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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
By DOLLY DALR YMPLE

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 short time after all this happened the woman came to see me again ef-- fusively thanking me for the assis- tance I had given her, bright, happy, looking fairly prosperous. yet acknowl- edging the terrible uphill climb she had had. and how difficult it has been to hold" her job at last making the startling statement:
 I'm saving all my money now to get a divorce in case I ever want to marry again."
 Marry aga<n." shreked absolutely f1abbergasted trying to keep the astonishment and the horror out of my voice as best I could, but succeeding very poorly. Who on earth would you marry-who could ever induce you to marry again after what you've been through?"
 q don't knov.' she said. "but some bodyll come along and it's lots better to marry somebody than nobody at all"
 Can you beat that for philosophy?
 It would have been bad enough for some young girl to have made such a statement-to have such an idea-buc fancy a woman with five children who had been through what that poor creature had been through-an experi- ence back of her that would stagger horse-much less a woman-that would make every single blessed hair on your head stand up and take notice" talk ing about marrying again!
 Ye Gods
 "The only way to be really happy the woman had the nerve to tell me "in this old world is to be reasonably sure you are marrying somebody"
 It was too much for me and I could not help thinking about what my ole mammy' said when somebody asked her if she was going to marry again?
 ''Naw'm. Mistus, none uv dat fer me. I'll do anything once, an I've done dat" Nawm"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
EQUAL SUFFRAGE IS
 BOOSTING POLL TAX
 TOTAL BY THOUSANDS

Montgomery, March 1.-(Special )-Ala- pama's current poll taxpayers jumped from S2, 162 in 1920 to 136, ,479 in 1921 as a result of the ratification of the woman S suffrage amendment, according to poll tax records of the state auditors de- partment.
 The total poll tax collections for 1921 were s20f, 71S50, while 5,152 paid back poll taxes, which increased the poll collection register by s27.2o4.5o. The total collections for current poll taxes in 1920 was sl23,- 63G.50, but as there was general interest in the democratic primary last year, 32,- 4s1 paid back poll taxes to the amount of s21o, ,210.5e.
 Total poll tax collections in Jefferson county this year were s41, 1S7, compared with $63,853.50 last years in Mobile this year $1,257.50, compared with s12,4S4.50 and in Montgomery this year s7,7O4, compared with $9,7o5 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
Marry Anybody "Just 10 Mdrry''|

M7oT so very long ago I had a UNI queer experience. A woman came
 to see me about doing some newspaper work; she said she wanted to get into something; had to, in fact and asked my advice; if I liked it; was 1t remunerative, and all about it?
 Then she told me her story; it was the saddest thing 1 have nearly ever listened to; about beast of a hus- band who had beaten her and broken her heart and left her at poverty's s. door with five little children.
 wept as she told me the story and thought if she couldn't get a newspa- per job anywhere else that I'd just re- sign then and there and give her mins. but I'm getting ahead of my story; that was only the beginning of her troubles.
 AS she told them to me l wondered how she could harbor anything but murder in her heart against the whole &ribe of men on account of the beast who had ruined her life, forsaken her and their children and left her penni- less, taken from her all the ideals of her sweet young life, turned her into an old woman long before her time, shattered her ideals-her soul drab- coiored and her heart scared and blis- tered.
 The denouement of the story has to oo with the fact that the woman was absolutely unfitted to do newspaper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
MORGAN TAXPAYERS MAY CALL MEETING
 TO PROTEST VALUES

Decatur, March 11.-(SpeciaL)-It is ex- pected that mass meeting will be called in Morgan county for April g in con nection with the statewide campaign of the Alabama Taxpayers league, organ ized in Birmingham Wednesday, to launch a drive to reduce taxes. The meeting was attended by Judge William E. Skeggs of the Twin Cities and by many other north Alabamians.
 District directors were appointed as follows: A. P Bush, Mobile, First; l.. B.. Whitfield, Montgomery, Second; B. c. Farmer, Dothan, Third; J. B. Ellis, Selma, Fourth; Walter s. Smith, Line vile, Fifth; A. s. Van de Graf, Tusca- loosa, Sixth; c. P. Bales, Albertville, Seventh; Clarendon Davis, Huntsville, Eighth; Robert Jemisun, Jr., Birming- ham, Ninth; A. c. Pennington, Jasper. Tenth.
 Col w. F. Garth of Huntsville was ap- pointed permanent chairman, and G. T. McElderry, Talladega, secretary-treas- urer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
rive next week for visit to relatives in this city

