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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
A Victim of Success


 The man was the victim of his own success. the sport of his genius. Each triumph of his arms was but tempta- ton to seek another. The birth of an heir only inflame6 his ambition to en- large the childs heritage.
 His estate already stretched north ward from the Mediterranean to the Baltic and eastward from the Bay of Riscay to the Ionian ssa, with vassai kings and allied sovereigns standing like sentries at the outposts of his broad dominions. Every sword. every musket between Madrid and Warsaw was at his command. He had eclipsed the mighty empires of the Assyrians, the Babylo- nians and the Persians, of Alexander. Caesar and Charlamagne, and now at last he had the happy promise that his scepter should pass to no unlineal hand, but that his blood mingled with that of the Caesars should inherit wider rule than ever was bequeathed before. Nor was he without his warning premoni- tion. Tt will last as long as I last,.' he said. After that. my son may deem him. self fortunate if he has ssooo year.
 Yet he could not stop. T must always be going" he said. He must ever go on building higher and higher on the ever narrowing foundation of his own per sonal despotism
 Every franc spent in France, in Italy. in Belgium and in his widely scattered possessions must have the Emperor s own approval. T keep the key of the treasury always in my pocket. he said He trusted no subordinates.
 To one of his high officials on the Rhine. who ventured to pay out iit- tls money without waiting for the im-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
5T GeUAen

fully projected maneuvers In which the great captain was engaged, he never was reprimanded incurred the penalty of d froWn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
The Birth and the Empire

December 2, 1S10 Napoleon congratulated by the Senate on prospects of paternity. March 20, 1S11. birth of the King or Rome.
 May % 1911, Empress went on tour with the Emperor.
 June [, 1S11, the baptism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09

.L Europe paused to listen as the stork lowered above the pal
 ace home of Napoleon and Marie
 Louise in the early spring of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09

The Penalty Great power is never unbridled, It finds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
The Rock in the Forest

The Baptism took place at Notre Dame in June, when the Emperor carried his child from the fount to the porch of the great cathedral and proudly held him up before the thousands who crowded the open space. It was the last time that Napoleon and Paris were to rejoice to- gether Wine instead of water flowed from the public fountains, feasts were spread in the squares and the beautiful capital gleamed at night like a gem-studded crown.
 Princes of the empire swarmed the city and deputations came from all Europe to the heir of the master of man. kind christened Napoleon Francis Jo- seph Charles and formally invested with the proudest of titles, the King of Rome. In the Eternal City itself, the capitol and the coliseum, the ancient arches and columns, the dome of St. Peters and the castle of St. Angelo blazed with illumi- nations that lit up the seven hills, and Napoleon decreed that the successors to his throne should always be twice crowned at a Roman as well as Parisian coro- nation.
 The Emperor followed the pompous ceremony at Notre Dame with a great fete for the populace at St. Cloud, and 3O0,000 people feasted and sported in the lovely park of that chateau, where, in the evening, the noble outlines of the palace of the King of Rome at Chaillot, which the architects had already de- signed were traced i'll fire, while the flaming crown of the child floated in a uyba had from great balloon. Alas, that palace at Chaillot was no more than a castle ill the air. for neither crowns nor places was the King of Rome to possess.
 Out at Rambouilet there stands, on the border of the chateau park, the only palace the fond father erected for his son before hastening to his fall, and It IS still known as 'le Palais du Roi dc Rome.' Although the structure is of the size of a comfortable three-story dwelling, it was meant only as a play house for the little King. where he could hold his childish court from a mimic throne and amuse himself with rehear- sals of the part for which his father had cast him in the drama of life when he should be the lord of the palaces of Europe.
 In the shady depths of that park at RamboIillet lies the very rock on which all the hopes of father and son were wrecked. For on that smooth topped stone under the trees, Napoleon spread his maps in May of 1911 and planned the fatal Russian campaign of the following year And alongside the wall of the park ran and runs the highway to Cnartres. to Rochefort. and on to St. Helena.
 It we'll may have been then and there, by that rock in the forest of Rambouil- let, as he looked up from his map to see the two months old King reclining In his baby carriage that Napoleon gave the sigh echoed by history. 'poor child What snarl l shall leave to you!" But fortune held the skein and the great fatalist was helpless to un- ravel fer tangled web.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09

