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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-12

turpentine and scrape off with edge of penny.
 Parquet Floors.-Rub with wax and tur- pentine polish, one pound of melted wax to one pint of turpentine, then polish.
 Pianos.-Turpentine and parafine in equal proportions, then polish with soft linen or silk.
 Pillows.-Iay on grass in hard shower. then dry In sum or empty feathers from the case into a wooden box about the size of wash boiler. Cover with wire screen and inyert over boiler on stove full of boiling water. Steam for an hour or two, turn while still wet into a cheesecloth case trlie smaller than the pillow tick. and hang on line in the sun until perfectly dry Have the tick washed and dried at the same time, then put cheesecloth case of feathers direct ly Into tick. Beat well.
 Refrlgerator.-Take everything out, wash with hot soap suds and wipe perfectly dry. Never use chemicals of any kind in the re- frigerator. Dry gratings in the sun. Use flexible wire for the drain pipe, and skewers for the corners and grooves. Pour warm water through the waste pipe to clean away the slime that accumuates from the Ice.
 Sllver.-To one teaspoonful of strong am monla add three teaspoonfuls of water and whiting enough to make paste. Rub on the silver with canton flannel, then polish with chamois.
 stains.-Ink on mahogany-A few drops of spirits of nitre in tablespoonful of water. Wine stain-Sprinkle salt on 1t and pour hot water through it. Iron rust stains on linen
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WOMEN IN THE
 MAINE WOODS.

A pioneer among the women guides In the Maine woods is Mrs. Jennie s. Freese' or Riyerton, Me.
 Her father was one of the first guides In the state, and his daughter became ms com panion and pupil in the woods as soon as she could toddle. Her life has been spent in the region about Riverton, on the northern Dor der of Penobscot county-a rough, wild country abounding In game and hsh. with the habits and haunts of which Mrs. Fresse Is intimately familiar.
 Married several years ago to carrlase manufacturer of Costigan, Me, the young sportswoman even for love found It impos sible to exchange the wilderness for the tanner pleasures of civilization so her hus band carries on his business in Costigan and she pursues hers in her chosen baunts.
 During the fishing and hunting seasons Mrs. Freese is one of the busiest persons in the Pine Tree State She takes into the woods parties of men or parties of women or parties of both sexes, for the aversion of men to having women along" when they are on sporting pleasure bent is not so strong as formerly, and the number of women who hunt and fish is increasing.
 Many deer and moose were shot by women whom Mrs. Frcese took into the woods dur ing the last season, which has been record breaker for game of all kinds In the Pire Tree State. Some amateur feminine sports women when first confronted by wild ani-
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jacket loose to give freedom to her arms and shoulders Her shirtwaist is of flannel. Her high boots which are of canvas, never wet through and are comfortable. Her hat is of soft felt. fastened on with an elatsic About her waist is her cartridge belt Into which Is stuck a hunting knife which shuts up like jackknife and so takes up little space.
 Many of the women who came into the Maine woods this year." Mrs. Freese said, wore long skirts to the ankles. and bright blue seemed to be the favorite color. Then they seemed to prefer cotton shirtwalsts. and few of them brought sweaters. Flannel shlrtwaists or sweaters or both are the proper things for the woods, while q skirt to the ankles is an sbomination. As for color, bright blue is safe enough. but it isn't sen slble. A bright color scares away the game, and In my opinion, it's no protection against the shots of careless unters, who in their excitement or nervousness shoot at any old thing from a hutterlng shirt to a cracking bush or piece of birch bark quiyering on tree. These are the hunters who are going to shoot you whether your skirt Is yellow or red, white or blue. l always wear black myself, and 1t is fact that in wearing black one will always see more bears than when dressed in any other color.''
 fascinating side of Mrs. Presses work in the woods Is the "eamera hunt" She Is as clever at running down game with her camera as with her gun.
