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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

ly good orders The feature of the pres ent situation is the advance in prices. The Ohio furnaces are asking 50 cents a ton more than they were asking a
 week ago. They have sold enough iron
 to have their order books in good
 shape, and they feel that the time Is
 opportune to make a stand against the extremely low and unprofitable prices
 which have been ruling. And every
 where the tendency is to ask more for pig iron. Certainly the merchant fur naces cannot indefinitely continue to swap dollars for 95 cents-that is not business-and the worst thing about the low prices Is that they have not stimulated business. It Is a trade axiom that low prices result in a large vol ume of business and high prices check 1t, but this axiom is not working"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

tas is a literary gem that will sparkle for aye.
 Miss Margaret O'Brien, also of Alabama, wrote Judith, Daughter of Judas, a romance which never re- ceived the recognition to which it's merit entitled it, and she would prob ably have risen to literary zenith had not her career been cut short by an early death.
 These are but few of the royal luminaries which glorify the south's bright Armament of feminine author ship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
Under a Woman's Mask

While all the readers of the delight ful romances of Bertha M. Clay re- gret the recent death of that talented author, but few of them are probably aware that the pen name masked Thomas w. Henshaw, an American who spent most of his time in Eng land.
 Such a masquerade of authorship IS pronouncedly unique though it has frequetly happened that women, in order to obtain speedy recognition in the world of literature, have adopted the pseudonym of a male.
 The sex of George Sand and George Eliot is known to all, and coming down to the present generation Miss Murphree of Tennessee managed un- der the nom de plume of Charles Egg bert Craddock to cleverly conceal her sex from her publishers until it was revealed by a personal interview.
 It is almost inexplicable why man should attempt to conceal his identity under the mask of female name, un- less it was assumed to avoid chagrin in the event of failure as writer, but such subterfuge in the last three decades would have but resolved it. self into senseless essay, as the woman writers of the land have in that period more than held their own in literary endeavor
 This is especially true in the south where, going as far back as the era of Augusta Evans great success, the roster of authoresses is ablaze with the brilliancy of intellect and talent. In fact the men of the south have been compelled to relegate themselves to the rear in the literary field which fairly bristles with galaxy of wom- en writers. Mary Johnson broke the EecOTQ dS SelleI, anu dfHOiiR nef Virginia colleagues may be mentioned the Princess Troubetzkoy (Amelie Rives,) her cousin Hallie Rives, Ellen Glasgow and Mrs. Roger A. Pryor
 Miss Murphree captivated the read irg public and the world has laughed to tears over the clever conceits of Ruth McEnery Stuart of Louisiana. Kentucky produced the inimitable authoress of Mrs. Wiggins of the Cab bage Patch, and Tennessee again came into the limelight under the pen of . woman that produced The Cir cult Riders Wife, and the writings of Will Allen Dromgoole. In addition to Miss Evans Alabama has given us Frances Nimmo Green and Mrs. Nit tie Owen McDavid. The latter's de- scription of the marriage of Pocohon-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
NHE name of Captain Kidd is the
 most familiar of all the pirates who

"HE name of Captain Kidd is the most familiar of all the pirates who A sailed the Atlantic in search of ad- venture, and more especially of plunder. Although it is considerable more than victed and hanged and. while other pi- rates have been forgotten, he is still re- called through an effort that is started every now and then to discover the burial place of his i'll gotten treasures. From Nova Scotia all along the Atlantic coast of the United States searching parties have been organized upon the obtaining of a new clew as to the hidden loot.
 Captain Kidd was a Scotch navigator during the latter part of the seventeenth century. Piracy was very prevalent on the high seas and a syndicate was formed for the purpose of destroying the prac- tice. Robert Livingston, rich New York merchant and landowner, and Lord Bellomont, the English governor, were at the head of the syndicate, and in look ing about for a captain for their pirate destroying vessel their choice fell upon Kidd. So King William sent commits sion empowering ''the well beloved and trusty Captain Kidd" to seize French and pirate ships at will
 Kidd started off on the Adventurer, but the adage 'set a rogue to catch a rogue did not work in his case, for he turned pirate himself and footed and sunk all the legitimate merchant ships he met. How many vessels Captain Kidd and his crew plundered is hard to tell Finally it was necessary to send out a squadron to capture him. He had been operating with excellent success in the Indian ocean, but he was given warning of the coming of his captors and he eluded them and sailed for the American coast.
 Fearing to enter New York harbor, Kidd touched at Oyster Bay, Long Island, and sent for a New York lawyer and requested him to see Lord Bellomont with a view of opening negotiations. Bellomont sent word that the captain had nothing to fear, consequently he Went on to Boston, arriving on July 1, 1899.
 It began to be rumored that Livingston, Rellomont and the company they repre- scented were themselves implicated in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF CAPTAIN KIDD

