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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
POOR BOYS WHO
 BECAME FAMOUS By FREDERICK uoIIx IAu
Jerome N. RaVm0nd
sy FREDERICK HOUK LAW


 Every soldier of France carries Tn his knapsack a marshali's ba- ton, said Napoleon. speaking of the opportunities that soldiers whC were capable and courageous had at their command Every new sboy in the United States car ries in his possession the power to rise to high position and to great usefulness" is saying that Is far more true. Many American newsboys. like Thomas A: Edison, the scientist, and Hugh Chisolm, the paper manufacturer. have risen to riches and power. Jert me II. Raymond. president of the University of West Virginia, was another newsboy. who made himself great. Many people take 1t for granted that men become great through some lucky acci- dent, or through the help of oth- CTS; it is almost always true that men become great through their own conscientious and determined efftrt not to be beaten down by any possible conditions or circum- stances.
 When Jerome Raymond was a small boy he might have been seen on the streets. of Chicago, dressed no better than any ordi- nary newsboy, with no better home. and with no better oppor- tunities, selling papers to all who would buy. He did have three gifts that lead to success in life; he kept himself out of wicked. ness; he saved his money, and he tried to learn. If the poverty of his home made school impossible for him he did not give up school: he went to the evening school and there learned the art of Writing shorthand. This gave him at once a means of earning money. He perfected himself in stenography and thus. could command higher pay than his rivals. Now he was able to go to college. even though he had to continue workinp. fl r. he was determined to gain an edu- cation. Soon he became private secretary to George NJ. Pullman, and travelled with him throughout the United States. After that he became private secretary to a mis- sionary bishop who took him with him on trip around the world. All this added immensely to an already growing store of practical knowledge. When he had thus toured the world. and had been paid ior t, he went back to col iege surroundings. taking "a posi- iion in the University of Wiscon- sin. There he was so energetic and so rich in perso nality that he made reputation for power and ability, and was invited to become the president of the University of West Virginia. From being a newsboy he had made himself into I man whom colleges were proud -e honor by the comforting of de- .rces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
WHY WAIT NINETY DAYS?

The viaduct conference between the city commission and representa- tives of the railroads is encouraging insone respect, and that is the appar- ent agreement that the construction of the viaducts should proceed. The pub lic is disappointed, however, at the evident prospect of still further de- lays. The engineer estimated lapse of. ninety days before the plans, speci- fications and estimates of cost would be ready. The obvious first question is why these preliminaries have not already been advanced by the city to a point where such further delay would not be necessary.
 To be sure, Rome wasn't built in a day. but they must have done a little every day. Besides, this is not new question. On the contrary, it is one that has been of pressing and urgent importance for several years. It has reached point where the actual bus mess of the city IS being impeded and halted at great cost to merchants and business. Although time may be nec- essary to complete the details of the entire plan, it is certainly feasible to envision the entire plan in short f'me. so as to make such specific be- ginning at once as will both be in line with the general plan and at the same time furnish prompt relief to traffic. One viaduct or underpass should be begun and indeed almost completed before the expiration of the ninety days set by the engineer for the completion of the plans It is about time the municipality were waking up to the fact that this is a city and that dilatory country-town methods should be abandoned. If the viaducts were program the railroads had mapped out for their own pur- poses one may be we'll assured that niaoty more days would not elapse before they were informed as to de- tails of the plan. Why should pub- lie benefit suffer delay?
 There is approval of the general
 
 purpose to construct viaducts east of Twentieth street and underpasses at Twentieth and thence westward. Just why it should be proper to construct tho first underpass at Eighteenth stpeet when Twentieth street is the mdst important and leads to the Mont gomery highway is not evident to the people. The elevation of the tracks could be carried on without serious interruption of traffic either by rail orson streets. Engineers know how to do such things. If the elevation of the tracks is sufficient, the work of stNet excavation would not be se- rious problem.
 The relief sought grows more ur- gent every day. There is public ap- pr6val of the C mmissions evident purpose to bring about that relief. There is hope that the commission will not permit itself to be misled into any delays not absolutely unavoida- ble. The engineers meet on the 30th. Let the commission be prepared to demand action and not cent cmplation of further technical reasons for in- action
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
ONE TRICK A DAY
Magnetixed Dice


