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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24

to be mild or else to seek eongenial attitudes further north They are shunted to Canada, and if Canada is willing this section certainly is.
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 Mr. Dewey keeps his heaviest battle ships significantly near the Venezuelan coast, and it is believed his maneuvers will last all winter and well into the spring season.
 The President can talk to 9 German, a Dutchman and a Frenchman each in his own language. Linguists in the White House have heretofore been few and far between.
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 The Jefferson County Medical so- ciety sees good water a-coming, but not much else that promotes sanita- ton.
 Sir Thomas Lipton will not let the Monroe doctrine interfere with the building and eQuipping of Shamrock IT.
 spain's pretender IS now Don Jaime, his father, Don Carlos, having become tired of the pretending business. It is to be Secretary Cortelyou--not private secretary, but secretary of the department of commerce.
 
 Liquidation in stocks is good term. It means that the liquid in them is to be squeezed out.
 The belated Christmas shopper will i'll tho streets and shops today. Better late than never.
 Mrs. Jefferson Davis condolences to the family of Mrs. Grant were graceful and appropriate.
 The deep snows in the winter wheat states are calling aloud for more cars next season.
 Arbitration is only for the strong. The weak are expecteu to accept any old terms.
 The Yale enrolment is 2S16, the largest in the history of the ancient institution.
 The death of Gen. Wager swayne recalls the reconstruction day of Ala bama.
 The fireworks have been postponed to the day after Christmas in this town.
 Mere money is needed today to move Christmas presents than to move crops.
 The Kaiser will not soon hear his first shot, for Venezuela is too far away.
 Venezuela has plenty of generals, but is short in cold cash.
 This is the last chance to tell your troubles to Santa Claus.
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 It is a snug race between Russell Sage and Father Time.
 Santa Claus is overtaxing the postal people.
 Merry Christmas is near at hand
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About Persons.

MT. and Mrs. F. L. Treat of Florence are registered at the Metropolitan. They were married at Selma yesterday.
 
 Dr. Thompson Berry will spend the hol- idays in New York with friends whom he made during his term of service at the city hospital in that city.
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EVERY LITTLE HELPS.

Merry Christmas is near at hand.
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Dan Cupid, regent of Iove-rhymes, lord of folded arms.
 -Love's Labor Lost.
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ADVANCE rEELER FOR THE SHIP.

Russia. for preventing collisions at
sea. AS the majority Of such disasters
results from striking an obstruction
either OH the surface or nj depth less
than the draft Of the ship. and which
has not been perceived in time or 10
due to an error in calculating the posi-
ton Of the ship. this invention Is In
tended TO serve as a nevcr-sleepinG ad-
vance watchman. 10 apprise the COM
manding officer Of the ship OF danger
ahead. The apparatus consists OF \
doub!e.pointed tubular shell. contain
ing an electric motor. supported by a
surface tioat and having vertical arm
descending underneath 10 the depth
corresponding to the vessels draft.
Two cables leading from the ship to
the "feclcr" supply the medium through
which the current reaches the motor
and returns. When the device comes
IN contact with any solid substance the
current is interrupted anI signal
ci"eI on board the ship. The inventor
Intends thar three Of these fcelers
shall he used by ship. and provides
for use in connection with them n sys-
ten OF projecting arms for sending dii'
fercnt signals back TO tie ship L. indi.
cate whether the obstruction IS sta
tionary or in motion. ard IL the latter.
in what direction 1t Is t-avc!iES.-Pa!l.
adclphia Record.
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dashing and audacious to the point OF
ferocity when he sees himself sur
rounded and unable to- escape. Con-
spicuous for his sobriety. he nourishes
himself with handful Of rice. with the
fruits which he gathers In the forests.
the herbs Of the plain and the fish OF
the streams.
Owing in part at least to the warlike
spirit which animates them, the Moros
have always been turbulent and refrac-
tory toward outside domination. They
have displayed tendency toward rob-
berry and piracy. Their settlements,
which are always small. are situated
in low plains near the fields. or In the
vicinity of rivers. creeks and swamps.
They ravage the fields. burn houses
and take captives in order to Increase
the number Of their slaves.
Their ignorance Is as great as their
cruelty. Apart from their datos. and
those who constitute among them a
sort Of ecclesiastical hierarchy. few Of
them know how to read and almost no
one can write. They have no books ex.
cept an occasional copy Of the Koran.
and the Manlut. which are always in
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er than to-day they practiced piracy. II
is certain that upon the arrival OF the
Spaniards the Indians cast cannon IN
Manila and Tondo. and also In Minda'
mao. Their steel weapons are the kris,
the lance, the campilan, three-pointed
harpoon. and knives. They do not pol.
son the points Of their lances and jaw
elins, as do the savages Of the north
and some Of the pagans who dwell In
the mountains: nor do they at the pres.
ent time use arrows, which. however.
they formerly employed.
The Moro who Is disposed to hght.
covered by his shield. and keeping the
campilan, kris or knife extended In his
right hand. crouches. leaps up sudden
", turns. leaps from side to side. with
the quickness Of thought. laughing at
the strokes Of bis opponent. 1t seems
that he fees when he suddenly rushes
furiously at his opponent and hardly
has he delivered his blow when he Is
seen ten PAGES away. leaping and
whirllng again. all of this accompanied
by sharp cries and horrible grimaces,
which serve. according to them. to con-
fuse and alarm the adversary.
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Spanfsh Pu6h,

