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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
LUKE AI'LUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 The trouble with woman is that when she is crying you don't know whetheB to sympathize with her or congratulate her.
 The trouble with advice is that every man carries different brand for his own use.
 When princess is infiating the fellow with line of talk about what refined people her parents are, father always makes 1t his business to stroll into the front room and spill the beans by re- marking: T jist snuk in to ask va what va did with them brushes I got to clean the sut out of the stove pipes.'
 Men do not pay much attention to the color of the clothes girl Is wearing. But they never overlook curve.
 Some men are born ugly and others grow Scotch terrier set of whiskers
 We may be finnicky. But any woman who weighs more than 200 pounds nas nc business going out on the street wearing pair of those baby doll oxfords.
 The oid-fashioned woman who used to trim, her own hat now has a daughter who trims her husband for her hats. don't care who he is, any man would do things for strange girl that ht wouldn't do for his own wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
Delightful Music

Before the Tutwiler was opened we were promised fine music there, and our music lovers have not been disappointed, ,' said an old member of the musical set.
 "A few hotels in the north have larger orchestras, but no sx-piece organization such as that at the Tutwiler could be more satisfactory. It gives delightful music. I am particularly glad to know that nearly all the requests are for compositions of artistic merit and that virtually no trivial stuff is called for now. The Wiegands, two brothers, pianist and violinist. furnish the orchestra, and they are not only high class players, but they are most obliging. They have an immense library of classic, semi-classic and good popular music, and they are always ready to play any com positions on request.
 During the winter season the orchestra will probably be augmented, but whether it is or not music lovers can count upon hearing excellent programmes excellently rendered"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
Southern Manufacturer

The Southern Railway company,
 through it's publicity bureau, keeps the
 public well supplied with information tending to promote trade. Several circu-
 lar letters have been issued from the of flee of the assistant to President Harrison
 recently on the development of the south's trade with Latin-Amerioa. Only yester- day a Southern railway letter came,
 dated Chattanooga, which will be of con siderable interest in this section It is as follows:
 Southern manufacturers will be inter- ested in the announcement made by MT. C. l.. Chandler, South American agent for the Southern railway and affiliated
 lines, that the director general of public works at Santiago, Chile, has established
 an office for the collection of catalogues,
 price lists and circulars of construction
 material, also data concerning improve
 ments in construction material and meth eds.
 This bureau will be frequented by the official Chile engineers and architects as well as by private contractors. Cata- logues, circulars and quotations should
 be sent to La Direction Jeneral de Obras Publcas, Santiago Chile. All such mat ters should be in Spanish language, and, if possible, weights aud measures in the
 metric system and prices in the Chilean currency. In the opinion of Mr. Chandler the move is one of importance to south ern manufacturers generally. as 1t will give them an opportunity to place their products before an open court where ma terials will be judged on their merits en- tirely, and that on this ground American manufacturers should easily outstrir their European rivals"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
Enr A Merchant Marine

It is announced in New York that S20, ,0O0 ,000 has been offered by an American syndicate for 15 of the largest steamships of the Hamburg American line, which are at present tied up in American waters. It is pro posed to transfer these vessels to American registry under an act of Congress just past, and this splendid fleet of vessels may play an important part in developing an American mer- chant marine. Officials of the com pany resident in America have power of attorney to sell any or all of these vessels, so that there is nothing to prevent such deal from being car ried through.
 Most of the ships that may pass into the hands of syndicate are well known and few are famous. Thirteen of them are lying at Hobollen and two are in port at Boston. The largest is the Vaterland, recent addition to the giant liners that ply the Atlantic. The Vaterland has a tonnage of 54,2S2. The total tonnage of all IS vessels is 100000 tons. In addition to the Water land other ships in the fleet are the President Grant, President Lincoln, Hamburg, Pennsylvania, Koenig Will helm II, Armenia, Prinz Eitel Fried rich, Prinz Joachim, Nassovia, Pisa, Graecia, Allemannia, Amerika and Cincinnati. The last two vessels are at Boston.
 If the present war in Europe re- suits in the establishment of an Amer ican merchant marine it will give a great impetus to the foreign trade of this country Uncle Sam's lack of ship ping facilities has made him a rather curious figure in the worlds mar kets. The immense sums paid out an nually by the United States to foreign shipowners for the use of their vessels has long been advanced as strong argument in favor of a merchant ma rine. An unexpected train of events may vet force Uncle Sam to take his rightful place in the international commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19

werp is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe. It con- tains Reubens' great masterpiece, "The Descent From the Cross" The inhabitants of Antwerp are noted for their piety, and one of the church fes- tivals lasting eight days from the 10th of August is observed as a general holiday; but just now the festivities will give place to gloom. This will be a fateful time in the history of the good old city of Antwerp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER

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 brave? shoredi dim
 ~foes shaugh Ina that whic breeze As blows half discloses? low n1ornings first beam, the stream
 Tis the Sar-spa ed
 Der the land of he home of the And whe is band vauntngly
 of battles A leave
 hasw their foul the hreling of flight or of the
 Star-sp dothv
 Der inc land of free of brave a, hus he i when stand
 theirlo lovd wars Bfsst Heavn nd Praise and preserved a natjoni Then It is just. And his be ourm Tn God $ our trus1
 And he tar triumph doth wave 'er the nd the home of vel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
The Federal Reserve Board

The federal reserve board is now organized, and is disposing of routine business. It will have presently many large problems to solve and as it has wide powers, it is expected to do much valuable constructive work The personnel of the board is a guar antee that the public will not be dis appointed.
 Among the interesting matters that has already come before the board is that of protests of certain cities against the action of the organization committee in the location of federal reserve banks. Baltimore protests that it was badly treated when the committee selected Richmond instead of the Maryland metropolis. New Orleans protests that it was unjustly treated when it was refused federal reserve bank. Pittsburg, Omaha and other cities have protests, and the board decided yesterday that each of these cities would be granted hear ing.
 When Birmingham was a candidate for a federal reserve bank facts and | figures were submitted to the organi- zation committee which should have been convincing, but as it was learned afterwards, Atlanta had been prom ised the "prize" even before the bank ing and currency bill was adopted. Some of our citizens were in favor of 1 getting up an indignation meeting and submitting a vigorous protest to the federal reserve board just as soon as it was duly organized; but after con sideration it was found that the finan- cial strength of the reserve district was the matter of real importance and that the mere location of the bank was of little consequence. No protest, therefore, was made.
 About the only advantage Atlanta gets from having a reserve bank is in the advertisement. But Birmingham got much greater advertisement when President Wilson selected one of his five appointees for the reserve board from Birmingham.
 The probability is that the reserve board will allow the organization com mittees apportionment to stand for awhile as it is, but some practical if nanciers think the new system would work better if there were only four re. gional banks instead of 12. After the board has been in harness for a year or more it will not be surprising if il reduces the number of regions to four with reserve banks situated as follows
 New York, Chicago, St. Louis and
 San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
Historic Old Antwerp

Now that the Belgian capital has been removed from Brussels to Ant werp the latter city enters upon new and perhaps tragic period of its event. ful history. It is one of the oldest cit ies in Europe, and became a, consider able town in the eighth century when its inhabitants were still pagans.
 Antwerp has been a city of many vicissitudes. Early in the twelfth cen- tury it had advanced to large meas ure of commercial prosperity, and 100 years later it's municipal institutions were regarded as models for conti- mental Europe. A law adopted and pro- mulgated in 1290 contained provisions identical with those of the habeas cor pus act of England, maintaining the inviolability of dwellings and acknowl- edging the right of every citizen to be judged by his peers and have voice in the imposition of taxes.
 With the discovery of America in 1492 and tie passage to India in 1497 there was great change in all Flu ropean navigation. In consequence of this the cities of the Hanseatic league began to go backward. Their trade de. parted; but Antwerp grew rapidly and prospered more than ever. h 1897, however, it was taken by tho Spaniards, and by the end of the six teenth century it's commerce was ruined. In 1794 the city fell into ths hands of the French, who did some thing for its upbuilding. It continued . French possession until 1874.
 Since the settlement of serious dis pute between Belgium and Holland ii 1859 Antwerp has grown and pros pered steadily. It has now popula ton of 350.0o0. The cathedral in Ant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
NOT AN OMISSION

From the New York Globe.
 Mrs. Benton tasted the savory morsel she had carefully compounded in the chafing dish and looked at her husband
 Some how it don't taste just as Mrs. Minks did the other night Yet I thought I remembered the recipe all right I SUD- pose l must have left something out
 MT. Benton tasted refiectively.
 'J don't think SOL he remarked
 Mrs. Bentons face frightened visibly Then her husband continued:
 There's nothing you could leave out, T he said, that would make 1t taste like this. It's something you've put in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19

From the Chicago Journal
 In the erection of the Quebec bridge across the St. Lawrence river, which will have the greatest span in the world. over 60,0OO tons of steel are to be assembled In three spans of a combined length of 2s3O feet, 150 feet above the water. The river is 200 feet deep, with a tide of 16 feet and current of eight miles an hour. Pieces weighing 1855 tons and com pound members nearly 300 feet long, weighing more than 12OO tons, are to be handled in midair and assembled and maintained with precision Two can tilever arms must be built out self-sup- porting for 580 feet beyond their piers and remain exposed for months to the se- verest storms, and a 640-foot double track 5,oo0-ton railroad span must be built at a distance, floated to the site, raised 15O feet and connected to them with great speed and accuracy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19

