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ORATORY AT DAMASCUS

Translation of article marked-4n Al
kananat, Damascus, June 4.
BH0GIdE Arabic club yesterday made
an honorable meeting for two
american writer's who arrived
recencly and they are Mr.. jackson
Filmn, (Fleming) the editor Of the
two gazettes. Harper Magazine and
Asia Magazine, and Mr.. Clair Brass
price (there is no p-sound in Arabic),
the one who sends news to the Ameri-
can Daily Express and the sender of
news to 10 newspapers in tie United
States.
These two gentlemen left America
after peace and they Travelled some of
Europe. After they came to Egypt
and Palestine and they stayed in Pal
estine sufficient time. They will leave
tomorrow to Beirut, Aleppo. Adana,
Constantinople, in order that they may
study and write the long sentences
about the customs and to let their fell
lowmen in America know what has not
been known of our low and poor honor
Or. Said Bek Talih begun and spoke
about these gentlemen and told the peo-
pie about them. All the people clapped
Afterward came the honorable profess
sor and laid short speech which show
ed the closeness of the people of { "a
with the great American people and
presented what the Arabians were
thinking.
Then spoke the advocate Toufik Eff
fend1 Amateur and welcomed the two
by the name of the young manhood
And spoke DR.. Said Bek Talih an Eng
lish speech in which he thanked the
Americans for the good feelings which
they showed towards the Syrians, who
are liable TO haye the freedom after
they have been served by the heavy
Turks so many years.
Then he turned to the two honorable
editors and said You are now coming
on behalf of the great editors of the
world and you will speak what YOU
have seen to all the world and for that
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BE AN OPTIMIST

to see their employees get ahead and are
wiling to pay all the business will
stand, but they have not appreciated
the psychological effect of self-interest
for that is what profit-sharing is. If
some universal plan can be wo4ked out
whereby the profits of the fat years
can be shared by all, and likewise the
losses of the lean years will be also
shared by all, the problem can be solved
with profit to employers and employees
Notwithstanding the clouds and
storm signals to today it is safe to pre-
dict that the United States is on the
edge of the biggest and best business
era the country ever saw. Prosperity
has a psychological side as well as a
material side, and brisk business al
ways makes its appearance where the
light of optimism is. Flowers grow
most luxuriantly where the sun shines
Therefore 1t pays as a business pro-
position to be an optimistic talk and
think optimism. 1t Is contagious. 1t
is like tonic to associates, a prohi-
bition drink with a kick" in it, The
may who always looks for sunshine al
ways finds it. The man who is ever
on the lookout for something pleasant
and hopeful to say finds the most
dollars and the best business Business
is always bad to the crouch and the
pessimist-always good to the smiler
and the optimist. If the business men
of New York. or any other city want to
realize the best trade, the best business
they ever experienced. now right on the
way anf almost under their noses, let
them think hopeful thoughts and be
Ontin1iStS Ii NAYS
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LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

