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Wedding Story

nURING the winter of l929-30,
~ Robert Quillen, editor of the
Fountain Inn (S. c. Tribune, print
ed q story about a wedding in his
community which wasn't compii-
mentary to either the bride or
groom, AS a climax. it insinuated
that this had been a shot gun wed
ding" and then added: This may
be the last issue of the Tribune but
my life ambition has been to write
up one wedding and tell the truth.
Now that is done. death can have
no sting"
This story was widely reprinted
throughout the country, because
many an editor. no doubt, had often
wished to write just such a story
and was glad to know that one of
their number at last dared to do so.
Some of them suspected that it was
a fictitious yarn, but others believed
it was genuine and criticized Gull.
len for exposing and trea ting peo-
pie so cruelty"
1t was hoax, all right but il is
still often reprinted as d real wed.
ding story, perhaps the most famous
one ever written.
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Gall Bladder.

1t is now known that most OF the
pain in the stomach and small
intestine from gas pressure is really
due to Sluggishness of the liver and
gal bladder
Pain from gas pressure in the
large intestine or colon is very often
due to eating too much starch food
or failing to chew the starch food
thoroughly before allowing it to go
down to the stomach. Thus it has
been found that the starch granules
often remain unbroken during the
digestion in the stomach and small
intestine and are not broken up un-
til they reach the large intestine,
when the organisms present there
break up the starch granule and al
low the gas to escape.
However. when there is consider
able gas coming up from the stom-
ach after eating, slight pain in the
region of the liver and gall bladder,
little traces of jaundice in the skin
from time to time, it is considered
evidence of sluggish liver and
gall bladder or the presence of gall
stones. The dye and X-ray test will
usually show the presence of gall
stones and Inflammation of the gall
bladder.
The Inflammation of the gall blad-
der and the formation Of stones is
believed to be due to infection car
ried there by the blood from other
parts of the body-teeth, tonsls. ST.
muses.. intestine; and the gall blad
der, in turn, can send infection b.
means of the blood TO other part.
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! IF YOU happen 70 have bit Of
choice brocade or rare embroid-
cry perhaps treasured for years
among wrappings OF tissue paper,
the psychological moment has ar
rived in which TO make use OF il.
| You viii be right in fashion if you
wear dress, d wrap, a waistcoat
mayhap, a hat or carry a bag that
is made of rich broCade or if not
brocade then try a touch Of Oriental
embroidery to give high-style ac-
cent.
The best Of il is if your fair
ancestresses failed to will you their
brocades or embroideries you can
be in vogue regardless of their sins
of omission, for the craze for these
feminine vanities is flourishing to
an extent that you can find the most
exquisite weaves and in endless va
riety throughout the silk showings
now on display.
ISll1dpS OilG VI tiIC JilOSt lutCICSl-
ing chapters that has 70 do with
the story Of brocades relates to
their importance as a medium for
handsome evening coats. The mod
el portrayed above to the right in
the illustration is typical Of the
wraps best-dressed women are
wearing to formal mjdwinter din
ners and heaters, the opera and
other gala events This princess
evening wrap is of black and silver
brocade with silver fox collar. A
black sequin and red feather orna-
ment is worn in the hair.
For party frocks brocades are
ever so fashionable In order to
emphasize the exquisite beauty of
the fabric the styling is simple at
all times. For their coming-out
parties many debutantes chose to
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ming their diversions. Eddie Can
tor. The Lone Ranger, and Jack
Benny were runners up in the
youngsters election of radio favor
ties. Buck Jones proved to be the
boys favorite motion picture star,
while Shirley Temple led in the
girls division.
ODDS And ENDS-CIark Gable
,UiH portray netCsreel canlerdmGn in
TOO Hot TO Handle" . FibbeT Nc
Gee and Molly hare been engaged for
another Paramount picture Janet
Caynor in "The Star Wagon" ,OiH play
The role that Lillian Gish is playing on
the stage. Lillian tCas Janefs fauorite
motion picture star trheH she iCGs a
voungster Arlene Whel0n, tOtO tOas
n,QnicuriSt before a goth Century.
Fox talent scout found her, i0iH play
the lead in "Kidnapped." 4 long period
OF training at the studio came bet,Oeen
the ttOo careers . 4 practical joker
put sign on Kay Francis tdtCn that
read open for InspectiOn-PubLic
Welcome" Kay claims that this dretU
her biggest audience TO date .. Gin
ger Rogers at0ards prizes at her parties
for the best connections turned out a:
the soda fountain recently installed in
her home Joe E. BrOOn UdS the
first Hollywood film star to put in a
soda fountain at home, but Joe hG,
Gocks Of children in his family to play
soda jerker every day. he doesn't have
70 iRUite guests.
q Western Newspaper Union.
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John Wilkes Booth Mummy

