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up in the barn, while the hired men
threw it from the wagon. So hc had
plenty OF opportunity to mako this Sc
crct little passage.
| followed Violet through. IL was
suffocating. as she said, and hot, and
the curious choking dust came down on
MS ms VIC disturbed the hay pushing our
way past il. Violet opened the door
two large boards so cleverely fastened
that only sharp-eyed person could tell
they were not part Of the wooden wall.
We stepped into what the boy evi-.
IDENTIFY had as his work shop. He had
covered up every possible crnck with
paper, but there was lantern with
shade 40 the light would fall only
on one place
HE works here at night, and the
place il so wei. built that light wouldn' I
get through" vi explained. II thought
heard him go out Of the house one
night after we went to bed. But sup.
pose he broke the lantern~-he be trapped
in here. He couldn't get out except
through the hay--and If that caught fircP'
She stopped, her face white as VIC
looked about us--faint daylight came
through one place on the wall where q
board had been loosened for mir. A news.
paper nuHR near bN-dHlifer sbNtith UP
every spot when he lit his light, apparent.
ly.
Around the room we're wheels, bolts
screws, any number of tools, part oi
motor and odds and ends that meant
nothing to us. A book on mechanical
engineering, one called Simple lven'
tions OF the Century'--one on motors,
another on electricity, and some maga
zines on machinery were piled on shelf
We did not know then what was r.
come Of our discovery
Tomorrow Tangled Web.
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but myself. Madam Hen. Why, 1 am
busy all the time taking medicine. !
have not time for anything else, my
health is so poor"
On her way around the barnyard
Madam Hen met DR.. Duck. Madam
Turkey Is sick again, she said. Her
head Is bothering her"
Il wish II was chopped off, snapped
DR. Duck she bothers the life out OF me.
DR.. Duck stood still after Madam
Hen had passed and then he waddled
hack 10 ms home with his bill wide open,
laughing as he went. Pretty soon along
came Madam Turkey, looking as if she
were ready TO turn up her toes. "Oh,
DR. Duck, you must find some new medi-
cine for me To take" she walled. Il am so
miserable this morning; my head bothers
me 50 ] don't know what to do"
i have the very thing for you, Madam
Turkey" said DR.. Duck. "The master
brought il from the city last night, and
feel sure he brought it for you, and it will
cure your head trouble for good and all
time
ooh, ] am so glad to hear you say
So, said Madam Turkey Let me have
II al once, DR.. Duck.
Well come along and have a look
al II first, said Dr. Duck "It is tn
finest cure for head trouble you ever
knew"
Madam Turkey followed DIR. Duck
20 the woodshed, and there on the ground
by the chopping block was bright, new
ak.
''There is your new medicine" said
DR.. Duck, "and the master will use
IT on your neck if you do not strut around
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DOCTOR DUCKS CURE.

Everybody in the barhyard knew that
Madam Turkey was always complaining
she was either too fat or too thin; she
always had pain or a cold in her head.
Madam Turkey tried the patience
of Dr. Duck very much indeed, for
she wanted all the new remedies he
invented when he knew there was nothing
really the matter with her.
"Oh, ] am in terrible way walled
Madam Turkey one morning, appearing
at the door Of her house with her head
tied up in a white cloth.
What IS the matter with your" in
ouircd Madam Hen, who was passing
with her chicks. you certainly look
sad enough, but what would YOU do il
YOU had my chicks to scratch for. ! do not
have time 10 be sick. +"
ooh dear On, dear" walled Madam
Turkey. Il could never care for anyone
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Laura A. KIrkman.
PUTTING UP YOUR PEACHES.

Peach Marrnalade. Drop the peaches
into boiling water for about ] minute
and then into cold wnter 10 loosen the
skins. Drain, remove skins and stones,
and weight; place the weighed fruit
with several finely chopped kernels for
favor in the preserving kettle rinse
the kettle in cold water before putting
them in, To prevent stickiDg) and heat
slowly, string and mashing the peaches
with either wooden or an agate spoon.
Frequent stirring prevents burning. When
the pulp is soft and thick, add sugar in
the amount Of three-qiarters Of the weight
of the peaches (that is, the previous weight
when the skins and stones were removed
Mt the beginning Of the proeess). Boil
until the juice is jelly-like when little
is cooled on the edge Of n saucer or until
drope Of the juice dropfrom the spoon IN
two separate places at one time. Turn
into hot, sterilized glnsses and let cool,
then cover the top with paraffin. (The
pnrafiin must be very hot
Peaches Canned by the Cold Pack
Method. Select peaches of uniform size,
ripeness and color. rThe yellow-colored
ones make the rioher-lookinR product
Put them in wire basket and dip into
boiling water, holding them there from
10 2 minutes; then cold dip at once and
remove the skins, taking care not TO cut
into the fruit. Halve and remove stones;
pack into hot, stcrilized jars and fll the
jars with boiling hot thin syrup. Make the
syrup of 3 cups of sugar and 2 cups Of
water, heating until the sugar is dissolved
and then using at once.) Adjust rubbers
and covers, partially seal, and sterilize
under boiling water in wash boiler can
ner for l6 minutes. Seal, and invert 10
test for leakage. "A delicious flavor is
obtained by adding to each jar one or
two OF the kernels from the peach stones J
Sliced Peaches Follow directions
given above, merely slioing the peaches
and putting them into the jars instead
of canning them cut in halves. Sliced
peaches arc used on winter shortcakes or
in vnrious desserts.
Peaches Canned Without Sugar
Canned in this way, the sugar will be
added ns needed when tho fruit is served
Follow directions given above for peaches
canned by tho cold pack method, but in
stead Of filing tho jars with thin syrup I'll
them with boiling wnter nd instead oi
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Harlan Apprentices Outing.

