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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05
WAR ECHOES

London Dispatch in the New York World: Officers invalided home from the front have informed the World corre- spondent there are at present about 1900 British officers and men suffering from frozen feet. in the base hospitals in and about Boulogne.
 Fully 1000 of this number must have one or both feet severed, owing to the dead enng of the nerves. which makes futile all attempts at treatment. Chilblains and frostbites have been depicting the ranks worse than bullets and shrapnel, and once a mans foot is frozen he Is through, as far as fighting is concerned for the rest of the war. From the time I arrived at the front, three weeks, ago, until arrived at the hospital. last night, I have not been warm for one moment, v Captain Ballantyne of the Territorial Bat talon of Royal Scots said to the corre- Mayfair today.
 Paris Dispatch in the New York Sun: The Bulletin des Armees describes re- cent visit of General Joffre to the district of Alsace occupied by the French. Gem eral Joffre went to the town hall of Thann, where he was received by hand full of inhabitants who had carried on affairs in the arrondissement since Au- gust, providing for the municipal admin istration out of their own pockets. The general made an address in which he said:
 We have returned definitely. You are French forever France brings you. with the liberties she has always represented. respect for your liberties, convictions and customs. I am France; you are Alsaace. bring you Frances embrace
 The inhabitants were deeply touched, and one of them replied:
 "We have submitted for almost 50 years to every sadness and humiliation. We have been martyrized by a civilization which pretended to be superior to ours. You are here: you can count on us en- tirely and absolutely"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

lecting representatives, parties and not men are voted for, and each party gets representation in proportion to it's vot- ing strength.
 The Belgians are fine farmers. They grew, last year, s7 bushels of wheat to the acre where we grew 15; 50 bushels Of barley to our 24; S12 bushels of potatoes to our 90
 Belgium has been a land of low wages and cheap living. Many of the people who fashion our exquisite Belgian laces get only $5 week, and the average wage earner's income is only about $165 a year. But with all that, the Belgian housewife. an artist in making little go a long way, has fed her family well and clothed them comfortably.
 There were no milkmen in Belgium, for the women drove the dog carts that con- stituted the nations milk wagons. Every milk can had to shine every dog had to have harness to fit him, bowl for his drinking water, and carpet or bag to lie down on when tired. No dog escaped bearing his share of the family burdens
 The people of Belgium were the worlds greatest beer drinkers before the out break of the present war. with 4S.s gal Ions per capita per year, as compared with the German consumption of 2e.3 gall Ions. On the other hand the Belgian used only one gallon of wine as com- pared with the Frenchmans 34 gallons.
 Railway fares were very low. A double daily journey of 20 miles cost STE cents a week; of A miles, 50 cents week. Every person entering railroad station had to pay cent for that privilege, and the revenue therefor amounted to s50,ooo a year.
 Belgium's foreign business was large. Those wonderful little engines that did such good work at Panama were made at Liege, and an example of Belgium's e. ports. The countrys foreign trade was greater than that of all South America together. If the United States imported as much per capita as Belgium, its i'm ports would total $12, 900, 0o,000 a year; if we exported as much per capita our ex- port business would amount. to $10.00o, ,Oo0,- 900 a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

An airman can see a submarine under the water when nobody on board a dread naught can see it., No dreadnaught should venture out henceforth without a convoy of aeroplanes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

The United States navy is in the awk- ward predicament of having torpedoes too long for its present equipment of dread naughts to carry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

A young woman masQuerading in male attire along Broadway gave her name as Happy Dawn and was presumably out for a lark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

A New Jersey woman who wants a divorce from her husband because he is not as tall as he said he was, might have heightened him by the wifely pro- cedure of pulling his leg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

The rush to buy war tax stamps was almost as lively in some parts of the country as the rush to buy theatre tickets in a "one-night stand" when Maud Adams comes to town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

BEGINNING THE DAY-O my God. give me so high an aim, 70 far . goal, 60 white a passion, thaf l shall not have time or tendency to stop and fret about little slfghts or hurts. Hurry me on to the bigger things. Help me to think about the work and not the worker. Give me the mind of Christ. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05
ALABAMA SANCTUMS

