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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

man of your country by adoption came over to Germany An, but he was q fine fellow; he was an ex-President. I believe. I remember distinctly he had very large teeth and wore big trimmed glasses; he appeared exceedingly in terested in military affairs, so thought it would please him to review my troops. Accordingly I had about two-thirds of the army to parade be- fore him. He was delighted-I believe those were his very words The fol lowing day we went to Kiel and had him to inspect about half of my mag nificent navy. Again he was over- whelmed at the sight He paused, re- flecting with a slight frown on his face. Well. that ex-Presldent of yours turned and slapped me on the back and said in an awe inspiring voice. William, old boy" he says, you can lick the whole blame world" Now, of course that was sometime ago, but at the time how in the name of all that's good and holy could l tell he was in the habit of exaggerating so grossly"
 Charley Mandy, better known to his
 
 paying a friendly visit to one of his lady friends, as judge himself tells the story, End the lady, after the con versation appeared to be tagging a bit, seated herself at the piano and en- deavored to entertain MT. Mandy with some asic.
 She played couple selections and judge sat quietly by the epitome of appreciation. The lady evidently thought she was making a great inn pression with her selections and after playing another piece or two she final ly stopped right in the middle of ono selection and remarked:
 T understand, MT. Mandy. that you are very fond of good music
 "Oh, that's all right" said judge, "go ahead"
 And he's been wondering ever since at the apparent coldness which marks the lady's friendship since that even ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
NEWSPAPER CLUB STORIES

certain young newspaper man in town became a benedict recently. For couple of weeks things went along smoothly enough and then he went to his first banquet. His wife questioned him closely about it the following day.
 Dear, is it true that you were the only sober man at that banquet last night?" she asked.
 .'Of course not he replied indig- nantly.
 "Then who was2e was the discon- certing reply
 Frank Anderson. superintendent of development for the Frisco lines is responsible for the following.
 Tn my travels about the country I am very often asked who started the present European conflict. I generally tell the story that is always interest ing to the American public inasmuch as the joke is on one of our greatest national figures.
 Just a few months before the war broke out young German. who was very influentia1ly connected in the fatherland, both in a social as well as a business way, applied to the ed itor of one of the big metropolitan dailies for job as a reporter and as- signment man. He had a number 6f recommendations from the most prom inent men of affairs in his country, so he landed without much trouble
 Then the war broke out and as soon as the German. heard of it lie rushed into the city editors office and told him that he was very close to the Kaiser and if he could use an inter- view with this great parsonage he could arrange to get it. Of course the editor was delighted and instructed the German reporter to sail for the old country as soon as possible. When he landed he had little difficulty in get ting an audience with the Kaiser.
 "'Tell me, your majesty, what real ly caused this war; The war god paused, thought minute and replied Well, my boy, some years ago great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
LEADERS OF MEN

tive affection court it. Verify, so many of the good and the great have feet of clay when they decry a chance for however faint an adumbration of their names.
 Some lofty ones profess a magnificent. austere aloofness, saying, 'I dwell apart and will not dull my palm with the com. mon herd, because whatsoever is popular is base" They announce their scorn of travelling with the crowd They strike out like herculean swimmers in an angry sea. to buffet their own way to a rock of sal- vation, proud of an incorrigible independ. ence. To lead, they hold. their minds must navigate the unplumbed abysses of inter. stellar space traversed only by the line Of sight of the astronomer They must, on some high, lonely tower like Miltons pen sive man, outwatch the Bear They must be the apex of some unclimbable pagoda.
 There is no harm in gathering as many handfuls of star-dust as you please, if you will but build road on earth with them.
 Work for your own glory, and not for the serving, and your back is toward the light. It is strange how little most of the men whose names will reverberate hum dred years from now seem to care about making noise in this day and generation They are too intent upon the visualized objective, the finish product at the far end of all their moil and turmoil, to care much whether men throw hats in the air with huzzas while they risk pneumonia from riding in an open vehicle doffing and lowing. They can afford to leave all that to the politician of the glad hand and the plentiful cigars. They are democratic enough, but they do not trade upon an effusive affability of prudence and firm- ness and fitness to be trusted that point to them as leaders of men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
The Carnegie Hero List

