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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
FOODS FOR BEAUTY.
Eat Fruit and Green Vegetables If You
Would Improve Your Looks.

From the Boston Herald.
Do you wish to be beautiful? Or. If
you possess beauty already, are you anx-
ious to retain It.
The chances are In either case. that the
answer is yes, Well, then, 1t all depends
to q great extent upon what you eat.
Certain kinds of food encourage pulchrI-
tude while others have an opposite tend
ency. 1t is worth while to know how to
regulate your diet with a view of ac-
quiring beauty, If you have It not, or to
retaining 1t, If you are Its fortunate pos
SCISSOR.
At the present time Uncle Sam Is culti-
waiting on his experimental farm near
Washington, a beauty-making plant It
is called the "fenugreels, and the seeds
of 1t are eaten by the women Of Algeria
to make them beautiful. Their belief Is
that 1t makes them plump and improves
their compilations. But the government
experts as yet have not reached a salts
factory conclusion as to whether this
faith Is Justified or not. 1t may be COR
rect. but judgment on the point is sns-
pended.
However, there are foods which unde-
niably are beauty-makers. It Is worth
any woman's while to know what they
are, and to try them-unless, perchance,
she is so perfect physically as not to need
them-in her own case and for her own
advantage.
'The best of all beauty-mnking foods
are fresh fruits and fresh vegetables, !"
said Professor II. w Wiley, the famous
government chemist, who Is incidentally
a skilled physician. "They contain rela-
tively little nourishment-a woman could
hardly live on them exclusively for any
length of time-but for reasons which as
yet are imperfectly understood they pos
sess extraordinary value as healthgivers.
II you want bright eyes and a clear com
plexion. eat Of them"
The fact Is that most fresh vegetables
and fruits are nearly all water. Spinach
cent water. beets are IS per cent water
carrots are 81 per cent water. caulf1ower
Is 81 per cent water eucumbers are 90
per cent water, egg plant is % per cent
water. onions. are 7s1a per cent water, to-
matoes are &c per cent water, green corn
(eut from the cob is s119 per cent water,
and celery is 9415 per cent water. Fruits
are pretty near all water, though tAe ba-
mana is relatively rich in starch.
Fruits and vegetables. then. are OF no
great use in supporting the human body.
Their value is mainly medicinal and as
beauty-makers they are the chief among
foods. 1t is almost impossible TO eat too
much of them in a fresh state though.
of course, the diet must include a reason
able proportion of those substances such
as meat which furnishes blood and mus
Gle tissue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
Helen KeIIer's Letter,

The secretary of the Society of Ameri-
can Authors has received the following
letter from Helen Keller, acknowledging
her election as an honorory member of
the society:
Dear Sir-Will you kindly express to the
Society of American Authors my sincere,
though inadequately worded, thanks for
its courtesy In electing me an honorary
member of the society? Not only do feel
the honor deeply, but / also feel that it
is beautiful testimonial of your kind In
terest in those who have limitations to
overcome and must try constantly and
succeed seldom. You know how many
an acorn must die for one that makes the
oak tree" Even so are many of our eff
forts made in vain for one that results in
a victory. l cannot tell whether l shall
write another book or not. 1t seems as If
had put all my wit into my story and
were going to be dull the rest of my life,
but I shall always be grateful to the So
clety and to you personally for the right
hand of fellowship you have extended to
me. Sincerely yours,
HELEN KELLER.
Cambridge, Mass.
Miss Keller's reply was beautifully and
correctly typewriter by herself and
signed In her own handwriting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
MODERN FABLES BY GEORGE ABE.
the Things That Were Done Him
BY GEORGE ADE-copyrlght 1908 81 Robert Howard
ings That Were Done to Him.

