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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
O momentnry grace of mortal men,
Which we more hunt for than the grace
of God! -Richard III.
Kaiser Williams Reign

Kaiser William II of Germany con-
tinues to receive the congratulations
of the world on the twenty-fifth ami
varsary of his accession to the throne
and well does he deserve these con-
gratulations when his quarter century
reign is viewed and considered as the
historian will view and consider it.
France was still sore from the
wounds inflicted on her by Germany
in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870
when William was called to take his
fathers place as ruler of a great and
growing empire. He was regarded as
an impetuous youth, arrogant, auto
cratic and ambitious, but likely to be
held in check by the great chancellor,
Bismark, known as "the man of
'blood and iron" Bismarck had been
the virtual ruler of the new German
empire during the short reign of
Frederick and felt not inclination to
relinquish his office when Frederick
died. This brought the boy emperor
and the iron chancellor into rather
strained relations and to the astonish-
ment of the world Count Bismarck
was dismissed, thus leaving William
to pursue his own policy without help
or hindrance from any power or per-
son.
The 25 years of his reign has been
an epoch making time for Germany.
all the prophets who undertook to
forecast his actions and destiny. He is
known as ''the war lord" and yet Ger
many has not fired shot since he
assumed the imperial crown. He has
harangued the army and navy until
the soldiers and sailors bristled for
fight, but there has been no blood
spilled. He has taxed the people far
beyond all previous levies made upon
them, but he has built up an indus
trial and educational system that has
compensated for the oppressive taxa
ton. He is the arbiter Of Europe to-
day, and also the peace preserver. He
is still in the mental and physical
vigor of manhood, and so long as his
reign is a continuation of what it has
been he will deserve the congratula-
tions such as he is receiving today
and none will be more sincere than
those of the United States of Amer
ica
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
Rivalry and Progress

The lure of Europe for the Amer
lean is growing greater every year
and to meet with the demands which
this increase in passenger traffic has
caused, the shipbuilding companies in
England and Germany have entered
into competition which has resulted
in the accomplishment of what was at
one time considered the impossible.
This is sort of rivalry to be encour-
aged, since it not only rebounds 10
the commercial benefit of each, but
also adds to the safety, comfort and
convenience of every individual whose
business or pleasure takes him abroad.
II is one of the immutable laws of
nature that every victory must be
paid for by victims. Nature keeps
her secrets strongly guarded and only
the daring are permitted to enter
these mysterious chambers, but once
these secrets are revealed their sim
plicity is manifest to all. In the loss
of the Titanic attention was directed
to what is now regarded as one of
the most obviously elemental means
of safety, the double hull, which is
really a ship inside ship, but tais
secret had to be learned at the cost
of over 1400 human lives as we'll as
100000 in property.
The conquest of the air has not been
unattended with it's victims, some of
them unfortunately being altogether
unnecessary, but yet not without
some contribution towards the solu-
ton of problem which is still far
from being satisfactorily solved. 1t
is a common and frequently repeated
proverb "that fools rush in where an
gels fear to tread" but the world,
nevertheless, owes an immense debt
10 those who make the venture
against which sense and reason vig-
erously protest. To the pioneer and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
Regarding Summer Diet

Most of us southerners eat too
much. With the older citizens it is
easy to recall the time when every
man was supposed to eat three square
meals day--a meat breakfast; a
meat dinner and a meat supper. A
few old fogies still eat that way but
those who have given the matter Sc
rious thought and those who have
been pinched by the high cost of wi
ing have made a new summer sched-
ule something like this: A light
breakfast without meat; noon
luncheon with almost no meat, and
Z o'clock dinner with meat, but lit
tie of it.
vegetarianism was a fad so years
ago and it still has some ardent sup
porters today. The abstinence from
meat was attractive to persons of
lively Imagination and small knowl-
edge of dietetics as theory or science.
All eminent Psychologists have in
sisted that purely vegetable diet is
not good for the human family. Be
this as it may vegetarians will still
point to examples of healthy speci-
mems who abstain year in and year
out from flesh, fish and fowl.
The Age-Herald's advice is simp-
ly to adopt happy mean in these
summer days. A mixed diet--meat
and vegetables--is the best for health
and is conducive to longevity. But
meat three times a day in summer is
almost as bad as an excess of al
coholic stimulants. The fact is that
two meals day with meat at only
one of them is enough for any work.
ing man or woman, whether that work
be in Drawn or brain. All who
try the light diet this summer will
be all the better off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
Many Historical Inaccuracies

