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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
The Practical Way
(Roanoke Leader)

Birmingham and many other cities are going on the proposition of raising sufficient sum for To- cal welfare work, including char ity, in one annual campaign, this amount to be apportioned to the various organizations upon just basis. Every town, however small, would do well to have an organization of associated chari- ties to which should be referred for proper investigation such cases as arise from time to time. This IS particularly advisable in cases where doubt exists, such as tran sient people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Restricting Immigration

(Oneonta Southern Democrat)
 No immigrant should be given a passport to this country until he has furnished proof that he was a good citizen in the country he is leaving. We have too many de- ported criminals in this country now. Observation has convinced us that crime increases in this country just about in the propor- tion to the number of immigrants landed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
A Wise Selection

Colbert County Reportcr)
 The governor of Alabama is for tupate in securing the services of General Sibert to head the new docks commission and to super wise the construction and the ex- penditure of millions on the har- bor at Mobile. General Sibert is recognized engineer and helped In the building of the Panama Canal. The state is assured of harbor that will reflect credit upon the builders and give satisfaction to the taxpayers who financed the deal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
THE ALABAMA PRESS
Rig Trading Center
(Dothan Eagle)

Never in the history of this city has it been the trading center that it now is. People in all this Southeast Alabama and North Florida territory come to Dothan to do their big buying, and it's reputation for keeping what the public needs is spreading.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Worthy of Pride

(Talladega Daily Home)
 As Santa Claus surely the children of the state should feel proud of Alabama this year. And then after the state has done her best many towns and cities have augmented the children's remem- brance. This is truly great age to live in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Will Have Larger Field
fAnp;s+or c+,r>

IAnnistOn Star)
 The pipe manufacturin industry has become the chief industry in Anniston, and it is growing. in importance here with each passing year. Anniston- made pipe finds a ready market, is shipped to many foreign lands, and Is in constant and increasing demand. With the enlargement of the port of Mobile and the greater shipping facilities that port will offer, Anniston will have a much larger field for tx- pansion than it yet has had.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Has It's Weight

(Louisville Courier Journa)
 If Americans assembled in nu- merous mass meetings and adopt ed resolutions, the resolutions would possibly be as effective as laws. Vox Populi may not be yox Del, but it's weighty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
ABOUT READY TO GRADUATE
 lRostnn Ira n SCI rinfl

It was Kenneth's first day in school. When the children were all seated he raised his hand and said, T can spell cat and count seven and write my own name, so you won't have to bother to teach me much"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

The leading Filipino politician, who asked President Coolidge to remove General Wood from the Philippines, probably has in mind an entirely wor- thy successor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Peculiar Side Issues NnrhHilla pannarA

It is reported that a moral wave has hit the soviets. Funny what they will send out between no. tices of Lenine's death and Trotz- ky's assassination, isn't it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
A Mean Insinuation

(Boston Transcript Alice: T don't think he knows enough to propose"
 Edith: What if you should hear that he and I are engaged?" Alice: "Wen, my opinion would still be the same"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

It seems that the hardest problem the average congressman has to solve is how many possible ballots can be squeezed out of an official act or a recorded vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
SMILES
Forcing the Issue
(Kansas City Star)

Mrs. Carter dropped fin at the office for few minutes chat with her husband.
 "John," she remarked, T think you had better discharge that stenographer you have now. l am sure she has been trying to flirt with you ever since she has been here"
 Mrs. Carter, when she said this, thought the stenographer was safely out of hearing-but she wasn'ti She stepped to the door of the private office and vented her indignation:
 Madam, I'll have you know that I wouldn't flirt with your old hus band for million dollars"
 Mrs. Carter was aghast.
 "Now, John," she exclaimed. you simply must discharge that girl. She has insulted you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
An Expensive Luxury

(CHICagO NtWSJ Hiram Johnson's intensive cul- tivation of Chicago already has lost Chicago the national conven- tion. Hiram is an expensive lux ury,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
An Opportunity

Memphis Commercial AppeaD
 That fifty-year- New Jersey woman who married sixteen year-old boy should at least heed the admonition to train up a child in the way he should go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

The purchasing power of German currency is determined by whether it is worth the cost of drayage to the paper-mill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

In compiling one's New Year reso- lutions, while asserting ones monthly bills, it might be we'll to include de- termination to begin saving up for the following Christmas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

Paradoxical as it may seem, burg lars who stole three beds in St. Louis have no idea of going to sleep on their jobs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

The New York Herald observes that jazz has not appreciably injured the public's musical taste. Neither has the boiler-shop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

After all is said, so-called radicalism is largely question of who does the judging and why.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
THE PARAGRAPHERS
Takes With People

VOHIU 0Idle JOuI IdIJ
 Our hope is that President Cool idge will prove to be the kind Of man the politicians of our great party won't want to take in 1924, but won't dare not to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

The United States sold over six million acres to settlers last year, and they are already at work trying to settle up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Turning the Tables

ILaNSIHB Stdte JUuTHdII . Sign on a local optometrist's window: Closed Today. Getting Married" He is going to have his eyes opened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

The joke is on the father of large family who gets pocketbook for a Christmas present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

Judging from the claims of both sides, the biggest battles fought be- tween government and revolutionary forces in Mexico are those involving veracity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
The Safety Valve

Bad language is a golfing vice Afflicting quite a few. I must confess it isn't nice, But when I cannot cure my slice What else is there to do?
 Arthur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

It seems that England takes its poli- tics almost as seriously as does Amer ica, and quite as straight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

It appears that Hiram Johnson is learning by experience that the less he talks the more he says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Tba=sssBSEz@feORCE
 1 1BEAPER

Probably it does look better to offer the courthouse property for the nomi- nal sum of seven hundred and fifty thousand than to give it away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

tions, some measure that would help the people, it is time to take on addi- tional sympathy for the consumer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Discovery Too Late (Hartford Times)

You never can tell. What ap- pears to be railway crossing may
 be the place where you cross the Styx.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

The board of revenue, in effect, seeks to trade an improved property in the center of town for vacant lot on the outskirts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

When politician declares that he favors in principle, but with rcserva-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

We now have Roland Todd, Brit ish lightweight, who would achieve more business in these parts if he changed the Roland to Roughhouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
The American Outclassed I'M. D;4>


 The American truth teller was in form. Talking of ants" he said, we've got 'em- as big as crabs out west. I've seen 'em fight with long horns which they used as lances, charging each other like savages."
 They don't compare with the ants I saw in the Far East" said an inoffensive individual nearby. The natives have trained them as beasts of burdens. One of 'em could trail a ton load for miles with ease. They work willingly, but occasionally they turned on their attendants and killed them But this was not drawing the long bar too far.
 q say, old chap" said the shocked voice from the corner, what sort of ants were they?" "Eleph-ants," replied the inof- fensiye individual
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Going and Coming

At morn baseball story breaks
 And is denied at set of sun, And thus the baseball writer makes
 Two stories out of one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
No Effort Is Needed

The easiest thing in the world l. believing what you want to believe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

One of the most important rules of the A. A. U. is:
 "When in doubt, disqualify Charley Paddock"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

Leander was about to swim the Hellespont.
 "Stop" they cried. "You haven. got an A. A. A. sanction!"
 Whereupon another Greek myth was ruined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Why the Delay?

Isn't anybody going to write an Ou1 line of Bootlegging?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Delayed Repentance (Successl

(Success)
 A wisconsin man, attending a revival, was pressed to repent. He wavered for a time, but finally arose and said:
 Friends, I want to repent and tell how bad have been, but dasn't do it when the grand jury Is in session."
 "The Lord will forgive" shouted the revivalist.
 Yes, but He ain't on that grand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

Several of our baseball presidents are against the players bonus, but none of them favors a reduction of taxes at the gate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

To park or not to park, that is the question. Mebbe most of us can't drive five days and five nights look ing for place to park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

The shoppers Push and Pull and Vex
 And leave Trail of Mere male Wrecks. And they are Called the Weaker Sex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Brmingham. Ala. post office as aecond-olaes matter under act of Con- gress, March 6. 187o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

But somebody must find parking space, else how do all those automo- piles get that way?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

RICK L THOMPSON. .PREsID,
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
RADIO ACTS AS cURFEW BELL
Stories" Patrons Of Restaurants
Think Of Home.

Patrons of a "New York" restaurant
In suburban town are wondering If
the proTrietors have discovered a
subtle way of letting it be known
when the closing hour Of p. m. is
drawing near.
Always on the alert for something to
keep the guests amused, the manage
ment recently installed a radiophone
to supplant talking machine. The
new device proved entertaining with
its varied programs Of band concerts,
vocal selections, summaries Of the
worlds news and other items.
But when 1880 O'Clock brings the an
nouncement of bedtime stories for the
little folks the majority of the diners
begin glancing toward big clock fas-
tened to one of the walls overhead OF
else look at their watches. AS result
fewer patrons linger after s p. m.-
New York Sun
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
POOR REWARD FOR SERVICES
Reprimand Only Thanks English Sail
or Got for Extending Domains
of the British Empire.

Eighty years ago II little boy named
Moresby went to sea in one of Queen
Victoria's ships as, midshipman.
Thirty years afterwards he was a
naval captain in command of ship,
and he was sailing off New Guinea,
which is to the north of the continent
Of Australia.
AS he had nothing else to do Ire
did some exploring, and before long
he discovered as many as 100 islands
that had not before been on any map.
He charted 600 miles of coast-line pre-.
viously unknown, and he annexed part
Of New Guinea to the British Empire.
All the reward he got was u repri.
mand from the admiralty, which said
he ought not to have done it, but "aa
they did not think he meant to do it
they would say no more about t."
The exrlorer has now died, an ad.
miral, at the age Of ninety-two, and
before he died he did win some recog
milton Of the service he had done. iJ9
was the only sailor in the British navy
who ever had ship named after hii
In his lifetime. The destroyer Morseby
torLedoed battleship at the battle IT
Jutland, and also sank submarine
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
HARP NOT NATIONAL EMBLEM
Red Dragon Of cadwaIlader Officially
Recognized as the Peculiar Prop
erty Of Wales.

While the harp is Welsh national
instrument, 1t is not recognized as the
national emblem. The national EN-
blem had place in the royal arms
of Great Britain as supporter in the
reign of King Henry VII, but that
king, toward the end of his reign
changed the supporters which were
two white lions of March to the Welsh
Dragon on the dexter side, with the
White Greyhound on the sinister. The
latter emblem was representative of
either the De Beauforts, his own an
cestors or the Nevilles, the ancestors
of his wife, both of these families
using the white greyhound as a family
badge. In 1923 his son, Henry VIII.
used for supporters to the royal arms
the golden lion on the dexter, while
the Red Dragon of Wales, which his
father had used on the dexter he rele.
gated to the sinister side. These
supporters continued in use until the
accession Tin 1909 of James VI of
Scotland as James of England. James
kept the golden lion on the dexter but
changed the Red Dragon of Wales on
the sinister to the Unicorn as in the
royal arms Of Scotland-an emblem
Of purity.-Montreal Family Herald.
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
THE HOME HILLS

After long days when I come
Once more from far rowing, homa,
While watch with eager eyes
Old loved landmarks. friendlywise,
Sudden bursting into view
Sharp etched on the skies clear blua
Lo. the hills of home arise.
Always round the curve they lie
Waiting hid as I draw nigh.
Till pass the angled bend,
And the last long slope ascend.
And the shortening road runs straight
There to welcome me they wait
Hills of home ana journeys end.
Hoofbeats quickenng on the trail
Grind of train wheels on the rail-
Motor swerving sharp and sheer
Steamboat reaching for the pier
Curve or headland break or bend
/ must pass, and at the end
Stand the home hills. clean and clear.
Thus when fate my spirit brings,
To the ordaiaed end of things,
/ shall come as now come
Through far spaces wearisome.
Through the shroud!ns wells that lie
'TwiXt time and eternity.
TIL there blaze against the sky,
Gold and jade-the Hills of Home.
&C. 7. Davis in the Arkansas Gazette.
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
FEW APOSTLE SPOONS LEFT
Only Two Complete Sets Of Ancient
British Plate Are Known to Be
In Existence.

The most ancient piece of hall
marked British plate in existence is
the spoon.
In the reign of Edward ", the
spoon is mentioned in English litera-
ture. Apostle spoons came into fash
ion during Edward VS. time and be-
came very fashionable as christening
presents.
Until the time Of the commonwealth
1t became the custom for well-to-do
godfathers and godmothers to give a
child complete set of these spoons,
or less, according to their means.
With the poorer classes the child very
often got only one silver spoon, with
a figure of his patron saint or that of
the giver.
There are only two complete sets
Of thirteen apostle spoons in existence
now. One is owned by the Gold
smiths company and the other is in
the possession of Corpus Christi col
lege, Cambridge.
In both these sets Our Lord is rep
resented, but not Judas Iscariot; his
place is taken in one set by Paul and
in the other by Matthew.
The Oldest hall-marked apostle
spoon that is known to be in existence
was made in 1893.
1t does not seem to be the fashion
to present them any more at christen-
ings. The custom dwindled at the
time of the Puritans, who were great
image-breakers.
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
Something to
Think Ab0ut
AGAINST THE TIDE
By F. Il. WALKER

RESEITING you on every hand
is the invisible tide which is
hourly sweeping humans from their
charted course and carrying them In
to unknown waters.
The captains Of courage who have
gone before, weathered the treach-
erous currents and reached secure
haven, are the only ones who can tell
you what this opposing tide means
to the young or the inexperienced,
or the over-confldent.
They will tell you how difficult 1t
is In trying moments to keep your
honor bright; how hard 1t is to steer
away from temptation or the habit
Of loose thinking; how perplexing it
Is to avoid the sucking shoals when
you should keep cool, hold to the
straight course and exert your ut
most strength.
You may pose for hero before
the world but be careful lest the tide
pull you under and expose the fraud.
II your colors are false, beware |
for the tide knows them.
In spite Of Its purring voice and
shining face it is a restless foe, q
bearer Of no tales, silent destroyer
of ambition and a wrecker of hope
when your star seems to glow the
brightest and you stand puffed up in
conceit before an admiring world.
Alas! for the man who in such a
moment plunges headlong into the tide
without first reckoning his endurance.
The water is icy cold, swift and
treacherous.
How many men do you know who
have gone down in such a plunge
never again to show their head?
Their pride and pomp, their wealth
sank from sight and left only few
empty bubbles behind, bursting and
disappearing.
Be honest with yourself. sincere
with Others, practice the Golden Rule
steer your craft by the unfailing COM
pass of faith, and though the waters
snarl about you, your frail little boat
will at the end of the journey find
a friendly harbor where Truth and
Mercy will welcome you and give you
peace.
Sail on you who are half dis
couraged because you are not shin
Ing in the show-places, riding in au-
tomobles, living in mansions and blaz-
Ing your name in the Blue Book.
The earth is reserved for the meek
and this Inheritance is for you, for
you who through simple faith are
stemming the tide and making the
final port
10 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04

thought Partridge, and being good:
natured fellow, he was only too
pleased to accede to the strangers re-
quest that he should take his pipe
out of his waistcoat pocket, fill it,
and place it in his mouth for him.
Dreadful thing, paralysis!" re-
marked Partridge, sympathetically.
paralysis" gasped the stranger.
I'm not paralyzed! My wife asked
me to come up to town to buy piece
of silk, and"-nodding toward his out
stretched hands-"this is the width ~
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
Letter Oddly Recovered.

