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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-29
Random Notes.


 The women here in these mountains are discussing with much interest Amalie Rives' new novel, "The Golden Rose" One of the women in this book teaches a lesson of humanitarianism that should make the most indifferent think of it's meaning.
 In this novel the woman says:
 q can't even wear feathers in my hats, and I can't eat things that have lived"
 That's like you-but why?"
 Tt seems so inconsistent" she said though tfully. 'I love animals. I cant imagine eating them. Why should I munch little pieces of my sister the hen, or my brother the lamb, as St. Francis would have said?"
 Along the same line Is the following extract from Universal Kinship:"
 "If before the eyes and in the mind of each individual who sits unconcernedly down to a parsleyed steak could realize the facts in the biography of that 'steak'-the happy heifer on the far western meadows, the fateful day when she is forced by the drover's whip from her home the ardu- ous drive to the village and her baf- fled efforts to escape, the crowding into cars and the long, painful journey the silent heartaches and the low, pitiful moans, the terrible hunger and thirst and cold, her arrival, bruised and be- wildered, in the city, her dazed ming ling with others, the great murder house, the prods and bellowings the treacherous crash of the brain-axe, the death drop and shudder, the butchers knife, the gush of blood from her pret- ty throat, the glassy glaze of her dead but beautiful eyes-there would be- in spite of the inherent hardness of the human heart, great drawing back from those acts which render such fear full things necessary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-29
FrItzI Scheff to Wed.

Knokville, August 2s.-A special to the Sentinel from Bristol, Tenn, announces that John Fox, Jr., the West Virginia and Kentucky novelist is soon to claim as his bride Fritzi Scheff, "the little devil of comic opera" as Paderewski christened her. The wedding will occur in Novem- Der. MT. Fox is now with Fritzi Schef in the AdirondackA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-29
Menus Lack Variety

So many housekeepers think it quite remarkable that the members or thelr families complain of the lack of variety in menus. Always the same cry of "noth- ing new; there is nothing to have but the same old things every day, which IS also totally untrue. This state Of af- fairs usually exists in a home when the women never go to market, but buy from the vegetable and meat man over the phone. Orders telephoned do not re- ceive the attention that they should-a little common sense will easily explain why. With the rush of orders the meat or vegetable man throws anything into your basket-you are never there to pick and choose, and consequently do not get the best for your money. Why not change the order of things and go occasionally to your butchers and thus encourage him. as well as yourself? It would be matter of mild surprise to the women '.who keep house over the phone" to see the various nice edibles in meats and vegetables which may be procured at this season. Drop in and see-it doesn't con- sume much time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-29
Lingerie En Princesse

especially designed combination suit of corset cover and petticoat is almost es-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-29
THE PASSING SHOW
Miss Taylor of Alabama Manages the Gymkhana Races and Leads In Scarlet Tandem-Teams of Pretty
 Women Driven By Gay Cavaliers
BY ANNIE kENDRIck WALKER.
Mrs. Finch's Calling"

eral languages, sing in French and Span ish and are charming socially.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-29
Salad Dressing That Will Not
 Spoil

Tn warm weather it is often difficult to keep a salad dressing and when the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-29

State university. Arthur Adams, Jr., will be student at the Virginia Military in- stitute and Clarence Wood at the Univer- sity of Alabama.
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Miss Bessie Nabers is the guest of rela- tives in South Alabama. She plans to re- turn next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-29

MT. James Bowron left yesterday after noon for a business trip to Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-29

Mrs. A. M. Taylor and two children, Angus and Margaret, who have spent the summer months in Petoskey, Mich., will go to Chicago next week, where they will join MT. Taylor. After a weeks stay there they will return home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-29

Prof. John Calman, Mrs. Calman and Miss Calman have returned from an ex- tended trip through the east. They vis- ited Toronto and number of the east ern resorts while away.
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Miss Libbie Williams has returned from Cincinnati, where she spent three weeks.
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Mrs. s. c. Wilson has returned after visit of three months in Mississippi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-29

