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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
Hoao to Keep Youth
By JOHN CARLYLE

Do you feel that you are approaching old age, and would you like to take another fork in the road and avoid it for a long, long time? You can do it. It is not inn possible.
 The best newspaper reporter know is not a young man at all, though most reporters are young. This man is getting past middle age as far as years and family Bibles are concerned. But years and family Bibles are not much concerned in his case. They do not need to be concerned in your case
 This man has achieved an astounding feat He has kept, through hard years of news. paper experience, every bit of that wonder full fresh unquenchable enthusiasm of youth. Every news story that he starts out to get is the best story he ever worked on. He meets every experience as though he were meeting it for the first time. "
 Every situation, no matter how many times he has been through it, becomes in his turous possibilities. He watches for every ship as though it were his ship.
 Life IS never too much for man like that. He meets no situation he cannot mas ter. Te finds no obstacles he cannot sur mount. Age holds no grimness and no, ter TOT, for there is no recognizable age. . It might be said of man, young in years, youth In this man. youth perpetualIy bubbles out of the spring of limitless. un. dying enthusiasm. ~
 This newspaper reporter, who is a real person, is an example of great and true principle. You do not need to become old if you will deliberately refuse to associate yourself with ideas and habits of thought and practices that are old. The one simple rule for keeping young is to think young.
 1 know two people between 75 and so years of age. They would be spoken of as old people, but when you come to know them you find that they are not old. They never reminisce. They tell no stories of the good old days" They want to know about the latest play, and they want to see it if they can. They want to know about the newest books and read them if they can. They prefer to associate with young folks as much as they can, and they are good company. They never overlook the comic pages in t6e Sunday paper and they are not quite hanDv until they have learned who won Saturday. game. q They look old and they do not gad about like youngsters. They live quietly. !. Bnt away inside. where they rsalIy iVp. they are young, Age. knocks in vain at the Hearts 9f such as they Their spirit is independena of years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
Forum Of The People.
Scientific Taxation"
le Editor of The Age-Hernld, :

To the Editor of The Age-Hernld
 Taxation seems to be the question just now uppermost in the minds of the people. They are floundering about for a solution of this age-long problem and seem not to knew which way to turn. The reason is obvious. It is hopeless even to attempt to find a sat isfactory solution so long as we continue to believe in the ability to pay theory upon which our present tax system is based. Just consider for a moment how utterly absurd it is. Supposing, for instance, yon buy bill of goods in department store and are charged according to the value of the auto you drive up to the store in, or fthe value of the clothes you are wearing! You will think the storekeeper had gone stark mad. Yet that is greatly the way the tax office does busi- ness and the great wonder is how; people stand for it.
 Now. a tax is a payment for services rem dered by the community, such as police and fire protection sewers; paved. and graded streets; schools and these should be paid for according to what they are worth, instead. as now, on the basis of what we, the taxpayers, are worth. The present system throws every possible obstacle in the path of industry and trade by taxing us according to the value of the things that we do for ourselves, instead of on the value of the benefits furnished by the government. The value of public services is registered and determined automatically by the value of land ill any community, and this is the source from which all public services should be derived. The justice of this propo- sitiop is even now partially recognized, for land is already taxed in varying percentages of it's value throughout the country. In 1923 about 3I,000,000 were collected in New York City alone from the value of the bare land. It is only necessary to extend this principle by gradually increasing the tax to the full ground rent and proportionately re- ducing. until they are wholly removed. all taxes on labor and labor products, which now paralyze industry.
 The point I wish to emphasize is that be- fore any rational solution of the tax ques- tion can be reached. we must discard the false ability to pay theory, and recognize in its place the scientific principle of taxa tion in proportion 10 benefits conferred by government. F. B. SWINNEY.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
THE ''BREECHES" BIBLE


