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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31

From the Kansas City Star
 1MN0 incident of Thackeray's life re- Il M vealed the character of the man G better than his visits to this coun- try, especially the first visit in 1S52 Thackeray was at the height of his fame atAthis time. He had just been mak- ing lecture tour of England and Scot land that had brought him thousands ot hearers and good English pounds He was in the midst of his best work, and perhaps his best spirits.
 But at least two things in America were very inauspicious at Thackeray's coming. One was the opinion of Thackeray's char acter which, prevailed in this country, echoes of which were heard in England Thackeray theory before his arrival was Of a severe satirist,' said Putnam s Monthly Magazine, "a man who concealed scalpels in his sleeves and carried probes in his waistcoat pocket; wearer or masks; scoffer and sneerer and general acter.''
 Furthermore, the way for Thackeray in America had been made hard by Dick Tens, who had come to this country ten years before. Dickens had expected great things of America, had regarded it as a kind of ideal republic, real Utopia, very different from and very superior to Eng land. And he had been profoundly dis appointed, almost from the moment he entered his stateroom on the boat that was to bring him over. And although the man who was considered then as Thack- cray s superior was well received every where in America, and was the recipient of many honors and attentions. he re- taliated by writing only of the weaknesses and peculiarities of his hosts. So se- were was the arraignment of the country in "American Notes.' that general prejudice had been created against for eign literary figures who presumed to pay us a visit.
 So it was hardly surprising that some one wrote of Thackeray's proposed vssit' sHe will come and humbug us. eat our dinners, pocket our money and go home and abuse us, like Dickens.
 But Thackeray did nothing of the kind. partly because of his solid humanity. And it did not take the American people long to decide that Thackeray was neither cynic nor a severe satirist. And the belief that he might go home and abuse us, like Dickens also. was soon dispelled.
 On the other hand. Thackeray, in double contrast with Dickens. declared: :: "I didn't expect to like the people as do, but am greatly disappointed, and find many pleasant companions, natural and good; natural and well read, and well bred, too"
 Thackeray expressed this opinion not to anyone in America. but in letter to some friends in England. Instead of finding America crude and inferior tc the old country. as Dickens in bis disap- pointment had done, the author of Wan ity Fair" declared he vas impressed at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
NExT.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 William J. Bryan announces that. if necessary, he win accept nomination for the presidency.
 Next.
 Eugene V. Debs announces Qrom jaiD that if necessary. he will accept nom nation for the presidency.
 Next.
 William R. Hearst announces that. if necessary. he is the guy who will accept nomination for the presidency.
 Next! the Blood?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
TRAVELLING IN H1eH.-

What was the name of that town we just passed through" asked the first motor tourist
 We were going too fast for me to read the name painted on the little red depot said the second motor tourist "in fact I'm not quite sure the man who stood in the middle of the road waving his arms and then leaped for his life was the village constable"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES

T noticed that he jotted down inc amount on a scrap of paper
 q thought it generally understood that a scrap of paper signifies an obligation that won't be met"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
A SENSITIVE ARTIST.

SENSITIVE ARTIST.
 You are three weeks behind with your board, Mir. Roarer." said Mrs. Pikit, who operates a theatrical boarding house. Iris true. ma am." replied Ranting- ton Roarer, the tragedian. Alas. owe you three weeks boar
 And I want you to understani-
 "stop. ma'am. I kaow whal vcn are about to say. Don't heap 'rH humAa ton upon me by saying ycu ysas ne se understand that you are ndt anning n cid folks home" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
PUTTING wHIPPETs TO WORK

From the Baltimore American.
 The whippet tanks, which did such ex- ecution in the late world war. are now being used in Arizona in the great pine forests, doing work impossible to horses and mules. The discoveries and inven- tions of the war are now being put to service in the interests of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
sEvERE BuT TRUE

From the Louisville courier-Jourpal
 In dubbing Henry Cabot Lodge the head of the poison squad in the anti Wilson conspiracy case. John Sharp Williams excoriates, but does not ex- aggerate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
uIGH-pRIcED BERRIES

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The former kaiser is now eating strawberries at Amerongen for which he pays SIPS apiece He must feel d.
 most like an American citizen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
THE BETTER NM.

