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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
PROTECT THE INNOCENT

Perhaps one reason for the insanity -plea as a defense for murder is that when, the offender looks back on the crime and then turns to stare the gal lows in the face he realizes that he was crazy to do it. But when, after success fully freeing himself from the, death penalty, he perceives the ways of escape to be so easy, he may properly come to the conclusion that he is not so much more insane than the citizenship that al- lows such travesties of justice to con tinue. For there is no doubt that an
 aroused citizenship demanding convic- tion and punishment of murderers could cause an immediate reform in the courts. The counsel for the two Chicago men realized this when he pied for delay until the public "hysteria" had spent it. self. Things have come to pretty pass when the natural revulsion. against dellb- crate murder and the demand for punish ment shall be called hysteria!
 In this connection the New York Times declares: "One reason why two abnormal young Americans should have slipped so easily into assassination may therefore be that so many sane Amerl- cans go in for the taking of life. Be- tween absolute dismissal of the Chicago horror as unexplainable and search in society for the explanation there is middle ground. If judges and juries--
 and expensive counsel-got into the habit of thinking of murder as something to be adequately punished, there would he fewer murders perpetrated in this country both by the normal and the ab. normal. Why go far afield in quest of fundamental social factors when we know that in 1855 there were in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
WHERE THE PROFIT GOES

A falling-off of ten per cent. in wheat acreage for the season is induced partly by the low price of wheat and partly by the bad weather conditions which dis couraged planting. This reduction will perhaps be a good thing for the indus try, and will tend to relieve the surplus now in storage here. The predicted per acre average will be between twelve and thirten bushels to the acre. It has been pointed out that, while the American farmer raises more wheat to the man, the European farmer raises more wheat to the acre. Thirteen bushels to the acre is less than half what the average acre, properly farmed, will produce. It is a question whether the wheat farmer can not farm less acres better and to his greater profit. It seems absurd to farm two and half acres to get thirty bushels of wheat when one acre should produce it; just as it is absurd to farm four. acres for bale of cotton when one acre ought to produce the same amount. That is largely where the farmers profit is ab- sorbed under present conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
Johnny AppIeseed
By JOHN CARLYLE

All boys and girls, and their elders, too. N1Eht to know something about Johnny Ap- pleseed. He is a figure oe the great Middle West, but he belongs to all America. For he came out of Massachusetts where he was born just about the time the patriots were marching down the old road from Lexington to Concord in pursuit of the plan to make this a great nation.
 Johnny Appleseed's real name was John Chapman. He had an over-powering hobby rather it was a life vocation--which he worked at so tirelessly that people thought he was queer.
 He was queer for he loved humanity and believed in humanity so heartily that he was unlike his neighbors
 John Chapman's great hobby was to plant appleseeds in the wilderness of early Ohio and other middle-western states. He first came to the wilderness by way of the Ohio river and a canoe. He brought with him bags of appleseeds and started nurseries along the river.
 Then Johnny Appleseed started north from the river. In the clearings he started more than a hundred nurseries. He sur rounded them with brush fences so that the wild animals of the forest should not undo his work.
 For years this singular character trudget through the fields and forests of Ohio tc tend his growing orchards and to deliver young trees to farmers.
 Mansfield. Ohio, where he tarried for . time, erected monument to his memory some years ago. His work is marked il other places with tablets and memorials.
 Johnny Appleseed observed Scripture 1T that he took no thought for the morrow. Fol his trees and his appleseeds he received enough old clothes to cover him. The In l kaI kl,aN thought he was a great medicine man. H' was their friend and they were his friends
 John Chapman died about seventy-fiv' years ago and is buried near Fort Wayne Indiana.
 He is little-spng hero of the pioneer day in America, but he was a real benefacto and true friend of man. g
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
Fantasy

