davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
Last of War Veterans on Active List

Col. John L. Clem, U. S. A., who will reach the retirement age of 64 next August, is the sole veteran of the civil war among the officers in active service. There are many war veterans on the retired list, but as 50 years have passed since Lees surren- der at Appomatox man who is now GA was scarcely strong enough to car ry musket even in the last year of hostilities.
 Colonel Clem's war record is touched with romance. He was not only too young to bear arms when the war be- gan, but he was too young to be mus tered in as a drummer. He attempted to enlist in that capacity in the Third Ohio volunteers in May, 1861, but was rejected on account of his youth. He did enlist, however, as drummer in the Michigan Twenty-second infantry May l, 1862, being then in his elev- enth year.
 When he was just 12 he was on the firing line at the battle of Chickamauga and for gallantry was promoted to g sergeancy. A few years after the wal President Grant appointed him second lieutenant of the Twenty-fourth infan. try, United States army. He was pro noted in due course, and after he hae attained the rank of captain in ths infantry he was transferred to ths
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 If man lends his influence he rarely gets it back.
 He has treacherous servant who serves only himself.
 The more dollars you get together the louder they talk.
 The man who is unable to bear misfor- tune is truly unfortunate.
 A genius is man who knows when to keep his face closed.
 Faultless people never go around point ing out the faults of others.
 And sometimes Dame Nature writes a letter of credit upon mans face.
 The average man shows up all right on the surface. but few can stand prob- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
WOMAN

By Rabindranath Tagore in the Crafts
 man.
 o woman, you are not merely the han diwork of God, but also of men; these are ever endowing you with beauty from their hearts. Poets are weaving for you web with threads of golden imagery; paintersgare giving your form ever new immortality. The sea gives the pearls, the mines their gold, the summer gardens tnelr flowers to deck you, to cover you' 10 make you more precious. The desire of mems hearts has shed | it's glory over your youth. ! You are one-half woman and one-half
 dream.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
A Great Produce Market

/ The figures compiled for The Age Herald by E. Wilkinson showing the volume of agricultural products con- stunned in the Birmingham district an- nually-approximately $25,0O0, ,000- should be of especial interest at this time when Alabama's crop diversifi- cation campaign is in progress.
 There are many good barometers of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
WAR BRIDES"

do not think alike. And no woman is a complete spokesman for her sex.
 It is a good dramatic subject, full of truth and suggestion. If the essence of the drama is "a conflict of wills, surely here is a conflict as essentially great as poet ever conceived; the conflict of tbA higher ideals of motherhood against the strictly utilitarian conception of modern militarism-of the woman against the perverted ambitions of the rulers of the sta te.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
ALABAMA PRESS

Huntsville Mercury Banner: The anil
 mus of the hand picked" bunch at Mont
 gomery for the larger newspapers is
 shown In the bill to prohibit newspapers
 charging more than 50 cents an inch for
 political advertising. All the large daily
 papers with possibly two exceptions, are
 against the legislature and it's idiotic per-
 formances, and this bill, of course, is
 aimed at them. The prohibition press as
 a body is made up of the small fry"
 and 50 cents is a big price for them.
 Selma Times: Birmingham is going
 through an agitation for Sunday movies.
 Leave 1t to a referendum and let the women vote.
 Andalusia Standard: The legislature has decided to adjourn until July B, after working 20 days It begins to look as If that body met for the sole purpose of making Alabama dry.-Birmingham Age- | Herald Well, they made thorough job of it, all right.
 1 Montgomery Times One of the bills | introduced by an Alabama legislator is l intended to prohibit the cartooning of any prominent man by a newspaper and another seeks to make all newspapers | charge fiat rate of 50 cents an inch | for political advertisements. Yet people outside of Alabama wonder why this state doesn't make more rigid progress in ed ucation and other improvements worth Birmingham Age-Herald. | Since they are all mules" or "assess colts" or the like, they are not surprised l that you should have such opinions o them. Such laws will not stand the test
 of the courts, and they will be harmless | if they should be passed
 | Centreville Press: "Old Peruny'' wil 1 now have to be analysed in order to ge | into the Alabama papers.
 | Gadsden Times-News: The Rev. Billy Sunday says if Mother Eddy rises befor, the resurrection he will eat a polecat ant wash it down with whisky. The kind O whisky was not specified.
 Greenvile Advocate: We have ex 1 changed the gentleman from Cork, fo the gentleman from Perth Amboy; il other words, we have let out an Irishmal and let in a Scotchman as governor O II Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
EASILY MOVED.

