The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-12

more money" several pertinent ideas . are emphasized. Every workman should strive to earn more money and should devote "the major portion of surplus earnings to government in- Ivcstments and war charities, and ap- ply the rest to whatever merchandise has long been desired-a talking machine, bit of jewelry, better furnishings for the home-any whole some purchase that will make the la borer a more ambitions workman" !" This is sensible advice
 Some of the economists, in their eff fort to promote the habit of thrift, have gone so far as to say that a dollar spent for an unnecessary thing lis traitor dollar. This. epigramatic phrase was hardly intended to be taken literally. In this time of war extravaganza should be avoided, but I people who can afford it should con- Itinue to purchase such wares as they heed for reasonable comforts. Every one who puts forth an extra effort to earn money is contributing to the suc- Icessful condM of the war and at the same time placing himself in a position to help himself, to help trade, and better still to help the govern ment. This is the view taken by the writer of the pamphlet and it will be generally approved. Our first aim" he says, "must be to win the war. But in winning the war, if long con- itinued, healthful, active business of normal volume is necessary; and whatever plant capacity the govern iment cannot advantageously use ,should operate for domestic pur- , poses"
 The relative importance of earning and saving is clearly set forth, and every business man who reads the Curtis Publishing company's message will find it filled with truths of vital concern.
 ) city officials of New York must be al their desks at o'clock in the morning and three days running he was late him
 half. Newspaper reporters have fount the new mayor uncommunicative Wha
 they did to him for being tardy was al ample sufficiency.
 "Glory, glory, hallelujah!" shouted thu 5 suffragsts in Washington, when the suf ), frage amendment was passed by tn It House Still, speaking metaphorically. o l. course, they had tight squeeze. f dc Berlins semi official news agency de clares that the United States is tryin 3. to enlist Rumanians in the America d army abroad. That's likely yarn. We'v l. 10, 100000 at home to draw from. # ~ #
 One of Birmingham's weekly paper lk III building south of the Ohio river. "havin le 25 stories" Why not do the buildin sr justice? It is 27 stories high. ,s < <
 A dispatch from Washington state
 that nationwide coal famine is no ID impossible. That doesn't cheer up tn
 hapless citizen who is suffering from l. local coal famine.
 l. S # %
 The New York man who wants to b
 exempted from military service becaus N he manufactures go-carts is casting 'S reflection on the patriotic attitude ( u' American babies.
 r. < * #
 Don't throw rice at weddings. Rice
 food and must be conserved. Also tah
 second look at that old shoe befor ~ you hit the bridegroom behind the ca 'n with it.
 + A relative of Kerensky says he wi ( come back" at the psychological mt
 ment So far as Kerensky is concerne,
 the psychological moment has passed. lo * * # al Now that President Wilson has use is the slang phrase, "the acid test" 1t Ia expected to have no further trouble
 breaking into good society.
 <
 Spending money is science says a s. editorial writer It Is a science the a' ys craze newspaper worker never gets II chance to study.
 T. If Prof. Scott Nearing didn't have g walrus hide, some of the things sal
 about him would make him die of chs
 grin.
 man called up The Age-Herald ye
 terday to ask the meaning of "kultur