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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
LEON BASTARD

From A Russian Painters Impressions
 of the War" by James B. Darlington
 in the March Scribner.
 Leon Gaspard is known to his own country as one of the foremost of the younger Russian painters of today, and for number of years he has been a regular contributor to the French Salon. He has recently come to America, after some most exciting experiences in fol- lowing the armies in the war zones, in. cluding fall in an aeroplane with which he was acting as observer and narrowly escaped being killed He has brought with him a remarkable series of small paintings and sketches of scenes he has witnessed in Russia and France. They have all the truth and directness of work done manifestly from nature. They are not in any sense studio compositions, inn aginary things done from memory, or from field notes. They are literal tran scripts in color of actual scenes done on the spot. His one wish now is to forget the war as he has known it; he does not even like to talk of it. His impressions are too full of it's horrors
 M. CdSpdTQ WOTh Has tsrA pctH du- mired among French artists; a we'll known Parisian critic writing of his pie lures in the Salon of last year, said:
 "The work of Leon Gaspard is a most truthful and significant document of the habits and costumes of the moujiks, workmen. Jews, vagabonds and poor wretches of the Russian country" They are animated documents. too, taken from life with realistic sincerity. Many of the scenes are made brilliant by their landscape backgrounds of snow. The artist has been his own best teacher, and his methods are distinctly individual, though he has had the advantages of a Paris schooling, having studied under both Bouguereau and Toudouze. Before everything he is realist, never forsakes nature and life, and his pictures are not studio-made but are done in the open, derectly from his models as they happen to pass. All of his paintings, contrary to those of most Russian artists, are quite small.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
HELPING THE LEGITIMATE STAGE

HELPING THE LEGITIMATE STAGE From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
 Are the movies and vaudeville to help the legitimate stage?
 At first blush one would say that the legitimate stage has suffered greatly and will suffer even more at the hands of the two extremely modern forms of enter tainment Certain it is that vaudeville and the movies have drawn the infla- tion from the elaborate system of syndi- cate bookings, but this in itself Is a service to dramatic art It has been sug- gested, however, that in far more eff. fective way the legitimate stage is be- ing aided. The impresario of the cine photographic drama and of vaudeville is looking for the stars, and he is willing to has thus been relieved of many players who were demanding high salaries be- cause of past regulations. The gain has been represented in relief from the per nicious star system and therefore better balanced casts.
 This, at least, is New York's explana- ton of it's improved casts during the present season. It is an improvement that will be welcomed in Cincinnati when it reaches the middle west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
Birmingham's Musical Activities

The Music Study club, in its formal announcement of the coming of the New York Philharmonic orchestra for the May festival, sets forth with sln- pular modesty some of the work the organization has done for the cause of musical art here. The club had It's beginning in 1905. During the first wear or two of it's existence little was attempted in the larger sphere' of it's existence in the larger sphere, but as interest increased in the higher class of music the club grew strong and it's recent achievements have been notable, indeed.
 "It is the aim and purpose of this club,' says the announcement, ito raise the standard of music in Blrming- ham, to inculcate in the citizenship the love of good music, and by coop erating with the business interests to place our city first in the entire south in appreciation and patronage of musical attractions. To this end we solicit your interest and patronage and pledge our services for music the greatest of all the arts"
 The season which is nearing it's close has been the most brilliant in the history of Biraningham's musical life. Even with half the great at fractions that have been presented re- gently, Birmingham would be entitled to rank above other southern cities. As it is, it is far ahead of them all. And few cities in any part of the country of approximately Birming- hams population have developed such X fine musical atmosphere as now lends distinction to this community.
 New Orleans is coming to be a city of varied musical achievement. Until q few years ago it was noted for it's French opera, but in music, this and nothing more. It is now engaging concert artists and symphony orches- tras.
 When Birmingham has an audito- rum it will be able to do even greater things in music. A grand opera festival on large scale will then become an institution. But when it comes to musical culture, the symphony and the oratorio are more humanizing and contribute more to the development of musical taste than any other form of art.
 In view of the important work that the Music Study club has done, it should never lack the hearty support of either the commercial or the edu- cational forces of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
ADVICE TO RUTH
From the Cincinnati Times-star.

