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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
MT. Liebling's Visit

Musical Birmingham is agog over the coming visit of MT. Leonard Llebl1ng, editor-in-c chief of the Musical Courier, as
 he has been touring the south for the
 purpose of investigating cultural condi- tions and stimulating interest in musical art in the various cities in which he has appeared,'' said Grover Tilden Davis. "The musical situation in Birmingham has so much improved recently through the earnest efforts of music loving citi- zens and a visit of this nature means so
 much for the Birmingham of the future that those in charge of the entertain
 ments are desirous that MT. Liebling' s short sojourn be made pleasant in every way. The cooperation Of many public spirited citizens has already assured the entertainment committee that this entire affair will be of character which will promote an increased recognition of mu- sic as cultural necessity in this com
 munity
 MT. Liebling arrives Thursday, Marcf 16, at 9:30 D. m. and will deliver a lec-
 This talk will be on Plaigarisms in Mu- SIC, ana the puDllc IS cofuidlly IilVitou
 to attend.
 "A luncheon will follow at the Tut Her and the committee is desirous of
 having as large an attendance as is pos sible. This luncheon will start promptly at 12:3O o'clock, and those prominent ir the civic and musical life of Birmingham
 have been asked to make short addresses. "On Friday afternoon at the Tutwiler MT. Liebling will receive at half-hour in
 tervals prominent musicians for confer
 ence. On Saturday morning the distin- guished guest will visit the studios of
 local musicians, while in the afternoon
 the entertainment committee will escort
 him to Ensley to view the steel works
 and to various parts of residential Bir-
 minghan.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
TO A. 0. LANE

By Edgar La Roche Clarkson. Friend of my youth and of a a-lifelong
 time, There are no words that can in aught express My lasting grief that thou hast
 gone. Distress O'erwhelms me. and o'erflows in this brief rhyme, As I recall when we were wont to
 climb Together Fortunes ladder, and con-
 fess To each wherein we hoped for her to
 bless Our young ambitions soar to the sub
 lime. I give to thee this humble tribute
 here For well I know that thou hast
 climbed up high,
 And placed thy mark; yet. didst as-
 sistance lend or those who climbed with thee, that
 helped to cheer Their onward way. Such deeds wili
 never die,
 But give thee immortality, o
 Friend. Atlanta. Ga. March. -p16.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

is little to relieve the wearisome life in the trenches. A few cigarettes a day or few "pipe-loads" of tobacco mean great deal to men exposed to all kinds of weather and suffering the discomforts that naturally follow the efforts of human beings to live like moles. "Lady Nicotine" may have her detractors, but. to the man in the trench she is true benefactress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

W is a relief to get into the country for a day and to mix with the peo- pie who are producing food and flesh and raiment for their fellow man. and helping each other to up- build.
 It is so different from sitting at a desk and reading over cards from that Pratt City and deciding whether his yellow Journalistic productions are fit to print; and reading from other min isters abuses of each others religions and criticisms of their fellow man for their faults.
 encouragement, even to the happily in- clined, in many of the productions sent into this office recently.
 I went down to Demopolis with MT. Sewer and MT Stanfield of the South ern railway to spend day with Mrs. Mathis that wonderful lecturer on di- versified and practical farming, and with. farm demonstrates from twenty three coutnies, the Commissioner of Az riculture of Alabama, and some govern ment experts on stock raising.
 Instead of spending the day in talk ing in a hall, some ten or twelve automo- piles took the entire party from one successful farm to another in a ra- dius of twenty-five miles of Demopolis and at each place there were short talks on what each farmer was doing and how he was doing it. And for half-hour at the lunch hour, Mrs. Mathis and others made practical short talks on general subjects.
 And, by the way, Mrs. Mathis knows more about practical farming and can tell what she knows better than ninety per cent of the experts among the men. Indeed, she is a great orator, who enthuses herself and her audience but who never loses sight of the prac- tical.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
HOTEL LOBBIES
The Southern Outinu CIub

