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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
DRESS MODES IN AFRICA

Human nature is not more un- changing than the dress modes affected by the African native.
 Let him who gibes at modern civ ilized woman's predilection for short skirts and barred arms and shoulders put this in his pipe and smoke it! In Africa the most moral people generally are those who wear the least clothing, writes Major Raine in the continental edition of the London Daily Mail.
 Until quite recently the Kavirondo of kenya colony wore no clothes at all. But at length the government fiat went forth that this practice, or nonpractice, must cease. Then each woman obedient- ly purchased hersellf length of calico that was worn shawlwise, and that only when a government officer was in the vicinity.
 But the people who do wear clothes are most conservative in theIr tastes. The cloths, or tobes, must always be the same length. the same breadth and of the same material.
 No underclothes are worn, so that an|African husband is not called upon to meet very high lingerie bills, con tracted by his wife. As for stockings, silk or otherwise, tribal women do not wear them.
 An African woman will take a dozen yards of calico, knot it over one shoulder, and with a few delft turns and twists stand arrayed in the most chic and be- coming costume. Not pin or stitch is used to connect the whole, which is q work of art.
 All over Africa there is an unlimited demand for calico, bleached and un- bleached. Manchester generally supplies the former. which is called, on the East Coast, Mahamoodi or Baftah, and is worn by the better class natives poorer natives purchase a length occasionally to wear on gala occasions.
 Although Japan and India are minor competitors, America has practically monopoly of trade all through the Dark Continent in the latter. It is universal ly known as Amerikani.
 Millions and millions of yards of Amerikani are imported annually into the African mandated areas and crown colonies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
HARVARD RAN LOTTERY

When George Washington was President of the United States, Har- yard college was supporting itself part ly by great lotteries. with a capital prize of $20,000. Tickets were sold for 25 cents, says the Los Angeles Times.
 This bit of information is contained fin a copy of the Columbian Centinel. a semi-weekly newspaper printed in Bos- tm by Benjamin Russel. in the issue dated September IA. 1796. Several copies of the paper are the property of W. A. Chaffee of Los Angeles. The paper contains several advertisements of brokers who have tickets in the lot tery for sale.
 The fOur-page papers of that day. with advertisements confined largely to auction sales, contained much ma terial in brief. There were no large headlines and news from Europe, brought by ships, was often many months old. The issue of September IA, as an example, carried a news item stating that lon the 25th of June (the latest date) General Bonaparte was at Bologna"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
TRAVELLING 50 YEARS AGO Letters Of Credit Were Unknown And Gold Was Hid In Money Belts.

Americans are the greatest travellers on earth, and it is the Americans who have brought about the great degree of luxurious comfort which is to be found in foreign travel all over the world. That is the opinion of MT. Joseph l.. Young. who, as general manager of Cook & Son, is in a position to know all that there is to know upon so vast a subject says the Boston Globe.
 Fifty years ago." says Mir. Young. i've took out small groups of tourists. for a trip across the Atlantic was quite an adventure then, as, as to a journey to the more remote parts of the world, that was a life event which came to few"
 Travel was cheaper, though, in the olden days, for $50 in gold would carry one across the ocean in the best of style to be had on a nine-day to two weeks trip, in vessels only one-ninth the size of today's monsters. Letters of credit were unknown and every careful trav- eler hid his gold in securely fastened money belts.
 "The first party we took to, Egypt twas made up of Masons. That was in 1874, and it was not until three years later we booked a party of tourists up the Nile. The first around the world tour set out in 1873. There were but 10 persons in the party. It took eight months to make the trip. The average cost to an individual for a long trip then WAS S5O0"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
REPORT
 SHOWS PROGRESS
Institutes, Training Schools And Visitations Outlined In
 Program For Conference

