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Granting us the use of the beauti- ful grounds" MT. Wilson said, MT. Woodward and MT Crockard have in every way added their bit to the i'm : provement and the building up of the club, knowing what it means to the entire surrounding territory of Woodward.
 The land upon which the Wood- ward Golf club stands MT. Wilson said, lis historic, adjoining as 1t does the estates of some of the oldest pioneer families in Jefferon county; the w. S. Browns, the smiths, and what is known Ss the Cunnin gham Wilson estate And by the way, one of the gracious courtesies extended to the Woodward Golf club was Dr. Wilson's kindness in giving us the right Of way 'to our entrance to the club through his grounds.
 our club house of the bungalow type" said MT. Wilson, "is ample and spacious, showing on the first floor through an inviting entrance, the ladies room on one side and the heating apparatus on the other, while
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terfng, glimmering illumination from
 the woodward furnaces. makes a
 panorama which for kaleidoscope ef-
 feet, brilliant and gorgeous, cannot
 be exeelled anywhere,
 l A nine-hole golf course, which was the beginning of the Woodward Golf club, back wonder before the Var
 in the year 1s14-presents a most beautiful aspect; the course. reason ably sporty" has natural hazards brooks and streams, interspersed here and there, throughout the un- dulating.s plateau land making the game rather difficult.
 However, one of the rules of the game at the Woodward Golf club is that golf player making a stroke over these hazards, is never penal ized for a good Stroke, but always for poor stroke.
 From the development of the golf course came the organizing of the present Woodward Golf club---,vith plans for a clubhouse and other im- provements which was to be used by the employees of the Woodward Iron company for recreation.
 In March, 1920, the officers of the Woodward company granted the members of the organization the privilege of reorganizing the club and presenting it for use to the entire community of Woodward to any who desired membership. as . community playground"
 After that the interest so steadily grew and the membership increased so rapidly that the organization was enabled to raise funds to carry out their plans in regard to the club house and other improvements.
 >From a membership of IS to of 250 the club grew, and today approximately 27o mem bcrs are enrollert on the register of the Woodward Golf club.
 It was my pleasure few days ago 1 to chat with the affable and popu- lar president of the Woodward Golf | club. MT. D. E. Wilson, who is also | the efficient treasurer of the Wood ward Iron company, and to MT. F. E. | Curtis, the secretary treasurer of the Woodward Golf club. as well as the | valued auditor of the Woodward 
 These two gentlemen are enthu- 'iastic over the beautiful club and he great pleasure it has given to the members registered from Woodward, sessemer, Ensley, Birmingham and ,ther adjacent points.
 Proud of the splendid interest that ias been taken in the club by the as well as by the men. MT. Wilson said;
 We could never have achieved the | inc success we have except for the plendid cooperation of MT. A. H. Woodward and MT. Frank H. Crock rd of the Woodwsra company. Their interest and their splendid encour- Igement made it possible. and to lem we owe tho suocss5 of the club.
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o BOOKS BY NATALIE Sl
 NER LINCOLN. #

