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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06
LITTLE BEDTIME STORY
How Peter Rabbit Was Set Free
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| A T the sound of Welcome Robins s "A warning Peter Rabbit suddenly 4 - changed his mind about com ing out of his hiding place in the old stone wall on the edge of the Old Orchard.
 My, what a narrow escape!" said Peter to himself. eff 1t hadn't been for Welcome Robin I certainly would have been caught by Black Pussy. What lucky thing for me that. Vel come happened to come over here just when he did. I guess I owe my life to Welcome and I'll never, never forget it. l wonder how~ much longer that dreadful cat is going to keep me a pris- oner here. Hello! What is going on out there now, wonder!'
 What was going on was just this Welcome Robin was scolding Black Pussy at the top of his lungs. Other little people in the Old Orchard heard him and hurried to see what he was making such fuss about. As soon as they saw Black Pussy they added their voices to the racket Sammy Jay, Drummer, the Woodpeckcr. Checker. the Grackle, Bully, the English Sparrow, Tommy Tit, tho Chickadee, and even gentle Winsome Biuebird, each did his best to tell Black Pussy what he thought of her. They even darted down very close to Black Pussy and made dread full threats of picking her eyes out. but they took the greatest care not to get too near. Black Pussy paid not the least attention to them save that the tip of her black tail twitched angrily. All the screaming and harsh things they could say wouldn't hurt her and she knew it.
 Presently Farmer Browns boy came out of the barn. Of course, he heard the racket the birds were making and, of course, he was interested right away. He had long ago learned that when q lot of birds get together and scream that way there always is req son. For a few minutes he stood still and watched them darting down toward the ground and then back into the trees, and all the time screaming as if they were trying to split their threats.
 T wonder" said Farmer Browns boy, If Mir. Blacksnake Is over there. think I'll have a look. ] simply can't have him bothering my little feathered friends"
 He walked slowly toward the place where the birds were so excited and presently He buW oldCh uSSys OO it's you, is it, Puss?" said he. "You really ought to know better than to scare my friends so. am afraid I shall have to punish you if you don't keep away from the Old Orchard"
 Then he saw that Black Pussy wasn't paying the least attention to the birds, but was keeping her eyes fastened on an opening in the old stone wall. He knew right away that that meant that there was some one in there and that she was waiting for him to come out.
 Probably it is Chatterer. the Red Squirrel, or Striped Chipmunk," thought he. "In either case it won't do to let Black Pussy catch him."
 So he walked over to Black Pussy and picked her up. He scolded her as hestook her over to the door-yard. Then he put her down and cried, Seat v Black Pussy, ran little way and then
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06
Simple Way to
 Take Off Fat

There can be nothinH simpler than tak- ing a convenient iittie.. tablet four timsa each day until your &s6At Is reduced to normal. That's alley vstk purchase a box of Marmola Prescrfpktofs% Tablets from your druggist for, ones dollar. the same price the world over. Follow directions no stayyatien diatihR or tireSome exercis- Ing. Eat substantial f6od--be as lazy as y6n like and keep. on getting slimmev. And he best part of MaxnaoiA Prescription Tabiets Ats sthey are hafmless. That is your absolufe safeguard. Purchase them from your druggist or send direct to Marmola Co, 4s12 Woodward Ave. De- troit. Mich.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06

wishes to! He will beat us to his home and have the large magic book unless we can think of some scheme to fool him v'
 Raggedy Ann had thought of this too but she did not wish to make the others feel bad by suggesting it, but now that someone had said it, Raggedy Ann came to a stop. "Yes," she agreed with Raggedy Andy, i've must think of a way to fool the Magician. or we are all lost, for he will surely change us into wild animals.
 Then Raggedy Ann gave laugh and opened the little green magic book, T will work some of his own magic!" she cried, "I will make the large red book come to us, here in the woods, so that when the Magician reaches home, he will not find it" And all her friends gave sigh of relief, for they knew she could save them this way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06

