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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
MISSIONARIES IN SOUTH SEAS
Drive on.n

From Rough Weather in the Paumo-
 tus, by Frederick OBrien. in Asia
 Magazine for October.
 MW the small motu, or islet.
 There, with water on three sides. was a hideous domicile of rough boards, raised 10 feet from the ground, on stilts. It was the house of Mapuhi. the chief told me, and there lived the "mitinare." It was fenced about, and here and there a banana plant or fig tree grew In a hole dug in the coral.
 There was noise in response to our knock, and the door opened. A strapping chap of 25 put out his hand ''Hellol~ Where are you from {" he said.
 of the Marara just now, and from the United States not long ago."
 Well, gee chrickety, I'm glad to see you! My names Westover. L. F.. Westover. of Logan, Utah. Come here. George! He's George L. De- lang of Koosharem. Utah. We're Mormon elders. Say, it's good to talk United Statesl"
 entered the living room and found a chair while the elders flooded me with questions. A dining room table and half dozen cheap chairs were all the furniture. On the walls were prints, curiously antagonistic to each other. Brigham Young sat in an armchair. holding a large walking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
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FIGHTING LINGO BOOKS

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
 Japanese statesmen have had one more irritation added to the discon- certing obstinacy displayed by China and the somewhat comprehensive programme of the approaching dis armament conference at Washington. The latest is a campaign by group of representative workers for peace, which strikes at the root of one of the supports of jingoism, militarism and war in that order-school text books. These representatives of Ja- pans cultural forces would critically examine all school books and throw away all that teach international prejudice and hatred by spreading ignorance in the guise of education.
 The little Prussian boy and girl never were taught the beauties or divinely appointed royalty. the ad- vantages of national methods of do- ing everything, including teaching little children, and the invincibility of the Hohenzollern army and navy better than the little boys and girls of Japan have been taught to swal- low similar teaching in their country. Although economic influences have | been put to. work these Japanese workers express the opinion that without the cultural influence none l of the other peace-making efforts can be expected to have permanent value.
 One thing is sure-so long as little children are trained as were the chil- dren of Germany and as are the chill dren of Japan, militarism and war making always will have a spark
 ready to ignite international fuses.
 Militarism will lose valuable ally when jingoistic school books are banished
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
DISILLUSION

Meta Fuller Keenes in The Forum. Why do you haunt me, ghost of yes-I
 terday?
 Think not need you. as I sit and
 play
 Upon the broken Tyre of heart and
 brain: do but wish to silence the refrain That heralded my once triumphant
 youth
 Whose dreams are dust; now win
 seek the truth Of ruthless facts; the cynic's colo
 reply
 That measures with an unrelent.ns
 eye. The eager impulse born of keen de.I Thus will l quench the inconslder at.
 fire The longing kindles in ones hea of hearts Ere from it's outworn home hts scu departs. To leave deserted all it bncc adorred1 Before death coveted what life naq
 scorned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
EARNED IT

T want to vote" said the motherly looking woman.
 Yes. madam. Are you a qualified voter?" asked the election official.
 T ought to be. I've raised seven children, wrestled with a cook stove for A years and supported a worth less husband"
 Madam. in my estimation you are entitled to vote twice"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27

everything else sold in retail stores can be bought on the instalment plan nowadays. Wearing apparel, washing machines, diamond rings, photographs, automobiles and count less other articles are sold that way and "a dollar down" has become a national slogan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 It's no trouble at all to find trouble.
 Any man who repeats half he hear talks too much,
 Blessings of poverty may look good to the millionaires.
 Poverty prevents a lot of people from getting the gout.
 When a woman pretends to be ig- ncrant she is playing deep game
 One secret of success Is the early discovery that you can't do every thing.
 Every man has a sense of duty but not every man has sense enough to utilize 1t.
 Be good and you will be happy as happy as you can be under the circumstances.
 The race isn't always to the swift. Sometimes it is to the wise men who knows how to work things.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
FRIENDLY ADVICE

well! wen@ exclaimed MT. TwoBble. T fell down the back stairs with the garbage can and didn't get scratch"
 I'm glad to hear you were not hurt" replied Mrs. Twobble. calmly. but don't you get the idea that be- cause you were able to do that once you are qualified to become motion picture comedian"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
< THEME FOR TEARS