 The performer exclaims that he mas achieved such power over the African golf balls, or dice, that ne can even cause them to be- come magnetized at his command.
 lie takes pair of dice and places the five-spot of one against the five of the other. Immediate lN. they become magnetized and adhere to each other SC tightly that both can be lifted by merely lifting the upper cube. You can do the same thing by placing the SIX against the six, or the three against the three. But the trick is impossible unless the same number of spots are placed to- gether.
 The secret lies in the fact that one of the surfaces to be used is moistened secretly With the tongue. WheU gnu have shown The trick are arc ready tt aana ,he dice to ta al.dleNre for nsrc, tien be su-e You af' yne ni"istute by bru hins tas ltemh over the wetted surfaces
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18

portunity our government originally demanded for them. It was a very neat business coup and the British and French promoters are correspondingly chagrined and provoked to angry ut terance. It will not likely avail t:,c:n to protest, their best course being 10 play the game as the cards have been dea1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
MOTHERS OF FAMOUS
 MEN
THE MOTHER OF TENNYsON

A charming, clever, good " oman, who combined all the virtues 1t was possible for one woman to have, was Elizabeth Fytche Ten nyson. mother of the great poet. Alfred Lord Tennyson. She was at once. according to enthusiastic biograph CTS, intelligent, amiable. good looking and dutiful." She was the daughter of a clergyman. and consequently was well equipped by training as we'll as by nature to be the wife of minis ter.
 She was an extremely broad minded. tolerant woman, appar- ently superior in many ways to her husband, the Rev. George Clayton Tennyson, who was typ ical Victorian preacher. She was an excellent housekeeper. but did not let the running of her home asorb her to the exclusion of everything else. She read good deal, and had an open. alert mind constantly receiving impressions and giving out ideas.
 1t is fairly safe to assume, in the light of all this evidence. that the poet inherited more qualities from his mother than he did from his Ile WdS lUe IOuTtn or l children, and his mother always made 1t her business to be on a friendly companionable basis with hini. In this case. too. 1t was the mother. understanding the child's deeds and peculiarities. who stood between him and stern, single-track- minded father. Of Mrs. Tennyson, one commentator wrote:
 No man was ever blest with a better wife. and no child with a more splendid mother" She was jewel of a woman." another writer said. with as many facets as a well-cut diamond"
 In addition to her beautiful at- titude toward her children and her dutiful behavior toward her hus- band, Mrs. Tennyson always man. aged to care for the poor and the sick of her husbands parish. She seems to adequately fulfill the Biblical requirements of a virtu- OiiS woman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
A Remarkable Specimen

NOTttI " NVUTftN DCTHOtT dtT
 MT J. N. Naples brought with him from Alma this week the skin which had been removed from the heads of double-headed calf. This peculiar freak is owned by Mir. w. T. Anderson of Alma. It was found near that place and brought to him by some small boys some time ago. The skin has been stretched so that 1t pre- serves the contour of the heads. It shows two mouths, four eyes and three ears. 1t evidently being agreed between the two heads that they would use the center ear CO., operatively.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
X Narrow Escapc

Columbus Dispatch)
 A clerk in an East Broad street office startled his employer the other day by rushing into his pri vate ssnctum and declaring, We had fire at our house last night and all my sisters hair was burned"
 Good heavens" exclaimed the ooss, was she badly hurt?"
 ''No, not a bit. She wasn't there. so she doesn't know about it yet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
SMILES
TnEfuC Her lin

Richmond Times -Dispatch)
 John" she said, tenderly, with a clear note of regret, T can only be sister to you"
 q kind O expected that" said John, reaching in his pocket, "so l brought around half a dozen pair of socks that need mending. And also. can you lend me five? Sis ter frequently does"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
From One Who Has Been Thor.

