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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

BEGINNING THE DAY-Grant to me, 0 my God. a warm grafitude today for government and liberty and peace. Give me thankfulness that my country and my home are not trampled and torn by war; that my father, my brother, and my boy. my mother, my wife, my sister ana my child are spared the bullets anu the passions of battle. Amen II. M. +.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
A HERO.

planned seizures of territory, or 3e. cause Emperors want to find a use foi great armies and with the false splen- dor of military glory cheat the people whose substance they have taken to pay for the siege guns and the keep of grenadiers. We have in mind no new proposals of mediation, but we want to see the end of battles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
A New orIc.n. Eislter

Gen. w. J. Behan of New Orleans spent yesterday in Birming1ami Although he is Confederate veteran,I having served four years in the civil wal in the famous Washington artillery, heI does not look his age. He is not only toungish in ap- pearance. but he is remarkably vigorous both physically and meAtally. He was mayor of New Orleans some years ago, and is one of the most highly esteemed men in the Crescent Citf.
 General Behan owns Considerable lnin- eral property in Alabama. He went from Birmingham to Jasper Yesterday to look after business interests lin that section.
 Business conditions in New Orleans, as they arein other cities, are quiet at the present time" said General Behan.
 'T visit Birmingham from time to time and am always impressed with its growth and handsome improvements. It is an attractive city in every way. and, of course, it has a great future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

osing airships and aeroplanes to gather information about the movements of an enemy is legitimate, but using them to crop bombs on helpless noncombatants IS inexcusable barbarity. no matter which side is guilty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

A long felt want is the desire of Con sress to adjourn. It is trying enough for politician to stay on the job under nor nal conditions. but doubly so when he sees his fences in need of repair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
HER POINT OF VIEW

From the Boston Transcript,
 Rich Papa-You foolish girl, that Eng fish noblcman who's courting you really doesn't look on you as hts equal.
 Willful Heiress-I don't care for that, papa, as long as he's my peer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

There will be no shortage of grand opera stars Tn this country as result of the
 war abroad. Most grand opera stars are
 more heroic on the stage than anywhere else
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

King Albert of Belgium may yet have to take refuge in England. but not for the same reason that prompted Manuel of Portugal to settle down there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

Neither the allies nor the Germans seem to be making much headway in France, but they continue to increase the number of widows and orphans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

Now that the Germans are almost with in striking distance of London. maybe some of England's young men will begin to regard the war more seriously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 .Jasp~rse Fine Fair

expected to see a good fair in Jasper but 1t far surpassed my expectations said Mrs. John B. Reid, who spent day this week in the Walker county metrop- olis lowing to my active connection with the Birmingham State Fair associa- ton naturally take lively interest in all exhibitions of Alabama products. People of Jasper and the surrounding country certainly deserve great credit. Their fair would attract attention in any large city.
 T understand that Montgomery's fair is great success this year. My son wrote me from Montgomery that it was n splendid fair. intend to spend a week. end in that city for the purpose of seeing the fair and comparing it with ours.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
WHEN KERMIT NEARLY DROWNED

From "A Hunter Naturalist in the | Brazilian Wilderness" by Theodore | Roosevelt. in Scribners
 Kermit yelled to the steersman rt
 turn her head. so as to take them in
 the only way that offered any chance
 whatever of safety. The water camc ] aboard, wave after wave, as they raced down. They reached the bottom with the canoe upright, but so full as barely to float, and the paddlers urged her toward the shore. They had nearly reached the bank when another whirl- pool or whirling eddy tore them away and hurried them back to midstrea m. where the dugout filled and turned over. Joao, seizing the rope, started to swim ashore; the rope was pulled from his hand, but he reached the bank. Poor Smplicio must have been pulled under at once, and his life beaten out on the powders beneath the racing torrent. He never rose again nor did we ever recover his body. Kermit clutched his rifle. his NOAAtO EVO w WinSnculST, W1ln WHICH he had done most of his hunting both in Africa and America. and climbed on the bottom of the upset boat In q minute he was swept into the second series of rapids and whirled away from the rolling boat losing his rifle. The water beat his helmet down over his head and face, and drove him be- meath the surface; and when he rose at last he was almost drowned. his breath and strength almost spent He was in swift but quiet water, and swan toward an overhansing branch. His jacket hindered him, but he knew he was too nearly gone to be able to get 1t off; and. thinking with the cu- rious calm one feels when death is but a moment away, he realized that the utmost his failing strength could do was to reach the branch. He reached, and clutched 1t. and then almost lacked strength to haul himself out on the land. Good Trcgueiro had faith fully swam alongside him through the rapids. and now himself scrambled ashore. It was . very narrow escape. Kermit was . greet comfort and help to me on the trip; but the fear of some fatal accident befalling him was always . nightmare to me- He was to be- married as soon as the trip was over, and 1t did not seem to me that I could bear to bring bad tidings to This betrothed and to his mother.
 simplicio was unmarried. Later we l sent to his mother all the money that
 would have been his had he lived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
Presentkd the Truth