IF, AT some county fair or in a
l. museum, you were told you
could see the "mummified body Of
John Wilkes Booth" upon payment
of a certain fee, it is to be hoped
that you took advantage Of the op-
portunity. For if you had. you would
have gazed upon one Of the greatest
hoaxes in American history.
Around the turn Of the century a
house painter in Enid, Okla, known
as John St. Helen (his real name
bwas David E. George) convinced
Finis L. Bates, a Tennessee law
yer, that he was in reality John
Wilkes Booth. He asserted that he
had escaped from the burning barn
in Maryland a few days after the
assassination Of Lincoln, and now,
struck with remorSe over his deed,
had to confess to ease his soul.
Bates tried to interest the United
States government in his discov-
cry, 81 nC GOhi0 NOliCNb lAiC 9AOO,OO
reward offered for the slayer Of Lin
coln-this, despite the fact that that
reward had long since been paid to
the captors of Booth. But the fed
eral authorities weren't interested.
In 1903 St. Helen Cor George) COM
mitted suicide and the Tennessee
lawyer claimed the body. In 1908
Bates published a book, Escape
and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth, I"
to bolster up his claim. For a time
the mummified body Of his Booth"
was exhibited in Memphis, Tenn,
and in 1929 it was said to have been
sold Ito parties in the West" Where
it is now is unknown but wherever
it may be, this is true: it is NOT
the body of the man who killed
Abraham Lincoln!
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Historic
HOaXes
Many Ladies' Man
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
@ Western Newspaper Union.

EUGENE FIELD took special de-
IL light in tormenting Edward 5.
Box. because Box, who was bach
elor, was editor of the Ladies
| Home Journal. That apparent IN
consistency was amusing to the poet
and humorist.
One day he inserted in the news
columns Of the Chicago Daily News
a notice Of Bok's engagement to
Miss Lavinia Pinkham, granddaugh-
ter Of Mrs. Lydia Pinkham Of pat
ent medicine fame. The story went
out over the Associated Press and
was reprinted in papers throughout
the United States. A few days later
there was a story about Miss Pink
hams departure for Paris to buy a
trousseau.
Soon letters and inquiries began
to pour in upon Box, who pleaded
| with Field to put a stop to such sto-
ries. Field obliged him by printing
a denial of the Pinkham engage
ment but al the same time linked
Bok's name with that of Mrs. Frank
Leslie. Again there was a food of
letters TO the unfortunate editor Of
the Journal, also some caustic COM
nent about the fickleness of his af-
fections. Shortly afterwards Box s
enga cement to the daughter of Cy-
rus H K. Curtis. publisher Of the
Journal, was officially announced
and Field was very contrite for the
joke he had played on the Philadel-
phia editor.
But that didn't stop him playing
jokes on Box. His next was fake
interview lat quarantine" with Box
upon his return from a trip TO Eu-
rope. Since the interview dealt with
changes in women's fashions in Par
is it was widely copied by fashion
papers all over the country and it
even fooled Bok's Office in Philadel-
phia. The people there believed
that he was still in Europe and
there was much scurrying around
to prepare for his arrival before
they learned that it was another Of
Eugene Fields jokes.
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Settlers Started Forest Fires

