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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11

music today" declared Flossie And I shall ask Miss Jordon in to go over some of the hymns with us. She sings so sweet ly, and she is MT. James, chief assistant at the meetings he holds in his house. Will you see Mir. James, Mother, and talk over our plan with him?'
 "Yes, and I'll do it at once," declared Mrs. Stone. This Is Tuesday. We have less than week for preparation"
 So, both mother and daughter set to work to carry out their plans for an Easter service in their own house. not having better place to hold the meeting. And when Saturday night came they were surprised and delighted with their sue cess thus far. On the morrow, bright and early, the two beds would be removed from the ''big room and the chairs from the neighbors brought in. Notice had been sent to all who lived within ten miles of the town that Easter service. with piano music, would be held at the home of Mr. Joseph Stone, and that every person would be most welcome.
 When the little clock in the Stones kitchen struck the hour of 10-the time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11

appointed for the Sunday service to be- gin-there were assembled about twenty persons in the "big room," and Mir. James. standing beside a prettily decorated table, on which lay his Bible and hymnbook, began an impressive Easter sermon. All the week Flossie had worked like Turk, to use an old saying, and not only had she learned the music of several hymns and beautiful voluntary, but she had made wreathes and bouquets of paper lilies with which to adorn the table which served as an altar, for no other kind of flowers could be obtained, there being no florist within hundred miles of the town in which she lived And such a tremendous sensation did the paper wreathes and bouquets and the plano make with the small congregation that Flossies heart beat with pride and satis
 faction Flowers and music appealed where the preachers voice failed to make much impression. These people, living In huts, dugouts, rhacks and without the least particle of adornment of any sort about them, were moved by the fiowers-S that looked so natural that teveral of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11

ten sets of white teeth, and almost on the instant there were ten mouths emp tied of the bites of pie, and ten wry faces turning toward each other with ex- pressions of disappointment. Its saltyl" cried out Tommy Perkins. "Awl 1t tastes aw-ful!' And from Nellie Briant came the cry: "Who ever tasted salty pie before7 Ugh, it's nasty"
 As soon as Tottie's mamma could do so she tasted the pie she had given to Tottie, and she, too, spat out the bite, and also made a wry face. But she smiled as she said: q guess cook must have got into the salt instead of the sugar when she was preparing the fruit" Then she began to gather up the pies, telling the guests that they should not be wholly disappointed, for there were two big custard pies-baked for the morrow but which they, the guests. might have right now. And then would follow the ice cream and cake, after which there would be nuts, raisins and figs.
 But while her mamma was taking away the pies, which had proven so disappoint ing, Tottie rose and said, very deber- ately: Mamma. cook did not spoil the pies with salt did 1t. I was watching her sweeten the apples that were going into the pies. and I thought she did not put in enough sugar, so, after she had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11
 Tottie Has a Party-But Too Many Cooks Spoil the Pie .. e* es

got 1t all ready. and had turned her back, l reached into the cupboard and got big handful of what l thought was sugar and sprinkled 1t into the fruit And when cook came back to her piemaking she stirred the fruit with a big spoon. getting the salt all through it. But I didn't know that I got my hand into salt, Mamma honest. l thought 1t was sugar" Then, blushing from her own confession, Tottie sat down somewhat confused, for her little guests were sniek- ering at her expense some whispering "Oh, the idea!' But mamma only laughed and said: That proves the old saying that too many cooks spoil the broth. This time 1t was the pie that was spoiled. But you shall not miss having pie. I'll cut the big custard pies for you, so make ready for them.''
 And you may believe they all made ready for the eustard pie, and several of them whispered to Tottle that they were glad she had salted the apple pies, for the custard was so much better, for 1t tasted just like hot ice cream.
 And then the real Ice cream came. and fin great, big saucers, too, and with 1t was cake, lovely ehocolate-layer cakel And the party was q success, after all. even though the little hostess had sated the pie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11
S OUR,PUZZLE
 kaaCoRnER,
LETTER ENIGMA.

My first is in eat, but not in food; My second Is in walnut, but not in wood; My third is in sorrow, but not in joy; My fourth is in tease, but not in annoy; My fifth is the same as my first, you know; My sixth Is in river, but not In flow;
 My whole spells a day That comes once each year.
 And to all good children
 Iris day most dear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11
NOVELIST zIG-zAG PUZZLE.

