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Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
The Stains Went.

Tie young man had sold Mrs Bean inc cake of stain remover the day be- fore When ae saw her enter the shop again he was unpIeasantiy impressed hv the look on her determined counte- nance.
 Didn't 1t take the stains from that shawl. madams" he asked quickly.
 T don't know whether it did or not" said Mrs Bean sternly. You told me t had got 10 he left out on the grass overnight and the stains would go. Nell. they've gone-with the shawl. And now l want to know what you propose to do about it, young man!"- Youths Companion.
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
Re Didn't Buy.

Among the older rank Of San Fran eiseans. says the Argonaut. there is q citizen eminent in the world of finance and liberal enough in all large ways who nevertheless is little near" when it comes to trifies He Is ready enough to accept those eourtesies which still mark the meetings and greetings of tue old style San Francis can. but he has rarely been kaowa himself to stand treat Recently be came upon a crohy lettering IS ii waiting for somebody. near the en= trance to q well known bar Hello Bob he said What are you doing heret" II MS an opportunity long de sired. and the gentleman addressed made the most of IL Well. John" h. replied, I'm just waiting round for somebody to come along and huy me a drink. AZ right" was the reply .I'll-I.li join you,''
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04

s.ns into a chair very rea in the fse. Dn5 evidently relieved of a gn.',t ,g..,,. tai load --'S-i
 Accounts for what
 hy ever since I ieft home I've oe2h fighting an Haaccoantatle desire 'o rasa up ta and shake hands vii, every d--d fo7l saw an the straat :, -San Francisco Argonaut
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
Burrs Fierce Retort.

Aaron Burr at one time attended q church In Albany where all the aris tocraey of the town was 10 be found on each Sunday Soon he fell into the practice of being late. and finally the wardens of the church asked the min ister to reprimand him openly. On the next sunday when Burr entered late as usual the minister stopped in the middle Of his sermon and said. 'Sir. l shall appear at the judgment seat against soun
 Burr gazed at him placidly and au. swered sir. in al my practice l have found that class of criminals that turns states evidence the most to be despised :" There were nc more public reprimands in that church.
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
A Game of Chance.

A GSHlS cI Shancc. The =helatetl husband carefully fin serted his key in the lock. slowly opened tue daar and entered the dart hallway on tiptoe Shutting the tool nolselessly behind him, he turned t fscend the stairs. when the form cl Is wife loomed up before him and h. started back
 "oh. ifs yen, dear2" he hlurtea smil ing guiltily And yon haven't retired forryiug about me! Really, dear. had h6 idea if was so late. I'm very sorry. but voa see he went on to ex plain. gaining confidence through his wife's silenee-''you see, dear, I be came so interested in little game oi whist that I didn't hear the hours strike on the clock at the el''-
 GO 10 bedi'
 Without another word he obeyed.
 She stood below and watched hlu fheepishiy ascend the stairs to his room. AS his door closed after him the hall clock chimed the hour, and smiling erimly. she emitted deep sigh and marnured:
 Three! It's lucky thing I got in hrstr'
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
The -V Scrap Book
The
"a. One Too.

ooe If hls farees Glen MacDon- - sad written two or three lines to ',s,sen by chorus girl The lines
 given to a green, heavy amateur "a looked well and would do. At the .s-ssl the girl made her way to ,,,,..sI,oaough. who held the book, and VI MT MaeDonough, 1 have line .s the hrst net and one in the third. -rlsp.t @ you write me one for the sec sod act tooE
 ", wseDonoagh thought minute. look. si al the girl and said;
 .v.z In the banquet scene you en- ,snd say. Here is the ham"
 4oh do l bring the ham on with me-"
 -Se my dear It is not a speech. Ii is confession.
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
LOOK BEHIND.

v,isa men going on their way
 were halted by a youth, ,.,s;-f,v of them that they stay
 Awhile and rtter truth ,ns wisdom that would serve to throw 1tss, an the way that he should go. .your eyes must fix upon a star." The first adviser said. .sna hold l. though it be afar
 And always overhead .ns Y vour gaze shall never quit .rts: goal my friend, you Il come 10 il. ," "A fool advises you, my friend"
 The second wise man said. sNer fame nor fortune viii attend wha only look ahead p,,t 5a5k back now and then and see t1ay great a fool you used to be-"
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
csr,inq Events.

