The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-01
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! Popularity and Fridt1s THE Columbus
Ledger sageiy observes that being popular
takes SO much time one doesn't have time to
make real friends. Montgomery journal,
| Is Much Oyerrated.-As the consolidated
schools crowd the little red schoolhouse off
the map, there are few regrets. Like the old
oaken bucket, the little red schoolhouse Is a
much overrated institution, for which the poets
are chiefly responsible. Mobile Register.
Stock Law or Bankruptcy Narrowed
down, as matters appear at the present time,
there is only one of two things in this con-
neStion to be had-stock law or county bank
ruptcy, and we believe that when the people
of Escambia county take an unprecedented view
of the subject, they will agree that the former
/ is to be preferred.-Brewton Standard.
They Remain fSiIent.-As we expected,
neither the Montgomery Advertiser nor the
Birmingham News have cared to express their
opinion on the ramarks of Mr. Underwood in
his Maine speeches. Some forty or fifty
| country weeklies, however, many Of them
staunch supporters of the senator, have not
hesitated to condemn his SANDER of his ma
| tive state.-Abbeville Herald.
Value of Diversified Farming.-Why our
farmers will not turn their attention to diver
sifield crops and live stock raising is some
thing which we cannot understand. Practically
every farmer in the entire Sylacauga district
who is really making success out Of farm
ing is man who diyersifies and raises his
own meat and feed Cor his cattle and stock,
and usually has food CROPS for the market
Sylacauga Advance.
Will Not Fall Behind-There is no town
the size of Lafayette in Alabama, so far as
we know, which doesn't have live organiza-
tion, made up of the business men of the town
and in the or-going of their own business.
There is no telling the value of such an organi-
cation to a town and community when it is
functioning properly. Lafayette will not
fall behind other towns in the matter of civic
pride and unanimity of purpose.-LaFayette
Sun. az
To Be Run by the People.--Mayor-elect
Pamer said he and his associates would af-
ford the citizens Of Tuscumbia ample oppor-
tuhity to express their views on public ques-
tons. The new administration apparently
desires the city to be run "by the people, for
the people and of the people," 1t is up to the
citizens to express their desires on all public
questions. The officials cannot function
properly unless they have the advice of the
people they serve.-Tuscumbia Times.
An Opportunity for Walker.-Fortunately
for the farmers of this section they do not
have to depend on command cotton entirely
for living. There is splendid opening in
this section for poultry and dairying and the
price of chickens, eggs and dairy products are
always good The demand is also unlimited.
No cause for alarm over an over-production
as long as Birmingham and other Alabama
cities are obliged to import butter, poultry
and eggs from other states. Dairying and
crop diversification have worked wonders in
several southern countless and will do the
same for Walker if the farmers of this county
will go about it intelligently.--Jasper Noun
tain Eagle. 49