Next Sunday--''How the Prov of the Yankee Schooner Became the Wedge That Forced Apart Napoleon and the Car and How All Christendom Went tc War In 1sl2."
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03
Women of Baptist Church Entertain

Women Of Baptist Church Entertain.
The women Of the Baptist Aid So
clety were hostesses on Friday even
ing at the home Of Mrs. John A. oil
phant. entertaining with a stocking
social. Palms, plants and flowers
decorated the home and for the en-
tertainment Of the large number Of
the guests there was a musical and
literary program: Ices and cakes
were served. and n tidy sum was
cleared on the undertaking.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

AIR. and Ans. BEN T.. Rice arc homo
from q brief trip 10 Washington. ID. g.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

Luncheon and Theatre Party.
Mrs. James r. Cullen was hostess
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

Robert A. Mckinney Undertaking
Tarlors. u West Third st Phone i5e.
Residence phone 1911. ADV
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

the mysterious invisible current OF
power follows the small track laid out
for II.
edison, the Wizard, has also saved
the lives OF millions OF horses by har.
Messing electricity TO vehicles and
cars. He helps the woman In her
home TO save labor with the electric
iron, the vacuum cleaner. the electric
appliances for cooking, all Of which
could not be without electricity.
"The trained mechanic turns on
Edison power to do'his work, with the
same nonchalance with which he turns
on the water to wash his hands.
when we consider this earnest,
true, generous. humanity loving man,
simple in his tastes. kindly to all.
happy In his service to the world, and
realize that he has helped and blessed
and made happier every home and hui
man being in America, we must know
that he stands forth as The Greatest
Living Man in the United States"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

Attorney General Looney has issued
a warning to the people Of Texas and
especially the farmers. to beware of
loan swindling schemes. He says
frauds are already being practiced on
the farmers OF Texas through the
promise of loans at cheap interest
rates. Inscriptions persons have all
manner OF schemes to catch the I'M
wary in this strenuous situation and
the Attorney Generals note of warn
ing is timely indeed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

The FL Paso platform which Cover
nor Colquitt helped to make, declares
the democratic party is opposed to u.s.
ing the school fund for any business
purpose; but now Governor ColQultt
wants to use the children's money as
capital for his proposed bank. II this
isn't reputation OF his own bantling.
what is it?-East Texas Register.
The ColQuitt bank will never mate
rialize. The members Of the Legisla-
ture are hearing from the boys at
home, and their protest is so pointed
so plain. so specific, the doom OF the
bank bill is already foregone con-
clusion.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

Hon. James =. Ferguson. democratic
nominee for Governor Of Texas, is out
in a statement opposing the colquitt
central bank. His reasons for oppos-
ing are not so much as pertains to the
bank itself, but because It is proposed
TO stableize II. or back II with the
permanent school fund Of the State.
In discussing the proposition Mr.. Fer
guson says: II have no objection to
the consideration of legislation at the
proper time regarding the advisability
OF incorporating a large state bank
with necessary and proper limitations,
provided the capital of such bank Is
not obtained by using the state school
fund as securities"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A man isn't necessarily square
when he's cornered.
Marriage used to be lottery; now
it's a game of skill.
But even II you are able to convince
a fool, what's the use?
A beehive for political buzzers
might fill a long felt want.
How some people delight in pouring
fee water on your enthusiasm.
Many a man who tries to make
money merely succeeds in making
trouble.
The world soon tires Of a man who
thinks he is always saying something
cute.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28
Waco Times-Herald

