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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
Passing of Public BenefactOr

While the general public is proba bly, not so well informed as the press regarding the benefits conferred by the late Theodore L. DeVinne, who has just died, it will be of interest to recall the merits of the man who was known as the dean of his craft.
 The deceased successfully essayed to curb the ,vagaries and eccentricities of authors swho demanded peculiar and characteristic type for their pub lications and combatted their affec- tation of placing manner above mat ter
 The principles for which DeNinne contended are of vital importance to every reader, for to his efforts is due the disappearance of hair lines and exceedingly fine type in which at one time the majority of books and jour nals were printed and from the read ing of which millions of people suf- fered with impaired eyesight. He contended for simple printing con veying ideas with the greatest ease and lucidity, and in support of his position pointed to the average books of our ancestors which have come down to us in excellent print, substan- tial type and clear-cut, lustrous inn print.
 The later attempt at so-called deli cacy and refinement which caused the page to take on the appearance of a dull grey instead of black and white was also opposed by DeVinne, who maintained that all characters used by the press should be legible, not mere ly to clear-eyed youth, but to spec tacled and near-sighted age as well.
 Moreover, he stood for type that would endure the battering of the print shop and was quite factor in the movement which has given us blacker and more legible characters.
 DeVinne not only comprehended the physical requirements of printing as to efficacy but understood the mental effects as well. Hence he opposed the cutting out of paragraph indentations to obviate the irregularity of short lines which introduce those para graphs; but to the reader such inden- tations mark breaks in his thought which tend to lucidity and relief of strain.
 Thus in the passing of the 'dean of his craft the world has lost bene- factor of the existence of whom few were aware. He was the man behind the gun and sas is the usual fate of that indispensable individual his name does not appear upon the roster of the great.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF THOMAS DORR

and Imprisonment. On May r, ls42. Doris followers, by command of their leader seized some pieces of artillery. and on that same day, about midnight, these same followers set out to take pos session of the arsenal on Cranston street
 Dorr succeeded in organizing his gov ernment in Providence while Governor King at Newport was helpless. Martial law was declared June %. Arrests were freely, even indiscriminately, madeS All prisons were filled, and as Dorr fled the state, a reward of $5Oo0 was offered for his apprehension. Nobody came for ward to claim it. For more than year Dorr kept out of Rhode Island, but at length, on October sl, 1S43 he went to Providence. He was immediately ar rested under an indictment for high trea- son and on April 26 1S44. he was brought to trial before the state supreme courta with Chief Justice Durfee presiding.
 Doris trial was held at Newport-a place other than that where the crime was committed-before a jury who to a man. as has been said, were "Algerines and Whigs," Samuel l.. Atwell was the prin- cipal attorney for the prisoner. but at the time of the trial he was i'll, and Dorr, although assisted by other counsel, con ducted in the main his own case His chief reliance was upon the contention that treason could not be committed against an individual state of the union This point was more novel than it would appear today. It had not been illus trated by the acts of John Brown in Virginia
 The ruling of the Rhode Island court. was that treason against state was an offense altogether possible and under instructions which left nothing to the discretion of the jury Dorr was convicted He was sentenced by the court to imprs- onment for the term of his natural life at hard labor and in separate confine- ment.
 A reaction of sentiment soon set in and in January, 1S45, Dorr was offered his freedom on condition of subscribing to the oath of allegiance to the state of Rhode Island. This offer he promptly declined to accept. In June 1S45 he was internationally liberated by an act o1 general assembly, and in May, 1851. his civil and political rights were restored to him. On December 27 1854, Dorr died at the age of 45 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
HOW TO KEEP WARM