1.-TWO BOOKS BY NATALIE SUM
 NER LINCOLN.
 "The Unseen Ear and "The Rec
 Seal By Natalie Sumner Lincoln
 D. Appleton and Company. Publish. CTS, New York Citysf
 Two of the most ihseresting books of the past few months have come from the versatile pen of Natalie sumner Lincoln. the first published being ''The Red Seal" and the sec ond The Unseen Ear"
 In The Red Seal'' the author tells the story of an envelope with a red seal which contained documents of mystery in Washington high society. When prisoner. on trial for burg lary, falls dead in the court room, no one suspects hlm to be Jimmy Turn bull, cashier of leading bank. isut an examination reveals the fact that Jimmy has become involved in 4 mess either of his own or xnothers making. His death is promo nolnced due to angina pectoris, but Helen Mcintyre, to whom ne was secretly engaged, insists upon an autopsy. The outcome Of the inquest is startl- ing. At the same time 1t is dis covered that valuable bonds belong ing to Colonel Mcintyre Heien's father, are missing. Harry Kent, a young lawyer in love with Barbara Mcintyre, Helen's twin sister. under takes to clear Turnbull's name. When the situation has developed to a ter rife climax. and it is impossjhe to surmise which of several suspected persons is the culprit. Harry Kent evolves novel and most exciting course whereby he absolutely places the guilt on the real criminal whose devilish ingenuit has so long baf- fled everyone working on the 'nys- tery of the envelope with the read seal
 In "The Unseen Eary" Natalie Sumner Lincoln strikes tha note of ksl
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an awakening, and she sees wba her sisters have become and wbst
 Hes before her. there comes too a deep revolt = | The awakening Is brought aborr
 py phrase repeated in a sermon at
 Christmas by the rather dry aad
 worn rector. He Is speaking of the
 ,pth pirth or Christ, and he quotes the sight of God"
 And Mary bore son in due course fulfilling the destiny of woman ,ni
 giving to the world the hone of t,'e ages. 'i '''''
 IL was at that moment that Mary lhrogmorton passed from the drea,, and the ineffectualness that had so Tar meant life to her, to thought and finally to action. The action was no; expected, nor was 1t deliberate. But lne thought mad made her ready and when the fullness of life was offered to her she set her lips to the cup and drank
 The story moves on from here in thrilling cadences-which would spoil the readers appetite if record ed here but at any rate tho conclusi- on arrived at by Mir Thurston ie that women should really be the man agers of life. as they are its creators. ihey nave a wisdom men know not IT they have not been warped and spoiled by men. To him it seems that women are now reaching the time when they will hold the wore in their hands and make better place of 1t.
 This is view that was evident in Alexander Blacks latest novel. The Seventh Angel" different as the two books are. IL is in woman that our salvation lies if we are not to so or endlessly repeating the tragic mis- takes of history It is deeply inter- .stina&to get this doctrine from two men, lAp men who t.e', carefully and co~.. stently of lifes and who write from their convictions. two ar- tists. I;o;h these books are beauti- tul books.
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At no season of the year does the
 glorious out-of-doors appeal more tc
 people than during the long, swell
 tering days of midsummer, when
 parched and dried from the glitter
 ing rays of torrid sun, the cliff
 dweller" makes his way to the
 "open," where nature in. all her prodigal loveliness spreads her man.
 tie of green and gold and crimson over the entire earth.
 try club" was scarcely known q have ofteA wondered just what peo- pie did for recreation) when there was no golf or tennis. or swimming pools. or well, yes. started to say 'croquet." but that game..~Aike the poor, has been with us always and even when horse hair furniture and hoop skirts and bustles. "nun's-veil- ing" and applique" trimmings went out" back wonder in the early eighties, or was it the nineties, 'croquet" still remained an everlast- ing joy along with "tiddle-dy winks'
 But pardon the digression; speaking of country clubs" always reminds me of the country man who came to town and made lots of money and when a beautiful plan was made for the organization of country club" the first he'd ever heard of. he was Invited to be a member.
 Country club" he muttered. Member of . country club? Why. man alive" he exclaimed Whats the use of Joining a country club? I'm a charter member of that club; I came from the country"
 At any rate. country club" life, golf club" life-the spacious span of rolling. undulating hills and gor- geous. stately trees-the beautiful green sward and the delicious air of the fields and meadows-has made it's appeal long ago ito the tired business man" and the blase society SVAudnb anu NOdac Aio SAtS Ot any oize is an up-to- date city unless 1t numbers to its credit several beauti- full suburban clubs.
 One of the recent recruits to the | Country club life of this district is tho lovely Woodward Golf club. which, during the past season mad it's brilliant and successful "opening," ins iting the public to enjoy the splen- did achievement which had been wrought with the combination of l naturally beautiful environments and plaster and stone and wood
 eituated delightfully overlooking the pretty village of Woodward, within 10 minutes automobile ride of Bessemer. 20 minutes of Ensley. and 45 minutes of Birmingham, a winding road through stately oak trees and beautiful surroundings carries the motorist to the knoll upon which the Woodward Golf |, stands.
 Tho vaew at night. with the gilt ff"r N-tt, i*ttt
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other thing, this week ten-f foot wide Yerandah will be started to encircle Inc ballroom, giving beautiful View' overlooking the Woodward frrnaces."
 The elevation of the> club looking south shows all of Red mountain rom Bessemer. to Powderly; looking west the highest points in Besse- mer are seen; looking north the Je;- terson County bank building in Bir- mingham can be plainly seen and the vlew from any direction is really-- beautiful"
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dances-using the billiard room for our dinners. At all times our mem bers now have the privilege of the club for dances, tea parties and card parties. Our kitchen equipment will he adequate to serve our dinner dances when we inaugurate then. The ladies now use the club great deal for teas and card parties and our semi monthly dances held on Tuesday evenings are well attended and very much enjoyed"
 Our board of governors embraces the names of men prominent in all of Greater Birmingham's territory" Mr. Wilson said. From Woodward. MT A. J. Boynton and MT. J. H. Leonard; from Bessemer, Dr. E.. R smith and Mir. John A. Snder; from EnsIey MT. W. ". Ellis, and MT. Karl Landgrebe. and from Bir- mingham Mi, A. T. simons. with this splendid personnel, our board cf governors co-operates cordially with the president. the vice president. MT. R b. Chadwick of Ensley and MT. Curtis, secretary treas asurer."
 We have recently been very for
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| the system. They are sufficient, simple Tor any one to follow, since
 they need no apparatus and arc
 easily practiced at home.
 THE GREEN BOUGHT,
 By E. Temple Thlrston. D.Apple-
 ton < G., Publishers. New Yosk
 City.
 l E. Temple Thirston. in his mimi table manner. takes us in The Green l bodgh' into the .waste-human
 waste--waste of womanhood was waste of manhood--the home of four sisters living in small English yil- lage.
 The story Is an interesting one Tor girls they are of breeding and gentle culture. orphans. no longer young, the youngest. and the heroine of the book, having reached her twenty-ninth year when the story opens. He shows us. with that me- ticulous art with which his readers are familiar. the empty. useless lives led by the four women They have money enough to be comfort- able on, they own fine old Vic torian house in or near the village schooling. and do all the proper things. And neither the schooling nor the proper things hold the least relation to actual, warm life, to the great opportunities and duties of womanhood or the wide adventure of the world.
 Mary our heroine, pursues her path without appearing to consider where it leads, without longing for
 to change, without despair at it's not changing. She is 8 big, well made woman. Beautiful she was. but 1t was a beauty not easy to see, a beauty of line and dignity. of clear, broad brow andsg generous lip, a calm. composed beauty. A woman of stone rather than one of color and soft ness. A woman men feared, per haps, though once flame came to her she burned with . white light.
 Here, then, we see four women, sane, strong, cultured. ready enough l for the demands of life, eager for | them once. four women going to waste. And MT. Thurston says clearly that such waste is a wicked ness. denial of all we come into the f world for, a voluntary or involuntary | denial of the very essense of being, [
 So # is that when to Mary comes
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example the question of initiative in a sale is made readily understands able by an actual sale, told of. with diaioguei -backgroun etc. All the present day facts of retail sell ing are shown. and the reputation cf the author as a ell-known con trinutor to the trade magazines and as possessor of first-hand. knowI- cage of the subject gives weight 70 everything that she says. To sales ypeopie' retail stores, manufacturers, retailers, and classes in selling, this BOOK Will appeal as a means of giv- Ing saespeople an understanding of their work and an interest in it.
 THE TRAP"
 by Ma Nimilian Foster D. Appleton
 ana Company, Publishers. New
 York City.
 lh fne Trap Maximillan Foster mas written ans engaging mystery story With suspense in every page. ftenry Lester, young millionaire iails Tn love with Sally Raeburn Wnile ne Is travelling in California hut that Is when he believes Sany 70 pc ignorant of hls great wealth ana thlnks that she loves him for hinseif. Then he discovers that snc
 
