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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22

COMMUNION WITH GOD
BY REV. MIDDLETON 5. BARNWELL

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There was time when men thought of God
as far away. He king who lived in
heaven, and from that distant throne ruled
the children of earth and the life of each
far-fung star He was the dispenser of gifts
often a reluctant one-who weighed his
bounty with infinite care, and gave where
and to whom He willed He was mighty to
overrule the best laid plans of men, and they
were wont to cry out from their weak help
lessness to His strength, craving His good
will, imploring those blessings which they
had set their human affections, asking those
favors which were His alone to give. This is
what men called prayer, and since God was
away somewhere beyond the stars, and His
will was unknown and the conditions on
which He bestowed His favors were hidden,
prayer was puzzling thing and most diff
fcult problem of faith. l say there was
time when men thought of God in this man
ner. There are many who so think of Him
now
But God is not somebody who lives somc-
where, nor does He look down with more
or less kindly indifference upon the problems
of life and men. God is living this life with
u.s. and we have the privilege of living this life
in Him. God is more than the object Of the
souls affection. He is part of the souls
very being, and prayer is the exercise of the
spirit of man by which the Divine within him
is set free. How often do you say in your
own family circle, 81 see the father in the
child" 1t is true in the things of the spirit.
Since we are Gods children, Gods nature,
Gods power is in US; woven into the warp
and wool of our souls, awaiting the develop
ment of our spiritual manhood that it NIGH.
come forth and work in and through for
our souls salvation and the helping and the
healing Of the world. Prayer is the practice
by which we approach the power of God which
is already and always given; it is the way
which leads. us into the love and life of God
Prayer to this distant, Indifferent God Is
an unreasonable thing for enemies are pray
ing for success against each other, and many
men pray for many things which mutually
irreconcable, but when prayer becomes what
God meant it to be-the increasing of the
God-life within US, it becomes reasonable and
a rational thing. We cease to try to set aside
the laws of the universe, but begin to try to
establish the laws of God within our own way
ward hearts. We cease to strive to have oui
wishes granted, and try to accomplish within
Gods wish for us. We mo longer seek to
change the will of Providence to suit our
wants, but strive to bring our wills into line
with Him. Thus, prayer is changed from a
material to spiritual institution, and as SUCH
il we are intelligent children of God, it mutt
be regarded and used
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
GETTING ON THE HAT

when Ringing Brothers-Barnum and
Bailey circus arrived in Birmingham it re-
minded me of the night / stayed up all night
watching them unload in little town in New
York state" said Walter Storey of the Rem
ington Typewriter company. while in camp
in New York state during the World war
our commanding officer ordered the men
down to watch the unloading of the circus
train in order to learn their system Of handling
the large circus ear, and the many animals.
The ground about the railroad tracks happened
to be very wet on this occasion and one of
the huge circus wagons sank in the mud. The
wagon master began to have horses hitchei
to it until he had 81, then of the men IN
my company suggested to him that he use
one of the elephants. The wagon master
said: Ringing Brothers never allow any or
their elephants to be used for hard labor
was later informed by a reliable person that
when the Ringing Brothers circus tour
ing Europe the German government had
detailed IL officers to follow the show and
learn their method of handling heavy cars,
and animals. The circus train arrived near
our camp about o'clock one morning and
began to unload. At 80 o'clock the same
morning every car had been placed and IN
readiness for the show. The marvellous way
they did their work and the organization they
carry with them was to me most remarkable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
SENATOR CONFER TO MRS. BARRETT

