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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11

Or, let the fee-chasins squad, inSre- turn for relief from this duty, dante dinners to the Scouts. K SssX
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11

And speaking of food, the city of iltf- mingham is without Scout protectfonsAt downtown crossings on Saturdays, be- cause the city cannot afford to give the Scouts one meal for this service. %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11

Why not put the fee-chasins squad on this duty?.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11

Luis Firpo starts training by eating . three-pound steak. His motto is: f1pd will win the war"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
The Torch Bearer
Hattiue Story

i. r Farmer Brown grumbled as he hitched up Claude the Colt. Yessir, Farmer Brown was in the midst of heavy grQuch. ss,xs5
 For Claude the Colt was a skittish young critter, and, besides, Farmer Browns Boy was frittering away his time pitching horseshoes in the barnyard when he should have been engaged in some useful work. ~
 "Huhv' snorted Farmer Brown. Pitch in horseshoes! never could get kick out of itv' 8
 At that moment Claude the Colt 1iftsd his left hind leg and pitched horseskoe with great force into the bosom bf Farmer Browns Sunday trousers. sSS Maybe you can get ., kick out of that" he said. ! ! s,ssf.. x ',
 "Hips Going Out of Fashion, r An other dry victory. ss>>
 Base Stealth Lost Art" Once again demonstrating the honesty of baseball.
 Luis Firpo starts training by eating . three-pound steak. His motto is: "FDpd will win the war"
 And speaking of food, the city of Btt- mingham is without Scout protectionsAt downtown crossings on Saturdays. be- cause the city cannot afford to give the Scouts one meal for this service, Why not put the fee-chasins squad on this duty?
 Or, let the fee-chasins squad, kSre- turn for relief from this duty, d0nate dinners to the Scouts.
 A bulldog is not good cowdoe
 Movie actors are not injured ins those death-defying leaps, because. they SAre caught by the camera. & esss
 It is no crime to be in the legislature but it looks suspicious.
 We know billboard painter who is deaf and dumb, but he certainly can make signs.
 porhans thosa n;hIn
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Base Stealth Lost Art" Once again the honesty of baseball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11

"Hips Going Out of Fashion. 7 An other dry victory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-28
THE MAN WHO COULDN'T SAY NO
Being the Story Of Unique Method Of Adopted
aWeak-Mnded Brother Who Had Decided to Buy Car.

