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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
GEOLOGICAL GROTESQUES
BIRD WITH UMBRELLA AND CHEsT-PRoTECToR

from the rain by his spreading pom dry his head, bill and neck.
 Besides carrying an umbrella this strange bird is provided with a chest protector, loose plume of feathers which hangs from his throat, and of this he is excessively proud. As he Is apparently fond of sitting in the rain for the purpose of stirring envy in the breasts of less favored birds the chest protector serves a very good purpose. A bird that does not know enough to go in out of the rain surely needs something to keep his wishbone from the dampness
 The umbrella bird cares little for the society of other birds. He spends hours during the day combing out the feathers of his spreading headpiece and primping up his chest feathers. When night approaches he seems to think it is his duty to make himself heard. Then it is that he utters the loud, deep notes, resembling the peals of an organ, that have caused the Brazilians to call him the piper bird.
 The umbrella bird is closely re- lated to the bell bird which has It's home in Guiana, and which is dis tinguished by an odd feathered ap- bondage which droops from it's bill. The bell birds voice resembles the tolling of bell and is awe-inspiring when heard at night in the otherwise silent tropical forest.
 What grand effect would be the tolling of the bell bird and the organ notes of the umbrella bird If they could be heard together
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own home.
 Now this tyranny on the part of Wart Hog, it seems, had been going on for quite while before Old Gray Monkey, the busiest busy body in the entire Jungle, found out about it. As a rule, he was the leader in any prac- tical joke perpetrated But, some how, in this instance he was very angry at the injustice of Wart Hogs bullying treatment of poor Lizard. So he undertook the task of putting stop to it and also punishing Wart Hog. And the only inhabitant of the Jungle he took into his confidence was, strange to say, Woodpecl<er.
 "One day--several weeks after wards, so I learned later-Wart Hog came running to me with tears in his eyes. And sorry sight he was, too On either cheek, just below the eye and above the upward-curving tusk was great big bump
 "'Oh, oh, he pleaded, please do something for my sore face The more l scratch it the worse 1t hurts--and it's all the fault of that peslly Old Gray Monk and his friend Woodpecker, You ought to punish them for treat ing me so shamefully, deed you ought to'
 And then. of course, l learned the story. 1t seems that Old Gray Monk had displayed sudden friendship for Wart Hog and, at the right moment, had explained that he knew a fine way of getting the head scratched. Wart Hog, of course, was intensely ln- terested, and he begged to be told about it. So Old Gray Monk called in Woodpecker his ally.
 Yes. indeed said Woodpecker, very gravely. I'm champion scratcher, though maybe l shouldn't say it myself. But then I'm proud of 1t and don't care who knows it. Why. Wart Hog, can take my sharp bill and scratch and scratch until-well until you Just fall off to sleep be- fore you know it. But youll have to pay me six fat. juicy bugs in ad vance each day for scratching you!
 "Wart Hog agreed readily, though he did hate to think of having to root up those six bugs each day--lazy fel- low that he wasl For the first few days, 1t seems, Woodpecker scratched his head most carefully and thor oughly. Then, at the end of each performance, he would give Wart Hog a good hard peck on the cheeks with his sharp bill; and explain that he hadn't intendedeto to hurt him. but his
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fY OUR PUZZLE
 CORNER,