Put two-thirds Of q cup Of cold milk
and three scant tablespoonfuls Of but
ter In q saucepan over the fire. As
soon as the milk comes to boil add
quickly cup and third Of thoroughly
sifted -four and stir the mixture (hav.
Ing removed 1t from the stove). until 10
cleaves from the pan. AS soon as the
paste Is cold add five eggs. one after
the other: 1t will take some time and
patience TO beat the eggs into the bat
ter. but they must be added singly;
add one-eighth teaspoonful salt; shape
into little balls about the diameter Of
silver dollars and drop them into boil.
ng hot fat, frying only few at time.
as they swell TO more than double their
original size.
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Printing Done Here For England

Oouc A1SEO EoE 4shkAoAos
According to Il correspondent, q rep.
resentative of q provincial printing
firm called on q London firm which
distributed circulars by the million.
He was asked to quote for q circular
from which the printers name had
been removed. An estimate was pre-
pared on the basis Of small turnover
profit. which, considering that the
works were situated in q rural district
forty miles from London. on q rental
which. In the city. would not pay the
ground rent, was much below what
would be possible for London house.
Indeed, the representative was conf.
dent Of obtaining an order. but was
thoroughly nonplussed when told the
price quoted was considerably above
that now paid. The firms printing
was done In the United States, tn: or.
ders being given in such quantities as
to insure the lowest freight charges.
and after adding the latter. including
delivery to the door. the cost turned
out to be considerably below that Of
the lowest estimate yet received from
any British Erm.-London News.
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manuscript, with vignettes and orni
ments not lacking in elegance.

manuscript, with vignettes and orna.
ments not lacking In elegance.
Those who are condemned to death
have their heads cut of. or serve the
datos rs targets for their revolvers. or
rs objects for trying the edges OF their
krises or tombicus. Sometimes they
are given over to the populace. who cut
them to bits with kris blows struck in
tune to a certain dance. during which
each individual strikes the victim.
Their costume Is similar to that Of the
Malays. 1t consists of pantaloons.
which are loose. except in the part be-
low tie knee. which fits the legs closely
and a small jacket almost invariably OF
black color. 1t is closely fitting and
has tight sleeves. Both articles OF
dress are so fashioned as not to inter
fere with the movements Of the wearer.
On the head they wear a 'kerchief
rolled into turban. and some individ'
uals wear shoes ON solemn occasions
The chiefs and important officials dress
In silk. embroidered with gold or sill
yer. and often add sort Of mantle,
with broad sleeves slit open at the
end. The distinguishing features OF
the costume Of the women are the pa.
tadion. a simple red skirt fastened nj
the waist and reaching tc the feet. and
mantle in which they can ehvelop the
whole body. Frequently they wear
only the former or the latter in addi'
ton to the short camisa. which reaches
10 the waist.
Their religious beliefs are very con-
fused. and they greatly neglect their
religion. falling to observe the precepts
of the Koran in religious. civil and
criminal matters. II Is rare to ampu
tate q hand as a punishment for rob
berry. nor do they cut out the tongue
rs 4 Punishment for blasphemy. On
the other hand. they inllict the death
Depaity for NIL sorts Of faults. except
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the Sultan Is their sovereign. and Is the

the Sultan Is their sovereign. and Is the
absolute arbiter Of persons and events
In the whole region subject to his NAH
dates. AS matter Of fact he does not
enjoy SO absolute n power. except IN
those districts which !urm his private
domain. and in the districts OF those
datos (chiefs) who are his relatives or
allies. The datos. or feudal lords. are
the actual sovereicns in their citadels.
and they have subject to their orders
chiefs Of lower rank. from among
whom they select the tao marahay
(good and brave mem or free men. All
the others are "sacOpes' (vassals) or
slaves.
As for their warlike and hostile spirit
each Moro IL a soldier. and is always
armed with a kris. campilan or lance.
and sometimes with two Of these arms.
He never leaves them. not even when
at rest, but each sleeps with them. and
this Moro soldier Is astute and fanati-
cal for his beliefs. obstinate. cowardly
In the open field. or when he sees calm
and decision on the part Of his enemy
and can readily escape. but brave
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Hints For the House wife.

