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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
What To Do With Self
ny DR. FRAlER CRANE

It win do us much good to set it down in our tablets that to speak evil of ourselves in any particular always lowers us in the es- timaticn of sendble people. They inms- diately conclude that VIC are vain OF weak, and, in any case, small.
 For that matter, why should one speak of one's seN2 "Un hOmme vain," sayB La Bruyere, trouve son compete c dire du bien ou du nal do soi: un homme modesto ne parie pont de Soi." A vain man likes to talk about himself, good or bads a modest man does not talk of himself at all
 To forget and to ignore self is not only the firSt requisite to greatness. but it is tAe secret of being pleasing to others. It h the fountain of eouretsy and politeness> It is the source of genuine popularity. Too much self is the chief reason why wo are not liked.
 But if wO must allude tO our own per sOnality let us treat it as if We ReSpected it if we give out the air of being dissatisfied. self-tormentinE, and Self.annoyed, how can we expect our friends to take delight in us?
 This habit of Appreciation has ita 1oot in common and vicious error-tO wits that one's self ia uninteFestinS. The truth is just the eontraxys the most attractive thing about you ia your natural own. pseu- liar being. Nothing that you can borrow or put on is half % good as what you areA
 When the Creator made you He made soma. thing a little different from all His other works. He intended you to ba you. and no one else. If you will determine to bo yourself under all circumstances you win ba happy end GeoA and agreeable edd wisA
 You win Do happy because the giGt ee hep pfneSa ia self-expFesztOn. Joy ia tho nakura1 acting cut of what ia iA ua. We boeazne naas- erable whom we try to be some impossible one else
 YSu win be Aappy because yOH NKRbeeama acquainted with yourself and wl1 ,bS smsssd to find that you are tOleEahlF wOaA esEt after all, XOu will leAEM ta @adOW youE eva moods, your oVn tastes. cad your @wn eEno- tions. You will cease Co bo a pfay-aeter striving for the applause ae ShN @wOHld. anA become Q real human off th@&kAga. tuaA lAv~ ing your life and getting tho good eMt os ies
 You will be good beeanaa the .eWsnea oe goodness ia conformity to hAtuRA MaAsR you are trying to be only what Go& made you, and to live Out your @WR mpuAs eis. ply and naturally. and not EauEtRa yOsyaek by the standards of other people. and o& m. stitUtiOns and WouId-be adviaara. you win cease to vacillate between an artfficisi per lection of certain needs and Rp ahnozmnl remorse and rehabilitation Oe other mQoaz and you will have pOiSs and peace and apma real dignity,
 You will be agreeable. For enc enc. whether It Do nttle ehllos or Touths QR man e . grandfather-no one Is so delightful ta mes1 as the person who is himself and acts hiza. self without parade on the one hand OF ssEf- disparagement on the other.
 And you will be wise. For sooAer or fateT all bubbles are burst, all GhamG exposed ell frauds found out. The man who has neve claimed nor appeared to be otherwise tha God made him, therefore, has no expcauE and humiliation Co 4eAA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
THE WORD "TENDERLOIN''

The word "tenderloin" originally meant only the tender part of the flesh of steer or a hog, in the hind quarter. It is, of course, the best or choicest part of the meat. There by hangs the story of how the word came to be known as a geographical term to many New Workers.
 It is used to designate the Nineteenth Po- lice Precinct and for the following reason At the time, years ago, when Captain Will Hams was appointed to the command of that precinct it contained most of the, clubs, ho- tels, private houses and theatres in the city.
 When Captain Williams was transferred from the Fourth Precinct to the Nineteenth he remarked: T am going from the trump steak to the tenderloin." And the name stuck, as vivid designations, indicating striking facts, will stick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
CLEARING THE DOCKETs

Napoleon's view that the law should
 De made so effective in the protection of lfe and property that the criminally inv } c'ined would be afraid to disregard it { makes of the law a prompt, dependable agency. It is the only effective means
 whereby organized society can be suc-
 cessfuly maintained against those who
 would disorganize it. Fear of prompt . atti certain punishment is the most po-
 Sent restraining influence against viola 3tion of the law. Just so long as the ichauces to escape punishment are held 3oHt to violators of the law will lawless- 89ess increase.
 R8 ans to be made during the summer ko urge the Jefferson county criminal Rocket of many cases where there is not sutticient evidence to warrant convic- ;fions, and thereby make room for cases st ere available evidence promises de- sElfaole results will do much towards bet s1er enforcement in this community. One 4ps he criminal judges is quoted as say sMg "To try cases where the evidence is srot strong enough to convict is a waste spf time and money. We can go over the
 focket and pick out these cases and get
 rid of them. By doing this we can get si tle more important cases quicker, and fsN4tF HOC nave CHe uockeCi COnSeSCeu WlCH siding cases." One purpose of this movement is to throw out many cases which have been delayed so long that witnesses are not available and evidence for conviction impracticable or impossi- ble to obtain.
 The larger the percentage of failures to convict for lack of evidence, the greater the temptation to lawlessness. Filing up of indictments by grand juries where there is not sufficient evidence for conviction has bad moral influ- ence, because it helps to eliminate from the law the fear of punishment. Trying many cases with very large percentages of acquittals for lack of. evidence en- courages, rather than deters, criminals. It is worse than waste of time and money. It strikes at the foundation of the public safety and the public welfare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
A IrNInI1E APpEA1

