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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-25
CONVECTION COUNTY
 COURT CONFINES
Heavy Docket Will Receive At- tention-SesSion Will Last
 About Six Weeks

Andalusia, February A.-(Speciall- With Judge A. B. Foster of Troy, pre- siding Clarence McCartha, court report CT H. J. Brogden, clerk, and R. IL. Jones, solicitor, circuit court has con vened. Court will continue at least five weeks. and there is a probability of 1t extending over another week. in order to clear the docket
 The civil jury docket is being heard while the grand jury and solicitor are Investigating the cases that have been reported' The cases that have been heard so far are for complaints on ac- count for the most part Judge Foster has things running smoothly in his cour. and 1t is working with all possible speed Clerk Brogden has all the cases docketed and a printed docket has been furnished all attorneys by him.
 The grand jury for the spring term is composed of Jesse l.. Caton, foreman; Cannie F.. Chandler, clerk; Fletcher Odom, George s. Grantham W. Nellie Taylor, Louis T. Ward, Hewey Sims, John M. Bell. Will Livings, George W. Cook. Henry Raley,' Robert O. Keefe, Barney Wiggins, Dennis W. C1ary. Charles r.. Kendall, Naman H. Morgan, J. Arnie Taylor. William A. Mock.
 The following men have been chosen for jury duty this week: G. Berry Lit tle Joseph F. Barton, J. Travis Ganus, Charles Henderson, Motley c. Boutwell,. Robert l.. Stanley, William D. Jay, T, w. Grant D. c. or Tucker Padgett. John Barfield, Walter F. Wiggins. W. Henry Keefe, James c. Douglas. J. Callie Gill more. I. Cicero Golvin, W. Elliott Gunter. w. c. W. or Mack Sasser, s. Terry Chesser. T. Alvin Dawkins. Herbert IL. Jones, John Carraway. John j. Tsdale, Dewitt w. Fitzpatrick. Wesley E Lindsay, w Henry Teal James w Lilies Thomas R. Hitson, M Curray Pierce. ]. Ralph Riley, George l.. Herring, Ivey NJ. Harrel- son, Green E. Knowles, Grover C. Wil- liams Needham M. Veasey. Freddie L.. Johnson, F. Chester Sphinks and Huel Il. Gilmore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-25
-----=------------. TO ATTEND CONCLAVE
to Send Delegation to
 Montgomery

Andalusia. February -(Special)- A number of Andalusia Methodists, in- eiuding Rev. H. c. Threadgill and Pre- siding Elder R. R. Ellison, will prob ably attend the conference of Alabama Methodists to be held in Montgomery Monday, February 2S. Dr. J. H. Reyn- olds. director general of the Christian educational commission. will meet the Methodists of the Alabama conference at this time and will assist n the organization of the conference for the financials campaign to secure $33,000,- 900, which will be spent by the South ern Methodists in advancing the edu- eational interests of the church. The campaign will be waged May 29 to June 25 Andalusia will be ably rep resented at the Montgomery confer ence, and this city and district will do it's full share at the appointed time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-25
PASTOR ACCEPTS CALL
Sheffield Minister Will Go to Gadsden
 March 1

Sheffield. February A-(Special)-Th Rev. William R. Rigell. for the past two years pastor of the First Baptist church, has accepted call to the First church at Gadsden. He will leave March 1 for his new charge He is one of the more bI illiant young ministers of North Ala bama, and it is understood that the Gads- den people secured his services over sev- eral larger cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-25
Goes to New York

Anniston, February 24.-(special)- The members of the junior organiza- tion of the First Methodist church will be treated to weiner roast picnic at a mountain spring in Rocky Hollow on Friday afternoon and eve ming, the affair being very pleasantly anticipated by about 150 of the chil- drap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-25
SLAYER SUSPECT HELD Mobile Man Accused of Shooting
 Another

Mobile, February Especially Frank Allen, ?. of Mobile was held to the grand jury without bail after preliminary trial here today in the inferior criminal court for the killing of Allen Botter 43, on the night of February 1. Botter was shot while in his yard. The evidence was all circumstantial The states main evidence is that shoes worn by the de- fendant the night of his arrest fitted the footprints found near the place of the killing.
 Four million acres of agricultural soil in France. which was pitted and scared, are already under cultivation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-25
LEGAL. NOTICES

