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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
THE LAZY EYE

From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
 'The eye does the least drudgery of any of the senses. It oftenest escapes to a higher employment" So said that se- rene anarchist, Thoreau, who so wisely ordered his own seeing. And so, indeed, it ought to be. and yet how seldom can any man truly say that he himself has proved the truth of 1t. There is some- thing sacrilegious in a lazy eye. It is an affront to eternal things. For, in sense, the tremendous glory of the visible world does not exist save as man has cap- tivating an dtreasuring eye, quick to har- vest and store.
 Yet how fnuch we condemn our eyes to drudgeries, to the adding of figures, to the detecting of frauds. to the establish ing of metes and bounds, all of which might be we'll enough if afterward we escaped from them 'to higher employ ment'' How often we come through the morning unaware that "the day is heroic only when it breaks;' our eyes closed to the splendors spread before us; the tumults of the universe made conscious to us dimly through the ear rather than blithely through the eye.
 How necessary that we resolve that to. preme satisfaction, to some royal revelry; making real to our souls mountain, a sunset, a landscape or poem. Only so can we establish a sense of relationship with the divine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
Studying Spanish

In view of the large opportunities coming to the Birmingham district in the way of building up a vast South American trade upon the completion of the Panama canal, the study of Spanish should have been taken up extensively by young business men before now.
 The few Birmingham men who have visited Latin-America in years past and who have been successful in sell ing the wares of Birmingham con- cerns have called attention to the i'm portance-the necessity, in fact-of being able to write and speaA Span- ish.
 Two or three years ago teachers of Spanish here were encouraged by hay ing number of pupils. But the num- Der WIS very small, compared with the demands that will be<nade for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
THE COssACKs

From the Baltimore Evening Sun
 Our idea of a Cossack is generally a rather soiled, fierce-appearing individual in a flowing costume, who rides about in a wild west show leaning from his sad- dle to pick up handkerchiefs off the ground. With the Russian army so much to the fore in front page headlines, fur ther particulars concerning them may be of interest
 Cossack is derived from a Turkish word meaning ''adventurer," and the Cos sack population of Russia is something over 2,500,000 of men and women. Further- more, this population owns 146 500, GOO acres of land. The basic unit of their organ ization is the village, the inhabitants of which hold the land, not as individuals bupt as community. Every ten house. holds elect one of their number to repre- sent them in the village assembly and the assembly raises taxes, elects judges. man. ages the communal cultivation and mas charge of the schools. In these conNnuni- ties there is large proportion of schools than throughout the rest of Russia and popular education stands higher.
 Agriculture supplies their needs and leaves surplus, while more money is made by the cattle and horse breed ng and the renting of their mineral lands to strangers. The Cossacks enjoy certain special privileges granted them by the Russian government, in return for whica they give military service. This service is made obligatory among them. They spend the years of from IS to 21 in train ing. then 12 years in active service, ard lastly, five years in the reserve, every Cossack supplying his own uniform and horse. In war time they furnish the Russian government with infantry 10 the number of 13.500; cavalry. 111,25O horses and men, and artillery, 236 guns 170,595 horses and 1S1,367 men.
 Thoughtful consideration of these facts will furnish reasonable explanation of both their prestige and their power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
The C0ssack's Part In the War

Scores of military experts are pre- dieting that upon Russia will devolve the task of delivering against the Ger mans the most effective blows and that to her martial prowess will be accredited the closing of the present conflict in favor of the allies.
 Germany dreads the minions of the Czar and the most dreaded as well as the most effective feature of the Rus sian fighting force is the Cossack, an individual whose name means adven- turer and the very mention of which spreads terror among the ranks of the foe. Yet despite the Cossack's $ reputation for cruelty the fact is that in his domain there is a larger per centage of schools and popular educa- tion stands higher than anywhere else in all Russia.
 The Cossacks number considerably over two and half millions of men and who possess more than million and a half acres of land. The land is held by communities instead of indi- viduals and agricultural pursuits bring the owners a large surplus of revenues. The government | accords them certain special privileges in re- turn for which they render military service. Such service is obligatory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
Dismissal without Honor