NUMERICAL. l am composed of two words of four and eight letters each. 1. My TO- 6, 9, is an animal. 2. My 4, 6, ', 8 is wealthy. 3. My ?, 6, D, 1 is metal. 4. My 8, 8, 10, g is circle around the sun.
 5. My 12, II, 6. 10, g, 4 is sea- man.
 My whole is the name of a Euro pean monarch.
 EASY CHARADE. My first is what boys often call bust" My second is swift and speedy. But my whole does not mean to bust something in a hurry-up manner. It usually comes first thing in the morning.
 .AnSWers. NUMERICAL PUZZLE: CxGr Nich- olds. 1, Lion, 2, Rich; 3. Zine; 4, Halo; 5, Sailor.
 Easy Chdrdde: BrcGktdst.
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Columbus. You remember how, at first, every one to whom he applied for aid laughed at him and his the ory that the world was round? And know you recall how, when he ap- peared before the wise and learned men of the royal court he astounded them by picking up an egg and stand ing it on end
 'A'They had never before seen an egg that could be made to stand on it's end. So, they argued, there must be some magic about it. some strange power which this man Columbus had exercised. But you and know, chill dren, that such was not the case. History tells us that Columbus art fully broke the shell of the egg as he placed 1t on end so that it was no longer round but fiat-hence, it stood on end as straight as a sergeant major on dress-parade.
 "If any of these so-called wise men and scholars of the royal court had been one-half as wise as they were supposed to be, they would surely have suspected something and exam ined the egg to make certain there had been no trick played upon them. But they were not.
 "'Now, children, I am neither a Christopher Columbus nor a scholar of the royal court. But l can tell when l am being duped. A little while ago 1 was reading to you about Columbus. I had completed page IS and was just about to turn to page 8 when--I discovered that six of the succeeding pages had been carefully glued together! See, 'here they are all nicely stuck to each other! More than that, l know precisely who did it'
 There was a great stirring about and strengthening up among the chil- dren.
 "'And, furthermore children, I can name the culprit without asking you, in turn, If you glued the pages to- gether.'
 Then Teacher pointed an accusing finger and commanded:
 ".Alfred Robbins, stand up-stand up. sir.'
 Poor Alfred gasped in amazement as he scrambled slowly to his feet.
 Teacher, honest, 1-' he began. But Teacher cut him short with:
 Enough Don't tell me fib, All fred Robbins. Did you, or did you not glue those pages together?'
 "'Yes-yes'm. Alfred admitted weakly. IT.
 Say nothing morev commanded Teacher, sternly. After school today and every day next week until you have finished it you shall remain and copy on your scratch pad every word in this book from the top of page 1s to the bottom of page 24. Moreover sir, if you tear a single page in separating them, you'll copy
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The Glued Pages A Columbus Day Story

It was in the very air. So each lit- tie boy and girl instantly sat all the straighter and quieter in his seat That is, all except Cousin Frank, whose desk was the second in the third row-almost directly in front of Teacher
 Cousin Frank hastily put his hand up to his mouth in an attempt TO hold back a laugh. But a part or II escaped him, and it sounded as loud as a bell in the unusually quiet room. Little Willie Forbes, at the first desk in the next aisle. half turned in his seat to see what Cousin Frank was laughing at, with the beginning of a smile on his own face.
 "But Teacher merely glanced at them moment and said nothing. h. stead, she presently placed the open book on her desk and looked around the class.
 "'Children,' she said, I shall stop reading here a moment to make a little observation about Christopher
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the remainder of the book-even if it takes you from now until Christ mas!'"
 50, Dorothy concluded Mamma, you know what happened to one lit~ tie boy who thought he would have some fun out of the Schools Column bus Day Exercises"
 "But-but, Mamma, a,-how=how? ?" Dorothy began.
 "Oh, l see" interrupted Mamma, with a smile. You want to know how Teacher knew it was Cousin Frank who had glued together the pages of the book? Well, well, Dor othy, thought surely you would have understood.
 You remember, when Teacher made the discovery, that she looked up at the class and found that Cousin Frank was the only child laughing Well, she knew then he was the guilty one-else how could he know
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Where the Wart Hog Got His Warts

