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Washington telegraph., 1923-07-20

sister, MRS. Il. Il. ByerS, lett
Wednesday for her home at
Hugo Okla. She stopped off
at Hope for visit to Mrs.
Boyle.
Rev. Scott, pastor of the
Methodist chu-ch at Columbus,
was in town Thursday.
Chas. j. Barnett of Tex
arkana, Four States represen-
tative, was in the city Tues
cay.
Mrs. L. A. Holt returned
Wednesday from a visit TO rel
atives in Texarkana and Ash
down.
Mrs. j. H. Belts of Hope has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
|. L. Pilkiton, the past two
weeks.
Mrs. L. A. Pilkinton arriv-
ed last Friday from TeXark-
ana for visit to her son, |. L..
Pilkinton.
Mrs. NJ. G.. Monroe and chill
dren, Wilma and Wallace, re-
turned from a several weeks
visit in Hope.
Mrs. Eunie Smith and daugh-
ter, Virginia, of Mineral
Springs are guests of Mrs.
Luther Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Sheppec-
son and Miss Jennie Shopper
son, of Columbus, motored over
Tuesday morning.
Miss Sallie Ellis returned
Thursday from Little Rock,
where she has been visiting
for several weeks.
Mr.. Will Orton of Fulton
drove over Sunday. He was
accompanied home by Miss
Kathleen Johnson.
Mrs. Wiley Ellen and daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie, of Columbus
visited Mrs. A. F. Smith the
latte- part of last week.
Little Miss Ruth Clendenin
of Columbus is spending sever
al Gays with her sister, Mrs.
Sammy Smith on Route l.
Preaching services at the
Presbyterian church Sunday
morning and evening by the
pastor, Rev. w. T. Sullivan.
Misses Faye and Esther Rid
ling, Mr.. Tell Burgess of Tex
arkana, and Mr.. Forney Rio
ling motored to Highland Sun
day.
Mrs. II. B. Wilson and son,
Madison, spent several days
last week with Mrs. Wilson
brother, Mr.. Jasper Lively at
Dierks.
Mrs. d. j. Dodd, Miss Mar
garet Black, Miss Libeth Fon-
taine and Willie Stroud went
to the show at Hope last Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. D. Trim
BILE of ElDorado arrived Set
urGay to attend the bedside of
Mr.. Trimble's mother, Mrs.
Lille Trimble.
Mr.. Leo Yount, vice-presi-
dent of the Southern Oil and
Land Co. and Miss Vaughn,
Washington telegraph., 1923-07-20

Mr. Jerome H,ro;s wife and
Sol' .. D. 1argig Jr., of Daw-
soh' leAas' accompanied by
MeSSrS. oscar 'Burkman of
Dawson and Til uarois os
near Hope were il tbe citv
Tuesday. The .Hargis boys
spent their boyh' ID here and
this was Mr.. Jfome Hargis'
first. first visit .isat to tA2ld home in
Washington telegraph., 1923-07-20
secretary, were in the city Sat
urday morning.

