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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-08

Peneul E. Ballard. in the Cieveianu
 Plain Dealer.
 ~ EXEMPTIONS of children have q q been told the story or 6iue- NJ beard. That Bluebeard's origin x. Erench. many records attest; that X. onerated from the northern coast <, rurope is common opinion. But the names of the Island of St. Thomas have quite another theory Furthermore thev have tangible evidence to support their claim. Be that as it may.
 leaving sweltering New York late in runa of last year, our vessel added seven days to her scheduled time by giving a four-day demonstration of tre none friciency''s of her engine equip ment. d la Hog Island, and limped three days late on top of that into the tiny harbor of the little isle of our story-that tiny specimen of the Vir- gin Islands which our government felt obliged to take over from Denmark at the time of our entrance into tho great war.
 Some 800 feet above the harbor on the highest point of the Island of St. Thomas stands the immense circular stone tower which, according to native legend, at one time made the pirate Bluebeard supreme ruler and feared marauder over these seas for hum dreds of miles. For pirates Bluebeard
 
 and his brother Blackboard were prey ing on anything and everything that came in their path, The vessel skipper of those days who, passing through these waters was suddenly confronted with the sight of one of these long raaxish pirate "destroyers" and saw the black flag approach the masthead, must have had an additional chill at heart on discovering that these particular '"island devils were their pursuers. They were absolutely merciless, loot ing the vessel of its treasures and sts women forcing the men to face the sea on the end of an oaken plank and then setting fire to the vessel and link ing 1t without trace. Practically all of the wives. but for which Blps- beard would be but little better known than hundreds Of other pirates. came from these marauding expeditions In- deed the words q I.onsfeliow's ssk eie- ton in Armour:" $.
 s'wiid4was the life VT led
 Many Che souls that sped,
 Many~ the hsarts that bled--
 BY our stern orders
 n16st hays eptly dsscrihed what befell ths ,unluckS captain ana kis crew whom m,sfsrfSns placed in tkose rob
 The castle itseif h n Immense stone structure tower built brick fashion with great slaes of tho peculiar stone which is the main structure of thesc 'inlands. No windows look down from nc tower. but many ''portholess for |ths nuskets of its defendsrs pierce the avel1s on all sides. An additional ,7<z 5| 5, 1ss Itt s l1t fl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-08
REVISED VERSION

lt6 l0IO NG<IN0AO&'
 Peter, Peter. pumpkin eater.
 Had a wife and couldn't keep her;
 Said she spent his hard-earned pelf, Leacing nothing for himself. Soon his wife a cross bill filed, Lest the court should be beguiled. Short and sharp and quite severe Did this document appear.
 In so many words it stated Since poor Pete and she were mated Never had she known true joy, Only trouble and annoy. Pete the artfulest of dodgers, Wouldn't work She took in lodgers, Struggled hard to make ends meet While he loafed about the street. From the court came a decree Giving Mrs. Pete custody Of the children. Thus are ended Marriages that might be mended. SEEING THE LIGHT "Dr. Fourthly tells me his congrega- | tion has just had a great spiritual )awakening." "'Great' is right" "Yes?" "They raised his salary $500 year" 1 SUFFERING ON HIS OWN ACCOUNT
 You thought the judge was sympa- thetic when you told your storyT "Yes. In fact, I thought he was on
 the verge of tears" What disiliusioned your ."He took small box out of his pock- ct and swallowed a cold tablet" IN A GLASS BY HIMSELF Who pays his taxes cheerfully. Describe him if you can.
 To tell the truth, he seems to me To be a superman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-08
But we worldly men Have miserable. mnd, mistaking eyes.
 Titus Andronicus.
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A MoRNING pRAYER

A MORNING PRAYER ask this one thing, Lord. whether heaven be mine or nOt--that go ai last to my long home leaving this world better than I found 1t. Amen. M. $. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-08
Great Speaker

