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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
A posTMAsTER's PRIVILEGE

From the Philadelphia Evening Tele-
 graph.
 Senator William J. Stone of Mis- souri smiled the other evening when reference was made to the appoint ment of postmasters. He said he was reminded of an incident of that char acter.
 Sometime ago a salesman happened in small back county town and was surprised at the warmth of the fight over the local postoffice appointment
 Look here, Jake remarked the wondering salesman to an acquaint- ance. "the whole town seems to be wildly excited over this postoffice bus mess. It isn't a job that pays much money. is it?" "No," answered Jake, "it don't pay hardly any money at all" Well, if that's the case then" re- turned the salesman. 'why is it that everybody takes such a great interest in the thing?"
 Its just this way, pard," explained the native. Most of us are particular who reads our postal cards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
TO ALL RIGHT MINDED PEOPLE

From the New York Sun.
 Colonel Roosevelt's farewell address be- fore he took charge of the Atlantic ocean for few days, as a favor to Admiral Neptune, contains just about enough to keep the brethren guessing and wonder ing until he returns and all bands be- gin to play. It is prudent, provisional, an interim filler, a curiosity raiser; just what it's deep revolving author meant 1t should be. Its temperature is moderate and of early summer.
 It would be premature to ponder too seriously this preliminary notice of inten- ton. The colonel Is waiting on events. If they are not satisfactory, if they don't turn up as per his schedule. there will be seas of trouble
 Meanwhile it is the duty of all right minded people to agree with the colonel. at present the admiral, that ''the ss'o- boss' system is a sin and a shame as well as played out. This state and this county need and can't get along without just one boss. Temporary mail address: Madrid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
"Moyies" for Churches

Fr6sx time to time the old-fashioned man who is accustomed to taking his religion seriously has had his equani- mity upset by new departures in church work. Formerly the idea of church having a dance hall for its young people was considered scandal ous, and, in fact, it is still so consid- cred in great many communities. However, a plan recently announced in Philadelphia to provide moving pie ture shows for Protestant churches appears to be legitimate and at tractive form of entertainment for church people. The pictures will be taken in the Holy Land and will deal with religious subjects.
 It is stated that movie" service to supply 1400 churches will be in augurated next October. The terri tory will be divided into "centers" and operators ~i'l give show in one ,i-furth of a city each night. How the services will be financed is not dis closed, but a small admission charge would easily defray all expenses. Any church entertainment that really en- tertains will never lack for liberal patronage.
 Nowadays city churches have wide variety of activities. The old idea of hammering religion into people is considered by many leaders obsolete, particularly in the case of young. peo- pie. It was just this practice of "hammering" that turned the "younger generation" away from the churches and efforts are now being made by observant preachers, as well as the members of their congrega- tions, to offer something more than a dry exposition of the scriptures. Some churches have been more radi- cal than others, but nearly all city churches have felt the need of doing something to attract young people.
 The possibilities of moving pictures are so great, it is wonder they haven't been already more widely util- ized in church work. There is vast amount of dramatic material in the Bi- ble. Much of it has already been used on the stage and in moving pictures. Furthermore, pictures that portray wildly the actual scenes mentioned in the Bible are bound to have great educative value.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
CHuD SETS BROKEN ARM
From the Los Angeles Examiner.


 Sarah Shaffer T. years old, developed into ttle heroine last night when hei 5-year-old sister fell on the sidewalk while at play and shattered her elbow Dr. Edward G. Wiley, chief police sur geon, explained patiently over the tele- phone how the splint should be put on and Sarah made such a good job of il as to win the admiration of, all who saw the tiny patient when she arrived at the receiving hospital with her little amateur nurse.
 The children's father is at the county hospital and their mother went to visit him. Maybelle fell and broke her arm Sarah called up the receiving hospital but owing to the distance was advised to call one of the district doctors. She could raise none, and again called the receiving hospital. Dr. Wiley told Sarah what to do to relieve the baby's pain while the ambulance raced out to the Shaffer home, and Sarah obeyed instruc- tiohs to the letter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
JUDE JOHNSON IN JAIL

