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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
RoosEvELT,s FUTURE

From the Kansas City Times.
 A friend writes to this paper to inquire it's opinion as to the future course of Colonel Roosevelt. On this subject every person is entitled to guess. The Stars is based on his record for the last 90 years or SO. In that time he has always shown great Interest in public affairs. combined with great energy.
 On the basis of past performance it is a pretty safe bet that he will continue to use his influence in whatever way he can to promote the policies he has at heart. He certainly never would be content to quit fighting Just how he will do his fighting probably he himself doesn't know. It will depend on circumstances.
 Even Won Moltke. organizer of the Prus- sian campaign against France. ridiculed the. idea that 1t was possible to plan the details of a campaign In advance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
SENTENCED TO LOSE TOOTH
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
 Whats the excuse this timer" said Magistrate Appleton, in the West Farms court, yesterday, to William McGilligan.
 "I had a toothache, your honor. and put a drop on to drive the pain away he replied
 The magistrate looked closely at McGil- ligan's jaw and saw that 1t was swol- len
 "McGilligan, sentence you to have your tooth pulled" he said.
 Policeman Gibson volunteered to take McGilligan to the Fordham hospital for the pulling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
FOREIGN CARTOONING

From the Chicago Tribune.
 To international amity the cartoon is deadlier than the cannon. The former rep- resents the blackguarding that precedes the fight. It constantly feeds interna- tional irascibility. It sustains all that is vainglorious and is the instrument of all that is slanderous.
 Here in the United States it is a gentle weapon. We lack the incentive of interna- cause of irritation.
 German and French caricaturists have a license in their work which allows them to make malignancy more effective than the English can make it. Mrs. Grundy is neither French nor German. The Eng ush cartoon is, in intent, as bitter, but held in check by more conventions than restrain the, cartoonist of the continent. It would be difficult to gauge the full effect of continued blackguarding of this sort upon the friendly relations of na- tions No other aspect of journalism ap- breaches it in maligancy, and in no other could malevolence be so quickly effective. In Queen Victoria's time French pie torial, by a foul caricature of the Queen, | brought England to the boiling point. | Even the comparatively gentle Punch was
 atrociously guilty of slandering Lincoln when British sentiments were being per verted in our civil war. In the present war enough maligancy is being engen-
 dered by cartoonlsts to make nations hate each other for decade. / This stay-at-home malevolence is in con
 trast to the spirit which animates the forces in actual conflict. They learn to respect each other. The British official tribute to the gallantry of the Germans
 was as fine as any compliment ever paid to heroism. German testimony to the good qualities of the allies has not been given
 as much prominence. but 1t has been ex- pressed.
 | Islanders come from the stay-at-homes' compliments from the men who are trying to kill each other. Tho forces in action
 are in more friendly mood than the non
 combatants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
Large Grain Acreage

Many Alabama farmers have sown winter wheat, and as for winter oats the acreage is about three times greater than 1t was a year ago. said William P. Redd.
 Knowing what wheat section we had here years ago before everybody thought they must raise all cotton, I have been advising my farmer friends to go to raising wheat again. While 1 can not say just how much wiacat has been sown. l am certain it is considerable. The farmers who harvested oats last sea- son found the crop very profitable. think we will have an immense oats crop in Alabama in the next harvest
 I think it is safe to say now that Ala bama's cotton acreage will be reduced fully 50 per cent as compared with the 1914 planting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

until some one of them is strong enough to dominate them all and win the ssup- port of the people for some sort of policy. Negotiation accomplishes nothing. It ac- complished nothing at Niagara Falls If we are not ready to whip the various rebels into some sort of an agreement for peace and orderly government we may as well get out and not serve as means of protracting the difficulty. All factions daily with us, play fast and loose with us, claim us or repudiate us as suits their ad- vantage
 Why, certainly. What else could we look for? That was stiff game of freeze-out Huerta played with Wilson. A gay old sport Huerta seems to have been-in morals not worse than the rest brigands all! Being. at Vera Cruz, why did we not go on to the City of Mexico? We could have got there without firing gun. If we were there now we could say to Villa, Zapata and company-including Old Whiskerando Carranza-"We want nothing that is yours. We are here for peace order and good neighborhood. These we mean to have. You war on us at your peril.''
 This Zen passant, as we Oitalians sayt Meanwhile, think of Reedy declaring for Diazi Reedy, the social democrat, if not the socialist; Diaz, the grinding oppvessor the despot-the dictator-gee, will<won- ders never cease?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
IN A MIRROR DARKLY