FTOn the MoblIe Register.
 Capt. Samuel Roswald of the dismissed Battery of the Alabama National Guard, charges that the battery was condemned without the holding of an in- vestigation. If he speaks truly. great error has been made. No matter how well convinced the governor may be of the dereliction of the men of the battery the ends of justice demand that the &C., cused be given hearing. The long and acrimonious debate over the Brownsville affair had it's basis in the summary dis missal order issued by the President. We are not saying that no investigation has been held; but if there has been none, the men of the battery have a reasonable ground of complaint
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

and the males spend that period of their lives from eighteen to twenty one years of age in training, followed by twelve years of active service dur ing which time every individual fur nishes his own horse and uniform.
 In war times the Cossacks supply the government with fourteen thou sand infantrymen, but it is in the cav airy and artillery that they make their power and numerical strength felt. To the former they contribute one hundred and eleven thousand horses and men and the latter three hundred guns, one hundred and eighty thou sand horses and the same number of men.
 It is claimed that tests have dem o'.strated that cavalry cannot success fully obtain against infantry, but there is something in the very charge of the horse that robs the man on foot of his nerve, and it is this fact, combined with the Cossack's skill of horsemanship and his reputation of savagery, that augments his pres tige and renders him such an effec tive power in warfare. Russia may eventually decide the present conflict and in effecting that decision the Cos sack will be her most potential fac- tor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
A Long Memory

From the Coosa River News.
 In 1905, when the Japs were besting Rus sia on account of every advantage except grit and skill, the Coosa River News and the Montgomery Journal were the only newspapers in the state that sympathized with Russia. We insisted that the Cos sack would some day have his inning under even chances and from the fine race that the Austrians and Germans are making we claim to have the game. The Cossack will save England and France and then smash the steam out of Turkey and all other fussy folks before perpetual peace is established throughout Christen- dom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
ir WE HAD A GAR

From the New York Evening Mail.
 If the movement for the Americaniza- tion of American place names. comparable with the movement which in Russia has changed the name of St. Petersburg to Petrograd, of Kronstadt to something very Russian, ever gets started in the United States, 1t will make awful havoc with the map. Boston will be Shawmut, Portland will be Piscataqua, Long Island will be Paumanok. and so on around the country. No doubt names with real local reason in them. like Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Providence Cincinnati Detroit Indian apolis and San Francisco. will be retained, but New York. Boston, New Orleans, Richmond and Cleveland will have to go The names of Chicago, Milwaukee, Buff falo and Oshkosh .already loom magnih- gently for their sturdy Americanism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
Teddy Is Cautious

From the Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette.
 The New York Herald intimates that Theodore Roosevelt is not anxious to lead the bull moose party to defeat in 1916 Teddy probably sees the handwriting on the wall. He knows that there is not a living man in the United States who is strong enough to beat Wilson and he probably wants to get from under the land slide that he knows will sweep Will son into the presidential chair again. Teddy is a wonderful man, and loves to be in the limelight, but the defeat that he received in the last election has made him great deal more cautious than he for merly was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
Rates On Coal

From the Anniston Evening Star
 As is usually the case, our old adversary, the Louisville and Nashville, is leading the fight against Anniston and the other cities in the district affected by the pro- posed increase in rates on coal. No other road seems inclined to impose this hard ship on the people of Alabama at this time, but the Louisville and Nashville has ordered it's foremost lawyers rate clerks and statistical manipuations to the apital to appear before the state rail road commission, and, if possible, exact the pound of flesh from Alabama manu- facturers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
THE DAY

