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beds or ribbon borders. and resist drouth well, but canot be cut for decoration.
 Nasturtiums. both dwarf and climbing, bloom more profusey on poor soil than on rich, heavy loam. These are fine for cutting. The dwarf sorts make nice beds, while the climbing ones may be trained up q window, fence or allowed to trail from window box or tub on the lawn. Topples bloom well on light soil. but must he sowed al intervals to have a succession of flowers. Ca endulas and marlgoldS may also be relied on. It Is quite impossible 10 really enjoy garden or even flower without having given Ii per sonal care and attention. To watch plant from the time if pushes forth from the tiny seed to the crowning set of towering is de llghtfnl. indeed. How many days must elapse ns the young leaves successive'y nn- foldl With what hope the watering and transplaning. and. hnslly-can 1t really be q bud ?-wth q a'pitatlng expectancy we watch the growth from day to day and won der did Time ever lag so before.
 The bud slowly swells grows plump. flush of color tints the tip, and. though the waiting has been long. opens almost unex- pectedly. The geflexed peta,s reveal the heart of not only perfect flower. but child of the heart materialized. The long dream comes true. What are showers of conner clal flowers compared to this one? II will be readily seen that the most delightful gar dens do not consist wholly of the most stately trees, graceful shrubs and vines, col ors galore and vistas enchanting, but on certain qualities within, lacking which the delight of garden must ever remain Il sealed book, or, at most, dimly perceived, like a glimpse of a beautiful face behind lattice Happily. the lattice is wholly for eign to American ideas. and sympathies. and the multiplication of beautiful gardens goes on apace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-10

Linens vogue as dress material this sea son makes especially interesting the unique ball given in Ulster Hall, Belfast Ireland. recently. All the decorations were of linen and all of the women guests and some of the mep wore linen costumes.
 Walls were hung with linen, ceilings were festooned with 1t and pillars draped in It, mostly in the natur9l color, relieved with reds, pinks, blues. grays and greens.
 America was represented at the ball by MT Thomas McAllister. dressed In linen stars and Stripes, and the part of John Bull was taken by Mir. William Jackson, in pink linen coat and white linen trousers down the sides of which were worked the colors of the Union Jack. local paper in describing the costumes falls Into rhapsody thus:
 Are they really only lineni was the ques- tion that rose to my lips as critically sur yeyed the dresses It used to be. when l heard anyone speak of q linen dress, vision rose up before me of gown of crude blue or pink or holland color. distinctly stlff, and in. clining. to dowdyism. Here, however, were all pure linen dresses of every shade. Warm pinks and reds showed up to advantage the dark hair and eyes of the brunettes Blondes looked equally charming in turquoise blues and tender greens, while some delightful white, dark gray and biscuit colored dresses proved very restful to the eye. There was as much variety In texture, too, as In color, Matrons looked stately and dignifed in rich
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as the beds and borders devoted to flower Ing pants and Is capable of expressing the owners individuality in q charming manner
 While the plan of the grounds and walks Is to be determined by the size and shape of the lot and must harmonize with the style of the house 1t Is always best to leave the lawn in front of the house in clear, un- broken turf. This clear space may be thick ly planted in early autumn with erocus bulbs. which will bloom early the following spring and be ont of bloom before the lawn mower Is used. These bulbs remain indef initeiy and multiply rapidly. consequently are q good investment. besides being abso- lutely no trouble at all.
 Before leaving this front lawn Il mRy be remarked that If some degree of privacy is desired q TOW of Towering shrubs may be planted three feet back from the fence and eight feet apart. This will obscure the view somewhat and still afford delightful glmpses of the beauty within. These shrubs may be selected from long list and may all be of one sort or selected To afford q succession of boom. Spireas Van Houttei and prunlfolia, altheas, dentzlas. Philadelphus and pyrus ja- ponica. the burning bush" of onr grand mothers gardens, are all fine Towering shrubs for this purpose, IS Is also weigela. beautiful screen may be had by planting aithea fo.ia variegata. which has beautifully Nariegated leaves of green and white, which have cool and refreshing effect on the Warmest day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-10
The Human Appetite.

