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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
THE WARY FARMER

.The cotton producer with few bales is a shy bird," said Harry Jones, the hardware salesman. "When cotton was selling at 20 and 21 cents, he sold freely and bought liberally When it went to IT cents he took in his horns and he has not been near free to sell or buy as he was a short time ago.
 "The difference of few cents pound means lot when multiplied by 500,, especially to the fellow with two to five bales, and gen eral business reflects these ups and downs au- tomaticay."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
. MORNING PRAYER
AMBASSADOR HARVEY DASHES
 HOPE FOR ALLIANCE

When Ambassador Harvey said in his ad- dress at Liverpool that there was no possibility of formal alliance between America, Great Britain and France he was speaking for the Harding administration.
 It is interesting to speculate on the motives which prompted this extraordinarily frank statement by the ambassador who by virtue of his rank, is the official spokesman of America in Europe, just the eve of the disarmament conference, but it may be regarded as a warn England and France that the problems of main taining peace could be solved by an alliance between the three great powers. It may be taken as an announcement to Europe that America does not propose to deviate from her traditional policy, laid down by Washington and followed by all his successors, even at the risk of jeopardizing the success of the dis armament conference.
 As Mir. Harvey says, the American people have shown unmistakably that they are averse to any foreign alliances On that issue MT. Wilson made his fight and failed and MT. Hard ing was elected by an enormous majority. If the recent presidential election is to be taken as a criterion, the sentiment in America would not tolerate triple alliance between America, Great Britain and France, however desirable it might be in many ways and no matter how sincerely this nation might wish to show it's Friendship to it's associates in the World war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
NO HOUSE SURPLUS

"We are proud of Birmingham's building reeeord this year." said M. P. Messer, "aut the void is still here There are over-laree and old-fashioned houses whose rentals were re- duced this season and some apartments under first-class that have been bidding for tenants rather than stormed by anxious home-seekers, but the strictly modern and first-class bunga- low and apartment are in the same old demand.
 "It will take five years of this years build ing record to fully ease up the housing situa- tion if Birmingham continues to grow as it has done"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
uNIQuE DISTINCTION

"Well, my friend" said the motor tourist, "are you satisfied with your lotf"
 'Yes," said Mir. eobbles. T can't complain." Would you mind letting me take a snap shot of you with my camera?"
 What for?" 1.t
 'I've travelled through dozen states and you are the first farmer I've met who didn't tell me he would rather. be anything else on the topside of creation than downtrodden tiller of the soil"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
IMPOSING STRUCTURE

"The new Masonic temple to be erected on Nineteenth street between Fifth and Sixth ave- nues is going to be an imposing structure" {" said pr. M. E. Conway of Sylacauga, who IS stopping over at the Tutwiler.
 "The present Masonic building is very hand some and well equipped, but according to plans the new temple will exceed this one by far. It will be a very fine tribute to every Asson in the city who has helped toward making this building possible"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
1, CONSTANTINE POPULAR

'sThe Greeks in Brmignham who favor King Constantine were gratified to see that article by Paxton Hibben in Leslie's Weekly recently" said George Cassmus.
 .Even those who favor Venizelos, the former premier have to admit that many supposedly nefarious transactions made by the King during the World war were misunderstandlrgs.
 Although it is a little late Tn coming into print, the better late than never axiom stands good in this case with me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
DOG LAW IS DEAD, BUT PAS TEUR TREATMENT REMAINS

With the same pen that he approved the re- peal of the dog law enacted by the legislature of 1919, Governor Kilby signed a bill that ap- propriates s25,O00 for the treatment of indi- rents at the Pasteur institute, who are bitten by dogs The appropriation will come from the dog license fund. When it is exhausted the PSstsur treatment, if given indigents at all, a,,rt be provided in some other way.
 The governor believes the people of Ala bama will some day decide between the ''cur 1oe industry and the sheep industry and will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05

then demand dog law with teeth in it. The repeal law was without enforcement machinery and amounted to little.
 As substitute for dog laws farmers in the sheep raising sections of Alabama are under stood to be practicing an unwritten law which is more effective than the measure that has been repealed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
THAT MUCH SAVED

'My friends said the solemn individual, 'do you realize that you are flirting with death every time you take drink of 'moonshine'?" q hadn't thought about it in that light, ;" re- piled the incorrigible citizen, but I'm glad to hear you express yourself so frankly. I was just about to make a great personal sacrifice and offer to share with you the remaining contents of this flask which didn't contain more than three satisfying shorts to begin with'
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
THE cUcKoo's SECRET DISCOVERY