By Henry Chappel in the London Ex- press
 The author of this poem is Henry Chap pell, a railway porter at Bath. He IS known to his comrades as the Bath Rail- way Poet" You boasted the Day and you toasted
 the Day,
 And now the Day has come Blasphemer, braggart and coward all, Little you reck of the nuinbing ball. The blasting shell or the white arms
 fall,
 As they speed poor humans home.
 Day.
 And woke the Days red spleen Monster, who asked Gods aid divine. Then strewed His seas with the ghastlv
 mine; Not all the waters of the Rhine Can wash thy foul hands clean.
 for the Day;
 Watch how the Day will go. Slayer of age and youth and prime Defenceless slain for never a crime) Thou art steeped in blood as a hog in
 slime,
 False friend and cowardly foe. 1Ou nave SoWu IOT tue Ddyt you nave
 grown for the Day;
 Yours is the harvest red. Can you hear the groans and the awful
 cries? Can you see the heap of slain that lies, And sghtless turned to the fame-split
 skies
 The glassy eyes of the dead You have wronged for the Day. you have 1onged for the Day That lit the awful flame. 'Tis nothing to you that hill and plain Yield sheaves of dead men amid tho grain: That widows mourn for their loved ones slain And mothers curse thy name. But after the Day there's a price to pay For the sleepers under the sod, And He you have mocked for many a day Listen, and hear what He has to say: Vengeance is mine, I will repay
 What can you say n4God?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
Cotton Is Improving

From the TuscalOOsa News.
 Under the steady application of thought and action that have been applied since the war in Europe began, the cotton situ- ation, which, for time, looked almost desperate. is steadily improving. Evi- dence of this fact Is to be found in the recent advance in price of the staple. A short time since, 7i2 cents was the best quotation that the farmer could obtain; during the latter part of the week just passed the buyers were offering from Sl4 cents to S1a cents without any takers. Knowing that the country as whole is behind them, the farmers are holding for 10 cents and better
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
Farmers Are Wise

From the Gadsden Times-News.
 The papers seem to have underesti- mated the ability of the farmers to take care of themselves. A great deal of cot ton is being picked in this section, but very little is reaching the market, which seems evidence that the majority of farm CTS hereabouts are able to hold their cot ton until they get fair price for it. Ev- cry day they h9ld it now helps to send the price up, Sand every bale that is bought at 1G cents helps to bring the market price up to that figure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A PAINFUL REMINDER.

T must tell you about the strange con. duct of Wasserby"
 What did he do?e
 We passed church on our way to town this morning. When he saw it he shuddered and turned pale"
 What church was it?'
 The Bristol Memorial Methodist, south"
 "Ahl That Is the church he was mar ried in"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
The JovIaI Oyster

From the Mobile Item.
 Oysters are cheap and nutritious. As the secretary of the Alabama oyster com mission points out, there is more food value in a given quantity of oysters than in any other food at the same price. Thanks to the work of the commission, oysters are abundant in Mobile bay and of superior quality. They should be more generally used for the table; and in their use many householders will find a good substitute for the higher-priced foods, some of which have gone beyond the reach of moderate incomes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
other PIaces for Cation

From the Culman Tribune.
 In order to create a greater demand for the south's great crop-cottpn-a move has been started that the ladies all wear cotton dresses for the next year. A good idea and in the meantime we believe that there are other places that cotton goods can be used In the place of imported ar ticleS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
s1nn.nnA.Na0 Business

From the Huntsville Mercury Banner.
 The Atlanta Journal of yesterday stated that the buy-a-bale movement had al- ready added $50, ,ooO.0oO to the value of the cotton crop, and it is not an exaggerated estimate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

From the Plttsburg Telegraph. The workman was digging.
 The wayfarer of the inquisitive. turn of mind stopped for moment to look on. "My man." said the wayfarer, at length. what are you digging for?"
 The workman looked up.
 "Money.' he replied.
 'Money!' calculated the amazed way farer.
 Yes"
 And when do you expect to strike it?' Saturday" replied the workman, and resumed operations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
A RAPID THINKER.

