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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05

From the London Daily Mail
 O1 ONE carbide of calcium had been N thrown out on a rubbish heap, and the reek of acetylene which rose from it was plain at "a distance of sev- eral yards. Yet three or four hens were pecking over the heap and seemed quite unconscious of anything unpleasant.
 Birds, believe, have no sense of smell, or, at any rate, sense which cannot compare with that of other warm-bIooded Creatures. The olfactory bulbs are very small, and in some, such as the frigate bird. the nostrils are obliterated.
 Man-civilized man-nas largely lost tho ksen sense of smell which his ancestors possessed, but some less civilized races are still extraordinarily keen scented. The half-savage Ainu of northern Japan can track game, like dog, by nose alone.
 Occasionally member of one of the white races is found who possesses an aI- deaf mute James Mitchell could recog- nize his friends when they came into the room simply by their smell, and Dean Buckland the celebrated geologist, when riding with friends, and the party had lost their way and were benighted, got off his hofse, picked up. a handful Of earth, smell it, and at once declared that they were near Uxbridge.
 What is scent? A fraction of grain of musk will scent a room for years, and at the end of that time it's weight is not diminished by the smallest frac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
MYSTERIES OF SCENT

tion. And why is it that scene "les7 al some times and not at others
 A hundred times I have heard hunting men discuss this problem without com ing to any definite conclusion. It is true that hounds are usually better able to follow fox on dull, damp day than one one of bright sun and dry air, bslr even as to this there is no hard anu fast rule.
 Scent may be good in the morning, bad in the afternoon, or the case may be exactly reversed, and hounds which have been constantly at fault in the morning may run hard later in the day.
 The powers of scent in sporting dogs. such as setters and retrievers, are very marvellous. Yet these, too, vary greatly at different times. Owen Jones relates a case in which on a September after noon no fewer than 10 cartridges were running wounded at one time and his re- triever could not find one of them
 He waited until the cool of the evening. brought her back to the spot, and with- in 10 minutes she had tracked down and retrieved every one of the birds.
 There are allssorts of curious problems connected with scent of which space does not allow discussion.
 Why, for instance, are cats so strange- ly fond of valerian? Why are rats so keen on aniseed and rhodium? Why are stoats and weasels attracted by oil of musk? And. finally, is it a kind provision of nature that vixen with cubs leaves hardly any scent behind her?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
"TACTILIsM,. LATEST ART
the Vancouver Province.

From the Vancouver Province.
 Among the things that have their day and cease to be- artistic extrav- agances hold prominent place. The wild vagaries of impressionists, cu- 'bists and futurists one by one eclipse what has gone before.
 "Tactilism' is the name of a new tart" invented by Signor Marinetti, the Italian futurist, who recently, to a large audience of painters, art crit ics and society people, in Paris, ex- plained its principles. It is method of conveying impressions through the sense of touch, which has hitherto been neglected by the arts.''
 Marinetti told how he had tried to establish a series of conventions, which could be easily learned, by which diff ferent touches would bring forth defin- ite ideas. For instance, something rough. spiky and hot to the touch would give the idea of the Sahara
 The seas would be conjured up by something smooth and cold, like silver paper, and Paris by mixture of silk and velvet It is an evidence of the readiness of the day to take up any thing new that this adventurous, futur- ist pioneer is now the lion of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
REsOURCEFUL CRIMINAL

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 The rearrest in Paris of criminal nemed Leblay, who has twice escaped frcm prison, has brought to light . story of almost incredible daring and resource.
 Leblay first escaped last January when he was serving a sentence in the priscn of Louviers. He savagely at tackled and overpowered the guard. and then. stealing out. jumped into the river Eure, which runs through the prison grounds. Iron grills bar the way of escape by water in either di- rection. Leblay. however, swam to ono of these grills. dived down to the river bed, crawied underneath the rail- ing, and so escaped. He then stole some clothes from an outhouse in a ncighboring factory and made off. N
 After eight months freedom. he was caught in Paris and sent back 10 Lou viers prison In September. At she end of November hs escaped again. This time LsblAy filed through the iron fet- crs fastened to his limbs, then the bars of the cell window, which was on the second story; squeezed through be- tween tho broken bars. and slid down
 tho prison wall on to lower roo
 From there he jumped to the top of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05

