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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
WILLIAM BLAKE AND CATHARINE

Margaret Sherwood in the October num-
 Der of the North American Review.
 In studying Blake, one comes often
 upon patronizing, if approving, references
 to his wife, Catharine Blake, who is
 characterized as a devoted but ignora ot
 woman. These leave one wholly unpre-
 pared for her picture, reproduced in MT.
 Russells edition of the Letters, from
 drawing made when she was over 60. r,r
 it affords a glimpse of a remarkable per sonality. The strength of that face. the spirit power of the mouth, the unfalter- ing gaze of the eyes, give it a profound impressiveness, making one wonder at Mr. Symons' characterization of it as almost painful" and at MT. Crabb Rob- insons reference to Catharine Blake's dark eye and remains of beauty in her youth" This is full of a beauty that youth does not know. and it is not the
 remains of anything, but is suggestive of immortal beginnings The eyes are wis. ionary, but unlike Blakes; he was man of many visions; she, a woman of one and it was he. For he was her lifelong vision from the first glimpse of him when, as a girl, she came into room and saw him, in all the glory of young manhood, with inspired eyes and golden locks like the suns rays about his head. Before | either had spoken, she knew him as her destined husband, and, growing faint had to leave the room to recover herself 1 These two young mortals, alike in thety | instant certainties of knowledge, were
 married in 17s2 then began a married life of radiant poverty, life which has perhaps no parallel, from that of Adam and Eve in Paradise down to that of
 Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Brownin;, at Casa Guidi Florence. for joyousness | and intensity of devotion. Catharine | Blake, bright-eyed. dark-haired, tall and graceful, served her husband as model | for images of earthly and of celestial ! beauty; did all the housework; learne | under his tuition, to write, and did copy l ing for him; learned to help print en, cravings and color illuminated books; the
 two walked together whole summer days in the country. dining by twilight at some
 wayside inn; so was she cook, housewife fellow engraver. fellow seer. and fellow wayfarer on earthly and on celesta l paths.
 l This accounts for the sympathy ant
 awe" in her pictured face. the solem: vision of those eyes, thrilled through witt
 effort of the will, the hushed look of re- responsibilities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
From the Mobile Item.

fTOHl the mODHe Itftil.
 NIITH three big steel corporations
 \A/ in sight there Is every indica-
 w ton of a very interesting period for the near future, with Alabama min- eral interests figuring therein. Which or the three big combines will gobbie up the Republic Iron and Steel and the Sloss- Sheffield, or whether they will continue to operate independently, as at present, is question that will come to the fore. doubtless, in very short order, inasmuch as there is such remarkable ecsivity m tn. steel world of America today.
 There is a considerable bit of interesting history connected with the three big con- cerps. each of which represents count less millions The youngest of these giants fin the steel industry is the rejuvenated Nidvale, taken over by William B. Corey and to which he has added several big ord nance plants The corporation which Is headed by Corey promises to become a pctent factor in the field against the United states Steel also the Bethlehem cs.ruoration. Corey succeeded Schwab as pr esident of the United States Steel cor poration. He retired from this position two or three years ago. Corey was protere of ]. P. Morgan. while Schwab was protected by the shelterlng arm of Andrew Carnegie.
 .schwab, after severing connection with the United States Steel, secured control of the Bethlehem Steel company and joined thereto several immense steel ship bui,dinr plants. Recent immense war or ders enabled schwab to increase the power and wealth of the Bethlehem company. the stock going from $2S share in 1913 to S&5U per share on Thursday,
 Henry c. Prick. another steel magnate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
HOTEL LOBRIEs
Back from the East

Prosperity seems to be prevailing in all parts of the country said H. r. Jones, president of the Clark & Jones Piano Co.,, who has just returned from two weeks business trip through the east
 T visited New York, Boston, Phil adelphia and Buffalo and in those cities found everybody busy. Piano manu- 1acturers are rushed with orders and are operating at full capacity. All bus mess men in the cities I named are op- timistic now. And the general opinion Is that we will have a long era of good times.
 | find upon my return to Birming- nam that business is better even than when l left; and conditions were good then We are going to have a fine winter trade here. At least, all signs indicate an unusual degree of activ- ity in all lines of commerce"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
Annapolis and West Point

While the national defense pro- gramme, which the administration will submit to Congress, has not been fully developed, there is an immediate demand for more officers in the army and the navy; and in view of a prac- tically assured expansion of both arms of the country's defense Congress will be urged to pass bill without delay providing for large increase in the number of midshipmen at the naval academy and the number of cadets at the military academy.
 Gen. James R. Wilson, West Pointer and a retired brigadier of the United States army, and who by his engineering achievements and his sue cess in the business world, is opposed to a large standing army, strongly believes in educating young men in a military way. He thinks the govern ment should establish three additional military academies and at least one additional naval academy.
 His ideas are sound. With four military academies 1000 cadets could be graduated every year. In time ol peace not all of them would be needed in the regular army, but as Genera Wilson points out, those who entered civil life would be all the better of by reason of their thorough training When new naval academy is es'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
The Sunday MusicaIes