 And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves brooches "-Genesis iii :.
 Between The time of Jerome and his Vul- gate and James l with his orthodox version of the Bible--1,200 years-there were many other translati0ns. among which was the fla nous so-called "Breeches' Bible. The name was given because the translator clothed Adam and Eve with "brecehes' of fig leaves instead of, more delicately expressed, with aprons" of the same material. Bibles were not popular in those days of religious strife Tyndal was burned at the stake because he distributed them to his people
 The late John Hay was an indefatigable collector of books. When he died he be- queathed his priceless library to his alma mater, Brown University. and the Brooches Bible was q part of this collection. As set forth on the title page. it contains ''annOta- tions upon all hard places and other things of great importance as. indeed. it does,
 The Hay collection contains other quaint and curious Bibles tone large volume set ting forth the Sculptures according to the rulings of the Council of Trent in 1863 This Catholic Bible was printed at Cologne and contains many interesting deviatiOns from that of the Reformation and includes the now apOcryphal books. There is also Roger Williams own copy of the Eliot Bible of l662, it's pages closely written in the hand of Roger in the lndian language which mo- body can now read,
 Mr. Clarkson A. Collinss has given an in- teresting account of the curious gems of the Hay collection in the Brunonian. t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
L,,.yvr sll....E, G H1sl1,S TAX REVISION

It is greatly feared that the extremists on tax reduction will now defeat the whole nro- gram by insisting on further reductions be. sond those already adopted by the house voting as committee of the whole. The members should not forget that the main purpose Of government is not tax reduction
 but adequate financial provision for the legit. mate and essential public requirements. Any teduction below a certain total revenue would be far more injurious than failure to reduce taxes. The obligations of government must be met It IS encouraging to note that Repre- sentative Garner, who is the author of the amended measure approved by the house. does hot desire to go to extremes, and is opposed to rue further reductions proposed, unless some provision IS made for compensatory revenues rom other sources. The Republicans can probably muster enough votes to defeat the passage of an extreme schedule over q presi
 genital veto. The situation is good enough as it is, and the real friends of the people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
REPUGNANT TO OUR PRINCIPLES

Although the balance of articulate opinion on immigration is overwhelmingly in favor of severe restrictions, yet the prevailing spirit of fair play does not approve of any retroac- tive or cOnfiscatory measures aimed at those who have already come in and acquired prop crty or contract rights under our laws. In this respect the immigration measure spon. sored by Senator Johnson is open to just criticism. Under it's provisions, it is under stood that certain Japanese would thus be thspossessed of titles or items of value to which at present they have complete legal title.
 The American congress should in this issue recall the fact that we objected to Article p of the Mexican constitution because it was retroactive and cOnfiscatory of property rights and titles and franchises which Americans held according to previous Mexican law and In which they had heavily invested, relying on the good faith of the Mexican government. When 1t appeared that the Mexican govern ment was on the point of violating this con- ndence. the American government withheld recognition until such intention was formally uisclaimed. Accordingly, our own dignity and good faith towards foreign claimants are now gwen practical test within our own bounda- ries. The restriction of immigration is one thing ConfiscatiOn of rights acquired in nc cordance with our laws is quite another thing. hhd fepugnant to our principles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
The Club of Ignorance
By DR. FRANK CRANE

l .ixv.u thera may be something in it." Y E With that spiritual instrument how many have been pushed into folly and into fear. and how, many charlatans since the world began have prosperedl ,a,,, z. There G are 90 many things that cannot be- disproved much more than there are sthings that cannot be proved. rg ss
 There is phrenology, tbe bump on your head indicating the bumps on your soui and palminstry, the days of your lie Deing indicated by the extent of certain crease in the skin of your hand; and pedomacy,s the wrinkles on your foot being the railway map of your career and astrology, whereby the stars are supposed to reveal your des- tiny; and table rapping. and innumeraDie petty Isuperstitions, such as walking under ladder, seeing the new moon over your .eft shoulder, stepping on the cracks of the side walk, opening an umbrella in the house. spilliug salt and knocking on wood.
 There may be something in it, to he sure. And because we cannot dlsprove thing it is proved we are under some obiiga- tion 10 consider it proved!
 This crazy reasoning influences more per- sons than you would suppose. If your friends would confess you would find very few who are not affected bit by this form of insane perversion of logic l Old Dr. Johnson would go back and start again if he left the house with his left foot making the first step. Many Judge or
 
