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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
Home Nursing
Two Crosses

TWO Cr0SSeS
 ND ENVY was a little boy who lived D in an ugly tenement in a very big
 city. His father was dead and his mother was very poor. Benny s mother always said, with sigh, that having to live in the city was her great est cross. But she never seemed to scrape together enough money to g6 away from the city. When one is only a charwoman, cleaning empty office buildings at night and cleaning and securing and sewing and cooking and saving pennies at home all day, the country seems as far away as the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
 Benny didn't even know what the country meant.
 His mother told him, sometimes, of the country where she had lived when she was a child. But Benny couldn't understand how the sky could be so big, when ali the sky he ever saw was q little patch of blue between, tall build ings. Sunshine scarcely entered into his life at all-for he was weakling and sat on the fire escape most of the time, watching other children who ve1fe not delicate playing in the street be low.
 Then one day his mother cried>a good deal and the next day a lady took Benny out to the country. On a train His mother said he would come home in month--if he was bettet-that the doctor said he must have fresh mill and eggs and vegetables and lots oi fresh air, or his spine would be twisted so badly that he would never be able to walk any more. For Benny was a ':rickety" child.
 He grew strong and rosy-eheeked. He had scarcely ever eaten vegetables in his life, except potatoes and the kind that come in cans. So when he saw them growing in the ground--even helped gather them-life seemed full of ad- venture. Apples. off the. trees, berries from the bushes and fish from the river behind the farm helped change Benny in one short summer from a pale, list less child to healthy, normal one.
 My mother says Living in the city is a cross to bear," he told Mrs. Brown the farmers wife, who took summer boarders and sick children tin limited numbers) into her home and took care of them.
 And I think living in .the country is a cross" i" said Mrs. Brown, discontent edly. *Still, when I look at pale little children like you and then at my owr ---red-eheeked, brown as Indians, strong and healthy as little ponies-I think perhaps I'm wrong"
 The lady at the Neigrborhood House said that it was almost always little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
LittLe Stories For Bedtime
sy TRoRNreN V. svRaEss
:. Redtall The Hawk Is Tempted
Tempter, tempter, go awayi
 T"ll close my cara to vou today,

I'll close my ears to you today. ENOU and I know that this is abso-
 N lutely the only thing to do. Peter
 Rabbit knows 1t, and all the other little people know It. The trouble with most of us is that we do not do what we know we ought to do. We listen to the Tempter when we ought to close our ears as tightly as we can. It was just that way with Redtail the Hawk. You know Redtail is very much like Reddy Fox in his tastes. He lives on much the same kind of food. And like Reddy he has weakness for chicken. Yes, sir, Redtail is quite as fond of chicken as Reddy Is. He would have chicken for dinner every day if he could.
 You know how often Reddy is tempt ed to try to get one of Farmer Browns chickens. But Reddy's temptation is nothing compared with the temptation which RedtaiI the Hawk has to fight. You see if Reddy keeps away from Farmer Browns henyard he is tempted only when he allows himself to think about chickens, or is very, very hun gry and cannot find enough to fill his stomach. And then, too, he does most of his hunting after dark when the chickens are shut up.
 But with Redtail the Hawk it is different, very different, indeed. He hunts in the day time and as he swings in great high circles high up in the blue, blue sky his wonderful eyes see all that is going on below. And so there is hardly a day that he does not see chickens, lots of them, running about in the dooryards of the farms oyer which he flies. Of course you un- derstand what that means. It means that the Tempter is whispering to him all the time.
 Now Redtail, like Reddy Fox, can see no reason why he should not catch chicken when he can, just as he catches Meadow Mice or one of the children of Mrs. Grouse if he has a chance. A chicken is just a kind of bird to him and intended for him to eat if he is smart enough to catch one. Because the chickens are in a henyard is no reason at all to him why he should not catch one. He does not know that he is stealing. It al ways seems very queer to him that those two-legged creatures called men make such. a fuss when he is simply obeying a law of nature by trying to get a good meal. But he has learned that it is dangerous to go near hem yard when any of the two-legged crea- lures are about, and he knows all about terrible guns. So, though every day he looks down and sees the chickens running about, it is only once in a while that he does not say ''no' to the Tempter, and then only when he has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
NOT SO EASY

