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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01
4eralds Ne State Nws SeruedB By Correspondents And Ouer 600 Miles Of Special Leased Wires From Alabama Cene

Methodist church will deliver an ad- dress at tine Calhoun county High school at oxford at II o'clock Thurs day morning. Mrs. Perkins having been scheduled to speak at both these places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01
BOY SCOUT TEAMS TO COMPETE

Sixteen of the 23 Boy Scout troops of Walker county will enter teams at the Boy Scout basketball tourna- ment in Jasper next Saturday. Two loving cups to be awarded the win- ners of the junior and senior entries are now on display in Jasper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01
SANFORD HONORED

T. D. Sanford, member of the board of trustees of the Alabama Polytech-
 nc institute, has been selected by
 that board to represent Auburn on the state council of education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01
COTTON BRINGS 30 CENTS

Cotton sold in Talladega Tuesday for 30 cents. The long, slow climb at last brought the staple to the price for which many farmers were hold ing, and it is stated that there were number of sales of round lots made at that price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01
HAND CRUSHED

Bluford Putnam, whose little step daughter kathrine Frierson, was ser- ously burned few days ago, suf- fered severe injury at local shop on Wednesday a heavy weight falling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01

In a talk last night before the Junior Order of American Mechanics at Albany-Decatur, Senator Hutson, who represents the Second district, declared in favor of more tax money for the public schools. He said in part: q hope the legislature before it adjourns will submit to the peo- pie constitutional amendment giv- ing the people the right to levy a millage tax of not less than five, and ten would not be too much, to go exclusively to the common schools of the state"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01
'n his nand and crushing it badly.
DIR. M'GLOTHIIN SPEAKS

Rev. James T. McGlothln, pastor of the Parker Memorial Baptist church will deliver the temperance lecture at the Anniston High school audi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01
COSTLY OPELIKA FIRE DESTROYS DRUG STORE AND COTTON OFFICES

OPELIKA, Ala. Feb. 28.---(Special.) disastrous fire visited the business section of Opelika Monday night at about 10 o'clock. The two-story store house belonging to John H. Har- well on Eighth street south was burned. The ground floor of the building was occupied by two stores W. A. Browns drug store, and in the other was the clothing store of C. S. Whittelsey, Jr. The second story was occupied by cotton buyers.
 The fire originated in the rear of the drug store. from some unknown cause, and 1t spread to the interior of the drug store, destroying the contents. The drug store was com pletely wrecked, with a loss of sev- eral thousand dollars, with only small amount of insurance. The store of Whittelsey was badly damaged by smoke and water, with a heavy loss, and partially covered with insurance.
 The cotton offices of Pearson AL len and Taylor Brothers were badly damaged, the former being complete ly destroyed. These were insured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01
RAIN DAMAGES SOIL

The heavy rains which continued throughout yesterday and last night have caused much damage to lands here, especially to the many acres of farm lands which were freshly plowed within the past ten days. Many terraces were broken, causing the fields to wash in small gullies and damaging the top soil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01
APPOINTED BANK EXAMINER

Homer w. Whiteman, who is at present connected with the Farmers National bank, has received notice from Washington of his appointment to the position oS assistant national bank examiner. He will be assigned his work later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01
Roe COTTON PLEASING

Thirty cent cotton has been quite an incentive for the farmers to plant this season a heavy acreage. Fer tilizer is being shipped in car lots to this place every week, and the farmers are buying and hauling out as fast as it is unloaded. It is con- servatively estimated that it's in crease over past years will be 100 per cent. All grain and feed crops :.eem to be second consideration with the average farmer while 30- cent cotton prevails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01
BRANDON APPOINTS EVANS AND SMITH
 STATE EXAMINERS
Jefferson Negro Serving Life Term in State Penitentiary Is Slain by Fellow
 Convict
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU I
 THE AGE-HERALD .

