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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02

Port Royal'll have none o. We? 'Sblood
and 'Ounds If We, want the wench
why the plague does not ye 90 and fetch
herY'
"If there's no other expedition II
tempt you, why not Port Royal? There's
enough plundef in the town to tempt the
lads, and there's the wench for you
Shall j sound them out ~
Blood was ON his feet, his eyes blaz-
ing, his livid face distorted. "Yell
leave my cabin this minute, SO We will,
or, by heaven, it's your corpsen be car
ried out Of 1t. Re NANCY hound, d.. ye
dare come to me with such protosalsr'
But, at last, as his buccaneers were
growing desperate, something happened,
brought about by the captains friend,
NJ. d'Ogeron. One sunny morning the
governor of Tortuga came aboard the
tie gentleman, amiable Of countenance,
Arabella, accompanied by a chubby NJ
amiabie and self-sufficient Of mannec.
my captain" M. d'Ogeron delivered
himself, Il bring you NJ. de Cussy, the
governorrof French Hispaniola, who de-
sires word with you"
You have good force here under
your command, my captain" said NJ. de
Cussy. Some eight hundred men. /
understand they grow FESTIVE.
81 am speaking officially, my cap
tain. There IL war between Fxance and
Spain in Europe. 1t is the intention
of France that this war shall be car
ried into the New World. A fleet is
coming out from Brest under the, com
mand of M. lie Baron de Rivaroi for
that purpose. have letters from him
desiring me to equip supplementary
squadron and raise a body of not less
than a thousand men to reinforce him
on his arrival. What I have come to
propose to you, my captain, at the sug-
gestion Of our good friend, N. d'Ogeron,
Is, i'm brief, that you enroll your ships
and your force under NJ. de RivaroPs
flag"
.You are offering to take us into the
French seryiceT he asked. ION what
terms, MONSIEUR"
with the rank Of Captaine de .Vais.
seau for yourself and suitable ranks for
the officers serving under you. You
will enjoy the pay of that rank, and
you will be entitled. together with your
men, to one-tenth share in all prizes
taken" :
Il viii consult my officers" said
Blood. They came and the matter was
laid before them by Al. de Cusst him
self. Ybervilie, the young French fill
buster, had the honor to point out ia
M. de Cussy that the share offered was
too small. For one-fifth of the prizes
the officers would answer for their
men: not for less. This NJ. de Oussy
/ finally conceded, and the articles were
drawn up and signed that very day
The buccaneers were to be at Petit
Goave BY the end Of January, when
N. de RiVaroiS had announced that he
might be expected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
chung to thin strand Of hope, and at
length that strand arspped.

The husband always professed to
have tremendous love and interest in
his daughter. The court allowed him to
see his daughter as often as he cared.
Indeed, his wife wanted him to do this.
But what happened?
Not once since the case, was disposed
of in court has the father gone to see
his daughter. More than this, he hasn't
been sending his wife the money he was
ordered to by the court, even though
he is known to be doing well financial
1y. What he has done. instead, is to ar
range his affairs so that his wife cam
not get any satisfaction through further
legal Sneasures. And SO his wife and
daughter is the daughter whom he pro-
fessed to love so much are waging a
pitiful struggle to get along.
What kind of a man is il that will
do such thing? What right has he
to do such thing?s His wife has al
ways been blameless. Indeed, she was
patient and enduring to a fault. And
now the husband takes it out--as the
saying is-not only on her but upon
the daughter, too J. Perhaps the child
is responsible for his faults and his
love for liquor and the things he did
while under the influence of drink!
Can you imagine such a man actual
~ existing?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
Little Stories For Bedtime
Johnny Chuck Gets His Nose Punched
nOWN from the Northland one Silly
night while the little stars looked
fBy THORNTON BURGESS,

