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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
LIKE NI,LuKE SAYS

From the Cincinanti Enquirer.
 The trouble with man who is mak- ing an ass Of himself is that he wants to go out and bray about it.
 The happy-g lucky young man is never that way when he gets old.
 There were a lot of disgusted girls at local bathing beach one day last week. A rainstorm came up suddenly and ruined their bathing gowns be- fore they could find shelter.
 A man likes to brag about how old he is. But a woman. Oh, well, you can finish this one yourself.
 To a woman the comforts of home'' mean coming back from trip down town and getting her No. 6 feet out of her No 3 shoes and into something that fits her and getting out of the straight front and rubbing the wel.s after she dons loose kimono.
 Every dose of castor oil has its orange juice. When a man Is gabbing about himself he isn't knocking some other man.
 The old fashioned boy who saved up all winter to get dime to go to a magic lantern show now has a son who gets highly indignant if he doesn't get Ito go to at least three movie shows everJ night
 Once in a while you run across a mild hammered man who isn't married
 There was a time when piano box wouldn't hold what a girl had to wear when she went away on a vacation Nowadays she can get three complete changes of costume and lingerie into 8 music roll.
 And what has become of the old fashioned man who used to save ur his whiskers to get 'barbered' every Saturday night?
 No. Clarice. You should not refer te one of our naughty princesses as chick ' en | la king.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
Rows Corn Club School

The success of the Boys Corn Clup School of Practical Agriculture at Au- burn is gratifying to every one who feels an interest in the progress of farm life and who appreciates the value to the commonwealth of sturdy young manhood. At the first roll call Tuesday 155 club members responded, representing 62 counties.
 A few years ago the boys corn clubs and the prizes offered to boys for raising the largest quantity of corn to the acre quickly stimulated the activity in corn production. Not only were the boys in different parts of the state filled with the spirit of emulation, but the older farmers readily took the "cue" and began to make the ground yield more abun- dantly.
 The enthusiasm growing out of the hovs' clubs has unquestionably had its practical benefit in a large way. No farmer is now satisfied unless he produces more bushels to the acre than was the case four or five years ago. In other words, every first class farmer in Alabama strives to make 100 bushels of corn to the acre as well as bale of cotton to the acre. Such a heavy yield of maize would be too much to expect on>a 100-acre field, perhaps, but many farmer produced last year an average of well nigh 10O bushels on 25 or 30 acres.
 The Boys Corn Club school has a larger scope in agricultural training than the term signifies. As pr. c. C. Thach said in his admirable address
 sThe Boys Corn club is vocationa training of the highest efficiency annie the surroundings of the boys owr home; and the movement takes to tht farm the very best knowledge of tho agricultural college and of the agricul tural experiment station. The result throughout the United States has beer tremendous in the increase of crop' and in the general improvement of liv ing in the rural regions-neate homes, cleaner homes, more sanitar, homes, better live stock, better crops better living"
 The Corn Club Boys school Is "conference" rather than classroom institution. It will last until Saturda, night. The programme will includ lectures by leading experts on thes engaging subjects: "Hog Raising Il Alabama" "Soil and Soil Fertility, "The Home Orchard" Raising Bee Cattle In Alabama" "Corn Raising, "The Corn Weevil and Remedies fo the Same" "Dairying In Alabama, "Rotation of Crops" Care of Earn Animals" "The Use of Commercial Fertilizers" "Things Seen Througl the Microscope" "The Care of the uu man Body, and Useful Citizenship"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07


