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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-29
Cooked Pendant Recipe for Mak-
 ing Candy.

Put O. pound of sugar into sauce pan, pour over 1t half cupful of water. Place over the fire and stir with q wooden spoon until the sugar Is dis solved. Then remove the spoon and stir 1t no more. When the syrup has boiled for five minutes pour a few drops into q bowl of cold water, and If 1t will form into a soft ball in your fingers the mix ture is ready to pour Into a shallow platter to cool. When cool beat with the wooden spoon. Add any havoring you may choose before beating. When the mass becomes white knead 1t q few mo- ments with the hands as you would knead dough- When smooth and pllnble the fondant Is ready for use in the mak- ing of many different kinds of toothsome candy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-29

The mammas-quite ns happy as the little ones-will serve them, and see to 1t that each little guest present has a fine time. And when at last the happy crowd starts homeward they will give Three cheers for May day, l906!' and sing to the tune of Yankee Doodle Dandy" the following blithesome ditty: Oh. grand May-day Is surely here!
 Oh, May-day Is n dandy
 We dance about the May pole gay,
 With ribbons that come handy.
 Dance about the May-pole gay;
 The dance that makes us merry!
 In-and-out, and roundabout,
 The while we all are cheer-ryl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-29

All girls love pretty, cosy rooms, and Au boys delight in comfortable ''dens." And as the springtime is the housecleAn- ing and decorating time of the year let the boys and girls of the family have q hand In arranging their own private apartments for the spring and summer months.
 If there arg heavy carpets on the floors of your rooms get them up and into the storeroom aB soon as the nrst warm weather comes to stay. With floor paint and brush give your hoors 6 nice cool color; dark g~y being 8 most de- siSable tone few light rugs prefer ably of matttns-may bs sosttsted about in front of louneA. dPssssr and writing desk. All heavy draper4ss should be taken from windQpp and deors and very airy ones of waS4xab3es nuda1a. scrim or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-29

Let the mammas select some pretty spot in the open, either on a private lawn or in an inviting little park, and there erect a May-pole for the little ones, all In white frocks and suits, gar landed In blossom, to dance their Merry May Dance to music gay about.
 And such a frolc 1t will be. the dane Ing in-and-out and roundabout among the ribbons these llttes lads and lassles.
 After the May-pole dance has been participated in the little ones will be bid den to another corner of the grounds, and there, to their joyous surprise, they will see spread on white clothes, which cover the green carpet, a dainty and appetizing picnic luncheon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-29

swiss be substituted. Wicker and ban- boo furniture Is always cool and artistic during the summer. and may be made cosy for winter by warm cushions and rugs. But let the cushions for summer use be cased in white linen. either em. broidered or plain, for silk and velvet. so cheerful to look upon when the snow falls without, gives an air of Euffoca ton when the temperature Is 90 in the shade.
 Above all things do not forget to have several pots of growing plants on your window iedges. Ferns and palms arc by upon and require very little trouble Cut howers-if you grow them in your own yArds-should be used in profusion. and there Is nothing more satisfying to the senses than large bouquets of wild fov- err in unique old vases. urns and bowls set about at every turn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-29

Or hide away inside the barn In old roan Nellie's stall. Hide behind the woodshed. Or in n clump of trees Hide down in the hencoop, Or hide just where you please. Then sit as quiet as little mice, For fear that you'll be found; For Tom and Bert and Mary Are hunting all around. And If they chance to spy you, You join their band 50 gay, And hunt the other children Who are still hid away. And so the hours of evening Between the day and night, Are given OCT to Hide and Seek. The children's dear delight.
 MAUD WALKER
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-29

The first day of Mayl Oh. what a de light! The time of all the year when the little folk find out-of-doors the sweet est There are the trees and shrubs all a-buddlng and a-leanng. Then are the earliest blossoms more sweet and more tender because of their first appearance since Miss Spring, all dressed in green. came and chased old Winter, all In white, away. giving them a chance to peep about and unfold their petals.
 And now the little folk must have a May Day party Their hearts are set upon 1t and they must not be dsnp- pointed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-29
Hide and Seek.

