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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
Being Big Fish In Small
 Ponds
By SOPHIE IRENE LOER

WO young people, after getting
 married, left their home town in
 Pennsylvania and came to New York. The dream of the golden city was too much for them. They could not resist it and now they are both held in $1,OOO bail, charged with grand larceny.
 It is claimed that jewelry was mis- sed by the woman with whom they boarded, and that their plight is a re- suit of their disappointment in secur- ing work and inability 10 make ends meet.
 Whether they are guilty or not, these young people will go back to some place in their native state, start all over again and learn the value of being the big fish in the little pond.
 wish it were possible to cry aloud their sorrow to many others from the housetops of every village, hamlet and town. How many thousands of young people are swallowed up in the mael- strom of money making in the large city can never estimated. The mad desire for adventure, the anxiety to see things, has wrecked more young lives than can ever be estimated. To shine in the Armament of public ap- proval has inspired many young soul to leave the native soil and wander in fields anew, and most of them, the largest percentage of them, have re- turned wiser, sadder, but the lesson is never learned by others.
 If only these good youngsters would reflect that there is always time to go and see some more. If only they could be made to understand that the per | centage who do reach stellar heights | iS so small that each indeed must be exceptional to hope to win over all the others.
 In truth, home grown products al. ways weather best, the winter of life in their own environment. And many a one who goes to the big city finds he is only hungry minnow in a seeth ing sea of struggle.
 How much better then to strive fol success in the smaller places, win tht approval of those about you and hayt the chance to become one of the fore most fish in the little waters.
 There is just as good a time to bt had, there is just as pleasant life tt be enjoyed, there are just as man, friends to make; there are just as many fine ties to bind in the smaller sections as there are in any of the biz places.
 And then there is the example that large ma ajority of our great and neaI great have come from the quiet places and as a general thing have longed tC go back to them rather than remain in the congestion and turmoil
 It matters not really where you live provided you can make your way and live we'll. As for seeing things after you have succeeded it is easy enough to go anywhere and learn some l thing of the outside world.
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mother of 40, with her flow of talk and flock of dull daughters. And we never come across the sweet-faced, sad-eyed single woman--the typical maiden aunt of the Victorian era.
 Sad to say, the ideal old lady has gone forever, with her silver hair, white cap, black gown and gentle, dignified man. ners. Old ladies, such as those depicted in Whistler's famous portrait of his mother, or in Manet's picture of Mime. Manet mere, have ceased to exist in our soeial life of today. <
 Everything in life-art, dress, rules of health and beauty culture-tends toward the exit of the middle-aged woman. And she is out of it on the stage and in fiction. Balzacs Femme de Trente Ans seems a back number, as many heroines in up-to-date novels are well on in the forties and fifties. And the same note is sounded in the plays of the period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
THIS ALLEY UNKNOWN

When France elects a new president or England reorganizes her cabinet the news is flashed around the world; Asir's dethronement of an emir passes prac- tically unnoticed. Yet Asir is coun- try of million people. It was asso- ciated with the allies in the war, and it was playing it's part in the ancient world when our European ancestors were dressing in skins and living in caves.
 Where is Asir? The one certain state ment on that point is that it's western boundary is the Red Sea. It lies be- tween the southern border of Hedjaz- wherever that border is-and the north ern frontier of Yemen-wherever that
 R. Even more hay is its eastern de
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alone in the deep, deep woods. Now you must give them to me !"
 "Indeedi" the giant howled, T did not know they were magic charms Now am sure that shall keep them. Thank you for telling me, Raggedy Annr"
 Now you just hand them right out here, Mister Giantw Raggedy Ann said.
 "Ha! Indeed, I shan'tw the giant replied. T shall work magic right away with the little old woman's charms and if they are any good I shall surely keep them !"
 Of course Gerald the Giant was ever 80 much too large for Raggedy Ann to take the charms from, so she knew she had to fool the giant in some manner so she sat down upon the giants front porch and thought and thought.
 Finally Raggedy Ann smiled and held her magic book, the little red one which she carried in her apron pocket. And pretty soon she heard the giant mun1bling to himself T shall fix the magic charms and make a wish for Raggedy Ann's house on wheels to run
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limitation from NedH Its mountains make it as independent as little Monte negro once was; it's fertile valleys of fer every inducement for the rowing Arab to settle down.
 There are nomads in Asir, however, notably a tribe who, theologically, are fundamentalists of Mohammedism and, the hairy heretics." They declined to from their appearance have been called recognize any caliphs after the death of Ali, the prophets son-in-law. They let their heavy hair grow in huge, bushy mops, suggesting the fluffy American girls "bob," bevause it protects them from the blistering sun. This style of headdress is not peculiar to Asir. It prevails among the Arabian desert nomads.
 It was only recently that an official
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NO M1DDLE-AGED WOMEN
At Least, She Is "tOut Of It." In Al
 English Writers Opinion


