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hoods to no avail, although she confessed the truth in every instance She had loved and pledged her troth to young Gull peper, this she did not deny, but tho slan- derous stories she vehementiy denied
 Katharine now saw her impending doom. she fell i'll through fever. She was ban ished from the Kings presence and made a royal prisoner. Many innocent persons and some guilty ones lost their heads in connection with tho affair. Katharine was condemned to death on tho most nimsy evidence. But Henry needed only a fragile thread from which to weave . tangled web about his victima On the 18th of February. 1o41. Katharine How ard was executed on the scaffoid and Henry was free to contract another mar riage, to ensnare another victim into his spiders web.
 Tho day before her execution Katharine had the block brought into her apartment that she might practice placing her head upon 1t in the right position to receive the headsman's stroke. She went brave ly to her death, guilty perhaps Of many indiscretions, but of no crime. On the scaffold she said: T die . queen, but rather would die the wife of Culpeper, the man I loved and who loved mo-"
 MARY GRAHAM
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drink into stones,' said the shepherd boy. That's their way of doing. I've heard.'
 Pretty soon the sun began to decline and the shepherd blew his horn to call his sheep together. Then the princess and the prince with him, the shepherd hoy led the way to the village In the beautiful valley below. As they went through the street, after the shepherd had driven his sheep into their fold for the night. the passersby looked with questioning curiosity on the two peasant children who accompanied the shepherd to his home.
 Arrived at the shepherds fathers cot tage the princess and prince were met at the door by the shepherds mother loud-voiced, cold-faced woman who said 1t would not do for her to take in stran- gers, especially lost children.
 If ye are lost" she said "I'll turn ye over to the Council of Fathers, They'll hold ye till someone with rightful proof comes to claim ye." But the prince and
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count of her sick baby. And the neigh bors7-oh, they kept away lest they might be called upon to assist her in her distress.
 As the good woman was getting the morsel of food from the cupboard tho princess whispered to tho prince. where upon he rose quickly and passed out of the house. When the widow asked fOR him the princess made an excuse, say ing that they had a few small coins, and that she had sent her brother to buy something to add to the supper.
 Half an hour passed by and the eoer opened and the prince entered. He hand ed a small article to his sister, which proved to be her wand. She bad sent him to the mountain side for 1t Rais- inJ 1t above her head she spoke some low words, waved the wand three times and touched the sick child in the crib with 1t. For a moment all was darkness in the room, then light as from the sun burst forth and showed the room 10 have changed into a most beautiful and cheerful place. A table spread with pro- visions occupied the center of the room and s strong serving woman with a kind ly face was there to walt upon them The baby in the crib was laughing and growing In health and the two little ones on the floor were surrounded with pretty toys All was brightness and sood-cheert
 The poor widow rubbed her eyea say ing in daDad wayt .Am l in dream land7 Shall soon awalss 10 hnd my poor lambs sick and hungryT'
 "Beholdi" said the princess. assuming her rightfui form. T am the Princess Cloudlet, daughter of the Queen of Fai- ries in the mountainA and my brother came out for q froiiu; ws nnd 8 most worthy woman in great need Since 1t costs me nothing but a most holy wish and a wave of the wand to change mis- cry into happiness, havs been all too happy to do so. Your gentle solicitude for and generosity toward two little peasant besgar children has this night brought you . just reward. Tell the news to your selfish townsmen and their heartless wives Through their want of charity they have this day missed having their fortunes made by magic for them"
 Then, pointing her wand toward a small basket in tho room. tho fairy prin- cess and the fairy prince departed. flying like birds over the village, After their departure the widow looked into the basket to find 1t full of gold coins of large denomination.
 "Richi richi my dariings." she said. tears of gratitude streaming from her eyes. 'Eo more shall we want for food. 1 shall buy a great farm tomorrow and hire men to work 1t. Oh, joy be to the dear little Fairy princess and her broth eri'
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She Changed Her opinao..

O'Hara was dying and sent for . law yer to draw up will. His wtfe was In tho room to witness what he said The lawyer, with pencil and paper in hand. told 0'Hara to begin.