to hurry as fast as they could and try and capture the Magician before he reached home. If he gets there be- fore we do," Raggedy Ann said. He will get his large red magic book and there is no telling what he will do to us! Everyone could run fast except the nice fat Policeman and he ran as fast as he could. But it was only a short time until he lost his breath again.
 Seeing that if they stopped to wait until the nice fat Policeman caught his breath, they would give the Ma gician too much time, the Wild Gazook, for he was very strong, picked up the nice fat Policeman and carried him un- til he caught his breath.
 "I am afraid that we shall not catch up with him!" Raggedy Andy said. For the Magician is very thin and he can run very fast when he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06

was on confidential terms, wished to obtain a diamond necklace, then for sale,- but, not having sufficient funds available at the moment, would like him to purchase the necklace as if for him. self, and the queen would repay him by instalments and also restore him to fa- vor. He accordingly purchased the necklace and gave it to the Countess Lamotts, who in turn gave him a forged bond, in August, 17S3. when the time to pay for the jewels arrived the prince was unable to meet the demand, but explained to the jewellers that the necklace had been bought for the queen.
 They then brought the matter to the attention of the court, and the fraud was discovered. The prince was tttfieds and sscanitted. The countess was sentenced to be scourged, branded and imprisoned for life, but she escaped to England, where she died
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Gazook from a nice little boy into q Wild GazoOk and Wild Gazooks have heads just like Billy Goats. And Billy Goats have large, hard heads.
 So the friends, Raggedy Ann, Rag gedy Andy, the Wild Gazook, the Hooly- goolys and the nice fat Policeman all followed the trail left by the mean old Magician through the grass and bushes and soon saw that it would lead back to the Magician's house.
 Raggedy Ann still had the Ma gician's little green magic book which he had dropped when our friends sprang out and captured him.
 It was a very fine book of magic and told how to perform whole lot of very magical things, but 1t was not as good as the large red book of magic which the mean old Magician had at home.
 Raggedy Ann knew this and that was why she was very anxious for everyone
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sat down to watch Farmer Browns boy. He went back to the old stone
 wall and peeped in at the opening be- tween the stones, but it was dark in side and he couldn't see anyone. Then he lifted off one of the big stones and this let light in. There crouched Peter Rabbit
 Hello, you little brown scamp v ex- claimed Farmer Browns boy in sur prise. "What are you doing up here in the Old Orchard, I'd like to know ? Don't you know that if you go where you have no business you are bound to get into trouble sooner or later? l
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he. @
 guess it's lucky thing for you that I came over here to find out what was going on.". ersB
 He reached in and very gently picked Peter up. Peter kicked a little, but Farmer Browns boy held him firmly and Peter found that it was of no use to struggle. Farmer Browns boy smooth cd Peter's coat with one hand and there was something in that touch that seemed to remove all fear from Peter. He didn't know what would happen to him next, but somehow he felt sure that it would be nothing bad. Farmer Browns boy carried him across the Old Orchard to the edge of the Green Meadows. Then he headed him to- ward the dear Old Brier Patch and put him down. "Now run along home, you scamp, and tell Mrs. Peter all about your wonderful adventures" said he.
 And Peter did. He ran lipperty-lip- perty -lipperty-lip as fast as ever he could and Farmer Browns boy laughed to see him go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06
gro LHASA IN DISGUISE" SUBJECT OF LECTURE"

On Monday evening at Phillips High school the people of Birmingham will } be given an opportunity to hear Dr. William NJ. McGovern tell of his trip to Lhasa. He will have as his subject '"To Lhasa In Disguise"
 Dr. McGovern is the first white man to enter the Forbidden City,"
 q In telling the story of his trip, Dr. McGovern says:
 ''The actual process of disguise l postponed until the next morning (Jan- uary 31). This turned out peculiarly painful business. My hair was already done and required only a few finishing touches, but in order to stain my skin I had to strip and stand stark naked in that bitter morning wind of the pass while Lhaten daubed on me my special concoction of walnut-juice and iodine. I considered it necessary to stain my whole body, and not merely the ordi- naribly visible parts, as l feared that later on I might have to undergo a de- tailed physical examination. Finally came the question of eyes, for my blue eyes were likely to prove the weakest ponit of my disguise. For this l had a two-fold remedy. In the first place, sliced open the lemon specially brought for this purpose and squeezed the juice into my eyes. Though sharply painful and likely to irritate the eyeball, lemon juice serves to give the eyes, temper arily at least, much darker hue. For further security, however, l employed the glue and dark goggles. l pretended to have contracted sharp attack of blindness, and ,dabbed copious amounts of glue under the eyelids in inn itation of the secretions which cus- tomarily result from this trouble, and, furthermore, added the dark goggles as "a pretended protection against the glare of the sun. The next thing to be done was to wrap up all my European clothes and other such discriminating articles and secrete them under a rock. It may i. be that some future traveller. to Tibet will find them in years to come and wonder how such things came to be placed in this far away corner of the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06
COUNTESS OF LAMOTTE