Hide and seek in the barnyard. Is the greatest game to play; Hide and seek for the children At the close of a summer day. Hide away in a corncrib.
 Or behind a stra w-stack tall;
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15

seems to have been successful. a large
barn being filed with practically one
solid cake of ice
The process Of freezing ice in this
way is as follows: A large ice house
Is built with two OF the opposite walls
hinged. allowing them to be opened
BY folding up during cold weather.
and closed during milder weather.
thus preventing the Ice from melting
To begin operations n number Of
strings are suspended from the raft
ers Al distances OF two or three feet
apart The strings hang down and
touch the floor. as shown in Fig. 1.
and the first cold night they are
sprayed with water. which forms large
ieseies reaching from the floor % the
TOP. As shown IN Fig = A quantity
Of ate Is then flowed into the ice
hoGse. as shown IN Fig }. and allowed
70 freeze
Wnez the zee Is one inch thick the
water Is pumped FROM underneath IL
AID flowed On top. as shown in zig
When the upper LAYER OF water has
frozen one inch the remaining water
i again pumped above the ice. leav-
ing An inch As before and adding
enough extra water TO compensate for
the inch that IS left each time. This
makes three surfaces exposed to the
weather. S shown in Fig 5 This
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15
Tne Case Of senas.

Considerable disparity OF opinion has
resulted from the presence Of an Afri-
can hushman pygmy hoy in a large
cage provided for monkeys in the
Bronx Zoo. New York The little Afri-
can. whose name is Otto Benga. visited
the St Louis fair. and. liking the coun-
try. came back with DR.. Werner. a trav-
eler. When he arrived there was diff.
fculty about providing lodging for him
Benga vas too wild for hotel life. even
AT the Astoria. and not being used to
civilization. required attentive guar
dianship. Finding that wild creatures
are made comfortable in the roo. DIT
Werner saw Director Hornaday. who
said he would take rare Of Benga. and
gave him quarters at the too. Benga
was happy there. but the colored Zap
tist Ministers conference took the
vieE that Benga a giving a eeg-ad
ing exhibition OF a human being in a
cage with apes. and appointed a com
mittee to do something about II
Benga. who speaks the Hotten,ot Ian
guage. vas then taken out Of the cage
saws the san Francisco Argonaut. and
has N to North Carolina. whers
Dr. Werner will send him to school
and qualify him 10 disclose even NOR
impressively than now how immeasur
ably far apart Is the lowest grade Of
human creature from the highest
grade Of ape
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15
War ara sociaI Eeonamx

War expenses in Europe absorb one
half % all the wealth created by pro
duefive labor. In the comparatively
Insignificant war Of England with the
Bo@rs. England lost =. $50 men and
sp@nt sI.fo0. O00 .000- Three hundred
and afty thousand men were with
drawn by her from productive industry
10 engage ii the destruction Of var.
Military expenditures in the United
States during the last eight years have
absorbed $500. coo. 0Oo. more than
enough TO pay the national debt and
dig the Panama canal War. then. Is
alarmingly expensive Unless indis
p~ensabIe as a e 81 preserving ma
tioaal integrity. says the International
Journal OF Ethics. the outlay is likely
10 exceed the income. But war. as a
rule. is not Indispensable. As a rule
its causes are trivial. Its object today
is usually commercial: It is vaged for
markets. War. therefore. is a phase
OF industrial competition. or il is rather
industrial competition writ large
Armies and navies are the effective in
struments for opening doors to BUSH
ness enterprise. Their employment
however, is the superlative example OF
social waste. The question Of their
increase or enlargement is a question
Of social economy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15
CHICKEN A "A KING
Favorise Dish Among the Epieures Of
New York

A favorite dish served In one Of the
popular hotels Of New York is chick.
en- a Ia king The recipe is as fol.
lows; Cut into small pieces the
white meat OF a cold roast chicken.
Make a ssuce with two tablespoon
fuls Of butter in a saucepan over the
fire. When the butter melts stir In
two haaping tsblespoonfuls Of -four,
which has been well sifted- When
the -four and butter are mixed TO a
cream pour in slowly 4 pint Of hot
milk. stirring constantly TO keep from
Jumping Allow the same { boil up
once: then add a tablespoonful Of
grated onion. a saltspoonful OF salt.
and the yolks OF two eggs Stir them
briskly through the sauce: add txo
truffes and two mushrooms cut in
small pieces and fried in butter. ore
sweet green pepper cut in shreds aft
er seeds have been removed. and a
generous tablespoonful % eape-
chopped. and Just 4 suggestion Of
grated nutmeg Last Of all. add TIE
chicken. stir all together. and Aliox
il 10 cook a minute Chicken a a
king Is usually served in a eha1nx
dish
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15
A Peculiar Rupture