Lei no one say that the mind has no nower over the body. If it can cause sncb effects as in the case taken from tbe Berlin Uik. how much more can it influence the physical conditions of the now and here,
 You look pale and thin. Whats got you:
 Work. from morning till night, and only q one hour rest.
 "How loDs have you been at it? q begin taHorroW.
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
1t Saved Pat.

Tat Mct;nire had been misbehavine liliself and appeared before his com nahdlus officer charged for the third time With the crime of drunkenness. Ailer Pat had stated his case the colo nei in severe tones said:
 Eight days confinement to bar Packs.
 but in endeayoring to write ''s'' on Pats defaulter sheet the pen splutter- ed. Fat, noticing this, leaned forward and in loud whisper said:
 ihfs II II will make a sivin. SOFT" lhis remark caused general burst VI laughter and saved Pat his bacon London Answers
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
Left to His Eafs

oh returning from the barn early one morning the old man found his wife in tears.
 Whatcher cryin' about Melissy r' he inquired.
 Aother-one-uy our darters-was stole las night" she sobbed
 The red headed un?" he asked la. eonieally.
 ies-pore Mag-she was the best gal Bog Scutties?"
 "Ov course Hasn't been no other feiler waitin' on her Amt you goin- to pursue after 'em an arrest i'm
 tV course not. h.a renlie,l sternlv T m het under obligations to heIp Bob Seuttles out uy no difficulty. I.et him go ahead and work out his sentence. samess I've been a-doin' fur the las forty year
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
Orders Mus, Be obsysc.

A martiaet, said a military officer. ''is generally a fool.
 They tell story Of nartinet os the civil war. q captain. He get orders from headquarters one day thai his men were to change their andershlrts.
 But. captain said q sergeant. to whom this order was communicated. the men only have one uudef>hir, each
 Tue captain frowned. Then he said
 No matter. Military commands must be obeyed Let the men change undershirts with each other"
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
She aceegigsi Fll.ss.. te-...s

She aceenteSi 'h..se te....s.
 iie c1TEtipiioaist. thrusting the kit. lea in his neckeg. tuSe to go. At the door he said.
 | do hel'e you can persuade your aaseand to vote for me. uaa 'arl.
 | II try te. said the woman. though Jiil : hard one to move when hlS mad made up; but anyhow. you've got a real cheap kitten there. Your opponent waS in yesterday and gave me S5o for its brother.''
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
 A Eorecast.

An Irish fireman applied fer place nS engineer. He answered the officials severe questions during the examina ton in a satisfactory manner until one asked, Suppose You We're running your engine sixty miles an hour en q singie=tr and, running around i curve. saw another engine come to ward you at the same speed and only a short distance away. what would you dof.
 I'd bless myself fs-Lippincott's
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
Bog Scnttles 7,
Wise Oioeenes.

When Aris.ippus returned from the court of Dionysius he said 10 Diogenes. If you knew how to ffatfer kings you need hot live upon herbs 10 which Diogenes replied. If you knew how to i've on herbs you need not latter kings"
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
A Real Surprise.


 pWhere are you goin'. ma 2" asked the youngest of the five children. aIm going to q surprise party, my dear. ' answered the mother. Are we ali goin' tooE'
 "No. dear. You weren't invited After few moments deep thought. Say, ma. then don't you think they'd be lots more surprised if you did take lis aIlf.'
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
Voltaire on Newton.

