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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
srcprrARIEs FROM NEW YORK

From the Syracuse Post-Standard tRep).
 If MT. Wilson selects his Secretary or State from New York he will honor a state that has been more frequently hon ored than any other with this office. If Mr. Lansing Is appointed successor to Mr. Bryan he will be the eighth New Yorker to hold the premier position in the cabinet.
 The secretaries of state from New York have been;
 Under Andrew Jackson-Martin Van Buren.
 Under Franklin Pierce-William l.. Marcy.
 Under Lincoln and Johnson-William H Seward.
 Under Grant-Hamlton Fish.
 Under Hayes-William M Evarts. Under Roosevelt-Elihu Root and Rob- ert Bacon. New York has furnished eight secre- taries of war and eight secretaries of the treasury since the offices were estab- lished under Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

Harold Williams, in the London Chronicle.
 WYE had sat up rather later than
 NA/ usual the other night as an of-
 W ficer had been dining with us and the talk had been full of interest. An added dash of excitement was caused oy the news that Zeppelin had been sighted, and the garrison had been warned of possible raid. About 12:3O, however, we were all in bed and dropping off to sleep It was quite chilly night but suddenly began to feel a curious sensation of suffocation, and a strong impulse to go to the window and fling it wider open even than it was It seemed ridiculous to get up and rouse myself, and tried to settle down to sleep again. But mo- The feeling was irresistible-and at the same moment 1 heard a voice from the next room call out. Do you hear that engi le throbbing? That's something more than an aeroplane.p In less than a minute four of us had rushed to a front window, without turning on any light, of course, and were leaning out as far as we could reach. Just above our chimneys we caught sight of a dim shape It must
 
 house. Without word we rushed into the garden-just as we were, with bare feet and in our night clothes-and there above us we saw the monster There was a slight mist, which perhaps, added to the horror, and the large cigar-shaped body seemed vast in size l could hardly guess the height. but it might have been 1000 feet at rough calculation, for we saw 1t clearly, but it was probably more There could be no doubt that it was d Zeppelin. The shape was quite different from any other airship-longer and nar- rower The heavy thud of the engines sounded quite different from the whrring of an ordinary aeropane. It was travel ing at a good pace, east by north We watched the passing of the Zeppelin, sending out strong waves of prayer to guard the unsuspecting sleepers from the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
THE PASSING OF A ZEPPELIN

power of evil lying waiting in that grin machine, and our hearts filled with thank fitness that we had been spared, and only the shadow of horror had passed over us.
 What was the strong impulse which kept urging me to look up? l was alone, walking along a country lane, no voice spoke, and yet the message was insistent All round the larks were singing, and only with ones eyes on the sky can that glorious thrill be fully appreciated, until ones whole being vibrates in sympathy with the spring. But what is that dim humming sound like huge insect coming from the couds2 The whirr of an aero plane is a familiar note these days of war, on the east coast-but this was diff ferent, and yet Look up! look upi" The words rang through my brain-and there. up among the white, feecy clouds flew the great humming insect It was an aer- oplane, but at what a height. Never had the flight of man seemed so like a wheeling bird. One big sweep round, and the bird was off again. It was not com ing down to our air station Indeed, the stranger seemed a real bird of passage, Was it possible that this beautiful flying creature. with it's gentle hum was indeed a winged messenger of death, come to inspect our peaceful country, perhaps rain fire of destruction in it's flight? Is the wonder of mans ingenuity to be used as a weapon of hate? God forgive us. We have marred the surface of the earth N tn the ugly machinery of humanity let us leave the blue sky and the spaces between the clouds to the angels and the pure in spirit.
 l discovered afterward that the stranger was indeed a German aeroplane which had been chased by one of ours and was escaping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
ALABAMA PRESS