 She can point out curious and interesting things on every side for the naturalist or the
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one of turpentine
 Bathroom Coset.-When badly stained heat strong vinegar boiling hot and put in all the salt 1t will dissolve. Wipe out the bowl and turn the solution in, still boiling, and let it remain untll cold Then SCOUT, and all stains will be removed. For the fix lures try weak solution of ammonia, or ! cloth molstened with kerosene or carbon oil. For the nickel work, whiting and am monia; for porcelain tubs, kerosene for zinc lined a paste made of whiting and ammonia applied with woolen cloth, then rub with dry flannel; waste pipes, flush often and thoroughly with washing soda sou- ton, In sickness, when disinfectants are necessary use carbolic acid-four tablespoon fuls to one pint cold water; let 1t remain for several moments before flushing.
 Boilers.-Open sediment cocks to let the ac- emulation be washed away. Scour the outside with tripoli, mixed with little paraff1ne.
 TO Brfghten All Kinds of Brass.
 Brass.-Wash with soap and water, wipe dry and polish with paste made or one-half pint rottenstone. pounded fine and sittea; half gill of turpentine and enough sweet oi. to make a thick paste. Apply with flannel wrapped about a piece or cork and polish with chamois. Tenders and other objects wb,cb can be unscrewed should be taken apart before cleaning. Kerosene will remove ordinary spets and brighten. For Benares brass use n cut lemon, rubbing Into all the little lnterstices Wash in clear, warm water and dry with chamois or soft flannel For inlaid work great care Is necessary. Make mixture of equal parts of tripoli and linseed sil dip piece of felt in 1t, apply, then pol ish gently. Lacquered brass knobs and trlm- mlngs can be cleaned with soft cloth wet in alcohol. The unlacquered may be washed in warm soapsuds rubbed with salt and vim egar and polished with whiting and ian neI. oxalic acid and salt Is good for furni- ture brasses, followed by the tripoli and oil polish.
 Bronze.-Dust thoroughly, wash In strong, white soapsuds and ammonia water, rinse, dry and polish with tripoh or rottenstone mixed with oil or paraffine; then rub with chamois or soft cloth to get off every trace of the oil.
 CandIesticks, brass, that have suffered from neglect deed oxallc acid, followed by a brisk polishing with tripoli and parafine; wrought iron must be well washed. then wiped over with kerosene.
 Cane chair bottoms can be rendered tight again by soaking thoroughly in very hot water, then placing in the sun or In strong draught to dry.
 Carafes.-Clean with coal ashes and raw potato.
 Carpet.-After shaking spread on grass or clean floor and scrub with a new broom dipped in pail of ammonia water or oxgall and water in the proportion of pint of gall to three gallons of soft water. If the carpet does not need to come up sweep thoroughly, then wipe over with a cloth wrung out ire quently in clean water to which ammonia ! has been added
 Cellar.-Turn O. plenty of light. clean out , every nook and corner, including furnace
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mals are very funny, Mrs. Freese says. Two young women from New York were taken by her on forest trip which lasted more than week. Each came out of the woods with deer and one got moose besides, but this Is their guides story of what happened during the first few days;
 "The camp at which we were located was near the bank of a stream" said Mrs. Freese, in speaking of the adventure, "and toward night, on the second day, came into camp where the two young women were resting and told them there was moose near, that he would cross the stream and that I'd call him out with my moose horn so they could shoot him. They were wildly excited at the idea and got Into position, rifles In hand. Pretty soon we could hear the old fellow in the distance Then his aptlers appeared and in response to my horn he drew nearer, with a terrible cracking and crashing of brush under his feet, which set night owl screeching and fox barking and the com binatlon of forest noises so frightened the women that they dropped their rifles, fled to the camp and begged me to stop blowing that fearful moose horn. The moose did not go far away and the next day we got on his trail and one of the women, who had quite recovered from the terrors of the pre- vious evening, shot him"
 In regard to the dress of women in the woods, Mrs. Treese thinks the color of the gown is not so important as the texture of the cloth and the way It Is made. Her cos tune is made of black basket cloth goods, the skirt coming to her boot tops and the
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THE AGE HERALD. SUNDAY, APRIL l2, 1903

Put into sweet mllk and leave until the milk Is sour Ink spots on fioor-Rub with sand wet with water and little oil or fltrloli when stain Is removed rinse with weak lye water.
 To Remove Rust.
