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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
TITLE FOR A BOY

From the New York Times.
 The Pasadena Times tells of high resolve of the school authorities of San Francisco. How shall that mysterious, self conscious, sensitive savage, 'the big boy" be addressed by his school teach CTS? The wise of the educational big wigs voted for MT" They were out voted. The big boy is to be called Mas ter," name which will irritate, anger and disgust him. Master is "ali wrong" as our Pasadena friend is quick to see. The exact cause of the disagree ableness of Master may be hard to eX- plain, but it seems to carry an jmplica- tion of patronizing condescension and su- periority on the part of the addresser. To the addressed it brings a sense of goodyg goodness. It suggests Sanford and Merton sort of boy, hoy in vel vet cap with tassel, boy in frock. It brands him as an intermediate and a juvenile person, whereas he deems him self a man and would be proud to be called "Mr''
 Address a letter to "a big boy'' as Master" So-and-So if you want to make him unhappy. Call him "Mr." and he will be happy, and he will strive to de- serve the manly title you give him. You can't be too polite to boys, yet you may be unconsciousy insulting them all the time, from their point of view Give them the full image and superscription of the "grown-up" status to which they aspire
 The Pasadena Times recalls that most ignominious word of address to boys, ''bub" There never was a red-blooded boy who would' not fight at being ad- dressed as Dub" Nothing could be worse than bub, not even sonny And how can a red-blooded boy fight some doddering senior who insults him point blank with either of these atroci- tieS2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
MOVING PICTURE WAR

bursting on the ground are thus ob- tained.
 "To give to the moving picture pa irons an ieda of the vast number of
 troops now engaged, the producers use
 an ingenious leather band machine. which, in conjunction with a broad window built into the scenery wall, is all that is necessary. The spectators in the theatre see women at the widows
 waving out to the departing troops. "The tops of rifles with bayonets fixed move past the window and bob up and down in a never ending stream Beneath the window, concealed from the spectators, an operator turns al leather band passing over two fy- wheels about 12 feet apart. Attached to the top of the band are rows of bayonets moving along with the real. ism of a marching regiment, rifles on
 shoulders. Fastened as they are to theI leather bands, they can be moved al any speed Tn close up pictures of big explo \ sions, such as bridges, forts and thel like. it is hardly safe for the 'movies men to get too close; chance pro \ jectile may come their way. To over come this difficulty. the camera is sets up in some adjacent spot and focused upon the scene of the explosion. From sg safe distance the operator controls hisS camera by electrical wires, the result being as satisfactory as if he had beerA on the brink of the scene himself 'So excellent are the pictures of mod 1 ern warfare thus obtained by prov ducers in peaceable rural districts thaV
 motion picture theatre patrons cannoF realize that the movie men were nov actually near the firing line in thel theatres of war when the films were made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
MORALITY AT $S A WEEK

From the New York World
 1t has taken the Illinois vice com mission, presided over by sensational lieutenant governor, two years and a half to reach the conclusion that female virtue in that state involves matter of about $S week. Unlike most in- quisitions of the kind, this one finds that girls in domestic service are more subject to temptation than others, and to correct the evil it recommends not only the establishment of a minimum wage but of "a definite social status" for all such workers.
 The pity is that problems of this na- ture are so often left to demagogues and faddists, reinforced by dealers in political and social specialities that never yet have been found effective. In justice in the matter of wages and treatment no doubt lies at the root of great deal of misery. but the as- sumption that sure cure for moral lapses is to be had in any stated stipend has nothing to support it.
 A social and industrial problem well worth the attention of the state is the number of young women destitute of family or friends who are attempting self f-support. Most working girls have homes, and their earnings, whether large or small, contribute to the sup port of these homes. The clumsy hands of government can neither increase the
 income of such families materially nor enforce morality upon them. In fact l tlxy as rule as the more favored persons whose daughters the Illinois commis- sion finds are subject to the ill-effects of alternate drinking and dancing in fashionable restaurants"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
The Jackson Highway Contest

