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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
The Commercial Appeal

Last Sunday the Memphis Com- mercial-Appeal celebrated it's seventy fifth birthday. This excellent paper, a pillar of southern journalism, has been in existence during the larger part of the nations history. It has kept pace with the growth of the south and the nation. It is today one of the foremost newspapers in the country.
 The Commercial-Appeal celebrated with mammoth edition of 150 pages. Seven carloads of paper were used in printing it and more than 200 people were employed in its production. The pictures and engravings in this one edition cost more than the total ex- pense of daily edition of the paper 20 years ago.
 The Age-Herald extends congratu- lations to it's venerable contemporary, which is old only in years. The sue cessful newspaper is perennially youthful, a quality the Commercial Appeal possesses to a marked degree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
THE KANAKA TEMPLES

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 TIT is announced that the territorial
 government of Hawaii will restore to
 - their former grandeur the ancient temples upon the islands. Several im- pressive examples of these twelfth cen tury store edifices are said to be in such state of preservation that work upon them may be undertaken with certainty
 as to tho correctness of the restoration
 The Moolxiui temple one of the most striking, is described as having walls
 aggregating over 800 feet, with a breadth of eight feet and Q height of 20 feet. The Hawaiians arc an interesting peo- pie doomed, seemingly, to early extinc- ton as 3 result of their contact with the invading and appropriating whie man wEo brought them. along with the conso- lations of his religion, decimating dis ease devastating vces-to which the kanakas took like ducks to water-and advice upon the importance of abstemi- nousness and six days work week which has been neglected by the natives, as it is usually in balmy climates.
 The Hawaiians, when their Eden was
  conventional. in the sense in which the term is used by agitators against what agitators of a sort term the narrow mindedness of the conventions which govern the relations of the sexes in
 nearly all civilized countries; conventions differing in detail, but based in common upon the requirement of chastity in women and fixing for failure to meet 1 that requirement. sundry social penalties. There was no word in the Hawaiian Ian guage for chastity. Children bore the names O. their mothers because that 1 method of naming them was the only practical enc where the question of pa 1 ternity was So frequently unanswerable. !! The habits of the people were ex- ! rremely licentious." writes chronicler, 1 imbued with the spirit of the spiritual conquest of the pagans by the Anglo ! Saxon with his sturdy virtues of hon. | esty, thrift and industry and his moral austerity, "but this state of things was greatly altered by the missionaries l How greatly the state of things was all
 tered is indicated by figures less hope l full than the reports of the missionaries. A half million light-hearted, pleasure I loving, sport-loving. singing, garland , weaving. athletic, aquatic, shocklngly | idle and care-free kanakas soon began l to disappear under the curse of European disease like mist before burning sun. Tn spite of moral and material prog ress," says the chronicler. fin spite of l better fooe, better clothing. better houses
 and many other advantages of ciyiliza- l tion, the race is dying out In spite Of should have been because off but
 how shall the Anglo-Saxon vindicate his moral conquest of the people and his ap- propriation of the land unless he sticks to fin spite?
 As result of civilization the half mill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30

sympathetic support of any measure seeking to strengthen our national security.
 Colonel Herbert is native of South Carolina, but came with his parents to Alabama to live when onlv twelve years of age. As captain and later as colonel of the Eighth Alabama regiment he had a gallant Confederate record. He is an excellent lawyer and an author of one or more books, but it is as a statesman of constructive force and lofty ideals that he has en- during fame and that will cause every contribution from his pen on national defense to be eagerly read and pom dered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
ENLARGING HER PART
m the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 George M. Cohan, the widely known comedian, engaged a young woman for one of his productions whose ambition excelled her abilities. One morning she went to Mir. Conan:
 II have only one line in the first act Mr. Cohan," said she. and but one in the second. Couldn't you give me a line for the third act also?"
 MT. Conan thought for moment oi all the trouble the girl had caused him. and of the exalted opinion she had of her poor acting.
 Well, yes," replied Mir. Conan. during the banquet scene in the third act you may enter and say: Here is a ham" "
 "Oh," she exclaimed, and do bring a ham on the stage with me?'
 ''No," answered MT. Conan. 'ft Is not g speech: it is a confession. my dear"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
Welcome to Cold Weather