q was greatly interested in The Age Herald lobby interview with Second avenue merchant who tried to collect s25c bill in one of the cotton countless said Sydenham Moore.
 Years ago when I was a country mer- chant I had experience similar to the s25O incident related in The Age-Herald. If a farmer owed you money and you had a mortgage he was never willing for you to sell the cotton for him. It was that way in years gone by and it is that way today. I smiled when I read the lobby interview and remarked to friend who was sitting .by, regardless of details, this story contains the truth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
QUICK RETURNS.

QClCh REI RNS. 'Its surprising what women can do with their tears.'
 Indeed it is. Some of them merely ir- rigate the powder on their cheeks for a few minutes and get any amount of money they want"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

The battles of the Braves" and the Athletlcs' are recounted with a fidelity to detail that indicates the complete ab- sence of censorship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

Five Austrian generals were deprived of their command at the same time, which may explain what was the matter with Austria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

leaven of German troops seems to make surprising difference in the re- sistng power of the Austrian armies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

Having sent his sons to the front as a true war lord should do, the Kaiser over looks no opportunity to decorate them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
SAFE HERE.

SAFE HERE. I'm glad I'm not in London now, And here's the reason why: I might betray a troubled brow, For fear that from the sky A Zeppelin might drop a bomb And blow me into bits, A thought that makes the English dumb And nearly gives them fits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

In spite of the fact that Paris is not just
 now able to set the styles. the man in the street can detect no shortage in weird
 designs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

American diplomats and burgomasters seem to be the only persons who stand their ground in Belgium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
AN ADDED HANDICAP.


 ''Why is it that so many of these danc- ing men on the stage wear long hair that they have to keep brushing out of their eyes?" T don't know. unless they are glad of an opportunity, however small. to make their dancing seem more difficult than it really is"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
DRoNEs.

With folded hands
 They sit and wait. Poor spineless things, The pawns of fate, Whiles others rise
 And do the work That these with lame Excuses shirk. Fame's summits high Will know them not, And dead they shall Be soon forgot; Nor would the world Be more forlorn, If such as they
 Had ne'er been born.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

Mexico seems to have reached the point where sne doesn't feel normal unless a few bullets are flying within her bor- ders
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
RIGHT BACK AGAIN.

You ought not to nope so much. should kiss your hand to trouble tell fl gcod-by..s Aw
 'satuckss I've tried that. Just V think trouble has gone for good cover it executing successful fam movement"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
BUNGALOW ON A sKYscRApER

Thanksgiving turkey is already beinl heard in the land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

Philadelphia Ledger: Antwerp retrieves Rheims. Whatever the truth about the destruction of the French cathedral, the latest bombardment is earnest enough of Germany's determination to wage a civ ilized war. According to dispatch from Berlin. the attackers asked and received map showing the principal architectural features of the city to enable artillery fire to be directed against spots less sanc- tified by centuries of human art Ger many will not suffer by such enlightened methods of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
WAR ECHOES