Mrs. E. w. Barrett, President, Age-Herald
Publishing Company.
Dear Mrs Barrett: Please allow me to thank
you for the kind expressions regarding Mr..
Frederick 1, Thompson and ourselves in our
recent joint purchase of your majority interest
in The Age-Herald.
At the same time, please allow me to con-
graduate you, not only on your management
of the paper since Mr.. Barretts DEATH but
also thank you for the evident preference
you gave US and the stated purpose of the
preference in our buying the paper. And to
the people at large, not only patrons, the city
Of Birmingham, and particularly the editors
Of the News and Post, for their expressions Of
good will and best wishes for the success of
the new management.
As has been stated, Mr.. Frederick l. Thomp
son, the owner of the Mobile Register and
the Mobile Item, and commissioner of the
United States shipping board, is our asso-
ciate and is to be editor and manager of the
paper. In associating ourselves with him in
securing this great trust, we felt sure that he
was fully competent, with the assistance of
the people of Birmingham, and of the state
at large to promote those things for all Of
us which are the very best for our every
interest.
We have received many expressions Of SYM
pathy and appreciation for success in this new
field into which we have gone, and we assure
not only our friends, but every citizen, that
we believe this is intensely cooperative
work, and must be cooperative success. 80
strong a believer am | in this that in the pur-
chase of our part of the paper my family
stands divided into three parts-I have Ohs-
third, Mr.. Donald Conner has one-third, and
all of my nine children, with their husbands
and families, have one-third. In other words,
we are trying to put into the civic life of Blr-
mingham, in associating with every best in
terest for the upbuding of the town, our
entire family and again thanking the people
for their kind expressions, we would be very
glad indeed, and appreciate it most highly,
if they would all do the same thing.
We would be glad to have the old story Of
the man with the bundle~of twigs, every citizen
and every interest one of the twigs in the
bundle, and thus made so strong thai it could
not be broken.
Assuring the News and the Post of
kndest feelings, that we fully agree with
them that there is room in Birmingham
for a big morning paper, and again thanking
the Barrett interests for their kind express
sions, and again assuring everybody that in
helping to introduce Mr.. Frederick I. Thomp-
son and family, not only as citizens but -
active co-workers for the upbuilding of this
section and our state, that we are they
will merit every confidence and every CO.
operation. Yours very truly,
B. B. CONFER.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
3,647 TAXPAYERS SETTLE

"Of the $4,000 taxpayers in jefferson
county, S,647 had paid up last night" said
James F. Hawkins, county tax collector. "Our
numerical system is meeting with splendld
success, even better than we had anticipated.
Not one of our customers who enters with
his card bearing the number of his account
and the amount of the taxes to be paid, is
ever delayed over five minutes in the transac-
ton. This indeed is a great time saver -
them as we'll as to ourselves. If we can urge
the people to come in now and pay their
taxes, it will be great benefit to our office
force, as well to themselves. We are max
ing every effort to serve the public in the
quickest way possible and avoid all errors,
and especially to avoid the heavy rush which
usually comes the last two weeks in Decem-
Der and the first two weeks in January. All
taxes become delinquent after December 81
and hope the taxpayers of jefferson county
will make an effort to avoid paying the pen
atty by coming in within the next two months"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
NEW MINUTE HAND

81 am certainly glad to see that new min
ute hand has been put on the face of the
clock in front of the Lynch Jewelry company
on Twentieth street." said L. L. Latahn. "For
a long while one side of the clock has been
minus the minute hand and it was very hard
to detect the exact time. The old clock
seems to have become an indispensable part
of that section of Twentieth street. and when
the minute hand broke away, and a great
number Of others, who systematically glance
at the clock while passing by, felt that some
thing was missing People seem to have got
ten into the habit of gancing up at the clock
for time, and when the minute hand was. lost
they were lost in looking for the time else
where"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22

In handing over $50,000,000 to Uncle Sam
Great Britain set an example that no other
nation in Europe seems eager to follow.
X
Uncle Sam prints better paper money than
many of the European countries, but that
isn't it's chief claim to distinction.
1t was stated some time ago that jazz was
on the wane, but tremendous amount Of
noise still issues from saxophones.
X X X
The creative faculty is wonderful thing.
whether it is applied to building a skyscraper
or pumpkin pie.
Charley Dawes doesn't care hang where
he smokes his pipe, and in other ways he's
informal.
X X
The cheese making industry in South Amer
lea is successful, but it could hardly be as pie
turesque as it is in Holland.
X
The wear and tear on Bonar Laws nervous
system has already begun.
n
Studying the Turk, Bulgaria wonders if
she can't "come back" too.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
pENcuE FEVER EPIDEMIC

IF the people of Birmingham are unduly
anxious about the number of cases of dengue
fever here, they should think about the city
of Shreveport, La which is reported to have
within it's limits over $4,000 cases of the
fever, and late reports from the health author
tiles there say that no let up in the number
of cases have been noticed" said Charles w.
McPhail head of the investigating bureau of
the United States department of justice, who
arrived in Birmingham yesterday after attend
ing the federal courts in Shreveport. "Prac
tically all of the city, county and federal Of
ficials and employees have been stricken with
the fever as well as the citizens and business
men. The city as whole seems to be in a
pitiable condition. All of those who have
experienced the results Of the malady can
appreciate the plight of the city administra-
ton, who find it somewhat difficult to attend
to their business duties. l think that Birming-
ham should be exceedingly thankful for the
small number Of cases here and not harbor
any unnecessary fears"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
COUNTING THE YEARS