No person has done more honor to tho genius af sir Isaac Newton than Yoltaire. He declared that if a gen ,aal assembly could fe convened of all the men of talents who ever tiourished ;hey would without hesitation assign the place of Precedence 10 Newton .
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
NEXT DOOR

ve szx fhe t.pefs aaza
 ln the home so ei9ss 70 ssIs BNt hass ear our hearts ha.Hlss ~ s4ra44 nor send aur aaaars. .fz a r.5t sa5.srstaHzi. EH sa'1 .s0ar loving Thought at hls loved asa'sa c ciEF thas Yn@ h5A#
 Trf rEv Ii sEery hEdft Tss aFa a- QUE sie
 Yer s4a4sf 4 MaHa sfF
 M f.--r staIr af stane -s--- & Smart sHt.
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
e.. IL Cheap.

es' V ..,,.,'1.'i.,a,st said senator. ..aaca entered a voters hoas. lu e's ,at..,s ai.sslee he pleaded his sasss - the man.s wife. Finally. spy lag a wretehed kitten on the foor. he s1al
 a.TIl give you s25 for that aiilii'Ai' Ba'am-
Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
Much Simplsr.

MuCn SiNlptff
 At q country fair in Kansas man went up to tent where some elk were on exhibition and stared wist- fully at the sign. I'd like 10 go in there he said to the keeper. but 1t would be mean to % in without my family, and cannot afford to pay for my wife and seven teen children" ]"
 The keeper stared at him in aston ishment. Are all those your chil- drenf" he gasped.
 Every one. said the man.
 You wait q minute" said the keep CT. ..I,n bring the elk out and let them see you all.
 Anything For Inanse.
 q am tired of seeing that everiast- ing mackerel brought in for break fast grumbled q boarder. and Tn tend 10 speak to the landlady about it. Some of his fellow victims ap- plauded. but most of them doubted his eouraep. The matter was under dis eussion when the landlady appeared
 Miss Prunella," began the bold boarder. "I was about 10 say in regard to the mackerel that We desire change"
 "It's good mackerel." responded the Iandlady grinily. and there will he no change"
 Then. for heavens sake. resumed .,,a h,Ia bosrder .or,ler the girl 10 hrinr it in tail first for awhile.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
Terrible Faux Pas.

There is undoubtedly a rigid set of rules
laid down in regard to the etiquette of
the servant question. A woman will for
give another almost anything-with steal
ing the soup spoons, running away with
ones husband, buying a hat exactly like
one she has, and even copying her best
Paris frock-but when it comes to alienat-
ing the affections of ones cook, no self
respecting woman can possibly overlook
that.
This is verified by a story which came
from Washington recently. 1t seems that
the wife of well known eastern senator
secretly coveted the cook employed by
the wife Of an equally prominent western
senator.
One morning the former jumped into her
brougham and stealthiy drove up to
the home of the latter-sub rosa, as 1t
were-and feloniously and with malice in
tent induced said cook to leave her mis-
tress and go to cook for her.
The cook-being a cook-went All
went merry as a marriage bell,' when,
lol and behold, about two weeks later
the offending parties met at a swell
luncheon and as fate would have it they
were seated vis-a-vis.
In the course of the conversation the
injured party spoke right out in the
meeting" and said:
ooh, by the way Mrs. Blank, when
you call at my house again you will find
things every so much pleasanter I let
the cook l now have entertain her friends
In the drawing ROOM
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27

the minister's voice should count them
selvs fortunate to have listened to such a
sermon. The quality of love in the Sun
day school teach has wrought wonders
in many instances. A lad who was
counted as the proverbial bad boy re-
warded his teacher in after years by say
ing: at was your love and patience
which saved me-"
/ recently heard of a teacher who had
been in the same Sunday school for years
and years. In speaking of her work she
said:
IT have in my class now children of the
little children who were in my first Sun
day school class 25 years ago. These
mothers trust me as they could not II
they had not looked up to me as they did
when they were little children
Sunday after Sunday she had gone
through rain and snow, sunshine and
sorrow, but always punctual, and that is
a wonderful quality.
The tactful management of children is
required in Sunday school work, and
keeping the interest stimulated is another
rare attribute.
Some children look eagerly forward each
week for the time to come to go to Sun
day school, and others dislike 1t. Why?
It Is the teacher alone who can answer
this question.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
"To Dadda. -

