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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07
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.ers of his line after a
dull season always rep
The First
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watches underlying conditions. The
managers of such institutions know
sometime in advance just when their
men should go out in order to get best
and surest results. Such men study
the basic factors constantly and find
our monthly Trade Report great
help.
The Reports will be sent you if you
request them.
Birmingham Trust & Savings Go.
ll2-116 North Goth Street
Birmingham, Ala.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17
What Mexico Is Striving For.

Prof. w. r.. Shepherd. In the Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
In 1.S9 the men of France began the
revolution. nor because they were worse
off mentally or materially than people of
their kind else whore, but precisely he
cause they wero better off. They knew
what their grievances We're and they knew
how to deaf with them. Similarly the
ing by the operation of the Diaz regime,
have become better educated than they
were in earlier times. better situated ma
terially than before. They will endure the
evils no longer If they can help fl. Their
mode of action may he crude, radical.
violent. but they know in general what
they want.
The agricultural laborers are discomfort
ed with the system of great landed estates
which prevents them from becoming own
ers of the soil and keeps them in a state of
serfdonl. rhe vast majority of the peo-
pie who did not share in the profits TO
foreign capitalists under the Diaz regime
of peace and order" want Mexico devel-
oped. but not exploited. They would have
the constitution of 1851 given a faia. trial.
so as to see whether it is workable or not.
If it is not workable. then il should be
changed to meet conditions. They be-
!ievc that the big landholders. their cleri-
cal supporters and the foreign Interests
ought to be ousted from the control of the
government and their places taken by
Mexican people. who viii lossess in law
and fact what they own i'm light and
theory.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17
unfaithful Democrats.
From the milwaukee, journal

VIA VII,
The Washington Star is about as CON
sistent a %tandpat republican paper as can
be found in the country. and it is singu-
lar that this should be so. The Star is
always to be found supporting any kind
of a man who tries to help republicans by
hurting democrats. 1t IL now upholding
Senator O'tiorman. T~ammany's represent
tative in the senate. TO do this it finds 1t
necessary to defend the late Senator Cor
man. who. with Jim Smith, of New Jer-
sey. Bricc, of Ohio. and other democratic
senators in Cleveiand's time, bedeviled the
Wilson bill and betrayed the CLEVELAND
administration. The Star praises Cor
man for his work and for the betrayal
of his party. prcsuming either that its
readers will not know about it or will not
care. III anyone is Interested, he need only
look at what history says about Cleve-
land and what it avs. or chiefly doesn't
say. about GoI1nan, Smith and their help
ers. No president in a half century is
more honored for his work and the posi-
ton he took than Cleveland.
Another man in whom the Star believed
was Randall. Of Pennsylvania. who went
out calling himself a democrat and served
republican interests.
And now the Star says of German. Mr.
German did not wreck tine Cleveland ad-
ministration. but temporarily was himself
wrecked by it," The Star must hope its
readers nave forgotten the record. For
as "A matter OF fact the democratic sena-
tors at the time were on the point of de-
nouncing German In the open Senate for
his treason to their party.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17
What Culture is NOT.

