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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-15
A MAIDS MAXIMS

If love. as poets sing, is a torch: 1t must be the electric kind. for sooner or later the battery is bound to go dead on us.
 Among the various definitions of man. it should be listed that he Is the animal who puts off every thing until some woman has re- minded him of it at least six times.
 However deeply he is in love, no young man can escape that rat trap feeling when she remarks. after longer or shorter interval. And now, tomorrow, we'll look for a flat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-15

FREDERICK I. THOMPSON. ... President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-15
Smoked Glasses

Some wear smoked glasses to look at an eclipse, and some wear them to look at life.-Helen H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-15
JERE c. DENNIS.
Merchants, Convention n succe.

Captain Infantry. Reserve, Dadeville, Ala, Sept. IS, 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-15

To-day the squirrels begin to pay for
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12
CARRYING REALISM TOO FAR
over-Ambitious Stage Managers Are
Art to Forget That in Their
Efforts to Impress.

ut takes no extraordinary mind"
writes stage hlgDager, ito see that
a pictorial artist would be dissatisfied
with realism as means of expression,
but there are none who have expressed
half so clearly as Arthur Hopkins the
manner in which realistic settings de-
feat their own purpose, which is the
illusion of actuality:
"'If particular restaurant in all
its detail is offered says Mr.. Hopkins,
1t remains for the audience to recall
its mental photograph of that res.
taurant and check it up with what is
shown on the stage. The result
of the whole mental comparing process
Is to impress upon the auditor that he
is in a theater witnessing very ac-
curate reproduction, only remarkable
because ii is not real. So the upshot
of the realistic effort is further to
emphasize the unreality of the whole
attempt, setting, play and all"
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12
Privileged Merdicants.

Blue gowns, or Beadsmen, was ali
order of privileged mendicants Of Scot
land, Of which the latest trace did not
expire till 1868. The first appellation
was due to the distribution among
these persons Of gown of blue cloth,
10 which were added n loaf of bread,
a bottle of ale and leather purse con-
tanning penny for every year of the
ruling sovereign's age. Annually n
new Beadsman, or Blue Gown, was
elected. Each member of the body
bore a pewter badge, on which were in
scribed his name and the words past
and repast.
The usage, which had its origin in
the ancient practice OF vicarious
prayer, resolved itself into public
charity, of which the sources were for
gotten, and in 1888 GO Beadsmen were
on the roll. No appointments were
made after that date, and the last sur
vlvor drew his allowance from the ex-
chequer at Edinburgh in May, 1863.
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12
PLEASANT VOICE AN ASSET
Too Many Think Little of Gift for
Which No One Can Be Too
Thart!uI.

To speak correctly-in the gram
matical sense-is an asset. To be
able to speak fiuently, with an alb.
sence of "er' and "um," is another
asset. To be able to command a
choice of words is yet another asset
And the greatest asset of all is to
have pleasant voice. Possessing
that, grammatical slips and lack of
fuency can, in moderation, be over
looked.
Some of us have inherited a pleas
ant voice, and for the gift we ought
to be supremely thankful. But not
all keep it. The gift is frittered away.
A querulous temper not only puts Its
line-marks on the face, but in time the
voice is affected.
The pleasant tone departs. The
habit of grumbling also affects the
voice. The cult of disagreeableneSs
does the same. If we are in posit! on
in which we have to rule others, sur
one-time pleasant voice, If we mis- Ise
our position and become snappy, ty-
rannical and domineering, will &C.
To put it briefly, every vice afracts
the voice.
Remember that the refrain, FITS
not exactly what he says; it's the
nasty way he says t!" is particularly
true
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12
The Desire to Excel.

The desire Of excellence is the neces-
sary attribute OF those who excel. We
work little for thing unless We wish
for IL. But we cannot OF ourselves esti-
mate the degree OF our success in what
we strive for; that task is left for
others. With the desire for excellence
comes, therefore, the desire for appro-
baton. And this distinguishes intel
lectunl excellence from moral excel
lence for the latter has no necessity OF
human tribunal; II Is more inclined to
shrink from the public than to invite
the public TO be Its iudge.-Bulwer
Lytton.
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12
FORGOT THEIR OLD ENMITY
Dinner Brought About Complete Rec.
onciiation Between Disraeli and
One-Time Opponent.

