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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
CHAPTER i

Out3E ! LLW ets
 I was hero worshipper. The mas terful man who figure in so many novels I had read was my ideal. I did not go so far as to call him leave man." Somehow that appellation sug- gested more of the brute than my idea of masterful man approved.
 There was no doubt that Manville Hyde was autocratic. He was also good looking, big, and strong. My very ideal of hero. If his wooing of me lacked in sentiment it made up that lack by it's rapidity. He asked me to marry him, and without the slightest hesitation said "Yes," and threw myself into his arms.
 That he was not passionately recep- tive of my quick acceptance never oc- cured to me. I was satisfied. He kissed me calmly, untwined my arms from his neck, and told me we would be married very soon as his business required that he change his offices to a neighboring city where we would live. That he did not consult my wishes as to time worried me not at all. I want ed to marry him-why wait?
 Just why I should have thought a man of Manville Hyde's type would make the perfect husband do not at- tempt to explain. I dearly loved my father, and he was anything but mas terful. He always said that mother was the head of the house, and as I look back I can see that, although she loved him and he loved her, she it was who managed. who planned, and who carried out her plans.
 My mother was a very handsome woman, blonde with blue eyes. My sis ters looked like her. Dad was tall, thin, and dark, with a worn looking face and slight stoop to his shoul- ders. I, too, was dark, and many peo- pie said looked like him.
 I had all a girls dreams, perhaps more than the ordinary girl. as I was left to myself so much of the time while growing up. I read omnivorously everything could lay my hands upon. But of life in the making, real life, pulsing and strong, had not the slight est idea. For a girl brought up in comfortable circumstances among re- fined, educated people, I was singular ly ignorant of all basic principles of living as well as many other things a girl of my age should know.
 I was tired of being younger daughter, tired of made-over clothes of being kept in the background while my sisters, but little older, were pushed
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Magic Books" Raggedy Ann said as she climbed into the basket.
 Wouldn't that be nice" Raggedy Andy said as he lifted the rag puppy dog in and climbed in after him.
 Here we gor' the old Witch laughed as she pulled the rope and the basket and the Raggedys swung toward the high tree top.
 Then when the basket was almost to the window sill, the old Witch reached out long arm and tipped the basket upside down, sending the Naggedys and the rag puppy dog tumbling far down to the ground below.
 "Ha, ha, ha ]" the mean old Witch laughed. That may teach you a les son not to come snooping around here any more!" And the Raggedys looked at each other and smiled, for being made of cloth and stuffed with cotton. the long fall had not hurt them even one teeny, weeny speck.
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LISTENING NV ON EYE
Sad State Of Affairs

6(THEY don't even have to sew
 on buttons v declared the em-
 bittered cynic, who was also the host. The laundries do that 1! There is nice printed notice now adays inside your shirts saying that the laundry force is plumb tickled to death to restore missing buttons, darn hosiery, turn worn cuffs and mend torn places free of charge. When man marries it's wasted time for him to inn agine his dearie sitting with her gol- den head bent over a pile of socks with the flashing needle in her little fingers
 Tn fact, don't see what on earth there is for the modern young house. wife to do. Most always she is merely hotel or kitchenette wife, you see, entirely surrounded with ready-made furniture which lets down from the wall or slides away into grooves or changes, when you press a button, into grand piano when all the time YOU had thought it was a bookcase or the kitchen range. They take their dinners out and when she wants lunch or break fast she just reaches for a can opener. Why, they even kick on making real coffee and buy this powdered stuff that dissOlves in a cup of hot water!
 'There isn't room in the place for sewing machine and, anyhow, what's the use when right across the street, as she can see from her windows, is the smartest possible little shop with darling gowns in the window marked down to only $9950.
 When the month of March appears the place isn't filtered up with bolts
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SuedeGloves Are Easily Cleaned
 At Home

