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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
ANDREW AND
 IMOGENE
By ROE FgLKERsON

Andrew" said Imogene. what is this cult. fad or fancy we read so much about called 'Eusenics? ?"
 My dear" said Andrew severely, "eugenics is science, not cult or a fad. It Is the science of produc Ing long-llved. healthy. happy, blonde children, without adenoids. chill plains. political ambitions or ingrown toe-nails by the proper selection of parents.
 With this science Cupid. venu. and all the other gods and goddesse, of love will be put on the back shel of the pantry and allowed to collec dust undisturbed. A man will selec wife from a chart giving her char acteristics, the history of her mother and father. and all her ancestors.
 If, in looking over her chart, he finds that she. her mother and her fathers father had a blue wart on the left side of the noses and he does not care to have his progeny wear blue warts. he will sidestep and ask for another chart The real object Is to reduce the world to an ash blonde standard, which will be hu- man with no tendencies to insanity to poetry, to impassioned oratory. and D as 8 New Years resolution without a punch bowl.
 The eventual object of the socie- ties organized in the inter9st of GU genics Is to have commission ap- pointed in each community whic. will pass on the advisability of eacf wedding. Should some foolish couplt be old d-fashioned enough to fall in love, they will have to take theii charts and go before the commissioa for an examination. and if they dc not suit, their suit will be frowned upon and forbidden.
 You see, to attain the beautiful average aimed at. extremely long legged men should marry women with er-er-who are so short that the family cannot converse in whis- pers without the aid of telephone. 1t being the theory that their de :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
By DOLLY DALK NPLE

and a sentiment. little story, make the best appeal"
 Where did l learn to sing?" Mir Richards repeated the question l had asked him. T guess I've always sung, like Topsy, just growed.' l began as a choir boy up in my home in Colum- bus, O., when l was about g years old. l studied during that time with Maude Brent, who taught me great deal but after all l believe that the only real singing Is singing natural ly. Of course, teachers can give you method and style and can assist you in preserving the voice by using the best methods. but real singing h just natural singing"
 "A song that we are using in the minstrels this year" Mir. Richards said, and which has been splendidly received every where, Is The Wyom- Ing Lullaby which Billy Church. our nice fat boy, and myself sing. IL really has melody and music and Is very attractive"
 And then just as we were enjoying ourselves and tslk8g about music and how songs are coupled with oer- tain people--the "Ridi Pagliacci" as. ways with Caruso--"Mother Machree" with John Mccormacy-"One Fine Day" with Geraldine Farrar--what should happen but the big "Mr. Inter locutor Man" got on the wire and we heard him saying;
 Thank you, Mir. Richards: that was very nice song, and 1t was sung in your usual inimitRble style and tuneful expression. And now let's turn our attention to Sambo. By the way. Sambo, l don't believe you ever went to school a day in your life.'
 What makes you think that, sah." says Sambo.
 Why. because ,yoa can't either spell or read or write. Why. Sambo. bet you can't spell one word cor rectly."
 "'Deed I can. sir" says sambo w, R. o. N G-wrong."
 That's right" declares MT. Inter. locutor.
 No. ssh. dat's wrong" argufie. Sambo. "R. I. T. E. Is right"
 You are mistaken. Sambo." MT. In- terlocutor interrupts. "R, I, T, F is wrong and W. R. o. N. c Is right"
 Oats all right, all right. Mr. Bose Man" says Sambo quaintly. You can arsufy rum now until Bryan gifts ter be President uv de United States; and you might be able ter tell me why Babe Ruth kin hit more home rum. dan all de Tanks and de Giants put together, but you ain't got CT chanct ter convince me dat W, R. O. N. c is right. and R, l. T, F Is wrong. No, sir-ee, Bob"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21