IN the Salon or else tenderly re-
move the Cotton Batting from a
Bronz that could not be broken
with a Maui. He would try to con-
vince himself that there was a GER
tain Difference between these Mas
terpieees and the Junk that he saw
in the 99-cont Stores. He had to
see Difference or else he could
not have got away with the Con-
noisseur Bluffs.
So he became a well-known Col
lector. Many Friends told him
he had Exquisite Taste and he be-
gan to believe 1t himself, SO he at
tended Exhibitions and began to
roast the Moderns.
Whereas he had been known in
the Old Days as Parlor Black
smith. he now discovered that he
was a Strong Card IT Dinner Par
ties, especially If he stood for the
Check. He got many a Laugh out
OF the antique Wheezes that he
had cribbed from the Joke-Book
and when he arose to spring the
prehistoric Toast everybody APP
plauded before he said a Word,
because that was the safest tine
to Applaud.
Among other startling Discoy-
cries made by the Popular Leader
of the Smart Set was one concern
ing his Business Sagacity. He re-
ceived long typewriter Letters
from the Pneumatic Brothers, rep
lesenting the Smoke Syndicate,
offering to let him in on the
Ground rloor provided he would
rush Check by Return Mail, other
wise 1t would be Too Late.
1t appeared from these Letters
that the Syndicate had acquired
all the Claims on the East Slope
of the Bullion Range and were
within S) feet of the well-known
Mine that was turning out $4,000
a Minute. Already three Shafts
and the Original Capital had been
sunk and the Ore was found to
contain German Silver, Brass,
Gold Filings, Celluloid, Borax and
Pepsin, all in Paying Quantities.
The Expert employed by the
Company had Just completed his
third Dream worth of Something
and now 1t was merely necessary
to go ahead and find 1t. The
Stock offered at cents a Share
would be advanced to $1.14 on
January LIST.
Accompanying the Confidential
Letter was a Half-Tone Picture
of the Mountain, merely as an Ev-
idence of Good Faith.
The Mark had read somewhere
that any one who comes into
Property Is not considered True
Sport until he takes a Flyer at the
Mining Game. He bought few
Bundles of Stock, the Par Value
of which made Senator Clark Of
Montana look like a Pike and al
though his Cautious Friends
warned him to hold out his Money
and loan 1t to them. he persisted
In his Wild Speculations.
He put In more than $3.50 and
at the end Of the Fifth Year re-
ceiyed $1.S7 in Premiums and ex-
poets to be in me P. A. b. Widener
Class IL he lives until 1850.
In the meantime he Is working
at his other Trades of Prominent
Clubman, Social Leader and Art
Critic.
MORAL: Wealth brings Hap
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A Relative had died
and left him a large Bale of the
Carnegie Library Compound. AS
soon as it was ncisad around that
the Mark was actually carrying
Money in his Clothes, every Short
Card Man in the Business began
to breaK through lie Crowd, say
ing, 81 raw hIl first"
In the Twinkling of an Eye the
Legate was transformed from an
ordinary, hand-me-down Plug to
One of our Prominent Citizens.
Many who had been unable to
a 81 Oatmeal Resort on Side
Street now dashed madly across
the Car-Tracks to give him the
Joyous Mitt and ask him to come
up to the House .ome Evening
And he, Ike every other Proud
Mortal who is being pelted with
Boquets, fancied that his popular
ity was based upon his own Ster-
ling Qualities and did not arise
from the Fact that he was known
at the Bank.
Those who doetored up the
Bricks for him did not take the
Trouble to put any Gold-Plating on
the Outside. They nailed his Cur
rency and then promised to de-
liver the Goods by Messenger Boy,
so as to save him Trouble.
He learned that great many
Exclusive Organizations wanted
to take In a few Members who
were Socially Prominent.. Every
time that he was handed the So
cial Prominence Gag he fell and
signed an Application Blank.
In a Couple of Months he had
SO many Brothers and Fellow
Clubmen that he could not turn
a downtown Corner without run
ming into a Hot Touch.
Also he was Pie for the Digni-
fed Gentlemen representing the
Eastern Publishing House. Long
ago this species of the Hold-Up
Man was known as a Book Agent
but in these latter Days he is
Special Envoy who brings Glad
Tidings of Great Joy to the supe-
rior Intellectual Glasses who are
known to be there with the Coin.
Every Hypnotic Salesman who
cornered the Mark sang the old
Solo about giving Special Terms
to a few Book-Lovers in order to
derive a certain Prestige from the
use of their Names.
Take a Man who never has
studied any Volume except the
Winter Book and ten him that he
Is Bfbliophile and he will swell
a few Inches, whether he knows
the Meaning of the Word or not.
In a short time the Prominent
Citizen had a Library that was
greatly admired by all who visited
his Apartments and the Books
were in frst-class Condition. He
never took any of them down, for
fear that he could not put them
back in the Right Place.
After about Months he became
an Art Critic and sure-enough
Connoisseur. He knew 1t because
great many Dealers took him
into the BACK Room and told him
SO.
Then they would throw the
Light on a Creation that had been
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
Rather ForaetfuI.