rive next week Tor WlSit to relatiVeS in this city. Capt. Leroy Kitchen of Camp Ben- ming. Ga, has returned to his home in Elizabeth, N J., after spending few days with pr. and Mrs. May.
 Miss Sara Virginia Moffet is the guest of her sister, Mrs. George Terry man in Montgomery.
 Mrs. William Parish of Greenville, s. C., will arrive Sunday to be the guest of Mrs. Henry Badham, Jr.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Steadham have returned from their wedding trip.
 Mir. and Mrs. L. T. Beecher are spending some time in New York city. Mrs. Brooklan Cuddy of Cleveland, and MT. Barnett. Mrs. Parker F. Wilson and children. Thomas and Catherine, of Cleveland. O., who have been in Florida, are now visiting Mir. and Mrs. Willard Wilson on Glenn avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. C. w. Opten have named their little daughter Nellie Verd.
 
 Mrs. Charles O. Locke is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Sumner Evans Thomas, and Mir. Thomas in Pitts Easter.
 Mir Jack Howard spent the past few days in Sylacauga-
 MT and Mrs. E. D. Batson of syla- rar n zf f-;o
 Miss Mary Knox of Andalusia will arrive next week to be the guest of Mrs. Yerly Hudson.
 MT. w. D. Leatherwood spent the
 Mrs. J. L. Yancey has returned from visit to Jasper.
 Mrs. Belle R. Harrison of Tusca- loosa is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ster- ling Wood.
 Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Foster have been called to Selma by the illness of Mrs Fosters father, MT. M. K. Norris.
 Miss Ruby Crunk of Huntsville is the guest of friends in the city.
 Mrs. J. R. Vance is the guest of her sister, Mrs. w. F. shannon. in Mont gomery.
 Miss Irene Granting. who has been the guest of Mrs. John D. Tucker, has returned to Atlanta.
 Mrs Eula Collins has returned from visit to friends in Florida and Mont gomery.
 Miss Selma Meyer has returned from visit to friends in Selma.
 Mrs. Ira D. Portis is visiting friends in Mobile.
 MT. and Mrs. William F. Rice of Terrace Court have as their guest Mrs. Rices mother, Mrs. R. M. Smart, of Xenia, O.
 Mrs. A. R. Wilson is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. T. l.. Mcdonald, Tn Selma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
SHEFFIELD ROTARY CLUB SUCCEEDS IN
 HOSPITAL CAMPA PAIGN


 Sheffield. March 11.-(Speciai )-The Ro- tary club announces that the efforts or the club to secure a modern hospital for the county have been successful.
 At meeting of the county commis- sioners this week the commissioners agreed to match dollar for dollar the ap- propriation that the city of Sheffield would make, and the city having already agreed to give s1000 per annum, the com missioners voted a like sum- The Bel mont hospital property will be purchased outright by the county and city and Dr, w. H. Greer will donate the use of hYs hospital equipment for term of years without charge.
 With the completion of the contracts for purchase the county will name three trustees and the city will name three, and this board will have control of the hospital.
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 but after taking several bottles of the Vegetable Compound can now do any, thing about the house or farm that woman should do. have four months old baby that is the healthiest and big gest baby for his age that I have ever seen. am willing for my letter to be used for testimonial to tell other suf- fering women how much your medicine has done for me, as I give Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound all the praise. Mrs. BLAIR L. FISHER, R.D.1, Box 37, Grafton, Pa.
 Working early and late lifting, carrying, and the heaviest of houshold duties is it any wonder that it results in backaches and kindred ills. But every woman who suffers as Mrs. Fisher did should profit by her experience and give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound fair trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
NE of the interest features of

