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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
TODAY'S SHORT STORY

had learned long since to make a little
money 90 great ways she and Gladys
were able to live cozily.
There was just one difficulty. Gladys
had updone all expectations and shot
up tall and slim, demanding an extra
yard of goods every time a new dress
was furnished her. Rosy did all the
sewing for them both, and was very
clever and economical, but those coltish-
ly long legs of Gladys were expensive to
cover.
She was beginning to feel Just a lit
tie disappointed in Gladys. The child
was not brilliant, merely sweet. She
would never, never be able to excel in
mathematics, her mind could not grasp
the intricacies Of foreign languages. She
was, in short, dullard in her books,
and the teachers loved and scolded her
in one breath.
But in all little domestic ways
Gladys was an expert. She could pile
icing on a cake in a manner that a
French chef himself could not excel /;
she could make a delectable salad out
of nothing at all, or she could take a
lemon and a bit of ice and concoct a
drink that would cool the fiercest thirst.
And she loved to do these things. His
tory she voted bore, but just show
! her a new cookbook! How those blue
eyes of hers would light up!
Gladys was not pretty, but she was
sweet and wholesome, and as dainty as
the flax flower from which her eyes
seemed to have caught their blue. Ev.
erybody liked her, and the incest girls
Fbobnobbed with her. True to her moth
ers teachings she would stay at home
forever unless she could 60 with the
best.
Somehow, strive as she would, Rosy
could not get the home entirely paid for.
She shaved corners until there were no
more corners. She could do no more.
Gladys was IS and was teasing to &c
to work in store and help out.
Il am only lone, lorn little tur.
key, mother; can't be made to swim.
she said whimsically. Let me quit
school and get to earning. Maybe we
could get the mortgages paid off then.
Il have set my heart on seeing you
o graduate" Rosy said with a sob in he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
LITTLE BEDTIME STORY
Bobby Coon Makes Another Mistake
BY THORNTON ". BURaess


