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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

farmer, of course, who has TO support
all these middlemen, and it would be
well for farmers unions everywhere
to take up the plan first OF warehous-
ing their cotton and then of selling
direct to the mills or exporters in 100
and 500 bale lots.
Another incident mentioned by Mr..
Brand Is significant. He recently found
.1ong-staple cotton selling in Penfield,
Ca, for cents a pound, or $40 a bale
less than it was bringing in Harts-
Vile, s. c., where Mr. Coker takes
pains to see to it that farmers get fair
values for their staple lint
Mr.. Brand also points out that farm
iers lose heavily by not insisting on
proper grading of their cotton early
in the season. A few weeks ago he
asked one buyer how he found the
grades of cotton. The buyers reply was
that he hadn't been grading the cotton
so far, but taking it all as 'middlins;"
that a little later, however, he would
begin grading rigidly. The explanation
twas that the cotton had been above
mere middling in grade up to that time
and should have brought higher than
middling prices; the later cotton would
be more stained and on it the buyer
could aften force prices below mid
ding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
A DANISH BACON FACTORY


Clarence Poe in the Progressive Farmer.
The Ringsted factory, / should not omit
to state, was started 1e years ago, with
less than 1000 members, as compared
with the $500 it has today. and it then
took care of only 400 pigs week in
busy seasons. while 1t has recently
handled 1000 week. The farmers bor-
rowed the money to build the plant,
and have paid out of the profits for the
equipment $4,000, besides the other
profits paia-directly to the farmers. In
fact. all these bacon factories and
slaughter houses seem to have paid
handsomely. Ten per cent year seems
a usual dividend; and one plant in Is
wears paid out from its profits $4,000
for equipment, besides paying each
farmer-member rs cents bonus for
every pig furnished in addition to the
full market price. An Irish deputation
which visited Denmark several years
ago, found the Roskilde society pay
ing bonus of 73 cents per hundred
weight, Haslev 81 cents, Horsense and
Kolding 92 cents. In other words, the
farmers received profits or dividends of
from st46 to $2.S4 on each 2o0-pound
hog delivered, in addition to top notch
market prices. 1t is not hard to con
vert people to the benefits of co-opera-
ltion where you can present such an
argument as that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
THE SONG OF SONGS

Madison Cawein, in the Book News
Monthly.
Over the roar of the cities,
over the hush of the hills,
Is heard soqg that never stops,
A voice that never stills.
Epic-loud as the sea is,
Lyric low as the dew,
1t sings and sings soul into things
And builds the world anew.
Dauntless, deathless. stern but kind,
Bold and free and strong,
1t sweeps with mastery mans mind,
And rolls the world along.
From soul to soul 1t wings its words,
And, 10. the darkness flies;
And all who heed that song of songs
View Earth with other eyes.
New eyes. new thoughts. that shall 80 o.
Seeing ASIDE auty sings,
Until the light of the farthcst dawn
Shall fold its rainbow wings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
MORTALITY IN BATTLE

From T1t-Bits.
The mortality during battle is sufpfls'
ihgly low; in fact, according 10 The mlli-
tary proverb, it takes a ton Of shot te
kill a man.
At the siege of Gibraltar 25s,3s1 heasy
shot and shell were thrown into the gar
rison during the 10 months attack; pu'
only 1sn persons were killed and wound
ed, most of the injuries being very slight.
AT Salamanca only one shot of every 45i
took effect. and at Waterloo the fire OF
one side of British square emptied no
more than three or four saddles IN a
squadron of French cavalry.
II has been estimated that in the ofi-
mean war the British troops fired l5,oo0,
oo0 shots and killed 21,000 Russians, or
one death to every 700 shots. The French
fired 100000 shots and killed 51.ooo Rus
slams, or one death to every $50 shots;
while the Russians fired 100000 shots
and killed 5000 Of the allies, or one death
to every $40 shots.
When the Germans besieged Mezieres
in 1870 1913. 900 projectiles were thrown into
the town. but only 800 persons were killed,
or one for every e43 shot and she'll AT
Trcuville two people were killed by 3o,-
900 shells, or one person for every 15,00o;
and at Lorgny 10000 shells were fired and
did not kill a single person.
In battle there is not much time to
aim. and military authorities now regard
rapidity of fire as being more essential
than range and precision.
At the Alma, where Russians, French
oad NO Erancb
lost 10, the Russians At and the English
75 per 1000 soldiers. The Russian loss
at Inkermam was very heavy, being 10
per 1000, while the English lost 81 and
TIE French only per 1900 comhatants.
The British loss at Waterloo was As per
1000. In fact, wherever Britons fight, they
kill, or are themselves killed, in large
numbers
At the famous battle of Sedan only 8
per 1000 Germans engaged were killed.
while the French loss was "A per 1000 fight
efs. At Spicheren. in the same war,
the French lost 16 and the Germans 20
per 1900: while at Gravelotte both French
and Germans had per 1000 killed.
IN the Franco German war only per
cent of the soldiers engaged during the
seven months were killed, and the returns
Fer the American civil war, which were
got out with great care, showed that the
less was per cent of the forces en-
gaged.
Thus it will be seen that the risks of
war are from Il to 20 to / against death
Most wounds are inflicted on a soldiers
lower extremities. OF 100 wounds, the
T'ranco-German war showed that Al were
on the lower extremities. 80 on the upper,
II on the chest and back, II in the head,
and one in the abdomen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
A man with a fat wife would rather'be-
lieVe She was thin than help to lace
her in.
A girl keeps her wits by flirting and
man loses his
A man viii make less objection to be-
ing taken to jail by the sheriff than 70
church by his wife.
The way not to have your friends waste
so much oi Your business time with Social
calls is TO be IN financial trouble.
1904 can see in the baby an exact
feiaEs Ql ngliest granduncle il there $
{ IN the likeness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
Strong Iron Market