used in connection With a two horse
power engine. under a pressure OF 50
to 50 pounds. ard this set OF nues
has been in only a year. The pho
tograph Is OF a part neal the center
Of one Of the latter.
The only explanation Of the pc
culiar rupture which seems appt-
cable. says Scientific American. ID
that it must have occurred from the
inward pressure Of the air when the
boiler had cooled sufficiently TO form
a vacuum The appearance would In
dictate that the scale had served TO
help Withstand the team pressure,
while against that from the outside II
offered little or no resistance.
The circumstances support this
theory as TO the cause. in that the
boiler was last fired on a very cold
evening. cooled OF rather more
quickly than usual. and was found
the next morning 10 leak freely.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15
TO CLEAN LACE CURTAINS.
Proper Drying the Most oinseuit Pan
Of the Operation.

First shake the curtains free from
dust and then wash them in warm
suds. squeeze gently so as not 10
break the meshes tn the lace and
wave up and down. Do not rub them
either with the hands or on a board
Boil. rinse. blue or yellow with coffee
IL they are ecru. starch lightly before
the ne begins q dry. then put in the
air Sunshine II conveniently and dry
as quickly as is possible Drying is
the most difficult part OF the cleans
ing. for each scallop in the curtain
should be pulled into shape and
pinned either TO a regular curtain
frame or on a sheet put on the floor.
for unless the rne and edges are
all stretched tau;. the curtains may
dry in crease and wrinkles that are
undesirable.
Dry cleaning is done with some
cleansing fluid. such as benzine OF
gasoline. that can be bought in any
paint shop or drug store.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15
FOR the BREAKFAST TABLE.
-~peeovers- Had Origin In Brain Of
Chinese Cook.

This recipe for popovers tame from
California. from Sam. a China boy
cook who always called this delicious
breakfast bread Jim Pops He used
TO bake them in stoneware cups. but
hot. butiered gen pans will answer
For n DOZEN Jim Pops allow four
eggs. one cup pastry -four. half a tea
spooafui salt and a pint rich milk.
Beat whites % the eggs 10 a stiff froth
With a sire cake whip. and set aside.
Beat the yolks with a Dover beaier
and add to them the milk. Sift to
ge;her a liberal pint OF -four and a
half teaspoonfui salt and beat the
milk gradually into II. still using the
Dover beaten. When the -four. milk
and egg from a stiff batter without
Jumps take out the beaten and grad
uaIly fold in the ssify beaten whites
Do not stir once with a circular mo
tioa after adding the whites. but In
corporate them in the mixture by
folding 50 as not 10 break down the
air cells in the beaten eggs Have
the cups well creased. pour in the
batter and bake threeduarters OF an
hour. in a moderately hot ovea. until
the purs are well popped and delicate
ly Drowned.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15

AMECM9
A MECHANICAL ICE HOUSE.
IN Which One Solid Cake Fills the
eyildine-Freexins by Natural Cold

The most remarkable ice house
event was the freezing in the house
itself of a single solid cake OF ice
the full size of the building The only
tools employed we're some pieces OF
string and a garden hose Cold
weather and 4 water supply with Al
leas, moderate pressure T also ee-
sentiaI. but all outdoor cutting. haul
inx. and storing are avoided. and. as
10 sarduSt is used. the ice comes
out clear and clean
Some three years z a mechanical
Ice house was patented. in which the
water was frozen inside the ice house
By a very rapid process. which will be
described later. In this process the
labor Of cutting and hauling Is OBJ
waited without the use Of powerful or
expensive machinery. Popular Ne
chanics suggests that this process has
never been carried further than the
experimental stage. probably owing
10 the fact that the winter following
It's invention was the severest in 10
years. Lake Michigan being frozen
from shore t. shore at that time. The
experiment. so far as conducted
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15
HOW DEBILITY SHOWS
And Why Or. WiHiams' Pink PIN.
Ars . Sesei6c for Dangerous
Pnysieaf Declines.

