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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
HOME, SWEET HOME"

On May 8 in many parts of the civ
ilized world they observed the hun
dredth anniversary of the first sing
ing of Home, Sweet Home" 1t was
sung in London in the production of
the opera "Maid of Milan," the IL
bretto of which was by John Howard
Payne. While wandering hungry and
footsor'e about London streets Payne
had seen a happy family gathered
about tea table. 1t brought thought
Of his home in America and inspired
the immortal lines. The opera, in
which it was interpolated, is not ex-
tant, but "Home, Sweet Home" is
oftener played and sung than any
other vocal or. instrumental compo-
sition of the ages. Jenny Lind used
it in her regular repertoire and a
great part of the reputation which she
acquired in America was due to the
sympathetic manner in which she sang
the simple words. 1t has not worn
out and never will; because it deals
with that which is fundamental in the
breast of civilized man and expresses
the tenderest of all human sentiments.
There Is No Place Like Home" is the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
JOHN -DREAMS


Women who dream of clicine.
breaking or serving bread will,
some time or other during their
life, devote years upon years to
works OF charity.
In extreme cases such a vision
foreshadows that the dreamer will
enter convent and seclude her.
self entirely from worldly things.
dedicating her heart and strength
to the healing of the sick and the
comforting of the unhappy.
1t may be that a dream of this
sort foretells an incident which
Will not develop into reality for
many years to come. There are
incidents on record where the wo-
man who thusly dreamt did not
bid farewell to worldly joys and
activities until fifteen years la
ter.
Consequently it frequently hap
pens that the dream is forgotten.
yet in most cases it is so vivid
and makes so deep an impression
upon the sleeper that she will
never forget it.
Women about to become nurses
also have similar dreams, but in
those cases the bread Is usually
broken or sliced in merry COM
pany, while when it foreshadows
retirement from worldly things,
she mostly finds herself alone in
a room and there seems to be no
one present to receive the staff
of life from her hands.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12

bracing as possible. Where car tracks
have not been laid, and motor vehicles
would serve as auxilaries to the cleo
trio car lines, there appears no rea-
son why the utility should not install
such service. This is already done in
sixty cities of America and has proved
a success in the way of revenue as
well as of satisfying service and earn
ing the good will of the public.
The motor vehicle is there to sup
plement and extend the revenues and
service of the electric lines. 1t is OPP
portunity. 1t is cheaper than laying
new rails and paving between tracks,
and it's tendency would be to build up
utility's most valuable asset, con-
viction on the part of the people,
whom it is under obligation to serve
to best of its ability, that it is exert
ing itself to that end.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
MACON'S CENTENNIAL EDITION

The people of Macon, Georgia, this
week are celebrating the one hun
dreth anniversary of that city. The
Centennial number of the Macon
News published in honor of the OBJ
servance gives an interesting history
of the industrial, commercial, fl
nancial and educational growth of the
city, depicting, in a handsome roto-
gravure supplement and otherwise,
Macon in 1928 as Fort Hawkins and
in its present status as progressive
city of $4,000 population. This spe-
cial number is replete with data of
the city's growth and interests care
fully gathered and attractively pre-
sented both in text and illustrations,
while carrying large amount of ad-
vertising which bespeaks the enter
prise and wealth of that community.
Macon is one of the south's most in
teresting and prosperous cities. 1t has
earned an enviable reputation for hos
pitality and business resourcefulness.
Enjoying high standard of citizen
ship, a broad code of commercial
ethics and unusual educational ad-
vantages, it is regarded as leading
center of industry and culture. The
Centennial number of the Macon
News shows that that newspaper is
keeping well up with Macon's progress
and prosperity. Both are subjects
for congratulations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
STREET-RAILWAY AGREEMENT

The agreement between the city
commission and the Birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power Company is one
that appears as whole to tend to
betterment of the community's trans
portation service, besides Improvement
in the city lighting system and the
emergence of the utility from the re-
ownership, which will enable it to keep
pace with the growth and progress
of the community and be held to it's
public obligations. The community
views the agreement, so far as the
commission is concerned, as the out
come Of earnest and conscientious eff
fort towards solution of vexing
problem. With the carrying out of
the agreement between the city and the
utility and relief from receivership, it
is hoped that the utility's new control,
appreciative of the progressive and
growing character of this community,
will see its way to initiating and put
ting through broad program of SER
vice betterment.
In the matter of the motor vehicle
as carrier there is no defense of an
irregular and irresponsible service,
which eats into regular and respon-
sible ones earnings without CORE
spending return to the people in trans
portation facilities. The motor We
hicle, when it sets out to be common
carrier, must come under the rules
and regulations which insure faith
full, regular and reliable service to the
community served. Several states
have already placed motor-vehicle
lines under jurisdiction of the public
service commissions the same as cleo
trio and steam lines.
However, there are residence areas
which the electric cars do not serve.
Homes have been built where the mo-
tor vehicle is needed. There are what
might be termed entire suburban vii
lagos requiring motor vehicle service
in the absence of the other. This
should be accorded them through the
licensing of responsible motor-vehicle
lines regularly operated and deport-
ing themselves as public carriers. It
does also seem reasonable that the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
Company itself should have an eye to
serving people in these outlying resi-
Dental sections by itself installing
supplementary motor-vehicle service.
The utility, in consideration of the
valuable franchises which it enjoys at
the hands of the people, owes it to the
people to make its service as ALIEN
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
ONE TRICK A DAY
The Magic Circle

