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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
PresbyterIans Choose Delegates.

New York. April 26.-The Brooklyn pres bytery, which met today to choose its commissioners to the worlds convention of the Presbyterian church, to be held in Denver in May, elected a delegation which will support the candidacy of the Rev. pr. William L. McEwen of Pitts burg for the moderatorship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27

formed minister for some years, holding pastorates at Greensburg. St Paris, Hills boro, Ohio. Anna, H.. and Claysburg and Dubois, Pa. On account of doctrinal diff ferences and domestic troubles he left the ministry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-27
Americans Not Scared.

lCoNTNUED ON PAGn lO.,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14

New, fresh. clean stock OF a
manufacturers surplus stock of
silk, net, lawn and linen; fine
waists; all sizes "a to A; nicely
made and trimmed; values to IS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14
OF WHOM IT MAY BE SAID, ".sHE
HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD"

In America we have class of
women invariably misunderstood
and often severely criticised by
writer's and investigators from
other lands who visit our shores.
A young girl is a young girl in
New York or Yokohama; married
woman is married woman all over
the world; but what the French
call the third sex"-those women
who are neither young girls nor
matrons-are peculiarly our own;
they attain their highest usefulness
in America.
The third sex" does not neces-
sarily mean "old maids;'Sin fact,
there are no old maidsH today;
every woman who has neither hus-
band nor children to engross her
attention is doing something to
make her little corner of the world
a more desirable place to live In;
often she is "mothering" someone
else's children.
In all Latin countries marriage Is
an obligation for the women. When
a. girl reaches the age of 25-and
in many lands long before that
she must be married or she is dis
graced, and her whole family COM
bine to make her life, If not exactly
miserable, at least lacking in pleas
ure.
In France the unmarried girl of
a certain age is buried alive in
some convent; in England she
takes up some fad, horses or dogs
or dairy farm; in America she is
absolutely free to live her own life;
II anything she is more sought
after than the very young girl,
often maintains a separate estab-
lishment and entretains like any
married woman.
The great work of the world has
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14

they were nearing snow white
castle he became so interested he
forgot to be afraid.
Straight in the castle door the
doves flew and carefully laid the
cushion and boy before the throne
Of the king. Benjamin was sur
prised to see that nthe kings
throne was a cushion just like his
and to hear the king say, Little
boy, your throne was a wonder
cushion, blessed by my fairies, and
whosoever puts his head on 1t to
sleep shall have pleasant dreams.
Today the fairies have brought you
to visit me and you shall see how
a fairy king lives"
After showing Benjie the great
palace he took him to see the
beautiful horses and hounds that
he used when he went hunting. He
even allowed the little boy to be
placed On one of the horses for a
ride, and he blew the hunting horn
just as loud as he could. As they
started back to the castle the
doves came flying up with the
cushion and the king told little
Benjamin 1t was time for him to
go home.
The doves had just carried him
in the nursery window and laid him
down when he heard his mamma
call him. She said, Dear, you
must have been having pleasant
dreams because you were smiling
in your Sleep"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14
IRON MARN/
COOK BOOK
* -

Apple croquettes are made in this
way: Select tart apples, and cut
them in small pieces. To two cup
fuls of the dice add a scant table
spoonful of butter and one of water
and cook in q double boiler until
dry; mash with a spoon. Make q
smooth paste of one third cupful of
flour and a little water, and stir
into the apple. Cook In double
boiler for Is minutes, season with
salt, add one egg well beaten, and
stir until egg Is cooked. When cool
dropraby spoonfuls into fine bread
ccrumbs, then into beaten egg. and
fry in deep fat.
Crab salad is very good made In
this way: Pick all the meat from
the shell of one or two crabs, and
shred 1t finely. Wash and dry a
large lettuce and a bunch of water
cress.. Put into bowl two table
spoonfuls of best salad oil, pepper
and salt to taste, and lastly a des.
sert spoonful of vinegar. Into this,
with two forks, stir the salad.
which must be carefully dried, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14

