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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-18

there's a mother who thinks he's the greatest man on earth.
 The guy with the horn-rims Is Paul Pim. the artist Paul wears a Windsor tie, with non chalant knot just like Stanford White used to. He's the Harri= son Bud Howard Christy Fisher of Birmingham. Pim was just tell ing me he had sold two comic strips to newspaper syndtcates. I'm always runining things, though. He didn't even smile when I suggested he start strip called "Pimples."
 Women buying silyerware, It's all the style this year. How times do change. can remember a few years back. If an innocent husband had given friend wife silverware for a Christmas pres ent there'd have been a dent in 1t in Jiffy, due to sudden con- tact with his head. But silver ware is all the fad now, and Sheffield silver is going good, the jewellers tell me. Sheffield silver's popularity Is probably due. after all. to Henry Ford's proposition to take over Muscle Shoals. Speaking of gifts. that reminds me. Now, where Is that sample of pengee7 Got to go in here and get couple of yards of the stuff. Pongee handkerchiefs -are the fad this year. too. Can't find the sample. and don't re- member the color. Oh, well. I'll ask for pink ponsee and let it go at that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-18
MENNONITES IN ALABAMA
IS Cars Carry 1000 of Them to
 Heart of Lumber Belt

Yellow Pine, December 17-(Spe- cial.)-One thousand Mennonites, oc- cupying IS cars, arrived here this week from Regina. Sask. The colo nists brought cows. horses. sheep, household effects, vehicles and farm ing implements. and they are pre- pared to immediately start house. Keeping and preparation of the soil for next years crop. An advance guard had purchased lands and pro- vided temporary shelter.
 The Mennonite colony is situated in the heart of the Alabama lum- Der belt. where timber Is plentiful and the soil productive Vast stretches of unimproved acreage af- ford the colonists ample opportu- rity to gratify their expressed de- sire to engage in agricultural pur- suits in a sequestered section.
 Few of the number arriving had ever been so far south. it was stated, and the change from the frozen north to a mild and sunny cline brought many expressions of pleas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-18
TENNESSEE VALE T0> LEAD STATE N
 COTTON PRODUCTI0.

Montgomery December It.
 cial) )-The Tennessee valley s.ers of north Alabama will lead the stats in the production of cotton and cot ton seed during this crop year. lac cording to an estimate of acreage. yield. productions average price and total valu, of cotton and cotton seed made public late today by F. W. Glst, agricultural statistician of Alabama. MT Gist estimated the total acreage in cotton this year to be 2.352,0ooi total bales. 6S5.OOO. and total value. $50, 900. He also figured the TO- tai tonnage of cotton seed at s17,- 500, and total value s9.5Ss.ooO. or the total cotton acreage Tennessee valley Is credited with 300.0o0. It's estimated production was placed at lt4,000 bales and the value of the to- tai cotton production was placed st s11, 1928, ,000 Mr. Gist figured the to- tai tonnage Of cotton seed in the Ten nessee valley to be 72,O00, with value of s3,t07 ,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-18
TWO SHIPS TO CARRY
 BIRMINGHAM CARG0ES

Mobile, December 1.-Two steam ships arrived in Mobile today to car ry Birmingham products to foreign and Pacific coast ports. The steamer San Francisco of the Isthmian line arrived in the city to load steel rails and sulphate of ammonia for Kobe, Japan The steamer Mon Rio of the Munson line reached Mobile from New York to load cargo of cast iron pipe and cast iron pipe fittings for the Pacific coast. The two steamers will load full cargoes at this port and will proceed direct to their ports or des- tlnation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-18