 ''Tim Sullivan owes me nfty donsrA :" said O'Hara.
 Good" said the prospective widow. "He Is sensible to the last.''
 Murphy owes me twsnty-sfven dpk lars," said O'Hara.
 'Bless the man." said the prospective widow. Sensible to the last"
 ITO Patrick Kelly I owe three hundred dollars" said O'Hara.
 Have pity on me souil" cried tho prospective widow. He Is rayine at the lasti''
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pleasant face, heavy and selfish. He called to someone in the house to come hlther. woman with n baby in her arms stepped Into the doorway. Two wandering brats," laughed the man, pointing to the disguised fairies at the gate, and speaking to his wife. They are begging bread and bed for the night. What say you, wifeT'
 The woman looked nt the little ones in their unkempt clothes and said. with a toss of her head: "rnem don't belong on this side the mountain. Let 'em go where they belong Every village keeps it's own paupers. Come-don't be wasting time talking to two runaway brats what may be witch and wizard for all we know. The broth and cake is on the table and the wine Is poured into the tanknrds. So come Into the house and shut the door,
 The man laughed harshly. waving his big hand toward the mountain. saying: Be off, and don't come begging about here anymore"
 The princess and prince went away, looking back with smiles in their pretty eyes, for they knew that at any moment they could turn the man Into tree stump if they so wished to do so. They went on to tho very outskirts of the village and tapped Ut the door of poor, tumble down cot whose thatch was coming all apart leaving great holes for the wind and rain to enter through. In an- swer to their knock weak voice said : Come in and may the Lord bless you" The princess opened the door and walked In, the prince following. They entered small and shabbiy furnished room, where sat a thin, poorly dressed woman In a chair nursing Q sick child. Two other children, hungry looking little things, sat playing by the open window. There was no light save what came in through the window, and no preparations were being made for the evening menl.
 We are two lost children from over the mountain," said the princess, stepping close to the woman. May we stop here tonight and sleep in your house?"
 What, you two lonely little things a dear little lass and a lad-lost on the mountain?" asked the woman, rising and putting the sick child In It's crib. "Sit down. for your feet must be weary What I have in the cupboard shall be equally divided between you and my own precious lambs. It is but crust and a bowl of goats milk, but you are welcome to your share"
 The princess questioned in a childish way the poor woman and learned that she was a widow. her husband having just been buried after an Illness of many years. They were on the verge of star yation, for the poor wonnn could not get out to work in her garden on ac-
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Queens of England.
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Henry an enemy went to her old homo in Norfolk and questioned the former sery- ants of the Dowager Duchess concerning Katharine's former life. He easily got what he wanted, for then, as now, evil tongues were ever ready to tell the truth, and then trim 1t up with their own wicked imaginations. A story was told of Katharine's indiscretions when she was a child in her thirteenth year. She had then fallen in love with her music master, and had secretly pledged her troth with him. He, being more than twice her age and a most interruptions fellow. was free with her name when in the company of the servants. Later, while in her four teenth year, she had another affair of the heart, being still susceptible and unsus- pecting child. In fact, throughout her short life she was ever more sinned against than shining
 The stories gathered about the child in her early teens were whispered to her arch enemy, Cranmer. who in turn en-
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By MAUD WALKER.

long, long time ago, before half the world was known of by the people who lived in its little byways, before there were ships to sail the seas steam cars to speed across the great continents and wires to carry the doings of the world like lightning flashes to its farthermost corners, there lived in the top of the Py- renees Mountains people that went by the name of Fairies. They possessed pe- culiar powers of charm, working great changes-almost miraeles-among them selves and the commoner people who dwelt in the mountains below and the valleys thereof. And the commoner peo- pie feared the charm of the fairies, for it was told among them that once hunter from the valley had gone too far up the mountain and found himself in the realm of the Fairies. Being an ignorant fellow, and not having the love for the Fairy People that he should have felt, he drew his bow and shot one of them. Then he turned and fed. But even as he ran down the mountain side the Queen of the Fair les called after him as she waved her wand in air: "Everything thou touchest shall turn to stone."