From the Philadelphia Ledger.
MY father is the most absent-minded
man." said the daughter of a college pro-
fessor. why when he goes upstairs to
dress for going out, some member of the
family is obliged to go up and knock on
his door every ten minutes. for fear he'll
forget what he's doing and undress and
go to bed"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
HELEN KELLER.
PhiIanthropi, Taste spurned.
From Vogue.

From Vogue.
Kindhearted women some years ago en-
deavored to bring to the little tenement
house victims by presenting hundred
them with pretty new hats at Easter,
something over a half dozen of the la
dies acting as volunteer milliners. In the
pursuance Of their charity they
early and late, depriveing themselves of
rest and many pleasures.
For three years the hat distribution
was continued but this year only plants
were distributed, The hat beneficiaries
became very critical suggested models
and trimmings, and would not always ac-
cept their gifts and when exchanging
them among themselves would make the
transfer after they had LEFT the meeting
place. In some instances the little moth
ers refused positively to have aught to DO
with the gift and left 1t. Naturally such
behavior discouraged the amateur millin-
ers and they abandoned their unapprecf-
ated task
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
In the Wild West.

From Judge
Tourist suppose Birthstone Ike has
killed his man.
Native (witheringly)-His IMAM Why.
Ike has got five hicks In the steerin'
handle of his automobile already.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
A Courtroom courtshIp.

From the Princeton Tiger.
First Lawyer-The judge seems quite
sweet on the widow.
Second Lawyer-What you might call
legal tender"
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-04-24
Church News.

Pastor J. H. Boyd preached in Wright's
school house last Sunday afternoon.
Rev. E. E. Somers's subject in the
Bethel M. P. Church Sunday morning
will be Living by Faith" In the even
ing he will speak on the Christian En-
deavor.
Pastor Boyd's object sermon to chill
dren in Emmanuel Church Sunday morn
ing will be "Clock-face people, and 9th.
ers." Regular sermon on Providence
of the trife." Evening subject, ga pa.
tient who advertised a DOCTOR" "Heath.
Ell at home'' is the Epworth League top.
ic led by Mrs. J. Ford Thompson at 7 p.
M. Subject for prayer meeting next
Wednesday evening 10Th will be, "What
Jesus said to the disciple who stayed
away from prayer meeting"
The Ladies' Aid Society of st. Paul's
M. E. Church will hold their annual
Strawberry Festival in Odd Fellows hal
on Saturday evening, May 9th.
-Four persons were received into st.
Paul's M. E. Church last Sunday.
The first of a series of ermon on
Modern Sins was preached by the pas
tor in the evening on Sins OF the Tongue.
Next Sunday evening the pastor will
preach on Sins of the Hands. The Sacra
ment OF the Lords Supper will be ad
mlnlstered in the morning. Persons
will be received into the Church.
The Box Social held by the Epwortl
League on Thursday evening at the HON,
OF Mr.. Harry Kille, was well ATTENDED
and a royal good time was enjoyed by al
present.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-04-24
An Ordinance.

