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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25

his pas fun'l, an he sez: Henry, you an nell halter tek keer CT one nuther now, dar ain nobody lef' but us.' Den An up an tole Marse lawn dat An nuyer wuz gwinter leave him fer nuthn', dat An blong ter him enyhow, cage Ole Marster du guy me ter him, an der ain nobody kin tek me erway, not eb'n de Yankees.
 "'Bout dat time Marse lawn open CT orfis downtown an gun ter prac- tus law. Fun de ve'y fuss day he open dat orfis, evybody seem ter know how smaht he wuz, fer it look lak ev'y- body fetch him dey law bisness, Fun de day he open dat orfis ter de day he died, An allus hyeah um say dat de bigges lawyer anywhere in dis pant CT de country. Sumtimes ole Henry uster halter tel1 books down ter de cotehouse ter Marse lawn. He'd be CT settin inside CT dat railin fo de judges seat. an 1t peer 1ak ter me dat all un Il, ebn down ter de jedge hisself, jes nachelly looks at him an treats him diffunt fum whut dey do anybody else. He jes so gran dey all bleeged ter know it. An yer jes orter heahed him speak. An heahed him speak once, an Ahll nuver fergit 1t ter mer dyin' day. Fo' Gawd arfter he'd git stahted good yer'd jes nachelly fer git yer wuz CT livin.' An whutuver he
 
 b'leev' 1t, it so plain yer cyarn' hep seein 1t. When he stan up befo' dat jury, so hansum an so gran, when he shake his head an his eyes fairly dartin fire, an de wuhds jes CT poin' outen his mouf lak de watah runnin' thu CT mill race, almos' sSeer you, but den, he mek yer feel lak yer glad ter be dar too. It min me un CT storm An see once. It luz jes mount sun down when CT gret big ocean CT clouds seem ter roll up fun de yerth an shot up gret waves in ter de sky, an dey tu'n ev'y cutler CT de rainbo', den de dahkness gin ter fall. de win rig an blowed CT harrykane, den de thunder roll an de lightnin flash an de rain cum down in bucketfuls; den arfter CT while de lightnin an de thunder. an de rain stop and de clouds gin ter breck. an de stars gin ter shine tween de cracks. in de clouds, an den de Is gone but de moon an de stars, an de cler sky whut look lak it bin washed Oats de way Marse lawn speaks.
 But wut bother me mos bout Marse lawn wuz dat he ain't nuver jine de chuch CT tall it gwinter be de Pis- erbout dat too, an we made 1t Or sub 1ec' CT prar fer CT long time. Cose we knowed Marse lawn war gwine ter Jine we all's clutch cage we'z Babtisez an We knowed dat eff he jine eny chu'ch re tall it gwinter be de Pfs- tefple. whut Ole Marster an Ole Miss. an all de big folks b'loDg ter. Jez er- bout dat time. CT new preacher cum ter de chu'ch whar had dun went ter school wid Marse lawn Marse lawn seem ter talk up wid him right smaht. one mornin An wuz in de liberry dus' n CT roun. when Marse lawn cum in lookin mighty sollum. He walk CT roun
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Many of them came here with nothing, and the government had to feed them. They were given lands, and at first built shacks or lived in dugouts or holes in the ground, like our early set tiers of Kansas and Nebraska Today some of those men own as much as 2oo0 acres and their homes have all the comforts of modern life.
 We have also q number of Jews, the missionary continued "Baron Hirsch bought several thousand square miles of territory between the Parana and Uruguay rivers. His agents came here many years ago and they pick ed out excellent lands These have now been settled by Jews, many of whom are doing well. Not a few of them have become merchants and some have grown wealthy.
 ."The people of the United States do not appreciate the possibilities of this part of the world" said Dr. Habenicht. "They look upon the Parana basin as a vast pasture land which will support some millions of cattle and sheep and of grain lands that will raise a few hundred million bushels of wheat for the markets of Europe. The truth is We have all sorts of climates, all sorts of soils, and can produce anything that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
"MARSE LAWN"

