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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-16
The Air We Breathe.

A cubic foot OF air weighs about
is reckoned that single human indi-
vidual breathes in Il months six and
one-ffth tons OF air To keep him
alive for threeEcore and ten years
Will require 430 tons OF air. The
population OF the United States
breathes annually 5000 900 tons OF
air The requirement for the entire
population OF the world Is In the
nelghborhood Of 10 500 900 tons.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-16
Read Thla 70 husband.

"A new effect is to have trousers
shirred or plated Immediately above
the spot where the center crease ter
inmates. This helps to make ones
trousers fit better and wrinkle less.
If handkerchief. a wallet or other
trifies be carried in the side pockets,
thus tending to cause a strain across
the waist, the stirring automatically
irons this ut"-Beaunash
A Grsduate.
Poker Is really not a game OF chance
there's no chance to be a winner IL
you stick to it.-Bigelow Citizen
Press.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-16
Dary THOUGHT

You were made FOR enjoyment, and
the world was filled with things which
you will enjoy, unless you are too
proud TO be pleased with them. or too
grasping TO care for what you cannot
turn TO other account than mere de-
light-Ruskin.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-16

ing me. l am keeping house now and
am able to do all of my work. cannot
say enough for your medicine. 1t has
done more for me than any doctor.
aave not paper enough to tell you how
much it has done for me and for my
friends. You may print this letter if
7ou wish - ELizABETH c. CoRLEY.
.are of A P. Corley, Edmund, s. C.
Ability to stand the strain of work il
he privilege Of the strong and healthy,
gut how our hearts ache for the weak
and sickly women struggling with their
laily rounds of household duties, with
sackaches, headaches, nervousness and
lmost every movement brings a new
1ain. Why viii not the mass Of letters
rom women all over this country, which
We have been publishing, convince such
Fomen that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
able Compound will help them just "a
Urely as It did Mira. CnTleT?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-16

The Eskimos have a favorite deli.
cacy composed Of good or bad eggs.
mixed with angelica and crokeberries,
and thrown into a sealskin bag filled
with whale oil" Somehow this does
not helghten our enthusiasm for arc
tic travel.-Providence Journal.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-16
MUNSTER

VIII kaufman and VIII Kroosry K
motored to Monticello and Logansport.
Ind. last week
The Munster band meets IN the town
hall now.
We were sorry to hear that the Rev.
Van Bailens wife Is quite Ill
H Flynn had the misfortune to have
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-16

Monday when she will attend Mrs
Bakers school for the summer term
his foot injured at the Afallable iron
works last week.
Louise Kaske left for Indianapolis
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-16

fered every month.
/ was not able to do
any work and tried q
lot of medicine, but
got no relief. / saw
your medicine adver-
tised in a little book
that was thrown in
my door, and | had
not taken two bottles
of Lydia E. Pink
hams V ego t a BILE
Compound before /
n@,1i4 go -
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-16
ROBERTSDALE

PRINCESS THEATER TO-DAY
Thomas Melghan In The Frontier of
stars, a Paramount picture, also F,athe
News md Pollard comedy. Sis
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-16
Her Fatal Complaint

Billy heard his mother say thar
friend OF theirs had died of old age
Later when caller came to the house
and inquired about the woman who
had died, Billy informed her: "Oh,
she's dead. She died Of the long time"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-16
WOMEN WHO
CANNOT WORK
Read Mrs. Corley's Letter and
Benefit by Her Experience

Edmund, SCI was run down with
nervousness and female trouble and suf-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-16
Whiting
Advertisement
Are Winners

y Keefe cafe and soda fountain. ex-
elusive agency for shedds Ice cream
Special orders taken. 6-1-6t
Try a can Of West Park Floor Var
n.sh made to walk on. sold only BY
Tom Smelser sos Indiana boulevard.
6-s-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03
COTTON UNCHANGED,
 SAYS STATE REPORT