Dothan Eagle: It Is so easy to make people mad through a newspaper till it's a wonder that the newspaper isn't adopted as a standard through which insults may be passed, and let 'em stop at that.
 Mobile Item: It is said of a New York actress that she is gathering her trous- seau for her fifth marriage. Marriage does finally get to be habit with some people.
 Ozark Southern Star: Old spec may not be much good. but she is worth having on the place when eggs are selling at 30 cents the dozen and then, too, when it Is three or four weeks until Christmas
 Alexander City Outlook: Alabama s only seaport town, Mobile, is destined to be one of the greatest ports of the world, because of her nearness to the Panama canal and every section of Ala bama will reap some of the benefits.
 Sylacauga Advance: We trust that char itably disposed women will not make the mistake of forwarding their husbands evening clothes to the stricken Belgians.- The Age-Herald.
 That suggestion doesn't worry the coun- try editor, for he has no evening clothes, only the suit that he puts on at bed time.
 Columbiana Peoples Advocate: A law should be passed by the legislature pro- hibiting the killing of quail in Alabama for the next two or three years in order to increase the birds in this state. which are getting scarcer every year. We be- lieve such a law Would be a good one, and that majority of the people of the state would approve of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

By evading a hug, Secretary Bryan proved conclusively that he doesn't care to be Hobsonized
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

The old-fashioned sailor who sang at his work is drowned on by Josephus Dan- iels, particularly if he warbles. 'Its a Long, Long Way to Tipperary."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A BRIEF RESPITE.

Why is 1t that almost any sort of mai. quartette in vaudeville is applauded9 9'' '.I don't know. unless it's. because the audiences in a vaudeville theatre realize that while the quartette is singing it is impossible for anybody else on n-the bill to present so-called society sketch with sideboard in the drawing room.'' SOMETHING PROFANE, MAYBE.
 The Austrians
 Are on the blink;
 We wonder what
 The Germans think
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

The report that Jack Johnson woul, fight for France seems to have beel considerably exaggerated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

A postal card addressed to "rhe Most Popular Man in Germany is said to have been delivered to General von Hinden- burg. Hoch der Kaiser,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05
MIsINFoRMED.

s'Dubson says he paid taxidermist nearly $loooo for some wild animal tro- phes."
 And he will tell his visitors that he shot all those animals himself''
 For his own sake. hope not. Dubson is the sort of fellow who might talk about elephant hunts in Greenland and hand to-hand fights with grizzly bears in Cuba"
 THOROUGHLY IMPREGNATED
 II once met an elderly seafaring man al spa
 ''I presume he was there to take the baths?' 4s
 'Yes. And the salt in his system en- crusted the drain pipes to such an extent that plumber had to be called in" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

An electric machine for stuffing saul sages is, so to speak, in our midst The electrocution of dogs has been popular for sometime
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

The "spug' is learning to his sorrow that even the purchase of useful Christ mas gift requires more than he can we'll afford to spend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

Fritz Kreisler should be able to get more money this year for playing the fiddle because he's a war hero now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

The Noble peace prize has already been suggested for General Villa. 'Tis queer world, eh, what?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05
A LIGHT HEART.

1t somehow seems
 That life is mellow To the man of dreams, The idle fellow. Who loves the clouds That sail the sky And the moving crowds. Nor wonders why; To whom the bird
 Sings ne'er in vain. Whose heart is stirred By a sweet refrain. And the cares that come Soon slip away, For he's never srum, But always gay,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

Ohio people take to politics as naturally as duck to water, and yet they are a prosperous lot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05
| BUSY MAN.

A BUS MAN. Are you doing any of the new trots?' "No. I still cling to the old ones, "T don't understand you"
 T trot to town, trot to eat and, when can spare the time, trot home again. '
 INSTANTLY STOPPED. MT. and Mrs. Twobble never have any difficulty in settling their differences.'' "A remarkable couple. How do they manager After the quarrel has proceeded as far as Mrs. Twobble thinks it ought to-, she says, That will dor and it does"
 SMALL PURCHASES. T was rather skeptical about hard times being here until yesterday
 What happened then?"
 A man came into a grocery store to buy quarter of a pound of butter and two eggs.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05
MosIer the Artist


 Henry Mosler. the distinguished artist of New York, has been commissioned to paint portrait of Governor Cox of Ohio, according to an announcement in the New York Times. MT. Moser is the father of Mrs Otto Marx. and is well known and greatly esteemed here. MT. Mosler pre- sented to the Newspaper club one of it's most treasured souvenirs, that of an etch- ing entitled, La Visit de la Marquise.''
 The New York Times, in commenting upon the selection of the artist to execute the portrait of Governor Cox. says:
 Henry Mosler has received commis- sion from Governor Cox of Ohio to paint his portrait for the state house at Co., lumbus. The artists career commenced in Ohio with his work as a draughtsman on a comic paper when he was a mere boy. His genre subjects are known as his most characteristic works, and one of the freshest and most attractive of these was painted during the present year for Charles Wiedeman of Newport, Ky. The picture which is called ''The Birth day." is at present on exhibition in the Knoedler galleries; the subject is birth- day party in Brittany home. An elderly man in holiday coat with silver buttons sits at a table with some little chil- dren, one of them obviously queen of the feast and of years that number if we may trust the accuracy of the candles on a cake borne aloft by a woman enter ing the room. All the detail of hum- ble equipment for family life is scrupu- lously noted, the crude carving on the table, the quaint spoon holder, the earth | en dishes on their wooden racks, the dried | herbs hanging from the rafters, the bed l in the background The interest centers, however, on the pleased, affectionate faces, into which the artist has put the ! cheerful kindliness characterizing his types"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05
Truck Farming In CulIman


