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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
Another Romance" Shattered

The Duchess Durazzo, who was for merly Miss Elizabeth Frances Hanan, daughter of the late James Hanan of Brooklyn and sister of John Henry Hanan, the millionaire shoe manufac- turer, has filed suit for the annulment of her marriage to the Duke Don Ar ture de Majo Durazzo, whose name is not always spelled the same in news dispatches. However, the throbbing part of the duchess application for divorce lies not in the proper or inn proper spelling of the dukes name, but in the utter blighting of fair romance that began-or rather, was consummated by fashionable we'd ding-less than one year ago. A re- markable tale of domestic infelicity it As and if American heiresses were ever discouraged from buying foreign titles by the tribulations of their sisters who have tried it, there would be great deal in the story of the duke and the duchess to point a moral.
 When the duke and his bride arrived at Monte Carlo on their honeymoon the police arrested the noble bride groom on the charge of being a thief and fugitive from justice. He was identified as the absconding cashier of . hotel in Paris. Tears, lamentations, confession, threats of suicide and a fine display of temperament" fol- lowed. The bride collapsed, but later repaid the money which the duke was alleged to have stolen. Stormy scenes followed when papers in the divorce case were served on the duke, who had exciting clashes with the brothers of the bride at Narragansett Pier and Waterford, Conn. The duke made a strenuous effort to keep from losing his bride, and presumably her fortune, but when the brides brothers took a hand his goose was cooked.
 There might be more to tell of the dukes private life, but thisis enough to illustrate the monumental folly of American heiresses marrying titles. To
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good deal of this has been done in Ala. bama-
 At the same time the buy-a- bale movement Is a good thing and should be encouraged.
 It would be well also to push the movement for every woman to buy a bolt of cotton cloth. That would not only aid the farmer but the southern cotton manufacturer as we'll who is al- most as sorely in need of aid as is the farmer. If every woman householder in the south were to buy a bolt of cloth. the price of cotton would soon jump by leaps and bounds and the en- tire crop would be taken care of at good prices.
 I am glad to see going into this issue of The Age-Herald an entire page ad- vertisement from the Pizitz store set ting forth prices on cotton goods ex- clusively. If all the merchants in all the south would push the sale of cot ton goods in this wise 1t would be a splendid thing for the farmer. the coun- try merchant. the banker and the cot ton mill man.
 The people and the bankers can han dle this cotton situation without all this foolish talk of the national and state government dealing with the farmers like they would deal with the maimed and distressed resulting from a great volcanic eruption.
 The situation is not nearly so bad as some of our political statesmen would make it appear.
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 This pessimistic and hard times talk one is enveloped with hereabouts is more talk than fact. It reminds me of high salaried insurance man who went Into the week and said:
 T want to renew that five hundred dollar note due today. Times are so hard as the result of this war I can't pay it."
 The banker promptly asked him, Has your salary been cut7''
 "No, but my company Is suffering"
 "But your company has not cut your salary said the banker. You are get ting just as much salary as you have ever got and you agreed to pay this note when 1t was due. Now you go out and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
GREATLY BENEFITED.

Your weight seems to be about the same all the time, MT. Knaggs."
 About the same However, it varied a little last year.
 'Tell me about it..
 lowing to an affection of the throat, Mrs. Knaggs was unable to speak for two weeks and gained seven pounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
PRzEMYsL AND CRACow

