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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

ties of Minnesota, the Dakotas and Wis consin, as aforesaid, the senator will have to soft-pedal his clarion note."
 Further blows are struck at the Wis consin senator's government-o ownership citadel by the following from the Pitts burg Chronicle Telegraph:
 "In Italy, Premier Mussolini, with his usual hard common sense, is trying to lease to private enterprise the 10000 miles of state railways which turned in a deficit of 1,250, ,000 lire in 1922 and are operating continually at heavy loss. The number of employees on these roads has increased from 150,000 to 226, ,000 in ten years.
 French government railways piled up Ia deficit of 145, ,000,000 francs last year, while the six privately owned roads made their expenses and more.
 British financial experts, surveying the railway situation in Brazil, recom- mended the sale of the chief government road to private interests because the ex- lpenses are exceeding the revenues by 15 per cent"
 And to cap it all, Canada, the senator's pet example of success in naturalization of the railways, goes back on him. For Canada says that the railways "have in- cured a steadily increasing deficit ever since the government began operation" '" Still, as the Post observes, we have not yet had a report from Paraguay, so all may yet be well with LaFollette's theory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
Hebrew Renaissance.

Jerusalem, scene of a great civilization in antiquity, for thousands of years no more than heap of ruins in staging a comeback, that is nothing short of astonishing when compared to the records of ancient Babylonia, Syria and Egypt. Zion's glory had once de- parted, lamented the Hebrew singer, but its second glory will eclipse its former brilliance in our own modern times. Professor Fin stein, discoverer of the theory of relativity, one of the keenest minds of the world. has accepted a prOfessorship at the Hebrew uni versity of Jerusalem and the great Hindu poet, Aabindrapath Tagore, will be one of the lecturers. There is more significance in these bare news dispatches than in any of the astonishing developments that have come from the Holy Land since the close of the war. It cannot be denied any longer that a Hebrew renaissance is dawling in the Near East.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
DAMPING LAFOLLETTFS POWDER.

Although, under the influence of La Folletism, the cost of government in Wis consin was seventeen times as much in 1923 as it was in 1900, there are people who still accept LaFollette's promise to reduce expenses in the federal govern ment. Perhaps he expects people to be- lieve that his failure in Wisconsin has been such lesson to him that he would not repeat his mistakes at Washington. Hardheaded folks, outside his aura of hypnotism, however, will probably de- mand more substantial evidence of ability than a record of failure.
 One of the LaFollette hobbies is na- tionalization of the railroads. Let us see how this would affect taxation. In Sweden, according to the Washington Post, "the taxpayers, wearied by the heavy annual deficit accruing from the state-owned railways, have circulated a petition demanding their denationaliza- tion. Is it possible that his slow-revolv- ing constituents up in Wisconsin have failed to hear of the disaster which has overtaken their kinsmen? The Scandj- 1avian mind moves deliberately, but with deadly logic, and once the news begins to percolate through the Morse communi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
Stand By
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

A BOUT all we can do is to Stand By. "A We cannot really do anything for any body even for those we love most, ex- cept to Stand By.
 Your child has to make his own mistakes, accumulate his own working store of ex- perience, glimpse his own visions, fight his own inner battles, and find his own God. We may yearn to do these things for him. We may break our hearts trying. We cannot do it. But we can Stand By.
 That is, we can arrange circumstances, provide advantages, warn him of dangers, show him the right goals, love him! and be a friend to him, but in the arena where man. hood is made he will have to do his own wrestling.
 Your final good to your friends consists only in this-that you Stand By. ISis not money, nor food, nor medicine, they want, in the deep souls of thenl but to feel your presence. @
 In it's grip with the inner Philistines of life, in the war with the Hivites, the Jebu- sites, and the Perizzites, the soul is always alone, must keep it's own watch, strike it's own blows, see it's own visions. All we can do is to signal them, from our own watch tower, the message, I'm with you"
 This comes poignantly home to us when one we love is i'll. We can watch and we can pray, we can nOIu neE nduu anu SlrOhe her brow, while the physician fights the vicious microbes But-thOugh we may long to- throttle the fever with angry hands, to reach in and cleanse the cloege veins, or set the jangling nerves in tuneswe cannot-we can only Stand By.
 Even when the last redoubt of life is stormed, and our beloved stumbles in the last ditch, and death triumphs, we are how. pitiably helpless! She must go alone into that thick darkness while we Stand By.
 And yet how good it is to know you are Standing By! After all, my friend, it is what most ask of you
 '"This world" says Goeth, lis so waste and empty, when we figure but towns and cities and rivers in it, but to know that some one is living on with us, even in silence; this makes our earthly ball peopled garden
 When the little boy is afraid of the dark in his bedroom you can go in and hold his hand; it seems nothing; it'is the richest gift you can make him. the gift Of yourself,
 And when in maturer days Se are plunged into the hell of failure, God bless the friend who just-Stands By
 The glory of a woman, is that when up comes the wolves of poverty, islander, or danger, and our souls meh in fear, she, smil- ing and unafraid-Stands By.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
The Right. Word
DISCUSSION OF REGENT TEST.
(Find the Error in This ArtICIe.)
By ". CURTIS NICHOLSON
First Sentence.