Next month will mark the return of number of Birmingham travellers in Eu- rope, among whom will be Miss Louise Walker, Miss Edith Bowron, Mrs. E. K. Campbell and Miss Mary Campbell, who will sail for New York late in the month. Mrs J. B. Raulston, Miss May Collins and Miss Bessie Brown will arrive in October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-29

Miss Corinne Chisholm. who spent some time in Bailey Springs, was the guest last week of Mr. and Mrs. Mason billiard in Florence. MT. and Mrs. Dillard enter tained in her honor. and she was the re- cipient of other charming social atten- tions. She is now the guest of Miss Julia Warfeld in Columbia, Tenn, where she will remain until September 15.
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Miss Fannie Lee McCaskey is visiting relatives in Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-29

MT. and Mrs. Knox ~Fleming have re- turned from Chicago, Norfolk and other points of interest
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31

"One Of the most vital results of the
presence Of women in business says
Anna Steese Richardson in the Wom-
ans Home Companion. "is the tenden-
cy Of the average girl of natural refine
ment and good home training to hard
store or office life than to raise the tOna
Of her environment by .her own gentle
breeding.
81 believe there are women who exert
good influence in the offices and stores
where they work, but they are the ex-
ceptlOn, not the rule. They have such
nobility OF character, such rare natures,
that they would be power for good
anywhere, under any conditions. But,
alas, the average woman wage Garner
has only the average moral and mental
nature, and she can no more be power
for good In business than in the home.
On the other hand, firmly believe that
the presence in business Of thousands
Of silly. inexperienced, unbalanced girls
is lowering the standard of manhood
and wOmanhood all over the land. Bar
rier after barrier is going down before
the familiarity of business life, and al
ready many of the large corporations,
like the life insurance companies, have
found 1t necessary to segregate the men
and women during the working hours,
to supply them with separate offices,
separate lunch rooms, separate eleya-
tors. Does this look as If the refining,
elevating influence Of women had stood
the test Of n generation OF freedom and
equality in the wage-earnlng HeldT
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31
FoxtafI and PiRweed.

Both these weeds are ANNALS; that
49, they grow from seeds each year or
season and the plants die after ripen-
Ing seeds. The way to keep them down
Is to prevent the plants from ripening
seed and making sure that are no seeds
In the grain sown upon the farm. Fox
tall Is troublesome, because 1t springs
up In cultivated fields after the crops
are laid by, and then It comes up in
stubble and In meadows and pastures.
Late cultivation Of corn fields, and
moving the stubble, meadows and pas
lures to keep seeds from forming, Is
the way to attack this weed. Judging
from the way these weeds spring up.
whenever conditions are favorable,
there must be great stores Of them In
cultivated felds-showing the seeds are
.long-lived. Pigweed quickly springs up
In corn or potato fields, after culti-
vation has ceased. These seeds rIpen
from August 13 to November !, so 1t
Will take vigorous measures to get rid
OF them. In fact, the only way to get
rid OF these weeds Is to cut them down
before seeds mature. II crop OF
them is left to mature in corn fields,
and then the seeds plowed under the
coming season, you have stored away
enough seeds to bother you for the
next ten years
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31
PLENTY GOOD WATER
TfLlS RtADERS HOW 10 CURT Rfifu-
MATlSM AND TIE KIDNEYS.
Gives Readers Advice; Also a Simo,s
Prescription to Make q Home
Made Mixture Said to Give
Prompt Relief.

Now is the time when the doctor gets
busy, and the patent medicine manu-
facturers reap the harvest, unless great
care is taken TO dress warmly and keep
the feet dry. This is the advice OF an
old eminent authority, who says that
rheumatism and Kidney trouble
weather is here. and also tells what to
do in case Of an attack.
Get from any good prescription phar-
macy one half ounce Fluid Extract
Dandeiion, one ounce Compound Kar-
gon, three ounces Compound Syrup Sar-
saparilla. Mix by shaking in a bottle
and take a teaspconful after meals and
at bedtime, also drink plenty Of water.
You can't drink too much of it.
Just try this simple homemade mix.
ture, and don't forget the water, at the
first sign of Rheumatism, or If your
back aches or you feel that the kidneys
are not acting just right. This is said
to be splendid kidney regulator, and
almost certain remedy for all forms Of
rheumatism, which is caused by uric
acid in the blood, which the kidneys
fail to filter out. Any one can easily
prepare this at home and at small cost.
Almost any druggist in the smaller
towns can supply the ingredients named
as they are commonly used in the pre-
scription denartment
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31
Radiun in the simpIon Tunnel.

