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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
HORATIUS AT THE BRIDGE

Darted one fiery thrust; And the proud Umbrian's gilded arms
 Cashed in the bloody dust. Then Genus of Falerii
 Rushed on the Roman three; And Lausulus of Urgo,
 The rover of the sea- And Aruns of Valsinium,
 Who slew the great wild boar, The great wild boar that had his den Amidst the reeds of Cosa fen, And wasted fields. and slaughtered men.
 Along Albinia' s shore.
 Terminus smote down Aruns; Lartius laid Genus low; f Right to the heart of Lausulus
 Horatius sent blow.
 But hark. The cry is Astur, And To! the ranks divide; And the great Lord of Luna Comes with his stately stride. r Upon his ample shoulders Clangs loud the four-foid shield, And in his hand he shakes the brand Which none but he can wield. i Then. whiring up his broadsword With both hands to the height He rushed against Horatius, And smote with all his might With shield and blade Horatius Right deftly turned the blow The blow. though turned, came yet too. nigh, It missed his helm, but gashed his thigh; The Tuscans raised a joyful cry To see the red blood flow He reeled and on Terminus He leaned one breathing space; Then. like a wildcat mad with wounds, sprang right at Astur's face Through teeth. and skull, and helmet. l So fierce a thrust he sped, The good sword stood hand-breadth out
 Behind the Tuscan's head.
 And the great Lord of Luna
 Fell at that deadly stroke. 1 As falls on Mount Alvernus
 thunder-sm smitten oak.
 Far OCT the crashing forest | The giant arms lie spread; t And the pale augurs, mutterfng low.
 Gaze on, the blasteds head.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
MOST UNMUSICAL.

T was kept awake half the night by a Scotch heir"
 Who was singing it?" Nobody. The McTavishes, who live next door to me. were trying to quiet it.
 CRUEL DISAPPOINTMENT. You say this man robbed you and after you gave him your watch he struck you?r Yes, your honor. It was a tin one''
 HOPELESS. They never feel sarcasm's barb HIS waste of time to preach Al iolk who put on bathing garb And tango on the beach,
 ALL BLAMELESS. Look at that poodle wearing a dia- mond studded collar. Now what do you think of that?"
 You don't blame the dog, do you?'' Certainly not"
 "or the jeweler who sold the collar?" No Business is business" And you can see by looking at the face of the woman with the dog that there's nobody home,' so you surely can't blame her"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
WE KNOW HOW iTI OURSELVES

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 Judge Morson-What were the shirts worth anyway, or, rather, how often had they been to the laundry?
 Plaintiff-Three or four times.
 Judge Morson--Oh, then they were not worth much. That would finish my shirts.
 Plaintiff-Yes, but mine were good shirts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
MOVE TO BIRMINGHAM

From the Franklin County Times
 There is only one way to get out of Russellville and the Southern Railway company is not obliged to advertise any excursion rates, and in fact we seldom or never get any. The rate for round trip to Richmond from Birmingham is s14. 75. Russellville is 1o5 miles nearer. Whats the answer?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
\ Good Farming Section

The Wilsonvllle State bank. recently established. will supply a real need in our community" said Vice President H. E. Smith. who attended the bankers conven- ton this week.
 Wiisonville Is one of the most pros porous towns in shelby county. It Is In good farming section and our people as a rule are thrifty. The bank starts with a capital of only sl0.ooo. but that will be ample for the present"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
system.

''If women expect to use the power of suffrage for the good of the land. they must give their own politics good cleans ing" Mrs. Guernsey, defeated candidate for president of the D. A. R., is quoted as saying. Women may not thoroughly understand politics, but they show re- markable aptitude in picking up the ap- proved political lingo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

over al Amarillo, Tex, man has just been sentenced to the penitentiary for 50 years for assault This mild punish- ment should be a warning to him. Were he ever to be convicted of second of- ther with a verdict ordering the confica- ton of his tobacco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

It does one good to hear an American citizen with German name declare all legiance to his adopted country. The trouble is that just now they are not num- erous enough
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

One hundred and fifty women members that they are ready to go to war, where they may be depended on to keep their powder dry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
A BUSINESS VENTURE.