From the Atcshison Globe.
 Jude Johnson became a candidate for dog catcher because his friends said he could be elected without any effort at all, and at least 2000 men promised to vote for him. On election day Jude got 34 votes, and is no win jail for misrepre- senting in his report of campaign ex- penses From his cell Jude sent this message to the reporters today: Don let any man get it into his head that there
 Is a loud call for his services and that the people can be trusted. Any man who believes he is popular and can win a political office hands down is an ass or perverse fool, as 1t were. As to my per- sonal condition, my wife refuses to get me out of jail, and for the first time in my life I don't blame her. She it was who told me couldn't be elected to any thing. and I replied by saying that wom- en know nothing of affairs politic She alone was honest with me; my friends lied to me, and I now regard them as slimy fishworns in the grass."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
Value of sIag Fertilizer

'When I was last in Ireland to visit my father and mother I remarked the wonderfully luxuriant grass on our old farm," said the Rev. Father Coyle.
 q had never seen such beautiful grass and when I asked my father to account for 1t he said: I am now us- ing slag fertilizer. one of Germany $ by-products. It Is comparatively inex- pensive, and the results of using 1t Is what you see.' I told my father that the Birmingham district had vast quan- titles of slag all but wasted. It was with peculiar interest therefore that read in The geHerald the Tennes- see company's announcement that it would build a slag fertilizer plant and make the same sort of fertilizer that Germany produces-the Thomas slag- but of even better quality. This will mean much, of course, for Birmingham as an industrial center"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
BEING sOCIABLE
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 Getting acquainted' is a great art of citizenship. This is the finest achievement of the school social centers. It keeps a lot of persons from being home wall flowers" It cultivates sociability. The Smiths and the Joneses find out what really nice people the Joneses and the Smiths are.
 It is a little absurd that when the Smiths and Joneses have exhausted other topics and wish to speak of their city affairs-their ''poltics"-they have to get out of the public school building and go over across the street" to private hall. But that. of course. won't last long.
 If you get pessimistic sometime about dance halls, pool halls. saloons, uncen- sored picture shows and the like things that threaten morality and home life. turn your minds eye on this school center influence It is one of the hopeful, splen- did forces at work for the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
In Musical Circles

''The choruses that united in singing the beautiful oratorio, Paradise Lost at the festival last month, will begin early in the coming fall to rehearse an ora torio for the festival next spring." said a member of the Arion club.
 We will take plenty of time to learn the work thoroughly without any rush as the festival time approaches. Paradise Lost under MT. Rienzi Thomas leader ship. was splendidly rendered, and the singers learned their respective parts within a few months. We had to crowd many rehearsals into the last two oi three weeks. It has not yet been de- cided which of the oratorios we will learn for next year. King Olaf by Elgar, will probably be the choice, but if it Is decided to take up another work the music-lovine public may rest assured that it will bt modern and dramatic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 You may have noticed that the man who wants to right the great wrongs of the peepul always wants to take up a col lection.
 The fact that people can't read each others minds goes a long way toward keeping down the number of divorces.
 Call man sly dog and 1t ticlsles him. Call him sneaking cur and he wants to fight.
 When man owes everybody he always believes that if he could only borrow enough money he would soon be out of debt.
 The married man who hasn't anything running around his house but a fence Is always the lad who doesn't like the way tho fool neighbors raise their children.
 Every girl is an optimist. Give her a pair of shapoiy ankles and she is sat- ished that she has good figure, Three months before the boob makes up his mind to propose the girl has se- lected the fiat and copped out an option on the bedroom set she wants. The suffragette wants to become mans equal. But the womanly woman knows that shc Is mans superior, 1 A woman is person who knows what she wants until she gets it, and then wants something different, Two girls can meet on the street and chat sweetiy for an hour and never lei on that each knows that the Jewelry the other Is wearing came from the 10-ceni store.
 Any married man can tell you thai when friend wife runs in to the next door neighbours house for just a minute" sht going to be gone two hours,
 The world has made lot of progress but there have never been any improve ments made on wheelbarrows and kiss Ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11

