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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02

(Houston Post)

(Houston Post)
Nisitor-Well, how was the po-
ker game. last night? Any ex-
element?
Cayuse Kim-Nope, very dull.
No one held four aces and we
didn't draw our guns once.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02

In some Eastern countries weddings
last for two weeks-almost as long as
the American period for initial divorce
stems
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02

(New York Evening World)
The valiant Maryland danes
who are out to fight the high
price of sugar can win very easily
by the simple process of letting
one spoonful do the work of two.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02

New York Evening World)
Look at that tipsy fellow"
said a friend to Frederick Warren
last night. He seems to be half
seas over
You mean three miles out" re-
piled Mr.. Warren.
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Worth Thinking Over

Why not counteract at least a
portion of the high cost of neces-
stiles by reducing the number of
cheers for Harding from three to
one?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02

The Michigan jury which found that
"the man who stole the gun was not
guilty" seems to have established a
new record in compromise verdicts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
Pointed Definition


(llfe)
A punctual woman Is one who
is late only at the right time.
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vorces entitled to wear wound stripes?
The Duke.
Otto the Barber was shaving when
we went in, and had just cut his chin.
Consequently he was a little peeved
that we should have caught him in
such professional lapse. Undoubt-
eddy Barber shave myself" is just
as harsh a command as physician
heal myself" However, after Otto
had resumed his coat, his professional
urbanity had returned, as we'll as his
loquacity. at takes this city an aw-
full long time to get anything started"
said Otto, applying hot cloth to our
face and laying his hand firmly over
our mouth and nostrils in case we
should try to breathe. "Here's this
auditorium. To hear 'em tell it, you'd
think they were going right at it, but
most people would be surprised to see
anything done this year. And the
funny thing about it is they're trying
to get conventions to come here to
use the auditorium. Got man paid
to invite 'em here, they tell me. I
suppose when the conventions come
the city commission will take 'em out
tc the auditorium site, point out that
the auditorium was joke, slap 'em on
the back and laff heartily. It'll get
Birmingham's name in the papers all
right. One thing sure, the commits
sion's no self-starter. Besides, it goes
on low gear all the time, and gets the
engine all heated up without getting
anywhere. Birmingham needs late
model, for sure. Let me rub on'a lit
tie of this stuff to get that dandruff.
It's the only thing on the market
that'll do the trick. You'd be sur
prised how many customers I got that
won't have anything else" We hated
t, disappoint Otto, but we hate worse
to make luxury out of our dandruff,
SO we compromised by tipping him a
dime and the office boy nickel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. postoffice as
March 6, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
Too Big Chances
(Life)

Life Insurance Director-we
must cancel J. X Jones' policy at
once. e.
General. ManaRer-Why
Il saw him shaving in the
washroom of a Pullman
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02

most useful work, the peasant
scholar died at the age of seventy
seven. and was buried in the capt
tai of Serbia with national honors.
But the old monks who had
taught him never knew to what
heights their pupil rose
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
She Freckles

Now come the golden summer days
With skies of blue and sun ablaze,
But l prefer the Winters haze
| freckle!
The buds and blossoms on the lea
May be a pleasant sight to see,
They don't mean anything to me
| freckle! &C. r.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
An Opportunity. vt Leass

Let 1t be hoped that the student
who Is paying his way through
college by bootlegginy whisky
will get enough education fron
the college to convince him that
is the wrong method.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02

Strange as it may sound, an idle
rumor is always on the move.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
No Doubt of 1t

New York II erald)
Next summer may be hot or
cool. dry or rainy, but one thing
is certain: The authors of the
vacation booklets use their old
and trusted adjectives.
just Hint
est. Louis Globe Democracy
The presence of typewriters
said to have been found in some
of the Eskimo homes is unex-
planned. A few. however, are
known to be missing from the
statehouSe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
Even That!

The hand that made this whirling
sphere
Gave life to all existing here.
There is a cause for everything
Even a poodle on a string.
Jerry B.
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(Johns Hopkins Black and Blue
Jay)
First Observation-Disclosures any
mail today, Jack?
Second Ditto-Naw, not a cent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02

When barber cuts himself, that
the most unkindest cut of all.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02

The viaduct program is getting
along fine. Postponed again!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02

an expert in depositing monkey
wrenches around the most sensitive
parts of the works.
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MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
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to the for publication of all news dis
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tied in this paper and also the local
published therein. All rights of republica-
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mo, 2-Yes

Dear Torch Bearer: This here uni
form divorce law been reading about
does it mean that when you are
divorced you gotta wear a uniform?
And is veteran with coupla d.
vorces entitled to wear wound stripes?
The Duke.
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Yearning

The short boy and the tall boy,
The slim boy and the fat boy,
The big boy and the small boy,
All yearn to be the bat boy.
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0I}SsbtlbEAptR!