The symptoms of general debility vsr
according 10 the cause but weakness.
always present. q tendency to perspirs
and fatigue easily, ringing in the carr
sometimes black spots passing bafo-s
the ewes. weak back. vertigo. wakeful.
neSscanse,l BY inability to stop thinking
and unrefreshing sleep. The cause of
the trouble may be some drain on thu
system OF is may be mental OF physical
overwurk. sometimes insufficient nutri-
ton due TO digestive disturbance. In
the latter case there is generally a loss %
appetite and . coated tongue a. well A
general huguor and debility.
Miss Lais NJ Netxger.a stenoeraphs--
lvingat IL Mill street, WATERFOWL. NY
suffered for " . year from gene->I
debility. ..Is ascansed by ov-rStuav. a
she AVS, '-and I had no ambition. didn,
want % go anywhere. my food didns
taste good. / VIA run down. hfeles< and
l~istless- Itook medicines bus they failed
20 help me- Finally friends recuu-
mended Dr.. Williams Pink Pills % NV
mother and she goe some for me. / tonk
them for some time and was entirely
cured and have bad NO return Of "a.
trouble"
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills cure debility
because they actually make new. rcd,
rich blood, and as the blood carries
nourishmens to all the organs and tissues
Of the body. nerves as well As muscles,
the new blood stimulates the organs %
do the work that nature expects Of them
and normal health follows Not only
= this treatment sufficient 20 cure de.
biliry bor many severe nervous disorders
- well
The pills are sold by all druggists. q
will b. sent postpaid. on receips u price,
so cents per boz. SIX boxes $40. By th.
Dr.. Williams Medicine Co. Scheneo.
t>dy, y. Y. Send fer free diet book
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15

process Is continued until the ice
house is full. the lower part being
soon filled. as shown in Fig. s
To prevent the water from running
OF the edges. a wall of ice is formed
BY first stretching c~heesecloth all
around the edge and then spraying
with water. The object OF making the
ieieles is to support the large sheets
Of Ice. which would be unable to hold
the weight Of the water without he
use Of the ice columns.
When the ice house is full. the walls
are closed up tight until the ice is
wanted A small door Is then opened
and the ice is mined cut as wanted
the cracks between the layers greatly
facilitating the operation Of splitting
II up into symmetrical pieces of uni
form size
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15
JEWS ARE ACQUIRING LAND
In Europe They Hold 24s Times a.
Much as They Did 20 Years ACC.

The anti7Jew faction in Russia de-
clares that yer with the present re.
strictiOns the Jews have managed 10
acquire a large portion of land. for
which the following figures are quoted
in the Jewish magazine. the Menorah:
Within the Pale the real estate CT
the Jews advanced from $1,000 dessia.
tins in 1850 to las. 900 in 1870. $1,000
in 1850. So 900 in 1880. and to 1855.
600 in 1900.
In the kingdom of Poland the Jess
held 5000 d~essiatinz in 1850. $4,000
in 1870. $4,000 in 1850. 5S7. 900 in 1880
and 1.265.0oa in 1900.
IN European Russia outside the
Pale Jewish landholding is said to
have increased 34s times in 30 years
in the following proportion: In 1850.
5000 dessiatins; in ls70. 5000 dessia
tins: in 1850. $4,000 d~essiatins; in
1890. $4,000 dessiatins. and in 1900
745.000 dessiatins.
According 10 these statistics the
total holdings Of the Jews Throughout.
the Russian empire. which only
amounted to 10000 d~essiatins in 1860.
reached in 1900 the high figure of >.
5sl.O51 dessiatins. out of which the
Jews own as their property LAS. 900
dessiatins. while the remaining s35. 600
d~essiatins are rented by them as ten
ants.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15
THE PRICE
By FLORENCE S. THOMPSON