scendants will be a Happy mean be- tween these two extremes. They as- sign a red-headed girl to a black bearded man. put them In a sound- proof house. and say, Let joy reign and crockery be broken They give a man who Is 90 fat that he looks like a bale of hay with the middle hoop bursted a woman for wife who is afraid to drink a soda for fear she will slip through the straw. Bow legged people will have to marry a mouth wide enough to take in a whole slice of pie will have to lead to the altar mates whose mouths look like they had been eating green per- simons.
 Later, after the general average of humanity is attained. the commit tee will doubtless attempt some Bur- bank stunts. l know some women whosshould have been assigned hus- band from the deaf and dumb asylum If they would take a poetess and marry her to long-haired fiddler. the descendants might write poetry and play tho fiddle, and thus two sins might bo confined in one body and not wreck two lives.
 If they wanted to produce poif- tician they might collect mother who was thief and c six-day con- tinuous talker and marry her to q man who could carry water on both shoulders and graft to beat tho cards. Get the point?'
 T am not sure whether I do or not" said Imogene. weren't Ed Curtis and his wife once interested in this science?"
 "Yes, but they have quit" said An drew. You see they had decided from their two charts that their daughter would be great actress because the charts showed deep emo ton, initiative ability highly devel- oped and several other things. but when the baby came into the world they called 1t Bill and threw the charts out of the window"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
MORE TRUTH
 THAN POETRY
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE

HOW COULD THEY DO IT? used to think that MT. Keats Was quite little bard. In fact his published work still meets With my profound regard. And yet my taste Is full of flaks, Which fills my soul with pain. must have got him wrong. because He makes his meaning plain. Perc Shelley, so I always thought, Knew how to write limo In which each Hitting word was
 fraught
 With melody divine And yet my fancy that his song Is usually sublime And full of upiift must be wrong l get him every time. I'm even fond of Byrons stuff, His poems I've enjoyed, Although they're sometimes rather
 rough
 And smack a bit of Frued. And that of course is quite absurd For all his work I've scanned And never run across q word couldn't understand. know of course these bards are
 through.
 For not 9 magazine Believes that lays will ever do That say just what they mean. But though they don't deserve their
 ia ne,
 And lad no punen IT pep, These paved out poeta just the same Got caits Q iigsie rep.
 
 wrTELUT DOUBT Even f ti&fx Gia eignai the earth some esntrai glrl would tell him we were b sy. wEvI cor ALL THE REST OF
 THEM Isn't # RhnV& tsuao we were organ ixing sram te so after tho British cricket chNxnnicnshig?
 "A tSlgHs'ED It leaAe se is iad.ss were shorten. ing their sx1rVs Hs they would be about ths same as formerly whom fashioz aeseAnts EaaS they be length cned, (copyrigA. 'agi, " the Bell Eyndi.
 cate ilc.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
BIG CENTENNIAL
 ENDS LAST NIGHT

Columbus, Miss. October 20.--tspe- ciai.)-Columbus' big centennial ana home coming came to a-close tonight with a most spectacular pyrotech- nical exhibition. and street dance en masque. Thousands of people lined the beautifully lighted streets as hundreds of costumed dancers tripped the light fantastic.
 The celebration. which has been In progress for the last three days. has been crowded with elaborate festiv- ities, the like of which has never been seen in this section before Visitors from all parts of this country and some foreign countries were in attendance.
 This morning the old fiddlers' con test proved most interesting while this afternoon over hundred ne- groes sang old plantation hymns ana melodies. Thousands of people crowded about the stand to hear the old time songs sung as only negroei can sing them.
 Tonight the Columbus centennial passes into history and will go down as Columbus greatest achievement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
 Many Women Ne | Better Blood
They Lack Vitality and eIsr

It is a fact proved by thoufsaas ef grateful letters that Hoods St 4pArli is remarkably beneficial Co womsr uhosf most common ailments drain an ssstg the system and sometimes resulf i1 ape mia, nervousness, general break laes'l
 Women overworked by family AptAea or overtasked socially. find thei hss all unstrung. face pale, appetirs geet sleep unrefreshinG.
 Hoods Sarsaparilla gives tho h'4s4. more vitality and better color makes stronger nerves. and contributes to the enjoyment of life.
 It cmbodes a long-tried and found true formula for relief of the pale, weak nervous and dyspeptic.--Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
nIC TINn ENprCTED

Troy. october 20.-tS tSpecial) )--TAe Knights Templar Of Troy arc expect ing great time Friday. ~The redec- orating of the lodge rooms will be completed and the big event will be gloriously celebrated. The kRlgbts have sent out more than 200 invita- tions to the limitations and ceremo" nial, and from replies it is indicated that a large crowd will be present from the surrounding towns. 2 he programme will begin at o'clock in the afternoon, with limitations and ceremonial, new equipment and para phernalia being used. At 2 o'clock a banquet will be served by the ladies of tho Eastern star. An enjoyable eNeninR will be spent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
WOMEN HOLD CONVENTION