An interesting instance of dinner
of reconciliation between those es-
ranged in politics was that at which
pisraeli and Lord Darlington buried
the hatchet in London. In 1882 Lord
Darlington, then Robert Smith, was
Dlsraeli's opponent at the hustings.
The contest left them with such EN-.
Uttered relations that for six years
they did not speak; but in December,
1898, Disraeli met on the road near
Bradenham "a cortege of dandies and
gro0ms" who were about to call on
him conveying an invitation from Lord
Darlington to dine at Wycombe alb
hey. At first Disraeli refused, but,
pressed by Lord Forester, Caring
toms brother-in-law, he afterward con-
sented.
The completeness of the rcconcilia-
ton may be judged by some extracts
from Disraeli's dairy, remarks the De-
troit News. Our party was rather
noisy, but very gay. i did not get
home until past midnight or rather
near the chimes Of 1. l could
scarcely resist their en.reaties that |
should remain and send for my toilette
In the morning." ,.,...S,.
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12
HlAWATHA KNOWN TO INDIANS
Called GIooskap and His Deeds
Are Recorded.

In the East Hiawatha is known as
Glooskap, god of the PassamaQuod-
dies. According to traditions there
he lived on the rocky height or Blomi-
don, at the entrance to Midas Basin,
Novia Scotia, and the agates to be
found along its foot are jewels that he
made for his grandmother's necklace,
when he restored her to youth. He
threw up ridge between Fort Cum
berland and Parrsboro, Nova Scotia,
that he might cross, dry shod, the lake
made by the beavers when they
damned the strait at Blomidon, but
he afterwards killed the beavers, and
breaking down their dam he let the
lake flow into the sea, and went south
ward on hunting tour.
Mount Kineo was anciently a COW
moose of colossal size that Hiawatha
slew and turned into height OF land.
Little Kineo was n calf moose that he
slew at the same time, and Kettle
mountain is his camp cauldron that he
flung to the ground in the artlor Of the
chase. At Mount Desert he killed a
moose, whose bones he flung to the
ground at Bar Hsrbor, where they are
stili 10 be seen. turned to stone, while
across the bay he threw the entrails,
they, too, are visible us rocks,
with his arrow points.
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12
HOW BIRDS RAISE FAMILIES
Studies Made by ornithoIogists Are In
teresting--Ineubation Not Always
Work of the Female.

The average time taken by bird
to build its nest is about week; but
If the first one be destroyed second
home may be built in day. A few
birds afflicted with chronic lazlness do
no more than repair an old nest of last
year. Immediately after the nest has
been built. egg laying begins, usually at
the rate of one day laid about the
same time. Eggs laid in dark holes,
like those of the woodpeckers and
kingfishers, are always white so that
they can be seen by the birds entering
the nest. EGGS, however. are all col
ors. Often, contrary TO popular opin-
ion, the coloring is not at all protec-
tive. The number of eggs laid increases
with the amount of danger TO which
they are exposed. Sea birds nesting
on the inaccessible cliffs lay only one
egg, waterfowl ten TO twenty. The
usual number is three to five. 1ncuba-
tion usually begins with the laying of
the first egg. Owls, however, begin
when the last egg has been laid.
Robins eggs require fourteen days In
cubation, ducks twenty.seven, geese's
thirty-five. In all cases during this
period the eggs have to be constantly
turned and moistened. Usually incu-
baton is the work Of the female alone,
but the male sparrow is peculiar In
that he sings his dlgnity-and does
his share.-ChicagO journal.
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12
BURLINGTON PREPARES FOR
REcoRD-sREAkING TRAFFIC

The first of a lot of sixty freight
locomotives built according to speci-
fications for the Burlington Route by
the Baldwin Locomotive Works of
Philadelphia has just been received.
These are designed for high speed
freight service but are so balanced
that they may be INTERCHANGEABLE and
efficiently used in slow freight SER
vice and, in emergency, in heavy pas
senger traffic service as well--and
cost approximately s55,OO0 each or
S3,300,000 for the lot. More than a
mile of tubes is contained In each
boiler; exhaust steam is used to heat
the water in the tender before 1t is
pumped into the boilers and automa-
tic coal pushers, which lessen the
work of the firemen, shove the coal
forward in the tenders. All in all.
these engines promise decidedly eco-
nomical and effective operating re-
suits.
The Burlington is anticipating a re-
cord-breaking freight traffic this fall
and winter and this addition to its
motive power equipment will enable
IL to promptly handle the traffic offer
ed.
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12
Famous Tree in Park.

