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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Christmas club Money

The American Trust and Savings bank
win send out its Christmas club checks
next Monday. Il was the pioneer bank
here in Christmas club savings It started
in the spring of last year, and when the
holiday season came the savings of in
divlduals who had Joined the club totaled
about $4,000. The club membership was
something like 1900. This year the MEM
bership is about 240O, and the total amount
of Christmas savings which will be
checked out of the American Trust next
week will be about $4,000. Clerks have
been busy all this week filling out checks.
which, by the way, are of beautiful de-
sign The checks are printed on fine
bank paper and look like real money. ="
In speaking of the American Trust and
Savings bank Christmas Saving club. As
sistant Cashier e. B. Crawford said yes
terday: This method of accumula ting
money for Christmas shopping becomes
more and more popular. Our club meIn-
bership has doubled this year rs COM
pared with last. and il is safe 10 say that
it will double again next year. We are
now ready to mail out $4,000. Next year
the total amount will be about 100000. ="
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10
SUBSTANCE AND SHADOW

BY Cardinal Newman.
They do but grope in Earnings pedant round
Who on the fantasies of sense bestow
An idol substance bidding bow low
Before those shades of being which found,
Stirring still. on mans brief background;
AS If such shapes and NODES which come and go,
Had aught of Truth Life in their show
To sway judge and skill to sain or wound
Son of immortal seed, high man!
Know thy dread gift-a creature yet
Each mind its own centre, and 1t draws
Home to ITSELF and molds in its thoughts span
All outward things, tie vassals of its WILL
Aided by Heaven. by earth unthwarted still
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
ANOTHER VIEW.

Ihere was girl In Birmingham
Who had most distracting shape;
she dressed as IL to say, II am
A dream, so let the johnnies gape!".
hneh time she tripped along the street,
Still followed by admiring eyes
And Thought herself SO wondrous sweet.
1t would have caused her much sur
prise.
Had she but known some men who stared
To others said. You bet your life.
I'm glad that freak whose charms arc
barred
In not my sister or my wife,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10
GRAPES or EsCHoL.

nave not entered in: across my way, 4
Shining and deep. silent river lies;
But sometimes, In the dawning of the day.
see visions OF its vineyards rise.
The Century.
have not entered in; / fear to go,
Thick is my tongue, and / am mighty
But can see the bar, and well I know
The collars on the beers are much too
high. Cincinnati Enouirer'
have not entered in; must abstain
a little while at least, to keep my vow:
| viii not 'suage my thirst, but suffer
pain,
Zen though the devil whispers, do it
now" Birmingham Age-Herald.
have not entered in; fear the trip
That comes to those of US who cross
the bar,
The outward journeys short-a simple
But, o, the voyage back Is very far.
-Jollnstown Democrat.
l have not entered in, the bunch is there:
And they are buying rounds, in turn
about
I've just the price of one, and street car
fare,
And if entered in would be out.
Houston Pest.
have not entered In: at the door I stood
With key in hand-2 a. m, perhaps
twas more.
But the keyhoe was lost-simply couldn't
be found;
SO sat on the step and numbered and
swors. st. Louis Times.
NOT ALL DARK.
There is bright side to war"
II can't believe it,
"oh, yes. There is nothing doing at the
Rat Mort, the Moulin Rouge is desert
ed and since there are no American tour
lists in Paris to cater to, it's made
to-order' wickedness has taken a slump
ABSENT THRILLS.
II long for some genuine. old-fashioned
melodrama."
why this abnormal craving?"
For one thing. miss the sibilant
words of the villain and the throbbing
voice of the hero upswelling from his
manly chest" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10
Cotton This Year and Next

'I1e larger the cotton crop tho greater
is the percentage of the low grades. and
that accounts for Sc much cotton being
sold by the farmer At 6ss cents. instead OF
cents and better which the higher
grades 6rlng, said Al {. CARRIER. cashier
of the Merchants and Mechanics Trust
and Savings hank. who has farm interests
in Marengo county.
The bumper crop that was made this
year was much more than the world would
have needed. even had there been no
war. AS it is. the crop greatly in excess
of wheat will be used before the next crop
is made. But it can be set down as GER
tain that the 1915 acreage will be reduced
by one-half. The less cotton the farmer
produces next year the better off will
the individual and the whole south be-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