According to Mulhall. a Frenchman eats every year 540 pounds of bread and 127 pounds of meat, and drinks 35 gallons of wine and of beer. Par.sians individually con sume every year 37 pounds of carrots, 6 of celery, 15 of onions, [ of peas. 49 of potatoes and IT of tomatoes. Londoners individually devour annually pounds of carrots, 1 of celery. 34 of onions, 3 of peas, 172 of potatoes and 57 of tomatoes The Spaniards indi- vidually eat every year 800 pounds of bread, AS of meat Il of fish and F of sugar. and wash down this supply with l4 gallons of wine. In one year the hens of this country produced and the people ate $2oO,OOOO OOo worth of eggs. which, at twenty-five cents dozen, equalled 1000 000. GOO dozen eggs. We produce every year 219O.000 tons of beef. BIO O0O of mutton and 2.190,000 of pork, tho greater part of which goes down our own throats
 The people of the United States are tho greatest meat eaters, consuming over S3J worth per annum to each inhabitant. Ths worlds oyster fisheries produce annually 4 439 900 900 oysters, one-haf being con- sumed within three days after they are taken It Is estimated that this country pro- duees 1S0OO0.O COG turkeys every year to grace the tables at Thanksgiving, Christmas and on other occasions.
 It Is estimated that 10000 tons of cucum- bers are raised and eaten within the limits of the United States every year. Over 12,- GOO GOO bushels of buckwheat were last year manufactured Into cakes. A baker esti- mates that every American will consume two pies a week, and If the statement Is correct the American stomach is weekly tor. tured with 130 GOO, GOO pies.
 An eminent statistician estimates that dur ing the course of an ordinary life the aver age man will eat seven four-horse wagon loads more food than is good for him. To alleviate the miser.es partly caused by over eating we imported last year $40, 100000 of drugs and medicines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-10

Tell you what Ike the best
 Long about knee deep in June.
 Bout the time strawberries melts
 On the ylne-some afternoon
 Like to jes' git out an rest.
 And not work at nothin' else.
 JAMES WHITCoMB RILEY. The nutritive value of the strawberry Is not great. neither muscle nor hesh-forming elements lying In It's luscious depths but It refreshes, it stimulates, it regulates. Andy sis shows It to he particularly rich In soda salts. and despite the high percentage or water which 1t carries, 1t e@cels all other common fruits in the amount of mineral salts On this aecount IL is often recom- mended to gouty persons. It was the great Linnaeus who first discovered this pleasing remedy for sclatica. and hls example has found many followers. since strawberries are usually allowed convaleseents when other fruit is denied, while in Bavaria dried straw berry leaves are believed to make most norrishine tea for children, mixeo with hot milk and little sugar.
 While the ideal way of eating berries IS fresh from the vines, with no washing to disslpnte the sweetness of the fruit, only favored few are able to compass this gusta- toria delight.
 Suspicion justly attaches to the berry of the hucksters cart or the market, where
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and shrubs trained to grow tall. Around few have been placed some early crocus and tulips to give Ettle color early in the, spring.
 On the right side of the garden by the touse there are all kinds of likes planted, as a border to the yard. followed by q hedge effect of towering qulnce, ending in plain, practical currsnt bushes.
 On the sides of the circle there are three or four big apple trees, which give me thei. stores in the fall Back with the currant bushes, the plum tree grows very well,
 The flowers are usually pansles, zlnnins and poppies In the half neon beds. surround ing the center bed of scarlet geraniums. All are hastened by being started in the hotbed ir among the vegetables. On the sides, at the ends of the garden. and in the oblong buds. are quantities of iris peonles. Canter bury bells, with anemone for tall Towering
 With all these l st.ll have room for q ten by twelve asparagus bed, and all the rad Ishes and lettuce need for family of fous persons There Is always something to see in this garden from the earliest crocus 70 the Christmas loses under the spruce tree.
 The garden in the country in Its largest sense includes the lawn and walks. as well
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-10
PR. TZ

