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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times.
 N MONO the monuments which dec- N crate the Place de la c0ncora'
 S S in Paris, symbolic of the cities of France. there is one known as the
 Lost sister"-the Strasbourg monu- ment-which is said to be one of tie
 most tragic figures ever wrought in stone or bronze.
 When it was first erected by the lit tie empire builder, Napoleon III, it stood for the glory of Alsace, one of the provincial jewels of the imperial domain. It looked out upon the Paris ian crowds, with an air of serene and lofty pride. Then came the Prusians marching into the conquered city In 1870. and the resultant rape of AL sace. and from that time on for 40 years the statue, draped with crepe and wreathed with imortellss, became Frances memorial of the Great wrong"' and its symbolic of la re- vanche.
 The inspiration of that statue will nerhaps never be forgotten by France, hut who remembers now the woman who inspired the artist that wrought the statue and whose peculiar beauty and personality were molded into the feature of the Lost Sister, Yet he1 life was as typical of a certain phase of its own pathos, romance and trag- edv as was the figure which bore her features of the vicissitudes of the province it represented. Not only was she the soul that guided the hand of the Strasbourg artist but for nearly | 4o years she was the dominating in- fluence in the life of Victor Hugo, and her seductive charms were cele- | brated in the lyric prose of Theophi!e Gautier. that rare worshiper at the shrine of physical beauty.
 | When Pradier. the sculptor, had re- ceived the commission to execute the strasbourg monument he secured Paris for a model that would most
 fittinsly represent his conception ot the fairest city of Alsace and the dreamy atmosphere of "the blue Alsa- tian mountains" He found her in an obscure ~Parisian theater in the per son. of a young actress known as Mime Drouet." Her real name was Julienne Josephine Gauvin. she was in her 18th
 year. Not only was she lowered with
 an extraordinary regal type of beau
 ty-dreamy. classical. statesque- but she was a woman of intellect
 clever and gifted in her profession Long before the artist had completed
 his work, he was passionately in low
 with his beautiful model and for year' they lived together in an open liaison
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

It was a lovely spring morning, just enough cold in the wind to give a tonic to the air as I left my home on the top Of hill overlooking the city below.
 
 I thought I would forget business fof a while and stick close to nature and take stock of some of the trees on my way down into the heart of Birmingham, for I have always been lover of trees, and could well appreciate the sentiment of Secretary Lane who spoke of out southern trees as being so friendly, he being accustomed to the great Sequoias of California, the giants of the forest lifting their towering heads up in the clouds away above the heads of men as if they courted the gods.
 On the left on my way down the hill I passed the handsome house of Archie Carpenter, one of Birmingham's premier bachelors who tired of hotel life, went to work some eight or more years ago and built for himself an ideal Eveless es- tablishment, and set out a rose garden and camouflaged as best he could to Iudke the Iofnlulne WOTlO DcLcfc tudt man could make an attractive home for himself without the dainty hand of wom- ankind But the thing I was watching out to see was a beautiful specimen of crepe myrtle I saw it planted and I have watched it's growth from year to year with growing interest. l would give anything within reason taking into consideration the sttae of my pocketbook. to have a cluster of crepe myrtles in my yard like the ones seen out in the country around many of the homes. I cut across the golf links of the Coun- try club and the turf was springy be- heath my feet. I stopped for moment to watch a beautiful crystal clear branch which cuts the grounds in two as it went singing onwards to the sea. On the left side of me was a fringe of trees which the axmen had spared, while on the right is virgin forest with many fine speci- mems of the native trees which grow in | this part of the state It is one of the prettiest natural parks within the con fines of the city, and I will be sorry when it must give way for building pur- poses. I hope Groom Beatty will leave it untouched for years to come.
 Just above where the branch crosses 1 the road before reaching Mountain Ter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
 Sunday School Day To Prove Popular