From the New York Press.
 How to keep onseif warm during the cold days of winter is a problem upon which a great deal of time and ingenuity has been expended.
 Some of the contrivances which have thus been evolved are wonderful in the extreme, though scarcely ever likely to come into general use.
 For instance, the other day enter taining American waxed eloquent about an elaborate system of hot water pipes which he invented
 These fitted to the shoulders of the wearer and ran down to the feet. back and front. They were intended to be worn beneath the outer clothing, but how the water In the pipes was to be kept hot or the degree of heat regulated did not transpire. The inventor said this was the feature and the secret of his contriv- ance.
 The late Sir Tatton Sykes of England took extraordinary precautions to guard
  practice to wear half dozen coats when out riding. and to cast some of them off az he grew warmer.
 But in this respect he was far eclipsed by that eccentric nobleman, Prince Pou- tiakine. Before venturing to take a stroll in his grounds he would have fires lit in them to ward off the cold.
 His eccentrlcity, however, did not end there. For shelter from snow storms and. even shower of rains he used most extraordinary umbrella.
 It was a couple of feet in width and ex- tended to quite below his waist. It also boasted tiny windows. so that he could see where he was going.
 Fancy having lamp fixed under skate to keep the foot warm To perfect such a heat provider an American devoted a great deal of his money as well as time. But he can scarcely have expected any return for his outlay. for the demand for such contlivance could not be other wise than extremely limited.
 An artihcially heated coat. the idea of another winter inventor, would appear to have more useful future before it. While more particularly designed for the drivers of motor cars and other vehicles, it might be adapted for pedestrians.
 The coat is built on a skeleton of tubes, which are fed with warmth by a heater. The warm air circulates through the tubes to all parts of the body passing up the spine over the ribs and about the chest
 The heat is even conveyed up to the wearer's head, there being a tube which runs up and encircles the inside of the hat. With such coat anybody could feel comfortable in the worst kind of weather. By motorists it should be par ticularly appreciated as a contrivance for keeping them snug and warm.
 But after all, it is in the stilly hours of the night that the winters cold most powerfully strikes home. To minimize this decomfort an electric blanket has been invented.
 It is exceedingly we'll constructed, net work of wires being woven into the fabric of the blanket itself. These wires com municate with an electric battery placed alongside the bed, the heat being uni formly distributed over the blanket and thence to the Sleeper's body
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
LUKE M,LuKE SAYS

From the Cincinnatti Enquirer
 About the only time family gets any "home made" bread these days is when mother happens to be down town and sees loaf in the bakers window
 A Pairs firm is advertising paper un- derwear. But the new idea won't change the coming summer modes any. The ma terial is opaque.
 It is funny what a difference few months make. During the honeym she thinks he 595 feet tall and weighs about 6OO,0O0 tons But in less than a year she wonders why he doesn't shriveI up and blow away every time breeze comes along.
 I you'd like to be a good-looking girl for just about day just to realize what fools men look like when they are trying to make an impression. I'll bet I would
 laugh until busted. The motherly woman who used to keep a threaded needle sticking in the front of her dress all the time now had daughter
 who keeps a card of safety pins in her handbag.
 Half the women are tyring to get mar red and the other half are trying to get single.
 The 230-pound lady of the house is in- clined to be embonpoint. But the 23O- pound cook is just plain fat woman. When a man meets up with couple of girls he always acts as though he wanted to apologize for 1t when he has to admit that he is married. Every married woman thinks it strange that the more overtime man has to put in at the office at night the less money he has on Saturday. The style experts say the 1914 spring Lingerie will be made mp of ''finely wov- en, clinging silk" We suppost it will have to cling to find room. Honesty used to be the best policy. But nowadays the woods are filled with mep from Missouri.
 Never ask your wife or your friends U be better than you are.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
NOT so SLOW
From London Opinion.

from London Opinion.
 A shy young man had been calling on the sweetest girl in the world for many moons, but being bashful, his suit pro- gressed slowly Finally she decided it was up to her to start something, so the next time he called she pointed to the rose in his buttonhole and said
 I'll give you a kiss for that rose :"
 A crimson flush overspread his coun- tenance. but the exchange was made after some hesitation on his part. Then he grabbed his hat and started to leave the room.
 Why, where are you going?' she asked, in surprise
 To the-er-florist for more roses p he called from the front door
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
Regarding Legal Holidays

'I read an editorial in Washington paper few days ago headed National Holidays" said an old observer.
 The writer of the article started out by saying that complaint has been made in letters to editors, and in other ways tEat there are too many national holi- ranged some being too close together. :n the article reference was made espe- cially to the Lincoln and Washington an nversaries. While there was a vein of humor running through the editorial, it was evident that tine writer of it did not know the difference between a national and state legal holiday.
 There is no such thing as a national holiday in this country strictly speaking A feature of the World Almanac is the page captioned Legal Holidays Most all the states have a number of holi- days by legal enactment. Some have only a few; some have many. For long time Mississippi had none. I am not sure but it is that way today Certain popular holidays have been observed there by common consent.
 ''The most widely observed holidays are January 1, February %, the Fourth of July. the first Monday in Sep temper tLabor Day). Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. The New Year is a holiday in the District of Co., iumbia and in all of the states except Kansas and Massachusetts Washing tons birthday is a legal holiday in all the states and in the District of Colum- Al1c hA h of July is likewise legal holiday in all but one state. Christmas day, which is second to none of the holidays in gen eral observance, is not legal holiday in Kansas. Congress could make >-hy enactment a national holiday, but as far as I recall, no bill has ever been introduced along that line. I remember when the terms, legal holiday and na- tional holiday. were often confused, but the matter has been explained so often in the public press that I was surprised to find paper published in the national capital falling into the old-time error.' President's Com mpliment to Underwood
 ''The state dinner to be given by Presi- dent Woodrow Wilson to MT. Underwood is a compliment paid, not only to the democratic leader but tc every man who claims his citizenship tn the great state of Alabama, as well as to the democratic party throughout the United States, for it is not only the recognition and appre- ciation Of the man himself, but what he stands for and for his achievements for his party" said J. B. Cobbs.
 Oscar Underwood is great factor in tke present democratic administration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

