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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
The Right Word
THE GENTLE CRITIC.
By W. CURTIS NICHOLSON
(Find the Error in This Article.)

Philip Kennedy of Detroit, criticises as follows:
 "The following is taken from an article read todaE
 "'Yet when one has spen0 four years try ing to re-learn to hold their head up, it wouldn't be much of a thrill to hold their face up.'
 "The correct usage of should and would provides trouble for a great many people, but surely the error quoted is much more serious one, especilly since it comes from the pen of a journalist.
 Your articles are most helpful, and am looking forward to reading them for a long while yet" ,t
 In the same mail what brought the letter from MT. Kennedy was the following from E. T. L. of New York City:
 'In the course of my reading yesterday l say the following: As far as the travelling public is concerned it doesn't make nearly as much difference who is president of railroad as who is the redcap who meets them at the train
 Il think this should be- It doesn't make nearly so much difference, etc" To be precisely correct, the first sentence quoted should read as follows: Yet when one has spent four years trying to relearn to hold ones head up, it wouldn't be much of a thrill to hold ones face up."
 Furthermore, the second sentence should have read, in accordance with good usage, in part as follows: ." it doesn't make nearly SO much difference" T. B. l.. might have called attention also to the use of is after public. The latter word is a collective noun, which, as used above should be followed by plural verb; as the public are concerned. That this criticism is sound is brought out later in the sentence in referring to public with the plural pronoun them.
 Yesterdays Error.
 Wrong: The use . is one of the errors that is very common.
 Right: The use is one of the errors that are very common
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Watching The Parade
By JOHN PILGRIM

N HAYBE I'm wrong. Precedent may be MI against my being right. But it does A"A seem to me that we put lot ot fool ishness down the groove in this life There's s that saying the old folks are so fond of;
 Sorrows are but sent to try us.'
 Bunk I do not believe that sorrows are sent. They try us, undoubtedly, but I'm by no means certain we are the better for it. Character may be built up by diversity and it may not Hard luck may improve our moral texture and it may tear it apart. How is any one to know? And, in that case, why say
 "Misfortune made a man of him
 When maybe it did not. I have John E. Peters in mind. Born rich, he was success full in business. He was good looking and married a pretty wife. He was healthier than any man ought to be- He could talk in- telligently on moose hunting in Maine and on the latest school of exotic painting in Paris.
 Then the whole works went to pieces
 This world does that to some poor devil now and then. He was caught in bank failure brought about by dishonest cashier, his wife died. and the period of nervous strain that followed, left him with wrecked leg and impaired strength Why should that be sent to trV nm, us IHe Ou-SCHool lOlA "OuAu have it? His character had been fine and strong before these things happened. l never knew a man more limpidly honest and kind and straightforward.
 The fact that he was still straight and fine and honest after it was all over proved nothing, save that he had a superb courage. He was an inspiration to the rest of us. But stretch ourselves morally 70 reach up to him.
 We could have forgiven and pitied him if he had broken But he didn't break. His character stood the strain. But did that prove anything?
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aucleuC WOrIu fADScnCc OA WdLlSs
 Every city in antique days was surrounded by a huge pile of stone wherein were thick gates. No city in modern civilization has wall which it uses for defense; some of them have remains of walls preserved as curiosi- Res.
 / The Chinese built a vast wall to defend their whole frontier.
 The walls about the city fo Rome still stand, but are of no military use. They are preserved merely for their picturesqueness
 The castles, towers, and stronghoids of former age in Europe are. practically now in the same category as grandfathers sword that hangs over the fireplace.
 In Paris the old wall lines are replaced by boulevards
 Formerly city of ten thousand was not considered safe without a protecting wall to keep out the enemy; now cities of millions are wide open.
 At the same time armor has disappeared. It can be found only in museums and among the relics in family halls.
 The plain reason seems to be that lnven- tiOn has rendered walls and armor almost useless No barrier of stone can be built that cannot be pulverized by modern guns; no armor made that cannot be pierced by the modern rifle. r4~
 Put yourself, now, in the place of a per- son living in the age of Richard Occur de Lion or Chevalier Bayard, and suppose you were told that the time would come when walls and armor would no more be used; would it not seem to you unthinkable? You would be prone to say, If you take away walls from the city and armor from the duke, how can society exist? Would not the barbarians speedily invade and extinguish civilization?"
 Logically, they would Really, they did not. VI 1A
 One of the slowest lessons men learn is that when they cease to defend they cease to be attacked.
 When walls were removed invaions practi- cally ceased The taking off of armor made the noble's life safer. There is no reason. except divine reason, in this. It is simply fact
 In the same way the abolition of armies and navies by the nations of the world would just as certainly mean the cessation of the menace of invasion or any other sort of var.
 Isn't 1t queer how many thousand years it takes a stupid world to learn the plain common-sense of Jesus who said that the best way to conquer the man who smites you on one cheek is to turn the other?
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ALABAMA EXHIBITS LOITER.