Enthusiastic reports from every dis trict in the Alabama Methodist Sun day school conference are being re- cejved at headquarters at Birmingham, according to w. NJ. Mcdonald, super intendent.
 e Eight of the thirteen district super intendents of the elementary department and their assistants met with Dr. Me Donald in q department conference in Birmingham at which time plans for the division of districts into different departments were discussed. Plans were made in the separate districts for institutes. training schools and district wide visitations.
 Dr. Mcdonald was assisted at this conference by Miss Marie Parham, as- sistant international secretary to the Sunday school conferences, who gave several lectures.
 Besides the combined conference held in Birmingham. Dr. Mcdonald has been conducting district conferences throughout the Sunday school confer ence with the same purpose in view. During the month of January he was able to visit each district with the ex- ception of Birmingham, Bessemer and Huntsville.
 AIIenuunCc aJ edCu ol thC Soiict- ences was reported remarkable. Much enthusiasm was expressed by the dis dividing the districts was gotten rap dividing tn districts was gotten rapidly idly under way.
 To Make Division
 This program calls for the division ot the districts into smaller groups with q secretary for each group. This, in most cases, had been done before the visit of the officials of the general and conference Sunday school boards.
 We believe that all of the districts by this time have elected officers that are going to Junction." Dr. Mcdonald said at the close of the first months work. 'The districts have been well grouped with Q secretary in charge ot his own group or subdivision.
 "'Sunday School Evangelism and 'The Centenary in the Sunday School are two of the training school courses that have received q great deal of at- tention at the conferences" Dr. McDon- aid said, in discussing the plans for in- stitutes and training schools. stand ard training schools are to be held in all of the districts thus far visited ex- cept Russellville and Albertville, and these two definitely plan to hold non standard training schools
 Decatur and Jasper districts have al- ready set time for their schools, Dr. Mcdonald said. Decatur will hold hers in the early fall and Jasper in the late spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
med when twelve i,

wide. They were planned when twelve or sixteen oxen. yoked to heavy wagons, were everywhere used for transport, and the streets had to be wide enough to allow of the teams turning around.
 Now, of course. there are excellent cleo. tric cars, and private motors may be hired for journeys out of the town,
 but taxicabs, as we know them, hardly exist. Their place is taken by rick shaws. drawn by Zulus-men of mag nificent physique, gaily decorated with feathers, colored cloth. bracelets,
 beads and horns. They run barefoot,
 and often have part of their legs white washed, 50 that they appear to De wear ing stockings. I was told, however,
 that the lives of these men in the town are often tragically short. They take
 little care of themselves. and after running for miles in the blazing sun,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17

lawyer, but invited her former sweet heart to take . stroll with her. She awaited her opportunity and felled her recreant lover with . blow. Then she boxed his ears and beat him until the blood ran from his nose. Spectators of the affair rescued the young chap and held the irate woman while he made his escape. The Mannheim newspapers in warning recreant loysrs to beware of jilting also informed them that her oines still live int Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
MAN POWER TAXES"

ksAcksneWs Drawn by LuiuS rroSiuc
 Pleasant Transportation
 Durban is pleasant town, much ire quented in summer by pleasure-seekers from Johannesburg, writes G. B.. Mackenzie in World Traveller Magazine The principal streets are clean and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
HaulageCo sLessWith

Utility Express is the lowest-priced quality truck in the world capable of fast, heavy-duty service.
 Long grades and deep mud are mastered by it without racing the motor or boiling the water because
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
WILLING TO WALK

Automobiling in China has become popular, and thousands of natives take joy rides for pleasure. It is not un- common for a poor coolie to spend his last cent on motor ride that leaves him miles from home. He is later found walking back, satisfied in his own mind that his money has been we'll spent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
TIGHTEN NUTS AND BOLTS

A wrench and screwdriver should be applied occasionally to every part of the car to make everything tight A motor is subject to considerable vibration, and there is danger of the nuts and bolts coming loose at the base. If this is not attended to almost anything may engine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
m BLOCK FORGERS

Automobile license plates for Min nesota motorists in 1924 are forgery proof, according to the secretary of state, through whose office they are is- sued. M
 The lettering is 50 switched that the hsndiest handy-man can do nothing with his 1923 license to make it look like 1924, one. On the 1923 plate the serial letter and figures "23" were on the left side. This year they ap- pear on the right side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17

will sit down in the shade to cool, when they easily catch chill that may prove fatal.
 Riding in a rickshaw provides a pleasant, wavy sensation, and gives one satisfying feeling of superiority unknown to the owner of paltry limousine. F@y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
NEW ACCESSORY