Fi k V Evans, former mayor of Birnlin Eham, and Judge Alex Smith, former probate judge of Fayette county, lave been appointed state examinerA of public accounts by Governor Brandon. MT. Evans ob- tained his commission after taking the oath of office before s. H. Elan, secretary of state, today. Both will enter upon their duties at once.
 MT. Evans served as examiner of accounts during the administration of Governor ONeal. Judge Smith re- tired as probate judge of Fayette county January 15 and came to Montgomery as secretary of the state board of agriculture, position he will vacate to accept the appoint ment of examiner.
 J.. M. Moore, commissioner of az riculture, indicated that no person will be named to succeed Judge Smith at present.
 Walter McWilliams of Athens, ap- pointed an examiner of accounts by the governor several weeks ago, will take up his new duties March 5. F. c. Herbert of Hayneyville has been appointed state transfer agent by Governor Brandon on the recom- mendation of the board of convict supervisors: and c. c. Coleman of Hayneville has been named deputy warden at Speigner. Mir. Herbert will succeed W. 0. Robbins and Mr. Coleman will take the position held by T, L. Tinsley.
 STATE CONVICT SLAIN
 Will Blackman of Jefferson, negro convict, sentenced to death in 1918 for murder and whose sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Henderson, was killed by Sam Hardwick of Talladega county. short-time convict, at farm No. 4, Montgomery county, Wednesday. The convicts engaged in fight and Hardwick stabbed Blackman, inflict- ing wounds from which he died at once.
 Blackman had been in trouble sew eral times and was regarded as bad convict. Blackman was sen fenced to death in 1917 by the Jeff ferson circuit court, but the sentence was changed to life Imprisonment and Blackman was removed to prison March ,, 1918. Hardwick was con- victed of burglary and given an in determinate sentence of Is months to three years. which was started December ?, 1921. Hardwick was re- moved to the Montgomery county jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01
WILL ERECT 2 FLAMING MILLS AT FIT. DEPOSIT

FORT DEPOSIT, Ala, Feb. 2s.- Especial .)--Within the past ten days the timber right to many acres of land which represents millions of feet of lumber has been sold by the land owners within a radius of ten miles of Fort Deposit, to two large .uilbcr industries, which has placed many thousands of dollars in circu- lation here. It is also reported that a number of big sawmills will be installed at an early date. also two large blaming mills within the cor porate limits of the town. Many large trucks will be used for the purpose of conveying the rough lum- Der to the blaming mills. Spur tracks will be built from the main line of the l.. X N. Railroad to each blaming mill for the convenience of hand Eng the dressed products. Two large sites have already been bought or leased for the erection of the mills.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29
PLEASE SEND OLD RECORDS

Two weeks ago we published a re-
quest from the Wisconsin Anti-Tuber-
colosis Association asking for dona-
ton Of used victrola records and books
to be furnished for the entertainment
of patients in the various state tuber-
colosis sanitariums. Judging nearly
everyone who has such musical instru-
ments, have number Of records that
are made but little use of by the own
ers and they might be the means Of
giving a little new pleasure to those
who may not have much time left to
enjoy any pleasures. If there is any
one in Eagle River who feels dispos-
ed to donate to worthy cause at cost
small to them, wrap them up and send
them to the Wisconsin Anti Tnbercol-
osis Association, 558 jefferson st. Mil
waukee, or if they prefer, bring them
to the Review office which will assume
the responsibility sending them to
that address.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29
PREVENTING ACCIDENTS

Parents can do a good deal to pre-
vent serious accidents if they will see
to it that their children don't play in
the street, and that they are taught
to be careful and to keep their ears
open when walking along the roads.
Too many children have habit of
lodging across the street or road in
front of an oncoming auto, believing
they can judge the distance and speed
of the machine Others try to be
smart by lodging first one way and
more than one accident has been
the result of this. Teach your chill
then the other, to confuse the driver,
dren that there is danger in the auto,
no matter how careful the driver
may be and no matter how closely
they watch. 1t is always the unex-
pected that happens, and your own
little boy or girl may be the next one
killed or seriously crippled. We are
going to have auto accidents, that is
sure. But let us use a little precau-
ton and by warning our children see
if we cannot avoid having any here
Exchange.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29