Motto for careful pedestrians !:
Blessed are they who only stand and
wait.
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Oh, VERY Well!

Dear Torch Bearer: Realizing that
the subject of names is not of any
great moment, and that you are not
deeply interested therein, neverthe-
less take my quill in hand to in
form you that one Clarence Coy is
accused of having seven wives. Hop
ing you will pardon this intrusion,
and, etc.-J. L. B.
If you have ever been awakened in
the early morning by the milkman
with his clinking bottles you will be
interested in Tom Edison's latest ex-
pertinent. He is endeavoring to ex-
tract rubber from the milkweed. Milk
in rubber bottles would fill long
felt want.
There is no such thing as an athletic
heart, according to committee of
croakers in Boston. The poet was all
wrong when he wrote:
"My heart leaps up when | behold
rainbow in the sky"
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02

FREDERICK 1. THOMPSON. 80. President
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26

ments for contracting the world sue
cessfully.
Consider no honorable price too
high to nay for the attainment of
your ideal of success. And make
every hour of your life contribute
something as a step toward your
goal. Keep your imagination active,
expcctant, yourself CuthuSiastic-vis-
ion always proceeds attainment. With
out vision We perish; by it we live.
Ny own half-finished work may IL
lustrate the road which you will prob
ably have to travel, no matter what
line of endeaVor you may choose or
have chosen.
Before l entered public work was
using the formula to develop an abil-
ity to do the work / had chosen
teaching psychology. l was timid,
nervous, rcticept. retiring, dreaded
public opinion, either in praise or con-
demnatiOn, but l realized that if /
was to DO the work successfully that
my higher self said / should do.
would have to reverse my psychology,
and in concentration, / did so. | pic
tured in my minds eye, large crowds,
five thousand or more, all waiting to
hear me speak, every eye upon me. !
pictured myself as balanced and
poised, an eloquent, fluent, telling
speaker.
After sufficient concentration and
preparation, l thought, / went into a
town, advertised my lecture and other
wise prepared for it. ! expected at
least five hundred people to attend.
To my CONSERVATION, when / arrived
at the lecture hall at the appointed
hour. only three women were there
| seated on the front row. No more
came in. That was my entire audi.
cnce. slipped into a little room
alone and asked myself if l should
give the lecture or quit right then
The answer came: "Three are as i'm,
portant as three hundred: do your
best" And l did To make it bust.
ness-like l took IN a collection. ]
| told my audience of three that We
would have another lecture that night
and asked them TO bring their friends
They brought two others. NV audi
ence was increased. / had five. Ny
combined collections was 80 cents
exactly what l was worth. 1 had moi
prepared sufficiently.
My life has been n long story OF
earnest endeavor, never giving way to
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
ChaDter NNNI,
BY CAROLYN BEECHER

Bruce did not return home ct once
He went down to the lake, flung him.
self upon one of the benches and for an
hour sat there almost without stirring.
He had forgotten Lulu. His
thoughts were on Muriel. He felt an
insufferable aching and gnawing SEN
sation of emptiness as he thought Of
her, emptiness in himself. his life. He
had no one to blame but himself. But
his life was spoiled, he was being
drawn into a chill, unfamiliar world
in which his duty to her chained him.
God help me- he murmuced as at
last he got up and for 4 moment stood
motionlesS, looking out on the moon
flooded lake. Slowly. lingerinsly, he
turned toward home.
In the room, in the same chair, in
the same dress, in exactly the same at
titude as five hours before. Muriel was
sitting. 1t was obvious she had not
moved from the place, had not eaten
her dinner, had not stirred all that
long time. Slowly she raised her eyes
TO his. She trembled and clutched the
arms of her chair.
You have frightened me dread
fully" she said in a low, passionate
voice, almost a whisper.
The expression of her face, her lus-
tIeless eyes, reprOaChed him.
II took a walk-by the lake" He
wanted TO turn and retrace his steps.
But instead he bent and kissed her
cold cheek.
1T has been terrible here alonc-no
dinner-nothing but this" Her ges-
ture embraced the lonely room.
1T was not necessary for you to go
without your dinner"
"I-I-couldn't eat. You went
away angry with me-"
Muriel got up and leaning her head
against his breast. whispered:
Il couldn't eat-I love you-and you
left me in anger"
As he made no reply. Muriel raised
her head and turned dejectedly away
from him.
Il love you-I love you-and you
left me-" she repeated.
He went into the kitchen. The
maid had long before gone to bed. In
the ice box he found what he looked
for-the untasted dinner. He fixed n
tray. made tea, and carried it to her.
Eat something, Mural. You will
be i'll again if you go without your
good"
You've had your dinner?" she
asked duly.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26