wid his hans 'hine his back, den An know he studdin bout sump'n mighty hand. Presny he tuhn roun an say: Henry, MT. Bryan (dats de preacher). MT. Bryan bin CT tall<in ter me erbout de clutch an Ah'm CT thinkin' bout bein' cnfurmd nex munt when he bishop cums.'
 When An heahed him say dat An know dats de way our folks lines dc chu'ch, an An jes cud'n keep still no longer. An trapped mer dus' rag, an bust out cryn' an An sed 'Prase Gawd dats whut me an Mertilder bin CT pray in fer Den An lux at Marse lawn n he CT cryin' too, mighty sorf lak, he ain melSin' no noise, an his face Jes ez strate ez efn he warn cryin err tall, but dar wuz de gret big teahs CT rolin' down his cheek an CT drappin' on de cyarpit. When An see him CT cryin' datterway 1t mek me powerful happy. cage it's de ve'y fus time An uver see him cry. an An know twar' no trubble mek him cry datterway, fer An cakerlate dat eff trubble cud CT mek him cry he'd CT dun cried meny CT time befo', fer Gawd knows he dun alreddy had ernuf trubble ter mek him cry efn he uver gwins ter cry. Oats huccum Ah'm S happy when An see him cry, cage An know dat he's happy.
 "Arfter dat he ain say nuthn' mo bout 1t tell de day de bishop cum. Dat mornin arfter brekfest he lowed dat he want me an Mertilder ter go ter clutch wid him an set in his pew. Well, we went wid him an sot in de pew wid Marse lawn tell de bishop dun got thu wid CT preachin CT gran suhmun on standin up fer de Lord Den MT. Bryan gin out CT hymn. an say dat enduin CT de sngin' CT de secun verse he want dem dats gwinter be c'nfurmd ter cum up ter de chancel railin'. An when de fus line CT dat verse stahted Marse Jawn jes march right up ter dat railin' lak CT sojer Arfter dat he n all de res un um kneel down, an de bishop lay his hans on um one by one an blessed um~ Den dey all stood up. an de bishop talk ter um mighty kin an gentle lak bout 'Stanin up fer de Lord.' Marse lawn ain nuver tek his eyes ofen dat bishop. an de way he CT stanin dar lak CT sojer, An know right den dat he gwine ter stan up fer de Lord sho' huff. Den me an Mertilder fore so happy we cyarn' hahdly hep shoutin' An looked at Mertilder an she almos choked wid her pocket hankcher crammed in her mouf ter keep fum mekn CT fuss. An jes frowned at Mertilder an den An sez ter merself, keep still, Henry, whutuver yer do, cage efn yer lets go an shouts in de "Ptsterple chu'ch yu'll be ruint fer uver.' Oats de reason de Pisterple clutch ain no place fer CT nigger. Elf CT Babtis Is got eny 'ligton ertall. he jes boun' ter show it, an sum un um shose when de ain got CT Gawd's 8 bit. But efn CT 'Pisterple's got eny 'ligion it peers lak he boun. ter try ter hide 1t. De 'Pisterples allus peers ter me >lak deys hippocrits tu'n wrongs'd dout- ards; dey mighty good. an dey's got CT heap CT 'ligion, but dey ain gwinter let on dey got eny 'ligion ertall efn dey kn hep it.
 Well. suh, fun dat time on. Marse
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lawn ain nuver fergit whut de bishop toll him bout stanin up fer de Lord Whenuver de chimes in dat tower ring out, eff Marse lawn s in town, he sho' ter be dar. An der ain nuthin he won do fer de preacher. Peer lak he allus studding erbout whut he kin do fer de chu'ch. An twuz datterway plum up ter dis death.
 Well, suh, de ve'y wus' thing dat uyer happen ter Marse lawn talk place de year arfter he jine he chu'ch cage dats when he got mahied. It look lak dat up ter dis time he ain nuver took no gret shine ter no young lady. Cose he go wid um right smaht, an dey all peer ter be power fui glad ter have him ter go wid um, but 1t ain nuver go no luther dan dat. Mer- tiider, she all de time talkin' bout it. mighty cuis Marse Jawu don sit mahied.
 "Ez An wuz gwine on ter say, de year arfter he jine de clutch. er gentmun name MT. Brooks cum heah fun de nawth sum- niers, an he bilt dat factry whut yer see cross wonder, whar dat smoke CT bilin' outen dat chiribly. Well, he cum an den do ole Lane place on Spots'ud street, an den he fotch his dawter, Miss Elmer, ter live wid him.
 "Arfter he bin heah CT Ill while, Miss Elmer an Marse lawn met one ernuther, an right den an dar Marse lawn jes nachelly lawse his head. An heah um say dat he dun gone crazy bout her. an whuts mo- An know it's so cage An see it merself. An axed Mertilder eff she heahed enythng bout it, an she lowed dat ev'dbody torxin bout it, an she say she heah dat sum CT de folks say It's CT cryin' shame fer Marse lawn ter fall in lux wid de dawter uv CT 'voced man. An she say dey tell her dat her ma dun rund erway wid ernuther man an mahied him. Cose eff all dats true it's mighty bad, an Ah'm powerful sorry dat Marse lawn dun got mixed up wid dat kin CT folks, but I gwinter stick ter him don keer whut cum.
 Well, it wuz jes ez dey sed, Marse lawn ain res tell he git her, an sho huff dey wuz mahied. Marse lawn fotch her home, an dey peer ter git erlong mighty happy lak but she ain nuver peer ter me lak she luv Marse lawn lak he luv hur. De mo he do fer her de sadder she seem ter git. She mighty put ty and powerful nice, but, ter me, she peer lak she got sumpin' on her min all de time sorter wurin' her. Oats he way it went on fer right smaht CT while
 'De nex fall Marse lawn had ter gc down ter ten s'preme cote, an Miss Elmer went ter stay wid her pa tel Marse lawn cum back. Den it wuz, da, CT man cum fum summers up nawtf ter see her pa on biznes an he tuck him home wid him. An nuver cud gil de straigt CT dat, but Martilder, shs say. dat she heah tell dat dat man us. ter know Miss Elmer back nawth wha, dey cum fun, an dat she an him us. ter be sweethearts an dat dey had ei quawel an he up an mahied CT nuthel lady. Howsomever dat may be- he stait dar an made luv ter her an fooled ds po' chile inter runnin erway wid him An so 1t happen dat dey run'd erway an arfter dat, ~he run'd erway fun he1 an lef her.
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America. The distance from here is three or four days. You go 70 hours by steamboat to Juerto Aguirre, and there get horses that take you about 12 miles inland over good carrying road to the falls. The steamship fare is s25, and the horseback trip costs $15. There Is little hotel at Puerto Aguirre. with q dining room and two sleeping rooms, that will accommodate about 50 per- sons. One of the rooms is set aside for the women and the other for the mon. The road from Aguirre to the falls goes through virgin forest which is tropical to an extreme. It has been cut out of the woods, but is said to be safe. There is a little inn near the stopping places from where a roadway has been constructed along the banks of the liver to the top of the Argentine falls. and it is easy to reach a point farther up near the opposite shore, from where you may have a good view of the Brazilian falls.
 The journey from Buenos Aires may be made in about 16 days, and by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
By wILLouGHBY N. CLAYBRooK