"Dableigh seems to have an answer ready for everybody
 I'm sorry to say he had one ready for me this morning."
 What was it?''
 T asked him if he would lend lne five-spot and he answered No before could tell him how necessary it was for me to have it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
Truth About Maine

From the Bessemer Weekly.
 The election in Maine shows that there VIII be little change in political senti- ment in this country. this falls election While the republican candidate for gov ernor was defeated by a small plurality, the combined republican and progressive vote being largely in. excess of the demo- cratic vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

The announcement that another Shackle- ton expedition is to set out for the Ant arctic indicates that an occasional scrap of news gets into the papers that has nothing to do with war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

New Jersey man is suing another man of temptation. We withhold judgment un- til we find out what the man tempted was led out of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
Eugenists In Danger
From the Montgomery Advertiser

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 killing off the flower of manhood of Europe is going to play the deuce with eugenc marriages. "-Memphis Conner cial Appeal. Not only the flower of the manhood may be sacrificed, but even some of the eugenists may be killed off, if they are induced to go near the danger line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

The Massachusetts candidate who Is go- ing to tra vel about from place to place in an airship may get the crowds to hear him speak. but we don't imagine that sort of campaigning will get many votes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

gruntled husband not to object to his wife's relatives, like most people who give advice, overlooked the fact that there is often a gulf between preaching and prac- ticing that can't be bridged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
Washington bureau. POT HlDos Duild-
BEGINNING THE DAY-snve me

BEGINNING THE DAY-snve me, q Lord, from envy. Grant me grace to rejoice In the successes Of oth- CTS. Teach me that every victory,
 ..,hcr mine or not, enrIcbes my ...,x,d and me. Give me the heart to .t,,v when another wins. and there hx, become sharer in the graces or ts. conauest. For Chrlsts sake. Amen.--H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
IN ALABAMA SANCTUMS

mans are not human, and eac hone calls the other very naughty names, and we are just sick of trying to make head or tail out of the whole dnged business. Wed rather chop wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

When German liner is apparently do- ing the hesitation in md-ocean it's a sign that her wireless operator has picked up news of a British cruiser being near
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

South Dakota man claims to make and tomatoes on tbeir tops. Some of these days science is going to produce real ham tree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

New York may succeed in siiencing roosters and muzzling dogs, but what is it going to do about the gunmen?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

Russia is commended for putting her prisoners of war to work in the fields and on the roads. That is decidedly the .prosalc side of war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
OH. SURE.

Though we'll content
 To plod along. Pay each months rent, Avoid all wrong And make the best
 Of what befalls, Be 1t contest,
 When trouble calls. Perchance to strike
 Some fair hope dead, Ones heart gets like A lump of lead. But. e'ertheless.
 Though each reverse seems hard, we guess Ut might be worse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

The famous Creusot guns, which are be- ing so effectively used by the Frenc h army, are manufactured in large numbers at the Creusot factory in France. They are formidable rivals to the celebrated Krupp guns made in Germany. In some respects they are said to be much su- perior to the Krupp guns. The Creusot gun is more stable and will stand a great deal of hard wear. The stability of this gun is remarkable. It Is said that a glass of water placed on the rim of the wheel of the gun is not spilled when the gun is fired. This Is made possible by q recoil brake. Another distinguishing feat 'ure of the Creusot is what is called the recuperator. which causes the gun to re- turn to its firing position. The force used is compressed air. The Krupp guns are furnished with springs for this pur- pose. The Creusot guns were used dur ing the Balkan war and were said to be as good at the end of the campaign as they were at its beginning. The fire is so accurate and French artiilerymen are so expert in their use that they can split q tree at a distance of three miles after two or three preliminary shots to find the range. Once aimed, the gun belches an undertaking stream of shells at the rate of 20 rounds a minute. Each shell con- tains 300 bullets On account of the close formation of the German troops the deadly fire of Creusot guns has caused tremen- dous loss of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