A Ii NIGHT long Bobby fished and
"A nlaved alony the Jsuoh;no prooL
go -. -. ~. -
"nen a. ids. ,soh'' rouho' req MT.
sun began his daily climb up in the
blue, blue sky, Bobby was wet, tired
and sleenv. And he ua. barnv II Ala
-.
en 50 sooo 70 De wandering ABOUT at
DIS own sweet will in the beautiful
Green Forest once, more. It struck
him now az r.ther ;ol. .h.. h.
-.
"un any mouse 10 20 10. IL was,
long, long time since he had been with
out home. a.. +
"rve GOT 20 .,..n .oh.., .;s
p.... p
Doovy; ruDDlng MS eyes ana yawnine,
.e sno !ne sooner l ina place the pet
i r 30 sleepy now ! can hardly
80. ny eyes open; memo; mere : a
kreat pig Jog over there. III it IS mol,
marcned straignt over TO the
1id Jog. 1t was big, very big and to
ooooy great JOY IL was noiiow, with
~ opening at one END he was Just
koIns 70 crawl In Wnen refer haopit
popped OUT from eehind a tree.
he,lo, Body Coon! cried refer
JoyousV. mere nave you 6een: !
va over wnere you USED 10 I'VE ana
IcunG your mouse gone ana l was
sIraia sometnlng oreaoful nad happened
70 you. Wnat did happen ana wnere
nase you oeen
VOW, tlred ana sleepy as ne was
noooy mao 70 stop ana tax Tor rev
minutes. lou see refer was the Ilrst
or MS ir1ends Body hao met 10 wnom
ne couiG tell all the wonoefIul tnlngs
nay nao happened 10 MIN ana ne was
Iairiy acning TO tel someone. 30 ne
sat Gown ana told Peter now MS mol
low tree mao peen CUT down ana now
MS ieg nad eeen oroken' ana now
ssarmer Browns BOY had taken MN
nome ana ilxed tnat leg so that oi1
Mosner nature could make II as wen
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i, throat. Wait bit, darling-till after
exams anyway"
1t was April. Suddenly the bust
ness enterprise that made Greenville,
and furnished Rosy with her roomers,
shut its doors. Within twenty-four
hours Rosy's house was empty of room
ers, with no prospect Of her having
more.
And then. ms if Nemesis had only
been waiting the one blow to fall be-
fore delivering another, Rosy fell sick.
She had taken a heavy cold, cleaning
house, and for several days she hoy
cred perilously close to pneumonia.
Gladys was the best of nurses. She
left school and hung over her mother
day and night. Only her unflagging
efforts, the doctor said, kept Rosy from
going over the edge, so close to it was
she. As it was she entered upon
wearisome convalescence.
Gladys never told how she managed.
She simply kept right on producing
beef broth, eggs and cream. AS a mat
ter of fact she had entered into an
agreement with Mr.. Knowles Il E
grocer, to g0i0 work in his store as
soon as her mother was well enough to
leave, and pay him out of her wages.
Still no one came even to look at
RoSyS rooms, ana Wnen GladyS, at
work in the kitchen, sang loudest Rosy
wept hardest, though her eyes were
always clear of tears when the girl ap-
peared.
One day she awakened from a nap
to find Gladys smiling beside the bed.
I've rented both rooms, mother
she said. ITO one man. Twenty dol
lars a week. He wouldn't take them
for less"
what is he likeT asked Rosy,
Frightening.
ooh! He is just a man." answered
Gladys.
Twenty dollars a wesk helped Rosy
to get well faster than anything else
| in the world. The first time she met
her roomer she was surprised. He was
young, not very well dressed, but his
face impressed her. He did not, how
ever, tell her why he wanted both rooms.
He is inventing something or trying
to-" Gladys laughed, explaining the
queer paraphernalia that cluttered the
second room.
They grew to like Will Crosby i'm
r mensley. But Rosy never dreamed that
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he and Gladys were going to fail! in In
/ till he asker her.
May 1 have her, Mrs. Carpaon
I will be good to her. Of course
am poor. but my invention"
Poor Rosy saw all her dreams fad
ing. She sighed and gave up.
Gladys was going to be married to
poor boy who hadn't job or apparentl
an inclination to seek one. But Gladly
loved him. Well, she must make th
best of it even though her neighbors ID
simulated uncomfortable things.
You have worked so hard. Rosy
seems like Gladys ought to have fin
ished her education and tried to hell
a Bit" said one.
Rosy shut her lips tight.
She was sitting with Gladys one eve
ming when Will burst in. He had beef
gone three days.
1T is a go-my PATENT" he shouted
Look at this paper--see all thi
money " /.
After a time they understood.
I'VE will be married." Will said
= and I will buy a car and we will oil
go honeymooning together-the three o
us. 1t will do mother good to &c
away"
He kissed her, Rosy's thin finger
touched his course, curly hair. Sh
smiled above his head at Gladys.
MY dears," she breathed.
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Random Notes