AN ORDINANCE of the Township OF
Oldmans in the County of Salem, grant.
ING consent and permission to the Eastern
Telephone and Telegraph Company to erect
construct underground conduits for the pur-
pose OF operating a Telephone and Telegraph
SECTION i. Be it ordained by the Township
Committee Of the Township of Oldmans
in the County of Salem, that consent
and permission Of the Township Of
9ldmans IN the County Of Salem be and
erh Telephone and Telegraph Company to
erect its poles and string its wires, lines and
cables to connect with its Telephone and Tele
roads, highways and public places in the
Township of Oldmans, in the Coun.
ty OF Salem, and to lay. beneath the surface OF
such streets. roads, highways and public
and cables; PROVIDED HOWEVER, SUCH poles
shall be erected and such wires strung and
such conduits laid, under the direction Of the
Township Committee of said Township, OF
such Official as they may designate, so as not
to interfere with the use of said streets, roads
highways and public places.
SECTION 2. Be it ordained that the poles
erected under this Ordinance shall be straight
slightly 0 funiform height and size, placed on
the sidewalk inside of the curbing adjoining
the same where streets are laid out, and thai
a Pay Station shall always be maintained
ssoTIos 5. And Be- it enacted that this Or
dinance shall take effect Immediately and that
the Franchise granted by virtue OF the terms
OF this Ordinance shall not be an exclusive
Franchise. and that the cost and expense q
preparing, printing and publication of this
Ordinance shall be paid by the said Eastern
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Chairman Township Committee,
Attest: d. r. MORRISON, Clerk.
Published April "a, May l, 1903.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-04-24
District League Meeting,

A meeting was held last Friday evkn.
ing IN ~. Pail,s Church, under the als.
plces OF Camden District EpwoAb
League The district President, Rev. j.
4. Mason, of Collingswood, had a funeral
aud could not be present, SO there was no
services IN the afternoon.
In b evening Clarence w. Smith,
wee president of the Spiritual Work II
Camden, led the evening services to :
small congregation. Rev. John Goorlev
OF trenton, gave an able address on Tie
Missionary spirit in the League. His
theme was that the missionary Is at the
head OF all movements. Those who have
received the blessings of the gospel should
be willing to pass it along to those in
spiritual darkness. When We look at the
millions spent for liquors, tobacco and
pleasure the thousands spent to send
the gospel to heather lands seem small.
Rev. Frank Moore, of Woodbury.. smoke
grandly on the League an E~yangeiistic
Power. He said personal work Is the
most effective way of winning souls. He
said the churches we're run too much by
societies. What is needed is for each
member to be a spiritual power, as Glib
bon III his history of Rome, said the
members OF the early church were. Want
ed men OF faith and deeds.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-04-24
Personals.

Jacob F. Shoemaker and family were
Sunday visitors with relatives III Penns.
vile.
Miss Edith Padmore, of Tioga, Phil
adelphia, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. W.
Robbins.
Miss Bertha Peacock, of Wilmington,
spent Thursday with Mrs. Benjamin R.
Peacock.
Miss May Fraley, Of Philadelphia, is
spending a week with her aunt, Mrs.
Oscar Fraley.
Mrs. Susan Shannon, of Philadelphia,
was renewing old acquaintancesin PENIS
Grove on Monday.
Miss Edna B. Leonard was entertained
| by MISS Mamie Wonn, of Wilmington a
| few days last week.
Miss Hettie j. Palmer, of Wilmington,
is spending sometime with her niece,
Mrs. John Hare, Jr.
Harry Pyle, the congenial Union Cor
ner tonsorial artist, had a delightful visit
in Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. Charles D. 2aine, Of Brooklyn.
has been spending sometime with her
sister, Mrs. Joseph E. Clark.
Maurice H. Sayres, of Philadelphia,
spent Monday night with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Sayres.
Miss Bessie Townsend arrived home
last week after a visit Of several months
with relatives and friends in Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Slaugh and
son, of Philadelphia, are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Kille.
Miss Ada Holeton, of Philadelphia,
was an over-Sunday visitor with her
brother William Holeton, near PENIS
Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Diver and son
Willie have been spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. James White at
MuIlica Hill.
Miss Bertha Harris, OF Bridgeton, has
been spending a week with her grand
mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Strengthen, who
had another very bad turn with heart
trouble this week.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-04-24
South Jersey News