This seasons Sunday afternoon mu- sicales-four of them-will doubtless De well attended" said Mrs. J. F. Fra zier who has, engaged an unusually brilliant array of artists, and who man. ages the concerts
 These entertainments give great en- joyment to music lovers and their cul- tural influence is more and more ap- preeiated. The musicales will be held at the Tutwiler, as they were last sea- son
 The attractions will be as follows: November 21, Albert Spalding, the fa- nous violinist, assisted by MT. Fred eriek Gunster, tenor; December 12 Franciska Kaspar Lawson, colorature soprano; January S0 Edward Brig ham, and March 12, lilly Koenen.
 Many season tickets have been sold and hope to sell all before the Spald ing recital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
Northern Man on the, Fair

"As I was spending Sunday in Bir- mingham I attended concert at the fair and enjoyed the music very much said John I. Parson of Chicago.
 T had only time to stay through the first concert. It was an agreeable sur prise to find such a splendid local band The programme rendered was made up mostly of big music, and 1t was fn- terpreted in scholarly fashion and ar tistically performed Chicago has no better brass and reed band than the one I heard Sunday, conducted by MT. Memoli
 T attended the fair Monday fore noon. The exhibits are larger than I expected. I was especially impressed With the cattle exhibit. I have not visited any other fair in the south, but 1t Is safe to say that none of them make better impression on a north ern stranger than this Birmingham fair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
FREEDOM IN FRANCE

From the New Republic.
 If one realizes. as Anatole France does not, that Germany has case; if one has doubts of the peace treaties, does it fol- low that all national myths are equally false and pernicious? l think not Tc me. France is the guardian of a civilixa. tion that cannot be spared from the world. To me, it is a fact that. in spite of the minor and major bureaucrats in their tidy little offices in spite of the zealous ladies who pin medals on sol diers' breasts; in spite of the too convep. lent metaphysical analogies of M. Berg. son, France frees the spirit and the mind as well. Indeed, the France one carries in ones heart, as Bazin's Alsatian hero said, is a country where it is "easier tc think. to talk, to laugh''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
SUCCESSFUL MEMORY TREATMENT

From the Youths Companion.
 The late Horace Hutton used to say that having to take little trouble would impress fact on any ones memory so that he would never be able to for get it. In illustration he would tell this story:
 our waitress, Maggie, could never re- member tc put salt on the table, and time after time Mrs. Hutton would remind her to do it. One morning it was absent as usual, and I said, Maggie, where Is the stepladder?'
 It's in the pantry, sir." Please bring it in. Maggie, I said kindly.
 Maggie brought it in with a look of wonder on her face Put it right beside the table, l com mended, and when she had done so l added, Now. l want you to climb up to tie top of it. look over the table and see if there is any salt there Maggie never forgot the salt again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

tablished it will probably be in Cali fornia. As for the additional military academies, if there are two or three, the south would probably get one of them. Ideal sites could be found in Alabama. Congress, however, will hardly agree to build more than one military academy at a time. West Point No. 2 will probably be west of the Mississippi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
Hotel Crowded

One of the best evidences that pros perity is here is the fact-that the Mol ton hotel is not only filled to over flowing this week but the cafe is crowded every day" said Manager liar ry B. New
 When MT. Motion built the hotel he expected to have fairly good returns on his investment, but the business We have done has surpassed expectations. Ever since the middle of July business has been getting better and better un- til now it has reached high water mark.
 At first we got along without a restaurant. but such an adjunct became a necessity. We are enlarging our cafe space to meet the increasing demand On and after Tuesday our restaurant space will be more than doubled. We will occupy the entire area on. Twen- tieth street between the Fifth avenue corner and the lobby of the hotel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
The Theatrical Season

birmingham theatregoers are for tunate in having such varied assort- ment of good shows to come to this city this season. said Brown Parks, treasurer of the Jefferson.
 "The most delightful musical com edy of the season and one of the big gest hits of Broadway is coming soon. The title of the piece Is The Only Girl. This troupe carries more than 60 peo- pie and is presented by Joe Weber. The music is written by Victor Herbert and the lyrics are by Harry Blossom"
 This company opened the season in Washington and the performance was witnessed by President Wilson and members of his cabinet. The President expressed his appreciation of the piece and complimented it highly. Their opening in New York was decided hit Musical comedies are one class of show that requires good cast and excel lent music talent to please an au- dience. The Only Giry is the only big musical comedy that will be pre- sented at the Jefferson this season and we naturally anticipate a large busi- ness
 "fhe greatest indication of increased business and returned prosperity is the fact that the people of Birmingham are ! patronizing the theatres this season | A number of companies had to cancel their engagements throughout the south and in fact the whole country last year, but from the way things look nothing of the sort will take place 1 this season."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
KEELING. THE FATHER
From the Philadelphia Public Lede