 And the Fairy Queens curse had come to pass. When the hunter on his way down the mountain shot a fine hare to carry home for his supper, it turned to stone the instant he laid hand to 1t. He tried again and the strange happening re- peated itself. At last, tired out and hun gry and much frightened over what had happened 10 him while hunting, the man stopped at the public house to have drink of wine. But as he raised the horn drinking flask to his lips the purple liquid turned to stone and refused to flow. As everything the man touched--bread, wine, water, meat, his bed, his clothing-turned at once to stone, the people in the valley began to fear him and to murmur that he was wizard. Then, when the night fell very dark, band of villagers took the man to the outskirts of their land and ordered him, on penalty of death, to never enter their valley again. It was at that moment that the hunter fell upon his knees and confessed to having shot a Fairy in the mountains and that he had received the Queens curse for his act.
 The villagers became more and more afraid of him after this confession; also they greatly feared the vengeance of the
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holding 1t out to Bertha. Here, Bertha take 1t an go and Bx up the dinner again. I'll come down in a minute and knock at the door. Play Pm company in. vited to dinner. Will youT'
 "Yes. bruver, an play lat I'm n great lady like mamma, an Int I'm hayin' q party. Ole Towser an ole pussy-cat can be uyer company They don't like taffy or apple an will sit at the table very Qulet.''
 Then, with the apple and taffy in her apron, Bertha run, happy and laughing from the room to prepare the feast for the expected company.
 And 1t is safe to say that never again did the Naughty Voice find listeners in Billy and Bertha. Their one experience with him had almost cost him their happy home and each others society, and they never, Dever forgot 1t.
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One fine morning, bright and early, Teddy climbed up fin the hay Of the barn loft, big and cheery, And he found there, hid away Five small kittens, tweentsy-weentsy Spotted, black, and gray and white, Curled up snugly, sleeping soundly: Oh, they were a pretty sight! Out ran Ted to cali his sister
 In to see the kittens new: But just as he reached the doorway, He heard someone say. "Mew-ew" It was their old Kitchen Tabby, And she tried 50 hard to say To young Ted, who loved her gently, That those kittens in the hay Were her own-her treasures. tiny; So she'd mew and then she'd purr. As she rubbed against his stocking, Smoothing back her soft gray fur. "Ah," said Ted, "I understand you: They're YOUR kidlets! Hully geel Well they're dandies--like their mother And what nousers they will bel"
 MAUD WALKER.
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Granny's."
 Then my little son and daughter won't ever ever again listen to the Naughty voicer' asked mamma. 'They will al- ways remember what happened today when tic wicked promptings come to their earsT'
 'Yes, indeed. mamma" promised Billy. 'I'll not forget that I was almost sent to live with Granny, away from papa, mamma and Bertha. would have been so unhappy I would just have died of homesickness, so l would"
 An I'll never. never fink of quarrel ing wifi bruver again, nor biting him and pulling his hair" declared Bertha. An we'll play at keeping house and having dinner, too, won't we, BilyT
 Billy straightened up. taking from his pocket the appropriated play dinner.
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Katharine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII. of England, was welded to that monster of iniquity privately sometime about the middle of August, 154o. soon after the annulment of Henry's marriage with Anne of Gloves.
 Katharine was in her eighteenth year, bright-eyed sparkling, tiny and fascinat- ing. Before her advent at court as a maid-in- waiting to the Queen she had
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the spirit of fun from his sister.

the spirit of fun from his sister.
 ''The Fairy folk" replied the shepherd, putting up warning finger. Beware of them. They might turn you into toads or trees. They are a dangerous lot, they are; b'my faith, I'm greatly afraid of then."
 May we go home with you for the nightT' asked the princess. We are lost-lost on the mountain side. If we may have a crust of bread and horn of wine and place to shelter us while we sleep we will express our gratitude in some way, though 1t be the way of poor peasant children"
 Well. you may come home with me and we'll ask my father," suggested the young shepherd. But I'll not venture to promise you food and shelter at our house, for my father has a superstition about taking in strangers. So many witches and wizards in disguise roam about the mountains to do honest folk harm.''
