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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
GREAT HYMNS
rHAT SWEET STORY OF oLD.u

l" THAT SWEET STORY OF OLD."
 "That Sweet Story of Old" may we'll be called a moving" hymn. It goes straight to the heart. It softens the most obdurate feeling. It makes the pessimist look up and hope pit and causes the cynic to uncurl his lip and look upon his fellows with more loving interest.
 The hymn is one of the classics of the spirit-gentle as the falling of the dew, quiet as a babe asleep, and yet strong as the love that never faileth" and the hope that 'maketh not ashamed"
 I cannot do better than to give the history of the hymn in the very words its author, Jemirha Luke.
 "In 1S41," says Miss Luke, q went to the normal school in Gray's Inn Road to get some Knowledge of the system.
 Mary Moffat was there at the time and Sarah Roby, whom Mrs. Moffat had rescued in infancy when buried alive and had brought up with her own children.
 Among the marching pieces at Gray's Inn Road was g Greek air the pathos of which took my fancy, and I searched through several hymn books in vain for words to suit the air.
 Having been called home, I went one day on missionary business to the little town of Wellington in a stage coach.
 Tt was beautiful spring morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
WINNIE TWINKLE.
'AdveAMtes |z* ef ::  sANN ~%eAuA ~ |'KaSeeAy
 [ eAnAN
The Raggedys and


 the Cookie people sat upon the soft moss in under the trees quite a ways from the house of Hookie, the Goblin.
 They did this so that Hookie, the Co., blin, could not hear them plan how they wished to rescue the Snitznoodle, who wa S tied to a chair in the Goblin's house, and rescue little Weekly, who was on the Co., blin's roof with no way to get down, without jumping.
 As the Goblin S house was a queer little house four stories high; one room right over the other, the roof was much too high from which to jump.
 The Raggedys and the Cookie people were very quiet, for one has to be very still and quiet and not fidget and twist about when one tries to think real hard. That Is why so many children can not think property; they wiggle and twist about instead of sit ting still when they wish pto study any thing. And so every one sat real still.
 Finally Raggedy Ann thought of some- : sthinp- and said uJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
CHAPTER II


 'We will go right out into the cRuntry so that too many of MT. Summers parishoners need not see him driving on Sunday" Marian sug- eested to George as they left the Norton gate.
 E4Ier words reached the minister, as she had meant they should, He leaned forward to reply to them.
 EDo not bother about me, please! he urged T am not doing anything that hurts my conscience. There IS no sharm in taking a ride on Sum- ssMarian turned about with bright smiie. T am glad you feel like that about it, she declared. For that IS tue ground that I hold about certain things that I do. Now dancing IS one of them,-public dancing, l mean. Of course the day has gone hy when anyone objected to ordinary dancing,-such as most people do. Hut there are some persons so nar- Tow as to see harm in interpretative dancing, especially when done in a pAblic place"
 1The clergyman looked slightly un- comfortable. T think 1t depends on how 1t is done-perhaps," he ven- tured.
 ='Yes," the girl said eagerly. "and whether you are conscious of doing anything wrong. I am not-there- fore I keep on dancing when l want to.'s
 Then she turned around again and began to talk to the man beside her,
 @I.ois looked at the minister de- precitingly. Marian has very ad- va1iced views" she said so softly that the front seat could not hear heri Dad is one of the persons to whom she refers when she speaks ot those who disapprove Of public ex- htbitions. He does not like the idea of one of his daughters doing that sort of thing-so, as you heard this noon, Marian does not tell him when she appears in public for the benefit of some organization in which she happens to be interested"
 -'But surely there could be no harm in her giving performance at a cfiIdren's hospital!" her companion argned "The place In itself is proof that any entertainment there would bH of a refined type. Moreover, as l1tte as I know, am sure that she
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
DOMESTIC DAYS
By ROY l.. M,CARDELL