and associations, they have no parti
cular connection with Easter, but he
looks sufficiently like the former to
please the popular taste.
To the early Christian church the
use of eggs was not prohibited during
Lent but after the fourth century
they were not allowed to be eaten.
from Ash Wednesday until Easter
The hens, however, were no less in
dustrious in Lenten days than at other
times, so they kept on laying. The
good hens, of course, could not know
about cold-storage warehouses or they
might have laid up riches for them
selves. But their thrifty owners saved
as many Of the eggs as they could
and dyed them for their children to
amuse themselves with at Easter
It was the custom in England in the
early time for rulers to give presents
of eggs to their courtiers at Easter
and in Russia as many of the people
as could went to kiss the hand of the
empress and to receive the gift of a
decorated porcelain egg. In the same
country on the morning of Easter the
servants brought baskets of eggs to
the churches to be blessed. These
were afterward eaten, kept as anu
lets or given away. In Italy almost
every one brings eggs to be blessed,
and presents are made of other eggs
to the priest who comes at that sea
son to sprinkle the houses with holy
water and to give his blessing.
In former times in France eggs were
tribute to the king at Easter, and the
largest and finest were reserved for
him. During the reigns of Louis XIV
and XIV after mass on Easter Sunday
the courtiers received gifts of gilded
eggs
There was an old tradition that the
church bells went to Rome to be bless
ed at Easter, and that they brought
back with them eggs dyed like a car
dinals cloak to prove that they had
really been there Though how the
bells managedd it no one seemed to
know.
There was also the idea that angels
came down at Easter bringing baskets
of eggs for the faithful, and occasion
ally great trouble was caused by some
one of the angelic baskets containing
an egg of doubtful character. This
naturally was most disturbing and
what was done in such cases is diff
cult to surmise.
There were many Easter games and
customs, such as the English country
custom of the women lifting the men
and the men the women on Easter
Monday and Tuesday to receive a
piece of silver money and kiss for
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29

pay.
We must not forget Paris in our
mention of Easter celebrations. All
the week of Easter women used to go
about the streets, and perhaps they
still do, with barrows piled high with
colored eggs, generally red and white
and the people of the city used to call
| it the week of the eggs.
Years ago there was curious game
played at Bresse, when among the
spectators on one Easter were Mar
guerite of Austria, then gouvernante
of Flanders, and Philibert the Fair of
Savoy. 1t was the custom to scatter
on level sandy place 100 eggs Then
lass and lad would take each other
by the hand and dance the national
dance in and out among the eggs. If
they scceeded in executing it properly
without breaking a single egg they
were considered betrothed, even if
their parents should object On this
occasion, when royalty was present,
three couples one after the other fail
ed in their attempt, but Austria and
Savoy succeeded, whereupon the story
goes that Philibert said, LET us adopt
the custom of Bresse." The princess
let her hand remain in his, and so
they were married.
But now this egg hunt leads us to
the fact that Washington is not the
first nor only place in the world
where they roll eggs on Easter Mon
day. 1t is an old, old custom. Boys
and girls used to do it in many an
English village and town. There was
an old song which they sang as they
played and it bore the refrain:
Garland, parland, haste egg day"
The story of the Easter bunny is
told by Christoph Won Schmid in
Schuffler's book on Easter. A Ger
man lady living among the poor in a
small mountain village, where eggs
were unknown, wished to introduce
these dellcacleS to the peasants. Sne
had a coop of fowls brought into the
village and taught the people to use
the eggs. When Easter approached
she decided that eggs were an appro-
pirate gift, as a sign of the reviying
spring. She boiled them with MOSES
and roots, to give them a variety of
brilliant colors, as the earth has just
laid aside her white mantle and dec
grated herself with many colors. On
the Easter Sunday she had the little
nest of moss and hid it in the neigh
boring wood. Afterward, when they
went to the wood they found each
nest filled with colored eggs. The
children's efforts to account for ethe
presence of the eggs resulted in the
belief that the hares had laid them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29
HOT CROSS BUNS in HISTORY

