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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
The Cotton situation

A prominent brokerage concern in New York, in its weekly review just issued, says in part:
 "The price movement during the week was more or less circumscribed owing undoubtedly to the impending inaugura- ton of federal control of the cotton trade. There is no reason, however. to be appre- hensive over the tax provision of the law, because the new contract has been care- fully drafted so as to meet all require n,ents of the act, and is not taxable.
 ''The question of Interpretation of the law is a serious one and has without doubt restrained the trade from making free use of the advantages of the con- tract market. The phase of the question which seems to be causing more uncer- tainty than anything else Is how the gov ernment will supervise deliveries of cot ton. No provision has been made for classification by federal officers before tender and shippers are confronted with doubt regarding the acceptance and grad ing of trsir cotton. This is probably tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
MATE BROWN WAS PREMATURE

From the St. Louis POSt-DlSpatcI.
 The suicide at Memphis of Lou Brown. steamboat mate, is attributed to his be- lief that the old fiourishng days of the river are over, never to retnrr
 The depression that naturally might le- suit from such a belief can be appre- ciated Doubtless Mate Brown loved the broad, wrinkled face of the yellow stream. Doubtless he shared the hope Of all or us that something will be done enabling the river to come into it's own again. Probably he listened attentively when folk told about what Congress was planning to do, gave credence to engineer talk on the ease and comparatively small ex- pense of converting the river Into thronged highway of commerce and had his own private views, as all old river men have, about new types of boat that will hardly use more coal day than a baseburner.
 But the years slipped away. There was nothing doing that looked to digging her deep through the valley Channels Of eight feet and other feet were mentioned less and less in the press. Hope deferred brought profound dejection. Things might even go from bad to worse, until he had to become & landlubber to make living.
 His attitude of Encouragement can be understood, but he was too precipitate. The Panama canal, after whose compile tion the Mississippi was to have it's due, has hardly had the finishing touches put on it yet. The war has brought new problems that may cause little delay But time Is coming that Mate Brown ought to have lived to see-a time wnich will bring recognition of this great nat ural waterways value and its invita- ton to human enterprise. If there were no Mississippi in the center of the valiey' Congress would some day be grahuhs appropriations to build canal along tne very route of its present channel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
Strawberry Growing

strawberry growing is profit able business when undertaken along the right lines" said c. F. Bell of Bir- mingham.
 "A few years ago my firm decided to begin the cultivation of strawber- ries for the Birmingham market. We secured about 50 acres of land near Bolin, about 150 miles south of this city. The climate is very mild in that locality and is especially we'll adapted to the production of an early crop. The soil on our tract has been well fertil- ized and a heavy crop is produced each year. These berries are ready for pick ing soon after the Florida crop is ex-. hausted each season and when placed on the local market meet with a brisk sale
 Especial attention is given to the preparation of the fruit for the market and extra precaution is taken for keep ing it clean and wholesome. Each win ter just before time for the vines to sprout the land is covered with a layer of pine straw about an inch in depth and when the fruit is produced it rests on a clean surface free from dust When it becomes ripe there Is no trou- lie at all in securing the berry free from foreign substances of all kinds
 "Very few truckers have adopted this method of raising strawberries but it certainly proves most effective fin sandy land. When the berry season is at its height In south Alabama from two to three cars are shipped to Bir- miDgham each week from our farm and the quality, l believe, comes up to the Cullman fruit, which is placed or the Birmingham market little later on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
UTOPIAN ALABAMA
From the Macon Telegraph.

From the Macon Telegraph.
 "HE Alabama legislature is careening
 hilariously along, setting new
 | marks each day in its progress to stage where it will undoubtedly regu- ls te our fortunate sister states residents to the extent that dinner Will De ser by law for ' o'clock in the evening in- stead of noon; sugar will be prescribed bv special enactment for tomatoes and vinegar and salt barred; union suit un- derwear will be legislated on to every body, even on fat men; yellow geared automobiles may be singled out as per- nicious and made contraband; in fact It would not be surprising if they stipu- lated bv law that blond young man must not court any dam5el save one with raven hair.
 It is undoubtedly going to be fine to live in Alabama Everything Is going to be regulated and decided and laid out for all the people by their allwise. kindly legislature legislature that is tender hut firm with it's children, that in it's ctidings of the recalcitrants will remind the obstreperous one that the acton IS all flor it's own good.' It's going to be an ideal parent to the whole people or Alabama.
 Just think of the joy living in a state where the legislature will decide by law for you just what sort of tie to wear with a certain sort of collar; just what to get your wife for her birthday, granted your salary is so much and you live in such and such section and come un- der various classifications that certainly will be arranged for this matter, and think how fine it will be when your wife asks you what you'd like to have for supper to tell her to look up the law on the matter and see what the legis- lature has provided shall be the piece de
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
ALABAMA PRESS

