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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-06-30

shrewd. sharp fellow, ably assisted
In his business by his wife, who had
been cook at one Of the big houses
in the neighborhood. In addition to
carried on another in hay, straw and
horse corn. Lady Renardsmere had
extensive dealings with him in these
things, and it was part of my job
to go down and pay his weekly bill
every Saturday morning. And on
the third Saturday after my settling
down at Renardsmere House. being
at the INN for this purpose, Holroyd
when / had squared his book, gave
me a glance which seemed to surg
Mr.. Cranage" he said, bending
word or two l wanted to say to
you-between ourselves, like"
"Yes?" l responded. What now?'
There was no one but ourselves in
still early, but he lowered the tone
of his voice almost to a whisper, at
the same time CHANGING at the door,
as a man does who has no wish to
be overheard.
There was a fellow in here yester-
day" he began. that knew your"
He stopped abruptly on the last
word. glancing more mysterously
than ever in my direction. But !
affected Indifference, although 1 had
an idea that something unusual was
coming.
There are great many people
who know me. Holroyd," I answered.
And l know great many people.
Who was this particular person."
He was chap they call jim" he
He's potman at the Admiral Hawke
Tavern-somewhere in Portsmouth"
OH" / said. Dear me! And
he knew me?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-06-30

The first woman employed In the
public service in Iowa was Miss Lin
da NJ. Ramsey, who, in 1864. was ap-
pointed a clerk in the Office of the
adjutant general
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-06-30

Continued in Tomorrow's Star.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-06-30
CONTINUED from Yesterdays Starr

However. it was no use specializing
about these things at that juncture.
] had my own affairs to think of.
] looked about me that afternoon,
spent the night comfortably at the
Renardsmere Arms. and next morning
called on Lady Renardsmere at pre-
cisely 10 o'clock. Five minutes later
She had engaged me as her secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
LISTENING. IN ON EYE
Compliments

everybody in fthem is worn out from posing"
 My nephew takes them like that" said the hostess. If you stand with your foot out you must pull it back, and if you pull it back it makes your dress hang badly; if you have your hands in front of you they will look too large and if they hang down the lines are very bad. am tired out when he gets the picture snapped and | then l learn that he has the wrong fo- GUS or forgot to put in any films '"
 q think my husband is quite won der" said the new member with pride. His great aunt lives down in Ala bama somewhere, quite removed from cities and things of interest, so he de- cided to take a picture of our whole tribe that would delight the soul of his Aunt Molly. , He was three days plan ming it, wandering around, trying to find the most artistic spot for his group and arranging the details in his mind, We went out once to pose for him, but the rain began to pour down and for some days it never stopped. At that time my husband was thinking about the picture and he talked so much about it that we could hardly wait for pleasant weather and the chance to pose.
 Well. it finally got bright again." continued the new member, land we all trailed out to the orchard to drape ourselves as my husband directed. A nice, safe ladder was placed against the apple tree and one of the girls went up on it while one of the boys clambered into the branches. The rest of us stood around with our aprons held out or car ried baskets of red apples that made picture in themselves. My husband was enthusiastic over the group and took several shots to make sure he got good one. It was really the most artistic thing he ever did, and the best possible photographs of all of us, in- cluding the dog. My husband finished up fine print and mailed it to his great-aunt, while we all sat back and guessed what she would say"
 "She must have been delighted" i" said the hostess. Il can almost see her pleasure as she opened it."
 I Well, we couldn't" said the new member, folding up her work. "She
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ID EOPLE get cross about the fun. Il niest things" sighed Mrs. Dun. bar. "I tried to give an acquaintance a compliment just now and she was what they call peeved." T
 Compliments : are sometimes per verse and dangerous said the hostess That's the kind I'm aways giving with out meaning to. What want to say sounds so different when I say it.''
 Maybe that was the trouble with what said," agreed Mrs. Dunbar. q told this young girl how I had heard she was beauty in evening gowns Somehow it made her cross."
 ''She probably thinks she is beauty all the time," laughed Mrs. Drake. q remember somebody's praising my coloring ,and I knew perfectly we'll tha she thought my nose was too long ant my mouth crooked"
 Somebody gave me a cuckoo clocl last year, said Mrs. Dean, with { laugh. When my Aunt Emily saw il she said it was a nice clock, tolt her it was a gift and she said sht thought it must be!'
 |
 "When we were all graduating iron schools and things" said Miss Clark mother had all of us children go te the photographer and have pictures taken. Our ages ranged from i5 to g and mother was very proud of her flock and sent off some photographs to q cousin in the south. She wanted the southern relatives to be impressed anG so she waited eagerly from Cousin Francisca's letter. Poor ma! All that Francisco wrote was that your chil dren have high foreheads Y"
 My brother despised one of hi. cousins" said Mrs. Drake. land for { long time | could not discover why Finally I learned that when he showed her the photograph of his financee Maggie remarked that it was the bes mounted picture she ever saw! Ant nothing else Y
 My husband is snapshot crank, said the new member, "and loves t, pose all of us around against the seen cry, trying to get artistic photographs think he must have taken me i, thousand times in all sorts of way and all kinds of places. They are yer. | good, but by the time they are don'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
Buffet Supper
 For BIid al
 F arty