The drop in temperature will quick ly stimulate both jobbing and retail trade. Summer has fingered in the lap of autumn, but the present change is seasonable and is, therefore, most welcome.
 In every part of the country busi- ness conditions are showing marked improvement and there is a pro- nounced feeling now that prosperity is permanent.
 The big iron and steel industries in this district have been operating at full capacity for sometime past and as the coal trade has at last recovered from long period of dullness, the pay rolls are being still further in- creased.
 Birmingham's retail merchants have enjoyed good fall trade despite the absence of the usual bracing tempera- ture, and if the weather bureau will only give us frequent touches of real winter the holiday rush will be record breaking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
Coming Attractions

q am glad to notice that the bill- boards are announcing the coming of the farce comedy Twin Beds," said Joe Hughes, a well known theatregoer. "I had the pleasure of witnessing this play in New York sometime ago, and I was heartily amused. Margarete Mayo and Salisbury Field have constructed an eX- tremely clever play out of the success full Twin Beds.' The name might im- ply something akin to risque. but this is not the case. The comedy is clean and wholesome and the surest cure for blues that l know of.
 q am also interested in the announce ment of the coming of the worlds S greatest film, The Birth of a Nation I have heard and read so much of this masterpiece that I am anxious to wit ness it. The company will carry com pletely balanced orchestra consisting of 40 pieces and several people will give a semi i-prologue before the picture is flashed on the screen. In many ways the picture vindicates the south for the incidents that happened at the conclu- sion of the war. The result was that it was not popular among the negroes of New York. am sure the film will meet with success here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
Music and Shakespeare

"The Drama League of America will, as matter of course, take lively in- terest in the Shakespeare tercenten- ary next year." remarked S. F. Middle ton of Philadelphia.
 Tn every city and in many of the small towns fitting programmes will be arranged either under the direction of school officials or by local chapters of the Drama league. According to Musical America music will play large part in l the celebration. That excellent publica- I ton says: Shakespeare, the master dramatic poet, is remembered equally as master lyric poet. The treasury of songs composed upon the words of the Bard of Avon is so immense that one could scarcely get to the bottom of it in a lifetime of study. There are part songs and choruses innumerable, and
 quantities of orchestral works based upon Shakespearean themes.
 "The New York committee is pre- pairing lists and programmes of these works for general distribution, and an-
 other year will undoubtedly witness a great increase of the knowledge of Elizabethan music, we'll as of later
 musical essays upon the ever new and inspiring poems of the poet
 GA prize for 8 new Shakespearean musical work would be timely. and it is hoped that it will be forthcoming from the activities of those in charge of the celebration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
Carnegie's BenefactiOns

When Andrew Carnegie announced some years ago that he intended to die poor, he gave to newspaper para graphers and facetious editorial writ CTS a mine which they have been work ing ever since. The joke was too good to be ignored and as a result MT. Car negie reaped whirlwind of notoriety, which still continues to beat about his devoted head. The idea of any man, particularly very rich man, giving away all his wealth, was clearly in- credible and contrary to human nature, even at it's best.
 However, Mir. Carnegie meant what he said His principal benefactions total $340,625, 1000. Other sums given away at various times may bring this enormous total up to $400,0Q0, ,000, as it is quite probable that Mir. Carnegie himself doesn't know how much he has given away and estimates made by people who are not in his confi- dence are apt to vary considerably. Certain vast donations that are on record will go far toward establishing MT. Carnegie's fame as the greatest philanthropist the world has ever known. He has given SIPS, ,000,O00 to the Carnegie corporation of New York; $55, 5,OOO,0OO to libraries; $22,- OOO,O00 to Carnegie institute, Pitts burg; $22,OOO,000 to Carnegie insti- ute, Washington; 5,O00,000 to pen- sion funds; 20,000,00 to small col leges in the United States; $15,125,- 900 to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; $1O,- 900, ,000 to the Carnegie United King dom trust; $1O,000,00 to Scotch uni versailles; $10,OO0,OOO to the Carnegie endowment for international peace; $5,000,000 to the Carnegie hero fund; $5,000,000 to the Carnegie Steel con- pany's employees; $5,0O0,O0O to the Dunfermline endowment; $19,OOO,00 in miscellaneous donations in the United States and $2,500,0OO distrib- uted similarly in Europe.
 MT. Carnegie now has only mod crate fortune left, and while he will not die a pauper, he has kept his promise and will die comparatively a poor. man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
A STRAW CLOCK