4MNh of the interest features 0l AW the meeting of the Bankhead i National Highway association at Greensboro, April 21-22, will be the rleport of the women's board on beauti- flying this great highway from Wash ing D. C., to San Diego, Cal.
 1t is planned that the native shade trees be planted along the way. Flow {, CTS will be planted, and beauty spots made on entering towns and cities
 It is also planned to have special statuary markers and monuments eiected to record local history and commemorate the leeds of soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary, Civ il, Mexican, Spanish-American and the World wars.
 The womens commission will map out the details in regard to their plans at this convention. Committees will be appointed in each state, county, city and town to have charge of this work It is proposed to make the Bankhead . Al6bWay OHe Ol lne must DeduLlluls as well as permanent highways n the world. It is expected that the women in each state will start this work at once after the Greensboro convention.
 Asa Rountree the director has been notified that more than majority of the members of the commission will be in Greensboro. It it composed of prominent women of 13 states, women who are leaders in social and civic af- fairs in their respective states. It will be coterie of charming and distin- gushed women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
MISS ARMSTRONG'S
 APPOINTMENT

The following from the Mobile Reg ister will be of interest to friends of Miss Armstrong in Birmingham, and to those who care to persue the study of the genalogies of the well-known families of the south.
 Miss Zella Armstrong, owner and publisher of The Lookout of Chatta> nooga, who is we'll known in Mobile, was appointed last week by Gov. AL fred Taylor a member of the Tennes- see historical commission. The ap- pointment is a deserved recognition of Miss Armstrong's splendid work for the preservation of southern history. Few young women are So well known and so interested in the early history of the south.
 The Lookout. in it's weekly issue, maintains a department for the history and genealogy of the south, and it's columns are open to inquiries at all times. In addition to this valuable work, Miss Armstrong has published many historical articles in other mag azines and several books.
 Her annual volume, Notable South ern Families has attained widespreac recognition, and the series has been ordered by practically every we'll known libray in America Volume contains chapters on such well known families as the Armstrong, Blount- Banning, Calhoun, Brownlow Dead erick, Gaines Howard, Key, I,uttreil. Lyle, McAdoo, McGehee, McMillan.. Phinizy, Polk, Sevier, Shields, Stone, Turnley and Van Dyke. Volume II, which is now ready to go to press, will contain chapters on the families of Bean, Bordon, Carter, Cunningham, Davis, Donelson. Hardwick, Houston, Johnston .Magill, Rhea, Robertson, Vance Wear and others.
 Gov. Alfred Taylor. who made the appointment, himself belongs to an old distinguished Tennessee family Of which a well-known Georgian, ex- Gov. Nathaniel Taylor Harris, is also a member
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
NEGROES DISCUSS SCHOOL s District Session Held st Meridian
 Largely Attended

Miridian, Miss. March n.-(Speciar)-- Negro teachers from throughout the f1fth congressional district met here to- uay. A number of addresses were de- iivered by prominent educators. white and negroes. each dealing with the inn portance of greater interest among the negroes for better school attendance and better education. Meeting with the negro teachers were a number of demonstra- tors who displayed interesting exhibits. The negro schools of this county closed Tor the term yesterday and the negro city schools suspended for the day. in order that all teachers might attend the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
RANDOM NOTES

Judge w. E. Lester of Huntsville is the guest of his brother. MT. K. s. Lester and Mrs. Lester.
 Miss Millicent Blanton. who has been the attractive guest of her aunt. Mrs. George Webb, and MT. Webb left yes terday for Annistons where she vii, visit friends before returning to her home in shelby N. c.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Lee of Wash ington. D. C., are visiting MT. and Mrs. Edward w. Barrett on Cliff Road.
 
 Mir Lewis Jores is the guest of MT. and Mrs. S. A. Stapleton in Dothan Mrs. T. c. Goodwell, who has been the guest of Mrs. J. T. Robertson on Hanover Circle, has returned to her home in Ozark
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Bush will ar-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
MATINEE MUSICAL

The Tutwiler ballroom Monday aft erDoon will De the scene of a concert of unusual artistic merit when the Birmingham Music Study club will present Madame Marguerite Melville Lizswieska, pianist.
 Madame Lizswieska is an exquisite musician 8 beautiful woman and a great artist. The club is indeed for tunate to secure Madame Melville, ana members are looking forward with much pleasure to the concert Mem- bers will be admitted upon their mem- bership ticket. The copeert will begin promptly at o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
COLBERT FARMERS AGREE
Hundred Formally Pledge to Reduce
 Cotton Area