BUSINESS VENTURE. This investigator says he has been studying the substrata of society," For what purpose?7
 Chiefly. I think. to dispose of his in- formation to the upper crust at so much per lecture
 THEN A PEACE WARRANT. q see where a man wants a divorce from his wife because she habitually kicks him on the shins.'
 Tn case like that. what would you suggest?"
 ''The most logical suggestion seems to be shin guards
 HENCE THE AIR OF MYSTERY. T suppose a detective must be good at concealing his thoughts"
 "oh, yes. And it is quite often neces- sary for him to conceal the fact that he hasn't any"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

The world is improving slowly. "soft' drinks are now served in sanitary drink ing cups of paper, instead of greasy glasses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

The appellate court of Kansas City has ruled that a mule is not sound if it has a crook in its tail. Nothing, however, was said about the kick in its heels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

mercful Providence put Woodrow Wilson in the White House at a time when half the world is mad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

A 1-cent fine has been imposed on Topeka, Kan, man for fishing with two hooks on his line Probably a person would be fined all of 'jitney" for having two strings to his bowl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

The Germans say the Lusitana was armed and the Cunard officials say she was unarmed. AS the Lusitania is now at the bottom of the sea, convincing proof, one way or the other, seems hard to get
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

BEGINNING THE DAY-O God, use me this day as Thou wit. ihNe me as I am or change me, according to Thy pleasure. Call me to large task or to small. as suits Thy wis dom. Let me see the results of my labor, or not; let me be conscious of Thine employ. or not. only use me, 0 great God. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Italy is poised on the brink of war" says recent dispatch. Not only poised" but posed in an attitude which invites someone to give her a shove over the brink
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

An astronomer says, "It is poor comet these days that has not at least two tails" A one-tailed comet is hopelessly out of fashion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

A dramatic critic says a troup of young women dancers are Joyous but chaste A sort of Greek frieze effect, no doubt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Our navy may be efficient, but our army is joke at which militaristc Europe can well afford to laugh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Anniston Evening Star: What has be- come of the old-fashioned monarch who used to regard international law?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Talladega Daily Herald At their Bir- mingham meeting the Alabama bankers strongly indorsed diversification. There Is no one class in better position than the bankers to make diversifcation reality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Wisconsin has an anti-treating law, but fortunately most of the stuff that made Milwaukee famous is distributed outside of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
AauIterated Ice Cream

.''I think the state authorities or the city commissioners should take steps ,o regulate the sale of refreshments sucn as ice cream and soft drinks said the head of a family. Some of the Ice cream sold in this city is far removed from the use of cows milk to any large per cent. 1T men will sell such stuff uff'-misbranded- they should be prosecuted. Every edible or drink not made of pure straight proo- ucts should be so pacarded in the places selling them.
 q think shall buy some of the adver- tised brands of ice cream sold here Tn Birmingham and submit them to the prop CT authorities for analysis as to tnelf actual contents or ingredients.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
ENERGY AND OPPORTUNITY
From the Tuscaloosa News:

From the Tuscaloosa News:
 growth, the Mobile Register of Mon- E day morning points out the fact that opportunity and resources are not the only clements that contribute to the building of great cities. A third element, energy, is the greatest factor of all in taking a town out of the rut and putting it on the highroad to prosperity.
 To illustrate this important point, the Register takes the cases of number of cities in the north central states in the neighborhood of the great lakes, saying In part:
 From Mobilan who has spent some time in the country near the great lakes the Register learns of the very generally held opinion in that quarter that there are several small towns on Lake Erie that might now be as big Cleveland but for lack of enterprise. In 1910 Cleveland had 560 0o0 people and Sandusky few less than 2o,OO0. At one time Sandusky was twice as big as Cleveland. According to report Sandusky's harbor is just as good as Cleveland's and shipping has been the making of Cleveland There is plenty of money in Sandusky, but 1t is in the hands of people who will not turn dollar loose unless they can see two coming back.
 Erie, Pennsylvania only lake city, is said to be the equal of Cleveland and Buffalo-between which it is situated-in natural harbor endowment, yet in 1910 Erie had only 6eoO0 people. Buffalo had 423 0OO.
 ''To get away from water transporta- tion: Youngstown, a city that nearly doubled it's population in 10 years, and at taining 79,00o in 1910 (said to be 100000 to- day). has nothing exceptional in the way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
ALABAMA PRESS

Greenville Advocate: Japan's ambition may be to star in the role of international suspicious character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

New York Journal of Commerce: The so-called warning on this side before the I.usitania left port is in itself evidence of this and it is confirmed as by 'proofs of holy writ" by the manner In Wnlch it has been hailed and rejoiced over py German sympathzers and defended py those representing German authority.
 Nor can there be any doubt about the hitter defiance of all recognized rights or ne,1trals and obligations of bell1gerents in the conduct of civilized warfare in this incident, assuming the facts to be as virtually admitted on all sides, whatever obscuritv there may be regarding unes- sential details. The reasons and excuses made by those who are on the defensive while claiming that they have nothing to defend or excuse, are hardly worthy Of re- plv. They involve all the perversion, eva sion and subterfuge, conscious or uncon- scious. that are apt to characterize des- perate efforts to defend the indefensible. For the most part, they answer them selves. Assuming the central fact to De- as appears to be indisputable, that the Tusitania was deliberately torpedoed ana sunk without an effort to save the crew and pa assengers, there can be no possipie ouestion about a. fragrant violation or the universally recognized principle and prac- t,oe of civilized warfare. The only real ouestion is what shall be done about It hv our government and by the German government. Expressions of regret ars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
\ MopERN. MIRACLE

