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Truth In The Mirror
TIVE other day 1 stood in hotel lobby

THE other day stood in hotel lobby
looking at man. i had only a side
of his face. i glanced into mirror in
front of him, however; and was surprised to
see how different he appeared.
Have you never noticed how strange and
unsatisfactory those pictures are in which one
is portrayed as he is, and as he is reflected in
a looking glass?
The fact is, when you get around to an
other side of any person, any thing, any idea,
or any emotion, it is not the same.
The truth is never all in one mind. Each
is limited by his standpoint. Only an omni-
potent eye, which could see all sides of any
thing at once, could be called truthful.
That is why travel, culture, wide reading
and all forms of experience improve tile judg-
ment. The youth sees more clearly perhaps
than the. man, but he has not moved about
as much.
The items Of religious belief are often much
more elean-cut in a narrow, provincial, I'M
educated mind than in the mind of the cul-
tured person; but it does not follow that the
narrower vision is the truer.
As the world is deepening in wisdom, ac
cumulating the facts of science, tasting all
forms of literature and art, developing by
travel the cosmopolitan spirit, and altogether
growing out Of provincialism into UNIVERSAL
ty, it is losing the sharpness of its former
sectarianibm. That does not imply that it is
losing its faith
One reason why people in medieval times
had such clear, distinct beliefs is that they
read little and travelled less. They lived their
lives out in the town where they were born.
They never saw the truth except from one
angle and naturally supposed That they who
saw it from another angle VERY heretics and
accursed. W
Nowadays all nations and tribes are being
woven together in a mighty world-loom, of
which the railway trains and ocean liners and
telegraph messages are the shuttles.
1t takes the whole of humanity to reflect
correctly the truth of heaven. No one sect nor
cult can see that truth as it is.
l should like to live a hundred years from
now to see what the worldview of destiny and
morals will be, when China, India and Japan
have thoroughly mixed their ideas with ours,
and when out of the weller the fittest shall
survive.
I'm the Pitt Palace at Florence" says a
writer upon art, 'there is a statue, standing
alone in its naked beauty, in the center of a
many-sided salon, paneled with mirrors, in
which it is reflected at once in every different
aspect, and in each, though differently, yet
truly, as long as the mirror be clear and I'M
warped. And such is trutb.JSA
Literature is such Wanyssided mirror.
Slowly by the million flashes of truth
energies the yet vague conception OF The
Truth, never to be grasped by one mind COM
prehensibe only by the vast universal mind
of man.
Not man, but mankind, can see God as
He is. a@t.
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THE BRITISH CAMPAIGN.

1t seems that the period between the
resignation of the Macdonald ministry
and the date of the new election sets a
record for blevity, even in England.
The British are not used to long cam
paigns like ours, nor can tLey know in
advance when such an event is likely to
be precipitated A month ago the min
istry seemed to be sailing along smoothly
enough, and riding high on a wave of
general approval. Now it is out and no
political prophet has yet confidently pre-
dicted the election result.
In reading the platforms Of the three
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stroyed more suddenly and completely
than all other was the growing of grapes.
Deprived of the right to make wine, the
growers must suffer utter ruin. Every
body knowsswhat has happened. Grapes
no longer being absorbed in wine-making,
the wits OF men were stimulated, as the
wine had never stimulated them, TO dis
cover new nses for this delectable fruit.
And. with what result? Today, although
the supply Of grapes is greater than ever
before, the demand is still greater, so
that California railroads have actually
had to limit their grape tonnage to a,pro-
portionate amount in order to serve their
other custom. ..
Whatever prohibition has done, it has
not made US poorer in any material di-
rection. On the contrary, there is every
reason to believe that it has made US
more industrious and more prosperous.
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Forum Of The People


OOOl10k0 DOoS TNOt EA0hSo AHAS NVAASea'
To the Editor of The Age-Herald =
The best paying federal position in Flori
da is that of collector of internal revenue fol-
that state. A negro, named Lee, held that
position, under the Mckinley, the Roosevelt
and the Taft administrations; which caused
much unfavorable criticism of the Republic
an party. The appointment OF the negro
Cohen, in New Orleans, is causing much DIS
cussion in Louisiana at this time. The Jim
Grow law-which is recognized, by leaders OF
both races, In the South, as being best for
both--is not on the statute of any state, which
is controlled absolutely, by the Republican
party. That party would, in all probability,
abolish the Jim Grow law, here in the South,
if it should gain control of our states.
In view of the above named facts, it Is
very interesting to hear so many people, in
our section of the country, express themselves
favorable to the candidacy of Mr.. Coolidge
Many of those people, who SO express them
selves have been heard, on other occasions, to
condemn the Lee and Cohen incidents, and
to extol the wisdom of the Jim Grow law.
Just how these people reconcile their pres
emit attitude with their former assertions, is
interesting matter for thought.
The writer feels constrained to say that,
If he can find reason to believe that negroes
should be given preference over whites, in
the appointment of federal officers in the
South, that our Jim Grow law should be
abolished, that the seemingly, wholesale en-
bezzlement of our nations natural resources
like Teapot Dome-should be condoned
and that we should have n system OF tariff
which will protect. such pauper ~ indus
tries as the Armour Packing Company, Swift
& Company and many others-including Mr.
MELONS aluminium interests-he will, also
votA for "Silent Cal" Otherwise Mr.. Cool
idee will not get the vote of this writer.
]. r. JOHNSON.
Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 13, 1924.
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INSURANCE. MILLIONAIRES.

