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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27

that class. Later. in 1847, Thack- erays "Vanity Fair" and Eugene Sues "The Mysteries of Paris" and "The Wandering Jew" enjoyed the same degree of popularity. "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo" were also in great de- mand. Hugo's Les Miserables" was "best seller" of its day. Kipling, Conrad, Robert Louis Stevenson and other modern writers continue to hold their own against the avalanche of new books.
 All of which is doubtless true, but a distinction, and a sharp one, should be made between such favorites of the moment as Main Street" "The Moon Calf" and "This Side of Para disc" with, let us say, Les Misera- bles." The obvious comment is that Comparisons are Cdious." Winston Churchill, for instance, is a compe- tent workman. His Richard Car vel" had reached a sale of 659,000 copies in 1920, MT. Maurice tells us. His Inside the Cup" is much bet ter novel, yet neither of these books could justly be called great. In the same class might be placed the earlier novels of Mary Johnston, which had an enormous sale.
 The point is that regardless of the fact that books of the day or hour sell by the hundreds of thousands, even by the millions, that does not insure them immortality. On the con- trary, most of them are, and deserve to be, evanescent. Who ever reads novel like Janice Meredith" or "To Have and to Hold" twice? The three latest books of Mary Roberts Rhinehart have had a sale of 1,000,- 900 copies or more, but who will be reading "The Amazing Interlude" 20 years from now?
 The differences between the "best sellers" of Dickens, Thackeray, Hugo, Scott and others, and the modern school of fiction is one of permanency based on merit. Every succeeding generation reads Dickens, Hugo and Scott. Will that apply to any living authors, with the possible exception of Kipling, Maeterlinck and perhaps Wells? Not only do the new genera tions devour the standard novels, but they are read over and over again, which is the test of immortality. The true lover of Dickens has read his favorites among the Dickens novels at least half a dozen times. A master piece can be read any number of times with interest and pleasure, but not an ordinary ''best seller"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

After a woman has been married long enough, she shorts when the hero- the in the story turns down the wealthy villain and marries the poverty -strick- en hero.
 Most any girl knows that if a nice looking young man steals a kiss he should be gentleman enough to return it promptly.
 One nice thing about the egotist Is that he is so busy talking about him. self that he hasn't time 10 talk about you.
 In every neighborhood the women wonder when some married woman will get her eyes open. and the men wonder when some married man will get wise.
 Everywhere we hear prohibition dis cussed we find that volsteadism is about as popular as noisy alarm clock at o'clock on zero morning.
 The Eureka Literary and Home Brew club will debate the following question at its next meeting: Do the Quarrel- some women all get married. or do the married women all get quarrelsomeY
 Nowadays men are . lot like pianos. If they are square. they are regarded as old-fashioned.
 A woman can see some redemption for the man who has 14 wives. But she can't forgive a pan who has 14 children and only one wife.
 Keep everlastingly at 1t and in time you'll teach your conscience not to trouble you.
 Little girls think 1t is great fun to play school. But little boys manage to find some other way of amusing themselves.
 Americans are SO fond of being pulled that they would cheerfully' pay two bucks seat to hear some dame who has had six husbands indignate about the evils of Mormonism.
 A Jury often fails to convict a man on circuTlstantial, evidence. But 1t is different with his wife.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
HE'D TRAVELLED SOME

Whats the name of this town? asked the supercillous traveller on the rear platform of an observation car.
 "Chiggersville." replied the husky youth. who was loafing around the lit- tie red depot.
 Good heavens! What a place to spend ones days in! I dare say you've never been anywhere in your life"
 Well. I was over to London in 1917, and I took in Paris. Monte Carlo and Nice later on. I was planning to run over to Berlin for spell but the bochs decided he'd had enough" ~
 NOTHING STIRRING
 Its kinder dull around tn old home place." remarked the sleepy looking na- tive.
 Why, you have swarm of children and at least dozen dogs" said the au- tomobile tourist.
 Yep. but guess tn warm weather has sorter taken all tn pep out of tn young varmints. They ain't had fight in nigh onto a week an there ain't been tramp in these parts in 50 long th' dawgs ain't gittin' tn exercise they need"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
STRING CARRIES ON.