4 THEME FOR TEARS A heavy-hearted citizen
 Who uttered loud complaints, Was asked the reason for such woe That allAhe future paints A purple hue. He thus replied, And dropped a scalding tear, The moths devoured a suit
 hoped
 Would last another year."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
COULDN'T HELP

Can I be of any assistanceT asked the sympathetic motorist of a man who was looking unutterable thoughtSat a disabled car.
 How is your vocabulary?
 I'm a minister, sir"
 Drive on."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27

LONGEST SHAI<ESPEARE PLAY From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Hamlet" is the longest of Shake speares plays, with S,sSo lines. and Comedy of Errors" the shortest. with 1,777 lines.
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volumes of free verse, for the plays of Strindberg and the "Genealogy of Morals" by Nietzsche. Many of them are too inexperienced to be aI- lowed to read at all, perhaps. They ought to be required to take a course Of looking at pictures first and then be given something harmless to read like La Fontaine's fables. Politics and sociology should be withheld from them unless served with the steadying influence of a pipe.
 
 iSLANDERING THE PRIMITIVE From the Chicago News. (
 Comment on the modern dance hasI) become somewhat tiresome and thel most monotonous note Is the contin- uous reference to the primitive. Those publicists who make a business of travelling from dance hall to dance hall uplifting nothing but their hands and eyes, have one stock comment on the recurring spectacle. The modern dance Is said to be "reversion to type" a revival of the primitive.
 
 Actual evidence seems to show that the primitive dance, whatever it's origin. generally involved a good deal Of skill and special aptitude. It Isl as often solo or choral as by couples. It frequently includes an elaborateI symbolism. The sexes very oftenl nave entirely separate dances. In fact. 1t Is most doubtful whetherl the Polynesians whom Freredickl OBrien so feelingly describes, thsi Melanesians, the Kafirs, the Cahokias mound builders. or the satyr dancersi of the small and early hours of Gre-E clan history would recognize any-l thing in the accepted Wilson avenuel mode as congenial to them or ia l miliar. The modern dance has been odroit,t simplified and commerciaIized to re l quire the least instruction and the. smallest accommodation for thsf greatest possible number Crban crowds have not the time to learnI dancing or the space for dignifisd tribal maneuvers.f Aborigines takel time enongh to get beyond the awk-I ward stage and have the great out- doors in which to display their ac- complishments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27

ACUTE CURIOSITY
 q can't account for Mrs. Gadders condition,"- said Dr. Pillars, with a puzzled air. "she is extremely ner- vous, yet there is no reason for it that can discover"
 "Just a word" said MT. Calder, as he drew the doctor aside. If you can find out the income of that new family next door and tell it to Mrs. Gadder she'll soon get well. They moved in six weeks ago and she's still baffled" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
TOO MUCH SCIENCE

From Leslie's.
 A Chicago judge recently recom- Amended inclusion of course in the Science of Matrimony in the public school curriculum of his city. Possibly the Chicago jurist Is right. It may be that intensive ap- plication in youth to such pertinent subjects as. for instnace, the psy- ct ology of the breakfast table, or tho theory of domestic strategy and the midnight alibi. or, applied domestic philosophy with especial reference to the mother -in-law, would result in higher average, per marriage. of connubial bliss.
 On the other hand, what about the danger of such a scheme? What of its effect on the marriage rate? It almost seems that the didactic re- duction of matrimonial conduct to .
 set of academic rules and precepts
 would destroy all taste for she enter- prise.
 If marriage, that ancient blssfal, ibreathiess, blindfold venture is turned into an exact science. what becomes of its enchantiGs uneer- tainty? Stripped of it's desscAa DIG mystery, defined, analysed pro- pounded, regulated and expousaeo sn the dull pages of the saAtbooe woat will remain of it's roma6stic Her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
Birmingham, September ae, 1921.
PRESERVING YAM POTATOES