 And Fairies, too," said the little prince.
 "Yes, Fairies to turn your food and
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iightened his gross lord and king. the monster Henry. At once Henry, who was doubtless growing tired of his fifth bride, had an investigation made Into the girl
 life of his queen. Plenty of persons of low birth were found to verify the scan- dals now being whispered against Katha- rine. She had engaged herself to cer- tain young gentleman of some standing by the name of Culpeper before she camo to court. This had been kept secret from the King-sufficient reason for Henry to be rid of her. Other and more danger ous accusations were made against the helpless Katharine. who denied the false
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lived with her grandmother, the dowager duchess of Norfolk, who neglected her young granddaughter In the matter of proper home training. The maid. who was ever of an excitable and vivacious mind, was allowed to associate with per- sons of inferior birth and education, often making the women servants of her grand mothers house her confidantes. Thus 1t will be seen that her downfall and death were due to the gross neglect of her grandmother.
 Fifteen months after her marriage to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
RECORD OF THE COURTS

Seldom has the court house presented
such scene of hustle and hustle as it
did yesterday morning ebout 10 o'clock.
The court rooms, corridors and Hobbies
were thronged, while continuous stream
of people flowed up and down the stairs
to the second and third floors. Three
juries were organized in the city court,
two in the circuit court and two in
the criminal court a total of 81 men en-
gagged in jury service for the week.
Circuit Court.
In the circuit court yesterday. upon
motion of plaintiffs attorney, the suit
of George Philips VS.. George b. Ward
was dismissed. This was a suit for $50
900 damages. and took its origin in the
action of the Mayor in connection with
closing up the Rabbit Foot saloon.
John NJ. Sims, ct al. VS.. Collins &c Davis,
dismissed by the plaintiff.
Circuit Court Docket.
The following docket is set for trial
in the circuit court today:
E. ]. Campbell VS.. Republic Steel and
Iron company damages; Mrs. NJ. d. john
son VS.. Western Union Telegraph COM
psny, damages; Aderholt & McClendon
vs.. w. NJ. Morris, assumpsit; Milton
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KICKS ON THE GAS
SUPPLY INVITED
Company Has Promised to Remedy
Any Conditions That Are Subject
to Complaint.

The city wants the names Of all peo-
pie who are having trouble either with
the quality or quantity of their gas sup
ply, or who have had within the past
two months.
Recently the City Council passed reso-
luton to the effect that the gas furnished
the citizens by the Birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power company was in
ferior. and that unless the company make
amends the charter would be declared
null and void
President Jemison replied to the letter
conveying this resolution by stating that
never in the history of the company was
the quality better or the quantity greater.
He declared II any trouble existed. 1t
was local and promised to send man to
make corrections If the names of those
complaining were furnished him.
The city now wants the names of all
whose gas is bad for any reason Their
complaints will be heard and attended to,
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In the second division of the city court
yesterday in the case of N. o. Nelson
Manufacturing company VS.. r. Knauff
& Co, default judgments were rendered
for the plaintiff, one in the sum of $3.50
and the other for $504.
In the case of Lee Burden VS.. Southern
Railway company, a consent judgment
was rendered for the plaintiff for $50.
j. h. Hagen vs.. @. ID. Casslmus judg-
ment, nil dicit, for $346.
Thomas Greenwood Vs. G. D. Cassimus
Judgment, nil dicit. for 1925
In the case OF Mrs. Matte Burren VS..
st. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
company, both sides have answered ready
for trial.
Second Division Docket.
The following docket is. set for trial
In the second division Of the city court
today
Lewis Stewart VS.. Lttleton Coal and
Coke company, DAMAGE j. Snow Hard
ware Co., vs.. A. s. Brown, attachment
s. =. Miller vs.. Birmingham Railway
Light and Power company. damages; j..
