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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
NEW BACHELORS CLUB.
Composed of Kansas City Men Who
 Have Been Crossed in Love.

From the Kansas City Times.
 Half dozen Kansas City bachelors who see a great deal of one another have or ganized a unique club. It Is called "The Brotherhood of the dangling Can" Its members are all men who have been turned down. or ''canned' by their girls. To become member In good standing a bachelor must convince the organizations executive committee that he has been thoroughly canned" Hav- ing done so he goes into the hands of the sympathetic committed, which puts him through complete course of sym pathy--the last he gets. He then signs the following pledge:
 'I hereby do solemnly swear that for the rest of my life l shall never show any preference for woman unless she comes half way. and never shall l in- dulge in lovemaking unless she does her share, i. e., half. I promise to work to the end that no woman shall ever have the opportunity to turn me down again in other words, I shall be indifferent to the opposite sex and pay women atten- ton only when they pay attention to me.
 The applicant for membership is then taught a song called "All Girls Look Alike to Me" after which he is given the motto of the brotherhood, worked on cardboard and neatly framed. It is:
 TO HALIFAX WITH THE WOMEN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
November "Smart Set"

His grace the Duke of Argyll, brother in-law of Edward VII, contributes to the November number of The Smart Set a long poem entitled. "The Three Little Africanders.' which is delightfully humor- ous. The ventures of royalty Into litera- ture are always interesting. and this contribution by his grace will be read by everyone. The Countess of Winchelsea is also represented in this issue by short poem.
 "The Game and the Candle" by new writer. Frances Davidge is the novelette, which opens the November number. It presents picture of modern New York society. and the plot, hinging upon the marriage of a young man of wealth and station to a girl almost wholly lacking in culture is expressing.
 Kate Jordan contributes to the Novem- Der Smart Set what Is undoubtedly her finest piece of work, under the title, Unseen of Men" James Huneker is the author of another story of France. called '''rhe Tragic Wall" which Is remarkable for it's originality of theme and its tech nique Edna Kentons Charlotte" is psychologist. and Ellis Parker Butler, whose name Is becoming identified with the best American humor, tells a laugh able story in Mrs. Madden's Golden Wedding" Arthur Bartlett Maurice con- tributes a detective story, It is called .'The Harvey Chase Documents" Guy Bolton Pomona Penrin and others also tell interesting stories. and there Is one in French. as usual. The essay is from the pen of Douglas Story, entitled. "rhe Significance of Small Talk" Verse Is scattered through the pages from poets as we'll known as Ella Wheeler Wilcox, John KendrclS Bangs. Frank Dempster sherman and Theodosia Garrison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
FANCY FARMING.

From the American Cultivator
 The town which has within its limits one or more rich, progressive, fancy farmers" Is, on the whole, to be con- gratula ted.
 Thess wealthy gentlemen usually begin with buying at good prices large lots of land, and keep the former owners and their neighbors at well-paid work for years making Improvements. They put up handsome, costly buildings and lay out landscape gardens open to the public and lending new attractiveness to the whole region They bring to town much tax able property, often contribute directly to projects for town improvement. The newcomers may set higher standards in farm methods and pure-bred stock; per- haps also, although unfortunately not without exception, higher standards in manners, morals and conduct of life.
 The lessons of so-called fancy farni- ing'', moreover, do not all tend in one di- rection It is often said that wealthy formers are able to carry on costly ex- periments far beyond the means of those who are farming for living, and thus serve as an object lesson to their poo,Ar nei9hbors who are thus able to judge from actual observation in regard to the practical worth of the new ideas. But much of this introductory work is now better done by the state experiment farms Quite against their will the own CTS of costly estates often show the ob- server most expensively what he should not attempt In the agricultural line. The line of improvement he had longed for in vain on his own farm he may see carried out in the most complete and iavissl man ner. all to no success or to no sdtis- flying result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
GOOD OUNCE RECEIPTS.