Rector St. ghIands HILE upon a casual visit to the wv \ fine old southern town of W Ex- it was my pleasure to take an EG4SEril afternoon stroll across a series of uNoulating hills beyond the town. At length my walk brought me to the beau tiful and well-kept cemetery. Accept ing the hospitality of the open gate, l aim lessly strolled through the city of the dead until ] came to a beautiful old elm, under whose inviting shade were several rest seats, one of which I pro- ceeded to occupy. and taking from my pocket small volume which l had pro- vlded for such an occasion. l proceeded to read with absorbing interest.
 So interested did I become that 1 failed to notice that there was anybody in sight until l heard footsteps on the gravel walk a few yards away. me intruder seemed equally absorbed. and unconscious of my presence. The new conner was an old negro with grey beard and white hair that showed beneath the broad brim of his hat. Though ap- bearing to be old. and being slightly bent in stature, he seemed quite vigorous, and used no walking stick. He was neat ly dressed and carried in his hand a large bunch of beautiful roses.
 lie walked on a short distance until he came to a lot upon which were two graves and over which a handsome Celtic cross stood guard. He stopped at the cross, and dividing the flowers, placed some of them on each of the two graves He knelt and bowed his head in prayer Then he arose and sat for time upon the iron settee near the graves, as if in deep contemplation. After some 20 oi 90 minutes, he arose and came back tc the main driveway, and the old elm under which I was sitting. AS he drew neal I saluted him with: Good evening uncle" Somewhat startled he looked up, and taking off hfs hat he said, witf a gentle bow: "Sarvern' master. Yol almos' skeahed me when you spoke. Al did'n' kno' dey wuz eny Twin folks 1T de whole graveyard. An Jes' cum out hear ter fetch sum flowers ter put or Marse lawns grave"
 willingness to talk. I asked him to taks a nearby seat, with which request ne very willingly compiled. Then l asked him who "Marse lawn" was.
 "Marse lawn? Wy, he's de one Al blong ter befo de wah, when we wus boys, cage old marster gin me ter i'm Arter de war An ain nuver lef' him. Al waited on him all de time tell An clos his eyes nelly two years ergo. an Al bin ercumin' out hyah ev'y Fridy sence cage dat's de day CT de week he died on An wants him ter know dat ole Henry still CT waitin' on him. Oats huccun yer zee me here now.
 Seeing that the old negro was glad o m opportunity to give vent to the on great theme that filled his mind, heart and life. 'Marse lawn" I encourage him to talk and helped out by occasiona questions from me. he told the following
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
By FRANK G. CARPENTER

