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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
HOW ADAM LOOKED

From the Nashville Tennesseean.
 The Boston Resedrch society is trying to find out what Adam looked like. Proba- bly, looked like the deyil--as Eve didn't seem to have much preference between the two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
BEGINNING THE DAY-God,

grant me to live on the hills, where the air is clean and the sky is close. Teach me that Thou hast prepared a country for me, here and now, which flows with milk and honey. Forbid that should wait until an- other time to sit beside Thee in Thy place. In Christ's name. Amen. HI. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
WORTH THE RISK

Frcf. the Louisville Courier-Journal,
 ''one kiss in 1co carries deadly germs. says a bacteriologist. Huh! About 25 in 100 carry the risk of gun fighting, but who's afraid?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
SHUT OUT.

: "Phew! exclaimed MT. Dupwaite. 'I see where another corporation has cut a large melon."
 Were they entertaining their em- ployes, dear?" asked Mrs. Dubwaite, to whom a melon by the rivers brink is melon, nothing more.
 "No, replied MT. Dubwaite. "A melon of that sort is usually cut on the polished mahogany table of directors room and tho average employe never gets within a mile of it-'' ft ABOUTSTO SCRATCH. Trouble is brewing between those two women.''
 What makes you think so?'' ''They are beginning to stroke each other"
 A VERSATILE WOMAN.
 A helpmeet worthy of the name
 Is Mrs William Squire,
 For she can bake a dandy cake
 And deftly mend a tire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

That Texas hermit who is reported to have left an estate of 12,0O0,OOo when he died probably saved many a nickel by not being a good mixer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

It is to be hoped that some camera man got a snapshot of Generals Villa and Funston having heart-to-heart talk over a barbed-wire entanglement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

As the result of q blunder, Lord Kitch- ener was invited to join the British army comment by Lord Northcliffe might be worth hearing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

General Joffre may be an important man in France, but it is doubtful if he takes himself as seriously as the captain of a college football team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

What to put on baby?n is a question raised by contemporary. Thought everybody knew what is the most impor- tant part of baby's apparel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

The Chinese as a people know little about the French language, but the doc Urine of laissez-faire seems to be popu- lar in that country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

Lily Langtry. who will soon be in our midst, so to speak, wears high-water skirt and carries her threescore years and more as lightly as a chatelaine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

Tammany kept hands off in the fight for woman suffrage in New York. Still, Tammany is not believed to be shedding any tears over the result
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

The "soeial gangster'' is one of those rare individuals who is able successfully to combine business with pleasure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

The man who used to run to every fire jumps in his ''1ivver' nowadays and gets there ahead of the first hose wagon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

Cabinets may crumble in France. but the determination to conquer or die re- mains unshaken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

where he goes> for relaxation after the days work.
 Whether VIC shall drink real beer or near beer. is q moot point, but that we should have respectable, orderly saloons. there is no question:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

Statesmen of the allied nations continue to talk about Germany's increasing weak ness, but it isn't perceptible in her punch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
GAME TO THE CORE.

"Your country needs you!'' shouted the orator. What are you going to do about it?"
 sIll make you a proposition" answered Q man in the audience.
 'Well?"
 'If you'll shut up and go to the front, I'll be alarmed if I won't go with you!'
 A LAME EXCUSE.
 .Ill never trade with that druggist again." snapped Mrs. Twobble.
 How, now, my dear?" said Mrs. Cad ders.
 After I bought stamp from him I asked him if he wouldn't lick 1t for me and he said I would have to excuse him, as he had a pimple on his tongue"
 DELAYING THE HARVEST. soThat boy of mine is always writin' poetry" said Farmer Cobbles.
 s.Pretty tough. still that's better than drinking and gambling replied the sym pathetic friend.
 "Mebby so. But when he insists on readin' it ter me an tn hired man. it's impossible fur us ter get in a full days york;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

L. D. Griffis and w. D. Brumbeloe are the only authorized traveling represen- tatives of The Age-Herald Ill its cireu- lation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