From the Manchester Guardian.
 The cuckoo has always been a subject of heated discussion, even among those who think that they know the bird and its ways Some enthusiastic observers now imagine that they have solved all the riddles of avian parasitism by calling in the aid of the cinema. They as sert that the cuckoo takes out one egg of the foster parent and substitutes one of her own, that she dep,s:ts tlc egg by sitting in or on the nest, ani that previous na lraists who have seen nar carrying egg have always sup posed it was her own.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
POLITICAL AcUMEN
never tell funny stories?"

You never tell funny stories?"
 ''No," said Senator Snortsworthy q care fully abstain from humor In fact. prefer to appear before my constituents with thought ful and even melancholy air, as one who feels the weight of his responsibility. When voters hear a. statesman telling jokes at frequent in- tervals they are apt to get the impression that he would be just as amusing in private life.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
CHALLENGE TO INGUENUITY

From The San Francisco Chronicle.
 Cash bonuses offered in Paris for destruc- ton of rats, the money to be paid upon de- livery of the tails of the animals, is said greatly to have augmented the manufacture of bogus rat tails out of leather and other, ma terials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
ANOTHER CANARD
From the Livingston Southern Home

From the Livingston Southern Home.
 The charge that Governor Kilby had subs- dized several daily papers appears absurd to those who have observed that the governors record is one of the most outspoken indepen- dence, and that nothing of that kind was needed as the legislature was in accord with him. It is charge that most successful men have to meet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
sEIF.HELP IS BEST

'Do you believe in the efficacy of prayer?" asked the piods person.
 q believe it gets the best results when ac- companied by little muscular exertion," said Mir. Gadspur. "A man of my acquaintance has been asking the good Lord to make him rich for 30 years, but he would have starved to death if he handnt had an industrious wife"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
UNDER SUSPICION

..How long had he lived life of crime?"
 "only one year, he told the court For six years previous to that time he taxicab driver"
 ''Umph! That means seven, years of crime in all."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
ALWAYS GETS A LAUGH

'Is it necessary to use a password to get into this blind tiger'?"
 "Any little pleasantly will gain you adms- sion"
 "Yes?"
 'For instance, you might introduce yourself to the proprietor as William Jennings Bryan or Andrew J. Volstead."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
SPOILED HIS DAY

Light of heart, be rose from slumber,
 Gaily hummed little tune, Thought of chances without numberS
 That would make him wealthy soon. Sauntered out to Get his paper,
 Found someone had swiped the sheet; Said his fair stenog., Miss Draper,
 "Gosh! who fed the boss raw meat?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Don't follow the crowd if you want to be q leader.
 If the farmer is not sharp a raiser he can never succeed
 No man should try to run an automobile un- less he has horse sense. Patience may roost monuments, but truth seldom finds place tombstones.
 When girl tells you that she can't sing don't try to coax her, but let it go at that.
 A modest girl should always turn down the light when her lover calls--so as to blush un- seen. t4 | There is something unusual with the woman who talks only when she has something to say. The man who takes an umbrella to church and leaves it out in the vestibule has true l Christian faith 1 If porous plasters are not beneficial they are at least hole-some.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05

There is something unusual with the woman who talks only when she has something to say
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05

If porous plasters are not beneficial they are at least hole-some.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05

When girl tells you that she can't sing don't try to coax her, but let it go at that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05

A modest girl should always turn down the light when her lover cals--so as to blush un- L ceop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05

Patience may roost on monuments, but truth seldom finds place on tombstones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05

No man should try to automobile un- less he has horse sense.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-15

