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The sun., 1915-05-22
OF THE WEEK SEEN IN REVIEW AND COMMENT

ton Of the isiands ana the objeots Of
interest in them, dealing naturally
most fully with Honolulu and the
Island on which It Ii situated and
treating the other islands a. sights
to be visited. 1t supplies also . mass
Of miscellaneous Information. useful to
business men and travellers. It givea
an outline Of the history and'accounts
OF the ways Of the natives and Of the
natural curiosities. with many illus
trations from photographs. Tho
sketch maps are interesting, but are
almost illegible and far from ado
quate; the author has done the best
he could with the material at hand.
lie gives the impression he wishes to
convey OF q bustling Americanized
Hawaii and lively Honolulu.
Seasonable directions and advice
are rendered by Mary Hampden in
Every Woman's Flower Garden"
tDufiield and Company, which IL
adorned with colored pictures. The
author treats Of all kinds of flowers
and their Arrangement and of manv
gardening problems. As the book IA
English. variations Of climate AMI
COnN0eTed
Following the directions.
Hints about internal architecture
and furnishings may be derived from
inside the House OF Good Taste"
CMcBride. Mast and Company. New
York;. edited by Richardson Wright
The hints will be drawn more from
the pictures, which are numerous ana
fne. than from the scanty text. Mo-s
practical suggestions regarding a por-
ton OF the problem will be found in
little volume by II. d. Eberlein. MAX
Ing Walls and Ceilings (McBridv
Mast and Company.
new edition. apparently the first
American one. OF =. A. vaille's Mod
ern Tennis" Is published by the Funk
and Wagnalls Company. Coming at
the beginning OF the season, It should
prove OF service to all tennis players,
as the author deals with the fina
points OF the game as much as with
the principles. Throughout he speaks
OF the practice OF noted players. and
at the end gives his opinion OF several
who have acquired fame In recent
years, including wilding. who has Just
been killed. The book contains many
illustrations.
A sport that Is discouraged Just now
in the State OF New York Is described
very clearly and thoroughly by A. L.
A. Himmelwright in pistol and Re-
volver Shooting" tOuting Publishing
Company. New York;. The appendix
contains the records Of many cham
pionship contests.
A new ana revised edition Of q
manual that has held the field for
nearly forty years. Roberts Rules Of
order Revised" by Gen Henry NJ.
Robert, Is issued by Scott. Foresrnan
and Company, Chicago. The frst par,
Is a compendium Of parliamentary
!aw. the second an explanation OF the
methods Of conducting business in de-
Lucrative assemblies.
A series OF varied extracts in short.
hand In one volume. accompanied by
the printed text in another. 10 entitled
The Murson Golden Treasury" by
George Shankland walworth %. 8
walworth. New York;. II seems to
be a useful exercise book for students
of this system OF stenography.
Checker players will be interested in
the pamphlet called volume I Of The
Encyclopedia OF Draughts" by j.
| Alexander. which comes to us from f.
Marlborough and Company, London.
The sun., 1915-05-22
A GOOD TALE WITH
A FEW QUEER SPOTS

Maurice Hewlett in "A Lovers Tale"
lCharles Scribners Sons) tells a story
OF Iceland in the days OF heroes. We
do not think that In tale from the
Sagas it is right to say such things as
lie had been very excited" or Thor
wald was very surprised" Novelists
and other writers Of to-day in England
have come TO make a very free use OF
the word very" They apply II pro-
fusely and in places where It never
used to be bestowed, Just the same
as we see different to" and fright
cncd OF" spangling the English novels
that come nowadays. so are we treated
very much to Every" she was
frightened OF tho cat" "He was diff
ferent to his sister'--why can't some-
The sun., 1915-05-22

body In me English novels OF this
time be afraid" OF a cat or he differ
ent from" his sister? At any rate il
is not particularly delightful to have
the Sagas mixed up with the new
forms. We cannot say that We were
jolly well pleased TO learn that Thor
wald was very surprised,
The great swords and the battle axes
have good play In Mr.. Hewletts story
and the central love incident is worthy
Of the attention OF psychologists. The
hero Is a good skald; he makes fine
verses; he is a strong fighter and an
interesting and strange lover, The
reader will pity the beautiful STAN
gerd; she had a good right to be pus-
zled by a skald's ways in love.
The sun., 1915-05-22