; though I saw a h6ldup man stick
ing you up and deliberately walk.
ihg away"
Edward almost cried at this.
His heart went out in sympathy
to the large. genial lodge brother
whom he had broken upon the
wheel Of his adanant determine
ton to utterly ruin himself by
buying, Carnahan car: but he
thought of the letter and refused
to sign. And when it was all
over and Rutherford was back in
the shop he pulled out the letter
and opened it.
ITO Whom It May Concern" it
read: II, Edward Summers, do
hereby agree and covenant with
the party of the second part,
Jake Rutherford, to pay him
$4,000 bonus, in view of the con-
siderations had and received, If
said party Of tho second part sue.
ceeds in selling me a Lord motor
car. (Signed) Id
EDWARD SUMMERS.
witnessl EDITH VAIL"
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ket to carry him on the ship"
So we took the mongoose on
the ship when we were home
ward bound, and each day Bobby
; would take him up on deck to
give him an airing.
AS it happened, the ships cook
had big black cat, to keep his
pantry free from mice. One day
while Gus-for Bobby called the
mongoose Gus" for short-was
just hopping out of his basket
who should hop out of the kitchen
but the cooks big black cat.
Look out, Pussyv' shouted
Bobby as. Gus flew at the cat in
"a rage. Little Gus from India
scared the pussy-cat nearly out
Of his life and, as If he had been
shot out of a gun, he gave one
leap and bound and landed on
the ships rail!
How we laughed as Gus sat
with his tail much fatter than the
cats and looked up savagely at
him, while the cat looked down
Indignantly from his perch and
commenced licking his beruffled
fur back in place.
HE won't bother Gus again,
will he, Foxy Grandpa?" chuckled
Bobby. "I know Jennie is going
to like little Gus"
But Jennie never saw the little
mongoose, for when the customs
inspectors were examining our
baggage and he opened GUS bas-
ket he laughed as he said:
Sorry, but you have an unde.
sirable citizen here. He'll have
to be deported."
What do you mean?" / asked.
oh" said the man seriously.
there's been a law for some
years forbidding these little fel.
lows from coming into the coun.
try. They're such destructive lit.
tie scamps."
Too bad" said I, WATCHING poor
Bobby's face fall. But it had to
be doneI so we got a kind sailor
to take Gus back home to India
on his next trip out.
In Saturdays Story They Save a
RhinOcerOs from Capture.
Copyright 1924, by Internat,or.1
Feature Service, Incl
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This wrangle is hideous. Let's
make an end to it."
Here. heregf called Pats voice
from the door which he must have
reached in time to hear some of
!. what we'd been saying. "-
''Anne was about to disturb the
poor old Hoadleys with tele-
phone CALL. demanding that they
send for her at once and offer a
haven Of refuge from my unen.
durable cruelty"
"'Tis joking you are?' cried Pat.
but to (which of us he spoke 1t
would have. been hard to deter
mine.
"Joking?" sneered Virginia. mot
at all. II hadn't seized the re-
ceiver from. Anne's hand a minute
or two ago that is just what our
guest planned to do. Giving the
countryside dainty bits Of gossip
seems to be tpe best thing Anne
does"
"Jeanie! cried Pat both pla-
catingly and commandingly, "'Tis
overweight you are, my dearest.
'Tis off to bed you must go,
whilst Anne and thresh cut what
ever was causing a bit of a mis-
understanding betwfxt you"
Perhaps YOU can persuade
Anne not to rush to the arms Of
a stranger like Mrs. Hoadley at
this hour" broke in Virginia cut.
tingly. -,
leaned back against the man.
tel, struggling for self-control.
Hurt as was over virginia's
cruel attitude toward Neal,
found myself struggling with a
sudden sense Of pity. Now. more
than ever, Virginia ought to be
sweet and gentle. but not even
the thought of the little baby COM
ing to her Pat had given her
tolerance and understanding. L
shook my head YEARLY.
'NO one has to. persuade me.
After all, Virginia, 1t isn't your
fault II you can't see the truth.
Jim doesn't sea It either. But
that doesn't Keep it from being
the truth. And some day it will
have TO prevail. In the mean
time T won't make you suffer
over the little things that mat.
ter to you so''-
4. do you know what she's talk
ing about:" Virginia asked of
Pat with amused raised eyebrows.
"I'm talking of Neal" I broke
in gently. ''If you knew-as Pat
and / do-that he is and always
was honest, you'd fight for Neal
to the end. I'm sure of that.
But I can't expect you to be 10y
al to what you don't see. And
I knew it would sting you and
shame you If ! ran away from
your disappointing coldness to
Aunt Mays sympathy. So I
won't run. I don't have to let
myself hurt you. Yop can't
'helps hurting me. That's what
IL am trying to say, Jeanie."
"And'sa fine, generous woman
you are to say it!' cried Pat
with honest conviction. : .',.' %,
(TO Be Continued TomorrOw.)
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TOBY MAKES A MISTAKE
r. WANT to bring one home
with mew exclaimed Bob

H' WANT TO Drlng one nome
with mel! exclaimed Bob
Il by.
I Bring what homer" I asked,
showing no surprise, because no
matter in what country we are,
Bobby always finds something
very interesting he would like to
bring with him. "Have you
room for it in your trunk?" I
added.
"Oh, Foxy Grandpa!' Bobby
laughed. HE couldn't live in a
trunk"
He's alive, is he? Well, that's
different. What is it, an elephant
or a tiger?" For we were In
India at the time.
"A mongoose," answered Bob.
by. crawling up on my knee and
putting his arms around my neck.
The little scamp knew he would
soon have me in good humor, and
that I might give permission.
IA mongoose, eh?" 1 thought.
fully repeated.
1T would be very useful at.
home. Why it would not only
Keep all the snakes out of the
garden, but 1t would keep the
stable free from rats and mice.
And even Jennie, the cook, would
be glad to have it."
why, Jennie, the cook?" I
chuckled. "That is an argument.
Poor Jennie is nearly beside her.
self now with all your various
pets, Bobby"
II am sure Jennie would be
very glad to have a nice little
mongoose around the house. Every.
body has one here, you know.
They are so useful"
But Toby now keeps the rats
and mice out of the house, Bob
by" said L.
But he doesn't scare away
reaches. And no matter how
clean a cook is, reaches often get
Nto kitchen and pantry. And
Jennie says it's an awful job to
get rid of them"
Whats that got to do with
your 'mongoose?" l inquired.
Everything" pleaded Bobby.
Here in India that's one of the
most important reasons they are
Kept as pets"
Bobby" said I, II do believe
you'd make GOOD LAWYER when
fou grow up4 You do put ex-
cellent arguments. You've con.
vinced me that mongoose would
be very good addition to our
arivate menagerie."
oh. thank you shouted Bob
". hugging me. IN get a has.
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Hair Glory
One minute, a day gave it to me
By Edna Wallace Hopper

