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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
LIVING 100 YEARS
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
 John Smith, Ga-nah- -gewn-wonce, who died at Cass Lake, Minn., Tuesday, was called 137 years old but the date of his birth could only be ap- proximated. From his memory of long, past events nthe history of the Chippewas, the Indian bureau rated him the oldest person in the world.
 Scientists are reluctant to credit reports of unusual age attained by people of fiwhose birth dates no legal proof is found. They do not go as far as some laymen have done in denying the possibility of centenariansm. Chevreul, the famous French chemist, dying in 1889 at an age of 102 years, set that doubt at rest for ever.
 The classic case of reported centenarianism is that of "old Parr," the Shropshire peasant who in boyish exuberance remarried at the sup posed age of 122 and lived 30 years longer. The date of Paris death is known; an autopsy dis closed his organs in good condition His birth is less certain, but he no doubt long past 100 years when he died.
 Many cases of supposed centenarianism, per haps most such cases, are dubious. There used to be many old negroes about who ''had seed Mas'r Washington" 100 years earlier. Prob ably they believed it, as George " of England believed he had been at Waterloo. But where such proof of the date of birth as is accepted in a court of law can be offered, living 100 years may be as well established an any other fact.
 The age of animals varies roughly with their bulk. Monkeys&who are most like man, live
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
APPRECIATE Co.oPERArIoN

Splendid work is being done by the various women's clubs of the city in inspecting the nov ing pictures and making reports to me-" said Mrs. H. H. Snell city amusement inspector.
 "The Studosis club last week made the best report of any of these organizations the com mittee having visited five theatres and reported pictures shown at them good.
 q also want to say right here that enjoy good joke, even if it is on myself, and suppose the people at the Lyric the other afternoon did enjoy the comedians attempt to flrt with me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
VALENTINE MEMORIES

"Roses red and violets blue, Sugars sweet and so are you" Those tn words, long, long ago, Sent to Maud and Bess and Flo, Lily, Grace and Emmaline, On a smudgy valentine.
 Well, we're getting on in life, Everyone, mayhap, s a wife, Maybe one or two are dead Let a gentle tear be shed. Crude the verse, and yet, how true Roses red and violets blue, Sugars sweet and so are you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
THE END OF THE PLAY

By William Makepeace Thackeray. The play is done-the curtain drops. Slow falling to the prompters bell; A moment yet the actor stops And looks around, to say farewell. It is an irksome word and task; And when he's laugh'd and said his say, He shows, as he removes the mask, face that's anything but gay.
  Good night !-Id say the griefs, the joys, Just hinted in this mimic page, The triumphs and defeats of boys. Are but repeated in our age; I'd say your woes were not less keen, Your hopes more vain, than those of men, Your pranks or pleasures of fifteen At forty-five played OCT again.
  I'd say we suffer and we strive Not less nor more as men than boys, With grizzled boards at forty-five, As erst at twelve in corduroys. And if, in time of sacred youth, We learn'd at home to love and pray, Pray heaven that early love and truth May never wholly pass away.
  And in the world as in the school, I'd say how fate may change and shift, The prize be sometimes with the fool, The race not always to the swift; The strong may yield, the good may fall, The great man be vulgar clown, The knave be lifted over all,
 The kind cast pitilessly down.
  Come wealth or want, come good or ill, |. Let young and old accept their part, And bow before the awful will,
 And bear it with an honest heart. Who misses or who wins the prize Go, lose or conquer as you car; But if you fail, or if you rise, Be each, pray God, gentleman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
ADRIFT. WITH THE TIMES
LUST A MOMENT, PLEASE

The gentle art of salesmanship I cannot but admire; Strange visitors call every day And do not seem to tire Of dwelling on the merits of Oil stock,
 Knitted ties,
 Life insurance, Silk socks,
 Motor cars,
 Town lots, And fifty-seven other things can't afford to buy. They have a pleasant manner, an Ingratiating smile, They never do run out of breath, Discoursing all the while They're calling my attention to Chewing gum,
 Candy,
 Book sets,
 War maps,
 Monographs,
 Pianos, And now and then bootleggers call Who wink wicked eye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
NEEDS OF ALABAMA