(Helen J. Miller in Detroit Free Press) They come, they pause, they smile and sigh
 and pass, Like tickle winds submersed in fragrancy; Stopping to caress a shy, hid flower, Succumbing to the call of vagraney; , Like wandering, drifting breaths of thistle
 down, Vagabonds that barriers shame to hold, They brush by, signing, whispering, fancy
 free, Dropping memories of a sweetness left un-
 told. As fragile harp-strings. broken by the twang Of some soft hand whose sweetness fingers
 yet, My heart recounts them all, these tragedies If l could but forget--cOuld but forget.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
|@hN.asONCE 0A5 OVER E4skZaMAE A z REzZkkiES
HE RADIO MARRIAGE CEREMONY
t'Radio Fan Takes Bride Over -'Is IRssaio",

t"Radio Fan Takes Bride Over Radio'') Cle' 'gyman: Do yon, my dear young wom an, realize that by marrying this radio fanatic you are committing yourself to a life of iso lation? a Bride: do.
 Clergyman Do you fully appreciate that you are marrying a man who sincerely oe iieves voice in the air is worth six ip the home and that the shrill shrieks of iady soprano in Schenectady are more to be de sired than few kind words from his dearly 1 beloved? 1T | Bride: Ub-uh. But what can do; judge! Clergyman Don't. call me judge! You're ahead of the plot. Clergyman: Do you, young woman, realize l that your chances of being taken to mus; cal show to dinner will be null and void fo, | the rest of your natural life and that what ever entertainment you get you must take | through broadcasting station? Do you take this step knowing that you must play second fiddle to iou6 speaker and that, in sick. ness or in health, nothing that can ever hap pen to you will give him as much concern as a loose wire in the receiving set?
 Bride: Guilty, yerroner. -~
 Bridegroom (absent- -mindedly) : I had Cuba the other night. -s
 Clergyman: Do you take this Human Neutrodyne, knowing that you must limit your words with him to a reading of the radio program and that his conversation with you will be limited to "Shush y and Quiet, Emma!?
 Bride: We women must be brave.
 Clergyman: Do you give up your life to become the companion of tbis Induction Coil Cookoo, this Five-Bulb Bearcat, this Hard boiled Tuning Dial Dodo, this Mighty Static Hunter, realizing fully, that he will be about as much company to you as a deaf and dumb carpet-layer?
 !, Bride: Say on. I know all.
 Bridegroom Gin a trance) It may be the "A" batteries and then again it may be the coil.
 Clergyman Knowing full we'll that you may expect as little attention from him only at such times as all the broadcasting sta tions go dead, and being cognizant of the fact you will always run second to- shoe box full of strange bulbs and stranger noises, and wholly appreciating the fact he will have no time for you until he runs out of sta tions, do you still accept him as your law fully welded husband?
 Bride: I've got to go through with it now.
 Bridegroom It must be static.
 Clergyman: Do you realize you might as well marry 100 feet of wire. half dozen electric lights. a storage battery, couple of coils and 30 pounds of similar junk?
 Bride: do.
 Clergyman (tO groom) And dS you take this woman Nto-
 Bridegroom Sh-h-h-h! I think hear Chicago.
 Clergyman: Pay attention Do you take this woman to ignore and avoid, to silence and to scorn, to intimidate and suppress?
 Bridegroom do. Make it fast. Paul Whiteman is at WEAF.
 Clergyman: pronounce you man and wife and may it serve you right.
 Bride (to husband) And where do we go on our honeymoon, dear?
 Groom: We'll try KMAP and VSXW first and go from there to KWOQ and CXSA.
 (They go).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
THE WORD "UPHOLSTERER"

Curious is the derivation of the words up- holster and upholsterer. The real word for a person who practices the upholstering busi- ness or profession is "upholster,' the final Ter" being needlessly added. Originally the "upholsterer' was a broker or auctioneer, who "held up' wares for inspection in order to sell them. Hence the particle "up"
 Holster" originally meant hiding place, a covering. Therefore holstering easily came to describe the putting of covering on furni- ture or putting the stuffing within covers
 The person who sold furniture was very often the person who prepared it for sale or upholstered it. So there you are.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14

What is proudly proclaimed as the teach, ing record of the world has just been closed by the retirement of Miss Nellie F. Cornell of Rochester. Miss Cornell has been pub lie school teacher in that city for 62 years Such work, performed in an unostentatious way. is of more value than host of noisy statesmen May she live another score ot years to enjoy her well-earned retirement V New York Evening Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
THE GLEE CLUB,s TOUR

