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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02

over in Mississippi a negro was lynch
ed the other day for carrying a conceal
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The pleasing information is out that we
are to have few mannish girls this spring.
IT'S we'll What is the use of girl being
one If she is going to act like man?
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Fleeing HIS RELATIVES.
Fourfiushing when a boy, they say
Stole Aunt Nary's jam.
Now he holds an office and
Robs his Uncle Sam.
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE TIMES

ID weapon. Before long It won't be safe
81 the colored citizens of Mississippi to
5ehture out after dark.
A lady kleptomaniac stole a silk shirt
yaist and hid 1t in her stocking so that
could not be detected Now everybody
wants to know.
reformed politician is now making
n honest living by playing a bagpipe
nd telling stories in vaudeville
Because of my broad instinct of good
nature which has prompted me to do so
much for this cause" said Mr.. Cromwell
explaining why he served the repub-
C Of Panama as financial agent. Is this
sarcasm or case of blind horn-blowing7
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She had no mother to guide her
But did not feel the loss.
Since father steered the good ship Bess
Out where the pillows toss.
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When you see two or three persons
eagerly scanning a paper-bound book held
by a man in the center of the group don't
Jump to the conclusion that they are
looking up a word in pocket dictionary.
They are reading the new DOPE BOOK
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"Aphasia" is now figuring in di-
yOrce suits
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1t must be a great experience to snub
a millionaire philanthropist as the good
citizens of Bath did when Carnegie ten
dered them a public library
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A DEAD ONE.

The call of the diamond is heard
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Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. post
office as second-class matter under act
Of Congress March 5, 1873
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magnates mysterious disappearance
when wanted by process servers was
the "cutest thing" he ever did. He
probably thinks well of everything
Rockefeller does.
The Japanese will hereafter sit on
chairs In order to lengthen their legs.
The Russians do not see why they
want longer legs.
A bishop says that women are not
to be relied upon as judges of morality
Who does he suppose will do the judy
ing now?
------s------
The Mayor of Rochester. n. Y, has
forbidden girls to meet actors at the
stage door. That is why girls leave
home.
The Sultan at Fee becomes more
calm the more the deadlock at Al.
geciras is confirmed and established.
How does Roosevelt and Tillman
strike you for 1902" asks the Annis-
ton Hot Blast Like ton of brick.
The elevator in New York's forty
story skyscraper should be inspected
at least once every five years.
The New York Press club is the
richest in the world and about the
noisiest individually.
Cromwell and Taft are digging the
canal, and Cromwell is in everything
at or near Panama.
That soft, popping sound you hear is
four insurance companies withdraw
ing from Missouri.
Congressman Bannon of Ohio has
been renominated. He is a still men,
Der of the House.
The southern negro may thank his
lucky stars that he doesn't live in
Springfield, o.
The wild geese who are flying north.
ward are in haste to begin their sum-
mer vacation.
The insurance agent may be elm
mated, but his persuasive force cannot
be modified.
This Is spring month, and in
spring a young girls fancy turns to
new hat.
The Armstrong report is not too
drastic from the policy holders point
of view.
----s--------
What is needed at Algeeiras is a
large importation of Portsmouth mos
quitoes.
Cromwell confesses to the unique
distinction of having too much money
H. H. Rogers is now trying to live
down reports about failing health.
The big dry dock is not sailing up to
the reputation of It's namesake.
The Longworths went to see where
papa fought in Cuba.
DR.. Wiley has poor opinion Of mod
ern food products.
"Aphasia" is now figuring in d.
vorce suits.
81 L..
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culation department
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FEW o 0 IN PARIS.
Bereaved Women Easily Consoled, Ac-
cording to Statistics.

According 10 statistics, Partisan
widows are about ten times more eas-
ily consoled than Partisan widowers.
Out of 1907 derelict ladies'. on whom
statisticians keep an eye after their
husbands demise, only three were left
still alone and mourning after IL
months had passed by. out of 2,2I0
widowers, 81 remained unconsoled, or
had had enough In one go at the lot
terry. Some 14S had not the grace to
wait until the year was out to re-
marry; 62S did wait a year, but took
second wives Immediately afterward.
All those who married again had done
1t before three years had gone by.
Apparently, II a wldower a wait
three years, he is safe and falls into
the minority, which, in this case, was
81 of those for whom once was
enough.
After divorce, on the contrary, the
women are much more shy than the
men about entering the bonds again.
Out OF III women whose marriage had
been dissolved, 70 still shrank from
trying the experiment again after
nine years had elapsed. Out Of sos
men 100 married again as soon an
they possibly could-lmmediately aft
err the decree became absolute. All
those who did not make a fresh start
In wedlock had done so within two
years from their divorce.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
THE STORY.

