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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
GOOD POETRY NOT POPULAR

Henry Seidel Canby in Harper's Maga-
 zine.
 The man in the trolley car the woman in the rocking chair, the clerk the doc tor, the manufacturer most lawyers and some ministers would, if their hearts were opened. give simply categorical negative They do not like. poetry, or they think they do not like it; in either case with the same result.
 The rhythm annoys them dittle won der, since they usually read it as prose), the rhyme seems needless, the inver- sions. the compressions perplex their minds to no valuable end. Speaking hon. estly, they do not like poetry. And if their reason is the old one,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
WHITE LIGHTNING

From the Knickerbocker Press. Sinbular and sometimes starting are the uses of chewing tobacco. Three New York custodians of the peace, we learn, averted the contagion of smallpox the other night, on the advice of physicians by munching steadfastly at generous mouthfuls of fine cut. That this specific saved their lives is not so surprising as is the accompanying information that none of the policemen had ever chewed before. The ingenious author of the tale neglected to preserve the unities.
 Now there is thrust upon our attention another application of the virtues of the bition Carolina. falling out. have exposed their business secrets. Here is the recipe for a temperance tipple called white lightning
 One bushei corn meal.
 One hundred pounds sugar
 Two boxes bye.
 Four pllss of tobacco.
 Four pounds Of poke root berries.
 Two poVz@ft Of soda.
 Water -ts Measure and distiil.
 This will make is and one-haif gallons of "speed.T The i've. tine soda and the poke root are comparatively innocent in- gredients. but no one can doubt thai, when four hands of natural leaf is stirred up in the miture a syrup will issue which would nerve a sheep to bite a tigers ear off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

Centreville Press: There are a lot of fellows that are critcising President Will son for his "watchful waiting policy in regard to Mexico, but there is nothing to gain, and many young life would be sacrificed, in hunting down a lot of half breeds and cut-throats. If we need Mexico or any part of it, let us go over and take it-and pay what it is worth This intervention business is costly, both in dollars and cents and in human life. If fellow is just spelling for fight, he can join the allies or the Germans and get all he is looking for. But the fellow that is sicking them is gen. orally the last to enter the fight in per- son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
Prosperity in Northern Alabama

'Boaz, like other towns of northern Alabama. is highly prosperous this win ter' said Col. w. W. Shortridge, who visited Marshall county a few days ago.
 "As the farmers of that part of the state have been practicing crop diversi- hcation right along, the Low price of cot ton last summer was not appreciably felt. The food crops were abundant last year and the farmers were never in better shape than they are now And when the farmers are prosperous the merchants thrive"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
HOTEL LOBBIES
The Seventh District

Tn getting over rse Seventh district In my cavnvass for Congress. I find agri- cultural and commercial conditions very satisfactory said Watt T. Brown of St. Clair.
 T was in Cherokee last week and was glad to see the farmers and merchants Tn that county as thrifty as ever. In St. Clair conditions are all right, and I ex- pect to find good conditions in Blount this week"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
q WAS A KING IN BABYLON"

By William Ernest Henley. Or ever the knightly years were gone With the old world to the grave, was a King in Babylon
 And you were Christian slave. I saw I took. I cast you by,
 I bent and broke your pride, You loved me well, or heard the lie, But your longing was denied Surely I knew that by and by
 You cursed your gods and died. And a myriad suns have set and shone Since then upon the grave Decreed by the King in Babylon
 To her that had been his slave. The pride trampled is now my scathe For it tramples me again. The old resentment lasts like death,
 For you love, yet you refrain, break my heart on your hard unfaith And I break my heart in vain. Yet not for an hour do I wish undone The deed beyond the grave
 When I was a King in Babylon
 And you were a virgin slave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
Many Diners af Club

The Southern Club cafe presented an animated scene yesterday evening between and o'clock on the occasion of re- Vival of the Sunday night dinners and concert.
 Davidson led an orchestra of 10 or i2 pieces and a choice programme was heartily enjoyed. There were nearly 15o dlners-members of the club and their friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