Paris Cor. New York American.
 Exportation of hundreds of thousands of Roman, or white, snails to the United States this season has led to a small famine in Paris. To stop the American demand, the Roman variety Is being grown, and French cultivators are nurs- ing the American trade because higher prices are obtained from Americans Meanwhile shells ingeniously filled with carefully prepared cone of horsefesh are being sold as genuine Romans in many Paris restaurants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
ToMORROW-TRIAL OF SIR RICHARD HUGH SMITH

/ erts "a pressure varying from 2o,Oo0 to 2o,oo0 pounds per square inch. Further than this. the tensional stress when the case is started whirling through the rifiing Of the gun by the force behind it must be counted. This rotation starts the instant the shell begins it's movement from ths breech of the gun, and when we consider that by the time it leaves the muzzle it must have attained a velocity of 17Oo feet per second. we can begin to see how an acceieration of 5oo,ooo feet per second is attained.
 These pressures explain why it is neees- sary to make the cases of such high qtlai- ity material, tensile strength of 1s5.0e pounds to the square inch, an elastic limit of 10000 pounds per square inch, an elonsation in inches of Il per cent, and the contraction of area p per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

things has not vet moved me to
 tears. l do not care in the least
 whether or not Birmingham hook
 sellers sell my books. What the
 readers want they will have If
 they do not want me I do not want
 them and there need be no strained
 relations between us"
 Miss Corelli should not despair. There is of surety balm in Gilead. A great many people still think she is the "one best bet" no matter how blatant other authors may be in ad- both themselves and their books.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
| Underwood and Good Roads

Several days ago Secretary J. A. Roun- tree of the Alabama Good Roads associa- tion wrote to Congressman Underwood, thanking him for his assistance in secur- ing the passage of the Shackleford bill, which makes an appropriation of s25,Oo0 = coo for the building of good roads through out the. United States.a It Is estimated that of this amount Alabama will secure at least s50o0O0.
 In letter to Secretary Rountree MT. Underwood says q rejoice with you that we have at last gotten through the House of Representatives real legislation in the interest of building good roads and believe that we will get it through the Senate and enacted into law before the end of this session"
 Mir Underwood is vice president and life member of the association. and has al- ways taken an active interest in good roads measures. It was through his eff forts that commission was authorized by Congress to investigate the best method of financing national aid for good roads. It was also on his motion that a special good roads committee was created in Congress that took charge of all the good roads bills, of which Con- gressman D. w. Shackleford is chairman. The result was the passage of the Shack leford bill. /
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
FIFTEEN MILLION COB PIPES

From the Kansas City Star
 Millions of corncobs discarded by farm- CTS were in 1912 turned into as available and useful commodity worth more than $5o0,0O0 by six factories of the state, ac- cording to advance information of the 1912 Red Book of the bureau of labor statis- ties. The industry is one peculiar to Mis- souri. The commodity is the ordinary corncob pipe. The six factories produced 2S,111,S72 cob pipes in 1912. The factories are located three in Washington. Franklin county, and one each in Boonvile,, Union and Owensville.
 Shipments were made to Canada. Flu rope, Asia, South America Africa. Aus tralia and New Zealand. not including the vast quantities sent into every state of the union. Not less than 15, GOO, 900 corncobs were utilized for the output of 2S17l. .S72 pipes, allowing two bowls to each cob. and figuring for those which were wasted i'll the process of manufacture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
NATURAL MUSIC.

When you hear the Anvil Chorus
 To orchestration set, One fellow blows the fine French horn
 And one blows the cornet. One fellow blows the piccolo
 And one blows the trombone. Another the big tuba blows
 One plays the xylophone. But when the blacksmith plays that tune He beats all those fellows: For in accord with his swinging sledge
 He just blows his bellows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Large scandals from small talks grow.
 Prosperity helps some men to forget their friends.
 Men are never criticized for what they do if they never do anything
 To err is human-and to blame it on the othkr fellow is still more SO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

General" Coxey says his army will number 500,o0o when it begins march to Washington, April 1G. He expects to turn lis army over to President Wilson to be people don't wait for an invitation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
THE DEEPER NOTE,