One good effect of the contest over the Jackson highway route is the awakening of the people in the south ern end of the state to the importance of road building, but the largest re- suit of the highway movement will be the bridging of the Tombigbee river at Jackson, in Clarke county.
 The citizens of Clarke have organ ixed company for the purpose of erecting $1O0,000 bridge. The work will be pushed without delay and it will be completed doubtless by next autumn, when the Jackson highway pathfinding committee will make it's second and final tour of inspection through Mississippi and Alabama. After this survey of road conditions the committee will determine which of the two states offers the better route between Nashville and New Or leans for the great highway from the lakes to the gulf.
 A bridge over the Tombigbee is badly needed. It should have been built long ago to afford easy and safe communication between Clarke and Washington counties. But owing te the cost of such an improvement nothing would have been done this year, or perhaps in the next five
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
Taurist Travel south
MT. DoIejsi's Interview

'I read in the last issue of Music News, an excellent and widely read publication of Chicago, a most interesting interview with Birmingham violinist-Mr. Robert Dolejsi-credited to The Age-Herald and signed by Dolly Dalrymple," said H. J. Hendricks of the lake metropolis.
 q am not acquainted with the musician quoted, but as I am a music lover, I was much impressed with the ideas presented and with the gentleman's discussion in general
 q read several musical journals, but it is not often that I come across any thing so Illuminating on the art of teach ing as MT. Dolejsi has given us. Music News introduced the interview with very complimentary paragraph, in which MT. Dolejsi was referred to as a brilliant young violnist, well known in Chicago, as well as in the south "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
USING ARTIFICIAL LIMBS

kept in place by means of a wide body belt; in most cases braces also are used.
 man can therefore take off his artif- cial legs with the same ease with which
 he would remove pair of trousers. Before leaving the subject of legs let
 me take the opportunity to correct
 popular fallacy People frequently speak of cork legs as though that substance was the basis of their composition. Some even go far as to explain that cork
 is used because it is light in weight. In
 point of actual fact, "cork'' legs exist only in the imaginations of the possessors of flesh and blood ones. Artificial limbs
 are made almost entirely of wood; cer- tainly no cork is or ever has been used in their manufacture. The fallacy arose
 from the fact that the first man to make
 wooden leg was named Cork
 The making of an arm is less com plicated business than that of a leg. This, it may be remarked, is reflected in the prices charged legs cost from 25 to 30 guineas whereas arms range from 15 to 20 guineas. Special terms, should add, are being arranged for the
 supply of limbs to the soldiers and sailors at Rochampton hospital. The most intricate part of the operation is the fashioning of the hand. This is frequently filled with a double set of Joints, like the natural hand, but such verismilitude Is not really satisfactory, and for this reason the fingers must be made to move easily and are thus liable,
 often simply through pressing against
 the wearer's person, to assume all sorts of positions.
 For instance, I once noticed a person
 walking along with one finger stuck straight out while the remainder were curled up. thereby calling attention to the defect which he would naturally be
 most anxious to hide It is better, there fore, to be content with only the bottom set of joints, the fingers being curled
 round in their normal position.
 The thumb is independent of the rest of the hand and is jointed at the ball.
 By means of a string attached to the shoulder strap-whch fastens the arm to the body-the thumb can be made to- open and close at will on the first finger. Inside the hand is a gear wheel round which the string passes, thus increasing the power exerted at the shoulder by three or four times Further, a pulley is the string over this it is possible to work the "thumb-trick' whatever the position of the hand. A gentleman so equipped can thus raise his hat to a lady with asl
 much ease as he can pick up pen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
OPEN AIR KISS SAFEST

