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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
PICKENS TEACHERS
 TO MEET SATURDAY

Carrollton, November 9o,-Gspeeial) The first meeting of tho Pickens County High School Teachers asso- citation will be held in Reform next Saturday. the association meeting in the high school building at 10 o'clock. Prof. F. S. Ward. principal of the county high school, has announced an attractive and interesting program for the occasion and the assembly will be honored with an address from Prof. w. L. Spencer, state high school inspector, with headquarters in Mont gomery.
 The past year Pickens county ranked sixteenth in efficiency on ed ucational lines, according Go a state ment issued from the office of the state superintendent Of education, and with a view of raising the standard in efficiency this year an active in- terest is being manifested by every school of the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
INDICATED SMOKE
 DRIVES OUT CATARRH
pr. Blosser's Cigarettes Give Out a Healing and Sooth- ing Smoke-Vapor that Clears the Head, Nose and Throat.

pr. Blosser is the originator of . certain combination of medicinal herbs, flowers and berries to be smoked in pipe or ready prepared cigarette which Is meeting with un- usual success in catarrhal troubles: As the disease Is carried into the head, nose and throat with the air you breathe, so the antiseptic heal ing vapor of this remedy Is carried with the breath directly to the at- fected parts.
 This simple. practical method ap- plies the medicine where sprays douches, ointments. etc. cannot pos- sibly go. It's effect is soothing and healing and is entirely harmless. con- taining no. cubebs. tobacco or habit forming drugs. It may be used by women and children as well as men.
 If you suffer from catarrh, asthma. catarrhal deafness. or if subject to frequent colds, you should try this remedy. Satisfactory results guar anteed. Any well stocked drug store can supply pr. Blosser's Rem edy.
 A trial package containing eight cigarettes will be mailed to any sufferer for ten cents (coin or stamps} by The Blosser Co.,. 2S DL. Atlanta. Ga. to prove their beneficial and pleasant effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
cow CLIMBS STAIRS
Takes Four Men to Induce BOssy to
 Descend Steps

Selma. November 30.-(Special.)- Establishment of dairy in the apartments of Sim Watts, on the sec ond floor of the building on Wash ington street just back of Lex, was evidently the intention of a deter mined milch COW. which broke away from the negro leading her and dashed up the stairs to MT. Watts apartments.
 The stairs are steep. and so far as is known the COW had never climbed them before, but some instinct seemed to guide her safely to the very door of MT. Watts rooms, where shS stood lowing,
 But whatever the reason for the friendly Bossy's visit. she showed real determination to stay. once safe- ly at the top of the long flight of stairs, and it took four negroes more than an hour to induce her to ne- gotiate the downward trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
BURGESS BED-'
 TIME STORIES
A SUDDEN INTEREST IN PADDY's
 POND To quicken wit there's nothing quite The equal Of an appetite.
 -Old Mother Nature.
By THORNTON W. BURGESS

The voice of Honker the Goose carries far and there Is no voice like 1t. One who has once heard it will never mistake any other voice for it. When so far away that only the keenest eyes among the people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows could make out Honker and his flock as tiny specks against the sky Honker's voice had been heard and recognized
 over in the loneliest part of the Old Pasture a pair of sharp ears pricked up at the sound of that voice and old Man Coyote lifted his head to listen. Then got to his feet, Tor he had been taking nap on his doorstep, and, facing the north, he stood. like a statue. listening and watching. As the sound of that voice grew louder and clearer look of eagerness and longing and craftiness crept into his eyes.
 He saw those tiny specks grow larger and larger. He saw Honker and his flock turn and slant down toward the Green Forest and finally disappear in the trees. Then Old Man Coyote licked his lips, yawned. stretched, licked his lips again and sat down.
 "As sure as I am alive they are going to spend the night In the pond of Paddy the Beaver" he muttered. My. my, my. how good Goose would tastel I haven't been over to call oS Paddy the Beaver for long time. It will be moonlight to- ;rlr I 4,,a to be neighborly." Old Man Coyote grinned when he said this and licked his lips again.
 Other ears and quite as sharp as those of old Man Coyote had heard that voice as soon as he had. They were black ears and there were two pairs of them. They had listened eagerly and two sharp faces had turned to the north and watched those specks grow larger and larger and finally disappear behind the trees of the Green FoEest.
 T think. my dear, we have rather neglected Paddy the Beaver of late and that tonight will be good time to make him a call" said Reddy Fox.
 For once I quite agree with you" replied Mrs. Reddy Fox. Then they looked at each other and licked their lips.
 Not far away another pair of sharp earsshad been listening. They werel old ears. but they were quite as good as ever. They were the ears of old Granny Fox. "A Goose" murmured Granny. lis the finest eating I know of. and 1t is a long. long time since have tasted one. It will be a fine night to call on my old friend, Paddy the Beaver"
 In the Green Forest and not very far from Paddys pond another pair of ears had listened and twitched as they listened. A short stub of a tail had twitched. too. A hungry look had crept into . pair of savage eyes .n round face. Fowler the Bob Cat walked over to . tree and sharpened his claws.
 Those Geese will sleep in the pond of Paddy the Beaver tonight. I think 1t will be worth while to spend . little time over there." he Erowled Then he sharpened his claws again and his fierce eyes grew hungrier- looking than before
 And so it was that there was a
 sudden and great interest in the pon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
E'P0n" and "TO Let'