What cannot one get out of garden ? Mother Nature will give so much with SD little care and thought in return. In thls my town garden, of 372 feet In length and I5 feet in width, I see first from my back riazza very pleasing picture. The avn In the foreground is divided by the main paths which at A feet turn Into two side paths around q large circle, say 50 feet in length by 40 In width. This gives room on the side for border planting. On the left of the circle Ia yine-coyered summerhouse, just within the shadow of a wide-srrending ap -ple tee. Beyond the circle we en -er In among the flowers, in their half moon beds bordered with box.
 These all surround q court or center bed. In the rear of these beds are two oblong beds of ten feet by four which are divided by shield of sweet peas from the Yege- tables. The walk still continues across tlla entire garden here, and all k well ended by my neighhor's hawthorne ledge of six feet in height This gives an excellent background to the whole picture. not t1 speak of the charming contrasts have seeing the beautiful lawn effects of the neighbor on my right, besides he contrast ing flowers of the one on my left. For We are all such good friends that we have no Iences for five city lots.
 The garden has northeasterly exposure giving me plenty of afternoon sun. and 1 have no trouble 10 have anything grow.
 About the main path have plenty of roses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-10
TOGNc PIqudnCy
 To Asparagus.

Hollandalse Sauce.-Put two ounces of butter in a saucepan, with little salt. nut. meg and a gill of water. Cook over the fire for five minutes. In another saucepan have two tablespoonfus of vinegar cooked till re- dueed one-half. Add to the other ingre- dlents with a tablespoonful of bachamei sauce and an ounce of butter. Mix the yolks of four eggs In a tablespoonful of water and remove the sauce from the fire; when it has ceased boiling add the egg yolks the juice of lemon, and strain before serving
 If these hints are not sufficient an entirely new one may be built by taking bits from several of these and adding them together, blending with bit of melted butter If neces- sary.-The Epicure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-10
In Strawberry Tine.

Is often served with a hot shorteake and always with the French shortcake, which is served cold. It is, however. frequently sup plemented by the stlffiy beaten whites of eggs. which are less expensive than the cream. To make this cake whip to cream half cup of butter and cup of sugar. Sift two cupfuls of flour with a teaspoonful of cream of tartar and seant half-teaspoonfHl of soda. Repeat the sitting add q half-cup- full of milk and the whites of three eggs beaten stiff Bake in two-layer cake tins. When cold ice with thin icing and spread the lower one with berries cut in halves and sweetened Put on. the second cake. sprend thickly with the whipped cream or egg merlngue, and decorate with berries.
 Individual shortcakes may be made by making baklng powder biscuit or generous sIge snlitting each, buttering and filling with mashed and sweetened berries.
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freshly baked spongecake, broken, nos cut. Is an excellent accompaniment for ber- ries a tea or luncheon.
 Strawberry sandwiches are often seen at afternoon teas. The fine French bread OF tender baking powder biscuits are used as the binding for large sweet berries sliced and sprnkled with sugar. Sometimes 8 spoonful of whipped cream is added to the berries.
 Strawberry Frappe.-For one quart of ripe berries use four lemons. three cupfuls of sugar and three plnts of water. Crush the berries with the sugar and let them stand an hour before adding the juice of the lemons and the water. Mix we'll pour in q freezer and stir the mixture for 15 or 20 minutes. Pack in ice for an hour or two; serve In glasses with or without whipped cream on fop
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CrullerS.

One pound dark brown sugar. one-quarter pound butter, four eggs. beaten separately; one coffee cup milk, one teaspoonful baking soda dissolved in the milk, one teaspoonful salt, one large nutmeg grated; three pints flour; roll out and drop in boiling lard. It will take about three pounds lard to cook. Drop on brown paper to absorb all grease.
 The lace collar enjoys popularity this season such as it has not known for many n year. The ones worn by our grandmothers are just as fashionable as the latest con ceit of the European makers. A collar Of lkal lace will set or plain gown as no liner ono fhinV
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-01
AN INGENIOUS BURGLAR.
How He Opened Safe Without Tools
or Explosives.

How He Opened Safe Without Tools
or Explosives.
An extraordinary account Is given OF
how a safe was opened by a robbeI
who had at his disposal no instrument
of any kind, but operated merely WIN
his finger nail. The person who ac-
complished the feat revealed his inten-
ton of robbing the iron safe in hotel
TO another young man, who happened
to be the cousin Of the hotel proprietor
AS a matter Of course the proposed
scheme to rob was revealed to the own
er of the hotel. and little before mid
night, when it was to be put into ex-
ecution, a couple Of detectives were
concealed behind the office counter.
A short time afterward the robber
entered the Office gently. without either
tools or explosives wherewith to open
the massive iron receptacle, the COM
bination of which it was evident ne dlo
not know. He had, however, resorted
to an ingenious plan Of his own.
He had pared the nail Of his index
finger on the right hand until the olooo
vessels were exposed. Then by plac-
ing the sensitive wound on the combl-
nation lock he could distinguish the
movements of the tumblers as they fell.
For more than an hour did he work,
and at last there came sharp Click
and he swung back the doors Of the
safe.
He was in the act Of filing his pock-
cts with the valuable papers 1t con-
tanned when a damper was thrown up
on his activity by the sudden grasp OF
the detectives, under whose escort he
was taken to prison.-London Tit-Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-01

