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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
From the London Times.

From the London Times.
 A DRAMATIC account of a flight A over Paris by a German airman A and of fight in the air-writ- ten apparently by the pilot himself-is contained in recent issue of the Bele- | fielder General-Anzieger.
 Bavarian general staff officer, de- scribed as Major G, told the pilot that he would like to watch the retreat of the British. The airman immediately got his biplane ready and they started, following the line of the high road along which the British troops were retiring.
 After satisfying his curiosity as to the | British movements the major suggested l that they should go' on to Paris, above
 which they soon arrived Rhspsodizng
 over the wonders of the gradual appear
 ance of the city out of the mist and over the joy and pride of the two companions as they lowered above the euemy's capi- I tai follows: "+ There was the old 'Boul Mich. the Boulevard St. Michel in the Quartier I Latin. which I so often lounged along as student, and which I now flew above
 as conqueror."
 | Such sentimental musings were, how 1 ever, rudely disturbed by the sudden ap- pearance of a swift French monoplane
 from the direction of the Juvisy aero l drome.
 '.As it was much faster than my bi-
 plane, had to turn and try to escape,
 while the major got my carbine ready
 and took out his revolver. The mono plane came nearer and nearer; I tried l to rise to 1000 feet in order to gain the protecting clouds, but my pursuer, whom I we never let out of our sight rose faste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
CANADA,s FOX CENSUS
he Wall Street Journal,

From the Wall Street Journal.
 Government of Prince Edward Island, which is the location of the fox breeding industry of the dominion, has been talk ing a census of the foxes on the island for the purpose of securing data on which to levyethe government tax of 1 per cent on the value of all young foxes raised to
 maturity in the last year.
 The census shows that there are BIZ
 fox ranches in operation this year as
 compared with 277 last year. The num- Der of young foxes in captivity this year is 2os2, of which 1238 are silver, 565 cross bred, 276 red and two blue foxes. Ths sworn value of the young silver foxes oi this year Is s6O56.190, with $521. 1896 of the less valuable breeds, making total value of the 1914 fox crop of $6,oT,0s6.
 It Is said that this assessed valuation is
 much under the actual value in the mar ket. The total number of all foxes, old and young, on the island ranches was 4550, of which 2644 were silvers and 190l | less valuable breeds. The present valu> of the foxes, ranches, and ranch prop critics of the island is estimated at $20,. l 100000 as compared with sl5,0ooooo in 1913
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
As to Cotton Acreage

Everybody virtually agrees that the cotton acreage should be greatly re- duced next spring and the fact that many farmers in Alabama are sowing wheat and extending pasture acreage is evidence that less cotton will be raised.
 Some agriculturists are advising that no cotton at all be planted in 1915, but that would be overriding the reduction proposition.
 The 1914 crop would have been too large-larger than would have been the spinning demand even if there had been no European war. As it is, many million bales will be carried over. But after the war ends there will be boom in business unparalleled in the history of the world. There will be healthy demand for every thing that comes out of the ground and everything that is manufactured In the meantime business will improve steadily.
 If the south reduces its cotton acre. age so as to produce only half of a normal crop the situation will be vel met.
 With an eight-million bale crop, in stead of sixteen million bales, tn. farmer who holds his cotton will final ly get 10 cents or more for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
Humorist Off His Trolley