Prof. Jolly, who made a geological ex-
Animation Of the stones and the debris
collected during the construction Of the
Simplon tunnel. reports that he has
found rich traces Of radium, indicating
larger deposits than have yet been dis
covered elsewhere in Europe He be-
lieyes that the existence Of so much
radium caused the abnormal heat de-
veloped in the construction OF the tun-
nel. He Is continuing his researches.
Although scientists believe that ra-
dunn, discovered by Mime. Curie In
1902, Is widely distributed over the
world in minute quantities, the present
principal source is the pitchblende of
Joachimsthal. North Bavaria, where a
few grains Of radium appear in a ton
Of pitchblende. A pound Of radlum, IL
1t could be bought, would cost about
100000.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31
A Conservative speech.

There were some doubts In the com
nunity as TO Homer FlOyd's fitness for
position On the school board, owing
10 certain lapses in his early educa-
tion; but his first speech in his official
capacity silenced the tongues Of all
critics
He listened 10 several recltatIons
with a grave and interested air. and
at the end Of the last one he rose to
address the school, by request"
Some things are In my province as
member Of the school board. and some
are not he said with a genial smile.
Its within my province TO say that
l never heard scholars answer up more
promptly than you children Of District
Number Three.
As to whether your answers were
or were not correct. It is not my place
to say. Your teacher knows, and in
her hands leave the matter"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31

Following Is the description given by
the WiseOlsiE Agricultural Station u
z valuable portable hog cot which Will
y found Of J1se On the farm The cot
i siI feet vide. eight feet long. SIX
feet two inches high in front and three
feet high IN the rear.
The hOor = built first. with 2x4s
as strinzers, and the frame IS held On
the HoOr by blocks az each corner. The
large sized house i provided with two
f0ors In front sud a temporary nov
able partition and a temporary NOS
able partition in the middle 80 that the
e't can easily Be- adjusted to accom-
En0date two lots Of swine at the same
time On a Level with the glass win
dOws. there "a also a drop window.
preferably hung On hinges. fastened at
the top for ventilation and sunlight.
The lumber required for the house
j. IS follows; Twelve pieces. two
Inch=s By four inches. sixteen feet long.
for frame. -Four pieces. one inch by
twelve inches. sixteen feet long
frough). for roor. Thirteen pieces, one
inrh By twelve inches. sixteen feet
long. for roof and ends. Ten o. G.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31

inches in length. The bottom Is made
Of good stiR piece Of harness leather
cut out and sewed firmly into the hem
Of the dncklng. A leather strap Is
rlyeted into one side OF the mouth Of
the sack, and buckle Is rlyeted ON
the other, 10 that the whole may be
strapped on to the horses head. as
shown. In order to feed a horse must
be unchecked, and he soon learns to
place the sack on the ground, where he
can push his nose to the bottom Of II to
clean out the last Of the food.
For the farmer who takes a day TO
go to town these sacks will be found
very handy, as horse can be fed with
them without any waste Of grain pro-
vlding he ls unchecked A little eau
tion should be used In placing the sack
on horse not accustomed to II. as IL
may cause him to Jerk back How
ever, after he has once eaten meal
from II he can he considered well
broken In Iowa Homestead.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31
Little biRuoua.