 It read as follows: "One of those who was successful at first failed inIthe end" There only is one mistake in the foregoing sentence. Was is incorrect. The right word is were. Who is plural because it refers to those were should agree in number with who, its subject. One is the subject of failed. Therefore, the sentence should have read, "One' of those who, were successful at first failed in the end"
 Second Sentence. was the second sentence.
 There is only one error in this sentence. Much should be inserted between very and with the outcome. Still better: None were much pleased with the outcome.
 'Yery" may be used with an adjective, but not directly before a participle. Good, bad, attractive, and young are examples of adjectives. Participles are derived from verbs; as, pleased; hurt; pleasing; interested. Much may be used before a participle; as, much hurt much interested. And very may be placed before much. But a warning should be given at this point that the use of very is Overworked.
 Hung or Hanged?
 Shirley S Feiner, Chicago: Will you please let me know whether hung or hanged is correct in the following sentence He should have been hanged (hungl?' Also, is it correct to say, T have read it uninterrupt- edIy'?"
 Answer: Hanged is the right word. Un- interrGptedIy'?"
 Answer: Hanged is the right word. Un- rinterruptedIy is correct in the second sen tence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
THE TRUE PROGRESSIVE.

From my point of view he only oeserves fo he called a progressive who cannot sec a wrong persist without an effort to redress it, or a right denied without an effort to protect it: who feels a deep concern TOT the economic welfare of the United States, Dus realizes that the making of better men and women is a matter greater still; Wno thinks of every governmental policy frst of all in it's bearing upon human rigntS rather than upon material things; who be- ueves profoundly in human equality and detests privilege in whatever form or In whatever disguise, and who finds the true test of success in the welfare of the many and not the prosperity and comfort of the few! The civic unit of America Is not the dollar, but the individual man. All that goes to make better and happier and freer men and women is progress; all else Is re- action-John ". Davis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

Where do the girlies get this stuff That Nature isn't good enough? My Sue was handsome, but she thought She'd better fix up; so she bought Some rouge and lipsticks for the trick And laid lem on a half inch thick! Alas, she got drenched by the rain, And though her looks gave me pain I have to love her, yes do;S Because she turned Red, White and Blue
 e. M. Flenner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
Song For 4. TraveIer

Weep not for me, weep not, The Fates must have their say; Look not for me, look not, come no more this way; " The door swings, ,-
 And the wind sings,
 And the fire goes out with day. Fear not for me, fear not, lie here never again; Breathe not one sigh for parting Nor break the yew for pain;
 Clouds race
 On the pools face,
 And the long hills wait for rain. Allison in University College Poems (1923-'24. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
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Hints On The Proper Removal Of Autumn
 Leaves From A Front Lawn.

Hints On The Proper Removal Df Autumn
 Leaves From A Front Lawn.
 This is the time of year when the subur- banite with lawn decides there are many more leaves per tree than are really 4Sd2ssary. Half the number would be plentyssssrar The melancholy days are here, ,,
 The days replete with sorrows '
 You clean the lawn of leaves today
 And find more there tomorrow.
 Autumn. foliage is beautiful when you're passing through it in a touring car but it is terrible stuff when you're passing through it with a rake.
 All the poets who have rayed so much about it must have lived in city apartment houses or art galleries. On the cob or tree the leaves in all their splendor of gold and red and russet and pink may be very charming but on the front lawn they represent nothing but another two hours work. 7 Of course, leaves are not 50 bad if you know how to handle them. It is a matter of technique and skill. There are various ways of removing leaves. It is good idea to use a rake, but a midiron or brassie is favored by some. In pinch it can be done with knife and fork. .h@
 In removing leaves they should be removed from left to right and kept under control at all times. It is necessary to dominate each leaf. No men can get anywhere even with one leaf unless he has it in complete subjuga- tion at all times. When removing thousands of them this complete mastery is all the more necessary. The minute an autumn leaf dis covers that it can pull any monkey. business and get away with it it will run you ragged
 More and more each year the golf stick has come into vogue in leaf removals. The brassie has it's adherents but more progress is possible with the driver. If the lawn is rough a midiron has its advantages. .4
 The driver gives better distance. If you have large lawn an assortment of clubs may be carried, caddie being necessary. Each leaf must be played straight down the lawn. One stroke only is allowed for each leaf. For the average 75-foot lawn, GOO strokes are par. A good golfer can clear such lawn in under |23, ,567 ,S76 It is seldom done in less, although Sir Donald McTigloch in match over the St. Andrews course in 1887 ...'i but that is another story. A.f l
 Much depends on how the lawns are trapped. Some front yards are sportier than others. So are some leaves.
 What to do with the leaves after removal affords quite problem. Some people pile them up and wait for wind to blow them back onto the lawn. Others wait until night and then dump them on the lawn of the man next door who complained about the chill dren. Still others burn them. #sr ''.
 To burn leaves, the idea is to pile them in rotation one upon the other and ignite the pile with a match. About 867. matches are required as n general thing, although it has been done in 765.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

