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The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
GRANDEUR HARD TO PORTRAY
Visitor Asserts Wsw From Summit Of
Andes 10 Sucl, as Almost to Defy
Description.

The view from the summit is mag
nificent in whichever direction one
turns. but it IS rather more Interesting
and varied coward the Pacific That
ocean Is not over hundred miles in
straight line from the crest of the
divide. bYt all sight OF 1t is cnt on by
the intervening submits. The scenery
in this. or any other part Of The Andes,
is Oh too vast and impOsins a scale for
man to come to eny adequate com
prehenslon Of II. Still morn hopeless
is the possibility Of conveying any ef-
fective impression Of It to others. You
may think you can describe It until you
try; then you find that you are but
:tringlng meaningless adjectives and
shopwOrn similes together
AT first you are inclined to be disap
pointed at your impotency; then you
BEGIN to feel small and ashamed that
YOU should have presumed to attempt
such thing; finally. like man cover
ing up traces Of guilt, you hasten to
tear up and burn what you have writ
ten before some one comes and finds
wfnt you have been doing. There are
some men who can draw better than
others word-pictures Of these great
manifestations Of nature, Just as some
men can paint better pictures on can.
vas than can others; hut the best de.
scriptions are only sounding brass and
tinkling cymbal limitations Of the un.
speakable grandeur Of the originals
Personally throw mp my hands and
call myself Off at the outset.-Lewis
Il. Freeman In the Cornhill Magazine.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
EXAMPLE OF WASTED LABOR
One Philadelphia Shop Employs Sixty.
Eight Girls to Pack one.Pound
Box of Candy.

Sixty-eight girls in Philadelphia
candy factory are needed to pack a
one-pound box of candy, writes "Gi-
rard" In the Philadelphia Inquirer.
I saw the automatic stokers In an
electric plant attended by two men
fire the boilers under the engines of
$4,000 horse power.
There you behold a contrast of Ia
Dor and result.
In one case, to meet the fancies Of
confection eaters, all that immense la
bor is employed to put individual
pieces of candy in box. In the other
instance, machines, backed by few
millions of capital invested In other
machines, can generate electric power
sufficient to turn 10000 wheels over q
distance of scores Of miles.
At other places you may see capital
pick up freight car and dump its con-
tents into a shop as you would put a
spoonful of sugar In your coffee.
Lucky that somebody has money to
hire such big machines to do our work.
Otherwise you would be paying treble
for what you get.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
oIdtime Beauty Hints.

Some strange recipes for beauty ar,
given by oldtime writer's. 1.-THE eye
Of pike powdered are wonderful il
increasing beauty" naively Suggest
one author. In the South of Englan
even today the eating Of herrings
brains Is thought to improve the ap
pearance. The fat of the graylinr
mixed with honey and exposed for
day or two to the sun made fin
preparation for cleaning the skin
The fat Of the lamprey, though TIL
creature Is otherwise considered ur
lucky, was efIlcacious in removing
smallpox scars. Wolverine grease
would cure all skin troubles. The
Chinese have great faith in the medic
inal properties of water in which
cookies have been boiled and II is
their favorite remedy for smallpox
One of the strangest remedies Is at
tributed to the monks of the Tenth
century who are said to have pre-
scribed ashes of burnt flies for the
complexion.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
DlvEReIne THEORIES OF LIFE
Question Of Chance and Evolution
Aonarentiy VIII Long Be Matter
Of Discussion.