Huntsville, October 20,-(Special.) The seventh annual convention of the first district of the Alabama Federa- tion of Women's Clubs was held here today and among the features was an inspiring address by Mrs. Brevard Jonea. state president. of Montgom- cry Standing committee reports eov- cred wide range of subjects. The visiting delegates were given round of entertainments by tho members of the three federated clubs of Hunts- Ville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
TEACHERS TO HOLD INSTITUTE.

Troy. October 2o.-tSpeciai)-fhs Pike County Teachers institute will be held on November 2s at the State Normal school. At this time the class of extension work. composed of county teachers. will meet in con junction with the institute. In the afternoon Miss McWhorter of the state health board and membsr of the state department, of education. will address the teachers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
TOURIST CAMP OPENED

Huntsville. October 20.-tspeciai.) Tho free camp for automobile tour ists who wish to pitch their tents ff, this city and remain for a night os as many nights as they desire was thrown open last night and a few minutes later one car rolled In and lts occupants pitched their tsal h a space. The camp was ests sd D. the city council and numt ulVt organizations. It Is only w block form the center of town. aHeiose and has water and sanitary ets4genss ences. The camp will be ertIe1 by signs placed along the saa1s Jackson highway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
STOCK YARD HERE
 TO BE SUPERVISED

Washington, October BOA list O the stock yards which, under tn packers and stock yards act will come under the supervision of tn Secretary of Agriculture on Noven Der 1, was made public here today Fifty-four yards in almost as man cities are included in todays list and 1t was announced at least 1 others will be added as their statu. under the bill IS confirmed officials
 The yards -'posted" today includ Birmingham stock yards, Birming ham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
POLICEMAN KILLS
 GUN BLACKSMITH
 DURING DISPUTE

Guin, October 20.--(Special.)- )-Dur- Ing heated argument last nlglt Policeman J. W. Dill shot and kllle ] Houston Smith, a blacksmith, her, The shooting occurred in Berryhili s store about 8 o'clock. Smiths hon.s Is in Fayette county, near Bluff, au his body was removed to his henf early this morning. Smith leaves
 wife and large family of childreu Policeman Dill went to Hamilton the county site. and surrendered (, the sheriff, and was placed in jai Co await a preliminary trial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
CAPTURE LIQUOR CAR

Gadsden, October 20.--tSpecial.)-- Deputy Sheriff Joe Granting and Policemen Langley and Brown were tipped off last night that a carload of whisky was en route to Gadsden, and they got into their car and drove out to Tuscaloosa avenue, but they failed to stop the car. They gave chase, however. and ran the driver such a race that he Jumped out of the car and made for the woods. The officers brought the car and eight gallons of whisky to town and are now looking for the owner of the car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
oTTEEN,s CAR ORDERED

Gadsden, October ZV.--topecIdI'J- R. NJ. Jones, secretary of the cham Der of commerce. has ordered the car and its decorations for tho queen who will represent Gadsden and Eto. wah county in the emi-centennial celebration at Birmingham next week, Miss Emma Rails. who was the successful contestant for this honor, will leave Monday to be pres ent during the celebration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
m PREsENT BANNER

Gzdsden. October 20.-(Spectal)--- There will be meeting of the Elm ma Sansom camp of Confederate Veterans and the Etowah chapter of tho United Daughters of the Con- federacy at the courthouse Saturday morning. at which time the Etowah chapter will present the Emma San som camp . beautiful silk banner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
MRS. SANDERS APPOINTED

Troy. October so.--(speciai.,--Mrs. J. M. Sanders. county superintendent of education. has been appointed as . member of the educational commits sion of tho Southern Cooperative league. which meets in Chattanooga In N--e,rhe- py, Ciaxton is presi- asnt md rr. AhsrrFsrahie zeerss~rz 0s LIZ league,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
SEVERAL CABINET MEN KILLED
 By Associated Press