From the December Popular Science
 Monthly and Worlds Advance
 A clock made in Germany contains ab soiutely nothing but straw Not even fl piece of stiffening cardboard or a drop of glue has been used. It is six feet high and is two feet square. There are eight pendulums which allow speed regu- lation. By pressing button which comes cut automatically on one side, the clock work IS wound up and runs for five hours. By pushing another button the bands can be set. The dial, figures, pen aulum. hands, even the chain, we ght gears and the skeleton are of straw. The chain is IA inches long and endless. In the construction of this clock, thousands of stalks of straw have been used, most ly three and four fold, to give strength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
County Road Work

Jefferson county has done a great dea of road work this year and 1t will keer right on," said Hugh McGeever, of the board of revenue.
 We are building roads in many dis tricts and are doing vast amount o1 bridge construction. We have two crews employed on concrete bridge work. While some of the bridges span only little streams we have built a number of bridges of considerable length.
 The county is now working 300 con- victs on the highways. When we were experimenting we started with only seven convicts. The use of convicts has proved a great success in every way. The coun- ty Is now getting good roads under the convict system at less cost than ever be- fore"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30

lion has shrunk to 40,O00 or so. The mer| who survive still are, in many cases. well proportoned, strong and athletic. But thd women. once prolific, are, in two cased i'll three, sterile. Those who have chill drer have few. The men who wore. iIl pagan days, nothing more than loirl cloth, wear European trousers and shirtsl The women whose only clothing was q 'tapa" petticoat. made from mulberry| bark and reaching from the waist to thd knee. wear the envcioping "holoka,' counterpart of the Mother Hubbard, 'l which Christian modesty dictated. NearlN everyone understands the Europeai| moral code. But the race is dying. Il & little while the Sandwich Islanders'| who were fin many ways an unusual peo| pie, and who, because of the benign c!iI mate and their exceptional health, en| 1oyed a life of much singing. dancing and surf bathing with few difficulties and little dole, will have gone the way oI the Carib Indians under Spanish rule.
 A people whose kings and great chlefj tains wore flaming robes made of thI feathers of tropical birds of resplendenI piumage, somewhat outdoing in effulI gerce the Rajahs and Suitans of '-Or| mug and of Ind;" people who buildet majestic temples to obscure insular godsE a people whose sons were warriors and whose daughters were the mothers oI many warriors sons until white me came to tell them that their way of lfI was wholly wrong, that their moral character was atrocious. and taughI them better way of life which prove to be racial death, make an interestin | study It is interesting at least to per sens who are not of missionary famI ilies'' resident in Hawaii and under a l. everlasting moral obligation to vindicat the white mans occupancy of the suga lands.
 The restoration of their ancient ten pies would be commendable. It woul give Hawaii an added attraction fo | tourists. That is a matter in which thI Honolulu promotion committee cannGI fail to be interested. |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
INHUMANITY TO GOLDFISH