II people will cut out all this hard
times talk and go about their business
In the usual way they will find that
times are not so bad after all, and that
a lot Of II is due to the Imagination.
Business men have talked hard times
until those of our people who have a
little money are afraid to spend cent
for fear they will never get 1t back or
get any more. There is plenty of
money II only those of our people who
have II will loosen up and put II into
circulation, Cotton is bringing from Q
10 10 cents and cottonseed are selling
at s14. That is cheap, 1t is true, but
II beats no market at all, and there
was no market at all few weeks ago.
Starting with no market cotton has
advanced from cents and seed from
s12. Now, let's cut out this hard
times talk and push our different bus
inesses in the usual way.-Crockett
Courier.
Brother, we would like to join you,
honest to goodness we would, but
while you are getting Q and 10 cents
for cotton and s14 for seed, we are
only getting s cents for cotton and
$13 for seed. There may be something
in this imagination business you
speak Of, but we can tell you now that
8 cent cotton and As cent breakfast
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28
TEN THOUSAND BALES OF
TEXAS COTTON TO JAPAN

Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. est was
learned yesterday from the Sunset
Central offices in this city that on
October 3rd, the British steamer "Pen.
rith Castlee' would clear the port AZ
Galveston with cargo OF 10000 bales
OF Texas cotton purchased at various
points over the State by the Japan
Cotton Trading Company. The staple
will be delivered at Kobe. Japan. This
Japanese concern is buying several
thousand bales of Texas cotton and Is
preparing to make other shipments t.
the ORIENT.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28
COTTON AT A GLANCE.

United States cotton crop of 1918
20 August 81. 1914. 14.5SS.5s1 bales;
crop OF 1914-15 estimated at nearly
100000 bales; largest crop on rec
ord. 16.1Ss.42e bales, in 1912; values
last crop. including seed. Sl.1l4.OOO..
900; average price last year 1881
cents pound. or $685. a bale; aver.
age in 1912, year Of largest crop. 1888
cents pound. or s54.15 bale.
Europe paid for Its share of the last
crop nearly seOO.OOO.OOO. The export
last year amounted to S.61O,719 bales.
American mills took for manufac.
ture 5,550,9SO bales. 3,0S7,3OS being
taken by Southern mills and 2,513,622
by Northern and Western mills.
II cost over 500, 100000 to gather,
or pick" the crop. and this must be
paid by the planters in cash.
A decline Of 3 cents a pound on a
16.00O,000-bale crop would mean a loss
OF siSO,OOO,OOO. That's what the stor-
ing Of millions of bales and keeping up
the price will mean TO the South and
the country.
It Is cotton that brings in 100000.
600 In gold or exchange, keeps up our
balance Of trade and pays our annual
debts to Europe.
The l17.S7S,2SS bales marketed
since 1906, alone have brought $685..
900, and in "a years the income from
this source has been s14,S1S,OOO, 900,
which the Manufacturers Record es-
Inmates is sl,i6S. 100000 more than
all the gold that was mined in the
world in the same period.
Buy a bale.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28
WEATHER WIS HERE.

Mr.. B. Bunnemeyer of Houston, sec
tion direction United State Weather
Bureau, was in Bryan today. He is
making tour Of the state in an effort
to make the weather service more eff.
ficient and Of greater service to the
people He and John d, DAILY, Jr., the
local weather man, visited Stone City
this afternoon to look into the advisa
bility of establishing river gauge
at that place and secure the service
Of reliable man to look after 1t. !,
would be great aid to the people
of this section, especially in flood sea
sons.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

Il is now being whispered around
that some OF the big concerns that
we're going to take thousands of bales
OF cotton on the buy-a.bale plan, were
merely working for thousands Of dol
lars worth of free advertising. II this
charge is proven, the people of the
South, of the cotton growing region.
will no doubt write their names in
their little book of remembrance, and
then proceed TO remember them.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28
HOW SHE tanned
HER REBEL SOUL


