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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
TUSkEGEE MERCHANTS ENJOY BIG TRADE
Country People Come In All Kinds
 Of Vehicles To Buy Goods

TUSKEGEE, Ala, rec. 25.-(2pe- ciaL)-Saturday as reat day for business in Tuskegee. The negroes from the plantat ms in Macon county began to ar-iv~ in town ae an early hour, and up until the late ger noon they came In ears, busGies, wagons, mule back and on fcot, un- tho streets we crowded. All cf tn young men of the town were called to the stores and -lntll q la-a hour. the trade was brisk. It was noticeable that nearly every enc com ing in from the country brought something along with him to sell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
cARR1Inn TRANsEERREn

John E. ConkIe, who has been parcel post carrier at the Anniston post office for the past two years, has been transferred to the railway mail service and will take up his, new duties on the first. day of the year Mr. Conble and his family will move from Anniston to Atlanta shortly after January 1, and will make their home in that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
FLOATING TIGER TAKEN

What is said to be the first float ing tiger' captured by authorities of city, federal or state, was taken this morning by a raiding squad com posed of Sergeant Marshall Detective Adams and officers Bettis and Mar cet in One- Mile creek Ben Rogers was docketed on a charge that the liquor was found in jugs attached to strings, and let down under the water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
NEW PUMPING STATION

A new marine pumping unit. driven by electricit- is being installed In the city pumping station to increase water pressure in case of Ere and other emergencies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26

The Tuskegee High school closed for the holidays on Friday with Christmas tree for all the pupils. Rev. D. w. Haskew was urged to at tend the exercises and later on He learned that it was to his real profit He has attended the opening eXer- eises of the school every Friday morning since he has been pastor m 'Puskegee,. and the student body placed a large turkey on the tree for the DaSto..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
CHRIsInIAs XISITnR

This city IS overflowing with Christmas visitors from every point of the compass. Included in this list are many young men and young women who have been away at school during the past fall, while there are also many young men and young women who have been away teaching during the fall. who have come home to spend Christmas with parents and friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
MONTGOMERY HAS
 DRY, QUIET DAY
No Arrests For DrunkneSs Or Any Other Cause Made
 By Police
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGk-liERALD zTn.soa,,,arv AL, nan OE

Montgomery experienced one of tnc quietest Christmas uaSs ill it's history, with d noticeable absence of indica tions of prohibited beverages. Wheth- CT the fate of the alleged liquor ring of Mobile, or the unusual activity or Walter k. MeAdory Ill breaking up the distilling industry oyer the state is responsible, is not known, but old timers declared that the day was un- usually arid. Not an arrest was made, for drunkenness or any other cause by Montgomery police during 2l hours on Christmas Eve and Christi mas.
 Ideal holiday weather was eXperi- enced in the Capital City, with con siderable frost this morning and a clear sunshiny day. From all indica : tions the youngsters of the city, and also destitute families dependent upon charity were well cared for, the year which is closing having been one of much prosperity in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
NOVEL STUNT PULLED

At the meeting of the Exchange club on Friday, Mrs. c. C. Thompson and Mrs. T. F. Taylor greatly amused the Exchangites by pulling off a stunt in the form of q conversation over the phone. They talked to each other as only women can apout t1e needs of Tuskegee and the club could do nothing but listen in on the con yersation After the stunt it was clear to all that the town should nave better phone service, better lights and better streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
CANTATu GIVEN

An enjoyable event of Christmas week was the cantata at the First Methodist church. A most entertain inG and pleasing program was rem dered, which was enjoyed by a crowd that completely packed the large church auditorium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
ALARM nIIT NO FIRE

A false alarm of fire caused two trucks of the city department on long run to the lower part of An niston about 2:30 o'clock Christmas morning. The fireman was unable to find a blaze in the locality in which the report came and returned to their headuarters to resume their early
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
ntences For Violation Of Prohibition LdlU ShOlU Increase

consigned to Huntsville were seized on the Gurley road. One car carried 56 gallons, one carried 10, and another carried about 10 gallons in bottles ready for the customers. Three men were arrested and the cars were cons fisCated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
IyTEREsT IN sATsUMAs