Very commendable is the zeal dis
played in recent years insthe effort to
put an end to the obnoxious habit OF
expectorating in places frequented by
the public. Still, the offense would
probably be classed under the head of
"venial"-and 1t might be we'll to ad-
Just the punishment to the crime.
After crossing on one of the ferry
lines that convey passengers over the
North River to New Jersey points, and
carefully considering the possible logi-
cal connection between the two parts
Of the Notice to Passengers" hanging
In a. conspicuous place, one wonders if
perhaps the reforming zeal Of the ferry
company may not have carried it too
far.
The signs read Splitting on the
floor is prohibited Life preservers are
provided for all passengers"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31

battens. sixteen feet long, for sealing
cracks between boards.
The total cost Of material to build
tho cot with floor, door. and window
complete amounts to about $3.50. For
heatness, economy, durability, and
comfort to animals. this type Of cot is
excellent Where it is desirable TO
keep number Of hogs I'm one lot the
large size Is preferable. The cot will
accommodate from three to five mature
arsnais and the large cot from seven
to nine. Although the Wisconsin sta
tion has a large hoghouse with feed
room scales. etc. the cots have been
found a convenient means Of enlarg-
Ing the facilities Of the plggery.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31
Money in Peanut Raising.

Texas farmers are getting 90 cents
bushel for peanuts, and with a yield
Of from fifty to sixty bushels to the
acre are calling it big money"
The acreage in peanuts for another
year will be large, as this price will
bling more than cotton at 10 cents per
pound.
The farmers Of Burmah have recog-
nlzed the commercial value OF the pea
nut, and have this year increased the
area planted to 7S,743 from 37,11O
acres last year, and 1t Is reported that
a much larger area will be planted to
this tuber next season. Thus far most
Of the peanut planting is done in the
provinces Of Magwe and Mylngyan.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31

IN the best seeds and appliances il
economy Time wasted, labor wasted.
Is eItravagance.
A successful farmer says he does 10
have 70 Inspect a farm 70 see whether
Il pays or not Just give me a
chance to look into the barn The con-
diIiou things are kept IN IS all the 90
by want The barn is q telltale On
the careless or wasteful farmer. In
fact economy in farming begins at tn.
barn in the proper handling Of food.
caring for the manure, care Of tools
and harness apd the care given 10 the
live stock stabbed there. There is al
ways best way to do things. and the
best way IS generally the paying one.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31
(OkNDea IInY.

II. VI. Cottrell, after years Of expe-
rience and observation. says that COW
pea hay IL nearly equal 10 alfalfa In
feeding value. ard contains nearly one
half more flesh ana milk making ma.
tcrlal thnn clover hay It is rich IN the
mineral matter that is needed in form
ing bone, blood, flesh and milk. These
qualities make 1t especially valuable
for feeding growing cattle and pigs.
dairy cows and fattcning steers and
hogs. The cOwpea cnrlchcs the land
on which 1t grows. the same as alfalfa,
clover and soy beans II makes hard
soils mellow and aids in holding loose
soils together, and stands dry weather
veil
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31
For Lousy stock.


Dip or wash the animals with 1 q,
2 per cent water solution Of a tar dis
infectant, such as kreso. A convenient
way TO apply the remedy In the larger
animals Is with a spray pump, and in
sheep or hogs by dipping. Whatever
method is used, the coat and skin must
De thoroughly wet with the solution.
After treating the herd, the stables,
sheds or sleeping quarters should be
sprayed with about a per cent water
solution Of the disinfectant. or white
wash may be used Instead. This IS
necessary In order to prevent relnfect-
Ing the herd from the surroundings
II there Is much litter around the yards
II is advisable to move the herd to
other corals. Tar disinfectants in l
or per cent solutions do not destroy
the eggs or nits. hence It is necessary
to treat the animal again in ten days
or two weeks. Stockmen sometimes
ask If the feeding Of sulphur to lousy
animals VIII not drive away or dc
stroy the lice. The feeding Of small
doses Of sulphur will do no harm, nor
VIII 1t help in getting rid Of the lice,
and 1t cannot be considered a remedy
for this class Of disorders when used
In this way. Sulphur ls effective, how
ever, when used externally, and the
addition Of four ounces to every gallon
Of tar dlsinfectant solution used great
ly increases the effectiveness of the
remedy.-Field and Farm.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31
PoPulAe&8Eenoe.
ON~N~%%~~~@