Copyright 1915, by Frank c. Carpenter. fSFYCROSSED the Alto-Parana river Esl from Encarnacion to Posadas by kzsAzsrsa train. The Alto- Parana Is very tsGxslB wide at this point and the
 through cars from Asuncion to Buenos Aires are carried across on ferry. The banks of the river are high, and the cars are lowered by a wire cable. Our boat went up the stream for some distance, and made an arc of a circle in coming to the Argentine boundary. We crossed in the evening. The city of Posadas, with its hundreds of electric lights. shone plain ly out from the opposite bank, and the rays of electricity reflected in the Parana looked like pillars of gold uphoding the somber blue shore. Just before leav- ing the customs inspectors came on board. They were polite, but insisted on opening every piece of our baggage.
 Landing al Posadas. We found good quarters al the hotel, and are now wait ing here, before starting explora- tion of the Argentine Mesopotamia, that great body of fertile land between the Uruguay and Paraguay rivers. The coun- try is an island On the extreme north Il has the Rio Iguazu, which empties into the Parana river The Alto Parana pohiitS II Oil tilN ltbillt lHt OIl tHe west and south and the Uruguay on the cast. The whole country Is made up of the earth washings of these rivers, and it will some day be one of the thickly populated parts. of the world
 Posadas is the northern capital of this region. It is town of 10000 or 15,00O people situated on bend of the Parana below which the great river spreads out like a lake. There are islands below the city and these abound with game Including puma and Jaguars. There are big fish in countless numbers in the riv- CT itself, and many fishing boats are nov Ing about. The town is one of the cen ters of the mate industry, and it's mate tactories are now making Paraguay tea for shipment to all parts of southern South America. It has several good stores, two banks and a number of clubs. 1he rates at the hotel are s4 a day, and the food is fairly good.
 Posadas is the starting point for the 1guazu falls. the Niagara of south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25

