The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
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 Hiding Their Egotism.-Eyery succcssful man is an egotist- But successful men suc- ceed in hiding the trait. Every failure is an egotist. Many of them fail to hit it.--Mont- gomery Journal.
 They Earned The Franchise.-Thos, who gave their service to the country durin: tiio war have earned their right to vote withoa: the payment of the poll tax. They have more than proved their citizenship, and having fought for their country should certainly be entitled to voice in it's government without being required to pay for it.-E1orencc Times.
 Fighting The Stock Law.-History repeats itself. The application of the stock law in Mobile county is followed by fence cutting the same as in the great cattle ranges in the West but the stock law prevailed out there: and will do 50 here. Tho stock law may be said to be an improved implement, and Eian has always, in the end, discarded the old and atobted tine better method. Fierce battles have been fought on the issue. The victory always has been in favor of modernism Mobile Register.
 Egg Marke. Steadily Advancing egg market is steadily advancing and the farmer or poultryman who has a bunch of good pull lets coming into laying will soon bc getting his" It will certainly pay well to give the birds every attention when eggs pass forty cents at this time of the year. Feed may be high, but it is poor economy to making the laying, or near-layingS bird depend on the range alone and forage for all it gets Begin your drive for production now so that tine bullets may be in full lay before the first of Noyember.-Florence News Farmers Looking To Banks.-Statistics show that there are over 05 per cent of the farners in Alabama who look to the banks of our state for funds to grow their crops : each year. We can remember the day when the business man went to the farmers for loans to carry them over bad seasons. Tho present situation does not look like the farm CTS of our state have made much progress in the past thirty years. But back in those good old da,s" the farmer had his meat in his smoke-house, his corn in his crib, hay in the loft and wheat in the bin.-Sylacauga Advance.
 No Worse Off Thar Last Year.-Regard- less of tho fact that feed crops in Calhoun county have been somewhat reduced by the long, dry spell during the summer, it is not
 
 be any worse off the coming winter than would have been the case had there been req sonable rainfall. In elie past he has always purchased northern grown feed and meat and he will do the same thing this year. The only difference is that his cotton yield is great CT this year than for the past several years and the prospects are that the price will be such as to net handsome return on the crop. Calhoun County Argus.
 See Your Home Country.-"Seo America first has become a common saying: But one doesn't have to g6 out of his home county to find beauty spots. Co to O'Rear Camp in May, when the high bluffs along Blackwater arc coverept with ivy in blos- som, in fact, the scenery at O'Rear Camp is grand throughout the year. Another wonder spot on Blackwater is the Devils Ladder, just north of Boldo. The forego- ing places are not the only attractive places along Blackwater creek there are dozens of them. Go down in the: southern part of the county and view the majestic hills and mountains about Oakman and on the Blnck Warrior river further south. These are only a few of the wonders of nature to be found in Walker county.-Jasper Mountain Eagle.
 Advantages Of River Rost.-Every intefli- gent citizen realizes the untold advantages to Tuscaloosa should it become a great river port. The question is: "What can Tusca- loosa do to help?" Tuscaloosa has, in the past, it is claimed, lost much river traffic due to inadequate terminal facilities. Cap tains of river boats complain that they are unable to get their cargoes handled with despatch at Tuscaloosa. So they move on to where they can obtain prompt service. Both General Ashburn and Captain Pickley re- e L- a.eL Ia- Eo. at Riverview, including larger platforms and the laying of railroad tracks close beside the boats. In, therefore, behooves Tuscaloosa to wake up to the fact that about all it has at present in the way of river port is hoist ling derrick We cannot expect this city to have any river trade unless there is imme- diately provided the necessary terminal facili-