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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
RESTING TIME
By Lurat

By Lurana Sheldon in the New York Times. The quiet days are coming. On the hills The sun glows palely, while the zephyrs wing Their noiscless ways. Where once the babbling rills
 Told merry tales. now only silence falls, .And when lone bird for some wan derer calls Its plaintive notes no faintest echoes bring. Gone are the voices that the summer knew Those gay. glad voices joining vale and steep; Bare are the bowers where rare-hued flowers grew,
 And tall ferns nodded. while the slumbering trees Whisper. in dreams, to every passing should keep. Those dear, sweet secrets that tree breeze. Bright were the hours of sunshine; bright the days When, heath blue skies. fond love pursued its quest Now Indian summers chastely gleaming haze
 Bathes all the earth in quiet. minor tone. Yet summers love has come into its own, And heart to heart its many trtumpns rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
1.-THE MAY QUEEN.

From the Kansas City Star.
 writer in the Cleveland Plain Dealer asks: How could the author of the Ode to the Duke of Wellington have written such hopeless slush as Tho May Queen?
 But everybody knows. "You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear" and few know, Let us bury the great duke"
 True it might be said that more peo- pie know Little Annie Rooney" than know "The Evening Star" But the hold of simple poems such as played so large part in Tennysons work is not to be dismissed SO lightly or attributed to the unculture of the masses.
 The May Queen" Is not at all top notch poetry. any more thanlis Words worth's We Are Seven," or Mrs. He- mans Graves of Household" But 1t is as far from being slush or drivel. There is in it genuine poetic spirit the spirit of reminiscence. of regret not too palpable but vaguely enduring. That spirit pervades the Tennysonian n poetry and is finest in the lines in The Princess on "the days that are no more and in the touch of vanished hand and the sound of voice that is still" If sentimentalism somewhat t akin tofit is to be found in "Silver Threads Among the Gold" so much the better for Silver Threads Among the Gold"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

From the Arkansas Democrat.
 Should boys be compelled to wear col lars in hot weather, while women teachers and girl pupils wear low necked dresses The question is bothering school officials at Camden N. J. V. L. Turner a news paper man, sent his boys to school collar less, and with the neckbands of their col. lars turned in. For three days the boys were sent home to get collars. and now Turner has begun lega, action to compel school authorities to allow his sons to attend school without collars. The school authorities plan to fight the case.
 If there is any reason why a boy with out collar end with the neckband of his shirt tucked In is any more unwel- come than some of the women who wear waists of extreme designs. it Is beyond the comprehension of an average man.
 But. of course fashion has many slaves. and it's slavery is in many forms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
Prosperity Rapidly Broadening

So widely felt is business recovery that the depression of few months ago has been virtually forgot.
 In the early summer when the steel mills throughout the country were resuming activity the first distinct sign of new era of prosperity was in sight. A little later on the iron furnaces, long idle, were being re- lighted, and factories and machine shops, one after another, were start ing up. By midsummer nearly all the wheels of industries were turning.
 The August pay rolls in the Bir- mingham district were larger than they had been in many years, and the September pay, rolls have been still larger. In some industries the pay rolls are now we'll above normal. Be- fore the end of the year prosperity
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will be at full tide and no industrial

will be at full tide and no industria
 operation will be tagging. While optimists have been domi nant for sometime past, a few gloomy persons there were who expressed doubts as to prosperity being perma- nent. But so strongly in evidence has thrift become that every vestige of pessimism has disappeared.
 In the industrial field the prophets Of good times are the heroes of today. And what makes the outlook all the brighter is the healthy demand at high prices for everything that this country produces. Never in the his tory of the Birmingham district have conditions been sounder or prospects so roseate.
 The circulation of the pay roll money greatly stimulates the retail trade and the high price of cotton is adding very materially to the buoy ancy of the situation.
 What wonderful improvement in conditions here in Birmingham has developed within the past thirty days.
 Only recently people were speaking of "a better feeling" in the business world. Now the small manufacturer and the merchant tell of concrete facts that spell prosperity for all classes of toilers and traders.
 The business horizon has broadened rapidly and it will continue to broaden until prosperity reaches it's highest level in and around Birmingham.
 Labor is in great demand now and a serious problem which may confront this district will be a labor shortage within the next six months. In the prosperity will stride on- ward and every industrious man and every alert man will reap his honest reward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
NIGHT AND THE STARS