Talladega Home: The 6-cent loaf hits
 the poor man right between the eyes, Age-Herald And misses him Q mile just beneath the nose.
 Tuskegee News: The office seekers are
 feeling very squally over the fact that Governor Henderson is giving his time
 to saving Alabama from further finan-
 cial trouble, rather than to inquiring as
 to what manner of men the office seekers
 are.
 Montgomery Times: The Age-Herald
 has all sorts of opinions of our legisla-
 ture The members have been termed by
 that paper mules, wild asses, colts, and
 now they are plain jacSasses. The first thing The All. knows it will find itself suppressed for contempt of court Linden Democrat-Reporter: Some of the whisky papers of the state died such a hard death that their groans were heard all over the nation. They look upon the recent prohibition measures as noncon- structive and ridiculous. Some of them have suggested that a law be now made to have all the cherry trees in Alabama
 cut down to keep the jaybirds from get ting drunk Robin Red Breast should also be cared for and the china trees should feel the weight of the axe for the winter visitors protection
 Albertvile Banner: In cartoon en- titled "Our Valentine" appearing in last Eriday's Age-Herald, State Senator Johr A. Lusk is pictured as regular see pirate dancing with two of his colleagues Brown and Bulger aboard the goot ship Piffel." Some of the newspaper boy: around the capitol say that Senator Lusl laughed heartily when shown the car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

She never sings ragtime song
 And this the reason why: She wants to prove to all the throng
 Her thoughts are rather high And much above the common plane
 On which most people think, If married she'd give hub a pain
 And drive him soon to drink.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

against the exceptional few who demon- strate real capacity for medical prac tice? Men are not born to be good doc tors any more than they are born to be good lawyers, and if they are given the benefit sf the doubt, why should not wom- en medical students receive the same tol- erance? To rule women out as unquali- fled under an arbitrary sex distinction. and before they have entered the profess sion in suffisient numbers to demonstrate either their fitness or their lack of it, smacks of prejudice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
MEANS WELL.

From the Memphis News-Scimitar
 The Age-Herald is authority for the statement that an Alabama senator waxed eloquent over one of the Ten Command ments and then misquoted it. The politi- elan means well, but he is not always very strong on the scriptures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
MEAN TO THE LAST.

MEAN TO THE LAST. "A man who died the other day request ed that a popular song be played on phonograph at his funeral"
 That's queer. He must have liked the song extremely well'
 NO. It was a post-mortem piece of spite work. His wife detests the song"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

MUCH MORE NOTICEABLE. clothes for five years. That's toughi' "Of course it is, my friend, but I'm worse off than you. I've had the same au- tomobile for five years.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
A TRUE OPTIMIsT.

A TRUE OPTIMIST A German bullet killed a British sol- dier who was noted for seeing the funny side of life in the trenches"
 Poor fellow! It's pity he was killed. A chap like that could see the funny side of life in a dentists chair''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

BEGINNING THE DAY-I thank Thee, O God, for all the answered praycrs which have kept men pray ing. thank Thee that Thou choosest to act through the agency of men who wrestle with Thee in their spirits. I thank Thee that when I open the gates of prayer still feel the tides of Thy blessing. Amen.-H. NJ. F..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

Ambassador Gerard and the Kaiser will not let the activity of German Americans in this country or the hysteria of a few in Germany prevent them from reaching an amicable understand ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

resistance for supper the third Thurs day in the month. In short, all Alabam-
 ians' worries and troubles are to be taken
 soon be a restful state Nothing to do
 there, but just live as it is appointed you shall live.
 The latest step toward this Utopia is
 a law forbidding newspapers from carry ing advertising of any liquors, beers. wines and such. There can be no objec- ton to this for doubtless the legislature
 will be fair in the matter and deal out It's regulation with an even hand. or course, the supreme court must hold that as the newspaper must not accept distil- lery or brewery money for it's merchant
 able commodity, the butcher must turn
 down the retail liquor mans order for
 meat; the department store must call his
 wife on the phone and tell her that she must not offer her husbands money, nor can they accept his checks any more
 in exchange for their goods. The grocer
 must stop delivering groceries to him unless he is willing to give them away.
 The church must see to it that none of
 his money finds it's way into holy cof- fers. The doctor must put him on the charity list, for of course he must not
 accept the liquor mans money for his
 nlerchantable commodity. The real es-
 tate agent or the landlord must not sell
 or rent him property by that samc token.
 Alabama reminds us at this time of
 the definition of it given by rather witty
 drunk one evening. He put it In this way:
 Alabama is an Indian name. When the Indians came to that part of the coun- | try, the chief grunted out Alabama! | which in Indian means: T have found somethin-but whatthehell is it? And
 so they've called it Alabama ever since"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

The American flag looked so well when otic Americans would like to see a fleer of vessels like the Lusitania flying the Stars and Stripes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

From the way England and Germany continue to glover at each other and ignore France, you would think that France was merely an innocent by stander
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
MISLEADING.