Although one of the smallest of cities, Undine is the center from which the Italian attack in the east is directed, against Trieste, Gorzia and Villach, says recent paper of the National Geographic society. The town lies in a stretch of country famous for it's beautiful climate. It is situated in fertile and highly cultivated plain on the Roja canal, be- tween the head of the Adriatic sea and the Alps, S4 miles northeast of Venice by rail and distant less than 40 miles from the Italian battle line. The rail- road on which the Italians depend for transporting their supplies to this entire which it branches out in four directions
 running north. south, northeast and southeast. The southeastern branch joins the Austrian system between Gorizia and Gradisco. Formerly a quiet little city of about 25,0O0 people, Undine has become great army depot and bustling metropolis of war business. The prin- cipal industry was formerly silk spin ming from cocoons grown in the district and the entertainment of tourists who stopped there in route to the Tyrol and the Dolomites. It also manufactured cot ton, linen, hats and paper However. the city was known chiefly as pie turesque and beautiful station on the road from Venice to Klagenfurt, Austria, and to Vienna. Today it ranks with Boulogns and Strassburg as a war camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

From the New Orleans Times-Picayune
 A EROPLANE and submarine have
 "A figured of late in many and in A genous magazine stories. Writers of war tales in particular welcome, and find inspiration in these new proper ties," which have been used so eXten- sively indeed, that many lovers of fiction begin to be more or less fed up on stories of imaginary battles in the skies and in the ocean depths, whose novelty attracted and pleased them just little while ago. The average reader nowadays Is apt to consider these efforts of the fiction writers ridiculously overdrawn' Yet a British newspaper has recently published documentary evidence going to show that the old saying about truth being stranger sometimes, than fictlon is being vindicated abundantly and per- haps daily by airmen and under-sea fighters behind the drawn war curtains abroad.
 The bit of evidence takes shape or a letter from a British officer aboard the submarine that invaded the Sea of Mar mora sometime ago. The writer's name and the designation of his boat were probably "deleted by the censor. But the story of real adventure surpasses the magazine yarns upon the same theme which some of us have branded as pipe dreams" The British sub spent "A days in the hostile sea. II think we were under fire" writes her officer, "on an average of three times day We penetrated into all sorts of places. We even shelled a railway and destroyed two troop trains. It was the funniest thing vou can imagine to see the train try to hide behind trees, but we caught her and smashed her all to blazes. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

of the United States toward the bel ligerents, America has been untiring in its war philanthropies and this great work for humanity will be re- membered with gratitude when Eu- rope regains it's sanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

Doc Cook says the men Of Borneo are not a bad sort. That may be true. MT. Barnums wild men of Borneo" are said to have been citizens of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

The Countess of Warwick says if King Edward were alive the war in Europe would have been averted. The countess may know what she's talking about and then again she may not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
do not like you, Doctor Fell: The reason why I cannot tell,
is none the less effective.

IL IS none the less effective.
 Here in America especially, when we like poetry, we like it none too good. The 'old favorites" are almost all plati- tudinous in thought and monotonous in rhythm. We prefer sentiment and have weakness for slush Pathos seems to US better than tragedy, anecdote than wit. Longfellow was and is. except in metropolitan centers, our favorite ''clas- sical' poet.
 The truth is that many of the intel li2ent in our population skip poetry Tn their reading just because it is poetry They read no poetry, or they read bad poetry. occasionally, or they read good poetry badly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

However, if MT. Mann is merely try ing to steal democratic thunder by ad- vocating preparedness. the partys grati- tude is apt to cool considerably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

The Indian maiden of 15O summers who died recently in the west reached a ripe old age without following any advice from the health experts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

Ialian liners continue to carry guns mounted on their decks. The next time an enemy submarine sinks one outraged humanity will emit the usual howl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

