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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-29
from the Nashville Tennessean.

From the Nashville Tennessean.
A T another place on this page is an
~ article from Col. H. M. Doak
= dealing with the two finest fig
ures in American literature, Sidney La
nier and Edgar Allan Poe. He takes Is
sue with a statement printed in the Ten
nessean and American that Lanier Is
considered the greatest southern poet
since Poe"
That has never been the opinion OF the
Tenpessean and American. The statement
appeared in an introduction to one Oh
Lanier's homely philosophy poems printed
or a news page.
The Tennessean and American believes
that Sidney Lanier is, out and away the
greatest southern poet. Poe not excepted
It believes that Sidney Lanier is, out ana
away, the greatest American poet, Long
fellow not excepted. 1t believes that
such is, now, almost the judgment Of the
literary world, and that it will be the
final and unqualified judgment of the
literary world.
Two or tire years ago three persons
who undertook to write poetry for news
papers and magazines, and have made
some success at it were seated at Ia
BILE. One Of them was reared in New
England and has done his work at Cleve-
land, o. One was reared in Detroit and
works in New York. One was reared IN
middle Tennessee and his work has been
mainly in the south. The question OF
the greatest American poet came up. The
three agreed that, without discussing 1t,
each would write his judgment. The
three little slips of, paper contained the
same name-"Sidney Lanier."
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cE1EBRITIEs AT BOX HILL

From Box Hill and Its Memories
Keats, Meredith, Stevenson" by Sir Sid
ney Colvin. in the August Scribner, Fic-
ton Number.
I have been trying to recall and fix,
before it should be too late. my personal
memories of a man of genius who is as
likely to be interesting to a far-off fu-
ture as to ourselves: I mean George
Meredith. Now it happens that in the
weeks when Keats was writing the last
part of the last book of "Endymion" and
the lyrics in question, that Is, from soon
after mid November to early in Decem-
ber 1917, he was staying at that same
wayside inn by Burford Bridge under Box
Hill. And cottage a quarter of mile
away, sheltered in a wooded nook at the
foot of the main track that mounts the
hill, was for the last 40 years Of his life
the home of George Meredith.
Add to these third and to me even
more attaching association. Robert Louis
Stevenson stayed at the Burford Bridge
Inn four times, first with his parents in
1878, when he wrote there the early part
of the New Arabian Nights (the Sui
eide club chapters) and when. sensitively
and shyly not without fear of a rebuff
he sought leave to pay Meredith that
homage of beginner to a master which
laid the foundation of their friendship.
In the garden of a common friend they
were invited to meet almost daily for
several weeks, and Stevenson, who could
be as engaging in Difference as he was
brilliant and stimulating in challenge,
soon completely won the affection of his
senior 1t was on this occasion that I
myself met Meredith for the first time:
I remember how, having gone down to
Box Hill for an afternoon. I was intro
duced to him across stile or field gate
to which he had come up with the two
Stevensons, Louis and Bob, at the end of
a 12-mle walk: a thing Of which Louis
was well capable in those days, before his
journey to California, but never after
ward. Stevenson was there again with
his wife in 1881 and 1882 and for the last
time in August, 1885, a year before he
left England never to return. When
Meredith first planned his novel, 1.-THE
Amazing Marriage he meant to make
one of it's characters, Cover Woodseer,
in some measure portrait of r. L. S.,
but changed his purpose in the execution,
and scarce trace of likeness remains
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-29
ROMANS MEDICAL CHEST