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Tho battle of the Aisne, or, as it has been more aptly
 called. the battle of the seven rivers. is at an end. And yet. in definite sense. | it has never ended The fighting has been continuous, there has been no break anywhere but the struggle has assumed so changed an aspect that further refer | ence to the battle of the Aisne" Is mani
 festly improper. It had come to be called
 an endless battle; history will find it
 difficult to set mark which shall show that the contest ever ended. Certainly It has been without result.
 The ordinary nomenclature of war is be- coming inapplicable to the existing con f1ict The fight along the Marne was really a battle. but the combat along the more
 northern line, which has lasted for nearly month. has not been a battle in the ac-
 cepted sense of the term. Neither has It been siege. It cannot be called campaign, for it has been only one stage of the German campaign in France
 All former conceptions of war are dwarfed. The old terminology is inade- quate because the old ideas of war are SS'c%See+ weeks of fighting, the world is unable to comprehend the vastness of the struggle. Universal intellect has not yet grasped the significance of a phenomenon for which intellect can find no analogy or prece- dent.
 The battle of the Aisne'' has shifted impereeptibly into the even greater bat tie which now ranges from Switzerland to the mouth of the Scheldt And this battle will perhaps, shift again into some even vaster struggle with no break or definite line of demarcation.
 In it's present aspect the war is not a succession of battles, as wars have al- ways been in the past, but persistent, superhuman. continuous battle. Human endurance may break in time, and then men may fight as men have been wont to fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
Alabama a Diamond state

''I sometimes think that the people o Alabama do not have a sufficient stat, pride said Percy Clark; that is, as t, this states wonderful variety of re sources. Alabama has produced thret very fine diamonds and some very valua ble pearls, and yet we rarely ever heal these facts spoken of, and certainly nol in general publicity sense in advertisinf the state.
 'In government publication issued by the geological survey. department of the interior. entitled, Gems and Precious Stones in 191s.' Douglass E. Sterrett has this to say under the caption of 'Diamond Alabama:
 "A beautiful diamond crystal was
 sent to the survey by Mir F. M. Lynch
 of Birmingham. along with notes on
 it's history, and further information regarding its discovery was furnished by Mir. J. H. Watkins, geolosist for the Southern railway. This diamond is reported to have been found by ].
 w. Kerr on the property of l. 8. Is-
 bell, at Prescott siding, St. Clair >CeiieSs CiiC anu Onc-lOttttt Inli6S ceSJ of Brompton, on the Southern railway. about eight years ago. The nature of the stone was not recognized until 1t came into the hands of MT. Lynch, who sent 1t to George F. Kunz of New York for Identification. This diamond measures a little over millimeters high and 5.5 millimeters in smallest di- amcter. It weighs 2.H metric carats and is clear and nawless. with slight greenish cast The crystal is so rounded that its form cannot be definitely determined. It is slightly fattened parallel with one of the pos- sible octahedral planes.'
 "In regard to the Alabama diamonds it may be said that they are rare, and that the Lynch diamond is one of the rarest in the world on account of it's colol and size. In the ordinary commercial sense the pure white diamond, free from flaws and what Is sometimes termed ghosts imperfections within the stbnt affecting it's light and color, is the stand. ard. The Alabama gem has something fir color which makes 1t very rare. and sives 1t very much more than the intrinsi< value of the white stone in q commercial sense."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
TRAPPED.

| Please, sir. can you spare a quarter for poor man who had to run away from his home in Belgium?v So you've come all the way from Bel- sium to the United States, eh?e Yes sir.' "Well.. that's a long walk. Didn't you get fdohsoresa and swearyen < Indeed I did, sir. There wuzi times when thought. I'd never be able to make itv
 HARD TO GET. Some people call money the mazuma.' others call it rocks Have you any par ticular synonym for moneygs "Yes. I call it the 'unattainable 1"
 A HERO. Although he may be rude and rough And sometimes rather rowdy Old Boston town cant get enough Of
 GoN8F.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
NOT UNUSUAL.

ascrapes tells me that he is welded to his violin Well, he's not the first man to get nothing but discord from his wife"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
PRIVILEGED.

A fair stenog
 Was Edna Shine. Who ne'er got down Fore half-past nine. But there was no
 Real need to hurry; She'd copped the boss And so should worry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
More Demand for Milking Machine.