 The Countess of Lamotte was the principal actor in the affair of the necklace which caused annoyance and injury to Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. The Countess, an immortal and intriguing woman, suddenly from great poverty became wealthy-by the following means:
 Knowing the desire of Prince Louis de Rohan to regain favor at court, she told him that the queen, with whom she Certain will be remembered as Miss Annie Eloise Hopkins, formerly of this city.
 Mrs. Roberta Culpepper isl spending few days with relatives in Bessen1eE.
 TeeHs Mrs. J. P. Leroy, who has been ill for the past few days, is improving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06
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D said, "We had the mean old Ma gician captured and were all sitting on him, but now he has escaped 7"
 "1 am afraid that I shall never discover what the mean old Magician has done with my Granma :" the Wild Gazook sobbed.
 Raggedy Ann wiped away his tears with her pocket hanky, the one with the pretty blue border of forget me-knots. Please do not weep, nice Wild Gazook. we will run after the mean old Magician and capture him again before long, then if he does not tell IS what he has done with your nice dear ,ld Granma we will ct you bump him all lrohnd the place !" And I shnll bump him as hard as ever [ can :" the Wild Ga sook cried.
 The Wild Gazook could do this very ,asily, for as you must know, the mean >ld Magician had changed the Wild
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06
M e etin g O M orial
 Association

triotic association held very
 enthusiastic meeting Monday evening in the ballroom of the Tut wiler. President Col. William G SO'Bear called the meeting to order members gave salute to the flag and re- peated the Americans creed.
 Minutes read by secretary, Mrs. Asa F. Hull; treasurer, Mrs. Watt T. Brown, gave splendid report. The new representatives present, Mrs. Chris tine Laurell, Mrs. Mary Holmberg, Mrs. Eula Warden, of the Woman's Relief corps auxiliary to Grand Army of the republic. MT. Arthur Greenwood, post commander American Legion, reported up to date 217 memorial trees had been planted on the Bankhead highway. Col. T. $. Moorman of the United States army reported presenting the Central Park school with large United States flag; Mrs. Joseph R. Estes presenting the Alabama state flag. Mrs. J. R. Estes, regent Sumter chapter, D. A. R., re- ported presenting the Kate Duncan state school (Marshall county), with a large Alabama flag. Preparation for Memorial Day observance, May 30, was started at this meeting. Col. T. $. Moorman, United States army, was elected general chairman of arrange naents for the Memorial Day exercises Colonel Moorman declared he knew who the workers were and he intended to make May 30 the biggest Memorial Day Birmingham has ever witnessed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06
MIR. AND MRS. BUTLER TO RE AT HOME

Mir. and Mrs. F. P. Butler will be lat home to their friends Saturday even ling. March 8, in celebration of their twenty-fifth anniversary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06

years and is today th6 largest selling liquid laxative in the world. Thousands of families have it in their med icine chest ready when anymembershowssigns of dyspepsia, constipa- ton, torpid liver. sour stomach, biliousness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06

Mir. and Mrs. Paul Ivy are building handsome residence at Roebuck Springs on the property formerly owned by Mir. Hugh Morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06

Mir and Mrs Edwin Torgerson have named their little son Joe Hunter, for Mrs. Torgersons two brothers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06

Mir. and Mrs. Maclin Smith are at home for the present at the W. E.. Leedy residence, on Nineteenth street, south,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06

Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is the prescription of a well-known physician of that name who prac- tised successfully for 47 years. It has been on the market thirty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06

