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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-08-26

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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-08-26
G. A. r. Encampment at De-
trOit, Mich.

The Vermont Delegation will leave on
Saturday, August 20, III special touring
sleeping cars leaving Montpelier at 6:O5
p M; st. Adams $40 p. in.
ROU fE:-Tbe offic al route is via C.
V. ~. TO st. Johns; Grand Trunk to
Det oft.
SCH EDTTT RI eava
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-08-26
Not On Thai CrcESion.

Distance lends enchantmen'--but
not when you're taking your girl
home in a taxicab.-New York Trlb-
une,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
Cotton This Year and Next

This years bumper cotton crop was
more than the world needed, even if
there had been no war. The excess
sive production was due to several
causes, among them excessive acre.
age planted, favorable weather con-
ditions and intensive farming which
enabled the progressive tiller of the
soil to produce more to the acre than
in former years.
Many thrifty farmers who had
learned something of applied chem
istry raised a bale to the acre, as
compared to bale to two or three
acres few years ago. But in view
of the European war the surplus to be
carried over to be counted with the
1915 crop will be several million
bales more than would have been the
case under normal conditions.
b Notwithstanding the excessive
crop, however, the price is much bet
ter today than buyers thought it
would be when they were making cal
culations a month ago. Five-cent cot
ton was freely predicted, but the price
hardly got down to 6 cents. Today
spot cotton is bringing IN cents, and
the general belief is that the price
will be close around cents before the
end of this month. While there is
not much profit in cotton at 8 cents
in these days, the profit to the south
will be considerable in the aggregate.
Relatively speaking, at any rate the
cotton farmer will be doing we'll for
himself when he sells his cotton at s
cents.
The lesson of this years cotton
situation is obvious. The acreage
must be greatly reduced, and it will
be. In previous years when farmers
organizations resolved to plant less
cotton more was planted. 1t will not
be So in 1915. The fact that large
acreages are already being sown in
wheat and oats in evidence that di-
verslfied agriculture and less cotton
VIII be the rule next year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
THE POCKET WIRELESS

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The pocket wireless apparatus which
is credited to the inventive genius of
an Abruzzi priest, Is attracting a lot
of attention. OF course, the first thing
they ask over there is how the con-
trivance can be utilized for war pur-
poses. If a foreigner invented a ma
chine for making indestructible shoe
strings they'd want to use 1t right
away for shell fuses. and If he per-
fected a self-adjusting clock pendulum
those military men would take the
whole output and sew it up in bags and
call it shrapnel
1t may be possible that the world
doesn't need pocket wireless plants.
There seems to be quite enough going
on in the air now, without crossing it
with why don't you come home to
your dinner?" or is Mr.. Sousewell at
the club?" or Take that friend of yours
to the hotel--the cook has left because
you wouldn't let her have a wireless
outfit of her own. l told you how 1t
would be. What's that? Goodness me,
I'm getting mixed up with everybody.
Switch my air waves. Who is this talk
ing? National Holeless Doughnut COM
pany. 1 don't want you. What's that?
slow away There, I've had my waves
cut off,"
No, a pocket wireless wouldn't be an
unmixed blessing "A
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
The Commission Plan