Ashland Progress: There has never been a time in history when the Amer ioan flag had a greater significance than now. In the language Of seere- tary McAdoo, 'it is the hope ot eiYi' lization.'
 Enes Tribune: Monday, July }, let s unfurl "Old Glory to the peacetui hreezes in the grandest country, Tn me grandest state, in the grandest county and in the best little town in the coun- try. Long may it wave over the iahd os the free and the home of the brave
 Gadsden TimesNews: The forrese highway from Rome to BirminSham via Gadsden, ought to be attractive to tourists. It will furnish world or things interesting to the average American.
 Gadsden Evening Journal: Word c.mes from Birmingham that strong delegation from that city will make the trip to a?me, July D. News comes from Rs >that great preparations are heinz made to entertain the visitors. Gadsden should be well represented in the party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

Y: ::: ';:: ::: ;::::;: ;:::;: $: there's no place like home," knew whereof he spoke.
 At least so say social workers of Topeka, Kan, who have been at tempting to assist an old colored woman, called Grandma Simpson,"
 Grandma Simpson lives in a shack, built from boards of all sizes and de- scriptions, patched out with pieces of tin and with boiler lids, where the boards fail of meeting.
 During recent heavy rains the shack was flooded and Topeka's policewom- an and representative of charita- ble institution went to offer her a better home and more comforts. But Grandma Simpson refused to leave her humble dwelling, and in fact, Wodid iiot bOliiit iCl NtclbOIO. DilC talked to them over a high board fence, which she explained was to keep out the 'pesky boys"
 'I'se not fixed fer comp'ny," she explained. Some folks live in worse places than this; I've knowed of some folks livin' in holler trees. 1 works for good white folks"
 Grandma Simpsons family were all soldiers, she proudly asserts. But she is all alone now-her youngest son went to the Spanish-American war and never returned.
 Alone, feeble, penniless, the old negro woman clings tenaciously to the miserable shack. Instead of comfort in an institution she chooses the tum- ole-down cabin which years ago rang
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Splendid Crops

am cultivating variety of crops. including fruit. on my 50-aere farm in St. Clair county, Just beyond the Jefferson inc said w. NJ Lindsay. My apples are the prettiest ever saw. have never known crops to look better at this time of the year than those in my neighborhood They are simply splendid. From the pres ent outlook this is going to be great year for the farmers of northern Ala bama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Thinks Earl. peac. probahIe

"Fhe allies cannot whip the Ger mans and some of them must now see it that way said the Rev. carl HenclSel
 "The war may continue indefinitely lut am inclined to believe that it will stop very soon. My idea is that Rus sia will begin by negotiationg a sep- a'ate peace treaty with Germany and Austria. If that be done France would soon follow The announcement Chat steps are to be taken to end the war will probably come suddenly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Ignorance Is the curse Of God.
 --Henry VI

BEGINNING THE DAY-LOrd, I would hnve Christ wnI< up and down in my life today. If He changes my business or my meth ods or my attitude toward men and things; if He takes away my money; If He leaves me friendlessi l pray Thee let me follow Him still, for He Is light and life. In His name. Amen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
ON THE JUMP

From the Brooklyn Times
 Three prisoners dropped out of the sec ona-story window of the Coney Island court yesterday; another man leaped from the fourth tier of cells In the Tombs; an- other sprang off the Brooklyn bridge, and a young woman threw herself out of rowboat. Everybody seems to be on the jump just now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Raising Money for Birmingham College

I am canvassing in Talladega for sub scr1ptions to the Birmingham college fund and am meeting with very good success, said the Rev. J. B. Cumming. You know We started out more than year ago to raise $25,OO0-a half to be used for new buildings and Improvements on the grounds and the other half to be set aside as permanent endowment fund, The depression coming on, we did not complete the canvass, but we did bring the sub scriptions up to about $1S7,0OO. We expect to round out the amount to s2000OO this year.
 Plans are now being prepared for the erection of science hall, to cost about $30,- ooo When We have enough money on hand we will erect handsome admin istration building to cost something like sl0O,0O0.9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
 WIDELY COMMENTED ON

From the Macon News.
 man in Buffalo named Damn has married a girl named Goode. and every paragrapher in the business, with our exception, is having something to say about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