London, October 2O.--According 10 a dispatch to the Exchange Tele- graph from Paris. several of the cab inet members were killed In Lisbon during the disorders of Wednesday, including Antonio Grange, premier and minister of the interior; Genestal Machado, minister of instruction, and Senor Santos.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
BRACKEN CLAIM DENIED nu AaannInfaA RnAas

Washington, October 2o.--Without a dissenting vote. the House tod ty threw out the claim Of John F. Bracken of Pittsburg. that he was elected resentative-at-large rom Pennsylvania to the sixty-seven.h Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
HUyTSyILLE CITIZEN DIES

Huntsville. October 2o.-tSpecial.> Peyton c. Hiett. aged IT years. diea yesterday afternoon after q long ill., ness. He is survived by his widow, ono son and several daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21

Rose and Let the Rest of the World Go By These are what call really appealing songs.
 "Of course, my twelve years expe- rience as member of the Al G. Field Minstrel Show has taught me to touch out what they really like" Mir Rich ards said. and I find that songs with tune. something with a real melody,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21

Yum. yum. yum. but you're B winner. Wish had you for my dinner.
 Draw from one to two and 90 on to the end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21

The Truce of the Beechnuts Ihere's time for work and a time
 for playt There's time to eat and to run
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-07-28

already gone out, and had left no
word as to when he would return /
was rather glad, yet left tele-
phone number, with a request that
be called whenever he came back.
waited imputieutly for the call i'm my
room but none came. II dawncd upon
me that i'm all probability Harris was
frantically endoavoring to find the
whereabouts of Alva, as yet having no
suspicion OF his death / telephoned
Costgan's but "NIr Parker had not
returned
/ sent ont for a noon edition. eager
ly scanning its columns, bat finding
nothing Surely the deserted car,
with its grim burden, must have been
discovered before this. The police
must have suppressed the news to en-
able them TO work I'm secret; 'hoy
might have found some evidence i'm
the dead mans pockets, or iu the dark
reccsses of the car, by which they suu
hoped to capture the assassin.
remember eating in a basement
restaurant, whore l was totally un-
known. and then departing for the
rendezvous on lie Compte street. [
approached the number given with
serious mlsgivings If the police were
actually on the trail. some knowledge
Of this place might be in their posses
sion, and | could not be too cautious
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-07-28
MURDER!

Synopsis.-ln a New York jewelry
store Philip Severn, United States
consular agent, notices a small box
winch attracts him. He purchases
IT, Later he discovers in a secret
compartment a writing giving a
cleW TO revolutionary movement
IN TINS country seeking to overthrow
lhe Chilean government The writ
ing mentions a rendezvous, and
severn decides to investigate. Find
ing the place mentioned i'm the writ
ing apparently deserted, Severn
visits a saloon in the vicinity. a
woman in the place is met by "a
man, seemingly by appointment.
ana Severn, his suspicious aroused,
follows them. They go to the des-
lEnated meeting place, an aban-
doned iron foundry At the rem
devious Severn is accepted as one
or the CouspiratOrs and admitted.
lie meets stranger who addresses
hlm as Harry DAILY The incident
plays into Severn's hands and he
accepts it, His new acquaintance
is notorious thief. Gentleman
George Harris. Concealed, Severn
hears the girl address the conspira-
tors. She urges them to hasten the
work Of revolution The girl dis
covers Severn listening. She ac-
cepts his explanation Of his pres
ence and asks him to meet her next
day He tells her his name is DAILY.
She is Miss Conrad" Harris in
forms him Of a scheme he has to
secure 100000, the revolutionary
fund, and offers to Split with him.
Severn accepts. Severn learns it
was his new friend and itCaDta IN
Alva" who had lost the box which
started him on the trail. Harris
tells him the woman is Marie Cess
Ter. He arranges to meet Severn
next day at Tom Costigan's saloon.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-07-28
There is no Miss Conrad"
CTo BE CoNTINUEDJ
NOTES CONVERTED INTO PULP
Millions Of Dollars in Wornout Cur.
rency Destroyed Every Week in
Small English Village.