Just at this time, when the first mayor
of Greater Birmingham is receiving the
congratulations of his countless friends
upon his recent triumph, 1t has occurred
to many of US, who cherish with love and
affection the memory of Margaret E.
O'Brien-Davis, how proud she would
have been of her fathers victory Her
devotion to him and the sweet companion
ship which they shared, was ever a theme
to her friends, who knew that her love
and gentle sympathy were the keynotes
of her beautiful character.
Among the many poems which she wrote
l have in my treasure box one which has
heretofore been unpublished. 1t is dedi-
Gated ITO Dadda," and is written in her
own gentle, sweet way, just like herself.
The pretty lines are these:
Often 1 wish that might be
In this divinest weather
Among my fathers fields-ah me!
And he and 1 together.
Below the mountains fair and dim
My fathers fields are spreading;
I'd rather tread the sward with him
Than dance at any wedding.
Oh! Well your skylark cleaves the
blue
To greet the sun good morrow,"
He's not the bonny song 1 knew
Above an Irish furrow.
oh, green and fresh your English sod
With daisies sprinkled over,
But greener far were the fields | trod
That glowed with Irish clover
And oftentimes I'm longing still
In all this golden weather
For my fathers face, by an Irish hill,
And he and together
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
The Influential Sunday School
Teacher.

There are few influences that count so
much In life as that of the Sunday school
teacher. Next to the mothers infiu-
ence the sweet, gentle training received
at the hands of the faithful teacher
who Sunday after Sunday brings to the
young heart the message of love and
peace, is paramount to all others.
A Sunday school teacher is born-not
made. All the normal and training school
classes in the world cannot do for the
teacher what nature does; namely to
endow one with the qualities of fidelity,
patience, tact and greatest of all-love
Recently one of Birmingham most
intellectual and cultured ministers de-
livered wonderful sermon on the the
theme of Love-the ruling power of the
world in every walk, in every cline
The virtue that covers all imperfections;
that makes long years of patient service
fly quickly; that brings as It's reward
crown of appreciation and affection 1t
was a beautiful thought-beautifully ex-
pressed, and those within the reach of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
For Every Man Who Drinks Some
Ones Heart Is Aching.

Hundreds of letters attest the remark
able cures made by Orrine. Polk Miller
Drug company, of Richmond, Va, write:
Mothers and sisters have told us of
husbands and brothers, who since they
were given Orrine Qn most cases without
their knowledge), seem to have lost all
desire for drink. Thus your preparation
has brought much comfort and happiness
to once desolate homes"
The patient voluntarily takes Orrine No.
in pill FORM or the secret remedy, Or
rne No. l, which is in powder form, and
as it is perfectly colorless, tasteless and
odorless, can be given in food or drink
without the knowledge of the user. The
price of either form is 81. The craving
for strong drink will be destroyed; in
fact. the drink is not missed when Orrine
is used
You run no risk whatever in using
this remedy as it is sold on an absolute
guarantee to effect cure or money re-
funded. There Is no loss of time or alb
sence from home or business, no sani-
tarium treatment In fact Orrine
strengthens the nerves and restores gen.
eral good health while curing the drink
habit. Booklet on how to cure drunken
ness, free on request, mailed in plain
sealed envelope. Correspondence coniden-
tial. The Orrine Co., Washington. d. G.
Wives save the happiness and pros
perity Of your home with Orrine.
1t has been sold for number of years
at Jacobs Pharmacy, Birmingham, and
Fulton Bros, Bessemer, and is reported
as having done much good in this city
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27