So dense were many Of the woods
in early Ohio that the settlers start
ed forest fires to wipe out some of
the trees in order to plant crops.
A method of eliminating the top TO-
liage to permit the sun to smile up
on the crops was called deadening.
Tree trunks were girdled tightly to
kill them. and before long the TO-
hage disappeared. This was done
where trees were spaced far enough
apart to permit the planting Of
cTops
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because he would have longer small
intestine to absorb food. Also,
many overweigkts, having come
from overweight families, carried
their overweight well, were active
on their feet, and alert mentally.
Their heart and bloodvessels were
as strong and elastic as those Of
normal weight.
Thus, TO my mind, every over
weight should be treated on his or
her merits Notwithstanding that
overWeights as a class were admit
tedly poorer life and health risks
than were those Of normal weight.
Research TO Bring Change.
However, there is likely to be a
change in the weight tables as re-
search workers investigate over
weights not as class but as types
or individuals. Thus DR.. Thomas
Cowling in Oral Health says:
up to the present. heavy persons
have suffered what appears TO have
been an unfair penalty when apply
ing for life insurance. No matter
how successfully the applicant may
have passed the various medical
tests he was doomed to disappoint-
ment when his weight was recorded.
In many instances no account was
taken of the influence of heredity in
the matter of weight. Even though
there was no evidence OF fiabbiness;
even though the apparent weight
was greatly below the actual weight
(due to frmness of muscles and
hardness of tissue)-the examiner,
exercising his rights of Office,
classified all heavy applicants as
unsatisfactory. There is evidence
that such hard and fast rules are
to be no more"
In a recent issue Of the Lancet,
Minneapolis medical publication,
it is pointed out that a person c
ideal weight is governed by the in
dividual body build, the skeletal
(bone) structure-not by the cor
rect weight chart on the scale
placed on street corner. These
correct weight charts fail TO con-
slider individual variations in weight
within a normal range or variations
which may be due to body struc-
ture" A child may be consid-
cred underweight according to the
average" standard and yet be per-
fectly healthy and appear thin sim
ply because the child has inherit.
ed a slender skeleton.
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16 requires 4a4 yards of 35 or 80
inch material plus 3s yard, con-
trasting.
Pattern 1854 is designed for
sizes to l6 years. Size 10 years
requires 21s yards of 35 or 39 inch
material plus n yard contrasting
for collar and cuffs.
Pattern 1448 is designed for
sizes 36 to 81. Size 38 requires 531
yards of 35 or 80 inch material
plus "a yard contrasting.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, Room 1920,
211 w Wacl1er Dr., Chicago, III
Price of patterns, Is cents lin
coins) each.
@ Bell Syndicate. .-WNU Service.
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ages of six and six
teen. Every year a
survey is conducted
by the Boys Athletic
league among chill
dren in Fairgrounds,
vacation camps, and
work agencies to
learn their prefer
ences in sports,
books, movies, ra-
dio programs, foods
and hobbies which is
used as a guide for
a1una+orc in D1aO-
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Weight Tables
of Future
IN GIVING a health tall
BY
Or. JAMES w. BARTON
g Ben syndicate.-wNU Service.

IN GIVING a health talk
Il some years ago to a group
of insurance officials l was
asked by a general manager
for my opinion of the weight
charts. He stated that over
weight applicants were either
rejected or a lien put on their
insurance which was a pen
atty for being overweight.
Naturally the overweight ap-
plicant-never sick a day in
his life-objected to this treat
ment, but the insurance sta
tistics showed that over
weights didn't live as long as
those OF normal weight and
the cost of insurance depend
ed upon the risk taken.
While admitting al this I told the
group that all overweights were not
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Greatest Man

The greatest man is he who
chooses the right with invincible
resolution; who resists the sorest
temptations from within and with
out; who is calmest in storms,
and whose reliance on truth, on
virtue, on God, is the most unfal-
tering.-Channing.
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ana IL all Oh lag
ney's requests are
granted. he will
have Pat O'Brien
playing his partner
in foolish antics.
Miss Sullavan will
play in The Road
to Reno" T h a t
leaves Jean Arthur
the only major at
traction who is still
feuding with her
company, Columbia,
and staying off the
screen in revolt.
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alike any more than
were those Of nor
NAL weight. There
was the build to be
considered because
an overweight with
a long body and
short legs would
W G j & h fifteen to
twenty pounds more
than one with a
short body and long
er legs. And, gen.
orally speaking. he
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Tvotite Recipe
OK the Meek~
Baked Peaches for Garnisb


or Dessert.
DAMNED peach halves baked in
~ their own syrup with the addi-
ton of sugar, butter and sus-
picion of cinnamon make an ideal
fruit to feature with the meat
course or they are equally de-
licious to have for dessert. Serve
them hot or cold but hot fruit
during the winter months is es-
pecialIy good.
Baked Peaches.
mo ga can peach tablespoons
Il cup brown sugar Cinnamon
Pour the peaches and the syrup
into a shallow pan. cake pan is
convenient to use. Turn the peach
halves so the cut side is up.
Sprinkle the sugar over the
peaches, place piece of butter in
each peach where the pit was re-
moved and sprinkle them ever
so lightly with cinnamon. Bake in
a hot oven (450 degrees) until the
sugar on the edges Of the peach
begins to brown, or about 30 min
utes. If you wish a more pro-
nounced brown edge, set the pan
of peaches under the broiler for
a few minutes.
Canned pear halves are de-
licious prepared in this same man
ner.
If the fruit is served as des-
sert, plain cream is nice to serve
with it.
MARJORIE H. BLACK.
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STAR
DUST
Movie . Radio
kk* BY VIRGINIA VALE**t