O MONO the recent offerings to A\ the literary world in fiction c = Knut Hamsum's "Panp CAL fred A. Knopf, publishers, New York city), and ITO Let" by John Gals worthy Charles scribner's Sons, publishers, New York city), stand out as delightful remembrances in a world of books.
 l have been tremendously interest," ed in Knut Hamsun since reading his wonderful story, The Growth of the Soil" with it's big primitive "can of the blood its bucolic, aboriginal en- vironment, and in reading Pan" 1 am reminded that they do not speak the truth who say that Pan" is dead.
 Pan" will never die as long as there are people living who can hear che. babbling of the brooks and the rustling of the leaves in the spring lme; so long as the little rivulets ripple through in their pearly course 70 the mountain ledges and the birds twitter and sing in the tree tops and al the world Is young.
 In the Nordland forest, of which Knut Hamsun writes in his pagan
 
 and the forces of civilization alone can gather together the threads and tie them up so tightly that his rule may be disputed.
 Pan" might easily be "subtitled," IS they say in the movies" "A Tale of the Forest" for it Is in the forest primeval that Lieut.. Thomas Claim writes of his summer time in the Nordiand country when he was just 2s and from his coming tower"- the little hut beside the confusion of rocks and reefs and islets by the sea, and the bluish mountain peaks this little shack in the forest" he tells the story.
 And 1t is the story, but not the se- quel, for that Is written by another unnamed" intensely antagonistic.
 The story, briefly outlined, is this:
 Lieutenant Claim, living as hunter in the forest, meets Edwarda, the daughter of Mack, chief trader in the small Nordland settlement of Sirilund. He supposes her to be about To or 16s though she is really 20, and faneies her as direct and simple and unsophisticated as he is himself. He falls in love with her, and she takes fancy 10 him. But the very completeness of his subjugation is
 
 him to one who is less simple more of a man of the world. There is another girl, Eva, with whom Claim consoles himself, or at least tries to console himself, for Edwarda's cava- Her treatment. And Eva, to whom he gives nothing, gives him everything Edwarda's caprice costs him the life of his best friend. the dog Aesop, who has been his faithful companion, but even that loss does not change the love for her he tries so hard to deny. This attempt at denial is the one trace of something like sophistry in very simple, very primitive char acter. Glahn is man of the woods; he shows himself utterly gauche, crude even in the simple society of the Nordland settlement. He is con- scious of his blunders. and suffers from them, and immediately com mits others. Only when he Is alone with his dog in the vast silence of the forests Is he quite et his ease. and at his best. Yet ne Is a hand some man, with "a beautiful smile" and eyes like an animal man wom- en adore, and one who Is quite with out moral restraint, or scruple or re- morse. That there Is anything in the least out of the way in his relations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01