With unusual musical talent at Bir- conscientious effort by both members of the glee club and their instructor, the tour of the organization to the Pacific coast, which starts Sunday night, prom ises beneficial results in two ways. The collegians, thirty-five in number, will have the opportunity to visit many in- teresting cities in seven states, which is instructive and broadening, while Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
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Verses and Reverses (By Samuel Hoffenstein )

There is not a prettier sight Than apple-blossoms in the night; Apples, when they're round and green, Are lamp-like in moonlight scene: Poets sing of them, while I Prefer the homely apple-pie.
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 In the winter, with good reason, Summer is my faVorite season, But when I swelter in the sun I watch for winter on the run. I like the things that aren't slated: That's the way we were created.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14

The physical director who says that the race is getting more supple may have been watching jazz dances and pedes- trians in crowded streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14

It is reported that British experts will radio jazz to the jungles of Africa. For eign missionaries may as we'll prepare to work overtime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14

It may be only a coincidence that the hoof and mouth disease, which recently developed in California, seemed most acute in the golf-links region.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
Today's Enemies
By DR. FRANK CRANE

There are two great enemies to present enjoyment. Today, we might say, full of primal waves of joy which thrill ever through the world. Today stands crucified between two thieves, Tomorrow and Tester day. Out of yesterday come remorse and regret. Out of memory rise the foul mists to obscure today's sun. Alas "It might have been!" also What a fool I was!' likewise ''Why did it ever happen?" Now. the one good thing about the past is that it is past, that it is there and not here. And, that is the one thing which we forget On second thought, there is another good quality in the past, which is that a past mistake or sorrow is just as useful pedestal on which to erect todays joy as a past pleas ure would have been-often better. Gt's a .poOr rule that won't work both ways; and if the lugubrious vail of Tennyson be true, that
 Sorrows crown of sorrow Is remembering the happier days. it ought also to be true that joys crown of | joy is remembering worse days.
 The other thief is Tonorrow. From there come apprehension, foreboding, and all that pestiferous crew of mental pirates. But what's the use? If calamity is coming we l will be all the better prepared % meet it if | Eff we have worn our souls out fighting the shadows of the approaching monster.
 Today is a priceless gift. It is all that is mine. It came baptized with the dews and consecrated with the rose clouds of dawn; it spreads it's banner of glory twelve long hours in the sky, and at night it fades into starry splendor in sunset hues more gorgeous than those of daybreak. It is the immediate jewel of all living creatures. It is required of rue only to take it.
 My mother once had n hired girl whom she found one afternoon sitting by tlle kitchen window weeping and wiping her eyes with her apron, ,l "What's the matter Nary" asked mother.
 ''0h, I dunno. was just sittin here athinkin'"
 What were you thinking of to make you cry?"
 "Oh, I dunno. got my work all done and the kitchen all redded up, you know, and II just set down here, and I didn't have nothing else to do, and I got to thinkin'."
 But what about?"
 | % dunno. I just was thnk:n' what if was married, and what if I had little baby, and what if took the little baby down cellar with me Ito git some molasses, and what if sot the little baby down on the floor, and turned around to draw the mo- lasses out of the bar'l, and what if there was a big ham hangin' up right over the little baby, and what if the string broke and the ham fell down and--killed-thc--tttle- baby! :"
 TO-DAY
 This little strip of light Twixt night and night
 Let me keep bright
 Today And let no fumes of yesterday Nor shadows of tomorrow Redim with sorrow Today!
 I take this gift of heaven
 As simply as 'tis given
 And if tomorrow shall he shd. l. Or neEer comeS at all. I've had At least as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14

It is stated that kangaroos can leap seventy feet. Whats the use? These animals do not frequent paved roads where such performances would come in andy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14

To many payers of the income tax the Hast call" suggests that of the din. ing.car waiter just before he smiles blandly and brings back the change in the exact psychological divisions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14

No small part of Senator LaFollette's platform carries theories that should at least lend plenty of color to the struc- ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
PEssINIIsM IN MY MARYLAND.