This is a little drawing-room
trick for two performers. and al
though scarcely more than a Joke.
1t may frequently be kept up for
a considerable period without the
secret being discovered.
The principal performer leaves
the room, and in his absence the
company touch some object, say.
one of several cards placed in a
circle on the floor. On his return
his assistant (who remained in
the room) taking in his hand the
magic wand. or walking stick to
serve as substitute, points there
with to several of the cards in
succession Not word is spo-
Ken. but when he comes to the
right one the performer saws
boldly that that was the objec,
touched. The experiment may be
repeated az pleasure.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
POOR BOYS WHO
BECAME FAMOUS

BY Frederick Houk LAW

What blessing a train boy is!
Up and down the train he goes
bringing all sorts of things that
help to break the monotony of a
long. hard journey. You can
never tell what he will bring
next. In 1859 Thomas A Edison.
twelve years old and proud of his
job, was such a train boy-and
now for, sixtythree years he has
been bringing along things to
break the monotony of the hard
journey of life-and no one can
tell what he will bring next! He
brought a box that talks and
sings in the very voices of people
who are dead and gone-and we
a it the photograph. He
brough pictures that make the
characters in stories actually move
and we call them the movies"
He brought wonderful electric
light that turns night into day
He has brought to us on our jour-
ney in life so many wonderful
things that he is making the Jour-
ney decidedly interesting. No one
knows what he will bring next
so we are all willing to stay on
the train a while longer and find
out.
Tom" Edison, who had to work
for a living, made a lively train
boy, even II he was only twelve.
In the intervals of peddling his
wares he experimental in chem
istry. People laughed at the boy
and his drugs" but they re-
spected him for trying to learn
something. Three years later, at
fifteen, he had picked up telegra-
ply, for he was always learning
something new-just as he Is to-
day. Then he worked as a tele-
graph operator. He had more
time to sit still and think, and so
he studied everything there was
about the telegraph system, not
to make money, but just because
he wished to know more about it,
AS result. in some six years he
was showing the experts how to
improve the telegraph, and lead
ing the way to sending more than
one message at a time. Still la
ter, he made a most workable
telegraph ticker. such as the bro
kers worship all day long. They
handed him $4,000 for that-and
he kept on trying to learn some
thing new.
Over in New Jersey are the
great Edison laboratories where
the wizard" works for fun, sew
enty-five years young. sleeping
only a few hours of twenty -four.
working harder than any of his
men. still trying to learn some
thing new. All over the world
men know the name Edison, end
are happy because OF his work.
His inventions are numberless and
his financial fortune Is great. but
his real fortune is still in trying
to learn something new. The boy
experimenter is still a boy at
lea rt-aRd long may he live.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
MOTHERS OF FAMOUS
MEN
The Mother of Tolstoy

One more story of the influence
over the character and life of her
son. of a mother who died when
the son was a baby, is that of
Count Leo Tolstoy, great Russian
novelist and patriot. The spiritual
presence of his mother during his
entire lifetime was especially
strong in the case of Tolstoy, who
in his writings mentioned it fire.
quently.
His mother, who was supposed
to have been an unusually beau
tiful woman, in character as well
as In physical appearance, died
when he was only year and a
half old. BY some accident there
was no likeness of her, so that
his entire concept of his mother
was a mental one, He had only
his own Imagination and the sto-
ries of other people to build on,
and used to say that he was glad
there was no actual remembrance
of her to interfere with the pic
ture he had built in his own
mind.
Il am glad" he wrote, that l
of my mother. All that / know
about her is beautiful"
Historians depict her as an ex-
tremely talented as well as an
extremely fine and lovely woman.
She was well educated. speaking
five languages. playing the piano
very well, and having a gift of
improvising tales delightfully."-. 1t
is probably from her that a great
amount of her sons genius was
inherited. In spite of her numer-
Gus attractions she was a. shy, re-
firing person, with no idea Of her
own Importance. She never con-
demned anyone, says Tolstoy in
writing of her. and although "she
was hot-tempered she exercised
remarkable selt-restraint." In la
ter life he was frequently known
to pray to her spirit. which he
says was elevated and pure"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
Fighting n Deadly Enemy
(Anniston Starr

tAHniStOn Star)
Birmingham's campaign for q
city and county tuberculosis san
atorium is being pushed to a sue
cess. The people are aroused to
the necessity for providing a suit
able place for the treatment Of tu-
bercular people. instead of having
them scattered here and there in
the city and county. Every city
in Alabama should have a tubercu-
lar sanatOrium available. Every
county should help to provide one
for it's tuberculars. Calhoun
county should have a sanatorium
for its tuberculars, and Admission
should give substantial encourage
ment to a movement for one. 1t
would not require much money to
build. equip and maintain a sana-
torium sufficiently large to han
die the cases in this city and
county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12