It's hard to keep hoping
 When troubles come fast, But the more you keep mopins. The longer they'll last, Or so it is stated
 By chaps who declare That when they are freighted With sorrow and care, They cannot win through it Unless they contend There's nothing much to it That time will not mend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
BEATS ALARM CLOCK

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 A writer in one of the popular week lies states that dawn came with a crash" That sort of thing. if it be- comes general ought to help the man who wants to catch an early train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
A Power for Good

T have held hundreds of evangelis- tic services" said pr. George R. Stuart, but do not think I ever conducted one, not even in the days when sam Jones and used to hold meetings, that had more power in it than the one which came to close in the First Methodist Church on Friday night last It had not been much advertised. but from the start it took on more force until not only many were saved but it also greatly revived the church pr. Morgan had made the ground fal- low and planted the seed and I just came along and by the help of God reaped a rich harvest"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
OR POLAR DEAR HIS coA1

From the Baltimore American With one's tailor willing to make him really good suit of clothes for
 s2oo. he may we'll envy the zebra his permanent stripes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31

Ah, what sign it is of evil life, When death's approach is seen so ter
 ribIe! -Henry VI. T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
MANY REApERs.

Although the soup and biscuit bards
 Don't wait for inspiration, The rhymes they write for trolley card. Are read throughout the nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
A FOOLISH FEAR.

A FOOLISH FEAR. How do you like aviation?"
 First rate" replied the amateur flyer who had just bought A plane. But I still feel squeamish every time I fly over church spire." Why so?"
 T used to know an entomologist, and can't help remembering how his beetles looked impaled on a pin" AMONG THOSE RUNNING. Whats become of the oId-fashionec candidate who used to open keg of nails and say, Step up, boys, and help yourself'?''
 He's still with us He isn't dispensing any hospitality just now. but he's making some corking good speeches on the sub- ject of beer and light wines.~ A CLOSE OBSERVER
 That fellow seems to be an expert re- pair man.
 His knowledge of automobiles |. ,,r- eanny'" said the citizen who is living beyond his means.
 "Yesr'
 Sometimes when he looks at my car suspect he knows exactly how mucn month Tn paying on it. A WAR LESSON. "spongeleigh borrowed s0o from me this morning, but I didn't mind letting him have the money Why not?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Killed View

Killed View
 Arthur seaton of New York stopped off in Birmingham yesterday on his way home from New Orleans. Unfa- miliar with the city, he happened to take a ride out to East Lake to see the sights. He says:
 Tt was an interesting trip. but was surprised at the condition of some of the districts through which the car passed. It appears to me that they could be improved
 However, much that I wanted to see was shut from view by ia talkative man. I was on a 'Tidewater' car, I believe it is called coming back to town. A chap in blue suit. with a green hat and gold eye teeth boarded the car. He may have been an official At any rate. he stood in the front of the car and talked to the motorman all front view to all passengers on the righthand side of the car. As we crossed railway tracks he would get down, then climb back and take up his post and his conversation where he left 1 off With locomotives puffing all about I confess to some nervousness with, the motorman constantly forced | to give divided attention to his work. Of course I missed seeing much that would have been of interest"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
On the .Job


 ''The streets of this city simply breathe prosperity" said W. E. Up church, who was in town yesterday to attend the Chero-Cola convention.
 This town not only is prosperous; it looks prosperous. Street cars going in all directions, automobiles in a hurry, and people rushing along can be seen in almost any city, just as they are here. That is not it-it is something intangible in the air that makes you stop and wonder if this isn't pretty good place to live.
 Everybody seems. busy and happy They walk as if they were going some where. hate to confess it. but I was almost knocked down several times in my wanderings around town. The of lenders were not being rude or rough I don't mean that. I do mean that they were going somewhere and they meant to get there"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31
The ProdigaI Son

T have rarely enjoyed a musical rendition of the oratorio The Prodigal Son. given Sunday night at the First Christian Church." said H. Y. Singleton.
 T want to compliment Prof. Fred L.. Grambs, the director, for the splendid rendition of this great masterpiece. The theme was of special interest on account of the recent magnificent pre- sentation of the Prodigal Son at the Jefferson theatre, and those who saw the performance could doubly appre- ciate the wonderful beauty of the ora torio
 The soloists. Mrs J. D. Moore Jr,, Miss Olive Cheek, Bvrd Haley and Roger Irving, renderedstheir parts with artistic finish, and the chorus num- bers were excellent. Not a small part of the pleasure of the oratorio was contributed by the select orchestra, consisting of Oliver Chalifoux, violin; MT. Wienberg, flute; c. F. Klenk, cello, and Mrs. Chalifoux, harp. who with Professor Grambs at the organ, ac- companied the oratorio.
 "All together. it was a truly wonder full production, and Professor Grambs and all who took part are to be con- graduated on it's artistic presentation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31

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Auditorium,

Everything that is possible will be
 done to further the work on building Birmingham's new auditorium" said Commissioner J. Ellis Brown yesterday.
 The present commission has striven hard to bring this matter to a sue cessful issue, and the sale of the bonds now opens the way for actual work. Birmingham has needed and wanted an auditorium suitable to a city like ours for many years.
 "It is the intention of those in charge of the matter to get in touch with architects at once. and handle the rest of the details as rapidly as they de- velop.
 Other funds besides the city's $50o,-
 900 are to be raised, but the committee
 in charge of that is composed of very capable men and no delay is expected
 from that quarter.
 Approximately s750,00O will be used
 in erecting the building and when it
 is finished it should be all that the
 public has hoped for.''
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31

used to know an entomologist, and l can't help remembering how his beetles looked impaled on pin"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31

Sometimes when he looks at my car suspect he knows exactly how mucn a month I'm paying on it."
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-09-18
SPLENDID FAIR EXHIBITS
4 Feature of TexaIkana Fair VIII be
Terracing Machinery.