DALAK, king Of the Moabites. was
ID in sore trouble. For days and
nights now he had neither eaten nor
slept, for not one but scores Of mes
sengers had come in haste to his pal
ace during the past month with alarm
ing stories of a strange and terrible
people who had come out Of Egypt
and were sweeping the inhabitants of
the land before them.
At FIRST he had received the reports
with disdain, declaring that the
mighty men Of Moab were able to
withstand such enemies, but as the
reports grew more alarming and he
had been informed fully as to the
fearful destruction OF the Amorites, a
fierce and powerful people to the
south of his domain, his confidence
had quite deserted him. In his anx-
iety he had gone out to one Of the
high mountains overlooking the place
where Israel lay encamped, and as his
eyes took in the great stretch of tents
and noted the military precision and
order with which the camp was laid
out, he found little to reassure him.
THAT is their tabernacle" replied
an attendant In response to his query
as he pointed to the square'shaped
tent in the center Of the camp. And
it Is there their God is said to have
His dwelling place, and that cloud
which you see lowering above the
tabernacle is the visible presence OF
their God. The people through whose
country they have passed told me that
1t is this cloud which has led them all
the way from Egypt, and has given
them victory over their enemies"
How strange and mysterious 1t
seems" responded the king, as a
superstitious SILVER passed over him,
1T looks almost Ike a thing OF life
as 1t sways there above the taber-
nacle."
Fascinated, seemingly, by the sight,
the king long stood there watching.
The sun sank to rest and the darkness
settled down in the valley and then
crept up the mountain towards where
they stood.
"See!" he cried, excitedly, ut CLOVIS
now as though the great sun has gone
to rest in its bosom. Surely we can
not hope to prevail against a people
whose Cod visits them In such might
and power. What shall we do? What
shall we do?"
And the king in his distress and
fear wrung his hands, and paced up
and down, the while keeping his eyes
upon the cleaning pillar in the dis
ance. It was the only thing now Wis
tble in the valley below. save the faint
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Household HELMS.

If freshly cleaned tiles are rubbed
over with ~paraffin they will keep clean
for a long while.
A few drops of lemon juice added
to scrambled eggs while cooking vii
improve them.
To remove fly sDecks from var
nished surfaces use equal parts o.
water and skim milk warmed.
Discolored china baking dishes car
be made as clean as when new by rub
bling them with whiting.
Try sharpening the scissors by at
tempting to cut a large darning needle
for a few minutes.
Glass which has become dusty mus
be thoroughly busted off before 1t Ii
cleaned in any other way.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Bouchee,

Here is a recipe for one of the deli.
cacies of the season. Roll out some
puff paste about a quarter of an inch
thick, cut out-by means of a round
paste cutter-as many rounds as are
required, place them in a baking sheet,
and mark the center of each round of
paste with a smaller cutter. Brush
over with beaten yolks of eggs, and
bake for 20 minutes in a fairly hot
oven. Remove the lids, scoop out
some of the soft part of each patty
and fill them with minced chicken
mixed with enough white sauce to
moisten the mixture, Replace the
lids, dish up, and garnish with fried
parsley. If this is done with care 1t is
not difficult, and 1t would be a strange
palate that did not find it delicious.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