By Arthur jfSt q ftfsz 1YOHE hurrying throngs drift idly past and hear Il And hear the tuned Il Where by the curb les street-musicians play And still earth's restless thousands Yet where through the night unknown Beneath window dark sings alone.
 One gloom-enwrapt. pleads proud heart Q take Love in last for all his passions
 The world his window there
 The world with his and his despair;
 But what to him is all their phantom throng
 Since one voice sleeps and answers not his song!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
QUAKER QuIps
From the Philadeluphia Record,

From the Philadeiuphia Record
 Don't tell your troubles if you are looking for an encore
 Many a man brags about future that is already oyershadowed by his past.
 If you don't want to be spoiled with success, get Job in the weather bu- rs;tu Many fellow is always giving a.. vice who apparently has no use for it himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
The school Superlntendents

The meeting of the department of su- perintendence of the National Educa- tional association held in Richmond last week was largely attended and was full of interest to educators and especially to those in charge of public schools said Superintendent J. II. Phillips, who re- turned from Virginia a day or two ago
 Richmond is a most attractive city It has many large and elegant hotels and large hotel accommodations are neces- sary for the superintendents, because the meetings bring together about a01O people Of course, the national association can only meet in the very large cities, be- cause the attendance runs high into the thousands; but the superintendents who discuss and formulate work for the gem eral body require more hotel room than Birmingham has been able to afford With the completion of the Tutwiler We will begin to think of putting Birming- nam m line for the superintendents. While Mobile had this department it was found that the Gulf City did not have enough hotels to make the visitors com fortable. and 1t was practically decided that we would not go to any city in the future that could not provide ample ac- commodations without overcrowding
 At the Richmond meeting many able papers on sociological topics were read but the most important business was in relation to standardization and efficien. y. The great problem in connection with public school work is how best to estab- fish the efficiency test. 1 am member of the committee on efficiency test. and that committee is expected to make con structive reports from time to time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

The hotel clerks of Cincinnati have a hourishng organization and have busi- ness meetings, at which the subject of the bellhop is doubtless discussed both pro and con.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

When a man with a message hits town he always takes up collection first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

Paris will witness the next big battle for the worlds heavyweight champion ship between Frank Moran and certain dusky ''pusson" who is persona non grata in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

Many foul balls found their way to that famous baseball game in London. but the King merely tucked his royal head
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

The Mexican problem continues to be one of the healthiest and most persistent problems this government has had to face in sometime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

sons watchful waiting is an aluring al- liberation, but his Mexican policy seems better expressed by dolce far nente - who is sitting in a chair with a tack in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

By wantonly destroying historic church in Scotland filled with many valu- able relics, British suffra gettes have made another strong bid for popularity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
A REGULAR JEPTHA.

A REGULAR JEPTHA. Simpkins: .I wonder how Ridley is get ting along with his pledge to donate % cents to some religious purpose every time that he swore.''
 Hopkins: 'I believe he has aleardy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
DEGINNING THE DAY-Grncious

BEGINNING THE DAY-Gracious God, give me wisdom to choose the things which arc highest. May l crowd out the bad; then the merely harmless; and may even the good give place to the better and the best. Visit me with a divine dis content with yesterday and a hens- cnly ambition for today. For Jesus sake. Amen. II. VI. F..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

Doe" Wiley, at the age of 70 is a father again. The doc" got late start but he's doing very we'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

Richard Croker is not exactly grammat ieal in saying so. but he fully believes that Boss Murphy ought to get out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

Secretary Bryan says money making is drudgery. Not when your whole life is refutation of the axiom that talk is cheap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
INDIscREET.

Don't kick man when he Is dcvsn: 'Tis the action of brute: And then again you might have to Defend a damage suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

Affecting picture of Becker embracing his lawyer appears in the newspapers A little slow music, please.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

The fact that old King Cole was a merry old soul seems to indicate that net
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

The joy of life in Cuba has been consid- erably curtailed by an order prohibiting cockfights except on Sundays and holi- days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
TROUBADOUR AND JESTER

sworn steepie on to the Baptist church and is now cussng up,a foreign missiop< ary society,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

Reno has lost its prestige as divorce market and is now showing up but faintly on the map.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

< The general impression seems to be that it is taking Huerta's power a long time to crumble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

And another boost for the Irish is the fact that they seem to do very well in baseball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

There used to be a time when a town without an Isben club was con- asdered an intellectual Sahara
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

Almost before the poets could get out their rhyming dictionaries the snow had melted away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

Most of the magazine poetry nova days seems to be written on full stomach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03

Sir John Tenniel cartooned Lincoln, but Lincoln outlived it and so did Tenniel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
HORsEFI.EsH AS SNAIL,

March having come in like lion, Will go out like a lamb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
FORGED SUSPENSE.

FORGED SUSPENSE. Mrs. Jones: Wasn't that man Smith compelled to leave town?" MT. Jones: Yes he was hung.