BEGINNING THE DAY-He1p me tn b,.me myself and not another TOT my failures. May l not accuse fate. or circumstances. or God. Ma! have the honesty and the courage Nr face the facts. Then give me I;,miIity. 0 God. come to inee rith the story, and the resoiuuoh to begin to build anew. For Christs sake. Amen.-H. NJ. F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

President Wilson has dropped his academic pose and is now delivering some punches straight from the shoulder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

Yale's director of sports will receive s1OOOO a year. No wonder he looks down on the average college professor who is glad to get 5000 a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

Nowadays it's hard to carry on a political argument without bringing in the Gary dinner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

The lynx-eyed poets are watching for the first signs of spring and the op- portunity to release some lyrics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

The gallant French had better step lively. The Teuts seem to have started another drive toward Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
roo CONsERyATIVE

Fourteen Thousand Irabecles at Large. "-Headine.
 This seems to be very conservative estimate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
A GOOD SUGGESTION

From the, Cincinnati Times-Star.
 After seeing America, it might be well for you to drop in on our friends, the South Americans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

Winston Churchill, contrary to expec- tations, seems to have crawled into a hole ard pulled it after him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

It is about time for the United States to realize that preparedness should be spelled with a capital P.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

Colonel House will not be expected to listen at any key-holes while in Europe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
AN ADVENTURE UNDER SEA

soldiers of course got out and took cover| and fired tons of ammunition at us. but we were out of range. wei also dived up to Constantiple and fired all torpedo at the wharf at the arsenialI where there were a lot of ammunition| lighters, and there was most terrifid| explosion, which shook the boat, although we were mile and a quarter away. What| happened I don't know, but something got it in the neck judging by the going We had a small bout with little gum boat one day on the surface and drove| her off, although she fired 200 rounds from her two guns. Take it from me- the adventurer concludes, it was fine show. The only drawback was that well all got sick-and I had to keep watch all the time and by the time the 24 days were gone we were all absolutely dond| up."
 Fancy writer of fiction getting by'1| with story like that! The most viviol| imagner of them all would hardly lead his hero-submarine into combat with railway entertainments and troop trains There is the possibility, of course, that the daring British youngster stretched his story, but it was partially substan1 tiated by the official news, and we have an idea that his letter to the folks back home described things pretty much at they happened. The soberest and prosiesf of histories usually records gorgeously impossible eploit or two, and the history for this most wonderful of wars will prove no exception. When the bugles sing truce and the fighters come back out of the earth-burrows and the depths of sea anoi sky, there will be true tales of adventure to tell that should eclipse the wierdest and most daring flights of the fiction writers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
THE FLOWERS OF AVON

Perhaps the Montenegrins are giving up one at a time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

Gadsden Journal: It has been stated that prohibition should take no part in the coming race for president of the pub lie utilities commission. Why should pro hibiton be considered in selecting a man who is to help regulate Alabama public utilities?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

It is said that Vernon Castle cannot hold on to the princely sums paid him for dancing, but Mrs. Castle holds on to all she gets. MT. Vernon's one best bet, therefore, is to hold on to Mrs. Castle as long as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

L. D. Griffis and w. b. Brumbeloe are the only authorized traVeIlng reprs- sentauves of The Age. Herald n US cir eulation department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

Russellville Register: Of course Ala bama must pay her debts. Cutting down expenses will help some. Other business concerns cut down expenses when the outgo is greater than the income, and the state of Alabama not only can, but must do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

No communicatIon will be publishea without it's authors name. ReJecteu manuscript Will not be returned un- less stamps are enclosed tor that pur- pose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
ALABAMA PRESS

Ashland Progress; There are nearly 10000 volunteer crop reporters and cor respondents now aiding the government in the preparation of crop estimates. Like the employe of the weather bureau, their attentions are good and they guess right at least half the time.
 Florence Times: Peace and quietude can come to Mexico only when Villa and Zapata are removed from the face Of the earth. And that happy time can come none too soon for unhappy Mexico and the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