Bobo, J. W. Igo, J. A. George, J. E Keith, F. o. Kibby all of Irondale.
 Precinct 22. Lewisburg-V. L. Self chairman; Dr. F. M. Payne, R. T Cowgirl. T. F churchwell, ". II Beck, all of Lewisburg, and D. Acuff, Birmingham. Precinct 23. Partridge Cross Roadi -J. ]. Attaway, Warrior, chairman w. R. Speakman, J. l.. Attaway, l. W Attaway and S. J. Cheel, all of War rior.
 Precinct 24, Meeks-T. J. Payne Bessemer, chairman: O. S. Bridges BesseAner; w. G. Bailey. Bessemer; J l c. Batson, Bessemer; N. M. Riley Bessemer, and T. l.. C. Knight, Besse. mer.
 Precinct 25, Union-Hartley T Brownell, care Wimberly Thomas Hardware company chairman; White E. Gibson, Watts building, Blrming ham, Rev. Charlie Stone. Birming. ham; c. c. Bearden. Birmingham; c W. Burgess, Birmingham; w. P. Ev. Eerett, Birmingham; George Bailey Birmingham, and Jacob Baumgart- ner Birmingham
 Precinct 26, Union Argo-Georg T Keith, chairman; Js/R- Massey, J. W Pilkington, Charles Youngman ant T. A. Hicklewright. all of Argo. Precinct 27, Toadvine-W. B. Payne Bessemer, chairman; George Vines T. D. Reeves, L. V. Vines, Newton Vines, J. J. Waldrop, all of Bessemer Precinct 2S, Sayre-J. P. Haygood J. W. Belcher, chairman; George Be- grams. A I. Mahaffy. A. H. Wood, W. Dunn, all of Sayre.
 Precinct 30, Bessie Mines-J. N Holt, Maben, chairman; J. W. liar kies, Maben; W. F. Ancell. Flat Top c. S. Jones, Flat Top; J. M. Brown Maben. and W. B. Donelson. Maben. Precinct 30, Porter--C. I. Whorton Porter, chairman; W. W. Woodruff Dan McDavitt, G. c. Nichols. J. w Collier, Willis Black. all of Porter.
 Precinct 31, Pumphouse-Jacl Wright, chairman.
 Precinct s4--A. W. Bell. chairman L. A. Christian, J. B. Gibson, Wood lawn; Dr. R. c. Hershey. J. B. An drews.
 Precinct s6-Blanton Higgins chairman. Gate City. Precinct 3S--J. W. Wheeler. chair man. Blossburg, and s. J. Downey.
 Precinct 39-W. E. Arnett, chair man, G. A GlOVer ana M. V. 1ounS Adamsvifle.
 Precinct 4O-Harley F. Gilmore chairman, Bessemer.
 Precinct Ar. B. Roy. chairman Shannon.
 Precinct 42-J. IT. Berry. chairman George c. Moore. R. H. Wharton. w E. Dickson, North Birmingham. Precinct 43--J. B. Vines. chairman
 Precinct 44--E. J. Reed, chairman Precinct 45, Ensley-Wiley Propst chairman; A R. Clark. c. c. Bur< Dr. J. W. Black. all of Ensley.
 Precinct 46. Avondale-D. C. Ball chairman. board of revenue Precinct 47-W. A. Obar, chairman Birmingham.
 Precinct 4S-R. H. Littleton, chair man; R. H. Matthews. T. W. Lawson z D. Hutte. B. L. Nicholson
 Precinct 4s. Lewis Crossing-Sam Lewis, chairman.
 Precinct 4s-I. V. Salter. Mulga. Precinct 30, Republication S Lloyd, chairman
 Precinct 51-J. W. Parsons, Besse- mer.
 Precinct 52. wylam-Dr. H. A. Ri. viere, chairman; Thomas R. Walker W. J. Syx.
 Precinct 5s-Dr. s. J. Daniels chairman.
 Precinct 54-c. T. Holton, chair man, Inglenook- -Boyles
 Precinct 55. Brighton-H. NJ Sharpe. L. c. Bernard. R. F. Donald
 Precinct 55, Woodlawn-W A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-18
COTTON nEING SOLD

Greenyille, December 17.-tSpecial) While cotton is bringing but between 16 and 17 cents on the local mart. considerable amount of the fleecy staple is being bought and sold in Greenville. Wagons loaded with cot ton are coming into Greenville from remote sections of Butler county and from all counties bordering on Butler in large numbers, which is evident that Greenville is an excellent market for cotton. One local buyer had bought during the past few weeks on the streets of Greenville over 250 bales of cotton raised outside of But Ter county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-18
EXAMINATIONS FOR
 P0STMASTERS SET