 Touchstone, in the Londan Daily Mail. Surely never was such springl Primroses under a sun of Juno. Swallows flash by on a gleaming
 wing
 And life is song to lifting tune. Surely never before today Has nature given world so gay. Men may labor or men may strike; The cost of living may rise or fall; But to old Dame Nature tis all alike. And bluebells blossom and cuckoos
 call, And down by the brook the kinssups
 glow v As bravely bright as month ago. The orchid gay with his spotted leaf In sovereign purple holds the stage. There's spurge to add to the cleaners sheaf
 And golden-yellow of saxifrage. Buttercups. milkmaids, stitchwort's All of the sweet spring flowers there By meadow and copse is peace and joy. Rest for the weary and yet, most
 strange. Nature working at full employ And her wondrous pageant of cease
 less change. Sad to. return to that other land UT the angry heart and the idle hand!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
HIs ExPERIENCr I1,rYrrn

From the New Orleans Item.
 Charles D. Joyce, flavoring extract manufacturer. told the voistead com mittee last week that no man had ever been able to drink enough lemon ex- tract to cause intoxication "and live to tell the tale" MT. Joyce evidently never lived along the Kansas City Southern railroad south of Shreveport. Up there they class lemon extract sim- ply as a t'chaser,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
Appellate Courts Are
 Up>With Their Dockets

A LABAMIANS will be gratified to A learn that their appellate courts have made new record in transacting business since the Febru- ary recess. Although the courts have had a large number of cases and sev- eral very important ones, they have cleared the dockets and indications point to few cases on hand when the summer recess begins, June 30.
 The speed with which several i'm. portant criminal cases have been han dled is especially gratifying. Both appellate courts are reported to be up to the moment on that side of the calendar.
 Next to the probity of courts, dis patch is the most important element in administering the law. Cases in court represents mankind's problems,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
Freedom of the Press
 Does Not Mean License

g7N granting the second-class mail J ing privilege to the Liberator, a New York magazine, and stating that the socialist paper, the New York Call, and Victor Berger's Milwaukee Leader would be granted the second class privilege if they were found to comply with the law, Postmaster General Hays made this significant announcement:
 The postoffice department holds no
 brief for the Liberator or any other
 publication. If there is on foot con-
 spiracy to destroy our established
 form of government by force and vio-
 lence. claimed by the department here
 tofore as reason for not granting
 this permit, and if this publication is involved in it, then the department of
 justice will deal promptly and ef-
 fectively with the conspirators in the
 manner prescribed by law.
 Radical and unpatriotic publications which were investigated by the gov ernment during the war were loud in their denunciation of this interfer- ence with the freedom of the press" Like the preachers of sedition whose speeches got them into trouble with federal authorities, they failed to dis tinguish between freedom" and license"
 The war is over, but Postmaster General Hays has served notice that the department of justice will con- tinue to keep watch on class of pub lications which are largely devoted to creating unrest in America and spreading propaganda directly against the American government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27


 disputes and misunderstanding. The criminal calendar frequently stands for grievous wrong done the entire community which demands prompt punishment of the guilty.
 < # # A woman juror in Ohio was fined and sentenced to jail by woman judge for contempt of court. She's going to have something to say over the back yard fence when she gets out.
 # # < What's the matter with the dollar ?' asks the Houston Post. The dollar it. self is all right, but conditions at home and abroad have somewhat impaired it's usefulness.
 # * < Persons who were waiting for Colo mel Harvey to be promptly recalled have resumed their discussion of rela- tivity, house rents and other abstruse matters.
 # x x The people who don't know the ten commandments are far more numerous than the people who don't know a line of The Star-Spangled Banner"
 # # # "A kissing b1o0dap tut11 faSffFv fp |, Chicago murder case Her presence in court ought to provide the specta- tors with sultry half hour.
 # < # The fact that MT. Carpenter wears silk bath robes might seriously affect his chances of winning the fight If he were not a Frenchman.
 x * # Eyelashes that can be taken off at night, along with "woman's crowning glory will be of great assistance to vamps
 # X # Marie Pevost aspires to become a real actress. Marie can never improve on the lines nature has given her.
 # # # Although the bands have quit play ing "over There" the trouble isn't over, over there.
 # # # Mrs. Cu-ie has already broken down. The American style of entertaining calls for a strong constitution. Ex-Governor Catts is still looking around for somebody to love him for the enemies he has made.
 # < # Carranza's grave enjoys a popularity that seems to have been denied him while he was alive.
 If Napoleon had been exiled to the island of Bimini. he might have been reconciled to his fate.
 # # # s fine piece of improved real estate has been sacrificed in Dublin to the Hell and Maria" spirit of Sim Fein
 * # < Mexico has just given a fine illus tration of normalcy by deporting an American radical.
 # < F The college graduate could not have received his diploma at a more propi- tious time to prove his mettle.
 * * # About the 'only claim to originality some people have is that they haven,t read Main Street."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
A SPEEDY PLUMBER

From the Portland Press.
 Frank zuna who won the Boston Marathon, is plumber. but he didn't develop his speed going back to the shop for the tools he forgot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
NEXT STEP IN MEDICINE