Many a man who isn't color blind
can't tell black from white even when ii
comes to a lie.
1t is too bad that man can't make
success of other things the way he
can of making fool of himself
In the theatrical world a short run
often means long walk
All good dancers are light on their
feet. And few of them look like
they are light on both ends.
There was a time when the parents
compelled the children to be obedient
But nowadays the children compel the
parents to be obedient.
A girl can't help figuring what a
fool a man was to engage himself to
some other girl when he might have
had her.
Once upon a time man lived up to
his wife's ideals. But he died the day
he was married.
Some men attract no more attention
IN the world than a thermometer on a
cool day in summer
when a wife isn't posing she is sup
posing and when she isn't supposine
she is imposing.
Any girl who has muddy complex
ion can tell you that the peaches with
the prettiest skins are not always the
sweetest.
Two kinds of promises are never
lived up to. One is the brides promise
to obey and the other is the candidate S
promise made Before election.
A man has lot of fool ways to waste
his time. But tatting isn't one of them
Somehow or other a girl is never
happy until some fellow comes along
and makes her miserable.
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we think that the wishes of Syrians
and their wants shall reach by your
means to all the world. Accept the
salutations of the Syrian people that
keeps to the Amesicans the good
wishes
afterwards stood the great poet of
the revolution, Sheikh Fauad AlkF Id
and laid a good speech in which he
spoke of the feelings of the Syrian
people and said that we will not ask
except the freedom which is one of our
rights . And for the wishes of
the people. he sang his masterpiece and
after he had finished this poem. Mr.
Jackson laid speech in English which
was Translated by DIR. Talya Bek.
And on that the great wise man
Rafik Bek Alazin laid a speech in which
there is very great history % the
cause of it was America who planted
that revolution in the Arabian people.
We have taken the liberty and the
uplifting of America and its wise men
and its schools which has on this coun-
try placed a debt because our great
men are they who, have learned at her
schools, and Syria wishes to have big
connection with America, the connec-
ton of learning and freedom. And
you don't see any Syrian all over the
world unless saying America, America
Probably there is no man except honor
ing the things which Wilson has begun
and says this is from the angels
And as / speak in behalf of all the
Syrians in Egypt 1 congratulate and
welcomed the two gentlemen in the
to say to their neop' a. that Syria from
the great to the low does not ask ex-
cept freedom.
Then spoke Mr.. Clair Brass
THE end was Ali Effendi Slam who
laid speech in English in which he
welcomed the two gentlemen in the
name of Beirut and Syria and showed
them the wishes of the country"
Copyright. 1919, by the Edwards
Marshall Syndicate)
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w., 4 K X
Will Have Large Vote
at Today's Election

1.-THE six propositions to be voted
u for in today's election are all
popular-the auditorium bond issue,
perhaps, the most popular of all.
There will be six ballot boxes, and
If you do not wish to vote affirma-
lively for all, you can vote as you
please or not vote at all for the issue
you do not favor
But the school bonds should be car
ried by an overwhelming majority
and so should the city hall and public
library issue sweep the electorate.
There can be no mistake in voting
for the fire department bond issue.
AS for the three-mill school tax, the
majority for it should be practically
ma nimouS
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From the New York Herald.
IN Tar the most destructive force
liz in the world today in secular
- as well as religious affairs is
pessinism-the habit of looking on the
dark side of things, of looking for trou-
BILE and disaster, of preaching from a
text full of forebodings and storms
The greatest motive power is optim-
ism and hope-the habit of looking on
the bright side of things and waiting
for the sunshine while the storm is at
hand.
In the business world success or fail
ure Is often measured by the degree of
optimism or pessimism the atmosphere
of sunshine or shadow in the store or
office. What we call success is largely
psychological. Men and women pur-
chase under the power of suggestion
and enticing surroundings. No depart
ment store can hope to obtain its prop
er amount of business unless it has a
force of statesmen and saleswomen fill
ed with the spirit of good nature, hope
and optimism. No force of sales people
will do their best unless they can re-
fleet the optimism of tie men higher
up.
1t is surprising what a dynamic eff
feet on a mans or womans optimism
self-interest has. When an employee
has something to work for. some re-
ward to look forward to. optimism is at
high water mark This is why the plan
of profit-sharing appeals to so many
people as the solution of the present
wage problem. 1t has been tried sue
cessfully in many instances and is
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MISCONCEPTIONS

