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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
THE GROWING BRAIN

functions and so in what is called auto-intoxication or self-poisoning, from which, says Sir Arbuthnot, dis cases such as rheumatism, rheumatic gout, tubercle, and cancer arise.'
 The brain obeys similar rules and rndergoes similar changes. Sir Ar nsthnot asks how rarely does an emil nent classic succeed in any ssien- tific pursuit?
 'How often" he continues, does the fixation of the cells of the brain of the senior wrangler during bat q fraction of his lifetime render him il, adapted to any subsequent career other than mathemati tical?"
 The attitude of ciergymen towards many of 1ife's problems and the un- businesslike habits of doctors are other examples. These mems brains have altered as the coalheavers backbone has altered. As they be- come efficient in one direction they lose efficiency in others.
 Knowledge, therefore, of parli- cular kind may be curse. to be for gotten as quickly as possible in cer- tain instances, and parents ought to find out very early in their chill dren's lives what combination the cells of the brain can make most readily-sto secure to the child the gI eatest advantage.
 Heredity must be considered. Sir Arbuthnot says that while. the father transmits to the daughter, the mother hands down her tendencies to the son. The mother is thus more inn pcrtant in this generation, the father in the next one. It is laid down that:
 "In order to determine the direc- ton in which the brain of the son should be trained with the greatest advantage, the tendencies of his mother and of her father should be carefully studied. The fathers ten dencies seem to me to be of compar- atiyely little importance as regards his son.
 The education of women presents special problems. Women suffer a handicap both In brain and body which cannot be overlooked, and the training of the mind may interfere lwitf. the, true mission of womanhood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
THE FIRST AERoPLANE

 From the Portland Oregonian.
 Everybody now knows that me- chanical flight is possible, but it Is not so commonly realized that it is only 25 years this month since Prof. Samuel Langley essayed his first fly ing venture with a theoretical flying machine.
 We say theoretical because, al though it. flew some 300 feet under the impulse of a single horsepower motor. it carried no passengers and it left most persons skeptical as to the ultimate future of the inven- tion.
 The original Langley machine weighed only 27 pounds. Its suc- cess was overshadowed by the fail ure of his attempt to launch in 1903 plane propelled by 50-horsepower engine and large enough to carry 2 man. This fell into the Potomac river, and the fiasco was hailed with a chorus of derision.
 The world was not yet ready te believe that man could find way to overcome the law of gravity.
 This latter date serves as an even more potent reminder of the speed with which scientific invention moves Tn the twentieth gentry. un' doubtedly Langley then had master.t the principle of flying, but few be lieved him. s.s Langley died before one of the Cur tiss brothers acquired the old ma chine which had failed. in 1905 ans made it. fly. That was Langley final vindication,~t though the trased' of if is that he did not witness it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
In Memory of Foster
From the New York World.


 Hard times, come again no morer' wrote stephen c. Foster in the re- frain of one of those old songs of his, the appeal of which has sus- vived their author by more than half century. The line comes to mind on reading in the news of the day O. plan to raise s50,ooo for Bowery memorial to the old time composer.
 For the Foster tribute, as pro- posed, is to take no form in marble, ute living fund to afford saving aid to men and women to whom not the coming but the persistence of hard times is a matter of daily con cern. The income of the memorial s50,000 will be used to support a bread line under the direction of the Bowery Mission.
 It was on the Bowery that Foster spent the last few of his ill-rewarded years. Presumably nobody on the old street has personal memory of this fact. though numbers may have heard of it. Out of shabby little lodging house room he carried scores of his melodies, most of them now forgot ten, to be sold for pIttances of an hours need. Out of the same little room he was carried to Bellevue in January, 1861, to die of injuries re- sulting from fall.
 For the artists" of Tin-Pan Alley today times are soft. stephen Eos ter, out of his hard times, surpassed all these, since he produced songs that live on and on. It would please his gentle spirit to know of the kind work it is planned to do'in his mem- Ory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
Secretary Denby Has
 Distinguished Visitor