There was once an artist who paint ed grapes so perfect that the birds pecked at them," said the man who likes to tell what he knows
 That's nothing," said the hyphenated American. 'an ordinary sign painter can paint schooner of beer that will make me thirsty, and it doesn't have to look much like a schooner, either
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

BEGINNING THE DAY-Every dny. 0 Lord, may l hear anew ihy voice saying, Follow me. And may | listen and wonder and obey, ench time with new joy and new resoiVe' Teach me how natural, how inevita- ble that I should follow Thee; TOT Thou hast made me for Thyseif ana my only rest is at Thy right hanu. I'm Thy name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

Rose Coghlan, the actress. says stock speculations forced her into bankruptcy. This is one time apparently when the modistes won't be the prir ipal sufferers as the result of the financial em~arrass- ment of an actress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

IT certain "solons' had their way people in Alabama who subscribe for the better class of magazines and periodicals con- taining liquor advertisements would either have to cancel their subscriptions or move out of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

Tailors in Milwaukee have declared against tightness in the legs. The man whose legs are slightly bowed should therefore rejoice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

An eastern newspaper says Doc Cook sistent fight to gain recognition. How ever, the Doc is remarkable in more ways than one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
SOUNDS REMINISCENT

From the Memphis Commercial-Appeai
 'The woman who preferred the Mem- phis workhouse to Birmingham may have been in Birmingham, but she had never beer in the Memphis workhouse." Which paragraph from the Nashville Banner is so fraught with feeling as to suggest . memory of bygone days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

The effort to restore the old blueback Alabama will probably fail, although the old bueback speller has much to com- mend in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

Bread has gone up from 5 cents to 6 cents a loaf in New York, which will doubtless make the bread line more popular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

Ice jams off the lake front add pictur- sequences to Chicago, but they also make the breezes colder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

Judging from some of u recent bills introduced by them, legislators in Mis- souri are on par with those in Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
A SUSPICIOUS WOMAN.

My dear" said MT. Timbul impress sively, 'I-er-have an important confer ence with some of my business associates scheduled for this evening, and it is pos sible that I-er-may be detained until a late hour. Of course I shall not ex- pect you to discommode yourself by sit- ting up and waiting for me-
 But I shall wait for you, Henry" an- swered Mrs. Timbull. "and you had better not let me detect the least unsteadiness in your gait or thickness in your speech when you return. I've learned by exper- ence that when you are particular in your choice of words you are nearly always up to some devilment."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

An economist says that the war has taught Americans to save s2,oO0,000,0oo a year. A tidy sum, but where Is it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

Villas announcement that he has as. sumed the presidency of Mexico is ot course subject to the fortunes of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
OUT OF IT

The man who hasn't learned to dance The latest steps stands little chance Of winning smiles from beauties who
 Trot' every morn till half-past two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

The effort to abolish the tuxedo coat is being made. Its chief claim to favor is the fact that it has no tails to sit on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
AT THE MOVES.

AT THE MOVES" Another movie patron You'll nearly always find. The fat and blowsy matron With nothing on her mind.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. The provident patrician Drives up in his machine. What he saves in admission He spends for gasoline. -Cleveland-G -Glenville tO.) Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

Since the arrival of his grandson the impression prevails that President Will son is more epigrammatic than ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

Old-fashioned mothers in various parts sulphur for spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
The Confederate veterans' Reunion

Although the next reunion of the Uni- ted Confederate Veterans, which will be held in Richmond, is sometime off-June l, and 3-the local committees in the Virginia capital are busy making ar rangements," said W. J. Dixon of Wash ington, D. C.
 T spent two days in Richmond last week, and from all accounts the reunion Will be one of the largest every held, notwithstanding the fact that the ranks of the veterans are being fast diminished, But every one of the old veterans who is able to travel will make a special ef- fort to get to Richmond and the United Sons and the United Daughters of the Confectionery and the southern public in general will turn out in vast numbers. The reunion will mark the fiftieth ami versary of the surrender at Appomatox. |"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

 Margaret Anglin, who is announced as the attraction at the Jefferson Wednes- day and Thursday, in Lady Windermere's Fan,' is one of the most widely travelled of women," said a Birmingham man. T once had the pleasure of an inter- view with this star. In the course of her tours around and about the world she has encountered many interesting and several curious individuals. The most curious person, however, of all was a cabman she employed during her engage raent in Sidney, Australia. Toward the eno of her engagement Miss Anglin was desirous of extending him the courtesy of seats to see her performance. Imagine Miss Anglins surprise when the jehu politely declined the favor with the foi- lowing explanations: I don't want to see no plays. I see quite enough uman na- ture drivin' this ere old 'orse hevery day."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Bushes. Outlook Very Bright