 Gray hairs are gone, old age is out of date, and a sign of the times is the disappearance of the middle-aged woman.
 This is as it should be. So long as a mature woman does not ape a flapper, why should she not keep her youthful looks into the forties-or the seventies Why should dowager assume that it is her duty to be dowdy?
 A black gown and a white heart are not inseparable. and dull gray and good ness do not always go together. If a woman is 'all glorious within" it is well that her looks should make this manifest.
 Nowadays our social world seems to be divided into girls, young married women and women who are great-grand- mothers. No more do you see the mid dle-aged matrOn, with her proud grace and reserved bearing; or the handsome
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wished that Gerald the Giant would think that he saw his house fly to pieces, she did that to teach him a lesson. Gerald the Giant had just taken Raggedy Ann's house on wheels and had thrown it to the ground and of course he had broken it all to smithereens.
 | But when Raggedy Ann wished for the 1 giant to see his house still sitting upon the rock where 1t. had al ways been, the giant left the Raggedys and ran to his house to see if all the furniture was still in its place.
 Then Raggedy Ann with a wish made her little house on wheels as good as new.
 Now if we can just get Gerald the Giant to return the little old woman's magic charms, we will re- turn them to her and go on about our busi- ness ]" Raggedy Ann sai dto Raggedy An day and the hobby horse.
 "Oh! I hope that vou can T" the l;ftla
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One MOLher says;
 For the child with weak arches, whose muscles tire very quickly on the sum- mer hike, here is a splendid exercise Have the child rock backward and for ward, alternately raising heels and toes, with the feet tilted so that the soles are turned toward each other and the rocking is done on the outside of the foot This should be done slowly about six to ten times,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16

About forty years ago a prominent man and his wife gave dinner party. A well known woman of intelligence and breeding smoked during the course of the dinner. One of the gentlemen was impertinent enough to criticize
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in India visited Asir's capital, Sabiyah, and gave the outside world the first de- scription of it's curious seat of govern ment-a city of huts. These round huts are by no means squalid; they are circular, beehive structures, made of clay laid upon a palm leaf base.-Bul- letion of the National Geographic So- ciety.
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The retort courteous was received amid much laughter and the would-be critic held his tongue for the rest of the evening.
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We Women
Perhaps