From the Louisville Courier-Journal. TIT is a pleasure-it fiatters ones van
 ity-to catch philosopher sleeping, a = pundit off his guard and mapping. This from Reedy's Mirror:
 "Just what is the Mexican situation puzzles everybody. A lot of rebel chiefs appear to be partitioning the republic among themselves. That the Mexican people come in anywhere is not violently evident"
 Eighty-f1ve per cent of the Mexican people" can neither read nor write. The Mexican peopel" are a riff-raff of In- dian tribes, mestizoes and negroes, not more civilized or capable of self govern ment than the corn field hands of the gulf states, or the widest of the wards on the western reservations. The remaining 15 per cent are brigands, land pirates and mine owners, professional revolutionists at the call of the foreign syndicates, and la-de-da patriots out for loot and office. But once in a hundred years, under the absolute despotism of Diaz. were they reduced to any kind of subjection.
 Thus Reedy continues:
 Mexico is worse than present-day Eu- rope. And disorder and wild war four ish because of pacificsm at Washington. It would seem that the best thing we can do is to get out of the country and let the chiefs fight 1t out among themselves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
The Arion Club

''The Arion club concert to be given at the Jefferson theatre next Tuesday night, will be really notable event in musical circles" said a well known music lover.
 ''The club has the finest male chorus ever heard in Birmingham. It was cred itable chorus several years ago, but it has been developed on substantial lines. It numbers about 16o voices, and each singer has a knowledge of music. There is absolutely no padding of tho chorus. Mir. Rienzi Thomas. the director is a master musician and the programme he has arranged is full of beauty. The Ar ions will be assisted by number of fine instrumentalists."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
To the noble mind rich gifts wax pooI when eivers prove unkind.
 Hamlet.

BEGINNING THE DAY-My Fath- CT. be near me this day. Grant that I may bear my burdens bravely, light my battles manfully, accept my mercies thankfully. May I be faith full, honest and kind in all the reih- lions of life. Help me to meet failure with caImness and success with mOd- esty. and in all things to be gIad. For Christ's sake. Amen.--H. M. 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
Pleased With Birmingham

Y visit Birmingham frequently, and I am always glad to be here," said Will liam J. Bever of Cleveland, represen- tative of the Grasselli company.
 My first trip to this city was about 12 years ago. It seemed to be quite a substantial business center then, but looking back 1t was small compared with Birmingham now. The growth of this city has been really amazing, and the best of it is, 1t has freat future.
 Business in Cleveland is very brisk, and as far as I know, there is steady improvement throughout the country The business men of Cleveland are expecting great prosperity in 1915."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

are said to have 800 camels with them. However, the camel, though a useful beast. can never hope to compete with the United States mule in war; whether at home or abroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
HOW ELSE?

How do you explain the reported re. duction in the size of Boston's smart set?'
 ''oh. in the usual way"
 And how is that?"
 There's strong-minded woman be- hind It."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

Boston's marriage clerk who refused license to man of B, who wanted to marry woman of 90. clearly indicated that he didn't believe it was case of true love.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
BEEN THERE.