Sheffield, March 11.-(Special) )-More reduce cotton acreage in this county, and in addition to this number, there are several hundred pledges yet in the hands of the district chairmen to be counted. One chairman of the campaign in West Colbert writes that he has yet to find a farmer that will plant over third of his acreage to cotton, and quite number will plant none.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
MRS. CRAIG'S
 BRIDGE PARTY

Mrs. Hugh B. Craig was hostess yes- terday afternoon at bridge, compliment ing Miss Ruth Pitts, whose marriage to Dr. H. A. Caldwell will be an event of this afternoon.
 The guests included members of the wedding party and a few other friends. They were: Miss Pitts, Miss Eva Pitts. Miss Vivian Bentley. Miss Earine Gan dy, Miss Pauline Echols, Mrs. Henry Bailey, Miss Heidt Alrnon, Mrs John Clark, Mrs James White, Mrs. Fred Osborne Mrs. Stanley Sutherland and Mrs B. Caldwell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
WOODLAWN COMMITTEE

Mrs. R. Dupont Thompson announces the members of her committee from the chunches of Woodlawn in the campaign for ihe blind, who are: Woodlawn Bap- tist, Mrs D. I. Cox; Woodlawn Metho- dist, Mrs. l.. A. Chapman; Woodlawn Fresby terian, Mrs. Roy Hershey; West WoodlaWn Baptist. Mrs Sarah J. Lykes, and West Woodlawn Methodist, Mrs. Fulltertdn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETS

An interesting meeting of the Women g ciup was held yesterday morning at the Woodlawn public library with 45 women present. The tables were centered with great bouquets of jonquils in silver vases.
 At the close of the business session a programme of French literature was en- Joyed Mrs. R. D, Thompson was the leader; her subject "The Women Ex- ponents of Les Salons" Mrs. Kin kead's paper was The Art of George sand; Mrs. R. A. Lewis, Modern He roines in French Fiction" and Mrs. Hletener gave paper telling of tbe genius of Madame de Stael
 The hostesses were: Mrs. F. s. Me Glathery, Mrs J. S. Mclaughlin, Mrs. r. O. McGlathery and Mrs. Boni. They served a delicious salad and ice course.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
ARCHIBALD-WHIT
 WEDDING PLANS

The marriage of Miss vailie Young White, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Sidney White, and Mir Edward Steele Archibald will take place Wednesday March B, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at the Highlands Methodist church
 The bride will be attended by her cous- in' Miss Georgia Hopkins of Columbus, Miss, as maid of honor Mrs. N. L. Steele will be the matron of honor; Miss Louise Archibald of Louisville, Ky, will pc the bridesmaid. and little Misses sarah Haley of Louisville Ky. and Lila Franklin Pratt of Columbus, Miss, are to be the brides maidens
 MT. Archibald will be attended by his brother, MT. Willard Archibald as best man. The groomsmen, MT. Frank Haley of Louisville. Mir. James Headley of Lexington, MT James Ormond and Mir. Frank Gafford, Jr
 The bride will be given in marriage by her father, and the Rev. W. R. Hen drix will officiate the marriage service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
DAVIS-HARRIS
 WEDDING INVITATIONS

The following invitations have been sent to friends:
 MT. and Mrs. Denton c. Harris re- quest the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter. Cosette, to MT. Pete Ja.meg Davis, on Wednesday, March 2S, at S:se o'clock, ~1921, Walker Memorial church., Arlington Place, Bir- ulngham Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
Charity Party Given

Albany, March n--(Special. "A charity party was given in the rooms of the Al bany Chamber of Commerce Thursday night for the benefit of the fund for relief of the starving children of Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
MISS TAYLOR'S ADDRESS

Miss Angie Taylor. the noted Bible teacher and lecturer, who is conduct ing a series of splendid lectures in the city, will address the girls guild of the Church of the Advent today at 12:30 o'clock at the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12

pdck. AICer OOcCOr- ing with different doctors and not get ting relief, I had al- most given up hopes when my sister told me of Lydia E.Pink- hams Vege t able c o m o u n d, and knowing thatshe had really been helped by it, l purchased it. I was unable to do my
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
FOR MISS LEWIS

