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New-York tribune., 1909-08-22
The Two Types of Manicure

NOU 90 once or twice week to the manicuIes
She is always there it is her business. She IS
always cheerful; is that her business She holds
your hand-and other women do not. What more
need one saw
Well. something more. There remain the methods
of attack and in country these only two
there is the Society Manicure and the intellectual
Manicure.
OF the former | have already spoken. She knOws
the husbands of Everybody Who Is Anybody. She
can tell you-nay, she insists upon telling YOU
what this matron TO the Horse Show WHOM
that d6butante Will next year be engaged to, and P
ciselv whom and why young Mrs. Millions viii mary
after the decree has been made final. These peof
the material OF her thought. They are familiar
They are not Mrs. John So and SO or Miss Gertrude
Gerte. You thus delcately supposed 10 assume
that the speaker IS already equipped to enter upon
that state of life which it has pleased her call
herself. In a word, She reads that guardian Of our
liberties, the Daily Press
The Intellectual Lady of the Orange Stick reads
ON the other hand, things vastly different. She
studies Shaw and lbsen, and knows by heart the
Rubaiyat, once the precious property of the elect
but now the chorus girl gIde detV YOU TO
show me one Intellectual Manicure who has nC- read
these three ClassiCs-and has read any Others She
does not exist. The DAYS of miracles are passed
Nature, which always abhOrS vacuum, knows not
her like.
Why these two types are supreme do ro- pre-
sumo To guess. All that | have undertaken tu snow
IS that they do obtain, and that they do irs0lre
FOr the rest, sometimes when the world ends. and
We are all in Heaven and free from the women We
used 10 love and heart heart forever with the
Woman We Have Loved Always -sOmetime them
pleasant means for us To While away con or two
But II can't be now. Now life ami next month
rent and the SHOWS of yesteryear are too mach with
US. DNii
New-York tribune., 1909-08-22

ndIICuTeS manicure Tor nlaflCulIlS, mere at nome
maniCures manicure for marriage.
And in the last analysis, as Frank Norris would
have put it. they achieve have faith, by the simple
force of that strongest ally of Eres, proximity.
What is it that Democrtus Junior says in that too
much neglected volume The Anatomy OF MelaA-
chOlv".
Many causes [of loveI may be reckoned UP,
but they cannot avail, except opportunity he
offered of time and place over all there
is the prime cause, which IS prOplnqu1ty. Many
serving man by reason of this inveigles his master
daughter many gallant loves dOwdy, and they are
compelled as it were by necessity to love And many
times those which at first sight cannot fancy or
affect each other but harsh and ready to disagree
offended with each other carriage like Benedict and
Beatrice in the comedy, and in whom they find many
faults by their living together in house (Gye, on s
holding Of hdHdSD begin at last to dOte 1nsens1oy
upon another.
ItWaS the greatest rnOtivethat POtlphar VIE had
TO dote upon Joseph, and CleitoPhOn upon LeuclPPe
because the plague being in Blzance, IT was his Tor
tune for a time TO SIT next her at table his
opportunity of time and place. with their circum-
stances, are forcibe that it IS impossible almost
for young folks equal in years to live together
and not be in love.
1t was there that | turned at last to Burton or
what use are monuments if the dead have no mes
staes to send out for the living: And Burton, am
positive, IS right.
New-York tribune., 1909-08-22

YOU how soon, if you are married.
Your divorce will be granted, and
She does not tell you OF her other
admirers.
The Partisan maniCureS do not
wed; but they deserve good hGs-
bands. As for the LOndOners, they
retire on an income There never
was an EnglishwOman in any busi-
ness, however ancient, who was in
it for mere spiritual or intellectual
Improvement or well being. What
the West End manicure wants 10 see
Is the five shillings. and Just as soon
as She has seen them she wants %
get a full view of the next FIVE.
There is not a moment lost IN her
shop. and the only good things she
misses are the aspirates witness
Lord Oueux." The less Of her
the better.
/ have intimated that the Ameri-
can manicure is a surgeon, but. If
so. then the German IS a butcher
NV fingers bleed at the memory OF
nv sole experience in Berlin Vienna
is not much of an improvement, and
the Spaniards and the Italians
But then. they don't care much Tor
such things, anyhow.
Yet this is almost beside the
point. There is really no sound
basis for comparison. Elsewhere
New-York tribune., 1909-08-22

