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Old Houses

Old houses. smiling in the sun, or
patient under rain,
To which the homing bright winged
birds return to nest again;
Old houses. dreaming through the
years, enduring. quiet. strong,
With tangled gardens at their feet
whore roses run like song.
Have guests n secret revelry with.
in their empty walls.
The ghosts of ancient laughter creep
through cobweb clouded halls,
The feet of love, the feet of youth, GO
t,nkling through the rooms.
every yea the garden wakes 10
life once more and blooms.
Old houses. long deserted, hold such
memories of life,
Such living memories of hope. of
failure and OF strife.
And from their shattered window
panes young faces seem to peer.
While voices echo from the stlls,
young voices, gay and clear.
Where Life has been, no emptiness
can Danish Life today,
Old houses. dreaming of tho past.
have knowledge of the way
That leads again to yesteryear, while
seasons change and shift.
And with the spring the worn steps
lie, half hid, in blossom drift.
Old houses, dreaming in the sun, they
have such lonely charms,
They stand, with hope to comfort
them, with wide, entreatIng
arms,
And walt for living Love to come, for
little feet to stray
Through hall and door and room
again the old familiar way.
Faith Baldwin.
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mamie that has seized unon the fat
Frenchman OF tho b~oulevarda For
nothing fills your true F-reucbman
with such desnaIrinp shame as the
imputation that he ia no longer
eligible to nIav tho role NJ favorad
adorer.
Hence =, unuoa ..
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zen u one the rat men o america
won't are Two pins about lie Belle
farysis,s retlection on the amatory
shls OF the corpuleht male. one oil
the most famous iat men IN New
YORK a briliiant ana competent exc
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a jerk and a slight gasp in his throat.

a jerk and a slight gasp IN his throat,
frightening his wife terribly. She
held her breath for what seemed nges,
making herself as small AS possible.
she couldn't see his face. For some
moments the back of his head looked
very :'ul and elert to he excited I'm
aglnation, but she calmrd her fears
when ais lace dropped forward again
with quite a loud snore. ike the tear
ing If calico.
Then she repeated the suggestion
about H.. movies and, filled with
holy zeal over the task OK reforming
n husian2, added one by one the fol
lowing reg enerative gems:
Your roor wife needs a new fu
coaL" SIC hasn't hal one tbs
year. 'nhe one she got last year
Is all gone around the 20 .kets and the
sleeves. and it's hardly worth the eS
pense Of flying when :he7. ave suvh
bargains in new coats now" "a pro.
fcssJ:'s Hife ought to Ks.1 up appear.
ances."
The Professor seemed in high good
humor when he awoke. One of his
first acts was to pinch Isolde's cheek
with n gay laugh and ask her IL she
wouldn't like to go to the movies. She
assented, Of course, and during a jolly
evening made plans to continue her
work of reform that night after the
Professor had dropped off to sleep.
But after waiting in vain to heal his
usual symptoms OF ~sonInolence she
began to drop off herself. And she
actually did drop off, n dreamed
that she was somewhere in a thunder
storm. n the thunder kept rolling
and rolling until it half wok her up,
and stu it rolled, until. as she strug-
gled gradually into full consciousness,
the thunder resolved itself into the
Professors voice as he leaned on his
elbow in his twin bed and Intoned to
her:
THAT last years fur coat is per-
fectly good. It looks very swell. You
won't need a new one for ear A
Professors wife ought to avoid ex-
travagance."
And Isolde awake with dismay to
the knowledge that two can play at
the suggesting game.
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An Old Library.

The late sun fingers on the furnished
gold
OF tooling on brown leather; softly
falls
On yellow parchment. and the faded
cloth
OF many volumes ranged along
these walls.
Like streets through which I thread
a well known way
These shelves of books are. which
transcend the ages.
Life is their burden; silently they hold
The color of the world within their
pages.
In this green buckram wait the folded
sails
OF lofty galleons eager for the sea;
There a rare group of pilgrims tell
their tales;
Knights ride at arms for lands they
hold in fee.
A gentle angler muses. by his stream;
Here In this worn, red house there
dwell old friends.
A family named Newcome . Blood
runs here.
And there a poets life with nature
blends.
All Paris walks in this long row of
gray.
Like the s%tonewalls of their endur-
ing town.
Here a shrewd urchin rcckons with
a
Nor sees n whitewashed fence make
his rcnOwn.
HELEN IVES GILCHRIsT.
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HELEN IVES GILCHRIsT.
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Amazons Coming Back.