Commenting on the fact that Buff
falo, which is the largest city thus
far to adopt the commission form of
government, will be governed, begin
ming January 1, by five commission
ers, one of them being the present
mayor, the Knickerbocker Press says,
SIN every city in the United States
which has not already adopted COM
mission government, the commission
plan is under discussion by an ever
increasing number of citizens"
Among the principal cities now
governed by commissions are Lowell,
Mass, population, in the last census,
100000; Trenton, N. j., 96,000;
Springfield, ILL.,, $1,000; Omaha, Neb,
124,000; Birmingham, Ala, 1855
(now estimated at 100, 900 to 0O,O0O) !;
Oklahoma City, Okla, $4,000; New
Orleans, La, 339, 900; St. paul, Mimi,
214,000; Dayton, o., 10000; Den
yer, COL, $4,000; Jersey City, N. j.,
$4,000; Nashville, Tenn, 10000;
Portland, Ore, 100000.
Birmingham was one of the pioneer
cities in the commission form of gov
eminent. The plan has been given a
thororoh trial here and has been
found satisfactory to large majority
OF the citizens. When city commits
sioners first took charge of affairs they
were naturally subjected to a great
deal OF criticism and among the reac-
tionaries there was much barking
back to the good old times" However.
these critics were soon silenced and
Birmingham's strides in the past few
years have by no means been retarded
by the commission form of govern
ment. The city has unquestionably en-
joyed prosperity.
1t will be noticed that New Orleans
is after Buffalo the largest city to
adopt the commission plan, if we ex-
cept Boston, which has abolished ward
representation and has modified
form Of commission government. Only
q few years ago the commission plan
was thought to be visionary and i'm
practical, but it is rapidly gaining
Roadway. All the cities that have
adopted commission government are
noted for their progressiveness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
DISCRETION
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.


The good citizen leaned up against the
butchers counter. The butcher, q large,
ford man with yellow hair and a white
apron, gently stroked his sharpening tool
with an unpleasant looking knife.
The shop was a new one. It was fresh
and sweet and clean.s The good citizen
had never been there before. It was the
first time he had met the yellow-haired
proprietor.
This infamous war" he went on lis all
due to the silly vanity the crazy ambi-
ton. idiotic tomfoolery of just one man."
The butcher let the bad-looking knife
slide down the sharpener.
"Vell?" he said.
The good citizen hesitated. A thought
seemed to strike him.
Excuse me one moment" he said. He
went out on the sidewalk and looked UP
at the name on the new sign. Then he
came back.
"vell?" said the big butcher again.
II think you said SO cents" replied the
good citizen.
He hastily laid the change on the table
and took up his package.
Come again." the butcher called after
him. Then he said something In excellent
German to his grinning assistant and they
both laughed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
FATHER COYOTE

BY George Sterling.
At twilight time, when the lamps are lit
Father coyote comes to sit
At the chaparrals edge, on the mountain
side
Comes to listen and to deride
The ranchers hound and the rancher'r
son,
The passer-by and every one.
And we pause at milking time to hear
His reckless caroling, shrill and clear
Ribald, roiiclSing, scornful. droll,
AS one might sing In coyotedom:
"Yo no no and a bottle of rum!'
Yet we'll wot there is little ease
Where the turkeys roost In almond-treea
But mute forebodings, canny and grim,
AS they shift and shiver along the limb
And the dog filings back an answer brief
Course O. the honest man on the thief,
And the cat till now intent to rove,
Stalks to her lair by the kitchen stove:
Not that she fears the rogue on the hill;
But--no mice remain, and-the night u
chill.
And now, like a Waterman of the skies,
whose glance to thousand valleys flies.
The moon glares over the granite ledge
Pared slice on its upper edge.
And father coyote waits no more.
knowing that down on the valley. floor,
In a sandy nook. all cool and white,
The rabbits play and the rabbits fighS.
Hopping. nimble, skurrying.
Careless now with the surge of spring
Furry lover, alacll alas!
Skins POUR fate Ger the moonlit Gr9Q
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
Cold Weather Helping Business

Yesterday marked turning point in
the business world. The opening of
the federal reserve banks and the
opening of the cotton exchanges had a
very buoyant effect on the country:
and added to the factors making for
improved business conditions was the
drop in the temperature. Northern
states have had several touches of
winter recently, but in this immediate
section the thermometer had indicated
freezing weather only once, and then
for only a few hours.
Now we have real cold spell. and
1T will probably remain with us for
many days. 1t is the sort of weather
for which the retail merchants and the
coal dealers have been wishing.
Not only will the retail coal trade
be directly stimulated, but coal oper-
ators will find their output in brisk
demand.
While the poor and needy suffer in
cold weather the improvement in bust
ness caused by such seasonable wealth
er as this benefits the entire COM
munity. The low temperature of YES
terday was certainly worth much to
birmingham as measured by dollars
and cents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
Originated Rural Delivery

