The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-31


 makes them great. It is the use of the knowledge that has come to them
 The man who wrote the above probably had no thought at that mos ment of writing something to be queted in years to come. or of lay ing down any special rule for people to govern their lives by. He merely wrote great truth because he knew lit to be the truth. because he felt 1t his duty to write It.
 When people read about someone they like to feel that the information they are receiving is genuine. that they are being allowed glimpse for the time being into the real life of the person under discussion. Nothing could be said which would come nearer giving a word picture of John R. Hornady than the quo tation which begins this column. It is the opening sentence in an edi- tcrial, ITO Know and Not To Do," which Is the first one In book en- titled, "The Editorials of J. R. H."
 In running back through the years, scratching a glimpse of John R. Hor- EdO9 CdTGSI HSItg aHOlutA phN there. it seems that that one thought must have always been with him. Tt is the use of the knowledge"
 No one can read Mir. Hornady's 8 book. The Book of Birmingham" published by Dodd, Mead X Co.,, Inc, of New York, without realizing that Mir. Hornady has accumulated much knowledge, and better than that, is making use of it.
 There are histories and histories. Sc me contain about the same amount of life as there Is in a sun bleached skell by the seashore. There are others bristling with color but with scant regard for accuracy.
 In "The Book of Birmingham, ' John R. Hornady has incorporated not only absolute facts, but he has presented those facts in a truly hu- man manner. The people one meets on it's pages are real people, the events recorded as interesting, inter esting because they are not only true, man who knows how to make people see things as he sees them.
 "The Book of Birmingham" is q volume which should be in every home, whether one be a citizen Of Birmingham, of elsewhere. Because 1t is story of magic city, a city where men have accomplished things because of the use of the knowledge"
 Mir. Hornady started The Book of Birmingham" early in 1921. From the beginning he labored over 1t in order not only to have 1t correct to have 1t interesting, but that it might be ready, for Birmingham's semi centennial celebration.
 And because he Is John R. Hor- nady, because he put real effort into the compilation of this work, 1t was ready at the appointed time. MT. Hornady says, People have been kind enough to say they like | 1t" They have not been kind enough to say that; they have merely been truthful. They have expressed their real opinions, have said exactly what they think of the book, that 1t Is truly a great work. And Birming- ham Is proud of this book, proud or 1 its citizen, John R. Hornady, who wrote it.
 'The Book of Birmingham" is MT. Hornady's second book. His hrst' "The Editorials of J. R. H. Is a compilation of his page editorials which were first published as news paper editorials. These were so pop ular and so widely copied that MT Hornady was persuaded to put them | in book form.
 That the book Is popular is evil denced by the fact that there Is hard 1 lv n library that does not contain It.