pacity under the usual credit system.
 These farm agents also show that where the farmer purchases his fer tilizer comparatively and pays cash, he secures the fertilizer at a lower cost, as a result of buying in bulk, the wholesale or carload lot being nec- essarily cheaper. Cash in hand is also forceful consideration. Discounts for cash are customary in all branches of trade.
 The Jefferson county farm agent has saved the farmers for whom he has purchased fertilizers in bulk, CO., operatively and for cash, about $15 per ton. In matter of 500 to 1000 tons this amounts to a large sum.
 Denmark emerged from poverty to competence through the cooperative system of marketing it's butter, bacon and eggs and purchasing it's stock feed in the same way. Alabama hog raisers and cattle men have received the top market price for their hogs and steers ever since they began to market comparatively. And they get the cash by that method.
 This is the keynote to success on the farm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

Tell woman that she has chiseled features. if you care to, but for neav- er's sake do not intimate that her head was turned.
 This would be fine world if we would do for our children half as much as we wish our parents had done for us.
 The shiftless man who used to blame his poverty on the trusts now has the h. C. of l. as an alibi
 Unless there is slight improvement in your conduct. you won't notice that the world is growing better. woman will take a little man seri- ously.
 Don't knock your. enemy. It makes him feel good to think that you have taken notice of him.
 A modern girls idea of love in a cottage means 10-room cottage with a garage.
 The man who keeps his mouth shut may be just as big fool as you are, But you can't prove 1t. Some men are So henpecked that you get the impression that Eve was made from Adams backbone. A lot of Americans get a lot of pleas- ure out of keeping other Americans rom having any. You'll never convince man thatyo are right when you try to convince him that he is wrong.
 The reason why some men got t26 . week all their lives Is because they are afraid they might earn more than they get.
 Every now and then you sea . big girl who shows so much of her legs |tEat you get the impression that she Is wearing her little sisters skirt. (Copyright 1s1f.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
As a Preeaution


 Managers of business houses throughout the city would safeguard themselves, and at the same time tighten the work of the police depart ment, if they would register their names and telephone numbers with us," says P. E. Daniel, desk sergeant on the morning shift.
 Our work is at night, and in case of a fire or a burglary. it Is almost i'm possible for us to reach the manager to notify him. If they would register with us, we would keep the phone numbers in book in alphabetical or der, and it would be simple matter to notify the manager in case of fire or burglary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
EFFICACIOUs

From the Pittsburg Chronicle-Te Telegraph.
 A womn went to her doctor, com plined to him of her husbnd breaking out into violent tempers and asked if he could recommend a cure.
 The remedy replied the doctor Ifs simple. I have here an excellent water which I give to most of my pa- tients who suffer from the same com plaint. Should your husband become violent again, you need only take half cupful of the water in your mouth and hold it there for few minutes; the warmer the water becomes in the mouth the more visibly will your hus- bands wrather melt away. Repeat the dose in very severe cases"
 The water was ordinary we'll water. The result was domestic happiness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 IF he were cast upon desert island, Gilbert K. Chestrton told an audi- q ence in his closing lecture. 'Litera- trre and Luggage in New York, and he could select a few books only from handsome library aboard his wrecked ship, he would not take detective stories ashore, or short stories or even the novels of Stevenson. The modern so- he would certainly leave behind. It is the one kind of book, he said, that he does not read.
 If I had to make strict selection or a few books to be read and reread would not choose any literature that comes to the point. The short story or the French conte, especially that with the surprise plot, that works up to climax-this I would leave behind. Ob- viously it is not the kind of thing that would live over long psrsod. There would be no surprise after reading 1t 400 times"
 Although he expressed partiality for the detective story, which he had been driven to write himself for lack of something to read, he declared this literature was ely written with such fine literary serse that it was worthy of second pe- tusal. It is impossible to believe in the existence of the people in the detective story; they are lay figures. The excep- ton was "Ihe Moonstone" of Wilkis CoI- lins.
 .Arhe only short story I could include in my list would be Stockton's Lady or the Tiger?'" Chesterton said. Tt refuses to come to point. On my desert island my little community could occupy it's life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
Hi.tory of Birmingham