Joseph Livermore, of Blackwood, cele-
brated bis l0lst birthday on Tuesday.
Bridgeton parties have given out the
contract for the erection Of a large hotel
at Fortescue, an old-time Delaware Bay
resort near Newport, and will make *
tensive improvements there.
For injuries alleged to have been sus.
tanned while trying to board a train at
Paulsboro, last January, Mrs. Elizabeth
zelley, Of Camden, has entered suit in
the Supreme Court against the West Jer.
sey q seashore Railroad Company fol
$4,000 damages. Mrs. Zelly claims tina,
the platform was unsafe and caused hel
o. fall.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-04-24
PenhsviIle Points.

Miss Anna Rudolph, of Salem, is spend
ing a few days with Mrs. VIM. III. James.
Kennard Senser, of Fairton, son of
Rev. G. G. Senser, a former pastor here,
is spending some time visiting friends.
During the heavy winds on Monday
night, 18th, Edward Mulford's skiff be-
came detached from it's moorings and he
found it on Kelly's point with but little
damage.
Messrs. E. Powers and Carl White, Of
Philadelphia, were visiting their parents
over Sunday.
DR.. Irving Callahan, of Woodstown,
spent Sunday with his parents MI. and
Mrs. S.. II. Callahan.
A large force of carpenters from Will
mington, employed at Fort Mott, are
boarding at the Broadway Cottage, and
also a number are at the Olympia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert f. Compton and
son Joseph and Mrs. Joseph Norton, Of
PENIS Grove, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Aaron B. Jenkins.
Miss Verna Jaquett, of Sharon Hill,
Pa, was an over Sunday guest at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Joseph D. Fogg.
French Palmer who has secured work
at Atlantic City is spending a few days at
| home.
Miss Bessie fairbanks, of Philadelphia,
is spending a few days at the Riverview
Hotel.
Rev. and Mrs. John Gourley, of Tren-
| ton, were renewing acquaintance here
last week.
Arbor Day exercises were held in the
/ different schools last Friday. The pupils
were given a half holiday in the after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burroughs Shrimp, of
| Quinton were visiting Mrs. Shimps PAL
| ents. Nj. and Mrs. Elmer Sutton on SJh-
day.
Captain Samuel Denny while bringing
| his steamer, the Pokonoket,. to a stop
| here last Monday, lost one Of the twin
| wheels which propels her.
MI. and Mrs. Andrew Cooke and Mr..
| and Mrs. Loren Reeves spent Sunday
| with the formers daughter, Mrs. Rebecca
| MacFarland, at M~onroeville.
MI. and Mrs. Charles Bassett, of Quinn
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bassett, OF Salem
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bassett, OF
! Warrington, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Mary Bassett.
Miss Laura Pennington who has been
spending four weeks in this place caring
for her mother who has been sick, has re-
turned to her home in PENIS Grove.
Miss Eta Pedrick, Of Salem, is wishing
at the home of her uncle, James Ale, Jr.
We are glad to see James Ale, ST., ON
the street once more
Joseph Fogg is on the sick list, his
many friends will be glad to see him on
the street once more.
Charles Compton, Of Salem, was calling
on riends here on Sunday.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-04-24
Christian Endeavor Convention.