A TRIAL which attracted the atten-
 A ton of the whole European con- 4 A tinent, and in which von Bismarcl; Arnim. This man was once the most cherished friend of the iron chancellor and had held many important positions in the diplomatic service. This friendship lasted for many years until the chancellor thought that he was allying himself toe strongly to the party in opposition. At first Bismarck thought of sending him this, for some reason, was abandoned, and soon Won Arnim was left without a posi- tion or any employment.
 Won Arnim then descended to a depth which was intolerable for a member of the diplomatic staff of Europe. He pub lished, or allowed to be published, dis patches in Vienna which he had written at Rome, discredting Bismarck and trying to show that he himself had had more foresight in the papal question than had his leader. The German government could not positively prove that Arnim had writ ten the dispatches, but directed his suc- cessor at Paris to search the archives and see that all the documents that were SUD- posed to be there were in the right place The result of the search was that a large number of them were found to be miss ing.
 When brought before the tribunal Arninl professed that the papers were his owr as they were personal, but declaring however. that he would soon bring them out in the interest of his own defense. Or October 4, Won Arnim was arrested and his country seat near Stettin was searched by a cortege from Berlin. The body oi soldiers could not find any papers ir Arnim's house although they searched carefully and he was then carried of and committed to the Berlin Metropolitan prison. On account of his health he was released on bail, but was rearrested short ly afterward and confined to his house.
 His trial began on December and lasted until the 18th. The charges were advanced by Dr. Tessendorf, the public prosecutor. The court itself, before which the prisoner was tried, was the tribuna of the city of Berlin.
 The count was accused of not having restored soon enough one set of officia papers, which he ultimately sent to tht foreign office; of withholding papers be- longing to the foreign office, which he owned he had in his possession, and ol having carried off from Paris another sci
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
AMBER OF BoKHARA WEALTHY

AMBER OF BOkHAHA " EALInI St. Petersburg Correspondence of the
 New York Sun.
 The largest private hoard in the world is probably that owned by the Ameer of Bokbara, the Russian vassal state in Gen. tral Asia. According to the Turkestan- slsiye Kraj the ameer possesses in his stronghold vault 3l5 feet long. 45 feet wide and 20 feet high, completely filled with gold bars and coined gold.
 Some years ago the ameer had another vault built to hold his savings, and ths new storehouse is now also almost full There is at the Bokharan court an enor- nous cash book, which has served foi generations and in which all revenues and expenditures are supposed to be put down. but also for generations 1t has never been checked with the leash ir hand"
 Grating is the easiest thing in the world at Bokhara. The ameer's officials draw no salary. They are appointed on the understanding that thsy must keep them selves on what they can make out ol their various offices. There is no budget oHu tHo idi6csl pcIinducHt cHotsc UT the ameer's income Is one of s15,o00 an nually for local hospital Then ther, is small contribution toward the up keep of the Russian police in the protec torate and the maintenance of the Box haran army" which has shrunk to ( mere bodyguard.
 The ameer's annual savings, 1t is cal culated amount to more than sS OOO.OOO year. Hc is by traditional usage com
 pelled to send every year number O
 valuable ''presents' to the Russian au thorities at Samarkand and Tashkent These presents consist of carpets. silk and the like. which are immediately solt by the recipients to native traders, from whom tho ameer as regularly buys then back at fixed prices. to be stored up ant
 to serve again as ''presents'' tho followinI year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11

On account of the love of confections by the men of the Atlantic reserve fleet, stationed at the Philadelphia navy yard, the government candy bill is no small item. Last years supply of 25 tons of candy has all been consumed. and now an order has been given for 30 tons of candy and so,oo0 packages of salted pea nuts. The candy is to be put up in 20,0OC half pound boxes. An officer states that the men are partial to the peanuts when in port, but that their preference Is for the candy when they are at sea,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
BuildInr Activities