With the Endorsement of tho
Etowah County tuberculosis As
ISOLATION, pure milk" ordinance
was introduced in the city council
and its adoption has been asked
by the association. Those men
who are now operating sanitary
diaries are reported to favor the
ordinance. Those who do not op-
crate such diaries and who, for
thst reason. may be opposed to
the new regulations, are the very
ones who need 1t ns6st, and are
the ones whose cows and wnoxe
insanitary conditions may he the
means of spreading disease. In
this connection, it is revealed that
Gadsden people use a remarkably
small amount of milk. The yer
capita consumption or milk. we
are being taught. should be one
quart day. Here it is only one-
fifth of a pint per capita. 1t 10
reasonable to believe that .
cleaner and larger supply Of milk
would increase the consumption.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
OUR MISSION IN LIFE
by Rev. J. c. Offerman

You are the receiver of your
own blessings.
You are the maker OF your own
fortune.
It's up to you, and up to me,
what place we shall occupy in
life.
The present and the future are
entirely in our safe-keeping.
Let us make ourselves boosters
of Gods faith. and our mission in
life is fulfilled.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
As to Choosing Judges
Selma Times-JournaD

VSeInld ITnIES-J OUTndIJ
The convention method of Sc
lecting our judges would not Grad
icate the evils of politics." which
constitute the head and front of
the offending" under the popular
or elective plan. The convention
of other days is still fresh in the
memory of the people. redolent, as
it was, with the stencil of the
trades" and "manipulations" Of
the slate makers and Warwicks
who pulled the strings behind
closed doors. Convention made
judges would not be able to call
their souls their own" with any
thing like the grace and freedom
that they exercise now.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
10 FAVORITE BOOKS

BY George Barr McCutecheOn
THE Story of a Bad Boy" CAL
drich).
Tom Browns Schooldays"
(Thomas Hughes).
"Oliver Twist" ( Dickens).
Vanity Fair (Thackery).
Life on the Mississippi" MARX
Twain.
The Egoist" George incredibly
Tess of the D'Urberviiles''
(Thomas Hardy.
The Heavenly Twins" (Sarah
GrandD.
The Song of Songs" (Suder-
MANN.
TONY Bungay" Oh G. Wells).
Copyright. 1923, United States and
treat Britain. for The Ags-Herald, by
Forth American Newspaper Alliance.
I'll rights reserve0.l
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
A MAIDS MAXIMS

When a man says that he doesn't
want his wife to go away for the
summer. he's a brute and a tight
wad; when he says he wouldn't
think If asking her to stay in the
hot city, he's a hypocrite and a
gay deceiver, with summer plans
of his own; when-oh, but what's
the use? You can't beat that
game,
Some girls are born PETERS.
some achieve petting and all the
pretty ones have petting thrust
upon them.
Why a woman grows old faster
chan her husband: He growls over
the price of sugar, but he sulks If
she suggests that he help out the
boycott by giving up any of his
favorite desserts.
some women count up their
blessings-and some their hus-
bands.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
SMILES


(EXchange)
EXcitedly the manufacturer of
the worlds greatest insect exter-
minating powder burst into the
export managers office.
Hey" he beloved. Have We
got an agency in Egypt"
"Why-er-no, sir"
well, why amt we? / see a
movie of them pyramids las night
and it says they was covered with
millions of hieroglyphics.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
This Sounds Familiar

I'VE slept under blankets every
night"
The people in our party were
just like one big family"
Only the incest people: the
management is very particular"
Every morning I'd so out and
catch enough fish for breakfast"
The old bus took every one of
those hills on high"
Anything you wanted to drink
IL you had the price"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
stop Destruction of Fish

(Guntersville Democracy
SO little attention is given to
the conservation of fish in Ala
bama waters that the federal de-
partment of fisheries threatens to
stop furnishing young fish for
our streams and ponds. This
ought to check destruction of fish.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
Pushing TO the Front

N1IUIlSNIIIt I1fltSJ
The sentiment developing for
Greater Huntsville is marching
right on and by the time we are
all ready to see to it that the 1880
census is properly recorded, the
city's limits will be so fixed as to
take care of the 10000 or more
people that will assuredly be here
at that time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
THE ALABAMA PRESS