NOVELIST ZIG-ZAG PUZZLE.
 If the cross-words of the zig-zag pug gle are rightly guessed, and written be- low each other, their zig-zag letters. be- ginning with the upper left-hand letter. and ending with the lower left-hand letter. will give the two initials and the name of an American poet and novelist. The cross-words are: 1. To devour. 2. Denot- ing distance. 3. To jump about on one foot. 4. certain kind of bottled drink. D. A part of the human head.
 ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES. HIDDEN ARTIST PUZZLE-Chase.
 WORD SC JARE PUZZLE--Cross-lcord are, Bloio. Anna, Luck. Kine. The ioord spelled by the initials is Balk. That spelled by the last letters is Wake.
 ZIGZAG PUZzLE-Dickeas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11
PRIMAL ACRosTIC.

All the words in this primal acrostic contain the same number of letters, and if the words are rightly guessed and written one below the other their initial letters will spell the name of a Holy Day. The cross-words are: 1. One of the points of the compass. ?. A small piece of land. 8. A celestial body. 4. A pair of working horses. 5. A wicked condition. 6. Applied to a good melon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11

EN ASTER bells do fill the air; ~ Easter blooms are everywhere: Easter children, good and sweet, In country lanes and city street. For OCT the world on Easter Day Selfshness Is cast away; And hearts respond in songs of love To the Heavenly choir above. "Iittle ones, come unto me-" Did our precious Saviour say: And to His breast he folds them in, Protecting them from worldly sin. So, sing aloud the Songs of Praise: Up to high Heaven your voices raisei Let all take part on Easter Day The sins of earth to wash away.
 MAUD WALKER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11
BY MAUD WALKER.


 MA ow, Bunny" cried Mrs. Mamma #A White Rabbit, don't you stir out E of the house while I am away E v this morning. l shall have several
 calls to make before returning, and as l saw one of those awful hunters prowling about the woods the other day, l feel that we should use greater caution about roaming at large; particularly you young ones should be kept pretty close to headquarters. So, remain indoors till l return.'
 "All right, Mamma" promised Bunny White, sitting comfortably in the parlor .'I'n just sit here and look out at the neighbors who pass by occasionally, Then he held up his pretty little mouth for a goodby kiss from Mrs. Mamma White Rabbit, who, dressed in her best fur coat-for although the weather was warm, and green things were growing, she continued to wear her fur coat ripped out of the house and off towards one of the neighbor's homes.
 Now, maybe you wonder how 1t hap l I'd that Mrs. Mamma White Rabbit, and her son, Bunny White Rabbit, lived in a house, and house with parlor. We'll, their house might not look very pretentious to you, and you might not have called their parlor a parlor, but they thought their abode very fine and their best room most magnificent one. The truth Is, their house was the interior of a huge, hollow, fallen tree trunk. and their parlor was the front end-which means the end that had the opening divided from the rear end bya pile of leaves and bark which Bunny had helped bis mother to arrange. As the partition did not reach to the ceiling of their house, all they had to do was to crawl over 1t when wishing to enter their bedroom. And there, snug from the outside world, they could sleep in peace. The partition gave them security from prying eyes of unters and dogs, and sheltered them nom the wind which entered the parlor at its wide door, which had no shutter.
 Soon after Mrs. Mamma White Rabbits departure Bunny took up his position near to the front door and enjoyed watching two neighbor squirrels at play among the last years dead leaves. Although Bunny liked the squirrels, he was not on speak ing terms with them, and he often crept close to one of them just to frighten
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11

D OUND the world goes Edna May "A On her horse. so grand and gay. Gallop, trot, and, maybe, run. Oh, but riding's lots of funl
 Gee up, Horseyr' Edna cries. And old Horsey fairly flies
 Down the valley, up the hill; Always going-never still
 Round the world, then quickly back: Coming OCT the selfsame track For 'tis teatime, don't you know, And they must no farther go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11