The part the Jews are playing in the
present war was discussed at a recent
meeting of a prominent Jewish society in
New York. Although the Jews in France
number only 100000, they have gained
many posts of honor and large numbers
of them are now fighting bravely in the
trenches for their country Jews in the
German army are accounted among the
Netherlands best soldiers. Many of them
have' received iron crosses for gallantry
In Holland the Jews were among the first
to give aid to the stricken Belgians and
the army of Switzerland contains many
who are keeping vigilant watch along
the boundary of that country. Some doubt
was expressed, however, in the promises
that have been given the Jews in Russia,
although they are supporting the Rus
sian government in the war and are Civ
ing good account of themselves in the
Russian armies. Even General Rennen-
kampf, who has been called a Jew
batter" was among the first to recon-
mend that Jews be promoted for bravery
in battle. In England the prominence
they have obtained politically and socially
makes them important factors in the war
President Wilson suspects that the pres
ent agitation for a larger army and navy
has been inspired by lobbyists. Perhaps
the Kaiser has been an unconscious lob
byist for the same cause by awakening
the American people to the possibility of
war.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

Writing to Ed Howe, a western man
says that a suffragette candidate in his
town distributed more liquor than any
man. Some women are doubtless natural
born politicians.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

Practically all the learned Germans who
write about war say Belgium is to blame
for her present plight Still, Belgium re-
tains her self respect, and that's some
thing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

Berlin restaurants are said to have abol-
ished Irish stew from their menus, yet
not long ago the Germans expected great
things from the Irish.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

OF course, 100 submarines would be
enough if each one could be counted on to
sink dreadnaught.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

Some people have to use high power
glasses to see prosperity coming but even
they can see it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

A leading spokesman for Germany in
this country, though unofficial, says ag-
grandizement is not Germany's idea.
That's comforting. Maybe the grand old
u. s. A. is safe after all.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10
A woMAN's STRATEGY.

A wOMAN's STRATEGY.
once heard of sadly henpecked
man who made friends with a mouse and
by keeping the little animal always about
him he contrived to get the upper hand'
"A strange story. How long did that
state of affairs continue?"
only a short while. The mans wife
introduced q cat and the moment the cat
bounced on the mouse, she pounced on
her husband"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

Now that Broadway has been called an
architectural "convulsion," the musical
comedy comedians may quit singing it's
praises.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

BEGINNING THE DAY.-O God,
help me this day TO preserve lifc's
Nice balances. May be strong,
but also gentle. May i be calm in
my soul, but sensitive to every call
OF need. Give me confidence with
out conceit, courage without rash
ness, mercy without sentimentaHty.
Make me as Thou Vouldst have
me, o great Builder OF men. Amen.
I'll. nj. T..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

Representative Gardner has made the
lingo performances of Representative
Hobson seem quite tame
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

"Electrocution does not eliminate gum
men," declares New York editor. Still,
1t eliminates those to whom it is applied.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

The longer the war in Europe continues
the more convinced an outside observer
becomes that 1t isn't suited to bantam
weights
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

An Ohio man was shot by mistake for a
skunk. If he's very sensitive he'll never
get over it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

Admiral Badger adopts an optimistic
tone in regard to submarines and battle
ships that is highly encouraging.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10
suFFRAGETTEs, PERHAPS.

suFFRAGETTEs. PERHAPS.
Whenever see two women engaged in
whispered conversation I always suspect
them OF undermining somebody's CHAR
acter"
you shouldn't be so cynical. Nowadays
it's possible that one may be telling the
other who to vote for"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10
USUALLY OUT.

THE Gadsons seem well suited to each
other.s
They are always on the GO"
That's 1t. Homo with them is merely
a starting point"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

It's a slow town that doesn't have
police scandal now and then.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10
DIxMUDE. AFTER RAIN.

DIxMUDE. AFTER RAIN.
The names of towns and cities In the
war zone are sometimes given curious pro-
nunciations."
What is the latest example you have
heard7"
AN old gentleman commented on the
herce fighting that took place at Dix
muddy"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

which that other admiral must surely
have felt as the waters closed over
him, the roar of hostile guns still
sounding in his ears.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

Livingston Southern Home: The trou-
bic with the Mexicans is that they had
rather execute each other than to ex-
eoute their laws
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19

For the small boy, 25c goes long way today-aft
er be is safely inside the tent. Let's see peanuts
sc: pop corn. Sc; lemonade, &c. ice cream cone Sc;
more peanuts, Sc. What lot of happiness for so
small sunni
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19
Women Are Best Citizens
BY Herbert Quick.

