German colonial secre-
tary, is enthusiastic over the prospects
for the development of great cotton
growing industry in German Africa.
Already there are some 1900 acres in
cotton and within the next year or two
the acreage would be more than 2OO,0Oo
The government by every means at It's
command will encourage this industry,
as II Is convinced that America either
cannot or will not raise enough cotton
to supply the worlds demand.
An amusing story is told of the cele-
bration of the birth OF the grand ducal
heir in the grand duchy of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin.
Following the example of the capital,
Schwerin, the municipality of little
town decided to fire the regulation salute
of 101 guns. An ancient cannon was ac-
cordingly hauled out for the purpose. and
the firing began. The powder, however
ran short after the ninety-third shot
The burgomaster was In despair, espe-
cially as ninety-three shots indicated that
the grand ducal baby was girl.
At this moment the municipal band
master came forward with a luminous
proposal, which was eagerly accepted.
He dispatched his big drum-major to the
market place, where he struck eight
powerful strokes on his instrument to
make up the full number of shots, and
thus the situation was saved.
A young German aeronaut, Herr Wien
cziers has sprung into fame unexpect-
edly by encircling Strasburg cathedral in
an Antoinette aeroplane at an altitude
of 600 feet.
Hitherto Herr Wiencziers has only
flown distances at moderate height.
His record fight was unprecedented.
but once started the aeronaut became
ambitious. He flew twice around the
town, amidst the wild enthusiasm of the
people, returned to the exercise ground,
and landed smoothly. He intends taking
part in the International flying weeks at
Berlin and St. Petersburg.
After waiting 4S years to marry her
lover, Fraulein Singer. aged GA, was
united recently at Altdorf to her sweet
heart Herr Nattaw, who Is of the same
age. The couple knew each other as
school children, and became engaged at
the age of IS, when the man went to
South America to seek his fortune. The
couple correspondent regularly, and ex-
changed over 1900 letters and scores OF
photographs.
A terrible spectacle was witnessed in
the Ziethenstrasse at Rfxdorf, recently.
Passers-by saw a woman attached by her
feet to a window in the first story of
house, her head hanging in space. The
woman was making frantic EFFORTS 10
save herself The spectators rushed into
the house, but just as they broke open
the door they heard a shrek. %sle wo-
man, her strength having given out, fell
into the street, fracturing her head on
the pavement. She was the wife OF a
tramway car conductor, and had suffered
from an incurable malady. She decided
to take her life, but, regretting her act
of despair was unable to escape the hor-
rible death she had chosen.
An outrage of brutal and revolving
nature was perpetrated the other night
upon an engineer in Berlin street. He
was set upon without provocation by a
gang of roughs, one of whom, when he
shouted for help rushed at him with
open mouth and bit off a portion of his
nose and cheek. The affair was witnessed
by a school teacher, who ran to give
help, whereupon the same man attacked
him in turn and bit off part of the
muscle of one of his arms. The Apache
was 0rested after a desperate struggle.
In the course of which he was several
times on the point of getting away.
1t is declared that he swallowed the
flesh of his victims. The injured engineer
has undergone an operation with a view
to being provided with an artificial nose.
A brutal murder was committed in a
suburb of Leipzig recently. Two ruff
fans in search of money, gained access
to the house of Frau Eitmann, a florists
widow, who lived alone, despite her e
years, and who was believed to have G
good deal of money.
The noise OF the burglars entrance
awoke the widow whereupon the mer
gagged her and piled beds upon her
while they continued their search. Theii
efforts, however, were unrewarded, a!
the widow kept all her money at thu
bank.
The two men escaped. and later the
neighbors found the woman, dead Tn,
police captured both men. one of whom
admitted his guilt with the utmost cal
lousness.
The Countess Vera de Talleyrand
well-known social leader in the highes
circles, In Paris, has just prepared a sur
prise for her wide circle of friends b,
having printed for private circulation
little book of aphorisms on life and Low,
entitled. Thoughts and Remembrance.
| In this little work the Countess Vera re
veals herself as a keen student Of man
| kind and the possessor of a delightful
w.t. tempered by broad and kindly phi
| losophN and by that touch of cynicisn
which points an epigram. Here is som
useful advice to men couched In cpl
grams
ITO please women, one must adhere t.
only one"
women never come of age; reaso
4 irritates them, sentiment guides them"
woman is like the dew. If it Is
tear Of dawn. fall Of pure alabaster.
Is a pearl. II 1t fall to earth it is mud"
| "When woman loves she pardons eve