Henry C. Clarke, an official of the
postoffice department, who died at his
home in Washington Sunday, at the
age of rs, had led an eventful life, but
he left an enduring monument to him
self in the rural mail delivery SER
vice. He was native of England and
was for time on the staff of the Lon
don Times. Later he was a newspaper
worker at the national capital, and
later still in Mexico.
After Mr.. Clarke secured position
h the postoffice department he
worked there faithfully and indus
triously, and although he was credited
with originating the rural delivery
system in the United States, he never
presumed upon this important achieve
ment, but on the contrary kept him
oef always in the background.
Rural free delivery in the compar-
stively few years it has been in oper-
alton has been great factor in this
eountry's social, agricultural and COM
mercial development. 1t has been a
direct educator, of course, for the
very fact that the farmer can have
the daily newspaper left at his gate
enables him to keep right abreast of
commercial life and general informa-
ton worldwide in its scope.
The rural mail delivery was started
about 10 years ago as an experiment
In 1898 the experiment had developed
the fact that the delivery system was
workable in sections with good roads,
and in that year Congress was in
gduced to appropriate enough money
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
NEW WAR STYLES
Collier's

Richard Washburn Child in Collier
Weekly.
The unpleasantness meaning the war;
is having strong effect upon our fash
ions. The Atrocty skirt will attain pop
ularity without doubt. Gloves of Official
Bulletin kid are in vogue The SCRAP
of Paper" gown is a creation to be worn
in the evening by lovers of the radical.
Milliners are showing transport hats.
Smart shop windows exhibit a new shirt
waist for refined young women's street
wear, known as the "Censor's Despair"
a maker of lip rouge now has It trade
marked 1.-THE Thin Red Line" The new
dance is called the "Dumdum." Those
whose sympathies lie with the Russian
army are naming their newly born fe-
male children VODKA" interpreted, this
is said to mean Sweet Dream of Con-
test" Owing to the distractions of read
ing war news, French walters will use
Partisan ivory more than ever this sea-
son. Statisticians estimate that the
phrase isn't this war terrible?" is being
written at the rate of $1,000 times an hour
on ladies' stationery.
The Monthly Peace Lover" the Off
ciai organ OF the International Society
for the Disarmament of Nations, pub
hshed several monthly ssues in septem-
Der. 1t has now been sold and will here
after be known as Vacation Jottings"
It's proposal to send 10000 women clad
In white robes to walk between the op-
posing lines of the Germans and allies is
sun on file In the office of W. J. Bryan,
TO whom, as is customary, complaint
should be made
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

FROM the cincinnati Enquirer,
After princess has had a quarrel
with her steady fellow she will make a
light lunch off Ice cream and cucumbers
and imagine that the pain that results
comes from a broken heart.
The old fashioned boy who was taught
to respect old age now has a son who
believes that there is no fool like an
old fool.
1t Is good plan to advertise. But
that is no reason why girl should
scream when she is being kissed.
A mans wife usually finds him out
long before his sins do.
The dear girls enjoy hearty laugh
when they see lot of men in a sack
race. But this Is because the girls can't
see themselves when they are chasing
a car and wearing a tight skirt
Some people are born with too much
push and too little ambition. That's the
reason why there are SO many wheel
barrow chauffeurs in the world
The fellow who leaves his wife very
often when he is alive seldom leaves
her much when he dies.
The rabbit doesn't know anything
about human nature. II he would roar
when he rears back on his hind legs
the hunters would run and let hin,
alone
More people would go fishing if things
were arranged SO that the fish would
dig the worms for the anglers.
When there are three or four chill
dren In the family mother doesn't have
to spend much money on antique fur
niture.
Every wife would have plenty OF
spending money II husbands always
brought horne the pay they received
for the overtime when they have tc
work late.
There are u whole lot of 10-cent men
In the worxd who have grown round
shouIdered from carrying = $4,000 Life
insurance policy. -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
NEW POETRY FREAKIsH