1 From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 Mans inhumanity to goldfish is the subject of protest from some thoughtful
 and kindly St. Louisans, who propose a law to prevent thoughtless or cruel per-
 sons from confining the fish in small bowls for decorative purposes.
 Every humanitarian must subscribe to
 the proposition that fish outgh to be
 treated kindly even to the extent of lib- l erating them if need be. But who will undertake to say that well-fed and we'll 1 watered fish are unhappy in their pretty little bowls? And # they are unhappy
 CT discontented may not the causes lie I within themselves? May not those who plead for the emancipation of the goldfish
 be misled by the expression on it's face?
 A goldfish in a pond looks just as miser- | able as one in a bowl, for, though nature has given it beauty of figure grace and an enchanting complexion. it's features, | especially its dour mouth, are singularly wanting in agreeableness and suitability. A goldfish gives indications of lacking in | character if not in intelligence. Would it
 make the most of it's liberty? Has the goldfish progressed far enough in the scale Of life to thrive under freedom or enjoy the constitutional blessings of lib- erty and the pursuit of happiness? These l are piscatorial and political questions which should give the reformer pause be- I fore taking the responsibility of setting l free the millions of fish from their safe and comfortable confinement. Alas, what would become of them dumped out to 1 shift for themselves in cold world of hardships in which the Attest and the ef- | ficent alono find comfort, not to mention 1 luxury?
 1 On broad grounds, however we favor 1 the proposition. But why stop at goldfish when there are birds in cages, and anil | mals in cages and even men and women behind cruel bars?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
The Next Reunion

T was in Richmond the other day and met several citizens who told me that members of R. E. Lee camp, United Con- federate Veterans, were already mak- ing arrangements to attend the reunion in Birmingham in 1916'' said Newton Simpson of Washington, D. c. AS am South Carolinian and the son ot a veteran I take a sentimental inter- est in everything pertaining to the south and the war between the states. I was not able to get to the Birmingham re- union in 1908, but no preventing provi- dence l will be here next year. The last reunion held in Birmingham was, from all accounts, an exceptionally brilliant affair"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
A TIE SCORE

From the Kansas City Star.
 A few weeks ago pr. H. s. Wiles was getting about on crutches, as result of breaking bone in his foot, relates the Neodesha Register. While hobbling along the street he saw charity solc- itcr coming toward him and this thought instantly occurred to Doc: Will she have the rerve to tackle me for money and me in this condition? Straight for the crippled man sine made, but Doc beat her to it. Just as she was about to pass the tambourine to Doc for con tribution, Doc took off his hat and held it out to her for any aims she might drop into his lid But here is where she made it q ''hoss and hoss " All she handed Doc was God bless you" and passed him by. Doc felt so good over the ruse that he went right straight and bought Ford
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
HOTEL LOBRIES
Will EnIiven Christmas Week

Herald's political convention called for December 23," said Judge B. M. Allen.
 While the convention will have noth- ing to do with party politics, city, state or national, it will be, according to of hcial proclamation, run on well estab- lished political lines. only those will be admitted as delegates who have writ ten ads to be inserted in The Age-Her- aid; and the delegate whose effort at ad composition is voted best will re- ceive from The Age Herald a $750 player piano. It Is a novel idea.
 Amateurs as well as professionals will be eligible to seats in the conven- tion- This affair will certainly enliven Christmas week"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
TO J. w. R.

By Rudyard Kipling.
 Your trail runs to the westward
 And mine to mine own place; There is water between our lodges, And I have not seen your face. But since I have read your verses IT easy to guess the rest Bee, sse in the hearts of the children There is neither East nor West. Born to thousand fortunes
 Of good or evil hap, Once they were kings together.
 Thronged in a mothers lap. Surely they knew that secret
 Yellow and black and white When they meet as kings together, In innocent dreams at night. By moon they all can play with Grubby and grimed and unshod- Very happy together,
 And very near to God. Your trail runs to the westward,
 And mine to my own place; There is water between our lodges, And you cannot see my face- And that is well-for crying
 Should neither be written nor seen. But if I call you Smoke-in-the-E Eyes, I know you will know what mean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
Enjoyed the Delta Club

"Dr. Nabers and I spent last week al the Delta club in Louisiana. about C mics west of New Orleans" said s. E. Thompson yesterday.
 "The membership of the club is quite exclusive, but anyone who is fortunate enough to receive an invitation cannot afford not to accept 1t. The hospital ity of the club is unbounded and as for the duck shooting, I have never seen anything equal to 1t. We killed 25 ducks every day and that number Is the legal limit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
CORK LEG INDUSTRY

From the December Popular Science
 Monthly and Worlds Almanac.
 An industry which has been. pra ctically dormant in the past but which is now growing by leaps and bounds is the man. ufacturcr cf false arms and legs. One American concern is said to have received already orders from the French and English governments to the extent of $15,- o00.0o0. The normal producing capacity of this concern is 250.0o0 artificial legs d mcnth. and it is planned to have it's out put multiplied five times in the near fu- ture. It's an ill war that knows nc good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
A CAUTIOUS PERSON.

