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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-09

achieved certain picturesqueness because of which one could forgive its absolute futflity. And in Eprope as in Asia there were the dark days when madame must go yelled. not alone for mod |esty'S sweet sake but for protection, if not from actual danger from ri-
 bald notice of the ''profanum vul- gus"
 Today in all lands, save those still
 benighted, the veil is but a bit of lace
 or net or chiffon attached to the cha peau as bit of the latter's elabora- ton, or as a more useful appendage to shield it's fair wearer's face from dust.
 Which purpose the veil shall serve depends upon the madam'S taste and desires in the matter. ''Te11 us how
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-09
/ CHAPTER CXCvII.

 Copyright, 1919. King Features Syn
 dicate, Inc
 After all, we might have known we could count on Betty.
 When the doctor had removed the cast and the arm had been bathed and massaged. he reached out to put it into the soft swathing of bandaSes that was to protect it for a time
 "Oh, first-let me comb my own hair just for once" begged Betty.
 And quickly, before any one could stop her, she reached out toward the little dressing table so near where she sat. Her arm obeyed her. lifted from the shoulder. and then fell-impotent of elbow. wrist and hand She turn ed a white face toward the doctor 'It-won't-work"' gasped Betty
 "Of course not, not just at first. temporized Dr. Lucas, the puritani- cally honest. forgetting his cold puri- tanism in the healer's desire to be merciful-
 But Betty was not to be put off. "wnl it ever work?' she asked "Perhaps-if you will help us-by believing and being cheerful" white. taper-fngered. Then she took and lifted it and let it faii again. Terry" she asked, Did you know2"
 ..k,rom the beginning" he lied quickly and bravely. You have one good chance. dear. but with never a | chance in the world, you'd always be my Betty"
 Then Betty threw her head proud Iy and laughed a laugn as brave as | Terry's lie:
 "Think of forcing an Englishmar to say pretty things to his wife | publicly" she said. ''wen, fl there's a chance I'm going to fight for it Good old Tony-so that: ! why he's coming Poor old Tony he never had q chance, His hand l-just-went-well. he shan't see m' whimper. That would be askin; him to bear too much.'
 That was how Betty took it without a whimper. When Anthon. Norreys came she was as brave an' cheery as he had always been think I shall always remember tn hours we four had together-the were so sturdy and so sweet Per haDs if Tony needed any help to en able him to carry on. Betty's uneX pected serenity gave it to him. An aseo to. himself without a vestig of self-pity Betty must have found store of inspiration and strength.
 We had an early supper and whe my train time came Tony offered | | take me to the station.
 "Oh. no, I'll take her" sai Terry
 right in front of the place." laushe Betty.
 And the bride wants her twiligl hour alone with the groom" SUI gested Tony.
 Of course at that I couldn't pr, test Even though I knew Jim wou be absurd enough to object to Al
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-09
For the, maid whose tastes turn to tailored effects the face veil ap- peals. Not too elaborate is this one of hexagonaI mesh with its em- broidered squares.

The fair Partisan would not feel correctly attired for the street with out the veil and it is an accessory that slowly but surely is becoming an essential detail in the costume, tail ored or semi-tailored, of Miss Amer ica.
 MT. Webster says that a veil is bit Of fabric hung up or spread out to intercept the view. This might be in- terpreted in a number of ways. For instance, the covering that hung be- fore the Holy Place in the Jewish Tabernacle was known as the vel But the word is chiefly used to desig- nate a bit of feminine apparel, and to the women of Islam MT. Web sters words would have had but one when she sa1lied forth from the
 harem gateway, went seeing yet un- seen, her face covered with a strip of
 white muslin that fell from just be-
 heath her eyes 'almost to her feet.
 But her eyes-there was nothing to prevent their working havoc with the susceptible hearts of Moslem males , and if all accounts be true, they did, and in many of the Asiatic countries the harem beauties are still engaged in the ever fascinating, always dan- gerouS game.
 In Europe for centuries the veil
 has been requistioned in one form and another for madame's head-dress Perhaps in Sunny Spain d2 we find the length of lace in most fetchine guise. Nothing has been conceived that can quite compete in so effec- lively enhancing the charms of Eve as the mantilla. And Spain's dark eyed beauty wears it in the manner born. In the Middle Ages the vel was little more than an ornamenta appendage dangling from the peak o1 | milady's high and mighty head-dres:
 and it must be admitted that it theI
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-09