]. NJ, In the Chicago Herald
To my mind there was more of both
truth and poetry in Richard Henry Lit
ties clever parody on the new poetry
movement in your issue of November 6
than in most of the writings of the re-
formed versifiers / have read to date
The literary freakshness now being en-
couraged by one or two magazines de-
voted to the muse would be altogether
laughable to many of our struggling
writer's.
l am quite sure that the champions of
this cratic school of literature >.eeth-
gritting rather than soul-stirring) are
perfectly sincere. l am equally sure that
they represent small percentage of in
telligent Americans. But why force this
weird, unwelcome gospel upon the people !?
Rhymeless poetry can never be popular.
we all agree, of course, that rhythm and
beauty are possible without rhyme and
that Walt Whitman. with his eccentricI-
ties. was a man of genius. But Whit
mans imitators today nearly all lack his
gift. They evidently believe that origi-
nality of conception makes up for lack
of artistry of execution. What says that
true poet and artist Thomas Bailey AL
drich:
The workmanship wherewith the gold is
wrought
Adds yet richness to the richest gold,
Who lacks the art to shape his thought.
I hold
Were little poorer IL he lacked the
thought
Disparage not the magic touch that gives
The formless thought the grace whereby
it lives
The new poet should also remember that
the greatest poet this country ever pro-
duced-Edgar Allan Poe-was likewise its
most accomplished rhyrnester
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17

The republican party came out bet
ter In the elections on the Sd of No
vember than I had expected, and / am
now hoping that we will be able to
put out strong presidential ticket
two years hence" said Wheeler ]. Chap
man of Philadelphia.
Il have been voter ever since 1880.
and my ballot has always been cast
for the regular republican nominees:
but our defeat in 1912 made the future
look very gloomy from the G. o. p.
point of view. 1t really looked to me
as IL the republican party was dead
and virtually buried, but the recent
resuscitation has cheered up all of us,
and we are looking forward with a
feeling of confidence to 1915.
II have never been actively engaged
in the political game am simply an
ardent supporter of the republican
party. The national progressives never
appealed to me, and it was with great
regret that 1 saw Colonel Roosevelt
leading them. The colonel deserves well
OF the American people. but when 1t
comes to party politics he is down and
out and should so remain.
AS to the republican presidential
candidate in 1916 no particularly strong
man seems to be in sight, but one will
be found in time. Whitman will natur-
ally try for the nomination. There is
some talk of Colonel Goethals of Pan
anna canal fame, but in my opinion we
must have some man recognized as a
statesman, and a strong one at that, to
defeat Woodrow Wilson or any other
candidate that Wilson may indorse."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
THE GERMAN DEFENSIVE

From Germany on the Defensive" by
Frank H. Simonds, in the American Re-
view of Reviews.
A T the battle of the Marine the
"a great German offensive was halt
4 \ ed, rolled back. After six weeks
colossal military operation to end a
world war by single blow had termi-
mated In defeat and the German general
staff. confronted by the failure of that
grandiose conception which had occupied
the industry and the genius of their gen.
erals for decade, were compelled to ac-
cept that defensive role, so hateful to all
their strategists from Butcher and Won
Moltke to Bernhard.
Yet as in the earlier weeks it had been
the German offensive which had supplied
the central circumstance in the great war,
so from early September to late October
1t was the German defensive which
claimed equal attention. In that period
German high command gave an example
of resourcefulness, of skill in foreseeing
and parrying deadly thrusts, of ability
to transport men from one end of Europe
to the other and with smaller resources
keep the numbers equal at the decisive
point, which was beyond praise.
To get at the throat Of France, to take
Paris and destroy French military power
before Russia was mobilized-this was the
compelling purpose of German strategy
from Liege to the Marine. But one month
after the failure at the Marine, German
armies were advancing in Poland, Ca
licia and along the Niemen. A new army
was storming the last line of the defenses
of Antwerp, another was pounding at the
barrier forts of eastern France, while
along the Aisne the great mass of German
military strength stood inexpungnable on
the front occupied five days after the re-
treat from the Marine had begun. In
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17