THE PROPHET has spoken. Listen to his words
L of wisdom. He says the Amazons will return
and the latter days of the world will be ruled by
skirts. Through processes of selection, propaga-
ton and training a mighty race of women will be
developed. Possibly the weddings and the males
will be drowned, but anyhow the reins of power
and authority will pass into the keeping of the
AmazOns. There will be a flock of Brunhildes ca
pable of welding the sword. There will be a pet.
ticoat in the seats of the mighty.
Luckily lots of us will have passed on before the
day of the new Hippolyte comes. The Amazon in.
undation cannot possibly come while SO many of
the ladies are busy Dreaming their faces. If we are
to have a race of regular fighting women it will
be after Jack Dempsey has fled the scene. Just
now the ladies are too busy with their hairpins
and vanity cases to carry heavy artillery. A hat
pin is a nasty weapon, but it is seldom fatal and
it does not inspire dread.
But the prophet says that the reconstruction of
the world must come through a race of mighty
women-reared for that purpose. They must not
only be able to meet force with force, but to over
come it. They will arise from various nations.
The new Russian women will be conspicuous in
strength and leadership and they will sweep Dol.
shcvism from the world by might of arm. Pos.
sibly they may give us a sex socialism instead, but,
at any rate, the men will not be intrusted with
office or responsibility. 1t will be the junk pile
for kings and walking delegates,
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Fat Man, Friend But No
Good Lover.

Fat men. hitherto rather INDUCED
and petted by American public
opinion, have just been dealt an awful
blow by a fascinating French actress.
whose singular name is Parysis-no
relation whatever to paresis, they
say.
"a woman may regard a fat man
as a friend" said Mile. Parysis, ''but
never as n loveer."
Mon DIeu! You ought to SEQ the
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At Twilight.

Fading day,
Pass not from my sight away
Till I have conquered one
More task that should be done,
Though it take all my skill!
So may I face the norm
Not with that deed %forborne.
To leave a slackened power.
But with upsprinsing will
To meet the demanding hour.
MARY STEWART CUTTING
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1928.

there had been a wave of good hum
ored bantering rel fairness in conse-
quence of Henri Beraud's prize VIM
ming novel 1.-THE Fat Martyr" But
now the discussion has become deadly
serious,
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The Casper Tnbune's Program

Irrigation project west OF Casper to be author.
feed and completed at once
A complete and scientific coming system for the
city OF Casper.
A comprehensive municipal and school recreation
park system, including swimming pools Tor tho
children OF Casper.
Completion of the established Scenic Route bou!e-
ward as planned by the county commissioners TO
Garden Creek Falls and return.
Better roads for Natrona county and moro high
ways for Wyoming.
More equitable freight raise for shippers of tn"
Rocky Mountain region. and more frequent train
service for Casper.
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DO YOU KNOW THAT

The conductors, brakemen, engt
.necrs and firemen OF the Burlington
railroad are compelled to have the
right time?
DO You KNOW THAT
They have to carry watches OF
STANDARD MAKE. that will not
vary more than Is seconds in a week
either fast or slow?
DO YOU KNOW THAT
They ave to bring their watches
to AYRES JEWELRY Co. twice
every month and have them inspect
ed? WHY AYRES JEwELRY cor
DO YOU THINK
That the Burlington railroad guess
who they want to be their official
watch inspector? NO. They ,INVES.
TIGATE FIRST.
DO YOU THINK
That IL our watch repairing meets
with the exncting requirements OF
the Burlington railroad that we r
the firm thai you want to have do
your watch work
Y R JEWELRY CO.
1873 s. Center Street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
GREENBERG-LEVY WEDDING
 S0LEMNIZED

The wedding of Miss Fannie Levy
 to MT. Maurice Greenberg was solemn
 ized at the Knesseth Israel syna- gogue at o'clock last evening in the presence of large number of friends of both the bride and groom. For the occasion the church had for it's deco ration smilaX and palms, a canopy being hung under which the bridal party stood. The brides gown was created of lace and silver. her veil being of tulle and silver, made coro- net fashion. She carried an armful of Brides roses and valley lilies. Miss Charnye Bresler of Atlanta acted as maid of honor, while Misses Esther Coplan, Anne Greenberg, Hannah Koplan, Beatrice Reed and Mollie Bressler were bridesmaids and wore gowns of chiffon, in the rainbow shades. Little Marion Wolf and Hell en Coplan were flower girls, and Ju- Han Goldstein acted as ring bearer. Mir. Harry Greenberg was his broth ers best man, the groomsmen being Messrs Jake Abelson of Atlanta, IT, wing Levy, Joe Apolinsky, Jack Levy and Louis Koplin. The bride and groom were given away by their par ents. After the wedding. the couple were rendered a reception at the new Y M. H. A. The bride and groom left immediately after the wedding for a trip to Cincinnati, Detroit and other points of interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
Who's Who Among Women And Modern
 Books Club Studies