T VERY Sunday should find the G Sunday schools well attended. As a rule the attendance in Birming- ham, where organized activity among church workers runs high, is excep- sionally large; but today is set apart as a Sunday school rally occasion and the roll call should reach a full hun dred per cent of children and young men and young, women belonging to church-going families. And not only so, but sfloaters" who are without re- Iigious environment should be seen in Bible classes and thus become indentl- fled with the community's moral up- building.
 Certain it is that every child should be Sunday school attendant the year round. In many instances parents are to blame for not requiring their chil- dren to attend regularly. No matter how much schooling a boy or girl may receive through the ordinary chan nels of secular training, his or hei education will be sadly neglected ii 1t grows up in ignorance of sacred history or the fundamentals of re- fgion-
 The weather forecast calls for sum- shine and balmy atmosphere. Even if the morning should be other than bright the Sunday school rally should prove a marked success. But with ideal conditions, as the weather prophet promises, every Sunday school room in Jefferson county should be filled to overflovying on this blessed Lords day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
HAPPY DETROIT

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Detroit has solved the beer prblem The store that is doing the biggest busi ness in the Michigan metropolis is selling what it takes to make complete home brewery. This store sells malt. hops sugar and yeast in correct quantities fol any needed amount of beer It also sell: bottles with patent shoppers, small cap ping machines and fermenting tubs. The store is crowded from morning unti night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
Will Organize for
 The Victory Loan

1.-THE great Victory Loan campaign
 U begins a week from tomorrow. Jefferson county's allotment has not been announced, but no matter how large it may be the goal will be reached.
 Organization is all that is needed to bring oversubscriptions throughout the country. We have the organiza- tion here and it is believed all the team workers in the various Alabama zones will be up to the top notch of efficiency.
 During the world war the people were aroused to the highest degree of patriotism, and whenever the drive was well directed results were never disappointing. It will be so in the forthcoming campaign. The Victory Loan will appeal to all patriotic men and women. Money IS plentiful. Uncle Sam will need every dollar called for by Secretary Carter Glass.
 A weeks drive should be sufficient
 to round out a record-breaking cam Ipaign.
 When Washington was spending the
 winter at Valley Forge John Bull little
 dreamed that the despised colonies would
 some day be able to lend Great Britain
 the neat sum of A,13s. .2s2, 900 and still
 have enough spare change on hand to pay cabinet salaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
EASTER WEEK

By Charles Kingsley. See the land her Easter keeping,
 Rise as her Maker roseL Seeds, so long in darkness sleeping,
 Burst at last from winter snows. Earth, with heaven above, rejoces:
 Fileds and gardens hail the spring: Shaws and woodlands ring with voices, While the wild birds build and sing. You, to whom your Maker granted Powers to those sweet birds unknown( Use the craft by God implanted,
 Use the reason not your own. Here. while heaven and earth rejoices,
 Each his Easter tribute Ibring- Work of fingers, chant of voices.
 Like the birds who buiLl and sing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
SORDTD SUGGESTION

SORDTD SUGGESTION
 "Did old MT. Clipping encourage you when you asked him for his daughters hand?"
 'wel1. he borrowed $50 from me- Would you say I've won or lost? T dare say the girl is yours, but the $50 is gone. You'll have to determine @ for yourself whether or not you came out ahead in the transaction"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
A RARE BIRD

A RARE BIRD
 New ..s York Correspondence Pittsburg Dis
 This is hard to believe, but three years ago it would have been hard to believe that Kaiser Bill would be living in a it- tie red brick house in Holland, shorn of all those pretty braided coats he used to wear. Yesterday a new waiter went to work in one of the uptowh hotels. A few hours later three guests df the hotel gall loped up to the front office with the information that the management had better send for some one Ito take care O.. the new waiter. Why? Didn't he serve you well?' was asked each one. Service was fine." was the reply, '1but he wouldn't take tip. He has a funny glint in his eye No, siri He wouldn't take a cent" The new waiter, who said he was Ser bian, declared he had turned down the tips because he considered them degrad- ing. Being a waiter,' he said, lis all honorable occupation; may not make so much money, but will have an easier conscience"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