D oTTIE's mamma told Tottie that
 she might have little party one
 Saturday afternoon. And you may .,, go and invite your dearest friends"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-30

flame from the serried ranks Of
the enemy. flight silence.
~Huilo. old man. said a voice be-
side him. Ferreira looked up. A
man In the uniform OF the colonial
contingent was seated beside him.
Feeling bcttery be asked.
Where am II" asked the wound.
ed man.
4 guess you'll pull round now. e
said the colonial. 4 found You
lying upon the weld three nights
ago. This ls better than prison.
whatg"
Where are the soldiers"
Gone on In the direction or
Lydenburg. I'm stationed here
alone with couple OF native
scouts. guarding the new bridge.
SO when ! saw you were living
thought ! might as well pull you
round We don't figh; with sick
men. what ?"
Ferreira smiled and stretched out
his hand The other elaspcd H.
There was no enmity between
these men. the one was called from
his farm under pain OF death hy
rowing Boer commando. 20 take
part IN the campaign. the other a
simple soldier In the colonial
forces.
They saw nobody during the next
two weeks AZ the end OF that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-30
AMERICAN WOMEN WHO WORK
NO. s. THE SOCETYfGIRL
nv PRISCILLA PRim.


The society riri may begin her
day along about noon whom she sips
her chocolate In bed and she may
end u with the last dance ~ a bali
the following morning.
ny popular Impression she % sup
posed To lead a life Of undilutod ease
given up 90 butterfly pasiimca.
She ia not generally considered
within the ranks Of womon who
work In reality, however. she ~ a
woman With a definite occupation
ard wophlng Tor definite wages
Tho varied and manifold demands
upon hor time would plunge many a
steuo rapher or professional woman
into nervous pruatratlon. Her on
gaNement calendar is a constant
care. Che knows that 10 achieve
and insure popularity she must be
punetilioun
The arrival OF the mail Is not
conducive 10 her serenity An ava,
ianche OF invitations for lunoheona,
dlnnera. balls and mualonlcs cnst
her endless planning and the oxur'
else Of expert diplomacy There are
numerous requests for subscriptions
20 hating charities aud interviews
Of various sorts. II the wealth or
position of the woman makes t.
necessary. one or more private sec
relariea are employ ri Go look after
details 81 correspondence
One afternoon Of each week the
society girl generally devutcg 10
her AZ Home On theae occasions
various friends And associates call
and leave their cards. After their
departure the hostess collects tho
cards and they are eataiogcd with
reference IA future calls or social
obligations
Considerable time and money
must be- spent by thn society Eir lu
keeping her youthful OF good looks
intact Sundry devices and inveu.
tons % modern science are aids Ia
this quest Tho beauty sleep Ia sen.
orally given up because u Eats up
too much time. and the services OF
the mnaaenae are employed instead
The society EiFl 10 ba a success
must posses talent aud executive
ability 81 no ordinary sort. which
II she wcre placed under different
circumstances 81 birth aud enyirun.
ment would likely prove a success
IN a iess ornate but more useful
career
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-30
As OTHERS SEE IT

The proposition made by a councilman OF Seattle
time ago that the saloons of this city be permitted remain
open all night upon the payment of supplementary license
fee which would the etys about $4,000
Cleveland Press Here's how they look upon the proposition
in the Ohio city
How much deeeney order and fair worth TO
great and growing eity1
The devil is always ready buy at the lowest possible
price II he get agen, the inside the better will be
his bargain.
HE has just bid in the flourishng city Of Seattle
Wash For hsdswon deeeney good order fair and
prosperity of that city he offers through member OF the city
council, $4,000 year.
IT figured that by permitting ,he saloons Of Seattle
remain open all night upon the payment OF supplementary
license fee the e annual be increased least
$4,000. and possibly $4,000
1T looks just like finding the money. II is the simplest
scheme imaginable And is old
The devil has bought cities and made them
branch offices of hell by this seductive scheme than by all
others combined.
But would suppose Seattle had learned her lesson.
"Tiue not very long ago. when, with saloons
Sodom and Gomorrah but figures Of speech
compared with the old Seattle reality Life and lbto say
nothing of property and employmenere safe With
all her nestmabe advantages and with all the husng public
spirited men she had. the town made little progress.
And then Seattle wsged a for deceney and L.
With good order and fair Of the marvel
Blooms known in American city. 1t is sub
stanta steadily Embarrassing prosperity that only the devil
stop-and he only with Seattle's
"Seveny-five thousand dollars year a lot Of money
But excluding all sentiment and measuring only the actual
cash value. isn't worth municipal decency
proof
Revenue is necessary. But the devil drives his
hesh bargains hen he supplies paly pay for manhood
and womanhood"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-30