Remember that few growing plants
adorn any room.
Tissue or printing paper is the best
thing for polishing glass or tinware.
Yellow-eyed beans are very good to
bake. as well as the common white
variety.
In making any sauce put the -four
and butter in together and your sauce
will moi be lumpy.
Egg shells crushed and shaken in
glass bottles half filed with wafer
will clean them quickly.
II powdered cloves are scattered
where red ants are. II will b. found cf-
fectual ia driving them away.
Although triezes to match burlap
wall covering may now bc had. sten-
cilled uorder. where ornamcutation is
desired. IL usually preferred.
Oilius pine doors Gnstead OF painting
them. and then allowing them TO
darkcn with tine. is new idea much
favored 10y exclusive decorators.
Hair brushes need Il weekly cleaps-
ing. for which purpose use quar-; OF
tcpid wafer containing tablespoonful
Of cloudy ammonia. Dip the bristlcs
no; the back-scvcral times. rinse
and stand OH edge 10 dry.
Walls papeled In the old rose dam
asse o. in-iGured paper set upon a
paler shade. almost pink. and outlined
by narrow gilt moulding. Is 4 favor
ite and fashionable wall treatment for
q handsome parlor with white enam-
elled woudworh.
70 make Il portiere. get the required
length Of velour or taffeta in the de-
sired shade and have stamped on Ii
q dragon or the royal arms Of Turkey
or Persia. Then outline this In narrow
gold braid. and you will have dupli-
Gated an exceedingly expensive curtain
at about Onethird the price. 1t Will
have " b. lined afterward
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WALTER BLOOMFIELD
CopyriGht le9e By RoDx1f B31xxu's SoxA

I about him. he survived his brother,
but continued to live here with his
nephew. He lived the life Of . recluse,
spending all his days and some Of his
nights In the crypt underneath the
house. where he had established q In
boratory. He used to amuse himself
with researches In chemistry. be-
lieye some Of his old bottles and things
are there now"
1t cost me some pains to conceal the
great interest which this information
had for me, and ! am not quite sure
that the earnestness Of my attention
was unobserved by my uncle. Indeed,
I always felt as II that astute !pdivld-
ual had power to read my thoughts,
and was never quite ut my ease In his
presence. However. I adroitly changed
the subject Of conversation; but my
thoughts were still of Roger Truman
and Of what my father had said Of
him. and I resolved to open the cop
per box which bore his name immedi-
ately after breakfast.
Uncle Sam was q restless man, and
would not sit at table for more than
half an hour II he could decently avoid
doing SO. He was, Of course, quite un-
restrained by the presence Of my faith
er and me, and had therefore no soon-
er swallowed his breakfast than he
rose and asked his brother II he were
ready to accompany him on a walk
around the estate; which, he observed.
would afford q good opportunity for
discussing certain proposals he had
to make. Ny father agreed. and I re-
tired to my room to open the copper
box.
had no key to the box; nor would
probably q key have been Of any use.
for the lock was much corroded BY
the aid Of strong hunting-knife and
the exertion OF as much force as I
could command. ! prised open the lid.
and the whole OF the contents fell ont
ON the hoor. To my great disappoint-
ment an examination proved these
to consist Of several neatly tied bun.
dies Of manuscript and q manuscript
book. discolored by age and Of mouldy
odor. While I was engaged In ex"
amining these papers with closer at
tention than they appeared to be
worth. old John entered my room to
inform me that my aunt was waiting
in the drawing-room for me to show
her over the house. Carelessly throw.
ing the box and its contents into q
drawer, I followed the servant down.
stairs.
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dea... Of q dnto. he who can seize
snake changing It's skin can make him
self invisible rs well. and they have
many other similar ideas. They abb
stain, or rather pretend to abstain. from
eating pork on account Of peculiar scru-
ples. 1t IS customary among them to
take oaths to kill Christians. and they
hold firmly to the belief that the re-
ward for this Is prompt trip to Para.
disc on the back of q white horse.
Their defensive arms are circular
or eliptical shield for the body. or big
enough to cover the whole person. The
shield Is either made Of wood alone CT
Is covered on the outside with bunaio
hide. From this same hide which.
when we'll cured is extremely hard.
they make breast plates and helmets.
They have also some coats Of mall. al.
though not many. Their arms OF Of
tense are either arms or steel weapons.
Among the former are cannons. OF
which they possess q great variety.
They neglect them greatly. rs they do
their rifles and shot guns. except for
one cannon. which in each fort occu-
pies a chosen position and which they
regard rs the principal one, trusting In
II superstitiously for defense and VIC
tory. Culverins of great length have
been taken from them occasionally.
Some people have wondered that they
have had and still have artillery In
abundance. but in addition to the fact
that II Is obtained easily In Borneo
when they need it and at other points
and that they took possession OF all
they used to find in the numerous yes
sells which they captured. when. strong
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danao. Even II they did not demand
attention on account Of their turbulent
character and the influence which they
have exercised over the population Of
these islands. they would still be in.
teresting on account Of the teEacity
with which they hold TO their beliefs
and their adventurous life. as we'll as
because Of the place which their con-
quest occupied In the history Of the
Philippines.
Referring to the Moros Of the Sulu
Islands the Jesuit Father Murgadas
says: To begin with their government.
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Chocolate Soufi5e.

