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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07
Good Year for Crop Diversification

Good Year for Crop DiversiflcatiOn
The high price of food products
will, as a matter of course, stimulate
the crop diversification movement in
the south.
For several years past many farm
ers of Alabama have been giving their
attention to the cultivation of corn,
hay and oats, as well as cotton. And
now in view of recent experience with
the staple extensive crop diversified
ton will be the rule.
In the first place the cotton acreage
must be. reduced, in order that the
1914 surplus may be marketed at
anything like fair price. Not more
than half as much cotton should be
planted next spring as was planted
last year. And as continued high prices
for grain and live stock will prevail
throughout 1915 every farmer in the
cotton belt should strive all the harder
to make high records in the diversi-
fication line. Certain it is that every
thing that Alabama produces in ad-
dition to cotton will bring prices that
will yield rich profit.
If the European war caused cotton
Distress" it has created an unprece-
denied foreign demand for grain and
that is compensation which will soon
make the agricultural south forget its
woes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07
A MODEST GENERAL

! A MODEST GENERAL
From the st. Louis Times.
In few days we shall receive
"Green Book telling of the exploits Of
the great Mexican hero, General Villa.
This little book, according to advance in
formation, sets Villa in the true light.
It justifes his stand in conceiving an in
superable antipathy for Carranza and
every other Mexican who would force him
to play second fiddle. BY presenting
bona fide' correspondence between Villa
and others, 1t proves conclusively that
Villa has been right on every OCCASION.
and that he Is the injured party In Mexi-
co today. 1t indicates his Unborn love Of
peace and his desire to be of the greatest
benefit to his stricken country. whatever
the cost to bin. In fact, it shows clearly
that Villa Is the one man upon whom
Mexico should pin its hopes for the fu-
ture.
And it is to be accepted as an unpreju-
diced document because Villa wrote 1t
himself. Coming from such a modest
hero, 1t should have great weight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

From Consular and Trade Reports.
The war has prevented the window
glass factories in Belgium from sending
their usual supply to China, and there
IL already inquiry in Hongkong for sam
pies and prices Of American window and
mirror glass.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

Still. those picture brides" from Japan.
who see their husbands for the first time
when they reach this country. don't take
many more chances than the average
American bride.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

A MONG the interesting passages in
"a John Hays war time diary
4 \ printed in Harper's Magazine, is
Hays vivid account of the Presidents
visit to Gettysburg and the delivery of
the famous Gettysburg address.
ION our train were the President, Sew
ard, Usher and Blair; Nicolay and my
self; Mercier and Admiral Raynaud;
Bertinatti and Captain Isola, and Lieu
tenant Martinez; Cora and Mrs. Wise;
Wayne Macveagh McDougal of Can
ada. and one or two others We had a
pleasant sort of a trip. AT Baltimore
Schenck's staff Joined us.
Just before we arrived at Gettys-
burg the President got into little talk
with MacVeagh about Missouri affairs
Macveagh talked radicalism until he
learned he was talking recilessly. -
".At Gettysburg the President went
to Mr.. Wills. who expected him, and our
party broke like drop of quicksilver
spilled. MacVeagh, young Stanton and I
foraged around for while-walked out
to the college, got a chafing dish of
oysters, then some supper, and, finally,
loafing around to the courthouse. where
Lamon was holding a meeting of mar
shals. we found Forney, and went
around to his place, Mr.. Fahnestoclss,
and drank a little whisky with him. He
had been drinking good deal during
the day and was getting to feel a little
ugly and dangerous. He was particular
ly bitter on Montgomery Blair. Mac
veagh was telling him that he pitched
into the Tycoon coming up and told him
some truths. He said the President got
good deal of that, from time to time,
and needed it.
ave went out after a while, follow
ing the music to hear the serenades. The
President appeared at the door, said half
dozen words meaning nothing, and
went in. Seward, who was staying
around the corner at Harper's was
called out and spoke SO indistinctly that
I did not hear word of what he was
saying. Forney and MacVeagh were still
growing about Blair. We went back
to Forneys room, having picked up
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07
JOHN MIroHnLL's DIAMOND HING
From Ieslie'g.