Nicolas Ferreira opened bis eyes.
heavy with fatigue At first ho
could not remember what had oc-
CURED 20 him; no only knew that
be was weak and intensely weary
There was a curious numbnoss In
his left arm and side and his head
swan dlzzily.
Gradually be made out his sur.
roundlnga. He was lying upon a
rough canvas stretcher that served
the purpose Of a bed. Inside a
small hut Close AZ hand was a
pitcher RI lukewarm wafer With
an Intense effort he stretched out
his arm and drank Of H. He closed
his eyes again.
Slowly the remembTanees Of the
paat came back 10 him. He had
been riding a pony. with che bocr
contingent they were 10
have surprised the British camp az
dawn there had been a
long night march Then they had
crept up: rockets had flered into
the reddening morning sky
there was a charge. q sheet Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-30
GARVSN,S CORNER
BY THE REVEREND JOSEPH L. GARvIN
PASTOR OF FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

ses s~saar ale fresa fhis essl u
Nuu take proper pres amffWHp 4na
help tnr FeNf uf - suppress Is in our
city EfnfF destef should hr vitality
tAkirT it up Ministers are lending
Instr Assisfanea Merchants 81 all
hinds are tsMtnninN 20 $50 tnr need
uf aNtiVo operation against this
scHurHe. FATHERS and mothers are
~ sAha heed Tor thmir chile
afwuA s4ha Thr papers are doing
nphiT work III agitatagE tbs matier.
The Charity lsfaAuiaAtinn society
has upeued tss way Mra BESSIE
Davies. q visiting nurae. has made
discoveries fag VII help
fsthss teskhTs 81 shs aestsr be-
cause hE naH told act 90 spit uh the
fisor o. HE honss. where ~ iaY sick
utth consumption. Tbs mother
scent out and wnfhNa The tsa girls
remained 10 tha room most % every
day after Hcheei We ~ala u ga 10
much alarm Is felt FOR the chiiaren
who were Ssh ieetsd 90 this contact
villa the disease.
what sas.s We Do 90 be .st~as
start = campaign and take adNsn-
taKs u the experience - other cifins.
iiAe Denver. ard Improve on thsir
best results aaMregata the smher-
euiar patientss as ~ rsna ilppR. -
gabiish county and city dispensaFiea
Provide for FfsitinN nurses who wtii
instruct the people how O. avoid
spreading The eanta atun. Enforce
vigorously the taW against splitting.
fdecate. fsdaeefs. EDUCATE.
Ths redemption a. the city. IN this
Instances. must cefns through prsxen-
tlsn
Tsl. q. vital @sa rstsgisss mss-
era No man lives unto himself
alone said Jesus Chrint A poor
woman once Suffered "a faa6toua bic
community 60 live 81 a small house.
we have uotbtuE 90 do with her"
the natehbosa all said. and they tg-
nored her All they could. Tie
woman fell alex with q contagious
fever had tha stylish folk soon
found that Mhr was Indeed their
nnighb0r fgnaFr fhiH plague. and
who can tstl " hen ne influences may
nppcar In your very home. Help ua
f4aAs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-30

two cents more 10 tell teaeher l
didn't have 20 20 out after all
They're pretty Atrici IN this CORE
spondence school. tell you. They
don't allow any fighting licked a
postage stamp and had to stay In
after school How did they manage
it, Made me gn home with the let
ter carrier and remain there till s
O'Clock.
But I made M for e.. always
get home from school first leave
BY special delivery. Some Of the
boys who live on r. r ID routes
don't get home til next day
old Judge skoovcr Is going to
address our school in chapel Tues
day. Then we are going 70 give
him prolonged applause In the shape
OF a postscript 10 our "Wednesday
answer blanks The Judge has a
pun with our faculty because he's
stakeholder IN the stationery
trust.
on. yea. we have a glee club. II
meets every Saturday. We have
some fine voices IN our penmanshlp
clasa. The fellows with the Spen.
cerian fiOudshea are tenors and
those who write with a stub pen
are the bassos n any Of us get
writer's cramp we are excused on
account Of BOre throat.
Here il one OF our chorusca.
Oh. dear old Alma Mater.
What memories ~ thee
Come snFging 10 our minds. when
A letter box We see.
won a prize for my essay on
The Celestial Empire. lts OppoF.
tunitiea IN the Twentieth Century
when I mailed IN q Chinese laundry
slip.
Have any Of you heard that the
dead letter office Is going 20 start a
course In embaimlng7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-30