Notice to Contractors
 The commissioners court of CIeburne county: Ala bama. will. on Monday, the 7th day of March. 1921. let contract for the building of two new 100-foot steel hridges across Tallapoosa river-one to sit on cylin- ders and the other to sit on cement piers. these piers and cylinders to be s4 feet hirh from bed of river. These bridges to be is bridgea These bridges are to be paid for in cle- burne county per cent interest -bear rinR warrants, interest paid senii-annuaily, prin- cipal due 1930
 The court reserves theGight to reject any This Sd day of February. 1921.
 D. s. BABER
 Board Commissioners' Court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-25

youm like "Jack Fro.t' Salt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-25

$s2,252,40o.90
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-25
Pickford Not In Danger

Los Angeles. Cal, February 24.-- Jack Pickford, motion picture actor. i'll here with bronchial pneumonia, was said by his physicians today not to be in a dangerous condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-25
Office Abolished

Sheffield, February A.-(Special )-The county commissioners have abolished the all-time health officer for Colbert county This office has been maintained for the past year and the health unit has done some fine work
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
COVERED HEADS IN CHURCH
Before the Year 1861 Men Did Not
Remove Their Hats During
Religious Services.

About 1861 an agitation commenced
to have men remove their hats in
church-Pepys makes gentle fun of 1t.
The custom wai first to remove the
hat to cover the eyes In prayer. and
later It was taken OF altogether.
The Introduction OF the wig helped
the custom.foF ig proved difficult to
keep ones hat ON over a tousled
mass of false curls. This also led to
large hats with plumes going out Of
style.
Then, instead Of wearing hats In
doors, men went to the other e1trema,
and often carried them in their hands
when out OF doors. The Puritans In
England continued to wear their
road-brlmmed hats, however, indoors
and out.
Mems hats and clothing were
changed with the French Revolution
wigs went out. and then with the rise
of Napoleon, dress became military
In style. In 1915, during the Restora-
ton period. arose the 'stovepipe hat"
and breeches. at the same time be-
gan TO be worn to the ankle.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

around with a rope an when we come
to a brook he'd drink 1t dry. Sud-
denly l felt an awful jerk of the
rope that sent me up in the air an /
looked an see that the dog had
turned into an elephant an that he
was goln' like Sam Hill, an that
was hitched to him and couldn't let
so. Once In a while he'd stop an
drink river dry an then he'd lay
down an rest. Everybody was scared
o. the elephant an so was I. An I'd
try to cut the rope with my jack
knife but 1t wouldn't cut--it was so
dull. Then all of sudden he'd start
on the run an twitch me over the
hills an mountings. an me takin'
steps mile long an scared to death"
'"The fact is you're hitched to an
elephant" his Old Self remarked.
''The first thing to do is to sharpen
your jack knife"
"It's Night an Silence that sets
him goin'," said Blcnkinsop. "When
they come he's apt to start for the
highest river. The old elephant is
beglnnin' to move"
Blenkinsop put on his hat and hur-
ried out Of the door.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

to and drove Night and Silence out of
the place and who shall say that
they did not save 1t from being hope
lessly overwhelmed7 Day was their
victory and they knew how to achieve
II. Noise WIS the thing most needed.
So they reused the people and called
up the lights and set the griddles rat
Ting. The great, white cock that
roasted near the window In the Widow
Moran's hen-house watched for the
first sign of weakness in the enemy.
When 1t came, he sent forth bolt of
sound that tumbled Silence from hfs
throne and shook the foundations of
the great dome of Night. 1t rang over
the housetops and through every
street and alley In the village That
started the battle. Silence tried in
vain to recover his seat. In a moment,
every cock In Bingyille was hurting
bombs al him. Immediately, Dark
ness began to grow pale with fright.
Seeing the fate Of his ally, he broke
camp and fed westward. Soon the
field was clear and every proud cock
surveyed the victory with a solemn
sense of large Accomplishment.
The loud victorious trumpets sound
Ing in the garden near the window of
the Shepherd awoke him that CHRIST
mas morning. The dawn tight was on
the windows.
Merry Christmasl" said the little
round nickel clock in a cheerful tone.
"It's time to get upI"
"Is 1t morning?7 the Shepherd
asked drowsily, as he rubbed his eyes
''Sure it's morningl" the little clock
answered THAT lazy old sun is late
again. He ought to be up and at
work. He's like a dishonest hired
man."
He's apt TO be slow on Christmas
morning" said the Shepherd.
"Then people blame me and say I'm
too fast" the little clock went on.
''They don't know what an old shirk
the sun can be- I've been watching
him for years and have never gone
to sleep at my post"
After a moment of silence the little
clock went on: "Helloi The old
night Is getting = move on It. The
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
shos.rhroMlna Old cu.tom.