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 l am writing to express to you the thanks of the Auburn men in this community for the items shown in your columns in behalf of the Greater Auburn semi-centennial campaign.
 It is certainly high time for the people of Alabama to wake up to the needs of this insti- tuition, and nothing will help more than the sup port of our newspapers. Sincerely,
 WALKER REYNOLDS. Anniston, February 10, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12

from to 30 years, according to size. The United States life tables giv the expectation human life at age 99-1oo at 1.95 years. With modern methods of fighting and preventing dis ease and the diffusion of hygienic knowledge there is no reason why in population of more than 1Oo,O0o,oOo people instances of people liy- ing past 100 years need not be fairly numerous.
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 According to statement issued by the treas ury department, everybody in the United States was SS poorer at the end of January than al. the beginning of the month. Some of our worthy citizens who didn't have $3 January 1 are still in that predicament.
 
 democratic member of the House appro- priations committee has introduced resolution respectfully asking President Harding to in- form the House what savings have been effected by the budget system. He can't fool us. That's sarcasm.
 It is said to be a difficult matter to gain ad- mittance to a French home. However, the av- craze visitor in France is satisfied with the restaurants and cabarets where admittance is easy.
 MT. Edison will have to watch his step if he wants to maintain his reputation for industry On his seventy-fifth birthday he got to work 19 miutes late.
 The revival of old plays has not been gen erally successful. Maybe they are not as good as the original first nighters," thought hey were.
 It none or our DuSlneSS, but Princess Mary is going to get more wedding presents than she'll know what to do with. Some Americans old-fashioned enough to believe that the railroads won't run if the gov ernment takes their halters off.
 * x # If Wilbur Voliva believes the heavenly planets are suspended from the sky, how does he account for comets?
 In one respect, at any rate, Hugo Shines is remarkable man. He owns more newspapers than MT. Hearst.
 The two governments in China apparently devote most of their time to making faces at each other.
 While Shantung has ceased to be tbone Of, contention" let us not rejoice prematureIy. There other bones.
 
 number of former $10-a-day men may be heard making caustic remarks in the bread lines.
 In view of recent developments, Fatty Ar buckle may feel that he is winter than snow.
 x < x Later advices indicate that Hollywood will not be moved to less salubrious climate.
 x # contemporary speaks of "Mr. Bryan at his best" Talking?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12

turer and damn everybody who ventures to criticise him.
 The Age-Herald will support Mir Ford's offer, as it has done heretofore, and intends to print the news without fear or favor, regardless of yawps from the hnterland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
HE HAS THE CAPACITY

From the New Orleans Timcs-Picayune.
 President Harding wants "man of capac- ity" for the postmastership. Whats the mat ter with William Lee of New York who, among other things, ate 12-pound turkey, 5S oysters, 12, eggs and three loaves of bread?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
A RASH PROMISE

"Mr. Calder looks dazed."
 "And no wonder
 "Eh?"
 Mrs. Calder announced that if she had any more trouble with servants she would go into the kitchen and do the work herself. It's GUS tomary for man to look dazed when he can't believe his ears."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
CHICKEN FEED"

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Convicts in Sing Sing have stung the state of New York for more than $20000, getting the money on false orders and forged checks Only the pikers, get into the penitentiary up that way, it would seem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
Isjd3ouee-
MILD sTIMULANT

They can't be so wild and wicked, after all D "Who can't?"
 '3The flappers. just overheard one ex- hausted creature remark to another that she thought an ice cream soda would buck her up D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
AIDS TO THE BOX OFFICE

"Do you find Shakespeare profitable?"
 ''Yes," said the eminent tragedian. "We Shakespearan actors have great advantage over other members of our profession. School teachers never urge their classes to see a musi- cal comedy or sex play for its educational value"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
PAssINC AWAY GRADUALLY

'eYou said you couldn't live without me-" 'I meant it."
 ''That was six years ago." Would you hurry even a despised creature So his tomb?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
FRIEND,WIFE

Whenever you see a celebrity you can usually find someone basking in his reflected glory who claims to have made him.
 "Yes," said MT. Grumpson, land 90 per cent of the time she bears his name."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
MERELY PUNCTUATION