Johnny Chuck Gets His Nose Punched
n0WN from the Northland one Silly
night while the little stars looked
down from the sky and twinkled
came Jack Frost. He came silently and
he worked silently in the Green Forest
and on the Green Meadows. He opened
the chestnut burrs and the walnut
husks. He painted the leaves OF the
maple trees and the beech trees and
the birch trees and the sumacs and all
the other trees except those which kept
green all winter, and he pinched the
stems SO that the first Merry Little
Breeze would shake them off from the
trees in showers of req and gold and
brown. He covered the Green Meadows
with a thin white sheet which people
call by his own name-frost, All this
he did in the stiily night, and then he
made ready to race away back where
he had come from as soon as jolly,
round, red Mr.. Sun should kick off his
blankets and begin his daily climb up
in the blue, blue sky.
Peter Rabbit and Reddy Fox and Old
Man Coyote and Lightfoot the Deer
and Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter and
Jerry Muskrat and Paddy the Beaver
and Buster Bear. and Hooty the owl,
who, as you know, are usually abroad in
the night, knew what was going on. On
the whole, they were rather glad to wei
come Jack Frost, for they had new thick
coats to keep them warm. But Johnny
Chuck and Happy Jack Squirrel and
all the other little people who curl up
in their beds and sleep through the night
as people are supposed to do who knew
nothing of the coming OF Jack Frost
until they awoke just at the break Of
day. Then when they poked their noses
out of their houses Jack Frost slyly
pinched them ever SO gently by way OF
introducing himself.
NV Johnny Chuck was, as you know
very fat, very fat indeed. For weeks
he had been eating all that he could
He had been stuffing himself just tc
make fat so that he might sleep through
the long winter in comfort. OF late he
had been getting very sleepy. Fat peo
pie usually are sleepy. So Johnny
Chuck had been going to bed much
earlier than he did in the summer and
finding it harder to get up early In
the morning. On this particular morn
ing somehow he didn't want to get uI
at all. He stretched and yawned and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02

The man is well-known. He is al
most genius in his line. At any rate,
he has some of the eccentricities of a
genius. Among other things, he is an
inveterate drinker.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02

One Mother Says:
:. We devote our Friday evening meal to
talking over the weeks history lessons
with our children. Each child takes a
turn in telling what he has learned, and
therest of US ask questions or add bits
of interesting information about the
events they have been reading, about.
In this way history becomes to them
something more than merely a school
subject which must be learned in order
to receive a favorable mark. Since we
have taken this interest they are all
leading their classes in this subject,
which is to many children bugbean.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
We Women
A Certain Man

A BOUT fifteen years ago "a man
~ married a beautiful and brilliant
girl. They have daughter thir-
teen years old. Maybe the fact that the
daughter is thirteen accounts for the
present turn in their matrimonial re-
lations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02

and go back to bed. At last a Jolly
Sunbeam crept in. This decided mat
tiers for Johnny. He would at least go
out and see how things looked. Out
he went and sat up on his doorstep
Jolly, round Mr.. Sun smiled down on
him, but somehow Johnny couldn't find
any warmth in that smile. He looked
this way and that way and saw what
Jack Frost had been doing. He looked
over to the nearest clover patch, and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
Music Teachers
Have First
Luncheon

The Birmingham Music Teachers as
ISOLATION had their first luncheon meet
ing yesterday at the Motion hotel, which
was attended by forty of the city's
music teachers. Miss Abigail Crawford,
president of the organization, presided.
The feature of the occasion was the
first of a series of lectures by Mr.. Roy
Hoke on the subject of Psychology"
which he will continue at the luncheons
to be given each month by the associa'
ton.
These luncheons will be looked for.
ward to each month with a great deal
of interest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02

somehow it didn't make him the least
tiny bit hungry. Then, right, then, he
made up his mind.
I'm fat enough" said he. Turn
ing, he kicked up his little black heels
and disappeared inside his house. Peter
Rabbit came along just in time to see
those black heels vanish.
II do believe" said he, that Johnny
Chuck has gone to bed for the winter.
Peter was right, Johnny Chuck had.
Next Story: The Greedy Cousins.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02

Drink was the cause Of it all.
Some months ago, after a seemingly
endless sequence Of unhappy trial and
torment, the wife was compelled to sue
for a separation. The court gave it to
her and allowed her a fair sum each
week for her and her daughter to live
on. Probably the woman would have
been better off if she had sued for a
separation years ago, when first her
husbands addiction to drink began to
throw a thick, heavy shadow Of despair
and misery over her life. However, she
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02

tried to make up his mind that he was
fat enough.
But he remembered what Sammy
Evening star., 1924-07-15
DEMOCRATS UNITE
IN DISTRICT CLUB
Davis-Bryan Association Or
ganized to Assist National
Committee in Campaign.