 Tt is only question of time when the majority of Alabama and Georgia farm CTS, finding that sure profit lies in that di- rection, will be raising dairy cattle and engaging in the dairy business on broad and scientific lines,' said L. F. West of Knoxville, who represents New Jersey lam on business.
 Cream separators, milking machines and engines are in increasing demand in the Birmingham district. which is the best developed of Alabama's dairy sec tions. The excellent market here is re- sponsible for the exceptional development, but there is no reason why the farmers of the entire state should not participate ir the profits of the dairy business. Nat ural conditions are everywhere favorable and since the cotton planting interests have suffered so heavily, dairying has re. ceived a decided impetus
 ''ln the past year our concern alone has sold more than a carload of dairy eouip. ment to farmers of the Birmingham dis eiiSet anu iii ttidt pctiou AldDdind, ItOrRl1 and Tennessee have bought six carloads from us A very few years ago praeti. cally none of this class of output found a market in the territory mentioned
 Mir West said Alabama dairy farmers generally are building modern barns, with concrete floors and without lofts. Alb senoe of lofts. he explained. contribute much to the cleanliness of the product by eliminating dust and rats. Steam pow CT is much in favor for 1t makes easy the sterilization of utensils and equipment Milking machines are much more gener- ally in use in the north than here, but southern dairymen are now beginning tc take lively interest in this modern de- vice
 Only minor hindranees to the normal progress of business has been encountered by his firm in this section, said Mir. West
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

Chicago Herald: Enough news has been received to indicate that an unpleas- ant situation, from the British point of view, exists in South Africa. Just how serious it is we are left to infer. Prob ably the British themselves do not know. The facts as given. however, indicate l that the situation Is more serious in pos abilities than in the actuality, A Colonel I Maritz, commanding an unspecified num- Der of troops in the northwest of Cape Colony. near German Southwest Africa.
 has revolted and taken his men with | him.
 Moreover, the proclamation of martial
 law throughout the entire South African
 union contains the allegation that there | has been a widespread secret propaganda | by the government of German South
 west Africa to seduce citizens and officers
 and members of the defense forces of the union from their allegiance
 1 Up to the present all the overt acts
 have occurred far away from the Trans
 vaal and the Orange Free State where one would naturally suppose disaffection might most readily be stirred up And the government of the union itself gives
 no hint of it's inability to deal with the sit nation.
 One effect of the situation will natural ly be to retard movement of South Af-
 rlcan troops to the aid of Great Britain.
 at least until the government feels the
 South African situation is well in hand.
 Another effect will probably be the be-
 ginning of more active operations against
 German Southwest Africa.
 During recent years there have been frequent evidences that the Boers were satisfied with the practical home rule
 which Great Britain conceded the South
 African union. They have taken a prom
 inent part in the government. little time
 should show just how deep that satis- | fo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

Entered at the Birmin gham, Ala, postofffce as second class matter under act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

A. J. Eaton. Jr., O. E. Young and W. H. overby are the only authorized travelling representatives of The Age Herald in its ejaculation department
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-06
SAW l,0OO DEAD GERMANS.
Lieutenant Brown Describes Battlefield
He Visited.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6. -Lieutenant
AelIlcort l;rown, L. 5. ~, who visited
the battlefield of the Meiux lust after
the hgnting, reached New York vestcr-
'ay aboard the steamship Minnetonka
With vivid description of the battle
nei0' 80 great was the carnage, he
sald' that within radius OF 600 wards
'e saw Loco dead Germans. The hay
"het charges of the allies, he said. were
responsible for the great slaughter. as
the German soldiers were so strongly
eht' ehrhed that they could be dislodeed
III no other way.
l saw Captain Parker of the United
states army while ! was in France =
Lieuteh2nt Brown said, "and he told
"'e that The German retreat from its
near approach to Paris had been per-
feet military movement and that he
had seen but Que dead German left
behind. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-06
FACE THE RESULT
WITH CONFIDENCE
Feeling of Optimism in France, But
There Is Little Real News from
Theatres of War.