Writing on the work Of Jacques
Loeb. the famous exponent of the me
chanical theory of life. in Harpers
Magazine, Paul H. De Kruin said !.
1T Is constantly remarked by lay peo-
pie of Intelligence and by many biol
ogists that the apparently wonderful
way In which animals are adapted to
their environment is the best evidence
of some purpose and design in nature.
To Loeb, with his detached vision and
his freedom from anthropomorphism
1t Is just as conceivable that nature Is
accidental and a pure matter OF
chance. 1t is possible that those sur
viye who have the eQuipment-they
did not acquire the equipment under
the influence Of environment !.
It is possible for forms with moderate
disharmonies to survive, those with
gross disharmonies do not exist, and
we are not reminded of their possible
existence Nature. the master points
out, is enormously wasteful. There
are. for instance, hundred million
possible crosses of marine bony fish.
OF these only ten thousand, or one
hundredth of ] per cent, actually ex-
ist Every one will admit that this
fact Is a much better argument for
planlessness than for design. For
out of an almost infinite number of
combinations 1t would be strange II
chance did not bring about the exist
ence of a small number of forms
capable of survival"
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
NO MORE CHRISTMAS CARDS
Woman Has Made UP Her Mind to
Make Real Gifts to Friends at
Next Holiday Season.

Next Christmas" started Mrs.
"Yeh, I KNOW" interrupted Mr..
Next Christmas piacidly pursued
Mrs, Il shall give all gifts and no
cards at ALL"
"Huh!" grunted Mr.. "What'd y
want to do-bankrupt us?"
"Not at ALL" replied his wife. II
won't spend cent more than spent
this year. But I've sworn off cards
They don't mean anything any longer.
Business firms and banks send them
out. They're as common us flies In
summer. I'm going to send all gifts,
and I'm sure every one will be better
pleased all around"
'But just how" inquired Mr., ..just
how are you going to do this with no
extra money!"
Easy" she answered. "Oh, they'll
be humble gifts, of course But tie
elaborate cards they get out nowadays
cost as much as small gifts Our cards
cost 30 cents apiece and we bought %
Now, why not Accent presents In.
stead? They carry twice as much
sentiment. All our friends will think
better of US and we save money"
"Huh!" said Mr., returning to his
paper.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
Whence Inspiration Comes,

The thoughtful suburbanite was
talking on the 7:44 out of Umphtown.
says the New York Sun.
'Now, some folks" he said, think
best on a rapidly-movlng train. Scrib-
bier, for instance, told me that he gets
most of his movie plots out of the air
ms he is being ratified along the rails
Others find walking brlskly and alone
great stimulus to thought Some men
tell me they get their greatest ideas
while dawdlIng in warm bathtub.
PERSONALLY / find nothing more in
duces thought than shoveling heavy
fall Of snow from our sidewalk and
driveway. But unfortunately we don't
have more than three or four heavy
snowfalls year."
$50 that explains It," murmured Cat
leigh, across the aisle. And the first
speaker is still puzzlIng over what he
meant.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
America Booming Along

1T1HE man sold America is the who does
not think True we electric people, emotional to
degree and subject all the Of temporary ma
justment Now joyous viewing the world from the
mountain top wfulin the depths Of the valley
vision however, nothing but the steady advance
While the blasts Of winter have been chilling US railroad traffic
has been increasing until it reached the heaviest point
experienced for the season. talk about Unemployment
has given place gumbng about the inability to get help
For the time the history of the country the cotton
spnes in usen January have 350O0O0O Textiles
booming iron and steel show enormous activity and
automobile manufacturers predict their biggest year
Even with all of this improvement conditions still
settled There still talk Of merchants travelling danger
ground The Gooms contend that merchants will he caught
with high price merchandise their shelves at the public will
decline buy the prices asked More than likely however
mercandser will have bought and banked his profits
before the Pessmss awaken to the fact that living and
working in the greatest country in the world.
We control practically all the gold in the world and what Is
more important coming the moral and business
standards of the world which summed up in pain honesty
spells ie psl.:ii -":... c,ril a ~ .fegrIss.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
Elevator Operator scores.