My hair is my greatest glory. 1t
grows finer every year. I have
never had falling hair or dandruff,
never a touch of gray. Mine Is a
grandmother's age, yet countless
girls who see me on the stage and
elsewhere, envy my luxuriant hair.
So with mother. She died at the
age of 81 with hair like mine to.
day. So with many friends who
use my method. They have beau
tiful hair, and it. does not lose it's
color. ~.
am convinced that millions. in
my way, can multiply the beauty
Of their hair. And l have. arrang.
ed to bring that method to them.
A French formula.
My mother and I, many years
ago, found this formula in France.
It had been developed by experts
whose whole lives had been de-
voted to hair study.
One factor in 1t combats harden.
ed oil and dandruff, the. great en-
emies of hair. They stifle the hair
roots, check hair growth, choke
the supply of pigment which gives
hair its color.
other factors stimulate and fer.
'ilize the scalp. Hair thrives on
such n scalp. as flowers will TIN i've
in a clean and well.kept garden.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-28
ALLURINC DOOR OF :
new PERFUME GIVES
GIRL MORE CHARM
"But all things about her are
drdSOn
From MGytime and the descy
dGaUn."
Wordsworth.

The delicate and allurinS fra.
GRANGE which seems to be almost
q part Of most women. has an ap.
peal all its own which makes their
appearance and company so pleas
ing. That delicate perfume seems
to pervades their hair, their skin.
the very air they breathe. You fair
ly drink in the intoxicating and
dazzling charm of such women.
II you look for the reason why
this fragrance seems so personal, so
infinite and so natural, you will
invariably find it is the perfume
of their favorite toilet necessities
which bear the well.known Block
and White trade mark.
Never before has such tremen.
dous approval been given by the
girls and women Of this country to
any new creation as they are heap
ing on the unusually dainty and
delicate odor known and expressed
best by the enhancing terms, "In-
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That II Is unusual is best proven
by the tremendous sale of 50-cent
Face Powder, and the 25-cent Tai
cum Powder, which bear the ia
nous \Black and White label. I'm
cense of Flowers" perfume is blend
ed with their exquisite texture,
forming what Is fast being realized
by girls and women as the height
of excellence in body sachet ard
cornplexion finish:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-28
WHO SAID IT
AND WHERE?

''The Puritan hated bear-baitfng,
not because it gave pain to the
bear, but because il gave pleas.
ure to the spectators"
That was Macaulay's ideas Of
the Puritan EXPRESSED in his
History. OF England"
1.-THE love Of prise, howe'er con.
ceaPd by art, =
Reigns, more or less, and CLOVIS
in every heart;
The proud to gain it tolls on tolls
endure;
The modest shun il, out to make
it sure"
Young, IN these words from
1.-THE Love of Fame" shows q
deep knowledge of human nature.
tits double pleasure to deceive
the deceiver."
Fontaine makes this shrewd
observation in the fable of the
Rooster and the Fox"
''The path Of duty was the way 70
glory"
Duty well done won glory for
the. Duke of Wellington, Tenny-
son declared in his lode on the
Death of the Duke
'Base gains are the same rs
losses"
Dishonest gains mean loss Of
principle and honor as the ancient
/, Greek writer Hesiod noted in
Work and Days"
go put your creed into your deed,
Nor speak with double tongue"
Practice what you preach, EN-
erson recommends in his "Ode,.'
recited at Concord. July. 4, 1851.
Copyright, ls24, by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
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One minute q day.

