The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

results from the amendment to the constitution which authorizes the people in counties and school districts to levy three-mill tax are begin ming to be seen; likewise the results of the compulsory education law. Not only will illiteracy in Alabama disappear, but the boys and girls who attend the public schools will be better taught.
 The county institute is intended to increase the efficiency of the teachers. Those engaged in the pedagogic pro- fession are eager to make themselves more proficient and coming together for mutual improvement helps to ac- complish this purpose.
 Among the topics to be discussed this week are patriotism, athletics and various courses of study. The grow ing demand for the study of Spanish will be stressed, and one of the dis tinctly practical themes will be 'How and Why Raise Pig?"
 All in all, this years institute prom ises to be decidedly pspirational and socially delightful, as we'll as educa- tional. Birmingham greets the teach CTS most cordially.
 There is reported to be too much riv- airy among the various welfare organ izations working at the front. Human nature is queer. What does it matter who serves a soldier with hot choco- late. or pie and doughnuts, or sells him little luxuries at cost, just so he gets them?
 : Persons who have seen the Kaiser lately picture him as a man of sor- rows, whfte-haired and stoop-shoul- dered. Softly. That may be some more Prussian propaganda.
 While the temperature of tank in action is about 12O degrees, it is safer to be on the inside of one looking out than on the outside Joking in, if you happen to be Boche.
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 While the morale of German soldiers may be considerably impaired. it is worth knowing that German machine gunners stick to their guns until tanks roll over them.
 After being rejected IS times. 2 Pennsylvanian named O'Hara has sue ceeded in getting into the army That fellow is chock-ful of the "On to Ber- lin" spirit
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 The thought of the allies profainins the sacred Rhine is almost unbearable to Germans-particula those living along. the Rhine, where the danger is greatest.
 If fair Jeannette hadn't wept on that fateful day in the House, she might have been nominated for the Senate in the recent Montana primary
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 Judging from the way some amateu! strategists mark their war maps from day to day, a few miles more or les: mean nothing to them
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 The home defender who shed tears because he was too old to fight vii have all restrictions removed Thurs day, September 12. x x *
 Now and then you will notice in al obscure corner of your newspaper tha Villa is still being chased by fedora troops in Mexico. !: * #
 The Pullman car is dependabl, conveyance, but it is by no means th, safest place in the world to store con traband liquor < x * E May we venture to hope that whe, this war is over goose-stepping vii speedily become lost art? as x * While the dancing masters are de vising new steps, they should not over look the military motif. < ; a. If the German chancellor thinks til 1 Hohenzollern dynasty is threatened ! he is at least no fool. l < a q ] Republicans who say the '"south's i | the saddle" state fi.ct that give them a pain.
 l THE SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE From Pictures Burned Into My Mem I