Henry Seidel Candy in Harper's Magazine.
Let us suppose that we want culture. by
which | mean no mere affectation OF
knowledge. nor any power of glib speech.
and literature, hut, rather. an intelligent
interest in the possibilities of living. ln-
deed, there is no laiSOn Il etir for the col-
leye of liberal arts If there is no such de-
sire. Wen. what is to be done" Buy a liz
hrary. redecorate the livins room. adope
nearest summer school. and take the boys
to 'Gotterdalnmerung' instead of to the
ball game? Such IA method OF providing q
background in a hurry has been tried.
with results that our native playwriEhts
have failed to grasp only because their
rondnesS for melodrama mas dulled their
sense OF hunl0r.
And vet even 1t college professor can see
remedies-partial. 10 be sure. Vet remedies
that viii bring relief.
The first Is TO be honest. If you are on
tent with an education for your children
that gives n certain amount OF superficial
information. to be acquired while they are
making friends. advancing socially. and
preparing to come out W college good
.'miXers." IL not educated men and wom-
en-, why, then, he honest about IL. teach
them TO be honest, and do not dccelve
Yourself OF them into s,lpposins that 1T IS
culture You are after, or culture that tleN
have got. FOR some undergraduates TINS
is the best. indeed ii !s the only course.
though for most 1t is petdition. Some
minds can absorb, and some will absorb.
no more Than u certain measure, even
though deans aud faculties and education
al journals rage. Once they get into col
lege. one must make the best or Them.
The college will suffer. But then edllra-
tion has always had TO carry dead weight,
and will continue to do 40 until some new
economic order makes it necessary for
every one to work for q living.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17
Japanese Demands Improbable.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
There are three reasons why it max be
doubted that Japan has made exorbitant
demands upon China as reported from Pc
kin. First. Japan is far too astute to de-
Inand concessions far in excess of her
likely to blnnder into claiming her spoils
Of victory before the war is over; third.
Japan knows that ever the nations that
have accepted her help In the east would
never agree to what is t~antamount to an
exclusive Japanese sphere of influence in
China.
Taking the one demand alone shows the
lnprobability Of all. Mining privileges i'm
%Shantung and Fukien provinces; In Man
:hurfa. eastern Mongolia and the Yang-tse
valley Mining concessions in Shantune
would give Japan more than she could
possibly use. Shantung province Is said to
contain enough coal to last the entire
world 400 years at the present rate Of CON
sumption. II is absolutely certain that
China would never concede to Japan the
resources of the Yang-tse valley. which
are now being vigorously and successfully
operated by the Chinese themselves. And
Manchuria, Mongolia and Fukien are so
remote that they would not be worth CON
sideifng IL Shantung were available.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17
The Difference.
From the Western Mail.

FTOIn III" WeStefn Mall.
A story is told of an Irish sailor who
decided to Walk from Newport to Car
diff. He met a cart driver and asked:
How far is it from Newport to Car
diff"
Twelve miles. mister was the re-
ply.
~"Thankee." said Pat. "An' how far
Is it from Cardiff to Newport?'
Driver: Didn't 1 tell you how far
t was from Newport to Cardiff? Do
'ou suppose it is any farther the other
Hay back
Irishman: Sure. and don't know.
know is is a great deal farther from
New Years day to Christmas THAI
rom Christmas to New Years day"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17
Gun Totinu.

From the Chicago Post.
Why is gun toting" so common In the
Cnltcd States? Chicago knows the wick
edness and peril of it. ST. Louis is pass
ing through AN agitation against 1t. New
York for years has had it's "gunmen."
Every southern city suffers from the hip
pocket habit. A man can establish q plea
OF self defense in the south on the fact
that another was seen to move his hand
toward his hip. Our police all carry re-
London. England. no policeman carries
any more dangerous weapon thar a club,
and 1t is kept buttoned up in a leather
can be kept in order without guns, why
should guns be needed In protecting life
and property in the many smaller citiey
Of America? They are needed. but why?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17
The Devil In a Mans Stomach.

From the Saturday Evening Post.
Every married woman VIII does her own
cooking will agree that a man has Il devil
which lives in his stomach. There is moth
ing about which the average man Is half
so cranky az the food he eats. Eighty per
cent of the petty domestic Quarrels start
at the table: disprove the statement ii
you can.
What, Chops againc Why I'm tho
name of all that's good and great can't
We nave Il steak once in IA WHILE"
Why, John, ! had "a nice steak for YOU
Tuesday night and YOU waited until the
last minute and then teIephoned that you
wouldn', be home for dinner. Went to
your old club. | suppose"
We'll, there's one thing about the club
Il can get what want there. Now. my
mother used To have some variety to her
cooking, re~member-'
And they are off to a fine flying start
with no telling where they will finish: but
one thing is ccrtain-thc demand for
variety was the cause of the trouble.
Variety. How we'll ] know that word
as applied to the conmissary department.!
Ever since the dawn of history people
have been complaining about the lack OF
variety in their food. Very likely Noah
had trouble with the crew OF the rk-big
trouble. for his sons brought their wives
along.
Moses is one Old Testament character
who has always had my sympathy. lie
led the children OF Israel ont OF Egypt,
and no sooner were they across the Red
sea than they began To complain about
shortage of food. Mamma was sent them
from hcaven-a miracle: but were they
satisfied? No; they wanted meat. and they
got quail.
The next we hear OF them they were
reminding Moses of the melons and the
onions and the leeks they used to have
when they We're the slaves OF Pharaoh
And they wanted fish-on a desert! What
do you suppose they would have done to
Moses if they had been paying their
board"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17
The Employer, tho Union and tho Man.
Erom The Log Anceles Iip,as