The announcement of a New York sta tistician that there will be no reduction in the high cost of living isn't going to make the ultimate consumer feel any worse. He was not cherishing any false hopes in that direction.
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 The former Kaiser is reported to have bought an estate in Holland called Tit tie England" Since it is a painful re- hinder of what might have been. the name of the estate will probably be changed
 A fair stenog. hopes the day win come when she will be able to work in an of flee without breathing tobacco smoke. It's a slim chance Even the beauty parlors nowadays are redolent with tho aroma of cigarettes.
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 There's one advantage, at any rate, in not having saloons The careless barten- der who used to throw your change down in a sea of suds has gone where the woodbine twineth.
 If some of those Paris editors knew how to express themselves in the yer nacular they might be saying that Wood row couldn't be elected dog-catcher in the city by the Seine.
 F x x
 London says MT. Wilson is initiating Disraeli. MT. Wilson has been accused of initiating practically every historical parsonage except possibly Genghis Khan. i # r Bolsheviki are not the sort of people to lay by anything for a rainy day. That's why they are printing so much paper money.
 MT. Gompers says he has never yet met a repentant German. MT. Gompers might live to twice his present age and never meet one
 # * *:
 The grand old Monroe doctrine having been handled with care by the peace del- egates, republican politicians are left with hardly leg to stand on.
 Hs * E
 The war between Mrs Ella A. O'Grady, New York deputy police commissioner, and the movie magnates is developing great clouds of "poison gas" E x g You could hardly blame the German minister of finance for resigning. That is just about as -thankless a job just now as being commissioner of public health in Petrograd. So many notables are absent from Washington that hotel doorkeepers have recovered some of their former dignity. E * E Uncle Sam is acquiring large num- ber of new battleships. Here's hoping they won't be obsolete by Easter, 1920. E x E person who is in hurry should never ask a socialist to explain what is meant by the Sabotage of peace" E $ E It isn't likely that the 0,0o0. .000, 900 is- sued by the Russian bolshevik will eves be worth much moro than 80 in real money.
 e E * At any rate the Parisians are not dis posed to censure President Wilson for being the "best dressed man at the peace conference"
 * x * | Calling the transatlantic flight the ''bie hop won't make it any less a spectacu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

The people of Birmingham have had similar experiences with soldiers. II they are deserving they can be dl- rected to the proper authorities who will see that they are provided for, but the panhandler has no desire for that kind of information.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
STILL SMARTING

You say Algernon was wounded is the war?"
 Yes"
 Why, he didn't go to France"
 T know 1t, but he went to Wash ington and applied for a commission in the swivel chair corps. When he was turned down, his feelings wers dreadfully hurt7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
GREAT SYSTEM

'Mr. C1ubson insists that Mrs. Club son be home every evening promptly at o'clock" Whats the ideaLr' That's the time he usually calls her up to say that he won't be home until about midnight-
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

BEGINNING THE DAY-Teach me, o Lord, the difficult art oh TUT getting myself. May learn the bIessedness of being interested in another's appearance, in another's pleasure, in aaother's success. USe me the freedom and the courage which come from fighting my broth er's battles rather than my own' For Christ's sake. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

THE CALL OF OUTDOORS Now leafy walks And babbling brooks Do more invite
 Than story-books. The feathered choir
 Sings sweeter far Than a highly paid
 Grand opera star. And the early bloom
 More beauty shows
 Than painted scenes
 Where the spotlight glows.
 SUITABLE BINDING callow author.
 May I offer a suggestion?" asked the sarcastic caller. | Certainly" Have 1t bound in calf"
 A BRISK DEMAND Rental agents in Switzerland must lead rather strenuous lives these days" Why do you think so? "A Mustered functionary is liable to rush into their offices at any moment seeking a small chateau suitable for an ex-king or a grand duke
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
A TRAGICAL EPISODE

There was a dame in our town
 Who started to reduce. She starved herself, And spent much pelf,
 Then muttered. What's the user She merely lost a pound or two, Despite the price she paid. Her bulk she kept And loudly wept
 Most every time she weighed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
A SOLEMN BUSINESS