gathering of the spells, and they became thoroughly frightened Bellomont re- ported to the English the whereabouts of Kidd and he was ordered to arrest him and send him back to England.
 When Captain Kidd reached England he was thrown into jail. There had been great excitement over the affair, and even it was insinuated that the King profited by F<idd's nefarious business. For year the pirate was kept in prison before he was placed on trial
 At the trial Kidd denied that he had ever consented to be pirate, but claimed that his crew had bullied him into it. He could not be convicted of piracy. even by court which for some mysterious reason rushed his trial through with suspicious haste and lack of justice. But he was found guilty of having killed mutinous sailor named William Moon by hitting him over the head with a bucket
 At the trial it is said that Kidd pore himself with dignity, making no com plaint of Bellomonts treachery. He told the story of his expedition with some show of frankness, but everything was against him. He was not allowed to present whatever evidence he had in his behalf. The jewels and gold dust which he had sent to the Countess of Bellomont were considered a bribe, and Bellomont. suffering from gout, wrecked his ven geance to the utmost on the man who had failed to bring him the plunder expected.
 To the last Captain Kidd protested his innocence of piratical intent when he un- dertook the mission, and to the judge who condemned him, he said: 94
 My lord, it is very hard sentence. For my part, am the most innocent per- son of them al."
 Captain Kidd was hanged at Execution Dock, London, with nine of his crew, on May 24, 1701. There were present the marshal of the admiralty, the deputy marshal, two city marshals. officers and some who had helped to condemn him. They stood silently awaiting the ap- proach of the prisoner, and at the sound of footsteps they turned to catch last glimpse of the bold, dashing pirate. Their scorn was turned to pity, for down the gray stone steps came an old sea captain, tired and worn, to meet his doom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
PREFERRED TO DELIVER IT

From the Kansas City Star
 Henry J. Waters, president of the Kan sas State Agricultural college, tells of a young man who was collecting funds for a benevolent institution. He attempted to collect dollar from an old man who was noted for his closeness The youth approached the older man and stated his mission, and asked for a dollar, saying he was collecting for the Lord
 Collecting for the Lord?" asked the old man Well. young man, how old are you?"
 am 25, anskered the young man.
 Well, am "a years old, and as you are only 20 years old, think that I will get to see the Lord sooner than you. I will hand him the dollar myself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
UNDERWOOD STANDS FIRM
From the Montgomery Daily Times

From the Montgomery Daily Times.
 MT. Underwood displays one of the greatest elements of statesmanship in refusing to take the back track on the repeal of the free canal toll law-at the bidding of the President, he having favored the law on it's original pass age Believing that he is right, and we agree with him, that the United States owns the canal and has a perfect right to exempt its own vessels from tolls, he stands firm and will speak and vote against repeal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
Popularity of Pass Christian.

Tn Pass Christian the south has a health resort second to none in the whole country" said Ben Well, who with Mrs. Well has just returned from a two- months visit there. .
 "The climate is ideal at all times, and tho surroundings are such as to make ones visit a real pleasure, to say noth- ing of the benefits obtained from the piney- salt atmosphere.
 During our stay there we had some fine fishing in the sound, often spending the entire day on the water On one such trip, accompanied by Colonel Voorhies, Captain Frost, MT. William Lewis and his son, we brought in 42 specxled trout and a great quantity of Spanish mackerel, part of which was served to us next morning at breakfast.
 Mrs. Well, under the care of Dr. Rob- erts, was completely restored to health, and returns home loud in her praises of this resort.
 People of the north and east are just beginning to recognize the merits of Pass Christian and before long we shall have near us a world-famous winter colony and health resort"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
THE CRY OF A FALLEN ANGEL

w. Norwood, in the British Review Out of the light, Into the night, God, am falling. Fashioned of flame, Spent with my shame God, I am calling All through the day Sin has had sway, Lost is the token Evening brings fs Hurt of my wings M Blackened and broken. Child of a star, Thine avatar,
 Drunk from the revel! Who am I. God Spirit, or clod, Angel, or Devil? Yet thou hast made Me Thy sword-blade- Sheathed that it's brightness Flash up to win When the last sin Burns into whiteness. # Hand that can smite, Hold the hilt tight Draw, and strike faster; Strike with me, Lord! My soul Thy sword, And Thou it's Master. Strike! till the day Grow from the gray Gloom of the Peril: % And in the skies DreAmsdomes Axdse-- ssss 5aointh and bsryl! "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
IMPERFECT FIT.