Did you know that Clara Mud ridge-Smith and Mrs. Kittingly had gone to Florida? I got the loveliest letter from her this morning." said Mrs. Jarr with great enthusiasm. Look at the picture showing her self and Mrs. Kittingly on ladder, picking oranges from the trees"
 MT. Jarr examined the photograph from Florida very critically. Looks like prop tree to me-" he said. And these are not oranges, they're potatoes. Sure it isn't potato tree they're climbing?"
 How you talk" cried Mrs. Jarr indignantly. q never saw such a man with such mean and sneering disposition I never said that I would like to go to Florida. I never complained; never envied Clara Mudridge- Smith and Mrs. Kittingly; I never said to you: I'm all run down; never get any place; should go to Floridar" And here Mrs. Jarr wiped her weeping eyes.
 My dear, I am not depriving you of trip to Florida said MT. Jarr, soothingly. I'm sure I'd be glad to send You there But you know we haven't the money"
 q wouldn't go without you and the children" said Mrs. Jarr, check l selfish and I think the trip would do the children good. Clara Mud ridge Smith and Mrs. Kittingly are | having a lovely time."
 What does Clara write?" asked | MT. Jarr. [. Here, I'll read it to you" said | Mrs. Jarr, and she picked up the | feminine scrawl that was crossed | and recrossed and written all around the edges.
 "'Dear Mrs. Jarr-we arrived at | Jacksonville for the races all tired | out. The weather Is quite raw, and I'm sorry I wasn't wearing my = | Mrs. Jarr paused. I'll skip that" | she said, its confidential
 She hunted for less embarrassing | place to begin further on in the let l ter, and found it. We're now at l Palm Beach stopping at the Swell I front. Mrs. Stryver is also down here | and is right in the thick of the bat l tie of the gowns. My. dear. you never saw such dresses in your life. | And the fat and vulgar old things | that wear diamonds at breakfast!
 "'There Is woman down here who | has a palatial winter residence and | she gives a musicale every Tuesday | morning, and you should see the | old women try to attract notice. to get invited!
 "'At II o'clock the crowd comes over in their rush chairs to the Swellfront and sit on the piazza and "hurl the bootleg.' as they call 1t. | High balls. cocktails and gin fizzes! | They drink one thing after another till half past 12, and then they hurry off to dress for the midday meal.
 "'The expenses are frightful, and | it Is a crowd that thinks only of clothes. Women change their dresses | four times a day
 | Well, I'm glad Clara Mudridge-
 Smith has such grand time,'' added
 Mrs. Jarr. looking up. She has taken ten trunks of dresses with her.
 Oh, it must be grand to be able to | go to Palm Beach for ones health!"
 Grind organs, played about the streets of cities, are believed to have had their origin in the hurdy-gurdy, a stringed instrument played by hav- ing a small wheel of pins turned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21

Grind organs, played about the streets of cities, are believed to have had their origin in the hurdy-gurdy, a stringed instrument played by hay ing small wheel of pins turned against rosined threads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
THAT WORD?
CUSTARD

CUSTARD
 The singer of beautiful ideas, John Keats, is authority for the geneaology of the word "custard." In that word, as in many others, the English language, bold borrower, has an obligation to the French tongue.
 The ancestors of the English speaking people got their art of pastry making from the French, just as the French got it from the old Latins, through their Italian de- scendants.
 From the old French the English got their word "Crustade," general name for pies made with a crust. The original English meaning of That meaning is now retained in the word "custard" pie, which is an inn portant feature of the stage proper ties of the humorous film.
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and coming to his door selling some thing he would like to have!" Cookie people cried, "Raggedy Ann Is quite right It will be easy to fool Hookie, the Goblin, and have him come to the door Then when he opens the door, we can all rush in and rescue the nice, kind Snitznoodle It will be very easy!"
 So Raggedy Ann and the Cookie people ad Raggedy Andy walked away to the house of the Cookie peo- pie to disguise Raggedy Ann and when they went, the Goblin laughed to himself, Now they will not bother me anymorew he said. But, of course, he did not know how Raggedy Ann planned to fool him.
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sould never descend to anything that = =. s-........a4 a ,,l rrnrorn

sould never descend to anything that is not correct and proper"
 Lois voiced showed none of the chag grin caused her by his words.
 You are a good judge of character, MT. Sumner" she said. Marian is so fine and generous and clever that I want strangers to recognize that part of her character. Instead, an undiscriminating person might give undue notice to her slang ana her reckless speech. But, really, she means nothing by them."
 T am sure she does not, the man said, his eyes fixed on the back ot the dark head on the front seat.
 (TO Be COntinued.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
FILM FABLES
Rr noN ALLEN

