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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
YANKEE WIT

From the Los Angeles Times.
 Yankee wit sometimes consists of boastful gigantic exaggeration. An Englishman asked New Englander what he thought of the River Thames. The reply was: The whole of your lit tie river hasn't got water enough in it to make a gargle for the mouth of the Mississippi" Another was asked by a Swiss if he had noticed on his journey into Italy the magnificence of the Alps. He replied: "Waal, now I come to think of it, I guess I did pass some risin' ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27

Charges are being made against Harding and Cox. based on old edi- torials in their newspapers. Perhaps it would be a good idea for editors to burn their files before running for cffice
 So far Senator Harding has not made a campaign speech in his pajamas. Un- less he does so before election day he will not be qualified to hold the high office to which he aspires.
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 "Pussyfoot" Johnson has gone 70 Scotland to take part in a prohibition campaign. Hoot monl If he has a heart he'll stay away from Bobby Burns grave.
 While MT. Munsey has decided to make the Sun and New York Herald the New York Herald. he will hardly go so far as to restore MT. Bennetts freak editorial page
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 Hardins-+s~ not satisfactory to the prohibition party, so Aaron Watkins will stay in the race to the bitter end. It's going to be bitter.
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 Speaking of scenic routes and the like. what Governor Cox saw on his western trip was "a sea of upturned faces"
 A Cuban sugar planter is said to have won nearly seoOo,oOO playing bac- carat abroad That beats gouging the ultimate consumer.
 Mrs Bergdoll says there was no pot of gold" we are beginning to think there was no rainbow, either.
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 It cost a young woman s10 to kick a Zion City policeman. Still it may have been cheap at the price. Birmingham was blowing bubbles Saturday. All the balloons got away to q good start.
 Occasionally a mob is foiled by q sheriff. An investigation will show that the sheriff is not timorous man. The republican machine functions with the smoo othness that is only pos sible when cash is plentiful. In opposing the Armenian mandate. Governor Cox is treading on reason ably safe ground.
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 There may be crookedness in base oall. but no one questions the honesty of Hon. Babe Ruth's home runs.
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 France seems able to elect a Presi- dent without the assistance of spell binders and money diggers.
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 The expulsion of socialist members does not necessarily make the New York assembly 100 per cent American.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
THE LAW OF ACTION

By Cowper. By ceaseless action all that is subsists. Constant rotation of the unwearied
 wheel That nature rides upon. maintains her
 health Her beauty. her fertility. She dreads An iastant's pause, and lives but while
 she moves; It's own revolvancy upholds the world, Winds from all quarters agitate the air. And at the limited element for use Else noxious; oceans. rivers lakes and
 streams, All feel the freshening impulse and are By restless undulation. Fen the oal Thrives by the rude concussion of the
 storm: He seems. indeed, indignant and to feeg The impression of the Hast with pro
 disdain. Browning, as if in his unconscious srnz He held the thunder; but the Mona -.E
 owes His firm stability to what he scorns More fixed below, the more disturbea
 above, The law, by which all creatures else arc Binds man, the lord of all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
Lndy Bug Arrived

"A friend of mine" says Paul Bar rett, was telling me about the new bean pest which is giving so much trouble. It seems that he had planted some late pole beans, when all of a sudden the bean bug arrived and went that in a few days he had a few pods hanging on vines which had been stripped of all their foliage.
 "He was about reconciled to his loss when they attacked his butter beans. He is now firm believer in the work that Auburn is doing to discover a remedy and hopes 1t will find one for the lady bean bug" with sixteen spots on her back"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
GAL COOLIDGFS CLOTHES

years, but his styles were sometimes big extreme Senators nowadays do not Hook the part" and the artist seeking to put upon the everlasting canvas historic scene in the Senate would find but little inspiration There must have been con- siderable pleasure in painting a, high standing collar and ruffled shirt No; Mir Coolidge, who belongs to the incon- spicuous among men, the very antithesis of vainglory, should be able to get along very well in the Senate without Diosson- ing out in varegated apparel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
oHEEkEN NOTE GOES As1RAy