Mrs. Alex T. London accompanied
her daughter, Miss Alexandra London.
east. where Miss London resumed her
studies at Smith college, after spend
ing the spring vacation in Birming-
ham. Mrs. London sails Saturday from
New York TO visit her daughter, Mrs.
Gerhart Heym, and Mr.. Heym In Lon
don, England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Haygood have ar
rived from Montgomery to make Biz.
mingham their home.
Mrs. Charles B. Teasley of Mont
gomery is the guest of Mrs. Henry T.
Bartlett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Birch spent the
weekend in Montgomery en- route to
New Orleans.
Mrs. Charles E. Michel and Mrs.
W. H. Bennett of Montgomery are
attending the meeting of the Alabama
Federation of Music clubs.
Judge and Mrs. James Hening have
returned to their home in Gadsden.
Among the Selma people who ar
rived in Birmingham yesterday to at
tend the meeting of the Federation Of
Mrs. G. B. Smith, Mrs. Fall Foster,
Miss Mildred VIM, Miss Margaret
Thomas, Miss Felicite Bib and Mrs.
Darlington Foster.
Mrs. r. r. Kimber arrived in the
city today from Selma where she has
been the guest of Mrs. r. W. Kinney,
who accompanied her to Birmingham.
Mrs. Kimber is en- route to her home
in Los Angeles, Cal.
Mrs. Howard seay has returned to
her home in Selma after a visit in
Birmingham.
Mrs. Edgar clsarkison has returned to
Tuscaloosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. i. {. Acker and daugh-
ter, Mildred, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
A. W. Acker in Selma.
DR.. Charles Murray Rudolph is the
guest of Mr.. James Fits Aston in
Tuscaloosa.
Mrs. Edna Gcckel-Gussen and Mrs.
P. j. Smith have returned from An
niston, where they gave a concert last
week.
Mrs. John Feinour is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Yerby, in
Tuscaloosa.
Mrs. George Cryer of Admission is
attending the meeting of the Fedora
ton of Music clubs.
Mrs Burnes Kelley of Huntsville Is
in Birmingham attending the Fedora
ton of Music Clubs.
Mrs. d. A. Trumbull marie Rosa
mond) of Chicago has returned home
| after a visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. P. Rosamond.
Mr.. John L. Raul and Mr.. John
Raul, Jr. are visiting the formers sis
ter, Mrs. Joe Riley. at Olypian, Fla.
Miss Carolyn Davidson of Montgom-
cry will be the weekend guest Of Miss
Ruth Mcclellan. who is spending the
holidays from Vassar college with her
parents, Judge and Mrs. T. s. Mcclellan.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lee have moved
into their new home in Miner Heights.
Mrs. Calvin Jones has returned from
Lynn Haven, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Quinlan have
returned to their home in Chicago after
a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Mum
ger.
Mrs. C. T. Lungrede, who has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. G. NJ. Stan
ley, left Friday to join Mr.. Lungrede in
Texas for a time, after which they will
return to Birmingham to continue their
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley.
Cards from Mr. and Mrs. Ira A.
Watson announce their safe arrival in
Italy, their first stop being made in
Naples.
Miss Dearle Bell Odom, who has
| been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Haygood have ar
rived from Montgomery to make Biz
mingham their home.
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ROsy's ROomers


w HEN ROSY CARMoN's husband
w was crushed between two freight
cars, it was expected that Rosy would
have to take in washing. But Rosy
herself looked at her slender arms and
reckoned that her thin back had limita-
tons. No! She could never do wash
ings. Besides she did not want to.
Her small daughter Gladys should
not have 1t said Of her that she was a
mere washerwoman's daughter.
Roomers nowl That was different.
Why, even Mrs. Davis took roomers,
and she was as respectable as anybody.
Rosy, above all things, longed for re-
spectability. Her mother had been a
Davenport, and though she herself had
married poor Ted Carmen she never for
got her distinction of birth. And she
did not mean that Gladys should forget
it, either.
Rosy did not entirely own her home ;
Ted had died before he could finish
paying for it. 1t was a small house,
but Rosy had planted shrubs and flow
ers about it to make it attractive, and
she kept it so neat within that the
beautiful cleanliness quite made one
forget the makeshifts or altogether lack
of furnishings. To pay for this dear
home, to give Gladys an education, and
by and by to help the child to a good
husband-these were the ambitions of
Rosy's heart, and to accomplish them
she stood ready to make any effort or
sacrifice.
She had two nice bedrooms upstairs
and she made them as charming as pos
sible. Then she fixed up the den down.
stairs for Gladys, while she slept on a
lounge in the living room. Then she
advertised for roomers.
The advertisement brought an elder.
ly man and his wife and a single man
1t was the beginning of Rosys fight
for independence.
Never were roomers 80 beautifully
comfortable as those Of Rosy's. They
talked about the accommodations and
praised the little landlady who kept
them supplied with such an abundance
of soap and clean towels and hot water
Rosy charged a good price and as sh
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

33-In. 12-Momme Jap Pongee
All-silk Jap pongee that in regular co.
way sells at $1.19. This, you will V~<
find, is a better quality than offered at
near this low price.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

4O-In. Printed Georgette Crepe
Soft, clinging-that fairly radates Spring 81 80
-superbly rich and beautiful-scores of ~A"~~
the newest Spring patterns, in every color that will
be good for Spring wear. Forty inches wide.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
My Neighbor Says