From the Druggists Circular.
The Greek physicians in Rome prac-
ticed one kind of medicine and the
Romans themselves-that is, the ma
jority of them-practiced their own folk
medicine which was a combination of
some specific applied or taken with a
little magic. For instance, the roasted
liver of a goat was supposed to be
good for failing sight the patient hold
ing his head in such a position that
the steam flowed around his eyes. And
when mixed with honey the same organ
was supposed to be a fine remedy for
dropsy; mixed with bran it was sup
posed to cure dysentery.
The sufferer from govt was advised
to follow an elaborate treatment. First
he was supposed to kill field mouse
according to a prescribed method and
to extract from it tooth. The tooth
was then stitched to the skin of a
freshly slain lion, and If the govt was
in the left leg the skin and tooth were
bound to the left leg, and the pain was
supposed to cease. Another cure for
govt was to bind to the afflicted mem
Der the first hair cut from an infants
head.
The bite of a dog was supposed to
be cured by application of a mixture
Of stale axle grease and horehound.
Scrofu1a was treated by the following
method: Trace a circle around a ounce
root, pull it with the left hand, state
for what and for whom. pull and wear
as a charm"
A treatment supposed to prevent
maladies of the eyes for year con-
sisted of plucking the ca1yx Of bios
som of pomegranate with the thumb
and fourth finger, rubbing it on the
eyes and swallowing it without touch
ing the teeth. Crocodile hearts wrapped
in black wool and worn on the person
were supposed to ward off attacks of
quartian fevers, and two bugs wrapped
in a piece of stolen wool were recon-
mended as a charm against night fever.
Tongue grass, if beaten with axle
grease and rubbed on by three persons
of three nations, was supposed to cure
tumors Epilepsy was treated by giving
the patient meat from a wild beast
killed with a weapon that had slain
man.
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NOTHING LIKE PREPAREDNESS

From the Philadelphia Press.
AS Mary was cleaning the table she re-
marked shyly to her MISTRESS:
please, mum, I'm thinking I'll have to
give you notice."
Notice, Nary exclaimed the lady of
the house in surprise. But what for?
Why do you want to leave?"
"Oh. num- said Mary. twisting her
fingers coyly together I'm thinking
about getting married."
"And who is the happy man, may 1
ask?' questioned the mistress, her inter-
est in love story promptly reused.
'He-he sits across the chapel from
me-"
''And what's his Manner
Il don't-dont know!" confessed the
maid.
What! You're surely not engaged to
marry a man whose name you don't
know"
Not exactly engaged. num-" corrected
Mary; 'but he's been lookin at me. and
! think he'll soon be speakin'"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-29
Autos Can BE Built

My attention was attracted to hotel
lobby from J. c. Jordan of the sheriff S
office recently in which he was quoted
in favor of Birmingham manufacturing
her own automobiles" said George w.
Hayes Of the White Blakeslee Manufac-
turing company. Birmingham is, without
doubt, the best territory for the as
sembling and distributing of automobiles
in the south l see no reason why we
cannot develop our own resources into
automobiles instead of sending our money
out of the state for the cars.
I'm my opinion, automobiles can be
built in Birmingham chapear than any
where in the United States. All parts
here. Or, in the event it is not con-
venient to manufacture all parts in Bir-
mingham, the opportunity for assembling
and distributing a good car is the greatest
1 know of.
Sometime ago a company was organ
lied for this purpose, and started out
like they meant business. They pur-
chased the parts and assembled the rum
ming gear of two cars, and they have
good engines new from the factory. 1
do not know just what the trouble was,
but a split in the stockholders occurred
and the project was abandoned. I was
sorry of this and 1 have been hoping
for a reorganization of the company"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-29
SUNDAY BATHS OF BEER

Special to the New York World.
st. Louis.-Two plain clothes men who
patrol st. George street, yesterday found
the people on one block in a singularly
joyful mood for Sunday, when st. Louis
is supposed to be drier than the Sahara.
Sitting on a curb they watched the
entire block. and soon saw men and
women filing into the rear of saloon.
On the stairs leading to the living
apartments above the saloon was recep-
ton committee Of one woman. wife of the
saloons proprietor.
only a neighborhood party" said one
copper.
Let's attend" said the other.
Following the crowd they were led to
bathroom over the saloon. There the
woman put a stein beneath the bathtub
faucet and drew cold draught beer The
coppers drank, paid the woman with a
marked bill and then arrested her. Later
they found a pipe leading from key in
the saloon to the bathtub.
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Compliments Lawns