"The matter of history of Bir- mirgham for it's one-half century ex- istence seems to be to be of much im- portance" said R. c. Redus, ''and I do hope somebody will take it up and push it.
 Having heard no names mentioned for the work of compiling such book, it occurs to me that Frank V. Evans should be urged to undertake it. MT. Evans has been resident of the city for 40 years, and during the time has been engaged in journalism, and was for 13 years connected with the city administration. He is therefore, thoroughly familiar with the events of the life of Birmingham, and is fine ly equipped as a writer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
sF Distinguished Visitors Are Guests of the Citv

TN IRMINGHAM extends a cordial lO welcome to the members of the National Editorial association, who are the city's guests today.
 Editors are observant persons. as a rule, and men of mature judgment. The impressions these visitors will form of Birmingham will be accurate and we trust favorable. That their stay may be pleasant and profitable is the wish of Birmingham's citizens who realize that editors are in a po- sition to add greatly to this city's prestige by their comments, written as we'll as spoken.
 Birmingham frankly desires to have her advantages known. We are not averse to just criticism, but there is much to make the city interesting to strangers.
 Experience in entertaining parties of visitors has taught Birmingham's s business and social organizations how to crowd into brief period of time a great variety of entertainment and sightseeing. It is their object to let visitors see Birmingham thoroughly, so that they may know why So much is now being heard of this city throughout the country.
 The Age-Herald trusts that the editors will like Birmingham and find nothing lacking in our hospitality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
BOOKS FOR A DESERT ISLE

arguing. about it, dividing itself into ladyites and tigerites.'
 He migh. include Andrew Langs Book of Historical Mysteries" because it was historical detective story, one\ involving real life.
 Earnest and exalted people, if asked for the books they would read on my hypothetical island. would strike an att titude and say Shakespeare and the Bible.' he continued, Eff they took them co the island. I venture they would finu themselves reading these works for the first time"
 The best literature to take would be the novel of the early nineteenth century. The lecturer named Dickens. Thackeray and Balzac, whose works, he said, you can use again and again in a casual or sociable manner, that gives wild tumble and variety The extraordinary null tiplicity of the Dickens characters and the changes of moods in his novels made him the admirable author to read again and again. Dickens, known as a Cnes- terton favorite before the lectures here Tcic cNcI SCucuuicus was ueleHueu Uy SHS cssayist for his American impressions in Martin Chuzzlewit." It was caricature, Chesterton said, just as the English char acters and situations in ''Pickwck Pa pers' were broad caricatures and did not really and truly portray English society in a photographic sense.
 The novels of later period, as repre- scented by Stevenson. were too finished product for desert island reading. The very descriptions of the characters are so perfect they are final, according to Chestcrron. and therefore lack the elusive and loose quality necessary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
Loose M uzzIes

T heard mother say what thought was quite a sensible thing in conne ction with the muzzling of the dogs under the order of the board of health." says Powell Proctor, "and that is. if it is to be effective it ought to be seen that the leather straps do not hang so loose as to allow the dog full chance to bite anyone if he has tho wish to do so.
 T have noticed since my attention was called to it that some of the mug ,zles are absolutely useless so far as giving protection.
 it ought to be carried out in a way to make it worth while"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
A BEARDED BARD

From the New Orleans Item.
 Rabndranath Tagore, the Indian poet. gave reading from his poems to se- lect crowd of intelligentsla. and 2 larger and more puzzled company of lowbrows in Shreveport. Saturday night. Some of the racehdrse men at tended under the impression that he was some new kind of drink and were amazed to sec an elderly gentleman wearing turban, long gray robe. and from Union parish said that he hadn't seen such whiskers since the Farmers union swept north Louisiana. Thus the nroFress of literary criticism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
IN FAR CATHAr