The International Council of Wom-
en- which has been recently in progress
ar Geneva. boasts of the largest num-
her of delegates, since it's formation in
1888 The trite saying, Womans
place is at home seems to have lost
Its force through club work, and to
paraphrase Garrison's immortal declar-
alton she exclaims, The world Is my
h ome-an humanity my children.
The philanthropic Mrs. Jellaby OF
Dickens vivid Imagination, whose eyes
saw nothing nearer than Boorioboola
Cha on the banks of the far Niger, and
who never dwelt to any purpose on
the utter discomfort of the home of
her husband and children, has been
called the original and charter club
woman. This is probably an injustice
to great degree for there is no
doubt but that the work of clubs has
done unreasonable good toward en-
rendering keener interest in public af-
fairs among women as class.
Ebert Hubbard gives the credit TO
Mary Wollston Craft and calls her
book "A Vindlcation of Woman's
Rights" which laid the cornerstone of
woman's clubs, in his opinion.
Home. husband and children are the
first consideration always and no
woman holds an obligation to the COM
munity in which she lives above this.
Conservatism in all things is COM
mendable and the woman who effects
the happy combination of good
mother and wife with that of a con-
scientious club worker, is indeed to be
congratulated.
The doctrine of universal brother
hood is a pretty theme. but no amount
of idlealism should be permitted to
us,irp the influence which lies nearest
at hand.
The Council of Women at Geneva has
proven conclusively that in every prog
ress known to man, woman is a fac
tor to be reckoned with, morally, intel
lectually and materially
In June, 1909, the great quinquennial
of the council in connection with a
woman's congress will be held in To-
ronto.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
Dancing School in a Chateau.

To the kindness and generosity of Mrs.
William Ellis Corey the wife of the
great steel magnate), formerly Maebelle
Gilman, the 20 little members of Miss
Isadore Duncan's dancing class are In
debted for enjoying the delights of her
beautiful chateau at La Verrieres, just
outside of Paris.
house your school in Paris said Mrs.
Corey, when she heard of the work that
the children are doing, when | have
chateau standing empty which they might
as we'll occupy There is farm there.
too, with all that they could want to
eat, and there are servants with moth
ing to do but wait on them"
So to the chateau Ville-Genisse. went
the 20 little Germans, Belgians Poles.
and Italians through whom Miss Dun
can is trying to restore the art of the
classic dance
Mrs Corey who wants to help not only
young dramatists but artists of all kinds
as well, heard from Miss Duncan of her
plans and the struggle that it was for her
to maintain the school by her dancing
Even in France to clothe, feed and edu-
cate 20 children is not slight financial
undertaking. especially when they are
reared carefully.
While Miss Duncan is dancing night
after night before American audiences,
her sister Elizabeth is caring for her
dancing class in Mrs. Corey's beautiful
palace.
The Grand Duke Vladimir has invited
Miss Duncan's class to dance In the
Marien theatre, In st. Petersburg, while
Queen Alexandra has expressed a wish
through the Duchess of Conaught to
have the 20 little folk visit England.
Mrs. Corey's kindness and her desire
IN devote some of her vast fortune to-
ward encouraging and uplifting the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27
Telephone Etiquette.

The late Bishop Potter. among many
other clever sayings, once suggested that
ii was a wise thing to remember that
with the telephone. there was always the
other end of the line
Just a little consideration for Central
is greatly appreciated. For instance.
when the call is made. Central opens
the conversation with 'hello." Your an
swer '290 Main, please should come
quietly, and remember the please" 1t
takes less than a second to say it, and
Central does hear it.
In nearly every business establishment
telephone operators are instructed to Sc
cure the name of the party on the wire
before making connection with extensions
or summoning the party named This is
particularly true in the case of busy men
and women who cannot be interrupted
by unlmportant telephone calls. 1t is also
true in stores where employees are not
permitted to answer a call, save when it
comes from an important customer.
When men call women, even from their
offices. they should remain at their end
of the wire until the woman responds.
Many men tell the operator to let them
know when the party responds. and
the latter is kept waiting while the busy
man closes letter or runs into the next
office for something. If q man takes
time to call a woman during business
hours, he should at least show her the
courtesy of calling her properly and be-
ing at the phone when she answers.
Consideration in the matter of telephon-
ing is just as important as in anything
else and often much unnecessary trouble
might be avoided by the long waits
that business people are forced to be an
noyed with by the girl who quarrels with
her sweetheart over the phone in the
corner drug store or the wife who be-
rates her husband for not coming home
on time to dinner.