The apprer tices of the Harlan plant,
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, i I'd.
who number 100 or more, their foremen
friends and families and other workers
Of the Harlan plant will take in the first
annual moonlight excursion of the ap-
prentices, on the steamer Brandywlne,
down the river and bay, tonight A
spe, ial orchestra will furnish music for
dancing while the Harlan Apprentice
Band will also be along and give con-
cert. The Brandywine will leave Fourth
street wharf at SIS daylight saving
time, returning about midnight
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of-twelve snarls that the divorce courts
are called upon TO untangle every year In
this country.
And it sends us homo wondering what
is this tie that binds a man and a woman
together so that they arc really one.
Men think that il is made of beauty. A
man believes that he will love woman,
and be faithful TO her in,thoudht and deed
as long rs she is easy on the eyes. His
fancy Is shared by pretty face and a
hssome figure, and he is convinced that he
Will never weary of them. He feels that life
can offer him no more enduring Joy than
Just the contemplation of that peaches
and cream complexion, those golden curlS
and that straight front figure
Very often he married the object of his
admiration only to find that the tie that
binds him 10 it is made of pack thread.
He comes TO know that man cannot live
upon scenery alone, that a woman may be
a living picture and the dullest and most
boring of companions, and that thewhit-
est and Soitcst skin may cover the blackest
selfishness, and the hardest heart.
No woman who has merely physical
prettinesS to recommend her ever holds n
man even until her good looks vanish,
and that Is castatrophe that Is bound
20 happen in a short time, at best. As well
might YOU seek to anchor an ocean liner
IN a storm with gay silken thread as to
try TO bind man to woman with Just
beauty alone
Women think that the tic that binds is
made of romantic love. They put their
faith IN palpitationS and thrills. If girl
sees a man through pink haze of sentl-
ment that DISCUSSES him so elfectually
that he looks like little tin god to her;
Il she has -chills and fevers and hectic
flushcs at his approach; if she wonders
where Mother keeps the Rough on Rats
every time she suspicious that he has
taken another girl to the movies, she is
convinced, beyond the shadow of a
doubt. that she cntertains passion for
him that nothing can dim. and that the
years will only make stronger.
Alas. no other dangerous maiady is so
easily cured rs romantic love. Ii yields
to simpie home treatment, self admins
tered, IN from thirty 10 sixty days. Some
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sterilizins the jars for ls minutes, sterilizc
them for 80 minutes.
Mrs. NJ. v. C.i"U got some iodine on
white drese. How can ! remove it,
Answer stains geld 10 ether
or ohloroform; and if not bAdly set, they
arc soluble in alcohol
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Visit Boy Scoutr. Camp.

Mr.. md Mrs. ". ID. Walker and daugh-
ter Harriet, Mrs. John Swift, Edward
Francis and John Swift, Jr, moiored %
Camp Cesar Rodney NJ Rsndalis, Md,
TO witt Francis Walker, Troop 81, Boy
Scouts Of America.
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SANDMAN STORY.
nv Mrs F. A. Walker.

Copyright 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. New YORK City.
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Seek Missing Youth.

Assistance is sought in order TO locate
Manning M. Tres, IL years old, who has
been missing from his home in Ithaca,
N. Y, since June g. He is described os
8 feet, 8 inches tall, dark, weighs about
1875 pounds. plays clarinet aud cornct
well enough TO take position in band
or orchestra. His father, f. A. Trea,
ithaca, N. Y, or bis aunt, Mrs. A. r.
Hoyt, MorAyia, n. Y, are anxious "a
obtain any information of the boy.
Walnut Green Festival.
Tho Walnut Green festival win be
held tomorrow evening and not this
evening. as WINS announced.
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THE TIE THAT BINDS.