Stage Critic: Your presentation of Hamlet was rotten. The gestures were stiff and unnatural"
 Stage Directors: ''Yes, but our trunks containing the gestures for Hamlet failed to arrive in time. and we had to use those of Romeo and Juliet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
THE AGE-HERALD's CARTOONS

From the Guntersville Democrat.
 The Age-Herald's cartoonist fur. nished pictures for both Saturday and Sundays papers that were too true to be funny. One showed Alabama be. ing choked by technicalities and rec tape. while the other showed the trav- cling public viewing the great sur render"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

BEGINNING THE DA1-0 Thou eiver of life, Thou hast put Thy gift within my body. Then do Thou fan it untiI 1t shall please Thee t" still my pulse. 0 Thou siyer or hfe' nut Thou Thy gift within my soul Then do Thou fan 1t into Thine own glory and unto life everlasting. For Cbrtst,s sake. Amen.-H NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

| Commissioner Wards protest concern 1 ing modern fashions reflects good inten- l tion, hut it is not thought that his opin-
 ion will have much weight with femininity at the present time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Precautionary Measure

'In New York, and I suppose in many other cities, automobiiists are required to slow down in approaching a school building" said prominent citizen.
 We should have similar law here. In New York signs suspended over the street read. School Building. Slow Many of the children in coming out of school cross the street and are liable to be Injured by an automobile unless the chauffeur Is very careful. No high speed should be permitted within a block of q school house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
PROGRESSIVE sYLACAUGA

Things are lively in old Sylacauga. In fact she has developed faster than any maiden city in Alabama. All we need is that car line. and we believe that-the gentlemen who hold the char ter are getting ready to do business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

tors can't run that town. He probably ; lives in the suburbs where he can manage his own furnace and has never had to get down on his knees to beg for more steam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

An old gentleman who made fortune out of the liquor business positively for bade his heirs to engage in it. He might have shown a more repentant spirit by founding a hospital for inebriates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
Speculation About wooden Boxes.

Sptcuiuttou AuOut WOOuen boxeS.
 Much comment has been made about the large wooden boxes that have been placed on various prominent corners of the city," said Attorney J. B. Aird, and much speculation has been indulged in as to their uses
 ''One man suggested that they were be- ing placed on the street corners in order to accommodate that class of candidates for office whose principal asset is hot air in order that they might get some of 1t out of their systems by the medium of street corner oratory.
 Another fellow said they were for the purpose of receiving the dead candidates after the primary election. but that could hardly be, because there are not enough of them to accommodate the bunch of dead ones on the gray dawn of the morn- ing after (April @. But the limit was reached when man said in all serious ness that they were a new receptacle adopted by the city commissioners for trash and garbage and other rubbish
 Taking an article. specially designed for Fashion Week. and one most likely to be artistic and pretty for the reception of garbage, struck me as about the limit, yet after all, a plain wooden box on the several street corners might lead a person to come to the conclusion that that was their purpose, unless he remembered that Fashion Week is at hand"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

A lecturer says H. G. Wells is sure 70 be one of the immortals. Lucky man. And he won't have to starve to death to become immortal, either.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

William Faversham has become Q vaudeville star. Reminds us of that once popular song to the effect that eyery- body is committing the same offense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

The Authors league is said to be grow ing so fast that it needs new quarters. You can't walk a block in this country without pumping into an author.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

English professional football players seldom get salaries larger than $20 $ week. The American baseball player pay. his valet that much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

The question is being discussed as to whether womans hat will go in a mans locker. What business has a woman hat in a mans locker?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

1t is tiresome to continue writing para graphs about Affinity Earle, but i seems that there is no way to keep hin out of print.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

Pictures of Colonel Goethals receiving [ gold medal for his work on the Panams
 canal show him in what appears to be g highly receptive mood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
Slow Shipments

Matthew Addy X Co.'S weekly iron market report says in part: There is much complaint regarding slow rail- road shipments. Many railroads are in poor shape to give really satisfactory service, and unless something is soon done to remedy present conditions bus mess is bound to suffer.
 ''rhe week has seen no large. buy ing but steady continuance of fair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
Growth of the Ice Cream Trade


 Few branches of business have de- veloped so rapidly in recent years as the making and selling of ice cream,''a said N. N. Wilson, the popular young mem Der of the Musicians union, who has recently acquired an interest in an ice cream factory. -a
 Our older citizens can remember when ice cream was regarded as such a luxury that it was only served at dinner parties. No family thought of having it on the table unless company had been invited. Later it got to be the custom for the rich to have ice cream for dessert every Sunday during the summer time Now people who are not rich have ice cream every Sunday, not only in hot weather but throughout the year; and in some homes it is served almost daily.
 "The largest part of the trade, how ever, has been developed by the soft drink stands. A person outside of the business would hardly imagine what an immense volume of ice cream is sold to the soft drink stands and retailed in scent pack ages. Not only is there large business in the cities, but here in the Birming- ham district every mining camp commun- ity has the ice cream habit Birmingham supplies small towns within radius of 70 or 50 miles with ice cream every day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
TOO PREVIOUS.