you grow at home. Take the matter of Indian corn. This is potentially one of the great corn belts of the globe In that regard 1t is surpassed only by the United States. We are already shipping corn to Chicago and the day will come when the stock here will be fattened on corn and when the coun- try will export vast quantities of pork. The Armor Frigerifieo at Buenos Aires is already making installations which will enable 1t to handle 2000 pigs daily. They are beginning to breed pigs in many parts of the republic. The cli- mate is such that animals can feed out of doors all the year round They cost practically nothing until the last six or eight weeks of their lives and they thrive. The present price is about g cents a pound, live weight for pigs of 200 pounds. The market so far is local. but it could be easily extended to Eu- rope"
 "Is the Argentine raising much corn now?" asked.
 Tt will export s.0oooO0 or 100000 tons this year That is something Ike 300, 600 bushels. Even now it exports more corn than any other part of the world Most of your corn, as you know, is fed al home. That will be the case here in the future."
 When do you plant corn here?"
 ''The usual time is September. although in some places of the country the crop is put in in the latter part of August, and in other parts as late even as January 15. Our season is much longer than yours. I know of one patch of 1S,O0o acres that was planted January 12 It was cut In Feb rrary."
 What is your average yield per acre?"
 Tt does not compare with that of the United States but this is due to no care being used in seed selection or in proper cultivation. crop of 20 bushels to the acre is considered good, but where the corn is cultivated the yield runs as high as 11S bushels per acre. In one third of the corn area we are now getting about 60 bushels per acre, and I know of lands that have rented for so cents per acre and brought astonishing yields. Much of the corn is drilled in, and some is sown broadcast. The department of ag- rculture is trying to teach better plant ing It has set out experimental fields on the lands belonging to the farmers, and is carrying on demonstration work some- what like that of the United States"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25
An Artist

An Artist From the Baltimore American. Your son, sir, has a very effective touch" 50 he's been borrowing from yous too?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25

St. Mary's-on-the-HighIands HILE upon casual visit to the fine old southern town of W it was my pleasure to take an afternoon stroll across a series
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-17
EDUCATORS FROM %
NATIONS IN COUNCIL
10000 Representatives Elk
pected at Oakland, Cal.

Oakland. Cal. Aug. 10. Delegates
from every state and representatives,
from twenty-seven foreign countries
were present at the opening session
Mere to-day of the ffty-third annual
convention Of the National Education
Association. ,.ooo
II is estimated that nearly l6'oOo
representatives Of various branches, OF
education viii attend the sessions be-
fore the thirteen-day conclave ends.
The principal speaker at the opening
session was DR.. David Starr Jordan
chancellor of Leland Stanford Unlyer-
sity and president of the ASSOCIATION.
Addresses Of welcome were made DIV
city and state officials and by Charles
{. Moore. president OF the Panama
Pacific Exposition. Joseph Swain, pres
ident of Swarthmore College and hrst
vice-president of the association pre-
sided.
On behalf of the association Dr'
Swain urged the teachers TO turn their
attention 10 furthering works OF peace
and a better nation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-17
RED FIRST AT BAR
OF NURSERY COURT
Lad Pleads in Building Where
Toys and Tiny Seats Hide
Bars-ToOk so Cents.