Once Upon a Time a Big Movie Mogul told his Casting Director to Get Him an All-Star cast.
 And the Casting Director, with an Eye squinted toward Reputations, engaged the Best Tenor in the World for the Leading Male Role; A Noted Dancer for the Feminine Lead; an Auto Race Driver to play the William; a Champion Pugilist for the Character Part; a Society Deb for the Ingenue role and a Star Football Player as the Juvenile.
 Though there wasn't an Actor in the Cast, the Magnate quite Agreed with the Casting Director that the Roster was, Indeed, an All-Star One.
 And he Advertised it as Such and Wondered why the Critics Kept Right on asking the Question: :"What is the Matter With the Movies?"
 Moral: All the Hams are not Cold Storage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21

Leather made from degreased skins is superior to that made from natural skins, and the time occupied in tan ming is reduced, With better results, according to investigations of the United States bureau of standards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21

Value of total trade between Canada and the United States amounted to s979,919,003 for the 12 months ending June, 1923, or approximately one eighth of the total value of the United States trade with the entire world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21

have just thought of way so that We may perhaps rescue the nice, kind Snitznoodle. Then perhaps later we can think of way to rescue dear little Weekly. But first of all, We must rescue the Snitznoodle because he is tied to the chair in Hookie, the Goblin's house and must be very un- comfortable!"
 "Yes," We must rescue the nice, kind Snitznoodle firsti" Everyone agreed, Even little Weekly would think as we do," they said.
 "Tell us what way you have thought of, dear Raggedy Ann" the Cookie lady said.
 Well" Raggedy Ann replied, "Do you remember how little Snow Whites step mother tried to fool little Snow White?
 The Cookie people had never heard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21

dering about yourselves and start something. As long as you sit at home and nope about why you are not having a good time the situation will remain the(same. A girl can al- ways give a party and get a crowd of young people at her home. She can plan delightful evening for everyone, and if she makes a cordial hostess she will have no trouble in "breaking into; things"
 A young man can take the initia- tive by inviting some young woman to go to the theatre or to the movies
 Set a date, young people, a stated time several weeks ahead if neces- sary. and get your friends around you.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17
APPEAL FOR FAIR TREATMENT
How Portugal Makes Her Citizens
Thoughtful Of the Value Of
Her Forests

Travellers in Portugal report that In
many places where timber trees are to
be found-in woods. parks and gar
dens-one sees the following inscrip-
ton, headed ITO the Wayfarer."
'Ye who pass by and would raise
your hand against me, harken ere you
harm me.
81 am the heat Of your hearth on the
cold winter nights, the friendly shade
screening you from the summer sun,
and my fruits are refreshing draughts,
quenching your thirst as you journey
on.
81 am the beam that holds your
house, the board OF your table, the
bed on which you lie, and the timber
that builds your boat.
II am the handle Of your hoe, the
door Of your homestead, the wood OF
your cradle, and the shell Of your
coffin.
Il am the bread of kindness and the
flower Of beauty.
"Ye who pass by, listen to my
prayer; harm me not"
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17
FRIDAY, AUGUST IT, 1928
WILL HAVE THOUSAND SPANS
Bridge Connecting Florida Cities 10
to Be in Many Respects a Re-
markabe Structure.