 So widespread is the Friday 1busaboo that few people would begin a journey that day.
 When we get to the bottom of this state of mind it is seen to resemble the old piece of fools logic which ran on this wise
 "I can prove to you that it is raining now in this room" ,&
 How so? ?"
 Well, it is either raining or it is not raining, isn't it?" |. Certainly <
 "yery well: It is not raining, is it?" e '' "It is not" = f "Then it must be raining e. It is curious to note how the human race has been led by the nose to sheer nonsense since history began. In ancient times gen. erals planned campaigns and emperors de- cided matters of state according to the ap- pearance of the entrails of fresh killed bulls Eor goats or the flight of birds or the sneez- ing of some spectator. 3 30'
 Why? Simply because some rascal with a mighty nerve asserted that these things were significant and nobody could disprovs their statement. sact. :, Ponderous systems of credulity have grown up on no sounder basis than this. This crazy logic has bent kings swayed savants, filled countless libraries with trash, depressed honest men, worried good women, frightened children. , It is the staffed club of ignorance. Byit timid humanity has been herded like sheep.
 The world owes an unpayable debt to the spirit of modern science.
 The sum and substance of the truth of modern science is this: That if a thing cannot be disproved 1t is. of no consequence. Why bother about it?
 Stick to the actualities. Fear not the vapors. E
 But don't forget that there are also spiritual, psychological sverities. Love and faith are as provable.r usuable and solid as brfckbats. .f.s~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
THE sCARABAEUS
(By k. H. Fingley)

Nhy H. H. MSICtJ
 This particular little beetle was held spe- cially sacred by the early Egyptians as sym bolizing the sun, and was without doubt the most popular and venerated insect of antiqui- ty. The scarab was worn carved in almost every precious stone and metal known at the time. representing the everlasting progress of life. It was placed in the tomb of it's de- ceased owner as a symbol of his resurrection.
 Many mythical attributes attached them selves to the scarab; it's toes. numbering thirty. sympOlized the days of the month; the time it deposited it's ball which contained the eggs was supposed to refer to the lunar month the movement of the ball referred to the action of the sun upon the earth and per sonified that luminary. It was supposed to be of the male sex only. and hence signified self-existent, self-begotten generation or me- tamorphosis, and the male, or paternal prin- ciple of existence
 In this sense it appears on the head of the Pygnean Deity, Ptah-Socharis Osiris, the Demiurgos, and in astronomical scenes and se- pulchral formulas.
 The insect was worshipped during it's life and embalmed after it's death,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
Ride Dudley's Rhymes
The Quitter

. The man who fights and runs away, the old time saying goes, will live to fight another day. It tells the truth, I spose. But he who fights and runs away, though he's cautious chap, will do some running in his day, and never win scrap. The quitter is d man who's weak, though he be big and strong, and in his spine yellow streak is with him right along. He'll plan some wondrous deeds to do but when once he begins, it's ten to one it won't go through. The sticker always wins.
 When trouble sIaps you in the face dont run away and hide, for soon he'll find your hiding place and stick right by your side. Slap back and when he sees your grit he'll leave without delay, but he can whip the man who'll quit to fight some other day. God hates quitter. I've been told. I'm not sur prised at all. Lifs's prizes go to those who are bold and not to those who stall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
Preside