N ERENE and unperturbed, Ad- | |D miral Sims strolled into Sec retary Denby's office yesterday and Tn about two minutes strolled out again. Incidentally, he is charged with having been late in keeping his appointment with the head of the navy.
 Not once, judging from the pub lished prints, has the admiral lost the aplomb and geniality which are two of his salient characteristics Perhaps the knowledge that there was more truth than poetry in what he said and the realization that he has both warm supporters in the United States and in England, kept him from worrying over his predica- ment.
 The conference with Secretary Denby was brief and apparently cordial. Admiral Sims said he had been misqyoted. Secretary Denby asked him to put his reply in writ ing. The next development will probably be a reprimand for the old seadog who is no stranger tc such an experience. His plain speaking has stirred up hornets nest before.
 "For the good of the service," ar elastic phrase, by the way, may be necessary for Secretary Denby tt reprimand Admiral Sims. Some oi the admiral's most loyal friends are of the opinion that reckless oratory is incompatible with the best in. terests of the navy and does not I add prestige of a naval officer.
 If a reprimand is issued, the case will end there, as it should. The ad. miral's record pleads too eloquently for him to permit of any severe, punishment being imposed by tho navy department. The 100 per cent Americans who are, thank heaven in the majority, stand behind Sims
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
Atlanta . Supporter
 of the Warrior River

7T7RAVELING representatives of Il the Warrior river barge line vouch for Atlanta's appreciation of the rate differentials on freight re- ceived by that route. They report that the river has no stauncher friends than the Atlanta whole salers.
 Atlanta's realization of the bene- fit of using the barge line dates from the inception of merchandise traffic between Birmingham and Mobile and New Orleans. Atlanta has led in patronage of the barge line. That city took 200 of the 25O tons that came up this week on the self-propeller Birmingham.
 The point is that Atlanta knows good thing when it sees it. II makes no difference to Atlants whether what it gets at saving oi 20 per cent in freight comes by ar Alabama river or by railroad cars Atlanta wants results.
 This is to Atlanta's credit. It is of like credit to Rome and Newman Ga, to Chattanooga and to Amory and other Mississippi points that they have also been pioneer patron: of the barge line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
rHE CHILDREN oF THE DEAD

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 Bud" stillman, aged IT, says in an interview: Tt is hard thing to say, but l don't believe 1 have father any more. Once we were pretty close to each other, my father and I. but no longer. cant recoE- ,nize as father the man who is trying to ruin my mother. don't know whether have been of any use to mother, but just love to be near her"
 Continuing his interview, the iad throws an interesting light on the division of the family in it's ysympa- thies T don't know much about girls, but l can't understand my sis- ter. Wed always been pretty close until this thing came up. Now shes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
TO HELEN

By Edgar Allan Poe. HAlsn, thy beauty is to Ao
 Like those Nicaean barks of yore That gently, OCT a perfumed sea,
 The weary, wayworn wanderer bore To his own native shore. t0n desperate seas long wont te roam.
 Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face, Thy Naiad airs have brought me home
 TO the glory that was Greece And the grandeur that was Romei Lo, in yon brilliant window niche rhs Hoy s.s sss1ss ' m5 3s& ll ;sfs s.aa ssa Are Holy Land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
A SAFE AND SANE COUNTRY zr0m The TolAdo Rlada

European country which uld stand on the side lines while the World war was going on and never once be enticed to get into the game is in pretty good shape to withstand the temptation of bolshevism. That country, which is Sweden, has nipped q bolshevist plot and spanked the plotters. A communist movement IS over before it really began to move. Any one except a bolshevist might have known it would be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24

Joseph Priestly, the discover of oxygen. was chemist. physiologist, electrician, moral and menta. philo- sopher and political economist--and made contributions to all these branches of knowledge--yet he was only an amateur. his profession be- ing the ministry. In languages he mastered Latin. Greek, Hebrew. chai- dee, Syriac. French, German and Ital- ian.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
HIGH COST or A SENATOR
From the houston Post.