Yuthful delinquents were arraigned
Yesterday in the NV Children's Court,
in Twenty Street, between Third
and Lexington Avenues. The squatty
red brick building at Eleventh Street
and Third Avenue, whose dark cOrri-
doris and significant iron grilles have
for thirteen years given backsliding
boys and girls their first glimpse Of
the law, is abandoned for good.
Since 1904 Justice Hoyt has urged a
better home for the court. His efforts
were seconded by Ernest X. Coulter,
the clerk, and many otherss familiar
with the structure which nestled
against stable in East Eleventh
Street. Their complaints were first taken
seriously by President McAneny of the
BOARD Of Aldermen and Mayor Mitchell,
then Commissioner Of Accounts. Their
assistance was Of prime value IN secur-
ing the new S240000 building.
This occupancy" said Justice Hoyt
Yesterday, lis not the formal opening
Of the building. A great deal is still
TO be done, and it will be some time
before every detail can be worked out.
Then il is planned formally TO dedicate
the building"
In the new court boy and girl of
tenders will not stumble into crowded
room at the sound of their names.
Sccptators will not be allowed in the
room on the second floor where the
Justice and the culprits talk things
over. The detention rooms, clean and
well ventilated, are on the third floor.
On the fourth are the waiting rooms
for parents and witnesses. There are
tiny chairs there, and toys for the
younger witnesses. A refrigerator has
been installed, and a supply Il milk
will be kept for hungry children.
There were two girls and fifteen boys
in the detention rooms yesterday. A
shock headed youngster, known TO Hes
ter Street as Red" was the first de-
hnquent arraigned He admitted that
he had snatched purse containing 90
cents from a girl, but said That he was
at his wits end, as some o, c had Just
taken his own purse, which contained
$3.50. lie was remanded for investiga-
tion of his story.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-17
SLY CUPID HID
IN PRISON CELLS
DR.. MCGUIRE, Tombs Ply
Sician, Admits 1t - Ma
iron, Too, Is Happy.

Granite blocks and steel bars have
no terrors for Dan Cupid. Amid the
sorrow and the hardened characters
that are locked up in the Tombs prison
the god of Love has been secreted. DR..
Frank A. Mcclure, the Tombs physi-
clan, yesterday admitted that. he was
to marry Mrs. Della V. Wilson, widow
who came to the Tombs as matron
about five months ago.
DR.. Mcclure is a widower, sixty-two
years old, and is the father of four
daughters and a son. Three Of the
daughters are married, and the young
est, Miss Lillian Marian Mcclure, is a
teacher in the public schools. The son,
James Alexander Mcclure. is a veteran
Of the Spanish-American War and is
now fighting with the Allies in the
Princess Patricia Light Artillery.
"Yes, yes" seid Dr. Mcclure, "this
single existence is soon to come to an
end. am getting married for COM
partnership. | met the woman that is
TO become my wife about five months
ago. She came to the Tombs as a
matron and | Immediately became in
terested in her.
81 have met many of the fairer sex
since | became a widower four years
ago, but there were none who came up
to my idea of standard until | met
Mrs. Wilson. Her ideas are entirely in
accord with mine-so sympathetic and
entirely domesticated. True it is that |
am sixty-two years old, but it is truly
said that a man is as young as he feels.
! feel younger than sixty-two by less
than half those years"
Mrs. Wilson lives with a friend at
400 East 1881 Street. She blushngly
told of the courtship in the Tombs and
cited as a good omen of the outcome of
the marriage the greeting she received
in the Tombs when the wedding an
nouncement was made. Mrs. Wilson had
gone to the prison to say goodby TO
the attendants and some Of the prison
ers. when she confded to some of her
friends the news of her coming mar
riage. Rice and old shoes followed her
out of the gloomy place.
"Our courtship is truly romantic"
Mrs. Wilson said yesterday. 81 first
met the doctor a day or so after |
went TO the prison as matron from the
Queens County Jail. He came TO the
woman's department of the Tombs a
day or so after ] got there, showing
his son-in-law, William Francis O'Con-
nor. of Syracuse, around the prison
Mrs. Wilson is about forty years old.
She lives in the same neighborhood as
the doctor in East Fifty-third Street.
The marriage is to take place with
in the near, very near, future to
quote the doctor. Just when, he refuses
to state. 1t will be quiet. They plan
to make their home In an apartment at
1O4 West Eighty-ffth Street, which is
now being furnished. Mrs. Wilson has
been a widow for twelve years. She
has no children.