1T is no wonder that history car
ries sometimes gross inaccuracies. and
yet after the years pass there Is no
guide or authority save the printed
record said a student of affairs. past
and present
THE public prints are giving us
sketches and supposedly authentic de-
tail and incident with personal mention
of prominent heroes in the bloody tri
days Of half century ago. yet there
are numbers of easily avoided mis-
takes being made For instance, I
noted that an illustrated article in an
afternoon paper stated that Carl Schurz
succeeded to the command of the fed
eral troops July 1. when General Rey-
nolds was killed at the very beginning
Of the battle by a confederate sharp
shooters bullet through his brain. THIS
occurred about II o'clock a. m.
General Schurz says he fastened
to the scene OF action, leaving his dt-
vision in command OF General Schim-
melfenning, and when he arrived
learned of Reynolds death, and that
General Howard informed him that he,
(Howard), was in command Of the
whole. The first corps was hotly en-
gagged and also the eleventh corps. Gem
eral Barlow was severely wounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
HARD TO SAVE MONEY

From the Wichita Beacon.
Henry Browns father and mother were
married when the senior Brown was earn
ing s1.25 a day. with occasion lay offs.
They started housekeeping in two rooms.
She did the housework. made and mended
the clothes, took care of the babies and by
her capable ways made it possible for her
husband to lay something aside Out of
those carefully, painfully accumulated
savings Henry was educatedA
Heny expects to be married this June.
He draws a salary of S25 week. His girl
Is the sweetest creature on the face of
the earth-in Henrys opinion-but she
can't cook; she has to have a maid, and
she and Henry are planning to Start in a
classy apartment. AT the beginning their
home will be sweller than that of the old
folks ever was.
But we shall miss our guess If Henry, [
the end of the first year, shall have any
thing in the bank. Or at the end of the
second or third or tenth
Henrys father used to make a. very
satisfying meal on mush and milk
Catch Henry doing that. He might, sor
longings. But Henry's bride won't. Loin
steak for hers.
A ride by rail for even a few miles. es-
pecially for pleasure, was an event in the
lives of Henrys pa and ma.
But we are willing right now to go on
record with the prediction that it won't
be long before Henry and his frau will be
whizzing through town and country in IN
automobile. 1t may not be paid for. And
~ may cut alarming holes in Henry's s25
per. But the Jones and the Smiths have
autos, and the Browns are going to be
every whit as good as they.
or course, it is right that the Young
generation should be better off than the
old. That's what progress is for. The
wonderful achievement in wealth produc-
ton during the past two score of years
would be ghastly practical jokes If young
Brown and the young Mrs. Brown that is
to be couldn't start their home making on
a higher economic plane than their par
ents knew In the soantier long ago.
But note that we said better off"
What is better off?
Is it to belin debt right at the edge, with
no cushion for an emergency?
Or, is it to use hard, practical sense and
self-denial in the spending of an income,
SO that what's spent brings in a tolerably
durable return; and so that, no matter
what's bought, something is always
saved?
custom, the most cruel of tyrants,
makes scpendthrifts of most of US.
whereas, 40 years ago, custom was
rather on the side of thrift-it was fash
ionable to save.
II custom is like pendulum, swinging
between extremes. wouldn't it be a pretty
good idea for the newlyweds this June to
give it push back toward frugality?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19