c UEDE gloves can be nicely cleanseI 0 at home if not allowed to become too soiled. Put the gloves on the hands and rub through a bowl of corn meal just as you would wash your hands in a bowl of soapsuds. If the gloves are a heavy suede they may be kept in good condition by lightly rubbing them with fine sandpaper as soon as they become soled
 Washable kid and chamois gloves should be washed on the hand in luke warm suds, taking into consideration that strong soaps tend to harden the gloves. Hard rubbing will roughen the leather, so do not rub hard. Rinse with tepid water. Best results are ob- tained by washing one glove at a time. After carefully removing glove from hand gently poll mad blow it into shape. Dry slowly-heat will harden and dis color gloves. If they feel stiff when dry run them lightly between the hands.
 Fabric gloves should be washed in suds made of tepid water and white soap or chips. Do not rub hard, rather wash by squeezing. Use tepid water and rinse until water is clear, press ing the gloves between the hands in- stead of twisting Carefully pull into shape before drying.
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lannel
 Dress To Be Up ToDate
ITO BE strictly up to date, it seem

ITO BE strictly up to date, 1t seems
 \ that we simply must own a flan- nel dress. Not that we object at all to the idea. To see is to desire. One charmingly simple version of the fan nel frock looks tailored enough to mix with the smartest of dresses, but which is most easy to make.
 All the material needed is the length, as flannel comes in double width. The fulness is let in the skirt by means of two groups of pleats, topped off by pockets at either hip. A deep V forms the hole for the neck, and the sleeves are as short as possible. For trimming, bands of flannel are embroidered in stripes, in different brilliant colored worsteds, black orange and yellow for light blue flannel dress, and tur- quoise, lavender and gray for a pale yellow dress.
 It is best to keep the main color of the dress very light and bright. Elan nel cleans perfectly, so that there can be no fear of soiling the dress too much. 1-----------
 Constantinople has new Chamber of Commerce. organized under official Turkish auspices.
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M any Things Help Produce
 ToneOfRoorn

yxY THEN choosing the material to
 w decorate your rooms, keep in mind the fact that the texture and pat tern of that material will decide what the tone of your room will be. Every degree from the most cozy, cottagy at- mosphere to one of strict formality can be achieved in the same room merely by it's hangings and upholstery.
 Plain checked ginghams and simple, bright blocked cretonne. used for slip covers and peasant curtains in room will prdouce an effect of easy comfort and modesty.
 More elborate cretonne and the beautiful kinds of printed linen used more carefully will give the informal rick look that goes with studied ele- gance. Then, for very sedate formal ity, one would use heavy, deep toned tapestries or if formality of a dainter, lighter quality were desired, there are more sumptuous striped and corded taffetas of silvered colors.
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ladder, for 1 tumbled head over heels until I hit the ground! That was fun, but I wanted to see if the Witch had the two Magic Books in her queer house at the top of the tall oak tree and of course I was shaken down be- fore I reached the top of the rope lad der!"
 If I were real-for-sure meat dog instead of soft cotton stuffed rag dog 1 would have bitten the old Witch on the heel when she threw Raggedy Ann into the bushes! P the little rag dog said.
 II am glad, then, that you are, only rag puppy dog!' Raggedy Ann said, 'for it isn't nice to be bitten upon tSs heel by real-for-sure meat dog! No, sir; it hurts r
 Then l am glad am not real
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\ Chinese druggists, it is said. some
 Hines offer as remedy for many ills
 ffoesil bones of prehistoric animals,
 (which are powdered and prepared in |yarious ways. More than three-fourths of the worlds mother-of-pearl shell comes |from the coast of western Australia, |it is believed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24

No more hunting for the salt and pepper on picnics, claims the inventor of a shaker with a divided compart- ment and with half the top having large and the other half small holes, and each side bearing it's own lid.
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NOW. then Rag gedy Andy said. "Whd was it that picked me up by the collar and threw me over into the bushes here?'
 R d g g e d y Ann laughed a soft cotton laugh, for she knew it had not hurt Raggedy Andy 6 bit to be thrown as he had been thrown. "Why !" she said, Tt was the same person who threw the little rag puppy dog and myself over here! It was the m O S t ill-mannered Witch I have ever seen :"
 And it was she who shook the rope. ladder and tumbled me from the top of the tree down to the ground?" Raggedy Andy asked,
 "The very same v little Rags, the puppy dog, replied. If I: could talk, l would have called up to you and told you the Witch intended shak. ing you down v
 "Anyway '" Rag gedy Andy laughed, it was fun being shaken from that rome
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In felinlg teak trees a ring of the bark and green wood is cut out at the base of the trunk, causing it to die, the tree is then left to stand for two years to season, after which it is cut down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24

No accurate method of ''assaying" asbestos ore has ever been discovered, due to the fact that no, matter how carefully a piece of rock is broken in order to release the ore, some of the fibers are broken.
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This book did it.