Last year was Blrmingham's banner year in large construction work-hotels and handsome mercantile buildings-and we will have new period of building &C., tivity beginning with this summer,' said a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Among the large buildings will prob ably be the long-needed auditorium. There is every reason to believe that ground will be broken sometime during the fall. If In addition to the auditorium we can induce the government to begin work on the $1,00O,000 postoffice, Birmingham would present busy scenes in the building line. This present year witnessed the comple- tion of the tallest skyscraper in the south, the Jefferson County Savings Bank build- ing. I do not know that any new sky scrapers are planned for the immediate future. but 1t is safe to say that within the next two years two or three tall buildings will be in course of construc- tion."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF COUNT voN ARN1M

I of papers of which he would give no ac- count. He was also charged with having papers which he owned were in his pos- session which he would not give up and of having the papers which he would give no account of for the express purpose of furthering his political ends and for the use of publishing them.
 | On the last two charges the tribunal held that there was not enough evidence to show him guilty on criminal charge The court then made a long statement, tracing the different disciplinary and legal offenses. Won Arnim was clearly guilty of breach of discipline, but there was great difference between that and being legally guilty. In regard to the papers which he refused to give up, the court up- held him in that action. If letter is sent from the foreign office to dfplo- matic agent merely censuring him per- scnally, the letter is clearly his, as 1t i is private guidance. If dispatch is also sent with the letter it depends on how much personal and how much state matter make up the contents If Count von Arnim thought that they were mostly personal rebukes censuring his conduct he had right to them, but even in case, nat he had overestimated the personality ot the letters, it showed that he had bona. flde reason for withdrawing them.
 | The only charge that was at last left, was that of the dispatches about ecces- astical matters, which Arnim held he thought would not be wanted at Paris, as his successor was a Sa-holic and So took them with him to B -lin. and th:sn to Carlsbad. In this, the court ruled. that even if he were right in bringing them from Paris to Berlin, he had no right | to take them with him to Carlsbad, and l.c could easily discriminate that they were belonging to the foreign office. He was thus found guilty of removing public doc- ur,ents and was accordingly sentenced to 1 nee months Imprisonment.
 l From this sentence both Arnim and the public prosecutor made an apreal with the result that the sentence was in- creased to nine months. The count escaped l imprisonment by leaving the country, and at Zurich published pamphlet. in which he attempted to show that the attacks upon him had been made through the per- | sonal jealousy of Bismarck. For this he | was accused of treason, insult to the Em- pcror and labelling Bismarck, and in his absence was sentenced to five years penal sclviture. This sentence, however, was never executed. for he never returned to Germany and died May 19, 1881.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
SKIT ON ST. R.'So RIVER om the Wasbinpton Post

Y iOHi lnc NdsIl1lS tOH GOSl.
 All lingering doubts about "The River Iof Doubt" will be removed next Wednesday night, when the National Press club of Washington will put a climax to. the controversy by the pro- duction of play that Is expected to clear the mystery. The production will be entitled The River of Doubt or the Vindication of the Colonel" a "waI drama In three acts by Dr. Leonard Wood"
 The play will be staged in the. as- sembly room of the club, and will be interpreted by a cast consisting oi newspaper men stationed in Washing ton. Two of the characters, both En. glishmen, appear as the official vii. lains of the Roosevelt Brazilian ex. ploration. Dr. Wiley, Admiral Pear, and Dr. Cook figure prominently in tn, story, and Gofford Pinchot will be seer as the colonels counsel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
Builders of Birmingham

