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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
WHERE DID THE KITE FLY?

'Girard" in Philadelphia Ledger.
 Where did Franklin fly his immortal kite?
 Daughters of the Revolution wish to place a tablet near the spot, but three places have claimed the honor, Sixth and Spruce, Ninth and Ridge avenue, and Ninth and Chestnut.
 This same question was threshed over when Justus c. Straw wbridge donated the fine statue of Franklin to the city MT. StraWbridge, after careful investigation, agreed that the postoffice occupies the field where the famous kite flew that summer day in 1752 and so his statue was placed where you now see it.
 The University buiiding-there were only two-occupied part of that block later on. It was then an unbuilt suburb,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
A BANKERS MAXIMS

From London Tit-Bits.
 Baron Rothschild the elder had list of maxims posted on the walls of his bank. Here are a few:
 Bear troubles patiently.
 Maintain your integrity as a sacred thing
 Employ your time well.
 Be polite to everybody.
 Make no useless acquaintances.
 Never tell business lies.
 Do not reckon upon chance.
 Refuse to be discouraged.
 Then work hard and you are certain to succeed.
 The junior who shows by his methods that he is following these rules will con vince his employer that he sees things as they really are.
 Be loyal to your firm, be loyal to those who have helped you, and, above all play the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
to put his ill-gotten wealth in safe

to put his ill-gotten wealth in safe place.
 Doubtless Carranza would be great ly relieved by the news of Villas death, since it would remove the man who is at present the greatest menace to the establishment of peace in Mex ico. Although Villa is apparently beaten and lacks the power to do much harm, Mexico is far from being a settled country and until "perma- nently eliminated" he will be danger ous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
Lynchings in Georgia

While lynch law in the United States is not confined to the south, it must be admitted that more lynch ings have occurred in this section than in any other part of the country. Last years record showed that Georgia led. There were eighteen lynchings in that state as compared with nine in Alabama and nine in Mississippi. And not only did Geor- gia's reputation suffer by the form of lawlessness referred to, but the riotous demonstrations just outside of Atlanta against the states chief eX- ecutive, because, acting within his constitutional rights, he had seen fit to commute the death sentence of Leo Frank to life imprisonment, was without parallel in any enlightened community.
 Georgia's lynching record of 1915, as bad as it was, will be far worse this year, unless the law-abiding peo- pie of that state rise up in their might and demand that the law officers of the state make reasonable efforts to have all lynchers brought to justice.
 As the new year was being ushered in no less than six negroes were slain by a mob at Blakely, Ga., and before three weeks of the year had quite gone five negroes were taken from the Worth county jail, speeded away in automobiles to an adjoining county and lynched by mob of forty or fifty men.
 Lynchers in Georgia are seldom interfered with, much less punished. They have their own way and, being immune from penalties, the work of lynching by wholesale goes on.
 An anti-lynching sentiment in Ala bama, Mississippi and Georgia should assert itself very strongly. Citizens should cooperate with the authorities in a sincere endeavor to abate the lynch crime.
 Eleven negroes lynched in Georgia within three weeks is a fright ful record indeed, and if something is not done to restrain the mob spirit every interest in Georgia will be in peril, for the blighting effect of law lessness is far-reaching in every com munity's cosial life and material progress.
 Surely the time has come for Geor- gia to wake up to the gravity of the situation. The people should take concerted action, and take it at once, to promote respect for law on the part of the white citizenship. Ger tainly something of this kind is needed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
HOTEL LOBBIES
Prosperity in Memphis

q was in Memphis recently and was glad to see that city highly prosperous once more," said R. Blume of Birming- ham.
 When l was in Memphis year ago conditions there were bad, just as they were in Birmingham and every other city, but have never seen general trade there better than it is now. When cot ton began to advance the whole south took on a bright appearance, and in Mem rhis business recovery has been rapld ever since last fall.
 Business recovery here in Birmingham has been rapid, too The big pay rolls keep money in circulation and when wage -earners are prosperous all pahcheS of business should be active.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
ROMANCE NOT ON THE SCREEN