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 l wish to thank, through the columns of your paper, my many friends who have been so loyal and untiring in their efforts in my behalf. and to assure everyone i that l feel very grateful to them and that l shall always endeavor to live and conduct myself in such way as to be a credit to our worthy and esteemed governor W. W. Brandon. and to each and every one who has taken an inter est in my welfare. I feel that my confinement in the penitentiary has been beneficial to me in many ways. and l have made many strong friends among the officials and prisoners where I have served that shall ever remain very dear to me.
 When l was sent to the peniten- tiary I went with the determina- tlon to make my time well spent and to obey the rules and regula- tons in every way, and to make myself as valuable to the state as l possibly could, and it has been a pleasure to me while l have been there to render the same service and guard every interest or the state that came under my line of duty just the same as if | was free man and working for good salary.
 am, leaving the penitentiarv with no ill will towards anyone ana With the same determination in which l went there, and that is to make good; and if I have any enemies I extend the right hand or fellowship and I desire the as- slstance and cooperation of all God-fearinS, law abiding citizens or the city of Birmingham and the state of Alabama in my sin cere efforts to make good and to regain my citizenship. the loss of which has hurt me great deal more than my confinement in the peniten tiary.
 ne majority of the prisoners ecnf lh@d in the penitentiary are not by any means hardened crimi- hals and quite number of them constitute the best people of the state, and l expect to devote a good deal of my spare time in the future in prison welfare work in helping those that I feel are de. serving of help.
 WILLIAM H. .CUTCLIFFE.
 Birmingham, Ala, April 16, 1923.
 InHians Not Starving
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 was surprised at an editorial Tn The Age-Herald of March Is. quoting Emerson Hough saving that there are 1000 Blackfeet In- dians starving in Montana.
 This statement is so far from the truth that I am taking this occasion to inform you of the req; facts. The Blackfeet Indians made such remarkable progress in their agricultural pursuits that the In dian department canceled their regular allotment of rations for 1923. This is an unusual sim ation. These Glacier Park Indians raised so much grain that the united States government has inst erected $65,OO0 grist mill to grind their wheat for them. The Biackfeet Indians thus have made themselves self-supporting. There are only 5000 members of this tribe, and there is not hungry one among them.
 Minneapolis. Minn. April 9. 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
PATH TO GOOD GOVERNMENT

There is bu tone way to get good government and that way is to select the right kind of men to carry on the public business. \ good scheme of government is helpful, but the most perfect piece of governmental machinery will function poorly unless it's op- eration is in the hands of the right men. That is truism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
Theory vs. Practice

 Newlywed-"Y just marry a sweet girl like my wife, for in stance. One that isn't afaid to share your lot for better or worse"
 Bachelor-'It sounds all right. but some of these shareholders blossom into directors"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
|10R}S?HpbBApER. }?

Birmingham splendid million dollar Masonic Temple was constructed and made ready for occupancy long before there was agreement as to when, how, and by whom an auditorium might get started. It seems the Masons can turn out a truly great architectural product before the city commission can get their blue prints finished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18

The law in Germany that husbands must give their wives third of their incomes may even further cartail the already short crop of eligibles over there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18

permanent, regardless of any later public injustice that might arise there from. The Public Service Commission has the best wishes of the people of Alabama in its fight to establish rate justice, and is congratulated on its rec ognition of and devotion to its duty in this particular,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
Banks Are Helping

Tuscaloosa is growing more rapidly than many who live here realize. Our future growth de- bends largely on tho financial wisdom and progressiveness of our bankers. Ably managed, sound. conservative, yet progress sive, the News believes our three banks to be one of the best req sons why Tuscaloosa will coD- tinue to grow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
Method in Their Madness