The music and the dance went on;
the stars glowed out of the dark
canopy and now and then Carriage dis.
charged a column of white, hot fame.
Then a discovery was made by a pair
of promenaders. The stricken hacen.
dado was released and the military
gentlemen mounted In hot haste.
Ten thousand pesos for the brlgand
Moreno, dead or aliye!'
so cried the lord Of San Jose valley
as he climbed into the saddle on his
great bIs k stallion and led the way.
A like reward had been standing
against the bandit captain by federal
warrant since he had relieved the
bank at Alajuela some moons back,
and there were In addition captaincies
and colonelships galore for the sub.
alterns who crossed swords with him
and lived.
Under the tropic heavens, through
the perfumed foliage, into the wild
mountains rode the rescuers, three.
hundred strong. Fiercely In the
van Numbered the black steed of
the hacendado, his riders mind
considering the most appropriate
punishment for the malefactor.
The laws merclful prescription OF
rife balls before breakfast was
ridiculously inadequate. The faggots
or boiling oil seemed a better remedy,
yet scarcely measuring up to the ext
gency. He would consult the monks,
who had read up on the inquisltion,
and perhaps an Ideal method might
be suggested.
AS the ascent grew sleeper the party
deployed. De Gomara and his retinue
keeping straight ahead, turned sudden.
ly into a roadway cut into the side Of
the mountain. Across the abyss was
Moreno and his fantastic crowd Of
outlaws lined up as II waiting. Camilla
sat on the saddle in front OF her cap
tor. De Gomara. with a cry Of rage,
raised his carblne. The bandit held
up his right hand.
Senior de Gomara," he said, at
would be a pity to slaughter a hundred
good men when two will SUFFICE
The hacendado understood.
80 be It," he returned; you on
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

CAMILLA
: BY EDGAR WHITE 8
BY EDGAR WHITE
Copyright, 1906, by Daily story Pub. Coz

that side and | on this til one shall
die
Moreno "dIsmounted and gently rs
sisted Camilla to alight, He indicated
a safe place for her to stand and
walked down the read bordering the
chasm on his side. 1t was agreed that
a captain in the pursuing party should
count. The bandit stepped boldly out
in the center of the road. He was a
magnificent figure when he threw his
long black coat on a rock and began
examining his carbinc. From his tall
black hat a crimson plume threw a
sinister shadow In the morning sun
light. His face was strong and rugged
Ike a soldiers that had seer service,
but his voice, though clear, was soft
and musical lie was a typical bandit
of sons and story, plying his danger
Gus trade In the sombre mountains
Of the isthmus. smiling at smartly
dressed soldiers and their niCkcl.plated
guns,
No one could tell Just how 1t hap
penod. or when, but ut the last count
the two Carblues spoke simultaneously
and Camilla sank at the feet Of the
brigund chief with a bullet In her
breast. De Gomara's right arm was
perforated by the ball from the enc
my's detected weapon. With a strange
cry, Moreno stopped and lifted the
stricken girl. Then he looked across
the gorge,
"A truce, gentlemen" he said; II
lady's hit. will Senior de Gomara
please come over? My mel will guide
him and protect him"
Moreno walked down the narrow
cliff roadway and then disappeared In
a rude shanty on the mountain side.
When the hacendado entered a few
minutes later he saw the brigand on
his knees beside the cot. the dying
girls arms around his neck. Her eyes
were looking into his with pathetic
devotion,
"They made me do II, my dear
Moreno" she murmured; thou wilt
forgive poor Camilla, who v
ceased to love tlee?"
The brigand run his hand through
the tawny tresses and whispered some
thing no one else heard. The dark
eyes smiled; then closed forever. For
a moment or two the hunted man
knelt with bowed head. Then he arose
and looked into the face Of the n
with whom he had fought.
Her last words were Of love and
forgiveness" he said, with a curious
trembling Of the voice. Il imagine
she mistook me for you
The hacendado's eyes frightened.
Heaven be praised" he exclaimed;
II feared she loved you
Not likely" returned Moreno. with
affected carelessness. Il had beard
of her in-in a general way~-that's all.
Her dust Is yours"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

His eyes make no attempt to con-
ceal his admiration Of the beautiful
young thing as she enters the parlor.
Indeed, he does not want them to.
"You are positively queenly,' he de-
clares, enthusiastically.
An offended expression to
her face.
"Queenly? she asks, disdainfully.
"Yeg; you are a veritable queen In
appearance"
Haughtily she bids him leave.
But why?' he inquired, amazed.
"Oh, nothing. I'm a queen In ap-
pearance, am /? Well, I happened to
look over a lot Of magazine pictures or
different queens and Processes TO-
day, and II you think ! look like them
it's time for you and me to be
strangers."--Life.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