Pauline stared for an instant at the
glowing tip OF her cigarette. and then
went on; 4 had written IA a gfrlish
way for yearS-as you debut shat
did | knOw OF life and the meaning
II held. What did | know Of its pain
or she waited a long secoad-tts
JOY. know-now
Claudia laid a caressing hand fcs
An instant on Paullnes cheek and
waited for this mood TO pass
Do you remember my nrst book,
At the Close OF the Day Claudia
nodded.
That was the price received for
my babies
oh. Pauline. | did not know. Dear
heart. don't tell me any more. and
Claudia. With tears in her voice. you'd
fain have esorciEed the demon oil
memory she had evoked. But Paul
inc went on relenilessly:
The other-the book that wen,
into edition after edition
L know. interrupted Claudia;
Across the Fears. was the price
Of Pauline moistened her dry lips
and the cigarette crumbled into gray
ashes in her trembling fngers-"my
husbands infdelity." Claudia r-.-~.t,
e~ntreating fingers on Pauline's lips
Don't. my child. she said. sud
denly years older than the world
weary woman But Pauline drew the
hand away.
He had grown tired Of me. you
know. after awhile. I saw. | tried
TO win him back | was kind when
he grev-csreless- tried toto IN
derstand. and ! forgaye him his
weakness because | thought he still
loved me love and fidelity in mans
code Of honor. of course not being
synonymous terms But he did not
care. and when | saw hat my for
giveness was a bore rather than 9th
ervise. there a nothing left 4 do
but TO give him the freedom he
crayed
She was smiling again. a smile that
broke Claudia's heart to see.
Tell me. Claudia. she said. sud
denly. would YOU change with me
now-would you give up the husband
and baby to be Pauline Courtney
rrevor-the celebrity
"Oh. no. no." and Claudia sobbed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15
HOW TO LEVEL oIIsToNE-
Method by Which the Prime conditioo
OF Stone Can BE Restored.

For use in properly truing up oil
stones a block of cast iron one n
one-half inches thick, nine inches
wide and IL inches long. with a pro-
iecting ledge one-hah inch wide and
one-hah inch high on n side. this
to keep the block from slipping when
on the bench Plane the block IN
true on both sides and the three
edges. says the Patternmaker. and
place on the bench convenient to sink
water: also provide coarse and ans
emery powder.
To true up an oilstone or slip
place a small quantity Of the coarse
emery powder in the middle of the
block. pour on a little xater and rub
the oilstone back and forth until its
surface In level: then repeat the oper.
alton. using fine emery powder With
water. To true the round side of ,
stone. and preserve its original
radius. turn the stone while rubbing
This method viii entirely remove
all the glaze. so Objectionable in oil.
stones. and leave a nice surface simi-
lar TO that obtained by grinding.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15
cirle cIe,he,rin Ian.

Clothespins hat have been boiled
for ten or fifteen minutes will out
last those that have not been sub
iected TO this process After using
~clothespins should not be left exposed
TO the air and dust. but put away
clean and dry. Many careless maids
have a senseless practice OF tossing
them on the ground when taking down
the clothes. To avoid this. make her
a elOthespin bed-ticking apron. with
a large pocket across the bottom Be
fore going out to hang or take in the
clothes. tie this about the waist, hay.
ing the pocket filed with pins when
going out. and instruct her to put the
pins directly in when taking down
the clothes In cold weather aching
fingers can be prevented BY heating
the pins in the owe Just before going
out TO hang the clothes
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-15
IN. hsrer 81 ire unsfern.

On several occasions soldiers and
sailors Of TIE United state have been
excluded from public places for no
other apparent reason thai that they
we-e tn uaiform In several case. the
var department or the navT depart
ment has come 20 the support % the
offended soldier OF sailor In one In
siznc a warrant oracer could not get
accommodation in a hotel The w
retary II the navy took the matter ~.
and the hotelkeeper was censured A
more recent case Is that % a sailor to
whom vas refused aamiftance 70 a
place Of amusement. solely on Ar
ouu % being ia the uniform 81 the
United States navy. He brought suit
AGAINST the proprietor. Rear Admiral
Thomas encouraged the suit. and the
president approved II In a published
letter. The president said that he
wished to make II plain that the uai-
form q the United States Is 10 BE- 70
SPECIFIED. and that the wearing Of 4; Is
a presumption IN favor % the eharae-
ter Of the a The presiden, also
suggested the other side % the matter
Nten h. r1id. II a maa misbehaves
then. no matter What uniform he
wears he should b dealt With accord
inEiy There Is a duty upon every
citiren 70 respect ,he uniform. SAYS the
Youths Couraaiou. and there Is also
a duty on every man In tire service 70
=%=l4In the dignity % the service 7;
may happen thar IN towus freGuentei
By sailors q soldiers the act % some
MAJ in uniform dis<rae~s his suit q
hcaoz Tie uext man who appears
wearing the same sign o. houor suffers
for the sin of his fellow The preSi
dent IS surely night in SAYING that our
enlisted men are a fine class Ind that
the Searer OK the uniform Is entitlet
70 respect so Ion= as he behaves hin
self ~decently. There is a double -
sponstbEiry on every one in the serv-
ice to behave as becomes a man. for
his Own sake and for the sake Of the
sign he bears.