Rudyard Kipling, whatever his virtues and whatever his faults, was as a father merely father. He suffers no less and no more than others who have lost sons in the war. He shares in the sympathy they receive; but to a greater extent. be- cause the world knows from Wee Willie Winkle' and The Drums of the Fore and Aft that MT. Kipling was both q good father and good son
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
FINE OPPORTUNITY.

iNr4 OIEOhIONII1.
 'The town seems to be overrun by can didates," remarked the travelling man.
 Yes answered the Mississippian. We're goin' to have a public hangin' today an as there's large crowd of people here to witness tn exercises, tn candidates can't afford to miss tn op- portunity to address tn voters while they're in a more or less thoughtful mood"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
A BENEFICIARY.

Say, you are wasting your time talking to Twobble about the horrors of war"
 'I don't see why He seems to be a humane man.
 "Of course he is. under ordinary cir cumstances, but Twobble is just now building a fine country home with the money he made speculating in war stocks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE SLUGGARDS.

THE sLuGaARDs These frosty mornings put new life In nearly everyone. Except few-with them 'tis true, It simply can't be done. NO DANGER. Look here," said the office seeker, .sths fplatform you are running on is full ol rotten blanks" Maybe it is," replied his rival, placidiy, but I'm light on my feet and I'll taks precious good care not to step on one O, those rotten plenks.' A GOOD REASON. Does the autumn make you melarl choly?' s'Yes indeed.'' "You don't look like man of poetic ideas"
 'I'm not. For five years my wife ha been trying to get me to buy her a seal skin coat and the struggle begins anew every year about September r. JUST so.
 Pa, what is meant by the 'vernacuI lar'?" "The vernacular, my son, is what a man falls back on when the choice vocabula rJ he has spent years in acquiring suddenlJ leaves him in the lurch.''
 THRILLS GALORE.
 This is modern war, all right
 What's happened?"
 'I see where a famous general had hid automobile wrecked three times whn} motoring at great speed to the front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
THE LAST RESORT.

T understand party of dancing mas ters visited home for paralytics yester- day"
 "Well?p
 ''It was an outrage"
 'Why so?"
 ''Their secret purpose was to get some new ideas for dance steps"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

Observers of the world war will now retreats of the Russians in the east to the new scene of operations in the Bal kans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

Excitement over the world series has made few people forget the high cost of living, but most of them won money
 on the first two games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
BEGINNING THE pAY-Great

BEGINNING THE DAY-Great God, I rejoice in the sunshine. l thank Thee for the death 1t deals and the life 1t invokes. I thank Thee for its revelation of shapes and col ors. I thank Thee for the rainbOws and the heavenly sky hues which sleep in 1t. thank Thee for it's amazing call to my spirits. I thank Thee for its reminder of the abid- ing miracles and the wonderful love of God. Amen.-H. M. k.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

The age of James Whitcomb Riley Is inn material. so long as he keeps enough youthfulness to share with thousands of his readers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

'Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" but the King of Greece, who
 married the kaiser's sister. has more
 troubles than fall to the lot of the aver age monarch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

The Presidents engagement ring having been purchased and duly described, we may again devote our undivided atten- tion to the prospective bride
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

It will be a happy day for the world wher the Zeppelins are nothing more thar pleasure craft and will drop their pas. sengers instead of bombs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
THEY CAN'T HELP IT From the Rochester Democrat

Chronicle.
 Should man marry a clothes mod el?' is a question that is being agitated in a southern city. The most convincing answer is that men have been doins thni very thing ever since woman emerged from the fie-leaf ere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
MORE PERTINENT ouERY

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Somebody wants to know who. put the ines in Mesopotamia. Of equally virile interest is who put the pot in it. and
 what's1in the pot?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
JUST A SUGGESTION.