 tity, and that her adopted aunt, Mrs. otcese, has taken her away from her job and maintained her in luxury with the understana- Ing that she would marry very wealthy man and divide the spoIls.~ The discovery so sickens Lester that ne determines to have his revenge on the TWO women. To this end he in- vtes them to a house party at his country place, "Ferncliff." on thel Hudson. where he plans an ingenious trap which he thinks will expose their perfidy. But. as with all traps, sometimes he is caught who sets one. An unusually entertaining story, filled with novel and exciting situa- tions.
 THE PURSUIT OF THE APACHE
 CHIEF By Everett T. Tomiinson. D. Apple ton and Company. Publishers. New York City thrilling tale of dangers braveiy 1 net, of hard fighting and close pur- smlt, Of courage and native wit 
 Jack mcBrier, a young engineer. $ oined by his brother. Albert. To-
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naffiing mystery as has ever been devised.
 A certain household is at the bot tom of crime forming in Wash 1ngton, varied collection of human ny. Robert Hale is a wealthy man, or the inventors turn of mind, and his wife, Agatha. Is a good -haarte ed, but foolish woman. Roberts bro lner, Jim, lives with them domineering man. and between the brothers there IS pad blood. Then there is Judith, Robert and Agatha's daughter. who returns from a trip to Japan with a nusoand' ap army man, whom the Fsmiiy have not previously seen. Polly Davis. an intimate friend oe Judith's. is Robert Hales secretary. Into this group of people comes sud- aen, unforeseen tragedy. In the lux urious library of the house. late at hlght an Unknown man trying 10 rlie the safe, is stabbed to death. while Judith, who is deaf. is sitting reading in the same room. una ware or what Is happening From this point the mystery takes on aver- changing forms, suspicion points to each in turn and event swiftly fol- lows event. The final revelation If what seems an iinpenetrable mystery comes with crash of surprise that gives the reader real thrill.
 