Autumn days, autumn days,
How ones vagrant fancy strays
To the years when we were young
And life's sweetest songs were sung,
When the woodland knew our tread,
By pine needles carpeted.
Time, relentless, never stays
Life, too, has its autumn days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
A MOTOR PAsTIME

Should we complain
Of gentle rain
That falls upon the earth?
All, no. We should
Esteem it good
And realize its worth,
Though little lakes
And pools it makes
Where motorists pass by,
And as they dash
Contrive to splash
Pedestrians in the eye.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
PATS REMEDY
om the Boston Transcript.

from tHe bustUH Transcript
Irish wit rarely fails its possessor in an
emergency, Private Mcguire had been misbe-
having and was up before his commanding
officer charged with drunkenness.
Eight days in the guard house." said the
latter sternly.
But in writing the IS" on Pats defaulter
sheet the pen spluttered. Pat noticed this and
leaned forward.
"Thry if twill make 81 amy aisier sorr."
he suggested in a persuasive whisper
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
CAMPAIGNING

Are you prepared to go before your con-
stituents and talk about the tariff"
NO." replied Senator Snortsworthy, "but
l have eulogy on the American flag that's
a corker, and Pm prepared with 45 minutes
of sustained oratory to make my constituents
forget all about the tariff"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
QUITE SO

John said the young wife who wa.
strangely ignorant of slang terms, what n
meant by playing the ponies? +"
Betting on horse races, my DEAR
"And what is meant by 'butting around
among the filies'?"
THAT'S an entirely different sort of pas
time"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
ZERO mn INFORMATION

you've noticed the life guards at bathing
beaches?"
"po be sure"
"What do they do in wnter?'
Don't ask me. l don't even know what
baseball umpires do in winter"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
A LONG TRIP

Professor Diggs, what pleasure do you get
out of exca5atng buried eities?'
Merely the satisfaction Of scientist, SIR.
If I were a reformer it would be discourage
ing to find so many evidences that the human
race has been consistently travelling the road to
perdtion for thousands of years.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
OF COURSE

Reports to the contrary notwithstanding,
it is declared that the South Sea islands have
produced no pretty women"
"But one has been found"
"Where?'
Gust where you'd naturally expect to find
her-in the movies
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
WARM

"You said some glowing love letters were
read in this breach of promise suit?'
:" Glowing is the word. After the fair
plaintiffs lawyer had been reading about 10
minutes the judge ordered all the court room
windows opened"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22

With five political parties in England, an
Englishman ought to be able to pick out
band wagon to suit him.
X
More than half million Near East refugees
are prepared to tell the world that war is an
economic mistake
X
There are any number of subjects republi-
can spellbinders would rather discuss than
"Newberryism."
X "
If money talks it would be interesting to
know what Russian ruble says when it meets
a German mark
X h
In stepping down from the premiership
Lloyd George left forwarding address.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
GLIDING MAY BE POPULAR
OUTDOOR SPORT

new gliding record was established by
an English aviator yesterday, who remained
in the air with a passenger 40 minutes. He
used Fokker biplane.
Aviation authorities say motorless gliders
will never be of practical use. Maybe they
know what they are talking about, but the
ability to stay in the air nearly an hour
without any motive power must be regarded
as another proof Of mans ability to initiate
birds and, curiously enough, it is a reversion
to the earlier types Of flying machines.
Probably gliders will never be used in war
or commerce, but there is no reason why Gid
ing should not in time become compare
lively safe and inexpensive form of sport. 1t
ought to have more thrills than the ski
jumper experiences. He knew what it was to
fly long before the Wright brothers gave the
world the heavier-than-air machine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
INVENTORS WOES

: docs your wife leave you to your ows
devices?"
mo. The minute start to tinkering with
my homemade radio set she wants Inc -
take her to a movie"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
CAN'T TELL NOWADAYS

''Observe those two old gentlemen leaning
on their canes"
"Well?"
"They may be discussing politics."
"And they may be discussing glands"
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-28
IA VALECNEHO BESU."
ROMAN UCAsTNlKA VALkY.
Napsal Ladislav Hajek.
Napsal Ladislav Hajek.