 Montgomery, October 2.-(special) Cotton is being picked to the limit and gins are crowded, says State Agricultural Statlsticisn F W. Gist. in his weekly report, which fol- lows:
 With the final cotton condition report due on Monday, there is little 10 say about crop prospects at the end of the week. The extreme heat broke away during the week, but crop maturity had been accomplished and, without any general raln. crops were about in the same shape as a week ago.
 Cotton continued to be picked to the limit of capacity throuRhout the state. and gins were crowded. The gin report due Monday morning will give figures on amount gnned to September 25, or one week ago. For this state large volume of ginned cotton may be expected, on account of early opening, fast picking in per feet weather, and an evident desire to get it to market at the prevail ing price. Reports indicate that a larger proportion has been ginned than usual by considerable per- centage.
 No fall blowing has been reported as vet,
 This office will begin during this month to make specific inquiry re- garding the yield of the various field crops and will appreciate any in formation alcug this line from vol untary sources"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03

This would be all right if only those beginners who are familiar with earls and princes would write about such people. If this were the case not nearly so many daughters of earls would be found in fictional kitchens
 Manuscripts, to find a market. must De convincing, and no enc. not even master writer can handle an unfa- inliiar subject or plot so that 1t rings true The would-ee writer will do well to determine in the beginning Just what he knows and then tell others about those things.
 The fact that he has observed this rule from the very beginning of his writing career is one of the big req sons for Eric Levison's success. Every story that Eric Levison has ever writ ten rings true, is fascinatingly inter- esting and holds the readers inter- est for the reason that in addition to peing an excellent writer, Eric Levi son writes only about things with which he has some acquaintance.
 By this, of course. it is not meant that Levison has lived the lives of all his characters, but that he per- sonally knows those characters.
 When one reads one of his South American stories he knows that he is reading story written by a man who has visited the places written about and who has talked with the characters depicted. When one reads one of LeMsons mys cry novels he knows that Levison knows his detec- tive and knows exactly how his cele- brated Dr. Lester would go about his work of locating the criminal in the case
 Levison's stories of the navy are convincing because Eric Levison served in the navy His stories. of men whose lives are spent on tramp stories ring true because he knows that life.
 And, of course. Eric Levison was not born with this Knowledge cata- logued and classified in his brain. He first saw the light of day January 26, 1894 In 1901 he emigrated to
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i America. At that time he could not
 speak one word of English. Elever ! years later. in 1912, he was con. l tributor to such magazines as Al Story, Cavalier, Argosy and others. l He sold his stories because of two
 things. He wrote only about those | things with which he was familiar | and in the same manner that he had worked to obtain information about people and life, so had he studied
 until there were but few magazine | writers who could write so forcefully and convincingly. In eleven years l time he had not only learned great i deal about the strength and weak
 ness of humanity, he had mastered a strange language to the extent that he could mike the people born to that language enjoy his work.
 But Levison didn't stop there He i says that he started learning the 1 English language in 1901, and Is "still learning." He started learning good
 many other things at that same time and is still learning
 He has herded sheep in the Falk l lands, worked In an iron mine in Ten nessee, served in the United States
 navy. spent some time in Montevideo and Rio de Janeiro; was connected With the American consulate in Bue- nos Aires. He has trimmed coal in British tramp steamer and was with an expedition into the hinter- land of Peru to the Inca capital of Cuzco-sometimes known as Toledo el Neuvo
 He gathered yet more experience during the World war with the motor transport service and brought back
  rons.
 Like nearly everybody else, Eric
 Levson sold his first story to Bob
 Davis. the man who is known to every magazine contributor in the United
 States. And the best part of the transaction is that even until this day they are friends.
 Eric Levison's latest novel, Ashes
 of Evidence" was issued by Bobbs-
 Merrill, September 27. This is said tc be the best of MT. Levison's mystery novels so far to be published. which is saying a great deal when one con siders the popularity of his first tive
 books, Hidden Eyes" and "The Eye Witness" A fourth book of his Will be published next year
 Ashes of Evidence is the third of Eric Levison's pr. Lester stories AsheS or EVldence Is laid in Jack sonville, Fla and anyone reading the story will be able to determine from
 the local color what is meant when
 the statement is made that Levison
 writes about that with which he is
 familiar His story contains many
 charms. not the least of which is the
 manner in which he makes the reader
 resident of the city in which the
 crime is committed upon which the
 story is based. From the first para
 graph of the first chapter to the last sentence in the book the reader fol
 lows one of the most interesting g
 stories of the kind ever written.
 And all this is because about 15 years ago boy arrived in this coun- try from Europe unable to speak a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03
The sy MAY CHRISTIE
 Disturbing Kiss
LXI.-PEARLS MEAN TEARS Copyright 1921. by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