 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Some of your readers may be in- terested in the result of an experi- ment in which yam potatoes were preserved 12 months with no ex- pensive outlay.
 Last fall yam potatoes were dug and spread out in a well ventilated shed about one week. A thick solu- ton of clay soil and water was made. SO when potatoes were inn mersed they were coated about one eighth or one-quarter of an inch with clay. After drying the pota- toes and on approach of cold weather. they were covered with old cloth or spreads. and now. after 12 months, the remnant of these pota- loes are sound and bright in color.
 All root crops might be preserved .a this way.
 F. w KIRKPATRICK.
 -icKinney. Tcx- September 2S f-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
GIFTED

Daughter" said MT. Grabcoin. that suitor of yours has a good looking sport car.''
 "Yes. father"
 But has he any other qualifica- tions for son-in-law?"
 "oh, yes. He can drive it 50 milesf 'an hour with one. hand and light cigarette with the other.'' ANOTHER PEST He returns borrowed books4" Yes" said the bibliophile. "but he's worse than the fellow who never returns a book"
 Flows that?"
 "He marks what he considers good passages that I've overlooked"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27

A MORNING PRAYER l When I shudder at the sin l And in human hearts, 0 thrill | me, Lord, with the sight of the | splcndOr which is also there waiting to seek and find 1t. Amen. M. S. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27

Poverty prevents a lot of people from getting the gout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
ANOTHER PEST
ACUTE CURIOSITY

"He marks what he considers good passages that I've overlooked"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27

When a woman pretends to be ig- norant she is playing deep game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
Visit to old Home

q have been planning for a num- Der of years to go back on a visit Demopolis." said Judge H. B. Ab.-- nethy. q have been away from the black belt for more than 20 years, but I have not forgotten that it was my home.
 Few sections of any country nave produced as good a stock of people as that section, and I often thlnk of the days 1 spent down there. nay get to go down this fall. but will do so at the earliest oppor- tunity."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27

Entered at the Birming ham. Ala, post office second-cla matter under act or Congress. March 5, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27

Stockholders In a rum ring can af- ford to laugh at the poor dupes who invested with Ponzi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27

Archaeologists claim to have found the bones of Boccaccio near Florence Boccaccio, as the class doubtless remembers, was writer whose most famous work was for merly found on the back shelves of book dealers, but has recently be - moved up to the front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27

Blessings of poverty may look good to the millionaires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27

From the Chicago News.
 It's no trouble at all to find trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27

From Rough Weather in the Paumo- tus, by Frederick O'Brien. in Asia Magazine for October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27

The soviet government of Russia has announced a new issue of 1.00O,- 900, 5,OoO,OOO and 1o,OOO.OO0 ruble bills. probably to meet the demand for small change
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20
MADAM WILL IT BE SAFE TO
 SHOW YOUR HUSBAND THIS STORY?
BY MARIAN HALE