MT. and Mrs. E. M Kilby and Miss Willie May Brandon entertained last evening at a buffet supper at the Country club for Miss Marguerite Lewis and pr. Henry Templeton Smith of Dallas. Tex, whose marriage win be an event of Tuesday. The guests included members of the bridal party and out-of-town guests for the we'd ding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
Oliver Twist Is Coming
QUICK RELIEF FROM CONSTIPATION
Get Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands since Dr. Edwards produced Olive Tablets, the substitute for calomel. No gripping results from these pleasant little tablets. They cause the liver and bowels to act normally. They never force them to unnatural action. Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are a soothing, healing, vegetable compound mixed with olive oil.
 If you have bad taste, bad breath. feel dull, tired, are constipated or bilious, you'll find quick and sure re- suits from Dr. Edwards little Olive Tablets at bedtime. 15c and BOG a box.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
Li'I Honey, de Man fer CT Gal ter Marry aint de Man she kin be Happy VIVID, but de Man she kin be Happy WlDOUT, YaSSun,

work; I tried my level best to help her but she was totally disqualified for such work, so I turned my attention to another field of endeavor for her and at last succeeded in getting her into something which pleased her, was remunerative and congenial
 And now the story moves on to an-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
FOR MISS WHITE

Mrs. A. J. Lamb and Mrs. Nenian L. Steele will entertain at a bridge party Friday March IS, in honor of Miss Vallie Young White. whose marriage to Mr. Edward Steele Archibald will be an event of March 23.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
Mrs. Jane Pearce, 90. Dies

Dothan. March 11--Mrs. Jane Pearce. mother of W. B. Pearce, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hattie Dean, IT miles south of Dothan Tuesday after noon. She was buried at Piney Grove church yesterday. She was 90 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
BRIDGE PARTY

Mrs. E- l.. Norment will entertain at a bridge party this afternoon in honor of her sisters. Mrs. Edward Smith and Mrs. W. S. Rountree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
LUNCHEON FOR MRS FRANCE

Mrs. E. c. Bauer was hostess at a luncheon yesterday for Mrs. Harry France of Toledo, O., the guest of Mrs. c. E. Ireland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
Use Batterton's Solite Baking Powder
 Made in Birmingham
PAINS IN
 SIDE AND BACK
Caused by Woman's Ills and Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound

Grafton, Pa" was troubled with inflammation and pains in my sides and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-12
Twin Babies Arrive

Tuscaloosa, March 11.-(SpeciaI J-Mr. and Mrs J. A. Taylor of Northport an- nounce the arrival of fine pair of twin boys.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-02-22
GL0RIFIED IN WARS ANNALS
Drummer Boys Have Wed With Vic
torIous Commanders In Having
Place In Historys Pages.

The most thrilling tales Of the little
drummers come from Nspoleon's cam
paigns.
On the retreat from Russia, when
grown men died by the hundreds from
the ravages Of the cold and the Cos
sacks, a goodly number Of drums were
strung along back of the gruesome
path of the fleeing Frenchmen. In the
rear guard, which was commanded by
the gallant Marshal Ney, was q clipper
drummer boy of about twelve years.
The constant fighting and burden Of
keeping the human wolves or the rear
Of the army was terrific, and only the
inspired drumming Of the boy and his
childish Long live FranceH saved
them from succumbing time after time.
During q brave stand, or when Ney
halted his men and turned back upon
their tormentors, young France would
sound the charge with such shatter-
ing roll Of enthusiasm that the grena-
diers waded back through the snow
and scattered the Cossacks like chaff.
Turning to Zee to the refuge Of the
main body, some stalwart would throw
the boy astride of his shoulders and
bear him OF the field.
From this point Of vantage the drum
mer would beat the retreat and shout
back street gamin epithets at the Rus
slams. When they came to q river he
was not at loss for crossing. Sim
ply mounting his drum and padding.
he went across in comfort
French urchfns are full Of such hero
ism, and the drummer boys became the
most popular and feted members Of
the French army. barring. Of course,
the marshals.