'The English language has it's limi- tations"
 For instanoe?"
 "A press agent invited me to attend full dress rehearsal of a classic dance" ''Wen?''
 He should have called it an undress rehearsal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

Now that Sarah Bernhardt has had an operation performed on her famous knee, 1t is hoped that she will feel equal to at least 10 more farewell tours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

A committee of IA formed to drive or ganized vice out of New York says that their work is almost ended. Alas, a reformer's work is never done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

Two hundred women were indicted in Pike county, Kentucky, for selling their votes. Yet, men have been contendinS all the time that women don't under stand politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

The Boston Advertiser is in favor of intermarriage between whites and blacks. On account of its geographical location. the Advertiser can take stand like that without losing nine-tenths Of it's chcu- lation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

John Bull is beginning to realize more and more that he has a job cut out for him in the matter of telling Germany where she must get off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

The Chinese republic has pardoned Dr. Sun Yat Sen although it wasn't really necessary, as Dr. Sen still retained his self-respect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

A German socialist says the German people are against the war, but at the present stage of the game he would have a hard time proving it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

President" he probably confines himself to those features of the presidency which makes 1t desirable and ignores those which made his own stay in the White House far from pleasant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

The high cost of war is troubling Hol- land and Switzerland. The Swiss hotel keeper must be at his wits end by this time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

The heartfelt sympathy extended to Bailey of the Houston Post is much ap- preciated. Without ever having experi- enced the horrors af ''drouth," so far as We know, Col Baileys active imag- ination never fails him in picturing the misery caused by prohibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Rusiness in Chicago

Bustness Tn ChfcaG0
 There is general improvement Tn the business situation in Chicago" said L. T. Hampton of the lake metropolis.
 Chicago has not suffered as much as New York suffered last fall on ac- count of the depression, but business was anything but encouraging. It Is quite different now. There has been big improvement in Chicago within the past two weeks and everybody there is optimistic"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

The present European war seems to be sadly deficient in heroic boy drummers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

SYMPATHY FROM KANSAS. Hutchinson, Kan, February F, 1915. Dear Sir: We read many things you write. But you, like Kansas, must be getting mighty dry since your prohibition troubles. For that reason I wrote the enclosed to help you out. It surely will. Yours truly,
 "c. H. SCOTT You may say what you please but 1t isn't enough
 A quart of liquor a month. It might satisfy some though it's hardly a bluff
 A quart of liquor a month But in Ole Alabam there's a rule in effect That a regular gent cannot stand up erect If he drinks more than this much, declare the elect
 A quart of liquor a month.
 C. H. s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
A SURE SIGN.

A SURE SIGN. Those two women have been talking What makes oyu think so? Look how effusively they kiss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
QUITE DIFFERENT.

See here Did you say I was drunk last night?' "No. I said you were obfuscated.' "Oh, that's all right, then"
 IN RETROSPECT. Still backward turns
 His yearning gaze; He says, "Those were The happy days And with more cause Than other men. His wife did keep
 Some boarders then, While he all day
 With friends would mix And air his views
 On politics. PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

Talladega Home: The 6-cent loaf hits the poor man right between the eyes, Age Herald. And misses him q mile just beneath the nose
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-18

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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-18
SOCiQtZNQWS1
HEAR. O We NATIONS.

Hear, hear. O 70 Nations, and hear
ing obey
The cry from the past and the call
of today!
Earth wearies and wastes with her
fresh life outpoured.
With glut Of tho cannon and spoil
OF the sword.
A new era opens, t~ranscending the
old, . &
J. calls for new leaders. for new
ranks enrolled;
For wars grim tradition it m"Keth
appeal
TO service Of mar in the worlds com.
monweal.
The workers atield in the mill and
the mart, e.,
On commerce, in council, in science
and art, .-..
Shall bring OF their gifts and toseth-
er create
The manifold life OF the firn.builded
State.
And more shall the triumph OF right
over wrong
Be shield to the weak and a curb to
the strong.
When counsel prevails and, the bat
tie flags furled,
The High Court Of Nations gives law
to the world.
nd Thou. o my Country, from many
made one.
Last born OF tho nations, at morn
ing thy sun
Arise 10 the place Thou art given to
Ill, se,l furr .....
And lead the world. triumph Of peace
and good will.
Frederick l.. Hosmsr
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-18
COUNTRY CLUE EVENTS.