Mir. and Mrs. Robert r. McDavid have moved to their new home at Roe buck Springs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06

Mrs. Henry Certain of Huntsville is the guest of Mrs. Searcy Johnston. Mrs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26

KANSAS CITY. Mo,. March a.
Baalng hts claims on common
law marriage contract. which he de-
clnrcs he entered into IN 1890 with
Miss Cleo Lytie o. Kansas city.
Paul Hardman. an attorney. has
asked New York authoriilca 20 file
biEamy charges against Miss Lyttc,
now Mrs. GcorEe V. shaw. OF New
York. and her husband.
Mrs. shaw WAS today en- routs TO
Sew York after obtaining state
meais from Kansas CITY friends
that she had never lived with
Hardman ~ us vifa. an he claims.
At the tnIc sho met Hardmkn
she WINS director o. art in a
Kansas City school and Hartman
was Newspaper reporter Both
wers attending law school here.
Hardman lived with the Girl a.
man and wife ana they entered into
a common law agreement Of mar
rage. according TO Hartman.
Mrs. Shaw denies she signed any
such agreement. Describing the IN.
ci4ent, Bho sslid they had been
studying common law marriages In
class.
''Hardman drew up and showed
me marriage contract In which
our names appeared" she said. He
handed Il 70 me and said. 'How's
thiA?' And / said fine and scrubbed
my name on Il. believing II In fun.
1 never heard any more OF the
contract until he began claiming u
was done in good faith and bind
fr-H
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
MRS. DAVIS RECEIVERS STRENGTH

The following statement contained
in a letter from Mrs. Alice Davis. OF
jamestown. n. y, should bring hore
10 other women who are In the same
condition she was. She says. Il was
nervous and weak with pains in my
back, no ambition. and utterly dis
couragcd, and could not sit up all
the time. Lydia u. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound restored my health
and strength so am now running a
roomIng house and do all the work"
Lydia L. Pinkhnm's Vegetable Com
pound IL prominently successful in
overcoming such troubles and 1t will
pay any suffering woman to try it,
Advertisement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
Common LalU Contract
Bigamy Case Evidence
Girl Calls 1t Joke" Adventure, but Attorney
Thinks Differently

and abe obtained possession OF the
contract She married tho New
York engineer in 1929. but kept the
wedding secret until tho end Of
the 1888 school year. when she went
East 10 live with him.
In 1892. after tho marriage 20
shnw, Hardman flied the petition
for divorce. II came Up for hear.
INK In May. 1898. Mrs. shaw's ~.
torncy was 20 minutes late in show.
ms np for the hearing and the
divorce was granted by default. a
petition 20 reopen the hearing has
never been acted upon. as service
OF notice Of the reopunlng has never
been obtained on Hardman.
A suit for 10000 damaEes
brought by Hartman against Mrs.
shaw.s mother and her sister. for
alienation Of affections. IL now
pending in Kansas City courts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
Operated On For
Appendicitis
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS TO
DE ANNOUNCED LATER

Many times. no doubt. you have
seen the above headline in your
newspaper. Very often IL has told
OF some friend suddenly stricken
with dread appendicitis. Tho news
papers, however. neglect to state
that appendicitis is usually preceded
by stomach trouble. They don't tell
YOU that the afflicted person suf-
fered frequent attacks OF heartburn
long before he went to the hospital.
while heartburn is not always a
sign OF an inflemcd appendix. IL In
always a warning That something is
wrong. In many cases It results
from indigestion. which is ono Of
the prcdIss3sing causes Of appen-
dicltis.
II you suffer from burning.
snawing sensation in tho stomach,
excessive gas. sour stomach. nausea
or other distress after eatine. go at
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less Iiquid rids tho stomach OF ca
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helms digestion and clcanseH thc
hopela 81 poisonous waste maher.
price st.25. Money back " the first
bottle does not relieve. Your drug
xist Will supply you.--Advertiso-
ment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
ITCHY PIMPLES
T ALL OVER FACE
Spread and Eruptions
Formed. CuticuraHea