To cut butter smoothly and clean
", cover the knife with oiled paper.
To soften hard tissue of dried
vegetables like peas, beans and
lentils cook them in soft water.
If you must use hard water, add
baking soda in the proportion of
1 teaspoonful to 2 quarts.
For starching muslins, ginghams,
etc, dissolve a piece of alum the
size of filbert for every pint of
starch. BY following this hint you
will preserve the bright colors of
the fabric n long time.
A small piece of stale white bread
placed in the kettle in which cab
bage is boiled will help to kill the
unpleasant odor.
Dried orange peel will revive a
low fire at once if placed among
the Goals.
Soak new toothbrush over
night in glass of water. The
bristles will not come out and the
brush will last twice as long.
A clear fire for grilling can be
obtained by sprinkling a little salt
peter over the Goals.
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Portable. There was bed of dry leaves
there and it looked very inviting. Now,
the inside of that log very thoroughly
before going to sleep. but he was so
tired and sleepy that he didn't half
look around. He didn't 60 into the
farther end at all. He just dropped
right down midway. curled up and in
no time at all was fast asleep. 1t was
mistake, very great mistake as
Bobby was shortly to find out. Mean
while. outside sat Peter Rabbit. al
though it was already past time for him
to be home in the dear Old Brier Patch.
Next Story: Bobby Coon Finds Out
His Mistake.
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A. J.. Odom. during the spring vaca.
ton, has returned to school at the
University of Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. McGinnis have
named their small son Joseph Elder.
Miss Cornelia Mellen of Knoxville
Tenn, arrived Wednesday to visit
Miss Annie Tart Perry.
Mrs. w. G. Lloyd has returned from
a visit to her parents, Judge and Mrs
c. P. s. Daniel, in Eufaula.
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To cut butter smoothly and clean
", cover the knife with oiled paper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
Mothers And
Their Children

One Mother Says:
When my children come home
from school / made it a point to
greet them with something pleas
ant. / share with them an interest
ing letter I have received. have
some amusing story to tell them
about Rags" and his pranks dur
ing their absence, or have little
treat in store for them. If un-
pleasant things must be discussed
or if there are disliked tasks to be
done, they can come little later.
1 like their thoughts Of returning
home always to be pleasant ones.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

Dried orange peel will revive a
low fire at once if placed among
the Goals.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

Mrs. Alex T. London accompanied
her daughter, Miss Alexandra London.
studies at Smith college, after spend
ing the spring vacation in Birming-
ham. Mrs. London sails Saturday from
New York TO visit her daughter, Mrs.
Gerhart Heym, and Mr.. Heym In Lon
don, England.
The Alaska fisherman., 1924-04-15

of government that had repudiated him. Both the British and the French governments could say at the World Conference that their as- sent to treaties would be sustained, whereas MT. Wilson knew at the very time that he pledged the sup port of the United States that the Senate, equally important with the President in making treaties, would not ratify it's assent.
 This defect in our Constitution tends to destroy or at least undel- mine the confidence of our peopl } in the process of government. MI . Denby got out only because he fel the pressure of disapproval; but Mr. Daugherty stays in regardless of his loss of the support of Congress merely because he feels that if he should resign under pressure, he would thereby admit the charges, whereas, the real reason for his res ignation should be that he has lost the support of Congress.
The Alaska fisherman., 1924-04-15
LA TOILETTE WILL BE CANDIDATE +
 COOLIDGE ENTERS

WASHINGTON, D. C., March IS. Senator LaFollette, who was re- ported as having withdrawn his name recently as a candidate for the Republican nomination, has let it be known that he will enter the race as a candidate of Third party if President Coolidge is selected by the Republicans to head the regular ticket.
 The action of the senator also will depend upon the kind of platform adopted by the Republicans. It is understood he will have much to do with the drafting of the Third party platform.
The Alaska fisherman., 1924-04-15
CAN A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE RESIGN:
 CAN GOVERNOR ACCEPT