been carried on by this third ser"
which the French despise and con-
denim.
Its list embraces. some famous
names-Susan B. Anthony, D0r0-
thea Lynde Dix, Harriet Martineau,
Clara Barton, Frances E. Willard,
Florence Nightingale, Maria Mitch
ell, Mary Lyon-the roll Of honor is
long one. 4
Bacon said the best works
those most beneficial to the public
proceeded. from. unmarried men.
This is doubly true of unmarried
women. A married woman's ener-
gies are absorbed by her family.
her home, and the demands OF So,
ciety, leaving little space for work
pertaining to the general welfare.
To those of us who cherish in
memory's green places the vision
of sweet and patient woman. UNI
selfishly devoting her life to others,
bending over sick beds, ministering
to the newly born and the newly
dead, shouldering other peoples
burdens without a Iiurmur, lighting
up the flag end of life for the aged.
or acting as foster mother - wild
overs houses-to all who have
such memories, repeat, the term
third sex" can never be one of
opprobrium, but rather the symbol
of a sacred sisterhOod.
Whether she be the traditional
maiden LADY, Of some unworldly
village tucked away in the green
hills, dispensing thyme and mar
joram and sweet scented herbs to
her neighbors, or a modern "bache-
lor GIRL applying her trained mind
and executive abilities to social
problems in big city. the unmar-
ried woman has very definite and
necessary place in the world.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14
TELL NE A u
ESToRY:M
~CHIlDREN,S
~ PlAYTIME
THE WONDERFUL CUSHION

1t was Just the latest, softest
and prettiest red velvet cushion
you ever saw, with great gold tas-
sells at each corner 1t was so
beautiful 1t was kept In the living
room at Benjamin's home.
This day Benjamin was playing
king, and he coaxed his mamma to
let him have 1t in the nursery for
his throne. Little boys soon grow
tired, and after a while Benjamin
lay down on the cushion and went
sound asleep.
He had hardly closed his eyes
when somehow or other in some
mysterious way he saw four white
doves fly in the window. Each
one took a tassel of the cushion in
it's bill and lifting Benjie right
along with the cushion they flew
out of the window and up and up
to the sky.
At first Benjie was terribly
frightened and held fast to the
cushion, but when he saw that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14

10000 yards new fall patterns,
in light or dark colors, prints
calicoes and apron ginghams;
worth to TIC yard; Rummage
sale Saturday only, yard. SC
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14

probably be her shelter for two
years to come.
Il do not know my father" she
says, but l think l would know
MY mother, although l have not
seen her for long time. She Is
Indian. We lived in Mexico. One
day the lady come and saw me
with my mother and she took me
with her. After awhile they came
here. They were very kind to me.
The lady liked me and was kind;
but do not like to live In a
house.
And so you ran away"
NO" she answers with strange
Indian stolidity, II did not run
away. just went because
wanted to so much"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14

This gown is more snowy than
we've seen of late, and indicates
that much more fullness, both in
waist and skirt, will be worn for
dress up occasions. However, all
the folds are of the softest variety.
, Much drapery is seen, and some
kind Of ribbon sab seems newt
able, as this sketch goes to show.
Much ribbon and many folds are
displayed on this gown, which will
be most becoming to slender fig
ures.
The Napoleon hat. too, should
only be worn by the slender faced
woman. The severity of this one is
abated by the trimming-the coque
feather and the handsome buckle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14
ANOTHER YANKEE GIRL
TO WE'D A "NOBLEMAN"
(By United Press.l

PARIS, Sept. 1.-THE marriage
of Miss. Fesenda Wanamaker,
granddaughter of John Wanamaker.
and Arthur deHeeren, son of the
count of Paris, will take place at
the Paris home of the bride on the
Champs Elysees on October4.
The announcement of the engage
ment was not made until the mar
riage on July 26 of Rodman Wana,
maker, the brides father, and Miss
Viola Cruger.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14
BERTHA RoCCA.