About p. m. Generals Slocumb and
Siekles arrived with the twelfth corps.
General Meade says he sent General
Hancock to represent him, and to take
charge of the troops engaged, when
he heard of General Reynolds death.
Hancock proceeded with Howard to
put troops on Cemetery hill to protect
the right flank attacked by the con-
federates. 1t was upon the return Of
General Hancack ia General Meades
headquarters, with his and Howard's re-
ports on the general situation that de-
cided General Meade to give battle to
the confederate army then centering on
Gettysburg. (R r. XXyII Part 1
P. 115.)
June 80 Buford's cavalry met In
Gettysburg, Pettigrew's brigade, Heths
division, Hills corps and there was a
skirmish. on July 1, Heth's division,
with Pegram's battalion, followed by
Penders division and McIntosh's bat
talon of artillery, moved from Cash
town. About three miles from Gettys-
burg, Heth's advance-Archer's bri-
gade--encountered the federal advance,
tne llrSt corps. Inere the great Strug-
gle-one of the mightiest in the worlds
history-was opened. The day was
crowned with success for the confed-
crates. Hills corps captured $500 pris-
oners, and two pieces of artillery Gen.
eral Archer was captured by the fed
erals. General Heth and General Scales
were both wounded
General Ewelrs troops marched to
the aid of HIPS, but General Ewell SAYS
he had received instructions from Gem
eral Lee not to bring on a general en-
gagement until all the rest of the army
came up; Longstreets corps had not ar
rived. General Rodes of Ewells corps,
entered Gettysburg by the Yorktown
railroad, and Early, of Hills corps, by
the Cashtown road, the army having
retreated to Cemetery hill. General
Gordon says that 800 of the enemy's
dead were on the ground passed over
by his brigade Ewells corps cap
tured General Barlow, one piece of ar
tillery. about 1900 prisoners, and lost
1900 killed, and wounded and missing.
General Schimmelfenning succeeded in
concealing himself (name and alb in
Gettysburg for two days, when the
federals recaptured the town."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
TRIBUTE TO MIR. FINCH
the Birmingham Ledger.

From the Birmingham Ledger
At his home In this city died a union
veteran of the great war and a veteran of
much longer service in the uplift of hui
manity. N. P. T. Finch has been a news
paper writer in this city for many years.
He came to The Age-Herald as editorial
writer in 1898 and was here during the
closing years of the century and wrote
cheerfully of the dawn of the new.
Before coming to Birmingham Mr.. Finch
had been one of the builders of the Allan
ia Constitution. He sold out and went
north for time, then came to this work.
Here he has done fine work. His writ
ing has been clear, cheerful and forceful.
and this city and this state owe Mr..
Finch debt of gratitude for his modest,
intelligent, helpful writings for Is years.
A good man has gone and his body will
rest with his comrades beneath the sod
of General Lees estate at Arlington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
n the Chicago News.


True love talks little and acts foolish.
What the end seat hogs lacks is bristles.
Taking advice is sometimes worse than
giving it.
High living never qualities one for the
higher life.
Either take things as they come or turn
your back and let them go.
The meat trust makes the lover of pork
chops bristle with Indignation.
Dir you ever get nervous prostration
from trying TO make others happy?
The lonesomest woman in the world is
she who hasn'tany old memories to brood
over.
Pity man who thinks he Is doing well
If he stays on the water wagon between
drinks!
The ancients believed that the world wa g
square-but that was. before politics was
discovered.
Be kind to the iceman. The ancients did
not patronize him in the goold old sum-
mer time, and just look at them today.
Some people think it queer that we have
no female after dinner speakers. but there
is nothing queer about it. Women tell all
they know before dinner 10 salf over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
pARAsoLs FOR MEN

Berlin Correspondence New York World.
"Ah, Hans what colored paraSol have
you ordered?'.
well, Max, l have not exactly decided,
but something I should say slightly verg-
ing on the mauve.'
"And your blouse?"
''Oh, on that have made up my mind.
1t shall surely be of silk network-some-
thing in the design of linden leaves
''Ah-delicious, my dear Hans!'
The foregoing may be taken, quite seri-
ously If you please. as typical talk be-
for males in summer. which has organised
brigades in this capital, in Dresden. II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
Barefoot Days Recalled

These warm days bring memories Of
the time when one could go barefoot
from April l to October H. said a
young citizen. 'It was only little
more than nine years ago that l was
vying with my fellow members of de
gang to see which one could go bare
foot first.
Il remember time in the latter part
of March when l persuaded my mother
to let me go to school minus shoes.
The wind was blowing from the north
and 1t was anything but warm, but l
knew l would be envled by all my
friends If | was the first to come to
school barefooted. Well, | stuck it out
until noon, but the wind was growing
colder and my courage was distinctly
on the wane. When school was dis
missed for the noon recess l slipped
away from the crowd and sneaked my
shoes from the closet and returned to
school. My mother was kind enough
not to say 4 told you So when I got
home that evening, but I continued
wearing my shoes until April showers
were very much in evidence"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
London Cor. New York Sun.

