The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11

two services on Sunday at S3.5O to $4 each would bring the total up for four weeks to what might appear a large salary for so little tin1e-that point is always stressed. But it must be remembered that an organ ist, to keep in good form, must prac- tice at least an hour every day. The more he practices the more remarked will be his playing, of course.
 If the St. Louis organists strike it will not mean that the choirs will be closed. In every congregation an amateur organist will be found who can play the accompaniments to the hymns, but in many cases not much more than that.
 In these days the "city people" are educated up to high-class church music. A competent organist-no amateur-is needed and the right sort will be worth a good salary.
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 In offering to give himself up. the for mer Crown Prince of Germany felt req sonably certain that no sacrifcial altar had been prepared.
 sumatra is proposed as a final refuge for the ex-Kaiser. If he is sent there by Holland. at the allies request. sumatra mosquitoes will be expected to do their duty.
 It is dreadful to consider that less than 9,0o0 books of all kinds were published in America last year. Verify, all the people who wear spectacles with heavy shell rims are not bookworms-
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 The peace treaty has been shelved again. If this sort of thing keeps up much longer our copy of the peace treaty is going to be a dilapidated document.
 * * F ] The man who used to drive the Dead wood stage coach, and became famous in stories of the early west, died the other day in Los Angeles. As he had reached a ripe old age before the movie army captured Los Angeles and it's. environs, he has escaped signing contract to live over his. past life on the screen.
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 Some people seem to think that being a socialist in New York is as heinous as being a traitor in Milwaukee.
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 The governor of Kentucky dealt such an effective blow to the mob spirit, it may be several years before anybody else in Kentucky shouts, Lynch hfnt'
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 Not line from Emma and Alex! Have they forgotten America. where they used to he so prosperous ana happy
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 Zen Marquis offers to read his poems in public for stipulated sum. All the average poet asks for is just an audi ence.
 Getting Alabama out of the mud threat ems to bury a few mossbacks so deep they'll never get their heads above the ground again.
 Statesmen are often profound, but the man who has had some experience in raising chickens and is giving away lit tie advice or the subject goes them one better.
 With all due respect to MT. Gompers, that ..industrial army at Muscle Shoals deserves no distinguished service medals for what it did during the war
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 A clergyman says 45 is the age for sow ing wild oats. That may explain the prevalence of breach of promise suits in which the defendant is turning gray around the temples.
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 MT. Bryan says the two wet" gov ernors, Smith of New York and Edwards of New Jersey, have "entered upon the task of burying the democratic party in the grave with the saloon" MT. Bryan is too pessimistic. If the democratic party is ever buried it will be inferred in a separate grave.
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 Birmingham will extend cordial wei come to the ''F1ying Parson," who comes with message from Uncle Sam. x # x | A former employe of the Republic Ircr ] and Steel Company is suing the com pany for s1o,Ooo on the ground that il failed to provide him with safe mule tt drive. Deciding when man is drunk E simple proposition. compared to decid I ing when mule is safe. l LUKE McLUkE SAYS l Any wise man is liable to step on banana skin. A fool is man wh' steps on the same banana skin twice
 A single man may have to go ou l tnni~ipo for Trolth1e But A marriei