Tbe expense of the trial of Sena 1. tor Newberry in Michigan was esti- mated at $50,o00. The investiga- tion now going on in the Senate is costing the country $1.000 per day. the statisticians figure. Considering g the sort of senator Mir. Newberry is, the country is paving high for sena- torial representation fvom Michigan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
IN CAiIrORNIA
From the Los Angeles Times,

From the Los Angeles Times.
 After a block of new houses had been partly finished the builder and his foreman went on a tour of in- spection. The former left his assist ant in one house and went into the adjoining one, when the following conversation ensued:
 Gan you hear me, James," "Yes."
 Gan you gee mel" No"
 The builder rejoined the foreman and remarked with a sslf-satisfied air: Now, them's what you can call | walls,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
MAD ALL OVER

What good does it do you to shake your fist at that disappearing mo- torist and call him hard names2 He can't see or hear you"
 Maybe not" said the wrathy pedestrian who had just leaped for his life, but I hoped there might be 8 relative of his among the spec tators who would take up the quar- rel. I'm mad enough to punch any body who's kin to him, if he's only second cousin"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
Railroad Recognizes
 Importance of Birmin

~ HEATING here the office of N executive general agent, who reports direct to the president of the system, is a recognition by the Frisco" railroad of the importance of Birmingham as a distributing point and the producer of a large tonnage.
 With the belt line running through industrial Birmingham and connect ing with mills, factories and whole ele houses, the Frisco" occupies . strategic position in Birmingham's transportation scheme. In conse- qusnes . great deal of business must
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
NOT ENOUGH TO RAISE PRICE

From the Chicago News.
 In handling radium one riust wear . coating of lead for protection against the rays. With radium at its prssent price the demand for. lead suits is nos likely to be very great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
A sHINING EXAMPLE

From the San Francisco Bulletin. Let it be counted to the credit of Villa that he is the one and only de- posed ruler rot causing any trouble
 Maybe he is busy writing the story | of his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
ADRIF7T WITH THE TIMES

| SOMEBODY TOLD HER WRONG Little man." said the librarian. have you been reading voltaire?" Nom. Ma borrowed this book .is told me to bring it bsck shs s4gs there aint notNin' ia t about sov to play csrd games"
 EXCESSIVE DEMANDS DO you suoaeFiae to tne poetic theory that love is all in ang' "No." said Mir. Grumpson. "Anu furthermore. I believe the valuation placed on broken heart in the av- craze breach of promise suit Is tns rankest kind of profiteering."
 CHRONIC OFFENDERS q understand your next-door neighbors are musically inclined. It's all mistake" said MT. Clip ping.
 But they play on a variety of in- struments."
 "They torture 'em. If there were society for the prevention nf cruelty to pianos, saxophones and fiddles they'd be in jail half the time."
 HER RISE When Maggie O'Flaherty, star of ths
 screen,
 Played around with the family
 goat,
 She didn't surmise she'd be hailed
 as queen
 And a person of national note; And she didn't imagine she would
 soon change her name To one more befitting star, And gum up the traffic because ot
 her fame,
 Whene'er she went out in her car. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
Interested In oil

The Birmingham oil and Gas Co.,, Inc, has holdings in the Red river field of DeSoto Parish, La.," said James J. Jackson, president of the new concern. "A number of promi- nent gham people are inter- csted.
 we have no definite plans of op- eration, but we are in good field and believe we have valuable iease''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
Profiteers Active.

Rent profiteers appear to be still active although the war and war prices are supposed to have passed cut some years since" declared Dr. Walter S. Brown, city superintendent of relief and correction work.
 Any number of families assisted during the present period of depres- sion complain bitterly of ruthless methods adopted by rental agents iu dealing with them when they get be- hind in payments. One man declar- cd his furniture was in danger of be- ing confiscated for failure to pay rents promptly.
 "of course. we all like to get our money promptly, but some latitude should be granted by these agents in dealing with families in conditions where they cannot help the situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
Sees The Growth

Tt is remarkable to note the growth and progress of Birming nghani during the past few years said Dr. Joseph Waldroy of san Diego, Cal
 q am a former resident of this city hut haven't been here for long time. When I left many years ago Birn,ing ham was nothing but great big town but now it is a real city and its business houses, office buildings and hotels will compare favora bly with cities much larger throughout the country.
 Tt is real pleasure to be back in Birmingham greeting relatives and old friends, and especially an I glad to see how Birmingham is rapidly bc- coming one of the largest cities of the south."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Cotton Passing.