HOT CROSS BUNS IN HISTORY
Hot cross buns, the eating of which
is one of the ceremonies of Good Fri
day, were first baked as part of the
whose pagan name has chung to the
season The heather cakes have never
been dropped from the regular routine
of the feasting, either. Dozens of
early clergy tried to stop the more
or less ceremonial Indulgence in them.
They prohibited them, but nothing
happened about it. So they had them
marked with the cross and took them
over
The delights of children, and Of
most grownups-eating cakes and
kindling bonfires-are actually the
two Oldest methods of celebrating in
the world. They go back to the time
that the regular set of gods and god
desses were just in the process Of be-
ing established. Most every group
seems to have started off with a sun
god who was worshipped by fires and
lights and with kind of goddess-of
plenty, or earth deity, or queen of
Heaven This last lady was worship
ped with cakes in old China, in an
cient Mexico, in early Britain and in
northern Europe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29
JUST WHY THE HARE is AN I'M
PoRTANT FIGURE IN ALL
EASTER LEGENDS

Every Easter we are accustomed to
see in the shop windows the hare with
his little basket of eggs or standing
with some gift or reminder of the sea
son in his paws.
But our grandmothers would tell US
that when they were young they did
not have the hare in any form at Eas-
ter
Now, why should any one suppose
that it is the hare and not the hen who
is responsible for these particular
eggs, and what has he got to do with
Easter? asks Klyda r. Steege in the
New York Times. There is good
deal to be said on this subject and it
leads one into somewhat curious paths
of research.
Easter is feast governed by a lun-
ar period, and the hare, in many re-
ligions and countries, is the symbol
of the moon There are several rea-
sons for this. The hare (not the rab-
bit, one must understand) is noctur
nal animal, and comes out at night
to feed. Hence there is a connection
in the mind with something that
watches as does the moon. 1t was
formerly a popular belief that the hare
never slept. 1t is a fact that it is born
with the eyes open, unlike the rabbit
which is born blind and it was sup
posed never to close them. For this
by homeopathic system Of reasoning
the brains and eyes of the hare were
used as a cure for s1eeplessness.
In all old superstitions the moon
was thought to be sometimes mascu-
line and sometimes feminine the form
er when it was increasing and grow
ing stronger, and the latter, as it's
light and power waned. The hare was
supposed to have the power of chang
ing it's sex also like the moon.
If we go back to Egypt we shall
find so Mr. Andrew Lang tells US,
that the Egyptians frequently repre-
scented the god Osiris as young hare
Many Indian races worshiped the
dawn as hare, and leaping hare
was the symbol of the dawn, or Of the
opening year, when all life is renewed
The Egyptian word for hare was 'un"
which means to open. AS in the
spring feasts eggs were broken to sym
bolize the opening of the year, SO the
association explained.
In our Easter representations Of the
hare, his cousin, Br'er Rabbit, is gen
orally his substitute. 1t is true that
though the latter has his own stories
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29

For it gives to life SAVIOR and it
makes you stronger, drawer,
And it gives you heart and spirit to
the end
If he earns your praise, bestow it, if
you like him, let him know it;
Let the words of true encouragement
be said
Do rot wait till life is over and he's
underneath the clover.
For he cannot read his tombstone
when he's dead.
From Forbes Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29
SAY IT NOW

II with pleasure you are viewing any
work man is doing,
If you like him or you love him, tell
him now,
Don't withhold your appreciation till
the parson makes grafton
And he lies with snowy lilies DER his
brow;
For no matter how you shout it, he
won't really care about it;
He won't know how many tear-drops
you have shed.
If you think some praise is due him.
now's the time to slip it to him,
For he cannot read his tombstone
when he's dead.
More than fame and more than money
is the comment, kind and sunny,
And the hearty, warm, approval OF a
friend,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29

Rhode Island has accepted that date
as its own Four other states, New
York, Washington, Vermont and Wy
oming, will celebrate Arbor Day on
the same day as Wisconsin. Alabama
celebrated Arbor Day this year on the
earliest date of any state in the union
having done so on February %, the
anniversary date of Washington's
birthday.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29
Wisdom of MethusaIeh