Washington, December 17.-(Spe- eial.) al.)-ExaminatIons for the selec- tion of postmasters for the following towns will be held January IA. the postoffice department announces to- day: Lannett. New Brockton, Pine apple. Robertsdale, Shelby and Slo- comb. The offices pay from $1,000 to s1,800. The examinations will be held in Athens, Dothan, Mobile, Opelika, Selma and Sylacauga
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-18
$500 HEALTH BONDS SOLD

Selma, December Especial )- Something like $500 is in hand from the sale of health bonds. undertaken last week by committees of business men under direction of Albert Meyer and pr. l.. J. Lee. head of the Dallas county health unit. This money will be augmented by funds being raised by the women from sale of Red Cross Christmas seals and will be used to fight tuberculosis in Dallas county. Several committees of men are stin to canvass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-18
TROY NORMAL RECEssEs

Troy, December 7.-(speoial.)- The State Normal school closed Fri day afternoon for the Christmas holi- days and will resume session on the second day of January. Most of the students left for home on the after noon and evening trains and many members of the faculty went away for their Christmas vacation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-18
MISS PoTTER HEARD

Montevallo. December IT. (Spe- c!aL)-The acme of dramatic art was reached when Miss Ethel Pris- ciiia Potter. Boston, read "A KISS for Cinderella" by J. M. Barrie. be- fore a large. admiringly enthusi- asiic audience at Alabama Techni- cal Institute and College for Wom- en. Friday evening. December Is. Miss Potter's wonderful enunciation and splendid mimicry are fortunate adjuncts to her interpretations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-18
WILL DEDICATE MITCHELL DAM ON
 COOSA TOMORROW
Large Party to Attend Exer- ciSeS-S8,oo0,0 Struc- ture to Be Completed By
 Spring of 1923

Several hundred representative citizens of northern. central and southern Alabama will attend dedica- tory exercises at Mitchell dam on the Coosa river near Verbena on the Louisville and Nashville railroad to- morrow.
 Birmingham delegation will leave here at s:3o o'clock via special trains on the Louisville and Nashville and the south Alabamians will leave Montgomery at s:SO in the morning. The Birmingham party will reach home on the\return trip at GAS in the evening.
 The Mitchell dam Is named for James Mitchell, first president of the Alabama Power company, and it's chief executive until his death sew eral months ago. The dam will be dedicated to his memory. A feature of the exercises will be the first pour ing of cement, marking the beginning of the final form assumption.
 Thomas M Martin, president, and other officials of the company will head the party.
 It is expected to complete the com shtruction work on Mitchell dam in the spring of 1923. About 100000 cubic yards of concrete will be used on the job. The power plant will con sist of four Westinghouse generators actuated by Allis- Chalmers water turbines capable of delivering 24.O00 horsepower each, making 96,000 horsepower at low stage and 10s, 1000 horsepower at flood stage.
 Dimensions of Dam
 The dam will be 1,115 feet long, 70 feet high and "A feet wide at the base About 5000 cars of material and machinery will be used in the construction work. The total cost of the development at Mitchell dam, to- gether with extensions of the service, will represent an investment of ap- proximately $S,00O.O00. Twelve hun dred miles of high tension wire will carry the current to over 50 towns and cities in the state.
 Open Up River
 Later 1t Is intended to construct. two other dams on the Coosa river When this is done and some channel work is done. the stream will be open the year around for navigation from Rome, Ga, to the gulf. a distance of $50 miles.
 The Mitchell dam Is about 15 miles below the dam at Lock 12, which gen. snales 120, 900 horsepower.
 The Alabama Power company has been for several years expendlng about s5,000,000 per annum In devel- opment and this schedule is forecast ed for several years to come
 People of Alabama have this year invested about $1,5O0,oo0 in T per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-18

preferred stock of the company.
 The company recently leased tho Muscle Shoals steam plant and is sup plying 90000 of horsepower there' part of it going to Georgia and Caro- lima cotton mills through transmits sion line connections.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
''Hang 'imI Hang limp
Cro BE CONTINUED
LINKS WITH HISTORIC PAST
interesting to Trace the Names of Streets and Lanes in City of
 Boston Today.