The report of the Carnegie Hero Fund commission dated January 31, 1915, just issued in pamphlet form, contains, in addition to the list of heroes, with brief narrative of each act officially passed upon since the last publication, much interesting in- formation.
 It is noteworthy fact that the greater number of heroic deeds re- corded were those in which persons were rescued from drowning. Next in number were those deeds by which persons were saved from being run oyer by trains. Many of the heroes Were boys under the age of IS.
 Since the Carnegie hero fund was created in 1904 the awards have numbered 1916. Besides the money which the hero receives-in most cases 5000, although in not few $2O00-is a medal either of bronze, silver or gold. There have been dis tributed up to this time 16 gold medals, 365 silver medals and 635 bronze medals. The pecuniary awards to heroes and their dependents, in- cluding pension payments, total $1,445, ,1O7.6O. The pensions in force January 31, 1915, amounted to $1,075, ,645.54-per annum, $76,320.
 One of the most exciting narratives presented in the current report is that which is set opposite the name of Harwood s. Flippen of Richmond Va, a timekeeper, aged 19, who saved Thomas M. Snellings, clerk aged IS, from watery grave. Shell. ings, who could not swim, fell into the James river. It was night, but as he was drifting away from the pier o1 the bridge from which he dropped FIipping, hearing his cries, dived and swam after him. Snellings was strug- gling violently. Half crazed he struck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

From the Mobile Register.
 "HE Register has received a letter
 of thanks from former Senator
 | Frank S. White of Birmingham for it's assistance in cordially supporting his efforts in behalf of prison reform. The letter is not meant for the public, yet has passages that We may be pardoned for printing, seeing that they bear strongly upon great public duty. How We can reconcile our treatment of these convicts with our pretensions to civilization and Christianity I cannot understand says Captain White.
 It cannot be reconciled, but it can be ex- plained Man, as man, is prone to think from the center outward, and he is in terested in proportion to the nearness of the object-himself first; all other things in a dwindling ratio. Place the convict system directly before civilized Chris tian, and he becomes mortified. Locate it up in the coal regions, and, especially, let some newspaper tell how lovely every thing is there, as the Montgomery Adver- tiser did last week, and he pushes the system aside. his attention being de- handed by something nearer home.
 It is not that we do not know that these people are human beings; but other human beings are so many that we can not keep up with the sufferings of all of them; especially. those at distance. That is the explanation. It is not an excuse. however. These are. as Captain White says in this letter, 'our unfortu- nate brothers God is the Father of us all, and He sees our treatment of them and will hold us accountable for it.
 Why us? may be asked Because, they are Alabama convicts and the system so greatly condemned is our system.
 | Says Captain White:
 "As I stated before the committee. Afri- can. slavery, which was bad enough, was more in accord with civilization and Chris
 tianity and infinitely more humane. Afri- can slaves, as rule, were treated kindly,
 well cared for, had many liberties, as well
 as privileges; were we'll fed and com
 fortably clothed and housed, not over- tasked, not exposed to bad weather or bad atmosphere, provided with medical assist ance when needed; were taught Chris tianity and were accorded many other advantages and kindnesses too numerous l to mention here; while our convicts, many l of them white men. are forced to perform unreasonable tasks at labor in the mines | or lumber camps, in which they have had no experience-tasks are imposed upon them which they are unable to perform: i they are cruelty whipped if the task is not performed; and after having worked
 throughout the day, where they are com pelled to go, many of them, in stopped positions, at night they are not even fur nished bench upon which to sit. The
 bedding is scant No incentive is held out
 to them to do better. Those convicted of
 the first offense. and who would probably
 like to reform, are confined with hardened
 and desperate criminals They are never given kind word. and the whole scheme
 appears to be one invented by which we
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

From the Kansas City Times
 Jitney drivers in Dallas, Tex, are making municipal campaign on be half of the jitney service with the mot to: Vote for Jim Collins; save me my job"
 It is natural for the drivers to make this personal appeal, and it is big thing for the community that this new avenue of employment should be- open for energetic men with small capital Think what it will mean for Kansas City, for instance, when a thousand in- dependent men are at work building up business here.
 But of course this Is merely a minor aspect of the case. The big things is the service to the community. It is es- sential for the growth of American cities that rapid transit be developed to the greatest possible degree. Trolley cars cannot give express service. The automobile, operating as small unit apparently has the possibilities of real ly rapid transit.
 City welfare demands that the conn ing of this new era in transportation be encouraged, not retarded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
LUKE M'LUkE SAYS
ne Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer. When a man starts in to practice econ- omy he figures up list of about 90 things that his wife could go without, but he can't think of single thing that he could sacrifice without injuring his health. When father gets home from buy a keg party, about 3 a. m., he always be- lieves that his wife was mean enough to move the blamed key hole in the front door so it would take him about five min utes to locate it. A girl can eat sour pickles and be sweeter than ever. But it is different when she eats onions. A dollar looks about as big around as dime to a man when he Is buying a round of drinks. But when he has to hand 1t to his wife it looks as big around as an automobile wheel Every man knows a few mean things about himself that he doesn't want other peopple to know. man often says that he has changed his mind about doing thing when he really means that his wife changed 1t for him.
 Ministers are just like the rest of us We all want to labor in the vineyard where the pay is the best. The trouble with most people is that when you do them a favor they act as though they were doing you favor in
 letting you do 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
THE CHOIR INVISIBLE