T do hope every man and woman who can possibly do so will hear Dr.. Charles E. Barker when he comes to Birmingham Wednesday," said Thorn ton Estes. s
 T had the pleasure of hearing him in Salt Lake City in 1919 and want to say that I never heard anything 1 enjoyed more. I would not miss him. He is one of the most direct. forceful speakers I ever heard and one of the most whole some, vital personalities ever met. Driving home his compelling utterances with hammer-like directness, forcing into the mind his generalizations by means of thrilling illustrations, he sim- ply gets the audience and holds it straight through his talk.
 'It is impossible to listen to him without believing in him, for you know he is speaking strictly from modern, scinetific point of view. He will ad- dress the Rotary club at 1 o'clock and a joint meeting of the women's clubs at S;30 o'clock at the Southern club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-08
Made Short Work

Judge W. I. Grubb is to be commend ed' on the great work he has just com pleted in Atlanta" said B. Y. Yost of that city yesterday. "He came into At lanta to docket that looked pretty bad. but went after it like he usually does afd in three weeks time he cer- tainly did wonders
 Tt is probable that he will do the same thing when he starts in on Jack sonVille this week"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-08
Signs of Spring

Monday morning on my run as mo- line I was constantly reminded of the nearness of spring" says w. G. Hat ley, by the balmy weather, the bud ding of the trees the dresses of the school children. and other passengers.
 "A little boy got on with hand full of peach switches in full bloom, which he was taking to his teacher; but the thing which gave me the surest tip on spring was a man from over the mountain who came aboard with an armful of sassafras roots, which he was taking In town to sell.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-08
IN HOTEL L.OBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Redi.trictinr me Country

'The high freight rates have had one effect that cannot be denied" said
 Charles Jones, assistant manager of the Traffic Bureau. they are remap- ping distributing areas. They have shut certain western field products out of the Birmingham market. The Alabama velvet bean meal is not get ting very far from home. A furni- ture dealer who used to buy certain
 supplies from Evansville is securing them from Chattanooga
 50 with passenger travel. I know
 young man, formerly of Tennessee, who used to visit home about every ! three weeks, spending the week -end there. Now he makes that trip every three months. In my opinion the inter state commerce commission and the
 war labor board have problem of the first magnitude on hand" Save the Trees
 Now is the time to save the naples
 and other shade trees that are trou- bied with scale." said H. L. Brown, county farm agent and secretary of the agricultural department of the Cham Der of Commerce. "The spray should be applied now so that it will reacn the bark and the buds. When tho leaves are out it will be too late. The remedy is lime and sulphur wash. Anyone desiring particulars
 can get them by applying at the Cham Der of Commerce. Let them leave. twigs of the affected trees so we can see If they are diseased. They have begun spraying out at East Lake. where the scale has gotten very. busy. The matter should be attended to now. lit will soon be too late"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-08

A magazine writer csiis New York 2 ''disease.r Worss stiil there is no cure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-08

to cooperate.
 The secretary of the boys depart
 ment of the Young Mems Christian as- matter of stressing Boys Week through the various church mee tings His suggestions were received with er- thusiasm and he went away with the assurance that the Pastors' union would get in behind the worthy move Ment with enthusiasm. The programme for the weeks celebration will be given out later with moro detail. by those In charge of tho arrangements l The address of the morning was no! set one as scheduled. hut In the mas lterly hands of Dr. John A. MacSpor ran. pastor of the Flrst Presbyter rian church. turned out to be delight fully informal talk About Preachers fluenced Me" He sefected { half Ldoxen men In his denomination and I@round each one he cast the m4ntle of | his love-. Tho only trouble with his | talk wAs that whom 1t was over every mipistef present was sih reminiscent mood and anxious to turn tho hour infu an sxpsFisneS msetiug.
 have given but the barest outline of m average seseion of the Birminr. ham PAsters' union, The fellovship must De felt to be enjoyed. and fhe telke heard to be Appreciated. But back of brctheriy love and deeper than any impression made by speseh is ths con.cious presence of tho Holy Spirit guiding and dtrectinr. Ssv what you please. there iS m atmos- phere in such gatheriHgs which lifts sne ahove the work day world into the heavenlies. V.
The courier-index., 1921-04-22
Currents in the Maine Gulf.