Office Boy: "Is this waste paper, sirg' Poetical Editer No, haven't written on it yet.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

The blizzard has blown over, and the sun of prosperity has begun to shine again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
Great Organs

"A special dispatch to the New York Sun states that the projected organ. for the Panama-Pacific exposition will by reason of its 114 stops, be the largest in this country and probably in the world ,, said a music house man.
 But according to writer in the Sun, the largest organ in the world is at Bres- lau, Germany. It has 1S7 stops Hamburg has one with 16S stops. The largest or- gan in America is at Wanamaker's Phila- delphia store: it has 1l0 stops. For fur ther information see tables published in March Diapason by William IT. Shuey, who has made an elaborate investigation of the subject"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
LIKE M,LUKE SAYS

In Birmingham Fashion Week. will
 soon have an inning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
n NEVER RAINS E

Tom: Did Friday, the thirteenth, Let dire misfortune fall?'' Bob: ''Yes, the stork a trio sang
 And the coal man paid a eall.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

Last spring the London Times was re- duced in price from cents to cents, and now announcement is made that the price will be still further reduced March 16 The price then will be cents. The proprietor, Lord Northcliffe, in referring to the forthcoming reduction, said that t~had been contemplated many years now reached the stage when it is possible to sell complete issue of the Times on the present superb paper for a penny" He said he had no intention of ever drop ping the price to ha'penny-1 cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
GOOD SUBSTITUTION

GOOD SUBSTITUTION.
 He; That stuffed turkey at Mrs. Will Hams dinner was awfully tough" She: Well you see her chestnuts failed to arrive and she filled the bird with funny columns from the daily papers,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
TROUBADOUR AND JESTER.
AN APRIL FOOL.

really think the moons a fraud,
 Or else she's very shy; For when she went into eclipse
 She eclipsed all the sky. Perhaps to us she did not wish
 A smut face to parade, Or even admit that this world
 Could cast her in the shade. When in her phases she appears,
 The saucy little fiirt; She looks to me as if she wears
 A dark split hobble skirt. But next time she does advertise
 To enter the penumbra, I'll not watch, but close my eyes And pass the night in slumber,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
LOBBYING.

Bibbs: "Sot the President gave Under wood a dinner"
 Gibbs; "Yes, and I wonder if they served plank steak
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
Washington bureau. 2O7 Hibbs build

There's business in these faces.
 -Cymbeline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

ing of the national committee for menta
 hygiene, held in New York this week
 showed remarkable growth in the national campaign against insanity. The move ment, which originated in the United States, has assumed interna tional propor- tions, agencies having been established ir Canada and South Africa. The organized effort to help the insane and protect publication, "A Mind That Found Itself, e the author of which, Clifford w. Beers
 the pioneer state society in Connecticut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

MT. Hobbs: Probably because it rep resented woman who had turned her back to the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
A CLEAR TITLE,

The army of the unemployed
 shall ask for a position; For when they know I am a poet
 At once they'll grant admission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
A BACKWARD MOVEMENT.

Mrs. Hobbs. T wonder why that mili- tant suffragist selected, the Rokeby Venus tn s1a s1,'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

Enterted at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress March B. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
THE BETTER POLICY.

Grimbsby: 50 another daughter of the President is soon to be married.''
 Quimsby: Tt seems that Mrs. Wilson is as good at matchful mating than her husband is. at watchful waiting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14

A. J. Eaton, Jr, and o. E. Young are the only authorized travelling repre- sentatives of The Age-Herald In It's circulation department.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-08-12

There is more catarrh in this sec
tion of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be
incurabie. For a great many years
doctors pronounced it to be local
disease and prescribed local RENE
dies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment. pronou-
need it incurable. Science has pro-
ven catarrh to be constitutional
disease and therefore requires con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catar
Cure, manufactured by f. j. Che
ney & Co, Toledo, o., is the only
constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in dosesfrom
10 drops to teaspoonsul. 1t acts
directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer
500 for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address F. JiCheney&Co, Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by druggists, 75c
Take Hal''s Family Pills for Constipation
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-08-12

Ye Editor enjoyed his dinner
out in the country last Thursday,
at Mr. and Mrs Grant Orsborn' s.
Everybody was still cutting their
small grain, which is much better
than it was last year, Mr. Orsborn
having field of oats that looks
as if it would go 40 bu to the acre.
The only crop that seems to have
been injured by the hot weather is
wheat. Their garden and fruittrees
never looked finer. Grants family
has been enjoying fresh raspber-
ries, the season for which is now
passed; they now have Rocky
Mountain cherry that is loaded
with fruit. while four of their ap-
pletrees have nice looking apples
on them.