By George Eliot. Oh may l join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their pres-
 ence; live In pulses stirred to generosity. Tn deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn For miserable aims that live with
 self, Tn thoughts sublime that pierce the
 night like stars, And with their mild persistence urge
 mans search To vaster issues.
 This life to come, Which martyred men have made moro
 glorious For us who strive to follow. May
 reach That purest heaven, be to other souls The cup of strength in some great
 agony, Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure
 love-, Beget the smiles that have no cruelty. Be the sweet presence of good diff
 fused, And in diffusion even more intense. So shall I join the choir invisible Whose music Ia the gladness of the
 world. ..ss s.s..s .sss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. TIE rides to a fall who rides alone. In a world of men the first lesson A A and the last is that strength
 dhough it may drink deep of solitudes)
 best works out it's dreams by twofold,
 sevenfold, tenfold, hundredfold, or multi I fold association. If you cannot "get along with others, you are next door to
 uselessness, where opportunity never
 knocks or knocks in vain.
 The soloist who would incorporate him. self dwells in a fools paradise. The i'm pregnable castle of his conceit, with a
 moat round about and the portcullis fallen, keeps him from rude buffets, but extermi- mates his very soul. He forgets how to talk with men, to work with men, to hold
 them and to guide them-and above all to
 hear them and find out that there are bet ter men in many branching directions than he is.
 If mans friends are all of stripe, it is a misfortune If, instead of dealing faithful wounds, they empty sirupy di- lution from the cruse of f1attery upon his
 head, a deluge of bats and ashes were better for him. Nothing turns men from
 a man more quickly in disgust than an in- ordinate vainness Nothing brings sub cutaneous irritation sooner than one man s roaring insistence that his way is the only
 way. He who never defers, who does not | bow to advice, who must be all there is in sight, is lost And for him to grow over- l fond of the sound of his own voice is fatal. l Estimabe and even noble souls sue
 cumb to the temptation of free advertis- ing. Such notoriety as Edward R. Sill, that subtle and beautiful spirit, spent
 most of his lifetime lodging, they hospi- tably entertain if they do not with posi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

Centreville Press: A few bushels of corn will get 8 fellow something to eat and wear, when the same amount of cot ton will not find taker at any price.
 Albertvile Banner: Although prepara- tions for a crop have been at a stand still during the past few days. owing to unfavorabe weather, farm work in this section is further advanced than some claim One farmer who cultivatM con siderable land. and "who makes hay while the sun shines" told us last week that he had even more work done toward a crop than at this date last year. Of course there are a few who are always behind with their work, regardless of the weather
 den and buy a pig. The one will make the other inexpensive.
 Annston Evening Star: It takes an os. trich 30 years to produce two plumes. A ting with them in 30 minutes than the bird did in said three decades
 I.uverne Journal: The farmer who tries to make cotton to buy his meat and bread will get hungry and go busted. Better raise something of everything that will grow on the farm.
 l Troy Messenger: Pike county will have more money as a result of stock growing and hog raising.
 Selma Journal: The Iron Cross" is 1 frequently being bestowed on this gen.
 eral or that general, on this prince
 or that but the leaden pellet is all that
 is bestowed on the high private in the
 ranks, the man behind the gun, the one who does the work.
 ] Tuskegee News Dr. Denny of the 1 state university is the kind of boost. CT we like. He never lets any op. portunity pass to put the interest ol
 the state university on the hearts ant
 minds of the people Even in his tes l timony before the Investigating com
 mittee he grew eloquent in recountinf
 some conditions surrounding that gres
 institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
RAIL ORDERS. FOR INSTANCE

From the Talladega Daily Home. Every act of providence, every change of weather, every turn of the wheel of fortune that does not stop on a lucky
 number is charged to the democratic ad- l ministration by the republicans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
THEY'RE ENOUGH