L. Brasstield VS.. Tutwiler Coal. Coke
and Iron company, damages; W. E. Nc
MILAN vs.. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road company, damages; W 5. Patton.
administrator, VS.. Alabama Steel and
Wire company, damages; First National
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Humes VS.. William E. Matthews, as
sumpsit.
City Court.
In the first division of the city court
yesterday the case of Ella Harris VS..
r. D. Loftin was dismissed
Peter Clark VS.. Birmingham Railway
Light and Power company, consent judg-
ment for the plaintiff for $50.
In the case OF Willis Estes VS.. Birmins-
ham Railway, Light and Power company
the jury was selected and the trial will
begin this morning.
First Division Docket.
The following docket is set for trial
in the first division of the city court
today:
Michael Mahoney VS.. H. w John. dam
ages; Mrs. Roy Montgomery vs.. Birmng-
ham Railway, Light and Power company,
damages; r. A. Burns vs.. Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Railroad company, at
tachment; Lionel Rice, pro ami, VS.. Bir-
mingham Railway, Light and Power corr
pany, damages; Mrs. Ada Parker vs. Eslr-
mingham Railway, Light and Powei. com
pany, damages; J. NJ. Thompson, Jr.. VS.
Alabama Steel and Wire compa ny. dam
ages; Perry f. Stone. admin, strator VS.
Louisville and Nashville Ra ilroad com.
pany, damages; Fletcher We're, receiver
We. Louis Gelders, assumps'l IT,
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washington, January 14-Today's in
vestigation by the interstate commerce
commission into the block signal system
in use on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road showed that men engaged in the
operation Of trains worked an excessive
number of hours without sufficient
period of rest intervening. 1t was devel-
oped that no restrictions are placed upon
the hours trainmen shall work, and that
they take advantage of the opportunity
offered to labor for many hours in order
to increase their compensation.
An instance was given where an en-
gineer had worked thirty-six hours and
had no rest during that time. The COM
pany, according to the testimony, relied
upon its men to claim rest when they felt
the need of It. The company dwelt at
length upon question of hours of train
men, becausc it is believed by the COM
mission that the facts brought out in this
particular phase of the investigation will
accelerate the passage through Congress
of the bill limiting tf . hours Of those en-
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ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED
BY LACK OF PROPER REST

gagged in the transportation service of
railroads. Only five witnesses were heard
today. and the most important points were
brought out by General Manager Fitz-
gerald, Trainmaster Kelly and William
NJ. Dutrow, operator at Silver Springs.
Mr.. Fitzgerald testified that his road
had never neglected an opportunity to test
any safety appliance offered that would
In any way materially lessen accidents
Accidents, he said, largely occur as the re-
suit of the failure of men to take proper
time to rest Mr.. Kelly's testimony re-
lated to the movement of trains and the
excessive hours of labor on the part of
the trainmen Operator Dutrow testified
that the crews of the two trains that
were in the accident had endeavored to
throw the responsibility for the wreck
upon his shoulders.
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Pair of Queries.

From the Chicago News.
His Wife-why is it you never kiss me
any more unless | ask You to?
Her Husbsnd-Why Is 1t you never ask
me to kiss you unless you seek money:
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Bank of Ensley VS.. j. A. Bell, garnish-
ment; Southern Realty company vs.. II.
Fl. Copeland, ejectment.
Criminal Court.
In the first division of the criminal
court yesterday. Milton Edwards, colored.
charged with assault with intent to muir
der. was acquitted.
l. a. A. Crawford had his case con-
tlnued.
Ollie Robbins, charged with assault to
murder is on trial.
Criminal Court Docket.
The following docket is set for trial
in the first division OF the criminal court
today:
+. L. Swartz, embezzlement; Ed Terry,
assault with intent to murder; r.. Cara
vella, appeal; Albert @. Davis, false
pretenses; George W. Evans, false pre-
lenses Ed Osborn, grand larceny.
In the second division of the criminal
court yesterday Judge Weaver was en-
gagged in the trial of the misdemeanor
docket and disposed OF several cases.
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An Insinuation.

An Insinuation.
From the Houston Post.
The good die young
What makes you think SOL
You have passed middle age, haven't
your"