General Grant National park, Ia
California, is but six miles from Sc
quoia by good road. II became u na-
tional park in 1880 to preserve the cele-
brated General Grant tree, the second
in size and age in the world, being su-
pcrseded only by the General Sherman
tree. the largest and Oldest living thing
In all the world. The General Grant
tree has diameter Of 10 feet, while the
General Sherman measures 38h feet
In diameter. This park has an area Of
hut four square miles, yet every mile
of 1t is packed brimming full Of un-
Usually attractive scenery.
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12
HIS LITTLE PAL
BY LAURA M. WILLIAMS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s.s0
20. 1928. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12
Why Worry7

The fussy station master Of n small
village near Edinburgh found one
night fellow courNyman standing,
nonchalantly smoking, with his feet
half over the edge of the up" plat
form.
Don't you know that the Edln.
burgh express is passing here direct
ly at GO miles an hourY said the sta
tion master. Come back, come
back! I"
The other slowly turned his head
and taking the pipe out Of his mouth,
replied: You're awfy feered for your
train i"--Exrhange.
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12

IS
Phillips County herald., 1923-07-12

All kinds of job printing done at
this Office.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
SAVANNAH MECCA FOR
GEORGIA PRESS ASSN
Midwinter Meeting Friday and
Saturday VIII Discuss Good
Roads Bond Isue For State

SAVANNAH, Feb. 20.-Members
of the Georgia Press association are
looking with interest to the mid
winter meeting of the association to
be held in Savannah Friday and Sat-
urady of this week. An interesting
and constructive program has been
arranged and the visito1E will be en-
tertained by the Savannah papers,
the city of Savannah and the Lions
club.
More than $50 editors and their
families are expected to be in at
tendance.
One Of the important matters to
be placed before the body will be a
proposal to endorse the movement
for a bond issue of $50,0O0,O00 to
$75, 100000 for the construction of
good roads throughout the state,
started at a good roads meeting in
Atlanta ten days ago. w. G. Sutlive,
president Of the press association,
was one Of the speakers at the At
lanta meeting and pointed out that
one Of the best ways Of educating
the people of Georgia to the necessi-
ty for better roads would through
the press of the state.
The convention sessions will be
held in Gregory hall Of the municipal
auditorium.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
GIRLS Lose LIVES
Two Negroes ArrestedJ Charged
With Setting Fire to Decatur
Home of John Mcdowell

ATLANTA, Feb. 21.-- Demple
Nix, a negress and her husband,
Johnny Nix, were arrested by the
Atlanta police yesterday in connec-
tion with the deaths of two daugh-
ters Of Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Nc
Dowell, at Decatur, near here, which
occurred after midnight yesterday at
their home in Decatur
The charred bodies of the two
girls, Marion and Williamateen, were
removed from the ruins Of their
home early yesterday.
The girls were burned to death in
a fire which originated in the room
in which they were sleeping, discov-
cred after midnight. A neighbor
gave the alarm after the flames had
enveloped practically the entire
room.
The parents and an older brother
of the girls were asleep in an adj
joining room until the alarm was
sounded by outsiders.
Mr.. Mcdowell is the editor of the
DeKalb New Era, a weekly newspa,
per published at Decatur.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
.IRREGULARS ATTACK
FREE STATE OFFICERS
Attempt Made To Burn Income
Tax Office-Troops Kill One
And Arrest Three

DUBLIN, Feb. 21.- (By Asso-
ciated Press. AN organized attack
was made this afternoon on various
government Offices in Dublin.
An attempt was also made to set
the income tax office on fire.
National troops guarding the To-
cal government board offices fired
and killed one irregular and captur-
ed three others.
Three government offices were
raided simultaneously. Some of the
attackers attempted to set bulldogs
afre, while others kept up a rain of
bullets from positions on adjoining
roofs
A motor car used by the irregulars
attacking the central Office was cap
tured by government forces and was
found to contain land mines.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
TO ESTABLISH RADIO
SCHOOL AT CORDELE

CORDELE, Feb. 21 - The Inde-
pendent Radio Laboratories is the
newest thing in Cordele. D. w. Col
iier and Fred Perry, two Cordele
young men who got their start in the
signal corps of the American army
during the war, and who later stud
led in New York, are here estab-
fishing broadcasting station and
setting up a radio manufacturing
plant. The broadcasting station
will be used principally to serve the
customers of the plant. 1t will dis
tribute news, markets and amuse-
ment features.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
WOULD SELL NITRATES
At COST TO FARMERS
New Senate Resolution Gives
Measure For Purchase Of Fer
tilizer Material $1O,O0O,O00

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-Anoth-
er measure for stimulation of agri-
culture would get right of way in
the House under rule adopted by
the rules committee. This is the
Senate resolution proposing govern
ment purchase of $1O,0OO,OOO worth
of Chilean nitrates and calucium ar
senate, and resale to the farmers
at cost for use in connection with
the 1923-24 crops.
Senator Smith, of South Carolina,
and number of representatives
from Southern States in urging early
action, declared the use of Chilean
nitrates and arsenate which is man
ufactured this country, will go a
long way toward checking the raw
ages OF boil weevil in the cotton
crops.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
NuSIS STUDY ARTISTS
HAVE GREAT PROGRAM
Lieurance Indian Program One Of
Unusual And Exquisite
Beauty