 The Cosmos club has chosen for this years work the alluring sub ieets of Who's Who Among wor en" and Books We Are Talking About" The first program began with the "Americanization of Ed ward Bok," and Great American Women. Who Are They?" as the chief topics.
 The programs, which are issued in attractive year books bound in gray and rose pink, were prepared by a co cGmmittee consisting of Mesdames Fl. J. Kribs, W. P. Caine, c. B. Davis, F. c. Kelley, and A. N. Dugger.
 The officers and members of the club are as follows: Mrs. D. F. Sugg president; Mrs. II. J. Kribs, vice president; Mrs. W. J. Tucker, secre- tary; Mrs. W. c. Moulton, treasurer; Mrs. J. Mclaughlin, reporter; Mes danes W. P. Caine, F. G. Cutler, C. B. Davis, A. N. Dugger, W o. Gar 'rett, s. Hall. R. S. Hickman, Mims Hutchings, F. G. Kelley, c. w. Law renee, l.. Mackenzie, s. L. Morrow, c. $. Mosely, O. B. Phillips, c. San ders.
 Mrs. c. W. Blackinton and Mrs. K. Landgrebe are named as associate eOnhprs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10

pie manner minus rats and hot arti- ficial encumbrances.
 Ohl We most forgot about the cor set. My dear, girl thought a good deal about her figure in those days, even if she did encase it in bones and bustles. A corset was most inn portant and even economical moth CTS instructed their daughters to pay as high as SIP for their corsets. To- day? Nobody wears anything but a brassiere and you can find those in the 5 and 10.
 Hats are another item which used to raise the cost of an Gld-fashioned girls wardrobe to an enormous size. There must be plumes and flowers and buckles and lace and sometimes a royal combination. The more a girl put on her hat the more style it was supposed to havei Today milady buys a simple felt or straw hat. ar ranges a King Tut ornament or sin gle flower or feather on it and it looks like a million dollars.
 So you see the modern girl has the Mid Victorian girl beaten to a fraz- gle when t comes to dressing and spending money. The whole secret of the matter is Miss 1923 believes in her own lines and is trying to ecGn- omize on material to bring them forth, while the oldfashioned girl was trying to make her clothes do for her what only old Dame Nature can do. And all the whalebones and bustles and ribbons in the world couldn't make her look the way the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
SHE SAVES ON CLOTH

The old-fashioned girl had an idea that the more yards she put into gown the better style she obtained The modern girl believes that the real style of gown lies in "the least possible amount of cloth, my dear!"
 And thereby lies feather in the flapper's cap.
 The modern girl can make one-half yard of material go as far as the perfectly good yards go. She appre- ciates good lines and knows that wads and punches of material will not give her the long lines she so de- sires. The old-fashioned girl believed in flounces, overskirts. bustles, leg of mutton sleeves, pantalettes and petticoats galore.
 But
 The modern girl never thinks of flounce or ruffle; overskirts would drive her mad; at most she has, a long streamer from the sides of a gown. but nothing which makes her hips large. And as to bustles, why, my word, don't you know she won't eat but one chocolate drop day just so she won't look "hippy?" And leg, of mutton sleeves-why bother about sleeves at all? Don't you know gown is simpler and sweeter without even a puff? And arm is at it's best toward the shoulder, so why waste perfectly good material there? And my word. nobody wears petticoats today It's bloGmers. my dear.
 Do you know how many yards it takes to make dress for Miss 1923? Three yards! And yet Miss Victorian thought nothing of ordering 10 or II yards, and when you think of those sleeves and overskirts you can see she often had to run back to the store for an extra yard or so.
 Then take the bathing suits. Miss Mid Victorian had to have bloomers, a long bathing skirt to her ankles, bone-lined bathing blouse, an elab- crate sunshade hat that tied under her chin with a big bow Of ribbon, high bathing shoes and long silk stockings.
 And now 8Ys
 Miss 1923 goes in for dip in a little piece bathing suit minus shoes and stockings and with nothing on her head or, else little inexpen- sive rubber bathing cap.
 And then there was the coiffure. The old-fashioneds girl had to buy, puffs, artificial eurls. rats and all sorts of real" hair adornments. They cost money, my dear, and had to be renewed every six months. Miss 1923 has her hair bobbed and carries her side comb with her. And if it isn't bobbed she arranges it in some sim
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
"BLUE LAWS"
Tales Of Early Day Bigotry And ln-
 tolerance Are Fabrications