Christian Endeavor Convention.
The eleventh annual convention Of the
New Jersey Methodist Protestant Con-
ference Christian Endeayor will be held
in the Bethel M. P. Church, Penn's
Grove, next Thursday and Friday. The
following program has been announced.
THURSDAY 30th.
200 P. M.-Deyotional Meeting,
Rev. Norris Webb.
2.2O P. M.-Address of Welcome,
Rev. E. E. Somers.
Representation of Union,
Rev. H. r. Blackwood.
2.30 P. M.-The Opportunity Of Christian
Endeavor, Rev. ]. H. Rutgers.
$50 P. M.-Question Box,
Rev. Charles D. Sinkinson.
$40 P. M.-How to make a c. E. Meet
ing 60, Rev. Theodore Darnell.
$40 p. M.-Roll call,
Greetings from Societies.
4.0OP. M.-Junior Rally, Rev. J. F. Lane
Greetings from the President Of the
Annual Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church,
N. j., Rev. w. d. Stultz.
Announcement Of Committees.
7.30 P. M.-Praise Service,
Rev. ]. Tushingham.
500 P. M.-Convsntion Sermon,
Rev. ]. B. Nixon.
7.45 P. M.-Evangelistic Service,
Rev. HI. G. Struthers.
FRIDAY, MAY LIST.
900 A. M.-Deyotional Service,
Rev. Fred. Craig.
9.1o A. M.-Report of President,
Rev. III. R. Blackwood.
$50 A. M.-General Business.
1915 a.. M.-Election of Officers.
1890 A. M.-Consecration Service,
Rev. James Fl. Clark, d. d.
Adjournment.
Music by the PENIS Grove Choir.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-04-24
Fishing Notes,

Shad fishing was better this week but
the catch is much below that of former
years. Mondays catch was from 35 to
80. Few nets caught over so. Charles
Wood was high with 80, Henry Hates 81,
John Truitt Sc, James Sheets 83, Edward
Justice 80. The average catch would not
exceed so. The best catches ran from 25
to 40 during the remainder Of the week.
The heavy rains last week made the wat
er very muddy and kept the shad down
the Bay.
The wholesale price on Monday was
S2S. The remainder of the week it was
from $23 to $25 a hundred.
The catch further down the river and
bay was much better. Some New Castle
fishermen caught over 100 to a net.
In the Bay the best nets caught be-
tween 100 and 200 on Monday. About
$4,000 were taken to Philadelphia mark
ct by Denny Bros. on the steamer Pok-
anoket.
A set net, or pound net, was captured
in the Delaware River Tuesday morning
by George Woolson and Charles Becker,
of Delaware. The net was but 80 meshes
deep and was in the vicinity OF Firms
| Point jetty. The net was boated and
contained twenty-three fine shad, all of
which, with the net, were taken to New
Castle. Fishing with a net of this kind
is prohibited in the waters of the Della
ware River, and the v~iolater is subject to
a fine Of 500 far each offense.
Herring are coming and the high price
of shad may make them relishable. On
Wednesday 5000 were caught in one
haul in the canal lock at Delaware City.
$4,000 were caught On Tuesday night and
10000 more could have been taken but
for lack of boats.
Thomas Land caught a big roe sturgeon
on Wednesday.
The shad are running unusually large
this year. William Sayres caught one
last Saturday which weighed 104 pounds.
The United States Fish Commission
steamer Fish Hawk arrived at Gloucester
last week where she will remain during
the shad fsing season engaged in the
work of shad Matching from spawn col
lected from the shore fisheries and the
OILERS. Last year the total collection of
shad eggs was 36, 977, 900 and the hatch
ings 25, 1897, 900 which were distributed in
the headwaters of the Delaware and its
tributaries, and this season it is expected
that a still larger number will be Matched.
The officers of the vessel are Captain Jas.
Smith; Executive Officer, G. H. Cleve-
land; Dr., John F. Milligan; Chief Yeo-
man, F. H. Bright; Engineer, S. L.
Green. During the winter the Fish Hawk
has been stationed on the coast Of Florida
investigating the sponge fisheries.