Since time immemorial Indian lore
and legends have had a peculiar fas-
cination for the people Of America,
possibly because of the sympathetic
feeling entertained for the Indian
as well as for appreciation of the
marvellous beauty contained in thcif
musical harmonies.
This beauty takes on new ana
deeper meaning under the magical
Interpretation of Thurlow Lieurance,
who viii appear at the Rylander Mar
/ under the auspices of the Music
Study club.
With Mr.. Lieurance will be Ms,
Lieurance princess Nah-MeeJ, who
possesses an exquisite tenderness
pathos, delicacy and power of ndian
music George Tack, noted flu-ist
will accompany Mr.. Lieurance on the
piano and with many Indian flutes
and is regarded as the greatest in
terpreter of Indian flute music in
the world.
Appealing as Indian music is ia
the American public, it is desired by
the Music Study club to Dl,ng to
the forefront the fact that the Lieu.
rance program is not classical" and
above the heads of the listener. On
the other hand, the repertoire will
include such familiar songs as "By
the Waters Of Minnetonka," said to
be the world record song in popu-
larity, and suites from Mr.. Lieu
RANGES Green Timber" all OF
which embrace the most beautiful
in Indian music, and music in gen.
eral.
Mr.. Lieurance has spent years in
the Indian lodges studying their type
of music, and is master of his art.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
POTATO
CROP RECORD
Fewer in Commercial Storage Than
Last Season-More Back Home
for Table Use

ATLANTA, Feb. 21.-ApproXi-
mately 25 per cent fewer sweet po-
tatoes were in Georgia commercial
storage houses at the time of the
first government report than were
reported last season, althoguh the
upper third of the state shows an in
crease of from 80 to 40 per cent,
according to z. R. Pettet, statistician
OF the bureau of agricultural eco,
nomics.
The warehouse capacity REPRE-
sented in making these calculations
was $4,000 bushels.
The areas which have previously
been storing large quantities of
sweet potatoes showed considerable
reduction, ranging from ten per
cent in the midwest section to less
than so per cent in the principal
commercial districts of the South.
Practically one-half of the crop Is
beng used at home, according to the
report, and 16.9 per cent of the
tioP Is oeIng SOLD at local markets.
Between ten and twelve per cent of
the crop is being stored for com.
mercial shipment, the report shows
Wnlie the amount of potatoes lost
by spollage and decay will reach
to between 13 and Is per cent oi
the entire crop. The remaining Dor.
ton OF the crop is being fed to cat
tie and hogs, it is stated.
according to the report, the value
OF the potato crop for home use is
tour or five times its value for com.
mercial purposes. In COMPARING, tbe
value of the sweet potatoes for
commercial purposes with that Of tbe
irish potato crop, it is stated that We
are still in our infancy as a com.
mercial producing sweet potato sec.
ton.
The statisticians declare that with
the existing favorable marketing
and transportation facilities, the no.
tato output could be many times
what it is at present.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
HOW THE BIBLE
INFLUENCED ABE

According to Abraham Lincoln's
biographers he had but six books to
read in his boyhood, and these he
pored over until he had absorbed
their very essence. First on this
tiny list came his beloved Bible.
Numberless quotations and refences
in hiss peeches were drawn from
it, showing what marked influence
it had upon his mind. Surely his
whole life and deeds forcibly ex-
emplified the Bibles teachings.
Lincoln's Bible had no such help
full pages of essays, references and
explanatory information as are in
corporated in the Big Print Red Let
ter Bible, nor was his Bible printed
in such beautifully clear type. Book
making in those days had not reach
ed the state of perfection which it
has attained today, and even if it
had, he was too poor to have been
able to purchase any but the most
simple copy. We all have word pic
lures of him lying at full length,
poring over his books by candle
light. Think, by contrast, what our
opportunity is today, and how easy it
is to secure the volume being given,
by coupon plan, to this papers read
ers.
For information as to how to OBJ
tain it look in another column of to-
days paper.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
ONE ELECTROPLATNG
PLANT I'm GEORGIA

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Georgia
had only one electroplating plant to
report products valued at $4,000 and
over in 1921, according to figures of
the department of commerce just an
nounced for publication. Total bust
ness for the year reported was $8,-
O4l, 900, compared with 10,390, 200 in
1919, a decrease of 22.6 percent. The
report also showed there was only
one plant each in Alabama, Louisiana
and Tennessee to reach the $4,000
production.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
GA. CANE MEN
COOPERATING
Now Reaping Benefit by Organizing
Year Ago ON Five Year
Basis