Throwing old shoes was .lot always
confined to weddings, though the Gus
ton nowadays has come to be assO-
ciated entirely with the going away of
bridal couples. Authorities differ as
TO the origin of the praci,c2 ana its
exact significance; 1t seems. however.
as If It had to do with he transfer
of property-women b,Fng regarded
as such among the M, GUS in which
the custom began.
It was in the sense Of confirming q
sale or exchange thai the Jews nm.
derstOOd the removal nn,l giving Of q
shoe or sandal. When tie kinsman OF
Boax consented 20 wuive his claim
upon the parcel Of land which Naomi
would sell, he "drew 1 his Shoe" Cor
''tsis ls the custom OF lslael."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

cocks are soaring 1t away. Santa
Claus has been here. He brought
ever so many things, The midnight
train stopped"
II wonder Who came" said the
Shepherd
II guess 1t was the Bings," the
clock answered.
Just then It struck seven.
There, guess that's about the end
of It," said the little clock.
"Of whatT" the Shepherd asked.
"Of the nineteen hundred and eigh.
teen years. You know seven is the
favored number In sacred history. I'm
sure the baby would have been born
at seven. Ny goodness There's a
let Of ticking in all that time. I've
been going only twelve years ana I'm
nearly worn out. Some young clock
will have to take my Job. before long"
These reflections of the little clock
were suddenly interrupted. The Shep-
herds mother entered with a merry
greeting and turned on the lights.
There were many bundles lying about.
She came and kissed her son and began
TO build a fire In the little stove,
'@This'Il be the merriest Christmas
in yer life, laddie boy" she said, as
she lit the kindlings. "a great doc
tor has come up with the Bings to see
We. He says hen have ye out O. doors
In little WHILE"
''Ho, hol That looks like the war
was nearly over said Mr.. BlOggs.
Mrs. Moran did rot hear the remark
Of the little tin scldies, so she ratified
on:
Il went over to the station to meet
EN- last night. Afr. Blenkinsop has
brought us a fine turkey. Wen have
a gran dinner-sule we william /
axes Mr.. Blenkinsop to come an eat
with u.s.
Mrs. Moran opened the gifts and
spread them on the bed. There we're
books and paints and brushes and
clothing and silver articles and
needle-work and a photograph and a
check from Mr.. Bling.
The little cottage had never seen
day so full of happiness. 1t yang
with the talk and merry laughter and
music Of the monograph. Mr. Blenkin'
sop had come in his best mood and
apparel with the dog Christmas. he
helped Mrs. Moran to set the table
In the Shepherds room and brought
up the platter with the big brown
turkey on 1t, surrounded by sweet
potatoes, all just out of +he oven,
Mrs. Moran followed with the jelly
and the creamed onions and the
steaming coffee pot and the new eel
cry. The dog Christmas growled and
ran under the bed when he saw his
master coming with that unfamiliar
burden.
He's never seen a Christmas div
ner before. ! don't wonder he's kind
O. scairt / amt seen one in SO long
I'm scairt myself" said Hiram Blen'
kinsop as they sat down at the table
What's seairin' We, manT said the
widow.
"Fraid I'll wake up an find my
self dreamin'," Mr.. Blenkinsop an
swered.
Nobody ever found himself
dreamin at my table" said Mrs. Mo
ran. "Grab the carvin' knife an &
to wurruk, man."
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
Mary Roberts R,nehart IN

Mary Roberts Hinehaft. novelist and
playwright, is in a serious condition
following a major operation for gall
stones, performed shortly after !
o'clock Sunday morning. The author
ess was stricken suddenly in her
apartment in the Belmont hotel and
was rushed to the Aston sanitarlum
DIR, Albert E. Selenings, who perform
ed the operation. reported Mrs. Rlne
larts condition as good aud said hel
condition while serious was ut eS
remely dangerous.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
Nests In the Dark.