She was such a little thing. and SO
used to bow her tawny head at the
%caprtCes OF earth, air and sky, that
nothing IA further from her parents
minds than her reluctance when the
lord of San Jose valley Condescended
to ask his hard-working poems for
their daughter. Just why Camilla's
glowing. black eyes should flush with
tears instead OF shine with delight at
the great honor was beyond the di.
vtnatiOn Of the star readers, and she
never told. The marriage of the
daughter meant the liberty Of the par.
ents. The big hacendado had worn
1t, He was a good man and would
keep his word Camilla knew that.
The prelado who was to perform the
ceremony had called 10 congratulate.
He told her any maiden IN the prov.
ince would be rightly proud to win
the love Of de Gomara, and left her
quite dutIiul.
The wedding was a fine affair,
Looking like some glorious bird of
the tropics. the little bride smiled
swectly beside her lordly husband and
extended n soft white hand 70 we'll.
wishing friends, Military men from
the Alaiuela mountain garrison
formed a fair proportion Of the guests,
and their smart uniforms blended
artistlcally in the sparkling panorama
unlnp tho nhnplDlIaru
The perfume Of rare flowers. the
~ianguOrous melodies of CASTLE and the
subtle magnetism of bright eyes that
outshone their own diamonds chased
the glad hours away. In groups of
two to ten the guests were scattered
about the verandas and the softly
lighted lawns, As they walked side
by side under the shadow of the date
palms the young husband was gently
breathing the story of his first love
TO the Starlit face beside him. In
words of boyish enthusiasm he
sketched the rose.strewn way along
the velvet path of life. She listened
as a glad child, and for answer raised
her warm, trembling lips to his, A
tall streak of fire shot out from the
sullen mouth OF Carriage volcano.
ITS the birth of love- murmured
the adoring husband; ITS a good
omen. sweetheart"
Camilla assented, her coral lips
showing the white gems beneath.
They had reached the far end of the
lawn, where de Gomara stopped and
raised his hand to the ~stardecked
heavens.
May thy richest blessings"
Quicker than the stealthy action Of
. tiger two dark-eyed men came out
OF the shadows and. leaping upon the
haeendado, gagged him and bound his
hands. Then as swiftly and as noise
lessly they gently picked up Camilla
and gently passed her across the
hedge, where a sinister crew Of dark
figures awaited, like vampires of the
swamps,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

FABLE FROM NATURE.

A nightingale wooed. IN n garden green,
The loyelIcst rose that ever was seen,
And he sang for her, with his wilding art,
The tremulous plant Of a wlstful heart
Dearest nightingale" said the little rose
"such q wonderful gift you songs dis
close. -,
That ! long for this world to share with
me
The magical charm Of your melody"
The nightingale thrilled with a joyous
pride.
As he few to the tree-tops far and wide
And plaintive and tender and sweet ne
sang,
Till the whole green earth with his praises
rang.
But the rose no echo nor tldings knew,
And paler and Trailer each day she grew
Yet, bravely she answered the jeerihg
rain .
NAY, hush! for my love win come baek
again.
when the first wild Joy CT his song wa'
spent.
The nightingale back to the garden went
Dear rose. I have brought you ms
fainc!' he said.
Eut no answer came-for the rose wa
dead.
Charlotte Becker, In Puck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
SERMoNETTE.