Progress in arranging for the Alat anna exhibits and signing up the states quota Aef floor space for the Southern Exposl- ton in Grand Central park, New York; in January is reported to be slow. Vlr- ginia. North Carolina, Georgia and other Southern states are said to have taken their full quota, and Virginia has applied for additional space. The governors or those states have manifested much inter est in the project, and Georgia secured legislative appropriation for its part in the exhibition.
 While a number of Alabama counties have obtained floor space and are arrang- ing for exhibits, there has not been such aMa7ity in this enterprise as should be,
 ile, Baldwin, Escambia and other ilthA Alabama counties, and several North >Alabama counties, are preparing creditaEIe exhibits of their products, and especiallS those of agriculture.
 The opportunities afforded by this dis nlay are especially valuable to Alabama. Fhere is no state in the South which ot- rs more to the investor and the desira- home-seeker. Large quantities of abama farm products are marketed in ew York. Alabama's industrial prod ts and opportunities are widely com titive.
 The mineral resources of Alabama, the kensive available hydro-electric power,
 Der products, textile interests, mar
 and in short, hundred and one re-
 rces, if properly displayed, should
 ke favorable impression upon thou
 ids of prospectors from many parts of country.
 It is hoped that the counties of Ala
 ma will wake up to the opportunities
 cred by this enterprise, and show the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
THE LABOR VOTE.

The Central Labor Union of Wilmington,
 Del, has refused to accept the dictation of the American Federation of Labor leaders as to indorsement of the LaFollette- Wheeler ticket. There you are; American lahore
 ticket. There you are; American labor vote, but the rank and file refuse to be delivered. The unwillingness of the Amer
 ican workers to be a pawn in the political game is the secret of his real progress. In the past he has thought for himself polit- ically, and evidently he is not disposed to forego that privilege now.-Washington Post.
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Spurned. Up the familiar path I go, And tap upon your door; Alas You will not heed my woe; You bid me come no more! write you moving letters penned With tears !--In travail born An, me Each humble line send, You treat me with utter scorn And must I always plead in vain? Be ever answered, Nay? Beware! The lowliest worm is fain To face about some day Aye. Then in words that flame and burn. I'll boldly say to you: Unless you pay your bill, we'll turn The gas off till you do!'
 CLARENCE NJ. LINDSAY.
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DR. CHARLEs B. sAWYER.

Although impelled by the best inten- tions in the world, President Harding scarcely did Dr. Sawyer a service when he made him brigadier general, with the capacity of personal physician to the president. The doctors diminutive form was made all the more noticeable by the pretentious uniform he wore on all ctate occasions, so that he came in for ridi-
 cule not altogether deserved. Dr. Saw
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In Reverse.

In Reverse.
 (The Soda Clerk and the Flapper.) "A chocolate eclair and strawberry soda, please
 Say, don't you ever eat anything sub stantial?"
 Yes; thanks for the invitation" Don't kid yourself, I'm not so dumb as you look I'm no table-nobody eats on me. y "Is that so? Well, l was only trying to call your bluff. I couldn't accept your invi' tation, even if it were o. K." How come?'
 T have more important engagements" What are you doing tonight for in stance"
 Who wants to know" "A friend of mine" Well, tell him I am enrolling in several evening courses at the Extension university this evening, and my evenings will be taken up from now on."
 You don't mean to tell mel" Il do." You don't happen to be taking a course labeled Applied Psychology do you?" II do. But what is that to you?" "A lot. I'm giving the course"
 ROBERT c. O'BRIEN.
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It is reported that seventy-five thou sand pupils are attending night schools in Chicago. That is promising array of seekers of the light.
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DRUNKEN INTELLIGENCE.