no mnoho. Cost Sc dele Y Ce-
chach, neco velkeho, krasneho
tusili vsichni a byli jake chy-
cent ptaci, ba ami ne jake chy-
cent ptaci, jake schytane my
Sky, ktere "a nedlouho vypu-
sti opet pred hroznou kocku.
B6da mysim, kterym Sc nepo
dari uniknouti. Vidavali il i Cd
tud, hroznou kocku, p~atrivali
k nj oknem, iak caste "a Sera
dive blyskala ocima, slychava-
Ii il "a vecerd a noel bourit.
~ nevinn6, JIM, fialov6 mo
dfi, V dali rysovala Sc Zugna
Torta, ma ktere zatinaly "a
kopy. Pozorovali caste vecer,
jak "a nj vypalovany rakety,
pozorovali casio bIesky Nstre
LII z del a caste je yyruSilo ie-
iich hrmeni.
V noel mnohdy je probouzel
rachot propeleru n%epratel-
skych letcu, snazicich Sc "a
sahnouti ne~pratelske letce,
vznaseiici Sc nizko mad sire
chami. Neprijemny pocit po-
vzbuzoval noCnim tichu
hvizd letcu, davajicich 81 INA
meni.
Casio probuzen, usedal Jiri
S N6mcem ma luzku a naslou-
chali hrmotu propeleru.
Nemec 81 odlehcoval: "Eh, a
nj cloveka spati v noci nene-
chaji..."
A Jiri caste 81 myslival, kdyz
propeller bouril kdesi prav6
mad budovou: "Snad ted PRIZE
ii bomba, zasviSti, prorazi
strop a vsemu Dude konec."
CHM dele byli V kursu, tim
meme bylo casu.
Cd rama do noci byli zam6st
mani.
O cisaTov6 svatku byla Y
Tridentu velka slaynost. Hud-
by vyhravaly, slavnostni osvet
leni, = IA vsech okolnicf
horach z~azarily ohne a odlesl
reflektoru Vrhan k Tridentu
N6kolik dustoiniku zaSlo pt
cest6 mad Trident a pozoroVal
osv6tleni V mem a ma okolnicl
horach, k sluchu dolehala jim
hudba. Porucik Spacek zasep
tai do ucha Jiffho:
'Vsak ma pTesrok uz asi ne
budou tax vyhravat. Chtej
sy6tlem zaslepit nepritele. Ny
slim vsak, re Sc Jim to asi so
iva zdari.' Zasmai sc.
Dustojnici ucitele byli bezo
hledne PRISM. Snazili Sc svol
pfisnosti udrzeti Sc kursu. N
RADIO by Sc menilo hnlzdo III
vdtrem ia zakryt nekde v ia
kopech.
Ac sotva kdo 2 Mich Veril, C
vykladal, &C sotya kdo 2 nicf
samych w byl ~presvedcen
tom, re nepfitel Dude prece k
netn6 zdolan, "a dobre bydl,
prohaneli, iak nalezi, poslu
chaGe kursu, jakoby byli iIsti
re svou bezohIednou prisnost
utlumi Y nitrech ~posluchacu ia
kykoli iinI cit, nez jaky ma hi
ii Vlastenecky smyslejici, Ia
kousky dustolnik.
Nez tezko bylo Jim pfesVed
covati. VysmivaIi Sc ta.ine iicI
uii5t'ovani We vitezstvi jiz
N6mci.
Bylo COST velmi bolestneho
tom ie.iich ~vysmechu. Cost zol
faleho. Mnohy 2 Mich, jake sp'
lubvdlici Jiriho, byl zamlklyn
q n6kdy Sc Drece ozvala nadele
! DfKJJN
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-28

re Sc vse Ease obrati. JIM 2
Mich byli " upln6 resignovani.
Byli vsak mezi mimi i nebez-
pecni, kteri nenavid6li pro ne
uspech ma fronte, nyni, zjevne
jeSte 0 mnohem vice, nez dri-
We, vsecky Nenemce, radi draz
dill k projevum a zdalo Sc, re
Jim pusobi radost nucena zdr-
zenlivost t6chto, re Cekaji je-
nom Ma okamzik, ably Sc aspon
Ma Mich mohli vymstiti "a We
Skery neusp6chy, dolehajici ma
tuzby jeiich naroda, udanim
yyproyokovanych. Y drazdenl
byl mistrem mladicky hoch,
aktivni praporGik, sotva osmna
ctilety, neinteligentni, ktery
poslan IA frontu, pred nedav-
mem, 2 druheho rocniku kadet-
ky.
fpakraFovanfl
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-28