leges to send our leaders who have
the Gift OF vision. The streets are
crowded with Missionaries. persons who
have this or that scheme for remoy-
ing all the ills Of our common human
ity which would usher in the mile
mum day after tomorrow, but which.
when put in practice. utterly break
down at some important point. IDEAL
ism has gotten not few hard blows
in late years. Notes in time of war
and baccalaureate sermons in time Of
peace may be noble expressions Of
jdealism but they do not amount to
much unless something substantial is
back of them. . II would be a
sorry day for the world were it to lose
all its leaders Of vision, its idealists,
but it would be an equally sorry day
II we should turn over public AFFAIRS
to the kind that abound in Russia
doetrinaire idealists If we do not wish
to let bedlam loose on this side OF the
Atlantic. we shall continue to produce
leaders who have vision plus common
sense, who see the next step as we'll
as the ultimate goal whose eyes are
not fixed so exclusively on Utoplas
that they become wholly blind to what
lies at their feet.
SUSTAINED MORAL ENTHUSIASM
The challenge of the new days de-
mands of the colleges men and women
with moral enthusiasm that lasts
longer than over the week end. No
nation perceiveS more quickly than
does ours the moral and ideal ele-
~. I'D
ton responds more quickly to these
appeals. But the reaction is quite as
rapid as the original action. Public
Oninion can be made to rise to white
heat on some issue, within twenty
four hours and then, like New Eng
land weather, some chill east wind
will as suddenly cause drop of forty
degrees in temperature, and we wake
I'D next morning largely cooled of
and Indifferent. One moral reform
after another sweeps like wave over
the land and on the whole as we look
back the tide seems to be rising. But
the bane of reform movements in our
big cities has been their ephemeral
character They are like the grass
(Which today is, and tomorrow is cast
into the oven" We turn the rascals
out to the blare of trumpets, and
then beat the tom-toms when the
righteous take Office and then public
interest wanes and the rascals slip
back one by one. That old refrain that
occurs so often throughout the Book
Of Judges-"And the children of Is
rael again did that which was evil
in the sight of Jehovah"-is thorough
" modern and American. Our nation
is in sore need of leaders whose NOR
al enthusiasm will not elfervesee
when exposed to the air. We need
men and women who recognize that
the only difference hptwcer ~ -
cult ard the IN ~0~e'i.'a
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-15
SOLDIERS OF CIVIL WAR FORM FAE.S
FOR 18TH ANNUAL VETERANS Me- IT,,
Charles Folsom-Jones of Shown ,q IN Dad
Assn. for 1922 Ethel Sawyer Pres. Of Au' y

The sixteenth annual meeting Of
Somerset Veterans Association and
Ladies Auxiliary met at Madison. De-
cember 9. A bright winter day was
on and sixteen Of the veterans Of the
Civil War. with a large number OF
ladies' Of the Auxiliary and special
friends enjoyed a most entertaining
and social day together. The officers
present were Col Charles Folsom
Jones, Lieutent Col, G. c. Hartwell
chaplain, Cephas Walker and adjutant
S. F. Emerson The quartermaster
Amasa Gregory Is in feeble health
and unable to be present, greatly TO
the regret of his comrades At the
opening of the morning session pray
er was offered by Rev Z. p Tet'ey Of
Madison. The adjutant'a eport OF
the last meeting was read ana -ap
proved and Col SOMEONE'S sub
mitted the quartcrmaster' report
which was also approved Officers
for 1922 were elected as follows:
Colonel, Charles Folsom-J Jones; Lieut.
Col, c. c. Hartwell; major X. A.
Withee; chaplain. Cephas Walker;
adjutant, s. f. Emerson; quartermas
ter. Amasa Gregory.
The Ladies OF the Auxiliary also
elected officers as follows Pres
dent, Ethel Sawyer; 1st vico rreai-
dent, Belle Weber; End vice p-esi-
dent, Annie Gould: chapl in, Mahala
Renter; treasurer. Alice Small; Sc
eretary, Eta Weston.
Owing to the advanced age and in
firnities of the veteran soldiers it
vas decided to hold only two meetings
annually, one in June and the annual
in September. - following "cm
rades were report, 90 having mass
ed away since the last meeting: Il.
L. Quimby. jefferson Srearin, ] y.
Given, j. W. Jewett o. o VI m
Charles Crymhle r. " Patten VI
F. Quint and Frank Berry. AM Com
rades S. F. Emerson. w. II. Mckinney
and c. G. Hartwell were appointed
to prepare the accustomed resolu-
tons At intermission a bountiful
dinner was served by the ladies of the
Relief Corps and Auxiliary and a So
cial hour enjoyed At the opening Of
the afternoon session Rev. f B. ret
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-15
NORRlD6EWOCk