week.
Mesys C. N. and Jno. d.
Trimble motored over Wednes-
day to see the big gasses in
Nevada county.
Rev. L. j. Riding, wife, Miss
Esther and Martha Sue Rid
ling, motored to Rosston tooay
for a brief visit to relatives.
LOST-Probably on Wash
ington streets, a folding pocket
book, containing currency. Will
pay liberal reward to finder.
Return to Mr.. j. c. Vickers. 3t.
Miss Virgie Parsons of Har.
mon, La. arrived in the city
Saturday and is dispensing
sodas at the fountain of the
Bates Drug Co.
Mrs. j. H. Ellis and niece,
Christine Tyson, of Camden
arrived Tuesday for a two
weeks visit to Mrs. Ellis moth
er, Mrs. Susan j. Beck.
Mrs. NJ. S. Bates is taking
a course in the Arkansas School
of Pharmacy in Little Rock.
, She left Tuesday morning and
will be away four months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe A. Wilson
of ElDorado were summoned
home last week on account of
, the illness of Mrs. Wilson's
mother, Mrs. Lille Trimble.
Mrs. J. E. Colo spent sever
al days this week in Texarkana.
Mrs. Sarah Stew art will al
rive today from TeXarkana to
spend some time with her
Ga$ghter, Mr.. j. E. Gold.
Mrs. Kate Holt and grand
daughter, Miss Kathryn Holt
of Washington, and Mrs. B. A..
Hartsfield of Ashdown left
Tuesday TO-. an extended visit
to Ell Paso, Texas, Cloudcroft,
New Mexico and other west
ern points.
Rev. Walter w. Nelson of
Gurdon came in last Saturday
in response to a message an
nouncing the serious illness of
his sister, Mrs. Lille Trimble.
Rev. Nelson occupied the Meth
odist pulpit Sunday night,
preaching an excellent sermon.
There will be preaching
services at the local Baptist
church Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock by Rev. Hall of Hope.
Rev. w. H. Stingley will occu-
py the same pulpit at night.
py the same pulpit at night.
The public is cordially invited.
Mrsr. Annie Benson who has
been visiting in Little Rock the
past three months is expect
ed home today. She will be
accompanied by Mrs. Robert
Draper and Mrs. Dr.. Snodgrass
who will visit friends and rel
atives in Hope and Washington
for a few days.
Mr.. Forney Riding, son of
Rev. L. j. Riding, left Tues
day morning for Paragould,
where he has accepted a po-
sition as reporter on the Daily
News. Mr.. Riding has been
elected as principal of the
RIaxyinc Hiub School FOR. fha|
Washington telegraph., 1923-07-20

Mr.. Leo Yount, vice-presi-
dent of the Southern Oil and
Land Co. and Miss Vaughn,
Washington telegraph., 1923-07-20

Mr.. Forney Riding, son of
Rev. L. j. Riding, left Tues
day morning for Paragould,
where he has accepted a po-
sition as reporter on the Daily
News. Mr.. Riding has been
elected as principal of the
Blevins. High School for the
1923-24 term. The term is
to be only six months because
of low funos.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
THE MYSTERY GIRL
ETECTIVE STORY
A DETECTIVE STORY
  Copyright J for @ AgeH Herald

''and yet" he added, to the same con- fidant, she's nobody's fool! That girl knows what she's about-and by jingo, if she wanted to kill a man, she could kill him I'll say she could"
 It was Miss Austins dress that caught every ones eye. Not a per son present, among the visitors, but wanted to say turn around-oh, dow
 But the girl sank into low chair beside Saltonstall Adams and quietly awaited developments.
 May l present MT. Trask," Cray said, little awkwardly, for it was not easy to be casual under the glance of those pathetic eyes.
 Anita bowed courteously if coldly. and then there was an embarrassing
 Well" Trask remarked, at last, you people are not very talkative, guess I'll take the helm myself. Miss Austin, will you be good enough to get up and turn around?"
 The request was so simply made, that, almost without thinking of its strangeness, Anita did exactly as she was asked.
 Sure enough. there were two rows of buttons down the back of her bodice, and another row acr> sailor collar.
 At T nOQ rom 1rdSk Sn6 Sat UOWn again, and then the storm broke.
 T told you so" cried Helen Pey- ton. That's the very dress that made the marks on that chair back! Dare you deny, Miss Austin. that you were in pr. Warnings study that night he died?"
 The dark eyes of Miss Mystery opened wide in horror. She seemed fairly paralyzed with fright, and glanced wildly from one face to an- other.
 Maurice Trasks' showed only frank if he had never before seen any one so attractive.
 Gordon Lockwod's face betrayed no emotion ofany sort. Had he been indifferent to Miss Mystery instead of loving her, as he did, he could have shown no less expressive countenance.
 And al the others present showed definite and decided suspicion, scorn and hatred.
 Except one. Old Salt looked kind ly at the agitated girl. He even held out a protective hand, and with a gentle infection, said:
 Tell the truth, dear child. Did you know Dr. Waring?"
 Slowly Miss Mystery's eyes trav- e1ed round the room. Looking at each face in turn, her own expression became more and more hard and stubborn. Then, seeing the kindness on the face of Old Salt, she broke down utterly and sobed out: "Oh, he's dead-he's dead! what shall I do?"
 (TO Re COntinued,)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
EIDE DUDLEYSRHYMEST
ITS OFTEN THUS