With the imitation necklace in her
 hand, Natalie looked blankly at her
 uncle.
 He was beaming with delight
 This solves our troubles, doesnt
 it?'' said he, all unsuspecting of the
 tumult that was going on within her. i His statement was so wide of the
 mark that-had she not been so mis-
 erably involved-she would have
 laughed outright. l Solving her troubles. indeed, So far
 from that, it plunged her still more
 deeply into the web! l Her conscience urged her to con | fess Expediency, too--and common
 sense. Now was the right moment | to make a clean breast of her gam-
 bling debts, her pawning of the orig
 inal necklace in order to discharge
 those financial obligations. and her
 subsequent purchase of the imita- ton.
 1 But pride made such confession diff | ficult Shame, also "Pve lost interest in the pearls now" was all she managed to blurt out. The remark held an ungracious
 note that Natalie herself was quick
 to see, and very much regretted. | the words back. | MT. Ducane looked hurt.
 I'm sorry you feel that way, dear
 Real vexation showed on his fine old face. T had meant those pearls to bring you happiness"
 They say that pearls mean tears,' said Natalie, considerably to her own surprise, and as though the words
 had been dragged from her against her own volition. Her uncle smiled. "A young girl as happily situated as you can have no possible excuse for tears."s He patted her hand reas- suringiy. Cheer up. my dear. Your life is navigated through very easy
 cannels, if you only knew it.. Quick, nervous tears sprang to her eyes.
 'I--I'm not ungrateful uncle. Though often I must seem so to you"
 He patted her hand again. You need woman's sympathy
 dear child. l know I've done my best, but all the love could give you didn't make up for a mothers
 care and understanding. Just lately I've been thinking" He broke off, half embarrassed. Natalie's tears dried at their source and a suspicion clutched her heart. What was he going to say?'
 I've been thinking" he went on slowly, avoiding his niece's eye, I"that-you might make more of a- a confidante--a friend, as it were of-of-'
 "Yes? whom?" The girls lips set in a tight line. Her tone was not encouraging.
 "Of that sympathetic Mrs, Descend, dear" The words were out at last. Then, more boldly:
 "I should have thought that she was just the type that would appea, to you. There's nothing old-fash- toned about her. She's thorough woman of the world. and yet. mirac- ulcusly. she has managed to retain her feminine softness and-and-- comprehension. She's marvellous. More like the sort of woman that \ lived a decade or two ago"
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taken it with good results and ad- vised me to try it. was then in bed part sf the time and my doctor said l would have to be operated on, but we decided to try the Vegetable Compound and l also used Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash. I am a dressmaker and am now able to go about my work and do my housework besides. You are welcome to use this letter as a testimonial as I am alwyas glad to speak word for your medicine. "- Mrs. W. M. STEPHENS, 1103 N. Commerce St., Vernon, Tex.
 Dressmakers when overworked are prone to such ailments and should profit by Mrs. Stephens experience and try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound. It contains no nar- cotics or harmful drugs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03