quote from a poor memory, and Carman wrote
out of his own heart but history and legend alike
support
Zenobia and Cleopatra gilded the nails of their
fingers The Athenians declared that those OF As
pasta 'shone as if they diamonds and
Roman poet has sung OF the nails OF the beautiful and
fatal Popp;ea. which mirrors OF silver
wherein kissing them. her thousand lovers saw the
reflection of their sweet despair. The fingers OF
Aphrodite sparkled, we are told, OF the brine
those OF Empress Theodore truly crystals OF
Ethiopia and in the eyes of gray John Knox, one
of the eadEest sins of Mary Stuart her soath in
that she spendeth full two hours daily upon the pol
ishing of her idle hands Nay vet in spite OF
this sneer of the grim of East 10th We're the
manicures of other days patronzed by the goddess
only; the faithful have heard OF the ice-clear
nails of Saint Theresa and the ChroniCers have not
omitted to mention the important fact that when the
peasant Joan of Are rode the head of her conquer
ing armies, q light as If from Heaven shone from
her finger ends
New-York tribune., 1909-08-22

My impulse to reply. Naturally. Nobody
husband of eX-manicure must devote to poison
ing the men whose hands his wife has held, and no
body but d man of wealth could afford the luxury OF
the resulting trials for murder The cost OF living
and the cost of killing rise together.
But | did not give way to that impulse. l was
strong. / said, What l can't understand is the
eIghty-one you mention. l have several acquaint-
ances who married other mems wives and manicures
and that sort of thing and they all and each.
cheerfuly grant you only sort of onehalf per cent
But how about the eighty-one per cent. OF
whole men,
"Poofl" said my enemy. You don't understand
the first thing about figures"
AT least not the sort OF figures you have in mind,
/ frankly admitted. Although, to figures OF an
other sort
But there he left me.
Nevertheless being OF 4 mildly speculative turn OF
mind, | have ever since been wondering, What
after all, about that eighty-one per cent!
New-York tribune., 1909-08-22
The Authors Confession

AIOW at the outset let me confess. do 90
~ sionay to manicure shop. That IS among
PuritanS and Pennsylvania Germans (Ot whom, III
classic phrase | q small part a crime cardinal.
upright masculnity | do not pretend to say; but,
north south and west of the borough OF Manhattan,
they are. 1t may be for the same cause that finds
proof OF the truly feminine in a slim Womans love
for a fat man and know specially well one woman
who left her husband because of the InaSt2TfuneSs
it was her own phrase Of a whose chief claim
strength lay, to my mind IN his personal unClcdn-
hness In any event the mystery remains-and /
do. occasion 90 TO the maniCures.
For reasons domestic and thus beyond my con-
tIol, have of late months assiduously patrOnized
the homeiest Lady of the Orange Stick (Which Is, at
that 10 severe condemnation of her chaTms) could
find, but to opinion from SIT Hubert
Stanley. his feminine counterpart l now sought
ont one who is radiant.
She told me this Well, don know; but one
day last winter Mr.. Drew-Mr. John Drew, You
know
| have never had the honor OF knowing Mr.. Drew;
but | nodded.
Mr. Drew She continued come in here to
have his nails done The technical phrase is my
Ladys, not mine own, and | asked him right out
If he wouldn't autograph picture for me, and
sent out acrost 23d-st. and got We he just
smiled and wrote Oh IL.
There "a divinity that shape our ends,
kough-hcw them how VIII
| at first inclined to put this data aside as
valueless but. upon more mature consideration.
have to the conclusion that 1t has its i'm
Uortance as matter of CorrObOratiOI. Coming of an
the part of dress suit the lifeor the still life
and man OF such manifest talent feels keenly
the charm of the manicure 1t Is reasonable for
toIy To suppose that some sort OF charm there must
really be.
Tie use OF the at none, certainly would deny. 1t
New-York tribune., 1909-08-22
NV Lady of the Orange Stick
By Reginald Wright Kaufman

0NE of my dearest en-
emies is an author
~ ity upon what he
calls Vital Statistics. That
is why he IS my enemy:
Why the statistics are vital
why any statistics about
anything, save daily food
and daily drink, are vital
I, for my part, could
never determine. But my
friend IS surely an author
ity of precise information
upon in1material materi-
aiities, and it was he who
the other night solemnly
declared to me
1t is a fact that among
all our women wage earners
the manicures are the
ones who most frequently
marry men of wealth
| looked properly
amazed at his solemnity.
" Yes, sir, he continued,
it has been definitely
ascertained that of the
thousands of girls engaged
in manicuring in America
during the last ten years,
eighty-one and one-half
per cent. have eventually
been married, if at all, to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
Trides that Count.