This is an offer no reader of this paper who keeps chickens can afford to ignore. We will tell you why.
 Henry Trafford, Famous Poultry Ex- pert and Breeder, for nearly eighteen years Editor of Poultry Success" has developed a new and remarkable system of rearing, breeding and feeding chick ems for heavy egg production that seems certain to revolutionize the poultry in- dustry and give five eggs or more for every egg produced today. This plan or system is explained in MT. Trafford's 1000 Egg Hen" free copy of which will be sent to any person who keeps six hens or more.
 Poultry keepers following Mir. Traf- ford's directions, learn how to start young bullets laying early: make old hens moult quickly and resume heavy laying during entire winter season. Most any hen will lay in spring when eggs are cheap. Mir. Trafford tells how hens lay four to seven eggs week during coldest winter days when eggs sell at a dollar . dozen or more. His system shows how many breeders, with ordinary Rare. nay get 1000 eggs or more from nearly every hen in four to sir -ears' <me at net profit of s25.oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
Reception for Pastor

most beautiful as well as elab- crate reception Is being planned by the entire membership of the First Methodist church in compliment to their new minister the Rev. William H. Mansfield and his family who have just removed to this city from Shelf field
 The reception will be given on Fri day evening at the church at 730 o'clock, the object being to promote good fellowship and to give the mem bership an opportunity to become bet ter acquainted, and for the purpose of arousing enthusiasm so that the duties that lie before the church may be more readily handled.
 Every member of every organiza- tion of the church and every friend of the church are invited to be pres ent at this time. The members att tending will be met at the main en- trance by the entire official family of the church in the various organiza- tions who will assure them of being introduced to the new pastor and his family. as we'll as to the members and friends whom. they may not know.
 At o'clock the following program will be rendered: Opening prayer, w. E. Turnipseed; song. America" by congregations; welcome talks by J. B. Winning, chairman of the board of trustees; J. Nj. Sprague. chairman of the board of stewards; Mrs. s. s. Heide. president of the Woman's Mis- sionary society; Miss Layne Shit president of the Epworth league: M. H. Hughes. on behalf of the Sunday school; Rev. K. N. Matthews. presid- ing elder of the Bessemer district. Special music will be intermixed with these talks. At o'clock the clos irg talk will be made by the new pastor; to 10 o'clock social hour. Refreshments will be served in the basement of the church with the fol.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
SUPERINTENDENT ARRIVES
Aldridge In Selma To Take Charge
 of Orpkanage

Selma. November SO.-(speclall- F. L. Aldridge, newly elected superin- tendent of the Alabama Methodist or phanage, has arrived from Greenville, where he attended the session of the Methodist conference, as pastor of the Sylacauga Methodist church. Mrs. Aldridge also accompanied him.
 Up to this time MT. Aldridge has been a minister of the Methodist church, but he comes highly reeom- mended to the position of superin- tendent. He will assume hls new du- ties Friday or Saturday, at which time the retiring superintendent, Rev l.. T. Strout, and wife, who as sisted him as matron. will leave for Mobile to re-enter the active min. istry as pastor of Methodist churcs there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
 JUNIOR CHAMBER TO AID BOY SCOUTS

At meeting of the Boy Scout com mittee of the Juniof Chamber of Commerce yesterday half dozen members of the chamber offered their services as scout masters, and 20 names of prospective masters were handed in. The chamber is to fur nish at least a dozen.
 Effort Is to be made to arrange for schools of vocational guidance for the Boy Scouts, speakers of diff ferent callings delivering talks along their several lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
Curley Succeeds Cardinal Gibbons
 As An Archbishop
By Assoclntod Press

Baltimore. November SO.-A throng which overcrowded the cathedral and numbered many dignitaries of the church assembled this morning to witness the installation of Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, former bishop of St. Augustine, Fla, as archbishop of Baltimore, succeeding the late Cardinal Gibbons.
 The conferring of the Pallium, the crowning event of the elevation of the bishop to the achepiscopate, will take place in January next.
 Responding to addresses of welcome and fealty made in behalf of the clergy and laity, Archbishop Curley expressed appreciation of his recep- ton, reviewed the careers of hls pred eoessors, eulogizing Cardinal Gibbons as tho greatest of American prelates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
PLAN UNIQUE AFFAIR

Carrollton, November 30.-(SpecialD Members of the Woman's Missionary union of the Carrollton Baptist church are planning a unique affair to be held at the home of Mrs. George M. Collins next Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. The affair will be in the nature of "hen party" and each member of the organization and their invited friends will be expected to bring a hen or it's equivalent in cash, the fowls so donated being sold and the funds contributed for recovering the pastorium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
Ole Miss, whin EGGS is as HIGH PRICED as dey is now, hits aImos' CT COMPLEMENT ter call CT FelIah CT "BAD UNI Yassum.