From the Chicago Herald and Examiner.
 Fees brroter ov Alexander Lemieux, he knew too moch--moch too moch. From la belle Quebec. he write to Alex and to tai heem wot a oo-ia-la cheeken AeXand haf hire for ze type-writair. And ze Madame-she gets ze note. Sacre! wot a brot'er. How mad ze madame became! Yesterday Judge Frank Johnston say finie-divorce. AL exand's wife leev at 2o59 Rue de h. diana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
Lost and Found

After l have finished reading the news stories l think that one of the most interesting things to read in any daily paper is the advertising and the lost and found columns, says Frank Johnson.
 T didn't care so much about the sew eral millions of dollars worth of real estate that was offered for sale, be- cause I own my home and haven't money to buy anything else. But some of the adds one sees are really anus ing. For instance, Wanted. thirty-five bright colored women to work thirty five miles out of town I would sug- gest a polish of some kind. Then there was another, For sale, two Ford cars still running fine.' I would suggest again that the owner try to stop them long enough to let buyer look them over"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
Killing the Cause.

There has been much excitement about the bubonic plague along the western coast, particularly in San Francisco during the last few months" i" said Dr. J. D. Bowling, city health of ficer who has just returned from a meeting of the American Public Health Association in San Francisco. "Tne health departments of the cities and towns along the coast are busy killing rats. brown squirrels and prairie dogs, which are said to carry the disease. Vigilance with regard to the people who come into San Francisco has been trippled and they are doing every pos sible thing to prevent any spread of the dreaded disease"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
Law Department

For many years some of the leading Baptist colleges of the south have had law departm ents;' said L. J. Haley, "and it's a matter of local pride among the members of the denomination here and throughout the state that Howard College is getting in line with Rich nond College, Wake Forest, Baylor and Mercer and other colleges.
 "The department will be under tho supervision of Professor Darlington, LIB. I wish the innovation every suc- cess, for it will not only add to the attraction of Howard, but will fill a real need in Birmingham. l am sure 1t will have the hearty support of the leading members of the local bar"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
Great Financier and --,,z ,rS.
 Great Philanthropist


 1T ACOB H. SCHIFF, who died at cO his home in New York Satur- day night, will be greatly missed, both in the banking world, and in philanthropic circles.
 For many years he had been mem Der of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb and Company, and for ten years and at the time of his taking off, it's head.
 It is not too much to say that he was the foremost Jcw in America, and not many men not of his race were his equal as financier.
 MT. Schiff was not only broad Nis- toned and man of singular poise, and fine acumen, but he was di3t;n yuishcl I for hiss probity. In Walt street he was recognized as the soul of honor and his judgment always carried great weight. But as philanthropist he was no less pre-eminent. Always busy man, he was never too busy to lend helping hand to the needy or to promote civic and cultural movements. lie founded a Jewish theological seminary, and was a lead CT in many large charities. It was through his instIumentality that a huge fund was recently raised for the starving Jews of the near east.
 Like all wealthy men of refinement, he was lover of art and science. and was director in a number of mu- seums to which he gave his personal attention.
 No man of MT. Schiff's eminence was ever more unostentatious. Kind ly and gracious in his bearing, he was easily approachable and was ready with his advice to aid men of moderate circumstances. Such big hearted men deserve the plaudits of the multitude and his memory will ] long be cherished.
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 Jewels belonging to members of the Romanoff, Hapsburg and Hohenzolleru families deposited in Swiss banks. are reputed to be worth s4so, o,ooo, 900, while jewels rawaed by them in Switzerland since 19I. are said to be worth double this sum. It may be some time yet be- fore all royal exiles are forced to be 2 their bread frcm door to door, 1 Two robbers invaded a Toledo homs wearing loug robes. Such costumes lend dignity to the profession. bu: l they are apt to prove backward ir lgetting hastily over fence or making flying leap from window.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Splendid Boost

T think that the people of Birming- ham should all thank The Age-Herald for the splendid boost they gave the balloon races which took place Sat urday," says Robert Meeks of Anniston.
 T had to make business trip to first and the middle of next month, but arranged my plans so that could be in Birmingham in time. to see the bal loon races, all because of the story a day that has appeared in the morning paper for the past ten days. I am go- ing to attend the international races too"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27