l1drTy AyreS IN Inc Review.
No book has contributed more to the
general stock of Interpretations than the
Bible, No book exists in such multi
tude of forms, which may account for
some Of the popul3r departures from the
wording Of the King James Version But
it is not easy to supply reasons for mos.
peoples habit of saying In the sweet
of thy brow when the text reads ''i,.
the sweat of thy face shalt thou ca
bread why 1.-THE parting of the ways
instead of the parting of the way.
Bone of my bone,' insteadabf "bone o,
my bones and flesh of my flesh may be
due to the desire for perfect parallelisni.
And the same explanation may hold for
THUS far shalt thou come, but no fur
ther.' instead of Hitherto shalt thou
come But why the general preference
for better part" when we are expressly
told that Mary hath chosen that good
part?" The vulgate. for whatever rea-
son, says the best part"-optimispl
partem-often cited in the Middle Ages
in proof of the superiority of the con-
templative life, as represented by Mary,
over the active life. symboized by Martha.
But apparently no such contrast was
originally intended. Why, again, "a multi
tude of sins.'' when it. is said of charity
that it''shall cover the multitude of sins?''
Perhaps there is>no other reason save that
the tongue is an unruly member; sucr
at least the world agrees in calling it.
though the Biblical text describes it az
IAN unruly evil
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ANCIENT TREASURE SHIP
From the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal.
N FASCINATING pre-war industry
IN is being resumed with ardor ao-
Cd cording to news from Tobermory,
Scotland. That peaceful little fishing
village on the island of Null. in the In
ner Hebrides, is renewing its celebrity
Divers are once again delving into the
mud that, during more than three CEN
turtles. has accumulated over a Spanish
galleon that was sunk in the pretty bay
of Tobermory when the scattered ships
of the Great Armada made their mad
dash around the norts coast of Scotland
to escape the avenging Drake.
The Tobermory ship is one of the clas-
sic detectives of seekers for treasure
trove. There she lies, undoubtedly; but
like the pirate gold buried in lonely isles
the fortune she would yield might not be
enough to cover the cost of all the sal
wage operations that have been under
taken from time to time. The tradition
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Southern Cities in
the 1920 Census.

a THOUGH the taking of next
GA years federal census is lit
tie more than seven months off,
much interest is being manifested
with regard to the enumeration of
the population in the larger class Of
cities.
In the south there has been a large
increase in recent years, but as a
rule the claims are less exaggerated
than those of 1910. Atlanta is now
claiming about 100000 1t was
credited with 154, 1899 in the last CEN
Gus. Richmond, with 127,62S in the
previous census, now claims 175,00O.
Birmingham, with 132,685 in 1910,
will have approximately 225,o0O in
1920. Memphis now claims 10000.
Its population in 1910 was 131.105.
Texas for the fourth time will get
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into the class of 100000 cities. Not
one turned the 100000 mark in 1910,
but it is believed that fully a half
dozen will exceed those figures. 1t
will surely be so if the oil boom keeps
up.
New Orleans will not only hold
first place in the population of south
ern cities, but it will make a big
ger showing than had been gener-
ally expected. 1t had 339,075 in
habitants in 1910. The estimate to-
day calls for 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-18

There are a large number of Ala
bamians who entered the army as pri-
officers" said Major H. B. May, for
merly of the 18TH infantry. Some of
those who rose to Colonies are, Francis
w. Glover, Gordon Johnston, William
f. Jones. Joel r. Lee, Albert s. Will
liams; those who rose to lieutenant
colonies are John D. Burnett, Albert G.
Goodwin, Eugene C. Northington,
Grammar Parker and Will D. Wills; to
the grade of major were Bruce L. Burch
and Leroy Davis"
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a MONG the thoughtful publica-
IA lions that have recently found
their way to The Age-Herald's ex-
change table is the harvest number of
the ssHobo" News-the quotation
marks appear in the title.
Showing evidences of advanced
spelling, followed by such authorita-
tive weeklies as the Literary Digest,
The News contains articles of interest
TO the fraternity as well as the av-
nrage reader. Philologists will take
delight in perusing a full-page CLOS
sary of hobo vernacular, compiled by
Will ]. Quirke. We learn that hobo
IS "a migratory roustabout; one who,
owing to the nature of his work, is
forced to travel continuously to get
the job. A man without vote. A
free-lance worker. Supposed to origi-
nate from the hoe-boys of the west,
who, before improved machinery, used
to harvest with hoes, and remaining
m the country after the harvest, We're
known as hoe-boys, when they went
broke and had to bum around after
the season was finisht."
"Dinoes," Scenery buns" and plain
ramps "walk the pixies and live off
the country" "Fuzzy tails" and
ring tails" are hoboes with a crouch.
The county constable. is "town
.lown," "gat" and "smoke wagon"
designate revolvers, the "hurry wag-
pn, is the patrol wagon, the "pogey"
Is the workhouse, and so on through
lengthy list, with apt terms to de-
scribe various law officers and other
persons who contrive to give the self
respecting hobo great deal Of trou-
Die.
The Hobo college, which will teach
lob hunting "and also supply nourish-
ing food" is described and there are
number of timely contributions on
The hobo movement in America, prob
ems of employment, wealthy para
sites, British labor, politics and 9TH
er subjects, with a picture of DR.. j.
Eads How, national treasurer of the
international Brotherhood Welfare as
sociation, for which the "Hobo" News
is published.
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ANDREW CARNEGIEs RELIGION