We intend to make the Southern outing ciub which will have a boat house and fishing outfit on the War rior near Maxine, most popular or ganlzation," said Charles G. Davis.
 our membership, limited to 50 is complete, and waiting list has aI- ready been started. The committee on py-laws will soon be ready to report ana we hope to begin building oper- atlons within a short time A house boat will be one of the attractive fea- lures Of the club. We have an ideal locatlon and that the members of the clup will get great pleasure from this summers outings goes without say ing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT A VISIT HE
 MADE TO THE DEMOPOLIS ALFALFA FARMS

There are more practically success full farmers and stock raisers round about Demopolis than any other sec- tion of the south. Among them are several Kentuclzians and some from In- diana They have been greatly sue cessful, as the land is very much like the Blue Grass section of Kentucky.
 The development of this country has been largely due to big, brainy en- thusiast, by name, C. c. Clay, who was convinced of the value of Alabama Black Belt lands for alfalfa and stock raising and who has brought practical farmers and stock raisers in from ev- cry section of the country and sold them lands in this territory. He is of that type not satisfied merely to sell lands but determined to make the man to whom he sells successful-to show him how and be with him and encour- age him in his work.
 the last four years there has been an amazing development in. alfalfa lands. Four years ago there were but few acres in that territory producing alfalfa. To- day there are more than ten thousand acres of alfalfa fields, and only last week a carload of alfalfa seed costing five thou sand dollars was ordered by him to be distributed among the farmers of that territory.
 Some of these alfalfa fields have been cut as many as six times in a year and they are producing as fine cattle, hogs and sheep as any section of the world.
 J. T. Stokely, the Birmingham lawyer. has a farm here with half a hundred Hereford cattle. A few miles from him M c. Crabb has a farm with large herd of magnificent shorthorns, which are said to be equal or even better beef cattle than the Hereford. c. J. Stoner has a great herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle an-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
southern Railway Showing

During January, 1916 the Southern Railway company disbursed for labor, material supplies and other purposes S4,G49.SS3, of which $407S,75O or S7n per cent was paid to individuals and indus tries located in the south, according to figures announced a few days ago by Comptroller A. H. Plant" said Laurens Forman. Due to the progress made in it's improvements, large amounts were expended during the month for construc-
 tion purposes The total amount dis bursed by the company during the month in the south was $167,135 more than it received from the people of the south for transportation.
 ''The company spent $1 ,027. .S92.04 in Jan rary for improvements to it's roadway and structures as against $1, ,007. .S70.60 dur- 1 ing January 19l5 and $197, ,625.44 during January, 1914. For the seven months
 ended January, 1916. $4,465, ,2s3.44 was dis bursed for improvements to roadway and structures as against $5,4441S5.T during
 the same period in 1915. and $l,6SO,21S. CT
 during the same period in 1914"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
le New York Telegram.

From the New YOrk Telegram.
 The creed has no place as gate of entrance to the church," says Dr. Lyman Abbott The church is a school; the members of the church are disciples or pupils of Christ
 All that we require of pupil is that he come to the school to learn and loy- ally accept the authority of the teacher.
 "Or the church is an army. All that the recruiting sergeant requires of vol. unteer is that he promise Loyalty to obey and unquestionably to follow his captain
 The only condition of reception to tht church of Christ should be loyal ac. ceptance of Christ as teacher and leader It should not include a loyal acceptance of somebody else's interpretation of Him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

That Louis V. Clark, Nathan l.. Miller and l. D. Moore are announced cand1- dates for the board of education of Jef- ferson county means that men of the highest type are volunteering to serve ln the offices to which no salary Is at- tached. and give their best thoughts and time to the upbuilding of the educational facilities of this county. These three men will make ideal members of the county board of education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

