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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Christmas Handkerchiefs.

The girl who has time for little fancy work at home. either making things for herself of preparing for Christmas, should start work on the butterfly hand kerchiefs.
 They have been sold in the shops for some time, imported from Paris and costing quite bit of money
 A girl can make them at home if she is clever with her needle. If she has been doing any of the butterfly. applique in underwear, which has been the fash ion this season. she will be expert enough to start on this other work
 Tho foundation is sheer. fine hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
No Kisses for the Baby.

It has been suggested that the following "Dont's" be printed on card and hung in conspicuous location in the homes of babies, whose doting parents are unwill- ing that they shall be kissed, or handled by outsiders.
 Don't kiss the baby.
 Don't handle baby unless your hands are very, very clean.
 Don't bring baby's face close to your own or to your hair.
 Don't allow baby to touch your face or hair.
 Don't talk, breathe, whistle, blow, cough or sneeze into baby's face We want him to live.
 Don't use your handkerchief to baby hands, face or mouth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
A Sickroom Screen.

A screen is well nigh indispensable In a sick room for it is needed to keep light from the patients eyes. to guard the bed from draughts or to shut out the sight of medicine bottles or any corner of the room where work is done. An ex- cellent sanitary screen Is made by tack ing plain white oilcloth on a frame then painting on In oil pretty scene as flight of birds or butterflies. These screens can be washed every day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Cranberry Jelly.

Put two quarts of red berries in 8 porcelain or granite stewpan with two cupfuls of water and boil them rapidly until they burst. Rub the berries through the fine sieve, using considerable pres sure so as to leave only the bare skins in the sieve. Return them to the firs and add two and a half cupfuls of sugar Stir them until the boiling degree is reached and then remove them from the fire and pour them into small molds. The next day the jelly will be firm enough to turn out from the molds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Hints to Housewives.

Many and beautiful are the imported household novelties shown by the shops for the early Christmas buyer. Espe- cially good are the copper and German silver accessories to the dining table.
 Up-to-date housewives are using these things extensively, for it has become a fad when entertaining to serve lunch cons and dainty suppers on imported table ware.
 The German silver egg cup has an inner cup of glass which an be removed, this insuring the cup from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Dropped Biscuits.

Take one pint of flour and salt do not
 forget, With teaspoonful baking powder, dry, not
 wet,
 take A teaspoonful beside of lard and make Your dough with milk administered, to
 be Of mush the same consistency; Then drop small quantities into the pan; And have your oven just the heat To make the biscuits crisp; they cant
 be beat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
His Location.

Visitor Gin insane asylum)-Ah, an empty cell May step In and examine it?
 Attendant-Guess you'd better not. The occupant, a hopeless automobile crank, you know, Is under the cot there, trying to find out why it won't go. If you disturb him he is liable to think you want him to tell you all about it.-The Special ist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Styles Change.

She bought pretty bonnet, With wealth of fixings on 1t, And she fancied that would do her for a
 while;
 1t rained;' she couldn't air it Three Sundays couldn't wear 1t, And now the blooming thing Is out of
 style -Yonkers Statesman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Chestnut Stuffing for Christ
 mas Turkey.

Shell a quart of large chestnuts, pour on boiling water and let them stand until the inner brown skin peels off easily. It may be necessary to do this twice. Look the nuts over carefully to see that there are no wormy ones. Cook in weak stock to cover with bay leaf, a teaspoonful of sugar and half teaspoonful of salt, or boiling water lightly salted. When soft darin and press through a sieve.
 Take three-quarters of the stuffing and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Rules for Invitations.

They must be answered as soon re- ceived.
 The form of the invitation must be fol- lowed in the answer
 It is not necessary to repeat the entire wording of the invitation.
 Small note paper should be used with oblong envelopes
 It is usually best to give a reason for declining. It is necessary, when the in- yitation is for a dinner, luncheon, or small supper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
This Date in History.

In 179O on December g. the United States government was removed from New York to Philadelphia, and on this day in 1884 the capstone of the Wash ington monument was placed In position Max Muller, the celebrated German poet, was born December $, 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Don't Bite Thread.