The names of the streets and lanes of Boston are closely linked with the historic past. Others there are which could be connected with Boston only, such as Fremont street. a corruption of 'TFi-mOuntaln.' by which name Boston was known to the early set tiers on account of the three high hills that serve as background to the pen insula. This replaced the name "Shawmut," given to 1t by the Indians. Mary Harrod NOrthend writes in the Century Magazine that the streets of this quaint city in the East were laid out by straying cattle.
 After the Revolution the names of many Boston streets were changed. Queen street became Court street, and King street the State street of today. School street took its name from a school that was erected there. Dark alleys, leading off the principal streets on every side, were named after path ways. usually depending on where they led to. Creek lane originally led to the old creek. It was in tavern days that this was the center of stage-coach life. The old custom house once stood on Flag alley. Corn court took its name from the fact that the corn mar ket was at one time situated there. Summer street was once know as "Sev- en Star Lane." It is now one of BOs- tons busiest streets.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18

place in the world for him just then. Hardly five seconds had passed since the last gasp of Louie Solomon. so fast does man think under such a stress. when the Pearlhunter threw the mask down by the body and turned to steal back up the hill.
 Up with 'emI'
 He whirled; stared; slowly raised his hands. It's one thing to face odds i; quite another to face certain death. Behind the three black muzzles poking out through the bushes glOwered the truculent, bearded faces of Louie Solo mons three rowers.
 Grim as the three Fates, they stalked toward him. Two of them kept him covered, while the third plucked the revolver from his pocket and dropped it into his own. After that he bent over the body of his master; touched his face; lifted a hand; laid it across his breast. He picked up the red mask and Snarled around at the others. The others grOwled; swOre; and the Pearl hunter fancied the revOlvers pointed at him a little straighter, little more vindictively. It was not the first time these three had faced the Red Mask. He had long been their particular nightmare. It was the first time they had seen him with his mask off, and with empty hands.
 The one kneeling by the body seemed to be the leader. He felt care fully inside the pocket where the pearl had been pinned; searched the other pockets; felt carefully over the cloth ing. He rose after the fruitless search and faced the Pearlhunter.
 Where iss it?"
 The Pearlhunter shook his head.
 With a snarled word of Yiddish, doubtless a curse. and a flourish of his clenched hand that came uncom- fortably close to the young mans
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
PIano Requlres FIne Tlmber.

There is no other industry for which a greater variety of fine timber is re- quired, and none in which the timber must be seasoned more carefully than pianO-building. The varieties include Canadian spruce, American oak and whitewOod, Honduras mahogany and best English beech. Sounding boards are made of Swiss pine, the "Ahies Excelsa," which Is nothing but the Christmas tree with which we are all so familiar. All this timber has to be seasoned in a special heating chamber, where it is subjected for days together to powerful draft Of dry air. It was not until more than half of the eighteenth century had passed that the piano becsrce pGp" lar
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
America May Be Europe's Granary Even
 With Our Population Doubled.
By GUSTAvE MILLER.

that look upon with equa develop great electrical plants which cannot do by
 because the increasingly serious coal suaton that will supply with niate The naes have the food duce
 Tie average comparative yield per bushels and the United States and Europe the subsequent reliable figures being avaabas follows WheatEuope 32 bushes Uni ted States 15 buhe oatsEurope 47 bushels United States 29 bushs baEurope 3S bushels; United States 25 bush Europe bushel United States bushe potatoesEuope 15S bushes United States 96 bushels
 And the reason? Here is In Belgium they AS pounds in Germany pounds this country pounds of fertilizer per a year.
 In the long ability compete with European nations will depend degree ability produce much food do That cannot be done without liberal n fer
 zer; and produce nitrate sufficient quantities must have great built greatly reduced connection with irrigation developments Then the Uni States might the ganay Europe when her population has than doubled.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
UP WITH 'EMI"