other breed of beef cattle, and B. M. Alien has several hundred Herefords on his great farm. He is now making a test under government inspection of tha 1 cheapest flesh producing food for beef cattle and has found that velvet beans and alfalfa produce more flesh per dcl!a- invested than any other known food
 MT. Charles Ford is making wonder ful success with Tamworth hogs, which are great bacon producers, having q streak of fat and a streak of lean, so to speak. He has probably six hundred on his place and is getting twenty dollars a pair for pigs. He likewise has flock of several hundred sheep.
 I was so very much impressed with the Tamworth variety of hogs that I in- vested in pair of them for my little country place, and in few years expect to be able to furnish my friends with hams and bacon. If all the stories told about these good looking red pigs are true, am liable to put Mr. Armour out of business in the course of few years. One man, w. L. Reynolds, has eight hundred acres in alfalfa and has thou sand or more beef cattle on it, all of which are Herefords or half breeds He has also flocks of white guineas and barrels of money, as are all of these al- falfa land farmers.
 .:s *. #
 It does one good to see the beautiful senting the appearance of great lawns with fat cattle and sheep and hogs feed ing upon it. The Blue Grass section of Kentucky is not more beautiful than these farms in the Demopolis section, where cotton has been eliminated and al- falfa and grains taken it's place.
 It is a wonderful country and it is well worth the while of any one to make the trip through it.
 l..AR-eo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
A FREE EXHIBITION.

"The tattooed man with a carnival com pany playing in our town in1bibed too freely yesterday and ran amuck."
 "Yes?'
 'The police caught him after a chase of several blocks.
 "Well?"
 ''As the man was scantily clad, pedes- trians in that part of town enjoyed nov ing pictures without charge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

olis and now it is recognized far and near as the leading shopping city be- tween Louisville and New Orleans. And Fashion Week gives emphasis to it's high rank in the retail trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

It remains to be seen whether the re- doubtable Freddy" Funston will be able to capture Villa single-handed, as he did in the case of Aguinaldo. The odds, how. ever, are against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
ALABAMA PRESS

Shelby County Sun The President says that the United States is founded on its sense of humanity. o. K, but it will require some mighty big guns to maintain the foundation.
 Albertville Banner: Some fellow who is long on statistics tells us that Eas- ter's arrival this year will be the latest since 1886. At that. it will come too early for the fellows who have to meet the milliners bills.
 Gadsden Times News: Dr. Gaston Griel, in recent address at Montgom cry, stated that the Alabama babies
 have less chance than the soldiers in the trenches" During last year in Montgomery there were 652 births and 112 deaths among children under one year old. For the entire state there were 50,763 births and 3863 deaths The above figures tell a great deal more l than appears in the mere statements o1 | the numbers and pr. Griel says that "the greater per cent of infant death. is directly traceable to heredity and improper nourishment.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

DEPENDS ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
 "Pa, what does mother mean when she calls you matrimonial misfit' ?'
 My son, she never means the same thing twice. I cannot answer your ques- tion."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

The dramatic critics continue to assert that blackface minstrelsy is dead, but Al G. Field, who sgets richer every year in the business, can afford to smile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
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ADRIFT WITH THE TEr1ES
LIFE IN A "DRY" TOWN.

LIFE IN A "DRY'' TOWN. Look at that shabby man with violin case Poor fellow dare say he's a struggling musician" "The case may contain violin, and then again it may contain several pints of whisky for distribution to few select customers TAKING THE JOY OUT OF JOY RIDES. "On hayrides, dear, I used to dote,'' Said dainty Daisy Green, "But now I'd rather have you tote Me in our limousine" Youngstown Telegram. "On hayrides, dear, still will go," Said little Nellie Silver; "But do not dare to asked me, Joe, To go out in your flivver."
 -Yonkers Statesman. On auto rides the dears will go, Iris what they must love doing; But only take your mother-in-law When you go out canoeing.
 Houston Post.  An auto ride is much too slow For old man Bullion's Jane. Who says she's simply wild to go Up in an aeroplane.
 Birmingham Age-Herald They bumped the bumps, those hay
 rides, oh,
 They made you stiff and dizzy; I'm sure I'd much prefer to go A Tipping round ill Lizzie" 4
 Memphis Commercial-Appeal. ''No ride for me in a has-been,' Said sporty Miss Mcbride; But if you'll bring a Zeppelin I'll gladly take a ride.'' Newark Advocate.  are for the real thing-the "uplift'' at ESQ much per-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
THE COSTLY UPLIFT