The Waycross Windshield wiper is the newest accessory to be placed on the market. The illustrations show how it differs from the oldstyle wiper, in that it cleans all the way across the windshield
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17

the 3-speed transmission provides correct gear ratios to meet any condition of load Or road. You get fast, heavy-duty service at the lowest operating and maintenance cost with this truck. 1t leads in high mileage on gasoline, tires and oil.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-08
FARM EDUCATION
BY DIR. ANDREW M. SOULE

a crop OF corn after small grain de-
ponds on how we'll the ground is
prepared, the method which you fol
low, and the cultivation which you
accord the crop. In a dry season,
your yield will be small. The land
you expect to plant to early coEn
should be in good condition to make
an excellent crop. BY all means turn
the land Immediately SO as to gee s.
good seeded prepared as early In
the season as possible.
Fertilize this land with a formuin
containing 9per cent pnospnor1r
acid, 3 per cent nitrogen, and per
cent potash. Use this formula at the
rate of 500 pounds per acre. Put 20U
pounds under the drill row when
the corn Is planted and use 800
pounds as a side application when
it is eighteen inches high
The Laredo soybean combines ex-
celently with corn, and we would
recommend it for use under the con-
ditions portrayed in your letter.
Plant in the middle Of the row, II
you desire to obtain the largest yield
of grain and the largest growth OF
vine possible. 1t will take about two
quarts of beans to pant your corn
land in the, manner suggested. The
Laredo soybean is q. relatively long
seasoned crop and should be planted
soon after, the corn has been
p1apted
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-08
Edward Box to Give
2,500-Acre Park to
People Of Florida

LAKE WALES, Fla, April A.
Before leaving for his home in Phil
adelphia yesterday, z. w. Box au.
thorized the Polk county commission
ers to purchase $500 acres at the
headwaters of Walkinthewater creek
and extending to Walkinthewater
lake, which he proposes to set aside
as a public reservation for the PEG.
pie of Florida. Mr.. Box will pay the
cost of the land and will see that
roads are built so it will be accessi
BILE to the people, though it will
largely be left in state Of nature,
The land Is owned by the Atlantic
Land and Improvement company. a
subsidiary of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad, and it Is believed the com
pany will sell to the county. consid
ering the public use to which. it Is
to be put. 1t Is several miles from
the railroad and OF no use as rail
road property, while its value as tim
Der or citrus land would not be
great 1t Is near the French colony
and Templeton and about sever
miles from Lake Wales. The tract
is noted for it's semitropica1 scenery
with many palms and live oaks and
with dense jungles.
Wall1inthewater creek with steer
banks at places fifty or more fee
| high runs through the tract.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-08
DOROTHY DIX DISCUSSES LIFE
TALKS ON HEART AND HOME

up in a stone cell and throw away
| the kew as not to let herr do what
the other girls are dong. There are
| too many pretty girls, with lots Of
fun and pep to them, that the boys
can run around with for them to
take the trouble to hunt up one that
| is laid up on the shelf and labeled
'old-fashioned.
"And when I tell my father this
! he gets angry and [ cry, and l don t
| know what to do because ] don't
want to disobey him and J. don {
want to waste my youth sticking
Your grandfather thought bustles
father thinks you ought to read
around at home and having no
pleasure.
ALAS, my dear" 7 said ''your
father is trying to foist his ideals on
you. Just as his father tried to foist
| his ideals on him. Each generation
tries to Go it and each makes dark
prophecies about what the present
| generation is coming to.
just as dreadful as your father
thinks rolled stockings are. Your
grandfather disapproved Of side-bar
| buggies just as much as your father
! does of automobiles. Your grand
father considered the waltz just as
! indecent as your father does SHIN
myIng. Your grandfather thought
your father should onlyread Shakes
peare and Richardson, and consid
cred Dickens frivolous, just as your
Dickens instead of The Sheik.'
"And your grandfather told your
father how superior the young mer
of his day were, and how they spent
their time in improving their, minds
and always went TO bed with the
chickens, and how they dotted on in
telligent conversation, just as hi
father told him and great-great
great great grandfather told his son
"And it is all stuff and nonsense
Not a word of it has even been true
Each succeeding generation of yoIns
people have been pleasure-loving anC
laughter-loving and foolish, and have
danced and played and skylarked
And all the difference is that theil
games have taken on differen
phases In different ages.
1T Is a pity that fathers and moth
ers cannot remember this. If the,
did and would look on with sympa
thy and underst standing, they Cou]t
keep close enough to their children
to know what they are doing and tt
! stretch out hand and hold then
steady when they start to go wild
and to snatch them back when they
got too near to the edge of the pit
For youth will be- served. You'll
must have it's fling. High spirit
must find a vent. Suppress thes
with the heavy hand of authorit!
and something blows up.
Lock a girl in her room, and sh
will climb out of the window. For
bid her to see boys at home, and sh'
will meet them on the street Re
fuse to let her go to nice dances
and she will slip away to low dance
halls. The widest and most rockies!
girls are invariably those with thu
strictest parents.
''The young people Of today live II
the world of today and must do a
they do today. Parents must recog
nize that and deal with them on tina
| platform if they wish to do thei
duty by their children"
DOROTHY DIX.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-08

Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Win
you please admit an Alabama girl into your
band Of boys an dgrls? I have been read
ing the Letter Box for quite a while, and 1
enjoy it very much.
1 go to school at the New Hope High
and | am sophomore. I live six miles
from New Hope, but I go from home TO
school on the trucks. I enjoy ali outdoor
sports such swimming, basketball md
tennis. think it real interesting to know
girls and boys all the United States.
1 will close. hoping to see this printed and
also to hear from all Of the boys and girls.
Your Niece and Cousin.
(MISS) TRESSYE CARPENTER.
Owens Cross Roads, Ala
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you
admit an Alabama boy into your happy band
of boys and girls? L have been reader Of
the Letter Box for a long time. and surely
do enjoy reading the nice letters. Who are
your fayorite authors, Cousins? Mine are
Zane Grey and Gene Stratton Porter
My age is between 13 and is. I would
like to hear from some of you Cousins. Will
answer all cards and letters received. Love
to all, Your Cousin,
BRUCE HENDRICKS.
Wallace, Ala, Route !. Box "A.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
two Georgia cousins asking admttsnce into
your happy band. We go TO school at SO.
We are two jolly girls Of fourteen and
like all kinds of sports. I, SalIie. have Lin
ME Winn's birthday, November 4. and
Ruby's birthday is September %. We live
on a farm about three miles from the lit
tie town OF Soperton. bnt would like city
life best Don't forget to write to your
two Georgia cousins. Please send mail sep
arately,
RUBY HAMMOCK,
SALLIE JONES.
Soperton, Ca, r. F. ID. 2.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-08
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-08

model girl or else a back number at
which nobody will look and which
nobody wants.
Father says he is an old-fashlon-
ed father, and he is trying to make
me an old-fashioned girl. l never
have any up to-theminute clothes be-
cause mother didn't wear short
skirts and no corsets and bob her
hair. 1 can't go joy-riding with a
crowd because they didn't have au-
tomobiles when father was young. L
have to be home at IL o'clock when
I go out in the evening because he
says that he never stayed out late
when he was young.
"I can't dance because father
didn't Jazz and he doesn't think the
modern dances respectable. He
won't let me read any of the six best
sellers because he doesn't approve OF
modern literature, and he makes me
read old-fashioned books that / al
most yawn my head off over. And
he Just simply loathes all the boys
who come TO see me. Calls them sap
heads, and he wonders why / want
to waste my time talking nonsense
with little jellybeans such as they
are.
'He says 1t is just appalling to
see how youth has deteriorated since
his day, and that when he was young
the boys and girls were all serious:
minded young people, who cared
only for rational amusements, and
that instead of chasing around to
cabarets they spent the evening al
home in intelligent conversation.
1T suppose we young ones are
poor lot compared to what our pa
rents were; but such as We are, we
are. In Rome you have to do as the
Romans do or else you get left. l
want to play with the other girls
and boys, but I can't unless l play
the way they do.
"My father is always talking
about home being woman's proper
sphere, and wifehood and mother
hood being a woman's noblest career.
But how am I to get married IL |
am never permitted to have any
dates with boys?
"You had just as we'll lock girl
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-08

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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-08
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