''This seems to be joke" said the editor "but can't figure it out" N'Did you look in the last line for the point?" "Yes, but the only point see is a period.'
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12

will be smaller loss incident to the defective flue and chimney in the next five years because more attention is paid to their constructions
 The inflammable roof is fast disappearing There are many kinds of non-inflammable roof ing to be had at all sorts of prices
 It is notable that electricity caused fire damage of $1,O67OoO in the five years. This points to much carelessness in insulating cleo tric wires. There also improvement may be expected with the proper enforcement of mu- nicipal inspection laws.
 That the fireworks age has passed is shown by loss of only s9,OOO from that cause in the last five years. Fireworks in their heyday caused a much greater property loss, not to mention deaths and injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
When rich villains have need of poor onss poor ones may make what price they will.
 Much Ado About Nothing.
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A MORNING PRAYER

For strength, O Lord, to fight the battle, for faith to persevere; for penitenee when I have failed; for these pray. They may not bring home in triumph, but they will bring me home. Amen.-M. s. B.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16
SIMPLE HOME REMEDY
STOPS CRAMPS QUICK


Mrs. Gene Case who has created such
4 sensation among women with "'r
Health Talks in Washington. -. G..
and other cities stated. that thousands
OF her sex nncdlcsSly suffer every month
with pains and cramps ~ MenstruIt:On
time.
She has been called the "M:Cac|"
Woman by many women ard girls 81
has helped to better health with her
.alks ard harmless home remedies am"
her fame has spread Unt!l every m,l
brings numbers Of letters from suffer-
ing women uuable TO attend her dem
oustra,ions In ord"r TO reach those
remote places Mr.. case has consented
10 give 4 series OF talks. in this and
nther papers. Doing a woman herself
md mother too. she truly understands
and can sympaihizc with those az her
Sex who suffer. with the many Ills OF
which women fall hc-.
Mrs. Case says. "ThoUsands or
girls studiously keep up TO date on
dances. fashions. cosmetics. man'"u""s.
etc. 10 enhance their appearance hut
seem 10 know absolutely nothing about
rCraiuing or retaining health their most
valuable asset. Mothers are often just
ns ignorant and as result many thou
sands OF girls and -nmen too. 60
through torture and agony each month
with Menstrual pains and look haEcard
old and bad for days each time. n
necessarily long and acute pains and
cramps are due In nearly every cas-"
20 unnatural tlEhtrn'nG or contraction
Of the internal muscle which form the
walls Of Ovary. NaC' B." Etcraus. ct"
To relax these muscles - as simple ~
can he and can be done IN very few
minutes with harmless powder yon
can take IN capsules with swallow q;
water ut anytime or anywhere without
rho aid or knowledge "E anyone. hnH"
rrovcn u In thousands OF cases. vet
there are girls who refuse 10 even hint
of such troubles TO their physician rr
oven ask their druggist and therefore
hoye never known that such simple
remedy existed until I told them that
they could get bottle or grain
Adams Wonder Capsules at the drug
store and by taking three doses when
flow and pains start get completely ria
OF ever sign OF pain. cr2mp ana misery
IN iust n few minutes or druggist W"uiH
refund the money. Results are quick
No long weary treatment and the guar.
antce on the package proves 'heF WI"
do tho work or cost nothlhH' Inc!
ore absolutely harmless or course ana
sincerely hope no up-to-date girl VIII
ever be foolish enough to worry through
such pains again. without trying 'heS'
Capsules.
I'm articles 70 follow shall talk I"
Thin. WAX glrls--to nervous women
and about numerous other aches pains
champs. etc"
WE SELL. AND RECOMMEND ALL
THE VARIOUS REMEDIES ENpokS-
ED RY MRS. CASE AND GLNbLf
Fill. MAI. ORDERS. {. IL "EIh.SI
cut RATE. 1l25 MARKET ST. Wheel
ing ". Va CAdVD
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16
State House
Happenings