It has been said that anything is likely to occur in practical politics. Certainly some unusual situations arise when least expected even by those who make a study of this profession, business, or whatever one cares to call it. This Is illustrated in the case of Mrs. James E, Ferguson, who aspires to be governor of Texas. She is the wife of former Governor Ferguson, who was lmpeaehed by the legislature and afterwards made an unsuccessful attempt to get back in.
 He ia .AAEE. ,A-,hAaker at Temple, and is
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reported to be getting along pretty we'll.
 While no state has yet had woman governor, it is not inconceivable that such result may develop from the in- creasing voting power of women and their expanding influence in politics. However that may be, Mrs. Ferguson's reasons for entering the gubernatorial contest are quite unusual. Most as. pirants to this position profess strong desire to serve the people. Mrs. Fer guson's ambition would appear to be founded on different motive, if reports are to be relied on. She says that the future of her little grandson is involved. In her appeal to the Texas Democrats she says that some day the youngster may wish to run for office, and she does not like to contemplate the possibility of the finger of scorn being pointed his way She is unwilling. for anyone to sheer at him forty years or so from now and declare that his grandfather was inn peached when governor of Texas. To avert such a possibility she appeals to the Democrats to send her to Austin.
 Regardless of any merits or demerits which may have figured in the impeach- ment of the child's grandfather, it is not clear how the election of his grand mother as governor of the state would be a vindication. Yet such is the an- nounced purpose of the candidate. Which brings matters down to family affair. No one will question a woman's motives in her loyalty to child or grand child. That is feminine instinct strong and worthy. It is original and picturesque even in modern-day politics whose mo- tives and purposes seem able to adjust themselves to any situation which may arise. Still, it may not be regarded by the people as suitable gubernatorial platform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
A MINERS VERDICT

In Tin Can, out in the Arizona wilds, a miner said to traveller You've travelled some, l reckon. "I sure have"
 Been to London| Sure"
 "Paris?"
 "Yes, sir
 "Rome?"
 Yep"
 The miner took chew of tobacco "Elegant cities" he said, "hey?" "They're sure elegant" said the traveller The miner chewed for a minute thought fully. "Elegant, yes" he said, but remote."- Los Angeles Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
The Inland Sea

(Jean Grigsby in North American Review Strange that thing 50 wild, 50 free As we conceive the tossing sea to be, Should thus be and-locked and imprisoned, How these confin' \ shores must ehafe And fret thee SC ceaselessly Thy bosom heave .-Altuousiy' A fettered slave, "a caged bird, Thy accents are forever heard Bewalling thy sad fate, n Freedom to thee, As to the wind, belongs What was thy sin8 o Sea,
 That thus the GO4S have punished thesl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
PREMEDITATED

He was very elated. Joyce" he shouted to his cousin, Betty has promised to marry me Isn't 1t great newsi"
 "NewA2" said Joyce 'why, three weeks age she asked me to be her bridesmaid l''- London Tit-Blts,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
EXPLAINED

Mother-There were two apples in the cupboard this morning; now there's only one How do you account for that?
 Roy-it was dark in the cupboard, and didn't notice the other one.-Punch, London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
APPROPRIATENESS

Taiier-A new suit, siFl yes, sir, what eeior, sirs
 CustemeF-ARy cid eoieT OR which face powder won't shew.--PasslAs Hhe~. LsndeA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28

While honor is due the pioneers, generation from now coast-to-coast flights between daylight and dusk may be regarded as blocking the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28

There was seventy-two-mile wind in New York Wednesday, but the record did not seem perceptibly to humiliate the political convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28

The hand that used to rock the cradle now has the power to rock the ship o4 state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28

Another trouble with this country is that there are too many opportunists who have never learned to keep their politics on straight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28

Perhaps the Oregon candidate for con- gress who boasts that he spent only two cents on his campaign doesn't mind be- ing called cheap politician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28

Our idea of political oblivion is a de- feated candidate for vice president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28

If the choice were left to me. whether to naVe free press or a free government, I would choose a free press.-Thomas Jefferson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
THE AGE.HERALD
FREDERICK THOMPSON. .... FRESH