she wears her veil and we will tell you what she is.''
 Does she choose to have it caught apparently by hook or crook, upon the brim of her midwinter "bunnit," from which precarious position it falls in soft, graceful folds about her face and neck, she is a devotee of the picturesque. Should it drape the hat and drop to an unsafe distance" below her eyes, the sparkle of which it reveals rather than conceals (after the fashion of the harem favorite) she is a bit of a vamp. But when it is drawn closely about her features and fastens snugly and neatly at the back, the beholder may rest assured that milady is of decidedly practical turn of mind and values comfort even above effect, chic as the latter inevitably is
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-09
LOTUS QUARTET.

The Lotus Male Quartet. which Is to sing at Park Street Congregational church Friday night. has an attract i've program It includes Dow's ''Ths Trumpet Calls" Clarke-s Bowl of Roses" Jacobsen's Keep A-Goin' ". and Long, Long Ago. by Bracket Of all the singers that come to Bridgeport, the Lotus men are un- doubtedly the most popular Part of the reason of their popularity is their generous response to encoreS, so that the program generally includes about twice as much as is printed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-09
REUNION OF STARS

A notable homecoming of famous stars was held on the Metro studio grounds in Hollywood the other day when three former associates in the making of comedies met after a lapse of three years.
 They were Alice Lake. the newest Metro star; Buster Keaton whose comedies Metro is distributing, and Fatty Arbuckle, who has graduated from the short comic reels to the longer Legitimate funnakers All were formerly together in the Ar buckle comedies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-09
Listen, World!
By ELSIE ROBINSON.

like this old world and I'm strongly agin those carping souls who think there's a rift in every saxa- phone and worm in every grape fruit I'll admit a few things might be altered for the better, but why let that discourage us2 Truth crushed to earth will generally rise again and deliver a knockout in the fifteenth
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-09

little precious to moon around wond if this is good enough and just what she's been looking for.
 It's a good idea to trust our own feelings and longings a bit-and to be- lieve in our own tendencies without insisting on hostages for fortune and guarantees from fate In other words, no one Is worthy of love who won't take a bit of a risk for 1t
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-09

All inquiries addressed to Miss Forbes in care of the Beauty Chats department will be answered in these columns in their turn. This requires considerable time, however, owing to the great number received. So if a personal Or quicker reply is desired, a stamped and seH-addressed envelope must be enclosed with the Qustion.@The Editor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-09
Beauty Chats By Edna Kent Forbes
A RED NOSE

closed and I will send you the for mula for an excellent one.
 Irene-See my answer to Josephine above.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19
BOY SCOUT BIRD WARDEN.

A new field OF activity mas been
found for the boy scout Which, if ne
enters ami distinguishes himself there
in, will give him the right to be termed
bird warden. To be warden, the g out
must undergo years training in BIRD
lore, and during that time have Rept
a careful diary Of the dongs of birds
in his neighborhood Who Is better
fitted thar the schoolboy 20 observe
nests and their inhabtants2 Sir Rob
ert Badei Powell is sanguine shout
the usefulness of the new scheme.
Gilbert White began studying nature
as a boy, and the head scout in(ends
his boys observations TO constitute a
"sort of national, or folk, Gilbert
White" So he told the Observer OF
London recently.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19
HIGH COST OF LIVING
COMING DOWN