From the C1nclnnau IlmeS-otdr'
 This is largely a confidential matter between the editor and young miss who lives on a rural free delivery route near Cincinnati. The only reason that we publish her verse thus pseudonymous- ly is that her case is one or many whio h will come to the attention of the Times. Star as spring approaches, and poetic rhapsodies begin to bud in youth full minds One case is like the others. And since the symptoms are the same our editorial prescription may thus be published and check the submission of equally violent cases.
 For the sake of convenience we snail cal the young lady Ruth. Dear Edl- tor, I have composed some poetry says this Ruth who stands amid no alien corn. q have never published any, and will you please write back and tell me if I have talent enough to write and pup fish poetry If so, please let me Know, and will you please publish this for me?' And then follows an ode to spring which we will net print in full. One stanza will suffice for our purpose.
 Awake everything over the whole wide
 earth,
 For the s,sring is a beautiful gift. Let everyone be of joy and mlrth
 And with spring in your voices lift.
 You should compose yourself, Ruth, not poetry. And we say this in all kind ness There is an emotion within you that is erling difficulty in securing an outlet It is an afflatus that does you credit and in itself is not less poetlcai because it's expression is awkward. But it is better to be a mute, inglor1ous Ella Wheeler W-i,sox than to deal out your emotions to an unappreciative world Verse Is but the smybol of your senti- mept. the saadow of the substance that is evidently vours as spring, season or patent medicine tonics and of youth dreams. Gisturbs the years routine.
 What an excellent wife you are going to make, Ruth, for that farmer boy who lives over the hill. You shall light up his doorway as he returns in the even ing from the fields. The poetry in your soul, that new finds inadequate express sion in mere verse, will discover It's medium in dactylic biscuits, spondais pies and the other good things with which you will grace his board. It will also be evident in 100 little touches in the home.
 So d,op your pen, Ruth, and get to your pots and pans. You have a decided tall ent fsr poetry, but it should be pub lished for private circulation and in deeds of which words can be but the dim re- f1ectOfl,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
ALABAMA PRESS

Decaturs Daily: This twentieth cen fury military wisdom seems to be the kind that Father Adam sought; it's loaded at both ends.
 Selma Times: A constituent of Con- gressman Kitchen, it is reported, wrote him: We don't want your garden seed. We want little real statesmanship. " It sounds like the sarcasm of a militarist.
 Talladega Home: The announcement that l.. B. Musgrove will manage Cap- tain Hobson's campaign in the Tenth dis trict means that there will be some- thing doing to keep MT. Bankhead busy.
 Andalusia Star: Under the new law the grand juries remain in session at the call of the judge. That's good law. Quick justice is desirable After all, the legislature passed few good laws along with many bad ones.
 Gadsden Times-News: Officers caught an automobile one day last week near Rock Run station which contained six gallons of raw mountain dew. The Pied mont Joul'ral states that the whisky Ford was taken to Anniston. This Is an- other name given to the Ford automo- bile.
 Tuscaloosa News: The News announces that it has added w. T. Edmondson, Jr, of Montgomery to it's editorial force. MT. Edmundson will have charge of the news side of the work.
 MT. Edmundson is man of wide news paper experience. He began his journal istic work in Anniston when a boy. From that city he went to Chattanooga, where he saw service on the Times Later he was on the staff of the Mont gomery Times and from that paper he went to the Mobile Herald. More re- certly he was editor and manager of the Anniston Hot Blast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
Seat Sale Is Large

''It may seem surprising, but the seat sale for the return of The Birth of a Nation,' which begins an engagements at the Jefferson next Sunday afternoon, is heavier than it was for the first per formance," said Brown Parks, treasurer of the theatr T was astonished at the steady demand for seats Thursday.
 An unusual feature of the demand is the fact that people who saw the film two and three times before are demand ing seats again In addition. there are hundreds of new faces who have heard from friends what a great production it is and who were unable to get seats be- fore. They have no intention of getting left a second time and are preparing early.
 "The offering is the identical film, and brings the same orchestra which were here before and has the same staff. It will be the same show which so delighted thousands of people on its previous visit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

are always host of people ready to as- sist. If I had upheld the moral and social behavior of some group of bird friends, no one would have noticed my assertions. but now injurious testimony is pouring in from every side. A fellow member of this faculty even goes so far as to assure me that she was bitten by a chickadee while trying to befriend the vindictive little creature.
 BURGES JOHNSON Vassar College. Poughkeepsie, N r.. February 27, 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
Tag Day To2norrow

We expect to secure at least s5O0O for the Boys club next Saturday, which is Tag Day." said Mrs. R. c. Woodson, who is chairman of one of the committees preparing for the annual event from which the Boys club derives it's financial support.
 "The Rotary club has been very gen. erous to the Boys club and will have 80 teams of Rotarians working with the ladies on the street corners selling tags. The expenses of the Boys club are $50Oo year and the only means of securing this amount is through the donations se- cured on Tag Day. We feel that the people of Birmingham are sufficiently fla miliar with the benefits of the work of the club to give as freely this year as they have in the past"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
BLOW TO YALE
From the Providence Journal.