 with Eva and Henriette and Maggie never seems to occur to him. He accepts these as he does the inci- dents of his forest lffe--quite simply, and as matter of course.
 Through his simplicity. this very absence of any sort of moral strug ble or of any save the most prim- tive kind of introspection. Knut Hamsun has contrived to enhance the lyric quality of his book. Much of it is a veritable song; q song in praise of the forests, of the long northern nights, of the sea in its calm and in its anger. If the wind veered round, the peaks Tn the dis tance would almost disappear, and there same storm, southwesterly gale; a play for me to stand and watch. All things in seething mist. Earth and sky mingled together, the sea flung up into fantastic dancing figures of men and horses and flut- tering banners on the air.'
 It is a strange and beautiful book, this "Pan." It is also a book which requires a good deal from the read CT, both Of sympathy with its mood, and of definite type of visualization.
 "A few more stars have come in the sky, and from now on the moon iOOhS llkG d SHd0oW ot SllNtT QlppeQ in gold. There is no cold-nothing, only cool stiffness and a flow of life in the woods;" and the brief idyl is at an end, the idyl which had begun with the coming of the spring. The loveliness of all these obscures the ugliness which Is the result of human frailty human pretense. The majesty of the forest clad northern mountains, the glory of the raging northern sea-these are the memories which remain with Us when we lay aside this latest translation from the work of the great Norwegian writer, knut Hamsun.
 'To Let" is Galsworthy novel pure and simple, and that spells "in- terest" plus.
 "To Let" gets it's title from the Forsyte family. of which MT. Gals worthy has written so graphically heretofore--the Forsytes, like many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
1000 Eggs
 In Every Hen
If You Keep Chickens Cut This Ou-Four to Seven Eggs Week per Hen Through Cold Winter Season. With Eggs Dollar Lozen, Means $500 Profit Per Hen in Next Six
 Months. Amazing Poultry Secrets Revealed By
 AMERICAS FOREMOST POULTRY EXPERT

There is big money to be made with chickens this winter by the man or wo- man who gets the eggs. The time to get the hens readynfor heavy winter lay ing is now. Mir Trafford's 1000 Egg Hen system tells, how and arrange ments have been made whereby any reader of this paper may receive one copy absolutely free by using the Cou- pon below. Send no money. but cut out the Coupon and mail it with your name and address to Henry Trafford, 253-E Court Bldg. Binghamton. N. Y. and the you by return mail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
T.C. l. CHORUS AT
 WOODLAND CHURCH

The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road company male chorus, consist ing of 40 voices, under the direction of stephen Allsop, will render a pro- gram at the Woodlawn Baptist church Sunday night beginning at 7:30. Mrs, Bonnie Sharpe will be the organist
 The following program will be rendered:
 Guide Me, o Thou Great Jehovah" D. Protheroe; Tn the Sweet By and By" $. r. Bennett; Deep River" H. T. Burleigh; "HalleluJah Chorus, Handel; Martyrs of the Arena Laurent de Rifle; Are You Going Home Tonight?' James McGronahan; Comrades in Arms" Adolphe Adam "A Perfect Day." Carrie Jacobs Bond. of Paddy the Beaver.
 The next story: Paddy Watches Instaad of Working"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
WHERE SHE WAs PARTIcuLAR

From the WeekIy London TeleGraph.
 Mother Socially inclined): My dear. I have picked out husband for you.
 Daughter: Very well, but tell you emphatically that when 1t comes to buying the wedding dress, I'll select the material myself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
HEALTH OFFICERS OF ALABAMA MEET
 HERE DEC. 12-17
Some of Most Eminent Med- lcal Men of Country Will Be Present and Read
 Papers
By FRED H. GoRMLEY
Bureau The Age-Herald.
 S2i-2 First National Bank Building

~~&-~ 1ust NutiOnal Dank BUuulng
 Montgomery November 30,-tSpe- eial.)-Announcement was made by the state health department today that the annual conference of county health officers of Alabama will be held at Birmingham. December 12 to IT, in conjunction with the graduate school of medicine of the University of Alabama
 Papers will be read by some of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
Personals

l. D. Davis is able to- be out after a recent severe illness at his home. 319 Fortieth avenue.
 F. w. Long has gone to Atlanta, where he will attend the convention of fee cream manufacturers which is in session in that city
 Mrs. F. A. Davis has returned to her home in Macon, Ga.. after a visit to Mrs. M. l.. Tubb at Shadyside.
 Mrs. F. J. Lange has gone to To- ledo. Ohio. having been called there by the death of her brother
 Miss Mildred Albert has returned to Tuscaloosa to resume her duties at the university after spending severa. days with her parents, MT. and Mrs. c. c. Albert on Avenue F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
Announcements