From the Country Gentleman.
 Compote-For dessert, make a syrup of two teacupfuls of sugar and three tea cupfuls of water; boil fifteen minutes, skimming as needed. And the fruit, pared, cored and. if large. cut Into eight pieces, and cook until tender, skim out and put into a clear glass dish, and set where 1t will keep hot Reduce the syrup by boil ing, and pour over the fruit. Serve cold with plain cake.
 ked-Rub off the fuzz carefully, core with an apple corer, fill cavities with white sugar, after arranging the quinces on a deep pie earthen plate, or in an agate basin. Pour in a little water and bake with moderate heat Baste occas- ionally with a little syrup. Nice eaten warm with butter or may be packed in cans while hot, covered with hot syrup and sealed.
 Honey.-Melt five pounds of sugar in q teacnpful of water; when 1t is quite dissolved. add six large grated auinees and boil twenty minutes, un.;i the con- sistency of honey. Put Into glasses, and when cold, cover with a quarter-inch depth of melted paraffine.
 Cheese.-Pare core. thinly slice and drop into cold water. Cover the parings and cores with hot water, boil slowly half an hour, and strain, squeezing lightly. In this cook the sliced fruit until soft rub through a colander weigh. put in a double boiler and cook until reduced to a smooth paste. Add three-quarters of a pound of sugar to every pound of pulp, and cook ten minutes. Put into bowls or cups. May be turned oil: when served and cut into squares. or slices like cheese.
 Pickles.-Pare, quarter, or haive If small, and steam until tender; put In cans, and pour over a syrup made of four teacupfuls of sugar to a quart of vinegar, with a tablespoonful of broken cinnamon half a tablespoonful each of cloves and allspice tied loose in thin cloth. Let stand over night; then pour off vinegar, and reduce by boiling; re- turn to jar. and seal If not enough to cover the fruit, add a little syrup of sugar and vinegar
 Dried.-With raisns Slice thlnly. place on plates, sprinkle with sugar. and dry in the oven. For use, soak twelve same water. adding a large handful of seeded raisins to each quart
 Canned. No. 1.-Pare. quarter. remove cores and hard places around the cores. Steam until tender. and skim out; drain on towels. and weigh. For each pound make a syrup of a teaeupful of sugar to a teacupful and half of water. When boiling. put in the auinees, set on the back of the stove and simmer very slow ly for an hour or more. to give a red rich color. Put into cans, and seal
 Canned No. 2-Chop pared and eored uuinces finely, press into the preserving kettle. cover with water. and cook ten der Sweeten to tnste. and when again boilink and the surear dissolved, can.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
WITH THE MAGAZINES
Ainslee's for November.

Tn the November Alnslees the Novel; lette is a very striking story with well-developed plot in which a mystery figures. The author is Geraldine Bonner. whose novel. "The Pioneer is rated as one of the best selling books of the year. Miss Marie Van Horst's serial, "The Warreners.' of which the second install- ment appears in this number, is re- markable tale, in which the character drawing is excellent. Robert E. Mac Alarkevs Tn The Garage; Joseph Blethen's "rhe Journalistsn' 2Isleanor A Hallowens 'srhe Second BestS; Joseph c. Lincoln's His Native Heath; and Ada Woodruff Anderson's "rhe Test of the Wilderness form a quintet of short stories worthy of praise and there are several others almost as good. There are two essays by Julian Gordon and Lady Broome, and another of Mrs. Wilson Woodrows delightful Conversations with Egeria." An entertaining chat on the new dramatic season, the usual department For Book Levers," and a number of carefully selected poems complete the number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
Agricultural Department
CONDUCTED BY FULTON s. WHITE

The expense and worry of the whole
 husiness is enormous. T had no idea"
 said a millionaire farmer, that 1t could
 nossihlv cost so much To carry on a
 farm, Even this mans stout purse had
 felt the strain, and he was cutting down
 expenses In these days of high wages, incompetent farm help superntendents. the kind addicted to graft" unknown
 to the art of fruit growing, and with the
 enormous outlay required in every diree- ton. the maintenance of a big country estate is no trifle. Some of the wealthiest men of the country have felt constrained to call a halt and close up some of the channels through which the dollars were flowing out.
 Is the result of all this care and experi-
 ence satisfying? Let those who can afford fancy farming. It certainly does not ap- peal to all minds.
 It would be something like going around in a circle" observed thrifty, en- thusiastic young farmer, always moving,
 but never arriving anywhere. l wouldn't t take one of these nabob farms as a gift with money to pay the bill, if l had to
 have 1t on my mind Always planning and worrying and being made fun Of for my style of farming, and knowing all
 the while that the next man who owns the place would tear it all to pieces and have things different l would rather have the old farm that my great-grand- father cleared and that my father worked on all his life. Let me take that old place with all it's memories and live an in dependent life, and improve the farm for my children and leave it better than I found 1t. That's fancy farming enough for me" Here was a born farmers, , fancy or practical" who get about
 all the real satisfaction out of a farm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
PECULIAR POWER
Possessed by Some Men, Who Can Make Wild Beasts Fear Them.