He could dance the one-step lightly, in the fox trot he was sprightly. while the fellow was a wonder at the waltz. Ev'ry girl who ever met him would declare she'd not forget him, for a lack of grace was not among his faults. Let a tango band start playing and his from all else but dancing-other matters died. Life was one big hoof- ing session, but, to quote his own confession. why, he couldn't earn a dollar if he tried.
 Oh, he lived at home with mother while his sister and his brother workede and earned enough to keep them all alive. And if any one sug~ gested that he help, his case was rested on the statement that for work some day he'd strive. Then he'd yawn and let them worry; to some cabaret he'd hurry. and the swath he'd soon be cutting would be wide. It was mighty hard to beat him-in a contest to defeat him, but he couldn't earn dollar if he tried.
 Once girl from Jersey City, very graceful. very pretty, met our hero In a place where people dance. Say he fell in love instanter in the mid dle of a canter. She had nailed him with a sly "come hither" glance. They were married, and 1t ended all his dancing-it suspended. Hes a counter jumper on the Jersey side. All his tango dreams have quit him since the love bug up and bit him. and he couldn't do one-step 1T he tried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
A ~AAv~ntures ,$ * KaesHdy, Ann
 Ko0eeAy ~AnAy

Raggedy Ann and little Ned Gnome had been stuffed in a clark closet by Wanda and Winda Witch. The two little old witches had taken the magical Wishing Peb- ble away from Raggedy Ann and the magical Wishing Stick away from Raggedy Andy. But the Wish ing Stick and the Wishing Pebble so far had done the two mean little old witches no good, for the wishes they had made had not come true. And Raggedy Ann told little Ned Gnome the witches wishes would never come true, because Raggedy Ann had wished with the Wishing Pebble be- fore the two witches had taken it away from her.
 Raggedy Ann had wished that their wishes would not come true. Both with the Wishing Pebble and with Raggedy Andy's Wishing Stick.
 Raggedy Andy had been stuffed in a small cigar box. It was much too small for him. The witches had folded his arms and legs over his head in order to get him in the little cigar box. Raggedy Andy did not mind this at all.
 Of course he would much rather have been free to move about, but he was always patient and although
 
 his cheery smile.
 No one can be very unhappy when they smile at trouble, so Rag gedy Andy was not unhappy. Rag gedy Andy wished he knew what had happened to Raggedy Ann and little Ned Gnome, but there was no way for him to find out
 Every once in a while Raggedy Andy could hear the two mean little old witches trying to make their wishes come true, and then he could hear them bowling at each other be- cause the wishes did not come true.
 Finally Wanda Witch said to Winda Witch, "One thing sure, Win day Witch, we do not seem to be able to make our wishes come true with these things, so let us get our charms and find out just why our wishes do not come true"
 So the two mean little old witches got out all their charms and danced about them and In three minutes they knew that Raggedy Ann had made a wish for the Wishing Pebble and the Wishing Stick not to work for the witches. This made the two witches very, very angry.
 Now We will take Raggedy Ann from the closet and run her through the wash wringer! That will make
 