Whenever you start to bite off a piece of thread remember that it scrapes the enamel off, which exposes the nerve and causes suffering which results in siege at the dentists and means a big bill to pay All this Is a heavy penalty, self-imposed, for a moments thoughtless- ness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Birthstone.

The December birthstone is the tur- uuoise. which signifies prosperity" The verse that accompanies it is this: ''If cold December gives you birth.
 The month of snow and ice and mirth, Place on your head a. turquoise blue Success will bless whate'er you do."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Our Christmas Wants.

By Frank L. Stanton. Chris'mus times
 En de Chris mus chimes, But what we a-wantin' Is de Chris mus dimes En de Chris'm mus dollars Big en bright
 Ez de great big sun, Wid no clouds in sight,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
The Perfect Face.

The perfect feminine face should meas ure exactly five times the width of an eye across the cheekbones. The eye should be exactly two-thirds the width of the mouth, and the length of the ear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
The Three Stages.

Courtship: ''Win you?" "I will" Marriage: Do you?'' q do." Divorce: Did he? "He did."-Puck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
December Flower.

The holly is the flower which belongs especially to the month of December. It is supposed to mean domestic happiness and foresight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
December Weather Prediction

Of course you have heard the December weather prediction:
 "A snow year. rich year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06

exactly twice that of the eye. The space between the eyes should be exactly the length of one eye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06

regard to names. The most fashionable shade for the new large silk hat Is smoke gray.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Bridal Superstition.

Married in days of December's cheer. Loves star burns brighter from year to
 year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19
Through Assistant Shows
How Craft Became Un-
manageable.
FREED FROM ALL BLAME.
INQUIRY BOARD INVESTIGATING
DEATH OF LIEUT.. SELFRlDGE
STATES ACCIDENT WAS UNA
VOIDABlE.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 19.-Orville
Wright, the Dayton aviator, is resting
easily in FIT. Myer hospital and no in
dications have appeared that he suf-
fered internal injuries from his fall
Thursday.
Speaking for Mr.. Wright, Mr.. Tay-
lor, his assistant, who visited him,
said:
THE accident was caused by an ex-
traordinary vibration of one of the
wires running from the main planes
to the upper steel fitting of the rudder.
This vibration was so great that it
got in range of the propeller and was
struck by the blade, cutting a deep
cash in the edge of the propeller blade
about four inches from the end. This
caused the blade to break.
Loses Control of Rudder.
"The other blade OF the propeller
few around and in turn struck the
same wire. breaking 1t. This made
Mr.. Wright lose control of his rudder
entirely, and the loss of both blades
of the propeller and the breaking of
the wire caused him to lose control of
the planes. He realized that some
thing had happened and thought that
his trouble was with the transmission
gearing which is a cross chain drive
in steel casing. Shutting off power
to stop the remaining propeller. which
tended to swing the machine in a cir
cular direction toward the left, he
steadied the machine some. but the
distance to the ground was not great
enough to restore the equilibrium
Inquiry by Signal Board.
The board of signal officers made an
official inquiry into Lieut.. Selfridge's
death. The findings were as follows:
The board finds that the accident,
which occurred in an unofficial fight
made at Fort Myer, Va, at about 5:1S
p. m. on Sept. Il. 1905. was due to
the accidental breaking of a propeller
blade and consequent unavoidable
loss of control. which resulted In the
machine falling to the ground from
height of about seyenty-five feet
The board finds that First Lieuten-
ant Thomas E. Selfridge, First field
artillery attached to the signal corps
by war department orders and assign
ed to aeronautical duty) accompanied
Mr.. Wright, by authority. on the aero
plane for the purpose OF officially re-
ceiving instruction, and received in
juries by the falling of the machine
which resulted in his death.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19
Whole Town of Fountain City
Threatened by Fire Last
Evening.
BLAZE STARTS IN BARN.
SPREADS RAPIDLY AND FLYING
EMBERS IGNITE HOUSETOPS-
SCARCITY OF WATER GREAT
HANDICAP,

