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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20

, These efforts met full recognition from the brilliant literary circle that gathered around his father. and he was intensely happy for a time in the affection of Mary Nesbit, a young lady of great per sonal and other attractions The death of his betrothed from rapid consumption in November. 1871. absolutely prostrated
 him, and was the forerunner of a series Of calamities which might well excuse the morbid element in his later views of life and nature.
 In 1874 kindred genius and most faith full friend, Oliver Madox Brown, died after short and entirely unforeseen | illness. In 1878 he was bereft with equal suddenness of his sister Cicily, to whom
 one of his beautiful poems is addressed,
 and whose devotion to him was absolute His surviving sister died early in the l following year. and a few years later
 Marston lost a sincere friend and literary comrade in the gifted and unhappy James | Thompson. His sight had now also be-
 come extinct, and his pecuniary means
 were greatly diminished.
 The sadness Of the poetry of Marston
 Is therefore no subject for surprise. and
 is chiefly to be regretted as a barrier
 in the way of a literary renown which
 might have stood much higher under hap pier circumstances.
 l Marston's generous and open disposi-
 tion procured for him many warm friends.
 His relations with his father also were singularly affectionate He usually ac-
 companied him on summer tour, and
 1t was during one of these excursions
 that he received the sunstroke which ac-
 celerated the paraiytic attack which be-
 fell him early in 1887 and proved fatal on
 February 1S He was only 37 years old
 at the time, and after his death his American friend, the poetess, Mrs Louise
 Chandler Moulton, published two posthu- nous collections of his poems.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20

of everything sprung up later and caused revision that had to be reckoned with.
 The policy of Congress in these re- cent years is to keep the cost of all government work within the original appropriation was ample at the time was different. A postoffice for which $1 100000 was appropriated usually cost two or three times that much before it was finished. Business-like methods prevail now. But in the case of the Birmingham postoffice, as in similar cases. Con- gress will not hestitate to approve the needed supplemental appropriation. 4 The Birmingham building will be a notable work of architectural art. It I will combine the esthetic with the utilitarian; and will be the last word in postoffice construction. The best
 grade of Georgia marble will be used | for the exterior and Alabama marble, the finest in the United States, if not in the world, will be used for the
 interior.
 The amount allowed for the interior finishing provides for frescoes. A local artist-architect of decided talent
 and wide experience suggests that in
 stead of the government paying $5O,- 900 for half dozen or more panels it concentrate on two; that great
 artist be employed to execute them
 costing something like $25,000 apiece
 These works of art would be of sucf
 distinction that connoisseurs ane
 lovers of the beautiful would come from a distance to see them.
 1 But no matter whether or not thi!
 suggestion is adopted Birmingham
 will have a magnificent fedora
 building.
 German agents are said to be spreading
 the doctrine of secession among Nort
 Carolina negroes. If that is true,
 merely illustrates anew what an astonish ing capacity the Germans have for mak ing blunders.
 Count Won Bernstorff is said to hay . been received coldly in Berlin. Maybe tn . Kaiser thinks he should have taken , hand personally in blowing up America lmunition plants.
 The war has caused Americans to ca less. according to the department of al ] riculture. The prices on the average bi of fare would take away anybody's al petite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20
PHILLIP BOURIKE MAIRSTOM

From the Pittsburg Post.
 IV short poems in English literature is Philip. My King, verses that were addressed to Philip Bourke Marston by his godmother, the eminent poetess, Dinah Maria Mulock. Philip was born in London in 1850, and when only three
 years old he experienced the irreparable
 misfortune of loss of sight, which was l occasioned by the injudicious admins tration of bella donna as a prophylatic ! against scarlet fever, aggravated, it was | thought, by an accidental blow. !! The misfortune was not so complete
 as to prevent Philip. for many years,
 from seeing, in his own words. "the tree
 boughs waving in the wind, the pageant
 of sunset in the west. and the glimmer
 of a fire upon the hearth" and this dim, imperfect perception must have been more stimulating to the imagination than a :! blindness.
 l But sightlessness did not prevent Philip
 Marston from exerting every effort for I the attainment of knowledge, nor energy ! in trying to overcome the handicap of | his aff1iction. He indulged, like Hartley Coleridge, in consecutive series of i'm | aginery adventures, and in the reveries called up by music, for which he exhib-
 ited the usual fondness of the blind 1 The inevitable effect was to excite the
 ideal side of a powerful mind into pre-
 mature and excessive activity while dis
 couraging reflection and mental discip-
 line to which he remained a stranger all
 his life.
 | His extraordinary gifts of verbal ex- pression and melody were soon mani fested in poems of remarkable merit for his years, and displaying a power ot delineating the aspects of nature which,
 his afflictien considered, seemed almost incomprehensible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20
ANNETTE's PHOTOGRAPHER From the Sheffield Standard.