'1 was in Chicago last Saturday and much better than they were a few weeks ago, and that the feeling of optimism was very pronounced" said Felix M. Drennen.
 T was greatly impressed with the first page story in Saturdays Chicago Tribune. which told of the big orders that the railroads were placing for rails and cars. The railroads have already placed some large orders, but within the next few weeks the volume of new business. which will come from the transportation com panies, will be simply enormous.
 Here in the Birmingham district there has been quite solid improvement in industrial operations. A bank clerk told ne this week that he was making up some big pay rolls. The money which will seon be in circulation among the mer- chants here should make business hum.
 Good Advertisement for Alabama
 "The crop diversification campaign, which is now under way in this state, will prove an excellent advertisement for attracting homeseekers," said s. L. Hem- ming, manufacturer of Chicago.
 Travelling on the train the other day l heard several men discussing the Ala hama crop campaign and they expressed the belief that the diversification move ment would be taken up in every cotton growing state.
 l am not connected with farm inter ests or land interests, but as a business man I can readily appreciate the impor- tance of the cotton farmers raising their own foodstuffs. This campaign which l am told has aroused great enthusiasm throughout the rural districts of Alabama, should result in doubling within the next few years the total money value of the agricultural products of the state. That will make a strong appeal to prospective settlers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

THE ACCUMULATIvE STAGE. q always envy the man who can take life easy and let his money work for him.
 ''So do I, but unfortunately in a major ity of cases a man has to work for his money before his money will work for him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
MERELY BLUFFING.

Somehow I always suspect the pro- moter who says, We court the fulles, investigations :"
 "Why so?"
 "He reminds me of man who shouts, want justice!' and then quakes at the thought of getting it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10
A POTENT CHARM.

"A newspaper correspondent says rab- bits are unusually plentiful in Mississippi this winter"
 That being the case. presume grave yard rabbits are also numerous there" Why, I don't know. Whats your idea ?''
 I'm strongly pro-German, you know, and I'd like to send the Kaiser the left hind foot of a graveyard rabbit so he can plaster the world with .kulture.'"
 MANY, NO DOUBT.
 We wonder how oft
 A falhehood is told
 By people who say,
 I never catch cold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

R,gbt and wrong, between whose end less jar justice resides.
 -Troilus and Cressida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

UP AND DOWN. Do you believe that truth crushed to earth will rise again?'' T do-to be floored the next minute"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

Selma Times: Birmingham is going through an agitation for Sunday movies. Leave 1t to a referendum and let the women vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

Greenvile Advocate: We have ex changed the gentleman from Cork, fo the gentleman from Perth Amboy; il
 other words. we have let out an Irishmal
 and let in a Scotchman as governor O
 Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-10

Centreville Press: "Old Peruny'' will now have to be analysed in order to get into the Alabama papers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-05

by many as the. most remarkable ed
ucator of her times.
Mrs. Stoner is the mother of 49,
year-old Winifred Sackville Stoner,
Jr., acknowledged by educators and
scientists to be in every respect the
best developed child, in. the United
States.
She passed her examination to en-
ter college at the age of nine. She
has written nine books; converses
in eight languages; sews, cooks,
plays several musical instruments
and is expert in many outdoor sports.
She is the product of Mrs, Stoner's
system of Natural Education.
How these principles of education
which made Winifred a child of
amazing talents can be applied in
training all children will be told by
Mrs. Stoner in The Day Book series.
They will appear from day to day.
The first one appears tomorrow.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-05
CABBAGE SALAD WITH APPLE

OHbDHNE ONLF1D WI n FFTLE
Slice crisp cabbage and mash lit
tie with mallet or potato masher;
cover cabbage with ice cold water or
Clipped ice and allow to stand for
two hours before serving. When
ready to serve drain the cabbage and
turn onto a towel and dry perfectly
dry. Put layer of cabbage in salad
bowl, then CRATE on a coarse crater
a layer of raw, tart apple; add Sec
ond layer of cabbage, then apple, I'M
til required amount; have top layer
of cabbage. Turn French dressing
all over top of the salad. Do not stir
until served. Delicious with roast
pork. ~..
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-05

NOT FEELING WELL? TRY THESE
Don't you feel quite up to par? Try
medicinal food for a few days.
If you are nervous or have a ten
dency to rheumatism or neuralgia,
partake of raw or creamed celery
every day for week.
If your kidneys need tonic eat
spinach once each day for 10 days.
If you are bilious and have those
annoying ''black spots before your
eyes," eat tomatoes twice day for
10 days.
Do you wonder what will taste
good today" or you feel you do not
care for thing to eat" begin at
once on beet defeat them once a
day for 10 days-they are fine tonic
for the appetite.
Lettuce and cucumbers have a
cooling effect upon the system.
Onions, garlic, leeks and chives.
stimulate the circulatory system and
consequently increase the saliva and
gastric juices. This aids digestion.
RaW onions, especially the Wnlte
ones, are recommended for insomnia.
1870
FURS SEEM TO BE IN FASHION
The muff pockets are no longer
novelties. They are not as foolish
as they sound.
The ankle muffs also ran in fash
ions popularity race. The little bands
of furs smuggling round my lady's
ankles are no longer fads, they are
fashion.
1900
Try dry hot flannel pads for neu-
ralgia. Renew often. Do not allow to
become cool
JTDOOR LIFE BRINGS
} THIS STARS DOOR
G-I. IL i.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-05
CONTEMPLATING OUTDOOR LIFE BRINGS
SHEKELS ROLLING TO THIS STARS DOOR