IN FAR CATHAE By Elias Lieberman In far Cathay the temple bells Intone their evensong like knells And ghosts of men like shadoWo
 creep
 Before the shrines to pray and weep: tragic grief their prayer impels. 1,;s For Famine sowed a thousand hello Upon the sterile hills and dells; And only Death fares forth to ronD
 In far Cathay. There was a<time--Do story tells-r When rain came, down to fill her woSl4 When rice fields yielded heap =
 heap,
 Whom honest toll brought healtH1qk
 sleep; K Now all sis changed: for Hunsar n1l11 In far Cathay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
RArNER sKEPrIcAL

Did you hear about those booze hounds being used by prohibition offs cers to locate .stills'?" asked Mir. Cad spur
 Yes" said MT. Grumpson. T have also heard about pig in Mississippi that's a better hunter than half the bird dogs in the state. and once heard of a man who had pet rattlesnake that took the place of an alarm clock and woke him up every morning by coiling on his chest and rattling, but, thank heaven. I don't have to believe everything I hear"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
New Traffic Law

Pedestrians will have to obey the traffic officers semaphore, as well as drivers of cars, beginning Monday" said John H. Taylor, commissioner of public safety, yesterday.
 All traffic must watch out for the changes of direction. Violations of tho law will bring on embarrassment for those concerned. Whistle signals will be used, with a warning signal about five seconds before the direction of traffic is changed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
WHERE DICKENS GOT HIS NAMES

From the Chicago Journal.
 It seems surprising that the names of Dickens characters. odd though they were. should be found in real life. for 1t was from life that many of them were taken. Some. as is known were copied from the names on signs over business places, but that was not the novelists only source of selection. John Forster, his biographer. found among his papers carefully drawn list of names, with the sources from which he obtained them. Some of the names are too extravagant for anything, but reality; Jolly Stick. Bill Marigold, George Muzzle, William Why, Robert Gospel. Robbin Scrubban, Sarah Gold sacks, Catherine Two, Sophia Dooms- day, Rosetta Dust and Sally Cimblett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
A BLOW TO TRADITION

A BLOW TO TRADITION May I ask what you are reading?" Srhe memoirs of a chorus girl" "1nterestingr'
 One statement she makes is posi- lively startling. She says she has never met millionaire and never ate a lobster in her life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
JOKE ON THE IRISH
From the watchman-Examiner.

Iom the WdtcnnIan Exdniln6f. TTI
 The origin of the bagpipe was beinis discIssed, the representatives of difr fcrent nations eagerly disclaiming re- sponsibility for the atrocity. FinalIX an Irishman said: Well, I'll tell 3ot the truth about it. The Irish inventod it and sold it to the Scotch as a joke; and the Scotch ain't seen the j6ko yet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
ASKING TOO MUCH

This flat is too small"
 'WelI?"
 why, I couldn't even turn around ir it."
 We rent apartments to live in," said the agent, loftily. If you want to dance, this town is full of dance halls. and if you want to take exercise gym nasiums are provided for that pur- pose"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05

NOT so ENCOURAGING
 Your father merely grunted when told him I wanted to marry you"
 Don't be discouraged. Alexander. Father is an elemental creature, and expresses pleasure as well as anger by grunts.e
 Yes, dear, but this was fortissimo grunt. In fact, there was so much power behind it, I'm afraid it was a snort"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05

wall, dropped into the prison garden. and then by some cat-like means climbed another high wall and got away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
A MORNING PRAYER
Judge Gary Refutes
 Charge of Williams