bill had slipped. Time after time he did this until wart Hogs cheeks were very sore
 And Old Gray Monk 1t seems had given Woodpecker a preparation of herbs to rub on his bill. just before the final peck. which had the pecu- liar property of making the sores grow hard and permanent, like warts. So that when Wart Hog came whining to me, he had two as we'll formed and ugly warts as his kind have to- day. Indeed, from that time on. every Wart Hog has had two warts on his face--as a reminder of the cruelty and injustice of old Wart Hog. And it all came, as you can see, Donald, from this habit of scratching before going to bed"
 The Old Man of the Woods smiled and looked sideways at Donald who was gazing thoughtfully off into space.
 "Yes,' repeated the Old Man, from this foolish habit of scratching and being scratched at bedtime"
 "Geel" exclaimed Donald, presently, with a worried look upon his little face. "Gee--I do that every night. MT. Old Manl And sometimes I make Nurse scratch my back-and l won't let her undress me until she does so. Whewl l wonder if--if-"
 Well" interrupted the Old Man. "I wouldn't go quite so far as to say that if you scratch your back every night or if you kick and squirm and fuss until Nurse does 1t for you--I wouldn't go quite SO far as to say that you or any other little boy will get warts, but--but-'
 But just then the Old Man saw Nurse coming; so he skedaddled.
 And that night, when Nurse was undressing Donald for bed, she was amazed and delighted to hear Donald say:
 No. Nurse, you needn't scratch my back tonight and-and-1'm not go- ing to scratch it again, not ever l-- I--I might get warts'
 For the love of Hiven" said Nurse to herself, after she had closed the door to Donald's room and was walking to her own room. Where did tn little rascal iver get thot idea. Faith, an he must have had another of those funny dreams of his--whin I found him ashlape on tn ground this afternoon in front of tn Wart Hogs cage, Well. l hope he raymim- bers what he said tonight this time mkt month";
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don't you imagine you can get away from me. either, for I know where you live and I'll just come and root you out and--bing! - thatll be the end of your
 "So poor Lizard, terrified, would obey and scratch and scratch and wiggle and wiggle until he was so ex- hausted that he felt he simply couldn't take another step. But by that time old Wart Hog would gen erally have fallen off to sleep. Then Lizard would slide gingerly down and drag his weary bones away to his
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~ OODNESS gracious = gracious.
 \ goodness." exclaimed little Donald as they stood before ~ the cage at the Zoo in which the Wart Hog was confined. Good ness me, Nurse, isn't he an ugly fel- low?'
 Faith. an he sure is, Donald," agreed Nurse. And then she had an idea. An-sn'-Donald- you do be persistin' in bitin' yur finger-nails an'-an'-doin' all those things you do whin I'm breakin' me fingers an me patience tryin' to undress ye at
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WELCOME
 COLUMBUS

IXY lIF oboiy Ol OHl SOluln-
 bus and the discovery of Amer - ica is an interesting one, and re- plete with thrilling incidents. Pieced together, bit by bit. in the past his torians now believe that we have 1t complete. But it remained for little Mabel, aged nine. to give to the world most startling and thrilling fact about the great Columbus, hith- erto unknown. And it happened thusly:
 For an entire afternoon, several days before Columbus Day, Teacher had read aloud to the children from book which told of the life and ad- ventures of the great discoverer And she had shown them reproductions of many of the famous paintings which portray stirring events in the life of Columbus. Then, the following day, she instructed the children to each write composition on what they knew about Christopher Columbus.
 Now little Mabel had been greatly impressed by the story. Also. little Mabel possessed vivid imagination. So, after describing the poverty, per secution and perils of Columbus, she brought him to the point of landing on the new soil, and continued:
 Christopher Columbus stood on the front of his little rowboat. In one hand was his sword and the other an American flag. He looked very proud as they rowed him to the shore. The natives saw him and rushed down the beach wearing gar lands of flowers and cheering. They waded out in the water up to their waists and then they surrounded the boat bearing our brave hero and waved their flowers and cried: Greet ings, Columbus, you have discovered us!'"
 Which is certainly a fact that should interest all historians.
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most vain and silly members of the feathered tribe.
 Nature has provided him with a su- perb top-knot of blue, hair-like feath- CTS which are spread out to shield him from the suns rays and the pelt- ing rain. Like the ostrich, who be- lieves he Is entirely concealed when he pokes his head in the sand, the umbrella bird seems to think his glossy black feathers are protected
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what she had discovered about the pages in the book, since the class, of course, could see only the back of the book? Oh. you see it now, my dear? There was no black magic about that, was there?"
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For Grandmas lovely treatl At Crandma's house. we start with
 cake, And candy. too. and cream to
 drink. As much as you would choose to take
 That sounds enchanting-don' you
 thinkp But oh. at Crandma's right away get such awful pain. l long to go back home to stay Where food is good and plain
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4 T breakfast time at Mamma S A house
 We get just eggs and toast. l cit and nibble like a mouse And hate them both the most. At luncheon = chops and chicken
 broth.
 And prunes and rusk and milk. All spread upon a table cloth That's shiney just like silk. For tea we get some fruit. oh. my! Such simple things to eat And so we sometimes howl snd cry
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T first glance the umbrella bird looks like paragon of birdly
 wisdom. Closer observation X will brand him as ono oH tha
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ohe STORY Of
 COLUMBUS