Ab'S>ito Nv
The effect OF the supreme court decision
IN me union labor case under the so-called
coercion statute of Kansas simply puts tho
rights of all parties-employers. employees
and labor unlons-on a basis or equality.
a labor union accepts or rejects Its MEM
oefs on IT'S own conditions. An employer
own conditions. The worker has the ut
most freedocl in choosing between the
either. N-
" both the employer and the union are
agreeable; he may adhere to both. IL the
union makes IL a condition of membership
comply: If he refuses. the union may cut
him off. Conversely. IL the employer
makes 1t a condition that he shall leave
tile union. he must comply. If he refuses.
the employer may discharge him.
The rule seems TO be absolutely logical.
u is in accord with the strict demands OF
able operation of unions. II simply dis
solves an alliance between unionism and
the law making power which left the en-
pioyer elpless to choose his own assist
ants.
The decision draws the teeth OF the Kan
sas statute which made 1t unlawful for
make an agreement not to belong to a la
Dor union as a condition of employment.
fourteen states altogether nave similar
laws. SO the decision will have a poten-
TALLY sweeping effect. 1t must be remem-
bered. however. that the extreme position
assumed by the ST. Louis & San Francisco
"ithay vi oSVtt. MILL, IN Jn1S case Is
very unusual. being the reversed case OF
the closed. The attitude of the employer
who does not freely accept unionism is
usually, in favor of the open shop.
This the unions habitualiy combat by the
exclusion or expulsion of men who are
willing to work with non-unionists. Ac-
cording to the reasoning of Justice Pitney
such action would seem to be prohibited
from this time forward
Thus. perhaps. the most important ef-
feet of tho present decision may be. in the
run, III promote bN protecting the
open SHOP IDEA rather than to encourage
the extreme policy of exclusion on the en-
ployer's part. In any case, this decision
Is undoubtedly a great victory for the
just cause of Industrial fairness.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17
Fathers inconsistency.
From the Cincinnati Enquire

'FOHE IN I1IIQHITVT.
When mother has a n%eighbor woman
n the house and they ak about the
gtyles for a few minutes. Father gets mad
md indignates about women being so
:abby. Then father slams the doOr and
goes up to the Dutchman's at the corner
ind occupies four solid hours running the
government. fortifying the Panama canal,
he war in Europe. trying the Thaw casa
nd killing the Federal league. with u few
male runllnies as his audience.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17

The plea is for t~ruth-utter truth-in the
dealings of public men with the people.
We so seldom get 1t. There is always
some motive, oppose to be connected
with the public interest. that seems to
make fiankness impossible. Grover Cleve-
lands name is cherished as that OF a
man
Who never sold the truth to serve the
hour.
Nor p%altered with Eternal God for power.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17

Truthful, trustful. looking upward to tho
practiced busting s-liar:
So the higher wi"lds The lower. While tho
lower IS the higher.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17

Plowmen. shepherds. have I found. and
more than once. and still could md.
Sons of God. and kings Of men in utter
nobleness OF mind.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17
Playing the eams stra.sn~
From the Indianapolis News.