From St. James Gazette.
 Those lions which escaped from a Mos
 COW menagerie, to be ignominiously driy-
 en back to their den by a stream of water
 from hose pipe, might be consoled if
 they could but know that the same
 weapon has proved effcacious against
 crowds of angry humans. which would
 have stood up to deadler weapons. Still,
 1t was a happy thought to apply the hose
 fin this case.
 But the right man for the work would
 have managed the business even without
 the pipe Some men tackle a lion with
 as complete assurance of success as oth-
 CTS handle vicious horse or dog. There
 used to be a man at the Zoo who pos
 sessed this faculty in a greater degree
 than he knew One Sunday afternoon q
 Hon broke from his cage. The keeper seized him by the mane and cuffed and kicked him back to his den as if he had
 been a donkey. When the door of the cage slammed to upon the lion light
 seemed to break in upon the keeper and-he swooned.
 ] Barnum once had cage of five fierce
 lions valuable from the fact that no man dared to enter their den There came to the show one day a big German, who was engaged to assist in keeping the cage tidy. Soon he was missed, and sub l dued mutterings and roarings from the | Hons quarters directed a search in that l direction. There was Hans in the cage | sweeping merrily. The "untamable" lions covered in a corner, and when Hans wanted to sweep there he calmly "shooed' them out of the way with his broom. No flock of sheep could have been handled with greater contempt. The | manager besought the German to come out-he would be eaten alive. Hans went | on whistling and sweeping, and came out when he was ready, unscathed. It did I not suit the 'bill' of his masters, but he had tanned the untamable quintet at the | first attempt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
PIN FOR AUTOMOBILE VEIL.
New Diamond colIarettes and Latest
 Models in Bracelets.

From the Jewellers Circular Weekly.
 Fashions latest fad is the veil pin' some are convex, and thus we'll shaped tor fastening flat the stylish circular veil pr the automobile veil. Fancy bars dragon flies. arrows and swords are among designs seen, the pins being longer than those used for stocks
 Very beautiful are the diamond col arettes now so highly favored and new patterns in close effects show eonVen- tional designs of fancy bar arrangements that are dignified in character. very graceful are the open designs, and hap py medium is shown in diamond bows connected to form an inch wide band.
 costly collar in clo5e diamond net work Is punctuated with round pearls and displays an elaborate oval ornament carried out in diamonds at the throat. Other collars show festoons of leaves on ! netlike ground or elegant bar patterns In a variety of designs that challenge the admiration of the beholder.
 The furor for bracelets results in ex- tremes. so to speak, as to width. For the girl who affects the tall. sveite style there Is the slightest of gold chains, with diamond heart as a charm, or the narrowest of diamond bracelets.
 Rose gold is employed in new models in wide bracelets, handsomely chased and set with gems. Gold braid is simulated in half-inch bands, with the bracelet catch under rosette formed of the braid, and many other novel styles are shown.
 Not only in small, open face chatelaine watches. but in large watches, very thin, flat models are shown.
 A handsomely chased openwork border, surrounding an oval in Roman gold with diamond in the center, forms novel pattern in sleeve links.
 Some little travelling clocks in folding leather cases. prettily lined with red or green silk plush. are shown in plain and fancy shapes of onyx, silver and silver gilt.
 Some new golden pocketbooks are in perfectly plain, bright gold.
 rather odd glove box finished in green leather, has a hunting scene In color on the top
 One large marquise shaped diamond or naments a diamond studded hoop in a striking ring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
POULTRY ON THE FARM.