You say you enjoy reading the sport ing page, although you don't care partic- ularly for sports?"
 ''Yes," replied the thoughtful mar "Our sports are still played practically without relief to read about some field of human endeavor which Thomas A. Edison and his fellow inventors have not yet revolu- tionized'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
A DOCTOR
From the conecuh Record.

From the COnecuh Record.
 The writer was once>> being show through the Grady hospital in Atlants when that now famous institution wa less than year old. when in our round We came to ward where a big. broad shouldered. heavily bearded doctor, wit muscular arms and large hands, had ju; completed a delicate and dangerous operd tion. Pausing for moment he lookd intently at his patient-a sweet-faced liI t'e girl-then suddenly the big doctd leaned over and tenderly kissed the pal cheek of the unconscious little sufferer an act which doubtless the angels locke upon with thrill of holy joy.
 That big doctor had the tender toud and sympathetic heart of loving mothe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
A LONG MEMORY.

Its waste of time to argue with a woman said MT. Twobble. fretfully. Perhaps so," replied Mr. Scadson. .sYou talk as If you had just had an experience of that kind''
 Yes. Mrs. Twobble and I started an argument over the telephone this morn- ing, but I cut it short by ringing off. If go home it will start again." Then. why go homer"
 "oh, I can't stay away forever you know, and even if I absented myself for six months, the moment returned Mrs. Twobble would take the matter up just where we left off,
 NOT ALL FEE. Has pr. Gowger ever prescribed for you?"
 "Oh, yes. About a year ago." a T guess it cost you something" About $500"
 "Gracious!'
 He prescribed a change of climate"
 REAL TRAGEDY. He tried to float loan yestreen, But met with slight encouragement; A sadder sight is seldom seen Than vain attempt to raise the rent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30

Perhaps the most famous gun used in the present war is the Krupp F. centimeter gun, which was successfully employed by the Germans in battering down the Qualifications at Namur and Liege. No one not connected with the German artillery is ever permitted near this weapon when it is in firing posi- ton and it is said that no photographs have ever been made of 1t, the pictures supposed to represent the 42-centimeter gun being in reality photographs of the tars A meeting of artillery engineers was recently held at Dusseldorf, Ger many, and an engineer of the Krupp works delivered lecture on making big guns in which he referred at some length to the 42-centimeter gun. It is said that a reliable report Of this lecture was brought to America, and it is published in the December Popular Mechanics Magazine The gun weigs about 971s tons. The barrel is IS feet long. The shell fired from it is 50 inches long, and weighs SS0 pounds. The gun is much too heavy to be transported on any car riage. It has more than 100 pieces, which have to be taken apart and loaded on motor trucks. of which 12 are said to be required for its trans portation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
BUSINESS SCENERY"

Flows the scenery around Jinxville?"
 Infinitely varied and changed every week" answered the suburbanite.
 You don't mean to tell me the eternal hills move from their bases and the streams depart from their ancient beds''
 Certainly not, but dare say Jinxville has the busiest lot of billboards of any town in the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
A VOCAL PERFORMANCE

From the Chicago Herald. The national association of English teachers recommends hummng on the street cars as an aid to the voice. That's about the only way one can hum on the cars while vehicles continue to obstruct the tracks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
A MYSTERY.

i've been all over de world, num-" said the tattered tourist, Fur a little break fas' I'll tell you how de other half lives.''
 I'm not curious to know" replied the angular woman. I've got six children and a worthless husband and haven t found out yet how we live"