 Steei.-Make a thick paste or emery pow der, 2 tablespoonful of sweet oil ana one or turpeptine. Apply with flannel and rub with flannel and dry powder. For rusty steel rub with sweet oil and let 1t remain 4s hours. Then rub with powdered uhsiaked lime until rust disappears. For wrought steel, scrub clean with ammonia suos' rinse well and dry thoroughly. Then ruo over with sweet oil, follow with the nnle, as aa- vlsed above. At the end of two days polsa with brush and rub with soft cloths until the lustre returns. For steel knives use potato and wood ashes. When steel is to pc packed away cover with sweet OIL
 Turkish Rugs.-Wash In cold water ana dry in the sun.
 Walls.-Dust thoroughly. 1T papeIeo' brush and wipe with soft, dry cioths' tnen then rub with bread crumbs. or wuh sun dough made of flour and water, with ha1 cupful of gasolene added to eaen quart or water. Make balls of this dough and rno the paper with it, folding inside as It grows soiled. For painted walls, wiring cloth or sponge out of suds to which taniespooniu. of weak ammonia Is added for eaen qunrt oi water. Wash about square ioot H' t'nle' always rubbing downward and wiping dry with waste or soft cloth.
 Windows. - Tea leaves, steepeo and strained, whiting, stirred with water to con sistency of cream. Then wash off with weak ammonia water. or water to which little kerosene has been added, and polish with soft newspapers.
 Woodwork.-For finger marks on doors, use whiting. For varnish or paint that is not badly solled, wipe with cloth wrnng out of warm water and wipe dry with soft flannel.
 zInc.-Use a paste made of common whit ing md ammonia. Apply with woolen cloth and polish with dry flannel.
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botanlst, her knowledge of the flower lore of the country equallng her familiarity with the wild animals. To take women into the woods to gather wild flowers is one Of her delights.
 'I rarely move without my rife, said Mrs Freese. in relating some of her experiences, but the other day I left 1t behind In my hurry. l padded up stream In my canoe and landed at beautiful spot, pulling the canoe upon the bank. Then l set up my camera and while was down on my knees focusing 1t with a black cloth over my head I heard q heavy crashing in the brush Just behind me I tucked my head out from under the cloth, and there was huge bear walking toward me on his hind feet. Being rideiess I wasn't at all pleased to see him, so grabbed a canoe paddle in one hand and my camera cloth In the other md waved them at him frantically. He was so terrified
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and they do not work moro than fight or ten hours a day. In the retail stores along the street the "puller in" Is one of the most I'm. portant factors, but in the wholesale place she plays no part whatever In the business
 In fact, the wholesale houses will not sell at retail any more than will a Broadway wholesale house. They buy few imported models and employ a corps of well-pald ex- perts to copy these. After they have shown how the imported hats can be copied suc- cessfully by the use of cheap materials number of girls who are paid very little are put to work to turn out copies by the dozen. These are sold to out of town buyers and are shipped as far West as San Francisco and to distant parts of the South. The whole sale trade In the street Is about closed for this season, but the retail trade has set in strongly and the outposts are so busy that madame, the proprietor, and her assistants scarcely take time to eat, and the flower laden hats are piled up into gay heaps ready to present their irresistible attractions 10 the customers as they are persuaded" to enter
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and coal bins Fill up rat or mouse holes with chloride of lime. If the cellar has q cement floor and a drain pipe wash down all inc cornera with A hose, If you can get 1t thoroughly dry afterward. Last, apply a generous coat of whitewash to walls, cell ings. pillars and foundation stones. Set shal- low pans of chloride of lime on shelves and floor to dislnfect and remove dampness.
 Closets.-Empty of all contents and clean shelves. walls and floors thoroughly. If moths have found an entrance spray cracks in the floor and the baseboard with kerosene or benzine Shake dust sun and air all clothing, packing away what will not be needed for the summer. Put small things In box labelling and tying each one.
 Copper.-Cooking utensils, spigots and the like are best cleaned with hot vinegar in which salt has been dissolved. If extremely dirty securing with soap and ashes or oxalic acid will restore their brilliancy. Fol low with an oil polish to give luster.