A score of women school teachers left the hall in Columbus, O., where Prof. Arthur Holmes of Pennsylvania State college was delivering an ad- dress on Dynamic Ideals," before the Central Ohio Teachers association. The bolting teachers lodged formal protest against bringing Professor Holmes to Columbus again. They de- clared that his "silly, flippant and vulgar remarks" were not to be tol- erated.
 What chiefly rolled the teachers, it seems, was the facetious way in which Professor Holmes spoke of them as 'ladies in waiting" "old maids" and "unappropriated blessings" adding as . sort of after thought, mot all of you are ladies in waiting, for I can see that some of you have passed the time when you have any further hope'
 Like great many other peda- gogues scattered throughout the land, Professor Holmes seems to be af- flicted with a mistaken sense of hu- nor. It is the custom to speak of el- derly and unattached females with some facetiousness, but most of the "old maid" jokes, it must be confessed are rather vapid. When making g formal address to a body which pre-. sumably contains large number oi spinsters, past the budding age, sucf untimely jests are not to be thought of. If Professor Holmes made the statements credited to him, which is doubtful, he is lacking in both com mon sense and courtesy.
 Any man who tries to talk or Dynamic Ideals" is apt to wander Dit" from the subject before him It is . theme, we imagine, that de- mands extraordinary concentration or the part of the speaker as well as tht auditor. Perhaps the professor, in ar unguarded moment, strayed so fal afield that he floundered about consid-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
In the Agricultural Districts

There has been very substantial i'm provement in the cotton situation within the past week or two. and the farmers and the merchants in the small towns are feeling correspondingly better" said Joseph Beitman
 "One thing is certain, think, and that IS there will be less cotton planted ir the spring and more of other crops than in any previous year. Corn production fir Alabama has been about doubled in tha past seven or eight years. Yet grea, deal of corn is still being shipped into the state. It is reasonable to think that in view of present conditions Alabama will. in 1915, raise all the corn it need. for feeding stock and have a good surplu. to sell.
 The increasing interest in stock rais ing in this state is encourag ging. Man, farmers will raise very little cotton and will make live stock their leading none, product
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
Both Pnrticn Satisfied

T voted the democratic ticket on No Vemper 5, and was agreeably surprised that our majority in the House of Repre-. sentatives-whiie not very largo as com pared with the present House-is as large as 1t Is" said E. J. Forman of Chicago and my republican friends say that they are well satisfied with the showing their rarty made. There is no question but that the republicans will have to bs reckoned with in 191s
 Two years ago the c. o. P. met with such crushing defeat that I never ex- pected to see 1t come back The anus ing part of it now is that both democrats and republicans seem to be equally wei satisfied with the results of the Novem- Der eIecfions,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

erably before he got back to the main
 road of his argument. He stated in his address-and this is highly sig nificant-that he recently had charge of an insane asylum. But nothing ex- cuses him. The lady teachers were right in sitting down on him-in a figurative sense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE RIGHT SORT.

THE RIGHT SORT.
 However bright the world may be, The pessimists remark Upon the wretchedness they see And try to make it dark, But optimists are everywhere On them we may depend
 To scatter gloom and banish care
 And all their efforts bend
 To making life the sweetest song That ever mortal heard
 And troubled souls amid the throng AS gay as any bird
 MODERN PENAL sERvITUDE. Another banker has been sent to the penitentiary."
 Well, has he engaged first-class
 chef and made arrangements with the warden to spend the week-ends at hope?" BLISS ASSURED.
 kins?" I'm a happy man. There's a triple entente at our house. What do you mean by that?" "A friendly understanding between my wife, myself and the cook' FOLLOWING THE STYLES. The average woman spends most of
 her time thinking about what to wear.' T fear you are mistaken Why so?" "She spends most of her time thinking about what to wear next" ACCOMPLISHED GIRL. How is Graziella getting along with her language fessons?" "Splendidly! She can now address her poodle in French German and English.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
NEVER THE TIME AND PLACE

Dy INopcit DToWuluS.
 Never the time and the place, And the loved one all together.
 This path-how soft to pace! This May--What magic weather Where is the loved ones face? In a dream that loved ones face meets mine;
 But the house is narrow. the place is bleak Where out side, rain and wind combine With a futtive ear, if strive to speak; With a hostile eye at my flushing cheek, With a malice that marks each word. each sign! Oh, enemy sly and serpentine, Uncoil thee from the waking man. Do hold the past Thus firm and fast, Yet doubt of the future hold I can? This path TO soft to pace shall lead Thro' the magic May to herself indeed! Or narrow if needs the house must be, Outside are the storms and strangers;
 We Oh, close. safe. warm sleep and she-
 I and she!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

BEGINNING THE DAY-My Fa- finer. save me from falling under the delusion that to he calious Is to DC .tronp. Keep me tender, l pray Thee. Keep the wells of sympathy oueu. Dry not up the foundations of tears. May I he willing to nave my heart touched. May nor pc ashamed to he moved. In Christs name, Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
MontEomery's Plan
From the Selma Journal.