Texarkana, Sept 16-Arrangements
are under way for an exhibit of ditch
ing machinery as we'll as terracing
machines, at the District Fair. Nego-
tiations are being conducted by the
Chamber of Commerce with several
manufacturing concerns of such mach
inery,
Plans are also being perfected Tor
the exhibition of 16 different mach
ines at the automobile show. This
show will be he'd in the skating rink
building. witch is 75x145 feet, and
there will be ample space for all cars.
The buildings will be festooned win
electric lights and a show il being
asanned that would be a credit to dsy
te fair. The decorations will also
be profusU, an immense quanritv Of
bunting being used for the pUr pose
There will be model poult.y house
ON exhibit at the fair. and breed ars
who wish to secure plans for he CON.
struction of similar buildings can do
81. Those VIC wish plans earlier
may apply at the Chamber Of Com
merce for them. They will be fur
niehed free of charge.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-09-18
JACK JOHNSON GETS YEAR
Former Pugglist Must Serve One
Year at Leayenw0rth.

Chicago, Sept 14.-Jack Johnson,
former world heavyweight champion
was sentenced to one yuar and one
day in Leavenworth penitentiary and
fined $500 today by Federal Judge
George A, Carpenter, for violation of
the Mann act.
The sentence reaffirms that passed
on Johnson in 1913 when he was con-
victed of transporting white girl
from Pittsburgh to Chicago for inn
neral purposes.
Johnson later fled to Europe, for
feiting his $4,000 bonds and from then
until a few weeks ago, when he sur
rendered on the Lower California Dor
der, he was a fugitive from Justice.
Johnson's first wife committed SUI
eide during the trial in 1913, and he
thereupon married Lucille Cameron,
the principal white witness for the
state.
Judge Carpenter, who has refused
to hear plea for bail since Johnson
was returned to Illinois, agein refused
to release the prisoner and ordered
him returned to the Geneva Jail.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-09-18
SCHOOL CENSUS TO
BE INVESTIGATED
Supt, Bond Refers Charges OF pad
ding Ballots to the Attorney
General.

Little Rock, Sept 16.-J. L. Bond,
state superintendent of public in
struction and chairman of the State
Board of Education, yesterday placed
in the hands of Attorney General John
d. Arbuckle, a copy of the resolution,
charging that the enumeration lists
of several school districts had been
padded" The resolution was adopted
by the board at it's meeting, September
the sixth.
The resolution was accompanied by
letter asking that Mr., Arbuckle ad-
wise the committee what could be done
toward preventing repetition of the
practice and what steps might be
taken to prosecute those responsible
for the false enumeration.
Mr. Arbuckle said that within the
next few days he would confer with
MI Bond for the purpose of eXamin-
ing the records and reports of the
districts to determ-ne whether the
records mad been wilfully padded
to show d school population larger
than might be expected from any par
tiealar district.
Il was charged by the State Board
of Education, in making up the school
appardonments that from several
districts in the state, a school emu
maration was shown that was on of all
proportion to the figures of previous
years and to the census reports. AS
the school fund.- received from the
state, is aprortioned according to the
number Of children between the ages
OF 6 and y. in any district, it was be-
lieved by the board that certain names
had been falsely added to the lists, in
order to incr.}se the districts APP
portionment.
Since the state law required that
the funds be allotted on September s.
Investigations but voted that the mat
ter be presented to the attorney gen
eral for investigation.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-09-18
HARDING is FEARFUL
OF PEACE LEAGUE
Tells women 1t Would Mean Foreign
Woes for the United
States.