NA/ gressed for sometime, and gener-
 ally with unsatisfactory results to the British arms, that government de- termined that the best way to bring a of it's enemy by attacking the large cities along the coast.
 The first of these expeditions under the command of Gen. Robert Ross, who had served under Wellington in Spain, and had stood by the side of Sir John Moore when that hero fell at Corunna. reached the Chesapeake early in August, 1874. The army consisted of $500 veterans and about 1000 marines.
 For months there was a fear that the city of Washington would be attacked, and the President had urged the second Secretary of War, John Armstrong, to prepare for defense, but the latter. with singular dilatoriness had done nothing. Finally the British made an advance on Washington, and on August 24 the bat tie of Bladensburg was fought, the Amer ican army defeated and the capital of the United States, at the mercy of the enemy. That same night the city was entered sacked and the torch applied.
 Someone had blundered, and scape- goat was found in Capt. Sam T. Dyson of the corps of artillery. He was accused of cowardice and of having ran away from his post of duty. He was directed to ap-- pear before a general courtmartial, held in Washington early in November fol-
 
 l. Violating the fitfy-second article of the rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States. 2. Conduct unbecoming a gentleman
 At the trial it was charged that Dy- son, upon the approach of the enemy. ran away; that he shamefully abandoned his post and cast away and destroyed his | arms and ammunition. That he dis 1 manted the fort; that he made no attempt l to defend the same, and he was charged with being drunk and intoxicated" while on duty.
 The courtmartial was presided over by | Brigadier General Smith, who had com mand of the militia of the District of Columbia. The sessions were most spir- ited, for while Dyson was no doubt guilty of the charges preferred against him, he was not wholly to blame.
 President Madison Showed great in competency in the handling of the affairs of that trying period. When the Presi- dent found Armstrong neglecting his duty, and that Washington had not been made effective to resist an attack, he appointed Gen. William H. Winder to command the defense. Winder possessed little military ability. He was willing. however, and had collected an army of 500 Regulars and 150O militia, but 1t was not expected that I they could withstand an attacking party of 45O0 men, with no defensive works and with insufficient stores and ammunition
 If Dyson was guilty, Winder was even more so, and yet 1t was the latter s general orders that brought Dyson to a courtmartial. After the evidence at the trial had all been submitted. the court, after due deliberation, found that Dyson, when he found an enemy was approach
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
FAIR EXCHANGE
From Answers.

From AnsWers.
 The military unanswered. All afternoon the attackers had attacked and the de- lenders defended, with conspicuous lack of incident or bravery. Operations were beginning to drag horribly when the white flag went up
 The officers in command of the attack CTS started in amazement.
 "A flag of truce!' he exclaimed. What do they want?"
 The sergeant major endeavored to cover up smile.
 They say, sir he reported. that, as it's tea time. they'd nke to exchange 8 couple O privates for can of condensed milk-if you can afford it!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19

Ing, "misbehaved himself before them, and shamefully abandoned the fort and post which he then and there commanded, and which it was his bounden duty to de- fend..
 They also found him guilty of casting away and destroying the forts arms and ammunition; and of dismantling and de- stroying Fort Washington, without any attempt to defend the same. Although they found him guilty of conduct unbe- coming an officer on all the charges, they found .him not guilty of conduct unbe- coming gentleman. The sentence that they imposed was that he should be dismissed from the service of the United States, of which sentence the major gen. eral commanding the district fully ap- proved. The court was dissolved on Mo- vember IT, 1874.
 Tomorrow: Trial of Honest Jack Felton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
A. to the Word Nation or Country

"A friend of mine insists that because Prussia is kingdom it is right to speak of it as a nation or country" said professional man. but he is mistaken.
 .He had looked up the definition of country in an unabridged dictionary but when it comes to the application of commonly used word like that, we must go largely by custom. Prussia, while ex- ercising a great deal of autonomy, as part of the German empire, that kingdom, like the kingdoms Of Bavaria Saxony and Wurtemberg, and like the grand duehies, principalities and Hanse towns are ab- sorbed in the great empire. Hence we speak of the empire as a nation or coun- try In America Alabama and 47 other states have a large measure of autonomy, bat they are a part of the nation or country styled the United States.
 The present war may result in the German empire being turned into a re- public. In that event Prussia would still be state of the republic; but looked at nationally, the whole confederation would be the country, just as the empire is today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
THAT BOY AGAIN.