" ttSffII s tVfI JtdI Haven't you stopped that po- ker game?"
 "No," answered Cactus Joe. We've got to keep it going as an economic measure. A lot of these Crimson Butchers won't work un- less they're broke"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
All ShouId HeIn

(DeKalb County Herald)
 Every one expects a newspaper to boost new industries and VIC are always glad to do so. but at the same time it is very necessary for every citizen to do his part. No paper can wave a wand and accomplish things over night. Don't merely say. We need moro industries" but think what you can do towards bringing them in. With every one trying to do some thing along this line. big results can be obtained. but 1t does re- quire active cooperation of every one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
Digging Up to Date

ICINCIHlaII FIUUITeTJ
 "Heh, What are you fellows doing there?" shouted the ceme- tery guard.
 Were an archaeologists un- earthing buried treasure" replied the grave robbers as they contin- ued their explorations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
Seems to Bear It Out

CIaIIadega Da1Iy Home1
 We arc often told that the boil weevil rivals the agricultural col lege professors, and farm demon strators, as valuable promoter of the farmers interests. The ever-increasing number of fat hogs, and cattle, and fine dairy COWS in Talladega county under his regime and tutelage seems to bear out that statement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
Firing the Furnace

tSt. Louis Globe-Democrat)
 The melting pot would do better work for Americanism if there were not so much negligence in keeping up the fire under it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
THE PARAGRAPHERS
A Pertinent Question

A lady legislator up in Maine advises women not to run for cf- flee unless they are asked Good ness. are the old restrictions on marital proposals to apply to poli- tics also?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
Effective Lesson

Louisville Courier -Journal)
 The man gave the beggar dime and the latter thanked him.
 '.Now take my advice" suggest ed the man. "Go into some regu lar selling game. If you can sell me a hard-luck story, you can sell other goods"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
MT. Harvey's Return
(Gadsden Journal)

We'll venture the wager that the English will not mourn Mir. Harvey's departure, and we're cer- tain that large part of the American public will be glad to see another American as their rep resentative to Great Britain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
THE ALABAMA PRESS
Ono of the Best (Hnnfa1rilla rTin1aal

One of the finest things that could happen to community is the spirit having to do with inn proved and enlarged church fa- cilities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
\ Different Speciality

tBOStOn TranscripO "I suppose your friend, the doc tor. having married very veal thy woman, has given up his prac- tice'
 Not entirely; he's now treating her pocketbooll for obesity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
Put It on the Map


 We had occasion recently to consult a pocket map. As Ala bama was the leading state we thought we would see how Shelf field stood. We did not find it and upon looking further wefailed to see Tuscumbia enumerated among the cities in Alabama. Looking next for a cause we dis covered that every town in Ala bama that was shown on the map had population of over ten thousand, We wonder how many times each day in the United States people look at their atlas or pocket map for Muscle Shoals and are unable to find 1t. This section is known all over the world as Muscle Shoals. and yet there is no city or town of that name now. or to be named, that has population of ten thousand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
An Inspiring Sight

The Alabama Educational Asso- citation elected as it's president for the next year 8 woman, Miss Lula Bradford of Birmingham. Critics of woman heading this great organization might reflect that new citizens arriving in this coun- try are greeted by the sight of the Goddess of Liberty holding aloft a torch. The comparison Is rather keen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
Overlooked Something

IIndlanapOIIS StaTJ The French are very inefficient. In their efforts to administer the Ruhr, they haven't yet cut down the fruit trees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
A New Resolution

Flubb-I'll never take another mans word for anything
 Dubb-What happened? Been dealing with a strange bootlegger again?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
\ Silver Lining

Washington Star) President Harding discovering that, unhappily for his well earned vacation, it is but d short steep from the houseboat to the ship of state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18

Still, Premier Laws loss of voice didn't prevent him from making him. self heard when he announced he has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
Kindly DcxiSt

Manchester Union)
 The French have occupied the German town of Hamm. Now please don't ask where the burg is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18

