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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
LITTLE BEDTIME. STORY
SAMMY JAY SEES SOMETHING GREEN.
Uy THORNTON V. DURaGe1

For m t1k1le p(ekins and peering snohs tue btskspss5own rushes and un- |slsr the tbushst XloAs the banks of the Biz River. m ne lharper eyes ever peeksd and peafed,s sammy Jay and Blacky the Crow had found no sign of the missing Mr. sQuack.
 T gness Mrs. Quack was right and that Mir. QaSck xAs killed when he was shot," mtftered sammy to himself. Probably one of those hunters had him for dinner long aso Hello There's another hunter up there where the Eaughing Brook joins the Big River :! I guess I won't take any chances. Id like to find Mir. Quack. but sammy Jay is lot more important to me than Mir. Quack, and that fellow just might hap pen to take 1t into his head to shoot
 So sammy silently flew around back of the hunter and sstopped in, tree where he could watch all that the hunter did. For some time sammy sat there watching. The hunter was sit ting behind a sort of fence of bushes which quite hid him from any one who might happen to be out on the Big River But of, course sammy could lee him perfectly ibecGuse he was behind him. Out in front of that little fence. which was on the very edte of the water, were | number of what Sammy at first took to De some of Mrs. Quacks relatives. V ',sNhy doesn't he. shoot them?" thought Sammy. He puzzled over this, as he. watched them until suddenly it came into his head that he hadn't seen one of them move since he changed his position and still those ducks didn't move. although some of them were 70 near that they simply couldn't help knowing when the hunter moved unless they were more stupid than any one of Sammy's acquaintance.
 This was very curious, very curi- 0us indeed. sammy flew . little near CT, and then ., little. nearer, taking the greatest care not to make sound Pretty soon he wSs 50 near that he could see those ducks very plainly and he stared with all his might. He couldn't see any feathers! Nos sir, he couldn't see any, feathers! Then he un- derstood.
 Huh. .' said he to, himself. Those are not ducks at all. They are just pieces 0f wood made to look like ducks. Now wonder what they are for." "s.
 i. In a few minutes he found out. He saw the hunter crouch down . little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
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look in his eyes and an empty feeling
 in his tummy. It was then that the queer little puppy dog came running into the policeman's house and up to the basket of goodies.
 Its Hector!" the Magician cried. drying his tears on his coat sleeve and smiling.
 The mean Magician had just thought of very mean thing to do. II shall let Hector eat some of the goodies and see if he changes into pig!' Them when he had tried a piece of all the goodies on Hector and saw that they did not change him to a pig. the mean Magician would not give the puppy. dog another thing. but instead. ate everything himself. And. there was so much to eat, ik served the mean old creature just right for being selfish and stingy with his puppy dog Hector, for he ate so much it made him have the stomach ache.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
THAT WORD?
Inquest

,e Inquest
 An inquest nowadays means popu- larly only one thing. It means an in quiry to determine the cause of death, in the popular sense at least. But that it. strictly speaking, only a coro- ner's or '.crowner's" inquest.
 The word means an inquiry or an in- vestigation, held to determine any cir cumstance or set of circumstances that surround an event in the past or the present, fl
 For instance. An inquest to deter mine the caVse of c high cost of liv. ing would bSa proper use of the word especially if the inquiry is held before a jury. although an inquest to deter mine the square feet of g would be a misnomer.
 An inquest,s then, in its larger sense, apart from the coroner's room. is an inquiry held before jury. in English speaking couAtries at least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
MYTH AND MAGIC By R. H 1tNaLEY
The Bee

sas3S sssa The Bee
 Of old the bee was the symbol of the soul and. by the laws of Mohammed, bees were admitted to the joys of heaven. The votaries of Ceres adored the moon under the sign of the bee, d symbol appearing on some Greek coins, notably on those of Ephesus, where Diana, goddess of the moon, was wor- shipped. and where Great is Diana of the Ephesians' reached the ears of St. Paul. at
 The moon. the bee and Taurus the bull were closely associated in Greek The bees was believed to bet he offspring of the bull-all three symbolizing the soul, with the moon at its full in the lead.
 Mythologists have never been able to fath6A fully the mysteries associ- ated witket this 90 sdissimilar trio and thefr tfifeF connection with the soul. The asig Of Isis hides the truth, and only hes ayho can comprehend the oc- cult heavenly wisdom of the Greeks can pierce the veil.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06