MI AND MRS. W. T. WARREN
 were hosts last evening, enter taining with beautiful party compli- menting their sister, Miss Marion Orr. and Mir. Henry Martyr Lewis, who will be married this afternoon.
 This affair was in the form of buf- let supper. Jonquils and tulips adorned the house with an artistic arrangement of yellow and orange flowers being used on. the table. Yellow tapers in silver holders completed the decorations.
 The guests for this occasion were Miss Orr, Mir. Lewis, Mir and Mrs. c. Orr, Mir. and Mrs. James Weatherly, Mr.. and Mrs. Afilnef Weatherly, Mir. and Mrs. J. H. McCary, Jr., Mir. and Mrs ". IN. McCary, Mir. aud Mrs. W. R. Lathrop, Mrs. Alex Birch, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Nice, Mr. and Mrs. Will liam Mudd, MT. and Mrs Saxton Craw- ford, Mir. and Mrs. Val Nesbit, Mir. and Mrs. Marshall Dabney, Mir. and Mrs. Norwick Adams of Alice. Tex, Mrs. Day Williams of Trenton. Ky.
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"one hides the thimble and the others search for it, then when any of the searchers get close to where it is hid den, the one who has hidden the thimble says, You are getting warmer and warmerr"
 @"Yes, Raggedy Andy! That is the game '" Raggedy Ann said. ':Now, let us suppose in hunting for the two magic books that when we get close to the magic. books we will get warmer, then when we are almost, touching the two books, we will feel very hot! Do you think we might fool the, two magic books that way?"
 ? "Of course, Raggedy Ann-t You al- ways think of the bestest way to do anything! Let's try itr' s
 So Raggedy Ann started hunting and hunted, all through the. Witch's book case and out in. the kitchen and under the chairs and upon the cupboards, but she did not feel bit warmer at any place. y, a
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So Raggedy Andy walked past the bed room of Witch wiggins and as he did so he said to Raggedy Ann. Come here, Raggedy Ann and see if you feel warmer as you pass the door. So Rag gedy Ann walked. past the door and she felt just teeny weeny bit warmer. but grew colder as she walked away from the door. U
 "I do believe the two magic books are hidden in the Witch's bedroOmw Rag gedy. Ann said, "and sure enough. Rag gedy Andy. it feels hotter and hotter and hotter the closer we come to the bed!' And so it did until Raggedy Ann reached under the Wifch's pillow and felt the two magic books. i.
 Here they are!" Raggedy Ann cried Turn back the covers and you will see themw So Raggedy Andy turned hack the covers and both, dolls gave cTy of disnday for the two magic books were not to be seen.
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WHEN MATTE FELLOWS died
 " Brettsville said she wasn't miss ing much by leaving this vale of tears .it1had been that literally for her. She whined a, good .sdeal. and shed tears easily. She had been a thin, peevish voiced girl, who wanted an easy walk in life and she had married handsome George BellcWs.a They had been mar fied fifteen years when she faded away
 Two years later Hetty Biswell mar ried George that is how Brettsville put it, her marrying him.. They spoke of it often and long with. a. savor of vast enjoyment. They recalled how Hetty had never joined in condemna- tion of George and how once she had said at a woman's meeting that all the marriages right in that town wouldn't be the miserable affairs they were if the, husbands and wives could be shifted around. It was not that Bfetts- vile disliked the big dark-browed fel- low; who was always just on the verge of success, according to his own say-s0, but who never seemed to get a step be- yohd the vast abyss that separated him from it. To be lsure, weepy, whiney, Mattie would have been condemnation enough for any husband. ' seWell," commented. Brettsville with united voice, .'Hetty Bellows needn't say she didn't know what she was get ting. She could see plain enough. how he treated Mattie."
 Some onined that if would take the high-and-mightiness out of Hetty to split wood and carry water and do without fire in winter until tre windows were frosted over, all because she had a. husband who dreamed so much over success that he wouldn't lift a hand to do the thing he ought to do. | with, br6nzed hair, gray-green eyes. a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
My Neighbor Says:

Wax, preparations should be used for 0ak.- Oak dining tables, when no cloth is used, need considerable care. Overwaxed tables collect dust, and this gets rubbed in untol the surface becomes dul. Overwaxed tables should be washed.
 When we are in hurry in the kitchen, the corks of the extract and other small bottles often become ob- stinate and must be dug out with a fork. Buy some small screweyes and fasten one in each of the corks. They can be changed as the bottles is emptied and you will be pleased at the time and trouble saved by. this novel cork puller.
 When the fastener has pulled out of glove, darn the hole and sew an ordinary dress snap near the old fastener.
 While cooking it is often necessary to lay down ones knives and forks. Unless you have something on which to place them, you will most likely put them on the side of the stove. This necessitates. extra cleaning. You can prevent this if you make knife stand out of piece of extra heavy cardboard, or a thint wooden board. Cover this with oilcloth and place it on side of stove.
 For shortening. buy good beef fat, put it through the meat chopper. Place it in an enamel saucepan and cook until well tried out. stirring occasionally. After slightly cooling, pour the grease into crock. If salt is added and it is kept closely cov- cred in cool place it will keep in- definitely.
 You can easily clean white fnrs by mixing together two cupsful of flour two cupsful of bran and H cupful of fullers' earth. Brush and shake the furs well, lay them on table and rub in the mixture with coarse piece of flannel, rubbing the fur the wrong way. Shake out all the cleaning pow der and go over the furs second time, using only bran. Shake the bran out and wipe the furs with a clean cheesecioth. -g,.
 Sweeten whipped cream by adding a teaspoonful of strained honey in- stead of sugar. It not only gives the cream delightful flavor, but causes it to stay for a longer period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
GRANDMOTHER KNEW There Was Nothing So Good for Congestion and Colds
 as Mustard