nam NJ n. G!,u. brown and Company >
The Indian of To-day Charles A
Eastman, doubleday, Page and Com
THE American College" Isaac sharp
less. ,boublcday Page and CompanyJ
'NuUi, lpil Freedom " bsW.,. kNan.
Dpouh,,day Page and Company
american Literature Leon Kellner
,ponhl"day. Page and company
The American Navy' French T.
chadwick. doubleday Page and Com
~ Guide 20 the National Parks o,
America" Edward Frank Allen Me
Bride, Mast and Company, New YorkD
"A, n, G. of Electricity" william II
MeLdowcroft ,llarpersD
Ten Years At Yale" George Frederick
Gnnl"lt"ns"r IN u 'The Shak"s?ear-
"Chrisirniiy ana International Peace"
Charles Edward Jefferson Thomas Y
"A Msslpuary's Roiurn TO Judaism "
Somu'l Frrul'r- rThe sinai Publishlnq
Company, New York;
"S"lllng Latin America" william y
AughnhtuCh VI, II tSmall. Maynard
and Company, Bostonp
"Bankrupting a Great Ci'y" Henry II
Hlciu trhr author New York;
WHITTIER" 'Houghion Mifnin Com
"Hchind The Scenes in Warning Ger,
many" Elwfr1 Lyon F0E ,NcP-if'
Nps, and Comptuyp
rem, Godincz ,rhe William coms,ocp
COMPANY, New York;
The InNeiling" Jackson BOYD. "a
T. ruinam's Sons,)
"The studio Year Dook Of Decorativ,
| Art" John Lane Company
The sun., 1915-05-22
CHARACTERISTIC QUOTATIONS
FROM THE F1ARBOR'
nv ERNEST POOLE.

r HE and life
1
Youn strength enough the day You comfortable
a ii
Is
much better than that of the living
Were
scramble might take
The sun., 1915-05-22
A THREE VOLUME
PSYCHOLOGY OF A
SELFISH YOUNG MAN

Day Dream Of Romantic Stenogapher-A Blood
Curdlns Tale Of Reincarnation-A Submarine Tale.
A Lively Romance Of the European War-Pioneer
Work in Describing Tourists Maritime Provinces.
House Furnishing. Tennis and Other Themes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01
Business Recovery Now Rapid

April witnessed large business im- provement throughout the country, and now comes May with promise of a still greater activity in the business world. Business recovery is now rapid.
 Every barometer indicates a return of genuine prosperity stock mar ket, the iron and steel trade, the coal trade and railroad traffic. In the south the demoralized cotton situation affected the railroads as seriously as it affected all other interests. But now that 10-cent cotton is in sight, with assurance of much higher prices before July, the south is as buoyant as any other part of the United States.
 Hard times have been almost for got, and everybody is talking about the prosperity that 1915 has in store. The great grain crops of the west will prlng HiRH PrlceS aBdiii eiiis year, anu crop diversification in the cotton states will add largely to the wealth of the south.
 The outlook for industrial activity in the Birmingham district is wonder fully bright. Coal operators are in- creasing their output and idle fur naces will soon be in blast again. In this month of May Birmingham will be crowded with visitors. It is to be a great convention month, and the city will date it's new stride from this good spring season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01
Solving a Labor Problem

Every summer there has gone up from the grain fields of this country a cry for harvesters. Not in years has the situation in manufacturing cen ters, where thousands of workers have been out of employment during the winter, been so acute. The two ex- tremes of need in the labor world are here represented; the problem has been how to bring the two together.
 Few people realize that the greatest employment bureau in the world is being launched in our own United States. But such is the case, for the department of labor, in cooperation with the postoffice departmefit, has undertaken to fit every j9|5less man into manless job.
 Fifty-eight thousa.id branches will be maintained bv this bureau, for be an employment agency, while ap- proxlpsztely 17O,ooo special agents foY the department of agriculture Twill combine with their other duties the work of representing the govern ment labor bureau, bringing it liter ally to the very door of the farmer who may need "hand-"
 Can the big government labor bu- reau accomplish the work that is ex- pected of it? It will do so if the labor CT and employer make use of 1t. The old system of allowing grain to spoil in the field for want of laborers is no longer to be tolerated when half the world is on the verge of starvation and the task of feeding the unfortu- mates so largely devolves upon this country.
 Western manufacturers who have seen their profits diminished because, in busy seasons, they have been un- able to obtain sufficient trained labor will undoubtedly find relief from this situation.
 Now that foreign immigration is So diminished as to require but little attention, the department of labol should utilize the opportunity to per. feet this plan for supplying jobs fol the jobless and get it into real work ling order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01
AGEIEss