Last Wednesday, July 14th, finished
the play in the women's June and July
tournament. Handicaps were deter.
mined after three scores we're in, and
at the finish the three best scores
were selected from all the contestant
had made, this sum total was divided
by three for the average and the
handicap deducted, which placed the
beginner in a class with the older
player, and the prize was awarded. to
Mrs. Crewe. On July goth will begin
the twelve weeks handicap tourna.
ment, which will be the same sort of
event. AS soon as three scores are
turned in the handicaps will be de-
termined and posted, and the player
may miss four of the weeks and still
remain in this contest. The committee
in charge OF this event will be Mrs.
F. A. Lair, Mrs. S. D.. Cook and Mrs.
Vesperman. These weekly scores also
count in the Ringer tournament, and
all those who are anxious to start golf
would better begin on Tuesday or
Wednesday. July Doth and 21st. A
fine prize is offered. ." ~.
The year book is nor out, and con-
tains a schedule Of events at the
club. and men players are requested
TO get scores in as soon as possible,
50 their handicaps may be determined
for the handicap match play tourna.
ment, which begins on July 29th.i A
supplement has been mailed with the
year book to each member Of the
club, which explains these events. "A
silver cup has been presented by P,
G. Remington for the first prize, and
a pair of Thermos bottles has been
presented by A. 2. Lenhart for the
%runner-up. Matches in the first round
must be played or forfeited by We'd
nesday, August 4th, and each succeed.
ing round will likewise be allowed n
week.
Challenge matches are now being
played for positions on the team,
which will go with the Dickinson and
Fargo players to Grand Forks on
August Ord to the state tournament.
The Grand Forks club have also writ.
ten asking for four women players
to compete for the women'ss state
championship.
Considerable interest is being evi.
denced in the players from the sur
rounding towns in the Missouri slope
tennis tournament, which will be held
on the courts Of the Country club on
August Goth; for that reason tennis
players from the local club should get
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-18
A Brave Woman.

One of the current European war
stories. illustrating the bravery of the
women as we'll as the men, is as fol-
lows: Into a cottage inhabitated by a
girl of IS and her mother, was carried
a young soldier, MORALLY wounded. He
was the girls sweetheart, and he died
with his hand in hers. When the
mother, who had fallen asleep, awoke,
she found herself alone with the dead
soldier. The latter's uniform had dis
appeared and her daughter:was miss.
ing. Dawn brought with it a critical
situation for the French, and it be-
came essential that the enemy should
be dislodged from a strong position
on a hill. The order was given, and
with a faint cheer the exhausted
troops moved against the Germans. A
terrific fire from rifles and machine
guns met them as they charged up
the hill. Their standard bearer fell,
anu when the men saw the flag dis.
appear they lost heart. The whole
line wavered. Suddenly, in front OF
them all, dashed a young soldier, who
held the flag aloft and shouted. to the
men to follow. With a cheer they
obeyed. Throughout the desperate
fight at the crest of the hill the flag
was seen waving, and finally the Ger
mans were routed. After the position
had been finally occupied and the
regiment had reformed, the soldier
with the flag was found sobbing in it's
folds upon the ground. 1t was Marie
Louise Dubois, who in her dead sweet
hearts uniform had led his regiment
to victory.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-18
fheater Party.

Yesterday afternoon Miss Glenn
Bruce gave a theater party in honor
OF Miss Charlotte Stutsman Of Man
dan, who has been visitiu. at the
home OF Mrs. V. J. LaRoxe for the
past week. Miss Jean S'uts man, her
sister, also Of Mandan, came over for
tbs theater party. Miss Annie Atkinson
Miss Marjorie Ncddersen and Miss
Glenn Bruce made up the other mem
bers OF the party. The Orpheum was
the thsater visited, and at the conclu.
sion of the show refreshments were
served at the home OF the hostess,
Miss Glenn Bruce.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-18
Sunrise Party,

A pleasant surprise was given by
the Goucordia Young Peoples society
Friday evening to Miss Lydia Shae.
fer. Miss Shaefer arrived but a week
ago from Wisconsin to spend her
birthday and a part of her vacation
with her sister, Mrs. r. C. Proehl.
Great was her surprise to find the
young people OF Bismarck so congen-
ial as to shower a surprise upon her,
upon SO short an acquaintance. The
eveniu: was spent in playing games
of various kinds. A dainty lunch was
served and all departed having had a
splendid time. ?