A thousand spans Where from
where to? New York to Liverpool Is
perhaps suggested, as you undertake
to calculate mentally how far thou
sand spans like those of the Queens
boro bridge in New York would reach.
II Is no such ambitious project, how
ever, for the thousand spans Of this
bridge would not cover the distance
from the Woodwork building to Sandy
Hook. The spans will be very short
only about IA feet each, but even so,
II will be some bridget
A mere $2,00O.0O0 will build the
IA 700 feet of structure and 10000 feet
OF approaches, which seems a modest
sum for so much bridge.
The Candy bridge. as it is called,
will be the largest undertaking of Its
kind in America, with two exceptions
the Flagler-Key West extension and
the structure at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Its purpose is to shorten the distance
between Tampa and ST. Petersburg,
Fla, 80 miles.
How long does it take to drive 3s
miles? How must does 1t cost? Many
could answer the first question-very
few could correctly answer the last
The Candy Bridge company Is betting
$2000,O00 that at least 1900 motorists
day will spend rs cents rather than
drive an additional 38 miles to &c
from one of these Florida cities to
the other.-Popular Mechanics Maya
! zine
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17
WOOD STRONGER THAN STEEL
Process That Has Been Found OF Re.
markable Value In the Construc-
ton Of Airplanes.

Plywood Is wood Of any variety that
has been cut by a machine into thin
layers and glued together again in such
a way that the grain Of one layer runs
at an angle to the grain Of two adj
jacent layers The strength Of a ply
wood panel, In two planes, greatly ex-
ceeds that of steel. With some wood.
by combining cuts it is even possible
to get greater resistance to stress In
all three planes than steel affords, al
though it is rarely necessary to go
so far.
Ordinary wood used for airplane
construction is not required to with
stand stresses in more than two
planes. What plywood means to air.
plane construction Is well illustrated
In the case of the Haviland machine
Before that method Of using wood was
invented the best airplane wing RIB
weighed 7 :95 ounces, and was capa-
BILE of sustaining load of only 81
pounds.
Since then the plywood rib used
on the Haviland weighs 5.12 ounces,
and will carry load Of 274 pounds.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17
Natures Wonderful Work.

A pair of rats Will have 100 young
ones in year. and as the young can
breed at the age Of four months, the
family, including children and grand
children, would number. If unchecked,
2,012 in year. 1t seems that nature
first invented ways of letting animals
multiply rapidly and then, becoming
frightened of her handiwork, devised
means for keeping them in check.
But these figures are as nothing when
we turn to the lower walks of life.
Professor Lorande observed one family
of tiny microscopic creatures for five
years. These minute things multiply
by the simple process Of splitting up
into two complete living parts, and they
do 1t once every sixteen hours.
During the five years the family pro
duced millions Of generations. Had all
survived their combined mass would
have been 10000 times as big as that
of the earth.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17
INSECTS BREED IN MILLIONS


The wonderful profusion with which
she distributes living things is one OF
natures most astonishing fests.
We are accustomed TO regard as
fairly densely populated with human
beings: our own country. for example.
contains nearly 50,00G.000; China
about 100000, 900. and the whole world
nearly 900 100000 men, women and
children. says London Tir-Bits.
But mankind is one Of the smallest
Of natures races. A single cupful Of
pond water may contain more living
creatures-not counting microbes or
plants-than the entire human popula-
ton of the earth
Prof. J. Arthur Thomson has de-
clared that there are at least 2,500, 900
different kinds of insects and 1t Is
certain that the Insects Of the world,
If all were put into one gigantic scale
pan, would easily outweigh the whole
Of the rest of the population, both
human and animal.
The greenhy that destroys our rose
bushes breeds at a stupendous rate.
All those we see are females and they
give birth every few days to teeming
broods of youngsters, which are full
grown In matter of hours.
Huxley calculated that If the prog
eny Of single greenhy all survived
and bred they would In one summer
outweigh every man, woman and child
In China. 1t is lucky that the green.
fiy's enemies-chiefy young ladybirds
have appetltes sufficient to keep the
pest in check.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17
AMERICAN SAVINGS INCREASE

New. York.-Condnued increase In
the savings of the American people
IL indicated by the latest national
com piiation just completed By the
Savings Bank Division OF the Ameri-
can Bankers Association. Savings do
posts In banks and trust companies
OF the United States were reported ct
SIT 800 900 900, June 50. 1929. the last
available nationwide figures. a. com
psrsd with 1880, 100000, Juns 80.
1921. This is an increase Of $780,
00O, 900 Of Al per cent
The number OF savings depositors,
az Indicated by the number Of a.
counts, shows an increase of - per
cent, with the states reporting for the
nrst time in 1923 excluded. The third
annual report Of the Savings Bank d.
vision on school savings banking also
shows Increased American thrift. 4,
Tl,ozs pupils having savings accounts
daring the school year OF 1s21-19z2
AZ against S02.906.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17
Horses On the Decrease.