No communication will be published without it's authors name HeJecteo manuscript will not be returned un- less stamps are enclosed tor that pur- pose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

Remietances can be made at current rate of exchange. The Age Herald VIII not be responsible for money sent through the malls. Address,
 THE AGE-HERALD,
 Birmingham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

The citizens of Douglas, Ariz, could hardly be expected to take much interest in moving picture 'tthrillers'' while they are kept busy lodging Mexican bullets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

That life is better life, past fearing death, Than that which lives to fear.
 Measure for Measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

Daily and sunday Age-Herald, year Se.OO 11ai1v without sIndav. 400 Daily and Sunoay, per montn...' .oV Daily ana Sunuay. three months.' A'9V Weekly Age-Herald. per annunl.. 'oo Sunday Age-HeraId, per annNn.. z,OV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
Washington bureau. 2o7 Hibbs build

Washington bureau. 2O7 Hibbs buIId- ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta street, Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, Roore- 70 to 50, inclusive, Tribune building, New York city; western business office Tribune building, Chicago. The ;. t. Beckwtth Special Agency. agents TOT eign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
ALABAMA PRESS

Troy Herald; Wonder if General Villa thinks he can bluff your Uncle Sam, when he says he can whip the United States General, you are dwell. you are mis- taken.
 Dothan Eagle: The boil weevil is the most successful bill pusher.
 Talladega Home: The old-fashioned girl who used to think a box of choco- lates and novel made heaven owns a speedy car now and burns up the land scape.-Birmingham Age-Herald. And the old mans pocketbook.
 Selma Times: Everybody hold himself in reserve for the Jackson highway cele- bration. When the news comes that Ala bama wins there is going to be some frst-class jubilating.
 Guntersville Democrat: If Brand Whit lock should be recalled at Germany's re- quest, he can tell of the Caven tragedy without holding himself down to diplo- matic language.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala.' postoffice as second class matter un- der act of Congress March 8. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

The next time King George reviews troops it will probably be on foot or in a motor car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

A Louisville man claims to have a ''cure" for cancer bearing the name of a cancer "cure'' that cost a Cornell pro- lessor his job. Probably one of those coincidences so common in scientific work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

me alinudl report or SdIluei McGOWdu, paymaster general of the navy, brings out the fact that the average daily cost of sustenance per man in the navy for 1915 was s.S6ess, as against s.S664S in 1914. The navy also saved from 20 to % cents per ton on coal. which was due to the fact that Pennsylvania coal was used for the first time for steaming purposes This coal not only proved as satisfactory as West Virginia coal which had formerly enjoyed a monopoly, but was received at a lower rate. causing the West Virginia product to be offered at a reduced price. The total amount appropriated by Con- gress for the fiscal year 1915 was sI45, ,616,- 2H.16. Of this amount $142, ,9496S2 .S9 had been used at the end of June 30 The cost of maintaining ships in commission was $55, ,924, ,76S. .6S. Their operation required S46,- S9os9S.37. The government is at present constructing at it's own navy yards bat tleships and other vessels costing s4,540, : .65 and contracts with private concerns amount to $27 450, ,511.5 57. The expenditures for pay and allowances for officers and men were slightly more than S45,0Oo00O. The present naval establishment of Uncle Sam is estimated to be worth $S5O, ,620- 37674, including ships, stations and stores.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
No Improvement in Carbuncle

''Conditions of the county jail are very bad,'' said Assistant Solicitor James Davis, land they are not being improved to any perceptible extent.
 ''I really feel so sorry for any accused person who cannot make bail that I do everything possible to hasten a trial in ordec that they may either obtain their freedom or go to work on the county roads. Really most anything is better than being confined in the county Jail, which Is the most insanitary and un- wholesome place have ever seen
 '"rhe couty Jail should be razed-im- mediately-and another building erected. This should be made an issue at the com ing election. It should be done for the sake of unfortunate humanity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
Allies, Cause in Ascendancy