 THE HUMAN SIDE OF RETAIL]
 SELLING"
 By Ruth Leigh. D. Appleton and Company, Publishers, New York City
 This book deals with the problems of the retal salesperson. The actual selling of merchandise, the proper ways of treating the customer and of presenting the goods are given This is accomplished by means of in- cidents recounted in dramatic fasn- on, Illustrating the principles and sving an atmosphers of reality, Fer
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has enjoyed a most prosperous and satisfactory growth. placing within the grasp of the people of this dis trict one of the prettiest and most delightful clubs which has ever been organized"
 With the beautiful out-of doors calling, with it's insistent call, when under the blue canopy of heaven the birds sing and the flowers grow in riotous color and luxuriance, one re- verts to the lines of the poet, who sings: It seems to be I'd like to 20 Where the bells don't ring nor
 whistles blow And clocks don't strike and goncs
 don't sound; Ana Id have stiffness all around; Not real stiffness, but just the trees Low whispering. or the hum of bees. or brooks faint babbling over
 stones
 Tn strangely, softly tangled tones Sometimes it seems to me I must Just quit the city's din and dust And get out where the sky is blue And say, now, how does 1t seems to
 you?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24

The moth known as Alabama argil- lacea, serious pest of the cotton plant. Is one of the most prolMic Of insects. In the gulf states pro- duces at least seven generations an- nually, and at the end of the fourth generation the progeny of one moth. If they all survived, would amount to over seo.o .ooo.ooo.ooO Individuals.
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T want to give especial credit to the ladies who assisted us SO splen- didly in the selection of the furnl- ture for the Woodward Golf club said Mir Wilson. Their excellent taste was used in all the furnish- ines and they are beautiful It is our plan later to inaugurate dinnrr-
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HOW no REpucEn