(Marie l.. Eglinton in New York Times) Dry brush and fragrant applewood, And in the flames arise The fringing orchard trees that stood Against warm summer skies. Now, magical beyond all words, The blOssom-scent returns; The song of small contented birds Rings when an old nest burns. y'Ft
 q The earth seems wrapped in deathless cold {! Sit close, and watech the glean It holds the suns of summers old And many harvest dream, Sit close, and stir the logs to blaze. And munch your last years fruit; Life through the threatening winter days Hangs on each frost-locked root
 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
 Pittsburgh Dispatch) Evolution: Dress, 3.75; frOck, $19.9S; gown, $65;' creation. $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
The Once Ovelr. l.
Incorrect Letter Forms For ResifHatien,
 CorrespoDdcnCe at@ Ds
By R. L. PHILLIPS

C0IT6BU01hOclCS
 This is a matter of widespread public in tereyt at the present moment. People are re- signing everywhere. It is becoming quite the fashionable caper among our best people. To admit in another few months that you have not resigned, been asked to resign. been forced to resign or even to have considered resign ing will be to class yourself as a mere no body.
 The correct procedure at time like this is to resign carly and avoid the rush. He who hesitates is forced. The three most inn portant words in the English language today are This way out!' @s
 Even if you haven't thought thing about resigning you can't escape the feeling that you ought to- Nobody wants to be pointed out by his neighbors with the scoffing illusion There goes --! He is still working. 2
 Difficulties of correspondence are holding up lots of people. They don't know how to frame resignation correspondence. There is no book of resignation etiquette. To be of service in this regard the following Incorrect Forms For Letters of Resignation, with req sons for not using same: ,SE
 RESIGNATION FORM NO l Dear Sir: S..
 hereby offer my resignation. Tam sore as a pup at the conditions that have led up to this action and particularly at four narrow attitude. If you accept it I'm off you for life. Sincerely,
 (Note: This must be avoided at all costs. It represents the exact truth in ninety nine out of one hundred cases).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26

kinds of eggs-the indisputably and un. deniably fresh egg. and all other eggs. But to the dealer there are many kinds of fresh eggs--guaranteed fresh eggs, fresh yard eggs, strictly fresh eggs. fresh eggs, and eggs. By which it is perceived that. as the grade de- clines, the word fresh comes, to mean some thing else again. One fairly safe guide to the freshness of eggs under our present hap. hazard system is the price. The highest price denotes the group of eggs in which the dealer himself has the greatest confidence. The re- ceding tide of that confidence is plainly marked by the declining price of the various other groups. The dealer may grade his con fidence in eggs according to his own program of distribution. hut the consumers confidence in an egg is either absolute, or else it does not exist at all. Unfortunately, unless ex- amined in a special way, the .casteless egg keeps it's own counsel until its privacy is for ever shattered An innocent egg takes no
 revenge upon it's violator, but bad egg s ana thema is a shocking thing.
 Fortunately. those who produce eggs and
 those who deal in eggs are awakening to an opportunity that they have long neglected.
 If the bad egg deceives the customer, it is equally injurious to the trade of the producer and the dealer. So, intelligent, upright and progressive producers have joined themselves together into poultry associations, one Of the primary ODJectS or WHICH S tO euuCdtc thc producers to improve the quality of their eggs, to expedite the handling of eggs from farm to table. to identify eggs as to date of their mundane appearance, to protect the consumer against unwilling purchase of eggs that con ceal within their shells gloomy and for bidding secret, and to impose a stricter grad ing of eggs according to size. This is not only to protect the purchaser, but it is to make the business more profitable for tA' poultrymen themselves.
 There is soon to be an egg show in Bir- mingham. It begins on Wednesday of next week. There will be on exhibition the finest eggs of all poultry breeds. There will be dis plays of eggs that are of the proper charac- ter for matching. There will be displays of eggs showing proper grading as to size and revealing the attractiveness from the consum- er's viewpoint of eggs of large size. Perhaps there will also be object lessons of warning as to improper grading and as to eggs of medium or small size. Seeing how intimate part the great American egg plays in the great American diet, perhaps there is no more profitable hour that any housewife can spend next week than to step into the egg show, view the displays and ask questions of the intelligent and experienced men who will be there for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26

will not insist on the absurd or the imprac- tica6le. even for the sake of political praise. Thes people of this country want reasonable and legitimate tax relief; but they most cer- tainly do not want congressional deadlock due to political and partisan pickering. Such deadlock would defeat tax revision for the session., Let the Democrats unite to bring about intelligent tax revision, if they would have a substantial basis of appeal to the people ill the coming campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26