A former Birminghap man photo- graphed Annette Kellermann in her big production. "A Daughter of the Gods, according to Walter Blackman of The Age Herald. Experienced guy that. for he evidently took training around the B-Marx corner on windy day and was thoroughly seasoned for tho ordeal of taking Annette's pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20
NOT DEPENDABLE.

Isn't it horrible to think of so many new engines of destruction being in- vented?" asked the Humanitarian.
 "No." replied the military person, 'but It certainly is discouraging to think how many of them fail to work at the critical moment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20

BEGINNING THE DAY--The con- ception of Q holy God was the pecu- liar gift of the Hebrews to the world. Other nations had splendid gods. strong gods, ambitious gods, vengeful gods, lustful gods. There were individuals. of course, who had . better knowledge, but it was left for Israel to bring its great, na- tional light from the face of God Hfmself-a holy God and requir- ing holiness in those who serve Him.-H. M. F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20
FAIR AUGuRIEs.

Gentle winds are blowing
 Youth begins to dream of love.
 Kisses, too, bestowing. Not cloud is in the sky, Not a shadow creeping, Spring will soon be passing by To wake the flowers sleeping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20
OBSERVING CONVENTION

Now. girlie, shall I cut your name and my name in the bark of this tree?"
 T suppose there will be nothing to criticize in that" said the dear girl. provided you also cut the name of my chaperon.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20

From the Chicago Herald.
 First Artist-I received magnifi- cent tribute to my skill the other day at the exhibition.
 Second Artist-Indeed? What was it?
 First Artist-You know the picture, "A storm at sea?" We'll, a man and his wife were looking at it, and over heard the fellow gay. "come away dear. that picture makes me sick"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20
AN INTENDED CALAMITY


 From the New York World. Herbert c. Hoover has sailed for Spain in what is probably last attempt to have the Belgian relief work under neutral flag.
 Official Washington fears that Ger many will stop relief. Tho cold hlooded sinking of the Norwegian ship storstad with 5000 tons of Argentine corn for Bel gium Is the latest sign of sinister intent Brand Whitlock and MT. Hoovers neu- tral aids will probably be sent out of Belgium No neutral aid will remain; scarcely neutral eye will even look upon the destined fate of the devoted little people who stood athwart Germanys path to world conquest.
 l There Is food enough for the Belgians The United States has many millions of bushels of wheat still available for ex- port, besides other foous. The machinery of distribution works with the smooth ness of experience. There is no diplo- matic difficulty to solve no military aim to be subserved, by stopping the relief. If it stops. the Belgians. stripped of their money, their crops. their railway material, their factory machinery and even their workhgmen to serve German needs. will find themselves in desperate case.
 If this forecast is not too gloomy, if the Belgians are to face the starvation in flicted upon Poland and Servia, then we are looking upon the beginning of the last and grimmest act in one of the great tragedies of human history. It is a trag- edy easily preventable. needless. purpose l less, wanton. It is an intended calamity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20
TO JULIA NAkLow5

Arthur symons, in Golfers. have seen many a pale Ophelia, But never any lily like to this Whom to her death white water lilies
 kiss;
 I have seen many luting Viola Waken sad music through Illyria, But such perfect song of laughing bliss. Made woman, yet 2 flower at heart
 there is
 Nowhere but in one heavenly Julia. These in, the fragrant garden of the soul Come up like images and ghosts Of flow CTS, The death-white lily and the violet, Pure color and suave odor: but tho whole Enchantment of the garden is not ourD Till the last magic blooms in Juliet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20
PITY HIM.