This story is written to start an ar. gument.
 Any husband can argue about it witt his wife.
 Any father can argue about it witl any mother
 Any woman can argue about it witt ! any other woman. 1 The story itself proves nothing. Il can be stated in this simple club note:
 ORANGE, N. J.-Mrs Everett l Colby has declined the presidency Of the Woman's club. This deci-
 sion occasioned much surprise, as the off1ce is an honor covedet by most of the women of the Llew-
 ellyn Park smart set. Mrs. Colby decided she could not accept the office becauss she lad to devote
 her time to her five children The subject of the debate thus be- | comes: Children Versus Clubs.'' The first point is won by the affirmative, for Mrs. Colby's action speaks more positively than words
 But should a woman. just because she has children. give up club life which includes social, civic and public activities?
 Mrs. Colby takes the forum and says:
 Before a woman enters into club life, to the extent of accepting club re- responsibilities and club offices, her do- nestle responsibilities and her children should be behind her
 The cradle first the club and the community later.
 "A woman with children is entitled to enter club activities only at middle age. She might prepare for club life earlier by marrying earlier and having children earlier.
 Club life is the glory of the middle aged It should be their high moment before descending the hill.
 As little diversion on afternoon's amusement, a mother can find some relaxation at a club. But she hasn't much time for that sort of thing if she is to do her job as a mother properly.
 some women, I know, contend that their duties as wives and mothers needn't interfere in the least with club affairs-that they can attend to both. They say heir children are being cared for by doting relative, or an excellent goyerness, or a lovely nurse
 But as a mother I want my child to be my own. I think a mother can serve her community and her country best by doing the best job of mothering that can be done.
 Too many mothers children are not their own; they are the wards of paid keepers.
 like active women-cultured. edu- cated, interested in affairs; a real mother must be all of this.''
 Mrs. Colby, however, hasn't shirked when real work outside the home had
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20
THE NATIONAL
 HEALTH .SERVICE
By FREDERIc II uAskIN


 WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1e.- annual survey of the young men of the nation to determine their pbysica1 sEoholtion and what can be done to IL was suggested the other ay oy GeneraI Pershing in an address to some nigh school cadets here.
 General Pershing was thinking of his experience in the war. He reminded ms hearers that 60 per cent of the men caleo Tor service were physically un- It, ana he pointed out the pressing Heed Tor something to remedy this sit uation.
 The state of the national health as revealed by the draft seems to have been really the most sensational fact of the war. It has spurred congress To draft and hold hearings upon com spfenenslve measures for physical edu- scdtion- It seems to have made deep impression upon every thoughtful per son In the country. If about half of the young men which the United States produces are weak, sick, under sized, crippled or otherwise inefficient, what IS going to become of us as a nation? sNhat Is the use of producing goods if We can't produce men? What is a na- non except the people who compose it ? n half of those people aye needlessly aHnfit through undernourishment, igno- zlance and preventabIe disease. how much does our claim to national great ness and success really amount to? These seem to be the questions that Thoughtful Americans are asking them selves. They stand out all over the Noluminous hearings upon the Tess bill for physical education.
 This measure provides for a large appropriation to be divided among the states for use in promoting physical educatlon on the condition that each
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20

him as a child, and you have little
 chance of producing a useful man. Epidemic diseases such as malaria, hookworm and trachoma, which can be
 eliminated or greatly reduced, are another great factor, as was brought out by pr. Clark of the public health service.
 How much of this waste of human life is preventable? Probably a large
 part of it is theoretically preventable, but no one claims that physical edu- cation win accomplish any miracles
 It Is only one of many things that are needed. But it cannot fail to ac- complish much good if rightly carried out, the experts are agreed.
 What opposition there Is to the Fess measure seems to be based on the idea that the states should handle the ques- ton Of physical education for them selves. This is answered by Mir Caul- klns Of the National Physical Educa-
 ton Service with the statement that the states simply do not do it. The total appropriations of all the state legislatures. excepting New York, Tor physical education, is less than s2oO,- JUL There are now only $500 trained teachers of physical education in the whole country, where at least 45,000 are needed. MT Caulkins also criti- eized the way most of the schools handle the question of physical educa- tion. A disproportionate amount of money is spent training athletic teams, which advertise the schools. while the students not members of the teams get no exercise except yelling. Physical education in the typical American school or university consists, he says, of a highly paid coach who devotes all of his time to the handful of men on, the team, of a gymnasium, and grandstand. The grandstand is the only part of the equipment used by all the students
 Finally, 1t might be pointed out that the method of cooperation between state and federal government proposed
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five million men fit to carry 2