- ANOAANAA hGE - -
JAMES CAGNEY has s
y patched up his quarrel
with Warner Brothers and
Margaret Sullavan has made
peace with the Universal
company, which is good news
to all the admirers who have
missed them. Cagney will be
rewarded with the very best
story Warmers own, the great
New York stage hit boy
Meets Girl"
1t is a rollicking story about two
loony Hollywood scenario writer's,
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ASs ONLY 3VS 4 "a WIFE?

Men can never understand three-quarter
wife-a wife who lie lovable for three weeks oi
the month-but a heIl-cat the fourth.
No matter how your back aches-DO matter
how loudly your nerves scream-d0n't take Il
out on your husband.
For three generations one woman has told
another how to go Smiling through" With
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is
helps Nature tone up the system, thus lessen
ing the discomforts from the functional dis
orders which women must endure.
Make note NOW to get bottle OF
Pinkham's today WITHOUT FAIL from yoar
druggist-more than a mttlion women have
written In letters reporting benefit.
Why not try LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND7
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However, Ann Sothern has parted
company with r K o and Barbara
Stanwyck is suspended from the pay
roll because they refused to play in
a picture called Distant Fields"
on the Metropolitan additions, is be-
ing hailed as the greatest discovery
of the year, but Hollywood claims
that they discovered him some two
years ago. He sang the juvenile
lead in Babes in Toyland," the
Hal Roach film, and has sung in
opera in the Hollywood Bowl. Mo-
ton picture fans will be interested
to know that this thrilling young ten
or was recently married to the
daughter of Alice Joyce.
"It's All Yours" the new Colum-
bia film starring Madeleine Carroll
and Francis Lederer, turns out to
be all Mischa Auer's. Beauty and
romantic interest just cannot COM
pete with the utter nonsense that
this tragic-faced Russian puts over
so hilariously. of screen Mischa
Auer is entertaining too, but what
most impresses one on meeting him
is his deep gratitude to the United
States Of which he is now natural
lied citizen.
Il
Any one Of a dozen voices that
you hear on Grand Central"
The Goldbergs" or True Story"
or innumerable other radio hours Is
apt TO be a youth named Lawson
Zerbe who comes from the Univer-
sity of California. He Is known af-
fectionately as radios one man
stock company. Recently when he
was scheduled to play six roles on
one dramatic hour, he was delayed
at another studio and when he final
Iy arrived just in the nick of time,
the frantic director had sent out for
six well known actors to replace
him.
-
John Barrymore had great fun on
his vacation In New York. Know
ing that he was going to portray an
elderly and somewhat acid society
reporter in his next Paramount pic
ture, Cafe Society,"" he did the
fashionable night clubs and watched
the jewelled set at play.
X
Joe Penner is the radio favo-ite
of %, ,4I6 boys and girls between the
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new dress for all the family in no
time at all and at very little ex-
pense. When you sew, you spend
only a fraction of what you would
usually pay for dresses of this
character. Enlist the family's en-
thusiasm, and you can make win
ter days CHEEKY for all of you by
planning something new to wear.
For Big Sister.
A charming Princess frock on
trim and tailored lines. Note that
it buttons from neck to hem and
that the waistline is belted to add
a snug line. This is young-look-
ing dress with plenty of swish for
the most misunderstanding college
girl Make it up for Spring in thin
wool, alpaca or print crepe. You'll
like its clean-cut lines.
For Little Sister.
A copy of the popular Big Apple
frock with the same fiaring skirt,
fitted basque and short, puffed
sleeves. The dress that your little
girl will adore wearing, for she
likes these copy-cat fashions.
Make it for Spring school days of
chambray, percale or cotton
broadcloth. For immediate wear,
try it in serge or flannel. 1t is a
dress that has faring, graceful
lines.
For Mother.
This slenderizing coat frock is
one which you will find becoming
and comfortable to wear. De-
signed on Princess lines with long
surplice collar and two button
closing at waistline, it is as easy
to get into as coat and as easy
to wear. Make it up in rayon
crepe, alpaca or one of the better
cottons. You'll use it again and
again throughout the coming sea-
! son.
The Patterns.
Pattern 1347 is designed for
sizes IA to ~ (32 to AZ bust). Size
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P!eats and Strines