to the poiceman's house and to the door. The mean old Magician grew hunxrier and hungrier the more he ,snelled the goodies in the basket Rag dedy Ann and the nice fat policeman had brought to him, but he was afraid to taste any of the cookies or cream puffs for fear that <Raggedy Ann had put some of his own magical pancakes in the goodies. And the Magician knew that if Raggedy Ann had done this and he ate any of the things. he would immediately change from A mag itian into little, fat squealy pig, and that would not be bit of fun.
 Its lot more fun changing some one else into piss" the Magician said. He did not stop to think il might be more fun for him. but would not be fun for whoever he changed into a pig
 Anyway. he was afraid to eat the goodies and sat there with a hungry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
NY IGHBOR SAYS

An sxdtlient paste for cleaning a ucepans, boafds, sinke, tiles, discolofed china, stons, paint, etc, can De made as follews: Taks equal parts Of whiting, soft soap, white sand and soda. Place the :-ingredients in q saucepan, adding enouHh water to form q smooth paste. Boil until dissolved and : pour into jars for future use. Ap- ply with q clean flannel wrunx out of hot water and Afterward rinse with clear warm water.
 Lamp chimneys and other glass ware are considerably toughencd by being boiled in salt water. Wicks which have been used n long, time and that smoke when burning should be soaked several hours in vinegar. and allowed to dry thoroushly. The flame will burn with renewed brightness. 4 Cranbefries can be made very 2palatable with the use of little sugar by mixing them with about half their bulk of copies. Rnh both the cranbsrries and the apples through colander. ! A good floor stain that goes right into the wood and -is very durable. is ipade of linssed oil col- ored 4 with ground .burnt amber. Rub thoroughly into the boards with . flannel pad and next day polish with beeswax and .turpen- tine.
 A teaspoon of powdered alum mixed with ordinary polish will give a stove tine luster and with half the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
FILM FABLES
By DON. ALLEN

< Once upon a time there was an actor of the first water In fact, he was 22-karat fine and mile wide when 1t came right down to knowing the acting ins Ieasue' for several seasons. he was
 Having 'batted l 1,OO1 in the sood-act. persuaded to give the movies shove upwards by transferring his marvellous talents from the stage to the screen.
 And, when the movie critics were through frying him in deep fat, hS swore yengeance and made onother pie ture.
 But the critics couldn't see him with him on hook right along with the rest of the hams.
 Moral What's the ,us4?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06

you arrested v the Magician howled to the policeman.
 This made Raggedy Ann and the policeman laugh ever so loud. and it made the Magician tter so angry.
 .'Well." Raggedy Ann said. we cannot stay here and quarrel with you, Mister Magician. We can have great deal more fun over at Harry HoOlygoo- ly's house:' So Raggedy Ann placed the basket Of goodies where the Magi- clan could reach through the bars and get them: then telling him sood-by, they ran hand in hand down the path toward the Hoolygoolys house. f
 As Raggedy Andy and the nice fat policeman ran and skipped down the path toward sthe Hoolygoolys house they passed a queer little puppy dog, but when the puppy dog saw the two friends he hid in the bushes until they had passed: then he ran up the path
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06

European Holsters generally weigh about ten pounds, while those from of American shores weigh 25 pounds, and according to record one caught in this country's waters weighed 35 pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
WE WOMEN
ny nEYYy pRAtNEnB

A good figure is undoubtedly thing very much to be desired, but I am afraid too many of us pay too precious ly for one. Happiness is not wholly de- pendent upon a good figure and hap piness is not achieved artificially. am against dieting. which saps the sys- tenn and befogs the mind and at the same time throws off lot of weight and produces the desired waist-line. am against "Don't-eat-this. and don't eat that" and against most other ''don'ts."
 Old people and successful men and women suffer chronically from the habit of siving advice to the young. Included in their advice, as a rule are . lot of "don'ts." Consequently. it is a pleasure to consider the advice of a 104-year-old butcher.
 Says he, among other things, says he, in effect:
 Eat, drink and smoke what you please, when you please"
 Of course. he does not argue against prohibition. but it seems to me he laughs little at it up his sleeve. And yet his philosiphy is somewhat hike that of a number of doctors who
 