forward five million men fit to carry a gun.
 Most interesting are the reasons which various experts assigned for the low physical standard. of manhood pre- vai1fng in this country Americans nave always thought of themselves as a healthy race. and this as a healthy country to live in. Now they face the unacceptable fact that this nation is probably not more than 50 per cent as healthy as it might be. To what fac tors in the nationa life is this due?
 Dr. Raycroft assigns two principal ones. He calls them urbanization and industry. By urbanization he means the crowding of people into cities. He declares that. in spite of allegations to the contrary, the recruits from rural districts showed a higher physical average than those from the cities. Undoubtedly the great army of poorly paid office workers, who lead seden- tary lives and get almost no adequate recreation is one big factor in the low average of health. Dr. Raycroft also seems to believe that many of the workers in our great industries are doomed by their occupations to ill health. He further believes that we are admitting great numbers of weak immigrants who are lowering the na- tional average of physical fitness.
 Not Enough to Eat
 The fact is only hinted at in the hearings, but it is well to know that malnutrition was a great factor in the low average of health among the drafted men. The fact must be faced that great many people in the United States do not get enough to eat and so have no chance to be healthy. Many recruits gained greatly in weight and strength as soon as Uncle Sam began to feed them. This is what gives it's great value to the movement for feed ing school children. If the child gets plenty to eat in his growing years, he stands a<better chance to make a good living when he has grown up. Starve
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state must itself appropriate as much as 1t receives from the federal govern ment-
 What Can Be Done?
 Many of the leading educators and physicians of the country appeared be- fore the committee on education in connection with this bill. They agreed unanimously that the draft had re- vealed an alarming condition of the public health, and that nothing could be more important than to do what ever can be done to remedy this con dition.
 Tt does not make any difference how much waterpower we have, or how many great projects there may be at any time" said Dr. Joseph F. Itaycroft of Princeton. the real wealth of the nation is the health and efficiency of its people. Nothing else matters to the same extent"
 Dr. Raycroft reminded the committee that not only did the draft boards find it necessary to reject abou. 30 per cent Of the mer as physically unfit, but that from 40 to so per cent of those ac- cepted in the various drafts were found unfit alter they were in the army and had to be sent to hospitals or to de- velopHient battalions. Th,s certainly leaves the number of really sound men in the country painfully small. pr. Raycroft admits that the examinations were hasty and not always effic' ent but he thinks they undoubtedly erred as much one way as the other. He points out that the physical standard was lowered five different times in the effort to get enough men. In this way four million men were raised. Shortly before the armistice, when 1t looked as though a fifth million would be needed, he said it was a serious question whether another million men fit to fight could be found in America In other words, a nation Of more than a hundred million people could not put
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20

Tn order to relieve the congested state or the wool market, which is Gauslng great deal of unemployment, British interests are foruinp- 1vha+ .,.;,, De known as the British woolen trades Exchange corporation, The corporation will cooperate with inc government and will work in conirnc- ton with produce and raw material concerns to extend credit facilities and .o erect an increase in the interchange Of manufactured goods.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20

novel warning sign has been erect ed at railroad crossing in San A
 tonio consisting of a platform eight rect above the ground. upon which ;s placed wrecked automobile which figured in a fatal accident on that
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20

Ninety seven thousand Michiran farmers have joined the State Farm bureau. Delegates from all but seven of the states counties attended tha second annual meeting held recent,,r
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| by the Fess bill has been used many
 times before and has always proved satisfactory. The principle of it has
 long since been accepted.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20

The Southern Railway recently de clined to join other railroads in rnak- ing contracts with the American Rail- way Express company
Arizona republican., 1921-03-20

road some time ago and which re- suited in the death of two occupants or the car A sign under the platform bears the words, Did the Driver of This Stop, Look, ListenZ"
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to be done. It was her mothers inter est that made her accept the chairman ship of the Hoover relief organization. And she is first to help mothers who
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need help. But IS she right or wrong when she con-
 tends children and clubs are of spanless spheres?
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state must itself appropriate as much as it receives from the federal govern ment.