rICIiI t1It TIUVIueIICt JUuFIldl.
 A physically perfect man has been dis covered at Harvard And as mental per lection may be taken for granted at this center of culture it would seem that the human race has at last one sample of the ultimate perfection for which 1t has so long been yearning. Yale has long feared that when this phenomenon finally did appear it would be at Harvard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

counted upon by the government for service of incalculable value.
 While this generation may never see the United States in a titanic struggle on the field of war, yet if an invasion ever does take place the government must be prepared to repel it, and in few years our means of defense will be adequate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
WIPES POOR JUDGMENT

From the Houston Post.
 A Chicago man. after being married 20 years. during which time he did not perform a lick of work, went out and sought job the other day and never re- turned home. His wife has obtained a di- vorce on the ground of assertion, but the chances are that she could have held him if she had fed him better and given him tobacco and beer money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
MAYBE THEY HAVE

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Those navy gunners who persist in making perfect scores can't have been reading what the experts before Congress have been saying about them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

BEGINNING THE DAY - Lord, May the love of money not crowu Thee out of my life today. Teach me that there are bigger and diviher things than dollars. Save me hroM apendinx my labor for that which is not bread. Rescue me rom tne creeping blight that would eat me body and soul. For Chrisfs sake' Amen.-H. M. ID.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
Crop Diversification fin Macon

As the cotton growers of Macon county lost about 50 per cent of their crop by the boil weevil last year, a much smaller acreage will be planted this spring." said C.. c. Thompson, prominent merchant of Tuskegee.
 There will be greater crop diver sification this year than ever before The farmers will plant more corn and will raise more hogs. Peanuts will be raised on large scale and already some of the cotton seed oil mills are being converted into peanut oil mills Peanut culture has been successful in several Alabama counties and there Is every reason why it should prove profitable in Macon"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

since reached the conclusion that grape juice is a mockery"
 ALL IN THE DAYS WORK. About his early rising Gaston is rather vain; Each morn, about the break O day. He mounts his aeroplane And scars above the German lines To see what he can see, And should he blow a Teut to bits Is happy as can be.
 NOT IN EARNEST. ''The woods hereabouts seem to be full of candidates
 Quite so.''
 How do you account for so many?' Tn the case of some running for off, fee is just an excuse to neglect their business
 A PRIVILEGE DENIED THEM. Here's a picture of a woman golf champion"
 T see. And she looks almost grace ful
 Why shouldn't she look graceful?' T guess it's because golf champions cannot consistently adopt the pose made famous by Annette Kellerman."
 OUT SOMETHING. What have you there?" "Oh, a telegram from a fool friend advising me to cheer up." That's thoughtful of him." "No it isn't. either He sent it 'col- lect.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
NOTHING TO TT.

NOTHING TO TT. DO you subscribe to the theory that wine is a mocker?" asked the seeker after useless knowledge.
 ''Well, I don't know about that" an- swered MT. Jagsby, "but I have long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

If the government builds plant at Muscle Shoals the ''moonshiners' of Ala bama and Tennessee can be depended on should they ever invade this part of the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

What Representative Heflin said about and to Representative Mann doubtless in creased the fatigue from which that gentleman said he was suffering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

The new submarine policy of the Ger mans was put into effect with a speed and destructiveness which indicate that the Teuts have lost none of their effi- ciency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

MT. Moran is said to be able to take a great deal of punishment. 'Tis we'll He'll probably get just that when he meets MT. Willard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

The latest photograph of Ambassador Won BernstorR, published in the news papers, must have been taken by hos tile photographer who tried to make the ambassador look as much like double dyed villain as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

General Diaz is said to have strong financial backing for his proposed revo- lution in Mexico. In that case he will have no difficulty in finding plenty of vol unteers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

Even if Portugal should declare war on Germany, that wouldn't make much diff ference in the lineup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
WANTS HALF A MILLION

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
 The cost of living is going up. In Pitts burg 30-year-old maid has sued for S5OO,- GOO because a gentleman inadvertently failed to marry her at the end of an en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
TRYING TO UNLOAD

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Having heard news of an incipient rev. olution in it's West Indian possessions, Denmark is again offering to sell us the Danish West Indies at a bargain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
HOTEL LOBBIES
Arion Concert Tonight

The Arion club. Rienzi Thomas, di- rector, will give a concert at Howard college tonight. An exceptionally att tractive programme will be presented.
 The Arion chorus numbers about 50 voices and is in excellent form, '" said J. D. McGill. We are planning to give several concerts in the Bir- mingham district this spring"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

The future looks much brighter for 'Pancho" Villa. He may soon get his private car back again and even take another wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

It is predicted that Captain Hobson will have a hard fight in the Tenth congress sional district but fighting is the cap- tain'S speciality,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

"Conspirators'' have given advance mo- tice of their intention to blow up mu- nitions plant. Most considerate. But why?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

The prospect of being federalized seems to have put new life into the National Guard, something it stood in need of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
A FEARsOME THOUGHT.