PROBABLY WHAT HE'S THINKING From the Nashville Banner.
 It would De shame for Mr. Hughes to give up a perfectly good judgeshp and get nothing in exchange
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. postoffice as second class matter un- der act of Congress March 8, 1879.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-02-03

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The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-02-03

President Wilson is touring the
west. delivering speeches on the
necessity of preparedness. His
expressions are those of a true
American patriot. He says:
"Let me tell you very solemnly
you cannot postpone this thing. l
do not know what a single day
may bring forth. / do not wish to
leave you with the impression that
! am thinking of some particular
danger.
81 merely wish to tell you that
we are daily lreading amidst intri.
cate dangers. The dangers that
we are daily treading amongst are
not of your own making and not
under our control. think no man
in the United States knows what a
single week, a single day may
bring forth.
81 should feel that l was guilty
of an objectionable omission it l
did not go out and tell my fellow
countrYmen that new circumstanc
es have arisen which make it alb
solutelY necessary that this coun
try prepare herself, not for war,
not for anything that smacIs in
the least of aggression, but for
adequate national defense"
There is no man in better posi-.
ton to know the dangers with
which this country is daily con
fronted than its president, and
when be feels impelled to 60 to
the private citizen and warn him
of this danger, it must be critica.
indeed. Mr.. Wilson is as much
opposed to military rule as the
rankest of the weak kneed, but be
is a man who, when he realizes
that the manhood of the country
is 10 jeopardy, takes a bold stand
to save it.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-02-03

total of s45o,ooo,ooo the FIRST year;
almos. certain loss Of aSo. .ooo
Americans by death or injury in
battle and by typbus fever, would
be the price necessary. Nor is this
all: even should the war end in one
year, large standing army would
have to be kept there for probably
a quarter of a century, or At least
until the new territory could be
civilized. Pretty stiff price, isn't
i,7 And all for the sake of few
adventurers who persist in staying
in that rebellion rent country after
repeated warnings to come out.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-02-03
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The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-02-03

Brookhaven, Jan. 28.-Dr. D.
w. Jones, who was appointed chief
sanitary inspector by Gov. Brew
er, and who recently resigned, to-
day was in Brookhaven mailing
out circulars explaining his resig
nation.
"Wednesday was advised that
the administration members had
lined up to put DR.. Valley back
to work." said the circular, Gas a
vindication of the way he was
treated last year.
"This move, / was assured, was
purely political and that members
of the board, as individuals, had
only the kindest feelings toward
me. They went on record, in a
resolution endorsing my work as
inspector.
"While l might have made
fight on the term, did not care
to do so. It would have meant
court case, with a possibility of
again -rouslng factional feeling be.
tween members of the board, and
would have been embarrassing to
some of my friends on the board,
SO rendered my resignation, to
take effect at once. Special to
Times PicaYune.
We were lead to believe that
factionalism would be buried when
the new administration came into
power.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-02-03

The Civic League loving cup
for public spirit aud public service
curing the year 1915 will be for
mally awarded at the opera house
Friday evening, Feb. 4th. The
voting will be by ballot, signed,
and stating reason for vote. All
adult residents of the town are
entitled to vote. It is hoped all
those interested in public welfare
will be present.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-02-03

A chauffer, crazed By drink, ran
into q party of pedestrians in
Vicksburg one night last week aud
injured four of them. The police
justice fined him $l7s-'he limit.
it is claimed, of the law. It's a
poor law that provides 40 greater
punishment tor an offence Of this
kind. A year 10 the peuitentiary
is little enough tor an outlaw who
would, without provocation, kill a
fellow man. Any one who even
attempts to drive car while in
toxicatei, should serve at least ten
days in jail.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-02-03