Every time we get the notion that the world is growing better we hear somebody pronounce it "athaletics- -'-Baltimore Sun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
RAIANCE OF POWER

Let them poke fun nt it if they like, but tie next president will be elected by Main Strcet.--Dctroit News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
HnpEI.ESs NnEEn

Very few things in the world are beyond redemption except white flannel pants after a picnic.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
ROTH sow sEEDs OF DIsCORD

Congress has voted against free distribu- ton, but the senate reserves the right to dis tribute seeds of scandal-Springfiel Union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
Truthful

Salesman (inquiring of small boy on steps) 'Is your mother at home, son?"
 Small Boy Sure"
 Salesman (after ringing the doorbell for five minutes) Did you say your mother was home?"
 Small Boy: Sure she is, but l don't live here mister. ."-Francis Yamamote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
THE AGE-HER ALD
FREDERICK l. THOMPSON. .PRE. aDENr

Entered at Birmingham. Ala, post office second-class matter. act of Congress Mardi G. 1873
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14


 Our Own Lost and Found Department James Armstrong: When lovely woman stoops to folly" according to the poets, what happens?
 Dear Jim According to us, this is what occurs When modern woman stoops to folly, She cashes in on all of her capers, By publishing her full confessions (Ot dime a word) in some Sunday papers,. Mary Louise Taylor I should like to know the poem, What are the wild waves say ing?'
 Dear Mary Lou By using the dictaphone on the well-known oceans and lakes we got the following record
 What the Wild Waves Are Saying Oh, here's to the e-piece bathing suit; Arithmetic twill simplify
 By showing us beyond dispute
 That figures hardly ever lie.
 A certain father was heard to say that he believed in the theory that what you give comes back to you. He gave his daughter to young man i'll marriage and now he has them both.-Lura NJ. Crockett. His Uncertainty "Seen my wife on the street any place?' asked Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge.
 "Hain't run away from you, has sheE asked the town marshal, who was wild wag.
 | Nope But when we started for town this morning she lowed she was going to get her new hat and some sort of other new clothes, and l reckon l wouldn't Know her if was to meet her"
 Why Is It When Go on g Fishing Trip | That There is always something wrong about the wind or the tide?
 never have the right kind of tackle?
 It is the worst season in years!
 It either rains every minute or the sun is something unbearable?
 The fellow in the next boat has all tht luck? The liquor supply never holds out?
 I don't get a single "nibble!'
 When I get back, I tell the most terrible lies about my astonishing catches!-Charle' G. Shaw,
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 Bobby: "Grandma can you break nut with your teeth 7"
 Grandma: "Wh5 no. Bobby s--. Bobby: Then keep these for me while go out to play.-A. Engwall.
 For the benefit of the many who have s often asked about the disappearance Of tn wooden Indian that used to stand Tn iron of the cigar store, please be informed tha he mounted the magnificent dapple gra! horse that graced the sidewalk in front O the harness shops. l IcAnuninht 1AOl Rnnrndnctinn Forbidden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14

Let Pullets Have Chance.-Get rid of the cockerels in your growing poultry flocks and let the outlets have d chancce to do their best. The males will bring you more profit now than later and the females will thrive much better by themselves And it is neces- sary that the outlets be kept growing if you expect them to do their duty in the nest this fall-Florence News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
Why Is It When Go on g Fishing Trip
 That
Safe

Bobby: "Grandma. can you break nuts with your teeth 2"
 Grandma: "WhJ no. Bobby" ...--- Bobby "Then keep these for me while go out to play.-A Engwall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14

For the benefit of the many who have so often asked about the disappearance of the wooden Indian that used to stand in front of the cigar store, please be informed that he mounted the magnificent dapple gray horse that graced the sidewalk in front of the harness shops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14
TAuGHT 82 YEARS

Copyright, 1924. Reproduction Forbidden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14