The Magician-Now, then, young man, let me have your watch. First l will make it disappear, and then l will bring it back to you again.
 The Yictim-It disappeared three months ago, professor, so all you need to do is to make it come back.-Meg- gendorfer-Biatter, Munich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
FORMAL ATTIRE

"Statesmen are expected to wear silk hats and frOck coats"
 Rhode Island goes further than that" commented Senator Sorghum: "They are expected to wear gas masks" Washington Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
A Real Play Yard

One Mother Says:
 My husband put up combination exercising and play apparatus in our yard for the children this summer. A frame was made of two strong uprights and a cross beam. On this were placed a swing, a hanging rope, and a rope ladder. The children can now climb and "chin" to their hearts content, without trying it in dangerous places. and hanging the garment in the shade, your colored frocks will retain their original color.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12

Next Story: Farmer Browns Boy Hears a Great Racket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Heath Circle Ladies
G.. A. r. Install Officers

The annual installation of the w.
S. Heath Circle, Ladies of the G.
A. R.s>was held last evening in the
G. A. r. hall on Common street. The
officers installed were as follows:
President. Ida NJ. Goodwin; senior
vice president. Helen Wixon: junior
vice president, Grace Pollard; Sec
rotary, Fannie Pillsbury, treasurer,
Abbie Sanborn; chaplain, Silvia
Williams: conductor. Ethel Gilman;
assistant conductor, Mildred Ste
wart: guard. Mary Whiting; assist
ant guard, Clara Getchell: patriotic
instructor. Dora Lewis; circle regis
trar. Clyde Mccain.
The regular supper was held at
$50. followed by the regular meet
ing. A nicely arranged program in
charge of Mrs. Helen Wixon was
given. consisting of orchestra sell
ections by Larsen's orchestra; flagg
drill, by the officers and aides of the
order, and readings and dances by
Miss Dorita Gilman. Little Miss Gill
man is an attractive miss and an
exceptionally graceful solo dancer.
She received encores after both the
dance and reading. Music for the
dance was furnished by Mrs. Wixon
at the piano and Doris johnson
played the piano for tho drill. At
the close dainty refreshments were
served under the direction of Mrs,
Fannie Pillsbury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
1.-THE Hunehbaek of Metre Dame"

The local presentation of the wide
ly heralded Universal production
THE Hunchback of Notre Dame"
will take place at the Waterville
Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 10th.
Prior to the world premier at the
Aston Theatre in New York City.
where 1t is now playing in its fifth
month Of capacity business officials
of corporations were reticent in dis
cussing the plot changes made in the
immortal Victor Hugo masterpiece,
beyond stating that certain changes
had been made TO avoid offending
any religious denomination. 4 care
full reading of the New York criti-
cism, however. divulges that the
changes were generally endorsed and
simply Geleted some OF the grew
someness and swi.c hed the import
ance of some of the characters In
order to make the ending more ac-
ceptable to thcatre-goers. 1t is OF
interest to note that for the first
time the critics approved changes in
masterpiece.
Universal has reached the zenith
with this production. Certainly no
production was ever made with bet
tor ingredients of success. The pro-
Queer. had the story, one that is filled
with action: he mad the greatest. OF
character stars, Lon CLANCY; cap
able director in Wallace Worsley and
unlimited funds and studio facilities
not excelled anywhere in the world.
The fact that the Cathedral of Notre
Dame WAS rebuilt in its entirety for
the production, rs well as eight
SQUARES of Partisan houses of the
period OF Louix XI gives some idea
of the greatness of the production
Tho noted cast in addition to Lon
CLANCY includes Ernest Terrence,
patsy Ruth Miller. Norman Kerry
Tully Marshall. Gladys Brockwell
and CO other featured principals as
well as some 5000 extras.
The Natcrville engagement which
opens tomorrow Thursday. Jan. 10
will be limited to three days two
performances daily. matinee at FL
and evenings at 7:45. reserved seats
are now on sale for all performances.
ADV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Honorary Educational
Society Formed,
Delta Sigma Chi