 Urban Chandler. French priest of Lou dun. He was connected with the Sante Croix church, and in 1892 was accused of witchcraft by some hysterical novices of the Carmelite convent, where the trial, protracted for two years, was held He was finally found guilty and burned alive at Loudun on August IS, 1884
 He was a man of great personal charm, of good carriage and graceful figure. He carried himself with an air of great dignity and was addicted to gallantry; and hence it came to pass that among his enemies some were rivals, some incensed fathers and others enraged husbands. But amongst all his enemies there was none so formidable as Trinquant. the Kings attorney, who had a beautiful daughter whose good graces Chandler had won. These sworn enemies of Grandier laid their heads together to compass his ruin They brought a charge against him of which he was convicted but upon his appeal to the higher court he was honorably acquitted and given the
 
 reparation. Returning to Loudun with an air of triumph he treated his ene- mics with a naughty coldness, which the latter construed into nothing but an act of bold defiance, and they breathed nothing but revenge.
 | Not long after reports were whis- pered through the town that some of l the nuns of the Carmelite convent were possessed of evil spirits. Mignon, one of lGrandier's enemies, called upon one of | his friends, Barre to come with him to | the convent and exercise the nuns who were possessed. Then were gathered many of the dignitaries of the church and the officers of Loudun and the sur rounding towns. When they arrived at Carmelite they learned that two of the nuns at that moment were possessed, one of them the prioress, and she was then examined
 Mignon then asked the demon,
 For what reason have you entered the body of this virgin?"
 The woman-who was supposed to be
 then under the influence of the devil Ireplied: "Out of spite and animosity." Upon the girl being asked by what pact she answered, By flowers" and then under examination, the devil" ir her told that one had sent her some roses whose name was Urban. As the lpopes name was Urban she was asked lhis surname, to which she answered I"Grandier."
 The girl then went on to tell of wha1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

air. whereupon the daring Germans whirled and flew back to safety, the French aviators in full pursuit.
 The same correspondent goes bit further and describes the Eiffel tower as vigilant to pick up advance news of the enemy's aviators and the skies above Paris Illuminated at night by a network of high-power lights from which no aerial invader can escape undetected" Great beams from these searchlights "comb the sky" between Paris and Rheims and thus is added a picturesque feature to the conflict.
 When it is. remembered that Zep- pelin airship or an aeroplane could fly from the German frontier to Paris within a. few hours, drop bombs on the capital and return to Germany, there is seen to be an excellent reason for Parisians to keep sharp eye on the heavens. However,, with the skill and daring of French aviators to contend with, there is little chance of German airmen doing any damage to Paris. If an attempt of this kind were made on a large scale the invaders would be met by the. French aviators and a thrilling battle in the air, in which most of the combatants would lose their lives, would be the result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
Strong Federal Reserve Board

Assuming that Mir Warburg of New York and MT. Delano of Chicago will shortly qualify as members of the fed- eral reserve board the banking interests, and the country at large as for that mat ter, will be regarded al fortunate in hay ing such able and We'll equipped men to put into operation the new currency sys- tem," said a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
 While MT. Harding, is the only one of the Presidents appointees having already qualified who is recognized as a great banker, the other two, MT. Hamin and Mir. Miller, will doubtless prove them- selves very efficient.
 Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, who is a member ex officio, is distin- guished for his business acumen, and he has made a splendid success of his work as the head of the treasury department. MT John Skelton Williams the other ex ofSicio member is also an able and ex- perienced banker.
 MT. Delano seems to be very much | of an all round man. A Harvard grad | uate and a civil engineer by profession. | he has achieved distinction as a railroad president. By the way, MT. Delano is an example of the modern university man who goes almost directly from the class room into the machine shop While he did not serve out his apprenticeship. he is reckoned good machinist, and his knowledge of the shop has stood him in good stead More and more college bred
 men are appreciating the value of an
 apprenticeship at the forge and lathe.
 such an apprenticeship is certainly a
 helpful experience to the man who as- pires to be president of railroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF URBAN GRINDER