Impairment! When John Mitchell. the
labor leader. spoke at a peoples forum
recently, he denounced the employment
of children in factories as degrading to
civilization. After he had finished . spec
tator in the gallery, who said he was .
member of the I. w. w., shouted to
Mr.. Mitchell: II have my suspicious OF
any labor man who wears diamonds" Mr..
Mitchell thereupon explained that the
large diamond ring he wears on his left
hand was q present from union coal min
ers In the west. Why shouldn't labor lead
ers wear diamonds II they can afford
them? Some certainly can. Retiring
President Lynch of the Typographical
union was recently presented with purse
OF 900. This qualities him for the dia-
nlond class. Let us all wear diamonds,
even if the cost of living still keeps kiKa
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

Prof. James j. Jeffries has gone to Eu-
rope to have an operation performed on
his nose Being out of the ring, 1t should
not be difficult now for him to keep that
useful organ In repair.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

Bolton Gilreath, Jr, said he was at
certain little station on the Louis
willie and Nashville when a couple of
typical BUNS walked up to the tele-
graph operator and said: Say. friend,
report couple of empties going south,
will you?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

Those slides in the Panama canal con-
tinue, although the engineers would much
rather see the canal full of ships than
full of mud.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

The patient allies seem to have gained
few more yards in the western theatre
of war. At that rate 1t will take them
about 80 years to get anywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

The jingoistic FfliAino has done a great
deal recently to lessen the esteem in
which his people as a whole have been
regarded.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07
RECoMPENsED.

Who tries and fails.
Yet lives to learn
What priceless things
Some people spurn-
A book. a pipe,
A faithful friend.
Refreshing sleep
When labors end;
An eye to see
All nature fair.
What hues the fields
And mountains wear;
Who knows content
And happiness
And is consoled
When sorrows press
That man. cen though
He's poor indeed,
For fame and wealth
Has little need.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

Woman suffrage has struck Hawaii
After awhile there won't be any more
old-fashioned women.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

Professor Taft is leading such a placid
existence these days that he thinks any,
body can avoid profanity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

The Prince of Wales is not first class
chauffeur, 1t seems. Still, he may some
day make his mark as an aviator.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

The Rev. Billy Sunday is waking up
Philadelphia as it has never been walked
up before.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07
VIA I'm want a hollow friend doth
cry. directly seasons him his enemy.
Hamlet.

BEGINNING THE DANNY God,
helm me to be faithful. show me what
adventure, what romance, TO stsck !"
my post. show me what heroism and
endurance to abide by the tnsk until
II IL finished. Remind me of what
mighty deeps and what noble heights
Thou uncoverest for the fafthfu'.
keen nae steadfast by the promise OF
the satisfaction and the peace which
wifi come after awhile.-H. Nj. IL.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

The plight of the Belgians did not Sc
riousy affect the New Year celebrations
in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

The Russians are raising hob with the
Austrians and the Turks. See Petrograd
dispatches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

Life In Haverstraw is not what it used
to be for Town Clerk Cleary
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

The first eugenic baby born in Wiscon-
sin will have a hard time living UP to his
advance notices.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07
STORIES TOLD AT
NEWSPAPER CLUB


Thomas E. Kflby of Admission. lieu
tenant governor-elect, was at the club
yesterday. He was relating the story
of an incident in which Private John
Allen of Mississippi had been worsted
in debate.
ut seems" said Colonel Kilby. that
between Private John and distin-
euished congressman from New York,
who in the sixties served in the ranks
Of the confederacy, there had dcvei-
oped spirit of good natured criticism
and the criticism, strange to relate,
dealt entirely with their respective
war records. 1t had SO happened that
the New York congressman had on
many occasions been captured by the
enemy and the Mississippian referring
TO that fact. intimated that the cap
lures had been prearranged.
80 keen had been the satire of 'Pri-
vate John that the New Yorker, when
he got on his feet, was plainly net,led
However, he held himself together with
fine spirit and said:
-" 1T is true that I was captured sew
eral times. 1t happened, however, that
Mr.. Allen was captured once. He was
carried to Island No. 10 in Illinois. I'M
n.ediately thereafter the expenses of
that prison increased at a frightful
rate. The Secretary of War finally
wrote the warden demanding the cause.
The warden in reply declared that
there was a prisoner behind the walls
VINO hailed from Mississippi and who
called himself with a great deal of
gusto Private John Allen, a prisoner
who could eat more than any 20 men
entrusted to his charge.
The Secretary of War, after re-
ceiving the letter, Immediately replied
by telegraph: Release Private John
We would rather fight him than feed
him.
1T is said,' continued Mr. Kilby,
that Private john with the laugh
ter of his colleagues ringing around
him, rose to his feet, bowed his noble
head and went out into the night"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

Most of the awaiting just now is being
done by wheat.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07
ROPE REvELs.


Every Christmas we are confronted
with many sad stories of suffering and
DEPRIVATION said the humanitarian.
Yes" replied the visitor from Missis-
sippi, but some people are not satisfied
with the situation and try to make it
worse
'What do you mean?'
I'VE nearly always have at least one
holiday lynching in our state"
NOT UNUSUAL.
"Dubkins tells me that his brain is
not working well today s
II don't see any cause for remarks when
mans condition is normal"
LEARNED BY EXPERIENCE.
rs it hard to assemble the parts OF an
automobile?"
For an unskilled person it Is very
hard. but not much more difficult than
assembling the price of one
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

Secretary Cameron tells one on AdJt.
Gen. Joe Scully which occurred when
Mr.. Cameron was chief clerk at the
Morris.
General Scully went into the din
ing room and said: Waiter, I want A
Kentucky breakfast
Boss, Ill have to get you to ex-
plain was the reply.
at consists of a big steak, bull
dog and quart of bourbon whisky
"'What is the bulldog for?'
"'To eat the steak said the gen.
eral"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07
Carries Plenty Of Ga.