Organization of the Davis-Bryan
Association of the District of Colum-
bia was perfected last night at
meeting of local men and women at
the Raleigh Hotel.
After adopting a resolution stating
that the purpose of the association
was to further in every legitimate
way the election of Davis and Bryan,
and making eligible for membership
all persons who desire to support
these nominees, officers were elected
as follows: Conrad II. Syme, former
corporation counsel of the District of
Columbia, PRESIDENT; Mrs. Kate I.
Abrams, first vice president: Michael
j. Lane, second vice president; Mrs.
Frank III. Smell, third vice president;
Claudius 3. MacCullar. secretary: Col.
w. S. Murphy, corresponding secre-
tary; Charles w. Warden, treasurer,
and H. r. Stephenson. sergeant-at-
arms. Col. Robert N. Harper. presi-
dent of. the District National Bank,
was then elected by the association
as chairman of the finance committee
Under the plan of organization the
president was authorized to appoint
a finance committee, a committee on
membership, a committee on pubhclty
and such other committees as might
from time to time become necessary
The chairman also was authorized TO
appoint an executive committee OF no,
less than fifteen members who should
have immediate charge of the affairs
of the association. Ways and means
for assisting in the campaign were
generally discussed and plans out
lined.
Mr.. Syme stated that in a few days
he would announce the membership
of the executive committee and active
work would be started in co-operaI
ton with the Democratic natlonal
committee. 1t is the purpose of the
association to aid the Democratic ma
tional committee in supplying speak,
ers, raising funds and the use OF all
publicity mediums to bring the cause
of the Democratic nominees before
the public in the most effective way
Mr.. Syme stated after the meeting
that special attention would be given
to the question of radio puoleltv' ano
he expected to have special COM
mittee take charge of that part OF
the work Enthusiastic speeches sup
porting the nominees and indorslns
the purpose of the association were
made by Charles NJ. Galloway, former
civil service commissioner; Charles A
Douglas, former Representative Ro-
land B. Mahany and others.
Evening star., 1924-07-15
Slip Covers to Order

Slip Covers will protect your fur
niture and draperies from summer
dust and sun. Let us estimate
and make your covers in the cor
rect way. We promise prompt.
satisfactory service. The covers
may be selected from our Gre
tonnes, Cotton Damasks or I'm
ported Linens-a large stock to
choose from.
Evening star., 1924-07-15
Awnings to Order
Prompt Delivery

We are now able to make prompt de-
liveries of awnings made to order for
windows or porches.
Drapery and Awning Section, Fifth floor.
Evening star., 1924-07-15
Khaki Awnings Ready to Hang
1s~s,sa hs,s "s 1st; r;;ee $2.79

All have find what windows equre-and
order them ouhee ready hang and ready help keep
home cool this summer.
They're of good quality Soz khaki and because durable
awnings edges simply seal
oed and fixtures included this special low
different Sizes 26 80 36 40
Blue white striped awnings
price-$275 EACH
echon floor
Evening star., 1924-07-15
A Kitchen Cabinet
Set, Special. 81

might be ordered at the same
time-you'll find the S glass jars
with metal covers, and the larger
salt and pepper shakers useful in
preparing every meal; and keep
ing everything in its place, within
easy reach.
China Section, Fifth door.
Evening star., 1924-07-15
furniture
Reupholstered
At Special Prices
During Summer

Now is the time to have your furni-
tHHe reupholstered so that it will be
ready for use in the fall Most salts
factory service is assured, high-grade
workmanship and fine materials. Sc
1ect coverings from our stock or spe-
cial order section. Let US estimate
now for this work at special summer
prices.
Upholstery Section, Fifth door.
Evening star., 1924-07-15
Casserole, Bowl,
6 Custard Cups
81. Set

A handy little kitchen set, COW
cred casserole, 9-inclAbowl, E cups,
that will prove most useful. For,
with the same oven-hre, you can
cook both vegetable and dessert
and every housewife knows the
convenience of having just the
right" cooking dishes, especially
when they're attractive enough to
serve in, too.
Evening star., 1924-07-15
Savings in July Clearance Summer Rugs and Furniture
Don't Just "Store
Your Furs and
Cloth Garments''

& Lothrop's Scientific
Fur Storage Faults
There's difference here; they
are hung individually without
cramplng in a constant frigid
atmosphere.
They are handled only by experts.
They are completely safeguarded
against heat, fire, moths and theft
at all times.
Write or Phone Main $500.
Fur Storage Vaults. Seventh floor
Evening star., 1924-07-15

while-the furniture is all from our,regu-
Green Wood Slat Settees, $3.75
Green Steel Frame Benches, S.
Attractive Green Porch Settee, $12
Green Drop Leaf Table, $t3.25
Green Arn1chairs, So
Small Green Chairs, $6.75
Green and White Porch Breakfast Set,
SIS, includes table and chairs
Natural Folding Settees, $2.25
Canvas Hammock Chairs, 81
Natural Finish Steamer Chairs, So
Tables, Tre1lises, Flower Stands-many
different attractive pieces at greatly
lowered prices in this clearance sale
tomorrow
Evening star., 1924-07-15