From the New York Times.
 Przemysl was founded in the eighth century and rose tc some importance, with a population of 50,00o, in the middle ages
 until both its importance and most of its population were annihilated in the seven
 teenth century by inroads of rartars from the south, Cossacks from the east and Swedes from the north. Its population in 1900 was only 10000, one-third of whom were Jews.
 . The town is picturesquely situated on the River San, about 140 miles east of Cracow by rail. On the hill above the
 town are the ruins of the old castle said to have been built by Casimir the Great
 In 1874 the Austrian government began
 to fortify the place. and from 1900 to 1900 These consist of 12 permanent forts, with double the number of lunettes looking to- ward the north and east.
 On September 16, after a running battle of 20 days, the Russians arrived on the left bank of the San and little in the rear of Przemysl Thereupon 1t was stated that the Second and Fourth Aus
 trian armies retired from Przemysl. Since | then several Russian advances on Prezemysl and several retreats of the Austrians have been announced.
 ] Cracow. 70 years ago the capital of a
 short-lived Polish republic. borders on
 Prussian, Austrian and Russian domin-
 ions where they meet in the fertile valley of the Vistula. Like most of the larger towns of Galicia Cit has a population of
 70.00O, 1t was founded with view to it's
 natural Notifications Today the old cas- tie of the Polish kings and the old walls
 overlook series of 15 modern fortifca-
 tions on the hills below them. The castle
 serves as barracks and the walls are used
 as promenade.
 l In 1915 the Congress of Vienna declared
 Cracow to be forever a free. independent
 and strictly neutral city. under the protec-
 tion of Russia. Austria and Prussia"--the last remnant of an independent Poland. This condition lasted until 1S46. when the
 town became a hotbed of Polish intrigue, and in spite of the efforts of the authori- ties to stamp out the conspiracy, Cracow was held to be responsible, and its three
 protecting powers, among whom the orig final territory of Poland had heen divided.
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get the money and pay it before B, o'clock"
 The note was paid.
 mere are lots of people in Birming- ham and elsewhere who can well afford to pay their obligations but who are standing back and taking advantage of the alleged war situation.
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 This hard times talk in Rirn,;noh.v, |. the merest rot" as has been evidenced right here during the past week. The State Fair has been crowded on good weather days and the receipts have been greater than last year. The Fair associa- ton has made sufficient money to de- clare good dividend. The merchants of Birmingham have done good business; many of them have done much more business during the past week than they did during the same week last year.
 American exports have increased in the past ten days phenomenally. The demand for iron and steel products Is good Eu- J rope is demanding and taking-for war purposes, 1t Is true-tremendous quan- titles of manufactured steel and iron and the demand for horses and mules in this country has never been so great since the Boer war. Banks have abundance of money and are lending 1t to those who deserve it. There Is more actual money per capita in circulation in this country today than there has ever been in the history of tho United States; and we would hear no more talk of hard times if the fellow who has his one or two hundred dollars hid away would pull 1t from its hiding place and pay his ten-dollar grocery bill and his small bill to his dry goods and clothing merchant.
 Pay your bills;. put the money in circu- lation and in4less than a week the fellow who owes you will come up and pay you. Don't wait on the other fellow. but start tomorrow and set a good example your self and you will see how quickly others will follow suit. i
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 Do like Robert Brown has done in con- ducting the State Fair. Simply go ahead and do 1t, ignoring the kickers and doubt ing ones.
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And it ends:
stnte-at-Large Deler.te.