LONDON, Oct q, 1910 a. .m.-So far
as London is concerned for the past l.
hours news has been contraband Of war.
When the embargo IS lifted the public ex-
poets tidlngs Of great moment and there
is a distinct tendency Of optimism as to
the nature of revelation. The French
ministry of war III explaining the neces-
slty for official communication being lacon-
lc states that it is useless to be more ex-
pllcit If the battle III the valleys Of Aisne
and the Somme are not finished. The
authorities know that the conflict will be
tedious and prolonged before "A decisive
result is obtained Even the small relief
afforded by news of great activity in the
east sent out Yesterday has ceased today
and censorship has spread to that region,
where throughout the war news Of military
operations has been more accessible than
in any other theater of warfare
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-06

FATAL ACCIDENT.
Fragment of Bursting Emery Wheel
Kills Mortified Man.

NORTHFIELD, October 6. = James
Cottrin, respected farmer of the
town Of Northfield, was killed almost
instantly about 10 clock Saturday
morning at the farm of Jesse Cook
near the Harlow bridge. Mr.. Coffrin
was assisting Mr.. Cook in cutting en-
slla9e and was sharpening the knives
OF the ensilage cutter, when the emery
wheel, which was attached to a 9aso-
line engine, broke and large piece
of the wheel flew and struck Mr.. Coff-
rim on the side Of the head, fracturing
the jaw bone and inhicting a terrible
cash in his head, which caused his
death. Physicians were summoned and
G. +. Hatch 5 automobile called, but
death was almost instantaneous.
Mr.. Coffrin was about 80 years old
and owned a butter tub factory at his
farm few miles above the Harlow
bridge. For several years Mr.. and Mrs
COffrin very efficiently ran the town
farm of Mortified. He leaves a wife
and one daughter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-06

Automobiles carrying nearly 80
members Of the BrattIeboro board of
trade and friends left the town hall
building this morning at 9.15 O'Clock
on two-days trip through Vermont.
Dinner will be partalren Of this noon
at the Equinox House, Manchester.
and the night will be spent in Rut,
land. In the morning the party will
90 TO Woodstock and then to Spring
held, where they viii have dinner.
They plan TO reach Brattleboro on the
return tomorrow afternoon about )
o clock
Among those in the party arc Edwin
ID. Whitney. Charles f. Bingham. +.
l.. Burnett, E. FL. PutLam, A. ". Rock
well, {. +. Thomas, Ralph Guibbord,
Peter Biagotti, A. S. Thompson, l.. Guv
Tasker, DR.. W. IL. Lane, Walter Spear,
G.. b. Crowcll, S. NJ. Spencer, &. II.
Niles, Clements Brown. r. J. Eldredge.
George L. Dunham, Howard Merrill.
Il. Il. Perry, Rev. Roy NJ Houghton,
Carl 5. Hopkins, 4. p Simonds. III. G.
! Rice, George t.. Foster, William l..
Hunt, Deunison Cowles, Martin Aus
tin, c. A. Me Rae, +. B. Putnam. Hor-
ton ID. Walker. Harry l.. Emerson.
bert Simons, William Cushman. Sber-
man +. Abbott, L. NJ. Goodenough.
Harold Smith, Henry E. Whitney. sr.,
Henry L. Whitney, ir., c. w. Cleave.
land, George p. Miller, A. L. Miller.
4. +. Wood, Rev Nelson Kellogg, f.
II. Sanford, James II. Hoadley, Dr. f.
Il. Lynch, W. X. Sparks, II. NJ. Wood.
Z. G. Staples, George W. Gilman, d.
IL. Burdick, E. r. Lowell, A. T. Miller.
IL. H. Eddy Il. II. Miller, Gustaf
Hertzberg, Bert Williams, W. II. Proc
tor, Hal L. March, Ray l.. Amidon,
Dr. II. l.. Waterman. w f. Root. E.
IL. Crane, }. +. Rogers, NJ. c. Hough-
ton, Carl F. Cain, Willis d. ellison.
Albert W. Rockwell, d. Frank Shea.
BARNARD Taylor, all of Brattleboro
and John II. Ware. f. B. Batehelder,
Mr.. Robinson and c. H. Willard OF
Townshend.