Much interest has been aroused in Montgomery in the satsuma industry of Baldwin and Mobile counties in the week concluding with Christmas, Roy C. Bishop, former secretary manager of the Alabama Farm Bureau Fedora tion, who is now representing citrus fruit Interest of the Gulf Coast, has delivered series of addresses before local civic organizations, boosting the possibilities of the satsuma industry in Alabama, and telling of what has already been accomplished.
 According to MT. Bishop, the sat suma of Alabama is more profitable than the common round orange of Florida or California. Early ripening and shorter distances to market are among advantages cited for the Ala bama satsuma. about $50 cars, Of which were shipped this season, as against one. car in 1913. MT. Bishop stated that Mobile and Baldwin coun ties today have 90 epr cent of the satsumas in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
LANCsToN-COOK WEDDING

Mr. Leonard t.angston and Miss Effie Cook were married yesterday afternoon in the home of Rev. A. Cs Stevenson in Merrimack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
POST OFFICE RUSHED

Post office employees have been busy for the past week, but the rush came Monday, making the largest mailing lsit of holiday packages in the his tory of the office. Postmaster Lind sey says there has been an increase of 25 per cent in mails in 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
HUNTERS, LICENSES ISSUED

More than 200 hunting licenses have been issued during the month of December, according to the records ok the probate office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
CARR CHILD DIES
PASTOR GETS TURKEY

Edward Glider Carr. the l-month- old babe of MT. and Mrs. Frank Carr died Friday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26

Ammonia, the name was probably derived from the temple of Ammon In the Libyan desert where ammonia was produced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
NIGHT WARDEN

Newt Lindsay, a former deputy sheriff of Calhoun county, has been serving as night warden during the absence of the regular official, F. w Evans. Mir Evans has been confined
 to his home for several days by 8 slight illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
HAS BAD CHRISTMAS

John Suggs spent Christmas eve night contrary to his expectations. Officer Phillips and Neely have docketed a case of being drunk and carrying a concealed pistol. The of ficers found big flask in Suggs' pocket, who was fined S10 and cost on d drunk charge and $50 and cost on a pistol charge when arraigned in police court Tuesday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26
s35 Suits s26.75 & O'coats AO
 $40 Suits s2Q.75 & O'coats @O
 s45 5,st Suits s33.75 $50 9,s Suit. s37.7s $ $e0 0,s%it. Suits s44'7s $e5 5,ssdt. Suits s48'75

Boys $IO Suits and OUercoats, $8.75 Boys $l2.5O Suits and OUercoats, $9.75 Boys SIS Suits and Ouercoats, SHE'S Boys $16.5O Suits and Ouercoats, S12.75 Boys $2O Suits and Ouercoats, SI5.75
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-26

Rosenfeld; Jasper, Miss Rose Green S. Shapiro; Pensacola, Rabbi l. Sara zohn.
 The following are the local com mittee that have co-operated with Rabbi A. G. Moses in arranging for the meeting: Mrs. Pauline Kaufman, NJ. Baum, Frankel B. Rosenbaum, l. Jonas, Misses Lillie Strouse and Florence Wiener.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
HOW PELlcANs FEED YOUNG
Mature Has Endowed Birds With What
Might Be Called capacIous
Family Larder.

One Of the most ludicrous sights In
nature is furnished by parent pelicans
feeding their young from sack Of
elastic skin grown from the under side
Of the beak. This sack Is often
six inches deep and foot and a half
long, and 1t will stretch until 1t Is
large enough to hold several quarts
of fish or other food.
The parent bird opens wide Its beak,
and the little pelican sticks his head
inside and helps himself to the con-
tents Of the pouch. As the young
grow larger they are able to pene
trate farther and farther for their
meals, and one sees one Of them with
his whole head and neck far within
the parents capacious NAV.
Pelican island, In Indian river. Flor
ida, is government reservation, and
there each year, during the nesting
season, these birds may be seen by
the, Observation-Disclosures News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
MANY CLAIMS ION TREASURY
Seemingly Some Americans Are In
elIned to Regard Uncle Sam az
an "Easy Mark"