right down on the ground. just
wanted to slep outside, where
could see the stars"
Bertha was brought from Mex
leo about four years ago by well
to do Spanish family, They took
good care of her, almost as one of
their own.
But the little hali-breed heard
the call of the outdoors day by day
stronger and stronger, until finally
she answered lust because she
had to-"
For two days she lived In the
upon her again In the guise of a
mounted policeman.
Now Bertha sits stolidly In the
enclosed garden OF the children's
detention homo here and waits
while her fate is being discussed.
Shall she be returned to the family
from whom she ran away TO SEQ
the STAYS over her u, night. or
shall she be put in a convent
where the walls are high? She sits
quietly In the sun and says moth.
Ing, but her eyes brood darkly.
And 1t Is. because OF thisa perhaps.
that the convent with the high
walls. the very high walls. will
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14
INTERESTING HONE PAGE Of THE PRESS

lastly the crab meat, mixing it in
thoroughly. Place In q salad bowl.
garnish prettily with slices OF hard
boiled egg and cucumber. Keep
the salad in a cool place till
served.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14

Dear Miss 0rey-How can l rid
q new mattress of bedbugs?
"A READER

Dear Miss Grey--HOw can l rid
a new mattress Of bedbugs?
A READER.
First thoroughly wash and var
nish your bedstead and springs and
get them aside In another room to
dry. Then examine the picture
molding and the woodwork near
the bed. Little black spots on the
wallpaper near win betray the pres.
ence of the pests. There is moth.
ing to do IL you find them there
but to repaper the walls and var.
nish the woodwork. Now the mat
tress. Take it outdoors IL you can.
But II you live in o flat and can
not do that, open the windows
wide, see that there's no fire
around, and your gasoline around
the edges and into the buttoned-
down places, until the cloth Is we'll
soaked. Be thorough--that's the
secret-and you will get rid of the
bugs. Look out for fire.
Dear Miss Grey received an in
tltation to party in the form of
two calling cards. How shall | re-
ply and what does "R. s. v. p"
mean? HOMESTEAD
Two Of your friends are doubt
less giving the party together.
hence you will enclose two of your
cards in one envelope addressed
to the one at whose home the party
Is to be given. Your acceptance
or regrets should be written on
each card. "R. 8. v. p" Is an alb
breviation of French phrase,
which in English means reply IL
you please"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14

Mrs. Garrett Meagher, who has
been with the Partisan Cloak and
Suit Co. as head saleslady for six
years, Is now ideitified with Coin
Bros new department-ladies'
ready to wear garments-in the
same capacity. ***
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14

One lot ladies' all wool sweaters
in gray, white or red; full coat
two pockets; full cut and
well made; all sizes worth $500;
Rummage Sale ............$ 81. O5
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14

One lot mems fine bal
briggan union suits, regu-
larly $1.0O value; Rum
mage Sale .Af
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-14
(ey United Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. a.
1'Because l wanted 10.
That is as near as little, big
Dyed Bertha Rocca, half-breed
indian girl, can some to explaining
The fierce. resistless longing in her
breast that carried her from q
comfortable, happy home and
Drove her to seek solace in the
woods by the sea shore.
1t was her blood that was call
Ing her, the blood that called her
fathers and her fathers fathers.
But little Bertha Rocca, FESTIVE
Under the white mans civilization,
Id not know that, nor cared. as
be wandered in the wilder re-
ons of Golden Gate park. hiding
day, sleeping on bed of leaves,
night.
II wanted to-" she says. AZ
hnted to be out In the air where
pre- are no chairs and / could sit
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Mother Lode

A miner who has full knowledge of
the big mines on the coast and who is
also familiar with the underground
workings on the mother lode told a
Magnet man that what Tuolumne
county mines need are depth and more
stamps. He said:
Today YOU are dropping so to 100
stamps on So and Sc ore while 81
rock is not touched. The latter, II
you had 200 or 900 stamps. could be
worked at a profit The day is not
far distant when YOU will see on the
mother lode between the Stanislaus
and Tuolumne rivers half a dozen or
more big mines with hundreds of
stamps dropping ore from each one
Enough work has already been done
in the district TO show that there are
big bodies of low grade ore ahere
awaiting extraction. with the prospect
of striking richer bodies at a greater
depth. II is now Acknowledged that
the splendid showing below the 600
and 5000 foot levels of some mother
lode mines proves the assertion that
the ore bodies go down.
'One mine in Amador county pop
over 5000 feet in depth. between tho
I.S00 and 2.40e foot levels. passed
through barren zone before again
striking the vein. which proved ia he
richer than on the upper WORKINGS
with greater depth and more sfamrs
Tuolamne county would be in the front
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
NEW PASTOR WELCOMED
BY BISHOP AND FLOCK
California Street VI. E. Church
Greets Rev. George Adams