"Ugliness is not a matter of make
up any more than beauty is. Unless,
temporarily, you can feel ugly, drab.
detected and miserable. no amount of
grease paint, handmade wrinkles or
sloycnly clothes will project an image.
Works Both Ways.
"Well, if you can work yourself
into a state of physical responsiveness
by a mental process then why can't
you do the revcrse-clevate yourself
by concentration on beautiful thoughts
and, by the elimination of malicious.
devastating emotions, to state where
you'll reflect loveliness?
81 know it can be done.
az have seen girls, taken from
ugly environments, surrounded by
beauty and transformed faciaily almost
beyond recognition.
Il believe that every woman can
attain the picture she holds for herself
in her own mind if she will first desire
it hard enough.
Beauty or ugliness! A woman
need only take her choice"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
A Woman ObSeSsed
(cl 1928 Carolyn Beecher

| "Yes-early, in a little restaurant
Now eat. then get to bed"
You lad your dinner in a restau'
rant?' She gave him n slow, search.
ing look that brought the blood to his
face.
Yes"
He poured her tea and sat down and
read the paper while she ate a few
LhOuthfulS. Then he took the tray into
the kitchen, turned out the lights and
| followed her upstairs.
In their room she turned swiftly to
him and clutched him with both hands.
With her bosom heaving she said:
1--WE won't go to that reception
we won't! Say you don't care to go.
that you didn't mean, what you said
before you left me-that you would
go everywhere you were invited-gO
without me-say you didn't mean it :"
Il did mean it. Muriel. Go with
me. Enjoy yourself-but if you don't
be amiable about it to please me. l
mean what l said-yOu are driving
me from you. You will have to lead
your own life as you please and let
me lead mine. l shall go TO that re-
ception."
With a look. the hardness of which
destroyed all her beauty, she turned
from him. went into the guest room
and closed the door.
With a sigh of mingled impatience
and relief Bruce went to bed. He
would neither call her nor go after
her. Perhaps by morning she would
be more reasonable.
The LOngwOrths had two young
daughters, eighteen and twenty years
old. Mrs. LOngworth and Elizabeth
the older girl, had called upon Muriel.
but she had not returned their call.
Bruce knew nothing of this. She had
kept the Longworths' visit from him,
knowing he would want her to return
it.
IF / don't 60 they will let us
alone" Muriel had argued TO herself,
and she received the invitation to
their rect ption. That, too, she would
have destroyed had Bruce not caught
her with it in her hand. But she had
determined not 10 gO-and to compel
Bruce to remain away also.
Il can't let him go alone" she said
to herself in the guest room. Il can't!
He'll see lot of people and dance and
laugh with them. III have to go much
as l hate t-unless-would he stay
home if l were too i'll to go? 1-oh,
why does he want to be with any one
but me when l love him sou
II consider no one" she went on,
talking to helself. "No one or nothing
why should he? He was cruel to-
night. talking to me as he did and then
taking his dinner at a restaurant. But
he was sorry-he loves me. He made
me eat because he didn't want me to
be i'll. OF course he loves me-Im his
wife-but he is careless, headstrong.
shall be firm. When he sees that
am he will be content to do as 1
wish"
Ito be continued)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Queen FritterS
BY BERTHA E. SHAPLEIGH
OF Columbia University.

OF Columbia University.
To make queen fritters, take:
IA Cup of butter
IL Cup each of boiling water and
flour
Is Teaspoon of salt
!. Two eggs
Fresh fat or lard.
In a sauce pan place the butter,
boiling water and salt. AMI place on
the stove as soon as this reaches the
boiling point stir in the flour all at
once, and continue to stir until a
thick batter is formed which leaves
the sides Of the pan. Remove from
stove, cool for a minute, then add eggs
unbeaten, one at a time, beating thor
Oughly between the addition of each
egg. If this mixture is allowed to be
come very cold it will puff more when
fried.
Drop from a tablespoon into hot fat,
fry 10 minutes, and drain thoroughly
on paper.
To test the fat, drop q piece Of
bread into it, and count 90. or allow
it to remain one minute. II it is n
golden brown the fat is right, if too
brown, cool fat before dropping in the
fritters.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26

New York, Feb. 26.-Learning how
to be ugly, Marion Kerby hit on the
secret of beauty.
Miss Kerby is a character actress.
Herself blessed with an abundance
of good looks and the ability to wear
clothes with distinction, she has
specialized in the stage role of an old
deformed woman, an abject bag, so
entirely different from what she really
is that no friend ever recognizes her
in her part" unless he notices her
name on the program.
It's All Mental
Before l undertake to portray the
role of an old hag." she says, Il think
of all the horrible, devasting things
that can happen to woman to make
her bitter. ugly, disillusioned. 1 think
of the hurts and privations she must
bear before pride and hope die. l con-
centrate on misery and uglincss.
"As soon as have this mental pie
ture clearly in my mind my face regis
tiers what l feel.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26