 The boy stood on the burning deck; Whence all but him had fled. For he thought to get clippings by tf peck
 Of what the papers said.
 Florida Times Union. The boy stood on the burning deck. He made no move to go; He stood there till they made the film For the moving picture show.
 Allentown Democrat. The boy stood on the burning deck, And did not sag a bit: The boy stood on the burning deck, It was too hot to sit.
 Houston Post. The boy stoodson the burning deck. And very caln was he But hardly cool. for that, by heck, Could not ifl reason be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
IN TASTEFUL kENTuvcKy

From the Winchester (Ixy) Democrat.
 Over at Paris recently the chief of po- lice ordered woman in a "stay in the shade dress to put on more clothes. She was traversing the platform of the sta- tion stranger. She replied that she didn't have any more with her. where upon the chief went home and got one of his wife's petti-skirts, and, taking it to the offender. demanded that she put it on. He was obeyed. and the woman went on her way The city council allowed him $2.50 payment for the skirt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
THE SIMPLE LIFE

From the Pittsburg 'Chronicle-T Telegraph.
 Ma, better lock up the bathroom and get out the old wooden tubs.''
 Why, pa"
 "And hide the photograph and those s7 records" For goodness salxes--" "And while you're at 1t you'd better put away your fancy dishes and get out those old blue things you hate so.'' Whats getting into you, pa?" We've got few summer boarders coming here from the city, and we've got
 to give 'eIn the sort of country life they expect'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
An Excellent Board

Business men and especially the bankers of the east so far as I hear, are greatly pleased with the makeup of the federal reserve board,' said s. W. Sommers of Boston.
 T spent two days in Washington last week and everybody I met there spoke in high terms of the reserve boards personnel. MT. Warburg had a national reputation and of course he Is recognized as an especially strong man from a banking viewpoint; but 1t is being said now that Mir. Harding of Birmingham as soon as he has been long enough inlthe public view to dem onstrate his ability, will stand second to hone. MT. McAdoo. MT. Williams. MT. Delano, Mr. Miller and Mr Hamlin, the other members. are all known to their friends as men of strong ability. Mir. Delano has been known by reputation for several years as one of the best railroad men in the United States. The business interests of the country are certainly fortunate in having such a pick of well equipped men to consti- ute the federal reserve board
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
How Long wrl the War Lasts

Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, now Great Britains secretary of state for war, was quoted day or two ago as say ing that the conflict now in progress would last IS months said J. H. Gilpin of Philadelphia.
 T have always considered Lord Kitche- ner uncommonly grave and as the last person in the world to perpetrate joke or indulge in humor. Still, he may be something of joker. One never can tell. Of course, a man of Kitchener's exper- ience-he is one of Great Britan's sue cessful generals-would have a better idea of everything relating to war than the average layman. If Kitchener did mean what he said, or. what he is said to have said, he will find it to be mistake. l am no prophet; but I would be willing to wager something on the prediction that the nations now at war will be suing for peace before November l."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19

Congress will probably remain in ses- sion right up to December. Members of the House who desired to spend q few weeks in campaigning in their re- spective districts will have to let the elections take care of themselves. Two or three weeks ago it looked. as il adjournment would be reached early in October. but all that is changed. The war in Europe has done it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19

A dispatch from abroad states that people are becoming so upset by the war that they no longer dress for dinner in some of the fashionable hotels and the Duchess of Westminster took dinner re- gently in tea gown. What horrors war brings in it's trainl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
SHE HAD A KIND HEART

From the New York Weekly.
 Tramp Please, mum, I ain't had full
 stummick for three weeks Housekeeper (benevolently)-T bad! Well, you go somewhere and beg meal
 of dried apples. and z will furnish the water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
IDLE OPINIONS.

Hope is the only asset some men have, but that's enough.
 As long as man believes in himself it doesn't really matter whether other people believe in him or not.
 Many man gives up his seat to a pretty woman in a trolley car who habit ually occupies the only comfortable chair at home.
 People who pride themselves on being exclusive warm up to the passing stranger when their motor car breaks down.
 You can't always tell a mans habits by the sort of clothes he wears. Some men wear overalls who never work.
 Some women are so kindhearted that they always give the tramp at the door something, if it's only compassionate look. P c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19
BURNING THE DEAD

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 In the twentieth century, in king-cursed Europe, where the common people are hanged upon the gallows of taxation for support of unnecessary and indefensible war, the crematory follows the flag
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19

In the olden days when two nations wanted to fight they declared war and went at it. Now they have to issue an ultimatum or so, establish a censorship, place the blame on the other and sit back and wait for some benevolent country to offer mediation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19

Moving pictures are said to be iemor- alizing the South sea natives, who will pawn their last possession to see a pie work upon the emotions of the simple islanders that they take part in holdups in which there is no make believe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19

Babylonian tablet planes Noah for question as to what caused man to fall, but there can be little doubt that he fell and fell hard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19

claimant to the throne of France is there may be great many members or royal families compelled to work for living
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19

If Mir. Bryan sticks to his determina- tion to stay off the chautauqua circuit during the present trouble in Europe, it may be long time before he gets an- other lecture fee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-19

Knowing what Is expected of her, Paris will make heroic effort to set the styles in spite of the war.