Dr. Mccoy is as much interested in applying the knowledge we now have as he is obtaining more Inedical knowledge.
 Vaccination for smallpox Is an ab- solutely sure way to prevent It, yet last year there were from 60,0O0 to 60,000 smallpox cases in this country because people neglected Vaccination he points put.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
NO SMOKE SCREEN yIsInIr

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 paper pictures of Ted Ray, now cur rent. with some care. We reach the conclusion that his pipe-is out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
Always on the Job

''I am glad to see that the work of the Salvation Army advisory board, raising s2O,00o to provide funds for the army work during the ensuing year. is meeting with success" de- clared C. N. Wiley.
 Although most people know the army for their work during the World war, which alone would be enough for reason for contributing to this fund. yet the most substantial portion of their work Is now going on. Rescue work, including their maternity hos pital and industrial home. goes on ey- cry day in the year and this Is what the money of citizens who contribute will go for.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
PRIMITIVE WARFARE

In the days of Julius Caesar 7 When nation went to war, It depended on its armies
 To win victories afar. Then no propaganda poison
 Shed it's undermining blight Till the saturated foeman
 Lost his ardor for the fight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
CAvEAT EMPTOR

CAvEAT EMPTOR
 ~This 'moonshine' is as clear as spring water.- said the glib bootlegger. Hook at the light in itl And it's only $7 a quart"
 Let mo taste the stuff" said the cautious consumer. q have q rather vivid recollection of having once paid $7 for quart of spring water"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
THE IDEAl

"This motion picture producer has worried look"
 And well he may have!"
 How so?"
 His most beautiful bathing girl has suddenly become ambitious. She wants to wear clothes and act"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27

NO CHANGE TO CELEBRATE
 Tn the old days" said Mrs. Bibbles. T always feared the worst when MT. Bibbles telephoned that he had met college chum and might be late for din- ner."
 "It's different now?"
 'sYes. If he meets friend hs hasn't seen in a long time he merely comes homo and delivers tirade on the hor- TOTS of prohibition"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
Salute the Flag

q hope that all men will honor the flag by removing their hats when 1t passes them in the parade Monday said Lieut.. Cliff Brewer. During the war this custom was generally op- served, but lately men have become careless and fail to render honor to the flag on special occasions.
 Army regulations prescribe the salute for civilians. The hat IS re- moved and held in the right hand over the left breast. If man Is in uniform, he salutes with the hand salute, touch ing the brim of his hat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
Daughter of Eve

.It takes a little child to know how to satisfy her curiosity in a unique way" said A. E. Lamar.
 "The other day I dropped into the Henley school to see the principal and when I walked into his office, there was g. tiny tot of perhaps 8 or years, in there sharpening pencil. She was curious to find out who l was and what I wanted there, so all the time I was talking to Prof. Carmichael sne kept on turning the crank of the pencil sharpener.. standing there with the most unconcerned face, yet with her ears wide open taking in everything that was said
 T stayed there perhaps ten minutes and all that while she kept on slowly turning that crank. I'm sure she wore more than two inches off that pencil while endeavoring to satisfy her cu- riosity. Finally she sensed that I was about ready to go. so brought her op ration to an end and, after looking me over from head to foot, slowly left the office"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27

OUGHT TO INCLUDE WORMS "My dear" said MT Peckton, apolo- getically, Just at this particular time think you ought to spare me the that quite unfit me to lead normal, happy existenca" -why. at this particular time more than any other7'
 T notice in the paper that this fs 'Be Kind to Animals week.
 pAuLCooK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
Farm Bureau Marks
 New Agricultural Era

1T AU D ERDALE county has lA achieved something of which it may we'll feel proud. It has organ ized the largest farm bureau in the state with more than 500 members. Some districts are understood to have joined 100 per cent strong.
 This means that the farmers of Lauderdale have a business organi- zation of their own. An important provision of the constitution is that when an officer of the bureau be- comes a candidate of public office he automatically sewers his member- ship.
 Farmers bureaus are for the sole purpose of cooperative management of farm affairs. The county organi- zations are represented in state bu- reau and each county precinct in the local bureau. The bureau extends from the neighborhood to the length and breadth of the state in it's sphere of usefulness.
 The farm bureau means bringing business to the farm. It has done
  SO with wonderful success in other states. It found Alabama, tempered by the adverse conditions of the slump in cotton, prepared for serious con- sideration of business methods in farm affairs It is dominant fea- ture of the new era in agricultural Alabama.
 ssBest Sellers" That Proved
 Their Right to Survive YN DISCUSSING Authors and Best lU Sellers,'" in the June Worlds Work, Arthur Bartlett Maurice re- minds critics of the popular novel that some of the worlds greatest books were the ''best sellers" of their time.
 About 100 years ago the works oi Sir Walter Scott, Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper were ir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27

Light vanity, insntiate cOrmOrant. Consuming means, soon preys upon It. self --Richard II.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27

A MORNING PRAYER
 do not ask to be hon0red ny thousands, but to be loved by few and i'm their calm and confident af- lection to build a life deserving the love to all. Amen.--M. S. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Building and Loan.