The man who talketh to himself
doth verify heareth lot of silly
things.
Wouldst thou know what a wife is?
Twas my friend Solomon who said:
A wife is a person who at frequent
intervals asketh: What thinketh thou
is the matter with my wrist watch ?
The good book do sayeth Thou shall
labor eight hours and sleepeth eight
hours-but not the same eight hours.
My son, cast aside thy vanity and
be wise-for bald-headed and toothless
you came and bald-headed and tooth
less We shall go.
Goldfish -mackerel-and shrirap.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29
SIGNIFICANCE OF EASTER EGG

SIGNIFICANCE OF EASTER EGG
The coIored Easter egg, which is to-
day chiefly means of entertaining
children, has in reality profound
sacred significance. The egg has
from the remotest ages been regard
ed as the symbol of creation or new
birth, and all the ancient religions
possessed ceremonies in which the
egg figured in this emblematic sense
The Christians adopted it as the SYM
Dol of the resurrection of Christ and,
in the early ceremonies, it was col
ored red in allusion to His blood shed
for sinners on the cross.
Through the centuries since the be-
ginning of Christianity various games
and contests have been played every.
where in Christendom in which the
egg held prominent part.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29
CHURCH NOTES
ST. PETERS CONGREGATION
Rev. Arthur F. Shank, Pastor
order of Services

EVERY sUNDAY-Low Mass with
instruction at 500 A. M. High Mass
and Sermon at 1915 A. M.
7:45 p. m. Way of the Cross and
Benediction.
WEEK DAYS Mass at 800 A. M.
Wednesdays
7:45 p. nj. Special Lenten Sermon
and Benediction
Fridays
7:45 p. m. Way of the Cross and
Benediction
REV. ARTHUR F. SHANK.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29
ARRoR DAY. MAY q.

Wisconsin will this year celebrate
Arbor Day on Friday, May A, accord
ing to proclamation. Civic societies
and schools of the state will as usual
on that day carry out programs ap-
propriate to the occasion, centering
about the planting Of trees.
May IL is the latest day any state
in the union will celebrate Arbor Day
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29
p. Prune-the Prof.

Returning to his office from lunch
he read the sign he had placed there
when he left and which said, Will be
back in half an hour. So he sat down
and waited for himself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-29
That's Fair Enough

She-What is the shape Of a kiss
He-I dunno-but give me one and
we'll call it square.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-03-03
N. Y. City Plans
To Celebrate
1OOth Birthday

New York, March 3.--Plans are al
ready being launched for the cele-
brating next year of the 300th anni-
versary of the founding of New York
City. The celebration will come
largely in the spring of 1924 to hon.
or the Huguenot-w -walloon pilgrims
who, under the Dutch West India
company, made the first settlement
on Manhattan Island in 1924.
Practically all of the colonial So
cieties in America, including the HUI
geunot society. Founders and Pa
irons of America, the Holland society,
the Society of Colonial Wars, the ST.
Nicholas society, the Descendants OF
Colonial Governors, the Sons of the
Revolution, the Daughters Of the
American Revolution, will take pary.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-03-03
Newspapers ForClass Room
Urged by Nation s Educators
Arguments Advanced Show That
Newspapers Are More Ac-
curate Than Books.

Cleveland, March 3.-At the meet,
ing of the National Educational AS.
ISOLATION convention held in this city
this week one of the outstanding fea-
lures of the convention was the dis
cussion of the superintendents Of the
cirricula of the country's schools. An
indictmtnt charging that modern ed
ucation is less than so per cent ef-
ficient, was brought out.
49,. Manly Suggestions Made.
To remedy this condition the edu,
Gators suggested a constructive pro.
gram which included:
First-A drastic revision of study
courses to be undertaken by a ma
tional committee of educational au-
thorities.
Second-The use OF newspapers in
the classroom to vitalize and modern
ize daily lessons.
Third--The treating of pupils as
individuals instead of parrots, which
means the abolition of the so-called
mass system Of teaching.
The major onslaught on modern
education was launched by DR.. Otis
Caldwell, School Principal of New
York City.
In urging the adoption of the
newspaper as an aid to the text, DR..
Caldwell said:
I'VE clipped 3.061 stories on bio
logical subjects from 492 newspapers
in a seventeen-month period, and out
of that number only fourteen articles
contained an inaccuracy. That is a
better record than most books can
show"