London Cor. New York Sun.
TINE peris undergone by white wom-
en- who marry colored men formed
4 the subject OF a warning recently
issued by the Australian government at
the request of the colonial secretary, Mr..
Harcourt. This warning primarily con-
cerned marriages with the Pathans and
others of the hill tribes of the northwest
frontier of India, but Foster Fraser, the
Asiatic traveller, extends the warning SO
as to include Mongols and Caucasians.
1T is extraordinary" he said, ito find
the number of white women who are in
the harems of Persia, for example. They
are mostly English and American dancing
girls who have met Persians who were
travelling abroad and. fascinated by tales
of life in eastern palaces, have married
them.
typical case. 1t WIS that of girl who
lad been an attendant at stall at the
Crystal palace. There she WAS seen by a
Persian in the encourage of Nasr-ed-D Din,
previous Shah, when he visited this
country. She married him according to
Roman Catholic rites and with her sister
went to Persia with him.
'Once in his own country, however, ne
Immediately placed her In the harem,
where she found herself but one of several
wives and was forced to live life of Sc
clusion. cut off from her own people. She
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
Then and Now

"Those of us who remember the Ger
man Emperor when he ascended the
throne % years ago will readily recall
the various comments that were maze
upon him." said Travelled man.
"I was in Berlin shortly after VIII
liam was crowned. | had an idea, ana
the people of Berlin had an idea L
think that the new Emperor was gong
to be not only very spectacular put
very war like. Some of us thought
that he lacked mental poise in serious
degree, but looking back over 20 years
we see that William ii has been
model ruler. He has kept in close
touch with his people; has done every
thing he could to promote learning, art
and religion. ] think he Will go down
in history as one of the greatest rulers
the Teutonic people have ever had.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
THE AMERICAN FLAG

BY Joaeph Rodman Drake.
When Freedom from her mountain height
Unfurled her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe of night
And set the stars of glory there;
She mingled with its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric of the Skies,
And striped its pure celestial white.
With strcakings of the morning light;
Then from his mansion in the sun
She called her eagle bearer down,
And gave 1t to his mighty hand
The symbol OF her chosen land.
Flag of the free hearts hope andghome
BY angel hands to valor given; -
Thy stars have lit the wellSin dome,
And all thy hues were born in heaven.
Forever float that standard sheet!''
Where breathes the foe but falls befor
Us, ~.
With Freedoms soil beneath ours,feet, "
And Freedoms banner streaming Ger WI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
OUTDOOR WORK FOR PRISONERS

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
TN yGood Words" little monthly pa
per published in the United States
penitentiary at Atlanta, is the follow
ing reference to the prison farm
During the past month one of the busy
parts of the Institution has been the prls-
on farm On an average. about % men
have been on this detail daily, and 1t is
an assignment earnestly sought after, as
the detail is out in the open air, virtually
free, and the men on it are regarded by
the officials as working under the honor
system They are sent to different parts
of the 200 and more acres of this part of
the reservation, and are in charge OF
only one officer, who acts as both guard
and superintendent, and there are many
occasions when he does not see a worker
from the beginning of his labor until the
time for assembly, preparatory to coming
into the inclosure of all the detail for their
meals. The farm work has been conducted
In this manner Since the opening of the
institution and no trouble has been ex-
perienced, and no attempt made to escape.
This year about S5 acres are being cul-
tvated, devoted principally to corn, sweet
potatoes, watermelons, cabbage, tomatoes
beans and onions, with large plots of rad
ishes. sauashes. turnips, cucumbers and
other vegetables The products of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
THE PUBLIC PARKS IN PARIS

FrOm the London Globe
lhe areas of the principal public parks
In Paris are as follows: Bois de Vincen-
nes' about 2290 acres; Bois de Boulogne,
2l5o acres; Jardin des Tuieries, "a acres /;
Jardin du Luxembourg, 62 acres; Pare de
Montmartre 63 acres. There is also the
Park Monceau of about six acres and the
Champ de Mars. the site Of the exhibit
tions of 1889 and 1900. The exhibition
buildings have all been removed, and part
OF the land converted into streets The
portion remaining as a public park COM
prlses about % acres. With the excep-
tion OF the Champ de Mars. all the parks
above named have remained substantially
unchanged as to area for many years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
AGE-HERALD'S JUBILEE EDITION
From the Birmingham Ledger.