In the October American Magazine
appears an amazing photographed
chapter, written by woman, entitled
Tanning My Rebel Soul" II is the
story OF the experiences OF lost girl
who regalned herself as the result OF
her life In Bedford Reformatory IN
New York City. which at the time was
conducted with marvellous success by
DIR. Katherine Bement Davis, who
gave up charge OF the work AZ Bed
ford last year TO become Commission
er OF Charities and Corrections In New
York City.
About two years ago Miss Ida NJ.
Tarbell published in the American
Magazine an account OF the wonderful
work done by Miss Davis at this re-
formatory. and that article fell into
the hands OF n woman who was once
sentenced TO Bedford. After reading
the article she wrote the frank and re.
markable story OF her experiences
which Is published this month. Miss
Davis read the manuscript and says
that II is practically Photographic In
its accuracy. At the conclusion OF
her story the author OF the present
article says:
II went 10 Bedford a wretched
weakllng. physically. mentally and
morally. came out a strong. healthy.
normal and well balanced woman. My
ignorance in even the most simple OF
household duties was appalling. Now
| can cook. sew, embroider. make bas-
kets and weave hats and rugs am
an experienced gardener. and. I am
glad to say. have plenty OF ground TO
experiment in. Also know how to
make concrete walks. and I am only
waiting for favorable weather 10 put
my knowledge into practical execution
around my own home. know a mil
lion and one useful little things which
] should otherwise have remained In
ignorance Of. and which ! have IN
opportunity TO put into practice near
ly every day OF my life.
Il have learned neatness and pa
thence. perseverance and economy.
and through the example shown to me
by that wonderful woman OF the Bed
ford hills I have learned charity and
forbearance. and to forgive them that
desplteiully use me- In her words. I
have learned to livel"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28
The Home for Good Values in
Mems w EAR
FINE BUSINESS HOUSE
NEARING COMPLETION

Commerce, Texas, Sept. 2S.--A new
twostory business brick building.
costing several thousand ollars. is
nearing completion here and will soon
be ready for occupancy. The structure
when completed will be one OF the
most artistically designed business
houses in the city. The entire front
of the new ediflce will be Tilted with
large plate glass windows.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28
WHO is THE GREATEST MAN
IN THE UNITED sTATEsf


The American Magazine has been
offering prizes for the best letters en-
titled "Who Is the Greatest Man Ia
the United states9" At the same time
the magazine has been taking vote.
The results and the prize-wInning let
tiers are published in the October Is
sue. Theodore Roosevelt is FIRST;
Thomas A. Edison. second; Woodrow
Wilson, third; Mr.. Ordinary Citizen.
fourth; William Jennings Bryan. fifth;
Henry Ford. sixth; Booker Washing
ton. Senator LaFollette and Luther
Burbank are tied for seventh place:
and Andrew Carnegie. Billy Sunday
and Judge Lindsay tied for eighth
place. Many votes were cast for my
husband" and my father" The only
great scientist besides Edison and
Burbank mentioned was Alexander
Graham Bell. The only doctors we're
DR.. Alexander Carroll, DR.. Gorgas and
Dr. A. T. Still. The only minister was
Bishop Vincent OF chautauqua fame.
No great actors were mentioned OK.
cept John Bunny, the famous moving
picture actor. Hobson was the only
soldier mentioned and Justice Hughes
the only great lawyer. The following
letter about Edison won first prize:
"A man may be great in so many
directions OF his being that II might
seem difficult, at first thought, TO ar
rive at a clear and fitting answer. But
when one stops TO call TO mind the
great men Of the past. from Washing.
ton down to the present. men who
were great in that large, selfess way
that characterIzes true and enduring
greatness. II Is not difficult task.
"The chief requirement OF greatness
Is service 10 others. and the larger
the service and the greater number
OF people II reaches. the greater the
man.
"The second requirement Is sinceri-
ty OF purpose-for only the truth can
live.
The third essential Is sympathy for
and understanding OF the needs Of our
fellow man.
"a man may be great writer and
yet not a great man. unless what he
has written has In II that quality OF
service which multlplles his work and
value as one man. In other words.
the man that does the greatest good
to the greatest number-he Is the
greatest man. And this man In our
country Is Thomas A. Edison.
with one ideal and one determine
ton before him, all his youth and
manhood-he forgot all lesser things
and achieved his success.
Electricity has always been within
reach Of scientists. yet only Edison
with heart yearning to give its bene
fits TO humanity. found the open Sc
same to its mighty secrets.
Whatever he has touched has been
for service to his fellow men. lie
I has reyolutIonized the Joys Of seeing
hearing and locomotion. He has
! brought into the poor homes all over
! the world the voice OF gladness and
, the music. He has enabled the III and
unhappy to hear music.
HE has annihllated distance and
brought distant places together, as u
by magic. He commands the air to
follow the course OF his bidding. and
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