Synopsis.-Never having known his father. and living with his
 other on a houseboat on the Wabash river. Pearlhunter-the only name he has-learns from her A part of the story of her sad life He meets a young girl whom he mentally chrtstens the Wild Rose. She eludes him be- fore he can make her acQuaint- ance. A vacant cabin on the shore has attracted the attention of the ailing woman, and they move into it. Their first meal Is interrupted by the Man-in-the- Fancy-Vest. PearIhunter strikes him. Gunplay threateRs. The mother dramatically dvives the intruder away. She Sdys he is the "Other. Man." whom she has not seen for 20 years. They find a red mask dropped by the Other Man. That night Pearlhunter finds the Blue Moon. a great freshwater pearl His mother dies without revealing his fla ther's name. Pearlhunter and the Other Man meet in the village; a p,otOl fight is narrowly averted. ? sarIhunter believes him to be the Red Mask criminal Pearl hHnter rescues Wild Rose from tEA Other Man and meets Wild Man. her father. He is a man of culture, crazed from concussion O. the brain. the result of an at tack by someone wearing a red mask Nobody knows his iden-s uty: he Is known at the post of lce simply as Box 23. Pearl hunter proposes that he sell the Blue Moon and send for a sur seSh to operate. Wild Rose agrees. Pearlhunter sells the Blue Moon for 5000 to Louie Solo, mon.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18

the underbrush beyond the strip of open shore. and to the cabin, tapping. every few steps, the pocket where the pearl lay. He went straight to the spring.
 You should eat supper nit me, hnin'dt lt?" he said, the dripping gOurd poised in his hand.
 Sure. But Pm not much on that friend-of yours. think I'll leave be- fore he comes."
 The Penrlhunter had for some time been debating with himself whether or not to warn Solomon of the danger Ous character of the man that was com ing. The one consideration that kept him from speaking was the fact that he had no prOof-certain knowledge but no proof. He decided not to speak yet.
 You no like him?" The Jew laughed easily. hung the gOurd back on the stick and stood looking out over the landscape spreading away under the genial sunshine.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18

me to try it. Twas then in bed part of the time and my doctor said I would have to be operated on, but we decided to try the Vege table Compound and also used Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash. am dressmaker and am now able to go about my work and do my homework besides. You are welcome to use this letter as testimonial as am always glad to speak a word for your medicine. Mrs. w. Nj. STEPHENS, HOS N. Commerce St., Vernon, Texas.
 Dressmakers when overworked are prone to such ailments and should profit by Mrs. Stephens experience.
 Write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Go. (confidentiaD, Lynn, Mass, about your health. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18

ing world: by legislation managed by rules regulations and orders of commission appointed, created by congress.
 say contradiction there not member of that that could successfully department of that this legislation owned the bus they would think hiring such for that
 condition not going make investigations personally Wo will make them? Somebody than likely that conducted business extent all their lives Who going the orders and the rules and the atons Men who know nothing If going destroy it. let do it outright rather than bring about stranguaton that will take perhaps year to accomplish
 If license business the United States treat them all alike If the time when business be the by lot of clerks directed by mission here in Washington, let it apply all business.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18

easy practice allowed oneself improdent As St. Augustine sad Habits resisted become a necessity"
 But good habits become necessity bad and after made thrift practices only goes but brings eerncreasng reward of happiness and peace of mind
 The who starts this year with definite resolution ahead will find that before he far in 1921 these than be the
 will find himself living brighter world than before and place of the old pecer of debt continually hanging him. he will experience the splendid exhilaration of getting ahead
 this year, rich opportunities bring firm resolve to pull yourself of thrift Make portal the temple of
 your very step determined resolution to practice thrift
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18

face. the Jew began to search him 1: pockets; hems; waist-band; socks {; even his hatband. ears and hair. Of course the search again proved fruit less. The Jew drew his revolver. cooked it, and thrust 1t into the Pearl hunters face.
 "Where iss it?"
 The bearded lips were drawn so tense that the yellow teeth were bare. The Pearlhunter knew the yellow teeth meant exactly what they seemed to mean. Louie Solomon's three guardsmen had reputation along the Wabash. The reward for the Red Mask was the same whether dead or alive. Still, his death would not bring them any nearer finding the pearl. He pinned his hope there. and shook his head.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
EiftY.EiftY.

Wards latest collection in the dog line was young puppy which his ia ther compelled him to put in the barn for the night.
 It walled the whole night through and next morning Wards father said indignantly: Ward, you get rid of that pup. It howled all night and l did not get bit of sleep" With eyes full of indignation the little boy replied: "Well, papa. you got as much sleep as the pup did"
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
CatarrhaI Deafness Cannot Be Cured

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