while the iron market Is still char
aoterized by holiday dullness, there Is a
strong undercurrent that will result In an
other large buying movement said a
we'll known furnace man. prices certain
ly tend upward. and | think Birmingham
pig metal will be selling for $15 on No.
? basis before the middle of February. The
next buying movement will find iron
strong at s14.5o for No. q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

General Castro has got his back up and
he refuses to withdraw his application for
writ of habeas corpus. at is matter
of principle" he says, land | want to
see the thing threshed out II is just an
other of Philander Knoxs blunders
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

The inheritance tax of the e. H. Tarri-
man estate in Utah was something more
than three-quarters of million dollars,
and every dollar of it is to be put into
new state capitol at Salt Lake City. This
windfall has lifted an impending burden
from the shoulders of the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

There were many who maintained
that the vessel in spirit paid a last
visit to its port before resting for good
on the ocean bed.
In the Chronicles of the st. Law
renee" by lie Maine, it is recorded that
on certain day in the year phan-
tom ship Is seen off Cape d'Espoir, in
Gospe Bay. Lights are seen aboard and
| its decks are crowded with men. BY the
foot of the bowsprit man is standing
and facing towards the shore, with a
woman clinging to his arm. Gradually
the lights go out and the vessel sinks
| 1t is said to be the ghost of the flagship
of a fleet which was sent out to reduce
the French forts, the vessel being lost
with all hands.
There are numerous instances related
in local history of the visitations of
ghostly vessels, the west of England
being most prolific in these records.
| Cornwall boasts of a goblin ship prob
ably unique the world over, as it sails
not only the water but proceeds most
unconcerned some good distance in
| land, This is the specter ship of Porth-
curno and in Robert Hunts book on
''Romances of the West of England is
Ire1ated the experiences of a local in
habitant who witnessed one of it's es-
capades No crew are ever seen; pre-
sumably they are down below The
narrative goes on to say, "On came the
Icraft. 1t passed steadily through the
| breakers, glided up over the sands
| steadily pursued its course on the dry
| land as If it had been water On it
went to Bodelan, where st. Leven for
merly dwelt. 1t then steered its course
| to Chygwiden, and there vanished like
smoke"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
Prize Corn Growers

The three prizes awarded annually
70 corn growers in this state have been
distributed. The first prize, $3.50, goes
TO Bennie Owens of Ware, Efmore
county, who produced on single acre
234N bushels of merchantable corn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

as here. It seems to me that ehere Is
SO much more to praise than to con-
denim about our city that instead OF
knocking 1t on every occasion ohr
self-appointed smuekrakers would be-
gin 10 4hnnsf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

The leading restaurant and hotel men
of New York to the number of 500 are
organizing a 100000 cooperative supply
company. Each member will be assessed
$1,000 and the share he gets cannot be sold
or traded. The company will supply cv-
erything needed by the 500 from napkins
to toothpcks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

The hngerbov1 of the restaurants is to
go. 1t is now classed with the roller t'N-
ell and the common drinking cup. In ever
high class restaurants only a few finger
bowls are kept and these do service for
many patrons,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

Mrs. Hetty Green. who was baptized
last July, has now been confirmed by
Bishop Edwin Lines of the Newark do
cese. The ceremony was performed rli-
vately in Jersey City church. The rec
tor of tie church. the Rev. Angus .us
Elmendorf, is distant relative of Mrs
Green
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

The coal production of West virginia
last year was 59,5Si,774 gross tons an in
crease of 10.e6 per cent over 1911. The
coke production was but 1892 G9f net tons,
decrease of 71l.9lo tons below the pro-
duction of 1911 The coal netted the opor-
ators 95 cents a ton f. o. b.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
Justice in Jefferson County