1t is estimated that upward of $50 per-
sons carry $1,O0O,OO0 or more of life insur-
ance, the total of such large policies ag-
gregating more than $2O0.O00,000. This is,
however, only a small part of 1 per cent. of
the entire amount of life insurance in force
in the United States.
A characteristic of life insurance sales in
recent years "a marked feature of the in
surance operations of 1929 is the increas-
ing number of large size policies from $780,
600 to 81 100000 and over One large COM
pany reports that it receives upward of 300
applications every month for amounts of
$4,000 and Over-more than four times the
rate of such applications ten years ago.
Rodman Wanamaker was the first man in
this country to take a $1,000,O00 policy.
That was four years ago. His total insur-
ance now is reported to be more than &c.
600, 0OO-Insurance Press.
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Sousnuehana 0f lFrance

~ ESKAHEH and Nihawada, Indian
chiefs Of the blood, from the Tuscarora
reservation in Canada, have arrived in
Paris. With their plumed headgear and col-
orful clothing they are a source Of great
attraction on the boulevards. Deskaheh
obliged the authorities by singing an Indian
love song at the raid-station and emitting one
of the blood-curdling war-whoops Of his Mo
hawk ancestors. The .Parisians are delighted
with the gentle maner of the chiefs, above all
they like their musical voices and their
sonorous languages. In that respect they re-
semble King Francis 1 atsthe time when
Jacques Cartier, the explorer brought two In
dams with him from the newly discovered
Americas.
"Qu'est que ton nom?" asked the king of
one Of the chiefs, "Sousquehana." what
does it mean?" the king further inquired.
1T means, king, chief, commander, prince,
whatever your majesty prefers"
II prefer the word king (roiD, and / think
it would sound infinitely more beautiful if
my title were Francois" "Sousquehana de
France" instead Of "Roi de France" said
Francis.
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The time is growing short in which to COM
plete the swing Of votes to the Democratic
ticket. What is done must be done within
three weeks. Those who expect to contribute
to the campaign fund should do so now If
they want their money to do the utmost good
1t begins to look os if the Borah resolution
of inquiry will keep the Republican conrtibu-
tions lower than they would otherwise be-
Therefore, the Democrats are not under the
heavy financial handicap that has often kept
them out of the White House.
A dollar counts more in this campaign than
it has in previous campaigns, for it has to
offset fewer privilege dollars on the other
side
Contribute to the Democratic effort and to
the success of John w. Davis.
Party loyalty has thus an additional man
ner in which it may serve the party.
If many will give moderately, the total will
be sufficient.
But in this community many are not Civ
ing even moderately.
Is the cause not a worthy one? =
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Copyright. 1924. Reproduction Forbid
GOING DOWN!

Dear Friend What's the matter with that
girl of yours? Does she want to get mar
ried?
Why oppose ity You had your dreams and
they came true-she has hers and they will
eventually come true, too.
People are what they think they are. The
world is blue to those who wear blue glasses.
Change your opinion and everything else
will change Every tub must stand on its
own bottom.
Sincerely,
ALFALAFA SMITH.
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NAUGHTY STARS.
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The stars look down upon the earth
With tiny, shining eyes of mirth.
They seem to say: Were watching you,
And every little thing you do"
Sometimes, to see just where you are,
They send little shooting star
Who comes down quickly, close to you,
So he can get better view.
The twinkling stars, 1t seems to me,
Are just as mean as they can be;
For when they go and get the moon,
What earthly chance is there to spoon?
-Elorie Clere.
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City Moon
James Rorty In Century Magazine.