To those who unfree, and to those who have
struggled successfully for freedom, liberty is very
dear 1t is a living thing. 1t is dear and living
wife and child
The Swiss who fought the Austrians and won; the
Dutch who for eighty years fought Spain, and won;
the Americans who fought the British, and won-all
these and all others who actually fought for liberty
were lovers of freedom.
But whose forefathers freedom for do
not especially love it. We used to it. We are
lukewarm towards it, the first thrill of possession
it is a Laodicean patriotism, neither hot nor cold
and it fails to meet the highest test For we love
liberty little that we stand idly by and let the
weak be oppressed under very eyes in third de-
gree outrages police court horrors, vagrant-law
tyrannies and other denias to the weak and friend
less of that liberty for which forefathers fought
L am glad that the fight of the for their
freedom has been postponed until now. am glad
that they are obliged to wage bitter for thei,
rights 1t will be good for Them and good for soci-
ety-for the suffrage fighters coming to under
stand the preciousness of liberty. When they come
to their victory they will, if they worthy of it,,
have keener sense of the danger which lies in the
slightest transgresson Of the law of equal rights to
all-young, old, rich, poor.
The women may be the Western Continent of pro-
ing citizens they have lain fallow. And now when
the urge toward justice is sorely in need of
impulse they are thrown into struggle for their
rights which ought to make of them much better cit
liens than the who have blunted their moral
senses, and dulled the edge of their judgments in
practical politics.
With half the voters just emerged from struggle
for liberty, the of freedom ought to be blessed
a never before.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19

Mr.. Carger did not escape en-
tirely. He was hit on the con-
Tary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19

He was one of those barristers
with a bossy way that is highly
successful with the n dest, retir-
ing kind of witness.
Coughing in his best profess
sional msner, he giared at the
little man, and commenced.
Now. SIR" he said fiercely.
the first question I have to ask
you is: Have you ever been a
bankrupt"
No"
II really must warn you TO ba
careful, sir. Do you mean to say
that you have never st any time
I'm your career stopped payment"
No"
''Ah. thought yoa would re-
consider that statement Now,
will you please tell the jury when
IL was that you did stop pay
ment?"
when I Sad paid everybody,
of coursei"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19
VACATION NOTES.

In wedding the flower garden
It is difficult for the novice to
tell flowers from weeds. ThNre
is one simple way of distinguish
ing them: IL they pull up easily,
they are flowers.
The most popular hardy peren-
nfal of the suburban backyard is
certainly the common tin cana
densis.
According to the garden hand
book, paris green is poisonous TO
most insects, but nature has pro-
vtded many of them with an in
stinct that protects them from
the consequences of their Hitter
acy.
The inch worm should be In
teresting to the evolutionist be-
cause il plainly shows a rudimen-
tary animal sense of the delights
am told that the tree toad is
of golf.
neither four-t6ed nor five-toed.
II is tree toad. Ha-ha.
HAAJI.
We find it o. X. TO rest
on Tuesdays.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19
RUrT HE GOT THE RUG.

All Musket Ridge is shocked
over the death of Gabe Huxx. He
swallowed a potato bug last Fri
day and took a dose of paris
green to kill the bug. The bug
Is dead and Gabe Is in heaven
The Musket Ridge (Ga.) News.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19
YES. WHY


And while public interest In
this subject is keen, Why do we
say "as bright as a button?"
Or "as sound as q nut?"
Or "as happy as a clam"
Or "as wise as an OWL"
Or AS gay as lark ?"
Or "as fine as a fiddler"
Or "as brown as berry,"
Springfield Mass Union.
A PLUNGER
PERSONAL young man with
$50 to invest will take half inter
est in paying business. in
Buffalo paper.
MENTAL SCIENCE IN RHYME
Hot?
What
Rot
Indianapolis Star.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19

"By the grace of God we, Nicholas II emperor and
autocrat of all the Russias, king of Poland grand
duke of Finland etc. believe unshakabIy that all
faithful subjects will rise with unanimty and devo-
ton for the defense of Russian soil"
sBy the grace of God, we, Wilhelm IL king of
Prussia emperor of Germany etc. call upon all our
faithful subjects to rise united in defense of the be
loved Fatherland''
Then Nicholas invades the Fatherland and Will
helm invades "al the Russias," etc.
Then tens of thousands of faithful subjects in the
prime of life slaughtered. Then, millions of
women and children weep and go hungry. Then, the
fields uncultivated and what civilization be-
comes a barren waste.
But the risk that crowned heads take is great
They showing the millions that it is not ''by the
grace of God"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19

At swatting flies I'm a world
beaten.
Few swatters with me will
compare,
But sure as swat a muskeeter,.
The soh-of-a-gun isn't there.
-Peorra Journal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19
EDUCATIONAL MOVIES

Satan: what do you think of
this placer
New Arrival (moving-pictur
directory: Ny boy, you've got q
feature film here--Pgck.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19
JUST
lOOKIN'
ON

