The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-23

then watch men and Vomen contend
and we were almost on the point of
learning how to make serious sacri-
fees whenS the war ended. Today
America presents a spectacle of dis
organization, of internal strife and
distrust, of halted production, demor-
alization in business and finance and
widespread discomfort, with. bolshev-
ism rearing its ugly head here and
there, that is not pleasant to con-
template.
God forbid that we should ever
pass through what England and
France did, yet it can hardly be ques-
toned that if we had had a more
prolonged test of our courage and en-
durance and not such comparatively
easy task, the American people
would be better spiritually and per-
haps in other ways as well.
One prince, five dukes, eight mar
quises, four barons and many counts ap-
pear to have been elected members of
the French chamber of deputies Still,
a title in France doesn't mean much
more than major or colonel in Dixie.
y. * *
Fresh eggs sold for s1.16 a dozen at re-
tail in New York the other day, and it is
predicted that the price will go to $50
by January 1. Perhaps it is just as well
that the prospects for Christmas egg
nog are not promising.
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| OF course We won't have to resume
war with Germany because the Senate
failed to ratify the peace. treaty, but it
may be necessary for the democratic
party to lick the stuffing out of the re-
publican party in 1920.
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Bolshevist school teachers in Russia,
reported to be drawing fancy salaries.
are not so we'll off when we stop to CON
slider that many of the things they'd
like to buy cannot be had for love or
money.
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Scientists Strip Myxery From the
Kansas Cyclone Headline in the Kan
sas City Star. Scientists have never
been able to deprive the Kansas cyclone
of it's capacity for mischief.
y. * *
Mr.. Gompers is said to have failed to
recognize General Pershing on one oc-
casion in London. He is also believed to
have mistaken Attorney General Palmer
for mollycoddle.
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Jimmy Wilde, British pugilst, was told
the Prince of Wales wanted to see him.
Being loyal Brton of Welsh ancestry
Mr.. Wilde did not keep the prince wait
ing.
i Mary Garden has returned from abroad
with the gown of a thousand mirrors"
but even that will not permit Mary to
see herself as others see her.
y y y
At the hour of going to press deporta-
ton of reds" was not causing a short
age of cargo space in transatlantic
bottoms.
Birmingham now has a whale on ex-
hibition, but not as a suggestion to re-
duce the cost OF living by eating whale
steaks
'ewets'' will take merely an academic
interest in the validity of the wartime
prohibition law if decision is not
reached soon
The ruffled dove of peace may or may
not smooth her feathers. That's all one
to inventors working on new engines of
destruction.
y * X
While the brains" of the Villa move
ment is in durance vile, ''Pancho'' will
be compelled to think for himself
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Quite often nowadays wretched house
holders who have been robbed express
their losses in terms Of quarts.
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The Mexican government might as we'll
understand that it can't pick on our con-
sular agents forever. u
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wyoming should be grateful to bill"
Carlisle, super-bandit, for restoring It
to the map.
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Some young women act as if they
thought ''jazz" the only music heard in
heaven.
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