From the birth Of this nation down
to the present day. It has been the
custom for many persons in all sec
lions Of the country to 60 upon the
theory that the treasury In Washing
ton was In constant danger Of over.
flowing. and that bins of gold and
silver coin and bundles Of greenbacks
were splitting out into the streets and
were swept away In the cutters.
They think they may relieve the
pressure by filing strange and wonder
full claims.
In the minds Of great many men
and women Uncle Sam is pictured as
a benevolent and easy-going old. gen.
tleman who hasn't a blessed thing In
the world to do except stand at the
open doors of the treasury with a
long-handled shovel, ready and eager
at any old time of the day or night
to scoop out the golden coin to any
one who happens to make claim for
anything from their great-grandpa's
Sunday coat and trousers that disap-
peared during the Revolution, to lost
mule or Liberty bond Of the present
period.
OF course all claims against the gov
eminent are not unreasonable. Many
Of them are just and honest, and, IN
due course Of time, are properly paid.
OF this latter class Of claimants was
George Washington.
During the long and discouraging
years of the Revolution 1t was sften
necessary for General Washington to
dig deep into his own pockets In or
der to defray his personal expenses
and for the employment Of secret serv-
ice men and various other things In
cidental to the winning Of the var
Nashua Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
PERSIAN WoRKMEM ARE Pl0Us
Their lnvoeatlons Of the Deity Differ
Materially From Those Of Amer
lean Artisan.

Describing q visit to Teheran. the
capital Of Persia, e. Alexander Powell
writes In Harper's:
"rhe dwellings Of the poor are Of
dusty, sun-dried bricks, with nat roofs
Of mud. and even the houses Of the
rich are built Of the same uninterest.
lAg material. usually camOuAaged.
however. by q coat Of white or tinted
plaster. This reminds me Of one Of
my daily amusements IN Teheran. A
well=known politician was erecting q
somewhat pretentious house In the
same street as the American mission.
where was staying. and every MORN
Ing. when ] was out for stroll.
would pause and watch the masons at
their work. The performance never
varied. The man ct the top Of the
ladder would sing out In what he fond
~ believed to be O mel0dious tone,
Brother, In the name Of Allah, toss me
up . brick whereupon the one below
would mark his compliance with tia
request by chanting. In the name n
God. behold a brick. oh. my hrotheE'
! have often heard hxicklayers In
America invoke the name Of the Deity,
but they used 4 In quite a different
ssnse."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
Wood Alcohol.

The new chemical name for wood al.
cohol Is 'methanol," says the Jour
nal Of Industrial and Engineering
Chemistry, and, according to report
Of the committee on occupational dis
eases Of the American Chemical so
ciety, progress has been made in
its general use.
One or two fscetious chemists want
ed to name wood or methyl-alcohol
Maud" and stoutly advocated such
nomenclature few years ago. Wheth-
er this was because of its death-deal-
ing kick. similar to that of Mr.. Opper's
comic mule of the same name, was not
explained.
More likely 1t was suggested by the
fact that grain alcohol is scientifically
known as Ethyl" alcohol, which, it
must be admitted, suggests some
what affected method Of spelling a
girls name.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the sub.
scriber, of Cecil County. has obtain
ed from the Orphans Court Of said
County, letters testamentary ON the
personal estate of
MARTHA ]. BRICKLEY
late of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the
said deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated,
on or before June 20, 1928
they may otherwise. by law, be ex-
cluded from all benefit OF said estate.
All indebted to said estate are re-
Quested to make immediate payment
to the subscriber.
Given under my hand and seal this
22nd day of December, 1922.
MAUDETTA BROWN MEARNS
Executrix of Martha ]. Brickley.
deceased.
Test: R. J. McCAULEY. Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
I Invented seawater stlll.

At one time Alexander Graham Bell
became interested in the distillation Of
salt water for drinking purposes.
on the coast of Nova Scotia fishing
dories frequently get, lost from their
ships in fog, and their occupants suffer
greatly from thirst before they can
reach land. To Mr.. Bell this seemed
unnecessary, and he invented a COM
pact and portable still. which occupied
very little room, but which could turn
salt water into fresh fast enough to
sustain life and mitigate the suffering
Of two or three men who might happen
to get adrift in an open boat.
When the miniature yacht Typhoon
sailed from Baddeck, Cape Breton, to
England. two or three years ago, 1t
was provided with one Of these stills
for use in case OF accident or emer-
gency.-G George KEENAN,, in the Out
look.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
Folks With Cars Get FIrswood.