By fAntoinette Donnelly. D. Appleton
 and Company, Publishers. New York
 City.
 New Waist Lines for Old" Is the theme of Antoinette Donnelly's book, How to Reduce for she tells peo- pie who weight too rapidly exactly what to do to get thin-it doesn't frighten them with "don'ts, :. The causes of excessive flesh. the pitfalls for the unwary fat-inclined and the reasons for reducing ars presented in a concise and pithy way. The diets and menus are reas- surance to the fat person who wishes to reduce. but is afraid, pituring himself martyr. half-starved and unhappy. Seven complete and varied diets are furnished All have been carefully worked out and accorded many thorough trials. This choice cf diets IS essential for the person who has not time or lacks the knack Of forming proper dietary combinations For himself. The recipes are palat- able. appetizing dishes. The list of suggested foods Is long enough co give variety and yet not too long to be remembered Attention is called to what normal or modera te portion means Besides the diets exercises are suggested for toning up
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tunate in securing the services of M- M. J. Steinmehl and Mrs. Steinmehl for the Woodward club. MT. Steinmehl will instruct in golf while Mrs Steinmehl will act as chaperon for all occasions, planning our dinner dances later and other social af- fairs
 Not satisfied with the present splendid success of our club" MT. Wilson said, i've are constantly plan ming improvements and the golf course, which now covers a 2.600- yard course, is to be augmented into a 3,200-yard course.
 The interest in golf is tremend- ously gratifying" Mr. Wilson de- clared, practically everybody who likes the game being enthusiastic at the Woodward Golf club. Recently We had delightful golf tournament --nearly all who play golf qualifying for the tournament. Our prizes wer, unique golf accessories.' being given to the successful contestants
 Altogether. MT. Wilson said in conclusion. the Woodward Golf club
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gether with Zach" Taylor an old miner, who was one of the original forty miners" they are prospecting among the Arizona canyons in the country of the Apaches. that notor- ious tribe of redskins. The Apaches are just about to revolt, under the leadership of Geronimo and Natchez, against the United States govern ment. In mysterious manner, Jac,;, Albert and Zach come across the trail Of Jake, Zach's old prospecting part ner, who has been missing for years They finally trace him up canyon. through an underground course of river, to his concealed hut-ju1t however. as he falls slain by the hand of an Apache. The boys gal lantly assume the responsibility of avensing this horrible murder. Wlil they succeed? The willy Apaches are formidable antagonists. crafty. skill ful, and tireless, Both Albert and Jack are, at different times, prison CTS in their hands, and death often confronts them before their pluck and shrewdness bring them the de- served reward
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"A capital golfer was e. lie drove from a capital IT. And the words he let fall When addressing the ball All began with a capital D.'
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the system. They are sufficiently simple for any one to follow, since they need no apparatus and are easily practiced at home.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-29

The big Extra Vote Offer OF
$4,000 extra votes for $500
in subscriptions and 5000 extra
votes for each dollar over the
$500 will permit you to climb
the list of aspirants for the
District and Capital Awards.
Keep in mind, please, the
fact that the same member can
secure both one Of the Special
Additional Awards and a Capt.
tai Award.
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The $29, ,45O.5O List of Awards:

I-$7 10000 HOME, First Capital Award.
I-$4,44OOO Cadillac Automobile.
I-SI,5 10000 Conservative B. e L. Deposit.
9-$I,1I5.OO MaxUeH Automobiles
9-$2OO.OO B. e L. Deposits.
9-$IOO.OO B. e L. Deposits.
I-$1,625.OO Overland Sedan.
Isl, $4,000 Gardner Touring.
Total number of avards, g.
Ten per cent cash commission to all non.
winners if they in $4,000 more
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moment name your party.
What a time you would have.
Why not make the dream
come true? Wishing for a car
will never bring it-but, if you
will say to yourself, IT WILL.
have my car" and mean it,
there is no reason you cannot in
a few weeks have it.
The Help Yourself Club Of
fers the opportunity and fur
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nshes everything you require except the willingness to
work. That is the only thing required of you. No expe
rence is required and the nature of the work is such
that it is clean and interesting.
There is still time for new member with plenty of
pep to secure one of the Special Additional Awards
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-29

H r AS it ever been your experience to be walking
along the street when just ahead of you
joyous party of friends loaded into nice little
bus and with rollicking laughter gded off for days
outing How you envied them and wished you could
have a little car You could right on the spur of the
, 1921-05-04
DON'T NEGLECT PAINTING UP.

Pain UP goes hs-d In hand with
clean up When yeu have busted
and swept and mopped the
and the open spaces. put the paint
brush TO work II VIII be easy to
keep things clean then. A painted
surface does not accumulate dirt like
an Implanted n doe Besides, dirt
is more obvious on a painted surface.
and less apt to be ignored. Pzintii-
ness Is h bent incentive to cleanii-
ness-which. you know Is next TO
Eoduness-"
Make the paint brush the partner
OF thu scrubbing brush They make
n whole team Enlist both Of them
for clean up and paint up