One Of the most prominent COM
modities in the high cost OF living.
that is lower in price. is that OF food,
which is a blessing to the majority
Of people. as they will soon be able
to afford better meals. but what good
is a fine meal if you suffer from In
digestion and Stomach troubles
You can easily be relieved OF these
disorders and keep your stomach and
digestive organs healthy by taking
SEVEN DARKS, natures remedy OF
roots and herbs.
The stomach is where digestion
begins. but the most important work
is done by the bowels. liver and kid
neys-faiure OF these to act eff
GENTLY allows the whole body to be
poisoned and if neglected will lead
to serious trouble But il you will
take from 10 to 20 drops Of SEVEN
BARKS in a little water after meals,
you can eat and enjoy your favorite
food without fear OF serious results
Stomach disorders if neglected
lead to kidney and bladder troubles,
if YOU are compelled to arise from
your slumber once or twice during
the night, have dark rings around
the eyes, feet or legs swell palpita-
ton OF the heart, it proves your
kidneys are affected. SEVEN
BARKS will relieve you and keep
you well. Asl; your druggist for it,
Price 90 cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19
Twenty Years In Forestry.

The Yale forest school has Just
celebrated its second decennial re-
anion ana the twentieth anniversary
9f its founding, says the American
Forestry Magazine Over one hun
dred alumni and students, or approx
;mately 20 per cent of those who have
received professional instruction at The
school attended the reunion. OF tho
twelve leading forest schools ten are
under the direction of Yale men, and
eleven have Yale graduates in their
faculties. In addition, forestry is
taught rs a subject at four other in
Stitutlons by Yale graduates, In ALL
- men from this institution are ell,
gagged In training professional for
esters in America.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19
WHY
The Steamboat Is Coming Back
to the Mississippi

This year alone fOrty-three steam
boats. better known to the old timers
as packets came back to the streams
of the lower Mississippi valley, Oh
serves a writer in the Dearborn indie.
pendent. Where did they come from;
No man can tell Some were newly
built, but the majority, of which the
writer has been able to count thirty
one, came from small inland ports
where they had been tied up for the
last fifteen TO thirty years, waiting
waiting, almost hopelessly, against the
time when they could again compete
with the iron horse in freight and pas
senger traffic, From Memphis and
Viellsburg and Greenvllle and Cairo
from the sheltered waters OF the Bayou
St John at New Orleans; from little
towns on the Atchafalaya, the Red
and the Mississippi rivers from fishing
villages on Baratraia and Lafonrche
and Vermillion bayous, and even from
the far Sabine river of Texas, they
were brought back, when railroad rates
went to height which made water
hauls profitable.
But there is one difference In this
return of the packet; 1t IS coming
back as a freight carrier. 1t Is COM
ing back as Il business proposition, not
as a palatia, pleasure boat, operating
up and down the stream for the bene-
| tit of the wealthy planters of cotton
and rice and sugar and cattle buyers
and sellers, for the packet cannot com
pete with the passenger train, either
north or south or east or west But
with railroad freight rates 20 to 40
| per cent above the costs at which
| freight can be handled proftably by
! water, other people besides the water
ways department of the federal gov
| eminent have learned that their aver
age of IT'S miles n day freight haul, AS
! compared with the twenty-cour miles
| a day of the average freight car, is
a profitable investment Of frewood
water, negro labor and hulls, which
for these freighters seldom cost more
than $4,000 to $4,000.
Realizing the size and importance
| of this back-to-the-water movement
| of freight, the packet owners and the
! builders are going into 1t seriously
many cities along these rivers are in
vesting large sums in terminals ant
cargo handling facilities to meet boat
/ lines.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19

A wife lay dying In New York, her
husband far away. master of 4 ship at
anchor in Constantinope. What mes
sage would she send him? But there
was something else she was thinking
Of first he must not be told Of her
death til his return to New York. lie
would be nervous and would not be a
good captain" she said, Her captain
must be n good captaln-that was
what mattered. Little more she could
do for him now. but this last thing
she could do, save him from n distrac-
lion that would have harmed his work,
says Milwaukee Journal. We read n
great deal of the strange ways Of love,
but real love shows itself u caring
for what is best for the one who is
beloved.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19
FIND EELS' BREEDING PLACE
Why the Discovery Is Considered Of
Importance to the People OF
European Countries.