A Cambridge man knew he was drunk. so he parked his car on a side street and went to sleep. The less considerate drunken driver forgets to stop and park his car before he goes to sleep.
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The abandonment of "Pittsburg Plus" demonstrates that public opinion can penetrate even the armor O. steel.
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rest of the country what they have to offer as an inducement for investment and desirable home seekers. The story in visible form cannot fail to be im- pressive!
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ROBERT HEsITATEs AT NOTHING

Mir. La Toilette, ambitious as ever. indi- cates that he will leave nothing unpromised in order to gain his goal.-Kansas City Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25

If everybody is as bad as LaFollette and Wheeler assert, it is surprising that they should make such urgent appeals for everybody's vote.
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The Reason,

Morgan: "Filkins complains that he isn't getting his proper meals these days" Schuyler: No, his wife is on. a diet"
 MARVIN CREAGER.
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FROM THE WISE

Whoever thinks faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor eer shall be-
 Pope. Four things greater than all things are, Women and. horses and power and war.
 -Kipling. Man dreams of Fame while woman wakes to love.
 -Tennyson.
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As In Look;ng Glass

Modern daughter to her bald-headed father Lean over this way little, papa, want to see if my nose needs powder"
 DONALD NJ. DAVENPORT.
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ENCOURAGEMENT

You hear about the courage of convictions, but bootleggers have the courage of their ac- quittals.- Register.
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STARTLING APpEARANCE

About the only thing that scares a horse on the road these days is seeing another horse.-Pi PittsbuxS Post. -.,.... .-......a..
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Young Hopeful: Say. Dad, write me a check for. fifty, and I'll be everlastingly in debted to you"
 Wise Pa: Yes, my son, I'm sure of that"
 ERNEST c. RUTHERFORD.
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Reverse English.

Reverse English. Little Wilbur's frequent injuries resulting from riding his new tricycle. naturally worried his mother.
 One day, hearing him scream, she ran out in time to see him rise from inc gutter. He had a great gash cut over his eye, and the blood flowed freely. She examined his wound closely and exclaimed Thank God it's your head instead of your eye" In a little while, properly bandaged, Will bur went visiting his friends to show off his wounds.
 "Lawsie mel" said one neighbor, what did your mother say 'She jest said: Thank God that got knocked in the head said Wilbur
 SARAH FRANCES POOL.
 In Exact Terms. He's friend I praise with vim Friends like that ask of Fate. Much it is I owe to him Ninety dollars up to date!
 Il. NJ. N.
 FOreStalled. Ted: "As she told you she'd never marry, why don't you try to- get her to change her mind?"
 Ned "Ifs no use now, my boy. That old rival of mine has done it"
 CLARA BRoDY.
 Do You Know That A coarse grade of sand-paper rubbed over a wart will remove it in time?
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A Vital Question In The Case.

Judge: Witness, tell this jury your opinion, if any, of what bearing. if bearing it may be called, the extreme cost of cosmetics has on this particular case"
 Witness: "Yes, sir-I seen it myself, judge" JOHN M. WELLS.
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Queen "CleO" No vamp.

nET historical beliefs are blowing up like
 soap bubbles in these days of scientific
 and archaeological research. Now comes Mir, Arthur Weigall, Egyptologist, with the shattering declaration that Cleopatra was not vamp. mo siren whose sensuous beauty lured conquerors to her feet, but a woman whose charms lay in her personality, gentle voice and intellectual attainments." She was, we know, not of an oriental type even, for Macedonian and Greek blood flowed in her veins. The Romans, though, are the guilty one in spelling Queen Cleopatras rep utation. And it must be admitted they had reason. She handled the great generals of the imperial republic, not by seductive beauty, but by a master mind and superior clever ness. Not willing to concede this mental superiority, the expedient of turing wiles and vamping tactics was resorted to and were ascribed to Cleopatra as her only stock in trade. The results of this international po- iitical subterfuge had stayed with us until Mir. Weigall unmasked the trickery and cow ardice of the Roman subterfuge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
A Mystery.