From the Selma Times
 Not Zeppelin bombs, but Averies and oliyers are tearing up the ground in Ala. bama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
The Cotton situation

A prominent New York cotton broker age house in its recent review says in part:
 ''rhe scarcity of contracts, which has been such a marked feature of the ad- vance, is still in evidence as one of the underlying important, sustaining factors, and was responsible for the continued up- ward price movement during the week to new high level for the season. Although this is due in great measure to the con fusion over the question of deliveries under the Lever bill, and a natural hesi- tation to hedge against the actual, it does not account for the paucity of spot offer ings and the advancing tendency in the price of spot cotton This is only one phase of the cotton situation. As repeat edly pointed out in these advises for a number of months past, notwithstanding the war, basic conditions in cotton have been sound and there was every reason for expecting the advance which has taken place since the reopening of the exchange.
 "The census bureaus final ginning re- port came in for little or no comment Il fixed the cotton crop of 1914, exclusive of linters, at 15,s73,OOO bales. Linters were placed at 772,O0O bales, and the average gross weight of the bale was given as 507.2 pounds. against 506.2 pounds for 1913 This report settles the size of the crop be- yond peradventure and hereafter it vii be subordinated in it's market effect te other factors, particularly the probable size of the next crop. which from now on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

While both Greece and Italy appear to want to fight, nevertheless they seem to be thinking the thing over longer than did the Kaiser and King George.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

Six nations, it is reported, are now buy ing war supplies in the United States, and about the only thing the south has to sell is cotton. Something wrong!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

Life wants to know who is the silent partner of the firm, Me and Gott." Which one do you hear mentioned least in the war dispatches?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

The reason a woman always wants to buy her spring suit fn January is because she hopes it may be out of style by the time warm weather comes and she'll have an excuse to get another one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

And anyway, those people who have est fighter can't help but note the quick ness with which he got out of the war zone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

Evelyn Thaw says she is tired of her husbands trials. Since Evelyn is re- ported as loyal again she probably means his tribulations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

No invitations for a pleasure trip in a submarine are being entertained by so- ciety buds at the present writing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

Italy is awaiting an opportune time to join the war, says a news dispatch. If she wants to get in the thick of it it is hard to see what is keeping her back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

Postponing the Johnson Willard bout is about the next best thing to eancelling it altogether.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
Is It An Atlanta Frame-Up,

Is not the Dixie highway with Ala bama left out an Atlanta frame up?'' Some people suggest that it is. But it may not be too late for Birmingham to act. Some interesting facts about the Dixie highway will be presented by L. A. Young, the engineer of the American As sociation of Portland Cement manu- facturers in an informal talk at the city hall this afternoon at o'clock
 In speaking of this gentleman and his mission, George H. Clark, county engi- neer, said; MT. Young, although under 90 years of age, occupies a high position as an engineer and as he has made a special study of the Dixie highway, what he has to say will receive close attention He thinks Birmingham should be on the route. but unless our people act and act quickly we will be sidetracked I hope MT. Young will be greeted by large crowd at the city hall'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

A suggestion to establish a card index of the candidates for city commissioner is being seriously considered by The Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

At the present time all the statesmen and generals of Europe not only wear mustaches but thick and heavy ones. The clean shaven face was never considered good form in military circles abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

Governor Glenn says the money spent for liquor would be enough to start up every mine and factory in the country, but there are some gentlemen who spend their money for that which sparlles and is red who would not be interested in a mining proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
Rich Men Developing Florida


 T have just returned from Florida where I went to look over the develop ments at Philo," said A. R. Dearborn and I am deeply impressed with what rich men of the north and west are doing to develop the one-time neglected Florida lands. They are literally pouring millions into that state in all sorts of enterprises found that the Philo company had all ready begun the development, on an in tensive scale, of 25,OO0 acres of citrus fruit lands. This place is some 15 miles from Palm Beach, and is reached by Florida East Coast railroad. You talk about di- versification; in Florida you see it in a most practical and profitable way, with poultry, fruits, fancy stock, and vege- tables. Daily shipments to the Birming- ham markets of seasonable vegetables are arriving, and the berry crop will make some men rich.
 Florida has already become the rich mans playground; it is fast becoming the thrifty, industrious mans profitable field of endeavor, with it's certain reward for foresight and labor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

Operators of jitney cars are now mak- ing arrangements to route their busses past the blind tiger stands after July 1.