New buildings which hang out Free
,Firewood" signs these days have no
trouble in. disposing of their wood. said
the superintendent of new midtown
building.
You'd be surprised at the type of
people who have come for the wood
this year." he said. Formerly only
kids from the slums came. We were
glad to give them the wood, first be-
cause 1t helped them and second be-
cause it helped us to get rid Of lot
of odd pieces.
"But this year many well-dressed
men and even women come for wood.
OF course see that the kids from the
slums get theirs and give the other
folks what is left. Due to the uncer-
tainty of getting full supply of coal
they are burning wood in their open
fireplaces. Some take it home In
their automobiles. Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
Facts and the .Ralnmaker.

NJ. Angot, director of the French
meteorological office, has demonstrated
that even In the extreme case of two
equal masses of saturated air, one at
0 degrees G. and the other 20 degrees
c.. In order to produce a 04-inch fall Of
rain 1t would be necessary for the two
masses to mix rapidly and thoroughly
throughout an atmospheric layer Of
-four miles in thickness; that dust par
sjcles and ions 1.-THE nuclei of rain
arOps) are not sufficient of themselves
To- cause precipitation without an &C.
companying reduction of temperature.
The chance of ma1smade explosions
causing rainfall Is thus seen tp be ex-
tremely small.7-Scientific American.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
The Malodious African.

Southern business conditions may be
poor, the cotton crop may be wretched,
but the Melodious African on the plan
tation strums, fiddles and blows to his
tuneful racial melodies. in poverty and
In plenty.
One Of the largest Chicago music
houses, selling instruments chiefly by
mail, find that 80 per cent Of Its re-
quests for catalogues come from south
Of the Mason and Dixon line, and 90
per cent Of its orders from the same
territory.
Analysis Of correspondence indicates
that all but an Insignificant fraction
of the 80 per cent of orders come from
Southern negroes.-Wall Street Jour
nal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
PASSING THE LIE POLITELY
Scribe Writing In Rotarlan journal
! Seems to Have Got Difficult Art
Down Rather Fine.

Passing the lie L. not ordinarily re-
garded> a polite occupation. but mem.
bers Of the Jacksonville Rotary club
assert 1t can be done politely. They
base their view on q few lines printed
In q recent issue Of their bulletin.
which rejoices In the name Of R0-
tartan Rumblings.
At q recent meeting 1t was planned
to take q country outing. and on call
every member present said he would
60, excepting only a member OF the
newspaper fraternity, who with pro-
fessional regard for the truth. and
fearing he could not get away, said
he would not be present. In the Sc
Quel he. was there, but about one
third of the others did not keep their
word. Whereupon the scribe wrote
In the Rumblings:
"We'll say. however. that Jimmy
(which Ia perhaps the name Of the
newspaper man In question: is some
accomplished little liar. for he said
he would not 60, but If our eyes did
not deceive us he was handling a
knife. fork and spoon like veteran
at the supper table; aye, and cigar,
too. but not. so practiced with that
as with the ice cream shovel. And
how would you describe all those gen.
tlemen who cheerfully answered Yes
when asked whether they would 90.
but whose presence was missed on
that eventful MISUNDERSTANDING
oils News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
MytIIene,s Claim to Fame.