This fascinating book, " Better Homes from Old Houses,'' '' shows many practical, eco nomical ways to trans form old fashioned houses into artistic modern homes. Get this book from your dealer, or send us 10 cents today tor your copy.
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Until my wife sent
 for the Barrett Book

TAXES and minor repairs were \ eating up most of the rent we got for the old house. But when we raised the rent, the tenants left us flat. As the house stood, it was practically unrentabIe.
 Then my wife sent for the
 Barrett Book
 Just what we neededl It is full of invaluable suggestions for trans forming plain, old-fashioned houses like ours into artistic, modern homes.
 We called in our local builder to do the work. His practical knowl- edge, coupled with my wife's ideas and the workable suggestions in the Barrett Book made the changes pos sible and we completed the work in a few weeks.
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Co Be Continued.)

By locating large schools of fish from seaplane. and notifying waiting boats near the shore by wireless, fish ing off the coast of southern Califor- mia is made more productive.
 Cold.storage shipments by water have so increased that nearly 150,000 tons of frozen food was shipped through the Suez canal last year.
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On Tuesday: Some Suggestions for HobbieS."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
THE REVOLT OF
 SUSAN HYDE
By CAROLYN BEEcHER

forward, indulged. That is, indulged as far as mother was able.
 Not that mother did not love me. I know she did. But mother love took a back seat to make way for ambition. Not ambition for me, but for them. Elaine and Elsa, my two beautiful blonde sisters.
 It might very well have been the longing for affection, the wish to be made of as one of the girls called it when my people fused over her. It may have been the urge of young blood in my veins, but whatever 1t was it gripped me with promises of love, of affection, of happiness in place where I should be first, and where what said would receive at least attention.
 I think that in a way mothers atti- tude in the household was to blame for these plans and thoughts as to my future, when I should be married. My ignorance was plainly shown when I did not take into calculation that was marrying a very different man from dad. l was marrying masterful man, yet planning to have my own way, to be mistress of myself and my actions.
 wonder if girls could see a little way into the future-could know just part of the giving up of their girlisb ideals and ideas--if many of them who go ahead blindly and so happily would not hesitate?
 I was neither neglected in my men, tai nor physical life at home, but to hear me talk, to know my thoughts anent doing as pleased, having things coveted going where I willed, one would have thought me wofully abused. Perhaps had I been the elder instead of the younger; if I had had new clothes instead of made-overs; if l had been allowed to go when and where they did, might not have felt at all the same, might never have married Manville-perhaps. Yet even after the lapse of years feel sure that if he had made up his mind to marry me he would have done so irrespective of my wishes. He was a law unto himself then. He has been ever after.
 There are many such men. I pity their wives.
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THERE is Barrett Roofing for every type of building, whether dwelling garage, office industrial plant Be sure the roofing you buy bears the Barrett label.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
Get the Barrett Book yourself

Millions of houses are in the same class. Every one of them can be re- modelled to bring in greater profits. The best way to begin is to get the Barrett Book, Better Homes from Old Houses" Your lumber, hard ware or building supply dealer has this book k-or send 10 cents in stamps to The BarrettsC Company for a copy.
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Now rented on a long lease

Look atthe house now-comfort- able, up-to-date, attractive and worth more money. And the in- creased rent for it not only pays the overhead but gives us a substantial income besides.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-30
sCIENCE -
TWIN STARS

OVER 60 years ago. star that
" was known merely by initials
and q number was caiHloEued b. a..
trpnomorH. This star II visible 10
the naked eye ~ shows n tliEhi.
barely pcrceptibio CLEAN of light.
This star i now known a. tho
Piaskett Twin Star Recently ns
light was analysed with the aid OF
monster spectrurcopric instruments
in a government observatory az VIC.
TORN. u, C. This and further study
OF the obscure star revealed some
startling facts. Tho star IL really
two stars. Tho smaller II over L..
900 times brighter than tho sun and
IL 5000. 10000 times tho slEo Of tho
earth. The two flaming balls OF gas
revolyo around each other with a
respective speed OF i2s and i63 miles
a minute. They aro three times az
hot as tho sun and they arc about
$4,000. 900. 600. ooo. 900 miles from the
earth.
Tho light that was analysed in
tho Victoria observatory left tho
twin stars and started for tho earth
10000 years ago. centuries before
history started.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-30
OFF FOR MARRIOTT