Jefferson county has two criminal
and six civil courts. and these eight
courts entail an expense of $133,000 a
year. The judges and solicitors get
$4,000 of this amount; the bailiffs,
$4,000, and the jurors, $65, 900. Fines
and the hire conviets bring in S23, 900,
leaving the net cost of the courts of
the county to stand at $110,182 an
nually.
This expense covers the cost of the
civil as we'll as the criminal courts of
the county, and if it were compared
with the expense of courts in Fulton
county, Georgia, and Shelby county,
Tennessee, a statement of interest
would be presented. At this writing
the data is not at hand upon which
the comparison named could be pre-
sented.
The support Of the courts of this
county should have, however, no re-
lation to the fines collected or the
money earned by county convicts. That
is an incidental matter and the old
fine-forteiture fund should be abol-
ished. Major German recommends a
reorganization of the judicial system
of the county, but he does not map out
a reorganization scheme in detail, con-
tenting himself with declaration that
the system as it exists is neither eco
nomical nor efficient.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
WE'LL EQUIPPED.

WE'LL EQUIPPED.
Has this town no library?" sneered the
visitor from Massachusetts,
Sure it's got liberry," answered Con-
stable Perkins IF you'll just go down to
Ezra Higgins barber shop on the cor
ner, you'll find six bound volumes of the
Police Gazette
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

The winnings of tlfe late James r.
Keene on the turf are estimated at SO OoO,-
co., In 1907 he had 20 winners. and they
brought in siO5591. One of them was
Colin, who was never beaten.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

Wisconsin school boards buy punching
bags and boxing gloves and even wiest-
ling mats, but 10 white hope from thai
state puts in an appearance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

In passing naval examination King
Georges son stood sixty-fourth in a class
of e5. He is not, however, discouraged.
He will yet be an admiral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

ehilbains and silk hose go together. II
you have one you will soon have the orher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

Castro should have fought as hard to
stay in Venezuela as he is now fighting
to stay In the United states
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

Clarence Maolsass drawing room in his
house at Roslyn, L. l., is to cost some
thing over s5oo0oc. 1t pays TO be tele-
graph man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

France has already had in 1913 a fatal
accident in aviation. The honor, alas. will
soon be dimmed by other occurrences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

High school fraternities are now called
little hotbeds of snobbishness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

William Rociefellers illness may be ex-.
rensive to himself and it certainly has
been to the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

When steel worker in Pittsburg goes
off without his dinner pail his wife now
sends it to him by the parcel post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

Turkey is the most 1eisurely oonceder
the world has had in a long time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

one hears bur little of late of old Doc
Fletcher, chiefly because few have any
thing. to practice letcherizing on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

BRAVERY.
Over the hills and far away
A bird-man flew one summers day;
Something went wrong with his steering
gear,
thousand hearts were gripped by fear
When down, down, down the bird-man
dropt,
Until his course by earth was stopt.
The crowd ran fast to find him dead
And to the scene the doctors sped,
Then saw a sight remembered yet
The bird-man smoking a cigarette
His aeroplane in ruins lay,
But nothing could his heart dismay.
If coffin nails" your tastes demand,
I hope you'll smoke that fellows brand.
END OF A MAScOT's CAREER.
The goat that butted an admiral is out
OF the navy now.
THE LAZY MAN.
A few days ago while We We're taking
a short rest, young man who OCCASION
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
A CHANCE.

A CHANCE.
There's one good rule
That's hard to beat
While in life's school
Fer be discreet.
You'll fail, as men
So often do.
But now and then
You may pull through.
CAN'T AFFORD IT.
Full many a man
Would wicked be,
If he but drew
More salaree.
When tempted now
He thinketh twice,
Because. forsooth,
He lacks the price.
A MAN WORTH KNOWING.
rs Dillworthy the kind of man who can
the right time?''
"He is. What will you have?' is Dill
worthy's favorite expression
THE MADAM RULES
"The Major has a commanding appear
ance."
so he has, but happen to know that
the Major is second in command
FEARED THE WORST.
"By heaven, sir. you ought to be in an
Don't you dare to say what kindi'
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

Turkish hnanties do not always prove
to be-final.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

The Turks VIII find it pleasanter to-
yield to pressure in London than on the
Tehatalia line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
THE COLLECTOR.

THE COLLECTOR.
L bought a scarab on the Nile
And brought 1t home to Hetty, but
| learned the trinket had been made
Right here in old Connecticut.
-Leslies Weekly.
bought blanket in the West
They called it Navajo;
But since then | have learned twas made
Somewhere near Tiffin, o.
Denver Republican.
| bought an antique clock abroad,
Ny find I dotted on,
Gntil5I found that 1t was made
In Waterbury, Conn.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
bought an oriental rug,
From Persia. far away;
But later learned that it was made
In Hackensack, n. J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

Would that they neer were followed
more,
In dreams of Memory's bitter thrall:
Or that they might be covered Ger,
As woodland trails when dead leaves
fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

THE PAST.