But the oId-fashioned mustard plaster burned and, bIistered while lt acted. Get the relief and help that mustard plasters gave, without the plaster and without the blister.
 Musterole does 1t. It is a clean. white ointment, made with oil Ot mustard. It is scientifically pre- pared. so that it works wonders.
 Gently massage Musterole in with the finger-tips. See how quickly II brings relief-how speedily the pain disappears ..4
 Try Anusterols for sore throat, bronchitis, tonsiIitis. croup. stiff neeks asthma. neuralgia. headache. congestion. pleurisy. rheuma tism. iumbagO. pains and aches of the back or joints. sprains. sore muscles, bruises. chIlblains. frosted feet. colds of the chest Git may prevent pneu- monial).
 To MOtheFss MusterOIe Is also
 made in lallaer form for babies
 and small children. Ask fer Ckfl-
 dEenss 1EusterOle.
 25c and 65c, jars and tubes: hos
 DItai size. $500.
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dled-up person on the back of Georges homecoming car, and he was bringing her from the poor farm, where Matte had willed she should go because she couldn't have her living with them. Hetty had commanded that she must come 'home." So home she was, an adoring aunt to Hetty and Bobby alike
 "You sec" said Aunt Anne; to whenever the curious visitor, who had found her alone, might be, Georges made piles of money. It's an invention and that's why he had to go away count of it. He got men with money to take it up. He was working on 1t way back when lived with 'em before and Hattie would always scold every time he went to that back room, where he kept it. Stead of that Hetty helped him cause she said it didn't do no harm for him since he liked it even if nothing ever come out of 1t. l asked Hetty how come they weren't freezing any more and how she got George to be so steady at his work, and she said, Oh, George likes it. I just made him see it was pleasanter to have a cozy house and money to buy what we need ed-I knew he'd be powerful good at keeping up place and doing this kind of work once he made his mind up to it, and told him so and he thought maybe he would, too. I never did see much use in nagging and driving when making a person think he can do things goes so much farther and leaves a bet ter taste in the mouth.' That's what Hetty said.
 '.I'll tell you. something" here Aunt Anne always leaned closer to the visitor. And her faded blue eyes gleamed |secretively, and her white head nodded knowingly. "Hetty Biswell's got secret, an awfully big secret"
 Here the visitor would glance some what fearfully around as though ex- pecting a skeleton to, emerge from the closet and stalk across the room.
 If every woman that's foolish enough to marry a man had it there'd not be much regretting. Hetty's an en, eourager-that's what, she is a born encourager. And I wouldn't care what man under the sun she'd married she'd have made some kind of success of him. That's Hetty'ss secret. Half the men that fail wouldn't if they had some one to put a mite of heart in lem stead of this everlasting fanlt finding. Well, Hetty does it. She's an. encOur- ager, and that's her secret"
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Of course, Raggedy Andy did not know 50 they had to hunt. ! 8 They hunted and hunted, but could not find the two magic books any where. N
 She must have taken the two magic books and hid them outside the house somewhere r Ragsedy Andy said.
 If she has done that, then we will not be able to find them, for how could we ever guess where, in the deep, deep woods she might hide them r '.
 Raggedy Ann sat down and thought and thought, running her rag hand up through her yarn hair so that she might think very clearly.
 And Haggedy Andy took off his lit tie blue and white hat so that he could think with more freedom, 5
 After thinking for a long, long time, Raggedy Ann finally said P @
 "You know, Raggedy Andy, how chil- dren play the game of hide the < "Oh, yesp' Raggedy Andy replied,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
All Fat People <
 Should Know This

Fat people owe a debt of gratitude to the author of the now famons ,Hfafmola
 Prescription. and are stili more indebted tive obesity remedy to tablet forms Mar- mola Prescription Tablets can be obtained
 ct all drug stores the world over at the or you can secure thsiH atFeet on receipt of price from the Martn0la Co. &ei2 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Mich. This now leaves no excuse for dietipg. violent sSer- else. or. disgusting sgreases and -salves. flor the reduction of the overfat body to nor mai.--Adv. E.se ssr&s' S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
AMAZONS

For the last few weeks have been on what the French so precisely call the qui yiye. I have been looking for Amazonian girls. Ihave gone into numerous hotels, restaurants. and ball rooms and in some of the after theater supper clubs when I went I was on the, qui vive.
 pr. Charles J. Smith, president of Roanoke college in Virginia, had described the American girl of today as hard-drinking, cigarette-puffing Amazon and wanted to ocatch a close up of her and to touch her sleeve, if possible. to make certain she was ac- tually alive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
TWINKLE
ErAduk4iuses |z* Hf <
 |ka!AAedy eAlNA ,
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DAGGEDY ANDY

"<Ao00 AMY A
 AA fooled the old Witch Wiggins by. humping upon the bread box, where he and Raggedy Ann were hidden. Witch Wiggins, when she heard the thumps, thought. it must be someone at the door,, for Raggedy Andy had cried, when he thump- ed upon the box, Open the door and let me in r Old Witch Wig gins had become frightened when she
 went to the door and found no one there. so she dropped her knit ting upon the floor and scrambled down
 the rope ladder to the ground below s V
 Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy were glad to get out of the bread box, for it was very stuffy in there, so. they laughed when they hoped out and jumped to the floor.
 Nov we will hunt for the two magic books the old witch took from us !"'s Rag gedy Ann said. 1T wonder where he could have put them ?o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27

They are not Amazons. If they are then the girls of other countries must be- a great deal worse because cling to the notion that we at least are their equals. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27

wrote that she had received the pie ture and that it must have been q very hot summer where we were as nhe no-F ticed that the dog of ours seemed to feel the heat good deal! That's all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27

Started back in 1870 from twenty trees brought to this country from Brazil for experimental purposes, the naval orange crop in California now ex- ceeds 5000, GOO boxes annually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27