A thin moon hurrying blown from the sea,
A starved faun moon that the black roaring
breakers have hunted and bayed.
Like leaf, like white cry lost in the wind,
Ikea bird;
A thin moon fluting while the city trumpets
blare,
And the whistles are shrill at the crossings,
the motors screech and plunge
"Stay with us, faun mOon!' the bright lights
beckon and cry;
Hide my breast!" call the girl from the high
window leaning;
Wistful, hill hungry, the faun moon fingers
at gaze;
Leaps the last chimney-pOt, huriers, and
fades.
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THE TRUE PROGRESSIVE.

From my point OF view he only deserves
to be called q progressive who cannot see
q wrong persist without an effort to redress
IL, or q right denied without an effort 20
protect II, who feels n deep concern for the
economic welfare Of the United States, bus
realizes that the making Of better men and
women II o matter greater Still; VINO
thinks Of every governmental policy first
Of all in Its bearing upon human rights
rather than upon material things; who be-
lieyes profoundly i'm 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 Americas IL not the
dollar, but the individual man. All that
goes to make better and happier and frear
men and women is progress; all else 10 re-
aetion.--John w. Davis.
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FROM THE WISE.

Mans work lasts till set of sun,
Womans work is never done.
--Proverbial saying.
OF all the nations in the world, at present,
the English are the stupidest in speech, the
wisest In action.
Carlyle.
Your railroad, when you come to understand
it, is only a device for making the world
smaller.
--Ruskin
Youth, once gone, is gone;
Deeds, let escape, are never to be done.
Browning.
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CREDIT TT TO PROHIBITION.

1t is difficult to discover the burial
places of those industries prohibition was
to kill When the Eighteenth amend
ment was finally ratified, hotels partic-
ularly were to go out of business, as
well as bottle-making plants, cooperage
concerns and related industries. If pro-
hibition has injured any of these activi-
ties, they conceal it with heroic stoicism.
But the business that was to be de-
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Cotton has lost nine dollars q bale
since the government cotton report OF
last week. And it is. not yet known
whether the report was accurate or not
as to the amount Of the years crop. And
nine dollars bale Is nearly a hundred
million dollars. Where is the benefit to
offset that sum?
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Beyond TheIr Own Expectatlon


Georges Tchittherin, foreign minister of
Russia is reported to have made of one of
those threatening speeches to other world
powers for which Trotsky formerly had be-
come known. s. 81
NJ. Tchitcherin is reported to have said
that from November, 1917, the bolsheviks
were certain of success against all corners
and that they had confidence in their own
survival. It's doubtful NJ. Tchitcherin ac-
fully commits such historical errors as the
Riga correspondents would have it. Lenine
had little hope of seeing the blOsheviks sur-
vive any longer than three or four months.
When others came to advise him to give
UP he would say Comrades, ten more days
and we will have lasted as long as the Paris
commune. We may be wiped out any mo-
ment, but history cannot deny that we have
been" There were other times when the
bolshevist regime came near going to smash.
General Denikine advancing on Petrograd,
blowing up 200 railway bridges and de-
stroying 1000 railway stations on the way,
gave the red leaders some anxious days.
Perhaps NJ. Tchischerin's words have a
deeper meaning and are intended for home
consumption, where counter revolution may
flare up any moment as in Georgia.
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"Wipe Your Feet, Peter!"


A Dutch salvage firm is securing the bot
tom of the Caribbean sea looking for part
of the treasure that went to the bottom IN
the seventeenth century when Piet Helm,
admiral of the Dutch fleet captured eight
Spanish galleons loaded with silver and saak
five others. eS@ Il q
When Diet Helm captured the Spanish
"silver fleet" the power of the Dutch re-
public had already started on its decline.
The news Of the admiral's victory therefore
sent the country into frenzies of enthusiasm.
When he arrived at Rotterdam, members of
the government were on hand to greet him
and the aristocracy of-Amsterdam and HAIR
lem in lace and cloth cheered itself hoarse
at the sight of the popular young admiral.
All Holland was in gala. But when the ad-
miral approached the little cottage in Delfts-
haven where his mother lived and he raped
on the door there was a voice: is that you,
Piet? Eyes, mother" Then wipe your
feet on the mat my boy. It's a little muddy
outside today"
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THE NEW NATIONAL HERO.