 her wish again with the Wishing Pebble for our wishes to come true"
 Wanda Witch unlocked the closet door and called, "Raggedy Ann, you must come out and make wish for our wishes to co1ne true when we use the Wishing Pebble and the Wish ing Stick"
 But Raggedy Ann did not answer the mean creature.
 Hurry up, Raggedy Ann." Wanda Witch howled. If you do not come out right away I shall run you through the wash wringer."
 Then when Raggedy Ann did not answer, Wanda Witch was so angry, she swung the closet door wide open and reached inside. She meant to catch Raggedy Ann by the rag head and pull her out, but Wanda Witch gave a startled scream. for the closet was empty.
 Raggedy Ann and little Ned Gnome had completely disappeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
DOMESTIC DAYS
RY ROY D. MCARDELL

Its just dreadful. those payroll kold-upSm said Mrs. Jarr, looking up fvom the paper. "The world is get ting wickeder all the time."
 The world is getting better all the time," replied Mir. Jarr.. It's getting SO much better that when a series of crimes does take place 1t is ex- plotted to such a degree that the wicked are getting encouraged and the good despair" added MT. Jarr, who liked to hear himself preach.
 "If I said the world was getting better you'd say. it was getting worse" said Mrs. Jarr. You'll never agree with me on anything"
 "Would you believe me If I did coincide with Iyou?" asked MT. Jarr.
 "Certainlyr' replied Mrs. Jarr PiSSFs wei. thsn,gz said MT. Jarr, q withdraw my remark that you are mistaken about the world getting wiekeder all the time, and agree with you"
 An" retorted Mrs. Jarr, you only say that to ple9se me-"
 Gee whiz!' exclaimed Mir. Jarr. What would you have. woman? evening wear and gowns for any oth- CT occasion.
 In Paris the thpee- e-piece suit and the robe -manteau" have almost ob- uIerated the tTuSLy tailored suit IOT all city uses. I suppose that once again 1t is question of the broken waistline. This the Parisienne sim ply will not have; before all else in her toilettes she demands a smooth "ensemble." But for the American women. who lead such an active out door life. the two-piece tailored suit will continue. it's yearly place in her wardrobe, and the contLriers ot Paris will continue each year, just as they have this, to design a new type. This season they are making them of stunning Irish homespun and Eng fish worsteds; the skirts are snap oily short. with the jackets amazing ly low, often reaching to the knees. They are also double-b breasted and have four buttons, with just faint ly curved-in line at the waistline. They look sporty enough, never fear when accompanied by a scarlet or viviv green silk skirt, as Chanel ex- hibits them. With the dollar now endowing one with all these francs, Paris couturlers are not forgetting the taste of American women by ever so little. The visitor from the United States will always be able to find anything she wants here-I mean, of course, in the line of clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
GIVE CHILDREN MOREi FRUIT, SAYS DIR. WEST
Advises Parents To Teach Them
 Value Of FOOdstuffs
By DIR. CHARLOTTE c. WEST


 Fruit of every description is abun- dant at this season, therefore 1t IS wise for the careful mother to provide it liberally and teach her children the value of fruits as foodstuffs. Let them become acquainted with the health giving properties of apples alone and you will have less need for the doctor.
 You may believe that fruits are luXuries; that they contain little if any nourishment. First. fruits affect the blood, which when healthy Is al kaline; fruits are laxative; by their juices and watery constituents they stimulate the kidneys to more healthy action fruits give more pleasure to the special senses of chil- dren than any other article of diet; therefore these senses can be culti- vateG by eating fruits daily.
 Hot foods, on which most children are fed, blunt the senses, particularly the sense of smell, upon which the Furthermore, the average child's diet, consisting as 1t does of excess sugar and starch, destroys the enamel of the teeth so uniting these for the proper chewing of food, which there fore reaches the stomach in an unfit condition to be digested and manu- factured into blood for the nourish- ment of the body.
 Do not give your childen fruit as a luxury, but feed them fruit as part of their regular diet. raw or cooked The well child can digest raw fruit, peelings and all (wash all fruit welD, apples, especially Apples contain potash, soda, magnesia and phos- phorus. The natural acid Is most valuable Cor the gums, teeth, stomach and intestines. They are said to be of great benefit for children suffer ing from rheumatic or growing pains.
 Grapes are antiseptic and disinfect- ant, besides being highly nourishing. They are recommended for all vast ing disetses. Raisins are dried grapes and are now known to contain prop critics absolutely essential and de- manded for body growth.
 The Orientals rely upon figs In dis eases of the kidneys, bladder, in gout and rheumatism.
 The juice of pineapple is beyond price, so great is it's medicinal and health properties.
 Give the children more fruits. Give them at least one sound apple a day Give them fruit and you find their health improving in every way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20

