The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-27

lOOhlHS bO the SOuIn more JHdH eNSA' This is the time of the year when new settlers begin to buy lands and prepare for next years crops. There will be considerable increase this winter in the number of newcomers; but there is room around Birmingham for thousands of industrious small farmers. Little tracts that sell now at $10 to S20 an acre would be con- sidered cheap three years hence at $50 to $6O an acre.
 The tide of migration from the northwest once turned in this direc- tion the waste places would be filled up and would soon become prolific gardens. With crop diversification well under way and with intensive methods pursued by all classes of farmers Alabama will add rapidly to its wealth.
 An Alabama editor advises subscribers to buy a hen and wait for her to lay enough eggs to pay for a years sub- scription. At present prices an industrious hen can soon lay enough eggs to pay annual subscriptions to scribner's, liar per's and the London Sphere.
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 A humorist opines that George Wash ington didn't always look as immaculate as he appears on postage stamp. May be not, but George probably slicked up bit when he posed for his picture. An Illinois man who bet 5 to 1 on Hughes went crazy when he heard Hughes had been defeated. Losing a sure thing bet is great shock to the nervous system.
 A temperamental young married wom- an wrote piece which is now being used as a personal confession" in di- vorce court. The profession of litera- ture has its perils.
 A woman observed yesterday hobbling along in pair of new shoes looked as if she would have given almost any thing for an opportunity to swear.
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 The only way to get around the dras- tic prohibition laws when returning from visit to "wet'' town seems to be to pour the liquor inside of oneself.
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 A correspondent describes the sand storms that trouble soldiers on the bor- der. Young men with plenty of grit are needed down there.
 The farmer vote was the only vote delivered" in the presidential cleo tion. The "hyphenates" and the wom- en fell down.
 Fifty eastern capitalists were so pleased with Birmingham that they will send some of their money back to talk for them
 The discovery that Ruth Law has husband will not affect her career as ,1t, s4 -I-. stage.
 Now if "Pancho" Villa had a few Busy Berthas" there might be diff ferent story for General Trevino to tell.
 Poles are enlisting in the new Pol ish army. They will soon discover that they are not fighting for Poland
 
 Unless there is a radical change in the situa ton, tourist travel to Mexico will not be resumed in the near future. There is no reason why the munitions makers shouldn't feel in a mood to eel ebrate Thanksgiving Day.
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 It looks as if the Czar will not have an opportl nifty to use his last moujik in the present war.
 MT. Bryan is enjoying the unique ex- perience of being congratulated by demo- cratic leaders.
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 The Rumanians decided that they wanted war and it wasn't very long be- fore they got it.
 Uncle Sam pays his sailors well and feeds them royalty, but the navy is still short of men.
 LUKE MLUfxE SAYS The reason why man acts as if he was boss when his wife has company is because he is afraid to act that way when they are by themselves.