<A NlODEFt1N M IFfZACIJb- Their lease WAS out. they packed their
 goods
 And when they quit the scene The flat. they left behind them was Immediately clean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Andalusia Star: Lumber is going up in price, and 1t ought to go up in that new house before it goes higher
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Livingston Southern Home: Even after peace is declared, the public will have a long course of war fiction to go through.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Gadsden Evening Journal: If you want good roads in your community, get out a split log drag, after the weather clears, and work it for a few miles each side of your farm Then induce your neighbors to do the same thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
The Iron Market

The local iron market, after the recent large buying movement, has settled down into quiet state. The S10 quotation Is being maintained, and it is believed that before the end of the month southern pig will be in brisk demand again at the ad- vanced price. Rogers, Brown & Co.'S Gin cinnati circular, just issued. says in part:
 Recent sales of southern iron in this territory amounted to a round sum and prices on southern brands have advanced and are firmly established at from 25 to 50 cents per ton higher than week or 10 days ago. The week has seen buying of variety of grades, among which malle- able has easily taken the lead in good amount.
 Tn other territories buying has pro- gressed satisfactorily and the trend Is toward h'Sher quotations. Markets in the leadin jcts have been much stronger in thS -..-. --Fo weeks. There is excel lent and earnest inquiry for large tonnage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Shelby County Sun: Illinois women who buy and sell votes at an election are not purifying politics to an apprecable ex- tent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
Government stocking Fish Ponds

There have been some snipineheS "A fish for stocking private ponds received in Birmingham during the last few oays from the federal government hatcheries' said 8 sportsman. They have been mostly bass, bream and sun perch. such as large ly predominate in the waters Of East Lake. I have seen a few large 'blue-nose' bream taken from East Lake this season, but thus far. owing to the lowering of the waters for work on the swimming space, the fish haven't been biting very freely. "It will now be in order for Senator Bankhead and Congressmen Gray and Huddleston to get liberal supplies of fish for the newly formed Lake Bankhead' on the Warrior. It would be well to put l some specl<led trout, and the rainbow also, in these waters. The government also propagates catfish, and these wouldnf do any harm, but would supply an abun- dance of very palatable food for all classes of citizens.
 "These young fish are shipped in special cars and in large cans containing 10000 and 2o,000 young fish about one inch long The method of introducing them to the waters of their new home suggests an inn portant step to sportsmen who use live minnows Before the young fish arc poured into the lake or stream they are subjected to change of water by dip ping from the waiting waters and pouring into the recptacle for some minutes. thus gradually accustoming them to the change of water and the temperature particularly 1 Sportsmen should do this with live min
 nows, particularly where ice has beer used to keep them alive"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

not enough. How long are we bound t' wait for Germany to speak or 10 act ms with authority?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Remittances can be made at current rate of exchange. The Ase-Herald wl'l not be responsible for money sent through the mails. Address,
 THE AGE-HERAbD,
 Birmin gham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

4 D. Griffis, o. E. Young ane W. D. Brumbeloe are the only author ized travelling representatives of The Age-Herald in its circulation depart ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Sylacauga Advance: 'The Alabama farm needs more hogs and live stock on it, and the sooner our farmers devote their atten- ton to the raising of cattle and hogs the sooner will they become independent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

No communication will be published without its authors name. ReJectea manuscript will not be returned ua- less stamps are enclosed for that pur- pose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Guntersville Democrat: America should be thankful that Woodrow Wilson is Pres ident, and if this country should become involved in war. we feel sure that it will only be when all efforts of diplomacy have failed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Washington bureau, POT Hibps eullo- ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta street. Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, Rooms 4S to 50. inclusive, Tribune building, NC" York city; western business olIlee' Tribune building, Chicago. The :. o' Beckwith Special Agency. agents iof- eign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

tions between the two countries will be suspended. That result of the crime or the Lusitania is as certain as anything the future holds in store. H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Mobile Register: A kll-joy man out in Iowa has invented a device which will prevent eavesdropping on party telephone lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Decaturs Daily: Niagara Falls won't roar quite so loud when Muscle Shoals gets into the harness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Entered at tine Birmingham, Ala.' rosfoff,ce as second class matter un- der act of Congress March 3. lsis.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