These reductions you'll find decidedly
lar summer stocks
Maple Furniture Reduced
Low Sewing Rockers, SITS
Straight-back Chairs, $1.75
High, wover-back Rockers, 4.75
Green High-back Rockers, A.75
Large Jumbo Rockers, $8.25
Woven-seat Armchairs, $3.25
Rustic Furniture Reduced
Hickory Armchairs, $3.25
Hickory Arm Rockers, A.25
Cedar Settees, So
Hickory Settees, 50
Cedar Flower Stands, 81
Rustic Summer House, SIS
Rustic Trellis Lawn Seat, $3.50
Rustic Cedar Pergola, $50
Rustic Garden House, $28.75
Garden Seat with Trellis Roof, $50
Furniture Section, Sixth Floor.
Evening star., 1924-05-11

arms above her head for q moment
and then doubled over in faint.
Lave was still next to me. Heaven
knows how we had maaaged 70 keep
together. George Kings girl" he
said.
I started toward her, but saw that
two men had already run forward and
picked her up.
I do not quite know how I got out
OF the tent, but I remember helping
to carry an English tourist TO her
hotel. She had bump on her head
and was unconscious. I got doctor
and then went back to see what
could do for Bob Love. But he did
not need me. He was shutting down
for the night just as IL nothing had
happened. You cannot upset q circus.
went to my room and tried I'm
vain to sleep. One thought kept run
ming in my head: And still there are
fools who think they know the mind
of a wild beastv'
Copyright, Is24)
Evening star., 1924-05-11
How Octopus Attacks.
EXPERIMENTS have been made

EXPERIMENTS have been mAoe IN
II a specially devised tank, in order
to test tho truth OF many stories told
Of octopi attacking human beings
and dragging them to the sea Dot
tom. In the tank with the octopus
experimented with there was placed
q dummy Of the same specific grav-
ity as a. man, and this wns baited
with a crab. Attracted by this tempt
ing morsel, the octopus made for the
de ure, seized 1t in its powerful tenta-
cles, and tried to drag it under water,
but without success. 1t then went to
one side of the tank and, holding
onto the edge Of the glass with some
of its arms, it dragged it's prey be-
meath the surface and crushed the
crab shell with its powerful jaws.
1t is believed that these. experi-
ments afford proof that the octopus
can drag it's victims far below the
surface of the water only near rocks
to which it can attach it's suckers.
There is one spot in the Bay of
Naples where these creatures attain
a large size, and now and then
fisherman is reported missing. 1t is
thought that such disappearances are
due to the unfortunate mans being
caught by the leg by a concealed
octopus and dragged under water. In
ths case Of such repulsive and pow
SE1ul creature az the octopus, 1t In
dfmeu1t to separate fact from fiction.
Evening star., 1924-05-11

and hang around the grounds, in sea-
son and out, TO get a. Closeup"
There was a Eurasian girl In CAL
cutta who particularly pressed her
attentions upon him. He began to
brace himself up on liquor.
There was plenty of drink in Cal
cutta, good and bad. One whiff of
Kings breath told me what sort he
was getting. I said to him: king,
you had better let liquor alone. II
you don't, you won't live to walk
out Of Raja's cage-youI1 be carried
out"
He gave a laugh. Mayer, know
that cat from the tip Of his nose TO
the tip Of his tail"
That greatly disturbed me. When
Bob Love took a man on for a wild
animal act, he always made him sign
q paper saying that he knew what he
was Undertaking and did 1t on his
own responsibility. The applicant
signed fast enough. But there 10 not
Evening star., 1924-05-11