Ted Brownell of the Ford agency
said that a girl was commenting on
how slow young man was about pro-
posing. "She was an automobilist and
in telling about her friend got her
terms mixed and said: He starts EASY
and speeds up well, but always siSids
at the critical moment. "
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A PRACTICAL MAN.

A PRACTICAL MAN.
"A long-haired poet will read from his
own works at the town hall tonight"
whats the idear'
..The proceeds will go to charity. Nearly
every woman in town has promised to
attend and all the married women lave
promised to bring their husbands
"Confound the luck! I guess my wife
counts on taking me along"
you don't seem enthusiastic
I'm not. I give according to my means,
but I don't believe in using charity as
al excuse to encourage a long-haired
poet"
THE MAN WHO LINGERs.
He can't always
Get through the door,
Who stops and says,
We'll, just one more"
AN AUTO FIEND.
II understand that Chugsforth will have
to give up his wife or his automobile, as
he can't afford both"
Where will his wife go after the sepa-
ration?''
so you know what he has decided to
do?"
Not yet, but, know chugsforth He
can't live without his car
HARKrNG BACK
Would you convict man on circum-
stantial evidence?"
mo I wouldn't, although when I was
a email boy was frequently convicted
on that sort of evidence"
You mean?"
wet hair-swimming pool-hickory
limb" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

Alabama did well, l thought, in
raising between $4,000 and $4,000 for the
Belgian relief fund.-" said ex-Gov. w.
fund. Considering the short time in
which the committee had to work, I
thought the response to the appeal was
very generous indeed
1T was worthy of note that the Ala
bamian who raised and turned in the
largest amount was NJ. NJ. Tressler of
Montgomery. He Is a man of only mod
crate means. but he has proved himself
to be good worker in good cause
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07
Iron and Steel


jenny Dufau, one of the most popular
operatic singers in this country, will be
the attraction for the next Sunday rnusl-
Gale at the Tutwiler, which will be on
January IT. Few artists have finer press
notices than this young artist.
There will be one or two smusicales after
January II, but the attractions have not
been definitely settled upon. Mrs. Frazier
and Mrs. Sharp, who arranged the con-
certs, have several fine options.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

1.-THE resolution which Congressman
Lindbergh, Minnesota republican and
a member of the banking and currency
committee, has introduced charging that
the federal reserve system and the fed
eral reserve board are dominated by the
money trust and demanding the ap-
pointment of a special House committee
to inquire into the influences that have
been exercised by the money trust In the
organization of the reserve banks, is poll
tics pure and simple remarked a men,
Der of the Chamber of Commerce.
"Mr. Lindbergh has a preamble to his
resolution in which he declares that the
President in creating the federal reserve
board appointed men who had been edu-
Gated by the money trust system and be-
lieve in it and know no other
Level headed statesmen and men of
affairs were somewhat apprehensive at
one time lest President Wilson would ap-
point men of academic rather than of
practical knowledge of the currency ques-
ton. According to the Minnesota mans
notion. the federal reserve board and the
district boards should be made up OF men
who had had nothing to do with the bank
ing or money business.
president Wilson succeeded in making
up an admirable board. or the seven men
who constitute it. five appointive and two
ex-officios-the majority are known as
having had large banking experience. and
from common sense point of view 1t is
manifest that they are of the proper type.
Nothing viii come of Congressman Lind
bergh's attempted pro-"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

THE MAN WHO LINGERS.
He can't always
Get through the door,
Who stops and says,
We'll, just one MORE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

A MONG the interesting passages in
"a John Hays war time diary
4 \ printed in Harper's Magazine, is
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04

in time transform us from a debtor to \
the investors point of view this is a
most desirable condition., but unless such
nation keeps jealous watch upon its
ideals and the practice thereto it soon
becomes mor.bund with wealth and pow
erty stricken of soul. America has
worked hard to pay off the mortgage
held by Europe. There is a national
danger that when this is paid we shall
become more slothful OF spirit more in
tent merely upon interest growing than
people employed at living wages and our
national life at high spiritual tension,
The interior Ills from which England
is suffering to-day result largely from 4
rich people growing richer without eff
fort, and he constantly increasing sane
tty of the rights of property as COM
pared with the rights of humanity. The
integrity of the English race and the in
dividuality of the English character are
all that are saving the day for that old
country of long and tremendous history.
The American nation of the present time
has no such integrity of race, and in
dividualism is not generally apparent In
our people. We are led by our mental
noses in whichever direction Is desired
by those who furnish our reading matter
and make speeches to us.-J. Davenport
Whelpley in the Century.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
CHRISTIAN FEIu.OwsHIP,

