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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20
ABDUL HAMID MoURNs

From the Boston Transcript.
 A diplomatist of high rank had an in- terview lately with Abdul '1amid, the deposed Sultan of Turkey. The fallen monarch told him that he was being killed by the climate of Salonika, but that he thanked God for having spared to him life and the friendship of his brother. In discussing the situation, he said that he made no distinction between the old and young Turks. as the empire needed the efforts of all to save 1t from ruin. and the cooperation of the different races could not be dispensed with. As will be perceived, Abdul Hamid has. all the same. retained his likes and dislikes, for he remarked:
 'sThe Albanians are always faithful when you know how to treat them prop erly. The Albanians, whatever you may do, always remain turbulent and talka- tive. The Christians in Europe. with or without a constitution, will always be struggling against each other. The Kurds, the Druses, the Arabs, who are in clans or tribes, cannot be governed in an identical manner. Such thing is i'm possible. The Turks, know 1t well, have made considerable progress; but this has taken place only in select circle If the government is in the hands of this elite and as this elite is itself in state of anarchy, the padishah has not enough authority for the exercise of his moder- hating influence.
 "The true course to be followed issto govern the empire by first utilizing the Turks, who are the strength and the vir- tue of the empire-all the Turks. mean and then by dealing with the different categories of Turks in the way suited to each. The officers who have been at the war school in Berlin, and the young Softas of tSambul or Brussa, and, on the other hand, the Turks of the mountain districts of Asia Minor, are two cen turies apart from each other as regards intellectual development"
 The padishah, he remarked, and his faithful councillors were putting those truths into practice; and he concluded "As for me, am saddened and suffer- ing old man, without ambition or regret whom a little good air and freedom would lead more kindly to the grave" The remarks thoroughly account for the policy which Abdul Hamid pursued dur ing his reign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20
Cost Reduction in Pig Iron Making

John Jermain Porter, metallurgical engineer, writing in the Manufactur- CTS Record, insists that the unnec- essary waste in southern furnaces is not much under $2 ton. He emu merates no less than ten notable wastes which are common in southern practice, as follows:
 q. Coal washers are not usually operated to best advantage, result ing either in loss of coal or unneces- sary ash in coke.
 "2. There is often a great waste of coke due to combustion within the ovens; also an increase in ash from the same cause.
 8. Excessive breakage of coke through poor methods of handling and charging is very general.
 A. Imperfectly washed brown ore.
 "5. Slaty red ore. In both these cases great improvement could un- doubtedly be made by quality eff ciency records combined with bonus payments for high efficiency to the foremen concerned.
 "6. Loss of ore in washer waste is not unusual.
 "7. Stove heats are often not as high as could be obtained and used.
 "8. Excessive moisture in the blast. The possibilities of Gayley's dry blast will naturally occur here, but I judge that this great economy is at present too much for the pocketbooks of most southern producers. It is, however, possible to decrease the moisture somewhat by merely connecting the air tubs with the outside air.
 "9. Irregularity in operation, due largely to irregular supply of raw materials. This is common and very serious waste.
 "10. Inefficiency of labor. A uni- versal complaint generally accepted as unavoidable. However, in other in- dustries scientific methods combined with justice have usually resulted in doubling efficiency; hence, who can say that the same is not possible hers3"
 No answer to this list of wastes has appeared, and it stands therefore un- ehallsnged,, or at least unanswered. Ihe prosperity sf the iron industry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20
ROMANCE INSPIRED CHOPIN.

would rot come. the composers nerves remained blank.
 However, after Chopin and the girl had been together a month and had moved from Marienbad to Dresden, he, feeling that the moment was ripe, summoned up his courage, and on September Il, the evs Of his departure for Paris, asked Maria WoGzinska to become his wife. She re- piled that she could not run counter to her parents wishes (and they were al- ready in anxiety about Chopin's health), bur she promised to cherish a grateful remembrance" of him in her heart. This is how Maria narrated the incident in after years, though other accounts vary somewhat Anyhow, Chopin does not seem to have taken her answer as a definite refusal; fora the next day he re- turned to Paris, where he settled down cheerfully to work, writing among other things the serenely beautiful Nocturne in B major. Frequent letters, too, were ex- changed with Maria, but in spite of his happiness he began to lose his calm of mind and, in order to quiet himself and satisfy his cravings, he drew out from it's drawer the album which Maria had given him a year before, and the result was the little book of which a facsimile has just been published
 Chopin thought of his childhood and the early days in Warsaw when Maria sang his songs in his parents house, and under the spell of these "reminiscences wrote out a piece marked Lento on gran espressione in the form of a sNocturne in C-sharp minor. This is. followed by eight of his early songs-"Des Madchens Wunsch,' Der Bote,' Was ein Junges Madchen liebt," "Bacchanal," "Iita- nisohes Lied" Der Reitermann vor dor Schlacht," Mir aus den Blicxen," and "Liebeszauber." The first seven of these eight songs correspond more or less exact- ly with the published editions. The eighth song. "Liebeszauber," is published for the first time. It is quite short and con- sists only of IS bars, and, like the others, has the flavor of folk song about 1t.
 On receipt of the album Maria wrote Chopin a stiff little note. carefully worded, expressing unimpeachable sentiments. The voice of the father can be heard in 1t, and Chopin doubtless realized that the IT, year-od Maria was not the kind of daughter to stand up against him. He seems to have accepted the situation phil osophically, and shortly afterward he re- ceiyed his official dismissal. Next year Maria married a Count Skarbeck, the son of Chopin's godfather, and on the disso- lution of her marriage with him accepted At- Chopin kept her letters, however, for they were found among his papers after his death, tied up with pink ribbon and wi.A the words "Moia bic da!" (''my misfor- tune') scribbled on the wrapper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