From the Selma Journal.
 Montgomery is going to allow the coun- try people with produce to come in and sell their products without paying a li- cense. This does not mean fresh meats. but vegetables of all kinds. We look for this to prove to be popular movement in the Capital City and will watch it wit, interest from this distance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
Giving the Kaiser His Dues

From the Montgomery Journal. There is one thing so far for which
 Germany does not disclaim responsibility
 The Kaiser has not yet said he did not try to keep Turkey out of the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
Advice to Fault Finders

From the Mobile Register
 Fault-findng is quite the expected thing after a crushing defeat. Democrats should be reminded, however, that de- feat has a meaning. It is notice given to the party, in the middle of presidential term, that the party has hard work ahead if it is to hold it's own at the next elec- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

Cristabel Pankhurst says the hearts of Englishmen will be softened by the way women have helped the wounded and dy- ing in the present war. That being the case. why is Cristabel not at the front instead of making speeches in this coun- try, where the cause of woman suffrage is getting along first rate without any outside help?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
ALABAMA SANCTUMS
The Situation

From the Annston Star.
 The Germans at sea seem to have the British up in the air, which is a figura- tive way of saying down at the bottom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
THE ToAsTMAsTER
From the Boston Glob,

Ability at speechmaking has become one of the prerequisites of the successful man in America. The country has .healthy appetite for oratory. Now that the fall is here and men are taking up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

According to the latest compilation of returns from the congressional elections the democrats will have clear majority of S1 in the House of Representatives. Good!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

While Russia has already changed the name of Constantinople to "Tsargrad," few details of the citys occupation re- main to be worked out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

The Germans are doubtless beginning to realize that even tbe best army !n the world and the biggest guns are pow erless against overwhelming odds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

,, The late F. Augustus Heinze, owner of immense copper interests in the west,
 had both in business and in private life,
 many varied experiences. He was born
 in Brooklyn in 1869. After graduating from the Brooklyn Polytechnic school he
 entered Columbia university and in 1890 graduated from the mining school of that
 institution. He studied in Germany for
 short time and then went to Montana
 where at the age of 90 he became a dorni-
 nant figure in the mining business, as
 well as in politics. MT. Heinze was first
 employed as an engineer and assayer for
 the Boston and Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining company. He
 saw that there was great profit in toms smelter. He had almost succeeded
 in raising the money for this project ;n New York when Barring Brothers failed
 and the money market became so tight that he was forced to abandon his un- dertaking. Being financially stranded, ho went to work for the Engineering and
 Mining Journal, of which he became min ing editor He had charge of the com pilation of copper statistics published n the annual number of the Journal. In this way he learned the name of every company in the copper business. He got into touch with these companies, found
 a market for their ores by shipping them to the eastern seaboard and made large profits from his venture. His first prop
 erty in Butte was the Rarus mine, on which he secured a bond and lease, aft erward buying it for s4oo.0OO. At this
 time he was barely 26 years old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