I have seen thousands. of girls and women sinse I first went off on this hunt but for the life of me I have beeps unable to catch so. much as a whom Dr. Smith referred. I saw some girls smoking and here mad there I saw, one surreptitiously drink something, but most positively drink something; but I most positively did not see any Amazons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27

For pouring and spreading tar, oil :. and other fluids on road surfaces, q machine has been built that applies the material and distributes it evenly bxF series of brushes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27

Fort Cralo, the old historical fort in Rensselar, New York, where Yankee Doodle was written, may be pre- served as 8 Revolutionary relic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27

,Sweden's Lapps are by no means q dying race, and after centuries of wan dering are beginning to attach them selves to the soil, it is saids
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27

It is predicted that by means of col ored glasses it will be possible to see two motion pictures simultaneously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27

Believed to be the oldest silver fork in existence. one bearing the date 16Se was recently discovered in England
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-14
pRnRArr NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing appointments were made by
the Probate Court within and for the
County OF Kenncbec, and said APP
pointees duly qualified;
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON BONN-
TON Of Augusta, eNecutriN OF the VIII
of ANGELINE J. THOMPSON, late OF
Augusta. deceased; qualified June >,
l.. NJ. THOMPSON Of Augusta. execu-
ter OF The will OF HENRY r. CLARK,
late Of Augusta. deceased: qualified
MAUD 5. JONES Of Hallowell, ex-
cCutrix Of the will OF THOMAS J.
JONES. late Of Hallowell, deceased:
qualified June =. 1924
BENJAMIN GREASY of Augusta.
administrator of the estate of ISSlE
CUMMINGS, late Of Augusta, deceased;
qualified June Q. 1924.
EDWARD l.. DUDLEY Of Augusta,
administrator Of the estate OF WAR
REM :. DUDLEY. late Of Augusta, de-
ceased: qualified june .. 1924:
WALLACE NJ. PRESCOTT OF Au-
rustn, administrator Of the estate OF
MARY LOUISE KEEiiAN, late OF Au-
gusta. deceased: qualified June 10, 1924.
CHARLES s. HICHBORN Of Au--
gusta, administrator dc honts non or
the estate of SETH c. WHITEHOuSE.
late Of Augusta, deceased; Quaiihed
June II. 1924.
CHARLES s. HICHBORN OF Au.
custa. administrator de boniS non of
the estate of HARRIET A. WHITE
HOUSE. late of Augusta, deceased:
qualified June II. 1924.
Attest: r. w. LEIGHTON,
Register of Probate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-14
PROBATE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing appointments were maue oy .ne
Probate Court within and for the Coun-
t. Of Kennebec, and said appointees
duly qualified on dates given:
Alice NJ. MARTIN of China, execu-
trix Of the will of ABBIE A. NC
LACGHLIE. late of said China, de-
ceased: qualified May e6. 1924.
ORREN i. SPROUL OF China, az
ministrStor with will annexed or the
estate of HENRY HOSPODSkf. late
OF said China, deceased: Qualined May
u HARVEY +. BATES OF Augusta: ad-
ministrator OF the estate or SoPhhO'
MA T. BATES, late of said augusta
deceased: qualified May 20. 1924.
CHARLES L. FLANDERS OF Angus
ia, administrator of the estate OF JOS
EPH r. HALLETT. late or SAID angus
Ia, deceased: qualified May 70. 1879.
HENRIETTA ]. YOUNG OF AuSHse3'
exccutrix OF the will OF ALLEN J.
VOTING. late OF said Augusta. deceaS-
e: qualified May .. 1924.
HENRY L. EMERY OF Manchester,
executor OF the will of THOMAS +.
EMERY. late OF Hallowell. deceased;
qualified May s6, 1924.
FLORENCE \. LONGFE1LOW OF
Augusta. ADMINISTRATIVE of the estate
of JEFFERSON u. LONGFELLOW,
late of said Augusta, deceased; quail
''' GGERTRrDE c. wALpRoN Of Dex-
ter. Administrative OF the estate or
MARTHA NJ. MESSER. late OF Oak
Attest: II. w. LEIGHTON,
pnaNSISatSt Register or fronate.