The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-20

in West End drawing room. lie was
, filled with admiration Of the gentleman
who created H. Suddenly. above the buzz
Of conversation. his Voice was heard:
Il was looking out into the backyard
of my house this morning" he began
while WAS backing my boots. when.
While YOU We're doing what" gasped
Mortified one, who could not believe his
ears.
"Blaoling my boots replied the gen.
tieman imperturbably. Backing ms
boots dc It every day"
Il believe I have heard" remarked
one of the startled hearers, that some
great Harley street physician advocates
eootelaektng as morning exercise,
Leads to deep breathing. excellent for the
lungs and muscles. Keeps down super
fiuous fat"
Indeed Glad to hear It," said the
hootblacker. Il didn't know 1t was sc
good for one | black my boots because
we can't afford servant"
lie went calmly on with his story. STAN
ley wondered how many persons who
BACKED their own boots stealthily would
have dared TO own il like that2
A great clerical dignitary a short time
back declared that an enormous amount
OF i'll health was the result of people neg
lecting their teeth. He himself went to
his dentist regularly twice a year. \
great tooth specialist, writing to the
papers concerning MS statement, re-
marked that neglect of the teeth was not
| so much the result of Ignorance as OF
| eowardice. How many people would pluck
up courage to so to the dentist twice a
year? lie might want TO extract a tooth.
Call on the dentiste No. thank yon.
Ballantine, the celebrated barrister.
knew a gentleman who was painfully de-
| tlcient In moral courage. Visiting a friend
one day, he was shown into his library.
vVb bta b. aha
to see a plaster of paris bust of Julius
Caesar Taking il down from the shelf
| on which IL stood he accidentally
| knocked its nose off Readjustins the
| unfortunate feature as fast as he could
with piece Of stamp sticking paper and
putting the bust back ON the shelf he
| looked as innocent as a cat that has been
| drinking the milk when his friend en-
tered the room. He said nothing. That
| disloeated nose preyed upon his con-
| science for months afterward At last
| he decided TO get another bust exactly
! similar to the damaged one and see IL he
| could not substitute Il for the MANNED
article. With the new bust in a black
| bag he called at the house, and his heart
beat triumphantly he found himself
| ushered into the library to wait there.
/ II would be only the work of moment
| to grab the mutilated gentleman, bag
| him, and put the new bust in his place
! To his horror he found Julius Caesar had
! disappeared! His plan of restitution was
| foiledi Yet he could not gather courage
| TO tell his friend what had happened. He
| consulted Ballantine as to what was to
be done" and paid him fee for advice.
f, He would do anything but confess 10 his
| friend that he had been bit inqulsitive
| concerning julius Caesar and had an
accident with him,
| The young man and tho Young girl are
| not called upon at the first set off I'm life
perhaps to make big resolutions
| lions involving tremendous results ii they
| fail But they are called upon TO make
many that are of great Importance TO
them. There is no escape. The problems
| Will come, and II Is a good Job they do
| The Young fellow is In training, II he
| faces those small responsibilities prop
| erly, to face bigger problems when they
arrive. The girl doing the same is gain
ing self confidence and strength TO face
| those tremendous responsibilities that
will come when she is a wife and a
| mother
| Keep your eye on the young fellow
| and on the girl of the cool head and the
stout heart In small difficulties" said a
| great merchant They are making
| progress. The man who IL an L don't
| know person In small things will he
| hopelessiy lost IN big ones. and the girl
who cannot rise above small troubles
won't be much good IN the large ones
! that fall to every human being