Some interesting explorations have recently been made in the so-called Gulf of Maine. Three hundred and thirty drift bottles were set out in the bay and 16 of these were picked up os the bay shores of the Gulf of Maine. Each bottle contained 6 Canadian post card to be sent 10 the biological sta- ten with the offer of reward to the finder who wrote the tiDe and place of finding and posted the card. The larger bottles had a galvanized iron drag which was attached so that the bottle was hung at depth of three fathoms. This was done to minimize the effect of the wind. Seven out of the II bottles which went to Cape Cod were found between seventy and eighty days after being sent out The dis tance from the Bay of Fundy is about 300 nautical miles; therefore, the rate of drift was about four nautical miles per day. There was map of the course of the drift bottles published in recent issue of Science.-Scien- tifc American.
The courier-index., 1921-04-22
THOMAS MEIGHAN IN POST
 NUPTLAL ROMANCE.
Star Has Delightful Role Tn His New Paramount Picture, The
 Easy Road"

Some of --e sweetest romaneeS ever told are those which develop after marriage. when the husband and wife, estranged or separated perhaps, are finally brought togeth- CT again with that understanding that insures future happiness. Such Is the romance in "The Eeasy Road" the new Paramount Picture, starring Thomas Meighan, which will be shown ar the Regent Theatre next Friday, April 22.
 The husband, who in spite of hardships has achieved fame as a novelist, settles down on easy street with his rich wife to enjoy life. But with pleasure as his false idol, his life and his character deteriorate. His wife, in the hope of renewing his ideals, goes abroad. The nov elist goes from bad to worse. He is about to commit suicide when some thing happens that inspires him anew and he again becomes the man of old. The wife returns. half thinking to get a divorce and marry another. The ensuing episodes show how both find happiness.
 Gladys George has the leading feminine role opposite MT. Meighan, and Grace Goodall, Arthur Carew, Maxine Elliott Hicks and Laura Anson are in the cast.
The courier-index., 1921-04-22
HOW TO COLLECT TAX
Customer Should Tell Retailer How
 It Will Be Used.

Little Rock. April 19.-Attorney- General Utley, in an opinion given to Herbert Wilson, state highway commissioner, points the way to collect the gasoline tax of one cent per gallon fixed by the last legis- lature. The attorneys general says
 ''l beg to suggest that if the GUS toner is not able to state for what purpose he expects to use the prod uct it is the opinion of this office that the retailer would be justified in declining to sell to such con- sumer
 ''This method of handling the sit nation will relieve your inquirers' anxiety without the possibility of it's doing an injustice to some GUS toner, as between himself and his neighbor, or of depriving the state of one cent a gallon on the sales.
 ''The question asked as to the revision in the law, which requires the retailer to register with the county clerk on the tenth of each month a detailed report of the amount of gasoline and kerosene sold which the tax has been collect ed, and remittance made to the county treasurer for the amount thus collected The consumer is puzzled to know to which county clerk and what county treasurer these returns are to be made It would be strange, indeed, if a
The courier-index., 1921-04-22
DEAN KNAPP IS FRIEND OF
 CABINET MEMBER.

The Secretary of Agriculture ant Dean Bradford Knapp of the Col lege of Agriculture, University o1 Arkansas, are such good friends that they call each other by their first names.
 Secretary Wallace's father anc my father" said Dean Knapp were farmers on neighboring farms in Iowa when the secretary and were just boys. And not so very far away lived Uncle Tama' Wilson who was Secretary of Agriculture for fifteen years, from 1897 to 1913. These three men had been intimate friends since the '60s.
 For more than half the time the United States have had a Sec retary of Agriculture, the position has been held by an Iowa man and l have known every one of them intimately" Even as he spoke Dean Knapp had in his pocket a letter from Secretary Wallace, just received. Dear Bradford" it be- gan, and went on to wish good luck on the Arkansas farmers.
The courier-index., 1921-04-22
Sin0ino rcoe.