From the Pittsburg Dispatch. Not all the romance and heart throb stuff is found in the films, despite the laudable enterprise of the screen drama producers to overlook no bet, nor yet do all the stories of the long quest for wealth ending in success and the happy finding of a long lost family belong to the past or to the imagination. New York and Nevada figure in this latest real life | drama as full of thrills and heart-hunger and loneliness -though-rich as any pie tured in several reels. Which goes to show that the world is pretty much the same old world it used to be, after all and that truth can still run a race with | fiction.
 Twenty-one years ago, the story beglns, the young wife of Charles Wyckoff died, leaving. besides her husband, son 5 years old, and daughter of 21 months
 The father, with a double hope of for getting his grief and bettering ms TOT tunes. went west after putting his chil- dren in the care of their grandmother. Things went badly with him for years and ashamed to confess failure ana as sured his children would be cared for' he did not write. But then luck turned' and as is often the case, the better things came fast. He became interested in cop per and gold mines which turned out well. and before he realized it he was wealthy.
 He wrote to his mother-in-laW and to friends. but the letters ali seemed to mis- carry. He sent on his secretary to trace
 his family, but the secretary reported
 failure after several months. Then he
 went himself. Weeks of vain search fol-
 lowed. He could get no trace of his mother-in-law or his children. When about to give up in despair he ran across an old friend and from him learned of his daughter's marriage and her address. The rest was easy. The grandmother and children had lived in several places, hnal- lv returning to the old suburb, the son and daughter meanwhile having been
 married.
 Business of joyful reunion and getting acquainted with young parents and grandchildren, and boarding the autos for the train. with a fadeaway of the line
 home in the west, for which they are all bound to live happy ever after.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
MONTENEGRO
-'H V " 1T HI4N HIVHtV By Alfred TennYson.

By Alfred Tennyson. They rose to where their sovran eae-
 sails,
 They kept their faith their freedom, [
 the height, Chaste, frugal, savage, arm'd by day al
 night : Against the Turk; whose inroad nowhe'
 scales Their headlong passes, but his footst,,
 fails, And red with blood the Crescent rec | from fight Before their dauntless hundreds, in pro.
 flight ' By thousands down the crags and thu
 the wales. o smallest among peoples. rough rocs Of Freedom. Warriors beating back tI
 swarm Of Turkish Islam for five hundred veal Great Tsernogoro never since thine owl Black ridges drew the cloud and bra '
 the storm Has breathed a race of mighter mous
 taineers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
STRANGE CALL FROM CAMBRIDGE

From the N6W ITT1Tes.
 Some strolg wielder of the editorial thunderbolts of the Harvard Crimson, dazzled perhaps, by that warm color, cries for "a few rabd, yes flighty, unbal- anced, red Jagged extremist professors" :" Is Cmambridge such sealed paradise or sane professor that it finds wisdom mon- otonous and self-restraint and modera- tion bore, and hankers for the voluble and shallow sensationalist? There are not many of the kind, but there are too many. a weariness to the ear and eye. For the Crimson's "a few substitute fewer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
From London Ideas.

that is the title by which Sir
 A Douglas Haig is known among the soldiers. Indeed so rapidly has he risen that "Haigs luck" has become regular catch phrase among military men. But, of course, there is actually no such thing as luck, and it is really to his great ability that Sir Douglas owes his success.
 The new commander in chief is Scotsman, and he was born at Cameron Brig, in Fifeshire. His early training was just the right kind to fit him for a life of hardship, for amidst the rugged Scottish scenery he early gained that love of sport which has clung to him all his life.
 He saw active service in the Nile eX- petition of 1898, when he was present at the battles of Atbara and Omdurman It was then that Lord Kitchener marked him out as "a coming man." but it was Sir John French who really gave him his great chance. During the South Af rican war Sir John appointed him his chief staff officer, and he especially dis tinguished himself during the opera tions at Colesberg.
 Sir Douglas is absolutely fearless, the reckless manner in which he has eX- posed himself to danger on the battle field, even when he occupied a high position having often brought the hearts into the mouths" of those who watched him. But although he has ire ouaptIv haen near death he seems to have a charmed life, and "Haig's luck has always saved him.
 One of his most daring feats was per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
GEN. HAIG'S CHARMED LIFE

1 formed while he was in the Soudan. ] company with three others, he rode l within few yards of the entrencll ments of nearly 5000 Dervishes in ord} to gain information concerning tll enemy's position. and then, havir found out all he wanted to know, rod
 calmly back to the British lines. During the present war-in which Il has earned such very high praise fro3 Sir John French-Sir Douglas has main tained his reputation for daring uninl paired. One day, he escaped death !; by a miracle. He had climbed to tI top of a haystack, in order to obsery
 some operations, when a German she fell right on to the stack. For some unknown reason, howeve it did not explode, and all who saw tI incident were congratulating then selves on the generals lucky escap when another shell fell almost on ell actly the same spot! Astonishing to rs late, this one failed to explode also ars "Haigs luck" had once again won til day.
 One of Sir Douglas favorite mottof is: Know thine enemy" He has keN this motto before him in every can paign in which he has been engage' and it is remarkable that long befot the present war, he had studied Get
 man tactics and strategy thoroughly, and what is just as important, tla character of the German soldier also. X In spite of his masterful manner ait the fact that he is a great opponent q flags for Tommy"-Sir Douglas is vet popular with the rank and file of tf' army, and since he has been at tLi front. he has earned the admiration | the French soldiers. Our allies hay nicknamed him "Steel Legs," becauj ] he stands so firmly on his pins." ];
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
AN EXCEPTION.