Ii JIM posluchaci kursu.
Y cele osade bylo mnoho vii,
opustenych Italy ma zacatku
valky. Byly nyni spustoseny.
Ia valky vystridalo Sc V Mich
mnoho vojska a du%stojniku.
Uprostred osady, tahnouci
Sc do vrchu, S nehoz osadou
protekala b~ystfina, We dvorci,
obklopenem velkym, angelic
kym, starym parkem, preby-
vala hezoucka, mlada Italka Sc
starou, stfibrovlasou damou.
Mlada italska krasavice stala
Sc brzy nedostiznym idealem
mnohych dustojniku, prave
tax, jake slicna dcera vinarni-
&c. Ia Sc rada bavivala S ces-
kymi dustojniky.
V duvernych chvilich "a We
cera vypravela jim, re ma je
rada jake Italy, nebot' Vi, re
nenavidi Rakousko prave tax,
Jake Italove. Zamilovala Sc Ia
valky do Cecha dustojnika, O
nemz poZd9ii Sc dOZyedela. re
padl. A cd t6 DOLBY mela rada
kazdeho Cecha. Jeji mily nau-
ell il nekolik ceskych vet, ma
ucil il hrati ma kytaru: "Kde
domov muj."
Opakovala rada naucene We
ty a "a veceru, z nenadani "a
brnkala ma kytaru ceskou ma
rodni hymnu. zamyslila Sc, ST.
zy il vytryskly.
Zivot V kursu:
Dustojnici, predstaveni, Cd
m6reni, komisni, PRISM. Byli
mezi mimi i diva Cesi, kteri vsak
slova ceskeho nepromluvili.
Rano 0 Seste iodine stala ia
navsi setnina voiska kursu X
disposici. VySlo Sc do skalnatt
no okoli. PosluchaGi kursu We.
leli iednotlivym oddilum, pod.
nikana voienska cviceni, wa
Jenna prepadeni. Neho slo 81
ma strelnici, jindy $ alpskym
provazy vySli do strmych skal
uGili SO LETT DO skalach q spl
hat.
Ia neprizniveho potasi q ot
poledne sedavali We Skole.
Pomalu tn cas- ubihal. Kraft
Ii 81 iei, iak Sc dalo.
Slovani a Rumuni iaksi br
w spolecne Sc s|pratelili. Mem
ci a Mad'ari u~tvorili ~vetSinol
zvlaStni krouzky.
Veter n6kteri hravall cast
karty.
Hraly Sc hazardni hry. Zvl;
Ste Mad'afi a diva Rumuni
t6chto hrach 81 libovali, avSal
nasel sc sp~oluhrac i z ceskycl
rad. Sluzne prohrano "a jedi
nou noe, jake penize, poslan6
domova.
Jiri sedaval veter obycejn'
donna. PoruGik, Nemec, kter,
S MIN bvdlil, mlady jest6 hoch
student, byl tich6, mirne pova
by, Nemcem vSak celou duSi
Nnoho i tn Sc vypravelo 0 ne
1sp6sich ia frontach, 0 tom
re az Sc to vSe dlouho neudrzl
o nespokojenosti We vojsku.
A zpravy ~ nesmirne boles
ne dotykaly Sc nemeckeho stu
denta. Byval vsecek zoufaly
nekdy sklesly, indy pevne du
veTujfcl, lie Sc vse Ease obrati
re Nemci zustanou nepTemozi
telnVmi. Casio Sc S MIN Jill
pfel; pomer mezi mimi zusta
vsak pres veskery protivy dru
ny. N6mec nikdy nikterak new.
uzil nepfatelsky caste al pr
lis odvazne kritiky Jiriho.
Casio chodival Jiri ma ma
yst6vu do svetnice sousedni,
Y niz bydlel porucik SpaceF
vzdy nekolik cesky citicich Or
hi. Sedavali "a soumraku. By
valy tn tame porady, iak b
bylo mono Sc "uleit', hovoTe
no 0 tom, .iak by bylo lie, a
Sc Pride ma frontu, neilep
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-16
Death AND FUNERAL NOTICES.

BECKLET. SARAH A.-Foruerlv Of rna,-
annapolis died Wednesday at the home
OF ner brother, Henry I. Beckley. SIS
Last Alll street, Danyille. Ind. age 81
years. Funeral services Friday at 2 D. m
a. Danville Baptist Church Friends in