:, call this formula my Hair
Youth. I apply it daily with. an
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Just enough to dampen' the scalp.
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Hair Youth is sold under guar.
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Lord name on an engine means?"
next questioned his ADVERSARY
You don't say echoed Ed
ward weakly.
"Confidentially, now you under
stand this is in strict confidence,
I wouldn't mention 1t to anyone
except a lodge brother, for we're
not allowed to knock competi-
tors car. but the Carnahan car
(. he stopped and waved
his hand and raised his eyebrows
THAT was all, but the implication
made the Carnahan. car pictured
in Edwards mind, suddenly COT
lapse and fail with loud clankihg
to pieces.
rs that a fact:- said Edwes6.
They came to an eight per cent
grade and Rutherford nudged his
victim, "now watch this" They
managed to make the grade all
right on high. Rutherford turned
and beamed at his. passenger.
"Now. do you think you could
have done that with a Carnahan?'
Pretty hard I guess" MUIR
INJURED Edward. Rutherford stop
ped for lunch at a tavern miles
out on the Greenbay road; he in
sisted upon ordering. lavishly,
and obtained real beer without
difficulty. During the course of
the meal he brought out his con-
tract, after presenting Edward
with three fat cigars
Now, old man, gust sign at the
bottom there, your full name,
and go home and tell the wife
that you've bought the finest car
that ever maIl-
I'm sorry" said Edward with
trembling lips, II don't want a
Lord, / want q Carnahan." Ruth
erford laid the contract upon the
table next to the fried chicken
for which he had paid. He laid
down his pen. He leaned back in
his chair. He regarded Edward
steadily. Edward slumped down
a little In his chair. He felt like
a murderer. For a minute he con.
templated signing the contract in
spite Of the letter which the sales.
man had in his pocket, but he
rallied when he mentally reviewed
the contents Of the letter.
I'm reimburse you for. this
dinner" said Edward contritely.
"I'm awfuiiy sorry to have taken
SO much of your time. but you
remember, / warned YOU"
With the sweet, patient air one
uses in arguing a recalcitrant
child out Of the idea Of burning
itself to death with matches,
Rutherford went to work. For
two solid hours he. talked.
Throughout the long, slow ride
back to town, Rutherford talked
as he had never talked before.
He pleaded with Edward not to
ruin himself, not to throw his
money into the street.
''It isn't as though it was an
ordinary sale. 1t isn't the sale
I care about at a1l-it's the idea
OF letting a lodge brother be
taken in by that Carnahan gang
Of junkr1en. Why it's just as
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WAYS OF A HUSBAND : By Ann
Delightful Sequel to when a Girl Marries" Which
Scored Such Tremendous Success Throughout
the Country.

nants of self with the ex-.
clamation which was the final in
suit in a series of scornful sneers
at my feelings for Neal.
"Oh. so you can't bear to be
under the same roof with me"
At once it seemed as IL Dream
,wold wasn't big enough to hold
us both. The idea Of accepting
her hospitality for another hour
became monstrous. / felt as IL
the living room, in which we
stood facing each other, were a
trap from which l had to escape
at ohcA. -.
I'm gong to Aunt Mary's,"
repeated.
AREN'T you being a little too
absurd?" asked Virginia, Jelly.
How are you going to get over
to the Hoadley place at this time
Of the night?"
stared at her in annoyance at
this intrusion Of practical details.
IA taxi from the station"
suggested.
This isn't a city where taxis
come two minutes after a tele-
phone summons" said Virginia in
tone of superiority, which goaded
me to desperation.
I wanted to cry out that I'd go
now If I had to walk. But instead
/ managed with more poise and
dignity than I'd have expected Of
myself in such trying circum-
stances.
I'VE needn't stand here dis
cussing ways and means any
longer, Virginia. All along I've
put up with your lack of faith
in Neal. didn't like the way you
felt about him, but if you couldn't
see that he never was and never
could have been g. thief it didn't
seem as If had any right to hate
you for your blindness. But now
ycu laugh at my sorrow. You
Jibe at my feelings and act as
If my devotion to Neal were some
thing you could dismiss by COM
manding-"
Spare me the oratory!' yawned
Virginia. mot to mention the
melodrama. It's hardly in good
taste"
TN spare you everything<in-.
Guiding my presence L. said.
stiffly
Without anothe.. word I walked
over to the telephone, and gave
; Aunt Mary's number to central.
In the next minute the telephone
was wrested out Of my hand.
What are you going to DOR.
stormed Virginia. II mean what
were you. going to do before
I stopped you, from making an
idiot OF yourself?''
Il was going 10 telephone Aunt
May, and ask her ito send, for
me-" I replied coldly, "And since
you're, so fond of the word. ',naelo..
drama" may 1 ask you; to snare:
me any mere OF, .it?s Il intend to ,
telephone. I, do not intend to be
imprisoned here where you make
1t. your business to. insult. yours
guests to your hearts content.
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she BEGS for it, ~ "'e''' anu a. AOrVV
Marriage the point at which stops coaxing girl to
HISS him and begins permitting her to kiss him. " "
Always lots comfort
it's always surprise of them to dscoveT
na nr own particular hasn't monopoly on ALL the
masculine shortcomings " = ~ 'o
Nowadays married pair who have lived together for ten whole
giving for being so mid Victorian" ~ w "p0O
easy love enemehey may give you boost
criticism" O y" CONSTRUCTIVE
man has often been known 70 give because she
him. $500 ~ ""e W" Dali Aor
In Syndicate Inc,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-28
BY Ann Lisle,
Whose Serials Of Married Life
Have Won Big Popular
Success.
Copyright. 1894. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.