long time before we see pre-war wages. All that investors in realty and home builders can reasonably ask for is wage scale that will not be prohibitive.
 Conditions will be adjusted to the new order of things, and in time lit tie will be heard of the high cost of living.
 It is a safe prediction that some thing of boom will follow close upon the second of November.
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 To Popularize
 Trading in Birmingham. n, IRMINGHAM is a good place to ID come to. With just a trifle more inducement folk will come and trade here in the numbers to be de- sired.
 Phe Chamber of Commerce, through it's wholesale trade committee, is aim ing in the right direction in it's plan to reimburse visiting merchants their railroad fare and expenses according to the amount of purchasing which they do while in the city.
 According to the plan which is be- ing worked out, members of the or ganization that is to be formed with in the chamber will have their names printed on cards. The visiting mer- chant will be credited with the amount of his purchase at the establishment of the first member visited by him and present the card, which he will merchant with whom he trades. At each place the certificate of his trans action will be indorsed. When he is ready to leave town, he will take his card with the certificates to the chamber and there, according to the purchasing which he has done, he will receive his reimbursement.
 This will not cost any merchant much, but the effect in the aggregate will popularize trading in Birming- ham and bring many out-of- town cus- toners here. 1t is not so much the financial consideration as the courtesy of the act that appeals to the visitor.
 Other up-to-date cities do this with success. Why not Birmingham? Bir- mingham must think and do lot of these minor things if it would ac- quire all that is within it's natural grasp. The world is made up of lit- tie things. He who overlooks them never quite scores complete success.
 It is a good move on the part of the chamber and should be put in practice as soon as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
PERSONAL LIBERTY

From the Chicago Tribune.
 A man may drive cartload of bombs through a metropolis and touch them off when the time. seems good; but let him try to transport half dozen cases Such personal liberty as remains is en- joyed chiefly by crooks and lunatics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
PUCK ournoNE

From the Providence Journal.
 m put d girdle round about the earth in forty minutes" cried Shakes peares Puck. Nowadays that would be nothing-the great Lafayette wireless station at Bordeaux can circle the globe with a message in one-soventh of sec ond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
LOCAL CRITICS VIEWS

An Effingham woman who saw the Holtcomb shows that will be here fair week says they are all good, especially the petrified man, fat woman, negro minstrel and lady wrestler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
A OVERNIGHT STAND

1 FTOfu tHt IItlSUUIS s I1ISpdtCii.
 It is a practice dating from ancient days to experiment with presenting new play in small town. It is designat- ed by actors as trying it on the dog" The League of Nations is playing at the Aland Islands. s8
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
SHOWS MORE SPEED

From the Washington Star.
 Political experts have always con- ceded that a man would work faster from the rear platform of train than from front porch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
Celerify is never more admlr'a Than by the negligent.
 Antony and Cleopatra.
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,anRNING PRAYER

A MORNING PRAYER
 Thou knowest. Lord, the eNh t"'ne
 on which my heart IS set' "r"H' that l may pass this day Ih s"ie'' and come to eyendde victorious "Ner the sin that doth so eashy pese''
 Amen.--M. $. II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
A KANSAS cuRFEw OFFICER

From the Topeka Capital.
 Howard has new city marshal. His name is George Gotobed.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-10-23

- y ~ -a r. n -sH.
holy ambitions it has inspired, the les
sons in sacrifice it has given, the thou
sands of young men who at a critical
period of their development came url-
der it's influence and went out into the
world better for the touch of its life
upon theirs-these, the things that
are done from day to day and year to
year constitute the real life of the
School, and should also be the matter
of its story, but these things are not
emblazoned on the pages of its chron-
icles.
Rendered possible by the piety OF
a man who loved his religion and re-
signed to it all he had, guarded and
defended by the illustrious prelate
| who founded it and, for the hopes
| bound up with it, cherished it through
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-10-23
Of 81, THOMAS