O. F. Ford, president of the Alabama Good Roads association, has appointed the following 50 delegates to represent the association in Montgomery. October H-2S, and asked that The Age-Herald publish tho list:
 J. H. Mann, Perote; w. c. Trott, Ashby; H. c. Cornelius. Cleveland; D. A. Clayton Inverness; J. T. Hill. Greenville; J. J. Killebrew. Oxford; D. N Sanders, Lafayette; J. A. Gardner, Jamestown; w. P. Lowery, Thorsby; s. S. Locke, Re- demption A. " Weaver, Allen; D. F. Gibson. Lineville; w. M. Evans. Heflin; R. T. Beckham. Ozark; James Huston. Tuscumbia; R. T. Shipp, Castleberry; R. H. Bagley, Goodwater; c. M. Terrill, Opp; J. J. Baker. Luverne; w. A. Thom- as, Hanceville; J. IL Bobo. Fayette; N. A. Jones, Ozark; J. G. Keith, Henegar; A. A. Edwards, Central; T. B. Sellers. Local; R. E. Downs. Boaz; J. w. Creel. Haleyville; J. c. Cox, Hartford; J. A. Neal, Union; G. F. Massengale, Greens boro; J. c. Hasty, Columbia; J. o. God win. Dothan; W. D. Cothran, Dutton; Dr. J. B. Vines, Bessemer; J. F. Baker, Beaverton; J. B. Howard. Lexington; T. A. Cartee, Hillsboro; W. B. Sexton, Ath- ems; w. A Thomas, Opelika; w. D. Cope- land, Notasulga; J. H. Buford, New Hope; c. Hawkins. vineiaud; William M. Sanderson. vina; T. L. Harvey. AL bertville: Jerome Joyner. Semmes; J. T. Sims, Jones Hill: Charles L. Gay, Mont gomery; J. F. Turney, Somerville; w. A.. Alexander, Felix; M. A. Hardy. Gordo; J D. Price. Troy; J. L. Carlton. Wad- ley; G. A. Conville, Vincent; T. N. Mont gomery. Springville; Wallace Boaz. Chill dersburg; w. A. Langley, Camp Hill; Professor J. H. Foster, Tuscaloosa; J. s. Watts. Oakman; A. G. Caten, Koenton; J. D. Carmichael. Sunny South; c. w. vanderford, Lynn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
A BUMP FOR MOTHER

From the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
 Worn out by a long series of appall- ing French exercises, wherein the blunders were as the sands of the sea, hapless high school mistress declared her inten- ton of writing to Florences mother.
 Florence looked her teacher in the face
 Ma will be awful angry"
 ''I am afraid she will, but 1t Is my duty to write to her, Florence"
 T don't know, said Florence doubt fully. "You see, mother always does my French for me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

make matters worse the duke's title
 is questioned. Still, in this particular case, we are more inclined to blame the duchess than the duke Why? Be- cause the duke is only 24 years old, while the duchess is 53, and she ought to have known better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
HARD TO EXPLAIN

From the New York Times.
 Cummings and Weisner were business rivals. One day at the club they fell to talking.
 Do you carry any life insurance?" queried Cummings. Yes was the answer, 'I have s1O,Oo0" Made payable to your wife?" asked Cummings.
 "Yes." said Weisner.
 'Well,' asked Cummings, what kind of an excuse do you pull off to your wife for living?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
A Good Editor

c. A. Carleton of Grove Hill, editor of the Clarke County Democrat. spent yes- terday in Birmingham The Clarke County Democrat is one of the best weekly papers in the state. Prior to MT. Carleton's succession to the editorship his grandfather was in charge. When the old man laid down the reins, he had been driving for 50 years.
 MT. Carleton was at the Birmingham Newspaper club, the guest of W. H. Bell. an associate member.
 Tn south Alabama" said Mir. Carleton, Everybody has heard of the Birming- ham Newspaper club. We were led to be- lieve that it was the finest organization in the finest quarters in the south am now convinced that the reports were true, although at first, naturally enough, I was skeptical. This club indicates that Birmingham newspaper men are real live wires, and, what is better, having the confidence of the people of Birmingham and other cities of the state
 Tn south Alabama, we are depressed somewhat on account of the effect the European war has had on business. How ever, we are optimistic. All of us have enough on which to live. although ready money is very scarce"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

A woman,s club in Chicago will start a campaign against freak clothes. Their attack should be directed not so much against women who follow the styles as against designers who set styles that the majority of women feel bound to follow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
Important Methodist Enternr,-e

AS was stated in Fridays Age Herald, the Methodist Episcopal church, south, will build a large and handsome edifice opposite the great Carnegie library in Washington" said Bishop J. II. Mccoy.
 "The site which we have acquired cost $75,000. Only a small amount is still due on the lot but we expect to pay that off shortly and as soon as we have fin hand s25,O00 in cash of the s300000 already subscribed we will call on architects for plans It looks as If we would be able to break ground within the next 12 months.
 'It is the intention of the commit tee to expend about s250,O on the building, which will require probably two years in construction. The nation al capital is famous for it's imposing government buildings, but there are not many fine churches there. The southern Methodists will have an edi- flee that will be at once an ornament 10 Washington and distinct credit to our general conference. Other denom- nations are working along similar lines. That is to say, each Is planning to build one great central church there"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
TWO MEN.