Rev. DR.. George Adams. the new
pastor of the California street MethO-
dist Episcopal church. formerly ef
Oln avenue church, Brooklyn, y T..
was formally welcomed by his fioek FRI
day night in the church pariors- Doctor
Adams has been in the city for two
weeks and has already preached here
In the reception he was welcomed u
California by Bishop Hughes. TO the
California conference BY Dr. W. =
Evans and TO the church by Doctor
Harrison. A number OF prominent pdS
tors of the city also spoke words or
welcome and Rolla v. Watt gave an
interesting address.
The evenings entertainment eon-
sisted of a piano duet by Mrs. Braee
and Miss Bissett. solo BY Miss Lor-
Taine Harrison a recitation BY MiSS
Miller and a solo by Miss Wiley.
Doctor Adams responded graciouSir
to the reception.
DIR. W. c. Evans has been inStrr-
mental in securing an appropriation OF
$50. 600 from the Church extension so
ciety TO be used mainly in the build
ing of the Central M F. church at
OFarreH and Leavenworth streets
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
RETURNS MACHINE
HER LOVER STOLE
Girl NegOtiates With Automobile
Owner to Save Youth From
Being Prosecuted

OAKLAND. Dec. lS.-For several
weeks Frank c. Martens. assistant
cashier OF the Farmers and Merchants
bank, sought for his stolen automobile
During that time a giddy youth kept
the machine conceal led in a South san
= Francisco truck garden and used it
nights 10 entertain the young woman
who was afIianced to him
The auto has been returned. not be-
cause the adventurous swain feared
detection, but because the young
woman made him send II back
Martens and his father know the
names Of the betrothed couple. They
refuse 10 tell and have forgiven the
youth The girl also has forgiven and
has told the bank employe that she viii
soon be wedced TO the lover who
tempted the pententiary doors to treat
her a. she wished 10 be treated.
Martens machine was stolen the
ni Eht Of November - from Thirteenth n
and Fra nklin streets while Martens his
father and other relatives were attend
ing ball The auto was a present TO
the son. who reported the larceny 70
the police The usual search was made.
but the truck garden and the nights
proved sufficient concealment
One day Martens was called To the
telephone At the bank and was greeted
BY = girls voice The woman asked
him II he wished to recover his ma
chine. and being so assured. she sug-
Eested clandestine meeting with no
detectives IN on the deal. The bank
enpIoye agreed.
At the rendezvous the young woman
fs TERED forth the story. She had been
ken for several rides. then had be-
come suspicious and had ascertained
the truth.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
NIECE'S DEATH CALLS
ALEXANDERS TO GOTHAM
Hurry East TO Funeral of Mrs.
Janet McCook Whitman

Summoned east by a telegram an
nouncing the death of their niece, Mrs.
Janet McCook Whitman OF New York
city Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Alexan nder and
their retinue of servants hurriedly left
San Francisco last night for the me-
tropolis in a private car attached to
the 9:45 overland train.
Mrs Whitman was the wife of Nal
colin d. Whitman of 115 East Sixtieth
street, New York city. the daughter of
John j. and Janetta Alexander Nc
Cook and a niece of c. B. Alexander.
whose wife was formerly Miss Croker
of this city She had two married sis
ters, Mrs Peter Augustus jay. wife of
the first secretary of the United States
embassy in Japan, and Mrs. John Ju-
MUS Morgan who resides in London.
Her husband, Malcolm d. Whitman.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
THE OIL WELLS
Palmer Company's Troubles

The family troubles of the Palmer
oil company. which We're believed TO
have been settled some time ago by
the purchase of the Henshaw interests.
seem to have followed the compan ny
raid on the stock which has kept the
price down below par.
The announcement has been made
that the last remnants of the Henshaw
stock has been absorbed, which is in
dicated by reaction in the price.
The company states that the big
gusher has settled down to a produc-
ton of ], 400 bdrrels daily, which brings
q revenue sufficient to pay the monthly
dividend of l per cent, and that the
product will soon be increased by
bringing in Stendell well No. ]. Con-
Palmer oil company as a corpora tion
has no interests aside from those in
the Santa Maria field.-Los Angeles
Herald
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Round Mountain Output