Fountain City. Ind, Sept. 19.-By
the burning of barn belonging to
Ezra Clements, this town was threat
ened with destruction last evening.
Men, women and children realizing the
danger turned out enmasse to fight
the blaze and after a hard fight last
ing over an hour, the threatening con-
fiagration was subdued.
The volunteer fire department with
chemicals and a small amount of hose
was unable to save the barn and turn
ed its attention to preventing the
spread of the flames, which licked up
the tinder-dry grass and in fiery belch-
ing threw burning fagots all over the
town. In many places the roofs of
houses were ignited by these brands
and it required the utmost watchful-
ness on the part of the townspeople
to prevent their homes from going up
in smoke.
Owing to the small water supply
due to the drought, the fire assumed
most threatening aspect.
Mr.. Clements was not at home when
the fire started, being out driving.
Fortunately his work wagons were
outside the barn so his loss is prin-
cipally confined to the barn. Two sets
of harness were burned up as we'll as
about three tons of hay. 1t is not
known what the loss will amount to,
but the loss on the barn is we'll COW
cred by insurance. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19
President Robert L. Kelly in
Report to Western Yearly
Meeting Reports Finances
Favorable.
INDICATIONS POINT TO
A PROSPEROUS YEAR.
Last Years Attendance of
525 Expected to Be Exceed
ed-Great Progress Made
BY College Students.

Plainfield. Ind, Sept. 19.-Robert L.
Kelly, president Of Earlham College.
Richmond, Ind. gave the annual re-
port of Earlham college to the board
of trustees of the Western Yearly
meeting that is being held here to-
day. In his report President Kelly
deals with the attendance, the differ-
ent departments of the college. and
the financial standing OF the institu-
ton. Mr.. Kelly states that he be-
lieves that the attendance the coming
year at Earlham College will be much
larger than last and the prospects
point to very successful sessions. He
shows that the total enrolment was
525 for last year. The number that
graduated at the close of the year was
AZ. OF this number 27 received the
degree Of B. A. and IL received the
degree of B. s. The degree of master
Of arts was conferred upon Richard
Haworth. Homer ]. Coppock. and Cas-
sic Fern Jones. The honorary degree
Of l.. L. d. was conferred upon Hiram
EIwood Hadley, Chief Justice of the
supreme court at Washington.
The report of President Kelly fol-
lows:
To Western and Indiana Yearly
Meetings To the Board of Trustees:
I hereby make my sixth annual re-
port for the forty-ninth year in the
history of Earlham college and the
sixty-first since the organization of
the Friends Boarding School.
The Attendance.
Total enrolment for the year, In
Guiding the summer term of 1907, 525.
Number graduated at the close of
the year. AZ.
Number majoring in music, 10.
Number enrolled in the music de-
partment, 1O4.
Number majoring in the Biblical de-
partment. 81.
Number enrolled In the Biblical de-
partment. 81.
Number majoring in education, 103
Number enrolled in the department
of education, 191.
Total number of young men in at
tendance, 176.
Total number of young women in at
tendance, $40.
Number of Friends in attendance.
232.
Number OF professors and instruct
ors. %.
Number of assistants In library, Ia
boratories and gymnasium, z.
OF the number graduated at the
close of the year twenty-seven receiv-
ed the degree of B. A., and eleven re-
ceived the degree of B. S. The degree
Of Master of Arts was conferred upon
Richard Haworth, Homer J. Coppock
and Cassie Fern Jones. The honor
ary degree Of L L. d. was conferred
upon Hiram Elwood Hadley chief jus
tice of the supreme court of Washing
ton
There seems to be reasons for CIV
ing special statistics In the three de-
partments of music, Biblical literature
and education.
The department of music has an or
ganization somewhat different from
(Ton<ipr,od IN DoUo Eqvn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19
Bic FIRE IS RAGING
Farmers Near HagerstoWn
Fight for Two Days to
Extinguish 1t.
STARTED IN CLEARING.