,Widespread public benefits have been re- ceived and more are promised from the work of rural sanitation which has for some time been under way in many Of the towns ana communities of Jefferson county. This work is under the direction of competent sanitary specialist who has succeeded in enlisting the interest and cooperative aid, not only of many of the corporations which operate min ing enterprises and manufacturing plants around which centers of population have de- veloped, but of individuals as well who are manifesting commendable spirit in doing their share towards the success of the enter- prise.
 It is encouraging to note the extent of this work and the fruitful results being ob- tained. Fifteen towns and villages in Jeffer- son county have been more or less com pletely safeguarded from typhoid and other communicable diseases as a direct result of the campaign. Because of the extensive ter ,ritory involved and the large population af- fected, the task is no less arduous than i'm portant Highly encouraging progress is be- ing made in drainage projects, qualification of water supplies, improved systems of gar bage disposal, and other needful sanitary precautions. As an example, the town of Leeds, with $500 population, which WAS the first to adopt sanitary measures fostered by a large manufacturing enterprise, reduced its death rate fifty per cent, while typhoid cases were cut down eighty-five per cent.
 $t Many towns and villages in the county are active in this work, and dozen or more cor porations, which are materially interested in improved health conditions, are promoting health work. Brookside, Edgewater, Rosedale, Overton Bradford Majestic and other com munities are engaged in establishing and maintaining better sanitary conditions, and are making determined efforts in the interest of community health. Inspection of water supplies is one of the methods employed for safeguarding the communities, while mosquito breeding places are controlled, sanitary fix lures installed. anti-typhoid vaccinations en- rouraged and hygienic conditions generally i'm proved.
 Much progress has been made in health protection in small and remote communities where heretofore comparatively little atten- ticn was devoted to this important matter. It is interesting to note that Birmingham has the distinction of being the first city to be studied by the United States public health service in the survey incident to national health work. While much remains to be done in the city, as well as in the county, to raise the public health service to the highest pos sible efficiency, it is gratifying to note the progress whck has been made in recent years under higher appreciation of the value of public health by corporhtiens and individuals, no less than by the health authorities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
SHE'LL LEARN

tNew York Sun and GlobeI Phyllis sIYour husband is simply wild bout you:- isn't he?
 T.ois-Yes, he raves about me in his sleep, but the poor absent-minded boy nearly al- ways calls me by the wrong name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26

Recent reports of possible war between Russia and Japan recall the old saying that no nation ever gets too poor to fight. The more wars the more poverty, and vice versa, it seems
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26

There need be no surprise if some of the candidates for local, state and federal offices undertake to make capital out of picturesque descriptions of how rotten are many of those occupying the positions being sought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
GETTING ACQUAINTED

Norway has recognized Russia The so- viet government has several acquaintances now.-Pttsburg Gazette-Times
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26

A Chicago girl named Partridge married a street car motorman while he was oper ating his car She was game, all right.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
PROMOTED TO ROSS
(Fort Scott/ Kan, Tribune

- VT UIt HCUlV IAuIIs, ITIDuHtV N A former Fort, Scott lady stenographer who was married some time ago was back in the office yesterday, but was entirely out of practice in taking dictation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26

Senator Underwood is quoted as saying that he is glad to be away from Washing ton just now to escape an unpleasant Odor of oil. Still, it should be less offensive to Democratic than to Republican nostrils.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26

A correspondent wants to know how many times DeWolf Hopper was married. We dc not remember: perhaps MT. Hopper does.