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Count me as one who loves his
fellow men" The Abou Ben Adhem
enthusiasm is perhaps the best formu-
lation of the creed that Andrew Carne-
gle preached and practiced We may
out a text for funeral discourse over
his own mortal remains he would have
chosen First John, 1920: HE that
loveth not his brother whom he ha til
seen, how can he love God whom he
hath not SEEM He is said to have re-
marked in giving money for a fine
church organ: Il can always accept
as orthodox what the organist offers
to the services" This is a thought
cognate to the epigram Of George Ber-
be a marvellous educating influence for
the masses if people would not desc
crate it by holding services there"
an epigram which Mr.. Carnegie may
have smiled over but would not have
accepted. Proba bly, however, the Froude
saying, "The Lord was the author of
religion, but the devil invented theol-
ogy," would not have shocked him.
1t is not likely that the obsequies
at Lenox were actually delayed by the
difficulty of getting a clergyman and
aNritual for the funeral yet the ques-
ton may have come up, probably did
come up. The composite Presbyterian
and Congregationalist service deter
mined on at Shadowbrook was the best
solution
This passage from The Gospel of
Wealth shows that the philanthroplst
though keeping his own mind fixed on
practical and more or less material
problems, realized the charm of devo-
tionalism in the church:
Once within it's massive circle, its
denizens live there an inner life move
precious than the external and all
their ways are hallowed by the radi-
ance which shines from afar upon this
inner life, clarifying, everything and
keeping all right within.
st. Thomas attempts might have
written these words. Often and force
fully Mr.. Carnegie wrote and spoke of
the usefulness of the church of civi1i-
cation, of his own faith in an over
ruling providence. Without that faith
his life could not have been what it
was
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The dependable blackboard saved the
situation at Brest and other army
camps abroad where there was too
much mud for comfort.
y X X
Has the Hon. "Breck" Musgrove
stopped to consider that goat, In the
good old days. was a symbol for book
beer?
X 4 =
Pamphlets throwing new light" on
the Mooney case continue to find their
way to newspaper offices
y = \
We assume that the cable Japan
proposes to lay to America is not in
tended for propaganda.
* y X
Up to date no charges have been
made that the churches are pyofiteer-
ing in pew rents.
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CARPE DIEM

BY John Chadwick.
O soul of mine, how, few and short
the years
Ere thou shalt go the way of all thy
kind,
And here no more thy joy or sorrow
find
At any fount of happiness or tears,
Yea. and how soon shall all that thee
endears
To any heart that beats with love for
thee,
Be everywhere forgotten utterly.
With all thy loves and joys, and hopes
and fears,
But o my soul, because these things
are SO,
Be thou not cheated of todays delight
When the night cometh. it may well BE
night;
Now it is day See that no minutes
glow 3
OF all the shining hours UNDECIDED goes.
No fount of rightful joy by thee un-
tasted flows.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-18

1T is fact that the fame Of the 167th
regiment of infantry, known in France
as The Alabam's," was widely her
aided over France and England, said
Balls Clark. MANY of the other out
fits in France really did not know of
the 18th infantry by any other name
and really believed that the whole Rain
bow. division was from Alabama. Even
the Germans had heard of them and
thought that there was an Alabama
divisionN and that the 18th infantry
or regiment of Alabamans and the
Rainbow division were two separate
divisions"
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Confident of Result