Pleats and stripes are fashion.
right regardless OF whether they ap.
pear alone or together.
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Short Jacket

A short jacket that deviates from
the rule of boleros resembles brie
tuxedo.
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House coats, or hostess gowns,
have been steadily increasing in inn
portance in the feminine wardrobe,
and it is not enough these days to
have just a negligee. The idea of
the house coat has taken vast hold
in the realm of "at home" fashions.
The lace itself, which makes this
delectable garment, is so luxurious
looking it calls for simplest-cut lines
sans superhuous trimming. The
model pictured is cut on fairly tai
lored lines, with Upper fastening
from neck to hem and little turn
back collar.
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Not Deeds Alone

It is not alone what we do, bat
also what we do not do, for which
we are accountability
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CEW-YOUR-OWN spells
- economy and a better
wardrobe for all the
family, as these patterns
indicate. You can sew
at home during brisk
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However, Ann Sothern has parted
company with r K o and Barbara
Stanwyck is suspended from the pay
roll because they refused to play in
a picture called Distant Fields"
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For Mother.
The Patterns.

Pattern 1347 is designed for
sizes IA to ~ (32 to ~ bust). Size
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Joe Penner is the radio favo-ite
Of %, ,4l6 boys and girls between the
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-05-19
Mistress Of Monterey
Oirqnia Stivers Bartlett

! him, Pedro FACES took a step to-
ward her, his hand raised. She
stared up at him without finching.
The baby began to whimper softly,
and nuzzle the red velvet of her
bodice. Fray Palou moved forward
quickly, but the Governor only laid
his hand gently on his wife's shout
der.
You do not understand, my dear.
II you did you would see how neces-
sary it is to my honor, my position,
my very life that go to Junipero
Sierra now. You will not make it
any harder for me? Be a brave
soldiers womanl"
Her face did not change.
IF you go, shall never live with
you as wife again"
Pedro FACES looked into the shad-
owed eyes burning SO bitterly into
his
You do not mean that"
81 do"
The Governor shrugged his shout
ders and moved toward the door.
BE that as it may" He turned
again to the door, and this time
walked out without word.
Hours later Eulalia awoke to see
the Governor standing beside her.
His leather jacket was running rivu-
lets. His eyes burned out from a
wet face.
For a moment she looked up at
him in surprise, then she put
hand toward him.
"Ai, my Pedro" she cooed. You
did not gol Oh. my love, l am so
happy. Look at your little flower. "
She pulled the coverlet away and
disclosed the child asleep, its tiny
mouth still pressed to her breast.
Still he did not speak, nor make
move toward her. The love that
she pleaded for from his eyes did
not kindle. There was only bitter
ness in his face Eulalia grew
afraid. You you are not
going?" she whispered pitifully.
II started. But l came back"
he said shortly.
"Ah, my lover" Again she
reached toward him.
But Pedro FACES made slight
exclamation of grief. bitterness. re-
vulsion against the woman who held
him, and left her room to wander
along the bleak cliffs in the rain.
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Fray Palou Read the Words Care
fully.

body present In the afternoon
the burial took place with all solem-
nifty. The procession went by way
of the Plaza, making four stops and
singing at each response. The SOL
diers carried the body, the rest 60
ing with taperS in their hands. When
we arrived at the Church we sang
lauds with all the ceremony Of the
ritual of the Order. All were eager
to honor the deceased
Although was forgetful of the
fact that l had been asked for some
mementoeS of the deceased father
which they wanted as relics, they
did not forget. On the contrary
they importuned me to such an ex-
tent that I was forced to give up
his tunic which I told them they
must make up into scapulars and
bring them to me together with their
cords. They did this, and when /
distributed them, 1 explained they
were scapular and girdle Of Our
Father San Francisco in return for
which they should pray for the soul
of the dead father. In this way I
satisfied the eager worshipers
and interceded for the soul Of the
dead father if. indeed, he needs our
prayers and petitions"
Francisco Palou read the letter
that he had written, added a few
formal phrases, and ended the mes
sage:
Your References most humble
servant, and the humblest Of your
brothers,
''Fr. Francisco Palou."
ITO BE CONTINUED