 Drains.-Flush with coppears or stock solu-
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Thereupon one or more of the rivals seize the stranger; but one need not fear It is one of the boasts of the row that no GUS toner ever was injured by these methods of suasion. The women merely take their victim Into the store and turn her over to a saleswoman who is as accomplished In her line as tho woman who has prevailed upon the passerby to enter the place. The pull CT in" disappears to the sidewalk for an other customer, and the saleswoman sells a hat In a manner peculiarly her own. Tho price Is a sort of sliding scale arrangement from 90 cents to $15 per hat. Division street brides itself today on selling more hats above the S1 mark than under it-a breaking away from the old traditions. The ancient row considers that 1t Is In thls re- spect elevating Itself. Scores of we'll dressed women go down there, sometimes In cabs, and buy several hats at once. Ere
 quently they are from Harlem and the mid
 dle west side. The east side woman, so the milllners on the row say, Is not half as good
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MAPLE CREAM

Add to one pint rich milk one-half pint 0i water, one-half cnpful grated maple sugar and one well-beaten egg. Put in double boiler, and when scalding hot stir in three tablespoonfnls of corn starch, dissolved in a little cold milk. Stir constantly for i've or ten minutes; then pour fin molds. When cold turn out on individual plates and serve with cream, which may be sweetened with maple sugar.
 Farina may be cooked with milk, molded into croquets, fried In deep fat and served with soft maple sugar, which melts wlth the heat of the croquets, while a plain rice pudding served with hot maple syrup sauce becomes a new and approved creation.
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"DeaF mer' sighed a housekeeper. Its lime for the spring housekeeping again, and, ss usual, I can't recall half the formulas shall need In the general renovation. Every year I think will make up an alpha betcal list of all the things that have to be cleaned and polished and repaired, with di- Fections for each, like a household doctor book. But I never get around to 1t. Such 3 list would save no end of time and an- poyance."
 To meet this want the following list has been prepared, with the suggestion that 1t be cut out, pasted on piece of cardboard snd hung in a convenient place for mis- kress or maid.
 Andirons.-Wash with strong ammonia suds, rinse and dry thoroughly. Then pol gsh with tripoli mixed to a paste, with few drops of sweet oil or paraffine. After using gub with soft dry cloth or leather.
 Canister Rallings.-Wash off dirt with soap and water; dry thoroughly, then rub with polish made of two parts linseed oil to
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There ls a curious reason why Millinery Row" as that part of Division street ex- tending from Chatham Square to Market street Is called. Is confined to the south side of the street. An old ordinance forbids these enterprlsing mIlliners from having shops on the north side, their enterprise having been so aggressive that citizens who would pass through with other interests than hat buy ing were greatly annoyed To protect such persons the authorities decided that the shops withthei show cases and their active scouts should keep to one side of the street.
 Just as much feature of the shop as the
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glass case In which is displayed the gor- geous hats Is the keen-eyed woman who stands beside 1t awaiting her opportunity, the "puller in," or Darker as she Is re- ferred to eoloquially.
 On the East Side they don't buy Easter hats, so-called, as much as in some other sections of the city. but the folk in that part of the town keep q festival correspond ing to Easter, and In any case at this time of the year they bloom out in gay spring hats so that these are active shopping days in Division street.
 As soon as one enters the row, especially if she appears to be out of her balliwick, the eager "puller in" cries out:
 DO you want to buy bon-n-e-t7 YesT'
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In many parts of town the maker of hats Is content to trust to the seductive appear ance of choice eonfeetions displayed in the window to lure the buyer within. There Is, however, a narrow street. overshadowed by the framework of an elevated railway, noisy with the clatter of frequent trains, that divirges from Chatham Square to the densely peopled East Side, where the own CTS of the shops that are set closely against each other along the south side of the thor oughfare not only embower their windows with bewildering profusion of lowered and ribboned hats, but they set sturdy young women at the doors to observe the casual passerby to single ont the potential buyer and to persuade her to enter.
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Alphabetical Su9QQstio2S For
 TbQ SPri39 pousQclQa3i39.

from best wnIte soap. Scrub with stin brush and dry in boxwood sawdust.
 Lamp Shades of Delicate Material.-Pow- dered bread crumbs.
 Leather Chairs.-Clean with hot milk, then polish with thin mixture of melted wax and turpentlne.
 Llnoleum.-Never scrub Wash with luke warm water and soft cloth, and when dry polish.