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The London Times SAYS that the
WORK Of pioneers In color Photography
mas reached promising stage. and that
a plate Is now on sale upon which a
fairly satisfactory hellOchrome trans
pareney may Be made with one exDos
ure' and Uith little more trouble than
when making an ordinary negative.
An English government report shows
that France now has thirty-nine sub
marine torpedo boats in service and
MY under construction. England ranks
next with twenty-five built and fifteen
under way. The figures for other na-
tions are: Russia, 13 and Is; United
States, s and 4; Italy, and 4; japan.
and 2; Germany, in course Of CON
struction.
a curious electric machine Is the phre-
nometer The sensitive part Of the in
strument Is huge metal cap which is
brought slowly down upon the head.
and clasping the skull gently but firm
ly Indicates the size Of the bumps at
twenty-eight different points. The turn
Ing OF handle not only registers the
size Of each bump" but prints and de-
liyers the record.
Ten or fifteen years ago authorities
writing on the subject, stated that II
only 1t were possible to make engines
30 light as to weigh but ten pounds Der
horsepower, there would be no difficult
~ In constructing flying machine. A
few years after, petrol engines were
made or sucn weight Today, SAYS
Technical Literature, they are made.
and on the market, weighing no more
than two and half pounds per horse
power.
A Few years ago the late Professor
Langley expressed the opinion that sud
den changes in the intensity Of the
solar radiation were responsible for re-
msrkably cold summers or warm win
ters. During the recent International
Congress on Solar Research held at
dres called attention to a new method
OF research bearing upon this question.
Remarking that hitherto it has been
found exceedingly difficult to determine
the variations in the suns radiation by
comparing its amount at different times
from the whole solar disk, he showed
that better estimates might be made by
measuring and comparing the radiation
from separate parts Of the sun. In this
way, he thought, the amount Of the to-
tai variation might be ascertalned more
accurately.
In July, 1906. quarrymen near Engi-
houl, Belgium, unexpectedly opened a
passage into great and previously un-
known cavern. Its existence, however,
had been suspected by a local miner
alOglst. Mr.. f. Doudou, on account Of
the disappearance Of small streams in
the neighbOrhOod. Mr.. Doudou at once
began an exploration Of the new cav
ern, which has since been continued. 1t
contains may large and beautiful cham
bers, but is especially remarkable for
its concretlOns, and for a kind Of min
eral snow covering the floors, so light
that breath sends it whirling. In
some places are found little basins filed
with limpid water, which has begun to
cover itself with fine film of crystal
line glass. The innumerable crystal
stalactites in the cave are remarkable
for the musical tones they give forth
at the slightest touch.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain MerciRv

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of smell
and ompietely dersnge the " hole system when
entering 1t through the m ucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on pres
criptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. HslI'sCetarrh
cure, manufactured by Y. J. Cheney 4 Co,
internally, acting directly upon the blood an d
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen,
uine; II Is taken internally and made in Toll
free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c, per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31
Butter Making.

Poor butter Is caused by overchurn
ing, oversaltlng, overworklng. From
the start the milk Is tainted. The COWS
should be we'll FED; the hands Of the
mixer should be perfectly clean; the
milk should never be set where there
are bad odors to talnt II, and II the
cream is kept toe long the talnts will
be intensified.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31

What are you going to do now, colo
nel?" inquired the intimate friend.
Il expect to spend the remainder of
my days." said the retired statesman.
living down the lies that have been pub
lished about me in fourteen political cam
paigns."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31
Mfsun derstandinR, d

Mrs. Gushleigh-Ile's your next hus-
band, is he? Allow me to offer my
Mrs. Muchleigh-O. you misunderstood
me. | said ''ex-husband."
Mrs. Gushleigh-Indeed? Well, con-
gratulate you on that.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31

MADE out or good
strong ducklng Of a
circumference that
will allow OF Its
being pulled over
horses nose and
leaving sufficient
room for him to
work his jaws cas-
lily. This sack is
anywhere from a
foot tn fourtaan
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-01-31
Not So Vital.

Domsstic-The idea O. your thinkin' I
was listenin' to what you an Mr.. Fergu-
son said when you an him was wranxlin'.
l didn't hear the first word o. your talk
Mistress-I wouldn't have minded that
SO much, yerena. But didn't you hear
the last words of it?