The Texas supreme court holds Mrs: Ferguson eligible to the governorship of that state. The court expresses the opin- ion that no individual, but only the state legislature, could legally bring a suit to test the eligibility of candidate to that office. Nevertheless, the court seizes the occasion to decree that there is no in- validity in Mrs. Ferguson's candidaG So the doughty Texans are torn between. their courtesy to women and their by atty to their sex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
RecOmpense.

A man who was fairly successful in life was very fond of telling his large family of his early struggles, and what an easy time they had.
 He told the family this story daily, until, one morning at the breakfast table his small son asked: "Papa, ain't you glad you live with us now?' et Mrs J. H. Orr. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
He Knew.

Oar was one pusson in de cong 'egation dat didn't look round when de last conner entered" mildly remarked good old Parson Bagster, in the course of a recent Sabbath mornings sermon. "And for his benefit I'll dess denounce dat de pusson who came in den was Brudder Limpy Watkins"
 ''Much obleeged, Pahson," returned Goat Simmons, the gambling man, who had not looked around, But know who 'twuz wid- out lookin'. organized him by his walk I don give him dat limp, muhsef."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
Hands Tt Oyer-Unopened

Tom-"Henpeck has been drawing a $5 raise for six months, and he never found it out until last Sunday!' . Jerry-"How do you account for thatT" Tom-"His wife accidentally dropped his pay envelope and he saw how much was in it"
 Harold McManus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

cisions. There are evidently many others besides The Age-Herald that hold the view objected to by MT. Mapother; other wise, there would. not have been found such strong support for the Gooding bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
Waddling.

ElOuise-- Whats that noise I hear? It sounds like the swishing of a girl in an old fashioned skirt"
 Margy-"Oh, that's only Charlie in his new style wide trousers"
 Mrs. Lucille Githler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
Hay While Tho Sun Shines.

Ed-"Tom won't admit that he was banged up in an auto accident
 George e-"That's because he's an oppor- tunist. He goes around blowing that he was in a football game" >'
 -S. W. Wilcox.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
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Alps WelI That Ends SweIl.

Ben-7"It must have been hard to get kiss from Gertrude
 Bill-"Yes, she submitted under pressure" -J. B. Luce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

WHY LAFOI4LETTE DIRECTS TO IT.
 Mr. LaFollette is impatient with the con stitution because he never could tolerate any thing that clasbed with his own imperious will.-Detroit Ere Press. ,s g.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
CANNv M DARROw

But of course in defending the puppets of inevitable fate" MT. Darrow expects the usual fee before he snatches them from hOrrid justice.-Detroit Free Press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

The new city budget partakes more of the nature of competitive depart mental division than a schedule of or derly and exact distributions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

EXCLUSIVE MEMBER OF NORTH ASERI' CAN NEWSPAPER ALLIANCE IN ALABAMA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

A woman candidateVis what might be termed the last word in politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

The people don't want an impartial commission to have charge of Muscle Shoals. They want commission that will be partial to the public welfare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

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THE AGE HERALD

Entered at Birmingham. Ala. post office as sec
 end-class matter. act of Congress, March G. 1878
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

NEWS BUREAUS-Washington, 800 Davidson Ruilding; State Capital, Montgomery Journal Building; Tennessee Valley, Decatur Daly Building; Tuscaloosa, News Building; Annistoa' Star Building; Gadsden, Times Building; Muscle shoals Tri-Cities Daily Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
One Advantage

like my new apartment, Though small its spaces are,
 Because when collar-buttons roll They can't roll very far.
 P H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

Automobiles do not always beat the
 trains to the crossings, but they keep on hopefully trying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