All his life he dreamed of glory.
 Strove to win the worlds acclaimi Not on fields of battle gory,
 But in peaceful ways sought fame. When at last his hair was hoary
 And his form was bowed with age, Just a line was all the story
 Granted him on hist'rys page. Came an army's leader, blighting
 Lives in lands made desolate; In one year of bloody fighting
 Won the appellation Great Nations wrongs not even fighting,
 Conquest was his only aim, Yet a stricken world requiting.
 Gave him everlasting fame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Oklahoma No Longer Booming

We used to hear a great deal about lhe Oklahoma boom and about the phenomenal growth and prosperity of Oklahoma City. but conditions in that part of the country are now very de- pressed" said 2. T. Rudulph, who re- turned recently from a business trip to Oklahoma.
 oklahoma City has been in bad shape for several years. Early in the summer the promising grain crop gave a fresh impetus to business, but now trade there seems to be at a stand still
 The west, as everyone knows. made an enormous wheat crop. but at the present time there is consid- erable congestion at important rail- road centers by reason of the fact that grain is not being exported rap idly enough.
 Tn my travels I did not see any city that could begin to compare in the matter of business activity with Birmingham
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HARD TO GET IN.

Have you ever visited any of the worlds inaccessible places?"
 "Oh, yes I once spent five minutes in the private office of the president of q large transportation company PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
ADRIFT WITH THE TInES
AID FREELY GIVEN.

AID FREELY GIVEN. On reading in the newspapers that the Japs had captured the Island of Yap it occurred to us that here was a subject for a humorous poem. The scheme fell through. however. and other matters claimed our attention. If any of our "consttuents" feel like immortalizing Tap i'll verse. we append few hastily assem- bled words for their use.
 Cap
 Rap
 Tap
 Sap
 Nap
 Hap
 Lap
 Map
 Slap
 Chap
 Pap
 Gap
 Clap
 Flap
 and
 Jap. AFFLICTED VESSEL. ''Oh. saw a ship in dry dock yester- day" Did you, Priscilla?" "Yes. A sailor told me they were going to scrape the carbuncles off the bull"
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Having been fired from a position of much honor because he differed from the Kaiser in certain details of war fare, Count Von Moltke doubtless agrees with Sherman in regard to war.
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Although Americas day of prayer has not yet stopped the war in Europe, it must be remembered that all prayers are not answered on the same day they are asked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
The Kniser's Esoi.m fin Verse

Barry Pains poem "The Kaiser and God" published in one of the Lon don papers recently, has attracted a good deal of attention. It portrays the Emperors dominant characteristic, that of egoism. as the English see it. The poem begins:
 Led by Wilhelm. as you tell God has done extremely we'll You with patronizing nod Show that you approve of God. Kaiser, face a question new This-does God approve of your And it ends:
 You shall learn in dumb amaze That His ways are not your ways, That the mire through which you trod Is not the high. white road of God, To whom, whichever way the combat rolls
 We, fighting to the end. commend our
 souls"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

It Is now reported that Prince Will liam of Wied would actually fight to get back his crown. He doesn't seem ito know when he's well off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

BEGINNING THE DAY-Help me balf-way. Help me to give it smiles and good humor and expectancy Help me to love it whether 1t loves me or not. Help me to love It into loving me whether it will or mol. In Christ's name. Amen.--H. M. E.
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NOT DIFFICULT.
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In regard to the war.
 If granted my wish. I'd want all the fights TO take place at Nish. I'm weary of names
 l cannot pronounce And in my distress
 eagerly bounce. On this one that seems To offer some chance Of hitting it off
 At the very first glance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