''The fall of the Zaimis cabinet" said Arthur Greenwood one of the well known Greek citizens of this city, means that the cause of the allies is in the ascend ancy in Greece. It does not however, mean that Greece will immediately jump into the war on the side of the allies In fact I seriously doubt whether Greece will fight at all.
 Greece is in the position of the United States She is profiting by the war and she really has no desire to enter it on any side. What Greece desires more than anything else, is to remain neutral.
 '.Of course should the conquest of Servia be accomplished and Bulgaria assume a threatening attitude towards Greece there is little doubt but that war would ensue. However, that is unlikely as expect the allies will soon have enough reinforce ments in Servia to at least hold the com bined armies of the Tuetons and Bull gars in check One thing is certain Greece will never fight on the side of Germany They would dethrone theiI King first"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

E. w. BARRtsTrP. Editor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

Dothan Eagle: The boil weevil is the most successful bill pusher.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05

ness and energy Is now represented,
think. at the railroad stations in all oi
the considerable cities of the United
States. I presume that II anybody who
makes use of these Improvements stops
to think about 1t he will surmise tina,
they reflect the work OF the department
at Washington, but they do not.
"One evening Gen. Burt happened to
be at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in New
York. and he met a Boston friend there
who was b, moaning his i'll luck in not
getting an important letter In the night
mail from Boston. one which should be,
for important business reasons delivered
early next morning.
Gen. Burt thought a good deal about
this unfortunate predicamcnt of his
friend, and suddenly. while on his way
back to Boston. an idea occurred to him.
He acted upon II instantly. He asked
the Vanderbilts IL he could put a letter.
box in the Grand Central Station, so
marked as to Indicate that 1t would re-
ceive letters for Boston which would be
taken out by the special postal clerk ten
minutes before the departure of the
train. Mr.. Vanderbilt consented. and the
letter box was put In a convenient place.
and there was speedy demonstration of
the fact that 1t met a lonE-felt want.
But at first II was only for letters from
New York to Boston. This plan was
speedily adopted in other cities, and that
is the story of the way in which the first
letter box TO be opened ten minutes be-
fore the departure OF a mail train was
set up in a railroad station"
Copyright leI5. By Z. J. Edwards All right, re-
scyedD
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
Big Plans Being Made to + Honor
Susan B. Anthony Memory T Here
Suffrage Pageant to Be Given at Convention Hall Intended
to Be Elaborate Tribute to Pioneer Fight for Womens
Rghts-Innovation in Arts and Beauty.

Finishing touches are beieng put on
plans for the Susan Il. Anthony suffrage
pa ageant- the most elaborate ever present
ed In the National Capital. which is to
be staged on the night Of December l3,
at Convention Hall, as spectacular plea
for the enactment by the coming Con-
Sreess of an amendment to the federal
constitution giving suffrage to women
throughout the nation.
The pageant will be an innovation in
the art OF pageantry. in that it depicts
for the first time the life of an Individual
Heretofore pageanry has been used sole
ly to interpret the life of a community
or to interpret a social idea.
On Capitals Biggest Stage.
The stage on which the pageant 10 to
be given will be the largest ever con-
structed In the Capital. The seating
capacity Of Convention Hall is 100. and
members of the Congressional Union. un-
der whose auspices the pageant is being
given. except that every bit OF available
space will be occupied.
The pageant will be the largest and
most brilliant event of its kind that has
ever been presented in Washington. The
costumes for the 100 participants have
been imported from Philadelphia, with
the exception of those for the great
birthday scene. This Scene depicts the S0th
birthday of Miss Anthony which was
celebrated in Washington In 1900. Spe-
cisl costumes are being made for this
scene under the direction of Mrs. VIM. S.
Moore. chairman of the costume commit
tee and her wardrobe woman. Mrs. Rose
A. Clark, of Boston.
chorus Of women's voices will sing
classic songs as the friezes appear. These
have original words written for the pa
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
PROMISED NEXT WEEK.
Maude Adams.