From the Planters Journal.
 Within the memory of middle aged peo- pie. the average egg capacity of hens on
 the farm was about two clutches, say
 twenty-five or thirty eggs per year. At
 that time the chickens were provided
 with some sort of covering in which to
 roost, but they were generally left to
 choose in this respect for themselves,
 whether under a barn shed or in some tree.
 They were sometimes thrown a handful
 or so of corn, especially if the ground
 was covered with snow, but they were
 too often left to hustle for themselves and to depend upon what they could f1lch from the pigs and from horse troughs Sometimes the farmer would feed his hogs after nightfall to avoid the annoyance of chickens.
 About the only care observed in breed
 ing was an occasional exchange of roost-
 CTS with some neighbor.
 There has been considerable change for the better, but old time practices have
 not entirely died out. But thanks to the efforts of standard bred poultry breeders there is some improvement as shown by
 the last census which placed the annual yield per hen at seventy eggs.
 The most profitable hen is the one that drops the most eggs, especially during
 
 at their highest price.
 The great majority of poultrymen will unqualifedly recommend pure bred poul- try for the purpose, but as The Planters Journal wishes. above all things, not to mislead, it will have to insist upon the condition that the pure breds, to be pre- ferable must be of a good laying strain. Otherwise the ordinary farm fowl, styled indifferently mongrei, barnyard or dung hill may be more profitable than regular
 standard breeds.
 We do not wish to be understood as undertaking well bred fowls; far from it; neither are we to be regarded under
 rating good performers of no particular breeding Nor must the reader lose sight of the fact that farm poultry, kept for | utility-and not for show nor as fancy breeders, Is In under discussion. It Is entirely practicable to substitute l good layers in place of indifferent per | formers on the farm in two or three years by quasi natural selection. The surest method of selection of good layers l in the flock is by means of trap-nests
 but most farmers will not take this trou- ble Therefore they will have to trust l to close observation during the day by some member of the family who has 1 the time to devote to it. By this means l the steady layers can be noted and ,penned | to themselves with a cock of a well re- l cognized laying family It will be well | to remember however, that to be entirely | safe, In saving eggs with which to be- 1 gin the improved strain, about three weeks should elapse after the hens have | been separated from general flock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
Cotton Growers Will Stand roether.

Montgomery, October 15.-At a mass meeting of the cotton growers of Mont
 gomery county here, the determine ton of the farmers to hold the staple for a minimum price was made evident. Speakers alleged that the growers were defrauded by speculators in the manipula- ton of a fictitious market, and the neces- sity for concerted action on the part of the producers was urged. Plans were inaugurated for the erection of an ex- tensive warehouse in this city for the storage of cotton, and s1100 was sub scribed as nucleus for the carrying out of the scheme. The present warehouse system in private hands was condemned,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
Southern Railway Co.
Schedule in Effect July 2s. 1905.

oCnCuuiC III GuCSt Sdts Eot iooos Trains leave Birmingham as follows. GAO a. m.-No. ss. for Atlanta, Washing ton.. Baltimore. Philadelphia, New York and the East. Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Car. Birmingham to New York. Dining car. Birming- ham to Atlanta 6.20 a. m.-No. 19, for Montevallo. Ma plesviile, Selma and way sta tons.
 12.26 D. m.-No. s5. for Columbus. West Point. Winona. Greenwood and creenville; also Sheffield and Flor and North Ala bama points.
 $40 D. m.-No 15, for Cordova, Oakmau Corona and way stations; also Blossburg 5:45 a. m.--No. 22 for Anniston. Heffin and way stations. also Rome, Ga. s:5o D. ms-No. 3s for Atlanta, Charlotte. Richmond. Washington. New York and the East. Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Richmond. Va. 4:05 p.m.-No. 2, AnnIston. Atlanta and way stations: also for Jack sonvile, and all Florida points also Talladega. Ala. Pullman sleeping car Birmingham to Brunswick. Ga i0:20 D. m.-No si. for Columbus. West Point Winona. Greenwood and Greenvi'.e. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to Greenvilie. l0:35 D. m--No 21 for Selma. Mobile and way stations. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mngnam to Mobile II :3o D. m.-No 9S. for Atlanta, Anniston and way stations. Pullman Sleeping Car, Birmingham to Atlanta. Sleeping car can be occupied at Union station s:3O D. m.
 For detailed information and sleeping car reservations apply passenger office. Morris Hotel Building. Telephone 067 Bell and SIT Peoples.
 J. N. HARRISON. Dist n~ss. Aet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
A Serious Mistake.