$ Entered at Birmingham Ala. post office e
 eond -elass matter. act of Congress March c. isTA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
M sa@E !! gA. A., YI laEM S H%H E4XS0W E1Nz4Lk .J10ExL
Our Own Lost and Found Department Lillian Pagett: How about that tear-com

Our Own Lost and Found Department Lillian Pagett: How about that tear-com- polling thing that brings in--
 Tell me not in mournful numbers?" Dear Lil: It's called "A Maiden's Prayer and it's real sob stuff, all right, all right. Thou Bathroom Scale of Truth and Justice,'' She cried in misery profound. "Oh, tell me not in mournful numbers That have gained another pound!" Joseph S. Bender: Do you know the title of the poem "She was a miller's daughter?" Dear Joe The poem is entitled "She was always good to her folks," and rambles along as follows
 She was a millers daughter,
 This queen of the footlights, but she
 Promoted Dad to banker
 In her autobiography
 Hard to Cure Burr: "How's your cold, Donald?' Donald: "Verra obstinate" Burr Flows your wife?" Donald: "AboOt the same. e."-Irene M. Sanderson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
Moi A GoIfer

Not 8 Golfer
 First Caddie: "It says in dis poiper dat nearly all de presidents played golf. won der il. George Washington did?" Second Caddie Nav, he was the guy what never told a Iie"-Paul S. Powers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
The Bright Clerk

The Bright Clerk Helen (to new drug clerk): How much is your nitrate of soda ?" New Drug Clerk: 'rm not sure, but think it's the same as the day rate."-S. Levy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
Tragedies

Tragedies What is it makes the Blue-point blue? Is 1t the thought of oyster stew, Or does he fear some hungry guy Will squirt tobasco in his eye?
  "It looks to me-" said the Cauliflower, "As if we were in for a good, hard shower" That's so," said the Beet, T guess you're right, The Corn complained of aches last night"
 George s. Chappell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
Times Have Changed

A decade ago detectives picked up the trail of a woman by following hairpins; today it is matches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28

NEWS 1UREAUs--washineton coo Davidson
 Building; State Capital, Montgomery Journal
 Building: Tennessee Valley. Decatur Daily Building: Tuscaloosa, News Building: Jasper.
 Mountain Eagle Building; Anniston. Star Build. Ing; Gadsden. Journal Building; Muscle shoalA eTri-Cities Daily Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28

The only way you can string some women is with pearls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28

The newly-fledged father looked at the trip lets in consternation. If that don't beat all," he remarked slowly, ''that fortune-teller told me to beware of some small bald-headed people was going to meet."-Emzy Cooper
 Copyright, 1924, Reproduction Forbidden )
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28

A Miracle Miss Gush 'I want you to see my new hat My friends all say that I look well in it."
 Miss Catt: 'I am anxious to see it. It certainly must be a wonderful hat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28

Ready for Action Mrs Johnson: I've heard 1t said that MT. Jones has poker face. What do they mean by that"
 Mir. Johnson: "Well, he has a straight chin shaped like a spade, a royal expression and a flushed forehead. His eyes shine like dia- monds and he has his heart in his mouth."- Sinbad.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-30
LYING ABOUT WISCONSIN

N heard the claims that business being
driven Wisconsin by twenyfour years of progress
sve State government
Campaign speakers have cited the Johns Manvile Com
pany the Simmons Manufacturing Company, the Palm Olive
Company and the Warner Company horrible examples They
claimed to have been driven out of Wisconsin
Let's see.
The first three did their general Offices
New York Chicago but they did their factories
reduce the number of employees
Since the Simmons Company moved its offices it has built
milion-doar addition to its Kenosha plant.
Palm Olive offices publicly deny that they moved their
general offices because of Wisconsin State laws With several
plants scattered throughout the country they sought central
city for their main office. Same for Johns NIanville.
The Warner Company took corporation papers it
could do business in Illinois The politicians said Warner would
erect 5OOOman plant in Illinois 5000 Wisconsin
would lose jobs to Illinois.
The President of the Warner Company says
five offices will be employed in Illinois and that the
Der of employees in Wisconsin will be reduced and that
has thought of leaving Wisconsin,
Wisconsin is the twenty State in and the hir-
teenth in population
1t ranks ninth in value of farm products and value
of manufactured products.
In percentage of increase in manufacture United States
shows has grown faster than New York
Massachusetts, New Jersey Connecticut Missouri.
So that is that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-30
Grandma s Farm

Let's take trip in old memory's
ship to a farm that is out in the
open. Answer the call Of the brisky-
Ike fall when for fresh air and pep
we are gropin.
In the days that are gone, at the
break Of the dawn we would hitch
up old Dobbin and ride The shout
Of Murray sent the old ne-horse
shay TO the cheerful and bright
countryside.
But now things are changed and
they're all rearranged. The auto
forced Dobbin out soon. It takes but
an hour, though we're still on horse
power. and it used TO take all after
noon.
Where Dobbin was struttin', now
days we're put-puttin' It's funny
how things come TO pass. Once the
horse had a rep but it's now out
Of step as we just have to step on
the gas.
And when we arrive. all the air is
alive with the spirit that makes it
a fac, that though autos take US,
the countrysides make US just wish
that old Dobbin were back.
Copyright 1924. Nea Service, Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-30
JUST SUPPOSE!