The price of sugar isn't worrying
this pencil-pusher; that month-old
granddaughter is a source of sweet
ness as inexhaustible as the widows
cruise of oil after Elijahs visit.-East
Texas Register.
Same here, Brother Carnes, except
our little cruise of sweetness is eight
months old and, therefore, eight times
as much as yours.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

Those people who can look through
the present fogs and mists of diff
Guilty and see great hunks of prosper
ity, are blest with second sight
worth having. A person with long
range vision on him like that can eat
beef liver and imagine it is pate de
foie gras.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

Gen. Funston and his soldiers have
been ordered to remain at Vera Cruz
until further instructed and addition.
al warships have been ordered to that
port. So the end is not yet, and that
the worst may come to the worst, is
still among the eventualities in Next
M
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

The Dallas News says a farmer
with plenty of corn and meat wants no
moratorium. Well, we should guess
not. A man with plenty Of corn and
meat who bankers for anything else
is a hog himself.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

With villa the ruling passion is
strong in death. He is natural born
fighter and is not satisfied at any
thing else. Changing the well known
phrase Just little, he had rather fight
than be president.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28
MRS. SIMS IN NEW YORK

Relatives here have been informed
that Mrs. NJ. w. Sims has reached
New York from her tour of Europe. She
viii spend some days in New York and
arrive in Bryan in about two weeks.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

Uncle Andy Carnegie says the ad-
vocates OF real peace, do not wish to
see any hasty plans put into effect
now. That such move would be only
an armed truce.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28
BELIEVE CARRAVZA
WILL STEP DOWN
Diplomats Believe He VIII Withdraw
In Favor Of calderon to Appease
Villa.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 2S.-The Latin
American diplomats here generally be-
lieve that Carranza will Accede to VII
las ultimatum to withdraw in favor
of Fernando Calderon.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

This glorious Indian summer is the
winter of discomfort with the farmers
of the South ON account of the price
Of cotton. 'ee' # r
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

It's tight race between "sit stead
in the boat" and war is hell"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-28

bacon is enough to make a fellow see
things at night.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-10-22
RUSH CREEK NEWS.

Walter Luten was in Union
City ON business Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Alexander
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Logan Seat. of Crutchfield. sun
day.-Julius Geens was in Clinton
Tueslay.-il3en Johnson and JUS
tin Atteberrry were in Hickman
Tursday-Miss Zilla Carter
spent Thursday and Friday with
her father near Hickman.--llen-
Try and Dan Davis and Dick
liransford attended court at
Clinton last week.-Mrs.. SUE
BransfoM is improving slowly
Rev. Spears filled his last APP
pointlnent at Rush Creek Sunday
before conference which will ne
at Paris. Tenn. Nov. r. Charlie
McMurry and wife were the
guests of Dick Bransfod and
family Sunday.-AIrs. Joe Naill-
ing was the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Gates, of near Fulton, We'd
nesday.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-10-22
AT THE CRYSTAL.

Thursday, Oct, 22-'rhe Lost
Diamond. The most sensational
feature film ever presented,
showing thrilling battle with a
savage leopard in the jungles.
Friday, Oct. %. Trey q Hearts.
Saturday "a, 3 reel mutual.
Monday 26, 3 reed mutual.
Tuesday q, Million Dollar
Mystery.
Wednesday %, 3 reels mutual.
Thursday 80, Pauline.
Friday 30, Trey o Hearts.
saturday 81 3 reels Mutual.
Nov. ), The Bridge That Failei
\ feature in 3 reels and photo
graph that will thrill You with
it's many sensational features
Don't fail to see this wonderful
feature. The collapse of til,
bridge will positively startle You
Tickets sold in contest good
until Oct. 81.