Melt two tablespoonfuls Of butters
add to II four level tablespoonfuls of
aOur; do not brown. but stir constant
ly until smooth; add gradually half a
:upful Of milk and stir until thIckeped;
pour this over the yolks of three eggs
and two tablespoonfuls Of sugar
which have been beaten together; put
two ounces 1.-TWO squares) Of chocolate
over hot water and when melted add 1t
to the mixture; put aside until cold;
shortly before the souffle is to he
served beat the whites OF the eggs till
stiff: mix them carefully into the cold
mixture. turn into buttered mould;
the mixture should come to two-thirds
from the top: cover the mould; stand in
pan Of boiling water and boil half
an hour; serve with sugar and cream.
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Banana I'Ftt4erS.

Mix one cupful Of sifted -four. two
level teaspoonfuls Of baking powder,
one tablespoonful OF powdered sugar
and q pinch Of salt; beat one egg
until light; add one-quarter cup Of
milk; add this to the four mixture;
then add one teaspoonfui Of lemon
Juice and three bananas peeled and
scraped and rubbed through q sieve;
drop by spoonfuls into hot fat; drain
IN paper and serve with lemon sauce.
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/ MORO CHARACTER
! and CUSTOMS|
The Sultan 10 the Sovereign, But the
Datos Are the Real Rulers.

There is not much known Of the
Moros on the Island Of Mindanoa. In
the Philippines. with whom the United
States authorities have had some
trouble. The Island Of Mindanao is.
next to Luzon. the largest Of the archi-
pelago. According to the data Of the
Institute Of Geography and Statistics.
Its area. including the small adjacent
Islands. Is 99.450 square kilometers.
which is a little less than that given
BY Fathers Buceta and Bravo In their
dictionaries Of the Philippines. The
population. according to the census OF
1887. was 2O9.0S7. but this figure did
not include the natives Of the interior.
The Moros form the larger portion Of
the inhabitants Of the Island OF Min
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Experimenting ON Animal Minds.

One OF the easiest "obstacle' prob
lens Is that o: drawing some object
which the animal wishes for through
a set of bars Jr wires. This Is 4 coin.
mon difficulty in The daily life of cap
tive animals. aud one IN which II
would be quite easy to note their re.
spectire shifts and devices. The clev.
crest mode Of coping with difficulty
somewhat Of this nature now exhibit.
cd by any animal in London il the
way in which the large African ele.
phant ut the Zoo restores to his would.
be entertainers all the biscuits. whole
or broken. which strike the bars and
fall alike out OF his reach and theirs
in the space between the barrier and
Lis cage. He points his trunk straight
at the biscuits and blows them hard
along the floor to the feet Of the per.
sons who have thrown them. He clear.
" knows what he is doing. because II
the biscuit does not travel well hs
gives 1t q harder blow.-The> Spectator.
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Railway Employee Of the World.

In the Railway Magazine some re.
mark able figures are given showing the
immense number Of people employed
on railways throughout the world.
There are over 4.OOO.OOO OF them-one
man out of every 400 Of the worlds
entire population works on a railroad
and these figures do not include street
or electric railways. For the worlds
100000 miles OF railway the average
number Of men per mile Is nine. In
the United States 1.35O.OcO Of the 1000.
600 are employed.
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Tomato Rritters.

To one pint Of stewed tomatoes add
half q teaspoon Of sugar. and salt and
pepper to season; t'ing to boil; melt
one tablespoon Of butter; add one
tablespoon of -four; stir until thick
ened and add this 10 the tomato mix.
ture; cook for five minutes and pour
over five slices Of stale bread; beat one
egg. dip the slices in 1t, then lay in
bread crumbs; cook in very hot fat and
drain.
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Of the American Army the Philippines
among assumed human beings Con
Francisco Manila and
station station throughout the islands, dis
them transportation back to the
United by natives The
opposite each and the work
buried coffin torn on
containing Identification slip Is removed
record The bones
in Identification pcau'
idenity-Coliers Weekly