IA( house took Dolly home in one
of the drenched and bespat-
E@&$8l tered hacks. The Barclay
residence was one Of the best made
and largest in town. 1t was an old
style southern frame house, painted
white. and had white columned veran-
das on two sides. 1t was In the edge
Of the town and had an extensive lawn
in front and almost a little farm be-
hind.
Dolly's mother had never forgotten
that she was once a girl herself, and
she took the most active interest In ev-
erything pertaining to Dolly's social
life. On occasions like the one just
described she found 1t impossible to
sleep till her daughter returned, and
then she slipped upstairs and made
the girl tell all about 1t while she was
diSrObing. Tonight she was more alert
and widea wake than usual. She opened
the front door for Dolly and almost
stepped on the girls heels as she fol.
lowed her upstairs.
"Was It nice" she asked.
"Yes; very" Dolly replied. Reach
ing her room. she turned up the low
burning lamp and. standing before
mirror. began to take some flowers out
Of her hair. Mrs. Barclay sat down on
the edge Of the high posted mahogany
bed and raised one Of her bare feet
and held it In her hand. She was
thin woman. with iron gray hair, and
about fifty years Of age. She looked
as If she were cold, but for reasons Of
her own she was not willing for Dolly
to remark 1t.
"Who was there" she asked.
ooh, everybody"
"Is that so? l thought a good many
would stay away because 1t was bad
night, but reckon they are as anxious
to 90 as we used to be. Then you all
did have the hacks?"
Eyes; they had the hacks" There
was a pause, during which one pair of
eyes was fixed rather vacantly on the
image in the mirror. The other pair,
full of impatient inquiry, rested alter
nately on the image and its maker.
81 don't believe you had a good
time" broke the silence in a rising,
tentative tone.
"Yes; did, mother"
"Then what's the matter with your
Mrs. Barclays voice rang with i'm
patiauca "I never saw Won act like
you do tonight-never in my hfe."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-01
MOORISH sULrAN's LETTER.
AbduIIah Abd.AI.Aziz Sends orsetin

AbduIIah Abd. Al Rziz Sen0s 0reotih3
to President Roosevelt.
The following letter from the sultan
of Morocco has been presented to
President Roosevelt:
To the Honored President Of the Great
American Nation: :. --::,e,
May God keep him in peaceful preser-
walton,
In the Name Of God, the Merciful and
Everlasting,
Life and Strength are the outcome Of
Gods Great Love.
From the Servant Of his Great and
Mighty God, the Great and Powerful
vanquisher, the Faithful, the Son of
the Faithful, may God encircle him with
the splendor Of His Greatness, keep
him victorious and extend unto him
greatness.
ITO the great Loving and Exalted In
his position Of splendor and Glory, First
mongst the Great and Noble, the Pres
ident Of the Great American Nation.
The Mirror of its greatness, possessor
of its Highest Position, THEODORE
ROOSEVELT.
After saluting and thanking the
Great and Almighty God, Unique and
Unequalled in greatness and fullness,
and honor, and after showering upon
Thee and upon Thy Great and Exalted
Position, all that which may be due to
Thee, in unspoken words, we may
state that there came before Our Noble
Presence, your Wise Messenger, James
w. Langerman, The Chevalier, who
came unto us, to have us appoint
One who may represent us in|the ded-
ication and opening Of the Exposition
which your Great Government, graci-
ously purposed and consented to open
In the coming Year, 1904, If it pleases
the Mighty God. He has rendered unto
us, what you have privileged Him to
speak before us, and Of the love which
you bear towards us, and towards Our
Esteemed Government, and Of your
sincere desire to renew the bonds OF
friendship, and to extened mutual COM
munications.
I'VE welcomed Him with Exultation,
and received Him unto our Gracious
Presence, and looked after Him with
the interest due to the explanations.
He bore in the Message He brought
unto Our Noble Self from you, and
also due to His Excellent and Humane
Actions, through which he Is entitled
to handle the reins Of important af-
fairs which includes His Great Knowl-
edge and deep perception of the az
fairs Of Our Moorish Government.
And we have appointed Him to rep
resent Our Noble Self at the Beautiful
Exposition in due time II it pleases
the Mighty God.
I'm regard to what you extend unto
us, from the signs Of love, honor, and
reliance, We Ourselves, wish and de-
sire with the hope Of extending to
strengthen and fasten the ties of
friendship, here and there. the same
as you wish unto us, and unto Our
Great Government and Nation.
1.-The Unexcelled Benefits Of God, the
Almighty, may preserve you IN the
fullness of happiness, and in continual
JOY.
Signed and Sealed in our Sacred
Presence, this 10th day Of Ramaden,
corresponding to the 18th Of Decem-
ber, 1902, of the Christian Era
"ABDULLAH ABD-AL-AZIZ,
Sultan of Morocco.
BEN EL-HASSAM,
"Sultan's Father.
BEN MOHAMMED, Il.
"Sultan's Grandfather.
"And He whose health springs from
the Messenger Of God, the Lions In
their dens fear him."
(Seal Of Sultan.)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-01