church he was and when the questions were finished she conveniently returned, to her senses. This was not the onlW examination, for almost every day some Of the nuns were possessed of a strange spirit" which contorted their faces and bodies. Upon being examined. they all replied that the devil had been sent by. Urban Grandier He at first took no notice of these exhibitions, regarding them merely as a farce, but ominious whispers began to be mutt tered, and he resolved to bA free him. self from gossip once and for all
 The result of the public examination showed that the girls had been prompted by the enemies of Grandier. and if, as one said, the devil really
 was in them, they would know how to talk good and perfect Latin, which thel nuns did not in answer to the ques-t tions. At last three of the nuns be-
 ing tired of the long trial before the
 Kings attorney. confessed that they
 had learned their parts and had been
 instructed by Barre, Mignon and one
 Laubardemont But even this did not
 influence the judges, who were greatly |prejudiced against Grandier and de-
 termined that he should die.
 The trial dragged on for more than two years, and it was on August IS. 1884, that the sentence was at last pro- nounced, Grandier was convicted of the crimes of magic sorcery and the pos- session entailed by his deed upon the lpersons of several nuns, together with other enormities, for which he was sem q tenced to be led with a burning torch around the city, to be burnt alive at the stake, and previous to this, to be put to torture, ordinary and extraordinary, so that he would confess his accom- plices." This was carried out, the torture
 consisting of the legs being bound by two boards and wedges driven between. eight in all. By this both his legs were lcrushed and broken.
 The next morning he was wheeled away in cart and tied to the stake He persisted in his innocence to the | last, saying that he had never known I the nuns, some of whom accused him, I In his sentence it was agreed that fLS should be strangled by a rope befofss
 the fire burnt him to death, but this was not carried out for one of his
 prosecutors tied knot in the rope,
 which prevented the moose from slip
 ping and thereby prolonged the agony. lWhile the flames licked around his
 body, he prayed until his voice could
 be heard no more. to the last protesting
 his innocence, and asking forgiveness
 for his enemies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
IDLE OPINIONS.

Occasionally you'll find d man who can go into department store and do little shopping for his wife without looking like a scared rabbit.
 People who pride themselves on being far-sighted often overlook bets that are close at hand.
 It is possible for a man to balance a plate on his cranum and still not be level-headed.
 The man who paints church steeples and fiagpoies has to stick to his job or get his neck broken
 There Is nothing like the tranquil mar ried life of couple after both husband and wife have found affinities
 It always sounds. funny to hear woman speak of herself as household drudge when she has to take care of a little three-room fiat she could sweep with whiskbroom. r. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Large Gain in Population

Jefferson county was credited with a population of 226.oo0 in the federal census of 1910 and the school census being taken now under a state law in- dictates total population of something like 275,000' said local statlstician.
 An increase of 50.ooo in four years is good showing. Tho greater part af the gain has been, of course, in and around Birmingham. When the school Gel sus of this city is completed it will perhaps indicate a population of be- tween 1S0, 900 and 190,0O0.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
MUsN'T BE QUOTED


 'Dolpia looks so important von vo,,,d think he was crammed full of state secrets
 50 he does. If Dolpin makes predic- ton about the weather he expects you to treat it as strictly confidential"
 MAY HAVE SLEPT LITTLE
 Mrs. whympus mace MT. whympus escort her to wagnerian concert last night
 Did poor old whympus enjoy him. self2s Sf guess so> He tells me he stuned cot ton in both ears"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
A Business Boom in the Fall

As early as last June prominent business men predicted great era of prosperity, beginning about October l rext, and l firmly believe that on or about the date mentioned a healthy boom will arrive" said Charles F. New ten of Chicago.
 "A general European war of several months duration might tend to keep business unsettled. but there is req : son to think that fighting will stop before the first, or certainly the middle of September. war such as is now planned is too stupendous an enterprise to be worked out without bankrupting even as prosperous nation as Ger mrny, to say nothing of the tremen- deus losses of life. There will certainly be mediation and that very soon. Just as soon as hostilities have been declared off there will be great re- action in favor of business throughout the United States. From the way it looks now, we will have long pe- riod of prosperity beginning within tho next few weeks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

line-and not before. Else the builets may kill their own infantry.
 Perhaps by the time the infantry is within close striking distance of the enemy it's field guns may have silenced his artillery. Then 1t may be possible to order charge with bayonets over the last few yards, which will finally drive the foe from his trenches.
 On the other hand the enemy's gun fire may prove superior and the infan- try may be driven back across the field lit has crossed But the skillful com mander will have figured out the chances and weighed the cost before hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
HE WOULD FIND OUT