.Americanism' is frank, humorous
and cordial. She is a bit iaudacious
without being aggressive; she Is men
tally honest with herself, and is be-
coming more and more honest with,
men; she Is clean of mind. strong OF
body, true Of soul Above all. she Is
out for the truth and means to have
It at all costs. She may not be as
subtle as her foreign sisters; she has
not their exotic personality. their
yelled, mysterious charm. but never
theless she is psychologically every
bit as interesting.
.But don't think for moment that
/ would dare to do more than family
suggest all this in a picture! II
did / couldn't sell one year. You
see, the psychologically interesting
model is actually taboo for the mag
azine cover artists, for example. A
portrait painter may make the most
painstaking and elaborate character
izations of his model; he may strive
to transfer her innermost thoughts.
her very soul to his canvas, but we
pretty-girl-head creators must avoid
the pitfalls of too much individuality
as we would plague.
Psychology of the Picture.
ave must never indulge in too
much art. and must keep weather
eye on pose, pfcturesaueness, modish
artificiality, and Just the right degree
of prettiness. We are really design
ers Of pretty faces rather than por-
aour covers are intended for the
masses. inside the magazine will be
found every variety OF reading mat
ter to please the individual taste
poetry timely articles on current
events; fiction, hu,nor. etc. but the
outside must catch tho eye Of the
great public. That is why artists al
ways draw just average type girls on
covers-not too clever, not too subtle.
not too soulful. not too much sex. not
foo much character. not too much
anything!"
city just four years ago. having given
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

American girl different" and tries
TO get that difference into her pct
ures, which, you will agree. is diff
cult and an ambitious thing to do.
A New Picture Type.
One of the results is that Miss Nc
Mein is credited with producing a
new type-that is to say, new pict-
ure type. If there Is to be Gibson
girl, and Wenzell girl, and Mont
gomery Flagg girl. and a Stanlaws
girl, there is also McMein girl, and
you will see some glimpses of her on
this page. You will see that Miss
McMein believes in real" girls, girls
who look like some one you have
met, rather than dream girls Of
fancy.
Miss McNfein believes that eyentu-
ally out Of the now so-called modern
woman" whose Increasing freedom is
making her every day more and more
herself and less and less what habit,
tradition and mere man have de-
creed will evolve supectype; but in
the mean time the modern girl is not
30 far away from the old parlor girl
but what she retains lot of her par
asitic sisters traits, and it is this
suggestion of cross or combination
of the old and the new that distin-
9uishes the McNlein heads from all
other color pastels and makes them.
accordingly, SO contradictory. per
picking and interesting. But here
are the artists own words describing
the type she loves best to portray:
..The girl who best expresses
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

up good position as head designer
Of q big millinery establishment IN
Chicago to try her hand at drawing
heads instead OF hats She had NO
influence, no letters of Introduction,
but. she had indomitable courage ana
a tremendous determination to sue
coed. For many months she petidied
her pictures rom publisher to pub
Usher without success. but when at
last one was finally accepted other
orders fairly poured In
Achievement of Chicago Girl
at is interesting" she said, smil-
ing at the remembrance of those
early struggles. ito observe how the
artist may measure her success by the
way her drawings are delivered to
the publishers. At first used to
stagger under the weight of two enor-
nous sandboards covered with heavy
wooden stretchers to keep the pastel
from rubbing OF. and would make
daily rounds with one under each arm.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

=HE American girl who Is ex-
plotted so widely by various
forms of art is usually in
l52g&gag troduced by man. II the
proper study of mankind is woman.
and II man is assumed to have accom-
plished some knowledge by his study
ing, we should. perhaps, expect fair
" truthful. IL reasonably fattertng'
report from the masculine artist.
Nevertheless. it is matter of nat
ural curiosity to wish to know what
the American girl thinks about the
American girl. How does the girl ar
tfst see her own kind?
Neysa Moran McMein. still in her
twenties, and very much an American
girl. earns over ten thousand a year
making pastel pictures of the eternal
feminine. Evidently, then, her opin-
ion of how the American girl looks.
and her way of expressing that opin-
ion in line and color. are worth real
money. H.
Miss McMein has opinions. She
doesn't think the American girl is al
ways ravishingly beautiful. and she
doesn't always select her, types be
cause they are pretty dolls. She looks
for the characteristics that make the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Warmth Of Pine Needle.

woHN H. EHLERs describes there
suits Of measurements OF the In
ternal temperature OF pine leaves
in winter obtained by means otsinr
pen,ous the-mo-eiectrfc apparatus.
He found that these leaves. under
winter conditions. maintain temperar
lures from 2 to 10 deg. centigrade
higher than the surrounding afr.
owing to the absorption OF radiant
energy.
The average of $50 readfngs taken
In February between the hours Of
8 A. M. and 3 P. NJ. was "a little more
than 8 deg. above the air tempera.
ture.