This whole delusion of New Eng land blue laws was created by a Tory preacher who was driven out or the colonies to England, and who, in his resentment had published long list of absurd enactments, for the pur- pose of slurring the intelligence and character of the American patriots.
 His statement included such fabri- cations as the following: NO woman shall kiss her child on the Sabbath day. No one shall run on the Sap- bath, or walk in his garden or else where except reverently to and from meetings. No one shall travel, cook, make beds, sweep, shave or cut halr on Sunday. No person shall play any musical instrument on that day eX- cept the drum, trumpet or jews harp
 And although even nasty investi- gation will prove to anyone's satis- faction that our colonial acts were neither excessively intolerant nor bigoted, the Tory preachers libel Of early American customs continues to perpetuate the falacy of New Eng land blue laws.-Floyd W. Parsons. in the Saturday Evening Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
NEW SOCIAL CLUB
 ORGANIZED THIS WEEK

A new social club, to be known as the Pirates, was organized Sunday afternoon at meeting at the home of Archibald Sharp, 1925 Nineteenth street, south.
 This club consists of nine boys of the teen age. They have ordered club pins and already have on foot plans for a Christmas dance.
 The personnel of the club is as fol- lows: Archibald Sharpe, president; i; Reynolds Vincent, vice presidents; John Jenkins, secretary; William Simpson, treasurer; William Monks, James Dunlap, Forrest Carlisle, John Perryman, Wimberly Miree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
VERITAS CLUB HAS
 SECOND MEETING

The veritas club will have it's second meeting Wednesday with Mrs. Nichols as hostess. The study for the after
 noon win be novels of marriage. The program will consist of a discussion of Brass Charles Gilman Norris) by Mrs. Walters and discussion of the Brimming Cup Dorothy Canfield) by Mrs Palmer-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
ECLECTIC STUDY CYCLE
 HAS OPENING MEETING

The opening meeting of the Eclectic Study circle will be held Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Oldham and Mrs. Spencer as hostesses. The following will be the program: Presidents ad- dress, Mrs. Spencer; presentation of the years work, Mrs. King; Present Day Literature As Compared With That Of the Past" Mrs. Parker; read ing, Mrs. Kinkead; How the Days Have Passed Since Last We Met" the cluh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
MRS. BASS HOSTESS
 TO PIERIAN CLUB

Mrs w. o. Bass will be hostess to the Pierian club Friday afternoon at her home on Caldwell avenue and Seventy ninth street.
 The following program will be rendered.: Studies: Where But In America? by Mrs. Robinson, The Dollar, by Mrs. Stivender; discussion: Phases of Modern Life Mirrowed in Modern Drama, led by Mrs. Waiting ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
PRE-NUPTIAL AFFAIRS
 FOR MISS PETERS

Among the pre-nuptial affairs given in honor of Miss Peters will be a bridge tea Friday afternoon, when Miss Dorothy King will entertain number of friends. Saturday Misses Mary Eva and Ellen Wood will give S luncheon at the Country club for her. Miss Yankee Sibley's bridge party Tuesday afternoon will be a charming event. These are only a few of the delightful entertainments to be given for this lovely young bride, whose wedding to MT. w. w. Sowell will be an event of October IS at St Marys -on-the- Highlands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
League Women Voters
 : To HaUe Luncheon : At Tutwiler

. The League of Women Voters will entertain at delightful luncheon Monday afternoon in the private din- ing room of the Tutwiler, having as their guests the presidents of the various clubs of Birmingham; also the president of the Central Parent
 Teacher association of the Central Missionary organization and the pres ident of the Woman's Christian Tenn
 perance association. Mrs. Dora c. Fell has been asked to act as chair man of the luncheon, and Mrs. J. R. uewberry, chairman of invitations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
ORCUTT-ROBERTS WEDDING OF INTEREST HERE

The First Methodist church of Flu taw was the scene of pretty we'd ding, Tuesday at high noon when Miss Mary Roberts and MT. Walter Orcutt of this city were married. A number of friends from Birmingham attended the marriage, which is o- interest throughout the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
MYRICKE-STEELE
 WEDDING SOLEMNIZED