The Traders National bank in its
 biographical series has this to say in con- | nection with its June calendar:
 Tn May, 1914, it was announced that
 Mir William Procter Gould Harding would sever his connection with the First National bank of Birmingham to accept appointment as a member of the federal reserve board, the supreme court oi finance of the United States A close stu dent, possessing comprehensive knowl- edge of finance and economies. and vel informed as to the needs and resources of the south, he is admirably fitted for the position, and his selection has met with wide approval.
 MT. Harding was born in Greene coun- ty, Alabama, on May 6, 1864, and is a graduate of the University of Alabama In 1882 he entered the employ of J. H FNitts & Co.,, bankers, at Tuscaloosa. Four years later he became assistant cashier of the Berney National bank in Birming- ham, and in 1894 was promoted to the cashiership. He occupied this position for two years, resigning to become vice pres ident of the First National bank Upon the retirement of MT. N. E. Barker in 1902 he was elected president. The First National bank has grown to be one of the strongest institutions in the south, and Mr. Harding's progressive views, ex- cellent judgment and sound methods have contributed in very large measure to It's success.
 MT Harding has been a prominent public figure in Alabama, and has assist ed in the solution of many difficult ques- tions. Numerous civic undertakings have
 received successful direction at his hands and his removal is a distinct loss to the entire state."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
YOUTHFUL INGENUITY 9 the Philadelphia Register.

One afternoon a very stout woman was rambling along a country road when she suddenly noticed little boy walking closely beside her. Not know ing the youngster, she was naturally somewhat surprised.
 Look here, little boy" she heatedly cried, why are you following me along like that? Go away from me in- stantly"
 T ain't doin' nothin', lady" pleaded the little fellow. Please don't send me away"
 You must go away at once," re- peated the perplexed woman. "Wh, do you wish to follow me?'
 "Because,' was the startling re. Joinder of the youngster. you are tn, only shady spot along the whole road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
INDIANS WHO WE'RE porrrns

Malone (N. Y.) Dispatch to New York
 World,
 Workmen excavating at Fort Gov ington have uncovered numerous small mounds at the top of a hill. in which were found articles of Indian earth enware. Among them are two clay yes sells about foot in diameter, well pressed. one shaped like frying pan with vertical sides, the other like a rose bowl with sides curvingS in at the top. The sides are ornamented near the top with diagonal stripes,
 A long line of mounds on the hill also has been unearthed. These are sup. posed to be graves of American soldiers of the war of 1872. buried there wher the old village of French Mill was Gen. eral Covipgton's headQuartere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
FoREsTALLING CRITICISM.

Why are you taking such an active part in this reform movement? I have always thought you rather easy-going."
 ''So am, but in these days and times it behooves one to accuse somebody else of wrongdoing before he is accused him. self"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
CHINESE GET DEGREES

From the New York Herald.
 Twenty-three Chinese are to receive degrees at the one hundred and sixtieth of Columbia university, which Is being held this week with the most varied round of social and academic activities ever seen at the in- stitution. Five of the Chinese students will receive the degree of doctor of |philosophy. 10 the degree of master of arts and eight the degree of bacheloy of arts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11

than the other does; and have ever been of the opinion that there are more well-pleased old women than old men. thought it good reason for this, that the ambition of the fair sex being confined to advantageous marriages. or shining in the eyes of men. their parts were soon over, and consequently the errors Tn the performances of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
JUST A LITTLE WHILE.

While going down the crowded ways the
 crowded ways of life what man is there who. free from care,
 may walk mid pleasures rife And not be sad and not be mad and not
 succumb to care, Because he meets In sounding streets the
 shadow of despair? O hopeless one. ere set of sun, before
 your grip is lost. Please stop awhile, put on a smile and
 try to count the cost Of giving up before the cup is drained
 clear to the lees. Be brave, be strengths not for long, we
 bear life's mockeries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
HEAVEN

By Christina Georgina Rossetti 2 Heaven overarches earth and sea, Earth sadness and sea bitterness Heaven overarches you and me, A little while and we shall b{< ' Please God-where there is no more sea Nor barren wilderness
 s a Heaven overarches you and me, And all earth's gardens and her eraves. Look up with me, until we see
 The day break and the shadows flee \
 What though tonight wrecks you and nc.
 If 70 tomorrow saves? 4