in the south is involved, for if the cost of producing pig iron in the south can be reduced $2 ton this section would indeed become the cen- ter of the national industry. Fuel eff ficiency seems to be the keynote of Mr. Porter's theories, and he prom ises soon to publish a paper on that subject explaining in detail the scien- tific basis of fuel consumption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20
From the London Times.

From the London Times.
 A TINY fragment of real history has "A come to light, which although 1t A adds practically nothing to what is already known of Chopin and his music ought at any rate to prove iite' esting to sentir.en entalists. Those who care to see what Chopins handwriting was like at the impressionable age of 27 and care to follow the incidents of a slender love story, which formed an episode in his ca- reer, may satisfy their curiosity by buy ing volume which has just been pub lished It is a small oblong volume, bound in red morocco with gilt tooling on the borders and corners, and the name Maria" in Gothic letters on the side, and the whole thing is, with the addition Of few pages of explanatory matter and the omission of some blank leaves, facsimile of a volume in the possession of Mme St. Orpiszewska, an aunt of Maria
 Between the title page and the preface Is a reproduction of Maria Wodzinska's s portraits of herself and Chopin. The DOT trait of Chopin Is one of the best that was ever taken of him, the eyes are speaking, and the whole face indicates the composers frail. health and nervous temperament Maria's portrait, too, con tans indications of character.
 The pair met first as children, when Maria came to fetch her brothers from the house of Chopir's father, where they boarded for a year; ard when Marias 8 mother came to Warsaw the two fami- tpfc nd their Sundays together. On these oc- casions Chopin found himself sooner or later at the piano, playing to the little girl, whc was nine years his junior, or accompanying her as she sang his songs. They both left Poland in 1SSo, Chopin to make a tcur through Bohemia and Ger many on his way to Paris, Maria to set tie eventually with her family"in Geneva.
 Here she took lessons in piano playing and composition from Field, and sent Chopin some variations on a theme. which he turned into his brilliant Valse in flat
 They met again in 1885 at Dresden; and this meeting gave birth to the Valse in
 r minor, which he dedicated to her and left in her hands. Other compositions,
 which belong to this period and show to scrae extent his state of mind, are the two Nocturnes in C-sharp minor and D. flat, anc the Study in F minor, which he called spiritual picture" of Maria
 Next year they met once more at Ma rienbad, Chopin making the journey on purpose to meet Maria and her mother; and this time it seemed as if things would come to a head. They took long walks together, the portraits referred to above were drawn, and Maria's album
 was offered to Chopin for the usual con tribution which all young ladies extorted from their friends. But the inspiration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20
A Virginia Landmark

T am glad to see that active steps are being taken in Richmond to raise an endowment fund of $50,000 for Mon umental church-one of the most in- teresting landmarks of virginia's capi- tal," said member of Birminghams Virginia colony. That is the church of which the Rev. Dr. W. E. Evans was rector when he received his call to the Church of the Advent.
 Richmond has not preserved many of its historic buildings. The smaller and Alexandria--are far more interest ing from a landmark point of view than the proud city of seven hills looking out upon the James. Richmond is a steadily growing place and most of the old buildings have been crowd ed out to make room for modern bus mess houses. St. Johns church. built in 1751 or thereabouts; the capitol and the Masons' hall. both erected toward the close of the same century, and Mon- umental church, completed In 1914, on the site of the old Richmond theatre, are about the only important landmarks left The Monumental Is a stately octagonal edifice of brick and stucco. The theatre was burned in 1911. Seventy-two persons lost their lives in the conflagration and one of them was Governor Smith. The names of those who perished are engraved on a tablet at the entrance of the church. When Monumental was built it was in an elegant part of the city, but fashion has moved westward and the prominent families who used to worship there now belong to uptown churches. That the s5O,000 fund will be forthcoming there is scarcely any doubt"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