A diary, kept by the frst Rector of
the College OF st. Thomas, the pres
ent venerable Bishop of Sioux Falls,
begins with these words: Glasses
opened September 8, in the afternoon,
withya short class. There being no
books. no desks, very little was pos
sible." On the previous day twenty
four students had been registered.
With this number also the year was
brought to a close. How from this
very lowly beginning, one afternoon
thirty-flVe years ago, st. Thomas has
grown, from an enrolment of twenty
four pupils to an enrolment of thou
sand; from faculty of six professors
to faculty Of fifty; from the barest
essentials of a school to an equipment
not unworthy of a great College; from
obscurity and insignificance to an en-
viable place among the Catholic
Schools Of the country-all, of this
may be iittingly, briefly recalled at
moment full of vast possibilities for
it's future. 1.
The founding of the college was
rendered possible by the generosity
of soul of an Irish settler whose love
Of his religion prompted him to make
q gift that was to prove providential
in the history of education in the
Northwest. The name of ]. William
Finn will always be held in benedic
ton at st. Thomas. for he it was who
presented to Archbishop Ireland the
grounds which form such a splendid
setting for the College, and which
constitute one of the most attractive
features Of the institution.
From 1885 to 1894 st. Thomas serv
ed as the Diocesan Seminary as vel
as the Diocesan College Indeed, dur
ing this period it was known as ST
Thomas Seminary. Its annual en-
rollment was between 80 and 1Ol
students. In September, 1894, the semi
narians were, transferred to the st
Paul Seminary, which was just com
pleted, and st, Thomas began its ca
reer as a College.
During the next five years there
was no noticeable increase in registra
ton. In 1900 q new building afforded
| ampler accommo dations, and the at
tendance soon rose from 100 to 253
In 1903 another building was addet
and within a year the enrolment wal
366. In 1906 the Military System was
in full operation, and st. Thomas
i stood as the only Catholic Miiitar.
/ School in the country. The attend
| ance rapidly increased to $40. During
4 the six following years the numbe
annually registered was we'll over coo
Then year after year the attendance
mounted more rapidly, eliminating
last year in an enrolment of LOG
students. Ten years ago Archbishop
/ Ireland inaugurated a new era of ea
pansion, and the erection, of set Q
buildings destined oabe the nucleu
of "a greater ST. Thomas" A spler
did Residence, Hall, spacious Al
mory and Club House, and Chapel
buildings of which any College Nigh
be justly proud-rose to adorn tn
grounds, and lend distinction to tn
institution, as well as to give niue
. .a
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-10-23

the things that make College really
great, and, finally, by the unceasing
and heroic efforts of Archbishop Ire
land did ST. Thomas succeed In keep
ing it's doors open in spite Of all the
difficulties clogging and hampering its
progress at every step, and at times
imperilling its very existence.
A sketch of the history of st.
Thomas can tell of it's long struggle
with poverty, broken by events that
signalized fresh advances in it's prog.
ress, but it leaves much untold. II
cannot tell of the real work the College
has done, the contribution it has made
to the life of the Church, and Of the
community, the Christian culture il
has fostered the Catholic spirit it has
kindled, the ideals it has shaped, the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-10-23

anxious years, hallowed by the devo-
ton of priests who willingly made
every sacrifice for it, cheered and sus-
tanned by the loyalty Of. its long line
of students. st. Thomas now turns
from a past Of struggles not without
glory to future replete with highest
promise, secure in the assurance that,
in the new epoch which is opening be.
fore it, wise and winning leadership
will give it its proper place among
the great Schools of the land, a Col
lege worthy of the Catholic name.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-10-23

Friendship is a beautiful flower
when nurtured by religion, but delicate
and sickly without it's ennobling and
sap-giving qualities.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-10-23
An Invitation

IRON the bewildering array Of new Fall
i Fashions, how is one to know which to
select
Will it be basque, hustle, flounce, circular
pleats
Much is shown; little will endure.
Our experience and training in these matters
enable us to say, This and this and this, will
be good.
In a word if you would avoid expensive and
unhappy mistakes, come to us
All the good things at popular prices.
Some Of the very exclusive ones 's''"''>
- None of the atrocities.
You are invited to come and view our show
ing
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-03
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
NOTICE ron PUBLICATION.
Dcnarlmcnl OF The Inlcrlnr.

U. $. Land Oricc Al Las Cruces, n. N.
December 4. 1870.
Notice Is hereby Eiven that Jnmes
=. kisner of Waterloo. n. NJ, who,
on October IA 1915. made Home
stead Entry. No. 0lesfi. for Lots &.
?, E,s, -Nwh. Section ~. Township
70 =. Range \ W., n. NJ. p. Meridian,
has illed notice Of intention to make
final threc-year Proof. To establish
claim Ia the land above described,
before T. J. Cole. u. s. Commission
cr' al Columbus. \. NJ. ON the e0lh
day Of January. iasi.
Claimant namcs ~ witnesses:
William 7 Dixon. of Waterloo. n.
NJ; John l.. Harris. Of Columbus. n.
NJ; $. &. Pierce. Of Columbus, n. M.;
Milton james, Of Columbus. n. NJ.
JOHN l.. BURNSIDE,
Dec1'iO.i12i,3i. Register.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-03
AUTO on 1UnPs FROM
90 CENrs 10 Se PAR GALLON