From the Boston Post
 A kiss in the open air is fraught with less danger and fully as much pleasure as a kiss indoors.
 These grip germs that have been lay ing siege to Boston and other .impor- tant American cities are unable to make any flank attacks when a kiss is be- slowed in the open air, but when the labial salutation is given in a closed room, the microbes are likely to make mass attack and get at least one vic tim and possibly two. All this according to more or less wise Harvard students.
 By the same token, kissing in sun light is better than kissing in moon- light, for the sun has a knack of dis persing grip germs that the moon has thus far failed to acquire. Therefore, the most healthful kiss of all is the one that is given in the open air dur ing the daytime, although it isn't be- ing done very much this season. But if it has to be done at night, it is better for a swain to snatch a kiss or the veranda than in the parlor.
 The cheek has the highest rating among the areas within which kiss may be properly bestowed. The fore head is second best and the lips take third money. Germs turk in the leas; numbers on the cheek.
 Kissing should not be done while the kissee is wearing veil. Science has released the information that germ: cling to the silken texture of a veil ant they are likely to be readily trans ferred. Besides, a young woman is lia' ble to strain her voice If she talks while wearing veil
 The difference between regular kiss and a soul kiss is two minutes and up wards, the same Harvard authoritie: a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
TROUBLES OF WRITERS

From the New York Telegram.
 If you have alluded to Bacchus in one sentence and desire to allude to him in the next or the next but one, you must not say Bacchus tout court but that classic deity additionally associated with indulgence in spirituous liquors
 There is a story of writer who quoted the saying, ITO the pure all things are pure" and was promptly hauled over the coals by his publishers.
 You can't say, to the pure all things are pure;' 'innocuous or harmless per haps, but not pure
 The writer gently explained that it was not his own phrase but quotation iron St Paul. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
From London Ideas.

From London Ideas.
 KT or long ago I invited a skeptical M friend to my shop to introduce A him to customer who some years before had been fitted with two legs. I wanted him to see what a man with artificial limbs could do. AS usual, my friend was late; he came in moment or two after my customer had left. Sorry" I remarked, you're too late; my showpiece has just this moment gone out of the shop "'A tall man with black mustaches?" he asked. q nodded. Great Scott" he returned 'I saw that man come out of your door. He tripped after a bus and jumped on while it was moving.
 A few weeks ago an exhibition was held at which gold, silver, and bronze medals were offered for the best ex- hibits.
 It was a curious collection, and a really remarkable performance was given A couple of men, each legless, ran up and downstairs and generally conducted themselves like lambkins. A customer of mine, similarly bereft, travelled from the Midlands at his own expense in sheer gratitude for what orthopaedic science had done for him-walked and ran with the liveliest.
 One man came from America in order to exhibit a new make of arm, undoubt- ed!y the best at present procurable. He wrote, raised chairs, not to mention his hat, and might certainly have been taken i, md Incidentally, the inventor of this partic- ular arm has for sometime been trying to dispose of his English rights. He wants e1o,OOO for the patent.
 How is it that the wearers of artificial limbs are able to perform such remark able feats?" you ask. Well, in the first place, the leg is fitted q am speaking of above-knee amputatons) in such a way that the knee-ioint bends, like the nat ural one, the moment the weight of the body is thrown forward. Now, at the back of the knee is a string, usually of flax, which runs down to the heel, each end being fixed. When the leg is straight this string, or tendon, as it is called, is taut, but the moment the knee bends it becomes loose and releases an elastic spring which connects the front of the foot with the knee joint.
 The effect of this is to raise the fore part of the foot and depress the heel, the reverse happening when the leg is strengthened again. In this way the nat uraI movement of walking is exactly re- produced.
 The limbs, it should be mentioned, are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
In the Financial World