From the Chattanooga Times
 The Birmingham Age-Herald reported Captain Hobson's prohibition speech in that city the other night in his campaign for another office. and concluded with this text: After Hobson concluded his audience for subscriptions' There you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

In the light of recent revelations, it is perhaps just as well that the grand old Oregon never got a chance to show up all of it's imperfectons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
A MINOR MATTER

From the Savannah Press.
 A Virginia paper rejoices that there has been no advance in the price of postage stamps. But some of them do not seem to be as brilliant as before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

The annual deficit in grand opera enter. prises is due to the fact that certain art ists are paid great deal more than their services are worth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

Poor old "Slivers'' Oakley killed him self over a girl, it is said. Clowns have too much sentiment in their makeup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
A REAL ARBITER.

Mrs Clifton entertained several hum dred people last night, and yet she speaks of the affair as just a little party
 Yes, and furthermore she's been in society long enough to make remark like that as if she meant it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

Tough luck for Richard Harding Davis. There is entirely too much war on this earth for one correspondent to "cover.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

If you can't do any more to help cele- brate Fashion Week." you might at least have your clothes pressed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

BEGINNING THE DAf-May euter this day without hurry. May [ face its emergencies without lear' May | meet its temptations "
 out dishonor. May I bear it's ouf- dens without complaint. May rest at it's close without shame. HI Cbrist,s name. Amen.-H. M. E'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

The book beer sign is not hamburger ol spring in ''dry" Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

At last the policy of "watchful waiting has been discarded It was beginning tt show wear and tear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
BARKING BACK.

Behold the ancient patriot | Who makes a Lot of noise | And never lets it be forgot l He "soldiered with the boys.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
THEY WON'T STARvE.

"Berenice married man with an ar- tistic temperament"
 ''Too bad.'
 "Oh, it might be worse. They're living with her father''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

The Kaiser seems determined to cap- ture Verdun if it takes all summer and all his sodie<s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
WILSON! THAT'S ALL.

WILSON! THAT'S ALL! Now the flayers will have their flare; Wilson's troubles lie before him. Campaigns on and everywhere Countless scores begin to score him. Tom Daly in Philadelphia Ledger. Truly Wilson's lot is hard; People sniff, he fails to thrill 'em. In every bar you hear him barred, In every grill you hear them grill i'm.
 B. L. T. in Chicago Tribune. Still those who hand him roast, And repeat each hurtful rumor, Are the ones that please him most Wilson has 8 sense of humor.
 Houston Post. Sure, he has a sense of humor- Shows it every little while, But that resignation rumor, Somehow, did not make him smile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

Now is the time, if ever, for General Villa to take a long sea voyage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

And in the meantime business at Fl Paso is enjoying an unprecedented boom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

What does Owen Mister think now o1 the President?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

One of the most vital questions of the day concerns the physical fitness of MT.
 Jess Willard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

Diaz thinks about recent developments in Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

| for his bayonet, but he uses it in deadly
 earnest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
CREEDS AND CHURCHES

The Easter hat looms large on the h rizon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
'TwoULD SPOIL HER coIFFURE.

TWUULD sPUIL HEX CUIFF . fSE' The mermaid of the pictures
 Is pleasing to the eye, Assuming graceful pastures,
 Yet always keeping dry. 'Tis well. Her maiden tresses,
 If once dipped into the sea And wrenched beneath the pillows, Would most unlovely be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

Entered at the Birming ham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter un- der act of Congress March 3. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12
HELD BY THE ENEMY.