Cleaning Up the Public Service.-In the statewide effort to make public officials live. up 10 their oath of office or step down and out, the impeachment machinery operations have started down here in Walker county. We opine that the network will spread on out, and wherever guilty are to be found they will be gathered in and dealt with as the law directs Huntsville Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14

A certain father was heard to say that he believed in the theory that what you give comes back to you.
 He gave his daughter to a young man in marriage and now he has them bOth.-Lura NJ. Crockett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-14

Those Who Suffer Most --The cruelest part of q crime is the suffering caused to innocent people The criminals themselves may pay the penalty the law prescribes, which Is merely paying the debt to the state for breaking Q law. but the sufferings of the families of all concerned cannot be paid off -Dothan Eagle. s
Putnam patriot., 1924-05-30
BIRTHDAY PARTY
,, and Mrs. William Easson Enter WIT t.in For Their Daughter

.. invitation birthday party was
 Eridav evening, May B. at s s,.toek bv Mir. and Mrs. William gSsl,on 90 Pleasant street, in honor = hassi .seir daughter Janet, who eelebrat- o heg fourteenth birthday. The .@ ea gas decorated with cut flowers aos ferns. During the evening games ...s-e sa- played and piano solos by several "a tha vouag ladies were rendered. 04 tggeheon was served at II and consisted of fancy ices, cake, fruit and
 Ala late hour the guests departed, .u wishing Miss Janet many happy rst,rns If the day.
 Mi Janet received many beautiful
 Those present were the following u;sses Bernadette Cartier, Sylvia Dura d. Dorothy Kenyon, Euniea Rojsoneau, Germaine and Ena Ere 5ette Anna. Barbara and Janet Eas- ton. George Lajeunesse, Gerard Cartier. Lionel Catcher, Rainsford Sherman. Eugene Cartier. George Cartier. Lueien Bousquet. Rudolph Mettv, Leander Beausoleil. The la dies assisting Mrs. Easton in serv- inc were Mrs. Henry Boisoneau. Mrs. Edna Winterburn, Mrs. Louis Cartier and Mrs. J. Durand.
Putnam patriot., 1924-05-30
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK
Will Address Public Meeting on
 Sunday in Bradley Theatre

Putnam will have the honor of the presence of the governor of Connecti- cut Sunday afternoon, when Governor Templeton will be present and speak at a meeting of the Citizens Alliance to be held at the Bradley Theatre at 3 o'clock.
 Previous to the meeting at the the atre. there will be short concert by the Putnam Band. which will also give numbers at the theatre. The concert program at the square will be as fol- lows: March. City of Ballarat" ; overture, Symbol of Honor; seren- ade, "Cupid's Charms; waltz. Min erva": "The Birds and the Brooks Ca- price": march. From Ocean to Ocean," The band will give several numbers at the theatre also. followed by remarks by the Rev. J. c. Stoddard. a vocal solo by Professor A. P. Burns. address by Gov. Templeton. "The Star Spangled Banner" benediction by the Rev. N. B. Burton.
 The program is an interesting one, and should appeal to many Putnam people. The Citizens Alliance is en- deavoring to arouse interest in the cause of more rigid enforcement of the liquor laws.
Putnam patriot., 1924-05-30
ESCAPE CERTAIN DEATH
New London Couple Leap From Auto
 as Train Approaches

While a New London man and his wife stood by. powerless to do any thing, but fortunate to escape with their lives. their automobile was com pletely demolished by the north bound State of Maine express al the West Thompson crossing Tuesday night.
 The car, driven by the woman, re- ported to be Mrs. George Lyon of New London, stalled on the crossing, and Mir. Lyon was about to get into the drivers seat and attempt to move 1t of the crossing, when the crossing warning bell commenced to ring. Just as the two left the car, the headlight of the train appeared around the curve and they were barely able to get to one side before the automobile was hit
 The machine was carried for a dis tance of more than three hundred feet. then dropped beside the rails. Mir. and Mrs. Lyon left later for their home in New London, after being brought to Putpsm by Ralph F.. Thurston. The couple can indeed con gratulate themselves on their narrow escape from probable death, even if they did lose the machine.