The chief distributor of old clothes
for refugees in Rodosto, young wom-
an from Tennessee, received two bales
Of clothing through the relief COM
mission in Constantinople from her
home town. A few days after the
distribution a man appeared at the
relief station with a letter which he
gave the young woman. To her COM
plete astonishment she found it was q
letter that had been written to her
father in Tennessee, twenty years ago,
and the refugee, clothed from the "old
clothes bag from America" had found
1t In his trousers pocket.
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
Not His Time to Die.

Said to have jumped over the East
Cliff at Ramsgate, England, at point
where the cliff Is S5 feet high, a young
soldier of the X. A. f., was committed
for trial on charge of attempting to
commit suicide. The Youth said he
acted in a fit Of temper, and that he
suffered from the shock of being
knocked over by bomb in 1915. There
is no recorded case of any other per-
son, after Jumping over the Ramsgate
cliffs remaining alive.
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
Antlpodes Get Radio Signals.

Radio time signals sent out from
Annapolis station have been heard at
the antlpodes, or halfway around the
world. According to c. f. Adams
official astronomer and seismologis,
at the Hector observatory. Wellington
New Zealand, time signals sent by r..
dio from the naval station at An
napolis. Md, were heard distinctly by
him. Another report received by the
naval observatory from Australia
stated that the time signals had been
heard there within fraction of a
second after their transmission, aD-
parently coming both ways around
the world.
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
WHAT is LovEr

What Is lover" asked the moon:
full-moon that sang of romance:
And the full-moon answered.
Loves the spirit of trees and flowers.
Loves the song of mild April showers,
Loves the land Of castles and towers;
That's what love is. my son."
What is lover" l asked of the winds;
Winds that were moaning and sharp;
And the sharp winds answered.:
Loves the help that comes from the
strong.
Loves the hope that battles the throng,
Loves the vision that cheers with q
song;
Thats what love ts my son."
What is lover" asked of the sun;
A sun full Of passion and warmth;
And the warm sun answered:
Loves the call of the flesh that de-
mands,
Loves the message of warm clinging
hands,
Loves the caress hot as hot desert
sands;
That's what love is, my son.
IT. F. in the Detroit News.
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
Younester Battled Burglar.

A tifteen-year-old Ohio boy is re-
covering from injuries suffered in an
encounter with burglar. Due to the
fact that the burglar had whiskers
there was nothing stolen. The boy
surprised the man in the kitchen and
fight resulted The thief struck the
boy repeatedly, who grabbed his
whiskers and held on until final blow
knocked him unconscious. Then the
burglar became frightened and fed
The boy was revived by his dog lick
ing his hands. The dog had given the
alarm when the thief first entered.
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
Chicken Custsrd.

Cut off every scrap OF meat from
the bones and put them through the
meat grinder Mix the meat with an
equal measure of cooked rice, season
with salt, pepper and press In round
Make custard, using two eggs, two
tablespoonfuls of flour, stirred into q
little milk and pint of milk. If
any cooked green peas are at hand
add them. Pour around the loaf and
bake until the custard is set. Serve
hot.
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
UnbreakabIe Glass.

According TO recent reports, Bo.
hemian inventor, after 13 years q re-
search, has succeeded in producing
unbreakable glass. At recent dem.
onstration, it is said, plates and vcs
sells of the material remained whole
when thrown to the ground from a
height of 10 feet. Meat was roasted
on thin glass plate over an open fire
at temperature of $50 degrees f
Tin was melted in glass pot. and
nails were driven in piece of hard
wood, using piece of glass for a ham,
mer.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
Chickens Good Mousers.

An Ontario reader of the Toronto
Globe says that villager near his
place had some siX-months-old Ply.
mouth rock pullets which were excel.
lent mouse catchers. Last fall while
husking corn, a mouse ran from the
corn stock. 1t was soon overtaken by
one Of the pullets which killed and de-
voured 1t. This was only one of the
many mice caught by the same pullet
during the husking season.