To skim grease from soup in a hurry, use square sheets of clean tissue paper on the surface of the soup. Lay them on one at time lift off lightly and every bit of fat comes off.
 Icing that has not boiled long enough can be put back on the fire after it has been mixed in the white of egg provided an asbestos mat is used beneath.
 Do not wear winter suit that must do duty another season too late in the spring It Is more economical to buy a cheap, lightweight suit, rather than risk the dust and general shabbiness of wearing @ good cloth one on hot days.
 
 A box of clean sand kept in the kitchen will be found excellent for nasty cleaning of blackened pots. pans and rusty knives. When the handles have pulled off the lids of pots or pans cut a spool in half and fasten it to the lid with screw and nut.
 Glass shelves and towel rods in bath room save the time and temper of the cleaner. The chief objection to these fix ings is the cost. If one watches marked down sales they can often be picked up at half price.
 A delightful fragrance that Is not op- pressive can be given a sick room by put ting a little cologne in saucer and set ting fire to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
Shrinking Wash Fabrics.

Now that the season of wash goods is close at hand, and in the eagerness to get the summer sewing out of the way do not lose sight of the fact that the shrinking of many wash materials be- fore they are made up often saves much work in the end.
 Pique, galatea, coarse and heavy lln- ems, and the various linen substitutes. as well as many wash materials that have much dressing. should always be thoroughly shrunk before being made up.
 One of the most satisfactory ways of shrinking material is to leave it folded just as it comes from the shop, and soak 1t over night in a tub of water, then hang it on the line by one of the selvedge edges Care should be taken to stretch it as smoothly as possible, and if the goods should happen to have any color in it, solution of salt water should of course first be used.
 In putting the material on the line 1t should not be exposed to the full rays of the sun, for this will fade the color sadly. After the material is shrunk and dried, ones work is only begun, for the ironing process Is of quite as much i'm portance as anything else. The goods should be ironed on the wrong side, per- fectly smooth and perfectly dry.
 If braid, tape or embroidery is to be used as trimming care should be taken to shrink these as well, or else there will be s'puckerings" here and there.
 If the wash material happens to be one of the softer weaves, such as cot ton, voile, batiste, organdie, or hand lxerchief linen 1t is never wise to shrink the goods before sewing. If these ma terials are shrunk, it is quite impossible to cut out a garment satisfactorily, and the sewing process is most trying.
 While shrinking fabrics takes time and care, it saves in the long run. the let ting out of seams the lengthening of skirts, the making larger of waist bands, and a thousand and one other things, that are bothersome after laundering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
RUSSIAN TAX LEVY
 TO BE COLLECTED

Pekin, March 19-As result of the ne- gotiations held recently, China has agreed to the collection of the present Russian tax levy throughout the railroad zone, in- cludng Harbin, and these taxes which date back for four months are to be col- lected by China and held on deposit pend ing settlement of the principle involved. Seven of the foreign diplomatic repre- sentatives here have reaffirmed their po- sition on the question of the railroad ad- ministration and the attitude of the pow CTS thus represented Is to be submitted to St. Petersburg.
 General Horvath the head of the rail- road administration, will return to liar bin in a few days. He has assured the ministers here that Foreigners will not be taxed.
 The controversy now reverts to the for eign board, and they invite the Russian ambassador to China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
A Perious Predlcament.