that is not clear-headed enough to
outguess the tiger is gone.
On the day for which the horse
show event was billed King decided
to clip Rata's claws. So he had The
tiger tied UP against the bars, paws
sticking through, got cut q sharp
little hack-saw and began. He wa
so full OF bad whisky that his haI 4
slipped and he cut the last claw too
near the quick. Raja gave a roar
and King laughed. When the ropes
were loosened the beast got down in
a corner and licked his paw.
x~k y
THE show went we'll that night and
all the acts got q lot of applause.
After the rest OF the evening pro-
gram had been run off and the three
prizes awarded, Raja's cage was
wheeled in and placed in the center
of the ring. The cage was in two
parts, q larger section for the tiger
and a smaller one so arranged that
the trainer could pass through the
outside door, lock IT after him and
then 60 through the inner door to the
tiger.
When the trainer made an exit
from the cage proper, he went back
ward with both eyes on the beast.
Bob Love never failed to order that
two men should stand with long
handled. sharp iron spikes in their
hands, one on either side OF the cage,
ready to help the trainer IL the ami
NAL became unmanAgeaele.
AS stood near the entrance. talk
ing to Love, George King came in.
There was q grin that did not like
on the fellows face and his red-and-
gold cap was almost over one ear. He
was hitting his shiny boots with his
whip, He got q burst Of applause,
bowed, scraping the sawdust with his
cap, and then went into the outside
cage. The band began to play q sort
Of trembling music, as IL something
were expected.
King threw open the inner door
with . flourish, stumbled, half caught
himself, and Iurehed forward. Raja
new at him. beat him down with one
paw, caught him By the hack OF the
neck and shook him Ike rat.
! II happened 30 quickly that the
men with Ine spikes seemed TO Dc
parafyxed. The audience was in an
uproar. have mover heard 80
strange q sound. 1t was q MIXTURE
of every human cry--incIuding hys-
ter1cal laughter.
The spikes were stnck into RAja
and he backed into q corner, erowl-
ing and snarling. Boards were
brought from somewhere and thrust
through the bars Of the cage to make
q partition of wood between him and
his kill.
The crowd did not understAnd what
was being done. Some one bawled
out in Hindustani that the cage had
broken. Panic spread. Men and
women squeezed through the open
ings between the seats, dropped to
the ground and dived out under the
side wall of the tent. The band.
which had gone limp, began to play a
lively march.
King was dragged into the smaller
section Of the cage. He was quite
dead.
A young Eurasian in . yellow
dress ran toward the center OF the
ring. She gave q shrek. waved her
Evening star., 1924-05-11
Concerning the Ola.

nNE OF the most disagreeable
- features Of fife in a hot climate
is the Lack of cold water to drink.
This is more especially to be noticed
when one has come from a colder
climate or from q place where in
summer ice is plentiful and it's use
customary. Even In a hot climate
artificial ice may overcome the diff
Guilty, but in poor and spaFsefy set
tied districts this is luxury which
cannot be afforded.
However, In a climate which Ia NJ,
only hot but very dry, like that of
southern Arizona and New Mexico. q
simple and quite effectuaI method or
cooling is in use. It Is aecomulfsbed
by the means of q vessel calfsts the
Ola pronounced oya)-a BOT or wa
ter jar. made from clay.
These vessels are fashioned b7
women. In making them the clsy is
nrst kneaded for q time, and fine. drv
grass seed sprinkled over and mixed
through 1t. To shape the bottom OF
the vessel this clay is worked into
a basket-bowL To this small por-
tions of clay are added, which the
women mold with the hands and then
pat into shape with a stick. thus
building up the sides.
The ola is rounded in toward the
upper part and has a large, open
mouth with lip around the top
The vessels are then sun-dried and
afterward baked, or rather burn.
over a fire.
During this process of baking, the
nne grass seed, which had been origi-
nally sprinkled through the clay
burns ont. leaving small spaces in the
walls. which help to make the mate
rial porous.
Generally q coat of red paint is put
on the outside, though sometimes 4
smoked spot is left visible. giving the
jar red and black appearance. All
sizes are made, though those In con-
mon use hold ON an average I've or
six gallons.
When finished ana ready for use
the jar is suspended from the limb
Of a tree or other shady place, where
there isN free circulation of air
Soon after water is put in sweat
or moisture is seen on the outside Of
the jar, and then the water In IT rap
Idly becomes cool.
The principle on which this change
takes place is the one, well known in
physics, that heat is absorbed or dis
appears to the perception when water
passes from liquid to gaseous or
from q solid to a liquid condition.
The dryer the atmosphere and the
stronger the breeze the more rapid
the evaporation, and consequently
the cooler the water becomes.
Sometimes the ol1as are hung one
above the other, so that the water
from the upper one will drip into the
lower.