Elevator service at q Brooklyn
gymnasium largely patronized by fat
business men Is nDt always what the
members think 1t should be. On the
way to their volley ball games or set
ting-up exercises they frequently have
to wait several minutes before the
Overworked operator descends with
the 'lift" to carry them to the gym
nasium floor.
The elevator operator thinks much
Of his patrons criticism is uncalled
for. So when he was berated the
other day for being tardy In answer.
ing the lobby signals he told one Of
the grumblers:
1.-The gymnasium is on the third
door. You come here for exercise
Instead Of waiting for the elevator
why don't you walk up7'
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
Ancient Citadel Of Athens.

The Acropolis of Athens was the an
Client citadel of Athens, sometimes
called Cecropia from Its reputed
founder the mythical Cecrops. 1t was
built upon rock 500 feet above the
Attic plain. This eminence was 1.15O
feet In length from east to west and
500 feet In width from north to south.
and was accessible on the west side
only, through the Propylaea or EN-
frances" built by Pericles. Upon its
summit were the world famous Parthe-
non. sacred to Minerva, the Temple of
Wingless Victory. the Erechtheum. and
other structures.
Between the Parthenon and the
Erechtheum stood the colossal figure
Of Minerva, the protectress of the city,
20 feet in height.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
,4is Speech .st Down, soyl"


Hitherto the proceedings of the Fill
pino legislature have been In Tagalog
or in Spanish. although English is
technically an Official language.
But the last election returned to
the legislature humber Of young
men educated In English schools In
the Philippines or in the United
States TEey are intent upon break
Ing ZIP the Spanish-speaking tradition
pf tie older generation of Filipino
public men, who received their early
training under the Spanish regime
Therefore. quite sensation was
caused In the gallery of the house re-
Gently when English was used for the
drst time In debate.. The speech was
admirable in point Of brevity, and can
be reported In full. It was addressed
BY one Of the members to colleague
on the floor. and was: "Sit down,
boy Living Age.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
ToiDupIIea.. F.,nou. shrine,

Plans are being made for the erec.
tion In, Fiskdafe. Mass, Of shrine
patterned after the famous Ste Anne
de Baupre in Canada to house a relic
for which healing powers are claimed
The relic, owned by st. Anne's parish,
In the Bay state, has attracted sew.
eral thousand persons from all parts
Of New England In Sunday pilgrim
ages 10 recent months. Some of them
have asserted their visits resulted in
cures of various ailments.
The project is to acquire land in
the rear OF st. Anr els church owned
By former pastor and to erect large
shrine with statue Of Ste. Anne,
stations Of the cross and holy stairs.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
s.zIna UP NATIONS WEALTH
Middis Atlantic States Have Largest
lneems, With Nevada at the End
Of the List.

What u the richest part of the Unit
Cd States-the richest. that Is in the
sense Of having the largest income?
Probably most people would have no
difhculty In answering this question.
That the Middle Atlantic states have
the largest amount Of liquid cusli
would naturally be expected from their
great population and Industrial deveI-
opment. And from this standpoint the
Middle Atlantic states are the most
prosperous. and, as would be expected.
New York. with an income of more
than $1,000. .O0O, 600, leads all the rest.
whereas Nevada, with $85, ,OOO,O 600.
brings up at the tall of the procession.
The flgures have recently been com
piled by DR.. Wesley C. Mitchell and
published by the National Bureau of
Economic Research.
Yet there Is another way In which
to gauge prosperity and perhaps, upon
the whole, 1t Is more satisfactory
test. That Is the per capita distribu-
tion. Is that section the richest which
has the largest aggregate income or
that In which the individual income is
the largest? Probably most philoso-
piers would incline to the latter view.
And in this regard the Pacific states
have slight advantage over the Mid
die Atiantic-$798 as compared with
$673. Yet New York state, with an
average income per person Of $S74, Is
still at the head of the list
This study also discloses the esell-
dngs of farmers. which. in some parts
OF the country. are high--as incomes
go. In 1919 farmers in the Pacific
states averaged $500 year and in
the West North Central states, $1,000.
The few remaining agriculturists
who are attempting to scratch living
from the discouraging hills of New
England are obliged to content them
selves with SLIGO. while Alabama and
Mississippi yield their farmers less
than 5000 year.--World's Work.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
NAV Fast for Month,.