From the New York Times.
 Robert Herrick the brilliant realistic novelist, said at recent luncheon at Chicago.
 "There is a type of American wife who, in, her greed for wealth and display, brings unhappiness on herself. She rather reminds me of the fat man and the ta- ble-d hote dinner.
 This man entered a restaurant that served a dinner at the fixed price of "a cents. He knotted a napkin about his neck and fell to heavily. So heavily, in fact, that the waiter, after a whispered conversation with the proprietor. ap- preached him and said:
 "'Beg pardon. sir, but I'll have to charge you quarter extra; you eat so much
 -'rhe fat man, red and short of breath from his excessive gorging, said earn estly:
 "'For goodness sake, don't do that! I'm nearly dead now from eating 75 cents worth. If you make me eat an- other quarter I'll bust
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
SERIOUS GRAPHING
 IN PITTSBURG

Pittsburg, March 19.-The grand jury which has been Investigating the charges of alleged corruption in muni- cipal affairs. before whom 50 promi- nent citizens were summoned to tell what they know about councilmanic graft, reported their findings to Judge Davis late this afternoon. The court said that on account of the extreme seriousness of the matter he would take the report under advisement, and ordered the jury to report in court at 9:30 o'clock Monday morning.
 Efforts to secure the release of Coun- cilman John F. Klein. who was com mitted to jail yesterday for contempt of court because of his refusal to tes- tify before the grand jury, have thus far proved futile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
Do Not Be Morbid

To a degree sensitiveness is a good quality and one to be cherished, says Home Chat" But every fine quality has it's defects, and the defect of undue sen sitveness Is morbidness. .A&k
 Never torture yourself by wondering il on this or the other occasion you made yourself appear ridiculous. If you wrote a foolish letter let it go at that. If you made a silly speech, be comforted-people will not remember 1t long. If there was a clever thing you might have said and did not, remind yourself that there are more days to come and there will be other chances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
An Expensive Thimble.

How would you like to be the possessor of a thimble valued at $40,000? This pleas- ure is enjoyed by the Queen of Siam who owns the handsomest thimble in the world. It was made in Paris and as may well be supposed, is designed more for ornament than for use.
 The thlmble referred to is made of pure gold, fashioned in the shape of half opened lotus-fower. The thimbe is thickly studded with diamonds, graded in size, and laid with other precious stones in the petals of the flower.
 The thimble is really too large for practical use, and to the women of the western world, the idea must appear as the very acme of stiffness. Next to the thimble owned by Slams Queen, the most expensive thimble in the world is owned by a Washington woman, whose husband paid s25,OOO for it is Paris, and after that comes one valued at $150O0, in the pos session of the wife of one of the Kim berly diamond mine owners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
 PRESIDENT TAFT,s ADVISERS.
Abundance of Legal Talent In the
 Cabinet.

From the Chicago News
 President Taft says that MT Roosevelt and he are agreed in their views as to government and political progress" On the subject of their differences in method and temperament he remarked the other day: MT. Roosevelt never had the edu- cation and practice of a lawyer. His in tense desire to reach practical results for good has made him at times impatient of the restraint of legal methods, while l have been trained as a lawyer and a judge and am as strongly imbued with the necessity for legal methods as Il years on the bench are likely to make one"
 In his inaugural address Mir Taft gives first rank among his tasks of his ad- ministration 10 further legislation which shall secure the enforcement of the Roose- welt policy of curbing harmful railroad and industrial combinations. Evidently in securing a strong array of lawyers for his cabinet he has aimed to get as much assistance as possible in accomplishing this work along strictly constitutional lines. At the meetings of the new cab tnet there will be present, counting the President. as many lawyers, lacking one, as there are on the supreme bench.
 Five cabinet members have made con- spicuous records in connection with cor poration law MT. Knox secretary of state, has had wide experience on both the trust and the government sides of legal controversies. Mr.s'Wickersham, the attorney general, has been counsel for public utility companies of New York and Chicago. for railroad companies and for New York financial concerns. He has delivered at Harvard lectures on corpor- ate organization. MT. Nagel, appointed secretary of commerce and labor, has been counsel for subsidiary corporation of the Standard Oil company in an im- portant case. Mir. Dickinson leaves the position of general counsel for a great railroad corporation to take the war port folio. MT. Ballinger, secretary of the in terior, is a leading member of the Seattle bar and author of work on "Communi- ty Property'
 The degree of success to- be won by the new administration will depend much upon the results of the Presidents efforts to draw from these men sound construc- tive advice on the federal regulation of interstate commerce corporations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
Lent.