By Cora Linn Daniels in Nautilus. Aye, am old! But Sun, thou, too, art oldl And thou sweet Earth, on which softly
 lie.
 How old thou art, Thy long, long ages have been piled and
 told In centuries by thousands-sea and sky. Old am I? Whence? How cometh it to be That my gray hairs and bodys wrinkled
 lines
 Should seem the whole? This is the reckoning; grief, fear. misery, And loss of youths dear joy as 1t declines. But, gracious Universe. whose ultimate Seems death. and &hat beyond we do not
 know,
 Stili thou art here! And in thy enfolding arms gladly wait What thou hast for me, come 1t fast or
 slow. t And thou hast all! Within thy bosom's
 might Dwell the eternities of my ito be- Say am old? An infant soul am Ia ray of light A gliBtening drop in life's immortal sea. Aye. am young. so young! My mind doth blend Itself with God. whose vibrant beauty glows endlessly fair, Nor shall there be to my bright youth an x end!
 Young as the rose am I. ycung a the rose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01
ALABAMA PRESS

Gadsden Evening Journal If Gadsden travelling men are as successful at Deca- tur next month as, the Sunday school workers were at Dothan, this city will land another good convention.
 Andalusia Standard: One way to bring about business expansion Is to expand your advertising.
 Huntsville Mercury Banner: The hu- manitarians think 1t humane to chloro- form an animal before putting 1t to death, but when the Germans try that plan on the English and Canadian soldiers it is considered brutal.
 Anniston Evening Star: Editor Doty of the Andalusia Star must have received a visit from one of the many girl magazine solicitors on the road these days. for he says: If you've passed your tenth birth day, don't try to be cute"
 Greene County Democrat: Every day we read of some new mass meeting held in various counties indorsing Governor Henderson. We move the indorsement bt made unanimous at once.
 Falkville News: The editor of The Age Herald has us in regard to the wort ''thribbled." which we used a week ago ir expressing the growing amount of egg' and poultry this section of country wal selling now as compared with . year ol two ago. We have searched Webster's and 1t isn't there. although we would be '.coon skin" that it was Well, we blut back spelling fellows will get called oncs in c whilo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01

in the navy or ashamed of the represen- 1
 taton it would make if called upon.
 The number of vessels in commission is
 larger than it ever has been. Thirty-six
 vessels have been commissioned during
 his incumbency. The total number or
 ships now in active service is 225. There
 are in addition 101 vessels that could be
 used in case of need. The armament or
 the ships is heavier than heretofore and
 in the matter of ammunition there Is no
 reason for complaint as there is plenty
 on hand and more being manufactureo Tn personnel the navy Is at high stand ard, there being 4S55 line. staff and war rant officers and 6317l enlisted men in the service being 5S24 more than when MT. Daniels entered the department.
 | The annual practices have developed splendid effectiveness in every way ana increased materially the esprit de corps and enthusiasm of the men. All the prac- tica1 maneuvers and extensive evolutions
 at sea have demonstrated the prepared
 ness of the American fleets. Our supply of torpedoes is large and constantly in- creasing at & lower cost than was ever before paid, while in ordnance the United States Is leading the navies of the world. 1 In the matter of aviation the present ac- tivities are due to his recommendations, as are others equally important. When he became secertary there were but two | navy yards where ships could be built. Two have been equipped and five more wil; be where ships can be constructed. In
 all these things economy has prevailed. and that without lessening the high class of material and workmanship demanded New York Herald: Tn a cabled report to the American Red Cross Dr. Richard P. Strong says that the dreaded typhus which is sweeping over Servia and mem acing all southeastern Europe can be con trolled in a short time if money and } men, the right sort of men. are forth ? coming pr. Strong is now at Nish, where : he IS acting as medical director of the 5 recently formed international board of health, of which Prince Alexander of , Servia is president.
 ell As is told in special cable dispatch 1 from the Herald's Washington bureau Q Dr. Strong urges Maj. Gen. William C. 3 Gorgas. surgeon general of the army. ta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01
The Future Meat Supply

