The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18
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Just Suggestion.- n.-A4speaker at the state meeting of druggists urged that more of that line of business should get themselves elected to the legislature. Possibly it was his idea that if there were more pill rollers in that body there would be less log rolling.LOpe- lika News.
 Time to Go After Weeds-It's time to start the annual weed cutting campaign again. There is no need to advertise Fort Payne soil by showing that we can grow weeds just as high as any other place. The weeds along the sidewalk and vacant lots can be destroyed at small expense and this work should be done at once.--DeKalb County Herald.
 Passing the Buck. ."-Issuing bonds to make improvements is one way of shifting burdens to the shoulders of others The coming generations are going to have more bond issues to take care of than they should, because the people of the present day evade responsibilities by unloading on the coming generations. Probably they will be wise to the game and unload on1others coming after them.-Huntsville Star.
 Has Nothing on Theme-Old Brother Cool idge, beloved father of the distinguished pres ident of these United States, has nothing on we farmers down here in the South-es- pecially here in Madison county and the Shoals district. We, too, are adjusting the reins to our shoulders, our hands to the cul- tivators and tractors, praying and working for dry July and bumper crop yield in all oducti0ns.-Huntsville Times.
 Good to Know Ones Place.-It is good thing for a citizen to stop occasionally and question himself in reference to his place in the community and how he is filling it. One question which we often fail to settle in our minds correctly in the matter of our responsibility as citizens is that of which is of greater importance, our success as in- dividuals or as citizens.yDadeville Spot Cash.
 Ticks, Flies and MOsquitOes.-Tick tribes come and go and are getting scarce in the rural scopes; and the innumerable swarms of seed ticks, which barefooted boys used to have to shave off their legs every night with a knife, before they went to bed have dis appeared from the county; but flies and mos quitoes always appear, about schedule time. The doctors say keep them out of the house; or, if they get in, swat and massacre them Talladega Daily Home
 Making & Fine RecOrd.-The magnificent attendance that is once more indicated at the summer session of the State Normal School should be very gratifying to the people of this community. It bespeaks a growing interest in the institution that can only come through superior facilities offered The normal school is distinct success and as such is a. growing asset of the community. We there fore have reason for pride and satisfaction in both the school and its management as a Florence institution that is ever widening its sphere of usefulness and nfluence.-Florence Daily News.
 Decline in School Orators--Many of the city high schools reported this year that the indispensable features on their commence ment programs were 80 numerous that the regular commencement orator. had to be put in the discard and the exercises were made to conform to this gap in the cere- monies Where the graduating classes total more than hundred ,the mere mechanical feature of handing out the diplomas becomes a time-consuming exercise. Of course, the elimination of the commencement orator" will bring considerable distress to those prom inent citizens who have been accustomed on such impressive occasions to instill into young and receptive minds words of wisdom, but pretty much everybody else will be able to bear up under the deprivation.-Seima Times-Journal sr