THE NATIONS ADVISERS. There's friend
 On whom to lean;
 Write a note
 To Laura Jean.
 Birmingham Age Herald. If you find
 That she's luke,
 Tell your woes
 To Luke McLuke.
 Cincinnati Enquirer If with too much
 Flesh You tussle,
 Take a tip
 From Lillian Russell
 Denver Republican. f'in despair
 Der skirt or frock Drop a line
 To Eddie Box.
 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. AN UNEXPECTED PERFORMER. T understand that MT. Blowster topi a prominent part in the amateur tA- atricals given at his house last night" So he did. The old gentleman Cam. home full of highballs and broke up the show"
 NO JOY RIDERS THERE. My son, try to walk in the straight and narrow way" "Yes. father.e Its a safe way for more reasons than one. It's comparatively free from auto mobiles" EH a s4 LOOKING FORWARD Said Mr. Jason Twobble Yesterday, T hear the turkeys gobble. Hip, hooray!"
 A BIG BLOT. Oh. yes. the worlds a pleasant place And glad we are to try it, But Europe's war is a disgrace And no one should deny it.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

Very little war news gets into the papers these days from Nish Yet, that town has name easy to pronounce and its more frequent appearance in print would be welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

An anxious inquirer wants to know if Bringing Up Father booked at a local theatre this week, has anything to do with hooking up mother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

Washington reports that the Mexican aspect as assumed a delicate aspect" Still, there is nothing delicate in the methods of Pancho Villa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

Champ Clark says the recent elections had no particular bearing on the next presidential campaign. However, the pull moose was successfully eliminated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

Turkey goes to war divided house. Her finish is already visible to the most casual observer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

Carranza seems to resemble the average officeholder in this country. Having once gotten in, he hates like the dickens to get out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

The lean and hungry republican ele- phant is on his feet once more, but he's only ghost of his former self.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

the Hindu members of the Malaya Times printing staff. The usually prosaic ma chine and composing rooms are turned into weird caverns of mystery, dimly lit by candles and oil lamps. and odorous with the heavy scent of incense and per- fumes. Every machine is garlanded, and has placed before it an offering of ''makan." Rice and bananas and cakes are the portion of each machine, &C., cordipg to its size and importance: even the stone" comes in for a share of the gifts.
 At the appointed time, braziers. con- taining smoking camphor and cocoanut oil, are carried around and held before each machine; whilst the power engine, whose god presumably is regarded as . particularly aggressive parsonage is ''smoked' for specially long period
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

The new lord mayor of London was eloquence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

Those buyers from South America don't appear to be trooping in. Maybe the in vitation hasn't been made strong enough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

Besuty doth vanish age, as If new born, and gives the crutch the cradles ...,, n ,tt. the sun that maketh all things shine.
 Loves Labor Lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

The old-fashioned telegraph office is easy enough to locate, but & secret wire- less station is quite another matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
woRsHIPrrNG A PRINT SHOP

From the Boston Transcr1pt.
 The ceremony of propitiating the gods which are supposed to reside in the print ing machinery is annually performed by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

are becoming more and more frequent. The man who can guide a large dinner of tired merchant princes and financiers through an evening so that the guests leave for their homes feeling that they h.vo had profitable as well as an en- 1 iovable time-such a man makes nimseir ! marked among men. He is an ioeai 'oas'- ! master.
 To the average man an invitation 10 make A few remarks" after dinner IS at once a terror and a secret pride TO be | sked to be the toastmaster at big din- ner is usually taken as recognition Of | wit and knowledge.
 1 Tine oastma ster's speech should be very brief. If he is a good speaker him self. a speech of any considerable length inposes unfair competition upon the real sneakers usually visiting guests whom 1 he is to introduce. If the toastmaster Is
 a poor speaker, he bores the audience and the waiting guests as we'll. And, in any event, every moment occupied by the toastmaster is a robbery of the time of the real speakers of the evening-and an after dinner speaker may have real message that needs delivery, and the long drawn Introduction. with sidelights l and anecdotes, will really cheat the aud
 fence of something worth while.
 The toastmaster has a task of courte-
 sy--to prepare the diners for the man
 who Is to speak, to tame and train the
 audience into a proper frame of mind,
 and to turn it over to the speaker in-
 formed as to his identity, prejudiced in
 his favor little perhaps but certainly
 not in the reaction following a laugh
 raised by the toastmaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