President of the City Commission George
B. Ward, while on a tour of inspection
of the city streets yesterday afternoon,
was favorably impressed with the man
ner in which the curbing grass on the
sidewalks of Twenty-frst street, south,
was maintained.
THE garage owners, merchants and
property owners of this part of the city"
said Mr.. Ward, ARE to be congratulated
on the manner in which they maintain
the upkeep of the curbing grass. 1t is
beautifully kept and it Is a pleasure to
ride through this part of the city.
THE maintenance of lawns and curb
ing grass about ones house or place Of
business is indicative of the character
of the owner or tenant. If the grass is
well kept the person inside the house is
very likely to prove an aggressive sort Of
chap who likes things well done. If the
lawns are in weeds the man inside has
given up in the struggle for living.
He merely exists and his house and sur
roundings mirror the death Of his ambi-
ton"
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HOTEL LOBBIES
Press Association

THE just ended convention of the Ala
bama Press association has been very in
structive," said James H. Hard last night.
THE attendance was not so large as 1t
has been in former years. but think
everyone will agree with me that the
strongest pens in the state were here,
and their presence will mean much for
Birmingham.
Although not now an active newspaper
man, L appreciate the privilege Of ming
ling with these molders of opinion. They
are the states greatest asset, and Bir-
mingham is always glad to have them
as her guests"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-29
THAT TOUCH OF NATURE

Emporia has turned out its third house,
jammng crowd for the movie film, "Til-
lies Punctured Romance" Emporia is
an intellectual town. and by that token
films on Chinese painting Of the Wing
Dynasty and Views Of the Vatican should
be greeted with great crowds of enthu-
siasm warming almost to the freezing
point. But they are not. and although
Emporia bluffs and tries to appreciate
the higher things Of life, the honest
truth is that Emporia is tickled to death
when it gets chance. mentally speaking,
to sit around in it's sock feet and hon
estly enjoy itself.
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1.-THE people of Ashville certainly ap-
preciate the progressiveness of The Age
Herald in getting the paper to us by Z
O'clock said B. B. Gather of The South
ern Aegis, who has been in attendance
at the meeting of the Alabama Press
association.
The Age-Herald on the mail train about
8 o'clock. But the paper was placed on
the accommodation recently and we now
have it by Z o'clock every morning. The
Age-Herald has many friends in the Ash
vile section and we appreciate it when
we can get the paper little earlier"
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ALABAMA PRESS

Dothan Eagle: 1t makes no difference
of public office Tom Watson is against
him.
Roanoke Leader: We hope that Bir-
mingham will secure that rural credits
bank, even if we don't ever succeed in
borrowing from it.
Andalusia Star: The democratic party
ity which cannot be cornered by Wall
street and that is why big business is so
dead set to defeat Wilson
Selma Times: Villa is reported as
throwing down his crutches and running
from the battlefield in his latest clash
with the Carranzistas. The Villa press
agent is at least no piker, and shows
gifts that entitle him to "go higher"
Montgomery Advertiser: There is a
newspaper discussion in Louisville about
the report that street pumps are beat
ing the gasoline consumers out Of a few
gallons a day. The dry cleaners and
chauffeurs in mood to blame the
pumps and the bumpers.
Franklin County Times: This paper was
the first to subscribe 81 to the national
campaign fund and ask that contributions
be handed to James Orman, secretary
central relief committee. Now, the Biz
mingham papers have walked up. Took
'em about three weeks to do it. Frank
lin county has contributed the first dollar
in the state, and the editor is the man
that did it.
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coURTING CRITICISM.