Perhaps
 A SYRACUSE judge in dismissin, "A divorce action said: Cigar
 cite smoking by women is no considered badge of disgrace or al improper thing for woman of cultur and refinement; neither is it grount for divorce"
 Hooray for the judge! Hooray fol a man who is willing to let us enjoy life liberty and the pursuit of happiness But why is it that the minute we at tempt to enjoy the same privileges al men we bring a world of condemnation on our heads? They build all sorts of no trespassing signs around their fiber ties and think if they deride and satar. ize us we will succumb to their de mands. But we won't. We've been doing what they wanted us to do too long.
 How perfectly ridiculous for a man to attempt to get Q divorce from his wife for no other reason than that she smokes! What does smoking do to us that it doesn't do to men? How many men would remain married if we used cigarette smoking as grounds for dl- vorce? We are assuming some of men s responsibilities in the business world, so we take up some of their habits and customs. They ought to be pleased if they would stop to consider that imita- tion is the sincerest flattery. All mon keys swing by their tails, eat cocoa nuts and do the same things. And maybe Darwin was right
 About forty years ago a prominent man and his wife gave dinner party. A well known woman of intelligence and breeding smoked during the course of the dinner. One of the gentlemen was impertinent enough to criticize her.
 The lady blew a ring or two of smoke into the air and then said:
 "When a man objects to woman smoking I know the sort of women whom he has seen smoking"
 The retort courteous was received amid much laughter and the would-be critic held his tongue for the rest Of the evening.
 Smoking has advanced from women in barrooms to ladies in drawing rooms and forty years have passed. Differ ent times, different customs.
 Let men give us one good reason why we shouldn't smoke. We are, of course, ,broAd-minded and open to :. conviction. Such reasons as because" and Tt doesn't look nice' are not reasons at all. They are merely prejudices.
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old woman said, 'for l live all alone in the deep, deep woods and without my magic charms do not know what shall do! I use them to make nice things for the little tiny creatures who do not know how to work nice magical things!"
 Raggedy Ann took her pocket hanky and wiped the tears from the little old woman's eyes. Do not cry, aun- tyr Raggedy Ann said. We will see if Gerald the Giant will return the magic charms to you!'
 Then Raggedy Ann went up and knocked her rag hand on the giants door.
 What do you want?" the giant ask ed. If you hurry and go along I shall let you go, but if you stay and bother me 1 shall come out and take every thing away from you! You had bet ter be satisfied that I haven't already done that"
 "I'll tell you what I want, Mister Gerald Giant!" Raggedy Ann said. You took away the little old woman's magic charms and she needs them to work magic with; for she lives all
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-25
ABINGDON

Mrs. +. II. Paine spent Easter with
friends in Providence.
Miss Ethel Carpenter has been visit
ing Mrs. Joseph Stoddard.
Thelma Hoadley of Putnam spent
Sunday with friends in this vicinity.
Henry Stone. who has been comm
ed TO his bed, is able to be about
again.
Several of the people of this village
attended the auction at John Lewis
last week.
Frank Griggs was in town one day
last week ealing upon some OF his
former neighbors.
Miss +. f. Allen has been spend
ing her Easter vacation with Mrs.
John Stromberg.
Miss Sybel Jennings has been spend
ing few days with her grandmother,
Mrs. George Hicks.
Mrs. Juliette Martin and Judge Os-
car Atwood of Brooklyn called on
relatives in town recently.
Mrs. Alice Arnold and daughters,
Ella and Ruth, have gone 10 Yer
mont. visiting friends there.
f. II. Paine has been suffering
with a bad arm as a result Of having
stuck a nail into his wrist.
An old cherry tree in the yard AT
Oren Weeks house was blown over
in the high wind Of last week.
The Pomfret Poultry club viii hold
its regular monthly meeting in Grange
Hall, Wednesday evening, April 30,
at 7.30.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Upton and
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-25