lN1ElE Wise Men said the world was square, II Exactly like a table. .And if folks travelled anywhere
 As far as they were able, They'd reach the edge of all the
 world,
 Where sky and clouds are spacious. And like shooting star. be hurled
 Right off the end-my gracious l
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-02
business in the United States is sound. America faces her greatest

of Chicago. to kilograms addressed to some Of the,
leading business men of the United States.
Their answers ring with optimism hope assuranee
confidence.
Business must Be good. Proof Of prosperity j; found
i'm the following messages:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-02

This country is on the eve of an awakening-due
to a wholesome state of affairs at home and to a
condition abroad that will establish our trade
supremacy beyond question.
The above statements represent a summary of the
replies received by the Taylor-C ritchfie[d Company,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-02
Windsor T. White, President,
The White Company,
Cleveland. Ohio.

improved since the scare following the first an.
nouncement Of war abroad. ! believe general busi-
ness will continue fair in this country and will boom
If our surplus farm products and manufactures can
bo shipped 20 other countries"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-24
SYNOPSIS.

Covboys OF the Flying Heart ranch are
heartbroken over the loss of their much
urtxed monograph by the defeat OF their
Champion In a foot-race with the cook or
fhe Centipede ranch. house party ID
an at the Flying Heart. J. Wallingford
flpeed, cheer leader at Yale. and culver
Covington, inter collegiate champion run
rer. are expected. Helen Blake. Speed 8
sweetheart becomes interested In the loss
Chaplin, sister Of the owner OF the ranch.
that she induce Covington, her lover. TO
vim back the photograph. Helen declares
that IL Covington won't run, Speed WILL
me Cowboys are hilarious over the pros
rect. Speed and his valet. Larry Glass.
trainer at Yale. arrive. Helen Blake asks
Speed. who has posed to her az an ATM
The cowboys join In the appeal to Waily.
and fearing that Helen will hnd him out.
be consents. He insists. however. that ne
shall be entered as an unknown. figuring
that Covington will arrive In time to take
his place Fresno. glee club singer from
Helen, tries to discredit Speed with the
ladies and the cowboys Speed and Glass
put in the time they are supposed to be
training playing cards in secluded spot
The cowboys explain to Speed how mucn
them he me he viii do h his best. The cowboys
tell Glass 1t Is up TO him to see that Speed
wins the race Willie. the gunman. de-
clares the trainer will go back east pack
ed in ice. II Speed fails. A telegram comes
from Covington saying he Is in jail at
Omaha for ten days Glass in panic
forces Speed to begin training In earnest.
Speed declares to Larry that the best way
out is fo- him (Speed) to injure himself.
Glass won't stand for 1t.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-24
Enoijsh State Horses.

A curious interest attaches to the
cream-colored horses which draw the
state coach of the sovereign on cere-
monial occasions. These ponies" as
they are called, represent the white
horse which was the standard of the
ancient Saxons, and is still preserved
in the royal shield of the House OF
Hanover. by which it was reintroduced
into England. The famous white
horse carved on the slope Of Ellington
hill in Berkshire is proof that it was
known to our Saxon ancestors. who
thus recorded their great victory over
the Danes. Who has not heard Of THE
Securing of the White Horse" -Lon-
don Chronicle.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-24
HATS ONLY 500 YEARS OLD
King Charles ~. Started the Fashion
of Wearing That Kind OF
Head Covering.