A SOLEMN BUSINESS Tt is predicted that the new typo of salesman will be sort of bal1yhoo man, who carries around a calliope and troupe of performing elephants That wouldn't suit my trade" What do you senr'
 '"Tombstones"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
Soldier Peddlers
 Are in Disfavor

m OTH in New York and Washing lO ton complaints are made that soldiers are begging or peddling small articles and accepting money from sympathetic persons who have no wish to buy the t1-ifles they offer for eale. Being a port where thousands of returned soldiers are landed, the number of such beggars is naturally much larger in New York than in Washington, but the Comeback, a newspaper published by the soldier patients of Walter Reed general hos pital, urges the citizens of Washing ton not to buy books, buttons, sub- scriptions and triInkets from men in uniform.
 The attitude of the Comeback is shared by all men in the service who have proper respect for themselves and the uniform of the army or navy. If people were not so prone to forget, it would hardly be worth while to again call attention to the fact that men of every type were taken into the national army, not few who had criminal records, and the ne'er-do- wells are quick to see the opportunity that lies in an appeal to public sym pathy, when every soldier or sailor is regarded as hero.
 There are agencies to care fol needy soldiers and there is no excuse for them to beg on the streets. Of tht two evils, however, frank request for a '1oan" is less reprehensible thar trying to commercialize the uniform
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
WAR STYLE

She wears a suit of overalls
 That greatly takes the eye; If brawny Cert wore hobble skirt, She'd hardly be so spry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
FAMOUS AFTER-DINNER SPEECH

From the Cincinnati Enquirer. We Have With Us This Evening" q Deem It a Great Honor' "As I Gaze Into These Intelligent Faces"
 That's Reminds Me of the Story of the''-
 Make Mine Creme de Menthe!" That Wuz the Tuffestdam Steak Ever Et!'
 Gee, but I'm Fu1l-'
 Give Me the Check. Waiter!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
A BROKEN PROMISE

You seemed embarrassed when that pretty girl met you at the station" T had a reason for feeling embar- rassed," answered the doughboy.
 What was it?"
 T promised to bring her the Kaisers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
Setting Watches by ChrOnOmeter


 'T generally catch a Lakeview car at Bromberg's corner at Third avenue and Twentieth street." said R. c. Re- dus T usually go home for lunch at noon, and in the afternoon about 6, and I have been surprised to see the constant stream of men and women who stop at the big window on Twen- tieth street to set their watches by the chronometer. It's amusing to sec how differently those who are check ing up on their time pieces act. Some merely pull out their watch and take hurried glance and fix it while in motion, while others come to a stand still and go about it in a leisurely way. It's nothing unusual to find four or five setting their watches at the same time.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

Misery makes sport 10 mock
 -Richard II. E * *
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

Ren,ltISnces can De mace at current rs:e of exchaGl lse. The AgeHeraIo "l4i not be responsible Tor "oAe' through the malls. Address
 THE AGE-AERAl4D,
 Birmingham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

years of association continued. They lived together for nearly 40 years. In 1851, when Napoleon III executed his coup detat and seized the reins of government. Hugo, as one of the most outspoken enemies of the empire, was warned that he was in danger of a~- rest, and Mme. Drouet assisted him to escape in disguise from Paris across the Belgian border. During his long exile in Guernsey she lived in the same close relation to him and his family Hugo's wife was the first of the strange trio to die. Jultette died in her eightieth year, only a short time be- fore the poet himself was laid to rest
 Even in her old age she never, it is said, quite lost the charm with which as young girl she had won the ad- m1ration of the sculptor of the Stras- bourg monument the praise of the beauty-mad Gautier and the love of Frances greatest liter ary genius
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

No communication will be pupllsheU rithout it's authors name. Rejected InAnuscrlPL Wl4l not De IstuA"o stamps are enclosed TOT that puAP0SO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
Rooms HIard to Get