The poet throng is restive quite, Their minds are filled with fancies
 bright,
 Their hearts are fairly glowing; Expectantly they wait for spring Methinks 'twould be a dreadful thing, If it should start to showing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

The late Henry James had a strong face, but his greatest strength appar- ently lay in his obscurity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
CAUSE AND EFFECT.

CAUSE AND EFFECT. Poets and painters, orators and nov elists have been fascinated for ages by the sphinx
 That's true" answered the cynical person. 'Unbroken silence, maintained for any length of time, seems to act on some people as direct challenge to make fuss.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

One hears but little of William Watson these days, and one does not seem to be any the worse off for that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

The managers are still waiting hope fully for somebody to write the great American play"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

There is a growing disinclination in this country to page Emma Goldman when she's missing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

A great many Birmingham people who thought they were low-browed were car ried away by Fritz Kreisler's fiddling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

It's worth repeating. Birmingham must better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
TOO MUCH COMPETITION THERE

From the Atlanta Journal.
 Felix Diaz can't make enough noise, even in Mexico, to have stogie named after him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

Miss Bessie Shaw and W. D. Brum- beloe are the only authorized travel ing representatives of The Age-Her- aid in its circulation department. The Age-Herald is not responsible TOT money paid to out-of- town carriers or dealers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
SUNNY SIDE OF MARCH,

SUNNY SIDE OF MARCH. q don't think much of March "The month suits me extremely well. ]" with all this rain and disagreeable weather?"
 T wasn't thinking about the weather. March, 1916 has five pay days in it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

Washington bureau. 207 Hibbs buiid- ing.
 European bureau, 6 Henrietta street, Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office. Rooms, AZ to 50, inclusive, Tribune building, New York city; western business of1lce' Tribune building, Chicago. The 5: C Beckwith Special Agency. agents TOT eign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

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

"The results of operation of the South ern Railway company for the month Of January and for the period of seven months ended January 31, comrc cred with the same month and period in 1915 and 1914, exclusive of interest, rentals and other income charges. show some good increases, as announced by MT. A. Ii. Plant our comptroller, the comparison with 1914 being made for the reason that in 1915 the effect of the business depres- sion was reflected through the revenues of the company said General Freight Agent R. l.. Simpson.
 Here are the figures: Gross revenue, January, 1916, $55SS,021, an increase as compared with 1915 of $935,o ,o1s. or 20.1 Ter cent, and a decrease as compared with 1914 of sl5O,s4S, or 2.os per cent.
 "Operating expenses. taxes and uncol- lectible railway revenues, January, 1916, SlO77 1903, an increase as compared with 1915 of $131,O25 or 3.S2 per cent. and a decrease as compared with 1914 of $6O1 ,SS7 or 2.S6 per cent.
 Corresponding results for the seven months period are as follows: Gross revenue this year. 39,964. .S15, an increase as compared with 1915 of $2,54S, 236 or 6.S5 per cent, and decrease as compared with 1914 of $2.756.19 or GAS per cent
 Operating expenses, taxes and uncol- lectible railway revenues this year. $2S, 194, ,706, a decrease as compared with 1915 of S1, ,57336S or. 5.29 per cent and as com- pared with 1914 of $S.s57.517 or 1O64 per cent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

When rich villains have need or poor ones, poor ones may make what price they will.
 Winch Ado About Nothing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
MOST uNKIND.

Miss Sereleaf says she is going t. marry one man in a thousand"
 'The last one?" asked Miss Cuttem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

Mayor Thompson of Chicago may be badly disfigured, but he's still in the ring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter un- der act of Congress March 8. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-03
President Wilson's Popular Support

q was a locker on at the St. Louis convention in 1888, which renominated President Cleveland by exclamation, ana shall never forget the enthusiasm that was manifested on that occasion," said c. P. Granger of Chicago.
 q believe there will be even more en- thusiasm at the convention next June, when the representatives of the demo- cratic party renominate President Will son.
 MT. Wilson has been strong with the rank and file of the democracy all along. but he is stronger among the independent voters than ever, judging from the way people in the east and in the middle west talk I was in New York 10 days ago and two out of every three men l met there said they intended to vote for Will son next November, and several of them had voted the republican ticket in 1912.