The silver jubilee number of The Bir-
mingham Age-Herald, issued today. is not
only large and comprehensive, but 1t is
superbly presented, 1t is in folio style
with kindred subjects covered and each is
deftly headlined so as to attract the at
tention of those especially interested. The
illustrations fit the subjects and the mass
of data concerning the growth of the dis
trict for q quarter of a century is splen-
Oily arranged.
The edition shows a world of care and
much taste in typography, subject matter
and general aspect The whole consti-
tutes such thorough epitome of district
growth and it's wonderful natural condl-
tions that every citizen of Birmingham
should send copies to friends elsewhere
as well as file away for future reference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
HE HATES IT so
WHITE WOMKN IN HAREMS

met only the Persian ladies OF the royal
used to translate Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's
detective stories, In which they were
greatly interested.
Eventually her husband died and she
desired to return to England, but many
difficulties were placed in her way and 10
was only by the persistent good offices OF
the wife of the British minister that she
was able to depart, taking with her her
son on the strict proviso that he returned
to Persia when he was 16 years of age.
Subsequently, / believe, she married an
Englishman and now lives at Peckham.
Marriages between Chinese, japanese.
Egyptian. Samese or Persian men and
white women are rarely happy. The men
from these nations who travel are natur-
ally wealthy, and women who become fas-
einated by them forget that they will have
to live in a totally different atmosphere.
An intolerable longing for home comes to
them and escape is impossible" "a ,if..s.q
As an example Of the danger of mixed
marriages to white women a recent case
may be cited in which 1t was held that n
white woman married in England was no
longer the wife of n Siamese after she had
been deserted for three months. this pro-
cess being sufficient for husband to end
his marriage in Siam. and the wife was
bound by the laws of her husbands coun-
try.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19

was needed TO feed stock. This year
1t will probably have corn to sell and
1t is only a question of time when
corn will be almost as important
money crop as cotton
Every farmer has walked up to the
importance of corn production and
the enterprising ones are doing some
thing to promote it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
SOON DONE.

"1 see where a famous novelist says
that most of his fellow craftspen write
about themselves
mo doubt that's true. 1 wonder if the
statement also applies to newspaper hu-
morists?"
"oh, yes. Now, there's Soribbles. for
instance. He can write complete auto
biography In a two-line squib."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
For the Park Commission

Several months ago one of the IRON
lamp posts on the Park avenue edge OF
Capitol park was broken; was elthe'
snapped off by the wind or was proiNen
by some rowdy." said citizen.
''The posts were manufactured at An
niston, | believe. and IT should be easy
to replace this broken one. Ihe eA-
pense would scarcely be worth CONSIDER
ing Ten dollars would probably pay iof
new post. I hope the park coniiiis-
sion will give this matter attention. as i
broken post reflects badly on the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
TRICKS OF FAMOUS sMokEns

From the Family Doctor
Inveterate smokers do funny things.
ear'yie smoked up the chimney with a
degree OF thoughtfulness for the feeling
Oh others not universal in his conduct.
The famous Bishop Burnet, who like MANY
another author. found composition facili-
tated by puffings of the seductive weed.
disliked the interruption of removing his
pipe constantly while he was writing. In
order to combine the two operations with
due comfort to himself he bored a hole
through the broad brim of his hat and
putting his long pipe through it, puffed
and wrote and wrote and puffed with the
most philosophical calm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19

IL is possible to cross the ocean on some
of the smaller boats and have a delight
ful time, but the average American OF
means thinks he could never hold his head
up again unless he went across in 'le-
viathan."