PraIrie-owls select the deserted
burrows of the prairie-dogs; Chin
ney swifts construct their nests far
down In dark sooty chimneys, says
the American Forestry Magazine.
while woodpeckers constitute other
familiar examples OF this, as do 3
vast host of other species Of birds
Ill over the world.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
wou,a snare paddy's Feelings.

Marion ia fond OF her daddy anu
never wishes to hurt his feelings. On0
day she ate too much candy and macs
herself so sick she had to 50 to PEG.
Every little while her daddy would 90
In to see how she was, and manly
when he went in, before he had tlIns
to ask her, she said: Don't ask me,
daddy, for / will have TO tell you
feel worse"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
orinIn Of wall Paper.

wall paper originated in China ous
In China it was not known as wan
naper. It remained for the wesl ai
world to take the idea or huge E,ah
painting. mounted upon rollers wlllen .
were mounted ceiling-high, put s,,cb
affixed to the walls, and from 9 .oil
temporary decorations evolve the
coverings of today.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
They're Smart.

"Tell 'em nothing. Ell? What about
that advice in managing wiyesT ut
won't work. What you fail to tell 'em.
they uess."-Louisville Courier-JouRs
nal.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
CHAPTER NINE.
Which Tells OF a Merry Christmas
Day In the Little Cottage Of
the Widow Moran.

Night and Silence are a stern test
OF wisdom. For years, the fun loving,
chattersome Blenkinsop had been
their enemy and was not yet at peace
with them. But Night and Silence
had other enemies in the village
ancient and inconsolRble enemies, 1t
must be said. They were the cocks
Of Bingyille, Every morning they fell
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
suitable,

"Yes, I'm engaged to girl with ?
million dollars" What does she look
lkeY Like million dollars. "-Bal'
timore American.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
lndoor. Plants.

Indoor plants should be watersd
with tepid water, and kept when pcs
sible In an even atmosphere.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
r.4lns Made Of Asbestos.

Tw,ne for binding parts of appar ana
TINS exposed to FIRE or acid Is ~"
icing made Of asbestos.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

MONUMENTS. Write for catalog. Standard
Marble q Granite Co.. lit w. Broadway.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

For real good place to eat. follow the crowds 70
SHAY'S CAFETERIA
Opposite Post Office. Down the marble stairs
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
sWered.

Nobody ever found himself
dreamin' at my table," said Mrs. Mo-
ran. "Grab the carvin' knife an go
to wurruk, man."
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-01-21
PLANT LESS COTTON

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 20-A reso-
luton indorsing the plan adopted at
a recent meeting of cotton intrests
of the South at Memphis for feduc-
ton of cotton acreage, was adopted
just before adjournment of a state
wide conference Of farmers, mer-
chants and bankers here today.
The action followed heated dis
cussion of the ACCESSIBILITY of going
on record as favoring the Memphis
plan, which would pledge farmers
not to plant more than one-third of
their cultivated acreage in cotton.
Opponents of the plan agreed that
it was impractical and could not be
enforced.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-01-21