Huntsville News)

We're paying around eleven to
twelve cents for a pound of SUI
gar that cost about three cents to
produce. Who gets the difference
after taking out what the rail-
roads get?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
Pie. jam, Dumplings

(Talladega Daily Home)
If the women are in earnest
about not buying sugar unless alb
solutely necessary until prices
tumble, and il preserved fruits
and berries are not deemed neces-
stiles, we fear the folks will miss
many bite of good pie. jam and
dumplings next winter, If the
laws against profiteering cannot
be enforced.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12

A Canadian Photographer declares
the war was business of overcoming
squareheads. The period following
seems to be a matter of overcoming
blockheads and deadheads.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12

In Pennsylvania a distillery is being
turned into an orphan asylum. The
institution that used to make EN- is
to be employed in sheltering 'em,
which indicates a wholesome strand
in our social fabric.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12

The most reasonable conclusion
to be drawn from the praise be-
slowed on the soviet regime by
the All-Russian church conclave
at Moscow is that the bolshevist
dictators have the church well in
hand
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12

The Japanese metropolis is reported
to have learned a way to Americanize
its business district. A number of
American cities would like to have
the recipe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
PEOPLES FORUM
Has Hope in Counrry-s Future

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
] am writing in regard to the
article written by Vice President
Marshall in The Age-Herald to-
day, May 6. To my way of think
ing, it should be published in pa
pers and magazines in every state
in the Union, and probably do a
great deal of good spoken for ra-
do. because 1t seems to me his
main points reach the most vital
spots of our country's welfare to-
day and for generations to come.
I firmly believe there are enough
citizens in good old America of
this same spirit to make loyalty
the predominant motto in word
and deed. l read so many good
articles in your paper and other
publications is Zone reason If there
We're no other) why l believe so
firmly in the loyalty of a great
number of Americas citizens. All
things are possible with God. and
these splendid writers are obliged
to be inspired by Him. Therefore
l for one have great hopes for
our country's future.
SBSCRIBER.
Birmingham, Ala, May 6, 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12

There are men who would be willing
to become philanthropists to the ex-
tent of thousand dollars if they could
find million in the road.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12

essence of society's catechism, ex-
pressing not only the sentiment of
men, but their conviction. Like the
decalogue, fundamental truth, sue
cinctly and plainly expressed, will last
when masterful epics are forgotten.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12

A United States senator says most
congressional Investigations are jokes.
Many of them are not jokes to the
taxpayers who pay the cost.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-12
Birmingham, Ala, May 6, 1872
Our State Publicity


the Eoitor OF Inc ASe-h eraio:
we heeo TO return TO the oid
pains where is the good way ana
walk tnerein. Back TO the paths
Oh common honesty ana decencN !:
NOT tnat IL is as dlfticult 10 1lnd
an honest man as Jeremiah iouhu
IL TO De IN Jerusalem' nor is II
oao as was stated In an eolto-
riai IN one OF the Dig DANES re-
Gently which editorial IN erect
stated that more than haif OF the
iurers A. 10, ha,,o,a w.
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liz ,ooorn,s - - - as;.oa Ia,
statinr ~ trrtb ava ha has +ha
record IN h.oL 49,, ,,;s ,tatoart =
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on on off;ciaI ho1air. two affiaoa
of nrof;t o. oran,;rr. r',t
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do th;s N'''" nus mat 'ie
ihoush the editorial be true,
quo.ea from the Dig daily 1t Is no
remedy 10 nave OFFICIALS who
swear iaiseiy given the power to
appraise the value of the tax
payers property in order that
there De more money in the treas
urs TO waste Ihere Is already
100 ciose a combination between
some OF the Dig daiiies and GER
tain OFFICIALS Tor, the good of the
taxpayers. what the state of
ALABAMA needs is publicity dip
ping vat IN order to eradicate the
parasites suppose it does cost
some money Inc writer is like
rat Rumiey IN the wood old days
petore anybody heard of Mr.. Vol
stead. A friend asked Pat II he
ala not want drink? Sure" was
the reply Inc bottle was handed
him' ana the owner seeing the
contents OF the bottle rapidly dis
appearing, said: Pat, that quart
cost me *2.oo. Faith, 1t was
worth every clint of it," was Pats
reply as ne threw the empty bot
tie IN the ditch. II the newspa-
pers 40 get our money We will
nave the consolation of knowing
~ was PAID out in accordance with
me law. Inc state has become
paoiy INFESTED with parasites.
Inc lntection seems worse in the
department OF education, but from
al accounts. lnfestation is pretty
general ana II every department
IS run througn dipping vat of
puoiiclty' IL Will at least remove
.he parasites and probably pre-
vent the BODY polite from being
iroccuiateo win the virus of pa
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