On Monday evening members of the
women's division of Colby College who
are interested in the profession of ed
ucation met and formed into an honor
ary educational society to be known as
Delta Sigma Chi. The officers elected
to head this newly organized society
are as follows: President. Miss Err
vena I. Goodale. "a. of Waterville;
vice president. Miss Genevicve Clark.
"a. of Portland; secretary. Miss Sip
relle Dave. "a. of Waterville: treas
urer. Miss Dorothy Gordon. rs. Of
Rowley. Mass.
Several weeks ago n committee was
made up of interested women TO look
into the advisahility of forming an or
ganization for the benefit of all Colby
women who are interested in education
as their life work and at the sugges-
ton of DIR. Antonio Savides. head of
the department Of education at Colby.
they decided to organize along the
same lines as the mems educational So
Ciety. Kappa Phi Kappa. DR.. Savidcs
is to he made an honorary member of
the now society. which will have a
membership Of in the vicinity of %
students. Membership ia to be limit
cd to the women who are taking the
courses in education or members of
the Junior and senior classes who are
interested in the teaching profession.
Monday n set of bylaws as we'll as
constitution were drawn up and ac-
ceptcd and the name agreed upon. The
society is to be a secret one and in the
near future will adopt standard pin
for recognition. 1t is hoped that the
new organization will in the near fu-
ture become a chapter of some large
national educational sorority for wOm-
en- and derive the benefits thus given.
Meetings are to be held at the women's
division the first and third Tuesday of
every month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Annual Duoincss Nesting W. c. 7.
U, Held

The annual business meeting OF the
Watcrville Women's ChriNian Temper
ance Union was held yesterday after
noon at the home of Miss Cora +. Lin
coin at % School street. An election
of Officers took place rs follows Miss
Cora l.. Lincoln. president: Miss Mary
T.. Ball vice president: Miss II. Mae
Lawrence. secretary: Mrs. J. =. Blais-
dell. who has served several years as
treasurer. asked to be relieved from
her present office and the matter will
be taken up and acted upon at the next
meeting.
Reports were heard from tho super
intcndent and several departments on
the years work. Those reporting from
the departments were s follows: Mrs.
W. r. Daggett. temperance and mis-
sion; Mrs. Theresa Pottle, flower mis-
sion and relief work: Miss Mary Eall
social purity: Mrs. IL. Mae Lawrence,
Americanzation: Miss Harriet Par
menter. Christian citizenship.
During the past year the union has
held n meeting every month. The mem
bcrs entertained the dclegates Of the
Kenncbcc county convention held here
in Jure and sent delegates to two State
meetings. one at Auburn in April and
The other in Pittsficld in September.
The work Of the rast year is cons i'd
cred very successful and plans for a
better one in 1924 are already under
way.
The next meeting will be held Tues
Cay afternoon Feb. l.. at the home of
Mrs. l.. 7. Nichols at 80 Plea SAINT
street. At this meeting study of
government will be taken up. The
leader will be Miss Parmcnter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Spanish ViOlinist
Delights Audience
at Fine Concert

Juan Manen. the wonderful Span
ish violiniSt, again delighted several
hundred Waterville people last eve
ming with his concert in the Junior
High school auditorium. Mr.. Manen's
selections obtained high favor by his
superb rendition and remarkable
technique.
The first on the program, Men,
delSsohn's Concerto in E Minor. was
played at the request of large num-
Der Of Waterville's lovers of music
made to Max Cimbollek, the local ar
fist who was responsible for the COM
ing Of Mr.. Manen to Waterville. He
played this number with n smooth
ness of tone and a graceful and sure
technique that at once won him an
enthusiastic burst of applause.
Those familiar with the theme of
this wonderful musical masterpiece
were able to see that Mr.. Manen
played with an intensity of feeling
and true knowledge of the mean
ing.
Just about year ago Mr.. Manen
came to the city for the first time
and he was greeted by host of
music lovers. His concert at that
time made such an impression upon
Waterville people that many requests
again bring the artist to the city.
Later in the spring he again played
to Waterville audience and many
will remember the wonderful selec-
ton played by Mr.. Manen and Mr..
Cimbollek together.
The second group played by Mr..
Manen was the Sonata G. major, by
Porpora -Manen. Following his rem
dition of this number he was again
greeted with generous APPLAUSE. but
IL palpiti. Paganini- Manen. perhaps
pleased the audience as much as any
selection played during the entire
evening. The marvellous bowling and
lingering in this piece brought forth
looks of wonderment and at the end
he was called back twice before the
applause died away.
The final group began with Intro
duction CT Presto, Senaille- Manen.
Ave Maria. Shubert. a very familiar
selection, was a decided contrast to
some of the others but Mr.. Manen
proved himself fully capable of rem
dering the true spirit of the music.
The Bee, Shubert, was study in
rapid execution. With lighting speed
Mr.. Manen's bow would flash across
the violin strings and one could real
ly imagine that 1t was truly the buzz
of bee. The final number of the
concert was Serenade AndaIouse. by
Saraste and following this Mr.. Manen
finally consented to come back for
another after very prolonged ap-
plause.
MIR. Manen was accompanied on
the piano by Harry c. Whittemore,
an accomplished pianist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09