Hagerstown, Ind, Sept. ia for
est fire is raging two miles east of
town and many farmers are hard at
work fighting it. Charles Petty built
fire in a clearing and it is prea,iing
endangering buildings, fences, past.Ire
the vicinity have been working Tor
two days and nights. Clover which has
been cut for seed and ready to thresh
would be a heavy loss should the fire
get to it. Already considerable dam
age has been donA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19
THE WEATHER PROPHET.

oHio-Fair Saturday night; cooler in
extreme north portion; Sunday
fair, light to fresh variable winds.
INDiANA-Fair Saturday night; COOL
er in extreme north portion; SUM-
day, fair, fresh variable winds.
To Whom u May Concern:
] hereby offer my humble apologies
to the thousands of people in the coun-
try whom ! so disappointed last night
by prosnosticatins rain, which did not
~ WEATHER MAN.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19
PENNSYLVANIA IS
HIT BY DROUGHT
Rivers Are Low; Forest Fires
Raging.

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept 19.- This
section of the state east of the ALLIE
ghenies is suffering the worst drought
in years. No rain has fallen for two
months. The Susquehanna river is
the lowest in hundred years. Forest
fires are raging in several sections.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19
SAYS LETTERS ARE TRUE.
Senator Foraker, However, Defends

Cincinnati. o., Sept. 1s.-Admitting
that the Archbold letters concerning
his employment by the Standard Oil
company are true. in so far that he
was employed to work for that corpor-
alton before the courts and the gener-
al assembly of Ohio, Senator Joseph
Benson Foraker defended that employ
ment and declared that it had no ref
erence whatever to anything pending
in congress or to anything in which
the federal government had the slight
est interest.
With possible effort at forestall-
ing any criticism that. might come
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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-03

E68S0HSSG ohE enough, woman kln0
kS@NEAU has been terribly stirred
HA ~1M up this season about the
kGNM .&>H fashions. The launching
&$SdWXEA of the sheath gown was
shock. and the predic-
tons about clothes in general-and
corsets in particular-were nothing
short of appalling.
But, you know. it is one of the char
acteristics of the American woman to
jump to conclusions. fault it Is
termed by some. but it embodies such
spontaneity and freshness that older
and wiser heads condone it.
Well, as always happens after a
great excitement, we come down to
earth, and the modification of the ex-
IRENE is usually very satisfactory. The
case of the corset is no exception to
the rule.
The new corsets are high and low
but they are not designed to distort
the figure, as has been threatened. If
you have noticed well-dressed wom-
en-, you have realized that the sill
houete lacks nothing of grace.
Just a practical word about the
must in measure be considered as
comparative terms. The corset must
be high or low for the individual wear
err. The corset must not be of incon-
venient height under the arms; 1t must
not be so high in the back as to form
prop for the shoulder blades (who
has not seen this). thereby accentuat-
ing them.
1t must not be so high in front as to
form chin-rest for the slim woman
or TO ''shelve" the bust OF fat wom-
an. The bones of corset should not
be so long in either the front or back,
as TO make the wearer conscious of
their existence. OF course, the cor
set proper may be longer and higher
than its bones. II the bones be too
long they will be pushed up when the
wearer is seated, which will cause an
unsightly bulge in the corset.
corset should be fitted to the
perfectly right then, it cannot be
wrong when any other attitude is as
sumed
The slender woman may assume the
high corset with less danger than the
stout woman; for the long corset is, of
course, good for both alike.
The proper fit OF corset is consid-
cred SO important by the dealers in
good corsets that, in many shops, only
corset-maker is permitted to super
intend the slightest alteration.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-03