 The truck farmers of Cullman county have had good year" said D. c. Beh- Iens, formerly of Birmingham, but now of the city of Cullman.
 While l spend the greater part of my time at home, I travel as a mer- chandise broker representing New York concerns. I visited Mobile and Pensa- cola recently and found business con ditions in both of those cities very good. Mobile has a large German colony, and one of the few German papers pub lished in the south is the Mobile Staats Zeitung, of which I have the honor of being a regular contributor.
 Pensacola is growing steadily and business there is improving rapidly. Business is really thriving there at this time
 Speaking of Cullman, there is much crop diversifcation in the county. While strawberries and sweet potatoes are the principal money crops among the truckers, many other crops are raised. My brother-in-law there has 5000 bushels of sweet potatoes which he will market in February and will get S2.50 8 barrel. Culman's strawberries are more and more in demand in large northern cities. The agent of the Cullman Farmers as- sociation is now in Detroit negotiating for shipments of next springs straw berry crop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Retail Trade


 The recent warm weather caused turn of cold weather will make it brisk again" said A. W. B. Johnson, manager for the Steele Smith department store.
 Tt looks now as if we might have cold weather for several days at least. According to the present outlook we will have 1t quite cold Saturday. All business will benefit by this cold snap"
 Slight Improvement in Coal Trade
 Alex Bonnyman, the prominent coal operator, who is in charge of several mines in the Jellico field in Tennessee, spent yesterday in Birmingham. He is president of these companies: The Campbell Coal Mining company, the Westbourne Coal company and the Highcliff Coal company of Tennessee. and the Red Feather Coal company of Blocton.
 'The coal trade is still slow com- season of the year." said MT Bonnyman, but this week there has been little better demand for steam coal. which of course indicates improvement in manufacturing lines. The cold snap in November caused a spurt in the do- nestle trade. but when the warm weather returned the demand fell off
 "A sudden drop in temperature na- turally stimulates the coal business and 1 am expecting to see considerable ac- tivity within the next few days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05
Political Parties

T had always heard that the game of politics was very uncertain, but two things have happened recently which have accentuated the uncertainties" said John l.. Pendleton of Chicago.
 'The republican party, which was al- most wiped out of existence in 1912, came to life and made a fine showing in the recent congressional elections; whereas tho progressive party, headed by Colonel Roosevelt, which boiled large vote two years ago, was completely knocked out last month. I voted for MT. Taft in 1912, and I had been thinking that maybe I made a mistake in not voting for MT. Roosevelt, republican that I have always been
 But have hopes now of thorough rehabilitation of the republican party. It may not win in 1916, but it will finally get back into power. Colonel Roosevelt's par tisans held conference in Chicago this week, and decided to keep the party in- tact. But the next time the democrats are beat at the polls it will be by the G. O. P. and not by the national pro. gressive party"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05
Resembles old Fashioned Boom

"A distinct and noticeable improve ment marks the iron trade" says Matthew Addy & Co.'S Cincinnati re- port, just issued. This week there has been a great deal of buying and busi- ness has been easier and freer than for many months.
 "The pig iron buying movement re-
 sembles an old fashioned boom. Evi- dently two things have happened. One
 is that there has been a betterment fn general business so that the makers
 of finished materials are encouraged to go ahead; and the othereis that there has been a sudden realization of the fact that pig iron prices are at the bottom. All kinds of iron have been bought in wholesale tonnages. but par. ticularly foundry iron. Thousands of tons have been purchased Prices show signs of stiffening, and as furnace order
 books All undoubtedly quotations will move toward higher levels.
 "A good many historical parallels are now being drawn. During the progress of great wars iron prices have Ian | guished. After the American civil wal prices advanced more than 400 per cent After the Franco Prussian war there was an immediate advance of more thar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05

can get no remedy against this con- sumption of the purse.
 Henry ".
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-09-05