, Balaam is one of the strange,
, inconsistent characters we find
!, in the Bible. Although not a
] Hebrew, but a dwellcr among
! the heather, yet In tome way
) which Scripture does not reveal
, he was possessed Of a certain
; knowledge Of the n true God.
I The most important question
) which arises In connection with
I Balaam is: Did he live up to
} the light that he hadf BY this
s question we may measure the
} man, and perhaps discover why
I he presents so weak, so miser-
able a picture and pIunges at
! last upon the very swords of the
} people of the God In whom he
{ believed.
} There Is no evidence to show
! that 1alaam, enlightened with a
; knowledge Of the true God,
! SOUGHT 10 'e' INC "s"' s'''e ~"
{ win the people among "nom ne
! dWelt from their heathenism. In
{ fact, we hnd 70 inc contrary,
! for II Is certain that he debased
s MS kno"'eo9e OF '"e 'roe oo''
} and his nrl''iant atta'hmeh's,
s tranek'ne IN tnem o 'ne so'a
} ana FAVOR OF Kings.
s HOW dep'orao'e 10 the cono''
: oon OF the sou' 'hat yves o up
5 to the privilege OF ''s ''ant' 'h''
; reduces everything 10 1nc cur
5 reney OF tn's "or'u' ana 10 COW
: tent TO a"el' on inc 10" piano
5 OF the merely sensual anu ''""
I pora'.
5 sa'aam kne" INC true ooo'
I but there we're Some 'n'"ss NC
J cared nor TOT 'ian u 'ue
( eou' no" ''0 -
) tudes IN the wor'o .o'oay' ,ney
: nav knowledge OF INC "ue aou
) ana yes 'ney p'e'e '
: apart from eoos peop'e' '"ey
) eovet the tn'nss OF INC "o'''
I ana s,ao'y receive w "se
5 and tribute OF 'ne Peop'e o. INC
: woria'
; u was 1a'aa"s "'"''S"
= and not COOS gT2ClOu5T,CSs
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
Common Sense Cold Cures.

Look out for the coming of colds.
Several common-sense dealings may
ward away the microDe. Battle the
feet In hot water and drink a pint Of
hot lemonade. Then sponge with salt
water and remain in a warm room.
Or, battle the face in hot water every
five minutes for an hour, Or, sniff up
the nostrils hot salt water every three
hours, Or. inhale ammonia or men
thol. Or, take four hours active exer.
else in the open air. Sixthly, "a hours
in bed is said to be able to break up
the severest cold.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02
OF BLANKETS.
SPECIAL TREATMENT EECES-
sARY FOR BEST RESULTS.
Done in the Right Way, No House
keeper Need Dread the APP
proach of the Regular Day
for Washing.

As the immortal stump orator re
marked, We have blankets in our
cwadles, blankets in our twibs, blan'
kets in our four-posters," and having
blankets SO prevalent" it behooyes
us to keep them clean.
Now, many otherwise excellent
housekeepers dread the annual blan-
ket washing simply because they I'M
derstand little or nothing of the art
of blanket securing. as the Scotch
call it.
They usually resort to DIE or the
other of the two very bad methods,
and either send the blankets to a pub
lie laundry, where they may be made
white and clean, but will certainly
shrink, or they have a washerwoman
in, who upsets the whole household,
washes the poor blankets very badly,
and leaves them hard to touch, very
grmy to behold, and some sizes small
er than they ought to be.
Require individual Care.
Now, If one lives in the country,
where a garden, or field, or good dry,
ing ground is close by an excellently
appointed laundry, a big annual orgie
of blanket washing may be advan'
tageous, though Il hae me doots'
about that.
To the ordinary housewife, who has
neither the space nor the appliances
nor the necessary number of servants,
1t is a far wiser plan to send one blan'
ket to the wash every week, or two
if the washing is a light one, and it
is always necessary only to wash one
at a time, otherwise blankets shrink.
They cannot be treated en- masse
as linen or cotton things are, but
must be done speedily and thorough
ly, and dried on a fine hot day, out OF
doors, but not in the hot sun.
Right Kind Of Lather.
A war; soap hther must be pre-.
pared from soap jelly made the day
before. and a little ammonia, either
lump or liquid, must be added to this,
and the blanket allowed to soak for
about a quarter of an hour to extract
the grease. Then 1t must be kneaded
and squeezed until the dirt is all loos'
ened, and, if necessary. put through
two, and even three, fresh fathers,
The next process is rinsing, which
must be done in warn water, and II
no soft water has been ~obtainable, a
little ammonia to each rinsing water
is a great advantage.
When rinsing is over it Is impor'
,tant that folding should be eve and
exact, and then the wringing through
a machine will act as m~angling also.
Shaking well after rinsing, and then
pegging carefully to clothes lines in
the open air, and shaking occasionally
by two persons while drying, are the
final processes, except the last and
final stretch between two persons
after they are quite dry, in order to
keep them to their proper size.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-02

Every season brings at least one
popular color-this fall there are two,
royal purple and sage green. Neither
color is becoming to all women, but
it is to be feared that will make prec-
ious little difference. Only the wise
woman studies the effect Of colors and
clings to those which suit her color
ing. The reign of a particular color
does not trouble her an etom.