The city commission seems still d lit tie long on shortages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

If the choice were left to me, whether to nave . free press or a free government, Wouio choose a free press,-Thomas Jefferson.
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Government operation of Muscle Shoals will be fine thing-for the tax collector.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
.cNo God. Nor Nfaster.,, :,

Anti-clericalism and it's bitter and con- tentious issues is flaring up in France, just when Premier HerriOt has been able to bring a spirit of concematiOn and good will in the relations between France and Germany. Our fight is not against Christianity, but against the spirit of sectionalism. Religion must be rAegated to the realm of private mat ters, said the premier recently. He para phrases the famous remark of M. Rene viviani only slightly. At the time of the separation of church and state, when M. Viyiani was premier he flung these parting words in the face of the opposition, Our fight is not against the church, not against Christianity, but against God. For we Frenchmen have the heavenly lights" George Clemenceau, who was present at the acrimoni- ous debate that followed just grinned and called across the floor of parliament: 'eThat's right, Nj Dieu, nj maitre'' (No God, nor mastery. .-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

DAWES MAKES WHEELER TIRED.
 Senator Wheeler's indispositiOn is at tributed, to general fatigue, though there is a suspicionJ that General Dawes may be in some manner responsible York Herald Tribune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
They're Expensive.

Willard Smiths wife is a raving beauty .'' Grant-"Yes, and the bills for her clothes are driving him half mad, tool"
 R. J. Breckenridge.
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MORE ABOUT THE STRAW VOTE.
 Another thing that makes the straw vote easy is that you don't have to register or pay poll tax to Qualify.-Memphis Commercial Appeal
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Ragged Men Of Culture.

'e, Ragged Men Of Culture.
 . The first batch of Russian students, who are to continue their education at Dutch fn- stitutions of learning, have arrived in Hol- land. They are sons of middle class families, who are denied the facilities of higher learn ing by the Moscow authorities, because they are not the offspring of proletarians. Ragged, his clothes in tatters half starved, one of these young men was interviewed when he arrived in the university city of Leyden. "What do you intend to do after you graduate here ?'' he was asked. T will go back to Russia, where belong, and help my unfortunate countrymen to regain some measure of hap piness," he answered in French. That is a noble sentiment, but do you not think that you treatment and the treatment of your class has been somewhat harsh, almost cruel ?'' ventured the interviewer. "Yes, but that should not bar a man of culture He must never give up hope. Though the night is dark, dawn will break some day." came the reply. But you may be killed" said the reporter. "As.tO that" the Russian replied with that unchangeable Slavic fattalism "Nichevo.' ? (What does it matter)!
 FATE EXPOSED HIM.
 Fate couldn't conceal him by naming him RoQseyelt-NeW York Herald-Tribune
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FRHDER1cx I. THOMPSON. PRESIDENT
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FATE EXPOSED HIM. Fate couldn't conceal him by naming him RoOseyelt.-New York Herald Tribune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

The melancholy days are here, ., D, The days replete with sorrows You clean the lawn of leaves today
 And find more there tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

To burn leaves, the idea is to pile them in rotation one upon the other and ignite the pile with a match. About 867 matches are required as general thing, although it has hapu fione in. 7R5 -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

What to do with the leaves after removal affords quite problem. Some people pile them up and wait for a wind to blow them back onto the lawn. Others wait until, night and then dump them on the lawn of the man next door. who complained about the chill dren. Still others burn them. 5ea: ''.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

Autumn. foliage is beautiful when you're passing through it in a touring car but it is terrible stuff when you're passing through it with a rake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

All the poets who have raved so mucl about it must have lived in city apartment houses or art galleries On the cob or tret the leaves in all their splendor of gold and rel and russet and pink may be very charming but on the front lawn they represent nothing but another two hours work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

A BOUT all we can do is to Stand By. "A We cannot really do anything for any body, even for those we love most, ex- cent tn Stand By
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Paint-riOtism.

-S, W, Wilcox,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

Much depends on how the lawns are trapped. Some front yards are sportier than others. So are some leaves. =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

People Make Their Condition.-Gett down to bed rock we've all got to admit this is the best place on earth in which tos live and do business. The people make this happy condition and each and all of them invite the outside world to come in and enjoy it with them.--Huntsville Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

Of course, leaves are not 50 bad if you know how to handle them. It is matter 'ol technique and skill. There are various wayl of removing leaves. It is good idea to use { rake, but a midiron or brassie is favored by some. In pinch it can be done with knife and fork. .SE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

This is the time of year when the subur banite with lawn decides there are man! more leaves per tree than are really Aseessary Half the number would be plenty