 more by eating what he or she wants than by going on diet which the medical condition of the patient might warrant. Science is one thing; human nature IS another and all doctors are agreed that the greatest of all doctors Is nature.
 l am pleased particularly to consider .he advice of the old butcher because at comes in the wake of an epidemic of .don'ts' John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and others of their age. position and type have been nvlng profuse advice to the young of late and I have noticed an increasing number Of "don't' in their preach ments. They would have all young people :" Il a diet of psychological "dont's.'
 But !tGl for me.
 propose to eat what | like. know that my system could not flour ish healthily on a diet of "don'ts' any more than 1t would if I starved my self in order to preserve the lines of my figure.
 stili, do not mean to make out the old gentleman to be saint or an oracle. Even he gives some advice which would be terrifically difficult for some 0t us to take.
 Go to bed at seven,' he says, "and rise at six. Perhaps this formula ia responsible for the fact that he has hved to his present age, but what is sauce for the goose is not necessa rilv sauce TOT the sander. Getting to bed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
Striking Evening Cape

Moire fulgurante in a shade of peach is used for a stunning evening cape. It hasAa collar iof white fox and narrow yoke to which the cape is attached wftk fine shirrings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06

at seven and rising at six might kill some of us, instead of lengthening our lives.
 Personally, I should find it a very dangerous experiment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
Rectansular Scarfs

The long rectangular scarfs that take the place of the bandana are of the gayest printed silks. They are worn with suits as yell as simple frocks of crepe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06

Peony bulbss sometimes sell at $100 for a single specie and others of ex- traordinary beauty of form and tex ture, with heart of pure gold in color, bring as high as $2O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
Say "Bayer"- Genuinel

Genuine "Baysr Tablets of Aspirini have been proved safe by miiiions and prescribed by physicians over twenty-three years for Colds and grippe misery. Handy boxes of twelve tablets cost only few cents -tains proven directions for Colds and tells how to prepare an Aspirin gargle for sore throat and tonsilitis. Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
A RARE TREAT FOR Women Who Are Lovers of High Class Imported Linens On, our Third Floor beginning today we will have
 on display and offer for sale
$50,O00 Worth of

The most beautiful and exclusive linens all of them improvisation Italy. Ireland. Belgium, Germany and Fl rance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
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Raggedy Ann and the nice fat policeman had taken a large basket of goodies to the mean Magician. who had been arrested and locked up by the fat policeman. but the Magician suspect ed that Ragsedy Ann and the policeman wished to change hin, into a little pig again by having him eat the cres m puffs and cook ies and ice cream cones. "Ah You can
 fool me again '" thu mean old Magician laughed. q know that you have more Of the magical pancake hidden in the cream puffs. and if I eat any of them they will change me into a little fat sauealy pig again before I can sa. scat y"
 II really think Magicians are just the meanest people in the whole world :" the nice. fat, kind-hearted policeman said; T wouldn't be a magi- elan for nine or ten nickels !"
 If you don't unlock this cell door and le, me go, l shall have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06

Next Story: Mir. Quack Is Found At Last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06

BURCER-PHILLIPS co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06

A teaspoon of powdered alum mixed with ordinary polish will give stove a tine luster and with half the work.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-18
YEAR OF PROGRESS AT BETHANY CHURCH
Annual Meeting and Election Of
 Officers Held Last Night