Maude Adams will be the bright. par
ticuiar star at the National Theater next
week, and 1t will please her immense fol-
lowing to know that while here she will
be seen in "The Little Minister" and
What Every Woman Knows" or
course, there Is a considerable number
of Miss Adams present-day admirers to
whom Tho Little Minister" will be as
good as new, they never having had the
opportunity of witnessing 1t during Its
previous runs. To them Lady Babbie.
the fun-loving young woman who, dis
gulsed as a gypsy, caused the little min
lister Of the church in Thrums to fall In
love with her. will surely be a delight.
1t was in this city that Miss Adams made
her debut as a star and gave the first
performance on any stage of Mr.. Bar
rie's play. THE Little Minister" did
much for three people. 1t called Mr..
Barrie to the attention of the theatrical
world, It established Miss Adams as n
star. and 1t furnished Charles Frohman
with the sinews of war with which he
was enabled to carry out many OF his
ambitions as a play producer. THE Lit
tie Minister will be the opening bill
and will. be repeated on Wednesday and
Saturday nights and at Wednesday ana
Saturday ma atinees. what Every wom-
an Knows" will be the bill on Tuesday.
Thursday and Friday nights. OF neces-
sity Miss Adams company Is large
one and contains a number OF we'll
known people.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
fright Thinking IS
URGED BY SPEAKER
Mrs. Vance Cheney. in Lecture at
Woodward & Lothrop's Auditor
ium. Explains Theory.

Right and Wrong Thinking and
Their Consequences" was the subject
Of q lecture wednesday In woodward
and Lothrop's Auditorium before the
League for Right Thinking and Right
Living by Mrs. Vance Cheney.
.One of the essentials of right
thinking" she said. "is to drill the
mind into a realization that the uni
verse-our world. yours and mine-is
governed by eternal principles. and
that no act Of ours. no begging Of the
Infinite for special private blessing
will avail. and that our business Is to
learn what these principles are and
fall in lire with them.
We have ignored the principles and
gone our own way. and the hideous
conditions in the European countries
and in our own country are a pic
torial representation of our almost
universal wrong thinking. We have
formed the habit of wrong thinking
and many of us are too lazy to
change. To change from n lower to
higher attitude of mind. or from
wrong thinking to right thinking in
wolves the power of will. often a
stronger will power than We have de-
veloped. Tine thing to do is to de-
veiop it. Nature meets every human
EFFORT FOR betterment with eagerness
I'VE are. many OF US, like the man ct
the pool Of Bethesda who lay in the
market place thirty-eiSht years. because
no one came along 10 put him In the
pool where he could be healed. Finally
one day the Master who had overcome
the world. came along with the air and
hearinS OF Il master and commanded the
man to get UP and walk. He obeyed
Jesus made that man realize his own
power. That is right thinking in relation
TO ourself. The only prescription for the
future that Jesus gave the man vas to
go and sin no more which might be
interpreted in this case 20 many Don't
be weak and lazy and obsessed with the
idea Of impotence
1T Is right thinking and doing to take
a quiet half hour In the morning Oh FIRST
waking and ponder on the wonder Of Just
being alive. just being human man or
woman with the power to think: to draw
ones forces together and plan to use
them I'm the most telling way for the JOY.
the good. the beauty OF every soul with
whom we come In contact. To plan to
pass the day in this way ot genuine serv-
ice is right thinking. and the conse-
quences are improvement, growth. inspi-
ration. help. sweeter and better living"
The subject of the lecture next We'd
nesday morning at II o'clock in Wood
ward & Lothrop's auditorium will be
The Power of the Mind Over the Body
from the Standpoint Of Some Medical
Authorities
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05