l standards. These towns have been Tn almost every case an improvement on the general conditions and have been most instrumental in effecting . the transition which makes Corey possi- ble. and even while Corey has had to be worked out on a feasible basis, al- ready the example is attracting the attention of operators in varied lines of industry, and it now sets a new standard for industrial living condi- tions that is an inspiration to the south as we'll as to other parts of the country.
 MT. Miller then discusses both the utilitarian and the aesthetic side of city building. Tree planting, grass plating, architecture and landscape effects are discussed along with paw ing, draining and lighting. He points out that in Corey curved streets for the sake of curves were excluded. Curved streeets," he says, "entail an extra cost on the property by the extra amount of engineering neces- sary in fixing their lines and the lines of the consequent irregular shaped lots and the locations of build- ings on the tangent. This extra cost and that of waste in irregularity of shape of lots is justified only because of the gain in directness of com munication and by the saving in costs of construction by fitting roads to surface. While there is additional beauty gained on one side of curved street, no economically model indus trial town would have curved streets for beauty alone, because almost every industrial town requires in the cheaper lots maximum back yard space for the sociological value of modern yard arrangements and of vegetable gardens, and requires also the saving of costs enumerated above. Short, straight streets, by proper architectural treatment, can be made to furnish the same attractiveness that is obtained in curved streets when in each case the placing of buildings into setback forms is re- sorted to, a procedure not desirable in housing of lesser cost in an indus trial town"
 MT. Miller's entire article, which covers nearly two pages of the Manu- lecturers Record. will have wide reading, and will be studied by town builders throughout this part of the country. Next to the steel plant itself, Corey is doing more at this time per- haps to advertise the Birmingham district than any other feature of this great industrial center; and MT. Miller's constructive contribution to the Manufacturers Record will prove an exceptionally attractive advertise ment of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20
Severe Northern Winters

"While there has not been as much zero weather up in the northwest during the past winter as there usually is, it was severe enough to make many farmer wish he were in less rigorous climate said s. V. Downing of Chicago T see something of the agricultural belts and there is undoubtedly migration south ward
 Until two or three years ago the small farmer in the north knew little or noth- ing about the resources of Alabama and other southern states, admirably adapted to trucking, but 1 understand that re- gently some good literature has been disseminated all through the north and east. In the course of time Alabama is almost sure to have very large truck farming population"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20
The Financial World

Henry Clews in his Saturday review says in part:
 "A much better undertone has de- veloped on the stock exchange. Noth- ing contributed more to this improve ment than the worldwide ease ot money. Loanable funds are abundant everywhere, especially at this center and at exceptionally low rates. Some slight hardening may be anticipated previous to the April settlements. but this will be purely temporary and low rates are to be expected until the ap- proach of our next harvest. Along with this plethora of money goes materia, easing of the credit situation. Good borrowers have no difficulty in finding all necessary accommodation. Under ex. isting conditions 1t pays better to put money into good investments paying AZ or per cent than seeking lem. ployment for money at one-half those rates. Many financial institutions rec. ognize this situation and have been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

The Mexicans are unaccustomed to free shows along the Rio Grande. The spec tacle is the surprise and the puzzle of that entire section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Youth seeks pleasure; age happiness.
 Self-control Is easy till 1t comes time to exercise 1t.
 A mans morality Is governed by the law; a woman's by her conscience. 5
 If you have lots of friends it takes a good deal of money to supply what they have to borrow.
 Comfort is what man thinks he's go- ing to have at home in the evening till the telephone begins to ring. callers come, the furnace goes wrong, and the baby gets the collie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

If Japan had not fought Rusisa to a finish the demands of the latter upon China would have gone to the fullest extent of territorial grabbing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

Pretty soon the stock of Missouri mules will be rushed to the border and then war will be close at hand to all who go near their hind heels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

The trouble on the Rio Grande is there are no grandstands or bleachers there from which to view the gathering CO., horts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

The trouble with Captain Hobson was he did not correctly locate his war scare geographically speaking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

Cattle are now hauled on the hoof from Texas to Chicago, where they are dressed and then hauled back again to Texas for use in our new mobilzed army,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

The Oriental nations do not seem to feel complimented by the adoption else where of the harem skirt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20
NEEDED IN NEW YORK From the Rochester Democrat and Chron-

From the Rochester Democrat and Chron-
 icle. Alabama observes the Birmingham Age Herald, should have 1000 boys corn clubs It Is one thing that cannot be over done" This is just as true of the state Dof New York as it is of the state named by our exchange.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

There is plenty of receptive talent in New York and that state should select a senator without further delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

The Zoe" was cut out of the word ''maneuver' in anticipation, it seems, of the movement on the Mexican border.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

The army should be permitted to see the practice baseball games until the order comes, "On to Halls of the Montazumas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