COpyrISnC, 1874, KING FeaVur0D
Syndicate, Inc.
roo THAT'S the secSet you
and Pat have kept from
me- she sneered. I'm
not much inclined to blame
him, Anne, for hiding it from
me. It's horrible to realize
that we Harrisons have been
dragged into"
Meaning when you married
into my fannily?" I asked.
Virginia gestured this aside as
not worthy Of a reply.
"A murder trialy' she shud-
dered. when think of all the
ugly publicity and the things that
win be dragged. out. I wonder
how I'll be able to live through
it."
"I'n have to live through it IL
I can find the, guilty men," I de-
clared. "And 1t will be far more
terrible to me because it will
wound my deepest love instead of
just my pride-but-"
but you're well and in condi-
ton to cope with this" Virginia
interrupted angrily. IT can't be
expected to endure such hor-
rible situation. You must prom
Use me to be sane about this.
Neal is dead. You and I may diff
Ter about this being consumma-
ton devoutly to be wished, but
surely you must see that perse-
cutting his murderers, even If you
know who they are, couldn't bring
him baek-cannot do anything but
work terrible harm to-the liy.
ing"
/ stared at Virginia with cold
lips and Efeless eyes. They're
denying me simple justice.
I'm going to Aunt May's!" 1
sprang to my feet, unable to say
more in my bewilderment and
pain.
VOh-so~ you can't bear to be
under the same roof with mey'
sneered Virginia. "Jim will enjoy
hearing this"
Virginia broke down the rem
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BY }. r. VOOLFOLK.

TDWARD SUMMERS was in.
variably affable. He treat.
- ed every one with the ut
most consideration. and people
took advantage Of him to the ut
termost.
Then he decided to buy car.
He had found the one he wanted,
and was on his way to purchase
it. when salesman from another
company wheedled, him into per-
hitting demonstration. It was
too bad, for Henrietta liked the
Carnahan he had decided to buy
and disliked the Lord car, and she
would make life miserable for
him for months If he bought it.
1t was 1890 and the salesman
would be around at p. m. An
idea struck him. He walked
into the outer office and dictated
for several moments. The stenog-
rapher, laughing. placed the re-
suit in a blank envelope and
handed it to him. Five minutes
later the salesman called.
"Well, WELL" he seemed to ooze
good fellowship, so this IL Mr..
Summers. Don't you remember
me? I'm Jake Rutherford. Why,
buddy. you and / belong to the
same lodge! Now can you beat
that for a coincidence! Say, I'm
awful glad, seeing you're a fellow
Mystic Worker. that came
around in time to keep you from
being taken in by those Carnahan
people"
Mr.. Rutherford, before we
start out. that I am thoroughly
determined to buy q CANADIAN
you win simply be wasting your
time TIL
TITS my time. isn't 1t; say I'll
guarantee--"
81 must insist upon one condi-
ton before we start, Mr.. Ruther.
ford, and that IL that you accept
this sealed envelope, and promise
not to open 1t until you return to
your office. =" Rutherford
grabbed the envelope and jammed
it into his pocket: he recognized
in Edward the kind Of person who
is always sold by a clever sales
man.
He led his victim to the curb
outside, took him by the arm,
stood him directly in front Of his
symphony in painted tin and
stood back speec Hess. For a long
time Edward stared in silly ap-
probation at the gorgeous paint
job; the salesman did not speak
for at least a minute and a half;
at the end Of that time he made
up for this lapse.
did you ever see anything like
it?" beamed Rutherford. do you.
know that the Society Of Autome-
tive Engineers recently voted the
Lord engine the best engine In
the wo ld?" He stopped for this
to sink in.
mo" said Edward nieekly.
do you know that there is a
Lord service station every nine
miles, by actual average figures. =.
on any road in the United
States?"
els that so?-- Edward tried to
put proper appreciation into his
voice.
do you fully realize what the