geant by Miss MacKaye. The trainer OF
the chorus is Mrs. Lucy W. Metcalf.
Meyer Davis orchestra has been en-
gagged. This is the largest and finest
orchestra in the Capital. 4 very beau
tifu! program of music has been ar
ranged including the compositions OF
Mozart, Bizet. Beethoven, Handel and
ElGar.
Plans for Decorations.
Mr.. Mortimer Clark has co-operated
with Miss MacKaye in the plans for the
stage settings These will be Of the
frankly decorative type introduced into
this country by Granville Barker, and
are one of the heavy items Of expense.
Many Of the participants have had pro-
fessional experiences. Mrs. Hanson. who
plays the role of Susan B. Anthony. II q
graduate OF the Cummock School of Ora
tory at Northwestern University and Is
a professional reader of wide reputation.
Mrs. Charlotte Stanley who will play
Elizabeth Cady Stanton has had many
years OF stage life. Mrs. Mary Randolph
Dickens. who plays the role Of a slave
woman In the first episode, was before
her marriage leading woman for Robert
Downing. Mr.. Charles o. Shaw, the
William Lloyd Garrison of the pageant.
was one year with Mrs. Minnie Maddern
Fisk.
Chairmen OF COmmittccs.
Chairmen of committees who have borne
the brunt of the hard organizing work
arc: Assistant director. Mrs. Randolph
Keith Forrest: participants, Mrs. ". T.
Burch; costumes. Mrs. William S. Moore:
Mr.. Morven Thompson: stage
setting. Mr.. Mortimer Clark: publicity.
Mrs. Benton MacKaye, and music. Mrs.
Estelle Willoughby Ions.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
CHRISTMAS SEWING PLANNED.
Class VIII he Formed Tomorrow n
Wilson Normal school.

The November meeting Of the Parents
League was held recently I'm the ]. o.
Wilson Normal School. The topic dis.
cusscd was THE public health as it re-
lates to the schools the speaker being
DR.. Cora Smith King.
On account of the holiday vacations,
the December meeting of the Parents
League will he held Monday night De-
cember %, instead of the fourth Tuesday
In the month. The topic Of the meeting
will be Peace" and appropriate music
will be furnished by the community sing
ing class.
Two new classes are to be organized
tomorrow. One Is for Christmas sewing
and the other for home dressmaking.
These are to meet a demand for practi-
cal lessons In sewing.
The library at the ]. o. Wilson Nor
NAL School, Eleventh and Harvard
streets, is open every Monday night to
adults and high school pupils.
There will be no classes at the normal
school for adults during the regular va
cation Of the public schools.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
HISTORY BUILDERS.
The History of a Convenient Postal
Arrangement.
BY DIR. T.. J. EDWARDS

ny Dns Es =. ED" AhDS.
when Gen. Grant was in the last year
of his first term as President, he was
greatly interested in improving the postal
system of the United States" said Gen.
Thomas L. James to me. Just after he
had retired from the office of Postmaster
General In the Cabinet Of President Ar
thur.
Il remember that shortly after Presi-
dent Grant appointed me postmaster of
New York I established the first civil
service system In any of the government
offices in the United States. and was
for a time not a little disturbed over the
attitude Of some of the politicians.
didn't know but they would compel me
to abandon the plan. But President
Grant sent for me, and when I called
upon him he told me to go ahead and
not have any fear of the politicians. and
IL at any time there was trouble to ap-
peal to him and he would support me.
President Grant was always inter-
ested in and pleased with anything no
matter how triling. apparently. which
tended to improve the postal service. He
was persuaded that the time would come
when letter postage would be cents,
and he told me that the government
would not lose any money by the reduc-
ton to cents.
THE President was. as I have been
told. very pleasantly impressed by what
appeared to be a simple little improve
ment In the service which Gen. William
L. Burt, the postmaster at Boston, had
put into effect. Gen. Burt was appointed
postmaster at Boston about the time
was appointed postmaster Of New York.
and each gave to the other cordial CO.
operation in perfecting improvements.
''The improvement of postal facilities
which was due, to Gen. Burt's shrewd-