In the cozy sitting room they con- gregated, and Mrs. Adams went up- stairs to summon Anita.
 She found the room locked. When, in response to a repeated summons, the door was pened, Mrs. Adams faced fearful, sad-faced girl, who asked indifferently what was wanted.
 1ou'I have to come down stairs" the landlady said; MT. Cray is there and-and some others. They want to see you"
 T won't go down. I don't want to see anybody"
 .I guess you'll have to-" Mrs. Adams spoke a little crisply. Its a. summons. You've got to come"
 Oh, Miss Austin's manner changed. Well, I will, then, Wait till l bathe my face"
 Mrs Adams came in, closed the door and waited. She felt sorry for Miss Mystery, but she also felt sus- picious of her. Perhaps the mystery would now be cleared up.
 The good woman was about to speak kindly to her strange boarder, but as she watched she lost the de- sire to help her.
 For. to Mrs. AdamsI primitive mo- tions, the girl was doing dreadful things.
 Having bathed her tear-stained face, Miss Mystery proceeded to pow
 
 she added the merest flick of rouge to her pale cheeks. And not content with such baseness she stopped to further degradation and touched her pale lips with some healthenish con- traption that made them just little redderl
 No, Mrs Adams had no sympathy for girl who would do such awful things, and she waited in & grim and stony silence.
 Then Miss Mystery fluffed out her pretty dark hair a little more over her cars, settled her sailor collar, with its row of tiny buttons for trim ming, and with a critical glance at her shoes, signified her readiness to go downstairs.
 Still in disappearing silence, Mrs. Adams marched by her side, and they went together to face the visitors.
 The attitude of the girl as she en- tered the room was a triumph of per- lection.
 Her beauty which usually needed no artificial aid, was striking, and her large dark eyes rested on each in turn with an air of innocent won- der, quickly followed by a pathetic, beseeching little smile that toucehd the heart of several auditors, even though they deemed it disingenuous. Maurice Trask, shrewd and calcu- lating, sized her up, as he would have expressed 1t.
 And his sizing up was decidedly complimentary. So much so in fact, that he almost concluded to take her part against all corners.
 I'm for her." he said to himself,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20

Certainly I said 1t to please you. Don't I say everything to please you?
 What good should 1t do when you are not sincere?" said Mrs. Jarr. T would prefer you to be frank and disagree with me honestly than to be hypocritical and say what you don't believe, just because you want to make yourself agreeable"
 You don't want me to make my self agreeble. thena" asked. MT. Jarr.
 T snly wish you would" sighed Mrs. Jarr, but that's the great trou- ble-you don't"
 An replied Mrs. Jarr, but you only tried to please me because you knew it wouldn't please me if you did try to please me, and when you try to talk sensibly you always con fuse me"
 "Then if I talk sensibly to you I confuse you,~but ifoI talk confusing ly to you am talking sensibly; Is that it?" asked Mir. Jarr.
 '"rhere you go all over again., T ache and you know 1t. If you think it's funny to get me all mixed up when I ask you a sensible question, you can go ahead"
 What was the question you ask ed?" inquired MT. Jarr.
 Mrs Jarr thought a moment. "You've bothered me so that I for got" she said. "Oh. yes; 1t was about the crime wave. Everybody's getting worse, and you are getting worse, especially" she said.
 You are the one that's gettins worse. You are getting to be a reg ular crank" shouted MT. Jarr.
 And he seized his hat and rushed out.
 In the cool of the evening their neighbor. Mrs. Randle, walked over to see Mrs. Jarr.
 My husband and yours, so my husband 'phoned me just now. are to- gether," said Mrs. Rangle. What time do you suppose they'll be homer
 "Goodness knows" replied Mrs. Jarr. The crime wave Is still at its height!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
THE LOVE CAME
 A CITY ROMANCE ny XfIbcfnta T-rDuIAr t1auN.unTrO
CHAPTER 162

CHAPTER 162
 She supposed that, had she been In hurry to marry, she would not have yielded so easily to Donald's request.
 But. much as she cared for Rich ard. she liked just now being en- gagged more than she did the antici- patton of marriage.
 She did not understand just why thls was true. The present seemed so secure. She could see Richard whenever she wanted to, right here in her pretty apartment She could manage her affairs to suit herself. Richards worries were none of hers. If she were married to him, they would be. And, somehow, her en- thusiasm for his down dden workmen" was less keen than it had been when she first knew him. A psycho- analyst might have told her that she had been interested in poor people because the man who fasci- mated her was interested in them. Now that this man belonged to her, her interest was focused on him and not on folk whom she had never seen.
 Richard, himself, talked much less of his uplift work than he used to. Perhaps he was afraid of boring her. He was the most considerate of men.
 And she must disappoint him by telling him that she would not marry him for six months; Iu her heart she was glad that the matter was definitely settled. She was satisfied with existing conditions. Later, when she had been engaged longer, she would be more eager for marriage. In the meantime it would beinterest- ing to get her rousseau!
 She had not thought of this until now! What good time lay ahead of heri She would need at least six months in which to prepare all the clothes she wanted!
 She would tell Richard this. She would not tell him that she was fol- lowing a wish of her eX-guardian's That would anger Rankin against Muir.
 Of course she was eager to go abroad. Yet-she could go as well next summer as now. Summer in England and Scotland would be lovely. 9rt
 When about o'clock the next afternoon, she received telephone from her lover, asking her if he might come up for an hour,, she sug- gested that he and she take a walk up Riverside Drive.
 Then you could come back here to dinner" she added.
 He accepted the invitation eagerly. Half an hour later, he appeared at the apartment.
 However did you get out of the shop so early?" Winifred asked, when the pair were walking northward along the Drive. s,4-
 CTo He COntinued.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20

OI Dr. OdIuWeH syrup
 Pepsin, a compound of Egyptian senna with pepsin and palatable aromatics, a prescrip- ton written 30 years ago by Dr. w. B. Cald- we'll. who practiced medicine AZ years. You can buy a bottle in any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20

self with an umbrella. This required a great deal of courage, for he was subjected to jeers and taunts. OsAer brave spirits joined him in carrying umbrellas. The greatest opposition came from the hackney coaehmen and the charmen. and mobs led by these gentry occasionally attacked men who sought protection from the rain by carrying an umbrella instead of engaging a Sedan chair or covered. vehicle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20

UMBRELLA PIONEER

The first man in England to brave public opinion by carrying an um- brella was Jonas Hanway. The Um- brelia had been used for centuries on the Continent. and in England it was in use as early as the reign of Queen Anne, but it's use was confined to the fair sex. Jonas was in poor health and when he ventured into the streets in rainy weather he protected him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20

When the screws in the eyeglasses require tightening and there is no ecrewdriver at hand use a small steel pen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20

When the ironing board warps Just put the covering on the other side. In due time the. board will become straight and remain so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20

Hang a small bag of sulphur in the bird cage to prevent insects from an- moving the bird.