put through. But now that we have
it, now that it is structurally a part
Of the Constitution Of the United
States, now that the women of the
nation have the ballot and must be
reckoned with by State legislatures
and by Congress, there is no chance
whatever that America will so COM
pletely reverse herself on the liquor
question within the span of genera
ton, if ever, as to put through an
other constitutional amendment that
will make: this country wet.
To be sure the Volstead act may be
amended by Congress, but any
amendment, says the Supreme Court
in effect, must hold true to the spirit
and intent of the Eighteenth Amend
ment.
Considered apart from this phase
of the matter however, and solely
on the record of the first year of ma
tional prohibition The New York
Herald inclines to the belief that in
the situation, with the application of
a law so drastic and so revolutionary
more drastic and more revolution
ary than, perhaps, was wise as d first
move in the process of eliminating
alcoholic beverages-the Government
has by no means made failure
of it's colossal undertaking. Indeed,
with no tried men in the work of en-
forcing prohibition the wonder is, in
calm, straight thinking, that the Gov
ernment did as well as it did with
many of its men unfaithful to the
confidence placed in them and with
out the aid and cooperation of the
States of the Union in the work Of
enforcing the dry law.
Only two or three days ago The
New York Herald discussed editori-'
ally the question of the cooperation
of the States with the national Gov
erRment, urging that through such
cooperation alone could national pro-
hibition become substantially sue
cessful so long as the rest of the
world remains wet. The States of the
Union that voted for the Eighteenth
Amendment may well consider their
responsibility in the outworking of
the law which through their ratifca-
tion they made an organic part of the
underlying structure of oue national
life"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-01-21

in the streets the five or ten minutes
each day they need to come to school
and to return home from school, or
probably if the speedsters object to
such intrusion upon their right of
way, that the teachers might teach
the children to march in "goose STEP
two and two, as the precious little
German children do.
Such things as the proper attitude
Of respect when meeting Monumen-
tai Men on the sidewalks are funda-
mental principles of ethics and we
believe it to- be more a duty of the
parents to instruct their children in
manners first, rather than the duty
of hired teachers.
"The great man is he who does not
lose his child's heart" How insignif-
icant must the Man on the Monument
be! We do wish he were real so we
could have him show the school chill
dren how to walk.
Juvenis ct Junior.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-01-21
FARMER WANTS TO EN-.
LIST SOME OF HIS SONS
IN UNITED STATES ARMY

Jan. 20.-Army recruiting cast a
little ray of sunshine into the life of
an Ozark farmer in Missouri with
eleven children to support on sixty
acres of rundown" land. Noting
educational features of army life, the
Missourian wrote Adjutant General
Harris for special permission to en-
list the second oldest of nine sons
and a pair of twins, all just under
age. The boys are large for their ages
and will grade we'll up to the average
country boy in looks and intelligence
he said.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-01-21
THE MAN ON THE MONUMENT"
GROWING OLD.

Editor Abbeville Press and Banner:
It may not be news to his family
but the "Man on the Monument" is
growing .eld fast; in fact his way of
life has fallen into the scar, the yell
low leaf; che has shifted into the
lean and >slipper'd pantaloon, with
spectacles on nose, and his big manly
vose, turning again toward childish
treble, pipes and whistles in his
sound"
In yesterdays Medium the can
tankerous old bird rails out at the
poor little school children who in
sist upon walking on the sidewalks
instead of in the street. Will he undo
all that the teachers have tried so
hard to do? Will the poor old crouch
with the marble dome have the little
dears risk their bones and bodies by
walking in the "big road" reserved
only for traffic and speedsters? Their
teachers have spent hours in front OF
the school building after dismissal
keeping the innocents on the side
walks and out of the streets. But
surely:
"By education they have been misled; !;
So they believe, because they were 50
bred;
The teacher continues what the nurse
began,
And thus >the child imposes on the
man."
Mr Dryden will certainly pardon
US for few snbstitutions in his verse
from the Hind and the, Panther es-
pecially when he understands it is
directed at Marble Man, who in one
paragraph criticises hostess for
llolulHS DIIuSe PdlLS Willie q loflF-
al is in progress and in the next pra-
graph refers to the evangelistic sing
er as "a drawing card" an expression
illegitimately used if by other than a
ppoker shark, and certainly not res
pectful when used metaphorically to
describe an evangelist's choir leader.
"Men are but children of a larger
growth;
Our appetites are apt to change as
theirs,
And full as craving too, and full as
vain."
So we suppose the teachers should
instruct the children to either walk
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-01-21

The Abbeville Press and Banner
informs US that "they are still MAX
ing liquor on Little River" When
they stop making it, will be a sensa-
tional story.-Anderson Daily Mail.