Beaded lizurds live in dry places,
hidden by day and become active In
the evening, says the Detroit News.
They lie asleep during the hottest
part of the year. They eat frogs.
worms. centipedes. ants and other In
sects. as well as the eggs of frogs.
birds and other lizards.
In good times the extra nourish-
ment is stored up as fat In the tail.
When food Is scarce this fat can be
absorbed and carried to the hungry
cells through the blood, and thus the
gila monster may go without other
food for several months.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
TIIH.lsC

nNE may imagine when
~ tithing is discussed that
one is discussing church ritual,
OF course, auch IL. imagluation
is born in ignorance. Tithing
is rot a part Of tnc ritual il is
not statutory nor is il q bylaw.
The law requiring tithing Is fun
damental, 1t is eternal II ex-
listed long before the Ten Com
nlandmeDts we're gigen, and
was written into the constitu-
tion of mans relationship to
God. 1t Is not only fundhmen-
tai, but is absolutely essential.
The first family OF The universe
paid their Elhe. Abraham pad his
1.-THE to MclcnizGdck, and so Oh all
down the ages Christ did not alb
rogatc, rcpsl nos suaISid this
fundamental iew and principle. He
required Il, brought / over into the
iispcnsatiGu " Grace GH'i IT is re-
quired OF every. Chr;stian.
II every church In thc country
were composed Of Inrntaert who
were conscientious, faithfDl tithers,
there wonIG un enough n.Gney in The
treasures o, the churches to evan
geli2c he world aud TO rectiiy evegy
church deficiency on savta.
Eye.r man III. The church tp to-
day refuses 10 tiiNG Is Il ecIher-
ate ropher. The lpGe1ts OF timing
ought TO setylc ne 4aestior. There
isn't any conscientious iithg Who
duesu't get more Oh. of hi nine
tenilIs Than the ROLLER ssrs g,ti OF
the teu-teu,hs that he uainSily md
lnwisely and ui t.ri ,s,s. Gaere
|! isn't tither gn tSa Jdge u history
\ that has ever tceu hc.ger Jr who
J has .cen clothed III ra. ur who
\ has walked the streets in e grace
and rishonGI. Every MN wil1 Eeers
n Gods box h!icd aaa Yho Is thso-
N liiialy honest with Cos aa5 bJituwed
\ upon him divine bics2in.ss ill lie
enjoys that peace. prospect and
\ happiness which conyT tli7n ~ nc
\ other source.
\ VIII man rob God?
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
Natural Mouse Trap.

In the East Indies there grows
plant that eats mice! This plant has
very strong sweet odor which at
tracts mice and moles TO 1t. The little
animals, attracted by the strong scent.
run up the stalk of the plant right into
the flower, from which there is no es-
cape. as they are caught In sticky
substance, and are kept from backing
out by down-pofnting bristles which
close around their victim.
Digestive Juices, like those found in
the stomachs Of animals. exude and
the rodent IL slowly consumed 1t is
rumored that this hesh-eating plant
may be put to use as mouse trap. rs
1t has an irresistible attraction for
rodents.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
Mennonite. oo to Mexico,

Two hundred MennOnites have left
Herbert, Saskatchewan, for Mexico,
where they propose carving out new
homes for themselves. Cars of the
United States road were used when
the Canadian Pacific refused to allow
its rolling stock to cross the bound
ery. In all 25 box cars and some
colOnist cars are being used. The
Nennonites are moving to San Anton
10, Chihuahua, Mexico. Shortage Of
cars has also delayed the move from
Wymark, Sask.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
Wealth is Spreading Out

DOSE talk often catches the and sometimes facts take
long time catch up It is safe say that most per-
have the impression .na the rich getting richer and
the every that the concentration of great wealth
growing that the United States reckon with
But the colo ard ruth will down. The Bureau of Internal
shows that all classes Of Americans with incomes be-
low $4,000 show increases while ali classes having incomes in
of 00D decreases this spite of the fact
of SIS 924 1856 1918 increased in
1920 to $23, 1886 G29 183.-
When the figures this year ct hand it will be found
that the getting richer and the richer getting poorer
were 81 600 S. GOO and 1882 cent
in classes from $1,000 $4,000. Incomes in of
10000 per year footed up only % SO per cert
These disclosures may be sad blow to agators and long
haired political economists.
The plain truth M that the American is living on higher
standard Than any in the world ha. his income is fac in
excess the of any other naona If ne must
high prices he has the to bny and still have little left
for rainy day he exhibits any of the characteristics of thrift
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
Fa.t French somblna Plano.

France is to have the first plane
equipped with 75-millimeter gun, a
giant for night bOmbardment, construct
ed by the Service Technique du Sous
Secretariat d'Etat de rAerOnautique.
1t is entirely Of metal, propelled by
four motors of 40O-horse power each,
Is 6 meters high. has wing spread of
30 meters, while the fuselage is 20 me-
tiers in length. The carrying surface
OF the wings is 22O square meters and
the total weight Of the plane, fully
equipped, is ten metric tons The plans
call for a speed Of $50 kilometers per
hour.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
Canada. Elahsris,.

Canada's fisheries are one Of her
greatest assets, and large sums are
spent by the Dominion government in
providing against the depletion Of the
supply.
Last year the department of fish
cries distributed s46 million fsh eggs
from her different great fish hatcher.
les. among the various lakes and
rivers. OF these 535 million were
whitefish. 1876 million pickerel, 108 mill
Lion salmon.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
sALE-ARMY sHoEs-sALE

We have just bought a tremed-
GUS stock of Army Munson last
shoes to be sold to the public d.
rect. Price s275. These lhoes are
100 per cent solid leather with
heavy double soles sewed and nail.
ed. The uppers are of heavy tan
chrome leather with bellows tongue
thereby making them waterproof.
These shoes are selling very fast
and we advise you to order at once
to insure your order being filled
The sizes are 6 to II, all widths;
Pay postman on receipt of goods or
send money order. Money refunded
il shoes are not satisfactory.
THE q. s, STORES COMPANY
1441 Broadway. New York Citv
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
THE q. s. STORES COMPANY
1441 Broadway, New York City
REPAIR

Others are doing it, why not you?
A good clean town draws Others to
it. At least we are noticed and com
pented upon.
Be a health Crusader
Be good fellow.
Don't spit on the walks.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
Mechanlea, Coal Cutters

There were 495 coal cutters in use
In South Africa in 1921, according to
the Ofacial statistics of the govern
nsnt mining engineer. OF this number
80 were operated by electricity and
.sfhe balance by compressed air. With
s4he exception Of three or four. all of
the electric machines were imported
from the United Statea
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
Artful Artist.

Miss Gushly-Oh. Mr.. Dauber,
saw your new painting and 1t was SO
much like you / kissed it
Mr.. Dauber-Did It kiss you In re-
turn2 -
Miss Gushly-Why, no!
Mr.. Dauber-Theu 1t wasn't like
me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
MANY ALABAMIANS
 VISIT SIGNAL MOUNTAIN