Twill Congressman Cuff make any
speeches during the presidential cam
paign?'
"Oh, yes. He naturally feels that he
should do something to help his party
eff that's the case, he ought to conceal
himself until the election is over, so none
of the opposing speakers may be able
to point to him as one of his party s
mistakes.
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INSTEAD OF SMOKED GLASSES

To the Editor Of the New York Times:
A friend of mine tells me that whei
he was with the cowboys in the west
they used to take a burnt cork and pu
black streak from the side Of the nos,
down to and under the eyelash, and tina
this was an efficient protection for tn,
eyes from the glare of the sun, beint
far superior to smoked glasses, which ar,
too hot.
AS this simple protection is as free al
the air, it would seem that every on,
in our army should know 1t.
CONSTANT READER,
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BEGINNING THE DAY-Grant us,
o Lord, to pass this day In giadness
and peace without stumbling ana
without stain; that, reaching the
eyentide victorious over all tempta-
ton. we may praise Thee, the
eternal God, who art blessed and
dost govern all things, world with
out end. Amended Liturgy.
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SUSPECT CARRIES BIBLE
q Pittsburg Dispatch.

T rOI1I CI6 1IttSUUI6 DISPdlCI.
Henry Bake of Harrisburg, Pa, was
arrested on charges of burglary In his
pocket was found a much-used Bible, in
which the quotation. Seek and We shall
find," was circled in red ink. The prob
abilities are that Henry will live up to
his name for the next few years IA
Warden Osborne's bake house.
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MORE TO THE PURPOSE.

why in the world did you indorse a
check for that fellow, when you didn't
know who he VASE"
HE hypnotized me with quotations
from Shakespeare"
well, the next time a chap comes
along with a bogus check ask him to
quote something from Dun and Brad
street"
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in responding to the governors call
for relief for those unfortunate souls
now feeling the pangs of hunger.
Birmingham has never failed to help
those who needed help in time of dis
aster. 1t will not fail on this occa-
sion of dire distress. But whatever is
to be done for charity's sake should be
done right now.
Kansas City paper was asked to
refuse all tobacco advertisements, but
declined. Cranks will be asking news
paper men to quit smoking next, regard
less of what happens to the late extras. :"
Even the smartest doctors in New York
will have to concede that the epidemic
of infantile paralysis there is serious
Besides, "Pooh-poohing' never did cure
anybody who was really sick.
Thanks to the Deutschland the Thomas
e iHlllIiS is now the pest known
tug in American waters, but the man
she was named after protests that he is
strongly pro-ally.
Nearly $500 600 motor vehicles were
registered in the United States last year.
1t would be interesting to know how
many were made in Detroit by a we'll
known pacfist
Sarah Bernhardt says she will speak
English on her next visit to the United
States but will probably drop back into
vexation.
Guardsmen discharged from the service
because they have relatives dependent on
them will have to pay their fares back
home. And it's a long hike from the
border.
1t has been suggested that the city pay
10 cents a quart for dead flies. Make
the announcement formal, and see how
! many small boys will go to work for the
CITY,
Republican campaign orators this year
will have hard time finding something
| to fill their souls with righteous indigna-
ton and thereby loosen their tongues
| Army officers have found lime an I'M
satisfactory disnfectant. but the white
wash pail and brush will probably never
disappear from national politics.
| Good old Jim Riley deserves a hand
some monument and the children of
America should be allowed to contribute
to a fund for erecting it.
| The Australians are winning glory
! along the western front, but what is
more to the purpose, they are winning
ground from the Teuts.
It's wasting time to point to China
when a peace-at-any- price orator begins
spouting. He has no lessons to learn
| from China
| The weather sharps are blaming the
heat wave on a Bermuda high" which
is probably as good an explanation as
| any other.
Sir Roger Easement may escape the
death penalty. If he does he will have
one Of the closest shaves on record.
"Api,,,otad u,aal,Uae,, rho,,,d - r,,rist,
stay-at-homes by showing the scenic
wonders of America on the screen.
| The father who didn't raise his boy
to loaf for six months in mobilization
camp deserves some sympathy
| Alabama editors tested Birmingham S
hospitality and found it fully up to the
mark
| The favorite outdoor sport around the
Virginia capes is looking for The Bremen.
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suNsHINE ANp sHADoW.

SUNSHINE AND SHADOW.
Even the judge wept when the chorus
girl plaintiff told the story of her life"
"I dare say the gloom in that court
room was profound.
Eyes. But everybody was soon smiling
again when her lawyer began reading
love letters written to her by the mil
lionaire defendant
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MISANTHROPES.