"A well-known ,Birminghamer came up to me on Friday and in matter of-course way, asked me to assign him a. room, as he wished to hold a meeting with some out-of-town men, said Fred ShiremAn, manager of the Tutwiler. 'T had to tell him that on only two occasions since the first or January had such a thing been possf- ble, for we have been full up and booked ahead. Our trouble is to find space to take care of our patrons"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
VIII Cnrry Ills Liquor Afo0t

T was greatly amused at the re- marks of one of the legislators dur ing the recent session just after the passage of the stringent prohibition measures had been enacted,n said Rer- reseptative J. D. Truss.
 'I am not going to call his name, but evidently his sayings got abroad, for I saw a crowd around him the oth- CT day at the Good Roads meeting, joshing him. Here is how he deliv- cred himself: Why this bill means that if go to town in my buggy and Nring back a half a pint, the officers who find it can cabbage the buggy, cop the horse and tote off the harness, and consequently I have made up my mind that when I 50 for liquor, I will be afoot.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

TELEPHONE Bell (private exchange eII departments) Main 49O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
H.,ut,,uI st. Clair Springs


 Tt seems to me that if the people of Birmingham realized the peau'ies of St. Clair Springs, that more ot them would enjoy a trip there lns'eaO of spending large sums of money rush- ing away to ex xpensive resorts where the waters ard over advertised the hotels poorly run, and it costs small sized fortune in railroad fare to get there,- said pr. F. E. Perkins, yester- day.
 | T go to St. Clair Springs nearly eV- cry week and every time l go 1 linn new beauties in the place. The roa" 1 for motorists between here ana 0t Clair Springs Is perfectly beautiful The woods are in full blossom ana the dogwood and bridal wreath bloom 1 ing in the greatest abundance. EVery ! where the first harbingers of spring are out in full force, and the trip IS certainly a most delightful one Alt CT you get to 5t. Clair Springs, the | waters of the famous springs makes one feel like a new man! The water has all of the properties of the pest mineral waters. and I believe that the tired business man or woman who could get away Tor 10 days and orlnh that water and live out in the open would be more benefited than by all the medicines in the world. "I am great believer in the out of-doors as a cure for all ills and this coupled with water such as that at St. Clair Springs, certainly is a rare opportunity right at our doors which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter, un- der act of Cpngres, March s, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
Two Prominent Vfsftors Today

Two Prominent Visitors Today
 q count my congregation fortunate today because two prominent speakers will fill the pulpits,' said pr. k. IN. Simpson, pastor of the First Christian church, flor at the morning hour DrA Madison Swadener, the noted Chau- tauqua lecturer, will deliver his tam- ous address on American Ideals ana World Prohibition speaking under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon League; and at night Capt. H. I. car son will tell of the great work being done under the ministries of the Red Cross in Jerusalem I am hoping many outside of our regular members will be present to listen to the messages of our distinguished guests"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

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New-York tribune., 1919-03-30
Two Sailors Convicted
Of Hold-Up and Assault
Beat Brooklyn Man With Black
jack; Child Of Eight Years
Robbed of 5000

Two United States sailors attached
to the Ellis Island station, were con-
victed before County Judge Nash in
Brooklyn yesterday of robbery, as
sault and grand larceny. They will be
sentenced tomorrow. The maximum
penalty is thirty years imprisonment.
The sailors, Arthur Howey and John
). Lee, were charged with holding up
Jerome c. McDonough, of Brooklyn, on
the night of December 22 McDonough
was beaten with blackjack and was
IN hospital for three weeks.
Eight-year-old James Learn, of 112
West 122d Street. Manhattan, was
robbed while on his way to the Corn
Exchange Bank at 125th Street and
Lenox Avenue yesterday. The lad had
$500 which he was taking to bank for
MS uncle, DR.. Burke Sheldon. He re-
ported that tall" man took the
money away from him.
Isaac and David Jacobs were ar
rested last night, charged with the
theft Of $4,000 worth Of Japanese Sill
goods from the Wilber Stores. at AK
west Nineteenth Street, on March ~