 Marble.-Apply following mixture, allow ing 1t to remain on 24 hours before clean ing.-One-quarter pound each soft soap aud powdered whiting, one ounce common soda and little pulverized pumice stone. Boil together 20 minutes and apply while hot. Clean off next day with soap and water and polish with rough flannel. For black marble use spirits Of turpenrlne; then clean and polish. For marble bowls, gasolene. Marble figures statuettes, etc, use a paste of whiting and water; allow 1t to get dry; then brush of with soft brush.
 Mlrrors.-Tea leaves steeped and strained
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Buyi3Q EastQr bats I3 NQW York'S
 East SidQ "JMiIIi3Qrs RoW.

a customer today as the woman from "up town" In better circumstances
 In addition 10 getting a wealthier class of customers the row Is changing rapidly from retail to a wholesale hat center. There are more than a score of wholesale houses on the row now which have a payroll of from s1o.OOO to s2o, 900 year and their hats go all over the country.
 With the gradual evolution from the retail to the wholesale business in the street of course, the ''pullers in" became fewer rear by year. Those who are left are demanding high prices for their work. Few women can adapt themselves to the conditions of the street today Those who can are paid well
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to make weak infusion.
 Mould in Pantry, Kitchen or Closet Fumigate thoroughly with sulphur.
 Nlckel-Make q thin paste of emery pow der, a tablespoonful of sweet oil and one of turpentine Apply with flannel and rub dry with flannel dipped in dry powder.
 Ollcloths.-Tea leaves steeped and strained milk and water or parffine oil, using a table spoonful to a bucket of tepid water Wipe with soft cloth.
 Palnt-For white paint, milk; vanished paint, tea leaves, steeped and strained, or whiting and water stirred to cream. To remove paint from window, moisten with
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that, dropping down on all fours,' he ran away, and saw no more of him."
Evening journal., 1903-07-25
NOT iNviNcisLE.

Occasionally a man rises into promi-
nence and for a time in his particular
sphere is regarded as invincible.
Roscoe Conkling was regarded as the
autocrat OF American politics and at
tempted to I'll that role, but in an in
stant found his prestige and power
gone forever A few years ago David
B. Hill OF the same state was regarded
as one of the shrewdest political lead
ers and man who would somehow
triumph over all adverse conditions.
Yet for a number OF years Hill has
used al his arts to regain footing in
the party, but has failed.
The comparison may be carried into
the financial world. A year ago there
were two figures that stood prominent
in affairs international In their scope.
schwab was regarded as the genius of
the great world of steel. and when he
reached out to organize a half-dozen
trusts that were interested in divers
matters, everybody expected success 20
follow as a matter OF course. But
greatest Of all was Morgan-Morgan,
who could make gold out Of the water
in the stocks. Nobody had any faith
in an organization in which he was
not interested. and when he was in
terested everybody expected fabulous
returns.
But Schwab has practically retired
from the duties of the presidency OF
the steel trust, and is no longer re-
garded as much of a factor in finance
or Industrial enterprises, while the
last few days has revealed that stocks
viii slump in spite Of the magic Of
Morgan's name. We should all sooI
become hero worshippers did not ou
heroes exhibit feet of clay.
Evening journal., 1903-07-25
HELP LIE GOOD WORK.

The Associated Charities are asking
for funds to carry ou.tbe work Of Civ
ing the mothers and children who are
poorly circumstanced a weeks outing
IN the country. A great fund is not re-
quired, but unless there are certain
contributions this most worthy cause
must suffer. A week in the country
amid healthful surroundings and kind
people. with proper food and pure air,
TO many OF the little ONES who spend
their lives in crowded districts. is like
a. glimpse of Heaven, and the lives Of
many children are saved by this oasis
In the desert Of their summer months.
II is a charity that is properly con-
Quoted and must appeal to all who re-
tain any drop Of the milk of human
Kindness. Probably the majority Of our
citizens take a vacation = at least a
week, but few need II as badly as the
children of the crowded districts. A
contribution Of two or three dollars
win give some poor little man or woman
glorious week in the country and we
win guarantee that II our well-to-do
people would as a prelude to their out
ing send few dollars to the Assoc
cIated Charities, they would reap the
benefit in their own increased enjoy
ment. Try it and see.