 Where is tie mind we had before To flash the red light from the shore. To whoop things Up and whoop em more?
 It's lent. Where is the taste we had for drink, The feeling that we could not think Was possible to put gezink?
 It's lent. Where is the purpose that we should Do everything to make ungood And jar the whole darn neighborhood?
 It's lent. Where is the constant wish to go To every sort of New York show That told us what we shouldn't know?
 It's lent. Where is the great desire to dance Wherever we might find the change, No matter time nor circumstance?
 It's lent. Where Is the yearn before we had To do the things the good call bad And make the higher life look sad?
 It's lent
 L'ENvOI. Lent. all of it; that we admit. But who the dickens borrowed 1t?
 ", J. Hampton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
Postal Changes.

Washington, March 19-(Special.) )-Ala- bama rural carriers appointed: Brilliant. Route l. William M. Burleson carrier, Wiley w. Elliott substitute; Pyriton. Route 2, Adolphus l.. Pettus carrier. James H. Short substitute; Rockford. Route 8, Archibald D. Bentley carrier, John B. Bentley substitute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
Illinois Central Indicted.

Chicago, March 19.-The federal grand jury in session here today returned an indictment against the Illinois Central railroad for violation of the federal quar- antine law It is alleged that the road accepted a shipment of cattle out of Mis- sissippi when .lat state was under the quarantine of the Secretary of Agricul- ture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
Maryland Stage Wine.

From Van Norden-The World Mirror.
 Charles Pippin of Marydel, Md, died from the effects of drinking stage wine.' Stage wine, of course. is the concoction served at amateur theatrcals. Perhaps you remember that the villain, after being handed his deserts by the hero, reaches for the bottle of molasses and water, pours a copious draught, and exclaims, sTIa, will drown my sorrows in this fiery stuff!"
 The lesson is plain. The next time the townspeople cultivate the drama, let them see that nothing but the best Maryland distilled product is served to the tal- ent There Is no reason why a man or woman with nerve enough to go on in a five-act war play on an 1Sx20 stage, H. luminated by kerosene lamps, should not have adequate refreshment. As for the people who have to sit through it-they ought to have twice as much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
Young Woman Exonera.ed.

Raleigh, N. C., March 19.-Florence Lee, the young woman arrested yesterday in connection with the drowning of Andrew Jackson, a contractor, who held her up in the water and saved her life, was today discharged from custody, an investigation showing that Jackson's drowning in Crab tree creek, three miles from Raleigh, was purely accidental
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
For Mildew Spots

A woman who has had occasion, from time to time, to remove mildew spots from fabrics, says she uses a paste made of Preach chalk and any white soap. She covers the spots and when the mixture is thoroughly dry, removes It. She says that the spot disappears with the paste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
The Age-Herald's Cook Book.
TOMATO SAUCE.

TOMATO SAUCE.
 A tomato sauce, which is delicious on macaroni, stuffed beefsteak or Hamburg CT steak is made as follows: Stew half a can of tomatoes with two slices of onion, a sprig of parsley. bay leaf and two cloves for 15 minutes. Press all through a fine sieve Melt a tablespoonful of butter and rub in tablespoonful of flour. When thoroughly blended, add the toma- to liquor and cook until it thickens, stirring constantly. Season with salt and pepper Add a drop of tabasco if one wishes. This will keep for some time, if put in an alright can.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
NEWS OF NOIABLES
 IN WASHINGTON

Washington, March .-(Special.,- Postmasters Dimmick Of Montgomery and Barker of Mobile are here to Ind out how they stand with the new ad- ministration.
 Senator Johnston has gone to Balti- more to visit his brother. He returns Monday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
PARAMOUNT
MONTEAGLE
 TENNESSEE

Reopens April 1st. A Church School Tor Girls. offering all the regulay courses, with Special Courses in Art and Music. A limit of SO girls insures individual instruction. Rates $500. This school has the unique feature of Winter vaca- tion instead of the usual Summer oIa- Beautiful and healthful location. cata- logue upon application.
 Rev. E. J. Batty, Director.
 Miss DuBose, Principal. 2-24-we- sat.nlon-2aA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
PuaiIist Out of Hospital.

New Orleans, March 19.-Kid Farm er," pugilist. of Peoria, H., was dis missed from the Charity hospital to- day He was taken there late last night in an unconscious condition after striking his head on an iron bar on an excursion steamer. It was at first thought that he had sustained concus- sion of the brain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-20
New Japanese Mattings.

Very attractive are some of the new Japanese mattings. In place of conven- tional designs woven in the mating in color are landscapes. figures, and flowers. The background is a rich cream.