Frozen frogs are poultry. Ergo, live frogs must be birds.
 Such is the reasoning of the United States customs service.
 Lem Louie Wing, cook on the Persia Maru, brought pair of singing frogs all the way from China as pets for his little niece up in Chinatown.
 Being honest, Lem Louie visited the customs house and declared his in tentiOn of bringing into the United States two frogs.
 Now, according to customs rules, everything entering the port must come under it's proper classification.
 The tones of the office were searched and no classification of frogs was found.
 It looked like Lem LOuie's little niece would have to get along without her pets.
 Then Deputy Surveyor Cook had Q bright idea. Reference to the apprais- al lists under the heading of "poul- try" showed that frozen frogs may en- ter ss poultry" F Such being the case, Collector Irby was called upon to rule whether live frogs might not enter as birds"
 '"The reasoning is clear" he ruled. ''If the general appraisal board can classify them as poultry when dead, frogs must have legitimate claim to being birds when they are alive"
 That's light" chimed in Lem Louie. ''Thelse fiogs sling ale timee. San Francisco Chronicle.
The courier-index., 1921-04-22

The only thing in Rusa| hasn't caught the uprising d the ruble.-Washington Post
The courier-index., 1921-04-22
Family Doctors Friendly AdUice
 To Mothers
Keep Baby We'll in the Spring
 Take No Chances.'

Every mother dreads the long, hot summertime. Baby doesn't do very we'll It is a critical period with many, especially if teething. But keep baby well in the spring and she's got lot better chance when summer comes. An ounce of prevention is worth pound of cure.
 Best not to wait until medicine is needed. Go to the drug store now and get bottle of Nash's Baby Bowel Elixir; then first time baby has indigestion, sick stomach or diarrhoea, first time his appe- tite fails give him a dose of this tin1e-tried remedy.
 Nash's Baby Bowel Elixir is com pounded from pure and wholesome ingredients, it is harmless and pleas ant to take, works wonders in every case from babies a week old to adults. Though essentially baby medicine it is effective for adults if taken in larger doses. The gen uine in blue cartons is sold by P. R. Turner Drug Company.
The courier-index., 1921-04-22
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION

The president of the Cemetery thanks to the public in general for making the dinner at the City Hall a financial success.
 To those making donations does she especially wish to extend thanks. The barbecue was happy solving of the meat problem. 1t was well cooked, well seasoned and there was plenty of it. The ladies usually depend on baked chicken for the meat course, but chickens will grow wings, drums sticks and backs; they won't grow up all breast. Then. too, chickens in their ripe old age insist on being offered up at cem- etery dinners-a fit end, perhaps, to a long and useful career, but tough on the consumer who must "keep on a living yet awhile"
 To Mr Mann and his helpers, who prepared the barbecue; to MT. Har- ris, who carved it; to the ladies who furnished the tables with silver and linen; to the patrons, everyone, the Cemetery Association is grateful.
 Mrs. A. A. McClendon, president of the Cemetery Association, re- quests all persons working about their lots, pruning shrubbery and roses and resetting plants, to please pile the litter in one spot and call the caretaker's attention to it be- fore leaving the grounds. He will remove it at once. Otherwise he may have work in another na,f of the yard and may not see the trash for several days. It looks untidy and visitors comment upon it. The
The courier-index., 1921-04-22
TAKES CASE TO HARDING
Former Candidate for Governor
 Seeks Federal Job.