Marion, o., Sept. 15.-Urging the
adoption of new proposal for pre-
yention of war instead of the League
of Nations, Senator Harding in mea-
sage today to Republican women's or
CARNATIONS and women Harding and
Coolidge clubs asked that 1--WE pre-
serve our own national conscience at
home and not check it at Geneva
The message, addressed to Mrs. Ray
F. Fucker, president of the Women s
Harding and Coolidge Club of New
York city, also said, American wo-
men must realize that the League of
Nations as presented by Democratic
administration would not mean peace
for US, but would mean American boys
living in army tents overseas and ask
ed to die in causes in which they
would have no heart
The message Wa Intended to set
forth to the women voters the can
didates view en- her capture into
politics and brief outline Of the
party position an the League of VA
tons. Senator Hard . said he ez-
poets in he a-ar# faHaFe to make a
eompreha1 ga ai.5a> Ten Of lie Lea
sue OF Nations IRON The women S
vieWpcin IN Fl front porch speech.
Senator HARDING conferred with DR.
Newell Dwight HHzfs pastor Of Ply
mouth church, Brooklyn. this after
noon. Dir. Hills later gave out a state
ment in which ne said that possibly
one reason why the tide is ebbing
away from the party IN power, is be-
cause the people think that Governor
Cox illustrates the law of arithmetical
progression. BEGINNING with the
charge thai The Republicans were
pending $8.00ogo0 in buying tie pres
ideney. h jumped to $15,0080o0 and
yesterday to s3o,060,o0o, and soon.
probably in the spirit of progression,
will have the Republican spending the
total annual income Of nation and
the next week Ii ill have us borrow
ing money from Germany.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-09-18
IL. R. Yeager
AshdOwn, Ark.
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned as Admins tratrix of the es-
tate of c. B. Aydelotte, deceased, will
by order the Probate Court of Little
River county, made and entered at the
July term thereof, sell, at the front
door of the courthouse in the town of
Ashdown, Ark, on the 14th day of Oct
1920, the following described real es-
tate, towit: Lots 3, IA, Is and Is of
block "a of Wood Lawn Addition to the
town of Rocky Comfort, (Foreman)
Said sale will be on a credit of three
months, purchaser being required to
give approved personal security and
lien retained on land 10 secure pay
ment of note. Dated this March &c,
1920.-(Mrs) Laura Aydelotte, Admin
istratrix "a
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-09-18
Beef Calls,

Put one-half cupful of milk and two
tablespoonfuls of butter in the frying
pan; when it boils add one cupful of
mashed potatoes, one cupful of chop
ped beef, salt, pepper and a we'll
beaten egg stir and remove from the
fire. Let cool, and when stiff shape in
to cakes; egg and crumb them when
well chilled, then fry in hot fat for
three minutes.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-09-18
GROWERS OF MIXED
STAPLE LOSE OUT
Why II Is Necessary to Have But One
Length Of Fibre In Bale Of,
Cotton.

Little Rock Sept. 16.-Members Of
the Arkansas party on the recent tour
conducted under the auspices of the
Arkansas Profitable Farming Board
of Little Rock Board of Commerce had
it demonstrated to them why white,
unchanged Gotten brings a higher
price than stained and damaged cot,
ton according to H. M. Cottrell, ag-
riculturist of the bureau. Also they
learned why a bale in which different
lengths of FIBRE are mixed sells for, a
lower price than bale in which all
the flbres are of the same length.
These lessons were gained during
g.. the visit to the Woodside cotton mill,
the largest mill under one foor in
the world.
! "All the cotton used in the mill is
! from one inch to one and one-sixteenth
inches slap . or longer and every
ounce of Gotten used in the mill must
be white and unchanged either in gin
ming, storag or while being transport
ed, says NJ. CoJtren The cloths
made are thia high priced goods and it
is Impossible Haie tie quality o.
cloth woven i III nil arofa e5tton
that is stan ID sin cHt or weather
damaged.
THE man GER If this mill EXPLAIN
ed to our pa ii. ii omen in the
United State.j each seas 4 are calling
for more beautiful, more delicate cot
ton fabrics than they bought the pre-
vious season. He said that it requires
white, unchanged cotton with a staple
of one-inch or longer to make the fine,
delica. beautiful fabrics.
In he cotton is allowed 10 be-
come weather stained. moldy or par
ticularly decayed it has 20 be us I'd Tor
much cheaper goods, and OF course,
has to be bought for a much lower
price, He urged our Arkansas cot
ton growers to pick their cotton while
it is white to be careful to see chat it is
IlOC uo4-loSCu III SluIIiHS anu " nave II
kept f1om the day it is ginned until it
reaches the factory i'll such a manner
that it will not become stained or
damaged,
He spoke very strongly about the
necessity of having only one length
of fibre in bale: He showed us the
machines through which the separate
fibres have to pass. These machines
must be set at such distance that
they will handle the length of fibre
that makes UP most OF the bale. All
the cotton fibres that are shorter than
This l4ngtS, fall to the floor and are
sold as waste. The fibres that are
longer than the length for which the
machine is set go through and tangle
up and break the other threads, Great
ing loss,
For this reason a bale in which diff
ferent lengths of fibre are mixed must
be bought for a much lower price than
a bale in which all the fibres are of
the same length. The grower of the
mixed staple is the man who has to
stand the loss"