At the annual meeting of the Swedish Bethany church held last night, the pastor. Rev. c. F. Pihl made an interesting report for the year, congratulating his flock on their attendance and liberality, The church now has a. membership of 4so. New members added during the year totalled 2s. There were six fu- nerals. nine weddings and 16 bap- tisms.
 The treasurer in the Sunday school reported that the receipts for the year were $2,4s1.11 leaving g bal snce for the coming year. The sum of s1,4o0 was contributed by the school towards the maintenance of the Swedish Christian orphanage in Crom- well. The president of the Y. P. so- ciety reported that the society had 131 members. The Young Peoples society has contributed large sums of money toward the church debt and in supporting foreign mission work The treasurer reported s1,s63.12 as receipts during the past year. The Relief Fund" through its. treasurer, Maria Peterson. reported receipts of sl1S for the year.
 The following officers were elected for the coming year by the church: President, Rev. c. F. Pihl: vice presi- dent, Emil Hjerpe; secretary, Eric Sundkrist: deacons for three years, Rev. Charles vahlstrom, August ost lund and August Wallen; deaconesses for three years, Mrs, Peter Crona, Mrs. Charles Carlson, Mrs. Charles Nahlstrom. Mrs, Adamson, Miss Elizabeth Dshlstrom. Mrs. Frank Borg. Mrs, F, Edstrom, Mrs. Eric sundkrist, Miss Maria Peterson and Miss Amanda Peterson; trustees for three years. Harry Bloomquist, Au- gust Olson and John Olson; financial secretary. William Appel. organist and choir leader. Professor Thure Fredrickson: auditors. Fridolph Johnson, Herbert Johnson. Edward Youngberg and Edwin vahlstrom. Jshers for the coming year will be the church deacons assisted by the following: Rudolph Larson, Harry
New Britain herald., 1924-01-18
MURDER AND SUICIDE
Philadelphia Couple Found Dead, With Bullets in Their Hesds--Man Wanted Girl to Marry Him.

Philadelphia. Jan. 1s.--Robert Fin ley. of Crisfield. Md, and Helen Brun- ner. formerly of Lock Haven. Penn, were found dead with bullets in their heads today in 3 rooming house where they lived. A quarrel over the woman's refusal to marry him, is be- lieyed by the police to have caused Finley to shoot the woman and kill himself. Finley was 8 prescription druggist out of employment and the woman was a waitress
 Finley and Mrs. !;runnsr who was a widow, had adjoining rooms. Their bodies were found in FinIey's room. The shooting is believed 10 have oc cured yesterday.
 Mrs. Brunner had confided her troubles to a girl trien1 at the res taurant where she worked. This friend said today that I'inicy was persistent in his pleas to marry, but that Mrs Brunner said she wanted . home and knew that Finley could not provide enc,
New Britain herald., 1924-01-18
TALK ON FOREIGN POLICY
Prof. Wriston of Wesleyan. Formerly
 Of T. S. State Department. to
 Speak to Lions.

Henry M. Wriston, Ph D., professor of history at Wesleyan university has been secured to speak at the meet ing of the Lions club next Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock at I. c. o. r. hall. His subject will be Washing to~'r F1reign Policy Today"
 For five years before joining the facuuy or wesleyan, Professor Wris- ton was connected with the state de- partment at Washington. It is ex- rected that his address will be one of the most interesting of the season.
 'us'c w'l be furnished by the Wesleyan Glee clut quartet.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-18
Flames Tumble Down
 "TumbIed Down" Shack

Ledge Crest avenue, owned by Louis Antonio of Bristol, which is used as a meeting place for various gangs" in the northern section of the city, was destroyed by fire of an unknown origin last night, The fire department
 was called at 1o:4S o'clock by an. alarm from Box 416 at the corner of
 Putnam and Talcott streets. First
 Deputy Chief Eugene Barnes esti- mates the loss at s20o.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-18
COUNTESS BACK HOME.

Philadelphia, Jan. 1s.-Countess Vivian Von Bernstorff, former wife of Count Christian Gunther Won Bern storff, son of the wartime German ambassador at Washington, was in this city today, after having visited her home in Burlington, N. J.. where she was greeted with cordiality by friends of her girlhood. The countess was Marguerite Vivian Burton. adopt ed daughter of Mir and Mrs. Edward ]. Thomson of Burlington, before her marriage. During her brief stay in Burlington yesterday she placed flowers on the grave of her foster mother. but did not visit her foster father. When she arrived In New York recently she said she feared her visit to Burlington would not be vel comed.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-18
Special Cars for Skaters
 On Francis Street Line

Superintendent William J. Bryan of the local division of the Connecticut Co., said this morning in conference with Mayor A. M. Paonessa that the need for better trolley service on the North Stanley street line was brought out during the evenings that skating was good at North End park and that in the future when there is skating a special schedule, affording more cars. will be provided.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-18
24 HAVE BEEN KILLED.
Mindanao Fanatics Have Mass8cred
 Many Constsbles Since Dec. 24