Mans chief beast of burden, the
horse, has decreased In numbers In
the world at large about IL per cent
In the last ten years. Figures just
made public by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture show a falling
Off in the total head in So countries
from 11e,5OO,OOO to 1O3,55O.OOO The
decrease. however, occurred largely In
Russia, where the decline was nearly
so per cent, and the United States,
where the total has dropped from 3d.
1861 900 In 1914 to 20,559.000. Russia's
total in that year Of 34,700,000 has
dwindled to 18,507, 900, giving the
United States the greatest number.
Gains were shown in Argentina, Can
ada. Spain and the Scandinavian
cOuntrieS
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17
orlaln Of Welsh LANGUAGE.

While some Welshmen claim that
the Welsh language was that spoken
by Adam and Eve, others more modest
only insist that 1t was one of the
original languages spoken at the Tower
OF Babel. Some cynics admit this, and
tell the story of Its origin thus:
One of the masons at the top Of the
tower had plenty Of mortar but no
bricks. The tower had reached such
a height that he could not make the
man below hear him when he called
for more bricks. At last the latter
with wide-open mouth. called up:
"WhatT Then the mason, exasper.
ated, threw down trowel Of mortar
which. lodging In the throat Of the
man below, resulted In his speaking
Welsh for the first time, and accounts
for the cultural character Of the Ian
guage.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17

The kingdom of Nepal. that lies
at the foot of Mount Everest, is I'M
known to the world except by the re-
ports of natives.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17
HostsIry Famous in History.

Near st. Martins church, Canter-
bury, England, is the Ship inn. Ac-
cording to the London Daily Tele-
graph, this establishment is to be
closed and has been referred by the
Canterbury licensing justices for COM
pensation. The Inn dates back to the
time Of Queen Elizabeth, and lease
dated 1887 was produced In court
showing that In those days the house
was let BY the corporation to an al
asrman st the nominal rer. a ~
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17
Secret of Glassware.

1t Is probable that but few persons
who admire the irldescence Of ancient
glassware know that the prismatic hues
displayed are a result Of the decay
Of the glass. When disintegration sets
In the substance Of the glass splits
into exceedingly thin laminae, which,
as the sunlight traverses them. give
rise to a splendid play Of colors. As
In the instance Of the leaves Of for
est, these delicate glasses slgnallze
their approaching dissolution by be-
coming more beautiful.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17
NO MORE RATS

or mice, after you see RAT
SNAP. It's sure rodent killer.
Try a Pkg. and prove it. Rats
killed with NAT-SNAP leave no
smell. Cats or dogs won't touch
it. Guaranteed.
35c size / cake enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
65c size 2 cakes for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
$1.25 size 5 cakes enough
for all farm and out-buildings.
storage buildings, or factory
buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by
TURNER DRUG STORE
HOENE HARDWARE
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17
CATARRH

Catarrh is a Local disease greatly in
duenced by CONSTITUTIONAL conditions
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
dsts OF an Ointment which gives Quick
relief by local application. and the
Internal Medicine. Tonic, which acts
through the Blood on tho Aucous Sur
faces and assists In Kidding your system
Sold BY druggists for over 70 Years.
=. J. cheney 4 Co.. Toledo. O.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17

Try an ad in our want column.
They bring big results.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-17
GEOGRAPHY LESSON

The foundation stone for the first
Moslem mosque to be built in France
has just been laid in Paris with elabo-
rate and impressive ceremony.