Although Tammany has indorsed President Wilson, we hardly expect to see Charley Murphy sit in the same chair at the White House that was recently occupied by George Harvey.
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'e work of converting the heathen

The work of converting the heathen to Christianity has been seriously in terferei with by the Christian nations flying at each others threats The heathen, in the meantime, may be ex- cused for enjoying laugh in his sleeve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

Just to show that all the news in the papers isn't war news. the Thaw case bobs up at intervals and even the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

Although a bomb wrecked a maca- roni factory in Brooklyn. 1t Is not be- lieved to have been dropped from a Zeppelin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

If Portugal gets into the fray, former King Manuel may regret the loss of his royal job much less than he has
 been accustomed to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

Everything nowadays shows ten dency to grow critical and the situa- tion in Mexico is by no means a lag gard in this respect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

A Rustum Bey says he will return to Washington. Rustum seems to be that rara avis, a diplomat who doesn't know how to take a hint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

Caruso Is back again, safe and sound. and there is great rejoicing among the manufacturers of phono- graphic records.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
Poor Mans Beans

Otis Cook, well known farmer. who li1es near Talladega, has sent to The Ase-Herald, samples of what he terms ''poor mans beans"
 The bean grows in a pod which is from three to four feet in length. The pod is well filled with beans, and therefore few are required to make meal for a large family. MT. Cook states that they are grown without material trouble, and that In "hard times'' they make an ex- cellent substitute for meat
 "The farmers of Talladega county" said MT. Cook, ''are growing the bean extensively, and it is becoming a source or profit at the markets. It is my opin- ion that it is better than the snap bean. Its flavor is unusually fine'
 MT. Cook did not tell The Age-Herald how the growth of the bean in Alabama was started. The pods which he sent, however, were so long that it was neces- sary to encase them in a box originally used in the sale of corsets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

The natives on the island of Tap are not yaps. There Is no use of being un<ind to people who can't help them selves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

By his ability to take punishment General Won Kluck has already shown himself to be in the heavyweight class as a fighter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
AFFLICTED VESSEL.

l extinguished its independence in spite of the diplomatic efforts of France and Eng land. Thus Cracow became incorporated with the crown lands of Austria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
BAD SYMPTOM.

How does this play strike your" 'In the stomach. I feel nauseated."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
HATES TO LOSE.

"She seems to have lovely table man. pers."
 At the dinner table, yes; but you ought to see how she acts at the bridge table"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
UNEMOTIoNAL

Many years ago a great battle was fought on this plain. see two armies clash. Thousands fall to rise no more The ground is drenched with blood. Hor- rible! Horrible'
 Control yourself. All see is an un- usually fino crop of wheatl"
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DEATHS

CowsILES-At Newark Del. August l. 1915
1T 1880 a. m. ADA COWSIf@L-
Funeral notice Sunday.
o'BRIEN-on Friday, July 81. 1914. SARAH
OBRIEN, In the sixty-third year OF her
age. at the residence. of her son. Thomas
A. O'Brten, f34l Florida avenue northwest.
Funeral Monday, August J. from ST
Pauls Church. Fifteenth and v streets
northwest. at a. m.
SToRER-on Friday, July 81. 1914. at Gov
eminent Hospital for the Insane. MARY L.
STORER, aged seventy-seyen years, widow
of George E. Storer.
Funeral private from wrights undertake
Ing parlors. 10Th and D sts ". W., at
p. m. on Saturday. August l. Il
wHITINGIon. Friday, July 81. 1914, at $50
y. m, the beloved wife OF J. @. whiting.
Funeral will take place at the residence
OF her son. II. F. Whiting, So Sixth street
southeast, on Monday. August ., at y. m
Funeral private