FROM tne Indianapolis News.
IN the sporting slang of the day 1t Il
The duty of every man ts play the CANT
straight" Men, IL they would escape thu
con of their fellows. must run true
this will bring them nothing but unhappl,
ness. The ma who has a reputation fot
h9n + ;,nn and integrity sn ,ns san steal; s a'%os!
sets no guards about him. being lulled in:
to a false sense OF security by its belief
in the soundness of the mans character
ON which he trades. II is precisely so with
the p%olitica! idealist who lowers himself
70 the level OF The practical politician.
cost of losing his own soul. This was
the thought that was In the mind OF Lady
Macbeth wheM. speaking Of her husband,
She said.
--wha, thou wouldst highly.
That thou wouldst holly: wouldst not
play false
Ana yet wollldst wrongly win.
There are many Macbeths in this world.
and perhaps even a few Lady MacbethA.
Few men indeed there are who do not on
occasion palter with their conscience. No
more terrible indictment of the shifty
po,,'isia m was EVER famed thar that
son. He asks this question::
Those three hundred millions under ono
imperial scepter now,
Shall we hold them? shah we loose them:
take the suffVa ge OF the ploW.
Eut. rcacting FROM this contempt OF the
people. he Immediately adds:
Nay, but these would feel and follow
truth if only you and you,
Rivals OF realm-ruininE party, when you
speak were wholly true.
Flowmen. shepherds. nave I found. and
more than once. and still could find.
Sons of God. and kings of men In utter
n~obleness OF mind,
Truthful. trustful, looking upward to tho
.practiced hustings-liar;
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29
Here's To The Wheat Harvest.

Use county has for the first time
lin many years what may be called
4 wheat crop. The acreage in wheat
this past winter has been increased
50 much that it may be said to re-
present a crop Of importance, Only
the extremely dry weather has
prevented much greater yield than
what is soon 70 be harvested, as the
lack Of rain has been especially felt
BY this grain crop,
It is certainly a hopeful sign when
Lee county farmers begin to grow
the wheat they need for their flour,
Certainly a promising beginning has
been made in the popularizing y
the growing Of this important grain
crop. 1t is to be hoped that next
winter even a larger acreage will be
planted than was grown this last
winter
There is no good reason why a
reasonable amount Of wheat should
not be grown on every farm. A good
flour mill is available comparatively
close at hand, for the Dawson mill
under the control Of Col. J, =.
Mercer is always ready to do public
grinding not only for the famersm
Terrell but also those in Lee and
surrounding counties.
The Journal commends the ef-
forts Of every farmer who has grown
wheat this last winter may their
number increase from year to year.
May their example be like a little
leayen that leaventh the whole.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29
This Is The Way To Do Ii.

There is one little city nestled
among the Plains Of Duru, in Sum
ter county, that always brings hope
aud inspiration at the mention Of its
name. Only last week solid car
load Of fine fatteniug hogs were
shipped from Plains to Moultrie
Packing company. This is but the
vanguard Of the good army that IS
certain to follow The cash for
these porkers was distributed and
the farmers Of that section are just
that much in pocket. There are
many more hogs and kind yet to be
shipped. South Georgia Progress.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

Tie Journal cannot let such inn
portant opportunities as tAose now
Afforded pass without saying every
good word possible - behalf q the
issue 81 bonds It's d time when
every thoughtful citizen should strive
earnestly and zealously not only 70
Zee cIearly the need Of bonds but
also to opeu the eyes ofothers Y
tile county s imperative need n this
particular.
The communication from NJ W.
IN Billiard publishedin our last Is
sne was 4 timely one. The letter
from Mr.. J. NJ. Hines, which was
published before that q Mr.. Bull
lard was also 4 helpful plea in be-
half IF bonds We trust that every
citizen If Lee county has read these
letters. for they we're worth white.
The arguments advanced By these
gentlemen were well worth Che con-
aideration Of every citizen Of the
county. No citizen Of the COUNT
who has his face toward the future
q II do other than vote for bonds.
There Ii hope and cordial stimulus
ii tile issuance and proper expendi-
ture of bonds to the amount that
bas been proposed Il means pro-
gress and economy as opposed 70
stagnation and extravaganza. FOR
NE know hardly any word better
than extravaganza 70 apply to the
costly method by which the finan-
ciai affairs Of the county are being
managed now.
Granted that tie funds That may
Be raised BY bonds will be carefully
and economically expended, there
is no better way to dispose q this
matter than to issue bonds at the
low rate Of interest suggested II the
call for Che issue. We would ask
Inst every citizen ofthecounty view
the matter in this businessli1e prac-
teal manner Think over the mat
ter thoroughly and carefully Then
10 to the polls and cast your vote
for bonds.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29
A Favorable Planting Season.