Long Beach, CAL, Nov. 5.-Jackie
Saunders, pet of the Balboa Film
company here, is reputed to be the
most fearless outdoor girl in the
films.
Her wardrobe is stocked with rid
ing habits, hiking clothes, gym"
suits, fishing apparel and auto toys.
She'd rather catch big string of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-05

fish than sit at a formal dinner. And
she'd sooner pass the fastest racer on
the speed track here than wear dia-
monds. It's just natural for her to
love the free open air life
Miss Saunders dives and rides and
rows and plays golf as if to the man
ner born. She spends the greater
part of her leisure in some sort of
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-09

outside Of their ranks more keen
ly than they ever did before, and
their efforts to reach these out
siders have convinced some of
the outsiders that the member
ship must be falling away.
It is not falling away-and
neither is the spirit of the work,
as is shown both by the increase
in collections and expenditures
and by them very efforts to reach
outsiders which gave rise to the
idea of losses. On the other
hand, the church life is more per-
vasive and more influential, prob
ably. than at any period since the
great bulk of our population came
to live in cities and to be subject
to the city distractions and to the
lack or responsibility for person.
al conduct, which is the most
disorganizing influence in city
lifo
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-09

One of the latest promises from
modern discoveries is that the
candy of the future may be grown
in the fields. Alfalfa is the med
ium. A man who owns food
mills in Idaho and Montana an
nounced that he can make at least
rs different kinds Of candy from
alfalfa. There is also a mill in
California that makes meal from
alfalfa, which is for the raw ma
terial of the candymaker. A rich
grade Of syrup may also be made
from alfalfa. The discoverer is
so enthusiastic over the results
of his alfalfa reseorce that he is
planning for the manufacture of
alfalfa flour, which he asserts
will be superior to all other fours
for baking. This mill will prob
ably be ready in six months. He
has a mill in Idaho that has been
making a balanced food for live
stock out of alfalfa. Ifthe candy
experiment turns out to be a
reality there may be expected a
large increase in the acreage of
the planting. Chicago Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-09
MEMORIAL DAY
Friday. April 23d, ct the Court House ct
2:30 P. M.

Friday. April 23d, at the Court House ct
2:3O P. M.
The Walter Barker chapter, U.
D. C. has changed the date of
Memorial Day from the goth to
the 23d for several reasons.
Everybody is invited to take part,
especially the school children.
not only of the town but the en-
tire county. The veterans are
most cordially invite.
The business men are asked to
close their places of business, and
come to the court house. How
are we going to teach our boys
patriotism, If their fathers take
no part or show any interest in
these memorial days. The last
time we had the exercises in the
court house, 1.-THE officers did not
even come up and very few of
the business men came, it is not
courtesy to the speaker we in
vite, to have only women and
children, and just a few men to
hear them.
The Lee Guards Of the A. &
M. college will be with us to help
make the day a success. They
will lead the parade and will drill
out at the cemetery.
In order to create more inter-
est the chapter decided to offer
prizes for the best decorated veh-
icle, and so the boy with his bi-
cycle may have an equal chance
with the auto. We will give five
prizes, as follows:
One for the best decorated auto.
One for carriages and buggies.
One for consolidated school
wagon.
One for children's trap or vehi-
Gle.
One for bicycle.
Of course we expect them in
Confederate colors. The address
will be delivered at the court
house and the prizes will be
awarded at the cemetery.
We hope everybody will send
or bring flowers; Mrs. Binion,
Mrs. /. L. Dorroh and Mrs. Du-
pree is the flower committee and
if you will notify them they will
send for them if you have no way
Of getting them to the court house
Come ar1d help us make tt;5
the best day we have ever had.
Sincerely,
MRS. L. F. HOLBERG.
Secretery.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-09

H. E. Blakeslee, commission
er Of agriculture of Mississippi.
has issued invitations to the First
Annual Meeting of The Grown in
MISSISSIPPI association. to be held
inJackson on June 10th. A splen-
did program has been arranged,
and many notable experts in ag-
ricultural lines will be in attend
ance. One matter of special i'm
portance that is promised to be
taken up is the marketing of
crops. This association promises
to be Of great value to the state
and it is to be hoped that Noxu-
bee will be represented at the
meeting.