There has always been a mystery
about the cells. No one knew just
where they came from.
1t is said to have been solved by
Danish scientists who discovered by
deep-sea exposition that cells leaving
northwest Europe 20 to a place near
the West Indies, where conditions for
the development of their larvae are
favorable. The larvae afterward make
their way back to the places from
which their parents started on the
European coasts. This discovery Is not
only of geographical interest, but will
also yield very practical results,
The supply of cells in the breeding
places is said to be inexhaustible, and
there win be an unlimited supply of
eel food for European countries. Eels
only undertake the journey from and
back to the breeding place once in
their lives. -.-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19
FREARS
SILK chemlses for puskx psles.

Lurld purple silk chemists, size 81,
are becoming popular with the dusky
bellies along the African Congo, nc
rording to an announcement by a Chi,
clgo mail order house.
The firms foreign department an
nounced the notification of safe ar
rival from Chief Angogo in the Bel
glan Congo of recent order for such
undergarments for Il of the chiefs
favorito wives. Because of the color
and size, it was necessary to have
them made to order.
"The results are quite satisfactory,
however" the chief wrote.
With the chemlse order came funds
FOR shoes with watches in their toes"
rubber boots with copper toes, pink
silk stockings and several hundred
pounds of beads and brightly-colored
cotton goods
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19
How Peanuts Are Grown.

The peanut plant is a member of
the class to which the bean and pea
belong 1t grows to a foot or more
in height and is creeper in habit.
1t has snowy yellow flowers that fade
without producing seed, and other in
conspicuous flowers which rapidly
curve toward the ground and bury
themselves there, in order to develop
and ripen the pods containing the
peanuts. The potato though also
grown beneath the surface Of the
ground, belongs to a different class
of plants and is not a seed or seed
pod, but a tuber or underground stem.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19

The motion picture business in Java
appears to be expanding rapidly, ac-
cordng to the American consul at la.
tavia. American pictures are increas.
ingly popular; the types best liked are
big features, comedy, news and travc'
films. No film of less than five reels
makes great success. The pictures
which attract the native audiences are
those of the action and adventure
type, While the European aud Ameri.
can audiences usually prefer well.
acted drama of the type most popular
in America.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19

A theatrical slump in business Is re-
ported and denied, Without the fig
ures for any exact statement IN either
side of the subject it may be said as
n general truth that the theater is no
longer luxury, but q necessity in
the lives of the nation, and that real
ly good attractions and good actors
will do good business as long as the
love Of the drama springs eternal in
the public breast.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19

A scientist rises TO warn us that II
We do not stop wearing shoes and
walking on payements the human foot
will be transformed into hoof pref
~ soon, but as another scientist has
ipformed us with equal positiveness
that In less time than that the use Of
the automobile will cause the disap-
pearance of the human leg and feet,
we refuse to worry about the matter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19
Why They Called 1t Jazz Band.

IL understand that the boys in Grim
son Gulch have organized jazz
band"
well" replied Cactus Joe, 1--WE call
it a jazz band for sef-protection, so
that nobody will feel at liberty TO get
irritated and throw things when we
play out Of tune"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19
THE HUMAN zoo
End.Seat Hogs.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-19
FREARS' Quality Merchandise
Moderately Priced
SEASONS NEWEST WHITE FABRICS


white and
yd up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
.UNDERWR|TERSIN
 ANNUAL MEETING