 My brother who is visiting me. and who lives near Troy, tells me, says J. H. Lattuille, "thst Pike county is on a real diversificatioa basis when it comes to crops and that very little cotton was planted in the spring.
 T suppose the acreage was cut more easily than in some sections as great many of the farmers are a. present holding two crops of cotton.
 Pike is pinning it's faith to corn, velvet and soy beans, peanuts, peas, potatoes, cane and other small crops. It has also made good in hogs and cattle.
 At the last auction sale of hogs about ten days ago the average was above the Chicago market. This, however, was accounted for by req son of special cause, as it seems buyer had to complete some loads for the Cuban market, and 1t was a race to get them to the seaport in time to make a certain boat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
NOTHING NEW

4NO I11ANG NE w Just because some modern misses Take joy rides and scatter kisses, Reformers say the human race is
 going straight to pot; But we learn from hasty reading, Though they were not pinched for
 speeding,
 That the Babylonian flappers were
 gay and giddy lot.
 HAS HOPES "The jurors have asked permission to sample the evidence" "welfyy
 Tt must be good stuff. The &C., cused bootlegger looks as if he ex- pected to be acquitted soon."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
HAS HOPES
PROGRESS

' PROGRESS
 T see you have installed phono- graph in your place of business"
 Yes, said the "hot dog" dealer. My customers are getting tony. They demand music with their meals" q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
Interest in Spraying

T am glad to report the Piney Woods district, in this county, much interested in fruit tree spraying" said County Agent H. L. Brown. There is no use trying to raise com mercial fruit without spraying, be- cause that is the only way of assur ing sound and uniform product,
 T expect the Erie Pettus peach farm nca< Alliance school to slip carload of peaches next spring from the well planted and we'll se- lected varieties of peaches. We have just as good a showing for the early and paying peach market as Georgia if we plant the right peaches and spray the orchards.
 Out in the west they not only spray, but they hire young men to cut off the superfluous fruit from each branch as soon as the nodules are formed, so as to have large and uniform product. We must do some of that also"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
TALK WON'T DO IT

The ship of state sails on serene, A credit to the nation; It never will be wrecked, l ween, By careless conversations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-24
Dangerous Backing

Birmingham is putting herself on the map when it comes to traffic reg ulations and enforcement" said pr. Malcolm Bethea yesterday "only a few weeks have made one of the most remarkable changes in this way that I believe city could make.
 There is only one thing now that can think of that would improve things in the downtown district, and that is to stop the sudden backing by some of the drivers when they lave crossed over the stopping line This may get them back within the law, but it certainly causes mad scramble among those back of the car.
 T was crossing behind big car the other day when it suddenly hacked on me and several other pe- destrians, so I can testify that it is what can be called something more than dangerous. I barely escaped with my life. As the policemen are usually the cause of the backing it could easily be stopped, and I feel sure others agree with me that it should be-"
The Adair County news., 1921-08-23

Mr.. Ben Jeffries, wife, and little
daughter who spent ten day here, left
lasC Wednesday for their home, Hunt
ington, W. Va, stopping a few days
with sister at Lebanon.
Mr.. G. R. Dalton, a native of Creels-
boro, who has been in The railroad
business for several years, headQuar,
ters at Thurmond, W. ", was here
last Thursday, en- route for his old
home
Mrs. L. d. Sims and daughter, Miss
Nellie, former residents of Columbia,
now of Alabama, passed through Co.
lumbia, en- route for Louisville last
Friday. They had been visiting in
Monticello.
Mr.. B. E. Chewing, who spent ten
days with his grandchildren in Taylor
county, returned home last Wednes.
day. He was accompanied by his
granddaughters, Miss Edna Chewning,
Mrs. T. B. Rice and her children, and
Miss Berilla Gore, of HopkinsVille.
Mr.. Joe A. Smith a son of Mr.. j.
D. Smith, and grand SON of the late
Wyatt H. Smith, who visited his
mother, Trs Sallie Smith and family
left for his home at Stanford, Texas,
last Tuesday morning. He left Ken
tucky 80 years ago with his father, he
being only years old
Mr.. John Rose, who was employed
in the Bank of Columbia, rendered his
resignation some days ago, and he and
his family have gone to Louisville to
live. We do not know the business
Mr.. Rose will engage in. but we take
pleasure in commencing him as a
gentleman worthy of confidence, one
Who Is attentive to business.
Rev. J. P. Scruggs, and wife, OF
Franklin, are visiting relatives in Co
lumbia, stopping with Mrs Scruggs
sister, Miss Jennie Garnett. Years
ago Rev. Scruggs was popular pastor
of the Baptist Church here, and Sun.
day night he filled the pulpit for Rev.
Smith, delivering a most entertaining
discourse.
Prof. r. R. Moss, who for many
years, was one Of the principals of the
Lindsey Wilson and later was at the
head of the Public Schools, this place,
arrived from Texas. last week, accom-
panied by his little daughter Maxine
They were both given hearty vel.
come by the people of Colombia. The
professor likes Texas very well but he
says no town suits him like this place
The Adair County news., 1921-08-23
CrOcus.