PITY HIM The man who's much dissatisfied And wears look of discontent, Don't censure him. He may have tried And tried in vain to raise the rent Or else his grocer's cut him off
 Because he cannot settle up
 At such a wight 'tis wrong to scofr-
 He's drinking deep from sorrows cup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
SOUVENIRS.

People you meet talk great deal about what they are going to do when the war is over"
 That's true I met fellow yesterday who thought he had fine scheme to get rich"
 "Yesr'
 'IIe wants to build a factory somewhere in New Jersey for turning out shell frag- ments from the battlehelds of Europe"
 HOW ITS DONE.
 This merchant prince began work at s4 week.
 And how do you account for his suc- cess?"
 well for one thing, he didn't buy a dress suit on the installment plan and try to break into society. He concen- trated all his energies on getting his salary raised to s10 week. After that it became fixed habit with him to work for raise''
 AN INVITATION. We're told that germs in kisses turk, But what of that?" said he. Come, let them do their deadly work
 And take a chance with me-"
 UNFORTUNATE CHOICE "A tramp arrested for vagrancy told the court he was an educated man and of- fered to prove it by quoting some poe try"
 Did the judge consent?"
 Yes. The tramp qouted several pas- sages from Browning"
 "And tho judge let him off, suppose?'' "No. indeed. His honor's wife happens to belong to a Browning club. He has been so fed up on Browning, morning. noon and night, that he sent the poor devil to the workhouse" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20
Farm Loan Banks

SSSAAbOS
 Low Interest Rate
 THE governments rural credit = system as a benefit to the farmer will rank close to the federal reserve system in the latter's relation to the commercial and financial world Its organization has been completed and the announcement that the rate of interest to be charged the borrower will be only 5 per cent augurs we'll for the boards breadth of vision.
 The farmers have been paying high rates; in many instances exorbitant rates. The man who is financially strained will sometimes pay any in terest rate for temporary relief, but if he keeps it up it will only be question of time when he will be bank rupt. But farmer who gets bank accommodation at 5 per cent can af- ford to borrow if he uses his bor- rowed capital wisely and economically.
 Here in Alabama many tillers of the soil will find the farm loan bank . great boon. Those whose crops were destroyed or seriously damaged last season by the floods, or whose cotton was all but ruined by the boll weevil, will need bank aid at this time. They cannot only get it, but get the money they seek for such small charge as not to be a burden.
 Another distinct advantage of the farm bank will be in the accommoda- tion it will afford the progressive husbandman who wishes to branch out in raising live stock, especially beef cattle. Live stock can be made highly profitable, but one must have ample capital to go into the business on a large scale.
 In view of the inauguration of the farm loan bank system the agricul- tural south has an exceptionally bright future. Weather conditions being favorable during the next few 7 months 1917 should be one of the best years in Alabama's history.
 * *
 Last Word I'm
 Federal Buildimgs
 NHOW that the bid for the construc- IN tion of Birmingham's federal building has been awarded, the foun- \ dation work will soon be under way. Few cities in the country have been 50 fortunate in the matter of site. The half block between Eighteenth < md Nineteenth streets, fronting 400 { feet on the north side of Fifth ave-
 
 nue, extending back 190 feet, has a rood elevation and is in all respects ideal.
 The appropriations for the Birming- ham building approved by Congress amount to $1 100000 The sum of E $886, 900 has been paid for the site, which leaves $815,O0O for the build ing. The contract just let calls for an expenditure of $673,62S, leaving s141,- TIT for interior decorations and fin iohings.
 Senator Underwood introduced a hi1l in the last Congress for an addi- tional appropriation of $150,000 for 2 *Ae Birmingham building, but in the eAssh and turmoil of the closing days !. 4c had to be left out. As was ex- # plained in The Age Herald's Wash inRton special Sunday. the original x snpprpriation was ample at the time kc my for all that the government
 1shitect planned. But the high cost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20
THE HOME LIFE.

There's nothing like having a little home to go to when you are tired of the world" remarked the sentimental per- son.
 Not if it's the kind of little home where the door bell and the telephone are always ringing, and the photograph is always going and the neighbors are always running in to knock other neigh bors who are unable to be present." an- swered the man with a deep-seated grouch.
 
