The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

rion a bride. drove through the town that
| had then a few nights before been
| wrecked by fire. Since then the town has
| had some serious blazes, yet the debris
| has been moved. the ashes have helped
to cement the foundation for a growing,
| thrifty town, and a hustling population.
| The old friends who greeted us then are
resting today from arduous duties and
| patriotic struggles, but few remain of
| those we met then. These are the grand
children that are making today-we meet
| them and have to point to the past to
remind them of yesterdays friendship
! of ties that were, and that we transmit
| to them for the sake of Aud Lang
| Syne." The changing scenes of life do
| not discourage us. We can never realize
| We are among the back numbers" and
| taking advantage of the belief We are
| only usAold as we feel, we have caught
| the spirit of the times and of this mod
| ern town. 1t has put on all the furnish
| ings of electricity and waterworks; has
| its moving picture shows and it's play
| grounds realizing "a little nonsense now
and then is good for old and young.
But behind it all is the background of
| higher education outlined by the arts
! that combine to make the life worth
| living.
Marion has been noted as an educational
| center. The Judson. the Howard, now
| the Marion institute for young men, and
| the seminary all are located at distances,
| making especial points of interest and
commanding for all social functions the
| highest talent for every phase of enter
| tainment. We are more practical than
sentimental, more interested in a demon
stration of things being done than relies
| of what were-more anxious to task the
! viands than to read the menu, so we IN
| vited ourselves to the Judson at the
/ dinner hour. Man being carnivorous,
must have meals, at least three meals
! day." and as a good dinner ipsures a
greater display of interest we chose the
| hour to see more than 200 young girls
dine.
/ So much depends on how they dine to-
day in the making of tomorrow To our
| foods we owe, .muchi,of the WORKING ca =
pacity of our brain, and the beautiful
| alacity of our energies. No education is
| complete unless it involves the BRAIN he
| health and the energies.
Promptly at u o'clock the bell sounded
the call for dinner and 230 young women
marched to we'll laden tables. The menu
was bountiful and inviting.
We were carried to the pantry, shelved
with good things to eat and were pleased
] to note the spirit of trade at home.
| The preserves, pickles, jelies butter; in
fact where ever possible were the pro-
| ducts of local industry. evidencing the
manifest interest in Marions well to do.
| Before leaving the dining room we were
given the opportunity to shake hands
with Uncle Abe" the faithful butler
who has held this office for 50 years, and
| is an honored member of the Judson
| corp. The hudson needs no words from
the writer's pen to tell of the work. 1t
| has so long been a part of Alabama that
| it's position is established in the associa-
! ton of colleges.
| The Carnegie library is a credit to the
! town. and we were pleased to meet MISS
| Dickinson of Birmingham in the capacity
of assistant librarian. Marion had so the
air of getting busy that we became in
! terested to the extent of wanting figures.
| The eye SO often deceives us, until we
| determined to get some, statistical lnior-
nation to corroborate our belief. we re-
! call the fact that many years ago Alile
| Armstrong began his career in the Ma
rion Central bank. as a small boy, ana
never changing he has reached the Of
| flee of president of the bank, with the
| confidence of Alabama at his command.
He is an example to the youth of the
state of the result of following one thing
| and but one.'
We saw so much cotton that our first
impulse was to ask Mr.. Armstrong "Do
you find the ginning heavier this year
| than last?" "Oh. yes. we have the record
| to November l. 1913, indicating the num-
| Der bales 21 125 against 20e66 bales to
the same date 1912. The business outlook
| has not been so bright in years. Let me
| give you an example of the progress in
| farming methods in Perry county and re-
suits. One farmer living on the Cahaba
river has made between 125 to lao bales of
| cotton this year against 10 bales pro-
| duced a year before under a different
system: the produce in corn 1000 bushels,
making equally as marked Improvement
| in the crop?" This is an indication then
| that the land would have always been
responsive to proper treatment, and like
human nature, just needs to be stirred