Q TX large women organizations going Wash
u ngOn next January determine the and of
The women have allowed themselves three days in which
to decide upon the fundamental of
for determining certain remedy.
After that the delegates will their
and proceed do whatever they upon
Men from the heights of their experience and wisdom will
laugh ndugenty at the modest program for the conference
and then their ways thinking about all
1t is ridiculous of course for several thousand women to
think they meet together and solve in six problem
that has confronted the world for thousands of ages
And yet
1t ridiculous for David try kill Goliath Fool
ishnes for Columbus try sailing earth Nonsense
for the Wright brothers to dream they could fly.
Suppose they hadn't tried!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-30
Science

The human backbone is one of the
most remarkable of all natures in
ventions. "Subluxations" is a term
frequently used in study Of tfhe
backbone. 1t means dlslocations of
the spinal vertebrate.
Or. L. c. Kellogg, instructor in
anatomy in a California medical
school, has just finished a research
on these dislocations. 1t was under
taken largely because such disloca.
lions have been supposed to be
rather common and certain manipu-
latiOns of the spinal vertebrate for
Treatments" have been based on
this theory.
Or. Kellogg first tried pressure
with a lever, on sections of a back
bone, attempting to dislocate the
second lumbar vertebrate. He in
creased the force up to 1900 pounds.
This caused the bone to break but
did not dislocate it. In another ex-
pertinent he tried to dislocate the
spine by side thrust. On the appli-
cation of 1875 pounds the bone was
crushed without the cartilages/ Civ
ing away--that is, without sublaxa-
ton.
These experiments bear out re-
port from St. Bartholomew Hos
pital, London, that, in an examina-
ton of 10000 spines, there has not
been found a single casekof disIoca-
ton without fracture. .~
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-30
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he would approach an automobile
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-30
Betting

= OCAL boards now feature the
betting odds on the election.
~ Ten to nine, three to two, six
to five. So read the chalked figures
on the blackboards where the gamey
boys gather.
I'm betcha," is almost our ma
tional anthem.
Every contest from a bathing girl
revue to a world war evokes that
refrain. No statement of fact or
prophecy can be accepted as based
on mature judgment unless it is ac-
companied by a flock of bets.
The election bet IS the hardest OF
the breed. Periodically it stalks
haughtily among the sporting fra.
ternity.
Naturally it now sprawls all over
local betting boards. That's what
they are for. They love to help a
shivering orphan wager find a home
in the pocket of a blooded gent.
AS election day nears the views
of wise ones, who bet on the re-
suits, are of interest to hardened
partisans So betting odds and bet
ting boards become news. The news
Is printed.
But there is law against
gambling.
Which cannot stop private and
clandestine gambling. For that
would require more sleuths than
private citizens. But it can stop
professional and public gambling.
Our local betting boards are just
that.
They aren't hard to find. The bet
ters find them. Why can't the law?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-30

TT HE United States Marine
Band Is in Indianapolis today
for two concerts at Cadle
Tabernacle. 1t is one of the famous
military musical organizations In
the world-a national institution like
the Garde Republicaine Band of
France or the Bersaglieri Band of
Italy.
A brass band satisfies the popular
taste for music as does nothing else.
No crossroads hamlet has visions
Of grandeur until it boasts a bonded
indebtedness and a resplendently
uniformed band. Boosting these 1t
views rival settlements with com
placent disdain. 1t feels the stir
rings of destiny.
Many men had two youthful am
billions. One to hold an engine thrOt-
tie and unconcernedly squirt tobacco
juice from the cab window as the
train hesitated in the village.
The other to play in the village
band To loot horn on the town S
festal occasions was their dream of
glory.
That ambition was outgrown, but
most men still feel the lure Of a
band. Let one swing down the street
any day and business suspends while
all crowd to the curb 10 watch, and
near, it pass.
If Paderewski thrummed a piano
on one corner. and a bIackface min
strel band footed a few blocks away.
Paderewski wouldn't have an au-
ditor.
The braying band would tie up
traffic.
Classical music may be an intel
lectual treat to the average man.
But his emotions respond to n band
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-30
Young Man Hopeless

Out here today they are telling
the story OF a young man who was
disappointed IN love. and decided
that he would get a lot Of liquor
and proceed to drown his sorrows in
drink. At the end Of a week he quit
He discovered that he wasn't drown
ing his sorrows at all. He was
just giving them swimming lessons.
-Whiz Bang.