1 Writing in Popular Mechanics, II. H. Windsor contrasts the modern production of meat with methods pre- vailing twenty years ago. At that he there were vast areas of grazing land in the United States. Herds to ythe number of thousands and tens of thousands were assembled by "cattle barons," who were free to drive them from one grazing ground to another After the herds were once started, they required little care. Cowboys to keep the cattle together were conl- varatively the only expense.
 Nowadays open places in the coun- sv have been fenced in and parceled !. ant. On account of subdivisions of land nnnong private individuals and other restrictions it is no longer possible to drive cattle through the country. There are still few big ranches out west where conditions are much like they were in former years, but even these places are fenced in and the owner grazes his herds on his own property.
 However, there will be no diminu- ton of the meat supply, MT. Wind sor thinks, because it is no longer pos sible for many cattle raisers to have large herds. Whereas one man used to have his thousands of head, the producer today will raise two or three beeves for market and the decrease 1T the size of the herds will be more thnrennade up by the larger number
 Individual producers. Nearly every SHo>6r will raise cattle to certin ex
 {. one or two beeves living on wha
 nov practically waste.
 No doubt, the more prosperous Srmers will raise considerably mor' .n three or four beeves during eacl 7 md there will still be men wh' < in for cattle raising and nothing ISe. but packing houses in futur
 1iI be supplied chiefly by "vas
 asm made up of innumerable smal rsnches." i" This will make the impor l kofinu < beef from the Argentine Q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01
A Bargain Day Tragedy

A man at a bargain counter is al- ways ridiculous enough, but seldom does one fare so badly as did pick pocket in Kansas City the other day.
 A ladies' furnishing store had ad- vertised waists at greatly reduced prices, with the result that several hundred women charged around the counter, each determined to be the possessor of a $1.50 waist for 29 cents. One buxom dame arrived late, and found herself unable even to get a glimpse of the fascinating bar gains, for between her and the goal of her ambitions were dozens of strug- gling women, each determined to out do the other.
 Not to be defeated, the buxom mat ron resolved to emulate her sons football tactics. So with purse in one hand and arm upraised above the crowd, she made center rush toward the counter.
 Here is where the lone masculine thief injected himself into the scene. He reached up, snatched the purse, and turned to flee.
 But instantly, scores of womer who a few seconds before had re garded each other with something ap' preaching hatred in their hearts abandoned their bargain getting struggle, and united in a ,commol cause. The thief was surrounded in al instant, while blows from wet um brellas, heavy shopping bags, vanit, cases and other convenient implement of warfare, were showered upon him
 Escape was impossible and thu women, still belaboring him, shooet him to the street and turned him ,ovel to a policeman.
 Now he sits in his cell, hoping thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01
Evidence of Better Business

Business is brightening, and, of course, so are the interests of the Birmingham college said the Rev. J. B. Cumming yesterday, whc ran in from the Gadsden district, where he is at present working for the college
 ''The Gadsden district is responding splendidly, having subscribed to date over $10,000, and it wills add considerably to this stun.
 "ColleoIons also are good. For in- stance, the Rev. T. K. Fierce sent us a check for 5000, his subscription in full, today. Yes, the outlook is bright"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01

go to Seryia and assume the direction of the work of stamping out the epidemic, assuring him of the hearty support of not only himself but of the international board. It is believed in Washington that pr. Gorgas. accepting the offer made him by the Rockefeller foundation, will undertake the task.
 pr. Strongs assertion that the typhus can be controlled in comparatively short time Is most reassuring. His own great work in connection with the epidemic of pneumatic plague that swept over Manchuria and north China is not forgot ten and his intimate studies of tropical diseases in the Philippines especially quail fly him as one whose word is authorita- tive. When Dr. Strong says success in the campaign which he is enlisted depends only upon men and money. it may be taken for granted that Americans will | furnish the money and the men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01
WAR ECHOES