Colonel Roosevelt, Kermit. Daw.
son and myself had left Naivasha for
Nairobl al seven O'Clock that morn.
ing. Cunninghame was TO follow by
10 special train later with tho Sotik
specimens and Kcrmit's pony for the
meeting or tho NairobI Turf club.
Tho three naturulists we're TO stay
at Naivasha until our return about a
week later.
The traffic managers own saloon
coach had been attached TO the train
for Colonel Roosevolt's comfort, but
We all rode at frequent intervals on
the coSycatchcr scat. We reached
Gairobi at midday and found the
platform crowded with people who
had come to welcome the ox.presi.
dent on his return from the Sotik.
Nc MiiAn. who was 10 DO his host in
Nairobi. was there with Sclous TO
meet him, and Roosevelt and solous
woro soon busy comparing tha re.
sults Of their two safarin.
n was very keen disappointment
to Colonel Roosevelt that ho was not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-30
Just Killers

DY WAY Of Chicago. whence all thrills come Of late
ID the is broadcast that California is to have
"a great hunting preserve" Somewhere in the central
portion of the state 45000acre tract to be fenced and
stocked with 100 African lions 40 Bengal tigers, 90
leopards 100 pumas $50 black bears 1000 buffalo and
thousands of smaller game" The Pacific Coast Sports
mems club composed of wealthy Pacific Coast men, is
back of the scheme, and every member of the club will
have the privilege of shooting animal of each variety
year"
Fenced of course, but who heard Of fence that
danger to life and property to its gamble such fra
security.
AS sporting" proposition, the project is
repulsve than its to its prospective neghbohood
1t contempaes the Importation of hundreds Of heads of
vicious vermn whose natural habitat is thousands of
miles away and for what? Not for food Not for health
simply to satisfy the bood-lust of few misguided men,
Sportsmen? Not one in thousand years, or within
thousand miles Just killers who kill for the thrill of it.
1t is abominable 1t should be stopped.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-30
SpeHbinderS' Bunk

~HIS years national political campaign will educate the
L American people in economies, says c. w, Barron lie
the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and other tna
tial organs
He might better say that most of the spebindes and
propagandsts teaching people distorted or false eco
Monies.
In a political argument both side naturally exaggerate
That is part of the art of craftsmanship. And politician
the services OF himself and his
party.
With all due respect to Candidate-For and Candidate
Against truth common sense is apt 70 be the happy
medium about halfway between their rival claims
In suggesting that the average politicians spreading
false economics do not in particular have in mind any
new propositions being set forth. There is quite as much
false economics in many of the old issues
Take the old economic law Cor claim is better world
that prices regulated by supply and demand Every
admits that supply and demand have lot to do with
IT, But there other factors that intervene 10 shape
priceS-ncludng monopoes greed oophoes in the laws
manipulation of markets. propaganda and the pul con-
dtion by which the consumer is held up in many
for the last penny he can stand.
But the presidential campaign is teaching sound
Monies along with the distorted and false because II is
making people THINK. Our national political crcuses
cost lot of money and disturb business conditions They
worth all they cost however if for other
than that they periodically focus the pubcs attention
evils that undermining political and economic democ
Tacy.
The wise listens carefully to both side before decd
ing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-30
A NARROW ESCAPE