The recent dry weather has served
to give unusually favorable condi-
tions for planting crops. 1t seems
that nearly every farmer in Lee
county has already finished plant
ing his cotton and corn. Certainly
there is little excuse for the farmer
who does not get his cotton and corn
seed in the ground now, So that they
viii come up promptly as soon as a
good rain comes.
There are very few seasons, ne
matter how urfavorable they may
be, which cannot be turned to good
account, if the farmers are only
ready to avail themselves Of cond-
tions promptly This season is a
notable example Of this. It is true
that it is too dry now, but this is
the time to finish planting and get
that work out Of the way.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29
ADVERTISING.

The man who does not adyer-
tise simply because his grand
father did not. should wear knee
breeches and a wig, says the
Camden News.
The man who does not adver-
tise because it costs money.
should quit paying salaries Tor
the same reason.
The man who does not adver-
tise because he don't know how
to write an advertisement, should
quit eating because he can cook.
The man who does not adver-
tise because somebody said it did
not pay. should not believe the
world is round because the
ancients said it was fat.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

With d ship channel to the Atlan-
tic and another to the Gulf Of
Mexico, Chicago might aspire to be
the worlds commercial capital.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

AS proof that the merchants 81
Monterey practiced extortion, Gen
Villa displayed a s. suit Of under
wear for which he had paid $1,000.
But then perhaps it was the only
suit Of underwear ia Mexico.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

Adam probably complained about
the cut Of Ewes fig leaf as effective
" as his sons have complained
about feminine styles ever since.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

In this hour when great men
should be coming to the front in
China, perhaps it would be peril
nent to inquire what has become Of
our old Friend DR. WI.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

The merchants who advertise in
The Journal want the people Of
Lee county to do their trading in
Leesburg They have the goees
and are not ashamed to ask you to
come see for yourself.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

With a few more ideal spring
days soaked unto him, the average
citizen will become a confirmed OPP
tinlist.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

How many people 10 you know
including yoarself-who can repeat
the ten commandments.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

BY the time the war is ended the
western hemisphere may be well
satisfied with intensive commerce
flowing north and south.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

Problem How will the woman,
disappointed in her Easter Hat,
express her feelings at the polls?
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

Still, a baldheaded lawn is at
tractive as ground for playing
marbles.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

Obituary notices. cards Of thanks
resolutions Of sympathy and all SIM,
lar notices, other thar those given
IN the paper as news items, must pc
paid Tor at the rate Of five cents per
printed line.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

Excessive liabilities make mar
rioge a failure.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

Ii d woman laughs at her own
troubles she don't mean II.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

The easiest way for a girl to catch
a husband is by not trying.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

Advertising rates reasonable ana
val be furnished upon application. All
bills for advertising murt be paid py
the 5th OF each month to insure f'i
ture insertion.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

What has happened 70 the alleg-
ed rules Of civilized warfare.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

No contributions viii be considered
unless written plainly upon only on
side Of the paper and writer's nam
furnished the Editor. We assume nc
responsibility for views expressed "
communications.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29
MASONIC NOrfcE.

LOANS may be obtained at 6 per
cent for any purpose on acceptable
Real Estate security; liberal priv
i,eges; correspondence solicited.
a. G. AGENCY co.
75s Gas, Electric Bldg. Denver,
Colorado; 4i6 Pierce Bldg. ST.
Louis, Mo.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-04-29

All subscriptions payable strictly IN
advance.