The chicken dinners which were to have been served by the ladies of the Ensiey Highlands Methodist church on Thursday has been postponed until next Thursday on account of asdeath of one of the members. All tickets formerly purchased will be good at this time.
 Mrs. Charles w. Lawrence will be hostess to the members of the Cos mos club Friday afternoon at her home, 2611 Nineteenth avenue.
 The Ensley Highlands Improve ment club will meet Thursday eve ming at 7:30 o'clock at the Ensley Highlands Presbyterian church. All members are requested to be present.
 The Shriners club of Ensley will meet Friday night at 7:30 o'clock at the Masonic temple, at which time an election of officers will be held. This meeting has been called by D. A. Echols president.
 The Thursday Study club will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fred Hammille. 2422 Brown avenue.
 The American Study club will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Stephens Hoage, at her home in the Wallace apartments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
Police Locate stIIi

An illicit still was captured yes terday morning about o'clock by Detectives Galloups and Winkiers, and Tyler and Cochrane, in the press ing shop operated by Henry King, negro, which is located on Fourth street near First avenue. Pratt Clty. In connection with the still. six ana one-half gallons of corn whisky was taken, while about 100 gallons or peer mash was destroyed. The still was made of copper and rigged out in modern style. Henry King, negro, was placed under arrest by the off, ficers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01

Ironing at home is easy-the maid wall do it-and on a pinch lots of lousekeepers hook up the electric ion and smooth out the clothes themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
Park Benefit Planned


 Extensive preparations are being made for the program to be given Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the the Pike Avenue Baptist church for the benefit of the Shadyside park and playground fund.
 A number of the most talented en- tertainers of the district have. volun- teered to assist at this time and the citizens of this community should make an effort to hear them on this occasion.
 The program will include songs and stories and also impersonations. It will be as follows: limitation, Negro Baptist Preacher" and ''Nabers' Guar tet," Overton; bird imitator, Mir. Greer; Tn Little Fun" MT. Max Mullen; violin solo, Miss Copeland; ; quartet tcolored people), Professor Woods; guitar and mandolin, Bailey and Denne Nabors quartet; slight of hand performance, Joe Boyd: read ings, Mrs. Mary Gillen: quartet, Pro- lessor Woods; quartet and negro song. Sam Slick and company.
 This affair promises to be most in- teresting and a capacity crowd is ex pected to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
MISS BERNEY CILLEN
Correspondent Messages may be Phoned to Ellis Jewelry Co.,, Ensley 367.

lowing committee in charge: Mrs. F.
 W. Place. Mrs. c. T. Smith, Mrs. Max Mellon, Mrs. G. R, Byrum. Mrs. s. C.. Lumpkin, Mrs George Boyd, Mrs. AL bert Day. Miss Effie Mae Powell. Miss Mary B. Gay, Miss Pearl Fair, Miss Gertrude Holmes, Mrs. Nader, Mrs. J. NJ. Sessions, Mrs. Keller, Mrs. May field, Leroy Claxton and W. w. Gar rett The decoration committee will be: J. K Benton, G. A. Faircloth, Sam Delaney, J. M Clark. L. l.. English, Mrs. J. E. Noojin, Mrs J Ellis Brown, Mrs. o. R. Berney. Mrs. Clyde Pippin, Mrs. M R. Johnson, Mrs. J. NJ. Don. aldson, Mrs. T. L. Barrett, Mrs. F. O.. Harris, Miss Laura Bryan, Mrs. Claude Eubank, and Mrs. Southerland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01

Monsieur and Madame Maurice de Wender and party of Paris. France, who are the guests of George Gordon Crawford, president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, were visitors at the Ensley steel plants yesterday.
 The party spent the morning in vis- iting the plants and at the noon hour dinner was served, the party later journeying to the by-product plants and the American Steel and Wire mills. Monsieur de Wepder is at the head of one of the largest corpora tions in Europe, which is located in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-01
When It Rains
The wosherwon1or, simply can't dry your clothes If she gets them lUoShed Rough Dry
 9 ssnts e ssass
-Starched, reody-to-iron

Better let the AMERICAN do the family wash this month, because besides being lot more convenient, the washing is perfectly clean.