During the hot season, when many Alabamians are seeking to es- cape the heat by sojourn al noun n- tain resorts, a number have gone to Signal mountain In Tennessee.
 Many have taken cottages there for the summer and some are regis tered at the hotel.
 Alabamians who are now so1Curn- ing at Signal mountain are as fol- lows: Mrs Francis M. Brown, Mrs, c. S. Simmons. Mir. and Mrs. II. B. Mathis and family, Dr and Mrs K A. Constantine, Mrs. Rose Bevis MT. and Mrs. W. A. Madden, MT. A. " Cary. MT. D. F. McDonough, MT. F. F Stovall, MT. A. L. Lucas, MT Thomas C. Montague. Mir. R. M. Caskie. MT G. w. Wilcox MT. and Mrs. J. M Marsh, Mir and Mrs. c. r. Horst Miss E. NJ Dodd, Mrs. M. NJ Nolan and MT D. F Talley of Birmingham; MT and Mrs. II. E. Guy Of Bessemer. From Anniston there are: MT. and Mrs w. s. Hotchkiss and family, MT and Mrs. A. J. Goodman and family Miss Margaret Lee, Miss Marie Fin ley, Mrs. Marion Greene, Miss Cathrine Garvin, MT. David L. Gar win, J. M. Garvin.
 MT. and Mrs, Thomas W. Oliver of Montgomery. MT. R. G, Cobb and pr. D. F. O'Nel of Mobile and MT, and Mrs. R. c. Smith of Tuscaloosa are other Alabamians spending their summer at Signal mountain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
Aviation Party Brings Thrills To Guests
 Thursday

An aviation party stands at the top when 1t comes to giving thrills. That was the decision rendered by the guests Thursday evening, when the Service Epworth league of the First Methodist church entertained. the students of Birmingham-South- ern college being their special guests.
 The hosts sent automobiles to the college for their guests, and on arr irving had each to register, after which he was given a ribbon to des- ignate which aviation camp he was to join.
 Under the direction of Miss Annie Lee Warren, who was in charge of the fun, "southpaw" and "zip-zap" were played to get the guests ac- quainted. Then the real aviation meet began, with the groundwork races. followed by the control, the balance, the flight, air races, stunts, and the airplane relay.
 Miss Annie Weaver acted as score keeper, and R. F. Weaver, Leo J. Metzler and Miss Mildred Smith as judges.
 The highest score was won by the group commanded by MT. Charles EQWardS. Amid CneerS ana COlleSe yells, the fun makers were served a refreshing ice course.
 The following guests were pres ent: Lewis Myatt, Hobson Jones, Owen Scott, Bess Elrod, Pearl McBee. Annie Laurie Greene, Pauline Sands. Gertrude Hall. Frank Hodges. Byron Ellis, Helen Mckinney, Eleanor Cum ningham, Rebie McCrary, Elizabeth Steadham. Alice Nolen, H. H. Dark, Pat McLendon, Mabel Brooks, Sara Fannin, Mildred Smith, Perry Jones, oscar Machado, Ruth Anderson, Mona Burns, Yssta Ray, H. F. Tate, F. D. Bieux, Tom Henson, Olyne Costner, Gussie Cox, Katherine Cross, 1nez Cross, Steve Moreno, Katie Lee Stone, Willard Morris, Hattie Lou Moses. Alton Davidson, Annie Weaver, Rosa Lee Weaver. MT. Towles. Greene Carter, Harry Denman, Charles Ed wards, J. B. Demon, G. l.. King. Cornelia Harris. Bessie Richardson, Mary Hamilton Horton, R. F. Weaver, Leo Metzler. w. Marty. Mil dred Mays, B. G.. Day, Eric Smith Annie Lee Warren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
MISS COsPER BECOMES
 BRIDE OF MIR. LAJDERDAL

of friends was the marriage of Miss Berta Cosper of Sterretts, Ala, and Mir Robert o. Lauderdale of Keller ton. Ala, which took place Wednes- day, July 25, in the presence of rela tives and friends.
 The bride, who Is a young woman of striking personality and charm, wore a suit of midnight blue poiret twill with accessories to correspond
 Immediately following the cere- mony MT. and Mrs. Lauderdale left in their car for bridal trip, which includes parts of Tennessee, North Carolina and> Georgia.
 They will return about August 10 and will be at home to their friends at 3373 Highland avenue.