An era of prosperity is now at hand, say experts The door cannot be opened too soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
Likes Birminsham,s Americ.ni,m

What I like very much about Birming- ham is its Americanism," said I. N. Hib. berd of San Francisco, general manager of steamship lne-the Sudden-Christen- son-whose vessels will ply between Sa,, Francisco and New York, via the Panama canal.
 By Birmingham's Americanism I mean that it's business interests seem to be all most altogether in the hands of natives of this country, and judge for the most part natives of the south. I travel much, and most of the large cities have such large foreign elements that many for eigners are found prominently engaged in mercantile pursuits. An industrial dis trict like this has, as a matter of course many foreigners in it. but what the vis- itor sees is the business center.
 Philadelphia Is my native city and the foreign element Is very strong there; and i'll San Francisco, where I have lived foi many years the foreigners are still more jii evidence in business circles. New Or. leans is another city with a large for. eign element.
 Birmingham seems to be the mos prosperous and up-to-date city in tn, south. It makes handsome appearance and it's great business future cannot b, cVerestimated.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
OUR SUBMARINE IN 1776

running a sewng machine; this started a couple af paddle wheels on the out side which furnished the vessels mo- tive power.
 The exterior wall held in place a large keg filled with gunpowder. ignited by fuse; at the critical moment the inmate released this, backed away quickly so as to save his own skin, and calmly awaited the pending destruction. Bushnell, after many experiments, finally made a night attack on the British cruiser Eagle. anchored off Staten Island. His subma- rine worked successfully; his torpedo exploded according to programme; owing to some mistake in calculation, however, it did not go off directly under the Brit isll vessel, but at a little distance away.
 All that Bushnell got for his pains, therefore, was a loud report and huge geyser The English seamen, although not destroyed, were considerably amazed. They had never dreamed of anything like this. The performance had about the same effect upon them that the ap- pearance of the Zeppelins has had in the present war, the only difference being that they expected tue Zeppelins, whereas Bushnell's torpedo took them entirely by c,,rp,-iae
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
Regarding Petitions in Bankruptcy

While for the past few weeks there have been many petitions in bankruptcy flied in the United States courts" said Judge E. H. Dryer, referee in bankruptcy. wet as a general thing there are fewer cases of bankruptcy during business de- pression than at times when business is booming This may seem like a paradox yet from my personal experience it is q. fact, and I think the statement will be borne out by those who have occupied similar positions to the one I now hold.
 ''The reason for this state of affairs as I take it, is the fact that during panicky times creditors are not as vigorous in pushing collections as during business prosperity. The old saying, you cannot get blood out of turnip seems to. go during hard times, but when business is good the creditors take chance to get something from a tardy debtor and either make him pay up or take the matter to the courts.
 Quite number of bankruptcy cases filed here are the result of garnishments, and when work is plentiful necessarily more men are employed and more gar nishments are issued with the result that quite number are brought to the bank rupt court"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
From the Worlds Work,

From the WOTlO Worhy
 X HINES have an interesting and TO- MI mantle history; for their begin nngs we must go back to our rev outionary war. An ingenious undergrad uate of Yale, David Bushnell, worked out the idea while still college student. "Bushnells Turtle" which he construct ed, represented not only the first attempt at a submarine mine, it was also the worlds first submarine boat. These two deadly engines, which play so important a part in the present struggle, originated in the same brain and at the same time. Bushnell's chief ambition was to construct q receptacle containing an explosive which he could set off under the enemyS vessel-the submarine boat was built merely as a method of putting this ami cable engine in position.
 The whole contraption, according to contemporary descriptions. was shaped something like round clam" The ves- se was large enough to hold man In sitting posture; it's elevation and sup mersion was accomplished by letting water in and out; it had an elaborate mechanism for steering and propulsion The navigator worked a couple of treads with his feet after the present fashion or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11

ss LOOKING FORWARD. Said Mir. Jason Twobble Yesterday,
 T hear the turkeys gobble. Hip, hooray"