participated in the banquet. including
the orchestra and the quartet.
Names of Delegates
Local boys attending the conference
were the following
Abingdon, Thomas o. Elliott, james
NJ. Elliott. Kermit Howe, Lewis Col
burn. Norman Amidon. j. II. Elliott;
Dayville, Ralph Shippee, Charles Gull,
John +. Bassett, Meryin A. Chase,
Walter Weeks, Arthur +. Hughes;
Eastford. Linus Buell., James Naida,
Herbert Buell., Fritz King, Harry l..
Tatem. Eugene French, Charles ID.
Tatem, Frank King; North Grosven-
ordale, Raymond Chubbuck, Lennart
johnson: Phoenixville, Albert +.
Green, Carl Sale, Alhin Naida, Martin
Salo: Pomfret Center. Erwin
Rhoades. William Valentine. Jr., Roy
Hoadley; Putnam, Robert +. Bruce
g. III. Gilpatric. Jr.. Allen Thayer.
Kenneth Bugbee. Paul b. Wheaton,
Frank Cushman, Minot F.. Horne,
Franklin Perry. S. W. Carpenter. Hen.
nv Bugbee. George Wheaton, Harold
Arnold. Rev. ]. c. Stoddard. }. c.
stoddard. Jr.. Kenneth Thompson,
John II. Corbett; Thompson, James
Maitland. Rev. S. 7. Livingston
Woodstock. Maurice f. Childs; East
Woodstock, Franklin Wetherell. Yer
non T. Wetherell. Stewart Morse
Woodstock Valley, Edward Smith,
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-25

ally knocked from his seat last Mon
dav by the steam shovel He was
taken to the Day kimball Hospital
where he was found TO be suffering
from an injured hip.
The Mems Club will give an enter
tainment in Music Hall, next Monday
evening. April %, commencing at
s o'clock. There will be musical selee
tions by the kinderband and probably
Il stereopticon lecture. Social dance
afterward. Admission will be charg-
ed.
Last Friday afternoon, while the
very clouds seemed TO weep in sym
pathy with the sorrowing relatives and
friends. all that was mortal Of Her
bert Flagg was lowered TO rest In the
Abingdon cemetery while "taps" was
being sounded by one Of the Spanish
War veterans.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-25

Work has begun on the new stats
road which will extend from the top
of Keliey's hill TO Abingdon four
corners along the old Boston and
Hartford turnpike. When completed
this road will furnish good highway
for motorists travelling through the
state who wish to avoid the dangers
of Pomfret Hill.
There was an unusually large con-
gregation at church last Sunday
morning TO hear the Easter sermon
and music. The church was very
prettily decorated with Easter liliss
and potted plants. Mrs. Fred Bo-
than and Henry Holbrook sang .
duet accompanied on the organ BY
Miss Esther MacNaught who render
ed valuable assistance during the
absence of the regular organist, Mira
h. III. Paine.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-25

Mr.. and Mrs. II. Turner Of Nor
wieh spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Botham.
Fred Taylor and Willard Marcy,
who have been at the Day kimbal
Hospital for operations. are well
enough to be at their homes again.
Frank Horton, who has been work.
ing for Arthur Darling the past win
ter, has returned to town and is board
ing with Mrs. Emily Horton for the
present.
Bert Bennett has left the tenement
where he has been living to two
French families. He has moved into
tenement fitted up in the barn on
the old McCraeken place, which he
bought several years ago.
Frank Hart, who was driving team
on the new state road. was accident
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-25
Bananas 7!
Bananas !!

We think everyone in Putnam had bananas enough last Saturday Bananas
realize that
still public
in
cant teach o
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Como una question de cor.
tesla a Ia viuda del fenecido,
Ell pafIido Federal Ho adOpto
como insignia Ell ntr.lO de
MuhOz Rivera, va que toda
Ia Jurisprudence sobre el
particular lie es favorable
La nueya insignia de la cIoectiyi.
dad es una cruz