Oh. winding ways that lead nowhere
Those dreary footpaths through my
heart,
By desert lands of bleak despair
And woefu1 founts where tear-drops
s1arfI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
BY COMPARISON.

BY COMPARISON.
"A truthful grocer advertises Compare
lively fresh eggs y
Il wonder what he means by that?''
Il guess he means the hens that laid
them haven't been dead more than 10
years."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

Kansas women are kept busy Sinking
jury duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
PHANTOM SHIPS OF THE SEA

On she came, with a cloud of canvas,
Right against the wind that blew;
Until the eye could distinguish
The faces of the crew.
And the masts, with all their rigging,
Fell slowly one by one
And the hulk dilated and vanished
As a ea-mist in the sun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

z. E. Morgan and w. G. Wharton are
the only authorized travelling represent
atives of The Age-HeraId In its eir:u-
lation department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

That he is mnd, its true; Ills true, It's
pity;
And pity tits, Ills true. Hamlet.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-06-27
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To William Hogan. :. You are hereby notified that l have expended during the year 1912, one hundred and thirty .hree dollars and thirty-three cents, lawful money of the Unit ad States, in labor and improve ments, upon your two-ninths in lerest in those certain lode claims lying and being on Knights ls., land, in the recording precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are known as and called the shamrock" claim; the Tramp" claim; the Star No. ?" claim; the .'Mother Hill" claim; the Beach" claim, and the Last Chance claim,' the location notices of said claims be- ing of record in the office of the Commissioner and Recorder, at Valdez. Alaska, in order to hold said claims under the provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutea of the United States, concerning annual labor on min.- ing claims, being the amount re- quired to hold said lode claims for the period ending on the 31St day of December. 1912.
 And unless within ninety days after the completion of the publi- cation of this notice, to-wit: with in ninety days after the 9th day of July, 1913, you contribute your proportion of such expenditure incurred n performing said an- nual labor and improvements, which is the sum of one hundred and thirty-three dollars and thir- the claims will become the prop erty of the subscriber of this mo- tice, your co-owner, who has made the required expenditure, by the terms of said section.
 Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 5th day of April, 1913.
 S. A. TEMPLE.
 Date of first pub. April 6, 1913.
 Date of last pub. July 6, 1913.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-06-27
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
Valdez, Alaska, April 23, l91;

Valdez, Alaska, April 23, 1915. To H. Muir, your heirs and ad- ministrators, and to all whom 1t may concern:
 You are hereby notified and will take notice that l, the sub- scriber, T. B. Dougherty, have expended during the year A. D., 1912, one hundred dollars (S10O) in labor and improvements upon the "Minnie' lode mining claim. Said claim is situated and lies in the Valdez Recording Precinct, Territory of Alaska, about six miles from Shoup bay. The mo- tice of location thereof is of rec ord in Book 8 of Records, at page 37O, in the office of the United States Commissioner for the Val deg Recording Precinct at Val- deg, Alaska, to which book and page reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said claim. Said expenditure was made for the purpose of holding possessory right and title to said mining claim under the provis- ions of Section twenty-three hun dred and twenty-four of the Re-; NlScu SUdCutCo O1 ClAC oAA4CSN States and the amendments there- to, providing for the annual la Dor upon mining claims, said amount being the sum required to hold said mining claim during the period ending the thirty-first day of December, 1912.
 If you fail or refuse within ninety days from the personal service of this notice, if person. al service be had, or within ninety days after the publication of this notice to contribute your propor- tion of such expenditure as a CO., owner, your proportion, being in the sum of eighteen dollars and seventy-flve cents (s18.75), your interest in said claim will become the property of the subscriber, who is vour cO-owner, and who has made the expenditure and
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-06-27
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To George Benson, your heirs, personal representatives and as- signs:
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned, H. M. Carter, ex- pended during the year 1912, one hundred dollars in labor and inn provements on the following min ing claims, to-wit: The O. K. No. quartz claim, filed for rec ord in Val. 10 of Book of Rec ords, page No. 235 of the records of the U. s. Commissioner at Val- deg, the said claim being locat- ed in the Port Wells mining dis trict, Territory of Alaska, for the purpose of holding said claims under the provisions of Section 2324, Revised Statutes of the Uni ted States, during the year of 1913.
 And if you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of said expenditure as a co-owner, within ninety days after. comple- tion of publication of this notlce, to-wit, the sum of twenty-five dollars l$25.00) your interest m said claim will become the property of the Undersigned CO., owner. who has made the eXpen- said, pursuant to statute.
 Dated Valdez, Alaska, April l., 1913.
 Date first pub. April i, 1913. Date last pub. July 1, 1913.