A legislator is an officer elected by the people. He has no right to resign unless permitted by law. He is responsible to the people who el- ect him, and he cannot divest him self of his duties unless the peo- pie have provided way for him to do so. If all legislators should re- sign, we would have no legislature.
 'The recognition of a right to re- sign office may result in an inter- regnum (vacancy). Therefore the courts, when not governed in their decisions by statutory provisions, re- cognize no such right to resign if it's exercise will result in a vacancy. As general rule the acceptance of the resignation by the proper au- thority is necessary to it's validity" 29 Cyc. 14O3.
 "The authority competent to ac- cept the resignation is, in the ab- sence of statutory provision regula- ting the matter, the authority which by law has the right to fill the va- cancy occasioned by the resigna- tion." Fryer V. Norton 52 Att. 476.
 Taking the first quotation and looking thru the laws of Alaska, there is no law permitting a legisla- tor to resign.
 Taking the second quotation, since there is no law in Alaska giving the Governor the right to accept a resignation of legislator, or giving the governor the right to fill the vacancy, the governor has no power to accept such resignation.
 Taking the principles of law in the first quotation, the only power that may accept resignation is the People but in Alaska the People have not provided. a NAV
The Alaska fisherman., 1924-04-15
OUR CABINET
 GOVERNMENT Should Our Cabinet Officers Be Made Responsible to the
 People
GOVERNMENT

pAe1ll1lSu Uy our lOioIdCnoTS are very few. The few there are are due en- tirely to certain inventions which they undertook. So long as they fashioned the constitution out of their experience, just so long did they plan perfectly.
 On account of the present "tem- pest in a teapot" dome, we are brought face to face with one seri- ous drawback of our constitution, and that is the fact that the cabinet officers are not responsible to the people of the United States directly, but to the President.
 The fact that these cabinet of- flcers are responsible to the Presi- dent only precludes their appearing on the floor of the House or Senate to guide thru various administration measures. Cabinet officers who have lost the entire confidence of the people are still retained in of- flee because of the feeling that Pres idents naturally have of standing by person who is under attack. If the cabinet officer were to fall whenever he should lose the confi- dence of the majority of the peo- ple's representatives, the President would not have to remain under such endorsements.
 It seems in respect to their cabi- net government at least that France has benefited by our experience for +bo1o tho Droo;Jo,,+ ,.o,ooo;,o, 4l,o hood of the government for the term for which he was elected, but the cabi- net can only remain in power so long as it can command the sup port of the majority of their Assem- bly,.
 The time will come when our con- stitution will be amended to cure this defect. It should not be possi- ble for a Taft and his cabinet to remain in power after he had lost the control of the House during the latter half of his term; nor for MT. Wilson to remain the head of our government with the right to negot- fate our treaties and represent our country at time when the people of the country had taken away his control of Congress.
 There is too much fear of control by majority rule in the United States. Checks must be invented continually to thwart the will of the people. I don't know but what the checks are worse than the evil which they are supposed to prevent. At least during the Wilson administra- tion, our prestige was considerably dimmed by MT. Wilson's curious po- sition, that of being at the head
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-08

Pride dullS cur spiritual understand ing, starts factions, divides brother from brother and blinds men to God S presence ana love. Pride is near |neighbor to resentment and the twin
 brother of self-will. We lose pride only as we learn that meekness which Jesus said shall inherit the earth. True meekneSs deprives us |of nothing manly for it is coincident with and is based on the understand ing of man as the natural expression |of God, responsive alone to His will RESENTMENT TO BE OVERCOME
 When we are criticized our first tendency is to hOtly defend our selves, whereas our first act should
 be to examine ourselves. If even a small part of the criticism is justi- lied we should be grateful. Instead |of being so quick to look away let us be more eager to look within
 How much time is wasted in resent inert, taking issue with error and believing in it when we should be seeing it's fallacy and realizing l1S unl eality. We are resentful because we still believe that evil must b. resisted with evil. Paul tells us the one way to overcome evil is to over come it with good, which means that we must realize it so clearly that all that really is, is God and His creation, that evll will not be able to find Judgment in our though. If someone is unkind 10 us no good is gained by our thinking unkiual thoughts too, anl so adding 10 tbe W.'rl3's overburdenel store. If DIG. one loses his temper, is that any reason why two tempers should be