Aver visitamOs el despach0 del i.cdO.;
BenfteZ Flores, lfder del Partido Fe
deral, con el fin de saber sus liltimas
impresiones acerca del debatido asun-
TO dc la insignia de dicho partido.
- Es cierto lie preguntamos- que
el Attorney General ha dirigido. una
opinion al Secretario Ejecutlvo negdn-
dole que Sc inscriba como insignia del
Partido Federal. el retrnto de don Luis
MufIoZ Rivera?
II De d6nde Sc SAGA I'd ESQ. amigo
Pietri? No creo que ningdn abogado de
Puerto Rico nj el Attorney General Sc
aventurc a una opinion tan alejada
de Ia verdadera situaci6n jurldica : tan
contraria a la ley v a los precedentes.
No tengo la menor duda en- cuanto a
este particular; despues de hacer mn
estudio detenidO de Ia ley Y de la jn-
risprudencia, reafirmo una vez mas mi
teorla de que I'm retratO puede ser un
cmblema Y de q. el retrat0 de don Luis
Muiloz Rivera puede serlo de ignal mo-
do; de que no es neeesario soiicitar
permiso de ningdn pariente para adop-
tarlo de qlic el Seoretart0 Executive
no Sc puede negar q inseribirlO: y de
que ning6n pariente puede impedirto
nj el Attorney General; s de que diff
cilmente un Tribunal de Justieia OPT
maria 10 contrario de 10 que de un mo
do absomtamente claro Y terminante
han resuelto los Tribunales America
nos en- casos analogos. M .a
-pcro es que "Ei Impartial de hoy
afirma que. cl Attorney General ha Cia,
Ito una opinion on ese sentido. !.
Como consecuencia- de esa, inforIna-'
ci6n, solicit6 20 una copia certificada
de tai opinion Y Ia cohteStaci9n del
(Continua en- la pagtna l2).
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Un hooroso ebor de TERRA desruye cudad Suza
siembra el pdnico la desolacion en- la Rep1bica
PARECERES
Ell VERDADERO AMERICANISMO
por RAFAEL HERNANDEZ UsERA

tadista argentine de "America para
ia Humanidad", porque nadie pueoe
ofrecer 10 que no tiene Y la gran
ratria continental, tan encumbrada,
tan potente no Sc ha redimido toda-
via de un modo total.
Yo aborrezco .destesto por igual
el panhispanismo Ell pensajonismo
americanos, porque tengo ciega fe
en- que la larga, como tantas veces
he repetido, ambas civili2aciones for
maran la propia y genuina civili
2aci6n continental.
Y esta civilization participant del
rayo creador del genio hispano, en-
cendido en- ell de la Roma legisladOra
de pueblos Y en- el de la culta, la in
mortal Grecia que ilumin6 con sus
tulgores ell mundo antique; tam
hian del espiritu equilibrado, de Ia
ponderaci6n, de la sabiduria, del ge-
Mo anglosaj6n, sin alas, tai vez,
para volar sondando las imensida
des, pero con manos y pies vigorosos,
acerados y firmes.
Ademas de la obligada indepen-
dencia de los paises americanos, son
ideales comunes los pueblos de
nuestro continente: ell dominic ab-
soluto del Canal de Panama. el de las
costas islas del Mar de las Anti
alas del Golfo de Mexico, la in
tcgraci6n con ell Canada de la Con-
federation angloamericana, La for
maci6n tantas veces intentada la
subsiguiente consolidation de la
iC0ntinia en- la. pagina 81
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ECOS TEATRALES
Espleudido tfiunfo de Ia no
table compa1ia de operetas
espahOla Soler-Yela

Podemos asegurar que In ''Viuda
Allegro" representada la noche del jne-
yes en- el Teatro Municipal hara epoca
en- los analeS de ese coliseo. PtIede de-
cirse que todoS los actores encarnaron
a maravilla los personajes creados por
el aut0r.
La popular opereta dc fina mllsica
atrajO mas pnhlico que de coStumbre
al yiejo coliseO.
En- realidad no nos explicamos la
apatia de parte del pGblico en- esta ca
pital. que siempre Sc distingui6 por su
protection y amor al Arte.
Los que el jucves Sc quedaron en- sus
casas dejaron de disfrutar de una serie
de emociones agradabilfsimas con que
nos Obsequi0 la notable compania.
La empresa presenta In obra cxqui-
sitamente: el decOradO apropiado y re-
!gio. La orquesta conducida por ell re-
putado maestro Cav. Eugenio de Bri-
ganti, acertadfsima. Adriana Soler ven
cedora de las melodfas, interpret6 de
i'm modO perfecto el papel de Ana de
Glavari, luciendo no solo sus magnffi-
cas- cualidades de cantante (voz sonO-
RAJ sino tambien su espIendente be-
lleZa ffsica. Z: Y podria decirnos la anna
billsima artista por que no quiere lu-
cir su linda cahellera de 6bAno con que
natura la dot6 que tan bien luce v
sc nos presenta siempre rubia?
La deliciosa romanza del 20. actO
ituyo que bisarIa petici6n del cult0
(Contin1a en- la Ga. pagtnAl
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Sc cree que el Juez de Ia COrte Feds-
raj, Mr.. OdfD, sefa sustituidO por e)
fiscal Gay
Ese segn parece cuenla con el endosO de imp rtates
fuIciOnariOS