From the New York GlObe.
 Henry Irving. in his ,sarly day-, CIT played part which in the first act called for dark stage. Tn this darkness he fought with an old earl, threw him heav- fly and, when he did not rise after the loud thud of his fall. Irving would cry out:
 "Great heavens! What have I done?'
 One night he played the part in small English town. A stage hand was very much impressed with the play and to him the scenes quickly became real. So that when Irving reached the climax. felled the old earl to the ground and spoke the line, Great heavens! What have doneY' he was startled to hear the stage hand say in loud voice.
 Strike a match and we'll have loclG"s z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
PRosERpINE

By SWinburne. Pale, beyond porch and portal,
 Crowned with calm leaves, she stands Who gathers all things mortal
 With cold immortal hands Her languid lips are sweeter Than loves who fears to greet her To men that mix and meet her
 From many times and lande.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

BEGINNING THE DAY-O Father rest me. Let me feel my feet on '"e rock. Let me feel my mind on Thee, my heart anchored in Thee. May all the cIamoring voices he hushca' and mny the still small voices fin" pnd hold and lead my so"i' Christ's name. Amen.-H. M. E'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
OF COURSE NOT.

OF COURSE NOT. How do you like living in southern Louisiana?' Pretty well, but suffer a great deal from heimweh.''
 We'll you can't expect to be healthy all the time in low country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

dog death chair is now being sue cessfully used in Boston for the electro cution of stray dogs and cats. After three or four years of experimentation. Huntington smith, managing director of the Animal Rescue league. designed an ap- paratus to take the place of the methods such as strangulation by Illuminating gas or charcoal fumes, the use of active posons ehloroform and shooting, which are employed at most pounds, as well as by various animal societies. The appara- tus is installed at the headquarters of the league in Boston. It consists of one cage for dogs and four for cats. It Is op- erated by one man, who can put to death 200 cats or 100 dogs an hour. One minute is the time allowed for killing the aver age cat and half minute for the average dog Even if higher voltage were used, there would be no decrease, in the time required to electrocute a dog or a cat. All the apparatus is contained in a room 15 feet long and feet wide. As high as 25O0 animals month have been destroyed by this method.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
SURE.

SURE. When you have coin they'll shake your hand. And you'll be in fine feather; But. when you're broke, please under- stand. They'll shake you altogether
 Luke McLuke. When you go broke at treating. mate. Your friends look blank and stolid: But long as you can liquidate The boys are for you solid.
 Roy Moulton. The guy who drinks up all there is Shows wonderful endurance, But for his folks tis better biz For him to buy insurance
 Judd Lewis. The man who's always quick to "buy'' Would fain be called good fellow.'' But when for sweets his children cry You ought to hear him below.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
practical Work of Beautifyins

"R. D. Burnett has done as much, if not more. to beautify the business section of Birmingham than any other citizen so far I am able to judge" said prominent merchant. "If he were worth s5,000,000 he would spend all of lit in Birmingham.
 "Dick,' as he is popularly known, has spent a fortune in beautifying many otherwise uninviting business corners He has bought more mahogany and Inarble furnishings and plate glass than half dozen--perhaps any dozen merchants of Birmingham taken alto gether. Just look at the beautiful bil- Hard and pool room, the Burdick, with the very finest furnishings to be had,
 built to order. He has taken over cor
 her after corner and has spent thou
 sands upon beautiful finishings. In the city beautiful movement I regard him as practically the first citizen If he gets into the millionaire class he will
 some day give Birmingham great
 school of some sort. perhaps of tech-
 nology, if we do not quickly build one | We certainly need it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