NEW YORK Jan 5a.-Its pretty
hard 10 have 10 g. 70 school When
yoH don't w&nt to
FioFenca Smith. an attractive
ktri Of rs. realized this fact
The boys who liked her and
whom she liked usfe al young
men. She coulen't meet that aort.
Of course. in tho seventh grade.
She wea almost a. we'll develop.
~ AZ q girl u 20. hai her mother
assisted on her going 10 school.
Su Fforwsce swallowed 100 pins
sir. and Mrs. Ernest Smith. her
parents. found her In great dls.
trexs. They called the village doc.
tor of Patchogne. I. J.. where they
lived
The doctor. after working two
daya. said that 20 pins had been
removed. and that be- thought the
other 20 would not Nh the giri.
She probably woat 60 10 school
anY more.
When F7orence posed for her pie
tnre. she Htiii had 20 pins In her
midst
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-30
N1EEGu1pTE Pop ElIEEguIgIa

time the Boer farmers wounds we're
healed.
Well. | must go" he said one
day. Friend. I thank you II ever
you are IN such a condition. you
know ." be broke off silently.
Going back 70 the army7' asked
the colonial
NO. 60 the farm" the Boer an
swerod Why should ! fight any
longer. The war n over
We are beaten. And then my girl
lives near. we were 20 have been
married when they fetched mo
away
I've got a nice girl. too" said
the colonial "A real little Dutch
girl. her lovers away wlth the
troops. It's thirty miles from here,
but ! ride over once a week 20 see.
her when SIS safe 10 leave the
bridge. Well. 30 long"
They parted a1kwardly. The
Dutehman, taking three days sup
ply Of rations. set off TO trudga
stolidly homewaFd along the high
road When he was out Of sighf the
colonial whisiied. aaddied his horse
aud rode away southwark
Three days afterward the Boer
reached bis farm. Il vas a stretch
81 arid land lying upon she out
skirts Of q little village that nestled
into the hollow ~ hill The long
tramp. the Sleeping In the bush, had
not discouraged him He WAS free
ai last the war would soon be over.
by the next harvest time he would
be married and settled down with
his bride
As he passed through the village
groups o. women looked after him
silently They returned bis salnta.
tiona awkwardiy and asked after
news But they said nothing Of
Trana- The halfformuiated ones
tons died on hts lips: with a beat.
ing heart he pushed his way on To-
ward the little house on the out
skirts of the settlement. Had any
hRrm come 10 herf
Ills heart leaped up as he saw
her form slihouetted against the
whitewashed walls He came an
the road IN she gathering dusk. lie
was al the door. Then something
impelled him to pause before
knocking "A the door.
She WAS not alone. Inside the
room Was a man. dressed in the uni.
form of colonial soldier. He went
TO the window and looked through
cautiously And even a. be aid 30
he saw the man who had befriendef
him place his arm round her and
draw her toward him. She made no
resistance
The sun had sunk. and with the
swiftuess common 10 those lati.
tudes. darkness rushed over the
land. For a few moments the
watcher stood there irvesoIutely.
His hand s,rayet toward his hok
stes. where his pistol lay. He drew
the weapon out. clicked the bright
cartridge into its groove. and rats
"a his arm They were not five
feet from him.
Then he returned II slowly and
went softly away. lie went down
the road irresolutely A. first he
seemed 70 be about TO turn toward
his farm: then he swung round alb.
ruptly and passed off toward the
blue hills in the distance. behind
which lay entrenched the remnants
Of The Beet army.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-30
HOUSEKEEPING

A medicine chest need not he a
Anaii.alzed drug store In order 20
unppiy all the simple remedies need
"a by a household,
A iar 81 white vRselina and q
packet % court plaster o. new skin
are almost Indispensable.
Cascara sagrada as laxative end
aromatic spirits OF ammonia 20 DO
used either as remedy for sick
headache or as n Htimuiant should
be included IN tho medicine supply
A bottle 81 two grain Quinlne pills
aud one bux each ~ mustard and
belladonna plasters are good Items
20 keep on hand. Sweet spirits 81
nitre is good1o use In case Of slight
fever. Borncic acid h an excellent
antiscptic.
Camphorated OIL IL counter irri-
tnnt 20 upe I'm case ~ sore throat
br cold on the chest, and witch hazel
and CArbnlic saivca are good for
burns. sores or flesh wounds.
There should be a supply OF stcril-
lied gauze, and medicine glass IL
necessity