La. campa1a electoral en- los Es.a-
dos Unidos est& en- todo su apogeo.
Los diarios mas importantes de la
Union escriben articnlos especulando
sobre Ell resultado de las elecciones
presidenciales venideras. Como rsuitac-
do de la lucha comicial que Sc avecina
y que va estA proxima a resolverse
puede ore hayan cambios serios en- la
administrator de la cosa pnblica en-
la isla de Puerto Rico.
Uno de los cambios mas impcrtan-
tes que pueden tener lugar, dependien-
do del resultado de la lucha comicial
en- los Estados Unidos, es Ell del juez
de la corte federal, pues Sc afrma que
el Jnez OdIn ha dicho muchos
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de sus amigos funcionarios de la
administration en- Washington, que 6l
no aceptaria TN ruevo termino en-
Puerto Rico, v que tenia pensado re-
tirarse como tai juez para Ell prime.
ro de abril del a1o que viene, 1925.
= con tai motive, los numerosos
amigos que tiene Ell Coronel John L.
Gay estan activamente trabajando Ell
su favor, para que al irse Ell Juez
odlin, renunciar, sea 6l Ell que 10
sustituya como Juez de Ia Corte Fe-
deral. Un alto funcionario de Wash
ington, un intimo amigo del Coronel
Gay, dice, que Sc ha jactado de que
el hara que ell Coronel Gay sea Ell
pr6ximo Juez Federal en- Puerto Rico.
/ Ell cree que cuando uegue Ell mo-
mento, su amigo tendr& el endoso del
Gobernador Towner del Fiscal Ge-
neral Coats y quizas de Roberto H
Todd, Representante del Comit6 Re-
publ;cano Nacional
No hay duda en- la mente de perso-
ma alguna, que en- Puerto Rico, en- la
actualidad, no hay Made que pueda
tlevar al cargo aludido Ia nombradfa
que Ell que actualmente ocupa Ell cargo
de Fiscal Federal.
A sus esfuerzos cuando actuaba CO.
mo audIiar del Fiscal Wells Sc debe
el que Ia ofcina de. la Fiscalia Fede.
raj en- Puerto Rico tenga Ell relieve que
tiene actualmente, y desde que el
fue nombradO Fiscal Federal en- Pto 7.
Rico. su record Y los casos en- que ha
intervenido en- la Corte, han dado lugar
ore sobrepase Ell record de su ante.
cesor Ell Fiscal Wells.
| Hemos tenido funcionarios en- La
: Corte Federal Y tenemos La firme Green
cia que 81 negara el momento en- que
ell Coronel Gay fuese honrado con
ese nombramiento, darfa tai resultado
en- ese alto cargo, que su record no
seria jamas igualado por nadie.
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TN BEBE

En- el Porto Rico Sanatorium ha da-
do a luz una hermosa nina, con toda
felicidad. la prestigiosa DANA doila Ana
Marin Gonzalez Quinones de yizcarron-
do. obsequiando su dlstinguido espo-
SO con INA encantadora heredera v a
s'l seIior padre don Abelardo Gonzalez
Font con una nietecilla deliciosa.
la Sra. de Vizcarrondo fut asisfida
por el habil galcno Dr. Reyes.
Nuestra cnhorahuena todos.