Washington is talking of making Walter
Johnson's birthday n national holiday. Why
not? President Coolidge's birthday was made
a national holiday and there are plenty of
fans who regard Coolidge as hardly in Wal
ter Johnson's class.-Topeka Capital.
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Dun's report for the third quarter of
the year shows fewer business failures
than for any similar period since 1917.
In the bright lexicon of prosperity there
is no such word as fail.
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Senator Norris says that he will sup
port the candidate that carries Nebraska,
If the vote is thrown into the senate. In
other words, Senator Norris is not Re-
publican, Progressive nor Democratic.
He is Nebraskan. .4
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Removal Of Pittsburg Plus does not
yet seem to have crippled the steel i'm
dustry SO that 1t cannot still inch along.
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Christianity Disappearing

Monsignor Drouillart, French bishop
startles the Christian world with his state
ments about conditions in the Near East. He
says Christianity has almost disappeared IN
Asia Minor countries and has almost who'll
ly been supplanted by Islam. OF the seven
churches to whom John on Patmos wrote
his seven letters there is little left. With the
exception of the Armenian church, which has
remained faithful despite terrible persecu-
ton, the work of the earliest missionaries,
among whom the apostles, has come to
naught. And the reason? The Asiatic Chris
tians were not aggressive enough. They
were so humble and meek and accepted per-
secution so often as a crueible to try their
faith that they were finally wiped out They
interpreted literally the injunction turn the
other cheek after you have been smitten."
The results were disastrous. Western
Christians instead did little shifting them
selves and conquered the world.
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Allen: II would like to enlarge my vocab-
ulary. Would you advise me to study the
dictionary
Lew "No-get married"
Barry Collins.
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The Dear Girls.

What are the ladies of the club discussing
now%
"A scheme to fix up the French war debt"
do they wish to remit itT'
mo their idea is to take it out in gowns"
"A. s. w.
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he .a9ONCE
.Vn5 OVER

In A. Few Years tiie Financial Writers May
.ss5sss g-F Cover the Bail Games.
y a. possible report on the baseball situa-
ttton If there are a few more scandals. s ~.
Today's baseball market opened listlessly
but there was a furry of speculation after
the first hour. Shortstops we're heavily
traded in. They were alternately weak anu
strong, due to the professional manipulations
of group of pool operators.
At the close the price of shortstops, COM
mon, was $500 bid; $4,000 asked, The
strength of shortstops during the past week
has been d puzzle to market follow
ers. 1t is generally attributed, however, to
the strong position of Philadelphia Sand,
subsidiary, which recently showed great
strength under attack. '.
Some excitement was caused at noon by q
report that rightfielders, common and pre-
ferred, were being dumped onto the market
i'm large numbers. Orders from professional
buyers began to pour in, but the report proved
unfounded
Third basemen were stable for the greater
part Of the day but there were the usual fast
moves from time to time. Second basemen
were very active.
The new first basemen convertible fours
made good showing and careful analysis
showed them to be in a very strong position
Pitchers were firm and there was little
dealing in them up to the close. Catcners
were ex-dividend. They can be depended
upon for good return. .....
Substitute twirlers were very unsteady
and inclined to weakness. They were being
touted as good buy but the cautious in.
yestors were avoiding them on the ground OF
the low yield. f'i
Rockies were sold short.
Toward the close, there was a rally in all
nositions and q number of players rose 10
new highs for the year. The new high levels
were attributed to a recent message by Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Lands. Anything tine
Judge does is regarded as a good market in
fluence.
Cali money was satisfactory and there was
lot of calling for it all over the diamond.
The English pound rose sharply in the
early afternoon but all baseball players IN
sisted that they get paid in American money
A review of the fiscal year in baseball
shows that business has been very good.
Many of the players report improved earn
ines, with splendid prospects for the next
few seasons. A strong bullish factor is the
fact that a number of players closed the sea-
son's business with big surplus.
.'t,s
The game is in strong hanGs financially
hut caution is still advisable on the part OF
the small or bleacher type of investor
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Epinard seems to be the Carpenter
among race-horses.
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II the choice were left to me. whether 10 have
o free press q free government, wOuao
choose q free press.-Thomas Jefferson.
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NEWS Observation-Disclosures, 500 Davidson
6uaiding: state Capital Montgomery Journal
Building; Tennessee Valley. Decatur Daily
Building; Tuscaloosa. News Building; Admission
star Building; Gadsden, Times Building; Muscle
Shoals, Tri-Ciues Daily Building
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THE ACE HERALD

Entered at Birmingham, Ala. post office as Sec
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KIND YOU DON'T CARE FOR
There are two kinds of publicity--the kind
you want. and the kind that is easy to GET
Baltimore Sun.
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The Old Home Town.

Howell: Find the old burg changed
much?'
: Powell: We'll, they had one new local
postcard"
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Making Sure.

Chloe: Mature provides for everything,
they say. 1 wonder if that is really so?
Eunice: at may be, dear; but if l ever
get the chance, I'm going to pick myself a
rich husband, and let him do it."
Beth Mock.
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A review of the fiscal year in baseball
shows that business has been very good
Many of the players report improved earn
ings, with splendid prospects for the next
few seasons. A strong bullish factor Is the
fact that a number of players closed the sea-
son's business with big surplus.