From Collier s.
 We are too much indoors. Even when night comes we turn up the lamp and sit other indoor men have written, or we go out, hastily and under cover of the street lights, to get within other walls where folks are gathered to see or hear some- thing of what others have done in films and plays and lectures. Or we sit on shaded porch with trees about so that and breeze The stars do not get much chance at us. Thus we keep the universe away from our souls These scandal izing. gossiping little villages always live under roofs and behind blinds and curtains as if in ambush, that each in- habitant might lie in wait against the reputation of the other. Almost all of those who wrote the Bible lived in fiat roofed houses and went up on the house. Ing planets and the whole host of the stars were their familiars. It was in that light that they thought of man and his destiny. In this modern confusion of change we need the eternal influences the moon etching patterns on lake and roadway, the night gleaming of the rivers. the solemn beauty of the Milky Way. the steadfastness of the North star. Night ought to free us from the littleness of the days doing and lift the heart to the things that are above and beyond our days.
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peace, would not disturb him in an, way. There is certainly no moral ob- lIquity in believing it, if only g righteous life follows it. But I cannot escape the duty of saying truth as see 1t, and of aiding those who per haps cannot follow the steps of the old theologians.
 My own conviction is that this is la part of our heather inheritance dressed in the terms of Roman court room procedure; refined, it is true, but behind it is still the notion that God is angry and must be appeased.
 l. It enforces universalsm. If the debt is paid, we all go free; or,
 2. It provides no logical way of life for Jews and others before Christ. And,
 8. It provides no logical way of life for those who have never heard of Christ and yet have sought to do Gods will.
 4. It is unreal, vague, far away from life, entirely objective.
 5. It is contrary to human experi- ence and reason. Can another bear your punishment and you escape? Can death on the cross satisfy a justice which demands eternal dam nation?
 6. It is unworthy of God. It makes Him either hard or technical, or both.
 '. It is contrary to the whole spirit and teaching of scripture. There is not one word of this in all the Psalms or in the whole range of the Prophets, or, for that matter, in Ruth, Esther, Job, Ecclesiastes, The Song of Solo, mon; and the apparent references in the earlier books of the Bible and in the New Testament have a more rational and more spiritual inter- pretation.
 What, then, is the work of Christ In word, for I have no more, it is by His life, suffering, death and resurrection, to reconcile men to God, show them that God is not angry with them, that God is a Father, that i only their sin separates; to win men to repentance, by showing the ugli- ness of sin and the beauty of holi- ness by exhibiting in His own life the fatal consequences of sin and the anguish it brings to God, and holding before them His own character as a promise and goal; by imparting His own righteousness which is the righteousness of God and His own life which is the life of God.
 Christ's work is to bring men to this righteousness, which God re- quires- not in fiction.
 HENRY M. EDMONDS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
THE r1MoRoUs KIND
MANNERS IN SCHOOLS

From the Kansas City Times.
 The schools of New York have added manners" to their list of studies. Here after all pupils will be required to learn. first. why good manners are important, and then. how to acquire them.
 Many boys and girls get this knowledge at home but many more have no such opportunity. To realize that large per- centage of young persons have not been tanght even the rudiments of politeness and courteous department it is only neces- sary to observe their conduct anywhere
 The essence of good manners is con sideration of the rights of others. With out this consideration boys and girls must grow into selfish men and women.
 Good manners have more to do with success in life than almost any other thing. The aptr of being agreeable is al more important element of success than a knowledge of algebra, or Latin, or of history. A man may get along pretty well without ever knowing how to parse a sentence or to multiply fractions. but he won't go very far if he Is a selfish boor. Poiteness is the oil that lubri. cates the gearings of everyday business and social life.
 A school that sends out i'll hammered boys and girls is failing in an important aspect of it's duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
Alabama's Shock Absorber

A very important part of any auto mobile of light weight is device known as shock absorber. When the car strikes ridge in the road, being light, it bounds into the air, and but for the shock absorber which smoth- CTS the upward movement in it's steel springs, the occupants would be cruel ly tossed at every furrow. The shock sbsorber on the light car is neces- sity, but on the heavier makes of ma chimes is not needed because, being of great weight, they are not so re- silent.
 The relation of Governor Tender son, the legislature and the people of Alabama is analogous to the above Through the trying days of the year when the legislature, being of light weight, responded to every wind, Governor Henderson stood between them and the people of the state. He has been Alabama's shock absorber, and has saved her cruel buffeting at the hands of the legislative body.
 This has been particularly true in matters pertaining to fiscal legisla- tion. Governor Henderson struck the keynote of his administration when  he besought the legislature last Jan uary to consider the pressing needs of the treasury and to provide adequate measures for restoring the credit of Alabama. He found his auditors singularly unresponsive, and today, at the close of the session, he finds that the utmost he could do was to get an even break; to prevent an in- crease in expenditures when there was no increase in revenue.
 But for Governor Henderson the situation of Alabama at the end of four years would, as pertaining to money matters, be even more dis dressing than it was at the end of the O'Neal regime. Governor Henderson has exercised every check in his power to bring the legislators to their senses and it was only when he touched their pocketbooks and in- structed the state treasurer to refuse to honor further warrants for salaries of state officials that they consented temporarily to hearken to his appeals.
 The state is now operating with an annual deficit of $30O,OOO. The legis- lature has provided for saving of $43,O00 in the expenditures of the state and an increase of $41 900 in ap- propriations. And this after Governor Henderson has used his veto power vigorously and without restraint on pork barrel bills.
 Truly it would seem that the boasts of the prohibition nd-picked" that they would quickly curtail the "era of extravaganza initiated under the Conner administration and continued under the O'Neal regime have failed signally to bear fruit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
NOT ENOUGH NOW