In the news Of the Near East the
name "Mytilene" occurs frequently.
usually In connection with the Greek
Turkish conflict. This island in the
Aegean sea has much greater claim
on public attention, for there was
born Sappho. the first woman, and
the only one, to gain place among
the worlds great poets. Modern
Mytilene differs little from ancient
Lesbos. The streets follow the same
contours. and the life described by
Sappho. seven centuries before the
birth of Christ, may be traced In the
life today.--Maria Allston. in Mentor
Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

This is pleasant. safe and reli-
able medicine for coughs and colds.
1t has been in use for many years
and is held in high esteem in those
households where its good qualities
are best known. 1t is Havorite OF
mothers of young children, as 1t con-
tains no opium or other harmful
drug. Try 1t when you have need
of such q remedy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
New Book and Magazine TrImms

New Book and Magazine Trimmer.
An improved continuous book and
magazine trimmer, described in Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine, has q new
methcd Of jogging piles OF books and
chuckjng them true with their bound
edges for accurate and uniform trim
ming. This Is done in trough feed.
the sides of which are tapered 80
that the piles Of books are automat-'
lcully Strengthened as they are passed
along from the wider to the narrower
part Of the trough. where 1t grips
them. The pattern block that ap-
plies pressure to the pile of books, to
holI 1t securely for cutting. is shaped
to conform with the whole top surface
of. the pile, and is swlveled SO that 1t
applies uniform pressure. The ma
Chine delivers the piles Of trimmed
books by belt yconyeyor. and all chips
are removed by air suction.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19

Japan in recent years has given
more and more public recognition to
Christianity. At the coronation Of the
present emperor several Christians
were included in the list Of Japanese
who received honors, some of them,
like Rev. DIR. Motoda, headmaster of
st. Raufs college, Tokyo, and Miss
Ume Tsuda, principal Of q school for
girls, being so prominent as Christian
workers that their selection implied an
approval of their work. Never before
had Christians been so honored by the
throne.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
cow lTEsTING ASSOCIATION
ORGANIZED. Is

A meeting was held In Whining
ton to organize Cow Testing Assoc
citation for New Castle County, Del
aware, and Cecil County, Maryland.
The Association will be known as
the Del-Mar Association. Mr.. ].
Irwin Dayett was elected President
and Mr.. Fletcher Williams, Sec. and
Treas.
Dairying is one, of the most i'm
portant industries in Cecil County
and regret to state the average
production per COW for Cecil County
is below the average production per
COW for the entire state.
Milk is being produced for a low
margin of profit, therefore it makes
it necessary to keep only profitable
producers in your herd.
A Cow Testing Association where
the milk of each individual cow is
weighed and tested for butter fat
each month and feed cost records
are kept is one of the best ways to
increase milk profits.
Mr.. Williams will be glad to hear
from any farmers desiring to be-
come members of the Association.
One of the best ways to increase
dairy profits is to think about this
little poem, when the Cows Come
Home"
When Johnnie comes driving the
cows down the lane, and you go and
open the gate, does the sight bring
to you thoughts Of love, content
ment and joy or drudgery, resent
ment and hate? q
Do you point with pride as they
pass along and tell what each has
done, how much milk and fat they've
made and how many ribbons won;
or do you hang your head in shame
and make some lame excuse for the
lack of milk and fat that each pro-
duce? "a
Do you see through them your
acres grow richer year by year and
household equipment to tighten the
labors Of those you hold most dear;
or do you see long hours of toll
both for yourself and those you
love; working an unproductive soil?
AS you tie them up do you pat
each one and call them by their
names and find out how hungry they
are before you give them grain: or
do you curse and swear and tear
your hair and use the club before
you hand them their grub?
When you sit down to milk and
draw that fluid white do you see
stronger boys and girls, healthier
men and women who dwell in our
cities bright; or do you take NO in
terest in the health of your fellow
men, only glad when the job is done
and the milk is ready to ship?
Mr.. Dairyman, to which class do
you belong, to the one who meets
the cows with a smile and song or
the one where everything seems to
go wrong? Are you glad or sad as
over the fields they roam? Just
how do you feel when the cows
come home? 4
A. d. RADEBAUGH,
County Agent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19
New Campaign Neeessltx.

The campaign just ended brought a
rival to the old standby, the campaign
cigar, always a favorite with the can
dilate II not with the smoker. Far.
sighted seekers after office perceived
the fact that wQmen, even in these
advanced days, are not keen for cigars,
so at several meetings ip New York,
attended by women voters. cigarettes
were distributed Some of the wemen
disdailed them. others placed them
carefully In their handbags with a
somewhat guilty look, but athers
asked for Inatehes.-New York Letter
to the Detroit News,