Lnnual supper and fair given
i.aa,Hbe auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Pa' of the Baptist Church was
FT.st week Thursday afternoon
F'Isening at their Vestry and was
Ff,t success The tables were very
&c With heir crepe paper
n ainqs of green and red and all
A ,nrles were sold To willing buy
aatnre the evening closed A boun
sanper was served at six O'Clock
4. nfo hundred and thirty dollars
4. aiken from the fair and from
h ole Of Christmas Post Cards.
E,sr1es lancaster has gone To Hor-
Mass To work on telephone
n, Ralph futile delightfully."- en-
- t4le Wednesday Club at her
+ lest week Wednesday afternoon
E. Dorothy Dunlap was a recent
Il. Of Nr and Mrs Guy Dunlap
"a NarfidgewOck
|rna pantOn was home from Gray
|. M week end with his family.
H. F. u Fall Of Cornville has
n visiting her sister. Mrs David
|dghion. ..
f. from Il paralytie stroke. Ed
T. creighton passed away Saturday
n, At the home of his brother, Da-
4 with whom he has made his home
4 same time. Mr. Creighton would
Il. be4n sixty-nine years old Christ
|. IN carly life Edward and his
e. David, married two sisters
I IA Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Creigh-
| laughter. who is now Mrs. An
Fqasp Of Athens, was born. Mr..
[g68n is also survived by two
,naqmes. The remains We're
e. TO his former home in Corn
H. and services held from the
[,,eH at one o'clock. The bereaVed
his have the sympathy Of all in
liz SORROW.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-15
Ntws of Somerset's Busy Towns

week but Is again able to be out.
Frank Miner and Harry Rlgelow
went to New Portland Sunday
Mrs Matte Bennett vas quite N
all last week.
Miss Margaret Rice. the SECOND as
slstant in the high school Is passing
the Christmas vacation - her home
IN WaterYlie
Jack Miner has returned from Norih
New Portland. where be- has hcen en-.
nloyed.
Fred Webster has had NrW Eng
land Telephone Installed aud his eau
IA Z3-5.
Ladies' Fanef HaHierehlrfs f1f
Xmas al IaY NJ Plefae.s.
MISS Evelyn Mcneil substituted Ia
the local Farmers Telephone efii ce
last week during the illness 81 Mrs
Matte Bennett
Ihe schools IN the town building
closed Friday fef three weeks ON az.
count Of tue water supply failing The
well which has been supplying The
water for the building is 10 be made
deeper.
Miss Lucy Hun returned saturday
night from Marblehead. Mass. where
she has been visiting her sister Mrs
injured sampson. during 'h' past ie"
ihontha.
Inc hre insurance adJusters from
me }. Il. fflei 20. Of NateiR HIe were
III Town Monday To adjust the lnsur
ah'e from the ffed :" epsler houAe
liIe' ne ife was causeu from Il ne,
iee',Ye chimney ana eia gIeat aeai
oi damage TO some o. the large tiiil
peTS ana also TO the CHIMNEY hse'i
II ana mad not been SO quickly given
llle mousse ana also the o'hef "Weliiht
houses nearby would nave burned.
ihe llttie daughter oil MI anu M'S
Kenneth Berry Eva mas heeh very
Ill, oot IS recovering.
MIS-. MARY Whlllhg ieit last "eeh
- IL, ~. y '''i.u .'e9 ~, 49,,
vi NJ ''' III Nv, %,'n 80 - 10,
home in Skowheean after a visit with
her friend Nrs Mary Brown
T. e Rrooks md Waller Roynton
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-15

dresses ere epletC IT, - iA.s...
and good will towards the Civil Var
veterans. There were selections in
reading by Comrades Folsom-Jo9es
and Cephas Walker; recitations by
Lizzie Hoxie Nye and Comrade Fol-
SOMEONE'S. Pleasing stories by Com
rades j. w. Fegle~ and Folsom-Jones;
songs by Rev. r. b Tetley. Mrs Tet-
ley piano aceompanist. Comrade s.
F Emerson road an original Letter
written by himself to his parents i'm
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-15
cooDGY'EAR
Tires. Tubes. Accessories
Cas- Oils
Authorized Ford Service
lplp,'s Garage. V. +. Stanley, prop,