Natalie refrained from comment, though inwardly she was saying:
 She's hooked him, right enough. Hypnotized the poor old unsuspect- ing darling! It's to bad of herl Clever. calculating Della, playing up to all his foibles like that?"
 MT Ducane spoke again;
 Don't you like Mrs. Desmonu dear? She's very fond of you. you know. She was telling me only this afternoon how much she admired you and enjoyed your company. She thinks you so pretty and amusing and vivacious-'
 Does she, indeed?" This not par ticuiarly gracious T think she's awfully clever. And she certainly Is a woman of- the-world' all right"
 A pause.
 But I shouldn't say that sympa- thy is Mrs. Desmonds long suit"
 The arrival of the nurse-and her firm request that Miss Natalie should withdraw from the apartment--put an end to further discussion anent the too fascinating widow. Natalie felt that. in the argu- ment, the honors had not fallen to herself but certainly to Uncle Frederick.
 Did he really mediate marrying Delia?
 A wave of hot resentment swept over her. Did the years that she had spent with Uncle Frederick count for nothing? Was she to be i flung off like discarded glove? For a moment she felt as though she hated the whole race of man. They were all the same. Gullible. Carried away by the most blatant flattery. Childish and simple and vain.
 She went to her own small sitting room, switched on the lights and closed the door behind her. She wanted to be alone to think this out, She1dlung up window and then, restlessly, closed 1t again. Up and down the floor she paced Was Uncle Frederick going to marry Mrs. Desmond? In those cir cumstances. she would leave the house, of course. And what of Maurice Danby? Did he--truly-care for her? Was he, like the designing widow. inter ested"--financially? He had been rather queer. of late. Almost as though he wanted to avoid her.
 Then her eye rested on the imi- tation necklace she was still holding in her hand.
 What on earth was she going to do with it?
 Life certainly was a perplexing rid dle. She sank down on a sofa, buried her hot face in a cushion, and wept miserably.
 The necklace slipped to the floor, and gleamed there, milkily
 But Natalie was sobbing, very softly: Pearls mean tearst'
 TOmOrrOw-Delta ShOua.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03
BUTLER COUNTY GINS
 RUNNING FULL CAPACITY

Greenville. october Special ) Butler county gins are all running. full time and the 1921 crop is be {. ing rapidly harvested and ginned. In most instances the farmers are following the wsest plan in mar ketng their cotton. It is the con- sensus of opinion of farmers and cotton men that the price of cotton will begin to advance after the far mers cease the rapid marketing of the staple throughout the cotton growing belt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03
PLAN ENTERTAINMENT
 FOR BAPTIST MEETING

Greenvillo. October 2.-(special) Plans are completed for the enter tainment of what is expected to be the greatest meeting of the Butler county Baptist association that will convene in it's annual association at Mckenzie Tuesday morning. Dr. I. IA Bryan Of Greenville, moderator of the association, stated that the past wear had been the best in the history of the organization.
 Among the visiting speakers for the association will be pr. A. J. Preston and Dr, l.. l.. Gwaltncy. edi- tor of the Alabama Baptist. who was the pastor of the First Baptist church of this city at one time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03

word of English, armed with the de. termination to become a writer of American literature and as first step took up with a vengeance tn, work of mastering the English Ian suage, and, secondly. the task of be- coming thoroughly acquainted with life and people.
 flash of sunlight on silvery sides "a frightened iine--a singing reel The fight Is on. And the story of that fight as told by Robert c. Hiden is well worth reading. MT. Hiden's stories of fishing in the cold clear streams of the Rockies have been ap- bearing in various outdoor magazines Tor some time past and are voted by many lovers of this sport as being the best stories of this type pub lished. Among the publications ir which MT. Hiden's stories have ap- peared are The American Angler. The Spur and other high-class magazines
 trout Fishing in the Montana Rockies" is one of Mir. Hiden's latest tishlng stories, and contains all the thrills that go with that sport. "The Cold Water Trout as an Athlete" is a story in which MT. Hiden pictures to the fullest extent the fighting ouali. ties of this game fish.
 In addition to his stories of the outdoors, Mir. Hiden is doing some articles on matters of national in. terest. One of these win appear in an early issue of Leslie's Weekly.
 There is nothing new in the state- rnent that title is sometimes as in- teresting as the story itself Ter prf n,
 est story. accepted by Peoples Mag azine during the past week, is a per feet example. It is probably safe to say that Mir. Solomon spent as much time over the selection of this title as he did in the writing of the story, which will appear shortly in Peo- ple's, is an excellent one, for that IS the only kind that this Birming- ham author writes.
 Not all Alabama writers confne their efforts to stories and articles of the lighter type. Dr. Henry M. Edmonds, who needs no introduction to people of this section of the coun- try, is writer whose work, Ser monettes and Prayers" Dispat tch Publishing company, publishers, has proved exceedingly popular. lhiS IS CoHSiuereQ one or the best works of the kind published. Not only this, but Dr. Edmonds' lectures gre considered nothing short of classics.
 Alabama not only boasts writers or fiction. sports and religious ar ticles and stories, but is becoming known as the home of writers of technical works of the highest in- terest. Among these writers may be mentioned o. c. Thurlow. chief en- gineer of the Alabama Power com. pany. Mir. Thurlow's articles on en- gineering problems have appeared in various technical journals, and are eagerly watched for by people interested in the problems with which MT. Thurlow is so thoroughly fa- miliar. His experience in connec- tion with irrigation in Porto Rico. the designing and construction of the East Chicopee bridge across the Con- necticut river: the. East First street tunnel in Washington, D. C.: the construction of the Pittsburg filtra- ton works at Pittsburg, and the dams constructed by the Alabama Power company at Lock 12, Duncan's Rifle and elsewhere have peculiarly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03
 UNIVERSITY HAS LARGE LAW CLASS ENROLLED