Seven bars of bullion have been de-
posited by the Round Mountain mining
company in the John S. Cook bank OF
this city. the bars Of yellow metal
weighing something over $500 ounces.
or 335 pounds troy. The gold value of
the bullion is $3.50 per ounce. making
the total shipment worth $4,000 The
seven bars of metal represent the run
of the mill of the Round Mountain
mining company and the output OF the
mine for the month Of November, when
$500 tons of ore were milled
Mining conditions at the great little
naine'' are steadily improving, and new
ore deposits are being opened at vari-
GUS points under the policy of ag-
gressive development that is in effect
BY the company. and it is conserve
tively estimated that during the last
three weeks Approximately 1900 tons
of ore have been added to the blocked
out reserves in the mine.
While there has been some talk of
an extra dividend by way OF Christ
mast present to the stock holders the
News is informed by the president OF
the Round Mountain company that in
view of probable acquisition of new
territory by the company within very
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Butcher Ranch PIacers

Alf Tregidgo. manager of the St.
John quicksilver mine near Vallejo,
who was recently here on short visit
TO his old home, is about to become
ranch. 10 miles from Auburn
II the deals which the Vallejo CAPT
talist is now contemplating go through.
the details of which can not be given
at this time. it is expected that the
Butcher ranch section will experience
something of a boom, as much of that
section lying along the American river
is virgin ground. but known to be very
rich in both placer and quartz de-
posits
few miles above Butcher ranch is
what is known q the Spring garden
country. where large amount of out
side capital has been invested, with
excellent results. In fact the aurif-
erous section from Grizzly Bear and
Butcher ranch clear up to Michigan
bluff, Westvilie, and even farther along
the divide. has been for years a fa-
vorite section for the prospector and
ca pitalist looking for promising min
ing observation-disclosures Valley Union.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Bunker Hill Dividends

At meeting Of the directors of the
Bunker Hill mine. held last week. it
was decided to pay monthly regular
dividend of 5 cents per share and also
an extra double dividend Of 10 cents
per share making 10 cents per share.
aggregating $4,000. 1t was also de-
cided TO increase the regular monthly
dividends TO cents per share there
after.
The stockholders were expecting an
extra dividend for Christmas, but they
did not expect that it would exceed 5
cents per share. The mine is develop
ing at $50 level both in north and south
drifts, in a wonderful manner. The
cleanup for last month was on as gen
erous scale as ever. The stock has ad-
vanced in value. under the stimulus of
steadily improving prospects, and is
now held al $3.50 per share, with little
offering even at that figure.
With 40 stamp miIl--and it is the
intention of the company to increase
the milling capacity to that extent in
the spring by which time the ore body
at the 1850 level will have been reached
the mine is expected to yield divi-
dends of 10 cents per share per month.
-Amador Ledger
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Blue Ledge Bonded

Albert Mailman. one of the best
known mining engineers in this Sec
tion of California has bonded the Blue
Ledge mine. The life of the bond Is
not named. neither is the purcha Sc
price of the property, but 1t is Mr.
MaltmanTs intention to thoroughly de-
velop the mine in an effort to make 1t
a paying proposition.
Martin Mitchell. one of the original
owners of the Blue Ledge, now an in
mate of the county hospital, says that
the last crushing Of ore from the mine
milled $67 d ton at the old Murchie
mill All Of the ore extracted ran uu
into values that would be considered
fabulous these days.
The Blue Ledge is situated in the
Willow valley section of the Nevada
CITY district OF late years nothinf.
has been heard of the property for the
reason that il has sustained period
of enforced idleness. In the early
history Of quartz mining in the dis
trict it had an enviabIe reputation as
q producer and a great future was
predicted for il. But dissensions among
the owners and other regretable oc-
currences succeeded in closing it be-
fore an opportunity was afforded TO
show the great possibilities If con
tained.-Nevada City Transcript.