-, HE announcement in Fridays Age
 Herald that the only idle furnace
 at Ensley would go in blast within week and that of the sum total capacity of all the Tennessee company's factories the production was up to 75 per cent was to the Birmingham man of business ambi- tion.
 So the big manufactory of Birmingham is doing real business with prospects of full capacity operations very soon.
 This means that the smaller wheels Of industry are likewise beginning to spin.
 The great Tennessee company here is managed locally by talent which is not exceled anywhere.
 This talent has been tested and ap- proved by the general in command of the greatest army of industries in the world; and it is of this man I would write
 Judge Ebert H. Gary, Chairman of the Board of the Steel corporation and direc- tor general of it's affairs, is a man of per hapa sixty. clean cut of features and of limb, agile of body and alert of mind, quick of perception and as just and fair as the most accurately balanced chemists scales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
AND IN PHILADELPHIA. TOO

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 Somebody ought to reduce the allies gains to common denomination. This business of adding up ss of a mile, plus <S6 yards, plus s-l2 of a kilometre Is little fatiguing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
TO PRINT STATE LAWS

From the lEpes Tribune.
 For the benefit of its readers the Tribune win publish each week one or more of the laws passed by the last legislature as given by The Bir- ningham Age Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

For "siclS man the Turk is show ing remarkable staying powers, de- spite the cheering news sent out from London regarding the successes of the allies in the Dardanelles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

Chicagos short street car strike, ex pecting to go into the jitney bus busi ness, realize now that opportunity knocked on their doors merely to hand them a lemon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

The citizens of Georgia should blush for the treatment accorded Governor Slaton, who refused to be swayed by the clamor of the mob.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

A movement to get Frank pardoned is already under way, so the chances are that newspaper readers have not heard the last of the Frank case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE MAN WHO
 DIRECTS OUR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

He is quiet of manner, pointed and de- cIsive of speech and can transact more business in an hour than the average man in a day.
 Socially he is the most charming of men He enjoys a good story and tells a good one He Is an expert judge of rare rugs. paintings and art works gen eralIy. In his home are some of the most beautiful and highly prized oriental rugs in existence and perhaps the most ex- quisite furniture selections in America.
 But with all the love of art and of beautiful treasures he never loses sight of the fullest consideration for his fellow man in whatever position he might be. No concern in the world has more con tented employees and working men than the Steel Corporation. Every man is en- abled to share in its profits, and Judge Gary insists upon the most careful of residential surrounding to all the plants of the great company over which he pre- sides l have heard men say that he throws away profits in providing safety appliances for his plants, pleasure grounds for his people schools, churches and amusements for them. But he Le-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

Lack of ammunition is said to have caused the defeat of the Russians. The Germans are not accommodating enough to subject themselves to bayo- net charges any more than is abso- lutely necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

Russia shows a disposition to let the other allies bear the brunt of the fight ing for awhile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

The Germans are already so far ahead of their foes on points that they could afford to quit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

According to testimony, while an al- legged love pirate was kissing a New ' Ycrk millionaire he waved his arms Hike Sousa leading a band" Evidently pleased, but a novice at the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

Great Britain subscribes to the theory that it pays to advertise, be- cause she has recruited large army by that method.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
JUSTIFIED
TIME WILL TELL
WHAT'S BLUE BLOOD

WHAT'S BLUE BLOOD
 "She never tires of telling how her ancestors came over in the Mayflower." "Still, that sort of story doesn't reighbors who know that the present generation of the family can't afford to go back to Europe as first cabin passengers aboard an ocean liner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
A FIRST CLASS SUBSTITUTE