IN tie next meeting Of the Marshall
|psle Circle G A II on Tuesday,
\ md. or the THIRD Tuesday OF the
|nlh oil occur the election of Off
( also an entertainment The
|rbqr of the G. A. K are invited
|te present Everyone is requested
Harm package worth about ten
to be- pat III the Christmas Box
\ thq eitts to be Exchanged among
BE- present.
Ebe regular meeting Of Cedar Chap
10 f.. s. viii occur This week Fri
evening and a ,icnie supper will
served At the Usual time before
meeting. As has been the custom
several years there will be a
|fstnaa Tree afer the meeting and
h member is requested to bring a
|saqe valued ~ ten cents to be eX-
|nged with some Other member.
Frd Webster has beeh confined to
houa by illness during the past
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-15

med.ately after IT,. , Fre1-
ricksburg IN Deeeuae - :. discr p
tive f that battle also present
ed a pass he Ia to Ylsl' a. xane ~
when n camp three nail from =
city The ass ears . of Dec 4
1861. approve b. re Con 9any. Regl
mental and Brigade -oHma ders Re
marks we're n orrer by Comrades <.
A Withee MAJ J v Fogler, c. las
Ike E Enc ~ II res NoI-
49,. 90 J. ~ n VIII tie
> ion
The foll.gLg ended r skow
hogan. j. v. or CT. X. . githee.
gborlog role1 -.o~-e Y gA.ts
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-15
Who knows About tine Hathornes2

An inquiry has come to the office Of
the Independent-Repo relative to
information on the Hathorne family
of Skowhegan and particularly as to
Ennice Hathorne who married in
Sllowhegan, Benjamin Edward Crom-
nett in about 1862, the family NOV
ing to Geneseo, Ill The inquiry also
states that Mrs. B. E. Crommett might
have been Eunice Peasley and if so
her mother was n Hathorne.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-15
Catarrhal Colds
Spells COMPROMISING
Thursday Health Talk No. % I
: By Z. {. Tucker. D. {. s

catarrhal colds spoil companionship,
cut bad breath, break up the sleep and if
Unchecked in time, cause a rundown condi-
TIN that makes the sufferer ready victim
4 influenza or pneumonia. A catarrhal
Eod in fact is usually Il forerunner of these
dread diseases.
The onset Of the cold is generally marked by
Chl-ncss along the back. headache and tired
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-25
DIR. M. n. STARNES AND MISS
WILLIE ADAIR WE'D THURSDAY

Or. NJ. II. Starnes, Lubbock physi-
clan. was married 20 Miss Willie
Adair, daughter Of the noted Evan
gelist Lockett Adair, at Midland, on
Thursday Of last week.
The two silently disappeared last
Thursday on the noon train and were
married that evening at the home
Of Mrs. G. II. Coyle in Midland, and
returned home Sunday. DR.. Starnes
saws they are undecided as TO where
they will be at home for a few days,
hut will remain in this city.
T.. A. Moody. Of the Cash Dry
Goods Company, made a trip TO Glow
Is, New Mexico, Sunday OF TINS week.
returning the same day
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-25

scrath pads for sale at this Office.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-25

For each trailer or semi-trailer
drawn by n commercial motor vehicle
or tractor. per 100 pounds gross
weight of vehicle and capacity load
equipped with pneumatic tires l5e;
solid rubber tires 25c; iron. steel or
other hard tires 35c.
Provided that semi-trailers equip
ped with iron. steel or other hard tires
shall pay ut the rate Of 81 per 100
pounds Of gross weight as specified
under this section.
For tractors, the annual license
fee shall be- based bpon the weight Of
Ire tractors as follows: ] % 1000
pounds. So: 1000 TO 1000. $40; a.
600 % 5000, Sl5; 5000 60 5000,
s20; 5000 30 10000, S25
Following is the speed limit scale.
Commercial motor vehicles equipped
with pneumatic tires: Maximum
weight IN pounds, including gross
weight Of vehicle and load;
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-25
Fees To Be Charged.

Following is the scale Of license
fees provided for commercial motor
vehicles, which are defined as any
motor vehicle designed for the trans
portstion of property.
ir.:s Go pr.un,at;c Solid
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-25

The bill now goes to the Governor.
II repeals the act of the regular ses-
sion. which was held unduly burden
some.
As the measure finally passed both
branches il increases the annual IL
cense fee on commercial motor We
hicles according to net carrying cap
acity and tire equipment, but the
mileage tax imposed by the regular
session of the Legislature is elimin-
ated. Trucks and tractors used ex-
clusively for agricultural purposes
are exempted from the special license
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-25
WANT TO TRADE

We have some clients who want
10 trade their farms here in Lamar
County, for farms around Lubbock,
Texas We want 20 hear from own
ers only. II you want to get in
good country where crops are sure
and rains are sure, you had better
take IL up with the Strickland Land
Company, Box Sis, Paris, Texas.
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