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Alabama has two candidates for senator in Tennessee-McKellar and Patterson. Governor Ferguson of Texas is full of Alabama blood and has many relatives now living in this state Senator Gull person is native Alabamian. Governor Williams of Oklahoma is an Alabamian-- born in Pike. These gentlemen had to go to other states, there not being enough offices to go around in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
Profitable Product. on Small Farm

T have reason to be grateful for my first years experience on a 50-acre farm in St. Clair county which I bought last fall,' said w. M. Lindsay.
 q have always loved nature, and no matter how small lot surrounded my home in town, I raised all the vegetables my family needed and had some left for sale. It was the same way with flowers
 When I turned real farmer I deter mined to make agriculture pay. Of my 50 acres I cultivated 35, leaving 15 in woods. I did not plant cotton. but pro- duced fine crop of sweet potatoes, as well, as grain and hay. I have good or chard and. of course a good market gar den; also flower plants and bulbs to sell. In what we call small farming, I will make record worth while"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
At the Roebuck Club

The prosperity prevailing in the Bir- mingham district is plainly reflected at the Roebuck club" said ". G. McMeekin. secretary and treasurer. The member ship has more than doubled recently and the club is now in fine shape We have spent a good deal of money on the golf links and have now finer course than ever It is one of the best in this coun- try.
 The Weatherly viaduct on First ave- nue has added much to the value of Roe buck as club proposition. It saves 10 minutes in reaching the club from the city 20 minutes on the round trip
 We expect to make Roebuck exception ally attractive this fall and winter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
WHY HE QUIT
ALABAMA PRESS

Blocton Enterprise: The legislature is about to adjourn, and corporation lobby ists will heave huge sigh of relief as some of the members have been very hard for them to manage. Their tribu- lations may begin anew, however, if the ton of biennial sessions.
 Coosa River News: Low tariff in other words, honest democratic tariff, is not hurting the price of cotton much, is it?
 Troy Messenger: Birmingham has 5s coo. She goes ahead of Troy.
 Dothan Eagle: With the steel mills run ming on full time and prosperity in full swing Birmingham should bubble
 Alexander City News: Some of the newspapers are of the opinion that this generation will never want another legls- lature.
 Greensboro Watchman: We used to be in favor of the legislature of Alabama meeting every four years, but if fu- ture bodies are to violate the plain in- tent of the constitution by making 50 days mean nearly 12 months, as the present legislature has done. it would be better to have annual sessions of 12 days each and make a day mean a day.
 Montgomery Advertiser: Ham Lewis, Bob Henry and w. J. B. object to the big loan on the ground that it would take money out of the country that is badly needed at home. These gentlemen ought to read the papers. The money is not to be taken out of the country. It is to be spent here in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
Making n Good Start

We are much pleased with Blrming- ham, said Roderick Mcleod Maybee, stage manager of the Grayce Scott Stock company at the Bijou.
 We are certainly making a good start. Not only have the audiences at the Bijou been large, but they have been thoroughly appreciative
 We shall maintain the high standard set for us and there should be no doubt about the Birmingham patronage being liberal.
 The Bijou, under the new manage ment, is fortunate, indeed, In opening just as this city enters upon it's greatest period of prosperity. This theatrical sea- son is almost certain to be a distinct success here from the box office point of view"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
HOTEL LOBRIES
Wilson to Succeed Himself

nave an easy victory as his own success sor, said J. D. satterfeld of Washing ton. D. c.
 Up to six years ago I lived in Pennsyl- vania and the only times I voted l cast a ballot for the regular republican ticket. participated in three presidential elec- tions-those of 1908, 1904 and 1900.
 But If I had a vote in 1916 I think 1 would vote for Mr. Wilson. He has made great President. There is no repub- lican in sight that could stand much chance of defeating him.
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sonal experience how 1t feels to charge barbed wire entanglement under a heavy fire from the enemy"
 ALSO SUPERFLUOUS "Pa, whatNis an anomaly?" q can't explain the term very well, son, but deck hand on a submarine would be anomalous"
 JUST so "How is the fair sex taking to the ankle watch?"
 "Oh, as might be expected" Flows that?" Those who have trim ankles are for it, those who haven't are not"
 CRYPTIC The would be high brow critic To turgid language leans, For fear the casual reader May know just what he means.
 THOSE WITH FRONT Nothing succeeds like success" re- marked the man who is fond of aphor- isms.
 Perhaps that's true" replied the
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If MT. Edison doesn't get busy and spring something soon that will make Uncle Sam a heavyweight fighter over night, the palpitating public will get tired of waiting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