that time rout. which seemed imminent,
had been avoided. A retreat from France.
once apparently unacceptable, had been at
the least postponed indefinitely. Finally.
the allied advance. frontally and by the
left flank, had been halted
Beside this struggle in France. the con-
fiict along the distant vistula still
seemed relatively less significant Again
the world watched the German operations
in the west, saw in the German defensive
in late September and October the same
superb military skill of the offensive in
August and early September, discover,
In the strategy of Won Kluck a new pal
in defensive warfare. comparable wit
those devoted to the achievements of l.,
in northern Virginia, of Napoleon in 1s1
OF the great Frederick In the most famoi
of all his campaigns.
In this same time and by contrast wit
German achievement, allied efforts SCENE
incomparably inferior. With superio
numbers, encouraged by recent success,
possessing shorter lines of communica
ton and hence inexhaustible supplies d
reserves and material the allies faile
to transform German retreat into a rolk
They were unable to terminate Germai
occupation of French territory either bs
frontal or flank attack. They did not sue
coed in succoring gallant Belgium in her
last ditch at Antwerp. They could mo-
turn to decisive advantage along th|
Aisne the latest brave fight of King Al
BERT which occupied so many German
along the Scheldt. a
Territory was regained, German att z
were repulsed, advantages were won
measured by their opportunity. the /
in october, as in the earlier mont Id
seemed lacking in the mastery of tid.4
of war, which their great opponent ~
displayed on the defensive, as before IA,
had shown 1t in the offensive.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
TOWN SELLS JAIL
Noank Comm Dispatch to New Yorl
Press.

Noank Comm Dispatch to New York
Press.
Already pretty hard up and fearing .
tough winter in Connecticut with a new
administration and legislature on the job.
this village today got rid of some of its
unnecessary possessions, the village lock-
up and contents bringing $s3.12 under the
hammer.
The jail building, an unpretentious af-
fair, as compared with the Tombs or the
Palais de Justice in Paris, was auctioned
off to Squadito Bros. of Mystic for SIS,
and other bids carried off the jail stove
and utensils for s6.S7. A mattress brought
$25.
Connecticut tramps are peevish at the
sale of their od-time refuge and say
they will not go near Noank any more.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Grent Prosperity just Ahead

Improvement in business is coming
faster than the MOST optimistic of us
had predicted" said Leo X. Steiner. 1.-THE
situation is not only better now than it
was early in the fall, but there is reason
to believe that the Birmingham district
Will witness very marked prosperity even
before the close of the year. Every week
more activity will be in evidence, and l
believe that before the middle of Janu-
airy every industry hereabouts will be go
ing at great clip.
The advance in cotton within the past
few weeks is worth to the south from
S5ooO,00o to 500 1000 The Inaugural
ton of the federal reserve system is a
great thing for the whole country, and
the south will reap it's share of the bene-
hts. IL the system works as well as 1
think 1t will people will soon forget that
they ever heard of hard times. Yes, l
am an optimist more than ever"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
LoNDON,s .srunE.


From Lillian Writings 1.-THE Lure Of Lon
don," published by Little, Brown e. Co.
The tube system of London should
be recognized as legitimate factor in
the romance as well as the realities of
London life. No such perfection of local
transit can be found elsewhere in the CIV
ilized world considering the extent Of the
lines and the manifold connections that
make continuous progress possible.
The swiftness, ease and comfort with
which one may journey from Charing
Cross to Golder's Green, or to the far
limits. both east and west. are not else
where equaled. More than that. the
tube makes 1t easily possible for the
jewellers In Hampstead and all the sur
rounding suburbs to avail themselves Of
plays. music and lectures to a degree
hitherto impossible. The tube" and the
motor car. together, contribute immeas-
urably to the decrease Of crowding In town
residences.
II u as convenient to enjoy house IN