Every time we go to
n big ch urch wedding
somebody with a melt
ing tenor voice sings
Blessed BE the Tie
That Binds" and we
look at the radiant
bride and groom, and
swallow hard at the
humps in our throats,
and hope to goodness
that the knot will hold
this time, and it wont
he one Of the one-out-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
EnsLey Defeats
 Efowah, 31 to 0


 Displaying a splendid style of agres- siveness, the Ensley Yellow Jackets yesterday downed their Etowah County High school opponents 31 to 0, in the first game of their 1920 season. Coach Hovater's Jackets showed the results of good coaching and much practice. Their work was smooth, as smooth as any displayed by prep team In this district in some time. Hovater has introduced a shift to his team which bears marked resemblance to the famed Alabama series shift" and it was sight well worth seeing to note the effectiveness with which the Ensley lads executed their shift.
 Behind the, stellar work of the back field on the offense and the steady stonewaH defense of the line, the Jackets easily rode through to their victory Whatever punch the. Etowah oackfield had was quickly tanned by the charging forwards of Ensley.
 Aole Rosenfield turned out to be an exceedingly fast, shifty youngster. and ne got away for several good runs for Ensley which netted him more than one touchdown.
 Huian Whitehead was good at quar- terback, running his team with tle true generalship of an experienced quarterback.
 on the line, Fayette, Peck and coupb were good. Ensley was not really ex
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Detroit had convinced him there was nc crooked work in the August 31 game. He said he believed the gamblers them selves had sent him the telegrams say ing it was fixed and that they had done this to make the club switch from Hendryx, a comparatively weak pitcher scheduled to pitch, to Alexander, one uf the best in the league. This gave Chr cago it's strongest possible lineup, whlch was what the gamblers wanted, he said
 Garry Herman, president of the Gin cinniati club and formerly chairman oi the national commission, presented afii- davits from Christy Mathewson, former New York pitcher and Cincinnati man ager; Greasy" Neale Cincinnati out fielder; Jimmy Ring, Cincinnati pitcher and Manager McGraw of the New 1ofh Giants These affidavits, he told news. paper men. absolutely proved the guilt oi Chase and Magee-
 The affidavit from Ring is said to have told how Chase approached the pitcher when he was just breaking into the big leagues and asked him If ne wanted to make a lot of money by throw ing games. A
 Ring was quoted as telling Chase to "go to the devil, '~ and then reported the affair to Hermann.
 On another occasion, Hermann IS satd to have told the jury, Ring accepted soo from Chase, but immedlately repoil leo II to the club management.
 Interest in the American League sue of the scandal was kept up by the re turn of MacLay Hoyne, states attornes' from New York with evidence which ne said would help in criminal prosecutloh of players and gamblers indicted MT. Hoyne denied reports that he had or dered the investigation stopped, went pc fore the jury to tell it that ne hearehs approved of it's work and then toia now Charles Comiskey had sought his ala last fall in. Investigating the worlds se- ries.
 We investigated for some time. and while we found enough to convince us the series was not on the square, we
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Further Charges Given to Jury to Investigate
Hoyne Denies Reports That h. vestigation Is to Stop at
 Once

Chicago, October 1.-The Cook county grand jury investigating the baseball scandal today received further informa- ton concerning the throwing of games in last years worlds series, but devoted most of the days session to an investi- gation of alleged crooked work in tht National League.
 William Veeck, president of the Chi cago National League club, told the jury that his private investigation of charged that the Phladelphia-C Chicago National League game of August S1 had been fixed for Philadelphia to win led to him to be- lieve that the club itself had been made the sucker in the case, and other wit nesses gave additional details of the ac- tivities which led to the discharge from baseball of Lee Magee and Hal Chase.
 Veeck said evidence lie had found "
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tended to win, thus it was almost i'm
 possible to get line on the real strength of Hovater's aggregation.
 The line-ups follow.
 Ensley-Peck. left end; Burns, left tackle, Mendenhall. left guard: Will Hams, center: FaSette. right guard: Cough. right tackle; Wadeson, right end; Whitehead, quarterback Tinkel- paugh, left half; Scokel, fullback; Ros- enfield, right half.
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MERCHANTS WARNED
Signs Posted on Stores Ordering That Business Cease Till Cotton Advances