Tt. is a fact attesting the conn munity value of building and loan as- sociation investments" said F. W.. Dixon of the Security Savings and Loan company, that 72 per cent of the persons taking out building and loan monthly stock carry the same to ma turity. It is a further fact that s6 per cent of the persons borrowing money on their homes on lons-de- ferred payments in bulk, constantly renew these loans and carry on the debt indefinitely.
 This goes to show that the monthly plan of paying back on loan Is more efficacious than the other one. The monthly plan is monthly reminder, and the payments are like rent. AL the end of the period the loan has been absorbed and is wiped out.
 "The fact that 72 per cent of the building and loan borrowers wipe out the mortgage at the end of the period of monthly payments, while 96 per cent of the other class do not oblit- crate the debt, but keep on paying in- terest and renewing the loan, is proof enough of the value of the building and loan idea as builder of homes. Glenn Rooms.
 "I think it was rather unique thing that R. s. Munger did in offer ing a prize of s25. to the boys in the new dormtory at Birmingham-So South ern college who kept their rooms the tidiest during the session." says l.. C. Branscomb.
 There was keen rivalry. Two rooms were so perfect the prize had to be split. At the commencement exercises when the prizes were awarded l called the attention of the young ladies that an excellent chance was given for at least four of them to acquire hus- bands who, on a pinch, could be count ed upon to help keep the house in order.
 T give the names of the quartet so others may know who they are' w. S. Traweek, A. E. Middleprooks' w. G. Barnes and W. 0. Hoffman. |
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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-23
BLOOD BROTHER"
TO KEEP HIS OATH

Paris.--Vcngoance for the assassl-
nation of Essad fasht, head OF the
Albanian delegation here, Is being
quietly awaited by a blood brother"
Of the Balkan leader. according to a
circumstantial story by French
writer, published by the Excelsior.
This man, now rich ana influential
In France, the story goes was one OF
several poor young men who 80
years ago met Essad Pasha, then
known as the BLACK Dagger Of Alb.
dul Ilamld," in Constantinople, when
he crowded into card game and in.
sisted upon playing with them Fear.
ing Essad Pasha they protested they
were too poor to play with him, but
he insisted, emphasizing u by plac.
Ing his revolver on tho table ms a
threat.
TO meet this the blood brother"
put down his dagger, poisoned he
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-23

said. Essad Pasha showed his sur
prise, then his pleasure,
Young man" he exclaimed, this
Is the first time anyone has dared
defy me. Men like you are rare"
Essad Pasha took his own dagger,
opened vein IN his wrist and also in
that OF the young man. each sucked
n NV drops Of blood from the other
and they became blood brothers"
according TO Albanian customs,
sworn to avcnge each others deaths,
Il am ready" this. brother" now
Is quoted as saying, ito keep my
oath, but | have confidence that
French courts will make II unneces'
sary for me 10 interfere"
Rustem Avcnl, ar stod on the
spot for shooting down Essad Pasha
as the latter was entering his auto.
mobile in the down town district re.
Gently, is awaiting trial. He was
student who posed as the avenger OF
Albania's wrongs.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-23
GREAT ESTATES
BROKEN UP BY
HEAVY TAXES
BY CLYDE A. BEALS.


London. Sept, 23.-.The auctoncors
hammer is rafting omniously IN
England, The decentralization of
large ownerships accelerated on both
sides Of the Atlantic since the war Is
appearing now IN the breakup of
ancient estates,
Heavily Increased taxation ON land
accompanied by costs Of upheep Tar
IN excess OF increases i'm returns
from rentals, makes the holding Of
large tracts of land not only an un-
profitable but even losing PROPOSE.
ton. In 1920 one nrm OF auctioneers
alone sold $40 ,6gj acres of country
property, This year thousands of
acres of old estates are being sold
Wcrkly.
Al England has lust been startled
by the announcement that the Duke
Of Portland made n an address TO his
tenants to the effect that his family
can hardly hope to continue even uu.
other generation the possession OF his
famous country seat, Nclbcck 40.
boy. This ancient estate, dDtins
f,or, ma ~ rsnc,i,Ilv snnvn ror ,t5
great amount of underground pas,
sagcs and rooms. What seemed like.
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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-23

Miss Lee had no idea, OF course
that Arbuckle would soon lc before
the public in a new light--a bad
ono.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-23

The JaWbone of
Whale OF average size measures
about seven feet in length.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-23
The Emerald

The Emerald
Improves in colors by exposure to
the light
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-23
Trial by Jury

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