Mrs. F. M. Jackson announces the marriage of her niece, Mics Jane Cory Steele, to Mir Goodwin Myricke on Saturday morning, october 6, at II o'clock. The ceremony took place quietly at the home of Mrs. Jackson, Rev. W. R. Hendrix officiating.
 After a short automobile tour MT and Mrs. Myricke will be at home at 1920 Twenty street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
MISS PETERS AND MISS ADAIR GIVEN LUNCHEON

Misses Mary Ellen and Eva Wood will entertain at a luncheon Satur- day afternoon at the Country club for two of the October brides, Miss
 Mary Peters and Miss Elizabeth Adair. The members of the luncheon party will consist of the attendants at the two weddings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
EASTERN STAR TO GIVE a SILVER TEA

A silver tea will be given Monday evening" October 15, by East Bir- mingham chapter, 293 Order of Eastern Star. at the East Birming- ham Masonic temple. The public is cordially invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10

little sleeveless, bobbed-haired girls of today look.
 And the modern girl can produce this wonderful effect, my dears, with just about one-third the material and money that the old-fashioned girl had to tease out of dad or her hubby.
 And whisper-her money comes out of pay envelopei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10

Mrs. E. P. Hales' many friends will be glad to know that she has recov- cred sufficiently from the serious au- tomobile accident suffered some time ago. to be removed from Elizabeth Duncan hospital at Bessemer to her home on Shades Mountain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
MISS ADAIR, BRIDE-ELECT MOTORIZED AT LUNCHEON

Miss Elizabeth Adalr, whose mar ridge to MT. Germer Petesch. will be ant event of the autumn season, was hohor guest at a lovely buffet lunch- con Tuesday afternoon, given by Mrs. John F. Fletcher, at her home on Crescent avenue. For the occasion the table had for its decoration pink and white carnations. The guests we're the close friends of the bride- elect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
MISS PARKER HOSTESS
 T0 RRDGE CIuh

Miss Lida May Parker will be hostess to the members of her bridge club on Wednesday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
HIT HIM AGAIN

He-I fell off my bicycle last week and was knocked senseless.
 She-When do you expect to get better?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10

MT. and Mrs. w c. Scott of War rior will be among the out-of-town guests at the Castle performance Monday evening at the Masonic audi tOrium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10

Miss Loretta Winkler of Gadsden will witness the presentation of Irene Castle Monday evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
)CLAL LIFE $ CLUB EVENTS FASHIONS

if you say much against them they're liable to act shy about your campaign fund."-Washingto Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
HARD TO HANDLE

These p1utocrats cause a great .deal of trouble"
 Ye," replied Senator Sorghum. They are hard to handle If you don't denounce 'em lot ov voters are loiable ito be disappointed. And
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10

Mrs. H. R. Mckinley of Chicago, who has been visiting Mrs. D. E. Me Kinley, left Tuesday morning for her home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10

This afternoon at the Hillcrest Country club, Band No. 1 of Temple EmanrEl, under the leadership of Mrs. Joseph Beitman, chairman of hospitality. will be at home to it's friends, at 2:30 o'clock. This is the first gathering of the season of the Sisterhood, and a large attend ance is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
LATEST FROM PARIS

DARIs, France.-An elaborate version
 of the loose, fur-trimmed coat so
 much in the mode for autumn and winter is sketched on the figure at the left. Printed velvet is the material used, in colors that range from tomato hue through the brown reds, to real brown tones Wild hare, dyed a soft, tobacco brown, makes a boa-like collar and deep cuffs, while a very wide band of fur bor- ders the three-quarter length coat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10

MT. and Mrs. Lewis Frances Jeffers have returned from their wedding trip to points in Florida, and are at home in Norwood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
RANDOM NOTES

The Huntsville Avenue Chauatauqua with Mrs. ]. E. Brownlee, 1910 Hunts circle will meet Thursday afternoon vile avenue,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10

Mrs J. R. White and little grand daughter, Dorothy Brooka of Colum- biana, are visiting relatives in the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10

MT. and Mrs. c. H. Lester of Fl Paso, Tex. are the guests of friends in the city for several days. They have been touring the western states and are stopping here en route home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10

MT. and Mrs. Carlos Reese have as their guests, Dr. and Mrs. l.. O. Daw- son, and Miss Sue Reese of Tusca- IOOSa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS

s"As We Were" club will meet with Mrs. Webb, 1881 McMillan avenue, Wednesday. All members are urged to be present, as business of inn pertance will be discussed.