The above were battles in which the
Confederates attacked their adversa-
ries in strongly intrenched positions,
but in every case the losses Of the
southern troops we're out Of propor-
ton to their numbers, but they never
received a blow without inflicting tre-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-01

The deficiency in the Confederate
returns precludes any accuracy OF
statement, has been put at 100000. 1t
should be remembered that the north
ern states had a white population OF
20,OO0,O00, while the south had a
white population Of 100000, besides
1000, 900 Negroes. The southern Ne
groes were. slaves and were recruited
for the northern army from the dis
tricts in the southern states that were
overrun by the invaders, to the num-
ber Of 186,097. AS to foreigners, they
were kept out of the south by the
blockade of the southern ports by the
Federal fleets, but they were attracted
to the northern army by the large
bounty offered. and they joined in great
numbers. If the six million Of white
people of the south sent one-tenth OF
their number or 100000. into the field,
the 20,00O.000 Of the northern whites
should at the same rate have sent q
10000 soldiers. These. with the 1885,
900 foreigners, and the 186,097 Ne
groes, would make an aggregate or
2.68O,997, or about the strength re-
ported above for the total Federal
force.
The Confederate losses, as compiled
from the muster rolls extant and on
file in the war department in Washing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-01
CHAPTER VIII.

FTER the dance Frank Hill
house took Dolly home in one
of the drenched and bespat-
tered hacks. The Barclay
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-01

II Those microbes In the ice, cream
must be having a good time these
days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-01

Excess Of Confederate deaths 1855
Commenting on these figures, the
present efficient and studious Confed-
crate Surgeon General Tebault says:
According to these figures the per-
centage Of Federals deaths In southern
prisons was under nine, while the per-
centage Of Confederate deaths IN
northern prisons was over 81. These
mortuary statistics show how faith
fully and devotedly the Confederate
medical corps cared for the prisoners
of the Confederacy in spite Of the
scant supply Of medicines and instru-
ments and works on medicine and
surgery, and the most absolute essen
tials for satisfactory treatment, these
having been made contraband Of war;"
That the Confederates, by reason OF
their smaller numbers were forced to
fight with greater energy and to ex-
pose themselves more prodigally to
the enemy's fire Is shown by the re-
turns of losses In killed and wounded
~ hottloo fhIio.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-01

It Is plain, however, that the mus
ter rolls of the Confederates are ex-
tremely incomplete, because they give
North Carolina 1852 killed, while they
give Alabama only a total Of 552, and
Virginia 5328, and Georgia, 5,53S, and
Mississippi 5,S0I, when 1t Is we'll
known that any Of these states fur
nished as many troops as did North
Carolina. and did as hard fighting. In
the Medical History of the Civil War"
prepared under the direction Of the
then Surgeon General Barnes, 1t was
estimated that one man out Of every
IS was killed In action, one out OF