Once in a while we do seem to
come across something which ancient
people did not possess. Hats aopar-
emily figure among this number.
For hats, we are told. did not be-
come a we'll established custom until
some 500 years ago In the year 1449.
when Charles H. entered Rouen after
it's recapture by the French from the
English, the people there had never
before set eyes on a hat Their
amazement, therefore. can be pic
tured as they gazed upon their king
riding past them in pomp and on his
head a gorgeous hat lined with vari-
colored silk and gayly bedecked with
huge plumes.
OF course every one followed his
example. Hats began to make their
appearance in shop windows and
women and men alike labored over
the constructing Of elaborate head
pieces. each one attempting to sur
pass his neighbor II possible. Blu.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-24

"He was speaking yesterday about
the possibility of some business en-
gagement-"
The small man in glasses interrupt
ed "Nothin' but death shall take him
from us, Mr. Fresno"
IF think of anything else" offered
Berkeley. kindly. 'I'll tell you"
1--WE wish you would
Fresno returned to the house. hum
ming cheerily. 1t was still an hour
until his breakfast-time. but he had
accomplished much. In the midst OF
his meditation he came upon Miss
Blake emerging upon the rear porch
"Good-morning!" he cried. She
started a trifle guiltily. What are
you doing at this hour?"
"Oh, Just love the morning air"
she answered.
Same here! Honesty goes to bed
early. and industry rises betimes.
That's mel"
Then you have been working?"
Fresno nodded He was looking at
four cowboys who were entering the
gymnasium. staggering beneath drip
ping gunny-sacks. Then he turned his
gaze searchingly upon the girl.
Were you looking for Speed?" he
| asked accusingly.
THE ideal" Miss Blake flushed
family.
IF you are. he has gone for a run
I dearly love to see him get up early
and run, he enjoys 1t So"
Il have been baking a cake" said
Helen. displaying the traces Of hel
| occupation upon her hands. arms. and
| apron, while Fresno, at sight of the
blue apron tied at her throat and
waist, felt that he himself was as
dough in her hands. Il had a dread
| full time to make it RISE"
IF l were a cake l would rise al
your lightest word"
1.-THE cook said it wouldn't be fit tc
eat" declared Helen.
Il should love to eat your cooking.
Once in a while. perhaps. but moi
| every day."
| Every day-always and always
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-24
Still Willing to Be Imposed Upon

skill Wlliin9 70 DC tH'pOSSu OPo"'
He had youth and much faith and
inexperience, but his good father took
him into his Office to initiate him into
the mysteries of business.
The second day he was at work a
man came in asking for financial aid.
with a pathetic story about a sick
wife at home and six helplessly small
children without crust in the
house.
The boy listened earnestly and then
went into his dads Office to intercede
for the unfortunate man. He told
the sad story seriously. The father
leaned forward and peered into the
outer office at the vagrant.
MY son. credulity is one Of those
good things that die young-and 1t is
such impostors as that man who make
it So" he said impatiently. WHY,
when that man was here last week
he had eight children. according to
his story"
But, father, don't you see" replied
the son tragically. THE other two
probably died of starvation"
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pair sIspiciously. 1t was evident that
she. like Fresno. had dressed hur
riedly.
Mr. Fresno is going to sing to u.s."
explained the younger girl. quickly.
Really"
Il am like the bird that greets the
morn with song" laughed the tenor
awkwardly
What are you going to sing?" de-
manded the chaperon, still suspicious
ly.
"Dearie"
Don't you know any other song?"
"Oh. yes. but they are all sad"
I'm getting trifie tired Of
'Dea-ie,' let's have one of the others. -"
Mrs Keap turned her eyes anxiously
toward the training-quarters. and it
was patent that she had not counted
upon this encounter Noting her lack
of ease, Fresno said hopefully:
IF you are going for walk. I'll
sing for you at some other time"
is Mr.. Speed up YETI"
up and gone. He'll be back soon. "
Then Mrs. Keap sank into the ham,
mock, and with something like resig-
nation. said:
Proceed with the song"
(TO BE CONTINUTD)
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-24
Four Cowboys Were Staggering Be
meath Dripping Gunny-Sacks.
llways and always

You know what l mean, Miss Blake
Helen!" The young man bent low
er's gaze upon his companion until
he detected her eyes fastened with
startled inquiry upon his toilet. Re-
membering, he buttoned his coat. but
ran on. This is the first chance I've
had to see you alone since Speed ar
rived. There's something want to
ask YOU"
IL know what 1t is" stammered
Helen. You want me to let you sing
again. Please do. love morning
music-and your voice is SO tender"
Life" said Berkeley. lis one
sweet"
what is going on here?" demanded
a voice behind them. and Mrs. Keap
came out upon the porch. eying the