It is reported that futurist leaders have been jailed in Italy. We had an idea that was what they deserved when they first became prominent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

paragrapher speaks of the European war as the greatest crime in the world S history" That's the way most of us feel about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

Sir Edward Carson. the noted Ulster leader finding the present state of peace in Ulster abhorrent to his soul, went and got married.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

President Wilson shows his wisdom as peacemaker by not insisting on peace until he is sure the warning powers are ready for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

No exigency of warfare could excuse tn, demolition of the Cathedral of Rheims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
TIREsoME.

Alas, when autumn breezes blow Fate wills that we once more shall kn ,a What 'tis to hear the boastful chap, Whose empty head we'd like to rap Declare as if 'twere news profound, He wears athletics all year round
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
port of wisdop,

From the Canebrake Herald.
 The Germans say the allies are cruel and bloodthirsty. and the allies say the Ger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
PUTTING IT PLAINLY.

@i]Ntf II PLAINLY. mere seems to be a marked discrep- ancy between the war news from potro- grad and that sent out from Berlin" T judge that you are man of con servative ideas" ''Yes?"
 You say, There seems to be a marked discrepancy, when the natural inference is that somebody is lying"
 A NEAR-SAyANT. You say you are interested in the orient?"
 "Oh. yes"
 That's good. I've studied the subject some myself. Let's sit down and have a chat. When did you first become inter- ested in the orient?" 'Er-about the time first began to smoke Turkish cigarettes"
 BASEBALL BOAST
 Though we're not one
 Who wants to brag,
 Our town has won
 The seasons rag" AN ARBITRARY PROCEEDING. Pa, what does it mean to be called to the colors. ?"
 In autocratic countries, son, it means much the same thing as your mother t.ll- ing you to do something you don't want to do and threatening to dust your jacket if you dont.'
 NOT OUR CHOICE. Most sweet the songs the poets sing Concerning pumpkin pie Although to tell the truth, by jing, We never did know why.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
DIGGING FOR MONEY

It will take the Czar long time to ge down to his last moujik.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

men who have knowledge of the language used in Central and South America. It is gratifying that with the opening of this scholastic year the Spanish classes are popular.
 As one of the well-known modern language professors pointed out in a letter to The Age-Herald recently, Spanish is more easily acquired than any of the other languages. Every bright boy who is seeking an educa- tion should include Spanish in his studies. By the time he graduates he should easily have mastered the lan- guage. Too much stress cannot be laid upon this important subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
About Persons

Frank Gamble of Jasper, who has been appointed chief of the legal department of the southern division of the interstate commerce commsson, with headquarters in. Chattanooga. was a Birmingham visi- tor yesterday.
 Sim T. Wright. prominent lawyer of Fayette, former member of the legisla ture, and former collector of internal rev. enue for Alabama and Mississippi. is in the city. e
 Cyrus B. Brown, secretary of state, after a business trip to Birmingham. re- turned yesterday to his office in the cap itol
 S. P. Mcdonald of sylacauga. president of the First National bank of that city. had business here yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24
CANNED PATRIOTISM.

T suppose you spmpathize with .he French?'
 Well, did at first. but there is a small French restaurant next door and the pro- prietor plays the Marseillaise so much on his phonograph that I am beginning to sympathize with the Germans"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

IN A PINCH. Cold weather time is my bete noir, It grieves me much, for then The deadly, dread revolving door Goes on the job again. W. Kee Maxwell, in Peoria Journal. That deadly door gives me the blues, l am too fat, they say; But dern that door, I'd hate to lose My extra flesh that way.
 Houston Post Oh, shucks! The dread revolving door, Is not so bad, I've found; I always let the man before Me push the thing around.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

Entered al the b1rnlD nam, Ala. postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-24

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