It is a serious thing to neglect your heart.
 The moment you detect any weakness or irregularity, such as short breath after exercise, palpitation, fluttering, weak or hungry spells, pain in breast, side or shoulder, or uneasiness when lying on left side, you should take Dr. Miles Heart Cure; it rarely ever fails to relieve all these symptoms.
 If not promptly restored. chronic heart disease soon de- velops, and then it only remains for some sudden strain to com- pletely exhaust the heart.
 Thousands of hopeless cases have been cured, and if you do not try it, 1t will be the great est mistake of your life.
 sss sssan in saay vs4y bad RT d1nd %lff tion. I had stomach trouble. with severe distress after eating. My heart hurt me, and I had shortness of breath, palptation. My pulse was irregular. and my feet, ankles and hands were swollen. Every month at regular periods I had severe pain. l wrote Dr. Miles Medical Co.,, and they advised me to take Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine and Heart Cure. l soon noticed an improvement, and I continued the medicine until I was completely cured. I feel like a diff ferent person. In fact I have not felt 70 well for 20 years"
 MRS. ALEXANDER WILSON,
 5000 Egrace St.. Richmond. Va.
 Dr. Miles Heart Cure is sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first bottle will benefit. If 1t falls he will refund your money.
 Miles Medical Co.,, Elkhart, Ind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
GOOD MORNING, ANT TT
 CHILLY?

Not at all If you have a small Gas Heater. Burned an hour in the morning, at nominal cost, it will take the chill out of the air and make the house comfortable. See the Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company, they can tell you all about them. Phone 5, Exchange l8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
WEEKLY AVERAGES
 OF CLEARING HOUSE
DECREASE IN CASH FAILS TO COR. RESPOND WITH ESTIMATED CHANGE IN THAT ITEM-LOANS SHOW CONTRACTION.

New York, october 15.-The statement of averages of the clearing house banks of this city for this week was as follows:
 Loans. s1,oso 2s4,SoO; decrease. s2s. 45s. 600.
 Deposits, s1.Oa6, l57. 600; decrease, sSs, 1O4100
 Circulation, S54,155,s 500; increase, si3,4
 Legal tenders. s74, 79S, 100; increase. sIS5,- 50o
 Specie, s191 1852 .1o0; decrease, S3,os6.5Oo.
 Reserve, s266, ,75o, 800; decrease, $2,sSo, 800.
 Reserve required s256,5S9, 400; decrease. SS,276.o25.
 Surplus, s1o.211, 400; increase, s5.925. .225.
 Ex. U. S. deposits. s12, ,s2s, ,S25; increase, s5,9sS.775.
 New York, october 15.-The Financer this week says:
 The official statement of the New York associated banks last week showed a de- crease in cash that failed to correspond with the change in this item, which was estimated upon the basis of the traceablc movements in money, the latter indicat- ing more or less important gains. There was a decided contraction in loans, and a material decrease in deposits and conse- quently in reserve requirements, which resulted in an important gain in surplus reserve.
 One notable feature was an excess of $4126, TOO in the total of loans compared with deposits. The cash loss was S2.350, 800, this was surprising because the prelimi- nary estimates showed a gain on the interior bank movement, and the receipts of gold from abroad contributed to an augmentation of the bank cash.
 The discrepancy may have been due to the fact that payment for S2,6Oo,00O Of the foreign gold was not made until Friday, and therefore only one-sixth of the sum was counted in the statement. Deposits were reduced $33 104, 100, and the resulting reserve requirements were decreased $S,- 276o25. Deducting this from s2, ,35O. 800 loss of cash, as above, leaves s5925,225 as the increase in surplus reserve to 1o.2l1, 400 Computed upon the basis of deposits less those of sS, ,4735o0 public funds, the surplus is SIP, ,329S25
 Loans were decreased $29, 456, eco, mak- ing the contraction since August ,, $115.- SS9, 400; in this interval cash has been re- duced $40, CAT, ,35O and deposits s173, ,5S7 300 The daily average of bank clearings was $291, ,0o0, ,000 against $341 ,0o0,000 in the pre- vious week. Clearings reported on Sat urday re1ectng Fridays business were $300, ,195, ,971.
 Comparisons of changes in loans by h. dividual banks show that nine insttu- tions contracted this item by 26 2-5 mil lions net four of these showing a de- crease of g millions; eight banks re duced cash by 1 2-3 millions net.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
NOTICE

Special cars will be run to the Fair Grounds every afternoon, beginning at 4 o'clock. They will be mark ed: "Fair Grounds" Birm- ingham Railway, Light & Power Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16
WANTED

20 Laborers, steady work, at $l. 10 per day and car fare. Apply Traffic Manager of Birmingham Railway Light 6E Power Company, 1900 1st Ave.
 Birmingham Railway Light & Power Company. Phone 20, Exchange l0