rom THIS county.
The amount claimed appears op-
osite the name Of The claimant.
Est. Mary P. BaguelI, $ao.835
Ann Baumgart. $7o4.
Est. Thomas Berry. $27 a6s
Thomas Y Berry. So COS.
Joseph Bolander. $3.50
Tenor Braboy, $3,62S
Eli c. Bfiscoe, sSSI5
Mace Bradford. ssSS.
Ann NJ. Brown. S32 $50
James Couch. S2.6I5
Martha Crane. $40. 40.
Est. Robert F Crane. s.. $50
Nancy Crawford, S., o54
Kv.4lne Crow. $500.
Henry Daniels. $1,000.
Moses Davenport. 5000
Anna de N Evans. $a6.2s
Hiram Fisher. $3.50
Ignatius @. Flowers. $z5.I55.
Spooner Forbes. sr.o95.
Rebecca Foster. 81 aoS.
Jackson French, SI,625.
Sarah Gooshorn, $I.735.
Andrew Gossin, 5000.
George Greer, $rI,55o.
Est. c. D. Hamilton, sr3s .aoo.
Est. Richard Harding, $40. 394
Thomas S. Hawkins, S325.
Alexander Hutchinson, $I4 ,o6a
James A Hutchinson. $40, 100
Charlotte Jaquess. s., ,6oo.
Clarissa Lee. $40. .oIo.
Alexander R. Leonard. 5000.
Estelle Levy. $4,000.
MAYER Levy. So. $50.
Anthony Lewis, $500.
Virginia Lowe. I,26o.
Edwin o. Lum. 81 o32.
John R McAlpine, So oI5.
Est John ]. McArthur, $4. az.
Laura Macarthur, s. 800.
Samuel Mccomb, SI4.975.
Anne E. Mackey. So 683.
Ida Maddox. IS 600.
Thomas B. Magruder. So, ,oo2.
James H Maury, S346o.
James A. Maxwell, S2.I8o.
Est, Samuel Millakan $4,000.
Henry S. Montgomery, SI,725.
Henderson, Moore. 81. 29S.
John Taylor Moore. S2I .o67.
James ]. Nance, 5000.
Rosetta L. Newsom. s2,44T.
Est. Rebecca Owens. sI7.757.
James Page, So, 300.
Mary ]. Parker. $1,000.
VIM St. ]. E. Parker. 81, $40.
Emily J. Parkinson, S6,6IA.
William Pinn. $1,000
Henry ] G Powers. s73.I26.
John R. Powers. S8. $50.
Est. F. B. Ragsdale. sIS. o4o.
]. F. Rundell. $775.
Thomas Ryan. S8,9so.
George W. Sanders. $r.8o5.
William Sanders. 2.I25.
Est. R. w. Sessions, $3.50.
Margaret Suodgrass, $4,5r8.
Mack Speed, 5000.
Horstio N. Spencer. Sra. 3SS.
Walter D. Sprott, 5000.
Jane Stamps. $s.I95.
Richard Stamps. se33.
Est. Samuel w. Stone, S7.47S.
William R. TlnsIey, s4.82o.
Elias Unger, S3,937.
Robert Watt ST. $4.Ioo.
Martha White. S4,308.
Franklin S. Whitney S7o.oI4.
Henry Wicklif. $27o.
Silas H. Williams. sI25.
Martha NJ. Wright, SI7,27s.
ClaTissa Young, SII, ass.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-02-03

Mr.. c. A. Till was here this
week for the purpose of complet.
ing evidence to be incorporated in
a bill soon to be introduced in the
legislature asking the state to re.
impurse him for the loss OF seven.
ty or more cattle, killed last year
after being dipped two days in
succession. Not considering any.
thing in favor of Mr.. TiIl's claim
except that be was told that the
solution in the first dip was not
sufficiently strong to kill the ticks;
that the cattle died after the sec.
ond dipping, and that he had nev.
er been warned against double
dipping, be is clearly entitled to
the damages claimed. Mr.. Till
was earnestly endeavoring to track
the law, though a second dipping
entaiTed added trouble and ex-
pense, and be should be paid in
full for the losses sustained.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-02-03
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