Little Rock, April 19.-Harry H. Myers, several times the Republican gubernatorial nominee, will leave for Washington tommorrow to in- terview President Harding relative to securing a federal position. Mir. Myers was completely ignored by the Republican state central com mittee at its meeting held recently to make recommendations for fed eral positions in Arkansas, and he now proposes to take his case to Washington. He fell out with the Republican leaders here over the distribution of patronage several years ago.
The courier-index., 1921-04-22

concern like an oil company should come to the conclusion that 1t should report to the county clerk and treasurer of Pulaski county when the sales were made in Perry county, and we do not know how such Q question should be puzzling to the mind of your inquirer, for in the same paragraph the state ment is made:
 By proviso 1t looks plain We take it that the report should be made to the clerk and the treasurer of the county where the product changes hands from the seller to the consumer. The above remarks apply to the retailer"
The courier-index., 1921-04-22
WARNING ORDER In the Lee Chancery Court.

Hudson & Dugger Company, Plain tiff,
 vs. Peter Hynan and Francis Rose, De. fendants.
 The defendants, Peter Hynan and Francis Rose are warned to appear in this Court within thirty days, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Hudson & Dugger Com pany.
 T. F. CLAYWELL,
 Clerk. BEN B. BONNER, D. c. ] hereby appoint W. [. Ward, a regular practicing attorney of the Mariana bar, Attorney Ad Litem in above cause.
 T. F. CLAYWELL, Clerk. BEN B. BONNER, D. c. Atty, E. L. Westbrook, Jonesboro, Ark. (526)
The courier-index., 1921-04-22
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Shipment of 13 sacks of medicat- ed stock salt from Farmers Medicat- ed Stock Salt Company, Mifflin- burg, Pa,, arrived April l, 1921, consigned to Last Chance Supply Company and still remains on hand, unclaimed. This shipment will be sold at public auction on May [, 1921, at 10 a. m., to the highest bidder.
 P. S. MORGAN, Agt.. s23p Mo.-Pac. Ky. Go. Marianna. Ark, April 20, 1921.
The courier-index., 1921-04-22
NAMES GAME WARDENs

Little Rock, April 16.-The Ar kansas state game and fish warden today announced the appointment of three additional game wardens. The appointees are: John F. McQuis- ton of Grady, former member of the Arkansas Penitentiary Comnlis- sion; J. 4. Cowell of JaspeE form CT chief janitor of the Arkansas senate, and John Hinson of Para gould.
The courier-index., 1921-04-22

president also bcgs that the under taker use a tarpaulin when he digs a grave. It takes the man hours to remove the soil he scatters about and the grass is weeks growing again and covering the ugly spot.
The courier-index., 1921-04-22

The women of Lexington, Ky, may smoke cigarettes on the streets -or cigar, if they prefer-since Ia judge of that city has decided they are entitled to all of the rights and privileges Of men in that re- spect.
The courier-index., 1921-04-22

The Nashville Banner fears the ex-Kaiser's book-writing will put him behind with his wood-sawing. The readers he puts to sleep will make up for that loss.-Arkansa Gazette.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-05
T0DAY'S SPORTS

Racing. Meeting Of Cuba-Ameri-
can Jockey Club, at Havana.
Football: Meeting Of the football
rules committee, at New York.
Baseball. Boston American star,
for training camp at Hot Springs
Ark.
Track: Annual relay carnival al
University Of Illinois:
York a. C.. At New York.
Yale-Princeton dual track. and. field
meet. at Princeton.
Annual convention OF Intercollegi-
ate Association of, Amateur Athletes
'of America. at New York.
Polo: Play for California chal.
lenge trophy begins at Coronado.
Automobtle: Opening of Southern
Automobile Show ut Atlanta.
Swimming: Eastern intercollegiate
Championships. ct New Brunswick.
skating: Chicago-New York inter.
city, high school championshibs. il,
Coli: California open champion.
ship tournament begins at San Fran
B~asKstball: Close Of Southern in.
tercollegiate championships. At At
Close 81 COLORADO high school
cYclink: Spring races at Madison
Square Garden. New York.
Bozfng: Jpe Leonard VI. Al. ShIi-
bert, IL rounds. It Fail, River, Mass.
Huck-Crouse W.. Fey Keiser, sfg
rounds. It Pittsburgh.
Ralph Brady ". Ray PryaIl. Id
rounds 1T Homsstead. PA.