The Association of Life Underwriters of Alabama held it's sanual meeting yes terday in rooms of the Southern club. with 50 members in attendance.
 Frank Fitz of Tuscaloosa, general man- ager of the Pacific Mutual Life Insur- ance company, was the speaker of the occasion. His subject was The Methods of Enclosing Business" All present ex- pressed their wish that Mir. Ftz attend the sasas conference 10 be held in Bir- mingh' May g, by the underwriters If the stss., at which officials of many of the eastern insurance companies will be present.
 Herbert J. Baum. president of the Bir- mingham Association of Underwriters. presided as chairman. MT. Baum report ed on the sales conference which he at- tended in Atlanta last week. He also awarded an attendance prize. a gold pencil donated by Cox and Hughes Jew elry company, to F. c. Robinson. In a short but forceful talk Maj. Lu- clan Brown concluded the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
WILL DISCUSS POLITICS Political League to Meet This Evening at the
 Courthouse

A -for-all political discussion will take place at the meeting to- right at o'clock in Judge Greene's courtroom at the courthouse wher the second meeting of the Soldiers Political league will pc held.
 It is declared that a large number of matters pertaining to politics will come before the meeting and that every former soldier will be given ample time to express his views. There are no restrictions placed on subjects discussed and every member is in- vited to go as far as he pleases for the sky is the limit"
 Interest attaches to the formation of this political league by the former service men for this will be the first organized participation by them in politics It is the policy of other organ- izations O. former service men to de- vote their attentions to matters other than politics.
 The only requirement. for member ship in the political league is service In the army. navy or marine corps during the war, and that the appli- cant be voter.
 James J. Jackson, who was selected chairman at the preliminary meeting will preside. It is announced that any change in the scope of the organization or in it's plans may be presented for consideration at the meeting tonight. All former service men are requested to attend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
AMERICAN LEGION TOATTEND FUNERAL Cedric Levy, World War Vet eran, Will Be Buried
 Today

Members of the local post of the American Legion will attend in a body this morning the funeral services of Cedric M. Levy, World war veteran. who died Tuesday at a local in firmary. William Sell, adjutant of the local post, requests all members to be at the residence of the deceased al least half an hour before the time of the funeral.
 The deceased was member Of the famous Rainbow division and took part with his company in. several bat ties while on European soil. He died as the result or complications which set in as the result of being gassed while on the firing line. Funeral serv- ices will be held from the residence of his parents. MT and Mrs. Charles w. Levy. sl27 First avenue, East Lake. this morning at 10 o'clock. Burial in Forest Hill cemetery.
 He is survived. by his parents. three brothers, Carl Leon and Ferdie Levy, and two sisters. Mrs. G. c. Mosley and Mrs. H. w. Montgomery. All of his brothers are ex-service men. Leon was also member of the Rainbow division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
JASPER COUNTY, GA,
 HOTBED OF PEONAGE
Federal Agent Who Worked on Williams Case Is in
 the City

George Brown, federal agent of the department of justice, who assisted in working up the peonage murder case against John Williams in Jasper county, Georgia, is spending a few days in Birmingham.
 This county is a hotbed of peonage according to MT Brown and the fed eral authorities have undertaken a campaign to rid the county of the practice.
 He was a witness against John Williams, the Georgia farmer who was convicted of murder in connection with the killing of II negroes on his place in Jasper county. The officers visited the farm on several occasions to in- that one of these visits caused the death of several negroes as they had told the officers the inside facts.
 Tn Jasper county peonage is noth . ing unusual" said MT Brown. q don't [ think I ever saw anything like it in my life. The government is going right after the practice all over the state and l believe that Georgia is the worst state the government has to contend with because of practice of allowing fines of those convicted in court to be paid by outside parties who contract with the defendants for his labor to pay out the fine.
 We heard after the verdict was re- turned that the jury was eight for hanging and four for life imprison- ment because the four men did not want to hang a white man on the testimony of a negro. Life sentence was finally agreed on by the jury"