 IN REDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES.
 "The head clerk in this hotel seems to be q rather subdued young man.
 That's only a temporary manifesta- tion. He got into a poker game and lost all his diamonds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20
HOW ITS DONE.
AN INVITATION.

We're told that germs in kisses Turk, But what of that?" said he. Come, let them do their deadly work And take chance with me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20
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DOUBTFUL CoMPLIME,

P. S.-Today we take in all the plants oi the Tennessee company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20

TELEPHONE Bell (privatc exchange connectins all departmental Main 490O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20

their fancy and they made note of the fact that it was built of iron ore rock which was cheap and plentiful enough to be used in place of brick or ordinary stone.
 They were interested to learn that John Caldwelrs home was erected over an iron mine and that the foundation went deep down into an ore gallery. Some of the homes in Mountain Ter race struck them as unusually pictur- esque, particularly those built on the mountain side with the great native rocks showing through the front yards like giant sentinels.
 The number of churches around Five Points got his attention. He was inter- ested in learning that the Independent Presbyterian church was finding shelter in Temple Emanu-El.
 
 Both MT. Carpenter and his daughte, were charmed with the Birmingham Country club. They pronounced the goli course one of the 'sportiest'' they had ever seen. and thought one of the clubs greatest attractions was the fact that i was 50 olose in and surrounded D, such beautiful residence section. | Norwood impressed them as delightfull, homelike and. they were particular, struck with the bus service maintained At Glen Iris the park surrounded b. beautiful homes pleased them, and tn ! Jemison residence. they said, was pecu lIiarly southern. They also liked Idlewilt and thought the Lee Bradley home espe ] cially pleasing.
 We drove by the city prison. An auto
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20

We drove by tho city prison. An auto-
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-19
Mitchell Beadle, Soldier
From Amelia, Dies
AT Camp Pike
Pneumonia Claims Second
Victim In Ranks From s..
Mary Parish

The wife and relatives of Mitchell
Beadle, one of the selectmen from
Amelia, have been notified of his
death which occurred at Camp Pike,
Arkansas, Saturday morning. The
bodp is expected to arrive at
Amelia on Train No. Tuesday
morning and funeral arrangements
have been made to take place at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon of that day.
Pneumonia was the cause of the
death of Mitchell Beadle, and his is
the second fatality from that sick
ness. Tony Wallace of Berwick, La,
having died of the same complaint at
Camp Pike few weeks ago.
Mitchell Beadle was formerly en-
ployed by the NJ. L. & 7. R. R. as =
section worker. He was married a
few years ago to Miss Como of
Glen Orange. He is survived BY
Mrs. Beadle and a number of broSh-
ers and relatives in Amelia, Morgan
City and this community.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-19
| na4ettsr St: Schemes
,,rd;eped By Red Cross

~. Of previous announce
.. th,t the American Red Cross
sa ). .ss II. spprove the chan-letter sys, 5,
= raising money, and that It
q. ..,.r ! authorized any chain-lester
-. to use the name OF the
q, -, in any way, letters Of this
~ .re in circulation and many !,
~. d them have been forwarded
u ,,,;onsl headquarters for exam
iisa.
{. American Red Cross reiter'
u ta.t no chain-letter project has
q ,pproval. While some OF these
.,.e, may have been started in
t..lf.ith, mention Of the Red
- /, not warranted. Red Cross
-. and the public in general
III ,rened that there is no assur'
iA.t donations in response to
.s.in letters will reach the Red
~ treasury, and are urged to pay
!. ,ttention to such appeals, whose
ierity is always open to doubt.
n a b tie Red Cross should al
Il IS furnished through recog-
,l1a ehannels, If the donor wishes
- asuured that his gift is to reach
ebject intended.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-19
THE PRICE OF WHEA''