ATLANTA, Feb 21-Caoa o,,o,,,
ers of Georgia are this vea, ,ysoo,,i,,o.
the benefit of tho ,vo,l- dona lar9
year by one of the most s'rc.assf,,j
cooperative marke,ino ore,,,;,s+;ons
when instead of rett;no. -. .ca,ts .
gallon, the nrico oLn,,t ''s'' q
they are receiving aror7d bI oon+s No.
declared L. B. Jao.,so, c.ro~+o ~
the state bureau o. ,,2,l.n+s bora -
day. "
The Georc;l Cane Gro,rors osso
citation was orq,r;,a4. aba,,4 . , ",-7o- 1
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
REED NOW SPEAKING c.
RESUMING HIS ADDRESS
STARTED LAST NIGHT
Ranks Unbroken With Talk And
Still More Talk Coming, 1t
Is Indicated
JONES IN CHARGE OF BILL
Is Prepared To Garry On Fight
For Another Session, He
Asserts
JONES IN CHARGE OF BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Pre-
senting an unbroken front in their
ranks and armed with more material
for continuing the campaign of talk
ad more talk, and yet still more talk,
the Senate oppone,,ts of the admin
istration shipping bill, resumed to-
day their filibuster with on end in
sight.
Senator Reed, of Missouri, started
the filibuster off for the day by re-
suming the delivery of his address
begun last night in support of res
olution to direct the President to en-
ter into negotiations with Great
Britain and France for the purchase
of certain of their Caribbean pos
sessions. Senator Jones, in charge
of the shipping bill, met the resump-
ton Of the fIibuster with state
ment he prepared to carry on the
fight and that he would insist on an
other night esssion lasting as long
as possible.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
MURDERER Gets
LIGHT SENTENCE
VIII Christmas Convicted at Vienna
VIII Appeal For New
Trial

VIENNA, Feb. 21.-Will Christ
mas, charged with the murder of Al
bert Lane, a crony of many years,
was late yesterday convicted of vol
untary manslaughter, the jury fixing
his term of punishment at mini
mum of ten and a maximum of Is
years, Counsel for Christmas has
filed a motion for a new trial.
JUICE Eschol Graham, of McRae,
is presiding. The jury retired at 2
O'Clock ard Eeraained out for about
two hours.
Christmas was accused Of having
killed his friend at a questionable
house in Dooly county, as the result
of an argument.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
THREE FIRES IN RESIDENCE
DISTRICTS WERE SOON OUT

Three fires yesterday and today
called out the department short runs
in the residence districts.
A roof blaze slightly damaged a
house on Jackson street owned by
the 81 Hawkins Estate and occupied
by negroes At 2 o'clock this
morning the home of Lester Will
liams on Church street caught fire
from an ash pit and the blaze was
quickly extinguished with only
small damage. At 8 o'clock another
run was made to the crematory to
put out a roof fire 800 will cover
damages done to the crematory
plant.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
EMMETT SMALL ACTING
POSTN TERAT MACON
Appointment Confirmed At Wash
ington-Will Assume Office
Thursday

MACON, Feb. Civ. Emmett
Small, whose appointment as acting
postmaster here was confirmed by
the postoffice department at Wash
ington last night, according to a
telegram received by the local pos
tai inspectors, will take charge of
the office tmorrow, succeeding Hill
yer Rudisill, who committed suicide
last week.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
No END YET TO FILlBUSTER on SHIP Bill
PORTUGALP PRINCE; N.jI,.I;
ldEsssk
DIES IN NEW,YORK
Succumbs to Double Pneumonia
While Working in This
Country

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Prince
Miguel de Branganza, the eldest son
of Don Miguelde de Branganza, the
pretender to the throne of Portugal,
died here today of double pneumon-
ia, it is announced.
The prince, who was As, came to
this country recently to earn a liv-
ing selling insurance for a firm con-
troAed by relatives of his wife, who
was Miss Anita Stewart, of New
York.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-02-21
NEW coRDELE POLICE CHIEF

CORDELE, Feb. 21.-Assistant
Chief Of Police I. N. Turk has been
promoted and made chief by City
Manager Terrell. S. l.. Gregory.
who was at one time a membe, of
the police force in Cordele, has been
made assistant chief. The selection
fills the place made vacant by the
recent resignation of w. L. Shep-
pard as police chief. The full force
of five men is again on duty.