81 am confident that the voters OF
Birmingham are going to register them
selves as being for the bond issue to
be voted on today" said Charles Harold
of the Civic association. The work
of the Four Minute Men, the Chamber OF
Commerce. Civic association in putting
the matter squarely before the people
and showing the voters the necessity
of the issue has, 1 think, awakened in
terest to such an extent that a favor
able vote for the bonds will be shown
early in the voting"
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is strong that she was the armada's
money ship But if She was the chances
are that there was less gold in her than
lies off Cape Charles, Va, in the Ward
liner Merida. sunk some nine years ago
a million dollars in American eagles
A hundred years or so ago, accord
ing to the story which started the To-
bermory legend, an anchor fluke was
brought to- the surface with a gold doub-
loon sticking to it. From that day there
have been many attempts to explore the
hull, but while a wealth of curious junk
has been recovered no more doubloons
have been reported One silver peso has,
so far, rewarded the divers now at work
1t may be that we shall know the whole
truth as a result of the present opera
tons. for salvaging science has greatly
advanced recently. The German ships
at Scapa Flow are being raised, and 1T
may be possible to fish up the Tober-
mory slip complete, with everything in
her.
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To .Mnke Home Here

after having the opportunity of Sc
.lecting my home from all the cities OF
the country, have decided on Birming-
ham, said Octavus Roy Cohen. 81
looked over the entire country to de-
eide on a place to buy home and set
tie down for life. And Birmingham tc
me looks better than all of the rest
and features with those of other cities
it is easy to see the great points about
Birmingham and to really appreciate
the town.
II may be out of town from time tc
time, but l have bought home right
here and Birmingham will continue to
be my home"
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Il have noticed in recent issues of
Life, L.iter~ Digest and other popular
magazines, that in the amusement col
umns Paul Cook of the Age Herald. is
being quoted more than any other
southern writer" said Sam Blake. de-
putty clerk of the Circuit court. His
quotations rank in number. with the
contributors and writer's of the big
eastern papers. Cook is certainly a
genius and I thoroughly enjoy reading
his column Adrift With the Times an
pearing in the Age-Herald dailv."
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THE ART OF wOOING
: New York World.

From the New YORK World.
There are experts in all lines, but
shall not man who can persuade eight
women to mary him rank as an au-
thority on matrimony? According to
the Missourian who is locked up in the
Tombs as a confessed bigamist. the
way to woman's heart is through
her higher emotions Il appealed to
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TWENTY YEARS AGO
IN THE AGE-HERALD
Events recorded August IS, 1899.

Nine Henry yesterday caused scene
in court at Rennes by her attack on
Gen. Bertullus. contradicting the tes-
timony regarding the friendship of her
husband for Esterhazey. Maitre Labor.
chief counsel for Dreyfus, who was shot
ent at next Mondays session of the
court.
Walter Wellman and the survivors
of the polar expedition led by him ar
rived yesterday at Tomsoe, Island of
completed their expedition of Franz
Josef land The expedition brings back
a grim story of Arctic tragedy. No trace
was found of the missing teronaut
Andre
Ten more volunteer regiments have
been ordered raised for service in the
Philippines. which will give Gen. Otis
a force of 62451 to prosecute his cam
paign against the insurgents
Admiral Dewey will arrive in New
York September 90. A great celebra-
ton is being planned in his honor.
The death trap at the Twentieth
street crossing is causing much discus
sion in Birmingham. The railroads
interested are reported in favor of a
tunnel to prevent accidents.
Birmingham will be represented in
the southern Interstate championship
tennis tournament at Atlanta, August
23, "a, rs and 26. by Prof. Charles
Brown and Coleman Ward.
A number of Birmingham citizens
met at the Metropolitan hotel yester-
day afternoon and organized the Biz
mingham Festival Orchestra associa-
ton The following officers were elect
ed: E. Lesser, president; Fred l.
| Grambs, vice president; William Ryan
secretary; oliver Chalifoux, treasurer;
Leo b. suite, business manager; Ben
jamin Guckenberger, orchestral con-
ductor George J. Jackson, librarian.
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AoxIE1iM lA1nllI
CALL FOR PORTIA

From the New York Telegram.
George w. Wickersham to defend the
actors? Good man. Should have thought,
though, the Thespians would have re-
tanned Portia, who. it will be recalled.
beat shy1ock in the Antonio case in
Venice. Besides, situation demands r.