urday Night" one Of Burns most
popular and. most famous poems. As
an educational feature this entertain
ment is worth many times the price
of admission for it comes closer to
the real life of Burns than any of his
other works. 1t shows the portrait
of Burns father and also his own
real attitude toward religious mat
tiers. As a musical feature it cannot
fail to please scores of people who
enjoy the old songs as well as music
Of more modern type.
1.-The Cotter's Saturday Night" as
given in the entertainment course, is
a musical play enacted by six of the
leading Scotch singers in the East.
While 1t is said to be picture of
the poets home. it is applicable to
many a peasant cot in the lowlands
Of Scotland, The elder BARNS out at
work were accustomed to return
home each Saturday night to spend
the evening with the old folks; may
hap a neighbor would drop in and
the time be spent with song, story
and homely pleasures.
The production is coached. staged
and produced under the personal d.
rection of John Daniels. the well
ScCOttli ttliOAs NIoSt hOlllC 10
in Boston. Wherever it has been pre-
sented it is pronounced one of the
finest musicals ever heard. 1t must
be heard to be appreciated.
There is honey atmosphere ere
atedA which strikes a responsive chord
in the breast of each listener. There
are the loved and familiar songs sung
by rich, experienced voices. There
is the dry humor OF the old Scots as
they play their game Of chess in the
chimney nook. There are the piping
notes of the old fiddler, which set feet
tapping unconsviously to the rythm
of tunes centuries old. There is hui
NOR. sentiment, pathos, philosophy
with a tribute to home life that is
refreshing to modern eyes. From
every viewpoint The Cotter's Satur-
day Night" is a triumph of song and
4 masterpieceof acting.
The scene is laid in the kitchen OF
the Cotter's hotne in the year 1890 on
Saturday night. Among the songs
sung during the play are. John An
derson. My joe" .'Laddie." 'Hurrah
for the Highland" ''Ye Banks and
Rraes," SCOTS What Haze" Duncan
Gray" Loeb Lomond." Annie Lau-
rie." Bonnie Mary" ID a the Arts. -
"Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast" "A
Mans a Man fer a. That" The Aud
Hose" 1.-The Lords by Shepherd"
AUD Lang Syne.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Phillips Exeter
Professor for New
Courses at BoWdoin
Especial to The Kennebec Journal

Especial to The Kennebec JournaO
brunswick. Nc, Jan. 3, 1024.-
Professor John c. Kirkland, for the
past - years Morrison professor OF
Latin at the Phillips Exeter Acad-
envy, will conduct the work on the
classics in the new course to be Civ
en- at Dowdoin next semester. Pro-
fessor Kirkland is one of the most
distinguished Latin scholars in sec
ondary school work in New Eng
land and is especially fitted TO take
part in course designed to cover
the practical aspects of the prepara-
tory school teaching problem.
Professor Kirkland holds the de-
grees of a. b., A. NJ. and J.. ii. ID. j..
from Hobart college and did his
graduate work at Leland Stanford.
Before going to Exeter he was on
the faculties of Washington college
and Leland Stanford. In 1913 he
taught at the Columbia University
summer session. He is now chair
man of the summer session faculty
at Exeter.
He is q member of Phi Beta Kap-
pa. the American Pathological As
ISOLATION. the Classical Association
of ngland and Wales. and the Ma
tional Institute OF Social Sciences.
lie served as chairman of the COM
mission on college entrance require
ments in Latin and as member or
chairman of other important edu-
cational committees. He Is editor
i'm chief of Mac Millan's Latin Sc
rics. Prof. kirtland's works at
Bowdoin will come early in May.
after he returns from short trip
abroad
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Fraternity Houses
Broken Into, Things
Taken During Recess