A package of old love letters,
 Tied up with a ribbon of blue. They rest in corner forgotten, As many more love letters do. They were penned with a heart fondly
 beating
 And dreams that the future would guild. And even on one or two pages Some scalding-hot tear-drops were
 spilled. A package of old love letters, Tied up with ribbon of blue; Their language is ardent and glowing. They vow to be constant and true. The maiden to whom they were written Forgot them when moving away. Oh. surely noti I didn't read them, But know very well what they say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
\ Popular Golf Man

Everybody who takes interest in golf is delighted to know that Nick Thompson is with the Roebuck Spring Golf club again." said an old member of the Coun- try club.
 < MT. Thompson was with the Country club some years ago, and was greatly liked there. About three years ago he laid out the golf links for the Roebuck club and made friends of all the ladies and gentlemen who frequented that pop ular place. On his return as a peTma- nent attache of the Roebuck Spring Golf club Mr. Thompson will have more friends than ever. He is certainly an acquisition to the social life of this community. MT. Thompson Is a Canadian and I have often thought that if all Canadians had his engaging personality the Dominion would be even more esteemed and sought than it is.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

In climbing down from the governor chair of South Carolina, Cole Blease il followed by few regrets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

The correspondent who informed the New York Sun that he could live comfort ably on $5ooo year seems to be . man of unimpeachable veracity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
ALABAMA SANCTUMS

Anniston Star: Belgium needs food, hut we are safe in withholding pepper and ginger cake.
 Gadsden Journal: Birmingham should follow Gadsden's example and bar wrestling and boxing matches. Then her citizens would not be "fim- f1ammed' quite so often.
 Talladega Home: We admire frank ness if it is at times unpleasant A Bir- mingham detective informs the public 1t may expect the epidemic of robberies in that city to continue until after Christmas.
 Montgomery Advertiser: Don't throw away good will" advises trade jour- either good or bad, these days. would be regarded as an intellectual mon strosity.
 Selma Journal: According to a report made by a state examiner. the state of Alabama is running several hundred thousand dollars annually ahead of our income. MT. German says that this is due largely to the fat salaries of of- fee holders in the state. A blind man could easily guess that instead of in creasing jobs with good salaries at tached, the next legislature will cut off some of those already on the pay roll. Unless the office is an absolute neces- sity we feel that there will be some abolishing going on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

Being hopelessly outclsssed by the Flu ropean war offices the Winstead, Conn.,, correspondent has retired to the tall timber. there to mourn his departed fame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Prosperity in New York

There has been a wonderful improve ment in business conditions in New York" said Frank Nelson. Jr, upon re- turning from the east a day or two ago after an absence of two weeks.
 T spent two days in Philadelphia and found there very good feeling in busi- ness circles, but New York. which had been the most depressed city in all the country, has suddenly taken the lead in business activity. The New York money market is easy and the rate is down to 4 per cent for large time loans. The change in New York from pessimism to optimism has been most gratifying, of course, for the tone of the New York financial situa- ton has far reaching effect on all sec tions.
 Tt seemed to be the general impression in New York that business had struck bottom ard that an era of great prosperity was now in sight.
 T spent day in Richmond and busi- ness conditions in that city seemed to be normal. I think there is little doubt but that prosperity will soon be prevailing in every part of the country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

Zapata Is said to have been uneasy while in the City of Mexico. He probably re- membered how easy 1t would be for a hidden enemy to shoot him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

Lower prices are predicted next season for the worlds championship series of baseball games. This won't affect the status of the bulletin board fan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

Berlin clergymen consider their e..enp- ton from military duty an insu]t. That ought to be an insult comparatively easy to swallow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

Good times are on the way and persons
 with keen ears already hear the pros- perlty whistles blowing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

It is rather unlxind of Great Britain to attempt to refioat the Audacious and put Germany to all the trouble of sinking 1t again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

Chicago Is looking forward to a popula tion of 100000. presumably through high power glasses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
POOR OLD NEBRASKA.

According to William Allen White. Me- braska is "a milk-eyed old maid who never had throb of emotion stronger than Platonic yearning for tabby cat.'' Now we know what's the matter with Ne- braska. but we fear that MT. White has in mind the old maid of yesteryear who couldn't begin to trot with the ultra mod ern tangoins spinsters of today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
FORGED OUT

FORGED OUT. Why did Congressman Blowster re- tire to private Hfe?' "Oh. for the usual reason" And what was that?'' Another man got more votes than he did"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
LAUDABLEtD AMBITION.

"Is Twobble a victim of the drink habit?"
 T would hardly call him that, but every time he sees an idle cocktail he wants to put it to work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
LONG DISTANCE SHOOTING.

LONG DISTANCE SHOOTING. / The soldier of earlier times who sought fame in the cannon's mouth is in more danger now at a distance of four or five miles from the cannon's mouth.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

William Jennings Bryan has been hear ing the anvil chorus so long that he i used to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

his full duty in squelching both unneutral and contraband music in the sea service of the United States. Nor can we believe that it win prove a difficult task. Why should navy that has Josephus Daniels for a Secretary want to sing?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

Football in England continues to be more popular as sport than war. It deserves to be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
THE DRUMMER,s WORK.

THE DRUMMER'S WORK. Are these moving pictures of the war authentic?"
 "Of course. All but the rumble of ar tiilery. That's initiated by the drum mer.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
MODERN RED MEN,

The Carlisle Indians came and went.
 A rather husky crew; They played football as if they meant To take scalp or two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

improvement in the iron and steel sit uation will take place before the end of the year. It is felt that the new year will bring great prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
SEEKING woRTuy oRJrcr.

SEEKING WORTHY OBJECTS.
 '.Dodsworth tells me that he is A prac- tical philanthropist."
 That's just what he is. Before offering a dime. to began Dodsworth asks him so many disagreeable questions that the poor devil is glad to escape without the dime"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04
HIS FAvoR1rE ROLE.

HIS FAvoRITE ROLE. "Dubson entertained some friends at dinner last evening""
 'Entertained,' you say? Why, Dub son invariably makes an ass of himself" That's how he entertained them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

A Belgian these days is admired by all the world and goss hungrx.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-04

Anniston Star: Belgium needs food, but we are safe in withholding pepper and ginger cake.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-11-12
ARKANSAS IMPORTANT
MINERAL PRODUCER
COAL, ALUMINIUM AND OIL
STONES ARE AMONG THE
PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS.

Arkansas Is first among the states
In the production of two minerals
bauxite and novaculite, the former be-
ing the ore or aluminium and the latter
the source of the larger part of the oil
stones produced In the United states.
The principal mineral product of Ar"
kansas, however Is coal, the annual
value OF which constituted over 80 per
cent of the states total. The total
value of all the mineral products or
Arkansas In 1918 was $67S0,760. ac-
cordlng to the United States geologi-
cal survey, compared with $6,25s,726 In
1912 The coal production was $685.
lot short tons, valued at $3,923701 In
1918, against 2,100,S19 tons, valued at
$3,5S2,7S9 in 1912. The Goals of Ar
kansas are generally Of high grade
particularly In the eastern part of the
coal field, where they approach an
thracite in character, The semian-
thracite of Arkansas Is an excellent
domestic fuel and reaches markets as
| far north as Kansas City.
|
derived, is second among the mineral
products of the state II is mined
near Benton, In Saline county, and In
Pauluski county.
In 1913 the stone quarries OF Ar
kansas furnished products valued at
1926, $50 exclusive Of novacullte and of
limestone burned for lime. In 1912
the quarry products were valued at
$513,844. The clay working industries
while not highly developed, take third
place, and In 1918 produced an output
valued at $529.624, an increase of $751;
019 over 1912. The sand and gravel
pits yielded $32O,6S9 in 1918 and $685.
$50 in 1912. The only metalllferous
products of Arkansas besides bauxite
are lead, zinc and manganiferous ores.
Other commercial mineral products
are fuller's earth, gems and precious
stones, lime, mineral waters, natural
gas, phosphate rock and slate.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-11-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

(Reported by Shoshone Abstract Coz
Elmer Brown to w. M Sheehy, deed
lot 4, block 81, Kellogg, 81.
George Mason to w. M. Sheehy,
deed, lots 3-5, block 81, Kellogg, $40.
Lewis M. Squlres to Ross B. Squlres
deed, sw4 sw4, 4; NW4 NV, So NW4
9-44-2 E.. $4,000.
United States to Charles H. Thomp-
son, patent. NJ SEA, sw4 SEA, 5-44-S
Z.
william Becker to William Scheave,
deed, lot /, block 2. South Wallace, 81.
Dennis Blake, ct al, to Shoshone
county, deed, right of way over NE4
NE4, 1883 E., $50.
0. e. Crossman to J. B. Campbell
assignment, stock of dry goods, etc.
Wallace.
w, D. Powers to Roberta M. & M,
Co., deed, sundry lode claims, La
lande, $40.
Emma Reynolds to Kate F. Boyd,
deed, lot 5, block /, Mob Hill addition,
Wallace, 81.
Estate Jos. II. Reynolds, deceased
to Emma Reynolds, order assigning
estate to widow, lot 5, block l, NOD
Hill addition, Wallace; lot 81, East
Wallace.
F. Fl. Richardson to Gertie Mining
Co.. deed, portion Of Panama lode' La
lande, 81.
Charlotte w. Richardson to Gertie
Mining Co, deed portion Of Calumet
lode, Lalande, 81.
l.. L. Gregg to Charles LefaVor'
deed, lots 14-15, block 7, Sunnyside
addition, Kellogg, $11O.
L. Terrell VS.. John Gard, lien, mouse
near Kellogg, 1880
Carl Amonson to August Nelson
deed, 1-s interest Crystal Spring lode
Lalande, 81.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-11-12
NOTICE or ASSESSMENT.

Office of the Tarbox Mining Company,
wallace, Idaho, August u, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that at
meeting of the directors of the TarboX
Mining company, held at the office OF
the company in Wallace, Idaho, on
August 27, 1914 an assessment of two
and one-half (2k) mills per share was
levied upon the outstanding capital
stock of the company, payable on or
before September 26, 1914, to Richard
Daxon, treasurer, 426 High street.
Wallace, Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 26th day
of September, 1914, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton, and unless payment is made be-
fore will be sold at the office of the
company, 426 High street, Wallace
Idaho, on the Goth day Of October
1914. at 7.30 p. m. Of said day to pay
the delinquent assessment thereon, to-
gether with the costs of advertising
and expenses of sale.
]. w. McGINNIS,
Acting Secretary TarboX Mining Com
pany. A27-S24-5t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-11-12
LEAD PRODUCERS
CURTA|L OUTPUT
NEARLY ALL COMPANIES HAVE
CUT DOWN PRODUCTION
rs PER CENT.

A curtailment in United States lead
production of about % per cent of the
normal yield has been inaugurated by
many producers as result of slack
demand and low prices, says the Bos-
ton News Bureau,
The st. Joseph Lead company, the
largest independent producer has or
dered % per cent cut in production
effective Immediately. This companys
yield runs up to between $4,000 and
SO, 600 tons annually.
Regarding the curtailment policy,
President Crane says In the early
weeks of August it was hoped that the
lead industry might escape serious
trouble. During the past six weeks
however, 1t has been impossible for the
ST. Joseph company to sell its product,
even at the low prices prevailing, 50
that it has been accommodating a stock
of unsold lead
Directors of the st. Joseph company
and the Doe Run Lead company ian
affiliated concern) feel constrained for
| the present at least, to reduce output
l25 per cent. Instead of closing one
quarter of the plant 1t has been decid-
ed to run five days a week, instead OF
six, at all mines except two, which will
be closed down,
The Occur d'Alene district of Idaho
Is meeting the new conditions by lop-
ping off materially from its tonnage
| The Morning mine of the Federal Min
! ing and Smelling company has closec
down, while other steps have been Ia
ken to increase this curtailment. The
Stewart Mining company has likewise
lowered its production. The Bunko'
Hill and Sullivan company thus tal
has not adopted curtailment of import
ance The st. Louis Smelling and Re
timing company. controlled by the Nh
tional Lead company, will consider tn
subject shortly.
The American Smelling and Refin
ing company, the largest producer o
refined lead In this country, control
but one mine, the Federal Mining com
pany of Missouri. The smelling com
pany has no control over output of tn
mines whose product 1t buys undo
contract, but 1t Is understood that tn
How price has caused many of thes
shippers to materially lessen thei
shipments to the smelters.