Fly The Asiociated Press,
 Manila, Jan. s.-Religious fanatics at Sirigao. Island of Mindanao, who have killed 24 members of the Philip pine constabulary since December 27, are eluding arrest by scattering among the villages and cocoanut groves of the district. according to ad- vices received here,
 The constabulary commander at Sirigao estimates that the fanatics number between 300 and 500 He all So confirmed previous advices to the effect that the trouble was caused by the destruction by the constabulary of a sacred" bathing tank where the fanatics had gathered to be cured.
 Tn the clashes which followed the destruction of the tank more than so of the fanatics were killed.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-18
DIES OF INJURIES
Retired Coast Guard Captain Was
 Struck By Penn. Train.

Belmar. N, J., Jan, 1s.---William A. Osborn, retired captain of the United States Coast Guard. died at Spring lake today from injuries sustained when his automobile was struck by Pennsylvania railroad freight train here.
 A deathbed statement of the re- tired captain said that the crossing flagman. Nick Percilo. who was not at his station when the collision took place. Percillo was arrested today.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-18

Bloomberg, Thure Anderson, Elmer Johnson. Clarence Anderson and Da- vid olander: committee for foreign missions, John Olson. treasurer, and David Edman. Maria Peterson, Amanda Peterson: committee to re- ceive payments on the church build ing fund Philip Magnuson. Harold Johnson and August Olson: commit tee of printing and supplies. Rev. G E. Pihl, William Appel and Eric Lundquist. press committee, Gotfred Crusberg.
 It was voted to set aside one Sun day to be known as the "Childrens Home Sunday" when $500 will be collected and given to Rev. Dr. Klingberg of the local orphanage as the contribution.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-18
DIES ON TRAIN

C'onnelsville, Pa, Jan. 1s.-J z. Martin of New York, general agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, died here today from a apoplexy on train bound for chl' cago.
Evening star., 1924-12-30

said, the temple was constructed and
probably used for considerable
period. That it was then neglected for
a very long time is evident from the
talus slopes at its base, the ac-
cumulation of which may have con-
tinued through several centuries
The third stage, very short in tirae.
was introduced by shower of VOL
canic ash, closely followed by a tor
rent of molten lava from a nearby
crater. The last chapter is very
long one, as during 1t stream
damned by the sheet OF lava has cut
&. new channel several miles long at
a rate made very slow by the low
declivity and the small: volume of
water. The geologic evidence and
the evidence of the human remains
indicates that the Temple of Cui-
cutlco is far more ancient than the
Maya and Toltec civilizations"
Ancient Jewels Found.
Mr.. Judd told OF the recovery at
year OF a turquoise necklace and
four ear pendants of surprising
beauty-the first complete neck lace,
1t is believed, ever to have been
found in Pueblo ruin. He described
the Pueblo as single colossal
dwelling house composed of ap-
proximate1y 500 rooms surrounding
two great courts or plazas. In its
heyday the Pueblo sheltered no less
than 1,200 individuals. They were
farmers, but supplemented their diet
with game. These early sons of
Evening star., 1924-12-30
HIGH SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY COURSE
DECLARED VITAL TO EDUCATION
DR.. Crospenor Says Subject at Present Treated
Like Stepchild-Ci.es Value to Other
@ Fields of Learning. t-

Declaring that geography is a step
child of the American public schools,
DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor, president of
the National Geographic Society, ad-
dressing the Association OF American
Geographers, in session here today.
urged that the geographers support
the movement now in progress in
various American cities to have ge-
ography taught in high schools.
DR. Grosvenor called the failure to
teach geography in high schools one
of the anomalies of American public
school education.
Geography is a basic subject" he
continued. TT enters into history.
science, literature, and even the Ian
guages. 1t Is a cultural subject OF
abiding interest, and lifelong intel
lectual fascination. 1t Is a vocational
adjunct to many kinds of business
and the professions
A knowledge of geography is es-
sential to understanding the news,
and better teaching of geography
would stimulate intelligent reading
of newspapers, he added. He pointed
TO a condition which arose in Wash
ington schools, where 10000 obsolete
Biographies still contain maps of
Europe as 1t was before the World
War. The National Geographic So
ciety co-operated with The Evening