Cullman. October 1.-(Special )-Signs with a match sticking in them have been posted on the doors of all business houses in Garden City and Hanceville, warning the proprietors to keep their places of business closed until the price of cotton has advanced to 40 cents a pound Similar warnings have been placed on gins, none of which are rum ming in those communities. Some of the Hanceville stores closed their doors i'm . nediately following the warning. while others are remaining open for business. The farmers are holding their cotton.
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Etowah-McGinnis, left end: ROSS left tackle Whitworth, left guard; Mills, center; Dixon. right guard ioh1- son. right tackle Towers. right end; Dean. quarterback; Nelson left halt; Autrey, fullbaek; Richardson Hghi half.
 Score by uarters: <, Ensley .,..--........ IF Etowah .-............
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found nothing on, which to base legal ac-

found nothing on which to base legal ac- tion," said Mir. Hoyne.
 Dr. Raymond Prettyman. dentist sor Buck Weaver's Prettyman, dentis for versation with Weaver's mother-in-laT in which he was quoted saying Fred McMullin brought package to Wea- ver's home which the latter refused te accept. The package was of a size which might have contained money, Prettymar said he understood.
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J. KENDRICk SAYS
 ADVISORY BOARD
 SHOWS IGNORANCE
Continued from Page Four)

made criticizng the recommendations of ! the board of engineers. no statement has been published from the engineers. The
 writer feels that a brief statement of i facts might be appreciated by the tax payers at this time.
 DESIGN CHANGED
 The writer, therefore, makes the fol- awarding of these contracts. neither MT. 1 Huey or any member of the board Of
 revenue, nor any member of the advisory committee had had responsible charge ] of the design. conStruction and nam | terance of any of the forms of pave ments or methods of construction rec commended for award by the board of en- gineers, for which contracts were finally awarded by the board of revenue on sno
 recommendation of the advisory commit , tee That in awarding the contracts, 1 neither the board of revenue nor the ad- visory committee acted upon the adVice of any one who had ever been in actual responsible charge of the design, con struction and maintenance of any of the forms of pavements or construction recs commended by the board of engineers, or for which contracts were awarded at tnat time That if the published signed state ments appearing in the press represent the understanding of the members or ths board of revenue and the advisory com mittee, as to what lOIiii oL Soio'i NN.'oA the board of engineers were advocating, the writer does not blame the members of these two boards for having utterly ignored the recommendations of the board of engineers, since these arucies uis. liplayed utter ignorance of the engineers recommendations
 The board of engineers were not uh- ] dertaking to recommend any form Of con- struction which was in the experimentai stage.
 SPENT MILLIONS
 "The county mas spent milnons of dol lars in the construction of it's chert roads. It seemed to the board of engi- neers that before throwing away the re- suits of these large expenditures thor ough investigation should be made to determine whether or not, in many in stances, these old roads could not be economically made use of. The investi- ration developed that such roads had been successfully used as bases for bi- luminous pavements in various sections of the United States and also on many highways in the city of Birmingham, un- der much more adverse traffic and drain- age conditions than would exist on the county highway on which it's use was recommended. Such forms of base had been successfully used here. to very large extent, over a period of from fif- teen to seventeen years. Some of the streets on which it has been used are as follows: Third, Fourth and Fifth avenues, Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth streets Twenty-first street from the viaduct southward Highland avenue from Twentieth street to the Country Club, and the writer defies any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

To the Public of Birmingham,
 Alabama:
 On March T. 1916 the City of Birmingham filed petition with the Alabama Public Utilities Commission, alleging that the rates then charged by the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company for it's exchange service at Birmingham Alabama exorbtant and demanding that they be re- duced
  The Alabama thorough investigation of fact and figure and circumstance of the operation of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company including its relations with all other companies and with special reference it's operations within the City of Br- ningham
 This investigation covered period than and oneaf years the City of Birmingham employing sets of Experts who made thorough examination of the companys After rehearing considering the te mony of all the witnesses including the five Experts the Commission the 22nd day of October foows
 scThe facts being that for the year 1916 based up-
 these conclusions of the Commission, the
 ings of the respondent company have been less than
 3 per cent per annum upon investment in the Bir-
 mngham exchange, while the legal rate of interest
 within this state per cent and while the strongest
 times for less than 5 and per cent"
 The net earnings losses this company Birmng- ham exchange since that time have been as follows
 During 1917, the company earned l51 per
 upon investment ~ During 1918, the company suffered a net loss of
 0O8 per cent its investment.
 During 1919, the company earned 027 per cent
 upon its investment.
 During the twelve months beginning August 1919 and ending July 31 1920 the earned O54 cent it's investment.
 These and other facts will be established hearing be- fore the Commission October 5h shall be glad to have act of the thoroughly scrunzed We ask and welcome the cooperation of the telephone of Bmng ham in this Investigation
 There approximately two thousand people Bn1ning ham desiring telephone service This service cannot fur nish until additional facilities are constructed Additional facilities only be had by increased ment the face of the small earnings of the Birmingham during the past four years the company n it's investment until the present confscatoy rates increased
 The interests of the public and of the company demand prompt investigation and prompt decision Datory tactics efforts postpone decision by whoever made will delay the furnishing of service needed and demanded by the people of Birmingham
 The company will do it's part the hearing October 5th and it will not be responsible for any delay.
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