Buffalo Bill would certainly become a picturesque senator, exceling in that respect all predecessors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

Canteloupes are ripening in Mexico and this may hasten the final invasion move ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Birmingham comes forward with an aeropiane factory Atlanta will have to content itself with stuffing balloons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

Harry Thaw's long stay at Matteawan is casting a shadow on expert evidence and the insanity plea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

No one at present is trying to get in ahead of the summer season by wear ing a straw hat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

Congressional interrogatories are being framed up to be fired at the admnistra- tion early in April.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

Every town. big or little. seems to thinl it must have great white way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

St. Louis is making hardtack and shoes for our army on the border
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

The Mexicans do not call 1t martial law, but it is the old article little more dras- tically applied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

Texas does not have to hang up signs, Keep off the cactus" The cactus knows how to defend itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20

Pontoon bridges are needed in Texa roads whenever 1t rains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20
A RyvAL,s PLIGHT

All things come to Texas when she waits long enough.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16

were fed six months. it was found
that the largest profits were made OH
a daily ration per steer consisting Of
corn. 1873 pounds; cottonseed meal, 8
pounds, and silage. 29.5 pounds. On
this ration the cost of producing 100
pounds Of gain was $7.41 as compared
with $S.99 for a similar lot Of steers
fed a daily ration consisting Of corn,
17.4 pounds. cottonseed meal. 8 pounds,
and clover hay, 9.5 pounds. While
larger gains were made by making
silage the only roughage fed. still the
Indiana experimenters are Of the opin-
ion that it Is best to feed some hay
with silage. In n test at the Ohio
experiment station it was shown that
the feeding of silage reduced the cost
Of producing gains SLIT per hundred
weight, making the profits $5.97 per
eteer with silage and $500 per steer
without silage.
While but comparatively few tests
nave been made throughout the coun-
try in which silage has been used for
beef cattle, the results to date are ia
vorable both as to daily gains. cost Of
gains and profits There has been a
prevailing notion that cattle which
have been fattened by the 8 Of ST.
lage would dress a lower percentage
and that the beef would be more
watery and less valuable on that &C
count. But this does not seem to be
true. Other things being equal. cattle
which show the highest condition of
desh dress a higher percentage. and II
the gains can be increased by the use
Of silage it is reasonable to expect q
higher Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
Blood Tells In the Dairy.

Blood Tells IN the Dairy.
The dairy calf has an Inherent claim
to be well born. 1t is her birthright.
It should have had the privilege of de-
scending from parents with a good or
excellent record for dairy production.
Its ancestors should have been bred
along a definite line for a definite end.
Its sire should be q good. pure bred
dairy bull, selected because Of his abil-
ity or expected ability to stamp bis
qualities upon his offspring. II he IL
a mature bull so much the better. No
farmer or breeder can AFFORD to own a
poor sire. The da4sshould be as well
bred as possible. Commensurate with
the owners capital and experience.
Under all circumstances the dam
should be well nourfshed. A man that
viii partially starveA pregnant cow is
devoid Of good cow sense. Starvation
may result not only from giving insult.
ncient feed, but In giving feed Of a
wrong character. a COW kept Excess
sively fat on corn slower and cornmeal
may still be starving the calf.-D. 81.
Otis. Wisconsin Experiment Station.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-16
Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure
by Advertisement

Notice is hereby given that that certain mort
borg and Anna Lindborg, mortgagors, to the
Citizen State Bank of Max. Max North Dakota,
morgagee, dated the 18th day of February. a.
ID. 1908, and filed for record in the office of the
Register of Deeds of tho County of Mclean.
and State of North Dakota, on the 21st day of
February, A. ID. 1908, at 5:45 P. NJ, and re-
corded in Book "B ID" of Mortgages. on page
''8l9'', will be foreclosed by a sale of the
premises. in such mortgage and hereinafter
described at the front door of the Court House
in the City of Washburn. County of Mclean,
State of North Dakota, at the hour of 2 O'Clock
P. NJ. on the oath day of June, A. D.. 1911, to
satisfy the amount due upon such mortgage on
the day of sale.
The premises described in such mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the amount due
to-wit:
The South West Quarter (SWAl OF. Section
Thirty.two (sec. s2), Township One Hundred
Fifty Twp. 1907 North of Range Eighty-one
(Rge. s1). West, containing One Hundred
Sixty Acres 1G0) more or less, according to the
United States Government Survey thereof.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date of sale the sum of Twenty-Five Hundred
Twenty-one g. 5000 ($2221. 80 Dollars, together
with the costs of foreclosure, including statu.
tory attorneys fees.
Citizens State Bank of Max,
Max, North Dakota, Mortgagee
H. O. Simon. Sheriff Of
Mclean County, North Dakota
H.. L. johnson,
Attorney for Mortgages
Office and PostoficeA Address
Ryder, North Dakota. 4G-51