TO A WEATHER-BEATEN LID.
My old straw hat has served me
well
Through many years, and
gosh! It
Makes me so mad TO hear Ma tell
How she would love to wash it.
Why scrub that lid? Its present
stage
OF cleanliness won't harm me.
Amt she got no respect for age?
Why needisssly alarm me?
She says: 'I'lI make IL look like
new;
They'll think you've bought an
other"
But I just shrug and scowI; for
Cant argue with a mother.
You bet I'D rather be a tramp
Than hear the boys all hOller:
well, look who's here!" and
"Will you lamp
That New Straw For One Doll
Iari" FREDDIE.
The above is from The Coming
Tower in the N. Y. Tribune-al-
most as good as we ourselves do
at times when we can't locate the
shears and paste-pat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19
HAD EARNED TT

HAD EARNED 1T
The pompus Judge glare1
sternly over hi sspectacles at the
tattered prisoner who had been
dragged before the bar of justica
on a charge of vagraney.
Have you ever earned a dol
lar in your life?" he asked in
fine sc6rn.
Yes, your honor was the re-
Spouse. II voted for you at the
last eievtion."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19

The esteemed Evening News devoted much space
70 = commentators review of 1.-The Human Slaugll-
ter House, now being published serially in The
Times Thanksi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19
A PLUNGER
MENTAL SCIENCE IN RHYME


Indianapolis Star.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-16
LONG STRIKE BRINGS GAINS


Meriden, onn., April 16.-The FEEDER
al union affiliated to the a. F. of L.,
whose members have been on strike
against the Aeolian company, for al
most year, have settled their differ
ences with that concern. General Or
ganizer Frayne, of the A. F. Of L., as
sisted in the negotiations, which re-
suited in marked gains for these stall
wart unionists, whose continued battle
for better conditions has attracted at
tention among workers in this section.
The new schedule of prices for piece
workers, which was the original cause
Of the strike, have been accepted by
he company. A minimum rate. for
girls Of $1.08 per day has been estab-
lished, as well as inaugurating a nine
hour day instead of ten-hour day, as
formerly. The old rate paid these girls
was So per week. An arbitration clause
provides for grievance committee to
take up with the management any diff
ferences that may arise, and in the
event of failure to adjust the dispute,
each side is to select two men, they
to select third. The settlement car
ries with it the unemployment of all
workers who desire to return one week
from Monday, April 10. This delay
was occasioned b ythe fact that many
employees have been working else
where, and they desired to give
weeks notice to their present employ
ers. The company agreed to this post
ponment, as It is limited that the fac
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-16
Eugene '. Debs
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ter class throws to you to fight over
is the tariff. What difference does it
make to you whether you have high
or low tariff if you have no job.
II urge you to get together in your
unions for industrial strength and in
your political party for political
strength. What is our political party?
you ask. Let us see which party does
the most for labor
Strike Tests Political Party. !
There is now a strike on in the
copper fields of Michigan. Have the
democratic parity done-anything to
help the strikers? Has the republi-
|can? The Progressive? No, the only
thing they have done is to use the
injunction and send the militia to club
the strikers into submission Now
let us look at-that other little giant
the Socialist party. They have to
date sent over $4,000 in cash and the
women of our party have sent five
carloads of clothing and four car
loads of food. Which is your party
the one that uses the Injunction and
the militia's bayonet or the one that
sends succor and aid to the sufferers
Of capitalism's greed?
cit is in vain to cry 'Peace," there
can be no peace. 1t is true we have
the Hague Tribunal and the various
countries send delegates there, mum.
bers of fine speeches are made and
then the delegates go home and advise
larger armies, larger navies,-what
| for? to protect themselves against
barbarians? No, to be ready to kill
the Christians of another nation. The
worldwide Socialist movement is the
only active movement in the interests
Of peace today.
Army Of Unemployed.
1.-TWO centuries ago man had an in
dividual tool and he had to keep busy
to keep from starving Today ma.
chinery produces hundred. fold man
wants and desires and man is nearly
as bad off now as then. We have
three million men out of work and
tramping the road in this United
States and we also have two million
child slaves working from nine to
twelve and fourteen hours a day in
the textile and other mills of this
country. Every man who is willing
to work should have work. A half
century ago the tramp was unknown.
The tramp is product of modern cap.
italism and will only be destroyed
when the new system of society
known, as Socialism shall have been
envolved out of the womb of history.
Dreams Come True.
The Socialists are charged with
being dreamers. We are. God pity
the man who could not dream of a
better social order than that we have
today From the souls of the workers
higher aspirations are ascending, to