Little girls spring models from
Paris are blossoming out in the show
windows.
For "best dresses" taffeta or chif-
fon velvet-usually in shell pink; with
little trimming-are indicated.
For less formal wear, black and
emerald green are contrasted in
frOcks with irregular panels or bands
of one shade or the other.
But the diminutive lingerie dresses
are most fascinating. They are of
triple voile, linen, organdie or crepe
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
CHOOSING YOUR LIFE WORK.
,y HARRIET LUELLA M'COLLUM

Having gained energy and health
you are ready to devote all of your
attention to making your life work n
success.
But have you chosen it yet? l have
spoken several times in regard to
choosing it, hoping each time to slim
ulate you to further efforts for max
ing the right choice. If you have not,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Oats for women
who are rushed

Your grocer now has Qaiek
Quaker Oats, the quickest cooking
oats in the world. 1t cooks to per-
lection in 8 to 5 minutes.
The same extra quality as in reg
ular Quaker Oats. Both are faxed
from queen grains only Just the
rich, plump. favory oats. Both have
that matchless favor which makes
Quaker Oats supreme.
But in Quick Quaker the oats are
cut before taking. They are rolled
very thin and partly cooked. So the
fakes are smaller and thinner-that
is all. And the small thin fakes
cook quickly.
Get the style you want. The Quick
Quaker is marked Quick" on the
label.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Household Suggestions

II you let a tomato stand in
hot water it will peel much more
easily, but it will also have 10 be
chilled again if you are using it
for salad. A quicker and better
way is to put it on a fork and hold
it for q few seconds over the gas
flame. This will loosen the skin
without heating the vegetable.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26


take time enough
and pray earn
estly TO be sure
that you a r e
making or will
make the right
choice. L $ c
your formula.
Watch your
self as you as
sOciate with the
world in your
chosen | i IL e.
Find out what
its requirements
are for success
as regards your
inner conscious
ness and person
al attachments;
{ h G II ascertain
Z IA a rnuiIirn-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
H [ N T S
GRAY and Coral.

A gown of gray Spanish lace is
draped over slender sheath of gray
satin,' and adorned with girdle COM
posed of coral beads. A lace panel
hangs from shoulder to hem in the
back.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Old StYIe Revived.

The bertha effect has develoned into
the shoulder drapc so popular in Civil
War times. Frequently it is caught
IN with on old-fashioned brooch and
the ends allowed to hang to the waist.
line.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Elaborate Coats,

Coats for dress wear were never
more elaborate than they are to be
this season. Wrap-about models of
palc-cOlored satins are elabOrately
beaded in sclf-toned beads and collar
ed and cuffed with ermine.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Trimmed With RufrIes.

Figured gcorgette crepes in large
floral designs are shown this season
trimmed with tiny ruffles of silk Or
velvet, or of black lace.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Featuring Amber.

Small amber beads are the only
trimming used on an deliberately
drapcd gown of amber-colorcd crepe
dc chine. The irreGu'Nr hPmlinc il
outlined with the heads. and thcv
occur Mt intervals Of about every inch
over the entire surface of the frock.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
or White Creme.

Gowns of heavy white crepe are
heavily embroidered in red, black aud
yellow and caught up in the front Of
the skirt with elaborate drapery.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26

The wrist watch takes a back seat
these days. Now handkerchief of
gay chiffon or printed silk or linen tied
about the wrist gets all the attention.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Fancy Footwear.

Broaded slipers in delicate colors
are trimmed with large rcsctt"s o.
pompoms of lace or ribbon. Rhine
stone studded heels are shown on plain
satin models.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Daily Talks on Practical Psychology
Rv 7 .RRIET IuEI NCOIJUN
Copyright, 1922.

Encouragement. constantly en-
deavor to realize my ideal. I al
WAYS keep in mind that come day it
shall be realized, and do not fret be-
cause the way is long. because the
bliss of growth is one of the big joys
of living. And when even small prog
ross can be discerned one is encOur-
aged to push on toward the goal.
Among the benefits of working toward
n goal is not only the satisfaction Of
successful performance and the goods
accruing from it, but also the develop
ment of n well-rounded personality.
TomOrTOw-Rebuilding With Sug-
gestion.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26

New York, Feb. 26.-Sashes
today being worn in the Oriel
manner. Which is to say that
the first place the sash is very "
and long. And in the second pl
it is wound about the hips.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Variety Of Interesting Subjects Discussed for Home Reading

de chine, in all the delicate pastel
shades, trimmed with embroidered
dots, net frills or pin tucks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26

London, Feb. 26.-Thanks to
discoveries at Luxor, the newest sh
today is "desert color" This me
exactly what it says: A pleasant Il
warmish brown. 1t is the ideal bf
ground for the brilliant Egypt
colors with which everything is
bedecked.