study and outdoor life recently awak-
ened in the United States is likely to
be permanent, and future generations,
whether hunters, naturalists, animal
photographers, or simply lovers of ma
ture, will set high value upon the
possession of an undespoiled territory
furnishing primitive haunts for wild
game.
To the permanent inhabitants of
Alaska the value of game is obvious.
Indeed, although much game was
killed during the early rushes of gold
seekers, Alaskans generally have not
been slow to appreciate the necessity
of game protection and the sentiment
Prospectors and travellers in the
wilderness must depend largely on
game for food. and their necessities
have been fully recognized in the
game law. Considerable game also
has been killed for consumption in
small settlements where no regular
supply OF other fresh meat is avail
able. However this be regarded 1t is
evident that restrictions must be
placed upon the. killing of gamo foI
SAP in large towns where the demand
is sufficient to endanger the very ex.
istence of the species.
Besides serving as food. some of
the animals are of local value for their
skins, the whites having adopted many
of the articles customarily used by In
dams. as skin clothing. bedding. and
| footwear. Most Alaskans, although
| enjoying the sport, pursue game with
unitarian purpose. yet not few hunt
in regular season purely for the en-
joyment of the outing, and by such
the game is greatly valued, since it
makes life more tolerable in a country
| where diversions are limited.
The game Nf Alaska has a very real
money value. Each individual animal
is part of a great interest-bearing cap
ital. If all the game in Alaska were
brought together in one large Enclosure
| the animals so gathered would far out.
number those of the largest stock farm
in the world. Assuming it possible to
market such a herd large sum of
money would be realized. But a stock
raiser does not market his entire herd
unless retiring from business. He
sells only the annual increase in or
| der that the herd may maintain itself
and assure an unfailing future income.
| Viewing the matter solely from bust
ness standpoint similar conservative
course should be pursued with our
stock of wild game, the determination
OF which for the sake of immediate
returns is absolutely indefensibls.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-03
Attractive Coats.

Among the severe modes are som.
most attractive coats in blue serge
with color introduced in the collar.
Bright reds, greens, and even orange
are the color notes most used. One
of the smartest coats seen this fall is
a Francois model in very wide twill
serge finished with narrow strappings,
pipings and buttons of black satin, a
cunning little scarf of satin and col
lar facing of deep yellow chamois COM
pleted the charming wrap. Apropos
of utility coats there is nothing SO
chic as the large check woolens in
black and white with collars of black
satin or of black combined with a
bright color. Black and white stripes
still retain certain prestige, though
as rule they show soil readily and
are not desirable for all figures, while
broken plaids and invisible markings
are becoming to almost any type.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-03
SIMPLE CURE FOR RED NOSE.
Massage Of the Face Will Be Found to
Work Wonders.

Old Father Winter is almost with us,
and with him will come cold days,
when noses will look red and unat-
tractive. A cure for this trouble is
very necessary, and, as it is merely a
question of circulation, it is very cas-
lily remedied. The nose and the
surrounding part of the face should
be gently rubbed night and morn
ing with the tips of the fingers. This
will stimulate the glands and promote
the healthful action of the skin
In fact, the massage of the whole
face night and morning will keep the
little blood vessels all acting so nice
ly that the complexion will soon be-
come visibly better. The massage
does not take very long, and it is well
worth trying.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-03

The territory of Alaska is of vast
extent and possesses varied climate.
broad rivers. innumerable lakes, deep
forests. and chains of lofty mountains
in short. many of the chief attrib
utes of natural game resort. Its
barren northern shores, frequented by
the numbering walrus and the formid
able polar bear, are washed by ice
laden currents, while its southern eX-
tensions support luxuriant forests in
habited by the graceful Sitka deer.
Between these extremes are great
interior forests. the home of the lordly
moose. broad open tundras and roll
ing piateaus. traversed by herds of
unsuspicious caribou. and snow-clad
mountain ranges, the stronghold of
sharp-eyed sheep and dull-witted
goats.
Among Alaska's game animals are
some of the largest and finest in the
world. as the giant moose and the
huge brown bears. The game of the
entire territory includes moose, carl
bou. deer. mountain sheep, mountain
goat. walrus. and polar. brown, grizzly
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-03
Embroidered Coat Collars.

Linen embroidered coat collars will
be worn until it, is time to put on
furs. The new collars have a touch
of color, which is quite Partisan. They
are somewhat larger than the early
fall styles and the revers come to a
deep point The edges are embroidered
in long, shallow scallops, alternating
blue and lavender or pink and blue.
Green and white is an effective COM
bination for these dress accessories.
Irish lace medallions are introduced on
the collars. tiny roses with an open
meshed border encircling them being
the favorite design.