"The man who lays by something i'd a rainy day isn't going to be caught naI ping remarked the thrifty person.
 Perhaps not" answered the wastre unless he happens to lay by a bel seller with the expectation that it vii keep him awake
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
HOUSTON "TAkE OUT"

From the Houston POSt.
 A Houston thief sliced the seat of Main street pedestrian's brtches out talk ing with it the pistol pocket which con tained a pocketbook with $207 in it. It strikes us that this was a delicate and skliful operation, embarrassing as it must have been to the victim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
 LIMITING AT POSSIBILITIES
From the New York Telegram.

From the NeW YOrk Telegram.
 Couple of Chicago physicians propose to fight duel with germs, each taking a dose of the others deadliest. Truth of how they fool their patients may come out at last. If in earnest they'd so after one anothers appendices. but safety first, of course
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

BEGINNING THE DAY-o my Lord. beIp me to build up and nor to tear down. Help me to seize upon inc good and to cultivate II. "He me swift senses for discoVerins t"e hidden qualities of beauty. May find good in men who think .hey have no good, and be thereby their minister of life. For Christs sahe' Amen-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
Good Music

"A greater number of people appreciate music of artistic merit than was the case a few years ago." said Frank A. Davidson. leader of the Jefferson theatre orchestra and the orchestra in the South ern club cafe. q judge by the re- quests made of me at the Southern club to play certain selections which be'ong to a high class of music
 "Of course, nobody expects cafe or chestra to play severe music, but few people nowadays call for ragtime, or trivial stuff"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

larger freedom from swindling and al ception.
 Plenty of rogues have employed prn, CTS ink to fill their pockets with Gol. but many more have not. The ordna rogue deals in circular letters and pei sonal calls. His product cannot stand tl llmellght of a newspaper or magazi3 page. The burglar keeps his jimmy car fully hidden, and never by any cham puts d card in the papers saying he ca ries one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
CAN'T BE DONE

From the Houston Post
 Its me- is an idiom,' says Ear- yard professor. and is allowable It is allowable largely for the reason that we haven't standing army enough to sup press it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
JUST so.

q notice that when a general is retire in Europe his sovereign usually give him an additional title.' You know what that's for, of course: q was just wondering"
  Its something for him to land on whe he's bounced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
TROUBLE AT HOME

From the New York Telegram.
 Colonel House. confidential agent for President Wilson, is in London confer ring with British statesmen. What is he doing in the east when he should be here in the west in Mexico?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING.

The fruit of the tree Old Adam did eat; A sad sight to see
 Most sad, we repeat. But, let us suppose
 The serpent had failed As everyone knows,
 His coaXing prevailed. There would have been now A world perfect quite, With never a row
 Or sin-driven wight. No need of mans laws, To break or enforce, And never a pause
 In lifes placid course. Performers would not Be abroad in the land, Conforming the ''trot' And taking a stand On problems that veX Great minds of the day. With naught to perpleX And naught to dismay, The nations of earth
 Would be brimming full Of sweetness and worth But hopelessly dull.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
WOMAN'S WAY.

q must say it's hard to give you up," said the disappointed suitor.
 "Well, if it will make the parting any aser for you, I'll introduce you to a friend of mine who will help you to for get me-
 You are very kind''
 But on second thought, I won't. If she did that would never forgive her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
THE REAL THING

From Golfers Weekly.
 In the country, anyhow, this sudden metropolitan craze of skating will be greeted with quiet amusement and with scorn, too, for any skating that has to be done indoors. Your real bred-in-the- bone lover of ice and the polished steel thinks of skating as part of the great outdoors in winter From his very child hood it has been part of his life. Rem- iniscent he can relate with the poet:
 All shod with steel, We hissed along the polished ice in games Confederate, initiative of the chase And woodland pleasures. So through the darkness and the cold we
 flew
 And not a voice was idle; with the din Smitten, the precipices rang aloud; Tn eleahess trees and every icy crag Tinkled like iron.
 This is autobographic, but less charac- teristically Wordsworthian than where he skates off by himself
 Not seldom from the uproar l retired Into a silent bay, or sportive!y Glanced sideway, leaving the tumultuous
 throng,
 To cut across the reflex of a star That fled, and, flying still before me,
 geamed
 Upon the glassy plain
 Boy and girl, youth and grown-up, all have been at it and will continue as long as winter is winter: cutting figure eights and the more intricate grapevine, playing hockey or "pullaway," or roaming far afield in leisurely couples in the crisp aft ernoon glow or under the cold moon. But all warm hearted and friends to- gether-very different from the city crowd which may soon abandon skating as too difficult and go back to it's beloved fox trOt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
CONSCIENTIOUS BURGLAR

From the Kansas City Star.
 A burglar at Wichita returned pack age of cigarettes he had stolen from d home there with the statement that his conscience would not permit him to smoke cigarettes. Those Wichita burglars al- ways were a conscientious lot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
DAMPENING HER tARDOR.