But Judd bad remarkable al.
venture" went on tho gentle voice
Of Selous. rs the two men sat side
by side on a bench on tho platform.
Judd and I raw n couple OF lion.
esgcs. and galloped after them. That
was tn tho Molo district. Judd was
some so yards or 50 behind me. rid.
ing a mule | suddenly missed ono
OF the lionesscs, but Garfield on after
the other. The other lioncss stopped,
apparently. and crouched behind a
thick bush. She Let mo pass. and
then sprnng at Judd.
she was about 10 yards or 30
from Judd, when he saw her. and he
fired az her from his hip. never hop.
ing TO hit her but just praying tina;
she might be turned. As he fired
his mule buckod him off. and when
no landed. no found that he had
fallen almost touching the lioness
Judd quickly reloaded. but tho lion
oss lay on her side and never moved
Judd rose 10 his feet quickly and
examined her cautiously. To his
nmazement he found that she was
dead.
I'VE found on examination tina,
Judd's chance shot had sent a bullet
thru her eyes and killed her instan.
taneously. There was not even a
mark on tho skim
BY goshr exclaimed Roosevelt,
what a remarkable incident! / be,
Judd's mighty proud OF that
trophy"
HE H." agreed Solous, as he rose
to shake hands and wish Colonel
Roosevelt goodby and good luck foi
the remainder OF his trip.
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) Questions )
. AnSWered .

Q What "a the highest wind rsrr
recorded in any city uf tHr O. o.
b. the weather bureau
4. AZ So Paul. MtuH. Uh0r %
velocity Of I0s miller par hour f,es
recorded
Q. How much sleep dps n1l-
mel adult rcuure
A. from CigHf 20 Zen i"lu sIrl.
night
Q ilu2 Hl I SECURE the entrance
90 the g. ~ one Of ms relatives
living be- iiBly
a, N U0Hr rruiilr ~ NOT par
sHE uif, CO.. unmarried rhld under
- years az agr. che rrimirr has its
preference ughf 10 rHfFV. DC mus
toafr u5 uHU Other imuigrHnf sub
.arf 10 me qr1ia iair
q How Ions after "a man dsssfii
from tb6 army DO he liable d
affsrff
4. 4 solder iCho deserts la ilm'
Of prar~ - tgbl~ 10 arrest for lire
ryars after me date ~ descrii7H
" ~ deserts H nmr ~ tr1r. Do q
gitlys iiablF 10 arrest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-30
They Notice 1t

INVESTMENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION declares that
railroads facing a menace in the extraordi-
nary development of the automobile and motor truck
Nothing The ayman has been noticing it for
time past.
The menace too, is bound to grow amazingly strong
Auto travel the ranscontnena railways only in the
beginning and the very serious competition Of the apane
is bound to The whole matter of travel is something
like what it when the steam railroad supplanted the
canaboat 1t is not to he wondered at that the
to railroad securities arouses investment bankers
1t is arousing railroad magnates and operators from
magnae down to ticket agents. too The travelling public
hears whole lot less of Take it leave it, and much
of What we do for you?" than formerly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-30

o A child born IN the Z. F.
n alien parents. was taken 20
Europe IN infancy remained there
until he "a now - years old II
Do an American citizen by virtue
~ birth ana can 10 come back
10 the a. q without regard 70 the
immigration law.
4. n ~ failed 70 make an ci,e.
fion o. nationality. 4 =. failed 70
declare hlmscf an AmertcaH cdi-
srn upon attaining me age ~ ~
vrars fas he had n right 70 Dol.
ne uiii b. counted a. aH ailcn upon
catering me 4. r. Hs failure 70
ciccf Amsrirau nationality. ard not
his HoH-reaLioHoe. u tho reason for
ms
Q what Il the population OF
Tnmpleo. MeXico7
T. IN 1870. % toas i6siJ.
Q. How arc salaries o. Postmhst-
fFH afA"A AAiAAAfA
~ M fhe gross receipts Of The
posioffiec. whieh determines hs
class.
Q. How much does the govern
mtnt figure ~ the cost per mile
Of running an autnmohlle7
A. The budget bureau has made
ono ruling aiiosn1 ocHfs per
uinc. bat this Is not the result Of a
scientific inpcs'igation. bur 70 drh-
frariiy determined
O what city in the Z. s. was
The fret 10 completely discard
horse drawn fro department equip
meat for notor-drivrn7
A. EarpHnah. Georgia
O. what Is the present value Of
tho German mark as measured IN
tho now currcncy--ths rcn,onmark
4. German marks hare for soma
fine been stabalircs az tho roio o.
ono ,riiiton marks 20 fhn reHfcn.
mark. iehioh IN turn has The poiHc
Of Tho old German gold mark. s5.s
I cents,