Tommy, when that little Jimpson boy struck you, why didn't you come home at once?" T couldn't. ma."
 ''Nonsense!'
 ''He was sitting on me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

Daily and Sunday Herald, year S6.J0 l1aiIv ,vithout Sun,l,1v 4.UU Daily and Sunday, per month.-'. 'eV Daily and Sunday, three months. Eoo W eekly Age Herald, per annum.' 'oo
 Sunday Age-Herald, per annum.- %'VV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

Washington bureau. 201 Hibbs build ing.
 European bureau, 6 Henrietta street. Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, Rooms 4s to 50, inclusive, Tribune building. NeW York city; western business otIlee' Tribune building, Chicago. The 5: C' Beckwith Special Agency. agents lof- eign advertising
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

Miss Bessie Shaw and w. D. Brum- beloe are the only authorized travel ing representatives of The Age-Hef- ala in it's circulation department The Ase-Iierald is not IespoASipie Tor money paid to out-of-town carriers oE dealers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

No communication will be published without it's authors name. ReJecteH manuscript will not be returned uh- less stamps are enclosed for that pur- pose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

Lovers, and men in dangerous Don"e' pray not alike. -Cshoeie'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-26
PERSONAL.

Marshall IT. Hubbard went this af-
ternoon to Claremont, n. H. From
there he will go to Ascutneyville to
visit relatives over Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-26
BIG RACE PLANNED.
Rutland Fair May Offer Purse of So
500 Next Fall.

RUTLAND, Feb. 20. = Announce.
ment was made yesterday by the man
agement of the Rutland fair of the
tentative race program for the annual
I9l6 fair and it includes a 900 free
for-all and the possibility of four q j.
0oo stake races and the certainty of at
least two 1000 stakes This lump in
the size of the purses to be raced for
TINS rail- comes as a surprise to horse
men through this district and Chester
r Pike, official starter for the Green
Mountain and other circuits throughout.
the East, said it would surely mean
some of the best racing in the country.
The horsemen all like the Rutland
track, but the money was never in.
sight before.
There is also the possibility of other
falrs II the circuit Offering two 81 900
stake purses, but this will not be def
nlteIy decided until after the annual
meeting of the circuit which will fol
low the meeting Of the Valley Fair as
ISOLATION of Brattleboro which comes
March g.
Although Rutland has always main
tanned its reputation for good races
the fair officials this year have made
solemn oath to improve this depart
ment with the best program possible
The $1,000 free-for-alI will be an early
closing event and it will be necessary
Tor II entries to qualify before April
/, when the list closes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-26
TEACHERS oppose DRILL.
National Body Wants No Military
Training in High Schools.

DETROIT, Mich. Feb 26.-The Depart
ment of Superintendent of the National
Education association at its closing session
here yesterday adopted resolution pro
testing against compulsory military educa-
ton IN the high schools. Physical train
ing, without military features, was recon-
mended. The resolution as adopted also
contained this recommendation
We suggest the appointment by the in
coming president OF the Department Of
superintendent of a committee of nine to
study and to report on the proper place
for acceptance of military education OF
American youth, and in case it is appoint
ed we recommend that the Board of Di-
rectors of the National Education associa-
ton be requested to provide the necessary
expenses of this committee
Another resolution recommended that
city boards of education be composed Of
fewer members
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-26
VERMONT NEWS NOTES.
Chance for Vermont Aviator.

Gov. Charles W. Gates has received
a letter from Alan R. Hawley, presi-
dent of the Aero Club of America,
notifying him that the club is ready
to send check for $40 to the adiu-
tant general of Vermont to help de
fray expenses if an officer from the
state militia is designated to accept
the offer of the Curtiss Aeroplane com
.pany to enter training at one of the
tiss concern offers training worth $500
to one man from each of 4S states at
Buffalo, N. Y, Hammondsport, N. Y,
Newport News, Va, or San Diego, Cal.
This is in line with the proposed ''pre-
paredness project.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-26

General Douglas Haig is one of the
greatest linguists in the British army
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-26
Skull Fractured In Fight.

Dominic Restavo and Frank Marine,
a fellow worker at the Winooski mills
got into a dispute just before start
ing to work on the night shift Tues
day and came to blows. In the fight
that ensued, Restavo grappled a piece
of iron which was an accessory of a
machine nearby and struck Marine a
terrific blow over the head. The two
men were dismissed from WORK when
DR.. Hill later examined Marine IS in
juries he found that the man s. skull
was fractured and that he was in a