Henry Clews, in his Saturday review. says in part:
 "The abatement in stock exchange activity so noticeable in December has continued thus far throughout January. The principal reasons were twofold; first, the wise restraint upon specula- tion imposed by bankers in order to avoid dangerous imitation, and, sec
 ond, the continued influx of securities from abroad which fully taxed our ab-
 sorbing powers. The necessity for
 checking hazardous advances in the
 war industrials was beyond dispute.
 especially in those solely devoted to
 munitions, whose values had in some
 instances risen utterly beyond reason.
 Weeks ago the rush of war orders
 moderated, because the demand was largely satisfied by early orders, and the belligerents themselves are now equipped for production at much lower prices than American makers would care to accept.
 "As to the return of American se- curities, that has proceeded upon an increasing scale ever since announce ment of the British mobilization plan each mail steamer bringing large quan- titles of former foreign holdings, gen. erally sold on private account. How | long this influx will continue is inn 1 possible to determine; but the control of | selling on British account is so highly concentrated that the market for Amer | jeans will be thoroughly stabilized, and no sacrifices need be expected by l those in control of British holdings. | The most significant result of this 1 movement will be the permanent de- 1 cline of London as a market Tor Amer 1 ican shares, for the bulk of those re- I turned will never go back The Uni ted States will, in all probability, per
 manently retian the railroad bonds and stocks purchased from Great Britain Germany and Holland, also large | portion of the industrials which are being returned This does not mean | that foreign capital will permanently desert the United states, but 1t will I be a long period before Europe has money to spare for investment here I and it is questionable if it will ever
 come over with the same freedom as | in the past. As result, much of the interest and dividends formerly sem | abroad will stay here, and be utilized for home development.
 ] General business continues fairly active and satisfactory. The reviva which began in October and November still continues. 1t is illustrated by the extraordinary activity in the stee industry, which seems unchecked by
 the prolonged rise in prices. Concern ing the universal prosperity of thi
 industry, it is unnecessary to repeat Ia
 mi1iar facts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
HOTEL LOBBIES
Demand for Small Farms

There is steady demand Tor small farms in Cullman county and our sales recently have been very sat isfactory," said Leo k. Steiner, who IS the principal owner in a vast acreage of forest land in that county.
 We sell nothing less than 40 acres and the prices we quote now are around S6 and $7 an acre. Later on, the price schedule will be advanced.
 Our purchasers are mostly natives of Alabama; many of them Cullman county people. So far as my obserVa- tion goes, there is no migration rom the north to Alabama, but local farm- CTS are increasing their land holdings and some who had not been able here- tofore to own their own homes have saved up and are now in the market for 40 acres or more.
 "Cullman, as is generally known holds out great attractions to the small farmer. It is an exceptionally pros porous county and the truck growers have had large share in it's pros perity."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
ENGLAND

By William Wordsworth. When I have borne in memory what ha;
 tanned Great nations; how ennobling thought
 depart When men change swords for ledgers
 and desert The students bower for gold-some fear;
 unnamed I had, my country! am to be blamed? But when I think of thee, and what thoi
 art, Verify, in the bottom of my heart Of those unfilial fears I am ashamed. For dearly must we prize thee; We wh|
 find In thee bulwark of the cause Of men; And I by my affection was beguiled. What wonder if poet now and then, Among the many movements of his mind Felt for thee as a lover or a child!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
His First Accident

"One can never tell when he is go- ing to be accidentally hurt" said H. M. Burt, who was bruised, and skinned in an accident which occurred when he alighted from a moving automobile MT. Burt was bandaged about the race and is sore in every muscle rom the result of the accident.
 This is the first time in my life l have ever had an accident to occur to me. I have always been careful to watch closely so that I might not be struck by a street car or automo- bile, but Friday eevning l decided 10 jump off the runningboard of the ma chine before 1t stopped and as bad luck would have it, I tripped and fell.
 T consider myself very fortunate Tn not getting any bones broken or sus- taiing internal injuries. l suppose the body can stand lots of hard knocks without any serious results. This was certainly the case with me. In the future 1 will be still more careful. The idea of having to stay indoors Tor week or 10 days on account of mo- ments carelessness does not appeal to me and 1 will see that 1t never happens again if precaution means anything"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