ast year the Northwest's snrin
wheat crop vas "a not a ia'.rr"
the l:kotas / * q; cirg on sixty
-Four million |, is agan,. t.
III. cred and 81 zen millions III 1915
tbs gear the out n, thouo'l bct:.
than N 1916, wa' decidedly normal
Wfsat once & ing the ,u;ran'
your sold above dollars bu
shell at Chicago. The Government
fixed maximum price of two dol
lars and twenty cents bushel.
Some Northwestern farmers. look
iHs at last years less, at this year 5
"n:y moderate Weld. and az 'ha,
price If three dollars in a frc mar
ket. progress against the GIVE, L
.ne:t price.
This rouses deep Indignation in
the virtuous and patriotic East-es-
pecially in those editorial minds
that are most acutely aware of the
general beneficence and bene"oience
Of Wall Street. But this wrath is
merely normal outcropping Of hu-
man nature.
The Government has fixed prices
On ether commodities, bat in no
other case has it done what it has
TO: >'leat CROWN: :t.at is, glsr:h'
tee.l minimum price for next year
that is about d,.tle tav normal
price. II peace should come this
winter. the Dardanelles be thrown
open, releasing Russia's wheat sur
clus. and next y"Ar's crop be good
that guaranty mi@h., in fact. let the
G.ve.nment in for big loss.
Wheat growers have no good
sra: I'd for comp.,:nt. We have no
doubt that protesting farmers will see
it that way on fuller consideration,
and cheerfully fall into line With
the rest Of u.s. But anybody who
will take pains to look at the sea
from their angle will see that there
is small reason to fall into rage
over their protest.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-19

Mrs. NJ. P. Palmer, chairman of
the Morgan City Unit Of the st. Mary
Red Cross Chapter, will attend tb
Louisiana Red Cross Convention q
New Orleans November 22nd and
23rd. A program of interest Has
been arranged and matters Of in
portancs to the ever increasing work
Of the Red Cross will be explained.
Mrs. E. E. Moberiy, Jr., Director
Woman's Bureau, will address tie
convention at II A. n. Of the 22Aa
on Work Pertaining to that Bursau,
with 4 special reference 70 stan
dardization Of garments and hospital
supplies generally. Mrs. MobefH
was the first chairman of the r.
Mary Chapter and had large part
in its organization.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-19
u s. NAVY WANTS MEN.
s,se;al Ssrv;es With Navy
Flying Machines.

s. m are wanted to learn the
Ds.s of Navy Aeronautics. The
M M win be At the Pensacola
- Statien.
ree skilled trades are needed in
nake up Of crew.
' { Rsheie workers for the making
= ysr sf wings.
C1tinet makers for the con-
- md repair Of flying ma.
4 i Destesns.
1sehanicS who have had ex-
~ wiA rs engines, for the
/ - rlpair Of flying machine
- Age 81 to 80 years.
Y lnarisG chasers are now being
jioaed by the Navy.
aaics who have had exper-
tiA O. engines, are wanted
~ a bard those fast boats.
"a = ~ thS work will be trained
hbi University, New York,
- sinilar school, for special
1ieSl duties on board these
-.
y 2l,so years.
lyY RECRUITING STATION,
$50 COMMON STREET,
s NEW ORLEANS, LA.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-19

ting its political machinery 20 the
registration Of 100000 men
within 18 years after the enactment
Of The law authorizing registration
4 is row proposed to better this re.
cord by classifying 100000 ren
IL. a period of 60 days.
The regulations referred to II the
foregoing article are now being pin
ted end will be made public within
4 lew days.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-19

each vicinity and this committee is
charged with the duty of seeing that
there are always plenty of lawyers
and other volunteers present to help
registrants in filling out the ques-
tionaire.
cIassif;cssisns to Begin About De-
csmbsr IS.
Questienaires are to be mailed BY
the local board to per cent Of the
registrants each day. The principal
wsrk Of the legal advisory boards
will thus be over in 20 days, by
which time all the questionnaires
should Be returned.
Not since the war began has an op'
portunity been offered for practi-
cally every person to take an active
and vigorous part in 80 important q
war measure as the actual raising
Of our armies. The Presidents fore
word offers this opportunity. 1t
gives definite place for the doctors
to work in making the physical exa-
mination. For the first time it as
signs every lawyer to active d1ty i'll
Dujl'line up the National Army. In
the '.gal advisory boards i: gives
every one who responds to TIA Pres
l:cAts call place in the rarks cf
the .:rmy behind the Army.
The Nation already has remaf'
kable record of efficiency in 2djus