Louisville Herald: Under the caption; "Russias Dreams" Harper's Weekly says: ITO the Slavic mind the fall of Constantinople will be the greatest mill tary event in centuries.'
 Certainly, but the military feature of pletely cover Russia's dream by good deal.
 Dream of country whose population has increased 90 per cent in 40 years, whose resources in human necessities, such as fuel, food and building material, are hardly approached by any other coun- try on earth-dream of such a country getting a fair chance to compete for the worlds trade, and you are getting some- where near the size of the Russian dream. Hundreds of thousands of acres of finest timber in one forest alone; unlimited oil spouting from mere pricking of the earth's crust; vast deposits of all sorts of minerals that have hardly been scratched i; already leading the world in production of cereals; labor at oriental prices; an army of 10, ,000 fighters who fight merely
 because ordered to do SO.
 Do you dream of great Russian com mercial fleets sailing the Mediterranean In continuous procession? Maybe the Eng
 fish, so called ''the nation of traders" are l dreaming such things. Maybe the next
 mighty struggle will be between the two great allies whose gunboats now have de- signs on the opposite ends of the Dar- danelles passage. Stranger things have
 happened, and, after all, trade largely
 makes up the soul and the conscience oi nations.
 Pittsburg Sun: Josephus Daniels, sec
 retary of the navy, has come in for { good deal of bitter and sarcastic criticism 1 from various sources. principally repub llican, not only for his alleged mismanage ment of the navy, bur. from his genera attitude as head of that branch of tn national defense. He nas maintained 1 disnified silence in the face of all thes
 a assaults, but now, in reply to a letter o inquiry from President Garfield of Will Hams college, he makes reply, not to hi traducers, but to a digni1ed letter ask ing for information. Secretary Daniel , goes on at some length to dcfcribe tn present condition of hrs department. an his exposition shows that no one need D
 fearful that we are not in excdllent shap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01
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PERSONALS FROM THE LONDON
 TIMES.


 IS your boy too delicate for the army? Then make him a gentleman farmer. It's the healthiest life, and, unlike busi- ness and professions, will not suffer through the war. With G2000 capital and proper training very good income can be made combined with the country gentleman's pleasant life, but the train ing is the difficulty, colleges to some ex- tent lacking the practical side The ad- vertiser will give real business training to hoy, who must be gentleman Box W-236 The Times.
 SCOTLAND used to drink light French wines until England did her the great disservice of taxing these heavily. Re- suit, Scotland's national drink Is strong spirit. Let England study this object lesson.
 TO ABSTAINERS-It may occur to the hundred thousands who are following his majesty's lead that revenues for the country may suffer in consequence of their action. We can make up the loss by using extra stamps on our letters. Two members of this household have the right to rebate on the income tax. This will not be claimed.
 HARASSED CITY SHIRKER-Have you not heard that magnificent Continental holiday with plenty of exercise, abund- ant good. plain food, and excellent shooting Is provided quite free in Elan ders and F'rance?-Apply Kitchener S Army.
 REMARKABLE ramshackle flat to be let, May, June, July; sparsely furnished; five minutes Hampstead tube, three Heath; romantic staircase; three rooms top of antique house; guinea weekly; suit poet, artist or consprator; fantastic. Apply Box-W 125 the Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01
judge, when he has heard the circum- stances, will mercifully observe bar gain day reduction in handing out the sentence.

The moving picture theatres of Japan are decidedly modern and some ideas have been incorporated in their management which are not found in American houses The entrances to the exhibit halls are cov- cred with Autographs illustrating the kind of pictures to be seen inside and three or four men stand in front of each theatre crying the merits of their show The tick cts are sold by girl in booth, as in this country, but the Japanese ticket sellers wear beautiful costumes and are carefully made up' to create an agreeable impress sion As most of the Japanese, particu- larly women wear clogs instead of shoes, door,. a pair of straw or grass slippers be- ing provided for wear inside the theatre. Patrons are then conducted to their seats by girl in uniform. Each of the pie lures shown is explained by man in frock or evening coat. Between the pie lures jugglers and comic actors perform The larger Japanese cities also nave many other amusements besides picture thea tres Tokyo has music halls where the spectators sit on the floor Although alco- holic liquors are sold in numerous refresh- ment houses and restaurants, the Japs are very temperate. In one well known cabaret in Tokyo there is a conspicuous sign which reads, up to three glasses of Electric brandy or whisky can be served, and never more.v