Special Dispatch to The IntelligenCer;
Charleston, ". Va. June l9.--Prop'
erty values in Pocahontas county have
been increased 44.6 per cent, or BY
sS,216.4o5, according 10 reports re-
ceiyed Yesterday by Walter S. Hal
Ianan. state tax commissioner. from
Assessor George A. c. Auldridge, OF
Marlinton.
The 1922 valuation in Greenbank
district. including the town Of Cass
and Durbin. Is S2.S26.19O, as compared
with $2.032,215, an increase Of $780,
975.
The increase in the city OF Marlin
ton was S2I3,140. the figures being
$957.o77 for 1922 and s6S4.135. 1921.
In Edray district the valuation this
year is $3,099 $50. in 1921. e.0OS.9I5. an
Increase OF S1.091 ,005.
Huntersville district had an Increase
Of $39S,S25. the valuation in 1922 being
s1.3T9.995.. and in 1921. 9Sl,l7o.
Figures for Little Levels district. IN
Guiding the municipality OF Hillsboro.
are: 1922. s2.164.135. and 1921, S1,lOi.
675. an increase Of S659,460.
Totals-1922, sl0.427,5I5: 1921, 81
211.17o: increases. $3.2l6,4o5.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16
ADD 4 new COURSE
At BETHANY COLLEGE

When Bethany college reope0s next
fall for It's eight!eth term. q new pro-
ressor will be added 10 the faculty. n
gentleman to teach public speaking. de-
bate and dramatic art. according 10 an
announcement made yesterday AT Rcth-
any.
The new course will no doubt III
much needed place In the curriculum OF
the school and the ar; departments VIII
then be complete.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16

trained by Superintendent Human ana
Mrs. Human. who Is the matron IN
charge OF the mission at Bellaire.
A feature OF tho evening was the sing
Ing and Rotations OF Anna and Ken
meth Gallagher. both wards OF the Mis-
sion aged and 5 years respectively.
Another entertaining recitation was rem
Gcred by Miss Viola Tecsdale. The
Drunkard's Child" which WAS said 70 ne
a true story OF the child's life. Or.
Hcmslcy gave n short address. and made
a stirring appeal for lost souls
Tho meeting closed with short song
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16
Bellaire Mission Riddles
Give Splendid Program

Tn" "KiGdics." II group OF children
from IN" Ecllaire Union Mission. render
ed n delightful and highly entertaining
program at the Union Mission Thursddy
night The children range in age from
10 lG and each child had a part In the
program. which consisted OF recitation:
SOLOS, duets. etc. aud the rendering OF
the various number proves how diligent-
IS ana faithfully these children Wef"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16
Books Are Given TO
Ministerial Graduates

To each ministerial graduate OF Reth-
any college in the class OF l922 grad
uated yesterday was presented sin vol
umes Of popular work IN the thco,og .Cal
line by members OF the First Christian
church OF this city.
Rev. W. II. Fields. pastor oc tho
church, and a graduate % n" College In
the class OF 1901. secured the books
and informed President Goodnight Of
the college tho members of tho class
could procure them at the book store.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16
CIRCUS AEHJA1 EVENT.

At the regular meeting Of tho Kiwanis
II was decided to make tho KiwAnis In
dustrial Exhibition and Indoor Circus
which was held last week In this city. an
annual affair. It was also announced
that the total profit for the affair will
amount to close to $500.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16
L Bolarsky, L. NJ. Enicks. B. F. Fora
asd Z. R. Burrell, OF Charleston.

Leo OFT, workman's compensation
commissioner. approved an award or 50
weekly for As weeks to Quincy Lively.
Of Long Branch. whose fingers we're
amputated while Is the employ OF the
Long Branch Coal company. OF Long
Branch.
Commissions "a nOtarics public were
issued by Secretary of Stat" Young 70
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16

service, by tho Sunday school And oon!I
gregaton. - .'s'
a large crowd turned out sntiSsiy
r!llng the Mission chapel.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16

Professor Walter Barnes head OF
tho department OF English and vice
president Of Fairmont state Norman
school. was an official visitor ut tho
department OF education.
4. J. Wilkinson. representing me
American Book company. asd water
Sugg, of Kand-MrNally company. wcro
visitors at the capital.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16

The public service commission Tes'
terdav conducted hearing on the ap.
plication Of the Peoples Telephone
system. which operates in eight coun-
ties OF central West Virginia. Her,
man L.JBlair. OF Weston. appeared as
attorney for the company.
The commission also heard G.. 3.
Travis. who asked Increased gas rates
At New Milton. Doddrtdge county
Only a few consumers are concerned
with the application. It was said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16

l.. II Cutlip. Of BraXton, and II, NJ.
rourn. OF Tague.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16