Somebody wants to know what be- comes of the movie stars huge sala- ries. Page the press agents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
NWKeu on DOUbIC Duty Dh | a dolnhin IIA

TT 7rttercI pfIId ITIVUITtTJ
 The North Dakota town of Des Lacs, after year of petticoat rule in which all the offices were ad- minlstered by women. has turned 1t out, bcbbed hair, goloshes, van ity boxes. powder puffs and all. Men apparently didn't relish the idea of being ruled at home and downtown to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
CIandularity

(Mental processes, impulses, emo tions, believed by many to be of su- pernatural or "soul' origin, are in reality produced by ductless glands Scientific Note.) When Homer smote his bloomin' Tyre In ages far and dim, He sang of battle fierce and dire, Of noble deed and hot desire, But it was not poetic fire
 That actuated him. When Phidias carved out hi~ fame In centuries agone, He sculped himself a deathless name As leader of the sculpting game, But it was not the glowing flame Of art that led him on. When bold Horatius swung his steel Upon the bridge that day And caused his naughty foes to feel A shock that made their feet congeal, It wasn't patriotic zeal That made him fight that way. When Romeo, the signing swain, At Juliet's dainty feet Poured out sweet and soulful strain Of passion that would never wane, 1t wasn't loves delightful pain
 That caused his heart to beat. When Midas in the days of old.
 By hook and crook and stealth, Amassed pile of wealth untold And gathered treasures manifold, It wasn't greed for gleaming gold That made him hoard his wealth. It seems that art and war and love And deeds of heart and hand And burning thoughts that rise above The herd where mortals push and shove Have for their source of treasure-trove A little ductless gland.
 Chemical compounds" says Dr., Hughes, "can turn the sweetest dispo- sition sour.' Now we know the an- swer to the conundrum: ''Why is a professional reformer?"
 This is the season for going out and breaking down the dogwood and other Towering trees of the forest.
 
 can get home with them, but think how fine the flivver looks, and besides it's an unobtrusive way of showing folks that you've been to the country, and like flowers, even though you have to destroy their source to get them.
 Speaking of Weather Sometimes when we're "out O sorts" Tired. . Cross angry at the
 world
 And all, it irritates us to hear the Pit, pit, batter of the rain .. We hate it.
 But when everythings top-notch, And we're carefree generous to-
 ward all
 The world, isn't it soothing and comfy
 to hear
 The friendly pit, pit, batter of the
 rain as we
 Sink into the big leather chair before glowing fire with our favorite book? We love the rain It isn't the weather it's us.
 The Maker of Dreams. We have with us a pipe organ so constituted as to exude perfume as it waits its soulful strains athwart the ozone, giving it's listener snootful, as you might say, of melody. Possibly some one with a nose for music can tell us what would be the proper odor tt accompany a jazztime tune.
 An Eyeful
 That Easter hat of Mary Gill's My bosom with mad hatred fills As in my eye it thrusts it's quills.
 Bilious. The other day in the rain we saw an old lady, with an umbrella held closely down on her head, step calmly out into the traffic of a busy street and Jaywalk across looking neither to right nor left. Had there not been several alert and carefu! drivers she would have bpen rlln doWn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18

They say the former crown prince of Germany is losing his mind. How can they tell?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
Efoern't Cut Much Figure

i0nE Beach TeIeRTaMJ The least dependable of hori.- cultural products is the crop c the family tre--S>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
X Better Plan .IY

,,,, ''fVUs't'TI UStT '
 The plan to indict the sugar combine is all bunk. Cut that su- gar duty fifty per cent. as the law permits the president to do. That Will beat an indictment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18

We don't know of any way to get the auditorium built, unless the com mission turns it over to the Boy Scouts or some other organization which would be of such mental simplic- ity as to believe that the way to build an auditorium is to build it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
THE AGE-HERALD

ntered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffiee as second-class matter under act of Congress, March s, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18

However, there's hope for the via ducts, because the railroads are also builders-when they have to do it.