A FIRST CLASS SUBSTITUTE Now, riches don't make happiness,
 A very ancient saw; And yet, a maid who's in distress
 Quite often goes to law And asks enormous damages
 To heal a broken heart, And when her lawyer makes his pleas
 The jury takes her part, So that, in just a little while,
 Her breach of promise suit Extracts the coin to live in style
 From one who proved brute, And while 1t mayn't be happiness
 That makes her features glow, Whate'er it is, it doth express
 A joyous mood I know. CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES "Pa. were you ever caught smoking when you were a boy2' asked Tommy slathers. who had been invited to the woodshed for a private interview with his father.
 "Why-er-yes," answered MT. slath- CTS.
 'Did your father punish your NO. he didn't"
 Then I hope you won't be hard on me because you have caught me smok- ing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

An earthquake shock should not hurt business at the San Francisco fair, in view of the Americans well known penchant for taking a sporting chance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

Santo Domingo has started a revo- lution against kissing, which promises 10 be less bloody than the revolutions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

Roumania has been given to under stand by the allies that if she doesn't come across soon, she needn't come across at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Recalling Days of 'gS

Tn these days of war and rumors of war those who served or volun- teered to serve in our army during the Spanish American war naturally recall the stirring days of '9S," said E ". Lindsey. q was living in Nashville when war broke out and enlisted in the Third Tennessee.
 While we did not get to the front We learned a lot of things that We're useful to us in after life and 1t is always pleasure to me to recall thu, days we spent in camp. We were in instruction camp in Chickamauga park for sometime before being sent to An niston, where we remained from Sep tsmber, 1898. to the last day of Janu- ary, 1899.
 In Anniston we didn't have such a hard time but in Chickamauga they drilled us until our tongues hung out. We went on hikes over the mountains around Chattanooga, over Missionary Ridge and all through the country. It was pretty hot work, especially as we were in heavy marching order, carrying about 65 pounds to the man.
 T happened to be lucky and was appointed trumpeteer, so did not have to carry a rifle. All the boys were game though and it was surprising how few of them fell out on the long practice marches. After they got back to camp they were often laid up though.
 We were sent to Annston during the latter part of September and had an easier time as they only drilled US two hours in the morning and two in the afternoon Then too, we were not in heavy marching order. There must have been about 10000 troops en- camped about Anniston and l never re- turn there without thinking of the days l spent in that city as a sol dier."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

The Boston Globe recently split an infintive and paragraphers from coast to coast indulged in exclamation marks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

Lemberg was brief, but hardly to the point
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Announcing the Birmingham Magazine

"On July 25 the first issue of The Bir- mingham Magazine, of which I am editor. will be issued" remarked c. w. Roberts the well known publicity man.
 T intend this publication to be a spe- cial business organ, and great number of articles will be contributed by local business men. It has been planned along such lines as to develop more highly the civic spirit of the community. There will be a City Beautiful Department, Real Estate and Investors Guide a Builders Guide, and Department of Business Help. This magazine should stimulate the spirit of cooperation and be in many other ways useful. Special space will be given to the work of the Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trade, the Ad Mems club, the Real Estate exchange, the Alabama diversification movement. the Builders exchange. and the cordia. co-operation of members of these organi cations is requested. There win be perf petual Know Birmingham campaign in the columns of the magazine. and all manner of industrial development work will be fully discussed. I feel convinced that the publication will prove an excel lent influence for improvement and ex- pansion work here.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIr1ES
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their hours for telephoning the grocer are identical"
 JUSTIFIED Although as patriotic
 As any man, l ween, Dubbs has a poor opinion
 Of tn U. s. submarine
 TIME WILL TELL "Ahl A wedding party is comins out of that church. see the lucky man" "where?" "He Is just this moment stepping into a limousine" Maybe you are right. That's the suitor who ran second.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

"Umph! My early attempts made me deathly sick, but you are looking as fit as a fiddle. Step this way, son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