Invisible blows are shaking the walls of a house in Brittany and investigators sent by the Paris Matin report supernatural events" Doors are thrown open of themselves, horses stamp and tremble with terror in their stalls, bricks fall down the chimney and ornaments are torn from the walls. The weirdest phe- nomenon is a white spectral form that walks the floor bysnight. Village priest, chief of gendarmes nor landlord have been able to check the terror in the village. The reporters from Paris, with the aplomb known only to their craft, have promised to stay till they lay the ghost But they have job on their hands. Observers from the Societe Psychique are on the ground and there is talk of invit- ing Sir Oliver Lodge or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from England. Of course Brittany is full of superstition and belief in the ancient practices of witchcraft. To the peasants the manifestations are works of the devil" Gen. orally the sprinkling of holy water and the pronouncing of the secret formula used by the church for the exorcism of spirits is suf- ficient remedy, but not in this case. All Paris talks about the ghost, it's new diversion in conversation there.
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Walls And Armor
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

NNE marked way in which the modern | world differs in appearance from the
 ancient world is the absence of walls.
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More Auditorium Scrapping.-Birmingha having scrapped for several years over the question of whether to build an auditorium, now has the building about ready for use. A new and intense warfare has now broken out between those who want the rental rates kept high for the highbfow element and those demanding that the scale be made low enough so that the folks with smaller purses can enjoy the benefit of the building they have helped pay for.--Opelika News.
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His Forceful PersOnaIity.-That the Davis effort is fruitful of results favorable to his cause is daily more apparent. In the begin ming, the people in general were not so well acquainted with MT. Davis as with the other candidates How winning and forceful his personality, is shown by the growing acclaim that greets him wherever he goes.-Mobile Register.
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THE AGE HERALD
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Sntered at Birmingham. Ala. post office
 end-cisss matter. act of Congress. March 6. 1879.
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They Have One Thing Left.-Looking over the school book list, one is deeply impressed by the fact that the children may still use Webster's dictionary Journal.
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Helpful Community EOnic.-Keep your dol lars circulating for thefgood of the communi- ty. In other worlds patronize the Pay Your Bills Campaign" to success It's proving q helpful community tonic.-Huntsville Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25

Busy Year For TalIadekaG has been a busy year for Talladega. Waterworks, new school buildings, world of new street paving and now new gas plant construction. Some thing hDs been done, and still not hall enough ne~ homes for citizens. But she cant do il All .n one year.--Talladega Daily Home.
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Tennyson.
, 1924-09-11
WELL-MERITED RECOGNITION

In the reelection of Percy G. Spencer as chairman of the
Republican State committee, work well performed has been
justly recognized, Mr.. Spencer has been with the State com
mittee since 1918; two years as assistant secretary, two years
as secretary, and two years as chairman. He has proved him
self an organizer of rare ability, and the success of the Re
publican ticket IN The exceedingly trying campaign Of 1912,
with the exception OF senator ana governor, made 1t PLAIN 10
the party that he was a good man under the strongest fire.
The only objection that has ever been urged against Mr..
Spencer is his youth, and yet he is as old as the man who has
been recommended to be put at the head of the adjustment of
GeImany's financial affairs. If Il man has the ability and
the energy, the fact that he is either young or old does not
cut any figure in this day and age.
Under most trying situations, Mr.. Spencer has in the past
shown that he is able to maintain his equilibrium and that he
can give and take under all conditions and circumstances.
This year he has perfected a good organization, and it is the
belief OF Republican party leaders that the campaign will be
carried through to a successful issue.
His reelection was without dissent and the meeting of
the committee was harmonious and enthusiastic. In a period
of 20 years Republicans of Wyoming have never presented a
more united front than at present. The National ticket is
the best ever presented to the people. Our candidates for
Congress are men who have been tried and found true blue
and the county and city Republican tickets throughout the
state are above the average. There is every reason to believe
that the Republican party will be successful in the impending
campaign-Wyomin State Tribune, Sept. 4th.
, 1924-09-11

tor. There are four men who will
undoubtedly play on the team who
have had previous football exper-
fence. Tim Monahan who weighs
about 1855 pounds will likely be the
main stay of the team-he shows
wonderful football form and ability.
Charles Higley. about 40 pounds
has also had previous training; Mike
McNeff. $50 pound youth should
land a berth on the team and ac-
count for himself In a good manner
and Sam PETROL. weight about 1865
pounds should be a hard nut to
crack" Brick" Sanders weight
about 210 pounds, although he has
had practically no previous exper-
fence In the game should be q valu-
able man: James Pepper Is In the
same class as Sanders and should
plug up another big hole in the line.
AS yet the coach has not had a chance
to line out his men and place them
In the various positions, because at
this early stage he IL teaching the
men 10 tackle. pass. etc. Also
Coach Bolkan has not tried his men
out to see who will best qualify for
quarter back but Boyd Conley seems
to be lining up for this position
Boyd has all the requirements fol
a good man in this position. he 4.
' fast, well-built and has = good head