Charter was issued by the secretary
OF state to the Midland on and Gas
company Of Charleston, with an au-
thorized capital stock Of $4,000. The
incorporators are George S. Couch. S.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-07-06
RUDOLPH VALENTINO
AND NAZIMOVA BRING
''CAMILLE UP TO DATE

Camille" the Nazimova produc-
tion, which will be seen at the Magic
City Theater next Tuesday and Wed
nesday, July 18th and 18th, has been
modernized for the screen in an adap-
tation by June Mathis, who wrote the
continuity for the Rex Ingram pro-
ductiOns for Metro of "The Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse" and
"The COnquering Power" In playing
the Dumas heroine, Nazimova follows
the tradition that has led nearly all
of the great actresses to give it a
place in their repertoire; the tradition
of Bernhard, Eleanora Duse, Clara
Morris, Rejane, Modjeska, Laura
Keene, Olga Nethersole and Ethel
Barrymore.
In Rudolph Valentino, the dashing
young actor who plays the role of
Armand Duval, Nazimova has a lead
ing man Of brilliant gifts who has
won much praise for his remarkable
performances in 'FThe Four Horse
men Of the Apocalypse, as Julio Des-
meyers, and in "The Conquering Pow
er" as Charles Grandet.
The story is about a young Pari-
sian law student, Armand Duval, who
loves Marguerite Gautier, known as
Camille, q notorious, beautiful won-
an who abandons her Partisan haunts
and decides to live simply and unob-
trusively with him. Armand's father,
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to DO that which will be most helpful
and advantageous to his brothers
Many fellows do not like to do this
and sometimes parents do not wish
them to learn, so that such men would
make poor fraternity men, and thew
would be unhappy and make their
friends unhappy in the making.
There is a tendency when a man
joins a fraternity for him to be sat
istled with the friends he meets with
IN its membership, and so to narrow
his interests, to restrict his acquaint-
ances, and to undervalue his broader
training which comes from a more
general contact with men. It is only
the weak and narrow-minded man.
however, who will fall into this snob-
plshness and who will restrict his ac-
qualntances and his friends to the
men whom he meets within his fra
The man confronting himself with
the question of joining or not ioin-
lng-always assuming that he is
sought for membership by some fra
ternity-will find helpful suggestions
IN Mr.. Clark's article.-Literary Di-
gest.
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and exaggerated newspaper reports
/ OF the pranks of college undergradu-
ates." We read:
AT the present time national
Greek letter fraternities, of which
there are perhaps fifty, are the Or
g "a force in college activities.
1hey take the place that was once
occupied by the college literary So
/ clety, which taught men to sneak.
winch interested them in the politics
OF the college, and which in general
controlled and directed what went on
IN undergraduate affairs outside Of
the classroom. But the fraternity
does still more than this. There are
very few fraternities now which do
not have their own houses on every
campus. If they do not own these
houses, though many Of them do. thew
are well enough organized to rent a
mouse and to operate it successfully.
These houses form centers Of
nome life which do much to take the
place OF the life which the bow has
known with his family before going
away to college. have visite dmany
OF THESE houses in most Of the states
IN the Union and / can testify that.
IN majority Of cases, they are we'll
run and furnish for the young fellow
IN college a home that is comfortable.
that is not Over-luxurious, as is some
times claimed, and the influences of
which are on the whole helpful.
Should you, if you are invited.
join a college fraternity? That de-
pends a good deal upon what YOU
want, and how free you are to pursue
what you want. At any rate, Won
should not be unhappy if you do rot
join.
1t often costs more to live in a
fraternity house than it does outside.
The food at he fraternity table is or
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anxious for the family honor, pre-
walls on her to leave his son. Camille
consents, returns to her cabaret night
life, but is deserted by her friends
when illness attacks her. Slowly she
sinks to poverty and neglect and at
last dies happy in the thought that.
she has prevented Armand from ruin
ing his chances of a career. Before.
she dies, Armand has learned of the
sacrifice she made for him.
In addition to Rudolph Valentino,
Nazimova's supporting cast includes.
Edward Connolly, Rex Clergyman,
Arthur Hoyt, Zeffie Tillbury, Ruth
Miller, Consuelo Flowerton, Mrs. Oh
yer and William Orlamond
A feature of Camille" is the MAN.
ner in which the stage settings have,
been designed; they follow the mod
ern school in evoking the atmosphere,
and moods of the plot.