Tuscaloosa, October 2,-(Specia1) ) The first year law class at the Uni versity is the largest ever enrolled at the beginning of term. There are 6S in the class. officers for the present term are as follows: Presi- dent, Frances II. Inge. Mobile; vice pesident. W. G. Hicks, Birmingham
 secretary and treasurer, Ralph F.. Parker. Anniston; representative to Forensic council, A. w Jones; mem- bers of the executive committee. l.
 M. Kelley and Claude D. Scrugs; orators J, M Burges, Huntsville, Ala; statstician. Thug Almon, Florence; {; poet, Miss Emily Norwood. Anniston; president Of the second year class will be ". Samuel Challker of Ozark
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03
PICKENS DISTRICT VOTES
 TO REJECT SCHOOL TAX

Carrollton, october 2-(Specia1) The commissioners court of this city was in session Friday receiving and counting the votes of special cleo tions held in Sand Springs, Kennie Hill, Flat Woods and Pleasant Grove school districts on the 3-mill tax for school purposes. Three of the four went for the special school tax, Pleasant Grove turning down the issue. This Is the first school district to vote against the Issue and came as surprise to many who are interested in education
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03
ALICEVlLlE ELECTRIC
 PLANT RESUMES WORK

Carrollton, october 2.-(Special.) ) The Aliceville Electric company is rapidly getting things in shape for the resumption of business in the next two weeks, the building near ing completion and the machinery necessary for the operation of the plant is arriving ready for install lation.
 The plant was destroyed by fire q few weeks ago and since that time tho citizens of this progressive little city have been without lights and handicapped in many ways as a re- suit of the misfortune of the light company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03
 EMPLOY EXTRA TEACHERS FOR PUPIL OVERFLOW

Greenville, October 2.--( Especially ) The overflow from the Greenville schools have been comfortably lo- csted in the Sunday school rooms of the First Baptist church. It was necessary to employ additional teach . CTS to care for the large and unex- pected attendance. While there are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03
FOR WRITERS AND READERS
By JOE ROSS


 An a o
  that slip he'd. common error among beginners the eandan of all side marres
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03

pans Tn my sides. II found only tenn porary relief in doctors medicine or anything else II took until my husband saw an advertisement of Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable | Compound. Imen- toned it to a
 neighbor and she ! told me she had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03
DRESSMAKER
 MADE WELL
Followed a Neighbours Advice and Took Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound

Vernon, Tex. -" For three years I suffered untold agony each month with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03
ETowAH JURY CONFINES

ETowAH JURY CONFINES
 Gadsden. October 1.-The Etowah County grand jury will convene at the court house in Gadsden next Monday and the Sheriff and his force have been busy all this week serv- ing subpoenas for witnesses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03

about 600 pupils enrolled now, oth- CTS are awaiting admission, which will be granted now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03

Tomorrow-Delin shops.