A lonely village in Kent, England,
is the scene Of the destruction Of ten
tons OF treasury notes every Monday.
The average face value of the notes
destroyed amounts to 100000 600.
The banks and postmasters deter
mine when the life of Il treasury note
shall end. If in the opinion of bank
er or postmaster note has become
worn out, it is sent to the Bank OF
England There a triangular cut Is
made in the right-hand bottom corner
of the note, and it is then sent, in COM
pany with millions of its fellows, to the
chief money order department # the
post office in Holloway.
Every day more than ton of de-
funct currency notes are delivered
from the Bank of England to the mon
ey order department in Holloway. The
notes are then defaced, made up into
bundles of thousand and put into
sacks. On Monday the sacks contain
ing millions of the defunct currency
notes are put into vans and dispatched
TO their destruction in Kent, where
they are converted into pulp.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-07-28
SAVE Racon Had MIcroseope.

Discovery Of ciphered manuscripts
crudely illustrated, which are claimed
TO prove that Roger Bacon, laboring
in the dark age of the Thirteenth cen
ury, used a high-powered microscope
and telescope, instruments generally
attributed to Seyenteenth-century in
ventors, was made known by Dr. Will
Tid NJ. Voynich noted photographer.
The drawings reveal he said, that
Bacon observed celestial and anatomi-
cal objects never before known to have
been viewed by human eyes and first
known to science 400 years later
A key to the code used by Bacon
to conceal his great work has been
found by Dr. William Romaine New
bold Of the University of Pennsyl-
vania. and he now is decipheriug the
manuscript, Doctor Voynich said.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-07-28

I dare not remain there In the
presence of this grisly spectacle To
be found would fasten the hideous
crime upon me- while such a story as
! must tell would never be believed l
did not know even who she really vas,
or where she might be. 1 cared moth
ing for Alva's death; horrible as it
was, was conscious Of no regret, but
l must not be mixed up in the affair
The only thing for me to do was to
disappear and leave the police TO
make their own discovery. And the
knife? the weapon which had done
the deed? What should / do with
that?
I did not hesitate long. I would
protect her from discovery If l could 4;
at least until l was myself convinced
Of her guilt. There was no longer
the slightest doubt in my mind but
what this was her act Everything
pointed straight toward her. Yet
there might be a reason, a worthy
cause, and, in any case, she had done
a service to the country. The world
was UeJlCT OIL with lnlS COuSplIdl OF
dead nor would | deuounce the one
who had taken his life ! hid the
knife in a pocket of my coat, and
hastened down the side street toward
the nearest car line, my only desire
being to escape that neighborhood as
swiftly as possible.
BY a quarter Of three l was safely
in my room at the hotel for TIE first
time feeling a sense of real security
Yet it was not to sleep. did not
even undress, except to remove my
wet Outergarments before fnging my
self on the bed. My brain wouldn't
rest, and / lay there staring up at the
ceiling while my mind reviewed over
and over again every incident Of the
night, and planned for the morning
How would the murder of Alva affect
the plot | had started to overcome
| Would it continue under some other
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-07-28
Good Word for the Mouse.

The Old question "why is a mouse ?"
seems to have been answered at last
He's a seed planter, according to
the forestry service, and with the chip
munk, plays a big part in restoring
forests in the West.
The appetite of rodents for pine and
fir tree seed has often been comment
ed upon, forcefully and unfavorably,
by those attempting to replant burned
or logged areas, bat J. V. Hofmann of
the Stabler, Washington, experiment
station, has found that young trees re-
turning to such lands frequently come
from "seed buried by small rodents
beneath the duff Of the forest floor"
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-07-28
DRESSMAKER
MADE WELL
Followed a Neighbor's Advice
and Took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Vernon, Tex" For three years I
suffered untold agony each month with
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-07-28

as curiosity led me to cross the muddy
parkway to assure myself as to what
this strange desertion meant.
There was no one in the car. |
could look straight through the
dimmed windows. against the glare of
a street lamp block away. One of
the rear doors stood half open, and,
tempted by it. l bent over and felt
within. My nand touched some OBJ
ject on the floor, and ! instantly
Strengthened up with the thing
gripped in my fingers. 1t was a long,
thin-bladed dagger-an' ornament
rather than a weapon-with an odd,
fanciful hilt. There were stains upon
the polished steel and the moment /
saw it, l knew where it had attracted
my attention before-as a pin in Ma
rie Gessler's hat.