together In places like this. When we
cans the only neighbors we had were
mosquitoes and bullfrogs. The mos
Quitoes were friendly enough They
called around right away, and we could
hear the bullfrogs at night. They kind
o. made me homesick. for I'm awfully
fond Of frog legs. But the butcher
would laugh at you II you asked for
them here. Once when did get
James to bring some home l didn't
enjoy them, for felt like was q
cannibal, eating my next-door folSs-
Good night
Reynolds opened the door for her
and as he closed 1t turned quickly and
took his young wife In his arms. Their
nearest neighbor was obviously friend
ly, but also disQuieting. Her attempt
at cheerfulness was tinged with an
evident atmosphere of discomfort Her
impressions Of their environment
amused, but Jared also. He felt that
Mrs. Collins was not exactly the per
son he would have chosen to initiate
his wife into the charms of their new
abode. But he made light OF his Inn
pressions.
I'VE don't mind mosquitoes and bull
frogs, do we, honey? Let's clear away
the dishes and then I'll rig up place
for welcome siumber. There is sure
work here and tomorrow won't be
day of rest for US"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-09-05

1t is easy to be cheerful when your pay
has just been raised;
It is easy to be cheerful. when you have
been justly praised:
1t is easy to be cheerful when your appe-
tite is good
And when fortune lays before you all the
gifts you think she should;
1t is easy to be cheerful when you stand
on solid ground;
But it's hard work to be happy with col
lectors hanging round.
1t is easy to be hopeful when the glad
spring breezes blow;
1t is easy to be hopeful when you've bless
ings to bestow;
II Is easy to be hopeful when your daring
ventures pay
And when all the world Is gladly strewing
roses in your way;
1t is easy to be hopeful when you have no
cause to sigh,
But it's hard work to be happy with q
cinder ia your eye.
1t is easy to have courage when you have
no cause to fear;
II is easy to have courage when the way
ahead is clear;
1t is easy to have courage when your
stock is on the rise
And when fortune seeks you daily to hand
out some splendid prize;
1t is easy to have courage when you've
riches and renown.
But it's hard work 90 be happy when q
dentist has you down.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-09-05

hue. Her eyes were clear blue with
dark brows and lashes. Here nature
had been neither cheated nor cajoled
Mrs. Collins eyes, II all other clues
were abandoned. pointed the way to
past beauty: beauty not extant, but
clouded; crossed by the lines of life;
hard life; toilsome life. Mrs. Collins
was forty-fivs and she looked her age.
Granted luxury of servants, social
pleasures. mental responsibilities
and milk baths, she would have passed
for thirty.
do you like It here9" asked Jane,
who had now come forward and met
her caller.
We'll, James likes It Little old
New York and a four-room nat was
good enough for me. but he wanted
a bit of the country, and put up with
1t for his sake. But. don't let me dis
courage you, dearie," she added quick
ly as she detected a slight waning OF
the younger womRn's smile, 1T has It's
attractions here, too. 1t Is mighty
fine for children, only-we haven't got
any"
II must meet your husband" Bob
declared. II guess we are kindred
spirits. wanted bit of the country,
too, and place l could call my own.
Does Mr.. Collins have a garden?"
"Oh. Lordy, yes. That's what he
calls It, anyway. His speciality is po-
tatoes that mostly don't amount to
much. But he gets plenty of fresh air
/ and exercise hoeing them and guess
that's better for him than polishing
somebody's brass rail with his boot
How about fiowers?" asked Jane.
Don't you enjoy having them2"
Goodness, child, don't find much
time Cor flowers, though l am mighty
fond cs geraniums. had bed OF
them the first year. but l found that
the water here was more useful for
washing dishes. Potatoes, you know
don't need any watering. so I leave
the gardening to James"
Mrs. Collins arose well, III be
going. dear. I knew how tired you
are after q day like this. Don't for
get, now. II there's anything you need
! In the morning. just run right over
The store won't be open Sunday and
you are sure to have forgotten some
thing"
Jane came furwsod again with ex
tended hand. That's swfully good oi
you. Mrs. Collins" she said cordially
Il will certainly take advantage o.
your offer"
'It'6 only human" her new neighbol
answered People have COZ to stitch
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-09-05
GRO BE CoNTTNUED)


william J. Burns. the noted detect
i've, was talking to a New York re-
porter about the law.
~Ths law" he said. sometimes
makes mistakes. Unlucky, then. the
victims ct those mistakes II the laws
administrators happen to be vain and
foolish men. For such men cling to
their errors with the persistence and
the impotence wkerewith the average
drug nend clings to his drug.
These drug bends! Ono OF them.
pale and in rags. entered g hospital the
other day and said:
~ understand you treat opium VIC
tins here
Yes, sir; that is correct
We'll lead me to q nice. clean
bunk I'm dying fos Eix or seven
pipes"