The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
The alabama Press


methods Of raising poultry are being adopted
by Walker county poultry raisers and better
results are being expected The old plan OF
letting the hens lay out in the woods and
raise their own br0ods was good enough back
in the old days when the county was thiniy
settled and not much poultry was needed but
the modern practice Of using incubators and
breeders and Matching chicks by the hundreds
has a distinct advantage over the old way
to those who want to raise their birds on
larger scale. Several local breeders are now
raising chickens successfully with incubators
| and brooders.-Jasper Mountain Eagle.
False PretenseS Bad Business.-Let this
one fact stay with you always: Anything OBJ.
tanned under false pretenses win not survive,
because people will get next to you sooner or
later.-Huntsville Star.
Fine Community Spirit.-Community spirit
is always a fine thing and to be commended.
1t is the one outstanding civic virtue through
which true progress is made-the leaven from
which all community greatness must rise.
In its most exalted form it carries the God
like attributes of sacrifice-sacrifice of the
present that the future may be made the
more glorious. And this is the spirit that
was displayed by company OF Florence
business men when they pledged themselves
and their possessions for the future greatness
of their beloved city.--F1orence Daily News.
Towns, Too, Can Dry Up.--When man
reaches that point in life where he fails to
look to the future, he has run his course.
The same is true of town. When it sits
back self-satisfied and fails to keep pace with
other towns in public improvements, it is a.
dead town, and live and wide-awake citizens
are going to move to the live town.-Centre-
vile Press.
Working For Ones Home TOwn.--Let US
display a sign-"Your Home Town First"
This means we must work for our city. We
must encourage our merchants by trading
with them. We shall not lose by this, for
they can do as well by us as the merchants
of any other town. We shall gain by it,
because whatever helps yone man in the city
helps others. The more money we spend at
home, the more is likely to come back to us,
in one way or another.--Gadsden Times
News. A
Value OF A Good GaFden.-A good garden
saves the grocery bills. Don't forget to plant
it when the ground gets dry enough.-One-
ontE Southern Democrat,
Wife Murderers, Bewarei-Men contem-
plating wife murder are advised not to go to
Birmingham. Two convictions were secured
there last week for that crime, and it seems
to be rather Improbable and unpopular in
the Magic City.-Gadsden journal.
On Finding Ones PIace-It is said that
nature has armed us with some faculty, some
quality, some force, which enables us to do
one thing better than envy one else. Our big
job IS to search till we find that one thing
and stick to it-Dothan Eagle.
Madison Still In Lead-The Daily Times
carried in its news columns announcement of
the fact that Madison county had again led
the state in the production of cotton, going
ahead Of Elmore, the next highest county, by
some 1900 bales. Itsis also gratifying to
know that Madison county also leads in the
production of all other lines of agricultural
wealth. In honor of this proud possession,
the 1924 Madison County Fair Association
exhibit here will be the finest in the state,
and the people from throughout the common
wealth are invited to come up and see how it
il done.-Huntsville Times.
Fishing Then And NOw.-You may go fish
ing now, probably do 20 often, but you do
not get the real pleasure out of it that you
did way back yonder. Your fishing tackle
now is more elaborate and whole lot more
costly. You have fancy rods, with reels on
them, and cleverly made flies for bait and
you go to the fishing places in an automobile.
and You may catch fish, too, but it is d safe
bet that you do not get the thrill out of it
that you got as a boy, with crude fishing
tackle, earth worms and pole cut from the
Bodied Hair OverwOfked.-It is strange
that hospitals, husbands and others should
have such protests on bodied hair. One may
have choices in the matter, but for the life
Of one it is not apparent why long or short
hair should cut such figure. It simply looks
as II the bobbed hair racket is overworked.--
Talladega Daily Home.
More interest In POultry-More interest
is being taken in poultry by the farmers Of
this section than ever before. Local produced
eggs are being brought to market in large
numbers. and each farmer brags on how much
better his hens lay than those of his neigh
bors.-Sylacauga News.
HALTING THE PUBLICITY
do you know the name of that bootleg.
ger who was arrested and fined?'
yep" answered Uncle Bill Bottletop,
hut I'm not going to tell you. i don't pro-