The health of this community
is not very good at present.
There are several cases of ty-
phoid fever.
The new store at this place
which is being operated by the
name of Aaron & Hayes is doing
good business.
Mr.. Thomas Grant purchased
of Buchanan Lyon Co., a new
Ford car.
On July 10Th, 1921, the death
angel visited the home of Mr..
W. H. Bloyd and claimed him as
its victim. Willie H. Bloyd was
born June 10th, 1870, and was
81 years old his last birthday.
On March 18th 1896 he was mar
ried to Miss Edmonia Turner and
to this union four children were
born. He is survived by faith
er, a companion, four children,
two brothers and two sisters, all
were at his bedside when the
end came except his father and
one brother. All was done that
physician and loving hands could
do, but to no avail. Gods will
be done not ours. Then sadly we
say:
Dear father thou hast left US
Thy loss we deeply feel.
But tbs God that has bereft us,
He can all our sorrow heal.
A voice we loved is still
A place is vacant in our home,
That never can be filled.
Written by daughter,
Annie Grant.
The Adair County news., 1921-08-23

Ia JAIN VI wv N
OF KENTUCKY.
81. j. Henson, Plaintiff
VS.
j. /. Curry, Defendant
By virtue of Judgment and Order
of Sale of Adair Circuit Court, rem
dered at the July Tern thereof, 1921,
in.the above cause, for t!se sum Of six
hundred and sizty-four and 27-iO0 dol
lars with the interest at the rate of
per cent, per annum from the 2nd day
of March 1920, until paid, and $40. rs
costs herein, 1 shall proceed to offer
for sale at the Courthouse door in
Columbia KY, to the highest bidder,
at Public Auction, on Monday, the5th
day of Sept, 1921, at One o'clock p.
M or thereabout (being County
Court, upon credit of six months,
the following described property, to
wit: A certain tract of land lying in
Adair County Kentucky, on the
waters of Sulphur Fork Creek, and
adjoining the lands formerly owned
by Mrs. Onie Poynter, and the lands
of Mrs. Octavia Cole. Babe Burton de-
ceased, ], E. Burton, and W. A. Cof-
fey and Glenn Burton and is about one
mile east of Garlin, and one-fourth
mile from the pike, con.
tanning originally about 65 acres,
but there has been sold off of same
and conveyed to Green McCorkle about
10 acres and about 1 acre for a School
Lot, and is the same land on which j.
1. Curry now resides. Or sufficient
thereof to produce the sums Of money
so orderered to be made. For the
purchase price, the purchaser, with
approved surety or securities, must
execute Bond, bearing legal interest
from the day CT sale until paid, and
having the force and effect of Judg-
ment Bidders will be comply with
these terms.
W. A. Coffey, Master Commissioner.
The Adair County news., 1921-08-23

Bob Spearman, a colored man of
this town. about sixty-seven years
old. died last Thursday morning about
2 o'clock. He had been confined to his
bed or six for eight weeks. He was
humble and accommodating, and was
liked by his race, and he had many
white friends His remains were in
Nterred in the colored burying grounds,
near the church.
The Adair County news., 1921-08-23

DR.. S. B. Adams, who is at work to
advance the Centenary movement,
preached for Rev. r. V. Bennett last
Sunday forenoon. At night he
showed, by means of slides, Belgium
and ether devastated counties in
Europe, brought on by the war, and
the improvements made and are being
made in the way of again getting
these countries in living condition.
The pictures were of special interest
to the large audience, and the sympa-
thy of many was aroused.
The Adair County news., 1921-08-23

. The principal purchasing agencies
today announced an advance in the
prices of crude oil so far as they relate
to Somerset and Somerset Light, the
first to Sill and the second to 81 25
barrel. These grades are produced
in Kentucky. There was no change
in Pennsylvania crude, the generally
accepted base of the market.