The man who thinks that he is great May lack applause and worldly pelf, But this belief won't spoil his life
 Just so he keeps it to himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
DRESSES SHOULD MATCH EYES


 From Pearson's Weekly.
 It really does surprise me sometimes when dealing with ladies who come to choose their dresses how very few of them know which colors are going to suit them and which won't
 Of course, I know there's some people who are more difficult than others to suit, because different bits of them don't what I call match.
 For instance, you may have brunette complexion with eyes that ought to be- long to a blonde and of course this makes it very difficult to dress But I should always advise you to choose your colors with regard to your best feature and dress up to that, so that it may be brought out as much as possi- ble; and the parts which are no, so good may sink into the background as it were.
 For instance, if you have beautiful au- burn hair but not anything very strk- ing in the way of eyes and skin, you should always dress to your hair, and leave the rest to take care of itself. On the other hand, if you are one of
 
 and quite ordinary hair, you should all ways dress to the eyes, and not bother about the hair.
 Many people say that you should wear the color that goes best with your eyes, and l think you should do this in cer- tain cases. For instance, If you should wear the color that matches your eyes as nearly as possible Blue-eyed people, too nearly always look well in blue.
 It is impossible for anyone who has not seen you to tell what color is going to suit you yourself. But perhaps a little list might be useful to some ladies'
 Auburn haired people look best, as a rule, in shades of green, very pale pink, blues. cream, white, black and white, and very pale mauves. They should never wear reds, royal blues, or other heavy colors, as these will shout against the bright hair
 Black haired people look best, as rule, in rich shades of red, cream. amber, and pnks and fawn. They should not wear black, or grey, or green, as these colors are too cold for them. and will only make their black hair look life less
 Very fair haired people have, as a rule. colorless complexions, and they will want to wear dresses that will throw up any little touch of pink that they may have in lips and cheeks. Green is good. for this, and so are certain shades of blue. Powder blue, pink and mauve and certain kinds of black are all good If the black is shiny and light it will be all right, but very heavy thick black will not look we'll.
 Bright complexions and fair hair will suit almost anything provided it is not red or bright pink. They should re- member that their coioring is bright already, and needs to be toned down. Black and white, grey and all the pastel shades will suit them very we'll
 Brown haired people should dress to their eyes and complexion, as practically any color will go with their hair. All they need to be careful over is brown. If they get dull shade of it, it will steal all the light out of their hair. but carefully chosen brown in a bright shade is really becoming AS a rune, black does not suit brown haired people unless they have very good complexion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

"Captair" Archibald's fame continues in
 eclipse, and there are good reasons for
 believing that the eclipse will be perma- ntnt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

The amphibious motor car does not take to water quite as readily as a duck but is guaranteed to stay afioat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

1f King George of England is playing any part in the present war it must be strictly thinking part
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

Benevo neutrality" is the lates, addition to the war terms and has sur prising elasticity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

Peace is said to be in sight for Mexico, but that may be Villa coming down the road in a cloud of dust
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

If radium isn't going to do all the doc tors claim for it, why should it continue to be so costly?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

No blood was lost in the election for city commissioner, and precious little cuticle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
WELCOME TO m

From the Nashville Banner.
 MT Bryan says he enjoys the liberties of private citizen. and there are few who would deprive him of his liberty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

Ideal weather is helping to make the State Fair an unqualified success
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

There is an appreciable hull in subma- rine warfare, which is doubtless appre- cated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
THE END

THE END John Masefeld in Scribners Magazine. There on the darkened deathbed dies tn
 brain.
 That f1ared there several times in sever
 ty years. It cannot lift the silly hand again, Nor speak nor sing, it neither sees no
 hears.
 And muffled mourners put it in tn
 ground
 And then go home. and in the earth it liz Too dark for vision and too deep i'd
 sound The million cells that made good ma
 wise. Yet for few short years an infuena
 stirs, U sense of wrath or essence of him deat Which makes insensate things its mimi
 ters
 To those beloved, his spirits daily breaS Then that, too, fades; in book or deed
 spark Linsers: then that. teo, fades; then q
 is dark. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

O. E. Young, L. D. Griffis and W. D. Brumbeloe are the only authorized tray cling representatives of The Age-Heraid in it's circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
ACTIVITY IN STEEL

who figured largely in the upbuilding O
 this great industry, appears destined t, come again into the Iimelight, accordinI to the latest news from Philadelphia.
 is reported that early in the present weel
 Prick, Schwab and representatives o
 the Dupont interests. held a meeting an, it is believed that from this conferenc
 will spring a gigantic steel combine whicl will easily be able to cope with the Unite( States Steel and the Corey corporatious IL is predicted that if Schwab's ideas ar' carried into effect there will rise up some
 where in this country an ordnance factor second only to that of the Krupps ? Germany Inasmuch as Alabama is reu ognized as on the map in the steel worl@ this three-cornered fight for supremac. vii. be watched with interest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

New Decatur Advertiser: The Age-Her- aid asks: What is a model husband ?'' That's easy. Just ask our wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

Anniston Star: If it is true that all the world loves lover President Wilson VIII now be more popular than ever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

Troy Messenger Japan again threatens war with China. Being armed to the teeth often ruffles ones disposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12

bard? asks The Age-Herald. There is no such animal.