Ambassador Bernstorff scoffs at the pectly fair to him, it isn't usually classed with the impedimenta carried by news paper men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
KNoUT FOR SOME BRIToNs

From the Toronto Mail and Empire.
 The knout that Russia has all but laid aside might be borrowed long enough to be applied to the backs of the so-called British subjects who by their ''pacifist" talk are hindering the work of recruit ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
WILL BE BIG JOB

From the Arkansas Gazette.
 Although Villa promises to protect all foreigners within his territory, there is an increasing feeling that the time may come when Villa will do well to project even himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
COUNTER ATTACKING

From the Memphis News-Scimitar.
 Billy Sunday converted Philadelphia, but the inoculation does not seem to have taken we'll At last accounts 40 public gambling houses were in full blast, and the devil seems to have retaken all of the captured trenches,
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Alabama parts with it's legislature with emotions similar to those of the man who takes down a quarantine sign from the front of his residence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

Rudyard Kipling exposed himself to heated criticism by his war articles, but Kipling was looking at things through English eyes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

The magnificence of Admiral Won Tir- pitz's beard would have made him a power behind the throne in Russia
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For storm center, the Balkan states have shown a surprising disregard for the political barometer.
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Roses were strewn In the Kaisers path when he entered Kovno. Conquering by proxy is joyous job.
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Pictures of Texas rangers show that they have the type of face one would expect in men who would rather fight than eat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

If the British admiralty is giving out ia cts, Davy Jones locker is all clut- tered up with German Submarines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

The situation is actually so bad in Mex ico that Huerta is beginning to look like frst-rate presidential timber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

The war has sent up the price of many drugs and added to the high cost of dy-, ing
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. has been get ting first-hand information in Colorado, something he should have done long ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

Of course London isn't afraid of Zep- pelins. It Is merely desired that they come in the daytime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT GOVERNOR
 HENDERSON'S WORK AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE

~HE legislature has adjourned. Most
 Alabamians are glad of it.
 Many laws have been enacted
 which are radical and unpopular. A few good laws have, however, been en- acted
 The great trouble with the people of Alabama is that they vote for members of the legislature who happen to be in favor of prohibition or who stand merely on one-plank platform. They don't se- feet men of general ability. who are en- abled to consider all questions and prob- lems intelligently and fairly.
 Few men in this legislature knew any thing about the question of raising reve- nue- for the maintenance of the state. They simply went to >le legislature to vote for prohibition and to do whatever the prohibition leaders asked them to do. As consequence. there was much leg islat tion of favoritsm.
 The sheriffs' association of the state got everything they asked for But when the next election comes around, these same sheriffs who are looking to the fu- ture, will not be. strong advocates of the present legislators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

Fun About Fords' is not the book the average Ford owner takes with him on trip through the country
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ing circles can easily be followed by its odor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
At Full Capacity

When asked 30 days ago about the mat tress trade, had to say that it was still dull, but that we had reason to look for an improvement in course of time,' re- marked Sidney F. Lazarus.
 Tn July the iron and steel plants were operating extensively and that fact was cheering to everybody, but mattress makers could only join in the waiting chorus.
 The feeling is better; actual improve ment is yet to reach us.
 Ever since the latter part of August, however. my factory has been operated at full capacity, and my competitors are likewise running on full time My pay roll Is just twice as large now as it was four weeks ago.
 As far as I can see, every manufactur- ing concern in and around Birmingham is rushed with orders"
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work. Individually they are good m and honest. But they do not seem have accepted their positions with tn seriousness and business acumen whi the position requires.
 So 1t would seem that the people " try to improve the situation by cuttir down the salaries of the present commit, sioners and adding two more to the gl laxy of governors paying all five aboi the same that they are now paying threI The people seem to believe that they ca get a better government by having fiy commissioners-and perhaps they all right, provided, of course. they elect goo ones.
 l am told by a banker here that tt' cash pay rolls in the Birmingham distrit,
  during the month have been the largea in the history of Birmingham. As consequence, business has been so bris, with the merchants that one or two q the largest concerns who had bought fc' the fall trade sent their buyers on t, New York yesterday to double their pun chases. The outlook is bright. But Birmingham; deserves it. No city in the country ha, suffered more from the hard times of tn; past year than has Birmingham, and n people are in better position to appre ciate good times than are those right here
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
NO COLLARS, NO SCHOOL

The rattle of thescoal chute has inspired a few helated tributes to summer.