The wild rose has been called a weed, but it will take more than that to feaze the ballad makers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

The French airman who is ordered to ram Zeppelin airship is sent to his death, but he dies, of course, hero.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

Stevedores in American seaports have plenty of time to read war news now. There is not much work to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

After all it appears that the world s boasted civilization was only a thin ve- neer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

It was too bad that Europe should rush into a tremendous war just when Colonel Roosevelt was getting ready to haul out his heaviest artillery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

Carbajals position seems to be some what equivocal. In other words, he doesn't know just where he's "at.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

How can we be expected to take any in- terest in report that Villa and Carranza have split when the Czar and the Kaiser have done the same thing?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

If the government ever owns baseball it is probable that superannuated play CTS will help to swell the pension list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

That loud chortle you hear is the grape juice brigade reading the news that the price of champagne will probably go up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
SUITS HERSELF.

SUITS HERSELF. My wife Is always asking me what I would like to eat' That's kind of her" Oh, I don't know When 1 tell her she says, The ideal. and orders something else"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

Now that it is impossible to tour Flu rope in safety, a few rampant travellers may be persuaded to ''see America first. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

Sacre bleu, Dressnaking in Paris is already seriously disturbed, but that won't bother the "Queen of Muncie ? She designs her own gowns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

Brt | have that within, which passeth
 show; These but the trappings and the suit
 of woe. -hhm'e'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
RIGHT IN STYLE.

"oh, dearl It's time to go to the thea tre and I'm not half dressed"
 Don't worry, my love. All the other women there will be in the same fix,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

Daily and Sunday Age-Herald. Ss.oo Daily and Sunday. per month";. ~ Daily and Sunday, three months. z'uo snnday Asa-Herald . 2.0G
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
FORGOTTEN.

Who cares what happens to Servia now,
 With far more important fish to fry, Both France and Germany in a row
 And Russia itching her strength to try?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
HELPING HIM ALONG.

I'm thinking of kissing you" "A perfect stranger could do that Kiss you?"
 No; think about it''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

Tn ebayng of the dogs of war can be heard around the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress March B. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
THE RESULT.

Did the doctor limit you to any partic- ular diet?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
Buenos Aires Special to the New Yorl

Bnenos Aires Special to the New York
 Times.
 The President of the republic has de- clared a weeks holiday. suspending all commercial and banking transactions. Chile, Uruguay and Brazil are adopting similar measures.
 Russians French, Austrians, Germans and English are showing the greatest pa triotism
 It is believed that all South American states will prevent grain shipments The greatest excitement prevails here. Thou sands watch La Prensa bulletins day and night It is believed that Argentina Is better prepared to stand the crisis than any other South American state.
 It is reported that the Royal Mail steamers have received wireless instruc- tions to remain In these ports. British naval reserves have been recalled, Prices of eatables are higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

A. J. Eaton. Jr.. and o. E. Young are the only authorized travelling repre- sentatives of The ge-Herald in us circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 The world has forgot its ordinary con- cerns, its peaceful pursuits and rivalries, even it's petty political wars and revolu- tions. The republic of Mexico is turn ing the most critical point in it's history with few attending eyes. The great rate decision. awaited anxiously through out the summer for its vital bearing on the nations economic welfare, was report ed on some newspaper page far along beyond the tidings of the titanic prepar- ations in Europe, where it was sought only by persons directly interested.
 Bitterest of all to the stateman of Oys- ter Bay is the relegation of his oracles and the denunciations of Barnes and Whitman to the last page. Will even MT. Roosevelt survive the cataclysms of the nations?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

A MOST remarkable and unequa1ed "A conspiracy was responsible Tor A the conviction and execution of