DAMPENING HER tARDOR.
 Henry" said Mrs. Twobble I fe that I ought to go abroad and nurse u wounded
 Forget it, my dear" answered M Twobble, who is an eminently practic man. You have no idea how many ws nurses there are who never get the names in the papers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
A TRYING POSITION.

How does your congressman stand ( preparedness?
 He doesn't stand at all" "No?'
 "In fact, the conflicting views of h constituents keep him so busy side-stel late an opinion of his own"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
HE'S NO DoDGER

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 T. F. may be 'in splendid health, but it isn't due to the exercise he is getting lodging nominations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

The camera is pitiless. That is one reason why an elderly actor finds it hard to make an impersonation of youth con vincng in the movies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

Why not organize a society of people who have wept over the battered Cathed- ral of Rheims? It would necessarily be 8 organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

There seems to be difference of opin- ion among our statesmen as to the rela- tive value of human life and exports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

The redoubtable Pankhurst advises the United States to prepare TOT war. She knows more about fighting than Jane AddamS does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22
ALABAMA PRESS

Huntsville Mercury: The bill of Con gressman Candler of Mississippi to put tax of $50 a gallon on whisky shows how easy it is to become insane on any subject.
 Shelby County Sun: Peace having petition might try to affect it by Val entine's Day, when a great deal of af- lection is spread around.
 Selma Times: Mobile will make a strong, all-together pull for the federal ship yards to be located at some point on the gulf coast. Alabama ought to co operate with all of it's prestige and pull to help Mobile land the prize.
 Marion County News; The people want to vote on the men that go to the legislature before that body meets again, and these same people do not want the governor to have a special session between times.
 Decaturs Daily: Battery trouble" is still credited with being the cause of the explosion on the submarine E-2. These batteries that sink our ships in stead of the enemy's need regulating by the umpire.
 GuntersvilIe Democrat: One of the most important features of prepared ness is teaching men how to shoot with some accuracy. When we think of the number of shots fired and the quantity of powder burned in the big war, we know there must be a lot of wild firing, or the casualties would be greater. Jacksons backwoods troops at New Or leans gave the best demonstration Of marksmanship ever shown in battle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

There is hardly any insult more deadly thar calling mans automobile 'fiv- yer" when it is some other make.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

It's hard for a statesman to keep his ear to the ground and maintain a dig nified attitude at the same time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

Even if Villa is captured and shot, there are plenty of MeNicans willing to 1olloW in his footsteps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

The wolf knows better than to stop be- fore the door of house where there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

Canada announces that she will raise 500, ,0OO soldiers. Cannon fodder" must pc plentiful in Canada.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

By the way what has become of the dancing master who said the old-fash- toned dances were coming back into favor?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

A dramatic critic speaks of chorus girls raised to the nth power which probably means that there is little or nothing to conceal their pulchritude from the tired business man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

President Wilson will make a swing around the circle" ostensibly to preach preparedness, but there is nothing like getting in touch with the voters before election time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

From present indications, King Nicholas of Montenegro will soon join King Peter in exile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

kindly critic of President Wilson says he is doing his level best. Angels could do no more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

Men at some time are masters o' their fates. -'"'i"s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

l. b. GrifIis and w. D. Brumbeloe are the only authorized traVeIlng repre- sentauves of The Age. aerald III it's cir culation department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

MODERN JOURNALISM. Good heavens Another war extra ?" "Yes, but don't be alarmed. It's merely yesterdays news warmed over."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

Entered aI the BIrmiuSham, Ala' postotfice as second class matter un- der act of Congress March 8, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

It is predicted that Europe will have to get down to hard pan when the war is over. Still Europe may count on a handsome revenue from American tour ists who will flock over there as soon as the war is ended to see what changes have been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-22

The steamers Pilgrim and Puritan,
 known a quarter of a century ago as the
 Queen of Long Island sound,' will be sent to the junk pile. Neither boat has been in commission for several years. As it would have required $25O,0cO to over
 haul the boilers and machinery of the vessels, the owners found it ineXpedient to put them back into service. They are also the side-wheel type and consume an enormous amount of coal, compared to the modern steamers with propellers. It is estimated that millions of passengers travelled on the Puritan and Pilgrim be- tween Providence, Fall River and New York. They were especially popular with tourists from other parts of the country and proved exceedingly profitable to their owners. The furnishings on both steam CTS were considered the most luxurious that money could provide. These costly fittings are now being stripped and sold at bargain prices. It is said that motion picture men are trying to buy the steam CTS to stage motion picture thriller" on Long Island Sound. The Puritan is 27 years old and the Pilgrim B.