we have always held that churches
might better fight the wickedness in tho
world and help wipe out existing misery
than to fight over UNCONVENTIONAL differ
onces. There Is more sin than all the
churches combined can overcome. with
out fighting each other.
1t Is significant in this connection that
the candidate who tried to create reli-
gious prejudice in seeking the republican
nomination for the governorship Of
Massachusetts was defeated. In this
country. where every man has a right
to worship in his own way, there Is no
room for the Juggling Of religion into
politics.
1t Is reassuring on the other hand, to
note positive signs Of growing Chris
tian fellowship. Cardinal Gibbons Of
Baltimore sent his benediction to Dr.
Fisk. the new Episcopal bishop Of GEN.
trail New York. the other day, and this
example must have far-reaching in
fuence in the development OF Christian
fellowship.
| The statement Is also made that
while a number of English soldiers were
quartered in Rouen, France, with no
appropriate place to partake of the Holy
Communion, according to the rites of
the Church Of England, DR.. Wakefield,
bishop Of Birmingham. went to the
Catholic archbishop and asked II the
latter had any objection to celebration
OF the ceremony in the Catholic chapel.
The reply was Certainly not That
was real Christian fellowship, and one
Of the outcomes of the present world
conflict may be tremendous advance
toward genuine Christian unity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
AIDING EMIGRANT SETTLERS.
(From tho Bennington Banner)


A colony of Firms have bought farms in
the vicinity Of Ludlow and are doing well
Hundreds of thousands of Firms have
been driven out of their own country by
Russihn cruelty and barbartsm and no
better emisrants come to this country
than the Firms. who are somewhat the
same type of people as the Swedes Inc
moro Of them that can be encouraged to
come to Vermont the better. Vermont
should provide for farm sole agent In
connection with the publicity department
TO aid emigrant settlers to locate in Ner-
mont without beirg exploited by vam-
pire real estate agents who are common
in the big cities. Twenty years ago YER
mont made a good start In this line, the
late Mai. A. r. Valentine of Bennington
taking a prominent part in the effort A
number OF Swedish and Norwegian
families were located on farms and these
people and their children have proved
among the best citizens of Vermont but
at the next session OF the Legislature the
anvil chorus and armchair experts got in
their work and the effort was choked to
death without being given a fair trial.
This early killing of a laudable effort and
genuinely successful experiment was one
of the most unfortunate things that ever
happened In Vermont. but 1t Is not too
late to overcome the error, With the I'M
proved opportunity for farmers the chance
to develop the agricultural resources of
the State were never so good as now.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
ELEPHANT GOOD WORKER
IL the Nearest Approach to q Living
One-Man Farm Tractor,

One.Mon Farm Tractor.
y horse Is about as strong as five men,
and an elephant Is as strong as eight
horses. And while We admire American
ingenuity. writes D. 8. Burch in the
current issue Of Farm and Fireside, let
us not forget that for centuries the
elephant has been the important draft
animal In India.
The elephant Is really the nearest an
proach to living one-man farm tractor
So the idea OF concentrating horsepower
as is done by tractors is not so new
after all We've simply invented a dociIe
mechanical elephant that can stand this
climate. The OK. the mule. and the
horse have been faithful laboring friends
but somehow I feel that We need a
mechanical servant too.
Since attending one Of the big trac-
tor demonstrations. I have felt this still
more keenly And the man who gave
me that confident feeling was strange
ly. grizzled old farmer who at frs,
seemed kiii-Joy to everything new
This man was conservative about new
crops. now methods Of tillage. and new
modes Of living. He hadn't gotten over
the fact that automobiles used to scare
his horses, and in two days didn't
see him smile once: but he had come to
buy a tractor.
We've always needed something bet
ter than horses, he said. ito DO the
heavy work. and these tractors look all
right. They have the power. and they
won't get scared at every little scrap
OF paper and run away" That's how he
felt about tractors. When left him he
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04

Vermont lost another of its Grand
Old Men" in the passing of John w.
Stewart former governor, congressman,
United States senator, eminent lawyer.
splendid citizen, far-seeing statesman.
1t is a striking coincidence that Addi-
sons Grand Old Man should so soon
have followed Bennngton's distinguished
son, John G. Mccullough. who, in life,
was his companion IN many Journey,
and who was one of the congenal spirits
privileged to come into the inner sane
tum of his life. 1t was an inspiration
10 see these two gentlemen of the old
school, both of whom had grown old
beautifully" enjoying each others choice
companionship. and to feed upon the
lofty thoughts which were the natural
product of such congeniality of rare
spirits Vermont may not soon see their
like again.