6NHE charge of John Skelton Will l Hams that prices charged by the Steel Corporation have been "exces- sive and unjustifiable" was disproved by Judge Gary and that ends the ar- gument in the corporation's favor.
 Judge Gary points out that there was no federal regulation of iron and steel prices subsequent to Janu- ary, 1919. In March of that year Secretary Redfield and iron and steel men met and a price schedule be- lieved to be fair was enunciated by MT. Redfield. The Steel Corporation has charged those prices since.
 While the corporation was charg- ing the Redfield prices, the demand for steel and iron reached the maxi mum and many concerns charged much more than the Redfield sched- ulc. Pig iron went as high at SAP, while the corporation charged never more than $3S. Steel products scared where the consumer wished prompt delivery and offered . bonus. The corporation did not participate in any of this business.
 Judge Gary, in reply to MT. Will liams, suggests that if MT. Williams meant to criticize the corporation prices of 1917 and 1918, his criticisms should have been directed against the price fixing policy adopted by the government during those years. The prices of 1917 and 1918 were those specified by the government and of fered for it's own supplies.
 The prices charged by the corpor- ation since the government quit price fixing are those suggested by Secre- tary Redheld and adhered to while many other makers of iron and steel products charged more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05

THE WAGE GARNER I've never met A toiler yet Who thought his wage was quit'
 enough; W ho did not shake His head and make Some observations cross and gruff. About the way He works each day. But little better than a slave, Who's doomed to find No peace of mind Between the cradle and the grave. But to what end? His weeks stipend May be more than is handed me, So why should l, With fearful, eye Extend the hand of sympathy?
 PAJ-T.A C0OL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
GOING OUT SOON

TOINT OUI SUUN You look depressed, Squire. Been to funeral?"
 You might say I've been sittin' up with tn remains" replied Squire With erbee.
 How is thatY
 I've been down to the post office ccndolin' with zeke Dawdle, our demo cratic postmaster. zeke says he ex- pects to be fired by wire"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
Harding Will Be
 Popular President

m RESIDENT WARREN G. HARD H ING begins his administration under favorable auspices. He enjoys the respect of both parties and has few enemies. He has shown a com- mendable desire to get down to work without delay and the overwhelming popular indorscment he received will enable him to carry out his policies with little opposition. It is safe to assume that there will be few quarrels to mar his administration and no friction with Congress, which is pre- pared to give him loyal support.
 Mir. Harding faces the difficult task of bringing the country back to pre-war conditions. He may not prove a brilliant or spectacular ex- ecutive, but the American people are confident that he will make a credit able showing and will serve them to the best of his ability.
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 Buy Wisely and Hasten
 the Return of Normalcy
 66ID RIcES went up a step at a
 G time, they can't come down the banister," is the way the Inter national Kiwanis club describes the business situation in America. It is an apt illustration and will cause the American people who started ''buy- ing strike" to consider that they may have gone to an extreme which is do- ing more harm than good.
 In full-page advertisements appear ing in 45O newspapers of the United States and Canada, under the aus pices of local Kiwanis clubs, an ap- peal is made to the American public to buy essentials and thus hasten a return to normalcy. Obviously, as these advertisements point out, when one individual refuses to buy com modities sold by someone else, the other person cannot buy anything himself. Business means an exchange of goods. When there is no move ment of this kind stagnation results, and in the long run it hurts every body.
 The Kiwanis clubs are not urging the American people to re-enter upon an era of extravagance. We have had too much of that sort of thing. But it is obviously the sensible course not to deny ourselves and our fami- lies what we actually need, under the impression that the longer we keep our money in our pockets, the lower prices will fall. They would fall, but with a crash that would bring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
HE WoULpNr BELIEvE Ir

How did this millionaire make his moneyr
 By being thrifty. honest and in- dustrious. You are not socialist, are your"
 NO. Why do you ask?"
 If you were a socialist, 1t would be a waste of time to tell you anybody ever got rich that way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
Co-operation and Cash
 Lead to Lower Prices

nrv OUNTY farm agents agree that
 NJ where the individual purchases fertilizer and gets it on credit, he is apt to pay . high price. He will certainly pay the full market price. Thers Is nothing wrong about that. The same results would attend any other form of purchase by the farmer or any one else in his individual ca