The path of life is filled with thorns
For those who try to find them,
Who let each days mischances small
To greater blessing blind them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-29

AUTo-HYPNOSIS.
when a person inhales ether he for
gets everything
That's true And oftentines when a
man inhales the fumes Of gasoline he
forgets all about the mortgage on his
home.''
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THE COMMERCIAL BARD.

THE COMMERCIAL BARD.
do poets always write in a fine fren-
zy?' asked the seeker after useless
knowledge.
mot always" answered the celebrated
singer of soup, soap and hair tonic. I'm
fact, I rarely ever get wrought up unless
some advertising manager forgets to mail
my check
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
STILL LINGERs.

STILL LINGERS.
His journey DER,
At Baltimore,
cap" Koenig caused a furry.
Your now admit
Our shores to quit
He's not in any hurry.
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To be wise, and love, exceeds man $
might. -TrOilus and Cressida'
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AN INDOOR SPORT.

IT never hear Dubson talking about
motoring, golf or baseball"
mo"
What sort of recreation does he go in
for?"
Maps, mostly"
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WORTH SEEING.

WORTH SEEING.
A movie play
Is booked today
That promises thrill:
The critics say
The stars display
OF clothes is simply nil.
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TELEPHONE
Bell (priynte exchange connecting all
Departmental Main 49OO.
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Dothan Eagle: 1t makes no difference
how good a man is if he's on the inside
of a public office Tom Watson is against
him.
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Roanoke Leader: We hope that Bir-
mingham will secure that rural credits
bank, even if we don't ever succeed in
borrowing from it.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-02-29

Berlin Feb. informed by Gernanys
submarine which
memorandum regarding the future armed
merchantmen positively effect midnight tonight At
warning for neua giving them
merchantmen will
expire.
might make proposal that she would discontinue prae
shipsreighte
netut first hating the vessel and putting the crew to place
thought that England might aocept this proposal or that
would convinced, England
had intention Of disseminating the armament
offensive
might possibly have given President Wilson proof that the
defense and thus
conflicting
the
established
of
Washington ending the present
rules of submarine warfare and
make the only result of which would
bo repiensh while the
was in a Washington and London.
officials directly to be
Washington desire enbarrass Great
the submarine in warfare against
the public generally pmed
spectacular opening of the submarine campaign The reader Of
article contribution
might find the columns Of his Thursday
to the
big fleet of submarines the first day OF the
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Germans Claim New
Advances at Verdun

Berlin Feb 2Progress for the German drive towards Verun
by the office. The
office
seventy eight and eightys six machine
29The bombadment the north of verdun
Meuse last night there
Near the village of
pulsed by the French troops
After artillery forces captured the village
of Manhuee brought the French to the
boundary this location The French hold Manhues under
their .
occupying of
French trenches, shortly driven from their
positions
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NEARLY 400 AT
ELEVATOR MEETING

Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 29.-Be-
tween 800 and 400 elevator men Of the
state are in Grand Forks today for the
opening session of the annual conven-
ton of the North Dakota Farmers
Grain Dealers association.
The business of the convention was
placed under way this afternoon.
Matters relating to the cooperative
handling Of grain, and the features to-
day included the usual welcome adj
dresses, response, announcement of
committees, coupled with an address
by Frank L. McVey, president of the
University Of North Dakota; p. e.
Knudson of Eckelson, n. D., and M. c.
Gaulke, Of Thompson.
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The entire faculty of the agricul-
turai college and the force of the
experiment station as well, seem
to be behind DR.. e. +. Ladd, and intend
to push things along at the college in
a harmonious manner and assist in the
constructive policy that 1t is Presi-
dent Ladd's intention to pursue in his
work as head of the institution.
No man seems to be more delighted
at the outcome than DR.. John II.
Worst, the retiring president of the
institution. Il feel that l have been
vindicated completely" said DR.. Worst.
"The board has appointed one of my
friends and has put him in charge Of
the whole institution and l feel now
that I am in a position to go ahead
and work for the best interests OF the
college, and will fight for what think