BEGINNING THE DAY-'If ye love me ye will keep my command- meuts.. This is Christ's test Of love. Bring my love to the earth. o Lord' and face it with this cold criterion. Rebuke a love which protests put does not obey. May look for my Joy in doing Thy will. For Chrfsts sake' Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

A description of Americas first 35-knot
 battle cruiser appears in the current num-
 Der of the Popular Science Monthly. As a result of the lesson taught by the en- agreements fought off the Falkland
 Islands and in the North sea, the new cruiser will have a speed of between 32 and 95 knots an hour, and will have en- zines of perhaps 100000 horse- power. It will be provided with eight 14-inch and 20 5-nch guns. The Queen Elizabeth, the pride of Great Britain's navy has 15-inch guns, but it is claimed that the new type of 14-inch guns developed by American ordinance experts are equal, if not su perior, to the largest at present used by Great Britain in her navy The armor protection of the new cruiser will be 12 inches amidships and four inches at the ends. The Queen Elizabeth has armor plate 1872 inches thick on the water line, but it is believed that the additional speed of the American cruiser will more than compensate for the slightly thinner armor plates used as the ship will be able to maneuver more rapidly and to pick out it's own position in an engage ment The American cruiser will have a tonnage of 31, ,000 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

Madame Schwimmer continues to talk freely whenever she gets an opportunity, and the more she talks the less weight attaches to what she says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

New Workers favor national prepared ness for a very good reason. Their sky scrapers would be an easy target for al attacking naval force.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
"THRILLERv IN REAL LIFE

From the Chicago Herald.
 The Updike case seems to have brought out the fact that truth is sometimes even stranger than the movies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

will be necessary to exhibit his dead body before some people will be convinced that he has been killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

If Won Papen has met the Kaiser yet, he probably had a great deal to say in the strictest confidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

It is but natural for an army officer to have rather poor opinion of the state militia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

A harassed policeman arrested his nag ging wife the other day and haled her to court, where she was given stiff lec- ture by the judge The worm will turn occasionally
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

So far as MT. Bryan Is concerned, Champ Clark has resumed his policy of watchful waiting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
SOUNDS PLAUSIBLE

From the Washington Star.
 A recent theory attributes explosions Tn munitions plants to carelessness in hand ding check books.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

Comparative quiet prevails in the va rious war zones, but there is no rest for the statesmen of Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

It's too late now for the allies to ex- plain why they didn't succor Montenegro and Servia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

Colonel House is now engaged in the difficult task of trying to make his pres ence felt in Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

The knowledge that MT Bryan is trail ing him on his speaking tour should help President Wilson to put a great deal of '.pep" into his remarks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

Cyclone Davis of Texas is wearing a collar, after going collarless for % years. His constituents are naturally wondering what has come over him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

Daily and Sunday Age-Herald, year $6.OO Daily without Sunoay. ............ A'VO Daily and Sunday, per month";. .oO Daily and Sunday, three months. 1.oO Weekly Age-Herald, per annum. .5O Sunday Age-Herald, per annum.. z'O0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

Nc movie star can hold his head up who doesn't own at least one automobile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

So long as 1t full of mud, the Panama canal will hardly need defending.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

Selma Times: Everybody is hoping that the entente cordiale heretolore subsisting between Alabama governors and the New York bankers may con tinue, for the people seem to prefer that their financial affairs be handled in the ma old WAY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

L. ID. Griffis and w. D, Brumbeloe are the only authorized travellng repre- sentauyes Of The Age. Herald ln it's cir eulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

Gadsden Journal A Vidalia, Ga, banker traced a package of bills amounting to $750 which had been re- turned to the bank with seal unbroken an hour after it had been withdrawn. He found it had paid $3750 in debts. It wasn't sent to New York or Chicago, either