CLEANED OUT I've often wished that I might throw my purse to chauffeur, as the oId-time heroes used to throw their purses to their retainers." q get much the same sensation every time I take a taxi ride. l have to frisk my pockets for the fare"
 CLASHES ARE FREQUENT Are Mrs. Gadders and Mrs. Plimson friendly"
 "No. Under the circumstances I fear that is impossible"
 "Why so2'
 "Tkey afY on the same party line and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

iieves that every man who works is ea- / titled to the same proportion of pieasures' that the executive officers have, and he insists upon it. He is broad guaged in all things and it is indeed fortunate for this district that such a man is the leader in it's industrial development.
 On Thursday next Alabama. by it's laws becomes the most radical and extreme prohibition state in the Union If it's laws are enforced the drunkard must reform and the young man can have no ten,pta- ton of drink.
 It remains to be seen whether these laws will be enforced or whether we snal havs a repetition of the old days. when blind more mean whisky was consumed than during the days of the open saloon. It is the duty of the man who voted prohibition upon the state now to apply the same amount of energy in enforcing the laws that he exerted in foisting them upon tho state
 Now that we have prohibition, let us make it prohibition in reality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

"Chugson seems to have an un- usually large horn on his runabout."
 "so he has. Every time he presses the bulb I expect to see that little car of his hurled backward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. rostofflce as second class matter un- der act Of Congress March B. 1Si9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
Pursuit of Happiness

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

BIG SOUND WAVE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27

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 Lack of ammunition Is said to have caused the defeat of the Russians. The Germans are not accommodating net charges any more than is abso- lutely necessary. People who bought automobiles dur Chicago's short street car strike, ex- pecting to go into the jitney bus busi- ness realize now that opportunity knocked on their doors merely to hand them a lemon.
 According to testimony, while an al- leged love pirate" was kissing New York millionaire he waved his arms Hike sousa leading a band" Evidently pleased, but a novice at the game. For "siclk man the Turk is show ing remarkable staying powers, de- spite the cheering news sent out from London regarding the successes of the allies in the Dardanelles.
 
 An earthquake shock should not hurt business at the San Francisco fair, in view of the Americans well known penchant for taking a sporting chance"
 santo Domingo has started revo-  lution against kissing, which promises 10 be less bloody than the revolutions in that part of the world usually are.
 
 movement to get Frank pardoned is already under way, so the chances are that newspaper readers have not heard the last of the Frank case.
 
 The citizens of Georgia should blush for the treatment accorded Governor Slaton. who refused to be swayed by the clamor of the mob.
 Great Britain subscribes to the theory that it pays to advertise, be- cause she has recruited large army by that method.
 Roumania has been given to under stand by the allies that if she doesn't come across soon, she needn't come across at all.
 The Boston Globe recently split an infinitive and paragraphers from coast to coast indulged in exclamation marks.
 The Germans are already so far ahead of their foes on points that they could afford to quit
 Russia shows a disposition to let the other allies bear the brunt of the fight ing for awhile.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-17
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Johanna Eitheen, of La Moure spent
Sunday with friends in Valley City.
Irene Cox, Of Wimbledon, was q
Valley City visitor Sunday.
A. E. Morgan, Of Darlington, was
again down to Valley City to attend
to legal affairs at court here.
Thomas Boucher left Monday morn.
ing on No. 8 for the western part Of
the state where his duties as travel
ing salesman take him. \
J. H. Kithey, from Oriska, was
among the out-of-town callers in Val
ley City Sunday. He was a guest al
the Kindred hotel. ...
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hanson
formerly of this city, passed through
on No. Monday morning on their
way to the coast.
An accident occurred on No. 3 Mon
day morning. A small baby struck
it's head on something solid, due to the
swaying of the train. Its parents i'm
mediately got off at Valley City and
took the child to the Platon hospital
in an automobile.
Mrs. T. 8. Henry is in Paynesville
Mimi, this week, the guest of the
Misses Mary and Phoebe Hudson.
Geo. standish. Of Casselton, who is
travelling for the Grand Forks Herald
spent Saturday afternoon in the city
being the guest Of his aunt, Mrs
Mary Smith, and cousin, Mrs. Johr
Neustaedter and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodruff returned
frome their wedding trip and spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
A. Dckel. They left for their home
at Bismarck Monday.