My trouble frs, started with
little pimples that broke on, all over
my face. Later the pimples would
break open and itch badly and
when scratched them they would
spread and sore eruptions formed.
The trouble lasted about year /
began using Cuticurn Soap and
Ointment and the pinples began to
improve l continued using them
and now am completely healed"
tSigned) John Hartman. 3ilo N.
2ist ST., Kansas City, Kansas.
Clear the pores OF impurities by
daily use Of Cu,ieura Soap and oe-
easional touches OF Cutieura Oint-
ment as needed to soften, soothe
and heal. They are ideal for the
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Samples rrss BY Mall Address, 'cutisura Lassr.
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where. Soap csc. Ointment % ard Soc Isleum cSe
- Cuheusa Soap shaves without mug.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
Army Plane Falls
and Kills PiIoti

MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich. March
as.--An army aviator was killed nj
sclfridge field lato yesterday when
his plane failed to straighten out
after diving toward a target during
gun practice.
The plane crashed 10 the ground
from height OF about 500 feet.
The victim was Second Lieut.. Ed.
ward s. Lawyer. OF Detroit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
CREEK KING TO
SEEK RIGHTS
Refuses to Abdicate Until
People Decide

BUCHAREST. March 2e.-KinE
George Of Greece announced today
he will refuse 10 Abdicate tie Greek
throne until national plebiscltc con.
firms the action Of the assembly at
Athens in dcthronlng the dynasty
and declaring a reoubl!c.
ATHENS. March ?s.---The Greek
constltutionailst committee Issued
proclamation today against dethronc.
ment OF the dynasty. alleging that
republican mIlltarisiic minority"
wns responsible for the assembly's
action.
II urges tho Greek people 10
make any sacrifice 70 support their
constitutional rights.
Preparations are under way 10 hold
a national pleoisciic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
Arrest Villager
as Fake Officer

Moses Meecham. called the terror
OF woodlnville" was sought wednes.
day by sheriff's deputies on com.
plaint Of residents OF the district Who
claim tina, he posed as an officer and
made n nuisance OF himself A fake
sheritfs badge and handouts were
taken from him Tuesday by Deputy
Frank Brewer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
When Joint-Ease
Gets In
Joint Agony Gets Out

II you want to take the pain and
misery out OF rheumatic joints or
reduce the swelllng--or timber up
stiff crealSy joints-thcn you want
Joint Ease--lt's for the joints only
that's why It succeeds when ordi.
nary remedies fail. 60 cents a tube
at all pharmacIsts.--A Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
ENGAGED TO OTHER
MAN At TINT,

At the time Mrs. Shaw signed the
contract shc was engaged TO her
present husband.
She charged Hartman took her
engagement ring from her and
made her pay for its return. threat.
oned members OF her family. and
with gun forced her TO 90 before
Kansas City Judge for n hearing
on the legality Of the contract.
Later. she said. no appeared TO be
resigned 70 her marriage 10 Shaw.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
PREMIER MAGNANiMOTs

LoSpoN'-Premicr Ramsay Mac
Donald 10 drawing only one salaFy OF
1900 for his dual position as first
lord OF the treasury and foreign sec.
rotary. Tho salary for each office Is
1900
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26

three days, beginning April s. and
y session OF the iiaison representa-.
tives 10 discuss proposed congress.
sional legislation to benefit disabled
war veterans.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26

or Tuesday for Washington. D. C.,
TO attend a conference OF the ma.
tional rehabilitation committee, for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26

The cornerstone Of the original
United States capitol building was
laid by President Washington Sep
tembcr IS. 1898.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
sct Your Doctor and Yourself Get the Genuine!

only genuine .Phnllps.a
2s.coni bottles. also larger size. con.
tain directions and uses--any drug
store.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
Engle Will Attend
Legislation Meet

Norman u. Engle. liaison officer
for the American Legion In this dis.
trict. Is preparing to leave Monday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26

Refuse limitations OF tho genuine
Phillips Mix OF Magnesla." TIC
original MIX OF Magncsla prescribed
by physicians for fifiy years. Accept
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
MOTHER AT BRIDGE

You trumped my ace"
Il know. dear. but 1t was the only.
trump had."-yirginia Reel.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-26
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