n. o. Tracy uf the Columhus Fill
ing station received a slight shock
10 his pecuniary scnsihilities when
be received n letter this morning
ON The Texas on company saying
that the company would gladly illl
his order for two drums OF Regal
Auto OH but that the price had in
creased from % cents per gallon 10
S6 cents. Mr. Tracy when last seen
had his hands behind his hack and
was making a path round and round
his illling station. eyes on the ground
and mumhling 10 himself.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-03
sTOI.E HEK KODAK

Thursday morning about tou
o'clock a lone sneak thief epieru
apartments Of Miss Ruth Vann.
which are in lwo-siory building
on First street. A lady living near
by noticed the man enter the build
YOUNG MEM YOUNG WOMEN
DO you NEED MONEY 10 anish
your educationg Do you want 10
ensase ~ q clean, paying. por-
meneni business In your home
town ~iich will pay you from
30 io $50 per month"; Ir yo,
do, write X. H.. care Columbus
Courier, Columbus n. NJ. n
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION


btp"fuhtht " tnc interior.
L. :. Land Office al las Cruces, n. N.
D'reinber 4, 1890.
Notice b hereby given that Elean-
or N. Dean, for herself aud other
heirs OF James z. Dcan, deceased,
Of Columbus, \. NJ who, ON June
70, iai2, made Desert Land Entry,
No. O120O. for SEN, Section 20,
Township ~ s.. Range W.. n. NJ.
p. Meridian, has llled notice Of In
tenlion 10 make final lhree-year
Homestead proof relief having been
granted under the act Of March 4,
1915, io establish claim to the land
above described. before r. ]. Cole,
u. 5. Commissioner, al Columbus,
n. N. on the Goth day OF January,
1921.
Claimant namts as witnesses:
Albert }, Weld, Of Columbus. n.
NJ; James l.. Walker. Of Columbus,
N. ~; William H. Cowgirl, Of Column
bus, n. NJ; Daniel J. Chadborn of
Columbus, ~ N.
JOHN l.. BURNSIDE.
Dee1i0'i7.si,Si Register.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-03
HIGH sOmOOL LOsEs pIlpu

The Columbus High school is go
ing 10 be minus a pupil. Horace
Maloney, from the lhird year high.
Is goiug 10 his home ia New York.
Teachers aud pupils are sorry 10
lose him as he has always been an
active member Of the school.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-03
WESTERN TRAyEl. GROWING.

The passenger department OF The
NJ paso a Southwestern will put on
two or three section a week addi-
lonnl from now on. The mako up
of the Golden State Limited will
be all Puilmans. Heretofore Il has
carried one passenger coach.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-03
SANG IT M spANIsHl

A bibuIous Mexican from Deming
wns IN Columbus Friday enjoying
the sights and he had evidently i'm
bibed too much cactus extract bul
bo that as Il may as he got into the
stage TO return to the county seat
he was singing Father dear father,
come home with me now, The clock
on the border strikes ~" ele.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-03
B. p. C0ssITT RENEMs

The Courier Acknowledges receipt
of $3.50 for one years subscription
paid by L. ?. Cossitt. 3i27 Richmond
street ~ paso. Texas. Mr.. Cosriti
will he remembered by the Older cit
izens OF Columbus.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-03
IL WALKER RETt-RNs

J. l.. Walker, the hardware man.
returned from Mineral Wells, Texas
Sunday night much improved In
health. Ne has been taking the baths
there for several weeks. Mr.. Walk
er also visited his mother, who lives
near San Antonio.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-03
.. Y. EsTEY IN CnNTnnI.

A telegram from l.. v Estey. now
IN Fresno, California. 10 the Courier
this morning reads: NOTICE
J.. v. Estcy has fun power Of attor-
ney for all r. j. Estey's mining
property ON the western slope OF the
middle peak Of The Three Peaks Of
the Tres Hermanas Mountains. |
will be in Columbus in a week"