During the Christmas recess at
Colby college, several of the fratern-
ity houses on the college campus
were apparently entered by persons
and quite a quantity of material
taken. Two OF the fratCrnities have
reported that all of their records for
their Victrolas have been taken as
well as blankets and other articles
of clothing.
At first it was thought that some
persons belonging to these houses
had taken the material for safe
keeping, but when they failed to
turn up after week. the members
became suspicious and. have done
considerable investigating without
success. One of the fraternitieS.
which had the usual large stock of
popular records in the living room,
reported that there was but one left
when the men returned, that being
"All BY Myself
In one of the chapter houses. the
rooms were in bad condition, with
tables and drCss2rs turned bottom
side up and the furniture scattered
about in disorder. 1t is thought than
the misGoings was the work of some
persons not connected with the COL
lege who gained easy access to the
houses through windows on the up
per floors. aided by the fire escapes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Turning Books into Lives"
Subject Before WOman's Club

Turning Books into Lives" was the
subject OF Professor Ernest G.
Mariners address before the mem
bers of the Waterville Womens
club last evening at Library hall.
Why do you read book" asked
the professor: Because il is around
handy and because a friend recon-
mends it," He suggested a year Of
CONSTANT reading. Read just one
good book a month. read them with
the idea to find out something about
the development of men through the
ages continued the speaker.
He then went on to say that the
world had advanced more since the
discovery of writing and ink-and he
quoted one eminent man who once
said that the latter discovery was
even more important than the first:
than in the thousands of other years
before.
He declared that books have some
advantage even over conversation,
One can hear as far as their ear
drums will permit: they can see as
far as their horizon and they can
talk to one or more but books take
a person to the uttermost point OF
the earth and bring him into con-
tact with the living and the dead.
AdonS tHls Topic the professor
mentioned the trips to the northern
lands such as Macmillan and Peary
have tanen as well as scores of 9TH
ers. How long II would take q per-
son to make these trips, and then
explore tropical lands. mountain
countries and deserts. Is not known,
but the speaker assured his audience
that a mans vision Of the world
would be comparatively small IL he
depended upon himself to see all
these things.
Books help US to see. Quoting an
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
COLBY .COLLECE


OH SUNDAY afternoon january 49,
there Is to be held IN the Memorial
chapel Mt Colby college New Years
vcsper service at which there will be
for the speaker of the afternoon Pro-
. lessor Ernest G. Mariner of the col
'ege faculty. The service will start
t o'clock with special music and
llans are being made by n commit
&c of which Kenneth J. Smith, 90. of
is city. Is chairman.
Yesterday afternoon Professor c.
larry Edwards. director of athletics
Colby college. announced that the
,ewly constructed skating and hook
" rink on the lower campus at the
College would be open to all students
at such hours as It was not being
used officially by the candidates for
the hockey team. Professor Edwards
made this announcement during the
several classes in physical education
to correct the impression that the
rink was constructed for the hockey
team alone.
William J. Mcdonald, "a, of COL
chester. Conn. announced Yesterday
that the loving cup donated by the
Junior honorary society of Druids in
the recent inter-class basketball
tournament, would be awarded to the
freshman class. The first year team
was successful in winning all Of their
games and will be presented with the
up sometime this week.
The new edition Of the general cat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Etchie Heads List
Billiard Contestants

The score at Charles Miller's pocket
billiard tournament has taken a sud
den twist In the last two days and ac-
cording to some of the experts" Free
man Etchie will win the first prize
without doubt. The secret of the story
is this: Monday evening spot" Col
Inns won from Hap Levee with a
score of 100 TO SO. and last evening
BULLET" Hendricks defeated Levee
with score Of 100 to 40. For the last
three weeks billiard fans have been
looking forward to the game Of last
evening when Etchie and Levee were
to have crossed cues. but for some rea-
son their game was postponed until
Thursday evening. However. there is
decided lull in the enthusiasm which
prevailed. for the first of last month
Ftchie won over both Hendricks and
Collins bY large margins. But some
OF the boys are still confident that
Hap" will stage a comback tomorrow
evening and give the indicated one
a run for his money. Meanwhile the
contestants have nothing to say.
The standing: